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  • How to watch Olympics Thursday: US men’s hockey, Chloe Kim and more California snowboarders in final

    It’s another action-packed Thursday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with nine medal events.Medals will be awarded Thursday in men’s moguls; women’s super-G; women’s cross-country 10km interval; men’s snowboard cross; women’s speed skating 5000m; mixed luge team relay; women’s snowboard halfpipe; women’s 500m and men’s 1000m short track.Above video: Olympic Speed skaters complaining about soft ice after several crash at Milan OlympicsAdditionally, the U.S. men’s hockey team, led by NHL All-Stars Auston Matthews and Jack Hughes, begins group play against Latvia. With NHL players returning to the Olympics for the first time since the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, Team USA is considered to have one of deepest teams in the tournament and a chance to get back on the podium for the first time since 2010.In the women’s halfpipe final, two-time defending gold medalist Chloe Kim, of Torrance, and fellow California snowboarders Maddie Mastro and Bea Kim are contending for medals. Northern California Olympian Keely Cashman is competing in the super-G. Three-time Olympic cross-country skiing medalist Jessie Diggins competes in the 10km. Additionally, Julie Letai and Kristen Santos-Griswold seek to win the United States’ first short track medal since 2010 in the 500m.HOW TO WATCH BROADCAST COVERAGEEvery day, NBC will provide Olympic fans with at least five hours of daytime coverage of the Winter Games’ most exciting events, including live finals coverage of skiing, snowboarding, hockey, speed skating, figure skating and more.If that isn’t enough Olympic coverage, return to NBC at night for Primetime in Milan, where all of the best moments of the day will be presented. Primetime in Milan will combine competition highlights with behind-the-scenes access to athletes, their families and the iconic Olympic host cities. HOW TO WATCH THURSDAY: DIGITAL COVERAGEMILAN CORTINA 2026 ONGOING COVERAGE: Live coverage on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and USA Network.Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.Olympic Sports | Olympic Late Night (February 11) | 11:35 p.m. until 1 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Coverage of the women’s moguls finals in freestyle skiing, men’s halfpipe qualifying in snowboard and more from the 2026 Winter Olympics.Curling| Canada vs. Denmark (W Round-Robin) | 12:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Women’s curling unfolds with Canada vs. Denmark in the first draw of round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Curling| Italy vs. Switzerland (W Round-Robin) | 12:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Women’s curling unfolds with Italy and Switzerland in the first draw of round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Curling| Japan vs. Sweden (W Round-Robin) | 12:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Women’s curling unfolds with Japan vs. Sweden in the first draw of round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Curling| South Korea vs. USA (W Round-Robin) | 12:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Women’s curling continues with the South Korea vs. United States in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Skeleton| Men’s Skeleton: Run 1 | 12:30 a.m. until 1:25 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | The men’s skeleton event gets underway with the first of four runs at the Cortina Sliding Centre. World feed.Figure Skating | Figure Skating: Training | 1 a.m. until 4 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Athletes take the ice at the Forum di Milano ahead of Olympic Figure Skating events.Freestyle Skiing | Men’s Moguls: Qualifying Round 2 | 1 a.m. until 1:35 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | In the second qualification round for men’s moguls, skiers who haven’t advanced to the final yet are given one last chance to do so. World feed.Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 1 a.m. until 6:15 a.m. PT | Click here to watch| Ongoing Olympic coverage on USA Network, featuring men’s moguls, snowboarding, the women’s super-G in Alpine, cross-country skiing and more.Snowboarding| Men’s Snowboard Cross: Qualifying | 1 a.m. until 2:20 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | All riders in the men’s snowboard cross field take at least one run through the course to determine seeding for the elimination rounds. World feed.Skeleton| Men’s Skeleton: Run 2 | 2:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | The men’s skeleton continues with the second of four runs at the Cortina Sliding Centre. World feed.Alpine Skiing | Women’s Super-G, Medal round | 2:30 a.m. until 4:40 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Skiers navigate the gates for the women’s super-G competition on the Olympia delle Tofane course. World feed. NorCal Olympian to watch: Keely CashmanOlympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 3 a.m. until 3 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.Hockey| Switzerland vs. France (Men’s Group A) | 3:10 a.m. until 5:40 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | The puck drops between Switzerland and France to begin Group A play in the men’s Olympic hockey tournament. World feed.Freestyle Skiing | Men’s Moguls: Final, Medal round | 3:15 a.m. until 4:25 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Skiers compete across a series of three back-to-back elimination rounds during the men’s mogul final in Livigno. World feed.Cross-Country Skiing | Women’s 10km Free, Medal round | 4 a.m. until 5:45 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Cross-country skiing continues with the women’s 10km freestyle event at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium. World feed.Snowboarding| Men’s Snowboard Cross: Finals, Medal round | 4:45 a.m. until 6:20 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | A series of four-man races will whittle the men’s snowboard cross field down from 32 riders to one Olympic champion at Livigno Snow Park. World feed.Olympic Sports | Gold Zone: Day 6 | 5 a.m. until 2 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Gold Zone delivers live whip-around coverage of key events as they unfold during the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games. Audio description available.Curling| Great Britain vs. Sweden (M Round-Robin) | 5:05 a.m. until 8:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the men’s curling tournament with Great Britain vs. Sweden at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Curling| Norway vs. Germany (M Round-Robin) | 5:05 a.m. until 8:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the men’s curling tournament with Norway vs. Germany at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Curling| USA vs. Switzerland (M Round-Robin) | 5:05 a.m. until 8:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the men’s curling tournament with United States vs. Switzerland at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Hockey| Finland vs. Canada (Women’s Group A) | 5:20 a.m. until 8:15 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Finland takes on 2022 Olympic champion Canada and Marie-Philip Poulin in a women’s hockey Group A game at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena. World feed.Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 6:15 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. PT | Click here to watch| Ongoing coverage on USA Network, featuring women’s curling, Canada facing Czechia in a men’s hockey game, speed skating and men’s skeleton.Speed Skating | Women’s 5000m, Medal round | 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Speed skaters race for gold in the women’s 5000m event at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium. World feed.Hockey| Czechia vs. Canada (Men’s Group A) | 7:40 a.m. until 10 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Czechia takes on Sidney Crosby and Canada as the men’s Olympic hockey tournament continues with Group A play.Olympic Sports | On NBC: Snowboarding & more | 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Coverage of the men’s moguls final, women’s snowboard halfpipe final, short track, cross-country skiing and more.Luge| Luge Team Relay, Medal round | 9:30 a.m. until 10:35 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Athletes compete in the luge team relay, where three sleds from competing countries race down the track at the Cortina Sliding Centre. World feed.Curling| China vs. Great Britain (W Round-Robin) | 10:05 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the women’s curling tournament with China vs. Great Britain at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Curling| Denmark vs. Japan (W Round-Robin) | 10:05 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues with Denmark vs. Japan for the women’s curling tournament at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World Feed.Curling| Italy vs. South Korea (W Round-Robin) | 10:05 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the women’s curling tournament with Italy vs. South Korea at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Curling| Sweden vs. USA (W Round-Robin) | 10:05 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the women’s curling tournament with Sweden vs. United States at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.Snowboarding| Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe: Final, Medal round | 10:30 a.m. until 12:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | In this best-of-three-run final, snowboarders compete for Olympic medals in women’s halfpipe at Livigno Snow Park. World feed. California Olympians to watch: Chloe Kim, Maddie Mastro, Bea KimOlympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 11:15 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. PT | Click here to watch| Ongoing Olympic coverage on USA Network, featuring short track finals, the U.S. facing Latvia in men’s hockey, snowboarding and more.Short Track | Women’s 500m & Men’s 1000m Finals, Medal round | 11:15 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Kristen Santos-Griswold and Corinne Stoddard take the ice for the first time at the Milan Ice Skating Arena. World feed.Hockey| Germany vs. Denmark (Men’s Group C) | 12:10 p.m. until 2:40 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | The men’s Olympic hockey tournament continues as Germany faces off with Denmark in a Group C game. World feed.Hockey| Latvia vs. USA (Men’s Group C) | 12:10 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Latvia faces off with Team USA as the Tkachuk brothers and other NHL stars make their Olympic debut in a men’s hockey Group C stage game.Curling| Best of Curling (Feb. 12) | 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. PT | Click here to watch| Olympic curling continues on CNBC with the day’s best action in the men’s round-robin, including the U.S. men facing Switzerland.Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 3 p.m. until 3 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.Olympic Sports | Primetime Run-Up (February 12) | 3 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | As NBC’s Primetime in Milan approaches, get an early look at some of the athletes and storylines to be featured in the coverage.Olympic Sports | Primetime In Milan (February 12) | 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Coverage of the luge team relay, the women’s super-G in Alpine skiing, the women’s snowboard halfpipe final and more.Olympic Sports | Primetime In Milan (February 12) | 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Coverage of the luge team relay, the women’s super-G in Alpine skiing, the women’s snowboard halfpipe final and more.WHAT ELSE TO KNOW ABOUT THE OLYMPICS ON KCRA 3?We’re hosting a live Olympic Zone show from Palisades Tahoe during the Olympics each day, starting Friday, except on Super Bowl Sunday. Watch the broadcasts on KCRA 3 from 7:30-8 p.m.KCRA 3’s Deirdre Fitzpatrick and Mike “Domi” Domalaog will be in Italy to provide local coverage of the Olympics. Follow their reports here.If you’re a KCRA 3 viewer and attending the Olympics, let us know about your experiences at web@kcra.com.

    It’s another action-packed Thursday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with nine medal events.

    Medals will be awarded Thursday in men’s moguls; women’s super-G; women’s cross-country 10km interval; men’s snowboard cross; women’s speed skating 5000m; mixed luge team relay; women’s snowboard halfpipe; women’s 500m and men’s 1000m short track.

    Above video: Olympic Speed skaters complaining about soft ice after several crash at Milan Olympics

    Additionally, the U.S. men’s hockey team, led by NHL All-Stars Auston Matthews and Jack Hughes, begins group play against Latvia. With NHL players returning to the Olympics for the first time since the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, Team USA is considered to have one of deepest teams in the tournament and a chance to get back on the podium for the first time since 2010.

