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☆ Apple's AirPods just challenged over-the-counter hearing aids
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewApple has the over-the-counter hearing aid market in its sights — and execs in the audiology space are likely sitting up straight after Monday's announcement by the tech giant. The AirPods Pro 2 — first launched in 2022 and refreshed in 2023 — will soon feature a "clinical-grade, over-the-counter Hearing Aid feature" via a software update slated for the fall, Apple said. Related storiesThe AirPods Pro 2 retail for $249, while over-the-counter hearing aids can range from $99 to $3,000, according to the National Council on Aging (NCOA). Apple's new hearing-focused features for the AirPods Pro 2 are multifaceted. AdvertisementThe Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2 can boost voices, media, and phone calls, Apple says.

Persons: —, Apple, Johns Hopkins, Dr, Nicholas Reed Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Food and Drug Administration, Street, World Health Organization, WHO, National Council, Aging, AirPods Locations: Germany, Japan

☆ Opinion: I’m a former Olympic swimmer who almost drowned as a child. It’s a preventable danger
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Opinion Cullen Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In the 1960s, many public pools were filled with concrete or destroyed to avoid allowing Black Americans to swim in them. In fact, park managers opted to shut down the Historic Audubon Park Natatorium in New Orleans, the largest public pool in the South, rather than see it integrated. Black children ages 10-14 years drown in swimming pools at a rate that is almost 8 times higher than White children. Third places are incredibly important for public health and wellbeing however because they give people a place to socialize and build community. We also need better national data about our public pool system that goes beyond project- or funding-specific tracking.

Persons: Cullen Jones, Cullen Jones Maddie Meyer, Paris —, Heather McGhee, Prosper Organizations: USA, Foundation, CNN, Olympics, Rutgers Aquatic Center, ”, White Americans, Black, Historic Audubon, Disease Control, Prevention, Trust, Community Locations: @CullenJones, Philadelphia, Paris, Newark , New Jersey, ”, United States, New Orleans, White

☆ Road to Recovery, an Israeli nonprofit that gets sick Palestinians to Israeli hospitals and home again, hasn’t stopped after Oct. 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Laura Klairmont | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —For nearly two decades, the Israeli nonprofit Road to Recovery has transported sick Palestinians roundtrip from checkpoints in Gaza and the West Bank to Israel for medical treatment. The organization, founded by 2011 CNN Hero Yuval Roth, had grown to 1,300 volunteers and was helping about 140 patients a day before the war. Today, Road to Recovery’s work continues, and Roth feels that it is as crucial as ever. The organization currently transports between 40 to 50 patients a day between the checkpoints and Israeli hospitals and medical providers. “Each trip is an opportunity to make a ‘small hour of peace.’” Roth said.

Persons: Yuval Roth, Roth, ” Roth, ”, ’ ” Roth, there’s, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, West Bank, ” CNN, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Universal basic income has gone from utopian vision to economic reality. Here's what you need to know about UBI.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewUniversal basic income has made giant strides from its origins as a utopian vision toward becoming economic reality. Basic income trials have been conducted in countries as varied as Kenya, Finland, India, and Canada. Proponents of UBI say it reduces poverty, strengthens the social safety net, promotes health and happiness, and combats the stigma around welfare. Basic income recipients in a Finnish trial reported higher life satisfaction, improved health, and lower levels of depression and loneliness. An open questionUniversal basic income remains a largely theoretical idea that could have significant — and unpredictable — impacts on wealth inequality, human welfare, labor markets, and entire economies.

