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Image A watch party for Mr. Trump in Des Moines on Monday night. Credit... Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesInstead, if Mr. Trump wins next week’s New Hampshire primary, a march to a third nomination is all but certain. Some in the news media were reluctant to direct their audiences to Mr. Trump, especially shortly after he left office, for fear that it would only amplify his lies about his election loss. Since 2016, both Republican and Democratic leaders have often agreed that it helps Democrats to have Mr. Trump at the political fore. Mr. Biden has signaled his plans to highlight Mr. Trump’s efforts to subvert his loss in the 2020 election, invoking the attack on the Capitol and Mr. Trump’s revisionist history of what happened.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, codifying, —, he’d, Haiyun Jiang, ”, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, “, victimhood, Mr, Trump’s, Axelrod, Biden, Maansi Srivastava, Liam Donovan Organizations: Fox News, Republican, Trump, Republican Party, The New York, Democratic, Republicans, New, New York Times Democrats, Capitol, Washington Post, University of Maryland Locations: New York, Iowa, Florida, Des Moines, Hampshire, Clive , Iowa, New Hampshire, Washington, mattering

☆ Ukraine Foreign Minister Muses About 'Punching' Russia's Lavrov
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Kuleba said at the time that the talks in Turkey had been difficult and dealt with a ceasefire and arranging humanitarian corridors. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejects talks with Moscow until Russian troops are withdrawn from the slightly less than 20 percent of Ukraine they now hold. Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready for talks but has vowed to pursue what Moscow calls its "special military operation". In Moscow, Russia Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Kuleba's latest remarks underscored the incompetence of Ukraine's leadership. "Perhaps he belongs in a no-holds-barred bout rather than the foreign ministry?"

Persons: Dmytro Kuleba, Sergei Lavrov, Kuleba, Lavrov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Vladimir Putin, Maria Zakharova, Zakharova, Ron Popeski, Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russia Foreign Locations: Ukrainian, Antalya, Ukraine's, Belarus, Turkey, Moscow, Ukraine, Russia

A Manhattan jury will be asked a narrow question this week: How much money must former President Donald J. Trump pay the writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after she accused him of raping her? Ms. Carroll’s chance encounter decades ago at the Bergdorf Goodman department store, in which she said Mr. Trump shoved her against a dressing room wall, pulled down her tights and forced himself on her, was already the focus of a trial last year. At the time, Mr. Trump called her claim “totally false,” saying that he had never met Ms. Carroll, a former Elle magazine advice columnist, and that she invented a story to sell a book. Now, Mr. Trump says he wants to attend and testify at Ms. Carroll’s trial, something he didn’t do in the earlier case. That’s sparked a bitter dispute between lawyers for Ms. Carroll, 80, and Mr. Trump, 77, over what the former president could say if he took the stand, and whether he would stray beyond strict boundaries the judge has set.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Jean Carroll, defaming, Carroll’s, Goodman, Carroll, Trump’s, ” Organizations: Elle Locations: Manhattan, New York

☆ Everything to know about season 2 of 'The Last of Us'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here's everything we know about the new season. Advertisement'The Last of Us' season 2 will not cover all of the video game sequelMaria (Rutina Wesley), Tommy (Gabriel Luna), Joel (Pedro Pascal), and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in Jackson in "The Last of Us" season one. Liane Hentscher/HBOWhile "TLOU" season one covered the events of the 2013 game, the second season will not cover all of its 2020 sequel. Fans are concerned Joel could die in season 2Joel (Pedro Pascal) cradles Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in the season one finale of "The Last of Us." But it would be difficult to envision season two straying from Joel's death since it's the key motivation for Ellie's path in the sequel game.

