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☆ Australia’s problem with male violence is getting worse. So, what’s the solution?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Late Monday, new figures showed a 28% jump in intimate partner homicide in 2022-23, compared to the previous year – ending what had been a decades-long trend of decline. Around 4,000 people marched through the streets of Brisbane on April 28 to call for action on gendered violence. The deaths took the toll to 27 women allegedly killed by a partner or former partner so far this year, according to the Counting Dead Women project. “We don’t have good programs for men with mental illness and personality disorders who use these types of violence. We don’t have a lot of really accessible drug and alcohol treatment programs for men who use violence.

Persons: Daniel McCormack, Daniel Sloss, “, ”, McCormack, Samantha Bricknell, we’ve, Anthony Albanese, –, Hilary Whiteman, wasn’t, Lukas Coch, Hayley Boxall, Albanese, ’, ” Albanese, ” Boxall, ” Bricknell, Emily Garnett, there’ll, ” McCormack, he’s, “ I’ve, ‘ That’s Organizations: Australia CNN, Australian, of Criminology, ”, Australia, CNN, New South, Australian National University, Wales, Nations, First Nations, Brisbane Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Scottish, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Canberra, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Australian, Melbourne, England

NEW YORK (AP) — After 46 years, Steve Replin has decided to give up his office space. About 23% of U.S. office space is available, compared with 16% before the pandemic, according to global real estate advisor Avison Young. Garnett is looking for a smaller space – 1,200 square feet or so -- in suburban Huntsville, closer to where most of his clients live. The pandemic taught her she could work in a smaller space, but she still saw value in having office space with a physical library. Saul said she was able to downsize her library, filled with samples and a necessary part of the firm’s office space.

Persons: Steve Replin, Avison Young, ”, Alan Pontius, Marcus, Millichap, Hunter Garnett, Garnett, I’d, Leslie Saul, she’d, “, Saul, Annie Scranton, Replin, ” Replin, He’s, ” Krueger Organizations: Pace Public Relations Locations: Denver, Huntsville , Alabama, Huntsville, Cambridge, Winchester, Manhattan, New York, Larchmont, Greenwood Lake, N.J, Maryland

Abdul-Jabbar spent five seasons as the league’s oldest player. ALL-STAR LEVELThe “oldest player” in an NBA season has been picked for the All-Star Game on 13 previous occasions. Stockton turned 41 that season; he spent two years as the league’s oldest player and missed zero games in that span. NUMBER 43James will become the 43rd player in NBA history to hold the distinction of being the league’s "oldest player." Robert Parish was the league’s oldest player for seven seasons, the most in NBA history.

Persons: LeBron James, He’s, James, —, Udonis Haslem, Andre Iguodala, James wasn't, Darko Milicic, Milicic, KAREEM —, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Abdul, ”, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Nobody, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki, Carter, Nowitzki, — Moses Malone, Kevin Garnett, Kevin Willis, Robert Parish, John Havlicek, Larry Costello, Slater Martin, Bobby Wanzer, Johnny Green, Parish, It’s, John Stockton, Stockton, Shaquille O’Neal, Mike Novak’s, Paul Silas, James ’, Bob Cousy, Nat Hickey —, Elvin Hayes, Dikembe Mutombo, Al Cervi, Dolph Schayes, Andre Miller, Silas, Cousy, Hickey, Lenny Wilkens, Grant Hill, Steve Nash, Dale Ellis, Sam Perkins, — James, ___ Organizations: NBA, Utah, Cleveland, Providence Steamrollers Locations: Akron

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders doesn’t want anyone sleeping on what's happening with his reconstructed Colorado Buffaloes. Who wants to stay up until 8 o'clock for a darn game?” Sanders said on his weekly radio show. When the Buffaloes (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) played Colorado State on Sept. 16 — kickoff was at 8:21 p.m. Mountain — the game didn’t finish until 12:25 a.m. One thing Sanders is a fan of: Stanford (1-4, 0-3) and first-year Cardinal coach Troy Taylor. Colorado boasts five of the eight top-watched college football games this season in terms of viewership, according to research provided from the school.

