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☆ These authors interviewed 18 Harvard startup founders: Here’s the No. 1 trait that made them successful
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The only founders who do it successfully share one trait in common: the resilience to navigate a rocky path filled with unforeseen twists and turns. That's a key lesson that Catalina Daniels and James Sherman took from researching for their new book, "Smart Startups: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know — Advice from 18 Harvard Business School Founders." "Having resilience is absolutely essential [for] the emotional makeup of a person in terms of becoming an entrepreneur," Sherman tells CNBC Make It. "If they don't have that type of resilience, they need to learn how to build it up." In fact, every founder the authors spoke to agreed that resilience was the biggest key to their success, even more than prior experience or a winning business idea.

Persons: That's, Catalina Daniels, James Sherman, Daniels, Sherman, Harvard alums, Josh Hix, Nick Taranto, Kevin O'Leary, — Anna Auerbach, Auerbach, …, they're, Hix, Warren Buffett Organizations: Smart, Harvard Business School, Harvard, Groupe, CNBC, Werk, American Psychological Association

☆ US Supreme Court turns away challenge to steel import tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( John Kruzel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. Biden's administration had urged the Supreme Court not to take up the appeal. PrimeSource appealed to the Supreme Court in July. The Supreme Court in March turned away a challenge to the 2018 tariffs by a group of U.S.-based steel importers. The justices in 2022 refused to hear a separate challenge by steel companies to Trump's 2018 decision to double tariffs on steel imports from Turkey, also on national security grounds.

Persons: Kevin Wurm, Donald Trump, Irving, Joe Biden's, Wilbur Ross, Trump, Judge Richard Taranto, PrimeSource, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Commerce, Congress, Court of International Trade, White, Appeals, Federal Circuit, Trade, European Union, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Irving , Texas, United States, St, Louis, Oman, Manhattan, Washington, China, Turkey

Slingsby steered the Flying Roo foiling catamaran to finishes of 5-2-1 to take a one-point lead over Nicolai Sehested’s ROCKWOOL Denmark, with Spain's Diego Botin six points back in third. Britain's Sir Ben Ainslie had a rough start in his pursuit of a third straight regatta victory, going 8-10-6 to settle into ninth in the 10-boat fleet. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesThe Aussies came into the regatta with a six-point lead over Ainslie and Botin in the season standings despite not having won yet this season. "Although we have been consistent and sailed well, we haven’t managed to get a win this season. She was the first woman to win a SailGP regatta when the Aussies were victorious in Cádiz in 2021.

Persons: Tom Slingsby, Cádiz, Slingsby, Nicolai Sehested’s ROCKWOOL, Spain's Diego Botin, Botin, Sir Ben Ainslie, Peter Burling, Jimmy Spithill's, Taylor Canfield, Hans Henken, it’s, Ainslie, Larry Ellison's, “ It’s, ” Slingsby, haven’t, I’ve, Nina Curtis, “, ”, Curtis, Dylan, Burling, Bernie Wilson Organizations: Team Australia, Team New Zealand, USA, America's, Program, Aussie, Kiwis, Saint, Twitter Locations: Spain, Nicolai Sehested’s ROCKWOOL Denmark, Los Angeles, Botin, San Francisco, Cádiz, Australia, Taranto, Italy

Shane Jenkins, 46, tried to smash a Capitol window with his tomahawk during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege. It displays a cartoon avatar of Jenkins, nicknamed Skullet, and a logo depicting crossed tomahawks below a silhouette of the Capitol building. Prosecutors don't know how much money Jenkins has generated from the website's merchandise sales. They also asked the judge to impose a fine of at least $118,888, equaling the money Jenkins has publicly raised. Jenkins flew from Houston to Washington, D.C., a day before Trump’s rally near the White House on Jan. 6.

