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☆ How Defense Lawyers Are Using Video to Aid Their Clients
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Karen Zraick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A man walking by inquired about the purpose of the shoot. “To get a person out of jail,” said Nicole Mull, a Legal Aid Society lawyer working with the filmmaker, David Simpson. Some are submitted as part of plea-bargain negotiations, in the hope of reducing a felony to a misdemeanor or to even get a case dismissed. Such videos tend to be employed by wealthier defendants in federal cases. The production quality and cost vary widely, but a high-end video can easily cost more than $10,000 — perhaps significantly more.

Persons: ”, Nicole Mull, David Simpson, Ms . Mull, Simpson Organizations: Aid Society Locations: Bronx, Caribbean

☆ Diversity takes center stage at the new National Portrait Gallery in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —When The National Portrait Gallery opened its doors to the public in London on Thursday, it was the first time in three years it has done so. The National Portrait Gallery was officially opened by Catherine, Princess of Wales, seen standing in front of Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (Omai). Why would the National Portrait Gallery commit to taking this work they wouldn’t see until it’s finished, 90% of which is created by non-artists? What did she do?” Haworth told the National Portrait Gallery about the figure. Some art critics have been scathing of the gallery’s rework, with Jonathan Jones at the Guardian dubbing it “the same old cocktail party.” His review begins: “The National Portrait Gallery has been closed for three years.

Persons: Princess Catherine of Wales, ”, Jamie Fobert, Purcell, The Mary Weston, David Parry, Tracey Emin, Sam Taylor Johnson’s, David Beckham, Zadie Smith, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Sir Michael Eavis, Peter Blake, Ada Lovelace, Margaret Sarah Carpenter, Catherine , Princess of, Joshua Reynolds ’, Mai, Paul Grover, Jann Haworth, Liberty Blake, Boudicca, Elizabeth I, Mary Beard, Beatrix Potter, Agatha Christie, Nicola Adams, Pepper’s, Haworth, ” Blake, “, ” Jann Haworth, Toby Hancock, Blake, “ It’s, ’ It’s, it’s, ” Haworth, Oliver Hess, Jonathan Jones, Nicholas Cullinan, You’ll Organizations: London CNN, Jamie Fobert Architects, Getty, Chanel Culture Fund, Olympic, Beatles, Art, CNN, Guardian Locations: London, United Kingdom, Britain, The, Nigerian American, Glastonbury, British, Catherine , Princess of Wales, AFP, Salt Lake City

☆ Matt Onofrio quickly made millions as a real-estate influencer. Then he was indicted for bank fraud.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That was the verdict a top tech executive shared with me recently, describing the impact he predicted AI would have on the workforce. The unfolding situation has the potential to cast Onofrio as a real-estate confidence man for the influencer age. Also read:Wall Street's new normalPeople walk by a Lamborghini car along Wall Street in Manhattan. In that environment, any fool — or anyone on Wall Street — could buy almost any asset, sit back, and watch its value increase. Wall Street is hoping that — and investing like — we're going back to that era sometime soon.

Persons: Matt Turner, Nicholas Braun, Greg Hirsch, AI's, Lance McMillan, Matt Onofrio, he'd, Spencer Platt, There's, Insider's Linette Lopez, ANDREW CABALLERO, REYNOLDS, OPMs, Spriha Srivastava, OpenAI, Nicole Miranda, Elizabeth Holmes, Hallam Bullock, Bob Bryan, Hana R, Alberts Organizations: Toronto Star, Getty, Lamborghini, Getty Images, Tech Locations: California, Midwest, Manhattan, Washington ,, Florida

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Amazon Prime versus Walmart Plus, BMW adds gaming to its luxury sedan, and Nvidia enters the trillion-dollar club
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai Aly Song/Reuters1. Amazon Prime vs. Walmart Plus. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime has more streaming content and access to its infamous Prime Day. Carnival Cruise Lines ships in Marseille. Man who went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship is still missing.

