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Published April 22, 2026 03:47PMFollowing the death of a solo hiker in the White Mountains, New Hampshire officials are issuing stark warnings about the region’s deceptive and unforgiving spring weather.A search operation launched on April 21 ended that same evening, when rescuers found the body of Kent Wood, a 61-year-old hiker from Massachusetts. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFG) told Outside that Wood drove to Franconia Notch State Park, a 6,700-acre mountain area, on Friday, April 17, for a weekend of solo camping. Rescuers found his body five miles from his parked car, along a steep, rocky trail…
This week, Starbucks unveiled plans to open an office in Nashville, in a bid to establish a home base in the Southeast. The coffee giant is investing $100 million in this expansion and plans to staff the new office with thousands of workers within the next five years. But according to a new Bloomberg report, Starbucks has had little success coaxing employees to relocate from the company’s headquarters in Seattle. Starbucks eventually plans to have about 2,000 employees based in Nashville. In a letter to employees that was also posted publicly, chief partner officer Sara Kelly disclosed that the Nashville…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Quiet periods don’t mean your business is broken — they expose whether you’ve built a system or are still running on personal hustle. Revenue alone won’t save you. Without margins and cash flow discipline, growth can actually make things worse. A 90-day cash buffer and clear visibility into your cash conversion cycle give you the breathing room to think and lead instead of react. Every business owner eventually faces a recurring phenomenon that triggers a silent, suffocating anxiety: the period of calm. I am referring to those weeks of low…
Published April 22, 2026 04:00PMAhead of Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday in a few weeks, one of his most defining moments in the wild is the subject of a new Netflix film, A Gorilla Story. The legendary broadcaster inspired generations by bringing the natural world into our homes, but one unexpected encounter with a baby gorilla in Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains nearly 50 years ago created an especially lasting legacy. Not only did it make a profound impact on the eminent environmentalist, but the iconic footage helped shift the perceptions of mountain gorillas at the brink of extinction, and bring more…
Samsung isn’t alone in hiking the price of its Galaxy S26 this year (not to mention the recent surprise Galaxy Z Fold 7 price rise); Motorola, Xiamoi and Oppo have done the same. Paying more is unavoidable in 2026 thanks to the ongoing memory chip crisis. But higher prices isn’t the only issue this year; it’s how those higher prices affect discounts.A new Samsung promotion gives us a sobering idea of what to expect when it comes to price cuts for Samsung phones this year. Read on for more, and don’t forget to subscribe to my newsletter for instant deal…
Key Takeaways Carrie Charles is the CEO of recruiting firm Broadstaff, which works with giants like Verizon and Oracle. Charles says laid-off tech workers should pivot their careers into data center electrician and technician roles. Job postings for data center positions jumped 64% between 2023 and 2025, per Deloitte. A staffing chief says that tech professionals recently laid off from corporate roles should turn their attention to one booming part of the economy: skilled trades. Carrie Charles, the CEO of recruiting firm Broadstaff, works with giants like Verizon and Oracle on their staffing needs. She told Business Insider earlier this…
Published April 22, 2026 02:14PMHundreds of climbers are in the Himalayas this spring to attempt Mount Everest and the other peaks above 8,000 meters (26,000 feet). Very few of them, however, will climb without supplemental oxygen. Stefi Troguet of Andorra is one. Troguet, 33, recently attempted to reach the top of 26,545-foot Annapurna in Nepal. Troguet told Outside what it was like to venture into thin air without bottled O2. We launched our summit bid from Camp IV at 8:30 P.M on April 17. The sun had long since set, and the temperature was dropping steadily, with sharp gusts of wind strafing…
A burger joint obsessed with beef tallow fries is going all-in on the MAHA agenda. Steak ‘n Shake, a fast casual burger destination with 391 locations nationwide, just announced that a former Trump administration official will join the company as its “first Chief MAHA Officer.” The company describes the job as an executive-level role “dedicated to advancing nutritional integrity, ingredient transparency, and the long-term health of Steak n Shake customers.” Michael Boes, previously a senior advisor within HHS, will take on the new role. Boes helped shape the Trump administration’s reimagined food pyramid, which was released earlier this year. While…
Chicken Salad Chick hatched its best quarter ever. The Southern-style chicken salad franchise awarded 52 new restaurant locations in the first quarter of 2026 — a nearly 50% jump year over year. Seven new franchise groups joined the system, while two existing franchisees expanded through multi-unit agreements. Mark Verges, VP of franchise development, says the surge reflects three things: a strong franchise model, quality franchise partners and increasing demand for a concept built on hospitality, simplicity and strong unit-level economics. The timing matters, too. The record quarter came right after Chicken Salad Chick’s annual conference in Atlanta, where franchise partners…
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