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☆ 5 tips to keep your brain sharp for when you're Biden's age
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Here are five expert tips for keeping your mind sharp into your 80s and beyond. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . With the President's cognitive capabilities making headlines again, here are five top tips from experts to keep your brain sharp for when you get to be Biden's age. A 2019 study concluded that tea drinkers have higher cognitive functions and better-organized brain regions when compared to non-tea drinkers. "But learning new things helps with brain plasticity, and if you are able to keep using your brain in new ways, you can have better mental outcomes as you age."

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Biden, you've, Talia Lerner, Jason Shepherd Organizations: Service, Business, Blue Zone, Northwestern University, University of Utah Locations: Ikaria

☆ Indonesia election: Young voters will decide the country’s future, here’s what they care about
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Rachel Wilson | Rosa Deacostanoya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

With a majority of the electorate under 40 years of age, the candidates are all vying for young voters to claim victory. On the ground, young voters are struggling to find jobs that suit their aspirations.” Yoes Kenawas, doctoral candidate at Northwestern UniversityIn addition to these economic concerns, more young voters also now worry about climate change. The social media battlegroundNearly 80% of people in Indonesia are connected to the internet and people aged 16 to 64 spend an average of more than three hours a day on social media, according to the We Are Social 2023 Digital Report, which provides global social media insights. Wednesday’s results will potentially offer a verdict on how effective social media campaigns have been in addressing young voters’ worries. There is a concern that young voters could get trapped in “a political campaign that is relying on gimmicks,” Kenawas said.

Persons: Indonesia’s, Joko Widodo, Ganjar Pranowo, Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, — Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Raka, Widodo’s, Subianto, Abigail Limuria, Bijak, ” Abigail Limuria, ”, Yoes Kenawas, ” Yoes Kenawas, Instagram, Kenawas, Muhaimin Iskandar, Mahfud, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Subianto’s, Widodo, He’s, he’s, ’, ” Kenawas Organizations: CNN, Indonesia, Indonesian Defense, CNN Indonesia, Center for Strategic, International Studies, International Labour Organization, Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency, Northwestern University, “, CSIS, Widodo Locations: Central Java, Jakarta, Swiss, Indonesia, policymaking, CNN Indonesia

☆ What is a typical degree of cognitive ability for a person in their 80s?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Mira Cheng | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

How we change as we ageA decline in cognitive abilities is a normal part of healthy aging, said Dr. Emily Rogalski, Rosalind Franklin Professor of Neurology at the University of Chicago. A diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment is made clinically when cognitive difficulties become frequent and fall outside what is considered normal aging. “There’s not a whole lot of good evidence that there’s anything special about age 80 that leads to a drop-off” in cognitive abilities, Mather said. And they use cognitive tests, such as the Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) or Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), to assess performance in different cognitive areas. Although population-level data associates aging with cognitive decline, the actual manifestation of aging is very diverse on an individual level, Rogalski said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Nikki Haley, Nancy Pelosi, Emily Rogalski, Rosalind Franklin, ”, Molly Mather, “, Angela Roberts, Roberts, “ There’s, Mather, MMSE, We’re, ” Mather, Nir Barzilai, Rogalski, “ We’ve, superagers, Barzilai, “ It’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Roberts Organizations: CNN, House, Republican, NBC, Neurology, University of Chicago, UCSF, Aging, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, National Institute, Western University, Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, American Federation for Aging Research, Trump, Biden, Get CNN, CNN Health, ” Locations: Mexico, Egypt, Montreal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli forces detained two young adult American brothers and their Canadian father in in Gaza in an overnight raid on their home in the besieged Palestinian territory, relatives of the men said. The two American brothers, their Canadian citizen father, a mentally disabled uncle and two other adult male relatives were taken away by the Israelis, and remain missing, Elagha said. State Department spokespeople in Washington had no immediate comment on the reported detention of the American brothers. The Alagha brothers' family says they are among those who have been unable to get their names on the exit lists. In the occupied West Bank, meanwhile, a 46-year-old Palestinian American woman, Samaher Esmail, was taken from her home on Monday and detained.

