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☆ A New Way to Leave Twitter for Bluesky Without Losing Your Tweets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"We know lots of people are importing their old posts, and we're excited about that," Liu says. To be honest, I've found it a bit weird to see my old tweets in my new home. To fix that — and to minimize the potential for tampering with old tweets — Bluesky is planning to label posts that are moved over from other platforms. "We're about to ship an update to show old posts that are imported with an archival tag," Liu says. Once I've got all my old tweets unpacked on Bluesky, I'm going to head back over to X and torch my entire archive.

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☆ Federal jobs are known for their stability. Now they could be in jeopardy as Musk pushes for deep spending cuts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Tech: We're in the middle of a white-collar recession, and tech workers are shouldering much of it . We're in the middle of a white-collar recession, and tech workers . AdvertisementElon Musk's government efficiency commission has been tasked with cutting government spending, raising questions about the future of millions of jobs. Tech jobs are mired in a recession. White collar hiring is in a huge slump, and tech workers are some of the hardest hit .

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☆ Tropicana redesigned its classic bottle. Customers revolted
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Tropicana customers are in revolt over an orange juice bottle redesign. In July, Tropicana’s sales dropped 8.3% from the year prior, according to sales data by market research firm Circana shared with CNN. Tropicana's customers have expressed frustration at the new bottles. It’s more of a generic structure.”Tropicana's old carafe bottle design. “I had been a loyal customer for decades but now you lost me.”“I do not like the new bottle design,” another posted on Reddit.

Persons: Circana, you’ve, ”, Steve Lamoureux, Peter Clarke, ” Clarke, “, Tiffany Hagler, Lamoureux, we’re, it’s, that’s, Joe Biden, ” Lamoureux Organizations: New, New York CNN, Tropicana, OJ, CNN, Coca, Brand, Product Ventures, Geard, Bloomberg, Getty, Tropicana Brands Group, Tropicana Brands, Tropicana OJ, Companies Locations: New York, Orange

☆ High grocery prices got droves of Americans to vote for Trump but they shouldn’t expect to pay less over the next four years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With some of these pressure points softening, food prices have cooled to rates comparable to before the pandemic. “Grocery prices have skyrocketed,” he said. “Until we can — if we can — fix climate change, there’s no way that food prices can come down,” he told CNN. In the past, grocery prices have come down primarily when “the economy is under duress” and people don’t have enough money to pay for groceries. Absent these kinds of scenarios, Trump is unlikely to get the actual food prices we pay back to where they were during his first term.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, ”, “, ” Trump, “ That’s, That’s, Phil Lempert, Vance, Lempert, Leo Feler, Feler, it’s “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, AP VoteCast, New York Economic Club, ”, Trump, CNN, University of California Locations: New York, Ukraine, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Florida, California, China, Los Angeles

☆ How Reddit Went Mainstream: Google Search Increase, Real Human Users
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The search platform is prioritizing Reddit's results. Going public, for Reddit, has entailed becoming a more welcoming place for users as well as for investors, Kessler said. "If you're public and these things come out, I mean, that could start having an impact on your market cap. Just as search engine optimization operations have gotten good at gaming Google, they can likely do it on Reddit, too. It's part social media, part search engine, part just a place for real answers, or as close to real as you're going to get on the internet today.

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☆ 4B movement surges in interest among US women after Trump election win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“So if you’re going to hate us, then we’re going to do what we want.”What is the 4B movement? The 4B movement was decentralized and existed in various iterations online and offline, making it difficult to assess its true size and scale. “And we see each other.”The US election is inspiring conversation around 4BIt’s far too early to tell whether the 4B movement might seriously catch on in the US. Some are skeptical 4B will catch onIn Han’s view, the 4B movement is unlikely to become mainstream in the US. “I could definitely see it fueling change in some way.”Han predicts that American interest in the 4B movement will subside quickly.