Persons: — Deion Sanders, isn't, “, ” Sanders, Mark Johnson, Sanders, It's, God we’re, Cardinal, Troy Taylor, Dwayne “, ” Johnson, Lil Wayne, Terrell Owens, Kevin Garnett, ” Taylor, they’ve Organizations: Colorado Buffaloes, It's, Buffaloes, Stanford, Folsom, Colorado State, Washington State, Buffs, Rams, ESPN, Colorado, AP Locations: BOULDER, Colo, Southern California, Colorado

The issues that earned these 15 teenagers a trip to the White House are also priorities for the Biden administration, including first lady Jill Biden, who was convening the first “Girls Leading Change” event to celebrate Wednesday's designation by President Joe Biden as International Day of the Girl. The honorees, including a pair of twins, range in age from 15 to 18 and represent 13 states. “These young women are protecting and preserving the earth, writing and sharing stories that change minds and turning their pain into purpose,” Jill Biden said in a written statement before the ceremony. She founded her school's Latino Student Union and organizes students on issues like climate justice and preventing gun violence. —Gabriella Nakai, 17, of Phoenix, is a Navajo and Choctaw leader who works on improving food security and sustainability.

Persons: Biden, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, ” Jill Biden, Brooke Bennett, — Jazmin, Jackie, Cho, — Julia Garnett, — Logan Hennes, — Anja Herrman, — Leela Marie Hidier, — Elisa Martinez, — Gabriella Nakai, — Zahra Rahimi, — Gitanjali Rao, — Avery Turner, — Sandra Ukah, — Rania Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Gender, Council, Robb Elementary School, Beach Cities Health, Advisory Council, American Jewish Committee, Equity, Latino Student Union, Choctaw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Air Force, University of Florida, Seminole, Student Union, LiTEArary Society Locations: United States, Montgomery , Alabama, Uvalde , Texas, Redondo Beach , California, Beach, Hendersonville , Tennessee, New York, River Forest , Illinois, Yarmouth , Maine, U.S, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Navajo, —, Alexandria , Virginia, Afghanistan, Highlands Ranch , Colorado, Colorado Springs , Colorado, Bloom, Lake Mary , Florida, Morgantown , West Virginia

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he'll use doubters as motivation in his rehabilitation from Achilles tendon surgery and indicates he'll play football again — perhaps even this season. Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon on the fourth snap of his debut with his new team on Monday night, a 22-16 overtime victory over Buffalo. Political Cartoons View All 1163 Images“Definitely some odds stacked against me based on age, but I like it,” Rodgers said. A lot of sadness, a lot of tears, a lot of dark frustration and anger, all the gamut of emotions. “I’m very confident in Zach and I think he’s confident himself, which is the most important thing,” Rodgers said.

Persons: Aaron Rodgers, Achilles, —, Rodgers, “, ” Rodgers, Pat McAfee, Neal ElAttrache, “ Stack, ”, I’ve, ” Rodgers wouldn't, “ I’m, Kevin Garnett, Buffalo's Leonard Floyd, Randall Cobb —, ” Zach Wilson, Zach, He’s Organizations: — New York Jets, Buffalo, Jets, MetLife, Dallas Locations: FLORHAM, N.J, Los Angeles, LA, Green Bay, it’s, York , New Jersey, New York

☆ Illegal child labor on the rise with nationwide violations found, Labor Department says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

JBS has said that they do not tolerate child labor and that they would stop using PSSI at every location where the child labor violations were alleged to have occurred. In addition, the Wage and Hour Division of the Labor Department is currently pursuing more than 700 open child labor cases. Officials at the Labor Department emphasized in a press call this week that the increase in child labor violation findings is partially due to “significantly enhanced child labor enforcement efforts” in recent months. The fight to weaken child labor lawsThe Department of Labor on Thursday said its interagency task force on child labor has begun cross-training with other governmental agencies like Health and Human Services and the Office of Refugee Resettlement to identify and report possible incidences of child labor exploitation. But at the same time that violations of child labor protections are rising, states across the country are introducing legislation to weaken child labor laws.

