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☆ King Arthur left an ancient trail across Britain. Experts say it offers clues about the truth behind the myth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Today, he is best associated with Tintagel Castle, where remains of a settlement dating back to the fifth century perch strikingly on an islet off the wild coast of Cornwall. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesFor Stoyle, it’s likely that the myth of Arthur has at least its roots in fact. This Arthur was played by Clive Owen in the 2004 film, “King Arthur,” alongside Keira Knightley as Guinevere. The sixth-century “Artognou stone," discovered in 1998, has linked Tintagel with King Arthur for some scholars, though others dismiss it. Of course, medieval history writers were fast and loose with the facts.

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☆ Avolon CEO sees robust demand for aircraft, especially in Asia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAvolon CEO sees robust demand for aircraft, especially in AsiaAndy Cronin, CEO of Avalon, talks about demand for aircraft leasing and uncertainties caused by the COVID pandemic, and supply restrictions in Boeing and Airbus. He says the Asia Pacific region is leading in growth, with India being particularly attractive.

Persons: Asia Andy Cronin Organizations: Avalon, Boeing, Airbus Locations: Asia, India

Five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island off the California coast on Tuesday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday the twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon at around 8 p.m. A joint search and rescue team comprised of Avalon station deputies, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Avalon Search and Rescue and Avalon City Fire Department members found the plane about a mile west of Catalina Airport, according to the Sheriff's Department's news release. Part of the Channel Islands, Santa Catalina Island is located about 22 miles southwest of Los Angeles. Catalina Island Airport has a single, 3,000-foot-long runway and occupies a 1,602-foot-tall mountaintop at the center of the island.

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☆ I drove for Uber Eats in between jobs. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chandler Moncada, a 29-year-old former Uber Eats driver in Phoenix. In May 2023, I got laid off from my full-time job in SEO and started driving for Uber Eats to pay my rent. Related storiesYour car insurance also goes up when you drive for Uber Eats. I focused on delivering in nicer areas, as they usually tip better. I'm no longer driving because I got a new jobDelivering food is very draining and dangerous at times, and there are plenty of stories of Uber Eats drivers getting robbed.

Persons: —, Chandler Moncada, Uber, It's, you've, that's, it's, We're Organizations: Service, Business, Avalon, Progressive, Costco Locations: Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale

☆ How Gen-Z buyers are changing the bridal fashion business
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Yola Mzizi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A bridal look from Collina Strada, presented at New York Fashion Week in September 2022. Aurora Rose/ShutterstockA bridal look from Sandy Liang, presented at New York Fashion Week in February 2023. Avalon/dpa/picture alliance/Sipa USAMillennial and Gen-Z brides-to-be like de Quesada are no longer shopping for just a wedding dress, but an entire wardrobe for pre- and post-wedding events. That breadth is propelling the global bridal wear market, which is projected to grow at a rate of 3.5 percent annually and is expected to reach $83.5 billion by 2030, according to the Global Bridal Wear Market Industry report. Efren Landaos/Sipa USAFor an emerging designer like Wiederhoeft, bridal is something of a safety net, serving as “a floating line of credit” for the rest of their business.

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☆ Instagram's notes feature is growing at a 'wild pace' and part of its plan to make messaging central to the app's future
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewInstagram really wants you to try out "notes" — its status feature that harkens back to the instant messaging days of the internet. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, posted about the feature this month with the prompt: "What are notes about?" Meanwhile, creator Walé Oyerinde loves using the notes feature because it's one of the '"lowest effort high impact" ways to boost regular engagement on the app. AdvertisementInstagram launched the "notes" feature in 2022. She wants the notes feature to be visible to everyone who follows her so she can continue building her personal brand and cultivating a more engaged online community.

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☆ US bus company Coach files for bankruptcy to sell its business
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Coach USA, the operator of Megabus and other commuter bus lines in the US and Canada, filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware late Tuesday, seeking to sell its assets and shed debt incurred in an ill-timed 2019 private equity buyout. Coach, the largest privately owned bus company in the US, was acquired by private equity firm Variant Equity Advisors for $270 million, mostly using debt that is still on the company’s books. Coach CEO Derrick Waters said that buses will continue to run as normal during the company’s bankruptcy. The company operates several other bus brands in addition to Coach, including Megabus, Dillon’s Bus Company, and Go Van Galder. Renco Group, a private investment company, would acquire the majority of Coach’s assets in exchange for taking on $130 million of company debt and certain union contracts.

