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☆ This simple brain trick can help you make better decisions, says neuroscientist: 'It has a huge effect on your performance'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's harder to answer questions or solve problems when you're asked to choose between more than four solutions, research shows. Neuroscientist Paul Glimcher has a simple strategy to cut through the noise and consistently make smart decisions: Instead of trying to pick the best choice, start by picking the worst. Process of elimination isn't exactly a new concept — you might have learned about it in elementary school — but it can help you avoid mistakes and improve your accuracy making everyday decisions, Glimcher said. "We're just good at the binary choice task — pick your best and eliminate your worst," Glimcher added. That's because picking from fewer options can help us make more accurate decisions, said Glimcher.

Persons: Paul Glimcher, Glimcher Organizations: New York University, Fast, CNBC

☆ The undeniable crisis that’s not driving American voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Eduardo Munoz/Reuters A relief group climbs up the side of a hill as they help near Bat Cave, North Carolina, on Thursday. Jeffrey Collins/AP Len Frisbee dumps a wheelbarrow of dirt as he helps with cleanup in Hot Springs, North Carolina, on Tuesday. Gerald Herbert/AP Meta Gatschenberger surveys the remains of her collapsed house in Boone, North Carolina, on Saturday, September 28. Jonathan Drake/Reuters Floodwaters are seen in Asheville in this image released by the North Carolina Department of Transportation on Saturday. Marco Bello/Reuters In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury Prev NextBut Vance’s remedy to the so-called weird weather is counterintuitive.

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☆ Here's what's on Gen Z's 'micro-spending' wish list
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gen Z is choosing "micro-spending" over traditional financial milestones, analyst Riani Kenyon said. AdvertisementTwenty-somethings are ditching traditional financial milestones in favor of filling their wish lists with more instant forms of gratification. Gen Z is collecting trinketsSonny Angel dolls have become a hit with American Gen Zers. Related storiesThey're adhering to trendsHailey Bieber, a trendsetter for Gen Z, has many lining up to buy her beauty brand. RhodeAs the TikTok For You Page refreshes, so do the hot new items that Gen Zers must have.

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☆ Georgia group that pushes election misinformation gains influence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Curt Devine | Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

As an example, he cited his inability to review ballots from the 2020 election. If the system is secure, they would have produced the paper ballots,” Favorito said. Favorito has also made connections with election officials around Georgia, some in Republican-leaning districts. Still, after Donald Trump lost the presidency, VoterGA began peddling claims that “significant evidence of fraud” existed in Georgia’s 2020 election. Favorito and VoterGA have made connections with others in the national movement that has cast doubt on the 2020 election.

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The last thing she heard her son scream was, “Jesus, please save me!”Days later, the heartbroken mom was mourning her 7-year-old son Micah, her 73-year-old parents, Nora and Michael, and she was thanking God for saving her. “I see my mom floating by and she’s screaming: ‘Micah! Micah!’” Drye said. As she struggled to stay above the water, Drye said, she was smacked by debris coming from every direction. There were no more landings.”But Drye let go.

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☆ Are taxis safer with no driver? These women think so.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Autonomous taxis are winning over women in cities like San Francisco by offering an answer to a long-standing concern about ride-hailing apps: misbehavior by human drivers, especially men. Now, those driver safety concerns are helping to fuel the popularity of autonomous taxis — especially for women traveling alone or at night. About three-quarters of Lyft and Uber drivers are men, according to industry and academic surveys. Lyft said in a statement to NBC News that it continues to try to improve safety, including with driver background checks, driver ratings, driver education and an emergency phone line for passengers. In 2023, Lyft started a feature, Women+ Connect, that allows women or nonbinary drivers to opt in to prefer riders who are women or nonbinary, and vice versa.

