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☆ Cristiano Ronaldo and the Problem With Too Much Fame
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Rory Smith | Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As far as the authorities in Gelsenkirchen were concerned, every precaution had been taken. And two imposing security guards stood at the edge of the tunnel that led to the locker rooms. As Portugal’s players trudged to the dressing room after their defeat to Georgia last week, a fan circumvented the additional layers of security by hurling himself over the top of the tunnel and jumping directly into the path of Cristiano Ronaldo. Rather than coming face-to-face with his hero, though, the interloper botched his landing and fell down a set of stairs. Ronaldo’s fame, at this stage, cannot really be overstated.

Persons: trudged, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rather, Ronaldo Locations: Gelsenkirchen, Georgia

☆ Navajo Nation: As it gets hotter, 13,000 families in this pocket of America live without electricity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Ashley Killough | Ed Lavandera | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But Benally – like 13,000 families in roughly a third of Navajo Nation households – is still off the electrical grid. But while private companies tapped those resources in the 20th century to help electrify areas around the Southwest, the Navajo Nation reaped few benefits. Linemen work to install power lines to bring electricity to the Navajo Nation. Today, it costs the Navajo Nation $40,000 per family, largely due to the remote, desert land. William Lee Tom Jr. screws in a lightbulb at his Navajo Nation home.

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☆ 6 Beaches to Love This July 4 (and All Summer Long)
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Perhaps you already have a favorite beach — one where already you know how to nab a free parking space, where the best shady spot is and when the soft-serve truck makes its rounds. If you’re looking to mix it up this July 4, or throughout the summer, here are six beach destinations around the United States to inspire a new adventure. Keep in mind that AAA projects that this Independence Day holiday period will be a record breaker. Nearly 71 million people are expected to travel 50 or more miles from home between June 29 and July 7, including more than 60 million on the roads — so be safe and leave plenty of time for the drive.

Organizations: nab, AAA Locations: United States

☆ 93% of singles want to be in a successful relationship but say dating is hard, recent survey shows: 4 behaviors that raise ‘red flags’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Despite the reputation dating apps have of not facilitating long term relationships, most users say a romantic partnership is the goal when using apps like Tinder or Hinge. More than half of men, 53%, say they want a relationship, according to a 2024 Tinder report. App users identified a few red flags that would cause them to not find the other person attractive. Getting drunk on a first dateThree-in-four singles don't want to get drinks on a first date, according to 2022 Hinge data. Being 'too into' InstagramThose who are "too into" Instagram or Snapchat come off as self absorbed, according to Hinge users.

Persons: —, it's Locations: daters

☆ How the Oilers blew out the Panthers to avoid a Stanley Cup sweep: 5 takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Michael Russo | Daniel Nugent-Bowman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Dylan Holloway added two goals for the Oilers, and Mattias Janmark, Adam Henrique, Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Ryan McLeod had the others. Instead, the Oilers became the fourth team in a row to win Game 4 to extend a series after dropping the first three games of a Stanley Cup Final. “It only counts as one win,” Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said. He was in on all three goals the Oilers had in the middle frame, scoring once and adding two assists. Leon Draisaitl, Hyman and Nugent-Hopkins were all pointless — a big reason the Oilers were in their gigantic hole.

Persons: Connor McDavid, Yogi Berra, “ it’s, McDavid, Wayne Gretzky’s, Dylan Holloway, Mattias Janmark, Adam Henrique, Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent, Hopkins, Ryan McLeod, Stuart Skinner, Doug Gilmour’s, Evgeni Malkin, Vladimir Tarasenko, Aleksander Barkov, Conn Smythe, yY2beIXAwx — Michael Russo, Bob, Sergei Bobrovsky, Anthony Stolarz, Bobrovsky, Holloway, Zach Hyman, “, ” Darnell Nurse, eason, ince, enrique, tim e, nic, ove Organizations: EDMONTON —, Edmonton Oilers, ” Edmonton, Florida Panthers, Rogers, Wayne Gretzky’s NHL, Oilers, Panthers, Edmonton, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, ” Panthers, Boston Bruins, Eastern Conference, ” Oilers, ust, pla Locations: South Florida, goa

☆ As the heat goes up this summer, so do cooling costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The groups projected that the average cost across the country could be $719, a nearly 8% increase from the same period last year. In some regions that figure is higher; in Southern states like Texas, the average cost could hit $858. The forecast for summer cooling costs is based on federal data on regional electric prices, summer temperatures, and residential air conditioning, Wolfe said. Related stories"We are assuming a higher rate of temperature change, and recent heat waves are bearing this out," Wolfe said. Those who do may not turn it on in an effort to avoid higher bills, Wolfe said.

