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☆ I taught in a public school for 2 decades. My kids are homeschooled.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Amelia Shearer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I worked in public schools for over two decades and loved that my kids were in school. Not only did homeschooling seem difficult and intimidating, but as a former teacher, I loved that my kids were in school. For more than two decades, I worked in schools — as a classroom teacher, after-school program teacher, volunteer, tutor, and substitute. There were growing pains, but this new version of school worked for us. During remote learning, for the first time, they had the freedom to focus on learning without the social exhaustion of a seven-hour school day.

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☆ This bitcoin miner and Nvidia AI cloud partner's stock could go up 50%, Berenberg says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Frankfurt-based tech company Northern Data , prominently known for bitcoin mining, has recently transformed its business model into cloud solutions and data center infrastructure. Listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Northern Data has three core divisions: Peak Mining for bitcoin mining, Taiga Cloud for cloud computing and Ardent Data Centers for data center infrastructure. The company's Taiga Cloud division is certified as an "Elite" partner of Nvidia , making it one of the largest providers of Nvidia-based cloud services in Europe. The investment bank forecasts annual revenues of around 400 million euros and adjusted profits of about 290 million euros from Taiga Cloud from 2026 onward. Northern Data's cloud computing platform is expected to have 20,000 Nvidia AI chips, worth 730 million euros, by the third quarter of 2024, the note said.

Persons: Gerhard Orgonas, Jenna Xu, Aroosh Thillainathan Organizations: Northern Data, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Data, Mining, Ardent, Healthcare, Northern Bitcoin, Northern, Nvidia, Data's Locations: Frankfurt, Italy, United States, Northern, Pittsburgh, North Dakota, Texas, Europe

☆ A look at Taylor Swift’s economic power ahead of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ release
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The commercially successful ‘Eras’ tourThe Eras tour was massively successful in 2023 and it’ll stretch through the end of this year. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of "The Eras Tour" in March 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs during the "Evermore" section of the show in Sydney in February 2024. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Fans apply jewels on their way to Swift's show in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images In pictures: Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Prev NextShe is a generous boss, too, awarding $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers during the summer.

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☆ Arizona Ruling Spurs Strong Reactions, but Election Impact Is Unclear
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jack Healy | Rowan Moore Gerety | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Pam Raphael pulled up to the Arizona State Capitol on Tuesday afternoon bearing ice-cold treats and red-hot anger. “I am disgusted,” Ms. Raphael, 50, said as she walked toward a rally by Democrats railing against the decision. The decision upending abortion care in a critically important battleground state inspired passionate reactions from Arizonans across the political divide, ranging from elation to disgust. Many Democrats, moderate independents and some Republicans said the Arizona Supreme Court had gone too far. But it was far from clear Tuesday that the decision would tip the balance in the November presidential election.

Persons: Pam Raphael, “, ” Ms, Raphael Organizations: Arizona State Capitol, Arizona Supreme Locations: Arizona

☆ UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak draws criticism over Adidas Samba sneakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Because UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was seen wearing a pair. “In a bid to present himself as young and hip… Sunak took an eternally cool sneaker, and ruined it for everyone,” added British GQ. It’s a far cry from the public reaction another political leader received after being spotted in a pair of sneakers. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty ImagesSo why aren’t Sunak’s Sambas striking the same chord? Even the most ardent sneakerheads know there is a time and a place for a gum sole, and the British public have decided on-camera at 10 Downing Street is neither.

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☆ Hot girls love book clubs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

All the "It Girl" celebrities have their own book clubs, from model Kaia Gerber to Kendall Jenner. TikTok is flooded with "book recommendations for hot girls," and young women are flocking to apps like Bookclubs to start or join a reading group. But in an age when people are lonelier — and more chronically online — than ever, book clubs have taken on new meaning. Book clubs on the riseBook clubs are nothing new. "We call it book club, but we're not actually doing a traditional book club," Shao said.

