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☆ Homeowners are suing for the right to demolish the house Marilyn Monroe died in, angering fans who say it's part of Hollywood history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe owners of the Brentwood home where Marilyn Monroe lived and later died are suing the City of Los Angeles for the right to demolish the property. According to the Los Angeles Times, they purchased the home for $8.35 million. Last September, the Los Angeles City Council intervened to temporarily halt the demolition of the home, which KCAL News reported was welcomed by fans and historians. Marilyn Monroe waves from Arthur Miller's convertible as the newlyweds leave their Connecticut home for a picnic in June 1956. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Milstein, Bank, and the City of Los Angeles did not immediately respond to Business Insider's requests for comment.

Persons: —, Marilyn Monroe, Brinah Milstein, Roy, Monroe, Scott Fortner, Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller's, Bettmann, Fortner, Milstein, Betty White, Joan Crawford, Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Craig Ellwood, Liz Waytkus, Dezeen Organizations: Service, Brentwood, Roy Bank, Los Angeles Superior, Business, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles City Council, Monroe, Connecticut, City, Bank, Milstein , Bank Locations: Los Angeles, Brentwood, memorializing Monroe

☆ Sex tapes! Celebrity rehab! Trump hush-money trial goes full National Enquirer as Hulk Hogan, Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen are name-dropped.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Lindsay Lohan, and Tila Tequila were all name-dropped. Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Lindsay Lohan, Floyd Mayweather, Tila Tequila — all were name-dropped in morning testimony. Bove asked. Bove asked Davidson. Advertisement"I've represented several clients who had claims against Charlie Sheen," Davidson answered carefully.

Persons: Stormy Daniels, Keith Davidson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Lindsay Lohan, Tila Tequila, —, Donald Trump's, Floyd Mayweather, Playboy Bunny Karen McDougal, Trump, Daniels, Davidson, Emil Bove, Donald Trump, Jane Rosenberg Bove, You've, Bove, you've, shakedowns, McDougal, lister, Hogan, Kevin Winter, Terry Bollea, Bollea, Hulk, Amy Sussman, Lindsay Lohan Davidson, Betty Ford, Lohan, Valerie Macon, Kevin Blatt, Tequila, Charlie Sheen's, Jamie McCarthy, Sheen, Blatt, I've, Anderson, Heidi Gutman, Capri Anderson, I'm Organizations: Service, National Enquirer, Manhattan, Enquirer, Trump, Reuters, Hulk Hogan's, TMZ, Morning America Locations: Manhattan, Sheen, Capri, Anderson

☆ Red Lobster brought seafood to the masses. Now it’s on the verge of bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

While it was a delicious deal for customers, it was terrible for the company: Red Lobster lost $3.3 million in seven weeks. The deal was once again too popular, and Red Lobster was unprepared for its customers’ insatiable lust for discounted shellfish. Red Lobster is now reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy protection to restructure its debt and shed some of its 650 US locations. Red Lobster stallsBut Red Lobster fell behind its sister brand Olive Garden under Darden. In 2021 and 2022, Red Lobster brought on a new CEO, chief marketing officer, chief financial officer and chief information officer.

Persons: Lobster, “, ”, John Gordon, Michael Nagle, Alex Susskind, General Mills, Bill Darden, Charley Woodsby, Darden, ” Woodsby, Jonathan Maze, Betty Crocker, Red, Glen Martin, Mills, ” Joe Lee, Olive, Red Lobster’s, “ Darden, ” Les Foreman, Justin Sullivan, they’ve, Les Foreman, Thiraphong Chansiri, ” “, ” Chansiri Organizations: New, New York CNN, Lobster, Thai Union, Bloomberg, Getty, Red Lobster, CNN, Cornell University, Baby Boomers, General, Howard, Restaurant Business, Darden, Denver Post, Harvard Business School, Longhorn, Darden Restaurants, Gate, ‘, Thai, “, ” Thai Locations: New York, United States, Bangkok, Thai, underinvestment, Lakeland , Florida, Orlando, America, Olive, Sale, Thai Union, Thailand