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☆ Andrew Garfield shares the gift he’s discovered in grieving his mother
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It’s like the longing and the grief, fully inhabiting it and feeling it is the only way I can really feel close to her again,” Garfield told Cooper. It was his mother, described by Garfield as creative and sensitive to his teen angst, who first encouraged him to explore a career in the arts. Andrew Garfield and his mother Linda, who also went by Lynne, in an undated photo. And I think when I say things taste differently, I think things can taste much more sweet now because of the sorrow that I’ve felt, and they can taste much more bitter,” Garfield told Cooper. “The grief and the loss is the only route to the vitality of being alive,” Garfield said.

Persons: Andrew Garfield, Linda, ” Garfield, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, “, Stephen Colbert, Cooper, Garfield, ”, he’d, Lynne, Garfield’s, Florence Pugh, I’ve Organizations: CNN, YouTube Locations: British

☆ The economy is facing a 'no-landing' scenario that undercuts the financial relief many Americans hoped for
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, the economy and the job market may be too strong to warrant steep rate cuts in the near term. "September's strong employment report and upward revisions in July and August murdered the hard-landing scenario," Yardeni said in a note to clients this week. The 30-year mortgage rate has crept higher, not lower, since the Fed delivered its big rate cut. As the economy reaccelerates, inflation could become a problem again, solidifying a higher for longer interest rate outlook that many had abandoned after the Fed's jumbo rate cut last month. Advertisement"With benchmark interest rates coming down, most prospective borrowers don't feel relieved of high borrowing costs," according to Mark Hamrick, a senior economic analyst at Bankrate.

Persons: —, Ed Yardeni, Yardeni, Megan Horneman, Steven Blitz, Mark Hamrick Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Yardeni, Fed, Verdence Capital Advisors, TS Lombard, Philadelphia Fed

☆ Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong diagnosis, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Linda Carroll | Linda Carroll Is A Regular Health Contributor To Nbc News. She Is Coauthor Of | The Concussion Crisis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly, a new study suggests. “There was a chance that arm position was not important,” she said. The blood pressure cuff should be positioned at mid-heart level. To learn whether arm position made a difference in blood pressure readings, Brady and her colleagues recruited 133 adults, 78% of them Black and 52% female. “There is a pretty significant difference in blood pressure readings depending on arm position,” said Kamath, a cardiologist at UCLA Health.

Persons: Tammy Brady, ” Brady, Brady, ”, Karyn Singer, I’ve, Singer, Megan Kamath, Kamath, Matthew Tomey, Tomey Organizations: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, American Heart Association, New York University, UCLA Health Locations: U.S, Mount, New York City

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, confirmed to reporters Saturday that former President Donald Trump is "consistent" in his views on defunding Planned Parenthood. A journalist asked Vance, R-Ohio, whether a future Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood, the reproductive health care group that has garnered opposition from many conservatives for its pro-abortion-rights positions. “On the question of defunding Planned Parenthood, look, I mean our view is we don’t think that taxpayers should fund late-term abortions," Vance said after Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The Trump campaign and Planned Parenthood did not immediately respond to requests for further comment Sunday night. In 2016, then-candidate Trump said in a debate that he would end federal funding for Planned Parenthood, saying he would “defund it because I’m pro-life.”

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump, Vance, Trump, “, Lauren Hitt, Kamala Harris, MAGA, Harris, Hitt, Melania Trump, ‘, I’m, we’ve, Roe, Wade, ” Trump, Joe Biden, ” Organizations: Republican, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Trump, Democrats, Guardian, NBC News, Fox News, NBC, Truth Locations: R, Ohio, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ Adtech is undergoing an exec shake-up as investors seize control and startups enter a new era
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Louisa Wong stepped down as chief executive of Gamut Capital-owned XR Xtreme Reach in August. In July, Dave Clark left his role as chief executive of Triplelift. Those experts — bankers, adtech executives, and consultants — told Business Insider that the revolving door is likely to continue over the next six months as investors press adtech companies for growth. AdvertisementAs TV viewing grew fragmented, several adtech companies that took on investment in recent years positioned themselves as rivals to ratings giant Nielsen. The increasing complexity for advertisers offers opportunities for adtech companies to innovate.

