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7 Best Christmas Tree Stands in 2022

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Believe it or not, a Christmas tree won't stay upright on its own. Instead, you need a stable Christmas tree stand that can accommodate the type and size of tree you have. We researched dozens of the best Christmas tree stands to help you find the right one for your needs, whether you have a real tree, an artificial tree, a small tree, or a behemoth. The stands in our guide have a track record of durability, performance, and easy setup. We also outline the size and type of tree each stand is meant for. Check out our guide to the best Christmas tree skirts once you've chosen the right stand for your tree. The best Christmas tree stands in 2022 Best Christmas tree stand overall: Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand, available at Amazon, $82.79 The German-engineered Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand is easy to set up in a couple of minutes and keeps trees up to 12 f...
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Sephora, DoorDash Partner on Makeup Delivery

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Need a bright red lipstick for a last-minute holiday party? It can be at your door on demand. On Wednesday, Sephora announced yet another way you can get their menagerie of makeup and wellness products delivered to your house — delivery by Doordash. On Wednesday, DoorDash and Sephora announced customers would be able to use DoorDash to get products from 500 Sephora stores in the U.S. and Canada within an hour "on average." "Consumers can now fulfill their on-demand beauty needs and experience the magic of in-store shopping at Sephora directly on the DoorDash app with access to their favorite beauty essentials at in-store prices," the press release said . The service is the latest push to bring Sephora products to customers faster. In November 2021, the company launched its own same-day delivery service. Weeks after that announcement, competing beauty retailer Ulta announced their partnership with DoorDash in select cities. In September, the company...
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Passengers Injured Amid Norweigan Cruise Line Ship Collapse

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Going on a cruise may seem like a frightening vacation option for those who are scared of being stranded at sea or being onboard a sinking ship. Getty Images However, a new fear was unlocked for cruise passengers when a Norwegian Cruise Line ship's gangway (the walkway that connects the ship to land) suddenly collapsed earlier this week, injuring several guests. The boat was stopped in Panama. "We have dispatched our CARE Team to Panama City to offer additional support to these guests," a spokesperson for the cruise line told USA Today , noting that the injured passengers were taken to nearby medical facilities. The cruise, which is a 21-day-long voyage, started in Seattle and will stop in Miami on November 13. Norwegian did not specify how many cruisegoers were injured or what exactly injuries were sustained. According to Cruise Critic , the gangway will either connect one main dec...
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Domino's Worker in Australia Helps Out Kid Ditched At Birthday Party

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Not having anyone show up for your birthday party is a harrowing experience — but it can be made better by a little cake. That was the philosophy of one Domino's worker who's going viral for stepping up to help a child facing loneliness on her special day, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. In October, a girl's mom had called the Queensland, Australia restaurant about an order previously placed for a large group of people that would not be needed. "When she arrived at the store to collect the one pizza, shift supervisor Miles surprised her with a custom chocolate dessert pizza topped with churros & brownies!" the company's Australia page wrote in a Facebook post about the event. "Thank you Miles for going the extra 'mile' to help turn this customer's day around," the company added. "When I first heard that one of our customers wanted to cancel a large pizza order after only one friend turned up to her daughter's birth...
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Elon Musk Is the New Owner of Twitter: What Happens Now?

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Elon Musk is wasting no time in overhauling Twitter upon his acquisition of the company. In a leaked email — sent aggressively at around 2:30 a.m. — local time on Thursday, Musk laid into employees and said that working remotely would no longer be an option and he was expecting 40+ hour weeks in-office, apart from those with exceptions that Musk must approve. "Frankly, the economic picture ahead is dire," Musk wrote. "The road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed." Musk's outlook was bleak, reportedly even telling employees on Thursday that bankruptcy was not out of the question, according to Reuters . In his email, Musk continued to drive home the importance of upping Twitter Blue subscriptions, his new policy wherein the platform charges users a $7.99 monthly fee in order to display a blue checkmark next to their name, something any user can purchase without verifying their identification. To counteract that, Musk introduced...
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White House Calls for More Crypto Regulation Amid FTX Collapse

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During a press conference on Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that the Biden administration "has constantly maintained that, without proper oversight of cryptocurrencies, they risk harming everyday Americans." Bloomberg | Getty Images Founder and CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried The White House's stance on crypto regulation comes during a particularly turbulent time for digital currency as the collapse of the cryptocurrency FTX unfolded earlier this week. Related: 'I'm Sorry. That's The Biggest Thing.' Sam Bankman-Fried and Cryptoworld Lose Big in FTX Meltdown, Company Files For Bankruptcy. "The most recent news further underscores these concerns and highlights why prudent regulation of cryptocurrencies is indeed needed," Jean-Pierre stated. As FTX faces bankruptcy, the firm and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried are under e...
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New Yorkers Are Helping Ray’s Candy Store Stay in Business

