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The Robert Durst documentary series returns to HBO on Sunday nights, and we've put together everything you need to know about tuning in, including where to watch The Jinx without cable. Initially released as a miniseries in 2015, The Jinx was an illuminating mix of investigative work and bombshell sit-down interviews with Robert Durst. The series, which uncovered some compelling information, made waves when Durst was arrested by the FBI right before the finale. ET on HBO/MaxWhere to watch The Jinx in the USThe Jinx airs Sunday nights at 10 p.m. Max with ads (Monthly Plan) Formerly HBO Max, now just Max, this streaming service is the US home of premium content from HBO and Warner Bros.

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☆ What happened to Robert Durst? The convicted killer died years before 'The Jinx' Part 2.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After 'The Jinx' ended, Durst was finally charged with Berman's murder and convicted in 2021Durst in prison. AdvertisementTwo days after his arrest, on March 16, 2015, Durst was officially charged with Berman's murder. Two months later, on September 17, 2021, Durst was finally convicted for Berman's murder and later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Weeks later, Durst was also indicted in the 1982 murder of his wife. But that case never made it to trial because Durst died in January 2022.

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☆ Insider Today: Skip the supplements
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The singer's rollout strategy for "The Tortured Poets Department" — releasing zero singles and barely promoting — is a true power move. Bernadette RankinThis week's dispatchGet into destination dupesAre you sick of high prices to travel to your favorite destination across the pond? AdvertisementAccording to Expedia, one of the biggest trends of 2024 is destination dupes — places where you can travel for way less. More of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Joi-Marie McKenzie, editor-in-chief, in New York.

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☆ The 7 best things to stream this weekend, from a Netflix reality show to one of the year's best horror movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Movies like "Late Night With the Devil" are newly streaming. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementTwo of the best horror movies in recent memory are both available on streamers this weekend. "Late Night With the Devil," in theaters earlier this year, is available on Shudder. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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Thousands of residents and visitors viewed the event from the baseball field at Hidalgo de Dolores Elementary School. Residents began renting out their homes after area hotels reached capacity. ET Cuatro Ciénegas Amid a vast landscape of gypsum dune fields — formed over millions of years — spectators viewed the eclipse. ET Dallas Crowds set up their picnic blankets alongside the Trinity River, which runs through Dallas, one of the largest cities to experience the total eclipse. ET Russellville More than 100 couples were married in a giant ceremony just minutes before the eclipse, during the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival.

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☆ The Tooth Fairy Is Getting Out of Control
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

But when I read in Axios that the going rate per tooth from the Tooth Fairy is $5.84, well, I nearly choked on my Werther's Original. Frankly, the Tooth Fairy price is too damn high. AdvertisementThe Tooth Fairy's going rate is $5.84 a tooth, according to a Delta Dental report. These parents are following a trend of doing big celebrations for not just milestones like Sweet 16s or graduations, but "inchstones" like a lost tooth. AdvertisementMy son did mention to me that he had heard that other kids got $20 from the Tooth Fairy, which I sort of brushed off.

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Much like in Florida, the fight over public education in Texas has become a lighting rod in the country’s culture wars. Seventh-grade social studies teachers, who teach a full year of Texas state history, are required to describe the defenders of the Alamo in a “heroic” light. I attended Robert E. Lee Elementary School, in Austin, where I learned history according to what was then the state’s history curriculum. In 2016, the school, which my niece now attends, was renamed Russell Lee Elementary.

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☆ Window-washing robots are working on Manhattan skyscrapers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Molly Kaiser | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Skyline Robotics is disrupting the century-old practice of window washing with new technology that the startup hopes will redefine a risky industry. A robotic arm with a brush attached to the end cleans the window following instructions from a LiDAR camera, which uses laser technology to map 3D environments. "That person, other than regulation, doesn't actually have to be there for our sake," Blum said. "We don't need a separate squeegee and a separate brush to get a perfectly clean window," he said. The current cost of the Ozmo is approximately $500,000, which has a three-to-five-year payback for building owners, according to Skyline Robotics board member and Platinum CEO James Halpin.

