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☆ Gold Medal Mentality: Applying an Olympic Mindset to Small Business
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Kate Rogers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGold Medal Mentality: Applying an Olympic Mindset to Small Business with Gymnast Leanne WongResiliency, focus, and discipline are defining traits of not only elite-level athletes, but many small business owners, as well. 2x world champion gymnast Leanne Wong shares how she applies that same mindset to her side hustle as an entrepreneur and discuss how she's running and growing her business while competing for a spot on this summer's 2024 Olympic team.

Persons: Leanne Wong Resiliency, Leanne Wong Organizations: Business

Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 0:44 - 0:00 transcript Columbia Protesters Occupy Building on Campus People inside barricaded the doors of Hamilton Hall with furniture. “Palestine will live forever.” “Go away, yo.” “Free, free Palestine.” “Free, free, free Palestine.” “Shut it down.” “Palestine will be free.” “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.” People inside barricaded the doors of Hamilton Hall with furniture. Credit Credit... Bing Guan for The New York TimesOutside the neoclassical building, protesters, many wearing helmets, safety glasses, gloves and masks, barricaded the entrance. Image Student protesters marching around the encampment on campus at Columbia University on Tuesday. So far, at least, a core of student protesters has vowed to stay put.

Persons: Columbia wasn’t, “, ”, Bing Guan, Alexander Hamilton, Bob Day, Columbia’s, ” Ben Chang, Sueda, ” “ We’ve, Leanne Abraham, Bing Guan Elga Castro, Castro, Chris Eisgruber, Nemat, Anna Betts, Eryn Davis, Tracey Tully, Karla Marie Sanford, John Yoon, Mike Baker Organizations: Police, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Portland State University, Hamilton Hall, Columbia, Columbia Protesters, People, Hall, ”, New York Times, Treasury, Boeing, Portland Police Bureau, Columbia University, ., New York Times Columbia, Police Department, Columbia University Faculty, Broadway Low Library Columbia University, West, St . Columbia University New York, Butler Library Amsterdam, 114th, 114th St . Columbia University New York, Barnard College, New York University, Princeton University, Clio Hall, Princeton, Rutgers University’s Locations: Hamilton, Columbia, California, Oregon, Manhattan, Palestine, ”, Portland, Gaza . Columbia, St, St . Columbia University New York City, Butler, 114th St, Spanish, Gaza, New Jersey, Brunswick

☆ Big donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund is target of lawsuit alleging fraud by donor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There is no public evidence that Giuliani and Martorano know each other. Giuliani spokesman Ted Goodman, in an email to CNBC, said "This is a lawsuit unrelated to us." CNBC requested comment from lawyers for Martorano, his wife, and the other defendants in both the Georgia lawsuit and a federal civil racketeering and fraud lawsuit in California related to the alleged skincare cream scam. In her ruling, the judge wrote that the plaintiff "has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that Konnektive Defendants deceived banks and credit card companies." "The Konnektive software was designed specifically for the purpose of facilitating automated bank fraud," according to the federal suit.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Bonnie Cash, Rudy Giuliani's, Matthew Martorano, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Trump, —, Martorano, Kevin Kneupper, LeAnne Tan, Ted Goodman, Kathryn Martorano, Konnektive, Kneupper, San Diego judge's, Don Emmert Organizations: New York, U.S, Reuters, New York City, CNBC, La, Visa, Mastercard, Fulton County Superior Court, San Diego, Federal, New, Trump National Golf, AFP, Getty, Trump Save America, Save, Commission Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, Martorano, Fulton County, California, San Diego, San, New York, Bedminster , New Jersey

☆ Extended-reality workouts usher in an immersive era of virtual fitness on VR headsets
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Diana Umana | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Business Insider spoke with leaders at the fitness brands Puma, Les Mills, FitXR, and Supernatural about leveraging extended reality to provide tech-driven workouts. Shifting perceptions of fitness technologyPuma this year partnered with Meta Quest 3 to launch immersive mixed-reality workouts in the metaverse. He recalled seeing people's perceptions of VR workouts change at a launch event for Puma and Meta Quest's partnership earlier this year. Lisa Edwards, Les Mills' digital innovation director, said the game's development required the company to adapt to connect "a global community of fitness enthusiasts." Three years ago, when Les Mills met with developers, the technology was more rudimentary; putting time and resources into extended-reality services was a risk.

