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☆ Furniture flippers are getting roasted online for painting vintage wood pieces 'millennial gray'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

How do you feel about painted furniture?" Halfpoint Images/Getty ImagesDemand is up for vintage wood furniture — without paintPart of the backlash certainly stems from the current state of the furniture industry, in which it's increasingly difficult to get your hands on brand-new, high-quality furniture. As a result, the secondhand furniture market is booming, with vintage furniture sellers proliferating on places like Instagram and Facebook Marketplace. The flippers said most of the hate comments tend to come from flips of midcentury modern furniture, in particular, a beloved and lasting design aesthetic from around roughly the 1930s to 1970s. Despite all the vocal online haters of painted furniture, there's a reason furniture flippers do it: the pieces sell.

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☆ Following exchange with Caitlin Clark at news conference, columnist won’t cover Indiana Fever games
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Wayne Sterling | Michael Nam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —IndyStar sports columnist Gregg Doyel “will not be covering the Indiana Fever,” an IndyStar spokesperson told CNN in a statement Tuesday. In April, Doyel had a cringeworthy exchange during Caitlin Clark’s introductory news conference as the newest member of the WNBA team. The IndyStar writer made a heart with his hands to Clark, a gesture Clark often used during her college basketball career. I sincerely apologize.” He added in a separate post on X: “Caitlin Clark, I’m so sorry. Clark and the Fever tip off their 25th regular season next Tuesday on the road against the Connecticut Sun.

Persons: CNN —, Gregg Doyel “, Doyel, Caitlin Clark’s, Clark, ” Doyel, “, we’ll, ”, Caitlin Clark, I’m, Doyel’s Organizations: CNN, Indiana Fever, WNBA, Gannett, Indianapolis Colts, NFL, Connecticut Sun

Indiana Fever 2024 scheduleThe Indiana Fever's regular season will run from May 14 to September 19. The table below features the cheapest starting prices for Indiana Fever tickets on Vivid Seats at the time of writing. How to buy Indiana Fever ticketsOriginal standard tickets to Indiana Fever games are sold through Ticketmaster. Original standard Indiana Fever tickets range in price depending on the date, opposing team, and venue. Overall, the cheapest Indiana Fever resale listings range in price from about $10 to $250, with an average of about $125.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, NaLyssa Smith, They'll, StubHub Organizations: Business, NBA, WNBA, Indiana Fever, Eastern Conference, Iowa, NCAA Division, Boston, Indiana, . Indiana Fever, Indiana Fever's, Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics, Sun, New York Liberty, Seattle Storm Seattle, Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces Las, Seattle Storm Indianapolis, Chicago Sky, Washington Mystics Washington, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Dream College, Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, Dallas Wings, Ticketmaster Locations: . Indiana, Uncasville , CT, Washington ,, Sun Uncasville, New York Liberty Indianapolis, New York Liberty Brooklyn, NY, Connecticut Sun Indianapolis, WA, Beach, CA, Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas, Angeles Sparks Indianapolis, Chicago Sky Indianapolis, Washington Mystics Indianapolis, Chicago Sky Chicago, Phoenix Mercury Indianapolis, Minnesota Lynx Minneapolis, Las Vegas Aces Indianapolis, Dallas Wings Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Chicago

☆ Opinion: What people don’t understand about being bisexual
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Opinion Natalie Schriefer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —In her 2024 Netflix special “Have It All,” stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson has a bit about coming out as bisexual. It can sour otherwise happy events, such as Pride Month in June or Bi Visibility Day in September. I attended my first Pride events, ranging from campus events in 2014 to local parades in 2019, as the straight person I was pretending to be. I continued second-guessing myself, so much so that I could hardly enjoy Pride events. It’s the piece I was missing at my early Pride events, when I was too busy quantifying my behavior and assuming I came up short.

