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☆ The best things to experience in Saudi Arabia according to the people who know it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Selina Julien | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Closed to tourists until recently, Saudi Arabia is still an unknown quantity for many would-be travelers. Omran is also hopeful visitors will explore destinations across Saudi Arabia. Saudi Tourism Authority“You can’t talk about islands in Saudi Arabia without talking about a new tourist favorite, but a treasured local one, Al Nawras Island,” Saudi professional boxer Ziyad Almaayouf tells CNN. “What I love most about Al Nawras Island, isn’t the island itself, but the waters surrounding it,” he adds. The resort on the Red Sea coast is often promoted as “the Maldives of Saudi Arabia,” offering water sports and cultural experiences.

Persons: Lojain Omran, Omran, ”, Al Balad, Mai Eldib, Hajj, ” Eldib, Jeddah’s, “ It’s, ” Al, Ziyad Almaayouf, ” Ziyad, Ziyad, “, Mishaal Ashemimry, Mishaal, Tamtam, Reem Altamimi, Al Zal, Ba’a, Hatem Alakeel, Authenticite, “ Diriyah, Umluj, ” Tasneem Organizations: CNN, Netflix’s, Saudi Tourism Authority, MISHAAL Aerospace, Abaca, Saudi Locations: Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Netflix’s UAE, Al Balad, Al, Jeddah, Mai, ” Al Nawras, Nawras, Al Nawras, California, “, Unaizah, Riyadh, ”, Souk Al Zal Souk Al Zal, USA Riyadh, Al Zal, Riyadh’s Al Dirah, Los Angeles, Maldives

☆ Dolly Parton says a typical date night with her husband Carl Dean is a home-cooked romantic dinner
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dolly Parton may be a superstar, but she enjoys date nights with her husband Carl Dean at home. "We meet downstairs and have a wonderful little romantic dinner," she says. AdvertisementFor Grammy-winning country music legend Dolly Parton, a typical date with her husband, Carl Dean, is a quiet, romantic dinner at home. "Usually, I'll cook a really nice romantic dinner with all the fixings and all the desserts," she says. "And so I go to my end where my closet is, and then I'll get all dressed up, and we meet downstairs and have a wonderful little romantic dinner," she continues.

Persons: Dolly Parton, Carl Dean, Parton, Dean, —, We've, Carl, Duncan Hines Organizations: Service

☆ Living in New York City in my 20s wasn't worth it. I was finally able to save up 6 figures after leaving the city.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Writer Lola Méndez moved to New York City in 2009 to finish her college degree. AdvertisementWhen I moved to New York City from Los Angeles in 2009 to finish my college degree, I was stunned at how much more expensive rent is in New York City and how little you get for the hefty price. I paid rent from scholarship funds, grants, and student loans. I was living in studios in New York, but it wasn't sustainableI paid $1,300 for a tiny studio on 64th and West End in 2009. AdvertisementI thought I had to live in New York to be successful, but it wasn't worth the lack of saving in my 20s.

Persons: Lola Méndez, Méndez, —, Louis Vuitton, I've, New York I'm, haven't, Chaing, I'm Organizations: Service, West Hollywood, NYPD Locations: New York City, Los Angeles, West, New York, Lower, Stanton, Ludlow, Manhattan, Uruguay, California, Madrid, Chaing Mai, Thailand, Vietnam, Montevideo, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

☆ JCPenney has become TikTokers' unlikely beauty obsession
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

JCPenney has replaced its Sephora shops with JCPenney Beauty sections. JCPenney's revamped beauty department has become a destination for finding beauty brands TikTokers can't get at other beauty stores. Last summer, the retailer launched KimChi Chic Beauty in more than 600 stores, beauty trade publication Happi reported. JCPenney replaced Sephora shops with JCPenney Beauty. Beauty retailer Ulta hit $2.5 billion in net sales last quarter, an increase of more than 6%.

Persons: —, JC, Kailey, JCPenney, JCPenney's, Adam Ryan, Alexis Androulakis, @thelipsticklesbians, y’all, @JCPenney, ike, orth, Penney Organizations: JCPenney, Service, JC Penney, Sephora, Black, Black Enterprise, Alpha Locations: JCPenney, Staten Island

BOSTON (AP) — Charles Fried, a former U.S. solicitor general and conservative legal scholar who taught at Harvard Law School for decades, has died, the university said. Fried, who died Tuesday, joined the Harvard faculty in 1961 would go on to teach thousands of students in areas such as First Amendment and contract law. The Federalist Society has no partisan affiliation and takes no position in election campaigns, but it is closely aligned with Republican priorities. He was a polymath, and he was a patriot,” he wrote on the Federalist Society website. I hope you’ll take some time to reflect on his commitment to the Harvard Federalist Society and to students at Harvard Law School, which he held to the very end.”Though conservative, Fried was also remembered for his openness.

