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• Gabrielle Gambrell balances roles at Amazon, NYU, Columbia, and her consultancy by outsourcing chores.
• She spends $1,600 monthly on housekeeping, $1,000 on childcare, and up to $6,000 yearly on styling.
• Outsourcing gives her more time for work, family, and self-care.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gabrielle Gambrell, a senior communications lead at Amazon, professor at NYU and Columbia, and business founder based in New York City. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

I work a lot, and I work hard. I've been a senior communications lead at Amazon and head of communications for three years. I also teach marketing and public relations at Columbia University and NYU, and I founded my own consultancy, Gift of Gabrielle, in 2017.

I spend about $1,600 on cleaning services and childcare monthly and around $1,000 each quarter on a stylist.

Paying for things like a housekeeper, childcare, and a stylist allows me to put more time into making more money. Even though I work a lot, I still get a lot of time back to care for myself and spend time with my family.

Hiring a housekeeper gives me more time for work and family

I'm originally from Los Angeles. My parents divorced when I was younger, so my father, who was a senior executive in banking, raised my brother and me as a single parent. He had a busy schedule, so he got a housekeeper to help around the house. That was how I became introduced to housekeeping.

I purchased my six-bedroom home at 27 in Westchester, New York. I've always had a housekeeper as an adult, so I knew I wanted that when I started a family.

Before becoming a mother, the housekeeper visited every other week, which was upgraded to weekly once my son and daughter were born. Cleaning the house would take hours for me, and doing laundry for four people can easily take four to five hours a week. With the housekeeper, I can get those hours back.

Since I don't have to do the things that the housekeeper does, I have more time to work and more time to be with my family.

Childcare costs about $1,000 a month and comes in very handy

When I met my husband, we went on dates all the time. I didn't want to give that up when we had kids. This time for us is absolutely non-negotiable and must occur.

My husband and I have been married for six years and I had my first child at 32. That's when we started getting a nanny a few hours a week, twice a week. Childcare and babysitting costs us about $1,000 a month.

We have date night every week, at least once a week. When we go on dates, someone has to watch the kids. When my son was a year and a half old, we put someone on the rotation schedule. Now, that person comes three times a week for a few hours for my 4-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter.

Business trips also pop up, and a nanny comes in handy. If I'm away for a week and my husband is at home working, the nanny comes daily. I don't want him to be alone with two kids for a week.

Having a nanny watch the kids allows me to focus on work. It also provides security that I know the children are in good hands, being cared for, and still following their schedules.

Styling cost me between $4,000 and $6,000 last year

Some of my business trips involve high-profile events, including red carpets such as The Grammys and Super Bowl, business and industry conferences, and on-air broadcast appearances. This prompted me to enlist expertise and styling support.

Appearance is really important in the world of business, marketing, and public relations. I love to shop and enjoy buying clothes, but working so much prohibits me from doing it. So, I've been working with my stylist for the last three years.

I work with my stylist by giving them my schedule of upcoming events, and we go from there. With the stylist, I pay for her time, the clothes, and each look. If additional things pop up, I pay her a rush fee. Last year, I spent between $4,000 and $6,000 on styling.

Appearance indeed impacts perception. Looking my best showcases that I can support my marketing and branding clients in doing the same. Working with a stylist is the norm for many of my peers and the senior executive corporate community.

Paying for these things helps to alleviate stress

It requires me to make a certain amount of money to maintain this lifestyle and these luxuries, but I get hours back every day.

Since I have more time, I can go to the spa once a month, which is non-negotiable. I also love the fact that I can go to my son's karate class three times a week with the extra help.

My husband also appreciates my attention to ensuring that good people surround our children and that I have something fun and adventurous planned for us once a week while our children are well taken care of.

The stress we put on ourselves to provide and be excellent can come at a cost. So if I can alleviate some stress and make life a little bit easier, that's why I work hard, and I'm grateful for that. I believe we should all try to give ourselves breaks when possible.

If you have a personal tactic for achieving a better work-life balance and want to share your story, email Manseen Logan at mlogan@businessinsider.com.

