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☆ Nancy Pelosi encourages Biden to 'embrace' being older: 'Age is a relative thing'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Biden should "embrace" being older. "I think should embrace his age, his experience, [...] the knowledge he brings to the job," Pelosi, who remains a House Democrat with the title of Speaker Emerita, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe." Pelosi, was the oldest House speaker at 82, before Republicans narrowly retook the chamber in 2022. Pointing to the longevity of some other major figures, Pelosi added that Biden is quite young. Biden is younger than her too, Pelosi, who is now 83, pointed out.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi, Biden, Joe Biden, Pelosi, MSNBC's, Joe, Donald Trump, Gray, Hakeem Jeffries, Norman Lear, he's, Frank Gehry Organizations: California Democrat, Service, Democrat, Republicans, Washington Post, Biden, Trump, House Democratic, Democratic Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, LA

☆ Heat Divide Leaves Low-Income Workers Among the Most Vulnerable
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Emma Bubola | More About Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

During one of the most extreme heat waves Europe has had this summer, executives in suits dashed from cabs into Milan’s air-conditioned offices, while tourists sipped mimosas under clouds of cooling vapor in the Bar at Ralph Lauren. Below the darkened windows, delivery riders cycled under the sun to shuttle sushi and poke bowls to office buildings. And along the highway that connects Milan to the seaside, laborers wore safety vests on bare, sunburned chests as they lugged buckets of concrete in the scorching heat. Temperatures in southern Europe have climbed past 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, with higher figures expected on Wednesday. While everyone was feeling the scorching weather, the heat wave has also highlighted a deep divide — between those who can afford to shelter from it, and those who cannot.

Persons: Ralph Lauren Locations: Europe, Milan

☆ I was careless and spent way too much on my Maui vacation. Here are 7 ways I could have saved money.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Jesse Collier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jesse Collier spent nearly $6,000 on a 10 -day vacation for two. She says she could've saved money by traveling in the off-season , and preparing some meals herself . It was our first trip since 2019, and my husband and I decided on a tropical getaway to Maui, Hawaii. I was so excited to be on vacation again after spending what felt like an eternity at home that I acted careless with money, which was very unlike me. Here's how I could have saved quite a bit of money on my trip to Hawaii.

Persons: Jesse Collier, could've, Collier, You'll, Boss, let's Organizations: Service, Maui, Coral Gardens Locations: Wall, Silicon, Maui, Hawaii, Coral, Molokini, Wailea, Honolua Bay, Oahu, Kauai, Worth

☆ 'Ghost' menu massacre: Virtual brands face a reckoning as Uber Eats slashes 8,000 from its app
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Uber Eats has cut 8,000 virtual brands from its app. Uber Eats' virtual-brand policies come a year after Insider reported that DoorDash and Grubhub were cracking down on virtual brands. It also must be 60% different from any other virtual restaurant operating from that same physical location, Uber Eats said. At the start of the year, Park had 10 Asian-themed virtual brands listed on Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub. He said Uber Eats booted eight of his virtual restaurants from the app during the March purge.

Persons: DoorDash, Uber, John Mullenholz, DoorDash hasn't, Joon, MrBeast, Burger, Dave Kotinsky MrBeast Burger, Mullenholz, Jimmy Donaldson, Mariah Carey, it's, Meredith Sandland Organizations: Service, Dining Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington

☆ Bud Light is trying to meme its way back into your fridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bud Light posted a meme on Sunday that seemed to poke fun at the brand's handling of backlash it's faced. The backlash began in April, after Bud Light partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. A video clip posted on Sunday to Bud Light's Twitter and Instagram shows a woman eating a watermelon, a Bud Light can on a picnic table behind her while severe wind whips trash and sends people scurrying. Conservatives are calling for Bud Light boycotts, while advocates are asking the brand to support the transgender community. The recent post from Bud Light, though, seemed to meme-ify Bud Light's own handling of the backlash — silently waiting out the storm of outcry.

