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☆ Boeing’s problems in 2024 began on an Alaska Airlines flight one year ago today
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-05 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —At 5 p.m. PT on January 5, 2024, Boeing seemed like a company on the upswing. The door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 is examined where it landed in a yard after the January 5, 2024 flight. Boeing 737 Max fuselages sit on railcars during an ongoing strike by the company's factory workers in Seattle. The plane, a 737-800, has a very strong safety record, unlike its successor 737 Max model. But it is too soon to say why the Jeju Air plane crashed.

Persons: hurtling, Kim Hong, Max, Boeing’s, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Joe Raedle, Starliner, Williams, Boeing’s Starliner, International Association of Machinists, Max fuselages, David Ryder Organizations: New, New York CNN —, PT, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Jeju Air, Muan International, Alaska Air, Federal Aviation Administration, Dow, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Congress, Justice Department, FBI, FAA, NASA, International Space, SpaceX, Space, SpaceX Dragon, International Association of, Union, Reuters, Anderson Economic Group Locations: New York, Portland , Oregon, South Korea, Muan, Alaska, Cape Canaveral, Seattle, Michigan

☆ Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Those chapters shone throughout the opening stanza of a six-day state funeral intended to blend personalized memorials with the ceremonial pomp afforded to former presidents. The procession stopped at the farm where the future president toiled alongside the Black sharecroppers who worked for his father. The motorcade continued to Atlanta, stopping in front of the Georgia Capitol where Carter served as a state senator and reformist governor. Indeed, Carter helped plan his own funeral to emphasize that his remarkable rise to the world stage was because of — not despite — his deep rural roots. Smyre, who is Black, said Carter’s repudiation of racial segregation allowed Black people to wield power in Georgia.

Persons: Jimmy Carter's, Carter, ”, James Earl “ Chip ” Carter III, Rosalynn Carter, “, ” Grandson Jason Carter, toiled, ” Jason Carter, Pallbearers, servicemembers, Tony Lowden, Chip Carter, ” Jimmy Carter, Will Porter Shelbrock, ” Porter Shelbrock, Susan Cone, Willie Browner, Browner, isn’t, —, James Earl Carter Sr, Jim Crow, Calvin Smyre, Jimmy Carter, ” Smyre Organizations: Carter Center, Georgia Capitol, Carter Presidential Center, Carter, Service, . Naval Academy, Baptist, National Cathedral, White House, Park Service Locations: Georgia, U.S, Plains, Atlanta, Washington, Gainesville , Florida, Parrott, Southern, Carter

☆ Grieving New Orleans gathers in prayer and healing after New Year's Day attack
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

NEW ORLEANS — Kim Alexander sat in the middle of the half-filled sanctuary as music and prayer filled the room. Hundreds of New Orleanians gathered at the City of Love Church on Saturday morning to seek solace and understanding in the wake of the attack. The mood at the morning prayer service oscillated between grief and determination. “The city is hurting, but it is also resilient.”Congregants listen to Bishop Lester Love speak at a prayer service on Saturday morning. After the prayer service, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the city will remain vigilant about keeping residents and tourists safe in the months ahead, but she couldn’t rule out another mass killing.

Persons: ORLEANS — Kim Alexander, Bishop Lester Love, Alexander didn’t, revelers, “ There’s, wasn’t, Orleanians, —, Din Jabbar, Jabbar, ” Love, Deon J, Susan Hutson, “, ” Hutson, ”, Tishawn Francis, Will Holmes, LaToya Cantrell, Michael Harrison, Harrison Organizations: ORLEANS, NBC News, of Love Church, U.S . Army, Authorities, ISIS, Police, New, Hampton, NBC, Super, Gras, Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage, Former Locations: Bourbon, New Orleans, of, Texas, revelers, Orleans Parish

☆ New Orleans attacker said in videos to his family that he considered killing them before joining ISIS
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“I wanted to record this message for my family,” Shamsud-Din Jabbar said in the videos. Jabbar, 42, drove a rented truck from Houston to New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, authorities said, posting videos online along the way. While it may not have surprised experts, Jabbar’s rampage has bewildered his family, friends and colleagues, who described him as kind and unassuming. “It’s a complete surprise, a shock to everyone,” Jabbar’s half brother, Abdur-Rahim Jabbar IV, 24, said in an interview this week. Jabbar expressed being upset about the situation, calling it “genocide on both sides.”After his most recent divorce, Jabbar seemed to become more devout, though he never discussed ISIS or any radical ideologies.

