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☆ The 'Dune: Prophecy' premiere ends with a shocking twist. Star Jihae breaks down Kasha's fate.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementThe series premiere of "Dune: Prophecy," which aired Sunday, ended with a shocking twist. Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Dune: Prophecy" season 1, episode 1. A pair of shocking deaths close out the first episode of "Dune: Prophecy," the new HBO series that serves as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" movies. Charithra Chandran, Yerin Ha, Jessica Barden, and Emma Canning in "Dune: Prophecy." "Dune: Prophecy" airs Sundays at 9 p.m.

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I’ll frequently update this list leading up to October’s Prime Day sale on Oct. 8 and 9. SKIP AHEAD Best early Prime Day deals | More early Prime Day sales | Best sales at other retailers | How I picked the best early Prime Day deals | Why trust NBC Select? Best early Prime Day kitchen deals4.3-star average rating from 68,314 reviews on AmazonThis microwave popcorn maker is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets. Best early Prime Day salesHere are the best early Prime Day sales to know about. Best sales at other retailersHow I found the best early Prime Day dealsAll of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting.

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☆ Parents are turning to a 'paid village' to handle childcare and cleaning. Costs range from $500 to $2,600 a month.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Despite that unpaid support, Johnson and her husband pay $2,600 a month for childcare and cleaning — the sort of paid village Johnson says is essential when both parents are working. Parents around the country are struggling to pay for childcare costs — which are often higher than a mortgage or rent. Here's what five other parents pay to create the village they need to survive. AdvertisementDay care for the two younger kids costs $650 every two weeks, or over $1,300 monthly. "I think there's a lot of unnecessary guilt and shame that can come up with having a 'paid' village,'" she said.

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Persons: I’ve, I’ll, It’s, petrolatum, popper, fryer, Lindsay Schneider, TikTok Organizations: Deal, NBC, October’s, Alexa Voice, Amazon, Bluetooth, Wellness, Bath, Giftable Tech, Facebook, Twitter Locations: California

☆ Why people are taking photos of their airport trays now
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

However, the trend is ruffling more than a few feathers, due to the airport security line being one of the top places in the world where it’s imperative to avoid dilly-dallying. Let’s also not forget that with all those shoes passing through security trays, you may as well be laying your items straight out on the floor. In 2018, a European study found that airport trays are the least hygienic part of the airport, carrying more germs than toilets. So while hand sanitizer doesn’t typically feature in these airport tray photos and videos, it should probably play a key part in the aftercare. “As long as the staged glamor photos are not causing delays or issues with other passengers in the checkpoint, there are no issues.

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☆ My wife and I both work full-time. Summers are complex — we have to plan our kids' summer schedules 6 months in advance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My working hours haven't decreased from my finance days, but I have more flexibility and control over my work schedule. We plan summer childcare in DecemberSummer is harder. Through the years, my wife and I have learned that we have to plan our summer schedule in December. AdvertisementSummer camp hours do not follow working hoursOur kids go to different summer camps in and around Boston for 10 weeks of the summer. The kids attend private school, and summer camp costs us roughly the same.

Persons: —, Pat Dooling, I'd, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Boston

Japan's two largest commercial airlines are toughening their stances against travelers who verbally or physically abuse airline staff. Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways updated their websites Friday with "customer harassment" policies, in the wake of rising instances of front-line worker abuse occurring across industries in Japan. "This has placed a significant burden on our employees, leading to cases where some have been forced to take leave," she said. Japan Airlines' policy also mandates airline staff to undergo harassment training — employees will be provided manuals detailing how to quickly and appropriately respond to "malicious" behavior. Both airlines' policies state that travelers who harass employers will be issued a warning, after which consequences can include denial of boarding and police involvement.

Persons: ANA's Yoshiko Miyashita Organizations: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, CS, Nikkei Asia Locations: Japan

☆ Germany sets aside unease over its military to celebrate first Veteran’s Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Nadine Schmidt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Germany is marking its first Veterans’ Day since World War Two on Saturday, a once unthinkable move that sets aside long-standing unease over the honoring of its soldiers. “We on the left reject this Veterans’ Day,” he told CNN in a statement. The commemorations, modeled on Armed Forces Day in the UK and Veterans Day in the US, will honor all Germans who have worn military uniform – not only those wounded or killed in combat. But the biggest spur to creating a Veterans’ Day has been Ukraine. He played a prominent role in forming the new Veterans’ Day bill.

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☆ Insider Today: Hair transplants in Istanbul
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On the agenda today:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. But first: Where did Mother's Day brunch come from? Austin Melonie Carroll / Getty ImagesThis week's dispatchMother's Day brunchAdvertisementIt's Mother's Day tomorrow — a holiday that can be joyful for many, but also difficult and emotional for others. For those celebrating the holiday, I have a feeling you might be doing something that just feels synonymous with Mother's Day: brunching. I asked Business Insider lifestyle correspondent Anneta Konstantinides for her thoughts — and whether she has any brunch tips.

