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☆ Sam Altman is getting into the transition team game — for San Francisco's newly elected mayor
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementSam Altman has been tapped to cochair the transition team for San Francisco's mayor-elect. The OpenAI cofounder and CEO is cochairing the transition team for San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie, Lurie announced Monday. According to San Francisco's campaign finance database, Altman donated $500 to current San Francisco mayor London Breed in 2018. We need to get him to embrace San Francisco." BI could not find any contributions from Altman to San Francisco mayoral candidates during this election.

Persons: Sam Altman, Daniel Lurie, Altman, Lurie, Ned Segal, OpenAI, San, Levi Strauss, Jan Koum, Jonathan Gans, Oleg Nodelman, " Altman Organizations: San Francisco's, San Francisco, Business, London Breed, Breed, Los Angeles Times Locations: Bay, San Francisco

☆ Bela Karolyi, coach who developed USA Gymnastics into world force, dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Bela Karolyi, one of the United States' most eminent gymnastics coaches alongside wife Márta, has died at age 82, a spokesperson for USA Gymnastics said Saturday evening. In an interview with USA Gymnastics in 2016, Retton described her first American Cup competition under the Karolyis. In 2016, USA Gymnastics purchased Karolyi Ranch and celebrated the couple’s influence on American competitors. In 2018, USA Gymnastics terminated its contract with Karolyi Ranch and closed the facility in Walker County, Texas. Comăneci said on Instagram that Bela Karolyi was a "big impact and influence in my life."

Persons: Bela Karolyi, Márta, Jill Geer, Karolyi, Nadia Comăneci, Dominique Dawes, Phoebe Mills, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Mary Lou Retton, Kim Zmeskal, Retton, Bela, ‘ Mary Lou, Márta Karolyi, Gregory Bull, Simone Biles, Marta, Larry Nassar, Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Nassar, ”, it’s, “, Dominique Moceanu, Whitney Harding, Harding, Comăneci Organizations: USA Gymnastics, Gymnastics Hall, Angeles, USA, American, Garden, Calif, Karolyi Ranch, U.S, Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Olympic, National, Team Training, Gymnastics, Karolyi, of Fame, NBC Locations: United States, Romania, Retton, Houston, Madison, San Jose, Oklahoma, Márta, U.S, Michigan, Karolyi, Texas, USA, Walker County , Texas, Columbus , Ohio

☆ How different a commander in chief will Trump be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

On the face of it, there are sizable differences in foreign policy between Trump and President Joe Biden. In October, the Biden administration again helped to intercept a barrage of around 200 Iranian ballistic missiles, which also caused minimal damage to targets in Israel. Bringing US troops homeIn 2020, the Trump administration signed a US withdrawal agreement from Afghanistan with the Taliban. But after McMaster was pushed out of office in 2018, the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban the withdrawal agreement of all US forces from Afghanistan. Nonetheless, the incoming Trump administration seems intent on resurrecting Schedule F, an executive order issued in the last months of the first Trump term.

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☆ King Arthur left an ancient trail across Britain. Experts say it offers clues about the truth behind the myth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Today, he is best associated with Tintagel Castle, where remains of a settlement dating back to the fifth century perch strikingly on an islet off the wild coast of Cornwall. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesFor Stoyle, it’s likely that the myth of Arthur has at least its roots in fact. This Arthur was played by Clive Owen in the 2004 film, “King Arthur,” alongside Keira Knightley as Guinevere. The sixth-century “Artognou stone," discovered in 1998, has linked Tintagel with King Arthur for some scholars, though others dismiss it. Of course, medieval history writers were fast and loose with the facts.

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☆ Béla Károlyi, former gymnastics coach who trained Olympic champions, dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Tess Demeyer | Rebecca Tauber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Béla Károlyi, the gymnastics coach who rose to prominence by training Olympic all-around champions Nadia Comăneci and Mary Lou Retton, has died at 82, USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Saturday night. The governing body for the sport in the United States said Károlyi died on Friday, though the cause of death was not immediately clear. He quickly built his reputation in the United States after guiding Retton to gold at the 1984 Games. He was named the head coach of the 1992 Olympic team after years of his gymnasts excelling at domestic and international competitions, though many were plagued by injuries because of overtraining. In 2018, USA Gymnastics cut ties with the training center, known as the Károlyi Ranch, where instances of abuse occurred.

