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☆ Nicole Kidman says this trait helped turn rejection into an Oscar-winning career—it's a 'superpower'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nicole Kidman has five Oscar nominations to her name, including one win. In an interview with the Radio Times Podcast this week, Kidman says her height made it challenging to break into acting. I had to talk my way through the door because they were measuring you before you went in. In fact, Kidman says she took the lessons she learned from those rejections and passed them on to her children. Performance coach Steve Magness previously told CNBC Make It that even a simple grammatical shift can boost your resilience.

Persons: Nicole Kidman, Kidman, They'd, Annie, Steve Magness, Magness Organizations: Radio, CNBC

☆ Life on the road can be grueling for NBA players and staff. But Celtics center Al Horford says support from the league's Mind Health program is a game changer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Brea Cubit | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

To help players, the Boston Celtics organization offers mental-health resources, Al Horford told BI. How the Celtics organization supports players' mental healthThis is a complicated, shared experience among frequent business travelers. The NBA's increased focus on mental healthKensa Gunter, the NBA's director of mind health since 2020, is helping lead this charge across the NBA's 30 teams. Those efforts evolved into the Mind Health program, which launched in 2018 and became an even more crucial resource in 2020, when the pandemic hit and social unrest swelled, Gunter added. "How do you help someone maintain their mental health while they're doing so much traveling and are away from their families?"

Persons: Al Horford, —, It's, Horford, Amelia Vega, Mila, Tito Horford, Arelis Reynoso, Candice Williams, Williams, She's, Kensa Gunter, Gunter, it's Organizations: NBA, Boston Celtics, Service, Celtics, Grizzlies, Mind Locations: Boston, Memphis , Tennessee, Orlando, Alía, Ava, Nova, they're

☆ Move over, pickleball: The fast-growing sport of padel is the next hot luxury-home amenity
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Padel is said to be one of the world's fastest-growing sports, with 25 million players in over 90 countries. AdvertisementThe country's fastest-growing sport, pickleball, may have some competition. A standard-sized court is 66 feet by 33 feet, bigger than a pickleball court but smaller than a doubles tennis court. And Enclave, a gated community about 35 miles from Chicago in South Barrington, Illinois, is also set to have a communal padel court. Once they got hooked on padel, he said, they started converting them to padel courts.

Persons: Padel, —, Haven't, It's, Andy Murray, David Beckham, Omar Vega, padel, Marko Gojanovic, Gojanovic, Mia, Aly, khan Merali, Turnberry, Merali, Michael DeRosa, Kelli Ide, that's Organizations: Service, CNN, The New York Times, Business Locations: Mexico, Padel, Miami's, Miami Beach, South Florida, Turnberry, North Miami, Turnberry's, Spain, York, Central, Chicago, South Barrington , Illinois, Lake, Skaneateles, Skaneateles , New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles

☆ Worth the money: 4 items that will upgrade your work-from-home setup
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Annie Probert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

With at least 40% of U.S. employees working remotely at least one day a week, chances are your work-from-home setup is in need of a little sprucing up. Ever since I got my first cell phone back in 2007, I've been charging my devices with a cable that plugged right into the charging port. Recently, however, I've been using the CATCH:3 from luxury charging brand Courant, and I might never go back. The sleek charging mat doubles as a tray, holding my glasses and watch while my phone charges on my nightstand. The material is ultra-soft and I love that they look more put together than my old sweatpants from college.

Persons: it's, I'd, — Hanna Howard, I've, — Nicolas Vega, Vuori, — Emmie Martin Organizations: Pop Locations: Bisley

☆ Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket to launch June 15-July 31, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Christophe Ena/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket will stage an inaugural flight between June 15 and July 31 in 2024, the European Space Agency said on Thursday. The keenly awaited window for the first test flight came after a test model of the new rocket passed a key long-firing engine test in French Guiana last week. The maiden flight will carry some smaller satellites, including two from NASA, but since it is still considered a test flight, it will not carry "a major payload", ESA added. The ESA will carry out a few additional tests before the launch to make sure the design is "fault tolerant". Aschbacher said last month he hoped to be able to announce a launch window for an inaugural flight to be held in 2024, depending on the results of the engine test.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Christophe Ena, Josef Aschbacher, Safran, Vega, Aschbacher, Tim Hepher, Piotr Lipinski, Alex Richardson, Bernadette Baum, Christina Fincher Organizations: Ariane, Rights, European Space Agency, ESA, NASA, ArianeGroup, Airbus, U.S, SpaceX, Soyuz, Thomson Locations: Vernon, France, Guiana, Europe, Russia, Ukraine

