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☆ With a low cocoa supply, this Valentine’s Day chocolate prices are up
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Rising cocoa prices aren’t the only concern for customers this Valentine's Day. Last Thursday, Hershey Co. said it would cut 5% of its workforce after historic cocoa prices and inflation-weary consumers dampened fourth quarter earnings. “And it looks like it’s not necessarily going to subside anytime soon.”The Supreme Valentine’s Day SweetRoughly 92% of Americans say they plan to share chocolate and candy for Valentine’s Day this year, according to the National Confectioners Association. In 2023, Valentine’s Day chocolate and candy sales exceeded $4 billion, the NCA says. Issaka said that while high demand and low supply raise prices, cocoa farmers are getting squeezed.

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☆ How to fight dementia, according to neurologists
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

What about diabetes, cancer, thyroid disease, high blood pressure or heart disease? Some of the questions might seem unexpected to those who don’t write about brain health. However, my risk of developing vascular dementia, the second most common type after Alzheimer’s disease, is elevated. "Such spikes cause brain inflammation, disrupt brain metabolism and increase shrinkage of the thinking part of the brain," Isaacson said. The National Institute on Aging currently supports nearly 500 active clinical trials on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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☆ How much is Usher earning from his Super Bowl halftime show performance?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

More than 100 million people tune in to the Super Bowl yearly, but the halftime show performers are not typically paid any more than SAG-AFTRA's minimum union rate. AdvertisementFirst are the checks for endorsement deals, particularly for ads and campaigns around the Super Bowl. Lady Gaga saw album and song sales skyrocket 1,000% on the day of her Super Bowl gig in 2017, Billboard reported. In past years, StubHub has reported that search traffic has jumped as high as 50% for halftime show acts following the Super Bowl. So, Usher, go get that money, money, money.

Persons: —, Usher, He'll, He's, Kim Kardashian's, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, StubHub, he's, we've, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé — Organizations: Service, Super, SAG, Business, NFL, Apple Music, BMW, Bowl, Billboard

Dexter Scott King, the late son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was remembered Saturday as the protector of his family’s legacy and the keeper of his father's dream during a memorial service in Atlanta. The memorial service for Dexter King was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where his father once was pastor. Dexter King was named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father was pastor during the bus boycott that vaulted him to national prominence following the 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks. Dexter King served as chairman of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and was president of the King Estate, working to protect the family’s intellectual property. “Dexter was ahead of his time,” Bernice King said of her brother’s vision in protecting the family’s intellectual rights.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — First-time candidate Julius Peppers headlines a 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class that has a distinctive defensive feel. He was a first-team All-Pro five times in eight seasons and helped San Francisco reach three straight conference title games and one Super Bowl. Freeney was the defensive star on the stellar Colts teams led by Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. Johnson became the first player to spend the bulk of his career with the Texans to make the Hall of Fame. McMichael had 95 career sacks as a defensive tackle, was selected as an All-Pro in 1985 and ’87 and was a second-teamer two other times.

Persons: Julius Peppers, Dwight Freeney, Patrick Willis, Andre Johnson, Devin Hester, Randy Gradishar, Steve McMichael, Art Powell, Buddy Parker, Peppers, —, of Famers Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Willis ’, San, Willis, Freeney, Peyton Manning, Indianapolis hadn’t, Manning’s, Hester, Johnson, Ed Reed, Gradishar, didn’t, McMichael, Antonio Gates, Torry Holt, Reggie Wayne, Willie Anderson, Jahri Evans, Darren Woodson, Eric Allen, Rodney Harrison, Fred Taylor, Jared Allen, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Football Hall of Fame, AFL, Carolina, Panthers, of Famers, Colts, Hall of Fame, Indianapolis, Super, AFC, NFL, Chicago, Bears, Texans, of Fame, of Famer, Pro, Hall, Broncos Locations: Chicago, Green, San Francisco, Houston’s, Houston, Denver’s

☆ PayPal plummets as Wall Street likens CEO's strategy to 'turning around the titanic'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Kate Rooney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

PayPal shares tumbled more than 10% Thursday after a disappointing forecast added to uncertainty around the payments giant. While the company posted beats on most metrics for its fourth quarter on Wednesday, PayPal guided for earnings that were well below expectations. He called 2024 a transition year and told CNBC in a phone interview that the company was staying "conservative" on guidance. 'Show me' stock PayPal's CEO faced criticism for over-promising before its Jan. 25 product event . Leading up to that, Chriss told CNBC PayPal planned to "shock the world."

