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☆ What happens when Taylor Swift wears your brand? One business reached its monthly sales goal in a day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It was a $75 velvet mini skater dress from Little Lies, a small business in Scotland. The green dress Swift wore. When Swift wore the Little Lies dress, the business hit its month's sales target in a day. Meanwhile, Robertson is waiting for perhaps another Swift boom: The night Swift wore the Little Lies dress, she ordered a "whole bunch of other stuff," Robertson said. Have you bought something Taylor Swift wore or experienced the Swift bump at your business?

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☆ O.J. Simpson helped create the America we live in today
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Many Black Americans cheered, pumped their fists and exchanged high-fives, while many White Americans gasped in disbelief and anger. Some say America is a nation of immigrants who bolster the economy and reinvigorate the country. Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesPoliticians have adopted the Simpson trial playbookThere was a surreal moment during the Simpson trial that could have been easily missed. Critics say Simpson spent years running away from his Blackness with as much vigor as he eluded NFL defenders. Simpson may have died this week, but he helped give birth to the America we now live in.

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☆ Frank Olson, Executive Who Linked O.J. Simpson With Hertz, Dies at 91
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Frank A. Olson, who as a top executive of Hertz cast the running back O.J. Simpson as the star of the company’s commercials — a corporate marriage that shined up both parties and that lasted two decades, until Mr. Simpson was charged in a double homicide in 1994 — died at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, the same day Mr. Simpson died. Mr. Olson was 91. More than business partners, Mr. Olson and Mr. Simpson, both San Francisco natives, forged an alliance, beginning in the 1970s, that spoke of that mutually beneficial zone where corporate and social life intertwine. Mr. Olson, an avid golfer, sponsored Mr. Simpson for membership in the private Arcola Country Club in Paramus, N.J., where in 1992 Mr. Simpson, a former Heisman Trophy winner and Pro Football Hall of Famer, became the first Black member.

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☆ Inside Andy Jassy's plan for Amazon in the generative AI era
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. By the way, we're wrapping up voting for the championship matchup in our business, tech, and innovation bracket. In today's big story, we're looking at Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's letter to shareholders, which details the tech giant's plan in the age of generative AI . What's on deck:AdvertisementBut first, Amazon, AI, and a letter. The big storyAmazon in the AI ageMichael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIThe generative AI revolution is coming, and Amazon wants in on the ground floor.

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☆ The Masters: Bubba Watson’s nine-year-old daughter Dakota steals the show at Par 3 contest
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Plenty of young golfers have sent crowds into a frenzy at Augusta National across the 88 years of The Masters, but perhaps none quite as young as Dakota Watson. Bubba Watson’s nine-year-old daughter delivered a putting masterclass during the par three contest on the eve of the major on Wednesday, showcasing the sort of golden touch around the greens that helped her father clinch two green jackets. You’ve never seen Dakota until today,” broadcaster Sean McDonough asked co-commentator Curtis Strange on ESPN’s live coverage of the contest. Now that they’re getting older, they can hit shots, we can have fun with it,” 45-year-old Watson, making his 16th Masters start, told reporters. That’s what this is all about.”After a two-and-a-half hour delay due to bad weather, the first round of The Masters got underway on Thursday.

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☆ The key to a long life? ‘Undereating’ and ice baths, says 88-year-old Gary Player, still spritely at 88th Masters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It’s “so far, so good” for Player, who played his last Masters in 2009 after a record 52 appearances at Augusta National. Player was renowned for his endurance across a five-decade career that reaped 165 tournament wins and nine major championships. “You do things in life for other people, and you try to have fun, and like Gary said, you’ve got to laugh.”Watson, Player and Nicklaus (left to right) drew huge crowds. “If you’re here, you are so blessed, and you should kiss the ground every day,” Player told Masters reporters on the range. “He’s a man who believed in freedom, and what he did for this great country, you can’t describe it.

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☆ Opinion: Beyoncé is the start of a Black country groundswell
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Opinion Alice Randall | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Her book “My Black Country: A Journey Through ” Country Music’s Past, Present and Future,” was published this month. I hear Black moonshiners and Black cowboys, Black nature lovers and Black ghosts, Black angels, Black freedom fighters, gunslingers and Black shotgun riders. It could start a groundswell of long overdue recognition of the overlooked Black country legends and hope for the Black country stars of the future. But for Black performers in particular, it offers a seat, at long last, at a gathering of the country music family. As I write in “My Black Country,” “I have imagined Black country and country to be born as an art form, as an aesthetic, in the year 1624 near Jamestown, Virginia.