• Biden announced another $7.7 billion in student-debt cancellation for 160,500 borrowers.
• It's a result of fixes to PSLF and income-driven repayment plans, including the SAVE plan.
• This means that one out of every 10 federal borrowers have now gotten debt relief.

Another batch of student-loan borrowers has been approved for debt relief.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden's Education Department announced that it approved $7.7 billion in debt cancellation for 160,500 borrowers on Public Service Loan Forgiveness — which forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years of qualifying payments — or income-driven repayment plans.

Specifically, according to the announcement, 66,900 borrowers are receiving relief through fixes to PSLF, 54,300 borrowers are receiving relief through the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, and 39,200 borrowers are receiving relief through one-time account adjustments to bring payments on income-driven repayment plans up to date.

The relief through SAVE is a result of a new provision the Education Department implemented earlier this year. This provision forgives student debt for borrowers who originally took out $12,000 or less in student loans and made as few as 10 years of payments.

"Another 160,000 borrowers and their families will get some much-needed relief thanks to the continued efforts [of] the Biden-Harris Administration to fix the broken student loan system," Undersecretary of Education James Kvaal said in a statement. "We congratulate those borrowers on their due forgiveness and we will continue to work to deliver relief to others."

According to the department, this relief now means that more than one out of every 10 federal borrowers has been approved for debt cancellation.

Some impacted borrowers have already started receiving emails informing them of the relief, which, per the department, will be processed in the coming weeks.

There's still time for borrowers to benefit from some of the provisions that made this latest relief possible. The Education Department recently extended the deadline for borrowers to consolidate their loans to benefit from the one-time account adjustment, giving borrowers two extra months to take action before the adjustments are set to be completed in September.

In addition, the Education Department is in the process of implementing its broader student-loan forgiveness plan after the Supreme Court struck down the first one. It just concluded its public comment period, and the department said it will work to move quickly, with a goal to begin implementing the relief this fall.

While legal challenges are likely to arise — there have already been threats — Biden's administration has remained confident in its authority to continue relieving borrowers.

"From day one of my Administration, I promised to fight to ensure higher education is a ticket to the middle class, not a barrier to opportunity," Biden said in a statement. "I will never stop working to cancel student debt — no matter how many times Republican elected officials try to stop us."

• Google Sheets is one of Google's many productivity applications, like Docs, Calendar, and Drive.
• Google Sheets lets you create, manage, and collaborate on cloud-based spreadsheets.
• Google recently announced it will add more AI features and tools to Google Sheets.

Google Sheets is a free cloud-based spreadsheet application created by Google that enables users to create, update, and share spreadsheets in real time.

It's available as part of the Google Workspace group of productivity apps, which also includes Google Calendar, Gmail, Drive, Google Meet, Google Docs, and more.

Google Workspace, also known as G Suite, has more than 3 billion users worldwide. Google announced recently that it's unveiling more AI features and tools in Google Workspace, including Google Sheets. Users can already use Gemini, Google's generative AI chatbot, to create and manage tables.

Google Sheets can be used to manage work or personal projects, create charts, make calculations, or perform statistical analyses. 

What is Google Sheets? 

Google Sheets is a cloud-based spreadsheet program. Users can create, share, and update spreadsheets in real time. The program also connects to other Google Workspace apps, like Google Slides, Google Docs, and Gmail.

What is Google Sheets used for? 

Google Sheets can be used for any purpose that typically involves a spreadsheet. This might include creating budgets, making calculations, performing analyses, drafting charts, or managing projects or tasks. It can be used for business or personal projects. 

You most likely don't need to worry about whether Google Sheets has the bandwidth for your dataset. Google Sheets can handle up to 10 million cells or 18,287 columns — far more than most users will need.

What's the difference between Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel? 

Google Sheets is part of Google Workspace, while Microsoft Excel is part of Microsoft 365. Both let you create spreadsheets for various purposes, such as bookkeeping or planning, and they share some similar features, such as writing equations and presenting data in an organized, easy-to-understand way. 

Google Sheets is free and easily allows multiple users to collaborate in a spreadsheet in real time, but it's also fairly simplistic. Microsoft Excel is a more complex program that's more difficult to collaborate in, especially because it reserves its full functionality for paying users (though it has a limited free version).

