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☆ On their first date, he asked her if she had any debt. Today, they're a DINK couple in the world's most expensive city.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ryan Tan and Corinne Chow are a DINK couple in Singapore. AdvertisementThe couple is part of a growing group of DINK — double income, no kids — couples around the world. Advertisement"Now when we go on holidays, we have a bit more disposable income," Chow said. People in comments and on private messaging often thank her for creating content about not having children, she said. And I know not having children has contributed largely to that expense."

Persons: Ryan Tan, Corinne Chow, DINK, —, Chow, Tan, DINK —, Singapore Chow, Corinne Chow Corinne Chow Chow, Port Ellen whiskeys, Glen Keith, Glen, Bihan Chen, I'm, Tiffany Wasiuk Organizations: Service, Consumer Finances Locations: Singapore, Port, Tokyo, China, Virginia, Tan

☆ Hannah Waddingham's 'intense' first meeting with Tom Cruise involved being stuck on a fighter carrier for 5 days sitting inches away from his face — and it was "lovely"
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hannah Waddingham had an intense but lovely first meeting with Tom Cruise on "Mission: Impossible 8." Waddingham was also stuck in a confined space with Ryan Gosling and Aaron Taylor-Johnson filming "The Fall Guy." AdvertisementHannah Waddingham got up close and personal with Tom Cruise when they first met — literally. On top of making her debut in the long-running franchise, she's also in "The Fall Guy." "The Fall Guy" hits theaters on May 3.

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☆ Opinion: What to make of Schumer’s scathing speech on Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Opinion Aaron David Miller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So, is Schumer’s speech likely to have a major impact in Israel or on Biden administration policy? One way to read the impact of Schumer’s speech is that it will give the administration the political space to toughen up its policies toward the Netanyahu government. How Schumer’s speech will impact Israel and the US-Israeli relationship is hard to predict. Just look at the Republican reaction to Schumer’s speech. In an interview with CNN, Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell said Schumer’s speech was a contradiction of US policy.

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☆ Putin scores a resounding win, but what’s next for Russia?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Sovfoto/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Putin poses for a picture with his wife, Lyudmila, and daughters, Yekaterina and Maria. Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images Putin rides a horse during a vacation in Southern Siberia in August 2009. Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti/AFP via Getty Images Putin plays with his dogs Yume, left, and Buffy at his home in Novo-Ogaryovo, Russia, in March 2013. Chris McGrath/Getty Images Putin and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the G20 summit in Buenos Aires in November 2018. Getty Images Putin speaks with American right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson during an interview in February 2024.

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☆ March Madness: Top seeds for men and women’s 2024 NCAA basketball tournament announced for Selection Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jacob Lev | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The other top seeds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament are the Purdue Boilermakers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Houston Cougars. 2 seeds are Iowa State Cyclones, Marquette Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers and Arizona Wildcats. Thirty-two teams automatically qualified in both the men’s and women’s tournament by virtue of winning their respective conference tournaments. Now that Selection Sunday is all but over, there are only two days for fans to fill out their brackets before the men’s tournament begins on March 19 and the women’s tournament begins the day after. Angel ReeseAngel Reese is another of the tournament’s biggest stars, following her crucial role in propelling LSU to its first ever women’s college basketball title last year.

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☆ Beyoncé's country songs are bringing new listeners to the genre, boosting streams for Black artists
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Micah Washington | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

While some music critics praised Knowles' country tracks, other fans of the genre refrained from a warm welcome. Beyond just radio, Black artists and artists of color represented less than 4% of country songs played on the radio, airplay, charting songs, artists signed to major labels and award nominations, according to SongData. One such fan, Tenley Patterson, 26, said she didn't bother listening to country music before Beyoncé's releases, but was impressed with the country tracks. Rachel Whitney, head of editorial for the Nashville team, said playlists outside of the country genre are playing Knowles' country tracks, broadening its reach. The Beyoncé draw is also boosting exposure for other artists on some lists, like Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson, who have more "traditional" country songs, Whitney said.

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Look no further than the close and historically complicated relationship that American presidents and congressional leaders have negotiated with Israel leaders over the last 75 years. Obama declined to invite Netanyahu to the White House during the visit, with White House officials saying that holding such a visit so close to Israel's election would be inappropriate. The standard Obama set for a White House visit wasn't one Bill Clinton subscribed to years earlier. The bigger the ally's economy, the less likely American leaders are to meddle openly in its elections. “There are moments when American leaders want to and need to speak out and have their say.