Persons: “, ” Shamsud, Din Jabbar, ”, Jabbar, Abdur, Rahim Jabbar IV, It’s, Rahim Jabbar, Din Organizations: U.S . Army, ISIS, NBC, The New York Times, NBC News, New Orleans ’ Locations: Texas, Louisiana, New Orleans, Houston, Bourbon, revelers, Gaza

Around 60 million people are under weather alerts from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic as a winter storm threatens to slam the region with heavy snow and crippling ice. The Rocky Mountains and the Central and Northern Plains will be hit by heavy snow, strong winds and freezing rain. Blizzard-like conditions are possible due to the combination of heavy snow and strong wind gusts. By Sunday morning, the system will shift over the Central Plains, bringing heavy snow and ice from Kansas through the mid-Mississippi Valley. Highs will range from the single digits and teens across the Plains and Midwest, with 20s to 30s expected for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

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LONDON — The royal family paid tribute Saturday to the British man killed in the New Orleans truck-ramming attack, a 31-year-old who was the stepson of Prince William and Prince Harry's former nanny. “The entire family are devastated at the tragic news of Ed‘s death in New Orleans. Our thoughts are with the other families who have lost their family members due to this terrible attack. In a post on X, he said that "our thoughts and prayers remain with the Pettifer family and all those innocent people who have been tragically impacted by this horrific attack." All but one of the victims of the truck-ramming attack have now been identified by the New Orleans coroner’s office.

Persons: Prince William, Prince Harry's, Edward Pettifer, “, Ed, Alexandra Pettifer, King Charles III, Tiggy Legge, Bourke, Charles, Edward Pettifer's, Metropolitan Police William, Catherine, Ed Pettifer, Shamsud, Din Jabbar Organizations: U.S . Army, London's Metropolitan Police, Chelsea, NBC, Metropolitan Police, New, New Jersey ., Briton Locations: New Orleans, London, Buckingham, Bourbon, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, New Jersey

New Mexico’s governor also recently tapped the Walter White character, played by Bryan Cranston, to star in a campaign against littering in New Mexico. While “Breaking Bad” certainly has left its mark on New Mexico and this quiet block in Albuquerque, the listing is sure to reignite interest. Time to move onFans often flock to the home, sometimes with hundreds of cars driving by in a single day, Joanne Quintana told Albuquerque television station KOB-TV. Quintana said her parents purchased the home in the 1970s and that she and her siblings grew up there. But with the star power of “Breaking Bad” behind it, the global luxury realty service that is listing the home for Quintana and her family has it priced at just under $4 million.

Persons: Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, loos, Bryan Cranston, Joanne Quintana, Quintana, ”, Quintana’s, Cranston, David Christensen, it’s Organizations: Cranston, realty, eXp, Associated Press Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, . New, New Mexico, Albuquerque, Plenty, New Mexico’s

TOKYO — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who loved bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink called Calpis, was born on May 23, 1908. She became the oldest person last year following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Gerontology Research Group. According to the Gerontology Research Group, the world’s oldest person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Itooka.

Persons: Yoshitsugu Nagata, Itooka, Maria Branyas, Nagata, Mount Ontake, Inah Canabarro Lucas Organizations: Guinness World Records, Gerontology Research, Guinness, Gerontology Research Group Locations: TOKYO, Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, Osaka, Nara, Nagata

☆ Top places to visit and what not to do in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And now we’re ready for a whole new set of explorations in 2025, including our annual listing for the top places to visit. 25 places for 2025An island shaped like a lightning bolt. Duncan_Andison/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesCNN Travel has selected 25 places to add to your list — from Bequia in the Caribbean to India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Have a look at what’s coming down the pike in aviation and rail travel in 2025. “Bhutan is one of the most incredible places I’ve ever had the opportunity to visit, in large part due to the hospitality of Bhutanese people.

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☆ Israel faces mounting pressure over detention of Gaza hospital chief
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Israel faced mounting pressure Saturday over its detention of a Gaza hospital chief during a raid on one of the last functioning medical facilities in the battered north of the Palestinian enclave. An Israeli human rights group has filed a petition with the country’s top court demanding to know the whereabouts of Abu Safiya. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital, shows the damage inside the hospital in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 18, 2024. Israeli forces raided Kamal Adwan Hospital late last month, detaining scores of people and forcing the closure of the medical facility. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Friday that the three public hospitals operating in the northern Gaza Strip — Beit Hanoun Hospital, Indonesian Hospital and Kamal Adwan Hospital — are now all out of service.