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Banners at the protests called on the Prime Minister to resign and for Israel to hold new elections. Thousands gathered in Jerusalem on Sunday to call for Netanyahu to step down. “They stood outside the Kirya (the Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv), screamed their souls out, and nobody heard. Sunday’s demonstration outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem was dispersed by force, but protesters appear to be readying themselves for more protests. The US and Israel are set to hold a virtual meeting on Rafah today, a US official told CNN.

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☆ Disillusioned with life in the US, she moved to Mexico seven years ago. Here’s how it completely changed her life
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Her love affair with Mexico began at a young age, and Marjorie Skouras’ passion for the country only grew with the passing of time. Marjorie Skouras/@Marjorie_Skouras_DesignAs Skouras’ career developed and she started a family, her visits became less frequent, but her affection for the country remained. That’s all completely changed [now].”Skouras and Bardavid officially moved to Merida in 2017. “And I find that to be so peculiar.”Spanish languageMarjorie Skouras and her husband Bruno Bardavid moved from California to Mexico in 2017. There’s nothing going on here.”Seven years after packing up her life in California and heading for Mexico, Skouras’ appreciation for the country, and its people, is stronger than ever.

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☆ Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Adopts the Music of Opera Singers, Too
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Like much music of longing and sorrow from this time — such as the sadly beautiful arias of Mozart’s operas — “Caro Mio Ben” is in a major key, and has endured as such for more than two centuries as a concert and recording staple. But that’s also where Beyoncé comes in. “Daughter” excerpts “Caro Mio Ben” as a bridge and distorts its major-key atmosphere into a minor one to fit with the rest of the song. In Beyoncé’s “If you cross me, I’m just like my father/I am colder than Titanic water,” you can hear a spiritual descendant of Carmen’s warning to “be on your guard” from another opera classic, the Habanera. She doesn’t have the voice of an opera singer, but that doesn’t really matter.

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China’s economy has struggled to recover from severe self-imposed restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic that it lifted only at the end of 2022. But Xi said that China was again contributing to world economic growth in the double digits percentage-wise. China's economy has been bogged down by a crisis in its property market in which builders are struggling under mountains of debt, and buyers are paying off loans on apartments that may never be completed. Other issues, such as an aging population and high youth unemployment, are prompting China's leaders to lean more heavily on boosting export manufacturing to make up for weak demand at home. “The respective successes of China and the United States create opportunities for each other," Xi was quoted as saying by Xinhua.

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CNN —A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the idea of a nationwide ban or new limits on mifepristone, the primary drug used for medication abortions. At issue in the case are lower-court rulings that would have rolled back recent Food and Drug Administration decisions to ease access to the mifepristone. “What the court did … is enter sweeping nationwide relief that restricts access to mifepristone for every single woman in this country. Some anti-abortion activists see the law as an avenue to end medication abortion, and perhaps all kinds of abortions. Danco’s attorney said that this case was not an appropriate venue for the court to weigh the reach of the Comstock Act.

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☆ Election Updates: Five states vote today. Here are the races to watch.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Chris Cameron | Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s newsletter, I’m going to tell you about some fascinating primary races that will shed light on some broader trends in U.S. politics. Mike Bost, a Republican and Marine Corps veteran, was first elected to the House in 2014. Don’t say ‘age’Democrats have their own issues that are captured in races in their stronghold of greater Chicago. But to the Democratic establishment, “age” is a word not spoken aloud, not with President Biden in the White House. But similar issues driving their primary fights will play out in swing House districts and swing states across the country.

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☆ Retiring GOP Rep. Ken Buck scorches the House of Representatives on his way out the door: 'This place just keeps going downhill'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Retiring Rep. Ken Buck didn't hold back when discussing the House while on Capitol Hill this week. "This place just keeps going downhill, and I don't need to spend my time here," he said, per WaPo. Buck, a conservative who was first elected to the House in 2014, is stepping down later this month. Related stories"This place just keeps going downhill, and I don't need to spend my time here," he told reporters, according to The Washington Post. "I have a passion for that and I'm going to leave, and I'm going to find the right organization to join, and I'm going to start working on that issue."