Persons: Bud Light, it's, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light's, Bud, Brendan Whitworth, Larry Kopp, they're, Busch, Mulvaney, Kopp, Drew Kerr, we've, Kerr Organizations: Service, Bud Light's Twitter, Anheuser, Busch, Bud Light, Mulvaney, TASC Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ F.T.C.’s Court Loss Raises Fresh Questions About Its Chair’s Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Cecilia Kang | More About Cecilia Kang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lina Khan became chair of the Federal Trade Commission two years ago on a promise to bring bold action against the biggest tech companies. For too long, Ms. Khan said at the time, the agency had been a weak cop and needed to challenge behemoths like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google in the courts to stem their growing power. But on Tuesday, Ms. Khan suffered the biggest blow yet to her hallmark agenda. That followed a loss in February, when a judge rejected an F.T.C. Ms. Khan’s critics are more emboldened and are speaking out more loudly to poke holes in her take-it-to-the-courts strategy, saying the losses are not even partial wins — they’re just losses.

Persons: Lina Khan, Khan, wanes, — they’re Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Microsoft, Google, Activision Locations: America

☆ The European Space Agency jokingly asks Mark Zuckerberg if he will start making rockets like Elon Musk after Threads launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The European Space Agency joined in on the jokes around Wednesday's launch of Threads. In a post tagging Mark Zuckerberg, the ESA said: "Do you want to start making rockets?" The European Space Agency joined in on all the memes and jokes around Wednesday's launch of Threads – the new Twitter competitor app from Meta. The account, which currently has 122,000 followers on the new app, tagged Mark Zuckerberg in a post that asked: "Do you want to start making rockets?" Either way, the space agency is one of the first companies to gain attention on Threads.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, TikTok Organizations: European Space Agency, ESA, Meta, Musk's SpaceX

☆ Meta Threads the Right Needle to Poke Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ With Twitter in chaos, Mark Zuckerberg looks to pounce
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —Mark Zuckerberg has tried for years to take on Twitter. Now he may finally have his best chance to deliver a knockout blow to the social network at a turbulent moment. On Friday, Twitter made tweets inaccessible to anyone who wasn’t logged in, reducing the reach of the platform’s content. For years, Twitter has been the go-to social platform for real-time news and commentary. The more Twitter users head for the exits, the more its alternatives benefit from network effects.

Persons: Washington CNN — Mark Zuckerberg, it’s, Jack Dorsey, Meta, —, — Twitter —, Elon, Musk, Zuckerberg, Twitter, Twitter’s, Linda Yaccarino, ” Yaccarino, Eugen Rochko Organizations: Washington CNN, Twitter, Meta, Facebook, — Twitter

☆ ‘Nimona’ Review: Fright the Power
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Amy Nicholson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ballister yearns to be once again embraced by the kingdom, and his ex, the lustily named Ambrosius Goldenloin (Eugene Lee Yang), who broke Ballister’s heart and sliced off his arm. Enter Nimona, a bloodthirsty wrecking ball who wants to use Ballister to destroy the entire system. To do so, Nimona brings further shame upon the exile, even publicly claiming that Ballister likes — Egads! But jokes litter the film like scattered Legos, making you hesitate long enough to appreciate how the light glints off Ballister’s armor-plated shoulders. This is a big message film that wants audiences to reflect on social paranoia.

Persons: Ballister, Ambrosius Goldenloin, Eugene Lee Yang, Nimona, —, you’re, it’s, ” Nimona, metamorphosing, capper Organizations: Monopoly, Netflix

☆ How should slavery and its legacy be taught in U.S. schools?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +21 min

My father said it was indeed a general store, supplying everything from hog feed to eggs to coal for heating. On the map, I believe General’s Store is the building at the bottom and labeled S for store. Black people appeared chiefly in sketches aimed at amusing readers – or when they were accused of crimes against whites. The letter writer said a young white man in a general store had ordered the woman to put down a can of oil she was examining. I could find nothing that accounted for the death of General Bryson, let alone any item that mentioned the Bryson family.

