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☆ Elon Musk may be done with Delaware, but don't expect other corporations to follow his crusade
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk has had it with Delaware — but don't expect other corporations to flee the business-friendly state, too. Musk also specifically went after the judge who ruled to void his pay package, Kathleen McCormick, calling her an "activist and politician" in an X post. "The reason Elon Musk frequently escapes account from other judges is because they don't see through his phantabulating," Lauren Pringle, editor of the Chancery Daily, which covers Delaware courts, told the outlet. Advertisement"I don't expect a mass migration of firms from Delaware," Michal Barzuza, a professor at the University of Virginia who researches corporate law and governance, told the Post. So, despite Musk's latest crusade against the state, it seems unlikely many other Delaware-based corporations will jump ship anytime soon.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Lawrence Cunningham, Kathleen McCormick, McCormick, Lauren Pringle, Michal Barzuza, John Coates, Fortune, there's, Coates, Musk's Organizations: SpaceX, Business, Fortune, Markel Group, Constellation Software, Washington Post, Chancery, University of Virginia, Harvard Locations: Delaware, Texas

☆ Wendy's chief development officer had male mentors make room for her ideas, even when they weren't popular. It's made a big difference.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

In the latest Equity Talk, Pringle said male mentors made room for her ideas, even if they weren't popular. With growth comes opportunity, she told me, because "new restaurants create the next big promotion." It's working in our restaurants and talking to our crew members and our general managers on what we can do to really create opportunities. You know, new restaurants create the next big promotion — the next DM and GM and director of operations. Those are the things that I see in part of my role as being able to help create growth.

Persons: Abigail Pringle, Pringle, dulce, she's, I'm, Lindsay Radkoski, Lindsay, Suzie, You've, it's, We've, Wendy's, that's, we've, It's, I've, —, Thiti, Zers Organizations: Service, GM, CMO, CSR, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, Wendy's, Canada, Philippines, India, Australia, Puerto Rico, leche, Argentina

☆ Alabama is trying to dodge the Supreme Court's order to stop packing Black voters into one district. It's not going to work, a law expert said.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Instead, the redistricting committee proposed a map that raises the number of Black voters in the second district, but doesn't give them the majority. But, according to The Hill, the team of Republicans tasked with redrawing Alabama's district map aren't listening to the Supreme Court's ruling. In this case, it's not about the percentage of Black voters in the district, Gaber said. "It is a continuation of the state's long, sordid history of disenfranchising Black voters." "To me this is evidence of purposeful discrimination at this point given what they've been told by the US Supreme Court."

Persons: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Mark Gaber, it's, Gaber, Pro Tempore Chris Pringle —, —, Pringle, Marina Jenkins, SCOTUS, they've Organizations: Service, Black, Legal, Republican, Pro Tempore, Politico, National Redistricting Foundation, Democratic, Party, Alabama, Alabama Republicans, Supreme, US Locations: Alabama, Wall, Silicon, The, Black, Alabama's, Birmingham

☆ Silverstone, a Storied Formula 1 Track, Wants to Continue Its Tale
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Alex Kalinauckas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2008, Bernie Ecclestone, head of Formula 1 at the time, said the race would leave Silverstone. Then in 2017, the British Racing Drivers’ Club, the owner of the track, activated what is called the break clause in its hosting agreement, which would allow the club to stop holding the race. After two years of talks, a new deal was struck with Formula 1 and its new owner, Liberty Media, which had replaced Ecclestone. Based on its most recent financial filing, Silverstone made £6.9 million in profit in 2021. “The members, the 820 or so racing drivers or former racing drivers,” he said, don’t take money out.

Persons: Bernie Ecclestone, Ecclestone, Silverstone, Pringle, ”, don’t Organizations: Silverstone, British Racing Drivers ’, Liberty Media

☆ The Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in college admissions—what students should know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that affirmative action admission policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional. The decision means universities can no longer consider race in addition to other factors when admitting students, ending 40-plus years of affirmative action policies intended to achieve greater racial diversity at top-tier colleges. In response to the Court's decision, students, alumni and educators have spoken up about the need for more work to make universities more accessible to students who come from historically disadvantaged communities. Colleges and universities have been preparing for what an end to race-conscious admissions could mean for their admissions processes, beginning with students applying to schools this fall. Here's how the college admissions process could change in the coming months and years.

