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☆ Capital One Venture X review: Earn 75,000 miles with this excellent premium card and get travel credits, airport lounge access, and upscale perks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Jasmin Baron | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

Read our review Read Our Review A looong arrow, pointing rightThe Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is an excellent premium credit card with top-notch benefits and travel protections. These perks make the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card incredibly competitive compared to other premium cards. Capital One Venture X benefits and featuresThe Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is a Visa Infinite card, which comes with premium benefits and more features than other Visa cards. Yes, it's possible to get approved for the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card if you already have the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card open. Yes, the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is a metal card, weighing in at around 17 grams.

☆ Capital One Quicksilver Student Cash Rewards card review: Earn a $100 welcome bonus, 10% back on Uber, and unlimited 1.5% cash back just about everywhere else
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( David Mcmillin | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

The Capital One Quicksilver Student Cash Rewards Credit Card can help you begin building that track record of on-time payments and responsible financial management. That's especially true with the Capital One Quicksilver Student Cash Rewards Credit Card, because the APR is 17.99% - 27.99% Variable. How to earn rewards from the Capital One Quicksilver Student CardUse your Capital One Quicksilver Student Cash Rewards Credit Card for any of your purchases, and you'll earn cash back every time. Capital One TravelCapital One Travel was recently expanded to more cardholders, including folks with the Capital One Quicksilver Student Cash Rewards Credit Card. If you're under 18 but want a credit card, your best bet is to become an authorized user on a family member's or friend's credit card.

☆ New Delhi’s air pollution leaves residents gasping for breath
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Gafira Qadir | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

By the first week of November, New Delhi’s air quality index was 472, high enough to affect healthy people while having a serious impact on those with existing conditions. In some areas of the city, the reading exceeded 800, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, a regulatory body. Experts say exposure to low air quality levels increases the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease and lung cancer. In response to the poor air quality, Delhi officials ordered the closure of primary schools and reduced outdoor activities for older students from Nov. 4 to 9. A government vehicle sprinkles water to control air pollution in New Delhi last month.

☆ Check out the pitch deck that helped Recess, a Mark Cuban-backed startup that's disrupting live events, raise $5 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Recess, an experiential marketing platform, just raised $5 million in Series A funding. Recess, an experiential marketing platform, just raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Data Point Capital and Spring Mountain Capital, bringing its total fundraise to $11.5 million, the company said. Recess' pitch is that it takes the time and hassle out of a cumbersome process of researching and coordinating events sponsorships. Recess then matches marketers with events and handles logistics like contracts, insurance verification, and pre-event coordination. Recess grew out of a media and events company, The Recess Music & Ideas Festival, started by Indiana University alums Jack Shannon and Deuce Thevenow.

☆ Legumes can help fight climate change, but 'bean hesitancy' might stand in the way
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lentils, beans, and peas are low-carbon protein sources that can help prevent fertilizer pollution. People have told her they don't like beans, don't know how to cook them, or don't want to deal with the gas they get from eating them. We don't need to research what they do for the human body — there's mountains of research proving that. We don't need to research how many ways there are to cook it, because there's mountains of cookbooks also proving that. But we do need to understand what is this hesitancy among Americans to eat beans," Ichikawa told Insider.

☆ In DeSantis' small Florida hometown, voters see 'scumbag' or 'hometown hero' as they head to the polls
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

DeSantis is up for reelection Tuesday, and could seek the White House in 2024.Insider interviewed voters from his small hometown of Dunedin, Florida. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDUNEDIN, Florida — Florida Gov. Dunedin, Florida, has an arch in the center of town that reads, "Defending Freedom." "Ron DeSantis is a scumbag," Laura, who declined to share her last name, told Insider after exiting a polling station. Polls in Florida will close at 7 p.m., so it's not yet clear whether DeSantis will win over his hometown.

☆ India's October fuel demand rises on festive season boost
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Consumption in October was 6.7% higher than the previous month, while also up 3.4% year-on-year at 18.37 million tonnes, the data showed. read moreIndian state fuel retailers' diesel sales also surged in October from the previous month, preliminary sales data showed last week, indicating a pickup in industrial activity. read moreSales of gasoline, or petrol, were up 8.8% from 2021 at 2.99 million tonnes, while diesel rose 5.5% at 6.98 million tonnes, the PPAC showed. Cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sales decreased 3.3% to 2.40 million tonnes, while naphtha sales fell 24% to 0.96 million tonnes. Sales of bitumen, used for making roads, were 11.4% lower, while fuel oil use edged up 1% in October.

☆ Analysis: A new Netflix show keeps the memory of Blockbuster alive
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Three things to watch‘Blockbuster’(From left) Olga Merediz and Melissa Fumero in a scene from Netflix's "Blockbuster." In the eponymous show, Randall Park plays Timmy Yoon, “an analog dreamer living in a 5G world” who manages the last Blockbuster location out there. The series is streaming on Netflix now. ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’Selena Gomez attends the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 27 in Santa Monica, California. (From left) Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham of the Spice Girls perform during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 12, 2012.

