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On board the HMS beagle, a sailboat anchored off Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos Islands, high school chefs served up a three-course meal resembling fine dining. At the table, women from different organizations discussed life on the famous but remote archipelago, something most people don’t consider. Conversations focus mainly on the land and animals; However, social…

Eager, anxious, and frustrated, Yuri Krupitsky is waiting to see if he can open one of the first legal over-the-counter marijuana stores in upstate New York. He has filed a lengthy application to become one of about 900 hopefuls for a first round of 150 licenses, only to face fresh uncertainty from a court ruling last week. It temporarily prevents…

The Justice Department is asking the US Supreme Court to reinstate President Joe Biden’s federal student loan relief plan after two judges blocked it, saying it could take weeks or months to reach a final decision on it whether the widespread cancellation can continue. And while that’s good news for borrowers eligible for relief, most just want to know for…

“I feel betrayed,” Cristiano Ronaldo told Piers Morgan about his treatment by Manchester United, the giant club that Forbes ranked as the most valuable in England this year, behind only Real Madrid and Barcelona in the world. Apparently he’s not the only one. Manchester United plan to sue Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers in the world and one of…

For many sports fans, going to a game and drinking a beer go hand in hand. AB InBev’s Budweiser is aware of this and spends approximately $75 million every four years to become the official beer sponsor of the World Cup. But now, in a stunning reversal just before kick-off on Sunday, host country Qatar – a Muslim-majority nation that…

Gerren is a Walmart employee who has struggled with her education. After graduating from high school, Gerren began taking college courses while employed as a front-line worker. But debt, work demands, and the pressure to make ends meet always took precedence over her education. Gerren’s college experience was very much a start-stop cycle. She eventually began to believe that advanced…

If you’re a Twitter software developer and you’re looking to change jobs, it might be time to move into a completely different industry. From banks to auto companies, other sectors outside of Silicon Valley have finally realized that digitization is revolutionizing every aspect of their business. Investment bank Barclays, for example, is hoping for talented Twitter employees, according to its…

Taylor Swift fans were at war with bots to get their hands on coveted tickets to the singer’s Eras tour, a major Ticketmaster shareholder has revealed. Ticketmaster was forced to cancel its general ticket sales for Swift’s 2023 Eras tour on Thursday, citing “extraordinarily high demand” during the presale. Advance sales for the 52 shows began Tuesday for “verified” fans…

Barely two months into the pandemic, Airbnb laid off a quarter of its employees — 1,900 people. The company, which ended the year with an IPO, had lost about 80% of its business to the pandemic, says CEO Brian Chesky wealth in conversation on Wednesday. “We didn’t know when [the business] came back,” he says. Layoffs have never been terrible.…

Welcome to This Week in the Metaverse, where wealth summarizes the most interesting news from the world of NFTs, culture and virtual worlds. E-mail [email protected] with tips. As recently as three years ago, Metaverse trademark filings were essentially non-existent, but in 2022 that’s about to change for many companies, according to trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis. “Now it’s just part of…