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☆ Women are demanding better menopause care. Online platforms are heeding the call.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Heather Lindsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Online platforms reflect a growing demand for menopause care like hormone-replacement therapy. These studies aim to develop a better understanding of women's menopause symptoms like depression, insomnia, and hot flashes, with the goal of developing more helpful treatments. To further address the need for perimenopause and menopause research and medical care, Congress introduced in May the bipartisan Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act. After roughly a year of treatment for her menopause symptoms, Miller is flourishing. "I'm getting my doctorate in higher educational administration, and I would have never been able to navigate such an enormous responsibility without menopause care," Miller said.

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☆ Watch now: ETF Edge on whether "thematic" investing is still best for the rest of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

[The stream is slated to start at 1:15 PM ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] CNBC's ETF Edge is dedicated to the fastest-growing trend in investing right now: ETFs. Every Monday, Bob Pisani will be joined by a panel of top market participants to offer educational and actionable advice to help you build your best portfolio.

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☆ Pakistan’s transgender community gets a ride-sharing service for safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s transgender community has gotten its first ride-sharing service in the latest effort to protect trans people from discrimination and harassment, the business’ founder said on Wednesday. It’s called SheDrives and will service only trans people and women, according to Ammaz Farooqi, the company’s chief executive. For now, it will service only Lahore, but expansion is possible, Farooqi said. “A unique aspect of this app and ride service is that the drivers and passengers will be women and transgender persons,” Farooqi said. The country’s parliament also drafted a transgender rights bill to allow trans people choose their gender identity for previously issued government documents, educational certificates and national identity cards.

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☆ Most students in a Georgia district return to class nearly a week after a school shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

WINDER, Ga. — Many students in Georgia’s Barrow County headed back to class Tuesday, six days after a shooting killed two teachers and two students at the school district’s Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta. No return date has been set for the 1,900 students at that high school, but the 13,000 students in Barrow County’s other schools did return, including at the middle school and elementary school that border the Apalachee campus in Winder. When her 8-year-old daughter said over the weekend that she was scared to go back to school, Shonderi Williams broke down in her bathroom. She has two daughters Yargo Elementary School and one daughter at Haymon-Morris Middle School, the schools next door. “We know the days ahead are going to be difficult, and that we have some staff and some students who are not ready to return to school,” LeDuff said.

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☆ 88% of Asian Americans in California plan to vote but half aren’t being contacted, they say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The group released the survey last week with two nonprofit organizations, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for Civic Empowerment Education Fund and Asian American Futures. The survey authors interviewed 1,253 Asian Americans across six of the largest Asian ethnic groups in California. Ramakrishnan said the results are relatively consistent with Asian American voters in the past. Still, there continues to be a misconception that appealing to Asian Americans, which often requires multilingual outreach, is too expensive, Ramakrishnan said. But hiring more Asian Americans on campaigns could help solve that issue.

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☆ The viral nine-month cruise is ending. Here’s what it was really like on board
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Preparing for the endJoe and Audrey Martucci say they are grateful for the nine-month cruise experience, but at times they found the schedule tiring. A trip of a lifetimeGen Z traveler Little Rat Brain says Antarctica, pictured here, was her world cruise highlight. Little Rat Brain, passenger on board the nine-month cruiseThe TikTok-famous passengers are now considering how to pivot their online presences. “I don’t think anything’s ever going to have the virality of the nine-month cruise,” Fletcher says. “I’m not really sure if it will ever occur again,” agrees Little Rat Brain.

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☆ Starting college life? Here are 5 tips to manage mental health
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(CNN) — College students are carrying a lot of baggage with them as they head off to campus this fall — and not just the usual dorm accoutrements. One of the biggest challenges facing students, Roy said, is the same one confronting society at large. Know that relationships will evolveRelationships with family members and friends will likely change during college, Roy said. “Often, what’s needed is a caring, compassionate support system and time to navigate the ups and downs of college life,” she said. We hope these five tips help set up your family for a successful transition to college life.

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☆ I teach wealthy kids with special needs. Money can't solve everything, but it can give them the education they need.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At the end of my time at Oxford in 2004, I faced two very different job offers: a private equity position and a teaching job in Washington, D.C. My experience has been incredibly diverse, but almost all my clients involve students with special educational needs. I never expected to teach students with special educational needs, nor do I have the formal training or credentials for it. Almost every job I've had involved travel, whether on a boat or moving from country to country. AdvertisementWealth is an enablerMany clients I've worked with have resources on par with countries' governments.

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The report examined Americans who have identified as nonprofit workers on the Census' American Community Survey, including many employees in healthcare, educational services, and social assistance. Younger nonprofit workers are particularly struggling. According to the report, 37% of nonprofit workers under the age of 25 fall into the ALICE category. Similarly, 23% of nonprofit workers ages 25 to 44 are considered ALICEs. And, while 16% of white nonprofit workers were below the ALICE threshold, 35% of Black workers in the sector were struggling to make ends meet.

