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☆ ‘Oppenheimer’ cast members join Jane Fonda and more to turn spotlight on nuclear threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is leveraging the attention on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer” in an attempt to elevate the conversation about nuclear threat. In the run-up to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the organization is launching a “Make Nukes History” campaign Wednesday in Los Angeles. “We want to raise our voices to remind people that while Oppenheimer is history, nuclear weapons are not,” the group writes in their letter. And political will is created when people demand it.”Cillian Murphy (as J. Robert Oppenheimer) and writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan on the set of "Oppenheimer." The film tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who along with a team of scientists, developed and designed the atomic bomb.

Persons: Christopher Nolan’s Oscar, “ Oppenheimer, “ Oppenheimer ”, Matthew Modine, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Viggo Mortensen, Emma Thompson, Rosanna Arquette, Robert Oppenheimer’s, Charles Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, ” “ Robert Oppenheimer, ”, NTI, Ernest J, Moniz, “, ” Cillian Murphy, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Melinda Sue Gordon, J Organizations: CNN, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Sunday night’s, Los Angeles Times, NTI, Weapons, Universal Locations: Los Angeles

Judge Kaplan said jurors should be identified only by number and even suggested they not share their actual names with one other. People were asked whether they had ever contributed money or supported a political campaign for Mr. Trump, Mr. Obama, Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden. “Have any of you ever read any books by Mr. Trump?” the judge asked. “Would that affect your ability to be fair to both sides in this case?” Judge Kaplan asked. “I want to stipulate that I am on the left,” Ms. Carroll remarked drolly.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald J, Trump, Lewis A, Kaplan, Carroll, Trump’s, —, Rosanna Garcia, “, Judge Kaplan, Ms, jockeyed, Alina Habba, Michael M, ”, Barack Obama, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, “ I’ve, ’, ” Ms, drolly, Kate Christobek Organizations: E, Trump, Vijilent Inc, Facebook, Carroll, Elle, CNN, Getty, Mr, New, New York City Transit Authority Locations: Manhattan, Massachusetts, U.S, New York, Westchester, New York City, Bronx, Westchester County

☆ Focus: Giorgio Armani fashions his own legacy with succession plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Elisa Anzolin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/5] Giorgio Armani appears at the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2024 collection fashion show during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 21, 2023. All are currently board members and, apart from Rosanna, all work for the Armani group. The Armani group has almost 9,000 employees. Any eventual stock market listing requires the favourable vote of the majority of directors "after the fifth year following the entry into force of this statute". The Armani group declined to comment on a potential listing in the mid-term.

Persons: Giorgio Armani, Claudia Greco, Armani, Pantaleo Dell'Orco, Guido Corbetta, Rosanna, Silvana, Roberta, Andrea Camerana, Dell'Orco, women's, Bernard Arnault, Sergio Galeotti, Hans Wilsdorf, Gucci, Corbetta, outlast, Elisa Anzolin, Keith Weir, Alexander Smith Organizations: Milan, REUTERS, Reuters, Milan's Bocconi University, Armani, Entertainment, VIP Relations, Rolex, Kering, Thomson Locations: Milan, Italy, MILAN

☆ Opinion: Julia Ormond is speaking for a generation of women who won’t be silenced
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Ormond’s claim alleges that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 1995 after a business dinner and that Ormond told her agents about it, and that they advised her against speaking out about it. “Harvey Weinstein categorically denies the allegations made against him by Julia Ormond and he is prepared to vehemently defend himself,” a representative for Weinstein told CNN in a statement. It includes awful, if unsurprising, details from the lawsuit about what happened when she told her agents at the time. In addition, after the incident and her disclosure of it to her agents, Ormond says CAA lost interest in representing her and her career was damaged dramatically anyway. I once wrote an awards-season story about an actor/director accused of sexual harassment by multiple women on his team.