Persons: Alex Chriss, FactSet, it's, Wells, Andrew Bauch, Chriss, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, Bilson, Bryan Keane, Michael Bloom Organizations: PayPal, Apple, CNBC, Intuit, CNBC PayPal, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank

☆ Don't start your work presentations by simply saying 'hello.' Here's how to be more engaging in the conference room.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Meredith Grundei | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As a public-speaking coach who has worked with many executives and senior teams, I know how to make work presentations more engaging. AdvertisementInstead, try to capture their attentionBegin your presentation with a hook or a story — something that grabs their attention right from the start. You could also try to form a personal connectionOften, presentations lack a personal touch. This not only makes your work presentation more relatable but also helps to establish a deeper connection with your audience. AdvertisementTry to encourage interactionAt the very least, you should try to engage your audience from the beginning — whether in person or on virtual calls.

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Outside, the tornado had turned the farm’s 103-year-old barn to rubble and strewn debris across the fields for hundreds of yards. Patterson, the meteorologist, said the storm was like ones typically seen in Wisconsin in the late spring and summer. That comes after a 2018 study found that tornadoes were moving farther east, into states like Wisconsin. Conditions collided in Wisconsin late afternoon on Thursday creating the perfect conditions for tornadoes to form, Patterson said. Photos and video shot near Evansville, Wisconsin, that were posted on social media show a tornado with lightning flashing around it.

Persons: Taylor Patterson, Connie Arndt, ”, “, Matt Artis, Artis, ” Hunter Oller, Patterson, El, Dan Wagner, Andy, couldn’t, Andy Wagner, Carrie Antlfinger, Bauer, Brodhead Organizations: National Weather Service, Local, Atmospheric Administration, El Nino, Artis, Associated Press Locations: EVANSVILLE, Wis, Wisconsin, Madison, Iowa, Milwaukee, Evansville, family’s, Porter, Brodhead , Wisconsin, Magnolia, Washington, New Mexico, Upper Midwest, Maine, Evansville , Wisconsin

☆ The biggest winners and losers from the new sports streaming service
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. ESPN, Warner Bros., and Fox announced plans this week for a new sports streaming service set to launch this fall . That could put an end to cable TV as we know it , Nathan McAlone, Business Insider's deputy media editor, writes. Ashley Rodriguez, BI's media editor, has a breakdown of the six biggest questions about this new sports streamer . Games on YouTubeTV, for example, are noticeably delayed compared to cable TV broadcasts .

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☆ AI researcher Joy Buolamwini cautions that if AI systems fail people of color, they fail humanity
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

We’re growing some teeth as to what can be done with AI, but we also see where there’s progress, there’s attack. One of the things I like to point out with AI systems is that if your AI systems fail on people of color, you don’t have a robust system. If your AI doesn’t work on the global majority, if your AI doesn’t work for women, if your AI doesn’t work for people with disabilities, once you start expanding all of the areas we’re talking about, it comes to your AI doesn’t work for humanity. To me, that’s a proactive approach of saying, how do we build consumer AI technology in a way that’s more ethical? I was talking to Sam Altman about the climate impact of AI, especially these large language models and generative AI systems.

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Add in the potential attendance of the world’s most famous pop star, and there’ll be no blank spaces on the proverbial check Las Vegas could cash by the weekend’s end. “It helps the spectacle of the Super Bowl in general and I think that means that it benefits everyone,” he says. At least one analyst, however, quibbles with just how large the economic impact will be in reality. There is, however, concern “about displacing one type of visitor” for another because of how busy Las Vegas is many weekends already, Matheson says. “Do Super Bowl fans gamble at the blackjack table in the same way?” Matheson wonders, referring to the typical Las Vegas gambling visitor.

