Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinians jailed by Israel, in a staged handover where rifle-toting Hamas fighters prodded their gaunt captives to give short speeches, effectively at gunpoint, thanking the militants who had held them captive for 16 months.The events made an already tenuous cease-fire more fragile, possibly endangering the next steps in the truce agreement. Israel is scheduled to pull back from part of Gaza on Sunday to allow Palestinians there to move more freely, but has threatened to take unspecified action in response to what it says are Hamas violations of the…
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Running a company isn’t for the faint of heart, says Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman.On rough days, she relies on a single piece of advice from a mentor, she says: “There are only two reasons why a founder leaves their company or stops working toward their dreams … either you stop believing [in it], or you’re tired.”The observation came from Dan Rosensweig, a former Rent the Runway board member who’s currently the executive chairman of technology company Chegg, says Hyman. It helped her shift her mindset at work: If she starts feeling “unhappy and frustrated and blaming it on…
A construction worker climbs above a line of fencing at the site of a large public infrastructure reconstruction project of an elevated roadway and bridges in upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., April 22, 2021.Mike Segar | ReutersThe infrastructure that makes up the U.S. is, in some cases, flailing. More than a third (36%) of all U.S. bridges — nearly 222,000 spans — require major repair work or replacement, according to Department of Transportation data. Meanwhile, more than 1,500 people were injured or died at 153 oil refineries across the country in the six years ending in…
Few things say “luxury” like private jet travel. Whether you have your own plane or pay thousands of dollars per hour for access to a private aircraft through a service like Flexjet, the price of avoiding traveling with the masses is steep.Kenn Ricci has turned the luxury of flying private into a successful entrepreneurial career. Once a pilot himself, Ricci spent years flying A-listers like Elton John and Bruce Springsteen and even piloted Bill Clinton’s plane during his presidential campaign.As the chairman of Flexjet, the nation’s second-largest commercial private jet operator, Ricci has made it his mission to make sure that…
The thousands of people who work for the U.S. government’s main agency for humanitarian aid and disaster relief have been on the front lines of efforts to fight famine, contain virulent infectious diseases like H.I.V. and Ebola, and rebuild infrastructure in impoverished and war-torn countries.On Friday evening, just hours before the vast majority of them were set to have been suspended with pay or laid off, a court issued a limited, temporary order against the Trump administration’s moves to shut down the agency.The order was a temporary reprieve to approximately 2,700 direct hires of the U.S. Agency for International Development…
Ultra-processed foods make up more than half of the caloric intake of the American diet, and health experts continue to urge us all to cut back.Consuming high amounts of these foods that are typically high in sodium and saturated fat has been linked to chronic health conditions like cardiovascular disease, obesity and colorectal cancer.”Ultra-processed foods contain ingredients that we generally wouldn’t find in our kitchen, and they often contain high amounts of sugar and salt,” said Jinan Banna, a registered dietitian and professor of nutrition at the University of Hawaii.”They may also contain additives, and often are stripped of their nutritional…
In relationships, no action is too small. Every little change you make matters.As a couples therapist with over 30 years of experience, I’ve seen partners repeat many of the same mistakes, often unknowingly. Typically, these unhelpful patterns started early on in the relationship. But don’t be concerned if you’re making some mistakes now. Simple changes, at any time, can go a long way to turn things around. Here are six common tendencies to avoid in a relationship, especially in the early years:1. Winging itMost people are. We do what was modeled to us growing up, or maybe the opposite. While we educate ourselves…
The Trump administration may create powerful tailwinds for two vastly different market groups: Big banks and small cap stocks.In the case of financials, Astoria Portfolio Advisors’ John Davi predicts deregulation — along with a boost in IPO and mergers and acquisitions — to spark multi-year strength.”The funny thing about the banks is that they were actually from an earnings standpoint fundamentally getting very attractive prior to the Trump administration,” the firm’s founder and CEO told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on this week. “The large-cap money centers like Goldman [Sachs], JPMorgan, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley… That’s really the area you want to…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk before attending a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via ReutersOn Saturday, a federal judge temporarily blocked political appointees and special government employees, including those who work for the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, from accessing sensitive and confidential information stored within the Treasury Department.The decision comes after 19 state attorneys general sued the federal government on Friday, alleging that tech mogul Elon Musk and his DOGE staffers had no authority to access Treasury Department data…
President Trump’s executive order freezing most U.S. foreign aid for 90 days has thrown into turmoil programs that fight starvation and deadly diseases, run clinical trials and seek to provide shelter for millions of displaced people across the globe.The government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or U.S.A.I.D., has been hit the hardest. Mr. Trump has accused the agency of rampant corruption and fraud, without providing evidence.The Trump administration ordered thousands of the agency’s workers to return to the United States from overseas; put all of the agency’s direct hires, including its roster of…
