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Tom Daley unveils his latest Olympic knitting handiwork
  + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —While most Olympic divers sitting poolside at Paris’ Aquatic Center are anxiously twiddling their thumbs, one athlete has been twiddling a pair of knitting needles. Tom Daley, the 30-year-old Team GB diver who won his fifth Olympic medal earlier this week, has unveiled his latest achievement: a handknitted Paris Games themed sweater. Daley has been photographed knitting during every stolen moment while in Paris for the Olympic Games — whether he is watching his teammates compete or resting between his own events. “I don’t know how to just do nothing,” Daley said during an interview with CNN in Paris on Thursday. “So I sketched it out, made tension gauges and did the measurements and the maths to be able to figure out how to make it… You know (knitting) can be quite technical at times.
Persons: Tom Daley, Jack, “ Daley ”, Daley, ” Daley, Dustin Lance Black, , , Daley’s, Tom Organizations: CNN, Team, Paris Games, Paris, Olympic, YouTube, Games, Tokyo, Instagram Locations: Paris,
CNN —MrBeast, the incredibly popular YouTuber with a nice-guy reputation, is facing scrutiny for resurfaced racist comments he made years ago online. A spokesperson for MrBeast acknowledged the star used “inappropriate language” in his humor. “When Jimmy was a teenager he acted like many kids and used inappropriate language while trying to be funny,” a spokesperson for Donaldson told CNN in a statement. His videos – some featuring competitions and stunts, others focused on philanthropic work – typically surpass more than 100 million views. CNN has reached out to Prime Video for comment.
Persons: CNN — MrBeast, MrBeast, Jimmy Donaldson, ” Donaldson, Donaldson, Jimmy, Organizations: CNN, Games, Amazon
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA pilot calling himself a "free citizen" is accused of almost causing a midair crash after taking off in the direction of landing planes, federal investigators say. The federal indictment said that Marsan pointed his Piper Cherokee against the flow of landing air traffic. Statements like this are hallmarks of the Sovereign Citizen movement, according to the Anti-Defamation League, although the indictment has not identified him as such. In court, Marsan said that he didn't consider himself the defendant, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
Persons: , William Brian Marsan, Warren, Bud, Marsan, Piper, didn't, commenter Organizations: Service, FAA, Palmer, Airport, Business, Sovereign Citizen, Defamation League, Southern Poverty Law, Anchorage Daily News, Sound Aviation, Anchorage . Locations: Palmer , Alaska, Anchorage
Li, 27, is part of a growing base of Chinese workers swapping high-pressure office jobs for flexible blue-collar work. But these firms are slowly losing their appeal as China’s economy faces headwinds including a property crisis, declining foreign investment and slumping consumption. The trend to move from professional to manual jobs comes amid surging demand for blue-collar workers, according to Chinese recruitment platform Zhaopin. And blue-collar workers’ pay has also gone up, attracting more people to jobs they might have previously avoided. Pressure of another kindBut some wonder if blue-collar work is truly the stress-free refuge people like Li and Wang imagine it to be.
Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Leon Li, , Li, , Alice Wang, Wang, , Larry Hu, Zhang Yuxiao, David Goodman, commenter Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, National Bureau of Statistics, Workers, NBS, University of Sydney’s China Studies Centre Locations: China, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Chengdu, , Macquarie, Shanghai
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feed fine — because Costco has an emergency dinner kit, dubbed online as "the apocalypse bucket," that lasts 25 years. The Readywise Emergency Food Bucket boasts 150 freeze-dried and dehydrated meal servings and has caused a stir on social media. And, crucially for those preparing for an apocalypse, the bucket lasts up to 25 years on the shelf. Some talked about if there was a real apocalypse, it could be difficult to get water to prepare the meals. That's more scary than the apocalypse," a commenter wrote, meanwhile another quipped, "So if the apocalypse doesn't kill you, this bucket of chemicals will."
