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☆ I live in Valencia, Spain, where flooding has taken over 100 lives. I can hardly believe what's happened here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jesús Lucero Ezquerro, who lives in Valencia, was in disbelief when he saw the damage from floods. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jesús Lucero Ezquerro, 28, who lives in the Poblats Marítims district of Valencia, Spain. AdvertisementCars were on top of each other, says Jesús Lucero Ezquerro, as he discovered the damage left by the storm in Valencia. Jesús Lucero Ezquerro said he and his friends helped clear the streets of Valencia. Courtesy of Jesús Lucero EzquerroLeft behindI am frustrated and angry.

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☆ 25-year-old spent $300 on a sewing machine in high school—now her seven-figure denim brand is worn by Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Elena Bonvicini didn't set out to start a multimillion-dollar denim brand worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner. Even charging her friends and classmates just $10 or $30 for a pair of jeans, Bonvicini turned a nice profit. Elena Bonvicini Founder, EB DenimAt college, Bonvicini worked diligently to expand EB Denim. This exposure also got EB Denim into high-end retailers like REVOLVE and Selfridges. By the time she was a junior, she says EB Denim was bringing in over $1 million in revenue and had a small handful of employees and interns.

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☆ Hugh Hewitt quits The Washington Post after storming off newspaper’s live show
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt resigned from his contributing columnist role at The Washington Post on Friday after storming off the newspaper’s live show over a disagreement with his colleagues. “No election can be fair in Donald Trump’s mind unless Donald Trump wins it,” Marcus said before Hewitt interjected. It’s got to be reported — Bucks County was reversed by the court and instructed to open up extra days because they violated the law and told people to go home,” Hewitt said. “So yes, he’s upset about Bucks County, but he was right, and he won in court. After storming off the show, Hewitt confirmed to Fox News that he had parted ways with The Post.

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☆ American Battleground: The fight to the finish — and what lies beyond the 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

“Do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?” Anderson Cooper asked her in a CNN town hall just two days earlier. They are indeed the ‘enemy from within.’”Former President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during his campaign rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden on October 27. You’re a sh*t vice president.’”It’s crude, it’s rude, but for Trump’s campaign it is right on target. “We know what Donald Trump wants,” Harris says in DC just outside the vice presidential residence. As Trump’s 2020 campaign communications director Erin Perrine puts it, “Donald Trump is a political anomaly.

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☆ The Brooklinen Down Comforter has held up for 1,000+ nights. Here's why it's the most comfortable duvet we've tested
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Mara Leighton | Lisa Sabatini | Senior Digital Culture Reporter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Brooklinen All-Season Down Comforter (Queen) The Brooklinen All-Season Down Comforter is a soft, light, and comfortable choice that's airy and warm but remains breathable so you can use it any time of the year. Check price at Brooklinen Check price at Amazon What we like Check mark icon A check mark. Light and airy feelCheck mark icon A check mark. Smooth sateen shellCheck mark icon A check mark. The Brooklinen All-Season Down is the best all-year comforter I've found, but it's not magical.

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☆ Hugh Grant says he panicked and almost named his newborn after his son's favorite Minion
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Grant is not alone in picking unique names. On Tuesday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Grant recalled the process of choosing middle names for his children. "And he said, 'Kevin,' because that was his favorite Minion," Grant recalled, referring to the character on "Despicable Me." Earlier in the show, he reflected on his middle names, "John Mungo." With the rise of social media, more parents are seeking uncommon names, baby name consultants previously told BI.

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☆ At-home brain stimulation relieves symptoms of depression, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —A headset worn at home that zaps the brain with the energy of a 9-volt battery could help relieve symptoms of depression, a new study shows. Rebalancing brain activity in depressionThe device is available in the UK, Norway, Hong Kong and countries in the EU. Studies show that people with depression tend to have less brain activity than normal in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and more brain activity than normal in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. A ‘spicy’ sensation with brain benefitsLeana De Hoyos, a 34-year-old mother of two who lives in Houston, was one of the study participants. Helping people use brain stimulation at homeFu says that when her team started looking at transcranial direct current stimulation for depression, they first reviewed the medical literature.