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☆ 20 metro areas expected to see the fastest-appreciating real estate in 2024 and 5 most at risk of declining. Plus, what will happen to mortgage rates, according to a property data firm.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tight inventory, combined with pent-up demand, kept prices in an uptrend last year despite 23-year-high mortgage rates, according to Selma Hepp, CoreLogic's chief economist. AdvertisementCooling mortgage rates and newly built homes will help bring more houses on the market but won't create enough inventory to outpace demand, wrote Hepp. She isn't expecting much change to mortgage rates but said that they will likely be slightly higher from January to February, in line with historical trends that precede the busy spring sales season. If inflation remains tamed and trending downward, and the Federal Reserve begins cutting rates as a response, declining mortgage rates would follow, she added in an email to Business Insider. Metro area Forecasted YOY % change Redding CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.30% Santa Maria-Santa Barbara CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.81% Bremerton-Silverdale WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.51% Coeur d'Alene ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.49% Fairbanks AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.38% Santa Rosa CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.37% Corvallis OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.36% Merced CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.32% Bend-Redmond OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.29% Mount Vernon-Anacortes WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.20% Grand Junction CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.09% Longview WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.07% Pocatello ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.00% Casper WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.99% Walla Walla WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.88% Lewiston ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.87% Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.81% Prescott AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.70% Lakeland-Winter Haven FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.67% Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.63%The list below is CoreLogic's forecast for the five metro areas that are at the highest risk of price declines.

Persons: —, Selma Hepp, it's, Hepp, isn't Organizations: Service, Business, Federal Reserve, Redding, Santa Barbara, Metropolitan, Silverdale WA Metropolitan, Coeur, Fairbanks AK Metropolitan Statistical, Santa, Corvallis, Longview, Longview WA Metropolitan, Casper, Casper WY Metropolitan, Walla Walla WA Metropolitan, Lewiston, Prescott, Prescott AZ Metropolitan, Lakeland Locations: Metro, Maria, Santa, Bremerton, Silverdale WA, Coeur d'Alene, Santa Rosa, Merced CA, Redmond, Vernon, Anacortes WA, Longview WA, Pocatello, Casper WY, Walla Walla WA, Santa Cruz, Watsonville CA, Prescott AZ, Haven, Lahaina HI

☆ Guatemala's Arevalo Due to Assume Presidency With Difficult Path Ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

The attorney general has tried to strip Arevalo and his Vice President-elect Karin Herrera of legal immunity, suspend his Semilla party and annul the election. "Problems are not over for Arevalo," said Roberto Alejos, former Guatemalan Congressional and political analyst. Giammattei's conservative Vamos party and UNE, the party of former first lady Sandra Torres who Arevalo defeated in the election hold a combined greater power. The government of Arevalo and Herrera will have to carefully balance demands by the United States to stem migration amid record-high remittances that keep the local economy afloat. After winning the presidency, Arevalo said he will expand relations with China, which could imply a change in policy for Guatemala's diplomatic ties with Taiwan, a move that could anger the United States.

Persons: Bernardo Arevalo, Alejandro Giammattei, Arevalo's, Arevalo, Karin Herrera, Roberto Alejos, Sandra Torres, Ana Maria Mendez, Consuelo, Porras's, TAIWAN Arevalo, Juan Jose Arevalo, Herrera, Sofia Menchu, Diego Ore, Cassandra Garrison, Diane Craft Organizations: Sofia Menchu, Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, Arevalo, Guatemalan Congressional, Washington Office, American Affairs, TAIWAN, Central, Reuters Locations: Sofia, Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA, Guatemalan, Guatemala, Central America, Arevalo, United States, CHINA, China, Taiwan, Guatemala City

☆ After spending 25 days in Italy, here are 10 things I recommend to every tourist who visits
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Timothy Moore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

My husband and I rented bikes when we explored the areas surrounding Venice. So, my husband and I boarded a ferry to Lido, the barrier island separating Venice from the open sea. Here, we rented bikes, rode along the beach for some stunning views of the Adriatic Sea, and boarded another ferry to Santa Maria del Mare. Once we arrived, we biked to the fishing village of Pellestrina and sampled the freshest-tasting seafood I've ever eaten. I highly recommend visiting the surrounding islands if you have the time to leave Venice's city center and want an authentic, less-touristy experience.

