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☆ Arab and Palestinian Americans frustrated, left without commitments to policy change after meeting with Blinken
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Kylie Atwood | Khalil Abdallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Arab and Palestinian American leaders requested the meeting, which included the heads of five national organizations: the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine, the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, Arab America, the Arab American Institute, and the US Palestinian Council. They went into the meeting already frustrated by the “callous neglect” they say the Arab American community has received from the Biden administration. “I think the administration has ample chances to make real change … and I have not seen change, real change in policy. Elnajjar helped organize for the Biden campaign in 2020 as part of the Arab Americans for Biden. Attendees at the meeting with Blinken made the point that it is not just Arab Americans who Biden is losing, but also allies from other ethnic backgrounds who are standing in solidarity with Arab, Palestinian and Muslim Americans.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Biden, ” Bilal Hammoud, ”, John Dabeet, “, ” Dabeet, ” Hammoud, ” Bilal, Ghada Elnajjar, Elnajjar, she’s, Blinken Organizations: CNN, Palestinian, American Arab Chamber of Commerce, White, Muslim, US Palestinian Council, American Federation of, Arab American Institute, The State Department, Biden Locations: Israel, Gaza, Arab, Palestinian, American Federation of Ramallah Palestine, Arab America, Rafah, American, Palestinian American

☆ Winners and Losers of the Columbia Protests? History Will Tell.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Two years later, a plurality of Americans held the view that so-called outside agitators — in this instance, Communists — were behind the civil rights movement. If we think of attention as a prevailing measure of success, then the Columbia protests, inspiring so many others and consuming global headlines, have been triumphant. “I see very little talk this week about what is happening to Palestinians in Gaza,” Peter Staley, the celebrated AIDS activist, told me. He recalled a major ACT UP demonstration in December 1989 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral that is still debated among participants. The idea was to disrupt a Mass offered by Cardinal John O’Connor to condemn the church’s stance on condoms.

Persons: Eric Adams, ”, condescension, —, unmet, ” Peter Staley, Cardinal John O’Connor, ” Mr, Staley Organizations: Columbia University, Hamilton Hall, Gallup, Washington, Police Department, ACT Locations: Gaza, Columbia, Morningside Heights, St, Patrick’s

☆ Princess Diana’s first-ever job contract up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —A work contract signed by Diana Spencer two years before she married the then-Prince of Wales is expected to fetch thousands of dollars at auction. The document was filled out in black ink by the young woman who would go on to become world famous as Princess Diana. The job contract, believed to be Princess Diana’s first, was filled out when she was just 17. The document, which is expected to sell for up to $10,000, is thought to be the late princess’ first official work contract. This contract is one of the last remaining snapshots of Diana’s life before she was thrust into the spotlight.

Persons: Diana Spencer, Prince of, Diana, Diana’s, Auctioneum, nannies, Mary Cook, Cook, Andrew Stowe, ”, ’, Stowe, “, ” Stowe, Wales, It’s Organizations: London CNN, CNN, CNN’s Royal Locations: Prince of Wales, London, ”, Paris, Kensington

☆ The American Kennel Club's pedophile problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

The mother contacted the American Kennel Club, the organization that oversees most dog shows in the country. The AKC helps local kennel clubs enforce rules about conduct and animal treatment. The bulk of the organization's income comes from the dog-show community, in the form of event and registration fees paid by local kennel clubs and breeders. The debate is taking place as kennel clubs try to entice younger children to show dogs. Many dog shows include competitions for junior handlers, including a "Pee Wee" division for kids under the age of 10.

Persons: Adam Wilkerson, She'd, Wilkerson, —, It's, Brandi Hunter Munden, Munden, eyeing, Andrew Mansfield, Mansfield, Walter Palmerino, Palmerino, I'm, John Cathcart McCartney, McCartney, Eugene Zaphiris, Zaphiris, he's, Adam Stafford King, King, Jacob Boudreau, Boudreau, Dennis, Margaret Poindexter, Deb Cooper, Ashley Miller, Miller, Shimpeno's, Shimpeno, Mary Dukes, Dukes, they've, it's, Susan Shephard, West Volusia Kennel Club Shephard, hadn't, Shephard, Tonda Curry, Curry, who's, Paige McCarver, groomer, McCarver, She's, we're, Wilkerson's, she's Organizations: Westminster Kennel, Business, BI, American Kennel Club, AKC, Getty, Dog, Wisconsin, Police, American Kennel, Grand Central, Purina, ABC, ESPN, AKC Canine Health Foundation, AKC Museum, Preservation Bank, Mars, Royal, Dog News, Kids, Florida's West Volusia Kennel Club, West Volusia Kennel Club, Boy Scouts, New York Times, US Equestrian Federation Locations: Dallas, Michigan, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, American, Wee, Munden, Texas, Arizona