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☆ Dolly Parton says she was 'very involved' as a producer on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' and sent gifts to the cast to show 'I was proud of them'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewDolly Parton is opening up about one of her little-known career achievements: a producer on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Sandollar first produced the 1992 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie, which flopped at the box office, before coproducing the television series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Dolly Parton is releasing new Duncan Hines baking mixes. AdvertisementParton says she decided to launch her own baking mixes because of her love of cooking. "But no matter what you're cooking, you're going to always want something sweet to eat after it."

Persons: —, Dolly Parton, Parton, Sandy Gallin, Sandollar, Sarah Michelle Gellar, didn't, Duncan Hines, Gellar, Buffy, Jimmy Fallon, JB Rowland, Dolly Parton Parton, Conagra Organizations: Service, Business, Sandollar Television, Sandollar Productions, BI, Conagra, Conagra Brands Locations: Nashville, Los Angeles

☆ Dolly Parton says she didn't take a day off work for her 78th birthday: 'Nothing wrong with working on your birthday'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Parton tells Business Insider she decided to work on her birthday this year. The country music legend celebrated her birthday on January 19 and marked the occasion by working on future projects, she tells Business Insider. Parton tells BI that she was snowed in at home on her birthday, but neither that nor work stopped her from celebrating in style. AdvertisementNew baking mixes set to hit stores this month include chocolate cake, yellow cake, cinnamon crumb cake, blueberry muffin, and banana nut muffin. SUZANNE CORDEIRO/Getty ImagesParton tells Business Insider that she started her own line of baking mixes because she loves to cook.

Persons: Dolly Parton, Parton, —, Duncan Hines, SUZANNE CORDEIRO, Lucky Parton Organizations: Service, Conagra Brands, Conagra, of Country

☆ 'The Traitors' victim Ekin-Su says being buried alive was an 'iconic' way to die
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | Kirsten Acuna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

I've had people say to me that the energy went down and people started to get really, really argumentative in there, so it's what happens when you get rid of me. Speaking of "Love Island," obviously you and Bergie were representing "Love Island" UK and US on "The Traitors." I love "Love Island," but for me, "Love Island" was 2022 season eight, and for me, that is a chapter closed. There's so much I want to do in my life now, and I don't think "Love Island" fits in that category. I'd love to host shows like "Love Island," but I definitely wouldn't go back as a contestant.

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☆ I'm a widow who sold everything to move from Texas to Lake Como. I decided long ago that I wouldn't let fear dictate my life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Judy Walling, a 68-year-old retired real-estate agent living in Italy. I'm a retired widow with no children, but I decided long ago that I wouldn't miss out on anything just because I don't have a partner. I booked another group trip to Italy and then bought a Eurail passWalling. I took a group trip to Italy in August 2019 with 10 people and took side trips to get my feet wet. After the group trip, I took my pass and traveled all over Italy.

Persons: Judy Walling, —, Bill Walling, I'm, Walling, it's, Julia Roberts, Ugh, I've Organizations: Service, Kansas City, Lake Locations: Italy, Como, Iowa, Kansas, Florida, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Europe, France, Austin, Munich, Svinná, Czech Republic, Bellagio, Lake Como, Texas, Costa Rica, Missouri

☆ Paul Giamatti: ‘Maybe I’ve Done the Right Thing With My Life’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Reggie Ugwu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

I just didn’t really ever imagine it. I think it’s a great movie; it’s a wonderful movie. But I didn’t imagine, for me, this being something that people would take to so much. [Laughs] I didn’t really have one! I just don’t even want to look.” My manager called and woke me up and told me.

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☆ My best friend's mom and I supported each other through depression. Now, I count her as one of my closest friends.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Leah Hamilton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The first time I met my best friend Kesia's mom, Kate, she impressed me with her gentle disposition, as well as her amazing cooking. I hadn't really considered the possibility that I could become friends with my own parents, let alone the parents of my friends. When I was going through a hard time, Kate and I reconnectedBerlin was good, but challenging. When I told Kesia that I was struggling with bad depression, she suggested Kate and I connect, because we were going through the same thing. In the beginning, I was mostly worried about how my mental health struggles could affect my role as a mother.

Persons: Kate, Berlin, Kesia, reconnecting, bubbled Locations: Berlin, New Zealand

NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, “Oppenheimer," landed a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations Tuesday. “Oppenheimer,” Nolan's sprawling American saga of J. Walter Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb, has more or less been the Oscar frontrunner since it made its acclaimed debut in late July. It came one nomination shy of tying the record for best Oscar nominations ever. “It's flabbergasting," said Thomas who spoke with her husband in an interview a few hours after nominations were announced. And so I think that’s something that really touched audiences.

