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☆ U.S. Approves $1.5 Billion Loan to Restart Michigan Nuclear Plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Ivan Penn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to provide a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to help a company restart a nuclear power plant in Michigan — the latest step in the government’s effort to revive the nation’s reactors. The loan guarantee is conditional on the facility receiving regulatory approvals and fulfilling other requirements. But many of the country’s nuclear reactors, including the Palisades plant, are at or near the end of their lives and need major upgrades. And few U.S. companies have built new nuclear plants in recent decades because doing so is incredibly expensive and time consuming. Holtec bought the Palisades plant in 2022 in order to close the facility but later campaigned to reopen the plant with the backing of the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.

Persons: Holtec, Gretchen Whitmer Organizations: Biden, Energy Department, Holtec, Michigan, Democrat Locations: Michigan, Covert Township, Mich, Lake Michigan, Kalamazoo

☆ I toured Google's new $2.1 billion office in NYC and it's like an all-inclusive wellness resort — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Madeline Park | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Madeline ParkThe natural wood yoga studio is right around the corner from the gym and has a calming glow of light. Madeline ParkThe items at the store ranged from T-shirts ($30), jackets (~$100), tumblers ($15), and children's books. Madeline ParkThe actual cafeterias at Google's new office are the ultimate benefit and charm of working here. The coworking spacesThis coworking space is called "ROYGBIV," an acronym for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The Google Office at St. John's Terminal is so big that I didn't get to explore all of it.

Persons: Madeline Park, —, Park, café, Madeline, Klara, Patricia Urquiola, there's Organizations: Google, Hudson, Service, Americano, Recreation, YouTube Locations: York City, Hudson, New York City, chai, Spanish, St

☆ Ancient giant dolphin discovered in the Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And though there are Amazonian freshwater dolphin species alive today, they aren’t close kin to that ancient cetacean. There’s the South Asian river dolphin (Platanista genus) and the Amazon river dolphin (Inia genus), also known as the pink river dolphin, and the two groups include several species and subspecies. Researchers discovered the Amazonian dolphin fossil in 2018, near the Napo River in Loreto, Peru. At first, they thought it would turn out to be an ancient relative of modern Amazonian river dolphins. “That was a moment where everybody freaked out, because it wasn’t an Amazonian river dolphin,” Benites-Palomino said.

Persons: ”, Jorge Velez, ” Velez, Juarbe, Aldo Benites, Palomino, John J, Flynn, Palomino “, John, freaked, Benites, yacuruna, Rodolfo Salas, Gismondi, ” Benites, Pebanista, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, American Association for, Advancement of Science, Juarbe, of Los, International Union for, Nature, IUCN, University of Zurich’s Department of Paleontology, American Museum of, of, World Wildlife Fund, Velez, Scientific Locations: Peruvian, South Asia, America, of Los Angeles County, Loreto , Peru, New York City, Peru, of Lima, Amazonia

☆ Opinion | Why I Can’t Wait for the Sun to Go Dark
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1991, I went to Teotihuacán, Mexico, to watch a total solar eclipse from the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon. At the time of totality, it just got really dark. I didn’t see a hole in the sky surrounded by a shimmering corona or any other eclipse phenomena: Baily’s beads, the diamond ring. Eclipse-watching, on the other hand, is very much like economics in that it’s vulnerable to all kinds of uncontrollable effects. “People laugh, cry, stare dumbfounded, jump up and down,” Peter Tyson, editor in chief of Sky & Telescope magazine, wrote in a special issue this year.

Persons: …, dumbfounded, ” Peter Tyson, ” Kate Russo Organizations: Sun, Sky & Locations: Teotihuacán, Mexico, Plattsburgh, N.Y, Lake Champlain

☆ Why Tourbillon Watches Are so Expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Chris Snyder | Sarah Elkasaby | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. Today, collectors consider tourbillon watches works of fine art. Tourbillon watches' complex design, combined with their limited production, contributes to their exclusivity and high price tags. On the lower end, you may find some entry-level tourbillon watches for $30,000. However, most tourbillon watches from reputable brands range from $100,000 to several million dollars.

Persons: Tourbillon, Remy Locations: Lake Annecy, France

☆ They moved into floating homes and houseboats — and discovered a world of adventure and hidden expenses
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewMoving into their 360-square-foot floating home a year ago was a dream come true for Sarah Spiro and Brandon Jones. In 2023, there were 70 floating home sales reported on the Regional Multiple Listing Service, or RMLS, which covers the Portland area and a significant part of northwest Oregon, Portland Floating Homes real-estate broker John McPherson told BI. Lily and Dylan Rose moved onto their houseboat on Lake Union in Seattle in June 2019. AdvertisementHome insurance for a floating house tends to be about double what it is for a regular house on land, McPherson said. Additionally, the float — the part of the floating house that's equivalent to a foundation — deteriorates over time, McPherson said.

