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Halloween revelers in Shanghai on Sunday. Video shared on social media and geolocated by NBC News shows dozens of police officers crossing a road near Zhongshan Park where Halloween revelers gathered in recent days. My 6-year-old was wearing a hat with a pirate emblem, and they even asked him to take it off,” read one comment Sunday from a Shanghai resident on Chinese social media platform Weibo. There was no official announcement of an outright ban or clear restrictions on Halloween activities from Shanghai officials, but local businesses reported receiving notices. Halloween-related activities appeared to go ahead as planned at Shanghai Disneyland and another theme park, Happy Valley.

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☆ I'm an introvert, and my husband is an extrovert who loves to party. It caused friction and almost cost us our relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Kahini Calcuttawalla | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He liked to invite friends over and party until early in the morning because he's an extrovert. AdvertisementMy husband started out as a friend who I never would have dated if it weren't for the pandemic's strict lockdown. I'm an introvert — someone who usually prefers a low-key hangout with a few close friends or a night in by myself. I wondered if we were incompatibleEven when I enjoy a big social event, I'm exhausted afterward and need time to recuperate. AdvertisementAfter some difficult conversations and compromising, my husband now only goes out on weekends, and I rarely join him.

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☆ McDonald’s president says its food is safe to eat after E. coli outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A day after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders in the western part of the United States left one dead and 10 hospitalized, McDonald’s entered full damage-control mode. “We are very confident that you can go to McDonald’s and enjoy our classics,” McDonald’s USA President Joe Erlinger said on NBC’s “Today” Wednesday. Most of the illnesses are in Colorado and Nebraska, and most of the people who fell ill ate Quarter Pounders at McDonald’s. “If there has been contaminated product within our supply chain, it’s very likely worked itself through that supply chain already.”McDonald’s (MCD) stock fell more than 5% at Wednesday — its worst day since the March 2020 Covid lockdown. Chipotle’s outbreak is the worst-case scenario for any restaurant chain, and McDonald’s E. coli situation appears to be limited, at least for now, to a supply issue.

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In yet another incident, crowds of angry drivers gather outside an apartment complex, demanding justice for a fellow delivery driver said to be bullied by security guards there. They’re among the many episodes of explosive confrontations across China involving delivery workers widely circulated on Chinese social media, showing people stretched to the breaking point. As China’s economy grapples with a raft of setbacks, from a protracted property crisis to a lack of consumer spending, delivery workers are taking a beating. That eats into delivery workers’ income as their pay is usually tied to a commission based on the price of the order. In 2019, a delivery driver died after he was hit by a tree knocked over by strong winds in Beijing, according to state media Global Times.

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☆ Father of Georgia school shooter knew of son’s deteriorating state, say investigators, who found notebook with disturbing drawings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | Phil Gast | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Colt Gray, 14, meanwhile, will be tried as an adult, authorities have said. A fascination with guns, school shootingsWard testified Colt Gray detailed in notebooks his plans for what he intended to do at Apalachee High School. When Colin Gray asked his son who that was, Colt Gray explained and the topic was “dropped” after that. And while Marcee Gray called Apalachee pleading for staff to find her son, Colin Gray did not call. Colin Gray did not appear remorseful after the deputies showed up, Ward testified.

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☆ My husband and I are full-time housesitters for people around the world. We don't have a permanent home and have no housing costs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Amy Hornsby | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since our housing costs are basically zero, we love this lifestyle and have no plans to stop. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementHousesitting also lets us travel while working remotely, allowing us to find a home on the road and save money on housing. I got an in-office job, rented a house, and started looking at visa options for my husband to stay. Many people don't understand how we live and were perplexed when we gave up a more stable choice for life on the road.

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☆ I'm the CEO of a remote-first company. I'll never ask my employees to return to the office.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Landau used to be pro-office but says remote working has helped his employees' work-life balance. AdvertisementThe world is my oyster for recruitmentAs the company grew, I became increasingly enamored with remote work. Most Park My Fleet employees are US-based, but we have tech teams in Costa Rica and Israel. I don't think there's anything wrong with in-person office work; it makes sense in certain environments. As an employee who joined a company as a remote worker, it would feel like a bait-and-switch move if the CEO then decided to change the remote work policy.

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☆ Lithuanians vote in parliamentary election with many looking for change despite a strong economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A recent survey by pollster Vilmorus says that the Social Democratic Party, led by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, would top the poll, with twice as many votes as Šimonytė's Homeland Union. However no party would obtain more than 20% of the vote, forcing anyone hoping to govern to to look for alliances. "Šimonytė and the entire Homeland Union looks battered, worn out and they would better spend some time on the spare bench." In 2020, Šimonytė led her Homeland Union to victory in the parliamentary election. The runoff is Oct. 27, when the majority of single-member constituencies will vote to choose between the two leading candidates.

