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☆ Jason Kelce lost almost 20 pounds after retiring from the NFL. Now, he wants to lose another 20 more for his kids.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jason Kelce says he wants to lose weight in order to play with his kids and be a better dad. The former Philadelphia Eagles center told GQ he lost "almost 20 pounds" since retiring from the NFL in March. Kelce said his back and knees "feel better" since he shed the weight and he has plans to lose another 20 pounds. Kelce said he's "almost 20 pounds down right now" since retiring from the NFL in March and aims to lose another 20. "So another 20 pounds hopefully will make that much more adept at playing with my children."

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☆ 12-year-old Suborno Isaac Bari, from New York, heads to college after graduating high school
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I hope to graduate college at 14 in spring 2026,” said Suborno, who recently became the youngest graduate from his Long Island high school. His high school uses a 100-point GPA scale rather than a 4.0 scale, says Suborno, who shared he earned around a 96 GPA for his first year of high school and a 98 for his second and final year. His father Rashidul teaches physics at Brooklyn Technical High school and his mother Shaheda is an elementary school teacher. “So I told my wife, ‘OK, there is nothing surprising here, he probably did it to capture attention,’” Rashidul Bari said. “That gives him lots of chances to have conversations with different levels of expertise, students, faculties, college presidents, so many people,” Rashidul Bari said.

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☆ Warren Buffett once went to China with Bill Gates — and lived on burgers, fries, and Cherry Coke
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Luckily his close friends, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and his then-wife Melinda, went to great lengths to ensure he wouldn't starve. "To his delight he was served course after course of his french fries —even for dessert," Schroeder reported. When they stopped at restaurants for lunch and dinner, Buffett was again served burgers and fries while the others chowed down on Chinese food. During a scenic private cruise, Buffett, Gates, and Gates' dad played bridge. "Buffett towed the Gateses straight to McDonald's to buy hamburgers in the middle of the night," Schroeder wrote.

Persons: —, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Melinda, Alice Schroeder, Buffett, Schroeder, Cherry Coke, Rick Wilking, Gates Organizations: Service, Business, Berkshire Hathaway, Reuters Locations: China, Sichuan, Champagne, gulps, Berkshire, Hong Kong

☆ It's Mark Zuckerberg's turn to have a hot yacht summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. While the Amazon founder made waves last year with the debut of his megayacht Koru, Zuckerberg is the name on the yacht world's lips this season. Rumors began surfacing in March that the Meta CEO had purchased Launchpad — a Dutch-built, 118-meter motor yacht originally built for a Russian oligarch. AdvertisementNow that summer is here, Zuckerberg has debuted Launchpad — and her support superyacht Wingman — on the biggest stage in the yachting world: the Mediterranean. It's likely the yacht will continue to crisscross the Mediterranean this summer.

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☆ Racing to Retake a Beloved Trip, Before Dementia Takes Everything
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Francesca Mari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He lives near Half Moon Bay, Calif., and now that he is retired, he usually rests in bed until 10:30 or 11. I suspected he no longer remembered how to set an alarm, and I couldn’t stop myself from asking him. “I don’t need an alarm!” he bellowed. And so I set mine for 10:30 a.m. my time, 7:30 a.m. his, to allow him a fat hour and a half to get ready. When the bells startled the silence of my office the next day, I called him, and he sent me to voice mail.

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☆ I'm a hair health expert, and I want men to stop blaming their fathers for thinning hair. Genetics is only half the story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Giorgos Tsetis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When my hair started thinning in my 20s, I feared I was taking after my father, who's mostly bald. But as someone who dedicated nearly a decade to understanding hair health, I now believe we shouldn't blame our dads for our hairlines. I had to navigate my own hair health challengesWhen my hair started to thin, I was modeling to put myself through engineering school. This experience, while challenging, was the catalyst needed to pursue a drug-free, holistic solution to tackle my own thinning hair. There are lesser known external factors that impact your hair healthStress, for example, is one major factor in hair health.

