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☆ How Hurray for the Riff Raff Learned the Power of the Present
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Lindsay Zoladz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Almost a year after the sudden death of Alynda Segarra’s father, the sight of a Bronx-bound subway entrance made the musician cry. “I walked by the 1 train yesterday, and the color of the red and the ‘1’ and the ‘Van Cortlandt Park’ and the ‘Uptown’ — I just burst into tears,” Segarra, who uses they/them pronouns, said. “My dad loved enjoying,” Segarra said. “He just didn’t deny himself pleasure. So now I’m really starting to be like, ‘Why not?’”

Persons: Alynda, “, ” Segarra, Riff Raff Organizations: Manhattan’s Hotel Chelsea, Chelsea Locations: Bronx, Van Cortlandt, ’, Manhattan’s

☆ Passengers are furious after Norwegian Cruise Line removed Antarctica from its itinerary after everyone had boarded
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Norwegian Cruise Line passengers are upset over a sudden itinerary change, skipping Antarctica. AdvertisementPassengers aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship are furious about a change in their itinerary which means they are no longer heading to Antarctica. Those aboard the cruise ship were expecting to travel to Antarctica and South America. But after they boarded, they noticed the trip's name was quietly changed on the app to "Round-trip of South America" last week. Business Insider has reached out to @ruinedvacation and Norwegian Cruise Line for comment.

Persons: —, @ruinedvacation, They've, we're, Shane C Grant Organizations: Cruise, Passengers, Service, Norwegian Cruise, Norwegian, NZ Herald, Facebook, Norwegian Star South, NCL, MSC Cruises, Business, Cruise Line Locations: Norwegian, Antarctica, South America, Norwegian Star South America, Miami, New York, Boston, Caribbean, @ruinedvacation

☆ People are divided over a woman saying she didn't tip her hairdresser for 7.5 hours of work despite loving the results
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA woman left people divided after she said she did not tip her hairdresser for 7.5 hours of work, despite saying she was "the best braider" she'd ever had. Justice previously called out "tipping culture" in a video posted in December last year, saying it was "out of control." Justice said many people think tipping is a way of saying thank you, but she didn't see it that way. Advertisement"To me, saying thank you is how you say thank you," she said. Some were vehemently on her side, saying that the tip was definitely included in the cost of the service.

Persons: —, Justice, commenter, rebook — Organizations: Service, Business

☆ A former Amazon recruiter says one of the biggest mistakes job seekers make is putting Miss America-style statements in résumés
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA former Amazon recruiter says there’s one mistake that she keeps seeing both junior and senior employees making in their résumés: writing vague statements. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementThe most common mistake he found in the résumés he reviewed was a lack of quantifiable achievements, with 86% of résumés having this issue, he said. The best résumé is the one that shows how you are perfectly qualified for the job to which you are applying,” he previously wrote for Business Insider.

Persons: —, Lindsay Mustain —, Mustain, Eugene Hayden, ” Organizations: Service, Amazon, Comcast, Miss America, CNBC, Business, Google, KPMG, Boston Consulting Group

☆ I made the TikTok-famous 'marry me chicken' and the recipe is perfect for Valentine's Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"Marry me chicken" is one viral recipe that would be perfect for Valentine's Day. The recipe varies, but I followed one that uses chicken thighs, cream, and sun-dried tomatoes. AdvertisementIf you're looking to get engaged this Valentine's Day, you might want to try making "marry me chicken." Recipes online vary slightly, but the recipe I followed from the food blog Craving Home Cooked uses chicken thighs, my preferred cut of chicken for a super tender, juicy dish, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken broth, and cream. Here's how to make the viral "marry me chicken."

Persons: —, Lindsay Funston, Delish Organizations: Service

The report comes as access to sensitive taxpayer information has sparked calls for investigations — and calls for reform on taxes for the wealthy. Littlejohn had applied to work as a contractor to get Trump’s tax returns and carefully figured out how to search and extract tax data to avoid triggering suspicions internally, prosecutors said in court documents. Werfel said that since the agency has received funding through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act, it has been able to markedly improve the security of sensitive information, including audit trail deficiencies. “Our data security and environment is dramatically better today than it was in 2017 to 2020 when this unauthorized access occurred," Werfel said. "And it’s dramatically better today because we now have the resources to make the right investments to strengthen our data security.

