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In his last term, Trump paused some work visa programs used by tech firms to hire skilled talent. This order left many tech workers stranded outside of the US in 2017. The H-1B visa program is the nation's largest temporary work visa program, with over 600,000 workers across 50,000 employers. Vice President-elect JD Vance has a venture capital background, and Musk is an immigrant himself who has said he was on an H1-B visa previously. Shin Yi Chong, who received her H1-B visa in 2019, was recently laid off from her tech job as a product manager.

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☆ The blue wall was Kamala Harris' clearest path to the White House. Here's why it faded away.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Harris would have secured the presidency if she had won Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Related VideoHere's why Harris ultimately faltered in the trio of blue wall states. Related storiesTo secure the presidency, candidates must win at least 270 Electoral College votes, and Harris won 226 to Trump's 312. AdvertisementHarris spent considerable time campaigning throughout the blue wall states, but her 107-day candidacy was a sprint. In Wisconsin, Trump won 51% of union households, compared to Harris' 49%, according to Edison Research.

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☆ Bernie Sanders says Democrats need to own why they lost the working-class
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In response to the election loss, Bernie Sanders is blaming Democrats, not Joe Biden. Democrats didn't get enough support from the working class, Sanders said. It is not working for the working class. "The Democrats need an explanation, and that explanation is corporate greed and the power of the billionaire class. I know that's uncomfortable for people in the Democratic Party, some people, but that is the issue we have to address."

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We've compiled everything you need to know about where to watch Eagles vs. Cowboys live streams, including global watch options. Where to watch Eagles vs. Cowboys in the USThe Eagles vs. Cowboys game will air on CBS in the US. The UK has most games through DAZN, although it doesn't appear to be the case for today's Eagles vs. Cowboys game. Check price at DAZNHow to watch Eagles vs. Cowboys from anywhereYou can still watch the Eagles vs. Cowboys game while traveling away from home by utilizing a virtual private network. Check price at ExpressVPNHow to watch Eagles vs. Cowboys with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one.

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☆ The small details in an interview that could cost you a job offer
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Career experts spoke to BI about the small details in an interview that could cost you a dream role. Some job seekers report applying to hundreds of jobs before landing an interview. AdvertisementJulia Toothacre and Jerry Lee at career consulting firm Wonsulting, spoke to Business Insider about the tiny details things that could cost you a job offer. Lee, who previously worked at Google, said he would usually smile at the receptionist and chat a little before every interview. "If you don't have anything, that is a signal to them that you're not necessarily taking the interview seriously."

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☆ Why Ralph Lauren, the all-American luxury brand, is a hit in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Classic luxury, which Ralph Lauren encapsulates, is resonating with Chinese consumers. "I've said it before but it bears repeating in a volatile environment, Ralph Lauren is firmly on offense," Patrice Louvet, the CEO of Ralph Lauren, said on a conference call with analysts on Thursday. Ralph Lauren classics like Polo shirts and cable-knit sweaters are a hit with Chinese consumers. Ralph Lauren targets Chinese consumers in six key cities and on local Chinese social media platforms. Sebastian Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWith its brick-and-mortar stores, Ralph Lauren has prospered by doing more with less.

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☆ When my friend canceled our 40th birthday trip to Paris last minute, I was frustrated. But it led me to meet my French husband.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Dufflyn Lammers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I planned to travel to Paris for my 40th birthday with my friend, but she canceled last minute. On one solo trip to Paris, I met my future husband, and it felt like fate. While I couldn't seem to do much about my marital status, I could take a trip to Paris. She wasn't going to be able to make it to Paris after all. I'm so happy that my friend decided not to join me for that first trip to Paris.

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☆ Interior designers share 6 things you should never have in your bedroom
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Alyssa Towns Swantkoski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Interior designers shared designs and other items they think people shouldn't have in bedrooms. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. With that in mind, Business Insider asked interior designers what kinds of things people should avoid having in a bedroom.

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☆ A woman put a lottery ticket in her purse and forgot about it. She ended up winning $1 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Dawn Sawyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —An Illinois woman is $1 million richer after winning on a lottery ticket she forgot about. During a grocery trip to the Jewel-Osco supermarket in Elmhurst in October, she made the last-minute decision to pick up a lottery ticket for the Lucky Day Lotto, a daily draw game in Illinois. Her ticketing purchase was not only unplanned, but also eventually forgotten about, she said in an Illinois Lottery press release, requesting to remain anonymous. “I actually put the ticket in my purse and forgot all about it.”On October 20, the game announcers revealed the five winning numbers: 2-3-24-25-28. The lucky winner is the ninth Illinois Lottery player this year to win $1 million or more with Lucky Day Lotto.

