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☆ How a 31-year-old entrepreneur grew her restaurant business to more than $6 million in annual net sales last year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gina Luari launched her first brunch restaurant in 2016 after growing up in the industry. She's scaled to four more locations and booked more than $6 million in annual net sales last year. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThe restaurant business is in Gina Luari's blood. Luari transitioned from restaurant employee to entrepreneur in 2016 when she opened her brunch spot, The Place 2 Be. Despite her family history in the restaurant business, Luari initially forged a different career path after college: She worked as the executive director of the Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, where she helped small, local businesses scale.

☆ House hunting this weekend? There's more out there now
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After more than two years of a historically lean housing market, listings are starting to rise − and swiftly. It's not that sellers are rushing into the market; newly listed homes dropped 16% from a year ago, and pending listings are down 30%. A full 20% of listings now on Realtor.com have had a price cut − about twice the share as a year ago. Just over 60% of listings on Realtor.com in the third quarter of this year came from shoppers outside of a listing's area. There's also a takeaway for sellers in these areas – on a well-priced home, you could still see strong interest from these out-of-towners," added Hale.

☆ Fact Check-Connecticut electorate will not be voting to ‘unseal’ ballots
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The Connecticut electorate will not be voting to “unseal” ballots during November’s midterm elections, or to loosen election security measures. It has nothing to do with ballots and only to do with election results. “To be clear, ballots aren’t affected at all here; this has nothing to do with the ballots. The electorate in Connecticut will vote on whether to permit early in-person voting in the state. If passed, the initiative would also remove an antiquated requirement that election results be sealed with wax, but it would not affect any election security measures pertaining to ballots as claimed online.

☆ Morning Bid: Meta averse, ECB decides and CS slides
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Meta added a deep pothole to an already bumpy U.S. earnings season - another obstacle to a market pumped-up by bets of some central bank relief on the horizon as G7 economies slow. read moreWith Apple (AAPL.O) and Amazon reporting later on Thursday, sentiment toward tech giants remains on edge. But after two-week, trough-to-peak bounce of almost 10%, global stock indices (.MIWD00000PUS) struggled to make much headway for the second session on Thursday. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdict
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for the 15 plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Jones, declined to comment on the filing Saturday, but said he and other attorneys for the Sandy Hook families will be filing a brief opposing Jones’ request. Twenty first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School died in the attack on Dec. 14, 2012. The verdicts came after another jury in Texas in August ordered Jones and his company to pay nearly $50 million in damages to the parents of another slain Sandy Hook child. A third trial over the hoax claims, involving two more Sandy Hook parents, is expected to be held near the end of the year in Texas. Pattis, Jones’ lawyer, wrote in the motions filed Friday that there was a lack of evidence directly connecting Jones with the people who harassed and threatened the Sandy Hook families.

☆ A Surge in Pediatric Respiratory Viruses, Including RSV, Is Straining Hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Brianna Abbott | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Some 58,000 children younger than five years old are hospitalized each year due to RSV, according to the CDC. Physicians are reporting unseasonably high numbers of respiratory illnesses in children, straining many children’s hospitals before the typically busier winter months. Juan Salazar , physician in chief at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, said a sharp increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has filled up hospital beds at his facility, creating capacity issues.

☆ Surge in Pediatric Respiratory Viruses, Including RSV, Strains Children’s Hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Brianna Abbott | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Stocks could continue to break higher as Apple, big tech report earnings in week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The three major averages closed higher Friday, with the S & P 500 adding 2.37% to close at 3,752.75. Stovall said the S & P 500 had six positive moves of 1% or more in the last 17 trading days, as of Friday. Earnings, earnings, earnings About 150 S & P 500 companies report earnings in the coming week. Technically speaking Scott Redler, partner with T3Live.com, said he is watching a formation in the S & P 500 that could be positive. His first target for the S & P 500 is 3,800.

☆ An early rise in respiratory viruses in children is overwhelming some hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Chris Boyette | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A surge in respiratory illnesses among children is beginning to put a strain on hospitals. In addition, hospitals are seeing a rise in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common cold virus that can be associated with severe disease in young children and older adults. Connecticut Children’s Hospital in Hartford is over capacity due to children admitted for RSV, WTNH reports. We’ve never seen this before, and it’s creating challenges,” Dr. Juan Salazar, executive vice president and physician-in-chief at Connecticut Children’s Hospital told WVIT. The rise in cases is also coming earlier in the year than doctors would usually expect.

As in Danchenko’s trial, Durham failed to convict Sussmann of making false statements to the FBI. And therein lies the reason underlying Durham’s losing trial record. On Monday, during Durham’s closing argument against Danchenko, the special prosecutor made a point of rebuking the FBI’s 2016 investigation. The Hartford Courant reported her concern about “pressure from Barr ... to produce results before the election.”Durham, however, stuck with Barr. And Barr’s energetic attempts after Jan. 6 to rehabilitate his image cannot erase his sad final legacy as a Trump enabler.