Persons: I'm, Siu, Z, Elana Klein, Elon Musk, Shanghai Aly Song, Elon, —, Nicole Miranda, Gerard Bottino, Ronnie Lee Peale Jr, Caleb Hammer, Diamond Naga Siu, Alistair Barr, Nathan Rennolds Organizations: Tesla, Nvidia, Google, Amazon, Walmart Plus, Walmart, BMW, Cruise Locations: Tesla China, Shanghai, China, Beijing, Marseille, Jacksonville , Florida, San Diego, San Francisco, London

☆ I made $10,000 a month chatting with guys on dating apps. I got some weird requests, but most men just want to feel like someone cares.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nicole Miranda made up to $400 a day speaking to men on the dating apps Meete and ToChat. She used to spend all her time on the apps, but now she markets them on TikTok for referrals. I was scrolling on TikTok one day when I came across a video of a girl talking about an app where guys pay to talk to you. Once I learned how to market the apps really well, I stopped hustling the guys for money because it was a lot of work and mentally exhausting. There are plenty of girls on the app still making thousands a month talking to guys, but for me, it's turned into an affiliate-marketing career.

Persons: Nicole Miranda, —, I've, they'll, it's Organizations: Service, Verizon Locations: Alburtis , Pennsylvania

Many people dream of owning a home, but financial planner Nicole Morong believes homeownership is overhyped. Morong encourages people to ask what their true motivations are behind buying a home. Homeownership represents stability, security, and financial success, even though many millennials feel like they'll never reach that milestone. However, financial planner Nicole Morong of Peterkin Financial says buying a home isn't all that it's cracked up to be. It's better financially to invest that money [that I'm saving from renting] than to buy a house."

☆ We became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight — here's how the FedEx trip happened and what it was like
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister are the first mom-daughter co-pilots of an international flight. Eidson's husband was a relief pilot on the flight, meaning McCallister got to fly with both parents. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister, FedEx pilots who became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight. So I started working with FedEx as a box handler and FedEx helped pay for part of my instruments. How it happenedThe FedEx flight used by Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister on their record breaking journey.

☆ George Santos, facing criminal charges, to appear in court: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Adrienne Vogt | Aditi Sangal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. George Santon waits as fellow Representatives cast their votes for Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 3. “We cannot wait any longer.”Meanwhile, New York Republicans have sought to distance themselves from Santos, insisting they knew nothing about his shadowy past, with some repeatedly urging him to leave office. “I reiterate my call for George Santos to step down,” New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler said in a statement. New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis told CNN, “I’m not surprised. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he will look at the charges before determining if he thinks Santos should be removed from Congress.

☆ Members of George Santos' own party are done with him, saying he's 'an embarrassment' and they're 'surprised he's still here'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Members of George Santos' own party have called on him to step aside. Santos turned himself in to federal authorities on Wednesday and has been charged with 13 criminal counts. The nation's focusing on solutions that matter, not George Santos." "I'm surprised he's still here," Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, a Republican, told CNN. George Santos turned himself in to federal authorities on Wednesday and has been charged with 13 crimes, including money laundering, theft of public funds, and wire fraud.

☆ Yasmeen Lari, ‘starchitect’ turned social engineer, wins one of architecture’s most coveted prizes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Yasmeen Lari, widely recognised as Pakistan’s first female architect, has become the first woman since Zaha Hadid to win the prestigious Royal Gold Medal, awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Lari created the Zero Carbon Cultural Centre in 2011. The Pakistan State Oil Head Office in Karachi (shown here in 1984) was designed by Lari. RIBA President Simon Allford said, “Lari’s mission during her ‘second’ career has empowered the people of Pakistan through architecture, engaging users in design and production. “It’s about seeing how you can help build communities.”Top image: Yasmeen Lari at the Zero Carbon Women Center on Bamboo Stilts in Pakistan, 2011.

