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When Nikki Haley was a South Carolina legislator, she backed budgets boosted by federal aid. Now, Haley is running against Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination saying he is an agent of chaos. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she defeated a 30-year legislative veteran in the Republican primary. As governor, Haley had disputes with fellow Republicans that often seemed personal. But she reminds Republican primary voters that the deals were always for non-union shops.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When the Texas Rangers retired Adrián Beltré's No. All those Hall of Fame third basemen told Beltré that night in 2019 they would see him in Cooperstown as soon as he became eligible for election. Beltré was among 12 first-timers and 26 players overall on the ballot for the Class of 2024 that will be revealed Tuesday. “I don’t know how I’m going to feel,” Beltré said when asked about that possibility of being a first-ballot pick. Players who get 75% of the votes submitted by Dec. 31 will make the Hall, and Beltré has consistently been well above that threshold according to Ryan Thibodaux’s Hall of Fame ballot tracker.

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☆ Northwest faces freezing rain and heavy snow while Arctic blast loosens its grip on eastern US
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Mark Zaleski/The Tennessean/USA Today Network Snow falls on parked cars in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 16. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images Snow and ice dust a worker who was removing snow from a sidewalk in Des Moines on January 13. Dan Powers/USA Today Network Firefighters rescue a man after his car was stuck in a flooded area in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 9. Gregg Pachkowski/USA Today Network Snow covers the trees around the Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary in Hubertus, Wisconsin, on January 9. Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network Flooding is seen at an intersection in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on January 9.

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☆ ‘The Fruit Cure’ Review: The Temptation to Go Bananas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Matthew Rees | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

It may not be news, but it is worth reminding ourselves that bad eating habits are a leading cause of disease, disability and death in the U.S. Why do we develop such habits? One reason is the slick marketing and misleading information peddled by food and beverage companies. An answer comes from Jacqueline Alnes, an assistant professor at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. In “The Fruit Cure,” she recounts how she became devoted to two YouTube personalities preaching the value of a daily diet primarily composed of raw fruit. It’s an engaging story in itself, though not without flaws, and it illuminates the ways in which quackery—so common in the premodern era of medicine—is alive and well in the 21st century.

Persons: Jacqueline Alnes, ” Organizations: West Chester University in Locations: U.S, West Chester University in Pennsylvania

Portland General Electric warned that the threat of freezing rain Tuesday could delay restoration efforts. Freezing rain and sleet was expected continue across portions of the Southeast into Tuesday morning. Monday night saw temperatures drop as low as 10 degrees (minus 12.2 C) in Olive Branch, Mississippi, and Jackson, Tennessee. Temperatures dipped to minus 3 degrees (minus 19.4 C) in Des Moines, with the wind chill making it feel far colder. The flight tracking service FlightAware reported about 2,900 cancellations Monday within, into or out of the United States.

Persons: Donald Trump Organizations: Rockies, Portland General Electric, NFL, Buffalo Bills, Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, AFC Locations: BUFFALO, N.Y, Great Plains, Midwest, U.S, Oregon, Portland, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Fort Worth, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Alabama, Franklin County, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Olive Branch , Mississippi, Jackson , Tennessee, Orchard Park , New York, Iowa, Des Moines, United States, Northern Plains

☆ Hit Men Are Easy to Find in the Movies. Real Life Is Another Story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jesse Mckinley | More About Jesse Mckinley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I could not find you a hit man,” he said. Only about half of all murders in the United States are cleared or solved each year, according to the F.B.I., making it difficult to say definitively how many people are killed specifically by hit men. While there are also no handy stats on how many murder-for-hire attempts fail, experts and indictments indicate that many are marred by amateurism and ineptitude. “There isn’t a real efficient, high-quality hit service out there like in the movies,” said Michael C. Farkas, a defense attorney who has worked as a New York City homicide prosecutor. That case chilled Canadian and Indian relations, and has cast suspicion on Narendra Modi, India’s conservative prime minister and a Hindu nationalist.

