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☆ An inside look at the weekend the GameStop frenzy began on WallStreetBets
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Nathaniel Popper | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Like Tesla and Palantir, GameStop was a popular stock to short among hedge funds, though GameStop took it to a whole new level. "That's how I feel about these GME posts that are using the 'P' and get in so we can cause an 'S' words that are no-nos." That was enough to make WallStreetBets the seventh-largest holder of GameStop stock, ahead of some of the big Wall Street investment firms that had shown interest in the stock. AdvertisementOn WallStreetBets, Alzmann shared the growing evidence that Cohen was indeed planning to take a more active role at GameStop. AdvertisementBut when Cramer dug into the conversation happening around GameStop on WallStreetBets, he saw that something new and more sophisticated was happening.

Persons: GameStop, Jaime Rogozinski, Tesla, Jordan Zazzara, I've, Zazzara, Ryan Cohen, Andrew Left, ahem Citron, PLTR, here's, Citron, We're, WallStreetBets, Uberkikz11, I'm, Ryder, Rod Alzmann, Bolt, Alzmann, Kitty, Roaring Kitty, StockTwits, lockdowns, Nathaniel Popper, Harper Collins, Cohen, Jim Cramer, manipulatively, Cramer, who've, It's Organizations: GameStop, Sony, Business, Twitter, Gamestop, Virgin Galactic, Blockbuster, Netflix, Citron Research, Research, Vanguard, YouTube, Roaring, Roaring Kitty, Owls, WSB, shits, GME Owls, CNBC, Virgin, Street Books, HarperCollins Publishers, Misfits Locations: sweatpants, Tampa , Florida

☆ I've stopped making friends at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Alexandra Karplus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Because the city has a large transient population, I've seen many friends and coworkers come and go — but even this has had benefits. I've made trips to visit my work friends in their new homes around the world. Work friendships started back in New York and are still going strongThese types of strong connections with colleagues didn't just start in Singapore. More than half of those surveyed said they'd met a close friend through their work or a spouse's work. I haven't been introduced to any of my coworkers' friends or partners, nor has my husband met any of them.

Persons: —, Peter, he'd, I've, I'm, didn't, Jacques Torres Chocolate, lockdowns, they'd, Slack, Vivek Murthy, Murthy, haven't Organizations: Service, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Business, Global, Business Insider, Research, Survey Center, American, Associated Press Locations: Singapore, New York, Guildford, Bali, —, Manhattan, Dumbo , Brooklyn, Bangkok

☆ A jaywalker launched a campaign of revenge against a cop who gave him a $196 ticket, lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA Fresno police officer issued a California man with a ticket for jaywalking in 2019. But instead of taking the fine on the chin, John Christopher Spatafore launched a campaign of revenge against the cop, which included filing false police reports about him, according to a civil lawsuit. AdvertisementAccording to the local outlet, the officer's lawyer, Brian Whelan, described the lawsuit as addressing a "cyber campaign of hate and revenge" waged against the policeman and his family. According to the lawsuit, Spatafore then filed two false police reports against the officer. In the second, Spatafore alleged that the officer's wife was a victim of domestic violence, according to the lawsuit.

Persons: —, John Christopher Spatafore, John Doe, Brian Whelan, Spatafore Organizations: Service, Fresno, jaywalking, Business, Fresno Bee, Fresno City Hall Locations: California, Fresno

☆ ‘My eyes have been opened:’ Inside Elton John’s personal photography collection
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Victoria Woodcock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —“Fragile Beauty” is an exhibition of extremes. The new show of “Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection” at London’s Victoria & Albert museum (V&A) is at turns glitzy and gritty; joyfully pop and heart-wrenchingly poignant. “‘Fragile Beauty’ was chosen by Elton. Photography as a visual journalOne section, too, is titled “Fragile Beauty”, featuring work by Mapplethorpe, Hujar and McGinley. Elton even features in some of his own collection, as shown in David LaChapelle's "Elton John, Egg On His Face," 1999.

