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☆ Meet Jelly Roll, the Rapper Turned Country Singer Rousing Nashville
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Alan Light | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

1 on rock radio while the mid-tempo “Son of a Sinner” topped the country radio chart, and Jelly Roll held the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s emerging artist chart for 25 straight weeks, the longest run in that ranking’s history. The Bridgestone show is chronicled in a new documentary, “Jelly Roll: Save Me,” premiering on Hulu on May 30. He’s living proof that anything is possible.”As Jelly Roll’s profile grows, he’s not slowing down his nonstop work habits. He is very strong in who he is and what he wants to say as an artist.

☆ Clarence Thomas didn't recuse himself from a 2004 appeal tied to Harlan Crow's family business, per Bloomberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Lauren Steussy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Clarence Thomas previously said his friend Harlan Crow had no business before the court. But a case involving Trammell Crow Residential made its way to the Supreme Court in 2005, per Bloomberg. Harlan Crow was CEO of Crow Holdings from 1988 to 2017, and remains chair of its board, per Bloomberg and The Real Deal. "At the time of this case, Trammell Crow Residential operated completely independently of Crow Holdings with a separate management team and its own independent operations," the statement to Bloomberg said. Neither Harlan Crow nor Crow Holdings had knowledge of or involvement in this case, and a search of Crow Holding's legal records reveals no involvement in this case.

☆ Inside the Wild World of Celebrity Keynote Speakers: Drugs, Alcohol
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

"I never saw myself as a speaker, let alone a motivational speaker," Leonard tells me while his assistant irons his jeans. 'When I ramble," Hunter told me, "hit me in the leg!" Every plane had been grounded, including the one stuck on the tarmac with an increasingly inebriated Hunter Thompson trapped inside. But by far the most all-consuming task was booking gigs for Hunter Thompson. Just before a debate with G. Gordon Liddy at Brown University, Hunter demanded that Betsy Berg, whom I now worked alongside at GTN, score him some crystal meth.

☆ These Are Not Your G-Rated Fairy Tales
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Claire Luchette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Jesus?” she asks, when he tells her. “Jesus bloody Jesus like the Jesus Jesus?” He nods. Her bike gone, Orla must return home to her widowed father and toddler sister in the North England village of Glasson Dock. It’s unfair that her grieving dad gets to do what he wants, which is drink; what Orla wants is to steal and skip class and get out of there. ImageAs coming-of-age stories go, “The Gospel of Orla” is winningly off-kilter.

☆ I'm work at a car dealership and sell 20 cars a month. Here's what buyers need to know to get the best deal.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lindsberg Pettway Jr. spent the early part of his career in various roles in education. Pettway Jr. averages 20 car sales each month, with his team averaging 120 monthly. In addition to his sales position, Pettway Jr. mentors young men, and he's currently working on an e-book guide to the car-buying experience. We use TikTok and balance entertainment with informational pieces because sometimes people are intimidated when they go into a car dealership. Pettway Jr. says if you're shopping for a car, you need to know your credit score.

☆ Real estate warning: beware the backward cap
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Lauren Silva Laughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The commercial real estate industry has a different kind of backward cap – one that’s also a sign of a losing streak. The cap rate comes from dividing a property’s net operating income in any given year – money from rent minus associated costs – by the asset’s value. For more than 10 years, that gap remained positive even though cap rates were falling in virtually all real estate subsectors, from shopping malls to apartments. Reuters GraphicsAsk a large-scale real estate owner – or several – about this and they are characteristically optimistic. Reuters GraphicsWhen Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, the narrowed spread between cap rates and interest costs didn’t last for long.

☆ Warehouse workers around the world are being told to kick bags of nickel to make sure they're not filled with stones like JPMorgan recently discovered
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More than a million dollars of supposed nickel that belonged to JPMorgan was actually discovered as bags of stones. Since then, warehouse workers have been frantically checking bags of nickel by kicking the bags, Bloomberg reported. The mass inspection across the world's warehouses has also involved carefully weighing and scanning the bags, Bloomberg reported. While no other discrepancies have yet been discovered, Bloomberg said, the mystery of what happened to JPMorgan's bags remains unsolved. That's because there is a record of the material being weighed when it was first entered into the warehouse, Bloomberg said.

☆ Vacation destinations like Finland and Sicily are giving away free trips, flights, and hotels to revive tourism — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sicily is offering discounted airfare and hotel stays, and Finland is giving away 10 free trips. Taiwan said it will pay international visitors $165 and Hong Kong is giving out 500,000 free flights. Sicily, Finland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are giving away free flights, hotel stays, excursions, and even straight cash. Hong KongThe central district of Hong Kong. Starting March 1, the tickets will be distributed by airlines Hong Kong Express, Cathay Pacific, and Hong Kong Airlines, Time Out reported.

