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☆ Trump says RFK Jr. is 'not a serious candidate,' refuses to debate him because his numbers are 'too low'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump repeatedly attacked Kennedy over social media this past weekend, despite the former president's claim that he knows little about Kennedy. Trump's refusal to debate Kennedy may not be entirely in his hands. But Trump and his allies have been harshly critical of the debate commission. AdvertisementBiden recently told radio host Howard Stern that he would like to debate Trump, but there is rampant speculation such a debate will never occur. The second debate was canceled after Trump refused to accept a virtual format after the then-president tested positive for COVID-19.

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☆ Presidential debate locations and dates announced for general election
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Megan Lebowitz | Mike Memoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday the dates and locations of three presidential debates for the 2024 general election. The lone vice presidential debate will take place at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 25. The Biden campaign declined to comment on the announcement. He has bashed the Commission on Presidential Debates, claiming it is "very biased" and "stacked with Trump Haters & Never Trumpers." Last year, the Republican National Committee voted to require that GOP presidential candidates not participate in debates organized by the commission.

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Three presidential debates are set for next year in Texas, Virginia and Utah. And one vice presidential debate is scheduled for Sept. 25 at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. The rift between the RNC and the commission has been on display in recent years. And in 2020, former President Donald Trump refused to participate in the second presidential debate because it was set to be held virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Trump has expressed interest in debating President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, who has yet to commit to attending next year’s debates.

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The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday that presidential candidates will first be scheduled to meet Sept. 16 at Texas State University in San Marcos, south of Austin. The vice presidential debate is scheduled nine days later at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. And their campuses will anchor four unique chances to listen and learn.”The nonprofit CPD was established in 1987 and has sponsored every general election presidential and vice presidential debates since. The two of us have to debate.”Trump very much looks forward to debating Biden in the general election, according to a person familiar with his thinking. As Biden now seeks a second term, his reelection campaign has not said whether he would debate Trump.

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☆ Call it the Great Cash Out: Almost half of job switchers are making the mistake of cashing out their retirement savings when they go
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Americans are rushing to cash out their 401(k)s, and it's not just about being strapped for money. Cashing out when you leave a job can mean you miss out on major long-term savings, experts say. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyAmericans have been cashing out their retirement savings at an "alarming" rate. That's despite the IRS's 10% penalty, under most circumstances, for those under the age of 59.5 who choose to cash out. Of the workers withdrawing from their funds after a job separation, only 27% were fired or laid off.

☆ 'SVB's failure could and should have been prevented': Experts argue for better regulation and supervision by the Fed
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Juhohn Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Like any other trusted institutions, banks are capable of failing. "Silicon Valley Bank's failure could and should have been prevented by better regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve," said Aaron Klein, a senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution. "What happened in Dodd-Frank was they said that all banks over $50 billion would be subject to enhanced prudential standards," explained Klein. "The rollback said nobody's subject to that between $50 billion and $100 billion, and between $100 billion and $250 billion, it is optional." "SVB happened to fall in that category of between $50 billion and $250 billion so when they raised that, they weren't subject to this great scrutiny," said Chittenden.

☆ The biggest universities in Texas are blocking students from accessing TikTok on campus WiFi
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin have blocked TikTok from campus WiFi. Texas A&M University — thought to be the state's biggest university with close to 70,000 students — is blocking TikTok from its IT network under a directive by Governor Greg Abbott, local news outlets reported on Tuesday. Lamar University and the University of Texas at Dallas told students that TikTok would continue to work at its residence halls. Even then, access would only be granted on devices connected to cellular services, not to the university's WiFi or wired network. Do you study or work at a US university that has banned the use of TikTok on campus WiFi?

