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☆ Gilgo Beach murders: Killings of 3 women in New York went unsolved for more than a decade. Here's how authorities tracked down the suspect
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Aya Elamroussi Samantha Beech | Aya Elamroussi | Samantha Beech | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Heuermann has not been charged in the case, but the investigation “is expected to be resolved soon,” the document states. I can only imagine what you’ve had to endure over the last decade regarding knowing that your killer was still loose. “For each of the murders, he got an individual burner phone, and he used that to communicate with the victims. By mid-March, Heuermann’s name showed up on authorities’ radar after a New York state investigator identified him in a database, according to Tierney. The victims’ remains “were out in a tough environment for a prolonged period of time.

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Amazon Prime Day is almost over, and with it, so are all of the best Prime Day deals. The 64GB 9th generation iPad, typically valued at $329, is now just $249, tying its lowest-ever price. Meanwhile, the newer 10th generation iPad is making its own waves. If you were set on the 64GB model, Best Buy has it for $399 (a $50 saving that was the best price yet until just yesterday). iPad Mini and iPad Air on sale for Prime Day too, though the deals aren't quite as good as the standard iPad.

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Both the 9th and 10th generation standard iPads are discounted during the event, but deals end tonight or when they sell out, so act quickly. The 64GB 9th generation iPad, typically valued at $329, is now just $249, tying its lowest-ever price. Meanwhile, the newer 10th Generation iPad is making its own waves. The best Apple iPad Prime Day dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Get the 10th generation iPad.

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☆ The Best Home and Kitchen Deals to Shop This Prime Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Madeline Diamond | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

It performed the best out of all the models we tried out when searching for the best air purifier—in our test, it cleared out 98.6% of smoke in just 30 minutes. It normally has a hefty price tag, but it’s marked down by 30% for Prime Day. For Prime Day, the vacuum is 40% off (that’s $400 in savings), which is the lowest price we’ve tracked this year. It’s nearly 30% off for Prime Day, so you might even want to stock up on a few. It normally goes for $130, but during Prime Day you can score one for $47 (that’s a 65% discount).

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The 64GB iPad Mini, the most petite of Apple's tablet lineup, is available for just $379.99. Apple iPad Mini Prime Day dealDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Lowest Price Apple iPad Mini 6th-generation 64GB (2021) The 6th-generation iPad Mini has an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display, Apple's A15 Bionic processor from the iPhone 13 series, and a design that looks like the iPad Air. Lowest Price Apple iPad Mini 6th-generation 256GB (2021) The iPad Mini is a powerful tablet in a small package that's perfect for portability. $529.99 from Amazon Originally $649.00 Save 18%The iPad Mini is better than you might thinkThe newest iPad Mini may be small in size but certainly not in capabilities.

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Both the 9th and 10th generation standard iPads are discounted for just the first day of the sale. The 64GB 9th generation iPad, typically valued at $329, is now just $249, tying its lowest-ever price. Meanwhile, the newer 10th Generation iPad is making its own waves. The best Apple iPad Prime Day dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Lowest Price Apple iPad 9th-gen (2021) Apple's 2021 9th-gen 10.2-inch iPad is an absolute steal at $249 for the 64GB model.

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The best Prime Day hybrid mattress dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Limited-Time Deal Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress (Queen) The Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress has great edge support and motion isolation. Great Price Casper Nova Hybrid Mattress (Queen) The Casper Nova Hybrid is the best soft mattress and the best mattress for side sleepers that we've tested. $3,345.00 from Saatva Originally $3,745.00 Save 11%The best mattress sales happening right nowWhat mattress is right for you? The Casper Nova Hybrid is a top pick in our best hybrid mattress guide.

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The best Prime Day memory foam mattress dealsThe Tempur-Pedic Cloud is the best foam mattress we've tested. Great Price Tempur-Pedic Cloud Mattress (Queen) The Tempur-Pedic Cloud Mattress is the best foam mattress we've tested. The best Prime Day hybrid mattress dealsThe soft feel of the Casper Nova Hybrid Mattress makes it ideal for side sleepers and petite individuals. Great Price Casper Nova Hybrid Mattress (Queen) The Casper Nova Hybrid is the best soft mattress and the best mattress for side sleepers that we've tested. However, our pick for the best foam mattress, the Tempur-Cloud, balances breathability with body contouring.

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☆ Meta exec calls Apple Watch Ultra 'infuriating' because of accidental shutoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Andrew Bosworth, Meta's CTO, shared his thoughts on the Apple Watch Ultra during his Instagram Q&A. The exec, who goes by Boz, said he's frustrated at how the watch keeps shutting off mid-workout. A Meta executive has some qualms with the Apple Watch Ultra, the iPhone maker's most advanced smart watch to-date. Andrew Bosworth, the chief technology officer of Meta, was asked to share his thoughts on Apple's smart watch during a Q&A he hosted on his Instagram. The $799 Apple Watch Ultra is the company's most advanced smart watch to-date.

