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☆ Harvard grad makes $230K per year with mother and daughter ice cream shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHarvard grad makes $230K per year with mother and daughter ice cream shopAnnie Park, Sarah's Handmade Ice Cream co-founder, joins 'Last Call' for Make it Mondays to discuss how she turned a mother-daughter ice cream venture into a bustling small business.

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☆ 'What is there to be afraid of?' Ukrainians in frontline town hopeful about counteroffensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Vasco Cotovio Frederik Pleitgen William Bonnett Darya Tarasova | Vasco Cotovio | Frederik Pleitgen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The town in the Zaporizhzhia region sits just five kilometers away from a frontline where Ukrainian forces have been making a recent push. “The town is shelled every 24 hours.”And with the Zaporizhzhia frontline becoming more active because of an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive, aid deliveries may become more rare. CNN has been able to geolocate the videos to the Zaporizhzhia region but is unable to verify when they were shot. And nothing happens around town without them being well aware of it, even if that is a top-secret Ukrainian counteroffensive. She straps the food box to the back of her bike and – just before she cycles away – Ukrainian forces somewhere outside of town are heard firing a shell towards Russian positions.

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☆ One of the government's biggest initiatives to make it easier to take out student loans for grad school backfired and made tuition more expensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Graduate student debt now accounts for 47% of new student loans, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Federal graduate student loans have no effective cap unlike undergraduate loans, which are capped at $57,500 in Federal Student Aid. This has been the case since 2006, when federal graduate student loans were capped at $18,500. The average student debt for a master's degree for the 1999-2000 school year came in at $36,600, compared with $55,540 in 2016. The bipartisan debt-ceiling deal mandates student loan payments must resume by Aug. 30.

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☆ Ukraine is kicking off its big offensive armed with powerful Western tanks and weapons, but breaking Russian lines may be anything but easy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Ukrainians are armed with Western weapons, including tanks and armored vehicles, but they are facing tough Russian defenses. There appear to be Ukrainian offensive operations against Russian defenses in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts, among other locations along the front lines. As some experts have said, the stakes for the Ukrainian offensive are high. Unlike last summer's sweeping offensive around Kharkiv, Ukrainian forces are facing much more heavily defended positions. The think tank added, as Russia makes claims of thwarting Ukraine's offensive, that "the success or failure of this phase may not be apparent for some time."

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☆ Who is Special Counsel Jack Smith in the Trump documents case?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Jack Smith, the U.S. special counsel who has pursued criminal charges against former President Donald Trump over retention of classified government records, has earned a reputation for winning tough cases against war criminals, mobsters and crooked cops. This case is unlike any other that Smith has brought because of who is being charged. One of the two investigations that Smith took over involved Trump's handling of classified documents he retained after leaving the White House in January 2021. Trump's own attorney Evan Corcoran emerged as a key witness in the documents investigation. In 2008, Smith left to supervise war crime prosecutions at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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☆ Should You Upgrade to the Always Pan 2.0?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

I’ve been using the original version since 2020 to make eggs, pancakes, fried rice and more. As far as the standard features go, the Always Pan 2.0 performs just as well as the original. To do so, I made a spinach, artichoke and parmesan frittata—a recipe I’ve made before in a simple nonstick frying pan. (When I’ve made the same recipe in a different pan, I had to cook for several minutes longer to get the middle to set). And when it came time to flip the frittata out of the pan and onto a serving dish, it slid out beautifully in seconds.

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☆ Young men aren't working as much as they used to — and they have less financial freedom than previous generations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

25-year-olds were less likely to be working full-time in 2021 than previous generations. That's driven by men working less than they did four decades ago. 66% of 25-year-olds in 2021 were working full-time, down from 73% of 25-year-olds in 1980. Four decades ago, 85% of 25-year-old men were working full-time. 61% of 25-year-old women were working full-time in 2021 — in line with the 61% that did so in 1980.

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☆ She Attacked Israel and the N.Y.P.D. It Made Her Law School a Target.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Each year, the law school graduates elect a member of their class to deliver a speech, and this year they chose Ms. Mohammed, an activist devoted to the Palestinian cause. Although her remarks would later be presented as a lightning bolt of antisemitism, she began uncontroversially, talking about the pain and loss of Covid and how it shaped her cohort’s first semesters in law school. “Let us remember that Gaza, just this week, has been bombed with the world watching,” she said at one point. But it was the fierceness she brought to her denunciation of “Israeli settler colonialism” and CUNY’s collaboration with “the fascist N.Y.P.D.” that especially inflamed the political class, even if her own audience, including the law school dean, seemed receptive. (“Imagine being so crazed by hatred for Israel as a Jewish State that you make it the subject of your commencement speech,” Mr. Torres wrote on Twitter last week.

