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☆ European diplomats in DC scramble to gain access to Trump allies for insights
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“We are not that nervous because we know that with Trump it is all about relationships,” said one veteran European diplomat who has been in DC since the Trump administration. “The logic of doing it at Heritage was not lost on us,” said Victoria Coates, a deputy national security advisor to former President Trump who is now a vice president at the think tank. The comments sent European diplomats into over-drive, eager to understand exactly what Trump meant. “If they are worried about how President Trump is going to react to them, they hold it in their hands to do something about it,” Coates said. But European diplomats are not only worried about NATO.

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☆ Opinion | Seeking Technological Solutions to the Climate Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Carbon capture and storage” and “direct air capture” may sound like pleasant, productive endeavors. But the truth is, they are indeed a wasteful distraction, doing more harm than good. Recent analysis from Food & Water Watch indicates that direct air capture is both preposterously expensive and ultimately pointless. Powering a direct air capture operation via traditional methods would create over three times more carbon emissions than it actually captured. Meanwhile, diverting wind and solar energy to run carbon capture facilities would be like using clean water to power a desalination plant — a wasteful loop of stagnation.

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☆ Wells Fargo kicks off our bank earnings Friday. Rate cuts and dealmaking will be in focus this season
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Club holding Wells Fargo will post quarterly results on Friday, followed by our other financial holding, Morgan Stanley, on Tuesday. In theory, higher borrowing costs mean Wells Fargo can generate more money from those interest-earning assets, but it's not that simple. It's hard to say with the fluid inflation and rate expectations whether Wells Fargo might change its NII outlook when it reports on Friday. Wells Fargo also has a key long-term growth prospect in the potential removal of its $1.9 trillion Fed-imposed asset cap. A woman walks past Wells Fargo bank in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2020.

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☆ I'm a pediatric dietitian. Here are 4 mistakes parents make when starting solids with their babies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Dahlia Rimmon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I've put together a list of the most common mistakes parents make when starting solids. Better yet, these mistakes are easily avoidable and can make mealtime more enjoyable for both you and your baby. Related storiesHere are the top four mistakes parents make when starting solids with their baby. Cleaning baby mid-mealWhen you imagine a baby starting solid food, the first thing that likely pops into your mind is one big kitchen mess. Starting solids isn't the time to bring out your pristine white tablecloths or invest in a new rug under the breakfast table.

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☆ A complete timeline of Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson and director Sam Taylor-Johnson have been married since 2012. AdvertisementActor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 33, and director Sam Taylor-Johnson, 57, have been together for more than a decade. 2009: Aaron proposes to Sam after wrapping the filmSam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in September 2009. February 2017: Aaron says that the public's fixation on their relationship is 'intrusive'Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in April 2014. March 2021: It's reported that Sam and Aaron will team up for another film togetherSam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in February 2019.

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☆ 5 desserts for celebrating Eid al-Fitr
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Ramadan is coming to an end, which means it’s time to plan to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. A number of desserts make up the table during Eid al-Fitr. Arindam Dey/AFP/Getty ImagesA classic Eid al-Fitr dish is sheer khurma. Helou said these desserts are eaten all year round, but they are ever more present during Ramadan and Eid. iStockphoto/Getty ImagesA popular Eid al-Fitr dish is a sweet milk-based dumpling called rasmalai.

Persons: Ramadan, Eid, Sweets, Anissa Helou, Ma’amoul, ” Helou, Arindam Dey, Helou, Mehmet Akif Parlak, “, ”, it’s, Karolia, James Nielsen, Jocelyn Solis, Moreira Organizations: CNN, Getty, Anadolu Agency, Houston Chronicle Locations: Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian, Agartala, India, AFP, Gaziantep, New York

☆ I drove the 2024 Tesla Model 3. It's a big improvement from older versions, but the Model Y is still the better buy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Andrew Lambrecht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Andrew Lambrecht, who owns a 2019 Tesla Model 3, test drove the new 2024 Model 3. He says the more spacious Model Y, which is still eligible for a tax credit, is the better buy. Given the Model 3's relatively long lifecycle without any significant updates, the refreshed 2024 Model 3 has been long-awaited. The Model 3's new lookThe nose of the 2024 Tesla Model 3. Andrew LambrechtThe 2024 Tesla Model 3 is a massive improvement over the outgoing one.

