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☆ I tried 24 of Trader Joe's fall snacks, and I'd buy at least 16 of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Paige Bennett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I tried all of the seasonal fall snacks I could find at Trader Joe's to see which are worth getting. Trader Joe's This Pumpkin Walks Into a Bar bars and seasonal Greek yogurts didn't impress me. AdvertisementTrader Joe's is known for having fun seasonal snack items, and it's especially beloved for its fall offerings. I tried 24 of the many snacks Trader Joe's has launched for fall to see which are worth buying again and which I think can be skipped. Editor's Note: Price and availability of seasonal items may vary.

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☆ I shopped at Anthropologie and Target for fall decor. One store had a wider selection, but the other had more discounts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

I stopped by Target and Anthropologie a week before Halloween to shop their fall decor sections. I was surprised to find that both stores were already heavily pushing their winter holiday decor. Target had a bigger selection of fall home decor, but Anthropologie offered bigger discounts. AdvertisementThe end of Halloween doesn't have to mean the end of fall decor. AdvertisementHere's how the fall home decor at Target and Anthropologie compared in terms of style and value.

Persons: —, Anthropologie Organizations: Target, Service, Rocket Homes, National Retail Federation Locations: New York City, United

☆ A traveler who's been to 35 national parks shares her top 5 for fall leaf-peeping
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Priyanka Rajput | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Alexandra Blodgett has been to 35 national parks in the US. She prefers parks with stunning views and epic hikes but also loves leaf-peeping in the fall. She thinks North Cascades National Park in Washington is an underrated fall foliage site. Visiting national parks to see the season's colors, or "leaf peep," is a popular pastime and gives a major boost to some states' economies. Here are her five favorite national parks to visit in fall.

Persons: Alexandra Blodgett, —, We're, She's, Blodgett Organizations: Service, Appalachian State University Locations: Washington

☆ Fall has become its own shopping season
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Fall has become its own sales season for major retailers. AdvertisementFall has arrived in the US — and it's not just a season, but a shopping event. Products include Glazed Pumpkin Spice donut holes and sandwich cookies shaped like jack-o-lanterns, both sold under Target's Favorite Day brand. "We know consumers are eager for their apple and pumpkin spice favorites," Gomez said. However, sales of pumpkin spice products alone totaled about $802 million in the 12 months to July 2023, according to NielsenIQ.

Persons: —, it's, Ronald Hill, Hill, Rick Gomez, Gomez, Joe's, It's, Bill Boltz, Skelly, University's Hill Organizations: Service, National Retail Federation, Retailers, Kogod School of Business, Business, Products, Aldi Locations: Aldi

☆ In pictures: October hunter’s moon illuminates the sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Emmalee Reed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

This year’s hunter’s moon is also a supermoon, which happens when the moon is closer to the Earth than normal. October's supermoon will be the biggest, brightest supermoon of the year. The hunter’s moon is the first full moon after the autumnal equinox, which occurred on September 22 this year. The lunar event marks the changing of the seasons. The name originated from indigenous people, who benefited from the bright appearance of the moon as hunters prepared for long winters.

☆ UK inflation falls sharply to 1.7%, below Bank of England's target for first time in over three years
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Canary Wharf business district is seen in the distance behind autumnal leaves on October 09, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. LONDON — Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply to 1.7% in September, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the headline rate to come in at a higher 1.9% for the month, in the first dip of the print below the Bank of England's 2% target since April 2021. Inflation has been hovering around that level for the last four months, and came in at 2.2% in August. Core and services inflation are key watch points for Bank of England policymakers as they mull whether to cut interest rates again at their November meeting.

Persons: Price Organizations: National Statistics, Reuters, Bank of England's, Bank of England Locations: Wharf, London, United Kingdom

☆ October full hunter’s moon is the closest supermoon in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Gina Park | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The closest supermoon of the year will soon loom large and bright in the autumn sky. October’s hunter’s moon is set to peak at its fullest around 7:26 a.m. Many people associate the hunter’s moon with being orange in color as it rises, but the same could be said of all full moons. Why the full moon is called hunter’s moonThe hunter’s moon is the first full moon after the autumnal equinox, which occurred on September 22 this year. The hunter’s moon is expected to be joined by Jupiter, a red giant star called Aldebaran and the star cluster Pleiades, according to EarthSky.

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☆ Easy potluck recipes that are sure to please a crowd
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Taylor Murray For Food Network | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

No one ever said it was a competition but let’s face it, there’s a clear winner at every potluck. We rounded up some of our favorite dishes that are perfect for the potluck, from amazing appetizers to decadent desserts. These recipes are all guaranteed party food favorites, travel well, and make a big portion (or can be easily scaled up). Food NetworkGet the RecipeButternut Squash-Stuffed ShellsA cheesy tray of stuffed shells gets an autumnal makeover in this fall-forward side dish. Armando Rafael / Food NetworkGet the Recipe

Persons: Tara Donne, Matt Armendariz, Teri Lyn Fisher, it’s, Marshall Troy, Armando Rafael Organizations: Food

☆ I made Ree Drummond's simple butternut-squash mac and cheese and it's my new go-to fall dinner
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I tried making Ree Drummond's baked butternut-squash mac and cheese. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn honor of the fall season, I decided to try making one of my favorite autumnal dishes: butternut-squash mac and cheese. Here's how to make Drummond's butternut-squash mac and cheese, which has become one of my new go-to fall dinners.