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An iconic New York City candy store and its long-time owner are getting some love from the community that it's served for decades. Ray's Candy Store , located at 113 Avenue A in Manhattan's East Village, has been an NYC staple serving candy, egg creams, beignets, and more since Ray Alvarez opened the store in 1974. Born Asghar Ghahraman, Ray migrated to the United States from Iran, per The New York Times . After after earning enough money as a waiter he bought the store for $30,000, according to downtown documentarian and influencer, New York Nico . Since then, Ray has manned his shop, even sleeping in the back at times, for nearly 50 years. Ray and his "Everything Made With Love" signage have been the subject of various features from Humans of New York to chatting with Anthony Bourdain . Now, his community wants to give back to the hardworking business owner. With his 90th birthday coming up on January 1, a GoFundMe has been organized to throw R...
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Walgreens Closures Create 'Pharmacy Deserts' in Boston

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Boston's City Council took Walgreens to task this week for closing three stores in primarily non-white, working-class neighborhoods, according to local TV station WCVB . Bloomberg I Getty Images Walgreens store. "For too long, corporate businesses have treated Black, brown and working-class communities essentially as though we are second-class citizens," councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson said in a statement, per the outlet. This week, Walgreens announced it would close three pharmacies in Boston neighborhoods Hyde Park, Nubian Square, and Mattapan. It will leave people in those areas in a "pharmacy desert," NBC Boston wrote . It is likely part of an ongoing strategy by Walgreens and competitor CVS to shutter retail locations, even as both chains get further into providing clinical care. In November 2021, CVS announced it would shut down 900 stores over a three-y...
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Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes Asks For Home Confinement, No Jail

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In a court filing Thursday, the legal team for Elizabeth Holmes, former CEO of Theranos, made a case to get the founder out of serving a lengthy prison sentence for defrauding investors. Bloomberg I Getty Images Elizabeth Holmes leaving federal court in October 2022. "We acknowledge that this may seem a tall order given the public perception of this case," the filing said, per Bloomberg . It asked for her to serve 18 months confined in her home. In addition, 130 people connected to the founder, including former Theranos investors and family and friends, submitted letters in her support. The filing argued the "real" Holmes has been obscured by "media vitriol." Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 and claimed the company had a revolutionary test that could use a much smaller amount of blood to test for a wider range of illnesses, including cancer, and raised $700 ...
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Eli Lilly Stock Plummets After Verified Twitter Account's False Claims

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Elon Musk's disastrous back-and-forth rollout of Twitter Blue has caused a multitude of communication problems between users and trolls, with fake news and information inadvertently going viral after users quickly see blue checkmarks and assume what they are reading is from a legitimate source. Getty Images Though much of the banter has been in good jest, one company is feeling the very real implications of the viral spreading of misinformation. Eli Lilly and Company's stock plummeted on Thursday after an account posing to be the pharmaceutical company claimed that insulin would now be free in the United States. Screenshot via Twitter Eli Lilly was down just over 4% in a 24-hour period by Friday afternoon and 20 points in early trading on Friday morning. The account, which used the handle @EliLillyandCo, had the same username and profile photo as the official Eli Lilly and Co account whic...
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Disney to Freeze Hiring, Possibly Lay Off Employees

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Disney is tightening its belt. Steven Ferdman I Getty Images Disney CEO Bob Chapek. The media and resort company's CEO Bob Chapek wrote in an internal memo sent to Disney leaders on Friday that it will embark on cost-cutting initiatives, from slimming down business travel to reducing hiring to potentially laying off employees, CNBC first reported . "I am fully aware this will be a difficult process for many of you and your teams. We are going to have to make tough and uncomfortable decisions," he wrote. The move comes after Disney reported disappointing quarterly earnings last Tuesday. Its streaming business grew more quickly than analysts expected, but it's still losing $1.47 billion a year, though that loss has been part of Chapek's stated plan to build out streamers including Disney+. It reported $20.15 billion in quarterly revenue, below analysts' expectat...
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Plus Size Models Say They Were Denied Entry To LA Club

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Two women are going viral on TikTok for detailing how they were denied entrance to a club in Los Angeles earlier this month. Models Ella Halikas and Alexa Jay said they attempted to enter the Hollywood-area club The Highlight Room, which is owned by Tao Group Hospitality, but were not allowed in by a bouncer — and the videos have since sparked a mini-online movement of discussing the various prejudices in nightlife. @ellahalikas sharing our story to be the voice of so many others that experience this. we're here to make a change. @flexylexxxy ♬ original sound - ella 'We're tired of just letting this happen," Halikas said in the original TikTok video. "We [were] clearly being discriminated against. It's very evident." Jay said she was with a large group and was "definitely the biggest in the group." They were meeting up for a birthday party and were getting let in by a promoter, she said. "Right when it gets to me at the fr...
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What Happened to Elizabeth Holmes? Sentencing, Net Worth and More