☆ Jerry Seinfeld's 3 kids joined him at the premiere of his new movie. Here's what you need to know about them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The comedian and his wife, Jessica Seinfeld, have spoken about their children many times over the years. Most recently, the whole family attended the Los Angeles premiere of "Unfrosted," Seinfeld's feature film directorial debut. Sascha Betty Seinfeld, 23, is the eldest childSascha Seinfeld and Jerry Seinfeld attend the "Daughters" premiere during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Julian Kal Seinfeld, 21, is the middle siblingFrom left: Julian Seinfeld, Jessica Seinfeld, Shephed Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, and Sascha Seinfeld at the "Unfrosted" premiere at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on April 30, 2024. Shepherd Kellen Seinfeld, 18, is the couple's youngest childFrom left: Julian Seinfeld, Jessica Seinfeld, Shephed Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, and Sascha Seinfeld at the "Unfrosted" premiere at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on April 30, 2024.

Persons: —, Jerry Seinfeld, he's, Seinfeld, Jessica Seinfeld, Sascha Betty Seinfeld, Sascha Seinfeld, Mat Hayward, Sascha, Jessica, Amy Schumer's, Amy Schumer, Jerry, she's, Julian Kal Seinfeld, Julian Seinfeld, Shephed Seinfeld, FREDERIC J . BROWN, Julian, Kevin Durant, Shepherd Kellen Seinfeld, Shepherd, Jimmy Fallon Organizations: Service, New Yorker, Business, Los Angeles, Getty, Duke University, CBS, Egyptian Theatre, Culture Fieldston School, NBA Locations: Park City , Utah, New York, Los Angeles, AFP

☆ Don't feel too bad for Joe Alywn. He's likely making millions from cowriting 6 Taylor Swift songs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The album follows Swift's breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn, her longtime muse and collaborator. Alwyn likely earned millions from the six songs he cowrote with Swift. It's the first set of new music since Swift's breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn was confirmed in April 2023. But if some of the songs expose details about their relationship, you shouldn't feel too bad for Alwyn. He has likely earned millions from Swift's songs already, according to multiple reports.

Persons: Taylor, Joe Alwyn, Alwyn, Swift, —, It's, Beth Garrabrant, Swift's, William Bowery, Betty, Taylor Swift, Los Angeles , California Kevin Mazur, Don Arnold, TAS24, William Bowery's, Joe, he's, Bon Ivor, Kelly Clarkson, William Organizations: Poets Department, Service, Los Angeles Convention Center, The Recording, Spotify, Bloomberg, Disney Locations: Coney, Los Angeles , California, Sydney, New York

☆ Couple renovating their kitchen find treasure trove of 1,000 silver and gold coins from the 17th-century
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A UK couple found a trove of 17th-century coins during a home renovation. The collection includes Elizabeth I silver shillings and Charles I gold coins. Robert and Betty Fooks were renovating their farmhouse in southern England when they found a valuable collection of 17th-century coins concealed beneath their kitchen. The collection, which includes Elizabeth I silver shillings, Charles I gold unite coins, James I silver sixpence coins, and more, has an estimated value of £35,000, or $43,600. A hoard of 264 coins English gold coins from 1610-1727 was unearthed by an unnamed couple digging up their kitchen floor.

Persons: Elizabeth, Charles I, —, Robert, Betty Fooks, they've, Dukes Auctioneers, James, Duke's Auctioneers, Judith, Holofernes, Caravaggio, Charles Platiau Organizations: Service, Guardian, British Museum, REUTERS Locations: England, West Dorset, people's, underfloors, Paris, France, Toulouse, Baltic, Italian, Italy