Persons: Borak Alagha, Hashem Alagha, Cousin Yasmeen Elagha, Khan Younis, Elagha, Antony Blinken, Israel, Samaher Esmail Organizations: WASHINGTON, Embassy, Northwestern University, Department, Hamas, State Department, West Bank Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, U.S, Jerusalem, Washington, Chicago, Israel, Khan, a.m, Egypt

☆ Opinion: The biggest Super Bowl ad winners — and losers — over the past 20 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Opinion Tim Calkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

These were all among the notable Super Bowl ads of the past 20 years. These are some of the very best Super Bowl ads over the past 20 years. Google, ‘Parisian Love’Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 included Google’s first-ever Super Bowl spot. Amazon, ‘Alexa Loses Her Voice’Amazon has been one of the most successful of all Super Bowl advertisers, at least according to the Kellogg Super Bowl Ad Review panel. But we are incredible, and we make incredible things.”Kia's 2019 Super Bowl ad helped launch its new SUV, the Telluride.

Persons: Tim Calkins, Andy Warhol, Kellogg, Google’s, Alexa, Gordon Ramsay, Cardi, Anthony Hopkins, Alexa —, Kia, ”, Bar Refaeli, GoDaddy, Burger, Andy ’, Burger King, Warhol, HomeAway, Groupon, Timothy Hutton, “ Organizations: Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Marketing, CNN, Amazon Alexa, Tim Calkins Kellogg School of Management, Google, Kellogg, Trade, Bowl, Super Bowl, Amazon, Amazon's, Alexa, Mobile, Verizon, Telluride, Nationwide, Companies, Brands, Super Locations: United States, Georgia, Telluride, US, Tibet

☆ Voyager Ventures backs climate tech startups. It just raised its second $100 million fund.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewClimate tech VC firm Voyager Ventures has raised another fund hot on the heels of its first, bringing its assets under management to $200 million. The new fund can invest alongside or after Voyager Fund I and independently where it has developed competitive access. AdvertisementThe fund hit final close in May 2023, which was previously undisclosed, just 15 months after closing its first fund. It is also eyeing the second edition of the earlier-stage Voyager Fund, which Peterson and Sclarsic will start raising this year. Voyager Ventures currently has 19 portfolio companies across the two funds.

Persons: —, Sierra Peterson, Sarah Sclarsic, Peterson, Sclarsic Organizations: Service, Voyager Ventures, Business, Voyager, Northwestern University, Novo Holdings Locations: San Francisco and New York, North America, Europe

☆ Dartmouth basketball team could become first unionized college athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Basketball players at Dartmouth will get a chance to vote on whether to join a union, a potential breakthrough in efforts to unionize the lucrative business of college sports. The NLRB’s regional director in Boston ruled that because Dartmouth “has the right to control the work performed by the Dartmouth men’s basketball team, and the players perform that work in exchange for compensation, I find that the petitioned-for basketball players are employees.”Dartmouth will challenge the finding, Dartmouth President Sian Beilock told CNN Tuesday. We believe our athletes are students,” she told Poppy Harlow on CNN This Morning. Professional sports is one of the most heavily unionized sectors of the economy, with athletes in all four major team sports played in the United States being union members. But there is less a question that those students are employees, since they receive W-2 forms and pay as their compensation.

Persons: Dartmouth “, ”, Sian Beilock, “, Poppy Harlow Organizations: New, New York CNN — Basketball, Dartmouth, National Labor Relations Board, Dartmouth men’s, ” Dartmouth, CNN, Employees International Union, NLRB, Northwestern University Locations: New York, Boston, United States

☆ In 1870, a Black woman sued her enslaver for reparations and won
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Christine Jean-Baptiste | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewHenrietta Wood was born into slavery to the Tousey family in Kentucky between 1818 and 1820. AdvertisementIn an April 1878 article about Wood's lawsuit, The New York Times suggested that more formerly enslaved Americans may ask for reparations. "The United States Government may be asked to make good the loss of those whose property was suddenly clothed with the right of manhood," The Times wrote. While there has been more vocal support for reparations in recent years, and individual states have instituted their own reparations committees, federal efforts have stalled. Last May, Democratic Rep. Cori Bush proposed Reparations Now, legislation that would push the federal government to provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved people.

Persons: —, Henrietta Wood, Henry Forsyth, Wood, William Cirode, Cirode, Jane, Jane Cirode, Zebulon Ward, Josephine, Robert White, Wood's, Ward, Caleb McDaniel, …, Danielle Blackman, Jim Crow, Steve Cohen, Cori Bush, Bush Organizations: Service, Business, The New York Times, United, United States Government, Times, Northwestern University's School of Law, Rice University, Seattle Times, Senate, Democratic, Tennessee Locations: Kentucky, Louisville, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Ohio, Hope, Chicago, America, United States

☆ Facebook is still thriving 20 years later. Here’s how
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Twenty years after its launch, social media giant Facebook continues to show unprecedented staying power after burying early competitors like MySpace and Friendster and establishing a distinct foothold in the burgeoning social media landscape. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesStrong social connection was the linchpin of Facebook, differentiating it from other primordial social media sites. MySpace’s monthly active users had trickled down to an estimated 35 million in mid-2011, according to a Comscore report at the time. In contrast, by September of that year, Facebook was seeing almost 800 million monthly active users. In April 2012, the company acquired photo-centric social media platform Instagram for about $1 billion.

