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☆ I loved Trader Joe's for years — but the older I get, the more I can't stand shopping there
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Sarra Sedghi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When I learned how to really cook, Trader Joe's frozen meals became less useful. I made frequent trips as a college student and after I graduated, but eventually, shopping at Trader Joe's became impractical for me. As someone with ADHD, I'll also admit there were plenty of times I forgot about Trader Joe's frozen meals until they were freezer-burned anyway. The crowding at Trader Joe's is oftentimes too much for meI've shopped at Trader Joe's in many larger cities, including Atlanta and Birmingham, Alabama, and found a similar experience in each — crowded aisles and long lines. Trader Joe's doesn't have sales, and there are no rewards programsLoyalists shop at Trader Joe's because they love the store's products, and I get that.

Persons: Joe's, —, Burger King, I've, It's, Sedghi, isn't Organizations: Service, Aldi, Kroger, Publix Locations: Athens , Georgia, Atlanta, Birmingham , Alabama

☆ Video: Alabama bear gets caught stealing trash container
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hurricane season isn't over. Experts predict a final surge of storms and maybe even a December cyclone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hurricane season may end with a November surge of storms starting next week, AccuWeather forecasts. Chance of a December cycloneIt's already been a nasty hurricane season, with storms so far causing more than 300 deaths and nearly $500 billion of losses in the US, according to AccuWeather. Hurricane season ends on November 30, but DaSilva said there may be a rare December cyclone this year. However, the NHC said in August that this Atlantic hurricane season would likely produce 17 to 24 named storms total. AdvertisementThis could lead to a tropical storm or even a hurricane in the first few days of November," DaSilva said.

Persons: —, Hurricane Milton, Alex DaSilva, Chance, DaSilva, Hurricane, Sean Rayford, Bernie Rayno, Milton, Nicole, Hurricane Ian, Kate Organizations: Hurricanes, Service, Associated, National Hurricane Center, Business, NHC, Florida, Yankee Locations: Florida, Carolinas, Milton, Hurricane, Gulf Coast — Alabama, Mississippi , Louisiana, Texas, AccuWeather ., Bat Cave , North Carolina, Caribbean, Sarasota , Florida, Cuba

☆ 911 call about hiker chased by bear leads to body; officials say it was staged, caller wanted for murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A man who called police claiming he fell off a cliff while running from a bear — leading officials to discover a dead body — is now wanted for murder, Tennessee officials say. He told dispatch he had fallen off a cliff while running from a bear, and was left injured and partially in water, the sheriff's office said. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office“Mr. An arrest warrant has been issued for Hamlett for first-degree murder out of Monroe County, Tennessee. Officials warn Hamlett is considered armed and dangerous, known to use various aliases, and anyone who sees him is asked to call 911 or Monroe County Dispatch.

Persons: Brandon Andrade, Charles Hall, Brandon Kristopher Andrade, Andrade, Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, Hamlett, Nicholas Wayne Hamlet Organizations: Sheriff's, Charles Hall Bridge, Authorities, ”, Tennessee Bureau, Investigation, FBI, Dispatch Locations: Tennessee, Monroe, Tellico Plains, Alabama, Monroe County, Knox County , TN, Monroe County , Tennessee

☆ GOP’s aggressive legal election strategy has more than 130 cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Tierney Sneed | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Democrats had warned the new rules around certification could allow local election officials to delay or altogether decline to certify the election results as they searched for purported fraud or irregularities. Key GOP state officials, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, had also opposed the new rules. Republican state officials have launched an emergency appeal in Virginia, while Trump has attempted to play up the ruling for political gain. A Republican lawsuit led to a settlement with Detroit election officials that affirmed that there would be at least one GOP poll watcher in each precinct. But in Wisconsin, a judge rejected a lawsuit there to force election officials to hire more GOP poll workers in Racine.

