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☆ Marty Krofft, co-creator of hit kids’ TV shows, dies of kidney failure at 86
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Sharif Paget | Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Marty Krofft, co-producer of iconic children’s television shows including “H.R. He along with his brother, Sid Krofft, are notorious for their work creating hit children’s television shows that spanned several generations in the 1970s. The duo was already well-known for their puppet shows when NBC asked them to produce a Saturday morning children’s series. Eventually, Marty Krofft would be referred to as the “King of Saturday Mornings.”Marty Krofft and his brother are known for creating hit children's TV shows in the 1970s. Marty Krofft is survived by brothers, Harry Krofft and Sid Krofft; his daughters Deanna Krofft-Pope, Kristina and Kendra Krofft; five grand-children; and a great-grandchild.

Persons: CNN — Marty Krofft, “, Pufnstuf, ”, Krofft, Harlan Boll, Sid Krofft, Sid, Marty Krofft, ” Marty Krofft, ” “ Sigmund, ” “, Shrinker, Richard Nixon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, “ Donny, Marie, Brady, “ Barbara Mandrell, Mandrell, Julie, Harry Krofft, Deanna Krofft, Kristina, Kendra Krofft Organizations: CNN, NBC, Universal Pictures, CBS, Sands, ABC, Saturn, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Locations: “, California, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlanta

☆ A 'sea change' may be coming for investment advice about 401(k)-to-IRA rollovers, one expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhy Labor Department wants to raise protectionsIn 2020, about 5.7 million Americans rolled a total $618 billion into IRAs, according to most recent IRS data. IRAs held about $11.5 trillion in 2022, almost double the $6.6 trillion in 401(k) plans, according to the Investment Company Institute. Here's the problem, in the eyes of the Labor Department: 401(k) investors have certain protections that don't generally extend to IRA investments or the advice to move money to IRAs. "ERISA fiduciary duties are the highest fiduciary duties under U.S. law," said Josh Lichtenstein, partner at law firm Ropes & Gray. That advice typically generates compensation like a commission for the broker or agent, and the Labor Department is concerned those incentives may bias recommendations for certain investments that pay them more but aren't in an investor's best interests.

Persons: IRAs, Josh Lichtenstein, Pew, Julie A, Su, Tom Williams, David Levine Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Labor Department, Investment Company Institute, ICI, Gray, Investors, Pew, Trusts, Labor, Health, Education, Washington , D.C, CQ, Inc, The Labor Department, White House Council, Economic Advisers, Groom Law Locations: rollovers, IRAs, Washington ,

☆ Biden administration to crack down on ‘junk fees’ in retirement plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is cracking down on so-called "junk fees" in retirement accounts. The "hidden costs" of financial conflicts in retirement plans amount to "junk fees," Lael Brainard, director of the White House National Economic Council, said during a press call Monday evening. watch now"It's time to get junk fees out of the retirement savings market," said Julie Su, acting secretary of the Labor Department, during the call. However, the Labor Department can regulate them if sold in a retirement account, according to a Biden administration official speaking on background. It's time to get junk fees out of the retirement savings market.

Persons: Julie A, Su, Tom Williams, Biden, There's, Lael Brainard, Julie Su, Sen, Bill Cassidy, Virginia Foxx, Anna Moneymaker, Obama Organizations: Labor, Health, Education, Washington , D.C, CQ, Inc, Getty, U.S . Department of Labor, Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, Congressional Research Service, White, National Economic Council, Labor Department, Rep, Economic, SEC, Biden, Department of Labor Locations: Washington ,

☆ 'Barbie,' Taylor Swift and Beyoncé provide women-powered economic boost
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —It’s the summer of girl power, fueled by Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and “Barbie.”Millions of people across generations are paying through the nose for these experiences, providing a women-powered boost to the economy. “I loved going with my family” to Taylor Swift and “Barbie,” said 15-year-old Chelsea Deutsch. A positive messageEleven women and girls from Chelsea’s extended family – spanning ages 12 to 54 – went to see Taylor Swift at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ‘I made it happen’Helen Polise was not going to let two canceled flights stop her from seeing the last Taylor Swift concert in Los Angeles with her daughter Julie. Julie and the young girls from the family of 11 who all saw Taylor Swift walked away from the “Barbie” movie with their moms in mind.