You can also convert Google Sheets into Excel files by using Sheets' downloading functions. 

How to download Google Sheets 

To access Google Sheets, visit sheets.google.com. Or, within Gmail or Google Chrome, click on the Google Apps icon in the upper-right corner (it's a series of three rows of dots), and select Sheets. 

There's also a Google Sheets app for Apple and Android devices. Visit the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store and search for Google Sheets. Follow the prompts to download the app to your device. 

What templates are available? 

Google Sheets has dozens of templates available to create calendars, schedules, letters, calculators, budgets, and more. To browse the different templates, open Google Sheets, and then click Template Gallery in the upper-right corner. 

You can also make your own Google Sheets templates, which you can use again and again. Once you create a new spreadsheet and customize it to fit your needs, include "template" in the file's name so you can find it easily. The next time you want to use the template, open it, click File from the top menu, and select "Make a copy." Give it a new name and start working. 

Where to learn how to use Google Sheets

Google offers several quick start guides and cheat sheets online to help you learn to use Google Sheets. The company also provides a free three-hour Google Sheets online course to teach the program.

Other educational websites, like Udemy, have Google Sheets courses available. There are also plenty of YouTube videos featuring Google Sheets instructions and tutorials.

• Little of the aid unloaded at the temporary pier at Gaza has reached people in need, the Pentagon said.
• The deliveries had to be suspended for two days after the trucks were intercepted by a crowd.
• The entire project is estimated to cost $320 million, and the pier was only installed last Thursday.

The $320 million pier project to deliver aid to Gaza has yet to connect goods with the people who need them.

Gaza's 2.2 million residents face months-long food shortages that have exacerbated already-poor health in the region. Humanitarian aid groups have criticized Israel for not letting enough aid trucks into Gaza, keeping critical crossing closed, and creating logistical hurdles.

Israel has denied the accusations and has blamed the UN for failing to distribute aid, which the UN disputes.

Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder said on Tuesday that the goods unloaded on the temporary pier that the US built off the coast of Gaza haven't reached those in need, per CNN.

And this entire project may eventually be a failure if Israel doesn't create conditions for aid groups to carry out their operations safely, the UN World Food Program said on Tuesday, per the Associated Press.

Over the weekend, trucks carrying aid from the pier were intercepted by a crowd, CNN reported.

"I don't understand this floating pier or what it indicates and what its purpose is," Mounir Ayad, a Gaza resident, told CNN near the pier. "They say it's for aid, but people are apprehensive. Is this aid or something else? We know that the US has never supported the Palestinian cause, so it's implausible that it's giving us aid without something in return."

Steve Taravella, a WFP spokesperson, told the AP that only five of 16 aid trucks leaving the pier on Saturday had arrived at the warehouse with their cargo.

As a result, the deliveries had to be paused on Sunday and Monday, the AP reported, citing the WFP.

Although the Pentagon said aid transportation resumed on Tuesday, the UN said that it had no knowledge of any deliveries taking place on that day, per the AP.

The temporary pier was only anchored on a beach in Gaza last Thursday, the US Central Command said in a statement on its website.

As of Tuesday, 569 metric tons of aid have been delivered to the Gaza port, Ryder said.

The Pentagon previously said that the goal was to deliver at least 500 tons — about 90 trucks' worth — of humanitarian assistance into Gaza daily before scaling up to 150 trucks per day.

The US Army previously deployed some of its biggest ships to help build the pier as part of its efforts to better support civilians amid the conflict.

Countries including the US have also dropped food in parachutes. In March, five children in Gaza were killed by an aid parcel with a malfunctioning parachute.

• I hadn't worked outside of the house for seven years when I decided to update my resume. 
• I missed getting dressed and speaking with other adults at work. 
• Being a mom has given me great qualities that I can apply to an office job. 

I recently had the opportunity to update my résumé. Not having worked outside the home in nearly seven years, I have to admit, the idea of a job in the traditional sense of the word is kind of exciting.

