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☆ Kristin Harmel Helped Build the Village That Sustained Her
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Elisabeth Egan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In March 2020, Kristin Harmel was gearing up for the paperback publication of her 11th novel, “The Winemaker’s Wife.” Then the world came to a grinding halt (and many of us who aren’t married to a winemaker wished we were). “We called it our Oh Hey Rosé Zoom,” she said in an audio-only interview. “We all had a glass of wine and got on the Zoom together.”On April 15, 2020, Harmel and a handful of those novelists hosted a Facebook Live for their fans. “This community we thought was going to be a few hundred people has now grown to 170,000 members,” Harmel said. By the time I woke up the next morning, I think there were at least 2,000 comments and probably 700 or 800 emails in my inbox.”

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However, “I didn't want to make people think that I was an expert,” said Spehar, who filmed the TikTok video from their home in Rochester, New York. Josh Helfgott, a TikTok user with 5.5 million followers, posts a recurring series of videos called “Gay News” discussing current events relevant to LGBTQ viewers. Meanwhile, TikTok is the fastest-growing social media platform for news, according to a report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism published on Tuesday. Twenty percent of 18-to-24-year-olds use TikTok to learn about current events, up 5 percentage points from last year, the report said. The benefit was mutual: Spehar learned how journalism is produced, while the publisher benefited from Spehar's TikTok skills.

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☆ As health rumors swirl, Lukashenko video released
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsAs health rumors swirl, Lukashenko video releasedPostedA Belarusian state news channel released new images of President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday (May 15), in what would be his first public appearance in almost a week as speculation over his health grows. Kristy Kilburn reports.

Middle-income households are less likely to have access to resources like Medicaid and food stamps. The report, by Drexel's Autism Institute, looked at the intersection of poverty, race, and health outcomes for autistic youth. Children with autism from middle-income households, or households at 200% to 399% of the federal poverty line, actually had the worst health outcomes out of all income classes. The first, Dr. Anderson pointed out, was that middle-income households are less likely to be eligible for Medicaid. While some states offer waivers for kids with autism from middle-income households, it's far from a universal practice.

☆ CEO of fitness band maker Whoop mocks the demise of Amazon's Halo health device
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The CEO of Whoop, a fitness band favored by athletes, is claiming victory over Amazon after the e-retailer pulled the plug on its line of Halo devices. Amazon said last week it will discontinue its Halo health and fitness devices, and shut down the Halo program, resulting in some employees being let go. Whoop CEO Will Ahmed said he views the demise of Halo as a win for his startup. He claimed the Halo wristband, which tracks users' physical activity, sleep and mood, was a knockoff of Whoop's own device. Whoop launched its first product, the Whoop 1.0, in 2015.

☆ ETF outlook: Why Wall Street strategists aren't chasing a growth stock trade just yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The rally in growth and tech stocks in the first quarter caught much of Wall Street off-guard, but many ETF strategists are sticking to their call and not chasing the hot sectors quite yet. The big winners in the stock market during the first quarter were found among growth stocks. QQQ YTD mountain Growth stocks rebounded in the first quarter. One area that is popular among value investors is income funds, which can help investors offset market declines by generating cash. To be sure, the iShares strategy team has an improving view of growth stocks, at least in high quality names.

Women still earn 18% less than men, but a new report shows a rise in homeownership for single women. Fintech CEOs say that increased advocacy for women's rights contributed to the rise in single women's homeownership. See 30-year mortgage rates right now »Here are the top three states where single women own more homes than men:In Florida , 4.55% more single women than single men own homes, with a total of 854,297 single women homeowners in the state. In Maryland , 4.53% more single women own homes, with a total of 141,740 single women homeowners in the state. In Delaware, 4.5% more single women own homes, with a total of 28,551 single women homeowners in the state.

☆ Odinga supporters protest in Kenya despite ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsOdinga supporters protest in Kenya despite banPostedSupporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga cheered and danced despite a ban on their demonstration on Monday (March 27) in protests that began last week against the government and high food prices. Kristy Kilburn reports.