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☆ Hollywood's franchise frenzy: More than half of top studios' 2025 movies are existing IP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The 2024 box office has been inundated with sequels, prequels and remakes, with the top 10 titles of the year all coming from existing intellectual property. Looking at the current 2025 calendar, between 50% and 70% of the movies from the six major studios — Universal , Disney , Warner Bros. , Paramount , Sony and Lionsgate — will be related to existing IP. Craig T Fruchtman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesEven before Hollywood was disrupted by the pandemic and the meteoric rise of streaming content, the domestic box office was heavily reliant on franchise titles. While that's a 11.3% drop from last year and lags 25% behind pre-pandemic levels, the haul is better than box office analysts had expected. "Some of the most well-received box office hits in recent memory have been sequels or films based on existing brands and there is still a variety of original content out there."

Persons: There's, Paul Dergarabedian, Guy, Bob Marley, Craig T Fruchtman, Kung, Dergarabedian, Kraven, Hunter, King, Shawn Robbins, Bridget Jones, MEGAN, Downton, Michael, John Wick Organizations: Marvel, Disney, — Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, Comscore, Getty, Hollywood, Universal, Century Fox, Warner Locations: Shanghai, China, Kingdom, New York City, Peru

FLINT, Mich. — Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders from the Muslim and Arab American community ahead of her campaign rally here on Friday, a campaign official said. During the meeting, Harris heard leaders' perspectives on the election, as well as the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, the official said. He added that his group asked Harris "to impress upon President Biden the urgency of bringing an immediate end to the violence." Emgage endorsed Harris in September, despite saying that "the vice president still has a ways to go" on certain issues. On Wednesday, Phil Gordon, a national security adviser for the vice president, met virtually with Muslim, Arab and Palestinian leaders from across the country, according to a source familiar with the planning.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Biden, ” Harris, Tim Walz, Wa'el Alzayat, Emgage, Phil Gordon, Gordon, Walz ” Organizations: Israel, Harris, Biden, Palestinian, Movement Locations: FLINT, Mich, Arab American, Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, U.S, Iran

☆ Job interviews: How young people can ace them
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Megan Rathmell thought she’d bombed her job interview earlier this year, assuming her nervousness and lack of preparation had cost her the opportunity. SDI Productions/E+/Getty ImagesWhat Rathmell learned from her boss mirrors what hiring managers say: Some Gen Z college graduates are unprepared for job interviews or behave unprofessionally during job interviews. Some people think they can just wing a job interview, said Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at ResumeBuilder. How to handle the actual job interviewDressing professionally for both in-person and virtual interviews is important regardless of whether it’s for a fast-food restaurant, retail store or office job, experts said. When you’re given the chance to ask questions, ask what you’ve prepared.

Persons: Megan Rathmell, she’d, “, ”, Rathmell, unprofessionally, Nathan Mondragon, Mondragon, Stacie Haller, Haller, you’ve, it’s, Nicolas Roulin, you’ll, Roulin, they’re, don’t, —, you’re, they’ll Organizations: CNN, SDI, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Saint Mary’s University, United, Services Locations: Virginia, ResumeBuilder, Canada, Colorado, New York

☆ Chip mining town begins recovery
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | 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 EmailChip mining town begins recoveryCNBC's Megan Cassella joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' with the latest details on how Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is beginning recovery from Hurricane Helene.

Persons: Megan Cassella, Hurricane Helene Locations: , North Carolina, Hurricane

☆ Pres. Biden: Port strike could have been major crisis for the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | 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 EmailPres. Biden: Port strike could have been major crisis for the countryCNBC's Megan Cassella joins 'Power Lunch' to report on President Biden's surprise appearance at today's press briefing.