☆ McDonald’s is bringing back iconic McNugget Buddies as limited-edition collectibles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

McDonald's will roll out the Kerwin Frost Box, a collab with New York-based artist Kerwin Frost, on December 11. But the star of the limited-time collab are the McNugget Buddies, an assortment of anthropomorphic McNuggets that haven't been a part of McDonald's mascot rotation in decades. The McNugget Buddies were first introduced in a 1988 Happy Meal, according to McDonald's. They made appearances in McDonald's Canada comics in the early 1993, were available as Sports Buddies in the UK, Japan and Singapore in 1992 and were last seen in 1996 for McNugget Buddies Halloween. The six new McNugget Buddies are based on Frost's experiences growing up in New York City, including one that is designed to look like him.

Persons: McDonald's, Kerwin Frost, haven't, Frost, Grimace, Birdie, Warren Buffett Organizations: Sports Buddies, McNugget, Plant, eBay Locations: McDonald's, New York, Canada, Japan, Singapore, New York City

☆ Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott break down the No. 1 thing you should do before house hunting
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

1 thing you can do to set yourself up for success is leaving emotion out of the equation. That's according to HGTV stars Drew and Jonathan Scott, better known as the Property Brothers. The duo tell CNBC Make It that emotion is the enemy of making a good decision. "People who don't have experience in real estate can look at a space and think 'New kitchen! But it's not until you're living in it that you see it's a façade," Drew says.

Persons: Drew, Jonathan Scott, it's Organizations: HGTV, CNBC

☆ Black Friday 2023: Huge streaming deals from Hulu, Max and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Here are four streaming deals to keep an eye out for this Black Friday. It's a steep discount over the plan's normal $7.99 monthly price. The platform's Black Friday offer will get you a six month subscription at a price of $2.99 per month. That represents a total savings of $42 over the course of the deal versus the normal $9.99 monthly rate. The first will get you Peacock Premium for $1.99 per month for 12 months, $4 monthly discount from the normal $5.99 price tag.

Persons: Max, HBO Max, Peacock Organizations: Disney, Apple, Hulu, HBO, Peacock

☆ Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket passes launch rehearsal -ESA
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Europe's Ariane 6 launcher has passed a key rehearsal in preparation for its first flight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Thursday - part of efforts to bring the delayed rocket to the launchpad in 2024. Ariane 6 is being developed by ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus (AIR.PA) and Safran (SAF.PA), in order to better compete with U.S. private launch provider SpaceX. Russia blocked European use of its Soyuz rockets last year in response to Western sanctions over Ukraine. "We are back on track towards re-securing Europe's autonomous access to space," ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said in a statement late on Thursday. Reporting By Tim Hepher in Paris; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Safran, Vega, Josef Aschbacher, Aschbacher, Tim Hepher, Jonathan Oatis, Sonali Paul Organizations: European Space Agency, ESA, ArianeGroup, Airbus, U.S, SpaceX, Soyuz, Thomson Locations: Guiana, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Paris

☆ 9 passenger airliners that have landed on Antarctica's rugged runways made out of blue ice
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

These planes land on rugged, unpaved runways mostly made of blue ice and compacted snow. PrivatAir's Boeing 737 and Smartwings' Boeing 737 MAXA Smartwings 737 MAX on Antarctica in January 2022. It was the first time the jet type landed on one of the continent's blue ice runways. Another Loftleider 757 is set to ferry Antarctic Ice Marathon runners to Union Glacier this December. Loftleider Icelandic Airlines' and Titan Airways Boeing 767Titan Airways' Boeing 767 on Antarctica.