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Emmy- and Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser will make her debut as Globes emcee. In an interview with the Globes’ official website, Glaser said headlining the show was “scary,” but she was excited about the challenge. The Globes, unlike the Academy Awards, splits the best film prize into two categories: drama and musical/comedy. In the drama series race, Gold Derby gives the best odds to “Shōgun,” a saga set in feudal Japan. The other nominees in the drama series category are “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Diplomat,” “Mr.

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The Summary A report from the U.S. surgeon general suggested that labels on alcoholic drinks should warn about cancer risk. Doctors on Friday applauded a new report from the U.S. surgeon general that highlights links between alcohol consumption and seven types of cancer and suggests that alcoholic drinks should come with cancer warning labels. Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco and obesity, according to the surgeon general’s report. Compared to smoking, doctors said, there’s less research on how long it takes to see reductions in cancer risk after a person stops drinking. Already, adults under 35 have become less likely to drink alcohol than that group was decades ago, according to a 2023 analysis.

Persons: Doctors, ” Bruce Scott, Vivek Murthy, Murthy, ”, Rotonya Carr, Paul Gilbert, John Rensten, Carr, ” Dr, Frances Lee, William Dahut, ’ ” Lee, it’s, Kenneth Nahum, “, ” Will, Gilbert, Elizabeth Kovacs Organizations: American Medical Association, U.S, NBC News, gastroenterology, University of Washington, World Health Organization, University of Iowa College of Public Health, International Agency for Research, Cancer, Department of Health, Human Services, National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine, American Cancer Society, Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Locations: U.S, United States, Mount Sinai, New York, Canada

☆ New Orleans attacker had a transmitter to set off explosive devices, F.B.I. says
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The driver who killed 14 people in an ISIS-inspired attack by plowing into a crowded New Orleans street on New Year’s Day had planned to use a transmitter to detonate two explosive devices he had placed nearby, authorities have said. Neither of the explosive devices were detonated, and it remains unclear whether the failure was due to a malfunction, lack of activation, or another issue. The transmitter and two guns were recovered from Jabbar’s truck, the statement said, and are being transported to an FBI laboratory for testing. Federal investigators examining the attack say that Jabbar used a very rare explosive compound in the two devices, two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told NBC News. The FBI has stated that the investigation remains ongoing and it has not changed its posture that Jabbar acted alone.

Persons: Din Jabbar, Jabbar, Friday's, “, Joe Biden, Jill Biden Organizations: FBI, ATF, NBC News, Authorities, Police, Army, Mandeville, Orleans Fire Department Locations: New Orleans, U.S, Texas, The, Orleans, Bourbon

In the scramble to rewrite Syria’s future, it is perhaps no surprise that the classroom would lay bare cracks in the country’s fragile unity. Widespread outcry followed an announcement that Syria’s new leadership was planning sweeping changes to the country’s education curriculum. Syria’s education ministry announced the changes in a post on Facebook on Wednesday, the first day of the new year, sharing 16 pages of planned modifications to the country’s educational curriculum. He added that "changes and amendments to the curriculum will occur only after the situation stabilizes in Syria. After more than a decade of civil war, the Assad regime fell in a swift burst of force from rebel groups last month.

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The ISIS-inspired attack in New Orleans underscores how extremism online and political divisions at home have created “a perfect storm” for radicalization in America, experts say, with law enforcement struggling to track an increasingly fractured threat. And all that is playing into a perfect storm of factors that are leading to an increase in radicalization.”According to the federal government, the main terror threat to the U.S. now is lone actors inspired by extremism ideology. But sometimes, as in the New Orleans attack, the driving ideology is radical Islamism. Berger, an extremism researcher with the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, said in an email. That shift had the center’s vice president, Oren Segal, worried even before the New Orleans attack, he said.

Persons: ”, Seamus Hughes, Christopher Wray, John Horgan, “, ” Horgan, Din Jabbar, Jabbar, —, Christopher O’Leary, Arie Kruglanski, J.M, Berger, Horgan, Shamsud, Oren Segal, it’s, ” Berger, ” Donald Trump’s, Ryan Routh, Trump Organizations: FBI, National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, Education Center, University of Nebraska, Buffalo, Trump, Extremism, Georgia State University, Islamic State, Soufan, National Center for, Terrorism, University of Maryland, Center, Counterterrorism, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, New, YouTube, ISIS, The, Defamation League’s Center for Extremism, Justice, “ Locations: New Orleans, America, University of Nebraska Omaha, U.S, Washington, Trump, Florida, Shamsud, Las Vegas, The New Orleans, Orlando , Florida, Israel, Middlebury, Orleans, Iran, Ukraine

WASHINGTON — A judge rejected a request from a Jan. 6 defendant to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration after the man was invited by a former member of Congress, according to a court document released Friday. The defendant, Russell Taylor, was accused of organizing a group of "fighters" to travel to D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. "To attend the Presidential Inauguration, which celebrates and honors the peaceful transfer of power, is an immense privilege," Lamberth said. Huish filed a request on Dec. 11 asking Lamberth to allow Taylor to travel to Washington for the inauguration. Taylor is not the only Jan. 6 defendant to seek permission to travel to the inauguration.

