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A core demand over by the pro-Palestinian student groups at Columbia University was for the school to withdraw investment funds from what they describe as companies profiting from Israel’s war in Gaza. The group has described those companies as profiting “from Israeli apartheid, genocide, and military occupation of Palestine.” Israel denies accusations of genocide. Columbia now lists five areas where it refrains from investing: tobacco, private prison operations, thermal coal, Sudan and fossil fuels — all decisions made in the past decade. Columbia was also the first Ivy League university to divest from South Africa, and various other colleges followed suit. In 2015, Columbia became the first US university to divest from private prison companies after a student campaign raising concerns about human rights abuses.

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☆ Jo Ann Callis’ uncomfortable portrait of femininity has resonated for four decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Though she made the image four and a half decades ago, “Woman with Blue Bow” seems strikingly contemporary — a timeless symbol on the strictures of femininity. Though Callis and her body of work fits neatly within this cohort, it’s not a label that Callis adopted, then or now. Callis' early color work explored restriction and desire at the height of the feminist art movement. Jo Ann Callis/Courtesy ROSEGALLERYThe red imprint on the model’s neck, alluding to discomfort, was not actually caused by the bow, Callis explained, but was rather an illusion thanks to makeup. It’s just one of the many nuances in her color work that she would not have been able to pull off in black and white.

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☆ Unilever Promotes U.S. Head to Be Its New Marketing Chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Suzanne Vranica | Saabira Chaudhuri | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Unilever has been trying to jump-start growth in the U.S. under the leadership there of Esi Eggleston Bracey, who is now becoming the company’s chief growth and marketing officer. Photo: Peter Forest/Getty ImagesUnilever , one of the world’s largest advertisers, is set to name its U.S. head Esi Eggleston Bracey as its new marketing chief, according to people familiar with the matter. Bracey currently leads the consumer goods giant’s business in the U.S. as well as serving as its North America personal care head. She will now take on the duties of Conny Braams , who stepped down in August.

Persons: Eggleston, Peter Forest, Bracey, Conny Braams Organizations: Unilever, Getty Images Unilever, North Locations: U.S, North America

☆ White House Strategy on Impeachment: Fight Politics With Politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Peter Baker | More About Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Overall, this has not been handled well by the White House,” Mr. Epstein said. “We think they should work with us on legitimate issues — things that actually matter to the American people,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, told reporters. Neil Eggleston, who was a White House lawyer for Mr. Clinton, said it was important to draw the contrast. “The White House needs to continue to execute and be presidential,” he said. “It is too easy for the entire team to focus on responding to every new claim by the House Republicans.

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☆ Paqui removing One Chip Challenge product from shelves out of an abundance of caution
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tortilla chip brand Paqui says it is voluntarily removing its ultra-spicy “One Chip Challenge” from shelves after a Massachusetts family claims their 14-year-old son may have died from complications from the challenge. Authorities have not confirmed or commented on whether consumption of the chips caused the teen’s death. Paqui did not respond to a request for comment from CNN. The “challenge” chip contains seasoning from a Carolina Reaper Pepper and a Naga Viper Pepper, according to Paqui’s website. The challenge includes eating a singular spicy chip, which is sold in coffin-shaped packaging and turns participants’ tongues blue.

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☆ 'Bellyaching': Democratic unity defending Biden begins to see defections
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Peter Nicholas | Peter Nicholas Is Senior White House Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

WASHINGTON — A Democratic push to discredit the congressional Republicans who are launching a slew of investigations into President Joe Biden may be fracturing because of an unexpected obstacle: fellow Democrats. And former Vice President Mike Pence revealed this week that he, too, had discovered classified documents in his Indiana home. On Capitol Hill, House Republicans have opened an oversight inquiry into Biden’s handling of the records. (Both the White House and the Secret Service said they don’t keep such records for his personal residence.) The White House counsel’s office now has a communications arm to quickly respond to Republican allegations of presidential wrongdoing.

☆ 8 top business leaders—from Yelp, Zillow, Dell, and more—on the habits they want to cultivate in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Dell TechnologiesJen Felch, Chief Digital Officer and CIO"Going into 2023, I'm focused on cultivating a habit of asking better questions. In 2023, I'm resolving to tackle my own executive burnout, and to be more authentic about it. In 2023, I'm committing to meditating 10 minutes per day, five days a week. Ultimately, entrepreneurial employees have the passion to make the 'new' happen, powering through hurdles, and inspiring real innovation around them." NextdoorSarah Friar, CEO"In 2023 there are several important habits that I will cultivate to help me and the Nextdoor team succeed.

☆ The Golden Age of Volleyball Is Here
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Rachel Bachman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Texas students line up outside Gregory Gym, some with painted faces or chests, for the chance to snag a seat. Once there, they join longtime fans and starry-eyed kids in screaming their heads off for the Longhorns. “I would kind of compare it to a Duke basketball game, if I’m being honest,” said Logan Eggleston, a senior outside hitter for the Texas team that heads into Thursday’s NCAA volleyball tournament with the nation’s No. “The crowds are right on top of you. You can’t even think when you’re in a game.”

☆ A former Nazi encampment on a tiny Channel island can be yours for about $50,000
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Seven acres of Nazi trenches in the Channel Islands are up for sale for about £40,000 ($50,000). The heavily-fortified site was home to 24 soldiers and 3 Nazi officers in the Second World War. The Channel Islands were the only British territory to be occupied during the conflict. The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, just off the coast of France, were the only British territory to be occupied during the Second World War. Hitler heavily fortified the Channel Islands between 1942 and 1944 as part of his "Atlantic Wall" strategy — a system of coastal defenses intended to block an anticipated Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.

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