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Christopher Gregory/Getty ImagesDonald McGahn, Trump campaign counsel: I was at the top. Trump's 2016 campaign aides said they paid about 50 people, including part-time actors, to appear as supporters for his 2016 campaign announcement. Corey Lewandowski, Trump campaign managerCorey Lewandowski: I called my wife just as we were getting onto the plane. Stuff that would be from Mars on any other campaign was perfectly normal for the Trump campaign. Mark J. Terrill/AP photo Show less Trump at the Republican National Convention while Cruz speaks on July 20, 2016.

☆ Musk to relaunch Twitter's blue check subscription on Nov 29
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Twitter's sought-after blue check subscription service will be relaunched on Nov. 29, a minor delay from his initial tentative timeline to bring back the service on the social media platform. "Punting relaunch of Blue Verified to November 29th to make sure that it is rock solid," Musk said in a tweet. The coveted blue check mark was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and other public figures. Last week, the Tesla (TSLA.O) chief had said Twitter Blue will probably "come back end of next week". read moreTwitter had paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed.

☆ I'm still at Twitter and have a front-row seat watching everything fall apart. At this point, I'm just trying to collect a paycheck.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

From the week leading up to Elon Musk's acquisition to the lay-offs week and this week gone, it's been a very weird and tiring time. It happened to be the same day that the Twitter offices were holding big Halloween events and had it decorated. Remote work was a big cultural hitA lot of people work remotely full-time or for at least two days a week. I'm sitting around and just collecting my paycheckI'm now interviewing around and trying to find something with big players. The Twitter that we had as an employer is gone and it won't be a fun place to work.

☆ A 26-year-old stock trader made over $2.5 million in 2 years. Here's how he sets up a winning trade, and the strategy he uses.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Kyle Williams became interested in trading stocks after watching "The Big Short". The film piqued his interest and he began researching the stock market. Before Williams began researching the stock market, the only exposure he had to the stock market was through a mutual fund called the American Century Equity Growth Fund Investor Class (BEQGX), which his parents helped him set up when he was 11 years old, he said. As he became more familiar with the stock market, he researched the mutual fund he had been investing in and realized it wasn't even beating the S&P 500 after fees. Williams also decided to switch his major from engineering to finance because it was more aligned with the stock market.

☆ When the bakery under my apartment caught fire, my renters insurance covered everything — including a new couch I couldn't have otherwise afforded
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Hannah Van Sickle | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When I was in my 20s, my boyfriend's dad all but insisted we get renters insurance. In hindsight, renters insurance turned out to be a game-changer. Here's what's covered by renters insuranceSo what's included in renters insurance rates? Insider's Featured Renters Insurance Companies Lemonade Renters InsuranceProgressive Renters InsuranceAllstate Renters Insurance Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. ), my experience with renters insurance lingers as a positive one.

☆ I'm a Pennsylvania poll worker. I worked a 15-hour shift for $250, but it was worth it to help people vote — especially in a swing state.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Ananya Vahal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Aaron Stevens, 33, is a Philadelphia poll worker who worked the 2022 midterm elections in Pa. This was his fourth time as a poll worker because he loves to see his community participate. This is my fourth time as a poll worker in Philadelphia. If their information was correct, we guided them to the touch-screen voting machines and gave them extra help if needed. When I used to work as a poll worker in the past, people were worried about voting terminals getting hacked.

☆ I'm a poll worker in Fulton County, Georgia. Not many people want to do the job here.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Hannah Moseley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

They said poll workers work long hours and risk being harassed, but it's an important job. I worked as an assistant manager at a polling location in Fulton County, Georgia, where election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss worked during the 2020 presidential election. I first started working the polls in 2020 for the presidential election, when a lot of poll workers quit because of the pandemic. One of our Republican election observers appeared to have fallen asleep while he was there, so that made me less nervous. We had to tell them that when you sign up to get a driver's license in Georgia, you're not automatically registered.

☆ Paying workers unfairly will backfire. Pull back the curtain on compensation decisions instead.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But for many people, salary negotiations are hard to navigate. Brian Armstrong is the CEO of Coinbase, which recently announced that it was banning salary negotiations. If salary negotiations are prohibited, they said, there have to be other measures in place to ensure that every worker is paid fairly. Salary negotiations will always be challenging for some — if not most — of usRestructuring salary negotiations won't necessarily make the act of asking for more money easier right away. Still, she understands that salary negotiations can get contentious, and she emphasized that the positive dynamic between employer and employee is important to preserve.

☆ The startup founder's guide to letting people go efficiently and compassionately, if you have no other choice in a time of crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"The more you share earlier, and [the more] you involve people along that journey, you're going to gain some trust there," he said. That's what Keystone does when it works with companies conducting layoffs, Varelas said. Deliver the news with integrityVarelas said it's important to show respect for the employees you're letting go. "You just let go of 10 of your hardest working colleagues and you're going out and you're celebrating." They're going to start losing faith and confidence in your leadership."