Persons: Béla Károlyi, Nadia Comăneci, Mary Lou Retton, Károlyi, Márta, Béla, Lawrence G, Nassar, Dominique Moceanu, Gabriela Geiculescu, Svetlana Boginskaya, ” Moceanu, Comăneci, Kerri Strug, Strug, ” Károlyi, Kim Zmeskal, Julianne McNamara, David Madison Organizations: Comăneci, USA, American, International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Getty Locations: USA, United States, American, Romanian, Texas, Atlanta, Béla, Kolozsvár, Hungary, Cluj, Napoca, Romania, Houston

☆ Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced. Still, Bela Karolyi remained unapologetic to the end for the methods he used to blaze a path to sports glory. And by his senior year, he was coaching the school’s women’s gymnastics team, whose star Marta Enoss would become his wife and professional ally. “I think he was learning gymnastics with us.”At age 14, Comaneci famously scored the first “perfect 10” in Olympic gymnastics. “Prior to entering the Bela Karolyi camp, I knew one thing; Bela was my bus pass to the Olympics,” Okino wrote in 2001.

Persons: CNN — Bela Karolyi, Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci, Kerri Strug, Karolyi, Marta Karolyi, Bela Karolyi, ”, ” Bela Karolyi didn’t, Marta Enoss, That’s, “, Marta, Bela, ” Comaneci, Comaneci, Nicolae Ceaușescu’s, Karolyi’s, USA's Kerri Strug, Susan Ragan, Dianne Durham, Kim Zmeskal, Strug hobbled, USA’s, Strug, ” Karolyi, Larry Nassar, –, Nassar, Retton, ” Retton, ‘, Betty Okino, ” Okino, “ Karolyi, goddam Bela, Dominique Moceanu, ” Moceanu, Moceanu, Nadia Comăneci, ” CNN’s Lindsey Knight Organizations: CNN, USA Gymnastics, Texas, Romanian, Romania College of Physical Education, Eastern Bloc, Guardian, Rocky Mountain News, University of Oklahoma, USA, Olympic, US, Los Angeles Games, Team USA, International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Orange County Register, –, Team Training, US Olympic Committee, ” Locations: Romanian American, Texas, Montreal, Romanian, New York, America, Houston, American, Atlanta, Romania, United States, California

CNN —More than half a million people have been evacuated from their homes as Super Typhoon Man-yi made landfall along the eastern coast of Catanduanes, Philippines on Saturday. A further 18,000 were preemptively evacuated from the Eastern Samar and Samar provinces, PNA reported, with patients and staff members of Eastern Samar’s Arteche District Hospital being evacuated to the area’s municipal hall. Man-yi underwent rapid intensification on Friday, jumping from a tropical storm early Friday to a super typhoon early Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes as others made preparations for the typhoon ahead of its landfall on Saturday. After crossing Catanduanes, Man-yi is expected to make another landfall about 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Manila Sunday afternoon.

Persons: Joseph Boboy Cua, “, ”, Charism Sayat Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Philippine News Agency, PAGASA, Facebook, Getty, Manila Sunday Locations: Catanduanes, Philippines, Bicol, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar’s Arteche, area’s, AFP, Manila, Luzon

Despite its name, it won’t actually be a “department,” like the Department of Education or the Department of Homeland Security. “From the outside, will Musk and Ramaswamy be able to do a whole lot? During a late-October town hall on X, Musk suggested his ideal spending cuts could trigger economic pain for people. Democrats acknowledged they had little ability to prevent the Trump administration from enacting the changes Musk and Ramaswamy suggest. “In this second term in particular, President Trump has a better understanding of what needs to be done and how to do it,” Schatz said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, ” —, Ramaswamy, Trump, “, ” Musk, Max Stier, ” Stier, Musk, ”, MacGuineas, Joe Spielberger, ” Ramaswamy, Tucker Carlson, ” Sen, John Fetterman, “ It’s, Trump’s, —, they’re, Elon, Vivek, ” Spielberger, he’s, Lisa Gilbert, “ Musk, ’, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Dean Phillips Organizations: Trump, “ Department, Government, Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, White, Management, Budget, Partnership for Public Service, Social Security, Federal, Roivant Sciences, GOP, NBC News, FBI, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Education Department, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Food and Nutrition Service, Agriculture Department, Democrats, Senate, “, SpaceX, NBC, Twitter, Elon, Public Citizen, Democratic, Democrat Locations: Government

