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☆ A Jacksonville Jaguars ex-employee was given 78 months in prison after stealing $22 million that his lawyers said he later lost on Draft Kings and FanDuel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Jaguars ex-employee has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for stealing $22 million from the team. Amit Patel, 31, spent almost all of the money on losses on Draft Kings and FanDuel, his lawyers said. Prosecutors said Patel also used the cash to buy private flights, luxury items, and cars. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who pleaded guilty to stealing $22 million from the team was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Tuesday.

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☆ The biggest perk of gig work might also be its downfall
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Many gig drivers lured by the flexibility of gig work say the flexibility of their job is often limited. AdvertisementMany drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare and delivery apps say they value the flexibility of gig work over any other component. AdvertisementMany part-time drivers have previously told BI they value gig driving for the ease with which they could supplement their core income. Some drivers told her they would work 16-hour overnight shifts on weekends to find higher-paying, better-tipped rides. "Uber and its peers appeal to workers with oodles of promises that workers can hold the power to control their work hours.

Persons: —, Uber, Sergio Avedian, Guy, Avedian, Lyft, Uber hasn't, Lindsey Cameron, Cameron, you've, Laura Katsnelson, Felix Oberholzer, Gee, Katsnelson, Katie Wells, Wells Organizations: Uber, Service, Business, Wharton School, Unit, Harvard Business School, Workers, Georgetown University Locations: Jacksonville , Florida, Los Angeles

☆ Florida condo owners are stuck in a 'train wreck' as prices drop and mounting insurance rates scare away buyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe Florida condo market is caught in a storm. By contrast, median condo prices nationally rose 8% over the same period, to around $340,000. A deepening insurance crisis for Florida homeownersThe rising cost of insurance has been a long-simmering problem in Florida. Recently, he walked away from buying a $300,000 condo in North Palm Beach that would have come with a $4,500 annual insurance bill. On his own single-family home in Palm Beach Gardens, Forina added, his annual insurance premium, which was $2,600 in 2017, jumped to $8,200 in 2024.

Persons: —, It's, Joe Humphfner, rusk, Florida homeownership, Holly Meyer Lucas, Meyer Lucas, Anthony Forina, Forina, Humphfner Organizations: Service, Business, Sunshine State, Farmers Insurance, Bankers Insurance, Homeowners, Wall Street Journal, Condo, Humphfner Locations: Florida, Jupiter, West Palm, Jacksonville, Miami, Coral, Florida's, South Florida, North Palm, Palm Beach

☆ Opinion | How America’s Two Abortion Realities Are Clashing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +65 min

mary zieglerWell, I think it’s much easier to ban abortion than it is to enforce a criminal law against abortion. mary zieglerNo, I think that’s right. If our abortion politics don’t reflect our abortion views, what does that tell us about the health of the democracy? We’ve seen upwards of 10 states — I think it’s 14 or 15 that have changed their definition of abortion in abortion restrictive states since Dobbs. So, the idea is that abortions that are presented as life saving either are not abortions or are simply pretexts for abortion that’s elective.

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Trump campaign officials are finalizing a takeover of the Republican National Committee this week and looking to expand their field operation. Biden and Trump will each hold events in Georgia on Saturday, a week after they did simultaneous U.S.-Mexico border trips in Texas. The Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee have vastly outraised Republicans so far. The Biden campaign reported $56 million on hand at the end of January, according to federal disclosures, while Trump’s campaign reported a balance of $30.5 million. Asked what he thinks about the prospects of flipping New York to Trump, LaCivita laughed and said, “I do what the boss says.

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☆ Many single parents who drive for apps like Uber and Lyft say it's their best option — but they still can't pay their bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementFlexibility can be an illusionMost single parents with whom BI spoke said they valued the flexibility gig work gives them. Some single parents with disabilities said being able to take days off has helped them stay healthier and avoid burnout. This means that a higher percentage of single parents' earnings goes toward childcare costs, pushing some away from using childcare entirely. "These fluctuations and discrepancies can be devastating to individuals who don't have other mechanisms to make money, including single parents who are often operating on a single income," Greening said. AdvertisementIt's not easy for parents with older childrenThe issues single parents face still linger for those with older children.