☆ ‘Tortured Poets Department’: A listener’s guide to references hidden in Taylor Swift’s lyrics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, a 31-track surprise double album, and she’s clearly in an emotionally evolved era. Either way, as the title suggests in this song, she’s determined to get him back. ‘I Hate it Here’“This place made me feel worthless,” Swift sings. Others have connected the Cassandra that Swift sings about to the figure in Greek mythology, a priestess whose accurate prophecies were not believed. ‘The Bolter’“As she was leaving it felt like breathing,” Swift sings.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Swift, Department ”, you’ll, Post Malone, Swift, “, pining, ” “ I’ve, ”, ‘, Matty Healy, Joe Alwyn, Healy, Lucy, Jack –, Lucy Dacus, Jack Antonoff, –, Charlie Puth, ” Swift, iHeartRadio, ’, Alwyn, Swift’s, Taylor Swift, Christopher Polk, Orville Peck, Florence, Florence Welch, you’d, Welch, Emma Stone, “ Who’s, Edward Albee’s, Virginia Woolf, We’ve, Rich Polk, Aaron Dessner, ” Ouch, frontman’s, Travis Kelce, ‘ Clara Bow ’, Stevie Nicks –, Ryan Reynolds ’, Clara Bow, Swift longingly, doesn’t, ’ Swift, ‘ Nuff, Chloe, Sam, Sophia, Marcus ’, Reynolds, Blake Lively’s, Betty, James, Inez –, you’re, Kelce, Ezra Shaw, aIMee ’, Aimee, Kim Kardashian, she’s, “ KIM, you’ve, ‘ Cassandra ’, Kardashian, Cassandra, ‘ Peter ’, Peter Pan, Peter ”, Peter, Dessner, ‘ Robin ’ Organizations: CNN, Department, GQ, NBC, NBCU, Bank, Getty, YouTube, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Marvel, Windows, Disney Locations: British, London, Beverly Hills, ‘ Florida, Florida, Anaheim, London’s Vauxhall, Las Vegas, Cardigan

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Nvidia, calling for more than 15% upside going forward. — Lisa Kailai Han 5:53 a.m.: Jefferies lowers Tesla price target, cites 'self-inflicted' wounds Tesla's troubles may not be over yet, according to Jefferies. The investment firm kept its hold rating on the electric vehicle maker and lowered its price target to $165 from $185. Jefferies analyst Philippe Houchois also said Tesla is plagued by shifting product priorities. — Lisa Kailai Han 5:53 a.m.: Morgan Stanley raises Nvidia price target Nvidia has already rallied more than 72% in 2024.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Patrick Cunningham, Erik Fyrwald's, Cunningham, — Lisa Kailai Han, Zillow, John Colantuoni, Colantuoni, Scott Schoenhaus, Schoenhaus, Lisa Kailai Han, Hess, Betty Jiang, CVX, Jiang, Tesla, Philippe Houchois, Joseph Moore, Moore, — Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Citi, Management, & Biosciences, Jefferies, National Association of Realtors, Markets, GDRX, Barclays, Chevron, NVIDIA, AMD Locations: Tuesday's, China

☆ I've been laid off 5 times. The first one was devastating — but I wouldn't have reinvented myself without them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementWhen I first started working, I could not have imagined that I'd have to live through layoffs five times over eight years. I've worked in magazine media, startups, and tech. AdvertisementI am very loyal to all of the people that I've worked for and worked with. I started working as a director of marketing content strategy for Dropbox in August 2020. What I've learned after five layoffs in less than eight years is that no industry is immune to instability.

Persons: Betty Wong Ortiz, She's, Ortiz, —, I've, Rocco DiSpirito, I'd, We'd, Meredith, It's Organizations: Service, Fitness Magazine, Meredith Corporation, Blink Health, Dropbox, Blink Locations: Lake George , New York, Dropbox

☆ Betty Cole Dukert, Top ‘Meet the Press’ Producer, Dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Betty Cole Dukert, who began her career in Washington as a secretary in the 1950s and later became the top producer of the weekly NBC News public affairs program “Meet the Press,” died on March 16 at her home in Bethesda, Md. Her late husband’s niece Barbara Dukert Smith said the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease. “She was the main point of contact on Capitol Hill for the show,” said Betsy Fischer Martin, who started on “Meet the Press” as an intern and became the program’s executive producer in 2002. “She worked the phones constantly. It wasn’t an era when you could send off an email to book someone.”

