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☆ I've been to more than 30 countries, but I'll always think this European city is the best destination for children of any age
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Erika Ebsworth-Goold | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAs a travel writer, one of my greatest loves is experiencing a new country, region, or city with my son. But if you ask me, London is also the best spot to bring your kids, especially if they range in age. Here's why I'll always believe London is a terrific destination for children of any age. Children under 11 travel for free when accompanied by an adult, and discounts are available for older kids. The city is full of parks for children to play inLondon has incredible green space for such a large city.

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Learn moreWhen making espresso at home, choosing the best espresso machine can be tricky, and serious espresso drinkers have a reputation for being particular. With its built-in grinder and simplified brewing system, the Café Affetto provides an easy shot of espresso packed with flavor. GE Café Affetto Automatic Espresso Machine This small but all-encompassing automatic espresso machine pumps out brew that's twice the quality of similar machines' while taking up half the counter space. Of course, the quickest and easiest option is a pod machine, like the Nespresso CitiZ Original Espresso Machine. Dylan Ettinger/InsiderThe Café Affetto works as advertised — the built-in grinder and straightforward controls make brewing espresso as easy as pushing a button.

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☆ This 35-year-old had 5 failed businesses before starting her grocery store chain – now it brings in over $8 million a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Gek Teng Pang founded Surrey Hills Grocer in 2021. Success didn't come easy for Pang Gek Teng. Today, she is the proud founder and CEO of Surrey Hills Grocer, an Australian-inspired grocer and café brand with five locations across Singapore. Navigating the entrepreneurial worldBetween quitting her job and starting Surrey Hills Grocer, Pang founded five different businesses. Pang opened her first Surrey Hills Grocer store in December 2021, and eventually went on to open four other locations.

Persons: Gek Teng Pang, Pang Gek Teng, Pang, That's, —, Alvin Lau, she's Organizations: Surrey Hills Grocer, CNBC, Surrey Hills, University of Newcastle, CNBC she's Locations: Singapore, Australian, Australia, Surry Hills

☆ Guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison on ‘Help!’ to be auctioned
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A 12-string guitar played by Beatles stars John Lennon and George Harrison and thought to have been lost for almost 60 years is going up for auction. The acoustic Framus “Hootenanny” was used by the band in 1965, featuring in recordings, sessions and performances of songs including “Help!” “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” and “It’s Only Love,” according to California-based auction house Julien’s Auctions. After that, Lennon gave the guitar to a friend, who passed it on to someone “who took the guitar home, tossed it in the attic, and gave it nary a thought for decades,” the auction house said in a statement published Wednesday. “It has some distinctive markings which made it easily identifiable,” said the auction house, but “the real proof is in the sound.”Lennon pictured in December 1963. It is expected to set a world record for the most expensive Beatles guitar, the auction house said.

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☆ ‘Kharkiv Is Unbreakable’: A Battered City Carries On
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Marc Santora | Tyler Hicks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The espresso machine was warming up and Liliia Korneva was counting cash at the coffee shop in Kharkiv where she works when a powerful Russian bomb detonated nearby, sending up a deafening explosion and knocking her to the floor. “I can’t describe in words how it felt, it was terrifying,” said Ms. Korneva, 20. She was not hurt, though the courtyard where the bomb fell was destroyed and a man riding a bicycle nearby was killed, according to city officials. Just a day later, the cafe was open again. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, is open for business, too, despite a sustained bombing campaign that is among the most devastating of the entire war and growing fears that Russia might launch a renewed offensive aimed at taking the city.

Persons: Liliia Korneva, ”, Korneva Locations: Kharkiv, Ukraine’s, Russia

☆ Starbucks resumes bargaining with union after two sides thaw relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Store agreements will be negotiated and ratified separately, but the union might make proposals that could affect all of the Starbucks workers it represents. Workers United has broadly pushed for higher wages and more consistent scheduling, among a range of other priorities. Citing unfair labor practices by Starbucks, the labor board has denied 18 other petitions to decertify. Starbucks argued that other agencies seeking injunctions have a higher threshold to receive one than the labor board does. Starbucks could share more about the union negotiations during its quarterly earnings call.

