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☆ Laphonza Butler sworn in as California’s newest senator
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN —Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler made history Tuesday when she was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris as the first out Black lesbian to enter Congress and the only Black woman presently serving in the Senate. Gavin Newsom to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, becomes only the third Black woman to serve as a US senator. Harris, formerly the sole Black woman in the Senate, vacated her seat in 2021 after her election as vice president. Newsom was under intense pressure within California to choose a Black woman to succeed her, but instead appointed Alex Padilla, then California’s secretary of state, who became the first Latino senator from the state. Newsom later pledged to appoint a Black woman to Feinstein’s seat should the senator resign before her term’s end.

Persons: Washington CNN — Democratic Sen, Laphonza Butler, Kamala Harris, Butler, Gavin Newsom, Democratic Sen, Dianne Feinstein, Jersey Sen, Bob Menendez’s, Sen, Harris ’, Harris, Newsom, Alex Padilla, Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, Lexi Reese, Eric Early Organizations: Washington CNN — Democratic, California Gov, Democratic, House Democrats, Intelligence, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, House Democratic Locations: Jersey, California

☆ Solheim Cup: Europe retains title after stunning comeback against USA
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Team Europe retained the Solheim Cup on Sunday, staging a remarkable late fightback to tie 14-14 with Team USA at Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Andalucia, Spain. For European captain Suzann Pettersen, who made nine playing appearances at the Solheim Cup, it pens another happy chapter in the her glittering story at the tournament. It came down to Carlota [Ciganda], in Spain, in her own hands,” Pettersen told Sky Sports. “I have many feelings right, I’m so happy just to do this for Suzann, for Spain,” Ciganda said. The 2024 Solheim Cup sees a return to even-numbered years at Robert Trent Golf Club in Virginia, a scheduling change made to avoid clashes with the Ryder Cup, which tees off in Rome on Friday.

Persons: Carlota Ciganda, Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson, Emily Pedersen, Suzann Pettersen, Ciganda, ” Pettersen, John Walton, King Felipe VI, “, ” Ciganda, ‘ I’m, Stacy Lewis, Bernat Organizations: CNN — Team Europe, Solheim, USA, Sky Sports, Robert Trent Golf Club, Ryder Locations: Andalucia, Spain, Carlota, Virginia, Rome

Stark’s putt on the 17th put Europe ahead, then Grant clinched the win by sinking hers on the 18th. Stark and Grant, good friends off the course as well, had made their Solheim Cup debuts with a loss in the opening foursomes on Friday. The Europeans rallied in the fourball matches in the afternoon to cut the lead to 5-3 going into the weekend. France's Boutier, the top-ranked European who was playing some of the best golf ahead of the Solheim Cup, remains winless. “We got a few down going into the back nine and just stayed positive.”Spain is hosting the Solheim Cup for the first time, 26 years after it hosted the men’s Ryder Cup at Valderrama.

Persons: Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Stark, Grant, Danielle Kang, Andrea Lee, Carlota Ciganda, Emily Pedersen, Jennifer Kupcho, Lilia Vu, ”, Pedersen, Nelly Korda, Allisen Corpuz, Celine Boutier, Korda, France's Boutier, Lexi Thompson, Megan Khang, Leona Maguire, Anna Nordqvist, Nordqvist, “, ” Thompson, Ryder Organizations: —, Solheim, U.S, Denmark, Finca, Women's, Georgia, Valderrama Locations: Spain, Europe, United States, U.S, Rome

☆ Solheim Cup: Emily Pedersen hits incredible hole-in-one, but Team USA leads Team Europe after Day One
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Emily Pedersen made a stunning hole-in-one for Team Europe on a thrilling opening day of the Solheim Cup, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Team USA taking a 5-3 lead going into day two. Emily Pedersen produced the shot of the day. Angel Martinez/Getty ImagesThere was some late drama on the 18th as Leona Maguire produced a delightful chip-in to snatch a point for Team Europe alongside Georgia Hall, beating the American pairing of Lexi Thompson and Lilia Vu. Angel Martinez/Getty ImagesBut on a day that certainly wasn’t lacking in spectacular shots, it was Pedersen’s hole-in-one – only the second in Solheim Cup history – that became the standout moment. That shot and the rest of the afternoon fourballs were just the tonic Team Europe needed after a difficult morning.

