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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred traded quippy one-liners and clashed over policy Tuesday at their first and only debate in a Texas Senate race debate that both candidates agree is up for grabs. Cruz presented himself as a conservative who “will fight to keep Texas Texas,” while Allred cast Cruz as a do-nothing extremist who has not delivered for the state in his 12 years in the Senate. “When the lights went out in the energy capital of the world, he went to Cancún. If those two seats change hands to the Republican Party, Democrats will face long odds of keeping control of the chamber. Cruz went on offense over energy and blamed Democrats for inflation.

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☆ Brat summer is over. Here's what Gen Z's wearing to the office this fall.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gen Z workers are redefining office dress codes with their fall fashion trends. AdvertisementCharli XCX may have painted this summer "Brat" green, but a new season — and thus new style trends — are upon us. As a result, office fashionistas are building their fall work wardrobes. As for "Brat Summer," Rose compared it to the pink craze sparked by "Barbie" summer in 2023, which she said faded away by September last year. The office encourages employees to wear what they want, and Butler takes full advantage by expressing her street style.

Persons: —, what's, Zers, Jordan Booker, Jordan Booker Booker, Booker, Ralph Lauren, he's, Bella Hadid, Syndey Rose, Sydney Rose, Sydney Rose Rose, Rose, Barbie, Tealoni Butler, Butler, Tealoni Butler Butler Organizations: Service, Business, Nike, Sydney Locations: Patagonia

☆ Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But Murphy made his greatest mark in movies, where he reached new heights, for comedians and Black performers, of popularity and bankability. All of which is to say that American pop culture looked different after Eddie Murphy came along. Now he’s returning to the character that sent his career into the stratosphere with “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” which comes to Netflix on July 3. It arrives 40 years after the first film in the series, in which Murphy stars as the wisecracking detective Axel Foley. In recent years, Murphy has been a somewhat enigmatic offscreen presence, but as I found out over the course of our two long conversations in the spring, he can be open and relaxed.

Persons: Murphy, ”, Murphy virtuosically, Eddie Murphy, he’s, Axel F, Axel Foley Organizations: Beverly Hills, Netflix Locations: Beverly

☆ The plot of a new Fox animated comedy series is about a guy who gets a $3,000 monthly 'universal basic income'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Basic income programs are the next victim, now on Fox. "Universal Basic Guys" stars a pair of brothers who join a $3,000-a-month basic income program after the hot dog factory where they work becomes automated. A universal basic income is often cited as a potential solution to the likely job losses created by artificial intelligence. A universal basic income would give monthly no-strings-attached cash payments to everyone, regardless of their financial status. While more cities are experimenting with basic income programs, they have also been the target of conservative ire.

Persons: —, Fox, Mark, Hank Hoagies, Andrew Yang, Hank, Mark Hoagies, Homer Simpson, Bob of, Michael Thorn, Adam, Craig Malamut Organizations: Service, Fox, Business, Fox Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Sony, NBA, Sony Pictures Television Studios Locations: United States, Iowa

☆ Bethenny Frankel says she's tried about 1,000 beauty products. Here are 6 of her favorites.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bethenny Frankel is popular on TikTok for her quippy beauty and skincare product reviews. Frankel told Business Insider that she's probably tried "thousands" of products on screen. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Frankel told Business Insider that she's probably reviewed about one thousand products in the few years she's been active on the platform. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Bethenny Frankel, Frankel, she's, —, Chanel Organizations: Service, Housewives, Business Locations: York

☆ Not a big ticket: Public stays away in droves as Donald Trump Jr. kicks off defense case at NY fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump, Jr. testified again in the NY fraud trial Monday – this time as a defense witness. Just four members of the public queued up to watch Donald Trump's namesake son testify as the first defense witness. AdvertisementAdvertisementDonald Trump, Jr. was in court Monday as his father's cheerleader-in-chief. When the judge told him, "Welcome back," Donald Trump, Jr. answered with a joke. "It was spectacular for quite some time," Donald Trump, Jr., said of Wollman Rink in Central Park, which the Trump Organization operated for the city from 1986 to 2021.

