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☆ Sümela, Turkey: The ancient monastery hanging from a cliff
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policyCNN —If its ancient walls could talk, Sümela Monastery in eastern Turkey would have quite a few stories to tell. “The Virgin Mary is a holy person for the Muslim people also. “The sultans considered Sümela a sacred place and helped the monastery by giving the monks donations and more land,” he adds. Sümela was popular with Christian and Muslim pilgrims, and an active Greek Orthodox monastery, until the early 20th century. Many of the Greeks living in the Pontic Alps and nearby Black Sea coast chose to relocate to Greece, including the monks of Sümela Monastery.

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☆ Auto parts and dollar store execs warn that low-income Americans are stretched thin and running on borrowed time
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementBut Americans are not a monolith, as Jefferies consumer strategist Carey Kaufman pointed out in a note to clients Tuesday. Heading into the autumn, a considerable number of those in the bottom quintile appear to be running on borrowed time. Dollar Tree, which owns Family Dollar, reported similar consumer headwinds during its quarterly earnings this month. "What we noticed was an even tighter core consumer at the very last week of each of the months in Q2," he said. "While that's always a tighter week of the month for our core consumer, it was by far the weakest."

Persons: —, Carey Kaufman, Ted Vasos, Vasos, David Bellinger, Ryan Grimsland, Will Stengel, Ally, Russell Hutchinson, paychecks aren't, that's, Bellinger Organizations: Service, Walmart, Costco, Business, Jefferies, Goldman, Global Retailing, Mizuho, Reuters, Federal Reserve Locations: U.S

While FICO has deprioritized medical debt in credit score calculations, VantageScore removed medical debt from its calculations. The CFPB announced rulemaking to address the reporting of medical bills on credit reports that would require the credit bureaus to stop reporting medical bills entirely. How medical bills can affect your creditIn the past, credit bureaus would report medical debt the same as any other overdue bills, and could cause your credit score to drop. Protecting your credit from medical billsWhile unpaid medical debt doesn't have the same impact on your credit score as an unpaid credit card bill, it can impact your credit nonetheless. Consider medical credit cards or loansInstead of a traditional credit card, consider a medical credit card or loan.

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☆ I traveled to Turkey for a nose job. It caused a powerful transformation in my confidence and career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Seven years ago, I traveled to Turkey to get a nose job. AdvertisementThe bend in my nose wasn't particularly noticeable to others as I became an adult, but I constantly compared my nose to others. During and immediately after the divorce, I went through the grief process, unpicking and introspectively evaluating myself and my life. Getting a nose job was a powerful transformationI traveled to Istanbul, where I'm originally from, for the surgery. If it hadn't been for my nose job, I wouldn't have taken risks as a fashion designer or had the confidence to change careers.

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The collection's existence on your credit report can severely lower your credit score and impact future loans. Here's what you need to know about the impact of collections and how to get them removed from your credit report. As it ages on your credit report, its effect on your credit score will decrease until it falls off entirely. How can you remove collections from a credit report? There are a few different — and completely legal — ways you can try to remove it from your credit report to fix your credit score.

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☆ Meet the artist transforming tennis balls into furniture
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

At least that is the hope of Belgian eco-designer Mathilde Wittock, who fashions bespoke furniture from discarded tennis balls. Wittock’s sleek, modernist chaise longues are entirely cushionless — save for the padding of 500 precisely arranged tennis balls. “I was looking into tennis balls because I played tennis myself, so I know there is a lot of waste.”As an avid tennis player herself, Wittock witnessed the wastage of tennis balls first hand. “I needed to find an assembly that changed the iconic appearance of the tennis balls,” she said. How do I distort that relationship?”The Sound Bounce benches are made of around 270 tennis balls.

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☆ Britain’s local governments at risk of ‘financial collapse’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Local governments across England, Scotland and Wales face a £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) hole in their finances in the coming year, according to a new report. Many of Britain’s local governments have faced chronic funding shortfalls over the past decade, partly as a result of deep cuts to funds from the central government in the 2010s. “Councils are teetering on the brink of financial disaster,” Unison general secretary Christina McAnea said in a statement. The number of public toilets dropped by 1,629 over the same period, and the number of council-run libraries fell by 1,376, according to Unison. Giving examples of further cuts to come, Unison said Shropshire Council in the West Midlands region of England plans to slashup to 540 jobs.

