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Hello Kitty made her commercial debut the next year, appearing on a line of vinyl coin purses alongside several other new characters. There’s not much that doesn’t suit her… I think that when everyone talks to Hello Kitty, she probably answers them in some way.”Sales of Hello Kitty products flourished in Japan between the 1980s and mid-1990s. A North Korean child wears a Hello Kitty hairpin at a primary school in the country's capital, Pyongyang, in 2011. Hello Kitty superfan Asako Kanda shows CNN a room in her home that is dedicated to Hello Kitty. Daniel Campisi/CNNAfter more than 36 years of collecting, Kanda still buys around two Hello Kitty items every month.

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If you’re in a similar situation, you can peruse my list of the best gifts for someone you don’t know. SKIP AHEAD The best gifts for someone you don’t know in 2024 | Why trust NBC Select? Stationery sets and notebooks are some of our go-to items when it comes to buying gifts for someone you don’t know. One of the best gifts I’ve ever received is this reusable water bottle from Hydro Flask. I’m an associate reporter covering skin care and hair care and frequently write about new products for NBC Select.

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☆ My husband works abroad for 2 weeks each month while I watch the kids. The arrangement has strengthened our marriage.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Since then, he's worked for two weeks in Germany before coming home for the rest of the month, and he's mostly free to do what he wants during that time. "Some workers leave very early and work very late and still don't see their kids," Bobby said. He runs at 110% when he's working, and then when he's home, he's just so relaxed. Do you have an interesting story about the practicalities of your relationship to share with Business Insider?

Persons: —, Kalvinder Osahan, Bharminder —, Bobby —, Bobby, Ria, Guraj, he's, I've, We'll, we're Organizations: Service, Business Locations: England, Germany, London, Bremen

☆ How My Beloved Bologna Turned Into a Tourist Inferno - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ilaria Maria Sala | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

A little more than 10 years ago, Bologna, my Italian hometown, was not really considered a big tourist destination. Budget airlines, short-term rentals and social media changed everything. These days Bologna is on its way to becoming a full-blown, must-avoid-the-main-roads kind of tourist city. But one result has been very particular to Bologna: the consumption of mind-numbing, heart-stopping amounts of mortadella. When I asked the shop assistant how ancient they were, she replied that they had been open for three months.

Persons: tagliatelle —, ” Organizations: Budget, Covid Locations: Bologna, Europe, Downtown

☆ It's not just the Harris campaign—how Etsy sellers are taking advantage of 'Brat summer'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This summer, a shocking shade of lime green seems to have taken over. On Etsy, shoppers and sellers alike have eagerly hopped on the trend. Search Etsy for "brat" and you'll see over 1,000 results for brat-themed shirts, stickers, buttons, stationery and more. Others pair the brat green with different cultural phenomena like Taylor Swift lyrics, or increasingly, homages to Vice President Kamala Harris. Here's how Etsy sellers are getting in on the action.

Persons: Charli, you've, Julia, Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Charli XCX, Kamala Organizations: CNBC, Democratic

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☆ The Ambani wedding is costing millions — here's how to have a big impact on a much smaller budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Ambani is the youngest son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries. This was followed by a luxury cruise across the Mediterranean and yet more celebrations in July ahead of the big day. But a beautiful wedding doesn't need to be expensive and there are ways to put on a spectacular show with a much smaller budget, according to Manwani and Suglani. Couple Vanessa Acosta and Sam Roberts went even further, hosting their wedding in their own backyard on a budget of $3,000. So, then you're going to get the best suppliers, you're going to get the venue that you want at a reasonable price without paying the premiums."

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☆ Trump's hush-money sentencing will still happen in September despite his new immunity superpowers, New York legal experts predict
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

It could help former President Donald Trump's hush-money conviction survive the US Supreme Court immunity opinion. Trump's lawyers are about to file what's known as a 330.30 motion to set aside the verdict. The Supreme Court presidential immunity opinion bars official-act evidence. US Supreme Court/BITrump's lawyers now say there were at least four times that the judge improperly let Manhattan prosecutors show official-act evidence to the jury. Trump's hush-money conviction appeal will take years and could even lead back to the US Supreme Court.

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☆ The Siblings Who Changed How We Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Christopher Barnard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On an afternoon this spring, James Hirschfeld, a founder of Paperless Post, was at the company’s Lower Manhattan office surveying moodboards for digital invitation designs. As Mr. Hirschfeld examined the collagelike boards, he recalled a meeting about the design of new children’s invitations. Mr. Hirschfeld, 38, with his older sister, Alexa Hirschfeld, 40, started Paperless Post in 2009, when they were 23 and 25. He was a senior at Harvard and she was working at CBS as a second assistant to the anchor Katie Couric. Paperless Post has also earned fans in the heritage stationery businesses it sought to disrupt, collaborating with brands like Crane and Cheree Berry on digital products.