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☆ Tiger Woods hurts ‘every day,’ but believes he can win one more Masters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —These days, Tiger Woods merely being among the field at The Masters is a story in itself, but the five-time champion insists he’s not returning to Augusta National to make up the numbers – he’s playing to win. “I haven’t got to that point where I don’t think I can’t.”One more Masters win would see Woods (pictured, 2000) tie Nicklaus (right) with six wins at Augusta National. Six months earlier, he had ended an 11-year-wait for his 15th major title at Augusta National. Mike Blake/ReutersEven if he doesn’t win come Sunday, Woods will make history simply by making it to the weekend. Woods has made the cut in 23 consecutive starts at Augusta National, a record he shares with Fred Couples and Gary Player.

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☆ Ripple CEO predicts crypto market will double in size to $5 trillion by the end of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mike Blake | ReutersThe CEO of blockchain startup Ripple sees the combined market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market topping $5 trillion this year. If the market were to double, that would imply a new total crypto market cap of $5.2 trillion. Bitcoin accounts for about 49% of the entire crypto market, with a market capitalization of $1.3 trillion as of April 1. This year being an election year, crypto hopefuls are optimistic that the next administration will be more accommodating to the crypto industry with its policy focus. Garlinghouse isnt the only crypto bull predicting outsized gains for the crypto market this year.

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☆ Senator says Coast Guard used illegal agreements to silence sexual assault victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Melanie Hicken | Blake Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —US Coast Guard leaders illegally used nondisclosure agreements to prevent sexual assault victims from speaking out about their alleged attacks, according to a congressional inquiry sparked by a CNN report into sexual misconduct at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy. CNN reported last year that Coast Guard leaders had guarded the secrecy of the internal investigation to the point that officials with access to case materials had to sign non-disclosure agreements. “Requiring victims to agree not to discuss what happened to them is particularly reprehensible,” Sen. Ted Cruz wrote in a letter to the Coast Guard Sunday. Cruz’s letter is just the latest fall-out for the Coast Guard since the Fouled Anchor controversy broke last June. “This is a disservice to the survivors of rape and other sexual assaults at the Academy, whom the Coast Guard has already failed once,” he wrote.

Persons: Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, Adm, Linda Fagan, ” Cruz, Fagan, Cruz, ” Sen, Nathan Howard, Chris Murphy, ” Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Coast Guard Academy, Academy from Congress, Republican, Coast Guard, Senate, Getty, Department of Homeland, Department of Homeland Security, Operation, GAO, Academy Locations: Connecticut

☆ Travel news: The world’s best airports for food and drink
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN —This week in travel news: Europe’s highest pedestrian suspension bridge, a groundbreaking “blended wing” plane, North America’s solar eclipse and the world’s best airports to arrive at hungry. Airport diningThere’s no more captive consumer than a traveler caught between airport security and the departure gate, which is why Food & Wine’s 2024 roundup of the world’s best airports for food and drink got our mouths watering. “Like interest on a bank account we never knew we had.”Solar eclipse across North AmericaVideo Ad Feedback A total solar eclipse will darken skies across the US. There won’t be another total solar eclipse in the contiguous United States until 2044, so make sure you’re prepped.

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☆ US tourist on safari in Zambia killed by charging elephant
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An elderly American woman was killed in Zambia after an elephant charged at a vehicle carrying tourists in Kafue National Park. “This is a tragic event and we extend our deepest condolences to the family of the guest who died,” he said. The deceased woman has since been named as 79-year-old Gail Mattson by her family, correcting the age initially cited by Wilderness. “We would like to share some amazing pictures of our wonderful Mom’s trip to South Africa with her friends and family. Zambia is popular with safari travelers thanks to a number of national parks and the quality of its guides.

