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Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel-turned-film adaptation “It Ends With Us” is stirring controversy ahead of its opening weekend, with online sleuths speculating over alleged behind-the-scenes drama between cast members. Baldoni optioned the film in 2019 with Wayfarer Studios, and later signed on to direct and star in it. Representatives for Baldoni, Lively and Hoover did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “The iconic rooftop scene, my husband actually wrote it,” Lively told E! When asked about whether he'd be interested in directing a sequel, Baldoni told "Entertainment Tonight," “I think that there are better people for that one."

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I didn't, and managing my money manually has been a major learning experience. For the last six years, focusing on my personal finances has been one of my main goals. However, some of the advice I received wasn't the right advice to follow, and I'm glad I didn't — especially the advice that came from a friend of mine who was on a mission to become a millionaire by age 40. Consider a financial advisor. Finding a financial advisor doesn't have to be hard.

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☆ Brenda Wineapple Has Come Around on Historical Fiction
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jan Morris’s “Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere.” It’s about the city she first visited as a soldier after World War II — and about the weirdness of time and history. Also Fernanda Eberstadt’s nervy “Bite Your Friends,” stories of artists and activists who use their bodies to defy the status quo. Mine is an orderly disorder: I keep the books I’m reading and using for work near at hand, even if that means on the floor around my desk. Reading a novel in the wee hours of the morning, when the city is quiet. I curl up on the couch beneath my favorite bookcases, and often stay there until the sky is streaked with morning light.

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☆ Gen Z convinced me to buy trendy ballet flats. They never left my closet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewI scrolled through designer websites, searching for the perfect ballet flats. I lusted over a $1,170 pair of slippers from Miu Miu but couldn't justify the purchase for obvious reasons. I dreamed of these expensive Miu Miu shoes before settling on a pair from Target. I loved my ballet flats when I styled them, but did I need to own them in the first place? Making the most of my purchaseI'm unsure how much longer ballet flats will be considered chic.

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☆ Simone Biles makes her mental health a priority. You can, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Charlotte Maya | Personal Essay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. But what I really admire is her commitment to keeping her mental health in the limelight right alongside her gymnastics accomplishments. I learned to prioritize the trifecta of mental health: eating, sleeping, breathing. It also normalizes prioritizing our mental health, reducing the stigma, shame and isolation that surround mental illness. Your mental health is where health begins, and you deserve to take care of your mental health as much as Biles or any other Olympic athlete.

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☆ Buy the dip in these bitcoin mining stocks, Cantor Fitzgerald says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bitcoin was no exception to Monday's broad market rout, which gives investors a good buying opportunity, according to analysts. The flagship cryptocurrency dropped 11% over the three days ending Monday, according to Coin Metrics, pulling down the performance of stocks related to it. "As a reminder, Bitcoin historically has very strong returns in the one-year period post halving," Brett Knoblauch, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, said in a note Monday. Cantor has overweight ratings on eight mining stocks, including Riot Platforms , CleanSpark , Iris Energy , Core Scientific and Cipher Mining . Knoblauch said Riot Platforms, one of the largest of the mining stocks, has the best liquidity and one of the cheapest all-in costs to mine bitcoin.

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☆ I work at Microsoft and didn't realize how evil tech can be until I had kids. Here's how I limit their screen use to 1 hour a day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Though I work in tech, I'm not very familiar with social media. I'll spend hours reading through tech documents to keep up with the latest developments. My three oldest kids have iPads provided by their school, and they also have personal Android tablets and phones. We then started looking for tools to monitor our kids' technology use. I talked with my three oldest kids about the monitoring, saying I wanted to ensure they were consuming age-appropriate material.

Persons: —, Bill Safcik, I've, I'm, they're, They're Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Facebook, Big Tech Locations: Texas

☆ Proposals at the Olympics draw criticism of overshadowing women athletes' accomplishments
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Viewers have had mixed reactions to athletes who have gotten engaged during the Paris Games. While some feel that the grand gesture makes Olympians’ big moments even bigger, others say that the proposals steal the spotlight from female athletes in particular. A Chinese social media site even jokingly shared a post featuring an added engagement ring column alongside the medal counter. But proposals done just after a monumental win have drawn some of the most scrutiny from some fans. And many social media users came to the couple’s defense, arguing that the proposal took place after the medal ceremony.