Persons: —, Rachel Z, Les Mills, Ivan Dashkov, I've, Dashkov, Kathryn Przybyla Dashkov, there's, Lisa Edwards, Lisa Edwards , , Les Mills Edwards, Sam Cole, Cole, Achilles, FitXR Cole, Leanne Pedante, Lindsey Byrnes, Pedante Organizations: Service, Puma, Meta, aha, Les Mills, VR Locations: FitXR, Les

☆ More Americans are moving to Tuscany, where their money goes further, the pace is slower, and the wine flows freely
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Jordan Pandy | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

More Americans are moving to Tuscany, a part of Italy known for medieval walled cities and wine. Some locals say it's keeping their economy alive, but others are starting to grumble. The influx of Americans, locals said, can be at once a booster of fortunes and an irritating imposition. "A lot of locals say that a place like Montepulciano cannot handle all those tourists because it's a small city," said Tudor, the jeweler. Americans, Ercolani said, "spend money and they appreciate the quality of the food and the wine that we have."

Persons: —, Leanne Davis, Davis, Jon Chewning, Chewning, It's, Georgette Jupe, Knight Frank, Florence ., they're, we've, Frances Mayer's, it's, Michele Capecchi, Capecchi, Erin Lewis, Lewis, Danilo Romolini, Luca Tudor, AJ Tuscany, Tudor, who's, Sam D'Avanzo, dell'Anfiteatro, Frank Bienewald, they've, lockdowns, Jupe, Bendetta, Cantina Ercolani, Ercolani Organizations: Service, Business, Associated Press, US Department of State, Italian National Institute of Statistics, away.com, Christie's, Estate, Locals, International School of Florence Locations: Tuscany, Italy, California, Romano, Sacramento, Montepulciano, Florence, Boccheggiano, Lucca, Siena, American, Europe, Rome, Venice, Chiusi, Austin , Texas, Houston , Texas, Italian, Switzerland, Albanian

What We Know About the Deaths Near the Gaza Aid ConvoyGazan authorities said that more than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a chaotic scene early Thursday morning in Gaza City, where a crowd gathered around a convoy of trucks carrying desperately needed aid and the Israeli military opened fire. A small number of people may have been struck by aid trucks during the panic, and two Israeli military vehicles are also visible at the scene. Israeli military vehicles Aid convoy AL RASHID Israeli military vehicles Aid convoy AL RASHID Israeli military vehicles Aid convoy AL RASHID Still image of Israeli military drone footageA separate video released by Al Jazeera of the crowd near the aid convoy captures the sound of gunfire and shows multiple tracer rounds, originating from the southwest where an Israeli military base is located. The two tanks visible in the drone video were stationed on Al-Rashid around 250 meters from the base. Aid delivery has also been hampered by the breakdown of civil order as increasingly desperate civilians converge on aid convoys before the trucks can get to distribution centers.

Persons: Rashid Al, Rashid, Al Jazeera, Kamal Adwan, Copernicus, Corey Scher, Den, Biden Organizations: Convoy, Al, Planet Labs, RASHID, Crowds, Aid, Shifa, Kamal, Ahli Arab Hospital, Copernicus Sentinel, CUNY, Center, Den Hoek of Oregon State University, The United Nations, United Nations Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Rashid, Rashid Al Jazeera, Al, Rashid Israeli, Jazeera, RASHID Israeli, Ahli, Den Hoek of, Israel

☆ Memes about a disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event are taking over the internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementUnsuspecting children attended a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasglow, Scotland with high hopes, but found themselves in a world of pure horror. Paul Connell, an actor hired to play Willy Wonka at the event, told The Independent that the script supplied was "15 pages of AI-generated gibberish." Since photos and videos surfaced online, X (formerly known as Twitter) has become inundated with memes about the catastrophic event. AdvertisementThe interactive lab area drew comparisons to a meth lab“Is that the-”“The meth lab from the Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience? This photo from the Willy wonka experience is single handedly the photo of the year.