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Former first lady Melania Trump appeared to discuss her views on women's rights Thursday in a video on X, one day after publication of an excerpt from her coming memoir in which she reportedly takes a strong stance in support of abortion rights. The Guardian reported Wednesday that Trump defends abortion rights in her memoir, scheduled for release Tuesday. Reached for comment about the former first lady's views on abortion, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung pointed to Donald Trump's remarks in the interview. Abortion is not the source of their freedom and liberation.”The former first lady's new position also prompted backlash from reproductive rights groups, which pointed to Donald Trump's record on abortion. She’s been a champion of reproductive freedom her whole career."

Persons: Melania Trump, Trump, Donald Trump, I'm, I've, Steven Cheung, Donald Trump's, “, Roe, Wade, ”, Harris, Sarafina Chitika, Trump’s, presidency's, Kamala Harris, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Marjorie Dannenfelser, —, Alexis McGill Johnson, Melania, She’s Organizations: Guardian, NBC News, Fox News, Trump Locations: America

Spruce Pine, North Carolina has no running water or electricity, more than a week after Helene ripped through the town of 2,200. Mines in Spruce Pine produce the world’s purest form of quartz, which plays a central role in chip manufacturing. Now, the town’s exceedingly valuable supply of high-purity quartz is at risk, threatening to cripple the $600 billion global semiconductor industry. “The Spruce Pine community has been hit particularly hard,” Sibelco said in a statement on Sept. 30. For the semiconductor industry, the challenges that any long-term disruption to the Spruce Pine mines would present cannot be overstated, experts say.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Helene, ” Sibelco, “, ”, Lita Shon, Roy, Spencer Bost, “ it’s, Shon, ” Shon, Dustin Mulvaney, ” Mulvaney Organizations: Mines, Quartz Corp, National Weather Service, Downtown, San Jose State University Locations: Hurricane, Spruce Pine , North Carolina, China, Asia, North Carolina, “, Downtown Spruce

Warning: This article contains some spoilers for the show “Grotesquerie.”Travis Kelce made his acting debut Wednesday night as a flirtatious hospital attendant in Ryan Murphy’s “Grotesquerie,” a role that saw him court the protagonist into a budding affair. Aside from Kelce, the show also stars Courtney Vance, Lesley Manville, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Raven Goodwin. Following mounting fan anticipation, Kelce finally appears in the show as Ed Laclan, a hospital orderly who gradually flirts his way into a date with Lois. As he and Lois strike up a playful conversation, Ed tells the detective, “You are oddly beautiful. Lois gets back on the road only to end up crashing her car and waking up back in the hospital.

Persons: ” Travis Kelce, Ryan Murphy’s “, ”, Taylor Swift —, Lois Tryon, Niecy Nash, Betts, Megan, Micaela Diamond, Courtney Vance, Lesley Manville, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Raven Goodwin, Kelce, Ed Laclan, Lois, Redd, Ed, “, she’s, ” Ed, haven’t, Jason Kelce, hadn’t, Donna Kelce, he’ll, Murphy, Kelce’s, Travis, ” Murphy, “ Everybody’s, ” Kelce Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Manville, Chiefs, NFL, FX, New Locations: ”, New York

☆ Virginia GOP Senate candidate suggests people who are tolerant of drag queens aren't tough enough for the military
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Megan Lebowitz | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Hung Cao, the Republican Senate nominee in Virginia, disparaged drag queens and people who are tolerant of them by implying Wednesday that they are not tough enough to serve in the military. Cao, a Navy veteran, was asked to explain how he believes DEI could affect military recruitment. According to his campaign website, Cao is a retired Navy captain who served with special operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Cao in the Senate GOP primary; Cao later spoke at the Republican National Convention. The Cook Political Report, which examines the competitiveness of congressional seats and the presidential race, characterizes the Virginia Senate seat as "solid" Democrat.

