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☆ Taylor Swift’s Viral Era
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Matt Stevens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Taylor Swift, wearing a long green gown, takes a swan dive pose and jumps into a hole in the stage. A large crowd of Taylor Swift fans sing together in a parking lot outside of her concert. Taylor performs in a “full on deluge.”Rain pours down on a smiling Taylor Swift as she performs onstage. Taylor Swift, sitting at a piano, explains to concertgoers that it is malfunctioning and playing itself. The actor Taylor Lautner enters the stage with a backflip to greet Taylor Swift.

Persons: Taylor, Taylor Swift, Arlington , Texas Taylor, Joe Alwyn, “, ” Taylor, Matty Healy, Nashville Taylor, Matty, Philadelphia “, ” Taylor Swift, Taylor concertgoer Keith Urban, fanboying, Phoebe Bridgers, Bo Burnham, N.B.A, Taylor’s, Aaron Rodgers, she’s, Chicago Taylor, Minneapolis Taylor, John ”, John Mayer, ”, Cincinnati Taylor, Taylor Lautner, Denver Taylor, Seattle Taylor, “ Taylor, Taylor can’t, Travis Kelce, Mexico City Taylor Organizations: Ticketmaster, Philadelphia, Spice, Taylor, Independence, Swift, Federal Reserve, Seattle Locations: Glendale, Ariz, Arlington , Texas, Tampa, Fla, Tampa’s, East Rutherford, N.J, Chicago, Minneapolis, ” Kansas City, Mo, Philadelphia, Seattle, Inglewood, Calif, Mexico City

☆ Supreme Court allows Biden ‘ghost gun’ regulations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Biden administration to enforce regulations aimed at clamping down on so-called ghost guns — firearm-making kits available online that people can assemble at home. Plaintiffs also include gun rights groups and makers and sellers of ghost guns. Tuesday's ruling was not a final decision and the Supreme Court could still hear the case and issue a detailed decision on the merits. On July 28, Justice Samuel Alito temporarily put the Texas ruling on hold while the Supreme Court decided on what next steps to take. The ghost guns case, however, is on a separate legal question related to ATF's regulatory authority, not the right to bear arms.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Biden, John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, John Feinblatt, Reed O'Connor, Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael Andren, David Thompson, Tuesday's, Elizabeth Prelogar, Samuel Alito Organizations: Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, of Alcohol, Gun Safety, Manufacturers, ATF, Gun Control, Circuit, Appeals, Supreme Locations: Glendale , California, Texas, New Orleans

☆ Steve Pieters, Pastor Who Spoke of AIDS in Famed Interview, Dies at 70
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Neil Genzlinger | More About Neil Genzlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

(A stage musical, “Tammy Faye,” which opened last year in London, also incorporated the 1985 interview.) “That interview was why I needed to make the movie,” Ms. Chastain told Variety at the movie’s New York premiere in 2021. I’m 100 percent convinced that there were people — conservative Christians watching at home — who realized that they had judged their family members unlovingly. I’m convinced that that interview saved families and saved lives.”If Ms. Bakker defied expectations with that interview, Mr. Pieters long defied AIDS, surviving for decades despite repeated health struggles. What a privilege to have reached the age of 70, still dancing with joy.”

Persons: Jessica Chastain, Bakker, Tammy Faye, ”, Pieters, Randy Havens, “ Tammy Faye, Ms, Chastain, Variety, —, unlovingly, I’m, Harlan Boll, “ Locations: London, York, Glendale , Calif, Los Angeles, Hope

☆ Avid Taylor Swift fans are flashing their dollars to attend the Eras Tour, with some spending up to $20,000 to see her as many times as possible
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has taken the US by storm as Swifties do all that they can to see it. He's been to the Eras Tour eight times and sat in the front row for five of those shows. "I remember sending a text in 2019 to someone saying if there was ever a Taylor Swift best-of tour, money becomes no object," he said. QuestionPro, a research company, found that the Eras Tour could result in $4.6 billion in consumer spending in the US. That means she's putting upwards of $10,000 towards the Eras Tour, and might spend even more at future dates.

