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☆ Huma Abedin is engaged to George Soros’ son Alex
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Huma Abedin, former aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is engaged to Alex Soros, son of billionaire liberal donor George Soros. Abedin, 47, and Soros, 38, are both familiar names to anyone who follows politics and business. Abedin has worked with Hillary Clinton at the White House, Senate, State Department and in her private life for several years. Meanwhile, Soros leads the Open Society Foundations and political action committee, a charitable organization that donates to liberal causes. Vogue notes that Soros will be stepfather to Abedin’s son from her marriage to Weiner.

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In this gilded echo chamber, Mr. Trump enjoys unwavering devotion — and collects the staggering price of admission. During the 2014-15 season — the last before Mr. Trump officially entered politics — The Times counted 52 fund-raiser events at Mar-a-Lago. More than two dozen midterm candidates had already held fund-raisers on the property when Mr. Trump made that statement. But that changed when Letitia James, the New York attorney general, sued Mr. Trump for exaggerating the value of his properties. And, unlike when Mr. Trump was president, “he was there a lot,” Mr. Rustmann said.

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☆ Lauren Sánchez shares Jeff Bezos' guiding principle for their $10 billion philanthropy effort
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Jeff is extremely focused, as you can imagine," Sánchez told Longoria of her and Bezos' "philosophy" for philanthropy. Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos work on the Bezos Earth Fund togetherMuch of Longoria and Sánchez's conversation focused on her and Bezos' work on the Bezos Earth Fund. Sánchez serves as the vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, helping Bezos and the organization's staff determine where to invest. "Jeff always says, 'We have to invent our way out of this,'" Sánchez told Longoria. "The meat that they're making now tastes so good," Sánchez told Longoria.

Persons: —, Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos, Sánchez, Eva Longoria, Longoria, Robin L Marshall, MacKenzie Scott, Jeff, Bezos, Forbes, Lauren Sanchez, fiancé Jeff Bezos, Cindy Ord, MG24, I've Organizations: Service, Hollywood, Business, Elle Women, Fund Locations: Mexico

☆ Seeking nominations for the most influential TikTok talent managers and agents in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Business Insider is compiling our fifth annual list of talent managers and agents signing TikTokers. 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 . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant wedding: Everything you need to know about India’s wedding of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Extravagant pre-wedding celebrations have already sent Indian media into a frenzy and social media feeds are abuzz over what’s to come. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at their pre-wedding celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India on March 1, 2024. The Ambani pre-wedding celebrations had elaborate floral arrangements. Actor Ranveer Singh and his wife and actor Deepika Padukone pose for a photo during the pre-wedding celebrations earlier this year. Coordinating with Merchant, Ambani also wore a custom black suit designed by Wun, encrusted with jewels.

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☆ Big Silly Trivia Game Is Helping Women Make Friends, Combat Loneliness
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The game, called The Big Silly Trivia Game, is one of a new set of groups and activities aimed at helping millennials and Gen Z make friends during the loneliness epidemic. While other trivia games like now-defunct HQ Trivia have used live mobile games to draw viewers, The Big Silly Trivia Game wants to fill a hole of questions geared to young women's interests, including nostalgia. While The Big Silly Trivia Game is virtual, Shine has focused on ways to connect people during it. Creators on a Saie Beauty brand trip played a game of The Big Silly Trivia Game The Big Silly Trivia GameShine also recently hosted a game during an event that beauty brand Saie Beauty held in New York's Catskills area. The Big Silly Trivia Game is also getting into real-life events.

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☆ For One Night Only, Paris Is Vogue’s (Disney)World
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Barnum meeting Florenz Ziegfeld and together they hatch a fashion show, and you’ll get the idea. Like the Met Gala, Vogue World, which was previously held in New York and London, is a live expression of Vogue’s power and an effort to position the magazine as an arbiter of influence, culture and people. Like the Met’s annual fund-raiser, it involves great eye candy, in terms of both clothes and celebrity. Unlike the Met, however, anyone who can afford a ticket, or wants to watch the livestream from afar, can get inside. Can be part, that is to say, of Vogue’s world.

