Month: December 2021

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Motley Fool Money - Inflation, Retail, Restaurants, and 401K Insights

The US inflation rate rises to a 39-year high. Pet supply retailer Chewy tumbles on earnings. Costco rises on big 1st-quarter results. CVS hits an all-time high after its investor day presentation. Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss those stories and weigh in on the latest from Lululemon Athletica, Rent the Runway, Stitch Fix, RH Holdings, Intel, Beyond Meat, Jack in the Box, and Shake Shack,  Plus, our analysts share two stocks on their radar: Tyler Technologies and Accenture. And CFP Dan Messeca talks 401Ks and last-minute financial planning tips for investors.

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the memory palace - Episode 190: The Ride

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Music

  • How to be Invisible, by Thruppence.

  • Motion by Peter Sandberg.

  • Art Blakey’s magical, Come out and See Me Tonight

  • And, of course, So What, from Kind of Blue

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Art of Money Laundering

Who can put a price on art? Every year, anonymous buyers and sellers across the planet move works of fine art for millions of dollars, with no questions asked. It's a playground of the well-off -- and, it turns out, one of the best places in the world to launder dirty money. In today's episode, Ben and Matt dive into the conspiracy surrounding fine art and money laundering

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Jussie Smollett and the Democratic Crime Crisis

Today’s podcast takes up the larger meaning of Jussie Smollett’s attempt to use the criminal-justice system as his catspaw and how it reveals a crisis in the liberal understanding of crime in general. Then we discuss the inflation crisis and what it means, and offer a few choice words about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton. Give a listen. Source

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Headlines From The Times - Today, we feast!

Hungry? The Los Angeles Times' annual list of the 101 best restaurants just dropped. Whether you live here, want to visit or are just craving inspiration for types of food to explore near your own home, the list has something for you. Today, L.A. Times restaurant critic Bill Addison tells us about some of his favorite local restaurants — high-end spots, mom-and-pop places, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Korean and beyond — and how he chose which ones made the cut. He also talks about how food journalism is changing and why journalists used to give so much positive attention to chefs who made great food but behaved like toxic jerks.

 

More reading: 

These are the 101 best restaurants in L.A.

11 must-try pop-ups, the next generation of L.A. dining

10 places to drink (wine, beer, cocktails, caffeine) right now

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 12/10

More than 50 dead in a crash involving migrants in southern Mexico. Jussie Smollett found guilty. Eye drops to replace reading glasses. CBS News Correspondent Cami McCormick has today's World News Roundup.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 12.10.21

Alabama

  • 1819 Editor-in-Chief Ray Melick discusses governor's race on Talk 106.5 out of Mobile
  • Congressman Gary Palmer warns of deadly fentanyl coming across Southern border
  • 6 guns are seized from different schools in Alabama, Superintendent Mackey reacts
  • Northport man is charged with possession of child pornography
  • 2 schools are state winners in Samsung's  national STEM challenge

National

  • DC Circuit court rules against former president Trump's request to not release White House documents to US House select committee
  • Trump's former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sues members of that House committee
  • Radio talk show host Glenn Beck reveals documents that connect NIH with Moderna Covid vaccine 5 years before Coronavirus emerges in China
  • Chicago jury finds former Empire actor Jussie Smollett guilty of staging fake hate crime
  • Josh Duggar of "19 Kids and Counting" is convicted  of possession of child pornography
  • A Tribunal finds  China has engaged in genocide of the  Uyghur people group
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Unsafe as houses? Evergrande and China’s big plans

The wildly indebted property firm has defaulted at last. That poses big risks as China’s leadership works to refashion financial markets and draw in foreign investors. We visit the world’s largest lithium reserves, asking why Bolivia has not yet made the most of them—and whether it still might. And the Chopin concert aimed at calming Poland’s refugee tensions.

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