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☆ Two lonely 25-year-olds met on Bumble BFF. Seven weeks later they're living together as 'platonic soulmates' who share a bed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewImogen Clarke and Estella Kyriacou share a bed, cook together every night, and can't spend five minutes apart, even after an argument. You'd be forgiven for thinking they've been in a relationship for years, but really, they're best friends who met five months ago. The 25-year-olds matched on Bumble BFF, a version of the dating app designed for people who want to find mates instead of dates. Until she met Kyriacou, Clarke said she had accepted that maybe she'd always feel a bit lonely in London. Clarke and Kyriacou met on Bumble BFF.

Persons: —, Imogen Clarke, Estella Kyriacou, You'd, they've, they're, Bumble, Clarke, Kyriacou, Clarke weren't, Vivek Murthy, Bumble BFF, " Clarke, Estella, we'd, it's, we've, Clarke's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: London, Toronto, Estella, Clarke's

☆ Gen Z Fast Fashion, Live Shopping, Clothes Addiction Destroying Planet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The Gen Z paradoxGen Z's economic power is growing faster than other generations, according to Bank of America. In the US, fashion is the preferred category for entertainment spending among Gen Z, outranking dining out, video games, and music. A 2021 McKinsey survey found that 42% of American Gen Zers said they didn't even know what makes clothes sustainable. In addition to pushing people to buy more clothes, the buy-now, think-later model of live shopping also encourages people to buy clothes that are worse for the planet. To solve that problem, she founded Viviene New York in 2022, a Gen Z-led marketing agency that helps sustainable brands connect with Gen Z audiences through social media.

☆ I pulled in nearly $10,000 in revenue last month by marketing to Gen Z about sustainability
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Estella Struck launched Viviene New York, a marketing agency for sustainable brands, in 2021. Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox. Given that success, Struck wanted to make sustainability marketing more accessible to other brands. I believe that your network is your net worth, so I spent a lot of time at networking events meeting people in sustainability, marketing, and social media. I've grown Viviene by attempting to change that up, introduce new social media techniques, and reach consumers outside of the environmental-activist community.

☆ Six Raleigh, N.C., Police Officers Put on Leave After In-Custody Death
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Raleigh, N.C., police department placed six officers on administrative leave in connection with the January arrest of a Black man who died in police custody after officers used a Taser on him, according to a memo and body-camera footage released by the department. Darryl Tyree Williams, 32 years old, was approached by police while in a parked car with a passenger late at night, according to a memo with a preliminary report of the incident written by Raleigh Police Chief Estella D. Patterson to Raleigh City Manager Marchell Adams-David that was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Body-camera footage shows that while detained and scuffling with police, he told them he had heart problems. After officers used a Taser on him at least three times, he became unresponsive and was pronounced dead at a hospital later that night, according to the memo.

☆ The Year in Pictures 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +57 min

Every year, starting in early fall, photo editors at The New York Times begin sifting through the year’s work in an effort to pick out the most startling, most moving, most memorable pictures. But 2022 undoubtedly belongs to the war in Ukraine, a conflict now settling into a worryingly predictable rhythm. Erin Schaff/The New York Times “When you’re standing on the ground, you can’t visualize the scope of the destruction. Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25. We see the same images over and over, and it’s really hard to make anything different.” Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 26.

☆ Raleigh teen's rampage began when he fatally shot his brother, according to new report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

RALEIGH, N.C. — Police believe the shooting rampage that left five dead in North Carolina’s capital city last week began when the 15-year-old suspect shot his older brother, according to a report released Thursday. The report said the teen had traveled nearly 2 miles from where his brother was found shot and stabbed. The report said officers gave repeated commands for the suspect to surrender and special officers worked to figure out his exact location. Based on the teen’s estimated direction of travel, police believe James Thompson was shot first, the report said. Police believe the teen shot Marcille Lynn Gardner, who was found wounded in the driveway, then fired at Nicole Connors, 52, who lived in the house.

☆ Parents of teen accused of fatally shooting 5 in Raleigh, North Carolina, say they are ‘overcome with grief’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The parents of the 15-year-old accused of fatally shooting his teenage brother and four adults in Raleigh, North Carolina, said in a statement released Tuesday that they are “overcome with grief.”“Words cannot begin to describe our anguish and sorrow," said the parents, according to NBC affiliate WRAL of Raleigh. They said their son "inflicted immeasurable pain on the Raleigh community, and we are overcome with grief for the innocent lives lost." NBC News is not identifying the parents or the suspected shooter because he is a minor. The Oct. 13 shooting unfolded after 5 p.m. in a neighborhood northeast of central Raleigh and prompted warnings for residents to stay inside. “Jill and I are grieving with the families in Raleigh, North Carolina, whose loved ones were killed and wounded in yet another mass shooting in America,” Biden said.

☆ Raleigh shooting emergency callers tell of bodies, screams and gunshots
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Distressed callers who dialed 911 as a deadly shooting unfolded in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week described chilling scenes of bleeding bodies lying on the ground, screams and gunshots ringing out in a quiet neighborhood. "There is a lady, unconscious along the trail," one 911 caller told the operator in an increasingly distraught voice. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAnother caller said he heard multiple gunshots and people screaming outside of his home. Some callers spoke in hushed voices, hiding inside their homes as the shooting unfolded. He later identified the victim as an off-duty Raleigh police officer and said the man was shot in the chest.

☆ Suspect in deadly North Carolina shooting identified as 15-year-old
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 14 (Reuters) - A 15-year-old male suspect was in custody on Friday after a shooting spree that left five people dead in North Carolina's capital, Raleigh's police chief confirmed on Friday, saying the teenager was hospitalized in critical condition. Patterson did not identify the suspect by name or say how he was injured. Three women - ages 52, 49 and 35 - and a 16-year-old boy were among those killed in the shooting spree, Patterson said. A 29-year-old officer who died in the shooting was identified as Gabriel Torres, who was headed to work when the incident unfolded. The police chief did not provide details on the shooting itself and could not say whether the suspect is related to the victims.

☆ Filmul de groază The Conjuring, în fruntea box-office-ului nord-american, în acest weekend
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Filmul de groază "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It" a urcat în acest weekend direct pe primul loc în box-office-ul din America de Nord, unde cinematografele se redeschid treptat după un an sumbru, relatează AFP şi Xinhua. Rezultatul obţinut de ''The Conjuring'' (24 de milioane de dolari în 3.102 locaţii) este considerat unul deosebit pentru Warner Bros., filmul fiind deja pus la dispoziţia abonaţilor HBO Max fără costuri suplimentare. Producţia "Spirit Untamed" a Universal se clasează pe a patra poziţie în box-office-ul nord-american, cu încasări de 6,2 milioane de dolari. Isabela Merced dă voce personajului principal, o tânără care se ataşează de un mustang sălbatic numit "Spirit". Pe al cincilea loc se situează, pentru a doua săptămână la rând, o altă producţie Disney, ''Raya and the Last Dragon'', care a înregistrat încasări de 1,3 milioane de dolari în acest weekend.

Persons: HBO, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Jeff Goldstein, Emma Stone, Isabela Merced, Jake Gyllenhaal, Julianne Moore, îşi Organizations: Warner Bros, Paramount, Warner, Hollywood, Disney Locations: America de Nord, american, Londra

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