☆ Empty for years, NYC's famous Flatiron Building — and its weird narrow passages — may get a fresh start with $190M sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The historic Flatiron Building went to a court-mandated auction on Wednesday after being practically empty for years. Investor Jacob Garlick outbid previous owners to buy the landmark for $190 million, reports say. The Flatiron Building was completed in the summer of 1902 at 175 Fifth Avenue, and has become an iconic tourist attraction for visitors of New York City. One witness to the auction, real estate broker Tom Brady, told NY1 that the sale was an "iconic moment." One of the Flatiron Building's previous owners, Jeffrey Gural of GFP Real Estate, said he wished Garlick "hadn't shown up" to the auction.

☆ Americans desperate for the hot weight-loss drug Ozempic are turning to Canada and Mexico because they can't afford it at home
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

She found CanShipMeds.com, one of many websites that says it ships a similar drug, Ozempic, from Canada at a lower cost. Delp is hardly the only American searching for weight-loss drugs across the border in Canada or Mexico. Medicare, the federal program that provides health coverage for people 65 and older, doesn't cover weight-loss drugs at all, though there's a push to change that. People are looking to Canada and Mexico for cheaper OzempicCrystal Cox/Business InsiderUntil insurance coverage improves, people will look abroad to afford the weight-loss drugs. Want to tell us about your experience with weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro?

☆ This luxury trailer in the Hamptons broke records in a $3.75 million sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A luxury trailer in the Montauk Shores community sold for a record-breaking $3.75 million, which is $5,000 per square foot. In 2022, there weren't any properties for sale in the Montauk Shores community of the Hamptons, New York, but that didn't stop one mystery buyer from making a record-breaking purchase. The trailer is located in Montauk Shores, an oceanfront community in the Hamptons. Since the trailer is in the Montauk Shores residential community, the sale includes access to swimming pools, a recreational center, a playground, and a basketball court. This unit is 150 square feet smaller than the one that sold for $3.75 million.

☆ Volkswagen beats Elon Musk in the race to cheap EVs, revealing a car it plans to sell for $26,600
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Tim Levin | Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

2all concept car won't ever make its way to the US. 2all concept: a small, battery-powered hatchback that it plans to sell for 25,000 euros ($26,600) or less when it goes into production in 2026. The Volkswagen ID. Volkswagen AGMusk's complicated, yearslong journey with the $25,000 EVIn 2020, Musk promised a fully autonomous, $25,000 vehicle as battery costs came down. At Tesla's first-ever Investor Day earlier this month, which many anticipated would bring news about a sub-$30,000 model, Musk mentioned almost nothing of the sort.

☆ These 3 destinations in Europe and Asia will give you free hotel stays, flights, and cash to take your next vacation there
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Taiwan said it will pay international visitors $165 and Hong Kong is giving away 500,000 free flights. The governments of Sicily, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are pumping billions into the programs, which range from free flights, hotel stays, and excursions — to straight cash. Gary Yeowell/Getty ImagesSicily, a historic island in the South of Italy, first launched its "See Sicily" travel promotion two years ago and recently announced its revival for 2023. Hong KongThe central district of Hong Kong. Starting March 1, the tickets will be distributed by airlines Hong Kong Express, Cathay Pacific, and Hong Kong Airlines, Time Out reported.

☆ I tried 25 of Trader Joe's award-winning foods, and would buy at least 21 of them again
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +42 min

I hit up my local Trader Joe's and bought as many award-winning foods as I could to see which ones deserved their hype. In other words, I agree with the many customers who have dubbed this their favorite Trader Joe's snack. As long as I live within reasonable driving distance of a Trader Joe's, I will continue to buy this loaf. Trader Joe's butter chicken with basmati rice is a satisfyingly spicy comfort meal for oneTrader Joe's butter chicken with basmati rice had a delicious sauce. Trader Joe's cheddar with caramelized onions offers a memorable balance of savory, salty, and sweetThe cheddar smelled like caramelized onions.

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☆ Elon Musk said he's getting rid of the 'legacy' Twitter Blue badge, the longtime free verification for labeling famous and notable users
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk tweeted Friday that legacy Twitter Blue would soon be sunset. Susan Walsh/APElon Musk tweeted Friday that legacy Twitter Blue, which he calls Blue Verified, will soon be sunset. Until now, the platform allowed people with "free" blue checks under Twitter's old verification system to keep them. That meant that blue checks wouldn't just go freely to notable figures to denote their authenticity, but to anyone who paid a monthly fee for Twitter Blue. But some key questions remain: What will happen to notable figures who fail to pay for Twitter Blue?

