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“We have undeniable evidence of victory — lives being saved,” said John Seago, president of Texas Right to Life. For abortion-rights activists, Cox’s case was a powerful illustration of how abortion bans could be dangerous for women with pregnancy complications. Over and over, people talked about her with awe, her courage in going public.”Seago, the Texas Right to Life president, defended Texas’ abortion ban. Among leading anti-abortion activists, there’s a general consensus that women should not be prosecuted for seeking or obtaining an abortion. Conversely, some abortion opponents — including Chris Smith — fear a Democratic sweep might lead to a law overriding the state abortion bans that are now in effect.

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☆ Where Are People Going This Year?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Ceylan Yeginsu | More About Ceylan Yeginsu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

London, Rome, Tokyo, Cancún and Las Vegas, some of the most visited destinations in 2023, are still among the top places travelers are searching to go to this year, according to the travel sites Kayak and Hopper. Beach destinations like the Cayman Islands and French Polynesia are also trending destinations for 2024. “Americans are looking for fun in the sun,” said Laura Lindsay, a global travel trends expert at the travel search engine Skyscanner. “Our data shows that they are seeking out destinations with equal opportunities for relaxation and outdoor adventures.”After the extreme weather events of 2023 and overcrowding at popular destinations, travelers are also looking for cooler, less crowded spots.

Persons: ”, Laura Lindsay Locations: London, Rome, Tokyo, Cancún, Las Vegas, Cayman Islands, Polynesia

☆ A Yemeni influencer nicknamed 'Timhouthi Chalamet' vanished from TikTok after posting a tour of a captured cargo ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA young Yemeni man nicknamed "Timhouthi Chalamet" is building a following, posting videos of him touring a captured cargo ship in the Red Sea. But his account has disappeared from TikTok, Vice reported. As well as his TikTok following Rashid Al Haddad has 27,000 followers on Instagram. Al Haddad was posting on TikTok until around Tuesday this week, according to Vice. There's no evidence Al Haddad was part of the raid, Vice reported, though in some of his posts he wears military clothing, and sometimes carries an AK-47.

Persons: —, Rashid Al Haddad, Instagram, Al Haddad, Timothée Chalamet, Al Haddad's, Biden, RASHID 🔻م يكا, rade, ince Organizations: Service, Business, Galaxy Leader, Human Rights Locations: Yemeni, Red

☆ Lindsay Lohan got in trouble filming 'Mean Girls' because she kept trying to look Plastic before Cady's transformation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lindsay Lohan rushed to transform into the Plastics version of Cady on the set of "Mean Girls." Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Rachel McAdams in "Mean Girls." Lindsay Lohan in "Mean Girls." Paramount PicturesWaters explained to Lohan why her hair needed to be straight and simple until Cady's transformation later in the movie. "Once, they shot half a scene with her hair straight, as planned," Armstrong wrote.

Persons: Lindsay Lohan, Cady, Lohan, —, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Rachel McAdams, Regina George, Lacey Chabert, Gretchen Wieners, Amanda Seyfried, Karen Smith, Cady Heron, Mark Waters, Carol Hartwick, Armstrong, Waters, Paramount Pictures Waters, Lindsay, she's, Jennifer Aniston, Queen Bee, Rachel Green Organizations: Service, Plastics, Paramount, Paramount Pictures

☆ The M.B.A.s Who Can’t Find Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Lindsay Ellis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jenna Starr stuck a blue Post-it Note to her monitor a few months after getting her M.B.A. from Yale University last May. “Get yourself the job,” it read. It wasn’t until last week—when she received a long-awaited offer—that she could finally take it down.

Persons: Jenna Starr, “ Organizations: Yale University

☆ Lindsay Lohan landed a $500,000 payday for her brief cameo in the new 'Mean Girls' movie
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lindsay Lohan was paid $500,000 for her cameo in the new "Mean Girls" movie. AdvertisementLindsay Lohan earned a nice chunk of change for her cameo in the new "Mean Girls" movie. Reneé Rapp as Regina George and Avantika Vandanapu as Karen Shetty in the 2024 version of "Mean Girls." Advertisement"Mean Girls" took the top spot at the domestic box office over the weekend with earnings over $33 million. In a review of the movie, Business Insider's Olivia Singh said this version of the classic "largely treads familiar territory but updates aspects of the story for a modern audience."

