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☆ In rambling, hours-long speech, Trump introduces new car loan tax proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump announced a new tax proposal to appeal to car buyers and the auto industry. AdvertisementOn Thursday, former President Donald Trump traveled to Michigan to announce a new tax cut proposal designed to appeal to both car buyers and the auto industry. Related stories"Oooh, he used the word 'rape'," Trump said mockingly. "That's right I used the word 'rape.' It'll be like Detroit," Trump said.

Persons: Trump, Tiffany, —, Donald Trump, Filk0rWO5E, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, Detroit Economic Locations: Detroit, Michigan

☆ The Stretch Limo, Once a Luxury Transportation Option, Is Dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

It used to be that you saw a stretch limousine and excitedly wondered who was inside — maybe a corporate executive or a celebrity or some other classy, mysterious type. The limo industry isn't dead; it's just leaving the classic black stretch version of itself behind. Trade shows and expos for limousines and luxury transportation no longer have many, if any, actual classic stretch limos on their floors. He said they keep a stretch limo around for nostalgia's sake more than anything. A CEO gallivanting around in his or her fancy stretch limousine is gross.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is a whole other show that happens offscreen at the Oscars that the home audience doesn't see on television. “It’s not OK, it’s bad, I’m going home.”GRETA GERWIG AND THE COSTUME DESIGNERSOut in the lobby Gerwig had a fan who wanted to talk to her about something very specific: Ann Roth’s ‘Barbie’ cameo. During the performance, the Dolby Theatre took on the feel of a Taylor Swift concert, with everyone in the room standing and breaking into spontaneous, joyous dance. And the biggest fan in the room was Gerwig, who was given her own personal Ken right up in her face. During the commercial break Mark Ronson found his way to Gerwig, Robbie and a crowd of admirers.

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But when the 91-year-old got his first virtual reality experience recently, he was stunned. “For the majority of our respondents, it was their first time using virtual reality. The Texas-based company is one of a handful that specializes in virtual reality for seniors. She said that with others who don't talk much perk up when given a VR experience putting them in nature. On a recent afternoon at John Knox, a handful of seniors who live independently took turns again using virtual reality.

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☆ Lion attacks: How to stay safe on safaris in Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

It was July of 2022, and the co-founder of Discover Africa Safaris was out in the bush near the Khwai River in northern Botswana. African lions are fully capable of attacking, killing and even eating humans, and it’s generally estimated about 250 people a year die in lion attacks. WLDavies/E+/Getty ImagesOnly about 23,000 lions remain in sub-Saharan Africa, found mostly in Eastern and Southern Africa, Muruthi said. Before your trip, It's important to study up on safety tips -- such as remaining inside your safari vehicle when lions and other wild animals approach. Secondly, fleeing indicates to the lion you’re frightened and now possible prey, turning what might have initially been a mock charge to test you into a real attack.

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☆ Sen. John Fetterman says Biden impeachment is a 'big circlejerk on the fringe right' and that Republicans have a 'fetish for Hunter Biden'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. John Fetterman says he's not worried about a potential impeachment of President Joe Biden. Additionally, he argued that Republicans have a "fetish" for Hunter Biden. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Hunter Biden faces criminal charges"Go ahead and do it, I dare you," he said. "It would just be like a big circlejerk on the fringe right," Fetterman later said of a potential impeachment. "They have a fetish for Hunter Biden," Fetterman responded.

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☆ Pinnock flies to a world-leading distance in long jump qualifying
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock needed just one attempt to secure his spot in the men's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships, soaring to a world-leading 8.54 metres on his opening jump in Wednesday's qualifying. I came here, had the focus and just jumped," Pinnock said. "In the final (Thursday), I want to go out there and do the same thing and whatever comes will come," Pinnock said. Three Jamaicans clinched spots in final, with Carey McLeod (8.19) and Tajay Gayle (8.12) joining Pinnock in the final 12. India's Jeswin Aldrin, whose 8.42 was previously the best in the world this season, was the last qualifier, with a jump of 8.00.

Persons: Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock, Pinnock, " Pinnock, Carey McLeod, Tajay Gayle, China's Jianan Wang, Miltiadis, India's Jeswin Aldrin, Lori Ewing, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Eugene, Greece

☆ Watching Simone Biles this weekend will show how women’s gymnastics has changed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Elle Reeve | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Simone Biles, photographed practicing this week, is set to compete for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021. Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesAt 26, you might hear commentators call Biles “old” for her sport. “To do gymnastics, you have to have good strength-to-weight ratio,” said Jessica O’Beirne, host of the long-running GymCastic podcast. You can’t do the gymnastics required if you don’t have power.”In the bad old days, the emphasis was on weight. “One of the things that has totally changed is the fact that people understand now how important nutrition is.

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☆ Feeling Mortgage-Rate Envy? You’re Not Alone.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At a rooftop party on a steamy July night in Philadelphia, the margarita machine was churning, the seafood boil was hearty, and the conversation turned to the default of the upwardly mobile: real estate. Almost anyone shopping for a home in the 2020s knows the script by now: Someone mentions their recent home purchase, a tale undoubtedly rich with drama, stress and suspense. Guests, well schooled in the volatility of the housing market, lean in for the follow-up: When did you buy? The response to that key question “is normally followed by an ‘Oooh,’” said Evan Barker, 36, a lawyer who attended the party and has participated in enough of these exchanges to know that the “Oooh” means one of two things: You either got the interest rate of a lifetime, or you squarely did not.

Persons: margarita, ’ ”, Evan Barker Locations: Philadelphia

ETImage Trumpet, a bloodhound, was named best in show last year after outlasting some terrific competition. Credit... Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesThere are around 3,000 dogs at Westminster, and all of them are such good, good boys and girls. The 210 breed winners then advance to compete in the group finals. The seven group winners (four of which have already been decided) then vie for the big prize. Last year’s winner was Trumpet, a bloodhound.

☆ Comedian sues Ocasio-Cortez for blocking him on Twitter after he catcalled her outside U.S. Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. A political provocateur sued Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday for blocking him on Twitter after he heckled her outside the U.S. Capitol, shouting crude remarks about her body and her position on abortion. Look at that booty on AOC," he catcalled to Ocasio-Cortez. Hot, hot, hot like a tamale." The appeals court said Trump was acting in his official presidential capacity when he blocked those people.

☆ Popeyes meme kid from viral GIFs inks college football NIL deal with the fast-food chain
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Popeyes announced a partnership with viral meme star Dieunerst Collin on Thursday. Collin, now a college football player, signed an NIL deal with the company. The announcement has prompted other companies to reach out for additional brand partnerships, Collin told ESPN. Collin told ESPN he's grateful that his unintentional fame is finally paying off nearly a decade later. "I just want to thank everyone for going in the comments and tagging Popeyes," Collin said.

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