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☆ I got a hair transplant in Istanbul, a sanctuary for balding men. It pulled me out of a dark place.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Spencer Macnaughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Bennett, who's three years older than me and was a bit further along in the balding process, had been my hair loss mentor. But now, he was one of the growing number of men who traveled 5,000 miles to Istanbul, the global capital for hair transplant surgery. According to the Turkish Health Tourism Association, about one million people traveled to Turkey for a hair transplant in 2022, spending about $2 billion. Bennett/Spencer Macnaughton Show less Bennett lounging poolside in December 2022 , 11 months after his hair transplant. Spencer Macnaughton during his hair transplant in Istanbul Turkey Kenny Wassus/Business InsiderWhen they finally announced I was finished, it was around 10 p.m.

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☆ Spotify tattoos: What you should know about the body art fad
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The above ink, on the forearm of tattooer John Lapides' first Spotify tattoo customer, leads to the Michael Bublé song "Everything." Pictured is the Spotify code for "Dear to Me," a song by the Los Angeles-based band Electric Guest. Every piece of content on Spotify has a series of sound bars called a Spotify code. To read CNN’s full article on these Spotify tattoos, click the link in our bio.#cnn #news #spotify #spotifytattoo #tattoo #tattoos ♬ original sound - CNNOther times, it’s simply a means of decorating the body, said Drew Hibbard, a tattoo artist and piercer at Blue Lotus Tattoo & The Piercing Lounge in Madison, Wisconsin. Hibbard: Spotify tattoos are a super cute and meaningful idea, but years down the road, who knows if Spotify will even be a thing?

Persons: John Lapides, Michael Bublé, Christina Perri, Lapides, Michael, “, ” Lapides, Rick Astley’s, ”, —, it’s, Drew Hibbard, Hibbard, “ I’ve, I’m, aftercare Organizations: Spotify, Los, Street, Wall Street, CNN, cnn, Artists Locations: Los Angeles, Fountain , Colorado, Madison , Wisconsin

☆ Simon Cowell says the sexual assault of a former 'X Factor' contestant was 'horrific and heart-breaking'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Simon Cowell said the sexual assault of an "X Factor" contestant was "horrific" and "heartbreaking." Simon Cowell described the sexual assault of a former "X Factor" contestant as "horrific and heart-breaking" after she criticized the support provided by the show's producers. Spraggan, who performed her own songs in her audition for "The X Factor," pulled out of the show during production, citing illness. "The X Factor" has faced criticism from other former UK contestants over their treatment. The X Factor was produced by Thames [part of Freemantle] and Syco, who were primarily responsible for duty of care towards all of its programme contributors."

Persons: Simon Cowell, Lucy Spraggan, Spraggan, she'd, Rylan Clark, they'd, I'd, Tim Whitby, Spraggan wasn't, Cowell, Lucy, Katie Waissel, Simon Cowell's Organizations: Guardian, Morning, Fremantle, BBC News, ITV, Thames Locations: London, Fremantle

☆ Her son said his stepdad was sexually abusive. A judge gave the stepdad custody anyway. Then she found the photographs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Olivia Gentile | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +58 min

Robert confronted Winenger with the allegations that November, and within weeks Winenger denied the claims in family court. In a family court hearing in Vista, California, on October 28, 2021, Commissioner Patti Ratekin chastised Jill Montes for allegedly alienating her kids from her ex-husband. From a list provided by the Delaware Family Court, Kelly chose a psychologist, William Northey. Their father cited the report in asking a Delaware family court judge to order the boys to change schools. Family Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle CountyCiting the email and a subsequent report, Michael pressed Ostroski to order the transfer.

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☆ I left teaching and now make $450,000 in revenue a year covering up scars and stretch marks with tattoos. Here's how I built my lucrative business from scratch.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Natalie Rahhal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Laura Lara, a paramedical tattoo artist, who lives in El Paso, Texas. In 2022, I made $457,000 in revenue working full-time for myself in the paramedical tattoo industry. There's also pigment camouflage, which is done when the stretch marks are flat, white, and over a year old. Some people think paramedical tattooing is just for women, but stretch marks don't discriminate. Paramedical tattooists are changing people's lives and that's the best part of itThe paramedical tattoo industry is growing and evolving.

☆ An airline has offered passengers counseling after a flight was diverted when it was hit by 'severe wind-speeds' and high turbulence
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

TUI has offered counseling to passengers on board a diverted flight, per an airline spokesperson. The flight from Tenerife to Manchester was hit by "severe wind-speeds" during its descent. One passenger told Manchester Evening News people on board were "screaming" and "crying." Passengers were "screaming" and "crying" during the incident, one traveler on board the flight, Gareth Slater, told Manchester Evening News. Earlier this month, a Lufthansa flight from Austin to Frankfurt was forced to make an emergency landing after severe turbulence.