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☆ I went back to work as a personal trainer 5 weeks after giving birth. We needed the money, and I pushed past my pain.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Sarah Bregel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My partner went back to work a few days after our baby was born, and I did the same after a few weeks. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . My partner went back to work a few days after I gave birth. We needed the moneyAs a young couple who had only just been starting out in their careers, of course, we needed the money. "Everyone does this," I'd tell myself.

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☆ 'Love Is Blind' season 8 is on the way — and 3 cast members have already been announced
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Palmer Haasch | Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Season eight is special for another reason — it will premiere on the fifth anniversary of the "Love Is Blind" franchise in February 2025. We have a few months of wait time, but here's everything we know about "Love Is Blind" season eight. Related Video How Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio' created its expressive stop-motion animationThe 'Love Is Blind' season 8 premiere date and location have already been announcedNick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey during the "Love Is Blind" season seven reunion. Related storiesViewers already got a preview of the 'Love Is Blind' season 8 cast"Love Is Blind" season eight stars Alex, Brittany, and Joey in the crowd during the season seven reunion. For the first time ever, Netflix revealed some of the season eight cast members at the season seven reunion.

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☆ A millennial who decorates for Christmas early doesn't care some people think it's too soon. It brings her joy and peace.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bolio — a 27-year-old stay-at-home mom and content creator from Fowler, California, near Fresno — began decorating for Christmas before October was even over. "A lot of the people who complain about it are those who love Halloween, so they don't want to see Christmas decorations," she said. "Retailers used to wait until Halloween had passed to put out the Christmas decor, now we're more likely to see Halloween and Christmas sections side-by-side," Canaves said. AdvertisementHer Christmas aesthetic isn't just red and greenBolio shops for decorations from At Home, HomeGoods, T.J. Maxx, and Michaels. Courtesy of Jessica BolioBolio plans to finish decorating the rest of her house for Christmas soon.

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☆ ‘I’m unable to respond:’ What it’s like to live with narcolepsy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“What’s scary and embarrassing is that I can see people come to help me, but I’m unable to respond.”Horsnell has narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that makes it hard to stay awake for long periods. In fact, it’s estimated that only 25% of people who have narcolepsy are diagnosed and receive treatment, according to the Narcolepsy Network. “But the terrifying thing was, I’m lying in a puddle of my sweat and I’m hearing everybody whisper, ‘Is he OK? Horsnell’s experience with narcolepsy hallucinations, however, is quite different. As a trained speaker for Project Sleep’s Rising Voices of Narcolepsy leadership program, he visited the White House in 2023 to raise awareness about narcolepsy and sleep disorders.

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☆ Trump and Harris vie for the Latino vote on eve of election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned around southwestern states this week as they sought to shore up the Latino vote with only five days until Election Day. Latino voters account for %14.7 of all eligible voters in the upcoming election, according to Pew Research Center. New Mexico, where Trump campaigned on Thursday, has the highest share of Latino voters with around 45% the population. The states with the next largest share of Latino voters include California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. Although Democrats tend to have a historical advantage among Latino voters, that advantage has declined over the past four presidential cycles, according to a national NBC News/Telemundo/CNBC poll from September, especially as Trump makes strides with Latino men.

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☆ Heidi Klum attends 2024 Halloween bash in elaborate E.T. costume
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The most hotly anticipated costume of the spooky season is here — and the “Queen of Halloween” didn’t disappoint. Continuing her tradition of wearing wildly elaborate outfits to her own star-studded annual bash, Klum arrived at this year’s party dressed as E.T. Heidi Klum (right) arrived with husband Tom Kaulitz (left), who also wore an E.T. Guests take selfies with Heidi Klum in costume during the party. Klum’s costume may have won the award for most elaborate, but she wasn’t this year’s only celebrity extraterrestrial.

