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A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that Americans' inflation expectations have reached their lowest point in nearly three years. Economists say consumers appear to be responding to steadily slower inflation, higher incomes, lower gas prices and a rising stock market. What's more, paychecks have outpaced inflation over the past year, thereby easing Americans' adjustment to a higher cost of living. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesEven with the steady slowdown in inflation, prices are still nearly 17% higher than they were three years ago, a source of discontent for many Americans. It would be too painful.”Claudia Sahm, founder of Sahm Consulting and also a former Fed economist, acknowledged that "people are angry” about higher prices.

Persons: Joe Biden's, What's, ”, Grace Zwemmer, Marshall, “, Dana Smith, Smith, Ryan Cummings, ” Cummings, Biden, Robert Shiller, David Andolfatto, “ Let’s, Claudia Sahm, Josh Boak Organizations: WASHINGTON, University of Michigan, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Federal, Oxford Economics, Marshall, Trump, Democratic, Fed, University of Miami, Sahm Consulting Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Atlanta, Matthews , North Carolina, Charlotte, Washington

Five players from Canada's 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current clubs in recent days amid a report that five members of that team have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges. The NHL Players' Association declined to comment. In the meantime, members of the organization, including Flyers players, will not be commenting any further. Hockey Canada has made wholesale changes after a scathing independent report and lost major sponsors in the nearly two years since this and other scandals emerged. Nike last year permanently ended its partnership with the organization after earlier pausing it, along with other sponsors, given the heavy criticism of Hockey Canada leadership.

Persons: Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Alex Formenton, Formenton, McLeod, Foote, Sandasha Bough, Daniel Briere, “, Bill Daly, Daly, ” Daly, Hart's, Briere, ” Briere, “ We’re, ”, Lindy Ruff, Dube, Dillon, ” Formenton, Scott Smith, Dan Gelston, John Wawrow, ___ Organizations: NHL, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Flyers, Swiss, HC Ambri, Devils, NHL Players, Association, Hockey Canada, Globe &, London Police, The Associated Press, Associated Press, London police, Flames, Ottawa Senators, Switzerland's National, Hockey, Nike, AP, AP Hockey Locations: Europe, Swiss, Canada, London , Ontario, Toronto, Detroit, Colorado, Newark , New Jersey, Hockey Canada, Voorhees , New Jersey, Buffalo , New York

☆ A lack of employee engagement at work could cost the economy nearly $2 trillion
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Employees who aren't engaged at work may cost the economy $1.9 trillion, according to Gallup. Workers feel increasingly disconnected from their workplaces and feel their expectations are unclear. AdvertisementA lack of employee engagement at work may cost the economy nearly $2 trillion as workers are dealing with unclear expectations, weak connections to their companies, and lower satisfaction levels. This comes as the proportion of employees in hybrid and remote positions stabilizes, as 52% of those in remote-ready jobs work hybrid. These include discussions about employee strengths and goals, opportunities for collaboration, and how employees' work impacts the larger organization.

Persons: aren't, —, they're, Jim Harter, Harter, midyear, Gallup, " Harter Organizations: Gallup, Workers, Service, Employees

☆ E. Jean Carroll trial delayed for a second time, postponing expected Trump testimony
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTestimony in E. Jean Carroll's ongoing defamation trial against Donald Trump was postponed for the second day in a row, according to a notice posted to the court docket. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The ongoing trial concerns additional defamation damages for two statements Trump made in 2019, while he was president, disparaging Carroll by calling her dishonest and insulting her appearance. On Truth Social and at rallies, he's continued calling Carroll a liar and claims he doesn't know who she is. Chris Mattei, an attorney who represented family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims in their defamation trial against conspiracy theorist Alex Jomes, told Business Insider it would be pointless for Trump to testify.