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West Palm Beach, Florida CNN —Donald Trump began his political comeback when many in his own party wanted him to go away. A lineup of former allies, including Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence; ex-political protege Florida Gov. Trump’s political team seized on their change in fortune, selling T-shirts with his mug shot and consolidating support throughout the country. Trump’s campaign had made substantial gains among every demographic his campaign set out to find new votes. “They came from all quarters: Union, nonunion, African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Arab American, Muslim American,” Trump said in his victory remarks.

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Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and North Carolina ended up consuming the campaign’s most precious resources: time and money. Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of ads blanketed the airwaves in the battlegrounds as Harris and Trump held large-scale, competing rallies. On the eve of the election, Harris and Trump raced to those swing states making their final pitches, each focusing heavily on Pennsylvania, the biggest electoral prize of those states. The Harris campaign, flush with money, has deployed a massive ground game in the battleground states that aims to deliver its voters to the polls. “President Donald J. Trump is going into Election Day stronger than he has in any previous election and if patriots across the country keep the momentum and turn out as expected on Election Day, we will be swearing in President Trump in January,” Tim Saler, a data consultant for Trump and the Republican National Committee, said in a statement.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, ” Harris, ” Trump, ”, “, there’s, Joe Biden, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden, ” O’Malley Dillon, Donald J, ” Tim Saler, Harris ’ Organizations: Trump, NBC, Mar, Convention, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Howard University, Democratic, Republican, Republican National Committee, Biden Locations: Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona , Nevada , Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Beach, Washington, California, Allentown , Pennsylvania, America, Wisconsin , Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona , North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada , North Carolina

On the last day of a brutal, wild and tightly contested campaign, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris blitzed voters Monday with their final pleas for turnout. Harris and Trump both put their emphasis Monday on Pennsylvania, suggesting they still believe "Keystone State" is more than just a nickname. Its 19 electoral votes went for Trump in 2016 and Biden, who abandoned his re-election bid this summer, in 2020. Harris in particular focused on Pennsylvania, barnstorming the state with all four of her final-day rallies. Most of the rest of the country is considered safe turf for either Harris or Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris blitzed, It’s, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Harris, Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga, ” Trump, there’s, Trump, Nancy Pelosi, he's, Biden, Chris Kofinis, Harris —, Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, that’s, Megyn Kelly, podcaster Joe Rogan, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, we’re, —, won’t, Larry Krasner, We’re, Matthew Bartlett Organizations: NBC, Trump, Pittsburgh, Democratic, Reading, Nebraska's, Congressional, U.S . Capitol, Republican Locations: Philadelphia, City, Raleigh , North Carolina, Grand Rapids , Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Mexico, U.S, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia , North Carolina, —, Cobb County, Atlanta

☆ A booming Montana city's struggle with homelessness is a warning — and a model — for the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementHousing costs and the homeless population have soared in the Western Montana city of Missoula this year. Between 2021 and 2023, the city's two main shelters saw a 53% increase in the number of nights of shelter provided to Missoulans experiencing homelessness. Advocates for those experiencing homelessness say there's much more work to be done. Local lawmakers say the city needs more state and federal funds to aid those experiencing homelessness. Building more housing is key to solving homelessnessAffordability is at the root of homelessness in Missoula and across the US.

Persons: —, Jill Bonny, they're, Bonny, It's, Eliza Relman, Bob Campbell, Campbell, who's Organizations: Service, Poverello Center, Sun, Poverello, New Hope Ministries, Business, Marine Corps Locations: Missoula, Western Montana, Montana, It's

☆ Meet the Press – November 3, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

KRISTEN WELKER:As the 2024 election nears the finish line, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump make their last appeal to voters. Vice President Harris and former President Trump and their surrogates are making their closing arguments. North Carolina was the state former president Trump won in 2020 by the smallest margin and both candidates held events there on Saturday. I asked, what is his message to women who are thinking about voting for Vice President Harris. Today, Vice President Harris is in Michigan working to shore up the blue wall, her simplest path to winning the White House.

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After Harris became the nominee, support from Asian American women jumped to 72%. Support from Asian American men also increased, but not as drastically, sitting now at 59%. Though not nearly as strong as Harris’ pull on Asian women, there are factors that might be siphoning Asian men, Ramakrishnan said. Trump has made marginal gains among Asian men too, he said, but Harris’ draw on both groups far outweighs it. “AAPI women and South Asian women view abortion access as health care,” said Varun Nikore, executive director of the nonprofit AAPI Victory Alliance.

