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☆ I took a 2-day vow of silence and stopped using my phone—here's the No. 1 thing it taught me about happiness
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

My generation was raised on the idea that happiness is a choice, so I get mad at myself for feeling other emotions. That's why, when I heard about the University of Pennsylvania's "monk class" last spring, I wanted to test drive its curriculum. The formally titled "Living Deliberately" course requires students to "observe a code of silence" and "abstain from using all electronic communications" for a month, according to the university's website. So at the end of August, I took a 48-hour vow of silence and no technology, ranging from a Sunday afternoon to a Tuesday afternoon. And I learned something that upended my sense of happiness, and how to achieve it: Less is often more.

Persons: Monks, Justin McDaniel, McDaniel, It's, I'm, Gilmore Organizations: University of Pennsylvania's, Ivy League

☆ Artificially sweetened ultraprocessed foods linked to depression in women, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Eating greater amounts of ultraprocessed food and drinks, especially if those items are artificially sweetened, may be linked to the development of depression, according to a new study. Ultraprocessed foods include hot dogs, sausages, French fries, sodas, store-bought cookies, cakes, candies, ice cream and many foods containing artificial sweeteners. For one, there is a known link between ultraprocessed foods and chronic inflammation, Chan said. For example, studies have linked ultraprocessed foods colorectal cancer in men and heart disease and early death in both men and women. In addition, the study is observational, which means that researchers can only find an association between the onset of depression and the intake of ultraprocessed foods.

Persons: ” Gunter Kuhnle, ”, Andrew T Chan, Daniel K, Harvard T.H, Chan, Kuhnle, ” Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard, ” Chan, David Katz, ” Katz, ” It’s, Katz, It’s, Paul Keedwell, Keith Frayn, Frayn, ” Frayn Organizations: CNN, University of Reading, Harvard Medical School, Harvard, of Public Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, New York University, ” Association, JAMA, Nurses, True Health Initiative, Royal College of Psychiatrists, BMI, University of Oxford Locations: Chan, Boston, Massachusetts, McDonald’s

☆ Exercising in the morning may be best for weight loss, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —If your main fitness goal is weight loss, you may want to consider the time of day you’re exercising. Positive links between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and weight loss have been previously reported by other researchers. In the latest study, morning exercisers were the most sedentary even though they had the lowest BMI and waist circumference. Greater weight loss can also result from doing exercise that’s more concentrated or structured, the authors said — another pattern they found among the morning group. If you can fit it in, “early morning aerobic exercise — such as biking, running or even brisk walking to start with — is a promising tool for weight loss,” Ma said.

Persons: ”, Rebecca Krukowski, —, Dr, Tongyu Ma, Krukowski, they’re, “, ” Ma Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, US Center for Disease Control, National Health, BMI, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Equity Center, University of Virginia’s School of Medicine, “, —

☆ Bet against America's love for junk food? Morgan Stanley sees tough times ahead for snack stocks like Hostess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Smucker 's plan to buy Twinkies -maker Hostess Brands is a risky move, if Morgan Stanley's latest research is correct. The firm revisited its August call that a new class of weight loss medications would hamper growth at some food and beverage companies . "Across our coverage, Numerator Insights data highlight that most center-store packaged food companies slightly over-index to consumers with obesity," Kaufman said. Hostess stock soared 19% on the news. Other food stocks with higher exposure to customers with obesity include Conagra , Kraft Heinz and Smucker, the report said, citing the Numerator data.

Persons: Smucker, Morgan Stanley's, Ding Dongs, Morgan Stanley, Pamela Kaufman, Atkins, Nordisk's Wegovy, Kaufman, Kraft Heinz, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Hostess Brands, Centers for Disease Control, Nordisk's Locations: U.S, GLP

☆ The airline lost his bags. He crossed the Atlantic to find them
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Flying over, they had a 90-minute layover in London, which should have been enough – British Airways recommends an hour between flights. Plenty of travelers these days are packing tracking devices into their bags, meaning that they can see where their “lost” bags are when airlines drop the ball. Each day, buying clothes and toiletries when needed, the family logged into British Airways’ lost luggage system to see where their bags were. Searching for her own lost bags in Florence airport, she had seen theirs and, after noting details on the tags, wanted Bunce to know they were there. The British Airways system still told them that the bags had not been traced, but now they had a lead.

