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☆ Meet the hobbyists who collect barf bags
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —“I collect barf bags” is not a complete sentence. “I collect barf bags because they’re pretty neat.”“I collect barf bags, and I’m not the only one.”Of the eight billion people on the planet, the number of serious barf bag collectors is just north of 100, according to notable members of their ranks. The ineffable whyWhen Steve Silberburg started collecting barf bags around 1981, he thought he would be the only one. People were indeed amused, but it had an unintended side effect: Classmates started bringing Silberburg other barf bags to add to his collection. “We don’t want anybody to get ahead of us, you know.”“It makes a good litmus test, telling people you collect barf bags,” Silberburg says.

Persons: CNN —, I’m, Dramamine —, Steve Silberburg, ”, ” Silberburg, Silberburg, Eli Cox, “ It’s, that’s, Cox, “, Bob Grove, Bruce Kelly, Grove, Bob Grove's tastefully, Dramamine Bruce Kelly, Grove’s, “ I’ve, ” Kelly, Kelly, somebody’s, it’s, Bruce Kelly's, Gilmore Schjeldahl, Louis, ” Bruce Kelly, ’ Organizations: CNN, Maine, Finn Aviation, TWA Locations: “, New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Austin , Texas, San Diego, Tijuana, Burma, Myanmar, American, North Dakotan, Finnish, Omaha, St, England, Japan, Europe

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Boot Barn, Nextracker, dLocal and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Boot Barn — The western apparel and footwear stock slid 7% after issuing light revenue and earnings guidance for the full year. Boot Barn said it expects earnings for the year to range between $4.55 and $4.85 a share, behind a FactSet estimate of $5.16 per share. Nextracker posted $737 million in revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter, topping an LSEG estimate of $682 million. DLocal reported earnings of 6 cents per share on $184.4 million revenue. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings per share of 12 cents on $189.8 million in revenue.

Persons: Nextracker, —, DLocal, FactSet Organizations: Nu Holdings, Revenue, Uruguayan, Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Prestige Locations: Brazil

☆ How the fortune of one of America’s biggest pharmaceutical families has quietly funded conservative causes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Casey Tolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

From The Searle Freedom TrustThis year, the Searle trust is poised to play an even bigger role as it empties out its coffers. Researchers who study political nonprofits say that the Searle trust has had a major impact, even as the Searle family has stayed under the radar compared to more well-known conservative benefactors. The Searle trust is one of the most prolific funders of conservative groups among all private foundations, according to a CNN analysis of nonprofit tax data. The Searle trust has given millions to the Foundation for Government Accountability, which has worked behind the scenes to push conservative policies such as stricter voting laws. Dennis, the CEO of the Searle trust, is also the chair of DonorsTrust.

Persons: Searle, Daniel C, Trump, Donald Trump, ”, Galen Hall, who’s, Kimberly Dennis, ” Searle, “, Sarah Scaife, doesn’t, Michael B, Thomas, SPN, They’ve, ” Brendan Fischer, Brendan Fischer, “ They’ve, ” Hall, Caleb Rossiter, ” Galen Hall, movement’s MAGA, It’s, Mike Pence, that’s, Dennis, Henry Ford, John D, Rockefeller, ” Fischer, Gideon, Michael Searle, ” Dennis, “ We’re, Dan, Gideon Daniel Searle, Daniel Searle, Jonathan Eig, Jack Searle, Daniel Searle’s, Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Pincus, weren’t, –, Sue, Eig, Margaret Marsh, Enovid, misoprostol, Searle –, Pfizer –, ” Daniel Searle, Donald Rumsfeld, Searles, Biden, Wade, Dobbs, Kristen Batstone Organizations: CNN, Searle Freedom Trust, University of Michigan, Sarah Scaife Foundation, Searle, American Enterprise Institute, Reason Foundation, Tax Foundation, Manhattan Institute, Cato Institute, Foundation, Government, State Policy Network, American Legislative Exchange Council, Fair, Pacific Legal Foundation, Federalist Society, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Environment Research Center, CO2 Coalition, Heartland Institute, ”, CO2, Heartland, Republican Party, movement’s, America, Policy Institute, Trump, American Freedom Foundation, Everett, FDA, Rutgers University, Pfizer, Monsanto, Heritage Foundation, Reason, Affordable, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Public Policy Center, Claremont, National Women’s Health Network, Trust, IRS Locations: Missouri, St, Louis , Missouri, California, judgeships, ”, Omaha, Metamucil, Dramamine, Puerto, Brazil, Diet Coke, America

☆ We spent $19,000 on a cruise to Antarctica. Crossing the Drake Passage was a nightmare, but the destination was worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Alex Schnee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In order to get to Antarctica by boat, however, we knew we'd have to cross the dreaded Drake Passage. The journey to Antarctica was difficultThe Drake Passage is notorious for being rough. He spent the days we rocked on the Passage attending lectures and attempting to feed me with food he brought from the dining hall. I felt much better once we arrived at our final destinationWhen we arrived in Antarctica, my husband and I enjoyed some kayaking. I would make this trip again in a heartbeat, three awful days crossing the Passage included, just to have the memories we made once the crossing was over.

Persons: —, Daniel, I'd, Sergio Pitamitz, Drake, Alex Schnee Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Antarctica, South America

☆ See photos of the last prison ship still operating in the US. The 5-story vessel is slated to close this week.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Associated Press | Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

America's last functional prison ship, New York's Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, is closing. The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center was originally meant to solve overcrowding at Rikers Island. Vernon C. Bain currently houses 500 incarcerated people, though it has 800 beds. Inmates can be seen playing basketball on the Vernon C. Bain court. It's unclear what the future for the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is after inmates are all transferred out.

Persons: New York's Vernon C, —, Kenneth Williams, Williams, Vernon C, Seth Wenig, United States —, Bain, Gregory Acevedo, Stephan Khadu, Darren Mack, Gary Hershorn, who've, David Dee Delgado, Edward Koch, Khadu, Joseph B, Frederick, Lezandre Khadu, Stephan Khadu's, Rudy Giuliani, David Howells, Corbis, Latima Johnson, Johnson Organizations: Bain Correctional Center, Service, New York City's, Bain Correctional, AP, Department of Correction, Bain, New, New York, Getty Images Locations: New York's, Brooklyn, New, Bronx, United States, New York, Rikers, New York City, California, South Bronx, —

☆ I'm a travel influencer who's sailed to Antarctica 3 times. It's a notoriously treacherous journey — but it's so worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Drake Passage is an ocean passage ships take to Antarctica. Alyssa Ramos, a travel influencer, has crossed it three times back and forth — and keeps going back. As a travel influencer, I've always had those bucket list destinations that are just dreams to me. The Drake Passage is a body of water between the southern edge of South America and the lonely continent of Antarctica. You just have to accept that you're going to throw up and be prepared with anti-nausea medications.

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