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☆ 'Ruthless' landlords who crammed 22 men into a 2-bedroom apartment raking in more than $10,000 a month plead guilty after fire death
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The landlords of a London flat that suffered a fire have pleaded guilty to criminal charges. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe landlords of an overcrowded London apartment that suffered a fire have pleaded guilty to criminal charges. In the overcrowded apartment, students, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable people were sleeping in bunk beds and on the floor, without heating or use of the washing machine, and sharing a single toilet. AdvertisementAnthony Iles, chair of the Tarling West Tenants and Residents Association, told the Guardian, that the couple were "ruthless landlords."

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☆ 5 red flags to look for when choosing a new home, according to a professional cleaner
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Ryan S. Gladwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She shared five red flags for people to look out for when moving into a new property. DaSilva said common red flags were water damage and mold, while missing caulk is often overlooked. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Failing to see red flags when you're viewing a property to buy or rent might set you up for financial, mental, and physical stress. Water damage and moldThe first and most common red flags are water damage and mold.

Persons: Lina DaSilva, DaSilva, —, cleanings, I've, Caulk, I'm, it's, It's Organizations: Service Locations: Toronto

☆ Remember when Fran Fine’s fashion broke the ’90s TV show mold?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Marie Lodi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Still, not many have had the cultural impact of “The Nanny” herself, Fran Fine. Over the years, fan accounts like What Fran Wore and the Fran Fine Fashion Database have documented all of the character’s roughly 700 outfits. Drescher in character as Fran Fine in a promotional photo for "The Nanny", pictured with the show's other principcal cast members. CBS/Getty ImagesCooper says that when she first envisaged Fran’s aesthetic, it didn’t reflect early ‘90s fashion trends. It’s no wonder that after all these years, fans of “The Nanny” and fashionable TikTokers continue to cosplay as Fran in swarms.

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☆ I'm a student at NYU Stern. The school can be perceived as cutthroat and competitive, but I've found a supportive community.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Vincent Campanaro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I hesitated to enroll in NYU Stern because of its reputation for being cutthroat and competitive. AdvertisementChoosing New York University's Stern School of Business as my new home was not a decision I took lightly. I've discovered the reality at Stern contrasts sharply with the stereotypesContrary to popular belief, the stereotypes about Stern students are just that — stereotypes. AdvertisementStern is not a traditional college experience, but it's perfect for meMany people say the Stern experience is like getting your MBA as an undergrad. The school's hyperfocused approach, combined with the lack of a "traditional" college campus differentiates it starkly from a conventional college experience.

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☆ Scientists create tiny living robots from human cells
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Scientists have created tiny living robots from human cells that can move around in a lab dish and may one day be able to help heal wounds or damaged tissue, according to a new study. The scientists used adult human cells from the trachea, or windpipe, from anonymous donors of different ages and sexes. Earlier studies had also shown that the cells can form organoids — clumps of cells widely used for research. “Nothing happened on day one, day two, day four or five, but as biology usually does, around day seven, there was a rapid transition,” she said. They are not made from human embryos, research that is tightly restricted, or genetically modified in any way, he said.

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☆ Three Great Documentaries to Stream
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Ben Kenigsberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Reviewing “A Married Couple” in The New York Times, Vincent Canby complained of the “unreality” the camera introduced in the couple’s behavior. Are Antoinette and Billy, unselfconscious about sharing intimate details and even appearing unclothed with the camera rolling, natural exhibitionists, or is the existence of a movie changing their relationship? The emotional volatility has been likened to that in John Cassavetes’s films, and Billy and Antoinette’s exchanges have a similar absurdist quality. “What we don’t know is whether we really hate one another or not,” Billy says near the end, in a diagnosis of their marriage. And as Antoinette picks at his chest hair and he strokes her nose, “A Married Couple” hints at a connection that a camera can’t see.

Persons: “, Vincent Canby, Antoinette, Billy, Bogart, King, John Cassavetes’s, ” Billy Organizations: The New York Times Locations: The

☆ I'm a career coach who works with Millennials and Gen Z. The younger generation needs constant stimulation. Millennials just want stability.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Alice Stapleton is a UK-based career change coach who works with both Gen Z clients and millennials. Stapleton told Business Insider that Gen Z workers are much more focused on flexibility and impact. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alice Stapleton, a 41-year-old UK-based career change coach and host of The Career Change Diaries podcast. I'm a career change coach who predominantly works with people in their twenties, thirties, and early forties. Another difference is Gen Z is looking for diverse workplaces, whereas I get the sense that millennials prefer to be around like-minded people.