Persons: Harvard University undergrad, Mark Zuckerberg, “, ”, Pablo Boczkowski, alums, ” Zuckerberg, Daniel Acker, Justin Timberlake, Friendster’s, Friendster, Boczkowski, Meta’s, ” Boczkowski, WhatsApp, Meta Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard University, Facebook, Communication Studies, Northwestern University, Harvard, New York Times, Bloomberg, Getty, MySpace, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Google, Meta, Inc, “, TikTok, Twitter Locations: New York, Zurich, India, Brazil, Argentina, Italy

☆ In Gaza, We Can’t Justify This Much Suffering - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There’s a whip-smart 10-year-old girl in Gaza who speaks good English, displays a radiant smile and seemed to have a bright future. Instead, she’s lying in a hospital bed with a badly infected wound in her thigh from a bomb blast. “She was supposed to be in Japan,” said Dr. Samer Attar, an orthopedic surgeon who cared for the girl and told me about her. Dr. Attar said the girl needed an amputation at the hip to save her life. Her dad, struggling to come to terms with how his and his daughter’s lives have collapsed, is resisting for now.

Persons: There’s, ”, Samer Attar, Attar, Iraq —, Dr Organizations: Northwestern University School of Medicine, Rahma Locations: Gaza, Japan, Aleppo, Syria, Ukraine, Iraq

Pitchfork announced it was no longer a freestanding music site, after digital publications BuzzFeed News and Jezebel disappeared last year. Even The Washington Post, whose subscriptions boomed during the Trump administration, has seen a falloff, leading its management to acknowledge that it was too optimistic in expansion plans and needed to cut costs. THE PATH FORWARD IS JUST AS BUMPYSome of the troubled outlets also have unique issues that contributed to their problems. “We need journalists in society, and we will find a way to fill that need,” he said. But in the short run, it's going to be ugly.”___David Bauder covers media for The Associated Press.

Persons: —, tacos, Jezebel, Conde, walkouts, ”, Didier Saugy, Gray, Jeff Jarvis, ” Jarvis, “, Trump, Jeff Bezos, Patrick Soon, Jarvis, Aileen Gallagher, that's, Elon Musk's, ” Gallagher, Jim VandeHei, haven't, Tara Dublin, Steve Reilly, you've, ___ David Bauder Organizations: National Press, Los Angeles Times, Business, Time, Washington Post, Pitchfork, Washington Post , New York Daily News, Conde Nast, Press Club, Northwestern University, New York Times, Hollywood, Philanthropy, Associated Press, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, ” Tech, Syracuse University, Google, Publishers, Facebook, Twitter, Sports, Axios, Politico Locations: Washington, Washington Post , New, United States

The recordings immediately went viral on social media, and the candidate, who is pro-NATO and aligned with Western interests, was defeated in September by an opponent who supported closer ties to Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin. AI images that falsely depicted former President Donald Trump sitting with teenage girls on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane circulated on social media last month. And once a deepfake appears on social media, it can be nearly impossible to stop its spread. Šimečka said his team and others complained to social media platforms and law enforcement. He said social media platforms need to “put measures in place” to prevent attempts to meddle with an election.

Persons: he’d, Vladimir Putin, ”, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein’s, Trump, “, Subrahmanian, Alex Curtas, Curtas, Jared DeMarinis, ’, ” DeMarinis, Chelsea Carattini, Ilana Beller, haven’t, ” Beller, Paul Vallas, Sean R, Clark, ” Vallas, Vallas, Brandon Johnson, ” “ We’ll, Slovakia Michal Šimečka, ” Šimečka, Šimečka, ” Daniel Milo, Milo, it’s, ” Milo, Janis Sarts, ” Sarts Organizations: CNN, NATO, Northwestern University, Senior, Twitter, Democratic, Chicago, Political, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Public Citizen, State’s, Republican Party, Commission, Progressive, YouTube, Facebook, Slovakia’s Ministry, Meta, NATO Strategic Communications, of Excellence, Foreign Intelligence Service, Russian Intelligence Locations: Slovakia, Moscow, Europe, States, New Hampshire, Russia, China, Russian, Northwestern, American, California , Michigan, Minnesota , Texas, Washington, New Mexico, Idaho, Chicago, Progressive Slovakia, Slovakia’s, Latvia