☆ Abortion Surges to the Center of the 2024 Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Katie Glueck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“In 2022, a lot of Republican candidates took their D.C. consultants’ bad advice to ignore the subject,” she said in a speech. Nicole McCleskey, a Republican pollster who worked for the successful re-election campaign of Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa last year, pointed to Ms. Reynolds, Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia as examples of leaders who embraced tight abortion restrictions but were not defined by that issue alone. All three swept to comfortable victories in states that often lean right, but are not the nation’s most conservative states.

☆ IRS plans $80 billion overhaul: Plan to crack down on closing gap of uncollected taxes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | 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 EmailIRS plans $80 billion overhaul: Plan to crack down on closing gap of uncollected taxesHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC. U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, joins the show to discuss the IRS' $80 billion overhaul.

☆ Barbara Corcoran says every successful person she knows has imposter syndrome: 'That's what drives them'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Corcoran, an entrepreneur and longtime investor on ABC's "Shark Tank," cited herself an example. And on "Shark Tank," it leads her to seek out entrepreneurs who question themselves. "Everyone's got self-doubt," Corcoran said. It may even be a shared experience among "Shark Tank" investors. Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank."

Financial planner Nicole Morong says buying a house isn't the best decision for six types of people. But financial planner Nicole Morong at Peterkin Financial says buying a house isn't the best financial move for everyone, and most people who feel pressured to do so can't actually afford it. See Insider's picks for the best mortgage lenders for first-time buyers >>"Affordability is more than whether or not you can pay the monthly mortgage," Morong says. If you do, Morong says you're probably better off renting than owning a home. You don't have an emergency savings fundAn emergency savings fund is three to six months worth of living expenses, typically kept in a high-yield savings account so that it's easily accessible in case of an emergency.

☆ Starbucks offers a dash of olive oil with its coffee in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] A drink infused with extra virgin olive oil is displayed at a Starbucks cafe in Milan, Italy, February 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alex FraserMILAN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Starbucks (SBUX.O) has launched a new drink that mixes coffee with olive oil, offering it initially in Italy as an alternative to the more standard espresso or cappuccino. The so-called "Oleato" beverages are made with arabica coffee "infused with a spoonful of Partanna cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil," Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, said in a statement. Young drinkers at Starbucks flagship coffee shop in central Milan gave the initiative a qualified approval. Stefania Battagli, 22, said the coffee had a little too much oil for her tastes.

☆ Dogs hit the catwalk at New York Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Humankind's best friends stole the show at Elysian Impact's Inaugural CatWalk FurBaby fashion show on Friday during New York Fashion Week. The event brought together designers, models, and rescue animals for a day of fashion and fundraising for animal welfare organizations. [1/3] A dog walks on the runway during the CatWalk FurBaby show during the New York Fashion Week in New York, U.S., February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon 1 2 3Dr Christina Rahm, CEO of DRC Ventures, the event's lead sponsor - who has three dogs and a cat - manages various brands including a couture luxury pet and human fashion line. So we did a couture line as well," she said backstage ahead of the show.

☆ Video: Watch 2 astronauts spacewalk today to prep solar arrays that will boost the space station's power supply
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Two astronauts are making a seven-hour spacewalk today outside of the International Space Station. This is the 2nd spacewalk of 2023, after astronauts had problems installing arrays during a January mission. NASA is currently streaming Mann and Wakata's spacewalk live:Mann and Wakata's mission began early Thursday morning EST and will last approximately seven hours. The astronauts are currently preparing to install two final solar arrays on the ISS. According to NASA, once all six arrays are operational, they will bost the station's power supply by 20% to 30%.

☆ Many brands are offering terrible UGC rates as new creators flood the market, but veterans say you can still make great money if you pitch yourself correctly
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Seasoned UGC creators expressed frustration and gave advice for others to increase their rates. Bousquet, who has 24,000 Instagram followers, usually charges a minimum of $300 to create a single UGC video for a brand. With this type of collaboration, content creators produce assets for brands in exchange for payment. Chloë Gibbions, director of influencer-marketing agency Ours, said that much like in the early days of influencer marketing, brands are often just unaware. UGC creators Sean Mari Sagun and Salha Aziz started with cheaper rates and focused on building longer-term relationships with brands.

