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☆ DEA passenger searches halted after watchdog finds signs of civil rights violations and racial profiling
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The DEA concurred with most of the report’s recommendations but declined to comment. That employee was being paid by the DEA a percentage of the cash seized, the IG found, and had received tens of thousands of dollars over several years. In some cases, the DEA has seized money only to have judges order the government to return it. In 2020, NBC Los Angeles reported that $82,000 was seized by the DEA from an elderly man and his daughter in Pittsburgh. “It’s like I was mugged on the street.”USA Today reported in 2016 that, over a decade, the DEA seized more than $209 million in cash from at least 5,200 people at 15 busy airports.

Persons: General, Lisa Monaco, “, Justice Department “ Organizations: Drug, Administration, Department’s Office, Task Force, Department, Justice Department, Institute for Justice, DEA, Transportation Security Administration, NBC News, Prosecutors, NBC, ” USA Locations: Cincinnati, New York, New Orleans, Columbus , Ohio, NBC Los Angeles, Pittsburgh

☆ A 90-year-old comedian still does gigs and plays golf. She shared her secrets for staying fit and funny.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementD'yan Forest is a working comedian at 90, doing gigs in two languages. She shared some of her tips for staying fit and funny into her 90s. After a 40-year-long career as a cabaret singer, D'yan Forest, who lives in New York City, became a comedian in 2001. Now 90, she holds the Guinness World Record for Oldest Female Comedian and still performs solo shows in English and French. Advertisement"I never thought I'd be a comedian at 90," she told Business Insider.

Persons: It's, I'd, Heidi Tissenbaum, centenarians, D'yan, Forest, Rose Anne Kenny, I've, She's, Janet Gibbs Organizations: verve, National Cancer Institute, American, Nutrition, Trinity College Dublin Locations: D'yan Forest, New York City, France, America, China

☆ The salary Americans say they need to feel successful at every age—it's over $500,000 for Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But with living costs pinching even high earners and the fact that more money almost always brings individuals more happiness , it's understandable that Americans say you need a substantial salary to be considered successful. While the average salary Americans say they need to be successful is high compared with what the average person is currently earning, Gen Z sets their sights even higher. The average salary adults between the ages of 18 and 27 say they need to be successful is $587,797, Empower found. That could be part of the reason they say they'd need such a high salary to feel accomplished, says Rebecca Rickert, head of communications at Empower. On average, Americans say you need a net worth of about $5.4 million to be considered successful, Empower reported.

Persons: Gen Z, Rebecca Rickert, boomers, Rickert Organizations: . Census, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ 27-year-old's side hustle brings in up to $20,000 a month: I was shocked by 'the thrill of going viral'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

On the day, she shakily filmed her sister running down a white runner across the deck into her fiancé's arms. I was completely blown away by the thrill of going viral." A side hustle — planning other people's wedding proposals and posting bride-to-be's reactions on TikTok — was born. Tobin brought in six figures of revenue, including roughly $9,000 in median monthly revenue, during the 12-month period ending last month, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. In her highest-earning month, November 2023, Tobin's side hustle brought in more than $20,000.

Persons: Lexi Tobin, Tobin, shakily, —, Brian A.M, I've Organizations: CNBC, WeddingPro Locations: New York, New York City, TikTok, Atlanta

☆ I changed my retirement plans at 57. Now, I travel full time in an RV with my wife and live off of investments.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Chris Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My wife and I built a slab for our RV on my son's property to be near family when we want. I'd spent years as an executive in Southern California, and I had a retirement plan in place for quite some time. My vision for retirement did not include living in an RV or moving to Washington state. My son's house was a fixer-upper, so we helped out with all sorts of projects to help the kids make it their dream home. AdvertisementIn many ways, we're living out our retirement dreamsOur expenses are lower than they were when we had a house.

