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☆ Michael Caine retirement: actor confirms 'The Great Escaper' will be his last film
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Michael Caine, the British film star whose career has spanned eight decades and featured movies from “The Italian Job” to “The Dark Knight,” has confirmed his retirement from acting. The two-time Oscar winner, who is 90, made the announcement on BBC Radio 4’s “Best of Today” podcast on Saturday. What am I going to do to beat this?”"The Great Escaper," which was released in October, is the last film Caine will star in. “We had a great time on the movie and I thought, you know, why not leave now?” Caine added. Paramount/Getty ImagesOriginally called Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr., he adopted the screen name Caine – taken from the 1954 film “The Caine Mutiny” – and later made it legal.

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She also appeared in several acclaimed roles on television and the stage, including in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” in the 1990s as the villainous Catherine Martell. She moved to New York, where she found the roles she was seeking in theater and live television drama. She married film critic Joseph Morgenstern, welcomed a daughter, Ann Grace, and moved to a farmhouse in Woodstock, New York. “Carrie” became a box-office smash, launching a craze for movies about teenagers in jeopardy, and Spacek and Laurie were both nominated for Academy Awards. Associated Press writer Hannah Fingerhut contributed from Des Moines, Iowa.

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☆ I worked as an engineer on merchant vessels and my ship was held hostage by pirates for 8 months. I still cherish my career at sea.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Chirag Bahri worked as an engineer on merchant vessels during a nearly decade-long career at sea. In 2010, his chemical tanker was held hostage by pirates for eight months. I had just joined the crew and I really needed to be on the ship to earn money. I was in the engine room when I got the call that pirates had boarded the ship. I still cherish the time I spent working onboard ships and I would encourage people to look at seafaring as a very positive, rewarding profession.

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☆ Trump’s turn against Israel offers stark reminder of what his diplomacy looks like
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“With President Trump back in office, Israel, and everyone else, will be safe again!” he said. Trump’s original grievance-based analysis reflects a transactional, unorthodox approach to foreign policy that often prioritizes his own personal goals over a standard understanding of the national interest. Trump’s comments were not the first time he has appeared to seek a political benefit from his foreign policy and his positions on Israel especially. They also show Trump’s quintessential contempt for the rules of politics, foreign policy and even basic human decency, which explain why he horrifies many Americans and foreign governments. “He’s simply not expressing, and his imitators in his primary, are not expressing the same muscular American foreign policy that we lived out every day,” Pence said on a local New Hampshire radio.

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☆ ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Review: Brie Larson’s Feminist Flambé
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Brie Larson Photo: Apple TV+Late in episode 5, the eight-part “Lessons in Chemistry” suddenly turns wonderful. Elizabeth Zott ( Brie Larson ), the world-class chemist who has been deprived of opportunity, dignity and love, ascends to a job she seems born to do: hosting a television cooking show and making it intelligent. She may not be manipulating nucleotides and amino acids, but she’s baking ham and educating minds. And winning an audience.

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☆ How TikTok's obsession with pickle-jar sweatshirts has been 'absolutely life-changing' for one seller
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One merchant, Jessica Slone, has sold over 43,000 sweatshirts through TikTok Shop. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne seller, Jessica Slone, founder of Bad Addiction Boutique, has sold over 43,000 pickle-jar sweatshirts at $44 a pop through TikTok Shop. The company released a Halloween version of the pickle-jar sweatshirt ahead of the holiday. "TikTok Shop is kind of this roller coaster, and right now it's on this amazing uphill journey," she said. Read more about how TikTok Shop virality is impacting sellers

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☆ This US couple bought a house in France for $36,000 and it completely changed their lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Blank canvasUS couple Robin Johnson and Jim Thaman fell in love with Cajarc, France, after visiting the village in the summer of 2001. Hemis/Alamy Stock PhotoWhile they’d both spent time in France during their younger years, neither had seriously considered living there until then. The couple say they were thrilled by how simple the buying process was. “So my first tool was a sledgehammer.”The couple had previously worked on a house together, so they had some renovating experience. However, the couple say that around 95% of their friends there are French.