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☆ Electric Cars Are Boring (Tesla Cybertruck Included) - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Ezra Dyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Over the past few years, as electric vehicle sales increased substantially and car companies announced an onslaught of new battery-powered models, it seemed that electric cars were a near-term inevitability. Hertz is selling off about a third of its electric cars and Audi is slowing its transition to E.V.s. But there’s also a more subtle issue at play, one that won’t be easily resolved: Electric cars are too boring. On the list of things wrong with the world, “electric cars are dull” isn’t in the Top 5. Driving, as we all knew it before the arrival of mass-market electric cars a little more than a decade ago, involved familiar rituals that carved out a place in our collective psyche.

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☆ Jim and Pam Knew How to Survive a Soul-Crushing Office
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Alexandra Molotkow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Office crushes, in all their mercurial glory and pain, continue to shape our working lives in deeply meaningful ways. But through all these changing norms, workplace crushes remain remarkably common. Jim, after all, doesn't even ask Pam on a date until the season-three finale of "The Office." That most workplace crushes never lead to consummated relationships doesn't make them any less powerful. An admitted serial crusher, she still gets work crushes — last year she counted "a solid eight."

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☆ Jasmin Paris: ‘Being a woman was never a barrier,’ says ultrarunner after historic Barkley Marathons finish
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Barkley Marathons consists of five loops, 20 miles each, along unmarked trails in rural Tennessee, with about 67,000 feet of elevation. David Allan/CNN If accepted into the race, runners get a "letter of condolence." David Allan/CNN Barkley runners jump into a creek and wade through a tunnel that goes under Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Instead, it was weeks of training that laid the foundation for Paris’ Barkley success. We know that travel is a huge component of the carbon footprint of running and racing.”Regardless of whether she returns, the Barkley Marathons is an event that Paris will always hold dear.

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☆ The Market May Have Finally Hit a Real Record, But It Could Be a Problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Jeff Sommer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s been a splendid run for the market — so emphatically great that in just the first three months of the year, the S&P 500 climbed to record highs on 22 separate days. But what most reports and commentary haven’t pointed out is that because inflation has also climbed sharply over the last few years, the value of stock prices has eroded, along with nearly everything else in the economy. When you factor in inflation, the stock market did not actually reach new heights. That’s finally changing, with the market’s gains outpacing the ravages of inflation sufficiently to push real stock valuations close to a new peak, according to calculations by Robert J. Shiller, the Yale professor and Nobel laureate in economics. In a phone conversation, he said, “On a monthly, inflation-adjusted basis, it does appear that the S&P 500 now is right around a record high.”

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☆ Regenerative tourism is the new gold standard for resort development. This destination on the Red Sea is leading the way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A development organization in Saudi Arabia is changing perceptions of how regenerative tourism can work. He took a different course: Building a vertically-integrated real estate company to deliver The Red Sea. Across its two larger destinations, The Red Sea and AMAALA, RSG is creating 120,000 new jobs, directly and indirectly. Destinations like The Red Sea and AMAALA aim to build a broader, more leisure-focused tourism sector. This article was created by Insider Studios with Red Sea Global.

Persons: John Pagano, Pagano, St Regis, RSG, RSG —, King Abdullah, I've, University of Prince Mugrin, We're Organizations: Red Sea, St, Ritz, Carlton Reserve, imminently, King, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KAUST, Saudi, Hospitality, University of Prince, Tourism, Insider Studios, Sea Locations: Saudi Arabia, London, Bahamas, RSG, Central, Saudi, Red

☆ I traveled first class on an Amtrak Acela train and thought the perks were cool — but not worth the $270 price tag
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I booked a first-class ticket on an Amtrak Acela traveling from New York City to Baltimore in 2022. For $273, I got free meal service and access to the Metropolitan Lounge at NYC's Penn Station. While I enjoyed the experience, I didn't think traveling in first class was worth the cost. AdvertisementWhen traveling from NYC to Baltimore in 2022, I rode in first class on an Amtrak Acela train. Two weeks before my trip, I booked a standard Amtrak Acela ticket for $121 and spent an extra $152 to upgrade to first class.