☆ 'Trump fatigue' in New Hampshire complicates 2024 White House bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

"Donald Trump right now is a distraction for the Republican Party in trying to go forward. Yet the willingness of Republican party members to criticize Trump in conversations with Reuters is striking. She worked on his New Hampshire primary campaign, knocked on doors for him, urged anybody she met to vote for him. Despite signs of weariness with Trump, he will still be a formidable candidate in the New Hampshire primary, some party strategists said. His influence is still fairly significant," said Jim Merrill, a veteran New Hampshire Republican strategist.

☆ $1.4 trillion wipeout hits crypto industry at Davos — except for a lone flashy orange bitcoin car
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Along the Davos Promenade in 2023 there were fewer crypto companies than in previous years after the market crash. Last year, crypto firms from all walks of life took over the place. But since the market slide, there are far fewer crypto firms with flashy store fronts at Davos. He added that the crypto firms that have remained at Davos are "substantiative projects" and "the real deals" versus things like NFTs. There were also those in traditional finance who welcomed fewer crypto firms.

☆ Cramer’s week ahead: Wait before trading on company earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Stocks made a comeback on Friday after falling initially on quarterly earnings reports and recession warnings from major banks. Tuesday: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, United AirlinesGoldman SachsQ4 2022 earnings release at 7:30 a.m. Morgan StanleyQ4 2022 earnings release at 7:30 a.m. United AirlinesQ4 2022 earnings release at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: J.B. Hunt Transport, AlcoaJ.B. Hunt TransportQ4 2022 earnings release before the bell; conference call at 9 a.m.

☆ Evercore ISI's top picks for 2023 include a tech comeback story and a car racing play
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Finding opportunities amid the market volatility is "mission critical," and there are several to be had this year, according to Evercore ISI. The Wall Street firm is predicting an economic and earnings recession, catalyzing a "cathartic" volatility spike in 2023. "Alpha opportunities are surfacing in 2022's wreckage from inflation's breakout resulting in record tightening, catalyzing a stock/bond correlated decline. With that in mind, Evercore came up with its top stock picks for 2023. The streaming company should enjoy a comeback this year, after losing 51% in 2022, according to analyst Mark Mahaney.

☆ I compared poke on the continental US with the authentic version from Hawaii, and now I'll only eat the real deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

If you can't get to Hawaii but like poke, I recommend ordering ahi or salmon marinated in spicy mayo or soy sauce. And, most importantly, skip the toppings. Poke from Koloa Fish Market on the island of Kauai. Michelle Mishina

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☆ This market rally 'will not last' — listen to 'The Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThis market rally 'will not last' — listen to 'The Homestretch'Jim Cramer says the strength in stocks seen Monday afternoon is a "countertrend day," not the real deal.

☆ Fashion Nova founder joins 'Billionaire's Beach' with all-cash purchase of $40 million Malibu property — a 20-minute drive from his $126 million Bel-Air mega-mansion
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fashion Nova founder Richard Saghian is now a resident of Malibu's exclusive Billionaire's Beach. Saghian paid $40 million in an all-cash deal for the Malibu beachfront home. Less than a year ago, Saghian purchased "The One" in Bel-Air for $126 million, the largest modern home in the US. According to the listed addresses for both properties, Saghian's new home is just a 20-minute drive from his megamansion in Bel-Air. The fashion executive secured his new Malibu home for $20 million less than its June asking price of $69 million, according to The Real Deal.

☆ Dry January is almost here. Here are 7 of our favorite, tasty non-alcoholic beverages to enjoy all month
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Dry January is almost upon us, and people around the world are gearing up for a booze-free month. The non-alcoholic beverage market is booming, with sales up 7% to become a $11 billion market in 2022. Here are some of our favorite booze-free options to enjoy all month long, and beyond. In addition to containing zero alcohol, it also has zero calories, zero carbohydrates, and zero gluten, making it a health-conscious option as well. The fizzy beverage has become a fan favorite on social media, with several TikTok posts dedicated to the drink.

☆ Arsenal look real deal, Newcastle relentless and Tottenham fickle as battle resumes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

ARSENAL BEGIN WHERE THEY LEFT OFFWhen Mikel Arteta's table toppers went behind early on against struggling West Ham United there were mutterings around the Emirates Stadium -- with fans perhaps fearing Arsenal's pre-break momentum had been lost. TOTTENHAM CONTINUE TO PUZZLETottenham's inability to show consistency, even throughout 90 minutes, was evident again in a 2-2 draw at Brentford. But, as so often this season, they showed that when in a self-inflicted hole, they can actually look like a good side. West Ham United look a shadow of the side that were so impressive last season and a fourth straight defeat heaped more pressure on manager David Moyes. Like West Ham, Everton are just above the drop zone but a home loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers was ominous and manager Frank Lampard will need positive results quickly to silence his critics.

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