NEW YORK (AP) — Budweiser is bringing back some familiar characters this year in its Super Bowl ad. Some advertisers are releasing ads ahead of Super Bowl 58 in the hope of capitalizing on the buzz that builds as the game approaches. Bud Light also angered supporters of transgender rights who felt it abandoned Mulvaney. “The first Super Bowl spots to be released embrace light humor," said Northwestern University marketing professor Tim Calkins. "This isn’t a surprise; safety is key when advertising on the Super Bowl so most advertisers will stay far away from controversial topics.”As always, commercials are stuffed — even overstuffed — with celebrities.

Persons: Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, “, ”, Ray Taylor, they’ve, hasn't, Lionel Messi, Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Tim Calkins, Vince Vaughan, Tom Brady, Brady miffed, Wayne Gretzky Organizations: Budweiser, Super, advertising's, CBS, Paramount, Nickelodeon, Anheuser, Busch, Villanova School of Business, ” Anheuser, Bud, Kawasaki, Northwestern University Locations: Labrador, America

Buell died Monday in Sunnyvale, California, where his daughter lived, after battling pneumonia, his daughter Barbara Buell said in an email. “Hal pushed us an extra step,” Adams said in an internal AP newsletter at the time of Buell's retirement in 1997. Buell implemented the transition from a chemical darkroom where film was developed to digital transmission and digital news cameras. He also helped create AP’s digital photo archive in 1997. Buell is survived by his daughter, Barbara Buell, and her husband, Thomas Radcliffe, as well as two grandchildren and a great-grandson.

Persons: — Hal Buell, Buell, Barbara Buell, “, ’, ”, Eddie Adams, Horst Faas, Nick Ut, Hal, ” Adams, Kim Phuc, ” Buell, ” Santiago, ” Lyon, Kennedy, Thomas Radcliffe, Angela, Claudia DiMartino, Mike Schneider Organizations: Associated Press, AP, South Vietnamese Air Force, Northwestern University, Army, “, History, AP Corporate Locations: SUNNYVALE, Calif, Vietnam, Sunnyvale , California, Saigon, New York, ” Santiago Lyon, Tokyo, Chicago, AP's New York, Asia, Hollywood, Iwo Jima, United States, Orlando , Florida

☆ Some baby brands have a cult-like following. Kyte Baby’s went sour
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hobbs says she owns 120 pieces of bamboo fiber baby pajamas, which can run from $32 to $38 for brands such as Bums & Roses, Posh Peanut and Kyte Baby. Courtesy Emilee HobbsThere are a number of bamboo clothing brands. The swift backlash to Kyte Baby was just as strong as its fans’ devotion had been. One person filmed themselves flinging away a Kyte Baby onesie into the snow in protest to ’N Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye.” Others said they would be selling their Kyte Baby items. A “Sienna Woodland" footie from bamboo clothing brand Kyte Baby.

Persons: New York CNN — Emilee Hobbs, Hobbs, Kyte, “, ” Hobbs, ‘, ” Emilee Hobbs, ”, Emilee, Momfluencers, Kyte Baby, Ying Liu, onesie, isn’t, it’s, Jacqueline Babb, ” Babb, TikTok, Instagram, Son, she’s, ” Son, Sleepies, Brands, Babb, “ I’ve, It’s, CNN’s Eva Rothenberg Organizations: New, New York CNN, Northwestern University, Facebook, Inc, Business Locations: New York, Georgia, sienna, Arkansas, United States, Kyte

☆ ByteDance has a new AI model that lets users instantly speak in another person's voice. Researchers admitted the AI can be used for 'fraud.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China's ByteDance has created a new way for people to immediately change their voice into another person's using generative artificial intelligence technology. People have already this year used AI to impersonate President Joe Biden as the 2024 election nears and pop star Taylor Swift . The output occurs at the speed of livestreaming, with just 124 milliseconds of latency, according to the paper, which noted that AI voice conversion technology thus far has mostly only been effective "offline." It also used open-source code from Meta's Audiodec , which Meta describes as a "plug-and-play benchmark for audio codec applications." They suggested people report illegal usage of voice conversion to the appropriate authorities.