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☆ I moved my family to Puerto Rico for a job. They were miserable — and we returned to Pennsylvania after just a year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Juan Cruz Jr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I moved my family to Puerto Rico for my job — we were excited about the warm weather and beaches. Once we moved, we struggled to adjust and we felt a lot of loneliness being far from family. AdvertisementIn 2015, the opportunity to move from Pennsylvania to Puerto Rico presented itself by way of a job offer with a med-tech company. AdvertisementReally, living in Puerto Rico was a lonely experience for all of us. AdvertisementAfter about a year of stress and tension, we returned to the StatesWe lasted in Puerto Rico for about a year until my family and our belongings headed back to Pennsylvania.

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☆ I moved from California to Idaho because my home state changed politically. I love my new conservative community.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Philip Wiseman and his wife moved to Idaho because they were fed up with California's politics. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Philip Wiseman, a 70-year-old retiree who moved from California to Idaho with his wife in 2021. Data compiled by Idaho officials showed 78% of voters who moved from California to Idaho registered as Republicans between 2020 and 2023. We miss our California and what California used to be. I used to love California but things changed as I got olderI moved to California when I was around 30.

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☆ 'Animal spirits': 7 market strategists share how to ride the red wave as US stocks surge to new records
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Here are eight top places to invest, based on insights from seven market strategists. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . A robust, multi-year bull market rally for US stocks reached another gear after the businessman-turned-politician won the presidential election. Traders are convinced that the bulk of Trump's economic policies, which include tax cuts and fewer government regulations, will create a business-friendly backdrop that drives stocks higher. AdvertisementThe world is awash with cash, making scarce assets like gold and bitcoin more valuable, and Thorne also noted that global economic growth is slowing.

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☆ Economists say Trump could give Americans the very thing they voted against
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementA key sticking point for the 73,479,065 Americans (and counting) who voted for President-elect Donald Trump was inflation. Inflationary promisesThe main Trump proposals viewed as inflationary are: sweeping tariffs on imports, mass deportation of immigrants, and lower taxes. Related storiesTypically, US companies simply pass the tariff costs to consumers via higher prices, and company executives are already signaling this to investors. Possible inflation falloutIf Trump delivers on all of these proposals, then a rebound in inflation is all but guaranteed, economists have said. AdvertisementIt's worth noting that the tariffs Trump enacted in his first term did not result in a significant inflation increase.

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☆ 3 individuals who turned their reselling side hustles into full-time gigs share their strategies for finding profitable products
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

BI has spoken with entrepreneurs who make money buying and reselling items on sites like eBay. AdvertisementBusiness Insider has spoken with a handful of individuals who have had so much success reselling items as a side hustle that they quit their day jobs to do it full-time. Richard S. advises looking at what is selling well by browsing the "sold items" section of your category on eBay for 30 minutes a day. In the reselling business, "it doesn't matter what I think is cool," he said. Richard S. inside his vintage clothing store, The Spot, in Coral Springs, Florida.

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☆ Russian forces suffered an average of over 1,500 casualties a day in October for 'tiny increments of land,' UK official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

October saw Russia hit with its highest average daily casualties since the war in Ukraine began, a UK offical said. The UK's Chief of Defence Staff said Russia suffered around 1,500 killed or injured each day. Thousands of North Korean troops are now bolstering Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces. Russian forces were bolstered by the arrival of thousands of North Korean soldiers in October, Western officials have said. AdvertisementReports of Ukrainian and North Korean troops' first clashes in Russia's Kursk region emerged earlier this week.

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☆ Striking images show the F-35 jump-jet's first trials on a newly converted Japanese aircraft carrier
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Japan's aircraft carrier JS Kaga completed sea trials off the California coast Friday. The light aircraft carrier was refitted with a flight deck to carry F-35B stealth fighters. The destroyer-turned-flattop is the first carrier to be operated by Japan since World War II. AdvertisementJapan's destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier just completed sea trials off the coast of California on Friday, the country's navy said. The Kaga is the first aircraft carrier to be operated by the Japanese navy since World War II as the country overhauls its maritime forces amid tensions in the Indo-Pacific.

