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☆ A mass burial site containing at least 440 bodies was found in a recaptured Ukrainian city, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At least 440 graves were found in the recaptured Ukrainian city of Izyum, officials said Thursday. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA mass burial site containing at least 440 bodies was found in the recaptured Ukrainian city of Izyum, officials said. Ukraine's defense ministry said on Friday that mass graves were discovered in the city after it was retaken from Russia, and that the largest burial site had 440 unmarked graves. Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications said on Friday that a mass gave with more than 400 bodies had been found. Ukrainian forces found mass graves and evidence of war crimes in both Bucha and Mariupol.

☆ Russian soldiers used a police station as a 'torture camp' where they interrogated people with electric shocks, Ukrainian officer says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Balakliya, a town in the eastern Kharkiv region, was recaptured by Ukraine on September 8. A regional official said the town's police station was used as a "torture camp" by Russians. "I will not describe all the tortures, I will only say that the 'easiest' was when they received electric shocks." He told the BBC that he was kept at the station for more than 40 days and was tortured with electricity. Officials told the BBC that locals were scared to even pass the station, in case they were grabbed by Russian soldiers.

☆ My friends always want to hang out at restaurants but I can't afford that lifestyle. How can I talk to them about it without ruining our relationship?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Olivia Christensen | Stephanie Hallett | 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 asks how to talk to friends who always want to dine out. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. If your friends are foodies, and that's why they love restaurants so much, turn dinner at home into a culinary adventure. Rooting for you,For Love & Money

A bedtime routine and an optimal environment can help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Our Insider Reviews product testers swear by these 25 products for getting a great night's sleep. Sleep deprivation and poor sleep quality affect concentration, memory, and decision-making and can cause feelings of anxiety, irritability, and impulsiveness. To fall asleep faster, stay asleep, and have a better night's sleep overall, build a sleep routine, says Dr. Benjamin Smarr, assistant professor at the University of California San Diego who specializes in neuroscience and sleep science. Here are 25 products and apps the Reviews team uses to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up well-rested:

☆ I own a $950-per-night 'dome house' in Joshua Tree. It's taught me even unique Airbnbs aren't easy money.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Stephanie Monroe owns a "dome house" Airbnb with her husband in Joshua Tree, California. But in 2020, we decided to branch into Airbnb ownership and bought our "Serenity Dome House," as we call it, in Joshua Tree, California, right before the pandemic as a deferred retirement job. There's also a lack of long-term rentals in Joshua Tree, so there's a labor shortage. Additionally, we've been doing a lot of remodeling and decoratingWe built from the ground up a two-bedroom addition to the dome house. Since taking over the property, we've put a lot of thought into how to make it better and more profitable.

☆ How Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Academy provides financial inclusion and breaks down barriers of inequity
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( John Lynch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Insider profiled Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Academy at the conclusion of its program for Marcy Houses in Brooklyn. For Marcy resident Mariela Regalado, The Bitcoin Academy represented a continuation of an altruism she had seen from Jay-Z firsthand. Lamar Wilson teaching at The Bitcoin Academy. Following the conclusion of its summer courses at Marcy Houses, The Bitcoin Academy is "looking to expand to other neighborhoods soon," the program said. The over 350 people who attended The Bitcoin Academy classes let us know that this education is important to them - and that it matters.

☆ A 23-year-old entrepreneur netted over $750,000 in 2021 by renting out properties he doesn't own. Here's how he got started.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-13 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

By 2021 — three years into his rental-arbitrage career — he told Insider he had more than 50 properties nationwide. He told Insider that at the time, he had $8,000 in cash saved from his server job in high school and his internship. He told Insider he received about $12,000 a month (netting a $4,000 profit a month) from this deal. By the time 2021 rolled around, Cheung told Insider he was able to pick up several units in one building in exchange for one to two months of free rent. He told Insider his nightly rates run between $101 to $223 on average.

☆ 6 red flags to look out for before accepting Airbnb bookings, according to a superhost making $35,000 in revenue a month
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-03 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

My wife, Melissa Forrest, and I run an Airbnb business together and have taught hundreds of others how to do the same. We've learned that by recognizing red flags in a guest's booking request, we can keep our properties booked with great guests that respect the neighborhood and our homes. Their booking request is full of spelling and grammar issuesAnother red flag is getting requests from guests that look like a text message. Airbnb typically confirms this verbally on the phone, saying that because we have this written in our house rules, guests know what to expect. Do you run a successful Airbnb business and have a story to tell?

Evan Edwards told the officers they were headed to a conference in Texas, but he could not provide any specifics, according to the complaint. The scam and its unraveling stunned their neighbors as well as members of Evan Edwards’ extended family. “We knew we wanted to preach the gospel where it was not preached,” Evan Edwards said in a 2008 radio interview. Joy Edwards, Evan and Mary Jane Edwards, and Josh Edwards. The family moved back to Canada about 10 years ago, and Evan Edwards continued to preach, his cousin said.