Persons: Sir Elton John, David, Marilyn Monroe, Nan Goldin, ”, Duncan Forbes, “, ’, Elton, Tristram Hunt, London’s, Tyler Mitchell's, Tyler Mitchell, Richard Avedon, Mitchell, John, Egglestons —, Newell Harbin, Hujars, ’ Elton John “, Forbes, Tom Bianchi's, Tom Bianchi, Fahey Klein, “ They’re, It’s, “ We’re, Ronald Fisher —, Newell, Robert Mapplethorpe, Mapplethorpe, Elton John, Sunil Gupta’s, Christopher Street ”, George Platt Lynes, Zanele Muholi, Peter Hujar's, Darling, Hujar, Mel Roberts, Gilbert, George’s, Ryan McGinley’s, Don Herron’s, Keith Haring, Peter Hujar, McGinley, Mary Ellen Mark, John’s, David Fahey, David LaChapelle's, Egg, David LaChapelle “, Fahey, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, Horst P, Horst, Robert Mapplethorpe's, Roy DeCarava, Julio Cortez’s, George Floyd, Hunt Organizations: CNN, Albert, London’s Tate, Vogue, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Elton John Aids Foundation, ”, Rights Society New, Associated Press Locations: British, Atlanta, London, Los Angeles, “, Harbin, New York, American, Rights Society New York, Seattle, France, Britain, Minneapolis

☆ Why Walmart, Walgreens, CVS retail health clinic experiment is struggling
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

But the business experience in the retail health clinic space has largely disappointed. Walmart and the problem of volume vs. priceIn 2019, Walmart announced a bold initiative to open 4,000 in-store health clinics by 2029. "Primary health care is a low margin business," said Arielle Trzcinski, a principal analyst covering health care at research firm. "Compared to what they see in traditional retail, health care is a fundamentally different business," Trzcinski said, citing the challenges of navigating insurance companies and administrative burdens that health care brings. In-store health clinics can be profitable and viable, and retailers are experimenting with piecemeal approaches tailored to the local market.

Persons: Bobbi Radford, Radford, haven't, CVS's MinuteClinic, Karla Lemon, CVS's, I've, That's, Timothy Hoff, Hoff, didn't, Colleen Sanders, Sanders, Arielle Trzcinski, Forrester, Trzcinski, America Sanders, Virgil Brantz, Brantz Organizations: CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, Northeastern University, Insurance, Washington , D.C, Aetna, Retailers, Washington, Hartford HealthCare, Health Clinic, Arizona State University, Little Clinics, Kroger Locations: Batavia , Ohio, VillageMD, Southern California, New England, Conway , South Carolina, Washington ,, MinuteClinic, USA, America, Connecticut, Hartford, Phoenix, Atlanta, Little

☆ Here’s why we eat popcorn at the movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But the perfect (and very profitable) pairing of today wasn’t always the case: For many years, movie theaters wanted nothing to do with the snack. People watch movies in a newly reopened AMC River East theater on Aug. 20, 2020, in Chicago. Popular movies often bring collectible cups and popcorn buckets, or, in industry-speak, Collectible Concession Vehicles (CCVs). The cinema business will continue to evolve, but one thing will remain constant, said Gil of Queen’s University. “Theaters will stop playing movies before they will actually stop selling popcorn.”

Persons: “, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, ” Paul Dergarabedian, Andrew F, ” Smith, Cracker Jack, ”, Smith, ’ ” Smith, hawkers, Peter Stackpole, John Aitkin, John Sr, Aitkin, Alicia Wallace, CNN It’s, Loren Williams, Alicia Reese, Ricard Gil, Jason Wambsgans, Gil, Wedbush’s Reese, Red Robin, ” Nels Storm, Garfield ”, Cory Ryan, Heather Morgan, Alamo’s, ” Andrew Sherburne, Christian Meoli, Camilla Meoli, ” Gil Organizations: Minneapolis CNN, CNN, AMC, Exposition, Bettmann, Riverview, “, Riverview Theater, Wedbush, Queen’s University, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Service, Waffle, AMC Theatres ’, Walmart, Kroger, Alamo, University of Iowa’s, Cinemas Locations: Minneapolis, America, New England, South America, Philadelphia, Texas, South Minneapolis, Riverview, “ Kingdom, Canada, Chicago, Brooklyn , New York, Iowa City , Iowa, Seattle, Emerald, California

☆ OpenAI's defense: We're not liars; we're just incompetent. Yikes!
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Earlier this week, the consensus around OpenAI was that the company was a lying, rapacious soul stealer. A company that wanted to use Scarlett Johansson to promote its product — and when she declined, went ahead and did it anyway, using a fake Scarlett Johansson. Here's the problem: The second version of reality is the one OpenAI itself is pushing. And OpenAI is a relatively young company, with a particularly chaotic history, which includes a foundational fight with Elon Musk and last year's well-publicized Thanksgiving coup-that-wasn't. Now they're telling us they can't handle the most basic stuff, like telling the left hand what the right hand is doing.

