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☆ Wise simplifies money transfers with new offerings in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The news: Cross-border payments fintech Wise rolled out two offerings in the US and unveiled new branding, per a press release. It introduced Wise Business cards, which connect to Wise accounts and let businesses make cross-border payments at the mid-market exchange rate. Wise also started letting US customers send money through links. But 91% of Wise transfers take less than 24 hours, and about 52% of them are instant, per Wise data. They also reflect Wise’s push to diversify: It doesn’t just offer money transfers anymore—it provides money accounts and tools to simplify spending domestically or internationally.

☆ Rocker Ozzy Osbourne'not physically capable' of upcoming tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - British rocker Ozzy Osbourne said he was "not physically capable" of going on a European and UK tour this spring, as he was too weak for all the necessary travel involved in live shows. The 74-year-old has undergone years of treatment after a 2019 fall damaged his spine and exacerbated injuries from a 2003 quad bike accident. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Treatment, my body is still physically weak," Osbourne said, referring to a treatment involving a mechanical exoskeleton. "Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way," Osbourne said. "My team is currently coming up with ideas for where I will be able to perform without having to travel from city to city and country to country."

☆ Jo Mersa Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson, dies at 31
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

MIAMI — Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31. His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the stage with his family’s band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. Jo Mersa Marley spoke of how music enveloped his upbringing in a previous interview with Rolling Stone. “My plan is to do something new with my roots.”News of Marley’s death elicited mourning on social media, including a post from Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

☆ 4 Navy sailors assigned to same facility die by apparent suicide within weeks, amid growing concerns of mental health crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Melissa Chan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

At least four U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the same facility in Virginia died by suicide in the last few weeks, including one as recently as Saturday, military officials and family members said. It is the latest cluster of Navy suicides this year to spark concerns of a fleetwide mental health crisis. The 22-year-old U.S. Navy sailor died by suicide on Nov. 5. Caserta’s parents, Arestivo and military mental health experts said both are critical reforms needed to reduce suicides in the services. Nearly 17 out of every 100,000 Navy sailors died by suicide in 2021, compared to members of the Army, who had the highest rate, at about 36 per 100,000, Pentagon statistics show.

☆ Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin insists its passengers eat breakfast but avoid coffee and orange juice before they blast into space
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Blue Origin likes to ensure passengers tuck into breakfast before launching to the edge of space. The Hagles told Insider about their experience of flying with Blue Origin. In the days before a rocket launch, Blue Origin passengers stay in the Astronaut Village campsite in the Texas desert, around 15 miles away from the company's launch site near Van Horn. Blue Origin laid a full spread out for them, the couple said. During the interview, they also agreed with fellow Blue Origin astronaut William Shatner about space trips triggering feelings of grief and intense emotions.

☆ William Shatner was right, say 2 Blue Origin astronauts: space flights do trigger emotions of grief and sadness
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Blue Origin astronauts agreed with William Shatner's feelings of grief after flying into space. The Star Trek actor said his Blue Origin spaceflight felt like a funeral and all he saw was sadness. Sharon and Marc Hagle at Blue Origin facility in Texas. Everybody has their own takeaway and emotional experiences based on their lives on Earth, Marc added: "Even now, we're tearing up." Three days after launching with Blue Origin, the couple went to watch a rocket launch together.

☆ Frustrated pharmacists are opting out of the insurance system, saving some customers hundreds of dollars a month
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Headshot_Small.Png | Adiel Kaplan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Hux has owned Pickerington Pharmacy, which takes nearly every kind of insurance, since 2016. For some drugs, especially name-brand medications without generic alternatives, the insurance pharmacy, Pickerington, will most likely be the better bet. For other drugs, particularly those that have recently gone generic, it will be the all-cash pharmacy, Freedom. Or is it the noninsurance world?”For Kitchen, a retired registered nurse with arthritis and fibromyalgia, it was the noninsurance world of Freedom Pharmacy. By cutting out the middlemen, Freedom Pharmacy is far cheaper to operate.