Persons: Alice Stapleton, Stapleton, —, I'm, I've, Gen, They're Organizations: Business, Service Locations: UK

☆ 'Sound of Freedom' studio looks to build on crowdfunding success with new film 'The Shift'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Angel Studios is set to release "The Shift" this Friday. A relative newcomer to Hollywood, Angel Studios uses a Kickstarter-style method of generating funds. "Innovation and outside the box thinking has put Angel Studios on the map. "Sound of Freedom" isn't the only Angel Studios title to exponentially overperform its budget. A crowdfunding campaign in partnership with Angel Studios raised more than $1.2 million for prints and advertising costs.

Persons: Brock Heasley, Neal McDonough, America, Angel, Jim Caviezel, Covid, Paul Dergarabedian, Blumhouse Organizations: Angel, Hollywood, Angel Studios, Warner Bros

☆ Another study links ultraprocessed foods to cancer, but questions remain
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“This study adds to a growing pool of evidence suggesting a link between UPFs (ultraprocessed foods) and cancer risk,” said Dr. Helen Croker, assistant director of research and policy at World Cancer Research Fund International, which funded the study, in a statement. Ultraprocessed foods are often calorie-dense and are considered to be a driver of excess weight, experts say. An unusual linkOddly, the study also found a link between ultraprocessed food and accidental deaths, which was being used as a control for the study. A growing associationThis is not the first study to find a link between ultraprocessed food and cancer. In that study, eating more ultraprocessed animal products and sweetened beverages explained a good part of the association.

Persons: ”, Helen Croker, Ingre, UPFs, ” Huybrechts, David Katz, Katz, ” Katz, “ UPFs, George Davey Smith, “ Organizations: CNN, Cancer Research Fund, Metabolism, International Agency for Research, Cancer, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, European, of Nutrition, Investigation, Cancer and Nutrition, EPIC, US Centers for Disease Control, BMI, True Health Initiative, University of Bristol Locations: United States, UPFs, Europe, United Kingdom

☆ A Left Turn for Democrats in New Hampshire?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Louis Jacobson | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +8 min

Since their narrow victories in 2016, Democrats have won every federal race in New Hampshire – and have done so by widening margins. But Sununu, the scion of a New Hampshire Republican dynasty, decided not to run for a new term in 2024. Depending on vacancies and special elections, the Democrats might be able to flip control of the chamber even before the 2024 election. Under Biden, Democrats changed the order of their primaries to place New Hampshire tied for second, rather than first. Regardless, the unusual nature of the 2024 primary could have negative consequences for Democrats, Galdieri said.

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☆ Martha Stewart clarifies her holiday plans: ‘It’s not true that I gave up Thanksgiving!’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Martha Stewart, hostess extraordinaire, is still participating in the holiday most associated with food and entertaining this year. “It’s not true that I gave up Thanksgiving!,” Stewart wrote in a multi-part Instagram post. The lifestyle and food expert also shared that she was “baking lemon tarts, cranberry tarts, chocolate pecan pies, pecan pies and pumpkin pies.”Chef Marcus Samuelsson and Martha Stewart on the 'Today' show last week. Nathan Congleton/NBC/Getty ImagesCooking isn’t the only thing that’s keeping Stewart busy. “My colossal chocolate turkey, crafted using my giant antique turkey mold, did not survive storage since October, crumbling into itself,” she wrote.

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☆ Jewelry Class Echoes the Florence of Old
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Laura Rysman | More About Laura Rysman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On my right was Ms. Meukens, wearing the sinuous teardrop earrings she had completed. She drew original designs based on concept words — asymmetric, geometric — that she devised at the behest of the instructor beforehand. “I don’t look at things the same way anymore.”Alchimia provides students with brass and copper to work with, but I had brought an outmoded gold bracelet from one of my grandmothers that needed a new purpose. Eventually the caterpillar became a foot-long piece of square gold wire as slender and springy as a daisy stem. “Metal is magic,” Ms. Boieri said.

Persons: Meukens, “ I’ve, “, Alchimia, Ms, Boieri, Florence Locations: San Frediano

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. "Sam and OpenAI were the catalyst that showed the world what AI tech is capable of," Jannsen said. Silicon Valley's high-profile startup CEO firings typically involve wrongdoing, rather than just philosophical differences about where the company is headed. "Sam Altman is a hero of mine," former Google CEO and investor Eric Schmidt said in an X post. — CNBC's Lora Kolodny contributed to this report WATCH: OpenAI says Sam Altman exiting as CEO because 'board no longer has confidence.'

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Ustrell is one of scores of European winemakers struggling to grow enough grapes as extreme and unseasonable weather becomes more commonplace. Falling prices, rising costsAcross the border, French winemakers are grappling with the opposite problem: Too much wine. Many French winemakers have suffered as retail prices have fallen this year. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench winemakers struggling to sell their own produce have taken out their anger on imports from Spain. The supply of French wine has exceeded waning demand in France and abroad this year.