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☆ Bernie Sanders makes the case for Kamala Harris to pro-Palestinian critics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

On Monday night, Sanders placed himself among those critics as he made an impassioned case for Harris in a video posted to social media. “I understand that there are millions of Americans who disagree with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the terrible war in Gaza. “Some of you are saying, how can I vote for Kamala Harris if she is supporting this terrible war? Making his case for Harris, Sanders argued – in short – that she can be convinced. “It was not a question of speeches, getting up there, disagreeing with Kamala Harris on the issues.

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☆ A Kentucky man was wheeled into surgery to harvest his organs. Weeks later, he left the hospital alive
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

The hospital, Baptist Health in Richmond, Kentucky, and the organ procurement group declined interviews with CNN. At the federal level, the Health Resources and Services Administration, through the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, is investigating, as well. She said the hospital told her that another scan showed no brain activity. The coordinator was in tears, Miller said, and the doctor who was supposed to do the organ procurement was upset and left. Miller said that as soon as the staff told TJ they’d take him back to the ICU, he calmed down.

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☆ Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims at Madison Square Garden rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump repeated a series of false claims, many of which have long been debunked, about immigration and other subjects in his speech at a Sunday evening rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Harris’ border role: Trump repeated these false claims about Vice President Kamala Harris: “She was the border czar. Migrants, cities and towns: Trump repeated his vow that, if elected, he would liberate every “city and town that has been invaded and conquered” by migrants. Trump and inflation: Trump falsely claimed that, when he was president, “we had no inflation.” Cumulative inflation during Trump’s presidency was about 8%. Trump’s border wall: The former president repeated his false claim that he “built 571 miles of wall” on the southern border.

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☆ Nicholas Wayne Hamlett: Tennessee authorities search for man accused of murder after faking 911 call
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The incident began on October 18 when a man called 911 pretending to be a distressed hiker, according to a Friday news release from the Monroe County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office. When first responders arrived at the scene in Tellico Plains, they found a dead man with identification belonging to Andrade, according to the sheriff’s office. Investigators discovered that Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, of Alabama had been using Andrade’s identification and that he was wanted in Alabama on a parole violation, the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office advises anyone with information about the case to share it with them and to call 911 if they see Hamlett. CNN has reached out to the Monroe County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office for more information.

Persons: Brandon Andrade, Andrade, wasn’t Andrade, Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, He’s Organizations: CNN, Monroe County Tennessee Sheriff’s, Investigators, Authorities, FBI, Tennessee Bureau of Locations: Tennessee, Monroe County Tennessee, Tellico Plains, Alabama, Tellico

The Madison Square Garden event follows a precedent set by campaigns past. President Franklin Roosevelt makes a campaign speech at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 31, 1936. APRepublican presidential candidate Herbert Hoover is seen at Madison Square Garden on October 22, 1928. APThe crowd responds with a Hitler salute as uniformed members of a German American Bund color guard march at a gathering in Madison Square Garden on February 20, 1939. None of them, however, are on the speaker’s list released by the Trump campaign for the Madison Square Garden rally.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Grover Cleveland, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D, Roosevelt, John F, Marilyn Monroe, Franklin Roosevelt, George Wallace, It’s, Billy Joel, Elton John, Ronald Reagan, George Pataki, Elise Stefanik –, Republican –, Elise Stefanik, Elizabeth Frantz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Elon Musk, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Mike Johnson, Stefanik, Rudy Giuliani, Tucker Carlson, Danya Gainor Organizations: CNN, Madison, Garden, New, Democratic, Republican, GOP, AP Republican, German, German American Bund, AP, Nazi, Communist Party, Trump, New York, Fox News Radio, New York GOP, Nassau Coliseum, Trump and New York, Fox News Locations: New York City, Coachella, Long, Chicago, America, Las Vegas, Madison, German American, Alabama, Midtown Manhattan, New York, Trump and, Concord , New Hampshire, – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, “ It’s, York City

☆ Hope is dangerous in D.C., but Jayden Daniels has the Commanders believing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Zak Keefer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

Ashburn, Va. — His alarm buzzes at 4:45 a.m. each morning, but most days Jayden Daniels doesn’t need it. GO DEEPER Jayden Daniels' growth with VR simulation has Commanders embracing mind gamesTerry McLaurin knew after his first practice. Seven games into his career, Jayden Daniels leads the NFL in completion percentage (75.6) and ranks sixth in passer rating (107.0). “Throwing a football for somebody like Jayden Daniels is a very natural thing. They all wanted to know if Jayden Daniels was ready to be a pro.