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☆ A top Democratic pollster says low primary voter turnout in Chicago is a 'warning sign' for Biden as cities 'need to be an engine of turnout' for his reelection bid
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Democratic pollster Celinda Lake said Chicago's low voter turnout last week is a "warning sign." "These cities need to be engines of turnout," she recently told The Chicago Sun-Times. "It's a warning sign for Detroit, where it will matter," she continued. "It's a warning sign for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh." "These cities need to be engines of turnout," she said.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Biden, Donald Trump, wasn't, weren't, Tina Sfondeles Organizations: Chicago Sun, Times, Biden, Service, Democratic, Trump, Detroit, Philadelphia Locations: Times . Chicago, Chicago, Cook, Cook County, Atlanta, Detroit, Las Vegas , Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Phoenix, " Illinois, Pittsburgh, Georgia, Pennsylvania

☆ Snowstorm across Plains and Midwest brings heavy snow and blizzard conditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Robert Shackelford | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A powerful winter storm is pummeling parts of the Central Plains with blizzard conditions and is set to drop a blanket of snow from Colorado to Minnesota through Tuesday, threatening widespread power outages and treacherous road conditions. Blizzard warnings extend from northern Colorado and Kansas into parts of Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota on Monday. Amy Forliti/APLast week, a storm dumped snow from the northern Plains to the Northeast. Many power lines were grounded across Maine after the storm blew through, according to Central Maine Power. The event increased the likilihood of seeing the Aurora Borealis in parts of the Pacific Northwest, Northern Plains, Great Lakes and interior Northeast overnight Sunday.

Persons: Amy Forliti, King Salmon, CNN’s, Samantha Beech, Nic F, Anderson Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Dakotas, Central Maine Power, Geological Survey, Geophysical Institute of Alaska, Prediction Locations: Plains, Colorado, Minnesota, Midwest, Great Lakes, Colorado and Kansas, Minnesota , Nebraska, South Dakota, Upper Midwest, Nebraska, North Platte, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Como, St, Paul , Minnesota, Maine , New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Aurora, Pacific Northwest, Northern Plains, Seattle, Chicago , Minneapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Portland, Alaska, Utqiaġvik, Kodiak, King

☆ I'm an entrepreneur who fixed my burnout by treating myself to a business retreat where I did absolutely nothing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Jennifer Billock | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I love coming up with new business ideas and seeing how to take them forward. Related storiesI love my work but often get burnout, so I decided to take a business retreat. I brought my laptop, set it up when I got into the hotel room, and put my to-do list next to it. This retreat was the best thing for my businessesIt may seem like it wasn't a business retreat because I didn't physically do any work. AdvertisementAfter that weekend retreat, I returned home with renewed energy and joy for my career.

Persons: …, pedi, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Edgewater, Madison , Wisconsin, Chicago, It's, Lake Michigan

☆ Misty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Matt Marshall | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And that wasn’t always the case.”There were also instances of discrimination that could have easily turned Copeland away from dance all together. “There were times that I was not cast in certain roles because I would stand out too much and kind of ruin the aesthetic, especially if it was a performance that was being filmed,” Copeland told Wallace. “I think about this kind of generational trauma for Black dancers that comes with that role,” she said. And I feel that that’s what I’ve done with a lot of the roles I’ve taken on, but especially Swan Lake,” Copeland told Wallace. Misty Copeland and James Whiteside perform in "Swan Lake" at Lincoln Center in New York, June 24, 2015.

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☆ A 71-year-old Californian explains why she's one of many boomers reluctant to sell their large homes and downsize — and it has nothing to do with money
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Like Frieden, they're having a hard time finding what they need on the market. Frieden says she's surprised developers aren't doing more to meet the demand, particularly at the higher end of the market. Empty-nest boomers now own twice as many large homes as millennials with kids do, according to a recent Redfin analysis. This is making it even harder for millennials and households with kids to break into the market or upsize their homes. AdvertisementThis misallocation of housing — and shortage of larger condos and apartments — will become increasingly urgent as boomers age in homes that aren't ideal — or even safe — for them.

