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☆ I moved to Germany from the US with 4 kids. Here, I have a lot more time for myself.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Celia Robbins relocated with her family to Berlin after her husband got a job in Germany. Last year, the kids and I moved to Berlin so they could attend international school. AdvertisementBack in the US, I had been helicopter-parenting my kids, having a lot of control over every aspect of their lives. I was beholden to my kids' schedule in the USI spent about two hours every day in the car, driving my kids to school or to a long list of extracurriculars. But here in Berlin, kids are expected to manage their own things and get themselves to places.

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☆ Everest grew taller faster after Himalayan river ‘piracy,’ scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This process, known as river piracy, set in motion a chain of geological events that reshaped the landscape, scientists reported Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. While some instances of river capture and landscape remodeling began millions of years ago, others are happening today, she added. Evidence of one ancient example still exists around the edges of the Himalayas, where long-ago river capture eroded deep gorges. Han’s simulations suggested that river capture would have dramatically increased the flow of water in the Kosi’s lower segments. Compared with river piracy, erosion and uplift unspool over a much longer time span — and are still happening with Everest, Lhotse and Makalu.

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Glenview Capital, a major CVS Health shareholder, is expected to meet with company leadership on Monday to lay out proposed fixes for the struggling business, according to people familiar with the matter, a potential precursor to an activist push. A CVS spokesperson said the company "maintains a regular dialogue with the investment community as part of our robust shareholder and analyst engagement program." Jeff Smith's Starboard Value also built a stake in the company in 2019, and engaged in discussion with the company's leadership as well. The company's insurance unit includes plans by Aetna for the Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, along with dental and vision. In its second-quarter results in August, CVS announced a leadership shakeup based on the performance and outlook of its insurance unit.

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☆ Jimmy Carter is setting a new record for American presidents. It’s important for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images Carter works at a construction site sponsored by the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Asan, South Korea, in 2001. Alex Wong/Getty Images Carter meets with Obama and other former presidents at the White House in January 2009. Richard Lewis/The Elders/Getty Images Carter was interviewed for "The Presidents' Gatekeepers" project at the Carter Center in Atlanta in September 2011. Chris McKay/Getty Images Carter talks about his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta in August 2015. The 1983 tweaks to Social Security included, for instance, the counting of some Social Security benefits as taxable income and a gradual increase of the retirement age from 65 to 67.

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☆ 2024 Election: Crypto Bros Could Swing Votes Toward Kamala or Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Trump and Harris have different reasons to try to attract the crypto community — donors, voters, the fact that the former president likes anyone who flatters him, etc. All of Trump's courting of the crypto industry is possible because Democrats left open an opportunity for him to pounce. In September, he unveiled his own crypto venture, World Liberty Financial. The crypto industry doesn't mind the attention it's getting from policymakers. What Harris or Trump will actually do on crypto is unclear, but that's not really the point right now.

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☆ What Walz’s and Vance’s past debates may reveal about Tuesday’s high-stakes matchup
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Past debate footage reveals that both generally veer away from personal attacks and prefer loftier rhetoric to digging deeply into specific facts to establish policy credibility. Their past debate opponents said they didn’t always provide direct answers to questions. In both the primary and general election debates, Vance often stuck to policy areas he felt most comfortable with: immigration, the economy and drug control. According to those interviews and evidence from his past debates, Vance, a Yale Law School graduate, seems to enjoy getting into verbal volleys. Tim Walz debates for governor on August 17, 2018, at Grand View Lodge, in Nisswa, Minnesota.

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☆ Iran's response to Israel will be a choice between revenge and survival. Markets say it's choosing survival
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves before voting in the country's presidential election, in Tehran, Iran July 5, 2024. Iran's generals and its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have pledged revenge, but their actions and language suggest a more measured response so far. "Iran's response options aren't good. on September 16, 2024 in Tehran, Iran. FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gestures as he addresses his supporters during a rare public appearance at an Ashoura ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs November 3, 2014.