Persons: —, Tesla's Elon Musk, Robert Reich, Juan Luis Vives, they'd, Thomas Paine, Martin Luther King Jr, Milton Friedman, Sen, Bernie Sanders of, technocrat Andrew Yang, Sam Altman, Bernie Sanders, Kevin Dietsch, Dave Ramsey, Karl Marx playbook, that's, Jack Kellam, MrBeast, Jeff Cheatham, Douglas MacKay, Chapel Hill, Karl Widerquist, Kellam, stigmas Organizations: Service, Labor, Business, Autonomy, UNC, Chapel, Georgetown University, Qatar Locations: Kenya, Finland, India, Canada, Spanish, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Uganda

☆ Miss Universe Ecuador: 46-year-old competes for crown as pageant’s oldest participant
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Ana María Cañizares | Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ecuador may have a 46-year-old woman representing the small Andean nation in the Miss Universe beauty pageant later this year. Yajaira Quizhpi – who represents the Sierra region – is vying for the national title of Miss Universe Ecuador. The winner will go on to represent Ecuador at the Miss Universe competition in Mexico in September. Quizhpi is the oldest woman in the country’s history to participate in the contest organized by the Miss Universe franchise. In May, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned within days of one another amid allegations of mismanagement, toxicity and conditions that impacted their mental health.

Persons: Yajaira Quizhpi, Quizhpi, ”, “, Daysi Laman, Carolina Cobo, Cobo, Alejandra Rodriguez Organizations: CNN, Miss, Miss Universe, Quizhpi, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA Locations: Ecuador, Sierra, Miss Universe Ecuador, Machala, El Oro province, Mexico, Azogues, Cañar, Miss, Pichincha, America, Miss Buenos Aires, Argentina

☆ STIs: How to talk about them with a new partner
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

However, “how to bring it up is tricky because any topic related to sexual health is so taboo and so value-based,” Brito said. But regardless, “it’s important for you to be assertive about your own health,” Brito said, especially as rates of STIs have been rising over the last several years. Whether it’s due to shame or selfishness, not everyone is forthcoming about their sexual health status. Additionally, it’s easier to be proactive and prevent contracting STIs than it is to have to handle a health problem. “There are many … STIs that have really bad stigmas that actually don’t cause any long-term problems,” Earle-Cruickshanks said.

Persons: CNN — You’ve, haven’t, Janet Brito, ” Brito, “, Germaine Earle, Cruickshanks, — won’t, Earle, you’re, ” Earle, Brito, —, you’ve, I’m Organizations: CNN, Hawaii Center, Sexual, Health, Mount Auburn Hospital Locations: Honolulu, Cambridge , Massachusetts

☆ I built a tiny house in my parents' backyard and lived rent-free for 5 years. It helped me save money to see the world — and taught me how to live simply.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Alyshia Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2018, right before I graduated from high school, my parents said I could build a tiny house in their backyard, and live rent-free. AdvertisementMy dad and I built the tiny house togetherIn a way, a piece of the structure had already existed on the property. AdvertisementMy tiny house has the basics but on a much smaller scaleWhen you step inside the tiny house, there's the kitchen, which has a love seat, lower cabinets, a countertop, and appliances. For example, there's a shower, but because it's in a tiny house, the shower is smaller than your typical shower would be. Living tiny taught me a lot and made me think of what's truly important to me.

Persons: Mckean Matson, Matson, —, I'd, Mckean Matson There's, I've, they're Organizations: Service Locations: College Station , Texas

☆ On their first date, he asked her if she had any debt. Today, they're a DINK couple in the world's most expensive city.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ryan Tan and Corinne Chow are a DINK couple in Singapore. AdvertisementThe couple is part of a growing group of DINK — double income, no kids — couples around the world. Advertisement"Now when we go on holidays, we have a bit more disposable income," Chow said. People in comments and on private messaging often thank her for creating content about not having children, she said. And I know not having children has contributed largely to that expense."

