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☆ Tupperware: How a plastic bowl with a 'burping seal' gave women a means to an income
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Tupperware stereotyped women as much as it empowered themTupperware parties became popular social and marketing events in the 1950s and 60s. They wanted to present an upscale version of themselves because these were also events where women were recruited into the Tupperware sales force,” he said. Tupperware products were the centerpiece of the event, carefully stacked and presented to be shown off. Wise, a divorced single mother living in Florida, held her own Tupperware parties in the 1940s and 50s and became a budding entrepreneur. Like Blockbuster, the Tupperware brand will never go away,” he said.

"I'm not rolling in the dough right now and I probably will never be," Simmons tells CNBC Make It. "I don't spend a lot of money, if any, out of pocket on my wheelchair," Simmons says. 'It opened up the world for me, using my wheelchair'A New York native, Simmons wasn't born with her disability. Moving forwardThough the settlement money allowed Simmons to de-prioritize finding a job, she always wanted to work. Simmons had just begun applying to law schools when she found out her settlement money was gone.

Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, answered the phone in bright spirits. The trials marked the first time in history that mass murderers were prosecuted for war crimes, and Ferencz was only 27 at the time. He went on to play a crucial role in securing compensation for Holocaust survivors and in the creation of the International Criminal Court at The Hague. Now he was sitting at his desk in Delray Beach, Florida, a 102-year-old man answering a reporter’s questions with wit and remarkable recall. “Goodbye, Mr. Ohlendorf.”What did he think about the war in Ukraine and the uptick in antisemitic incidents around the globe?

☆ Bernard Kalb, former CNN anchor and correspondent for NBC and CBS, is dead at 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Jon Passantino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Bernard Kalb, the long-time journalist and founding anchor of CNN’s “Reliable Sources” program, died on Sunday at his home in North Bethesda, Maryland, his family said. Kalb’s death was caused by complications from a recent fall, his younger brother, Marvin Kalb, told CNN by phone. Kalb then became the first anchor of CNN’s “Reliable Sources” program from 1992 to 1998. “We were so fortunate to have Bernie host Reliable Sources from its launch and during all those years. “We are all grateful for the many years we have been able to spend with a truly remarkable human being,” Marvin Kalb told CNN.

A harrowing car accident in 2009 forced single mom Clarissa Moore to overhaul her finances. Moore found short-term side hustlesAfter finding stable ground at her corporate job, Moore had time to pursue side hustles that she was passionate about. In 2019, Moore started Clarissa Explains Money, a money coaching service that helps women create budgets aligned with their goals. Her one-bedroom rental property costs $1,205 per month and she pays $566 monthly for its mortgage for a net profit of $639 a month. Of her passive income stream, Moore says, "This is what I always wanted.

Kid Dynamite died in a car accident in Germany in 1963, leaving behind two children, including a son, Herman. Most of the more notable heirlooms, such as the mouthpiece to Kid Dynamite’s saxophone, Herman said, were donated by the family to the Amsterdam Museum. But what persists most potently of Kid Dynamite is his music. “It starts with a very long tone on the sax.”Kid Dynamite at the Sheherazade jazz club in Amsterdam in 1957. But now I recognize that intro, that long tone, as the departure of that boat.”— Sejla Rizvic

☆ James Florio, former New Jersey governor and U.S. Rep., dies at 85
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

James Florio, who championed a plan that substantially raised the state’s sales and income taxes leading to his reelection defeat in 1993, died Sunday. His law partner Doug Steinhardt and current New Jersey Gov. James Florio, right, attends a New Jersey Transportation conference, on March 2, 2011, in Trenton. In February 2015, Florio and three other former New Jersey governors urged the state senate to delay a vote on Gov. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Florio attended Trenton State College (now known as The College of New Jersey) and graduated from the Rutgers School of Law in 1967.

☆ Former NJ governor and U.S. representative James Florio dies at 85
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former New Jersey Gov. James Florio, who championed a plan that substantially raised the state's sales and income taxes leading to his reelection defeat in 1993, died Sunday. His law partner Doug Steinhardt and current New Jersey Gov. Before becoming governor, Florio served four years in the state Assembly and 15 years in the House of Representatives. In February 2015, Florio and three other former New Jersey governors urged the state senate to delay a vote on Gov.

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