Persons: Robert Baer, ”, “, ” Dennis Kenney, ” Mr, Kenney, amateurism, Michael C, Farkas, —, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Narendra Modi Organizations: John Jay College of Criminal Locations: United States, New York City, British Columbia

☆ GM’s 655-horsepower hybrid Corvette is a magnificent missed opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Vernon, New Jersey CNN —General Motors is very clear that its engineers didn’t create the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, the first hybrid Corvette, to save gas. Instead they wanted to make an all-wheel-drive Corvette, and the best way to do that was simply to attach a powerful electric motor to the front wheels. Unlike in a Toyota Prius, or almost any other hybrid, the E-Ray’s electric motor almost never drives the car on its own. For that, GM offers the lighter and more powerful Corvette Z06, with its high-revving 670-horsepower V8 and no electric motor. Instead, GM has focused on fully electric technology and, before too long, there will be a fully electric Corvette.

Persons: Ray, it’s, I’ve Organizations: Vernon , New Jersey CNN —, Chevrolet, GM, Toyota Prius, Lamborghini Locations: Vernon , New Jersey, New York , New Jersey

A person rides a carriage as snow falls in Central Park, New York City, U.S., on Jan. 6, 2024. Snow, sleet and rain struck from Virginia to Pennsylvania on Saturday as a weekend winter storm moved up the East Coast and promised to bring more of the same to New York City and Boston. By early Saturday evening, a trace of snow was measured in nearby Newark, New Jersey, the weather service said. A winter storm warning was in effect from New York City to New England. Boston was likely to see heavy snowfall late Saturday night, the weather service said, with accumulations of 6 to 8 inches possible.

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☆ 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.

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☆ Here's how to choose the right college, according to a professor and academic advisor with 40 years of experience
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Louis Newman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOver the next couple of weeks, your college-bound kid will join millions of others applying to begin college next fall. Having spent 40 years as a college professor and academic advisor, I know what really matters when it comes to the quality of a college education. Academic advising is key to student success. AdvertisementSome colleges offer a living-learning community in which students take courses and live together. Louis Newman is the author of "Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success" and works as a College Success Coach.

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Up a stairwell with popcorn walls stained black, he found a hallway ceiling with jumbles of wires for illegal electrical connections. He rounded a corner, and suddenly he and the two men guiding him heard a high-pitched squeal that sounded like a wire whipping through the air. The two guides ducked and ran. Something is happening,” Mr. Hamman said. He took a few steps away, then caught sight of a small flame glowing from one of the wires strung overhead.

Persons: ” Mr, Hamman Locations: Johannesburg

☆ Takeaways from the DeSantis-Newsom debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Ron DeSantis opened a debate Thursday night on Fox News, Newsom told DeSantis the two had one thing in common. By the way, you’re down 41 points in your own state,” Newsom said. Hannity the ‘hall monitor’Hannity, the long-time conservative Fox host, opened the debate pledging to play a neutral role Thursday night. “It should be up to the mother and the doctor and her conscience.”What’s the value of a debate like this? Mostly, the more than 90-minute debate was DeSantis and Newsom accusing each other of lying and mischaracterizing the other’s records.

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☆ A Vintage Shop to the Stars Holds Its Own Against New Rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Alex Vadukul | More About Alex Vadukul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The two men became friends at Syracuse University in the late 1980s. The hunt for vintage became their obsession. In those days, secondhand meant second-rate to much of the fashion set, and the duo saw themselves as downtown entrepreneurs whose mission it was to preach the gospel of vintage. “The stigma was that people felt it was beneath them to buy something used,” Mr. Weisser said, “but we saw wearing vintage as giving someone individuality.”Their first regulars included Jean Paul Gaultier and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Stylists for “Sex and the City” found outfits there for the show’s star, Sarah Jessica Parker, who became a client herself.

Persons: Levi’s, Eisenhower, Mr, Weisser, ”, Jean Paul Gaultier, Carolyn Bessette, Kennedy, Sarah Jessica Parker Organizations: Syracuse University, Rose Locations: Manhattan, Bronx, Pasadena , Calif

☆ 'The most taboo topic I've ever seen': Inside Microsoft's war over the war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Viva Engage, Microsoft's slick message board designed to compete with Slack, is often touted as "Facebook for work." In October, according to internal messages viewed by BI, a Microsoft employee shared a post praising child tax credits as a way to reduce poverty. Employees with pro-Palestinian views have also used inflammatory language in their posts on Viva Engage. It has cut off the comments to Viva Engage posts it considered too incendiary. "It's important to recognize the pain and suffering of so many people, including our colleagues, as the events in Israel, Gaza, and the surrounding region continue to unfold," Nadella wrote.

