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It's been fifteen years since charismatic actor David Carradine, star of the groundbreaking 1970s Eastern-Western Kung Fu, died at only 72 of an accidental asphyxiation on June 3, 2009. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Kung Fu' Actor David Carradine: 15 Years After His Tragic Accidental Death

When you're interviewing for a job, "asking great questions is such an underrated way to differentiate yourself from everyone else," says Nolan Church, former Google recruiter and current CEO of salary data company FairComp. Good questions can help make the case for why you're a rockstar at work. But asking...

Always ask these 4 questions when you're interviewing for a job, says ex-Google recruiter

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. Jewells Chambers doesn't look like a typical Icelander. In a country where 94% of people identify as native Icelandic, Chambers, a Black American woman, is among the other 6%.

38-year-old American expat lives on $73,000 in one of the world's most expensive countries: 'I feel safe, I feel at home'

Growing up in rural Michigan, Nina Job got familiar with peers and people in her community following a "traditional trajectory." That meant "you go to college, you get married, you have 2.5 kids, you know — happy home, white picket fence type-thing," she tells CNBC Make It. But moving...

'Neither of us feel interested': More Americans don't want kids, and it's not just because of the money

A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that in April 2024, a hacker group called USDoD stole the personal information of 2.9 billion individuals — including social security numbers, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers, as reported by Bloomberg Law. News like this can feel understandably scary, since identity theft...

If you're worried that your Social Security number was leaked, these services can help

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

Victoria Greene, G Squared Private Wealth founding partner and CIO, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss her moves on four stocks.

3 buys and a bail: Walmart, Nike, Sphere Entertainment, & Estee Lauder

Broadcast stations owned by Byron Allen have been consistently late in making payments to network owners, angering media allies and creating distance between Allen and his would-be deal partners, CNBC has learned. The payments to ABC, CBS and NBC total tens of millions of dollars throughout the year, and the...

Frequent media bidder Byron Allen draws ire with late payments to ABC, CBS and NBC

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SpaceX is preparing to launch its next private mission from Florida on Aug. 26, and it will be the company's first attempt at a spacewalk. The four-person crew is made of billionaire and Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman, his colleague Scott Poteet, and a pair of SpaceX employees, Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis.

The first SpaceX spacewalk: What the Polaris Dawn commander says about the bold upcoming mission

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A recent online discussion about how ice cream is served on Carnival Cruise Line ships has sparked conversation among passengers and the cruise line itself. The debate which was picked up by news outlets was started by a passenger who questioned why Carnival requires passengers to serve their own soft serve ice cream, unlike other cruise lines where crew members handle the process.

Carnival Cruise Line Defends Self-Serve Ice Cream Policy After Passenger Speaks Out

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David Heitz

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Loma Linda, CA

I'm from Loma Linda, California, a small city known as the only Blue Zone in America. Studies have shown that residents live up to around a decade longer than the rest of the United States. Today, much of my work is informed by my upbringing, and the strong emphasis my...

I'm from a Blue Zone where people often live 10 years longer than average: The No. 1 ultra-processed food I always avoid

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The Denver City Council postponed Monday until Aug. 19 spending $25.5 million on lawn equipment for maintaining city parks and golf courses. Council member Sarah Parady made the motion to postpone until Aug. 19 voting on two contracts. The first is for $17 million with Pattlen Enterprises. Another is for $6.5 million with Potestio Brothers Equipment. A third contract is for $2 million with Colorado Golf and Turf Inc.

Denver postpones buying $25.5 million in gas-powered lawn equipment

Former child star Angus T. Jones hit it big on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, which originally aired on CBS from 2003 to 2015. Jones played young Jack Harper, son of Jon Cryer’s Alan Harper character, and nephew of Charlie Sheen’s Charlie Harper.

The Curious, Controversial History of Former Child Star Angus T. Jones ('Two and a Half-Men')

Migrants enrolled in the Denver Asylum Seekers Program won’t get cash benefits after all. The council amended a contract with Haven for Hope during the Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee meeting Wednesday. Instead of Haven of Hope providing migrants with cash assistance on debit cards, it will instead provide “culturally appropriate” food, if the change is approved by the full council.

Denver may revoke cash assistance for migrants

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

When Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer interviews job applicants, he likes to ask a couple of his favorite questions. First: What's the biggest misperception other people have of you? You can't respond "unless you're willing to share the real you," the restaurateur told organizational psychologist Adam Grant during a March talk at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, which was released as an episode on Grant's "WorkLife" podcast last week.

Shake Shack founder shares the 2 interview questions he likes asking job candidates: They make you ‘share the real you’

On the night in January 2023 when volunteers counted people experiencing homelessness in Denver, no shelter beds were available for individuals or families, according to data provided by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. More than 2,500 individuals and 181 families slept outside, the data showed.

State of homelessness in Denver: Full shelters, surge in older adults

Black people represent 10.8% of Denver’s and 4.1% of Colorado’s populations, according to Census statistics. But they are almost four times more likely than other races to become homeless, according to the Point in Time count. They represent 4.11% of Colorado's population but 16.7% of people experiencing homelesssness. So why is that?

Denver's homeless crisis: Disparities for Black community

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The 10 most-expensive cities to raise kids in the U.S.—it costs nearly $40,000 a year in San Francisco

It's no secret that kids are expensive, but where you raise them can add thousands to your annual budget. The average yearly cost of raising a...

The 10 most-expensive cities to raise kids in the U.S.—it costs nearly $40,000 a year in San Francisco

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