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☆ My 3 kids spend little time with their grandpa. So, we flew across the country for a surprise visit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Wendy Altschuler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She has rarely returned — a few times when her mom was dying and later for her dad's second wedding. Last summer, she decided to fly across the country with her three teenage sons and surprise her dad with a visit. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAt 19, I fell in love with a long-haired musician wearing a white linen shirt dotted with wooden buttons. Related storiesWhen my dad found love again and chose to get remarried a few years later, it was a great relief.

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☆ A former Twitter engineer got a Waymo robot taxi to give her a 6.5-hour ride around San Francisco. Here's what happened.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sophia Tung rode in a Waymo for 6.5 hours around San Francisco. For the inconvenience, Tung said Waymo gave her a few promo codes that could be redeemed for a free ride. Journey prepSophia Tung set up several cameras inside the Waymo to capture her 6.5 -hour journey in San Francisco. AdvertisementTung said she could've gone for a longer ride. As a San Francisco resident, Tung said Waymo isn't her main mode of transportation.

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I think a record number of Black and African American voters, Jewish voters, union voters. Asked for comment, the Harris campaign referred to a memo to reporters Sunday pushing back on the GOP suggestion that the vice president's support is eroding among key groups. Trump and Republicans hope to see a big turnout from their base, namely white, non-college-educated, working-class voters. Johnson and his affiliated super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, have raised a combined $266 million for House Republicans this cycle. Democrats are heavily focused on Pennsylvania as well, with all three top House leaders and the Harris campaign making stops here in recent weeks.

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“I really do believe Erie is the top bellwether county in Pennsylvania. Certainly top five in the nation,” Fetterman said, citing its mix of urban and rural areas. Tim Walz, the vice presidential nominee, will campaign this week in Wisconsin and western Pennsylvania, the Harris official said. The Trump campaign is seeking to capitalize on a new wave of polls that indicate Harris’ edge is shrinking. Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg said Harris should work to limit the margins of defeat in rural areas.

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☆ Tia Mowry found a good use for her wedding ring after the divorce, so the marriage doesn't feel like 'a waste'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tia Mowry says she decided to repurpose her wedding ring into jewelry for her children post-divorce. "It just makes me feel like my marriage wasn't a waste," Mowry, 46, said. The "Sister Sister" actor and her ex Cory Hardrict finalized their divorce in April 2023, after 14 years of marriage. AdvertisementTia Mowry, 46, has found a good use for her wedding ring after her divorce. The "Sister Sister" star added that she had been thinking about her ex-husband when making her decision since he gave her the ring.

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☆ My daughter hates her name because it's traditionally used for boys. I hope one day she learns to love how different it is.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Nicole Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My daughter says she wishes she had a more feminine name, but I hope she learns to love it. In the 1940s, there was a television actor named Kyle MacDonnell. AdvertisementI hope one day my daughter loves her name as much as I doWhile a part of me understands why my daughter takes issue with her name, I hope one day she learns to appreciate how different it is. According to The Bump, Kyle was ranked 4,600 for girl names in 2023. "They are also feminine, and no one mistakes them for boys," my daughter has told me on more than one occasion."

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☆ It's the first day for Nike's new CEO. He has a long road ahead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Alex Bitter | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nike veteran Elliott Hill started as the new CEO on Monday. Hill, a Nike veteran who retired in 2020, is tasked with getting the sneaker and apparel giant back on track. Related storiesThree decades with Nike — and now, a new chapterHill joined Nike in 1988 as an apparel sales representative intern, according to his LinkedIn profile. AdvertisementIndeed, Hill's long history at Nike is a contrast with his predecessor, John Donahoe, who joined the company as CEO in 2020. He will serve as president and CEO and hold a director position on Nike's board.

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☆ For God, for country, for rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Jessica Lucas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

It's 9:30 a.m., and Augustus Doricko, the mulleted 24-year-old founder of the cloud-seeding company Rainmaker, is clutching a coffee. There's a long way to go before cloud seeding becomes a viable option for solving one of humanity's many self-made crises. El Segundo, population 17,272, has long been a bastion of American engineering, home to aerospace and defense giants like Boeing and Raytheon. Jett Lara for BIThe burning happens every Friday around 8 p.m. at a bonfire on El Segundo Beach. One of Doricko's goals is to build a church in El Segundo to "share the grace of God with other people."