Several Latinos whose lives and work left a profound imprint on American institutions — from arts and entertainment to legal and civil rights — passed away in 2022. Cavazos began his education in a two-room schoolhouse on the King Ranch in Texas, where his father was a foreman. President Reagan named Cavazos Secretary of Education in 1988, making him the first Hispanic ever to serve in the U.S. Together, “Luis” and Maria” showed young audiences that Latinos were people who worked, fell in love and were part of their community. Her goals were to give Latinos a presence in the dance world, and to instill pride in Hispanic culture.

But doctors often recommended the monoclonal antibody for people taking certain immunosuppressive medications, such as cancer patients or transplant recipients, since Paxlovid can interact negatively with several of those drugs. Casadevall said convalescent plasma is an effective alternative to monoclonal antibodies, but it's more complicated to administer and oversee. Pharma companies haven't given up on the promise of new monoclonal antibody drugs, however. A spokesperson for Eli Lilly said the company is searching for and evaluating monoclonal antibody candidates. Casadevall said new monoclonal antibody drugs are still worth pursuing, since they have proven safe and effective against Covid.

☆ Walmart's active-shooter training is so old and 'inadequate' that it has become a meme, some workers say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Walmart's active-shooter training has been around in some form for at least a decade, employees say. Some workers say Walmart needs to do more on top of the training to address workers' mental health. Three current and former employees of the retail giant told Insider the active-shooter training wasn't enough to keep them safe. Walmart employees told Insider they're worried about whether the quarterly active-shooter training had prepared them for violence in stores. The lawsuit also said the shooter "repeatedly asked coworkers if they had received their active shooter training."

New Jersey-based BlockFi, founded by fintech executive-turned-crypto entrepreneur Zac Prince, said in a bankruptcy filing that its substantial exposure to FTX created a liquidity crisis. BlockFi listed its assets and liabilities as being between $1 billion and $10 billion. Renzi said that BlockFi had sold a portion of its crypto assets earlier in November to fund its bankruptcy. In a court filing on Monday, BlockFi listed FTX as its second-largest creditor, with $275 million owed on a loan extended earlier this year. In its bankruptcy filing, BlockFi said it had hired Kirkland & Ellis and Haynes & Boone as bankruptcy counsel.

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New Jersey-based BlockFi, founded by Zac Prince, said in a bankruptcy filing that its substantial exposure to FTX created a liquidity crisis. In a court filing on Monday, BlockFi listed FTX as its second-largest creditor, with $275 million owed on a loan extended earlier this year. Crypto lenders, the de facto banks of the crypto world, boomed during the pandemic, attracting retail customers with double-digit rates in return for their cryptocurrency deposits. Crypto lenders are not required to hold capital or liquidity buffers like traditional lenders and some found themselves exposed when a shortage of collateral forced them - and their customers - to shoulder large losses. In its bankruptcy filing, BlockFi said it had hired Kirkland & Ellis and Haynes & Boone as bankruptcy counsel and Berkeley Research Group as a financial adviser.

☆ Just like Richard Fierro in Colorado Springs, data shows that 64 unarmed civilians have apprehended the gunman in mass shootings since 2000
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Army veteran Richard Fierro apprehended the gunman in the Colorado Springs shooting last week. He now joins a small group of unarmed civilians who have stopped shooters before police arrived. What Fierro did that night has placed him in a group of unarmed civilians who have successfully apprehended gunmen in mass shootings. In fact, the Department of Homeland Security recommends that civilians attempt to take down a gunman if they're close by, like Fierro did. So far this year, the US has recorded 609 multiple-victim shootings — nearly double the number from five years ago.

☆ The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Kathleen Mcgrory | Neil Bedi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

But protocols failed to match reality at the Niagara Falls plant, according to more than a dozen workers. In addition to those signature diseases, which are rare even among asbestos workers, the tiny strands can harm the body in other ways. In the 15 years that followed, congressional attempts to ban asbestos would continue to fall short. OSHA declined to make an official available for an on-the-record interview or comment on ProPublica's findings at the Niagara Falls plant. At the OxyChem plant in Wichita, union president Keith Peacock said he was comfortable with the way asbestos was handled.

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