    In the women’s halfpipe final, two-time defending gold medalist Chloe Kim, of Torrance, and fellow California snowboarders Maddie Mastro and Bea Kim are contending for medals.

    Northern California Olympian Keely Cashman is competing in the super-G.

    Three-time Olympic cross-country skiing medalist Jessie Diggins competes in the 10km. Additionally, Julie Letai and Kristen Santos-Griswold seek to win the United States’ first short track medal since 2010 in the 500m.

    HOW TO WATCH BROADCAST COVERAGE

    Every day, NBC will provide Olympic fans with at least five hours of daytime coverage of the Winter Games’ most exciting events, including live finals coverage of skiing, snowboarding, hockey, speed skating, figure skating and more.

    If that isn’t enough Olympic coverage, return to NBC at night for Primetime in Milan, where all of the best moments of the day will be presented. Primetime in Milan will combine competition highlights with behind-the-scenes access to athletes, their families and the iconic Olympic host cities.

    HOW TO WATCH THURSDAY: DIGITAL COVERAGE

    MILAN CORTINA 2026 ONGOING COVERAGE: Live coverage on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and USA Network.

    Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.

    Olympic Sports | Olympic Late Night (February 11) | 11:35 p.m. until 1 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Coverage of the women’s moguls finals in freestyle skiing, men’s halfpipe qualifying in snowboard and more from the 2026 Winter Olympics.

    Curling| Canada vs. Denmark (W Round-Robin) | 12:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Women’s curling unfolds with Canada vs. Denmark in the first draw of round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Curling| Italy vs. Switzerland (W Round-Robin) | 12:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Women’s curling unfolds with Italy and Switzerland in the first draw of round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Curling| Japan vs. Sweden (W Round-Robin) | 12:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Women’s curling unfolds with Japan vs. Sweden in the first draw of round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Curling| South Korea vs. USA (W Round-Robin) | 12:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Women’s curling continues with the South Korea vs. United States in round-robin play at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Skeleton| Men’s Skeleton: Run 1 | 12:30 a.m. until 1:25 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | The men’s skeleton event gets underway with the first of four runs at the Cortina Sliding Centre. World feed.

    Figure Skating | Figure Skating: Training | 1 a.m. until 4 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Athletes take the ice at the Forum di Milano ahead of Olympic Figure Skating events.

    Freestyle Skiing | Men’s Moguls: Qualifying Round 2 | 1 a.m. until 1:35 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | In the second qualification round for men’s moguls, skiers who haven’t advanced to the final yet are given one last chance to do so. World feed.

    Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 1 a.m. until 6:15 a.m. PT | Click here to watch| Ongoing Olympic coverage on USA Network, featuring men’s moguls, snowboarding, the women’s super-G in Alpine, cross-country skiing and more.

    Snowboarding| Men’s Snowboard Cross: Qualifying | 1 a.m. until 2:20 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | All riders in the men’s snowboard cross field take at least one run through the course to determine seeding for the elimination rounds. World feed.

    Skeleton| Men’s Skeleton: Run 2 | 2:05 a.m. until 3:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | The men’s skeleton continues with the second of four runs at the Cortina Sliding Centre. World feed.

    Alpine Skiing | Women’s Super-G, Medal round | 2:30 a.m. until 4:40 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Skiers navigate the gates for the women’s super-G competition on the Olympia delle Tofane course. World feed. NorCal Olympian to watch: Keely Cashman

    Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 3 a.m. until 3 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.

    Hockey| Switzerland vs. France (Men’s Group A) | 3:10 a.m. until 5:40 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | The puck drops between Switzerland and France to begin Group A play in the men’s Olympic hockey tournament. World feed.

    Freestyle Skiing | Men’s Moguls: Final, Medal round | 3:15 a.m. until 4:25 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Skiers compete across a series of three back-to-back elimination rounds during the men’s mogul final in Livigno. World feed.

    Cross-Country Skiing | Women’s 10km Free, Medal round | 4 a.m. until 5:45 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Cross-country skiing continues with the women’s 10km freestyle event at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium. World feed.

    Snowboarding| Men’s Snowboard Cross: Finals, Medal round | 4:45 a.m. until 6:20 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | A series of four-man races will whittle the men’s snowboard cross field down from 32 riders to one Olympic champion at Livigno Snow Park. World feed.

    Olympic Sports | Gold Zone: Day 6 | 5 a.m. until 2 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Gold Zone delivers live whip-around coverage of key events as they unfold during the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games. Audio description available.

    Curling| Great Britain vs. Sweden (M Round-Robin) | 5:05 a.m. until 8:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the men’s curling tournament with Great Britain vs. Sweden at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Curling| Norway vs. Germany (M Round-Robin) | 5:05 a.m. until 8:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the men’s curling tournament with Norway vs. Germany at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Curling| USA vs. Switzerland (M Round-Robin) | 5:05 a.m. until 8:05 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the men’s curling tournament with United States vs. Switzerland at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Hockey| Finland vs. Canada (Women’s Group A) | 5:20 a.m. until 8:15 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Finland takes on 2022 Olympic champion Canada and Marie-Philip Poulin in a women’s hockey Group A game at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena. World feed.

    Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 6:15 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. PT | Click here to watch| Ongoing coverage on USA Network, featuring women’s curling, Canada facing Czechia in a men’s hockey game, speed skating and men’s skeleton.

    Speed Skating | Women’s 5000m, Medal round | 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Speed skaters race for gold in the women’s 5000m event at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium. World feed.

    Hockey| Czechia vs. Canada (Men’s Group A) | 7:40 a.m. until 10 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Czechia takes on Sidney Crosby and Canada as the men’s Olympic hockey tournament continues with Group A play.

    Olympic Sports | On NBC: Snowboarding & more | 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Coverage of the men’s moguls final, women’s snowboard halfpipe final, short track, cross-country skiing and more.

    Luge| Luge Team Relay, Medal round | 9:30 a.m. until 10:35 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Athletes compete in the luge team relay, where three sleds from competing countries race down the track at the Cortina Sliding Centre. World feed.

    Curling| China vs. Great Britain (W Round-Robin) | 10:05 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the women’s curling tournament with China vs. Great Britain at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Curling| Denmark vs. Japan (W Round-Robin) | 10:05 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues with Denmark vs. Japan for the women’s curling tournament at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World Feed.

    Curling| Italy vs. South Korea (W Round-Robin) | 10:05 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the women’s curling tournament with Italy vs. South Korea at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Curling| Sweden vs. USA (W Round-Robin) | 10:05 a.m. until 1:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Round-robin play continues for the women’s curling tournament with Sweden vs. United States at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. World feed.

    Snowboarding| Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe: Final, Medal round | 10:30 a.m. until 12:05 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | In this best-of-three-run final, snowboarders compete for Olympic medals in women’s halfpipe at Livigno Snow Park. World feed. California Olympians to watch: Chloe Kim, Maddie Mastro, Bea Kim

    Olympic Sports | Milan Cortina 2026 Coverage | 11:15 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. PT | Click here to watch| Ongoing Olympic coverage on USA Network, featuring short track finals, the U.S. facing Latvia in men’s hockey, snowboarding and more.

    Short Track | Women’s 500m & Men’s 1000m Finals, Medal round | 11:15 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Kristen Santos-Griswold and Corinne Stoddard take the ice for the first time at the Milan Ice Skating Arena. World feed.

    Hockey| Germany vs. Denmark (Men’s Group C) | 12:10 p.m. until 2:40 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | The men’s Olympic hockey tournament continues as Germany faces off with Denmark in a Group C game. World feed.

    Hockey| Latvia vs. USA (Men’s Group C) | 12:10 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Latvia faces off with Team USA as the Tkachuk brothers and other NHL stars make their Olympic debut in a men’s hockey Group C stage game.

    Curling| Best of Curling (Feb. 12) | 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. PT | Click here to watch| Olympic curling continues on CNBC with the day’s best action in the men’s round-robin, including the U.S. men facing Switzerland.

    Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.

    Olympic Sports | Best of Milan Cortina | 3 p.m. until 3 a.m. PT | Click here to watch | Sit back and stream the top moments of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games including highlights, interviews and more.

    Olympic Sports | Primetime Run-Up (February 12) | 3 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | As NBC’s Primetime in Milan approaches, get an early look at some of the athletes and storylines to be featured in the coverage.

    Olympic Sports | Primetime In Milan (February 12) | 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Coverage of the luge team relay, the women’s super-G in Alpine skiing, the women’s snowboard halfpipe final and more.

    Olympic Sports | Primetime In Milan (February 12) | 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. PT | Click here to watch | Coverage of the luge team relay, the women’s super-G in Alpine skiing, the women’s snowboard halfpipe final and more.

    WHAT ELSE TO KNOW ABOUT THE OLYMPICS ON KCRA 3?

    We’re hosting a live Olympic Zone show from Palisades Tahoe during the Olympics each day, starting Friday, except on Super Bowl Sunday. Watch the broadcasts on KCRA 3 from 7:30-8 p.m.

    KCRA 3’s Deirdre Fitzpatrick and Mike “Domi” Domalaog will be in Italy to provide local coverage of the Olympics. Follow their reports here.

    If you’re a KCRA 3 viewer and attending the Olympics, let us know about your experiences at web@kcra.com.