Persons: Keir Starmer, “ We’re, ”, —, Christina McAnea, David Phillips Organizations: London CNN — Local, Wales, United, Labour, Unison, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Britain …, Shropshire Council, Derbyshire County Council, Council Locations: England, Scotland, Birmingham, London, Britain, Shropshire, West Midlands, slashup, Derbyshire, East Midlands, Hampshire

☆ New York Fashion Week: Highlights from Spring-Summer 2025 runways
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York Fashion Week, which formally kicks off fashion month, has found itself at a crossroads in recent seasons as its counterparts in Milan and Paris have maintained dominance on the industry’s schedule with sought-after shows and splashy celebrity guest lists. Gilbert Flores/WWD/Getty ImagesBut Olympians haven’t just been on the guest list this week — they’ve made surprise runway debuts as well. The Nepali American designer Prabal Gurung, too, had a message, but one of hope. Paris Hilton invited Megan Thee Stallion for a performance at Hilton’s album release party with Nylon Magazine for New York Fashion Week. Victor Pagan/Getty ImagesA model walks the runway for the Off-White fashion show during New York Fashion Week on September 8, 2024 in New York City.

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☆ These Americans are trying to make ‘underconsumption core’ trendy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Enter underconsumption core, or a lifestyle that involves using just a small rotation of things for years rather than chasing the latest trend. Users are posting videos on TikTok showing off their underconsumption core lifestyles, with many receiving hundreds of thousands of likes. Experts say the underconsumption core trend isn’t just about maintaining a budget or wanting to get rid of stuff. Still, Americans are spendingDespite the underconsumption core trend’s popularity, spending in the US remains strong overall. Suzanne Lambert, a 32-year old consultant based in Virginia, says she canceled her subscription to a beauty box after watching underconsumption core videos.

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☆ I've toured 8 historic Gilded Age mansions. Here are the most extravagant displays of wealth I've seen.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I've toured eight Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Hudson Valley, New York. The mansions feature incredible displays of wealth such as walls covered in gold and silver. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe opulent mansions of the Gilded Age's wealthiest families once required exclusive invitations to visit. As a history buff and fan of HBO's "The Gilded Age," I've toured eight Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Hudson Valley in New York.

Persons: I've, —, Mark Twain Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Newport , Rhode Island, Hudson Valley , New York, Hudson, New York

SKIP AHEAD What to buy during Labor Day sales | What Labor Day sales to skip | When do Labor Day sales start? One of the categories experts recommend watching for the strongest Labor Day sales is summer clothing and shoes. Labor Day sales typically end once the holiday is over or the day after, says Shand. Expert shopping tips: How to make the most of Labor Day salesTo prevent yourself from making impulse purchases and overspending while shopping Labor Day sales, keep the following expert tips in mind. For this article, I interviewed three experts about what to shop during Labor Day and what sales to skip.

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☆ 'Was my Social Security number stolen?' Answers to common questions on the National Public Data breach
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Glowimages | Getty ImagesYou may have never heard of National Public Data, yet your personal information may have been compromised in the company's recent massive data breach. National Public Data did not return a request for comment by press time. Can you be affected even if you've never heard of National Public Data? Sites like National Public Data may allow for individuals to opt out of being included in their data collections. Additionally, identity theft monitoring tools will let you know if someone tries to open an account using your personal information.

