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☆ Nikki Finke, veteran Hollywood journalist, has died
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN Business —Nikki Finke, the sharp-tongue Hollywood journalist famous for her seemingly non-stop scoops, has died. “She posted firsthand accounts of how she saw the entertainment business and was unfazed about dressing down its biggest players,” Deadline wrote. In 2002, she joined LA Weekly and wrote its “Deadline Hollywood” column. In 2006, she started “Deadline Hollywood Daily,” which helped usher in an era of fast-paced blogging. “At her best, Nikki Finke embodied the spirit of journalism, and was never afraid to tell the hard truths with an incisive style and an enigmatic spark.

☆ Hurricane Ian videos capture heroic rescues and widespread devastation in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

After the eye of Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc over Florida Wednesday, striking videos have surfaced showing heroic rescues of people stranded in submerged cars and wading in floodwaters, as well as heartbreaking footage of the widespread devastation left in the storm’s wake. As Floridians grapple with rushing floodwaters, life-threatening storm surges, and a blackout affecting more than 2 million people — glimmers of hope have emerged in videos showing how the community has stepped up to protect one another. Glen rushing out there and helping some people in.”In Naples, the Naples Fire-Rescue Department shared video showing the rescue of a woman from a submerged vehicle Wednesday. The video shows the moment the man is lifted from the vehicle and two men carry him through waist-deep water looking for a safe place to hunker down. Videos uploaded online show the havoc the storm left in its wake and how quickly it came ashore, submerging entire neighborhoods.

Share this -Link copiedFloridians are livestreaming Hurricane Ian on TikTok Floridians are giving TikTok users a front-row seat to Hurricane Ian. Storm surge map, they didn’t have a color for 12 to 15 feet," he said about the historic levels of storm surge expected near where Ian is expected to make landfall. Share this -Link copiedA view of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station A view of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station, on Monday. Share this -Link copiedSatellite images show Hurricane Ian approaching Florida Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday. Share this -Link copiedIan expected to strengthen until making landfall, officials say Hurricane Ian is still forecast to strengthen until the hurricane makes landfall in Florida, the National Hurricane Center said.

Storm surge map, they didn’t have a color for 12 to 15 feet," he said about the historic levels of storm surge expected near where Ian is expected to make landfall. Share this -Link copiedA view of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station A view of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station, on Monday. “We are extremely concerned about the potential impacts Hurricane Ian may have on phosphate facilities around the state,” Whitlock added. Share this -Link copiedIan strengthens into Category 4 storm Hurricane Ian has strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it advances upon Florida's west coast. Share this -Link copiedSatellite images show Hurricane Ian approaching Florida Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday.

Share this -Link copiedView of Hurricane Ian from International Space Station View of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station. Share this -Link copiedIan on track to make landfall in Florida as 'catastrophic' Category 4 storm Hurricane Ian is strengthening as it nears Florida's west coast, officials said. “We are extremely concerned about the potential impacts Hurricane Ian may have on phosphate facilities around the state,” Whitlock added. Share this -Link copiedIan strengthens into Category 4 storm Hurricane Ian has strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it advances upon Florida's west coast. Share this -Link copiedSatellite images show Hurricane Ian approaching Florida Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico early on Wednesday morning.

Hurricane Ian in the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 27, 2022. Share this -Link copiedHurricane Ian over Cuba on Tuesday morning Hurricane Ian over Cuba, on Tuesday. Share this -Link copiedIan expected to strengthen later Tuesday morning Hurricane Ian is expected to strengthen later Tuesday morning, officials said. Share this -Link copiedStorm clouds over St. Petersburg, Florida Storm clouds are seen as Hurricane Ian approaches in St. Petersburg, Florida on Monday. Ricardo Arduengo / AFP - Getty Images Share this -Link copiedHurricane Ian as it barrelled towards Cuba Hurricane Ian growing stronger as it barrelled toward Cuba on Monday.

☆ As the U.S. Dollar Surges, American Buyers Splurge on European Homes
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( J.S. Marcus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Laetitia Laurent, a South Florida interior designer, has long had her heart set on a Parisian pied-à-terre. This summer, with the dollar soaring and Parisian real-estate prices holding steady, she took the leap. “I had been looking for a place for a long time,” says Ms. Laurent, who plans to use the apartment for work when she visits Paris to source designs for American clients, and for vacations with her husband and three young children. What helped propel her from just looking to outright buying was the strength of the U.S. dollar—“a huge factor” in the purchase, she says—15% over the past year, hovering at or near parity since mid-July. The dollar is rising so much, and so quickly, that Ms. Laurent estimates she saved around $80,000 between the time she first saw the apartment in early 2022 and when she closed in July.

