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☆ These Mormon influencers turned their shocking scandal into a reality TV show. It's been good for business.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

She's also the star of a hit new reality TV series. "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," which premiered on Sept. 6, broke streaming records for Hulu, becoming its most-watched unscripted season premiere in 2024 so far. "The exposure, it's a different level," Paul says of reality TV fame. Disney/Natalie CassSubjecting yourself to reality TV editors can be risky — but if it works, it's great for businessPrior to "Mormon Wives," Neeley already had a business of her own: Babymama, a line of natal nutrition gummies. AdvertisementEven when it's chock-full of drama, the show has already been a boon for business, Neeley says.

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☆ The 9 best things to watch this weekend, from Alex Garland's dystopian nightmare 'Civil War' to the final season of 'My Brilliant Friend'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Shows like "Sister Wives," "The Old Man," "Tulsa King," and "My Brilliant Friend" return this week. Theatrically released movies, including "Civil War" and "In a Violent Nature," are now streaming. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . On the reality side, the long-running TLC hit "Sister Wives" about a fracturing polygamist family returns for its 19th season.

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☆ They survived life in the murderous LeBaron cult. Figuring out how to move on was just as difficult.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Julie Gerstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Celia and Anna LeBaron are the children of murderous cult leader Ervil LeBaron. AdvertisementTo look at them, you would never know that Celia and Anna LeBaron grew up in a violent cult. AdvertisementCelia and Anna say they barely knew their father — Anna only recalls meeting him twice. They were just two of more than 50 children Ervil fathered with his 13 wives. A yearslong killing spreeAnna and Celia's father Ervil LeBaron.

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☆ American Greed: Inside The Episode-Vince Beiser
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Dj Sixsmith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmerican Greed: Inside The Episode-Vince BeiserJournalist Vince Beiser talks with CNBC's DJ Sixsmith about the American Greed episode called "The Polygamist & The Bio Fuel Baron" and how Jacob Kingston and a man named the Lion teamed up to commit a $1.1 billion fraud.

☆ Inside the cold war between Amazon and unions, which are wielding drones and secret agents to expose the company's labor practices
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Unions infiltrated Amazon construction sites in Oregon and Washington seeking regulatory violations. On a frosty morning in February 2021, Tom Tanner walked into an under-construction Amazon warehouse in eastern Washington seeking work. Campaigns to organize Amazon warehouse workers have grabbed national headlines. Amazon workers at the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center join a rally in support of the union on April 24 in Staten Island, New York. Wendell Jeffson in a boom lift at the Amazon warehouse in Shelby, Michigan, when he was 17.

☆ Inflation Reduction Act's expanded biofuel incentives raise concerns about fraud
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

watch nowThe Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Joe Biden in August includes historic investments to combat climate change. It may also open new avenues for fraud by expanding a program that has given federal authorities fits for years. That allowed them to rake in millions of dollars in incentives, even though they were producing very little fuel. Reining in fraudThe EPA says it has continued to beef up its enforcement as it learns more about implementing the program — and as incentives expand under the Inflation Reduction Act. "So, you're just spending money to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act."

☆ Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +23 min

Utah County Attorney David O. Leavitt speaks on July 31, 2019, in Provo. The accusations were part of a new case from Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith. Discussion about satanism and satanic abuse has increased in recent years, according to data provided to NBC News by Zignal Labs, which analyzes social media conversations. Popular culture and social media have also ferried ideas about satanism and widespread child abuse from fringe to the mainstream. (Anti-LGBTQ politicians and activists have equated LGBTQ people with predators who abuse children as part of a “gay agenda,” the well-worn panic that the gay rights movement’s true motivation is recruitment.

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