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[1/3] A man sits next to the body of his granddaughter who was killed during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 1, 2023. The war has killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted millions, shattered Ukrainian cities, and brought increasing attacks on Russian soil. Earlier, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), a far-right paramilitary group of ethnic Russians that supports Ukraine, had said it was fighting inside Russia. 'NO ONE OPENED SHELTER'In Kyiv, Ukraine said it shot down 10 ballistic and Iskander cruise missiles in Russia's 18th attack on the capital since the start of May. Russia denies targeting civilians or committing war crimes but its forces have devastated Ukrainian cities and repeatedly hit residential areas since the Feb. 24, 2022 invasion.

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Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Three people, including a young girl, were killed in Kyiv on Thursday while desperately trying to take cover in a closed bomb shelter amid fresh Russian strikes, in an incident that sparked anger in the Ukrainian capital. This is the largest bomb shelter. “Closed bomb shelters during the war are not just indifference. “I gave a separate order to the heads of the capital’s districts to immediately check all bomb shelters,” he added. The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, also denied these latest claims of a border incursion.

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☆ Opinion | Political Correctness Used to Be Funny. Now It’s No Joke.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Yet more unfathomable: that there would be any affection for anything about that era’s nascent political correctness with its penchant for words like “womyn” and other idealistic but often ill-conceived efforts to reimagine the dictionary. In the wake of my 30th college reunion last month at Brown University, a notorious locus for politically correct thought back in the day, those emergent P.C. At that time, word purification rituals were experienced all in good fun or at least, in good fun-making. Even at its peak, ’90s-style political correctness was at least as much self-satire as a movement to be reckoned with. With the exception of its most earnest practitioners — strategically isolated within semiotics departments and grad school dormitories — undergrads from across the political spectrum considered political correctness a passing fad or an attempt at academic esotericism rather than an actual recommendation for how to comport yourself in public.

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"The selfless actions of Russian servicemen repelled three attacks by Ukrainian terrorist formations," the Russian ministry said. Ukraine denies its military is involved in the incursions into Belgorod and says they are conducted by Russian volunteer fighters. BORDER ATTACKReuters was able to verify video footage which showed damaged military targets near Shebekino but not the date of the images. The attacks on Belgorod, Peskov said, would have absolutely no impact on the course of what the Kremlin calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine. Another group, known as the Freedom of Russia Legion, posted footage of armed soldiers and vehicles.

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☆ Gen Zers are skipping New York and LA and flocking to smaller cities with cheaper homes, great jobs, and lots to do
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Alex Akmal and her partner, Alex, along Memorial Union Terrace on Lake Mendota. In the case of Gen Z, one move often begets another, according to one demographer. Gen Z bonds have been cemented even more because many young people are delaying marriage and having children, the center found. After her studies, she said she might move to Washington, D.C., an even larger Gen Z hangout with those offerings and more. Cities must evolve for the futureFor whatever reason they are coming to these cities, these Gen Zers are here to stay.

☆ If your kid doesn't want to go to college, a former professor says you shouldn't force them. Here's what parents can do instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Rachel Garlinghouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm a former college teacher, and I tell parents they shouldn't force their kids into college. For many parents, a child who is not interested in attending college can be scary. Instead of forcing students into college, here's what I recommend parents do instead. If your child is mature enough to come to you and express why they aren't interested in attending college, listen to them. Then lay out the pros of attending college.

☆ Bosses want people in the office. The class of 2023 is ready.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Ethan Dodd | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Surveys show Gen Z and class of 2023 graduates want an in-person experience. In-person work can provide young workers with community, keep them engaged, and enhance their early workplace learning. Not so with Gen Z and the class of 2023. This generation wants the community, learning opportunities, and engagement that in-person work can provide — although some young professionals aren't a fan of in-office roles and prefer remote work. "Especially for new grads, they should balance the flexibility that they have for remote work and finding new opportunities with some of the benefits of in-person work," Pardue said.

☆ Transition your wardrobe from college to work in 3 easy steps: 'Build a uniform for yourself'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Is there an unspoken dress code for working from home? It's also important to understand what different corporate dress codes, which can range from "casual" to "formal," mean, she adds. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards You only need a few basic pieces to build your professional wardrobe, including low-top sneakers and a comfortable pair of slacks. When in doubt, go back to blackStart with a neutral palette, which works for any season or professional dress code. "Unfortunately, how we dress at work can be very political," says Tan, who identifies as non-binary.