Persons: China's ByteDance, Joe Biden, Taylor Swift, StreamVoice, Meta, Biden, Kali Hays Organizations: Business, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Northwestern University Locations: China, New Hampshire, khays@insider.com

Even by the standards of a news business whose fortunes have plummeted in the digital age, the last few weeks have been especially grim for American journalism. Prominent newspapers like The Washington Post are shedding reporters and editors, and on Tuesday, The Los Angeles Times laid off more than 20 percent of its newsroom. Esteemed titles like Sports Illustrated, already a shadow of their former selves, have been gutted overnight. An average of five local newspapers are closing every two weeks, according Northwestern University’s Medill School, with more half of all American counties now so-called news deserts with limited access to news about their hometowns. Of 1,100 public radio stations and affiliates, only about one in five is producing local journalism.

Persons: — Organizations: Los Angeles Times, Cable, Sports, Northwestern University’s Medill School Locations: Washington

☆ E. Jean Carroll needs up to $12.1 million to fix her reputation for Trump's defamation, expert testifies at trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

$12.1 million in compensatory damages for Carroll to fix her reputation, however, is only the tip of the iceberg. The jury in that case awarded Carroll $5 million in combined compensatory and punitive damages. Her attorneys have asked for punitive damages to "make him stop" defaming her. Punitive damages could also send a message to other wealthy people that they cannot get away with lying about sexual abuse victims. Carroll, finishing her testimony in the trial Thursday, said her reputation has been marred by Trump's attacks.

Persons: —, Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Trump, defaming Carroll, Carroll, Ashlee Humphries, Humphries, Joe Rogan, Candace Owens, " Humphries, Alina Habba Organizations: Service, Business, Northwestern University Locations: Manhattan, Elle, New York

A local buyer taking over a struggling newspaper in the 21st century is normally cause for some celebration. “Have no fear of me,” Smith told the Sun newsroom on Tuesday, according to someone who was there and relayed the statement on condition of anonymity because it was a private meeting. Smith told the newspaper he had one partner: Armstrong Williams, a commentator who hosts a show on Sinclair’s affiliates. In 2018, Smith told New York magazine that he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts print media. Skene reported from Baltimore.

Persons: David D, Smith, “, ” Smith, Donald Trump, Smith’s, Julian Sinclair Smith, Sinclair, Armstrong Williams, Brandon Scott, ”, Jim Shea, Kathy Szliga, Rupert Murdoch, Marty Kaiser, Alden Capital, Tim Franklin, Stewart Bainum Jr, —, Medill’s Franklin, ” Franklin, Olivia Nuzzi, David Simon, television’s, ” Simon, Abell, ___ Bauder, Skene Organizations: Sinclair, Baltimore Sun Media, Alden Global Capital, The, Associated Press, Sun, Sinclair Broadcasting Inc, Chesapeake Television Corp, Fox, Democratic, Project Veritas, Republican, Capital News Service, University of Maryland, Tribune Publishing, Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Medill Local, Initiative, Northwestern University, Baltimore, New York Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, “, New York

☆ Healthcare companies are promising to help patients quit Wegovy. There's just one problem with that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-19 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Inkinen said Virta can help patients quit GLP-1 drugs and keep weight off by adjusting the foods they eat to help them feel full, similar to how the drugs reduce feelings of hunger. About 82% of patients taking Wegovy experience gastrointestinal issues like nausea and diarrhea. WeightWatchers didn't provide Business Insider with published data to support its claims that it can help people keep weight off after quitting weight-loss drugs. AdvertisementHe also advises the weight-loss startup Calibrate, which tapers some patients off GLP-1 drugs after they reach a certain body-mass index. GLP-1 drugs also slash the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and cardiac-related death.

Persons: —, Michael Albert, aren't, Sami Inkinen, Inkinen, Virta, Michael Siluk, Noom's, Linda Anegawa, Carolina Rudah, tirzepatide, Mounjaro, Zepbound —, Eli Lilly, Ozempic, Wegovy, Randy Seeley, Seeley, Robyn Phelps, it's, Robert Kushner, Kushner, Florian Gaertner, It's, Albert, Lisa, she's, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, FDA, Virta, Getty, Nordisk, Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research, University of Michigan, Novo Nordisk, Northwestern University Locations: Denver, Michigan