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☆ Field of Vision’s haptic device is helping blind sports fans ‘feel’ the game
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dublin-based Field of Vision has produced a handheld, haptic feedback device that it says can help blind and partially sighted fans not just hear, but “feel” the action, enhancing the live experience. “The main feedback we’ve gotten (about the device) has been that it actually makes them feel like they’re part of the game and they’re experiencing it with everyone else,” Field of Vision co-founder David Deneher told CNN. A blind fan tests out the Field of Vision device. (Left to right) Tim Farrelly, Omar Salem and David Deneher developed the Field of Vision idea during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that a test run with the Field Of Vision tablet added new levels of context to proceedings on the pitch.

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☆ He moved into a 194-square-foot apartment in Japan — and found that downsizing boosted his productivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementBefore LaJuan, 32, moved into his micro-apartment in Nagoya, Japan, he was worried. The shoebox apartment was merely 194 square feet, with a divider separating the living and sleeping space from the kitchen and toilet. Moving to JapanHailing from Trinidad and Tobago, LaJuan first came to Japan in 2016 on a teaching exchange program after college. "I'm like, oh, I'm going to live life purely based on what I want to get out of life, and purely with intention." "Where I live right now, there are a lot of really nice luxury vehicles, so I see it on a regular basis.

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☆ Voting in the UK and French elections taught me a concerning lesson that Americans should heed when heading to the polls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Benjamin Chadwick | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Benjamin Chadwick — a dual citizen of France and the UK — voted in two national elections this year. Emmanuel Macron ran with a centrist campaign, while Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, campaigned on anti-immigration and nationalist ideals. Related storiesLe Pen became leader of France's right-wing populist "National Front" party in 2011 and renamed it "National Rally" in 2018. AdvertisementIn the lead-up to the UK election on July 4, opinion polls predicted a huge majority for the center-left Labour Party. In France, I feared the National Rally would capitalize on their European victory and take control of the Assembly.

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☆ When threats of violence at school flare up, parents in America face ‘an impossible situation’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The mass attack at Winder’s Apalachee High School was at least the year’s 45th school shooting in America. It typically gets 500 in a year, according to an academic study that claims it’s one of the first to quantify more than 1,000 threats of school violence over four academic years. Emily Elconin/Getty ImagesNo agency or group tracks all threats of US school violence, from possible gun attacks to bombings to any other conceivable danger. Atlanta Public Schools hadn’t warned caregivers so broadly of possible danger like this in at least a year, he said. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office sent 11 motor and K-9 units to help that day, it later told CNN; the Atlanta Police Department deferred CNN’s questions to Atlanta Public Schools.

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☆ We left the US and moved to Mexico when I got pregnant 4 years ago. It's more affordable and our family is thriving.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Kelsey Caballero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Once I found out I was pregnant, we relocated from the US to Mexico, where my husband was born. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . My husband, who was born in Mexico, was going through an expensive immigration case for residency and permission to work. When the world started to go on lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, we found out I was pregnant with twins. AdvertisementOur quality of life is better here, and we're so happy we made the choice to raise our family in Mexico.

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☆ Dubai’s millionaires are fueling a private jet boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Lucy Cormack | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Dubai, UAE CNN —It’s 3am at the VIP airport terminal of Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub and an ultra-long range aircraft is readying for take-off. The luxury, 14-seat private jet is headed for Europe, just as soon as its main passenger and his entourage arrive. It’s an elite club that enjoys private jet travel, which can cost anywhere from $50,000 to $200,000-plus for a single leg. Mouallem said the private aviation industry was accustomed to “different kinds of shifts across the world with banning private aviation,” insisting that the focus should be not on banning flights but ensuring greater adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). So that’s really an operator decision and a supplier decision,” Avetkiyan said, adding that her customers shouldn’t feel guilty about the environmental impact of private aviation.

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☆ Shawn Stines: Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge will appear before judge today
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was arrested at the county courthouse in Whitesburg Thursday on suspicion of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, in Mullins’ chambers. The hearing itself will be conducted by a judge in a Carter County courthouse, about 100 miles from the crime scene, according to court officials, with the Letcher County courthouse having been closed for days because of the killing. Stines’ job made him responsible for security at county courthouses, including the personal security of judges, according to the Kentucky Sheriff’s Association. Letcher County, Kentucky, District Judge Kevin R. Mullins Letcher County governmentStines and Mullins ate lunch together hours before the shooting, Circuit Court Clerk Mike Watts told CNN affiliate WKYT. The lawsuit alleges the sexual allegations against the deputy “were not appropriately investigated by Sheriff Stines,” who fired the deputy in 2022.

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☆ My dad was my unlikely partner in my fertility journey. It brought us closer than we've ever been.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Izzy Shill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewIn the beginning of 2020, I had moved back to LA and was living with my dad. Single and exhausted by the numerous online dates, I decided that this procedure was a gift to myself. Every other morning, he drove me to my appointments and then lingered in the waiting room.