Persons: Liu Yuchen, Huang Yaqiong, Sarah Steyaert, Picon, Pablo Simonet, Maria Campoy, Sydney Colson, ”, didn’t, Huang, Steyaert, ” Steyaert, Qin Kai, Zi, Michael Phelps, Sunny Singh Organizations: Paris Games, Argentine, Team Argentina, Games, WNBA, Las Vegas Aces, La Chapelle, BBC, NBC Asian Locations: French, Porte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, NBC Asian America

☆ I was a stepmom before I became a biological mom. It's different, but both roles are important.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Megan Foley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Paper stars decorated their walls, and a yellow halo of light shone around their door, cracked open so they wouldn't feel scared. For nine years, I've helped feed, clothe, and shelter them — not as their mom or dad, but as a parent nonetheless. AdvertisementI became a biological momThree years ago, I gave birth to a girl who consumes, delights, inspires, and exhausts me. So I can say this with conviction: being a stepparent and being a biological parent are different — but they're both valid.

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☆ Meta's AI keeps pretending to be me and giving my phone number out to strangers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

You only need to save my phone number," the AI responded in Spanish — before sharing my phone number. Someone in this WhatsApp group had asked Meta AI for its phone number — and again it shared my number. It had replied that it did, and Maxi simply had to message a phone number — my phone number — to access the content. Since I asked Meta's communications team for help, I haven't received any more messages from people looking for Meta AI. Another time, Meta AI said it didn't have a phone number (it actually does, +1 313-555-0002, although it doesn't advertise it publicly).

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☆ Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, says speaking out about suicidal thoughts is part of ‘healing process’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Archewell Foundation Parents’ Network aims to support affected families, including several whose children have taken their own lives as a result of online harm. During the CBS interview, the duchess was asked about the experience “that connects you to these families.”Appearing slightly uncomfortable, Meghan told interviewer Jane Pauley that she had not anticipated the question but understood why it was raised. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, first revealed that she had experienced suicidal thoughts in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. In March 2019, the British royal family told social media users to show “courtesy, kindness and respect” when interacting with its online posts, after repeated cases of online abuse directed at Meghan and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. This followed Kensington Palace asking social media firms for help in combating the boom in abuse, which included sexist and racist comments.

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☆ Warren Buffett's decision to sell stocks and raise record cash before sell-off sends wake-up call
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The selling activity picked up significantly last quarter though with Berkshire offloading more than $75 billion in stocks in the period and raising the conglomerate's cash pile to a record $277 billion. Many Buffett followers view the accelerated sale of his top holdings as a pessimistic call on markets and the economy. Buffett was selling stocks last quarter when the S & P 500 rose to an all-time high in anticipation that the U.S. would skirt a recession while squashing inflation. When Buffett trimmed the Apple stake by 13% in the first quarter, he hinted at the Berkshire annual meeting in May that it was for tax reasons. But the magnitude of this selling last quarter suggests it could be more than just a tax-saving strategy.

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☆ Why female friendships can be so fragile
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN: What makes women feel close, platonically, and why can our relationships feel so fragile? The three things that make women feel very close and connected are support, symmetry and secrecy, which I call the three affinities of female friendship. These are also the things that can make our friendships feel fragile. 1 thing women look for in their same-sex friendships is emotional support. And because of that courage, I’ve noticed my own friendships feel a lot more satisfying.

