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☆ Florida voters will decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize pot in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Octavio Jones | Getty ImagesThe Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state's voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting the state attorney general's arguments that the measures should be kept off the November ballot. Abortion rightsThe proposed amendment would protect the right to an abortion after the state in back-to-back years passed tougher restrictions currently being challenged in court. Faith Halstead, chants along with other protesters and activists near the Florida State Capitol where Florida State Senators voted to pass a proposed 6-week abortion ban in Tallahassee, Florida, on Monday, April 3, 2023. While many voters aren't enthusiastic about a rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, it could inspire more abortion rights advocates to cast a ballot. People gather on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on May 7, 2022 for a rally to support abortion rights.

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☆ What the Bridge Meant to Baltimore
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Anna Betts | Joanna Daemmrich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Blue-collar workers crossed it. And couples were known to get engaged near it. Completed in 1977, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a practical, final link to the beltway of roads that circled Baltimore Harbor, a much-needed solution to reduce Harbor Tunnel congestion. For some, it symbolized the working-class communities around it — for others, the city itself. And the Key Bridge was simply a presence in people’s everyday lives.

Persons: Francis Scott Key Organizations: Teenagers Locations: Baltimore, Fort McHenry, British

☆ Tangled in Steel With No Way Out: How the Crew Stuck in Baltimore Is Faring
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Eduardo Medina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Even from miles away, the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a jarring visual: Chunks of steel jut above the water like metallic icebergs. Twisted gray beams protrude in crooked positions. From a park near Fort McHenry, visitors can see the giant cargo ship that struck the bridge and remains lodged in the wreckage. Less visible, however, are the 22 crew members from India who have remained on the ship, named the Dali, since the disaster on Tuesday. Since the accident, which killed six construction workers, the crew members have found themselves in an unexpected spotlight.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Dali, Little Locations: Baltimore, Fort McHenry, India, Sri Lanka

☆ I built a tiny house in my parents' backyard and lived rent-free for 5 years. It helped me save money to see the world — and taught me how to live simply.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Alyshia Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2018, right before I graduated from high school, my parents said I could build a tiny house in their backyard, and live rent-free. AdvertisementMy dad and I built the tiny house togetherIn a way, a piece of the structure had already existed on the property. AdvertisementMy tiny house has the basics but on a much smaller scaleWhen you step inside the tiny house, there's the kitchen, which has a love seat, lower cabinets, a countertop, and appliances. For example, there's a shower, but because it's in a tiny house, the shower is smaller than your typical shower would be. Living tiny taught me a lot and made me think of what's truly important to me.

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☆ Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse reverberates around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

StreamTimeLive StreamTimeLive StreamTimeLiveAround the same time, numerous audible alarms were recorded on the ship’s bridge audio. The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “Once you get here, I’ll go grab the workers on the Key Bridge and then stop the outer loop,” an officer said. When the Key Bridge was built decades ago, container ships were a fraction of the size and weight they are today. Miguel Luna, a native of El Salvador, was also working on the Key Bridge.

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☆ Why Russian separatists called an exorcist when they discovered a Ukrainian POW was an evangelical Christian
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Viktor Cherniiavskyi said he was targeted because he was an evangelical Christian. AdvertisementA Ukrainian soldier said he was tortured by Russian separatists and forced to undergo an exorcism , partly because of his evangelical Christian faith. While serving as a volunteer in the city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Cherniiavskyi said he was captured by Russian-aligned forces. Second, because I'm an evangelical Christian. "In reality, Russian society, and the Kremlin, to be more precise, hates any type of Christian denomination, bar the Orthodox Church," Cherniiavskyi said.

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☆ Woman Who Received 5-Year Sentence in Voter Fraud Case Is Acquitted
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Orlando Mayorquín | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a case that has prompted outrage from voting-rights activists for years, a Texas appeals court reversed itself on Thursday and acquitted a woman who had been sentenced to five years in prison for illegally casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election. The decision came two years after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court, ruled that the lower appeals court, the Second Court of Criminal Appeals, had misconstrued the illegal voting statute under which Crystal Mason was found guilty in 2018. Ms. Mason, 49, of Fort Worth, had been charged with illegally voting in the 2016 general election by casting a provisional ballot while she was a felon on probation. Ms. Mason, who has remained free on bond, appealed her conviction. In 2020, the Second Court of Appeals ruled that whether or not she knew she was ineligible to vote was “irrelevant to the prosecution.”

Persons: Crystal Mason, Mason, ” Organizations: Texas, Appeals Locations: Texas, Fort Worth

☆ A boomer couple left coastal Florida after 3 decades for rural Missouri because the Sunshine State 'is definitely not paradise anymore'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But after decades by the water in Florida, Meaders said Florida "is definitely not paradise anymore." Meaders wanted to be closer to her son and grandson, and the couple wanted a small-town feel. AdvertisementMany older Americans continue to flock to Florida, though some have recently told Business Insider they've had enough of the Sunshine State. Meaders and Dunne met in Brevard County after Dunne moved back. They've found the hospitality of everyone in their community much improved, noting that many people in her small Missouri city recently moved from California.