Persons: Deborah Frieden, —, they've, Frieden, they're, they'd, Joe's, she's, I've, Daryl Fairweather Organizations: Service, BI Locations: Oakland , California, Lake Merritt, Frieden

Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April's total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America. Look no further back than the last U.S. total solar eclipse in 2017 to understand the concern, said Tom Traub, who is part of NASA's eclipse ambassador program. “You had gas stations running out of gas," said Traub, who also serves on the board that runs the Martz-Kohl Observatory near Frewsburg, New York. "And hopefully that won’t be the case.”CELLPHONES MIGHT NOT WORKIn central Texas, emergency officials in Hays County recommend a "solar eclipse survival bag” stocked with items including a mobile phone and charger. And with all the extra traffic, there also will likely be more crash injuries, said Raetzke.

Persons: Kan, Tom Traub, “, Traub, ”, Lyndon, ” Rob Kelly, Mike DeWine, Dan Serafin, Katrina Amos, ’ ”, Amos, Brad Raetzke, Chris Temple Organizations: —, Tourism, National Guard, Martz, Kohl, Johnson, Historical, Texas, “, Food, Coast Guard Locations: North America, Texas, Maine, Oklahoma, Texas , Indiana , Ohio, New York , Pennsylvania, Vermont, U.S, Beatrice , Nebraska, Frewsburg , New York, Hays County, Austin, Kerr, San Antonio, Ohio, Erie , Pennsylvania, Cape Girardeau , Missouri, Mississippi, Lake Erie, it's, Columbus , Ohio, Nashville , Tennessee, Erie

☆ Great Lakes small businesses and ski areas pivot following a record warm winter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Whitney Wild | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

All told, eight states experienced a record-warm season, including Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and Minnesota, plus North Dakota, Iowa, Vermont and New Hampshire. Instead of a winter wonderland, the past several months have offered tourists less snow, less ice aind less opportunity for some outdoor activities. According to the BEA, snow activities in states clustered around the Great Lakes add hundreds of millions of dollars to the region’s economy. For example, Wisconsin snow activities added $83.6 million in 2022, according to the BEA, and roughly $130 million in Michigan the same year. “The identity of the UP and especially Marquette is very much tied to the winter season and always has been.

Persons: Kelli, ”, –, “, Covid, I’ve, Tim Waltz, Susan Estler, ” Estler, Erin Hooley, Darlene Welch, Estler, Christopher Germain Christopher Germain, Germain, ” Germain Organizations: Chicago CNN, National Center for Environmental Information, US Drought Monitor, Small Business Administration, ”, Travel Marquette, CNN, BEA, Lake Superior Community Partnership Locations: Gwinn , Michigan, Marquette, Wisconsin , Michigan, New York, Minnesota, North Dakota , Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Michigan , Minnesota, Marquette , Michigan, Lake Michigan, Montrose Harbor, Chicago, Alaska, “, Estler

☆ It’s a Golden Age for Shipwreck Discoveries. Why?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Michael Levenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some were fabled vessels that have fascinated people for generations, like Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ship that sank in the Antarctic in 1915. No matter their place in history, more shipwrecks are being found these days than ever before, according to those who work in the rarefied world of deep-sea exploration. He added: “We’re in a transitional phase where the true period of deep-sea and ocean exploration in general is truly beginning.”So what’s behind the increase? Shipwreck hunters are also looking for wrecks for their historical value, rather than for sunken treasure. And climate change has intensified storms and beach erosion, exposing shipwrecks in shallow water.

Persons: Ernest Shackleton’s, ”, James P, Delgado Organizations: Technology Locations: Ironton, Lake Huron, Washington ,

☆ ACP, a digital lifeline for millions of Americans, is in jeopardy. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Cynthia George is one of millions of Americans in jeopardy of losing their home internet access. Yet Congress is nowhere close to approving the $6 billion that President Joe Biden says would renew the ACP and avert calamity for tens of millions of Americans. Courtesy Michelle McDonoughLike George, McDonough also expects she’ll have to cut back on groceries if the ACP goes away. The FCC’s Lifeline program, which dates to the Reagan administration, similarly gives low-income households a monthly discount on phone or internet service. “You’re taking ACP away from the farmers that can check the local produce prices and be able to reasonably negotiate their prices with retailers.

