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☆ She grew up in Ukraine, studied accounting, and joined the army. But since Russia invaded, she did a hard career pivot — twice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kuzmina, 32, is training to be an electrician in Kamianske, a city in eastern Ukraine. Because of worker shortages in fields like driving, mechanical work, and road work, the Ukrainian government launched a program that provides women with training vouchers. But Ukrainian women must still contend with employers and even family members who aren't always on board with more women taking traditionally male jobs. But soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Kuzmina's commander disbanded the unit because of a lack of resources. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last month that Russia had damaged or destroyed more than half of Ukraine's power generation.

Persons: —, aren't, Kuzmina, Yuliia Kuzmina, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yana Lukashuk, Lukashuk, Olga Kupets, Kupets, shubhangigoel@insider.com Organizations: Service, Business, Army, Ukrainian Army, Donbas Battalion, Kuzmina's, Locals, Kyiv School of Economics Locations: Kamianske, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Torestsk, Kyiv, Soviet

It’s hard to condense a two-week period as jam-packed with memorable moments as these incredible Paris Olympics, but this is our best attempt. Bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States reacts after competing in the Men's 200m Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France. Athletes dive into the Seine river to start the swimming stage of the men's individual triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in central Paris on July 31, 2024. But Paris 2024 organizers insisted the water quality in the Seine was at a “very good” level on the morning of the individual triathlons. US' Cole Hocker crosses the finish line to win the men's 1500m final of the athletics event ahead of US' Yared Nuguse at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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PARIS — Two-time WNBA champion A'ja Wilson scored 21 points as the United States survived an unexpectedly close contest from host France, winning 67-66 for their eighth straight Olympic gold medal in women's basketball on Sunday. The U.S. women last lost in Olympic play when they failed to bring home gold in 1992. But after France drew a foul and Cooper made both free throws, a last-minute shot by Williams was not enough. "The dynasty we've built here at USA Basketball has been incredible," Wilson said in a postgame interview. For the first time in Olympic history, the gold medal games in both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments were between the same nations.

Persons: A'ja Wilson, Kahleah Cooper, Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, Gabby Williams, Cooper, Williams, Williams —, —, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, David K, Li, Susan Baek Organizations: PARIS, France, Bercy Arena, U.S, Fauthoux, Chicago Sky, Seattle Storm, USA Basketball, WNBA, Team USA Locations: United States, U.S, France, Paris, New York

☆ A millennial couple who make $250,000 say they can't find a home in their budget: 'We refuse to become house-poor'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

They want to keep their monthly mortgage payment between $3,000 and $3,500 — or around 30% of their monthly take-home income of about $11,000. However, rising home prices and mortgage rates in recent years have made this goal difficult to accomplish. "We refuse to become 'house-poor' and, like many others, are choosing to sit it out until the housing market is reasonable again," Laura said. With an 11% downpayment, they estimated their monthly mortgage payment would be about $5,000 — about 43% of the couple's take-home monthly pay. AdvertisementGoing forward, Laura said they plan to continue monitoring the housing market for a home they like that's in their budget.

Persons: —, Laura Graves, Samuel, they'd, Laura, they've, they're, it's, There's, Samuel aren't, We'll Organizations: Service, Business, Federal, Housing Locations: Portland, Wilsonville , Oregon, Wilsonville, Spokane , Washington

☆ I lived in 2 big cities before moving back to my hometown. I can finally afford a home — and I got paid $5,000 to do it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Move to Columbus program was sent to me by probably three family members and four friends. I was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. Before I moved back, I lived in Nashville for seven years and spent two years in Tucker, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. Bishop's home in Columbus, Georgia. AdvertisementA waterfront in Columbus, Georgia.

Persons: —, Will Bishop, it's, we'd, would've, they're, SeanPavonePhoto, we've, we're, Will Bishop We've, grandpa who's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Will, Navy Locations: Columbus , Georgia, Columbus, Nashville, Tucker , Georgia, Atlanta . Columbus, Atlanta, Atlanta Real

☆ How My Beloved Bologna Turned Into a Tourist Inferno - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ilaria Maria Sala | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

A little more than 10 years ago, Bologna, my Italian hometown, was not really considered a big tourist destination. Budget airlines, short-term rentals and social media changed everything. These days Bologna is on its way to becoming a full-blown, must-avoid-the-main-roads kind of tourist city. But one result has been very particular to Bologna: the consumption of mind-numbing, heart-stopping amounts of mortadella. When I asked the shop assistant how ancient they were, she replied that they had been open for three months.