Persons: Keith Vincent, “, ” Vincent, ”, Gail Mattson, Blake Vetter, Vetter, Mattson, ” Vetter, Rona Wells, ” Wells, Bianca Rudolph, Lawrence Rudolph Organizations: CNN, Wilderness, Facebook Locations: American, Zambia, South Africa, Africa

☆ Andy Cohen says he wishes he kept his mouth shut about Kate Middleton
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewAndy Cohen finally addressed his commentary on Kate Middleton. Andy Cohen speculated about Kate's well-being on social mediaBefore Kate's announcement, Cohen contributed to the speculation around the princess. AdvertisementBut on Monday, Cohen said on his SiriusXM show "Radio Andy" that he regretted saying anything about Kate online. "I just want to say I am heartbroken by the news about Princess Kate," Cohen said. "We are all praying for Princess Kate and King Charles," Cohen added.

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☆ Exclusive: Electronic prescribing giant Surescripts is exploring a sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Surescripts is up for sale and has hired a bank to search for potential buyers, including private equity firms. The company dominates electronic prescribing, processing 2.5 billion prescriptions in 2023. Surescripts, the healthcare technology company that facilitates most electronic prescribing in the US, is exploring a sale, Business Insider has learned. The privately-held company hired healthcare investment bank TripleTree and is looking for potential buyers, including private equity firms, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. Surescripts, formed by a merger in 2008, has long dominated e-prescribing, providing the connectivity that allows doctors to send prescriptions from their electronic health records to pharmacies.

Persons: Surescripts Organizations: CVS Health, Business

☆ Was Jesus a man of color? Why this question matters more than ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

But the question over the color of Jesus’ skin is a serious one this Easter, for two reasons. But there are some who say Jesus’ color should stay the same, or that it doesn’t matter at all. He concedes that there are barriers to worshipping a White Jesus that he, a White man, may not understand. Jesus didn’t simply care about the poor, he was poor.”Cleveland tells CNN that people who say Jesus’ color wasn’t important ignore history. She says the experience taught her how much White Christian nationalism and the White Jesus have merged.

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☆ Why investors should check the outstanding share count before buying a stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

But what if I told you this group shrunk its share count dramatically since 2019? The numbers tell the story: Lennar now has 276 million shares outstanding, down from 318 million five years ago. Other than Toll, most of the homebuilder management teams do not emphasize this fundamental change in share count. Management has been buying hand over fist since 2019, shrinking the share count to 215 million from 264 million. My rather unassailable conclusion is pretty simple: Check the share count before you buy a stock.

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☆ Supersonic planes will replace conventional jets in our lifetime, says aviation CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It’s a milestone moment in the highly anticipated new era of supersonic travel. Now, 10 years after the Boom Supersonic project began in 2014, CEO Blake Scholl tells CNN Travel over video call, there are an exciting few months ahead. “The advent of digital engineering is a huge enabler for why supersonic flight’s coming back,” explains Scholl. Courtesy Boom Supersonic‘If we have faster airplanes, we don’t need as many’He also argues the case for other efficiencies offered by faster flight. Scholl says, “2024 is going to be one of the biggest years yet for supersonic flight.

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☆ After a difficult application year, college hopefuls have a 'love-hate relationship' with 'Ivy Day,' expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A fascination with the eight private colleges that comprise the Ivy League spans decades. What is an Ivy League degree worth? For decades, studies have shown that earning a college degree is almost always worthwhile. A recent report by Harvard University-based nonpartisan, nonprofit research group Opportunity Insights found that an Ivy League degree carries even more weight in the workforce and beyond. In the end, they found that attending an Ivy League college has a "statistically insignificant impact" on earnings.

Persons: Harvard University's, Blake Nissen, Claudine Gay's, Christopher Rim, Connie Livingston, Birkin, Livingston Organizations: The Boston Globe, Getty, Ivy League, Harvard University, Harvard, Princeton, Command, College Board, Brown University, Ivy Locations: Cambridge , Massachusetts

☆ A controversial Supreme Court decision could hurt Biden in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —A Supreme Court decision related to the election could determine the presidential victor this November, but it has nothing to do with former President Donald Trump. The study also said the “narrow” racial-turnout disparity that the high court heavily relied upon in its Shelby decision was based in part on the 2012 presidential election. Yet the study’s conclusion bolsters critics of the Shelby decision. They ignored it although they knew their decision would hurt Black voters, who tend to vote for the Democratic Party, he says. The bloody history behind the Voting Rights ActThe law was passed in 1965 after King led an epic voting rights campaign in Selma, Alabama.