Persons: Danielle Bayard Jackson, Jackson, ” Jackson, sociolinguistics, Shaniya Clarke, We’re, it’s, “, I’ve, ”, I’m, you’re, that’s, Terry Ward Organizations: CNN, Research, Hachette Locations: Florida, Tampa

☆ One Ukrainian journalist’s mission to stop Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Journalist Artem Khudolieiev was another Ukrainian who felt passionately that Russian and Belarusian athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics for having openly supported the war in Ukraine. As a result, he started checking the social media output of Russian and Belarusian athletes as well as watching videos of various events held in the two countries. There are those who also sympathize with Russian athletes,” Vadym Gutzeit, head of the Ukrainian National Olympic Committee, said in an interview with CNN. We have nothing further to add.”The Russian Olympic Federation did not respond to CNN’s request for comment regarding Larin and Khramtsov. “The Russian Judo Federation condemns the unsportsmanlike method of qualification, which is geared to undermine the principles of unity of our team and break the spirit of Russian athletes,” said Soloveichik.

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☆ I've never wanted kids, and I love my child-free life. I value my independence more than anything.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Monique Lindner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On top of that, I knew I never wanted children. AdvertisementI don't want kids for a few reasonsThere were a few reasons for my lack of desire to have kids. I just wanted to make the best out of my life through all of the pain, ongoing doctor visits, and uncertainty about my future. One of the women kept asking why I didn't have children, so I explained I never wanted any. She told me I take up valuable space on this planet if I don't have children; I was shocked.

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☆ Opinion: Gaza needs trained doctors. Israel is blocking Palestinian physicians like me
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Opinion Ali Elaydi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

After a rule recently imposed by Israel, however, I’m no longer allowed to lend my medical expertise to help in Gaza. The medical mission I was part of, sponsored by an aid group called ‘FAJR’ Scientific, took place at the European Gaza hospital in Khan Younis, a facility that has since been evacuated. AFP/Getty ImagesI was born in a refugee camp in Gaza four years into the first Palestinian Intifada. Israeli policy has made giving back impossible, however. The denial of a Palestinian doctor’s right to volunteer — in the process hindering the delivery of humanitarian efforts — is an affront.

Persons: Ali Elaydi, Khan Younis, I’m, I’d, Dr, “, Gaza —, Ali, they’ve, it’s, —, Abdullah Ghali Organizations: CNN, Yale, FAJR, Scientific, Gaza, Getty, Palestinian, United, United Nations, World Health Organization Locations: Texas, Gaza, Israel, Khan, Jordan, AFP, United States, That’s, Territories

☆ Stop Trying to Optimize Everything; Key to Happiness Is Being Average
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The laws of capitalism say we have to constantly be on the move — work hard, play hard, consume hard, rinse and repeat. In an age where you're supposed to optimize everything, maybe it's fine to just be … fine. "You really do need to work hard and earn a lot (or inherit a lot) to live in decent material conditions in these contexts," he said. Related storiesAs the old saying goes, money doesn't equal happiness (though I have a hard time believing it doesn't help). "There's a hell of a lot of people who are really going to be normal or average, ordinary.

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☆ Our backyard is a free-for-all hangout spot for neighborhood kids. Everyone follows the same simple rules, or they go home.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Bethaney Phillips | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

If my kids are inside, they may knock on the door to see if they can play. My kids get play dates without us having to schedule or drive anyone, and more often than not, everyone plays by the rules. Adults often stop by to chat, too, which is also nice for me; our backyard has become something of a neighborhood hangout. There are rules, and all the kids have to follow themIt's simple enough: everyone needs to be having fun. Other parents on my block also let kids come by to play, and each household (and yard) may have slightly different rules.

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More than in any other foreign arena, Vance has sought to echo Trump on the Ukraine war. In doing so, he emphasized the thick vein of “scarcity politics” that runs through his foreign policy, arguing that the U.S. can’t equip Ukraine with enough materiel to hold back an opponent as vast as Russia. Vance described Ukraine ceding territory to Vladimir Putin as being in “America’s best interest” while appearing more supportive than Trump of remaining in NATO. The foreign policy views of Pence, vice president when Trump was in office, while not loved by everyone, were at least “mature” — they were informed by several terms experiencing the consequences of foreign policy becoming reality, according to Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and now a professor at Princeton. Vance, on the other hand, brings “no foreign policy experience, certainly no expertise,” Kurtzer says, and he will fall in behind his boss when needed.