Persons: Ryan Tan, Corinne Chow, DINK, —, Chow, Tan, DINK —, Singapore Chow, Corinne Chow Corinne Chow Chow, Port Ellen whiskeys, Glen Keith, Glen, Bihan Chen, I'm, Tiffany Wasiuk Organizations: Service, Consumer Finances Locations: Singapore, Port, Tokyo, China, Virginia, Tan

☆ Lily Allen says having children 'totally ruined' her career and parents can't 'have it all.' Career coaches say she's right.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

C-Suite career coach Elizabeth Pearson said juggling family and a career can feel "impossible." AdvertisementAccording to Lily Allen, having children and a career just don't mix. "I never really have a strategy when it comes to my career, but yes, my children ruined my career. ANGELA WEISS/Getty ImagesWhile Allen's comments prompted criticism from some, career coaches Elizabeth Pearson and Sara Madera told Business Insider she's not entirely wrong. Both Madera and Pearson urged parents to make themselves a priority, even when it's hardBoth career coaches agreed that parents should check in with themselves.

Persons: Lily Allen, Allen, Elizabeth Pearson, —, Ethel, Marnie, Sam Cooper, I'm, David, ANGELA WEISS, Sara Madera, she's, Pearson, MoMo, Michelle Obama, we've, we're, Madera, who've, Jordi Mora igual Organizations: Service, British, Radio, Getty Locations: Madera

☆ 3 mistakes to avoid in a divorce, from a money expert who ended a marriage in her 20s
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

At the time, Krawcheck says she was "pretty much on her own" to learn how to manage her money as a newly single woman. Her divorce attorney didn't have financial expertise to help her, but the financial advisors she talked to didn't have the divorce expertise she needed. Though it happened several decades ago, some of the challenges she faced going through her divorce as a woman continue to exist today. Here are three mistakes Krawcheck recommends avoiding if you could be facing a divorce in the future. Otherwise, you may arrive at separation proceedings unaware that there are assets you're entitled to or assets of your own that your soon-to-be ex is eyeing.

Persons: Sallie Krawcheck, Krawcheck, didn't, hasn't Organizations: CNBC, Harris, UBS Locations: U.S

☆ Timothy Weah and Samuel Iling-Jr.: Why Juventus duo are talking about mental health in soccer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Matias Grez | Darren Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —“It was definitely heartbreaking to see,” American soccer star Timothy Weah says of a moment which, even 10 years on, he can still clearly recall. As a 12-year-old, it was the first time Weah – son of legendary Liberian soccer great George Weah – had seen racism in sport. “I think that was a moment that really … shook me as a young man,” the 23-year-old Weah tells CNN Senior Sport Analyst Darren Lewis. Weah and Iling-Junior agree that not spending much time with family is one of the most difficult challenges young soccer players face, especially those who move abroad, as they both did. “And I think, in mental health, that’s important to understand because I think there’s going to be a time where a lot more footballers are going to come and speak out about their mental health.

Persons: Timothy Weah, Kevin, Prince Boateng, Weah, George Weah –, Darren Lewis, “, we’re, they’ve, Samuel Iling, Marco Bertorello, ” Weah, Sam, ”, “ I’ve, Germain, I’ve, Iling, ” Iling, I’m Organizations: CNN, AC Milan, Liberian, Weah, Juventus, CNN Sport, Juventus ’ “, Getty, Junior, US, National Team, Paris Saint, London Locations: American, Europe, AFP, Paris, Turin, Italy, I’m, London

☆ What to Know About the Sexual Side Effects of Antidepressants
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Azeen Ghorayshi | More About Azeen Ghorayshi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

When S.S.R.I.s went on the market in the late 1980s, patients began telling their psychiatrists that they were having sexual problems. Initially, doctors were perplexed: As far as they knew, older antidepressants had never come with these issues. Men were much more likely to report sexual side effects to their doctors than women were, even though women are almost twice as likely to be prescribed antidepressants. For some people, the sexual side effects of S.S.R.I.s will show up almost immediately after starting the medications and then resolve. So doctors may suggest waiting four to six months to see whether the sexual effects subside.