☆ From clothes to computers, 6 things expected to get more expensive if Trump's trade plans are enacted
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

If implemented, Americans could see prices rise across several product categories. AdvertisementBased on analyses from economists and trade experts, here are the goods that could become more expensive for Americans under Trump's tariff proposals. AdvertisementSome retailers have already announced preparations to increase prices should Trump's tariff plans go into effect. AdvertisementGold said it's unlikely Trump's tariffs would go into effect on day one or day two, and "it's tough to say right now at what point consumers would feel the impact." AdvertisementA report from centrist think tank ThirdWay said that Trump's tariff proposals analyzed eight common purchases that the US either heavily imports or is unable to produce domestically.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Mary Lovely, Lovely, There's, Joe Biden, Jonathan Gold, it's, Karoline Leavitt, Tim Boyle, Gold, Philip Daniele, Daniele, Shinji Aoyama, Henrik Elm, Elm, Taylor Rogers Organizations: Trade, Service, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Trump, Consumers, National Retail Federation, Retailers, Bank of America, Columbia, Washington Post, Electronics, Consumer Technology Association, CTA, Honda, General Motors, Ford, Inter Ikea —, Ikea, Reuters, NPR, International Trade Commission, Republican National Committee Locations: China, Mexico, Europe

☆ Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are going to box live on Netflix. Here's how a heavyweight champion and a YouTuber-turned-boxer ended up fighting.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Boxing Hall of Famer Mike Tyson is coming out of retirement to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. AdvertisementMike Tyson will fight Jake Paul in Netflix's first-ever professional sports livestream on Friday. Jake Paul made a deal with Netflix and then got Mike Tyson involvedMike Tyson will come out of retirement to face Jake Paul. Advertisement"The old generation of boxing with the new generation of boxing all being mixed into one," Jake Paul said. "I'm here to make $40 million and knock out a legend," Jake Paul said at a press conference in August.

Persons: of Famer Mike Tyson, YouTuber, Jake Paul, —, Mike Tyson, Tyson, Jake Paul's, YouTube Jake Paul, Cooper Neill, Logan Paul, Paul, Joe Weller, Deji, KSI, Talksport, influencers, Tommy Fury, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Nakisa Bidarian, Mike Angel, Netflix Tyson, Roy Jones Jr, Nate Robinson, Jimmy Kimmel, Gabe Spitzer, Mike, Netflix's livestream, Tyson's, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano Organizations: of Famer, Netflix, Service, The New York Times, WWE, NFL, Boxing Hall of Famer, YouTube, UFC, Boxing, ESPN, T, USA, Texas Department Locations: Netflix's, KSI, British, Arlington , Texas

☆ I've sailed on Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Norwegian ships. Here's which was my favorite — and how to choose the right cruise for you.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementI've been on Norwegian, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean's newer cruise ships. Brittany Chang/Business InsiderWhen a few rounds of foosball and ping-pong have worked up your appetite, you'll have 16 dining venues to choose from. AdvertisementNorwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Cruise Line has 18 cruise ships. Norwegian Cruise LineIt's the only cruise line on the list with a semi-inclusive "More at Sea" — formerly known as "Free at Sea" — promotion. The company operates 28 cruise ships, several of which are the biggest in the world.

