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Several prominent Democratic figures are set to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this month, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News. President Joe Biden, former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been confirmed as speakers at the convention. The Harris campaign last week announced Minnesota Gov. Harris, who is the first Black woman and first Indian American in U.S. history to secure a major party’s presidential nomination, will formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination at the convention. The Harris campaign raised a historic $310 million last month, and $36 million in the 24 hours after she announced Walz as her running mate.

Persons: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Jimmy Carter’s, Jason Carter, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden, Harris, Tim Walz, Walz Organizations: Democratic, Democratic National Convention, NBC News, Biden, Minnesota Gov, United Center Locations: Chicago, Covid

☆ Rethinking Tourism With the Renewal of a Beloved Italian Path
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In Riomaggiore, one of the five vertigo-inducing villages that make up Cinque Terre, which hug the steep cliffs of Italy’s northwestern coast, just about everyone has a memory of the Via dell’Amore, or Love’s Lane. With breathtaking sunset views, the seacoast trail to neighboring Manarola was popular with local couples. “Otherwise what kind of love lane would it be?” said Marinella Cigliano, a 60-something who remembers getting caught by her mother while making out with a long-ago boyfriend. The only alternatives were oft-crowded trains, ferries or a sweat-inducing path up in the hills. “For us, it was a tragedy,” said Ms. Cigliano, who runs a luggage deposit near the Riomaggiore train station.

Persons: ”, Cigliano, “, Roberta Pecunia, Brizio, Vittoria Capellini’s Organizations: Terre Locations: strollers

For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader's dad died and left all his money to one sibling. Dear For Love & Money,My dad died almost two years ago and left my younger brother and me here. I know my dad caused this situation, but my brother doesn't have to handle it like that. Maybe your dad felt bad for your brother because he always secretly felt you had more promise.

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☆ 39-year-old gives New York food tours for a living—his company brought in more than $145,000 in a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In 2023, after getting let go from his job at Meta, he decided to take his company, Ultimate Food Tours, full-time. "They were sending me little goals to challenge me to make these food tours," he says. "The first dollar I made from my Chinatown Food Tour was in October of 2019," he says. 'I made the decision to cut the safety net'By 2021, he'd added his Iconic Food tour and given his business its name: Ultimate Food Tours. "So I made the decision to cut the safety net in early 2023," he says, "to run Ultimate Food Tours full time and leave the corporate world."

Persons: Scott Goodfriend, Goodfriend, Baz Bagel, Mark Isreal, — he'd, Tasia Jensen, Marisa Forziati, Edelman, Friends, He'd, monetizing, he'd Organizations: Foods, Brooklyn, Meta, Food, UCLA, CNBC, University of Colorado Boulder Locations: Lower, New York, Manhattan, Ferrara, Calabasas, Los Angeles, L.A, LA, Web3, Astoria , Queens, Sheepshead Bay , Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Sunset

☆ My grandmother just turned 95, and she's still thriving. Here are her 3 secrets to longevity.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Kate Oczypok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMy maternal grandmother, Theresa "Terry" Grady, just celebrated her 95th birthday in June. When my four younger siblings and I were younger, we always thought our grandmother was a "cool" grandma. Looking back on her wonderful life, it's easy to see what has helped her thrive well into her 90s. If there is one thing my grandma taught me over the years, it's the importance of family.

Persons: —, Theresa, Terry, Grady, I've, G, Ed Grady, Grandma, It's, we're Organizations: Service, Business, Facebook, Catholic

☆ Can This Woman Save the United States?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jesse Pesta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Susan Gibbs needs to find a new parking spot, fast. And not just any parking spot will do. A ship named the United States that Ms. Gibbs has come to adore. Ms. Gibbs’s grandfather William Francis Gibbs was a famous ship designer, and the United States was his masterwork. Ms. Gibbs, 62, works in Washington at a private foundation where her primary focus is eradicating genital cutting of women.