☆ Inside Trump’s first day on trial in Manhattan criminal court
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Trump only spoke three times during Monday’s session, acknowledging to the judge he understood his rights as a criminal defendant. Throughout the day Trump often engaged with his attorneys, whispering to them and sharing notes as they debated motions with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Trump looked toward Merchan as the judge addressed the prospective jurors to explain the case and their instructions as potential jurors. Entering and exiting the courtroom, Trump had to walk right past Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought this case against Trump and was seated in the fourth row behind his prosecutors. Trump will be back at the defendant’s table on Tuesday, when Merchan will continue questioning the prospective jurors who could ultimately decide whether to convict Trump in the first criminal trial of a former president.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, Trump, Juan Merchan slogged, ” Trump, Merchan, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, Blanche, Jean Carroll, Michael Cohen, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Bragg, Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican, Manhattan, Attorney’s, Trump, Attorney Locations: Manhattan, Merchan

☆ Why Scotland’s ‘ghost’ whisky distilleries are coming back to life
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Angus Mackinnon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Courtesy Port Ellen DistilleryAcross the courtyard, the new still room resembles a vast industrial greenhouse with four shiny new copper stills as its exotic plants. “It is important that we recreate that classic Port Ellen character that people love, but we also want to be doing things we’ve not done before,” says McDonald. Courtesy Port Ellen DistilleryA glimpse into that past comes in the musky surroundings of warehouse number two with a dram drawn straight from a cask filled in 1979. Port Ellen is hoping to attract upscale whisky fans to sample a by-appointment-only Atlas of Smoke Experience. “At the moment, Port Ellen is expensive because it is so old and so rare.

Persons: Carol Ann Duffy’s, ” “, Ellen, ”, attar, Port Ellen, Roy Duff, Dramface.com, Ardbeg, Hijiri, Alexander McDonald, McDonald, Port, Port Ellen Gemini, Ellens, There’s, Dramface’s Duff, ” Emily Burnham, “ Organizations: Scotland CNN, Port, Ellen, Diageo, North America —, Smoke Locations: Islay, Scotland, Isle of Islay, Wuyi, Port, Scottish, —, Highland, Brora, Falkirk, Scotland’s, Hong Kong, Kilnaughton Bay, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Mull, Kintyre, North, America, United States

☆ 13 times Trump’s abortion position shifted over the last 25 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“But we’re not going to allow and we’re not going to fund, as long as you have the abortion going on at Planned Parenthood. Four months later, Trump signed a bill allowing states to withhold federal money from organizations that provide abortion, reversing an Obama-era regulation. “Nobody has ever done more for Right to Life than Donald Trump,” Trump said in an interview. March 19, 2024To the confusion and frustration of some within his campaign, Trump more recently had flirted with supporting a federal abortion ban at 15 weeks. “We’ll be making a statement next week on abortion,” Trump teased instead.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ”, Ronald Reagan, ” Trump, we’re, I’ve, Trump’s, Chris Matthews, ” Matthews, Hillary Clinton, Roe, Wade –, ’ ”, –, Dobbs, Republicans didn’t, they’ve, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, it’ll, Kellyanne Conway, South Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, Floridians, Wade Organizations: CNN, “, Press, GOP, Trump, Republican, MSNBC, Democratic, Life, Dobbs, Jackson, WIN, LIFE, United States Supreme, Republicans, ”, White Locations: America, United States, Washington, South Carolina, Florida, Grand Rapids , Michigan