Persons: —, Jean Carroll's, Donald Trump, Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, Alina Habba, Trump, Habba, Carroll, defaming, Robbie Myers, Elle, he's, doesn't, Chris Mattei, Sandy Hook, Alex Jomes, Mattei, Alex Jones Organizations: Service, Business, Republican, Trump Locations: Manhattan, New Hampshire

☆ My 6-year-old's friend didn't want to play with him. Instead of stepping in as super mom, I let them figure it out themselves.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Sarah Dimuro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewBy the time school started again, my son was excited to be reunited with his friends. He looked so proud walking into the play yard that first day back, Super Mario Brothers backpack stuffed with his first grade essentials. AdvertisementBut then, as I was tucking him into bed one evening, he turned to me and said: "Mama, Carla doesn't want to play me anymore." I also appreciated the idea she mentioned about reminding our son what it means to be a good friend. A month after our conversation, I picked him up from his after-school program, and there was Carla, playing with the other girls.

Persons: —, reacquaint, Mama, Carla doesn't, They'd, He's, Emily Edlynn's, Edlynn, It's, Carla, I'm, Walter Organizations: Service, Super, Business

☆ Colorectal cancer is killing more younger people than ever. 3 people under 50 diagnosed with it shared their first symptoms.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

People under 50 in the US are dying from colorectal cancer at an increasing rate. AdvertisementMore people under the age of 50 are dying of colorectal cancer than ever before, according to the American Cancer Association. The disease is sometimes called colon cancer or rectal cancer, depending on where it starts. When colorectal cancer is caught early, before it has spread, the chance a person will live for another five years is about 90%. AdvertisementShe now visits her gastroenterologist regularly, eats healthy, exercises, and raises awareness of the signs of colorectal cancer.

Persons: —, Kimmie Ng, you've, JJ Singleton, Singleton, Lynch, Tom McKenna, Paula Chambers Raney, Doctors, gastroenterologist, Kim Schewitz, kschewitz@businessinsider.com Organizations: Service, American Cancer Association, Dana, Farber Cancer Institute, NBC Locations: Boston

☆ New sanctions on Russian diamonds will change the global trade in gems
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Sarah Kent | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But as of the start of January, EU and G7 countries have banned the direct purchase of non-industrial diamonds from Russia. This move will be followed by further restrictions on the import of Russian diamonds processed in third countries starting in March. Industry groups including the World Diamond Council, Antwerp World Diamond Centre, the Gem and Jewellery Export Council of India and the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) have been working together to develop an effective solution. What does this mean for the diamond industry? LVMH-owned Tiffany and Richemont both said they stopped sourcing Russian stones shortly after the war in Ukraine broke out.

Persons: Russia’s, Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev, ”, Paul Zimnisky, Russia they’ll, Andrey Rudakov, Morgane Winterholer, De Beers, Tiffany, Richemont Organizations: CNN, European, Bloomberg, Getty, EU, Industry, World Diamond Council, Diamond Centre, Jewellery Export, of India, Gemological Institute of America, “, ”, GIA Locations: Ukraine, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Antwerp, Belgian, Russia, Europe, Moscow, “

☆ I've shopped at Costco for nearly a decade. Here are my 10 favorite things to make in the air fryer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Olivia Yi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

As a food blogger, I love to make various Costco appetizers, sides, and entrées in the air fryer. I've found a myriad of ways to prepare easy and delicious Costco appetizers, sides, and entrées in the air fryer. But with the air fryer, they can be ready in less than 10 minutes with no additional bowls, pots, or pans to clean. I like to use the Giovanni Rana 3 Cheese Ravioli to make a similar version in the air fryer. Heat the spring rolls in the air fryer at 390 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes and flip halfway through.

Persons: fryer, —, I've, O, Kirkland, Giovanni Rana ravioli, Keith Homan, Shutterstock, Giovanni Rana, Olivia Yi Sukhi's, Olivia Yi Organizations: Costco, Products, Service, Costco —, Royal Locations: California, Asia, Royal Asia

☆ The middle seat on an airplane is severely underrated
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Like yellow Starbursts, we all deal with the middle seat, but most of us don't prefer it. I now kneel at the altar of the middle seat, and you should, too. The stigma around middle seats has meant aisle and window passengers tend to give those stuck there more space. Middle seats are cheaperPerhaps you're still not sold on the middle. If you have a middle seat in a four-seater, may God have mercy on your soul.