Persons: Bauer, Griffin, Brittany Chang, It's, Guy, you'll, Finnbarr Webster, Norwegian Luna, Prima flaunts, Pieter De Boer, Firenze, There's Organizations: Royal, Firenze, Costa Cruises, Grill, Cruise Line, Cruise, Norwegian Aqua, Prima, Seas Locations: Royal Caribbean, roundtrip Port Canaveral , Florida, Bahamas, Brittany, Norwegian, Alaska, Europe, Asia, Jacksonville , Florida, Haven, CocoCay, Mexican, Los, Ensenada, Mexico

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Powell’s comments gave investors a reality check
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Breaking from Wall Street, Asia-Pacific stocks mostly rose on Friday. On a quarterly basis, GDP rose 0.2%, in line with estimates from a Reuters poll, but that's lower than the second quarter's 0.5% increase. China retail sales pick back upChina's retail sales in October rose 4.8% year on year, reported the National Bureau of Statistics.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: US Federal Reserve, Music, Fair, CNBC, Trump, Nikkei, CSI, U.S . Federal, National Bureau of Statistics, Nvidia, Citi Locations: Dallas , Texas, Street, Asia, Pacific, China

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Powell’s comments drag investors down to earth from postelection high
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shelby Tauber | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. What you need to know todayThe bottom lineAfter enjoying the postelection rally, investors are turning their attention to issues like inflation and interest rates again. Powell added that the Fed doesn't need to be "in a hurry to lower rates" because the of "the strength we are currently seeing in the economy." For investors who were riding high on the postelection rally and are now descending to earth, their landing sure feels like a bumpy one.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Shelby Tauber, Powell, Rick Rieder, Rieder, —, Jeff Cox, Brian Evans, Sarah Min Organizations: US Federal Reserve, Fair, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Consumer, Dow Jones, Nasdaq Locations: Dallas , Texas, U.S

☆ Bank of America says Trump's win will unlock small-cap M&A and these stocks may be takeover candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

President-elect Donald Trump's White House victory could boost merger and acquisition activity, and Bank of America thinks a group of small-cap stocks may benefit as target candidates. Financial services company Bread Financial Holdings turned up, having a float of 98% of shares outstanding and three-year sales growth of 28%. The biopharmaceutical company has a float of 99% and three-year sales growth of 105%. Commercial Metals Company also showd up on BofA's screen as a potential target. Commercial Metal's three-year sales growth was 18%.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Russell, that's, Lina Khan, Jill Carey, Irving, steelmaker Organizations: Bank of America, Dow Jones Industrial, Republican, House, Senate, Trump, FTC, GOP, Financial, Bread Financial Holdings, Halozyme Therapeutics, Commercial Metals Company Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Diego, Texas

☆ Amsterdam soccer riots: How a toxic mix of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia culminated in violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Lauren Kent | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Last week, Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets, Palestinian flags ripped off walls and antisemitic slurs yelled during riots. But the timeline of how tensions ignited in Amsterdam is different depending on which community you ask. “It’s really so, so manipulative… It only makes everything worse,” Jaïr Stranders, a local theater director and a board member of the Liberal Jewish Community of Amsterdam told CNN. But in Amsterdam, many local Jewish officials as well as the mayor have urged against using that description. “They are Dutch youth,” he noted, adding that Amsterdam is a city of many nationalities and many values that can peacefully coexist.

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One of the more improbable matchups in boxing history is finally here: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul on Friday at 8 p.m. “Iron Mike” is a Boxing Hall of Famer who was the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. His lone loss is a split decision to boxer Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, in 2023. On “Countdown: Paul vs Tyson,” a pre-fight documentary, Tyson described in detail what he went through. I’m just looking forward to fighting.”Tyson on what he would do if he loses the fight: “I’m not going to lose.”