Persons: Willy Wonka, —, it's, Roald Dahl, Paul Connell, Kirsty Paterson, Glasgow Willy Wonka, k9jdz3CWH0 — Adam, @adamgreattweet, Loompa, Hugh Grant, Willy wonka, twitter.com/tmc, kes, Kate Middl, aga, witt, r.com, ady, lanning their H, dre, anne Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Independent, Glasgow, nk Locations: Glasgow, Glasglow, Scotland, erie, ves

Israel’s Controlled Demolitions Are Razing Neighborhoods in GazaResidential buildings demolished by Israeli forces in January near Gaza’s border with Israel. Controlled demolitions in Gaza The Times verified more than two dozen explosions in videos posted from Nov. 15 to Jan. 24. Gaza City Residential buildings Al-Qarara Rural residential area Khuza’a Residential buildings Gaza City Blue Beach Resort Gaza City Apartment buildings Al-Qarara Mosque Beit Lahia School Gaza City Residential buildings Jabaliya Al-Noor mosque Gaza City Palestine Square Beit Hanoun Two U.N. schools Bani Suheila Residential buildings Gaza City Multiple buildings Khuza’a Residential buildings Bani Suheila Mosque Gaza City Multistory building Gaza City Two-story building Bani Suheila Al-Dhilal mosque Gaza City Residential building Gaza City Residential building Khuza’a Residential buildings Juhor Ad-Dik U.N. school Al-Zahra Israa University Gaza City Residential buildings Al-Musaddar Multiple buildings Gaza City Residential buildings Al-Zahra Gaza’s Palace of Justice Bani Suheila Residential buildings Khuza’a Residential buildings Al-Qarara Rural residential area Beit Hanoun Multiple buildings Al-Mughraqa Al-Azhar University campus Bani Suheila Residential buildingsIsraeli officials, who spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the issue, said that Israel wanted to demolish Palestinian buildings close to the border as part of an effort to create a security “buffer zone” inside Gaza, making it harder for fighters to carry out cross-border attacks like the ones in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Controlled demolitions in Khuza’a Gaza Strip Highlighted area destroyed over the course of at least four demolitions Location of demolitions Previously destroyed buildings Mosque 500 feet Gaza Strip Previously destroyed buildings Location of demolitions Highlighted area destroyed over the course of at least four demolitions Mosque 500 feetOne of the largest demolitions identified by The Times was carried out in Shuja’iyya, a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Gaza City. Controlled demolition in Shuja’iyya, Gaza City Gaza Strip Previously destroyed buildings Location of demolition Highlighted area destroyed in demolition 500 feet Gaza Strip Previously destroyed buildings Location of demolition Highlighted area destroyed in demolition 500 feetIn some videos, the demolitions appear to be targeting underground infrastructure.

Persons: Bani Suheila Al, Dik U.N, Zahra, Bani, Mughraqa Al, Israel, Musaddar Jan, Khan Younis Khuza’a, Deir, Bani Suheila, Copernicus, Corey Scher, Den, Daniel Hagari, Matthew Miller, Khan Younis, ”, Marco Sassòli, “, Husam Zomlot Organizations: New York Times, Hamas, Times, Blue, Azhar University, Bani, The Times, BANK, Israa University, Copernicus Sentinel, CUNY, Center, Den Hoek of Oregon State University, State Department, Israa, U.S, University of Geneva Locations: Gaza, Gaza’s, Israel, —, Gaza City, Al, Qarara, Lahia, Noor, Palestine, Bani Suheila, Bani Suheila Mosque Gaza, Dhilal, Zahra Israa, Zahra Gaza’s, Sderot, BANK GAZA, Israa University GAZA, ISRAEL, Deir al, Bani, Rafah Rafah, EGYPT, Erez, WEST, GAZA, Med, Rafah EGYPT Rafah, Den Hoek of, Palestinian, Palestine Square, Khuza’a, Shuja’iyya, Gaza City Gaza, U.N, Israa University, Britain

☆ A successful corporate retreat should inspire team-building and creativity among colleagues — here's how to plan one
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Mariette Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This article is part of "Business Travel Playbook," a series about making the most of work travel. Along with offering opportunities to brainstorm and collaborate, an annual company retreat can help combat loneliness, boost morale, and motivate employees. The importance of including employees in decision-makingTo run a successful retreat, employees need to be on board early and feel included in the process. Depending on your budget, a local hotel or lodge within driving distance of the office may be ideal for a first company retreat. The Knowledge HouseWith so many moving parts, it's also wise to consider hiring a third-party company to plan a retreat or to coordinate the retreat activities, Dolin said.