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NEW ORLEANS — Vehicle attacks are a rising global terror threat that can be difficult to prevent — but the deadly assault on New Year’s revelers in New Orleans shows how a city’s efforts to protect a heavily crowded and vulnerable area can fall short, experts said. “New Orleans does have mobile vehicle barriers that are designed to block streets and sidewalks,” Don Aviv, CEO of Interfor International, told NBC News on Friday. Asked hours later whether the police had considered the possibility of a driver mounting the sidewalk on Bourbon Street, Capt. The sense of betrayal was echoed by Bourbon Street workers as they returned to their jobs this week. “It seems worse than poor planning,” said Rory Windhorst, who works at a business on Bourbon Street near the site of the attack.

Persons: Don Aviv, “, George Walker IV, Billy Nungesser, Anne Kirkpatrick, Bourbon, ”, Archer, Jesse Kirsch, Ryan Houser, Houser, George Mason University’s, “ It’s, Brian Michael Jenkins, ” Jenkins, Bollards, Bryan Tarnowski, Heald, Lejon Roberts, Roberts, Jeff Landry, ” Landry, Joseph Hauss, Hauss, Wayne Jones, ” Jones, Jones, Rory Windhorst, Laura Strickler, Daniella Silva, Bracey Harris Organizations: Interfor International, NBC News, The New York Times, Interfor, NBC, New, New Orleans police, Mardi Gras, Gov, ” New, Quarter . Police, New Orleans Police Department, ISIS, British Medical, George Mason University’s Schar, of Policy, Government, National Transportation Security Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, Bloomberg, Getty, French Quarter Management, New Orleans Department, Public, Gibraltar Perimeter Security, Las, “, Meridian Rapid Defense Group, Super Bowl, ” Locations: New Orleans, “ New Orleans, Aviv, Mardi, Bourbon, ”, ” New Orleans, Nice, France, Manhattan, Magdeburg, Germany, New York City, Year’s, Bourbon Street, Gibraltar, Washington, New York

☆ Ravens clinch AFC North with win vs. Browns as Lamar Jackson makes history: Key takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( The Athletic Nfl Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

By Jeff Zrebiec, Zac Jackson and Cale ClintonThe Baltimore Ravens have clinched the AFC North title and the conference’s No. AdvertisementLamar Jackson finished the night 16-of-32 passing for 217 yards and two passing touchdowns, adding 63 rushing yards on nine carries. The MVP candidate already made history by setting the all-time quarterback rushing record a week prior. — Jeff Zrebiec, Baltimore Ravens beat writerHarbaugh said Zay Flowers will have an MRI tomorrow. — Zac Jackson, Cleveland Browns beat writerAdvertisementAn epitome of the 2024 Browns experienceNo one can fault the Browns’ defensive effort.

Persons: Jeff Zrebiec, Zac Jackson, Cale Clinton, Bailey Zappe, Lamar Jackson, Jackson, LAMAR 🚨, amar J ackson, assing, ingle, eason Organizations: Baltimore Ravens, AFC, Cleveland Browns, Ravens, Browns, LAMAR, ards Locations: ards, 78 y, 77 y

☆ I'm in my late 60s, and I'm single with no kids. I have grief about not being a grandma.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Natasha Blair | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I wanted kids, but worried about what people — and my parents — would think if I was a single mom. I'm now in my late 60s and my companion is my fluffy dog Poppy. Now in my late 60s, I have very few relatives but have never stopped wishing I could be surrounded by a loving caring family. As I've grown older, I've realized that having a warm loving family is a wonderful thing. As their children got older and married, their families expanded.

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☆ I worried my son wouldn't talk to me when he started college. I have him send me a 'proof-of-life' selfie every day.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Julie Dillon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I read horror stories online of college students who move out and don't talk to their parents. I required my college-aged son to send me a "proof-of-life" photo every day. He is just over five hours away, so I knew I would only see him a few times a year. I wanted to learn as much as possible to help my son transition to college. Related Video What new Citadel military college "knobs" go through on day one at the controversial schoolAs I started packing my son to leave for school, this topic came up.

