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☆ I'm a travel expert and often travel with my family. These 5 romantic destinations are surprisingly great for families.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Taryn White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In fact, the world is brimming with destinations that effortlessly cater to both lovebirds and jet-setting families, merging fine dining, lavish lodging, and kid-approved activities. Go adventuring in St. LuciaSt. Lucia holds a special place in my family's hearts, as one of our first international destinations. Taryn White says that while CrossKeys Vineyard is great for couples, families with kids can also enjoy the atmosphere. Courtesy The Trip Wish ListFor those seeking a luxurious family retreat, there are many options, like Salamander Middleburg in Loudoun County. It also has family suites complete with bunk beds or twin beds, ensuring that everyone has plenty of space to unwind after a day of sightseeing.

Persons: —, I've, Lucia St, Lucia, Bean, there's, Walsh, Taryn White, CrossKeys, Paris isn't, Gigi, Angelina Organizations: Service, des Pitons, Gros, Petit, Resorts, Aurora, Aurora Entertainment, Virginia Wine, Veritas, Keswick Hall, Michelin, Jardin du, Jardin des, Louvre Museum, Fish Locations: Maldives, French Polynesia, Caribbean, St, Sulphur Springs, New Jerusalem, Morne, des, Anguilla, Little Bay, Sandy Islands, Zemi, Aurora, Morais, Salamander Middleburg, Loudoun County, Albemarle County, Clifton, Paris, Jardin, Jardin du Luxembourg, Jardin des Tuileries, Hana, Makena

☆ People are turning to TikTok and YouTube tutorials to plan increasingly complicated Disney trips
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

YouTubers, influencers, and bloggers are tapping into a new market — Disney park planning. AdvertisementPeople are turning to YouTube videos and TikToks to plan increasingly complicated Disney trips, The Washington Post reported. But for the less organized, Disney trips might seem like a nightmarish experience. Hart shares Disney planning trips for taking toddlers or preschoolers to the parks on her YouTube channel, where she has more than 19,000 subscribers. The site has racked up hundreds of thousands of views sharing a variety of "tips, tricks and tutorials" on visiting Disney parks.

Persons: —, Rob Kayris, Kayris, it's, Bekah Hart, Hart, She's, TikToker Brooke Raybould, Raybould Organizations: Plus, Disney, Service, Washington Post, YouTube, Plan, Magic, Ear Scouts, Genie, Post

☆ New York’s Rubin Museum is closing its doors — but will live on as a ‘museum without walls’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —New York’s Rubin Museum of Art, home to one of the world’s largest and most important collections of Himalayan art, announced on Wednesday that it will close its doors in October. Rubin Museum founders Shelley and Donald Rubin, pictured on October 8, 2015. Mireya Acierto/Getty Images“Building and sharing this collection of Himalayan art was one of my family’s great joys,” added Shelley Rubin. A lot of the time, we are shown Tibetan art as part of Chinese art — as an appendage because Tibet is now part of China. Robert K. Chin/Storefronts/AlamyThe closure will see some 40% of the Rubin’s staff lose their jobs — mostly those in “front-of-house roles,” a spokesperson for the museum told CNN.

Persons: York’s Rubin, Shelley, Donald Rubin, Rubin, Noah Dorsky, Mireya Acierto, ”, Shelley Rubin, “, Matthew Eisman, Jorrit Britschgi, ” Britschgi, Nepal’s, Ian Johnson, meanwhile, Curtis S, Chin, ” “, ” Johnson, Robert K Organizations: CNN, York’s Rubin Museum of Art, Rubin Museum, Rubin Museum of Art, Venice Biennale, Itumbaha Museum, Mandela, Centre for Foreign Relations, Asian Development Bank Locations: Manhattan, New York, Kathmandu, Nepal, New York City, Venice, York, Tibet, China

☆ I'm a former park ranger. I always saw visitors make these 5 mistakes at state and national parks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Danielle Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Over the last six years, I worked as a park ranger at US state and national parks. AdvertisementI've always had a fascination when it came to state and national parks. In 2017, I received my undergraduate degree in geology and began my career as an intern at a National Parks Service site. However, I dreamed of being able to wear the coveted flat hat and get my foot in the door as a park ranger. Eventually, that dream became a reality in 2021 when I became a park ranger at my first national park.