Persons: Derrick Waters, ” Waters, Van Galder Organizations: USA, Equity, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Dillon’s Bus Company, Renco, Avalon Transportation, ABC Buses Locations: Canada, Delaware, Wilmington , Delaware, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ Boeing’s embattled CEO is poised to walk away with millions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Exactly how much Calhoun will receive isn’t clear yet, as it depends on how Boeing’s stock performs. According to Boeing’s most recent proxy statement, Calhoun is set to walk away with about $15 million worth of stock, cash and options in retirement. One estimate, according to Fortune, suggests Calhoun could walk away with $24 million, with the potential to collect $45.5 million more if Boeing’s stock goes up 37%. And while Muilenburg was denied severance pay, he still walked away with $80 million worth of stock and other assets. Even as the board heaped praise on Calhoun, Boeing’s own customers started sounding off about their frustrations with the leadership.

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☆ Starship’s monumental third flight ends unexpectedly
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Instead, the company utilizes flight tests to gather crucial data and make improvements before the next vehicle rolls out for liftoff. Defying gravityThe SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifts off from the Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty ImagesStarship’s eventful third test flight achieved multiple milestones before ending prematurely and likely breaking apart. The spacecraft was expected to splash down in the Indian Ocean at the end of its hourlong flight, but SpaceX lost Starship’s signal shortly after the vehicle reentered Earth’s atmosphere. However, the third flight of Starship flew longer and higher than either of the previous tests.

Persons: Chandan Khanna, axolotls, Stephen Dalton, ”, Randal Voss, Jiji Press, James Webb, “, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, SpaceX, Getty, Starship, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, NASA’s, Golden Records, Clipper, Japan Monkey, Jiji, Gorillas, James Webb Space Telescope, CNN Space, Science Locations: South Texas, Texas, Boca Chica , Texas, Turkey, Xochimilco, Inuyama, United States, Columbia , South Carolina, Panama, —, Scarborough , England

☆ How Victoria Beckham fell for Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. Paris CNN —Unscathed by the PETA protesters who disrupted her show, Victoria Beckham closed out the fifth day of Paris Fashion Week at the lavish Salomon de Rothschild Hotel on Friday night. At Carven, Louise Trotter, former creative director for Lacoste, presented her first collection for the French heritage house. Off-White creative director Ibrahim Kamara after the presentation of his debut collection for the brand. (British fashion houses including Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith also relocated to Paris at different stages of their careers.)

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☆ The BT Tower, London’s futuristic landmark, to become hotel
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Tourists who fancy getting a top-down view of London may soon be able to book themselves a room in the city’s famous BT Tower. Situated in Fitzrovia, central London, it was officially opened by the then-prime minister, Harold Wilson, the following year. An aerial view of the BT Tower Tim Motion/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty ImagesOriginally known as the Post Office Tower, the building was designed to relay microwave signals carrying telecommunications from London around the country. It remained London’s tallest building until 1980, when it was overtaken by the NatWest Tower in the financial district. It’s been a privilege to adapt the TWA Flight Center into new use for future generations, as it will be the BT Tower.”

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Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects' innate navigational systems, causing them to flutter in confusion around porch lamps, street lights and other artificial beacons. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThat would make sense if the strongest light source was in the sky. But in the presence of artificial lights, the result is midair confusion, not attraction. They also documented that some insects will flip upside down — and often crash land — in the presence of lights that shine straight upward like search lights. Insect flight was least disrupted by bright lights that shine straight downward, the researchers found.

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☆ Carnival reroutes cruises as Red Sea tensions rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Carnival announced Tuesday it would reroute cruise itineraries for a dozen ships scheduled to transit the Red Sea as tensions rise in the Middle East. Carnival expects the rerouting to impact its adjusted earnings per share by 7 cents to 8 cents in 2024. The company forecast adjusted full-year earnings per share of 93 cents, according to its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings released last month. The cruise liner is expected to release its fiscal first-quarter 2024 earnings in March. Carnival is the latest company to announce disruptions due to the conflicts in the Red Sea.

Persons: reroute itineraries, Joe Biden Organizations: Carnival, Houthi Rebels, Royal, MSC Cruises Locations: Avalon , California, Iranian, U.S, Yemen, Jordan, Red, Royal Caribbean, Swiss, Italian

☆ There are 3 bullish signals flashing that point a recovery in the housing market, Compass CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The housing market is flashing signs of life, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin said. AdvertisementThe housing market is flashing a handful of bullish signals for the year ahead, according to Compass CEO Robert Reffkin. The founder of one of the nation's top real estate brokerages said he believed the housing market will be on the path to recovery in 2024. But more owners appear to be moving out of necessity or have warmed up to the idea of selling as mortgage rates head lower. At this rate, buyers are outpacing sellers in the market, Reffkin said, noting that Compass's real estate agents are seeing more business in the new year.