Organizations: Starbucks, Workers United, National Labor Relations Board, Service Employees International Union, NLRB, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Locations: U.S, Pittsburgh, Memphis

☆ How Ozempic Is Transforming a Small Danish Town
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Eshe Nelson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As the sun sets over the harbor in Kalundborg, a small town about 60 miles west of Copenhagen, light streams through the glass walls of Shaun Gamble’s cafe and bathes his afternoon customers in a warm glow. Nearby, at a sprawling manufacturing plant, Novo Nordisk makes nearly all of its semaglutide, the active ingredient in the company’s wildly popular diabetes and obesity treatments Ozempic and Wegovy. It’s the largest manufacturing investment in Denmark by a company, and it’s happening in this town of fewer than 17,000 people. Novo Nordisk plans to add 1,250 jobs to the existing 4,500 employees at the Kalundborg plant. A highway is being extended; investors are snapping up houses and planning new construction; universities have begun offering biotech courses to feed Novo Nordisk and nearby businesses with workers.

Persons: Shaun Gamble’s Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Nordisk Locations: Kalundborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, Novo

☆ She set out to find a husband in a year. Then she matched with a guy on a dating app on the other side of the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

He quickly found the Wellington dating pool to be full of people he vaguely knew – friends of friends or old college acquaintances. The whole thing was quite surreal, made only more so by the fact that Samantha had now met Toby’s parents before she’d actually met Toby in person. When Samantha returned to London, Toby was in a bad way. “But we were spending 24/7 together.”Samantha says the decision was obvious “pretty much as soon as we met in real life.”In time, Toby met Samantha’s family. Telling the story on stageSamantha first told the story of how she met Toby on stage in 2018.

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☆ They Graduated Into Gaza’s War. What Happened to Them?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

These college graduates in Gaza finished training just one week before the war began. They Graduated Into Gaza’s War. Photo by Ahmed al DanafThey were among Gaza’s most ambitious students. This is not the first time war has come to Gaza. Hours later, Salem said, Mouayad was killed by a rocket when he went to retrieve the bodies.

Persons: Ahmed al Danaf, ”, Israel, “, Loss, Madeha, Salem Shurrab, Mouayad Alrayyes, ” Salem, Salem, Mouayad, Aseel Taya, Sofyan, aya, asha Organizations: Al, Azhar University, Facebook, New York Times, Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Salem

☆ A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewSingaporean Xian Jie Lee, 33, moved to Japan in 2012 to study political science. Xian Jie LeeShu told Lee that he could rent a farmhouse in a village called Ryujinmura. "I removed the tatami (traditional straw floor covering) in the inner room and fell through the floor," Lee said. Xian Jie LeeWhile renovating the guesthouse, Lee turned his own home into a café three days a week to earn extra income. Xian Jie LeeLee has also been able to participate in unique experiences himself.

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☆ Lion Cafe: A classical music cafe in the middle of Tokyo’s busy Shibuya area
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Walking into the Lion Cafe, in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, the first thing one notices is the seating. “Meikyoku kissa is a place that plays classical music, where customers can listen to music, have a drink and relax,” says Naoya Yamadera, the current manager of the Lion Cafe. The cafe has more than 10,000 classical music CDs and records. Many people are not familiar with classical music, so I’d like them to get used to it in places like here,” says Yamadara. For more on the Lion Cafe, watch the video at the top of this story.

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☆ My 13-year-old told me he wasn't ready for anyone else to join our family. So I broke up with the man I was dating.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Elizabeth Austin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My 13-year-old told me while I was dating someone new that he was not ready for it. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Every Christmas, I wondered if the following year, there would be an extra place at our table, a seat for the partner I thought I'd eventually meet. My teenage son made me realize what my kids neededSeth was the closest I'd come. Advertisement"Are you dating Seth?"