Persons: Betty Cole Dukert, ”, Barbara Dukert Smith, Dukert, Betsy Fischer Martin, “ Organizations: NBC News, Press, “, NBC, Capitol Locations: Washington, Bethesda, Md

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s former Controller Betty Yee announced Wednesday she will run for governor in 2026, vying to succeed outgoing Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who is Black, and outgoing state Senate leader Toni Atkins, a lesbian lawmaker, have all announced their candidacies. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesYee served as the budget director for Democratic Gov. She was then elected as a member of the California State Board of Equalization and then as state controller. California controller is responsible for disbursing state funds, auditing government agencies and serving on more than 70 boards and commissions.

Persons: —, Betty Yee, Gavin Newsom, Yee, ” Yee, Newsom, Gov, Eleni Kounalakis, Tony Thurmond, Toni Atkins, Rob Bonta, Gray Davis Organizations: Democratic, California Democratic Party, Democratic Gov, California State, of Equalization Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, San Francisco, Sacramento, California

☆ Check out some of the art masterpieces in the record $300 million gift to a US university
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An art collector donated the largest art gift ever to a US university, Seattle University said. Property developer Richard Hedreen donated a $300 million collection to the university. AdvertisementAn art collector has made the largest-ever art donation to a US university, Seattle University said in a press release earlier this week. Richard Hedreen gifted the private Jesuit university more than 200 works worth a total of $300 million to create the Seattle University Museum of Art. "My wife, Betty, attended Seattle University, and I am giving the collection to the university in her honor," Hedreen said.

Persons: Richard Hedreen, Roy Lichtenstein, —, Betty, Hedreen, Elizabeth, Seattle University Hedreen, Rashid Johnson seascape, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Lucien Freud, Dick, Betty Hedreen, Patrick J, Callans, Eduardo Peñalver, Giovanni TOSCANI, Amy Sherald, Pablo Picasso's, Gustav Klimt's, Fächer Organizations: Seattle University, Service, Jesuit, Seattle University Museum of Art, Roy Lichtenstein Seattle University, Trustees, Giovanni TOSCANI Seattle, Seattle University's Jesuit, Financial Times, Amy Sherald Seattle University Locations: Seattle

While White House officials say they have largely reached the limits of their power to protect abortion rights, the issue has emerged as a linchpin of their re-election strategy. The tour is part of a White House initiative led by Ms. Harris to highlight abortion rights. The mere sight of a top Democratic official walking into an abortion clinic will offer the clearest illustration yet of how the politics of abortion rights have shifted for the party — and the nation. Mr. Biden has promised to restore federal abortion rights and preserve access to medication abortion, which faces new threats from a case set to be argued before the Supreme Court this month. He barely mentioned abortion rights during his 2020 campaign, a reflection of his discomfort with discussion of the issue and how little his strategists believed abortion energized swing voters.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Roe, Wade, Tim Walz, . Walz, Betty McCollum, shied, Biden’s, Donald J, Mr, Biden, ”, Reid J, Epstein Organizations: White, The, of Family, Gov, Minnesota, Democratic, Republicans Locations: Twin Cities, Minnesota, KFF, Texas, Roe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is a whole other show that happens offscreen at the Oscars that the home audience doesn't see on television. “It’s not OK, it’s bad, I’m going home.”GRETA GERWIG AND THE COSTUME DESIGNERSOut in the lobby Gerwig had a fan who wanted to talk to her about something very specific: Ann Roth’s ‘Barbie’ cameo. During the performance, the Dolby Theatre took on the feel of a Taylor Swift concert, with everyone in the room standing and breaking into spontaneous, joyous dance. And the biggest fan in the room was Gerwig, who was given her own personal Ken right up in her face. During the commercial break Mark Ronson found his way to Gerwig, Robbie and a crowd of admirers.