Persons: Alfredo, It's, Jeffrey Eisner Organizations: Costco, Supply Locations: Richmond , California
Read previewAs Amazon's Prime Day approaches, one delivery driver in Texas has a strategy for handling the coming avalanche of packages. Flex workers, meanwhile, are independent contractors who are paid per shift (or "block," as the workers call them) and use their own cars to work. Some Amazon delivery workers said they peed in bottles as they faced pressure to complete their routes, BI reported in 2018. "Amazon Flex delivery partners have the freedom to take breaks and run errands during their delivery window specified in-app," Branden Baribeau, an Amazon spokesperson, told BI. AdvertisementDo you work for Amazon Flex, Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, or another part of Amazon's retail business and have a story idea to share?
Persons: , They're, she's, Branden Baribeau, Baribeau, Dhruv Grewal, Grewal Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon, Amazon ., Walmart, Target, Flex, Whole Foods, Babson College, Foods Locations: Texas, Alabama, Washington, Seattle
CNN —Kate Beckinsale is revealing a little more about what led to her hospitalization earlier this year. The “Underworld” star opened up about her health scare in an unlikely forum – the comments of her verified Instagram while replying to haters and well-wishers alike. After one Instagram user left an rude comment about her physical appearance in a recent video, Beckinsale replied with details about her personal life, writing that she was struggling after her stepfather’s recent death and her mother’s stage 4 cancer diagnosis. “I lost a lot of weight from stress and grief, quite quickly and then I was in hospital for six weeks because the grief had burned a hole in my oesophagus which made me vomit copious amounts of blood,” she wrote in reply. Replying to another commenter who asked in a kinder manner about her wellbeing this week, Beckinsale said her heath was “great now.”
Persons: Kate Beckinsale, haters, Beckinsale, , , ” Beckinsale, Roy Battersby Organizations: CNN
CNN —Michael Ceely once spent a four-hour flight just zoning out – no magazines, no movies, no podcasts, just looking out the window and watching the flight map. Ceely, a therapist in California who specializes in working with men, believed it was a form of digital detox and meditation. One commenter called the experience “an incredible dopamine detox.”Some women are getting in on the experience too. “I just stare into the abyss and watch the little GPS plane,” she said in a video that got 9,905 comments. However, on the show Elba’s character doesn’t have much time to stare off into space, as he’s busy trying to negotiate with a group of terrorists who have hijacked the plane he’s on.
Persons: Michael Ceely, it’s, , ‘ I’m, ’ ” Ceely, CNN he’s, “ It’s, bro, Veronica Skaia, Kate Lindsay, Idris Elba Organizations: CNN, GQ, Apple Locations: California, British
Why some restaurants and bars are banning younger patrons
  + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
Barounis says his age policy was rare back then, and some at the time questioned his decision to keep out younger customers. As Barounis sees it, the uproar over the restaurant’s age policy suggests it might have been too extreme. But the conversation around the restaurant’s unconventional age policy raises some interesting questions: To what extent can businesses dictate who their customers are? In fact, Bliss owner Marvin Pate tells CNN his positive dining experiences at adults-only resorts are what inspired his restaurant’s age policy. Marvin Pate, owner of Bliss, says his restaurant's age policy was inspired by his and his wife's experiences at adults-only resorts.
Persons: Johnny B, Barounis, ” Barounis, Bliss, Louis, , Marvin Pate, Tina Pate, ” Pate, it’s, Pate, Trey Lindley, Lindley, Troy Hahn, ” “, he’s, Bliss aren’t, Jason Kaplan, Kaplan, , you’re, ” Kaplan, Eddie Fahmy, Toya Taylor, she’s, Bliss ’ Organizations: CNN, Villanova, Bliss, Lindley, Facebook, JK Consulting, A2Z, Consulting Locations: New York’s, Missouri, Caribbean, St, North Carolina, Columbus , Ohio, New York, Bliss, Long, San Antonio
“We’re constantly innovating, constantly bringing excitement to the brand, and we’re fresh, fresh daily,” said CEO Josh Charlesworth on a first-quarter earnings call in May, according to a transcript made available by FactSet. But fans had a few words for Krispy Kreme on that score. “This is where I am just confused by the decision making process,” noted one commenter under an Instagram post by “Snackolator“ about the release. Krispy Kreme has launched its own share of US-exclusive doughnuts, including its most recent collaboration with singer Dolly Parton, the Southern Sweets Doughnut Collection, announced in May. A representative for Krispy Kreme declined to comment on whether the “Friends” collaboration would be made available in the US and told CNN there was “nothing additional to share at this time.”