Persons: Don’t, S.S.R.I.s, ”, Jonathan Alpert, Tierney Lorenz Organizations: Psychiatric, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

☆ Opinion | An Anti-Obesity Drug and Cultural Stigmas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

To the Editor:Re “Ozempic Can’t Fix What Our Culture Has Broken,” by Tressie McMillan Cottom (column, Oct. 15):By “broken” in the headline, the column implies that we still perpetuate a cultural bias against obese people. But for most, physical activity and healthy eating are still nature’s best prevention and remedy. Unlike Ozempic, they’re not a sexy quick fix. Maybe healthy eating and activity are just too simple. But viewing ourselves first as victims of unfair systems is also not the answer.

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☆ The real reason you're using 'Girl Math' isn't as funny as the TikTok trend would make you think
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Girl Math" is the humorous TikTok trend where users justify expenses with tricks. "Girl Math" may just be "Buy Now, Pay Later" in disguise, the experts said. "To me, the popularity of the "Girl Math" trend indicates a lot of pent-up guilt around our purchases," said Barrow. That's why it's important to disclose when "Girl Math" is humor instead of fact, said Sara Samuels, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual. AdvertisementAdvertisementFinancial educator Ellis even suggests setting aside money for savings or an emergency fund every time you make a "Girl Math" purchase.

Persons: Sam James, —, Ashley Morris, Isabel Barrow, Barrow, Erin Ellis, Ellis, Edelman's Barrow, Sara Samuels, Morris Organizations: Service, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Philadelphia Federal Credit Union, Northwestern Mutual Locations: Wall, Silicon, Philadelphia, Barrow

☆ Welcome to Sweaty, Angry Midlife. Here’s Your Sullen Teenager!
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Sara Austin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

We meet Grace when she’s sitting and sweating in traffic — until, no longer able to bear it, she abandons her car and walks away. She is desperate to get to her teenager’s birthday party across town, hoping to make amends after a fight. An 11th-hour reveal — you may find it moving or manipulative — sheds light on Grace’s particular anxieties. I may be proving the author’s point by noting that her central character can be hard to root for. Try as she might, there is no way to separate your hormones from your true self.

Persons: Grace, she’s, Littlewood, Michael Douglas, Grace Adams, Amy Dunne, Bernadette Fox, Barbie, ”, “, ” Littlewood

☆ Women Face Age Discrimination at Every Age, According to a New Study
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But she was taken aback by the extent to which middle-aged women like O'Neill reported experiencing age-related discrimination at work. "When men get to their 40s or 50s, they're considered to be in the prime of their careers," Diehl told me. In one 2019 poll of 400 US workers ages 40 and older, more men than women reported experiencing or witnessing age discrimination on the job. Research has also found that older job seekers face age discrimination regardless of gender, despite a 56-year-old federal law that purportedly protects against older-age discrimination in employment. It's undeniable that workplace age discrimination occurs across gender lines, but the qualitative experiences surfaced by Diehl, Stephenson, and Dzubinski help paint a picture of how an open culture around age discrimination can ultimately end up fueling good, old-fashioned sexism.

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☆ Employee Discrimination: Women of All Ages Face Sexism at Work
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

☆ One of the world’s richest self-made men started as a motel janitor—now he has a net worth of $1.2 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He now has a net worth of $1.2 billion, which comes from owning nearly a third of Yanolja with his wife and two daughters, according to Forbes . Yanolja founder and chairman Lee Su-jin started his lucrative career in the travel industry as a motel janitor. He saved his money, invested in stocks and even started a salad business, according to Bloomberg. So he decided to rebrand love hotels. "If all the motels relied on love, they'd starve to death," Lee told Bloomberg.

Persons: Lee, Lee Su, Yanolja, Kim Jong, yoon, Kim, SoftBank Organizations: Forbes, Bloomberg, CNBC, SoftBank Vision, Reuters Locations: Korea, Yanolja

☆ I've lived in a van full-time for 3 years. Here are the 5 biggest downsides no one talks about.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Alyshia Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Raychel Reimer, a van life content creator from Vancouver, Canada. At the time we were living out of our backpacks when I found van life videos on YouTube. Although we wouldn't trade van life for anything, here are five things you should know before trying it for yourself. Many think, people who participate in van life don't work, or we don't have real jobs. We love being a part of the van life community and we would not trade van life for the high cost of living in Vancouver.

