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☆ Opinion | The Joys and Perils of Return Travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Venice is one of those bucket-list places, a city so extraordinary you want to see it at least once. For those of us who love to travel, the question of whether to revisit a place you’ve been to before is a repeated conundrum. You go back to some places to see certain people or to visit in the company of new people. Whichever way, return travel is as much an act of time travel as it is a geographic one. You’ve changed and the place has changed.

Persons: I’d, You’ve, You’re Locations: Venice

☆ I'm a woman, and my name is Tommie Christopher. People have always assumed I was lying about my name.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Tommie Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Being a girl with "Tommie" as a first name is one thing — but having "Christopher" as a middle name turned quirky into confusing. My name is a hand-me-down that came from my dad, Thomas/Tommy, and his late best friend, Christopher. The best names come with history, and my history was of two rowdy fighters who made the streets and concert halls their home. I am grateful to my parents for not only giving me no choice but to challenge social constructs and everyone I encounter.

Persons: Tommie, Christopher, Thomas, Tommy, Tammy, Johnny Cash's, Sue, Mr, Brown Organizations: Service, Social Security Locations: France

☆ Biden family’s most intimate personal struggles put on display in court
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Buhle, who was ordered to testify under a subpoena, told the court that she learned of Hunter Biden’s drug use in 2015. Hallie Biden, who was dating Hunter Biden at the time he bought the gun, was another key witness for the prosecution. Hallie Biden took the gun Hunter Biden is accused of illegally possessing out of his car and tossed it in a dumpster near a Wilmington, Delaware, grocery store. If Hallie Biden was the prosecution’s star witness, the defense hoped that Naomi Biden, Hunter Biden’s daughter, would help blunt the impact of her testimony. President Biden wasn’t in the courtroom, but made clear where he stood as the trial began.

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☆ I just finished my freshman year at Yale. I'm worried I didn't make deep, long-lasting friendships.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Miles Kirkpatrick | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. While some people tried to find their lifelong friends immediately, most of the people I met at college joked about how ridiculous that expectation was. It's also hard to ignore the role social media plays in creating the impression that everyone has more and better friendships. AdvertisementGood friendships take time to find and growI've probably met over 100 people I could see as potential lifelong friends. Between the people I've made in my residential college, improv group, moot court team, political union, and just wandering around campus, I've probably met my best friends already.

Persons: —, I've, It's Organizations: Service, Yale, Business, Metro Locations: New York City, New York

☆ At 72, I've experienced periods of loneliness. I've learned the best ways to make friends — and to enjoy time alone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Over the last 50 years, I've had occasional periods of loneliness, but they're brief, and I know what to do to get past my sense of isolation. I join groups to meet new peopleThroughout my adult life, I've made friends by joining organizations, especially if I'm new in town. From that experience, I learned that in order to make friends, I might have to put myself in situations where I feel awkward. Almost 50 years later, I'm still amazed by the story that Dorothy, a divorced physician, described while I was having lunch at her home.

Persons: —, I've, I'm, Luinda, I'd, Dorothy, Barry, we've Organizations: Service, Unitarian Church, Unitarian Locations: Vancouver, Africa, Trinity, California, Eureka, Dutch, Cuba, Europe, Mexico, British, England, Humboldt

☆ Elon Musk’s X app ran ads on #whitepower and other hateful hashtags
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

X bans the promotion or glorification of violence and has previously applied the policy to racist and antisemitic content. Before Wednesday, X appeared to have blocked at least three antisemitic hashtags, according to searches of the platform. After NBC News contacted X about the hashtags, 12 of 50 hashtags appeared to be blocked. Of the 50 reviewed hashtags, searches on X for 45 of them returned recent racist or antisemitic posts. On TikTok, 10 of the 50 hashtags returned racist or antisemitic posts, with the rest either blocked or producing other content.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Elon, Musk, X, hashtags, Adolf Hitler, Anika Collier Navaroli, TikTok, Instagram, Meta, Darren Linvill, Linvill, Megan Squire, it's Organizations: SpaceX, X Holdings Corp, Milken Institute's Global, Beverly Hilton Hotel, NBC News, Twitter, NBC, Tow Center, Digital Journalism, Columbia University, Musk, Disney, Hyundai, Social, Tech, Meta, Clemson University's, Hitler, Nazi, Southern Poverty Law Center Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Europe

☆ I left the Bay Area and moved countries for a tech job — and I'm 100 times happier and less stressed now than I was in Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementI didn't work in tech when I lived in the Bay Area, but I do nowIn the Bay Area, I worked in marketing and graphic design and did off-and-on work in café management and the brewing industry. The Bay Area didn't fit into his free-spirit mentality, and he also needed a change. In the Bay Area, there was no getting into a job like this "by accident" for me. Moving out of the Bay Area felt like someone turned all the heat off before I boiled to deathWhen I left the Bay Area, I received the type of inner peace I never thought possible. Even people who stayed there feel the same way, they no longer live in that Bay Area, either.