Persons: Lindsay Lohan, —, Lohan, Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp, Regina George, Avantika Vandanapu, Karen Shetty, Angourie Rice, Cady, Tim Meadows, Tina Fey, Fey, Insider's Olivia Singh Organizations: Variety, Service, Paramount, Business, Paramount Pictures

☆ Royal Caribbean's 9-month-long cruise hit another setback — a 5 a.m. penguin-viewing excursion got axed
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRoyal Caribbean's 9-month-long Ultimate World Cruise hit another setback when a scheduled penguin excursion was called off. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The stop was at the Falkland Islands to see the emperor penguins, but was called off due to high winds. People on social media are gripped by the 9-month-long cruise , which set sail that set sail in December. A representative told Business Insider the company "jumped at the chance to be a part of this viral moment."

Persons: —, Nancy, Mike, Amike Oosthuizen, Marc Sebastian, Simon & Schuster, Sebastian, Kathy, Port Stanley Organizations: Service, Business, Simon &, Port Locations: Falkland, Antarctica

☆ A woman shared her Airbnb nightmare on TikTok, saying the trailer she rented was so cold she could see her breath
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A woman shared her "nightmare" experience with Airbnb on TikTok. AdvertisementA woman has shared her "nightmare" experience with Airbnb on TikTok, saying her host was unwilling to help when the rental was so cold she could see her breath. On January 11, she complained to Airbnb about the trailer in Portland, Oregon where she was staying, saying it was freezing cold, with no insulation or proper heating. "The first night I was here I was so cold, so cold," she said. AdvertisementShe ended up getting refunded $1,600, and she was also given a $1,300 voucher for her next Airbnb stay.

Persons: Lexi, —, Airbnb, I'm, she'd, Hilton, 🫠, hank y, ong Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Portland , Oregon

☆ Top streamer Amouranth warns women not to start an OnlyFans: 'It's not good for you'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAmouranth, one of the top streamers in the world, said she did not recommend women start doing OnlyFans in a recent stream. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. One former OnlyFans creator told Business Insider in an interview that she was left traumatized after starting her page at age 18. Optimus said it was "tempting" to start an OnlyFans page. "I would never recommend girls to start an OnlyFans.

Persons: —, OnlyFans, Kaitlyn Siragusa, Optimus, Siragusa, they're, it's, She's, Twitch Organizations: Service, Business

☆ I hope Renée Rapp never succumbs to media training
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But her press tour for "Mean Girls" may be one of her best performances yet. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Take this clip from the "Mean Girls" junket. Advertisement"So, I love Megan Thee Stallion. On "Today," she reflected on how she felt after being cast as Regina George in "Mean Girls" on Broadway in 2019.

Persons: —, Renée Rapp, she's, Rapp hasn't, celeb, Regina George, she'd, Buddy, Megan Thee Stallion, Rapp, Meg, Tory Lanez, Megan, Megan Thee, Mark Cuban, Lindsay Lohan, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Lindsay Lohan was 'hurt' by a joke in the new 'Mean Girls' movie that referenced a derogatory rant about her from the 2000s
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewLindsay Lohan may make a cameo in the new "Mean Girls" film, but she's not thrilled about one of the jokes that made it into the new adaptation. "Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film," a representative for Lohan said, confirming the statement to Business Insider. Related storiesAs BI previously reported, Megan Thee Stallion, who collaborated with "Mean Girls" star Renée Rapp on the track "Not My Fault," also appears in two social-media sequences in the film. Lohan, who played Cady Heron in the original 2004 "Mean Girls," walked the red carpet with the new "Mean Girls" cast at the film's premiere in New York City last week. Advertisement"I felt like if I could only get one person as a surprise, the original movie is really Lindsay's movie," Fey told EW.

Persons: —, Lindsay Lohan, she's, Brandon Davis, Lohan, Lindsay, Megan Thee Stallion, Renée Rapp, Davis, Paris Hilton, Cady Heron, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Lohan's, Cady, Angourie Rice, Fey Organizations: Service, Business, American, Paris, New York City, North Shore High, Entertainment, Paramount Locations: Los Angeles, New York

☆ A former TSA agent reveals little-known tips about getting through airport security, including taking frozen water bottles on a plane
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A former travel security officer shared tips for airline travel on TikTok. Caleb Harmon-Marshall says there are a lot of misconceptions about airport security. Harmon-Marshall told Business Insider that airport security is nothing to fear, and staff are first and foremost there to keep you safe. For starters, you can bring water, or any liquid, with you through airport security as long as it's frozen. Overall, Harmon-Marshall said it's important to be vigilant before and during airport security.

