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☆ 3 charts that help explain fluoride in drinking water
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Soph Warnes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

According to CDC figures, as of 2022, 72% of the US population receives fluoridated drinking water. There are 36,767 water systems in 36 states with publicly available information on the CDC‘s website, a small slice of the estimated number of drinking water systems in the US. In Kentucky, 93.8% of these reported water systems are fluoridated, and at the bottom end, only 3.7% of water systems reported in Alaska are fluoridated. From the publicly available data on water system fluoride levels, two water systems, both located in South Carolina, reported fluoride concentration levels above WHO guidelines. A 2010 Nevada study found that living in a community with fluoridated drinking water was associated with lower incidences of decayed, missing or filled teeth.

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☆ I used to drink diet soda daily but cut down to avoid ultra-processed foods. Here are 3 things I learned, and what I drink now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementUltra-processed foods such as artificially sweetened diet sodas are linked to health problems. AdvertisementThough diet drinks are marketed as a healthier alternative, she said, "they are far from being a health drink (water is always best!)" AdvertisementI craved sweet treats lessI'd always suspected that diet sodas might lead me to crave sugary foods, but had never been sure. Artificial sweeteners in diet sodas, like aspartame or sucralose, are thought to make some people crave more sweet-tasting foods Ludlam-Raine said. AdvertisementLudlam-Raine also warned against trying to suppress hunger with diet sodas, which can lead to binge eating later in the day.

Persons: Coke, Ludlam, Raine, Pepsi Max, It's, Barry Smith, Rachel Hosie, Coke cravings Organizations: Pepsi, University of London's, Coke, Cawston Press

☆ I'm an engineer who left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia. I was worried about leaving the tech hub, but I love Philly's lower cost of living.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I found that I was clashing with the culture of Silicon Valley. I attributed that attitude to the Silicon Valley atmosphere. In Silicon Valley, you have a lot of Google people, a lot of Meta people, and, at the time I was there, a lot of Tesla people. An aerial view of Silicon Valley. The sustainability hub is in Silicon Valley, and moving to the other side of the country felt like I was separating myself from that.

Persons: Adam Fletcher, Fletcher, NerdWallet, unravels ChatGPT, I've, They're, we're, It's, There's, Philadelphia Jon Lovette, Philly Organizations: San, Philadelphia, Stanford, Applied Materials, East, Carbon, Carbon Reform, Eagles, Phillies, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University Locations: San Francisco, East, San Francisco , California, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Philly, Philadelphia, Bay, Santa Clara, California, Silicon Valley, Silicon, East Coast, Rittenhouse, New York, DC

☆ Chinese Marines are becoming more like US Marines, while the USMC returns to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementBack to their rootsUS Marine amphibious assault vehicles approach the USS Wasp during a 2020 ship-to-shore exercise. This is transforming the US Marine Corps into "an archipelagic maneuver force designed to conduct littoral, sea-denial operations," Tangredi said. Ironically, the US Marine Corps is returning to its historical roots. This is what the US Marine Corps did for most of its history since its founding in 1775. AdvertisementAs for Chinese marines, their historical purpose was to storm Taiwan, not garrison tiny atolls on behalf of the navy.

Persons: Sam Tangredi, Tangredi, Lance Cpl, Jacqueline Parsons, Rudyard Kipling, Michael Peck Organizations: US Marine Corps, US, China's, Corps, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, China Maritime Studies, US Naval, PLA, People's, Army, PLAN, People's Liberation Army Navy, People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, Nationalist, War College's Institute for Future Warfare, Marine, USS, US Navy, senior Marine, USMC, US Army, 3rd Littoral Regiment, South China, Marines, Navy, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Taiwan, United States, South China, of Africa, East, South, Roman, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pacific, America, Forbes

☆ Trump vs. the FBI, explained
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But there’s a growing expectation that he will quickly make at least one new vacancy by firing FBI Director Christopher Wray. “There certainly was the question, can any president fire an FBI director when there’s a legislated 10-year term,” Charles said. Robert S. Mueller III, who happened to be the former FBI director. In this 2017 photo, then-President Donald Trump sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray in Quantico, Virginia. Trump wants to go in the opposite direction today and bring the FBI more under the control of the president.