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☆ Hebron, West Bank: Palestinians under curfew say they are being punished for things they did not do
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Tara John/CNNIncreased separationIsrael has occupied the West Bank since seizing the territory from Jordanian military occupation in 1967. Israel views the West Bank as “disputed territory,” and contends its settlement policy is legal. Even by the standards of the West Bank, the situation in Hebron is complicated. People pray on the exterior wall of the Cave of the Patriarchs on November 17 in Hebron, West Bank. “There is an unannounced war in the West Bank,” Sfard told CNN.

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[1/2] British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during the opening session of the Global Food Security Summit at Lancaster House in London, Britain November 20, 2023. Years of political churn - with five prime ministers and a non-stop ministerial carousel since the 2016 Brexit vote - have shaken Britain's reputation for stability among investors. Some executives say the country, long a magnet for FDI, has simply taken them for granted. But companies and investors say that a focus by regulators on limiting costs for bill-payers in sectors such as water, telecoms and energy has crimped investment. British investment minister Dominic Johnson said the government would be in listening mode at the gathering on Nov. 27 to hear how it can remove hurdles.

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☆ I Never Said Thanks for the Meal. Sister Agnes Taught Me How.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Rosie Schaap | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When I was growing up in New York City, my family didn’t give thanks before we ate. My mother, the head of our secular Jewish household, would go unusually quiet and serious. “Let us say grace,” she’d start in a low voice, and my brother and I would seize the cue. He might say, “Grace Kelly.” I’d add, “Grace Jones” or “Grace Slick,” depending on the kind of music I was into at the time. So I didn’t know much about the whole business of preprandial blessings — until I met Sister Agnes Rooney.

Persons: ”, “ Grace Kelly, “ Grace Jones ”, Grace Slick, “ Gracie Allen, ” Ma, —, Sister Agnes Rooney Locations: New York City

☆ How to Apply Lipstick the Right Way
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Caitie Kelly | More About Caitie Kelly | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Lipstick has been used, in various forms, for millenniums, but the struggle to make its color last has, seemingly, existed for just as long. “I have clients run a really hot washcloth over their lips,” explains Daniel Martin, a makeup artist and the global director of artistry and education at the beauty brand Tatcha. Begin by tracing the very edge of your lips with the pencil then color in the outline you’ve created. Martin, on the other hand, prefers to apply liner after lipstick, to touch up the edges. Apply Lipstick — Then Apply Again“You want a color that will stain,” explains the makeup artist Gucci Westman, who is partial to the tomato and fuchsia hues in her namesake brand’s Lip Suede: Les Rouges palette ($85).

Persons: ”, Jenn Streicher, Duchess, sloughing, Daniel Martin, Martin, butters, Chanel, Tasha Reiko Brown, pesky, Le, Gucci Westman, Matte, Madame Locations: Egypt, New York

It is the ideal way to celebrate the musician and civil rights activist, and the ideal gift for a music fan of any walk. Cost: $135SAY CHEESE: This one might give an audiophile a heart attack, but that doesn't make it any less adorable. The “Turntable Cheese Board" from Uncommon Goods is exactly what it sounds like — a cheese board designed to look like the most expensive, slick turntable, featuring a slate platter and hidden slicer in the one arm. Cost: $78HEAR IT LOUD: There's never a wrong time to upgrade headphones — in fact, it makes for a great gift. Cost: $47K-POP COOL: Far too often, holiday gift guides — even those specifically catering to music enthusiasts — fail to account for dedicated, artist-specific fandoms.