Persons: Bri, Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, Lyft, Uber hasn't, Susan, she's, Lindsey Cameron, Cameron, Cindy Lehnhoff, Lehnhoff, Bryant Greening, Greening, Starla, She's, Genesis, Paul, he's, It's humbling Organizations: Service, DoorDash, Walmart, Business, Wharton School, National Child Care Association, BI, Uber, Security Disability Insurance, Arizona State University Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Grubhub, bam, Ohio, Jacksonville , Florida, Atlanta, Las Vegas

☆ I bought a house with my ex 14 years after we broke up. We're saving so much money, and I'm happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

My rental in Palm Beach County, Florida, increased dramatically from 2021 to 2023, and it almost became unaffordable for one person. I pay less for my share of the house and have more spaceJohn fell sometime in 2022, and he lived in Daytona Beach, Florida. I began looking in Palm Beach County, and I couldn't touch anything. We also looked in Ormond Beach, Florida, but unfortunately, that didn't work — prices were too high. We looked in Melbourne, Florida, we looked in Palm Bay, we looked in Vero Beach.

Persons: —, Elisa Ball, John, We've, would've, Elisa, we're, Lucie, Brad McGinley, I'm, haven't, Ball Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Palm Bay , Florida, America, Palm Beach County , Florida, —, Daytona Beach , Florida, Palm Beach County, Jacksonville , Florida, Ormond Beach , Florida, Melbourne , Florida, Palm Bay, Vero Beach, Stuart, Port St, California

☆ A growing number of colleges are rolling out 'no-loan' policies. ‘They are giving them out like candy,’ Yale professor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Roughly two dozen schools have introduced "no-loan" policies, which means they are eliminating student loans altogether from their financial aid packages. "They are giving them out like candy now," said Menaka Hampole, an assistant professor of finance at Yale School of Management, of the growing number of no-loan policies. "Post-Covid more schools are rolling out no-loan policies mostly on the back of Princeton, which had the money in its endowment to do something," Hampole said. Even if a school has a no-loan policy, that also does not prevent a student or family from borrowing money to help cover their contribution. "No loan doesn't mean free," said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review's editor in chief and author of "The Best 389 Colleges."

Persons: Menaka Hampole, Hampole, Colin Hatton, Hatton, Robert Franek, Nicole Hurd, Hurd, Biden, Terra Gallo, Gallo, Colby, Jackie Hardwick, Hardwick, Randi Maloney, Franek Organizations: Yale School of Management, Princeton, Nationwide, Lafayette College, Finance, Colby College, Colby, The Princeton Locations: Easton , Pennsylvania, Lafayette, Waterville , Maine, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ Unemployment benefits, emergency savings. Here's how to get by without a paycheck after a job loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Job loss is extremely traumatic, but it is important to remember that it is not the end of the world," said Michele Evermore, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation. The average weekly benefit ranges greatly between states, Evermore said. Job loss is extremely traumatic. Michele Evermore a senior fellow at The Century FoundationWhether or not the package affects your unemployment benefits depends on your state's rules, Evermore said. Strategize which savings to tap, in what orderHopefully you have an emergency savings fund to draw from, Curtis said.

Persons: Michele Evermore, Evermore, you've, Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan, Curtis Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Paramount, CNBC, The Century Foundation, The Century, Employment Security Department, Planning Partners, CNBC's Locations: New York, Washington, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ What AT&T got right and wrong communicating to its customers during the outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Samantha Delouya | Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The company didn’t publicly acknowledge the outage until it first posted on its site about the outage at 11:15 am ET. Reports on outage tracking service Downdetector showed the network initially went down more than seven hours earlier: Reyes said he experienced the outage starting at 3:50 am ET. AT&T posted just once on X about the outage, pointing customers seeking more information to a faulty link. For many AT&T customers, the network outage was far more than an inconvenience. A "No Service" message is seen on an iPhone in Atlanta during an AT&T outage on February 22.