Persons: Daniel Werfel —, —, ”, “, TIGTA, Charles Edward Littlejohn of, Donald Trump, Littlejohn, Jason Smith, Werfel, Lindsay Whitehurst Organizations: WASHINGTON, IRS, Treasury, Associated Press, Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington , D.C, New York Times, Associated Locations: Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington ,

☆ Inside Project Espresso, Amazon's secretive and painful reset of its big healthcare bet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It already shut down the Amazon Care telehealth service in 2022, while disbanding Haven , a joint healthcare venture, in 2021. She said Amazon's healthcare business continues to grow and receive positive customer feedback. Less focus on senior healthcareAnother idea One Medical recently explored was to put less focus on the senior healthcare business. Still, for some One Medical employees, Amazon’s scrutiny is leading to growing frustration. “As Trent Green communicated to employees, One Medical employees will not return to physical offices at this time.

Persons: Big, Samantha Kruse, ” Kruse, Andy Jassy Chelsea Jia Feng, Neil Lindsay, ” Amazon’s Kruse, Amazon's Kruse, Lindsay, ”, Amir Dan Rubin, Kruse, Amazon’s, “, Trent Green Organizations: Business, Amazon, Care, Amazon Health Services, Amazon's Pharmacy, Amazon Health, Iora Health, Iora, “ Locations: New York, Minneapolis, St, Petersburg , Florida, Francisco

☆ Listening to boygenius, Together and Apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Lindsay Zoladz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Dear listeners,It’s been a big week for boygenius, the singer-songwriter supergroup of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. “This is our last show,” Dacus told the crowd, “and we’re feeling it.”Is it weird to say I wasn’t mad about this news? “The Record” itself had been an unexpected bonus, since boygenius initially seemed like a one-off project that wouldn’t last longer than a six-song EP and a subsequent tour. But the runaway success of “The Record” also means that some people are more familiar with boygenius than with the three accomplished solo artists who make up the group. It’s a celebration of both the individual work of Baker, Bridgers and Dacus (which sounds like a law firm that I would definitely hire) and also the magic that happens when they put their Captain Planet powers together and become boygenius.

Persons: It’s, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, boygenius, ” Dacus, I’m, I’d, we’d, ”, Baker, Bridgers, who’s, plumb Organizations: boygenius, Los Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Gen Z couples are more likely than older generations to keep finances separate. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Deciding to combine your finances with your significant other can be a big step in the relationship. Nearly 2 in 5 couples, or 39%, of couples who live together completely combine their finances, whether they're married or not, according to a new report by Bankrate. Gen Z adults, or those between the ages 18 to 27, are the most likely to keep their finances completely separate from their significant other, with 38%. By contrast, baby boomers, or adults age 60 to 78, are the most likely generation to fully combine their finances with their spouse or partner, at 44%. Almost half, or 46%, of people who are in relationships keep their finances separate to avoid losing their financial independence, according to a recent survey from the financial services company.

Persons: they're, Gen, Bankrate, Will, Lindsay Bryan, Podvin, Bryan Organizations: Bankrate, Finance, Bread

☆ Leaked email shows Amazon's One Medical will shut down several offices and move the CFO to a new role
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon’s One Medical is undergoing significant changes, following this week’s layoffs that cut hundreds of jobs . One Medical will also look for ways to take advantage of Amazon’s own corporate office space going forward. Green also announced in the email that Bjorn Thaler, One Medical’s CFO, will transfer to a new role that reports directly to Amazon’s healthcare boss Neil Lindsay. As part of the move, One Medical executives and teams across finance, legal, and technology will report to Amazon’s healthcare business, reflecting a tighter integration between the two companies. Amazon’s spokesperson said the reorganization will help One Medical better leverage Amazon’s resources and provide employees with more opportunities across Amazon’s healthcare business.