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  • Women in tech most likely to lose jobs to AI, Musk labels Spanish PM ‘tyrant’ – Tech Digest

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    Women working in tech and financial services     are at greater risk of losing their jobs to increased use of AI and automation than their male peers, according to a report that found experienced females were also being sidelined as a result of “rigid hiring processes”. “Mid-career” women – with at least five years’ experience – are being overlooked for digital roles in the tech and financial and professional services sectors, where they are traditionally underrepresented, according to the report by the City of London Corporation. Guardian 

    Russian spacecraft have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over Europe, security officials said. Such interceptions not only risk compromising sensitive information transmitted by the satellites, but could allow Moscow to manipulate their trajectories or crash them, officials told the Financial Times. Russian spacecraft have increasingly trailed European satellites in recent years amid heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine, illustrating how space is becoming a new frontier in warfare. Telegraph 

    Tech billionaire and owner of X, Elon Musk, has dubbed socialist Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a “tyrant and traitor to the people” of Spain for introducing new social media curbs for children under the age of 16. Musk’s comments on Tuesday came in response to an announcement by the Spanish prime minister that Madrid would introduce new changes to the country’s social media laws. The proposed measures include a ban on social media for children under 16 and a new legal framework to hold tech executives criminally liable for illegal content. AlJazeera

    Netflix struggled to reassure sceptical lawmakers that its proposed $82bn (£61bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would benefit consumers, workers and the broader entertainment industry. On Tuesday, members of the US Senate antitrust subcommittee, which includes both Democrats and Republicans, raised concerns about reduced competition, potential price rises and the future of cinemas if the merger goes ahead. The deal, which is currently under review by the Department of Justice (DoJ), would give Netflix control of Warner Bros’ film and television studios as well as the HBO Max streaming service. BBC 

    The UK’s information watchdog will investigate reports that Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has been used to generate sexual imagery of children. Grok was developed by Musk’s xAI in 2023, designed to be a “truth-seeking” assistant with a witty, rebellious personality. Integrated into X, formerly Twitter, it uses real-time data from the platform to generate text, images and code. But complaints have mounted that Grok was being used to generate sexual photos of real women and children, and now the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating. Sky News 

    When it comes to the Galaxy S series, the Ultra tends to outsell the other two models (vanilla and plus) combined, despite being the most expensive one of the trio. However, with foldables it’s the other way around – the cheaper Z Flip outsells the pricier Z Fold. Now Ice Universe quotes insiders who report that Samsung will attempt to flip things around this year – it allegedly plans to produce 3.5 million units of the Galaxy Z Fold8 and 2.5-3 million Galaxy Z Flip8 units.

    Samsung expects that the Galaxy Z Fold8 will outsell its Z Flip8 sibling for the first time

    These numbers don’t seem to include the upcoming new model, the tentatively-named Galaxy Wide Fold, which is said to have a production target of 1 million units. There’s also the Galaxy Z TriFold, but that’s a low-volume halo product. GSM Arena 


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  • ROE V WADE 53RD ANNIVERSARY: Ohio Congresswoman Emilia Sykes, Women’s March Cleveland activists, vow to continue fight for reproductive rights on Roe. v. Wade anniversary…By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio’s Black digital news leader


    Ohio 13th Congressional District Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (D-13), an Akron Democrat

    Above: Women’s March Cleveland on Oct. 2, 2021 at a march from Market Square Park in Cleveland that drew some 2,500 people. Photo by David Petkiewicz of Cleveland.com

    U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes reaffirms her fight for reproductive freedom on the Roe v. Wade anniversary  date, and so do community activist women of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13), an Akron Democrat and one of three Black women in Congress from Ohio, released a statement on the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, highlighting ongoing threats to reproductive rights in Ohio and across the nation.

    “Roe v. Wade protected generations of women’s right to make personal medical decisions for years,” said Congresswoman Sykes. “When it was overturned in 2022, fundamental rights were stripped away, and nearly four years later, women in Ohio and across the country are still under attack.”

    Cleveland activist and organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, who leads Women’s March Cleveland, said the fight for reproductive rights for women in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio is exhausting, and that her group appreciates elected officials like Rep. Sykes who speak out on the federal level.

    “Every voice of reason helps,” said Coleman, “Congresswoman Sykes has shown repeatedly that she will fight for women’s rights, and activist women of Northeast Ohio stand with her on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.”

    Women’s March Cleveland usually holds an annual anniversary march in January, but frigid temperatures derailed it this year, Coleman said. Instead, women in Cleveland will rally and march on Sun, March 8, 2026, for International Women’s Day from 2pm-4pm at Market Square Park near downtown Cleveland.

    ROE V. WADE

    The Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision, which established a federal right to abortion, is Jan. 22, 1973, making Jan. 22 each year a significant date, though it is now marked by reflection on its overturning in 2022 by the Dobbs decision, which returned abortion law to the states. Today, Jan. 22, 2026, marks the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, serving as a day for advocates to push for reproductive rights against the backdrop of GOP intimidation. In November 2023, Ohio voters, after campaigning by activists, approved a state ballot amendment (Issue 1) that enshrined the legal right to abortion access in the Ohio Constitution. Still, Republican state legislators in Ohio are pushing for policy legislation to counter that win.

    “Even after Ohio voters enshrined reproductive freedom in our state constitution in 2023, legal uncertainty remains,” said Sykes, who vowed to continue her fight for choice for women.

    “I have spent my career expanding access to reproductive health care, advancing equity, and strengthening communities,” the congresswoman said. “As vice chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and chair of the Reproductive Justice Task Force, I fight to protect a woman’s right to choose.”

    Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, the most-read Black digital newspaper and blog in Ohio. Tel. 216-659-0473. Email-editor@clevelandurban

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  • Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2025

    Claims about deportations, the Department of Government Efficiency, and someone fainting in the White House were among the mistruths that kept PolitiFact busy in 2025 — and they featured in some of our most popular stories this year. 

    Here are our 10 most-read fact-checks, from a tenuous gang connection to fears over voter eligibility.

    10. President Donald Trump says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has “‘MS-13’ on his knuckles.” 

    President Donald Trump said Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man the U.S. government deported to El Salvador in March, had MS-13 tattooed on his knuckles — illustrating a purported affiliation with the MS-13 gang founded by El Salvadoran immigrants.

    Trump made the claim during an April interview, referring to an image he posted on Truth Social of a left hand bearing four tattoos. Each finger in the picture displayed a different image — a marijuana leaf, a smiley face with an X for eyes, a cross and a skull — and an M, an S, a 1 and a 3 above these images. 

    But we found that the M, S, 1 and 3 don’t appear in other photos of Abrego Garcia’s hand, including one that Salvadoran government officials took when Abrego Garcia met with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on April 17 in El Salvador. (Abrego Garcia is now back in the U.S awaiting a criminal trial.)  

    The tattoos also do not appear in an Abrego Garcia family photo immigration advocates shared. The photograph Trump shared appears to have been altered to include “MS-13” above the other symbols. And MS-13 experts told PolitiFact that none of those symbols are known signifiers of the gang. 

    We rated this claim Pants on Fire!

    9. Novo Nordisk’s Gordon Findlay didn’t faint Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office. He wasn’t even there

    Dave Ricks, chair and chief executive officer of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co., was speaking in the Oval Office on Nov. 6 when a man standing behind him fainted. 

    Multiple social media posts claimed the man who became ill was “Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay.” They included a post from X’s artificial intelligence-powered chatbot Grok.

    But Gordon Findlay, a Novo Nordisk manager based in Switzerland, wasn’t at the White House that day.

    The man who fainted doesn’t work for Novo Nordisk or Eli Lilly; he was an Eli Lilly GLP-1 patient and attended a drug pricing announcement at the White House as the company’s guest.

    We rated this claim False.

    8. Did Bill Clinton create a fast-track deportation process exempt from due process? No.

    As the Trump administration drew criticism over aggressive deportations, some social media users pointed to a law enacted under former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat. The posts said an immigration law Clinton signed showed immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally are not entitled to due process.

    The 1996 law established a fast-track deportation process called expedited removal that allows people to be deported without first going to immigration court. Although immigrants going through that process have fewer protections, they are not exempt from due process. People are screened, notified of deportation and can contest the deportation if they have a well-founded fear of persecution. Legal experts say there are no exceptions to due process rights, regardless of immigrants’ legal status or how they entered the country.

    We rated this claim False.

    7. Is it ‘official’ that Trump approved a $5,000 ‘DOGE dividend’ stimulus? No.

    As the Department of Government Efficiency touted billions in canceled government contracts, rumors spread that the reclaimed money would wind up in taxpayers’ pockets.

    A Feb. 23 Facebook post, for example, said Trump was going to sign an order giving some taxpayers a stimulus check for $5,000.

    We found no White House announcements or news reports reflecting this. 

    James Fishback, CEO of the investment firm Azoria Partners, proposed giving American taxpayers a $5,000 “DOGE dividend” with money the Department of Government Efficiency aimed to save, and Trump mentioned the idea to reporters.

    But DOGE didn’t cut the necessary $2 trillion from the federal government’s budget to make this proposed plan feasible.

    We rated this claim False.

    6. El gobernador de Texas Greg Abbott no dijo que deportaría a Dios si ‘fuera ilegal’

    A Spanish-language TikTok video appeared to show a journalist reporting that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would have deported God if the higher power were in the U.S. illegally. 

    But the July video manipulated TelevisaUnivision journalist Enrique Acevedo’s voice to present the misleading news. PolitiFact en Español submitted the audio from the video to an AI detector, which said the audio was fake.

    We rated this claim False.

    5. X post exaggerates wealth of Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren

    A Feb. 11 X post called out the significant wealth of prominent Democratic and Republican members of Congress. The account wrote about the supposed annual salaries and net worths of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

    Members of Congress are required to file annual financial disclosure reports detailing their assets and liabilities. Lawmakers also publicly report their annual salaries. But the lawmakers’ net worths weren’t driven by their government salaries; instead, their wealth mostly came from investments, such as stocks and real estate.

    PolitiFact analyzed these four congressional members’ 2023 financial disclosure reports — the most recent ones available at the time — and found that this post exaggerated their wealth.

    We rated this claim Mostly False.

    4. Zelenskyy’s statement about Ukraine aid didn’t reveal money laundering operation

    After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his military had received only a portion of the U.S. aid earmarked for the country’s war against Russia, critics floated that the funding was misused through money laundering.

    But Zelenskyy’s Feb. 1 statements aren’t proof of money laundering; they align with public data on the U.S. funding packages. 

    Zelenskyy said Ukraine had received about $75 billion in military assistance of the $175 billion the U.S. has dedicated to Ukraine aid. That was in line with what researchers monitoring funding to Ukraine observed at the time.