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☆ As a single mom, finances can be tight. Taking my son to Legoland was a good way to teach him about money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Deborah Goldstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As a single mom, finances can be tight, and I needed to figure out how to make it happen. At the start of every day during our trip, we talked about our budget and how to spend money. However, as a single mom, finances can be tight, and I knew it would take some strategic planning and scrimping to make the trip happen. He wanted a $150 Lego set at Legoland, so he knew he had limited funds to spend elsewhere. What he'll remember is seeing the panda at the San Diego Zoo and driving the cars at Legoland.

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☆ I stopped saving for my son's college tuition. I decided to save for my forever home instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Ashley Archambault | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But I recently decided to stop saving for his tuition because there are other paths he could take. AdvertisementMy son is still young enough for me to save up quite a bit of money for his college tuition. Each year, I planned to save about $10,000 for his college tuition. Some high school programs even allow students to graduate with certificates at no cost to families. I feel better about working hard to save up for my forever home in a town I know I'll be happier in instead of saving up for costly college tuition that may not lead anywhere.

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☆ Charli XCX made $10 million off her 'Brat summer.' Now that it's fall, can she keep the momentum?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The picturesque event marked the official transition from "Brat summer" to "Brat autumn." We were there to celebrate "Brat and It's Completely Different But Also Still Brat," a remixed version of, you guessed it, "Brat," Charli's sixth studio album and bonafide phenomenon. Charli XCX threw a listening party to celebrate the release of her "Brat" remix album. Related storiesThe remix album rollout proves that 'Brat' can outlast the changing seasonsThe "Brat summer" campaign was clever and undeniably successful — not to mention lucrative. Charli herself has acknowledged this, posting "goodbye forever brat summer" on X (formerly Twitter) on Labor Day.

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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts chose Shell to replace Steve Burke as NBCUniversal CEO in 2019. Soon, Shell, 59, will be at the helm of Paramount and paired with Ellison, who has already expressed his desire to transition Paramount into a more modern media company. The 10 p.m. hourAt Paramount, Shell will be given an asset mix similar to what he oversaw at NBCUniversal — save the theme parks. Wolf's shows were also significant moneymakers for NBCUniversal, according to a person familiar with the matter. Some media analysts, such as LightShed Partners' Rich Greenfield, have argued Paramount Global should shut down Paramount+ and instead license Paramount content to other streamers with more scale.

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☆ 'The Apprentice' director shares the challenges of making a Donald Trump movie despite receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the former president
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Ali Abbasi's film 'The Apprentice' faced backlash from Donald Trump after its Cannes debut. Advertisement"The filmmakers now readily admit they fabricated scenes and created fake stories to fit some deranged narrative about President Trump that is completely untrue," Trump communications director Steven Cheung said Friday. Do a Donald Trump movie!" But frankly, my motivation was that it is not a Donald Trump movie. Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in "The Apprentice."

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☆ Grab CEO Anthony Tan gives his no. 1 piece of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Anthony Tan is the co-founder and CEO of Grab. Courtesy ofFrom the outside, it looks like Anthony Tan's got it all — the family, the wealthy upbringing and the success. Tan's advice for aspiring entrepreneursWhen asked for one piece of advice for budding entrepreneurs, Tan said: "It has to be your life calling." Lessons from childhoodTan learned the value of hard work at a young age. I've seen how my parents worked really, really hard nonstop," said Tan.

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☆ What we know about 'The Princess Diaries 3' as Chris Pine says he knows nothing about the long-awaited sequel, despite fans wanting him recast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chris Pine, who starred in "The Princess Diaries 2," said he doesn't know anything about the third film. Advertisement"The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" actor Chris Pine said doesn't know anything about the movie's sequel, "The Princess Diaries 3." "The Princess Diaries" sees Princess Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) learn that her late father was the prince of a fictional European country, Genovia. Chris Pine doesn't know anything about "The Princess Diaries 3." The sequel doesn't have a release date: it is still in development and filming is yet to start.