Persons: Trent Green, Green, Bjorn Thaler, Neil Lindsay, Thaler Organizations: Business, Amazon, Medical, State, “ Locations: New York City , Minneapolis, St, Petersburg, Francisco, Tri, New England, Maryland, Virginia, Pacific Northwest, Southwest, Southern California, Texas

☆ The No. 1 resume mistake according to ex-Amazon recruiter: You see it 'all the way up to the C-suite'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Lindsay Mustain has looked at a lot of resumes in her more than a decade in talent acquisition. But there's one mistake she sees jobseekers make over and over again, what she calls giving "Miss America answers," or ones she'd imagine hearing in a pageant. These are simple statements that don't give much insight into what candidates actually accomplished on the job. It's happening from the junior level "all the way up to the C-suite," she says, and it's preventing jobseekers from standing out. Here's what Miss America answers are and how to avoid writing them.

Persons: Lindsay Mustain, jobseekers Organizations: Talent, Miss America

☆ An ex-Amazon and Comcast recruiter said the most shocking thing she saw on a résume was a picture of someone holding a gun
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ex-Amazon and Comcast recruiter once came across an image of a man with a gun in a résumé. AdvertisementAn ex-Amazon recruiter described the most disturbing thing she had seen in a résumé, and it was a picture of a man holding a gun. Advertisement"The very last page was a picture, a full-blown picture of him holding a shotgun," she said. Mustain's concerns were valid, especially as images in résumés can lead to unconscious bias within the hiring process. "Plus, many employers are eager to avoid unconscious bias in their recruitment, using strategies like removing college and candidate names from resumes before reviewing them."

Persons: —, Lindsay Mustain, Mustain, Alison Doyle Organizations: Comcast, Service, Amazon, CNBC

☆ How Chanel No. 5 Became a Necklace
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Lindsay Talbot | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In 1920, following the successful launch of her couture house in Biarritz, France, and her subsequent move to Paris’s Rue Cambon, where she opened her flagship boutique, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel decided to create her first fragrance. She commissioned the French Russian perfumer Ernest Beaux to develop “a woman’s perfume, with a woman’s scent” — which, unlike most single-note options of the era, had a bold floral composition. Months later, he presented Chanel with an array of aromatic vials, and she chose the one labeled five. The bottle was topped with a square glass stopper with two interlocking sans-serif C’s, marking the debut of Chanel’s now-iconic logo. In 1924, the stopper was redesigned as a bevel-cut octagon, but it has otherwise remained largely the same for the past century.

Persons: Gabrielle “ Coco ” Chanel, Ernest Beaux, Chanel, Beaux, “, men’s toiletries, —, Boy Capel Locations: Biarritz, France, Russian, Grasse, Madagascar, Brazilian, —, Chanel’s

☆ In a leaked email, Amazon's healthcare boss tells employees not to believe 'speculation' about its business one day after announcing layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The head of Amazon's healthcare business wants employees to know Tuesday's layoffs are part of a normal business cycle, not a sign of underperformance. He noted that other companies have also made similar job cuts lately, urging employees not to believe the "pundits" who may say negative things about Amazon's healthcare business. "As often happens with changes like this, some pundits may speculate that we're eliminating roles because our health care business is underperforming — don't believe this speculation. In a separate email on Tuesday , Lindsay highlighted the growth of Amazon's healthcare business, saying the layoffs were intended to "reposition resources" so the company can better invest in other growth areas. He also said Amazon integrated One Medical's finance, legal, and tech teams into Amazon's healthcare business as it looks to "realign resources."

Persons: Neil Lindsay, —, Lindsay, we've Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon Health Services, Amazon, Pharmacy, Amazon Pharmacy, we've, Amazon Clinic Locations: U.S

☆ Amazon healthcare boss emails employees about layoffs: Read the memo
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

He also said stressed the healthcare business has seen steady growth across its Pharmacy, One Medical, and Clinic segments. Here's the full copy of Lindsay's email:Hi everyone,The past year has been incredibly exciting for all of our health care businesses, and we're seeing tremendous growth for Amazon Pharmacy, One Medical, and Amazon Clinic. We reinvented the Amazon Pharmacy experience throughout 2023 to make it more affordable and convenient for customers to get the prescription medications they need through RxPass, automatic coupons, partnerships, and more. We expanded Amazon Clinic nationwide, and since launch, the marketplace has seen a 96% customer satisfaction rating. Unfortunately, these changes will result in the elimination of a few hundred roles across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy.