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☆ Gen Xers who began their financial independence journeys in their 40s and 50s explain how they're on pace to meet their early retirement goals
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Now almost 57, Murillo, who lives in the Chicago area, has a net worth of over $1.1 million and is on pace to reach financial independence within three years. AdvertisementShe developed a plan to pay off her debt, saving roughly 40-50% of her net income of between $120,000 and $140,000. Murillo is one of many Americans who started their financial independence journeys later in life but are on pace to meet their early retirement goals. AdvertisementBy the time he turned 50, he and his wife had a net worth of almost a million. AdvertisementBy 47, she reached a million in net worth, which was about 25 times her expenses.

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☆ My daughter came out, and I missed the punchline
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Shannon Carpenter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

His oldest child and his only daughter just announced to him that she is something different than what’s considered traditional. I did not say, “Hi Gay, I’m Dad.” She set me up with the perfect dad joke opportunity, and I missed it. I am honored that my daughter trusted me enough to know I would be there for her, even if she had her doubts. This was on my mind when my daughter decided to tell her story. But my daughter and her girlfriend having the confidence and support to come out and be who they truly are is a very big deal.

Persons: it’s, Dad, ”, I’m Dad, Trevor, Carpenter, Shannon Carpenter, James Moran, Moran, ” Moran, Vivi, I’ve, It’s, Dad ” Organizations: CNN, Our, KC, Kansas, Historical Locations: Lee's, Kansas City , Missouri, Royal , Nebraska

☆ Simone Biles headlines women’s U.S. gymnastics Olympic team; rookie Hezly Rivera earns fifth spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Dana O'Neil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

MINNEAPOLIS – Only a week ago, Alicia Sacramone Quinn fretted about the gut-wrenching decision she and her two colleagues would have to make in determining the 2024 Olympic team. The United States will send four members of its 2020 Olympic team to Paris — Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey — reserving one singular spot for a rookie. For the very first time, we proudly introduce the 2024 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team presented by @Xfinity! “I knew I wasn’t done after Tokyo,‘’ Biles said, adding that her “religious” Thursday meetings with her therapist helped her through. GO DEEPER At U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, rash of injuries hovers over a major momentThe U.S. it turns out, is lucky none of the women making the return to the Games gave up.

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☆ The Cost of a Psychic Is a Window Into Americans' Spending Habits
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

For $25, which wound up being $30 because she didn't have change, Jessica told me my fortune. That psychic is also a pet psychic, which is not Katy's jam. Once, after an accident on her block in Chicago, Katy used a psychic to ensure the person had crossed over. Another time, she bought a bunch of bath oils in New York after a psychic told her she was cursed. In a consumerist society, of course some people are willing to pay to commune with the afterlife.

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☆ I became an orphan at age 12. Now, I run a summer camp for kids like me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementMy family fractured, but at summer camp I felt normalThat happened the day before I was set to start junior high. Kids don't process grief the way adults doFor years, I ruminated on the idea of a camp for bereaved kids. Comfort Zone Camp started in 1999 near my home in Virginia. AdvertisementThe acts might be a child singing for their mom, who loved music, or tossing a football with their friend because dad loved to play. The whole thing was so silly but meaningful — the exact recipe for helping kids process loss.

Persons: Lynne Hughes, I'd, Barbara Organizations: Service, Comfort, Business Locations: Michigan, Virginia

☆ 5 ways to increase your happiness through exercise
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: Season 10 of the podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the science of happiness. “You feel incredible, and you’ve got those endorphins, and that brain chemistry also really helps you feel connected to other people.”Join the groupBeing social helps you exercise. “Make movement social. Exercise such as running with a group helps you to be more social and to build relationships with others. “Think about positive experiences you’ve had with movement in your life,” McGonigal said.

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☆ While I lived in Panama, my son got 2 summer breaks. Summer vacation is different there than it is in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Stephanie Kaloi | ) 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. My partner and I lived there for two years, and during that time, my son would spend one month with us and one month with his dad and stepmother in the States. Related storiesThis schedule created an interesting opportunity for my son, who was about to be 12 when he experienced his first summer in Panama. But summer in Panama brought about new opportunities for hanging out with kids. AdvertisementBy the time summer rolled around in the United States, most Panamanian children were back in the classroom, and the rainy season was rolling in.