☆ Trump's bombastic personality defined his civil proceedings. In criminal court, lawyers from Trump's orbit say it could be his demise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementBut former attorneys for Trump told The New York Times that his usual demeanor won't fly in a criminal trial — or, in Trump's case, his four criminal trials. "I would expect Trump to try to act up," former White House attorney Ty Cobb, who worked under Trump, told the Times. He and his criminal defense attorneys, Susan R. Necheles and Todd Blanche, must also avoid annoying the judge. However, it seems they have already succeeded in doing the complete opposite during a February hearing to set a date for the hush money trial. Judge Juan Merchan, overseeing the case, insisted that the attorneys stop mentioning Trump's schedule as a reason to delay the trial.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, E, Jean Caroll, Trump, Carroll, Caroll, Ty Cobb, Daniels, Michael Cohen, Steven Cheung, Susan R, Necheles, Todd Blanche, Judge Juan Merchan, Blanche, Merchan Organizations: Service, Business, The New York Times, White, Trump, Times, Democrat Locations: New York, Georgia, Manhattan

☆ Gigantic new snake species discovered in Amazon rainforest
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world. Green anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes, according to the UK’s Natural History Museum, which noted that the heaviest individual ever recorded weighed 227 kilograms (500 pounds). It measured 8.43 meters long (27.7 feet) and 1.11 meters (3.6 feet) wide. Professor Bryan Fry/The University of QueenslandBut experts studying the creatures discovered that the newly identified northern green anaconda species diverged from the southern green anaconda almost 10 million years ago, and they differ genetically by 5.5%. Habitat degradation, forest fires, drought and climate change threaten rare species like the anacondas, which exist in such rare ecosystems, he added.

Persons: anacondas, ”, Bryan Fry, anaconda, ” Fry, Will Smith Organizations: CNN —, University of Queensland, Geographic, anaconda Locations: Ecuadorian, Baihuaeri Waorani Territory, South America

☆ 12 women sue FBI over alleged failure to protect them from Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Nicki Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The FBI’s “repeated and continued failures, delays and inaction” allowed Jeffrey Epstein to continue his sex trafficking operation for more than 20 years, 12 alleged victims claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit also says they support the unredacted release of FBI documents regarding Epstein, claiming the files are still largely sealed. “During the FBI investigation, the FBI was complicit in permitting Epstein and coconspirators to continue to victimize Jane Does 1-12 and other young women,” the lawsuit said. The FBI was notified the bank handled more than $1.1 million in payments from Epstein to women or girls, the lawsuit claimed. However, the FBI allegedly received additional tips and reports concerning sex abuse following the 2008 plea deal.

Persons: “, ”, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, ” Jennifer Plotkin, Nathan Werksman, Jane, ” Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, FBI “, coconspirators, JP Morgan Chase, JP Morgan, procrastinated Organizations: CNN, of, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Department of Justice, Palm Beach Police Department, U.S . Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S . Locations: United States, Southern, of New York, Florida, Virgin, New York, Palm Beach, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands

☆ ‘Fleeing under the cover of darkness’: How Idaho’s abortion ban is changing pregnancy in the state
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Meg Tirrell | John Bonifield | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Caldwell, Idaho CNN —Jen and John Adkins never expected to have to send a package like this. Idaho’s abortion laws meant they had to seek care across state lines after receiving devastating news about a much-wanted pregnancy. “As soon as that ultrasound technician put that wand on my stomach and I saw the baby on the screen, I knew something was wrong,” Jen told CNN. “I was sent home to grieve and mourn and call around to see if we could get an appointment out of state,” Jen said. The move, he said, was for personal reasons: “Boise is a wonderful place in general,” he told CNN via email.

Persons: Idaho CNN — Jen, John Adkins, Jen, John, Julie Lyons, who’s, “, ” Lyons, Jennifer, Jennifer Adkins, they’d, ” Jen, ‘, ’, Turner, ”, ’ ” Jen, Jennifer Adkins ‘, Roe, Wade, wasn’t, that’s, ” John, Jen Adkins, Barton Bishoff, ’ It’s, Lyons, Raul Labrador, Dr, Thomas Lee, Lee, …, he’d “, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: Idaho CNN, FedEx, CNN, Research, US, Walgreens, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Center for Reproductive Rights, Defense, CNN Health Locations: Caldwell, Idaho, Caldwell , Idaho, Boise, Portland , Oregon, Hailey, Sun Valley, Portland, St, Luke’s, Oregon