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☆ When Debuts Flop: Katie Britt Is the Latest in a Long Line of Botched Opening Acts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Carl Hulse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, had not finished delivering her breathless, overly dramatized and fact-challenged response to President Biden’s State of the Union address last week when the ridicule and criticism began pouring in from Republicans and Democrats alike. Her delivery from an oddly empty kitchen was stilted and awkwardly strident. And, as a freelance journalist soon discovered, she used a misleading account of sex trafficking to criticize border policies, falsely implying that it had taken place in the United States under Mr. Biden. In fact, it happened many years ago in Mexico during the administration of President George W. Bush. It will no doubt shadow her budding Senate career as the single thing most Americans know about her.

Persons: Katie Britt, Biden, George W, Bush, Ms, Britt Organizations: Republican, Union, Republicans, Democrats Locations: Alabama, Biden’s, United States, Mexico, Montgomery , Ala, United States of America

☆ On the Tripwire of a ‘Red Line,’ It’s Often Presidents Who Trip
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( David E. Sanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When President Biden declared over the weekend that he was drawing a “red line” for Israel’s military action in Gaza, he appeared to be trying to raise the potential cost for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as their relationship plummets to new depths. But he never said what would happen, exactly, if Mr. Netanyahu ignored him and continued Israel’s military operation by invading the southern city Rafah, a step that Mr. Biden has said — repeatedly — would be a major mistake. Mr. Biden’s line-drawing was immediately dismissed — and matched — by Mr. Netanyahu, who shot back: “You know, I have a red line. You know what the red line is? That Oct. 7 doesn’t happen again.” The prime minister was referring, of course, to the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel, left scores more as hostages and precipitated a war now in its sixth month.

Persons: Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, —, Barack Obama, George W, Bush, Iraq —, Biden’s Organizations: White Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Syria, North Korea, Iran, American, Iraq, Israel

There's also Kimberlyn, a Black on-air reporter at a conservative cable news outlet, played by Christina Elmore. Chozick also suggested the book “What it Takes: The Way to the White House” by Richard Ben Kramer. “You have these complicated, interesting women who all come from different backgrounds, different ideologies, different generations, and they are theoretically competitors, yet ultimately end up valuing each other over any of that," said Gugino. Throughout the episodes, the characters debate journalism ethics and ideologies and whether text, video or digital is the best medium. "Lola is arguing a point I’ve heard young journalists make or aspiring journalists make, that objectivity is sort of a myth.

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☆ Nigerian Army Hunts for Kidnapped Students, Parents Seek Answers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( March | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

The source said the army's Kaduna-based One Division was leading the operation and "will soon have the bandits in their sights". "The security agencies and the state government are working tirelessly to ensure the freedom of all the abducted students and pupils. We are making progress," said Muhammad Shehu Lawal, a spokesperson for Kaduna state governor, without giving details. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesThe mass kidnapping last Thursday, the first since July 2021, shattered the dusty town of Kuriga, 90 km from Kaduna state capital, with parents waiting for answers from authorities. According to Lagos-based consultancy SBM Intelligence 4,500 people have been kidnapped throughout Nigeria since Tinubu took office last May.

Persons: Garba Muhammad, Hamza Ibrahim, Muhammad Shehu Lawal, Bola Tinubu, Bala Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Tinubu, Ikemesit Effiong, MacDonald Dzirutwe, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Reuters, SBM Intelligence, Security Locations: Hamza Ibrahim KADUNA, Nigeria, Kaduna, Nigerian, Kuriga, Chibok, Borno, Niger, Birnin, Lagos

☆ Opinion | Democrats Need to Stop Playing Nice
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Joe Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There is a moment in the 2008 HBO movie “Recount” that illuminates an essential difference between Republicans and Democrats. Warren Christopher, a courtly former secretary of state, represents the Democratic candidate Al Gore. Democrats litigate; Republicans fight. Democrats float toward an almost helium-infused state of high-mindedness; Republicans see politics as a no-holds-barred cage match. But given the party’s recent history, the Democrats will probably need some CRISPR editing to their DNA.

Persons: Warren Christopher, Al Gore, “, ” James Baker, George W, Bush, Christopher, Baker, Biden’s Organizations: HBO, Democrats, Democratic, Democrats litigate, Republicans, Union Locations: Florida, United States, Biden’s pugilistic State

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a barrage of super PAC money, more than 20 progressive groups are coming together to forcefully counter pro-Israel groups’ efforts to primary challenge liberal members who've been critics of Israel's blistering military offensive in Gaza. The coalition, called Reject AIPAC, includes Jewish peace organizations and Arab American and Muslim groups that have been organizing in record numbers since the Israel-Hamas war began in October. That campaign has turned the otherwise safely Democratic districts into election battlegrounds. Israel’s air and ground offensive has also driven most Palestinians from their homes and pushed one-quarter of the population toward starvation. This comes as AIPAC shifted in its own strategy in the last several years, transitioning from strictly a lobbying organization to helping elect centrist, pro-Israel Democrats.

