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☆ Luxury brands forgot about Gen Z. They can't afford to make that mistake again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But now it appears that some luxury brands have forgotten that aim. Dukas/Getty ImagesRay of Buttermilk said that some luxury brands have been hesitant to explore collaborations as a means of engaging Gen Z consumers because they fear losing their luxury allure. The future is vintageLuxury players might be kicking themselves for alienating Gen Z consumers, but Gen Zers never forgot about luxury. But secondhand's success isn't bad news for primary luxury brands, Escribano said. Bar certain luxury products like Hermès Birkins handbags, secondhand luxury is by and large cheaper and retains a level of exclusivity, she said.

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☆ A man who's been to nearly 20,000 Starbucks locations describes how the chain could get its 'third-place' status back
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementOne Starbucks customer has been working on visiting every Starbucks store since 1997. Later this month, a man named Winter plans to set foot in his 20,000th Starbucks store. AdvertisementAt the time, new Starbucks stores were popping up around the US, and Winter said he visited stores around Dallas as they opened. He logs each store visit in a Microsoft Access Database and on his website. Related storiesNot all Starbucks stores that Winter visits are as welcoming as that Houston location where he played chess with friends back in 1995.

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☆ Béla Károlyi, former gymnastics coach who trained Olympic champions, dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Tess Demeyer | Rebecca Tauber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Béla Károlyi, the gymnastics coach who rose to prominence by training Olympic all-around champions Nadia Comăneci and Mary Lou Retton, has died at 82, USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Saturday night. The governing body for the sport in the United States said Károlyi died on Friday, though the cause of death was not immediately clear. He quickly built his reputation in the United States after guiding Retton to gold at the 1984 Games. He was named the head coach of the 1992 Olympic team after years of his gymnasts excelling at domestic and international competitions, though many were plagued by injuries because of overtraining. In 2018, USA Gymnastics cut ties with the training center, known as the Károlyi Ranch, where instances of abuse occurred.

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☆ Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's personal trainer says he's fitter and more shredded at 47 than he was in his 20s. Here's how he works out and recovers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementDon Saladino, a personal trainer to celebrities, said he's in the best shape of his life at 47. His training regime includes strength and interval training, and hockey. If he can fit a fifth lifting day into his week, Saladino does accessory movements such as arm exercises and ab interval work. AdvertisementPlaying hockey for funDon Saladino (second from left) plays hockey twice a week. Lars Niki/Getty ImagesSaladino plays hockey twice a week, often at 6:30 a.m., he said.

Persons: Don Saladino, he's, Saladino, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Sebastian Stan, Anne Hathaway, Lars Niki Organizations: Navy, Research Locations: New York

☆ Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced. Still, Bela Karolyi remained unapologetic to the end for the methods he used to blaze a path to sports glory. And by his senior year, he was coaching the school’s women’s gymnastics team, whose star Marta Enoss would become his wife and professional ally. “I think he was learning gymnastics with us.”At age 14, Comaneci famously scored the first “perfect 10” in Olympic gymnastics. “Prior to entering the Bela Karolyi camp, I knew one thing; Bela was my bus pass to the Olympics,” Okino wrote in 2001.

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☆ Lost and found: Life after Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs was just the start for these four people
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Carma Hassan | Zoe Todd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

The 22-year-old content creator approached her doctor about weight loss medication in March, before she had breast reduction surgery. Method: Zepbound, diet changes, exerciseZepbound, diet changes, exercise Duration: Took Zepbound from May to October. “The breast reduction was a big step, but the weight loss put a little cherry on top,” she said. Method: Compounded semaglutide, diet changes, exerciseCompounded semaglutide, diet changes, exercise Duration: Took compounded semaglutide from February to May. Method: Ozempic, diet changes, exerciseOzempic, diet changes, exercise Duration: Took Ozempic from May 2020 to October 2023“I was very close to being 300 pounds.