McCarthy made good on his promise to block former House Intelligence chair Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell — both California Democrats — from serving on that panel. In addition to keeping Schiff and Swalwell off the Intelligence Committee, McCarthy previously said he intended to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who backed McCarthy but has caused headaches for GOP leadership in the past, also got a slot on the panel. The coronavirus committeeRep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, will chair the special committee investigating the spread of the coronavirus. Last week, McCarthy named GOP members to a third select committee, focused on competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party.

☆ Everything that could go wrong as the House speaker fight leaves the chamber leaderless
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

House lawmakers are still not agreed on who will lead them. The lack of a speaker of the House has some very real consequences. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tamped down on any "significant risks" related to the delay. As we indicated above, the House can't pass its rules until it has a speaker. But House lawmakers have complained that they are unable to effectively coordinate due to their current unofficial status.

☆ McCarthy holdouts are hurting the entire institution and our ability to govern, says Rep. Malliotakis
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | 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 EmailMcCarthy holdouts are hurting the entire institution and our ability to govern, says Rep. MalliotakisRep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the path forward for the House of Representatives, the impact of seeing President Biden and Mitch McConnell together in Kentucky, and more.

☆ 'Bored Ape' NFT startup names Activision operating chief as CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 19 (Reuters) - "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard's (ATVI.O) chief operating officer Daniel Alegre will join "Bored Ape" NFT maker Yuga Labs as its chief executive, the metaverse startup said on Monday. The announcement comes days after the Biden administration sued to block tech giant Microsoft's (MSFT.O) $69 billion takeover of Activision. Alegre, who has served as operating chief at the videogame publisher since April 2020, will succeed Nicole Muniz as Yuga's CEO in the first half of 2023. "Since exploding onto the scene with Bored Ape Yacht Club in 2021, Yuga Labs has quickly made a name for itself through a powerful combination of storytelling and community-building,” Alegre said. Bored Ape NFTs are often used as profile pictures on social media.

"Grateful for the long-overdue release of Brittney Griner today from Russian custody. "Thank you to every single person that kept Brittney Griner’s name alive #WEAREBG," tweeted one of her Phoenix Mercury teammates, Brianna Turner. The Biden administration wasn't able to secure Whelan's release because the Russian government is treating his case differently than Griner's, Biden said. “While we celebrate Brittney’s release, Paul Whelan and his family continue to suffer needlessly,” Blinken said. Share this -Link copiedWho is Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer that the U.S. exchanged for Brittney Griner?

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried gave $2.5 million to a leading political ethics watchdog. The group says it can't give the money back because officials already spent it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The Campaign Legal Center fights against lawlessness and unethical behavior in politics. Brendan Quinn, a spokesperson for the Campaign Legal Center, says the nonprofit organization cannot return or give away Bankman-Fried's money because the money is already spent. Asked whether the Campaign Legal Center would consider disgorging an amount of money equivalent to what Bankman-Fried contributed, Quinn noted that the Campaign Legal Center is not a political candidate or committee. The Campaign Legal Center has not yet provided Insider a copy, first requested December 2, of the most recent IRS 990 tax document filed by Campaign Legal Center Action, its advocacy arm. Former President Donald Trump has been a frequent target of the Campaign Legal Center's legal and ethics efforts.

☆ After a slow start, the 2022 hurricane season roared in with memorable and destructive storms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Jennifer Gray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —As the hurricane season closes, a handful of blockbuster storms made history after an eerily quiet first half of the season gave false hope. In fact, we didn’t have any named storms from July 3 to August 31, the first time that’s occurred since 1941. One of those storms was Hurricane Ian, which hit land in late September and will go down as the most memorable storm of the 2022 season. “Tropical storms have formed in every month outside of hurricane season, and there have been a few hurricanes, too,” NOAA said. Historically, we’ve seen at least 15 named storms form in the month of December, even all the way up to December 30.

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