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☆ Kashmir: This disputed region of India has bread that rival France’s
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Smitha Menon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

While rice is the staple that’s cooked in households across Kashmir, bread is what drives the local community and economy. With so much traditional knowledge guarded and passed down through generations, Kashmir’s bread culture could qualify for a UNESCO intangible heritage listing and possibly rival France’s boulangerie tradition. Her father hailed from Kashmir so for her, summertime equals Kashmir, and Kashmir equals a warm, pillowy girda. When she returned years later, to learn more about Kashmir’s bread culture from her neighborhood baker, she was promptly told off. “Bread is really sacred in Kashmir and that relationship that a family has with their local kandurwan is really special.

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☆ ‘We are not Disneyland’: Outrage in Rome over Airbnb ‘gladiator’ battles at the Colosseum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Rome CNN —The ancient Colosseum in Rome has witnessed some historic battles, with toga-clad crowds once packing the gigantic venue to watch gladiators slug it out against opponents including lions and baboons. On one side of the arena is holiday rental giant Airbnb and the Colosseum Archaeological Park, which oversees the ruined structure, which is one of Rome’s most visited attractions. You will become a gladiator,” promises the AirBnB advertisement. “A publicity stunt by Airbnb which, after having effectively taken possession of the historic center, completely distorting it and turning it into a large tourist park, now wants to ridicule the Colosseum,” he said Friday. Federico Mollicone, a member of her party who heads the Lower House of Parliament’s Culture Commission said he applauds the innovative idea.

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CNN —When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. But she returned home to find she wasn’t offered the same support by the US Department of Veterans Affairs that male combat veterans were offered, Smithers said. Women account for roughly 17.5% of the Defense Department’s active-duty force, according to 2022 data from the agency. Hegseth has specifically criticized having women in roles where strength “is the differentiator,” he said on the podcast last week. She also worries any course reversal on women serving in combat will have a sweeping impact on women serving in other government jobs.

Persons: Elisa Smithers, Smithers, wasn’t, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, –, he’s, ”, Hegseth, “, hasn’t, ” Hegseth, Shawn Ryan, ” Smithers, we’ll, Elizabeth Beggs, Let’s, ” Beggs, Beggs, who’ve, Lory Manning, “ I’m, …, ” Manning, it’s, Manning, we’ve, Brandy Cottrill, Cox, “ It’s, ‘ That’s, Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Anna Moneymaker, Illinois Sen, Duckworth, MAGA, Wendy Coop, Wendy Coop Wendy Coop, ” Coop, Coop, don’t, that’s, she’s Organizations: CNN, National Guard, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Fox News, Army, Defense, Warriors, US Army, Army National Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs, Navy, Army Rangers, Army Special Forces, Marine, “ Seals, Rangers, Green Berets, Service, Action, American Civil Liberties Union, “, National Center for Veterans Analysis, Combat, Veterans Families, US Coast Guard, US Army Special Operations Command, US National Guard, Capitol, US Navy, US Naval Academy Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Washington , DC, Illinois, St, Augustine , Florida

☆ I tried Wendy's new Krabby Patty meal inspired by 'SpongeBob SquarePants.' Nostalgia isn't enough for brands to win over customers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wendy's "SpongeBob SquarePants" collab features a new burger and a pineapple-flavored Frosty. When I ordered the meal, The Krabby Patty came with tasty toppings and a tangy signature sauce. Wendy's teamed up with Paramount, which owns Nickelodeon, and "SpongeBob SquarePants" to celebrate the cartoon series' 25th anniversary with a limited-time-only meal collaboration, which launched on October 8. "The Wendy's Krabby Patty is just a standard Wendy's burger with different sauce." This is what I thought of Wendy's new Krabby Patty meal.

Persons: SpongeBob, Patty, —, Wendy's, Wendy, Mufasa, Scar Organizations: Service, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Daily Mail, Business, gripes

☆ Google ordered to open Android app store in Epic Games trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday that will force Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. Google will also be restricted from paying fees or sharing revenue with companies in exchange for them choosing not to compete with Google's app store. The Fortnite maker accused Google of anti-competitive practices, including paying hardware companies and Android phone makers to not develop competing app stores. Epic Games prevailed over Google late last year, and Monday's filing details the changes Google has to make. Epic Games mostly lost in a very similar suit against Apple and its control of the App Store.