Persons: Robert Reffkin, Reffkin, —, brokerages, Freddie Mac, Sam Lafoca, LM Otero, Sellers, Phil Noble, I've, Barbara Corcoran Organizations: Service, National Association of Realtors, CNBC, Community, Getty, Associated, REUTERS, Mortgage, Association, New Locations: lancaster California, USA, Dallas, Kirkham, England

☆ This company lets you visit resorts for a day, and it's my new favorite travel hack
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I felt like I left experiencing Palm Springs — not just seeing it. AdvertisementI was itching not only to see Palm Springs, California, but to experience it. I hopped on the website where more than 15 Palm Springs resorts were listed. I could spend my day at familiar brands like the Hyatt Palm Springs or the Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs Hotel. I told the worker at the reception desk that I had booked a day pass.

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☆ Israel-Hamas war: Answering readers’ questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jenna Zucker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Reuters editors took some of those readers' questions about the war received on Reddit and had two of our reporters answer. loadingHOW TO SPOT MISINFORMATION AND PROPAGANDAWhat level of misinformation is being released on both sides? * False or miscaptioned footage of reactions to the war in other countries, like this example or this one. loadingChristina Anagnostopoulos, U.S. Fact-Checking EditorThis is a war between two sides, both very skilled at presenting their own version. So it's an information war as well as a ‘real’ one.

Persons: Christina Anagnostopoulos, –, Stephen Farrell, “, haven't, that's Organizations: Yale Law, Reuters, Jerusalem Bureau, FAIR, Thomson Locations: Israel, U.S, Balfour, Rafah, Gaza, Galilee, Jerusalem, Iraq

☆ Elon Musk’s X Loses Bid to Scrap FTC Privacy Order
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Elizabeth Wollman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Elon Musk acquired Twitter, now renamed X, in a deal valued at about $44 billion last year. Photo: Avalon.red/Zuma PressA federal judge denied X Corp.’s request to modify or terminate a consent order between the social-media company acquired by Elon Musk last year and the Federal Trade Commission over how the platform handled users’ information. In a decision Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson in the Northern District of California said his court lacked the power to grant X relief from another tribunal’s orders. The judge also denied X’s request to stop a deposition of Musk by the FTC.

Persons: Elon Musk, Judge Thomas Hixson Organizations: Twitter, Press, X Corp, Elon, Federal Trade Commission, FTC Locations: Northern District, California

☆ How Parrot Analytics shook up Hollywood by picking streaming hits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The Hollywood strikes thrust Parrot Analytics, which measures film and TV demand, into the spotlight. Parrot Analytics, a decade-old research firm, has in recent years built a complicated reputation in Hollywood with its proprietary system for measuring audience interest in films and TV shows. As streaming consumption skyrocketed and companies like Netflix kept audience data under wraps, Parrot offered one of the few apples-to-apples measurements across different series and films. Some producers and agents say Parrot has brought much-needed transparency to content measurement. "Parrot Analytics would reward quite a few shows that weren't the most viewed shows in America," he wrote.

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☆ Kody Brown's 18 children have grown up on 'Sister Wives.' Here's a look at their lives today.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Esme Mazzeo | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

TLCKody Brown's 18 children have grown up on "Sister Wives." Here's everything we know about the lives of Kody Brown's kids today, from their careers to their marital statuses and beyond. She expressed a love for fashion on "Sister Wives," and enrolled in UNLV in 2015, but dropped out in 2016. In a 2022 episode of "Sister Wives," Ysabel revealed just how close she and her mom were after her parents split up. Truely Brown, 13Truely Brown is Christine and Kody's youngest daughter and the first Brown child born after "Sister Wives" began filming.

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CNN —Hurricane Hilary is expected to slam into Southern California on Sunday as a rare tropical storm, unleashing floods, fierce winds and heavy downpours as residents evacuate, parks and beaches close and first responders brace for water rescues. Although Hilary is forecast to move north from Baja California into Southern California Sunday afternoon, its impacts will be felt earlier. First responders have also pre-positioned to respond quickly and perform water rescues from flooded areas, state officials said. There are “more than 7,500 boots on the ground” already deployed to help protect from the impact of Hurricane Hilary, according to the release from Newsom’s office. “There will be power outages across Southern California,” Ward said.