Persons: CNN —, Damián Reyes, ”, “, I’m, Reyes, Uber, didn’t, Reyes ’, ” Reyes, Mojtaba, John Breyault, Brook Joyner, CNN Breyault, Catherine Thorbecke, Clare Duffy Organizations: CNN, Mobile, T’s Twitter, Villanova University, Wireless Networking Laboratory, National Consumers League, San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management Locations: Jacksonville , Florida, Atlanta

☆ A single mom who drives for Uber Eats and Amazon Flex said she sometimes works 16 to 18 hours a day to provide for her kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Starla, a single mother, is struggling to make ends meet driving for Uber Eats and Amazon Flex. Gig driving is a popular income source for single parents, but earnings are inconsistent and often low. AdvertisementStarla, 27, sometimes has to drive 16 hours a day for Uber Eats to make ends meet as a single mother raising an eight-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida. It’s super discouraging, but you have to do what you have to do.”Driving for Uber Eats and Amazon FlexStarla began driving for Uber Eats and Amazon Flex two years ago. She couldn’t immediately find another job, so she tried to figure out some strategies to make gig driving work for her.

Persons: Uber, Starla, —, she’s, ” Starla, Lyft, “, ’ ” Starla, couldn’t, “ Uber, ”, ’ it’s, She’s, “ I’m Organizations: Service, Business, Flex, ”, Walmart Locations: Jacksonville , Florida

☆ Young people are flocking to Florida. It's boosting the state's economy, but living there comes with hidden costs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Florida, which has long attracted new residents thanks to its beaches and absence of state income tax, is getting an economic boost driven by young Americans seeking new opportunities. AdvertisementYoung people are driving Florida's economic strength. Getty ImagesFlorida's economy is growing thanks to the newcomersFlorida's population surge is driving the state's robust economy and demand for housing. The Sunshine State's economy is projected by Wells Fargo to expand in 2024, propelled by a robust job market. Thanks to the more damaging weather, Floridians paid more for home insurance in 2023 and the second-most for car insurance compared with other states.

Persons: —, Wells, Sean Pavone, Wells Fargo, Taylor Tyson, Miami —, Policygenius, Hurricane Ian, Matias J, Forbes, Michael Bordenaro Organizations: Service, Smart Asset, " Employers, Wells, —, Census, SEC, Miami, Miami Herald, Tribune, Getty Locations: Florida, Florida . Florida, Tampa , Florida, Wells, — New York , California, New Jersey, California, New York, Florida — Jacksonville, Tampa, Hurricane, Miami, St, Petersburg

☆ These are the best—and worst—U.S. metro areas for first-time homebuyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Creditnews ranked the10 best and 10 worst U.S. metro areas for first-time homebuyers in 2024. Creditnews Research analyzed America's 50 largest metro areas to find the best and worst housing markets for first-time buyers. The best metro area for first-time buyers: PittsburghPittsburgh is the No. 2 best metro area for first-time buyers, according to Creditnews. 10 worst metro areas for first-time homebuyers: San JoseThe San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area was ranked the worst for first-time buyers in 2024.

Persons: Creditnews, Motley, Sir Francis Canker, Austin, Martin Vargas, Jose Organizations: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Hoover, AL Jacksonville, FL New, Fort, West Palm Beach , FL Dallas, Austin, U.S . Austin, , Texas, Fortune, Jose, eBay, PayPal, Jose , CA San, San Bernardino -, CA San, Hillsboro , WA Salt Lake, UT, San Diego Locations: U.S, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Austin, , TX, Antonio, New Braunfels , TX Birmingham, AL, FL, FL New Orleans, Metairie , LA Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach ,, Fort Worth - Arlington , TX Cleveland, Elyria ,, Raleigh, NC, The Texas, ,, Texas, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Jose , CA, Jose , CA San Diego, Carlsbad, CA Los Angeles, Long, Anaheim , CA Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Bernardino - Ontario, CA, CA San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward , CA, Warwick , RI Sacramento, Roseville, Arden, CA Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro , WA Salt, Hillsboro , WA Salt Lake City, San Diego, Carlsbad , California, Los Angeles, San Diego , California

☆ Here's how to reduce your health-care costs during Medicare Advantage open enrollment
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Certain retirees can now change their health coverage during Medicare Advantage open enrollment, which runs until March 31. Medicare Advantage is health coverage provided through private companies that are paid by Medicare to cover your benefits. If you're already on a Medicare Advantage plan, you can take advantage of the open enrollment period to switch to another Medicare Advantage plan or drop your Medicare Advantage plan and switch to original Medicare and perhaps also a separate Medicare drug plan. However, those enrolled in Medicare Advantage may need lower savings targets, the research found. Medicare open enrollment periods can be an opportunity to identify potential ways to save.

