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☆ This family bought a cheap house in Italy because the US is too expensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Cost of living impactChris and Jennifer Tidroski purchased a €26,000 home in a building in the village of Latronico, Italy after becoming frustrated with life in the US. The couple say that the cost of living in the US has become too high, especially when it comes to healthcare. Chris explains that the political polarization in the US has been a contributing factor in their decision to relocate to Italy. Although the costs were slightly more than they estimated, the Tidroskis say they couldn’t have afforded a similar house in the US. While his mother was Italian, Chris’ father was Polish-Lithuanian.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. He and MSG Ventures CEO David Dibble were trying to create a plan to give the entertainment venue industry a facelift in Las Vegas. “That’s cool,” said Glenn NP Nowak, an architecture professor at the nearby University of Nevada, Las Vegas. However, the Sphere is the most expensive entertainment venue built in Las Vegas, eclipsing the approximately $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium sports facility that opened in 2020. The government here was welcoming and encouraging.”The project started as a partnership with casino company Las Vegas Sands, the then-owner of the Venetian and Palazzo resort towers on the Las Vegas Strip.

Persons: James Dolan, David Dibble, Dolan, ”, don’t, Dibble, Darren Aronofsky, Glenn NP Nowak, Nowak, Harry Reid, ” Dolan, it's, “, I'm Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Garden, New York Knicks, Rangers, MSG Ventures, University of Nevada, Walt Disney, Montreal Biosphere, Avicii Arena, Caesars Entertainment, Harry Reid International Airport, Sands, Las Locations: Vegas, Madison, Las Vegas, Florida, Montreal, Canada, Sweden, London, New York

The company introduced the Surface Laptop Studio 2 and the Surface Laptop Go 3, and unveiled enterprise availability for Microsoft 365 Copilot, its supplemental AI tool for core productivity apps such as Word and Excel. The Surface Laptop Studio 2 starts at $1,999, while the Surface Laptop Go 3 starts at $799. Surface Laptop Studio 2Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Courtesy: MicrosoftThe Surface Laptop Studio 2 has a similar look and feel to the original model that launched in 2021. Surface Laptop Go 3Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Courtesy: MicrosoftThe Surface Laptop Go 3 is the latest update to Microsoft's entry-level laptop. The laptop starts at $799, an increase from the $599 starting price of the Surface Laptop Go 2.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Panos Panay, Aaron Woodman, Copilot, Woodman, you'll, It's, Sainsbury, Intel Iris, Brett Ostrum, Microsoft's, Ostrum, it's, Frank Buchholz Organizations: Microsoft Microsoft, Microsoft, Google, Microsoft's, Monday Microsoft, Bing, Windows, Carter, Intel, Nvidia, Laptop, CNBC Locations: New York, Panay

☆ Amazon gives Alexa an AI facelift as it launches new smart speakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon introduced a "smarter and more conversational" version of its Alexa voice assistant that the company hopes will bolster its position in the tech industry's artificial intelligence race. In his final keynote address at the event on Wednesday, Amazon's devices chief Dave Limp showed off a demo of an updated Alexa that's freshly equipped with features powered by generative AI. From an event space at its new second headquarters in northern Virginia, Amazon showed a montage in which Alexa users were seen asking an Echo smart speaker for information such as the "best dates to travel to Puerto Rico." Similar to ChatGPT or other generative AI applications, Alexa will be able to compose messages for users and send them on their behalf. As an example, Amazon showed an invitation that Alexa wrote to a friend, asking the person to come over for a football game.

Persons: Dave Limp, Limp, Alexa Organizations: Amazon.com Inc, Amazon Devices, Amazon, Alexa, Echo Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Virginia, Puerto Rico

New Delhi CNN —India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is close to fulfilling a decade-old election promise months out from nationwide polls with the announcement that a controversial new Hindu temple will open on disputed land in January. Hindu fundamentalists demolish the wall of the 16th century Babri Masjid mosque in the city of Ayodhya in 1992. But many Hindus believe the Babri Masjid was built on the ruins of a Hindu temple, which was allegedly destroyed by Babar, the first Mughal emperor of South Asia. Disputed landThe site of the temple, previously claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, has long been the center of controversy. Hindu fundamentalists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya to demolish the structure on December 6, 1992.