Persons: Caleb Harmon, Marshall, —, Harmon, Hartsfield –, they're, they'll Organizations: Service, TSA, Business, Hartsfield, Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta International Airport Locations: TikTok

Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma has taken on one of Congress’s most thankless and politically risky jobs: leading negotiations to overhaul the country’s immigration laws. Democrats and Republicans agree that a fix is overdue—the last major changes were passed in 1986. Past rounds of talks have gotten nowhere because the issue is so charged and the system so legally complex that any rewrites of the law risk cascading and unintended effects. Now Lankford is one of a trio of senators taking another crack at it, as migrant apprehensions at the Southern U.S. border hit a record 250,000 a month.

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☆ 'Mean Girls' is the Queen Bee of the box office, opens to $28 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bebe Wood, Renee Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu star as The Plastics in the 2024 adaptation of "Mean Girls." Paramount's "Mean Girls," a musical film adaptation of the Broadway show and beloved 2004 film of the same name, opened to an estimated $28 million at the domestic box office, on its way to a $32 million take for the holiday weekend. "The success of Mean Girls this weekend is a case study in nostalgia successfully paired with a fresh and modern hook for today's female audience," said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at BoxOffice.com. In fact, the biggest percentage of ticket sales were for those aged 26 to 35, who accounted for 34% of all opening weekend ticket sales. Mean Girls is truly an [intellectual property] that's evolved into a multi-threat pop culture standout."

Persons: Bebe Wood, Renee Rapp, Avantika, Glen Coco, Lindsay Lohan, Paul Dergarabedian, Tina Fey's, Shawn Robbins, Steve Buck, Gen, BoxOffice.com's Robbins Organizations: Plastics, Paramount, Warner Bros Locations: Hollywood

☆ ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Triumphs at Box Office, With a TikTok Assist
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The theatrical box office this holiday weekend was awash in “Mean Girls,” and TikTok may have been at least partly responsible for its domination. (Paramount Pictures expects “Mean Girls” to reach $32 million once receipts from the federal holiday on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King’s Birthday are added.) The news was a welcome reprieve for the theatrical box office, which did not benefit from a giant year-end blockbuster that often carries over into the new year. “Mean Girls” also offers confirmation that Paramount’s aggressive digital marketing strategies were successful. The studio spent considerable effort using the original film, which grossed $130 million worldwide, as the best form of promotion for this new version.

Persons: Lindsay Lohan, Jason Statham, Martin Luther King’s Organizations: Paramount Pictures

☆ Elon Musk and MrBeast have a complicated friendship — and it may be beginning to turn sour
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The world's richest man and YouTube's biggest star have a long-standing friendship. Elon Musk and Jimmy Donaldson, AKA MrBeast, have quipped back and forth on social media for years. AdvertisementElon Musk and YouTube's biggest star, MrBeast, have had a long-standing friendship based on back-and-forth quips on social media. But their relationship may be beginning to sour, judging by Musk's notorious dislike for his critics. AdvertisementSo it's no surprise he and the world's richest man hit it off.

Persons: Elon Musk, Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, —, Elon, Musk's, MrBeast Organizations: Service, YouTube, Twitter

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☆ Here's the new cast of 'Mean Girls' posing with the stars of the 2004 movie
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A remake of "Mean Girls" based on the 2004 film and the Broadway musical has been released. A few actors from the original film reprise their roles. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA new "Mean Girls" movie based on the 2004 film and the Broadway musical landed in theaters on Friday. It follows the same overall plot as the 2004 movie that starred Lindsay Lohan but has been updated for a Gen Z audience in several ways.

Persons: —, Angourie Rice, Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp, Regina George, Christopher Briney, Aaron Samuels, Lindsay Lohan Organizations: Service, Broadway, Business

☆ Taylor Swift and Halle Bailey deserve their privacy just like you do
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But entertainers, even ones who often write or sing or share about their personal lives, still deserve some privacy. Something to sip on…Taylor Swift and Halle Bailey. Getty ImagesTwo celebrities recently stood as examples of this baseless belief that stars apparently aren’t allowed to have private lives. There was quite the uproar after the New York Times published an opinion piece which speculated about whether Taylor Swift may be closeted as a queer person. Lopez recently said the debut day was “22 years in the making.”It’s out now.

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☆ The 8 biggest differences between the 2004 and 2024 versions of 'Mean Girls'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for the new "Mean Girls" remake, now playing in theaters. The musical movie retains the same major storyline as the 2004 film but makes some changes. Despite the marketing, the film is a full-on musical, inspired by the "Mean Girls" Broadway play that opened in 2018. The movie follows the same overall plot as the 2004 movie that starred Lindsay Lohan, but there are some changes — aside from the addition of musical numbers. Here are the biggest differences between the 2004 and 2024 versions of "Mean Girls."

