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☆ How and where to use your travel points for a ski vacation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Jennifer Yellin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Marriott Bonvoy ski vacation hotelsOf the three major hotel chains in the US, Marriott has the largest number of properties catered toward ski vacations. Points required: A Category 7 property, requiring 25,000 to 35,000 World of Hyatt points per night. Points required: A Category 6 property, requiring 21,000 to 29,000 World of Hyatt points per night. Points required: A Category 7 property, requiring 25,000 to 35,000 World of Hyatt points per night. Points required: A Category 6 property, requiring From 21,000 to 29,000 World of Hyatt points per night.

☆ Back-to-back winter storms bring heavy snow, critical fire conditions and even a possible haboob to the West
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Jennifer Gray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The winter storm that dumped up to two feet of snow across the Cascades and the northern Rockies in the Northwest on Thursday will impact the Central US Friday. Check your forecast here“The cold front has featured everything from 82 mph winds to snow squall conditions to thundersnow,” the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City said. With several feet of new snow in the mountains, an avalanche warning has been issued for the Central Sierra, including Greater Lake Tahoe through Friday evening. “Confidence has also increased in blowing dust including the potential of a wall of dust developing along the cold front,” the weather service warned. The weather service in Eureka, California, noted the “possibility of isolated thunderstorms capable of producing small hail” near the coast.

☆ The 13 Best Winter Hats for Women, According to Style Insiders
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

By Leah Melby ClintonNecessary essential or fashion statement, a winter hat is a wardrobe must, period. Below, a breakdown of the four big winter hat trends this year, with the pros’ specific picks that combine warmth and sartorial elan. The perfect wool beanieAcne Studios Appliquéd Ribbed Wool Beanie $170 at Net-A-PorterA knit beanie is a wardrobe staple, and this 100% wool version from Acne was mentioned by multiple style pros. Retro-modern bucket hatA ’90s throwback moment enveloped the fashion industry this year, with the return of the bucket hat. Chic cashmere beanieThis warm all-cashmere style was a constant in Sanford’s wardrobe when she lived in the Northeast.

☆ Trump faced a jury pool 'notorious' for huge damages before settling a lawsuit brought by protesters, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Donald Trump's lawyers settled a lawsuit brought by protesters at the 11th hour. He faced a likely hostile jury pool notorious for awarding high damages compared to juries in Manhattan or Long Island. Other still images appear to show a protester grabbing a security team member, suggesting Trump's lawyers may have argued he was acting in self-defense. Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 08, 2022 in Minden, Nevada. Cohen also said Trump's lawyers failed to disclose he had knowledge of the day's events, even though they were supposed to.

☆ Some QAnon believers are enraged by Trump's 2024 announcement and have started ignoring 'Q drops.' But experts say the movement is as fervent as ever.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Q-aligned candidates did badly at the midterms, and recent "Q drops" failed to make a stir. The QAnon movement was already on the back foot. To Q and beyondThe week of the midterm elections, three new "Q drops" appeared. While previous Q drops were met with excitement and flurries of posts from followers scrambling to decode them, the latest drops were largely met with ambivalence. Fredrick Brennan, who founded 8chan but has since dedicated himself to exposing those behind the Q movement, told Insider that the reaction to the latest Q drops was comparatively "muted" following controversial drops in the summer.

☆ My life in NYC revolved around drinking. After I got laid off from Hinge, I moved across the country and started a non-alcoholic wine brand. I'm never going back.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

During the pandemic, she moved across the country and started a non-alcoholic wine company. After I was laid off, I started a non-alcoholic wine companyCourtesy of Molly FedickIn December of 2020, I was laid off from Hinge along with a few other people on the marketing team. It was during that time that I came up with the idea for my business Buzzkill Wines, which is a non-alcoholic wine company. So when I stopped drinking, I Googled non-alcoholic wine. I love how inclusive the "sober-curious" movement isLondon's first adult non-alcoholic drink store.