Persons: Natalie Schriefer, CNN —, Taylor Tomlinson, someone’s, ’ ”, Tomlinson, ” Natalie Schriefer, Natalie Schriefer It’s, Hugh Jackman, she’s, —, Privately, unworthiness, Margot Robbie Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Rights, Bisexual Resource, Connecticut Gay, American, of, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Pride, bi.org, U.S

☆ Caitlin Clark plays in WNBA preseason debut after being drafted No. 1 by Indiana Fever
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, scored a game-high 21 points in the team’s preseason game Friday against the Dallas Wings. I think it’s a good kickoff to the WNBA season. I think the way we play, you know there’s some things we could’ve executed a little better. Ogunbowale finished with 19 points, including nine points in the fourth quarter, to lift the Wings to the preseason victory. Michael Conroy/APBoston – who averaged 14.5 points and 8.4 rebounds last season – said she hopes to improve on a promising debut WNBA campaign.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Clark dazzles, wasn’t, ” Clark, Arike Ogunbowale, Ogunbowale, Jaelyn Brown, could’ve, TickPick, Caleb Williams, Clark merchanise, Michael Conroy, “ It’s, “, you’ve, –, Boston Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Indiana Fever, Dallas Wings, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, College Park Center, NCAA Division I’s, Wings, Dallas, ”, Iowa, Indiana, Chicago Bears, Hawkeye, Fever, Boston, Eastern Conference, Boston –, Atlanta, Connecticut Sun, Mohegan Sun Locations: Arlington , Texas, Boston, Indianapolis, Indiana

☆ Lawmaker Is Left With ‘Lifetime Trauma’ as Attacker Pleads Guilty
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It has been nearly 10 months since a man attacked Maryam Khan, the first Muslim elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, outside an Eid al-Adha prayer service in Hartford, Conn. She is still struggling to heal, she said. “I have a lot of things to get through, both emotionally and physically,” Ms. Khan said. “I’m still working on trying to heal and process what happened.”But she felt some closure in a courtroom on Tuesday, she said, when she watched her attacker plead guilty to felony charges related to the attack. The man, Andrey Desmond, 30, of New Britain, Conn., pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree sexual assault, strangulation and risk of injury to a child, according to the clerk’s office at the State Superior Court in Hartford.

Persons: Maryam Khan, “, ” Ms, Khan, “ I’m, Andrey Desmond Organizations: State Superior Court Locations: Connecticut, Hartford, Conn, New Britain

☆ WorldQuant is launching its global investing competition. It's another example of hedge funds getting creative in the hunt for talent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Where the Connecticut-based manager sets itself a part from peers and rivals is with its talent strategy. "Talent is global, opportunity is not," the website states. In this three-stage competition, students and academics from around the world can submit math models predicting market moves for a chance to win a piece of the $400,000 prize pool. Out of those 60,000, 4,000 have received part-time contracts from WorldQuant and have been given access to even more data and tools. For Tulchinsky, born in Soviet-era Belarus, the competition and the BRAIN platform are a chance to see the best work from untraditional places.

Persons: WorldQuant, Igor Tulchinsky, — Nihar Patel, Vaibhav Gupta, — Patel, Gupta Organizations: Service, Business, Indian Institute of Technology, Ivy League Locations: Connecticut, Singapore, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Bahamas, WorldQuant, Belarus

☆ The state of women's sports: Top executives weigh in on parity, media share and NIL regulations
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

From Caitlin Clark fever in Iowa to a packed house of 92,000 fans for women's volleyball in Nebraska, women's sports have never been more at the forefront. Last year saw record media deals for women's sports as the NCAA and NWSL both inked groundbreaking agreements. David Dow | Getty ImagesCathy Engelbert, commissioner of the Women's National Basketball Association: One of the obstacles is the undervaluation of our assets. Jayna Hefford, senior vice president of operations for the Professional Women's Hockey League: Women's sports still struggle to secure prime broadcast windows, consistent airtime and traditional media coverage. Steven Ferdman | Getty ImagesAmy Howe, FanDuel CEO: Women's sports need to continue to position their star athletes (i.e.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Matthew Holst, there's, Renie Anderson, Jessica Berman, Jesse Grant, CNBC Jessica Berman, Cathy Engelbert, Breanna Stewart, David Dow, Jessica Gelman, John Lamparski, KAGR, Caitlin Clark's, Jayna Hefford, Haley Rosen, Mollie Marcoux Samaan, Michael Reaves, LPGA we've, Katrina Adams, Louis Armstrong, USTA Billie Jean King, Steven Ryan, Sabrina Ionescu, Coco Gauff, —, Berman, Pamela Duckworth, Engelbert, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Amy Howe, Steven Ferdman, FanDuel, Ionescu, A'ja Wilson, Rosen, Adams, they've, Renie, Anderson, I'm, influencers, Duckworth, Angel Reese, Billie Jean King, Jayna, Mark Blinch Organizations: Iowa Hawkeyes, NCAA, Michigan Wolverines, Carver, Getty, women's, Deloitte, CNBC, NFL, National Women's Soccer League, National Women's Soccer, WNBA, New York Liberty, Kia, Connecticut Sun, National Basketball Association, Business, New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Sports, Professional Women's Hockey, Association, Tiburon Golf Club, Professional, LPGA, USTA, Louis, USTA Billie, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, United States Tennis Association, Women's Tennis, Fubo Studios, FuboTV, NBA, Nike, Wall, Spring Studios, Renie Anderson NFL, Toronto, New York, Mattamy Athletic Centre Locations: Iowa City , Iowa, Iowa, Nebraska, Brooklyn , New York, New, New York City, Naples , Florida, NY, Toronto , Ontario, Canada