Persons: Martin Scorsese, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Jimmy Kimmel’s, Marcus Mumford, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Greta Gerwig beelined, Robbie, Joy Randolph, Mulligan, Mumford, EMMA, ”, attentively, Florence Pugh, Pugh, John Cena, “, Stone, GRETA GERWIG, Gerwig, Ann Roth’s ‘ Barbie, Eduardo Castro, who’s, Roth, “ Barbie, Kimmel, She’s, Ma, ” Castro, Betty ”, ” Gerwig, Greta, Noah Baumbach, Gosling, Taylor, Ken, Mark Ronson, Ronson, Downey, Emily Blunt, chatted, Ball, Cord Jefferson, Kate McKinnon, Marlee Matlin, Steven Spielberg, Barbie ”, I’m Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, America, Dolby Theatre Locations: Gerwig

☆ Celebrities who revealed their pregnancies on the red carpet in stunning fashion
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Blake Lively has debuted her baby bump on the red carpet twice now. Blake Lively in May 2019. Mark Sagliocco/FilmMagicFirst in 2019, the actor revealed she was expecting Betty, her third child with husband Ryan Reynolds, while walking the yellow carpet at the premiere of Reynolds' film "Detective Pikachu." She wore a yellow, sequined midi dress designed by Retrofête, with thin straps, a sweetheart neckline, and a daring slit on the side of its skirt. There was also a matching belt tied loosely above her bump.

Persons: Blake Lively, Mark Sagliocco, Betty, Ryan Reynolds, Reynolds, Pikachu, neckline

President Joe Biden's State of the Union address as prepared for delivery:Good evening. A former American president actually said that, bowing down to a Russian leader. And it’s because of you that tonight we can proudly say the State of our Union is strong and getting stronger. Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anywhere else. I say this as a lifelong supporter of Israel and the only American president to visit Israel in wartime.

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☆ Where Old Vegas is still alive today
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Matt Villano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

MuseumsMuseums are obvious celebrations of the past, and in Las Vegas, these two museums have direct links to the Vegas of old. At the Neon Museum, Old Vegas is showcased in the form of neon signs. Other attractionsSeveral other sights and destinations around Las Vegas keep the city’s past alive in this modern age. At one point every casino in Las Vegas had a machine like this one; today this is the only coin-operated iteration left. Finally, the most recognizable throwback to Old Vegas might be the neon “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip near Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

Persons: upstage Travis, Taylor, Usher, Jackie Gaughan, Kenny Epstein, Epstein, Gaughan, “, ”, you’ve, Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, La Concha, Caesar, Chris Welsch, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Sinatra, Hugo’s, El Cortez, Barbara Streisand’s, Bauer, Griffin, Vegas Vickie, Vickie, Derek Stevens, Vic, Betty Willis, YESCO Organizations: CNN, Sin, Bellagio, Vegas, Eiffel, El, Fremont Street, National Register of Historic Places, Casino, Hotel, Museums, Mob Museum, National Museum of, US Post Office, Commerce, Neon Museum, Las, Virgin Hotels, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Italian American, Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas, Sigma Derby, Fremont Locations: Sin City, Las Vegas, Paris, Vegas, Hotel Nevada, Fremont Street, America, Old Vegas, Sahara, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las, Fremont, Mandalay

☆ I'm 85 and still do strength training 3 times a week. Here are my top tips for longevity.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Frank Noble is 85 years old and his routine that includes regular exercise, gardening, and golfing. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Frank Noble, an 85-year-old from Porepunkah in Victoria, Australia. I'd probably spend six hours a day on average in the garden three or four days a week. Frank Noble grows his own vegetables.

Persons: Frank Noble, Noble, —, I've, I'm, I'd, It's, Betty, she's, There's Organizations: Service, Victorian School of Forestry, Forests Commission, National Parks, Central Locations: Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia, Creswick, Forests, Forests Commission Victoria, Central Gippsland

☆ I'm a professional baker. I tried 3 boxed white-cake mixes to see which is the best.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Alana Al-Hatlani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I compared Pillsbury's Moist Supreme, Duncan Hines' Perfectly Moist, and Betty Crocker's Super Moist white cake mixes. It's great to make a cake from scratch, but a boxed mix is perfect in a pinch. Alana Al-HatlaniWhite cake is the most versatile of cake flavors, ready to be filled or iced with any flavor. It can also easily be bland, making the mix used crucial to the success of the final cake. All of the cake layers were baked on the center rack of my oven and mixed according to the directions on each box.