For those in the daily grind, that is probably hard to understand, but as a stay-at-home mom, there are things that I miss about having a job to go to every day. Things like getting dressed and having conversations with someone above the age of 6, for one, but also things like doing work that is validated by society.

I felt like I needed to explain the gap in my resumé

Once I finished editing my résumé, I couldn't help feel the need to explain more about what I have been doing as a stay-at-home mom.

Just the term "stay-at-home" mom makes me cringe because it immediately brings up these images of a woman sitting in her house to mind. In our go, go, go culture, it sometimes seems like people don't really know what moms do and there's this idea that we are just "at home" and that we took the easy way out because we are lazy or unambitious.

Motherhood gets a bad wrap in our world. Mom's work is seen as marginal, something we get a nice card and flowers for on Mother's Day, but not something that would ever be considered as an experience that's applicable to a job.

But take out the caregiving duties, the feeding, bathing, dressing, tending to emotional needs of the kids, take out the 24/7 job commitment, shouldn't there be a spot for the logistical coordination? The mental load, the coordination of schedules, doctor appointments, kids' sports or activities, birthday parties, family functions, holiday celebrations, etc.. And then there's the educational support, the homework, all of the educational activities. Shouldn't any of those things make it to the résumé in some way?

I've been doing so much that is applicable to my job hunt

But I have to be honest; it wasn't just the actual work of motherhood that I felt was missing a place on my résumé. What about all of the other stuff that I have been doing?

I founded a local chapter of MOMS Club, a support group for at-home and part-time working moms, and we are celebrating five years this year. What about all of our work planning playdates, field trips, and service projects in the community — is this all just mom work, too, or shouldn't there be a place for that on the résumé as well?

Motherhood requires continuous adaptation, not to mention the steep learning curve. There is absolutely no manual, and moms have to just learn as they go.

Being quick to learn, flexible, and resilient are certainly skills any employer would value, and motherhood requires this from day one. Yet here I am, just hoping someone will read between the lines on my résumé on everything that means to be "just" a mom.

• Humane is exploring a sale, seeking $750 million to $1 billion, Bloomberg reported.
• The AI startup, valued at $850 million in 2023, hired a financial adviser for the process.
• Humane's AI-enabled wearable pin faced harsh reviews after its April launch.

On the heels of its widely-panned wearables launch, artificial intelligence startup Humane is looking for a buyer, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

The company, which The Information reported was valued last year at $850 million, is seeking a price of $750 million to $1 billion, Bloomberg reported. The outlet said Humane hired an unnamed financial adviser for the process and that it may not result in a deal.

Humane, founded in 2018 by husband and wife duo Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno — both former Apple managers — built an AI-enabled wearable pin that offers smartphone capabilities. It's priced at $699 and has a $24 monthly subscription fee.

It's supposed to complete daily tasks like making calls, taking photos, and answering your questions. It can even project an interactive screen onto users' palms.

The pin's April launch, which had been delayed by months, was a disaster. Traditional media outlets and independent reviewers, like YouTube tech king Marques Brownlee, published scathing reviews, saying the pin wasn't yet ready for real-life customers.

Brownlee titled his video about the pin: "The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed… For Now."

Humane's cofounders said in a statement to Business Insider last month that the device and its operating system are just the "beginning of the story," with updates in the works that would make the pin "smarter and more powerful over time."

Humane raised a $100 million Series C funding round in March 2023 from investors including Microsoft, Tiger Global, and OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman.

Silicon Valley and the wider tech world have poured many millions of dollars into developing a new generation of wearables powered by AI. But few products have reached consumers at scale, and it's still too early to tell which companies will emerge as winners.

Humane did not respond to BI's request for comment about the sale, sent outside standard business hours.

• Soaring temperatures in Mexico are causing monkeys to fall dead from trees.
• Dehydration killed the monkeys "within a matter of minutes," biologist Gilberto Pozo told the AP.
• Research has shown that extreme heat, on average, cost the global economy $16 trillion between 1993 and 2013.

Temperatures are soaring in Mexico, and the scorching heat is causing monkeys to drop dead from trees.