Persons: Hung Cao, Cao, Democratic Sen, Tim Kaine, that’s, Biden, Republican pushback, Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Cao's, Kaine, Republican Hung Cao, Eric Lee, Hillary Clinton's, Donald Trump Organizations: Republican, Democratic, Navy, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Bloomberg, Getty, GOP, Republican National Convention, Virginia Senate, Democrat Locations: Virginia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia

☆ A week after Helene struck the Southeast, power outages and impassable roads stymie recovery as death toll reaches 200
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Steve Almasy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

In some Georgia counties and one in North Carolina, utilities say more than 90% of their customers are still in the dark. Friends help Sam Soughail, third from left, clear out his Casablanca Cigar Bar in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, October 1. Mike Stewart/AP Emily Ogburn, right, hugs her friend Cody Klein after he brought her a meal in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on Wednesday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. Marco Bello/Reuters In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury Prev NextHundreds of roads remain closed, hampering efforts to send aid to hard-hit communities.

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☆ China’s Coast Guard claims to have entered the Arctic Ocean for the first time as it ramps up security ties with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The statement came a day after the US Coast Guard said it spotted four vessels from the Russian Border Guard and Chinese Coast Guard in the Bering Sea – the “northernmost” location it said it had ever observed the Chinese ships. A banner visible on one of the vessels in accompanying photos read “China Coast Guard devoting its heart to the Party; demonstrating loyalty in the Arctic Ocean,” referring to China’s ruling Communist Party. The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Monday said it spotted the four vessels from the Russian Border Guard and Chinese Coast Guard “transiting in formation in a northeast direction” in the Bering Sea, some five miles inside Russia’s Exclusive Economic Zone on Saturday. A China Coast Guard member pictured during recent joint drills with Russia. The coast guard collaboration “relates to Chinese interests in maritime transportation along at least parts of the Northern Sea Route,” according to Østhagen.

Persons: Russia –, China’s, ”, Megan Dean, irked, Carl Schuster, it’s, –, Sophie Arts, ” Andreas Østhagen Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China’s Coast Guard, US Coast Guard, Russian Border Guard, Chinese Coast Guard, China Coast Guard, Communist Party, CCTV, TASS, 17th Coast Guard District, USCG, Canadian, Russia’s Federal Security Service, East China, Coast Guard, Guard, US Navy, Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, China, US Department of Defense, German Marshall Fund, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, CNN, Armed Police, Central Military Commission, Centre for High North Logistics, Norway’s Nord University Locations: Hong Kong, Russia, Beijing, ”, Bering, Alaska, Asia, North America, China, Washington, South, East, irked Beijing, Ukraine, Russian, Norway, South China, Philippines, Europe

☆ Stocks face a 10% drop with key economic data mired in recession territory, investment chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Key data prints are hovering in recession territory, Megan Horneman said. "I think investors got a little ahead of themselves," she said. This over-enthusiasm could cost the market heavily, pushing stocks toward a 7% to 10% drop, the chief investment officer said. "I think investors got a little ahead of themselves as far as the what strength there is in the economy," she told Yahoo Finance. Still, these data prints have taken a backseat to labor data, which holds the spotlight on Wall Street.

Persons: Megan Horneman, —, Tim Fiore, Morgan Stanley, Horneman Organizations: Yahoo Finance, Service, Conference Board, September's, PMI, US Federal Reserve

☆ Hurricane Helene hits chip mining town
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | 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 EmailHurricane Helene hits chip mining townCNBC's Megan Cassella joins 'The Exchange' to report on how Hurricane Helene's damage to a western North Carolina town could impact the global semiconductor industry.

Persons: Helene, Megan Cassella Locations: North Carolina

☆ Hurricane Helene ravaged our 10-year-old furniture store in Asheville. We lost everything, but we're not walking away.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Megan and Todd Walsh are the owners of Asheville-based Atomic Furnishing & Design. Hurricane Helene ravaged the 10-year-old business, destroying 95% of the store's inventory. AdvertisementMegan Walsh is the cofounder of Atomic Furnishing & Design, a 10-year-old vintage furniture company located in Asheville, North Carolina, which she owns and operates with her husband, Todd Walsh. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Megan Walsh, 37, after Hurricane Helene ravaged the couple's business. Courtesy of Atomic Furnishing & DesignIn the meantime, we can't sit still.

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