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“We know this is silly; we know this is fun,” said Marcy Galando, executive director of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. Members of Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, organized in 1899, care for Phil at a customized space beside Punxsutawney Memorial Library — where there's a window with a view into the creature's burrow. The Punxsutawney groundhog makes predictions but he's not always predictable. In 1998, a groundhog club leader wearing a $4,000 groundhog suit reported being assaulted by a half-dozen young men. Intended to preserve Pennsylvania German culture and traditions, clubs would sometimes fine those who were caught speaking anything but their Pennsylvania Dutch language at meetings.

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☆ NJ school officials were aware of a 'culture of violence' among students before Adriana Kuch committed suicide: lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That culture included "physical assaults and attacks by students of students," the lawsuit says. The teen's family says school district officials "knew or should have known" that attacks within their schools, specifically Central Regional High School, "were being recorded and posted to various social media sites by other students, contrary to School Board policy." AdvertisementThe lawsuit, which names the Central Board of Education, the Central Regional High School's principal and other school officials as defendants, alleges negligence and accuses them of failing to protect Kuch. "It is the defendants' job to provide a safe and secure environment for the students at Central Regional High School," Kuch family attorney William Krais said in a statement. "It's clear this school has a serious bullying problem that none of the school administrators care to admit or address.

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☆ Fafsa Changes Are Coming. Here’s What You Should Know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Reports: Investing MonthlyNow That We’re Retired, Is It Time to Move to Kansas? By Stephen Kreider Yoder , and Karen Kreider YoderThere are a lot of reasons to leave San Francisco. But there are just as many reasons to stay.

Persons: Stephen Kreider Yoder, Karen Kreider Yoder Locations: Kansas, San Francisco

☆ Now That We’re Retired, Is It Time to Move to Kansas?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Stephen Kreider Yoder | Karen Kreider Yoder | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Every time the California couple visits Kansas, they talk about moving there. Illustration: Martin TognolaThe first year in retirement is often the most difficult. But it also can set the stage for how you’ll fill the years ahead—both financially and psychologically. Stephen Kreider Yoder, a longtime Wall Street Journal editor, joined his wife, Karen Kreider Yoder, in retirement a year ago. In this monthly Retirement Rookies column, the 66-year-olds chronicle some of the issues they are dealing with early in retirement.

Persons: Martin Tognola, Stephen Kreider Yoder, Karen Kreider Yoder Organizations: Wall Street Journal Locations: California, Kansas

☆ We’re Retired and Healthy. But How Do We Plan for Our Decline?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Karen Kreider Yoder | Stephen Kreider Yoder | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In retirement, we are anticipating the go-go years, the slow-go years and the no-go years. Illustration: Paul BlowThe first year in retirement is often the most difficult. But it also can set the stage for how you’ll fill the years ahead—both financially and psychologically. Stephen Kreider Yoder, 65, a longtime Wall Street Journal editor, joined his wife, Karen Kreider Yoder, 66, in retirement last year. In this monthly Retirement Rookies column, they chronicle some of the issues they are dealing with early in retirement.

Persons: Paul Blow, Stephen Kreider Yoder, Karen Kreider Yoder Organizations: Wall Street Journal

☆ Complex Fund Names May Be a Warning Sign for Investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Derek Horstmeyer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Reports: Investing MonthlyIn Retirement, We Have Discovered We Each Need a Cave to Call Our OwnBy Stephen Kreider Yoder , and Karen Kreider YoderWe love to do things together. But we also have made sure to carve out rooms in the house where we can be alone.

Persons: Stephen Kreider Yoder, Karen Kreider Yoder

☆ In Retirement, Time to Help—and Be Thankful for—Our Aging Parents
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Stephen Kreider Yoder | Karen Kreider Yoder | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Karen Kreider Yoder is grateful for the time she and her mother-in-law had spent arranging flowers. Illustration: Paul BlowThe first year in retirement is often the most difficult. But it also can be the most crucial, setting the stage for how you’ll fill the years ahead—both financially and psychologically. Stephen Kreider Yoder, 65, a longtime Wall Street Journal editor, joined his wife, Karen Kreider Yoder, 66, in retirement in September. In this monthly Retirement Rookies column, they are chronicling some of the issues they are dealing with in their first year, offering their different perspectives on what can be a confusing transition.

