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☆ A millennial who moved to Canada for the quality of life shares why he wants to go back to Texas — and why he regrets not waiting to relocate until later in life
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A millennial moved from the South to Montreal in 2015 to "get cultured" and attend graduate school. He said food, safety, healthcare, and quality of life are the biggest perks of living in Montreal. But he said he wants to move back to Texas for the weather, lower cost of living, and his family. In recent years, millions of Americans have moved south. "I wish we lived in Texas now and moved to Canada later in life," Linton said.

Persons: —, Dexter Linton, Linton, haven't, who've, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Lone Star State Locations: Montreal, Texas, Arlington , Texas, Kansas, Georgia, South Carolina , Florida, Canada, Linton

☆ Republican governors from six states condemn UAW campaigns, citing potential for layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DETROIT — Republican governors of six states on Tuesday condemned the United Auto Workers' push to organize automotive factories in the South, warning the union's efforts could lead to layoffs and fewer future investments. The joint statement — signed by governors in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas — comes a day before Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, begin voting on whether to join the UAW. The VW vote is part of an unprecedented labor organizing drive announced last year by UAW President Shawn Fain that targets 13 automakers operating in southern states and elsewhere. "We have worked tirelessly on behalf of our constituents to bring good-paying jobs to our states. Unionization would certainly put our states' jobs in jeopardy — in fact, in this year already, all of the UAW automakers have announced layoffs," read the statement.

Persons: —, Texas —, Shawn Fain, Bill Lee Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, UAW, VW, General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler, Tennessee Gov Locations: Alabama , Georgia , Mississippi, South Carolina , Tennessee, Texas, Chattanooga , Tennessee

☆ Raimondo: Commerce Dept. will spend all of the CHIPS Act grant money this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Megan Cassella | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

TAYLOR, Texas — The Commerce Department is on track to dole out all of the $39 billion in grant money allocated under the CHIPS Act by year-end, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNBC on Monday. The Commerce Department is providing the money to semiconductor companies to incentivize them to build out manufacturing production capabilities in the U.S. "I expect all of the money in the CHIPS Act will be allocated by the end of this year." The award announcements so far have focused primarily on leading-edge chips, the most advanced type of semiconductors. Now that the biggest grants have been doled out, future award packages will focus on memory chips and investments in suppliers, wafers, and chemicals, Raimondo said.

Persons: TAYLOR, Gina Raimondo, Biden, We'll, Raimondo, Taylor Organizations: The Commerce, CNBC, Commerce Department, U.S, Samsung, Texas —, Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Locations: Texas, Arizona , New Mexico , Ohio, Oregon, Arizona, South Korea

☆ Dollar stores are shutting down across America. They did this to themselves
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dollar Tree believed acquiring Family Dollar would help it compete against larger rivals. “When Dollar Tree bought Family Dollar, they didn’t really know what they were doing,” D’Arezzo said. Many Family Dollar stores were located too close to each other and cannibalized each other’s own sales, too, D’Arezzo said. Family Dollar “needs more work than the company originally thought.”A year later, an activist investor pushed for a sale of the “underperforming” Family Dollar business, and Family Dollar announced it would close 390 stores. Dollar Tree and Family Dollar executives say Family Dollar can still succeed, however.

Persons: Dollar, Ron Holman, ” Neil Saunders, GlobalData, “, ”, David D’Arezzo, Rick Dreiling, Kelly Bania, Carl Icahn, Nelson Peltz —, ” D’Arezzo, D’Arezzo, Dreiling Organizations: New, New York CNN, Visalia Times, USA, Dollar, BMO Capital Markets, “, Street, Justice Department, Bloomberg, Walmart, Costco Locations: New York, West Coast and Texas, West Memphis, ”, California , Nevada , Arizona, Texas, California

Fiercely independent and more than a little skeptical of hype, fads and feverish mass events, our mother is not what you’d call a joiner. But she also knows the coming eclipse is neither trend nor fad. Part of the drive to take our mother to Waco is the hard truth of time. Partial eclipses come and go, but the next awe-inspiring and captivating total eclipse will not be seen again in the contiguous United States until 2044. A cruise can bill itself as a “once-in-a-lifetime adventure” and then offer many dates on the calendar for the same adventure.