☆ February was a banner month for some of the industry's biggest trend-following funds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

These trend-following funds use futures contracts to track market momentum. The strategy type on average lost money in 2023, according to BarclayHedge. The trend-following strategy subset, which uses futures contracts to ride market momentum, lost money on average in 2023, according to BarclayHedge, but had a big month in February. The average CTA made 1.9% last month, the industry data provider notes, but several big-name managers blew that figure out of the water. AQR, run by billionaire Cliff Asness, made 7.9% in its $1.5 billion Managed Futures strategy, according to the firm's website.

Persons: Cliff Asness Organizations: CTA, Man, Business Locations: AQR, Connecticut

☆ Opinion | How to Fix the Crisis of Trust in Higher Education
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been keeping track of every report I see about major budget shortfalls at universities. Here’s a sampling:“SUNY Warns of Future $1B Deficit Without Higher Tuition or More Aid” — The Times Union, Jan. 2. “Penn State Plans Nearly $100M in Cuts for FY26 Budget” — Higher Ed Dive, Jan. 24. “As U. of Arizona Confronts Budget Cuts, Workers and Students Brace for the Worst” — The New York Times, Feb. 21. The other is the decline in Americans’ confidence in higher education.

Persons: I’ve, Brace, Sharon Otterman, Josh Moody, Ed Organizations: The Times Union, UConn, Connecticut, “ Penn, Workers, New York Times, Gallup Locations: Arizona, New York

☆ How the fall of Roe v. Wade led to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that decided frozen embryos are children, and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death, shows a new way in which the overturning of Roe v. Wade can affect how embryos are viewed under certain state laws. That decision is the first known case in which a US court has ruled that frozen embryos are human beings. Events leading up to the Alabama Supreme Court decision can be traced to 2006, when the criminal statute for homicide in the state was changed to include in utero. President Joe Biden said in a statement Thursday that the Alabama Supreme Court decision was a “direct result” of the overturning of Roe. “From the beginning, I’ve been warning that the fall of Roe v. Wade wasn’t just about abortion – and the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling proves that,” Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who introduced the legislation with Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild, wrote in an email Thursday.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Mack, Carmack, ” Dr, Shaun Williams, ”, Williams, Joe Biden, ” Biden, “, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, I’ve, Wade wasn’t, –, Illinois Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Susan Wild, ” CNN’s Devan Cole Organizations: CNN, An, An Alabama Supreme, Alabama, of, Democratic, Senate, CNN Health, “, Pennsylvania Locations: An Alabama, US, Alabama, Connecticut, of Alabama, “, America, Illinois

☆ NBA All-Star Weekend: Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu to go head-to-head to crown basketball’s best three-point shooter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The two sharpshooters will face off over All-Star Weekend in the first NBA vs. WNBA three-point contest to settle a long-running debate. Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports/ReutersA dream crossover match-upCurry is a two-time NBA three-point contest champion and holds the league’s record for most career three-pointers made (3,642). However, in 2023, Ionescu set the WNBA record for most three-pointers in a single-season (128). ET, before the three-point contest showcases some of the best talent from deep. Curry vs. Ionescu and the Slam Dunk competition then round out the evening.