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☆ Tucker Carlson could see Rebekah Mercer, Peter Thiel invest in his media company
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson could see two of the wealthiest GOP business megadonors, Rebekah Mercer and Peter Thiel, invest in his new media company, according to people familiar with the matter. Mercer has spoken with Carlson since his April departure from Fox News about possibly investing in his as yet unnamed media company, sources told CNBC. Thiel has hinted to allies that he could invest in the venture after hearing from Carlson's side, these people added. Shortly after leaving Fox, Carlson began hosting an episodic show on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Rebekah Mercer and Peter Thiel have for years been separate investors in a diverse array of conservative startups.

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☆ The tech exec who is spending $2 million a year to reduce his biological age used to drink alcohol for breakfast
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson said he used to drink 3 ounces of wine for breakfast. The biotech founder takes 111 supplements a day in order to help reverse his biological age. Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson revealed that he used to drink 3 ounces of alcohol every morning. "Then I got rid of it because it was too expensive from a calorie perspective," Johnson told the podcast host Steven Bartlett. The 45-year-old previously said he has a "biological age" of 37, thanks to the anti-aging program Project Blueprint that he created.

Persons: Bryan Johnson, Johnson, Steven Bartlett, Bartlett, Oliver Zolman Organizations: Tech

☆ A film, websites, and even a Twitter fan account praising Clarence Thomas were all part of a coordinated public relations campaign backed by nonprofit groups tied to a Federalist Society chairman
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But one recent PR campaign has centered on Justice Clarence Thomas, The Washington Post reported. But one more recent campaign was directed at Justice Thomas, who had already spent about three decades on the Court's bench. According to the Post, a nonprofit called the Judicial Education Project paid the lawyer about $300,000 in 2016 for "media projects." "Since his confirmation on October 15, 1991, Justice Thomas has been a stalwart defender of the original meaning of the Constitution." The comment was made years ago in a 2007 biography of Thomas, "Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas."

Persons: Leonard Leo, Clarence Thomas, Leo, Thomas, Anita Hill, Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce, Mark Paoletta —, Paoletta, HBO's, Len Amato, —, Michael Pack, Ginni Thomas, Harlan Crow, Kentanji Brown, JCN, Leonard Leo's Organizations: Washington Post, Service, The Washington Post, Federalist Society, Post, HBO, Trump White House, Judicial, Project, Politico, Daily, Washington Examiner, Post . Records, CRC, Relations, Advisors, Judicial Crisis, New York Times, Crisis Locations: Wall, Silicon, Virginia, United States, Jackson

☆ Some San Francisco Safeway stores added gates barring shoppers from leaving unless they scan a receipt. It's an anti-theft measure that has spread across the UK.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Safeway has installed receipt-scanning gates at some supermarkets in the San Francisco Bay Area. The technology has already been rolled out at multiple UK retailers, and shoppers are skeptical. A Reddit post from this spring, meanwhile, showed the gates at another Safeway location in San Francisco. Security gates at self checkouts is more common in the UKAcross the Atlantic in the UK, a handful of retailers already use the receipt-scanning gates at self-checkout areas. Some people have compared the security gates to Costco's receipt-checking system.

Persons: that's, Primark, Betty Yu, Alex Bitter Organizations: Safeway, San Francisco Bay Area, Service, California Safeway, San Francisco Chronicle, University of California, Daily, Morrisons, Costco, Sun, Twitter, Walgreens, CBS, KPIX, Area Locations: San Francisco Bay, Wall, Silicon, Bay, Berkeley, San Francisco ., Edinburgh, San Francisco

☆ In the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson, there has been a 100% increase in calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline about reproductive coercion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The National Domestic Violence Hotline has reported a 100% increase in reproductive coercion reports. Reproductive coercion includes abusive behavior like hiding birth control or sabotaging contraception. Since the Supreme Court decision, the National Domestic Violence Hotline has seen a 100% increase in calls about reproductive coercion, a form of domestic violence in which an abuser attempts to control their partner's body and reproductive agency, according to PBS News Hour. Reproductive coercion includes things like hiding a partner's birth control or sabotaging their contraception, PBS reported. To contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline, call 1-800-799-7233, text "START" to 88788, or visit their website.

Persons: Dobbs, Jackson Organizations: Service, PBS Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Tucker Carlson and his former college roommate are reportedly looking to raise 'hundreds of millions' to launch a new media company
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Gabriel Rivera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson is teaming up with his Daily Caller cofounder to raise money for a new media venture, WSJ reported. The former college roommates want to build the platform off of Carlson's Twitter videos. Tucker Carlson has moved on from Fox News — and has his sights set on a media empire all his own. Carlson and Neil Patel, his former college roommate and fellow Daily Caller cofounder, are looking to raise "hundreds of millions of dollars" for a new business venture, The Wall Street Journal reported. In the lawsuit, Epps alleged that "Fox, and particularly Mr. Carlson, commenced a years-long campaign spreading falsehoods about Epps."