☆ Remote work is killing Florida as a retirement paradise
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-11 | by ( Gadel Valle | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Housing prices, combined with the rise of remote work, threaten to end the middle-class dream of spending your final days in Florida. "It does put the retirement industry at risk because it's going to become more and more difficult" to retire in Florida, he told me. The political influence of Florida retirees is so significant that national publications send reporters to The Villages before elections to check its political pulse. The dream of a Florida retirement is dying as housing prices make it too expensive for most. And for people who are retiring now, the Florida retirement dream is starting to look a lot less sunny.

☆ Operațiune de salvare neobișnită: Pompierii americani au scos un raton blocat într-un capac de canal
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-15 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Harrison Township Firefighters Local 1737//facebookOperațiune de salvare neobișnită: Pompierii americani au scos un raton blocat într-un capac de canalO imagine cu un pui de raton din statul american Michigan, care a rămas înțepenit într-o canalizare, a devenit virală. Micul animal a fost salvat, țin să precizeze pompierii. Puiul de raton și-a prins capul în capacul unei canalizări, săptămâna trecută, și nu a mai putut să iasă. Fotografia a fost postată de unul dintre pompieri și a adunat peste o sută de comentarii și peste șase sute de distribuiri, scrie CNN, citat de libertatea.ro. Anul trecut, pompierii din California au salvat un cățeluș care și-a prins capul într-o roată de rezervă.

Persons: Harrison Township Organizations: CNN Locations: american Michigan, California, Scoția

☆ We spoke with 21 of Matt Gaetz's high-school classmates. Some say they could have predicted the congressman's sex scandal.
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Robin Bravender | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

His high-school classmates are gossiping about him on their Facebook alumni group. Insider interviewed 21 of Gaetz's former classmates this month, including alumni from his Niceville High School graduating class of 2000 and members of Gaetz's high-school debate team. Gaetz's high-school classmates have been gossiping about him in a Facebook alumni group. Defining 'archipelago'Some of Gaetz's high-school classmates also knew him from his days in middle school. In high school, Gaetz "thought he was smarter than the teacher," Donahoo said.

☆ (foto) Problemele de zi cu zi ale femeilor, ilustrate de o româncă prin desene amuzante
▼ + stars: | 2015-12-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(foto) Problemele de zi cu zi ale femeilor, ilustrate de o româncă prin desene amuzanteViaţa poate fi foarte dificilă când tutorialele dedicate machiajului de pe YouTube le transformă pe femei mai degrabă într-un raton decât într-o frumuseţe uluitoare. Sau când acestea se trezesc dimineaţa şi arată precum Chewbacca (personaj din saga „Războiul stelelor”, n.r.) Cassandra Călin, o tânără artistă născută în România, care în prezent trăieşte la Montreal, a realizat o serie de desene alb-negru în care ilustrează problemele de zi cu zi ale femeilor. Cassandra Calin, în vârstă de 21 de ani, s-a născut în România, dar locuieşte în prezent la Montreal, Canada. Îmi place să râd de felul meu ciudat de a fi şi să vorbesc cu voce tare despre aspecte stupide, precum faptul că m-am născut cu părul cârlionţat”, spune Cassie.

Persons: Cassandra Călin, Cassandra Calin, Ea Locations: ., România, Montreal, Canada

☆ Un raton neînsuflețit și uitat de serviciile de protecție a animalelor a devenit subiectul glumelor din Toronto
▼ + stars: | 2015-09-14 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Acum câteva zile, în Toronto a avut loc un incident neplăcut pentru cei care susțin protecția animalelor. Acesta i-a dezamăgit oarecum pe canadieni de rapiditatea serviciilor de protecție a prietenilor noștri mai mici. Pe străzile din Toronto a fost văzut un raton neînsuflețit, iar din cauza că serviciile au reacționat extrem de lent la notificările canadienilor, bietul animal a devenit subiectul unor glume pe Twitter. După aproximativ 12 ore de glume, serviciile de protecție a animalelor au venit să ia corpul ratonului. De asemenea, glumele au continuat și la Expoziția Națională Canadiană din Toronto, unde un artist a creat o sculptură din unt în memoria ratonului neînsuflețit.

Organizations: Expoziția Națională Canadiană Locations: Toronto

☆ The Tucker Carlson origin story
▼ + stars: | 1998-01-28 | by ( Aaron Short | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +57 min

Tucker Carlson is remembered as a provocateur and gleeful contrarian by those who knew him in his early days. It was Tucker Carlson. (Note on style: Tucker Carlson and the members of his family are referred to here by their first names to avoid confusion.) In 1979, Richard Carlson married Patricia Swanson, heiress to the Swanson frozen foods empire that perfected the frozen Salisbury steak for hassle-free dinners. Tucker Carlson attended St. George’s School, a boarding school starting at age 14.

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