Persons: —, George Hubert Wilkins, Glenn Jacobson, PrivatAir, NPI, Tim Hewette, Troll, Fang, Patrick Woodhead Organizations: Atlantic Airways, Boeing, Service, Lockheed Vega, Airbus, Australian Antarctic, Australian, Skytraders, Australian Antarctic Program, McMurdo, AAP, Norwegian Polar Institute, Swiss, NPI, Boeing's, Airlines, Titan Airways, Antarctic Logistics, Expeditions, Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions, Antarctic Ice, Russian Antarctic, Titan Airways Boeing, Norse Atlantic Airways, Emirates, White Desert Locations: Antarctica, Skytraders, Christchurch , New Zealand, Hobart, Australia's, Tasmania, Cape Town , South Africa, Czech, Chile, Russian, NPI, Norway, Cape Town, Russia's

☆ Wendy's is giving away a year's worth of Frostys for $3: Here's how to get yours
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Wendy's sweetest offer is back for 2024. The burger giant this week announced that it was bringing back its Frosty Key Tags promotion, which will give customers a year's worth of Frostys for just $3. The offer, which is meant to raise money to help children in foster care, will run through February 14, 2024. Customers will have the option to buy a Frosty-shaped key tag at the register of any Wendy's location, with 90% of the proceeds going towards the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Persons: Dave Thomas Organizations: Dave, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

☆ Worth the money: We tried and rated pumpkin pies from Costco, Trader Joe's and more—the winner was clear
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cooking the perfect turkey is hard enough on its own without worrying about stuffing, cranberry sauce, casseroles and mashed potatoes. By the time dessert rolls around, the thought of making pie dough, blending a pumpkin pie filling and baking it to perfection can feel like a bridge too far. But if you want to outsource dessert to a supermarket near you, you'll need to choose from countless options. CNBC Make It tried a quintet of pies from a variety of national and regional chains to determine the best store-bought option. Staffers were asked to sample pie from the following five chains and select their favorite.

Organizations: CNBC, Wholesale, Costco Walmart

☆ 5 must-read books from Bill Gates that are now free on Spotify
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In recent years, Bill Gates has become nearly as well known for his reading recommendations as he has for his philanthropy and business acumen. Twice a year, the world's fourth-richest man publishes a selection of book recommendations on his personal blog. His taste ranges from sci-fi to self-help to business books. But a recent announcement from Spotify has made it easier to check out Gates' top recommendations. Here are five books that Bill Gates has recommended over the years that can be listened to for free on Spotify.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, you'll Organizations: Microsoft, Spotify

☆ Lewis Hamilton on the importance of life outside the cockpit: 'I can't race forever'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Lewis Hamilton likes to keep busy. And it's not just his responsibilities on the racetrack that keep the Formula 1 superstar occupied day in and day out. In his early days in the cockpit, Hamilton was spread thin among his many responsibilities. "When I started out racing in Formula 1, I had far too many commitments outside and I was always tired on race weekends," he says. "I can't race forever, and it's good to have other things that you can be creative and tap into," he says.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Hamilton, you'll, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNBC, Hamilton

☆ Milky Way-like galaxy spotted in distant universe by Webb telescope
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Astronomers have spied an intriguing phenomenon in the distant universe — a galaxy that closely resembles the Milky Way — and it’s challenging key theories on how galaxies evolve. Like our home galaxy, the newly discovered ceers-2112 is a barred spiral galaxy, and it’s now the most distant of its kind ever observed. While massive spiral galaxies are common in the Milky Way’s cosmic neighborhood, that hasn’t always been the case. The bars take shape when stars within spiral galaxies rotate in an orderly fashion, as they do in the Milky Way. “The discovery of ceers-2112 paves the way for more bars to be discovered in the young universe,” de la Vega said.