Persons: Emily Pedersen, Maja Stark, Allisen Corpuz, Jennifer Kupcho, Angel Martinez, Leona Maguire, Lexi Thompson, Lilia Vu, ” Maguire, we’ll Organizations: CNN, Team Europe, Solheim, Team USA, USA, Georgia Hall, Sky Sports, ” Locations: Europe, Málaga, Spain, Georgia

CASARES, Spain (AP) — The United States enjoyed its best-ever start to a Solheim Cup, sweeping the favored European team in all of the foursomes matches in the opening session to take a 4-0 lead in Spain on Friday. The U.S. trailed briefly in only two of the matches at Finca Cortesin in southern Spain. Thompson and Khang, who together have nine Solheim Cup appearances, took an early 3-up lead through three holes. Maguire had won four matches in her Solheim Cup debut two years ago,The teams will be back in the afternoon for the fourball matches, when each player will hit their own ball. The Americans arrived with a young team that included five rookies, though many who have won important tournaments recently.

Persons: Ally Ewing, Cheyenne Knight, Charley Hull, Emily Pedersen, Ewing, Knight, Lexi Thompson, Megan Khang, Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Thompson, Khang, Andrea Lee, Danielle Kang, Celine Boutier, Allisen Corpuz, Nelly Korda, Leona Maguire, Anna Nordqvist, Maguire, María Olazábal, Ryder, ___ Organizations: United States, Solheim, European, U.S, Finca, Cheyenne, Americans, Georgia Hall . U.S, Women’s, ”, Valderrama Locations: Spain, Europe, Wales, U.S, Georgia, ” Spain

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For nearly a week, families whose lives were upended by a Nashville elementary school shooting took turns sharing dark details to Tennessee lawmakers. Meanwhile, families have waded into the legislative process, uncovering and reliving personally painful details before lawmakers — privately, publicly or both — with mixed results. The inaction this year in Tennessee was markedly different than how Florida reacted five years ago to a massive school shooting. Parents offered similar pleas in Tennessee last month during a brief special legislative session called by Republican Gov. For many parents, it signaled they would likely retell and relive these dark moments for many more months, as they pledged to seek change next legislative session and in the 2024 statehouse elections.

Persons: —, ”, Melissa Alexander, reliving, “, Melissa Brymer, Marjory Stoneman, “ I’ve, Max Schachter, Alex, I’m, Kimberly Mata, Rubio, Lexi, ” Mata, Bill Lee, Jeremy Faison, Sarah Shoop Neumann, audibly, Chris Todd, Becky Hansen, sobbed, Abby McLean, ” McLean, ” Alexander, Paul Weber Organizations: Covenant School, Republican, General Assembly, Democratic, UCLA, Duke University National Center for, Florida's Republican, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Robb Elementary School, Texas Capitol, Texas House, Republican Gov, Capitol, Covenant, House Republicans, Senate, Associated Press Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, United States, Florida, Parkland, Texas, Uvalde, Austin , Texas

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — Two bears on an Alaska military base raided a Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store during its delivery route. The bears chomped on doughnut holes and other pastries, ignoring the banging on the side of the van that was aimed at shooing them away, Deano said. '”When the bears couldn't be roused, base security was called and sounded sirens meant to scare away the bears, she said. The bears eventually came out and wandered in front of the convenience store and gas station a bit before heading into the woods. Wildlife may be our neighbor, but they should not be attracted to our human food sources,” she said by email.

Persons: Shelly Deano, Deano, “, they're, ”, Lexi Smith Organizations: ELMENDORF, Joint Base Elmendorf, Richardson, Express Locations: RICHARDSON , Alaska, Alaska, sauntered

Chien has won three times on what is now the Epson Tour and twice on the Taiwan LPGA. Former U.S. Women's Open champion Yuka Saso (66) and Charley Hull of England (68) were five shots behind. This is Thompson's final event before the Solheim Cup in Spain on Sept. 22-24. U.S. Women's Open champion Allisen Corpuz had another 72 and missed the cut, along with fellow U.S. Solheim Cup player Cheyenne Knight, who had a 73. Linn Grant of Sweden shot 71 and missed the cut ahead of her Solheim Cup debut.

