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☆ Matt Gaetz's most controversial moments
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He has also been the subject of multiple House Ethics Committee probes. Related Video House of Representatives tumbles into chaos as fight for new speaker eruptsHere are some of the most controversial moments of Gaetz's career so far:He invited a Holocaust denier to the State of the Union. AdvertisementDemocrats urged the House Ethics Committee to investigate the matter. Advertisement"I'll give you the truth why I'm not speaker," McCarthy said in April 2024. House Ethics Committee probes GatezThe House Ethics Committee opened its probe into Gaetz in 2021.

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☆ Elon Musk is hiring for DOGE. Here's what he's looking for.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementElon Musk wants you to help root out government waste — but only if you're really smart and willing to work 80 hours a week. Musk, who's standing up the Department of Government Efficiency — or DOGE, named after a cryptocurrency he's linked to — is looking for the top 1% of people interested in joining. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. Since his early days at Tesla, Musk has pushed the company's staff to work "super hardcore" — a management style he mirrored at Twitter, now X, after taking over the platform in 2022.

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☆ How Trump's Army veteran pick for Pentagon chief, Fox & Friends' Pete Hegseth, sees the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementTrump has tapped Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to be secretary of defense. US President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Pete Hegseth, a Fox & Friends host and US Army National Guard veteran, to be secretary of defense. Hegseth was considered for Veterans Affairs secretary during Trump's first term and faced pushback from veterans group leaders. All US military combat roles opened to women in 2015. AdvertisementThroughout the war, Hegseth has shifted stances, calling Putin a "war criminal" and criticizing Biden for not getting Ukraine military aid quickly enough.

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☆ Polymarket and Kalshi Predicted Trump's Win. Now Comes the Hard Part.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Days before the election, Polymarket odds showed Trump had a 60% chance of winning. The electorate took notice: Kalshi and Polymarket soared to the top of Apple's App Store on Tuesday evening. Advertisement"Last night, Kalshi showed how prediction markets can decisively outperform polls and traditional media," Kalshi posted on X. And can the prediction markets ride their momentum now that the election's over? Prediction markets are "going to attract people who want to influence public perception," Broughel says.

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☆ Trump said he'll unleash an oil boom. Exxon Mobil CEO says not so fast.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump has said he plans to bring down gas prices by boosting US oil production. AdvertisementDuring the presidential campaign, Trump said that he planned to lower energy prices — including the cost of gas — by increasing US oil production. Cahill added that he expects the US to increase oil production, but it will happen gradually. However, he said boosting oil production while keeping prices at a desired level is a "delicate balance" for the industry. "If oil prices drop, you're likely to see a natural decline in US oil production over the long run," he said, adding, "Oil companies have shareholders to be accountable to."

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☆ A brief history of America's love affair with fluoridated water — and why it's now up for debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Nearly 63% of the US population has fluoridated water flowing through their taps, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hawaii is the only US state without any fluoride in municipal taps; fluoridated water is only available there on military bases. As such, fluoridated water is now mandated on any military base with more than 3,300 people. Rumors have circulated that drinking fluoridated water can lead to bone cancer (osteosarcoma), but long-term studies from both the UK and US haven't found any credible evidence of higher rates in areas where people drink fluoridated water. Their review concluded that some studies of fluoride consumption have found links between higher fluoride water levels and lower IQs in kids.

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The three-way fight to replace outgoing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pits Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., against Sen. John Cornyn, a former McConnell deputy, and underdog candidate Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. “It’s a loud online presence that doesn’t ultimately add up to votes in the Senate,” said one Senate Republican aide, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about the race’s dynamics. He supported me in 2022 in my run against Mitch McConnell,” Scott said. “The Senate Republicans — particularly Senate Republican leadership — must understand that the American people put President Trump back in the White House with his America First agenda. And any Republican leader candidate who does not agree with that should get the hell out of the way," he said.

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☆ The coming reign of the only child
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Ann Friedman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

American women are having kids later in life, leaving less time to bear multiple children. American women in general are having children later, but the delay is most pronounced among the most educated. Even religious conservatives, who are biblically motivated to be fruitful and multiply, are starting families later and more often having only one child. So what will the coming reign of the only child mean for America? Just as having children is no longer seen as a required stage of adulthood, having siblings will no longer be a de facto part of childhood.