Persons: Nancy Locations: Waco , Texas, Las Vegas, Waco, United States

☆ Mother of 6 says San Antonio basic-income program allowed her to rent a home and buy shoes for her kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Monique Gonzalez, 41, is a participant in San Antonio's guaranteed basic-income program. With basic-income, Gonzalez has started renting a house and can afford school supplies for her kids. Gonzalez, 41, is a participant in San Antonio's guaranteed basic-income program. AdvertisementSan Antonio is one of several cities nationwide — and a few cities in Texas — piloting guaranteed basic-income programs. AdvertisementWith the extra few hundred dollars from her basic-income payments, she was able to start renting a house.

Persons: Monique Gonzalez, Gonzalez, —, UpTogether, fiancé —, She's, that's, GBI, it's, we're Organizations: Service, Child Protective Services, Republican Locations: San Antonio's, Antonio, Texas, Denver, Austin, Boston, Minneapolis, Durham , North Carolina, Antonio's, San Antonio, Arizona , South Dakota , Iowa

☆ 10 cities with the lowest salaries needed for a comfortable life — 4 of the top 5 are in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Texas cities Houston, El Paso, and Lubbock require the lowest salaries for comfortable living. New York City has the highest salary to live comfortably, followed by many in California. AdvertisementResidents of Houston, El Paso, and Lubbock, Texas, require the lowest salaries to live comfortably, a new SmartAsset analysis found. Lubbock came in third at $75,739 a year for a single adult. Other cities in the top 10 included Milwaukee, Tulsa, and Cleveland, which all have hourly wages below $40 for a single adult.

Persons: —, Houston, Francisco Organizations: New, Service, Texas — El Paso, Lubbock Locations: Texas, Houston, El Paso, Lubbock, New York City, California, Houston , El Paso, Lubbock , Texas, Payscale, Texas —, Milwaukee, Tulsa, Cleveland, Jose, Irvine, Santa Ana, Texas , Tennessee, Oklahoma

☆ How Wealthy Investors Got Rich Looting America's Needy Hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Bethany Mclean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

That added to the massive debt burdens already placed on the hospitals by their for-profit owners, deepening their financial woes. In January, MPT reported that its biggest tenant, a nationwide chain of 32 hospitals called Steward, could no longer pay its rent. The core idea was simple: to buy hospital real estate, pocket the lease payments, and use the money to reward investors. The more hospital real estate that MPT buys, the more money it makes in rent payments from the hospitals. But that doesn't mean that MPT's leaders didn't get rich off its hospital deals.

Persons: Leonard Green, Sherman Cahal, Rob Simone, Hedgeye, MPT, Steward —, Justin Simon, Jasper Capital, they've, Ed Aldag, Eddie Lampert's, Eileen Appelbaum, Rosemary Batt, MTP, Marc Rowan, Richard Mortell, Leonard Green couldn't, they'd, Stephen Feinberg, Ralph de la Torre, Steward, Simone, Cerberus, Chandan Khanna, That's, de la, de la Torre, la Torre, Amaral, Aldag, Apollo, Eileen O'Grady, Moody's, didn't, Sen, Chuck Grassley Organizations: Northside Regional Medical Center, Ohio Valley Medical, East Ohio Regional Hospital, Luke's Medical, Glenwood Regional Medical Center, Medical Properties Trust, Jasper, Sears, Bain Capital, Affordable, Cornell University, Business, Third Coast Real Estate Capital, Cerberus, Health Care, Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Getty, Easton Hospital, Local, de la Torre, la, MediaNews, Boston Herald, Prospect, Private, Yale New Haven Health, Yale, Apollo, MPT, SEC, Republican, Senate Finance Locations: Youngstown , Ohio, Ohio, Wheeling , West Virginia, Martins Ferry , Ohio, St, Luke's, Phoenix, Massachusetts, West Virginia, California , Pennsylvania, Texas, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, America, Alabama, MPT, Greater Boston, Steward, Easton, Lehigh, Elizabeth's, Boston, Connecticut, it's