☆ India's Gujarat state suspends senior local administrator for bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Sumit Khanna | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"The state government has suspended Sandeepsinh Zala, chief officer of Morbi municipality in view of the bridge collapse," Pankaj Joshi, secretary to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, told Reuters. The bridge - 233 metres in length and 1.25 metres wide - was originally built in 1877 and had been closed for six months for repairs until last week. India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who hails from the state and was its chief minister for close to 13 years, has called for a detailed and extensive inquiry into the cause of the disaster. The government in the Western Indian state, where legislative elections are due to be held next month, called off the search operation for survivors on Thursday. Local fire brigade, state and national disaster teams will be kept on standby, a government statement said.

[1/2] A man sits at the site of a damaged suspension bridge after it collapsed on Sunday, in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoMORBI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - India's Gujarat state on Thursday said that the search operation following the collapse of a bridge that led to the death of 135 people had been called off. Local fire brigade, state and national disaster teams will be kept on standby, a government statement said. "One person was reportedly missing since the incident, but we have a police report that says no such person is missing. And hence the decision to call off the search operation," GT Pandya, senior administrative official in Morbi told Reuters.

☆ Flags at half-mast as India's Gujarat mourns deadly bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Shivam Patel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A man sits at the site of a damaged suspension bridge after it collapsed on Sunday, in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, November 1, 2022. Rescue workers would continue their search for any unaccounted persons for a fourth day, a government control room said, though local officials said on Tuesday that only one person was believed to be missing still. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has appealed to people in his state to pray for the departed souls and their families. A senior police official told Reuters this week that about 200 people were on the bridge when it collapsed. Local municipality officials said tickets for about 400 people had been sold, although not necessarily to be on the bridge at the same time.

[1/5] Rescuers conduct search operation after a suspension bridge collapsed on Sunday, in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/StringerMORBI, India, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The death toll from an Indian foot bridge collapse rose to 135 on Tuesday with search operations entering a third day, although nearly all those believed to have been missing are now accounted for. "Search operations have begun again today. Indian army, navy and national disaster response teams continued search operations as locals gathered on the banks of the river near the twisted remains of the bridge. Indian police arrested nine people on Monday, including ticketing clerks and contractors, as they investigate the collapse of the bridge.

☆ Here's what the Day of the Dead means, and why it endures
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Albinson Linares | Noticias Telemundo | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

The "Day of the Dead Parade" in Mexico City on Oct. 29, 2022. Claudio Cruz / AFP - Getty Images"In Mexico, Nov. 1 and 2 are very special days because they celebrate All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, respectively," said Diana Martínez, an academic at the Institute of Anthropological Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM. By the 13th century, the Roman Catholic Church established Nov. 1 as All Saints’ Day. People take part in the "Day of the Dead Parade" in Mexico City on Oct. 29, 2022. He's worked at the cemetery from a very young age and has witnessed many Día de los Muertos celebrations.

SEOUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Across South Korea, events such as autumn foliage festivals and K-Pop concerts are canceled, and grief-stricken communities are putting off gatherings after a Seoul crowd crush killed at least 154 people, threatening to crimp growth further. Universities have canceled weekend retreats known as MTs, and the opening event of the two-week Korea Sale Festa, the Korean version of the Black Friday, was called off. South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju called off the Jeju Olle Walking Festival, scheduled from Nov 3 to 5. The Korea Baseball Organization and Korea Volleyball Federation both said there won't be cheerleaders during its championship series. South Korea's economic growth already decelerated last quarter in response to slowing exports and a weakening currency.

☆ South Korea's deadly Halloween crush was avoidable, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Joyce Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

District authorities for Yongsan, where Itaewon is located, discussed measures to prevent illegal drug use and the spread of COVID-19 during the Halloween weekend, according to a district press release. But there were only 137 police officers in Itaewon at the time, the city of Seoul said. Moon Hyeon-cheol, a professor at the Graduate School of Disaster Safety Management at Soongsil University, said this type of crush had the potential to happen in any populous city. "We need to take this tragedy and learn to prepare for the risk of disaster," he said. Reporting by Joyce Lee; Additional reporting by Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Edwina GibbsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Charity clothing stores turn to Depop and Instagram as they head upmarket with vintage and designer items
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Britain's charity shops are changing how they look and trying to appeal to Gen Z customers. They're selling more designer and vintage items, creating listings on Depop, and carefully curating their social-media profiles — all targeted mainly at appealing to the growing number of Gen Z shoppers. The managers told Insider their retro and vintage stores were largely in urban areas with large student populations. Non-essential retail stores had to shut their doors for months during the pandemic, which the Charity Retail Association estimates cost UK charity shops about £28 million ($32 million) a month. But, as the aisles of charity shops across the UK show, a lot of people do choose to donate them.

☆ Niall Horan is dropping new music and heading out on tour
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Niall Horan is going to have a busy 2023. The former One Direction singer took to Twitter to announce he has new music and a tour coming in the near future. I’ve got new music coming in the new year that I’m really proud of, and I appreciate you being so patient with me while I’ve done it,” Horan said in a video posted Thursday. I GOT NEWS FOR YA pic.twitter.com/40w9xoW42g — Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) October 27, 2022The upcoming album will be his third studio album. Horan will also make appearances at multiple music festivals around the world next year.

