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☆ Visiting China in 2024: A guide to visas, mobile payments and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

We’ve put together a guide to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding China travel. China travel FAQsDo you need a visa to go to China? However, travelers visiting under these visa-free transit programs have more restrictions in terms of places they can visit. Exploring the country via China’s vast high-speed railway network is not an option for those entering under the two transit visa schemes. Beijing, China's capital city, accepts international travelers visiting under the 144-hour visa-free transit program.

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☆ It's not always 'a sexy thing' to be a millionaire, former NFL linebacker Brandon Copeland says. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Brandon Copeland Copeland MediaBrandon Copeland is a former NFL linebacker turned coach. Brandon Copeland: Feeling unprepared for some of the major financial decisions in life. I think that's important to start to develop your stomach. I always break that down as, that's a lot of Chipotle burritos, that's a lot of dinners, that's a lot of time with my family at the water park. Brandon Copeland Copeland MediaGI: One of the first things that you encourage people to do in the book is say aloud to themselves, "I can be wealthy."

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☆ What business leaders should know about the SEC's cybersecurity disclosure rule
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Last year, the SEC mandated that public companies disclose material cybersecurity incidents. "These types of cybersecurity incidents have a real impact, potentially, on shareholder value," Kate Dedenbach, a privacy and cyber attorney at Fisher Phillips in Detroit, told Business Insider. "The SEC's goal is to provide investors with more robust and timely information about cybersecurity incidents so they can make more knowledgeable investment decisions." There's a timeframe for disclosuresThe SEC says that determining a cybersecurity incident's materiality should be done "without reasonable delay" but doesn't specify a timeframe. The SEC says companies can delay disclosure if a cybersecurity incident poses a substantial risk to national security or public safety.

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☆ Polaris Dawn's spacewalk will be historic — and risky. Here's everything to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Their week-long mission, called Polaris Dawn, is fully private with no NASA involvement — but it's no billionaire joyride. The Polaris Dawn spacewalk planThe spacewalk procedure begins 48 hours before opening the Crew Dragon's hatch, with a "pre-breathe." Polaris Dawn crew members train to recognize symptoms of complications from decompression. The Polaris Dawn crew will have to open Dragon's nosecone with no airlock to keep its cabin pressurized. Polaris Program via XThe risks and stakes are highThe Polaris Dawn spacewalk plan — no airlock, vehicle fully open to space — is not totally unprecedented.

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☆ Big Lots files for bankruptcy protection, sells to private equity firm as it promises to keep offering 'extreme bargains'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Discount home goods retailer Big Lots filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after high interest rates and a sluggish housing market slowed demand for its low-priced furniture and decor. As part of its Chapter 11 filing, Big Lots agreed to sell its business to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management for about $760 million, consisting of $2.5 million in cash plus its remaining debt and liabilities, court records show. While discount retailers tend to do well in rough economic cycles, Big Lots primarily caters to lower- and middle-income consumers, who have curbed discretionary spending at a higher rate than their more affluent counterparts. “Big Lots is not always good value for money. A&G Real Estate Partners has been tapped as Big Lots’ real estate advisor, while Nexus will be represented by law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

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☆ Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer dies at 58
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

ATLANTA — Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle House and a member of the board of trustees for the Atlanta Police Foundation, has died at age 58, the foundation announced Sunday. Steve Helber / AP“His leadership, dedication and warmth touched the lives of many, both within the Waffle House family and beyond. The board of directors for Waffle House issued a statement Sunday afternoon saying Ehmer died after a long illness. Ehmer was chair of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association Board of Trustees from 2012 to 2013 and served numerous organizations, including the Georgia Tech Foundation Board and the Georgia Tech Advisory Board. The Waffle House chain of around-the-clock diners opened in 1955 and now boasts more than 1,900 locations in 25 states.

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☆ Ukraine started this year on the brink of disaster. A lot has changed since.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Getting F-16s and long-awaited weaponsDelays in getting Western equipment have long been a source of frustration for Ukraine. Western allies lifted some restrictions in May, allowing Ukraine to strike Russian troops building up at its borders. AdvertisementTaking the war inside RussiaThe biggest change this year is that Ukraine altered the dynamics of the conflict by launching a surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region. In just two weeks, starting on August 6, Ukraine claims its forces took more territory in Kursk than Russia had since the beginning of 2024. Ukraine is "losing territory and may suffer a breakthrough," Benjamin Friedman, policy director at the Defense Priorities think tank, told BI.

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☆ Potential Tropical Cyclone Six forms, forecast to quickly strengthen into hurricane aiming for U.S. Gulf Coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tropical Storm Beryl developed into a Category 1 hurricane as it hit the Texas coast late last night. A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm Monday, and could become a hurricane before it reaches the U.S. Gulf Coast by midweek. Tropical storm watches are in effect for northeastern Mexico, as well as southern Texas. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six is expected to dump heavy rain and trigger flash flooding along the coast of northeast Mexico, southern Texas, southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi into Thursday morning, the hurricane center said. August's tropical cyclone activity "was a little below normal" in terms of the number of named storms, the hurricane center said.