Persons: James E, Lee, it's, you've, Cliff Steinhauer, Steinhauer, — Organizations: Public Data, Jerico Pictures Inc, National, Theft Resource, Finance, Social Security, National Public, Public, National Cybersecurity Alliance, Social Locations: Maine, U.S

☆ Classic car sales stall in Monterey auctions as new generation takes charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Auction sales during Monterey Car Week fell 3% from last year, as a shift from older to newer cars left a pileup of unsold classics from the 1950s and 1960s. Of the 1,143 cars up for sale, only 821 sold — marking a 72% sell-through rate, according to Hagerty. There were simply too many similar cars at too many auctions to generate strong prices and sales. "It's saturation," said Simon Kidston, the founder of Kidston and a leading advisor to wealthy car collectors. At the same time, a new generation of collectors driving the market — mainly Gen Xers and millennials — prefer cars from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Persons: Robert Frank, Bonhams —, Simon Kidston, Xers, millennials Organizations: Monterey Car, Arrow, Gooding & Company, Ferraris, Credit, Gooding, Company, Ferrari, Sotheby’s Locations: Monterey —, Monterey

☆ DNA analysis of Jamestown burials reveals governor’s family scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Recently, DNA analysis of two skeletons from unmarked graves in a Jamestown church revealed that both people were related to West. That connection led researchers to documents proving that one of the men — Captain William West — was illegitimate, born to Thomas West’s spinster aunt, Elizabeth. An X-ray scan (left) of the spangled military sash fringed in silver (right) found in the grave of Captain William West. Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation (Preservation Virginia)Unmarked burials in colonial JamestownResearchers found four unmarked graves at Jamestown in 2014, in an Anglican church that the colonists used from about 1608 to 1616. MPI/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesWhile there wasn’t enough DNA to show immediate family ties, Wenman and Captain West both shared the haplogroup H10e.

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☆ Jewels stolen in Germany’s Green Vault heist back on display
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Police have said most of the jewels stolen from the museum, which houses one of Europe’s greatest art collections, have been recovered. Sean Gallup/Getty Images“There are certain things that perhaps absolute experts can see; we with the naked eye can actually barely see the damage,” said Marion Ackermann, Dresden State Museums director general. Dresden Castle houses the Gruenes Gewoelbe (Green Vault) collection of treasures. The treasures survived Allied bombing raids in World War II, only to be carted off as war booty by the Soviet Union. They were returned to Dresden, the historic capital of the state of Saxony, in 1958.

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☆ New study finds invasive Jorō spiders ‘keep cool under pressure’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

… It seems like even though their heart rate does accelerate, it’s much more even (than the other spider’s heart rates),” he added. To test the spiders’ heart rates, Davis and study coauthor Christina Vu, who was a University of Georgia undergraduate student of entomology at the time, wrangled 79 spiders from two different genera. The Jorō spiders (top left) had to be carefully restrained using pins in order to measure the arachnids' heart rates. They compared the spiders’ resting heart rates to their heart rates during restraint and found all the spiders’ heart rates increased, but the Argiope spiders, which are known to avoid urban settings, had many more spikes as they struggled to run away, according to the research. … To observe spider heart rates, they must be restrained in the first place, which causes a heart rate elevation,” he said.

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☆ A single gold coin could fetch more than $1 million as ancient coin collection goes to auction after 100 years of secrecy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A historic gold coin will kick off the sale of one of the most valuable privately owned collections. The 1496 King Hans Gold Noble coin is part of the prized L.E. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementA rare Danish gold coin could fetch more than $1 million when it goes to auction next month, kicking off the sale of one of the most mysterious coin collections ever. The 1496 King Hans Gold Noble coin is part of the collection that once belonged to Danish businessman and butter tycoon Lars Emil Bruun.

Persons: Hans Gold Noble, Bruun, —, Lars Emil Bruun, Brunn Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Bruun's, Danish

☆ Retailers are tricking consumers into spending more with earlier-than-ever Halloween rollout
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But all the excitement to get a jump start on Halloween comes as consumers are showing more signs of financial stress. Tricking consumers into treating themselves more“It’s clear that consumers have been interested in buying Halloween products earlier and earlier,” said Champine. Michaels said it started selling Halloween goods in June, the earliest the retailer has ever done so. The initial launch of Halloween goods at Michaels “has been consistently beating our internal expectations,” he added. By selling Halloween goods earlier, they’re likely hoping it’ll decrease the likelihood of having to discount, she added.