Persons: —, you've, didn't, It's, they're Organizations: Service, Business, Alaska Airlines, LAX Locations: New York, Las Vegas

☆ Why Singapore is so attractive to business leaders looking to make a real difference in their careers, lives, and the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This article is part of our "Business for Good" series spotlighting business leaders and companies that are driving meaningful changes from Singapore. Currently based in Singapore, he's serving as our trusted resource for the innovative projects unfolding in one of the world's most advanced and progressive business hubs. The city-state's government is nimble and efficient; the business atmosphere is open and collegial; and the quality of life is unparalleled. NesteSingapore is considered a global business hub thanks to its great sea and air connectivity, developed infrastructure, stable political and regulatory environment, and skilled workforce. Bartholomeusz shares my appreciation for Singapore's public safety.

Persons: Kris LeBoutillier, he's, It's, Steven Bartholomeusz, APAC, it's, José Pedro Borges, Borges, Maya Hari, — Hari, Hari, Terrascope Organizations: EDP Renewables, APAC, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, José Pedro Borges Companies, Insider Studios, Singapore Economic Development Board Locations: Singapore, Asia, Thailand, Indonesia, New York City, Neste, Neste Singapore, Lisbon, EDPR

☆ Ukraine says it flew a drone over Putin's woodland palace, evading its heavy defenses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine launched a drone attack on a St Petersburg oil terminal on Thursday, per multiple sources. AdvertisementUkraine sent a drone flying over President Vladimir Putin's palace at Lake Valdai during an attack on a St Petersburg oil depot, a military source claimed on Friday. Set next to Lake Valdai, halfway between Moscow and St Petersburg, the vast woodland complex is considered one of Putin's favorite boltholes. The strike, Kamyshin said, showed that St Petersburg was now "within reach of Ukrainian forces," per the Kyiv Independent's translation. "We are able to produce something that flies and costs $350 per item, something that flew to St Petersburg this night," he said.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, Oleksandr Kamyshin, couldn't, Alina Kabayeva, Vladimir Putin, Alina Kabaeva, Sasha Mordovets, Navalny.com Kamyshin, Baza, Kamyshin, Ukraine's Organizations: RBC, Service, Kyiv Independent, St, Moscow Times, Russia's Ministry of Defence, Popular, Russian Telegram, Economic, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, St Petersburg, Valdai, Russia, Lake, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russian, Petersburg, Baltic, Leningrad, Davos, Switzerland

☆ Palestinians share their lives in war-torn Gaza via TikTok, X, and Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Palestinians on social media are a window into the warLike millions of others around the world, Noor is witnessing the war in Gaza through the eyes of Palestinians who are sharing their daily realities on social media. Eyewitness accounts on social media are critical in understanding global conflicts, including past flare-ups between Israelis and Palestinians. Before October 2023, Azaiza had about 25,000 Instagram followers, according to the social media analytics firm Social Blade. Now watching from afar in Melbourne, she’s the one refreshing her social media feeds and anxiously texting relatives, friends and colleagues to make sure they’re safe. Mark Kerrison/In Pictures/Getty ImagesEven as people flock to learn from and support these Palestinians on social media, Noor says the exchange is overshadowed by feelings of powerlessness.

Persons: Motaz Azaiza, Azaiza, “, ” Noor, she’s, Noor, He’s, ”, It’s, ‘, ’, Leyla Hamed, Kanwal Ahmed, They’ve, Bisan Owda, hasn’t, Ahmed, Young, Hind Khoudary haven’t, “ Everyone’s, ” Ahmed, Zaina Arafat, Mark Kerrison, Marwa Fatafta, Clarissa Ward, Mohammed el, Sheikh Jarrah, Owda, Hind Khoudary, Plestia Alaqad, ” Alaqad, Alaqad, “ It’s, Sheikh Zayed Al, Hind, Syed Faizan Raza, Wael Al, Hamza Al, Mustafa Thuraya, Ahmad Hasaballah, Ismail al Dahdouh, ” Owda, Fatafta, ” Fatafta, She’s Organizations: CNN, Images Israel, European, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Reuters, Agence France, Presse, Israel Defense Forces, Getty, Gaza’s, Committee, Protect Journalists, Reporters, Palestinian, Israel, Quinnipiac University Locations: Gazan, Deir, Gaza, Israel, California, Noor isn’t, Iraq, London, Toronto, Palestinian American, Brooklyn, Instagram, European Union, Ramallah, East, North Africa, Egypt, Palestinian, East Jerusalem, Palestine, Australia, Melbourne, Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan, Al, Gaza City, Anadolu, Gaza’s Old City, Islamabad, “, Jazeera, Rafah