Persons: it’s, ”, Labor Julie Su, Jordan Barab, Obama, Barab, JBS, Cargill, ” PSSI, PSSI, “, That’s, DOL, Karen Garnett, Tiffanie Boyd, there’s, David Weil, Weil, Jaehoon, Jay, Chang, ” McDonald’s, they’re, Biden, Sen, Rich Draheim, “ That’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Labor Department, Packers Sanitation Services Inc, Cargill, JBS, Department of Labor, Labor, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, PSSI, Blackstone Group, CNN, McDonald’s, of, “ Employers, Heller School for Social Policy, Management, Brandeis University, Hyundai, Kia, Health, Human Services, Refugee Resettlement, US Department of Agriculture, Economic, Institute, Minnesota, Republican Locations: New York, Nebraska, JBS USA, Minnesota, Louisiana, Texas, Louisville , Kentucky, McDonald’s, United States, DOL, Alabama, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Missouri , Ohio, South Dakota, Arkansas, Iowa, America

☆ Translating Tolstoy While Inciting Revolution
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jennifer Wilson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Over time, Garnett’s detractors would make her out to be a prim and proper smotherer of the wild (male) Russian soul. In Russia, the abolition of serfdom was part of a series of reforms meant to stave off revolution. Stepniak wrote a profile of Zasulich for his book “Underground Russia” (1882), a study of the country’s new revolutionaries. In England, “Underground Russia” was a smash hit, going through three printings the year it was translated. In a 1991 biography of Constance, Richard Garnett, the pair’s grandson, writes that “the young lovers had a row about Land Nationalization.”

Persons: prim, Nabokov, Gogol, “, Kornei Chukovsky, Garnett, Stepniak, ”, uncouth, Constance Black, Alexander II, Ivan Turgenev’s, Vera Zasulich, Zasulich, Russia ”, Clementina, Eleanor Marx, Karl’s, William Morris’s, Edward Garnett, Edward, Constance, Richard Garnett Organizations: British Museum, Russia, Fabian Society Locations: Russian, Soviet, Crimean, Russia, Brighton, St . Petersburg, Europe, England, London

☆ 4 professionals share how business travelers can have an authentic cultural experience during a conference trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Mariette Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Four experts told Insider how professionals can balance work and leisure activities during a conference trip. "While attending a women's leadership conference on the west coast, a colleague and I made a beeline to the beach to enjoy a seaside cocktail, and I also scheduled a spa visit in between conference activities in Dubai." "I recently attended a conference in Boston and was enthralled with the old-world beauty of the place," Sharp told Insider. "When I have limited time, I make every effort to carve out time to try great restaurants," said Dr. Sekou. Take advantage of conference perks or connectionsDepending on the type of conference you're attending, you can tap into the conference resources.

Persons: —, Sara Sharp, Hunter Garnett, Sheree Sekou, Sharp, Paul Revere's, Bryan Clayton, Sekou, Garnett Organizations: Service, SK, S, Church, House Locations: Huntsville , Alabama, Dubai, Boston, Massachusetts, Colorado Springs

☆ Review: Problematic Attachments in ‘Aspects of Love’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Houman Barekat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For those who find regular love triangles too pedestrian, quadrangles and pentagons are also available. Unconventional arrangements are the order of the day in a dynamic revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Aspects of Love,” which opened on Thursday at the Lyric Theater in London. (It is a lot raunchier than Lloyd Webber’s most recent work, which invited the audience to “sing unto the Lord with the harp” during the coronation of King Charles III.) This “Aspects of Love” is exquisitely produced and superbly performed, but — like many a real-life libertine — it eventually buckles under the weight of its excesses. Alex, 18, invites Rose to stay with him at a villa owned by George (Michael Ball), his rich uncle, and the two fall in love.