Persons: Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Mike ”, Tyson, Kevin McBride, Paul, AnEsonGib, Ben Askren, Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz, Mike Perry, Tommy Fury, Tyson Fury, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Mario Barrios, Abel Ramos, Shadasia, Melinda Watpool, Lucas Bahdi, Armando Casamonica, Bruce Carrington, Dana Coolwell, Whindersson Nunes, ”, “, ” Tyson, ” Paul, someone’s, It’s, I’ve, Nate Robinson, “ I’m Organizations: Netflix, T, Dallas, Boxing Hall of Famer, UFC, WBC, WBO, Texas Department

☆ Matt Gaetz has a history of going after Big Tech. As Trump's attorney general, he'd be tasked with enforcing antitrust laws.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gaetz has criticized Big Tech for censoring conservatives and supports antitrust enforcement. Both the Justice Department and the FTC enforce antitrust laws that impact large tech companies. Gaetz has frequently railed against Big Tech, accusing Silicon Valley firms of censoring conservatives. The current Federal Trade Commission chair, Lina Khan, whom Trump may end up replacing, has aggressively gone after Big Tech companies. "But the hurdles for Big Tech could remain elevated," he added.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, —, Trump, Lina Khan, Khan, JD Vance, Mark, Buchanan Ingersoll, Rooney, he's, Isaac Boltansky, Barron's, Kasten, TikTok, George Hay, Hay Organizations: Big Tech, Justice Department, Service, Senate, Florida Republican, Business, FTC, Federal Trade Commission, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Wall Street Journal, China, Apple, Google, Cornell University Locations: Florida, Silicon, Silicon Valley

☆ Matt Gaetz would oversee US prisons as AG. He thinks El Salvador’s hardline lockups are a model
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( David Culver | Rachel Clarke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —As he stood inside the echoing hall of the prison, Matt Gaetz seemed impressed. It was July, and Gaetz — who will oversee the Federal Bureau of Prisons if he becomes attorney general — was visiting El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), where gang leaders and murderers are locked up and from which they are never released. “This is the solution” for El Salvador, Gaetz added, in a video released by Bukele. That trip came just a month after Gaetz, Donald Trump Jr. and others traveled to Bukele’s second inauguration. Gaetz founded a congressional El Salvador caucus with Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas in July in a rare moment of bipartisanship.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, “, ”, Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Gaetz —, —, El Salvador’s, El, Nayib Bukele, Trump, Bukele —, Bukele, Donald Trump Jr, Vicente Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, Federal Bureau of Prisons, El, Supreme, Time Magazine, Democratic Rep, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Representatives, State Department Locations: United States, El Salvador, Central, South America

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal government leaner and more efficient by reviewing its budget and operations from top to bottom. Details about how the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, will operate – and how Musk and his co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy will avoid conflicts of interest – remain scarce. Musk also took aim at the Department of Education, a frequent target of Trump and Republicans, criticizing the agency for allegedly indoctrinating kids with left-wing propaganda and other failings. Slashing that much from the federal budget – which totaled roughly $6.8 trillion in fiscal 2024 – would require cutting every program by roughly one-third, said Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the left-leaning Center for American Progress. “Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ will not be an actual department.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump, ” Musk, Ramaswamy, Musk, ”, “, ” Ramaswamy, Stephen Moore, Elon, Vivek, Moore, Larry Summers, Clinton, Glenn Hubbard, George W, Bush, Bobby Kogan, ” Kogan, Brian Riedl, Riedl, GOP Sen, Rob Portman, Sharon Parrott, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, William Hoagland, Peter G, Peterson, –, Jon Greenbaum, ’ that’s, Harry Sandick Organizations: CNN, Elon, Department of Government, Trump, Republican, White House, SpaceX, Department of Education, of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Education Department, Labor Department, FBI, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Heritage Foundation, US, of Economic, American, Security, Social Security, Manhattan Institute, GOP, ‘ Department, Government, White, White House & Congress, Congressional Republicans, Children’s Health Insurance, Affordable, Budget, Republicans, Grace, Center, Elon Musk, Federal Advisory Committee, Democratic Locations: Rob Portman of Ohio

☆ Toxic chemical ‘Hall of Shame’ calls out retailers in time for holiday shopping
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“This is a critical time of year, the time when most retailers make a lot of their money,” Schade said. Only four companies in the top 50 retailers earned an A or A- — Apple, Sephora, Target and Walmart. Three companies — Ulta Beauty, IKEA and Whole Foods Market — received a B grade, while 26 companies were equally split between C and D grades. “We also grade companies on whether the changes requested from their suppliers are actually implemented, if they have truly ‘banned the bad,’ so to speak,” Peele said. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number of retailers who earned an A or A-.

