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☆ Abortion bans drive away up to half of young talent, new CNBC/Generation Lab youth survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jason Gewirtz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"These numbers on abortion have gigantic implications for just about every large company in America," said Cyrus Beschloss, the CEO of The Generation Lab. The CNBC/Generation Lab survey was conducted between April 26 and May 2, and has a margin of error +/- 3.1%. Sour on the economyThe survey also found that respondents had a negative opinion of an economy many would consider robust. The survey showed that 54% of respondents feel inflation impacts them the most in "the cost of food." Offered two options of how the government should proceed with TikTok, a large majority — 70% — of survey respondents said it should "allow TikTok to keep operating as usual."

Persons: Elijah Nouvelage, Cyrus Beschloss, they're, Roe, Wade, Jerome Powell, Powell, Delano Saporu, Saporu, Joe Biden, Steve Cohen, workweek, Kennedy, Biden, Donald Trump, Daniel Steinle Organizations: Emory University, AFP, Getty, CNBC, U.S, Federal Reserve, New Street Advisors, Congress, New York Mets, Biden, Trump, Bloomberg Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, USA, America, Washington, U.S, Waukesha, Waukesha , Wisconsin

☆ Jury in Pittsburgh Synagogue Trial Finds Gunman’s Crimes Eligible for Death Penalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Jon Moss | Campbell Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Bowers was found guilty on 63 counts, including hate crimes that carry a maximum sentence of death. The central question facing jurors over the last two and a half weeks was whether Mr. Bowers intended to kill his victims — one of the factors necessary for a death sentence. “The issue in this case is, what happens when your brain is broken?” said Michael Burt, a defense attorney, in his closing argument. “What happens when you don’t have the ability to know what is truth and what is not truth?”thanks. Defense witnesses who had examined Mr. Bowers said he had schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders.

Persons: Dor Hadash —, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax, Irving Younger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Bernice, Sylvan Simon, Cecil, David Rosenthal, Bowers, ”, Michael Burt

☆ Opinion | The Pittsburgh Gunman Didn’t Just Kill 11 Jews. He Killed a Minyan.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Mark Oppenheimer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

After all, what does it mean to obstruct religious practice? In David Bezmozgis’s 2004 short story “Minyan,” Itzik, an elderly immigrant in a building of elderly immigrants, dies. Itzik was a regular at the building’s in-house synagogue; he consistently helped make the minyan. “You want to know what will happen to Herschel?” Zalman replies. He deprived them of the opportunity to practice their religion — what’s more, he obstructed the religious practice of those who depended on the victims’ presence.

Persons: Bowers, —, David Bezmozgis’s, ”, Itzik, Zalman, Herschel, “, ” Zalman, Robert Bowers, Richard Gottfried, Daniel Stein — Organizations: Reconstructionist, Conservative, New

Mr. Stein was a substitute teacher, who over the years had also worked at a plumbing supply store and a funeral home. But the place where Mr. Stein, 71, spent most of his time in recent years was at the synagogue, Mr. Halle said. Mr. Stein’s daughter-in-law recently had a child, and Mr. Stein was delighted to be a grandfather for the first time. Ms. Fienberg has two sons, one living in Washington and one in Paris, and six grandchildren. As he aged, Mr. Wax had become hard of hearing, and in recent years, he did not speak much.

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