Persons: Susan Gibbs, Mona Lisa, Gibbs, Gibbs’s, William Francis Gibbs, ” Organizations: Chrysler Locations: United States, Washington

☆ Machine Gun Kelly celebrates one year of sobriety
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Machine Gun Kelly is opening up about his sobriety. The rapper and actor spoke with Bunnie Xo’s podcast “Dumb Blonde,” which streamed Monday, where he talked about getting “completely sober from everything.”“I don’t drink anymore. He also shared about the childhood trauma of his father being on trial for the death of his own father, the star’s grandfather. I’m also really hard on myself, very self-deprecating,” Kelly said. “I’m just happy that I’m able to start to be comfortable enough to show people who I am because I kind of depended on my art to do that.”

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☆ I've never wanted kids, and I love my child-free life. I value my independence more than anything.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Monique Lindner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On top of that, I knew I never wanted children. AdvertisementI don't want kids for a few reasonsThere were a few reasons for my lack of desire to have kids. I just wanted to make the best out of my life through all of the pain, ongoing doctor visits, and uncertainty about my future. One of the women kept asking why I didn't have children, so I explained I never wanted any. She told me I take up valuable space on this planet if I don't have children; I was shocked.

Persons: wasn't, I've, haven't, It's Organizations: Service Locations: Germany, East Germany, Machu Picchu, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Insider Today: Mark Cuban vs. Big Pharma
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But first: Big Tech reporting for duty. AdvertisementEven before Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft reported earnings, investors' focus was clear. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn't shy away from his intention to keep plowing money into AI, but investors didn't mind. Softening demand from shoppers for Amazon led to a miss in reported net sales and a weaker-than-expected sales forecast for the third quarter. Also read:Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIMark Cuban's pharma missionIn 2022, Mark Cuban launched a low-cost online pharmacy with the goal of cutting drug prices for consumers.

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☆ Extras kissed by Francis Ford Coppola in leaked video from the set of 'Megalopolis' share varying accounts of the director's behavior
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTwo female extras who spoke out about Francis Ford Coppola's behavior on the set of "Megalopolis" have shared markedly different accounts of working with the filmmaker. However, according to one of the actors in the video, Coppola "did nothing to make me or for that matter anyone on set feel uncomfortable." "He was nothing but professional, a gentleman, he was like this cute Italian grandfather, running around the set," Menz added. Advertisement"I don't appreciate anybody speaking for me," Pagone told Variety on August 2 in reaction to Menz's comments. However, he previously addressed the Guardian report in an interview with The New York Times published in June, before the set video leaked.

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☆ Jimmy Carter, nearing his 100th birthday, has recently become 'more alert' and is eager to vote for Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Jimmy Carter will turn 100 on October 1. Grandson Jason Carter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jimmy Carter has been "more alert." Jason Carter, an ex-lawmaker, also said his grandfather wants to vote for Kamala Harris. AdvertisementFormer President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday is on October 1, and the ex-commander-in-chief is excited to reach the huge milestone. The 39th president is also eager about potentially reaching his birthday because it would likely mean a chance to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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☆ I'm a proud, child-free cat lady. Children are still important to me — I just don't want any of my own.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Christina Wyman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I am a 44-year-old child-free woman and certified cat lady. Life as a child-free person is not just about hoarding money, going on fancy vacations, or sleeping in on weekends. Stereotypes of what it means to be a child-free woman are nothing more than a caricature — though, yes, I do have cats. And though I don't want children myself, like many other child-free women, I'm an advocate for families. Because even though I'm a child-free woman, children are still important to me, and this is one key way that I've been able to contribute to their worlds.

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☆ Gen Z isn't 'playing the corporate language game' and won't be circling back to jargon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Office jargon is another corporate relic that Gen Z is unsubscribing from, refusing to "circle back" or get their "ducks in a row." "Gen Z isn't playing the corporate language game," Emily Durham, a recruiter and popular TikToker, told Business Insider. About 60% of the Gen Z and millennials surveyed said this workplace jargon felt like another language, and two-thirds thought their colleagues overdid it. Jargon is exclusionaryThe "corporate accent" is also joining jargon on the list of workplace cultures that Gen Z is resisting. But another may also be how educated Gen Z is on the roots of some of these things.

