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☆ Yes, you should have children, even in the face of climate change!
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Henry Blodget | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A would-be parent asks whether it's selfish to have children today because the world's going to hell. "The Ethicist" (Kwame Anthony Appiah) provides a long, thoughtful response to this question that boils down to, "yes." And, therefore, it might be mean or selfish or irresponsible for would-be parents to bring children into the world. But more importantly, despite climate change, et al, the world actually isn't worse than it has ever been. So, yes, worried would-be parents, by all means have children.

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☆ Americans flocked to Portugal for cheaper, more peaceful lives, but newcomers also brought crowds and drove up the cost of living
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Americans have been moving to Portugal for years, and the pandemic accelerated the trend further. The Bagbys are part of a wave of Americans who have moved to Portugal, a country roughly the size of Indiana. "It's a very reasonable cost of living," Zaretsky told Insider. Zaretsky paid 600,000 euros for the house in Portugal after selling her Austin, Texas, home for $676,000. Portugal has a strong tourism economy, and its shoulder season draws large crowds, making the petite coastal country feel tight.

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☆ Meet the 'new' Elizabeth Holmes: She's ditched the turtlenecks, abandoned the weird voice, and wants you to call her Liz
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elizabeth Holmes gave a series of pre-prison interviews to the New York Times. There's a new Elizabeth Holmes in town, at least according to The New York Times — but no one's really falling for it. New York Times Helps Elizabeth Holmes Launder Her Reputation Before Prison" to people putting the story on blast on Twitter. "God forbid I get in any more back and forth on here today but I…..didn't hate the Elizabeth Holmes profile? Elizabeth Holmes did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment sent via her legal representative Lance Wade after regular business hours.

☆ ‘Like He Was Going to Live Forever’: Making Jerome Robbins’s Last Ballet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Roslyn Sulcas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jerome Robbins wasn’t feeling well in winter 1995. He had created “West Side Story Suite” — a condensed adaptation of his 1957 hit Broadway musical — for New York City Ballet earlier that year and started work on a new pas de deux with two principal dancers, Lourdes Lopez and Nikolaj Hübbe. Nonetheless, he continued to work with City Ballet on a new dance over the next two years. The 40-minute dance offered a bucolic idyll — a playful, youthful group, sporting with charm and what looks like spontaneity. The reviews were enthusiastic — “Choreographically, he has outdone himself here,” Anna Kisselgoff wrote in The New York Times — as were audiences.

☆ Atlanta DA Fani Willis loves using a law designed for going after the mob. She may use it to charge Trump.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The law — designed for going after the mob — makes sense for her investigation into Donald Trump, experts say. In her time in the district attorney's office, Willis has aggressively used Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization statute. One sprawling 56-count RICO case, against the rapper Young Thug's alleged gang, is in its second month of jury selection ahead of what's expected to be a nine-month trial. But if she were to bring a case, experts believe RICO charges are likely. Rahmani cautioned that a RICO case may make Willis look too aggressive.

☆ Harvey Schwartz has his work cut out for him at Carlyle. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But first, a Wall Street firm finally finds its CEO. Harvey Schwartz Goldman Sachs1. In many ways, Carlyle and Harvey Schwartz are perfectly imperfect for each other. Might as well call it "Carefree Carlyle," because that's the vibes I'm getting under the soon-to-be Schwartz era. Click here to read more about what'll be expected of Harvey Schwartz as CEO of Carlyle.

☆ The uber-wealthy are paying for an easier Ironman experience, from on-call mechanics to $30,000 bikes and stocked minifridges
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rich business executives pay up to $16,200 to compete in the Ironman XC challenge. "I'm sure you have noticed we are spoiled kids," one of the athletes told the NYT. Ironman XC, short for Ironman Executive Challenge, is an exclusive track within the competitive Ironman triathlons, in which participants swim 2.4 miles, run 26.2 miles, and bike 112 miles. XC athletes often get top accommodations close to the race start, which makes the early morning take off easier. Many of the business executives told the Times they were drawn to the mental and physical challenges the race provides.

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☆ Former SpaceX employees file labor complaints alleging retaliatory firings by Elon Musk's company
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former employees of SpaceX have filed federal complaints against the company, alleging Elon Musk's venture illegally fired them in response to the concerns they expressed, including about sexual misconduct allegations directed at the CEO. Eight complaints, filed on Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board, say the company conducted a "campaign of retaliation and intimidation" in response to employees who internally circulated an open letter to executives. The former employees allege that SpaceX violated the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 by firing them after they spoke up. The complaints also allege that SpaceX terminated four others in July and August "in retaliation" for either drafting or sharing the letter internally. The additional firings followed meetings and interviews with "dozens of employees" where SpaceX "falsely" said "the conversations were attorney-client privileged and could not be disclosed to anyone," according to the complaints.