Persons: Judge James Donato, Apple's, Tim Sweeney, Sweeney Organizations: Epic, Google, Games, Epic Games, Apple Locations: Los Angeles, U.S, California

☆ Blue Origin CEO says he wants to bring Amazon's customer-centric culture to Bezos' space rocket company
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos' space rocket company, Blue Origin, has long lagged behind Elon Musk's SpaceX. He is also looking to the November launch of its New Glenn rocket to prove it can compete. AdvertisementJeff Bezos started his Blue Origin rocket company with a mission to make flying to space so cheap it would open up a new era of "entrepreneurial dynamism." Related storiesLimp said boosting engine production and successfully launching the company's signature New Glenn rocket were its two main goals for 2024. Blue Origin did not immediately return a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, David Limp, —, Elon, Limp, Glenn, We've Organizations: Elon, SpaceX, Service, Origin, CNBC, Business

“The Secret Service needs more help,” Biden told reporters while leaving the White House on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesActing US Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe met with Trump and local law enforcement on Monday in Florida. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in the fallout from the assassination attempt, leading to Rowe’s appointment as acting director. Those concerns were underscored by details revealed Monday about the suspected shooter’s whereabouts before he was ultimately spotted by Secret Service agents. Moskowitz said Sunday that the Secret Service needed to consider taking more drastic measures, such as shutting down a significantly wider perimeter.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’s, He’s, Jared Moskowitz, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Joe Biden, ” Biden, Chip Somodevilla, Ronald Rowe, Rowe, ” Rowe, “ there’s, Trump, “, there’s, ”, Trump’s Butler, Kimberly Cheatle, Ryan Wesley Routh, Jonathan Wackrow, Ric Bradshaw, ” Bradshaw, Joe Raedle, Obama, Bush, Clinton, ” Wackrow, Butler, Cheryl Tyler, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, ” Tyler, protectee, Robyn Beck, Moskowitz, ” Moskowitz, Biden, Ro Khanna, CNN’s Holmes Lybrand, Kristen Holmes, Whitney Wild Organizations: CNN, Republican, Secret, Trump, Florida Democrat, Service, White, House, Trump’s, Trump International Golf, Nissan, Secret Service, Martin County Sheriff’s, Martin County Sheriff's, Facebook, United Nations General Assembly, White House Communications Agency, Department of Defense, Trump National Golf Club Los, Getty, ” Agency, ”, California Democrat, Congress Locations: Palm, Butler , Pennsylvania, Florida, Congress, Washington ,, Lago, Trump, Martin County, Iran, New York City, Mar, Palm Beach, Beach, West Palm Beach , Florida, Butler, Rancho Palos Verdes , California, AFP, California

☆ I was laid off from Deloitte after I struggled to fit in. My coworkers wore burnout like a badge of honor, and I had to dim my personality.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Tess Martinelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

When I received a call from a Deloitte representative saying I'd landed a post-grad job as an actuarial analyst, I was ecstatic. But I didn't feel like there was space to express my femininity. I honestly didn't feel like there was a way to thrive in a more masculine environment without entirely abandoning my femininity, so I tucked away my spiritual, bubbly side. AdvertisementI didn't feel safe confiding in anyone about my workload concerns because everyone around me seemed to wear their burnout as a badge of honor. My superiors encourage me to leave work at work and I finally have time to nourish my hobbies and relationships.