Persons: —, Brittany Dolin, Audrey Ma, Alex Barrett, Cecilia Sanchez, Leanne Mair, " Mair, Leanne Mair Barrett, it's, Nicole Dayan, It's, Dayan, Mair, Barrett, Dolin Organizations: Service, Business, Pocketbook Agency, Benefactum Consulting, Employees Locations: Perceptyx, New York, Atlanta , Newark, Los Angeles

☆ See the Rapid Expansion of Tent Camps in Southern Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Leanne Abraham | Zach Levitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Gaza City Khan Younis Gaza Strip RafahSee the Rapid Expansion of Tent Camps in Southern GazaRecent satellite imagery shows an influx of displaced Palestinians into Rafah, the Gaza Strip’s southernmost region, where about 1.25 million people are now living in squalid, cramped conditions. A satellite image from Nov. 10 showing a portion of western Rafah in the Gaza Strip. There has been an expansion to the area of visible tents, mostly limited to the areas around the schools and the logistics base. The number of tents and makeshift structures sharply increased across this area of Rafah after Israel’s repeated orders to evacuate large portions of central and southern Gaza in December. With a vast majority of Gaza’s population displaced, aid groups and the U.N. have been struggling to keep up with the staggering demand for help in Rafah and across the Gaza Strip.

Persons: Tal, Israel’s, ”, Juliette Touma, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Shaina, Ms, Low, Al Qarya, Deir al Balah, Khan Younis, Touma, al Balah Khan Younis Organizations: Camps, Labs, Hamas, Planet Labs, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, Norwegian Refugee Council, United Nations, Reuters, Humanitarian Affairs, . Locations: Gaza, Khan, Rafah, Southern Gaza, Rafah’s, Ibraheem, Egypt, Egypt’s, U.N, Deir, al, al Balah Khan Younis Rafah, Israel

☆ Viral Videos Helped Put Comedian Leanne Morgan on the Map
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Marc Myers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. women won a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night. The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge Brazil and France. The U.S. women have won gold in the team event at every world championship that included a team competition since 2011. Biles now has 26 world championship medals, 20 of them gold, to go with her seven Olympic medals, including the 2016 Olympic title. Biles capped off a successful night for the U.S team with a spectacular floor routine rewarded by a 15.166.

Persons: Simone Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, Leanne Wong, Biles, Larisa Latynina, Joscelyn Roberson, Wong, Jones, Cheng, Pike, ___ Organizations: American, The U.S, Soviet Union, China, U.S Locations: ANTWERP, Belgium, U.S, Brazil, France, The, Antwerp

☆ Simone Biles going for team gold at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images Biles competes on the balance beam during the US National Gymnastics Championships in August 2013. Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images Biles poses after winning a gold medal at the 2013 World Championships. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Biles dodges a bee flying near her during the medal ceremony at the 2014 World Championships. Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Biles competes on the uneven bars during the 2018 World Championships. And by competing in Antwerp, Biles became the first woman to represent the US at six artistic world championships.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, –, Simone Biles, Laurence Griffiths, Ron, Biles, Smiley, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Lintao Zhang, Nellie, Adria, Leslye Davis, Gabby Douglas, Douglas, Donald Miralle, Ezra Shaw, Damir Sagolj, Reuters Biles, Kai Pfaffenbach, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman, David Ramos, Emmanuel Dunand, Jimmy Fallon, Donald Glover, Andrew Lipovsky, Michael Phelps, Raisman, Olivia Munn, Trae Patton, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Alex Wong, Bob Levey, Sasha Farber, Eric McCandless, Daniel Dunn, Ulrik Pedersen, NurPhoto, Lionel Bonaventure, Emilee Chinn, Natacha, Cecile Canqueteau, Landi, Shannon Miller, Robert Gauthier, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, Larry Nassar, Saul Loeb, Joe Biden, Biden, James Corden, Pete Buttigieg, Terence Patrick, Stacy Revere, Skye Blakey, Shilese Jones, Joscelyn Roberson, Leanne Wong, Matthias Hangst Organizations: CNN, Biles, Houston Chronicle, The New York Times, US, Getty, Reuters, NBC, White House, Disney, Entertainment, Walt Disney Television, Houston Texans, GK, Tokyo, Los Angeles Times, USA Gymnastics, CBS, BBC Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, Houston, Spring , Texas, Rio de Janeiro, AFP, Tokyo, American, Biles

