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☆ JD Souther, singer who co-wrote Eagles classics like 'New Kid in Town,' dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +16 min

He just missed making the top 10 again when the 1981 single “Her Town Too” — a duet with James Taylor — peaked at No. I had an agent, but I don’t know that I really read for any of those roles. In a 2018 interview with the Chicago Tribune, Souther said that he was still friendly with most of his superstar collaborators. I don’t really want to be stopped when I’m in the grocery store and have somebody pay a bunch of attention to me. Donations in JD’s honor can be made to Best Friends Animal Society, an organization that was very important to him.

Persons: JD Souther, ”, Souther, Karla Bonoff, ” “ James Dean, ” “ Doolin, Don Henley, Souther’s, Roy Orbison, James Taylor —, Linda Ronstadt, George Strait, Bonnie Raitt, ‘, ’ ” Souther, “, Glenn Frey, —, JD didn’t, ” Souther, Steven Spielberg, Ed Zwick, ’, Mike Nichols, Ed, Longbranch, David Geffen’s, John David Souther, Chris Hillman, Richie Furay, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Clark, Poco, Linda, won’t, Jackson Browne, Glenn, Waddy, Danny Kortchmar, Taylor, Warren Zevon, Don, Jackson, Zevon, Linda —, Sill, doesn’t, Rose, Dawn, Ronstadt, I’m, Browne, “ Don, David Geffen, ’ I’ve, Frey, Henley, … It’s, you’re, Souther —, Nashville —, “ Glenn Frey, “ She’s, Linda Ronstadt’s, Stevie Nicks, Judee Sill, “ Faulkner, I’ve Organizations: Eagles, PR, “, Dixie, Creative Independent, Nashville ”, Songwriters Hall of Fame, David Geffen’s Asylum, British Museum, Souther, Hillman, CSN, Byrds, Dillard, Brothers, Asylum, Hollywood, Chicago Tribune, Jackson, Troubadour, Kia, Facebook, Animal Society Locations: New Mexico, Southern California, Town, ”, L.A, ‘, ’, Orange County, Detroit, Henley’s, Texas, I’m, Linda’s, Arizona, New York, Boston, Mars, Columbia, New England, Japan, Wellington , Texas, Nashville, San Francisco, California, Arizona Republic, Europe

☆ Hellboy is one of Hollywood's most beloved characters. So why does hardly anyone know a new movie exists?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewA new "Hellboy" movie is coming to theaters — but most people have no idea. "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" takes the hero back to the roots of Mignola's horror-tinged comics. Perhaps most surprisingly, "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" is not as disastrous as the marketing might suggest. Some believe Millennium Media made "The Crooked Man" on a small budget with the sole intention of keeping the rights to Hellboy. The director of 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' said he knew the movie would face 'challenges'Jack Kesy as Hellboy and Adeline Rudolph as Bobbie Jo Song.

Persons: —, Guillermo del Toro's, Mike Mignola's, del Toro, Ron Perlman, Perlman, Hellboy, David Harbour, Brian Taylor —, Jack Kesy, Martin Bassindale, It's, Adeline Rudolph, Bobbie Jo Song, Yana Blajeva, Ethan Baird, Baird, Brian Taylor, Rob Mitchell, Mitchell, you've, Taylor, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Millennium Media, Marvel, YouTube, Millennium, Gower, Analytics, Revolution Studios, Universal Pictures, Millenium Media, Entertainment, iTunes Locations: Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, American

☆ Remember when Taylor Swift wore drag in ‘The Man’ music video
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Ethan Miller/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs "Lover" with her band, backup singers and dancers in Nashville, Tennessee, in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of "The Eras Tour" in March 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift sings "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" in Paris in May 2024. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Swift performs the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" in Nashville in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift leaves the stage after the "Speak Now" set in Nashville in May 2023.

Persons: He’s, it’s Taylor Swift, Swift, ”, Taylor —, “ Tyler ”, Tyler, Taylor, Swift's Versace, Peter Kelleher, that’s, “ Taylor Swift, Bahama, ” Kate Bailey, Versace, Queen, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Jo Calderone, Zayn Malik, Troye Sivan, Taylor Swift, Kevin Mazur, Natasha, Ethan Miller, John Shearer, Kevin Winter, Benjamin B, Braun, Jutharat, Phoebe Bridgers, Bridgers, Raymond James, Zack Wittman, Hector Vivas, Gareth Cattermole, Don Arnold, TAS24, Rachel Wisniewski, Terence Rushin, Travis Kelce, Haim, Jeff Kravitz, Erin Clark, Sarah Yenesel, Sabrina Carpenter, William West, Christopher Polk, Bob Levey, TAS23, Allen J, ” Swift, Biden Organizations: CNN, MTV, Victoria, Albert Museum, Little, Swift City, Pittsburgh, MetLife Stadium, New York Times, Department, Lincoln Financial, Washington Post, Ticketmaster, Boston Globe, Getty, Penske Media, Los Angeles Times Locations: London, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville , Tennessee, Glendale , Arizona, Glendale, Swift, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, East Rutherford, Paris, Nashville, Tampa , Florida, Mexico City, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sydney, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Santa Clara , California, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Kansas City , Missouri, Coney, Melbourne, AFP, Lyon, France, Houston, Inglewood , California, Cincinnati