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☆ How Wall Street Giants Made Billions Preying on College Students
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Ryann Liebenthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

In 1970 there had been only 18,333 students enrolled at degree-granting for-profit schools, less than a quarter of a percent of the total number of college students. In 2010, Tom Harkin, chair of the Senate's education committee, began a two-year investigation into for-profit schools. But even more shocking, federal money flowing to for-profit schools accounted for 25% of all federal student aid and 47% of eventual loan defaults. Students' money enriched every corner of the for-profit industry except one: quality of instruction. In fact, these for-profit students were actually worse off than if they hadn't gone to school at all.

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☆ Here's how to know if your college kid actually needs 'dorm insurance'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Terry Vine | Getty ImagesHow dorm insurance compares to other optionsColleges and universities will often partner with different insurers to offer dorm insurance, Worters said. If parents decide to take on a dorm insurance policy, it would be billed separately from the room and board, said Worters. watch nowWhether you sign up for dorm insurance or not, your child's dorm possessions will likely be covered under your home insurance plan, according to experts. But keep in mind that dorm-specific insurance policies tend to have lower deductibles than home insurance policies, Worters said. The home insurance policy will often stretch over, so long as the kid lives in a dorm, she said.

Persons: Terry Vine, Worters, McClanahan Organizations: CNBC, Council, National Association of Insurance

☆ ‘Perfect waves and no crowds:’ Angola could be the surfing world’s best-kept secret
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Claudia Elorza | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Their business is dedicated to promoting Angola as a surf destination while supporting local communities and sustainable development in the surf tourism industry. But it’s the prevailing winds, which bring long waves and easy surf, that make it a surfing paradise. It’s known locally as “Praia do Surfistas,” or Surfers’ Beach. The Angola Waves team provides them with cooked meals to keep energy levels up for huge ocean sessions. “I will miss surfing these perfect waves with no crowds!”

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A shutdown would close federal agencies and national parks, while limiting public services and furloughing millions of workers just weeks before the election. House Republicans have now settled on some lines of attack, which they'll highlight in politically charged GOP hearings and investigations into both Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. House GOP probesAfter spending much of the 118th Congress focused on investigating Biden, House Republicans are now shifting their focus to Democrats’ new presidential ticket. Republicans are also focusing on the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, which the Trump campaign has criticized Harris over. The Trump campaign responded by calling the story "fake news."

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☆ Syphilis is at its highest levels since the 1950s. Here's how experts are trying to fix that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Simar Bajaj | Simar Bajaj Is A Marshall Scholar | Award-Winning Journalist Covering Stigmatized Diseases | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Soon after, the mother’s syphilis test — given to all women before delivery — came back positive. In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 200,000 syphilis cases — the highest counts since 1950. Spreading the word about syphilisSome public health departments have launched eye-popping awareness campaigns, trying to raise the alarm among both the public and health care providers. Make syphilis testing convenientBeyond greater awareness, access to testing and treatment needs to be quick, easy and convenient, Chokshi said. But permanently bending the syphilis curve will require scaling these efforts nationally and promoting greater coordination between health care and public health.

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☆ A Gen Xer with an MBA can't get a job despite over 1,500 job applications. He said his degrees have been useless.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewMarcial Quinones, 48, used to have few problems getting jobs in the 1990s without a high school diploma. Now, after what he estimates is over 1,500 applications since the early 2010s, he can't land any stable job in his field even with an MBA. Quinones is one of many Americans with traditional work credentials who can't land a decently paying, stable job. This comes at a time when getting a college degree is much more necessary to landing a well-paying job. He recalled walking from company to company with résumé in hand, which resulted in some job offers.

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☆ Florida high school football player Chance Gainer dies after game
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A beloved Florida high school football player died after he collapsed during a game Friday night, school officials say, bringing the number of recent known deaths among high school athletes to seven. Alabama teen Semaj Wilkins died August 13 after a medical emergency during football practice at New Brockton High School, according to CNN affiliate WDHN. His smile radiatedGainer scored two touchdowns on the night of his death, Norton said, leading the team to victory. The high school there has about 500 students and is very close knit. Gainer had recently visited Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he had hoped to play football, according to Norton.

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☆ More and more Gen Zers are struggling to stay in work or school. With $350 monthly, a New Orleans guaranteed income program hoped to change that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewFor some young New Orleans residents, guaranteed basic income helped them afford a ride to work. The New Orleans guaranteed basic income pilot was a collaboration between Mayor LaToya Cantrell's Office of Youth and Families and the national advocacy network Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI). AdvertisementResearchers, however, noted that the individualized impacts of guaranteed basic income are difficult to capture in a dataset. For Howlette, the New Orleans pilot results show that housing, work, and transportation-related costs are major barriers for opportunity youth. She said guaranteed income is just one way to help alleviate these challenges and prevent long-term poverty.