☆ Low-cost airline Breeze is launching 19 new routes next year from $29 one-way as it beefs up its leisure network — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Fares start at $99 one-way and will be a one-stop, no-plane change BreezeThru via Charleston or Richmond, depending on the day. Fares start at $99 one-way and will be a one-stop, no-plane change BreezeThru via Las Vegas. Fares start at $69 one-way and will be a one-stop, no-plane change BreezeThru via Orlando. Fares start at $29 one-way. Fares start at $89 one-way and be a one-stop, no-plane change BreezeThru via White Plains.

The Office of the Inspector General, under the leadership of Robert J. Devlin Jr., is one of multiple agencies investigating the officer's use of force. On Saturday, as it released that dramatic and potentially disturbing video, the watchdog stopped just short of calling Iurato a hero. The suspected gunman fired more than 80 rounds during the siege, the Office of the Inspector General said. The Office of the Inspector General said Sunday that it appears the officer's use of force was justified. The Bristol Police Union did not immediately respond to a request for its response to the bodycam footage.

☆ Read the pitch deck that Impossible Kicks, a sneaker-resale brand, used to close a $3 million Series A round
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The company booked $15 million in revenue last year and has raised $7 million total in funding. Here's the pitch deck that helped its cofounder John Mocadlo raise a $3 million Series A round. Impossible Kicks booked $15 million in revenue in 2021, documents provided to Insider showed. It closed a $3 million Series A round in September, bringing its total funding to $7 million. Mocadlo shared the 29-slide Impossible Kicks pitch deck used for the Series A funding round.

Over nearly a decade, Thergood had repeated interactions with Connecticut’s foster care system. Since 2011, Connecticut has also reduced the number of foster care youth in congregate care settings from 30% to just 6% today. Of the 3,000 or so kids currently in foster care, nearly 43% are living with kin or extended family. The total population of kids in state foster care fell 9.5 percent from 2011 to 2019 under Dorantes’ predecessor, from 4,770 to 4,311. The children were removed from his care in 2017 and spent time in foster care.

☆ 2 police officers killed in Connecticut shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Two police officers were killed and one was in serious condition after an overnight shooting in Bristol, Connecticut, police said. The Connecticut State Police announced at around 3:30 a.m. ET it was investigating an officer-involved shooting in Bristol, about 20 miles southwest of Hartford, with injuries reported. Just over two hours later, police announced that two of the officers had been fatally shot, with one seriously injured. The department did not provide details on the circumstances of the shooting or whether any suspects had been identified or arrested.

☆ Two officers dead, one injured in shooting, Connecticut police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Two police officers were killed and another wounded in a shooting overnight in Bristol, Connecticut, state police said. Connecticut State Police did not provide details of the shooting in a series of Twitter posts, only to say that it would hold a press conference later on Thursday about the incident. We ask your thoughts and prayers be with the families, the officer and all those impacted," the agency wrote on Twitter. Its initial post cited "an officer involved shooting" in the suburb about 20 miles southwest of Hartford, the state capital. "We are still working diligently to gather accurate information from our investigators and all that are involved," it added.

☆ Analysis: Global bonds move in lockstep, ramping up investors' risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Davide Barbuscia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

As a result, we’re seeing significantly elevated correlations between bond markets," said Andy Sparks, head of portfolio management research at MSCI. "The high level of correlation across global bond markets means that allocating to ex-U.S. bonds is that much less effective," said Gregory Peters, co-chief investment officer at PGIM Fixed Income. Peters doesn't expect the correlations to moderate until central banks' monetary policies diverge significantly, and he has reduced his exposure to sovereign bonds outside the U.S. "That's something that brings these global issues on U.S. investors' radars, because they are becoming first order market drivers." Martin Harvey, portfolio manager of the Hartford World Bond Fund, expects monetary policy regimes to start diverging next year.

School-age kids added violent lyrics to the “Barney & Friends” theme song. “Parents admit to a cordial dislike of the saccharine saurian, and no self-respecting second-grader will admit to liking Barney.”Barney on "Barney And Friends" in 1992. In a phone interview last week, West (who appears in the docuseries) reflected on the success of “Barney & Friends” and offered a few theories on why Barney proved to be such a lightning rod. My agent recommended me to Dennis DeShazer, who was one of the producers of “Barney & Friends.” I auditioned with a lot of other folks. Barney voice actor Bob West.