Persons: Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker's, Alana Al

☆ Analysis: Taylor Swift would win any popularity contest against MAGA
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Taylor Swift performs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2015. From Taylor Swift On her birthday in 2019, Swift shared this photo of herself as a child. From Taylor Swift A 13-year-old Swift sings the National Anthem before an NBA game in Philadelphia in 2002. John Mabangalo/Pool/Getty Images Swift performs during a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2009. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Swift performs onstage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles during her 1989 tour in 2015.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Joe Biden’s, Swift, she’s, Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Smerconish, Winfrey, Barack Obama, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Polk, Scott, Andrea Swift, Jesse D, Tim McGraw, Kevin Winter, John Mabangalo, Chad Batka, Bryan Bedder, Larry Busacca, Miley Cyrus, Lucas Till, Hannah Montana, Sam Emerson, Everett, Jonas, Frank Masi, Taylor, I'm, West, Beyonce, Jeff Kravitz, Lucy Nicholson, Christopher Morris, Josh Haner, Kevin Mazur, James Taylor, Charles Sykes, Matt Sayles, Mark J, Terrill, Invision, Jimmy Fallon, Douglas Gorenstein, Nicholas Harvey, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Laraine Newman, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Kristen Wiig, Keenan Thompson, Fred Armisen, Kerry Washington, Betty White, Bradley Cooper, Dana Edelson, Andrea, Ethan Miller, Tim Boyles, Selena Gomez, Jordan Strauss, Mike Coppola, John Shearer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brandon Urie, Katy Perry, Republic Records Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Will Heath, Seth Wenig, Terence Rushin, Travis Kelce, Patrick Smith, propping, It’s, birther, There’s Organizations: CNN, Monmouth University, Marist College, Trump, Democratic, Biden, Staples Center, NBA, of Country, Garden, New York Times, New York's Rockefeller Center, Walt Disney Co, Kanye, Madison, MTV, NBC, ACM, Academy of Country, Getty, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Universal Pictures, Coachella, Republic Records, New York University, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, AFC, Super, Swift, Republicans, NFL, Republican Locations: America, Monmouth, Los Angeles, West Reading , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, New York, Auburn Hills , Michigan, Newark , New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Frankfurt, Germany, London, Arlington , Texas, Tampa, Chicago, Atlanta, United States, Hawaii

☆ I spent over $1,100 staying at Giraffe Manor, where animals come right to your window and reservations are made years in advance
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jen Ruiz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Giraffe Manor will likely cost you over $1,000 a person. Jen RuizThere are no prices on the website, and you need to send an email for a quote. The quotes vary based on the room, number of occupants, season, and other factors. I was quoted $1,168 per person, per night for the Betty room for a Thursday in January. I ended up going by myself and notified the staff of this change several months beforehand.

Persons: Jen Ruiz, Betty

☆ Spring homebuying and selling season just kicked off. Are you ready?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Anna Bahney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

So if you’re planning to be in the market this year, here’s what to expect this spring — and how to be ready to pounce. Don’t wait for better prices or ratesLast year was the least affordable housing market since the 1980’s as mortgage rates spiked to 23-year highs at the end of October. But a slightly brighter season is dawning this spring. This spring is offering a bit of rate and price stability said Betty Jans, an Annapolis, Maryland-based real estate agent. “If you wait, and all of the sudden we have a little dip in rates, you’re going to be competing with everyone else that wants to buy then, too,” Jans said.