Persons: —, “ It’s, ”, Mike Schade, ” Schade, “, Dunkin ’, Jimmy John’s, Joe’s, Ahold, Hannaford, Tard, Sherwin, Williams, Sally Beauty, Jodi Caro, Alimentation, Cheri Peele, ” Peele, Peele, Homer Swei, Swei, Schade, Perfluoroalkyl, Julianna Bragg Organizations: CNN, Toxic, Black, Brands, KFC, Taco Bell, Inspire Brands, Baskin, Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Canadian, Lion, Nordstrom, Walmart, National Retail Foundation, Companies, “ Retailers, Environmental, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, US, “ Locations: United States, Canada, Chipotle, Target, Nordstrom

☆ Wallpaper is so back — but don't make these 7 mistakes when using it, according to interior designers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Chloe Caldwell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Business Insider asked interior designers about the mistakes to avoid while using wallpaper. Not choosing the right type of wallpaper for a room can backfire. When planning the color palette for a room, it's important to start with the wallpaper. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! That's why Business Insider asked two interior designers — TC Chou, an NYC-based architect, interior designer, and the founder of Design Determination, and Angeline Guido Hall, the principal designer and owner of Dallas-based Angeline Guido Design — about the top wallpaper errors they see people make.

Persons: —, — TC Chou, Angeline Guido Hall, Angeline Guido Design — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: NYC, Dallas

☆ Judge explains why he handed Elon Musk his $1 million-a-day sweepstakes win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA Philadelphia judge has explained why he didn't shut down Musk's $1 million-a-day sweepstakes. The decision would help Musk and his America PAC move for outright dismissal of the lawsuit. Elon Musk's controversial $1 million-a-day swing state sweepstakes was never a lottery, a Philadelphia judge said in a written decision explaining why he declined to shut the program down after a hearing last Monday. Lotteries require a prize, a payment for a chance to win that prize, and for winners to be chosen at random, the judge said. Representatives for Krasner, Musk, and the PAC did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the judge's decision and next steps in the case.

Persons: Musk, Elon Musk's, Larry Krasner, Judge Angelo Foglietta, credibly, Donald Trump's, Krasner Organizations: America PAC, Philadelphia, PAC, Pleas, Department of Justice, Musk's Locations: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia's, Texas, Arizona

☆ Why the Chiefs love Steve Spagnuolo: Exotic blitzes, tough love and home cooking
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Dan Pompei | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

— Before dawn on a fall Friday, Steve Spagnuolo enters the Kansas City Chiefs facility with a large aluminum pan. “He was,” Spagnuolo says, “a man of character.”AdvertisementEgsegian and Spagnuolo had long talks on bleacher benches after practices. Steve and Maria Spagnuolo make Chiefs defenders feel like family. “Steve loves the fellas and likes to show them.”They bring Greek food to Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis, a native of Athens. Jones has called Spagnuolo a father figure, as have Reid, Sneed and others.

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☆ Melania Trump unlikely to move to the White House full time as first lady: ‘This time is different’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Betsy Klein | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

I was in the White House before. The Bidens have similarly spent significant time at the family’s Delaware homes, though the White House has been both Joe and Jill Biden’s primary residence on weekdays for the past four years. I don’t feel that way,” Melania Trump told Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt last month. The prospect of a first lady declining to live full time at the White House offers a remarkable break in precedent but should not be surprising to those who have long observed Melania Trump. In this May 2018 photo, Melania Trump arrives during a "Be Best" initiative event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.

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☆ A party, a fight, then gunfire: Witnesses to Tuskegee homecoming shooting describe a war zone on campus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Marquisef_Headshot.Jpg | Marquise Francis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

As successive gunshots rang out early Sunday morning in a parking lot at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Kierra Talley thought she was going to die. Talley, a junior at Alabama State University, was visiting Tuskegee with friends to celebrate the historically Black college’s centennial homecoming celebration when, she said, chaos erupted. He was not a student at Tuskegee, the university said in a statement. Tuskegee University homecoming weekend in Alabama. The scene of a shooting early Sunday during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama.

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