Persons: —, Mark Wolfe, May, Wolfe, Louis — Organizations: Service, Business, National Energy Assistance, Association, Center for Energy, Southwest, US Energy Information Administration, Low Income, Energy Assistance Locations: Southern, Texas, Phoenix, El Paso , Texas, York

☆ Maintenance and repair costs can be an unwelcomed surprise for first-time homeowners. Here are some ways to avoid bill shock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Experts say the "hidden costs" of owning a home, especially repairs and maintenance, can come as a shock for homeowners. Based on that calculation, Bankrate estimated, annual maintenance costs in some of the states with the highest home prices — like California, Hawaii and Massachusetts — can go over $26,000 annually. Keep your 'critical eye' as a homeownerOnce you become a homeowner, it will be important to keep up with routine maintenance in your house. To avoid surprises, try to regularly inspect your home and look for spots or corners that may need to be fixed. While homeowners are "the most critical" of a house when they're buying, they often don't keep the "critical eye" after moving in, said Hicks.

Persons: Alex Marrero, " Marrero, expats, Marrero, Angi.com, they're, Angie Hicks, Bankrate.com, Massachusetts —, you've, Jeff Ostrowski, Hicks, Dan Bawden, That's, Bawden, Tom Grill Organizations: Finance, Bankrate.com, CNBC, National Association of Realtors, Legal Eagle Contractors, Co Locations: Coral Springs , Florida, California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Bellaire , Texas

☆ With congestion pricing stop, New York City enters new era of economic gridlock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty ImagesAs U.S. cities continue their recovery from the pandemic and inflation, New York City was expected to provide a key national test for the economic value of congestion pricing. A cost of living crisis, preparing for climate challenges, and aging infrastructure, including public transportation, all made the congestion pricing plan make sense to many. Her group also has supported a congestion pricing plan for two decades. The long, and often losing, history of congestion pricing The battle over congestion pricing in New York City has a much longer history than you may think. In 2007, then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the case for congestion pricing, but couldn't get enough support in the state's capital.

Persons: Alexander Spatari, United States —, Kathy Hochul, Hochul, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, —, Kathryn S, Wylde, Josh Gottheimer, William Vickrey, Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo, that's, Gottheimer Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA, New, Business District, Gallup, JPMorgan, New York's Department of Transportation, Partnership, Community Service Society, MTA Traffic, Regional Plan Association, Jersey Transit, New York City, New York Times, New York, Buffalo . Rep, Buffalo Bills Locations: New York City, United States, Covid, Manhattan, New York, New Jersey, New Jersey's Sussex County, Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, Southeastern New York, New, Buffalo

☆ Trump and the N-Word - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( John Mcwhorter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Rumors have long circulated that Donald Trump used the N-word while taping “The Apprentice.” Last week one of the show’s producers, his nondisclosure agreement having expired, recounted one instance in extensive detail. We have concrete evidence of Franklin Roosevelt using the N-word in marginalia before his presidency; Harry Truman used the word freely in his letters to his wife. As for Mr. Trump, he has denied that the N-word was even in his vocabulary. For one thing, we have already heard Mr. Trump say a great many racially dismissive things — about Mexican rapists and immigrants from “shithole countries,” among others. “I’m hiring him to run the country.” Anyway, if a videotape did emerge, his supporters would almost inevitably dismiss it as having been generated by A.I.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Trump, “, “ I’m Organizations: Mr, Indianapolis Star, Democratic Locations: “

☆ Judgment day looms for Donald Trump in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Donald Trump, who built a mystique as the brash epitome of power, has never been more powerless to dictate his own fate. In order to convict Trump, jurors must first decide that he falsified financial documents and did so with the express purpose of committing another crime. That was evidenced, today by the Biden campaign themselves holding a rally here,” Don Trump Jr. said. “You cannot convict President Trump,” Blanche said, before repeating himself for emphasis while impressing on the jury the gravity of the historic deliberation that lies before them. “You may say, who cares if Mr. Trump slept with a porn star 10 years before the 2016 election?

