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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.An Israeli air strike in Lebanon killed 10 people on Saturday, according to local authorities, just hours after the latest round of talks to prevent the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza spiralling into a regional war wrapped up.Israel’s military said the strike targeted a weapons storage facility near Nabatieh belonging to Hizbollah. The Iran-backed militant group and Israel have been exchanging fire since the start of the war in Gaza.Lebanon’s state news agency said the strike had hit a factory,…
‘Shark Tank’ investor slams Harris’ proposed economic policy as ‘really bad idea’ Kevin O’Leary, “Shark Tank” judge and Chairman of O’Leary Ventures joins CNN to discuss his views on Vice President Kamala Harris’ proposed economic plan. Read the full article here
Elder fraud is exploding, while crypto and speedy money transfers are making it tougher to recover stolen funds. Here are tips for staying safe. By Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff The call began with a seemingly routine request. “I was wondering if you could help me with an international inheritance case,’’ the older woman said. She’d searched on Google for an “international estate lawyer” and since she lives near me in southeastern Pennsylvania, my name had popped up. (While I’m the senior tax writer at Forbes, I’m also an estate and tax lawyer and still practice a bit on the…
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I’m from Loma Linda, California, a small city known as the only Blue Zone in America. Studies have shown that residents live up to around a decade longer than the rest of the United States. Today, much of my work is informed by my upbringing, and the strong emphasis my community in Loma Linda put on on health and nutrition.Based on principles of longevity and research from Blue Zones, I encourage my clients to focus on balanced nutrition, regular joyful movement, developing healthy coping mechanisms for stress management and adequate sleep. My ultimate goal is to encourage my clients to pay attention…
In 2004, Sabrina Finch returned to school to become a nurse.Her mother, Rebecca, was excited for Sabrina, then in her early 30s, to finally have a career. She’d watched for years as Sabrina struggled to get by working low-wage jobs, including in fast-food restaurants and factories.As a result, when Sabrina took out a private student loan from Navient in 2007 to complete her nursing degree, Rebecca was happy to be the co-signer on the loan.Both women have come to regret that decision.Sabrina, who is now 53 and lives in Vinton, Virginia, said her life took many difficult turns in the…
Aria Liu, 17, regularly posts shopping haul videos to her YouTube channel, which has 300,000 subscribers. She films her sprees by displaying a live feed of her laptop screen as she buys up to thousand-dollar shopping carts of clothes and makeup. “I shop so much more online,” she told CNN. “I don’t know what it is, but when I’m shopping online, money doesn’t feel real.” Liu’s not alone. Shopping hauls have existed for years, if not decades. But experts say the potent mix of products featured ubiquitously on social media feeds and popping up as algorithm-boosted recommendations; Buy Now, Pay…
LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LENZ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 14, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Dan Chevallard – CFOEef Schimmelpennink – President & CEOShawn Olsson – Chief Commercial OfficerMarc Odrich – Chief Medical Officer Conference Call Participants Pavan Patel – Bank of AmericaYigal Nochomovitz – CitigroupJoseph Catanzaro – Piper SandlerMarc Goodman – LeerinkLachlan Hanbury-Brown – William BlairMatthew Caufield – H. C. Wainwright Operator Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the LENZ Therapeutics Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following prepared remarks from management, we will conduct a…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Media myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.A US judge has temporarily blocked the launch of a sports streaming service formed by Disney’s ESPN, Warner Bros and Fox, finding that it was likely to “substantially lessen competition” in the market. The service, dubbed Venu, was expected to launch later this year. But FuboTV, a sports-focused streaming platform, filed an antitrust suit in February to block it, arguing its business would “suffer irreparable harm” as a result.On Friday, US District Judge Margaret Garnett in New York granted an injunction to halt the launch of the service while…
The first presidential debate of 2024 upended the race for the White House, effectively terminated the reelection aspirations of President Joe Biden and perhaps forever altered the direction of the country. With so much potentially at risk at next month’s debate – which will be the first time former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris encounter each other at close range – the planning for the high-stakes showdown has already begun. Harris held her first formal debate training session earlier this week at Howard University, the historically Black college in Washington, DC, she attended nearly four decades ago, and she is working closely with a seasoned Trump stand-in. Trump, meanwhile,…