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☆ US vs. Chinese cruisers: China is building its top surface warship at breakneck speed, and it's a match for its US rival
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Type 055 'Renhai'The commissioning of the first-in-class Nanchang in 2020 revealed China had launched one of the world's top surface combatants. ADEach Type 055, which NATO classifies as the Renhai-class, is fitted with 112 vertical launch system (VLS) cells, which launch missiles. The Type 055 is also brimming with modern radars, sensors, and other electronics. MC2 Malachi Lakey/US NavyThe size, armament, and mission of the Type 055 are often compared to the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruiser. MC2 Indra Beaufort/US NavyThe importance of the Ticonderoga and the Type 055 to their respective fleets is hard to overstate.

Persons: Chris Carlson, Fu Tian, Nanchang, SAMs, Yu, barelled, PJ, It's, Burke, Carlson, Malachi Lakey, Sparrow SAMs, Indra Beaufort, Carlos Del Toro, Arleigh Burke, Del Toro, Benjamin Brimelow Organizations: People's Liberation Army Navy, US Department of Defense, US Navy, China News Service, Getty, NATO, BMD, Arleigh, Cruisers, US, Seahawk, Ticonderoga, South Pacific, USS, Navy, Antietam, Global Affairs, Fletcher School of Law, Diplomacy, Business, Modern, Institute Locations: China, Nanchang, Shandong, Normandy, Lake, Alaska, Vanuatu, South, Royal, Taiwan, Norway, South China, Vella, Vicksburg, Cowpens, Leyte Gulf, West

☆ Before and after photos show how a fire destroyed a market where much of the world's secondhand clothes end up
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kantamanto Market receives 15 million garments weekly and employs some 30,000 people. An advocacy group urged the global fashion industry to provide relief. ADA fire devastated one of the world's largest secondhand clothes markets in Accra, Ghana. Now, clean-up efforts are underway, and advocacy groups are calling on the global fashion industry to help provide relief. The nonprofit in Ghana conducts research and offers grants and job training to workers in Kantamanto Market.

Persons: Daniel Mawuli Quist Organizations: Kantamanto, Ghana National Fire Service, Workers, Foundation Locations: Accra, Ghana, China, Kantamanto

☆ A successful VC predicts what the next 10 years in the venture capital industry will look like
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He also says that five key technologies and the African market will see more investments. He believes technological opportunity combined with changing demographics will shape the VC experience over the next 10 years, creating more investment space for emerging managers, five key technologies, and Africa. "Emerging managers have been traditionally underfunded despite their success," Witt explained. He predicts that VCs will increasingly allocate capital to the Global South, particularly Africa, due to its "explosive" consumer and market growth potential. If you're a VC who would like to share your thoughts on the industry, please email Manseen Logan at mlogan@businessinsider.com.

Persons: Alex Witt, Witt, who've, we're, Nvidia —, Tesla, BYD, —, VCs, Manseen Logan Organizations: Verda Ventures, YouTube, Robotics, Nvidia, Uber, Facebook, Google Locations: Africa, blockchain, Kenya, Korea, mlogan

☆ Why 'neo-medievalism' could be a hot consumer trend in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Neo-medievalism" is emerging as a consumer trend, according to creative agency Wonderhood Studios. With Brat Summer fading further into the rearview mirror, it's time to look ahead to the next consumer trend set to sweep the internet. Wonderhood examines data from social media, Google Ngram, and other sources to produce an annual consumer trends predictions report for its marketer clients. Colchester said the medieval trend taps into two prevailing consumer attitudes: A lust for nostalgia and the renunciation of an always-online culture. Jamie McCarthy/WireImageThere were hat-tips to medieval fashion on runways and major entertainment events last year that hint at the growing trend, Colchester said.

Persons: Jack Colchester, Mills, Doug Martin, Colchester, Camila Cabello, Jamie McCarthy, Chappell Roan, Natalie Portman, Dior, Pinterest, Mead, Wonderhood, Gosnells, — Organizations: Wonderhood Studios, Google, MTV VMAs, Deauville Film, Engineering, US, Global, Fortune Business Locations: chainmail, Gosnells Colchester

☆ Having a baby in my 40s was hard. But I was able to appreciate little things more.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Nicole Schildt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

While my body took longer to recover the older I got, I also learned to enjoy little things more. By my 30s, I had a few more kids, a lot more chaos, and maybe just a little less mental bandwidth. And yet, when that baby smiles at me when I hear that little giggle, I remember exactly why I'm doing it. Now, at 40, I'm hoping to conquer the laundry pile before the baby wakes up. The journey might be a little more challenging the older you get, but it's also much more rewarding.

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