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☆ A small bakery is out thousands of dollars after a check for a 1,000-cupcake order turned out to be a scam
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA Los Angeles bakery was caught up in a counterfeit-check scam after receiving an order for 1,000 cupcakes. Stern told KABC the "odd" order did raise suspicion, largely because her bakery primarily specializes in occasion cakes and cookies with edible flowers, not cupcakes. Stern told the outlet the bank informed her that if the funds cleared, which they later did, the check was probably legitimate. "They said, 'Oh, it's been cited as a counterfeit check,'" Stern told the outlet. Stern told KABC the experience left her feeling "disheartened about humanity."

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☆ Airplane engines are in short supply. The business of fixing older ones is booming
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

It's all piling up, and aircraft engine shops around the world are overflowing. American Airlines ' solution is to do more of the work itself. "We just have one customer and that's American Airlines doing our work," American's chief operating officer, David Seymour, said. GE Aerospace brought in $11.7 billion from engine maintenance, repairs and overhaul in the first half of 2024, making up 65% of its revenue. An airplane engine at American Airlines' test cell in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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☆ Analysis: Parents are stressed right now. Here’s what they can do
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-01 | by ( Kara Alaimo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

No wonder they’re stressed. And if parents are stressed, kids get stressed. Children were twice as likely to have behavioral, developmental or mental disorders and four times likelier to have poor mental health when their primary caregiver had poor mental health, according to a 2021 study. It’s no surprise that parents’ mental health struggles can hurt our whole society by driving up health care costs and lowering economic productivity, the advisory noted. And if parents are stressed, kids get stressed, too.

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☆ Where are low-cost airlines cutting back now? New planes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article SAVEULCCJBLU Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTJetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines airplanes proceed to gates after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on May 30, 2024. Airlines flooded the U.S. with flights this year, driving down fares particularly in the domestic market, where low-cost carriers concentrate, and weighing on carriers' revenue while costs have gone up. Spirit Airlines , JetBlue Airways and Frontier Airlines last posted annual profits in 2019, while larger carriers have returned to profitability. Now, some of those same airlines are dialing back their growth plans and deferring deliveries of new aircraft. Some airlines, like Frontier, have been active in sale-leasebacks, in which they sell planes to generate cash and lease them back.

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☆ Corporations are accelerators of change and have to bring employees along the journey, says LiveRamp's people and culture executive
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sharawn Tipton is the chief people and culture officer at LiveRamp, a data-collaboration software-as-a-service company, overseeing human resources and culture across 1,400 employees globally. Instead of telling our team members not to use ChatGPT and putting all this governance around it, we want to hear how they are thinking about using it. We need to be open and honest with our team members about what this means for them. We need to be future-focused and bring team members along on that journey. What are the synergies there, and how do we utilize that to bring out the very best in our team members?

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☆ CEOs need to embrace a technologist mindset to lead innovation today, the Weber Shandwick's Chris Deri says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Chris Deri leads Weber Shandwick's corporate-advisory business and is on BI's Workforce Innovation board. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Research conducted by the firm, Deri said, found CEOs were prioritizing AI, even if they didn't yet know how to get started. Is AI really occupying the minds of business leaders as much as we think?

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A tropical storm warning was issued Friday for Hawaii’s Big Island as the storm known as Hone approached with 50 mph winds, forecasters said. Tropical Storm Hone is forecast to pass near or south of the island Saturday night into early Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning was issued for Hawaii County, and swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents across the island chain on Saturday, the agency said. Hawaii’s Big Island could see around 10 inches of rain, the hurricane center said in a 5 p.m. local time (11 p.m. There are no coastal watches or warnings in place because of that storm, named Hurricane Gilma.

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☆ Sounion: Fires on board Greek-flagged tanker after Houthi attack in Red Sea, says maritime agency
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —Three fires blazed on a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Friday, one day after rescuers evacuated its crew in the wake of an assault by Yemeni Houthi militants. The Iran-aligned Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous regions, said on Thursday that they had attacked the Sounion oil tanker as part of their 10-month campaign against commercial shipping to support Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The Houthis first damaged the tanker on Wednesday with repeated attacks that caused a fire and a loss of engine power. The damaged tanker, carrying 150,000 metric tons of crude oil, poses an environmental hazard, the EU’s Red Sea naval mission Aspides said. The Sounion was the third vessel operated by Athens-based Delta Tankers to come under Houthi attack this month.

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☆ Fires observed on board Greek-flagged tanker in Red Sea, says maritime agency
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Houthis first damaged the tanker on Wednesday with repeated attacks that caused a fire and a loss of engine power. Three fires blazed on a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Friday, one day after rescuers evacuated its crew in the wake of an assault by Yemeni Houthi militants . Later in the day, the Houthis posted a video on social media that purportedly showed them setting the tanker on fire. The damaged tanker, carrying 150,000 metric tons of crude oil, poses an environmental hazard, the EU's Red Sea naval mission Aspides said. The Sounion was the third vessel operated by Athens-based Delta Tankers to come under Houthi attack this month.