Persons: it’s, Fannie Mae, Betty Jans, Tiffany Hagler, homebuyers, ”, Jans, Berkshire Hathaway, PenFed, ” Jans, “, Mike Mravca, Mravca, ” Mravca, “ I’ve, Hillary Nash, Nash, “ It’s, you’re Organizations: Washington CNN, NFL, Super, Geard, Bloomberg, Getty, Berkshire, Taylor Properties, NAR, District of Columbia, of Housing, Urban Development, National Housing Conference Locations: Annapolis , Maryland, Larchmont , New York, Virginia , Maryland, Delaware, Washington, Washington , DC, Maryland, Virginia

“What we’ve seen with the Taylor Swift tour is something that we’ve not really seen before,” said Richard Clarke, an analyst at investment firm Bernstein. Taylor Swift performs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2015. From Taylor Swift On her birthday in 2019, Swift shared this photo of herself as a child. From Taylor Swift A 13-year-old Swift sings the National Anthem before an NBA game in Philadelphia in 2002. John Mabangalo/Pool/Getty Images Swift performs during a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2009.

Persons: Tokyo CNN —, Taylor, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, we’ve, ”, Richard Clarke, Bernstein, “ It’s, TikTok she’d, curating, Kane Ishiyone, Swift, –, Ishiyone, Richard A, Brooks, Clarke, “, that’s, Christopher Polk, Scott, Andrea Swift, Jesse D, Tim McGraw, Kevin Winter, John Mabangalo, Chad Batka, Bryan Bedder, Larry Busacca, Miley Cyrus, Lucas Till, Hannah Montana, Sam Emerson, Everett, Jonas, Frank Masi, I'm, West, Beyoncé, Jeff Kravitz, Lucy Nicholson, Christopher Morris, Josh Haner, Kevin Mazur, James Taylor, Charles Sykes, Matt Sayles, Mark J, Terrill, Invision, Jimmy Fallon, Douglas Gorenstein, Nicholas Harvey, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Laraine Newman, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Kristen Wiig, Keenan Thompson, Fred Armisen, Kerry Washington, Betty White, Bradley Cooper, Dana Edelson, Andrea, Ethan Miller, Tim Boyles, Selena Gomez, Jordan Strauss, Mike Coppola, John Shearer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brandon Urie, Katy Perry, Republic Records Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Will Heath, Seth Wenig, Terence Rushin, David Eulitt, Mitsumasa Etou, Akazawa, haven’t, It’s, Michele Bullock Organizations: Tokyo CNN, People, Kansas City Chiefs, Taylor, Getty, Super Bowl, Chicago Bears, dateline, Vegas, Staples Center, NBA, of Country, Garden, New York Times, New York's Rockefeller Center, Walt Disney Co, Kanye, Madison, MTV, NBC, ACM, Academy of Country, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Universal Pictures, Coachella, Republic Records, New York University, Arrowhead, Chiefs, NET, Tokyo City University, Fuji, Tokyo, Reserve Bank of Australia, Reuters Locations: Tokyo, Las Vegas, Philippines, Fukuoka, Japan, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Shibuya, AFP, Asia, Washington, Las Vagas, Los Angeles, West Reading , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New York, Auburn Hills , Michigan, Newark , New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Frankfurt, London, Arlington , Texas, Tampa, Chicago, Atlanta, Kansas City , Missouri, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Australia, East Coast

☆ I walked away from a successful career because it was lonely. Here's how I pivoted and found my dream job.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Louise Dean wrote four novels but found writing lonely and needed to work in a team. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with prize-winning author Louise Dean about running a business instead of writing. Before I became an author, I thought you had to be funny and clever to write a novel. Working alone at my desk was isolatingOver the next two decades, I was in a cycle of writing novels and raising kids.

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☆ Miss America no longer has to hide her significant other
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewBoyfriends and fiancés no longer have to be kept secret if you're Miss America. "I'm just as proud being a fiancée as I am being Miss America," Marsh told BI. In "Secrets of Miss America," past winners Mallory Hagan, Savvy Shields Wolfe, and Betty Maxwell described the "anti-boyfriend" policies that were enacted by former CEO Sam Haskell, who resigned in 2017 after vulgar internal emails he wrote about past Miss America winners were leaked to the press. "It was made clear that Sam was in charge, and what he said went, and boyfriends were not allowed to exist when you're Miss America," she added. AdvertisementMarried women and mothers are now allowed to compete at Miss USA but are still unable to participate in Miss America.

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