☆ Nearly 80% of Americans think their children may end up with worse lives — up from around 40% who said the same thing 20 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Americans have lost confidence that their children will be better off than they are, according to a new poll. A collaboration between the Wall Street Journal and NORC, the poll underscored a pessimistic outlook on the US economy. According to a new Wall Street Journal/NORC poll conducted this month, a majority of people believe their children's lives may be worse than their own. "No matter how much they increase your pay, everything else is going up," Kristy Morrow, who lives in Big Spring, Texas, told the Wall Street Journal. Respondents' outlook on their children's futures was worse in this year's survey than any other year since its start in 1990, the Wall Street Journal reported.

☆ Mortgage giant Fannie Mae tackles climate risk, but changes to underwriting may take several years
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But the housing market currently doesn't price that climate risk into home values. The mortgage giant's chief climate officer, Tim Judge, says mortgage underwriting does not currently account for climate risk. To help, Judge is hiring climate risk modeling firms, such as First Street Foundation and Jupiter Intelligence, as well as others, to figure out just how to factor climate risk into home values and mortgage underwriting. First Street, for example, looks at climate risk from floods, fire and wind, and brings it down to an individual property level. But Fannie Mae is not yet rejecting any mortgages based solely on climate risk.

☆ 4 ways to use body-language to make yourself more likable, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Don Weber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The role of body language is often overlooked as a useful tool in persuasion. Likability is the key to persuasion: a study showed that juries believe likable experts more than less likable ones. The results were conclusive: less likable experts were considerably less persuasive than likable experts. Lucky for you, you can change many straightforward things about your body language that will automatically enhance your likability. You might be surprised to discover what your body language communicates to those around you.

☆ 'Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania' reviews: The villain is good, but the movie is bad
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

DisneyAre the pint-sized heroes of Disney's "Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania" enough to take on the newest — and baddest — villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." "Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania" held a 53% "rotten" rating from 148 reviews, as of Wednesday afternoon. "Sometimes the weight of all this responsibility causes 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' ... to buckle at the knees," O'Sullivan wrote. Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) in "Ant-Man and The Wasp in Quantumania."

Many on Wall Street remain convinced that a widely expected recession is likely to roil markets once again sometime this year. Also encouraging for investors was Powell's repeated references to disinflation - a falling rate of inflation. "I think they do see a path where you can get that soft landing, that Goldilocks-type scenario play out," he said. Banks and asset managers that have reiterated recession calls in recent weeks include BlackRock, Wells Fargo and Neuberger Berman. "Do people think (rate cuts) will be in response to inflation that has been coming down or something more dramatic, in terms of economic slowdown?

☆ Meet Thom Browne, the stripe-obsessed designer who took on Adidas and won
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Danni Santana | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Thom Browne defeated Adidas in court this month over its right to use its four stripe design. Adidas sought roughly $7.8 million in damages — equivalent to the amount Adidas believed it would have earned through a licensing agreement with Thom Browne and profits Thom Browne made off the parallel stripe designs. Fashion Designer Thom Browne arrives at Manhattan Federal Court on January 03, 2023. Thom Browne made $285 million in 2021 revenue compared to $23 billion for Adidas, according to the New York Times report. By then, Thom Browne was dressing sports teams like the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and European soccer club FC Barcelona for pregame appearances.

☆ Germany won't stop Poland from sending tanks to Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsGermany won't stop Poland from sending tanks to KyivPostedGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz, under pressure to allow the shipment of German-made tanks to Ukraine, said on Sunday all decisions on weapons deliveries would be made in coordination with allies including the United States. This report produced by Kristy Kilburn.

Less than three years later on Wednesday, tens of thousands of nurses in England are estimated to have walked off work as part of an unprecedented strike shaking the country’s much-loved but troubled National Health Service. They are also striking to highlight the long-term deterioration of the service amid a chronic shortage of health care staff and ballooning living costs. Meanwhile, the health service, normally a huge source of pride for Britons, has spiraled into crisis due to long- and short-term factors including the fallout of the pandemic. As of September, there were a record 132,000 unfilled health service jobs — almost 10% of the total workforce of more than 1.3 million — according to figures released by NHS England. She described one shift in which three nurses and two student nurses looked after 15 patients.