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☆ I'm an executive at a stroller company and my husband is a stay-at-home dad. I stop working at 4:30 p.m. every day to be with family.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When I'm at work, I'm 100% focused on my job. Related storiesBecause I prioritize our family and couple time, my husband understands if I occasionally need to miss dinner because of work obligations. Propose solutions when conflict comes upLots of professional parents have experienced the pull between work and family obligations. AdvertisementFlexibility makes work more efficient, but employees need accountability tooI'm at my best at work when I'm fulfilled in my home life. On other weeks, like at the end of the school year, I'm prioritizing family and ducking out early to ride bikes in Central Park.

Persons: Jeanelle Teves, I'm, there's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Central Park

☆ A cult was taking over his Los Angeles dance community. He made a Netflix documentary to spread the word.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Lilian Manansala | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tim Milgram is a veteran of the Los Angeles dance community. I started putting this all together: Wow, this seems to go really, really far back: This isn't just about 7M management. Courtesy of Tim MilgramYou had been well-acquainted with Isaiah and even met the Shinn family. And what a successful thing Isaiah was doing, I applauded it. My origin is filming dance, being a dancer, and providing a physical space for people to train and to find community.

Persons: Tim Milgram, Isaiah Shinn, he'd, Milgram, Shinn, Konkrete, Melanie Wilking, Miranda, Shekinah, Robert Shinn, Isaiah, I'd, Briana Frapart, We're, I've, Melanie, Jessica, Acevedo, Nobody, there's, Robert, That's, it's, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, 7M Films, Business, Netflix, Variety Locations: Los Angeles, Angeles

☆ Bronny James selected by Lakers with No. 55 pick in NBA Draft, joins father’s team
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Mike Vorkunov | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Bronny James, the eldest son of Lakers star LeBron James, indeed has a home in the NBA, on his father’s team. “My dream has always just been to put my name out, make a name for myself, and, of course, get to the NBA,” James said at the NBA Draft Combine in May. Bronny: Los Angeles Laker. pic.twitter.com/TvhkzEs9sO — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 27, 2024The Lakers went 47-35 last season, falling to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/BnxozT7CGj — NBA (@NBA) June 27, 2024“It’s still lingering,” he said.

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☆ ‘Sugary food is a drug for me’: A growing number of children are addicted to ultraprocessed foods
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

“I really gravitated towards the sugary ultraprocessed foods — it was like a physical drive, I had to have it,” he said. While many people addicted to food will say that their symptoms began to worsen significantly in adolescence, some recall a childhood focused on ultraprocessed food. The Institute of Food Technologists, an association of food professionals and technologists, does not agree with the research on ultraprocessed food addiction. “Children who eat a lot of ultraprocessed foods could well be malnourished.”According to the International Food and Beverage Alliance, however, there is no clear, objective, reliable or scientifically validated definition for “ultraprocessed” food. “Each time I would pray, ‘Please be it, please make this the answer.’ But I would ultimately start binging on ultraprocessed foods,” Odwazny said.

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☆ I had a hard time accepting my mother's fiancé. When she asked me and my sisters to walk her down the aisle, it helped me let go.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Katrina Donham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After a minute-long pause, she wrote, "Would you four girls want to walk me down the aisle and give me away to Bryan?" My mom made the announcement as my sisters and I were preparing our holiday meal. My sisters and I stood shell-shocked because although we knew this day would likely come, we still weren't prepared for the news. AdvertisementOver the years, Bryan made more effort to build a relationship with my sisters and me. My concerns about him began to waver, and I started to accept Bryan as my mom's "other half."

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☆ My parents struggled in blue-collar jobs. Paying off their mortgage and retiring them is my proudest achievement.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Simmy Dhillon, from London, about financially supporting his parents. They stayed in their blue-collar jobs for so long because they couldn't afford to take risks. It's been my proudest achievement, and I don't think anything can top it. AdvertisementIn June, we paid a lump sum of around £51,000 using dividends from the business to pay off my parents' mortgage. If I had a salaried job, even if it paid well, I don't think I'd be able to support my family in the same way.

