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☆ Country Singer Morgan Wade Was Looking for the Spotlight. It Found Her.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jon Caramanica | More About Jon Caramanica | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The power of the video, far beyond the tabloid tease, is the conventional frankness with which it depicts same-sex attraction. Coming from an artist signed to a Nashville major label, it is deeply striking. And having been on the receiving end of scrutiny for the last several weeks, Wade has finally emerged on the other side, emboldened. “I don’t know why we’re in this day and time where we have to speculate about people’s sexuality,” she said, emphatically. “Taking elements of who I used to be and those core fundamental things and finding out like, Hmm.

Persons: ” Sparr, Wade, “, ” Locations: Nashville

☆ A student-loan company's call center briefly shut down due to 'technical issues' after it started notifying borrowers of their monthly payment amount in October
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Student-loan company Nelnet started notifying borrowers of their monthly payments in October. Shortly after, borrowers took to X to complain about inability to reach the company's customer service. Nelnet responded on X that its call center briefly shut down, and it's receiving an influx of calls and emails. The Education Department and student-loan servicers have never transitioned millions of borrowers back into repayment at this scale. Do you have concerns with the return to student-loan repayment?

Persons: Nelnet, —, couldn't, servicers —, Joe Biden, servicers, I'm Organizations: Service, Education Department, The Education Department, Federal Student, Republicans, Federal Student Aid Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Who is Ken, really? The history of the world’s most misunderstood doll
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

March 11, 1961: When Ken met BarbieThis original Ken doll from 1961 was supposed to be so handsome and magnetic that Barbie fell instantly in love. 1970s -1990s: Ken tries to be trendyEven with an ever-fashionable companion like Barbie, Ken could never quite crack it when it came to personal style, though he certainly tried. Mod Hair Ken: A quintessentially ‘70s doll with a massive mop of hair, extra-long sideburns and bonus facial hair made for mixing and matching. Totally Hair Ken: It looks how it sounds — this ’90s Ken came with a long, unkempt mane, real hair gel and a small comb his owners could use to style him however they wanted. Mattel introduced a “new and improved” Ken doll almost two years to the day after his break-up with Barbie.

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☆ Frank founder Charlie Javice gave JP Morgan millions of names and emails for college students she said were customers, but 'it was all fake,' prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Nate Schweber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Javice is accused of grossly exaggerating the numbers of customers she had before her sale to JP Morgan. After hat after the initial deception to JP Morgan Chase, Javice and Amar pivoted to another, Fergenson said. Javice and Amar presented it all in a spreadsheet to JP Morgan Chase, representing all of the names to be Frank users, Fergenson said. Javice's attorney, Alex Spiro, who has alleged that JP Morgan Chase is retaliating against his client for her exposure of their violating of privacy laws, objected. "The government is just regurgitating to the court JP Morgan Chase's civil lawsuit," he said.

Persons: Frank, Charlie Javice, Javice, JP Morgan, Olivier Amar, JP Morgan Chase, Mr, Amar, Micah F, Fergenson, Morgan Chase, Alvin K, Hellerstein, nodded, —, Alex Spiro, Morgan, Judge Hellerstein Organizations: University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, Forbes, Fast Company, of, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: Manhattan, Pennsylvania, Southern, of New York

☆ ‘Once Upon a One More Time’ Review: Cinderella, Liberated (Again)
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Britney Spears jukebox musical “Once Upon a One More Time” is not a bio-show recounting the singer’s life. Rather, it retrofits two dozen of her songs — including “Oops! But this big, splashy show, which is quite entertaining at times, is hampered by a shambolic jumble of sisterhood 101 messaging and defanged fantasy revisionism. Although Cinderella is supposed to be content in the happy-ever-after, her loneliness just might be killing her. But shush, pretty lady, push these thoughts out of your lovely head: As her prince (Justin Guarini) soothingly informs her, “You’re paid to be pretty, and I’m paid to be charming.”

Persons: Spears, ”, Snow White, Aisha Jackson, Pea, Morgan Whitley, Gabrielle Beckford, Ashley Chiu, Lauren Zakrin, Adam Godley, Justin Guarini, soothingly, “ You’re, I’m Organizations: Disney, Broadway

☆ These Fish Tacos Couldn’t Be More Brilliant
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Eric Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

And in Herrera’s recipe, it will occupy most of your time, but the return on investment couldn’t be higher. The resulting mixture gives a warmth and complexity — a “Hmm, what is that?” — to an otherwise breezy al pastor. When he first opened Ensenada, Herrera used pale out-of-season tomatoes that diluted the bright coastal flavors he wanted to showcase in these fish tacos. But it’s not just the pineapple that makes this fish al pastor — it’s the char. Al pastor, “in the style of a shepherd,” is a method of barbecuing meat on a rotating vertical spit that Lebanese immigrants brought to Mexico in the late 19th century.

