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☆ 3 friends share how they started a charcuterie side hustle that made $40,000 in its first month
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Amanda Breen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

That's what Ryan Culver, Caroline Elston, and Lowell Bieber, the Indiana-based friends behind charcuterie subscription service Platterful, discovered when they teamed up to launch their venture last year — and made $40,000 in their first month. Culver and Bieber previously partnered on a health-and-wellness subscription box, which they successfully scaled and sold in September 2020. Entrepreneur sat down with the trio to learn how they built their meat-and-cheese side hustle — and continue to fuel its growth. Even though Culver and Bieber had subscription experience, the cofounders did have to contend with a new complication: cold shipping. [With cofounders] you have other people to lean on — if you're having a tough day, maybe someone else is having a good day.

☆ How technology helps a research-intensive medical school secure grants and attract top scientists
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Ibm With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meeting researchers' demanding data storage requirementsEinstein partners with IBM to help meet the NIH standards and manage these huge data sets. "A leading-edge infrastructure helps us attract top research talent," said Shailesh Shenov, assistant dean for Einstein Information Technology. IBM Spectrum Scale software features an auto-tiering feature that moves less frequently used data to IBM Tape, which only powers up when it is accessed. Furthermore, the tiering contributes to our sustainability initiatives because tape storage only consumes power during reads or writes." Because it deals with highly regulated healthcare data, Einstein added IBM Data Guardium Protection to automate compliance auditing and reporting and monitor user activity.

☆ Hunter Biden hires attorney Abbe Lowell to beef up legal team
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Sarah Fitzpatrick | Sarah Fitzpatrick Is A Senior Investigative Producer | Story Editor For Nbc News. She Previously Worked For Cbs News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Hunter Biden has added a high-powered attorney to his legal team amid an ongoing federal probe and plans by Republicans to make him a key focus of investigations when they take control of the House next month. Abbe Lowell, of the firm Winston and Strawn, will be primarily responsible for coordinating Hunter Biden’s response to anticipated congressional oversight investigations, as well advising on other legal issues and overall strategy, an attorney for Hunter Biden told NBC News on Wednesday. "Hunter Biden has retained Abbe Lowell to help advise him and be part of his legal team to address the challenges he is facing,” the attorney, Kevin Morris, said. "Lowell is a well-known Washington based attorney has represented numerous public officials and high profile people in DOJ investigations and trials as well as Congressional Investigations. Mr. Lowell will handle congressional investigations and general strategic advice."

☆ Marijuana industry sales slow down after pandemic surge
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

After enjoying a sales surge during the pandemic, the U.S. cannabis industry is showing signs of a slowdown as it faces economic and regulatory challenges and people choose to spend their money elsewhere. In states with established marijuana markets such as Oregon and Washington, sales at retail outlets and dispensaries have declined from a year ago, according to a report from cannabis data firm Headset. In Colorado, one of the country's most established markets, sales in June were down 11.4% from a year ago. Between March 2020 and March 2021, average monthly year-over-year sales were up 25.8% in Colorado, according to Headset. But as the pandemic began easing last summer, the report found, both the frequency of marijuana purchases and the amount of money people spent began declining.

☆ A year only lasts 17.5 hours on the ‘hell planet’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

One year for this planet lasts about 17.5 hours on Earth. A team of researchers used a new tool known as EXPRES, or the EXtreme PREcision Spectrometer, to determine the precise nature of the planet’s orbit. But the hell planet is not the only planet orbiting Copernicus. An illustration shows just how closely the planet Janssen (left), depicted as an orange dot, orbits its host star Copernicus. Once Janssen moved in closer to Copernicus, the hell planet became even hotter.

☆ Warnock gains early voting edge as both candidates barnstorm Georgia in final day before Senate runoff
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

An early vote that topped 1.85 million showed other positive signs for Warnock, with Democrats enjoying a 13-point edge — larger than the party’s 8-point lead in November’s early vote, according to TargetSmart’s model. But Walker is widely expected to win more of the votes cast on Election Day. Residents wait in line to vote early outside a polling station on Nov. 29 in Atlanta. Walker “needs to win Election Day by double digits,” said Cody Hall, an adviser to Kemp, who said the Republican candidate will have to outperform his advantage from November's Election Day. “But I would just caution everyone that base Republican voters in the last couple of cycles have liked turning out on Election Day.

Ron DeSantis, who won re-election in a landslide Tuesday, threw his political weight behind 30 school board candidates this election cycle. In Florida, because school board races are nonpartisan, if candidates capture at least 50% of the vote in the primary, they don’t need to compete in the November elections. That stands in contrast to the results for the Florida Democratic Party, which supported 30 school board candidates, only nine of whom won seats this year. Riding a wave of conservative parent anger, Republicans in several states targeted school board races, with mixed results. However, GOP candidates running against progressive ideas captured seats on the State Board of Education, which sets curriculum standards.

Barrack, 75, is charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent, obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI. Prosecutors allege he used his decades-long friendship with Trump to “illegally provide” government officials from the UAE with access to — and information about — the president and top officials. Jackson told jurors that the government’s claim of overwhelming evidence against Barrack was “a joke,” and that there was “nothing nefarious” about his client’s dealings with Emirati officials. Jackson further argued the government had no direct evidence that Barrack had struck a deal with the UAE. Grimes' attorney, Abbe Lowell, disputed that his client was an unregistered foreign agent, saying he did what his boss Barrack told him to do, not what UAE officials requested.