Persons: James Webb, it’s, Webb, “, ”, Luca Costantin, hasn’t, Alexander de la Vega, didn’t, la Vega Organizations: CNN —, James Webb Space, Spanish National Research Council, Centro, Astrobiología, University of California, James Webb Space Telescope Locations: Madrid, Riverside, ceers

☆ McDonald's and Crocs are releasing a line of $75 shoes inspired by Grimace and the Hamburglar
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The home of the McNugget this week is rolling out a line of custom-designed clogs in collaboration with Crocs. The fast food-inspired lineup will feature three classic Crocs and one Crocs sandal based on McDonald's mascots Grimace, Hamburglar and Birdie, as well as the chain's classic red and yellow color scheme. The shoes will be released on November 14, retailing for between $70 and $75. Matching socks for each pair of shoes will retail for $20. Customers will be able to buy them at Crocs retail locations and wholesale partners.

Persons: McDonald's, Grimace, Hamburglar Organizations: Crocs, Mac

☆ Warren Buffett recommends these 5 books—now you can listen to them for free on Spotify
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett once famously said that the best thing you can do for yourself is read 500 pages a day. And while it may be difficult to set aside nearly a full work day's worth of hours to read, it recently got a little bit easier to consume information like Warren Buffett. That's because this week Spotify announced that it would be making a selection of more than 200,000 audiobooks free for its Premium subscribers. The books available under the new terms include a number that have been recommended by Buffett himself over the course of his legendary career. Here are five books recommended by Warren Buffett that can now be accessed for free on Spotify.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett Organizations: Columbia Business School, Oracle, Spotify Locations: Omaha

☆ NASA's James Webb telescope spotted the most distant galaxy in the universe that looks like ours
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted the most distant example of a galaxy in the universe that looks similar to the Milky Way. The galaxy, named ceers-2112, is more than 11.7 billion years old and is the earliest example of a barred spiral galaxy ever seen. For them, there is little doubt: this picture suggests this is a barred spiral galaxy. Scientists had thought you couldn't find a barred spiral galaxy before the universe was about 6.9 billion years old. The other 95% — about 27% of dark matter and 68% of dark energy — remain huge mysteries in physics.

Persons: James Webb, —, JWST, Guo, Alexander de la Vega, Yetli Rosas Guevara, El País, la Vega, Luca Costantin, Space.com, Costantin, Jairo Abreu, Abreu Organizations: Service, James Webb Space, University of California, Spanish Donostia, Physics Center, Centro, Astrobiología, University of La Locations: Riverside, Madrid, University of La Laguna

☆ The NFL might just get you free Shake Shack this weekend—here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shake Shack this week announced that it will give out free chicken sandwiches if a player celebrates scoring a touchdown by doing the chicken dance. However, unlike other recent fast food giveaways, there's no language in the terms and conditions limiting you to one free Chicken Shack during the promotional period. To activate the deal, you can create your order via a kiosk at a Shake Shack location or using the restaurant's app. You'll need to add the chicken sandwich to your order before checkout in order for the deal to be applied. Shake Shack just last month introduced a hot chicken version of its classic sandwich, topped with hot peppers as well as a cherry pepper slaw.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Shack, Warren Buffett

☆ Spotify Premium subscribers can now listen to over 200,000 audiobooks for free
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A little over a year after Spotify first added audiobooks to its platform, the music streamer is making more than 200,000 titles available to its premium subscribers. Users who pay for ad-free access to the service will now be able to listen to 15 hours worth of audiobooks per month. Previously, users had to pay to access audiobooks within the Spotify app. In a release announcing the new perk, Spotify said the 15-hour limit "should get you around two average audiobooks per month." Students, meanwhile, can sign up for Spotify Premium for $5.99 per month.

Persons: Britney Spears, Bonnie Garmus, Stephen King's, Warren Buffett Organizations: Spotify, CNBC, New York Times

☆ EU fine-tunes plan to launch Galileo satellites on SpaceX
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission, taking four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 26, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 7 (Reuters) - The European Union has struck a tentative deal to launch four Galileo navigation satellites using Falcon 9 rockets of U.S.-based SpaceX, European officials said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of pressure caused by a gap in European launch capacity. The agreement spans two launches pencilled in for April and July next year, carrying two satellites each, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton told reporters in Seville, Spain, following EU ministerial talks on competitivity in space. Breton told a news conference the provisional contract with SpaceX was worth 180 million euros ($191.99 million). The 22-nation European Space Agency, which includes most EU states, last year turned to Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch its Euclid space telescope to survey evidence of dark matter and dark energy in the universe.