While the US women's gymnastics team has already qualified, the stakes remain high. Alongside Simone Biles, the US Women's Gymnastics team includes Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Skye Blakely, and Joscelyn Roberson. The men's team final is up first starting today (October 3), and there's more action to catch each day through the apparatus final on October 8. The first day of competition is October 3, beginning with the men's team final before the women's team takes the floor on the second day. The Men's Team Final starts at 6:30 p.m. BST on October 3, followed by the Women's Team Final at 6:30 p.m. BST on October 4.

Persons: Simone Biles, She's, Biles, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Skye Blakely, Joscelyn Roberson, Kayla DiCello, ExpressVPN, Peacock, Peacock Thurs Organizations: United, Women's, BBC, NBC, Google, Insiders Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, United States, USA

☆ Biles to compete in sixth world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Gymnastics Championships at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 21 (Reuters) - Simone Biles is set to compete in her sixth world championships this month after posting the top all-around score at a U.S. qualifying competition, USA Gymnastics said on Wednesday. Biles, a four-times Olympic champion and 19-times world gold medallist, headlines the five-woman team heading to Antwerp, Belgium, where she won the first of her five world all-around titles in 2013 at the age of 16. Biles will become the first woman to represent the U.S. at six artistic world championships, according to USA Gymnastics, after earning automatic qualification by topping the all-around standings at this week's two-day selection camp in Katy, Texas. She will be joined by Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong and Skye Blakely - all part of the team that won last year's world championships - and 17-year-old Joscelyn Roberson.

Persons: Simone Biles, Kyle Terada, Biles, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Skye Blakely, Joscelyn Roberson, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: SAP Center, USA, Paris Games, Thomson Locations: San Jose , California, USA, Antwerp, Belgium, U.S, Katy , Texas, Tokyo, Hyderabad

☆ A Colorado City Has Been Battling for Decades to Use Its Own Water
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( David Gelles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

The City Council bought about 17,000 acres of farmland 60 miles to the north, near Fort Collins, along with the associated water rights. Today, almost 40 years later, the water Mr. Ethredge secured for his city remains out of reach. The city purchased 17,000 acres of farmland 60 miles north, near Fort Collins, decades ago. The Thornton water treatment plant. ; Thornton Water Project By Leanne AbrahamBack when Mr. Ethredge secured the water rights up north, Thornton planners figured they would need that water by 2000.

Persons: Jack Ethredge, Ethredge, Thornton, Ethredge’s, Mr, “, ”, Jeni Arndt, Thornton’s, Brett Henry, “ We’ve, we’ve, Denver Thornton, Colorado Adams Thornton, Leanne Abraham Back, Fort Collins, Barry Feldman, Feldman, Gary Wockner, “ We’re, we’re, Henry, Barbara Cohen, Ted Leighty, “ Thornton, Maiker, Peter LiFari, Christina Ra, Roger Uthmann, Wockner, Uthmann, ” Thornton, ” Mr Organizations: City Council, Housing, San, Loveland Greeley, Weld County Colorado Larimer Boulder Longmont, Boulder Adams, Denver Thornton Colorado, Greeley Weld, Boulder, Denver, Colorado Adams, Colorado Adams Thornton Denver, Colorado Supreme, Thornton, Home Builders Association of Metro Denver, Maiker Housing Partners, “ Locations: Thornton, Colo, Denver, Fort Collins, “, Rocky, Thornton’s, Colorado, San Luis Valley, Douglas County, In Texas, San Antonio, Collins, Loveland, Loveland Greeley Rocky, Weld County, Denver Thornton Colorado Denver, Greeley, Greeley Weld Larimer, Larimer County, Larimer, Thorton, Laporte

