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☆ I can get my fill of Spanish architecture, culture, and cuisine without leaving Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Megan Dubois | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Instead, I visited St. Augustine, Florida, for a taste of Spain in the United States. I loved seeing beautiful architecture and tasting Spanish cuisine without leaving my home state. Luckily, I live near St. Augustine, Florida — the oldest city in the US. The Spanish influence is visible all over the city's architectureMore showcases of Spanish architecture can be found around the city. The Flordia chain has been around since 1905, and there's a St. Augustine location on St. George Street in the Historic District.

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☆ Forget traveling to Europe. I get my fill of Spanish architecture, culture, and cuisine by visiting an excellent city in northeast Florida.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Megan Dubois | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementI made a point to visit the Villa Zorayda MuseumThe Villa Zorayda Museum was modeled after the Alhambra Palace in Spain. Megan duBoisI've passed by the Villa Zorayda Museum many times while exploring St. Augustine, but I'd never ventured inside until this visit. The Spanish influence is visible all over the city's architectureMore showcases of Spanish architecture can be found around the city. For a Spanish-inspired drink, I went straight to Columbia RestaurantI love the white sangria at Columbia Restaurant. I shared a pitcher of white sangria with two other people, and it was loaded with fresh citrus and a splash of Torres 10 brandy.

Persons: —, I've, Megan duBois I've, Augustine, I'd, Megan duBois, Ponce de Leon Hall, Leon Hall, Ponce de Leon, George Street, Castillo, San, Castillo de San, San Marcos — Organizations: Service, Business, Villa Zorayda, Villa Zorayda Museum, Ponce de, Leon, Ponce, Lightner, Museum, Spanish, Columbia, Historic District, San Marcos Locations: Spain, Barcelona, St, Augustine , Florida, Jacksonville, Granada, Moroccan, Ponce, Flagler, Ponce de, Spanish, Penedes, San Marcos, Castillo de San Marcos

☆ Big corporate American hospitals now want you to pay up front for surgery
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It comes as hospital systems and corporate entities buy up medical practices nationwide. AdvertisementGetting surgery is getting harder in some American hospital systems. However, forcing patients to pay in advance also relieves companies from the cost of having to track and bill patients later on. In Tennessee, a hospital system overcharged 59-year-old Blake Young by over $2,500 for a heart scan, Young told the Journal. Advertisement"It's not unlimited funds," Young told the Journal, noting he would use the refund for future unexpected medical bills.

Persons: —, Blake Young, Young Organizations: Service, Street Journal, UnitedHealth, Business, Physicians Locations: Flordia, America, Tennessee

☆ A couple that built wealth from 'live-in flips' shares 4 strategies they use to flip homes for a profit, including: Find the 'dumpy house in the great neighborhood'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A live-in flip, unlike a traditional flip, is when you rehab the home to increase its market value while living there. Related stories"One thing that we have always focused on is finding that dumpy house in the great neighborhood," said Mindy. For example, the Jensens' current live-in flip has a pool. "So no one wanted this house, but it's in a great neighborhood, and it would be very easy to get rid of the pool." Do a 'live-in flip' to avoid capital gains taxThe Jensens prefer 'live-in flips' to traditional flips because it lowers their risk.

Persons: —, Carl, Mindy Jensen, they've, they're, Mindy, There's, Carl Jensen, We're, flipper Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube Locations: The Colorado, Colorado

CNN —Former President Donald Trump has attracted a lot of attention for his lead in the polls and the money race, but he’s also already ahead in an essential area that’s gotten less notice: the delegate process. Republicans often point to Jeff Roe, who is leading the pro-DeSantis super PAC, as an expert on the delegate process. The delegate process rivalry between DeSantis and Trump speaks to the overall strategy of many of these campaigns. Trump’s state party advantageIn 2016, the idea that Donald Trump would eventually have deep roots with state Republican party officials seemed outlandish. The Trump campaign denies the former president ever made such a comment.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’s, Ron DeSantis, –, Simply, Trump, DeSantis, Chris Christie’s, Sen, Tim Scott’s, Christie, Scott, Trump’s, Chris LaCivita, Susie Wiles, Brian Jack, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Jeff Roe, Ken Cuccinelli, LaCivita, Ken Cuccinelli –, Cuccinelli, Cruz, “ There’s, ” LaCivita, “ We’ll, “, ”, ” Cuccinelli Organizations: CNN, Republican, Flordia, Trump, Republican National Committee, New, New Jersey Gov, RNC, Advisers, Republicans, DeSantis, Republican National Convention, GOP, White, Party, Michigan Republican Party, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security Locations: New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas, headwinds, California , Massachusetts , Idaho , Colorado, Nevada, Michigan

☆ Moderation on a popular AI image generator can be easily circumvented to create images that drive conspiracy theories, new report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

For example, researchers said it's possible for users to use code words to create violent images of political figures. A new report shared with Bloomberg finds that users can easily circumvent filters on a popular AI image generator to create images that perpetuate misinformation. Midjourney, a generative AI platform, allows users to create images with certain guidelines. The terms also ban users from using the service to create images for political campaigns. He was caught in part because one of those campaign images featured a woman with three arms.

Persons: Midjourney, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci, Anthony Furey Organizations: Bloomberg, Center, News, Toronto Locations: Washington

☆ Jim Cramer's plans for Disney stock after everything we learned from CEO Bob Iger
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Hulu As part of Disney's future streaming business, Hulu is expected to be a strategic asset. "I don't think that Bob's going to get out of paying very little for Hulu," Jim said, which could lead to further pressure on the entertainment giant's balance sheet. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. Disney CEO Bob Iger speaking with CNBC's David Faber at the Allen&Co.

Persons: Walt Disney, Bob Iger's, —, Jim Cramer, Bob, Jim, Bob Iger —, Iger, Bob Chapek, ESPN Iger, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Iger's, Jim Cramer's, Bob Iger, CNBC's David Faber, David A Organizations: Disney, CNBC, Sun, ESPN, Apple, Apple Vision, Hulu, Comcast, Parks, Flordia, Netflix, Disney Entertainment, Allen, Grogan Locations: Idaho, Wells Fargo, Hulu, Florida, Sun Valley , Idaho

☆ Daniel Penny's crowd-sourced defense funds nears $1 million as DeSantis throws support behind the man who choked Jordan Neely to death
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Supporters are raising defense funds for Daniel Penny, the man charged for killing Jordan Neely on the NYC subway. Penny is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man. While Neely's behavior alarmed some passengers, one eyewitness told The New York Times that Neely never tried to assault anyone. The case has divided New Yorkers, who are grappling with a rise in crime on the New York subway system. "Justice looks like a conviction for murder," Edwards said at a press conference following the announcement of Penny's charges.

☆ DeSantis loses his cool with a reporter after being challenged over claims he witnessed torture while working at Guantanamo Bay
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis clashed with a reporter when questioned about Guantanamo Bay. A former detainee claims DeSantis witnessed him being force fed. Ron DeSantis was involved in a tetchy exchange with a reporter after being questioned about whether he witnessed detainees being tortured in Guantanamo Bay. The UN has said that it regards the force feeding of inmates at Guantanamo as a form of torture. "So everything at that time was legal in nature one way or another," DeSantis told a CBS affiliate in 2018.

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