Persons: —, I've Organizations: Service, National Parks Service Locations: California

☆ Sierra Leone is losing its forests. This sanctuary is trying to save chimpanzees and their vital habitat
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( David Mckenzie | Sarah Dean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Freetown, Sierra Leone CNN —When it comes to chimpanzee toddlers, girls rule. They are all orphans, rescued from across Sierra Leone and raised at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Tacugama Chimpanzee SanctuaryHe has become something of a legend in Sierra Leone. The canopy decimation is replicated throughout Sierra Leone and much of West Africa. In the center of the mountains of the Western Area Forest, a verdant valley drops into the Guma Dam reservoir.

Persons: Mamma Posseh, Mamma P, ”, Bala Amarasekaran, Amarasekaran, Bruno, “, It’s, ” Amarasekaran, Pataya, David McKenzie, Sonkita Conteh, CNN Parks, Conteh, Alejandro Striediger, Zoe MacIntyre, Siama, Veternarian Zoe MacIntyre, Macintyre, Sierra Leone Organizations: Sierra Leone CNN, World Food Program, Sierra, CNN, Western, Technologies, Area, Maxar Locations: Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sierra, Sri Lanka, West Africa, “, Conteh, Siama's, West Africa’s

Learn moreBusiness Insider Reviews has been covering the best pet products for more than five years. AdvertisementWhat types of pet products we coverFood: After hundreds of hours of interviews and research, we carefully selected the best cat foods and best dog foods. We also put dozens of litters to the test for our guides to the best cat litters and natural cat litter. Veterinarians and professional groomers also helped us narrow down the best dog toothpastes, dog dental chews, cat dental products, dog shampoos, and cat shampoos. Her article on pet anxiety in Pet Sitting Magazine was also nominated for The PSI Professional Pet Care Award.

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Under cover of darkness a year ago Friday, someone breached a waist-high fence and slipped into the Central Park Zoo. The break-in happened steps from the shared headquarters of the New York City Parks Department and the Central Park Zoo, in the vicinity of at least one surveillance camera. Since the zoo suspended efforts to re-capture Flaco in February 2023, there has been no public information about the crime. In 2021, another beloved Central Park owl, Barry, was fatally struck by a truck after ingesting a lethal dose of rat poison that may have impaired her flying. He’s also lucky.”Flaco spent his initial months of freedom mostly in Central Park, which is loaded with wildlife, but has lately preferred more urban sections of Manhattan.

Persons: Flaco, hadn't, ”, Jacqueline Emery, “, Max Pulsinelli, Nicole Barrantes, Jerry Vlasak, we’re, Barry, Suzanne Shoemaker, “ He’s, He’s, ” Flaco, David Barrett, Barrett, “ It’s, “ We’re Organizations: Central, Zoo, Fifth, New York City Parks Department, Central Park Zoo, Parks Department, North American Animal Liberation Press Office, Wildlife Conservation Society, Manhattan Locations: York, Maryland, Central Park, Manhattan, North America

☆ Death of Fringe Friendships: Making Gen Z Sad, Hurting Job Prospects
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

One of the biggest reasons for our shrinking social circles is the loss of fringe friends — casual friends that you enjoy seeing occasionally. These relationships might seem trivial or inconsequential, but experts and research indicate that fringe friends are vital. But now these fringe friend groups are disappearing, and we're all worse off for it. AdvertisementGlimmers of hope for Gen ZThe decline in fringe friends has also created a generational divide when it comes to who's doing well socially. There's no real solution to the loss of fringe friends.

