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☆ Ex-employees from Europe’s 60 biggest fintech unicorns like Revolut and Klarna spawned 310 new startups, new data shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The biggest fintech startups in Europe are producing a large chunk of new founders in the industry. It's a sign that Europe's tech ecosystem is maturing, according to VC firm Accel. Europe's fintech boom is solving one of the biggest problems in the region's tech ecosystem, according to a new analysis: experienced founders. "Fintech has played a core role in the growth of the European tech ecosystem," Accel partner Luca Bocchio told Insider. The biggest producer of new startups, according to Accel, is N26.

☆ Lululemon Black Friday 2022: Best deals on leggings, sneakers, and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Bethany Heitman | Bethany Heitman Has Spent Over Fifteen Years Creating Engaging Content. She Is The Former Editor-In-Chief Of People Stylewatch | Has Held Senior Leadership Positions At Cosmopolitan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

It’s also worth noting that Black Friday deals are considered to be final sale. Below, we’ve rounded up some of the best Black Friday sales Lululemon has to offer. Best Lululemon Black Friday Deals to ShopTo recommend the best Black Friday deals from Lululemon, we looked for the types of products that Select readers have searched for in the past. They are made with the brand’s signature Everlux™ fabric, which Lululemon says is fast-drying and has high breathability. Lowest price ever4.2-star average from 1,541 reviews at LululemonLululemon launched sneakers for the first time ever in March 2022 and these pair are its top-rated style.

☆ How to get rid of chapped lips, according to dermatologists
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Christina Colizza | Christina Colizza Is An Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Next to a large zit, there are few things that can make you feel more self-conscious than dry, chapped lips. While most people are prone to chapped lips in the winter, it can happen at any time of year. SKIP AHEAD: The best lip balms and ointments / What causes chapped lipsWhat to look for in lip balms and ointmentsOne of the best solutions to chapped lips is using balms or ointments to moisturize and soothe. The American Academy also recommends using Vaseline to heal chapped lips, chafing and diaper rash among other skincare uses. “Lip licking and lip smacking are common behaviors for those with dry, chapped lips, but it actually makes the problem worse.

The Orion spacecraft shared its first view of Earth more than nine hours after launch Wednesday morning. NASAThe towering, 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket lit its engines at 1:47 a.m. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Before the launch was scrubbed on September 3, spectators wait for the NASA Artemis I rocket to launch at the Kennedy Space Center. Brynn Anderson/AP The NASA launch countdown clock was stopped after the launch was delayed on August 29. Throughout the mission, NASA engineers will be keeping a close eye on the spacecraft’s performance.

WASHINGTON — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday easily defeated conservative Rep. Andy Biggs to win the GOP nomination for speaker of the House. The Arizona Republican and former leader of the far-right, Trump-aligned House Freedom Caucus did not announce that he would challenge McCarthy until Monday night. "Minority Leader McCarthy does not have the votes needed to become the next Speaker of the House and his speakership should not be a foregone conclusion," Biggs said in a statement. Former President Donald Trump, who is expected to announce a 2024 presidential bid later Tuesday, has endorsed his longtime ally, McCarthy, for speaker. So has Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a Freedom Caucus member who is enormously popular among grassroots conservatives.

☆ Democratic state Rep. Summer Lee faces off against Republican Mike Doyle in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democrat Summer Lee is running against Republican Mike Doyle in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Summer Lee faces off against Republican Mike Doyle in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. Prior to entering public office, the progressive firebrand worked as an attorney and labor organizer, also leading voter mobilization efforts for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. The Republican Doyle told a local news station that he would support a federal abortion ban that includes exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Voting history for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional DistrictPennsylvania's 12th Congressional District includes the heavily Democratic city of Pittsburgh and covers western Westmoreland County.

☆ Benjamin Netanyahu faces balancing act after Israel election comeback
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( James Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he addresses his supporters at his party headquarters during Israel's general election in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022. But most attention has been focused on his alliance with the far-right Religious Zionism party and its co-leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was convicted in 2007 of racist incitement against Arabs and who until recently was advocating expelling Palestinians from Israel. On trial for corruption over bribery and other charges which he denies, Netanyahu looks set to depend on support from Religious Zionism and two smaller religious parties. In return, he may have to hand over ministries that have a direct hand in setting Israel's defence and economic policies. How to square that circle with the fiery rhetoric of his allies will test all his political skills.

Now, Netflix is gunning for the last reel of the pay TV business: its estimated $153 billion pool of global advertising revenue. The company and some analysts see its new, cheaper ad-supported service, detailed in a rosy quarterly report on Tuesday, as a way to lift revenue as customers trim spending amid economic gloom. As TV's audience shrinks, it becomes less attractive for advertisers - and a plum target for Netflix to disrupt. Netflix plans to launch an ad-supported version of its service in the United States and 11 other countries in November. Some Wall Street analysts said the ad-supported version of the Netflix service might entice some price-sensitive existing subscribers to switch to the less-expensive option.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's the 'last person that the RNC or the national party wants' to be Trump's 2024 running mate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene said she and Trump have discussed her being his 2024 running mate. Greene told New York Times reporter Robert Draper that she "would be honored" to serve as Trump's running mate. "I think the last person that the RNC or the national party wants is me as his running mate," she told Draper in an excerpt of his forthcoming book, "Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind." Pence has declared that Trump was "wrong" to suggest he had the ability to overturn the election. "Frankly, there is no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president," Pence said in a February 2022 speech before the Federalist Society.