☆ The US Navy ousted the commanding officer of USS Hershel Williams two months after the tanker-like sea base ran aground in Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe Navy has relieved the commanding officer of the expeditionary mobile base ship USS Hershel "Woody" Williams two months after the vessel briefly ran aground outside the African country of Gabon, a Navy statement announced Monday. Michael Concannon will assume the duties of interim commanding officer aboard the Williams. Lenard Mitchell, then-commanding officer of USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, delivers remarks during a ceremony in the hangar bay. Geoffry Patterson, then an incoming commanding officer of USS Georgia, salutes Capt. Patrick Clark, outgoing commanding officer during a change of command ceremony in Souda Bay, Crete.

Persons: —, Hershel, Woody, Williams, Capt, Lenard Mitchell, Adm, Thomas Ishee, Petty, Shawn J, Stewart, Howard, Cmdr, Kenji Igawa, Taylor —, Military.com, Mitchell, Michael Concannon, Conner, Blake, Geoffry Patterson —, Geoffry Patterson, Patrick Clark, Richard Zaszewski, wasn't, Kurt Balagna Organizations: Service, Navy, US, Fleet, Business, Port Royal, US Navy, Naval Surface Forces, Navy Special Warfare, USS, Washington Locations: Gabon, Libreville, Honolulu, Bali, Africa, Georgia, Souda Bay, Crete, USS Ohio

☆ Opinion: A thrilling Super Bowl that was also about something more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Opinion Amy Bass | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Amy Bass Rodney BedsoleThis time around, football pundits wondered if Super Bowl LVIII would be the coronation of Chiefs coach Andy Reid and the establishment of a Kansas City dynasty with a third title in five years. This Super Bowl matchup, of course, had history. “We’re not done.”Key to any Super Bowl, of course, is the halftime show. Compared to Usher on roller skates, the commercials – which often take center stage of any Super Bowl broadcast — were relatively tame. “Taylor Swift is in Las Vegas,” commentator Ian Rappoport had assured Taylor Nation.

Persons: Amy Bass, Read, Patrick Mahomes, Mecole, ” Hardman, Tom Brady, Michael Che, ”, Donald Trump’s, Lady Gaga, Amy Bass Rodney Bedsole, Andy Reid, Kyle Shanahan’s, Mike, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Reid, Kelce, Shanahan, Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Swift, Taylor, Purdy, Jake Moody’s, Harrison Butker, Moody, Butker, Mahomes, “ We’re, Usher, Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Lionel Messi, Dan Marino, Jason Sudeikis shilled, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Dunkin, Robert F Kennedy Jr, ’, Kennedy, Kennedy Jr’s, Taylor —, “ Taylor Swift, Ian Rappoport, “ I’ll, —, Ashley Avignone, Joe Biden, Trump, ” Taylor, Joe Biden ”, Biden, Biden — Organizations: Manhattanville College, CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Budweiser, Denver Broncos, Chiefs, 49ers, Super, Kansas City, Verizon, PAC, “ GO CHIEFS, NFL, Truth Locations: America, Kansas, San Francisco, Japan, Las Vegas, Mahomes, Cetaphil’s, Massachusetts, Sephora

☆ OpenAI ditched the only 2 women on its board. So far, it's replacing them with men.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

OpenAI announced a new male-dominated board after Sam Altman won the battle to return as CEO. 'Please, more representation and balance'The departure of Toner and McCauley has put the makeup of OpenAI's new board in the spotlight. Emily Bell, a founding director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, wrote in a post on X : "OpenAI fires women on the board — board chair who oversaw fuck up stays." Tom Williams/Getty ImagesOne of OpenAI's main rivals also weighed in on the lack of diversity on the new board. Within the private sector, research from Crunchbase in 2022 showed that women held 16% of board seats among more than 660 companies they analyzed.

Persons: OpenAI, Sam Altman, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, Adam D'Angelo, —, Sam Altman's, Bret Taylor —, Larry Summers, D'Angelo, Ilya Sutskever, Altman, Toner, McCauley, Emily Bell, Summers, Jeffrey Epstein, Bell, Tom Williams, Bret, Taylor, Emad Mostaque, Vinod Khosla, OpenAI's, Angela Hoover, Andi Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Tow Center, Digital Journalism, Deloitte, Alliance for Board Diversity, Fortune, New York Times Locations: Crunchbase, San Francisco

Candace TaylorCandace Taylor is an editor and reporter covering luxury real estate for The Wall Street Journal. Prior to the Journal, she was a reporter and editor at the Real Deal, a real-estate trade publication. She has also worked at New York Magazine, the New York Sun and the New Haven Register. Candace graduated from Amherst College and has a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Persons: Candace Taylor Candace Taylor, Candace Organizations: Wall Street, Real, New York Magazine, New York Sun, New Haven Register, Amherst College, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism

☆ My Delirious Trip to the Heart of Swiftiedom
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Taffy Brodesser-Akner | More About Taffy Brodesser-Akner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Sometimes they told me about a lie they told an interviewer because they were scared or trying to misdirect the journalist. Not one person I ever interviewed seemed to understand why the public was so interested in them personally. I don’t know, maybe I’m just too in my earnestness era. Maybe I’m trying to call something a cultural shift when really it’s just a personal one. Far below us, Taylor Swift was singing about an affair.