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jesse Eisenberg had not seen “Succession” when he was writing his new film “A Real Pain.” But his sister Hallie Eisenberg knew from years of watching Roman Roy that Kieran Culkin would be perfect. Eisenberg had wanted to play the spontaneous one, which was similar to a character he'd played on stage in “The Spoils” in England. They’d met previously through their mutual friend Emma Stone, who also produced “A Real Pain,” but he really didn’t know him well. His hope is that “A Real Pain” speaks to a cross-cultural, universal experience — though he’s also worried that sounds too much like a commercial. In addition to trying to sell “A Real Pain,” Eisenberg is also starring in “Sasquatch Sunset,” about a family of Sasquatches.

Persons: — Jesse Eisenberg, Hallie Eisenberg, Roman Roy, Kieran Culkin, They’re, Eisenberg, he'd, Culkin, They’d, Emma Stone, he’d, ” Culkin, ” Eisenberg, Kieran, flummoxed, ”, “ sparkled, “, Vanessa Redgrave, Ewa Puszczynska, “ White, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, he’s, It’s, Kristen Stewart, He’s, ’ ” Stewart, Jesse Organizations: Sundance, “, Tablet Magazine, Jewish Locations: CITY , Utah, Poland, England, Mongolia, Polish, legitimizing, Winnipeg, Eisenberg

☆ American Airlines Flight Attendant Filmed Minors Using Lavatory, U.S. Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An American Airlines flight attendant was arrested on Thursday, accused of using his cellphone in an attempt to secretly record a 14-year-old girl as she used the lavatory on a domestic flight in September, federal prosecutors said. The flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, of Charlotte, N.C., was arrested in Lynchburg, Va., and charged with attempted sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography after investigators found evidence that he had surreptitiously recorded video footage of four other girls as they used the lavatory on American Airlines flights last year, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Massachusetts said. “The deeply disturbing conduct alleged here is something no parent or child should ever have to worry about when they travel,” Joshua S. Levy, the acting U.S. attorney for the district of Massachusetts, said in a statement. Thompson allegedly used his position to prey on and surreptitiously record innocent children, including unaccompanied minors, while in a vulnerable state aboard flights he was working.”According to a criminal complaint, Mr. Thompson was working as a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight to Boston from Charlotte on Sept. 2. About halfway through the flight, the 14-year-old girl got up to use a lavatory in the main cabin, the document says.

Persons: Estes Carter Thompson III, “, Joshua S, Levy, “ Mr, Thompson Organizations: American Airlines, District Locations: Charlotte, N.C, Lynchburg, Va, U.S, Massachusetts, Boston

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Opening her blinds, she saw a red SUV with a downed power line on it. Her neighbor’s pregnant, 21-year-old daughter was screaming for her boyfriend to get their baby away from the car. “I was concerned about the baby,” Washington said. But he told Portland television station KGW that his daughter had come over to use the internet after hers went out.

Persons: — Majiah, ” Washington, —, crouch, “, “ Nobody, Rick Graves, Washington, weren’t, ” Graves, Ronald Briggs, Ta’Ron Briggs, ‘ Don’t, ” Briggs, ”, ” ___ Johnson Organizations: Portland, Associated Press Locations: PORTLAND, — Majiah Washington, Portland, Washington, Pacific, Oregon, Seattle

☆ Covid, Crutches, Surgery: For Christopher Abbott the Show Somehow Went On
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Christopher Abbott was about halfway through a performance of “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” when he felt something go wrong. The 37-year-old actor had been sitting onstage — his character, a brutish trucker, proposing marriage to a tormented woman played by Aubrey Plaza — and as he went to get up, he couldn’t straighten his leg. That early December injury — he had a bucket handle meniscus tear — was followed in short order by a case of Covid and arthroscopic surgery. And then he returned to the stage, performing for several weeks on crutches, through the end of the show’s 11-week run on Saturday night. The run, staged Off Broadway at the 295-seat Lucille Lortel Theater, was unusually bumpy.