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☆ Female soldiers in Ukraine are wearing 'huge' uniforms and suffering yeast infections due to a lack of women's resources on the frontlines: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's female soldiers are battling a lack of women's resources as they defend against Russia. The Daily Beast spoke to several women soldiers who said their uniforms are several sizes too large. Additional efforts are underway in Ukraine to address the scarcity issue, according to the Beast, which highlighted an event organized by the charity Zemliachky focused on supporting Ukraine's female soldiers. The group recently debuted a limited collection of new uniforms designed specifically for women at war boasting lighter body army. "I currently have requests for specially designed uniforms and other important items from at least 10 pregnant soldiers.

Persons: Julia, Alina, Oleksii Reznikov, Andriy Kolesnyk, Zemliachky Organizations: Russia, Service, Ukraine's Armed Forces, Ukrainian Defense Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv

☆ This Clever Crossbody Bag Is My Secret to Stress-Free Travel Days
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Hannah Selinger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Until, that is, a friend familiar with my travel-purse struggles surprised me with the gift of my new travel savior: the July “Carry Me” Bag. My small, handy purse helped me navigate a new-to-me place with ease, thanks to its clever construction. The Carry Me bag, available in seven different colors—I prefer the Clay hue—is no ordinary travel bag; I’ve had plenty of those. On hot days on my trips to both Turks & Caicos and Türkiye, being able to quickly open my bag and reach for my sunnies was essential. The Carry Me Bag also comes with a detachable, adjustable strap—an essential for my traveling purposes.

Persons: Hannah Selinger, fanny, it’s, I’m Locations: Caicos , New York, Türkiye, Istanbul, Australian

☆ The $24,000 Hyundai Santa Cruz is a truck that feels like an SUV. It's also the perfect adventure vehicle.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

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☆ In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Christine Chitnis | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +32 min

Urban Walks In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks The pleasures of strolling through an urban landscape are manifest. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Its organically styled bouquets feel as though they’ve been freshly picked from the garden. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Image Astier de Villatte specializes in antiques and tableware. Three quarters of a mile into the walk, you’ll be standing atop the first of three mountains, the 1,100-foot-high Inwangsan. Credit... Petrina Tinslay for The New York Times Few cities are so abundant with forest-like parks, coastal walks and beaches as Sydney, which is best explored on foot.

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Videos posted on the young influencer’s account showing her running and weight-lifting were shared heavily on Chinese social media and also appeared in various state media outlets following her death late last month. State media outlets said that the influencer’s family had received “compensation” from the weight loss camp in Shaanxi, but did not say how much. In China, as in much of Asia and the rest of the world, social media is awash with unhealthy and unrealistic trends promoting extreme weight loss. One notorious recent social media trend in China involved women posing behind vertical sheets of printer paper to prove their waists were so thin they could not be seen either side. Zhou’s death has also increased scrutiny of the social media influencer industry more generally.

Persons: Cuihua, Zhou –, ”, Zhou’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China National Radio, CNN, China News Service, Television Administration, Ministry of Culture, Global, Weibo Locations: Hong Kong, China, Shaanxi, Shaanxi province, Asia, Tourism

☆ Opinion | Juneteenth Is Different Out West
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Tiya Miles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The location of this small event, it turned out, was an old Black neighborhood that was changing over time as residents from different racial backgrounds and income levels moved in for the river views. Juneteenth festivities have long represented tucked-away spaces, deeply local, somewhat surprising and fitted to the variances of Black life in America. In other parts of the country, Black communities celebrated what they called Emancipation Day, keyed to a different historical timestamp. Many Black communities along the Atlantic seaboard celebrated Emancipation Day. There, Juneteenth will be celebrated in the historic building of another African Meeting House, which will have a bicentennial anniversary in 2025.

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☆ The 14 Best Women’s Bathing Suits for Sun and Sand
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Erika Veurink | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +9 min

The brand’s Sidestroke one-piece style is a top pick for Tussey. High-waisted optionNana Castro, a fashion content creator who splits her time between New York and Florida, raves about the flattering silhouette of these full-coverage bikini bottoms from Aerie. The brand’s Balconette swim top style (which comes in bra sizes) is supportive with lightweight, flexible underwire. Vintage-inspired pickMadewell x OOKIOH Savannah One-Piece Swimsuit $125 at MadewellOne pieces don’t have to be boring—take this bold golden suit in a classic silhouette, for example. “I really love a vintage-inspired classic one-piece, maybe because I like the idea of wearing it with high-waisted pants as an everyday bodysuit,” she says.

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☆ How a 77-square-foot apartment with no bathroom for $2,350 a month sparked a bidding war: 'If you want to be on a prime block, you can't have everything'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Hana R. Alberts | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A tiny New York City studio with no bathroom and $2,350-a-month rent was quickly snapped up. "If you want to be on a prime block," a student who bid on it said, "you can't have everything." But does a 77-square-foot studio apartment in New York City — which has no kitchen, a shared bathroom in the hallway, and recently rented for $2,350 after a bidding war — count? Homes like these, however, are actually relatively common in New York City. "This apartment has allowed me to live in the center of NYC, which was a priority for me.