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☆ Young Chinese are looking for dupes and cheaper substitutes for everything from Hermès to travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Huileng Tan | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Chinese consumers are opting for affordable alternatives across various categories to save money. The trend, known as pingti, is driven by economic challenges and is popular among young people. Consumers are finding cheaper substitutes for luxury goods, everyday items, and even healthcare. It's now become a trend in China to save on nearly every consumer category, from luxury goods to everyday consumables to travel, with cheaper substitutes. A Bank of America survey of 1,052 adult Chinese consumers showed weakening consumer sentiment, with 30% of respondents planning to spend more — down from 45% in June.

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☆ Netanyahu rides wave of euphoria in Israel over Hezbollah assassinations as his political fortunes turn around
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“It’s clear enemies of Israel,” she said, referring to those whom Israel says it is targeting. The next day, an explosion in a Tehran government guest house killed Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh. But that scheme drew withering criticism from national security veterans and was finally quashed when Israel escalated the war in Lebanon. Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty ImagesBroader political supportNadav Shtrauchler, a political strategist who has worked closely with Netanyahu, told CNN that bringing Sa’ar into government was intended to have three effects. Finally, he told CNN, broader political support is important as the war with Hezbollah escalates, and the possibility of a ground invasion looms.

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☆ The Briefing: Manchester United’s latest crisis is on INEOS – and has Palmer outgrown Chelsea?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Nick Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

They didn’t take it, and now they’re left with another season of mopping up and making do. Extraordinarily, saying that Palmer ‘scored four goals before half-time’ (which nobody has ever done before in the Premier League) undersells what he did against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. GO DEEPER Is 'amazing' Palmer the best attacking player in the Premier League? Over the years, some brilliant Italian players have appeared in the Premier League. Tottenham are off to Budapest to play Ferencvaros, while the travelling Manchester United circus rolls into Porto.

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☆ 46-year-old sold a business for $3.7 billion—and immediately regretted it: That was my 'saddest day'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The deal made hundreds of the startup's employees, Bansal included, instantly wealthy. But what should have been a joyous moment became Bansal's "saddest day," he tells CNBC Make It. He built AppDynamics around the biggest problems he faced as an engineer, creating tools for troubleshooting outages and other software applications flaws. After six months of traveling the world, Bansal launched a San Francisco-based startup called Harness, which also makes tools for software developers. It was most recently valued at $3.7 billion in 2022, according to the company, the same amount AppDynamics sold for.

Persons: Jyoti Bansal, Bansal, AppDynamics, hadn't, could've, —, You've, It's Organizations: CNBC, Cisco, Harness Locations: India, San Francisco, Machu, Africa, Norway

☆ Eric Adams has the SCOTUS supermajority to thank as he challenges his bribery charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In a court filing on Monday, Adams attorney Alex Spiro cites a groundbreaking June SCOTUS decision as reason enough to toss the bribery count. AdvertisementFederal prosecutors say Adams enjoyed nearly a decade of globe-circling Turkish Airlines trips. "I know," the feds say Adams responded when told by the staffer that Turkey saw this as "his turn" to reciprocate. (In addition to Spiro, Adams is represented by Avi Perry and William Burck. Adams has pleaded not guilty to the indictment, which also charges him with illegally accepting campaign contributions from Turkish officials and others via straw donors.

Persons: SCOTUS, Adams, —, Eric Adams, It's, Alex Spiro, Snyder, Spiro, Michel Paradis, Paradis, Brett Kavanaugh, Avi Perry, William Burck, Anthony Kennedy, Kavanaugh, Spiro didn't Organizations: New York City, Service, US, Indiana, Columbia Law School, Prosecutors, Turkish Airlines, Fox Corp, New York Times, Turkish, Justice Department Locations: New York, United States, Turkey, Turkish, Spiro, Burck

☆ Trump leads, and his party follows, on vaccine skepticism
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Darius Tahir | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Campaign spokespeople have previously said that pledge would apply only to schools with covid mandates. And skepticism about covid vaccines is blossoming into suspicion of vaccines generally among that group, he said. “It follows from this rebellion against the covid vaccine mandates.”Vaccine opposition has divided the GOP. “You suffered the consequences.”Onder “has never done covid vaccine research” and opposes covid vaccine mandates, his campaign manager, Charley Lovett, told KFF Health News. It also calls for enshrining a patient’s ability to opt out of vaccine mandates in the state’s Bill of Rights.