Persons: Nikol Moses, Moses, Gen, would've, That's, —, Gen Zers, It's, Juliana Horowitz, Daniel Cox, Cox, what's, he'd, we've, Danielle Bayard Jackson, Long, Evan Paul Cudworth, Cudworth, Anna Goldfarb, I've, he's, Pew's Horowitz, Jackson, she'd, Goldfarb, it's, — Moses Organizations: Brisbane —, IRL, Pew Research Center, Gallup, Pew, American Survey, Survey, Survey Center, American Enterprise Institute, bodega, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Facebook, Social, DMs, Pew Research, American Locations: Melbourne, Brisbane, Brooklyn, New York

WASHINGTON (AP) — Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies — and new research may finally explain why. One theory is that the X chromosome might be a culprit. The X chromosome is packed with hundreds of genes, far more than males’ much smaller Y chromosome. Every female cell must switch off one of its X chromosome copies, to avoid getting a toxic double dose of all those genes. “We think that’s really important, for Xist RNA to leak out of the cell to where the immune system gets to see it.

Persons: ”, John Wherry, wasn’t, Howard Chang, Chang, ” Chang, Epstein, Barr, Chang’s, Xist, hadn't, Penn’s, they’re, Stanford’s Chang Organizations: WASHINGTON, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Associated Press ’ Health, Science Department, Associated Press Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP

☆ Disney files appeal after judge dismisses lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and allies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Disney is appealing a major setback earlier this week in its ongoing legal and political battle with Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis. On Thursday, Disney filed a notice of appeal, challenging a Florida federal judge’s decision to throw out its case accusing DeSantis of punishing Disney for exercising its right to free speech. The judge ruled that Disney lacked standing to sue DeSantis and that the company’s claims against the governor’s oversight board failed on merit — a win for DeSantis. On Wednesday, a Disney spokesperson said the company was undeterred, despite the initial dismissal. The board has threatened to hike taxes, raise utility rates and develop the land around the entertainment giant’s Central Florida theme parks.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Disney, DeSantis, Disney’s, Bob Chapek, ” Organizations: CNN, Disney, Republican, Florida federal, DeSantis, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Walt Disney World, Central, ” Locations: Florida, Central Florida

“This experimental graphic will help better convey wind hazard risk inland in addition to coastal wind hazards,” the center said in the post. Heavy rains and strong winds can be deadly and cause significant damage inland, which happened in 2022 with Hurricane Ian, when 149 people died in Florida. The goal of the expanded forecast cone is to make sure people who don't live along a coast are aware of the dangers they could still face, said Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the hurricane center. Ian produced between 10 and 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain across much of central Florida, the hurricane center reported. Only Hurricane Idalia struck the U.S., coming ashore in the lightly-populated Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast but also causing significant inland flooding.

Persons: Hurricane Ian, Jamie Rhome, ” Rhome, Ian, Ian slogged, Chad Jorgensen, Alberto, Idalia Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Hurricane, Fire, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: PETERSBURG, Fla, The Miami, Florida, Fort Myers, Orlando, Kissimmee, Daytona Beach, Florida’s, DeSoto County, U.S, Florida's Gulf

☆ 8 things to pack for a Disney vacation and 3 to leave behind, from a travel planner who's been to the parks over 40 times
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Kari Becker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAfter going to Disney World over 40 times, I've become quite the packing professional. If you've spent any time in the Orlando area, you know it will most likely rain during your Disney trip. My favorites are the rose-gold Minnie ears, but I've been eyeing the Haunted Mansion and It's a Small World ones for a while. Kari BeckerYou can pay for almost everything at Disney World with Disney gift cards, including dining, merchandise, and resort charges. I love this aspect of Disney World because it means there are wonderful dining options with upscale food that are still family-friendly.