Persons: OpenAI, Scarlett Johansson, —, Scarlett Johansson —, Sam Altman, Johansson —, Altman, Joanne Jang, Jang, Mira Murati, Elon Musk, It's Organizations: Washington Post, bumblers, Apple, Microsoft Locations: Washington

☆ Sam Altman's self-own with ScarJo reveals a troubling question about OpenAI: What's with these clowns?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOpenAI's fight with Scarlett Johansson isn't just a PR disaster (and a big one at that). Most of all, it shows there's just really, really bad judgment going on at the highest levels of Sam Altman's company. But everyone immediately noticed that the "Sky" voice that ended up on ChatGPT reminded them of ScarJo. And then Sam Altman, in one of the greatest self-own moves of the generative AI era, tweeted out "her" during the product demo last week. The OpenAI team used a Scarlett Johansson sound-alike voice — also completely avoidable.

Persons: —, Scarlett Johansson isn't, there's, Sam Altman's, ScarJo, Johansson, OpenAI, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Altman, wasn't, Johansson's, Altman, it's, Ilya Sutskever Organizations: Service, Business, Hollywood, SAG, CNN, Reuters, Marvel, tech's, Facebook, Microsoft, eventual Locations: Turkey

☆ A single mom of 3 shares how she co-parents. Communication and planning are key, especially when you don't see eye-to-eye.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAngela Marie Christian was in a quandary when the father of her eldest daughter wanted to take the then 12-year-old to the Dominican Republic with his family. The decision caused a lot of upset because the child wanted to go to the Caribbean just as much as her dad and his relatives wanted her there. Six years on, with the benefit of hindsight, the mom said she could have handled the situation differently. "I thought that, instead of being about me and how I felt, it was about really considering the child," the mom said. For example, she said that her middle daughter usually spends Thanksgiving at her dad's house and Christmas at her mom's every year.

Persons: —, Angela Marie Christian, Christian, wouldn't, she'd Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Costa Rica

☆ Is America ready for a $400 pineapple? Luxury fruit is now a thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Rubyglow pineapple –— bred for its distinctive red exterior and its sweetness — costs $395.99 at Melissa’s Produce, a California-based seller of specialty fruit and veggies. It took Del Monte, a wholesaler which sells a variety of produce but specializes in pineapple, a decade and a half to develop the red-hued fruit. And yet, there’s interest in premium fruit — enough to convince Del Monte to bring the Rubyglow, which is grown in Costa Rica, stateside. Courtesy Fresh Del MonteThe Pinkglow was never supposed to be a grocery list staple, said Melissa Mackay, VP of marketing in North America at Del Monte. Melissa’s started with 50 pineapples, according to Robert Schueller, director of public relations at Melissa’s Produce.

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☆ I tried not to be a helicopter parent when my son went to college. But it was harder than I expected.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Danielle Evans-Cole | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Friends with older children told tales of university parent Facebook groups, which were filled with demands that the dining halls specially cook their child's food in avocado oil. But I then joined a few of the parent Facebook groups for my son's new school out of curiosity. I tried not to get sucked into helicopter parenting my college-age kid, but it was hard to let go during the transition. My husband begged me to stop, but I kept getting sucked into post after post and discovered new parent Facebook groups to join. I dipped back into the Facebook groups and saw parents' posts about finding sublets, how to obtain parking passes, and the best grocery stores near campus.

Persons: ranted, Danielle Evans, Cole Organizations: Service, Facebook, Business, LinkedIn Locations: Boston

☆ An early retiree shares the advice he received in his early 20s that helped him retire at age 48 — and how he invested his money to build a seven-figure portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It aligned with the life-changing money advice he received from a boss in his early 20s. The stock market: from tech stocks to low-cost index fundsCooper's investment strategy has evolved over the years. AdvertisementTo lower his risk, "I am in the process of transitioning my portfolio to mostly low-cost index funds, which are very popular among the FI community." "They're all paid off and bring in about $65,000 a year in rent," he said, adding that they played an important role in his early retirement. Advertisement"I think the easier route is to invest in low-cost index funds," he said, noting that the playbook is much simpler.