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☆ Nearly 4 in 10 Toddlers Diagnosed With Autism No Longer Have It by Age 6
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter(HealthDay)MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Not all children diagnosed with autism as toddlers continue to have that diagnosis once they reach elementary school, a new study shows. The children in the study received a diagnosis between 12 months and 36 months of age, and received community-based interventions. They then had a research diagnosis assessment at age 5 to 7 years, between August 2018 and January 2022. Other researchers have suggested a turning point around [age] 6 where children no longer have the symptoms,” Harstad said. More informationThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on autism spectrum disorder.

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You could say Joe Cristalli tweeted his role as co-executive producer and co-showrunner on the new “Frasier” sitcom into existence. Political Cartoons View All 1205 ImagesThis “Frasier” stars Grammer in the title role of the high-brow psychiatrist, as he moves back to Boston. They also reference the original series sparingly and smartly — which is an act of restraint that Cristalli said Harris helped him to understand. That’s not Frasier.’ The next day he’s got, you know, longer pants and the next day it's a blazer. Bruce Miller composed the original ”Frasier" theme.

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☆ I downsized from a southern house to a midwestern rental apartment. It was the best decision ever because now I have less responsibility.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Channing Muller, 38, purchased a three-bedroom home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2019. Now she rents a two-bedroom apartment in Chicago and feels freer not having to upkeep a house alone. In 2017, I moved from Washington, DC to Chattanooga, Tennessee. I had just gone through a bad breakup, and I thought the city would be the perfect change for me. An additional transition I noticed with downsizing is that I used to entertain a lot and have big dinner parties.

Persons: Channing Muller, —, Muller, Marie Kondo, it's, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: Chattanooga , Tennessee, Chattanooga, Chicago, Tennessee, Washington, DC, Muller's Tennessee, New York, In Tennessee, Washington ,

☆ Even as job creation surges, Americans still think the economy stinks. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"You see all these high-level headline numbers, and those numbers don't jibe with your economic reality," said Elizabeth Crofoot, senior economist at labor analytics firm Lightcast. Higher prices have been one problem. Are the jobs numbers really that good? Beyond the housing costs, there's some evidence that the jobs numbers may not be all they're cracked up to be, either. After all, more than a quarter of the job creation for September came from lower-wage occupations in the leisure and hospitality industry.

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☆ Mavis Paterson: After three of her children died, this 85-year-old cycled 1,000 miles around Scotland
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Cycling has become more than a habit for “Granny Mave,” as Mavis Paterson is known. “If I didn’t have my bicycle, and this is terrible to say, I don’t think I would want to live,” she told CNN Sport. “It’s been hard for me, but I’ve managed and people say, ‘Oh, you’re strong,’ and I don’t know where the strength comes from,” she said. I don’t know. Mavis Paterson hugs her grandson, William, at the end of her over 1,000 mile ride round Scotland.

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☆ I left the U.S. for Denmark. Now I pay $2,100/month to live in a luxury apartment—and I'm much happier here. Look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Ilana Buhl | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In June 2018, I packed three suitcases and booked a one-way flight from Texas to join my husband in Denmark. My husband viewed the apartment in person and sent me photos while I was still in Dallas. But we had to pay two month's rent upfront, and three month's rent as a security deposit. The main area in our apartment is one big room that includes our kitchen, dining room and living room. I'm able to enjoy the time that I'm not at work because I'm not as stressed out anymore.

Persons: —, I'm Organizations: CNBC Locations: Texas, Denmark, Amager, Copenhagen, Dallas, U.S

☆ US economy added 336,000 jobs last month, almost twice what was expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The US economy added an estimated 336,000 jobs last month, blowing expectations out of the water, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. In September, leisure and hospitality helped drive job growth higher, with 96,000 jobs added. Today’s headline jobs number — that surprising 336,000 net job gain — is an initial estimate that will be revised twice more. The surprising September jobs report, however, didn’t continue that streak. August’s second look has job growth now at 227,000 for the month, an increase of 40,000.