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☆ I was the only male student in my class at a school for nannies. I've wanted to be one since I was 14.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementI felt so awkward the first time I held an infantWhen I was finally accepted to Norland, I was the only male student in a class of 300 future nannies. One enduring assumption is that all male nannies must be gay. I'm straight, and so is every other male nanny I've met. AdvertisementSome people are thrilled to have a male nanny, because they have boys. I'm not allowed to post the kids on social mediaI can't say much about the family I'm working with now.

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☆ After 20 years in the finance industry I felt depressed and anxious — until I started microdosing. It helped me see how I was holding myself back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Peggy Van de Plassche felt depressed and anxious until she started microdosing psilocybin three years ago. When I got a promotion, for example, I wouldn't feel excited, even though I'd been working toward it for a long time. You're taking three grams, and you're dancing! I bought some products from my massage therapist and I started microdosing based on the research I had done. AdvertisementIt ended up taking on a life of its own and today I have a microdosing business.

Persons: Peggy Van de Plassche, psychedelics, There's, —, I'd, COVID, Van de Plassche, Jeremie Dupont, It's, I've Organizations: U.S, Service, FDA Locations: Toronto, Tokyo

☆ EchoStar's Dish sale marks disappointing end to Charlie Ergen's 'Seinfeld' strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dish's "Seinfeld" strategy appears to have ended quite like the actual show — with its finale a generally-accepted disappointment. In 2011, Dish cofounder Charlie Ergen first mentioned "Seinfeld" on an earnings call, responding to an analyst's question about his company's mixed bag of assets. When Dish and DirecTV discussed merging in 2014, DirecTV's market capitalization was about $40 billion, and Dish's market valuation was more than $28 billion. DirecTV sold a year later to AT&T for $49 billion in equity value. EchoStar was motivated to move Dish and its debt off its balance as a $2 billion debt payment matures in November, CNBC reported last week.

Persons: Charlie Ergen, Ergen, EchoStar, Hamid Akhavan Organizations: DirecTV, Comcast, Dish, Times, CNBC

☆ ‘Rust’ armorer denied new trial, conviction upheld for fatal shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Cheri Mossburg | Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A New Mexico judge on Monday denied “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed’s request for new trial and upheld her involuntary manslaughter conviction for the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Gutierrez Reed, who as armorer was in charge of firearms on the movie set, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March. Her defense attorney argued she was scapegoated for the safety failures of film set management and other crew members. Baldwin was also charged with involuntary manslaughter and had pleaded not guilty. Assistant film director David Halls took a plea deal in 2023 for his role in the shooting.

Persons: “, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed’s, Halyna Hutchins, Gutierrez Reed, Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, armorer, Baldwin, Mary Marlowe Sommer, David Halls, Gutierrez Reed’s Organizations: CNN Locations: New Mexico

☆ I interned at a hedge fund when I was 16. It was the smartest decision I made as a teen, and it set me on the path to a career in finance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Yi Ke Cao did her first internship at a hedge fund when she was 16. Joining a hedge fund as their youngest internUnexpectedly, an opportunity to intern at a hedge fund came to me when I was 16. That was when I chanced upon a two-week stint with a Singapore-based hedge fund, Modular Asset Management. Getting over my imposter syndromeCao spent two weeks interning at Modular Asset Management, a hedge fund based in Singapore. Interning at the fund as a 16-year-old was a pivotal moment in my career developmentLooking back, interning at the hedge fund was a pivotal moment in my life.