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☆ OpenAI gives artists access to unreleased tools like Sora for New York gallery exhibit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

OpenAI announced Friday a New York City art gallery collaboration that gives artists access to unreleased artificial intelligence tools. Some of Hill's artists echoed the sentiment about not being left behind, regarding access to AI tools or representation within them. For the Strada exhibit, that same work is suspended in the gallery, and Hackett used Sora to animate the still canvas scenes. "And as a black artist, it's not a given that our forms of media will show up in these models. She told CNBC she was already adept at Photoshop and other retouching software, and that's how she thinks of AI tools like Sora.

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☆ A boomer who worried about retiring in the US and Canada moved to Mexico, which he said is much cheaper and safer
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewRon Allanach, 74, and his partner Ben Lorgeranon moved to Vancouver from New England in 2005, thinking they would stay there for their retirements. The city is safer than he imagined, prices for nearly everything are much lower, and healthcare is more reliable. Allanach said they felt safer in Mérida than in the US or Canada, and prices were lower. They stayed there between trips back to Vancouver, and they moved to Mérida fully in 2020. AdvertisementA street in Mérida, Mexico.

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☆ AI gadgets have been a bust so far. Apple aims to change that
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Steve Kovach | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The system is called Apple Intelligence, and it'll be rolling out over the coming months. Apple plans to roll out Apple Intelligence in stages. Plus, app developers will be able tap into Apple intelligence, so you can use it everywhere on your phone. In the PC market, Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs launched this summer, but without their marquee AI feature, Recall. Without Recall, there's not much AI in this batch of AI PCs.

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JD Vance's plan to tackle high childcare costs may not take into account the looming retirement crisis facing millions of older Americans. When Kirk asked how Vance planned to address the issue, Vance suggested extended family members step in to relieve the financial burden on parents. AdvertisementNot many states require childcare workers to have college degrees or certifications. But he may have been referring to a new law in the nation's capital that requires many childcare workers to have a two-year associate degree, among other training. Vance has condemned universal childcare, calling it a subsidy for the affluent and a "class war against normal people."

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☆ We have 5 kids and live on my husband's public-school salary. We have no way of saving for their college education.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Chaunie Brusie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Our oldest is taking advantage of early college programsRecently, I attended an orientation with my 16-year-old for her early college program. I wasn't familiar with early college programs, but they've become popular in our local area, both for the support they can offer teens transitioning to college and the cost savings they can offer. Students in the program take an additional year of high school that's a full college course load and then graduate from high school with up to 60 college credits, sometimes enough for a full associate degree. Along with the early college program, I took the small amount of savings we did have for her and opened a 529 education account. The catch is that all the money has to be used for educational purposes, but things such as trade school and school expenses qualify.

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☆ How an edtech startup used AI tools like Midjourney and HeyGen to boost its ad performance by 40%
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Pavlovsky said the use of AI tools has made a profound difference to the company's marketing performance. AdvertisementHeadway joins a growing number of marketers looking to harness AI tools, in part to reduce their advertising costs. Headway is using AI tools like HeyGen, Rask, and MidjourneyFounded in Ukraine in 2019, Headway operates a portfolio of educational apps that combined have been downloaded by more than 110 million users worldwide. Its flagship app, Headway, offers 15-minute summaries of popular nonfiction books, as well as challenges and daily micro-learning sessions. All of Headway's user-generated-content video ads are now produced using some element of AI technology, such as for subtitles or voiceovers, the company said.

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☆ Boy who accidentally broke 3,500-year-old jar welcomed back to museum
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Then a crash sounded, a rare 3,500-year-old jar was broken on the ground, and her son stood over it, aghast. The jar, which is at least 3,500 years old, was left in pieces at the Hecht Museum last month. Hecht Museum staff“I’m embarrassed,” said Anna Geller, who said she tried desperately to calm her son down after the vase shattered. Ariel Geller, 4, center, and his parents Anna, right, and Alex, center left, during their visit to the Hecht Museum. “That’s what’s actually interesting for my older kids, this process of how they’re restoring it, and all the technology they’re using there,” Alex Geller said.

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It's never too early to start thinking about saving for college, and a 529 plan can help with that. A 529 plan is great for saving on taxes, but its lack of flexibility makes it less valuable to me. She's had a 529 plan since she was only a few weeks old. Your contributions can grow tax-free in a 529 plan. This is a fantastic benefit that can give families the ability to diversify the taxability of accounts for a 529 plan beneficiary in the future.

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