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☆ Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says Brian Niccol's back-to-basics plan will fix slumping sales at the coffee giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starbucks' ex-CEO, Howard Schultz, told Fortune he trusts successor Brian Niccol to revitalize the company. But the recent rollout of his new back-to-basics strategy has earned the support of one man who knows something about steering the beloved coffeehouse brand to success: Howard Schultz. He first became Starbucks' CEO in 1986 before leaving in 2000. AdvertisementThough Schultz has twice before left and then returned as CEO of Starbucks, he told Fortune there's no chance he'll reprise his role again. Representatives for Starbucks and the Schultz Family Foundation, of which Howard Schultz is a cofounder, did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Citadel Securities hires 20-year Microsoft vet in a new tech leadership role
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Citadel Securities hired Herb Sutter who spent 20 years at Microsoft. Sutter is an expert in C++, a coding language that underpins most of Citadel Securities' technology. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementCitadel Securities just hired a 20-year Microsoft veteran who will be tasked with helping developers master a crucial but complex coding language to supercharge productivity. Sutter specializes in a programming language called C++, which underpins much of Citadel Securities technology, including its trading system that handles one in four stock trades in the US.

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☆ I'm a college professor, and I'm not sure I'll send my kid to college. A degree isn't required for success.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Sarah Graves | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But today, as a college professor and writer, I know that's not necessarily true. School comes naturally to me, which is why I became a college professor. My job as a college professor required a Ph.D., but I also make a living as a writer. He's already on the way to a writing career; a picture book we cowrote will be released in May 2025. As a college professor, I know a degree doesn't have to be a part of that.

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☆ Meet the Press – November 10, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +56 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. In a Meet the Press interview during his 2016 run, he suggested that his insurgent bid could generate cross-party appeal. AMY WALTER:Yeah, and the other thing that, you know, Democrats have been dining off the anti-Trump coalition now since 2017. RAMESH PONNURU:I think Democrats wildly overestimated the power of the abortion issue to drive candidate choice as opposed to referendum. There would be pressure on the president, President Biden, to not run for reelection.

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☆ A personal trainer helped her mom start strength training for longevity at age 58. 4 things have helped her stick with the habit for 5 years.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

At the age of 58, Grace Lee began strength training with her daughter, Sohee Carpenter, a personal trainer. With the help of her daughter Sohee Carpenter, a personal trainer based in Orange County, she started lifting weights at age 58. In fact, Lee doesn't want to know how much she's lifting, Carpenter simply hands her the weights. "Everyone should be lifting weights," Carpenter said. "There's no one right way to be lifting weights.

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☆ 3 individuals who turned their reselling side hustles into full-time gigs share their strategies for finding profitable products
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

BI has spoken with entrepreneurs who make money buying and reselling items on sites like eBay. AdvertisementBusiness Insider has spoken with a handful of individuals who have had so much success reselling items as a side hustle that they quit their day jobs to do it full-time. Richard S. advises looking at what is selling well by browsing the "sold items" section of your category on eBay for 30 minutes a day. In the reselling business, "it doesn't matter what I think is cool," he said. Richard S. inside his vintage clothing store, The Spot, in Coral Springs, Florida.

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☆ Healthcare investors are torn on Trump's second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

While many tech VCs are optimistic about Trump's second term, some healthcare investors feel stuck. AdvertisementThe lower corporate taxes and deregulation a second Trump term could promise are already amplifying public market optimism. She could be removed as the FTC's head early in Trump's second term — and with relaxed M&A regulations, "anything is possible," said What If Ventures founder Stephen Hays. SOPA Images/Contributor/Getty ImagesMedicaid could also be targeted in Trump's second term. A boon for healthcare AI and Medicare AdvantageTrump's victory could have a positive impact on several big areas of healthcare investment.

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☆ What Trump might do on Day One of his presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump has promised to do a variety of different things on "Day One" of his second term. "Many things will be done on day one," Trump said at a town hall with Tucker Carlson in Phoenix in late October. Trump has promised to issue several executive orders when he takes office, though some of them are likely to be challenged in court. "Day One" promises that Trump may not be able to fulfillSome "day one" commitments are simply not possible. AdvertisementAt times during the campaign, Trump pledged to "end inflation" just hours after taking office.

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☆ I begged my daughter not to go away for college and instead stay home. She refused, and I can't let go of my fear.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Tim Stevensen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My daughter is excited to go to college and wants to live in the dorms. We have been fighting about this issue a lot, but I'm trying to let go of my fear. But this idea has caused a lot of tussle at homeSydney and I have been constantly arguing about her college living arrangements. I would like her to live at home and commute to college, while she wants to experience college in the typical way by living on-campus in the dorms. I try to be kind in explaining my college experience and my great concern for her living in school.

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☆ The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter point after election. Here's what that means for you
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mortgage ratesHousing affordability has been a major issue due in part to a sharp rise in mortgage rates since the pandemic. Trump has said he'll bring down mortgage rates — even though 15- and 30-year mortgage rates are fixed, and tied to Treasury yields and the economy. Mortgage rates are unlikely to fall significantly, given the current climate, explained Jacob Channel, senior economist at LendingTree. Federal student loan rates are fixed, so most borrowers won't be immediately affected. But refinancing a federal loan into a private student loan will forgo the safety nets that come with federal loans, such as deferments, forbearances, income-driven repayment and loan forgiveness and discharge options.