Persons: —, Simmy Dhillon, Jhai, Rice, It's, we've, We're, I've, couldn't, they've, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, Tesco Locations: London, India

☆ 5 Breadwinning wives share the biggest obstacles that come with earning more money than their husbands
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Manseen Logan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Business Insider spoke with five women earning more than their husbands about the biggest obstacles they faced when they became breadwinners. AdvertisementPorterfield admitted that she occasionally became jealous of her husband's less stressful days when she felt overwhelmed with work. Katie Matthews' husband quit his job and made her the breadwinner, now they feel like they can breatheAfter Katie Matthews' husband quit his job, she became the breadwinner in their family. "For days and weeks at a time, my husband was effectively a single parent," Mac told BI. If you're a wife earning more than your husband and want to share your story, please contact Manseen Logan at mlogan@businessinsider.com.

Persons: —, Amy Porterfield, she'd, Porterfield, didn't, Karina Daves, Karina, Charlie Williams, Terrance, Katie Matthews, Matthews, they've, doesn't, I've, Andrea Mac, Mac, It's, she's, Betsy Grunch, Grunch, Jonathan Batdont, Betsy, Ray, Manseen Logan Organizations: Service, Business, BI, Nissan, Princeton University Locations: California, Tennessee, mlogan@businessinsider.com

☆ I threw a $30,000 'divorce party' and tossed my wedding ring into the sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I hadn't expected it to be so emotional, but the high point of my divorce party was taking a slingshot and launching my wedding ring into the ocean. It might have cost $30,000, but my divorce party was worth every cent. It was one of the reasons I decided to celebrate my new look and new-found freedom with the divorce party. AdvertisementPhilipp kicked off her divorce party with a boudoir shoot —and a black heart cake. As for my wedding ring — a platinum piece from Cartier that I'd bought for myself in Copenhagen for $1,000— we had a mock ceremony when I pitched it into the sea.

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☆ I quit teaching to become a luxury-travel advisor. Since making the transition, I've learned a lot and grown professionally.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Mariette Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kaylee Stith left teaching to join The Travel Mechanic as a travel agent last year. AdvertisementKaylee Stith is a travel agent at The Travel Mechanic, a luxury-travel agency in North Carolina. Have a niche when you're starting outIt's good to have a niche to present yourself as an expert in when starting out. AdvertisementLessons I've learned so farI attended the annual Ensemble travel-agent conference in Las Vegas last year. It's been a tough lesson, but I've learned and grown so much this past year.

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☆ The debate night contrast Biden hopes will win the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The Almighty won’t be standing on stage alongside Joe Biden on Thursday night. Biden’s campaign laid the groundwork for the Atlanta showdown hosted by CNN in a weekend memo. If Trump rants and vents his 2020 election lies on Thursday, he will play into Biden’s hands. That could avoid the mayhem of the first Trump v. Biden debate in 2020. His campaign has spent days trying to roll back his expectations of Biden as a doddering, elderly president who can’t string two words together.

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☆ 2024 NBA Draft: France dominates with Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Tidjane Salaun leading Round 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Atlanta selected Risacher from a muddled top tier that included Sarr, Connecticut center Donovan Clingan and wing Stephon Castle, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard. His team played in France’s top pro league and a second division of teams competing all across Europe. Saluan is 6-foot-9 and averaged 9.6 points and 4.0 rebounds playing for Cholet in France’s top pro league. For the first time, the NBA Draft is being held over two nights, with Round 1 happening Wednesday at the Barclays Center and Round 2 on Thursday. The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 NBA Draft.

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☆ Emma Roberts says people who call out nepo babies don't see 'all the rejection along the way'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewEmma Roberts says even Hollywood's nepo babies don't always have an easy path to stardom. On an episode of the "Table for Two" podcast released on June 25, Roberts spoke to host Bruce Bozzi about the public perception of nepo babies, or "nepotism babies." During the podcast episode, Roberts said it's not always true that nepo babies get everything handed to them on a silver platter. Many nepo babies and even their parents — particularly those in Hollywood — have pushed back against the title and its accompanying critiques. AdvertisementIn December, Meg Ryan defended her son , actor Jack Quaid, against "nepo baby" claims during an interview with Glamour.

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