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“I lost 14 years of my life for a crime that I didn’t commit,” Steven Ruffin told a Brooklyn judge after sighing with emotion. Ruffin told the detectives they could retrieve the gun from his sister's boyfriend, and they did, prosecutors' report said. Prosecutors didn't release the boyfriend's name Thursday, and the names of lawyers who have represented him weren't immediately available. He told prosecutors during their recent reinvestigation that he had nothing to do with the shooting and didn't give detectives the gun. Asked Thursday about the boyfriend, Ruffin's lawyers noted that the prospect of any prosecution now is uncertain.

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☆ Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend and domestic assault accuser broke down at his trial as she described how he'd rage against her
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Janon Fisher | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend and domestic assault accuser took the witness stand in his trial Tuesday. But then things took a turn for the worse, Jabbari told the jury. She told the jury that a passing reference to her ex-boyfriend's dog at the time sent Majors into a rage. Through tears, Jabbari said Majors told her, "I shouldn't be there, and how dare I go. Jabbari told the jury that Majors hurled household objects in a bedroom amid the blowup.

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☆ Who you follow on Instagram could be costing you dates
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

There weren't just girls close to their circle, but influencers, models, and pornstars, she told Business Insider. Someone, often a straight man (but not always), has an Instagram following list flooded with random, beautiful, scantily-clad women they don't even know. But dating experts told Business Insider that digging your heels in will naturally strike up questions and even red flags to potential partners. "There are absolutely guys who go overboard here," Blaine Anderson, a dating coach for men, told Business Insider. I do not expect whoever I'm with to not be attracted to other people — of course," Seposyan told Business Insider.

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☆ I'm an Airbnb host who gives my guests no chores. I bring in up to $2,000 a month just renting my NYC-area apartment on weekends.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Christina Kochis, 34, began hosting her apartment in Jersey City on Airbnb four months ago. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jersey City resident Christina Kochis, 34, who began renting out her one-bedroom apartment on Airbnb. I have a great apartment in Jersey City. AdvertisementKochis' Jersey City apartment Christina KochisI first listed it on a Thursday night in September thinking it might take a couple of weeks to get my first hit. I don't want to give guests a ridiculous chore listKochis' Jersey City apartment Christina KochisI've personally been to Airbnbs where it gets ridiculous.

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And while the local government says Berlin has sufficient space to build over 100,000 apartments, there is no sign the housing crisis gripping the city will ease. But as Europe's largest economy teeters near recession, economists warn that high rents will feed inflation and reduce household consumption. In Berlin, local opposition has frustrated plans to build, while regulation creates a two-tier rental market that is cheap for some long-term tenants and expensive for new renters. Rising property demand saw private companies develop luxury apartments that offered a higher yield - in part, Buch said, because government permissioning for more affordable housing projects was so slow. OPPOSITIONSome building projects have since faced local opposition while a recent attempt to curb rent increases backfired.

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☆ I asked Meta's Kendall Jenner-inspired AI and ChatGPT for relationship advice. Only one actually responded like a friend.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementI sought out relationship advice from two artificial intelligence chatbots, and their answers delivered similar messages in totally different styles. I asked OpenAI's ChatGPT and Meta's Billie chatbot if I should move in with my boyfriend of three years. AdvertisementAdvertisementShe even asked me to "spill the tea" when I told her I needed relationship advice. I told the chatbot I needed relationship advice, and it answered with 11 general tips for navigating a partnership. ChatGPTUnlike Billie's, ChatGPT's advice felt researched and impartial about my boyfriend's preference for video games over household chores.

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AdvertisementAdvertisementFor Love & Money is a biweekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. You think your boyfriend's parents should have saved enough for retirement, but maybe they did and lost most of it on a bad investment. AdvertisementAdvertisementYou said your boyfriend's parents were so embarrassed to ask their son for money that they cried. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form .

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AdvertisementAdvertisementFor Love & Money is a biweekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader has been talking marriage with their boyfriend, but he has $100,000 in debt. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Sincerely,Want the guy, but not his debtDear Want,AdvertisementAdvertisementWe talk a lot about unconditional love — love that doesn't know the word "dealbreaker," love that doesn't stumble in the face of pain and disappointment. Tips from a 30-something who paid off $100,000 in debt »But doing your due diligence doesn't stop with the research phase.

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☆ Caroline Ellison was 'terrified' of Sam Bankman-Fried when she started working at Alameda
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Caroline Ellison worried she'd made a huge mistake within weeks of starting at Alameda Research. She told Michael Lewis, Sam Bankman-Fried's biographer, that she was "terrified" of the CEO. AdvertisementAdvertisementBefore Caroline Ellison warmed up to dating Sam Bankman-Fried, she was afraid of him. Ellison told Lewis that SBF would say he felt conflicted about having sex with her, yet he would continue to do so before ignoring her for months. Her work at Alameda Research catapulted her into scrutiny when her boss and onetime boyfriend's trading empire imploded.