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Check out our main Prime Day deals hub for sales, broken down into categories like tech, home and kitchen, style and beauty, and more. View at Amazon What we like Check mark icon A check mark. Easy-to-use Alexa voice controlCheck mark icon A check mark. This is a relatively new product on the market, and we're seeing the first ever sale during Prime Day. Check out our roundup of all of the best Prime Day deals , or browse Amazon's website for the full selection.

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☆ I've been covering Prime Day for years — here are 35 deals that are more than 50% off, which is my threshold for a great discount
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Lauren Savoie | Sally Kaplan | Deputy Executive Editor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

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Below are the best Prime Big Deal Days discounts on clothing for finessing your look on a budget. Be sure to take stock of your other self-care needs with our guide to the best Prime Day beauty deals. The best Prime Day clothing dealsFrom enduring classics like Levi's denim to on-trend picks like leopard-printed skirts and trench coats, these are the best Prime Day clothing deals we've found. View at AmazonThe best Prime Day shoe and accessory dealsWe love Amazon for budget-friendly accessories that take an outfit to the next level. Check out our roundup of all of the best Prime Day deals, or browse Amazon's website for the full selection.

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So we've gathered a list of Prime Big Deals Day sales on gifts like fun gadgets, teen-friendly beauty products, and quirky kitchen items. For all of our editor-favorite deals, see our article on the best Prime Day deals that span every category. These are the best Prime Day deals on gifts to help make hunting down fun finds a little easier. The best Amazon Prime Day deals on giftsWe rounded up lots of fun Prime Day deals on little treats for you or a friend. Check out our roundup of all of the best Prime Day deals or browse Amazon's website for the full selection.

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☆ 5 tasteful fall decorations to add to your home, and 3 tacky ones to skip, according to an interior designer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Interior designer Ashley Childers shared her favorite fall decor pieces, and which ones to skip. "I see people go overboard with the faux: faux pumpkins, faux plants, faux everything," she said. However, while some fall decorations can make your home feel warm, elevated, and inviting, others can drain your space of energy and border on tacky. It should be cohesive, in my opinion," Ashley Childers, an interior designer and home furnishings and accessories designer based in Arkansas, told Business Insider. AdvertisementHere are five tasteful fall decorations to add to your home, and three tacky ones to skip, according to Childers.

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☆ I tried 43 of Trader Joe's fall foods, and would buy at least 31 of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +52 min

Trader Joe's Fall Harvest salsa had an unusual sweetness that I didn't care forThe Fall Harvest salsa isn't the only seasonal dip Trader Joe's has for fall. Trader Joe's pumpkin-spice granola bark was thicker than I expectedTrader Joe's pumpkin-spice granola bark was thick. I used Trader Joe's pumpkin brioche to make a lovely French toastTrader Joe's pumpkin brioche is a unique fall take. Trader Joe's pumpkin 4-cheese Greek-yogurt dip had way too many competing flavorsI was not a fan of this Trader Joe's dip. Trader Joe's pumpkin pancake and waffle mix can elevate your fall breakfast gameTrader Joe's pumpkin pancake and waffle mix was incredible.

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OpenAI is said to be closing a funding round that could value the company at as much as $150 billion. "Kushner is betting the ranch on OpenAI and Sam Altman just as Masa Son pledged 40% of his Vision Fund on Yahoo and Jerry Yang. "Second, Sam Altman has proven himself to be one of the greatest tech founders of this generation. Sam Altman has said that AI superintelligence could be a reality within "a few thousand days ." "Everybody wants Sam Altman at the helm, and they're willing to do anything to keep him as the CEO.

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☆ Bitcoin jumps while Japan holiday dulls most currencies
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged last week and indicated it was not in a hurry to hike them again. That decision, coming just days after the Fed's 50 basis points rate cut, put a pause to the yen's sharp gains this month. With Japan closed for Autumnal Equinox Day, the main driver of trade was expectations around further Fed rate cuts and the gains those have spurred in equities, commodity currencies and other risk assets. The Fed's rate cut "appears to have calmed market fears of a U.S. recession", Goldman Sachs said in a note. Meanwhile, the majority of economists polled by Reuters anticipate two more 25 bps rate cuts at the Fed's final two meetings this year.

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☆ September’s full harvest supermoon will also create a partial lunar eclipse: How and when to see it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Sky-gazers around the world will be able to glimpse a partial lunar eclipse while September’s full harvest moon shines brightly Tuesday night. If you’re viewing the moon on Tuesday evening, for about an hour it will also appear as if a bite has been taken out of it due to a partial lunar eclipse. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when Earth moves between the sun and the full moon without being perfectly aligned. During a total lunar eclipse, Earth’s shadow can turn the moon’s surface a striking red color, which is known as a blood moon, according to NASA. The moon is seen through the clouds during a partial lunar eclipse over Caracas, Venezuela, early on November 8, 2022.