Persons: —, Agata Pona, It's, we'd, would've, didn't, couldn't, joggers, Manseen Logan Organizations: Service, SUSO Digital, San Francisco Bay Area, Business, Whole Foods, Poland —, Stanford, Big Tech, Salvadoran Locations: Area, Poland, San Francisco Bay, Poznań, Silicon Valley, California, Portland , Arizona, Texas, Bay, mlogan@businessinsider.com

☆ A Gen Zer moved from South Florida to Texas after a job offer. Here are her pros and cons after moving to Dallas and uprooting her life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewArielle Francois, 24, would tell her past self it's fine to be nervous about making the move from South Florida to Dallas. Francois moved to Florida from Haiti because of the earthquake in 2010. Beyond scrolling through social media posts and apartment sites, there are also rent and costs to think about. Additionally, Francois said she feels it's more affordable to live in Dallas than South Florida for someone her age. "Because South Florida is so close to Haiti, you'll find a huge population of Haitians in South Florida," she said.

Persons: —, Francois, hadn't, Arielle Francois Francois, Dallas, hasn't, Dallas I'm, you'll Organizations: Service, Business, Dallas, PMG, Facebook Locations: South Florida, Dallas, Miami, Florida, Haiti, Texas, PMG, Smart, Caribbean, Little Haiti

☆ I became a millionaire at 21 after winning the lottery. It changed my life, but I sometimes felt like a walking ATM.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Kitti Palmai | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Timothy Schultz, who won the Powerball Lottery in 1999. A few months before I won the $28 million Powerball jackpot, I had a vivid dream that I'd already won. I immediately remembered telling several people I had the winning ticket the night before. A family member explicitly told me I got something for nothing by winning the lottery and should keep giving them and others money. I also started my "Lottery, Dreams and Fortune" podcast where I interview other major prize and lottery winners.

Persons: —, Timothy Schultz, I'd, you've, we'd, I've, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube Locations: Iowa, Canada, bitcoin

☆ My mom hated my nickname. It took me going by it when I went to college for her to accept it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Jacqueline Lekachman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOn her porch in Pittsburgh, my hometown friend Annabel asked, "Remember when your mom yelled at my mom for calling you Jackie?" My mom didn't like my nicknameFor a decade, my mom and I fought over my nickname. I went by Jackie only in certain settings away from my momTo avoid fighting, I only went by Jackie in certain settings. Seven hours away from my mom and my past, I used my nickname with friends, professors, and supervisors. My mom's openness to Jackie helps me appreciate the elegance of Jacqueline and the fact that my mom chose it for me.

Persons: —, Annabel, Jackie, untraditional, Jacqueline, we'd, — I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Pittsburgh

☆ Some Gen Z and baby boomers are facing a strange predicament: feeling happy and lonely at the same time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"It's great, but it takes an effort," Samtur told Business Insider. That means that right now, Gen Z and baby boomers, in particular, might be experiencing a strange juxtaposition: They're happy and lonely at the same time. "So people feel maybe a little less happy with their lives in midlife, but it doesn't mean you're also feeling lonely." "Overall, people tended to be more lonely, just persistently lonely, if they had less education, had lower income, and poor health," Graham said. Some Gen Zers pay for social connections through activities like fitness memberships.

Persons: Harry Samtur, Samtur, doesn't, Gen, Eileen Graham, Graham, Donna Basztura, Basztura, —, she's, we've, Batszura, Zers, didn't, Preeti Malani, Joan Hendrix, couldn't, I've, Hendrix Organizations: Service, Business, Northwestern University, Gallup, Harvard Graduate School of Education, University of Michigan Locations: Minnesota, Germany, Australia, midlife, Florida

☆ How author David Nicholls uses humor in his book ‘You are Here’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Saira Mueller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

That’s not too surprising coming from Nicholls, whose 2009 novel “One Day” explored many of the same themes. It was the most enjoyable writing experience I’ve had for a long time. While hiking the coast-to-coast walk in England, author David Nicholls encountered some torrentially rainy days. I wanted the book to be partly about the comedy of miscommunication — the things we don’t say or the things we say and regret. You say you wanted the book to be in part about miscommunications and what ifs.

