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☆ Latin-fusion dishes like Caribbean tacos and jerk chicken with guava barbecue sauce showcased chefs' cultural pride at an Austin food festival
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Cat Cardenas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Chadwick Burnaw, the owner of an event company, hosted the Sazón Latin Food Festival in Austin. This article is part of "Festivals of Flavor," a series celebrating Latin festival cuisines. Festivalgoers danced to music at the Sazón Latin Food Festival in March. Cat Cardenas for BIHe'd scope out San Francisco's nightlife scene, looking for clubs that would play the merengue and bachata music he was familiar with. They served Jamaican-Latin fusion dishes alongside their kids at the Sazón Latin Food Festival.

Persons: Chadwick Burnaw, —, he'd, Burnaw, Festivalgoers, Cat Cardenas, Cardenas, Chris Burrell, Yadira, we'd, Burrell, . Cat Cardenas, they've, Tatiana French, Dejean, Mix'T, they'd, pico de gallo, it's, she's, there's Organizations: Service, Washington, Food, San Francisco State University, BI, City, aguas, Honduran, sos pwa Locations: Austin, South Austin, Caribbean, DC, San Francisco, Texas, California, Bay, America, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Samba, Clarendon, Jamaica, Honduras, ., Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Virginia, French, Haitian, East Austin

☆ Just 1% of construction CEOs are women—how this 30-year-old became one of them
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Keys to becoming CEO: Communication and curiosityOver the next few years, Homara worked her way up from being the office manager. Homara is part of the board of directors for the Silicon Valley chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction, and she's communications chair for Women Construction Owners and Executives. Women have made strides in the construction field since 2016, when they comprised 12.5% of the industry. For example, Homara says one of the biggest misconceptions is what construction is "dirty, dusty and heavy" work, but not all construction jobs are labor intensive. In 2020, roles like construction laborers, carpenters and electricians made up 3 in 5 construction jobs.

Persons: Misha Homara, Sean, Keys, Homara, I've, Tricore Organizations: CNBC, San Francisco State University, National Association of Women, Tricore, Washington D.C, Washington Post, Labor Locations: U.S, Bay, Washington, Arizona, Florida

NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing-off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday. Most recently, Weathers has starred in the Disney+ hit “The Mandalorian,” appearing in all three seasons. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesCreed, who appeared in the first four “Rocky” movies, memorably died in the ring of 1984’s “Rocky IV,” going toe-to-toe with the hulking, steroided-using Soviet Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren. “When I found football, it was a completely different outlet,” says Weathers told the Detroit News.

Persons: — Carl Weathers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Happy Gilmore, ”, Matt Luber, Weathers, “, Jackson ”, ” Weathers, Creed, Sylvester Stallone, you’ve, Rocky, Ivan Drago, Dolph Lundgren, James Brown, showgirls, Sam, Drago, Michael B, Jordan’s Adonis, Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, Jackson, Gilmore, Adam Sandler, Dick Wolf’s, Woody Strode, “ Spartacus ”, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali, I’ve, San Diego State University —, ___ Mark Kennedy Organizations: NFL, Daily, Disney, Chicago, Detroit, San Diego State University, Oakland Raiders, Detroit News, Raiders, Canadian Football League, San Francisco State University Locations: Hollywood, America, ”, Disney’s, New Orleans, —

☆ Flowers are evolving in ways that could spell further trouble for the planet’s pollinators
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Ayurella Horn-Muller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The pansies of the past self-fertilized less and attracted far more pollinators than those of the present, according to the study. The changes could constrain the plants’ ability to adapt to future environmental changes and have implications for “all of floral biodiversity” — potentially diminishing flowering plants’ genetic, species and ecosystem variation. “This may increase the pollinator decline and cause a vicious feedback cycle,” study coauthor Pierre-Olivier Cheptou told CNN. Meanwhile, the “resurrected” flowers’ surfaces were 10% bigger, produced 20% more nectar and were frequented by more bumblebees than their modern counterparts. “(The study) is a really important demonstration of the tight linkages between plant and pollinator communities,” LeBuhn said.