Persons: Yi Ke Cao, Cao, —, Interning, interning Organizations: Service, Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, Asset Management, Modular Asset Management Locations: Singapore

☆ Why Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Are Courting the Crypto Crowd
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Trump and Harris have different reasons to try to attract the crypto community — donors, voters, the fact that the former president likes anyone who flatters him, etc. All of Trump's courting of the crypto industry is possible because Democrats left open an opportunity for him to pounce. Related storiesWhile Molly White, a crypto researcher and critic, described Harris' recent statements about crypto as "middle of the road," she said she thought the crypto industry was "definitely taking an optimistic view." The crypto industry doesn't mind the attention it's getting from policymakers. What Harris or Trump will actually do on crypto is unclear, but that's not really the point right now.

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☆ Chinese property stocks surge after 3 major cities relax restrictions on homebuying
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chinese property stocks climbed 7% on Monday three major cities eased homebuying rules. China's property sector has struggled amid falling home prices, vacant supply, and debt. AdvertisementChinese property stocks got some positive news on Monday as three major cities announced easing of home-purchase restrictions. The surge comes after the cities of Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou loosened homebuying restrictions, and after nation's central bank said it will allow refinancing of mortgages. The moves are part of China's new stimulus package meant to reinvigorate its slowing economy and weak property sector.

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley, Stephen Cheung Organizations: Service, Mainland Properties, Longfor, Holdings, Hang Lung, CSI Locations: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Beijing

☆ Mark Cuban tells 'faithful soldier' Elon Musk that Trump will eventually turn on him
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk shared another post on social media expressing support for Donald Trump. AdvertisementMark Cuban warned Elon Musk about supporting Donald Trump in a social media post on Sunday, as the online feud between the two billionaires continues. "Very few Americans realize that, if Trump is NOT elected, this will be the last election," Musk wrote. In response, Cuban called Musk a "loyal, faithful soldier" to Trump and warned that his fealty won't always be rewarded. Advertisement"Elon, there will come a time when you need something from Donald Trump.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Mark Cuban, Trump, Cuban, —, Musk, Elon, David Sacks, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, GOP, Trump, PAC, Democratic, Cuban, Business, Dallas Mavericks, Republican Locations: Harris, Pennsylvania

☆ Devastation on the streets of Lebanon after days of Israeli bombardment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | Jomana Karadsheh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Umm Mohammed and her five-year-old son escaped the Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon, displaced to a tarpaulin on a seaside boardwalk. When Israeli bombs hit the south of the capital on Friday, the streets of west Beirut filled with people throughout the night. Internally-displaced people sit beneath a Lebanese flag in the Dahieh neighbourhood on September 28, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. “The assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has brought Lebanon and the region to a new phase of violence. “We sleep on sidewalks because we have no choice,” said Umm Fawzi, from southern Beirut.

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☆ Fire at Biolab in Rockdale County, Georgia prompts shelter in place
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A fire at a Georgia chemical plant apparently caused by a sprinkler head malfunction Sunday morning is forcing evacuations and road closures in the area, according to Rockdale County officials. Water from the malfunctioned sprinkler head “came in contact with a water reactive chemical and produced a plume,” county officials explained on their website. A fire broke out on the roof and firefighters were able to contain the blaze, but the fire reignited hours later, Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett said in a video message posted on Facebook. A fire at a Georgia chemical plant apparently caused by a sprinkler head malfunction Sunday morning is forcing evacuations and road closures in the area, according to Rockdale County officials. The sheriff said he will ask for assistance from the Georgia Department of Public Safety and the Georgia State Patrol.

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☆ Armies will be able to maneuver on battlefields again, but it's going to be difficult and bloody
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Ukraine war raises a difficult question: Can armies maneuver to win anymore? Advertisement"Firepower kills," warned the French General Philippe Pétain just prior to the First World War. By temporarily suppressing the defensive drone-artillery combo that has proven so devastating in the Russo-Ukraine War, armies can again maneuver to defeat their enemies. ISW sees three problems with trying to maneuver in Ukraine, lessons that broadly apply to modern battlefields. AdvertisementArtillery and machine guns were so deadly in World War I that armies fought from trenches.

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