☆ 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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☆ History shows these under-the-radar stocks will win as the Fed continues to lift interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Consistent returns may seem hard to find amid a topsy-turvy stock market and soaring Treasury yields. The latest hot inflation report dashed investors' hopes of a more accommodative Fed, which has already raised rates four times this year. These stocks had the biggest median percent gain during those 10 months of rate spikes, according to FactSet's data. What follows are the top 10 under-the-radar stocks poised to outperform as the Fed continues to hike interest rates. Higher interest rates are generally a positive development for insurers and banks.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 stores. Here are the locations confirmed so far.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing around 150 stores and laying off staff. It has now named 56 of the stores set to close across 21 states. By laying off staff and closing the stores, the company said it planned to reduce costs by $250 million in 2022. Sales in the second quarter had slumped roughly 26% compared to the same period in 2021, Bed Bath & Beyond said in preliminary earning results. The struggling retailer has now revealed the location of 56 of the stores being closed, spanning 21 states and Puerto Rico.

☆ I'm a law student who managed to snag 2 job offers from prestigious firms before on-campus recruiting even began. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A former pro athlete and first-gen law student, he started networking before school started. David Ako Abunaw III is a former professional athlete and a student at the University of Pennsylvania's law school. But I feel like it's common for law students to be very type A, so that's never going to be me. Networking with law firms was key to getting early interviews and offersI started networking before law school. I spoke with people at several law firms, either UPenn graduates or people I had something else in common with.

☆ Juul to pay nearly $440 million to settle states' teen vaping probe
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

HARTFORD, Conn. — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal suits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company’s vaping products. Teen use of e-cigarettes skyrocketed after Juul’s launch in 2015, leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare an “epidemic” of underage vaping among teenagers. The biggest blow came earlier this summer when the FDA moved to ban all Juul e-cigarettes from the market. The deal also includes restrictions on where Juul products may be placed in stores, age verification on all sales and limits to online and retail sales.

☆ Chase British Airways Visa Signature card review: Earn up to 100,000 versatile Avios points with sweet spot award prices to Hawaii and Europe
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Harlan Vaughn | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +38 min

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☆ Primele vaccinuri Moderna au fost administrate în SUA în statul Connecticut
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O infirmieră din Hartford, un oraş din statul american Connecticut, a fost vaccinată luni în faţa camerelor de filmat cu vaccinul dezvoltat împotriva maladiei COVID-19 de compania Moderna, marcând astfel debutul campaniei de vaccinare cu acest nou produs farmaceutic, care a fost aprobat în Statele Unite vineri, 18 decembrie, informează AFP.Primele vaccinări cu produsul creat de tânăra companie americană din domeniul biotehnologiei debutează la o săptămână după primele injecţii din Statele Unite cu vaccinul dezvoltat de alianţa Pfizer-BioNTech şi vor fi realizate începând de luni, 21 decembrie, în mai multe regiuni americane, scrie agerpres.ro Mandy Delgado, infirmieră la secţia de terapie intensivă de la Hartford Hospital, s-a declarat "bucuroasă" şi "nerăbdătoare" să devină prima persoană inoculată cu vaccinul Moderna. "Am văzut sosind la noi pacienţi cu deficit de oxigen, iar starea lor de sănătate s-a agravat progresiv şi apoi au murit, fără ca familiile lor să poată fi prezente alături de ei", a subliniat infirmiera americană, cu câteva momente înainte de a primi vaccinul.Vaccinul Moderna se administrează în două doze, la un interval de câteva săptămâni, la fel ca vaccinul Pfizer-BioNTech. Însă formula dezvoltată de Moderna poate fi depozitată la temperaturi de minus 20 de grade Celsius, nu la minus 70 de grade Celsius ca în cazul vaccinului Pfizer-BioNTech, aspect care a obligat această alianţă americano-germană să dezvolte containere speciale pentru a asigura transportul vaccinului.Condiţiile mai puţin stricte de depozitare a vaccinurilor Moderna vor oferi autorităţilor locale o mai mare supleţe pentru a răspunde nevoilor specifice ale regiunilor rurale şi ale zonelor în care accesul este dificil, potrivit autorităţilor americane.Vaccinările publice au început luni, săptămâna trecută, odată cu sosirea pe piaţă a vaccinurilor Pfizer-BioNTech. O campanie de promovare încearcă să înlăture reticenţele unei părţi a populaţiei americane, neîncrezătoare în aceste vaccinuri, deşi epidemia de coronavirus continuă să facă ravagii în Statele Unite: peste 17,8 milioane de cazuri de infectare cu SARS-CoV-2 au fost recenzate până în prezent în această ţară şi peste 317.000 de decese asociate maladiei COVID-19.Deşi angajaţii medicali consideraţi cei mai expuşi în faţa noului coronavirus au prioritate la vaccinare în toate statele federale americane, vicepreşedintele Mike Pence s-a vaccinat la rândul lui în faţa camerelor de filmat, vineri, cu o primă doză a vaccinului Pfizer-BioNTech. Preşedintele ales al Statelor Unite, Joe Biden, va face acelaşi lucru în cursul zilei de luni.

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