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☆ My mother-in-law often asks my kids when they'll make them great-grandparents. I don't mind if it never happens.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Claudia Laroye | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementWhenever we're with my mother-in-law, she asks my son and daughter-in-law when they'll have kids. While some part of me likes the idea of being a grandparent, I don't mind if it never happens. Without fail, every time we get together, my dear mother-in-law asks, "When are you having children?" I also swore I would not ask them about having children and have since kept that promise. In that, I'm sure I'm like every other parent, wishing for a crystal ball to allay anxieties and lost sleep over what cannot be foreseen or controlled.

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☆ China’s richest man blasts tech giants and government inaction in rare rebuke
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It is very unusual for Chinese businesspeople to take public aim at the government and those who have done so have often faced repercussions. In particular, Pinduoduo’s pricing system has done great harm to China’s brands and its industries,” he was quoted as saying by state-owned media outlet The Paper. In further remarks from the same press conference that were not widely reported by state media, Zhong singled out the Chinese government for not doing more to stop the trend. CNN has reached out to Nongfu Springs and PDD (PDD) for comment. A worker prepares to transfer packages after sorting at a warehouse for an e-commerce company in Beijing on November 11, 2024.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Zhong Shanshan, Zhong, Pinduoduo, Alibaba, Jack Ma, Ma, Colin Huang, Wang Zhao, Zhong’s, Huang Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, PDD Holdings, Sina Technology, CNN, Ant Group, Alibaba, Getty, Bloomberg Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, AFP

☆ Who was Laken Riley and what happened to her: Profile on Georgia nursing student murdered by Jose Ibarra
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Laken Riley’s name was heard in court countless times and repeated by politicians around the country who described her brutal killing. They listened carefully and often sobbed as witnesses described how the last moments of Riley’s life unfolded. From left, Connolly Huth, roommate of Laken Riley, Lauren Phillips, sister of Laken Riley, and Sofia Magana, roommate of Laken Riley, react as Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard announces the verdict on Wednesday. Hyosub Shin/Pool/APShe wanted to live a ‘faithful Christian life’At 22, Riley’s life was largely guided by her Christian faith. He also took a moment to remind people how rich Riley’s life was before it ended.

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☆ Bad news if you’re looking to buy a house in the next two years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

After hitting two-decade highs nearing 8% late last year, mortgage rates have fallen, dipping nearly as low as 6% in September. Mortgage rates are expected to stay stuck above 6% for at least the next two years, according to economists and recent forecasts. Home sales are on track for their worst year since 1995 due to home-price growth and elevated mortgage rates. Mortgage rates are closely tied to the 10-year US Treasury yield. Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones last month said a swelling national debt under Trump would be frowned upon by the bond market.

Persons: Freddie Mac, ” Lawrence Yun, “, Wells, Fannie Mae, Donald Trump’s, Trump, ” Bernard Baumohl, Paul Tudor Jones, “ We’re, ”, Nick Dus, “ They’ve, Dus, NAR’s Yun, Yun, ” Yun, Samantha Delouya Organizations: Washington CNN, National Association of Realtors, Federal, Treasury, Economic Outlook, Billionaire, Trump, CNBC, CNN, Fed Locations: Wells Fargo, Evansville , Indiana

☆ Cleveland Browns edge past Pittsburgh Steelers in snowy Thursday Night Football showdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Jacob Lev | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The weather at Huntington Bank Field was the main talking point as the Cleveland Browns hosted division rivals Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. Steelers kicker Chris Boswell opened the scoring with a 48-yard field goal in the second quarter. 1st quarter 🆚 4th quarter pic.twitter.com/yjG7f0pHjU — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) November 22, 2024Despite the conditions, Cleveland extended its lead in the fourth quarter after Browns quarterback Jameis Winston dove into the endzone for a two-yard score and later successfully completed a two-point conversion to make it 18-6. Pittsburgh Steelers players Nick Herbig and Patrick Queen celebrate a fumble against the Cleveland Browns in the fourth quarter. — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) November 22, 2024As Cleveland celebrated the win, it appeared Steelers wide receiver George Pickens and Browns cornerback Greg Newsome got into scuffle, but it was quickly broken up.

