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A full-scale nuclear war between Russia and the U.S. could trigger a global famine and kill more than 5 billion people, according to peer reviewed research published in Nature Food on Monday, while a smaller regional nuclear conflict could also lead to the starvation of billions, sober findings that show the wide-reaching implications of nuclear war as tensions between several nuclear-armed states soar amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Soot blasted into the atmosphere following a nuclear exchange would obliterate crop production by blocking out sunlight and lowering temperatures, according to climate models simulating six different nuclear war scenarios. Read more at the link in the bio.

Digital health companies are funneling sensitive data that patients have shared with them to Facebook to help target advertisements, according to a new study from research group the Light Collective. In some cases this sharing is running afoul of the companies’ own privacy policies and raising concerns about HIPAA violations. The peer-reviewed study, published Monday in Patterns, a data science journal, examines the way data from individuals’ health-related activity online is tracked across websites or platforms and then used for advertising purposes on Facebook. Read more at the link in the bio.

The Washington Commanders and SeatGeek, a mobile-focused ticket platform that enables users to buy and sell tickets for live sports, concerts, and theater events, have agreed to a multi-year ticketing agreement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. But league sources tell Forbes it is the Commander’s richest sponsorship deal of any kind and the most annual guaranteed money of any ticketing deal in the NFL. Given the team’s other big sponsorships, like its $205 million, 27-year stadium naming rights deal with FedEx, the SeatGeek deal likely guarantees the Commanders an average somewhere between $10-$12 million a year. Read more at the link in the bio.

Bill Smith founded Landing which offers its members (who pay $199 a year) instant access to move-in-ready apartments with the flexibility to rent for as short as one month. Cheaper than a hotel or a corporate apartment and more predictable than an Airbnb, Landing markets itself to Millennials with the flexibility to work remotely, as well as to others (traveling nurses, empty nesters, those new to a city) who don’t want the hassle of figuring out housing and buying furniture for a temporary stay. The bulk of Landing’s $200 million revenue (2022, projected) comes from the 20%-to-50% markup that it charges over its cost of leasing apartments from owners of multi-family buildings including mega-landlords like Greystar and American Landmark. It operates in 81 markets across the country, but its biggest are fast-growing Sunbelt cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix, Austin, Atlanta, Nashville and Tampa. Read more at the link in the bio.

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Take a look at this vacation home in Hawaii that Justin Bieber rented for two weeks in 2015 at $10,000 per night for his entourage. It is headed to the auction block Aug. 15 with a $5.99 million reserve, meaning the minimum price the seller is willing to accept for the home. The home is currently listed for $9.95 million. Read more at the link in bio.

This renovated residence in the Shorehaven area of East Norwalk, Connecticut, sits on more than an acre along a quiet residential street. Ideal for extended family, guests or remote working, the nearly 8,200 square feet of living space includes six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. A screened-in porch extends the living area outdoors, as does the wrap-around deck. The asking price is US $3.399 million. Read more at the link in the bio.

The number of unemployed young people around the world is set to hit 73 million in 2022, a slight improvement from the year before, but still well above global youth unemployment rates before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the United Nations, which found young people have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus health crisis. The number of people unemployed worldwide between the ages of 15 to 24 is projected to fall by two million from 2021 to 2022, according to the report from the International Labor Organization, a United Nations agency. Read more at the link in the bio.

Corn dogs will fry. Pigs will parade. Butter cows will greet visitors from their climate-controlled enclosures. This month is go-time for Ferris wheels, bacon-wrapped beef on a stick and llamas dressed in costumes. For the first time since the pandemic laid waste to the business, state fairs across the U.S. will swing open their gates hoping disease and deficits are behind them. The big question is whether they can overcome higher prices, vendor worker shortages and lingering fear of Covid-19 to regain or surpass their pre-pandemic form. “This whole year, everything about it has felt normal in a new world,” said Jerry Hammer, CEO of the Minnesota State Fair, second only to Texas in size and host to the llama costume contest, which also includes alpacas. “We’re in a much different place than we were three years ago. People are excited about the fair this year. The issues we have are typical, where they haven’t been for the last two years.” State fairs seem like holdovers from a bygone era, when young love could blossom over stuffed bears won on the midway and the family heifer could come home with a surprise blue ribbon. But it’s also a big-dollar business, measured not just by ticket sales but by its impact on the vendors, the seasonal workers and the folks who live down the street and sell parking spots on their front lawns. The Minnesota fair estimates it contributed $268 million to the Twin Cities economy four years ago. Indiana says its fair’s economic impact is $200 million, while Iowa and Oklahoma each report an annual benefit in the range of $100 million. In Texas, where everything is bigger, fairgoers’ impact last year was $400 million even as attendance was down. To read more, click the link in bio.

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The home featured in Sabrina has hit the market for $11 million. Known as "The Anchorage," the Georgian manor was designed by the notable architect Mott B Schmidt, and landscape designer Ellen Biddle Shipman. With 9,437 square feet, the house has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. It is located at the end a long driveway that offers brilliant views of the water before reaching the main house. The grounds also offer a private beach, a walled pool terrace, a detached barn/garage, and a guest cottage with boat storage. Read more at the link in the bio.

Marilyn Monroe lived in many homes during her career. Following her third divorce, Monroe bought a charming Mediterranean-style home in 1962 in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood for $75,000. The home is listed $6.9 million.

The most recent Wallys—Wallypower 58, WHY200, Wallytender 43—have all been motor yachts. But now the first wallywind 110 is under construction. It boasts a full carbon hull and features naval architecture by judel/vrolijk & co. Read more at the link in bio.

The Lulo Rose pink diamond is the largest pink diamond to be found in centuries. It was discovered in the Lulo alluvial diamond mine, and named the Lulo Rose by the mine owner of Lucapa Diamond Company. Read more at the link in bio.

Claremont Country Estate, classified as a New Zealand historic building, was built in 1890 for George Hampton Rhodes, a member of a prominent family that had extensive land holdings in Canterbury. A sweeping staircase leads to the eight upstairs bedrooms. There are five bathrooms within the 1,360 square meters, or more than 14,600 square feet of living space. Two more bedrooms, as well as a conference hall, are in the adjacent chapel building. The asking price is NZD 5.5 million or about US $3.58 million. Read more at the link in the bio.