Persons: —, ” —, Shane Jenkins, Jenkins, ”, Donald Trump's mugshot, Skullet, Dennis Boyle, Jenkins hasn't, Judge Amit Mehta, ” Mehta, “, ” Jenkins, Mehta, Joe Biden, Boyle, Trump, Donald Trump, “ Mr, Jenkins wasn't, Taylor Taranto, Ashli Babbitt, Jan Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Capitol, “, J6, Prosecutors, ” Prosecutors, Democrat, Trump, Republican, Washington , D.C, Associated Locations: Texas, Houston, Washington ,, Washington, Taranto, West Terrace

☆ Justice Alito’s First Amendment
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( James Taranto | David B. Rivkin Jr. | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ New Zealand to miss out on Italy SailGP due to spare wing not arriving on time
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 15 (Reuters) - New Zealand's SailGP team will not be able to compete in Taranto, Italy, due to the impossibility of transporting and fitting a replacement wing sail in time, SailGP said on Friday. The dramatic collapse of the New Zealand team's 29-metre wing sail was caused by a misalignment in Saint-Tropez last weekend. Following the incident, SailGP investigated options for transporting a spare wing from the fleet and assembling it so the team would be ready to compete, but this has been prevented by shipping deadlines. SailGP said it is working to find a solution that will allow New Zealand to return to the starting line on Oct. 14-15 in Cadiz, Spain. After three events in the season, New Zealand is in fifth place with 17 points.

Persons: SailGP, Tropez, Blair Tuke, trimmer, " Tuke, Angelica Medina, Tom Hogue Organizations: Zealand, New, Thomson Locations: Taranto, Italy, Saint, New Zealand, Cadiz, Spain, Mexico City

☆ Clarence Thomas Discloses, the Media Opposes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Opinion: Be a good IRL human in this time of anti-LGBTQ and other attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Raise voices and advocate for greater inclusion and school policies that protect rather than isolate or further marginalize students. LGBTQ+ students are heading back to school fearful and uncertain that they will be supported,” said Cheryl Greene, director of the Human Rights Campaign’s Welcoming Schools program. Not all workplace policies are created equal, and workplaces must also comply with local laws that differ by geography. Know the anti-discrimination workplace policies and best practices and ensure they align. Know the anti-discrimination workplace policies and best practices and ensure they align.

Persons: Allison Hope, CNN —, ”, Cheryl Greene, Justin Sullivan, Matthew Di Taranto, Mike Segar, Lorie Smith, Nicole Erkfitz, Erkfitz, ” Erkfitz, “ Organizations: New Yorker, The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Slate, Communications, Reuters, Twitter, Facebook, AMFM Healthcare Locations: New, Florida, AMFM Healthcare Northern Virginia

☆ Our Samuel Alito Scoop Is No Scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, alito, moore, marcus, propublica

☆ Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court’s Plain-Spoken Defender
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( David B. Rivkin Jr. | James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Any True Modern-Design Lover Needs to Know About This Masterpiece
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( J.S. Marcus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

I AM just crazy about Milan’s Pirelli Tower. The stylish but severe 1950s skyscraper, once headquarters of the Italian tire company, was the brainchild of Giovanni “Gio” Ponti (1891–1979), the colossus of 20th-century Milanese design. A polymath architect-designer whose output ranged from ocean liners to cutlery sets, Ponti went on to complement this high-modernist office building, still his best-known work, with a late, imaginative masterpiece—1970’s La Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio, a church in Taranto, a remote harbor town in Puglia in the heel of Italy’s boot.

Persons: Giovanni “ Gio ” Ponti, Ponti Organizations: Pirelli Locations: Taranto, Puglia

☆ Chris Christie blasts Trump's repeated 'irresponsible conduct' after he shared Obama's purported address on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie slammed Trump for posting the Obamas' purported DC address. "It's like calling the special counsel a 'crackhead,' it's like putting out a former president's address," Christie said. The former New Jersey governor was referencing yet another Truth Social post that the former president posted in regard to special counsel Jack Smith. Federal prosecutors allege that Taylor Taranto reposted Trump's Truth social post, which was a series of screenshots of a 2017 newsletter about Trump's 100 days in office. The newsletter mentioned the Obamas' purported DC address as an example of the "shadow" government that was trying to thwart Trump.