Persons: tagliatelle —, ” Organizations: Budget, Covid Locations: Bologna, Europe, Downtown

Menno van Gorp competes during the World Breaking Championships in Leuven, Belgium, in 2023. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP/FileTo the tune of a Miles Davis trumpet solo, Menno van Gorp is stepping up his training ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics. “I love to practice on jazz,” van Gorp tells CNN Sport. “We’re under the flag of sports now, but to me, it’s still also an art,” says van Gorp, who calls himself an “artlete” on social media. It was in winning the UK championships in 2007 that van Gorp says he “exploded onto the scene” and started to compete more regularly.

Persons: Menno van Gorp, Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Miles Davis, van Gorp’s, ” van Gorp, Menno, “, it’s, ”, van Gorp, aren’t, ” Van Gorp, Gorp Organizations: Paris Olympics, CNN Sport, Tilburg, Red Bull, South Locations: Leuven, Belgium, Paris, Netherlands, New York, South Korean

☆ From Walz, a Rosier View of a Midwestern Upbringing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Dionne Searcey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the western Nebraska town where Tim Walz came of age, teenagers gathered at the Frosty Drive-In after football practice and spent summers working on farms. The tree-lined streets of JD Vance’s hometown in Ohio surrounded a hulking steel mill that endured layoff after layoff. By his own telling, it was a community “hemorrhaging jobs and hope.”The rural Midwestern back stories presented by the two major-party vice-presidential candidates are strikingly different. Another is a glowing portrait of rural America offered by Mr. Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota who is Vice President Kamala Harris’s new running mate. The rival campaigns are using these opposing depictions of rural life to make very different appeals to voters.

Persons: Tim Walz, JD Vance’s, JD Vance, Ohio, . Walz, Kamala Harris’s Organizations: JD, Republican, Democratic Locations: Nebraska, Ohio, America, Minnesota

☆ Gen Z Loves the Gym; That's a Problem for Chains Like Planet Fitness
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Advertisement"As much as we think that our country is obese or unhealthy, there's another whole side who are into their fitness," Taylor said. Taylor told me that strength training now makes up 90% of her routine. Gyms are quickly becoming Gen Z's favorite hangout spot — but there's just one problem with the fitness boom. Chains like Planet Fitness rely on members never showing up; the gyms aren't built for Gen Z. Planet Fitness, the most popular gym franchise in the US, has on average 6,500 members per gym.

Persons: Britt Taylor, Taylor, Gen, aren't, Les Mills, Gen Z, who's, Z's, they've, Kayla Itsines, Christian Guzman, Whitney Simmons, Simeon Panda, Casey Johnston, Johnston, Sarah Ryan, Ryan, Amrita Bhasin, Bhasin, Britt, it's, Jim Thomas, Gen Zers, It's, Renel Scarlett, didn't, Amelie Desai, I've, Desai, Scarlett, Bassem Mostafa Organizations: Boca, McKinsey, ABC, American College of Sports, Gen, YouTube, Weightlifting, Fitness Management, Health, CNN, Works Health Club, Health & Fitness Association, GlobeMonitor Market Research Agency Locations: Boca Raton , Florida, California, Portland , Maine, Maine, Portland, American

☆ An Italian scientist started eating like an American and saw his blood sugar and cholesterol skyrocket. A simple diet helped him reverse the damage.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Longo went with what was easiest, consuming all the same things his American relatives and friends were eating. He was startled to discover he'd developed both high cholesterol and high blood pressure at a "very young" age, he said. Longo believes fasting can also propel an important cellular cleanup process in the body, called autophagy. And he says you don't have to spend a bundle of cash at trendy organic markets to make this diet work.

Persons: —, Valter Longo, Jimi Hendrix, Longo, Alan Weissman, they're, weren't, he'd, Fortuitously, Longo's, Feng Wei, Roy Walford, Monica Bertolazzi, it's Organizations: Service, Business, gerontology, University of Southern, UCLA, University of Southern California Longevity Institute Locations: America, Genoa, Texas, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Italy, Longo's, United States

☆ To Save His Shrinking City, a Mayor Turns to Koreans Uprooted by Stalin
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Victoria Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

By the time Kim Chang-gyu returned to Jecheon, South Korea, after four decades away to become the mayor, his hometown felt resigned to its decline. The town’s center was dotted with vacant storefronts, and local businessmen fretted about how tough it was to find workers. Like many other small South Korean cities, Jecheon, cradled at the foot of two mountain ranges, is being eroded by rapid aging and rock-bottom birthrates. Other shrinking cities have tried offering money to entice newlyweds or free housing to parents of school-age children. If he could persuade enough of them to move to Jecheon — population 130,000 and shrinking — he thought they might lay the groundwork for its future.