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☆ Costco's iconic $1.50 hot dog combo is now an official Monopoly game piece
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Costco's $1.50 hot dog and soda combo's price tag is "forever." The wholesale giant this week unveiled a Costco-themed Monopoly set, just in time for the Seattle-based company's 40th anniversary. Gone are the classic game pieces like the thimble, iron and boot. Instead, they've been replaced by Costco staples including the $1.50 hot dog and soda combo, oversized shopping cart, employee name badge and forklift. Even Costco's famous oversized teddy bear and extra cheesy pizza have been turned into game pieces.

Persons: it's, they've Organizations: Costco, Hasbro Locations: Seattle

☆ I bought a fixer-upper for a fraction of what I could afford. Now we have new floors and ceilings, and I'm thrilled to pay just $770 a month.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Sarah Sharkey | Avril Ayers | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My husband and I bought a house in 2020, and we decided to stick to a mortgage payment of $700. Here's how we decided on how large of a mortgage payment we could afford. Why we kept our numbers conservativeBased on the 28% rule, our income could have supported a much larger mortgage payment. In my opinion, opting for a smaller mortgage payment than we could technically afford opened up more room for financial flexibility. Since closing three years ago, our mortgage payment has grown to around $770 per month.

Persons: we've, you'll, that's, homeownership Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Bank of America: 14 stocks transforming their businesses and creating long-term profits that the market is missing — including one with 181% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Small and mid-cap stocks transforming their businesses can create great investment opportunities. Bank of America's Jill Carey Hall found 14 stocks making changes that the market hasn't noticed yet. Bank of America equity & quant strategist Jill Carey Hall knows this is particularly true for small and mid-cap (SMID-cap) stocks. As Carey Hall pointed out in a recent note to clients, that's exactly what many SMID-cap stocks are doing right now. The 14 stocks the BofA analysts chose are below, along with their tickers, sectors, market caps, price objectives, and upsides to those objectives.

Persons: Bank of America's Jill Carey Hall, Jill Carey, Carey, Carey Hall Organizations: Bank of America's, Bank of America

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Behind that is the main conference room, known as the “JFK room." A room once taken up by computer servers has become a smaller conference room. That took place around the corner from the JFK room in a smaller conference room that no longer exists. While the area was closed for renovation, White House officials used other secure spots on the campus.

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☆ You can't get bananas at Starbucks anymore, and no one seemed to notice for over a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starbucks removed both fresh and frozen bananas from its US menus in May 2022. Other chains have been streamlining their menus by removing complicated items. Starbucks has stopped selling bananas, removing both fresh and frozen bananas from its US menus in May 2022, a spokesperson for the coffee giant told Insider. Some Reddit users who say they worked at Starbucks stores said the bananas would sell poorly, go "gross," and attract fruit flies. A few said that their stores made the move to discontinue bananas before Starbucks management decided to stop sales nationally.

Persons: McDonald's, Chipotle, al, marinade Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Subway Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Opinion: Charlize Theron is right. Stop obsessing about your face
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“People think I had a facelift,” complained Charlize Theron, the star of “Monster,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Fast X” in a recent interview for Allure magazine. “They’re like, ‘What did she do to her face?’ I’m like, ‘B***h, I’m just aging! It’s one thing to want a new nose, another to want to look like yourself 10 or 15 years ago. Whereas we can only assume the inspiration for someone’s redesigned features, the template for our “younger” face is right there, in our old Instagram photos and Facebook albums — or in Theron’s case, in paparazzi shots dating back several decades. What we do with our time, as opposed to how we look while we’re doing it, is the point.

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☆ Charlize Theron denies she’s had bad plastic surgery, says she’s simply aging
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Charlize Theron knows she may be looking a bit different these days, and she’s perfectly fine with that. Theron has been the face of the brand for more than twenty years and is thankful for that. “I’m incredibly grateful for it and I’m really proud of it,” she told Allure. “I think we need to be a little bit more empathetic to how we all go through our journey. My journey of having to see my face on a billboard is quite funny now.”

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☆ 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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☆ Madrid joins race for high-spending tourists with bet on five-star hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Corina Pons | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] A swimming pool is seen at the top of Hyatt's Thompson Madrid Hotel, overlooking central Madrid, Spain, June 13, 2023. RISING ROOM RATESThe arrival of luxury hotels has marked a new peak in room rates. "We're seeking to capture the highest-spending international tourists," said Madrid's tourism director, Luis Martin. Employment in Madrid's tourism sector has grown by 15% since 2019, compared with 5.4% nationally. "The Spanish tourism sector has always tried to compete with other destinations on low prices," he said.