Persons: Christopher Abbott, “ Danny, Aubrey Plaza, —, John Patrick Shanley, Lucille Lortel Organizations: Aubrey Plaza — Locations: Bronx

☆ Could LSD Have Achieved World Peace? Ask Margaret Mead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Charlotte Shane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

TRIPPING ON UTOPIA: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science, by Benjamin BreenHalfway through “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science," the historian Benjamin Breen presents a tantalizing hypothetical, one that would have had an inestimable impact on culture, medicine and perhaps the whole of civilization had it come to pass: What if, in the mid-1950s, Margaret Mead had publicly endorsed psychedelics? It’s not as outrageous a proposition as it may sound. The pioneering anthropologist “made studying LSD something close to her full-time job” in the summer of 1954. Though we don’t know about her own experience with the drug, Mead was surrounded by researchers and users who enthused about the nonaddictive, liberatory, insight-generating potential of acid and mescaline, and she had written about the “curative properties” of peyote two decades prior while studying the Omaha people.

Persons: Margaret Mead, Benjamin Breen Halfway, Benjamin Breen, psychedelics, “, ”, Mead Locations: Omaha

☆ Takeaways from the Emmy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After a four-month delay prompted by Hollywood’s twin actors and writers strikes, the 75th annual Emmy Awards finally have their moment in the spotlight. With its trio of technical wins at earlier Emmy presentations, the show drove away with eight awards in all. Brunson became the first Black women recognized as lead comedy actress in more than four decades, since Isabel Sanford of “The Jeffersons.”Quinta Brunson accepting the award for lead actress in a comedy at Monday's Emmy Awards. John Oliver, winner of outstanding scripted variety series with "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," speaks onstage at Monday's Emmy Awards. Because of the postponement, the Emmys somewhat awkwardly followed the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards in rapid succession.

Persons: HBO’s, ”, Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, Anthony Anderson, Christina Applegate, Carol Burnett, Quinta Brunson, Ayo, “ Abbott, –, Brunson, Isabel Sanford of, ” Quinta Brunson, Valerie Macon, Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss, Bachrach, “, Jennifer Coolidge, Matthew Macfadyen, ” Niecy Nash, Betts, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Oliver ”, Trevor Noah, John Oliver, Elton John, Oscar, Tony –, Sarah Kate Ellis Organizations: CNN, HBO, Netflix, MLK, “, Getty, Comedy, EGOTs, Disney, Globes, Fox, NFL, The Television Academy, Writers Guild of America, GLAAD Locations: Isabel Sanford of “, AFP, Noah’s, Hollywood

☆ My kids don't remember the traveling we did when they were younger, but I treasure the memories for them
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Sarah Seefeldt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My husband and I have been traveling with our four kids since they were young. AdvertisementTheir memories from our trips aren't quite what I'd hoped they'd beFrom our trip to Petra, the two older kids remember riding a donkey and riding a horse. At first, I was disappointed they didn't remember more from our family vacations. I wondered if it was a waste of time and effort if they didn't remember. Courtesy of the authorDespite what they remember, my memories are still pricelessMy kids are a little older now, and the trips we take stick in their memories a little better.

Persons: —, it's, I'd, they'd, Sarah Seefeldt's, they've, I've Organizations: Service Locations: United States, Amman, Jordan, Petra, Lebanon, Byblos, Jeita, Europe, London, Egypt, Red, America

☆ Republican presidential nomination and delegates, explained
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Amy O'Kruk | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Winning individual primaries and caucuses is just one step in the long path to winning a party’s presidential nomination. Performing well in primaries and caucuses equals delegates, and the larger goal is amassing the magic number of delegates to secure a nomination before delegate voting at the party convention. In 2016, in his first of three White House runs, Donald Trump hit the magic number on May 26. In 13 primaries and three caucuses, 874 delegates, 36% of the Republican total, will be up for grabs, including in California, the state with the most Republican delegates. If there is no clear winner during the primaries, delegates could engage in rounds of voting at the convention to select the party’s presidential candidate.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, It’s, Joe Biden, aren’t Organizations: CNN, Republican Party, White House, Delegates, Trump, Republican, Democratic, Carolina, South Carolina Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, California, Pennsylvania , Montana , New Mexico, South Dakota, Guam, South

☆ A new tiny-home community near San Antonio is raising eyebrows for marketing pint-sized houses for over $140,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elm Trails is a nearly finished tiny-home community near San Antonio. AdvertisementA tiny-home community near San Antonio, Texas, is raising eyebrows for marketing pint-sized houses for over $140,000. Elm Trails is the first tiny-home community built by Lennar, a home construction company based in Florida. He also suggested that Elm Trails skeptics don't know what a good property deal is in today's housing market. "Lennar San Antonio is very innovative about how they are thinking."