Persons: —, Chien, “, ”, Ruoning Yin of, Morgane, Ruixin Liu of, Yin, Shanshan Feng, Liu, didn't, Yuka Saso, Charley Hull of, Rose Zhang, Lexi Thompson, Thompson, Allisen Corpuz, Cheyenne Knight, Linn Grant, Perrine Delacour, It’s, ” Delacour, I’m Organizations: CINCINNATI, Kroger, City Championship, Epson, Taiwan LPGA, Games, Kenwood Country Club, KPMG Women's, Former, Women's, Solheim, U.S, Cheyenne Locations: Chien, Taiwan, America, Asia, Ruoning Yin of China, Switzerland, Ruixin Liu of China, China, Former U.S, Charley Hull of England, Spain, Sweden

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week. Liu said she still didn't have a clear head for the opening round in Cincinnati and has no idea why she played so well. Thompson is having her worst year on the LPGA Tour but still made the Solheim Cup team through the women's world ranking. The LPGA Tour is coming off a week that delivered one of the biggest surprises of the year. She is a six-time winner on the Futures Tour but has never finished in the top 10 on the LPGA Tour in individual play.

Persons: — Ruixin Liu, Liu, Peiyun Chien, Elizabeth Szokol, Dottie Ardina, Linnea Strom, ” Liu, “, ”, Emily Kristine Pedersen of, Charley Hull, Madelene, Jennifer Kupcho, Ally Ewing, Rose Zhang, Lexi Thompson, Thompson, Lydia Ko, Ruoning Yin, Chanettee Wannasaen, I’m, Ardina, ” Ardina Organizations: CINCINNATI, LPGA, Kroger, City, Kenwood Country Club, Portland, Queen City, Solheim, Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark, Kenwood, PGA Locations: China, Peiyun, Cincinnati, Spain, Europe, Sweden

☆ I'm 25 and live on a 30-foot sailboat in Southern California. It's much easier than I thought it would be and costs $820 a month.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It's much easier than she thought it would be, and she plans to continue living there for years. People are always concerned about us when it's raining — but rain on the boat really isn't a challenge. It's a little uncomfortable because everything's wet, but aside from that we actually really like being inside the boat when it's raining. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut the challenges are actually really fun. Before I would have thought, "Well, I don't know if I'm going to be able to pull that off.

Persons: Mikaella Taylor, Taylor, Brandt, Mikaella, It's, Mikaella Taylor We're, it's, I've, Lexi Johnson, That's Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ A professional MILF charges $100 a minute to act out fantasies for customers requesting custom video content
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Seven years ago, Luna was making $35,000 a year as a teacher, which was barely enough to live, she told Insider. And since well-endowed women are typically cast as MILFs in porn, Luna said, it made sense for her to go in that direction. For custom video requests, which are typically selfie-style videos where Luna wears certain outfits or acts out a certain fantasy, she charges $100 per minute. According to Luna, she films most of her content on her iPhone, then edits it on the software Adobe Premiere Pro. And, it's just hotter to watch multiple people having sex, making it higher value than solo content, Luna said.

Persons: Lexi Luna, Luna, She's, she'll Organizations: MILF, Service, Photoshop Locations: Wall, Silicon, MILF

☆ Lexi Luna, a teacher-turned-porn star, said branding herself as professional MILF helped her career take off
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lexi Luna, a former elementary school teacher, has been starring in pornographic films since 2016. Luna plays the role of MILF in films and custom content, using her wardrobe and sensuality to pull in fans. She wanted to supplement her income with the goal of retiring one day, and she wanted to do it as a single woman, Luna told Insider. So I know how to adapt to the situation around me and to not be overwhelmed or afraid to ask adult film directors questions," Luna told Insider. Luna, who is now 32, said that she's typically the oldest performer on any given set, so her MILF persona comes as easily as ever.