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☆ The latest scene-stealing side character on 'House of the Dragon' is a random child who verbally destroys Daemon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Oscar Tully, played by actor Archie Barnes, manages to completely steal away one of the best scenes in "House of the Dragon" to date in episode seven. Daemon desperately covets it, but unfortunately for him, Oscar isn't going to let him take it easily. What you're witnessing here is the verbal murder of Daemon Targaryen at the hands of Oscar Tully. It's the only move available to him to win over the other River Lords, and in turn, their considerable armies. Oscar Tully forever!

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☆ ‘Weird’ election turns to how Harris laughs and Trump does not
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The sound of Harris laughingTrump, trying out new material to mock Harris, has dubbed his opponent as “Laffin’ Kamala.”“She’s crazy. The magician/comedian Penn Jillette, who spent time with Trump during “The Apprentice” years, has talked about how Trump does not laugh. That’s a recurring theme among Trump supporters – that outrageous claims are clearly jokes. It’s a tactic that so far seems to have backfired, since Harris supporters also like to share clips of her laughing. “Apparently some people love to talk about the way I laugh,” Harris said.

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☆ The Lesser-Known Side of Harris’s Identity: Asian American
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Amy Qin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Daniel Chiang can remember one Asian American who ran for president in 2020: Andrew Yang, a Taiwanese American entrepreneur. But he was surprised to learn last week that there was another person running for president then, and in 2024, who counted herself an Asian American: Kamala Harris. But Ms. Harris, whose mother emigrated from India and whose father emigrated from Jamaica, is less known as an Indian American and Asian American. Asked to name a famous Asian American, only 2 percent of Americans said Kamala Harris, according to a recent survey by The Asian American Foundation. Ms. Harris does not shy away from talking about her Indian heritage and Asian American identity.

Persons: Daniel Chiang, Andrew Yang, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Chiang, Harris Organizations: Democratic, Indian, Asian American Foundation Locations: American, Taiwanese American, Connecticut, India, Jamaica, Indian American

☆ Katie Ledecky: The rise of an Olympic great
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

The teenager who achieved the unthinkableIn the dining hall of London’s Olympic Village, a few hours before her first Olympic final, Ledecky is eating lunch on her own. Katie Ledecky poses on the podium after winning gold in the women's 800m freestyle final at the London 2012 Olympics. Katie Ledecky and her mother Mary Gen Ledecky during the 2023 Golden Goggle Awards on November 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Katie Ledecky swimming to gold in a new world record of 15.25:48 in the women's 1500m freestyle final on August 4, 2015 in Kazan, Russia. Katie Ledecky celebates after she broke the world record to win the women's 800m freestyle final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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☆ Gaza war weighs heavy on the minds of Palestinian Olympians: ‘I want to be an inspiration’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Valerie Tarazi, 24, is originally from Gaza and one of two Palestinian swimmers who will be competing in Paris. Almasri was the first woman to represent Palestine in the World Cross-Country Championships in Belgrade in 2024, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee. But as a refugee, he couldn’t represent Palestine or Syria. Ismail, the team’s best hope to become the first Palestinian to win an Olympic medal, told CNN he feels similarly. This year, there will be eight – the most in history, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee.

Persons: Omar Ismail, Ismail, “, ”, ” Ismail, won’t, Valerie Tarazi, she’s, Tarazi, …, Layla Almasri, ” “, I’d, Almasri, don’t, Faris Badawi, he’s, couldn’t, –, Boxer Wasim Abu Sal, Jorge Salhe, Mohammed Dwedar, Yazan Al Bawwab, we’re, it’s, Omar Organizations: Abu Dhabi CNN, West Bank, United Arab Emirates, CNN, United Nations, International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committee of Palestine, Games, Olympic Games, Paris, Palestine Olympic, Yarmouk Refugee, Tokyo Games, Palestine Olympic Committee Locations: Abu Dhabi, Jenin, UAE, Jordanian, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Palestine, Palestinian, Gaza, Paris, United States, Belgrade, “, Yarmouk, Damascus, Syria, Europe, Germany, Ramallah, Santiago , Chile, Jericho, Saudi Arabia