Persons: Neil Organizations: Amazon Pharmacy, Amazon Clinic, Pharmacy, CARE

☆ Amazon is chopping hundreds of jobs at its One Medical and Pharmacy units as part of a new cost-cutting mandate
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon's healthcare units, including One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, are conducting fresh layoffs as part of a broader cost-cutting campaign, Business Insider has learned. The layoffs will impact "few hundred roles," Amazon's spokesperson confirmed in an email to BI. Amazon has started the year with a flurry of job cuts across a number of units including Twitch, Prime Video , Audible , and Amazon Pay. In an email to BI, Amazon's Amazon Health Services Senior Vice President Neil Lindsay confirmed the layoffs. "Unfortunately, these adjustments will result in the elimination of a few hundred roles within Amazon Pharmacy and One Medical.

Persons: Amazon's, Brian Olsavsky, Neil Lindsay, Lindsay, iRobot, Amir Dan Rubin Organizations: Amazon Pharmacy, Business, Amazon, Amazon Health Services, MGM

☆ 7 Grammy Winners Worth Another Spin
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Lindsay Zoladz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dear listeners,I can hardly believe I’m saying this, but this year’s Grammys were … really good? Tracy Chapman, radiating joy and in fine voice, sang “Fast Car” publicly for the first time in ages, alongside a visibly reverent Luke Combs. For today’s playlist, we’re going to hear from some more of those slightly-less-than-household-name artists who took home Grammys this year. I chose two selections of my own, and I also asked my fellow Times pop critics Jon Pareles and Jon Caramanica to send me a few of their picks — a mix of jazz, folk, pop, gospel and more. Listen below to tracks from Laufey, Peso Pluma and Samara Joy, and check out the Bonus Tracks for more of our Grammy coverage.

Persons: Tracy Chapman, Luke Combs, Joni Mitchell, Billie Eilish, Finneas, Taylor Swift, she’s, Phoebe Bridgers, Karol G, Lainey Wilson, Victoria Monét, Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Samara Joy Organizations: SZA Locations: Laufey, Samara

☆ The most shocking thing an ex-Amazon recruiter has ever seen on a resume: 'I honestly have no idea what he was doing'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In 2007, Lindsay Mustain was working as a recruiter at Comcast looking to fill a fairly entry level call center role. The job attracted "a variety of level of candidates," she says, adding that "sometimes you get some really interesting ones." "I honestly have no idea what he was doing," says the former Amazon recruiter and now CEO of talent development company Talent Paradigm about the candidate. The first two pages of this candidate's resume were pretty standard, says Mustain, who is all for a two-page resume in general. "The very last page was a picture, a full-blown picture of him holding a shotgun."

Persons: Lindsay Mustain, Mustain Organizations: Comcast, Amazon

☆ Factbox-The Health of Britain's King Charles: Sporting Accidents to Cancer Diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles, 75, has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will receive out-patient treatment for the condition for an unspecified period. The king has enjoyed good health for most of his life but he is no stranger to hospitals. 1990After falling from his horse during a polo match, Charles suffered two fractures in his right arm. He needed an operation later that year after one of the fractures failed to heal. 2001Another fall from a horse left him with a fractured small bone in his shoulder.

Persons: Britain's King Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Charles, Hugh Lindsay, COVID, Charles's, Harry, William, Michael Holden, Sarah Young, Ed Osmond Organizations: Great Ormond Street Hospital, Windsor, Ascot, BAe, Buckingham Palace Locations: Great, Florida, Switzerland, Klosters, Scotland, London

☆ Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in Pharmacy, One Medical units: Read the memo
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon has eliminated hundreds of jobs in its Pharmacy and One Medical divisions, the company confirmed to CNBC. "Unfortunately, these changes will result in the elimination of a few hundred roles across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy." At the start of this year, Amazon announced cuts in its Prime Video, MGM Studios, Buy with Prime, Twitch and Audible units. Here's the full memo from Lindsay:Hi everyone, The past year has been incredibly exciting for all of our health care businesses, and we're seeing tremendous growth for Amazon Pharmacy, One Medical, and Amazon Clinic. Unfortunately, these changes will result in the elimination of a few hundred roles across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy.