☆ Meta Quest Pro review: A very expensive VR experiment that doesn't have a target audience
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

In this article META Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTSofia Pitt using Meta Quest Pro Sofia PittI've been testing the new $1,500 Meta Quest Pro virtual reality headset since it launched on Oct. 25. In other words, the Meta Quest Pro is a very expensive experiment built to help figure out the use cases for the metaverse. Meta Quest Pro vs. Meta Quest 2: Design upgradesThe fit and design of the Meta Quest Pro are a huge upgrade compared with the Meta Quest 2 headset, which launched in 2020 under the name Oculus Quest 2. Meta Quest Pro. Painting VR on Meta Quest Pro Sofia PittThese experiences are not new or exclusive to the Pro.

☆ Nutrition content is huge on TikTok, but a new study shows trends like #WhatIEatInADay may influence disordered eating behaviors
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Researchers at the University of Vermont analyzed 1,000 TikTok videos under the most popular hashtags related to body image and eating by using search terms like food, nutrition, weight and body image. The study included 10 hashtags with at least one billion or more views. On the list were #WhatIEatInADay and #WeightLoss, which had 3.2 billion views and nearly 10 billion views respectively at the start of the study. Less than 3% of the nutrition-related TikTok videos analyzed by the study's researchers were weight-inclusive. Nearly 44% of the shared videos included content about weight loss; 20.4% portrayed someone's weight transformation.

☆ 5 tell-tale signs someone is manipulating you, according to a body-language expert
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Don Weber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's these types of manipulators I've spent a great deal of my career identifying. The hard and simple truth is that using body language to identify manipulation takes time and study. You're accustomed to the natural body language of your loved one and will have an easier time recognizing any deviations, whether conscious or subconscious. Signs of a manipulatorOnce you thoroughly understand a person's typical body language and gestures, you can start detecting deviations in their behavior. Eye contact and movementIt's commonly believed that if someone's looking you straight in the eyes, they're telling you the truth.

A donor is eligible for an immediate tax deduction when contributing cash, securities, or other assets to a DAF. watch nowThis strategy addresses the fact that charitable contributions are only tax-deductible for those who itemize their deductions. Since the gifted assets are "frozen" at today's lower values, they use up less of the federal lifetime gift tax exemption. At current levels, a married couple with an estate above $24.12 million, or $10.98 million after 2025, may be hit with federal estate tax. That means an investor can gift each person $16,000 this year gift tax-free.

☆ How to use the 'triangle method' to catch a lying coworker or boss — and the best way to call them out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Amanda Breen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

First, it's important to pay attention to how people say what they're saying. "That's a telltale sign of indecision, and possibly lying," Donaldson said. "They're sitting on a couch or chair and they're speaking with you, then all of a sudden they're moving around," Donaldson said. What do you do if you think someone's lying to you? Donaldson suggested asking the person follow-up questions — and repeat questions — because if they're lying, it might be difficult to maintain consistency with their answers.

☆ 2 top investors identify fintech trends flying under the radar
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Payments and lending are receiving a lot of hype from venture capitalists, but two investors say that needs to change. That's lagging well behind 2021, which saw more than $46 billion raised by US fintechs at this point last year. Kemp and Russ told Insider the top areas they feel have flown under the radar within fintech. B2B PaymentsThe direct-to-consumer space has become digitized and somewhat commoditized, Kemp told Insider. Financial education, equity and accessVenture capital is overlooking a lot of companies doing interesting things around financial education, financial equity, and giving underserved populations access to much-needed financial tools, Russ told Insider.

On Instagram, you can delete comments you've written on other people's posts, or comments that others have written on your posts. Choose Delete Comment in the pop-up, and the comment will be immediately deleted. Grace Eliza Goodwin/InsiderHow to hide comments on your Instagram postsThere's a few settings you can use to hide certain kinds of comments or comments from certain people on Instagram — here's how. In the Filters section, swipe the button beside Hide Offensive Comments to hide all comments that Instagram deems inappropriate, such as offensive, bullying, or spam comments. If you want to hide block comments from specific users, tap Block Comments From at the top of the Comment Controls page.

☆ Jim Obergefell's Supreme Court case helped legalize same-sex marriage 7 years ago. Now, he could become the only openly gay member of Ohio's state House.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Now, Jim Obergefell — the man for which that case was named — is running for Ohio state House. "But you know, the nice thing is, everything I went through with the court case — a lot of that really prepared me for something like this." The "court case" in question was Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 civil rights case in which the Supreme Court ruled five to four that same-sex couples were guaranteed the right to marry. "I don't start with it, and I don't focus on it," he said of his association with the 2015 Supreme Court case. "Very, very few of them have a Supreme Court case that happened because of that relationship."

