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The FBI is analyzing shell casings found near power facilities in North Carolina and South Carolina, a law enforcement memo revealed Friday, after North Carolina gunfire led to nearly 96 hours of darkness in one county. The "target attacks" at two Duke Energy substations in Moore County, North Carolina on Saturday night knocked out power to 45,000 homes and businesses before local electricity was restored Wednesday night. No one lost power in the South Carolina shootings. So far there's no indication whether the North Carolina attacks have any connection to Wednesday night's gunfire in South Carolina, according to a law enforcement memo reviewed by NBC News. Authorities haven't publicly disclosed any possible motive for the North Carolina shooting.

☆ Katherine Heigl: Hollywood has changed, and so have I — it's easier to speak up now
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Katherine Heigl, 44, says there's a delicateness in Hollywood that didn't use to exist. She said "Firefly Lane" gave freedom to actors and showrunners and helped her focus her career. Hollywood is really different from how it used to beThe industry has really changed since I first started out. An example: For "Firefly Lane," we had an intimacy coordinator on set — a person whose job it is to ensure that actors feel comfortable during intimate scenes. The emergence of original streamer content is pushing some of the changeFilming for a streamer is a totally different kind of experience than filming for linear television.

☆ I'm an entrepreneur who took a 3-month sabbatical. Here's how I set up my business to run itself while I was gone.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Ellen Wong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Before taking a three-month sabbatical this year, she took many steps to prepare her business. It meant that when I returned from my sabbatical, I had an even more efficient business than before I left. It's really hard to work on your business if you're always working in your business. Because the large majority of my business income comes from one-to-one patient care, I generated significantly less income while I was away. However, because I had a self-directed online program available, the income generated from that was enough to cover the business expenses.

☆ How Hurricane Sandy transformed the Jersey Shore into 'a playground for the rich'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Jersey Shore residents battled through a patchwork of programs to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy. Even 10 years after Hurricane Sandy, Barbara is still reminded daily of the mental and financial toll it took on her. Courtesy of BarbaraThe bureaucratic red tape around flood insurance and rebuild programs linked to Hurricane Sandy deepened the divide between the haves and have-nots of the Jersey Shore. Milliman, an actuarial company that works with FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program, found that about 47% of coastal dwellers had flood insurance, The Inquirer reported. "After Sandy, there was a lot more money coming in," Mery, who has built Jersey Shore homes for 15 years, told Insider.

☆ 'Emily in Paris' actor Ashley Park's career advice: 'You're allowed to dream big'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The award-winning "Emily in Paris" actor grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, always a performer ― dance, a-cappella, musical theater. It's an attitude she's taken with her even as she's entered a field in which rejection can be a daily routine. She received a Critics' Choice Award nomination for her performance as Mindy Chen on "Emily in Paris" in 2021, too. 'You're allowed to dream big'Park says she never thought she'd have the opportunities she's gotten. That made a huge difference in her day-to-day happiness, especially in a career typically filled with constant rejection.

☆ The latest inflation report was the worst-case scenario for Biden, the Fed, and the stock market
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The White House could suffer ahead of midterms while Fed tightening could continue to affect stocks. But the September inflation report was crystal-clear in showing trouble ahead. For the stock market, the prospect of further Fed tightening is a major headwind with indexes already near 2022 lows. "Slowing growth yet rising inflation — the combination none of us, and least of all the Fed, want to see." Worse-than-expected inflation endangers Democrats' already-shaky election hopesThe Thursday report was the last opportunity for Democrats to win a surprise inflation cooldown they could campaign on through Election Day.

☆ 'The f—ing party is over.' Big Tech companies are scaling back ambitions and canceling projects. Here's what to expect from Silicon Valley as a global recession looks increasingly unavoidable.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Alex Kantrowitz | Big Technology | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As interest rates rise, big tech companies are being pushed to cancel projects and rearrange staff. Rising interest rates have focused investors on short-term profitability and companies like Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Snap are responding. This trimming signals the start of a new era for Big Tech, one where runaway spending on tomorrow gives way to unrelenting attention on today. In this era, Big Tech will become more efficient and profitable, but also more vulnerable. These startups' funding sources are drying up and many don't yet have good business discipline, taking some heat off Big Tech.

☆ I almost quit a great job because I started to resent it. Here are 4 things I should've done sooner to feel less frustrated at work.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

At the time, I wrote about self improvement, especially as it related to work and careers. I wrote about my experience adopting the daily routines of successful and powerful people like Tim Ferris and Donald Trump. Nothing ended up panning out — fortunately, because it was around that time that things changed for me at work. My editor wrote back almost immediately: She'd take these comments into account when generating assignments. Adapted with permission from the book Don't Call It Quits: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Love by Shana Lebowitz Gaynor.

☆ These 5 former House candidates might've been the next AOC, but entrenched politicians blocked their path
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam competed in this year's Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. And we need to have an infrastructure like that on the Democratic Party side. Former House candidate John Isemann faced ex-state lawmaker Tom Kean Jr. in the Republican primary for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. Jay Nixon and also worked for the Missouri Democratic Party — decided to jump into the race himself. "We talk about the Democratic Party being a big-tent party," she said.

☆ Mortgages and credit cards are about to get even more expensive. It's nothing compared to what we'll see by the end of the year.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Ben Winck | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Higher-than-expected inflation in August means the Fed will likely back another jumbo-sized rate hike next week. Rate increases have already made mortgages, car loans, and credit cards much pricier for Americans. Fed officials have been clear that they'll only pull back on their rate hikes once they see "compelling evidence" that inflation is slowing down. And since it usually takes around one year for rate hikes to be fully felt throughout the economy, those tightening effects are set to only get more intense. Fed officials have also made it clear that they want to avoid the biggest risks that come with monetary tightening.

☆ 3 takeaways from Friday's meeting, including how defensive plays are wins in this two-sided market
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

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☆ Everyone wants to be an Airbnb host, but homes are so expensive. Here are 13 vacation-rental spots with the best returns where investment properties cost under $450,000.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Vacation-rental-management company Vacasa ranked the best spots to buy a vacation home. Insider highlighted the 13 spots where median home prices are under $450,000. Vacasa data showed the top destinations clocked in with cap rates ranging from 6% to 12%, which Vacasa considered strong. Insider highlighted the destinations where median home prices sat under $450,000. Other classic vacation destinations like historic Savannah, Georgia, and scenic Tucson, Arizona, made appearances, too.

☆ Instagram reels aren't dead yet — here's why Meta's battle with ByteDance has only just begun
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-15 | by ( Alex Kantrowitz | Big Technology | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Instagram still has double the usership of TikTok and TikTok's growth has slowed. "But then I realized they weren't using TikTok, they had discovered Instagram Reels." That said, Instagram Reels could be a gateway drug for younger users, who may find TikTok after experimenting with Reels. Without India, TikTok's download growth has slowed. TikTok, however, is still out-downloading Instagram, and people are spending more time on TikTok than on Instagram.

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