Nithya Raman turned into a political celebrity almost overnight when she emerged as the face of a rising progressive vanguard to campaign for the Los Angeles City Council in 2020. With a master’s degree in urban planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and experience working with slum dwellers in India, Ms. Raman zeroed in on the city’s soaring housing prices and promised to give renters and homeless people a seat at the political table — her seat. Ms. Raman, 42, wound up receiving more votes than any council member in the city’s history and began to draw comparisons to the progressive New York congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — “LAOC,” one local critic derisively called her. Barely a year later, though, Ms. Raman ran into an adversary her grass-roots army was powerless to confront: the bruising power politics involved in running a city of 3.8 million people. The City Council had embarked on its once-a-decade redistricting process, and Ms. Raman, who had few allies among the city’s old-guard politicians, was threatened at one point with losing virtually all of the constituents who had elected her.

Persons: Nithya Raman, Raman, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez Organizations: Los Angeles City Council, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York, The City Council Locations: India, Alexandria

☆ Brilliant Biles wins record eighth all-around national title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] August 27, 2023; San Jose, California, USA; Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the 2023 U.S. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Acquire Licensing RightsAug 27 (Reuters) - Simone Biles won a record eighth all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California on Sunday, looking as dominant as ever despite only recently returning to competition after a two-year break. Biles won her seventh title in 2021 to tie Alfred Jochim, who won the last of his seven in 1933. read moreOn the first night of the competition in San Jose Biles executed a Yurchenko double pike, a vault so difficult that it has never been performed by another female gymnast.

Persons: Simone Biles, Kyle Terada, Biles, Alfred Jochim, I've, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, San Jose Biles, Rory Carroll, Peter Rutherford Organizations: SAP Center, U.S, Gymnastics, Olympics, Tokyo, Tokyo Games, Paris Games, Thomson Locations: San Jose , California, USA, U.S, Chicago, San Jose, Los Angeles

☆ Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. Gymnastics title a full decade after her first
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ezra Shaw | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesA decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. Championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy. Biles is all but assured of returning to the gym where she captured her first world title in 2013. Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. "I like to keep (my goals) personal, just so that I know what I'm aiming for," Biles said.

Persons: Simone Biles, Ezra Shaw, Biles, newlywed, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Alfred Jochim, haven't, Biles isn't, she's, hasn't, Cheng Organizations: SAP Center, Getty, Tokyo, USA Gymnastics, Amateur Athletics Union Locations: San Jose , California, Florida

☆ Employee Discrimination: Women of All Ages Face Sexism at Work
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But she was taken aback by the extent to which middle-aged women like O'Neill reported experiencing age-related discrimination at work. "When men get to their 40s or 50s, they're considered to be in the prime of their careers," Diehl told me. In one 2019 poll of 400 US workers ages 40 and older, more men than women reported experiencing or witnessing age discrimination on the job. Research has also found that older job seekers face age discrimination regardless of gender, despite a 56-year-old federal law that purportedly protects against older-age discrimination in employment. It's undeniable that workplace age discrimination occurs across gender lines, but the qualitative experiences surfaced by Diehl, Stephenson, and Dzubinski help paint a picture of how an open culture around age discrimination can ultimately end up fueling good, old-fashioned sexism.

Persons: Julie O'Neill, O'Neill, Julie, WCPO, —, ageism, pats, Amy Diehl, wasn't, they're, Diehl, It's, Amber L, Stephenson, Leanne, dory, she'd, Kelli María Korducki Organizations: Cincinnati Bengals, Harvard Business, Companies, Research Locations: COVID, midlife, Cincinnati, WCPO, New York City

☆ Women Face Age Discrimination at Every Age, According to a New Study
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

☆ Brilliant Biles in control at U.S. Championships, eyes eighth title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] August 25, 2023; San Jose, California, USA; Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsAug 25 (Reuters) - Simone Biles delivered a stunning performance at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California, on Friday to take the lead with 59.300 points and stay on course for a record eighth national title. Jones, the runner-up at the nationals last year and a three-time world silver medallist in 2022, posted 56.550 points overall, with Blakely third at 55.700.