Persons: New York CNN —, Taylor Swift, “ Barbie, ”, Chelsea Deutsch, “, ” “ Barbie ”, Taylor, “ Barbie ”, Kristina Chiapetta, Landor & Fitch, –, Barbie, Jennifer Deutsch, Chelsea’s, Chiapetta, Helen Polise, Julie, Polise, Swift, that’s, Julie Polise, “ We’re, Dylan Ritcher, Lisa Van Strat Organizations: New, New York CNN, California Center, Jobs, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Landor &, “, MetLife, of Labor Statistics Locations: New York, Stockholm, Los Angeles, East Rutherford , New Jersey, United States

☆ A New Era of Soccer Moms Navigates a Rapidly Changing Game
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Juliet Macur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Julie Ertz was on the clock. On one sunny morning in May, Ertz, a defender for the United States women’s soccer team, rolled out of bed early to dress and feed her infant son, Madden, and pack him for a trip. Then she scrambled to collect her soccer gear and headed off to a meeting with her club team, which was followed by several hours of practice. As Ertz, 31, described this crazy schedule and her daily challenges juggling roles as a soccer star and a first-time mother, her eyes filled with tears. “I didn’t know if I’d be back,” she said of returning to soccer only months after Madden’s birth, in hopes of playing in her third Women’s World Cup.

Persons: Julie Ertz, Madden, Ertz, Ertz’s, Zach Ertz, Julie, Zach, I’d, ”, “ Organizations: United, soccer, Phoenix, Arizona Cardinals, National Women’s Soccer League, Angel City F.C, Madden Locations: Ertz, United States, Los Angeles, East Coast

☆ Elon Musk plans to rebrand Twitter as 'X' — an idea that harkens back to the CEO's early days when he was ousted from PayPal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk announced Saturday that he plans to rebrand Twitter and change the bird logo to 'X.' Musk previously wanted X to be the name of a banking services site now known as PayPal. Musk said a new "interim" X logo will go live Sunday. Elon Musk in Palo Alto, California, on August 7, 2000. According to Ashlee Vance's biography "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future," almost everyone in the company preferred the name PayPal.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Elon, Pauline Lubens, Julie Anderson Ankenbrandt, Ankenbrandt, x.com, X.com, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, Musk's, Thiel, Ashlee Vance's Organizations: Twitter, PayPal, MediaNews, Mercury, Getty, Elon, SpaceX, X Corp Locations: Silicon Valley, Palo Alto , California, Palo Alto, Nevada

☆ There’s Nothing Itsy About This Bitsy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Christopher Barnard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Michael kept saying, “One of these days.”A couple years later, Bitsy was born, along with Nathan Lane’s character. Like Bitsy, you lost your husband, so the conversation with Carrie about grief at the salon presumably came from something of a real place. He also wanted Bitsy to be a little more than just a funny lady wearing fun clothes, skipping in and out of the girls’ lives. Then, a few scenes later, Bitsy sends Carrie the penis picture while Gloria Steinem is speaking. I’m telling you, there would be a lot fewer wars in the world if people were more sexually satisfied.

Persons: Michael Patrick King, Charles Busch, Cynthia Nixon, Michael, “ I’m, ”, Marianne Williamson, Bitsy, Nathan Lane’s, Carrie, Carrie —, Gloria Steinem, She’s, “, Julie Organizations: Theatre

☆ Bloomberg conducts a rare layoff in an ongoing restructuring of its media operation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bloomberg has laid off a handful in the newsroom as it shifts resources around in the organization. Bloomberg has done a rare layoff of a handful of people in its newsroom of 2,700, as it shifts resources around in the organization. In audio, Bloomberg shuttered its afternoon Boston radio program in June and replaced it with its Bloomberg Businessweek show. But Bloomberg Media is protected by its ownership by Michael Bloomberg's much larger financial information giant Bloomberg LP, whose key product, the Bloomberg Terminal, is widely used on Wall Street. Bloomberg Media CEO Scott Havens said the company grew revenue 16% in 2022, marking its 10th quarter of advertising growth.

Persons: David Merritt, Julie Alnwick McHale, Luke Morano, I've, Kim Carrigan, Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve, Anthony Mancini, Michael Bloomberg's, Scott Havens, John Micklethwait Organizations: Bloomberg, Bloomberg Media Editorial, Boston, Bloomberg Businessweek, Boston Globe, Media, Bloomberg Media Locations: downturns

☆ The rivalry between Meta and Apple is moving to a new playing field: virtual reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Months after Apple unveiled a privacy change that threatened Facebook’s core advertising business, the social networking company rebranded as Meta and shifted its focus to virtual reality. Apple (AAPL) on Monday unveiled its mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, in one of its most ambitious product launches in years. On Thursday, just days before WWDC, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to preempt the expected Apple headset announcement by teasing the Meta Quest 3. Apple on Monday unveiled its first-ever virtual reality headset, challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to gain widespread consumer adoption. Apple chose not to focus on the term “virtual reality,” nor did it show off disembodied avatars without legs inhabiting a virtual world, as Meta did initially.