☆ McDonald's franchisees fined after 305 minors, including 10-year-olds, found working illegally
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

More than 300 minors — including two 10-year-olds who were unpaid — were found to be working in violation of federal labor laws at McDonald's franchise restaurants across Kentucky and other states, the U.S. Labor Department said this week. The news comes as Republican lawmakers have targeted child labor laws nationwide. Labor Department investigators discovered two 10-year-olds working unpaid as late as 2 a.m. at a McDonald's location in Louisville, Kentucky, operated by Louisville-based Bauer Food LLC, according to a Tuesday release. Last year, the Labor Department division found that 688 minors were employed illegally in hazardous positions in fiscal year 2022, the highest annual count since fiscal year 2011. Child labor laws exist to ensure that when young people work, the job does not jeopardize their health, well-being or education," said Garnett-Civils.

☆ 10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald’s until 2 a.m.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Two 10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald’s restaurant — sometimes until 2 a.m. — the US Department of Labor said Tuesday. The revelation was part of an investigation into the child labor law violations in the Southeast. “Investigators from the department’s Wage and Hour Division found two 10-year-old workers at a Louisville McDonald’s restaurant among many violations of federal labor laws committed by three Kentucky McDonald’s franchise operators,” the release said. “Investigators also determined two 10-year-old children were employed – but not paid – and sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m.”The three franchisees face a combined $212,754 in civil money penalties for the child labor violations, the release said. “Under no circumstances should there ever be a 10-year-old child working in a fast-food kitchen around hot grills, ovens and deep fryers.”

☆ Boston Reconnects With the Art of the Choke
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

From right to left, David Pastrnak, Garnet Hathaway and Charlie McAvoy of the Boston Bruins react after losing in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesThe city of Boston’s sports teams had spent more than two decades performing a mass exorcism before Sunday night. Heroics from the likes of Tom Brady, Johnny Damon, and Kevin Garnett had laid a reputation for choking to rest. After 12 Boston championships across four major sports in the 21st century, who could argue with them? Then the Bruins brought all that painful history rushing back to the ice.

☆ Oklahoma eyes first US religious charter school after Supreme Court rulings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstApril 6 (Reuters) - An Oklahoma school board is set to consider next week whether to approve the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the United States in a move that follows recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings expanding religious rights. The board is a state entity that considers applications for charter schools - publicly funded but independently run - that operate virtually in Oklahoma. They estimated that it would cost Oklahoma taxpayers up to $25.7 million over its first five years in operation as a charter school. In 2020, the Supreme Court endorsed Montana tax credits that helped pay for students to attend religious schools. Secular opponents have said religious charter schools would violate legal limits on government involvement in religion.

The local unit of Canada's Xebra Brands (XBRA.CD) is the first company to obtain permits to cultivate, process, produce and market cannabis in Mexico, according to a statement from the firm. In its statement, Xebra Brands said it faces no restrictions where it can grow cannabis in Mexico, the size of cultivation facilities or processing volumes. "This represents an important moment for cannabis globally," Xebra Brands CEO Jay Garnett said in the statement. In an interview with Reuters in late 2021, the firm's former president said regulatory authorizations would position Mexico as the industry's most important North American player. Xebra Brands added it is actively looking for farm land and a site to build an extraction facility to produce CBD-rich hemp derivatives.

Trumzz | Istock | Getty ImagesOver the past two years, millions of low-income U.S. households have received broadband internet at a discount through two consecutive government programs. "Millions could be left in the dark without broadband service for the very same reasons they didn't have it in the first place." The Emergency Broadband Benefit, or EBB, which was approved by then-President Donald Trump in late 2020 and launched in February 2021, provided a $50 subsidy. That's considered an accomplishment, said Ken Garnett, chief strategy officer at Cal.net, a small internet service provider that serves rural inland areas of California. As of January, about $6.1 billion of the funds had been claimed by broadband service providers as reimbursement for discounting their services and products.