Persons: Sumati Thomas, Kamala Harris, “, ”, “ I’m, Harris, Roe, ” Thomas, Joe Biden, it’s, Karthick Ramakrishnan, Ramakrishnan, hasn’t, AAPI, Harris ’, Trump, Thomas “, President Trump, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, Trump’s, Varun Nikore, they’ve, Thomas, ” Nikore Organizations: Democratic, AAPI, NBC, Victory Alliance Locations: Mississippi, American, Harris, droves

For years, Republican activists have huddled in video meetings to talk about remaking democracy and plan for the election. They successfully lobbied for new state election laws and procedures, diving deep into the intricacies of election regulations. Earlier this year, Ms. Mitchell said she was called by God to shift her attention to the possibility that noncitizens were voting. They were involved in recent attempts to make it easier for State Election Board members to hold up certification while they conduct inquiries into the vote. Ms. Mitchell has talked about a federal elections overhaul should Republicans win the White House and Congress.

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But Clark and others in Asheville’s music scene — which has a spunky, up-and-coming reputation — foresee a long recovery ahead. A key question now is how to rebuild lives and livelihoods in Asheville as attention on the region wanes. Debris covers the River Arts District in Asheville, an area popular among artists and musicians. Tim Gormley, who co-owns Burial Beer Co., decided to scrap Burnpile, a music and beer festival that he called his company’s annual “Super Bowl” event. Burial Beer Co.'s Burnpile festival typically draws crowds every fall, but this year's was canceled after Hurricane Helene.

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The “angels” of Victoria’s Secret descended on the runway Tuesday at the lingerie brand’s Fashion Show, marking the return of the once-famed event, which had gone on yearslong hiatus following controversy. Wearing variations of the brand’s signature wings, the models walked down the aisle to live performances by Cher, Tyla and Lisa. Cher headlines all-women lineup of performersCher performs at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. And Lima, one of the best-known Angels in Victoria’s Secret history, returned to the runway at 43 after having retired at the company’s last fashion show in 2018. Longtime model Carla Bruni, also a singer and the former first lady of France, walked her first VS Fashion Show this year at 56.

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☆ ‘Game of Thrones’ dragon-forged Iron Throne fetches nearly $1.5 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The top-dollar item was the very thing the characters in the series vied for throughout its eight-season run: the Iron Throne. After a six-minute bidding war, the throne sold for $1.49 million. “People wanted a piece of that ‘Game of Thrones’ magic.”Beyond the coveted Iron Throne, over 30 other lots commanded six-figure price tags. Starting bids ranged from $500 to $20,000, but several items went for thousands of dollars more. Jaime Lannister’s black-leather armor ensemble fetched $275,000 and his Kingsguard armor — including his iconic Oathkeeper longsword — went for $212,500.

Persons: Debbie Reynolds, Gregor, Jon Snow's Night's, Jaime Lannister's, Joe Maddalena, George R.R, ” Maddalena, “, Jon Snow’s, Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Daenerys Targaryen, Lena Headey, Daenerys, Jaime Lannister’s, —, Gregor “, Clegane, Jay Roewe, HBO’s, ’, ”, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Heritage, HBO, Heritage Auctions, Warner Bros . Locations: Dallas