Persons: Kim Chang, gyu, cradled, Kim Locations: Jecheon, South Korea, Central Asia

☆ Costco, Starbucks, and other retailers double down on loyalty programs to win over thrifty Americans
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Dominick Reuter | Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For companies like Costco, Starbucks, and Dicks Sporting Goods, which have robust and well-established loyalty programs, a common thread is that rewards members are the biggest spenders. "For price-conscious consumers, loyalty programs provide opportunities to spend more comfortably thanks to discounts and deals." And Dick's has said loyalty members who also use its fast-growing youth sport management software spend twice as much with the retailer than loyalty members who don't. Beauty store chain Ulta, which already has its Ultamate Rewards program, is testing a complimentary program that includes 42 mini-games, Glossy reported in May. Of course, effective loyalty programs aren't just about encouraging existing members to spend more, they also depend on getting more casual shoppers to sign up.

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☆ U.S. fugitive 'The Devil' caught in Mexico working as police officer 20 years after Ohio killing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Mike Gagliardi | Mike Gagliardi Is A Researcher With The Nbc News Network Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

“The Devil,” a U.S. fugitive who was featured on “America’s Most Wanted,” has been captured in Mexico, the United States Marshals Service said. Antonio Riano, 62, was arrested Thursday in his hometown of Zapotitlan Palmas, State of Oaxaca, Mexico, officials said, where he was found to be working an ironic job. “When Riano was arrested in Mexico he was found to be working as a local police officer,” the agency said in a press release on Thursday. Afterwards, he fled the United States allegedly to avoid prosecution. After being captured, Riano was flown from Mexico City to Cincinnati, then transported to the Butler County Jail.

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☆ New homes are getting smaller. That could be big news for first-time buyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In 1973, the median size of completed single-family homes was 1,525 square feet, according to US Census data. But as the cost of buying a home has exploded and McMansions have fallen out of favor, homebuilders have reversed course, building smaller homes with an eye to first-time buyers. Today, smaller, often more affordable homes under 1,000 square feet are harder to come by in most US suburbs. According to an NAHB survey, 17% of homebuilders said they built homes on smaller lots in 2023 to support home sales, and 14% said they built more townhouses. Smaller homes and fewer amenitiesHeather Eisenmann, a Realtor who specializes in selling new construction in Clarksville, Tennessee, said that she’s noticed that many of the new homes she shows now have smaller bedrooms and living rooms.

Persons: Jordyn Carias, ”, homebuilders, Alan Ratner, “, we’ve, Levittowns, wasn’t, Jacob Anbinder, ” Anbinder, Levitt, Irving Haberman, Michael Murray, Heather Eisenmann, she’s, ” Eisenmann Organizations: CNN, Zelman, Associates, National Association of Homebuilders, Cornell University, Sons, National Association of Realtors, Census Bureau Locations: Muscatine , Iowa, America, Levittown, New York, Puerto Rico, Real, United States, Horton, Clarksville , Tennessee, Muscatine, Sacramento

☆ Far-right riots erupt in U.K. in the wake of child murders
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

One police officer in the city was hit on the head with a chair and another kicked and knocked off his motorcycle. The police force responsible for the region has confirmed that two officers were taken to the hospital with injuries. Police officers face off with protesters during a far-right demonstration in Bristol, England. The latest demonstrations puncture any idea that Starmer’s center-left government has evaded an ascendant hard-right movement that continues to rise on the continent. Behind his majority, there remains an angry and active far-right undercurrent that continues to make itself heard.

Persons: Starmer, ”, Taylor Swift, Justin Tallis, Axel Rudakubana, Tommy Robinson —, —, “, Andrew Tate Organizations: Police, Getty, Tech Against Terrorism, Guardian, English Defence, BBC Radio, Labour Party Locations: Bristol, Southport, England, Europe, Welsh, Cardiff, Britain, Romania, Rotherham

☆ The Nonsense Over Secondhand Fentanyl Overdoses Must End - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( John Woller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On a crisp December morning in my small Southern hometown, my mother found my brother unresponsive in his bed. When law enforcement officers arrived, they performed testing to confirm fentanyl overdose was the cause of death. When the test turned positive, they informed my parents that it was unsafe to enter my brother’s room. It was unsafe for us to breathe the air in the room of someone who died “that way,” we were told. And as a physician who cares for patients who use fentanyl, I knew these claims were incorrect.