Persons: Chris Christie, Trump, Christie, —, Donald Trump, CNN's Jake Tapper, Jack Smith, Smith, Taylor Taranto, Taranto, Prosecutors, Kevin McCarthy's Organizations: Service, New, House, Prosecutors, DC Locations: New Jersey, Taranto

☆ Prosecutors say a Jan. 6 defendant targeted Obama's DC home after Trump posted its address on Truth social
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prosecutors say a January 6 defendant began live streaming outside of Obama's purported DC residence before his arrest. Prosecutors say Taranto reshared Obama's purported address from a post by Trump. According to prosecutors, Taylor Taranto reshared Trump's post on his own Truth social account. Trump shared Obama's purported address in a post that republished a 2017 newsletter in the late-conservative Phyllis Schlafly's name about Trump's first 100 days in office. After sharing that Trump post, Taranto then began live streaming as he drove through the wealthy Kalorama neighborhood of Washington D.C.

Persons: Taylor Taranto, Prosecutors, Taranto reshared Obama's, —, Barack Obama's, Donald Trump, Taylor Taranto reshared, Trump, Phyllis Schlafly's, Obamas, Taranto, Obama, John Podesta's, Kevin McCarthy's, Jamie Raskin Organizations: Trump, Service, Taylor Taranto reshared Trump's, White, Washington D.C, Prosecutors, White House, Washington , D.C, Maryland Democrat Locations: Obama's, Taranto, DC, Washington, Kalorama, Pasco, Washington State, Washington ,, Maryland

☆ A suspected January 6 rioter was arrested after being spotted running towards Obama's house. He had multiple weapons and materials to make an explosive, law enforcement officials alleged.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man was spotted running towards Obama's house, law enforcement officials told CBS News. The man, Taylor Taranto, has an open warrant on charges stemming from the January 6, 2021 riot. Taranto was also sued by the widow of a Metropolitan Police Department officer who died by suicide. Officials alleged that the man, Taylor Taranto, 37, also had multiple weapons and materials to make an explosive device similar to a Molotov cocktail, CBS News reported. A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) spokesperson told Insider that officers and federal law enforcement partners arrested Taranto.

Persons: Taylor Taranto, —, Barack Obama's, Taranto, sleuths, HuffPost, Erin Smith, Jeff Smith, Smith Organizations: CBS News, Metropolitan Police Department, Service, Capitol, Officials, Secret Service, Ordnance, ABC News, MPD Locations: Obama's, Taranto, Washington

CNN —A man with numerous firearms and materials to make an explosive was arrested Thursday in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood after claiming on an internet livestream that he had a detonator, law enforcement officials told CNN. Taylor Taranto, who had an open warrant for his arrest related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department and federal law enforcement. “There is no active threat to the community and this incident remains under investigation.”According to law enforcement officials, firearms and materials to make Molotov cocktails were found in Taranto’s car. There is currently no indication of a direct threat to the Obamas, law enforcement officials told CNN. In court filings related to the ongoing suit, Taranto admitted to being inside the Capitol during the attack, but denied any wrongdoing.

Persons: Barack Obama’s, Taylor Taranto, United States Capitol Police “, ”, Jason Bell, Jeffrey Smith, Taranto, Smith Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Police Department, Team, United States Capitol Police, Terrorism Task Forces, MPD, Capitol, Capitol police Locations: Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, Taranto, ” Taranto

☆ Supreme Court Criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( David Leonhardt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Many Republicans view the recent criticism as unhinged and damaging to American democracy. According to this view, the liberals criticizing the court are sore losers trying to subvert legitimate court decisions with which they disagree. Republicans and the judges they appointed have decided to use hardball tactics to shape the law, including the stonewalling of Obama’s last court nominee and the aggressive rulings of the current court. Roosevelt failed to pass his so-called court packing bill, but his criticism of the court — and his popularity — nonetheless seemed to influence the justices: They reversed course in his second term and stopped overruling major New Deal programs. But the harsh recent criticism is intended to be an early step in a long campaign to constrain the court.

☆ Justice Samuel Alito: ‘This Made Us Targets of Assassination’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( James Taranto | David B. Rivkin Jr. | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WashingtonJustice Samuel Alito was supposed to speak to law students at George Mason University in Arlington, Va., but when they showed up, he wasn’t there. “That Alito was speaking via closed circuit from a room at the Supreme Court seven miles away, rather than in person, was a sign these are not normal times,” the Washington Post reported. The Post didn’t explain what made the “times” abnormal.

