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Monthly Archives: August 2022
Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander returns to a conference room for a deposition meeting on Capitol Hill with the House select committee investigating the January 6th attack on December 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A “Stop the Steal” organizer told the Nebraska Examiner he doesn’t regret his involvement. He said he’s…
Patrick Smith flies a Boeing 767. Patrick Smith. Patrick Smith flies a Boeing 767 within the US and to Europe, South America, and Africa. He says the travel chaos this summer has been the worst he’s seen in his 30 years of flying. This is his pilot’s-eye view of the disruption, as told to Claire…
Verve Coffee Roasters in San Francisco. Azul Cibils Blaquier A barista at Verve Coffee Roasters in San Francisco shared her coffee-shop-etiquette tips. The barista also pointed out what customers shouldn’t do next time they stop to buy a coffee. Her list includes staying off your phone at the register and double-checking your drink order. As…
An LNG import terminal in Rotterdam. Federico Gambarini/Picture Alliance/Getty Images China is reselling natural gas to Europe as an economic slowdown leaves it with a surplus, Nikkei reported. Europe faces a severe energy crisis after Russia slashed the flow of gas to the continent. China’s economy is slowing under the weight of a property crisis…
A “Now Hiring” sign is displayed on a shopfront on August 5, 2022 in New York City. John Smith/VIEWpress/Getty Images Job openings unexpectedly rose to 11.2 million in July, according to new government data. The print snapped a three-month streak of declines and landed above the 10.5 million-opening estimate. The report signals the labor shortage…
Warren Buffett. Paul Morigi/Getty Warren Buffett celebrated his 92nd birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 30. The investor dreads the yearly occasion, as he hates getting older and doesn’t care about gifts. Buffett aims to compound his wealth and gather great friends, like a snowball rolling down a hill. Warren Buffett, who turned 92 on Tuesday, dreads…
Social commerce is a fast-growing segment of the US ecommerce market that’s garnering more attention and investment from media companies and brands. By 2023, we expect US social commerce sales to surpass $50 billion annually, nearly double the 2020 total. There is no one-size-fits-all playbook for social commerce success, and brands looking to drive sales…
Vlad Leto. Tatiana Caicedo Vlad Leto is a secret proposal photographer in New York who’s photographed more than 2,000 couples. He started in event photography before creating his company, Proposal 007. Here’s his career story, as told to writer Perri Ormont Blumberg. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Vlad Leto, a 38-year-old…
Declining interest in an American education among Chinese students puts multiple aspects of the American economy at risk, economists say. cbarnesphotography/Getty Images Interest in studying in America among Chinese students has declined steeply in recent years. That’s because of political tension between the US and China, the number of Covid deaths in the US, and…