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☆ She says a Doordash driver tried to rape and kill her. The company says it's not their problem.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

They were cut open pretty bad," Chloe told Insider in an interview. An attorney for Young didn't respond to requests for comment, but court records show he pleaded not guilty to the new set of charges. Chloe is accusing Doordash of negligence, alleging the delivery company failed to conduct an adequate background check on Young. According to Kendall Shortway, a lawyer representing Chloe, Doordash outsources many background checks to another tech company, Checkr. "Between the two of them, somebody dropped the ball," Shortway, an attorney at the law firm Morgan & Morgan, told Insider.

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☆ My friend broke up with her awful boyfriend and invited me to Greece in his place — but I didn't realize she expected me to pay half. Can I back out?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Olivia Christensen | Avril Ayers | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For Love & Money is a biweekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader's best friend invited them on a vacation after a breakup ruined her original plans. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Your best friend recently ended her relationship with a man she was serious enough about to plan a summer vacation with. Rooting for you both,For Love & Money

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☆ Inheritance for your dog: How the rich put millions into trusts with very specific purposes, from taking care of pets to cryogenically freezing their bodies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lawyers to the uber-rich told Insider how purpose trusts work and how to plan for centuries ahead. Fortunately, there is a workaround: purpose trusts. Trusts are well-known as a tool for saving millions on taxes, but purpose trusts are seldom used to pay less to Uncle Sam. Here is how purpose trusts workPurpose trusts are not absolutely necessary to make sure your pets are cared for after you pass, Yadav told Insider. Purpose trusts set up to maintain art collections usually include a timeline for liquidating or donating the artworks, according to lawyer Neil Solarz of Weinstock Manion.

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☆ How the rich put millions into trusts to take care of their pets and pay for cryogenic freezing after they die
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The rich can use trusts to devote millions to pets, art collections, and even cryogenic freezing. Lawyers to the uber-rich told Insider how purpose trusts work and how to plan for centuries ahead. Fortunately, there is a workaround: purpose trusts. Trusts are well-known as a tool for saving millions on taxes, but purpose trusts are seldom used to pay less to Uncle Sam. Here is how purpose trusts workPurpose trusts are not absolutely necessary to make sure your pets are cared for after you pass, Yadav told Insider.

☆ Sorry, but Netflix's password-sharing crackdown seems to be going really well so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix's password-sharing crackdown has had a solid start in the US, according to new data. You might not like it, but Netflix's password-sharing crackdown is off to a great start in the US, according to new data. The change was meant to stop the proverbial ex-boyfriend's cousin's friend from continuing to watch someone's Netflix account. Antenna said average sign-ups to Netflix reached 73,000 during that period, a 102% increase from the prior 60-day average. Cancellations also increased, though not as much as sign-ups, Antenna said, adding that the ratio of sign-ups to cancellations was up 25.6% versus the prior 60-day period.

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☆ I left Miami for a remote village in Pakistan. I have no running hot water and limited electricity — but my quality of life here is infinitely better.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Samantha Shea | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

She moved to Hunza Valley in Northern Pakistan in 2021, where she's lived ever since. I live in Hunza Valley, 8,500 feet above sea level on the border with Western China, where I work as a digital nomad. A drone shot of Hunza Valley in early May. A Hunza Valley local drying apricots. Though my solo journey to Pakistan started as a trip, Hunza Valley is now my home.

☆ 5 surprising reasons people get cosmetic leg-lengthening surgery, according to a surgeon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Natalie Rahhal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He said pressure from social media and family members are some reasons patients come to him. Still, Mahboubian said, he refuses to perform the surgery on anyone who isn't 100% ready for it. After his patients are done with the surgery, he added, they don't get made fun of for their height any more. However, not all of Mahboubian's twin patients get leg-lengthening surgery because of their sibling. Their parents or family members are pushing them to get the surgeryWhen parents come in with their children, Mahboubian can tell the differences between their attitudes.

☆ Biden fires Trump-appointed Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton after alleged misconduct, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden fired the Architect of the Capitol, the White House said Monday. "After doing our due diligence, Mr. Blanton's appointment as Architect of the Capitol was terminated at the President's direction," the official said in a statement. Blanton's dismissal follows a report from the Inspector General's office accusing Blanton of misusing a government vehicle and impersonating a police officer. In a February 13 letter to Blanton obtained by Punchbowl News, a White House official wrote that Blanton's appointment would be terminated by 5 p.m. at Biden's direction. The Architect of the Capitol is responsible for facilities, maintenance, and operation of the US Capitol, among other things.