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Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the not-so-revolutionary blood-testing company Theranos, has been gripping the headlines for nearly a decade. Although she was once seen as an impressive young entrepreneur, a shocking Wall Street Journal expose in 2015 revealed that her blood-testing technology didn't produce accurate results, giving thousands of people faulty reports. Holmes stepped down as Theranos CEO in 2018 and was convicted of four fraud-related counts in January 2022. She is set to be sentenced on November 18. The saga was fictionalized by streamer Hulu in March 2022's "The Dropout" with Amanda Seyfried, who won an Emmy for her portrayal of Holmes. Image credit: GLENN CHAPMAN/AFP via Getty Images Who Is Elizabeth Holmes? Elizabeth Holmes' journey began at Stanford University in 2002 , where she had planned to study medicine until she realized she had a fear of needles and blood. Inspired by her own skittishness, she filed a patent for a wea...
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Mark Wahlberg Sleeps In Now, Wakes Up At 3:30 in the Morning

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It's not easy being a multi-hyphenate, multi-millionaire, but Mark Wahlberg makes it look easy with his various business ventures, like co-owning burger chain Wahlburgers and clothing line Municipal alongside his lucrative career as a household-name actor. Bauer-Griffin | Getty Images Back in 2018, the actor went viral for sharing his unorthodox daily routine, revealing that he wakes up at the ungodly (to most) hour of 2:30 a.m. just to get it all done. That, plus a strict and disciplined schedule including no caffeine in the morning and the first workout of the day completed by 4:00 a.m. had people wondering how it was possible. Wahlberg's daily schedule via Instagram Stories in 2018 But it looks like even Marky Mark himself thought it was too much. Wahlberg recently spoke to the Wall Street Journal about an important update to his routine — he now allows himself to sleep in — to the coz...
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Taylor Swift Fans Caused Ticketmaster To Crash Over 5000 Times

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Taylor Swift may sing "I'm the problem, it's me," but her rabid fans have a real problem with Ticketmaster. Pre-sales for Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" went on sale this morning in select cities, causing the Ticketmaster's website to crash over 5000 times before 2 pm, according to Downdetector.com . when you're trying to get taylor swift tix but ticketmaster keeps crashing pic.twitter.com/FOSdMrIP2Y — Meg (@mplevz) November 15, 2022 Ticketmaster initially denied it had any trouble with its site, telling CNN , "the site is not down" and "people are actively purchasing tickets." But later in the afternoon, the ticket-selling giant admitted to being overwhelmed by the Taylor Swift ticket tsunami. In a statement on Twitter , Ticketmaster said that "there has been historically unprecedented demand with millions showing up to buy tickets for TaylorSwiftTix presale." pic.twitter.com/JHhpZ8UlVy — Ticketmaster...
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Disney World Tickets Are About To Be More Expensive – Prices Will Now Be Park-Specific

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Everything's getting pricier — including Walt Disney World in Orlando. Arturo Holmes I Getty Images Disney World. Today, Disney announced that starting on December 8, ticket prices will increase depending on which park you're visiting. Prices for annual passes will also be higher, according to USA Today . What does this mean for visitors? If you want to ride on Space Mountain or take a photo with Mickey Mouse, you'll have to pay more. "Magic Kingdom Park will be priced at or above our other theme parks due to the incredible demand as it remains the most-visited theme park in the world," Disney said in a statement. The announcement marks the latest price hikes related to Disney's various properties. In early October, prices went up at Disneyland and California Adventure, to the ire of fans online. The resort also made it more expensive to eat at its iconic Victo...
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I Analyzed All 48,000 Words of Jeff Bezos' Amazon Shareholder Letters. The Visionary Billionaire Does 8 Impressive Things That Prove He's a Master of Written Communication.

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Carmine Gallo is a Harvard instructor and the author of The Bezos Blueprint . He says Bezos uses simple, often one-syllable words, to talk through difficult things. Gallo says Bezos also used a "Day 1" mindset that involved obsessing over the customer. This story originally appeared on Business Insider . Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for DJ via Business Insider Jeff Bezos wrote 48,000 words in his letters. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is a dreamer who turned a bold idea into one of the world's most admired brands. When Bezos took the company public in 1997, he began writing annual letters to shareholders, a habit that continued until he stepped aside as CEO in 2021. Bezos wrote just over 48,000 words in all. His letters fueled Amazon's growth and created innovative communication strategies. "The Bezos letters give us a unique opportunity to see a genius explain his work,...
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Man Finds $4.8M Missing Check, Given Candy as Reward

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Sometimes there's nothing sweeter than a piece of candy when you're in the mood for a treat, but for one German man who saved a company from millions of dollars in losses, a candy reward did anything but satisfy his sweet tooth. Getty Images A 38-year-old man named Anouar said he was traveling through a train station in Frankfurt, Germany when he saw a piece of paper on the ground which turned out to be a $4.8 million check (precisely $4,631,538.80 euros) addressed to beloved European sweets maker Haribo from German supermarket chain Rewe. Haribo is most famously known for their gummy bears, or "Goldbears" as they're known in some places abroad. The man told German outlet Bild (according to The Independent ) that he contacted the candy company who instructed him to immediately destroy the check and to send them proof via photo message. His reward for the find? Six packages ...
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