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Organizations that are usually focused on climate, housing or immigration are regularly protesting Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, which followed the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack and has killed more than 33,000 people, according to local officials. Labor activists are calling for a cease-fire. Black clergy leaders have appealed directly to the White House. Young Americans are using online tools to mobilize voters and send millions of missives to Congress. And an emerging coalition of advocacy groups is discussing how to press its case at the Democratic National Convention this summer.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Democratic, Labor, House . Young, Convention Locations: Gaza

☆ How to tell if you have eye damage after viewing the eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The total solar eclipse has come and gone after creating a celestial spectacle Monday in the skies over Mexico, the US and Canada. But some people may be experiencing eye discomfort, rather than awe, in the aftermath. Looking at the sun without proper eye protection, such as certified eclipse glasses or solar viewers, can result in solar retinopathy, or retinal damage from exposure to solar radiation. During the 2017 total solar eclipse, a young woman was diagnosed with solar retinopathy in both eyes after viewing the eclipse with what doctors believed were eclipse glasses not held to the safety standard. Post-eclipse eye damage symptomsSymptoms of eye damage after viewing the eclipse without proper protection can take hours or days to manifest.

Persons: Ronald Benner, ”, Michelle Andreoli, ” Benner, “, Benner, isn’t, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, American Optometric Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology Locations: Mexico, Canada

☆ How to check if your solar eclipse glasses are real
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Otherwise, experts say it’s absolutely necessary to wear certified eclipse glasses or use handheld solar viewers that meet a specific safety standard, known as ISO 12312-2, when watching all other phases of a total or partial solar eclipse. And sunglasses won’t work in place of eclipse glasses or solar viewers. Counterfeit eclipse glasses with black lenses that have straight left and right edges from China (top) are printed with text copied from real eclipse glasses, but the counterfeit glasses are missing the company address. Meanwhile, real eclipse glasses from American Paper Optics (bottom) have reflective lenses with curved left and right edges. Never look through an unfiltered optical device of any kind in this situation, even while wearing eclipse glasses.

Persons: ”, Rick Fienberg, “, ” Fienberg, Ronald Benner, doesn’t, ” Benner, Benner, ‘ I’m, ’ Organizations: CNN, American Astronomical Society, NASA, Planetary Society, American Optometric Association, Astronomical Society, ‘, Optics, APO, Eclipse, Force, “, AAS Locations: Mexico, United States, Canada, China, U.S, Cangnan, Europe

☆ Symptoms from excessive screen time cost the U.S. $73 billion a year, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

American workers are spending too much time looking at screens. As a result, symptoms of "excessive screen time," or more than seven hours of screen time a day, are costing the U.S. $73 billion per year, the report said. The figure was determined by analyzing the direct financial costs incurred by health systems, the symptoms' impact on productivity at work, and their perceived impact on an individual's well-being. Just two hours of screen time per day can induce these symptoms, and if left untreated, the study found they can "lead to decreased productivity, exacerbate other undiagnosed eye conditions and may affect an individual's sleep quality and mental health." The study found that people with excessive screen time exposure could save as much as $1,920 per person by seeing an optometrist and managing their symptoms.

Persons: Ronald Benner Organizations: Deloitte Economics Institute, American Optometric Association, U.S Locations: U.S

☆ Louisiana Must Finalize New Voting Map by January, Federal Appeals Court Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Katie Benner | More About Katie Benner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was not clear whether the outgoing governor, John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, would call for a special session before the end of his term. “I remain confident that we will have a fair map with two majority Black districts before the congressional elections next year,” he said in a statement. After the 2020 census, all states were obligated to redraw their congressional districts to account for changes in their populations. Roughly a third of the state’s population is Black. But Louisiana’s Republican-led Legislature passed a map that included only one majority Black congressional district out of six in the state.

Persons: ” Jeff Landry, Landry, John Bel Edwards, ” Organizations: Fifth Circuit, Republican, Democrat Locations: Louisiana

☆ Elon Musk, who hates unions, has to deal with a rare strike at Tesla after his Swedish workers walked out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Swedish union is leading strikes against Tesla to secure a collective labor agreement. AdvertisementAdvertisementTesla is facing growing strike action in Sweden over its refusal to accept a collective labor agreement. Not all Tesla employees are participating in the strikes, however. Musk has consistently rejected calls for his staff to unionise, tweeting in 2018 that Tesla employees could lose their stock options if they did so. The factory has reportedly seen an unusually high number of work-related accidents and IG Metall says union signups among Tesla workers have surged.