☆ A smoothie receipt tipped me off to my boyfriend's cheating. It taught me an important lesson on relationships.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She correctly suspected her boyfriend had cheated when she found a smoothie receipt in his car. Soon after we started going out, I had this gut feeling that something was off. After about three months of dating, we were going to see a friend of ours, and my boyfriend was driving. I noticed some papers in one of the little storage sections under the radio, and when I started going through them, there was a receipt from Tropical Smoothie. I tweeted about finding the smoothie receipt and had hundreds of responses from women who had similar experiences.

☆ Exclusive: Inside the extramarital affair and cash-fueled double life of Charles McGonigal, the FBI spy-hunter indicted for allegedly taking Russian money
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

She had dated federal law enforcement officials before. "Charlie McGonigal knew everybody in the national security and law enforcement world," Guerriero said, in an exclusive interview with Insider. One law enforcement source estimated that McGonigal stood to make roughly $300,000 to $350,000 a year, including annual bonuses. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, whom she knew from law enforcement circles, let her stay in a guest bedroom. During her relationship with McGonigal, Guerriero says, they never talked about politics.

☆ Gen Z isn't ashamed of 'job-hopping' and will even quit unfulfilling jobs without a backup plan, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gen Zers don't stigmatize "job-hopping", according to a new study by Oliver Wyman. Indeed, 70% of Gen Zers who say they're "loyal" to their employers are either actively or passively seeking a new job, the research found. People born between 1997 and 2012, often called Gen Z, came of age during the pandemic. Gen Z views work in "a more transactional manner" than previous generations, and has a "lengthy list of demands," per Oliver Wyman's study. According to Oliver Wyman's poll, 85% of Gen Zers prefer a hybrid or remote work pattern.

☆ 'Sextortion' attacks on the rich and famous are on the rise. Here's how their lawyers discreetly fight back.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Celebrities, sports stars, CEOs have never been more at risk of 'sextortion' attacks, lawyers say. "I'm going to blow up you and your business," the screen read. "If you can't get me money," she texted the terrified CEO, according to records reviewed by Insider, "I'm going to fuck up your whole company." East Coast, West CoastHigh-end sextortions like the case of that Manhattan CEO, one of Saland and Weisberg's recent clients, are spawning a growing legal practice. It's different in ManhattanIn contrast, Manhattan sextortion clients tend to hail not from the A-list, but from the city's vast pool of the anonymously wealthy.

☆ Scott Peterson is denied a new trial in the death of his pregnant wife
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Convicted murderer Scott Peterson was denied a new trial in the 2002 death of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, a judge has ruled. The decision comes more than a year after the California Supreme Court ordered Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo to consider whether juror misconduct denied Peterson a fair trial. Nice, who co-wrote a book about the case with other jurors, has denied that she was influenced by her personal experiences. His sentence was overturned by the California Supreme Court in 2020. Laci Peterson, 27, was eight months pregnant with their son, Conner, when she was killed in December 2002, five years after she and Peterson married.

☆ Turbulent Hawaiian Airlines flight seriously injures 11 people
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In all, 36 people received medical treatment following Sunday's turbulent Hawaiian Airlines flight for bumps, bruises, cuts and nausea, said Jim Ireland, director of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. Passenger Kaylee Reyes told Hawaii News Now that her mother had just sat down when the turbulence hit and had not had a chance to buckle her safety belt. There was some internal damage to the aircraft during the turbulence, Snook said. In 2019, 37 passengers and flight crew members were injured when an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Sydney hit intense turbulence about two hours past Hawaii. Over the Atlantic, a 2017 American Airlines flight from Athens hit severe turbulence along the New York coastline.

☆ Hawaiian Airlines passenger says her mom 'flew up and hit the ceiling' when the plane encountered 'severe turbulence' that left 36 people injured
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu encountered "severe turbulence" on Sunday. A Hawaiian Airlines executive said the plane had struck a "rare" air pocket. Hawaiian Airlines flight 35 experienced turbulence shortly before landing in Hawaii at around 10:50 a.m., the company confirmed in a statement to Insider. —KWAM NewsTalk Memphis (@Mighty990KWAM) December 19, 2022At least 36 people were injured, 11 of which had serious injuries, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said. One person was also knocked unconscious, the director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, Jim Ireland, said at a press conference.

☆ I'm an ex-preschool teacher who quit my job to be an OnlyFans model. 18 months on I have no regrets, loads more time for therapy, and I've learnt the guitar.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Danielle Zavala quit her job as a preschool teacher to become a BBW model on OnlyFans and Curvage. But in summer 2021 I quit my job become an OnlyFans model, and I really don't have any regrets. From month to month, I at least have a minimum idea of how much I'll earn. I don't drink; I don't do any drugs; I don't smoke; I have a good, healthy relationship. Just because you're an OnlyFans model doesn't mean you're completely wild.

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