Micah Barkley

Hi ARMY ⟭⟬

I’m reporting on BTS’s comeback and looking to speak with fans about their experience around tickets, albums, memberships, and show prep. If you’d be open to talking, my DMs are open, or you can email me at mbarkley12@bloomberg.net.

#BTS #BTSARMY
#ARIRANG

San Francisco public schools are closed today for about 48,000 students as teachers strike for the first time since 1979.

This and more included in Monday's City Lab newsletter

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The History Behind ICE’s Aggressive Urban Tactics Also today: Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections runs into the constitution, and how Milan designed an unmonumental Olympics game.

ICE's urban tactics migrated from the border www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.

Despite protests across the country, the US is buying warehouses to convert them into ICE detention centers, including a planned 8,500-bed 'mega center.' www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Infant Botulism Linked to ByHeart Formula Ingredient Supplier Health officials found spores that can cause infant botulism at a supplier for formula-maker ByHeart Inc. as part of their investigation into an outbreak that sickened dozens of babies in the US, the ...

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Nice!

I literally got 70+ thousand for both Tampa and NJ... good thing I had friends who were also getting tickets... that's the ONLY WAY I was able to get tickets for Tampa and Toronto

I just went through the craziest Ticketmaster battlefield for BTS. If anyone else did pre-sale, how did it go? #BTS

Trump Delays Plan to Seize Wages of Student Borrowers Amid Affordability Push The Trump administration has paused its efforts to seize student debt from borrowers’ paychecks, the Education Department said Friday, as the White House makes a concerted push around an affordability...

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Am I the only one that doesn’t get automatic software updates from Apple anymore, despite having ’Update Automatically’ set on my phone?

can’t wait to get my New York public library card

Detail from the new US food pyramid illustration showing a bowl filled with white stuff with red things on top.

If you, like many others, weren't sure what this thing in the new US food pyramid was, Kristina Peterson & @jessicanix.bsky.social have the answer:
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Ikea Kitchens Coming to Best Buy as Chains Aim to Revive Sales Best Buy Co. is going to test special sections in its stores dedicated to home retailer Ikea, as the struggling electronics chain tries to boost consumer spending by showcasing its products in domesti...

Best Buy will begin testing IKEA design areas in 10 stores this fall.

The initiative will begin in the fall and will integrate Best Buy appliances into Ikea-designed kitchens and laundry rooms.

More details in my recent for Bloomberg News !

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Hershey Lowers Guidance on Tariff Costs of at Least $170 Million Hershey Co. lowered its full-year profit guidance in part on tariff costs, but is hopeful that the Trump administration will offer relief for products, like cocoa, that can’t be grown in the US.

Hershey has been hard hit by tariffs, but is optimistic that relief is coming for products like cocoa that can't be grown in the US. @micahbarkley.bsky.social has the details >

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