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☆ The House Races That Tell a Bigger Story
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But three heated House primaries in the Land of Lincoln next week illustrate the broader vulnerabilities of both major political parties going into the general election: age, extremism and immigration. In today’s newsletter, I’m going to tell you about some fascinating primary races that will shed light on some broader trends in U.S. politics. Let’s start with Illinois’s 12th Congressional District, in the southern part of the state. Mike Bost, a Republican and Marine Corps veteran, was first elected to the House in 2014. Democrats tried to tar him as “Meltdown Mike,” highlighting his angry outbursts in the State Legislature and warning, “He’d make Washington worse.”Well, those were simpler times.

Persons: Mike Bost, He’d, Darren Bailey, Donald J, J.B, Pritzker Organizations: Illinois’s, Congressional, Republican, Marine Corps, State Legislature, Committee, Veterans ’ Affairs, Trump, Trump Republican, Democratic Locations: Illinois, Lincoln, Washington

☆ Meet Boston's new power venture capitalist
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

A changing of the guard is underway at Boston-based venture capital firm Underscore VC. The venture capitalist, wearing a cherry red cardigan and Apple Watch, cracked open a notebook and set it beside an iced coffee. Underscore VCLyman's Facebook credentials could have given her a ticket to many venture firms located down the road in Menlo Park. "The thesis is that if you get the right people around the business at the right time, it'll change the trajectory of the business," Lyman said. As Lyman steps up, so does UnderscoreUnderscore is moving into its next phase during a reckoning for venture capital.

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Andrea Russell is a fixture on Earp Street, the quiet strip of rowhouses in South Philadelphia where she has lived for 45 years. Ms. Russell, a 77-year-old retired legal secretary, thinks President Biden would fit right in. “He’d come on by Earp Street,” she said. “I could picture going up to him and saying, ‘Hi, Joe.’ I can see him here.” She identifies with him, she said, and admires his integrity and his record. Her friend, Kathy Staller, also 77, said she was as eager to vote for Mr. Biden as she was for Barack Obama in 2008.

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☆ Crowdfunding Hollywood: How studio Legion M taps fans-turned-investors to make movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Emma Mcintyre | Getty ImagesWhen Paul Scanlan and Jeff Annison first dreamed up their production studio, Legion M, they set out to build not just a company, but a community. While crowdfunding is not a new concept, Legion M is taking it to the next level — giving ordinary moviegoers a seat at Hollywood's table. That's what sets Legion M apart. For Legion M's "My Dead Friend Zoe," the company collected funds from Legion M investors and from larger, more traditional Hollywood financiers, including Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce. He said working with Legion M "felt very natural from the first call."

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☆ From a Funeral Image, the Textures of Faith and State in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Valerie Hopkins | Oleg Matsnev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This image of Aleksei A. Navalny’s body in a coffin, at a church in southern Moscow, conveys many of the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church, an institution that has bound itself closely to the Kremlin but that also counted opposition figures, including Mr. Navalny, among its faithful. “I, to my shame, am a typical post-Soviet believer,” Mr. Navalny said in an interview in 2012. “I keep fasts, I got baptized at church, but I go to church quite rarely.”Being an Orthodox Christian, he said, made him feel “like I am part of something big and shared.”He added: “I like that there are special ethics and self-restraints. At the same time, it doesn’t bother me at all that I exist in a predominantly atheistic environment. Until I was 25 years old, before the birth of my first child, I myself was such an ardent atheist that I was ready to grab the beard of any priest.”Those remarks reflected the circumstances of many Russians who came of age as the Soviet Union broke apart and as the Russian Orthodox Church again rose to prominence in public life.

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☆ What to watch for in the Michigan presidential primaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“This is not an anti-Biden campaign,” Layla Elabed, a leader of the Listen to Michigan campaign, told CNN. Here’s what to watch for in Michigan:The first ballot test of Biden’s Israel strategyJust how committed are Michigan Democrats to Biden? Republicans opposed an earlier Michigan primary, and it violated Republican National Committee rules limiting which states can hold contests before March 1. After Democrats who control the legislature and the governor’s office moved the Michigan primary to February 27 despite GOP opposition, the RNC and Michigan GOP came up with the hybrid model. Tests for Biden, Trump in key stateThe drama within both the Democratic and Republican contests is playing out in one of the nation’s most important presidential swing states.