Persons: Steve Nesius, Thierry Breton, Breton, Elon, Tim Hepher, Mark Potter, Barbara Lewis Organizations: SpaceX, International Space, Kennedy Space Center, REUTERS, European, Galileo, Internal, U.S, Global, Russian Soyuz, European Space Agency, Thomson Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S, Seville, Spain, Italian, Russian, Ukraine, Europe

☆ John Fetterman says Gavin Newsom is lowkey running for president against Joe Biden but doesn't have 'the guts' to announce it and go all in
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gavin Newsom doesn't want to admit that he's running for president. Fetterman talked about Newsom during an Iowa Democratic Party dinner on Saturday, per NBC News. Gavin Newsom of California doesn't have "the guts" to admit that he's running a shadow campaign for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. "There are two additional Democrats running for Pennsylvania, excuse me, running for president right now," Fetterman said at an Iowa Democratic Party dinner on Saturday, per NBC News. "You may be termed out here, but does cleaning up the streets of California factor into a potential presidential run?"

Persons: Sen, John Fetterman, Gavin Newsom doesn't, Fetterman, Newsom, —, Gavin Newsom, Dean Phillips, Phillips, he'd, Biden, Xi Jinping, who's, Xi, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Sean Hannity, It's, Cecilia Vega, Vega Organizations: Iowa Democratic Party, NBC, Service, Democratic, Gov, South Carolina Democratic, Oval, Tribune, Politico, Florida Gov, Fox News Locations: California, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Austin, China, Florida

☆ Billionaire Taylor Swift breaks vinyl sales record: These are her biggest milestones from 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Taylor Swift can't stop breaking records. The pop superstar's latest release, "1989 (Taylor's Version)", sold 580,000 copies in vinyl during its first week, making it the fastest-selling vinyl record ever since the stat was first tracked in 1991. In fact, the 580,000 vinyl records represented over half of the 1.1 million copies of the re-recorded album sold between October 27 and November 1. But that's not all Swift has accomplished this year. These are all the milestones that the 33-year-old singer has hit in 2023.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Barbra Streisand, Swift, that's Organizations: Billboard Locations: Luminate

Here's how Kurtz built up Mike's Hot Honey from just a hobby into a company poised to bring in more than $40 million over the next year. This might be the life for me'A college-aged Kurtz in Brazil, where he found the inspiration for Mike's Hot Honey. Some like it hotKurtz working at Paulie Gee's in August 2010 with bottle of Mike's Hot Honey in hand. "I'd be in there from midnight till six in the morning just bottling, capping and labeling bottles of Mike's Hot Honey." Over three funding rounds, Mike's Hot Honey raised $12 million.

Persons: Mike Kurtz doesn't, Franzen, Quentin Tarantino's, Kurtz, Raffi Paul, Mickey Todiwala, Larry Raymond, Larry, Mike Kurtz, Paulie Gee's, Paulie Gee, Matt Beaton, Beaton, Beaton's Organizations: CNBC, Foods, UMass Amherst Locations: Brazil, Greenpoint , Brooklyn, New York City, New York, what's, U.S

☆ France says Ariane 6 accord calls for public aid, 11% cost cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] General view of Ariane 6, Europe's next-generation space rocket, production line of Ariane Group in Bremen, Germany, February 19, 2019. The deal between Europe's three leading launch nations also clarifies usage of the European spaceport in French Guiana and opens up competition to future launchers, Le Maire said. A separate statement by France, Germany and Italy said Avio's (AVI.MI) Vega C would receive up to 21 million euros in public support. "This is a major success and a decisive point in European space history. It preserves European unity on the question of access to space," Le Maire told reporters following talks between members of the 22-nation European Space Agency (ESA).

Persons: Europe's, Fabian Bimmer, Bruno Le Maire, Le Maire, Safran, Avio's, Vega, Tim Hepher, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Mark Potter Organizations: Ariane, REUTERS, Rights, French Finance, Airbus, European Space Agency, ESA, Thomson Locations: Bremen, Germany, France, Italy, Guiana

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