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☆ ‘We’re all shook’: A close-knit Kentucky community is grappling with the jailing of their sheriff in the killing of a district judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“This community is small in nature, and we’re all shook,” Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said at a Thursday evening news conference. “The Letcher County Courthouse is one of the last that you can walk into without a metal detector or security at the front door,” said Matt Butler, commonwealth’s attorney for Letcher County, in a video statement Friday. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines has been arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a district judge inside a courthouse, Kentucky State Police (KSP) said. “I know Kentucky State Police are investigating it, and I feel confident that they will hopefully provide some answers on why. In remembrance of Mullins, flags at all Kentucky Court of Justice facilities will be lowered to half-staff through Monday.

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New York City’s former Covid czar has admitted to participating in what he called “private gatherings” attended by multiple people while the rest of the city was on lockdown and large get-togethers were prohibited during the pandemic. “I served in City Hall between April 2020 — May 2021,” Varma said in a statement issued by his spokesman, Chris Vlasto. He became a national figure when Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was barred from playing basketball in New York City because he refused to get vaccinated. At the time, New York state had increased the limit on outdoor social gatherings from 200 to 500 people. In the apparently heavily edited video, Varma appeared to recognize the hypocrisy of telling New Yorkers to isolate while he was partying with large groups of people.

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☆ Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder in the killing, police said. The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. Letcher County's judge-executive signed an order closing on Friday the county courthouse where the shooting took place. Mullins, 54, was hit multiple times in the shooting, Kentucky State Police said. Kentucky State Police referred inquires about Stines' legal representation Thursday to a spokesperson who did not immediately respond by email.

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CNN —Investigators are trying to determine what motivated a Kentucky sheriff to allegedly shoot and kill a district judge after the two had an argument inside the judge’s chambers, according to Kentucky State Police. Letcher County, Kentucky District Judge Kevin R. Mullins Letcher County governmentLetcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, shot Mullins after an argument inside the judge’s chambers, a preliminary investigation revealed. It is unclear who will take over as the county sheriff following the arrest of Stines, who had been sheriff for about eight years. An ambulance near the scene after a district court judge in Kentucky was fatally shot in his chambers , on Thursday, September 19. The Kentucky Court of Justice is aware of the “tragic” incident in Letcher County, the court said in a statement on Facebook.

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☆ Judge fatally shot in chambers, Kentucky governor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A district judge in Kentucky was fatally shot in his chambers Thursday afternoon, Gov. "Sadly, I have been informed that a district judge in Letcher County was shot and killed in his chambers this afternoon," the governor wrote on X. Letcher County coroner Perry Fowler told NBC News that Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was shot and killed. The Letcher County courthouse is in Whitesburg, about 200 miles southeast of Louisville. "Following the deadly shooting in Letcher County, our Office will collaborate with Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit Jackie Steele as special prosecutors in this case.

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☆ The Fed’s rate cut had nothing to do with politics. That’s not holding politicians back
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But in his own way (very demure, very mindful) that is what happened Wednesday when he announced the Fed’s first rate cut in four years, a giant half-point reduction that will lower the cost of borrowing and offer financial relief for consumers and businesses. Whenever a reporter asks him about politics, Powell refuses to bite. Like on Wednesday, when he was asked whether the half-point rate cut had political motivations, he responded with something approaching exasperation. It’s just maximum employment and price stability on behalf of all Americans.”Of course, that’s unlikely to stop either party from using the rate cut news to their advantage, given that the economy is the No. Trump can continue to claim that a rate cut is a sign the economy is weak.

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☆ Disney to ditch Slack following July data breach
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse float passes by during the daily Festival of Fantasy Parade at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. The Walt Disney Company will no longer use Slack for in-house company communication months after a hack that involved more than a terabyte of company data being leaked to the public. Representatives from Disney and Salesforce, the owner of Slack, did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. "Companies also have to take the right measure to prevent phishing attacks and to lockdown their employees' social engineering," he added. Benioff noted that Disney continues to use Salesforce products in other aspects of its business including its Disney store, Disney guides, sales and service operations and its call centers.

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“The second clue,” she said, “is that the time of year is right.”Historically, September has been the biggest month for AFM cases. “We saw the virus that was previously driving the AFM cases, but we didn’t see the AFM cases associated with it,” said Dr. Kevin Messacar, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, who treated some of the earliest AFM cases in 2014. So far in 2024, 13 AFM cases have been confirmed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vishnu Kagolanu as a young child with his father; Vishnu as a young man. Even the doctors couldn’t find out what was going on," said Saila Kagolanu, Vishnu's mother.

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☆ A timeline of the Apalachee High School shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Within two hours of arriving at Apalachee High School in Winder, prosecutors said he committed the deadliest US school shooting since the March 2023 rampage at the Covenant School in Nashville, and the 45th this year. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office arrive at the school a short while later with two school resource officers. An officer, sounding slightly out of breath, asks the dispatcher to “roll EMS.” She is heard confirming emergency medical services were en route to the high school. Law enforcement and first responders control traffic after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. With the suspect detained, officers stream into Apalachee High, evacuating students from classrooms as paramedics tended to the wounded.

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