Persons: , Krispy Kreme, “ We’re, Josh Charlesworth, “ Snackolator, Ashley Smith, , Monica Geller’s, Courtney Cox, Ross Geller’s, David Schwimmer, Rachel Green, Jennifer Aniston, Dolly Parton Organizations: CNN, Ireland, Warner Bros, FactSet Locations: New York
CNN —Many celebrities will be well-versed in the power of the statement heel to complete a red carpet look, but at the Tony Awards on Sunday night in New York, Brooke Shields stole the spotlight in a statement flat. Even as far back as 2015, actor Alan Cumming sported Crocs to the Emmys with his Vivienne Westwood ensemble. Founded in Boulder, Colorado by three friends in 2002, Crocs were an immediate success when they first hit the market. Alan Cumming attends the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in a Vivienne Westwood suit and black Crocs. These efforts may be paying off: Crocs reported a record year of earnings in 2023, with total revenue reaching nearly $4 billion dollars.
Persons: Brooke Shields, Monique Lhuillier, “ I’ve, , Shields, Calvin Klein, , Questlove, Chris Pizzello, Justin Bieber, Drew, Alan Cumming, Vivienne Westwood, Crocs, Jason Merritt, Bad Bunny, Balenciaga that’s Organizations: CNN, Associated Press, Broadway, CBS, Getty, Puerto Locations: New York, Chicago, Boulder , Colorado, Puerto Rican
Read previewWeddings are expensive, but guests are saying it's not up to them to help couples make ends meet with pricey gifts. You go to the wedding to pay for you, you cover your plate, and give them something." "If you're expecting your wedding guests to shovel out 300 plus dollars to attend your wedding, you are out of your fucking mind," Farmer said. "It's not your wedding guests' responsibility to fund your ridiculously expensive wedding." "I told everyone who traveled to my wedding that their presence was the wedding gift!"
Persons: , it's, EmpathEyes, aren't, Kat Thomas, Thomas, I've, that's, Farmer, commenter, Gen Zers, Gen Organizations: Service, Business, Newsweek
Related storiesBusiness Insider located the Facebook comment, which was timestamped 4:39 p.m. on May 29, a day before the jury verdict. Advertisement"Now we are married ❤️ 😁," he posted in response to another Facebook comment, which criticized his purported cousin. FacebookOn his Facebook page, Anderson describes himself as "Transabled & a professional shit poster." Michael Anderson's Facebook page describes him as a "professional shitposter." While it remains unclear how significant the Facebook post will become during the proceedings leading up to Trump's sentencing, it could complicate things.
Persons: , Donald Trump, Michael Anderson, MAGA Organizations: Service, New York, Unified, Business Locations: Manhattan
Read previewSome Lyft drivers are deriding a LinkedIn post by the company's CEO after he spent an hour and a half shuttling customers around Napa Valley over the weekend. The CEO, David Risher, posted on Monday about a series of rides he completed in California's wine county. Related storiesSome comments on the post lauded the CEO for seeing what the job that keeps his company running is actually like. "Some people claim that Lyft drivers are friendlier, but that's a misconception since most of us drive for both companies." AdvertisementA Lyft spokesperson told Business Insider that Risher completed the rides without a status boost under the Lyft Rewards program.
Persons: , David Risher, Risher, LinkedIn Risher, Lyft, Uber, commenter, Dara Khosrowshahi, He's, Khosrowshahi Organizations: Service, Lyft, Business, LinkedIn, Gilbert AZ, Tempe AZ, Drivers Locations: Napa Valley, California's, Napa, Gilbert, San Francisco
Want a low mortgage rate? Take someone else’s
  + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
This means that a buyer keeps the seller’s repayment period, mortgage balance and, notably, the seller’s lower mortgage rate. Securing that ultra-low mortgage rate means that Harper will save thousands of dollars in monthly payments. “I just decided I wanted to see how low I could pay on the interest rate,” Harper said. And while the mortgage rate on the second loan may be high, the total monthly payment could still be lower — if the assumed mortgage rate is low enough. Snagging a low mortgage rate like Harper’s in today’s high interest rate environment may seem like a dream come true to some prospective homebuyers, but the process is not always smooth sailing.