Persons: Tesla, —, Elon Musk's, Musk, Elon, Christiane Benner, Metall, Benner Organizations: Service, IF Metall, Tesla, The New York Times, Metall, UAW, Bloomberg, United Auto Workers Locations: Sweden, Swedish, tweeting, Europe, Berlin

Hundreds of law enforcement officers are scouring southern Maine for the suspect, Robert R. Card Jr., a 40-year-old Army reservist. The first 36 hours of the manhunt underscored the challenges of finding a fugitive in thickly wooded terrain. An outdoorsman who has spent years in the military, Mr. Card knows guns and knows the region. Maine is vast and sparsely populated, with about 1.3 million residents spread across more than 30,000 square miles of forest. The state is dotted with campgrounds that by this time of year are no longer filled with summer tourists.

Persons: gunning, Robert R, Card, Eric Rudolph, Danelo Cavalcante Organizations: Army Locations: Lewiston , Maine, Maine, Atlanta

☆ Don't look directly at a solar eclipse for 'even a split second' without proper protection, optometrist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

On Oct. 14, there will be a visible solar eclipse in several parts of the U.S. — mainly on the west coast in states like California and Oregon. You risk permanent damage by looking at a solar eclipse without eye protectionThe proper term for "eclipse blindness" is solar retinopathy, and it can potentially weaken your eyesight. How to view the solar eclipse safelyWearing eye protection to view the solar eclipse is the safest precaution you can take to view it, but having the right kind matters. Remember to be mindful of your children viewing the solar eclipse as well, he adds. For this solar eclipse, Benner encourages you to "enjoy it, but make sure you enjoy it with the proper eye protection on."

Persons: Ronald Benner, Benner, I've, who've Organizations: NASA, American Optometric Association, International Organization for Standardization, American Astronomical Society, CNBC Locations: California, Oregon, Texas

☆ Putting the Rich World of Philadelphia’s Public Art Online
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Joshua Needelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was almost 90 degrees, and huge speakers drowned out Mr. Mansour, a self-described “mumbler” not keen on public speaking. There were people everywhere and Mr. Mansour, too, struggled, his face turning bright red. (“I blacked out,” Mr. Mansour said later of the moment.) Mr. Benner took control: He instructed Mr. Mansour to wave his hands in front of his face to cool himself down. He switched locations, first trying to record Mr. Mansour in an adjacent building (also too loud) before settling on a corner away from the commotion.

Persons: “, Livingston, Alexei Mansour, Mr, Brenner, Mansour, ”, ” Mr, Benner Organizations: Mx, Livingston Locations: Philadelphia

The deal would be contingent on Mr. Biden remaining drug free for 24 months and agreeing never to own a firearm again. Mr. Biden is expected to appear in federal court in Delaware in the coming days to be arraigned on the misdemeanor tax charges and plead guilty. As president, Mr. Trump had long sought to tie Hunter Biden’s business deals and personal troubles to his father. Image The Justice Department investigation into Hunter Biden continued after his father became president. Allegations promoted by Republicans that the elder Mr. Biden’s Justice Department went easy on his son are unlikely to fade away.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Biden’s, Hunter Biden’s, Biden, Mr, Hunter, Christopher Clark, Ian Sams, Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, David C, Weiss, General Merrick B, Garland, Clark, “ Hunter, ” Mr, Burisma, Haiyun Jiang, Obama, Beau, I.R.S, Seamus Hughes Organizations: Department, The, United States Attorney’s Office, District of, Republicans, Justice Department, House Republicans, Trump, Credit, New York Times, Prosecutors, United, Mr, Yale, Obama, Biden’s Justice Department, Congressional Republicans Locations: Delaware, District of Delaware, Ukrainian, China, United States, Ukraine

☆ Germany to unveil first-ever National Security Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BERLIN, June 13 (Reuters) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government is set to unveil Germany's first National Security Strategy on Wednesday which aims to provide an overview of the country's foreign policy and ensure a cohesive cross-ministry approach to security. Germany has had policy documents in the past addressing security but Scholz's three-way coalition agreed it wanted a more comprehensive strategy in its pact in November 2021. Scholz said Germany from now on would invest more than 2% of economic output on defence up from around 1.5% currently, after years of resisting pleas from NATO allies to do so - a pledge expected to be included in the National Security Strategy. The document is unlikely to go into Germany's policy on China at length, however, as the government is expected to publish a separate China strategy later this year. One of the most contentious issues was the idea of a National Security Council, which the government eventually abandoned due to disagreements over where it should be housed.

