Shopping is fun, but making a decision on one set of skis among thousands of possibilities is not. That’s where Remark comes in. The two-year-old startup is helping shoppers buy with more confidence, said Theo Satloff, co-founder and CEO of Remark. It does this by pairing shoppers with high-quality product experts via an asynchronous live chat with one of 50,000 human experts — artists, musicians, stylists, golfers, ski instructors — who can discuss items just like a retail staffer would do....

A judge drastically slashed the bail for an illegal alien who is accused of killing a Washington State trooper earlier this year, drawing an angry response from the dead lawman’s family. Last week, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Richard Okrent cut the bail for 32-year-old Raul Benitez Santana who was being held in the county jail from $1 million to $100,000, according to Fox News which cited online jail records. Santana has been behind bars since March for the death of WSP Trooper...

Earlier this year, researchers for UCLA’S Hollywood Diversity Report found that women and BIPOC audiences drove box office numbers in theaters. But, the impact of those demographics doesn’t stop there. The group’s latest Hollywood Diversity Report found that BIPOC audiences and women also drove viewer ratings for at-home streaming films in 2023. For nine of the top 10 releases and 17 of the top 20 ranked by household ratings, women represented the majority of viewers for films such as “You...

Cassie Ventura has shared a statement expressing her gratitude for the support she has received since CNN’s publication of a 2016 surveillance video that showed her being physically assaulted by her then-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs. “Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet,” Ventura wrote. “The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning.” Ventura...

Taiwan held its presidential elections this week, elevating Lai Ching-te to power after incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen needed to step down because of term limits. The two were partners in the ruling, pro-independence party, so not much is expected to change in terms of policy. However, the election results sparked an angry response from China, despite the predictable nature of the process. Beijing launched a massive set of military exercises all around the island of Taiwan, with naval...

Seven tough weeks passed with her husband in the hospital before Nancy Gag Braun found long-term care for him. From 2019 up until that point in 2022, Braun had cared for Steven at their Mankato home. A traumatic brain injury in February 2019, followed by his progressive dementia, eventually led to the need for professional help and the hospital stay. By then, there were episodes when he didn’t recognize that the woman trying to care for him was his wife. He started showing fear and aggression...

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