☆ He Thought His Home Might Sell for $30 Million. Fifteen Months Later, It’s ‘The Steal of the Century.’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( E.B. Solomont | Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Would someone really pay $30 million for his Nevada ranch? David Clark wasn’t sure. But amid the rollicking luxury market, Mr. Clark said he agreed to list his 25-acre Washoe Valley property for that amount in August 2021. A similar retreat on Lake Tahoe could fetch multiples more, he reasoned. Plus, his land came with a roughly 18,000-square-foot mansion and multiple wells, ponds and outbuildings.

☆ Scotland recognized as world’s best golf destination
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Having hosted the game for almost six centuries, “the home of golf” – as Scotland is known – was recognized as the World’s Best Golf Destination for the very first time at the ninth edition of the annual World Golf Awards in Abu Dhabi this week. Despite the dominance of its legendary St. Andrews Old Course in the World’s Best Golf Course category – with five successive wins after the award’s inception – Scotland had never been recognized as the sport’s best destination. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Richard Heathcote/R&A/Getty Images“Scottish golf tourism is thriving, and Scotland is a bucket list destination for most golfers around the World,” added Dermot Synnott, Director of Global Partnership for the World Golf Awards. Meanwhile, JA The Resort Golf Course in Dubai won Best Nine Hole Golf Course and Costa Navarino in Greece was recognized as the World’s Best Emerging Golf Destination.

☆ Real-estate tech firms are getting hammered by a cataclysmic reckoning that one VC called a cross between the 2001 dot-com bust and the 2008 market crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The proptech sector is battling two challenges at once: a slowing housing market and a tech bust. For almost a decade, a growing group of companies have thrived by introducing tech innovations to a stubbornly analog real-estate industry. "Now we're seeing something that feels like a confluence between the 2001 dot-com bust in the venture-capital world and the 2008 market crash in real estate. Shares of both Opendoor and Redfin, which once drew investor attention to the soaring proptech industry, are worth roughly one-tenth what where they were a year ago. The company hasn't laid off any of its 300-person staff — including a roughly 50-person tech team — and doesn't plan to, Matthews said.

SummarySummary Companies Agnico Eagle, Pan American bid values Yamana around $4.8 blnGold Fields says it will continue working towards takeoverYamana shares jump 16%Nov 4 (Reuters) - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM.TO) and Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS.TO) swooped in with a joint bid for Yamana Gold (YRI.TO) on Friday, in an attempt to scupper Gold Fields' (GFIJ.J) planned acquisition of the Canada-listed gold miner. The cash and stock offer, valuing Yamana at around $4.8 billion, would see Agnico and Pan American split Yamana's mines between them. Yamana shareholders would receive $1.0406 in cash, 0.0376 of an Agnico Share and 0.1598 of a Pan American Share for each share held. South Africa's Gold Fields had agreed to take over Yamana in an all-stock deal valuing it at $6.7 billion in May. Gold Fields will update the market on the status of its bid after the weekend, a company spokesman said.

☆ Trump advisor Kash Patel granted immunity to testify in Mar-a-Lago documents case
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Christina Wilkie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Trump has claimed that he declassified all the documents he took with him before he left office, but so far the aides who have testified before a grand jury have said they saw no evidence that Trump declassified anything. Patel's testimony is considered crucial to answering the question of whether Trump declassified any of the documents he took with him to his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago. Patel, however, claimed in an August interview with The Wall Street Journal that he had personally witnessed Trump verbally declassify documents. But when Patel was called later to testify before the grand jury in October, he reportedly did not make the same assertions. In a case that hinges on whether Trump mishandled state secrets, the question of whether the documents marked classified were in fact state secrets is pivotal.

☆ Self-driving cars were supposed to take over the road. What happened?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Matt Mcfarland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesGeneral Motors bought a self-driving company in 2016. Big talk, smaller resultsUrmson, while leading Google’s self-driving car project before founding Aurora, talked of his preteen son never needing to get a driver’s license. A self-driving car, without a steering wheel or pedals, would have to be able to drive itself in literally every situation possible. “It’s really, really hard,” Waymo’s then-CEO John Krafcik said in 2018 of self-driving technology. Companies developing lidar, widely seen as a key component for self-driving vehicles, as well as self-driving companies, have seen their stocks plummet recently.