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☆ Inside the conservative hunt for partisans in the federal government before Trump takes over
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The requests were like thousands of others sent in the past two years by Trump-allied groups seeking to identify perceived partisans within the federal government. Dominic Gwinn/AFP/Getty Images/FileHowell estimates his group has submitted around 65,000 requests to federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act, a law that governs public access to records produced by the government. Timothy D. Easley/AP/FileTrump as a candidate vowed to reinstate a 2020 executive order known as Schedule F, which gave him power to commence mass firings of federal employees who could be impediments to his agenda. America First Policy Institute also has close ties to Trump’s transition. However, it so far has not published a list of federal employees for the Trump administration to target, though Howell did not rule it out.

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☆ Three Mile Island restart could mark a turning point for nuclear energy as Big Tech influence on power industry grows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

The main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. (Take a deeper look inside the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant here.) Part of a control panel at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. A cooling tower at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. The turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.

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“We know they can do it.”More than 300,000 women served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Manning said. More than 9,000 women received Army Combat Action Badges for “actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy,” according to a 2015 report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Two were given a Silver Star, the third-highest military combat decoration, for “gallantry in action,” the report said. Manning said another 383 women were awarded a Purple Heart — the nation’s oldest military award, which recognizes sacrifice and heroism. “To cast this wide net and say women shouldn’t serve in combat — well, guess what?

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“It’s my medical opinion that there are no alternative reasonable explanations for Mr. Neely’s death,” the medical examiner, Dr. Cynthia Harris, told jurors. The medical examiner testified that Neely died of asphyxiation. Attorneys for Penny, who is also charged with criminally negligent homicide, have refuted the medical examiner’s findings. One of those detectives testified under cross examination that neither he nor the other detective had told Penny that Neely was dead when they interviewed him. Gonzalez said that after he held Neely’s wrist, he told Penny: “You can let him go.

Persons: Jordan, Daniel Penny, Neely’s, Cynthia Harris, Harris, Penny, Neely, Thomas Kenniff, ”, Jordan Neely, Andrew Savulich, — Neely, “, Dafna Yoran, Joseph Caballer, Caballer, ” Caballer, Eric Gonzalez, Gonzalez Organizations: Marine, Marine Corp, TNS, Getty, Prosecutors, Marine Corps Locations: New York City

Black Friday is on Nov. 29, 2024, and Cyber Monday is on Dec. 2, 2024. Many retailers’ early Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales have already begun, including at Walmart, Home Depot and REI. While shopping Black Friday and Cyber Monday, don’t forget to poke around subscription services and travel sites for deals, says Shand. Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping tipsPlanning is key to shopping Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Don’t wait to buy what’s on your wishlistDuring Black Friday and Cyber Monday, shopping traffic peaks online and in stores.

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☆ As sources say Trump could deport undocumented Chinese first, Asian American groups rush to prep
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Asian American organizations say they are scrambling, but not completely surprised, over President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations. Bethany Li, executive director of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, said that the targeting of the Chinese community has long been foreshadowed. We saw this post-9/11 with Muslim and South Asian men being detained and some deported.”A spokesperson for the Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment. “It’s another way of casting our community as an enemy,” Li said of Trump’s immigration platform. With questions looming over the implementation of Trump’s campaign promises, Yoo said that it’s important for vulnerable communities to stand in solidarity.

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This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. State regulators have ordered a Texas medical school to immediately halt its practice of liquefying bodies after using them for training and research. The University of North Texas Health Science Center said in 2020 that it would renovate a Fort Worth anatomy facility, including installing two alkaline hydrolysis units. The University of North Texas Health and Science Center stopped using unclaimed bodies following NBC News' reporting. Dallas and Tarrant county officials did not immediately respond to questions about whether they agreed to allow the Health Science Center to liquefy unclaimed bodies.