Persons: , Ted Tozer, Ginnie Mae —, Tozer, Ellen Harper, Harper, , ” Harper, ” Tozer, homebuyers, he’d, Raunaq Singh Organizations: CNN, of Housing, Urban, Urban Institute, Intercontinental Exchange, Federal Housing Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Realtors Locations: Georgia, Georgia , Arizona , Colorado , Texas, Florida
CNN —A new portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales has stoked controversy online, with some royal fans criticizing the work for its portrayal of the future British Queen. The painting, by British-Zambian artist Hannah Uzor, features on the cover of the July issue of Tatler magazine. The Princess of Wales pictured at the state banquet on November 21, 2023. “This looks nothing like the Princess of Wales. Tatler“I agree with the sentiments of strength and dignity but the portrait lacks any resemblance to the Princess of Wales,” said another.
Persons: Catherine , Princess, Hannah Uzor, Catherine, King Charles III’s, Uzor, , Yui Mok, Reuters Uzor, I’m, Wales, , Princess, Alastair Sooke, ” Sooke, Kate Mansey, “ I’m, King Charles III, Jonathan Yeo, King Organizations: CNN, British, Tatler, Reuters, Daily Telegraph, The Times, Welsh Guards Locations: Wales, Zambian, London, British
Read preview"We are paying off each other debt on TikTok," a creator recently declared. The creator, named Yolanda, was gushing about the "pay off each other's debt" trend that seems to have become popular on the app. More than 4,000 videos have been posted under the #payoffdebttrend hashtag on TikTok, with creators asking for help for various reasons including medical bills, student debt, and unexpected costs. The requirements for earning money on TikTok are to have at least 10,000 followers and to have amassed 100,000 video views in the previous 30 days. AdvertisementAccording to creators who previously spoke with BI in 2022, the amount TikTok pays creators varies widely from a few pennies to $17 per 1,000 views.
Persons: , Yolanda, TikTok, Katya Varbanova, Jake Heisenburg, Heisenburg, commenter, didn't, he'd, Markia Brown, Mark Tilbury, Varbanova, it's, Brown, isn't Organizations: Service, Business, New York Federal Reserve Bank, TikTok, Facebook Locations: TikTok, Experian
“Hiiii, heeeello,” she chirps while waving cheerfully in social media clips that feature upbeat nursery rhymes, dances and language lessons for preschool children. Instead of her usual smiling, clapping and cheering, the popular social media creator, whose full name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, was in tears. But I can handle this,” she said in a video posted to her accounts last Thursday. In the caption on her tearful May 16 video, Accurso reiterated her concern for all the world’s children. “Palestinian children, Israeli children, children in the US – Muslim, Jewish, Christian children – all children, in every country,” she wrote.
Persons: , TikTok, Rachel Griffin Accurso, , Accurso, wasn’t, , Rachel, she’d, she’s, Rogers, James Elder, , Giselle Ugarte, ” Ugarte, influencers Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Democratic, New York Times, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF Locations: Instagram, Gaza, Israel, gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Democratic Republic of the Congo, New York, Rafah, Palestinian,
CNN —Kristin Chenoweth had a personal reaction to the footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. “Honestly i have my reasons for the Sean Combs video bothering me so much. When a commenter implored Chenoweth to instead “pray for victims’ deliverance, not for evil abusers,” the actor and singer opened up about the intent of her message. Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. There yall go.”Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with intimate partner violence, there are resources available, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Persons: CNN — Kristin Chenoweth, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Cassie Ventura, Sean Combs, ” Chenoweth, Chenoweth, , Combs, Ventura, ” Ben Brafman, “ Mr, , yall Organizations: CNN
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. On Tuesday, after weeks of rumors, Equinox announced a new partnership with Australian beauty brand Grown Alchemist — meaning its long-beloved Kiehl's products are getting the boot. "It's been 13 years," Julia Klim, Equinox's VP of strategic partnerships and business development, told Women's Wear Daily of its Kiehl's deal. Advertisement(Full disclosure from Madeline Berg: I am an Equinox member and have little attachment to the Kiehl's lineup. ) AdvertisementEvery passionate online niche has two sides, and some brave souls have posted their excitement about the new products, alleging that it was actually Kiehl's products that were watered-down.