Persons: Taylor, Swifties, Jake, he's, Swift, He's, Taylor Swift, I've, Bridget Doyle, Doyle, —, Christy G, Lindsey Lisalda, Louis, Lisalda, Lindsey Lisalda Megan Crowley, jetting, Swift's, Megan Crowley, Clara Cummings, Megan Crowley Swifties, Kat, She's, Moira Rodriguez, Crowley Organizations: Service, Nashville, Roll Hall of Fame, National Underground Railroad Freedom, Swift's Los, Gillette Locations: Wall, Silicon, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Nashville , Tennessee, Nashville, Denver, St, Swiftcation, Glendale , Arizona, Chicago, Kansas City , Missouri, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Swift's Los Angeles, Arizona, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Glendale, Nebraska, Minneapolis —, HAM

☆ Ford’s Battery Joint Venture to Get $9.2 Billion Government Loan
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jack Ewing | Clifford Krauss | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ford Motor and its battery manufacturing partner will receive a $9.2 billion loan to build three battery factories in Kentucky and Tennessee, the Department of Energy said Thursday. The loan is the single biggest financial commitment the Biden administration has made in its effort to build an electric vehicle manufacturing network in the United States. The loan will go to a joint venture created by Ford and its partner SK On called BlueOval SK that will supply batteries for electric Ford and Lincoln cars and trucks. By helping to finance battery factories, the administration hopes to ensure that the United States does not become dependent on China for batteries and their components. The other two factories are in Glendale, Ky., south of Louisville, and will employ more people than Kentucky’s coal industry.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Ford Motor, Department of Energy, Ford, SK, BlueOval SK, Lincoln Locations: Kentucky, Tennessee, United States, Southern, China, Stanton, Tenn, Memphis, Glendale, Ky, Louisville

☆ Ja Morant: NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies' star for 25 games without pay for 'conduct detrimental to the league'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been suspended for 25 games without pay by the NBA for “conduct detrimental to the league,” the NBA announced Friday. The NBA had suspended Morant for eight games without pay in March after he was seen in another Instagram Live video holding a gun at a nightclub in Glendale, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. The league said Morant’s unpaid suspension runs through the first 25 games of the upcoming 2023-24 regular season. He will not be allowed to take part in any “public” team activities, including preseason games, until the suspension is lifted. Earlier this month, Silver said what was important was not the amount of games Morant was suspended for but rather changing his life path.

Persons: Ja Morant, Morant, Adam Silver, Ja, ”, Silver, ” Silver, Dan Patrick Show Organizations: CNN — Memphis Grizzlies, NBA Locations: Glendale , Colorado, Denver, Memphis

☆ 51 US cities expected to see the highest home price increases and 5 at risk of falling in the next 12 months — plus where mortgage rates could be by year-end — according to a housing economist
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Areas that saw price declines during the pandemic are expected to make a comeback. Metropolitan areas including Anaheim, Seattle, and Sacramento top the list. In April, prices for single-family homes rose by 2% year-over-year and 1.2% from the previous month, according to CoreLogic's Home Price Index. Below is a list of 51 metropolitan areas expected to see the most home prices increase in the next 12 months, beginning from the highest to the lowest. The CoreLogic HPIFinally, while mortgage rates can be difficult to predict, Hepp believes we have likely peaked for the year.