Persons: Cynthia George, Cynthia George George, Joe Biden, Pedro Ugarte, ”, Gigi Sohn, “, George, ” George, Michelle McDonough, McDonough, she’ll, doesn’t, “ I’m, ” McDonough, Mandel Ngan, Gary Johnson, Paul, —, Kamesha Scott, Louis, Scott, Megan Janicki, ” Janicki, Reagan, Biden, ” Blair Levin, Bill Clark, Levin, Jonathan Blaine, ” Blaine, Blaine Organizations: Washington CNN, MSN, Federal Communications Commission, Program, Lawmakers, ACP, FCC, Getty, CNN, ”, White, Comcast, George, Congress, Paul Bunyan Communications, American Library Association, Lifeline, House Republicans, New, Research, Republican, ” Lawmakers Locations: Washington ,, AFP, United States, Maine, Washington , DC, Minnesota, St, “, Lake Havasu City, Ariz, Vermont

☆ Kari Lake, a Trump Acolyte, Struggles to Find Her Path
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Michael C. Bender | Kellen Browning | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kari Lake opened her Senate run in Arizona showing every intention of shedding the trappings of the Trumpism that made her a star in conservative circles but cost her the governor’s race two years ago: unfounded claims of election fraud, ruthless attacks on fellow Republicans and obsequious tributes to former President Donald J. Trump. Ms. Lake, a former television anchor, has reached out to her critics. She has sought to appeal to the Republican establishment in ways that Mr. Trump has not, framing his Make America Great Again movement as a natural evolution of Reaganism, which attracted legions of voters to the party more 40 years ago. And she has moderated her message on abortion, opposing a federal ban on the procedure she once called “the ultimate sin.”But after six months as a Senate candidate, she is struggling to walk away from the controversial positions that have turned off independents and alienated potential allies, lashing out in ways that Republicans now backing her campaign have warned will result in another defeat.

Persons: Kari Lake, Donald J, Trump Organizations: Republican, Senate, Republicans Locations: Arizona

Simpson was behind the play with 14.7 seconds left Thursday night when Samford's A.J. Replays from a number of angles showed no contact on the play that sent Timberlake crashing to the floor. “We're talking about last plays that are deciding games, not an incorrect travel call or something like that,” Clougherty said. “The mindset is always, when I blow the whistle, I want to be able to justify the contact,” he said. “These NCAA games, as close as they are, you better not miss a critical play, or they'll find someone else to referee the games,” Clougherty said.

Persons: Lamar Simpson, Simpson, Samford's A.J . Staton, McCray, Nicolas Timberlake, Timberlake, John Clougherty, it's, ” Clougherty, “, Clougherty, ”, —, Greg McDermott, Brad Underwood, Tommy Lloyd, we’ve, Staton, Casper, lifer, Kenny Anderson's, Will Graves, Eric Olson Organizations: LAKE CITY, Samford, NCAA, KU, AP, NBA, ”, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, AP Sports Locations: Kansas, Salt Lake City, Atlantic, — Illinois

☆ A 26-year-old Texas man took pictures of Delta passengers' tickets to sneak onto a flight, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A man was arrested after boarding a Delta flight in Utah using a photo of another passenger's ticket. This is at least the third instance this year of passengers boarding planes without valid tickets. AdvertisementA man was arrested in Salt Lake City on Sunday after boarding a Delta Air Lines flight without his own ticket. He got on the plane by using a photo of another passenger's boarding pass, prosecutors say. He got on the flight "using his phone as a boarding pass," court documents said.

Persons: —, Wicliff Yves Fleurizard, Fleurizard Organizations: Delta, Service, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, FBI, Southwest Airlines, USA Locations: Utah, Texas, Salt Lake City, Nashville, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, London, Lake

☆ 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

☆ Election Updates: Five states vote today. Here are the races to watch.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Chris Cameron | Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s newsletter, I’m going to tell you about some fascinating primary races that will shed light on some broader trends in U.S. politics. Mike Bost, a Republican and Marine Corps veteran, was first elected to the House in 2014. Don’t say ‘age’Democrats have their own issues that are captured in races in their stronghold of greater Chicago. But to the Democratic establishment, “age” is a word not spoken aloud, not with President Biden in the White House. But similar issues driving their primary fights will play out in swing House districts and swing states across the country.

Persons: Mike Bost, He’d, Darren Bailey, Donald J, J.B, Pritzker, Bailey, Bost, Mike, ”, Trump’s, Matt Gaetz, Trump, Danny Davis, he’s, Melissa Conyears, Ervin, Kina Collins, Biden, Davis, Davis’s, “, Jesús, García, Raymond Lopez of, Lopez, Jennifer Medina, Ruth Igielnik, Krystle Kaul, Jennifer Wexton, Eileen, Jennifer Boysko, Dan Helmer, Helmer, Kaul, Suhas, —, Kaul bristled Organizations: Illinois’s, Congressional, Republican, Marine Corps, State Legislature, Committee, Veterans ’ Affairs, Trump, Trump Republican, Democratic, House, The Chicago Tribune, Congressional District, American Democrats, Chicago, Mexican American, Republicans, Washington , D.C, Virginia, Army, Democrat Locations: Illinois, Lincoln, Washington, Chicago, Lake Michigan, Illinois’s, Chuy, Raymond Lopez of Chicago, García, Mexican, Virginia, exurbs, Washington ,, Virginia’s 10th, America