Persons: Timothy Moore Venice Locations: Venice, Lido, Santa Maria del Mare, Pellestrina, Venice's

☆ The best red-carpet looks celebrities have worn in 2024 so far
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Red-carpet season is in full swing following the 2024 Golden Globes and Governors Awards. The best-dressed celebrities are reinventing hot trends and paying tribute to on-screen characters. Here are the best red-carpet looks celebrities have worn this year — so far. AdvertisementA new year means a new chance for celebrities to make a mark on the red carpet. But a select few pull it off, which is why we're keeping track of the best-dressed celebrities on the red carpet this year.

Persons: —, Here's Organizations: Globes, Service, Hollywood

☆ Russian Poet Lev Rubinstein Dies at 76 -Daughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Lev Rubinstein, a Russian poet known for his conceptual art work subverting traditional Soviet era forms, died on Sunday, his daughter Maria said on Sunday. "My papa, Lev Rubinstein, died today," she wrote on her blog. Rubinstein, who was 76 years old, was hit by a car in Moscow on Jan 8 and spent several days in a coma before succumbing to his injuries. Rubinstein began his literary career in the 1960s, and rose to prominence as a founder and leader of the Moscow Conceptualist school of artists and poets. In recent years, he had been a defender of Russia's embattled opposition, taking public stances against the Kremlin's crackdown on LGBT rights, and, since 2014, its military interventions in Ukraine.

Persons: Lev Rubinstein, Maria, Rubinstein, Felix Light, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: Moscow Locations: MOSCOW, Russian, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ Russia unleashes another barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Maria Kostenko | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Kyiv CNN —Russia unleashed another large barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine on Saturday, the fourth such attack since December 29, amid concerns that Moscow is trying to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defence. Ukraine managed to take down eight missiles, its air force said. Additionally they stated that “over 20 launched air attack weapons did not reach their targets due to extensive electronic warfare countermeasures.”The air raid warnings and defences were activated across the country. Changing tacticsAnalysts say the recent onslaught of Russian missiles aims to overload Ukraine’s limited missile defense. Ukraine has been relying on mobile firing groups for air defenses to shoot down drones as anti-air missiles stocks run low.

Persons: ”, Serhii, Lysak, Volodymyr Zelensky, Rishi Sunak, ” Zelensky, Yurii Ihnat Organizations: CNN, Ukraine, Ukrainian Air Force, Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Russian, British, ” Air Force Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Chernihiv, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk, Iranian

☆ Video of crowd’s fascist salute in heart of Rome rattles Italy – but not its prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The MSI party grew from the ashes of Benito Mussolini’s National Fascist Party after it was dismantled at the end of World War II when the dictator was deposed and killed. Gotor and Rocca laid a wreath at a monument to the fallen activists, but left before the fascist salute was carried out, their offices told CNN. Nor are fascist memorabilia or gestures like the fascist salute illegal, something that critics say must change. A witness who lives on the street where the commemoration took place told CNN that it happens every year, including with the fascist salute. Berizzi said that “in this moment neo-fascist groups feel protected by Meloni’s silence, her ambiguity.

Persons: Rome, Giorgia Meloni, Franco Bigonzetti, Francesco Ciavatta, Stefano Recchioni, “, ”, Benito Mussolini’s, Meloni, Francesco Rocca, Miguel Gotor, Gotor, Rocca, Elly Schlein, ” Schlein, Noemi Di Segna, Antonio Tajani –, Silvio Berlusconi –, Meloni wasn’t, ” Maria Calderone, ” Paolo Berizzi, Berizzi, Ewan MacPhee, ” MacPhee Organizations: Rome CNN, Italian, Acca, Italian Social Movement, MSI, Fascist Party, Democratic Party, CNN, ”, Union of Italian, Forza Italia, Facebook, La Repubblica, Italy’s, Operations, Social Democrats Locations: Rome, Italy, Lazio, “, Italian, Germany, Europe, Ukraine, Strasbourg

☆ Surprising Things About London From a Local That Now Lives in NYC
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Traveling into central London from Heathrow is much more straightforward than getting into Manhattan from JFK. London's Heathrow Airport. Hollie Adams/Getty ImagesI usually fly into London Heathrow when I go back to the UK. From the airport to the city center, travelers can choose between taking a taxi, the London Underground (also known as the tube), or the Heathrow Express, a high-frequency rail link between the airport and the city. Meanwhile, there are no direct public transportation routes from where I live in Manhattan to JFK, which is the airport I usually fly out of.