☆ 3 theories to explain Trump's TikTok flip-flop
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For instance: In 2020, when he was president, Trump said he wanted to ban TikTok from the US. While we are here, let's be even-handed, and note that Trump is not the only politician who has inconsistent and contradictory approaches to TikTok. So that's a lot of TikTok Ban news to consume over a short period. But I'm still sticking with the argument I made Thursday:It's easy to vote for a TikTok ban if you don't really think it's going to result in a TikTok ban. But it's a lot harder to actually ban TikTok for real — particularly during a very close presidential campaign, where the risk of blowback from angry users is a real thing.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Jeff Yass, — we're, Republican Sen, Rand Paul, Paul, Biden, — Rand Paul, I'm, …, TikTok, let's, Joe Biden, ByteDance Organizations: Service, Facebook, Business, Club, Growth, Trump, Republican, Texas, Project Texas, GOP, Street Locations: Yass, Project, China

☆ Progressives are fuming at Biden for describing a migrant as an 'illegal' during his State of the Union address
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

During the SOTU, Biden called Laken Riley's alleged killer, an undocumented immigrant, an "illegal." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDuring his State of the Union address on Thursday night, President Joe Biden referred to a Venezuelan migrant as "an illegal." I don't think he should've either." "I don't think it's a big deal."

Persons: Biden, Laken Riley's, —, Joe Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Laken Riley, Jose Ibarra, Riley, Greene, legals, MSnlUzHYWp, Pramila, Greg Casar, Jayapal, Casar, I've, Biden shouldn't, Delia Ramirez, — Delia Ramirez, Chuy Garcia, I'm, Chuy García, Ilhan Omar, — Ilhan Omar, @IlhanMN, Nancy Pelosi, should've, Pelosi Organizations: Service, Authorities, CBS, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Republicans, Democratic, Illinois, CNN Locations: Georgia, Venezuelan, Washington, Texas, Greene, Illinois, Mexico

☆ Opinion | The Fires Sweeping Across Texas Offer a Terrifying Warning
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( John Vaillant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The snowstorm has passed, but the fire — one among several major blazes active in Texas — keeps burning. As of Friday, the Smokehouse Creek Fire had affected more than a million acres, making it the largest wildfire in Texas history, and one of the biggest in the history of the country. Texans know that fires aren’t uncommon in the Panhandle this time of year, and neither is snow. But huge, lethal fires like Smokehouse Creek represent something different. Two weeks before the Smokehouse Fire broke out, I flew to Seattle from Cincinnati over a landscape I know well.

Organizations: Texas Panhandle, Texans, Rockies Locations: Great, Amarillo, Texas, Oklahoma, Seattle, Cincinnati, Ohio

☆ Trump won't get to hand-pick McConnell's successor — just look at what happened to Jim Jordan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Mitch McConnell is stepping down, and Republican senators have months to decide who succeeds him. The end of his reign marks a shift in the GOP, but Trump won't get to fully decide the next leader. But one thing's for sure: Trump's not going to hand-pick the next Senate GOP leader. House Republicans first chose House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to be their candidate, only handing the nomination to Jordan after Scalise dropped out. It will be important for the eventual GOP leader to demonstrate that he or she could work with Trump if he's elected, but it won't be the only thing.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, Trump, Jim Jordan's, —, Mitch McConnell's, Donald Trump, It's, Sen, John Cornyn, Johns, McConnell, Joe Biden, McConnell —, McConnell's, Kevin McCarthy, Rick Scott of, Scott, Trump's, they're, Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, Jordan, Scalise, Anna Moneymaker, it's, Tom Emmer Organizations: GOP, Trump, Service, Republicans, Kentucky Republican, Capitol, House Republicans, Senate, Ohio Republican, Texas Republican Locations: Texas, Rick Scott of Florida, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Ohio

☆ I left a red state and moved to a blue state. The politics and lack of healthcare in Texas drove me back to Oregon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Jules Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I moved back to Texas as an adult in 2018 for a position at a local newspaper. I had multiple eye-opening experiences that didn't align with my desired quality of life, so I left around two years later. The voting process was outdatedI experienced voting in person for the first time since I had been voting by mail in Oregon. The lead-up to the Abortion Ban was a heavy reason I left Texas, and this is a hill I will die on. I knew when it was time for me to goAlthough the political environment mismatch was a strong reason I left Texas, other reasons contributed to my move away from the state.