Persons: Hyatt's, Violeta Santos Moura, Santo Mauro, Richard Brekelmans, ”, Carlos Erburu, Thompson, Antonio Catalan, Alejandro Pitashny, Luis Martin, Jose Maria Martinez, Corina Pons, Belen Carreño, Charlie Devereux, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Madrid Hotel, REUTERS, Violeta Santos Moura MADRID, Hotels, Puerta del Sol, Dior, Marriott, Santo, Santo Mauro Palace, Westin, Ritz, Universal Music, Southern, Madrid, Colliers, Hyatt Hotels Corp, Reuters, Robuchon, Michelin, Airlines, Air, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Europe, Paris, London, Milan, Puerta del, Southern Europe, Barcelona, United States, Rome, Argentine, Iberia, America, Air China, China, Spanish

☆ U.S. gives Havana embassy a facelift after years of neglect
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Dave Sherwood | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

HAVANA, June 10 (Reuters) - When the U.S. embassy in Havana reopened last May to Cubans seeking visas after a nearly five-year hiatus, the once proud 1950s vintage building was in shambles. The State Department imported high-grade stainless steel for its fencing, and granite from a quarry in Vermont for the building's new facade. A view of the U.S. Embassy beside the Anti-Imperialist stage in Havana, Cuba, May 24, 2023. CASTRO THREATENED TO SEIZE BUILDINGUnder former leader Fidel Castro, the jabs and antagonism often went both ways between Cuba and the embassy. U.S. intelligence investigations have since determined it "very unlikely" a foreign adversary was responsible for the illness, and a more robust staff and agenda have returned to Havana, Ziff said.

Persons: Hurricane Irma, Benjamin Ziff, Ziff, Alexandre Meneghini, Alexander Garcia, CASTRO, Fidel Castro, Castro, George W, Bush, Harrison & Abramovitz, Jane Loeffler, Barack Obama, Dave Sherwood, Mario Fuentes, Anett Rios, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, State Department, Reuters, Cuban, The State Department, Ziff, Embassy, REUTERS, Harrison &, United Nations, Thomson Locations: HAVANA, U.S, Havana, Hurricane, of Mexico, Cuba, China, United States, Cuban, Vermont, Florida, New York, Washington, America

☆ Tesla's looks are getting stale, and Elon Musk can't ignore it forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rumors have swirled about Model 3 and Model Y updates, but nothing official yet from Tesla. "When you move to higher-volume vehicles, you have to start keeping up with the Joneses," one analyst said. Rumors have swirled online about incoming refreshes of the Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, but Tesla has yet to set a release date for these updates. "When you move to higher-volume vehicles, you have to start keeping up with the Joneses," Fiorani said. This year, Musk has said Tesla aims to build 2 million vehicles, nearly doubling its 2022 production capacity.

☆ Facial workouts and peels: A look at red carpet skin care routines
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - From facial workouts to laser peels, celebrities will be turning to a range of skincare routines to look their best for the Oscars red carpet on Sunday. Among the regimens celebrities like actor Kerry Washington and comedian Chelsea Handler apply is FaceGym, which describes itself as "the home of facial fitness." Dermatology office Weiser Skin offers the popular Hollywood Laser Peel, in which liquid carbon is applied. "I would want to bring them in and do something like this first," she told Reuters while performing a Beauty Peel facial to remove dead skin. "These are stainless steel pattern tubes that are filled with glycerin to hold their temperature and to mimic ice on the client's skin," she said.

☆ Egypt unveils renovations of venerable Tahrir Square Museum
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa talks to the media at the Egyptian Museum during a news conference by Egypt's ministry of tourism and antiquities that unveiled a renovated wing at the museum, in Cairo, Egypt February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshCAIRO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Egypt has inaugurated the first phase of renovations on the venerable Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, giving the collection a facelift after many of its objects were relocated to other museums around the country. Egypt hopes to grow its tourism industry by 25% to 30% a year, Tourism Minister Ahmed Issa said at the inauguration ceremony on Monday. The renovation, financed by the European Union and assisted by five major European museums including the Louvre and British Museum, was designed to modernise the presentation of the objects. "The Egyptian Museum continues to develop itself, allowing it to compete with the other major modern museums," Issa said.

☆ Wall Street's competitive and rigorous internship process could use a facelift
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wall Street's version of the Hunger Games — nabbing a summer internship at an investment bank — is about to kick off. Thousands of college students are eagerly refreshing investment banks' careers pages awaiting applications to open for internships for the summer of 2024. (Yes, you read that right, this summer's internship spots have already been wrapped up for a while.) It's a process that results in young people making decisions that will set them on a certain path for years to come. Despite a difficult end to the year for the bank thanks to a costly fine, Wells' investment bank was actually among the top 10 advisors in M&A in 2022, Bloomberg reports.