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☆ Secrets of a Danish Castle
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Finn-Olaf Jones | Charlotte De La Fuente | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My first conscious memory occurred on the lower landing of a staircase that spiraled up four floors of the 14th-century, moat-encircled Gjorslev castle in Denmark. And now, five decades later, I’m standing on the same spot, this time with a statuesque Danish woman in stylish Japanese casual wear. “This is roasted and steamed tea from Korea,” Mette Marie Kjaer tells me, offering a pleasant cup of miso-tinged brew. Ms. Kjaer runs her Asian tea company, Sing Tehus, from a rented wing of the castle, offering tea ceremonies and yoga retreats while maintaining Gjorslev’s status as the oldest continuously inhabited building in Scandinavia. After half a century of benign neglect following my grandfather’s departure, the castle is hosting not just yoga and tea events, but arts festivals, medieval fairs and even a summer musical theater in its courtyard.

Persons: Edward Tesdorpf, ” Mette Marie Kjaer, Kjaer, Sing Locations: Gjorslev, Denmark, Danish, Korea, Scandinavia

☆ The Long, Strange Decline of One of America's Most Influential Brands
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Amanda Chicago Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

What followed was hundreds of sequels and spinoffs, everything from "Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul" to "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul" to the bestseller I read cover to cover, several times, in sixth grade: "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul." By 2003, research found that more young readers seeking solace turned to the Chicken Soup series than to the Bible. What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into Chicken Soup for the Soul chocolates and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food. He pointed out that the cover of the original Chicken Soup book "ripped off" Campbell's Soup, to trigger "nourishing and comforting and warming" feelings. He started suggesting outrageous directions Chicken Soup could go in next: "The Chicken Soup pistol!

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☆ The Long, Strange Decline of Iconic Chicken Soup for the Soul Brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Amanda Chicago Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

What followed was hundreds of sequels and spinoffs, everything from "Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul" to "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul" to the bestseller I read cover to cover, several times, in sixth grade: "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul." What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into Chicken Soup for the Soul chocolates and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food. What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into pet food, barbecue sauce, and — yes — soup. He pointed out that the cover of the original Chicken Soup book "ripped off" Campbell's Soup, to trigger "nourishing and comforting and warming" feelings. He started suggesting outrageous directions Chicken Soup could go in next: "The Chicken Soup pistol!

☆ Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are bringing back this vintage travel accessory
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Romance was in the air at London’s St. Pancras station on Tuesday, and not just because burgeoning power couple Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner were spotted returning from a trip to Paris. Beyond their similar leather jackets, there was something nostalgic, even sentimental about their looks. Turner wheeled a silver Rimowa cabin case decked out with a smorgasbord of luggage stickers. The fashion for luggage patches began around the 1900s — they were typically offered by grand, palatial hotels. “In this age of nostalgia… I say bring back the travel sticker,” wrote the New York Times in 1971, insisting that the colorful decorations are key to evoking pleasant memories and standing out from the crowd.

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☆ The world’s best dumplings
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

The best way to sample these dumplings is from a street vendor carting a steamer on his bicycle. KartoffelknoedelCarbtastic kartoffelknoedel ExQuisine/Adobe StockFound across Germany, kartoffelknoedel, or potato dumplings, usually accompany meat dishes. Artit_Wongpradu/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesSome dumpling purists say that the Australian dim sim is merely a bastardized version of Chinese dumplings. Joshua Resnick/500px Plus/Getty ImagesFound on Chinese takeout menus in the United States, crab rangoon are deep-fried dumplings served as a side dish. Shish barakShish barak are lamb dumplings served with yoghurt.

