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“We’re expecting this holiday period to be very consistent with that,” he said. Retailers, including Walmart, are contending with a mixed bag of factors this holiday season. The holiday season is also shorter this year and parts of the U.S. have had unseasonably warm weather, two dynamics that could hurt retailers. That would be lower than the 3.9% year-over-year jump from the 2022 to 2023 holiday season, when spending totaled $955.6 billion. Rainey said the holiday period is “off to a pretty good start.”He said items like TVs, Apple AirPods, Beats headphones and even tires have been selling.

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☆ Jorge Martin: Swashbuckling bike racer poised to make history in MotoGP season finale
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In April 2021, he was on a roll following a stunning introduction to life in the premier class of bike racing. Fresh from a pole position and a third place in only his second ever MotoGP race, Martin arrived at the third round of the championship in Portugal believing the world was at his feet. “When I arrived in MotoGP in 2021, I started too good, let’s say,” Martin tells CNN, smiling. Prima Pramac RacingA month later, however, Martin was back on a bike and has steadily improved ever since. Jorge Martin has had three race wins this MotoGP season.

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☆ Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Doctors Without Borders accuses police of taking part in deadly attack on ambulance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Michael Rios | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Two wounded patients were killed after police officers and vigilantes attacked an ambulance in Haiti, humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said on Wednesday. The officers and vigilantes then took the three wounded patients outside the hospital grounds and at least two of them were killed, MSF said. The third patient was not killed, Garnier said. This is the latest deadly ambulance attack that MSF has reported in Haiti. In December last year, the organization said armed men stopped an MSF ambulance, dragged a patient out and killed him.

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☆ I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Analysis Kelly Lambert | The Conversation | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

After we published our research, the story of driving rats went viral in the media. The tale of rat tailsIt wasn’t just the effects of anticipation on rat behavior that caught our attention. While it’s vital to study negative emotions such as fear and stress, positive experiences also shape the brain in significant ways. As animals – human or otherwise – navigate the unpredictability of life, anticipating positive experiences helps drive a persistence to keep searching for life’s rewards. That’s a lesson my lab rats have taught me well.

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☆ I wanted my daughter to graduate from college debt-free, so I bought a storage unit business. It paid for her entire tuition.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Nancy Brier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I bought a storage unit business, and it became so successful that it has paid for her full tuition. I didn't visualize myself shoveling out storage units full of cat toys, abandoned tires, chainsaw parts, and cheese graters. AdvertisementThat's when we looked into the storage business to help pay for her college tuition. We bought a fixer-upper mini storage businessAfter a long search, we spotted an ad for a fixer-upper mini storage business and decided to make an offer in 2020. And if life takes another unexpected turn, maybe our college graduate can use the mini storage to house a plumbing truck.

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To lower housing costs, Trump has said he would allow homes to be built on federally protected land, something that could help increase the supply of homes in places like Nevada and Arizona. TaxesTrump has proposed a number of tax cuts, including a complete elimination of the federal income tax. Those cuts lowered the corporate tax rate to 21% from 35%, reduced individual income tax rates, and increased the standard deduction. That could create havoc for workers and consumers and reduce the amount of income taxes the federal government brings in. About 40% of Social Security recipients pay federal income taxes, typically because they have other sources of income that raise them above a certain threshold where they are required to pay income tax, according to the Social Security Administration.

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☆ Behind the Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount deal that never was
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Zaslav wanted a deal to happen. The problem, per Paramount: Zaslav didn't want to write a big check to Paramount owner Shari Redstone. What wasn't well-known: Zaslav spent months hanging around the basket, hoping that he could somehow land a Paramount deal. AdvertisementA week later, Paramount says, Zaslav talked to Bakish and told him he'd still love to make a deal. AdvertisementSo here we are today, nearly a year after WBD and Paramount first discussed a deal.

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☆ Max Verstappen mounts incredible comeback at Sao Paulo GP to all but clinch F1 championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Max Verstappen produced one of the all-time wet weather drives at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, climbing from 17th to first to all but seal his fourth consecutive F1 drivers’ championship title. In doing so, he extended his lead in the title race over challenger Lando Norris, who started in pole but finished sixth. Verstappen looks on during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Verstappen made a rapid start, moving up to 11th after just one lap, and to sixth by lap 11. Rain kicks up off the back of Verstappen's car as he competes during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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☆ After their son came out as gay, these conservative Christian parents went into a closet of their own
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +37 min

But that’s not what happened to Greg Jr. That’s what happened to his parents, Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonald. One of them is a portrait of their son, Greg Jr., around the time his parents confronted him about his secret. An undated family photo shows Greg Jr., Greg Sr., Lynn and Connie McDonald. Courtesy Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonaldEven so, Greg Jr. learned to be quiet and blend in. They didn’t know how to answer this question: Can you still love God, the Bible and your gay son?