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☆ On the Luby’s Cafeteria Line, Every Day Is Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Priya Krishna | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In a spacious Houston cafeteria awash in primary colors, diners crowded around big tables and dug into mashed potatoes splashed with a slick gravy, glossy green beans and sticky slabs of pecan pie. The calendar said Oct. 12. But this was Luby’s, where every day is Thanksgiving. “I am a Texan,” said Wunzel Lewis, 71, a regular at Luby’s, which serves Thanksgiving fare year-round as part of its sprawling menu. For the devoted following of this Texas chain, that’s exactly its appeal.

Persons: “, ”, Wunzel Lewis Locations: Houston, Texas

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Kayla Stampfle, invasive carp field lead for the Minnesota DNR, said the goal is to monitor when carp start moving in the spring and use the tagged fish to ambush their brethren. Political Cartoons View All 1256 ImagesFour different species are considered invasive carp: bighead, black, grass and silver. There is no hard estimates of invasive carp populations in the U.S. but they are believed to number in the millions. Wildlife agencies are still consolidating data on how many invasive carp that real-time tracking has helped them remove, U.S.

Persons: Kayla Stampfle, Fritts, Janet Lebson, Mark Fritts, Marc Smith, “, " Smith, James Stone, Stampfle, It's Organizations: —, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Agency, Minnesota DNR, Press, Fisheries, Water Resources Reform, Survey, Chicago Sanitary, The Minnesota DNR, Minnesota -, La Crosse, Fish, Wildlife, Cities, Lakes Regional Center Locations: LA CROSSE, Wis, U.S, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, St, Croix, Gulf, Mexico, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Chicago, Davenport , Iowa, The, Des Plaines, Sandusky, Minnesota, Minnesota - Wisconsin, La, Iowa, La Crosse

☆ The Taliban appears to be patrolling Kabul on rollerblades while carrying AK-47s, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A video appears to show Taliban security forces patrolling Kabul on rollerblades. The Taliban took complete control of Afghanistan in 2021 following the withdrawal of US troops. A video posted on YouTube shows what appears to be several uniformed Taliban members carrying AK-47s and "skitching," holding on to a truck while being pulled along. The slick video appears to have been made for propaganda purposes and is a departure from the types of content previously posted by the YouTuber. AdvertisementFollowing the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban took complete control of the country.

Persons: — Organizations: AK, Service, Kabul — rollerblades, YouTube, Hollywood, Islamic Locations: Kabul, rollerblades, Afghanistan, Kabul —, Afghan, Emirate

☆ ‘Succession’ star Brian Cox wears faux leather trousers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —In the five years Brian Cox played vitriolic media mogul Logan Roy in HBO’s boardroom drama “Succession,” viewers mostly saw him on-screen in a navy business suit and burgundy tie. Brian Cox's camel-hued leather trousers have caused a stir online. “I wish this app would stop showing me Brian Cox in those leather trousers and loafers,” added another. More recently, Joe Jonas has been praised online for his rotating selection of leather pants in red, brown, black and silver during the latest Jonas Brothers tour. Lo and behold, two decades on, everyone’s favorite faux-CEO is bearing his calves — and more besides — in leather trousers on prime-time television.

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Palacios, Texas, is a small town with a rich history of Vietnamese American shrimpers on the Gulf Coast. The famed Texas brown shrimp went in one bucket. The Texas white shrimp in another. Mr. Nguyen, 63, is one of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who settled along the Gulf Coast after the Vietnam War. Along the way, they overcame the trauma of war and displacement, language barriers and deep-seated prejudice from local residents.

Persons: Vinh Nguyen, Nguyen Locations: Palacios , Texas, Gulf, Matagorda Bay, Texas, Vietnam

☆ We watched 1,000 TikToks in one sitting. The algorithm served up a shocking number of ads, rivaling network TV.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

On TikTok, about a third of the content we watched were ads — but it didn't always feel that way. Other users have complained on the site that they are receiving ads "all over their FYP" or ads "every 6 videos." We focused solely on TikTok videos and slideshows and excluded TikTok stories and TikTok livestreams — even streams that were explicitly there to sell products, like QVC. The key difference is that you scroll past a TikTok ad. Kristen Schiele, a USC Marshall School of Business professor, told Insider we could see an increased ad volume since advertisers push more ad content around the holiday season.

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