Persons: Marnie, Michael, David Nicholls ’, Cleo, That’s, Nicholls, ”, Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, ” Michael, HarperCollins Marnie, “, that’s, I’ve, it’s, David Nicholls, David Nicholls I’m, you’re, Dexter, Emma, there’s, I’d, —, else’s, It’s, Leo Woodall, Ambika Mod, Ludovic Robert, Ambika, Leo, Woodall, we’d, There’s, they’ll Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Netflix, HarperCollins, Dales Locations: York, England’s, London, romcoms, England

☆ My ex and I had a nesting divorce. We all lived in the house during the week and alternated staying at an apartment on weekends.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At the time, we were living in a large house with our three children, the youngest of whom was 6. We decided to try nestingSince the house was large, we started by taking different bedrooms in the house and splitting our time with the kids. Related storiesDuring the week, when we were both staying in the large house in different bedrooms, we hardly saw each other, but when we did, we were very amicable with one another. Most of their friends either had married parents who lived together, or divorced parents who lived separately. AdvertisementThey also had to move out of this very large home they'd lived in since babies, into two smaller houses.

Persons: Mitzi Campbell, — Organizations: Service

☆ I used a fake name on my résumé to land a job. It might have helped, but it felt like I lost a core part of myself.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2007, I added an English-sounding name to my résumé in the hopes that it could help me land a job. AdvertisementToward the end of my college experience, I started preparing to get a job in petroleum engineering. AdvertisementOver time, I began to transition back to using Mukhtar. A Nigerian colleague who was like a mentor to me started using my real name. Since Arabic is widely spoken in the Middle East, I would introduce myself to new people as Mukhtar, not Mark.

Persons: —, Mukhtar Kadiri, Mukhtar, I've, Mark, Mukhtar —, I'd, Mark —, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Texas Tech University, Employers Locations: Toronto, Edo State, Nigeria, Oman, UAE, US, Canada

☆ Buying a dream home in Italy can be a nightmare. This couple says they have the answer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The couple has set up a flourishing business buying properties, restyling and reselling them, ready-to-occupy, helping foreign buyers every step of the way. They hunt for old houses in historical villages in need of a makeover, which once renovated make the perfect summer getaway. The BEFORE picture: The couple find old houses in need of a makeover. The old properties the pair handles are located in small towns where centuries-old traditions survive. I really like old houses and the idea of giving them a second chance: especially when they are abandoned buildings rich with history.

Persons: you’ve, That’s, Bruno Mongiardo, Ginevra dell’Orso, ” Dell’Orso, Dell’Orso, –, ”, “, they’re, Mongiardo, ” Mongiardo, dello Organizations: CNN, Graecia, Bruno Mongiardo Southern, Locals, Foreigners Locations: Italy’s, Calabria, characterful, Isca, Italy’s Calabria, Venice, Milan, Badolato, Calabrian, Sostene, Santa

☆ I didn't know what 'MILF' meant until a few years ago, but I embraced the label when I started dating younger men on reality TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christina Best about her experience as a contestant on TLC's "MILF Manor," one of 2023's most talked-about new reality shows. A younger guy came up and was like, "You're such a MILF," and I'm like, "What is that?" I did my audition for "MILF Manor" and they loved it. I did not really know much about what it entailed, but I was asked if I had dated younger. Hot guy, hot girl, there's chemistry, why not?

Persons: Christina Best, TLC's, who's, I'm, —, She's, I've, it's, Joey, Christina, he's Organizations: MILF Locations: I'm, Canada

☆ A millennial moved from Australia to Canada for her career. She said the people in Vancouver are welcoming, but the cost of living is high.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementPros and cons of living in VancouverBain noted to BI several personal advantages to living in Vancouver, including the people who she has found can be welcoming and generous. After living in Australia and given her work as a destination makeup artist, Bain said another pro is the proximity from Vancouver to other places. Advertisement"I felt like I really wanted to experience more of the world," she said. She also found that wedding work in Canada is more seasonal than in Australia due to the snowy winters. Bain is happy living in Canada and the positives that come with being there.

Persons: —, Kellsie Bain, Bain, Vancouver Bain, I've, she's, aren't, York isn't, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Sydney, New York City, New York, Canada, Vancouver, Australia, York, States

☆ 'Bridgerton' fans are praising the disability representation in season 3, including an 'autistic-coded' character
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewWarning: Spoilers ahead for "Bridgerton" season three, part one. Fans are lauding season 3 for its representation of people with disabilitiesZak Ford-Williams as Lord Remington on season three of "Bridgerton." — Michelle Birkby (@michelleeb) May 16, 2024Today is Global Accessibility Awareness day and @bridgerton season 3 premier day. Francesca Bridgerton is autistic. Francesca isn't explicitly stated as being on the autism spectrum in Julia Quinn's 'Bridgerton' novels or on the TV seriesHannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton on season three, episode two of "Bridgerton."