Persons: Hollie Adams Organizations: London Heathrow, London, Heathrow Locations: London, Heathrow, Manhattan, JFK

☆ Russia is seeking to fan the flames of war in the Middle East amid Western airstrikes against the Houthi in Yemen
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIn the wake of US and UK airstrikes in Yemen early Friday, Russia sought to portray itself as an opponent to impetuous Western aggression. Zakharova said the strikes showed a "complete disregard for international law" and were "escalating the situation in the region." AdvertisementYemen's Houthi loyalists lift their weapons as they take part in an armed parade on December 20, 2023, in Amran province, Yemen. The Houthis say they are acting in support of Palestinians amid Israel's attacks on Gaza, and are targeting vessels bound for Israel. A wider conflict in the region would divert Western focus away from helping defend Ukraine from Russia's invasion, and sap Western resources.

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☆ NY judge orders Trump to pay legal fees to NY Times after failed lawsuit over disclosure of his tax documents
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Maria Sole Campinoti | Rob Frehse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $392,638 in legal fees to The New York Times after his failed lawsuit against the news outlet and its journalists over the disclosure of his tax information in a 2018 Times article, according to court documents. “The revised anti-SLAPP law was specifically designed to apply to lawsuits like this one,” Judge Reed wrote. Donald Trump alleges she broke a prior settlement agreement when she gave his tax records to the New York Times reporter. The judge also denied Mary Trump’s applications to be reimbursed for legal fees in that order. An attorney for Mary Trump declined to comment on the ruling Friday.

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☆ San Francisco is in 'far worse shape than New York,' JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon isn't happy about the way things are playing out in San Francisco. The city "is in far worse shape than New York" and needs lower rents to attract workers, he told Fox Business. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSan Francisco "is in far worse shape than New York," Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, told Fox Business while in the city for his company's annual healthcare conference. Asked by "Mornings with Maria" host Maria Bartiromo about his thoughts on San Francisco, Dimon said: "Any city who doesn't do a good job, it will lose its population."

Persons: Jamie Dimon isn't, —, Jamie Dimon, Maria, Maria Bartiromo, Dimon Organizations: Fox Business, Service, JPMorgan, Business Locations: San Francisco, New York, San Francisco's, Francisco

☆ 2024 is looking a whole lot like the 1970s, says Jamie Dimon — and that's not a good thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told Fox Business Network he sees similarities between the economy of the 1970s and 2024. Dimon said he isn't sure the economy will achieve the soft landing the Fed is trying to engineer. The 1970s was marked by a period of high inflation and stagnant economic growth. AdvertisementJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said 2024 may just be like the 1970s — and it's more about the economy than nostalgia. "And that looks a little more like the 1970s to me," Dimon told Bartiromo, referring to a period when stagnant growth and high inflation pressured the economy.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Dimon, —, Maria Bartiromo, Bartiromo, isn't Organizations: JPMorgan, Fox Business Network, Service, Fox Business, Federal Reserve

☆ The 'phantom debt' of buy now, pay later is growing and will soon hit some Americans hard
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Buy now, pay later plans gained popularity in 2023 as an alternative to high-interest credit cards. Buy now, pay later use surged recently and those bills are now dueThe use of buy now, pay later plans skyrocketed during the 2023 holiday season. According to Adobe, which tracks online sales, buy now, pay later plans use was up 47% on Black Friday and 43% on Cyber Monday. According to PYMNTS' survey, 39.6% of respondents used buy now, pay later plans for clothing and accessories and 33.7% used them for groceries. Buy now, pay later debt can be advantageous if used correctly.