Persons: —, gushed, Seth, I'd, I'm, didn't, I've, He's Organizations: Service, Uno Locations: sundaes, Franklin

☆ A person was taken to hospital after a gallon of ammonia was spilled in a Gordon Ramsay restaurant
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A gallon of ammonia was spilled in the basement of a Gordon Ramsay restaurant in Illinois, local emergency services said. AdvertisementA person was taken to hospital in a "stable" condition after about a gallon of ammonia spilled in the basement of a Gordon Ramsay restaurant in a city in the suburbs of Chicago, local emergency services said. Business Insider did not immediately receive a response to a request for comment from Gordon Ramsay Restaurants North America, sent outside regular US working hours. The Scottish TV chef originally opened most of his North American restaurants in partnerships with Caesar's Entertainment, but began opening some through Gordon Ramsay North America in 2019. AdvertisementSquatters have recently taken over one of Ramsay's restaurants in London and turned it into what they described as a community art café.

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☆ The squatters in Gordon Ramsay's London restaurant are likely to get kicked out, but the process is a pain, lawyers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Last week, London's Metropolitan Police were made aware of a group of squatters who had taken over his York & Albany hotel-restaurant in Camden, a pricey borough of London. A legal notice taped to the outside of York & Albany, Gordon Ramsay's restaurant and hotel in Camden, London, on April 15, 2024, as squatters occupy it. Property owners have to take the matter to court, applying for a possession order. As well as direct legal costs, commercial squatting also presents other concerns for property owners, including loss of income. AdvertisementBut property owners, and business owners like Ramsay, will be wondering "what damage is being done internally," Helferty said.

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☆ Why Better Times (and Big Raises) Haven’t Cured the Inflation Hangover
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Talmon Joseph Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tucked at a corner table inside a Barnes & Noble cafe in Logan Town Centre, a sprawling exurban shopping complex in Blair County, he tapped away at two laptops. His work PC was open with notes on his clients: local seniors in need of at-home health care and living assistance, whom he serves as a registered nurse. On his sleeker, personal laptop he eyed some coursework for the master’s degree in nursing he’s finishing so he can work as a supervisor soon. Shortly after becoming certified, he pushed through long days in a hospital during the height of the Covid pandemic at a salary of $40,000. Today, he has what he calls “the best nursing job pay-wise I’ve ever had,” at $85,000.

Persons: Darren Mattern, “ Organizations: Barnes, Logan Town Centre Locations: Pennsylvania, Noble, Logan Town, Blair County

☆ A Beloved Copenhagen Cafe Gets Serious About Dinner
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Gisela Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But by 2020, the cafe’s success had begun to weigh on him. Bille Brahe, now 40, felt he’d become more of a manager, overseeing invoices and catering events, rather than the creative person he’s always strived to be. His initial impulse was to leave it and do something completely new. He decided to recommit to the Apollo and “to rediscover my gastronomic ambitions,” he said. In addition to other, more subtle changes, that meant shifting his focus away from lunch and breakfast and toward dinner.

Persons: Bille Brahe, he’d, he’s, “, Donna J, ”, Bille Brahe — Locations: American

☆ Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to face his toughest trial yet as Trump criminal case begins
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“I’ve done a lot of cases that are considered no-win,” Bragg told CNN at the time, in December 2021. Though Bragg’s ambitions are widely considered to be less lofty than some of his predecessors, the Trump trial will likely write both his political future and legacy. Two months into office, Bragg was confronted by two senior attorneys leading the Trump investigation. When Bragg refused to authorize them to seek an indictment they abruptly and noisily resigned, putting additional pressure on the new district attorney. Trump eventually paid $2 million of his own money to a group of charities, and the foundation was dissolved.

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☆ Squatters have taken over Gordon Ramsay's restaurant in London and are threatening legal action
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSquatters have taken over one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants in London. Metropolitan Police told Business Insider they "were made aware of squatters at a disused property" on April 10 in Regents Park, where the restaurant is located. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The legal warning said the group will to take legal action against those who "enter by violence" or "threaten to enter by violence." Metropolitan Police in London told Business Insider that this issue "is a civil matter and so police did not attend as an emergency call out.

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☆ Witnesses to Sydney Mall Stabbing Describe Harrowing Scenes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( John Yoon | Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Witnesses to the stabbings at a mall in a Sydney, Australia, on Saturday described a scene of terror as shoppers fled from the knife-wielding man or huddled in stores as panic spread through the shopping center. Others ran out, screaming as they passed by bodies on the floor. When Gavin Lockhart, 37, saw people running as he sat inside a coffee shop at the mall, there was a moment of confusion. Then, Mr. Dunkley recounted, he saw a police officer attempt to stop the assailant. When the officer told the man to put his knife down, he lunged toward her with his weapon, the cafe owner said.