Persons: —, Cierra Desmaratti, It's, I'd, That's, hadn't, Deloitte's, I've, Tess Martinelli Organizations: Service, Deloitte, Business, North Central College, Deloitte's Chicago, International Association of Black Actuaries, Transamerica, Big Locations: Miami, Naperville , Illinois, Deloitte's, Chicago, Transamerica, tmartinelli

Read previewUpdate: After this article was published, Paramount Global confirmed to Business Insider that the company had sold VidCon to Informa. Paramount Global is selling its creator conference VidCon to the UK media and events company Informa, according to two people familiar with the matter. They spoke to Business Insider on the condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to discuss details around the deal. Adding VidCon, which centers on social-media stars rather than Hollywood and comic-book talent, could help broaden the fan base and advertiser roster of its events business. BI was unable to learn the terms of the VidCon deal between Paramount and Informa.

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That’s why, he said, he invested in AppHarvest, a startup that promised a high-tech future for farming and for the workers of Eastern Kentucky. Despite promising local jobs, the company eventually began contracting migrant workers from Mexico, Guatemala and other countries, numerous former employees told CNN. After about a week on the job, Vance took a meeting with AppHarvest founder Jonathan Webb, as Webb later recounted in a Fox News podcast interview. The company’s health care benefits attracted Morgan, a single father, who told CNN he took a pay cut to join the startup. Such comments ring hollow to some former AppHarvest workers, who argue Vance’s rhetoric as a candidate for vice president doesn’t align with the reality they experienced.

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☆ American who's lived abroad for 17 years shares work-life balance lessons: Unused PTO won't 'get you anywhere'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I've grown up with the American perspective that your career is really important," Ingrim tells CNBC Make It. Ingrim has worked for financial service companies across Europe, which typically provided 25 vacation days per year on top of around 10 public holidays. "If you go to a party in the U.S., one of the first things people do is ask each other what they do for work," Ingrim explains. The social norm reflects an overall culture that prioritizes life outside of work more so than the typical U.S perspective. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Alex Ingrim, I've, That's, Ingrim, He's, Chase Buchanan, Louisa Organizations: CNBC, Chase Buchanan USA Locations: U.S, France, Malta, Italy, Europe, Florence

☆ A Californian details the pros of living in England and how the culture compares to the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The pros and cons of living in EnglandAs someone who loves being outdoors, Andrea finds the English countryside beautiful. "It's something that I feel like you don't really get in America because it's so classically England. "I think you don't really get to see that much in two weeks," she said. "You don't get to experience that much, and you don't really know what it's like to live there. Advertisement"I feel like that's something that's not really talked about very often when you're moving to a different country," she said.

Persons: Andrea, Zoe Sugg, Alfie Deyes, It's, London, she's, it's, that's Organizations: Service, Business, University of Leicester, US, Valentine's Locations: California, England, Southern California, LA, London, Instagram, America, mhoff@businessinsider.com

☆ Dell employees used the company's signature corporate survey to tell bosses how they feel after its RTO push
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The company runs an annual employee engagement survey called "Tell Dell." "Frankly, most people I work with were expecting a steeper decline," said another Dell employee. The results are covered in detail with every team member along with action plans to address employee concerns," one Dell employee explained. Related stories"It's as if every leader was given the OK to ignore it," said one Dell employee. "In the Tell Dell Survey, our team members shared that they believe their leaders treat them with respect, uphold the company's Culture Code values and offer flexibility to balance work/life."

Persons: —, there's, Dell, I've, Jenn Saavedra, Saavedra, Brandon Bell Organizations: Service, Business, Dell, Employees, Tell Dell Survey, Getty, Workers, Wall, Deutsche Bank, Deloitte Locations: Texas, Rock , Texas

☆ The Everything Guide to Partying (Without Regrets)
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( George Gurley | Carson Griffith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

And don’t ask who else is coming. Romilly Newman, chef, food stylist, social media personality Don’t bring a guest to a seated dinner. Raul Tovar/Houses & Parties Rebecca Gardner Please don’t ask people to take off their shoes when entering your apartment. Bronson van Wyck Gosh, I don’t think you can avoid certain topics in 2024. But don’t think you’re décor.

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☆ Work Culture in Norway: Strict Working Hours and No Online Shopping
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Megan Carnegie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

There's a mentality that you should strive to have a life outside work by working set hours and having boundaries. Deep work is the defaultAt work, Norwegians are working, and deep work is expected of everyone. I've set up my notification systems so that only important things come through outside work hours. Talking of work outside work is not taboo, but you don't want to be the guy who can't shut up about work. You get used to this dynamic where time is precious and hate it when someone's late outside work.