☆ How to Stay Safe in the Heat
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-20 | by ( Christine Hauser | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

How to Stay Safe in the Heat Give this articleImage People flocked to Alki Beach in Seattle in June 2021 to escape the heat. Rising temperatures can put many at risk for heat-related illnesses, including heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Here’s guidance from experts on how to stay cool during the swelter — even without air-conditioning. There are a few tips to keep in mind to stay hydrated during a heat wave, when people should be especially vigilant about keeping themselves safe and healthy. Trying to stay cool during a heat wave in Houston in June.

Persons: Ruth Fremson, It’s, Kelly Hyndman, Leslie Swanson, Dr, Swanson, ”, Philip Gehrman, Justin Fiala, “ You’re, Fiala, Brandon Bell, Juan Arredondo, Basil Eldadah, Sharon A, Brangman, Eldadah, James Mark, Claire McCarthy, haven’t, “, they’re, Tony Woodward Organizations: New York Times, Northern, Centers for Disease Control, University of Alabama, Getty, University of Michigan, Penn Sleep Center, University of Pennsylvania, New York Times Company, Northwestern Medicine, ., The New York Times, National Institute, Aging, SUNY, Medical University, Cleveland Clinic, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Seattle Children’s Locations: Alki, Seattle, Europe, Birmingham, Houston, United, geriatrics, Syracuse, N.Y, Ohio, Boston

☆ Israel: Rata de transmitere a coronavirusului scade pentru prima dată în ultimele 3 luni
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Rata de transmitere a coronavirusului în Israel a scăzut sub 1 pentru prima dată de la finele lunii octombrie. Datele au fost publicate de Yoav Kisch, ministrul adjunct al Sănătății, care a precizat că începe să se vadă un trend descrescător. Totuși, acesta a precizat că efortul de limitare a răspândirii COVID-19 este subminat de mutația britanică a virusului, despre care se știe încă de anul trecut că este mult mai transmisibilă. Acesta a mai remarcat faptul că majoritatea femeilor însărcinate care suferă de o formă severă de COVID-19 au mutația britanică a virusului. El a precizat că până acum nu există dovezi că noua variantă de SARS-CoV-2 e rezistentă la vaccinul Pfizer.

Persons: Yoav, Sharon Alroy, Ash Organizations: Sănătății, Ministerului Sănătății Locations: Israel, Israelului, israelian, Times

☆ Israelul, la a treia carantină, a intensificat vaccinările
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Israelul a intrat, duminică, în ceea ce speră să fie a treia şi ultima sa carantină pentru noul coronavirus şi a intensificat vaccinările la un ritm despre care premierul Benjamin Netanyahu afirmă că ar putea permite ieşirea din pandemie până în luna martie, transmite Reuters. De la începerea vaccinărilor, cu o săptămână înainte faţă de Uniunea Europeană, sistemul de sănătate israelian a administrat 280.000 de vaccinuri, cele mai multe din lume. Acest ritm ar permite vaccinarea a jumătate din populaţia Israelului de 9 milioane de persoane până la sfârşitul lunii ianuarie. Carantina instituită duminică - a treia din ţară - va dura cel puţin trei săptămâni şi are ca scop reducerea infectărilor care se dublează în prezent la fiecare două săptămâni, a anunţat Ministerul Sănătăţii. Vaccinurile înseamnă că ”există şanse foarte mari ca aceasta să fie ultima noastră carantină”, a declarat Sharon Alroy-Preis, şef al diviziei de servicii de sănătate publică a ministerului.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Dcă, Netanyahu, Israelul, Sharon Organizations: Reuters, Uniunea Europeană Locations: Israelului, coronavirus, Israel

☆ I charge up to $80,000 to decorate celebrity homes for Christmas. We've had requests for carousels and live penguins — and if you can imagine it, we can do it.
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ged Comerford is the operational director of The Christmas Decorators, a UK-based company. I came on board at The Christmas Decorators in 2009 and now I'm one of the owners of the company. Customers flooded The Christmas Decorators' head office between September and December with 10,400 inquiries. Everything we do isn't just time-sensitive — it's time critical"When it comes to decorating, we've had requests for carousels in peoples' gardens and live penguins," Comerford said. When it comes to decorating, we've had requests for carousels in peoples' gardens and live penguins.

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