☆ Elon Musk has axed Twitter staff that verify politician accounts days ahead of the US midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Half of Twitter's staff was laid off Friday after new chief Elon Musk made sweeping, abrupt cuts. Among the 3,700 staff members who were axed were members of the public policy team, Politico reported. The team works to verify politician accounts, and some members were let go days ahead of the midterms. According to Politico, some of those jobs belonged to members of the public policy team who assisted in verifying which accounts were genuine public figures and politician accounts. Half of the company's public policy team was laid off as the midterm elections neared, Politico reported, citing sources close to the matter.

☆ How many more warning signs does Mark Zuckerberg need to see before he pulls the plug on his metaverse?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Meta's metaverse experiment isn't off to a promising start, with plenty of recent warning signs. But so far, the overall experience of being in Meta's metaverse is lacking — for both the public and even those within the company. So, Meta's metaverse experiment is not exactly off to a promising start. "Why don't we love the product we've built so much that we use it all the time," the company's Metaverse VP Vishal Shah wrote in the memo, according to The Verge. Some other good questions: How many more warning signs does Zuckerberg need to see?

☆ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's aides were 'annoyed' by DeSantis' migrant stunt: NYT
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Aides to Greg Abbott were annoyed by Ron DeSantis' migrant stunt, according to The New York Times. DeSantis reportedly didn't tell anyone in Abbott's office about the plan ahead of time. Ron DeSantis ticked off more than just Democrats with his Martha's Vineyard migrant stunt earlier this month. The Sunshine State leader's scheme left several Texas Republicans peeved, according to The New York Times — including members of Texas Gov. Abbott's office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Keep up to date on the latest of Trump's legal travails, both criminal and civil, with this guide to the ever-evolving Trump docket. The Issues: Trump's real estate and golf resort business is accused of giving its executives pricey perks and benefits that were never reported as income to taxing authorities. The issues: They say Donald Trump sicced his security guards on their peaceful, legal protest outside Trump Tower in 2015. Donald Trump, right, sits with his children, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on July 23, 2014, in Washington. The Issues: Donald Trump is accused of promoting a scam multi-level marketing scheme on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

What's next: Court-ordered depositions of Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr., were delayed by the death of family matriarch Ivana Trump. But their depositions finally wrapped on August 10, when Donald Trump testified before investigators in James' Manhattan offices. The issues: They say Donald Trump sicced his security guards on their peaceful, legal protest outside Trump Tower in 2015. Donald Trump Jr, Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump during the filming of the live final tv episode of The Celebrity Apprentice on May 16 2010 in New York City. The Issues: Donald Trump is accused of promoting a scam multi-level marketing scheme on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

☆ Amex Platinum card review: The best card for airport lounge access and premium travel perks, with a 100,000-point welcome bonus offer and tons of valuable new benefits
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-27 | by ( Sarah Silbert | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +48 min

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☆ Amex Platinum card review: The best card for airport lounge access and premium travel perks, with an 80,000-point welcome bonus offer and tons of valuable new benefits
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-27 | by ( Sarah Silbert | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +48 min

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☆ Чай, трусы и бутылочка или отличный сценарий для комедийного телесериала
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-25 | by ( Instagram.Com | Автор | ) newsmd.md time to read: +3 min

Чай, трусы и бутылочка или отличный сценарий для комедийного телесериала instagram.com / @navalnyЧай, трусы и бутылочка или отличный сценарий для комедийного телесериала ПолитРоссияКогда Алексей еще находился в омской больнице, появилась знаменитая фотография из аэропорта с чаем. И, в общем-то тогда все стало ясно кристально ясно. Неизвестно было лишь отравляющее вещество, но тут подсобили берлинские медики, которые очень быстро определили, что это некий "ингибитор холинэстеразы". Вот тут-то народ уже начал призадумываться — а что вообще происходит, что за чушь они вообще несут? А ведь было еще и заявление ОЗХО, которое "точно установило", что это был "новичок, но не новичок" и в базе данных ОЗХО этого вещества нет.

Persons: —, Алексей, Навальный, Путин, Алексей Навальный, Мария Певчих Organizations: The New York Times, Netflix, The New York Times, Guardian, ОЗХО, Netflix Locations: Москва

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