Persons: —, Eric Cooper, I'd, Cooper, Cooper's, Roth Organizations: Service, Business, Roth IRA, FI Locations: Louisville, Egypt

☆ Sam Altman didn't eat or sleep much during his ousting, so he celebrated his return with 4 entrées and 2 milkshakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAs the CEO of OpenAI, the last couple of years have been a whirlwind for Sam Altman. He's met with world leaders, feuded with Elon Musk, joined the billionaire club, and was fired from the company he cofounded before quickly securing his return. Within a day of his ousting, Altman said he received 10 to 20 texts from presidents and prime ministers around the world. "It was just like weird," Altman told podcast host Logan Bartlett. "Then it hit me that like, oh yeah, like all of these people had texted me and it wasn't weird," Altman said.

Persons: —, Sam Altman, Altman, He's, Elon Musk, Logan Bartlett, OpenAI —, he's Organizations: Service, OpenAI, Business Locations: Napa

☆ ‘Babes’ Review: Adulting, With Babies
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Alas: That’s what happened with “Babes.” The elements that promised joy were all there, starting with two very funny comic talents in Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. There’s a screenplay by Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz, who was a producer on “Broad City,” the kooky, beloved show in which Glazer co-starred. But sometimes a pile of good ingredients doesn’t make something delicious, and I guess that’s what happened here. The marketing for “Babes” suggests something akin to “Bridesmaids,” the runaway 2011 hit that reminded Hollywood that raunchy comedies starring women can be hilarious and profitable. Dawn and Marty’s second baby is born on Thanksgiving Day, and on the way home from the hospital Eden meets Claude (Stephan James) on the subway.

Persons: “ Babes, Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, There’s, Glazer, Josh Rabinowitz, it’s, Pamela Adlon, —, Babes, “, Bridesmaids ”, they’re, Dawn, Marty, Hasan Minhaj, Eden, Claude, Stephan James Organizations: “, Hollywood Locations: “ Broad City, Astoria, Eden

☆ What Getting Shot in the U.S. Taught Me About the Dehumanization of Palestinians - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Hisham Awartani | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That frigid autumn night in Burlington, Vt., was not the first time I had stared down the barrel of a gun. Half a world away, in the West Bank, it had happened before. On a hot day in May 2021, a classmate and I, both of us 17 at the time, were protesting near a checkpoint in Ramallah. But I had never expected to feel this on a quiet street in Vermont, on a stroll before Thanksgiving dinner. The shooting of three Palestinian Americans in Burlington has received more sustained coverage than any single act of violence against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank since Oct. 7.

Organizations: West Bank, North Prospect Locations: Burlington , Vt, Ramallah, Vermont, Burlington, Gaza

☆ Climate Change Is Making Allergies Worse - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s spring, and I love spring more than I love almost anything else about the natural world, but I don’t love the pollen. My husband turns away from me to sleep because the pollen grains clinging to my hair make him sneeze, too. I was never prone to seasonal allergies before I moved to Middle Tennessee, which is not even one of the 10 most challenging places for allergy sufferers in this country. I also drink gallons of an herbal tea labeled “congestion relief,” though I no longer believe that relief is possible. In spring, my little red Nissan Leaf looks like a little orange Leaf, and the gray boards of our back deck look as though they’ve grown a coating of new moss.

Persons: lozenges, Wanda Sykes, doesn’t Locations: Middle Tennessee, North, Northwest, ”

☆ New York City Deserves a Birthday Party Worthy of Its Greatness - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Kenneth T. Jackson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New York City has an image problem. The nightly news typically has a Big Apple spot about unprovoked street violence, subway attacks, drive-by shootings, shoplifting gangs and homeless encampments. The upcoming 400th anniversary of New York City in 2025 offers a great opportunity to change the prevailing narrative. A world-class party could attract more tourists to the world’s greatest city. And Gotham has thousands of citizens who care deeply about the past and who would eagerly embrace the opportunity to show their love for the city.

Persons: Eric Adams, we’ve Organizations: Apple, New Locations: York City, Gotham, United States, New York City

☆ Insider Today: Hair transplants in Istanbul
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On the agenda today:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. But first: Where did Mother's Day brunch come from? Austin Melonie Carroll / Getty ImagesThis week's dispatchMother's Day brunchAdvertisementIt's Mother's Day tomorrow — a holiday that can be joyful for many, but also difficult and emotional for others. For those celebrating the holiday, I have a feeling you might be doing something that just feels synonymous with Mother's Day: brunching. I asked Business Insider lifestyle correspondent Anneta Konstantinides for her thoughts — and whether she has any brunch tips.