Persons: Sara Stewart, CNN —, Sara Stewart Todd Thompson, Julia Ormond, Harvey Weinstein, Weinstein, Ormond, Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane, “ Harvey Weinstein, ”, Ormond’s, Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Sean Connery, Sabrina ”, Harrison Ford, Greg Kinnear, wouldn’t, Annabella Sciorra, Darryl Hannah, Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino, Rosanna Arquette, Heather Graham, Claire Forlani, Rae Dawn Chong, Salma Hayek, Uma Thurman, I’ve, I’m, Amber Heard, Russell Brand, who’ve Organizations: CNN, Variety, Creative Rights Agency, CAA, Walt Disney Company, Miramax, Mr, ” CNN, Women, Brennan Center, Justice Locations: Pennsylvania, “, Rolling, Hollywood

More cuts are expected in the coming months, though Costa didn't provide any details on future decisions. Costa said the bank has already incorporated high interest rates from the U.S. Fed and other central banks from developed economies in its September report. "But we have to keep looking closely at U.S. rates," Costa said. Costa added the bank has also factored in weaker demand from China, one of Chile's largest copper consumers, but the impact was larger than expected. "The Chinese economy is going to develop with less force than expected, but there are other factors that hold up copper prices," Costa said.

Persons: Central Bank of Chile Rosanna Costa, Susana Vera, Rosanna Costa, Costa, Costa didn't, Jorgelina, Alexander Villegas, Chizu Organizations: Central Bank of, Reuters, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, REUTERS, U.S . Fed, Thomson Locations: Central Bank of Chile, Marrakech, Morocco, MARRAKECH, SANTIAGO, Chile, U.S, China, Rosario

[1/3] FILE PHOTO:Surgeon Rosanna Curinga walks out of Locri Hospital, in Locri, southern Italy, August 27, 2023. Italy's health ministry declined to provide further details. People are leaving Italy because of it," said Professor Foad Aodi, head of the Italian association of foreign doctors. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the failings of the national health service in Italy, which suffered the second-highest death toll from the pandemic in Europe after Britain. Higher salaries and better working conditions elsewhere are also proving a lure for Italy's own medical professionals, Italy's health unions say, exacerbating staff shortages.

Persons: Rosanna Curinga, Curinga, Abdel Karim Boutimah, Elizabeth Balbuena Delgado, Delgado, Orazio Schillaci, Schillaci, Giorgia Meloni, Andrea Filippi, Foad Aodi, Roberto Occhiuto, Occhiuto, Lorenzo Grillo Della Berta, Antonio De Palma, Francesca Piscioneri, Crispian Balmer, Rupam Nair, Daniel Flynn Organizations: Locri, Cuban, Indian Health Ministry, Italian, Economic Co, Development, Reuters, Union, OECD, Thomson Locations: Locri, Italy, Calabria, Communist Cuba, Africa, Asia, South America, Europe, Santiago de Cuba, Italy's, India, Paris, France, Germany, Britain, Havana, COVID, Morbegno, Milan, Peru, Switzerland, Abu Dhabi, Antonio De Palma ., Cuba, Rome, Delhi

☆ The marriage of sports and technology can help narrow the gender gap
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Tata Communications | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When F1 took over the city recently, Tata Communications hosted a community event with experts from the worlds of gender equality, technology, and sports. Men may have long dominated science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers, but in Singapore women's employment in science-based fields is climbing fast. The jobs of the future are digital, and a strong base will give these young women a leg up in STEM careers." Tan was speaking at Amp It Up, an event hosted by Tata Communications for STEM students during the Singapore Grand Prix in September. She added: "It's about companies working with these initiatives to make sure that young women are aware of the available opportunities."

Persons: there's, UWS, Georgette Tan, Tan, Oriel Morrison, Rosanna Tennant, Tri Pham, Amitabh Sarkar, Sarkar, We've, Monisha Kaltenborn, Hannah Schmitz, Red, Ruth Buscombe, Christina Teo Organizations: Tata Communications, United Women Singapore, Prix, Tata Communications Community, APAC, Asia, F1 Media & Technology, Team Sauber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, European Union, Insider Studios Locations: Singapore, Asia Pacific, Japan, United States

WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - When the CEO gets a 40% raise, what do the workers deserve? UAW President Shawn Fain initially asked for a 40% increase in worker's pay over the next four years - a figure based off an approximately 40% increase in CEO pay at the companies over the last four years at a time of stable profits for two of the three automakers. CEO pay and benefits have skyrocketed in recent decades, but worker pay has not kept pace. As the strikes began last week, Biden echoed Fain, saying automakers should offer more of the share of their profits to workers. Attempts to address rising CEO pay in decades past have not had the intended effect, said Rosanna Landis Weaver, director of wage justice and CEO pay at As You Sow, a non-profit shareholder advocacy group.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Joe Biden's, Biden, Fain, Rosanna Landis Weaver, Heather Timmons, David Gaffen, Jamie Freed Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, UAW, U.S, Economic, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Big Three, Thomson Locations: Ohio, Michigan, U.S