Persons: —, I've, I'm, you've, Kari Becker I've, fanny, Kari Becker It's, Mickey, Minnie, Kari Becker, Alberts, you'll Organizations: Service, Disney, Business, Disney Genie, Magic Kingdom, Floridian, Yacht Locations: Orlando, River, Victoria

☆ Judge dismisses Disney lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis alleging retaliation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis stands at a campaign event at the Los Angeles Harbor Grain Terminal on September 29, 2023 in Long Beach, California. A judge on Wednesday dismissed a federal lawsuit Disney filed against Florida Gov. Judge Allen Winsor ruled that Disney lacked legal standing to sue DeSantis and the secretary of Florida's Commerce Department. DeSantis had touted the law, and his fight with Disney, during his unsuccessful run for the Republican presidential nomination. A Disney spokesperson told CNBC Wednesday, "This is an important case with serious implications for the rule of law, and it will not end here."

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Allen Winsor, DeSantis, Winsor, Disney Organizations: Gov, Disney, Florida Gov, Florida's Commerce, Central, Republican, Walt Disney Resort, CNBC Locations: Long Beach , California, Florida, Central Florida, U.S, Tallahassee

☆ I was a VIP tour guide at Disneyland. Here are 5 things I saw people regret when they visited the parks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Amber Wainwright | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I worked as a VIP tour guide at Disneyland and have seen guests regret how they spend their time. AdvertisementWhile working at Disneyland as a VIP tour guide, I noticed that plenty of guests regret how they spend their time in the parks. However, I've noticed that many park guests fail to remember that their outfits should also be functional. Don't miss a less busy park day because of a little bit of rain. Amber WainwrightGoing to the parks with friends is a lot of fun, but there are also perks to enjoying a park day alone.

Persons: —, Amber Wainwright, I've, it's Organizations: Service, Disney

☆ The quiet American: US reveals pavilion design for World Expo 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —At next year’s World Expo, a grand carnival showcasing different nations’ achievements, the US is planning something unusually quiet. Courtesy Trahan ArchitectsWorld Expos, or World’s Fairs as some are known, have celebrated some of the major inventions of their time, including stereoscopic photography, vulcanized rubber, the zipper, the internal combustion engine and IMAX. Courtesy Trahan ArchitectsTrahan’s design features an elongated outdoor space sandwiched between two triangular buildings. Courtesy Trahan ArchitectsBut as well as representing American interests overseas, the pavilion design also draws on the nature, culture and history of the Expo’s host country. Expo 2025, which marks the second time Osaka has hosted the event, is expected to welcome almost 30 million visitors.

Persons: ”, Trey Trahan, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse, Rahm Emanuel, Biden, Donald Trump, Trahan, “ wabi Organizations: CNN, Fairs, Trahan Architects, Architects World Expos, Chicago World’s, Expos, US State Department, ES Global, Imagination, Trahan Locations: Osaka, Japan, Tokyo, Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia, Paris, —, Los Angeles, New York, New Orleans, United States

☆ India is a global office hub, says India's Mindspace Business Parks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIndia is a global office hub, says India's Mindspace Business ParksRamesh Nair of Mindspace Business Parks says "India is the country with the maximum office absorption in the world."

Persons: Ramesh Nair, Mindspace Business Parks Organizations: Mindspace Business Locations: India

☆ Hong Kong already has a national security law. Now its leader is pushing for another one
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —Hong Kong on Tuesday formally began the process of enacting a controversial homegrown national security law in a move that could have deep ramifications for the city’s status as a global financial hub. Beijing’s national security crackdown of recent years has transformed once-freewheeling Hong Kong, silencing almost all dissent and jailing dozens of political opponents. Under Hong Kong’s mini-constitution agreed by the two powers, the city is required to enact laws to prohibit acts that endanger national security. “Foreign agents and Hong Kong independence ideas are still lurking in Hong Kong society.”Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee speaks during a press conference at government headquarters in Hong Kong on January 30, 2024. The new security law could bring further uncertainty for Hong Kong, which is striving to maintain its status as Asia’s premier financial hub following three years of strict Covid restrictions and Beijing’s national security crackdown.