Persons: —, Austin Melonie Carroll, Anneta Konstantinides, Ina Garten's, Matteo Colombo, Dia Dipasupil, Abanti Chowdhury, Pine, That's, Chris Pine's, Charles Tyrwhitt, Chelsea Jia Feng, Reginald Ferguson, Tyler Le, Anne Rice's, Brooke Shields, Von Erich Organizations: Service, Business, Mother's, Taj, Lionsgate, Paramount, Warner Bros, Dia, Getty, Denzel, Casio, Chelsea, BI, AMC Locations: Town, South Africa, United States, Istanbul, Denzel Washington, Patagonia

☆ Prince Harry reunited with Princess Diana's family to celebrate the Invictus Games. The royal family didn't attend.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Prince Harry is in the UK to celebrate 10 years of the Invictus Games. AdvertisementThe royal family was noticeably absent from a ceremony celebrating the Invictus Games. The Invictus Games, a worldwide sporting competition for injured veterans, marked 10 years since its creation on Wednesday. AdvertisementAs part of the anniversary celebrations, The Invictus Games Foundation hosted a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Invictus Games Foundation)Harry traveled to the UK to attend the ceremony and other events marking the anniversary.

Persons: Prince Harry, Princess Diana's, King Charles III, Prince William didn't, —, London . Prince Harry, Chris Jackson, Harry, Queen Camilla, Diana's, Earl Charles Spencer, Lady Jane Fellowes, Max Mumby, Spencer, King Charles, Meghan Markle, Charles, Meghan, Duke, Sussex, Buckingham, Prince William, Sussex's, Kate Middleton's, Kate, Prince, Princess of Organizations: Invictus, Service, Invictus Games, Charity Commission, St Paul's Cathedral, Getty, Wednesday, Mail, BBC, Good Morning America, Reuters, Buckingham Palace, Sussex, Netflix Locations: England, Wales, Paul's, London, St Paul's, Buckingham

☆ ‘I will return to the US in an urn’: She moved to Portugal with her husband two years ago, and this American woman says she’s never coming back
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

‘Aha’ momentCynthia Wilson and her husband Craig Bjork relocated from the US to Marinha Grande, situated in the Leiria District of Portugal, just over two years ago. Community spiritThe couple celebrate Wilson's first birthday in Portugal with friends. “My Portuguese friends taught me that you have to first recognize their humanity,” says Wilson. There’s no place for that.”Wilson has warmly embraced the Portuguese way of life, particularly the focus on food, which has long been a big part of her life. Doing something odd.”Wilson and Bjork say that they’ve had “zero problems” since relocating to Portugal and couldn’t be happier.

Persons: CNN — They’d, Cynthia Wilson, Craig Bjork, Wilson, –, I’ve, ” Wilson, ”, Bjork, “, it’s, Wilson's, ’, Cynthia Wilson “ Retirement’s, that’s, I’m, hasn’t, ” “, ‘, they’ve, Dulce Silva, Sérgio Carvalho, grandly, Rainha Joia, Maria da Silva, Cynthia Wilson Wilson, “ There’s, couldn’t Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Facebook Locations: Portugal, Europe, Seattle, Estonia, Marinha, Leiria District, Lisbon, Kansas, Wichita , Kansas, Marinha Grande, Porto, Algarve, San Francisco, Manhattan, Florabela, America, “

☆ Prince Harry won’t see King Charles during UK trip for Invictus celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Harry is back in the UK for the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games. Chris Jackson/Getty Images for The Invictus Games FoundationBuckingham Palace has not commented on the duke’s visit. The inaugural Invictus Games, an international sporting competition for wounded veterans and members of the military, was held in London in 2014. Following the Invictus celebrations in London, Harry and Meghan will head to Nigeria at the invitation of the Nigerian Defence Headquarters. The next Invictus Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler in Canada in February 2025.