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☆ Eric Schmidt says there's 'no evidence' AI scaling laws are stopping — but they will eventually
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says there's "no evidence" of an AI slowdown. AdvertisementEric Schmidt says there's "no evidence" artificial intelligence scaling laws are stopping as some in Silicon Valley worry about an AI slowdown. He said there will be "two or three more turns of the crank of these large models" over the next five years, referring to improvements in large language models. Related Video Why "deployment of AI is top of mind for everybody," according to IBM's Jonathan Adashek"There's no evidence that the scaling laws, as they're called, have begun to stop. AI scaling laws are the theoretical rules that broadly state models will continue to improve with more training data and greater computing power.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, LLMs, —, IBM's Jonathan Adashek, we're, OpenAI's, OpenAI, Claude, Gary Marcus, Sam Altman, Anthropic Organizations: Google, Service, Bloomberg, New York University, OpenAI, Business Locations: Silicon

☆ How Mike Tyson, 58, is preparing to fight Jake Paul, who is almost half his age
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementMike Tyson, 58, is set to fight Jake Paul, 27, at Dallas' AT&T stadium on Friday. Paul, meanwhile, trains up to six times a week and eats whole foods. Mike Tyson, 58, is preparing to fight Jake Paul, 27, on Friday at 8pm Eastern Time at Dallas' AT&T stadium. Tyson quit being veganWhile Tyson used to be a vegan, he now enjoys eating meat when training for a fight, he told Van Susteren. Jake Paul eats luxury proteinTyson's opponent, Jake Paul, has been training hard too.

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☆ North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Helen Regan | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Images published by North Korean state media show Kim and various officials at the launch site. State media reported that drones “of various types precisely hit the targets” as part of the test. Such self-detonating drones, also sometimes referred to as suicide drones, have been widely used to great effect on the battlefield in Russia’s war in Ukraine and in the Middle East. Images released from North Korean state media KCNA show what it said were self-detonating drone during a test of the unmanned aerial vehicles. KCNANorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks with officials as he oversees a test of self-detonating drones, according to state media KCNA.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim, Kim “, “, ”, Kim Jong, KCNA, Vladimir Putin Organizations: CNN, North, US State Department, Russian, CNN North Korean, Korea’s Defense, Agency, South Locations: North Korean, Ukraine, West, Russia, Kursk, Korean, Ukrainian, Pyongyang, ” Moscow, North Korea, Russian, South Korea, Seoul, Korea’s, Ganghwa

☆ Eva Longoria, 49, says she's doing 'everything' to age well — from cold-plunging to red-light therapy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Eva Longoria shared wellness practices that she lives by. Longoria, who will turn 50 in March, added that she's 'excited' to age. Not because I don't want to age but because I do want to age," said Longoria, who turns 50 in March. "For me, age is just a number, but I'm excited," Longoria added. In 2016, Longoria told "The Cut" that people should prioritize their time and efforts toward wellness.

Persons: Eva Longoria, Longoria, —, Eva Longoria's, Marie Claire, I'm, Venki, Mary Ní Lochlainn, It's Organizations: Service, M University, Kingsville, Business Insider, King's College London Locations: kinesiology, Texas

☆ North Korea orders mass production of attack drones after seeing Russia's tactics up close
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kim Jong Un has ordered the mass production of attack drones, North Korean media reported. AdvertisementNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the mass production of exploding drones on Thursday, according to North Korean state media. Kovalenko also said there were plans to send Russian drone instructors to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, for further training of North Korean personnel. "North Korea may use these skills for future terrorist actions in the border areas with South Korea," he said. The partnership brings another advantage for North Korea: much-needed live combat experience and technical know-how.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, —, Kim, Kim Jong, AP Kim, Putin, Gavriil, Andrii Kovalenko, Kovalenko, Joseph S, Bermudez Jr Organizations: Service, Business, KCNA, BMW, North Korean, Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service, AP, Reuters, AFP, Ukraine's Center, North, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Korean, Russia, North Korea, Ukraine, Iran, AFP North Korea, Kursk, Ukrainian, South Korea, Russian, Pyongyang, Korea

☆ Jake Paul faces Mike Tyson in boxing event unlike any other
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jonny Velasquez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

On Friday, Paul steps into the ring for perhaps his most high-profile fight to date against former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap, buddy, but tomorrow you’re getting knocked the f*ck out. After the postponement of their initial fight in July, Paul went on to defeat bare-knuckle boxing champion Mike Perry with a sixth round TKO. Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will contest their professional boxing bout on November 15. “Then, I’d retire after that.”After winning a boxing world championship, Paul plans to take his talents to mixed martial arts.