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☆ Prince Harry and Meghan found out about Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis on TV like everyone else, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPrince Harry and Meghan Markle didn't know about Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis before the public announcement, according to The Sunday Times. Shortly after the video was broadcast, representatives for Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, released a short statement. Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry visiting Sandringham in 2018. Harry and Meghan have spoken publicly about their rift with the royal family, including William and Kate, in recent years. When asked if Charles' diagnosis could have a "reunifying effect" on the royal family, he said, "Yeah, I'm sure."

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☆ People are regretting their 'Katespiracy' theories after Kate Middleton's cancer announcement
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewBefore Kate Middleton announced her cancer diagnosis on Friday, the internet speculated about her public absence for weeks. A manipulated photo fueled theories online. everyone deleting their Kate Middleton conspiracy theoriespic.twitter.com/VepqJG8Nxu — Justin Credible (@GravySauceCream) March 22, 2024Aware of how wrong they were, some people have poked fun at themselves for "spreading Kate Middleton misinformation" and liking false tweets about her. "Let this be a lesson to us all…dont wander into wild and ridiculous conspiracy theories," said X user Jamie Schler. "Two things can be true: Cancer is awful, and the Kate Middleton reality is very sad," said X user Mel Woods.

Persons: —, Kate Middleton, Middleton, Prince William, Rose Hanbury, Blake Lively, Ben Yahr, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Oliver, Colbert, Singer, VepqJG8Nxu, Justin, Jamie Schler, King Charles, Mel Woods Organizations: Service, Business, BBL

☆ Rockwell CEO Blake Moret talks collaborating with Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRockwell CEO Blake Moret talks collaborating with NvidiaBlake Moret, Rockwell Automation CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk its relationship with Nvidia and what's ahead for the company.

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☆ Dry January spurred record non-alcoholic drink sales at Soho House
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Friday, the head of the exclusive hotel and social club chain Soho House said the company saw a record rise in non-alcoholic drink sales during this year's Dry January. "What we also saw in January was a much bigger spike in non-alcoholic beverage consumption, much more than we've ever seen before," said Andrew Carnie, the chief executive officer of Soho House, on the company's earnings call. The Soho House brand has long prided itself on being associated with all things cool and en vogue — and the low-to-no booze trend is no exception. Millennials are the most interested in non-alcoholic drinks, compared with older and younger peers, per ISWR. UK bar revenues in January were down 11.5% compared with the same period in 2023, according to market researcher CGA.

Persons: —, Andrew Carnie, Blake Lively, Katy Perry, Bella Hadid Organizations: Service, Soho, Business, Soho House, Guardian, British Locations: Soho, London, Bangkok, Moscow

☆ Lindsay Lohan says she feels little pressure to 'snap back' after giving birth to her son
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lindsay Lohan told Bustle she doesn't feel pressured to "snap back" to her old body after giving birth. Lohan added she was "so attached" to her son that the last thing on her mind was working out. The actor opened up about marriage and motherhood in a recent interview with Bustle, and shared that she feels little pressure to "snap back" after giving birth to her son. But it does seem like there's pressure," Lohan told Bustle, in reference to the Ozempic era. Related stories"Right now he just loves being outside and taking walks, so I just try to get him outside as much as I can because he loves looking around," Lohan told People.

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☆ I went to SXSW and saw Netflix and Amazon competing with splashy sci-fi, while Paramount+ pitched its whole line-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix, Amazon, Paramount+, and Disney competed for attention with premieres and eye-catching installations. While there, I got to witness South by Southwest's opening weekend, which was dominated by the streaming heavyweights Netflix, Amazon, and Paramount+, with a cameo from Disney. Netflix held a premiere for "3 Body Problem," and Amazon built an interactive postapocalyptic world to promote "Fallout." AdvertisementNetflix's 3D projection for "3 Body Problem" stopped people in their tracks. Nathan McAloneLater, as the "3 Body Problem" premiere began, I heard "Game of Thrones" alum John Bradley (of Samwell Tarly fame) mutter an anxious "Oh God."

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