☆ ‘Focus on unsexy problems’: 3 millennial freelancers on how to build a successful career
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Eventually, Burton learned people were offering their rapping skills for hire on Fiverr and decided to give the freelance platform a shot himself. In 2015, Jen Glantz, now 35, posted an ad as a bridesmaid for hire on Craigslist. When it comes to career advice, figure out what skills you already have and how you can optimize them. And "not just skills related to your degree," she says, "but also personality skills, character skills, hobbies." "I was asked to be a bridesmaid so many times by so many people," says Glantz about her 20s.

☆ 'They'll never offer you the highest amount first': 3 recent grads on the importance of negotiating salary right out of college
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Gen Zers like Samantha Lenger are increasingly comfortable discussing and negotiating their salary, even early on in their careers. Still, negotiating salary is a thorny topic for even career veterans with decades of experience, let alone for the youngest professionals launching their careers. CNBC Make It spoke with recent grads about how they managed to boost their comp packages through college and beyond. At the advice of her mentor, a co-worker at a former internship, Lenger asked her friends getting offers at the same conference about the numbers they were seeing. What to negotiate beyond base salaryBrooke Thadeus says negotiating her first full-time job after college was always a given.

☆ Meet a 24-year-old who realized corporate life wasn't for her. She now makes $58,000 as an innkeeper, has her rent subsidized, and has plenty of time to paddle board on the lake.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She likes interacting with guests and is happy she didn't end up in a corporate job. "I was looking for a corporate job just because that's what everybody in my life who didn't go to grad school did," she said. She told Insider she makes around $58,000 and part of her rent is covered, as she has employee subsidized housing. Are you a Gen Zer or recent graduate who found a job outside of a 9-to-5 corporate job? Are you a worker that left a corporate job?

Her mother Sarah — a former deli shop owner — was bored with retirement and had decided to open an ice cream shop in Bethesda, Maryland. "To be honest, at first I was like, 'ice cream shop?'" Running the ice cream shopDespite Sarah's Handmade Ice Cream successful grand opening, it took over six months for the business to become "a well-oiled machine," Park says. Instead, Park and her mother donate ice cream to local nonprofits and community organizations, which has attracted loyal customers in the Bethesda area. Within a few months of opening the first store, Park realized the business didn't have to be limited to just "a mom-and-daughter shop."

☆ 7 things the Class of 2022 wish they knew before graduating from college: 'Don't be afraid to take time off'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

One of the most exciting parts of leaving college is leaving behind the scripted, predictable rhythm of school. After college, your friends change, your responsibilities change, your routine and habits change. If I could go back, I would tell myself to enjoy life a little bit more. Now is the time to enjoy life – don't be afraid to take time off from work, travel and take advantage of every opportunity to explore new places. Kalidas Shanti, 23, Cambridge, MassachusettsShanti graduated from Amherst College in May 2022 and started working as a data analyst at Mathematica in October.

☆ These are the top 3 cities for new grads to launch their lives and careers: 'I can afford the house I want and the life I want'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

1 best metro area for new grads in 2023 is the area surrounding Lubbock, Texas. Data is one thing, but what is it actually like to be a young person living in these areas? "Other cities did great in one or two areas max, but Lubbock offers the whole package," DeJohn says. Many of the clients Douglas works with are young homebuyers around her age and just out of college or grad school. "Here, I know I can afford the house I want and the life I want," she adds.

☆ Baupost’s Seth Klarman ups his stakes in Alphabet, Coinbase to ride the tech rebound
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Baupost's Seth Klarman added to his technology holdings in the first quarter, including Google parent Alphabet and Coinbase , to take advantage of the big rebound in the sector, according to a new regulatory filing. Meanwhile, Klarman hiked his Coinbase bet by nearly 80% to $29 million. The cryptocurrency exchange was one of the biggest winners in the first quarter, jumping more than 90% to rebound from a dismal 2022. And just like Buffett, Klarman pivoted to technology in recent years to take advantage of growth stocks' leadership in the market. He gained $1.6 billion from hedging last year, which helped offset losses on the long side, the FT reported.

☆ I Got My Name From Connie Chung. So Did They. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Connie Wang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

In my freshman class alone, there was a Connie Zheng, a Connie Guo, a Connie Xu, a few Connie Chengs, and multiple Connie Wangs. That ayi was Constance Yu-Hwa Chung, or, as the world knows her, Connie Chung. Connie Chung hosting the “CBS Evening News” in 1991, the year after the author named herself Connie. Connie Wang Connie Koh Connie Yang Connie Tang Connie Jang Connie Chung Connie Moy Connie Huang Connie Kwok Connie Chang Connie Sun Connie Chung, center, surrounded by 10 members of Generation Connie. Clockwise from top right, Connie Yang, Connie Tang, Connie Moy, Connie Sun, Connie Chang, Connie Kwok, Connie Huang, Connie Jang, Connie Wang and Connie Koh.

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