Persons: Donald Trump, Judge Juan Merchan, “, Joshua Steinglass, Stormy Daniels, Trump, Daniels, Todd Blanche, Michael Cohen, ”, Blanche, there’s, Joe Biden, Robert De Niro, Biden, —, Don Jr, Eric, ” Don Trump Jr, it’s, Pop Michael Jackson, That’s, Trump’s, Michael Cohen Trump, histrionics, ” Blanche, Cohen, Steinglass Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, Trump, Hollywood, Capitol, Biden, GOP Locations: New York City, York, New York

☆ What it’s really like to live in Antarctica
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The Minnesota native first went to the White Continent in 2007 to work as a janitor at McMurdo Base, one of the three US outposts there. She was one of half-a-dozen people staffing the world’s southernmost post office, UK-administered Port Lockroy. Counting penguins is one of the roles Port Lockroy staff have during their time in Antarctica. Once you get the Antarctica bug, Long and Nelson say, it’s pretty hard to get rid of. In a fast-paced globalized world where everyone is on their phones all the time, Antarctica offers a rare opportunity to live a different kind of life.

Persons: United States –, Keri Nelson, Amundsen, ” Nelson, “, McMurdo, Palmer, Evan Townsend, ” Keri Nelson, ”, Nelson, Scott Base, –, Scott, Keri Nelson “, Chris Long, Long, Laura Bullesbach, Bridie Martin, Laura Bullesbach doesn’t, you’re, You’re, Port Lockroy, Bullesbach, Clare Ballantyne, ” Long, Keri Nelson Long, he’s, vacationer, ” Klaus Dodds Organizations: CNN, United, Antarctic, Minnesota, Base, Scott, Palmer, grownups, McMurdo Base, McMurdo, US, Geographic, Pole, Ocean, Scott Base, Port, Lockroy, Port Lockroy, Electronics, University of London Locations: Antarctica, Chile, Japan, Australia, United States, McMurdo, New, Ross, Amundsen, New Zealand, Russian, South America, Port Lockroy, Lockroy, Port, Denver, China

☆ Jim Simons, billionaire hedge fund founder, dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jim Simons, the billionaire investor, mathematician and philanthropist, died on Friday in New York City, according to his foundation, the Simons Foundation. According to his foundation, Simons was fired from the institute in 1968 due to his opposition to the Vietnam War. Simons then joined the faculty at Stony Brook University as the head of the school’s mathematics department. Last year, Simons’ foundation donated $500 million to Stony Brook’s endowment, the largest unrestricted gift to an American university in history, according to the Simons Foundation. “I joined Stony Brook University in 1968 as chair of their Department of Mathematics,” Simons said at the time.

Persons: Jim Simons, Simons, ” Simons, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Simons, Technologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, MIT, Harvard University, Institute for Defense, National Security Agency, Stony Brook University, Renaissance Technologies, Simons Foundation, of Mathematics Locations: New York City, Newton , Massachusetts, Berkeley, Princeton , New Jersey, Vietnam, American

☆ Sebastian Steudtner: Why big wave surfer feels most at ‘peace’ at the mercy of Mother Nature
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Set against these watery-monoliths of Mother Nature, Steudtner looks totally vulnerable, but it’s a brief moment in time when the surfer feels most at peace. “It’s complete chaos and you would think, as an outsider, it’s terrifying,” the big wave surfer tells CNN Sport. Simon Hofmann/Getty ImagesBig wave surfing is certainly not for everyone. “It’s the largest physical energy in the ocean which is about to explode on the shore, and I realize how small, little, insignificant and nothing we are as humans compared to nature,” Steudtner says. I can ride the wave the way I want to ride the wave.