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☆ Hyundai announce recall of more than 42,000 vehicles due to wiring issue that can cause them to roll
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hyundai Motor North America announced it will recall more than 42,000 vehicles due to a wiring issue that can cause the automobiles to roll away, according to a notice issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday. The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz and Hyundai Tucson vehicles subject to the recall have transmissions that can shift out of "park" without the brake pedal having to be applied, increasing the risk of a crash or an injury, per the administration. All 2025 Santa Cruz and Tucson vehicles in the U.S. are subject to the recall, including more than 35,500 Tucson and 6,900 Santa Cruz vehicles -- around 1% of the vehicles are estimated by the NHTSA to have the defect. In early November, it was discovered that the wiring issue that caused the issue with the Tucson vehicle may also have impacted Santa Cruz vehicles. This prompted a review from the North America Safety Decision Authority on Nov. 13 and a recall of the vehicles.

Organizations: Hyundai, Angeles Auto, Los Angeles Convention Center, North America, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Santa Cruz, NHTSA, Tucson, American Safety Office, North America Safety Locations: Los Angeles , California, Santa, Hyundai Tucson, Santa Cruz, Tucson, U.S

☆ Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general nominee
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

She was elected in 2011 to her first political position – Florida attorney general – and was the first woman to hold that office. “Knowing her as a trial attorney and the attorney general,” Colton told CNN, “I feel that she would be very qualified for this job.”Dave Aronberg, a Palm Beach County state attorney who worked for Bondi when she was attorney general in Florida, told CNN that while Bondi will carry out Trump policies loyally, she is likely to treat Justice Department employees fairly. And for Trump’s opponents, Aronberg said not to expect a better pick for attorney general. “Pam Bondi is the best attorney general that Donald Trump is going to nominate,” Aronberg said. Since leaving the Florida attorney general post in 2019, Bondi has worked Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to Trump and his incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles.

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☆ 12 tactics America's wealthiest use to save big on taxes, from putting mansions in trusts to stashing fortunes for a 1,000 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Currently, individuals and married couples can gift or bequeath $13.61 million and $27.22 million, respectively, before a 40% federal estate tax kicks in. AdvertisementThe heirs don't own the trust assets but rather have lifetime rights to the trust's income and real estate. Any payout is also protected from estate taxes, even if the insured's estate and death benefit exceed the exemption. AdvertisementThis tactic can also be used to save on estate taxes by ultra-rich entrepreneurs who have already used their exemption but have less-wealthy parents who haven't. When the children inherit the assets, the federal estate tax doesn't kick in as long as the grandparents' estate does not exceed $27.22 million.

Persons: Trump, Robert Strauss, Weinstock Manion, Uncle Sam, Wrigley, Jeff Bezos, Jackie O, Edward Renn, Tyler Le, remarries, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Sam Walton, haven't Organizations: Republican, Getty, IRS, Federal Reserve, Walmart Locations: Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Washington, Florida, Wyoming, Plenty

☆ Orlando Pride, Marta win first NWSL championship thanks to a goal from Barbra Banda
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Jeff Rueter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

In a season full of worthy contenders, it was the league leader Orlando Pride who took home the top prize. Forward Barbra Banda, who has led the team for much of the season, scored the game’s lone goal. The final also marked Marta’s first NWSL championship win. “I’ve asked myself why I still play for Orlando after eight years,” Marta told CBS Sports. Barbra Banda scores the opening goal in the #NWSLChampionship pic.twitter.com/5oK0B1h50m — National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) November 24, 2024On the night, Banda’s greatness made all the difference.