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☆ Katie Britt defended her story suggesting Biden's border policies are to blame for sex trafficking that happened 3 presidencies ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

With her Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday, Britt became a target for fact-checkers and late-night comedians. AdvertisementWhile describing the devastating circumstances of the woman's case, Britt seemed to imply that it took place under Biden's administration. President Biden's border policies are a disgrace," Britt said. The catch is that the case Britt referred to happened in Mexico during the second George W. Bush administration. "The story Senator Britt told was 100% correct," Ross told the Post, arguing that Biden's policies have "empowered the cartels" to victimize more people "than ever before."

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☆ Sex trafficking victim says Sen. Katie Britt telling her story during SOTU rebuttal is ‘not fair’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Rafael Romo | Melissa Alonso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

They only want a photo — and that to me is not fair,” Karla Jacinto told CNN on Sunday. Jacinto told CNN that Mexican politicians took advantage of her by using her story for political purposes and that it’s happened again in the United States. People who are really trafficked and abused, as she [Britt] mentioned. And I think she [Britt] should first take into account what really happens before telling a story of that magnitude,” Jacinto said. She had been sex trafficked by the cartels starting at age 12,” before saying, “President Biden’s border crisis is a disgrace.

Persons: Alabama Sen, Katie Britt, Joe Biden’s, ” Karla Jacinto, Jacinto, it’s, “, Britt, ” Jacinto, George W, Bush, Biden, Sean Ross, Fox News ’ Shannon Bream, ”, ” Britt, Sam Fossum Organizations: CNN, Union, Del, Washington Post, Fox News Locations: Alabama, United States, Biden’s State, Del Rio, Texas, Biden’s

☆ Shipping CEO Angela Chao, sister of former Cabinet member Elaine Chao, died after car became submerged in pond, WSJ reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Chris Boyette | Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Angela Chao, CEO of shipping company Foremost Group and sister of former US cabinet secretary Elaine Chao, died after her car became submerged in a pond on a Central Texas ranch last month, according to the Wall Street Journal and a report from Blanco County Emergency Services obtained by the Austin American-Statesman. Chao’s Tesla Model X SUV went over an embankment and into a pond when she put the car in reverse instead of drive during a three-point turn shortly before midnight on February 10, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the Wall Street Journal, a longer cable was eventually garnered, and the car was pulled from the pond. First responders soon retrieved Chao from her vehicle and began resuscitation efforts but were unsuccessful, according to the Wall Street Journal. Neither the Blanco County Emergency Services, Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, nor Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office have responded to CNN’s request for comment and additional information.

Persons: Angela Chao, Elaine Chao, Tesla, Chao, Ken Paxton’s, George W, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell Organizations: CNN, Foremost Group, Wall Street, Blanco County Emergency, Austin American, Statesman, EMS, Emergency Services, Blanco County Sheriff’s, Texas, Blanco County Public, Office Locations: Central Texas, Blanco County, Blanco

“This is the United States of America, and it is past time, in my opinion, that we start acting like it,” Ms. Britt said. “President Biden’s border policies are a disgrace.”As a rhetorical device, it would be hard conjure up a more powerful and resonant example. In a video released shortly after that trip, Ms. Britt discussed Ms. Jacinto’s experiences. “I thought it was very strange.”She said she preferred to keep politics out of the question of human trafficking. “The work I do is not a game.”A spokesman for Ms. Britt, Sean Ross, stood behind her speech.

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☆ Opinion | Why It’s Hard to Explain Joe Biden’s Unpopularity
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Joe Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents in modern American history. In Gallup polling, his approval ratings are lower than those of any president embarking on a re-election campaign, from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump. Apart from anxiety about his age, there isn’t a chattering-class consensus or common shorthand for why his presidency is such a political flop. When things went south for other recent chief executives, there was usually a clearer theory of what was happening. Trump’s unpopularity was understood to reflect his chaos and craziness and authoritarian forays.

Persons: Joe Biden, Dwight Eisenhower, Donald Trump, Joe Simonson, George W, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton Organizations: Gallup, Washington Free, Biden, White Locations: Iraq

☆ Why it will be tough for Biden to defeat Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are set to face off in the first presidential rematch since 1956. It’s that a lead of any margin for Trump was unheard of during the 2020 campaign – not a single poll that met CNN’s standards for publication showed Trump leading Biden nationally. It’s possible that if consumer sentiment continues to improve or border crossings decline, Biden could pick up steam against Trump. This means that it isn’t enough for Biden merely to win voters who dislike both men. For more people to turn against Trump, Biden’s best hope may lie with the four criminal indictments against the former president.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, It’s, Biden, Trump, KFF, –, I’ve, isn’t, it’s, I’m, George H.W, George H.W . Bush Organizations: CNN, Trump, The New York Times, Siena College, CBS, Fox News, Street, Biden, Electoral College (, Democratic, Electoral College, New, New York Times Locations: Electoral College ( Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona , Georgia, Nevada, Michigan, George H.W ., New York