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☆ Tips for achieving work-life balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how the pandemic has twisted our perceptions of work-life balance — in good and bad ways. And that's impacted how people see and achieve work-life balance. AdvertisementMore than 60% of employees consider work-life balance a top priority in their next job, according to a 2022 Gallup study. She highlighted how people aren't just aspiring for work-life balance — they've come to expect it. Experts shared tips on small ways to improve your work-life balance.

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☆ A.S. Byatt, Scholar Who Found Literary Fame With Fiction, Dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Rebecca Chace | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A.S. Byatt, one of the most ambitious writers of her generation, whose dazzling 1990 novel, “Possession,” won the Booker Prize and brought her international fame as a novelist and unapologetic intellectual, has died. Her longtime publisher, Chatto & Windus, announced the death in a statement on Friday, saying she had died at her home. Ms. Byatt was a brilliant critic and scholar who broke the academic mold by publishing 11 novels and six collections of short stories. “I am not an academic who happens to have written a novel,” she bristled in an interview with The New York Times Magazine in 1991. The mystery is set in motion when a young scholar discovers something extraordinary at the London Library in 1985: old love letters tucked inside a rare edition of Victorian poetry.

Persons: ”, Booker, Byatt, “, Ms Organizations: Chatto & Windus, The New York Times Magazine, London Library

☆ They fell in love with Bali after visiting 3 years in a row. Step inside the sleek, modern home they built in the jungle.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Anna-Carina Tetzner and Sean Peel moved to Bali, Indonesia, from Australia right before the pandemic. AdvertisementAfter a few vacations in Bali, Anna-Carina Tetzner and Sean Peel decided it was where they wanted to live full time. Anna-Carina Tetzner and Sean Peel standing in front of their modular home in Bali. AdvertisementA modular design for DIYInstead of brick and mortar, the couple designed their own modular house that comprises steel frames and wood panels. Anna-Carina TetznerThis building method isn't all that common in Bali, Tetzner said: "In fact, we don't know of anyone who has built like us, pre-fabricated."

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☆ Exclusive: GM snatches key Tesla gigacasting supplier
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Norihiko Shirouzu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Tesla and TEI President Oliver Johnson did not respond to requests for comment. The specialists use sand casting in a process called rapid prototyping to help validate Tesla's designs and engineering specifications for its giant molds quickly and cheaply. According to all four sources, TEI began helping Tesla around 2017 to develop the Model Y and is considered in the industry to be one of the world's top sand casting specialists. "TEI will remain its own business entity with GM as its parent company," GM said. Reuters was unable to determine whether Tesla was one of the several companies that bid for TEI.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Tesla, TEI, Oliver Johnson, Ford F.N, Elon Musk, TEI's Johnson, James Womack, Womack, David Clarke Organizations: Motors, REUTERS, Equipment, General Motors, GM, Ford, Hyundai, Toyota, Chief, Tesla's, Celestiq, American Foundry Society, GM's Global Manufacturing, Reuters, SEAT, Tesla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, , Texas, Britain, Germany, Japan, TEI, Livonia, Detroit

☆ Eating a lot of ultraprocessed food linked to developing multiple health issues, including cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Eating higher amounts of ultraprocessed food raises the risk of being diagnosed with multimorbidity, or having multiple chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, a new study found. “This paper reports a 9% increase in risk of multimorbidity to be associated with higher intake of ultraprocessed food,” Sanders said in a statement. In the United States, a 2019 study estimated some 71% of the food supply may be ultraprocessed. Sugary and artificially-flavored drinks and ultraprocessed meats like hot dogs were significantly linked to the development of ccancer and other disease. When ultraprocessed foods were examined by subgroups, not all appeared to be associated with developing multiple chronic conditions, said lead author Reynalda Córdova, a postdoctoral student in pharmaceutical, nutritional and sport sciences at the University of Vienna.

Persons: ”, Helen Croker, Tom Sanders, ” Sanders, Ian Johnson, ” Johnson, Heinz Freisling, Duane Mellor, Mellor, ” Mellor, Reynalda Córdova, ” Córdova, Freisling Organizations: CNN, Cancer Research Fund, King’s College London, Quadram Institute Bioscience, International Agency for Research, Cancer, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, NOVA, Aston Medical School, University of Vienna Locations: Norwich, United Kingdom, Europe, United States, Birmingham, “