Persons: Samson Acoca, ”, Pierre, Olivier Cheptou, Viola arvensis, Pidolle, ” isn’t, Gretchen LeBuhn, LeBuhn, ” LeBuhn, don’t, “, Ayurella, Muller Organizations: CNN, University of Montpellier, French National Centre for Scientific Research, San Francisco State University, Climate Central Locations: France, Paris, heterozygosity, Axios, ”

☆ Clap with me now for Marlon Wayans
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Comedian and actor Marlon Wayans loves his son unconditionally. Wayans shared the gender identity of his son, 23-year-old Kai Wayans, recently when he revealed details of a comedy special that he plans to release about their journey to acceptance. Despite the genre of Wayans’ special, the challenges trans people are facing in this moment is no laughing matter. “Trans youth are hurting right now,” said Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, executive director of GLSEN, a national network of educators, students and local chapters fighting for inclusive education. “I want them to be free in spirit, free in thought, free to be themselves,” Wayans said.

Persons: Marlon Wayans, Wayans, Kai Wayans, ”, Melanie Willingham, “, ” Wayans, “ I’m, Trevor, Ronita Nath, ” Nath, Trevor Project’s, Ally, Nonbinary, Ash Orr, ” Orr, Marlon, Susan Thronson, PFLAG, Allison Hope Organizations: CNN, LGBT Health, San Francisco State University, Mental Health, Nonbinary Young, National Center, Transgender Equality’s, Trans, National Center for Transgender Equality, PFLAG, New Yorker, The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate Locations: New

The UAW's talks, replete with weekly addresses by union President Shawn Fain, were among the most unabashed. The agreements may be a selling point for non-union shops to push for unionization, said San Francisco State University labor and employment professor John Logan. Nissan (7201.T) and other competitors may feel compelled to boost wages to retain their workforce. UPS AND ITS RIVALSThe UPS deal in August raised pay and eliminated a two-tier wage system for drivers at the Atlanta-based company. That bolstered organizing efforts among Amazon workers and put pressure on UPS rivals to close a growing gap in pay.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Harley Shaiken, Stellantis, John Logan, Mack, Marcos Feldman, Feldman, Joe Biden, Kate Bronfenbrenner, Bianca Flowers, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, Ford Motor, Chrysler, General Motors, University of California, Berkley ., San Francisco State University, UAW, Starbucks, Economic, UPS, Caterpillar, Workers, Deere & Co, Employers, U.S . Department of Labor, Amazon, National Labor Relations Board, Atlanta -, FedEx, Reuters, Cornell University, Industries, Thomson Locations: Detroit, Berkley, Berkley . Union, New York, Atlanta

☆ Why Tesla isn’t unionized
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Tesla workers earn on average about $55 an hour in wages and benefits, compared to $66 to $71 an hour at Detroit’s Big Three, according to industry estimates. In an aerial view, brand new Tesla cars sit in a parking lot at the Tesla factory on October 19, 2022 in Fremont, California. Brendan McDermid/ReutersThe union, Tesla Workers United, filed an NLRB complaint alleging the company illegally fired its supporters. Tesla is one of the most valuable companies in the world, and some production workers have become millionaires from their shares in Tesla, Musk has said. A Tesla Model X is worked on a factory line with Tesla X's and Tesla S's at the Tesla factory on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Fremont, Calif. Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images“Tesla tries to make it seem like if you’re unionized you’re not going to get stock,” said Bryan Schwartz, a lawyer who has represented Tesla employees in lawsuits against the company, including an ongoing class action lawsuit for racial discrimination.