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☆ Are You Ready? Gen Z Is Bringing Nu Metal Back.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Jasmine Li | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

During nu metal’s initial explosion, visual aesthetics were central to the scene by design, said Alex Strang, a cultural analyst at Canvas8, a market research agency. On the internet, “everybody has access to everything all the time,” Mr. Strang said. “And so Gen Z kids will just cherry-pick the best bits of a bunch of different genres and be into everything and like everything. It’s like a bricolage in action.”Historically, nu metal has appealed to outsiders who felt a strong emotional connection with its gloomy subject matter. The most die-hard fans felt protective over their favorite bands and did not like the idea of “normies,” or people who were conventional or popular, listening to nu metal.

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Despite falling poll numbers and critical news coverage, Mayor Eric Adams clearly has the continued monetary support of two influential spheres of influence: real estate leaders and the donor class from New York City and beyond. Mr. Adams has raised $1.3 million since January for his 2025 re-election effort in the latest reporting period, drawing maximum $2,100 donations from real estate magnates like Marc Holliday, the chief executive of SL Green, the city’s largest commercial landlord, and its founder, Steve Green; and Alexander and Helena Durst, members of The Durst Organization real estate dynasty, according to new filings with the city’s Campaign Finance Board. About $550,000 came from donors outside New York City who live in the suburbs, Florida and other states — a continuation of a pattern displayed early in his tenure, when he held fund-raisers in Beverly Hills and Chicago in his first months in office. As mayor, Mr. Adams has often taken positions that benefit the real estate industry, including being supportive of rent increases and criticizing state lawmakers for failing to replace a tax-incentive program for developers known as 421a.

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☆ How Philadelphia was able to reopen I-95 so quickly after its partial collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A combination of NASCAR equipment, recycled glass and police escorts helped reopen the repaired portion of I-95 in Philadelphia way ahead of schedule. Six lanes reopened to motorists at noon on Friday, 12 days after a bridge collapsed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gov. Its original facility is in a town outside of Philadelphia – Filshill grew up in Northeast Philadelphia. The crew worked throughout the holiday weekend to fill the gap up to surface level using the glass, Shapiro said, thanking the Philadelphia Building Trades. Aero Aggregates used the glass in other Pennsylvania projects, including the Philadelphia Navy Yard, a press release from Shapiro said.

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☆ At This Texas Campus Ministry, ‘Inclusive Love’ Is the Mission
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Eli Durst | Jennifer Harlan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Sydney Cox, 21, arrived on the University of Texas’s Austin campus in fall 2021, she was eager to find her people. During the worst of the pandemic, she had spent her freshman year attending classes over Zoom. Then, at the beginning of the second semester, she attended a kickoff event for the Texas Wesley Foundation, a Methodist campus ministry group founded at the school in 1923. Sydney had grown up Methodist and thought she knew what to expect from a Christian student organization. And that was huge to me.”It was the community Sydney had been looking for.

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☆ New: Det. Joseph Becerra Reopens Murder Case Of Kathie Durst
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | 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 EmailNew: Det. Joseph Becerra Reopens Murder Case Of Kathie DurstDet. Joseph Becerra reopens the notorious murder case of Kathie Durst, and discovers the gilded world of the number one suspect, her husband Robert Durst. Blood & Money premieres Tuesday, March 7 at 10pm ET on CNBC.

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried's bail was set at a whopping $250 million — but that's still much less than some monster bonds. Here are some of the biggest.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail is one of the largest ever posted. But one friend of Donald Trump has also posted that amount, with others set in the billions. Many were reduced on appeal, like a Texas murderer's $4 billion that was set by a grumpy official. But SBF's massive bail pales in comparison with the $3 billion set for Robert Durst in 2003, or a Texas murderer's $4 billion. They were later reduced on appeal, but Trump associate, Tom Barrack, has also posted $250 million for bail.

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