Persons: Donald Trump , Jr, —, Donald Trump's, Ralph Baker, Eric Trump, Letitia James, Trump, Clifford Robert, Colleen Faherty, Andrew Amer, Wollman Organizations: Service, Trump Organization, Yukon, Trump, Wollman Rink, Federal Reserve Locations: New York, Manhattan's, Klondike, Central Park, New York's Westchester County, New York City

Here are six takeaways from the third GOP presidential primary debate:Foreign policy takes center stageOn Israel’s war with Hamas, there was little disagreement between the five candidates. “I am going to send troops to our southern border.”It was like Tuesday night never happenedJust like in the second debate, abortion concerns didn’t make it into the first more than 90 minutes of the program. The biotech entrepreneur came out swinging against the media, Haley, the debate moderators, the media, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, DeSantis and the Florida governor’s boots. Instead, the former South Carolina governor spent much of the debate sparring with Ramaswamy. During the Simi Valley debate, Haley said during a discussion about the app that she felt “dumber” every time she heard him speak.

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☆ An ad I wrote ended up on billboards all over New York City—I got paid less than you think
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In 2016, I was a very broke writer living in New York, mostly stitching together a living through side hustles. When I reached out to RSR about forthcoming work, they told me they were working with Manhattan-based storage space company Manhattan Mini Storage on a series of billboards. They wanted quippy slogans connecting outer space and storage space. The turnaround time was so quick and I needed to keep making money — ideally more than $45 at a time. At that point, I had picked up a summer babysitting gig and was walking toward the subway on Manhattan's West Side Highway when I noticed a billboard from Manhattan Mini Storage.

Persons: We've, Einstein, Hillary Organizations: MTV News Locations: New York, Side, Manhattan, Tribeca, ., New Yorker

☆ Trump trial judge Arthur Engoron: Who is the quippy, Ivy league-educated judge deciding the fate of Trump's NY business empire?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Associated Press | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

New York City judge Arthur Engoron is presiding over Donald Trump's NY fraud trial. Engoron, a Democrat, has ruled repeatedly against Trump in the three years he's been presiding over James' lawsuit. But asked Friday if he planned to be at the New York trial, Trump said: "I may. In 2013, he was appointed an acting justice of the state's trial court and ran unopposed for a permanent post in 2015. In another ruling, Engoron said New York's review process for new housing "seems like Rube Goldberg, Franz Kafka, and the Marquis de Sade cooked it up over martinis."

Persons: Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump's, he's, James, —, Stevie, Engoron, Trump, Letitia James, frontrunnerwrote, Jean Carroll, He's, Christopher Kise, who've, irreverence, Michael Bloomberg's, Wheatley, Michelle Bernstein Ravenscroft, Bob Dylan, Shakespeare, Marx, Frank Sinatra, — Engoron, Rube Goldberg, Franz Kafka, Marquis, Sade Organizations: Democrat, Trump, ACLU, Service, New, Ivy League, NYS, Trump Organization, White, The Wheatley, New York Mets, Mets, Columbia University, American Civil Liberties Union, New York University, New York, New York City Civil Court Locations: York City, Vietnam, New York City, York, Engoron, Manhattan, New, New York, Queens, East Williston, Long, Old Westbury , New York, Wheatley, Central Park, Trump

But asked Friday if he planned to be at the New York trial, Trump said: “I may. I may.”Engoron, a Democrat, has ruled repeatedly against Trump in the three years he's been presiding over James' lawsuit. He's forced Trump to sit for a deposition, held him in contempt and fined him $110,000. At a hearing in the case last Wednesday, the day after his ruling, Engoron offered “a little bit of New York humor" to break the tension. In 2013, he was appointed an acting justice of the state’s trial court and ran unopposed for a permanent post in 2015.

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☆ 'Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania' reviews: The villain is good, but the movie is bad
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

DisneyAre the pint-sized heroes of Disney's "Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania" enough to take on the newest — and baddest — villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." "Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania" held a 53% "rotten" rating from 148 reviews, as of Wednesday afternoon. "Sometimes the weight of all this responsibility causes 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' ... to buckle at the knees," O'Sullivan wrote. Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) in "Ant-Man and The Wasp in Quantumania."

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