Persons: they’ll, —, Taylor —, Taylor, Taylor Swift, “, Ezra, “ You’re, Jake Gyllenhaal’s, you’re, Clara Organizations: The Times

☆ Elon Musk met then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal for a secret dinner in 2022 and said Agrawal was not the 'fire-breathing dragon' the platform needed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk and then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal got dinner together in March 2022. Musk came away from the meeting describing Agrawal as a nice guy, but not the "fire-breathing dragon" Twitter needed. After the meeting, Musk said Agrawal was a "really nice guy." Messages between Musk and Agrawal were released in September 2022 as part of a lawsuit Twitter filed against Musk in July 2022. "Great dinner :)," Musk responded.

Persons: Elon Musk, Parag Agrawal, Musk, Agrawal, Walter Isaacson's, Elon, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Twitter's, Bret Taylor —, Ned Segal, Vijaya Gadde Organizations: Twitter, Street Journal, Musk Locations: Musk's

☆ Iowa Republicans voted just before 5 a.m. to roll back child labor laws, letting teens work on packaging lines and serve alcohol
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Iowa Senate voted just before 5 a.m. to pass a bill that would roll back child labor laws. The bill, if passed by the House, would allow teens to work longer hours and serve alcohol. A state labor leader told Insider he thought the bill's early-morning passage was a "disgrace." The bill passed 32-17 before 5 a.m. local time on Tuesday with two Republicans — Sens. In addition to rolling back child labor laws, Republicans in the state have voted to restrict SNAP food benefits.

☆ Salesforce is now facing the very real threat of activist shareholders overthrowing its board and forcing the sale of mega-acquisitions like Slack and Tableau
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Salesforce is now being targeted by a second activist investor: Elliott Management. Activist investors could overhaul Salesforce's board and force it to divest acquisitions like Slack. The cloud software giant is now being targeted by activist firm Elliott Management, which has taken a big stake in the company. Walravens says that the activist firms could encourage Salesforce to rethink its office strategy. The company has invested a lot in a global real estate footprint including its Salesforce Tower headquarters in San Francisco.

☆ With remote and hybrid work here to stay for some companies, fashion brands are still adapting to the evolving wardrobe of modern professionals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Remote workers are "blending it all together," in their wardrobes, Fortune reported. In recent years, athleisure brand Lululemon has spiked in popularity as more people seek comfort in their daily attire. "Gone are the days of two separate wardrobes or even three separate wardrobes," Maria Rugolo, director and industry analyst of fashion apparel at NPD, told Fortune. The change in work attire is evident in the TikTok trend of users showing their remote workwear. Such outfit choices have caused athleisure brands, like Lululemon, to explode in popularity.

☆ The Supreme Court agrees to hear a 2nd student-loan forgiveness case next year to decide millions of borrowers' fates
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a second challenge to President Joe Biden's student-debt relief. The challenge was brought by two student-loan borrowers who didn't qualify for the full amount of relief. The department took matters to the Supreme Court, asking it to make the final ruling on the legality of the debt relief. The Supreme Court earlier this month already agreed to take up a separate challenge brought by six Republican-led states that argued the loan forgiveness would hurt their states' tax revenues. The Supreme Court is expected hand down decisions in both cases by next June.

☆ A 31-year-old mortgage broker who's been laid off twice decided to open a bakery and she's never been happier: 'I don't have the stress of wondering if I'm going to be laid off tomorrow'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Taylor Audet was in mortgage lending for eight years and was laid off twice. Mortgage lending's turbulent job marketThe mortgage business has had a choppy two years in relation to staffing. "I'm in a small town, a small community, so you get to help people with their financial needs and that's pretty special." Taylor AudetWhile away from lending, Audet tapped into a hobby of hers that she always enjoyed: baking. "I don't have the stress of wondering if I'm going to be laid off tomorrow," she said.

☆ The Gilgo Beach Murders Were a Cold Case. Then a New Police Chief Arrived.
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-25 | by ( Robert Kolker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Even though the police had, Ms. Hart acknowledged, found it many years earlier, it was new to the public. Alongside that clue, Ms. Hart announced a new website meant to aggregate public police information about the case and encourage tips from the community. “They had attempted to report her missing, but they weren’t able to,” Ms. Hart said. Some have tried to connect the Long Island serial killer case to a string of unsolved escort killings in Atlantic City. Ms. Hart has her own theory — unproven of course, though she sounds energized as she shares it.

Persons: Hart, John Ray, ” Ms, “ We’re, It’s, Valerie Mack, “, ”, Josh Zeman, ” It’s, Mack, Jessica Taylor — Organizations: Netflix, Atlantic City Locations: Shannan Gilbert’s, New York, Atlantic City, Davis, Nassau County, Gilgo Beach

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