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☆ A buyer shelled out $145,000 for a retro mobile home in California with rumored ties to 'I Love Lucy' — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A mobile home rumored to be used by Desi Arnaz as a makeup trailer hit the market in April. In May it sold for $145,000, but that price doesn't include the land it's parked on in Palm Springs. A mobile home in Palm Springs, California, that is now a delightful one-bedroom home, but is rumored to have been Desi Arnaz's makeup trailer for "I Love Lucy," sold in May for $145,000. In Palm Springs — home of natural hot springs and celebrity getaways — the median listing home price per square foot is $501. "In theory it sounds cheap," listing agent Niko Esposito of Paul Kaplan Group Palm Springs told Insider.

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☆ Consumers are more likely to cut back on restaurant visits than trade down to fight inflation, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People sit outdoors at the Petite Crevette Restaurant on June 05, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. During the Great Recession, consumers hunted for bargains, trading down to cheaper restaurants or picking the least expensive menu options. But today, as inflation puts pressure on their wallets, consumers are more likely to cut back on their restaurant visits instead to preserve their budgets, according to a report from AlixPartners. In April, prices for food away from home rose 8.6% compared with the year-earlier period, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Back in January 2009, just 12% of respondents said they would eliminate or reduce visits to cut back on their restaurant spending.

Persons: Andrew Sharpee Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Intelligence, AlixPartners Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, AlixPartners

☆ North Korea spent the pandemic building a huge border wall
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

As the pandemic began, North Korea moved to seal its northern borders, tightening control over informal trade routes and making escape harder for defectors. Nov. 16, 2019 Minimal security features visible along North Korea’s border with Russia. Food shortages in North Korea have worsened in recent months, due in part to the border closures, according to international experts. Still, he said, there were reports of foreign shows such as the South Korean hit “Squid Game” finding their way into North Korea. “It's all the more reason for the international community to step up efforts to support North Korean rights,” he said.

☆ Americans flocked to Portugal for cheaper, more peaceful lives, but newcomers also brought crowds and drove up the cost of living
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Americans have been moving to Portugal for years, and the pandemic accelerated the trend further. The Bagbys are part of a wave of Americans who have moved to Portugal, a country roughly the size of Indiana. "It's a very reasonable cost of living," Zaretsky told Insider. Zaretsky paid 600,000 euros for the house in Portugal after selling her Austin, Texas, home for $676,000. Portugal has a strong tourism economy, and its shoulder season draws large crowds, making the petite coastal country feel tight.

☆ Evelyne Axell was a trailblazer of erotic pop art in the 1960s. Then she died
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Throughout Evelyne Axell’s short but radical career, the Belgian artist revered the female body in psychedelic hues rendered in gleaming enamel. In 1972, only a handful of years into painting, she died in a car crash and faded into relative obscurity. But such sales for Axell are infrequent, according to Sara Friedlander, Christie’s deputy chairman of post-war and contemporary art. Her stylistic approach — a mix of pop art influences and dreamy surrealist settings — is still underrecognized, according to Morris. “She acts as a historical bridge (between surrealism and pop art),” she said.

☆ Why Mother’s Day is the most hated day in the restaurant industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Alexandra Peers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days for the American restaurant industry, presenting a massive operational challenge to restaurants. In fact, if I die and go to hell, I completely expect it to be Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day presents “an operational challenge,” said Shawn Walchef, owner of five Cali BBQ eateries in the San Diego area. “Your Mother’s Day meal can’t be obnoxiously expensive,” said Derek Axelrod, co-owner of Manhattan’s Upper East Side T bar restaurant. Their Mother’s Day menu will likely be upwards of $100 person, but won’t turn much of a profit, he said.

☆ A $55,000 Fashion Education Now Means Learning to Make Chic Outfits for Roblox Avatars
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Sarah E. Needleman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

NEW YORK—Parsons School of Design student Zhenyu Yang once dreamed of crafting chic ensembles for tall and lanky fashionistas. Now, he’s learning to make attire for the truly petite—videogame avatars. Among the apparel he is designing is a sporty gladiator-style outfit draped in armor, the sort of thing a digital avatar could wear straight from the battlefield to brunch.

☆ Grief, Vengeance and a Crime Too Terrible to Forgive
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Jazmine Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If Barbara Massey-Mapps had her way, she would kill the man who murdered her sister herself. Other days, she wants him to be sentenced to the electric chair, his death broadcast live on TV. Sitting in court, she thinks to herself: How can I get past the cops guarding him before they catch me? She spoke plainly, though her words were shrouded in a painful acceptance, as if she were listing symptoms instead of emotions. “We have to answer phone calls like this because we don’t know who they are,” she explained.

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