Persons: Anna Wintour, Condé Nast, Barnum, Florenz Ziegfeld, you’ll, nob, Emma Chamberlain, Selma Blair, Russell Westbrook, Ms, Wintour, John Galliano —, —, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton Organizations: Vogue, Ritz Locations: Paris, New York, London

☆ Katy Perry reinvigorates the naked dress trend at Vogue World in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —On Sunday, at Place Vendôme in Paris, Anna Wintour and her team launched the third installment of Vogue World — this time a theatrical celebration of French fashion and sport, in honor of the upcoming Olympics Games. One of the most surprising ensembles came from Katy Perry, in an archival Noir Kei Ninomiya cut-out gown for the show’s section on 1980s martial arts. Katy Perry walks in an archival Noir Kei Ninomiya naked dress. Jared Leto was seen in a translucent tunic at the same event. Jared Leto, too, arrived at Vogue World in a transparent sleeveless tunic and a pair of black briefs.

Persons: Anna Wintour, Katy Perry, Kei Ninomiya, Kei, Marc Piasecki, “, I’ve, ”, Elle Fanning, Kim Kardashian, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Florence Pugh, Jared Leto, Pascal Le Segretain, Perry, lister Organizations: CNN, Vendôme, Vogue, Haute Couture, Olympic Games, Sporting Locations: Paris

☆ The most iconic moments from Vogue World 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Vogue World 2024 took place in Paris, France, on Sunday. The elaborate fashion show looked back at the past 100 years of fashion through the lens of sports. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe 2024 Paris Olympics don't start for another month, but the iconic games had an unofficial, fashionable start over the weekend. On Sunday, Vogue World took place at the Place Vendôme in Paris on a cobblestone courtyard in the French square.

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☆ These are the best airlines in the world, according to a survey of travelers — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Airline ratings company Skytrax has released its 2024 list of the best airlines in the world. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementQatar Airways has reclaimed the title of best airline in the world after losing out in 2023, according to travel industry rating company Skytrax. Skytrax announced the results of the World Airline Awards, which polled travelers from over 100 countries on their impressions of more than 350 airlines, at a gala on Monday in London. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Putin vows trade and security tie-ups with North Korea beyond the West's reach
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Anton Vaganov | ReutersVladimir Putin promised to build trade and security systems with North Korea that are not controlled by the West and pledged his unwavering support in a letter published by North Korean state media on Tuesday ahead of his planned visit to the country. The article was published a day after the two countries announced that Putin would visit North Korea for the first time in 24 years for two days starting on Tuesday. Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Russia and North Korea may sign a partnership agreement during the visit that would include security issues. Ahead of the visit North Korea appears to have been making preparations for a possible military parade in downtown Pyongyang, commercial satellite imagery showed. He said the United States had seen Putin "get incredibly desperate over the past few months" and look to Iran and North Korea to make up for equipment lost on the battlefield.

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☆ Secret Service Agent Robbed at Gunpoint on Night of Biden’s L.A. Gala
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A United States Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in Southern California over the weekend, on the same night that President Joe Biden was in Los Angeles for a re-election fund-raiser, the authorities said on Monday. Upon arriving at the development — a former military base — the police discovered that the victim was a Secret Service agent whose bag had been stolen at gunpoint, the statement said. During the robbery, an agent fired a gun, the police added. The suspected robbery occurred on the same night that Mr. Biden was in downtown Los Angeles for a star-studded re-election fund-raiser with former President Barack Obama. Celebrities including George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand attended the gala, which the Biden campaign said raised at least $28 million.

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☆ Some couples think receiving pricey wedding gifts is payback for putting on a ceremony. Others say it's tacky and entitled.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWeddings are expensive, but guests are saying it's not up to them to help couples make ends meet with pricey gifts. You go to the wedding to pay for you, you cover your plate, and give them something." "If you're expecting your wedding guests to shovel out 300 plus dollars to attend your wedding, you are out of your fucking mind," Farmer said. "It's not your wedding guests' responsibility to fund your ridiculously expensive wedding." "I told everyone who traveled to my wedding that their presence was the wedding gift!"