Persons: Sebastian Steudtner, Nature, “, Steudtner, Octavio Passos, he’s, ” Steudtner, ”, Simon Hofmann, I’m, Eric –, lumpy ”, Stefan Matzke, windsurfer Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, “, German Navy Locations: Portugal, Nazaré, Europe, Hawaii, Germany

☆ Alice Springs, Australia: A town has imposed a curfew on its children as it grapples with youth crime
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Since then, relative calm has returned to Alice Springs, or Mparntwe, its traditional name. Decades of racism and neglect erupted on the streets of Alice Springs on Tuesday, though youth crime is a problem in many other Australian cities. Those are the issues that are part of the story of Alice Springs,” Lawler said. “There is nowhere in the world that has said that a youth curfew is effective – it just criminalizes young people. Northern Territory Police Force Commissioner Michael Murphy speaks to media during a press conference in Darwin, Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

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☆ 5 Black Country Artists on Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Just one week later, it topped the Hot 100, even though some country radio stations initially refused to play it. Many Black artists creating country music have already seen major boosts in streaming numbers. "There are a lot of Black people who love country music, that have been afraid to say that they love country music, even afraid to make country music." Ice breakers: In the six weeks since Beyoncé dropped the two lead singles from "Cowboy Carter," Shaboozey has felt a palpable uptick in attention surrounding Black country artists. Listen to a roundup of key tracks by Black country artists on Business Insider's Spotify.

Persons: Lil Nas, Beyoncé, Carter, It's, she's, Pablo, Don, gatekeepers, Billboard's Kyle Denis, Cowboy Carter, Tanner Adell, Chase Foster, Tanner, Adell, Josh Turner, Shania Twain, Texas, doesn't, Queen Bey, Buckle, Luke Combs, Daniel Prakopcyk, Shaboozey, Collins Chibueze, Southern, Marty Robbins, Woody Guthrie, I've, Kashus Culpepper, Buffalo Kin, Valerie June, Brittany Howard, Breland, Henry Ammann, Nelly, Tim McGraw, Daniel Gerard Breland, Nashville darlings, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Blanco Brown, Blanco, Brown, Tim McGraw's, he's, He's, Tiera Kennedy, Alexa Campbell, Tiera, Kennedy, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, who've Organizations: Chicks, Business, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo, BI, Nashville, LaFace Records, Buffalo Wild Wings, Spotify Locations: Texas, Houston, Nashville, Kentucky, California, Wyoming, Church, Star Valley , Wyoming, Plano, Beverly, Virginia, America, New Jersey, Atlanta, Butler , Georgia, Alabama

☆ NBC News will drop Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor after on-air outcry
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

NBC News is dropping Ronna McDaniel as a contributor, per a memo. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNBC News will drop former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor after on-air criticism of the hiring from some of the network's top talent. She was also dropped by Creative Artists Agency, the talent agency that helped secure the initial deal between McDaniel and NBC, the outlet reported.

Persons: Ronna McDaniel, Trump's, —, Cesar Conde, McDaniel, McDaniel —, Chuck Todd, cohosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Rachel Maddow Organizations: NBC, Service, Republican National Committee, Business, CNN, Creative Artists Agency, RNC, NBC News, MSNBC, Politico

☆ Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao was intoxicated during fatal car accident in Texas pond: police
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A toxicology report later showed that Chao had a blood-alcohol concentration of .233, the Blanco County Sheriff's Office said in its report. Chao drowned after friends and rescue workers tried without success to get the 50-year-old shipping executive out of the submerged vehicle. "Chao, who is still on the phone with Keinan, tells Keinan in a [calm] voice her feet are under water," the report said. "Chao told Keinan the water was rising and she was going to die, and said, 'I love you' to Keinan prior to the vehicle going under water." Both deputies entered the pond and tried repeatedly to locate Chao through the back door, "but were unable to," the report said.