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“The North Umpqua River’s diverse fish populations are unique within Oregon and are of considerable social, cultural, and economic importance locally and regionally,” the fish and wildlife department said in a news release. Environmental groups have long criticized the dam, describing it as an old, disintegrating structure that kills or prevents fish including lamprey and salmon from swimming upstream. Jim McCarthy, Southern Oregon Program Director of WaterWatch of Oregon, said he hoped the damages claim would mark a turning point for lamprey conservation. To carry out the repairs, the district received authorization from the fish and wildlife department to temporarily drain part of the reservoir behind the dam and close the fish ladder. Two days later, the fish and wildlife department determined that an emergency salvage operation was necessary and recruited employees from across the western side of the state to assist.

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The pickle-wardrobe mania is emblematic of what sets TikTok Shop apart from e-commerce competitors like Shopify and Amazon. Just like TikTok's non-shopping content, TikTok Shop is built around viral videos, be it a surge in viewer interest in pickle-jar sweatshirts or a mad rush to buy freeze-dried Skittles . For UK sellers, chasing virality still seems to be the defining characteristic of the TikTok Shop experience. Jessica Slone runs TikTok shop Bad Addiction Boutique, which has sold tens of thousands of pickle-jar sweatshirts. "TikTok Shop is kind of this roller coaster, and right now it's on this amazing uphill journey.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been 15 years since the world’s elite gas balloon pilots have gathered in the United States for a race with roots that stretch back more than a century. Their ballooning résumé includes four wins in the America's Challenge long-distance gas balloon race, and third- and fourth-place finishes in previous Gordon Bennett competitions. Unlike the colorful hot air balloons that ascend en masse during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta by using heated ambient air, gas balloons have an envelope filled with a gas lighter than air — usually hydrogen. He recalled the Gordon Bennett competition that occurred after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The gas balloons were the only things in the sky as planes were still grounded.

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☆ Nobody wants to face Newcastle, says PSG manager Luis Enrique
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 3 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique said no one wanted to face Newcastle United in the Champions League because of their high level, wit his side determined to survive the "hostile but unrivalled atmosphere" at St James' Park on Wednesday. Newcastle will play their first home Champions League game since 2003, something Luis Enrique is not taking lightly, adding that it will be a clash that will prove what PSG is made of. Tomorrow is going to be a great test for us," the manager told a press conference on Tuesday. "Nobody wanted to play against them because of what they did last season. PSG top Group F after beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in their opening match.

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Still, the DeSantis campaign remains adamant that the race is far from settled and the timing of these recent broadsides is coming as 2024 is only just now coming into focus for many voters. “The time for contrast was not over the summer when the government was going after (Trump),” said Ryan Tyson, a senior adviser to DeSantis’ campaign. Club for Growth president David McIntosh recently warned about the potential pitfalls of attacking Trump too aggressively. “Every traditional post-production ad attacking President Trump either backfired or produced no impact on his ballot support and favorability,” McIntosh wrote. A new phaseThis new phase of the DeSantis campaign marks a significant departure from the spring and summer, when DeSantis did not always appear comfortable criticizing Trump.

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☆ At ages 104 and 84, these women are looking to break skydiving records: 'This is a good sport for retired people'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly four years ago, Hoffner had her first skydiving experience on her 100th birthday. But the Chicago native wanted a re-do because she was pushed out of the plane when she really wanted to jump. Knor, who goes by Kim, knew she wanted to try skydiving since she was five years old because her uncle's military parachute fascinated her. Courtesy of Kim Knor / United States Parachute Association (USPA)"They didn't have skydiving centers or anything like they have today. "I make three jumps a day, and I have [when] training for competitions made four, five jumps a day.