Persons: , Equinox, moisturizers, It's, Julia Klim, Equinox's, Women's, Madeline Berg, commenter, Kiehl's Organizations: Service, Business, pepsi
Read previewA Tennessee woman racked up over 11 million views on her TikTok video, which showed her surprising her husband with a birthday party at Costco. It ends with a birthday party in the food court: guests are gathered around a Costco birthday cake, and a clown is even shown making balloon animals. The woman invited around 30 family and friends to her husband's surprise 27th birthday party on May 5 at Costco, she told People magazine. But this isn't the only Costco fan to throw a birthday party at the store; several other Costco birthday party TikToks have gone viral recently. AdvertisementIt can be a cheap alternative for a birthday partyLast year, a TikToker went viral for her budget-friendly Costco birthday.
Persons: , it's, Clint, TikToks, Madison Stimmel, @katscollections, commenter, wouldn't, Madison Stimmel's TikTok, Stimmel Organizations: Service, Costco, Business, Fort Oglethorpe, Costco ., Kansas City Costco Locations: Ringgold , Georgia, Costco . Madison, Manhattan
A TikTok went viral showing a woman on a Southwest Airlines plane lying in the overhead locker. It's not the first time this has happened, a flight attendant was spotted lying in an overhead locker in 2019. AdvertisementA TikTok video recently went viral showing a woman lying in the overhead locker of a Southwest Airlines plane, leaving passengers baffled. He said that the overhead locker directly above your seat doesn't belong to you. Overhead locker space is a hot-button issue for passengers, so it's probably wise to avoid using it as a seat, too.
Persons: It's, , Veronica Lloyd, Lloyd, it's Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Service, The New York, Daily, ABC News, Business, Fox News Locations: TikTok, Albuquerque, Phoenix
An Apple ad for its new iPad Pro seems to fall into the latter category. Posted on social media Tuesday by Apple CEO Tim Cook, the ad starts off as a sort of time capsule for human creativity. As we hear the opening words of “All I Ever Need Is You,” a 1972 single by Sonny & Cher, the metal slab starts descending. Even emoji aren't safe from the hydraulic press in Apple's iPad Pro ad. Others say that even though they understand what the ad is trying to say, it doesn’t resonate with them.
Persons: Tim Cook, There’s, Sonny & Cher, , Cher, “ I’m, , Kendall Jenner Organizations: CNN, Apple, Pepsi, Wall Street
Earlier this week, groups of travelers climbing Yandang Mountain in eastern China were stuck partway up a cliff, clinging to a rope along a fixed climbing route, for more than an hour. Someone like me afraid of heights might just wet myself up there!” wrote one Chinese online commenter. Wenzhou Dingcheng Sports Development Co., Ltd, which manages the via ferrata, said it had underestimated the number of people interested in climbing the mountain. Yandang Mountain is about 410 km (255 miles) south of Shanghai, in Zhejiang province, and is 1150 meters (3,773 feet) high. A popular site for holidaymakers in China, Yandang Mountain was submitted for UNESCO World Heritage site designation in 2001 and remains on the tentative list.
Persons: Everest, rungs, , I’m Organizations: CNN, Sports Development Co, Labor, UNESCO Locations: China, Wenzhou, Shanghai, Zhejiang province
The question, directed towards women, seems simple: Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear? When asked why they would pick the bear, women all give some iteration of the same answer: With a bear, they know what the dangers are. A lot of detractors also seem to be misunderstanding the definition of a hypothetical question. TikTok creator and anti-misogynist educator Call Me BK, who claims to have started the current man vs. bear debate, said he didn’t even consider the question to be hypothetical. However, some positive comments have argued that the question isn’t meant to lambaste men or pick apart the potential danger of a bear encounter.
Persons: there’s, It’s, , , TikToker, didn’t, ” “, commenter Organizations: CNN, United Nations, BK Locations:
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