Persons: Orlando Pride, Barbra Banda, “ I’ve, ” Marta, “, I’ve, Orlando, Banda, Aubrey Kingsbury, parry, Angelina, Leicy Santos, Marta, Alex Morgan, Ali Krieger, Sydney Leroux, Seb Hines, Hines —, Jamie Squire Organizations: Orlando, CBS Sports, Washington, Women’s Soccer League, Brazil, Angelina, Orlando Pride, Zambian, United States, Pride, MLS, Orlando City, USL Locations: Zambia, Kansas City, Kingsbury, Orlando, Orlando City, American

☆ 1,200 baby boomers told us what they regret about investing for retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Millions of Americans facing retirement are worried they won't be financially prepared — or fear that they'll have to work forever. Others said they took Social Security too early or retired without a long-term financial plan. Some older Americans wish they'd had more investing knowledgeA major theme among BI's survey respondents was that they lacked knowledge about investing. She also didn't realize that because she has a pension in addition to receiving Social Security when she retires, she would be affected by a little-known Social Security provision that would lower her monthly check. Between her pension of $713 monthly and Social Security, which she expects will be between $1,200 and $1,400 monthly, she'll have just enough to cover her rent.

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Russia has fired about 60 North Korean KN-23 missiles at Ukraine this year, according to a Ukrainian defense official. These less-sophisticated missiles are part of North Korea’s growing support to Moscow, which also includes about 11,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia’s Kursk region. Strikes using North Korean missiles have killed at least 28 people and injured 213 this year, the Ukrainian prosecutor general told CNN. Ukrainian investigators found evidence that crucial components used in the North Korean missiles are produced by at least nine Western manufacturers. There are more than 250 companies whose components have been identified in North Korean missiles, according to CAR.

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☆ Dining Sheds Changed the N.Y.C. Food Scene. Now Watch Them Disappear.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Pete Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Building for the Long HaulBalthazar, SoHo, ManhattanJonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York TimesThe Open Restaurants program was originally scheduled to end after Labor Day in 2020. Street dining at Cebu began in late 2020 with movable barricades separating diners from the traffic. Privacy on a Busy StreetDon Angie, West Village, ManhattanJonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York TimesThe public-health rationale for outdoor dining was that fresh summer breezes could help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times (Balthazar, Don Angie, Oscar Wilde). Marissa Alper for The New York Times (Cebu).

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☆ I've traveled my whole life, but at 75, a trip to an adult women's camp in France changed my life
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Cailey Griffin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementVictoria Goyet, now 76, saw a post about an adult women's camp in France on Instagram. In August 2024, at 75, I attended a six-day summer camp for women in South West France. Related Video INSIDE QUANTICO — how Marine Corps officers survive the 7-month Basic SchoolTravel was a key aspect of my life long before I attended Camp Chateau. AdvertisementI ran across Camp Chateau on Instagram and was interestedIn the fall of 2023, I came across a women's camp in France called Camp Chateau that looked interesting, and decided to go. AdvertisementI had a life-changing realization while journalingOn the last day of camp, I attended a meditative journaling class.

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☆ Orlando Pride win first NWSL championship in club history
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It was a storybook ending to a storybook year for the Orlando Pride. The Pride won the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) championship following a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit at a sold-out CPKC Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday. The 24-year-old Zambian was named the 2024 NWSL championship MVP and later dedicated the award to her team. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesThe unprecedented six-time FIFA Player of the Year award winner also credited her teammates for the title win. This was the first NWSL championship game between the top two seeds since 2019.

Persons: Barbra Banda Organizations: CNN, Orlando Pride, The Pride, Women’s Soccer League, Washington Spirit, THE ORLANDO PRIDE Locations: Kansas City, Zambian

☆ Opinion | What Worries Me About Uruguay’s Elections This Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Guillermo Garat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In a year of landmark elections, my country’s presidential vote last month flew under the radar. And perhaps with good reason: Uruguay’s balloting was marked by unexciting candidates and their lackluster attempts to entice undecided voters to the polls. An uneventful vote seems preferable to the deep polarization that has surrounded presidential elections over the past year in countries like El Salvador, Argentina, Venezuela and even the United States. And young Uruguayans are afflicted by many problems. As it did in other countries, the Covid-19 pandemic left Uruguay in the grip of a mental-health crisis that hit this group hard.