☆ Energy sector's COVID recovery turns into massive CEO payday
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Tim Mclaughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Occidental said its CEO pay ratio follows the rules laid out by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). IT'S RELATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO RETURNSTo be sure, the value of stock-based pay shrinks when markets sour. But most energy CEOs also have a measure of built-in protection from steep declines. That’s because about 90% of energy companies measure stock performance against others in the same industry who tend to suffer at similar times. Many energy companies are under pressure from investors to reform CEO pay, according to disclosures in their annual proxy statements.

Persons: Aeisha, Virginia Parks, Christina Noel, Darren Woods, Exxon, Michael Hennigan, ”, Rosanna Landis Weaver, Toby Rice, EQT, Phillips, ” Phillips, ” Mastagni, Richard Valdmanis, Anna Driver Organizations: Energy, California State Teachers, Marathon Petroleum, University of California Irvine, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Occidental, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, American Petroleum Institute, ExxonMobil, Services, Microsoft, Exxon, New York, EQT Corp, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, California, Virginia, CalSTRS

☆ Opinion | The Flaws of Perfection
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Warren Zanes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Mr. Springsteen’s prior release, “The River,” was his first No. “Nebraska” was dirty, kind of mumbled in sections, its hushed tones punctuated by a few screams; it told scary stories. Warren Zanes is the author of “Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’” and “Petty: The Biography.” A former member of the Del Fuegos, he teaches at N.Y.U. and continues to write and record music, sometimes with the poet Paul Muldoon’s Rogue Oliphant band, sometimes on his own. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.

☆ Chevron paid its CEO $23.6 million in 2022, US SEC filing shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Sabrina Valle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HOUSTON, April 12 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) CEO Michael Wirth was paid $23.6 million in 2022, a 4% increase from the prior year, according to a securities filing released on Wednesday. The total annual compensation for Chevron's median employee fell to $161,488 in 2022, from $183,531 a year before, according to the filing. Wirth's total compensation is still under the $29 million he received in 2020, when Chevron registered losses as the pandemic hit fuel demand, and the $33 million he made in 2019. His "actual compensation paid," however, rose 60% to $86.7 million when equity awards, pension benefit adjustments and other compensation were factored in. CEO compensations are on the rise this year, up 30% to an average of $38.1 million, according to As You Sow.

☆ Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them in Indonesia
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +19 min

While the sample was small, the fact that none of these shoes made it to a Singapore recycling facility underscores weaknesses in the system. Dow said these builds will use the 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds) of recycled shoe material that have been produced through the Singapore recycling project so far. Reuters had dropped those shoes into a Dow recycling bin at a Singapore community center in September, three months earlier. Recycling flopsThis is not the first novel recycling scheme launched by Dow that hasn’t lived up to its billing. In its Jan. 18 statement, Dow said the shoe recycling partners are “energized by the common vision of sport championing a greener and more sustainable Singapore.” Dow did not comment on the Journal of Consumer Psychology study.

☆ Shareholder votes offer check on unjustified CEO pay at S&P 500 companies, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Ross Kerber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Compensation for S&P 500 (.SPX) chief executives has soared in recent years even as investors cast more of their advisory "Say on Pay" votes against management, leading to doubts about the ballots' usefulness. Discovery's total shareholder return for 2021 was minus 22%, versus a gain of 29% for the S&P 500. Warner Brothers Discovery, created last year when Discovery Inc bought AT&T's (T.N) media assets, has not set the frequency of its pay votes. To rank CEOs as "overpaid," As You Sow used criteria including shareholder returns, critical shareholder pay votes and the ratio of CEO to worker pay. It noted the average share of votes cast "against" executive pay at S&P 500 companies climbed to 12.6% last year, from 11.7% in 2021 and 10.4% in 2020.

The UK government has promised to overhaul the youth gender care system, after it was deemed inadequate by England’s regulator of health and social care. They described a deeply flawed system that is now hobbled by a toxic political climate around gender care. The letter said a decision would be made at some point from early 2022 on whether the child “is likely to meet the access criteria” for gender care. The family has received no NHS gender care or mental health support since the referral, she said. These recommended supporting “identity exploration” and mental health treatment as the first steps to ensure that any psychological issues are addressed.

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