Persons: Simone Biles, Kyle Terada, Biles, Shilese Jones, Jones, Skye Blakely, Alfred Jochim, Blakely, Leanne Wong, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, Lee, Hritika Sharma, Robert Birsel Organizations: SAP Center, U.S, Gymnastics, Tokyo Games, NBC, Olympic, Thomson Locations: San Jose , California, USA, Chicago, Paris, U.S, Antwerp, Belgium, Hyderabad

Mistakes by air traffic controllers — stretched thin by a nationwide staffing shortage — have been one major factor. So do the air traffic controllers who scour the skies and manage takeoffs and landings. The number of fully trained air traffic controllers nationwide has fallen 10 percent in the past decade. data and the agency’s most recent “Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan.”Nearly all U.S. air traffic control facilities are understaffed Circles represent 313 air traffic facilities in the United States, including airport towers and larger regional centers. Desiree Rios for The New York TimesPilots, air traffic controllers and federal investigators have warned repeatedly that America’s air safety system is fraying.

Persons: Louis Armstrong, —, ”, Biden, Matthew Lehner, Mr, Lehner, Ilana Panich, Kennedy, Jan, “, ” Jennifer Homendy, Joe Raedle, Reagan, Desiree Rios, ’, ‘ Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Louis Armstrong New, International Airport, Delta Air, New, Airport, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Frontier, Federal Aviation Administration, The New York Times, United Airlines, American, Airbus, louisiana Magnolia, Times, Phoenix, NASA, Aviation, Pilots, Technology, U.S, Airlines, United, “, Bergstrom International Airport, Kennedy International, Delta, FedEx, JetBlue Airways, JetBlue, National Transportation Safety, Spirit Airlines, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, San, Casper, Federal Aviation, The Times, FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, Department of, Gulfstream, Miami, The New York Times Pilots, Flying Magazine, Sky Harbor, Boeing Locations: Airport Mississippi, New Orleans, San Francisco, American, Dallas, louisiana, louisiana Magnolia Minden arkansas, Minden louisiana, United States, U.S, San Diego, Phoenix, Swiss, Continental, Buffalo, United, Delta, Southwest, —, Austin, Texas, New York, Austin , Texas, Sarasota , Fla, Burbank, Calif, Boston, New York City, Fort, Salt Lake, Ontario, Denver, Las, Portland ,, Baltimore, Miami, Peoria, Ill, Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Fla, Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Lexington, Ky, Tampa

☆ Back in Competition, It’s Like Simone Biles Never Left
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It did not look like Simone Biles had been gone. Her full-twisting double-back dismount from the balance beam, hastily scrapped the last time she was seen in competition two years ago, was back. Oh, and yes: She finished the competition with a Yurchenko double pike, a vault not contemplated, much less competed, before Biles introduced it in 2021. The margin — 5 points over the second-place finisher, Leanne Wong — was normal by Biles’s standards, which are not anybody else’s. That margin between first and second was about the same as the margin between second and 17th.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles, Leanne Wong — Organizations: U.S

Biles, a seven-time Olympic and 25-time world medallist, showed off routines on all four apparatus in podium training on Friday ahead of Saturday’s Core Hydration U.S. Classic in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. All is good.”The 2016 Olympic all-around champion took more than a year off training after the Tokyo Games, but her routines show no signs of a slowdown. “She looks amazing,” fellow Tokyo team mate and Tokyo Olympics all-around champion Sunisa Lee said of Biles after Friday’s training session. Biles is the most decorated gymnast at Saturday’s two-session competition, but the women’s line-up is stacked, sharing a combined 55 Olympic and world medals according to gymnastics podcast Gymcastic. Along with Biles and Lee, other notable competitors include 2020 Olympic floor exercise champion Jade Carey, 2020 Olympic team silver medallist Jordan Chiles, and Leanne Wong, 2021 world all-around runner-up.

Persons: HOFFMAN, Simone Biles, ”, Biles, “, Sunisa Lee, ” Biles, Cecile Landi, Laurent, Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Leanne Wong, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Tokyo, Tokyo Games, Tokyo Olympics, U.S, National Team Camp, Thomson Locations: , Illinois, Chicago, Hoffman Estates , Illinois, Texas, Tokyo

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