Persons: Duke, Sussex, King Charles III, Prince Harry, Harry, Chris Jackson, Meghan, Prince William, Duchess, Prince Archie, Charles, ”, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Damian Lewis Organizations: London CNN, Invictus, Invictus Games, Getty, Buckingham, CNN’s Royal, Nigerian Defence Headquarters Locations: United Kingdom, United States, London’s St, Paul’s, London, Nigeria, Vancouver, Whistler, Canada, Birmingham, Washington, DC

☆ I always dreamed of working at Disney World. But after 3 months in the parks, I was ready to quit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jordyn Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I quit after working at Disney World for three months through the Disney College Program. AdvertisementIt was always my dream to work at Disney World, and in 2019, it came true when I was hired through the Disney College Program. Most of the College Program employees were reallocated to other parts of the Disney property, even though Epcot's next festival was starting soon. Even though I only had about a month left in my College Program, I quit after a couple of days of training at Magic Kingdom. It's taken me some time to neutralize my feelings toward DisneyMy feelings toward Disney World have shifted a lot since I started working there.

Persons: —, Jordyn Bradley, Epcot's, It's, I've, I'm Organizations: Disney, Disney College Program, Service, Epcot, Wine, College Program, Magic Kingdom, Program Locations: Florida, Michigan

☆ Trump Hush-Money Trial Sees 'Falsified' Documents at Heart of Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Those witnesses, longtime Trump Organization employees Jeffrey McConney and Deborah Tarassoff, handled the checks, invoices, and other records that comprise the 34 business records the Manhattan district attorney's office alleges Trump illegally falsified. He was sentenced to five months in jail in 2022 for a Trump Organization felony payroll tax-fraud prosecution, and is now serving another five-month sentence for felony perjury in last year's Trump Organization civil fraud trial. The Trump Organization needed to reimburse Cohen for some money, McConney testified that Weissberg told him. Yet another Trump Organization employee would FedEx the checks to Trump in DC, he testified. In the afternoon, prosecutor Christopher Conroy slogged through more records with Tarasoff, who said she has worked at the Trump Organization for 24 years.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Jeffrey McConney, Deborah Tarassoff, Trump, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Daniels, Melania Trump, McConney, Cohen, Allen Weisselberg, Weisselberg, Weissberg, Colangelo, Keith Davidson —, Jeffrey McConney's, pic.twitter.com, c2d9IQyKe5, Jacob Shamsian ⚖️, Dear Allen, Christopher Conroy slogged, Tarasoff, Todd Blanche, yawn, Conroy, Tarassoff, he'd Organizations: Service, Prosecutors, Trump, Business, Trump Organization, Attorney, Tahoe, White, FedEx Locations: Donald Trump's Manhattan, Manhattan, Weisselberg, Florida, Trump, New York, DC, Sharpie

☆ A full-time Cleveland Uber driver who took home $17,000 in 2023 shares why the full-time gig isn't worth the money anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewGeorge, a full-time Uber driver in Cleveland, was once quite satisfied with his ride-hailing gig. The 40-year-old, who has been driving for Uber since 2017, is considering quitting and becoming a truck driver, he previously told Business Insider via email. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. George is one of several Uber and Lyft drivers who have told Business Insider their gigs are less profitable than they were a few years ago. AdvertisementMany ride-hailing drivers are actively tracking their income and expenses to make sure driving is worth their time.

Persons: —, George, Uber, he's, He's, Patrick's, aren't, they've, hasn't, Roger Kaiser Organizations: Service, Uber, Business, BI Locations: Cleveland

☆ Marine moved from the U.S. to Brussels with her family—our mortgage is under $3,000/month: Take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Jessica Van Dop Dejesus | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

My husband Martin and I met in Brussels in 2012, when I literally stepped on his toes at my neighborhood farmer's market. We ultimately chose Brussels, the capital of Belgium and the administrative center of the European Union. Take a look inside our apartmentWe live in a street-level duplex in a building with only three apartments. She loves that she and her family can host dinner parties in the dining room. Federico CampanaleThe bedrooms, laundry room, storage, and bathroom are on the bottom floor.

Persons: Martin, we'd, he'd, Jessica, Jessica van Dop, I'd, Federico Campanale, it's, We've, Saint Gilles Organizations: NATO, Washington , D.C, Pentagon, Marine Corps, European Union Locations: Brussels, Netherlands, Washington ,, Europe, Rotterdam, Belgium, Saint Gilles, Puerto Rico, Western New York, Our, Saint, Eastern, Puerto Rican

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