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☆ A thoughtful teacher helped me and my twin after I hesitantly told her we were late to school because we were homeless
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDina Winter-Robinson and her twin were homeless and constantly late for school at the age of 13. AdvertisementI suspect my 8th grade science teacher, Mrs. Falcoff, never knew what a gift she gave to me — a desperately shy teen who barely spoke at school — by making me feel heard. Related storiesEven though I admired Mrs. Falcoff, my shyness meant I hardly spoke to her. I'll never forget Mrs. FalcoffMom wrote the letter, which I gave to Mrs. Falcoff the next day. I've never forgotten Mrs. Falcoff and the important part she played in my life.

Persons: Dina Winter, Robinson, Falcoff, Gina, Auntie Marjorie, We'd, they'd, Dina, we'd, didn't, Falcoff Mom, Auntie Marjorie's, Mom, I've Organizations: New, Business Locations: New York City, Bronx, Brooklyn

☆ Logging Is the Deadliest Job, but Still an Oregon Way of Life
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Kurtis Lee | Kristina Barker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In southwestern Oregon, semi trucks loaded with logs snake along roads through dark, lush forests of Douglas fir. The logging industry has shaped and sustained families here for generations. A steady demand for lumber and a lack of other well-paying jobs in rural parts of the state have made logging one of the most promising career paths. It also comes with grave risk. A glossary of logging terms includes an entry for the term for heavy broken branches that can fall without warning: widowmakers.

Locations: Oregon, Douglas

☆ When Your Living Room Is Also an Art Gallery
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Kin Woo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Now, however, a growing number of gallerists and curators are, like Biljani, taking the opposite approach, exhibiting in the very places where daily life dominates: their own homes. In Manhattan’s Financial District, the dealer Michael Bargo, 41, sells rare furniture out of his one-bedroom apartment. In Los Angeles’s Frogtown, the collector Jonathan Pessin, 54, has converted his residence into a veritable bazaar of vintage design objects. And on New York’s Lower East Side, the pro skater turned artist and gallerist Tony Cox, 49, runs Club Rhubarb — a tiny, deliberately hard-to-find contemporary art gallery — out of his sixth-floor abode. But now, whether driven by skyrocketing rents, a collective urge to experiment or a longing to encourage active participation with the art, the concept is taking hold.

Persons: Michael Bargo, Frogtown, Jonathan Pessin, gallerist Tony Cox, Florence Lopez, —, Charlotte Gainsbourg Organizations: Manhattan’s Financial Locations: York’s, Paris

☆ 41-year-old whose side hustle brings in $600,000 a year: This is the ‘best possible way' to make money
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rutkay is a full-time makeup artist who sometimes works up to 16-hour days on movie and television sets. Her side hustle, Citymouse, sells cross-body diaper bags with changeable straps. I think creating a business that fills a need is the best possible way to grow and sustain a brand — a lot of people can do that. When I started Citymouse, I took a six-week course with a spiritual life coach and realized I felt very badly about my previously failed [side hustles]. I didn't spend money on advertising because I thought if I made a listing with strong SEO, people would magically find it.

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☆ ‘Send someone ASAP,’ Las Vegas man said on 911 call before police fatally shot him in his home
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Karina Tsui | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In a hushed voice, Durham responded to the dispatcher’s questions for more than seven minutes as he frantically reacted to noises coming from outside. Halfway through the call, he said that he might know who the trespasser was. The suspected trespasser, Boudreaux, 31, faces multiple charges including assault with a deadly weapon, home invasion with a deadly weapon, domestic violence and child abuse. Police accountabilityThe incident is the 13th shooting this year to involve a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer and the eighth that has led to a fatality, authorities said. That makes this 10 times worse,” Merritt said, stating that police acted with carelessness and negligence.