☆ This weekly routine builds stronger relationships at work, says GoodRx CEO: 'It makes up for lost time during the pandemic'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's a mutually beneficial way for Hirsch and his employees to build closer relationships with each other and uncover "some incredible new ideas" for the billion-dollar company, Hirsch tells CNBC Make It. I now have all these friends out there that actually want to work here, work together and get our job done," he adds. His only conversational rule on those walks: It "can never start with work," he says. The "work" portion only comes when Marsh decides to "softball ideas" with Hirsch for what her research team can do next. The walks allow him and his employees to get closer without undermining their workplace respect for each other, he adds.

☆ Five dads who bonded over trail running bought family vacation homes together in Hawaii. Now they jog under palm trees while their 21 children play.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ryan Seare, 47, was the first of his neighborhood friends to invest in a Hawaii vacation home. He convinced four other families to join him at a property in Kauai where shares start at $445,000. For his precedent-setting investment, Seare chose Timbers Kauai, an intimate community of 47 homes tucked away on Kauai's southeast shore near a lighthouse, a marina, and a Costco. Between the Seare, Phillips, and Smith families, there are 13 kids ranging in age from 2 to 17. "Sometimes when you're on vacation, you don't want to see people you know, because that's part of vacationing.

☆ The 2024 Chevy Trax is GM’s new take on its cheapest SUV
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —General Motors unveiled a new, slightly bigger redesigned version of its cheapest entry-level SUV, the Trax. The subcompact Trax SUV has a starting price of just $21,500, a couple of hundred dollars below it’s current price putting it firmly among the cheapest SUVs on the market. All versions of the Trax, including flashy-looking Trax RS models, will have starting prices under $25,000, GM executives said. The Venue, Hyundai’s cheapest SUV, is front-wheel-drive only but the slightly more expensive Kona offers all-wheel-drive as an option. Active noise cancellation will also be a standard feature on all Trax models.

☆ Startup founders are panicked amid a market meltdown, but most VCs don't want to hear it. 'It's like don't ask, don't tell.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"It's like don't ask, don't tell," Josh Felser, a successful founder and outspoken investor, said. The following report on how startup founders are coping with the funding crunch was originally published on August 4. Seven Seven Six partner Katelin Holloway. Her investor, Seven Seven Six, pays for its founders to participate. Caleb Frankel, whose Seven Seven Six-backed startup, EarlyBird, helps families invest in their kid's financial future, wants desperately to have kids, but he and his wife have struggled with pregnancy loss.

☆ I'm a former firefighter who made a $20,000 profit in my first year on Airbnb. Here's how I grew my portfolio to 5 properties in Colorado ski towns and Alabama.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jake Cohen is an Airbnb owner who rents out properties in Colorado and Alabama. In 2007, my parents bought another property in Palm Springs, California, and when the manager left, they asked if I would run it. Today, I'm a full-time Airbnb owner who owns five rental properties in Steamboat and Denver, Colorado, and Gulf Shores, Alabama. When we bought the property, it was in a pretty rough state; it had foundation issues and needed remodeling throughout. We still rent out our two homes in Denver and our apartment in Steamboat on Zillow and Airbnb — whichever books first.

☆ Hilaree Nelson's body found after fall from Nepal's Mount Manaslu
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | 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: +3 min

Nelson's body was eventually found and retrieved on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Shangri-La Nepal Trek, the company that organized the expedition, told NBC News. The spokesperson said Nelson's body would be transported to Kathmandu. Tour company Elite Exped and mountaineer Nims Purja, its co-founder, said in an Instagram post that the company's team had successfully recovered Nelson's body. On Monday, an avalanche at a lower elevation on Mount Manaslu swept away several climbers, killing a Nepali guide and injuring others. Nepal’s government has issued permits to over 500 climbers looking to attempt to scale high mountain peaks during the autumn season, with most of them setting their sights on Mount Manaslu.