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But Pennsylvania stands apart as the state that top strategists for both Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump have circled as the likeliest to tip the election. There are struggling industrial towns where Mr. Trump needs to maximize his vote, and smaller cities booming with Latino immigrants where Ms. Harris aims to make gains. Mr. Trump won the county in 2016 by 19 percentage points, only four years after Mr. Obama carried it narrowly. One X factor is the regional impact of the assassination attempt on Mr. Trump in Butler County. “You guys don’t know what the hell it is,” Mr. Trump said of the tax break.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama’s, Harris, ” Mr, Trump’s, ”, Austin Davis, JD Vance, Sean Hannity, Melania Trump, Harris’s, Doug Emhoff, Jason Isbell, “, Cliff Maloney, Haiyun Jiang, Davis, Josh Shapiro, Shonda Rhimes, Beth Hendrix, Bullishness, Doritos, Nick’s, Maddie McGarvey, Obama, Elon Musk, Abraham Reynolds, Butler, Reynolds, Mr, Michael Swensen, Andrzej Duda, fracking, Kenneth Broadbent, Broadbent, Tim Walz, Erin Schaff, Dan Kanninen, Ama Sarpomaa Organizations: Electoral, White, Pennsylvania, White House, Republican Pa, Mich, Wis ., N.C ., Democrat Republican Pa, Trump, Democratic, Fox News, Hispanic Heritage, Republican, Pennsylvania Chase, Democratic National Convention, The New York Times, Democrat, Pittsburgh Steelers, cheesesteaks, State Legislature, The New York, The New York Times Democrats, Senate, Republicans, Steamfitters, ., Google Locations: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, United States of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, America, White, Ohio, Scranton, Reading, Wilkes, Barre, Illinois, Johnstown, Moon Township, Kittanning, Pa, Bucks County, Luzerne County, Butler County, North East, Butler, Ukraine, Polish, Minnesota, Rochester, Indiana, Indiana County, “, Puerto Rican, Dominican

☆ Where are Gen Z's tech founders?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

So where are Gen Z's tech founders? Gen Z founders and would-be founders are stepping into a vastly different tech world from that of their predecessors — a world where launching a unicorn is far more difficult, and publicly scrutinized, than it was for the garage-band generation of Jobs and Gates. Gen Z is coming of age in an era when the same Big Tech companies are diffuse and dominant. In other words, millennial founders ran so that Gen Z founders could walk. Perhaps we won't see Gen Z founders standing before a crowd and unveiling their latest shiny products anytime soon.

Persons: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Gen X, Sergey Brin, Elon Musk, Travis Kalanick, Peter Thiel, Millennials, I'm, Zuckerberg, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Brian Chesky, Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman, Gen, aren't, Zers, Jerry Neumann, millennials, Uber, Z, There's, Neumann, Kimberly Eddleston, they've, Adam Neumann, Holmes, Alexandra Debow, that's, Alexandr Wang, Wang, They've, Ibrahim Rashid, Rashid didn't, COVID, Rashid, Martin Shkreli, Forbes, Alexis Barreyat, Barreyat, Julian Kage, Kage, they'd, Debow, It's, Eddleston, Emma Chamberlain's Organizations: Boomers, Columbia University, Big Tech, Northeastern University, Facebook, New York University, MIT, Wired, Forbes, University of Chicago, Deloitte, Harvard, Harvard Business Locations: swaggering, Silicon Valley

☆ Athlos: Lucrative prizes won by world’s top athletes at inaugural women-only event
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Some of the world’s best track and field athletes competed for lucrative prizes on Thursday, as the inaugural women-only Athlos event got underway in New York. The prize money is twice what athletes currently win at the Diamond League finale, according to Reuters. And I said, ‘Great, I’m going to double it for one single race,’” Ohanian previously told Reuters. Earlier this month, the Diamond League announced it would increase its prize money for the 2025 season. The total prize money per discipline will now be between $30,000 and $50,000 at regular meetings and between $60,000 and $100,000 for the season-finale.

Persons: Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, “, ” Ohanian, Gabby Thomas, Brittany Brown, Patrick Smith, ” Brown, Faith Kipyegon, Marileidy Paulino, Ohanian, Athlos, Michael Johnson Organizations: CNN, Diamond League, Reuters, Triple, National Women’s Soccer League, Angel City FC, – Locations: New York

Hezbollah’s main base is on the Israel-Lebanon border, where the militant group and Israel have seen near-daily clashes since the war in Gaza began. The rise of Hezbollah: As droves of Palestinian fighters left Lebanon, a band of Shia Islamist fighters trained by Iran burst onto the scene. Support for Gaza: Hezbollah is part of a larger Iran-led alliance of militant groups spanning Yemen, Syria, Gaza, and Iraq that has increasingly clashed with Israel and its allies since the war with Hamas started — and has vowed to continue until the war ends. Displaced residents: The increase in cross-border fighting has forced people from their homes in both Israel and Lebanon. On Tuesday, Israel made it a new war objective to return tens of thousands of Israel’s northern residents to their homes near the border.