Persons: Olaf Scholz's, Germany's, Scholz, Nils Schmid, Mikko Huotari, Thorsten Benner, Sarah Marsh, Andreas Rinke, Lincoln Organizations: Security, National Security, Scholz's Social, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Greens, National Security Council, Global Public Policy Institute, Thomson Locations: BERLIN, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, China

John Durham, the Trump-era special counsel who for four years has pursued a politically fraught investigation into the Russia inquiry, accused the F.B.I. of a “lack of analytical rigor” in a final report made public on Monday that examined the bureau’s investigation into whether the 2016 Trump campaign was conspiring with Moscow. Mr. Durham’s 306-page report appeared to show little substantial new information about the F.B.I.’s handling of the Russia investigation, known as Crossfire Hurricane, and it failed to produce the kinds of blockbuster revelations impugning the bureau that former President Donald J. Trump and his allies had once suggested that Mr. Durham would find. Instead, the report — released without substantive comment or redactions by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland — repeated previously exposed flaws in the inquiry, including from a 2019 inspector general report, while concluding that the F.B.I. suffered from a confirmation bias as it pursued leads about Mr. Trump’s ties to Russia.

"But after years of dithering, the German 5G network is deeply dependent on Chinese suppliers. Huawei, ZTE and China's government reject these claims, saying that they are motivated by a protectionist desire to support non-Chinese rivals. GERMANY LAGGINGWhile several countries across Europe are still formulating telecom policies, only Britain and Sweden have so far banned Huawei and ZTE from supplying critical 5G network equipment. The German government was last month unable to answer a parliamentary request about how many Huawei components operators were using in their 5G networks, filed in part in response to the report. The deadline to remove all Huawei gear from Britain's 5G networks by the end of 2027 remains unchanged.

"But after years of dithering, the German 5G network is deeply dependent on Chinese suppliers. Huawei, ZTE and China's government reject these claims, saying that they are motivated by a protectionist desire to support non-Chinese rivals. The government would ban operators from using certain controlling elements from Huawei and ZTE in 5G networks. The German government was last month unable to answer a recent parliamentary request about how many Huawei components operators were using in their 5G networks. The deadline to remove all Huawei gear from Britain's 5G networks by the end of 2027 remains unchanged.

WASHINGTON — It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald J. Trump and his supporters: The investigation into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia was a witch hunt, they maintained, that had been opened without any solid basis, went on too long and found no proof of collusion. Egged on by Mr. Trump, Attorney General William P. Barr set out in 2019 to dig into their shared theory that the Russia investigation likely stemmed from a conspiracy by intelligence or law enforcement agencies. To lead the inquiry, Mr. Barr turned to a hard-nosed prosecutor named John H. Durham, and later granted him special counsel status to carry on after Mr. Trump left office. But after almost four years — far longer than the Russia investigation itself — Mr. Durham’s work is coming to an end without uncovering anything like the deep state plot alleged by Mr. Trump and suspected by Mr. Barr. Moreover, a monthslong review by The New York Times found that the main thrust of the Durham inquiry was marked by some of the very same flaws — including a strained justification for opening it and its role in fueling partisan conspiracy theories that would never be charged in court — that Trump allies claim characterized the Russia investigation.

☆ Holiday gift giving is rife with waste. Here’s how to give greener, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But the holidays are an opportunity to transition to a greener way of living, while also maintaining some level of creativity. But after the excitement is done, the leftover boxes, plastics and paper usually end up in greenhouse-gas-emitting landfills or waste incinerators. And the amount of plastic usually included with holiday presents is enormous, not only in the wrapping, packaging and shipping, but the products themselves. Use recycled or reusable wrapping paper: If you have old newspapers or recycled paper lying around, repurpose them for wrapping. Make homemade gifts: Instead of buying presents, be creative and devise do-it-yourself gifts, which can make it more personal.

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