Persons: —, Rhonda Ober, Ober, I'm, Billy Rojo, Billy, Rojo, Realtor.com, Lennar Organizations: Service, Forbes Locations: San Antonio, San Antonio , Texas, Florida, Texas, Elm Trails, Elm, Henley, South Carolina, Lennar San Antonio

☆ Olive Garden owner Darden beats earnings estimates, hikes guidance as sales climb
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-15 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Darden Restaurants on Friday reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations and raised its annual guidance, helped by sales growth at chains such as Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse. Darden completed its acquisition of Ruth's Hospitality Group, owner of chain restaurant Ruth's Chris Steak House, in June. The company will not include same-store sales from Ruth's Chris Steak House until Darden has owned and operated the restaurant for a 16-month period. "We continued to profitably grow market share again this quarter as we outperformed industry same-restaurant sales and traffic," said Cardenas in a statement. The LongHorn Steakhouse owner also projects $11.5 billion in sales for the fiscal year, as well as 50 to 55 new restaurant openings.

Persons: Chris, Rick Cardenas, Cardenas, Raj Vennam, Darden, Chris Steak Organizations: Darden, Olive Garden, LongHorn, LSEG, Ruth's Hospitality Group, Chris Steak House, CNBC PRO Locations: Olive

☆ American Airlines let a flight attendant delete 'evidence' after filming a teen girl with a hidden camera in an airplane bathroom, new lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A new lawsuit alleges that an American Airlines flight attendant hid a camera inside a plane bathroom. The suit alleges that the flight attendant used a cell phone to film a 14-year-old in the bathroom. AdvertisementA lawsuit filed on Friday alleges that an American Airlines flight attendant used a hidden bathroom cell phone to film a 14-year-old girl and that the airline gave the staffer enough time to "destroy" any "incriminating evidence." The lawsuit alleges that the teen's father went after the flight attendant who led his daughter to the first-class bathroom and demanded to see his phone. I have nothing to do with this," the employee told the dad, the lawsuit alleges.

Persons: —, Jane Doe, begrudgingly, Erin Reding, Reding, negligently, haven't Organizations: American Airlines, Service, Business, North Carolina, American Airlines Group, FBI, Airlines Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, Boston , Massachusetts, Charlotte, Boston

The opening night of a revival of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” at the Metropolitan Opera in New York was interrupted Thursday night by climate protesters shouting “No Opera” from the balconies on both sides of the opera house. Protesters with the group Extinction Rebellion NYC unfurled banners that read “No Opera On A Dead Planet,” according to Peter Gelb, the general manager at the Met. Met officials were then forced to bring down the curtain at around 9:30 p.m., halfway through the second act. About eight minutes passed before security officials ushered out the protesters perched on the balconies, Mr. Gelb said. The crowd jeered the demonstrators and burst into applause when the curtains again opened, but the elation was short-lived.

Persons: Richard Wagner’s “, ”, Peter Gelb, Gelb Organizations: Metropolitan Opera, Met Locations: New York

Such is the scene at the annual COP conference, this year being held Nov. 30-Dec. 12 in the Emirati city of Dubai. Here's how the climate summit unfolds on the ground. THE OPENING CEREMONYThe UAE has spent the last year laying the diplomatic groundwork for this year's summit. But it officially takes on the COP presidency only at the opening ceremony, which features welcome speeches and opportunities to bang the gavel. THE SCENEDuring the first few days, national leaders jet in for what is called the "High-Level Segment" involving back-to-back speeches in the venue's main plenary hall.

Persons: William James, Katy Daigle, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: UAE, Thomson Locations: Emirati, Dubai, UAE, COP26

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