☆ Rohan Bopanna’s path to the Olympics, via a Grand Slam and doubles world No 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

He needed to practice Iyengar yoga: a style that focuses on alignment. There, he came to know the father of Mahesh Bhupathi, one of India’s most successful players and a Grand Slam doubles champion. Polamarasetty told Bopanna that his knee wasn’t his problem. The kismet of Iyengar might have saved his knees, but none of the rest — the first Grand Slam title, the being doubles world No. Bopanna’s partner, Matwe Middelkoop, wanted to play with another Dutchman to better prepare for the Olympics and Davis Cup.

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☆ Who Can Achieve the American Dream? Race Matters Less Than It Used To.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( German Lopez | Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

When the white Gen X child turned 27 in 2005, they could expect to make more than $34,000. But Mr. Cain did have a strong community — which he said taught him entrepreneurship and showed him he could dream big. Mr. Cain, 35, got a two-year degree in business management and first worked as a bank teller and financial adviser. At the same time, white millennials born to poor parents had a harder time than their white Gen X counterparts. Unlike Mr. Cain, Mr. Brown did not have a strong sense of community, as he bounced between his mother, his father and his grandparents.

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☆ Jordan Chiles is competing in her second Olympics in Paris. Meet the gymnast who already counts Beyoncé and Michael Jordan as fans.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jordan Chiles has been a gymnast since the age of six. The 5'5 athlete grew up in Vancouver, WA, and was named after Michael Jordan, according to her profile on Team USA's website. Chiles told The Times that she considered quitting in 2017 after having a difficult experience with her former coaches. Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles train together and have been friends for years. "Hey Jordan, this is Michael Jordan.

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☆ Harris’s Indian Heritage Is Deeply Felt if Little Advertised
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Anupreeta Das | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tamil Nadu, the South Indian state where her mother’s family is from, is one of India’s largest growers of coconut palms. It’s also the kind of thing an Indian parent might say. Ms. Harris, the vice president and Democratic candidate for president, neither advertises nor shies away from her Indian heritage. Last year, Ms. Harris spoke of her deep personal connection to India at a luncheon in Washington for Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, whom the United States has been courting. Her introduction to the concepts of equality, freedom and democracy came from her Indian grandfather, Ms. Harris said, with whom she went on long walks during her visits to Chennai.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, It’s, Narendra Modi Organizations: Indian, Democratic Locations: Tamil Nadu, India, Washington, United States, Chennai

☆ Like Biden, many boomers are facing the end of their careers. It brings up feelings of grief and identity loss.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAfter weeks of calls to replace President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic nominee, Biden officially dropped out of the race on Sunday. Despite his desire to seek reelection, Biden stepped down after reports of memory struggles and some Democratic leaders withdrawing their support. While Biden's career trajectory may not be relatable, the pain that can come with retiring is. "Biden spent his entire career and most of his life engaged in this work," Trujillo said. To help her clients figure out their next steps after big life events like retirement, Trujillo said she emphasizes looking at gains and losses.

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☆ ‘Barbie’ was important to me. This summer has melted her
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Watching “Barbie” so much defined the back half of my 2023. The summer of “Barbie” was one of my happiest, when I felt truly connected to my fellow humans. Watching “Barbie” again and again nudged me out of an isolation I hadn’t even realized I’d imposed. Once Gosling finished his dazzling Oscars performance of “I’m Just Ken,” “Barbie” fever officially ended. But we’ll always have our “Barbie” summer.

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☆ What to expect in Venezuela’s presidential election as strongman Maduro faces his biggest test yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wave to supporters at the Central University of Venezuela UCV in Caracas on July 14, 2024. Analysts see those as the seeds of a pretext that Maduro could use to postpone or cancel the election at the last minute. Some have speculated that Maduro could use the crisis as an excuse to suspend the election. Supporters at a meeting with Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the Central University of Venezuela UCV in Caracas on July 14, 2024. Maduro currently faces drug trafficking and corruption charges in the US and is under investigation for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.

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