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☆ I'm the breadwinner in my marriage while my husband stays at home. Here are 7 things I'd tell other families who decide to take this path.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Andrea Mac is a growth strategist at Prequal and the sole earner for her family of six in Illinois. When I shifted from being our family's primary financial earner to the family's sole earner, I struggled to find resources and guidance to navigate this new terrain. It becomes a never-ending loop of work, family demands, and stress. My role as a provider is minimized in those scenarios, so I'm famous for saying, "If I don't work, we don't get paid." She simply couldn't conceive that I was the sole earner for the family and assumed we had missed this step.

Persons: Andrea Mac, —, It's, didn't, we've, we're Organizations: Service Locations: Illinois, Greater Chicago

Washington CNN —Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady of the United States and wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the Carter Center announced on Tuesday. “The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. Additional details about Carter, 95, were not immediately provided and the Center said it did not expect to comment further. President Carter, 98, began home hospice care in February after a series of short hospital stays. At an event in Norcross, Georgia, last week honoring the former president, President Carter’s former UN ambassador, Andrew Young, described the former president to WSB-TV as being in good spirits during a visit with him last month.

☆ Do No Harm, a group of 'medical professionals' fighting 'woke healthcare,' is behind many anti-trans laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The AP analyzed 130 bills across 40 states, finding common language attributable to a group called Do No Harm. Do No Harm is one of several right-wing organizations advocating against trans inclusion in healthcare. Do No Harm is much newer, launching last year in an effort to shield "patients and physicians from woke healthcare." "We know that woke medical education and research are already impacting healthcare providers, and now federal and state policymakers are forcing woke policies into medicine," Kristina Rasmussen, executive director of Do No Harm, said in an April 2022 press release. Several other medical groups have joined calls to stop anti-trans policies from taking hold across the nation — like the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, and the National Education Association, to name a few.

☆ How a laid-off worker used TikTok to find a new job: 'You have to look at non-traditional ways of making those connections'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Because obviously getting referrals or a job through TikTok sounds kind of insane when you kind of think about it. Vining is now a consultant technical project manager after getting a referral from someone who commented on one of his TikTok videos. Others have also shared their layoff experience in TikTok videos. "So I think you have to look at non-traditional ways of making those connections. And in my instance, my non-traditional way of making a connection that led to a job was through TikTok."

☆ I was laid off from Meta and now I post on TikTok about being unemployed to help motivate others
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She's been documenting her unemployment on TikTok and motivating others in their job searches. I posted it and immediately, and the video started getting a lot of traction — tens of thousands of views. I think my videos also tackle the stigmas around being laid off and being unemployed. Since being unemployed and posting about wedding planning on TikTok, I've registered as an LLC and have multiple people asking me to be their planner. For anyone wanting to post about being laid off or unemployed, I would say go for it.

☆ Toyota unveils new Grand Highlander, expanding hybrid crossover lineup
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT2024 Toyota Grand Highlander ToyotaCHICAGO — Toyota Motor is expanding its segment-leading, three-row crossover lineup with the new 2024 Grand Highlander, including two gas-powered hybrid offerings. The automaker revealed the vehicle as a bigger sibling to the Toyota Highlander midsize SUV/crossover on Wednesday night. The Grand Highlander adds to the growing three-row midsize crossover segment in the U.S., which has expanded from 12 nameplates in 2018 to 16 vehicles for 2023, including the Grand Highlander, Edmunds reports. 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander ToyotaThe Grand Highlander was revealed in connection to this week's Chicago Auto Show. 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander ToyotaToyota says the Grand Highlander will offer a suite of active safety and convenience features as well as 13 cupholders and seven USB-C charge ports across the vehicle's three rows.

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