Persons: Taylor Swift, there’ll, ”, Curtis Dubay, Clark, Wells, Swift, Travis Kelce, Dubay, They’re, ” Victor Matheson, ” There’s, Matheson, “, ” Matheson Organizations: Vegas, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, city’s Convention, Visitors Authority, Chiefs, NFL, Apex Marketing Group, Front Office, College of, Super, Kansas, Allegiant Locations: Sin City, Las Vegas, Vegas, Nevada, Wells Fargo, Tokyo, Glendale , Arizona, Asia, Kansas City

☆ ‘Super El Niño’ is here, but will it last? What’s in store for the coming months
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The current El Niño is now one of the strongest on record, new data shows, catapulting it into rare “super El Niño” territory. It means a very strong El Niño is ongoing. El Niño influences weather around the globe, so its strength and demise will continue to have an impact on the weather we experience in the coming months. Average conditions during an El Niño winter across the continental US. El Niño has been known to enhance atmospheric river events on the West Coast.

Persons: El, El Niño, Niño, Michelle L’Heureux, ” L’Heureux, L’Heureux, El Niños, Javier Torres, There’s, CNN’s Rachel Ramirez, Brandon Miller Organizations: CNN, El, AFP, Getty Locations: El, California, West Coast, Americas, Chile, Valparaiso, South America, Africa, Australia, Asia

DENVER (AP) — Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are closing in on adding Cincinnati Bengals secondary coach Robert Livingston as defensive coordinator, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not finalized the hiring. Livingston is set to inherit a Colorado defense that surrendered 34.8 points and 453.3 yards per game in Sanders' first season in charge. Livingston started as a scout with the Bengals in 2012 before later joining their coaching staff. In Colorado, he would work with a secondary that includes Travis Hunter, a first-team All-Pac-12 defensive back who also plays wide receiver, and Shilo Sanders.

Persons: — Deion Sanders, Robert Livingston, Livingston, Charles Kelly, who's, Sanders, He's, Travis Hunter, Shilo Sanders, Sean Lewis, Pat Shurmur, Lewis, Deion Sanders, Shedeur, Jordan Seaton Organizations: DENVER, Colorado Buffaloes, Cincinnati Bengals, Associated Press, Auburn, Bengals, Colorado, Buffaloes, San Diego State, The Buffaloes, ___, AP Locations: Colorado

☆ The real June Hawkins from 'Griselda' served as a consultant on the Netflix show. Here's where she is today.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

June Hawkins is a Miami PD analyst in "Griselda," the Netflix series starring Sofia Vergara. The real Hawkins worked in homicide for the Miami PD and consulted on the show. The real Hawkins-Singleton served as a consultant on "Griselda," working with her husband (and former colleague) Alan Singleton to recall the events of her investigation into Blanco, she told People. Hawkins-Singleton told Tudum that she only met Blanco once, and it was after she had stopped working on homicide. "Those lunches and those meetings with Smitten became the way we rekindled," Hawkins-Singleton told People.

Persons: Hawkins, Griselda, Sofia Vergara, Blanco, She's, —, Griselda Blanco's, Singleton, née Hawkins, Juliana Aidén Martinez, Alan Singleton, there's, Doug Miro, Vanity, Singleton's, Miro, Eric Reynolds, Elizabeth Morris, Netflix Hawkins, Tudum, Richard, Alan Organizations: Netflix, Miami PD, Service, Miami Police Department, Boynton Beach Police Department, Miami Locations: Miami, Cuba, Florida, Washington, Nashville

☆ Nikki Haley goes after Trump and Biden as ‘grumpy old men’ even as she courts older voters in South Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

But the Haley campaign is also courting the support of South Carolina retirees, a growing portion of the Republican primary voter pool. She said on Twitter that this was her first Christmas card when she announced she would be running for the South Carolina state legislature. Nikki Haley/Twitter Haley celebrates with her family after being elected governor of South Carolina in November 2010. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Haley and her family walk back into the South Carolina State House after her inauguration in 2011. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Haley visits a farm during a campaign stop in Grand Mound, Iowa, in September 2023.