Persons: —, Penelope Featherington, Nicola Coughlan, Colin Bridgerton's, Luke Newton, Francesa Bridgerton, Hannah Dodd, Francesca, Dodd, Jess Brownell, Zak Ford, Williams, Lord Remington, Dolores Stowell, Kitty Devlin, Queen Charlotte, Golda Rosheuvel, Dolores, Lady Stowell, Sophie Woolley, Penelope, Colin ., Whistledown —, Michelle Birkby, — Chanel 🏒, emington,, ady, ord, J, ady V, eason, ord J ohn, ong, ohn, tirling, ove, ike Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix, ust Locations: isible

☆ Take these 3 ‘micro-risks’ to become more influential, says workplace expert: ‘You can start insanely small’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Adults have felt more socially anxious and had more trouble forming relationships since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, studies show. Here are three of her top micro-risks you can take to build more credibility, confidence and influence around the office. Ask for helpThe longer you work somewhere, the more it can feel like your colleagues expect you to know all the answers. If going directly to your new boss makes your skin crawl, enlist an "awkward army" — a small group of colleagues you trust — and compare notes, Pryor recommends. You could ask your army how to pronounce a co-worker's name, or how certain supervisors like reports formatted.

Persons: Pryor, —, you've, You'll Organizations: Regularly

In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTWarren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. The death of Munger last year brought the question of succession to the forefront of many investors' minds at this year's shareholders meeting. Warren Buffett and Greg Abel during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. At the 2015 meeting, for example, he observed, "Warren, if people weren't so often wrong we wouldn't be so rich." Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024.

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☆ Opinion: What made Duke Ellington a true genius
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Opinion Sammy Miller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —This spring marks both the 50th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s death, and what would have been his 125th birthday. I use their particular ways of expressing themselves and it all becomes part of my own style.”To know Duke Ellington is to know his band — although few can name its other members today. Composer and bandleader Duke Ellington hovers over fellow pianist and band member Billy Strayhorn in this 1948 photograph. “Ellington plays the piano, but his real instrument is the band,” Strayhorn said. If it involved music, Ellington gave it a shot, always with his band in tow.

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☆ I've gone by a nickname since I was in high school. Sometimes I feel like I'm erasing my real identity.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Conz Preti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My real name is Constanza, and I always felt it was hard to say and spell by non-Spanish speakers. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . We were in chemistry class and I was sitting next to one of my best friends in high school. Sometimes, I wonder if I'm erasing my immigrant identity by using a name that is "easier" for English speakers to say. Now that I'm a parent and I'm getting older, sometimes I feel like I'm doing a disservice to my heritage by not going by my real name.

Persons: Conz, —, Roberta, Connie, I've, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, Conz Locations: Argentina

☆ Use these 7 phrases to make new friends at any age, says psychologist and expert in human connection
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Marisa G. Franco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Making new friends can feel more daunting when you're past the stages of playgrounds, school sports teams, and dorm rooms. And the average person loses two social ties, including friends, when they get into a romantic relationship. As a psychologist and expert on human connection, I know that the people who are most successful in building and rebuilding their social circles are the ones who don't wait for new friends to come to them. I'd love to stay in touch, if you're open to it. People tend to be particularly open to building a connection when some sort of foundation is already in place.

Persons: I've, Let's, Rebecca G, Adams, you've, _____, reigniting Organizations: Social

☆ TikTok has become a pseudo-shopping channel, and Gen Z has had enough
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

@ceevannn #stitch with @Renèe | Influencer Marketing these days, Katy Hearn’s products and branding dont move me to purchase. TikTok influencers stand above IG because of authenticity. As social media marketing evolved, so did the opportunity for influencers to work with more brands. Data shared with the outlet from a YPulse study found that 45% of 13 to 22-year-old respondents felt influencers don't have the sway they used to. Sophie Wood, the director of strategy at influencer marketing agency Fohr, told BI the influencer bubble hasn't burst, it's just changing.

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☆ Making Friends and Dating As Billionaire Steve Ballmer's Son
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

When I meet people, they usually don't know that my dad is Steve Ballmer. I have some friends for whom it took a really long time — like many months — before they realized the link. There was this guy I used to be friends with who went out of his way to talk to me. My comedy friends are also awesome, and my newest group of friends, my girlfriend's friends, are really cool. Since I'm not a big spender, I don't think anybody eyed me and thought, "I can probably get a ton of money out of him."

Persons: Pete Ballmer, Steve Ballmer, It's, Steve Ballmer's, Stanford, it'd, I'm, I've, douchebag, that's, We've, —, I'd Organizations: Clippers Locations: San Francisco, Italian

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