Persons: —, Grandma, Roe, Wade, could've Organizations: Service, Houston, Business Locations: Houston, Portland, Texas, Oregon, In Texas

☆ A look into Michigan’s economic prospects as automotive jobs see a decline
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Chris Isidore | Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Jobs in the state’s auto plants, parts factories and corporate offices shrank by 35% since 1990, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And those jobs make up only 3.7% of the jobs in the state, roughly half what it was in 1990. Some of the auto jobs disappeared because of automation. “But it is still the cornerstone of the Southeast Michigan economy. The categories understate the importance.”But other segments of the Michigan economy now rival autos.

Persons: –, Stellantis, Jeff Kowalsky, Patrick Anderson, “ I’m, ” Anderson, Brian Peters, Peters, ” Peters, Anderson, Bill Pugliano, Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer, there’s, ”, Monique Stanton, Stanton, ” Stanton, Matthew Hatcher, Donald Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: New, New York CNN, Republican, Democratic, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler —, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Getty, Anderson Economic Group, Michigan Center for Data, Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health, Big, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, General Motors, North, Gov, Census, ICE, Michigan, Michigan League, Public, Missouri Economic Research, Information, Fox News, Democrats, Shoppers, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Monmouth University Locations: New York, Michigan, Mexico, Southern, Edmunds, Dearborn , Michigan, AFP, Southeast Michigan, Lansing , Michigan, North America, Marshall , Michigan, Florida, Texas, Illinois, California, Living, Somerset, Troy , Michigan

☆ Republicans vote unanimously to ban basic income programs in a state with one of the highest homelessness rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Katie Balevic | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Arizona House Republicans unanimously voted to ban basic income programs in the state. They say guaranteed basic income programs are like socialism. In Iowa, Republican state Rep. Steve Holt introduced a bill to ban basic income programs last month, calling them "socialism on steroids." AdvertisementThe bill's sponsor, Sen. John Wiik, said basic income programs are a "socialist idea" during a committee meeting on February 5. "Guaranteed income programs, also known as basic income, undercut the dignity in earning a dollar, and they're a one-way ticket to government dependency," Wiik said in the hearing.

Persons: —, Lupe Diaz, Diaz, Steve Holt, Sen, John Wiik, Wiik Organizations: Arizona, Service, Republican, Business, — Locations: Arizona, United States, Baltimore, Oregon, Austin, Harris County , Texas, Houston, In Iowa, South Dakota

☆ Arizona Republicans call basic income payments 'unearned,' introduce a bill to ban them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republican lawmakers in Arizona have introduced a bill to ban guaranteed basic income programs. Arizona state lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban any municipality or county from making payments to a person as part of a guaranteed basic income program. Numerous cities across the country are experimenting with guaranteed basic income programs either through local initiatives or nonprofits. Guaranteed basic income programs are less politically fraught than a universal basic income, though they aren't without critics. Other places, like Harris County, Texas — which includes Houston — have also used COVID-19 funds for guaranteed basic income programs .

Persons: —, Bill, Andrew Yang, Lupe Diaz, Diaz, John Gillette Organizations: Republicans, Service, Republican, Arizona, Phoenix City Council, Phoenix New Times, Houston, Lawmakers Locations: Arizona, Iowa, South Dakota, Denver, Phoenix, Harris County , Texas, Texas, . South Dakota

☆ The fastest-growing city in Texas is a tiny place no one's ever heard of
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Texas' fastest-growing city is a small spot outside Dallas called Josephine, census data shows. “It's a stressor being in that type of environment,” Moore told Business Insider. AdvertisementAccording to census data, Josephine is the fastest-growing city in Texas. AdvertisementAn aerial view of Josephine, Texas. “The majority of the homes in the city of Josephine are overwhelmingly priced at $300,000.

