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LIFESTYLE
Macario Brings Gloriously Messy Guadalajara Specialties to Park Slope
Macario is located at 463 Fourth Avenue, at the corner of 11th Street, and is currently open on Tuesday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. “You have to get messy when you eat a lonche bañado,” Marshall Dean told BKMAG, and he is correct. This wonderfully saucy sandwich— a staple in Guadalajara, Mexico since the 1950s, but shockingly…
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REAL ESTATE
Five-alarm fire destroys 150-year-old Red Hook artist warehouse
A 19th-century warehouse in Red Hook that has been a hub for artists for decades was engulfed in a five-alarm fire last week. Located at 481 Van Brunt Street, the four-story wood-framed warehouse contained dozens of studios and design businesses, as well as the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC). According to the New York Times, the fire broke out shortly…
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CRYPTO
Bitcoin Liquidations Hit 1-Year Record, Altcoins Follow
Key points: Bitcoin witnessed the biggest long liquidation of the year, indicating that bulls are losing their grip over the market. Several altcoins are striving to hold on to their support levels but may face solid selling on rallies. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $111,800 on Monday but has since then recovered above the $112,700 level. The nasty fall was due…
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FINANCE
‘I Didn’t Know Any Better to Ask Questions Because How Could I?’ Graduate Breaks Down After Learning Student Loans Carry Credit-Card-Level Interest
A viral TikTok video exposing high student loan interest rates has sparked nationwide outrage over lending practices where teenagers feel trapped in debt they cannot understand or escape. Alyssa Jeacoma, 26, discovered that her student loans carry interest rates as high as 17%, which is higher than many credit cards, despite making $1,500 monthly payments for two years. Her tearful…
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ECONOMY
Are Financial Markets Good Predictors of R-Star?
Sophia Cho and John C. Williams Recently, there has been renewed attention on the natural rate of interest—often referred to as “r-star”—and whether it has risen from the historically low levels that prevailed before the COVID-19 pandemic. The natural interest rate is the real (inflation-adjusted) interest rate expected to prevail when supply and demand in the economy are in balance…
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MARKET
I’m 67. My wife, 48, is financially illiterate. How do I teach her to manage our money? After all, I won’t be around forever.
“We have a 12-year-old daughter. I have $1.1 million in a traditional IRA and $250,000 in cash.” Source link
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MONEY
10 Monthly Bills You Can Negotiate Today
Did you know you may be able to lower your bills by negotiating them? There are all kinds of bills out there that you can lower to save money, like insurance, internet, and even medical bills. I’ve negotiated a few bills myself and have some tips to share that can increase your chances of a… Did you know you may…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
How To Maximize Video Content Engagement on LinkedIn [Infographic]
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Video is thriving on LinkedIn. Video watch time rose 36% year-over-year in 2024, with short-form video creation growing at twice the rate of other post formats, while video posts are shared 20x more than any other content type in the app. If you’re not…
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GADGET
Gemini arrives on Google TV
Gemini is officially available on Google TVs, now that the TCL QM9K series TVs are out in stores. At the moment, they’re the only television models that feature Google’s AI assistant, but Gemini will be available on more devices later this year. Google says it will make its way to the Google TV Streamer, Walmart’s onn 4K Pro streaming device,…
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MOBILE
Durability test confirms iPhone 17 Pro series vulnerable to scratches
It’s been a while since the iPhone had a ‘-gate’ controversy, but the new iPhone 17 Pro lineup seems to have sparked one called ‘scratchgate’. Several users have claimed that the Deep Blue and Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max scratch far too easily. YouTuber Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything, in his durability tests, found that the iPhone…
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