Persons: overdosed Locations: Southern

☆ A remote worker relocating to Walmart's headquarters says he's excited to work at the office, but he's stressed about the short timeline
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Walmart surprised many of its corporate employees when it announced a return-to-office mandate. The new policy requires formerly remote workers in the US to move to one of three office locations. One worker told BI he's excited to work at headquarters, but stressed out about the short timeline. AdvertisementTwo months after Walmart surprised its previously remote corporate employees with a return-to-office mandate, many are in the midst of packing up for cross-country moves. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Donna Morris Organizations: Walmart, Service, Business Locations: New York, San Francisco, Bentonville , Arkansas

More than in any other foreign arena, Vance has sought to echo Trump on the Ukraine war. In doing so, he emphasized the thick vein of “scarcity politics” that runs through his foreign policy, arguing that the U.S. can’t equip Ukraine with enough materiel to hold back an opponent as vast as Russia. Vance described Ukraine ceding territory to Vladimir Putin as being in “America’s best interest” while appearing more supportive than Trump of remaining in NATO. The foreign policy views of Pence, vice president when Trump was in office, while not loved by everyone, were at least “mature” — they were informed by several terms experiencing the consequences of foreign policy becoming reality, according to Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and now a professor at Princeton. Vance, on the other hand, brings “no foreign policy experience, certainly no expertise,” Kurtzer says, and he will fall in behind his boss when needed.

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☆ Insider Today: The new Ozempic
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm Jordan Parker Erb, filling in for Joi-Marie McKenzie today. On the agenda:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Also read:Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIThe new OzempicYou've heard about Ozempic and Botox, treatments that have become staples of elite wellness and beauty routines. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ Behind McKenzie Long’s Olympic debut, a mother’s love and a profound grief
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Then she was one of the darlings of the Olympic trials. It pushes me through.”Gabby Thomas and McKenzie Long embrace after the 200-meter at U.S. Olympic trials. Running for Ole Miss, McKenzie Long was 2024 NCAA outdoor champion in the 100- and 200-meter. I got us.”An open book like her mother, she’s talked of her bouts with anxiety, and how overwhelming the transition to professional has been. GO DEEPER Gabby Thomas, Olympic 200-meter favorite, is firmly in the spotlight — and ready for it(Top photo of McKenzie Long during U.S. Olympic trials: Charlie Neibergall / AP)

Persons: ” McKenzie Long, Long, Tara Elizabeth Jones, neé Murphy, Jones, “, ” Long, mascara, pouncing, it’s, she’d, Dang, Patrick Smith, could’ve, Sha’Carri Richardson, what’s, ”, Mom, “ You’re McKenzie Long, She’s, she’s, that’s, ” Gabby Thomas, McKenzie Long, Jake, Isaiah, McKenzie, Karmen — Jones, “ Tara, Lizzo, Jake Long, Kenzie, It’s, Ole, Morgan Engel, —, Bowerman, Michael, would’ve, Gabby Thomas, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred, Great, of Long, Charlie Neibergall Organizations: Adidas, U.S, Hayward, University of Oregon, Olympic, USA, Ole Miss, NCAA, Paris, Jones, West, North Carolina State’s, Carolina State’s, State, WSAZ News Locations: Hawaii, Eugene ,, Paris, Ironton , Ohio, West Virginia, Ironton, Columbus, North Carolina, N.C, State, N.C . State, America, Instagram

☆ 3 Americans returned in Russia prisoner swap may face challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Brittney Griner, left, and Trevor Reed, were released from detention in Russia in 2022 and returned to the United States in separate prisoner exchanges. Getty ImagesAfter the dust settlesWhelan, Gershkovich and Kurmasheva headed to Brooke Army Medical Center for medical evaluations and additional care for as long as necessary, a US official told CNN. The non-profit supports detainees and hostages while they’re still held in captivity and after their release back to the US, Cathcart told CNN. Matthew Heath was released from being detained in Venezuela in a prisoner swap in October of 2022. Matthew HeathReturnees might return to a different family dynamic than what they were used to, according to Cathcart.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Whelan, Gershkovich, Kurmasheva, Brittney Griner, Viktor Bout, Roger Carstens, “, ”, Matthew Heath, he’s, ” Heath, Trevor Reed, Griner, Liz Cathcart, they’re, Cathcart, ” Cathcart, ” Readjusting, Jorge Toledo, CNN reintegrating, ” Toledo, CNN’s Pamela Brown, who’s, they’ve, It’s, ” Arianna Galligher, ” Griner, you’re, Heath, CNN’s Simone McCarthy, Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge, Jennifer Hansler, Rosa Flores, Colin McCullough, Nouran Salahieh Organizations: CNN, Base Andrews, Wall Street, US State Department, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Russian, Associated Press, Brooke Army Medical Center, Hostage, Citgo Corporation, The Ohio State University Wexner, Resilience, New York Times Magazine, Phoenix Mercury, ” Locations: Maryland, Russia, Russian American, Moscow, Prague, Radio Free Europe, San Antonio , Texas, Knoxville , Tennessee, Venezuela, United States, Heath, “, Cathcart