Persons: Hong, it’s, John Lee, ”, It’s, we’ve, ” Lee, Lee, Peter Parks, Chris Tang, ” Tang, Tang Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Tuesday, Hong, CIA, British, Getty Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, China, AFP, Hong Kong’s, East, West

☆ 'The Traitors' star Janelle Pierzina thinks fellow 'Big Brother' legend Dan Gheesling is making a big mistake by underestimating these 2 players
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

On why Dan is making a big mistake in underestimating Peter and BergieDan underestimating Pete and Bergie might be his downfall on "The Traitors." I think she's super stealth when she needs to be. I think she's going to continue to work with Parvati and she'll continue to protect the Faithfuls that she can. AdvertisementAs far as the best Traitor game — hands down, Phaedra. Oh, I want Peter, Bergie, Trishelle, or John to win, of course.

Persons: Janelle Pierzina, Alan Cumming's Scottish, Janelle, Dan Gheesling, Peter, Euan Cherry, Pete, we're, let's, Peter's, Bergie, Dan, Let's, Parvati, underestimating Peter, Bergie Dan underestimating Pete, Peacock, Johnny Bananas, I'm, Trishelle, we've, Dan didn't, Larsa, Larsa Pippen, Alan, Phaedra, Parks, John, it's Sandra, It's, Sandra, it's Phaedra, CT, it's Sandra Diaz, she's, she'll Organizations: Service, Reality, Business, Nation, Parvati, NBC

☆ After 20 years, I moved from New York City to Florida. I like it, but moving south has been filled with surprises.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jenna Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After living in New York City for 20 years, I moved to Florida, about 15 minutes from Disney World. I was born and raised in New York City, so I knew living in Florida would be very different. It's safe to say I was very startled by this animal I wasn't expecting to see run across the front of the hotel. The nearest grocery store, restaurant, bar, laundromat, nail salon, and hair salon in New York City were conveniently only a one-block walk from my house. That's not a super far distance, but it's so different from what I'm used to.

Persons: —, Jenna Clark, ee's, there's, Ian, It's, I'm Organizations: Disney, Service, Walmart Locations: New York City, Florida, Orlando, The Texas, Southern, Disney's

☆ I moved to Australia to be with my boyfriend and for a better quality of life. I was nervous, but I'm saving money and much happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Gabriella Ferlita | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Writer Gabriella Ferlita moved to Queensland, Australia, from the UK at the end of 2023. She said she's unsure how long she'll stay, but is enjoying every minute of her life in Australia. Ferlita and her boyfriend had been together for over two years when they moved to Australia. Gabriella FerlitaCity living had become increasingly impossible to obtain, despite working full-time, freelancing, and babysitting while living in London. Life in Queensland, Australia, is year-round beaches and sunshineFerlita's complex in Queensland has a shared pool.

Persons: Gabriella Ferlita, Ferlita, —, didn't, I'd, Gabriella Ferlita Brits, Australia —, wouldn't, I'm, we've Organizations: Service, Lyon Locations: Queensland, Australia, France, London, Surrey, Sydney

☆ A millennial who quit her corporate job in London and moved to Australia explains the pros and cons of her career switch and life down under
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewSince moving to Melbourne, Australia , in November, Tara has spent her time off from her job as a restaurant host going to beaches or seeing the Penguin Parade at Phillip Island. AdvertisementTara, 29, is loving life in Australia after moving from London and changing lanes from a corporate job to working in hospitality. She talked to BI about her career switch into hospitality and the pros and cons of living in Australia. AdvertisementA personal con about living in Australia is being far away from friends and family and the time difference to reach them. Tara said she's happier living in Melbourne and that "living here feels like I really am on holiday everyday."