    A large portion of the money stayed in the U.S. and a smaller portion went to other countries in the region. 

    We rated these claims False.

    3. No, Trump didn’t post that the president should be impeached if the Dow drops 1,000 points

    As Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico took effect March 4, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 1,300 points in two days.

    Some X users — including former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., — shared a screenshot of what looked like a 2012 X post from Trump.

    The screenshot made it look like Trump wrote, “If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately.”

    But this was a fake post that had been circulating for at least six years. There’s no record of Trump making such a statement.

    We rated this claim Pants on Fire!

    2. Trump had hand in temporary ceasefires around the world but evidence is scant he stopped ‘six wars’

    Trump has repeatedly said he’s ended several wars, but there’s a lot of uncertainty around Trump’s role in these conflicts.

    “I’ve stopped six wars — I’m averaging about a war a month,” Trump said July 28 in Scotland. 

    Experts said in August that although he deserves some credit for deals that eased various conflicts, some leaders dispute his role in such negotiations.

    The U.S. was involved in a temporary peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda that experts said is significant albeit shaky, for example. But Trump also wrongly said he ended a conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia, and there’s little evidence he thwarted an escalation between Kosovo and Serbia. 

    We fact-checked other similar statements from the president this year, including one that he ended “seven unendable wars.”

    We rated that and this claim Mostly False.

    1. SAVE Act would make it harder, not impossible, for married people to register to vote

    Congressional Republicans want to pass a bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. This worried voting rights advocates who say it would hinder registration among eligible citizens.

    The SAVE Act, would require people registering to vote or updating their voter registrations to use certain identifying documents, including military IDs, enhanced IDs showing citizenship, birth certificates or passports to prove citizenship. The bill passed in the House in April and is awaiting debate in the Senate.

    “If you are a woman that has changed your name from your birth certificate, let’s say through marriage and you took your husband’s name, you are no longer eligible to vote if this bill passes the Senate,” a Feb. 10 TikTok video said. 

    That’s not quite accurate. The bill would make voter registration more difficult for married people who change their last names, and anyone whose name does not match the name on a birth certificate. But it would not prohibit it outright. 

    We rated this claim Mostly False. 

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  • 5 Ways to Support Off-Site Breastfeeding and Pumping Staff

    If you want to build a truly resilient business and support breastfeeding employees, your lactation support should go beyond the office, helping more than just on-site workers. By supporting your employees who are pumping breast milk on a business trip, at a conference, or working remotely far from home, you are giving them the tools to focus on work while continuing to provide milk for their baby.

    The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act), which went into effect in 2023, requires employers to support lactating employees, such as providing break time and space for nursing mothers, including those working in nontraditional work environments. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the Business Case for Breastfeeding, a comprehensive toolkit designed to educate employers about the value of supporting breastfeeding employees in the workplace. With remote and mobile work more common now, employees working off-site should be able to use lactation benefits and feel supported. Companies that don’t support pumping parents can see reduced retention and productivity, as employees struggle to manage both work and feeding schedules. This can also lead to potential negative health impacts for the mother and baby.

    5 tips to help lactating employees outside the office

    Here are some easy and practical solutions to help lactating employees working remotely or in the field.

    1. Privacy and finding space

      When breastfeeding employees work in the field, they often lack access to clean, private, or temperature-controlled spaces for pumping. Some employers plan their employees’ days around access to field offices or customer sites with a suitable pumping space. If your lactating employee is travelling to another company, ensure that the site is equipped with a lactation room or a private office they can use. Another option is to rent a hotel room for the day, so parents have somewhere clean, safe, and private to pump and store their milk. Keep these requirements in mind: a space shielded from view, a locking door, access to an outlet, and free from intrusion.

      2. Wearable breast pumps

      Providing access to discreet, mobile equipment such as portable and wearable pumps makes pumping on the go more manageable. These pumps fit discretely inside a bra, allowing moms to pump while on a virtual meeting, driving, or typing. They are battery-powered and cordless, and can be used anywhere.

      3. Pumping breaks

        Ensure parents have the time to pump throughout their workday. They may need to take multiple pumping breaks ranging from 20 to 45 minutes each. The laws allow parents to take as many pumping breaks as needed, without limiting the break’s length. Break time can be affected by set up time, pumping, storing the milk, cleaning the attachment kit, and dressing to return to work. The best way to accommodate this is to build flexibility into their day. Be mindful of when meetings are booked, and make sure pumping space is readily available.

    4. Milk storage

      Businesses are required to provide a place for parents to safely store and cool their breast milk. You can provide an insulted cooler bag with ice packs, a portable fridge, or a high-quality thermos if it safely keeps milk cold. A refrigerator is the best option if one is available. If your employee is staying in a hotel without a room refrigerator, the hotel may be able to bring a minifridge to their room to store breast milk, as an accommodation.

      5. Milk shipping

      A breast milk shipping program for parents to send their breast milk home during overnight trips makes a big difference to employees. Time and effort go into pumping; having to pump and dump during a trip is devastating for many parents. By providing resources for parents to ship their milk home, they can maintain their milk supply and ensure their baby has milk while they are away.

      Lactation support at the office is not enough

      These accommodations create an environment where lactating parents can have a discreet, comfortable space for pumping while away from the office, and still store expressed milk safely.

    At Healthy Horizons, we have seen businesses succeed with small measures like travel lactation kits and milk shipping programs, showing that big impact doesn’t require a big budget. Make sure that employees know this support exists before they travel, by adding the resources into your written lactation policy and training managers to communicate these options proactively.

    If your lactation support only works at headquarters, it’s not enough. Take benefits mobile. Your business will not only have reduced turnover among working parents, but improved morale. By supporting moms in providing breast milk to their babies, you can potentially reduce healthcare expenses and gain a competitive advantage in hiring. When you extend your support by signaling a culture that truly empowers families in all work contexts, you also extend their loyalty.

    Go inside one interesting founder-led company each day to find out how its strategy works, and what risk factors it faces. Sign up for 1 Smart Business Story from Inc. on Beehiiv.

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  • These images of Trump, Epstein with young women aren’t real

    Social media users shared purported photos of President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein with young women, but these images weren’t released by the House Committee on Oversight.

    The images, which resemble Polaroid photos, appear to show Trump hugging a young woman wearing only underwear and another with her wearing a bathrobe. Other photos show Epstein laying down and posing with a young woman in a white outfit. 

    “The Epstein photo dump has been released,” says the Dec. 12 X post.

    Another X post reads, “Not AI, not photoshopped, just an old photo taken from the Epstein archives. There’s a special place in Hell.”

    Other users on Instagram, Facebook and Threads also shared the photos as early as Dec. 9. 

    (Screenshot from X post.)

    But there are signs these photos were, in fact, generated using artificial intelligence tools.

    • In the image on the top left, the young woman appears to be missing an arm.

    • In that same image, Trump’s nose looks different from other old images of him, and part of his face is missing.

    • Epstein’s arm in the top right image is darker than the rest of his body.

    • In the bottom right image, Epstein is missing an eye.

    • In a fuller version of the images posted on Threads, some of Trump’s fingers are missing in the bottom left image.

    PolitiFact found no credible news reports about these images. Instead, we found other fact-checkers saying they are fake.

    We also didn’t find them in released documents from Epstein’s estate by members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Both the committee and, separately, its Democratic minority members have released thousands of photos and documents from Epstein’s estate since September. The Justice Department began releasing more documents Dec. 19 to comply with the deadline set in a law Trump signed.

    While these images aren’t real,Trump has appeared in other Epstein related photos, including some published by Oversight Committee Democrats on Dec. 12; Trump has not been connected to Epstein’s crimes.

    Since these images aren’t real, we rate this claim Pants on Fire!

    RELATED: Fact-checking falsehoods about Epstein’s client list, island and involvement with Trump

    RELATED: ‘We have nothing to hide.’ How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files

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  • The ultimate editor-approved holiday gift guide

