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☆ The Western tourists going to Iraq for vacation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Richard Collett | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

“It was peaceful, calm, and rather quiet,” Driskill told CNN Travel after visiting Iraq in 2024. “Every year we’re seeing more people come to Iraq than before,” he told CNN Travel. Newenham first visited in August 2021 and told CNN Travel that she never imagined Iraq becoming one of her favorite travel destinations. Anmar Khalil/AP“Visiting the [ninth-century] Great Mosque of Samarra is a must,” he told CNN Travel. For Sarah Sanbar, Iraq researcher at Human Rights Watch, tourism to the country is allowing visitors to see the real Iraq.

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☆ AI Is Quietly Being Used to Pick Your Pocket With Personalized Pricing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Albert Fox Cahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Under the long-standing law, companies can face ruinous penalties for price discrimination only if they're discriminating against other businesses. Tyler Le/BII say low-grade shock because at the time personalized pricing discrimination was far less widespread and harmful than it is today. And many of those that don't disclose using personalized pricing still do it. AI pricing also means that those who are the most desperate and most vulnerable will often pay the most. So much of AI pricing acts as a regressive tax, charging those with the most the least.

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☆ I've been moving back and forth between Japan and the US for years. The quality of life in Japan is much better.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Emery Bowles quit his job in the US and moved to Japan to teach English in 2008. Bowles found life in Japan safe and beautiful, despite language barriers and cultural differences. He and his wife plan to keep moving between Japan and the US to expose their son to both cultures. My wife was wary at first about leaving Japan, but the job paid better than teaching, so she got on board. While I love both places, the quality of life is better in Japan.

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☆ A millennial teacher who moved from Texas to Denmark shares the pros and cons of living there
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ilana Buhl believes the cons of living in Denmark are minor compared to the pros. Buhl, who moved to Denmark in 2018, finds feeling safer and being in a walkable city are two pros. Buhl, who got her permanent residence permit not too long ago, said "the cons are so minor compared to the pros" in Denmark . Buhl shared with Business Insider some of the pros and cons of living in Denmark after living in Texas. The weather can be one negativeWhile Buhl finds the pros of living in Denmark outweigh the cons, she noted a few downsides.

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☆ You should turn on this new iPhone feature immediately
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here's how to activate the new security option and why it's so important:Should I turn on Stolen Device Protection? Stolen Device Protection is a new setting that's included with the latest iOS release, version 17.3. A screenshot of an iPhone's settings APA screenshot of Apple's stolen device protection feature APHow does Stolen Device Protection Work? Changing an Apple ID password, updating Apple ID security settings, adding or removing Face or Touch ID, and turning off the Find My device feature or Stolen Device Protection also will trigger this feature. Then go to your settings, scroll down to "Face ID & Passcode" or "Touch ID & Passcode" and enter your passcode.

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Here's how to activate the new security option and why it's so important:SHOULD I TURN ON STOLEN DEVICE PROTECTION? Stolen Device Protection is a new setting that's included with the latest iOS release, version 17.3. HOW DOES STOLEN DEVICE PROTECTION WORK? HOW DO I ACTIVATE STOLEN DEVICE PROTECTION? Scroll down and you’ll see Stolen Device Protection.

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☆ I've been on over 20 solo trips. Here are the 9 things I always do to stay safe.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Nicole Jordan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementI've traveled solo many times in the past 10 years, and there are a few things I always do to try to stay safe. This can help my loved ones know where I am, especially when I'm traveling with an open schedule. I never tell strangers I'm traveling aloneI don't tell strangers I'm by myself when I'm adventuring around foreign places. AdvertisementAnd when I book Airbnb or hotel reservations I add a second person's email to my reservation so people don't think I'm traveling alone. AdvertisementI never tell strangers I'm traveling alone.

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☆ I'm an NYU student and just returned from my semester abroad in Madrid. Here's what I wish I knew before I moved overseas.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Isabel Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm a New York University student, and I just returned from my semester abroad in Madrid. Now that I'm back home in my NYC apartment, I realize I learned a lot from my semester abroad. I learned that language barriers were not a reason to stop talking, dim your personality, or expect others to accommodate you. Many students felt pressure to travel, and I did, too. Besides that, I was in Madrid — a global city with so much to see and learn.

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☆ Cash stuffing budgets are all the rage right now. 2 women explain their polar-opposite experiences.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But then she decided to try "cash stuffing," a budgeting trend she'd heard about on YouTube two months earlier. Cash stuffing involves using envelopes to divide up cash for rent, groceries, gas, and other things. Vera KentCash stuffing isn't a good fit for everyoneNot everyone is a huge fan of cash stuffing, however. The video took off, racking up over 166,000 views, but Kent said she didn't take to cash stuffing and quit only three weeks after she started. Have you tried cash stuffing and are willing to share your story?

☆ A day in the life of a 'billionaire's magician,' who's hired to fly around the world and entertain the elite
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Dan Chan has branded himself as the "billionaire's magician" — he's performed globally for the ultra-rich and their families and friends, commanding top rates for magic shows. I've been on private yachts and flown around the world to entertain celebrities, three-star Michelin-rated chefs, athletes, and movie stars. We sometimes perform together with him in charge of the kids while I entertain the adults. Corporate clients can often pay more because it's a tax write-off to entertain their staff, which helps them build their empire. For billionaire clients that hire you to entertain at a private party, the dynamic is different.

☆ Diego Maradona: How the 'Hand of God' and the 'Goal of the Century' redefined football
▼ + stars: | 2018-06-11 | by ( Marcela Mora Y Araujo For Cnn Video Patrick Sung | Marcela Mora Y Araujo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

With the scores between England and West Germany level at 2-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, striker Geoff Hurst's shot hit the crossbar and deflected downwards. With the scores between England and West Germany level at 2-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, striker Geoff Hurst's shot hit the crossbar and deflected downwards. STAFF/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Diego Maradona, 1986 — "The Hand of God" needs little introduction. BONGARTS/Getty Images Maradona followed that act of subterfuge with one of the greatest ever World Cup goals as England lost 2-1. Ian Walton/Getty Images Maradona is also venerated in Naples after leading Napoli to the Italian Serie A title in 1987 and 1990.

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