☆ Will GM Shareholders Survive the EV Meltdown?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Holman W. Jenkins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Holman W. Jenkins Jr. is a member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Jenkins joined the Journal in May 1992 as a writer for the editorial page in New York. In February 1994, he moved to Hong Kong as editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal's editorial page. Mr. Jenkins won a 1997 Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business and financial coverage. Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Jenkins received a bachelor's degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

Persons: Holman W, Jenkins, Mr, Gerald Loeb, William Smith Organizations: Street, William, William Smith Colleges, Northwestern University, University of Michigan Locations: New York, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Hobart

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 29 (Reuters) - Cigna (CI.N) and Humana (HUM.N), two of the biggest U.S. health insurers, are in talks for what could be the largest merger announced in 2023, according to a source familiar with the matter. A Humana and Cigna combination would give the merged company the scale to rival UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N) and CVS Health (CVS.N). In July 2016, the Justice Department filed lawsuits against two health insurance mergers on the same day, saying they would lead to less competition and higher prices for Americans. Health insurers have been facing higher medical costs as people return for procedures they had put off during the pandemic. Humana in February said that it would sell its commercial business but keep its Medicare Advantage products.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Cigna, Cigna's, Aetna, Bill Baer, Andre Barlow of Doyle, Barlow, Mazard, Bernstein, Lance Wilkes, Craig Garthwaite, Manas Mishra, Diane Bartz, Deena Beasley, Caroline Humer, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Humana Inc, REUTERS, Street Journal, UnitedHealth, CVS Health, Humana’s, Medicare, Affordable, Justice Department, Humana, U.S ., Reuters, Northwestern University, Thomson Locations: Queens , New York City, U.S, Cigna, Bengaluru, Washington, Los Angeles

☆ A $1 burrito promotion at Northwestern backfires explosively after a norovirus outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An outbreak of norovirus among the students at Northwestern is tied to a $1 burrito promotion. The Evanston Department of Health say the outbreak is linked to Big Wig Tacos & Burritos. The $1 burrito promotion offered by local "no-frills" Mexican restaurant Big Wig Tacos & Burritos on November 18 has reportedly triggered a minor outbreak of norovirus among Northwestern University's student body. With Big Wig Tacos & Burritos' cooperation, investigators are working to pinpoint the specific origin of the contamination. Big Wig Tacos & Burritos did not respond to a request for comment.

Persons: —, undergrads, Burritos Organizations: Northwestern, Evanston Department, Health, Burritos, Service, Evanston, Human Services Department, Authorities Locations: Evanston

☆ Travel constipation: Causes and treatments
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

This predicament is known as travel constipation, when people who typically don’t have digestive problems at home develop “the characteristic symptoms of constipation” while they’re traveling, said Dr. Darren Brenner, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine and surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Illinois. Some people experience constipation on some trips, while others do every time they travel. Here are some of the most common causes of travel constipation and what you can do about them. Throwing off your circadian rhythmSome digestive health experts have theorized that being in a different time zone or following a new schedule during travel could contribute to travel constipation by throwing off your circadian rhythm — physical, mental and behavioral changes that happen over a 24-hour cycle. Some natural laxatives that can help include high-fiber fruits such as kiwis, mangoes and prunes, experts said.

Persons: you’re, Darren Brenner, William Chey, ” Chey, hasn’t, Brenner, there’s, Chey, “, ” Brenner Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Michigan Medicine Locations: Illinois, .

☆ It’s ‘pathological’ for brands to advertise on Elon Musk’s X, Yale professor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Brands are being “irresponsible” by continuing to advertise on Elon Musk’s X after the billionaire endorsed antisemitic views, according to Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld. It’s pathological,” Sonnenfeld, dean for leadership studies at the Yale School of Management, told CNN in a phone interview. Yaccarino under pressureThe advertiser backlash is piling even more financial pressure on X at a time when the social media platform has been struggling. “This is a perfect opportunity for the market to do what the market does best,” Minow said. Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, said brands don’t need to “completely agree” with a media property and its policies to advertise there.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, “, Sonnenfeld, Musk, ” Musk, ”, Joe Benarroch, “ Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Linda Yaccarino, “ Linda Yaccarino, ” Sonnenfeld, he’s, Yaccarino, Lou Paskalis, Nell Minow, ” Minow, Minow, Tim Calkins, Calkins, it’s, ” Calkins Organizations: CNN, Brands, Elon, Yale School of Management, Whites, Disney, Warner Bros . Discovery, Media, Twitter, Media Matters, Marketing, ValueEdge Advisors, Time Magazine, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management

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