Persons: Neil Lindsay, Lindsay, Andy Jassy, Brian Olsavsky, Amazon, Neil CNBC Organizations: Amazon, CNBC, Amazon Health Services, Amazon Pharmacy, MGM Studios, Amazon Clinic, Pharmacy, CARE Locations: Amazon's, d50nominations.cnbc.com

☆ Pizza Hut’s ‘Goodbye Pies’ campaign wants to aid your breakup woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Pizza Hut wants you to say goodbye with a Hot Honey pie. Pizza Hut launched its “Goodbye Pies” campaign February 6, which lets customers order free Pizza Hut delivery to the address of an ex-lover. The campaign is centered on the release of new Pizza Hut menu items, including a Hot Honey pizza and Hot Honey wings. The “Goodbye Pies” campaign runs until February 14 and is available in select locations in New York, Miami, and Chicago. Pizza Hut has a history of marketing campaigns aimed at differentiating their brand from competitors like Papa John’s and Domino’s.

Persons: ” Lindsay Morgan, Papa Organizations: CNN, Pizza Locations: GoodbyePies.com, New York, Miami, Chicago

Two of the night’s strongest performances came from young women using pianos to accompany the wispy, stratospheric upper reaches of their registers — and to comment on the tyranny of fragility and prettiness. The second was Olivia Rodrigo, who nailed the vertiginous high notes that punctuate her rock-operatic smash “Vampire,” and then riffed on the song’s theme as she smeared herself with spurting fake blood. Each performance, in its own way, felt like a rebuttal to the constricting standards to which so many young women are held. Eilish’s was about the pain of being perceived as an object; Rodrigo’s reimagined the same kind of pressure as a horror movie. LINDSAY ZOLADZ

Persons: Billie Eilish, Barbie, Olivia Rodrigo, Eilish’s, LINDSAY ZOLADZ

☆ Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs Gave America a Rare Gift: Harmony
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Lindsay Zoladz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When a beloved artist who has not performed live in some time returns to the stage, we often expect them to appear fragile, unsteady, ill at ease. It was a genuine moment of warmth and unity, the sort seldom offered these days by televised award shows — or televised anything, really. Thirty-five years ago, at the 1989 Grammy Awards, Chapman stood alone onstage and performed a wrenching rendition of “Fast Car” accompanied by only her own acoustic guitar. What made Sunday night’s performance feel different wasn’t just the time that had passed, or the gray hair that now elegantly frames Chapman’s face. It was the presence of Combs, born a year after that Grammy performance, regarding Chapman with an awe-struck reverence.

Persons: Tracy Chapman, Luke Combs —, Chapman, Combs, —

☆ A CEO is facing backlash after an influencer said he used his company's Instagram account to attack her
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementA paper entrepreneur has faced backlash and seen his company's reviews tank after he left critical comments on an influencer's Instagram page using his official business account. "Must be a tough life living life on easy mode," it said. She then assumed it had been hacked, so she emailed the company's CEO, Brandon Howard, to let him know. #fypp ♬ Aesthetic - Tollan KimAccording to Sudan, Howard responded to her email, but not in the way she expected. Sudan told BI since her final video, Howard has tried to remediate the situation through her own workplace by reaching out to her boss.

Persons: influencer, —, she'd, Brandon Howard, Kim, Howard, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Company, BI Locations: Sudan, ParchmentPaper.com, California

Classes were canceled Monday for schools across Santa Barbara County, which was devastated by mudslides caused by powerful storms in 2018. Evacuation orders and warnings were in effect for mountain and canyon areas of Monterey, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. As of Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest, said it was planning to open schools as usual Monday. ___Associated Press videographer Eugene Garcia in Ventura, Calif., and radio reporter Julie Walker in New York contributed to this report.

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