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☆ Drone-hunting helicopters are bolstering Israel and Ukraine's stretched air defenses
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Given the sheer volume of enemy drones, helicopters have joined the counter-drone fight. In Ukraine and Israel, helicopters of all kinds are hunting down drones. In Ukraine, a huge country compared to Israel, helicopters are a means to shield its airspace against large drone salvos. Advertisement"Given the Russian Shaheds' slow and low flight pattern, rotary aircraft can easily chase and destroy them," Borsari said. Modifications of this kind could make helicopters more effective drone hunters in the future, supplementing other ground- and air-based systems.

Persons: —, It's, Israel's, it's, Nicholas Heras, Samuel Bendett, Federico Borsari, Borsari, Paul Iddon Organizations: Service, Iran, New Lines Institute, Center for Naval, Center for, Helicopters, Royal Navy Wildcat Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Washington ,, Ukrainian, Lebanon, Syria

☆ Elon Musk's xAI raising up to $6 billion to purchase 100,000 Nvidia chips for Memphis data center
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is raising up to $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation, according to CNBC's David Faber. The money will be used to acquire 100,000 Nvidia chips, per sources familiar with the situation. Musk's AI startup, which he announced in July 2023, seeks to "understand the true nature of the universe," according to its website. Last November, X.AI released a chatbot called Grok, which the company said was modeled after "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, CNBC's David Faber, Faber, Tesla, X.AI, OpenAI, Musk, Sam Altman, Google's Bard, Claude chatbot, Trump, Biden's Organizations: Republicans, Hyatt, Elon, Memphis, Google's Locations: Washington , DC

☆ A Ukrainian brigade armed with French tanks, artillery, and heavy weaponry is about to enter the fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Now they are able to fight, they are able to maneuver," a French colonel said. AdvertisementA Ukrainian brigade made up of thousands of soldiers trained in France and armed with French-supplied tanks, artillery, and heavy weaponry is about to enter the fight against Russia. It will also have 18 AMX 10 light tanks, 18 truck-mounted Caesar artillery pieces, 128 armored troop carriers, as well as anti-tank and antiaircraft missile systems, the French military said. The Ukrainian military is also training other troops for the brigade back in Ukraine, according to French authorities. The new Ukrainian brigade will enter the war at a critical time.

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☆ Tesla's Chinese EV competitors are racing to build their own Optimus rivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla's Chinese rivals are building their own humanoid robots to rival Tesla. EV startup Xpeng unveiled its Iron humanoid robot at its AI day event this month. The company said Iron was already deployed in its factories, joining BYD and Nio in using humanoid robots to build cars. AdvertisementTesla is facing fierce competition in China from local EV makers — and now they're building their own versions of Elon Musk's Optimus robot. AdvertisementThe scramble to incorporate humanoid robots comes as Elon Musk touts Tesla's Optimus robot.

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SKIP AHEAD How we picked the best travel tech essentials | The best travel tech gadgets on Amazon | Why trust NBC Select? As you consider travel gadgets, it’s important to evaluate their size and weight, especially if you have limited space in your carry-on or suitcase. Convenience : Whether you’re taking a car, plane, train or bus, the best travel tech gadgets provide convenience when you’re on the road, ensuring you’re comfortable and prepared for common travel issues. : Whether you’re taking a car, plane, train or bus, the best travel tech gadgets provide convenience when you’re on the road, ensuring you’re comfortable and prepared for common travel issues. The best travel tech gadgets on AmazonUsing the guidance of travel experts, I sorted through hundreds of popular travel tech gadgets on Amazon.

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☆ Tampa Bay Rays will play their home games at the Yankees' spring training field
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives said on Thursday. “It is singularly the best opportunity for our fans to experience 81 games of major league Rays baseball,” Sternberg said. “As difficult as it is to get any of these stadiums up to major league standards, it was the least difficult. Once known as Legends Field, Steinbrenner Field opened in 1996 on Tampa’s north side. The Tampa Tarpons, one of the Yankees minor league teams, play their home games at Steinbrenner Field during the summer.

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