☆ A former X Factor contestant studied law so she could sue Simon Cowell's company after the show 'almost ruined my life,' report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A former X Factor contestant told the Sunday Times she plans to sue Simon Cowell's company. Waissel said she sought therapy for PTSD after X Factor, and that Syco failed in its duty of care. "There are so many of us who have been so trapped and it's not fair, there was a huge imbalance in power," Waissel told the newspaper. The X Factor made stars of contestants in both the US and UK, including One Direction, Little Mix, and Camila Cabello. Were you an X Factor contestant?

☆ Holiday travelers are trapped in an Iceland airport because snow-covered roads prevented them from getting to their hotels — or out of the country
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Travelers are stuck in an Icelandic airport after a blizzard dumped snow on the country. Keflavík Airport, easyJet, and Icelandair did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Despite multiple warnings from The Icelandic Meteorological Office, Iceland's government, and The Foreign Office, passengers told NBC that the airlines seemed under-prepared and barely communicated through the chaotic weekend of cancelations. Ryan Stevens, a traveler from London who is still stuck in Iceland, told Insider that Icelandair poorly handled the situation. Stevens is out 1,500 euros due to three nights in a hotel and two additional booked flights and said he hasn't heard anything about reimbursements or assistance.

☆ The Fleurty Girl of New Orleans
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Sponsor Post | Sponsored State Farm | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

LLauren LeBlanc Haydel founded Fleurty Girl in 2009 with a $2,000 tax refund and a vision for a different life. "I realized I'm going to start a t-shirt line about New Orleans and feminine cut t-shirts, and it's going to be called Fleurty Girl," Haydel said. Fleurty Girl / GettyBut it isn't just that leap of faith to which she attributes her early success. GettyThe exposure from the cease-and-desist letter gave Fleurty Girl the buzz it needed because locals ate up her merchandise, and wanted more. Fleurty Girl / GettyToday, Fleurty Girl has nine stores, including one online, that sells carefully curated products like socks, jewelry, shoes – and yes, t-shirts – from local and internationally loved brands.

☆ Bikini baristas, shot girls, and Vegas showgirls: 5 women who make huge tips in unconventional jobs share their most bizarre and frightening experiences at work
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Insider spoke with 5 women — a Vegas showgirl, 2 bikini baristas, a bottle girl, and a shot girl — about their jobs. Courtesy of Jenna FurioJenna Furio is a 36-year-old showgirl in Las Vegas who got started when the pandemic hit. "Everybody thinks it only takes a beautiful face and body to be a Las Vegas showgirl," she added. Read more: I'm a Las Vegas showgirl who dances on the Strip. Harmon has used the tip money she earned to buy a new car and go on trips to Las Vegas and Hawaii.

☆ My family of 3 moved from Washington, DC to Brussels, Belgium, and our cost of living dropped by half without compromising our lifestyle
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Jessica Van Dop Dejesus | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

HousingIn the US, we lived in Brookland, a quiet residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, DC, a 15-minute drive to downtown DC and on the metro line. A similar apartment in Washington, DC, costs almost $5,000 monthly. A comparable restaurant in Washington, DC, will cost almost double, especially when you factor in a 20% tip. In Washington, DC, we shared a car, and between car payments, insurance, and gas, we spent $600 a month. How we feel about our moveDo we get homesick for Washington, DC?

☆ A 31,000-year-old Stone Age skeleton reveals the world's oldest limb amputation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The world's earliest limb amputation — dating back 31,000 years — has been discovered in Borneo. It gives a fascinating insight into the medical abilities of people in the Stone Age. Studies on the skeleton buried in a cave found that, after the surgery, they went on to live for six to nine years. Previously, the earliest recorded amputation was carried out 7,000 years ago on a Neolithic farmer from France. They explained that intensive post-operative care of the patient, including temperature regulation, bathing, wound care, and disinfection, would have been vital for the patient.

☆ Actress Elizabeth Hurley says cancer awareness now 'more vital than it's ever been'
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-03 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

So, if anything, this World Cancer Day this year in 2022 is more vital than it's ever been." Hurley was speaking to "CNBC Meets" in her role as global ambassador for The Estée Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Campaign, ahead of World Cancer Day on Feb. 4. Both women and men can be diagnosed with breast cancer which has now overtaken lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. The Breast Cancer Campaign and The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation have since provided over $108 million toward "global research, education and medical services." They're talking about fundraising, they're talking about treatments, they're talking about diagnosis, they're talking about aftercare if you've been diagnosed, how should people be treated, what can we do to help?"

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