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☆ These are the 5 luxury items China's Gen Z is going nuts for, a retail expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Related storiesThat makes sense because, per Germano, Gen Z Chinese buyers are less logo-orientated than their parents' generations. Saint LaurentGermano's third pick was the Saint Laurent Niki Medium bag, which retails for $3,150. Yves Saint LaurentThe Saint Laurent Le 5 à 7 Hobo handbag, which retails from $1,750 to $5,100, is another one of Germano's picks. Jeremy Moeller/Getty ImagesMaison Margiela's Replica sneakers are trendy among Chinese Gen Z-ers, Germano said. Like the understated Saint Laurent Le 5 à 7 Hobo, Maison Margiela's Replica sneakers are simple and discreet enough for everyday use.

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☆ Freed prisoners return to U.S. from Russia and the race to define Kamala Harris: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva make an emotional return to the U.S. Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky add to their Olympic medal collections. Jamie Squire / Getty ImagesBiles won gold in the women’s all-around gymnastics final, reclaiming her 2016 title and becoming the first American to win the Olympic all-around gold medal more than once. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won silver, and American Suni Lee, who won the all-around gold medal three years ago in Tokyo, took home the bronze. Katie Ledecky made Olympic history when she won a silver medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay final on Thursday. The battle intensifies to define HarrisIt goes without saying that Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to de-facto Democratic presidential nominee has been unprecedented.

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☆ Cowboy historian rates 13 Wild West scenes in movies and TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Margaret Guzman | Korey Isbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Cowboy and Old West historian Michael Grauer rates 13 Wild West scenes in movies and television for realism. Grauer is a public historian focusing on cowboy history and Western American culture. He is the McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture and Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art for the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. He also does a living history cowboy presentation called "Cowboy Mike." You can learn more about the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum here.

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☆ Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK AP —Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included Manhattan. The doll, also called Nahneetis, is just one of some 1,800 items museum officials say they’re reviewing as they work to comply with the requirements while also eyeing a broader overhaul of the more than half-century-old exhibits. We need them close.”Sean Decatur, the New York museum’s president, promised tribes will hear from officials soon. The American Museum of Natural History, he noted, is one of New York’s major tourism draws and also a mainstay for generations of area students learning about the region’s tribes. He suggests museums use replicas made by Native peoples so that sensitive cultural items aren’t physically on display.

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☆ Jill Biden, Jessica Chastain and Nick Jonas Toast Team U.S.A. in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Just after 10 p.m. on Saturday night, on the first weekend of the Paris Olympics, Jill Biden walked through the wood doors of Ralph’s Restaurant Paris, past a towering display of red, white and blue flowers, and picked up two glasses of champagne from a silver tray. Ralph Lauren, the brand that owns the restaurant in the city’s Sixth Arrondissement and is a longtime outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams, hosted the party to celebrate the U.S. team. The bash — along with the Games — was a chance for the brand to show off its Olympic collections. The marketing potential of the Olympics is “as if you have three Super Bowls a day for 17 days,” said David Lauren, the brand’s chief innovation and branding officer.

Persons: Jill Biden, Ralph Lauren, ”, David Lauren Organizations: Paris Olympics, U.S, Olympic, Paralympic, U.S ., Games

☆ Edna O’Brien, Writer Who Gave Voice to Women’s Passions, Dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Anthony Depalma | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Edna O’Brien, the prolific Irish author whose evocative and explicit stories of loves lost earned her a literary reputation that matched the darkly complex lives of her tragic heroines, died on Saturday. Her death was announced on social media by her publisher, Faber, which said only that she had died “after a long illness.” She had spoken in recent years about being treated for cancer. Ms. O’Brien wrote dozens of novels and short-story collections over almost 60 years, starting in 1960 with “The Country Girls,” a book that dealt with the emotional conflicts of two Irish girls who rebel against their Roman Catholic upbringing. Her books often depicted willful but insecure women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married. Much of her early work carried aspects of autobiography, which stirred whisperings about her morals and led to personal attacks against her back home in Ireland.

Persons: Edna O’Brien, Faber, ”, O’Brien Organizations: Irish Locations: Ireland

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