Persons: Becky Pringle, Pringle Organizations: Harvard University, University of North, National Education Association, Fair, Harvard, UNC, NEA, of Education, Department, Justice Locations: University of North Carolina

What lies at the bottom of the oceanWhile what’s considered the deep ocean extends from 3,280 feet to 19,685 feet (1,000 meters to 6,000 meters) beneath the surface, deep-sea trenches can plunge to 36,000 feet (11,000 meters), according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. Alessandro Mancini/Alamy Stock PhotoWhy mapping the ocean is so challengingFrom a strictly scientific perspective, touristic trips to the ocean floor do little to advance our understanding of the ocean’s mysteries. “We want to go to the highest, the lowest, the longest.”But only a “very small percentage of the deep ocean, and even the middle ocean, has been seen by human eyes — an infinitesimal amount. “However, 150 years of modern oceanography have led to better understanding of many aspects of the ocean such as the life it contains, its chemistry and its role in the Earth system.”Mapping the ocean “helps us to understand how the shape of the seafloor affects ocean currents, and where marine life occurs,” Rogers added. Researchers say the ocean and the life it contains could provide answers to some of medicine’s biggest challenges, such as antibiotic drug resistance.

Persons: ”, Gene Feldman, Jamie Pringle, Pringle, Cornelis Drebbel, Auguste Piccard, Feldman, ” Feldman, Jacques Piccard, Don Walsh, what’s, “, Robert Ballard, Alvin, Ballard, Alessandro Mancini, Alamy, Alex Rogers, ” Rogers Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Oceanographic, NASA, OceanGate Expeditions, England’s Keele University, bathyscaphe, Keystone, Hulton, NOAA, Bluegreen, Sea Ventures, of Ocean Exploration, Research, University of Oxford Locations: Cape Cod , Massachusetts, Washington, Dutch, Trieste, bathyscaphe Trieste, Italy, Massachusetts, Japan, United Kingdom

☆ Factbox: The challenges of recovering the Titanic submersible
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 20 (Reuters) - A submersible vessel taking tourists on a deep ocean journey to view the wreckage of the Titanic has been missing since Sunday. INHOSPITABLE TERRAINIf the craft is on the ocean floor, it would be nearly impossible to rescue, experts say. The Titanic wreck is 2.5 miles below the surface. If the submersible is on the ocean floor, experts say that a sub-to-sub rescue is unlikely. Only a handful of submersible craft exist that could reach the depths of the Titanic wreck.

Persons: Tim Maltin, Jamie Pringle, Aiden Nulty, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Nick Zieminski Organizations: IT, Keele University, Thomson Locations: Connecticut, Belgium, Britain, London, Lubbock , Texas

☆ The latest inflation readings are expected to show that prices are still rising
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Stubbornly higher prices across multiple key categories of goods and services are expected to at least keep the inflation rate steady — and possibly even push levels up. That would put the respective annual inflation rates at 5%, essentially unchanged from March , and 5.5%, down just 0.1 percentage point. With inflation rising rapidly around this same time in 2022, the year-over-year comparisons should make the annual rate go down. "We continue to project inflation will ease over the course of the year with the headline CPI inflation dropping considerably in May and June as a result of base effects," UBS economist Jonathan Pringle wrote. April's nonfarm payrolls report also showed that average hourly earnings increased 0.5% on the month and 4.4% annually, both higher than expected.

☆ Top tips for saving money at Disney parks while traveling with a family on a budget
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Gabrielle Reeder | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

For non-Florida residents who want to visit Disney World, purchasing a vacation package is cost-effective, travel agent Shannon Devine told Insider. For non-Florida residents, purchasing a Disney World vacation package is cost-effective, Shannon Devine, an independent travel agent with Academy Travel who specializes in planning Disney family vacations told Insider. A view of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort main entrance at Walt Disney World. Disney Tsum Tsums or smaller stuffed animals are at Walmart or Target for a fraction of Disney parks' costs. For an estimate of Disney trip costs, visit the Disney World Coast Calculator.

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