Persons: —, Rather, Peter Cade, PYMNTS, Tim Quinlan, Shannon Seery Grein, Selcuk, Mark Luschini, Janney Montgomery Scott, Maria Bartiromo, Luschini, Warren Buffett, Buffett, I've Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Adobe, Household Economics, Science Research Network, Economic, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Wells, US Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ The sexiest new hotels for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

This list tries to do just that – spotlight the hotels opening (or reopening, as one of them is) in 2024 that make us want to visit for the hotel alone. Properties with a little bit of oomph – the sexy hotels of 2024, as we like to call them. For spring 2024, Costa Rica’s on the cards, with this beachfront hotel at surfer central Santa Teresa, on the Pacific Coast. Existing ones have been refurbished, and new pool villas, suites and bungalows have been added to the mix. Pool villas are cute cabins with patio doors opening on the open-to-the-elements plunge pools, while the bungalows will be wood-clad, tropical spaces.

Persons: Will, ”, that’s, King Charles, Maria, Casa Lucia Argentina, swank, Kit Kemp, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, George, Gran, Palazzo Cordusio, Cordusio, There’s, Emanuele II, Mina Al, Ras, Anantara Mina Al Arab, Ras Al Khaimah, Mina Al Arab, Al Riffa, Mollie's, who’ll, KAI Akiu, Hoshino, Rupert Peace, Michel Rojkind, Moxy Banff, Marie, they’re, Philippe Kjellgren, It’ll, Aman, you’ve, you’ll, Roma, Romeo Roma, Romeo, starchitect Zaha Hadid, Rome’s Piazza, Costa Rica’s Organizations: CNN, Casa Lucia, Bacan, Leinster, Collins, Gran Meliá, Milan, Galleria, Tunisia –, Soho, Manchester TV, Beatles, Granada Studios, Old Granada Studios, Soho House, Resorts, Michelin, Guadalupe, Moxy, VW, Brisbane . Tourism, Queensland, Casa, Hoxton, Popolo, Princeton, Hotels, Ivy League, Mercure, Darwin, Training Academy Locations: Matca, Transylvania, Romania, Romanian, Brașov, Maria, Helsinki, Finland, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Retiro, Dublin, Ireland, Merrion, Georgian Dublin, Uganda, Rwanda, Queen, Edward, Milan, Italy, Meliá, Piazza, Duomo, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, Arabian, Dubai, Ras Al, Oman, Mina, Al, Tunisia, Douz, Sahara, Matmata, Manchester, Japan, Tokyo, Akiu, Sendai, superlatives, Kempinski, Dresden, Germany, grande, Taschenbergpalais, Baja California, Mexico, Valle, Mexican, Valle de Guadalupe, Canada, Banff, Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane ., Dios, Peru, Casa, Andina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peruvian, Folegandros, Greece, Santorini, –, Hoxton Vienna, Austria, Hoxton, Vienna, Ennismore, Landstrasse, Sainte, Marie, Madagascar, Aman Nai, Bangkok, Thailand, Aman, Nai Lert, Thai capital’s, Rome, Naples, starchitect, New Jersey, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, Morocco, Coast, Darwin, Larrakia, Northern Territory

☆ A new tiny-home community near San Antonio is raising eyebrows for marketing pint-sized houses for over $140,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elm Trails is a nearly finished tiny-home community near San Antonio. AdvertisementA tiny-home community near San Antonio, Texas, is raising eyebrows for marketing pint-sized houses for over $140,000. Elm Trails is the first tiny-home community built by Lennar, a home construction company based in Florida. He also suggested that Elm Trails skeptics don't know what a good property deal is in today's housing market. "Lennar San Antonio is very innovative about how they are thinking."

Persons: —, Rhonda Ober, Ober, I'm, Billy Rojo, Billy, Rojo, Realtor.com, Lennar Organizations: Service, Forbes Locations: San Antonio, San Antonio , Texas, Florida, Texas, Elm Trails, Elm, Henley, South Carolina, Lennar San Antonio

☆ Moms Who Fly Business Class With Babies Say It Doesn't Disturb Others
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Business Insider spoke to two millennial moms who always fly business class with their babies. Magdelena, 2, has flown business class on over half of the flights she's been on since her birth. Whether babies should be allowed in business class has long been debated. Advertisement"That doesn't happen in economy," Arbelaez-Chujfi said, adding that "in business class, you feel like somebody is looking after you." Courtesy of Sara Arbelaez-Chujfi"I always tell my friends with kids that fly economy, let's say London to Bogotá.