Persons: Josephine, —, Cassidy Moore, Moore —, McKinney , Texas —, “, ” Moore, Moore, she’d, Redfin, Dallas ’, Antonio —, ’, Let's, ’ ”, homebuilder, Horton, Robbie Hale, Burnet, Bonnie Hunt, Lisa Palomba “ Josephine, ” Hunt, “ It's, Lisa Palomba, ” Palomba, Josephine —, We're, Sherman Organizations: Texas, Service, Fort Worth metroplex, Google, US, Waverly Estates, Estates, Texan, Real Estate, McKinney Locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, McKinney , Texas, Josephine, Texas, Florida, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Austin, DFW, Josephine , Texas, D.R, Meadow, Horton, Sun, Florida , Georgia, Arizona, McKinney, Plano, “

☆ Beyoncé approves of cowboycore
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Completing her look were a pair of aviator-style shades, an embellished head scarf and a stone-colored cowboy hat. In fact, Beyoncé hasn’t been without a cowboy hat in nearly two weeks. On TikTok #cowboycore has 11.4 million views and counting, where users video themselves styling a wide-brimmed rancher cap or, as in one video, pairing vintage leather chaps with a belted trench coat. Cowboy boots, for one, were plucked from their country context and thrust onto the urban streets of metropolitan cities years ago. The embroidered leather boots have been a mainstay of the style set ever since, transcending over the years from a subversive statement piece to something more timeless.

Persons: —, Houston , Texas —, Gaurav, Beyoncé hasn’t, Louis Vuitton, Stetson, There’s, Sunday Beyoncé, James Devaney, Bella Hadid, Tito, Hadid, klaxon, Kim Kardashian, Louis Vuitton’s, Tom Ford, Suzanne Plunkett, They’ve, Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, Britney Spears, Kate Moss, Celine, Raf Simons Organizations: CNN, Bushwick, New York, Sunday, Super Bowl, London Fashion, Reuters Locations: New, Houston , Texas, Texas, Weatherford , Texas, Paris

☆ Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin captivated some GOP lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Tucker Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin was greeted with some interest on Capitol Hill. "Putin is a studied man of resolute spirit," said GOP Rep. Clay Higgins. AdvertisementWhen former Fox News host Tucker Carlson released his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, at least a few Republicans on Capitol Hill tuned in with interest. Conservative on one hand, rapidly changing on the other,” said Putin, according to Carlson’s translator. “And we have to be smarter.”AdvertisementAnd Higgins had little time for criticism of Carlson’s interview.

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☆ See inside the AI-powered fitness studio that's led by virtual trainers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lumin Fitness, an AI-powered gym, opened its first studio in Texas last September. The gym features LED walls with motion sensors and includes classes led by personal AI trainers. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Now, fitness enthusiasts can turn to AI — whether through coaching apps like Fitness AI or generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT— to meet their goals. One person asked ChatGPT to create a running routine and claimed he lost 26 pounds after following it.

Persons: —, ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Texas

☆ How millennials could give the suburbs a much-needed makeover
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The suburbs are home to the vast majority of Americans, including millennials priced out of cities. AdvertisementThese days, the American suburbs are seeing something of a revival after a few decades of the back-to-the-city movement, in which mostly young people flocked to urban centers. The rise of remote work coupled with the soaring costs of urban housing has pulled, or pushed, lots of millennials and others to the suburbs and even far-flung exurbs. Exclusive, isolating, and inconvenient suburbsThe American suburbs have always been flawed in a host of ways. Kotkin says the American suburbs have “won the battle” with cities, reigning as the more economically and demographically dominant place.