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☆ Jim Cramer's week ahead: Nonfarm payroll data and Disney's proxy fight comes to a head
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday guided investors through next week's Wall Street action, saying to pay attention to new nonfarm payroll data and Walt Disney's annual shareholder meeting, where its long and arduous proxy fight will come to a head. "Keep an eye on the employment report, because everything else that's coming next week pales in comparison — even the no-holds-barred Disney proxy fight." On Monday, Cramer expects decent earnings from PVH , an apparel maker known for brands including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Walt Disney 's annual shareholder meeting will take place on Wednesday, bringing an end to the company's monthslong bitter proxy fight with activist investor Nelson Peltz. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor will release the nonfarm payroll report, and Cramer said he's expecting strong figures.

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Political preferences are often summarized on two axes. models allows us to see how a model’s political preferences develop. Source: Rozado (2024), The Political Preferences of LLMsWhat determines the political preferences of your A.I. Political preferences learned from those topics may then be broadly applied across the board to many other subjects as well. If one wants to steer this process directionally, Mr. Rozado proves it is straightforward to do.

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☆ I tried 30 of Trader Joe's seasonal spring products, and there are only a few I wouldn't buy again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +44 min

AdvertisementOther candy makers should take notes because Trader Joe's clearly knows what it's doing when it comes to chocolate. I fell in love with the lemon-and-ricotta ravioli's tasty fillingThis lemon-and-ricotta option is my new favorite Trader Joe's ravioli. These blueberry-and-lemon hand pies are the perfect pastry for the spring seasonThe blueberry-and-lemon hand pies from Trader Joe's look homemade. Trader Joe's Portuguese custard tarts totally lived up to the hypeTrader Joe's Portuguese custard tarts blew me away. If someone told me Trader Joe's lemon sheet cake came from a fancy bakery, I wouldn't question it for a second.

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☆ Should you sell your home now or wait for the Realtor settlement this summer?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The settlement will eliminate the long-standing standard 6% commission paid by the seller, which could ultimately make it cheaper to sell your home post-settlement. The case for getting in on spring homebuying seasonThe settlement could present a major downside to homebuyers. Under the current system, the buyer’s agent’s commission is baked into the total they pay for a home. On top of that, they may be able to avoid having to pay the buyer’s agent’s commission. But in his view, the NAR settlement shouldn’t be a major consideration when it comes to timing.

Persons: it’s, Phil Crescenzo Jr, There’s, he’s, ” Mike Downer, Mike Downer, he’d Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Association of Realtors, Nation One Mortgage Corporation, Buyers, NAR, Coldwell Banker Locations: New York, Naples , Florida

☆ Counting sheep: Who came up with this old sleep tip, and does it work?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Does counting sheep work? So does counting sheep really help you fall asleep? “Something as mundane as counting sheep usually does not do the trick,” she said. Remember what happened, how you felt and let yourself bask in those good feelings to encourage sleep, Harvey said. Doing so can get it out of your head before your head hits the pillow, allowing sleep to come without counting sheep.

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☆ California man wins $1.765 billion lottery, the second-biggest Powerball jackpot in US history
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Theodorus Struyck reps a group that won the second-largest Powerball jackpot ever. The $1.765 billion jackpot is worth $774.1 million in a lump sum before taxes. AdvertisementLottery officials finally named one of the winners of a $1.765 billion jackpot, after the ticket had remained unclaimed since October. Theodorus Struyck, 65, represents a group of winners, according to the California Lottery. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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It's easy to see pet insurance as optional for most pets, but the cost of pet care can be high. Most pet insurance plans cover the big costsMany people also believe that pet insurance doesn't cover that much. There are two types of pet insurance — illness and accident insurance and accident-only insurance. Make sure the math works in your favorLike with human health insurance, pet insurance has a monthly premium you'll need to pay to maintain coverage. Looking to the futureWhile it's not always pleasant, thinking through all the scenarios can help you pick the best pet insurance policy for you.

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