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☆ Netflix's 'This is the Zodiac Speaking' tells the story of the hunt for a serial killer. Here's what happened to murder suspect Arthur Leigh Allen.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"This is the Zodiac Speaking" details the hunt for a serial killer in the 1970s. The Netflix docuseries explains that police suspected Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac Killer. Police suspected a man called Arthur Leigh Allen, a convicted sex offender, may have been the Zodiac Killer. Related stories"Arthur Leigh Allen does not match the partial DNA fingerprint developed from bona fide Zodiac letters," he said. A screenshot of archive footage of Arthur Leigh Allen as seen in "This Is the Zodiac Killer."

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☆ 5 reasons BYD is surging ahead after eclipsing Tesla's quarterly sales for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Chinese EV giant said in its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday it had surpassed Tesla's revenues from EV sales for the first time. Executives have said they want half of BYD's sales to come from abroad in the future. Unlike its rival, Tesla, BYD also offers a selection of hybrid vehicles, which are popular in China. Some 311,000 of the 500,000 passenger vehicles BYD sold in October were hybrids, with hybrid sales rising by 62% year-on-year. JADE GAO/AFP via Getty ImagesBYD has sold nearly two million hybrid vehicles this year.

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☆ Lifting the lid: An inside look at the technology that fuels Formula One success
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

F1 races are often decided by tenths of seconds, and technological advancements can make or break a team's time on the circuit. "Formula One is all about performance, and it's performance which drives success on the racetrack. "Without all four of them operating at a very high level, it's very difficult to have real success," Waterhouse added. James Vowles, team principal for Williams Racing, said he spends about 30% of his time on technology. Watch the video above for an in-depth look at the technology that fuels F1 success, featuring interviews with Formula One Group CEO Stefano Domenicali, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, Williams Racing Team Principal James Vowles, Scuderia Ferrari HP Team Principal Fréd Vasseur and more.

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☆ Minneapolis man charged in shooting of neighbor but has not been arrested, prompting anger at police
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Court documents state that Sawchak shot his neighbor in the neck with a firearm from an open upstairs window. Moturi told them that his neighbor had threatened to shoot him “if he touched a specific tree.” While Moturi was cutting the tree, he was shot. The chief said Sawchak has not been arrested because he is “mentally ill” and possesses firearms. O’Hara said anyone who suggests that police do not want to arrest Sawchak is “simply wrong.” Frey’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In January 2016, he allegedly verbally harassed a neighbor while holding a knife and threatened to kill a neighbor, the documents say.

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☆ Sudan: ‘The world doesn’t see us’, said a militia chief while holding Clarissa Ward captive in Darfur
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Clarissa Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

North Darfur, Sudan CNN —“La tasweer! During our journey in and out of North Darfur, we spent many hours traversing the remote region on sandy tracks. During our time in North Darfur, we passed at least six cell phone towers but none of them were operational. “The world doesn’t see us, the help doesn’t come,” the security chief mused to me one afternoon. The security chief poses with Scott McWhinnie and Clarissa Ward after announcing the team would be released.

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☆ Charles Leclerc wins F1 U.S. Grand Prix, Lando Norris loses podium to late penalty
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Madeline Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Lando Norris used his tire delta to navigate to third place late past Max Verstappen, who complained about his tires multiple times during the race. The stewards are investigating 👀#F1 #USGP pic.twitter.com/oDmpRvOYDM — Formula 1 (@F1) October 20, 2024Leclerc, Sainz, and Verstappen rounded out the podium, widening Verstappen’s lead in the drivers’ championship. Lando Norris started on pole but didn’t hold the lead after passing the massive American flag at Turn 1. Norris’ penalty was costly in the bigger picture of the drivers’ championship fight. Ferrari is now just eight points back of Red Bull for second place, while McLaren leads the championship by 40 points.

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This is the picture painted of Jabalya, northern Gaza, by the emergency services chief in the area. “You can see the signs of hunger on the people in northern Gaza,” Fares Afana, the head of emergency services in northern Gaza, told CNN by phone on Monday. The 400,000 who remain in northern Gaza are stalked by hunger and face thunderous bombardment. The UN has accused the Israeli military of forcing residents of northern Gaza to choose between starvation or relocation. On Tuesday, at least 17 people were killed in northern Gaza, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense.