Persons: —, Angourie Rice, Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp, Regina George, Christopher Briney, Aaron Samuels, Lindsay Lohan Organizations: Service

☆ A trans woman on a 9-month-long world cruise is gaining an army of fans who protect her from negative comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA trans woman aboard the Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise is quickly gaining an army of fans on TikTok who stand with her against any negativity that comes her way. TikTok is full of videos posted by passengers on the 9-month-long cruise that set sail in December and is set to visit 65 countries overall. She is a trans woman who retired after 34 years working for NASA, according to her profile, and set sail on the cruise with her partner Tam. AdvertisementIn one TikTok posted on Wednesday, Waterman said they had arrived in Puerto Madryn, Argentina. As their account started to gain popularity, Waterman was subjected to some negative and hateful comments about her identity.

Persons: —, Bobbi Waterman, Tam, Bobbi, TikTok, Waterman Organizations: Service, Royal, NASA, Business Locations: Puerto Madryn, Argentina

☆ A tanning business owner says TikToker Mikayla Nogueira failed to promote his product, leaving him $10,000 in debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA tanning business owner claimed a TikToker was to blame for his $10,000 debt after she failed to use and review his product as promised. Stevens' product, he said, is only meant to stay on for one or two hours. Stevens said he then started to think Nogueira hadn't used his product at all, and got a spray tan instead. Stevens then messaged Nogueira saying he'd bought a huge amount of product. Stevens' video generated more than 18,000 comments with some criticizing Nogueira for failing to review Illusion Bronze.

Persons: —, Matthew Stevens, Mikayla Nogueira, Stevens, Nogueira, @mvstevens, Taylor Swift Stevens, texted Stevens, messaged Nogueira, she'd, Nogueira's TikTok, Nogueira hadn't, he'd, I've, shouldn't, didn't, she's, Stevens should've, Nogueira didn't Organizations: Service, Business, Nogueira

☆ ‘Mean Girls’ Review: ‘Get in, Loser,’ Regina George Is Back
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Manohla Dargis | More About Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Can a movie musical based on a Broadway musical based on a film comedy that in turn was based on a parenting book be any good? Sure — if only because the writer-producer Tina Fey and the producer Lorne Michaels have made sure that little has changed in their money-printing property since the first movie hit theaters in 2004. It’s not especially tart and is undeniably over-padded, but its charms and ingratiating likability remain intact. There, she meets nerds and jocks, alphas and betas, and attracts the notice of the queen bee, the aptly named Regina (Reneé Rapp, who played the role on Broadway). Flanked by her vassals, Karen (Avantika) and Gretchen (Bebe Wood), Regina reigns supreme at school where, as the student body’s most attentively studied subject, she is feared, desired and loathed, at times simultaneously.

Persons: Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, Elvis Mitchell, Mark Waters, Lindsay Lohan, Ben Brantley, It’s, ingratiating, Fey, Cady, Reneé Rapp, Gretchen, Bebe Wood, Regina Organizations: New York Times Locations: Kenya, Regina

☆ Elon Musk says 'rewards will increase significantly' for creators after YouTube star MrBeast rejected an offer to post his videos on X
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk appeared to respond to MrBeast blowing off his entreaties to put his videos on X.Musk said "creator rewards will increase significantly" in 2024. Musk made the announcement on Tuesday, after a recent exchange in which MrBeast said X didn't pay enough to justify putting videos there. AdvertisementMusk's tweet came two weeks after MrBeast, one of YouTube's top creators, with 229 million subscribers, rejected Musk's offer to post videos on X. AdvertisementIn an exchange with Donaldson in October 2022, Musk promised "higher compensation for creators" than on YouTube, but Donaldson was skeptical. In August, Olajide Olatunji, better known as KSI, told his fellow YouTuber Logan Paul on his podcast, "Impaulsive," that he didn't think X "paid that much."

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, —, could've, MrBeast, X, Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, He's, I'd, Olajide, YouTuber Logan Paul, he'd, Paul Organizations: Service, YouTube, Twitter

☆ Fresh from a murder sentence, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is becoming the internet's favorite influencer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The 32-year-old was recently released from prison after eight years for orchestrating the murder of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. Where Gypsy Rose Blanchard's story beganDee Dee Blanchard and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. AdvertisementBehind closed doors Dee Dee was overbearing, but to the outside world, it was a different story. She was also a lot older than Dee Dee was telling people she was. In one with People after her release, she said killing Dee Dee was an act of "panic" and "desperation" because she was facing yet another surgery.

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