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☆ 3 questions about Tesla's robotaxi that Elon Musk needs to answer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe stakes are high heading into Tesla's Robotaxi Day on Thursday night in California. AdvertisementAs is typical, Musk's promise that the robotaxi business was taking shape offset a major earnings miss and helped juice Tesla's languishing stock price. Spak wrote. With all this in mind, Jonas isn't sure Musk can live up to investors' high expectations. Advertisement"Tesla's future valuation is highly dependent on its ability to develop, manufacture, and commercialize autonomous technologies," Jonas wrote.

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☆ Inside ESPN's 3-part plan to jump-start its lagging podcast business
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"We have a lot of work to do on podcasting," Burke Magnus, ESPN's president of content, said in a recent interview with Business Insider. Cowherd now works with Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and — ironically — current ESPN personality Shannon Sharpe. Sharpe isn't the only ESPN star with a podcast that's not affiliated with ESPN. Related storiesESPN's 3-part turnaround plan for podcastsIn Magnus' mind, there are three main ways ESPN can make its podcast business more successful. Advertisement"If we rope all three of those things together, I think we can have a meaningful podcasting business in the not-too-distant future," Magnus said.

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☆ Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler will lead HBO's 'Lanterns,' over a decade after Ryan Reynolds' widely panned 'Green Lantern.' Here's what to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

HBO and DC Studios announced that Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler will lead the "Lanterns" TV show. The series will be the first major "Green Lantern" project since Ryan Reynolds' widely panned movie. AdvertisementHBO and DC Studios announced that Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler will lead the upcoming "Lanterns" TV show — the first major "Green Lantern" project since Ryan Reynolds' widely panned 2011 movie. In the comics, the Green Lantern Corps is an intergalactic police force, with each Lantern working to keep the peace across the universe. Related storiesAaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler play John Stewart and Hal Jordan, respectivelyAaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler will star in "Lanterns."

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☆ Tesla robotaxi event comes after a decade of unfulfilled promises from Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

With Tesla's hotly anticipated robotaxi event hours away, investors will soon get a glance at what CEO Elon Musk has called the CyberCab. The event comes a week after Tesla reported third-quarter deliveries of 462,890, lifting the number to 1.35 million for the year so far. For all of last year, Tesla reported deliveries of 1.81 million. Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management told CNBC's "Fast Money" on Wednesday, that he'll be at the event and expects to test the robotaxi. Tesla was once seen as a pioneer in autonomous vehicle development, but has never managed to deliver or demonstrate robotaxi technology.

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☆ Judge to gag Diddy lawyers and feds after courtroom argument about 'racist prosecution'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A judge said he'd impose a gag order on the lawyers in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking case. AdvertisementThe judge overseeing Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal sex-trafficking case said he plans to impose a gag order on its lawyers after a heated courtroom argument over a defense attorney's remarks that the prosecution is "racist." Advertisement"Our investigation is very much ongoing, and there is a possibility that there could be a superseding indictment that could affect the length of the trial," Johnson said. Ahead of trial, Combs has been incarcerated in the Metropolitan Detention Center, a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn. Advertisement"That material is important for our case," Johnson said.

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☆ CNBC Sport: Shams Charania on joining ESPN and life after Woj
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +21 min

Charania begins his ESPN TV work today. "It's definitely going to be a lot of TV," Charania said. They worked together at Yahoo Sports before becoming rivals, only for Charania to eventually take over for Wojnarowski at ESPN. Charania begins his ESPN TV work today. "It's definitely going to be a lot of TV," Charania said.