Persons: they've, —, Magdelena, Sara Arbelaez, Chujfi —, Chujfi, She's, Lucy Cafferkey, Tom, Edward, Edward ., babysit, Cafferkey, there's, Lucy Cafferkey's, it's, she's, Mary Organizations: Service, Nails Inc, British Airways, Air France's Locations: London, Colombia, Mexico, Los Angeles, Air France, Bogotá, Paris

☆ So long, 'sad beige.' Millennials are ready to add some personality to their homes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

During that time, Parker's living space was a prime example of the "sad beige" aesthetic, she said. For Parker, "sad beige" is the opposite. "There's nothing wrong with 'sad beige,' but I think it was just kind of the forced conformity of it." She thinks millennials initially swayed toward "sad beige" because it was the opposite of the homes they grew up in. CreativaStudio/Getty ImagesBut, according to Moszczynski, millennials also played it safe with the "sad beige" trend because they were concerned about the resale value of their homes.

Persons: —, Rachel Parker, Hayley DeRoche, Parker, Chris, Josh Jessup, Matt Moss, Jessup, Z, Moss, They've, Alice Moszczynski, millennials, Moszczynski, Josh Jessup Jessup Organizations: Service, Wall Street Journal, Business Locations: Texas, Australian, Moszczynski

How the Russian Government Silences Wartime DissentJust days after invading Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a censorship law that made it illegal to “discredit” the army. The indignities of the crackdown, and the long arm of the Russia law, is being lost in the numbers. Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesIn dry legalese, the court documents recount the Russian state’s case against these statements and protests. People’s “negative assessment” of the Russian military could adversely affect its performance, the court said, presenting a national security risk. And I very much don’t want this.”Sergei Platonov at district court in Moscow listening to his guilty verdict in November.

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ANGELINA JOLIE has found her voice. But first, she says, she lost it. It was during hours of training to portray the opera singer Maria Callas in her turbulent final days, for an upcoming movie in which Jolie’s voice will be blended with the diva’s famously dramatic renditions of operatic arias.

Persons: ANGELINA JOLIE, Maria Callas

☆ California YouTuber sentenced to prison after intentionally crashing plane
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A California man was sentenced to six months in federal prison on Monday for allegedly lying to federal authorities when they were investigating an airplane he intentionally crashed to make a YouTube video. The man, former Olympic snowboarder Trevor Daniel Jacob, filmed the YouTube video stunt to promote a wallet from a company that sponsored him, according to the plea agreement filed in the Central District of California. He pled guilty to destruction and concealment of a tangible object with intent to obstruct a federal investigation. Jacob took off on a solo flight on Nov. 24, 2021, in Santa Barbara County, California, and parachuted out of the plane with a video camera and selfie stick. Jacob allegedly agreed to inform the NTSB of the location, but lied multiple times when investigators asked over the next two months.

Persons: Trevor Daniel Jacob, Jacob Organizations: Olympic, YouTube, Central District of, Los Padres National Forest, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, U.S . Department of Transportation's, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S, Attorney's, CNBC PRO Locations: California, Central District, Central District of California, Santa Barbara County , California, Los, Santa Maria , California

But the growing movement of Russian women underscores the complexity and innate inequality of keeping so many men at war for so long while many more of fighting age remain at home. It is too soon to assess the size or impact of the movement of Russian women in a society which the authorities say is united behind the war effort. Women in Ukraine have also demanded their men be allowed back from the front. When Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists in September 2022, hundreds of thousands of young men rushed to leave Russia. Petitions to bring their men back produced almost no response, and Russia's defence ministry has barely engaged with the women, Andreeva said.

Persons: Maria Andreeva, Yulia Morozova, Vladimir Putin, Andreeva, Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Vitaly Milonov, Milonov, Guy Faulconbridge, Timothy Organizations: State Duma, REUTERS, Kremlin, Reuters, Russia's Security, New, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, MOSCOW, Soviet Union, Chechnya, Andreeva, Western

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