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☆ Why Gen Z college grads are feeling increasingly pessimistic about entering the workforce
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

More than half of college seniors feel pessimistic about joining the workforce, per a Handshake survey. First-time job seekers told BI they're seeking stability in their careers. AdvertisementAmid a dwindling pool of entry-level positions and ongoing layoffs in once seemingly foolproof fields, Gen Z college grads are feeling uneasy about starting their professional lives. The 21-year-old told BI that she is regularly casing career fairs and updating her portfolio with new projects to stand out come spring. She told BI she likes her work but wishes she made more than her $40,000 salary.

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☆ A 29-year-old thrifter who replaced her 9-to-5 income reselling clothes on eBay shares the strategies she uses to find profitable items
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kendall VanGilder turned thrifting into a full-time reselling business in 2024. The hobby grew on her with time, and one particular trip to Goodwill "changed my viewpoint on thrifting," she recalled. The majority of her income comes from her eBay store, Style Secondhand. Sometimes it's not, but a lot of times the combination of those things I look for make it a really good item." Advertisement"Those are out there and waiting to be found at a thrift store or a buy-sell-trade store," she said.

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Trump defeated Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republicans claimed a majority of the Senate in elections this week. "We know kind of where the world is headed in a Trump environment because we've seen it before," said Jeffrey Solomon, president of TD Cowen, on CNBC's "Money Movers" Wednesday. One M&A advisor, who also spoke to CNBC anonymously, noted that Trump's disdain for Big Tech companies — historically active deal-makers — might keep them on the sidelines. Apparent GOP opposition to the CHIPS Act means that semiconductor consolidation might be challenging, the advisor noted, while cautioning it is still too early to know what a Trump presidency would mean. That advisor noted that smaller banks had been getting gobbled up for "some time," but that the pace and size of those acquisitions would likely ramp up under a Trump presidency.

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☆ How Elon Musk stands to cash in on Trump's presidential victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesAs Donald Trump celebrated his presidential victory early Wednesday morning, Elon Musk was right there with him. Elon," Trump said onstage at his Mar-a-Lago resort, thanking the world's richest person for spending two weeks campaigning in Pennsylvania. Musk's investment in Trump is already paying off, even though Trump doesn't take office until Jan. 20. Musk was introduced by Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, who called the Tesla CEO the "greatest capitalist" in U.S. history. Having a role in a bespoke commission could give Musk power over federal agencies' budgets, staffing and the ability to push for the elimination of inconvenient regulations.

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Detailed below is how a second Trump presidency is expected to impact American wallets. Trump's plan to cut the corporate tax rate is generally viewed as bullish for earnings, particularly for the consumer-discretionary, communication-services, and financial sectors. Further, if Trump's presidency is inflationary and leads to interest-rate hikes, that would hit housing affordability in the form of higher mortgage rates, which track the Federal Reserve's benchmark. AdvertisementThe former president has also said he plans to extend his slew of tax cuts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 — also known as the "Trump tax cut." Trump's plan for universal tariffs is seen as offsetting a positive tax impact and would be especially costly for lower-earning Americans.

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Learn moreShakira's 2025 World Tour kicks off in February after the singer rescheduled several of her tour dates in new venues due to high demand. Shakira's 2025 North American tour scheduleThe schedule for Shakira's 2025 tour begins on February 11 with back-to-back shows in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. How to buy tickets for Shakira's 2025 concert tourYou can buy original tickets to see Shakira's 2025 Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour on Ticketmaster and AXS, depending on the venue. Tickets to Shakira's 2025 concert dates can also be purchased through verified resale ticket vendors such as StubHub and Vivid Seats. So far, Shakira hasn't disclosed her opening acts or the schedule of supporting artists for her 2025 tour.

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☆ 'Adjourn, adjourn, adjourn' — Trump is expected to use new status as president-elect to delay hush-money sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementDonald Trump will use his new status as president-elect in a renewed effort to challenge his upcoming sentencing on his Manhattan hush-money conviction, legal experts predicted Wednesday. A US District Court judge rejected that effort in September, and it remains under appeal by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. "Any of those tracks can get you to the US Supreme Court pretty fast, if that's his goal," Paradis said. REUTERS/Jane RosenbergA 'unique place in this nation's history'Merchan addressed the unique circumstances of prosecuting, trying, and sentencing Trump in September, when he agreed to delay the sentencing for a second time. "A state judge is now potentially setting himself up to sentence the most powerful federal officer in the world."

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