Persons: —, Sondre Kvam, Norway that's, they're, there's, I've, she's Organizations: Service, VR, Companies Locations: Norway, Norwegian, Oslo, Sweden

☆ Japan aging: Women’s participation in ‘naked festival’ a sign of how aging is forcing changes to male-centric traditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Himari Semans | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Tokyo/Hong Kong CNN —With a history spanning more than 1,200 years, “hadaka matsuri,” or the naked festival, is Japanese masculinity on full display. Some women in Japan still battle deep-rooted cultural expectations that require them to take the role of “shufu,” or housewife, experts say. But in the naked festival, women have recently found hope. Men strip naked — except for a delicate piece of crotch-covering white loincloth — to take part in the naked festival at Konomiya Shrine on February 22, 2024. Women — donning happi, a traditional festive coat — are responsible for carrying a bamboo offering during the naked festival at Konomiya Shrine on February 22, 2024.

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☆ He left his desk job in the US to run a food stall in Hong Kong. He earns more now — but plans to walk away from it soon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Faye Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Toby To Yan Choi left his accounting job in California to help his father run a food stall in Hong Kong. Dai pai dongs — Hong Kong's open-air stalls serving food with a no-frills approach — are disappearing. The number of dai pai dongs in all of Hong Kong has dwindled to just over 20, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board. The braised white pepper pork hock is one of the signature dishes at Dai Lee Dai Pai Dong. AdvertisementHe's gotten married since moving to Hong Kong and plans to move back to the US if he and his wife have kids.

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☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Will AI make or break India?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

But one that could foreshadow India's growth story. Can Teleperformance's stock plunge be the canary in the coal mine for what is likely to happen to India because of AI? But it's likely to be a blip for India's growth trajectory, given the macro forces at play. Besides creating jobs that are less likely to be immediately disrupted by AI, India could also be a net beneficiary of artificial intelligence. The Indian stock market indexes, Sensex and Nifty 50 , are heading for a positive week again — up by 1% and 1.2%, respectively.

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☆ 5 ways to add joy into your meals
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“She would eat this colorless, aroma-less food and she was sad all the time.”That is not Shiue’s style. She wanted to create a place where she could teach her patients to make healthy food taste good. “A lot of people were taught that quote-unquote ‘cultural food’ … is not healthy,” Shiue said. “People are told, ‘Oh no, no: The food that you eat, that’s why you have diabetes. “Nutrition and sustenance — that’s only one small part of food,” Shiue said.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, it’s, “, dieter, ” Dr, Linda Shiue, Gupta, That’s, ”, Shiue, we’re, ” Shiue, Don’t, —, you’ve, ‘, Bill Weir Organizations: CNN, Kaiser Permanente San Locations: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, Chew

☆ One man’s artistic wonderland, created secretly in rented apartment, given protected status
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Gittins surrounded the fireplace in this room with a large minotaur head, above which he painted portraits of Greek philosophers. Together they established the Wirral Arts and Culture Community Land Trust (WACCLT), which launched a crowdfunding campaign through the website Ron’s Place, applied for listed status and eventually bought the building last year. Now, the property has been granted “Grade II” listing by Britain’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of national heritage body Historic England. Ron’s Place is the first example of Outsider Art to be given protected status in England, according to Historic England. There is little to hint at what lies behind the front door of this red-brick house in Birkenhead, England.