Persons: It’s Locations: Uruguay, El Salvador, Argentina, Venezuela, United States, America, Latin America

☆ I moved to Dubai for a dream job and loved the glamorous life. Eventually, it took a toll.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Kaila Yu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Malic said life in Dubai was glamorous, but she got burned out at work and missed parts of Phoenix. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessika Ros Malic, a former Emirates stewardess from Phoenix, about living in Dubai. AdvertisementI had a glamorous life in Dubai and loved travelingUpon arriving, Emirates housed me in an apartment. Temperature-wise, Dubai is comparable to Phoenix, but Dubai is much more humid because of the ocean. Because of Emirates, Dubai was affordable for me.

Persons: Malic, Jessika Ros Malic, It's, we'd, Manseen Logan Organizations: Emirates, Dubai — Locations: Phoenix, Dubai, Emirates, it's, Phoenix ., South Phoenix, mlogan

☆ Activist Ananym has a list of suggestions for Henry Schein. How the firm can help improve profits
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Henry Schein is a leading global distributor of health-care products and services primarily to office-based dental and medical practitioners. Health care distribution covers Henry Schein's distribution of dental and medical products, such as laboratory products, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, dental specialty products and diagnostic tests. While Henry Schein has successfully carved into the office-based physician niche as the No. Henry Schein is a great company that has gotten sleepy and been allowed to coast when it could have been soaring. Several directors have been in their seats at Henry Schein for over a decade and the board lacks best-in-class distribution expertise.

Persons: Henry Schein, Charlie Penner, Alex Silver, Schein's, Henry Schein's, Patterson, Benco, Schein, Stanley Bergman, Ananym, Ken Squire Organizations: Ananym Capital Management, Jana Partners, P2 Capital Partners, Cardinal Health, 13D Locations: New York, EBITDA ., EBITDA

☆ The McRib is returning for the holidays. Why isn’t it sold year-round?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The McRib is returning to menus this holiday season – but don’t get used to it. Essentially, consumers don’t know when it will show up next — and that element of surprise also drives demand. “It creates this sense of urgency that you have to get it now because you don’t know when it’s coming back. You don’t know if it’s coming back,” Henkes said. It’s so popular that the McDonald’s website listed “Why isn’t the McRib sold year-round?” as a frequently asked question.

Persons: McDonald’s, Nacho Fries, hasn’t, ”, Michael Della Penna, Stephen Zagor, David Henkes, Technomic, it’s, ” Henkes, Henkes, Brian Niccol, Zagor Organizations: CNN, Columbia Business School, Starbucks, Facebook, “ Locations: Kansas City

As always, the trend returns this year, with plenty of Amazon Echo and Kindle discounts listed in our Black Friday guide, plus a Black Friday Kindle Unlimited deal to score right now. The best Black Friday Kindle Unlimited dealsAmazon Kindle Unlimited Subscription (3 Months) $1.00 $35.97 Save 97% Amazon's Kindle Unlimited offers access to millions of e-books and thousands of audiobooks as part of a monthly subscription. Best used with a Kindle e-readerBlack Friday Kindle Unlimited FAQsWhat is Kindle Unlimited? It usually costs $12 a month, making this ongoing Black Friday Kindle Unlimited deal an especially great call. Kindle Unlimited is not a required service for Kindle owners.

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☆ A 95-year-old who plays golf and volunteers shares her tips for health and happiness
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sally Froelich has been talking about aging for a long time. Froelich presented "The Sally Froelich Show" on television for 21 years. Do some exercise every dayFroelich started playing golf when she was 24 and now plays three times a week. Experts agree that exercising regularly is one of the best things you can do for healthy aging, especially strength training. She plays canasta and bridge, talks with friends on the phone, and volunteers.