    Know someone who lives in their kitchen. These delicious proof tools make mealtime simpler and make great gifts. I’m going to show you three amazing products, ones we’ve tested, we just love, and they’re unbelievably versatile. First, this warming mat is great for holiday parties and buffets and costs about $40 on Amazon. The temperature, set the timer for it to shut off. This is *** must, must have, especially if you’re doing *** lot of cooking. It’s it’s the holidays and you’ve got big pots and you don’t have much space. If you’re always on the go, check out NutriBullet’s $70 portable rechargeable blender. You can even use your laptop to charge it. You’re at your desk the middle of the day. You’re like, you know what, it’s smoothie time. And what is totally awesome is you don’t have to lug around this the base, the base and just take this. It’s done, boom. Finally, this space saving collapsible steamer and strainer from Williams Sonoma costs just under $30. It pops open like this, and you can either use it to steam or you can fully immerse whatever food you want to cook. Give the gift of self-care. Women’s Health has you covered with gift suggestions that are equal parts relaxing and thoughtful. We have curated *** few of our favorite gifts and products that will make an amazing present for anyone in your life that needs *** little extra rest or relaxation, and don’t we all? First up, the $19 Beauty Sleep fabric spray from Laundreist. Put it on your pillow for *** calming effect before bed. This is *** very light scent that is made to help you relax and ease stress and fall asleep faster. There’s also an active wear version that is great for refreshing gym clothes. Next, Nodpod’s $38 weighted sleep mask. So *** lot of sleep masks, when you wrap them around your head. They can be kind of uncomfortable when you’re laying on your back or on your side. This one really takes away that whole issue. And for *** soft, luxurious splurge, Brook Lennon’s super plush robe starts at $95. The Women’s Health editors are obsessed with this robe because it is really like stepping into *** five-star spa when you get out of the shower. Shopping for someone who loves their home, look no further than these Good Housekeeping approved gifts. The three gifts that we’ve chosen here today for the home are award winners and editor favorites from Good Housekeeping for 2025. 1st, something practical and perfect for anyone with *** green thumb. These $14 Fiskers pruning and gardening shears. This pair of shears from Fisker’s cuts easily. Through stems and branches whether you’re pruning house plants or pruning shrubs outside, we love that they’re easy to lock and unlock and that they come with *** lifetime guarantee. Next, *** gift that brings peace of mind, the $75 smoke and carbon monoxide detector from Kitty is Ring App enabled and connects to your smartphone. The detector will ping your phone at the first sight of danger. And simultaneously sound an alarm through all of the connected detectors in your home. And for the home cook who loves *** clean countertop, the KitchenAid Go cordless kitchen vacuum costs about $89. They’re your batch cooking on Sundays like me or baking for the holidays. We all know what *** mess the kitchen counter and stove can look like after this vacuum gets into every corner and crevice and makes kitchen clean up quick and easy. Looking for something special for the beauty lovers in your life? Cosmopolitan has you covered. Cosmo Beauty editors test products all year long. We’re always researching, reviewing, swiping, swatching all of the newest beauty launches. Let’s start small and affordable with *** perfect stocking stuffer. These $9 lip balms from EELF come in tons of colors. You can use them on your own or layered over ***. Lip pencil for *** fun lip combo, but really great stocking stuffer at $9. You can’t go wrong. Next, Dazzle Dry’s fast track mini kit for $39 you’ll get salon quality nails at home. So on average, you’ll get 10 days out of *** Dazzle Dry Manny. You can do it at home. It’s inexpensive, but the best part is it dries in literally 5 minutes for that fresh from the salon blowout. Multi-stylers are having *** major moment. The T3 Air is *** splurge at $250 but that’s half the price of *** Dyson Airwrap. So there’s one base, and then there’s all these interchangeable parts. This is the blow dryer, round brush, really good for *** bouncy blowout, and then two interchangeable curling wands, super easy to use, works on all hair types, and also comes in three really cute colors. Shopping for the outdoorsmen or woman in your life, Men’s Health has *** few solid picks to choose from. all year long at Men’s Health, our team is testing the latest and greatest in new gear. Like these tumblers, Arctic has been one of Men’s Health’s top cooler brands for years. Now they have *** $20 to $25 happy hour collection. What I love about these is that they’re. Insulated, that means that anything you’re putting into them, whether it’s wine or coffee or even an old fashioned, doesn’t take on that tinny metallic taste for camping trips, the $40 Coast voice control lantern is *** great find. Now these things can operate with *** button press, but you can also activate this little one here and say coast red. And it changes for you and for *** sensible splurge, the Amaze Fit Active 2 smartwatch costs about $100. *** lot of guys on staff have these, including myself. Set up is *** cinch. It’s incredibly easy to navigate and it has *** 160+ workout mode so you can specialize it to whatever kind of active guy in your life.

    The ultimate editor-approved holiday gift guide

    Our experts from Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan and Delish share their top holiday gift picks.

    Updated: 12:38 PM PST Nov 24, 2025

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    Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? We teamed up with editors from Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping and Delish to round up thoughtful, top-tested gifts for everyone on your list. Cosmopolitan-approved gifts for the beauty lover For an easy stocking stuffer, check out e.l.f.’s Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balms, which come in a variety of colors for $9. “You can use them on your own or layered over a lip pencil for a fun lip combo,” said Lauren Balsamo, beauty director at Cosmopolitan. If you are shopping for someone who loves doing their nails at home, Dazzle Dry’s Fast Track Mini Kit offers long-lasting polish that dries super fast. “It’s inexpensive, but the best part is it dries in literally five minutes,” Balsamo said. For a beauty splurge, the T3 Aire 360 multi-styler includes interchangeable attachments for blowouts, curls and more. It’s “super easy to use, works on all hair types, and comes in three really cute colors,” Balsamo said.Men’s Health-approved outdoor gifts If you are shopping for someone who loves the outdoors, RTIC’s Happy Hour Collection includes insulated tumblers that keep drinks cold. “What I love about these is that they’re ceramic insulated,” said Paul Kita, deputy editor at Men’s Health. “Whether it’s wine or coffee or even an old fashioned, it doesn’t take on that tinny metallic taste.” For campers, the Coast EAL35R voice-controlled lantern is a hands-free lighting option that responds to simple commands. “If a guy in your life loves camping but he doesn’t like getting up off of the camp chair, this is the gift for him,” Kita said.For a tech-forward gift, Amazfit’s Active 2 Adventure Smartwatch offers easy setup, crisp visibility in bright light and more than 160 workout modes. “A lot of guys on staff have these, including myself,” Kita said. “You can specialize it to whatever kind of active guy’s in your life.” Cozy gifts backed by Women’s Health To elevate a bedtime routine, The Laundress Beauty Sleep Fabric Spray adds a light, calming scent to bedding and pajamas. “This is a very light scent that is made to help you relax and ease stress and fall asleep faster,” said Abigail Cuffey, executive editor at Women’s Health. There is also an activewear version that is great for refreshing your gym clothes. For a comfort-focused gift, the Nodpod weighted sleep mask provides gentle pressure similar to a weighted blanket. “It just feels like a weighted hug on your face and on your eyes at night,” Cuffey said.If you want to splurge, Brooklinen’s Super-Plush Robe brings spa-level softness to everyday routines. “It is really like stepping into a five-star spa when you get out of the shower,” Cuffey said. Home gifts approved by Good Housekeeping For plant lovers, Fiskars’ pruning shears make trimming stems and branches easy thanks to their sturdy construction and smooth locking mechanism. “We love that they’re easy to lock and unlock and that they come with a lifetime guarantee,” said Elspeth Velten, Good Housekeeping’s editor in chief. To add safety and peace of mind at home, Kidde’s smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector connects to a phone and links with other alarms in the house. “The detector will ping your phone at the first sight of danger and simultaneously sound an alarm,” Velten said.For quick cleanups, the KitchenAid Go cordless kitchen vacuum tackles crumbs on counters, stoves and tight corners. “This vacuum gets into every corner and crevice and makes kitchen cleanup quick and easy,” Velten said. Foodie gifts loved by Delish For holiday hosting, the rollable FYY warming mat keeps dishes warm for hours without taking up extra space. “This is a must-must-have, especially if you’re doing a lot of cooking … and you don’t have much space,” said Robert Seixas, senior food director at Delish.For the smoothie lover, the is rechargeable, travel-friendly and great for keeping at your desk. “You can even use your laptop to charge it,” Seixas said.For an inexpensive tool that saves cabinet space, the Williams Sonoma Silicone Steamer Basket is collapsible, making storage easy. “You can either use it to steam or fully immerse whatever food you want to cook,” Seixas said. Need holiday recipe ideas to go with your new kitchen tools? Explore the new Delish app for endless cooking inspiration.

    Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? We teamed up with editors from Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping and Delish to round up thoughtful, top-tested gifts for everyone on your list.

    Cosmopolitan-approved gifts for the beauty lover

    For an easy stocking stuffer, check out e.l.f.’s Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balms, which come in a variety of colors for $9. “You can use them on your own or layered over a lip pencil for a fun lip combo,” said Lauren Balsamo, beauty director at Cosmopolitan.

    If you are shopping for someone who loves doing their nails at home, Dazzle Dry’s Fast Track Mini Kit offers long-lasting polish that dries super fast. “It’s inexpensive, but the best part is it dries in literally five minutes,” Balsamo said.

    For a beauty splurge, the T3 Aire 360 multi-styler includes interchangeable attachments for blowouts, curls and more. It’s “super easy to use, works on all hair types, and comes in three really cute colors,” Balsamo said.

    Elf Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm

    Dazzle Dry Fast Track Cherry Mini Kit

    Men’s Health-approved outdoor gifts

    If you are shopping for someone who loves the outdoors, RTIC’s Happy Hour Collection includes insulated tumblers that keep drinks cold. “What I love about these is that they’re ceramic insulated,” said Paul Kita, deputy editor at Men’s Health. “Whether it’s wine or coffee or even an old fashioned, it doesn’t take on that tinny metallic taste.”

    For campers, the Coast EAL35R voice-controlled lantern is a hands-free lighting option that responds to simple commands. “If a guy in your life loves camping but he doesn’t like getting up off of the camp chair, this is the gift for him,” Kita said.

    For a tech-forward gift, Amazfit’s Active 2 Adventure Smartwatch offers easy setup, crisp visibility in bright light and more than 160 workout modes. “A lot of guys on staff have these, including myself,” Kita said. “You can specialize it to whatever kind of active guy’s in your life.”

    Happy Hour Lowball Tumbler

    RTIC Happy Hour Pint Tumbler

    Coast EAL35R Voice Control Lantern

    Cozy gifts backed by Women’s Health

    To elevate a bedtime routine, The Laundress Beauty Sleep Fabric Spray adds a light, calming scent to bedding and pajamas. “This is a very light scent that is made to help you relax and ease stress and fall asleep faster,” said Abigail Cuffey, executive editor at Women’s Health. There is also an activewear version that is great for refreshing your gym clothes.

    For a comfort-focused gift, the Nodpod weighted sleep mask provides gentle pressure similar to a weighted blanket. “It just feels like a weighted hug on your face and on your eyes at night,” Cuffey said.

    If you want to splurge, Brooklinen’s Super-Plush Robe brings spa-level softness to everyday routines. “It is really like stepping into a five-star spa when you get out of the shower,” Cuffey said.

    Laundress Beauty Sleep Fabric Spray

    Laundress Activewear Fabric Spray

    Brooklinen Super-Plush Robe

    Home gifts approved by Good Housekeeping

    For plant lovers, Fiskars’ pruning shears make trimming stems and branches easy thanks to their sturdy construction and smooth locking mechanism. “We love that they’re easy to lock and unlock and that they come with a lifetime guarantee,” said Elspeth Velten, Good Housekeeping’s editor in chief.

    To add safety and peace of mind at home, Kidde’s smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector connects to a phone and links with other alarms in the house. “The detector will ping your phone at the first sight of danger and simultaneously sound an alarm,” Velten said.

    For quick cleanups, the KitchenAid Go cordless kitchen vacuum tackles crumbs on counters, stoves and tight corners. “This vacuum gets into every corner and crevice and makes kitchen cleanup quick and easy,” Velten said.

    Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears

    Kidde Ring App Enabled Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector

    KitchenAid Go™ Cordless Kitchen Vacuum

    Foodie gifts loved by Delish

    For holiday hosting, the rollable FYY warming mat keeps dishes warm for hours without taking up extra space. “This is a must-must-have, especially if you’re doing a lot of cooking … and you don’t have much space,” said Robert Seixas, senior food director at Delish.

    For the smoothie lover, the is rechargeable, travel-friendly and great for keeping at your desk. “You can even use your laptop to charge it,” Seixas said.

    For an inexpensive tool that saves cabinet space, the Williams Sonoma Silicone Steamer Basket is collapsible, making storage easy. “You can either use it to steam or fully immerse whatever food you want to cook,” Seixas said.

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  • The ultimate editor-approved holiday gift guide

    Know someone who lives in their kitchen. These delicious proof tools make mealtime simpler and make great gifts. I’m going to show you three amazing products, ones we’ve tested, we just love, and they’re unbelievably versatile. First, this warming mat is great for holiday parties and buffets and costs about $40 on Amazon. The temperature, set the timer for it to shut off. This is *** must, must have, especially if you’re doing *** lot of cooking. It’s it’s the holidays and you’ve got big pots and you don’t have much space. If you’re always on the go, check out NutriBullet’s $70 portable rechargeable blender. You can even use your laptop to charge it. You’re at your desk the middle of the day. You’re like, you know what, it’s smoothie time. And what is totally awesome is you don’t have to lug around this the base, the base and just take this. It’s done, boom. Finally, this space saving collapsible steamer and strainer from Williams Sonoma costs just under $30. It pops open like this, and you can either use it to steam or you can fully immerse whatever food you want to cook. Give the gift of self-care. Women’s Health has you covered with gift suggestions that are equal parts relaxing and thoughtful. We have curated *** few of our favorite gifts and products that will make an amazing present for anyone in your life that needs *** little extra rest or relaxation, and don’t we all? First up, the $19 Beauty Sleep fabric spray from Laundreist. Put it on your pillow for *** calming effect before bed. This is *** very light scent that is made to help you relax and ease stress and fall asleep faster. There’s also an active wear version that is great for refreshing gym clothes. Next, Nodpod’s $38 weighted sleep mask. So *** lot of sleep masks, when you wrap them around your head. They can be kind of uncomfortable when you’re laying on your back or on your side. This one really takes away that whole issue. And for *** soft, luxurious splurge, Brook Lennon’s super plush robe starts at $95. The Women’s Health editors are obsessed with this robe because it is really like stepping into *** five-star spa when you get out of the shower. Shopping for someone who loves their home, look no further than these Good Housekeeping approved gifts. The three gifts that we’ve chosen here today for the home are award winners and editor favorites from Good Housekeeping for 2025. 1st, something practical and perfect for anyone with *** green thumb. These $14 Fiskers pruning and gardening shears. This pair of shears from Fisker’s cuts easily. Through stems and branches whether you’re pruning house plants or pruning shrubs outside, we love that they’re easy to lock and unlock and that they come with *** lifetime guarantee. Next, *** gift that brings peace of mind, the $75 smoke and carbon monoxide detector from Kitty is Ring App enabled and connects to your smartphone. The detector will ping your phone at the first sight of danger. And simultaneously sound an alarm through all of the connected detectors in your home. And for the home cook who loves *** clean countertop, the KitchenAid Go cordless kitchen vacuum costs about $89. They’re your batch cooking on Sundays like me or baking for the holidays. We all know what *** mess the kitchen counter and stove can look like after this vacuum gets into every corner and crevice and makes kitchen clean up quick and easy. Looking for something special for the beauty lovers in your life? Cosmopolitan has you covered. Cosmo Beauty editors test products all year long. We’re always researching, reviewing, swiping, swatching all of the newest beauty launches. Let’s start small and affordable with *** perfect stocking stuffer. These $9 lip balms from EELF come in tons of colors. You can use them on your own or layered over ***. Lip pencil for *** fun lip combo, but really great stocking stuffer at $9. You can’t go wrong. Next, Dazzle Dry’s fast track mini kit for $39 you’ll get salon quality nails at home. So on average, you’ll get 10 days out of *** Dazzle Dry Manny. You can do it at home. It’s inexpensive, but the best part is it dries in literally 5 minutes for that fresh from the salon blowout. Multi-stylers are having *** major moment. The T3 Air is *** splurge at $250 but that’s half the price of *** Dyson Airwrap. So there’s one base, and then there’s all these interchangeable parts. This is the blow dryer, round brush, really good for *** bouncy blowout, and then two interchangeable curling wands, super easy to use, works on all hair types, and also comes in three really cute colors. Shopping for the outdoorsmen or woman in your life, Men’s Health has *** few solid picks to choose from. all year long at Men’s Health, our team is testing the latest and greatest in new gear. Like these tumblers, Arctic has been one of Men’s Health’s top cooler brands for years. Now they have *** $20 to $25 happy hour collection. What I love about these is that they’re. Insulated, that means that anything you’re putting into them, whether it’s wine or coffee or even an old fashioned, doesn’t take on that tinny metallic taste for camping trips, the $40 Coast voice control lantern is *** great find. Now these things can operate with *** button press, but you can also activate this little one here and say coast red. And it changes for you and for *** sensible splurge, the Amaze Fit Active 2 smartwatch costs about $100. *** lot of guys on staff have these, including myself. Set up is *** cinch. It’s incredibly easy to navigate and it has *** 160+ workout mode so you can specialize it to whatever kind of active guy in your life.

    The ultimate editor-approved holiday gift guide

    Our experts from Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan and Delish share their top holiday gift picks.

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    Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? We teamed up with editors from Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping and Delish to round up thoughtful, top-tested gifts for everyone on your list. Cosmopolitan-approved gifts for the beauty lover For an easy stocking stuffer, check out e.l.f.’s Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balms, which come in a variety of colors for $9. “You can use them on your own or layered over a lip pencil for a fun lip combo,” said Lauren Balsamo, beauty director at Cosmopolitan. If you are shopping for someone who loves doing their nails at home, Dazzle Dry’s Fast Track Mini Kit offers long-lasting polish that dries super fast. “It’s inexpensive, but the best part is it dries in literally five minutes,” Balsamo said. For a beauty splurge, the T3 Aire 360 multi-styler includes interchangeable attachments for blowouts, curls and more. It’s “super easy to use, works on all hair types, and comes in three really cute colors,” Balsamo said.Men’s Health-approved outdoor gifts If you are shopping for someone who loves the outdoors, RTIC’s Happy Hour Collection includes insulated tumblers that keep drinks cold. “What I love about these is that they’re ceramic insulated,” said Paul Kita, deputy editor at Men’s Health. “Whether it’s wine or coffee or even an old fashioned, it doesn’t take on that tinny metallic taste.” For campers, the Coast EAL35R voice-controlled lantern is a hands-free lighting option that responds to simple commands. “If a guy in your life loves camping but he doesn’t like getting up off of the camp chair, this is the gift for him,” Kita said.For a tech-forward gift, Amazfit’s Active 2 Adventure Smartwatch offers easy setup, crisp visibility in bright light and more than 160 workout modes. “A lot of guys on staff have these, including myself,” Kita said. “You can specialize it to whatever kind of active guy’s in your life.” Cozy gifts backed by Women’s Health To elevate a bedtime routine, The Laundress Beauty Sleep Fabric Spray adds a light, calming scent to bedding and pajamas. “This is a very light scent that is made to help you relax and ease stress and fall asleep faster,” said Abigail Cuffey, executive editor at Women’s Health. There is also an activewear version that is great for refreshing your gym clothes. For a comfort-focused gift, the Nodpod weighted sleep mask provides gentle pressure similar to a weighted blanket. “It just feels like a weighted hug on your face and on your eyes at night,” Cuffey said.If you want to splurge, Brooklinen’s Super-Plush Robe brings spa-level softness to everyday routines. “It is really like stepping into a five-star spa when you get out of the shower,” Cuffey said. Home gifts approved by Good Housekeeping For plant lovers, Fiskars’ pruning shears make trimming stems and branches easy thanks to their sturdy construction and smooth locking mechanism. “We love that they’re easy to lock and unlock and that they come with a lifetime guarantee,” said Elspeth Velten, Good Housekeeping’s editor in chief. To add safety and peace of mind at home, Kidde’s smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector connects to a phone and links with other alarms in the house. “The detector will ping your phone at the first sight of danger and simultaneously sound an alarm,” Velten said.For quick cleanups, the KitchenAid Go cordless kitchen vacuum tackles crumbs on counters, stoves and tight corners. “This vacuum gets into every corner and crevice and makes kitchen cleanup quick and easy,” Velten said. Foodie gifts loved by Delish For holiday hosting, the rollable FYY warming mat keeps dishes warm for hours without taking up extra space. “This is a must-must-have, especially if you’re doing a lot of cooking … and you don’t have much space,” said Robert Seixas, senior food director at Delish.For the smoothie lover, the is rechargeable, travel-friendly and great for keeping at your desk. “You can even use your laptop to charge it,” Seixas said.For an inexpensive tool that saves cabinet space, the Williams Sonoma Silicone Steamer Basket is collapsible, making storage easy. “You can either use it to steam or fully immerse whatever food you want to cook,” Seixas said. Need holiday recipe ideas to go with your new kitchen tools? Explore the new Delish app for endless cooking inspiration.

    Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? We teamed up with editors from Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping and Delish to round up thoughtful, top-tested gifts for everyone on your list.

    Cosmopolitan-approved gifts for the beauty lover

    For an easy stocking stuffer, check out e.l.f.’s Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balms, which come in a variety of colors for $9. “You can use them on your own or layered over a lip pencil for a fun lip combo,” said Lauren Balsamo, beauty director at Cosmopolitan.

    If you are shopping for someone who loves doing their nails at home, Dazzle Dry’s Fast Track Mini Kit offers long-lasting polish that dries super fast. “It’s inexpensive, but the best part is it dries in literally five minutes,” Balsamo said.