Persons: James Hirschfeld, Annie Atkins, Wes Anderson, Hirschfeld, “, ’ ”, Alexa Hirschfeld, Katie Couric, Crane, Cheree Berry Organizations: Paperless, Harvard, CBS Locations: Manhattan

☆ I'm an American mom living in Germany. Here schools days are shorter and there are more vacations throughout the year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Naomi Kaye Honova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewI'm an American living in Germany with my family, and it's been fascinating to observe the differences in elementary school between the US and Germany. German elementary school is 4 yearsIn Germany, kids go straight from preschool (which is called Kindergarten in Germany) to elementary school; there is no year of Kindergarten as Americans know it. German elementary school ends in fourth grade. AdvertisementThere are many more short-term vacationsFor many kids in Germany, the elementary school day is very short compared to an American school day. When I drop my younger kids off at preschool, I see hordes of elementary school kids en route to school sans grownups.

Persons: —, I've, you'll, doesn't Organizations: Service, Business, School, — Locations: Germany, Bavaria

☆ Princess Diana’s first-ever job contract up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —A work contract signed by Diana Spencer two years before she married the then-Prince of Wales is expected to fetch thousands of dollars at auction. The document was filled out in black ink by the young woman who would go on to become world famous as Princess Diana. The job contract, believed to be Princess Diana’s first, was filled out when she was just 17. The document, which is expected to sell for up to $10,000, is thought to be the late princess’ first official work contract. This contract is one of the last remaining snapshots of Diana’s life before she was thrust into the spotlight.

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☆ Seven Seas Splendor: World cruise offers swanky suite for $1.7 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The cruise line is pitching this 2027 voyage as a “once-in-a-lifetime experience” on board its Seven Seas Splendor liner. The living room area of the Regent Suite, available for $1.7 million on Regent Seven Seas Cruises' upcoming 2027 world cruise. Onboard decadenceWhether guests opt for the Regent Suite or not, prospective Regent Seven Seas Cruises travelers should expect onboard decadence. Cruise line president DeMarco told CNN Travel that the fact Regent Seven Seas’ world cruise is “truly all-inclusive” means there’s “value” associated with these high costs. The cruise line is currently operating a sold-out 2024 world cruise on board its Seven Seas Mariner cruise ship, while its 2025 world cruise also sold out in what Regent Seven Seas’ claimed was “record time.” The cruise line’s 2026 world voyage still has suites available at time of writing.

Persons: CNN —, Andrea DeMarco, there’s, DeMarco, Joan Miró, Picasso, filet mignon Organizations: CNN, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, CNN Travel, Regent, Regent Seven, Suite, Regent Seven Seas, Seas, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Seven Seas, Seven Locations: Bali , Sydney, Mumbai

☆ An Arms Smugger, a Daring Heist, and the Birth of Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

Joining the Haganah, Schwimmer discovered, wasn't as easy as just strolling through the door. "He felt he had to do his part in creating a Jewish state, so this could never happen again," Schwimmer recalled. Rather than melt down the surplus weapons for scrap, Liff told Greenspun to take as much as he wanted — free of charge. "It went against the grain to buck the same government we had fought to preserve only a few years before," Hank Greenspun recalled. In 2001, at the urging of Brian Greenspun, Schwimmer received a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton.

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☆ 'America's greatest gift to Israel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

As the country's founder and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, once declared, "America's greatest gift to Israel was Al Schwimmer." Joining the Haganah, Schwimmer discovered, wasn't as easy as just strolling through the door. "He felt he had to do his part in creating a Jewish state, so this could never happen again," Schwimmer recalled. Rather than melt down the surplus weapons for scrap, Liff told Greenspun to take as much as he wanted — free of charge. In 2001, at the urging of Brian Greenspun, Schwimmer received a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton.

☆ I'm close with my aunt, even though she and my mom are estranged. Our relationship has taught me about all 3 of us.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Jacqueline Lekachman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My mom and my aunt are estranged, but I've been close with my aunt since I was young. That year my aunt and I decided to start writing letters since I didn't have my own phone. I've never known exactly why my mom and aunt don't talkWhen I asked my mom why we didn't see her, she'd vaguely reply, "She was always kind of mean to me," or, "We just don't." As my aunt and I began to speak more, I gathered breadcrumbs of what happened between her and my mom. After graduating from Catholic school, my mom abandoned religion, yet my aunt consistently attends church.