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☆ Plaintiffs in 14 lawsuits call Diddy a rapist. These accusers can clinch or crash his criminal case.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Plaintiffs in 14 lawsuits call Sean Combs a rapist, including eight who sued in the past two weeks. Defense lawyers have already signaled that this will be a line of attack against "Victim-1." Related stories"There's 30 million reasons" to doubt her credibility, Combs attorney Marc Agnifilo told a judge during bail arguments last month. In court papers relating to the criminal case, defense attorneys have used the words "false" and "outright absurd" in referring to the lawsuits' allegations. Experts said Combs' defense lawyers will try to impugn the financial motives of not only any plaintiffs who take the stand in May but also their lawyers.

Persons: Sean Combs, Combs, —, Sean, Diddy, Michael Farkas, Farkas, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura, Douglas Wigdor, Marc Agnifilo, Stacey Richman, Jay, Lil Wayne, Richman, Jane Doe, Tony Buzbee, Michael Bachner, Bachner, Rodney, Rod, Jones, Tyrone Blackburn, Blackburn, Liza Gardner, Adria, Buzbee Organizations: Service, New, Defense, Buzbee, US, VMA, UMG, Motown Records, Universal Music Group, New York Locations: New York, Bronx, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Alabama, Houston, Brooklyn

☆ Required time off work to vote: Here are the states where employers must give you time off
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Here’s what you need to know:Which states have voting leave laws? Among states with voting leave laws, they most typically require employers to allow either one, two or three hours off. Most of the states requiring employers to permit voting leave also require that this time be paid. For instance, the leave laws in New York and California require you to give at least two days’ notice. Even if you live in a state without a voting leave law, your company may voluntarily permit time during working hours to vote.

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☆ Tim Cook got his first job at age 12 to save for college: 'Everybody was expected to work in my family'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tim Cook's path to becoming Apple's CEO started with an unglamorous job: waking up at 3 a.m. to deliver newspapers. Cook, now 63, started working at a young age, just 12 years old, to begin saving money, he told The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. "Throwing papers helped start my college education," said Cook, who became the first member of his family to attend college. DON'T MISS: The ultimate guide to negotiating a higher salaryAs a pre-teen, Cook found a job delivering the Mobile Press Register newspaper to start putting away money. "Everybody was expected to work in my family," said Cook, who described his daily routine at the time: "I'd get up at about 3 in the morning, pick up the stack of papers and start throwing.

Persons: Tim Cook's, Cook, Cook doesn't Organizations: Wall, Apple, The Washington, Mobile Press Register Locations: Robertsdale , Alabama

☆ Chinese influence operation targets U.S. down-ballot races, Microsoft says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee while denigrating Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, according to research published Wednesday by Microsoft. The troll network has “parroted antisemitic messages, amplified accusations of corruption and promoted opposition candidates,” according to Microsoft. The bots amplified support for Blackburn’s election rival while spreading claims that she took money from pharmaceutical companies. Moore, McCaul and Blackburn are all running for re-election next month. The Microsoft researchers found the influence effort did not result “in high levels of engagement.” The report did not provide any metrics for how many Americans viewed the relevant social media posts.