    For a beauty splurge, the T3 Aire 360 multi-styler includes interchangeable attachments for blowouts, curls and more. It’s “super easy to use, works on all hair types, and comes in three really cute colors,” Balsamo said.

    Elf Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm

    Dazzle Dry Fast Track Cherry Mini Kit

    Men’s Health-approved outdoor gifts

    If you are shopping for someone who loves the outdoors, RTIC’s Happy Hour Collection includes insulated tumblers that keep drinks cold. “What I love about these is that they’re ceramic insulated,” said Paul Kita, deputy editor at Men’s Health. “Whether it’s wine or coffee or even an old fashioned, it doesn’t take on that tinny metallic taste.”

    For campers, the Coast EAL35R voice-controlled lantern is a hands-free lighting option that responds to simple commands. “If a guy in your life loves camping but he doesn’t like getting up off of the camp chair, this is the gift for him,” Kita said.

    For a tech-forward gift, Amazfit’s Active 2 Adventure Smartwatch offers easy setup, crisp visibility in bright light and more than 160 workout modes. “A lot of guys on staff have these, including myself,” Kita said. “You can specialize it to whatever kind of active guy’s in your life.”

    Happy Hour Lowball Tumbler

    RTIC Happy Hour Pint Tumbler

    Coast EAL35R Voice Control Lantern

    Cozy gifts backed by Women’s Health

    To elevate a bedtime routine, The Laundress Beauty Sleep Fabric Spray adds a light, calming scent to bedding and pajamas. “This is a very light scent that is made to help you relax and ease stress and fall asleep faster,” said Abigail Cuffey, executive editor at Women’s Health. There is also an activewear version that is great for refreshing your gym clothes.

    For a comfort-focused gift, the Nodpod weighted sleep mask provides gentle pressure similar to a weighted blanket. “It just feels like a weighted hug on your face and on your eyes at night,” Cuffey said.

    If you want to splurge, Brooklinen’s Super-Plush Robe brings spa-level softness to everyday routines. “It is really like stepping into a five-star spa when you get out of the shower,” Cuffey said.

    Laundress Beauty Sleep Fabric Spray

    Laundress Activewear Fabric Spray

    Brooklinen Super-Plush Robe

    Home gifts approved by Good Housekeeping

    For plant lovers, Fiskars’ pruning shears make trimming stems and branches easy thanks to their sturdy construction and smooth locking mechanism. “We love that they’re easy to lock and unlock and that they come with a lifetime guarantee,” said Elspeth Velten, Good Housekeeping’s editor in chief.

    To add safety and peace of mind at home, Kidde’s smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector connects to a phone and links with other alarms in the house. “The detector will ping your phone at the first sight of danger and simultaneously sound an alarm,” Velten said.

    For quick cleanups, the KitchenAid Go cordless kitchen vacuum tackles crumbs on counters, stoves and tight corners. “This vacuum gets into every corner and crevice and makes kitchen cleanup quick and easy,” Velten said.

    Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears

    Kidde Ring App Enabled Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector

    KitchenAid Go™ Cordless Kitchen Vacuum

    Foodie gifts loved by Delish

    For holiday hosting, the rollable FYY warming mat keeps dishes warm for hours without taking up extra space. “This is a must-must-have, especially if you’re doing a lot of cooking … and you don’t have much space,” said Robert Seixas, senior food director at Delish.

    For the smoothie lover, the is rechargeable, travel-friendly and great for keeping at your desk. “You can even use your laptop to charge it,” Seixas said.

    For an inexpensive tool that saves cabinet space, the Williams Sonoma Silicone Steamer Basket is collapsible, making storage easy. “You can either use it to steam or fully immerse whatever food you want to cook,” Seixas said.

    Nutribullet Flex Portable Blender

    Williams Sonoma Silicone Steamer Basket

    williams-sonoma.com

    $29.95

    Need holiday recipe ideas to go with your new kitchen tools? Explore the new Delish app for endless cooking inspiration.

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  • Eva Alexandridis Wants the Beauty World to Slow Down

    They say patience is a virtue. Eva Alexandridis thinks it’s the bedrock of success. 

    As the founder of 111SKIN, Alexandridis would know. She’s been playing the long game since the brand developed its first product in 2008. For half a decade, she kept her luxury beauty line confined to her husband’s plastic surgery clinic. When she finally decided to bring the skincare line to retailers, she picked just one and actively decided not to sell elsewhere until she built enough demand. 

    Today, 111SKIN has tens of millions in global revenue to show for it.

    And yet, when Alexandridis tries to impart her wisdom to the next class of beauty founders, few want to follow her example. 

    “Founders these days don’t have the patience to learn and take the time to understand the business [or] understand the consumer,” she told Newsweek. “The expectation is that you can create a brand, scale it very quickly and sell it.” 

    Courtesy of Eva Alexandridis

    “It’s quite unfortunate because a few years ago, we had fast fashion,” she said. “We have seen this kind of desire to get the latest, the newest, at any price, preferably very cheap.”

    Today, it’s fast beauty. Consumers are no longer seeing the value in premium beauty brands. Sixty-three percent of consumers don’t believe those products work better than those from mass brands, according to W Magazine’s most recent By the Numbers column. Skepticism over premium beauty, in combination with price hikes and tariff threats, has fueled the rise of beauty dupes. 

    More than half of consumers, 53 percent, say they are open to buying lower-cost alternative products, W Magazine’s data shows. The publication also found that more than two-thirds of popular cosmetic brands purchased through retailers like Amazon and TikTok Shop are fake. 

    Now, Alexandridis is waiting for the tide to turn. She’s anticipating that the beauty world will follow in the steps of its fashion counterpart, which has recently seen a shift from fast to sustainable.

    “There is now this understanding that quality comes over quantity,” she said. “People are much more into slower brands, [brands] where you can purchase something and pass it off to the next generation.” 

    Beauty founders, like Aman Essentials CEO Kristina Romanova, are listening. A mentee of the 111SKIN founder, Roma told Newsweek that the best business lesson she learned from Alexandridis was to keep her team small for as long as possible and to not rush into expanding. 

    “When I started my journey as a businesswoman, I was quite young,” Romanova recalled. “At times, it felt like I [was] by myself in [a] sea of sharks where everyone [knew] the answers.” 

    “Eva was one of the first people who would always give me advice on business strategy, would share her knowledge and experience in the beauty industry and would always encourage me to believe in myself,” she said. 

    As an entrepreneur who struggled to trust her intuition, Alexandridis places immense stock in self-efficacy. 

    The concept of 111SKIN as a doctor-led beauty brand emerged out of her husband’s frustrations with his patients. A triple board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Yannis Alexandrides often complained to his wife that many of his patients were ignoring his post-op instructions. Having lived in San Francisco during Silicon Valley’s rise, Alexandridis suggested that her husband create a startup of his own—a beauty brand that would be both effective, but potent enough that it would streamline the many products that patients often were prescribed after surgery. 

    Her husband was a natural fit to serve as the brand’s de facto spokesperson. But as he stepped into the spotlight, Alexandridis found herself working more behind the scenes. 

    “For many years, I was very much in the background,” she said. “I felt like I had no right to [participate] in this industry. I didn’t have enough experience.” 

    She recognized that while her husband’s medical background helped build the brand’s doctor-led reputation, she remembered it feeling somewhat strange given that she was the one really leading it.

    “I was running the business,” Alexandridis said. “I [had] kind of forced him to be more forward-facing because I believed that credibility would come from him. I was, a little bit, disregarding my role in the company.” 

    It took years before she understood her role in the company and how critical her time and effort had been to its success.  

    “At some point… I realized there is no playbook in the beauty world. And if you use the old playbook, then you’re not really addressing the modern consumer,” Alexandridis said. “You build the brand as you go by having this two-way conversation with your clients, with the people in the clinic, and no one had more access than me.”

    She began recognizing that she was the one out in the field promoting 111SKIN. She was the one hearing the needs of customers. She was the one visiting spas around the world to build partnerships.

    “I kind of decided that I do have expertise,” she said. “It was a big revelation for me.”

    Looking back, she wishes she had trusted her intuition more. The biggest obstacle for her was the framing of that idea. She forced herself to rethink what intuition was, and rather than telling herself to listen to intuition, she asked herself to listen to the experiences and knowledge that she knew was stirring up gut feelings about certain decisions. 

    “My knowledge is so, so important because I am probably the only person in the company that has been there from day one,” she said. “No one has the history and the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years.” 

    “I realize there’s a value in speaking of all the hard lessons I’ve had to learn,” she added. “It’s quite empowering to share that versus just being a founder that has a beautiful lifestyle and pretending everything is perfect when the reality is not that.”

    Alexandridis also shares the ups and downs of her entrepreneurial journey as a way to weed out those who may not be a good fit for this type of career path.

    “Some people are better suited to be in an environment that is more structured, more organized,” she said. “My advice to younger people is to work first in a structured envrionment. Learn. See how you feel. If that’s something you love, then you don’t—not all of us have to be entrepreneurs.”

    “[You can] aspire to be an entrepreneur, but understand that it’s hard work and often much harder than working for someone else,” she said.

    She said the brands that are successful almost always have founders who are extremely involved in its operations and who view it as a full-time job, rather than a side hustle that can bring in passive income. She said she’s met with many aspiring founders who approach her wanting to start a business with no clear idea on what that looks like.

    “That’s not a winning proposition,” Alexandridis said. “The motivation with entrepreneurs these days is, ‘I just want to work for myself’ or ‘I want to create something.’ That’s not enough.”

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  • Melinda French Gates Just Donated $250 Million to Support Women’s Health

    Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates is making good on her $1 billion commitment toward women’s health and empowerment causes. 

    The Action for Women’s Health challenge she announced last year drew to a close on Wednesday—and more than 80 nonprofits walked away with funding totaling some $250 million.

    “I want to see women everywhere making decisions, controlling resources, and shaping policies and perspectives—but women can’t do well unless they can be well,” French Gates said in a statement. 