Persons: Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu, ” Ionescu, “ We’re, ” Curry, Stephen, Sabrina ’ Curry, Ionescu, Curry, Gary A, Vasquez, ”, “, Elsa, Malik Beasley, Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Haliburton, Damian Lillard, Lauri Markkanen, Donovan Mitchell, Karl, Anthony Towns, Trae Young, Gainbridge, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Joel Embiid, ’, CNN’s Ben Church Organizations: CNN, NBA, WNBA, Lucas Oil, TNT, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Foundation, York, Connecticut Sun, Indiana Pacers, Eastern, Western, East, Black Colleges, Universities, Virginia Union, Winston, Salem State, G League, –, G, Indian Convention, TNT Sports, Turner Sports, Warner Bros, Discovery, Warner Bros . Locations: Indianapolis , Indiana, Indianapolis, Salem

☆ Opinion | What the Dutch Lost When They Lost Manhattan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Considering the diverging fortunes of the two islands since that year, this appears at first blush to be the worst deal in history for the Dutch, who formally gained Rhun and lost Manhattan. Likewise, the Dutch didn’t gain Rhun, because they had already seized it to tighten their ruthless monopoly of the nutmeg trade. The 1667 Treaty of Breda, which ended the Second Anglo-Dutch War (out of four), merely acknowledged the facts on the ground. On paper, the deal was even worse for the Dutch than if it had been only an island-for-island exchange. (A separate treaty allowed Dutch ships to carry some cargoes to England without tariffs.)

Persons: Let’s, ”, New Netherland Organizations: Times, Manhattan, British Locations: Rhun, Indonesia, Manhattan, New Amsterdam, Breda, New, Albany, Connecticut, Delaware, Caribbean, Suriname, South America, today’s Ghana, Dutch, England

The near-absence of laws criminalizing the practice of fertility fraud until recently means no doctors have yet been criminally charged for the behavior. In 2019, Indiana became the second state, more than 20 years after California, to pass a statute making fertility fraud a felony. He added some of his biological children have “expressed gratitude for their existence” to him and even sent him photos of their own children. Cline’s case spurred lawmakers to pass legislation that outlawed fertility fraud but wasn’t retroactive, meaning he was never prosecuted for it. “In fertility fraud, no parent is saying that – no parent is saying I would have gotten an abortion,” she said.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell. The supply problem has appeared after slow retail growth in neighboring New York last year left growers there struggling with the opposite: an excess of supply. So each state that legalizes marijuana is left with its own process for licensing growers and sellers, and trying to create a balance between the two within state borders. When recreational sales became legal in Connecticut in January 2023, he said, there were seven dispensaries in the state and four producers. New York belatedly hastened the pace of retail openings, and the state listed 61 adult-use dispensaries open statewide Monday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will hold a crucial test vote next week on legislation that would pair new policies at the southern border with wartime aid for Ukraine and other American allies, leaders pressing ahead despite heavy skepticism from Republicans and some Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will set in motion a test vote on the national security package for Wednesday. “Our southern border is in urgent need, in urgent need, of fixing,” Schumer said in a floor speech. The Senate readied to proceed towards a vote next week, but widespread support from Republicans, especially House Speaker Mike Johnson, remained doubtful. Many Senate Republicans have declined to offer support for the bill until they can dig into its details.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, toiling, Joe Biden's, — buttressing, Mike Johnson, ” Biden, Donald Trump, Sen, James Lankford of, “ I’ve, ” Lankford, “, Johnson, Kyrsten, Sinema, Lankford, Biden, ”, Robyn Barnard, Chris Murphy, Donald Trump doesn’t, Seung Min Kim Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Capitol, Johnson, Republicans, Republican, Trump, Migrants, Human, Border Patrol, Connecticut Democrat, Associated Press Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Asia, Russian, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Southern, Arizona, U.S, Connecticut

☆ Lawmakers rip into tech CEOs at Senate hearing on online child sexual exploitation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Aaron Mok | Camilo Fonseca | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

US lawmakers grilled CEOs from tech giants on their platform's online safety practices. Senators appeared to be bullish on whether the tech CEOs support their proposed laws. AdvertisementUS lawmakers grilled tech CEOs about their companies' online safety practices during this week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation. During the hearing, which kicked off on Wednesday, US lawmakers were seen interrogating CEOs at tech giants like Meta, TikTok, and X on how they run their platforms and keep them safe. Advertisement"I hope you hear what is being offered to you and are prepared to step up and do better," Butler told the Meta CEO.