Persons: New York CNN — Tesla, Tesla, ”, John Logan, Justin Sullivan, Elon Musk, ” Logan, “, Risa Lieberwitz, Lieberwitz, Brendan McDermid, ” Lieberwitz, Musk, “ Musk, Lea Suzuki, “ Tesla, you’re, Bryan Schwartz, Mike Miller, Miller, Shawn Fain, Alain Jocard, Paul Sancya, Elon, ” Fain Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Tesla, UAW, EV, UAW doesn’t, San Francisco State University, Getty, Workers, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, National Labor Relations Board, Companies, Employers, National Labor Relations Act, “, NLRB, Tesla Inc, Panasonic, Tesla Workers United, SpaceX, San Francisco Chronicle, “ Workers, AP, Detroit automakers, CBS Locations: New York, United States, Detroit, Fremont , California, America, unionize, Austin , Texas, Sparks , Nevada, Buffalo , New York, Buffalo, U.S, Tesla, Fremont , Calif, AFP

☆ Octopuses could get the same protections as mice and monkeys thanks to a growing body of evidence that suggests they feel pain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The NIH said a growing body of evidence suggests cephalopods are capable of feeling pain. Other countries have also extended animal welfare protections to octopuses. AdvertisementAdvertisementThanks to mounting evidence that they may be capable of feeling pain, octopuses could soon receive the same legal protections that mice and monkeys have in the US. The US Public Health Service sets the federal standards for animal welfare in science under its policy on "Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals." The move comes after other countries have also extended animal welfare protections to cephalopods, including New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Switzerland.

Persons: —, Robyn Crook Organizations: National Institutes of Health, NIH, Service, US National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Animals, San Francisco State University, Nature Locations: California, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Spain

Of course, that nickname started with his mother, who called her middle son by his initials, he said in an interview before the UPS deal was announced. O'Brien had warned UPS ahead of the deal not to "go down the road of being greedy, being more loyal to Wall Street than Main Street." O'Brien crisscrossed the country in the weeks ahead of a threatened UPS strike on Aug. 1, fortifying Teamster members' resolve with "practice" pickets and profanity-punctuated speeches. Nelson cheered on O'Brien after the UPS deal in a statement, calling the right to strike the "only countervailing force to capitalism that is otherwise unchecked ... UPS workers have until Aug. 22 to vote on the tentative deal.

Persons: Sean O'Brien, O'Brien, Steven Tolman, John Logan, Shawn Fain, Sara Nelson, Nelson, ROLLBACKS O'Brien, Steve Striffler, We've, Lisa Baertlein, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Teamsters, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, United Parcel Service, UPS, Workers, Unions, San Francisco State University, United Auto Workers, of Flight, Boston Local, company, University of Massachusetts, Boston Labor Resource Center, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, U.S, Massachusetts, Los Angeles

Harvard Admit rate: 4% 10k students Duke University Admit rate: 6% 7k students Amherst College Admit rate: 9% 2k students Carnegie Mellon University Admit rate: 14% 7k students University of California, Berkeley Admit rate: 14% 30k students Boston University Admit rate: 19% 20k students University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Admit rate: 20% 20k students University of Texas, Austin Admit rate: 29% 40k students University of Florida Admit rate: 30% 30k students Bucknell University Admit rate: 35% 4k students San Diego State University Admit rate: 38% 30k students Binghamton University Admit rate: 44% 10k students University of California, Davis Admit rate: 49% 30k students Clemson University Admit rate: 49% 20k students Stevens Institute of Technology Admit rate: 53% 4k students University of Washington, Seattle Campus Admit rate: 54% 40k students Brigham Young University Admit rate: 59% 30k students CUNY Queens College Admit rate: 61% 20k students Texas A & M University, College Station Admit rate: 64% 60k students University of Pittsburgh Admit rate: 67% 20k students Texas Tech University Admit rate: 68% 30k students Ball State University Admit rate: 68% 10k students Rutgers University, New Brunswick Admit rate: 68% 40k students Purdue University Admit rate: 69% 40k students Louisiana State University Admit rate: 71% 30k students University of Delaware Admit rate: 72% 20k students University of Central Missouri Admit rate: 76% 8k students Mississippi State University Admit rate: 76% 20k students University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Admit rate: 78% 10k students University of Alabama Admit rate: 79% 30k students University of North Carolina, Charlotte Admit rate: 79% 20k students University of Colorado Boulder Admit rate: 80% 30k students Drexel University Admit rate: 83% 10k students University of Arkansas Admit rate: 83% 20k students University of Cincinnati Admit rate: 85% 30k students University of Texas, Dallas Admit rate: 87% 20k students Suffolk University Admit rate: 88% 4k students Arizona State University Admit rate: 88% 60k students West Chester University of Pennsylvania Admit rate: 89% 10k students Grand Valley State University Admit rate: 92% 20k students University of Kansas Admit rate: 93% 20k students Utah State University Admit rate: 93% 20k students California State University, Sacramento Admit rate: 94% 30k students University of Utah Admit rate: 95% 30k students Kansas State University Admit rate: > 95% 20k students University of Wyoming Admit rate: > 95% 9k students 90% admission rate 80% admission rate 70% admission rate 60% admission rate 50% admission rate 40% admission rate 30% admission rate 20% admission rate 10% admission rate These are America’s major four-year colleges, arranged by their admission rates. Just 6 percent of all college students attend a school with an acceptance rate of 25 percent or less. 56 percent of these college students go to a school that admits at least three-quarters of its applicants. These statistics reveal a simple fact about affirmative action in higher education: It mattered very little for the majority of American college students. But because affirmative action only opened a tiny window of access to America’s most elite institutions, the ruling will make little difference for most college students.