☆ Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak is in Lithuania after house search - state security
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

VILNIUS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak is in Lithuania after entering the country on her Israeli passport, the head of Lithuania's counter-intelligence service said on Thursday, a day after Russian police searched one of her houses. She is the daughter of the late Anatoly Sobchak, St Petersburg's mayor in the 1990s, who was Putin's boss and friend. Israel's daily Haaretz newspaper reported in April that Sobchak acquired Israeli citizenship after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Sobchak said she had genuinely wanted to win the contest and was interested in politics and bringing about change. Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius Editing by Andrew Osborn and William MacleanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A filmmaker sees rising fame, but grapples with his future if DACA ends
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

LOS ANGELES — Under a string of golden street lights, the directions roll off Jorge Xolalpa’s tongue interchangeably in English and Spanish as he paces the sidewalk with a cameraman by his side. Moments like these are precious to Xolalpa, whose eyes dart with excitement as he describes his love of film. Xolalpa was nine in 1998 when his mother collected him from school in Mexico and took him to catch an airplane bound for Los Angeles. He said his mother was escaping his abusive father, and that she sold toys and T-shirts in Los Angeles’ densely packed downtown streets to make ends meet. Xolalpa said he didn’t initially apply for DACA, fearing his family could be deported if he handed his personal information to immigration authorities.

☆ Gold steady as hopes of Fed slowdown counter firmer dollar
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Gold prices were steady on Monday, having risen 1.8% in the previous session, as hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will adopt a less aggressive policy stance later in the year countered pressure from a firmer dollar. The Fed is widely expected to raise its benchmark overnight interest rate by 75 basis points next month, as it battles high inflation. Although gold is considered a hedge against inflation, higher interest rates increase the opportunity cost of holding the asset, which yields nothing. Holdings of SPDR Gold Trust , the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell 0.3% to 928.10 tons on Friday. Spot silver fell 0.5% to $19.30 per ounce, platinum rose 0.4% to $935.38 and palladium inched 0.1% higher to $2,021.31.

☆ Diwali is having a mainstream moment in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

South Asian Americans who celebrate Diwali can now pick up fireworks from Costco, greeting cards from Hallmark and party decorations from Target. Malai, a Brooklyn-based ice cream business inspired by South Asian flavors and ingredients, started selling its Diwali Celebration Box in 2019. “Sometimes I wonder if that just comes hand in hand with visibility.”Bavishi is encouraged by the recent abundance of Diwali products, both from small businesses and mainstream retailers. Does it matter whether the person or company behind a Diwali product is South Asian or not? I don’t know yet what the answer is,” Satpathy-Singh says, referring to mainstream retailers selling Diwali products.

☆ Movie theaters want more from Netflix, but the streaming giant isn't ready to budge on its release model
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Should theatrical releases be next? That could help bring in more box office revenue and attract filmmakers with the prestige that can come with theatrical releases. Netflix executives have stood firm by their decision to show "Glass Onion" in just 600 theaters for one week. "We're in the business of entertaining our members with Netflix movies on Netflix," Sarandos said during the call. He said that Netflix has brought films to festivals and gave them limited runs in theaters because filmmakers have demanded it.

☆ I got Web3 VIP access to see Jack Harlow in concert through an NFT club called Dancing Seahorse. But the experience felt very Web2 — and that's exactly what the company's CEO wants.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The VIP suite hosted by Dancing Seahorse offered a good but not spectacular view of the stage. Until five months ago, when he cofounded Dancing Seahorse, Nahai wasn't really into crypto or Web3, he told me. Dancing Seahorse's suite drew a crypto-curious crowd. From left: Melanie McClain; Phillip Hale-Christofi, Dancing Seahorse's head of events and experiences; and Ladidai. It was perhaps no coincidence, then, that Dancing Seahorse's suite drew a pretty crypto-curious crowd.

☆ India festival spending booms despite inflation worries, global slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Manoj Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The sales would include nearly $15.2 billion offline sales, compared to about $8.5 billion in 2019, according to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). read moreBut economists said the sense in India was that inflation has peaked while economic activity was picking up. The bump in consumer demand is expected to support economic growth of around 6.5% in the fiscal year ending March 2023, the highest among the world's major economies. Credit demand increases Credit demand increasesThe retail boom is also a boon for the government - goods and services tax collections, a barometer of consumer demand, rose 26% year-on-year in September, data showed. "After two consecutive downbeat festive seasons, consumer sentiment and spending appear to have rebounded this year... which may boost economic growth in the current quarter, but may not sustain thereafter."

☆ TikTok already took over as Gen Z's social platform of choice. It might be coming for Spotify next.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Insider first reported that ByteDance had filed a trademark application for "TikTok Music" in May. Move over, Spotify and Apple MusicInsider first reported that ByteDance had filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office in May for "TikTok Music." TikTok is now moving to snatch market share from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. It has also been grabbing market share from other streamers in the past year. However, more market share does not mean more money trickling in.

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