Viking announced Thursday that Fauci's “On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service” will be published in June 18. Millions regarded Fauci, with his raspy voice and plainspoken style, as the government's trusted point man during the heights of the pandemic. In the 1980s, the activist group ACT UP condemned Fauci for what it called his indifferent response to the spread of AIDS. During President George W. Bush's administration, Fauci helped develop PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. He was represented by Washington attorney Robert Barnett, whose clients have included Bush, and former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

Persons: Dr, Anthony Fauci, Fauci, ” Fauci, Joe Biden's, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump's, Trump, Sen, Rand, Robert F, Kennedy Jr's, George W, Bush, Robert Barnett, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton Organizations: Viking, Service, National Institute of Allergy, National Institutes of Health, ACT, ACT UP, AIDS Relief Locations: Washington

☆ Tyson Foods drops CVS for upstart pharmacy benefit manager, as industry upheaval over cost concerns spreads
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Bertha Coombs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tyson Foods will become one of the first Fortune 100 companies to stop using the nation's traditional large pharmacy benefits managers, as it looks to cut spending on high-cost drugs. After putting its benefits contract up for bid, Tyson dropped CVS Health 's Caremark and chose PBM startup Rightway to manage drug benefits for its 140,000 employees starting this year, the companies said Wednesday. Tyson made the decision as it saw pharmacy costs soar. "We were going anywhere between 12% to 14% increases for pharmacy — and on a $200 million spend that's quite a bit. And then I wanted to understand what Tyson was paying for that; it was very difficult to get to those numbers," she said.

Persons: Tyson, Renu Chhabra, Chhabra, couldn't Organizations: Fortune, CVS

One year ago, natural pet food brand NUTRO™ announced the start of their Greater Ground™ program whose mission is to encourage growers to adopt healthy soil practices. This aims to raise awareness of the importance of healthy soil and to encourage select growers in their network to implement healthy soil practices by providing training, support, and funding. Because growers can face many barriers in adopting healthy soil practices on their farms, the NUTRO™ Greater Ground program also offers Soil Growth grants which provide financial support to selected growers within their network. These grants help with the transition costs needed to implement healthy soil practices. In the fable, one neighbor helps the other transform their farm using healthy soil practices.

Persons: ™, Alanna McDonald, HFI, McDonald, we've, Arlo, Mars Organizations: Food & Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Mars, Soil Growth, Growth, Schiff Farms Inc, Soil, Insider Studios Locations: North America, mutuality, Delaware

☆ U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +25 min

The incidents involve violence emanating from across the political spectrum, including dozens of cases of substantial property damage by leftists at political demonstrations. Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, didn’t respond to questions from Reuters about the former president’s remarks and the impact of his rhetoric. But those who study extremism say psychiatric problems alone rarely induce political violence. “How could I take care of a brother in arms if I couldn’t even take care of myself?” Aldrich told the court. In the summer of 2022, Aldrich told the group he wanted to build a website to “promote freedom of speech,” Arroyo said.

Persons: Anderson Lee Aldrich, ” Gilbert Arroyo, Aldrich, Arroyo, ” Arroyo, “, ” Aldrich, Ted Kaczynski, ”, Brian Hughes, Donald Trump, Michael Jensen, Trump, Mark Milley, Steven Cheung, Milley, Rory Banks, Banks, Jacob Ware, Jensen, Stephanie Clark, Ashley Paugh, Barack Obama wasn’t, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, John F, Kennedy, Matt Kriner, Troy Burke, Elwell, Burke, Jessica, Joe Biden, Sarah Huyser, John D, Cohen, Nathan Allen, Allen, Terence Delehanty, Audrey Mazzola, Allen texted Mazzola, Mazzola, Ramona Cooper, David Green, Green, “ Saint Nathan Allen, Aaron Brink, Brink, Aldrich’s, Laura Voepel, Carrie Thompson, Voepel, John Redgrave, Discord’s, ” Redgrave, “ Andy, ” Luke Simpson, Jonathan, Pamela Pullen, didn’t, Nick Brooks, Brooks, Pepe, Blacks, Simpson, ” Simpson, Michael Bowman, Joseph Archambault, Aldrich texted, Ned Parker, Peter Eisler, Joseph Tanfani, John Emerson, Paulo Prada Organizations: Reuters, Q, American University, Washington , D.C, ” Reuters, U.S, Capitol, Jan, Trump, University of Maryland’s, U.S . Joint Chiefs of Staff, ., Council, Foreign Relations, Republican, Middlebury College’s Center, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Public Religion Research Institute, REUTERS, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S . Constitution, Department of Homeland Security, Facebook, ” Winthrop Police, Smith, Wesson, Air Force, SWAT, Prosecutors Locations: Colorado, Colorado Springs, Washington ,, United States, Nevada, Wheaton , California, Washington, Maryland, Vietnam, Mexico, mainstreaming, Monterey , California, Michigan, Gratiot County, U.S ., Winthrop , Massachusetts, California, Texas, San Diego, Ohio, Illinois, Australia, Florida, Buffalo , New York