Persons: —, ”, Andrew Justus, ” Justus, “ We’ve, Adie Tomer, Tomer, Joe Sohm, Joel Kotkin, Kotkin, “, ” Tomer, Tayana Panova, ” Panova Organizations: Service, Niskanen, Brookings Institution, MIT, Chapman University, National Review, metros Locations: American, it’s, Paoli , Indiana, America’s, Somerville , Massachusetts, Shaker Heights , Ohio, Orange , California, Bronxville, Westchester County, Woodlands, Texas, Houston, ”, walkable, Suburban

☆ B-1B supersonic bombers sent a 'powerful' message to Iran's proxies all the way from Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIt's a long way to go from Texas to the airspace above Iraq and back to base, but it's a mission the B-1B Lancer can handle. AdvertisementA B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, taxis down the runway before takeoff at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 1, 2024. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon RedfernThe bombers took off from Dyess and flew nonstop to the Middle East. B-1B Lancers from Dyess and Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, sit on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 1, 2024. An Airman from the 7th Munitions Conventional Maintenance shop prepares Joint Direct Attack Munitions at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 31, 2024.

Persons: —, 1Bs, I'm, Mark Gunzinger, Leon Redfern, Douglas Sims, There's, Gunzinger, it'll Organizations: Service, US Central Command, Business, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Dyess Air Force Base, US Air Force, Senior, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Armaments, Attack Munitions, Joint, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, 7th Munitions, Munitions, Leon Redfern Targets, Texas Locations: Texas, Iraq, South Dakota, Dyess, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Gen, East, United States

☆ Beyoncé announces new hair care line ‘Cécred’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Beyoncé has revealed she will be launching a hair care line on February 20. Tina Knowles influence on her daughters career has been far-reaching — one of the first music videos Destiny’s Child shot was for their first number one hit “Bills, Bills, Bills,” (1999), a tale of a disillusioned, independent woman triumphantly cutting off the deadweight of her boyfriend. That is power.”Beyoncé said she "always dreamt" of carrying on her mother's legacy in the hair and beauty industry. Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty ImagesWhile details about what products Cécred will offer are yet to be shared, a trademark request filed in the summer of 2022 clears the company for production of hair care preparations, candles, vitamin supplements, electric hair styling tools, combs, hair accessories, pillow cases and four other goods and services categories. In 2019, Tracee Ellis Ross launched Pattern, a now-award winning natural hair line focused on “curl conscious and textured” customers.

Persons: CNN — Beyoncé, Beyoncé, Tina Knowles, Destiny’s, ” Beyoncé, Harper’s, “, —, ” “, ”, Kevin Mazur, I’ve, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jennifer Aniston, Rachel ”, – Organizations: CNN, Bills Locations: Houston , Texas

☆ Why Democrats Are Using Personal Abortion Stories
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Lisa Lerer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Dr. Austin Dennard, an OB-GYN in Dallas, learned that her 11-week-old fetus had a fatal medical condition in July 2022, she immediately understood the medical implications. What she didn’t know was that she would soon land in the middle of a lawsuit against the state of Texas — and in the midst of the presidential campaign. Dennard is starring in a new political ad for President Biden’s re-election campaign, in which she describes her diagnosis and having to leave Texas and its restrictive abortion law to get an abortion. Democrats like Biden are increasingly having women describe, in stark, emotional detail, the personal impact of the abortion bans championed by their Republican opponents. Andy Beshear, a Democrat seeking re-election in Kentucky, ran an ad featuring a woman who said she was raped as child by her stepfather, criticizing a state abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Persons: Austin Dennard, Biden’s, Biden, Andy Beshear Organizations: OB, Republican Locations: Dallas, Texas, Kentucky

☆ Video shows an alligator 'frozen' in ice during a cold blast in Texas — but it's still alive
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAlligators have been spotted seemingly frozen in ice during a cold snap in Texas — but they aren't dead. A video that has gone viral on TikTok shows one of these motionless alligators almost completely submerged under ice. The alligator in the video is in a state of brumation, which is a type of hibernation in reptiles. "The ice will insulate the water, so it'll keep the water a lot warmer than the air," said Handhart. AdvertisementAs well as Texas, several alligators were found frozen inside "giant ice cubes" at the Swamp Park, near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, LiveScience reported.

Persons: —, Eddie Handhart, Shaun Fogget, Handhart, LiveScience, he's, he'd Organizations: Service, Business, Crocodiles, Gator Country Locations: Texas, Beaumont , Texas, brumation, Ocean Isle Beach , North Carolina

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