Persons: Selma, it's, Selma Hepp, Hepp, Louis Organizations: CoreLogic, Irvine CA Metropolitan, Everett WA Metropolitan Division, Arcade, Statistical, Oakland, Berkeley CA Metropolitan, Metropolitan Statistical, Riverside, Jacksonville FL, Vegas, Paradise, Clearwater FL, Newark, Sanford FL, Angeles, Glendale CA Metropolitan, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach FL, Cambridge, Suffolk County NY Metropolitan, Towson, Metropolitan, Fort Lauderdale, Boston, Scottsdale, Scottsdale AZ Metropolitan Statistical, Miami, Kendall FL Metropolitan, Alexandria DC, Bloomington, Franklin TN Metropolitan, Virginia, Newport News, Livonia MI, Gastonia NC, SC Metropolitan, West Allis WI Metropolitan, Philadelphia PA Metropolitan, Kansas City, KS Metropolitan, Providence, Richmond VA Metropolitan, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh PA, Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Elyria, NJ, Columbus OH, Houston, Indianapolis, Arlington TX Metropolitan, Dallas, Irving TX Metropolitan Locations: Selma Hepp, Anaheim, Seattle, Sacramento, West Coast, Metropolitan, Santa Ana, Irvine, Bellevue, Roseville, Hayward, Berkeley, Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro, San Bernardino, Ontario, Diego, Carlsbad CA, Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Henderson, Tampa, St, Petersburg, Clearwater, Newark NJ, Orlando, Kissimmee, Sanford, Long, Glendale CA, Palm, Delray Beach, Newton, Framingham, Nassau County, Suffolk, Baltimore, Columbia, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach FL, Mesa, Scottsdale AZ, Miami, Kendall, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chester County, Washington, Arlington, Alexandria, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Minneapolis, Paul, WI, Murfreesboro, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Detroit, Dearborn, Livonia, Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Warwick, Chicago, Naperville, Arlington Heights IL, Troy, Farmington Hills MI, Antonio, New Braunfels TX, York, Jersey, White Plains, Carmel, Worth, Plano

☆ LGBTQ community celebrates Pride in the face of online and offline attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Christina Anagnostopoulos | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Parents and pro-LGBT counter protesters face off outside of an elementary school over a Pride Day assembly in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 2, 2023. REUTERS/David SwansonJune 11 (Reuters) - Millions of LGBTQ Americans are taking part in this year’s Pride celebrations against a backdrop of increasing attacks, both online and offline. LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD has already recorded eight instances of 2023 Pride events that had to modify their plans due to threats of violence by June 1, said spokesperson Angela Dallara. Online, slurs like “groomer” – a trope that LGBTQ people are “child groomers” or pedophiles – have traveled from the fringe into mainstream discourse. “An event, like the ‘Don’t Say Gay bill,’ can increase the online chatter.

Persons: David Swanson, Jay Ulfelder, Jen Kuhn, Angela Dallara, Ron DeSantis’s, groomers ”, –, Ilan Meyer, Joel Day, Kimberly Balsam, Brigitte Bandit, she’s, “ They’re, I’m, ”, we’re, Pride, Christina Anagnostopoulos, Claudia Parsons Organizations: Pride, REUTERS, Reuters, Harvard University, GLAAD, FBI, ACLU, Republican, Center, UCLA, Princeton University, Palo Alto University, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Columbus , Ohio, Florida, Glendale , California, Austin , Texas, New York City

☆ 51 US cities expected to see the highest home-price increases and 5 at risk of falling in the next 12 months — plus where mortgage rates could be by year-end — according to a housing economist
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The economist Selma Hepp says home prices in some areas are rising because of limited inventory. The US housing market started off on a solid footing this year as home prices rose. In April, prices for single-family homes rose by 2% year-over-year and 1.2% from the previous month, according to CoreLogic's Home Price Index. Below is a list of 51 metropolitan areas expected to see the most home-price increases in the next 12 months, from the highest to the lowest. The CoreLogic HPIFinally, while mortgage rates can be difficult to predict, Hepp said that we had likely peaked for the year.

