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Rachel Schwartzmann is the is the creator of the newsletter and podcast “Slow Stories.” She lives in New York City.This is an adapted excerpt from her book, “Slowing.””Slowing” explores the benefits of living a slower life. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. The room refocused as I clicked on the appointment link…

The Cuban government has started to restore power to the millions of residents left in the dark during a nationwide power outage this week. On Saturday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel sought to reassure the country, amid the continuing struggles with the electrical grid. “We are working hard and tirelessly to recover the electrical system, according to priority, in order to achieve stability,” he wrote on the social media platform X. He also praised community leaders during the crisis. “It’s admirable, the wisdom and poise of those who are heroes in these complicated hours, many of them young.” The president’s comments…

Jason Kelce was a No. 1 dad for taking his eldest daughters to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert — and acted like it. Jason, 36, and his wife, Kylie Kelce, attended the Friday, October 18, show in Miami with daughters Wyatt, 4, and Ellie, 3. (They also share daughter Bennett, who was born in February 2023.) The crew sat in a private box with Jason’s mom, Donna, and his former Philadelphia Eagles teammate Beau Allen. Swift, of course, is dating Jason’s brother, Travis Kelce. Allen, 32, documented the group’s experience at the Eras concert via social media, including posting a…

October is New Agent Month at Inman. Follow along as we go deeper on the tools, tech and tips you’ll need to survive and thrive in 2024. For curated content crafted just for first-year agents, be sure to subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Basics. Is it possible to grow your business without buying leads? Absolutely, and in this article Heidi Harris with the Home Sweet Heidi Team out of Raleigh, North Carolina, shares the five core strategies she uses to consistently grow her business. 1. ‘I love paying a referral fee’ notes Harris began her career in real estate…

Stock picking may be the key to getting exposure to small caps.Rob Harvey, who’s behind the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF, uses an actively managed approach to buying the group. He’s trying to avoid small caps that are underperforming and dragging down the index.”There’s no reason to hold companies that really are scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of profitability,” the firm’s co-head of product specialists told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “You remove those from your small cap universe, [and] you can do a lot for boosting returns.”The Russell 2000, which tracks small caps, is up more…

Getty ImagesIlan Shor – pictured here while running for election in 2019 – fled the country before being sentenced in absentia for money laundering and embezzlementThe sniffer dogs at Chisinau Airport have been working extra hard in recent months, searching for money that might be evidence of Russian meddling in Moldovan politics.Ami, a black retriever, gives every suitcase that rolls in on the baggage claim belts a good sniff on all sides. If she detects cash, she will freeze. Back in May she was doing that a lot.That is when customs officers began finding large amounts of money on passengers…

Chelsea Lazkani’s estranged husband wants a judge to legally end their marriage … saying the couple hasn’t come to a divorce settlement, but he’s ready to move on with his life. Jeff Lazkani — in the midst of a messy divorce with the “Selling Sunset” star — filed a motion to officially terminate his union with Chelsea … saying the two haven’t been able to come to a settlement in the seven months since CL filed for divorce. Lazkani says proceeding to bifurcate status will help streamline the divorce … a case which can take many years to finalize. Jeff…

October is New Agent Month at Inman. Follow along as we go deeper on the tools, tech and tips you’ll need to survive and thrive in 2024. For curated content crafted just for first-year agents, be sure to subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Basics. You walk into a listing appointment, really connect with the sellers, and nail your listing presentation. When you’re ready to close for the listing they tell you, “We’re interviewing three other agents — we’ll get back to you.” What do you do next? Increased interest rates coupled with historic low inventory have made today’s real…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s nuclear comments.The Ukrainian president had suggested that Kyiv would seek nuclear weapons if it could not join NATO.Zelenskyy later walked back his statement. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s comments about nuclear weapons…

Ankara said last year it was eager to acquire Eurofighter jets, but the talks have been slow to get off the ground.A project to possibly supply Turkey with Eurofighter jets is an effort being driven by the United Kingdom and is in the early stages, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says. “There are certain projects that are just getting started, … one that the UK government is taking forward and for which negotiations have now begun,” Scholz said when asked about the issue at a news conference on Saturday in Istanbul with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Turkey is a member…