The newly-crowned Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters just arrived in New York City and is ready to take on the world. She lays out her plans for the next year as her reign gets underway.
Nel-Peters, who represented South Africa in the pageant, says she is excited to work with the many non-profits the Miss Universe organization has been partnered with over the years. She also is looking forward to growing her #Unbreakable campaign, which she started in South Africa to help empower women by teaching them self-defense.
Miss Universe also discusses the sexual harassment scandals that have been rocking the entertainment and political industries. She says that these issues are not exclusive to the United States - that sexual harassment is a problem in countries all around the world.
On a lighter note, Nel-Peters shows our host Baker Machado how to properly wear the Miss Universe sash and wave to onlookers. She also reveals the special reason why you should only wave with your hand, not your arm.
Despite beating the Street's expectations, Facebook shares went down more than 7 percent in after-hours trading. While the company is still growing, the numbers could signify a slowdown ahead with more digital advertising platforms entering the market as well as looming regulation.
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British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing. Several other airlines including Finnair, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and Singapore-based Jetstar Asia are reducing the number of flights to the country.
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More than 100 investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and psychedelic enthusiasts attended Green Market Summit's sold out psychedelic investing event last Friday.
The California-based cannabis company is pushing its line of "live resin" vaporizers that it's promoting as a clear-cut alternative to off-market and potentially dangerous vape products.
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is launching a new global program called "Generation Equality: Realizing women's rights for an equal future," a partnership between UN Women, the World Economic Forum, the private sector, and Gates Foundation.
Execs from PepsiCo and its subsidiary Frito-Lay North America talked about their various brands meeting the challenges of the "second biggest eating day after Thanksgiving."
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Gloria Guevara Manzo, CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council, urges would-be travelers not to panic due to the recent coronavirus outbreak.