Persons: Selma Hepp, it's, Hepp, CoreLogic's, Louis, CoreLogic Organizations: Irvine CA Metropolitan, Everett WA Metropolitan Division, Arcade, Statistical, Oakland, Berkeley CA Metropolitan, Metropolitan Statistical, Riverside, Jacksonville FL, Vegas, Paradise, Clearwater FL, Newark, Sanford FL, Angeles, Glendale CA Metropolitan, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach FL, Cambridge, Suffolk County NY Metropolitan, Towson, Metropolitan, Fort Lauderdale, Boston, Scottsdale, Scottsdale AZ Metropolitan Statistical, Miami, Kendall FL Metropolitan, Alexandria DC, Bloomington, Franklin TN Metropolitan, Virginia, Newport News, Livonia MI, Gastonia NC, SC Metropolitan, West Allis WI Metropolitan, Philadelphia PA Metropolitan, Kansas City, KS Metropolitan, Providence, Richmond VA Metropolitan, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh PA, Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Elyria, NJ, Columbus OH, Houston, Indianapolis, Arlington TX Metropolitan, Dallas, Irving TX Metropolitan Locations: Anaheim , California, Seattle, Sacramento , California, West Coast, Metropolitan, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Bellevue, Sacramento, Roseville, Hayward, Berkeley, Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro, San Bernardino, Ontario, Diego, Carlsbad CA, Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Henderson, Tampa, St, Petersburg, Clearwater, Newark NJ, Orlando, Kissimmee, Sanford, Long, Glendale CA, Palm, Delray Beach, Newton, Framingham, Nassau County, Suffolk, Baltimore, Columbia, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach FL, Mesa, Scottsdale AZ, Miami, Kendall, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chester County, Washington, Arlington, Alexandria, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Minneapolis, Paul, WI, Murfreesboro, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Detroit, Dearborn, Livonia, Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Warwick, Chicago, Naperville, Arlington Heights IL, Troy, Farmington Hills MI, Antonio, New Braunfels TX, York, Jersey, White Plains, Carmel, Worth, Plano

☆ Used car prices are falling as sales soften amid high interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT – Wholesale used vehicle prices reached their lowest level of the year in May, as sales fell amid high interest rates and inflated retail prices. The declines in sales and wholesale prices signal the used vehicle market is weakening, according to Cox. Used vehicle prices have increasingly become a barometer for inflation since early last year when the Biden administration blamed the market for rising inflation rates. The costs and scarcity of inventory led consumers to the used vehicle market, boosting those prices as well. Continued declines could help bring used vehicle pricing down for consumers, since retail prices traditionally follow changes in wholesale prices.

Persons: Chris Frey, Cox, That's, Biden Organizations: DETROIT –, Cox Automotive, U.S Locations: Glendale , California, DETROIT

☆ Videos show protesters brawling outside LA school meeting on whether to recognize LGBTQ Pride Month
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Videos show a brawl taking place outside the Glendale Unified School District HQ on Tuesday evening. It occurred ahead of a school board meeting on whether to recognize June as LGBTQ Pride Month. Glendale Police Department said in a news release that several hundred protesters had gathered earlier in the day, with many waving American flags or LGBTQ+ Pride flags. But extremist watchdogs warned last month that the far-right group was planning their biggest Pride Month disruptions to date. The Glendale Unified School District did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Persons: —, Los Angeles Blade, watchdogs Organizations: Glendale Unified School District, Service, CBS News . Glendale Police Department, Glendale, Los Angeles, Hollywood, CBS News, Glendale Police Department, Police, Los Angeles Times Locations: Glendale

☆ Second Thoughts on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Leor Sapir | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As protests erupted outside a Glendale, Calif., school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom on June 6, 2023, opponents highlighted their concerns about teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with children. Images: The Orange County Register via AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyThe American Academy of Pediatrics said last week that it will commission a systematic review of the evidence for pediatric sex-trait modification, known euphemistically as “gender-affirming care.” This marks a turning point in the battle over the controversial medical protocol. To those who favor evidence-based rather than eminence-based medicine, it is a step in the right direction.

Persons: Mark Kelly Organizations: AP, Zuma, Mark Kelly The American Academy of Pediatrics Locations: Glendale, Calif, Orange

☆ Medical Journal’s False Consensus on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Leor Sapir | Colin Wright | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As protests erupted outside a Glendale, Calif., school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom on June 6, 2023, opponents highlighted their concerns about teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with children. Images: The Orange County Register via AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyA federal court on Tuesday temporarily blocked enforcement of a Florida law that prohibits the administration of sex-change procedures on children under 18. The opinion, by Judge Robert L. Hinkle , leans heavily on medical and scientific rationales to argue that it is unconstitutional to ban the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery on teenagers who feel alienated from their bodies.