☆ Bloomberg Flings Mud at Clarence Thomas
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Main Street: In these highlights from a “Library of Congress” interview with Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court Justice talks about victimhood, the confirmation process and why he writes so many opinions. Images: AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyWell, they’ve got him now. “Justice Clarence Thomas said he was advised he didn’t have to disclose private jet flights and luxury vacations paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow because . . . Crow ‘did not have business before the court,’ ” Bloomberg reported Monday. “But in at least one case, Crow did.”

☆ Et Tu, Juan? Clarence Thomas’s Fickle Friends Pile On
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Mene Ukueberuwa, Collin Levy and Dan Henninger. Images: AP/AFP/Getty Images/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyMitt Romney once complained that Barack Obama didn’t play fair. “I’ve been disappointed in the president’s campaign to date, which is focused on character assassination,” he told reporters in May 2012. “If the reports are accurate, it stinks,” Mr. Romney said. “I don’t have to explain more than that.” But the reports contained many inaccuracies, as I documented last week.

☆ Justice Clarence Thomas and the Plague of Bad Reporting
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Wonder Land: When we began to devalue conscience, blurring a pragmatic understanding of right from wrong, we unleashed the whirlwind that engulfs us now. Images: Margaret Small/Reuter/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyProPublica’s big scoop turned out to be a quarter-teaspoon. In an error-filled report last week, the opinionated news site got one point right: Justice Clarence Thomas didn’t disclose the 2014 sale of his one-third interest in three Savannah, Ga., properties to a company controlled by his friend Harlan Crow . On these pages, in an article published online Sunday, I observed that he may have to amend his financial-disclosure form for that year. On Monday, “a source close to Thomas” told CNN that the justice would do so.

☆ The Truth About Clarence Thomas’s Disclosures
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Clarence Thomas lost his beloved maternal grandparents barely a month apart in the spring of 1983. Myers Anderson, whom his grandson knew as “Daddy,” died of a stroke on March 30. Christine Anderson , known as “Aunt Tina,” suffered a stroke as well and died on May 1. When they died, Mr. Thomas was 34 and chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “Losing Aunt Tina a month after Daddy was more painful than I could ever have imagined,” he writes.

☆ Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Affable Culture Warrior
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Democrats Hold the Senate, and Liberal Justices Suddenly Get Old
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( James Taranto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

A “red wave” wasn’t the only election result that failed to materialize in November. Neither was there a surge of anonymously sourced stories to the effect that Joe Biden is too old and feeble to seek a second term. Instead, on Nov. 19, the eve of his birthday, the New York Times published a piece with the headline “President Biden Is Turning 80. Experts Say Age Is More Than a Number.” The Times cited one of those “10 experts in aging” in assuring its readers that “the life expectancy for the average white, 80-year-old man is another eight years.”But only two days after the election, journalists began calling for two considerably younger officeholders—Justices Sonia Sotomayor , 68, and Elena Kagan , 62—to step down. Dylan Matthews of Vox, a website that caters to left-of-center middle-aged millennials, tweeted on Nov. 10: “Assuming Dems hold the Senate, this is a good time for Kagan and Sotomayor to retire.”

☆ Ukraine's attack on one of Russia's most important bases shows Putin is losing his grip on the Black Sea
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Robert Farley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sevastopol is vital to Russian power-projection in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and beyond. (The frigate, Admiral Makarov, became the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet upon the sinking of the cruiser Moskva). Moreover, Ukraine's access to Western anti-ship missiles has already made the Black Sea inhospitable for Russian ships. Russia's hold on the Black Sea slipsRussian President Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Sevastopol on May 9, 2014. In the longer-term, Russia's centuries-long grip on the Black Sea may well be slipping away, with potentially huge implications for Russia's role on the international stage.

NewFest, New York’s premier LGBTQ film festival, returns for its 34th annual celebration of queer media. While there are many must-see films at this year’s festival, here are a five to add to your watch list. The film stars Emmy-nominated actor Jeremy Pope (“Hollywood”) as a young gay man who joins the Marines after a decade living on the streets. Previously, Bratton translated his experiences into documentaries about LGBTQ subjects, including 2019’s “Pier Kids,” about queer and transgender youths living at Manhattan’s Christopher Street Pier. The film’s stars include Flaherty, Wyatt Fenner, Joey Taranto and Kiyon Spencer.

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