Persons: Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan Organizations: Medicare, Finance, Social Security, Research Institute, Planning Partners, CNBC FA Locations: Jacksonville , Florida

☆ Democrats Are Trailing Everywhere But at the Ballot Box
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

Democrats scored a big win in New York on Tuesday, and the numbers were extremely encouraging for the party. Across the country, Democrats are winning special elections and overperforming in elections they have predictably lost. And it's fueling optimism among Democrats looking at a challenging election year for both the White House and Congress. Last month, Democrats picked up a critical state House seat in Orlando, Florida – an important indicator of political mood in the I-4 corridor, home to many Hispanics. That doesn't necessarily translate into support for Biden, experts note, since the president often polls lower than Democrats running for lower office.

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“World Series Champions. Bochy noted the challenges in winning one World Series, but also made reference to what the Chiefs accomplished last Sunday. Of the 169 players who became free agents after the World Series, more than half were still without a team when the week began. Molina managed Criollos de Caguas in winter ball and Puerto Rico in the recently completed Caribbean World Series. The Yankees and Brewers swapped relievers with left-hander Clayton Andrews going to New York and right-hander Johan Quezada going to Milwaukee.

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☆ What MAGA World Gets Wrong About the N.F.L. and Taylor - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Jane Coaston | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The National Football League is an American cultural behemoth: Ninety-three of 2023’s 100 most-watched television broadcasts were N.F.L. Among those who will be watching the game is National Review senior editor Charles C.W. A native of England, Cooke has become an avid football fan (specifically, of the Jacksonville Jaguars) and has written about his growing understanding of America’s one true national sport. He has also written about some on the Right’s aversion to the N.F.L., particularly as some concoct convoluted conspiracy theories involving singer Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, while others denounce professional sports as a whole. As Cooke wrote in National Review, “Online, one can say that Taylor Swift is a ‘Deep State psyop’ and prompt a million Lost Boys to clap their hands in glee.

Persons: —, Charles C.W, Cooke, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, ’, ” Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League, National Review, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chiefs, National, Boys, 49ers Locations: American, England

Now, if a league or network isn't doing something to appeal to younger fans, they are behind the times. Nickelodeon will air its fifth NFL game on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Networks and leagues also continue to experiment with social media and creating more viral highlights to keep younger fans interested. “There’s just so many more tools now at our disposal to address the complex consumption habits of young fans. The pie has many more pieces to it for young fans,” Lehanski said.

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Amazon Prime Video will carry an NFL postseason game next season, people familiar with the matter confirmed to The Associated Press. It will be the second straight year that an important NFL game will be carried exclusively on a streaming platform. The Jan. 13 AFC wild-card game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins streamed on Peacock. According to various reports, NBCUniversal paid $110 million for the rights to the game, with Amazon expected to pay higher. This season’s 16-game package on Prime Video averaged 11.86 million viewers, according to Nielsen, a 24% increase over last year’s inaugural season.

Persons: NBCUniversal, —, ABC —, Peacock, ___ Organizations: Amazon, NFL, Associated Press, AFC, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, — NBC, CBS, Fox, ESPN, ABC, NBC, Nielsen, Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Comcast Locations: Kansas City, Miami

☆ Where Splitting the Rent Saves Couples the Most Money
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Michael Kolomatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When it comes to moving in together and splitting the rent, yes. Yes, you save the most when you split the rent in places that cost the most. Sharing a home can be stressful — many couples are vocal about needing to sleep in separate bedrooms (also good for post-argument cool-downs). Luckily, New York couples in two-bedrooms could still save $19,000 a year on a median-priced unit when splitting the rent. This week’s chart shows the 25 cities (among the 50 studied) where savings were greatest when sharing a median-priced one-bedroom compared to renting it alone.