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☆ How the 2024 election could impact homebuilder stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this article DHILENPHM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTShareholder returns for top homebuilders D.R. Horton and Lennar outpaced the wider S&P 500 between August 2014 and August 2024. Quintero's research suggests lower levels of competition among homebuilders may contribute to the U.S. housing shortage. "The supply shortage that we have estimated [is] anywhere from 2 [million] to 8 million. Some people put it at even 20 million housing units that we are short," said Tobias Peter, co-director of the American Enterprise Institute's Housing Center.

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☆ New Covid shots are coming available. Here’s what experts say about when to get yours
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Newly updated vaccines against Covid-19 will be in pharmacies soon, just as the US is experiencing a surge of infections. Experts say it depends on your health, whether you’ve recently had Covid-19, which vaccine you plan to get and when it’s convenient for you. For that reason, he’s going to hold off on getting the updated shot. Ranney noted that the updated mRNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna will probably be available first, with Novavax’s vaccine coming in a few weeks. “The reality is that we’ve had waves of Covid every summer for the last few years, and so I think we have to kind of do a reset or rethink about how we’re doing Covid vaccine delivery,” Hotez said.

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☆ TikTok 'finfluencers' accurately called the AI rally, but credibility concerns dog them
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-16 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The team then tracked the prices of the recommended stocks from the day the videos were posted up until June 21, 2024. The most profit that an investor could have generated from a single stock would have been Nvidia, which grew 63.08% in the period surveyed. If a person invested $1,000 in every stock recommended in the one video that got the most bets right, the gains would have amounted to $4,860. On the other hand, putting money into all the stocks recommended in the video that got most bets wrong would have led to a loss of $1,517. "Furthermore, a single period coincident result does not translate to a definitive conclusion of predictability in the long run."

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☆ North Korea to reopen for international visitors, tour operators say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-15 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

North Korea will resume international tourism this winter, ending a COVID-era ban on travelers, according to operators that organize tours to the country. This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 28, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) standing among skiers in Samjiyun. The efforts could help North Korea with its economic recovery from the devastating impacts of the global pandemic. The only nationalities restricted from travel to North Korea as tourists are citizens of the Republic of Korea. It is likely that an opening of Samjiyon is aimed at attracting Chinese travelers, who constituted the majority of international tourists visiting North Korea before the pandemic.

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According to state-owned All India Radio, federal forensic experts and medical officers were expected to visit the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, where authorities found the body of the 31-year-old resident doctor in a seminar hall on Friday. The case also highlights India’s long struggle to tackle violence against women, despite some of the world’s most stringent laws. Medical associations across the country joined the action, calling for a federal investigation and overhaul of security measures at hospitals. Videos from Kolkata showed doctors wearing white coats and stethoscopes chanting and raising banners reading “we want justice.”Similar protests continued in other cities across India.

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☆ Judge in Trump hush money case says he will not recuse himself
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial related to hush money payments said he will not recuse himself from the case, rejecting the former president’s latest attempt to remove him ahead of his sentencing next month. Trump has repeatedly sought to remove Judge Juan Merchan from the proceedings, citing work the judge’s daughter has done for Democratic campaigns. In denying Trump’s motion, the judge wrote, “this court now reiterates for the third time, that which should already be clear – innuendo and mischaracterization do not a conflict create.”The judge said Trump has offered no new facts to warrant another review. “Counsel has merely repeated arguments that have already been denied by this and higher courts,” Merchan wrote in his decision. “President Trump will continue to fight this scam, and will always do all he can to save this great country from the dangerously liberal Harris-Biden mess.”This story has been updated with additional reaction.

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☆ Putin appointed his former bodyguard to take over Russia's military response to the Kursk invasion, local lawmaker says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kursk State Duma deputy Nikolai Ivanov told Russian broadcaster RTVI on Tuesday that Putin had met personally with Alexei Dyumin, who was made secretary of the State Council in May. Ivanov said Putin told Dyumin to supervise military operations in Kursk, with the primary goal of ousting Ukrainian forces that invaded the Russian border region last week. Dyumin, seated second from Putin's right, attended a leading of Russia's top brass about the Kursk invasion. Related storiesWhen the now-deceased head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged a rebellion against Putin, Dyumin was rumored to have been instrumental in orchestrating negotiations. wrote state media military correspondent Alexander Sladkov on Tuesday.

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☆ Tropical Storm Ernesto nears hurricane strength as it skirts Puerto Rico, bringing concerns of floods and power outages
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Its center was about 40 miles north of San Juan early Wednesday after passing over the Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Hurricane watches and tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Virgin Islands and the small Puerto Rican islands of Vieques and Culebra. And he entire island of Puerto Rico is also under a tropical storm warning. Tourists sit on La Pared beach as Tropical Storm Ernesto whips up surf near Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. “The people of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are no strangers to storms,” Rothenburg said.

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