☆ Here's how we furnished and priced our Airbnb as superhosts and made up to $51,000 a year from it
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-31 | by ( Hilary Hattenbach | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Hilary Hattenbach and her husband, Jared, became Airbnb superhosts after guests gave good reviews. To make it a success, they priced it low, furnished it enthusiastically, and learned on the fly. Airbnb charges guests a 14% service fee and hosts a 4% fee. Originally, we'd low-balled the cleaning fee because we'd resolved to do the cleaning to save money. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, we took in former Airbnb guests for what was initially a six-month lease that was ultimately extended.

You can use Amex Membership Rewards points in a variety of ways to further discount your hotel stays. I plan to stack credit card benefits to reserve a $1,600+ weekend in Italy for free. Shop Saks with Platinum: Get up to $50 in statement credits semi-annually for purchases at Saks Fifth Avenue on your Platinum Card®. Read our review Read Our Review A looong arrow, pointing rightThe Amex Platinum charges a $695 annual fee. American ExpressThis is not the best use of Amex pointsBy stacking these benefits with Amex points, I'll get a luxury $1,624 weekend stay for $0 and 102,398 Amex points.

The IHG® Rewards Premier Credit Card and IHG® Rewards Premier Business Credit Card offer a free reward night every account anniversary. Let's take a look at some of the best hotels for redeeming your IHG free night certificate. IHG Hotels and ResortsA stay in Miami Beach can be a pricey proposition, but the Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel is an affordable option for using IHG Rewards. Award nights here start at 36,000 points in the off-season, making it a good choice for redeeming an IHG free night certificate. Bottom lineThe IHG® Rewards Premier Credit Card and IHG® Rewards Premier Business Credit Card pack a lot of perks for a low annual fee.

☆ MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he's spending at least $1 million a month to build his social media empire, with 2 apps he hopes will rival YouTube and Facebook
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-17 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mike Lindell has quietly launched his Frank Speech app, which he hopes will rival YouTube. Lindell told Insider he plans to launch Frank Social, a competitor to Facebook, at the end of March. However, the pillow CEO told Insider that he's not quite done yet. Lindell also noted that Frank Social — the social media platform he is building — is due to launch in the last week of March. When asked if Frank Social would be viewed as a competitor to Trump's Twitter-like Truth Social, he said he thought of it as an alternative to Facebook.

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☆ Black women in the legal world celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic Supreme Court nomination as a 'victory' for all Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-03 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The two were enrolled in the same classes, both members of the Black Law Students Association, and lived in the same dormitory building. Black women in the legal world celebrated Jackson's Supreme Court nomination, a milestone that they said marks significant progress for their representation in the legal field, but also for the country as a whole. Installing judges of diverse backgrounds can better ensure the legal system is working equitably for all Americans, Black women in the legal field told Insider. "Now when I tell her, 'You could be a Supreme Court justice,' she can look at the Supreme Court and think, 'Yes, I could, there's someone there who looks like me.'" MoveOnORG activists call for the immediate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court on February 25.

☆ I manage 134 Airbnb rentals. Here's how I use the 'rent-to-rent' strategy to earn a passive income without having to buy property.
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-09 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Having not found a tenant, he put the rental on Airbnb – within days he made thousands in bookings. Luke now runs his Airbnb business full time and has 134 properties across the UK and Dubai. The plan was to make enough money sourcing deals to invest in my own property to rent for passive income. I found a property owner who had gone into mortgage arrears and no longer wanted to manage her property. The plan was to rent it to a tenant and pay rent and pay back my debt.

☆ The best ways to use the sign-up bonus on the Ink Business credit cards
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-28 | by ( Jennifer Yellin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

While the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire Reserve and Ink Business Preferred allow you to transfer points to partner loyalty programs, that same redemption options doesn’t hold true for your no-annual-fee cards, such as the Ink Business Cash and Ink Business Unlimited. If you earn 90,000 bonus points from the Ink Business Cash or Ink Business Unlimited, you can use those points to stay at one of these all-inclusive properties for up to seven nights. While points earned from the Ink Business Cash or Ink Business Unlimited don’t count toward earning the Companion Pass, having the points can still be beneficial. When redeeming your Ultimate Rewards points directly through your Ink Business Cash or Ink Business Unlimited, points are worth 1 cent each. This makes the 90,000 bonus points on the Ink Business Cash and Ink Business Unlimited worth $1,125 to $1,350 towards your next vacation — when paired with a premium card.

☆ NBCNews.com Digital Contacts
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-14 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

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☆ 16 best hotels for Christmas celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2015-12-03 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

On Christmas Eve, there’s a Season’s Greetings Dinner ($125 per adult; $55 per child) and a service in the resort’s chapel. On Christmas Day, puzzles and board games, indoor planetarium presentations and a Christmas musical will keep families entertained. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner will be served at both Olivella and The Oak, and there’s a grand buffet on Christmas Day at The Farmhouse ($195 per adult, including wine; $65 for children 12 and younger). Eloise, the hotel’s famous fictional resident, lends her name to a children’s tea available for $118 per child. The Circle will host a buffet brunch on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ($285 per person; $100 for children 12 and younger).

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