☆ Scientists observe chimpanzees using human-like warfare tactic
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] A group of chimpanzees listen to other chimpanzees heard at a distance in the West African forests of Cote d'Ivoire, studied as part of research by the Tai Chimpanzee Project, in this undated handout photograph. But in this case, it involved not people but chimpanzees in Tai National Park in southwestern Ivory Coast, West Africa's largest protected area of rainforest. Inter-group violence is ubiquitous in chimpanzees, Lemoine said. They were more likely to advance into dangerous territory after descending a hill if the rival chimpanzees were further away. Chimpanzees and the closely related bonobos are the species nearest genetically to humans, sharing about 98.8% of our DNA.

Persons: Wittig, Sylvain Lemoine, Lemoine, " Lemoine, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, University of Cambridge, Biology, Inter, Thomson Locations: West, Cote d'Ivoire, Tai, Ivory Coast, Washington

☆ Scientists Observe Chimpanzees Using Human-Like Warfare Tactic
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

It is a scenario that has unfolded innumerable times in the history of human warfare. Inter-group violence is ubiquitous in chimpanzees, Lemoine said. While atop border hills, the chimpanzees typically refrained from noisily eating or foraging, instead resting and listening. They were more likely to advance into dangerous territory after descending a hill if the rival chimpanzees were further away. Chimpanzees and the closely related bonobos are the species nearest genetically to humans, sharing about 98.8% of our DNA.

Persons: Will Dunham, Sylvain Lemoine, Lemoine, " Lemoine, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: University of Cambridge, Biology, Inter Locations: Tai, Ivory Coast, West, Washington

☆ Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices a form of Christian counseling that classifies people into 'choleric', 'phlegmatic,' and other ancient personality types purporte
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kelly Johnson, the wife of House Speaker Mike Johnson, was a Christian therapist. It is not clear if Kelly Johnson will continue her practice. Not long after Rep. Mike Johnson became House speaker last week, Kelly Johnson's website became inaccessible. The couple is deeply religious; both Kelly and Mike Johnson previously worked with religious organizations and causes the religious right advocates for. Along with her counseling, Johnson is also listed as an advisor to the Louisiana Right for Life, an anti-abortion organization.

Persons: Kelly Johnson, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Hippocrates, —, Kelly Johnson's, Kelly, Richard, Phyllis Arno, Tim LaHaye, LaHaye, Jack Kemp's, George W, Mike Huckabee, LeHaye, Hodges Organizations: Service, National Christian Counselor's, National Christian Counselors Association, The New York Times, Arkansas Gov, APS, Education, Louisiana Tech, Centenary College, Cypress Baptist Church, Johnsons, Southern Baptist Convention, LGBT, CNN Locations: Louisiana, Benton, La

☆ Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices an ancient form of Christian counseling that classifies people into 'choleric', 'phlegmatic,' and other personality types purport
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

☆ Malaysia sultans to meet at 0200 GMT to pick next monarch - state media
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Malaysia has a unique system in which the heads of its nine royal families take turns to be monarch for a five-year term. The Southeast Asian country is a parliamentary democracy, with the monarch serving as head of state. Unlike other traditional Malaysian rulers, Sultan Ibrahim has been outspoken about politics and has said he has a good relationship with current prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. King Al-Sultan played an unusually active role in Malaysian politics, picking the country's last three prime ministers. King Al-Sultan used those powers during a period of political instability triggered by the defeat of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which had governed Malaysia uninterrupted since independence until 2018.