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PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) — A four-year-old giraffe named Benito arrived Tuesday at his new home in a large animal park in central Mexico. The 7.5-acre (3-hectare) enclosure at the Africam Safari park in central Puebla state already holds seven giraffes, including three females. At the Africam park, Benito will start eating leaves from the acacia tree, one of the favorite foods of giraffes in their native habitat in Africa. The trip to the Africam Safari park, which started late Sunday, took around 30 hours, less than originally expected. At the Africam Safari park, the giraffes live in a much larger space that more closely resembles their natural habitat.

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But Greta Gerwig not being among the five best director nominees for this year’s Oscars is one of the biggest shocks in recent memory. Here are some other major “snubs” and “surprises” from Oscar nomination morning. Gerwig was previously nominated for best director for “Lady Bird,” and missing out for “Little Woman” was even a snub. “The Super Mario Bros.” movie, the second highest grossing film of the year was completely shut out from nominations including animation. ‘SALTBURN’ GOES DOWN THE DRAINListen, we didn’t really think that Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” would make a big splash nominations morning, but it had been trending that way based on its popularity on Prime Video over the holidays.

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A giraffe named Benito started a 40-hour road trip Monday to leave behind the cold and loneliness of Mexico’s northern border city of Ciudad Juarez to find warmth — and maybe a mate — in his new home 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) to the south. With temperatures in Ciudad Juarez reaching as low as 39 degrees F (4 degrees C) Monday, Benito set off in a crate strapped to the back of a flat-bed truck. Benito is being transported across Mexico to Africam Safari park in central Puebla state where the low temperatures are about 20 degrees F warmer than in Ciudad Juarez. So he was donated to Ciudad Juarez. At the Africam Safari park, the giraffes live in a much larger space that more closely resembles their natural habitat.

Persons: Benito, —, ”, “, Flor Ortega, Benito couldn’t, zookeepers, munch, Frank Carlos Camacho, Camacho, “ Benito, Benito “, Benito doesn't, Maria Verza Organizations: Modesto, National Guard, Associated Locations: CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, Puebla, Benito, Pacific, Sinaloa, El Paso , Texas, Zacatecas, Mexico City

☆ Niecy Nash-Betts on 'Dahmer,' 'Reno 911!,' 'Origin' & Acting With Her Kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

and whether she'd return for a new seasonNiecy Nash-Betts in costume as Raineesha Williams from "Reno 911!" David X Prutting/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesYou wore a prosthetic butt while playing Raineesha Williams on "Reno 911!" AdvertisementOn kissing Glen Powell in front of his mom for 'Scream Queens,' and the quote from her character Denise that fans still loveNiecy Nash-Betts as Denise on "Scream Queens." Your "Scream Queens" costar Glen Powell is certainly having a moment with his new movie right now. And also from "Scream Queens," I would want to do something with Keke Palmer.

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☆ This US couple bought a home in the ‘forgotten region’ of Italy. Here’s what happened next
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

New beginningChuck Stevens and Ben Di Rienzo bought a home in the town of Vinchiaturo Molise in southern Italy’s Molise, known as the ‘forgotten region.' “For the first couple of months, it felt like we were on vacation,” says Di Rienzo. “Just learning about real Italian life living. “The chefs in the area here really put their heart and soul into things,” says Di Rienzo. “The expectation of getting your house renovated within six months to a year, that’s not going to happen,” says Di Rienzo.

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☆ Winning images from 2023 Travel Photographer of the Year contest reveal world’s beauty and tragedy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Mist rising from the Tuscan hills, a tiny fish staring at the ocean from inside the neck of a glass bottle, and a pangolin tucked contentedly under the chin of her carer are among the winning entries from the 2023 Travel Photographer of the Year competition. Shot all around the globe, the images illuminate both the beauty and tragedy that arise when humans interact with the natural world. Judges crowned Slovenian photographer AndreJa Ravnak the overall winner for her depictions of dream-like European landscapes, after considering more than 20,000 images submitted by photographers from more than 150 countries. Meanwhile, 14-year-old Caden Shepard Choi won the Young Travel Photographer of the Year award for her black-and-white series of photos depicting the Navajo people of Chinle, Arizona herding sheep, shearing them and then weaving with the wool. All the winning photos can be viewed online, or at an exhibition held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK from March 16-19 and at Xposure in Sharjah, UAE.

Persons: AndreJa Ravnak, “ I’ve, ”, “, Athanasios, Martin Broen, Armand Sarlangue, Shepard Choi, Lilly Zhang Organizations: CNN, Conservation, Young, NEC Locations: Siberia, Mexico, Chinle , Arizona, Pennsylvania, Birmingham, Xposure, Sharjah, UAE

☆ Mohamed Salah may face exhausting round-trip to win his first AFCON title
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The Pharaohs will definitely qualify for the knockout rounds with a win in its final group game. When asked if he thought Salah would be fit enough to rejoin the national team in Ivory Coast, Klopp said: “I’m not a doctor. I would say if Egypt qualify for the final and he is fit before the final then probably yes. “I have won everything possible but not this one yet,” Salah told reporters, per Reuters. There is approximately 5,300km between Liverpool and Abidjan, where Egypt play Cape Verde on Monday, meaning the 31-year-old might clock up over 20,000km of flying in order to help his country win an eighth AFCON title.