Persons: —, Tara, Tara Pros, that's, I've, She's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Phillip, Yarra, London, Sydney, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Manchester, London —, Merseyside

☆ I've visited 35 US national parks with my family. Here are my 9 best tips for first-time visitors.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Amanda Adler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Traveling to national parks with my son and dog is a passion of mine, and we've visited 35 so far. I tell new visitors to expect crowds of people but limited resources such as food, water, and gas. AdvertisementMy family is on a quest to visit all 63 US national parks. So far, we've made it to 35 parks with my 10-year-old son, who's been hiking since he was a toddler. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: we've, —, who's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ The future of the American amusement park in a Disney, Universal dominated world of thrills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe theme park business, like many others, is consolidating and changing along with consumer habits. Coney's closing ended an era for Cincinnati-based theme park consultant Dennis Speigel. And there's an underlying rationale for the deal related to what's occurred on the national theme park landscape in recent decades. watch nowA more consistent ride at Cedar Fair Comparatively, Cedar Fair has seen its attendance decline from 22.9 million visitors in the first nine months of 2019 to 20.9 million in 2023. "Disney and Universal have theme parks in several global markets and are considered destination resorts," Baker said.

Persons: Eric Thayer, Knotts, Looney, Richard Zimmerman, Selim Bassoui, Universal, Dennis Speigel, Speigel, Don Helbig, Helbig, Zimmerman, Bassoul, David Katz, Jeffries, It's, Katz, Salim, Berry, Stifel, Carissa Baker, Baker, Dallas restauranteur Shannon Wynne's, Wynne, Wynne's, Angus, Louis, Texans haven't, hadn't, Elizabeth Ringas, Ringas, it's Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Disney, Comcast's, Cedar Fair, Flags, Looney Tunes, Marvel, Cedar, Department of Justice, Fair, Dominion, Universal, Google, Dell, Six, Revenue, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Six Flags Entertainment Corp, Getty Images Bloomberg, SIX, University of Central, SeaWorld, Paramount Parks, Premier Parks for Six, Seaworld, Dallas, Texans, American, Enthusiasts, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Valencia , California, Florida, Cincinnati, Coney Island, York, Coney's, Coney, Kings, Virginia, New York, North America, Buena Park , California, Americas, University of Central Florida, Texas, Dallas, Greater Atlanta, St

☆ Visitor finds huge 7.46-carat diamond in Crater of Diamonds State Park
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Kelly Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Along the way, learned about the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, according to a news release from Arkansas State Parks. Visitors scour the earth at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. The 7.46 carat diamond discovered by Julien Navas, of Paris, France, upon his visit to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas on January 11, 2024. The Carine Diamond is the eighth-largest diamond found in the Crater of Diamonds since it became a state park in 1972, according to the news release. Geologists explained about 100 million years ago, there was a volcanic eruption, which carried the diamonds to the surface, according to the park’s website.

Persons: Julien Navas, Navas, “, ” Navas, ” Lucky, Waymon Cox, Cox, Arkansas State Parks Navas Organizations: CNN, Arkansas State Parks, Discovery Center, Geologists Locations: United States, France, Cape Canaveral , Florida, New Orleans, Arkansas, Paris

☆ What China’s E.V. City Says About the State of the Economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Keith Bradsher | Joy Dong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ultramodern factories churn out electric cars and solar panels in Hefei, an industrial center in the heart of central China. Yet at Hefei’s market for construction materials, which fills 10 city blocks, local merchants are gloomy. Nowhere better showcases the opportunities and vulnerabilities of China’s economy than Hefei. Government-directed growth in industries like electric vehicles and solar panels has turned China into the world’s export superpower, making Hefei a model for other Chinese cities. But a nationwide decline in real estate has devastated the finances of millions of families and small businesses — including in Hefei.

Persons: Wu Junlin, “, ” Locations: Hefei, China, Government

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