Persons: blared, Gavin Lockhart, ”, “ He’s, Michael Dunkley, Dunkley, “, Mr Locations: Sydney, Australia

☆ Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, renowned for fierce animal prints and riviera chic, dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer who made his mark on the fashion world with distinctive, glamorous animal prints, has died at the age of 83. Roberto Cavalli walks the runway after a fashion show showcasing his label's designs in Budva, Montenegro on June 10, 2013. Along with animal prints and intarsia leather, denim became a core element of his signature style, leading to the establishment of a more youthful offshoot brand, Just Cavalli, in 1998. Flanked by models in quintessential Cavalli florals and animal prints, Roberto Cavalli takes his bow after his label's Spring-Summer 2015 menswear show at Milan Fashion Week on June 24, 2014. “Dear Roberto, you may not be physically here with us anymore but I know I will feel your spirit with me always.

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☆ The Playwright Who Fearlessly Reimagines America
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Imani Perry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rather than sink into discouragement, Parks absorbed the insult, turning it into part of her origin story. “I appreciated the note,” she said wryly, “because it planted a little seed in my subconscious: I gotta learn to spell. Dressed in purple-and-lavender-striped fingerless gloves, fur-lined boots and a black Comme des Garçons jacket, she looked every bit the iconoclastic downtown New Yorker. At 60, Parks carries herself with the energy of someone half her age, her presence a combination of gravitas and lightness, wisdom and childlike exuberance. One of America’s most celebrated playwrights — a recipient of the MacArthur “genius grant,” a Guggenheim fellowship and a Pulitzer Prize — she is in the midst of a renaissance.

Persons: Parks, “, ”, I’m, —, MacArthur Organizations: Parks, Guggenheim Locations: discouragement, New York, New Yorker

☆ The beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A couple of African paradise islands have been on the radar of avid world travelers for some time. Shellfish Bay on the island’s windward side shelters one of East Africa’s most spectacular beaches, a crescent of white sand framed by 100-meter dunes. Bazaruto Island Resort, the island’s top digs, can arrange scuba diving and snorkeling, sailing on traditional dhow boats, guided 4x4 wildlife safaris, sandboarding on the dunes and other outdoor activities. Lamu’s best beaches are on the island’s windward side, around a 30–40-minute walk via Shela village. — and an ancient stone nilometer for measuring the river’s water level — reflect the island’s importance during pharaonic times.

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☆ After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A millennial woman won the New York City affordable housing lottery after applying for two years. Nkenge Brown, 30, now pays around $1,000 in monthly rent for her one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. AdvertisementNkenge Brown first heard about the New York City housing lottery system four years ago while she was at work. "Someone told me that they won a lottery apartment, and I was like, 'What's that?'" In 2018, the odds of winning the housing lottery were 1 in 592, per the Times.

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☆ I was put on an unfair PIP by my toxic manager. Here's how I fought it and went on to get promoted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Daisy Schofield | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I was a store manager at the time. I had always received good reviews and had been promoted to retail store manager three months before. A PIP should be a last resort, not a first warningAs a manager at L'Oreal, I was told that a PIP should never be the first step. Evidence that my boss and I had had meetings about the store reopening, where I updated her on progress. The main issue highlighted in the PIP was I hadn't retrained staff in time for the store reopening.

Persons: —, I'd, hadn't Organizations: Service, L'Oreal, Business

☆ I moved from the US to Vienna, the world's most livable city. Here's what it actually costs me to live here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Sonya Matejko | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementSince 2022, I've had the pleasure of living in Vienna, the world's most livable city . It makes sense to me — living in Vienna comes with many perks, from its walkability to its vibrant culture. I dined out a few times and went grocery shopping twiceVienna has an excellent café culture. My favorite wine in the US was $23 a bottle. MyClubs is 49 euros for four classes a month, so the classes cost me about 25 euros this week.

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