Persons: Hilary, it’ll, Gavin Newsom, “, ” Newsom, Cabo San Quintin –, Hilary “, we’ve, ”, Nancy Ward, Angelus Oaks, Brian Ferguson, Hurricane, ” Ward, – Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, . California Gov, Cabo San Quintin, Southern California Sunday, California Governor’s, Emergency Services, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Residents, Home, Saturday, Visitors, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s, National Weather Service, Silverado, Electricity, Southern California Edison, US Navy, Major League Baseball, Foxes, Hollywood Locations: Southern California, San Diego, California, Mexico, Punta Abreojos, Cabo, Baja California, California , Nevada, Arizona, Los Angeles, San Bernardino County, Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Northeast, Catalina, California’s, City of Avalon, Los Angeles County, Colorado, , California, Orange County, Orange, Angeles County

☆ A Pie Shop on Chicago’s South Side Serves More Than Dessert
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Kayla Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Broussard chose her bakery’s location in hopes of encouraging other chefs and entrepreneurs to join her. “I want to force people who don’t look like me to come to the South Side if they want my pies,” she said. “There’s a huge pride in the community to see this gleaming pie shop,” she said. “This is a pie shop that looks like it could be in Brooklyn, or on Magazine Street in New Orleans, but it’s here.”Several of the shop’s counters are 32 inches high, meeting the height standards of the American Disabilities Act and making them accessible for wheelchair users. Each section of the shop has a different floor tile texture, which helps patrons with limited sight who use a walking cane navigate the store.

Persons: Broussard, “, ”, Zella Palmer Organizations: Dillard University, American Locations: New Orleans, Chicago, Avalon, Brooklyn

☆ Russia says one of its warships rescued 68 passengers from boat in Mediterranean
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, June 19 (Reuters) - A Russian warship and cargo ship rescued 68 people overnight from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday. It said in a statement that the Admiral Gorshkov warship had been the first to receive a distress call from the Avalon, which it described as a "yacht-type vessel" flying the Greek and German flags. The Admiral Gorshkov is one of Russia's leading warships and has been used in the past to test and deploy hypersonic missiles. Hundreds of people, mostly from Egypt, Syria and Pakistan, are feared to have drowned in a boat capsize off Greece last week. Reporting by Reuters, writing by Mark Trevelyan Editing by Andrew OsbornOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gorshkov, Mark Trevelyan, Andrew Osborn Organizations: Russia's Defence, Greek coastguard, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Russian, Kalymnos, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan, Greece

☆ Vintage Glastonbury photos show how much the festival has changed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Martha Alexander | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

(CNN) — The countdown to this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival is on; the stages are built, headliners are on their way and some 200,000 people are expected to attend. -Twenty six-year-old British photographer Paul Misso was there on a dual mission: to drive an RV for his friend, the Oscar-winning actress Julie Christie, and to take pictures of the event. “They just languished in a drawer for decades.”A couple sit in a wildflower meadow at Glastonbury Fair in June 1971. The resulting tome, “In The Vale of Avalon: Glastonbury Festival 1971,” may be more than 50 years after the event, but it serves as both a work of art and a historical document. It’s phenomenal.”“In The Vale of Avalon: Glastonbury Festival 1971” is published by IDEA books and available in a limited run of 1,000 copies at Dover Street Market, London.

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A man on Dave Ramsey's show seven years ago said half his income was going towards his car loan. He is now debt free after following Ramsey's advice, and helps others with their own finances. A man who appeared on Dave Ramsey's show seven years ago said the harsh advice he got helped turn his finances around — and that he's now debt free. Ramsey is an American radio host and evangelical Christian who is known for his financial advice. But Amirfarzaneh, who does not have any part in the lawsuit, said he appreciated Ramsey's advice because it was simple.

Persons: Dave Ramsey's, Faraz Amirfarzaneh, Ramsey, Amirfarzaneh, It's, he's, he'd Organizations: BMW, Toyota Avalon, Avalon, Toyota Locations: —, Los Angeles, American, Texas

☆ Alternative asset specialist Beneficient set to complete $3.3 billion SPAC merger
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Svea Herbst-Bayliss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Last year, Beneficient announced plans to go public via a merger with Avalon Acquisition Company (AVAC.O). Avalon stockholders approved the deal on Tuesday, said the source who was not permitted to discuss the confidential matter. Beneficient provides liquidity and services to qualified individuals and smaller institutions invested in private equity, venture capital and other alternative assets. The company is expected to begin trading this week on Nasdaq under the ticker BENF and the combined company will be called Beneficient, the person said. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are publicly listed companies that were raised with the intention of merging with a private company, which then goes public through the merger.

Persons: Beneficient, Brad Heppner, Donald Putnam, Craig Cognetti, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: YORK, Avalon Acquisition, Avalon, Nasdaq, Beneficient, Crossroads Group, Grail Partners, Putnam Lovell Securities, Svea, Thomson Locations: Avalon

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