Persons: Herrera, Cosme, pescado, —, gallo, chiles, Adobo, it’s Organizations: Alto Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, Manhattan, Ensenada, Mexico

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☆ An outsider's take on finding success on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At first glance, Kristofer Baxter doesn't seem like an ideal candidate for offering tips about succeeding on Wall Street. His outside perspective offers a unique look at what it takes to find success on the Street. Too often, people explaining how they found success on Wall Street, or anywhere, amounts to them bragging about how hard they worked. Read more on key lessons from a top engineer at Citadel about finding success. The famous VC firm is going to launch a fund of funds for backing other VCs focused on finding early-stage startups.

☆ Hulu, Bravo, Blockbuster and more ridiculed Netflix over its botched 'Love is Blind' reunion livestream: 'We would never keep you waiting'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Netflix's highly anticipated "Love is Blind" live reunion was delayed Sunday due to technical difficulties. Bravo, the TV network behind many "Real Housewives" shows, tweeted, "We would never keep you waiting for a Reunion." Netflix's highly anticipated "Love is Blind" live reunion was delayed Sunday, and several competitors took a jab at the streaming platform for the mess. Peacock, where "Real Housewives" is available to watch, commented in response, "That's love," with an emoji of a smiling face with a single tear. "To everyone who stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon… we are incredibly sorry that the Love is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned.

☆ Shipping industry grapples with ways to cut cargo fires at sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Global shipping companies are exploring ways to boost safety in transporting cargoes as risks grow from fires erupting inside containers or in cars at sea, officials said on Wednesday. Shipping transports around 90% of world trade onboard different vessels including container and Ro-Ro ships with trade routes getting busier. "The main root cause for cargo fires on container ships is the integrity of dangerous goods throughout the supply chain. Therefore it is a problem that can only be improved through industry wide solutions," Maersk's Aslak Ross said separately in a statement. Reporting by Jonathan Saul Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ ChatGPT is for suckers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Chatbots are bullshit engines built to say things with incontrovertible certainty and a complete lack of expertise. What is it that makes human beings trust a machine we know is untrustworthy? After millennia of debate, the world's leading philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists haven't even agreed on a mechanism for why people come to believe things, or what beliefs even are. We want Google results to be true, because we think of Google as a trusted arbiter, if not an authority. The power of storyAnother possible explanation of why we're suckers for chatbots is that we're suckers for explanation.

Commotio cordis occurs less than a few dozen times a year in the U.S. Could chest protectors prevent the problem? It wasn't until 2019 that the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, developed standards for chest protectors. In 2022, USA Lacrosse mandated that all youth lacrosse players wear chest protection. Though doctors have not said whether Hamlin's injury was indeed commotio cordis, Acompora is glad to see the condition getting national attention. Chest protectors such as this one from Unequal Technologies have been in demand since Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest Monday.

☆ A married couple with a 47-unit real estate portfolio worth $19 million explain why the housing market is setting investors up for 'significant opportunities' in 2023 — and the top regions to buy in
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kenny Simpson and Krystle Moore have amassed a $19 million, 47-unit real estate portfolio. With a recession on the horizon, inflation remaining at decades-high levels, and rapidly climbing interest rates, the future of the real estate market heading into 2023 seems bleak. "I think the general theme of 2023 is going to be significant opportunities for people in real estate," Moore told Insider in a recent interview. A Fed pivot will also help stimulate the real estate market since the industry is highly sensitive to rates, boosting jobs in construction and lending. Finding emerging markets can be a goldmine for real estate investors, since these areas are oftentimes cheaper than their more established counterparts.

☆ Fact Check-Photo of Matt Hancock smiling and holding book titled ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ is digitally altered
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photo of former British health minister Matt Hancock smiling and holding a book, titled ‘Matt Hancock: How To Get Away With Murder’, is being shared online. One Facebook user, whose post has been interacted with hundreds of times (here), uploaded the photo, without adding a caption. The original is on Hancock’s verified Facebook page (here), where he can be seen holding his newly released ‘Matt Hancock: Pandemic Diaries – The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle Against COVID’. Deep in the comments of the original Facebook post, the person who uploaded the photo said they edited Hancock’s smile. Matt Hancock’s smile and the title of the book have both been edited.

☆ Manufacturing orders from China down 40% in unrelenting demand collapse
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

U.S. manufacturing orders in China are down 40 percent, according to the latest CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map data. HLS expects most carriers to extend their West Coast rates until December 14, holding at $1,300-$1,400 per forty-foot equivalent containers (FEU). The 2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC has suspended almost half of its U.S. West Coast services for December. is also impacting Vietnam, which has been booming as a manufacturing hub as more trade moved away from China. Canceled ocean sailings bound for Vietnam are up 50% for December.

☆ Hope against hope. Traders are again talking up the prospect of a 'soft landing'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

October consumer price index (CPI) month over month rose 0.4% versus the 0.6% that economists expected; ex-food and energy up 0.3% vs 0.5% expected. The headline year-over-year rate of 7.7% (lower than 7.9% expected) is now trending down four consecutive months. Finally, some signs inflation may be moderating, while jobs remain strong, even though we are hearing reports of accelerating layoffs in the tech sector. "You're seeing windows, floor covering decline, all related to housing. You're seeing the housing spillover starting to hit housing-related purchases, everything from appliances, furniture, floor coverings, window coverings."