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☆ MSCHF’s ‘microscopic’ Louis Vuitton handbag sells for over $63K at Joopiter auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A minuscule handbag measuring just 657 by 222 by 700 microns (or less than 0.03 inches wide) sold for over $63,000 at an online auction Wednesday. Barely visible to the human eye, the fluorescent yellowish-green bag is based on a popular Louis Vuitton design — though it is the work of a New York art collective, not the luxury label itself. Microscopic 'Louis Vuitton' handbag sold for $63K at an auction, the latest project from art collective MSCHF. MSCHFThe sale was hosted by Joopiter, an online auction house founded by American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams. “Pharrell loves big hats, so we made him an incredibly small bag,” he told the newspaper.

Persons: Louis, Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams, Williams, Louis Vuitton’s, Kevin Wiesner, “ Pharrell, MSCHF, ”, Andy Warhol, Damian Hirst, Birkin, Iggy Azalea, Janelle Monáe, ’ Organizations: CNN, Louis Vuitton, Joopiter, New York Times, Nike Locations: New York, Brooklyn, American

☆ DoorDash is changing how it pays its 13 million gig drivers – and will let customers boost tips after delivery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New features include giving customers the ability to edit tips after the delivery is complete. The company is also giving its gig workers the choice to earn their pay per hour, instead of by delivery order. Customers can add or increase a tip for drivers on the app up to 30 days after delivery. At DoorDash, consumers won't be able to reduce tips after delivery, the company said. DoorDash is also launching SNAP benefits for online payments for grocery delivery with brands such as Safeway, Albertsons, Meijer, Aldi, and 7-Eleven.

Persons: —, Rajat Shroff, DoorDash's, Shroff, Austin Haugen, Uber, Sergio Avedian, DoorDash, Cody Aughney, Aughney Organizations: Service, Consumers, Logistics, Dasher & Logistics, Safeway, Albertsons Locations: DoorDash, Los Angeles, Canada, Australia, Meijer, Aldi

☆ Hunter Biden Isn’t Hiding. Even Some Democrats Are Uncomfortable.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Yet some Democrats, including current and former Biden administration officials, privately saw it as an unnecessary poke-the-bear gesture. Had he been advising Mr. Biden, Mr. Eisen said, he would have warned him about “the flak they were going to take” but added that it would be a matter of optics, rather than rules. “That’s probably more of a question for an etiquette czar than an ethics czar,” he said. “Certainly, there’s no violation of any ethics rule as long as they didn’t talk about the case.”The White House said Mr. Biden was simply being a father. “In all administrations, regardless of party, it’s common for presidential family members to attend state dinners and to accompany presidents to Camp David,” Andrew Bates, a White House spokesman, said on Tuesday.

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☆ Microsoft attempts to pick apart US legal argument against deal to buy Activision
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Greg Bensinger | Thomson Reuters | Greg Bensinger Joined Reuters As A Technology Correspondent In Focusing On The World'S Largest Technology Companies. He Was Previously A Member Of The New York Times Editorial Board | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal judge to stop the transaction temporarily in order to allow the agency's in-house judge to decide if it can go forward. If the deal goes through, Microsoft has pledged to provide the game to Switch for 10 years. Microsoft attorney Beth Wilkinson pressed Lee in an effort to poke holes in his analysis of the deal, pointing out limitations of his economic modeling. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, a federal judge in San Francisco who will decide the case, said little on Tuesday. Reporting by Greg Bensinger in San Francisco Additional reporting by Diane Bartz in Washington Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Microsoft's, Robin Lee, Lee, Beth Wilkinson, Wilkinson, “, Jacqueline Scott Corley, Greg Bensinger, Diane Bartz, Matthew Lewis Organizations: FRANCISCO, Activision, Harvard, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Microsoft, Xbox, FTC, Nintendo, Sony Group, Britain's, Markets Authority, Thomson Locations: Redmond, Washington, San Francisco, United States

☆ Some fans have turned on Lana Del Rey. Here's a complete timeline of how the singer soured her own reputation.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