Persons: Ron Gittins, Gittins, Jan Williams, “, ”, Williams, Chris Teasdale, Ron, ” Williams, ‘, I’ve, Tate, Jarvis Cocker, Cocker Organizations: London CNN, Historic, CNN, Wirral Arts, Culture, Land Trust, “, Britain’s Department for Culture, Media, Sport, England Locations: British, Birkenhead, Liverpool, England, Egypt, Georgian England, Historic England, Jan Williams . Historic England, Ron’s, Birkenhead , England

☆ Why this Goldman partner is on a mission to convince bankers to get more sleep
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Goldman Sachs partner Brian Robinson at 200 West Street. The sign that Goldman Sachs partner Brian Robinson created. Robinson's mission to revamp leadership — from his high C's to neon sign creations — appears to be rubbing off on clients and colleagues alike. He is currently making one for a Goldman partner with a fifth-floor office who asked for a customized sign to hang in that workspace, he said. The goal, he said, is for the signs to stand on the walls of Goldman Sachs "for years and decades to come."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Brian Robinson, Goldman, Robinson, It's, Robinson —, David Solomon, John Waldron, Robinson's, —, He's, he's, Carlyle Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Business, Wall, Deutsche Bank Locations: Americas, Manhattan, London, New York

☆ Cramming for the Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I’m in competition with no one but myself in trying to view all the major-category nominees for the Oscars before the ceremony tomorrow night. I’m doing well this year, probably because the slate is fairly small: Most of the films with acting and screenplay nominations are also contenders for best picture. The problem with cramming for the Oscars, as I do every year to varying degrees of success, is that it renders one cinematically wearied. If I fail to squeeze in a nominated film before the ceremony, I’ll probably never see that film at all. I love the Oscars, with all their pageantry and pomposity.

Persons: I’ll, Mark Harris, ”, Harris, ’, “ we’d Organizations: Hollywood

☆ A 4,000-year-old lipstick uncovered in Iran may be the oldest ever found. It's uncannily similar to modern ones.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA small stone tube found among the remains of a mysterious Bronze Age culture could be the oldest known example of lipstick. That could make it the earliest example of lip paint ever found. AdvertisementA colorised picture shows the mineral composition of the paste found inside the tube, which scientists say is similar to modrn-day lipstick. AdvertisementFor Baysal, it makes sense that red paste is similar to modern-day cosmetics that would have been found millenia in the past. She said, however, that more research will be needed before we can confidently call the stone tube a lip paint container.

Persons: —, Massimo Vidale, Vidale, Emma Louise Baysal, wasn't, Jiroft Organizations: Service, Business, University of Padua, al, Ankara University Locations: Iran's Jiroft, Italy, Egypt

☆ Woman Could Have Prevented Great Recession; Ignored by Wall Street Men
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Josie Cox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

The story of Brooksley Born is not only the tale of a remarkable regulator whose Cassandra-like warnings — if heeded — could've prevented the great financial crisis from exploding into raging, ruinous enormity. Not long after she assumed chairmanship of the CFTC, Born started to feel a lingering unease with the rapidly expanding derivatives market. So to Rubin, Born was more of an inconvenience than anything, and she certainly wasn't in his club. Not long after, Treasury officials lobbied Congress to pass legislation preventing the CFTC from being able to regulate the OTC derivatives market. In the months and years that followed, it became increasingly hard to deny that the multi-trillion-dollar OTC derivatives market was the root cause of the great financial crisis.

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☆ Home Depot broke labor law by firing an employee with ‘BLM’ on apron, NLRB rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled that Home Depot violated the law by firing an employee after he refused to remove “BLM” (which stand for “Black Lives Matter”) messaging from his work apron. The NLRB ruled that Morales’ refusal to remove the messaging was a “protected concerted activity” to protest the racial injustice that took place at the store from August 2020 to February 2021. The Board’s reasoning flips rulings from lower NLRB judges on BLM messaging on employee uniforms in Home Depot and Whole Foods. A change in messagingThe decision by the Labor Board overturned a ruling by an NLRB administrative law judge in 2022. A decision by an administrative law judge can be appealed to the Board, made up of five members.

Persons: George Floyd’s, Floyd –, Antonio Morales, Morales, ”, Paul Bogas, ” Bogas, Ariel Sotolongo, Risa Lieberwitz Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Labor Relations Board, BLM, NLRB, ” Workers, National Labor Relations, Foods, Depot, Labor, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Appeals, First Circuit Locations: New York, United States, New Brighton , Minnesota, Minneapolis

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