Persons: Richard Arum, Mitchell, Stevens, Quoctrung Bui Mr, Arum, Davis, It’s, Lyndon B Organizations: University of California, Stanford Graduate School of Education, Harvard, Duke University, Amherst College, Carnegie Mellon University, Boston University, University of North, University of Texas, University of Florida, Bucknell University, San Diego State University, Binghamton University, Clemson University, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Washington, Brigham Young University, CUNY Queens College, Texas, M University, College, University of Pittsburgh, Texas Tech University, Ball State University, Rutgers University, Rutgers University , New, Purdue University, Louisiana State University, University of Delaware, University of Central, Mississippi State University, University of Wisconsin, University of Alabama, University of Colorado Boulder, Drexel University, University of Arkansas, University of Cincinnati, Suffolk University, Arizona State University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Valley State University, University of Kansas, Utah State University, California State University, University of Utah, Kansas State University, University of Wyoming, Stanford, Black White, White Black, U.S . Department of Education, Pomona, San, California State University , Los, of California Locations: Irvine, Berkeley, University of North Carolina, Austin, Seattle, Rutgers University ,, Rutgers University , New Brunswick, University of Central Missouri, Eau Claire, Charlotte, Dallas, Sacramento, Cambridge, Palo Alto, America, California, San Francisco State, California State University , Los Angeles

Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Not everyone with debt would have been covered under the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. The Supreme Court has barred the Biden administration from carrying out its plan to extinguish up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt, and millions of borrowers will continue to struggle under the weight of their loans. Ms. Schmidt owes $64,000 in student debt, more than half of which is for her graduate work in nursing. But she’s already contemplating how she’ll finance her dream of becoming a civil rights lawyer, which typically requires an additional six figures in student debt. Yet her mother is still paying down student debt of her own.

Persons: Biden, Gina McDavitt, weren’t, Pell, “, ”, McDavitt, ” Ms, Ms, Monica Schmidt, Schmidt, Kevin Serna, Dorien Rogers, Rogers, Asha Anthony, she’s, —, Anthony, Mr, don’t, Joanna Leiserson, Brian Kaiser, “ I’m, Leiserson Organizations: Georgetown University, Biden, College of San, San Francisco State University, The New York Times, University of Phoenix, Northern Illinois University, Public, Schaun, Tax, Howard University, Salisbury University, The New York, Republicans Locations: Washington ,, College of San Mateo, Bay, Vallejo , Calif, Genoa, Ill, Germantown, Md, Credit, Montgomery County, Mesa, Maryland, Spokane, —, forbearance

☆ Video may show an octopus waking up from a nightmare, scientists believe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A video shows an octopus appearing to wake up from sleep in distress. The behaviour looked similar to waking up from a nightmare, scientists said. One of the study's co-authors noted that it would be difficult to study an octopus' brain activity and determine whether they actually dream. Robyn Crook, an associate professor of biology at San Francisco State University, told Live Science that the octopus' behavior could have been due to senescence, which is when an octopus' body starts to break down before death. "I don't exclude that senescence could be one of the drivers of this," Ramos told Live Science.