Persons: CNN — Mohamed Salah, Salah, “, Jurgen Klopp, Klopp, ” Salah, AFCON Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, of Nations, Ghana, Cape, Bournemouth, Premier League, Reuters Locations: Ivory, Cape Verde, Egypt, Liverpool, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cameroon, Abidjan, Cape

☆ New Hampshire primary: What to expect from Trump, Haley and DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Polls indicate New Hampshire offers Haley her best chance for a win, while DeSantis, polling a distant third, is already looking ahead to South Carolina. While Tuesday's primary result is expected to be narrower, the latest polls of likely New Hampshire GOP primary voters show Trump leading Haley by double digits. They have been joined in recent days by a growing number of Trump's one time Republican primary rivals — Nebraska Gov. In New Hampshire, Haley is right: She and Trump are the top two candidates by far in the polls, with DeSantis a distant third. Days away from the New Hampshire primary, DeSantis' campaign is already shifting resources to South Carolina, while still holding some events in New Hampshire.

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☆ Chicago's 'rat hole' was mysteriously filled and then restored. Now it's a place of holy rat-rimony.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe viral Chicago "rat hole" was quickly restored after it was mysteriously filled in, proving how the imprint has instantly become a beloved attraction — and a site for love? In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the "rat hole." It was reported Friday on social media that the "rat hole" had been filled with a substance resembling white plaster. Tributes were left behind the iconic Chicago "rat hole." Chicago resident Winslow Dumaine learned about the "rat hole" from a friend and posted a photo earlier this month of it on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Persons: —, Al, Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere, Stucky, Jeff VanDam, Winslow Dumaine, Dumaine Organizations: Service, Business, Sanitation, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun, Times, Chicago, Twitter, Tribune Locations: Chicago, Northside Chicago, —, Windy City

Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. “It’s with a very heavy heart for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist Marlena Shaw has passed away today at 12:03,” Bradshaw said in the video. Shaw, a charismatic and wide-ranging vocalist, was best known for 1969's “California Soul,” which has endured as a widely popular and often sampled song. Shaw, who had five children, toured for more than 50 years and put out 17 albums across eight different labels. “We are saddened by the passing of Marlena Shaw, a wonderful singer whose ‘California Soul’ is as popular today as it ever was and whose album ‘It Is Love: Recorded Live At Vine St.’ helped relaunch the Verve label in 1987.”

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☆ DeSantis might be the worst presidential candidate in recent memory
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ron DeSantis ended his presidential campaign on Sunday, succumbing to the final realization of defeat in a candidacy that once held such promise. And yes, it was then-President Donald Trump whose endorsement powered DeSantis to that very general election in the first place. After pundits point out this a bold strategy for a historic swing state, DeSantis pulls off a historic reelection rout. Just like DeSantis, Walker ended up being doomed by the sheer rate at which his campaign burned through contributions. But in this reality, a week ago DeSantis lashed out at "worthless" Republicans who back Trump.

Persons: —, Mickey Mouse, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Trump, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Scott Walker, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, America's, Giuliani, Walker's, Walker, Iowans Organizations: Service, Florida Gov, Business, Biden White, Tallahassee Mayor, Democratic Party, Trump, Street Journal, Wisconsin Gov, Giuliani, Republican, Wisconsin Republican, Republicans Locations: Florida, Trump, America, Iowa, Wisconsin, DeSantis

☆ ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nicholas Confessore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +44 min

‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. “In support of ridding schools of C.R.T., the Right argues that we want nonpolitical education,” Mr. Klingenstein wrote in August 2021. In a 2023 exchange, Dr. Yenor and two associates discussed how to defend Amy Wax, a conservative law professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Yenor and his allies bristled at the conventions of academic life as overly solicitous toward female and nonwhite students. Samuel Ginn, Claremont donor“The president then told him, ‘Things will change,’” a Claremont fund-raiser wrote to Dr. Yenor and other officials there.

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☆ 67-year-old American 'happily retired' in Mexico: I'm so relieved I did these 3 things in my 20s and 30s
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Janet Blaser | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

So for 2024, I've resolved to acknowledge and congratulate myself for things I did in the past. I'm not perfect and I certainly have some regrets, but I'm proud of the person I've become. Here are three things I'm so glad I did in my 20s and 30s:1. I'm certainly not perfect, but I'm proud of the person I've become. When I was in my 20s and 30s, I loved my body and rejoiced in it.

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