Persons: Lexi Luna, Luna, —, she's, you've, She'll caress, They're Organizations: Service, MILF Locations: Wall, Silicon, PornHub, MILF, Florida

☆ Brian Harman powers to 2023 Open Championship victory, clinching first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship on Sunday, sealing the first major of his career in dominant fashion. When Faldo birdied at the subsequent hole, Hoch's hopes of a first major win similarly went up in the air. David Cannon/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Lorena Ochoa, US Women's Open (2005) Ochoa secured a top-four finish at the 2005 US Women's Open. Not when you led at the final hole. A par at the final hole would have been enough to put the American into the playoff, but an agonizing missed putt [pictured] epitomized her painful afternoon in San Francisco.

Persons: Brian Harman, Australia’s Jason Day, Austria’s Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, Harman, “ I’m, ” Harman, Osullivan, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Rahm, Kim, Rory’s, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, ” McIlroy, “, ”, Luke Walker, Greg Norman, France’s Jean van de Velde, –, McIlroy, Andrew Redington, Sam Snead, Snead, Lew Worsham, Louis, Arnold Palmer, Palmer, Billy Casper, Casper, Ed Sneed, Sneed, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Watson, Watson, Scott Hoch, Hoch, Nick Faldo, skyward, Faldo birdied, Hoch's, Mark Calcavecchia, Calcavecchia, Colin Montgomerie, Germany's Bernhard Langer, Norman, Faldo, David Cannon, Jean Van De Velde, Van De, Van De Velde, Frenchman, Barry Burn, Paul Lawrie, Lorena Ochoa, Ochoa, Birdie Kim, Harry, Phil Mickelson, Mickelson, Lefty, Geoff Ogilvy, Ezra Shaw, Stewart Cink, Warren Little, Dustin Johnson, Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Donald Miralle, Jason Dufner, Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Bradley, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Scott, Jordan, Buddy, Jordan Spieth, Danny Willett, Spieth, Jim Watson, Lexi Thompson, Yuka Saso, Thompson, Sean M, Mito Pereira, Pereira, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Christian Petersen, Van de Velde, Stuart Franklin, Ghostbuster Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Read, Brian Harman shrugs, unflappable Organizations: CNN, 151st, PGA, Reuters, Northern, Royal Liverpool, PGA Championship, North, Louis Post, Bettmann, Augusta, Augusta National, Getty, Ryder, American, Scottish, Team Europe, . Augusta National, Barry Burn . Pictures, South Korean, Chevron, Royal Lytham, Nasa, Mito, Southern Hills Country Club, eventual Locations: Royal Liverpool, South, Georgia, Carnoustie, Augusta, North America, San Francisco, Kiawah, Europe, Jean Van De Velde , British, Scotland, Mexican, British, Turnberry, Atlanta, American, New York, St, Annes, squander, Tulsa, Liverpool, Harman’s

☆ The DC Circuit just upheld a controversial law aimed at protecting sex trafficking victims. Advocacy groups say it 'inadvertently encouraged the kind of abuse it sought to eradicate,' as more women ar
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Consensual sex workers and advocates say the law, an addition to Section 230, makes them less safe. I was doing online work in the past and this feels more dangerous' or 'I've experienced assault' since it happened," Cleary told Insider. After FOSTA was passed, sex workers, advocates, and some anti-trafficking groups predicted this outcome, warning lawmakers that the overbroad law would lead to a chilling effect and reduced resources for consensual sex workers and trafficking victims. If this law has had an effect on rates of trafficking in the United States, it has evidently only increased the risks sex workers and trafficking survivors face." "As Bardot Smith has said, 'Sex workers are often the canaries in the coal mine,'" Kendra Albert, the cyberlaw clinic instructor at Harvard Law School, told WHYY.

Persons: Rebecca Cleary, I've, Cleary, FOSTA, they're, SESTA, Lexi, HuffPost, TechDirt, Bardot Smith, Kendra Albert, WHYY Organizations: DC, Service, Communications, Twitter, Baylor University and West Virginia University, Craigslist, Harvard Law School Locations: Wall, Silicon, United States, Florida

☆ Small businesses may have a hard time finding teen workers this summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Kate Rogers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As the summer hiring market heats up, small and seasonal businesses may find they're missing a key demographic to fill roles – teen workers. That could mean fewer available workers for businesses like Grotto Pizza that rely heavily on teens, according to hiring manager Glenn Byrum. Byrum described what he saw as a common mentality among young workers, born out of a wealth of job opportunities during the summer. Grotto often starts teen workers above minimum wage, Byrum said, and provides incentives for some to move between locations as seasonal demand fluctuates. Lexi Mathis, 16, was given a pay raise to work at a Grotto beach location for the summer months.