Persons: —, Sen, Lindsey Graham, there's, Graham, X's Linda Yaccarino, Snapchat's Evan Spiegel, –, Ted Cruz, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Cruz, – Zuckerberg, Shou Zi Chew, ByteDance, Chew, Cruz didn't, Tom Cotton, Richard Blumenthal, Blumenthal, California Sen, Laphonza Butler, Meta, Butler Organizations: Service, Meta, Chinese Communist Party Locations: China, Connecticut, California

☆ Biden has to deal with a second war he didn’t want. His task is to contain it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

— Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian group based in Lebanon, has been waging a low-grade war against Israel. — Iran has blamed Israel for an attack that killed a number of Revolutionary Guard officers in Damascus, Syria. Hawkish Republicans like South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham are demanding he attack Iran on Iranian soil. “The only answer to these attacks must be devastating military retaliation against Iran’s terrorist forces, both in Iran and across the Middle East. And on a purely strategic level, risking a major Middle East war that could cause massive US casualties to avenge the deaths of three soldiers, as terrible as their deaths are, would not represent a sound equation.

Persons: they're, Joe Biden —, Jordan Sunday –, Biden, haven’t, —, Israel, it’s, Antony Blinken, ” Aaron David Miller, CNN’s Jim Acosta, “, ”, William Rivers, Kennedy Sanders, Breonna Moffett, South Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, Nikki Haley, Biden’s, Donald Trump, Jim Himes, what’s, CNN’s Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Blinken, CNN’s Alex Marquardt, Joe Biden, Arkansas Sen, Tom Cotton, Haley, Qasem Soleimani, Trump, John Kirby, It’s Biden Organizations: Republicans, White House CNN, Jordan Sunday, Hezbollah, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Britain, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Revolutionary Guard, ”, GOP, Rep, Intelligence, Islamic, United Nations, –, Iran Locations: Washington, Tehran, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Jordan, United States, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, —, Syria, Baghdad, Beirut, Lebanon –, Damascus, East, South Carolina, Connecticut, Hamas, Qatar, Egypt, Islamic Republic, Arkansas, There’s

☆ Key border deal negotiator says bipartisan agreement has been reached, could be ready next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Sen. Chris Murphy, a key negotiator on a possible border deal, said Sunday that text of a border compromise could be ready go to the Senate floor next week, saying that negotiators are finishing the text. This bill could be ready to be on the floor of the United States Senate next week. Murphy said he was pleased to see President Joe Biden support the emerging deal. Murphy also pushed back on Republicans who argue Biden already has the necessary tools to manage the US southern border. “Republicans have said openly they want to pass border and immigration reform,” he said.

Persons: CNN — Sen, Chris Murphy, We’re, ” Murphy, CNN’s Dana, Donald Trump, Murphy, Joe Biden, Biden, “, Donald Trump’s, Sen, Graeme Sloan, ”, it’s Organizations: CNN, Union, Republicans, United States Senate, Connecticut Democrat, U.S, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Sipa, Ukraine Locations: “ State, Connecticut, Washington ,, Ukraine, Russia, Europe, United States

☆ WWE boss Vince McMahon accused of sexual assault and trafficking in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vince McMahon attends a press conference at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. WWE boss Vince McMahon was accused Thursday of sexual assault, trafficking, and physical and emotional abuse in a lawsuit by a woman who previously worked for the pro wrestling giant. The suit says McMahon only paid her $1 million, "but failed to make any further payments." In addition to McMahon, the suit names WWE and John Laurinaitis, the former head of talent relations and general manager, as defendants. McMahon's lawyer, and spokespeople for the WWE and TKO did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Vince McMahon, Janel Grant, McMahon, Grant, John Laurinaitis Organizations: MetLife, WWE, Connecticut federal, UFC, TKO, Holdings Locations: East Rutherford , New Jersey, Connecticut

☆ Ken Griffin is on top of the hedge fund world. Read his memo to the Citadel team.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewAnother big year for billionaire Ken Griffin and Citadel has extended the lead the Miami-based money manager has over its peers. It brought the firm's all-time gains to $74 billion, close to $20 billion more than the two firms tied for second all-time, D.E. The two firms have generated $56.1 billion in profits since they launched, according to the rankings. In an internal memo titled "Citadel Widens Lead as Most Profitable Hedge Fund of All Time," Griffin wrote, "We not only retained the #1 ranking, but we also more than doubled our lead over our closest competitors in the past year." Citadel confirmed the contents of the memo but declined to comment further.