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☆ Pineapple express: An intense atmospheric river slams into California, threatening to flood roads and trigger mudslides
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Tina Burnside | Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving into California Sunday, bringing the potential for “life-threatening” flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages as it dumps heavy rain and snow. A more widespread Level 3 risk exists for much of coastal California, including San Francisco. • A month’s worth of rain possible in Los Angeles: In Central and Southern California, widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected – more than a month’s worth of rain for most. Parts of the central and southern coastline of the state are expected to see the most significant amounts of rain and flooding. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesThe impact from powerful onshore winds will be felt across northern and central California through Sunday, eventually shifting to southern California into Sunday night, the National Weather Service said.

Persons: •, Hilary, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, San, ” Eric Schoening, Schoening, Nancy Ward, ” Ward, “, ”, Ward, Genaro Molina Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Mayor, National Weather Service, Sunday, California Governor’s, Emergency Services, Los Angeles Times Locations: California, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Southern California, San Francisco, Central, San José, Ventura County, Redding, San Diego, Nevada, Sierra Nevada, Angeles, Long Beach , California

☆ California braces for a stronger atmospheric river this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Allison Chinchar | Sara Tonks | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A stronger and longer-lasting atmospheric river event is set to hit California this weekend, bringing a considerable risk for flash flooding, mudslides, damaging winds, and heavy mountain snow. Nearly 40 million people are under flood watches including San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In Southern California, widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected – more than a month’s worth of rain for most. A more widespread Level 2 exists for much of coastal California including San Francisco down through Los Angeles. On Monday, the Level 3 of 4 risk expands farther south to include Los Angeles.

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☆ The cloud is back at Amazon, putting the stock on a path back to Covid-era record highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Would you look at the quarter Amazon just delivered. One of the main highlights came from its cloud unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), where revenue growth finally accelerated. Better yet, management's comment about how it expects accelerating AWS revenue trends to continue through 2024 should keep the bulls happy. If the AWS revenue growth acceleration continues and the company continues its progress on expanding margins, the stock should get back there. Driving this accelerating revenue growth was an increase in larger new deals while the cost optimization headwind "continued to attenuate," the company said.

Persons: Amazon's, we're, Amazon, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Mike Segar Organizations: Amazon, Revenue, LSEG, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, AWS, Management, Prime, Subscription Services, CNBC Locations: North America, Robbinsville , New Jersey

☆ Business Insider Reviews: How we test the best kitchen products
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Caitlin Petreycik | Lauren Savoie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

We rigorously test hundreds of products every year to find the best kitchen products. Cookware: From the best cast iron skillets to cookware sets, the Business Insider Reviews team uses product-specific sets of benchmark tests to recommend the best cookware on the market. Molly Allen/InsiderWe test kitchen products by using them every day for weeks — and often months — under real-life circumstances in our homes and kitchens. Lily Alig, editor Lily Alig Lily is an editor on the Business Insider Reviews team, covering the home and kitchen verticals. In addition to being Business Insider Reviews' mattress expert, James has extensively covered vacuums, air conditioners, air purifiers, and more within the HVAC space.

Persons: mixologists, Molly Allen, we've, fryer, Lauren Savoie, Lauren Savoie Lauren, Lauren, Lily Alig, Lily Alig Lily, Lily, James Brains, James Brains James, Casper, James, Dyson Organizations: Poynter, Leadership Academy, Women in Media, Business