☆ FTX's future went from being in the hands of the young disrupters to grizzled veteran lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The two key lawyers involved — who were profiled here by Insider's Jack Newsham — have quite the track record, including stints working with Enron, Michael Milken, and Elon Musk. In other news:Mia Lee decided to become a professional girlfriend for a living after her Wall Street accounting job left her burnt out. Here's where they say Wall Street got it wrong when it comes to VC. Salesforce evaluated employees in a way that actually set up some of its top salespeople to get axed, insiders say. "You can take the girl off Wall Street, but you can't take the banker out of the whore."

☆ Binance's bid for FTX marks one of the wildest days in crypto history
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of crypto exchange FTX. In a stunning reversal of fortune for an industry built on reversals of fortune, Bankman-Fried, more commonly known as SBF, announced that FTX, the crypto exchange he founded, would be acquired by rival exchange Binance. From a deals perspective, a few things worth noting:There wasn't a banker in sight for what could arguably be one of the most important transactions in the history of the crypto industry. for what could arguably be one of the most important transactions in the history of the crypto industry. Here's everything to know about the lead up to one of the wildest deals in crypto history.

☆ Hollywood’s iconic sign gets big paint job before its 100th anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The iconic Hollywood sign is shown on a hillside above a neighborhood in Los Angeles California, U.S., February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoSept 23 (Reuters) - The famous Hollywood sign overlooking Los Angeles is getting a facelift just ahead of its 100th anniversary, with each of the massive letters receiving a new coat of paint. The nine-letter sign atop Mount Lee was last painted 10 years ago and needs redoing roughly every decade. The current set of letters is actually the third sign erected atop Mount Lee over the years. But they're actually also about 10 to 15 feet off the ground,” said Jeff Zarrinnam, chair of the Hollywood Sign Trust.

☆ Airline passengers with disabilities share their travel nightmares: Being forgotten on planes, receiving damaged wheelchairs, or facing life-threatening injuries
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Wheelchair users are caught in the chaos, risking lost or damaged wheelchairs or even life-threatening injuries. Similar incidents have occurred, in which wheelchair users developed serious infections from an injury sustained during or after a flight, Brown said. On July 26, the Department of Transportation released the Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights, which outlines the ten fundamental rights of passengers with disabilities. Ansley added that it would also be ideal if wheelchair users could use their own wheelchair to fly. This could include carving a space at the beginning of the aircraft so that wheelchair users don't have to transfer to an aisle chair.

☆ A venit timpul schimbărilor – descoperiți noul Peugeot 3008!
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Sursa foto: peugeot.mdA venit timpul schimbărilor – descoperiți noul Peugeot 3008! A doua generație Peugeot 3008 a obținut realizări impresionante în Europa și nu numai, cu 800.000 de vehicule produse de la momentul lansării în 2016. Totodată, noul Peugeot 3008 facelift se poate alege cu unul din nivelele de echipare: Active Pack, Allure Pack, GT sau GT Pack. Exteriorul mașinii, în echipările GT și GT Pack, mai poate fi personalizat cu elemente contrastante negre care fac parte din pachetul opţional Black Pack. Funcționalitatea la capitolul infotainment a noului Peugeot 3008 este posibilă datorită unui nou monitor tactil de 8.0 inci.

Persons: Gilles Vidal Organizations: Peugeot, Black, Apple, Android Auto Locations: facelift, Europa, Republica Moldova, Peugeot, Angeles, Chișinău

Şi mai ales, ce înseamnă asta pentru publicul şi admiratorii numărului imens de mărci, incluse în portofoliul noii companii-gigant? Aşadar, trebuie să începem cu enumerarea mărcilor auto, care vor face parte acum dintr-un singur grup. Apropo, pe partea vehiculelor comerciale cele două grupuri mari colaborează de foarte mulţi ani, având aproape toate modelele create pe platforme comune. Peugeot 2008 (stânga) și Jeep Wrangler (dreapta) / Sursa:PiataAuto.mdDeci, cel puţin 15 mărci auto va avea în portofoliu noua companie gigant, fără a lua în considerare mărcile de personalizare precum Mopar sau diviziile de motorsport. Au devenit aceste mărci mai puternice sau pur și simplu și-au unit probleme proprii într-o problemă comună mai mare?

Organizations: Fiat, Alfa, Lancia, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat Chrysler, Opel, Peugeot, General Motors Locations: Maserati

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