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☆ Changes in New York City
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New York City faces an affordability crisis. His criminal case has obscured better news — that officials are advancing several ambitious proposals that hope to improve life in the city. The Democrats who run New York are crafting new policies because voters are concerned about their quality of life. The cost of living has become a campaign issue in Adams’s re-election next year, and his rivals are highlighting affordability. Drivers pay to enter the tolling zone using electronic passes on their windshields or photos of their license plates.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams’s Organizations: Yorkers Locations: York City, New York, Manhattan, Central

☆ Inside the push for dietary guidance on ultraprocessed foods — and why it’s failing right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

These additives, along with high levels of sugar, salt and fat, help create the overwhelming lure of ultraprocessed foods. Ultraprocessed foods are typically high in added sugars, fats and salt; low in dietary fiber; and full of chemical additives, such as artificial colors, flavors and stabilizers. “There’s a lot of debate about whether or not all ultraprocessed foods are bad for you,” Hall said. Reduce intake of ultraprocessed foods — it’s really that simple.”Unfortunately, advisory committees are instructed to make recommendations using only the strictest science, Nestle added. It takes two overflowing trays of a mix of minimal and ultraprocessed foods to match the same energy density as one trayful of ultraprocessed foods.

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☆ Gorilla at Calgary Zoo died after worker mistakenly activated wrong door, zoo officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Maria Aguilar Prieto | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Human error led to the death of a young gorilla in Alberta, Canada, according to officials at the Calgary Zoo. The gorilla died of traumatic head injuries, according to the statement. “This tragedy has struck us all in the deepest way imaginable,” Colleen Baird, Calgary Zoo’s director of animal care, said at a news conference. “We love and care for more than 4,000 animals representing over 100 species that call our zoo home,” a spokesperson for the Calgary Zoo said in a statement to CNN. The Calgary Zoo, which launched the conservation organization the Wilder Institute in 2021, cares for over 4,000 animals, including 6 other western lowland gorillas.

Persons: ” Colleen Baird, “, Baird, It’s, ”, Camille Labchuk, Eyare ’, ” Baird Organizations: CNN, Calgary Zoo, Animal, Association of Zoos, Aquariums, Commission, Wilder Institute Locations: Alberta, Canada, Calgary, “, Canadian, American

☆ Harold W. Sims Jr., Whose Museum Honored the House Cat, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Clay Risen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Harold W. Sims Jr., a fanatic for all things feline, who poured his life savings into his own no-kill animal shelter and then took his passion a step further by founding the American Museum of the House Cat, displaying some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts, including antique windup tabbies and an ancient Egyptian cat mummy, died on Nov. 17 in Sylva, N.C. His death, at a care facility, was confirmed by Kaleb Lynch, who helped run the shelter and served as Dr. Sims’s caregiver. Dr. Sims discovered his love for cats relatively late in life. He began volunteering at an animal shelter, where he helped care for cats. Around the same time, he and Kay adopted their first feline, a Persian named Buzzy.

Persons: Harold W, Sims Jr, Kaleb Lynch, Sims, Kay Organizations: American Museum of Locations: Sylva , N.C, Florida, Western North Carolina

☆ Her ‘Wicked’ duet with Kristin Chenoweth went viral more than a decade ago. It changed her life for good
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Kristin Chenoweth doesn’t always sing “For Good,” the soaring duet of heavenly harmonies from the musical “Wicked,” at her shows. Sarah Horn is glad she did. In her case, it put her on a path that changed her life, in her words, “for good.”(From left) Beth Behrs, Darren Criss, Kristin Chenoweth and Sarah Horn at the Hollywood Bowl in 2013. (From left) Sarah Horn and her husband Raffaele Cipriano at their wedding in July. Andrea DeLongThe gift of musicHorn first saw the “Wicked” musical in 2004 on Broadway with the original cast of Chenoweth as Glinda and Idina Menzel as Elphaba.