Persons: —, Ken Griffin, Shaw, Ray Dalio's Bridgewater, Edmond de Rothschild, Griffin Organizations: Service, Citadel, Business, LCH Investments, Millennium, Bloomberg, LCH, Fund Locations: Miami, Connecticut, Wellington

☆ Inside $9 billion WorldQuant's 15-year anniversary celebration in the Bahamas, with talks from Arnold Schwarzenegger, performances by David Blaine, and a $100,000 chess tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Baha Mar resort in Nassau was full of quants, engineers, and data scientists the week before Christmas. One session featured Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert speaking on robotics and artificial intelligence with the firm's robot dog, Spot, next to him. Chess champion Magnus Carlsen came to play with teams from 12 different countries playing to win a $100,000 grand prize. But for those at WorldQuant looking forward to relaxing, the resort has plenty of options. Entertainment during the week also included a performance from David Blaine, the well-known illusionist.

Persons: Izzy Englander's, Igor Tulchinsky, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Malcolm Gladwell, Stan McChrystal, Marc Raibert, Magnus Carlsen, Baha, David Blaine Organizations: Baha, Business, US Army, Boston Dynamics, Hyatt, Entertainment Locations: Nassau, Bahamas, Connecticut

☆ Inside $9 billion WorldQuant's 15-year anniversary celebration in the Bahamas, with talks from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Malcolm Gladwell, plus performances from David Blaine
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Baha Mar resort in Nassau was full of quants, engineers, and data scientists the week before Christmas. Attendees heard speakers such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, author Malcolm Gladwell, and retired US Army Gen. Stan McChrystal speak on different topics, including the future of technology and history. One session featured Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert speaking on robotics and artificial intelligence with the firm's robot dog, Spot, next to him. But for those at WorldQuant looking forward to relaxing, the resort has plenty of options. Entertainment during the week also included a performance from David Blaine, the well-known illusionist.

☆ Huge Turbines Will Soon Bring First Offshore Wind Power to New Yorkers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Patrick Mcgeehan | More About Patrick Mcgeehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The pier on the Connecticut coast is filled with so many massive oddities that it could be mistaken for the set of a sci-fi movie. It is a launching point, not for spacecraft, but for the first wind turbines being built to turn ocean wind into electricity for New Yorkers. Crews of union workers in New London, Conn., are preparing parts of 12 of the gargantuan fans before shipping them out for final assembly 15 miles offshore. “They’re sort of space-stationesque,” said Christine Cohen, a Democratic state senator who toured the assembly site last week. Recent setbacks to several other offshore projects in the region have raised concerns about whether and when they all will be built.

Persons: Crews, ”, Christine Cohen, it’s, ’ Organizations: Democratic Locations: Connecticut, New London, Conn

☆ US pushes for extension of Gaza pause, but the possibility of war raging again looms large
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Israeli Cabinet has discussed the idea and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Biden in a call Sunday an extension would be welcome, his office said in a statement. In the short term, Israel and Hamas both appear to have strong reasons to continue the truce. Why the Gaza pause may eventually unravelAn extended pause in the fighting would play into humanitarian aims, but time may be short before the strategic goals of Israel or Hamas shift. In another sign that differences over the package could lead to further delays, Sen. Chris Murphy said he’d be open to conditioning Israeli aid on the protection of Palestinian civilians. And Israeli President Isaac Herzog told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in an interview Sunday that he supported the idea for an “international coalition” to monitor Gaza after Hamas had been eradicated in the war.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu, Jason J, Eaton, –, Israel, ”, Ben Hodges, Israel’s, Jake Sullivan, “, ” Sullivan, Abigail Edan, she’d, ’, Chris Christie, CNN’s Dana, Christie, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Mike Turner, NBC’s “, Sen, Chris Murphy, he’d, Isaac Herzog, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Organizations: CNN, Qatar –, Israel, Burlington Police Department, Police, Hamas, Biden, Democratic Party, Younger, GOP, New, Democratic, House Republicans, Internal Revenue Service, Pro, Donald Trump Republicans, Senate Republicans, House, Ohio Republican, Connecticut Democrat, Union Locations: Gaza, Israel, Washington, Nantucket , Massachusetts, Qatar, Vermont, “ State, American, Michigan, New Jersey, Ukraine, Connecticut, United States

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