    The awardees each received grant funding in sums ranging from $1 million to $5 million. They are nonprofits and non-governmental organizations headquartered everywhere from Australia and the U.S. to Uganda and South Africa. They address a range of issues, including offering free mental health services for survivors of domestic violence in Washington, D.C.; training indigenous birthworkers to provide culturally appropriate care in Alaska; and combatting teen pregnancy, HIV, and sexual violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. More than 65 percent of winners are community-run organizations working within their home countries.

    “We believe the best agents for change are those closest to the challenges,” Lever for Change CEO Cecilia Conrad said in a statement. Pivotal, the group of impact organizations French Gates founded in 2015, funded the initiative and Chicago-based nonprofit Lever for Change managed it. They issued an open call last year to nonprofits working to advance women’s physical and mental health globally. More than 4,000 organizations from 119 countries applied. 

    “These 80+ organizations have proven that when it comes to improving women’s health, progress is possible and solutions exist,” French Gates said. “We hope this funding will help them expand their lifesaving, life-changing work, scale their impact, and reach millions more women around the world.”

    French Gates stepped away from her role at the Gates Foundation in June 2024 following her 2021 divorce from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Still, she pledged to continue her work to empower women and improve global health outcomes with the some $12.5 billion she received when leaving the foundation. Shortly before her departure, French Gates announced she would donate $1 billion over the course of two years specifically to systemic issues facing women and families. The Action for Women’s Health challenge was just one part of that pledge.

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  • Sunbury woman carried child for California couple suspected of scam

    SUNBURY — Sunbury resident Alexa Fasold thought she was helping a childless California couple when she agreed to be a surrogate, but learned they may be part of a nationwide scam before delivering the baby in October.

    The healthy infant boy has been placed with a foster family in Montour County while the FBI and California authorities investigate Silvia Zhang, 38, and Guojun Xuan, 65, the owners of Mark Surrogacy, an Arcadia, Calif.-based agency, who were accused of felony child endangerment and child neglect and later found to have 21 children between the ages of 2 and 13 — mostly toddlers delivered by surrogates — in their home or care.


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  • Sunbury woman carried child for California couple suspected of scam

    SUNBURY — Sunbury resident Alexa Fasold thought she was helping a childless California couple when she agreed to be a surrogate, but learned they may be part of a nationwide scam before delivering the baby in October.

    The healthy infant boy has been placed with a foster family in Montour County while the FBI and California authorities investigate Silvia Zhang, 38, and Guojun Xuan, 65, the owners of Mark Surrogacy, an Arcadia, Calif.-based agency, who were accused of felony child endangerment and child neglect and later found to have 21 children between the ages of 2 and 13 — mostly toddlers delivered by surrogates — in their home or care.

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  • Sunbury woman carried child for California couple suspected of scam

    SUNBURY — Sunbury resident Alexa Fasold thought she was helping a childless California couple when she agreed to be a surrogate, but learned they may be part of a nationwide scam before delivering the baby in October.

    The healthy infant boy has been placed with a foster family in Montour County while the FBI and California authorities investigate Silvia Zhang, 38, and Guojun Xuan, 65, the owners of Mark Surrogacy, an Arcadia, Calif.-based agency, who were accused of felony child endangerment and child neglect and later found to have 21 children between the ages of 2 and 13 — mostly toddlers delivered by surrogates — in their home or care.

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  • Meet the woman leading NASCAR into the future

    Latasha Causey, CEO of the Phoenix Raceway in Arizona, tells “CBS Saturday Morning” how she’s leading NASCAR into the future ahead of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Sunday.

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  • The Best Gifts for Women When Everything Is in Retrograde

    The BrüMate Togosa gets it. It’s a wine chiller, pitcher, or whatever you need it to be, because we no longer have the patience for single-purpose objects. Slide in a pre-chilled bottle, twist the lid shut, and let the BevGuard triple-insulation keep your drink icy without ice, condensation, or a watery demise. When the vibe shifts from pinot to sangria, swap out the chiller lid and pour in your batch of whatever (up to 49 ounces). The leakproof strainer lid also keeps fruit, ice, and other garnishes from pouring through. And because being checked out of Earth doesn’t mean trashing it, its lids are made from 13 recycled water bottles, some finishes are dishwasher-safe to conserve water usage, and the vessel itself is built to last for a lifetime. (If for some reason it doesn’t, BrüMate also offers a lifetime warranty.)

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  • A Peabody teacher’s hopeful future after early breast cancer diagnosis

    DANVERS — Getting an annual mammogram is critical for women over 40. Peabody teacher and Georgetown resident Pam Davies knows that better than most.

    Davies, a first-grade teacher of 31 years at the Captain Samuel Brown Elementary School, was diagnosed with stage-zero breast cancer three days before school let out in June.


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  • Transitions PA legal advocate was once a client

    LEWISBURG — Stephanie Balliet discovered her life’s work amid one of the most difficult times in her young life.

    Following an assault by a stranger at the age of 12 while attending a sleepover at a friend’s house, Balliet received services from Transitions PA during the ensuing three-year-long court case involving her alleged abuser.

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  • Kendra Scott says she launched her billion-dollar business from her bedroom with just $500—when she was pregnant with her first son | Fortune

    When Kendra Scott launched her jewelry business in 2002, she had no investors, no retail experience, and just $500 to her name. What she did have was a spare bedroom in her Austin, Texas home, a newborn baby, and the kind of determination that turns impossible odds into billion-dollar success stories.​

    “I built it out of my bedroom,” Scott said in a recent interview with The School of Hard Knocks, which has 5.6 million followers on TikTok. “Extra bedroom in my house, on a card table. 500 bucks, baby. That’s it.”

    Scott designed her first jewelry collection while pregnant with her first son, hand-wiring each piece with semi-precious stones. For years, she made jewelry as gifts for her friends, but in the retail space, she’d always felt like there was expensive, or low-quality, but nothing in between. So she set out to make high-quality jewelry at accessible price points.

    Just three months after giving birth, she put her first samples in a tea box, strapped her infant son into a baby carrier, and walked store to store through Austin, writing down orders from local boutiques.​

    “He was actually sitting on my lap and went to my first sales calls, going store to store with me. He was my little sales rep,” Scott said. “Babies do sell product, you know, babies and puppies. Bring them on your sales call. It works.”

    The early days tested her resolve. At the last boutique she visited on that first sales trip, Scott had to sell all her original samples to buy enough materials to fulfill the orders she had just secured. She sold her car, took out personal loans, and funneled every dollar back into her fledgling business. As a single mother, rent negotiations with her landlord became routine.​

    “Failure wasn’t an option. I had to succeed,” Scott told Entrepreneur in 2015.​

    Scott told The School of Hard Knocks she had “a scary relationship” with debt. She said she put up everything she owned up as collateral in order to secure loans. “I knew that if I didn’t make those loan payments or if I didn’t sell the product, I was gonna get that loan called. And that meant I was gonna be B-R-O-K-E,” she said. But that pressure forged discipline. “It made me be a very disciplined business owner. Even today, with a billion-dollar brand, every single dollar we spent, I look at it and make sure it’s gonna work for us.”

    Growth after crisis

    The 2008 financial crisis nearly brought everything to a halt. Scott’s business had grown beyond Austin, with showrooms in Dallas and New York and partnerships with major department stores. But when the recession hit, wholesalers disappeared overnight and her bank called in a line of credit that would have drained the company. After countless rejections from other banks, she found a lifeline at a local Texas bank, where a female president looked beyond the numbers and saw Scott’s potential.​

    “She gave me the loan. She kept my business alive,” Scott wrote in an article for Thrive Global in 2019.​

    That crisis forced a pivot that would define the brand’s future. In 2010, despite having sworn off retail after a failed hat business years earlier, Scott opened her first jewelry store in Austin. It was a hit: Customers could touch and try on pieces freely rather than viewing them behind glass, and they could customize jewelry in real time, choosing from more than 50 styles and 30 stone colors, with pieces assembled on-site within minutes.​

    “It was unlike any jewelry shopping experience that had ever existed. It was like a nightclub,” Scott told Foundr in 2022.​

    Lines formed around the block. Revenue exploded from $1.7 million in 2010 to $24 million in 2013. By 2016, when Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners acquired a minority stake in the company, Kendra Scott was valued at more than $1 billion. Scott remained the majority shareholder and CEO—one of only 16 women in the United States at the time to hold the title of founder of a billion-dollar company.​

    Tom Nolan, CEO of Kendra Scott Design, told Fortune earlier this year the company operates about 150 retail stores with plans to open 25 more by year’s end. The company generates several hundred million dollars in annual revenue, grew 20% year-over-year in 2024, and employs more than 2,600 people—over 95% of whom are women, according to Scott. The company has also expanded its product lines beyond jewelry into fine jewelry, home décor, beauty products, and a new Western-inspired lifestyle brand called Yellow Rose.

    ​Advice for entrepreneurs

    When asked about retail’s future, Scott was emphatic. “Oh, honey, retail is so alive. And brick-and-mortar is not dead. Four walls are a place where you build community and build brand awareness. We need human touch. It can’t just be digital, and you’re able to do that in brick-and-mortar. Build brick-and-mortar for experience first. Connection over transaction. The transaction will follow.”

    The jewelry business margins, she noted, “are really good. They’re good margins.”

    But her most important advice had nothing to do with business strategy. “Leave your fingerprint. You’ve got one chance at this life. Your life is a grain of sand. Make it matter, whatever you do in your life. You have a reason that you are here. You have a reason to affect people in a positive way. Figure out what that is. And if you can do that through business like I’m doing, awesome, but leave your mark.”

    You can watch the entire interview with Kendra Scott and The School of Hard Knocks below:

    @theschoolofhardknocks She built a BILLION DOLLAR BRAND 🤯 I interviewed @Kendra Scott on how she turned just $500 into a Billion Dollar company! Since she started her business when she was pregnant, I asked her how it was possible! I also asked her about the margins in her business and whether or not she thinks the future of retail is dead. Lastly, I asked her the best advice she’d give to the younger generation. #wealth #entrepreneur #financialfreedom #motivation ♬ original sound – The School of Hard Knocks

    For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing. 

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