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☆ I've spent over 2 decades riding trains all over the US. I wish passengers would stop doing these 7 things.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Meredith Schneider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I've been riding trains across the US for 26 years, and it's one of my favorite ways to travel. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But it can also be chaos, especially if other riders are doing things that irritate you. After 26 years of riding trains up and down both US coasts and across the Midwest, here are seven things I wish passengers would stop doing. People are getting on and off at every stop, so even if your train car looks empty when you board, you should still be mindful of how much space you're taking up.

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☆ I'm a dad and an EMT. I use the same 4 steps in stressful situations at home as I do on the job.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Here's how police racism worksThat's when I learned there's a right — and a wrong — way to respond to stressful events, whether at home or at work. Twenty-three years later I'm a dad of three, and use the same tactics to respond to 911 calls that I use to handle stressful situations at home. Later in the day, I might find myself in a stressful situation. Today, I use the same approach to prepare for public speaking, which is sometimes part of my job.

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☆ Google's head of research on whether 'learn to code' is still good advice in the age of AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Google's head of research told BI that learning to code continues to be a valuable skill. A decade later, Google's head of research says the advice still rings true — even in the age of AI. Related stories"I think that basic coding is like basic math," Matias said. Google Research has already integrated AI into tools like flood forecasting models, which Matias said can save lives. With AI impacting so many fields, Matias said "it's important to master the basic things," like the fundamentals of coding.

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☆ My teenage daughter backpacked alone through Europe. Despite my worry, I'd let her do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Elise Seyfried | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She told me she wanted to travel through Europe for three months with her own money. It was so hard for me to let go of that fear while raising my five kids. She'd been working and, with her saved money, Julie wanted to travel solo through Europe for three months. I had to learn to trust herI continued to worry daily during those months, but I had to learn to let go and trust my daughter. I've asked myself: If I had it to do over again, would I still let 18-year-old Julie travel alone through those 11 countries so far from home?

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☆ Mark Cuban says Trump's tariff proposals will ramp up prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Cuban has criticized Donald Trump's tariff proposals. AdvertisementMark Cuban is raising the alarm again on President-elect Donald Trump's tariff proposals. In a Threads post on Friday, Cuban said companies are already bracing for potential tariffs on Chinese imports by shoring up inventory. Cuban wrote that this will inevitably raise consumer prices due to the cost of storing inventory. Many economists say that Trump's tariffs will ultimately hurt consumers' wallets.

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☆ Private jet usage is way up for 2 reasons
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Private jet travel has surged in recent years, and two big changes explain why. Meanwhile, more affordable options for on-demand private jets multiplied. Two big factors led to that spike in private flights: The pandemic and a spate of more affordable options for flying private. But soon, private jet travel surged even as commercial flying remained depressed. Meanwhile, fractional ownership of private planes, fly-share services, subscriptions to private jet companies, and other on-demand private flying options have also grown much more popular and made private flying more accessible and affordable.

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☆ Americans' cost-of-living anxiety is creating a population of oversavers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's largely due to anxiety about higher costs of living, especially in retirement, experts told BI. Many high-income Americans are hoarding cash and trying to cut costs anywhere they can. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Cost-of-living stressThe pace of inflation has cooled significantly, but many Americans—even wealthy ones—are still dismayed that many costs are still higher overall. AdvertisementExperts, though, say oversaving could hurt Americans trying to build wealth in the long run.

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☆ Palmer Luckey and other defense tech leaders see Trump's victory as a win for the industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Defense tech startups are anticipating growth under Trump's second term. AdvertisementSome leaders in the defense tech industry, including Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey, think that defense tech startups are poised for success during president-elect Donald Trump's second term. Over the last decade, Silicon Valley has made waves in the defense tech industry. Some of the defense tech industry's optimism for Trump's victory lies in SpaceX founder Elon Musk's proximity to the president-elect and his vice president, JD Vance, Forbes reported. Luckey told Bloomberg that Musk has "outperformed every reasonable expectation."

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☆ Insider Today: Preparing for Trump 2.0
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Preparing for 47Donald Trump, now the 2024 president-elect, never really stopped running for office after losing the 2020 election. Treasury yields also finished the week higher, as investors bet that a Trump White House will drive inflation. Also read:Risky businessGetty Images; iStock; Natalie Ammari/BIThere's no such thing as free lunch — or in one investor's case, free dinner. The great American shoplifting spreeGetty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIRegular Americans are shoplifting everything from tape measures to blocks of cheese.

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