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☆ Zong Qinghou, self-made billionaire founder of top Chinese beverage brand Wahaha, dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The self-made billionaire, who was once China’s richest man, died of an illness on Sunday at the age of 79, his company Hangzhou Wahaha Group said in a brief statement, without providing further details. Victory in that bitter battle boosted Zong’s wealth to $8 billion, making him China’s richest man in 2010 and again in 2012, according to Forbes. He was nicknamed “the richest man in cloth shoes” for always sporting plain black shoes, complete with a dark jacket and slacks. That year, Zong founded the Hangzhou Wahaha Group after acquiring a failing state-run canned food factory. The dispute was eventually settled in 2009, with Danone selling its stake for about $500 million and ceding all control to Wahaha.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Zong Qinghou, Zong, Forbes, Jack Ma, Lei Jun, Zong Fuli, Mao Zedong’s, ”, Deng Xiaoping, Wahaha, Danone Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hangzhou Wahaha, Danone, Forbes, Getty Locations: China, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, “, Guangzhou, Beijing

☆ Hirotake Yano, Japanese billionaire founder of 100-yen chain Daiso, dies at 80
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Hirotake Yano, the Japanese billionaire founder of Daiso Industries who helped popularize the discounted dollar-shop concept, has died of heart failure. Yano’s net worth was about $1.9 billion at the time of his death, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It has grown into a retail empire, with over 4,360 stores across Japan and more than 990 overseas stores of the end of 2023, according to its website. Daiso first ventured overseas in 2001, opening branches in Taiwan and South Korea. The discount chain made over 550 billion yen ($ 3.6 billion) in sales as of February 2022, according to the privately-held company.

Persons: CNN — Hirotake Yano, Yano, Daiso Organizations: CNN, Daiso Industries, Bloomberg, Tokyo’s Chuo University, CouCou Locations: Hiroshima, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United States, Seria

So when Taft accused Truman — not long after his “special” train had stopped in Crestline — of going around the country on this campaign train tour “blackguarding (attacking) Congress at every whistle-stop,” Truman embraced the opportunity. Altogether, Segal has cataloged about 180 campaign train trips throughout U.S. history — from William Henry Harrison to Joe Biden, with dozens of presidents, vice presidents, first ladies, representatives, senators and governors in between. The project was inspired by Segal's personal experience organizing a whistle-stop campaign tour for Republican U.S. Rep. Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma, for whom he was serving as press secretary in 1984. Sometimes campaign trains were used in creative ways, too, as when comedian Gracie Allen pretended to run for president in 1940, as the nation was recovering from the Great Depression. In 1972, Winnie the Pooh launched a bid for the White House from Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A., then went on a two-week whistle-stop tour with his trusted advisers, Tigger and Eeyore.

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☆ ‘Cute’ exhibition examines the complex power of all things adorable
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Zara Khan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

How cuteness has taken over our world — and why — is a subject being explored in “Cute,” a new (and the first ever) exhibition devoted to the movement at London’s Somerset House. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of mass production allowed cuteness to be unleashed on the world — toys, books and illustrations could, increasingly, be made easily and cheaply. The exhibition — a world first — examines the enduring appeal of the cute aesthetic amongst adults and asks deeper questions about its allure. For Simon May, a professor of philosophy at King’s College London and author of “The Power of Cute,” kawaii is just part of a story which involves the country of Japan more broadly. The Edwardian artist is credited with increasing the cute appeal of our feline friends by giving them human hobbies and pastimes.

Persons: cuteness, Hattie Stewart, David Parry, ”, Somerset, Cliff Lauson, Tim Berners, Lee, Claire Catterall, Andy Holden's, Louis Wain —, Andy Holden’s, Joshua Dale, “, Isabelle Galleymore, Yumeji Takehisa, Simon May, kawaii, Louis Wain's, Kitty, Japan ”, Setsuko Tamura, Rachel Maclean’s, Maclean, ” May Organizations: CNN, London’s Somerset House, Somerset House, Somerset, Cats, King’s College London, Bethlem, panini, Somerset House Scottish, “ Locations: London’s, London, Somerset, Tokyo, Japan, ” Japan

☆ Esther Howland was the ‘mother of the American valentine’ who ‘would have killed it on Etsy’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

She would have killed it on Etsy,” says Vanessa Bumpus, exhibit coordinator at the Worcester Historical Museum in Massachusetts. Ornate lace designs were a trademark of Esther Howland's valentines. Courtesy Collection of Worcester Historical MuseumBrightly colored paper placed beneath the lace accentuates the design. Courtesy Collection of Worcester Historical Museum“She’s fresh out of school, launching her own business. The room where the City Council meets is even named after Howland, Bumpus says.