☆ Debt bomb, biotech bump and a bond rally: 2023 money predictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

What does 2023 hold for investors? Prediction: Debt bombSarah NewcombSarah Newcomb, director of financial psychology at Morningstar“I’m concerned about the lack of saving in America as a whole. We had a moment of higher savings rates when the pandemic first hit, and people realized they needed to be prepared for anything. The optimism of these entrepreneurs for continued growth in the new year points to resilience amid some tough financial decisions they’ll likely make in 2023. “For instance, we expect to see a rise in debt consolidation as business owners look to combat the rate environment.

☆ 4 ways to make yourself more likable using body language, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Don Weber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The role of body language is often overlooked as a useful tool in persuasion. Lucky for you, you can change many straightforward things about your body language that will automatically enhance your likability. Isopraxis, or "body echoing," is a phenomenon where people replicate another person's body language. Like the previous body language gestures, pointing your feet towards a person you're interacting with will also encourage them to continue talking. You might be surprised to discover what your body language communicates to those around you.

A bomb threat case against the suspect in the Club Q shooting went nowhere last year because the relatives declined to testify, Colorado authorities said Thursday. “The only way that it [the bomb threat case] would have prevented the [Club Q] tragedy is if the witnesses actually were present at trial, testified and somebody was convicted," Allen told reporters. That day, Aldrich’s grandmother said they had been living in fear, according to the affidavit. "It would not have prevented the Club Q shooting." Two weapons were seized from Aldrich at the time of the bomb threat arrest, Allen said.

☆ India’s Bhopal gas leak victims protest on anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

EnvironmentIndia’s Bhopal gas leak victims protest on anniversaryPostedVictims and their kin of a massive gas leak that took place in India's Bhopal in 1984, protested the government's lack of adequate compensation, treatment, and employment opportunities on Saturday (December 03) as the day marked the tragedy's 38th anniversary. This report produced by Kristy Kilburn.

☆ U.S. shoppers alone in boosting Black Friday spend as cost-of-living crisis hits Europe
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Many shoppers say they plan to spend less this Black Friday as the cost-of-living crisis bites. Shoppers in Europe plan to spend almost one-fifth less during this year's annual discount period as inflationary pressures weigh on consumer sentiment, according to research from Boston Consulting Group this month. That could see retailers extend their discounts across the month, increasing buying opportunities for consumers who have the money to spend. Indeed, shopping scams rose by 34% following last year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend, according to Barclays research. Davis urged consumers to be extra vigilant when shopping online and avoid making rushed or panicked decisions out of "fear of missing out."

☆ Could Trump protect himself from legal problems?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Latest Videos USCould Trump protect himself from legal problems? PostedFormer President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday (November 15) announced he will run again for the White House in 2024, faces a series of investigations and lawsuits. This report produced by Kristy Kilburn.

☆ Here's what critics are saying about Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright star as Okoye and Shuri in Marvel Studio's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." DisneyIt's impossible to replace the irreplaceable, but that was Ryan Coogler's task as the director and co-writer of Disney's latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Here's what some critics thought of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" ahead of its Friday debut:Kristy Puchko, MashablePuchko says the film, while action-packed, is at its core about how people handle loss differently. Still from Marvel Studio's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Winston Duke stars as M'Baku in Marvel Studio's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

☆ Peloton co-founder John Foley launches business selling custom rugs directly to consumers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Sarah Belle Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Peloton co-founders are starting Ernesta, a direct-to-consumer business selling custom rugs. The business is launching in spring 2023 and entering a global market anticipated to reach $130 billion by 2030. The company will be entering a global carpets and rugs market anticipated to reach $130 billion by 2030. Foley is Ernesta's CEO, with fellow Peloton founders Hisao Kushi serving as chief legal officer and Yony Feng as chief technology officer. He relinquished his executive chairman title in September, following months of controversy and reduced global demand at the beleaguered company.

☆ Parties in Ethiopia's Tigray region war reach truce
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

AfricaParties in Ethiopia's Tigray region war reach trucePostedThe Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray signed a truce on Wednesday (November 2), agreeing to end the civil war that killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine. This report produced by Kristy Kilburn.

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