☆ I'm a leg-lengthening surgeon. Most of my clients are men with confidence issues — here's what the procedure's like and why I do it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Natalie Rahhal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The only field in medicine that uses all of these tools is orthopedic surgery, so it seemed like the right fit. I specialized in limb-lengthening surgery specifically because I wanted to do something that was different from everybody else. People that undergo limb-lengthening surgery are from all walks of life, and many used COVID lockdowns to recover post-surgery. I would say 80% to 85% of my cosmetic limb-lengthening patients are men and 15% to 20% are women. Even though I've done limb-lengthening surgeries hundreds of times, I still get a little nervous.

☆ We all have different Covid comfort levels these days—here's how to manage those relationships
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Now more than ever, people's attitudes toward Covid comfort and risk are changing, experts say. That means it's harder than ever to find two people with the same approach toward the virus, and it's making our relationships harder to manage. Here are four experts' tips for dealing with those who have a different Covid comfort level than you do. Find potential accommodationsOnce you know someone's Covid comfort level, you can figure out potential accommodations to make. If you're worried about the risk of Covid transmission at your friend's party, you might attend but wear a mask the entire time.

☆ New York City employers are now required to list salary ranges in their job posts. Here's how that will affect candidates and companies.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new law takes effect today requiring most New York City employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings. A lot of New Yorkers are about to find out, as a new salary transparency law takes effect today in New York City. "Employers really want to start to think about how to create a salary range that reflects your current workforce," said Farrell Fritz employment attorney Domenique Camacho Moran. Employers found to be non-compliant will get a first warning, without a monetary penalty, and have 30 days to list salary ranges. Beyond New York, pay transparency legislation is taking hold in other parts of the country.

☆ Facebook probably has your phone number, even if you never shared it. Now it has a secret tool to let you delete it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Shona Ghosh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Facebook almost certainly has your phone number and email address, even if you never handed them over. Now the firm has a new tool to let people check if Facebook has that data, and delete it. Meta/Shona Ghosh"You can ask us to confirm whether we have your phone number or email address," the firm states. It's possible that Meta isn't really technically deleting your phone number and emails at all, said Boiten. "It may well be that they only implement something like this on the outside — so at a point the phone number threatens to go outside the system, it says, 'This phone number is one we've been told we can't use,' rather than really removing information."

☆ Not a good buy: Rent the Runway, exactly one-year after IPO, is down nearly 90%
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Barbara Collins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

While Rent The Runway closed its retail stores due to the pandemic, it still has a network of drop-off locations in major cities, including New York. More than 50% of clothing hanging up in someone's closet is only worn a handful of times before being discarded, according to Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman. That's why she, along with co-founder Jenny Fleiss, started the fashion rental and subscription business Rent the Runway in 2009 – a service the company has coined a "closet in the cloud." Customers can rent items for as long as they'd like and have the option to purchase any pieces they love. In its first decade of existence, Rent the Runway says it reached more than 11 million members.

☆ 5 lessons for success and happiness on Wall Street — from a Bank of America rising star turned doula and Reiki master
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Laura Hayward started her Wall Street career at Morgan Stanley during the financial crisis. Hayward, who rose ranks at Bank of America, shares what she learned to be both successful and happy on Wall Street. "I'd always been a finance person at work and a spiritual person and hippie outside of work," Hayward told Insider. After seven years at BofA, and more than a decade on Wall Street, she left this summer. Wall Street work life is stereotypically perceived as draconian — leaving little room for individuality.

☆ 4 ways to establish trust with your workers so that they're more productive and less stressed, according to a senior vice president at Salesforce.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Marie Rosecrans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

She found that leaders build trust by being vulnerable and admitting mistakes. Employees can focus on the work of serving customers and delivering customer success when solid trust exists in the workplace. You can't build trust on shaky ground, so being aloof when it comes to owning up to a mistake can negatively affect a lot of relationships at work. As you're building trust with people, it's important to open yourself up as a way of investing more deeply in your relationships. A big part of that is knowing who you're meeting with, so do your own research (on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google search) to familiarize yourself with all the key players.

Most Americans file a state income tax return and a federal income tax return. New Hampshire and Washington still do tax certain investment earnings, so some residents might have to file a state tax return this spring. As of 2021, Tennessee fully repealed its state income tax on income earned from interest and dividends. The states that do tax income have either a flat income tax — meaning everyone, regardless of how much they earn, pays the same percentage of their income to the government — or a progressive income tax, which means their tax rate is determined by how much they earn. Answers to your tax questionsHow to file a tax extensionHow to file an amended tax returnAre medical expenses tax deductible?

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