May 2020: Del Rey posted an unprompted public statement about her own reputationIt all began on May 21, four months after she attended the 2020 Grammys, when Del Rey shared a lengthy open letter on Instagram. —Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021Hardly one to stifle momentum, Del Rey also responded to the Australian blog Tone Deaf, which had published an article criticizing the defense of her album cover. —Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021Del Rey continued tweeting about her BBC interview, clarifying that she meant to criticize Trump's "significant lack of empathy" and "the issue of sociopathy and narcissism in America." Advertisement—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021She also expressed disdain for negative publicity, citing her "long term relationship" with magazines like Complex and Rolling Stone, calling the former "pathetic." June 24, 2023: Del Rey arrived 30 minutes late to the stage at Glastonbury, telling the crowd, 'My hair takes so long to do'Lana Del Rey performs at Glastonbury Festival.

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☆ Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were grumbling about each other behind closed doors long before talk of a potential cage fight, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Before the cage match offer, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg privately grumbled about each other, WSJ reported. Tensions between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg appear to have been simmering for quite some time — long before the two indicated they might be ready to settle their differences in a cage match. The Tesla CEO was named as Time's Person of the Year in 2021 and has received wide recognition for running five different companies, including Tesla and SpaceX. The Meta CEO was quick to respond to Musk's taunt, telling him "Send me location." Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Meta told The Verge that Zuckerberg is serious about the offer to fight.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, gripes, Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Forbes, Tesla, Dana White, Insider's Hasan Chowdhury Organizations: Morning, Elon, Street, Meta, Tesla, SpaceX, Facebook, Bloomberg, Vegas, UFC, Twitter, DraftKings

☆ Even Elon Musk's mom is warning him against fighting Mark Zuckerberg in a cage match: 'Fight with words only'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Maye Musk said her son should "fight with words only" after he challenged Mark Zuckerberg to fight. Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, appeared to caution her son against a cage match with Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter Thursday. It's unclear whether Musk was joking about the offer to fight the Meta CEO in a cage match. Musk's offer to fight Zuckerberg comes after the Twitter owner has repeatedly criticized Zuckerberg on social media. Maye Musk's concern is not misplaced.

Persons: Maye Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, Elon Musk's, Maye, Tesla, Insider's Hasan Chowdhury, He's, Conor McGregor, hasn't, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Vegas, UFC Locations: Russian

☆ In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Christine Chitnis | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +32 min

Urban Walks In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks The pleasures of strolling through an urban landscape are manifest. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Its organically styled bouquets feel as though they’ve been freshly picked from the garden. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Image Astier de Villatte specializes in antiques and tableware. Three quarters of a mile into the walk, you’ll be standing atop the first of three mountains, the 1,100-foot-high Inwangsan. Credit... Petrina Tinslay for The New York Times Few cities are so abundant with forest-like parks, coastal walks and beaches as Sydney, which is best explored on foot.

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☆ Charlie Javice is accused of defrauding JPMorgan Chase. Her classmates were shocked she didn't immediately flee the country.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The allegedly inflated numbers helped her sell her startup to JPMorgan Chase for $175 million. Classmates of Charlie Javice told Fortune they were shocked by allegations she defrauded JPMorgan Chase for $175 million – and one wondered why she didn't immediately flee the country. In January 2022, JPMorgan Chase realized that the subscriber numbers were inflated, and Javice was fired by the end of the year. If I sold a company to JPMorgan Chase, I would explain everything, everything [that] I expensed including that salad that I bought at Sweetgreen that one time. She is being charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy.

Persons: Charlie Javice, didn't, Fortune, Frank, —, JPMorgan Chase, Javice Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, Morning, JPMorgan, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

☆ One of Charlie Javice's classmates was shocked she defrauded JPMorgan Chase and didn't immediately flee the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Persons: Charlie Javice, didn't, Fortune, Frank, —, JPMorgan Chase, Javice Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, Morning, JPMorgan, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

☆ Joselu’s late winner puts Spain into Nations League final
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, June 15 (Reuters) - Substitute Joselu scored a fortunate winner three minutes from the end as Spain booked their place in a second successive Nations League final with a deserved 2-1 victory over Italy on Thursday. "The team played a great game," Joselu told reporters. Thursday's result in Enschede was a repeat of the 2021 Nations League semi-final between the teams and became a battle of Spain’s possession game versus Italy’s ability to hit them on the counter-attack with swift breaks. "Spain deserved it, even if they only found the goal right near the end. We set up slightly differently, but we couldn't do much in the second half," Italy coach Roberto Mancini told RAI.