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Whether you're a Messi enthusiast or a longtime Inter Miami fan, we've compiled everything you need to know about how to buy Inter Miami tickets to see Messi live. We've got you covered if you're looking for tickets to Inter Miami games in 2024, where you'll maybe get a chance to see Messi play. How to buy Inter Miami ticketsOriginal standard tickets to Inter Miami games are sold through Ticketmaster. How much are Inter Miami tickets? On StubHub, resale ticket prices to Inter Miami games are typically a little cheaper than the original standard tickets.

NTSB crews used the ship’s voyage data recorder, or VDR, to piece together a rough timeline of events leading up to the collision. But it will take months for them to gather the piles of physical evidence, maintenance records, ship data and witness interviews required to deliver a full report, Homendy said. • 01:24:59 a.m.: Numerous audible alarms were recorded on the ship’s bridge audio. • 01:26:39 a.m.: The ship’s pilot made a general very high frequency (VHF) radio call for tugboats in the vicinity to assist the vessel. • Around 01:27:04 a.m.: The pilot ordered that the ship’s port anchor be dropped and issued additional steering commands.

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The group is now waiting in Mexico City to get an appointment so they can legally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. They are biding time in Mexico City until they have enough money for a phone so they can use CBP One. Mexico deported only about 429 Venezuelans during the first two months of 2024, meaning nearly all are waiting in Mexico. Many fear that venturing north of Mexico City will get them fleeced or returned to southern Mexico. She said they were robbed by Mexican officials and gangs and returned several times to southern Mexico.

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☆ US Army general says the 'future is not bright' for towed artillery, like the M777s America gave Ukraine to fight the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA US Army general said the age of the towed artillery cannon may be coming to an end and suggested the prioritization of other, more mobile options. The general's comments on towed artillery, systems like the M777 howitzer, come as these weapons are being used in the war in Ukraine. Related stories"I personally believe that we have witnessed the end of the effectiveness of towed artillery: The future is not bright for towed artillery," Rainey said, according to Breaking Defense. US soldiers fire a M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during an exercise at Vilseck, Germany on Feb. 13, 2024. Drones, for instance, have dominated the skies and have easily targeted artillery systems and denied troops mobility and access to safely move pieces to new positions.

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☆ These are the 10 top-paying U.S. cities where women outearn men
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nationwide, women outearn men in just 42 U.S. cities out of an analysis of some 1,800 cities, according to a new GoBankingRates report using Census Bureau data. : Women earn a median $69,983 a year Oakland, Calif.: Women earn a median $68,260 a year Goleta, Calif.: Women earn a median $65,030 a year Laurel, Md. : Women earn a median $65,008 a year Monrovia, Calif.: Women earn a median $62,016 a year Hackensack, N.J.: Women earn a median $60,237 a year Newark, Del. : Women earn a median $58,769 a year Chamblee, Ga.: Women earn a median $58,590 a yearIn each of these cities, women outearn men by a share of .14% to 18.95% of what men earn. However, men outearn women in each of these cities by a rate of 60% to 70%.

Persons: Bowie, Andrew Murray, Murray, San Organizations: Washington D.C, CNBC, Research, Department of Defense, Calif Locations: U.S, Md, Clinton, Fort Washington, Oakland, Calif, Goleta, Laurel, Monrovia, Hackensack, N.J, Newark, Del, Washington, Jacksonville, N.C, Los Altos, Saratoga, McLean, Va, San Carlos, Wellesley, Mass

There are more heavily trafficked routes across the Baltimore Harbor than the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The Harbor Tunnel carries double the daily traffic of the Key Bridge and the Fort McHenry Tunnel much more than that. The six men who are missing were part of this tradition of working Baltimore: members of a construction crew, working overnight hours filling potholes on the bridge. One day in 1977, Mr. Metzger said, his father, a truck driver, was coming back home from his route and happened upon the bridge’s ribbon cutting. And the Key Bridge is gone.”

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☆ 36-year-old launched a business to help her 'move out of my dad's house'—now it's worth $2 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amber Venz Box launched RewardStyle in 2011 with a relatively modest goal: make enough money to move out of her father's house. "I was in my early 20s, living at home, still eating my dad's cereal," Box, now 36, tells CNBC Make It. Box's Dallas-based marketing company, now called LTK, helped pioneer the modern creator economy, connecting influencers and bloggers with retail brands' advertising dollars. It was most recently valued at $2 billion, after a 2021 investment from Japanese investment holding company SoftBank. "We found a defunct business in Fort Worth and drove over in Suburbans and trucks, and loaded up some chairs and some desks," says Box.

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☆ We spent years moving around the US to find a place that felt like home. After 6 wrong turns, I think we finally figured it out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Kristen Bringe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

With a penchant for adventure and the whole country at our fingertips, we've had a hard time choosing a single place to settle down. We were hungry for change and eager to find a place that felt like a better fit for us than our home ever had. Desperate for the freedom we'd felt in Denver, we moved back as soon as possible (in 2017, less than a year later). Kristen BringeShortly after returning to Denver, we had our daughter, which raised the stakes in our search for place perfection. We wanted to give her a great life and thought finding an ideal place to do so was essential.