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Neil Patel, Patel, Ray Epps, Epps, Fox Organizations: Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems, Street Journal, Twitter, Elon, Trinity College, Trump

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Clinton said she’d take ‘half of DC’ with her if indicted
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would “take half of D.C.” with her if she were to be indicted, contrary to an online claim resurfacing amid news of the indictment of former President Donald Trump. Clinton has never been indicted on any charge and there is no evidence of her ever having publicly made the statement in the meme, which has circulated since at least 2018. A Clinton spokesperson said in an email to The Daily Caller that she never made such a remark, according to a Check Your Fact article from 2020 (here). It started recirculating amid reports that former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges on June 13, 2023. There is no evidence Hillary Clinton made this statement.

Persons: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Clinton, I’m, I’ll, Mike Stone, Trump, Read Organizations: View College, Reuters, Clinton Locations: Dallas , Texas

☆ What we talk about when we talk about diversity, and CNN
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Trisha Gopal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This week, CNN CEO Chris Licht was fired after a scathing profile was published in the Atlantic. In the profile, Licht details his own thoughts about how diversity should be defined in the media industry. In Alberta's profile, Licht claimed to be operating under his own idea of "diversity," one that does not include "virtue signaling." "I think 'Defund the police' would've been covered differently if newsrooms were filled with people who had lived in public housing," Licht continued. The diversity Licht did seem to value was geographic diversity, which can be a coded way of saying "not from the liberal coasts."

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☆ 10 things that happen to your body when you stop drinking coffee
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Brooke Nelson | Reader'S Digest | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

While there are numerous health benefits to drinking coffee, cutting the habit can make a major impact on your body as well. But if you suspect you're drinking too much coffee or caffeine and want to cut back, here's what could happen. Here are some signs you're drinking too much coffee. When you stop drinking coffee, you deprive your body of adrenaline and dopamine, hormones that act as natural stimulants and keep you awake. Here are some things that happen to your body when you switch from coffee to tea.

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☆ A Wellness Chatbot Is Offline After Its ‘Harmful’ Focus on Weight Loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Lauren Mccarthy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The idea behind a chatbot project funded by the National Eating Disorders Association was that technology could be unleashed to help people seeking guidance about eating behaviors, available around the clock. Their creation was named Tessa, and the organization invited people to chat with it in an Instagram post last year, describing it as “a wellness chatbot, helping you build resilience and self-awareness by introducing coping skills at your convenience.” In March, the organization said it would shut down a human-staffed helpline and let the bot stand on its own. But when Alexis Conason, a psychologist and eating disorder specialist, tested the chatbot, she found reason for concern. Ms. Conason told it that she had gained weight “and really hate my body,” specifying that she had “an eating disorder,” in a chat she shared on social media. Tessa still recommended the standard advice of noting “the number of calories” and adopting a “safe daily calorie deficit” — which, Ms. Conason said, is “problematic” advice for a person with an eating disorder.

Persons: Tessa, Alexis Conason, Conason Organizations: Eating Disorders

☆ Ron DeSantis is drawing from the Trump Supreme Court playbook
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared for the first time before the Florida Federalist Society in January 2020, Florida Gov. Some of DeSantis’ state court appointees became Trump federal court appointees, and their entire approach to the bench is fueled by Federalist Society figures like Leo. WaPo: Supreme Court justice's wife received thousands in 'hidden payments' 01:49 - Source: CNNUsing the Trump playbookBy using Leo for advice on state judicial appointments, DeSantis already is following a Trump playbook. He has filled a majority of the seats on the seven-member Florida Supreme Court, some twice over. Midway through his term, he wrote on Twitter, “The Supreme Court was one of the main reasons I got elected President.”

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New York CNN —CNN’s Kaitlan Collins will anchor a new show at 9 pm starting in June, CNN CEO Chris Licht announced Wednesday. Since then, the 9 pm slot was hosted by a cast of CNN anchors, special interviews and town halls. Licht said Collins will leave the CNN This Morning show, which will be led by Poppy Harlow “alongside a rotation of CNN guest anchors.” Collins’ departure from the morning show is the second in a month after Don Lemon parted ways with CNN in April. CNN's Kaitlan Collins Jeremy Freeman/CNNCollins last week interviewed former President Donald Trump during CNN’s contentious and controversial town hall event. “I’m so thankful for my friend and co-anchor Poppy and will be cheering on the CNN This Morning team every day.”Collins, 31, joined CNN in 2017 as White House reporter.