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Milroe has 644 yards of offense and 10 touchdowns in that span, including six scores in Saturday’s 49-21 rout of Kentucky. “I think experience is the best teacher,” said Milroe, who has started the past seven contests for the Crimson Tide (9-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference, No. Texas converted his two interceptions into 10 points and he subsequently watched the Tide scrape past South Florida 17-3 from the sideline. Political Cartoons View All 1240 ImagesMilroe returned to beat Mississippi and has directed six more victories featuring 21 TDs, including 11 passing. The same can be said for the early-season doubts about Milroe and Alabama.

Persons: —, Jalen Milroe, Milroe, Tua Tagovailoa, Bryce Young, “, ”, Ty Simpson, “ You’ve, Tyler Booker, he’s, We’ve, Roydell Williams, Williams, “ Jalen, Nick Saban, Amari, ” Milroe Organizations: Texas, Crimson Tide, Southeastern, Division, Longhorns, Mississippi, LSU, SEC, Tide, Kentucky, Georgia, Middle, Chattanooga, Auburn, AP Locations: LEXINGTON, Ky, Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, South Florida, ” Alabama, Milroe, Atlanta, Middle Tennessee

I have a separate short-term savings account that I automatically put $10 in every week for gifts. While I do buy some gifts closer to the holidays (especially for kids), I buy items on sale all year. This is where I keep a gift fund. I don't have a firm budget for how much I spend each month, but I typically pull from my gift fund or my splurge fund from such purchases. Plus, I've received sundry items for gifting, such as stuffed animals, treat bags, gift boxes, baskets, and stocking stuffers.

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☆ Millie Bobby Brown Writes About a Real-Life Wartime Mystery
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Jessica Francis Kane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

NINETEEN STEPS, by Millie Bobby Brown with Kathleen McGurlOn the evening of Wednesday, March 3, 1943, 173 men, women and children lost their lives descending the steps — 19 of them — to an underground air raid shelter in East London. It was the largest civilian tragedy of the war and yet it was a mystery how it happened. However, after all that East London had endured during the Blitz, to be blamed for panicking at this point was intolerable and unfair. The residents of Bethnal Green demanded an inquiry. I first learned of the Bethnal Green tube station disaster almost 25 years ago when I was living in London.

Persons: Millie Bobby Brown, Kathleen McGurl, Bethnal Green, Bethnal Organizations: panicking, Bethnal, British Library, London Stationery Office Locations: East London, London, Bethnal

☆ Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh fear for future under blockade
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Ani Kirakosyani found out she was pregnant a month after the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh began. “If not for the blockade, I would be playing with my child today,” Kirakosyani told CNN. He told CNN that before the blockade he had received most of his produce from Armenia. I only have one week left until the shop closes and I am jobless,” he told CNN. Meanwhile Russia, which brokered the ceasefire in 2020, has peacekeepers along the Lachin corridor but has refrained from intervening further.

Persons: Ani Kirakosyani, Kirakosyani, ”, ” Kirakosyani, Gegham Stepanyan, Tom Lantos, Cross, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Arayik Harutyunyan, Nikol Pashinyan, Mary Asatryan Max Mkhitaryan, Mary Asatryan, Brendan Hoffman, Ronald Suny, Azerbaijan’s, Ilham Aliyev, –, ” Harutyunyan, Peter Stano, Harutyunyan, Maria Zakharova, Artyom, Anahit, Vahe Gevorgyan, ” Gharaghazaryan Organizations: CNN, International Association of Genocide, Artsakh, Rights, International Committee, ICRC, Criminal Court, Armenian, Stepanakert Medical, University of Michigan, …, United States State Department, EU, Reuters, European Union, Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia, Hamline University, UN Security, “ Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Haterk, Republic of Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Artsakh Republic, Armenia, Artsakh, Stepanakert, Soviet Union, Turkey, Baku, … Baku, Azerbaijani, Aghdam, EU, Russia, United States, Ukraine

☆ I didn't want to pay rent anymore, so I bought a $9,000 ambulance. I've converted it into a mobile home that I use to travel the country.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

To escape high rents, he moved into an ambulance he bought off of Facebook Marketplace for $9,000. Smith spent $8,000 converting the ambulance into a mobile home and vlogs about traveling in it. Living in an ambulance has been very affordable because I don't have to pay rent and have limited expenses. From what I've seen and heard, I think a lot more young people are interested in different lifestyles. I think I'm really lucky to be in the position where I can be an inspiration to others.

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