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☆ Victor Wembanyama achieves rare ‘5x5’ line for the second time in his career and more from around the NBA
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Victor Wembanyama recorded the second 5x5 game of his career on Thursday to power the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz. Wembanyama finished with 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals and five blocks, becoming just the third player in NBA history with multiple 5x5 games after Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko. A 5x5 line, a very rare occurrence in the NBA, requires a player to record at least five of a stat in five separate categories, such as points, rebounds, assists, etc. Ja Morant records triple-double in Grizzlies winMorant led the Grizzlies past a struggling Bucks team. Morant recorded 26 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, including an incredible seated alley-oop pass for a Santi Aldama dunk in the second quarter.

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☆ Netflix's 'This is the Zodiac Speaking' tells the story of the hunt for a serial killer. Here's what happened to murder suspect Arthur Leigh Allen.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"This is the Zodiac Speaking" details the hunt for a serial killer in the 1970s. The Netflix docuseries explains that police suspected Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac Killer. Police suspected a man called Arthur Leigh Allen, a convicted sex offender, may have been the Zodiac Killer. Related stories"Arthur Leigh Allen does not match the partial DNA fingerprint developed from bona fide Zodiac letters," he said. A screenshot of archive footage of Arthur Leigh Allen as seen in "This Is the Zodiac Killer."

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Footage showed Le’Keian Woods bloodied and bruised as officers surrounded him after a traffic stop on Sept. 29, 2023. A mugshot showed Woods with two swollen, black eyes and lacerations on his face, sparking public outrage. An image from cellphone video shows Le’Keian Woods surrounded by officers as he's taken into custody. He ran as they handcuffed two other people in the traffic stop, according to the body camera video and an arrest report. “Was the running of Le’Keian Woods justification of deadly force?

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☆ Full transcript: Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed by NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor interviewed Vice President Kamala Harris just before her rally at the Talking Stick Amphitheatre in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon. And I’m going to be all over the country pretty much — especially in the swing states — talking with folks about the issues that relate to them and the contrast between me and Donald Trump. And this, again, is a big contrast between me and Donald Trump. ALCINDOR: Former President Donald Trump has said that he would be a protector of women, whether they like it or not. ALCINDOR: Former President Trump also rode around in a garbage truck to call attention to President Biden’s comments about his supporters and their rhetoric.

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In an interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance suggested that he and Donald Trump can win the “normal gay guy vote” and that families with transgender children are looking for an edge in Ivy League college admissions. An early portion of the interview focused heavily on transgender people and transition-related medical care, which Vance described as “pharmaceutical conversion therapy” for gay people. “I mean that’s what to me is so crazy about some of the hyper-left-wing reaction,” Vance responded. “Well, I think I’m probably going to pick you, but I don’t know, and I’m not ready to make a decision,” Vance recalled Trump saying. “We’re sitting there watching, like, some stupid show, ‘Emily in Paris’ on Netflix or something,” Vance said, before catching himself.

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Those rules were designed to prevent a repeat of the abuses of Richard Nixon, who improperly used the Justice Department to punish his political enemies. A new president appoints roughly 300 senior Justice Department officials, including the U.S. attorneys who run offices across the country. All 300 must be confirmed by the Senate, but multiple former Justice Department officials said they fear Trump would install partisans willing to do his bidding. Justice Department officials have risen to the occasion and defied presidential overreach in the past. You go in and just whack a good portion of the workforce,” the former Justice Department official said.

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☆ A Swedish gummies craze is taking over the candy world
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Natalie Bennett | Natalie Bennett Is A Segment Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Since everyone’s obsessed with Swedish candy in New York, let’s go to Bon Bon!” creator Beca Michie said, standing outside the pink awning of Bon Bon Swedish Candy. Welcome to the Swedish gummies craze that has swept the U.S. Bon BonThe platform is alive with videos of people displaying their colorful Swedish candy hauls. “This highly anticipated Swedish candy shop is finally open in the West Village,” creator Becca Schneider said about Lil Sweet Treat. Bon Bon, which opened in 2017, now has four locations that stay open until midnight, as well as a booming website. Courtesy Elly RossAside from TikTok, candy experts said there could be another reason gummies are having a moment -- increased cacao prices.