☆ Think of Any Image, Then Ask an AI Art Generator for It. The Results Are Amazing—and Terrifying.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Joanna Stern | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

All right, settle down, everyone. I finally found the perfect illustrator for my sci-fi graphic novel. I’m thinking I might have a real prizewinner on my hands here. OK, so once upon a time there was a…Hmm, not quite. There was a…

☆ Ask an AI Art Generator for Any Image. The Results Are Amazing—and Terrifying.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Joanna Stern | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Institutional crypto lending involves lending cryptocurrencies as well as cash in return for a yield. Unsecured lending has become common across the crypto industry, according to the review of filings and the interviews. Crypto research firm Arkham Intelligence put the figure in the region of $10 billion, for instance, while crypto lender TrueFi said at least $25 billion. BULLISH ON BORROWINGWhile Blockchain.com has largely pulled back from unsecured lending, many crypto lenders remain confident about the practice. Sid Powell, co-founder and CEO of unsecured crypto lending platform Maple, said institutional crypto lenders were more cautious after Three Arrows' insolvency, but conditions have since normalized and lenders are now again comfortable lending unsecured.

☆ Cererea de produse fabricate în China a crescut atât de mult încât nu există suficiente containere pentru livrare
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Începând din luna iulie a anului trecut, exporturile din China au fost în creştere, stimulate de achiziţiile de produse care au legătură cu pandemia, precum măşti şi echipamente pentru munca de acasă, inclusiv computere. În schimb, importurile Chinei nu au înregistrat o creştere similară, ceea ce a avut drept rezultat o lipsă de containere maritime care să ajungă în China pentru a fi umplute şi trimise din nou spre pieţele externe, informează Agerpres. Aceasta avertizează că criza de containere maritime ar putea să se agraveze pe măsură ce exportatorii vor căuta să îşi prioritizeze livrările înaintea Anului nou lunar chinezesc, care începe în februarie. La rândul său, cea mai mare companie sud-coreeană de shipping, HMM Co., a estimat joi că lipsa de containere şi spaţii pe nave ar putea continua în prima jumătate a lui 2021. HMM Co. a fost nevoită să introducă un număr suplimentar de nave pe rutele spre SUA, pentru a ajuta companiile sud-coreene să îşi livreze bunurile şi va introduce o navă suplimentară spre Europa la finele acestei luni.

Persons: Serena Zhou, Serena Zhou . Organizations: Agerpres, Financial Group Inc, HMM Locations: China, Chinei, Hong Kong, Europa, Japonia, Asia de Sud - Est, India, SUA

☆ VIDEO/ Copii implicați în campania electorală a candidatului Igor Dodon. „Rolul nostru e să facem agitație”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( Daniela Calmis | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +11 min

Zilnic, pe străzile Chișinăului, aceștia împart ziare și fac agitație electorală în favoarea candidatului susținut de Partidul Socialiștilor. Pare a fi minoră, dar afirmă că are 18 ani și că, de doi ani, face voluntariat în „Garda Tânără”. Ea ne spune că și ceilalți colegi ai săi, implicați în activități similare, au deja 18 ani, „mai mici de 18 ani nu ne iau, nu se poate”, afirmă ea. Agitație electorală pentru Dodon din contul lecțiilorUlterior, pe rețele de socializare ale „Gărzii Tinere” din sectorul Botanica găsim mai multe poze cu ceilalți colegi ai Anastasiei, implicați în agitație electorală. : Informăm oamenii despre ceea ce se întâmplă în țară, despre cine este candidatul nostru și despre situația politică.

Persons: ZdG, Igor Dodon . Zilnic, Igor Dodon, Anastasia, Dodon, Anastasiei, Alexandru, Anatolie Labuneț, Maia, ., Maia Bănărescu, Rodica Sîrbu Organizations: Partidul Socialiștilor, Partidului Socialiștilor, Organizației Teritoriale, Poporului, CEC Locations: Chișinăului, Moldova, americană, Râșcani, Ciocana

☆ This 5,000-year-old Korean secret to success and happiness can make you richer—here's how
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-12 | by ( Euny Hong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

While I was born in the United States and raised in an English-speaking household, some Korean words were impossible to escape. Because if you wait long enough, most of your questions will be answered — without your having to say a word. Take Thea, for example: Thea met with her boss to ask for a salary increase. An experienced negotiator might tell Thea to find out what range her boss has in mind before they start talking numbers. Without realizing it, her boss had given her the exact range of what she should be requesting.

☆ I saved over $285,000 in my 20s without ever making a budget thanks to a laughably easy strategy I use instead
▼ + stars: | 2019-04-12 | by ( The Money Wizard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Then, you'll fret and stress for the next several months about whether or not you're sticking to your budget. Instead of struggling through the tedious chore of The Dreaded Budget, I simply write down what I spend. The Budget says there's one day left in the month, and I still have $100 left in my entertainment category. I encourage you to simply track what you're spending for a month or two. Either way, you'll be shocked at how quickly your savings grow when you break the chains of the budget.

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