Persons: Angela Chao, Pitbull, Chao, Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao, Tesla, Jim Breyer, Breyer, Amber Landeau, Kienan, Keinan, Victoria Garcia, Victoria, Heela Yang Tsuzuki, One, James Chao, Bruce Wasserstein Organizations: U.S . Labor, Transportation, Blanco County Sheriff's, Ninth, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Harvard Business School, Rescue, Texas Rangers, FBI, Blanco County Sheriff's Office, American Bureau of Shipping Council, Harvard Business School's, Dean's Advisors, Metropolitan Opera, National Basketball, Boston Celtics, Facebook, Walmart, Marvel Entertainment, News Corp, Dell Locations: Los, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles , California, Johnson City, Austin, Ky, Texas, Blanco County, New York, Dubai

☆ She was 'the other woman' in a love triangle with a coworker. Here are the red flags she ignored and what she learned.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. It made her feel "dumb" and "grimy," she told Business Insider. McCabe wrote about the doomed affair in her part-memoir, part-self-help guide, "The Red Flags I've (Repeatedly) Ignored, Love, Lust, and Lessons." "It should have been a deal breaker because I wanted a committed monogamous relationship," McCabe said. "He texted to say, 'I'm thinking about you, I had a dream about you, and I don't want to do this. "

Persons: —, Brianna McCabe, blindsided, McCabe, Briana McCabe, résumé, He'd, McCabe couldn't, she'd, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Flags Locations: Iceland

CNN —Miami Beach may be breaking up with spring break, but spring break isn’t moving on just yet. Video Ad Feedback Miami Beach wants to break up with spring break 00:50 - Source: CNN“This isn’t working anymore,” a young actor says in a viral YouTube video announcing the “breaking up” campaign. So you become hopeful again.”‘We hope it’s an amicable separation’On a visit to Miami Beach on Tuesday, the Republican governor stood with Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner to announce the deployment of state troopers to enhance security. In 2022, the City of Miami Beach similarly imposed a midnight curfew after two spring break shootings left five people injured on Ocean Drive. The area seemed tame, she said, compared to previous “crazy” spring break stays in Fort Lauderdale, about 35 miles north.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, ”, David Wallack, ” Wallack, Miami Beach’s, Wallack, Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner, ” DeSantis, “, “ We’ve, ” Meiner, Wayne Jones, ” Jones, Jones, Black Floridians, weren’t, Katie Ryan, Marta Lavandier, ’ ” Ryan, Avery Caimes, marveled, Mark Evenson, it’s Organizations: CNN, Miami, Florida Gov, Sunshine State, Miami Beach, Republican, Miami Beach Mayor, Miami City Commission, Miami Beach Police Department, Miami Beach police, Black Locations: Florida, Miami Beach, Miami, South Beach, Panama City, Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale, City of Miami Beach, South Florida, City, Biscayne Bay, Connecticut, Minnesota

☆ Menno van Gorp: ‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —To the tune of a Miles Davis trumpet solo, Menno van Gorp is stepping up his training ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics. “I love to practice on jazz,” van Gorp tells CNN Sport. “I’m building here a dance studio in Rotterdam and I’m working also on the new generation here,” van Gorp explains. In order to qualify for the Games, van Gorp will hope to earn selection via the Olympic Qualifier Series in May and June. “If you want to make art,” says van Gorp, “you want to make something that’s really you – not somebody else.”

Persons: Miles Davis, Menno van Gorp, van Gorp’s, ” van Gorp, Menno, “, it’s, ”, van Gorp, Van Gorp, Daphne Plomp, aren’t, ” Van Gorp, you’re, Gorp, Little Shao, calisthenics, van, Baptiste Fauchille, –, that’s Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, CNN Sport, Tilburg, Red Bull, South, DanceSport, Olympics, Games Locations: Paris, Netherlands, New York, Mumbai, India, South Korean, Rotterdam, Lyon, France

☆ A flood insurance quirk makes basements a bad place to keep your stuff
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The problem is: If your basement floods, your flood insurance policy likely won't cover damages to most — if any — of your belongings. What is flood insurance? To that point, 99% of U.S. counties have experienced a flood since 1998 — and more than 40% of flood insurance claims are from outside high-risk flood areas, according to FEMA. Most people who have flood insurance get it through the federal government, via FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program, experts said. Consumers concerned about flood risk and insurance coverage should consider not putting their stuff in a basement, if possible, Kochenburger said.