☆ Behind the vocal Asian American minority railing against affirmative action
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

As the Supreme Court weighs two high-profile cases challenging affirmative action, a vocal minority of Asian Americans continues to impact public debate. Among Chinese Americans, support for affirmative action is at 59%, the lowest within the Asian American community. This also means that they themselves haven’t experienced the benefits of affirmative action or education equity policies, Niu said. Top American universities, however, use a “holistic” admissions process in which affirmative action policies allow them to take race into account. Asian Americans do face discrimination in our society, in our education systems, but they’re not the result of race-conscious policies like affirmative action,” Chen said.

The Florida Democratic Party noted it has had a Municipal Victory Program since 2016 that includes efforts to fundraise and help school board candidates. Historically, it hasn’t taken a lot of cash to influence school board races, which are generally nonpartisan and often draw low voter turnout. In a 2018 survey, just 9 percent of school board officials reported spending more than $5,000. “What Ron DeSantis is doing in Florida — supporting a bunch of these school board candidates — is really smart, because the No. Some of the liberal efforts to push back against conservatives in school board races are well established.

☆ J.B. Hunt Expects Weaker Freight Volumes This Holiday Season
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Liz Young | Kathryn Hardison | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Freight bellwether J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said it is planning for a damped holiday shipping season, as cargo volumes fall ahead of what is typically the busiest period of the year for logistics operators. PREVIEWDarren Field, president of intermodal at J.B. Hunt, said on an earnings call Tuesday that peak season volumes aren’t where the company had anticipated they would be. J.B. Hunt executives said the company is seeing some of that in its freight-brokerage business, where volumes have been softening. Revenue in its brokerage business was down 11% in the third quarter year-over-year and volume was down 8%. Mr. Field said he attributed the September drop-off to the threat of a national rail strike that month.

☆ I'm a 28-year-old crypto-startup founder who got paid $10,000 to move to Arkansas. More than 66,000 people applied to relocate here, and only 100 got accepted — here's why it's worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dmitri Love, 28, moved from Dallas to Cave Springs, Arkansas, in 2021. Love, 28, moved from Dallas to Cave Springs, Arkansas, in 2021. Love took advantage of a program that paid remote workers $10,000 to move to the area. From November 2020 to September 2022, more than 66,000 people from all 50 US states and 115 countries applied for the program. Entrepreneurs should find new places to live and provide valuePersonally, there were no drawbacks for me moving back to Arkansas.

He also provided UAE officials with sensitive information, including internal discussions within the Trump administration concerning the blockade of Qatar by the UAE, Mehta said. When he was asked by the FBI about his dealing with UAE officials and the actions he'd taken, Barrack "started lying" and "lied and lied again." Schachter argued that the feds were blowing up "meaningless, inconsequential acts," including Barrack praising the UAE as an "important ally" during a TV interview. "Barack Obama has said the same thing," Schachter told the jury. While Grimes did set up appointments for Barrack, including with UAE officials, he did so at his boss' request, Lowell said, adding that he’d also get Barrack his coffee and smoothies and babysit his kids.

☆ Actrița Olympia Dukakis, premiată cu Oscar pentru rolul din "Moonstruck", a murit la 89 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Actriţa americană premiată cu Oscar Olympia Dukakis, veterană a teatrului care a cunoscut faima după ce a interpretat roluri memorabile în filme din anii 80, precum "Moonstruck" şi "Steel Magnolias", a încetat din viaţă la vârsta de 89 de ani, informează Agerpres. Dukakis, care a jucat de asemenea în "Look Who's Talking" şi "Mr. Holland's Opus", a decedat în locuinţa sa din oraşul New York. "Iubita mea soră, Olympia Dukakis, a murit în această dimineaţă în oraşul New York", a scris fratele ei, Apollo, care a confirmat decesul actriţei pe pagina de Facebook. Greek America Foundation, organizaţie pe care actriţa a susţinut-o multă vreme, a oferit cei 30.000 de dolari necesari pentru acest demers, notează DPA. Născută în Lowell, Massachusetts, Statele Unite, la 20 iunie 1931, Dukakis a fost fiica unor imigranţi din sudul Greciei.

Persons: Olympia Dukakis, Louis, Cher, Norman Jewison, Dukakis, Împreună, actriţa Organizations: Olympia, Agerpres, Apollo, Facebook, BAFTA, America Foundation Locations: New York, Olympia, Hollywood, Lowell, Massachusetts, Statele Unite, Greciei, New England

☆ Un câine poliţist a descoperit jumătate de tonă de marijuana în valoare de 8 milioane de dolari
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Poliţia din statul american Indiana a confiscat o jumătate de tonă de marijuana în valoare de 8 milioane de dolari după ce un câine de patrulare a simţit mirosul drogurilor în timpul unei opriri în trafic, relatează joi dpa. Incidentul a avut loc marţi după-amiază în momentul în care un ofiţer de poliţie a percheziţionat o camionetă după ce a oprit-o pentru o încălcare a regulilor de circulaţie în afara Lowell, în nord-vestul statului Indiana. "În timpul percheziţiei, ofiţerii au descoperit 38 de cutii mari şi 6 saci de gunoi negri", a declarat poliţia din Indiana. În urma testării conţinutului s-a descoperit că era vorba despre marijuana", a mai spus poliţia. Şoferul, Christopher Colburn, în vârstă de 31 de ani, a fost arestat la faţa locului, scrie Agerpres.

Persons: Christopher Colburn Locations: Poliţia, american Indiana, Lowell, Indiana

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