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☆ 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Big Win Over Nikki Haley in South Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump lapped Nikki Haley in the Midwest. And now he has trounced the former two-term governor in her home state of South Carolina. The race was called the moment the polls closed, and within minutes an ebullient Mr. Trump took the stage, avoiding a mistake he made in New Hampshire when Ms. Haley spoke first and, even in defeat, gave a rousing speech that had irked him. “It’s an early evening,” Mr. Trump beamed. But Ms. Haley, the former United Nations ambassador, is still vowing to plow on, warning her party that sticking with Mr. Trump and the distractions of his four criminal indictments is a pathway to defeat in November.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley’s, Haley, “ It’s, ” Mr Organizations: United Nations Locations: South Carolina, New Hampshire

☆ What Christian Traditions Say About I.V.F. Treatments
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Elizabeth Dias | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God,” the court’s chief justice, Tom Parker, wrote in his decision. Among conservative Christians, the belief that life begins at conception has been a driving force behind anti-abortion policies for years. Among the most ardent abortion opponents, that thinking has also led to uncompromising opposition to in vitro fertilization. “That is the fundamental premise of our entire movement,” said Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life, which opposes abortion. I.V.F., she said, “is literally a business model built on disposable children and treating children as commodities.”

Persons: Tom Parker, ”, Kristan Hawkins, “ Organizations: Alabama, Life

☆ The Tesla Cybertruck is impressive and worrying
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Then, in 2019, Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck, a bare metal box on wheels. Even when I parked a rented Tesla Cybertruck next to a hot-pink McLaren supercar in a shopping center parking lot in California, the people in the McLaren couldn’t stop talking about the Cybertruck. Peter Valdes-Dapena/CNNThe Tesla Cybertruck looks like nothing else on the road. There’s a lot to like about the Cybertruck, but it also embodies a disturbing level of individual arrogance in hard, unforgiving steel. The Tesla Cybertruck's simple interior is nice enough but, with hardly any switches or knobs, this is the easy part.

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Yet large numbers of Americans believe the founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation, and many believe it should be one. The idea of a Christian America means different things to different people. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, said he doesn’t identify as a Christian nationalist, but does believe America was founded as a Christian nation. Six in 10 U.S. adults said the founders intended America to be a Christian nation, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey. About 45% said the U.S. should be a Christian nation.

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Trump is aiming to wrest control of the RNC by muscling Whatley through in an orchestrated ouster of the organization's current chair, Ronna McDaniel. Yet for much of his professional life, Whatley's political sensibilities appeared to align far more closely with the party’s mainstream and corporate establishment. Later, he clerked for a federal judge in North Carolina before departing for Washington as Bush campaigned for the presidency. And a lot of people in North Carolina don’t think he was elected fair,” said Anderson Clayton, chairwoman of the North Carolina Democratic Party. Art Pope, a North Carolina businessman and major conservative donor, said Whatley was well-equipped to lead the organization.

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☆ What Was The Village Voice?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Dwight Garner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

THE FREAKS CAME OUT TO WRITE: The Definitive History of The Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture, by Tricia RomanoTricia Romano’s oral history of The Village Voice, the most important alternative weekly of the 20th century, is a well-made disco ball of a book — it’s big, discursive, ardent, intellectual and flecked with gossip. A lot of the people Romano interviewed, former Voice writers, editors, photographers, designers and cartoonists, will probably wince, at times, at the text. Humiliations are recalled; toes are trod upon; old hostilities have been kept warm, as if on little Sterno cans of pique. Founded in 1955 by a group of writers and editors that included Norman Mailer, The Voice was intended to be a newspaper for downtown, defined as below 14th Street in Manhattan. For many oddballs and lefties and malcontents out in America’s hinterlands (I was among them), finding their first copy of The Voice was more than eye-opening.

Persons: Tricia Romano Tricia Romano’s, Romano, Humiliations, Norman Mailer, ” Organizations: The, U.S . Postal Service, New York Post Locations: Manhattan, New York

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