Persons: Alex Sherman, Shams, Adrian Wojnarowski, Charania, FanDuel, Jimmy Pitaro, It's, Pat McAfee, Wojnarowski, I'm, Jim Rome, I've, he's, that's, He'll, I'd, Adam Silver, Bob Kraft, Jessica Berman, CNBC's Jessica Golden, Craig Kilborn, Colin Neville, Jim Ratcliffe, Joe Tsai, Colin, Neville, dealmaking, We've, CNBC's Contessa Brewer, Jim Allen, Adam Greenblatt, isn't, Tiger Woods, Tigeraire, Woods, CNBC's Lillian Rizzo, Rudy, Rudy Ruettiger, Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs, Read, Yahoo's Ross Dellenger, we've, Woody Johnson, Woody Johnson —, Johnson, Robert Saleh, Derek Jeter, Shams Charania, Raine Organizations: CNBC, ESPN, FanDuel TV, The, ESPN TV, Worldwide, Sports, NBA, Yahoo Sports, Wojnarowski, Yahoo, I'm, NFL, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Chargers, Dolphins, New England Patriots, National Women's Soccer League, Chelsea Football Club, Manchester United, Brooklyn Nets, Premier Lacrosse League, Youth, NCAA, UFC, CNBC Sport, Rock, Seminole Gaming, U.S . Patent, Sun, QVC, Notre Dame, Disney, Candle Media, SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Jets, Apple, Hollywood, Diamond Sports Group, Bally Sports, Wildcats, College Football, Sinclair, Raine Group Locations: Raine, DraftKings, U.S, Las Vegas, Florida, Tigeraire, Northwestern

☆ He moved into a 194-square-foot apartment in Japan — and found that downsizing boosted his productivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementBefore LaJuan, 32, moved into his micro-apartment in Nagoya, Japan, he was worried. The shoebox apartment was merely 194 square feet, with a divider separating the living and sleeping space from the kitchen and toilet. Moving to JapanHailing from Trinidad and Tobago, LaJuan first came to Japan in 2016 on a teaching exchange program after college. "I'm like, oh, I'm going to live life purely based on what I want to get out of life, and purely with intention." "Where I live right now, there are a lot of really nice luxury vehicles, so I see it on a regular basis.

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☆ Stephen from 'Love Is Blind' is posting through his 'villain arc' after his scandal in the latest episodes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementStephen tells Monica early on that he cheated in a prior relationshipStephen on "Love Is Blind" season 7. On that same date, he also tells Monica that he recently learned he had West African ancestry, not Italian as he previously thought. When Monica tells him that she had seen texts from the day of their conversation, he says he didn't remember sending them. After Stephen tells Monica he'll leave, Monica asks him to send her the money she spent to front their expenses. After the episodes premiered, Stephen posted several memes on his Instagram story about entering a "villain arc" on the show.

Persons: Monica, Stephen, —, Leo, Brittany, he's, Netflix Stephen, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Trump's, Joe Biden, Netflix Monica, It's, Taylor, Stephen debrief, Monica he'll, shouldn't, Garrett, Stephen doesn't, we're Organizations: Netflix, Service, Honduran Locations: Mexico, Instagram

☆ AOC promises an 'out-and-out brawl' if Harris removes FTC chair Lina Khan as president
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AOC tweeted in response to Mark Cuban saying Harris shouldn't keep Khan on as chair of the FTC. AdvertisementRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made it clear that when it comes to economic regulation, Vice President Kamala Harris can't please everyone. AOC took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to respond to comments from billionaire and Harris surrogate Mark Cuban. AdvertisementThroughout the election, Harris has leaned on her California roots to woo business and tech leaders, including Cuban, Reid Hoffman, and Laurene Powell Jobs. Should Harris win the election in less than a month, it remains unclear how she'll handle the looming Khan question.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Harris shouldn't, Harris, hasn't, —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Kamala Harris, Lina Khan, wouldn't, Semafor, Harris hasn't, Khan —, Gary Gensler, Reid Hoffman, Laurene Powell Jobs Organizations: Service, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Cuban, Wall Locations: Alexandria, California

☆ ESPN's head of content explains why ace news-breaker Shams Charania was a must-hire after Woj's sudden exit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

ESPN replaced retired NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski with Shams Charania. AdvertisementAs many basketball fans have likely heard, the latest major NBA signing is Shams Charania to ESPN. The 30-year-old scoop master is replacing Adrian Wojnarowski, the genre-defining NBA reporter who had unexpectedly retired from the news-breaking business three weeks earlier. "It felt like it was a perfect way to solve this problem," said Burke Magnus, ESPN's head of content, in an interview with Business Insider on Wednesday. In the last few months, veteran NBA reporter Zach Lowe, host Samantha Ponder, and analyst Robert Griffin III each were let go.

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