Persons: what’s Organizations: ApartmentAdvisor, Las Vegas Locations: New York, , New York, Anchorage, Jacksonville, Fla

ROME (AP) — The guy who won the biggest race in the Olympics now lives in relative obscurity inside a gated community in Florida. And that suits Marcell Jacobs just fine after dealing with the chaos that surrounded his every move back home in Italy. He didn’t see his dad again until a meeting was arranged when Jacobs was 13, and the relationship is still strained. But being in Florida with his wife and two kids has allowed Jacobs to reconnect with the rest of his American family and improve his English. “Because you should never forget where you came from.”___AP coverage of the Paris Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games

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☆ Single HENRYs are fleeing West Coast cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Sunbelt, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Eliza Relman | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

These movers are disproportionately higher-income, a new Bank of America report found. Las Vegas and Phoenix are the only Western cities Bank of America analyzed that had population increases compared to first quarter 2020. Housing costs are a major reason people are leaving West Coast cities for the Sunbelt. But many Sunbelt cities have more permissive land-use and zoning regulations than their coastal counterparts, meaning they're often better equipped to keep up with rising demand by building more homes. Both West Coast and Sunbelt cities that aggressively restrict housing construction will likely continue to face affordability crises.

Persons: — Organizations: Coasters, Bank of America, Service, Bank of, Jacksonville, Las, metros Locations: Southwestern, West Coast, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Austin, San Antonio, Francisco, Seattle, Portland, San Diego, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, South, West

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles will be the host team for the NFL's first regular-season game in Brazil on Friday, Sept. 6 — a day after the 2024 season opener, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday. Goodell made news when he said the Eagles will play in Sao Paolo against a to-be-named opponent. It’ll be the first time in 54 years the NFL has played a game on Friday night of its opening weekend. The game will be played at the Corinthians Arena, home to Brazilian soccer team SC Corinthians. The Eagles’ opponent, along with the kickoff time, will be announced closer to when the 2024 schedule is revealed this spring.

Persons: Roger Goodell, Goodell, Rooney, It’ll, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Super, Eagles, NFL, Los Angeles Rams, Louis Cardinals, Corinthians, Brazilian soccer, SC Corinthians, Tottenham Hotspur, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, The Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley, The Carolina Panthers, Allianz Arena —, Bayern Munich Locations: Brazil, Sao Paolo, Brazilian, London, Britain, Munich, Germany

☆ An affordability crisis is making some young Americans give up on ever owning a home
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Washington, DC CNN —Americans are living through the toughest housing market in a generation and, for some young people, the quintessential dream of owning a home is slipping away. Mortgage rates surged in recent years, hitting the highest levels in more than two decades last fall. CNN spoke with some young Americans about their thoughts on the current state of the US housing market and their plans for the future. “The housing market is not a single person’s market.”What typically happens when a regional housing market becomes too unaffordable is that people without the means simply move somewhere cheaper, such as a suburb an hour away, for example. Still, affordability takes into account mortgage rates, family incomes and single-family home prices, which remain a vexing pain point.

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☆ The 'mob wife' trend takes over after quiet luxury — and it's easier on the wallet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano seek counseling in HBO's hit television series, "The Sopranos" (Year 3). HBO | Hulton Archive | Getty ImagesQuiet luxury is out and the 'mob wife' era is in, according to Kayla Trivieri's viral TikTok video. Think: Carmela Soprano in HBO's "Sopranos," cheetah print and lots of eye liner. How we got to the 'mob wife' eraHow to achieve the 'mob wife' lookAlthough the character Carmela Soprano wasn't necessarily frugal, appropriating her style costs a lot less than the quiet luxury looks that emerged after Gwyneth Paltrow's ski accident trial last March. watch nowToday's 'mob wife' aesthetic is less about cashmere sweaters and camel-hued coats and more about bold accessories such as gold hoop earrings, a leopard print jacket or vintage fur.

Persons: James Gandolfini, Tony Soprano, Edie Falco, Carmela Soprano, Kayla Trivieri's, HBO's, Thomaï Serdari, University's, Carmela Soprano wasn't, Gwyneth Paltrow's, Paltrow, Celine, Prada, Carolyn McClanahan Organizations: HBO, University's Stern School of Business, Planning Partners Locations: New, thrifting, Jacksonville , Florida

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