☆ I quit my tech job in Seattle because I was miserable — here's how I moved to Los Angeles and started over as a freelancer and content creator
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Dayana Sabatin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dayana Sabatin was working in tech in Seattle and feeling miserable with her career. She decided to make a major life change — so she moved to Los Angeles without a clear plan. So I made a plan and left my life in Seattle behind to move there. Since then, I've made a life for myself in LA — I'm a writer, blogger and YouTuber — but getting here was a journey. My family felt blindsided by the news that I was moving.

☆ Legendarul baschetbalist Kobe Bryant a fost inclus în Hall of Fame. Văduva sportivului, Vanessa, a ținut un discurs emoționant
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Legendarul baschetbalist Kobe Bryant a fost inclus oficial în Hall of Fame. La ceremonia specială, văduva sportivului, Vanessa, a ieșit pe scenă fiind însoțită de marele Michael Jordan și a ținut un discurs emoționant. Gigi ar fi foarte mândră să-l vadă pe tatăl ei inclus în Hall of Fame-ul baschetului. Acum ești în Hall of Fame. "Kobe Bryant a jucat 20 de ani în NBA și doar pentru Los Angeles Lakers.

Persons: Kobe Bryant, Vanessa, Michael Jordan, Gigi meritau, Gigi, Kobe Bean Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett Organizations: Hall, Fame, NBA, Los, Naismith Locations: Kobe, Hall, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA All, Calabasas, Naismith Memorial, Fame

☆ Legendele nu se uită! Regretatul baschetbalist Kobe Bryant va fi inclus în Hall of Fame
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Legendele nu se uită! Regretatul baschetbalist Kobe Bryant va fi inclus în Hall of Fame pe 15 mai, iar discursul de includere va fi pronunțat de nimeni altul decât Michael Jordan, un alt fost mare baschetbalist. Ceremonia urma să se desfășoarea anul trecut, însă a fost amânată cu un an. La evenimentul, care va avea loc la Uncasville, statul american Connecticut, vor participa 50 de membri ai Hall of Fame. Pe lângă Bryant, care a murit la începutul anului trecut într-un accident de elicopter, în lista gloriilor baschetului american, Hall of Fame vor fi incluși și alte staruri din NBA, Tim Duncan, cvintuplu campion cu San Antonio Spurs, şi Kevin Garnett, câştigătorul unui titlu cu Boston Celtics.

Persons: Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Bryant, Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs, Kevin Garnett, David Robinson, Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich Organizations: Hall, Fame, Boston Celtics, Isaiah Thomas, NBA Locations: Kobe, Uncasville, american Connecticut, NBA, San

☆ A lack of transparency creates a 'breeding ground of insecurity,' according to one tech CEO
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-15 | by ( May Teng | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TVSquared CEO Calum Smeaton has centered his leadership around transparency, and it's paid off. It's crucial to communicate often and maintain transparency even as a company grows, Smeaton says. Calum Smeaton, founder and CEO of UK-based adtech company TVSquared, is one of many leaders who has decided to squarely center their paradigm on transparency. "If you're not transparent, that's where you create a breeding ground for insecurity." "Transparency is really easy when you're 10 or 15 people all in the same office," Smeaton added.

☆ LA Lakers, învinsă din nou. Campioana a pierdut meciul cu Portland TrailBlazers
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Los Angeles Lakers a suferit a doua înfrângere în noua ediție a Ligii Nord-Americane de baschet. Campioana în exercițiu a fost învinsă chiar pe propria arenă de Portland TrailBlazers, scor 107-115. Vedeta lui Lakers, LeBron James a fost cel mai bun baschetbalist de la echipa gazdă, însă cele 29 de puncte nu a fost de ajuns pentru a obține un rezutltat pozitiv. A fost partida cu numărul 1261 în care a înscris mai mult de 10 puncte. Vedeta oaspeților, James Harden a fost cel mai bun baschetbalist al meciului cu 34 de puncte marcate, însă insuficient pentru a trage echipa spre victorie.

Persons: James, Kevin Garnett, Denver Nuggets, James Harden, Mempshis Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, Ligii Nord -, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz Locations: Los Angeles, Ligii Nord - Americane, Portland, Minnesota, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn, Denver, Colorado, Houston, Oklahoma, Utah

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