Up to 85 howler monkeys were found dead in Tabasco in southeast Mexico, where temperatures this week are forecast to surpass 113 degrees Fahrenheit, Reuters reported, citing local media.

The mantled howler monkey, known for its call, is classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, based on the organization's 2020 assessment.

Local authorities and volunteers have been collecting the bodies of the dead primates from forests. To help the remaining animals survive the heat wave, they have also put buckets of water and fruit around the monkey habitats.

The Associated Press reported that some concerned volunteers have also brought monkeys they rescued to local veterinarians.

"They asked for help, they asked if I could examine some of the animals they had in their truck," Dr. Sergio Valenzuela told the AP on Monday. "They said they didn't have any money, and asked if I could do it for free."

He treated five monkeys that were brought to him by volunteers. The animals arrived in critical condition, dehydrated and feverish.

"They were as limp as rags. It was heatstroke," Valenzuela said.

Tabasco's Civil Protection agency attributed the monkey deaths to dehydration in a statement to Reuters over the weekend. A source from the agency also confirmed to the outlet that monkeys have been found dead in three municipalities of the state.

Wildlife biologist Gilberto Pozo told the AP that the wave of monkey deaths started around May 5 and peaked over the weekend.

"They were falling out of the trees like apples," Pozo said. "They were in a state of severe dehydration, and they died within a matter of minutes."

In their weakened state, a fall from a height like that can result in serious injuries that end up killing the primates, he said.

On Monday, Mexico's environment ministry said in a statement that it was coordinating efforts to determine the cause of the monkey deaths. It also advised residents to notify the authorities immediately if they encounter dead animals.

According to the AP, Mexico's ongoing heat wave has been linked to the deaths of at least 26 people since March.

In early May, record-high temperatures were registered in 10 cities in Mexico — including the capital, per Reuters. On May 9, the temperature in Mexico City peaked at 93.7 degrees Fahrenheit.

Temperatures are soaring worldwide because of greenhouse gas emissions and El Niño, among other factors.

Extreme heat isn't just bad for health and the environment — it also greatly impacts the economy. Research has shown that extreme heat, on average, cost the global economy $16 trillion to $50 trillion between 1993 and 2013.

A representative for Mexico's environment ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours.

• Google Calendar can be used for scheduling calls, sharing your schedule with others, and more.
• You can use Google Calendar to manage your personal productivity, or for business use.
• Calendar is part of Google's Workspace of productivity apps, alongside Google Meet and Drive. 

Google Calendar allows you to schedule meetings, share them with others, and even subscribe to other people's calendars.

It's one of the best services offered by Google, as it makes managing our busy lives simple, efficient, and collaborative. You can even have multiple calendars, all of which can be managed through a single interface. 

Google Calendar may be one of the most common go-to productivity tools for business and personal productivity alike, but there's a good chance you're only scratching the surface when it comes to getting the most out of it. 

Google Calendar is part of Google Workspace, a collection of productivity applications like Gmail and Google Drive. Google has recently added Gemini AI technology to Workspace to "create, connect, and collaborate like never before."

Here are some tips for using Google Calendar to do more, work faster, and be more productive.

How to create a new Google Calendar

1. Ensure you're signed into your Google account before navigating to the Google Calendars page on a web browser.

2. On the menu on the left-hand side of your screen, scroll down to Other calendars and click the + button.

3. Select Create new calendar.

4. Enter the name you want to use for your new Google Calendar, an optional description, and the time zone in which you want your calendar's events to appear. 

5. To configure the color label used on your calendar, hover your mouse over its name in the My Calendars list on the Google Calendars homepage, then click the three horizontal dots that appear. From there, you can assign a different color to differentiate your calendar's events from others. 

How to add Tasks to your Google Calendar on desktop

Since May 2023, Google Calendar has offered a feature called Tasks, which took the place of Google Assistant and Calendar Reminders. Here's how to use it:

1. Look for the Tasks button on the right-hand side of your screen and click on it. This should be the second icon down and will appear as a small blue circle with a diagonal white line and a yellow dot within it. 

2. In the tasks window, click on Add a task.

3. Type in the title and details of the task you wish to add to your list and then hit Enter on your keyboard. You can even include helpful links in the details section, like a Google Slides presentation or a YouTube video.