Persons: Mark Kelly, Robert L, Hinkle Organizations: AP, Zuma Locations: Glendale, Calif, Orange, Florida

☆ SPLC Puts Moms on Its ‘Hate Map’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Tiffany Justice | Tina Descovich | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As protests erupted outside a Glendale, Calif., school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom on June 6, 2023, opponents highlighted their concerns about teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with children. Images: The Orange County Register via AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyWe started Moms for Liberty in 2021 because we served as school board members and we saw parental rights were under attack. Kids were locked out of schools and later subjected to mask and vaccine mandates. For every vocal parent it seems there were a hundred who would say: “Thanks for fighting. I’d lose my job if I spoke up, but I am so glad you are.”

Persons: Mark Kelly, I’d, ” Organizations: AP, Zuma, Liberty Locations: Glendale, Calif, Orange

☆ The Deception of ‘Affirmative Action’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As protests erupted outside a Glendale, Calif., school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom on June 6, 2023, opponents highlighted their concerns about teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with children. Images: The Orange County Register via AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyThe Pew Research Center has released a new report headlined “Asian Americans Hold Mixed Views Around Affirmative Action.” But the subtitle on the same report suggests the respondents have far clearer views when they’re asked about what affirmative action actually means. “Most are skeptical of considering race and ethnicity in college admissions,” Pew says. The report comes as the Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings on the use of race in admissions by Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

Persons: Mark Kelly The, they’re, ” Pew Organizations: AP, Zuma, Mark Kelly The Pew Research Center, Harvard, University of North Locations: Glendale, Calif, Orange, University of North Carolina

☆ Meet the designer who made Taylor Swift's Eras tour ballgown that has 200,000 hand-sewn sequins and crystals
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bridal company Nicole + Felicia Couture designed a ball gown for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. Founder Nicole Chang said she relies on celebrity partnerships, not ads, to build the brand. Among her show-stopping looks was a sparkly gold ball gown with 200,000 hand-sewn sequins and crystals, created by bridal company Nicole + Felicia Couture. Swift wore a bespoke ball gown by Nicole + Felicia on her Eras Tour. After Swift debuted her gold gown on tour, Nicole + Felicia's Instagram video of the design process drew more than 19,000 views.

Persons: Nicole, Felicia Couture, Taylor, Nicole Chang, —, Swift, Felicia, Bob Levey, Getty, Blake Lively, Chang, Amy Chen, Chrissy Teigen, Paris Hilton, Gwen Stefani, Halle Bailey, Chen, Bailey, Joseph Cassell Falconer, it's, we've Organizations: Service, PR Locations: Taiwan, Glendale , Arizona, Paris

But just when it looked as though the incentive monster was being cut down to size, the CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act are threatening to give it an enormous infusion of steroids. The CHIPS Act, at least, requires companies to do some good in return. In February, Ford agreed to build its new electric vehicle plant in Michigan, but only after extracting a promise of as much $1.75 billion in state and local incentives. To limit the damage to state and local budgets and ensure meaningful community impacts, there are a few things we can do. First, Congress should consider amending the U.S. CHIPS Act to ensure that there are no requirements that projects receive any state or local funding in order to obtain federal dollars.

☆ Taylor Swift interrupts ‘Bad Blood’ to defend concert-goer at Philadelphia tour stop
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Taylor Swift appeared to help a concert-goer in the crowd of her latest “Eras Tour” stop in Philadelphia on Saturday, and videos of the moment are circulating on social media. Videos from the show at the Lincoln Financial Field showed Swift interrupting her 2014 hit “Bad Blood” to defend a person in the crowd. “She’s fine,” Swift is first heard yelling into the crowd, noticeably perturbed by what she had seen. Saturday’s show wasn’t entirely full of bad blood. The “Eras Tour” is Swift’s first tour in five years and kicked off in March in Glendale, Arizona.