☆ Opinion: Biden gave the speech of his life
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +29 min

CNN —CNN Opinion asked political and policy contributors to weigh in on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. David Gergen: Biden just rewrote the presidential racePresident Joe Biden not only delivered perhaps the best speech of his life last night; he may have also changed the race itself. Roxanne Jones: Biden finally sounds like he’s ready to fightPresident Joe Biden finally has my attention. At the end of his speech, Biden reminded voters that he “grew up among working people” in Scranton. In his State of the Union speech, Biden had to answer the mail on all of these.

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☆ Biden projects a vision of strength that’s been missing from his presidency but will be needed in 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And in the most important moment of the 2024 election campaign so far, Biden appeared to succeed. “President Biden is clearly not on his A-game and I think that’s a charitable way to describe it. Republicans complain Biden politicized a great state eventSome Republicans faulted the president’s delivery and said he mistook loudness for strength. And in his speech on Thursday, Biden was advocating a different kind of strength – one rooted in democracy rather than in trying to destroy it. That debate about two vastly different visions of the meaning and the soul of the country will decide the fates of both Biden and Trump come November.

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☆ Biden touts 'fixed' student loan forgiveness programs in State of the Union. Here's what he meant
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Income-driven repayment plansIncome-driven repayment plans, which date to 1994, set borrowers' monthly payments based on a share of their discretionary income. "The loan servicers weren't keeping track of the number of qualifying payments," Kantrowitz said in a previous CNBC interview. watch nowThe Biden administration has been evaluating millions of borrowers' loan accounts to see if they should have had their debt forgiven. Most people with federal student loans qualify for income-driven repayment plans, and can review the options and apply at Studentaid.gov. Public Service Loan ForgivenessNavigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program has been famously difficult.

Persons: Joe Biden, Shawn Thew, Mark Kantrowitz, Kantrowitz, Biden, George W, Bush Organizations: Chamber, Afp, Getty, CNBC, Education Department, Valuable Education, Public, Consumer Financial Locations: Washington ,

☆ Nigeria: Suspected insurgents kidnap 50 people in northeastern region
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Reuters —Suspected Islamist insurgents kidnapped 50 people, mostly women, in northeastern Nigeria this week, local officials and a resident said on Wednesday, the latest mass abduction by fighters who have waged an insurgency for more than a decade. They were ambushed by gunmen and made to walk across bushy paths into neighboring Chad, the official said, adding that three of the kidnapped women managed to escape. The Nigerian Army did not respond to a request for comment. Barkindo Saidu, head of Borno’s emergency agency, said he was traveling to the area to assess the situation but was not yet ready to declare the people missing. The agency is in charge of camps housing thousands of Nigerians displaced by the insurgency.

Persons: Reuters —, Boko, Falmata Bukar, Barkindo Saidu Organizations: Reuters, Civilian, Task Force, Nigerian Army Locations: Nigeria, Boko Haram, Islamic, West Africa Province, Borno, Chad, Cameroon, Lake Chad

HOUSTON (AP) — A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire. The plane landed back at Bush Airport at 7:13 p.m., just 33 minutes after takeoff. The plane with engine trouble is scheduled to depart Bush Airport for Orlando at 7:20 a.m. Thursday. “United flight 1118 returned to Houston shortly after takeoff due to an engine issue. We arranged for a new aircraft to take our customers to their destination, which departed for Fort Myers later that evening,” the airline said in a statement.

Persons: “, ”, David Gruninger, ” Gruninger, KTRK, Fort Myers Organizations: HOUSTON, Boeing, George Bush, Airport, Bush Airport, ” United, Bush, Orlando, Fort Locations: Houston, Fort Myers , Texas, Florida, Mexico, Fort

☆ This is happening: It's Trump versus Biden, and Trump has the upper hand now
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The latest national polls show President Joe Biden's lead over Donald Trump slipping away. Biden's approval rating is shrinking, and Trump now leads in several polls of likely voters. AdvertisementSuper Tuesday is over — and with it any real prospect that anyone bar President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will take their party's nominations. AdvertisementFour major national polls released this week show former President Donald Trump ahead of Biden, with Trump's lead ranging from two to five points among registered voters. While the race is tight and the road to November is long, Trump appears to have the upper hand for now.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Trump, —, Joe Biden, Nikki Hayley, Biden, Schoen Cooperman, YouGov, — Biden, Michael Tyler Organizations: Service, Democratic, Schoen Cooperman Research, weekend's New York Times, Siena College, Fox News, CBS, Trump, Biden, Politico Locations: weekend's, Quinnipiac

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