☆ What College Students Need Is a Taste of the Monk’s Life - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Molly Worthen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

“On college campuses, these students think they’re all being individuals, going out and being wild,” he said. Undergraduates at Belmont Abbey College outside Charlotte, N.C., share their quadrangles, sidewalks and even their chess clubs with Benedictine monks who live in an abbey in the middle of campus. Their presence compels even non-Christians on campus to think seriously about vocation and the meaning of life. “Either what the monks are doing is valuable and based on something true, or it’s completely ridiculous,” Mr. Lutz said. The point is not to take away the phone for its own sake but to take away our primary sources of distraction.

☆ Cash App founder Bob Lee's accused killer Nima Momeni just pleaded not guilty
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered Cash App founder Bob Lee, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. San Francisco prosecutors had charged Momeni after his arrest last month in Emeryville, California. Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty on Thursday to San Francisco prosecutors' charge of murder in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee last month in downtown San Francisco. Momeni entered the plea at an arraignment in San Francisco state court, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. They alleged at the time that Momeni grilled Lee about Momeni's sister socializing with Lee.

☆ Former ByteDance executive says he was dismissed for flagging illegal activity
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When Yu raised these concerns to higher management, he said they dismissed them and asked him to hide the illegal program, especially from employees in the United States, as it had stricter IP laws and class actions. He is seeking a court order that would prohibit ByteDance from scraping content from other social media platforms. In response to the complaint, ByteDance said, "We plan to vigorously oppose what we believe are baseless claims and allegations. ByteDance also responded to the scraping allegations, saying it acquired data in line with industry practice and its global policy. In April, Montana lawmakers passed a bill to ban its short-form TikTok app from operating in the state.

☆ Cash App creator Bob Lee's autopsy shows he died of 3 stab wounds. His suspected killer's defense is pointing to drugs found in his system.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cash App founder Bob Lee died from stab wounds that damaged his heart, a medical report reveals. Lee had himself called 911 after he was attacked in downtown San Francisco last month. The medical report states that the police officers attempted CPR when they found Lee, who had sustained wounds on his "left upper chest." (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool) (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool)Canny told reporters outside the courtroom that Lee's toxicology report would factor in the case. Representatives for the San Francisco District Attorney's office did not respond to Insider's emailed request for comment on Tuesday.

☆ Amazon Labor Union's vice president faces criminal charges over allegations he choked his girlfriend
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Jack Newsham | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Police bodycam video shows Derrick Palmer, the vice president of the Amazon Labor Union, admitting to strangling his girlfriend. The second-highest-ranking official in the Amazon Labor Union is facing felony charges over claims that he strangled his girlfriend last year, according to police records and body-cam video obtained by Insider. The charges against Palmer are the latest potentially damaging revelation about the leadership of the Amazon Labor Union, the only union to successfully organize an Amazon facility. Palmer, left, and Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls arrive at an Ebony magazine gala in October 2022. Historically, union officers removed under the law have been convicted of fraud, embezzlement, or extortion, Logan said.

☆ The tech consultant charged with murdering Bob Lee listed UC Berkeley as one of his schools. The university says it doesn't have a record of him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

But there's no record of him going there, a representative for the school told Insider. Momeni was arrested on Thursday over the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco. But a representative for UC Berkeley told Insider that they couldn't find records that a Nima Momeni went to the elite institution. "We do not have a match for that name, meaning no record of graduation or attendance," the representative told Insider. Momeni also started the IT consulting company Expand IT, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

☆ Tech consultant Nima Momeni's attorney is on vacation, delaying a court date in the case of Bob Lee's killing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Momeni's lawyer, Paula Canny, is on vacation, Canny's brother and fellow attorney told the court. The arraignment was posposted to April 25 after a brief hearing in San Francisco state court. That's because Momeni's attorney, Paula Canny, is on vacation, her brother and fellow attorney Robert Canny told the court. A representative for the San Francisco District Attorney's office did not respond to emailed requests for comment on Friday. The 38-year-old Momeni was arrested in Emeryville, California, the San Francisco police department said at a press conference on Thursday.