Persons: Challenger Gray, Glenn Byrum, Byrum, Lexi Mathis, it's, Mathis, Makiah Grindstaff, Grindstaff Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Teen, National Restaurant Association Locations: Delaware, Maryland, Davidson , North Carolina

☆ Mark Cuban says successful people share 1 trait 'most people' don't have: It's 'the one thing in life you can control'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Between his own business success and his investments in hundreds of startups, Mark Cuban knows what it takes to be highly successful. There's one trait you should cultivate above all others if you want to be successful too, he says. "The one thing in life you can control is your effort," Cuban, 64, recently said in a LinkedIn video post published by entrepreneur and VC investor Randall Kaplan. And 29% of company executives worldwide think employees who don't go the extra mile won't be successful and risk being fired, Payscale's 2023 Compensation Best Practices Report found. DON'T MISS: Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?

Persons: Mark Cuban, Randall Kaplan, aren't, Cuban, doesn't, Lexi Clarke, It's, it's, that's, Warren Buffett Organizations: Entrepreneurs, CNBC Locations: U.S, Cuban

☆ ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ Is a TV Rarity With Familiar Drama
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Trish Bendix | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The finale of Netflix’s latest dating show hit, “The Ultimatum: Queer Love,” arrived on Wednesday after weeks of partner swapping that amounted to a milestone in romantic reality television: The first of the genre’s marriage contests that focused exclusively on queer couples. Like its predecessor, “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On,” from last year, “The Ultimatum: Queer Love,” which premiered in May, follows couples who don’t agree about their future together (one wants to get engaged; the other is not ready). So they agree to split up and live with new partners for a few weeks in front of the cameras. After meeting, dating and committing to a “trial wife,” the original couples reunite to live together as married, also for a few weeks. Then, after eight episodes worth of soul-searching, they must decide whether to get engaged, end the relationship or leave with their “trial wife” — the “ultimatum” of the title.

Persons: ”, Mildred Woody, Vanessa Papa, Papa, Lexi Goldberg, Rae Cheung, Sutton, Xander Boger Organizations: ”

☆ Jaden Soong, 13, impresses as youngest ever to attempt final stage of US Open qualifying
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A seventh grader at Thomas Starr King Middle School in California, Soong was granted absence time to compete in the grueling two round, 36-hole event dubbed “Golf’s Longest Day”. Soong became the youngest ever to reach the final round of US Open qualifying after edging through a three-way first stage playoff at Brentwood Country Club in California last month, securing his passage with a 12-foot putt. Zhang in action at the 2012 US Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Neither Block stamped their ticket to the major next week, with the youngest finishing three shots behind Soong. His father missed out in agonizing fashion, finishing just two shots behind the highest scoring qualifier at Ontario’s Lambton Golf and Country Club and just one shy of making it on to the alternate list.

Persons: Jaden Soong, Thomas Starr, Soong, Brendan Steele, Dylan Block, Michael Block, Andy Zhang, Zhang, Harry, Bella Simões, Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang Organizations: CNN, US, Hillcrest Country Club, Thomas Starr King Middle School, Los Angeles Country Club, Hillcrest, Brentwood Country Club, Olympic Club, Stanford University, Mizuho, Ontario’s, Country Club Locations: Los Angeles, California, Toronto, Canada, San Francisco , California, Brazilian, Ontario’s Lambton

☆ Lexi Underwood Can Relate to ‘BoJack Horseman’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Kathryn Shattuck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Fun fact: We’re a day apart, our birthdays, so I used to say that we’re almost birthday twins. Being able to see his story told in that light on Broadway — I was so moved, and I keep going back and bringing people. That album, for me, symbolizes everything that it means to come of age — the heartbreak, the finding yourself. There’s a ramen spot that’s five minutes from my house that I honestly abuse the heck out of because I’m always over there. I feel like my friends are probably tired of me constantly suggesting to go get ramen when they ask what we want for lunch.