Persons: Bernama, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, Sultan Abdullah, Jan, Sultan Ibrahim, Anwar Ibrahim, King Al, Sultan, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: United Malays National Organisation, Thomson Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Johor, Al

☆ Retailers urge Congress to crack down on theft, as industry ramps up lobbying effort
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Courtney Reagan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"[Organized retail crime] has to be dealt with in a comprehensive way. The retail lobby group dubbed its event "Fight Retail Crime Day." Representatives from more than 30 retailers joined a major industry lobbying group on Capitol Hill on Thursday, as they ramped up pressure to pass a law that backers say will curb retail theft. Organized retail crime is different from shoplifting. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act was reintroduced earlier this year.

Persons: Sen, Chuck Grassley, Matthew Shay, William Blair, Scott McBride, McBride, Dina Titus Organizations: Capitol, National Retail Federation, Retailers, Department of Homeland Security, American Eagle Outfitters, Walgreens Locations: Iowa, Washington

☆ Exclusive: Vietnam eyes China model to seek index upgrade, boost investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Francesco Guarascio | Thomson Reuters | Francesco Leads A Team Of Reporters In Vietnam That Covers Top Financial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

An investor sits in front of screens showing stock board information at a securities company in Hanoi, Vietnam July 6, 2018. That prevents many funds, investors and family offices from investing in companies listed there. MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR PIEUnder the new plan, Vietnam would adopt a mechanism to settle payments on shares transactions that could meet the key requirement from FTSE for the upgrade. Active funds are estimated to have five times more investments in the FTSE emerging market, which could lead to far bigger gains for the HCMC market, which has currently a $179 billion capitalisation. Foreign investors need also to be consulted.

Persons: Le Thi Le Hang, Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, FTSE, Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, The bourse, State Securities Commission, Vietnam, Thomson Locations: Hanoi, Vietnam, China HANOI, China, Chi Minh, The, Indonesia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Kenya

“'RAW' is just being authentic and being ourselves," says JT, who did most of the speaking in their interview with The Associated Press. Of course, that doesn't mean the album — true to their spirited party records and moments of real vulnerability — came easy. “I feel like, when creating music, it relates so much to your life, and as your life change, your music change. So, it's a lot of pressure from different sides, like people saying, 'Oh, you don’t sound like your old self. When asked about their place in hip-hop — on its 50th anniversary, no less — JT is acutely aware of City Girls' position.

Persons: Drake, JT, Yung, they've, hasn't, ‘, Lil Kim, ”, There's, Lil Durk, Luke, Kim Petras, “ Kim Petras, “, Usher, Chris Brown, Yung Miami, ’, It's Organizations: ANGELES, Girls, Yung Miami, Associated Press, Super, Floridian Muni Locations: Miami, “ City, Lock, ”

☆ Bored at work? AI won't take your job, it will just make it more interesting, Google exec says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Google's Philip Moyer told Insider that generative AI will boost job satisfaction. He said AI tools are cutting out tedious work and that workers are now "waiting for it to show up." Some fear AI could lead to job losses, with Goldman Sachs saying 300 million jobs could be impacted. Philip Moyer, vice president of Google Cloud's global AI business, told Insider that rather than taking workers' jobs, generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard will likely boost job satisfaction and help employees be more productive. However, it has faced questions over the accuracy of generative AI tools such as its Bard chatbot, which like its rival ChatGPT is prone to "hallucinating" wildly false information .

Persons: Google's Philip Moyer, Goldman Sachs, —, Philip Moyer, Bard, Netzer, you've, Moyer, ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Google, National Bureau of Economic Research, Columbia University, Microsoft

☆ Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen tells employees 'get back to work people' amid rumors about layoffs that could come as soon as Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Flexport employees are bracing for layoffs they believe could come as soon as Friday. Meanwhile on Slack, Flexport CEO and founder Ryan Petersen told employees "Get back to work people!" The comment, which was viewed by Insider, came in response to a set of questions an employee posed about executives' tips for success. Insider first reported that Flexport was planning layoffs on September 7, the day after its former CEO Dave Clark departed. The next day, Petersen hinted at more changes through a series of posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying, "Strategic Plan, Day 1: Make better decisions!"

Persons: Slack, Flexport, Ryan Petersen, " Petersen, Dave Clark, Petersen, Clark, Madeline Stone Organizations: Employees, Street, Amazon, Shopify Logistics Locations: Amazon, Flexport, mstone@insider.com

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