☆ Amazon Union President Chris Smalls Seen Fighting Worker in Video
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

On the night of December 5, the president of the Amazon Labor Union pummeled another union member. Some longtime Amazon Labor Union organizers decided to begin organizing on their own, without Smalls. All three said they believe in Smalls' mission and support the goals of the Amazon Labor Union, but worry about Smalls' ability to lead. Amazon Labor Union members consoled each other after the union lost the vote at its second warehouse, LDJ5, last April. One purpose of the organization appears to be to raise funds for the Amazon Labor Union, according to its certificate of incorporation.

☆ Energy Department boosts university programs designed to help small manufacturers find savings of up to $130,000 a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

STILLWATER, OK - OCTOBER 1: Student Union building on the campus of the Oklahoma State University on October 1, 2005 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Three out of five of the new programs have specific expertise in climate mitigation strategies, including energy management, industrial electrification, industrial decarbonization, resiliency planning, renewable energy, and waste and water management, according to the Energy Department. At the universities, teams perform assessments that will typically identify more than $130,000 in potential annual savings for small manufacturers. The IAC at Georgia Tech in Atlanta will focus on energy management and industrial electrification. San Francisco State University's center will study renewable energy, energy demand management, thermal systems design, and waste and water management, especially in the Western U.S.

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DoNotPay "is not actually a robot, a lawyer, nor a law firm," Chicago-based law firm Edelson said in a proposed class action in San Francisco state court dated March 3 and posted to the court's public website Thursday. Browder said Edelson founder Jay Edelson "inspired me to start DoNotPay," claiming Edelson and lawyers like him enrich themselves through class actions with little benefit to consumers. Browder founded DoNotPay in 2015 with a focus on tasks such as fighting parking tickets, and it has expanded to include some legal services, the lawsuit said. The lawsuit said DoNotPay violated California's unfair competition law by engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The case is Faridian v. DoNotPay Inc, Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Francisco, No.

☆ MTG and George Santos are co-sponsoring a bill that could ban LGBTQ books in classrooms
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene and George Santos are co-sponsoring a bill banning some books in schools. It aims to end "sexualization of children," echoing bills restricting access to LGBTQ material. Santos is the only openly gay Republican member of Congress. Ron DeSantis last year signed the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill, restricting the teaching of LGBTQ issues in schools. Santos is one 10 LGBTQ members of Congress and the only Republican LGBTQ member.

☆ How 3 people are using the Year of the Rabbit to reflect on work and money: ‘We all need to find balance’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's the Lunar New Year, and according to Asian folklore, the incoming Year of the Rabbit is a good time to slow down, reflect and strive for balance around work, money and life. "It was a consume, consume, consume kind of year. Laura Lau, the co-author of "The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes," says the rabbit sign is one that prizes patience and diplomacy over confrontation. "It's a time that will be hard for people to work together, deal with conflict and work in groups again," she says. "The rabbit is a sign of peace, so cultivating empathy in work relationships will lead to flourishing in one's profession," he says.

☆ Twitter's landlord sues after Elon Musk stops paying millions in rent at SF headquarters
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter's landlord in SF accused the company of skipping out on rent since December. It's the latest landlord scuffle for Twitter, which was sued in the UK by King Charles III's firm. Twitter's headquarters at 1355 Market Street, where its landlord is suing over unpaid rent. Earlier this month, the landlord of Twitter's Hartford Building at 650 California Street, sued the social media company over some $136,260 in unpaid rent. In the UK, a real estate firm for King Charles III is also pursuing claims against Twitter there for unpaid rent.

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