Persons: denigrating Sen, Marco Rubio, Barry Moore of, Michael McCaul of, Sen, Marsha Blackburn of, Rubio, China “, Moore, McCaul, ”, Madison Green, Israel, —, China — Organizations: Microsoft, China’s Public Security Ministry, Embassy, Blackburn, Senate Intelligence Committee, Moore, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, National Intelligence, Reuters Locations: Alabama , Texas, Tennessee, Marco Rubio of Florida, Barry Moore of Alabama, Michael McCaul of Texas, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Washington, China, U.S, Israel, Russia, Iran

☆ Ole Miss built a $10M roster to reach the 12-team Playoff. With 2 losses, now what?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( David Ubben | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

18 Ole Miss’ goal is still technically in reach, but the 29-26 overtime loss to LSU on Oct. 12 sharply steepened the odds. He founded his own business before agreeing to lead Ole Miss’ NIL collective in the middle of 2022. The winds of change were blowing heavily toward an expanded Playoff, making Ole Miss’ dreams of inclusion more within reach. In September, Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek called out Arkansas fans at an event and said they needed to grow their numbers to be more like Ole Miss’ collective. (Photo of Ole Miss players Jamarious Brown, left, and Walter Nolen: Jonathan Bachman / Getty Images)

Persons: ”, “, Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss, Walker Jones, Jones, Ole, Ole Miss ’, We’re, ” Jones, Armour, Keith Carter, Carter, We’ve, ” Carter, Dart, ’, Kiffin, ‘, we’re, Tre Harris, Harris, Walter Nolen, Trey Amos, Antwane Wells, JJ Pegues, Quinshon Judkins, Ross Bjork, Hugh Freeze, Hunter Yurachek, ” Yurachek, ’ ” Jones, Jamarious Brown, Jonathan Bachman Organizations: SEC, Ole Miss, LSU, Rebels, Oklahoma, NCAA, Louisiana Tech, Ohio State, ESPN, Buckeyes, Auburn, Arkansas, Getty Locations: Kentucky, Georgia, 247Sports, Texas, Florida, , Alabama, South Carolina, Grove, Arkansas, Death

☆ The Hater’s Guide to the 2024 World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Grant Brisbee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementPlease note that this isn’t the same as the worst World Series matchup possible. In the actual 2024 World Series, there will be several future Hall of Famers playing, most of them in their absolute prime, doing unreal things to and with baseballs. It’s a very good World Series if you like to watch excellent players and displays of baseball ability. Been there, done thatThis World Series is a Simpsons episode from Season 43 where Homer gets a new job. But even though it has the potential to be the best World Series, it’s guaranteed to be the most annoying World Series possible.

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☆ Trump’s McDonald’s visit highlights a significant problem for workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Former President Donald Trump’s visit on Sunday to a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania highlights the longest period without a national increase in the federal minimum wage since it was established in 1938. It’s not economics,” Reich said of the record-long period of time without a federal minimum wage increase. Reich, who has testified before Congress on the minimum wage, said there’s no question the federal minimum wage is not a livable wage. Members of the Service Employee International Union organized the rally in support of striking McDonald's workers who are demanding a wage increase. States hike minimum wagesAlthough the federal minimum wage hasn’t budged, many state minimum wages have.

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☆ Home insurance premiums are projected to skyrocket up to 14% this year in these 13 states as climate change causes an 'insurance crisis'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Homeowners everywhere are feeling the impact as home insurance premiums skyrocket. Here are the top 13 states where home insurance premiums are expected to increase the most in 2024. As hurricanes become more severe, neighboring states such as Alabama are seeing big increases in insurance prices. Even so-called "climate havens"— typically Midwestern states insulated from severe hurricanes and wildfires — aren't safe from a climate or insurance crisis. Listed below are the 13 states with climate-induced insurance crises and their projected home insurance rate increase in 2024, according to Insurify.