☆ Politics, Police, Pozole: The Battle for Sunset Park
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( John Leland | Lexi Parra | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For Sonia Cortes, the battle for Sunset Park began with soup. Two years ago, after the pandemic wiped out her job as a seamstress, Ms. Cortes started selling pozole, a brothy Mexican soup, in the park, a 25-acre swath of green in southwestern Brooklyn. By last fall, the Sunday market had grown to more than 80 vendors, mostly immigrant women selling Mexican street food and wares to large weekend crowds. They called it Plaza Tonatiuh, after an Aztec sun god. On Easter Sunday, dozens of officers clashed violently with vendors and organizers, who locked arms in resistance.

☆ US Women's Open: Nine-year-old Brazilian Bella Simoes becomes youngest ever to attempt qualification
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

At nine years old, the Brazilian is the youngest player ever to attempt qualification to the tournament, set to tee off at California’s acclaimed Pebble Beach course for the first time in its 78-year history in July. Follow along @FSGA ➡️ https://t.co/622czXdhXk pic.twitter.com/4aYolLLL21 — U.S. Women's Open (USGA) (@uswomensopen) May 9, 2023Yet that should come as no surprise given Simões’ already-impressive résumé. Aged 14 in 2004, she bested many of the world's top men's players' and major winners at the Sony Open (pictured) despite narrowly missing the cut. The Brazilian shot 23-over par, as two players – Lindy Duncan and Brooke Matthews – secured automatic qualification with scores of 10-under and 8-under respectively. Kimberly Williams, a 60-year-old pro from Bethesda, Maryland, was the oldest player to attempt qualification this year, according to the USGA.

☆ YouTube offered shopping features for viewers to buy merch during the Coachella livestream event, part of its continued testing in the space
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

YouTube sold merch virtually during the official Coachella livestream event. Viewers could purchase the merch exclusively through YouTube Shopping. YouTube Shopping partnered with Coachella to sell exclusive merch during the platform's annual livestream event. The Coachella products were made available for purchase directly on the livestream and through YouTube shorts on Coachella's YouTube channel. Alphabet execs mentioned YouTube's shopping efforts during its Q1 earnings call on Tuesday, highlighting that there were more than 100,000 stores connected to sell products on YouTube Shopping.

☆ 'It totally backfired': The pitfalls of Alzheimer's genetic testing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Julie Steenhuysen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

CHICAGO, April 21 (Reuters) - Wendy Nelson watched her mother slowly die of Alzheimer's disease, unable to move or swallow at the end. When her father's memory began to fail a year later, one of her two sisters doubted it could be Alzheimer's, Nelson said. THE TESTING REVOLUTIONUntil recently, most doctors tended not to order genetic tests to determine Alzheimer's risk, because there were no effective treatments to slow or prevent the disease. US regulators recommend genetic testing before starting treatment with Leqembi. Some members of families with increased genetic risk of Alzheimer's say it might be better not to know at all.

☆ Lackluster raises and mass layoffs could lead to a new 'quiet quitting' wave this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A souring economic picture is driving fewer people to quit, but they may end up quiet quitting instead. (Payscale did not ask about quitting rates prior to Covid.) Most employers think pay is the biggest reason causing people to quit, especially in an inflationary environment, followed by limited opportunities to advance, according to the Payscale report. A majority, 56%, say they're planning raises of at least 3% this year, up from 53% last year and 36% in 2021, according to Payscale. And those planned raises will do little to stand up against inflation, which sits at 6.4% as of January.

☆ Nina Montée Karp and Dr. Harvey Karp turned the $1,700 Snoo into the holy grail of parenting. But some say they overhyped the crib's abilities and created a nightmarish corporate culture.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Kate Taylor | Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Karp and Montée Karp built the hype into a parenting-media empire that put out three books and two instructional films in 10 years. Karp and Montée Karp met at a Hollywood party in the early '90s. Karp and Montée Karp promised her independence and flexibility to accommodate her two young children's day-care schedules and a 90-minute commute. Karp and Montée Karp insisted on being involved in minutiae that most top executives hand off. Karp and Montée Karp turned the Snoo into an award-winning holy grail of parenthood in just a few years.

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