Persons: Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Meta, Josh Edelson, Morgan Stanley, “ We’re, ” Sheeva, ” Eric Alexander, Apple, ”, Julie, Forrester, Zuckerberg, that’s, Alexander, ’ ”, It’s, D.A, Davidson, Tom Forte, Forte, Blackberry, ” Forte Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple, Meta, Vision, Microsoft, Google, VR, Facebook, Getty, Street, IDC, ” Sheeva Slovan, Reality Labs, CNN, Apple's, WWDC, Disney Locations: New York, AFP, ’

☆ In pointed dissent, Justice Kagan accuses fellow liberal Justice Sotomayor of hypocrisy in Warhol decision, says the court is 'trying too hard' and anti-artist ruling will 'stifle creativity' and 'mak
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In her dissent against the 7-2 majority, Justice Kagan accused her colleagues of hypocrisy. Lynn Goldsmith's photograph of Prince; Andy Warhol's silkscreen print of Prince, featured on the cover of a Condé Nast magazine. Quoting the 1965 film "The Sound of Music," Kagan wrote: "'Nothing comes from nothing,' the dissent observes, 'nothing ever could.' "The majority claims not to be embarrassed by this embarrassing fact because the specific reference was to his Soup Cans, rather than his celebrity images," Kagan wrote. "It will stifle creativity of every sort," Kagan wrote.

☆ Recycling 'end-of-life' solar panels, wind turbines, is about to be climate tech's big waste business
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

watch nowIndeed, the market for recycled solar panel materials is expected to grow exponentially over the next several years. One recipient of this federal funding is First Solar, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the U.S. Massive wind turbines, blades are almost all recyclableRetired wind turbines present another recycling challenge, as well as business opportunities. How the circular renewable energy economy worksPlayers in the circular economy are determined not to let all that waste go to waste. Vestas Wind Systems has committed to producing zero-waste wind turbines by 2040, though it has not yet introduced such a version.

☆ Carol Burnett's birthday special' is an elegant (and hilarious) event
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Hulton Archive/Getty Images Burnett peeks at a portrait of herself that was being painted by artist Dmitri Vails in 1963. CBS/Getty Images Burnett interacts with the audience of her new variety show, "The Carol Burnett Show," in 1967. CBS/Getty Images Burnett, left, and Cher perform a skit on "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" in 1972. CBS/Getty Images Burnett poses with her memoir "One More Time" at a book signing in Beverly Hills, California, in 1986. Will Hart/NBC/Getty Images Carol Burnett Square was unveiled in Los Angeles in front of her alma mater, Hollywood High School, in 2013.

☆ Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Peter Keepnews | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

He provided money to bail Dr. King and other civil rights activists out of jail. His spacious apartment on West End Avenue in Manhattan became Dr. King’s home away from home. The suit was settled the next year, with Mr. Belafonte retaining possession.) In an interview with The Washington Post a few months after Dr. King’s death, Mr. Belafonte expressed ambivalence about his high profile in the civil rights movement. In Atlanta for a benefit concert for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1962, Mr. Belafonte was twice refused service in the same restaurant.

CNN —Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Belafonte, left, plays a school principal in a scene from the film "See How They Run" in 1952. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Belafonte poses with the Emmy Award he won in 1960 for the musical special "Tonight With Belafonte." Fred Sabine/NBCU/Getty Images Belafonte and other recipients of Albert Einstein Commemorative Awards display their medallions after being honored in 1972. He is survived by his wife Pamela, his children Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer, Shari Belafonte, Gina Belafonte, David Belafonte, two stepchildren Sarah Frank and Lindsey Frank and eight grandchildren.

☆ Abortion providers rush to make backup plans as Supreme Court decides whether to keep limits on mifepristone
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Some in-person clinics in New York, California and Kansas will offer mifepristone for now, but are preparing to provide an alternative abortion pill if a subsequent decision essentially bans the drug. U.S. abortion pill providers are scrambling to make backup plans as the Supreme Court decides whether to keep restrictions on the key drug mifepristone. Those restrictions will limit access to mifepristone even in states where abortion is legal. Some in-person abortion clinics in states where the procedure is legal told CNBC that operations will remain largely the same. Other clinics in states where abortion is legal can prescribe mifepristone off-label beyond the first seven weeks of pregnancy, according to Hill.

April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. telehealth abortion providers scrambled on Thursday to keep their services available after a federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone could be distributed amid ongoing litigation but with significant restrictions. Mifepristone is used with another drug called misoprostol to perform medication abortion, which accounts for more than half of U.S. abortions. Jayaram Brindala, founder of Abortion Telemedicine, said the provider would "no longer be able to send the mifepristone medication by mail anywhere." Brindala added the company would still send the misoprostol-only regimen to states that allow it. Other telehealth practices that provide abortion medication said they were waiting to see what happens next in court before announcing any changes in policy.