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☆ Lottery to Be Held for Coveted Seats at Menendez Brothers Hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A lottery is being held on Monday to determine who will be the 16 people who get to witness what happens next in the case of the Menendez Brothers, who are serving life sentences for murdering their parents in 1989. The drawing will take place between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Pacific time, in front of the Van Nuys Courthouse West, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County said. The seats for 16 people, in a county of more than 10 million residents, will be allocated just one hour before the status hearing is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. The court occasionally holds public lotteries “when seating is limited and public interest is high,” a court spokesperson said in an email. Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, more than 35 years ago in their Beverly Hills mansion.

Persons: Menendez, Van, Erik, Lyle Menendez, Kitty Menendez Organizations: Court of, Netflix Locations: Los Angeles, Angeles County, Beverly

☆ Conor McGregor: A civil jury in Ireland awards woman more than $250,000 for MMA fighter sexual assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A civil jury in Ireland on Friday found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. McGregor testified that he never forced her to do anything and that the woman had fabricated her allegations after the two had consensual sex. The woman’s lawyer said she never pretended to be a saint and had gone out looking for a good time that ended up turning into a nightmare. Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersMcGregor’s lawyer told jurors they had to set aside their animus toward the fighter. “I’m not asking you to invite him to Sunday brunch.”The defense said the woman never told investigators McGregor threatened her life.

Persons: Conor McGregor, McGregor “, McGregor, John Gordon, “ He’s, ” Gordon, “, ”, ” McGregor, Clodagh Kilcoyne, Remy Farrell, “ I’m, Farrell Organizations: CNN, Police, Reuters, Sunday Locations: Ireland, Dublin, Las Vegas

☆ Elon Musk Gets a Crash Course in How Trumpworld Works
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Theodore Schleifer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For the first 53 years of his life, Elon Musk barely spent any time with Donald J. Trump. Then, beginning on the night of Nov. 5, he spent basically no time without him. And so Mr. Musk, more than any other key player in the presidential transition, finds himself in a cram session to learn the courtier politics of Mr. Trump’s inner circle. For the world’s richest person — not known for his humility or patience — it is a social engineering challenge far trickier and less familiar than heavy manufacturing or rocket science. The answer, as discarded aides from Mr. Trump’s first term will tell you, may depend on Mr. Musk’s ability to placate the boss and keep a relatively low profile — but also to shiv a rival when the time comes.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald J, —, Trump’s, shiv Organizations: Trump Locations: Washington, Silicon

☆ Opinion | We Wanted a New Republican Party. Trump Delivered.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +55 min

Barack Obama was elected president, and the mood in the Republican Party picked up on the mood you’ve already described. But in the end, what he did electorally was not in that election to build the pan ethnic working class Republican Party. But at the very least, there was the conventional wisdom was that the Republican Party had to move substantially to the left on immigration. I just think that if the Republican Party is not the party of private property and wealth building, so I don’t think. Is there any chance that the Republican Party is about to not be the party of private property and wealth building No, no, I think you’re right.

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☆ Lindsay Lohan said she told Disney's CEO she deserved 2 paychecks for playing twins in 'The Parent Trap'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementLindsay Lohan recalled a 1998 conversation about "The Parent Trap" with Michael Eisner when he was Disney's CEO. "The Parent Trap" made six times its budget of $15 million at the box office. Lindsay Lohan said she told Michael Eisner, the former Disney CEO, that he should've paid her twice for playing the Parker twins in "The Parent Trap." Lohan hasn't publicly disclosed how much she was paid for her dual roles in "The Parent Trap," leaving it unclear how much her quippy request represented. AdvertisementElsewhere in the interview with Cohen, Lohan also said she would only be open to a reboot of "The Parent Trap" if its director and co-writer Nancy Meyers were involved.

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