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☆ I ate Trader Joe's fall meals to see which are worth buying before the season ends and which you can skip
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Paige Bennett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I tried all the Trader Joe's fall meal items I could find, from sauces and soups to frozen meals. I didn't care for Trader Joe's Autumnal Harvest soup or the truffle flatbread. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementI'm a big fan of trying seasonal items from Trader Joe's, especially the ones for fall. So, I tried all of the Trader Joe's fall foods I could find that feel appropriate for lunches and dinners to see which are worth buying again.

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☆ Plumbing the Depths of Darkness, and Finding Liberation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Robert Eggers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This essay is part of a series called The Big Ideas, in which writers respond to a single question: What do we fear? You can read more by visiting The Big Ideas series page. I hear the wind moaning through the pine boughs above, causing the thick trunks to sway and groan, but it is unnaturally still near the forest floor. The air is thick. It is increasingly difficult to walk through the dense, pungent air.

☆ Beguiling Photos That Lift the Curtain on North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Miguel Salazar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

NORTH KOREA: The People’s Paradise, by Tariq ZaidiA woman pokes her head out from a hidden room at the Kumgangsan Hotel — a place known for hosting reunions between families from North and South Korea — disrupting the sweeping autumnal landscape painted on the wall. The image, reproduced by Tariq Zaidi in NORTH KOREA: The People’s Paradise (Kehrer Verlag, 176 pp., $50), offers a metaphor for a country shrouded in secrecy. North Korea’s daily existence has been largely shielded from Western eyes; the state has halted nearly all tourism since it closed its borders early in the Covid-19 pandemic. Those who are granted entry are subject to extreme surveillance.

Persons: Tariq Zaidi Organizations: NORTH Locations: NORTH KOREA, North, South Korea

☆ In Kyoto, Five Hotels to Add to Your Travel Wish List
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( John Wogan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Andre Fu, the interior designer behind hotels like the Upper House in Hong Kong and Villa La Coste in Aix-en-Provence, France, has infused his signature aesthetic (extravagantly refined, with warm woods and luxurious textures) within the confines of a particularly historic area of Kyoto. The 161-room Mitsui, opened in late 2020, sits across from Nijo Castle, an enormous 17th-century compound and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s in stark contrast to the hotel, whose only timeworn element is an imposing entrance gate — a traditional wood structure over 300 years old and a remnant of the days when the Mitsui family lived on the grounds. Once past the gate, you’ll find a glass-and-steel building, designed by the Japanese architect Akira Kuryu, and landscaping that’s meant to echo the original garden pathways of the Mitsui residence, planted with cherry trees and steppingstones that meander above a glassy pond. Rooms from about $1,360 a night.

Persons: Andre Fu, Villa, Mitsui, Akira Kuryu, Tetsuya Asano Organizations: Villa La Coste, Mitsui, UNESCO, Ritz Paris Locations: Hong Kong, Aix, Provence, France, Kyoto, Nijo

☆ Japan launches bullet train service to a region that 'guidebooks rarely mention'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Rob Goss | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The new train will pass through the city of Fukui, the town of Awara and other places guidebooks rarely mention, before reaching the port town of Tsuruga, adding some 78 miles to the Hokuriku Shinkansen's existing Tokyo-to-Kanazawa service. A Geisha walks through a performance hall in Awara, Japan. The end of the lineThe new shinkansen service ends in the town of Tsuruga. Kehi-no-Matsubara in Tsuruga, Japan.

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☆ Plaids, Corduroy, Kogal: Autumn Arrives in Tokyo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Simbarashe Cha | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Spend enough time in Tokyo and you can start to notice certain paradoxes, like how a city that feels so busy can sound so quiet. You may also find that, despite its sprawling footprint, the best way to experience the city is on foot. Its walkable nature is partly what has made Tokyo a destination rivaling Paris or New York for street photography. On a recent visit in late October and early November, the city was uncharacteristically warm. Elsewhere, others dressed in plaids, corduroy and a variety of layers.

Persons: ”, Momo Angela Ohta Locations: Tokyo, Paris, New York, Japan

☆ Worth the money: 5 must-have products for a better kitchen
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Annie Probert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As the holidays approach and the days grow shorter, many of us are preparing to clock more hours in the kitchen cooking everything from turkeys to cookies. Mini Dutch ovenWith a chill in the air, it's finally soup season, which usually means pulling out my deepest, heaviest pots. Luckily, my Great Jones Dutch Baby, $120, is the perfect volume for cooking dinner for two. While an immersion blender, like this $45 one from KitchenAid, isn't technically a must-have kitchen tool, the time and energy it saves for things like soup and applesauce is 100% worth it. Simplehuman trash canIn what kind of world do kitchen trash cans — the ones recommended by reviews websites, anyway — cost hundreds of dollars?

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