☆ Battle for Lashio: Civilians caught in the crossfire as rebels claim major victory over Myanmar’s junta
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Helen Regan | Angus Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Displaced people fleeing fighting in Lashio try to cross the flooded road to Taunggyi in Myanmar's northern Shan state on July 9, 2024. For Lashio to fall, “it basically eliminates the junta as an effective organized force from a huge part of the country,” Ruser said. The road on the way was badly damaged,” he said as he traveled to Taunggyi, the Shan state capital some nine hours south of Lashio. People queue for food at a monastery turned temporary shelter for internally displaced people in Lashio, Shan state on November 15, 2023. There were also reports in local media that the junta had ordered its staff to leave Lashio as fighting got closer.

Persons: Khin, ” Khin Swe, ”, “, Lashio “, Zaw Min Tun, Lashio, Stringer, Nathan Ruser, ” Ruser, Swe, Khin Swe, –, Arakan Army –, “ They’re, Miemie Winn Byrd, Daniel K, Inouye, ” Byrd, “ I’m, Min Aung, I’m, they’re Organizations: CNN, Northeastern Military Command, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Junta, Getty, Analysts, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, “ Artillery, Facebook, Rebels, Three Brotherhood Alliance, People’s Defence Force, National Liberation Army, Arakan Army, US Army, Pacific Center for Security, Brotherhood Alliance Locations: Myanmar, Lashio, Shan, Zaw, Taunggyi, AFP, Zin Ann, Hsipaw, Mandalay, Arakan, Inouye Asia

☆ Pete Buttigieg: How his 2020 campaign built the base driving his VP buzz
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Buttigieg isn’t the only politician to exit a Democratic presidential primary with an enduring army of online super fans. “Team Pete” didn’t disappear, but the “veepstakes” reactivated his supporters, said Mike Schmuhl, Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign manager. This week, though, he joined the list of vice presidential hopefuls to cancel a planned event with limited explanation. They reject the idea that America isn’t ready for a major-party ticket featuring both a Black woman and the first out gay vice presidential pick. “I definitely think in my lifetime he will be on a ticket,” said Brandon Neal, a Democratic strategist and senior adviser to the 2020 campaign.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, “, ”, Kamala Harris, George Hornedo, “ They’ve, they’ve, Pete’s, ” Buttigieg, Harris, Buttigieg’s, Buttigieg, Independent Sen, Bernie Sanders, Andrew Yang’s “ Yang, ” Harris, hyping, Pete ” didn’t, Mike Schmuhl, “ Joe Biden, it’s, Pete, Kamala Harris ”, Joseph Guarino, Pete ”, ” Guarino, Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Tim Walz, Pat Ryan, ” Ryan, Biden, He’s, Harris ’, Donald, Trump, MAGA, President Harris, Shapiro, he’s, he’d, Don Beyer, ” Nina Smith, ” Smith, there’s, Brandon Neal, Jamie Gangel, Ali Main Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Fox News, Independent, “, Democratic Party, Pennsylvania Gov, Minnesota Gov, Department of Transportation, New York Democrat, House Democrats, Indiana, Virginia Rep Locations: South Bend , Indiana, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York City, Philadelphia, Arizona, Kokomo , Indiana, America, New York, Michigan

☆ After getting laid off back-to-back, I now depend on my mom to pay rent
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Tonja Renée Stidhum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I switched careers 3 years agoAbout three years ago I changed careers, and that came with an incredible pay raise. I was laid off after a year but found a new jobI learned a lot about money the hard way. But, I was laid off from that first tech job after about a year. I was laid off againThe next layoff took about six months, and the severance wasn't nearly as cushy.

Persons: —, crouch, hadn't, Dom Perignon, I'm, I'd, wasn't Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago

☆ My helicopter parents forged job applications for me as a teen. I almost made the same mistake with my own child.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. A few months later, I secured a part-time job by randomly asking for shifts at a local café. Related storiesI later found part-time work as a dishwasher at a restaurant, a sales assistant in a menswear store, and a bartender. "My daughter's looking for a part-time job in the evening, particularly on weekends." Do you have an interesting story about mistakes and successes in parenting that you'd like to share with Business Insider?

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