☆ How Virginia’s Elections Came Down to the Wire
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Review and Outlook: A wake-up call for the Democratic Party, as a Siena College-New York Times poll of six 2024 battleground states shows Mr. Biden losing to Donald Trump in Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Images: AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyDemocrats had a good election night on Tuesday, and the left is especially ebullient about blocking statewide Republican control in Virginia. But a closer look at the returns shows that GOP Gov. Mr. Youngkin threw his full political weight behind holding the House of Delegates and flipping the state Senate, part of why Democrats were so relieved he failed. The Democratic upper chamber has blocked his priorities such as a cut in the state’s corporate and personal income tax rate.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Mark Kelly Democrats, Glenn Youngkin, aren’t, Youngkin, Trump’s Organizations: Democratic Party, Siena, New York Times, Republican, GOP Gov, Dominion, Republicans, Democratic, Gov Locations: Nevada , Georgia, Arizona , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia

In a survey of 6,000 workers in Southeast Asia, only 29% indicated they never experienced a career break. "That's because if I'm perusing the resume as an employer, my initial question would be, 'I wonder what this gap represents.'" Vicki Salemi Monster career expertBut that doesn't mean that companies see the gap as a red flag, Salemi said. "You can say, 'I took a career break for personal reasons that required my attention. "Literally everybody probably either has has had to do [a career break] at some point or know someone who has."

Persons: they've, Vicki Salemi, Nicole Price, Salemi, I'm, they're, Jenn Lim, it's, Lim, Price, Nick Gausling, you've Organizations: Insight, CNBC, Employers Locations: Southeast Asia

☆ An Airbnb 'tenant from hell' who stayed at a California rental for 570 days without paying has finally left the property
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

An Airbnb landlord said a tenant stopped paying rent and battled to make her leave. It took 570 days of legal back-and-forth, roughly $60,000 in unpaid rent, and a police escort before Elizabeth Hirschhorn finally left the property on Friday, Sebastian Rucci, an attorney for Jovanovic, told Insider. Within an hour of watching Hirschhorn drive away, per Rucci's motion to dismiss the eviction suit against Hirschhorn, Jovanovic changed the locks. The Times reported Jovanovic offered to pay for Hirschhorn to stay in a hotel while the repairs were completed, but she declined. Hirschhorn had refused to relocate unless Jovanovic paid her $100,000, the Times reported, citing a settlement offer the outlet reviewed.

Persons: —, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Elizabeth Hirschhorn, Sebastian Rucci, Jovanovic, Hirschhorn, Amanda, Seward, Pedro Gonzalez, Hirschhorn wouldn't, he's, Allen J, Hirschhorn's, Sascha, Rucci Organizations: Service, Hirschhorn, Los Angeles Times, The Times, Times, Los Angeles Department of Building Locations: California, Brentwood, Oakland , California

☆ How clean-air-tech companies are trying to change the way we breathe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Hazel Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The impacts of air pollution are a growing concern for health organizations and climate regulators. The pandemic prompted some countries to prioritize finding ways to alleviate and prevent air pollution, including encouraging people to wear face masks. Vitale said exposure to negative ions could increase serotonin levels in the brain, which would help alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as improve sleep quality. At the same time, the UV light shines on the nanoparticle catalyst, which causes a reaction that releases negative ions. Trahms said the device emitted a constant stream of millions of negative ions, which bind to pollutants — or agglomerate — rather than destroy them.

Persons: —, Jay Vitale, COVID, Vitale, there's, Christiaan Trahms, Trahms, Nicola Carslaw Organizations: Service, World Health Organization, Air, National Library of Medicine, King's, AA, Food and Drug Administration, University of York Locations: Milton Keynes, South Africa, London

An example of a LinkedIn's "Career Break" feature, which fills in the gaps between jobs. To date, just over 1 million LinkedIn members have added the "career break" feature to their profiles, according to the company. People also took career breaks to travel (13%), to raise children (12%), and care for others (10%), the data showed. Longer breaksTavy Cussinel took a career break from public relations for seven years, while she had three kids. Tavy CussinelMonster career specialist Vicki Salemi said employers are now more flexible about career gaps than they were in the past.

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☆ Barry Manilow Finally Gets His Wish: a Broadway Show
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jesse Mckinley | More About Jesse Mckinley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One possible turning point in the show’s luck, Carlyle said, was the addition of a narrator character — an older rabbi played by Chip Zien — who walks the audience through the various eras of the show. “For me as director, it unlocks the whole show because previously it was kind of a six-headed dragon. In addition to his younger self the show would also include his older self, a rabbi, serving as a narrator. “And suddenly for me, it was like, now the story has a point of view,” Carlyle said. Writing in The New York Times, Elisabeth Vincentelli praised the songs “crafted in a defiantly classic mold,” which steer the show back to “solid emotional ground.”

Persons: Sussman, Manilow, Warren Carlyle, Tonys, Kate ”, Carlyle, Chip Zien —, “, ” Carlyle, —, Elisabeth Vincentelli Organizations: Museum of Jewish, The New York Times Locations: British

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