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Women lead the major categories at the Grammys this year – names like SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Brandy Clark top the list. If Taylor Swift wins for “Midnights,” she will become the first artist in Grammy history to win the top prize four times. (And, conversely, artists it loves to nominate but not award: both Lana Del Rey and Miley Cyrus have yet to receive a Grammy. I'd love to see a Cyrus win, but I’ve been burned before! She’s tied with the likes of Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus with six nominations, and I think it is her time to finally take home a trophy.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo, Brandy Clark, Maria Sherman, Jonathan Landrum Jr, ” Jon Batiste, ”, ” Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, ” Janelle Monáe, “, ” Taylor Swift, I’m, Swift’s, Jon Batiste —, Swift, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, it’s, Batiste, Victoria, ” Olivia Rodrigo, Victoria Monét’s, Monét, I'm, Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew, ” Jack Antonoff, Dan Wilson, ” Caroline Ailin, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Gregory Aldae Hein, Michael Pollack, ” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, ” Daniel Nigro, Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell SHERMAN, Jon Batiste, Miley Cyrus, Barbie ”, ” isn’t, Gracie Abrams, Fred, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan, Samara Joy, there’s, Mama, It’s, SHERMAN, ” Taylor Swift SHERMAN, Rodrigo, Cyrus, Keem, Kendrick Lamar, Rich, ” Drake, Eryn Allen Kane, Baby Keem, Drake, Mike ’, Andre, Future’s hoarse, Kane’s, Mike, —, ” It's, Flash’s, ” Tyler Childers, Luke Combs, Dolly Parton, ” Chris Stapleton SHERMAN, she’s, Doc Watson, She’s, Luke Comb’s, Tracy Chapman, Parton, Combs, Chris Brown, ” Robert Glasper, Alex Isley, ” Coco Jones, There’s, Jones, Justin Timberlake, Bill ”, I’d, ” Ana Bárbara, Lila Downs, ” Flor De Toloache, “ Amor, ” Lupita Infante, America –, Flor de Toloache, Lupita Infante, Pedro Infante, LANDRUM, He’ll, Ana Bárbara, Vincente Hernandez Organizations: ANGELES, Press, Entertainment, SHERMAN, “, Recording Academy, Eilish, The Recording Academy, Rockstar, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders, Stapleton, BEST, ICU, De, Regional, Christian, CBS, Paramount Locations: Victoria, Dua Lipa, America, American

☆ Gen Z, millennials are less worried about fraud than older generations. But they have a unique risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Younger adults are less worried about financial fraud than are older generations, a recent study found. Only 15% of Gen Z and 20% of millennials are concerned about falling victim to stolen money or assets through deceptive tactics, according to a Bank of America Better Money Habits survey of 1,000 respondents. By comparison, about 27% of Gen X and 27% of baby boomers feel at risk of fraud. But that doesn't mean younger generations can't experience severe consequences, said Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree. Financial fraud is a really big deal and can be really impactful," Schulz said.

Persons: X, Jennifer Ehresman, millennials, Ehresman, Matt Schulz, Schulz Organizations: Bank of America, Finance, Gen

☆ Interior designers share 12 home trends that'll be popular this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Alyssa Towns Swantkoski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Business Insider spoke to interior designers about what home-decor trends will be popular in 2024. AdvertisementBusiness Insider spoke to interior designers about the big home-decor trends that will be popular this year. The design style will keep being popular in 2024, said Luis Carmona, owner of VERDE Interior Design . Victoriia Kovalchuk/Getty ImagesFLOOR360 interior designer Autumn Stankovsky said more people will lean into marble for an impactful home-decor statement this year. Others will turn to jewel-tone accents for a nice touchSusan Hayward, interior designer at Susan Hayward Interiors , expects jewel tones to continue to be popular, especially as accent colors.

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☆ Direct File is the most important tech product of 2024, helping you to finally file your taxes for free
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'll go further and say this offering is the most important tech product of 2024. Direct FileI'm talking about Direct File , a new way for many Americans to file their taxes for free. She also questioned the value of the new Direct File service in various ways. Give Direct File a tryWhich brings us back to the new Direct File service. When I searched for "free file taxes" this weekend, the top of Google's results page was full of ads.

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PARIS (AP) — Paris Men’s Fashion Week, ending Sunday, has witnessed a striking dichotomy of styles. Here are some highlights of fall-winter 2024 men's shows:SACAI’S BOLD WARRIOR CHICAs the sun set on Paris Menswear Week, Sacai, Japan’s commercial juggernaut in the fashion world, delivered imaginatively. This season’s Paris Men’s Fashion Week traveled from the elegantly understated to the boldly expressive. In contrast with this muted luxury, Balmain made a striking comeback to men’s fashion with a lineup that screamed opulence. Menswear week showcased the dual nature of men’s luxury fashion, oscillating between the quietly sophisticated and the unapologetically extravagant.

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And I think he’s right there with Reagan as far as his track record, what he did overall throughout his presidency. I think it really does set her up well as you do move on into some other states. nick corasanitiSo New Hampshire has a long history of really just going against Iowa, right? Those independents is where the question of the final results really, really come in. They were economic voters, taxation voters, pro-gun voters, not any of those kind of evangelical issues that we heard in Iowa.

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