Persons: Hurricanes Milton, Helene, it's, Insurify Organizations: Service, Hurricanes, Hurricanes Milon Locations: Florida , California, Louisiana, Alabama, Vermont

☆ How Liz Cheney tried to give GOP women permission to vote for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republican women can vote for Kamala Harris — and they don’t need to tell anyone about it. Such voters need to be approached gently since she’s asking dissident Republican voters to shelve some of their most cherished political positions. Cheney’s appearances with Harris came as the vice president seeks to further widen a massive gender gap with the ex-president among women voters. A New York Times/Siena College poll this month showed Harris leading women voters by 56% to 40% over Trump. Trump’s struggles with women votersHarris’ events with Cheney raised the question of just how many Republican voters might be in reach for her.

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☆ 'The million-dollar question of this election': Women's health startups are confronting a shifting legal landscape
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Melia Russell | Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Founders of women's health startups feel doubly invested in this election, one of the closest presidential races of the century. They said another Trump victory creates uncertainty for reproductive health startups, from period trackers to online abortion clinics to embryo banks. For startup Julie, the legal status of emergency contraception is the "million dollar question of this election," said Amanda E/J Morrison. Trump's waffling on reproductive rights has put founders of women's health startups on notice. For some founders of women's health startups, this election is more than a political contest; it has ramifications for their livelihoods.

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☆ Harris taps Cheney for ‘blue wall’ tour as she courts undecided independents, moderate Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Eric Bradner | Ebony Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Harris looks to ‘paint a picture’ for undecided votersSuburban moderates are far from the only group Harris’ campaign is targeting in the race’s closing days. As the Harris campaign tries to make inroads with men, podcasts like Joe Rogan’s are still under consideration, a source familiar with the matter said. “No matter your party, no matter who you voted for last time, there is a place for you in this campaign,” Harris said last week. She appealed to moderate voters and women in their 2024 primary — including many of the same voters Harris’ campaign is targeting in the race’s late stages. Trump’s campaign has been touting Haley’s endorsement in battleground states.

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One accuses Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl at an after-party following the 2000 VMAs. In one of the lawsuits, filed in the Southern District of New York, a woman is accusing the hip-hop mogul of drugging and raping her when she was 13 while at an after-party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Those celebrities are only identified in the lawsuit as "Celebrity A" and "Celebrity B." Combs' attorneys have consistently denied any accusations of sexual assault. "After the male celebrity finished, Combs then vaginally raped Plaintiff while the Celebrity A and Celebrity B watched," the lawsuit alleges.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Jane Doe, Tony Buzbee, Curis, Sean Jean, Buzbee, Buzbee's, Jane, John, Plaintiff, Marlon, Shawn Wayans, Tim Commerford, Limp Bizkit, Jennifer Lopez, Mr Organizations: Service, of, Alabama, Radio City Music Hall, Business, New, Forbes Locations: Texas, Southern, of New York, New York City, New York, Manhattan, Brooklyn

☆ Georgia knocks off No. 1 Texas: Bulldogs back in SEC race; Quinn Ewers’ struggles loom large
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( The Athletic College Football | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

As the garbage came down, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and then other members of the Texas team walked to the corner of the end zone waving their hands and asking students to stop. They were unable to go sideline-to-sideline or downhill as Georgia met Texas with force every step of the way. The second half got dicey, with Georgia giving up two touchdowns on relatively short fields, one after the controversial interception/overturned pass interference, the other after Georgia for some reason squib-kicked the second half kickoff. In the second half, Ewers returned and led a touchdown drive to open the third quarter. Mykel Williams forced a second Ewers fumble with 10:23 left in the game, thwarting a Texas drive in Georgia territory.

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☆ SEAL Team 6 is said to be training for a fight with China over Taiwan. Here's what it could do if Beijing invades.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SEAL Team 6 is reportedly readying for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. AdvertisementCould SEAL Team 6 special operators help Taiwan fend off a Chinese invasion? Related storiesThe Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), formerly known as SEAL Team 6, is the Navy's top-tier special operations outfit. SEAL Team 6 represents the cream of the crop of the SEAL community. And the direct support personnel serving with the unit will often have passed, depending on their role, Green Team, SEAL Team 6's physically and technically rigorous selection process.

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