Persons: It's, Dorothy Hoffner, Hoffner, Daniel Wilsey, Kim Knor, Kimberly Knor, Kim, She's, Knor Organizations: CNBC, Chicago, Records, United States Parachute Association Locations: Skydive Chicago, Chicago

☆ I quit Disney Cruise Line after just 4 months because of intense burnout. Here's what working on a cruise is actually like.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Aria Yang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Gianna Alexis worked for Disney Cruise Line on the Disney Dream ship when she was 24. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gianna Alexis, a former crew member of Disney Cruise Line. I was three years old when I sailed on my first Disney cruise, and I thought it was the coolest thing. I had always been excited about working for Disney, so I applied for a job at Disney Cruise Line in 2017. Working on the cruise ship wasn't all badWorking at the boutique was so much fun.

Persons: Gianna Alexis, Alexis, —, Disney, I've, David Roark, jalapeno, Matt Stroshane, I'd, you've, Aria Yang Organizations: Disney Cruise Line, Disney, Service, Disney Cruise, Buena Vista Theatre, ESPN, ABC Locations: Portugal, ayang@insider.com

☆ This woman is riding around the world with her puppy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Around two weeks later, Stone’s dog Moxie, a German Shepherd, suddenly passed away due to complications during a routine operation five days earlier. And the guilt that I felt and the grief that I had… My world just shattered.”Special bondJess Stone had been riding around the world with her husband Greg and dog Moxie. “It was so extraordinary riding with Moxie,” Stone explains. Starting overStone restarted the journey with here new White Swiss Shepherd puppy Whimsy in August. As Moxie was slightly older when they began traveling with her, riding with a puppy is a new experience for Stone.

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☆ A night inside a strip club near Ukraine’s front lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Anna Conkling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

By mid-afternoon, nine women have gathered around the dance pole at Flash Dancers, the only women-owned exotic dance club in Kharkiv. Valerii Kseniya, Flash Dancers' co-owner, in an undated photograph from her career as a professional dancer (left), and in July 2023. Iva Sidash for InsiderWhen Dana first joined Flash Dancers, Valeriya said, she was shy, silent, and not open to speaking with the team. Iva Sidash for InsiderOver the past year, several soldiers who were regulars at Flash Dancers have been killed in the fighting. Iva Sidash for InsiderThe evening at Flash Dancers could serve as a microcosm of Ukraine's tentative but determined return to normality.

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☆ 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary warns commercial real estate woes will topple banks and throttle businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kevin O'Leary is worried about commercial real estate, regional banks, and small businesses. O'Leary wants to boost protections on payroll accounts to ensure companies can pay their workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementPressure is building on regional banks, commercial real estate developers, and small businesses, Kevin O'Leary has warned. AdvertisementAdvertisement"We're going to see more cracks in regional banks, and that's putting pressure on the loan books of those banks which are hitting small business," O'Leary said. The founder of O'Leary Funds and O'Leary Ventures urged lawmakers to support a $100 million guarantee for non-interest-bearing accounts, which would protect payroll accounts.

Persons: Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary, —, " O'Leary, They've Organizations: Service, Fox Business, Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, O'Leary Funds, O'Leary Ventures Locations: Regional

“Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after touching the ground Sunday at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, about 85 miles (140 kilometers) southwest of Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Guinness World Record for oldest skydiver was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson from Sweden. But Skydive Chicago is working to have Guinness World Records certify Hoffner's jump as a record, WLS-TV reported. “Wonderful,” Hoffner said. After her jump, Hoffner's mind quickly turned to the future and other challenges.

Persons: Dorothy Hoffner, Ingegärd Larsson, Hoffner, “ Let’s, let’s, Geronimo, ” Hoffner, who's, “ I’ve, ” Organizations: Ill, Skydive Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Guinness, Records, U.S . Parachute Locations: OTTAWA, Chicago, Illinois, Ottawa, Sweden

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