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☆ Susan Sarandon on Her Best Movie Roles: 'Rocky Horror,' 'Thelma & Louise'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Advertisement"It wasn't the kind of movie that you're really watching every single word. On Tim Curry convincing her to read for 'Rocky Horror' and being afraid to sing 'Happy Birthday'Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, and Susan Sarandon in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." I know it looks like we had so much fun, but we really didn't hang out that much or do any of that. On her 'give and take' with Ridley Scott over the 'Thelma & Louise' scriptSusan Sarandon and Geena Davis in "Thelma & Louise." AdvertisementI think that's what you do with every project you go through, to just try to understand the whole.

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☆ Ukraine pushed Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea but retaking the peninsula will be incredibly hard
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewUkraine has dealt a massive blow to Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. Russia has retained control of Crimea since invading and annexing the peninsula in 2014 and secured Sevastopol as the headquarters for its Black Sea Fleet. Related stories"Without an amphibious naval force to land in Crimea, how can Ukraine project enough troops onto the peninsula to claim its control?" Ukraine has resorted to hitting Russia's air defenses in Crimea with missiles and long-range weapons, including US-supplied Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS. "Even with F-16s, I don't think Ukraine has the ability to provide its ground forces effective close air support, given Russian air defense capability," he told BI.

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☆ My wife isn't 'just' a stepmom to my son. He sees her as his other mom.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Sa'Iyda Shabazz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My wife came into my son's life when he was 6 years old and quickly stepped into a parental role. Although she didn't give birth to my son, my wife is absolutely his second mother. Seeing my wife willingly step into a parental role with my son has strengthened our relationship. "You're my mom too," my son will say when my wife calls herself his stepmom. I know that's exactly the role my wife plays, and my son and I are all the more lucky for it.

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☆ She hit it off with the guy she met at the bar on vacation. Then he sent her an unexpected text message
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

And then, on her second night in Rome, Skyler crossed paths with Giuseppe Morisani in a busy bar. As soon as he met Skyler, Giuseppe started daydreaming about showing her around his home region and – most importantly – introducing her to his mother. He just had one complaint: the lack of Calabrian olive oil. In time, this first spark of an idea became EXAU Olive Oil – a successful olive oil company operated by Giuseppe and Skyler. “I wouldn’t have started EXAU, our olive oil company, if we hadn’t met just that day… I just feel happy.

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☆ I had my first baby in Switzerland and the second after moving home to Chicago. Giving birth in the US left much to be desired.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Chantal Panozzo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementArrival at the delivery ward in the US vs SwitzerlandSo no, the suburban Chicago hospital had no birthing stool. In Switzerland, the standard of care is a five-day hospital stay for a vaginal birth and a 10-day hospital stay for a C-section. AdvertisementDuring my five-day hospital stay in Switzerland, in addition to constantly monitoring my baby and my health, I was taught to breastfeed, diaper, and bathe my baby. The author found giving birth in Switzerland much easier than back home in Chicago. AdvertisementChantal Panozzo is writing a book about what she wishes she'd known about American life before giving up her Swiss residency permit.

Persons: —, GYN, I'd, Chantal Panozzo, Peterson, haven't, she'd Organizations: Service, Business, Swiss, OB, Commonwealth Fund, Disease Control Locations: Chicago, Switzerland, Swiss, America

☆ Chase Budinger was a pro basketball player and NBA journeyman. Now he’s at the Olympics playing a different sport entirely
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The former basketball player, who spent seven years in the NBA with four different teams, now finds himself in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, competing at the Olympics in a different sport entirely. Budinger is a professional beach volleyball player these days, and alongside Team USA partner Miles Evans, is hoping for a deep run at the Games in Paris. Drafted by the Detroit Piston in 2009, he went on to play more than 400 NBA games with Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, and Phoenix Suns. A brief stint in Spain followed, after which Budinger decided to leave basketball and return to beach volleyball, making his professional debut in 2018. But he also draws on his experience of playing in the NBA when he’s out on the beach volleyball court, particularly when it comes to dealing with pressure.

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