4. To edit the details of the task, like adding the date and time you wish to complete it or to add sub-tasks, simply click the task and adjust the text.

How to sync a Google Calendar with your iPhone or iPad

1. Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings app.

2. Scroll down to Calendar and select Accounts.

3. Scan the list of account types on the right and tap the Google logo. It will prompt you to sign in to your Google account.

4. Once you're logged in, you'll be taken to a page with your email address at the top and some options. On this page, you can choose which Google services — mail, contacts, calendar, and notes — you want to sync with your iPhone. If the calendar is the only thing you want to sync, turn off the others by swiping the sliders to the left. Make sure that Calendar is turned on.

7. Start the Calendar app.

8. At the bottom of the screen, tap Calendars.

9. If it's not already selected, find the entry for the Google Calendar you just added to your iPhone and tap it. You should see a checkmark, and the calendar entries should immediately appear on the calendar.

How to subscribe to a Google Calendar

One of the benefits of a Google Calendar is instant, immediate updates for everyone who can access it. By comparing multiple calendars, you can more easily make commitments and plan your schedule.

1. At the bottom-left, there should be a section titled Other calendars. Click the plus symbol (+) next to this title.

2. Select Subscribe to calendar from the pop-up menu.

3. You'll be brought to a new screen that's entirely blank except for a search bar labeled Add calendar. Click this search bar and enter someone's email address into the field, and then hit the Enter or Return key on your keyboard.

4. This may open a pop-up telling you that you don't have access to that person's calendar. Add a message to your request, and then click Request access. You'll now need to wait for that person to accept the request.

• Some people have their account set to allow anyone to subscribe. In this case, their calendar will be immediately added to yours, and you'll be brought to a page where you can edit the settings of that calendar.
• If you're trying to subscribe to someone who doesn't have a Google Calendar, you can still send them a request, but the email they receive will instead prompt them to make a Google account.

5. If you've been given the URL of a shared calendar, instead select From URL on the toolbar to the left, and enter it into the text field of this menu.

How to share your Google Calendar with others

If you're trying to arrange a meeting with someone, finding a spot that fits in both your schedules can be tricky. 

That's where calendar sharing comes in. If you use Google Calendar, you can share your calendar so anyone can see your exact schedule.

1. Find the calendar you want to share on the left side of the screen. If necessary, expand the My Calendars section to view all of your existing calendars.

2. Click on the three vertical dots next to the calendar you'd like to share and select Settings and sharing.

3. First, check that the time zone is set correctly on this page. This will make sure that anyone you send the calendar to will see all your events at the right time.

4. Scroll down. If you want to share the calendar with people who don't have Google accounts, click the checkmark next Make available to public. Just note that this makes the calendar available to anyone who has the link, not just people you share with.

5. Scroll down to Share with specific people and click Add people and groups.

6. A pop-up will appear and you'll be prompted to enter your contact's email address (or several, if you're sending to a group of people).

7. Once you've added all of the email addresses you want to share your calendar with, click on the drop-down menu next to each name and select the appropriate choice. Those are ordered according to how much (or how little) control and access they give the person you're sharing the calendar with, including: 

• See only free/busy (hide details)
• See all event details
• Make changes to events
• Make changes and manage sharing

How to cancel a meeting in Google Calendar

1. Click on the meeting you want to cancel.

2. In the pop-up window that appears, click on the trash can icon. 

3. If you wish to notify meeting attendees about the cancellation, click Send in the pop-up window that appears. If you don't wish to notify anyone, click Don't send. You also have the option to write a short note explaining the circumstances of the cancellation.

Dave Johnson, Jennifer Still, Meira Gebel, Chrissy Montelli, Ross James, and Devon Delfino contributed to previous versions of this article.

• A former model filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault.
• Crystal McKinney said in the lawsuit that Combs assaulted her after a Men's Fashion Week event in 2003.
• According to the lawsuit, she believes Combs drugged her with laced marijuana.

A former model filed a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing embattled music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexually assaulting her in 2003.