Persons: Sally Froelich, Froelich, there's, Rose Anne Kenny, she's, Sally Froelich Nathan K, LeBrasseur, Robert, Arlene Kogod Organizations: New Yorker, Trinity College Dublin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Aging, Mayo Clinic, American Cancer Society, Hope, Neuroscience Locations: New, New York City

☆ Sara Duterte: Philippine vice president says she would have Marcos assassinated if she is killed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

I said, if I get killed, go kill BBM (Marcos), (first lady) Liza Araneta, and (Speaker) Martin Romualdez. Speaker Romualdez, a cousin of Marcos, has slashed the vice presidential office’s budget by nearly two-thirds. The two families are at odds over foreign policy and former President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs, among others. In the Philippines, the vice president is elected separately from the president and has no official duties. Many vice presidents have pursued social development activities, while some have been appointed to cabinet posts.

Persons: Sara Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos ’, Duterte, Marcos, “, BBM, Liza Araneta, Martin Romualdez, ” Duterte, ”, Romualdez, Rodrigo Duterte’s, Benigno Aquino Organizations: Philippines Reuters, Philippine, Presidential Communications, Presidential Security Command Locations: Manila, Philippines, Philippine

☆ I spent 10 years and $800,000 renovating an Arkansas missile silo. It's my greatest accomplishment, but I don't recommend others try it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementArkansas resident GT Hill purchased a missile silo, decommissioned in the 1980s, for $90,000 in 2010. He bought a $90,000 decommissioned missile silo and turned it into an Airbnb. If it's a Walking-Dead-style apocalypse, you don't want to be in a missile silo because then you're trapped inside. Lastly, I was interested in owning a missile silo because it's just kick ass. Courtesy of GT HillI found my missile silo, called Titan II, online.

Persons: Hill, I'm, It's, we're, We've, We'd, we've, Kara, Nate, Lynne Peeples, everybody's, it's Organizations: GT Hill, GT, Air Force, US, Titan Locations: Arkansas, Vilonia , Arkansas, Oregon, Searcy , Arkansas, Russia

☆ I taught my kids how to be entrepreneurs from a young age. As teens, they've made about $10,000 so far.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Amanda Miller Littlejohn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementI help people package and monetize their skills, and I've helped my kids do the same. From when they were young, they've published books, sold baked goods, and more. I told him that if he wrote a little more, I'd help him publish his story as a book on Amazon. He did a few book talks and book fairs, and all of his book sale money went into a high-yield CD. As of now, they've made around $10,000 from book sales, bake sales, audio editing, and digital art sales combined.

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☆ Bluesky is growing so fast it's racing to get hold of more servers, its chief operating officer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementBluesky's user base surged to 21 million, prompting the company to race to get more servers. Its growth follows users leaving X, with over 280,000 closing their accounts on Election Day. Bluesky has "blown past" its user growth projections so much that it's racing to get more servers to keep the site running smoothly, the social media platform's chief operating officer has said. AdvertisementThe social media network has surpassed 21 million users, up from 13 million in October, as X users have left in droves and flocked to the platform. The US election appears to have triggered a migration of X users to Bluesky, which has been praised because of its similarity to the "old Twitter."

Persons: Rose Wang, Bluesky, Wang, Gordon MacMillan, X's, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jack Dorsey, Jay Gruber, Dorsey, Musk, Elon Organizations: Twitter, Wired

☆ School bullies have moved online. But is banning all under-16s from social media really the answer?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“SOCIAL MEDIA BULLYING IS REAL,” her relatives said in bold caps on a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for her funeral. The Liberal opposition party proposed a social media age limit in June that was backed by the prime minister, then all the state and territory leaders. “Too often social media isn’t social at all, and we all know that. Social media apps subject to the proposed ban include Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit and X. Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesX owner Elon Musk was less diplomatic in a post on his social media platform. Under the law, social media accounts already created by children under 16 would be deactivated.

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