Persons: —, Israel, Hezbollah’s, Fu’ad Organizations: Christian Lebanese, Hezbollah Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Beirut, Lebanese, Palestinian, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Iraq

This is the latest in a decades-long conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. Here’s what to know:Israeli invasion: Israeli forces took almost half of Lebanon’s territory when it invaded Lebanon in 1982. Displaced residents: The increase in cross-border fighting has forced people from their homes in both northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Israel said Aqil was among senior Hezbollah figures who were killed in an airstrike on a residential building in Beirut. Lebanon was already reeling after thousands of small blasts hit Hezbollah members’ pagers and walkie-talkies during the week, killing dozens and wounding thousands.

Persons: Sabra, Shatila, Israel, Hezbollah’s, Fu’ad, Ibrahim Aqil, Aqil, ’ pagers Organizations: Commission, Christian Lebanese, Hezbollah, Hamas Locations: Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanese, Palestinian, Islamic Republic, Gaza, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Beirut . Lebanon

☆ Harris puts abortion rights at the center of her campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A fired-up Vice President Kamala Harris adopted a rapid-response mentality to seize on the key issue of abortion rights this week. Harris’ strength on abortion rights is built on key groups that she hopes will show up in droves for her on Election Day. Among Black voters, 83% trust Harris, and among Hispanic voters, it was 63%. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWill men consider abortion rights when they vote? Abortion rights may not be a motivating issue for men.

Persons: CNN —, Kamala Harris, ”, Harris, Oprah Winfrey, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez, Trump, Joe Biden’s, ” Alvarez, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, “ I’m, ” Harris, Shanette Williams, Amber Nicole Thurman, ProPublica, Thurman, Winfrey, CNN’s Brianna Keilar, Nisha Verma, ” Verma, ” “, Verma, White, Walz, Eva Marie Uzcategui, CNN’s Arit John, Eva McKend, David Wright Organizations: CNN, Georgia, New York Times, Siena College, Trump, Black, Democratic, Republican, Biden, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Atlanta, Michigan, Georgia, Chicago, North Carolina, Boynton Beach , Florida, Pennsylvania

☆ An influx of young people entering the housing market next year will lead to a homebuilding boom, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA wave of younger buyers are about to enter the housing market in a trend that could spark a boom for homebuilders, according to one housing analyst. That's because young Americans are itching to buy a home, and they'll likely enter the housing market in droves once mortgage rates come down, he told CNBC in a recent interview. AdvertisementThe 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered around 6.35% the last week, Freddie Mac data shows, close to their lowest level since early 2023. Yet, 89% of existing homeowners have a mortgage rate below 6%, Redfin found in a survey at the start of the year. Mortgage rates, though, could be slow to come down, housing experts say.

Persons: —, Phillip Ng, they'll, We've, Ng, Freddie Mac, Redfin, Pricing's Organizations: Service, Jefferies, CNBC, Business, Buyers, National Association of Realtors, Builders, Mortgage Locations: Redfin

☆ American fast-food giants are going big on a China wager, betting they can get the country's new middle class to love them back
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

An expansion rate surpassing America'sKFC, run by Shanghai-headquartered Yum China, has historically enjoyed the lion's share of the country's fast-food cravings. Hopes for a new middle class in ChinaCities in China are unofficially grouped into tiers according to their status, size, and wealth. Chinese KFC has nearly doubled its menu itemsExpanding during a sluggish economy might make sense for fast food brands, which are often classified as recession-proof as consumers downgrade their spending. Advertisement"Now, they are doubling down further on this strategy by expanding into the inland regions of China, especially Tier Three and Tier Four cities with a growing middle class," they told BI. Yum China has also been expanding aggressively in the country's burgeoning coffee scene, establishing a popular spin-off called KCoffee.

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