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☆ Armie Hammer called the sexual abuse allegations against him 'career death.' Here's a timeline of the actor's controversial fall from grace.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jacob Sarkisian | Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Hammer denied certain allegations against him, such as the allegation of rape, and simply avoided or refused to address others. Leon Bennett/WireImageDuring the timing of the alleged messages, Hammer was married to Elizabeth Chambers. AdvertisementThat same year, the actor told Elle magazine that a former girlfriend tried to stab him while they were having sex. "I hit really dark low points," Hammer told Ramsey. Hammer denied rumors that he is a cannibal, calling them "bizarre," and said he's now sober after doing an extended stint in rehab.

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☆ Opinion | How John Roberts Lost His Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Linda Greenhouse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A self-described documentary filmmaker, trolling a gala dinner for a gotcha moment by engaging Supreme Court justices in conversation and surreptitiously recording their words, arguably scored with Justice Samuel Alito when he told her he shared their stated goal of returning “our country to a place of godliness.”But with Chief Justice John Roberts, the undercover provocateur, Lauren Windsor, struck out. In response to her question about whether the court had an obligation to guide the country “toward a more moral path,” the chief justice shot back: “Would you want me to be in charge of putting the nation on a more moral path? That’s not for lawyers.” He went on: “And it’s not our job to do that. It’s our job to decide the cases as best we can.”Good for Chief Justice Roberts. Still, his admirable response to what he surely assumed was a private query invites a further thought.

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☆ Clooney and Roberts help Biden raise $30 million-plus at a star-studded Hollywood gala
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Barack Obama share a laugh during a star-studded campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, on June 15, 2024. The fundraiser included singing by Jack Black and Sheryl Lee Ralph, and actors Kathryn Hahn and Jason Bateman introduced Kimmel, who himself introduced Biden and Obama. The president was fundraising "with out-of-touch elitist Hollywood celebrities," Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. But Biden told the crowd in California that "we passed every major piece of legislation we attempted to get done." Earlier in the program, Kimmel noted Biden's campaign promise to restore the soul of America and said "lately it seems we might need an exorcism."

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☆ Biden Team Set to Raise Record $28 Million at Hollywood Fund-Raiser
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden’s campaign expects to collect more than $28 million at a gala Los Angeles fund-raiser packed with celebrities on Saturday night in a Hollywood show of force. Air Force One was expected to land in Washington only long enough to refuel for the continuing flight. The travel across 10 time zones illustrated the competing presidential and political demands on Mr. Biden’s time as the campaign against former President Donald J. Trump accelerates. Aides said the taxing schedule made clear that even at age 81, he still demonstrates the endurance to manage his many duties. The $28 million haul anticipated from Saturday’s event was set to break a party record, overtaking the $26 million Democrats brought in from a fund-raiser in March in New York featuring Mr. Biden along with Mr. Obama and former President Bill Clinton.

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☆ How Jeff Bezos Is Trying to Fix The Washington Post
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When The Washington Post staff gathered in the newsroom in early May to celebrate winning three Pulitzer Prizes, one person was conspicuously absent: Will Lewis, the company’s publisher and chief executive. That’s because Mr. Lewis was in New York meeting with Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and owner of The Post, who was in the city to attend the Met Gala, according to two people with knowledge of the meeting. The pair had been discussing a reorganization aimed at helping The Post turn around its business. That included creating a “third newsroom” inside The Post to focus on new editorial products, an idea blessed by Mr. Bezos, according to one of those people and another familiar with the talks. Mr. Lewis’s decision this month to go ahead with that plan has shaken The Post.

Persons: Will Lewis, Lewis, Jeff Bezos, Bezos, Sally Buzbee Organizations: Washington Post, Amazon, Post Locations: New York

☆ The secret recordings of Alito and Roberts will likely backfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewEarly Monday, Rolling Stone reported that a documentary filmmaker posing as a Catholic conservative created secret audio recordings of conversations with Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito at an exclusive charity gala. Advertisement"One side or the other is going to win," Alito told Windsor at the event, according to both outlets. Windsor told The Times that making the secret recordings was the only way she believed she could get answers to her questions. "I mean, whether or not Justice Alito thinks that the country's political or tribal divisions are likely to be solved anytime soon doesn't tell us very much." Representatives for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ In Taped Remarks at Supreme Court Gala, Revealing Glimpses of Roberts and Alito
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. have long been a jarring study in contrasts. The chief justice is guarded, embodying a cautious and conventional conception of the judicial role. Justice Alito, an eager combatant in the culture wars, tests the limits of that behavior. Their differing approaches were on display in surreptitiously recorded comments at a Supreme Court gala last week. That’s not for lawyers.”