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☆ People priced out of Austin and Orlando are moving to these cheaper cities
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Austinites are heading an hour away, to Killeen, according to real-estate consultancy John Burns. Orlando residents are decamping to Lakeland, Florida, trading nightlife for space, John Burns said. The Austin metropolitan area similarly grew 2.7% in 2021 and 2022, adding 63,000 people, according to the city of Austin. In 2021, 1,607 households moved from Orlando to Lakeland, while 250 households left Austin for Killeen, John Burns said in its analysis, published March 5. The primary reason is affordability, Austin real-estate agent Lisa Copeland told Business Insider.

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☆ The 5 US airports with the longest walks to the gate — and the 5 airports with the shortest
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kuru Footwear compiled a list of the US airports with the longest and shortest walks to the gate. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport featured the longest walk at 2.16 miles. Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky had the shortest walk, measuring 0.11 miles. As Business Insider previously reported, most airports are designed to get passengers to spend money rather than for efficiency. AdvertisementHere are the five US airports with the longest walks to the gate, and the five airports with the shortest walks, according to its report.

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☆ An Uber and Lyft driver explains how he sometimes makes over $8,000 a week doing private rides in Miami and Fort Lauderdale for celebrities, politicians, and sports stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

One week, he made $8,300 doing private rides between stretches of Uber and Lyft driving. He started his own LLC and occasionally markets his independent driving business as a passenger. "You have to treat Uber and Lyft like a business if you're doing it full-time," Trent told Business Insider. "I do rideshare quite a bit, but I do it mostly to build my client business," Trent said. He said he can often charge customers much less than what they pay for Uber or Lyft rides, and he still makes more.

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☆ Baltimore, Maryland: Bridge collapses as officials announce lane closures and traffic detours
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Melissa Alonso | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Local agencies received 911 calls around 1:30 a.m. reporting that a ship, traveling outbound from Baltimore had struck a column on the bridge, Cartwright said. There could have been a vehicle “as large as a tractor trailer” on the bridge at the time of collapse, he said. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said in a social media post around 3 a.m. that he was en route to the incident at the bridge. Footage captured the moment after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed. The 1.6-mile, 4-lane bridge extends over the Patapsco River and serves as the outermost crossing of the Baltimore harbor and an essential link of Interstate-695, or the Baltimore Beltway.

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Six people are presumed dead and two have been rescued from the Patapsco River, according to The New York Times. What Happened to Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge? Around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship called Dali struck a column of the bridge, according to reporting by The Baltimore Banner. Where Is the Francis Scott Key Bridge and How Long Is It? The Francis Scott Key Bridge was assessed as being in “fair” condition in 2023, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory.

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☆ The Key Bridge was named after the national anthem’s author.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Jin Yu Young | More About Jin Yu Young | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship early Tuesday, was named after the American lawyer who wrote the lyrics of the national anthem. When the bridge opened, The New York Times reported that construction costs had totaled $141 million, which is roughly $735 million in today’s dollars. More than 12.4 million passenger and commercial vehicles crossed the bridge in 2023, according to a Maryland state government report. Francis Scott Key was believed to be near the site of the future bridge in 1814 when he observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, where he served as quartermaster, during the War of 1812. After the bridge opened to the public, parts of it underwent renovation several times, including a $14 million project in 1986 to repair damage, improve safety and restore the bridge’s appearance.

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☆ New Yorkers who make six figures won't save as much moving to Texas and Florida anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New Yorkers have historically moved to Florida and Texas to save money on taxes and other expenses. AdvertisementIn December, Rahul Sen Sharma told Business Insider that he was moving from New York to Miami — and bringing his company with him. New Yorkers moving to Texas for many of the same reasons will also face sticker shock. The savings gained by moving to Florida and Texas are dwindlingUtilities, gas, and housing are just a few expenses that have gotten pricier in Florida and Texas since 2019. "The property-tax percentage rate is higher," Marie Bailey, a Texas real-estate agent who moved from California, told Business Insider's Alcynna Lloyd.

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☆ Disappointing photos show what it's actually like to go on a cruise
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I took a seven-day voyage on one of the largest cruise ships in the world, my first cruise ever. I spent much of my time battling crowds, waiting in lines, and sitting on hot tour buses. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I spent more time waiting in lines than I had anticipated, and I saw much of the world from behind other people's heads. Here's an overview of the most disappointing aspects of my cruise, from getting to the port to sailing across the region

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☆ Britain's royal family is down to its last 9 working royals, many of them older and obscure
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kate Middleton and King Charles have both announced they're undergoing cancer treatment. Their temporary withdrawal leaves only nine working royals, most of whom are in their 70s and 80s. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWith Kate Middleton and King Charles temporarily out of action, Britain's royal family has relatively few people holding the fort.

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