Persons: Joselu, Luis de la, Yeremy Pino, Robin Le Normand, Ciro, we're, Leonardo Bonucci, Yeremy, Le Normand, Unai Simon, Roberto Mancini, Nick Said, Ed Osmond Organizations: Nations League, Italy, Croatia, Spaniard, RAI, Thomson Locations: ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, Spain, Sunday’s, Rotterdam, France, Italy, Croatia, Enschede, Cape Town

☆ Oracle hits record after 50% surge in 2023, defying tech struggles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Larry Ellison, Oracle's chairman and technology chief, speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on September 16, 2019. For years, the database software developer lagged behind tech rivals in building cloud technology that met the demands of the modern-day enterprise. The shares are up over 50% in 2023, which would mark the best year for shareholders since the dot-com boom of 1999. Oracle got its latest boost this week after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue, prompting nods of approval from analysts. On Oracle's earnings call this week, CEO Safra Catz took a minute to express gratitude to the company's customers and employees.

Persons: Larry Ellison, Justin Sullivan, Larry Ellison's, Goldman Sachs, Ellison, Bill Gates, Let's, it's, Eric Lynch, Scharf, Salesforce, Kash Rangan, Oracle, Lynch, Safra Catz, Catz, Jefferies, Brent Thill Organizations: Oracle, Getty, Nvidia, Bloomberg, Microsoft, Scharf Investments, Google, Goldman, Amazon Web Services, Monday, Exxon Mobil, Pfizer Locations: San Francisco, TikTok, Cohere, IaaS, NetSuite, Los Gatos , California, Silicon Valley, A.I

☆ I drove the $20,000 Ford Maverick and found the bare-bones truck proves that less can be more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The bare-bones Maverick XL hybrid lacks creature comforts like cruise control and power mirrors. The first time I hopped into the new Ford Maverick pickup, I did what any driver would do in an unfamiliar vehicle. The base Maverick XL, which Ford loaned me for a weekend in December, costs $20,000 before fees, which makes it the cheapest model in Ford's lineup. Ford Maverick XLT ($22,360) : adds cruise control, a nicer interior, power mirrors, an in-bed storage cubby, and other features. During my time with the Maverick XL, I debated whether the stripped-down truck would be worth the sacrifices I'd have to make.

Persons: There's, I'd, Tim Levin, Ford, Ford Maverick, Tom Holland Organizations: Morning, Ford, Maverick, Honda, Ford Maverick XL, Maverick XL, Apple, Android, Environmental Protection Agency, Chevy Silverado, Hyundai, Cruz, — Locations: New York

☆ More people are picking up takeout orders themselves to save money and dodge high Uber Eats and DoorDash delivery fees
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

More customers are opting to pick up their orders from restaurants to avoid high delivery fees. Online orders account for nearly half of Dickey's sales, and she said third-party delivery orders as a proportion of these were down by 6.8% over the past year. Free delivery directly from the Dickey's website now made up 6% of sales, up by a fifth over the past year, Dickey added. To get the same thing delivered via Pizzeria Uno's website, which outsources it to DoorDash, the total is $22.98, including a $7.75 delivery fee. Prices for a cheese and tomato pizza on Pizzeria Uno's site for delivery via Doordash, Grubhub, and for collection.

Persons: DoorDash, Uber, —, Erik Frederick, –, I'm, Laura Rea Dickey, Dickey, Steve Heeley, Chris Kempczinski, Uno's Frederick, We've, Kempczinski, Gunther Plosch Organizations: Uno, Service, US Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Dickey's, Revere , Massachusetts, Arizona , Colorado , Indiana, Texas

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