Follow for live updates on the Trump CNN town hall meeting. Those objections intensified on Tuesday after Mr. Trump was found liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll. And foes of Mr. Trump will cringe at seeing him on air at all. He is backed by David Zaslav, the Warner chief executive, who has batted away objections to Wednesday’s Trump town hall. There is the awkward fact that Mr. Trump still has a pending $475 million defamation lawsuit against the network.

☆ Opinion | We Will Never Be Rid of Tucker Carlson
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Jason Zengerle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Enter Mr. Carlson. “It’s true you have better hair than I do,” Mr. Carlson recalled Mr. Trump telling his answering machine. Mr. Carlson, who’d never met or spoken to Mr. Trump, was amused. Mr. Carlson had two motivations for not joining in the chorus denouncing Mr. Trump. Mr. Carlson’s openness to Mr. Trump also had something to do with his own ideological journey.

☆ Tucker Carlson's history of alleged workplace sexism stretches back to 2015, long before Abby Grossberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Possible rationales include Murdoch's contempt for Carlson's religiosity and Carlson's insistence on hewing to conspiracy theories about the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Internal correspondence unearthed in a defamation lawsuit against Fox News showed Carlson used sexist expletives to refer to a female Fox executive and a guest. The company last week agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems. Carlson was one of many Fox News hosts who promoted false election conspiracies, the subject of the defamation suit, on their shows. Fox News is still facing a similar defamation suit from another voting machine manufacturer.

☆ Insiders say Tucker Carlson overplayed his hand at Fox but the 'whole universe' of right-wing media is courting him now
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

the Fox insider said. Lachlan Murdoch had defended Carlson time and again, most publicly in April 2021, pushing back against Anti-Defamation League complaints of the anchor's "great replacement theory" comments. Lachlan Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch. A second Fox News insider, who is familiar with conversations happening in Australia, said Lachlan Murdoch was looking long term. The board has also put pressure on the Murdoch family to change things at Fox News.

☆ Here are all of the Republican elected officials backing Trump's 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Michael Burgess — the Texas congressman endorsed Trump in March after being named to the former president's campaign's Texas leadership team. Eli Crane — the Arizona freshman tweeted his support for Trump's 2024 bid the night of his announcement. Barry Moore — the Alabama congressman endorsed Trump in a radio interview in December, citing the former president's "experience level." 3 House Republican endorsed Trump days before his widely expected 2024 announcement in November. Roger Williams — the Texas congressman endorsed Trump in March after being named to the former president's campaign's Texas leadership team.

☆ Study finds 45 negative health effects of added sugar
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —There are at least 45 good reasons to cut back on added sugar, according to a new study. Copious research has shown the negative effects of excessive sugar intake on health, which has informed recommendations to limit consumption of “free” or added sugar to less than 10% of a person’s daily caloric intake. “This means that whole, intact grains don’t cause the same spikes in blood sugar that we experience when we eat simple sugars. A doughnut has around 15 to 30 grams of sugar, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Cooking and baking at home more often is one of the best ways to reduce sugar intake, Aggarwal said.

☆ Price hikes are double whammy for pet owners who are crushed by inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Minneapolis CNN —As head of PAWS Atlanta, Joe Labriola can get a good sense of the region’s economic well-being from the day-to-day activity of the city’s oldest no-kill animal shelter. And the shelves at PAWS Atlanta’s Pet Food Pantry quickly go bare. She said her pet food costs for Lola, her Australian Shepherd mix, and for Phoebe, her Golden Retriever, have doubled to $250 per month. Josh Fiala, Animal Rescue League of Iowa's Pet Support Services Manager, helps load pet food into a vehicle during a Pet Food Pantry in January 2022. Courtesy Animal Rescue League of IowaARL gave out about 40,000 pounds of pet food in both 2020 and 2021.

☆ Democratic Rep. Judy Chu, the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress, blasts a Texas GOP congressman after he questioned her loyalty to the US: 'It is racist'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Judy Chu criticized Lance Gooden after he seemingly questioned her "loyalty" to the US on Fox News. "I think she has drug along the other Chinese American members to sign this letter. I very much doubt that he would be spreading these lies were I not of Chinese American descent." "Lance Gooden's slanderous accusation of disloyalty against Rep. Chu is dangerous, unconscionable and xenophobic," Jeffries said in a statement. Rep. Gooden accused Democrats of bringing up race after his criticism of Rep. Chu.

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