Persons: Johnson, Jessica Rinaldi, Peter Kochenburger, Eric Thayer, Kochenburger, NFIP, Don Griffin, it'd, Griffin, Policyholders Organizations: Boston Globe, Getty, Southern University Law Center, Insurance, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Flood Insurance, Bloomberg, Consumers, American, Casualty Insurance Association, Census, Southern University Law Locations: Vermont, United States, U.S, Whittier , California, freezers

☆ A 92-year-old became the oldest man to cross the Grand Canyon after getting healthy in his 70s. Here are his diet and exercise tips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Alfredo Aliaga Burdio, 92, is now the oldest man to cross the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim on foot. Burdio told Business Insider that he began pursuing a healthy lifestyle in his 70s. AdvertisementAlfredo Aliaga Burdio, 92, is now the Guinness World Record holder for the oldest man to cross the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim on foot. Burdio became the oldest man to cross the Grand Canyon in October 2023. In the last 30 years, he's walked the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim at least seven times.

Persons: Alfredo Aliaga Burdio, Burdio, —, Anabel Aliaga, who'd, Anabel, Burdios, he's, Burdio's, That's Organizations: Service, Guinness, Tucson Fire Department, Mount Locations: Tucson , Arizona, Tucson, Finland, Germany, Mount Everest, Nepal

☆ What Zyn pouches do to your brain, body, and heart
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Zyn nicotine pouches are popping up everywhere. Someone using a 3 mg Zyn pouch will absorb 1.59 mg of nicotine, or 3.51 mg from a 6 mg pouch, a spokesperson for Zyn told Business Insider in an email. Middle and high-school-aged kids are using nicotine pouchesZyn says its products are only for consumers 21 and older who already use nicotine. However, unlike nicotine replacement therapies such as gum, patches, and mints, nicotine pouches like Zyn have not yet been proven to be a safe way to quit smoking. A 2023 study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that around 1.5% of middle and high school students reported using nicotine pouches in the last 30 days.

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Bellini, Dr, Jonathan Foulds, Brittney Keller, Hamilto, Panagis, Alok Patel Organizations: Business, Penn State University College of Medicine, New York Times, Zyn, National Institute on Drug, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Stanford Children’s Hospital, ABC

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during a "Politics & Eggs" event at the New Hampshire Institute Politics at St. Anselm College on January 12, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Friday that he is not running for president after spending months mulling a bid that would have shaken up the 2024 campaign. I will not be involved in a presidential run," Manchin said during a speech. In a statement following Manchin's announcement, former Connecticut Sen. Joe Liberman, former North Carolina Gov. Democrats feared a Manchin candidacy would have pulled votes away from President Joe Biden and boost former President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican frontrunner, in a general election.

Persons: Sen, Joe Manchin, — Sen, Manchin, Connecticut Sen, Joe Liberman, Pat McCrory, Benjamin Chavis Jr, Mitt Romney, Rob Portman, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: New Hampshire, St, Anselm College, Democracy, White, North Carolina Gov Locations: Manchester , New Hampshire, MORGANTOWN, W.Va, Connecticut, R, Utah, Ohio

Clark ended Thursday with 3,569 career points and could set the all-time scoring record in men’s and women’s NCAA basketball history before the season’s end. The late Pete Maravich, who played at Louisiana State for three seasons from 1967 to 1970, holds that record – 3,667 points. Her 49 points Thursday also was a one-game best for her in college, and a one-game best for any University of Iowa women’s basketball player. Before Thursday’s game, at Iowa’s weekly news conference, Clark was asked if she ever thought she could be in a position to surpass the career scoring record. I think that’s been one of the coolest parts.”This season, Clark and Iowa are looking to end the season on a high by claiming a first ever women’s basketball national championship.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Kelsey Plum’s, Pete Maravich, Clark’s, ” Clark, “, I’m, Lisa, Bluder, Caitlin, ”, ” Bluder, you’ve, Greta Kampschroeder, Matthew Putney, Plum, eason, ould, ’, ames Organizations: CNN — University of Iowa, NCAA, Michigan Wolverines, Louisiana State, University of Iowa, Des Moines, Carver, Indiana Fever, University of Washington, tate Locations: men’s, Iowa, Michigan

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