☆ The Broadway Star Phillipa Soo Sings Her Favorite Pop Song
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Nancy Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Phillipa Soo enjoys fantasy stories: “Lord of the Rings,” “House of the Dragon,” anything magical with kings and queens involved. That’s partly why, she says, she was drawn to this season’s Broadway revival of “Camelot,” based on the Arthurian legend and opening April 13 at Lincoln Center Theater. Soo, 32, stars opposite Andrew Burnap as Guenevere, King Arthur’s wife and ally — a role that’s long been associated with Julie Andrews, who originated the role onstage in 1960. Soo’s goal, then, is to make Guenevere “a real person,” someone driven above all by a desire to be loved. But this past year, she joined the “Into the Woods” Broadway revival as Cinderella, and then did a brief run as Sarah in “Guys and Dolls” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

☆ Biden nominating Julie Su as next US labor secretary
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Julie A. Su, nominee for deputy secretary of Labor, testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he planned to nominate Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary, replacing the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California's labor department, was central to negotiations between labor and freight rail companies late last year, working to avert an economically debilitating strike. If confirmed by the Senate, Su would also be the first Asian-American in the Biden administration to serve in the Cabinet at the secretary level. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai are of AAPI descent but don't lead a Cabinet department.

☆ American Girl enters the 1990s with a new set of 'historical' dolls from the not-so-distant past
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

American Girl announced its first set of twin dolls since the company's founding in 1986. The sisters are historical characters from the year 1999, and their accessories are a blast from the past. American Girl has produced historical characters from each decade of the 20th century. The latest additions to the historical characters have people speculating what a doll from the 2000s will eventually look like. American Girl has had a historical character for each decade of the 20th century, and a few dolls from the 19th century.

☆ See how a couple got an abandoned home for free — then moved it, rodents and all. They're about to fix it up all by themselves.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A historic home in Lincoln, Kansas, was up for demolition until a group of locals intervened. In August 2022, Julie and Eddie Flores won the home from the local group and a corporate owner. Flores explained how she is renovating the house with a strict budget of $250,000. The over-100-year-old home gained notoriety after local residents created a special committee tasked with the salvation of the decaying house. The family moved to Lincoln in January as they've continued their renovations, an experience they write about on the blog Nursing Back to Life.

☆ How 'Real Housewife' Jen Shah's fabulous life came crashing down
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Stephanie Clifford | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +43 min

The woman wrote to the judge overseeing Shah's case that she'd had to remortgage her house, almost divorced, and "thought about ending my own life." The couple decided that he should get his degree while Jen Shah dropped out of college to work. (Shah told a judge at her 2022 plea hearing that she had been treated for "alcohol and depression" two years prior. Koa Johnson, Jen Shah's former fashion designerWhen Sharrieff Shah did participate in filming, he quickly became a fan favorite, calm and sensible. Once the show aired and Jen Shah developed a fan base, her behavior became more dramatic, Johnson said.

☆ Todd and Julie Chrisley ordered to report to Florida prisons in mid-January
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Alta Spells | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The couple have been ordered to report to two different federal prisons on January 17, according to the documents. Todd and Julie Chrisley, best known for their reality series “Chrisley Knows Best,” were found guilty in June of conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans. Todd Chrisley, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison with three years of supervised release, has been assigned to serve time at FPC Pensacola, a minimum-security facility in Pensacola, Florida. His wife Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release. But Todd and Julie are people of faith, and that faith gives them strength as they appeal their convictions.”

☆ Julie Andrews probably won’t return for ‘Princess Diaries’ sequel
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —It doesn’t appear that we will see Julie Andrews as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in any new “Princess Diaries” sequels. The legendary actress sounded doubtful about appearing in “Princess Diaries 3” if it happens. “And I am that much older and Annie the princess, or queen, is so much older. A sequel, “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement,” was released in 2004. “I got to hug Julie Andrews every day,” Hathaway said.

☆ Inside the turbulent, doomed campaign of Herschel Walker
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Republican candidate Herschel Walker's campaign was starved for cash as it faced Sen. Raphael Warnock and his deep-pocketed Democratic allies. Beyond highlighting an intense clash in a nationally watched political campaign’s crucible, the blowup underscored the core problem of Walker’s campaign: Walker. The so-called “oppo” book, however, didn’t have information about the abortion story, which rocked Walker’s campaign. And despite the damaging information that could come out in a campaign, Walker decided to run anyway. By Election Day, Walker campaign staffers knew they were likely to lose.

Todd and Julie Chrisley’s attorney says the couple will appeal following their sentencing Monday for bank fraud and tax evasion. An attorney for the Chrisleys, known for their USA Network series “Chrisley Knows Best,” said in a statement that the couple is planning to appeal. But Todd and Julie are people of faith, and that faith gives them strength as they appeal their convictions,” family attorney Alex Little said Tuesday. Todd Chrisley was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison, and Julie Chrisley to seven years. Additionally, as part of sentencing, both Todd and Julie Chrisley will have to pay an undetermined amount in restitution that will be determined at a later date.

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