CNN —Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been suspended from team activities after an Instagram Live video appearing to show him flashing a gun while in a vehicle with others circulated on social media Sunday, just two months after the athlete was suspended over a similar video. Morant is suspended from all team activities “pending League review,” the Grizzlies announced on Twitter, adding the team had no further comment. CNN has reached out to Morant’s representative, the Grizzlies, and the NBA for comment. In March, the NBA suspended Morant for eight games without pay for “conduct detrimental to the league” after he was seen in another Instagram Live video holding a gun at a nightclub in Glendale, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. The investigation also did not find that Morant possessed the gun while traveling with the team or in any NBA facility.”Glendale police did not press charges against Morant.

☆ Frankfurt Stadium to host Kansas City Chiefs in maiden NFL game
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Five international fixtures will take place over October and November with three in London. Only one regular-season NFL game has ever been staged in Germany, last season's clash between Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks in Munich's Allianz Arena. The Frankfurt Stadium will host reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 5 for their game against Miami Dolphins and a week later will welcome Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots. "We are... pleased to confirm that the two games in Germany will be played in Frankfurt, a city steeped in NFL heritage. The Jaguars will kick off the international fixtures against Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 1 at Wembley Stadium.

☆ Billionaire Peter Thiel says he's signed up to be frozen and preserved when he dies so people can revive him in the future — if the tech even works
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Peter Thiel says he's going to be cryogenically preserved, though he isn't sure if the tech works. Peter Thiel has confirmed that he's slated to be cryogenically preserved when he dies so he can be revived in the future. Weiss asked Thiel. When Weiss asked Thiel if he arranged for his loved ones to be frozen as well, he said he's "not convinced" the technology works as intended yet. Walt Disney is often erroneously cited as an example of a celebrity who was cryogenically preserved.

☆ Top pro leagues, media outlets team up to combat problematic sports-betting ads
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The nation's top professional leagues are teaming up with some TV broadcasters to tackle irresponsible sports-betting advertising. The NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA, NASCAR, and MLS have joined media companies NBCUniversal and Fox to form The Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising. The coalition, led by NFL vice president of public policy and government affairs, Jonathan Nabavi, aims to regulate sports-betting advertising as it floods television, internet and print media. The move comes as sports betting becomes legal in more states and opponents worry its advertising targets minors. The National Council on Problem Gambling has commended the coalition and promised to work in collaboration with it to "better mitigate problem gambling related harm."

☆ I moved from New York to Arizona after falling in love with the state on vacation. The drivers are worse, but I was actually able to buy a home.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

John Saverino moved from Long Island, New York, to Glendale, Arizona, in April 2022. I lived in Long Island, Nassau County — two miles from the beach. My commute to work now actually ends up being about the same mileage as in New York, but sometimes the traffic is actually worse here. Saverino was tired of the constant traffic on Long Island. fotog/Getty ImagesIn Long Island, the drive was more highway.

☆ Rihanna spent $500,000 to rent an Arizona man’s house during Super Bowl week—it was enough to pay off 2 years of his mortgage
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The home sits on about an acre of land in Paradise Valley, which is located between Phoenix and Scottsdale. A property management firm Malaspinas already worked with approached him with an offer of $500,000 to rent out his home for a week during Super Bowl LVII in February. "The last thing I am is a real estate baron," Malaspinas told The Wall Street Journal. The Grammy-award-winning singer used the Super Bowl to announce she is currently pregnant with her second child with her partner A$AP Rocky. The 2023 Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people, according to CNBC.

☆ Spring training roundup: A's yield inside-the-park HR, rally past Angels
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Taylor Ward scored an inside-the-park home run for the Angels in the first inning. Ward's liner to center got past a diving Esteury Ruiz, and the A's were slow to chase it down. Jake Cave hit his third homer of spring training for Philadelphia, while Pirates veteran Andrew McCutchen hit his first of the spring, a two-run shot. Washington got a two-run homer from Victor Robles and outhit St. Louis 15-6. The Giants had 16 hits, hanging six hits and six runs on Dodgers starter Noah Syndergaard (1-2) over 4 1/3 innings.

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