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☆ Former Secret Service agent shares tips on what to do if you feel like you’re being followed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Dateline Nbc | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

And quite honestly, you’re going to minimize your exposure to bad things happening. And when you’re in a scenario where your stress is up, you’re not going to remember them. That’s why I always tell people, “Think simple.” OK, somebody is coming at me: Claw their eyes. Or if you’re going after a man, go after the groin area. Those are really simple ways to keep yourself safe.

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Their clash has already drawn more ad spending than any other Senate race in history, eclipsing the $412 million spent in Georgia’s 2020 race between Jon Ossoff and David Perdue. While Moreno clings to Trump, Brown tends to avoid talking too much about national political figures from either party. “Sherrod Brown, he’s taking ads in like he’s my best friend,” the former president said Sunday during a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. He also acknowledged the threat of ticket-splitters — and the importance of Trump having coattails long enough to carry Moreno along with him. But then-Rep. Tim Ryan, a Democrat who represented much of the area for years, lost it to Vance in the Senate race by 3 points in 2022.

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☆ Liberty University sued by former IT staffer fired after disclosing she’s a trans woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The bitter nationwide debate over transgender rights is playing out on a very personal level in a federal court lawsuit filed in Virginia by a former Liberty University employee. She was fired by the evangelical Christian school after disclosing her identity as a transgender woman. The lawsuit on behalf of Ellenor Zinski was filed in July by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the Richmond law firm of Butler Curwood. Earlier this month, the conservative legal organization Liberty Counsel filed a brief on behalf of the university asking the federal district court to dismiss the lawsuit. Wyatt Rolla, the ACLU of Virginia’s senior transgender rights attorney, rejected the claim of a set-up.

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Turning Point Action is one of several outside groups that have taken over the work of canvassing on behalf of Republicans. Some churches and pastors promoted Turning Point events during worship services and in social media posts, NBC News found. Training churches to serve as unofficial Trump campaign surrogates fits into a broader campaign by Turning Point to mobilize evangelicals. Screenshots of Turning Point Action's smartphone app, which encourages canvassers to avoid voters from the "wrong party." When a person attending a June Turning Point conference asked whether it was a good idea to run get-out-the-vote programs through churches, Brett Galaszewski, a Turning Point field director, said that’s exactly what pastors should be doing.

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☆ What was the Lavender Menace? A look back at the lesbians who altered the women’s movement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jillian Eugenios | Jillian Eugenios Is A Senior Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

I stood up and I said, ‘Sisters, I’m so tired of being in the closet in the women’s movement. Karla Jay wears a "Lavender Menace" T-shirt under her blouse at the Second Congress to Unite Women in New York in 1970. Also in attendance was Lavender Menace protester Martha Shelley, now 80 years old, who danced to the jukebox. An early and influential participant in the gay liberation movement, Shelley spoke on the second night of the June 1969 rebellion. I’m still marching, but I want them to pick up their own torches and march up the street, as well.”Friedan eventually apologized for her use of the phrase “lavender menace,” but not until 1977.

Persons: ”, ‘, Karla Jay, Diana Davies, Betty Friedan, Friedan, Jay, “, Flavia Rando, Brooke Sopelsa, we’ve, ” Rando, Martha Shelley, Shelley, Altman, Bilitis, Ellen Broidy, Broidy, York City’s, ” Broidy’s, ” Jay, I’m, ” Friedan, ‘ Karla, ‘ Betty, ’ Organizations: National Organization for Women, Women, New York Public, NOW, NOW’s, Gay Liberation, Stonewall, Monument Visitor, NBC, Victory Fund, Monument Visitor Center, New, York, Christopher Locations: New York City, New York, U.S

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