Crystal McKinney, according to a lawsuit obtained by Business Insider, met Combs at a 2003 Men's Fashion Week event in Manhattan when she was 22. According to the lawsuit, McKinney was introduced to Combs by a fashion designer who believed Combs could "advance her modeling career."

The suit, filed in New York's Southern District Court, alleged Combs had been "coming on to plaintiff in a sexually suggestive manner" at the restaurant they were dining at.

"Combs also plied plaintiff with alcohol throughout the dinner as he repeatedly refilled her glass with wine," the suit said.

According to the lawsuit, McKinney was invited back to Combs' recording studio and given what she believed to be laced marijuana. The suit alleged that Combs began kissing her nonconsensually and pointed to his crotch, asking that she "suck it." After she refused, Combs shoved her head down to force her to perform oral sex on him, according to the lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, she became unconscious and later woke up in a cab.

McKinney is suing Combs under the NYC Victims Of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, a city law that allows for civil suits to be filed within a two-year look-back period, and she is asking for a jury trial. She is seeking an unspecified amount of damages for "mental and emotional injury, distress, pain and suffering and injury to her reputation."

Representatives for Combs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Attorneys for McKinney declined to comment.

Combs faces lawsuits from four other people: a former employee and three women have accused Combs of sexual assault, abuse, drugging, and other acts of sexual misconduct. One woman said in her suit filed in December that Combs "sex trafficked and gang raped" her as a 17-year-old in 2003.

Combs denied the previous allegations on Instagram and declared he would "fight for my name, my family and for the truth."

"For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy," he said. "Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday."

A sixth lawsuit, filed in November by Comb's ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, accused the mogul of rape and abuse while they were together for over a decade. The two parties settled the lawsuit a day after it was filed, the Associated Press reported.

On Friday, CNN published 2016 surveillance footage that appeared to show Combs assaulting Ventura in a Los Angeles Hotel. Combs later released an apology, calling his actions "inexcusable" — though he didn't specify which actions he was apologizing for, nor did he mention Ventura's name.

On March 25, the Department of Homeland Security raided Combs' Los Angeles and Miami homes. He has not been charged with any crime related to that raid.

In a previous statement to Business Insider, Aaron Dyer, a lawyer for Combs, called the search a "gross overuse of military-level force."

"There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations," Dyer said. "Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name."

• Tesla's Fremont, California, plant suffered a 2-alarm commercial fire Monday evening.
• The Fremont Fire Department reported no injuries and is investigating the cause.
• The Tesla Fremont factory has seen several fires over the years. 

On Monday evening, a 2-alarm commercial fire occurred at Tesla's Fremont factory, which has experienced several fires over the past decade.

Per a press release from the Fremont Fire Department, the fire "started inside an oven" and was extinguished "within less than an hour of crews arriving at the scene."

The fire department said no injuries were reported by public safety personnel or Tesla employees.

When reached by Business Insider, the Fremont Fire Department said it could not share any additional information about how the fire started or what kind of oven it originated from. The fire department is investigating the cause.

Multiple fires have started at the Fremont factory over the years. In 2021, a fire caused by "molten aluminum and hydraulic fluid" occurred in a vehicle manufacturing stamping machine. The FFD, along with Tesla's fire response team, helped bring the fire under control, Business Insider previously reported.

In 2019, the FFD quickly put out a fire in an area containing hazardous waste. No injuries were reported.

CNBC reported in 2018 that the Tesla factory's paint shop had experienced four fires in four years.

The Fremont factory has been mired in other burning controversies.

Black workers at the factory said they experienced rampant racial abuse and discrimination at the plant — and that CEO Elon Musk failed to step in. Reuters reported that the company now faces a class action lawsuit from 6,000 Black employees, some of whom worked at the Fremont facility.

And in May, California regulators accused the factory of releasing tons of illegal air pollutants, CBS reported. The factory previously forked over $750,000 to settle dozens of air quality violations at its factory.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is seeking an abatement order to force Tesla to mitigate air pollution. Tesla is also facing a lawsuit from the Environmental Democracy Project for its air quality violations, CNBC reported.

Representatives for Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.