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☆ My wife's sister is a celebrity. Marrying into a famous family was surprisingly easy for me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Heath Savage | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI met Sarah online 22 years ago. Joining Sarah's famous family was surprisingly easy for meSince we met, Sarah has been grounded in her identity, never relying on her sister's celebrity. AdvertisementAfter about two years of dating, I met Olivia. We hosted lunch at one of the cafés in our little village square, and suddenly, everyone was talking. When Olivia died in 2022, our council office organized a special tribute, showing "Grease" on an outdoor screen in the village square.

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☆ Look of the Week: Nicola Coughlan matches steamy “Bridgerton” season in red-hot couture
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Editor’s Note: Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. (CNN) — “Bridgerton” fans haven’t been able to stop talking about that long-awaited carriage scene that closed out the first half of the hit Regency-era romance series’ third season on Netflix. At the Toronto red-carpet premiere earlier this week, Coughlan stepped out in a structured lavender mini dress rippling with petal-like silk organza, paired with a voluminous red gathered cloak fit for early 19th-century yearning. Andy Kropa/Invision/APThis season has been a milestone for her character Penelope, who takes the spotlight at court, and Coughlan. At the Dublin premiere, she was asked about her “bravery” in showing her body on screen.

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☆ ‘It’s Not 2016 Anymore’: Trump Finds Friends in Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Theodore Schleifer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Soon, the three Republicans — Mr. Vance, Mr. Trump Jr. and Mr. Vance’s friend, David Sacks, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur — were getting to know one another for a half-hour or so in a private dining room of the Conrad Hotel. It was there, at that impromptu post-dinner hang hours after Mr. Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee, that Mr. Sacks signaled that he was all-in for Trump 2024. On Thursday evening, this time on his own California turf, it will be Mr. Sacks’s turn to host Team Trump. The former president himself is flying to San Francisco to attend a fund-raiser at Mr. Sacks’s $20 million home on the toniest street in the city’s tony Pacific Heights neighborhood. The private event, the first campaign fund-raiser since Mr. Trump’s criminal conviction last week, is expected to raise north of $12 million, according to people involved in the gathering.

Persons: J.D, Vance, Donald Trump Jr, — Mr, Trump, Vance’s, David Sacks, —, Conrad, Sacks, Sacks’s Organizations: Republican, Trump Jr, Trump, Team Trump, tony Locations: Ohio, California, San Francisco, Heights

☆ Opinion: The Paris Olympics are holding an uncomfortable mirror up to France
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Opinion Adam Plowright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Every host country of the Olympic Games faces a reckoning. But the world’s biggest sporting event holds a mirror up to a nation like few other events. After a public investment of billions of dollars and years of preparations, what do we, the host country, want to show the world about ourselves? Far-right leader Marine Le Pen took aim at Nakamura’s supposed “vulgarity,” suggesting that her representing France would “humiliate” the country. “What is the point of holding the Olympic Games in France if we then hide who we are?” asked Marion Marechal, an arch-conservative whose party attracts the country’s disaffected Catholics.

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☆ ‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld:’ A flattering sketch of the controversial designer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” he is brooding, combative and ambitious, sure — but we are equally encouraged to root for him. Despite Dietrich’s protestations, the creators of “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” seem to side with their muse. Parisian fashion in the 1970s was, “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” suggests, a scene broadly gatekept by a handful of squabbling men. "Becoming Karl Lagerfeld" intends to plunge the viewer into the heart of 1970s Paris, Monaco and Rome, to "follow the formidable blossoming of this complex and iconic personality," say the show notes. “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” is, stylistically, a luxurious tribute to ‘70s flair: gorgeous to look at and offering an aggressively humanized look at some of fashion’s biggest names.

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