Rapp, watching Spacey accept his prize, threw a pencil at the screen, he testified this week. Spacey’s lawyers have tried to convince the jury of six men and six women that Rapp fabricated his claim in large part because he was bitterly envious of their client's success. Rapp, they contend, desperately wanted Spacey’s career: the hit films, the plum roles, the two Oscars. But through the first five days of the trial in downtown Manhattan, Rapp’s alleged jealousy has been a recurring and striking theme. “I wanted my career.”Warrington Parker, a San Francisco trial attorney, and Danny Cevallos, an NBC News legal analyst, both described the jealousy argument as a high-risk bet for Spacey’s lawyers.

☆ Leaving New York for Cleveland? Here’s How Far Their Money Went.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Mr. McGlinchey had been to Cleveland only once, years before. “People in the museum world know Cleveland, and know the Cleveland Museum of Art’s quality of programming,” said Ms. Scaturro, 46. So Ms. Scaturro went on her own, renting a house in Shaker Heights, a leafy Cleveland suburb. In Cleveland, house hunting proved more manageable than in New York. Ms. Scaturro, an avid cook, wanted a big kitchen and space for entertaining.

☆ Chinese snap up used Rolexes, Birkins to satisfy luxury cravings amid slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Casey Hall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"More and more people are now aware they can sell luxury goods for some money and the buyer side is noticing that they can get a great deal," said Zhu, 33. China's second-hand luxury market is tipped to grow to $30 billion in 2025 from $8 billion in 2020, consultancy iResearch said late last year. HANDBAGS, JEWELLERYOffice worker Wang Jianing is exploring buying second-hand luxury products, given the economic climate. China's luxury resale marketplace is expected by analysts to remain dominated by local players for now. Though handbags remain the top-selling category on luxury platforms like ZZER, Zhu said sales of watches and jewellery are also growing fast.

☆ Jesse Watters' rise at Fox, from Bill O'Reilly's ambush man to Tucker Carlson wannabe
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Noah Hurowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

At the time, Watters was best known for pulling off elaborately planned ambush interviews on "The O'Reilly Factor," then Fox News' top-rated show. When Grim picked his phone up and trained it again on Watters, the smile was gone from Watters' face. Watters on the set of his show "Jesse Watters Primetime." In early 2022, "Jesse Watters Primetime" debuted, airing right before "Hannity." Watters, whose entire career has been at Fox News, might be a safer bet, according to Muto, the former O'Reilly producer.

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☆ This Fall, the Most Comforting Food Is Also the Coolest
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Sarah Karnasiewicz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PILLOWY POTATO DUMPLINGS, dusky mushroom soups, plum cakes full of butter: These Slavic soul foods are as much a part of my paternal DNA as my hazel eyes and dark curls. Like clockwork, autumn’s chill triggers my craving for the sweet-and-savory flavors of my people. And it seems a new generation of eaters has decided Eastern European food is not just cozy, but cool. Even before the conflict in Ukraine trained the eyes of the world on the region, back in the early days of the pandemic, chefs Jessica and Trina Quinn launched a pop-up called Dacha 46 from their Brooklyn apartment. Their kapusta piroshki (fried yeast dough filled with caramelized onion, cabbage and carrot) and gravity-defying hazelnut kievsky cakes were drawn from Jessica’s Latvian-Ukrainian-Jewish heritage.

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“I think in every country in the world, historically, some soups were seen as restorative.”That’s true no matter what you call it. These are CNN Travel’s nominations for 20 of the best soups around the world:Banga | NigeriaBanga is so popular in Nigeria that shops sell ready-mixed packets of spice. By 1930, Nguyen explained, the soup was served with slices of raw beef cooked gently in the broth. Today, beef pho remains the most beloved version in Vietnam, with options that include the original raw beef, a mix of raw and cooked beef, brisket and tendon. Slip them into a bowl of beef broth for a world-class soup that includes tender beef, pale slices of radish, chili oil and fresh herbs.

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☆ Marian Burros’s Beloved Plum Torte Turns 40. Here’s Its Story.
▼ + stars: | 2016-09-14 | by ( Margaux Laskey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

A plum torte. Today I’m going to be making the original plum torte. So I’m going to just have these, put them off to the side before I get going with my cake batter. Anyway, while my original plum torte bakes, I’m going to do some variations. It’s giving ‘Call Me By Your Name.’ It’s giving like Oliver and Elio eating a plum torte by the pool.

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