☆ Texas AG Paxton fled home in a truck driven by his wife to avoid subpoena, process server alleges
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton allegedly fled his home in a truck driven by his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, on Monday to avoid being served a subpoena, a process server said in an affidavit filed in federal court. About 20 minutes later, Paxton left the house and Herrera approached him on the driveway. “I walked up the driveway approaching Mr. Paxton and called him by his name," Herrera wrote. “A few minutes later I saw Mr. Paxton ran from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver side," Herrera wrote. Last May, Paxton defeated Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush — the son of former Florida Gov.

☆ Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese rescuers in a helicopter were searching Tuesday for a famed U.S. ski climber a day after she fell off near the peak of the world’s eighth-highest mountain. Hilaree Nelson and fellow climber James Morrison in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 4, 2018. “Others injured ones have broken hands and feet.”Sherpa and his brother were flown by a rescue helicopter to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on Tuesday. We made two helicopter rescue attempts to find her but were unable,” Sherpa said. Nepal’s government has issued permits to 504 climbers to attempt to scale high mountain peaks during the autumn season.

REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File PhotoCompanies PG&E Corp FollowSept 26 (Reuters) - Californian utility PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Monday it was cooperating with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) after the federal agency started a criminal investigation into the U.S. state's largest wildfire this year. The power company's equipment has been blamed for sparking numerous wildfires, including some of the state's most deadly and destructive. The Mosquito Fire, which is 60% contained, has destroyed 78 structures and damaged 13, as of Sept. 25. PG&E said the USFS had indicated to it that the fire began in an area of the company's power line on National Forest System lands. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ruhi Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Smoke From Mosquito Fire Shrouds Lake Tahoe Despite California’s Mild Fire Season
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Jim Carlton | Photographs Andri Tambunan For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TAHOE VISTA, Calif.—Like many local residents in this shorefront community, Heidi Hill Drum cherishes the breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe. But one evening earlier this month, she saw something ominous rolling across the cobalt blue waters. “It was Armageddon-like, this massive plume of black smoke,” said Ms. Hill Drum, chief executive officer of the Tahoe Prosperity Center, an economic development group for this region on the California-Nevada border.

A pilot died when the jet he was in crashed during the Air Races in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday afternoon, according to organizers. Fred Telling, the CEO of the Reno Air Racing Association, indicated at a news conference Sunday evening that the pilot was the sole casualty. The Aero L-29 Delfín crashed behind a residential area in Reno about 3:45 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a preliminary statement. The smoke had prompted Reno-area air quality officials to urge residents to stay indoors Wednesday. But the National Weather Service said Friday a cold front with associated rain would improve air quality throughout the weekend.

☆ Inside the ultra-exclusive home-swapping app Kindred — which has a 'Raya-type' invite-only membership and a rapidly growing waitlist
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Emily Carmichael | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some have compared the new home-swapping app Kindred to Raya, the exclusive members-only dating app. With homes that are largely luxurious, the average length of a Kindred stay is six days. Kindred gives home-swapping the (fancy) app treatment. And Kindred has a waitlist that it pulls from to build its housing inventory in locations popular with its members. Kindred vets, and personally photographs each of the homes on the app to ensure residences look like pictures.

☆ O boală necunoscută îi transformă pe urșii din SUA în animale prietenoase (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O afecțiune care deocamdată nu a fost numită a fost depistată la mai mulți urși tineri din două state americane, relatează BBC citând Daily Star. Afecțiunea, despre care medicii veterinari cred că este o formă de encefalită, este însă fatală și a fost comparată cu „virusul zombie” care afectează căprioarele, acestea având un comportament agresiv și necoordonat. Deși boala încă nu a afectat multe exemplare, numărul cazurilor în creștere îi îngrijorează pe cei de la Departamentul pentru pești și animale sălbatice din California (CDFW). Ursulețul nu era însă într-o stare prea bună, deoarece mergea legănat și avea o stare monotonă. „În acest moment nu știm ce cauzează encefalita și nu știm care sunt riscurile pe care le-ar putea cauza altor animale”, a spus Brandon Munk, medic veterinar.

Persons: Brandon Munk Organizations: BBC, americane Locations: americane California, Nevada, Lacul Tahoe, California, american, Dorado

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