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☆ Flames seen under Frontier Airlines flight as it makes hard landing in Las Vegas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Sarah Dewberry | Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Frontier Airlines flight seemed to catch fire as it made what officials described as a “hard landing” at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday. The plane “experienced a hard landing where basically tires blew,” airport officials told CNN. Video obtained by CNN shows flames underneath the plane and a trail of smoke after it landed. The Clark County Fire Department responded immediately, and all the passengers and crew were safely transported to the gate area, airport officials added. The National Transportation Safety Board will also investigate the incident, according to a Saturday statement from the agency posted on X.

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☆ A clearer picture of Helene's fury begins to emerge as cut-off communities take stock of what remains
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Damage from Hurricane Helene in Mitchell County, N.C., on Friday. Deon Hampton / NBC NewsThousands of trees were toppled in Helene’s fury, mangled train tracks were left discarded on river beds and school buses were blown away. Damage from Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C., on Friday. “It’s just too much.”Damage from Hurricane Helene in Mitchell County, N.C., on Friday. Ignacio Espino, left, surveys the damage from Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C., on Friday with his family.

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☆ A Ryanair Boeing plane caught fire on a runway in Italy while taxiing for takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ryanair flight in Italy was delayed after fumes were seen coming out of the aircraft. This comes just days after another Ryanair flight's tires burst while landing in Milan. AdvertisementA Ryanair flight in Italy caught fire as it was taxiing on the runway in an airport in southern Italy. Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin, a city near Italy's border with France, caught fire on Thursday, according to CNN. "I think that both Airbus and Boeing, certainly Boeing, need to significantly improve quality control," O'Leary told the Financial Times.

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☆ From Walmart and Ikea to Heineken, here are the companies whose imports may be most impacted by the port strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The port workers' strike could disrupt business for big retailers, according to ImportGenius data. Walmart, Ikea and Samsung are some of the biggest importers at ports affected, the data show. JPMorgan predicted the strike could cost the US up to $5 billion daily. AdvertisementMajor retailers are pivoting their shipping plans and preparing for the financial impact of the ongoing port strike. The chart doesn't include data from shipping companies that handle cargo from multiple businesses or anonymous shipments.

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☆ What office meltdown? Developers see a shortage of high-end space and are rushing to build it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Much of the office market may be mired in a downturn, but demand has been strong for high-end space. New office construction has dropped off sharply, leading to a potential upcoming shortage. That demand has persisted even as office construction has been stifled by higher interest rates and inflation, which have pushed up costs. Worries over the health of the office market have also made lenders reluctant to finance new development. 8 million square feet of that is pre-leased, meaning that there is only about 10 million square feet of upcoming available top quality space.

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☆ A trifecta of global crises could snarl supply chains and increase prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The dockworkers' strike threatens supply chains, while Hurricane Helene caused costly damage. Devastation from Hurricane Helene, a dockworkers' strike, and escalating conflict in the Middle East all threaten to scramble supply chains and inflate prices. How much the strike impacts prices depends on how much of a cushion companies have built to deal with any bottlenecks. Bottlenecks also encourage carriers to raise their prices, increasing retail and consumer goods prices, Kent said. The hurricane has also disrupted some supply chains, including healthcare supplies and high-purity quartz needed for semiconductor manufacturing.

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☆ The US dockworkers strike is here, and it's impacting more than just packages
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A strike at ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts presents huge challenges for the economy. The strike could lead to billions in daily economic losses and stall imports ranging from mangoes to auto parts. The dockworkers are pushing for higher wages and a ban on automation at the ports. AdvertisementA major strike at US ports started on Tuesday and could snarl everything from holiday shopping to auto production lines. But the strike could halt shipments of those foods, including mangoes, bananas, and other fresh fruit from Central and South America.

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☆ These consumer products are most likely to be impacted by the port strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Dominick Reuter | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

US port workers are on strike following the expiration of their labor contract Monday night. The work stoppage at Eastern and Gulf Coast facilities will impact a host of consumer products. AdvertisementUS port workers with the International Longshoremen's Association are on strike following the expiration of their union's contract Monday night. In the latest development of the ongoing labor dispute, the work stoppage at Eastern and Gulf Coast facilities is expected to impact a host of consumer products. Continental Tire, Michelin, and Goodyear are all top importers through East and Gulf Coast ports, Pacula noted.

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