☆ Earth on the brink of key warming threshold after year of ‘chart-busting’ extremes, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A wind change increased flames during a planned ignition on the Ross Moore Lake wildfire in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, on July 28, 2023. A series of climate records last year gave new meaning to the phrase "off the charts," the U.N.'s weather agency said on Tuesday, warning that the planet is now on the brink of surpassing a key warming threshold. It confirmed 2023 as the hottest year on record and said the period from 2014 to 2023 also reflected the hottest 10-year period on record. The global average temperature in 2023 stood at 1.45 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, researchers said, marginally below the key warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The 1.5 degrees Celsius level is widely recognized as an indicator of when climate impacts become increasingly harmful to people and the planet, as outlined in the landmark Paris Agreement.

Persons: Ross Organizations: State, World Meteorological Organization, WMO Locations: Kamloops , British Columbia, Canada, Paris

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One thunderous dunk provided a perfect snapshot of Anthony Edwards' second-half dominance Monday night. Edwards threw down a monster slam over John Collins of the Utah Jazz in the third quarter, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 victory but leaving both players banged up after the play. Timberwolves veteran point guard Mike Conley said it might have been the best dunk he's ever witnessed in person. Edwards’ dunk gave a short-handed Minnesota team an emotional boost during a critical stretch. “He’s always been a guy who can really flip a game around,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said.

Persons: Anthony Edwards, Edwards, John Collins, banged, “, ”, Mike Conley, ” Conley, ” Edwards, Vince Carter, Collins, Naz Reid, Rudy Gobert, Karl, Anthony Towns, “ That’s, Will Hardy, “ He’s, Chris Finch, ___ Organizations: LAKE CITY, Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Timberwolves, Minnesota, Jazz, Utah, ” Timberwolves Locations: ” Utah

☆ JetBlue cuts routes spanning Los Angeles to Lima in race to lower costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A JetBlue Airways plane prepares to take off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan. 31, 2024. The carrier will reduce its departures from Los Angeles International Airport from about 34 a day to 24, focusing on profitable transcontinental routes that include its Mint business class cabin, according to a memo to staff, which was seen by CNBC. Cuts include service from Los Angeles to San Francisco; Seattle; Miami; Las Vegas; Reno, Nevada; and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Along with transcontinental flying, JetBlue said it will focus on "bread and butter" routes along the East Coast, and those serving Caribbean vacation destinations. JetBlue is charting its path as a stand-alone airline after a judge blocked its plan to purchase Spirit Airlines in January.

Persons: Dave Jehn, Joanna Geraghty, Carl Icahn Organizations: JetBlue Airways, Fort, Hollywood International, Spirit Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Airbus, Los Angeles International Airport, CNBC, JetBlue, American Airlines Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Las Vegas ; Reno , Nevada, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, Bogota, Colombia, Quito, Ecuador, Lima, Peru, Kansas City , Missouri, Austin, Atlanta, Nashville, Salt Lake City, New York, Detroit, East Coast, Northeast

☆ We started a nanny share with another family. My son gained a new best friend and it's less expensive childcare.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jenna Jonaitis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When we started a nanny share with another family, we didn't realize how many benefits there'd be. The nanny share built my son's resilience and communication, and luckily, we had an experienced nanny who brought patience and problem-solving to the table. Even though they were young, the boys would request more and more playdates together outside the nanny share days. AdvertisementThe two families have become very close since starting a nanny share. The best nanny share event yet!

Persons: —, he's, Caz, Dominic, I'd, nannies, Jenna Jonaitis, Abby, Joe, Jenna's, Jenna, Iggy Organizations: Service, Detroit Lions Locations: Lake Michigan

☆ Trump could face a rare defeat in the chaotic Ohio GOP Senate primary by someone he calls the 'next Mitt Romney'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

There's a contentious Senate primary in Ohio between a traditional Republican and a Trump loyalist. AdvertisementIn recent days, former President Donald Trump has found himself locked in a proxy showdown with establishment GOP figures in Ohio. Ohio State Sen. Matt Dolan at an event in Salem, Ohio on March 15, 2024. "President Trump wants Bernie," said Noem, adding that "should be enough reason" for rally attendees to convince their friends to vote for Moreno. "You're gonna want President Trump in Ohio a lot," Noem later said.

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