Persons: Karen Kreider Yoder, Paul Blow, Stephen Kreider Yoder Organizations: Wall Street Journal

MUMBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - Investors are looking beyond the U.S. technology sector's bounceback this year for longer-term returns, as higher interest rates and an uncertain macroeconomic picture could present further headwinds, fund managers and strategists said. "The tendency is that ... the sector that leads in one cycle doesn't tend to lead in the following cycle," Yoder told the Reuters Global Markets Forum. "We are staying away from the more interest rate-sensitive sectors such as tech," said Jonathan Mondillo, head of North American fixed income at abrdn. Anticipating an economic slowdown in the second half, more cautious and selective positioning across fixed income portfolios is a better bet, said Jonathan Duensing, head of U.S. fixed income at Amundi. "We've always felt that the tech sector in general is one where you need to be very selective," Duensing said.

May 18 (Reuters) - Equity markets in North Asia will outperform the broader region this year, buoyed by China's reopening and a post-pandemic recovery-led earnings rebound, investors and strategists said. Liquidity from easing monetary and fiscal policy, along with Asian central banks' early victory on inflation, is expected to defend against an incoming downtrend, keeping North Asian equities resilient. Grace Tam, chief investment officer-Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management, expects North Asia to outperform this year following a strong 2022 from South Asian equities. Goldman Sachs sees the north versus south disparity in Asia as a top investment theme in 2023. "China's growth recovery and North Asia's earnings rebound in 2024 remain our key investment themes and overweight areas," it said in its second-quarter outlook.

☆ The Joy of Traveling to Out-of-the-Way Places
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Stephen Kreider Yoder | Karen Kreider Yoder | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ When Every Win Means Water, Water Everywhere
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Andrew Keh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

When Every Win Means Water EverywherePicture yourself at work. Teleport this scene into a sports locker room, though, and suddenly the dousing is perfectly in bounds. But like many coaches, he eventually accepted his fate, removing his shoes before entering the locker room. The athletes were unwinding in the locker room when Coach Mark Few and his assistants charged in and began sousing them with ice-cold water. Isaiah Wong, the team’s star shooting guard, said they would only consider spraying water now if they won the championship.

☆ Artists and labels are sliding songs into augmented-reality filters on TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram to promote music
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AR effects are on the rise on Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram, appearing across billions of videos. Artists, labels, and music marketers are finding new ways to promote tracks via these AR filters. "If you do come up with a cool AR filter, it's easier for the regular user to create a TikTok with than to create a dance." "Artists will hire AR creators to make effects for specific pieces of music," Chris Barbour, Meta's AR partnerships director, told Insider. As with any trend on social media, originality is important for helping an AR effect spread, Yoder said.

WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep. George Santos is refusing to face the music, but he appears to be relishing his moment in the spotlight. The New York Republican and freshman fabulist, the subject of federal, state, local and international investigations, was spotted Wednesday night by NBC News smiling, laughing and taking dozens of selfies with patrons during karaoke night at a popular D.C. barbecue joint. “It’s bizarre.”Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., whose office is just down the hall from Santos’, suggested all that attention could benefit Santos. “You always know more than I do about myself.”Later that night, Santos strolled into Hill Country, where he spent more than an hour schmoozing and chatting up patrons. A Santos staffer belted “Build Me Up Buttercup.”Approached by NBC News at Hill Country, Santos said: “You’re not going to try to interview me.

☆ Mercedes to launch vehicle-charging network, starting in North America
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A Mercedes-Benz sign is seen on Mercedes-Benz EQE, an all-electric sedan, during International Motor Show Auto 2022 in Riga, Latvia April 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ints KalninsBERLIN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) is poised to invest billions of euros to build 10,000 fast-charging points in North America, Europe and China by 2030, the luxury carmaker said on Thursday. The carmaker will commence construction in North America this year, targeting 2,500 charging points at 400 locations across most U.S. states and Canada by 2027, it said at the CES car show in Las Vegas which runs from Jan. 5-8. The United States has around 140,000 public EV chargers, according to July 2022 data from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Still, the region requires at least 3.4 million charging points by 2030 to meet an expected rise in demand, the study said.

Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids faces off against Republican Amanda Adkins for Kansas' 3rd District. (1 District) Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Adkins has hammered Davids over inflation and her vote for Democrats' COVID rescue plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. Kansas' 3rd District now juts out further past the Kansas City suburbs, giving it a much more rural feel. Adkins has raised $3.2 million, spent $2.3 million, and has about $932,000 remaining, as of September 30.

☆ Rep. Sharice Davids faces off against Republican Amanda Adkins in Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids faces off against Republican Amanda Adkins for Kansas' 3rd District. Kansas' 3rd Congressional District candidatesDavids is taking on healthcare executive Adkins once again, one of many 2020 House rematches on the ballot this November. Davids made history in 2018 as one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress when she bested four-term Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder. Voting history for Kansas' 3rd Congressional DistrictUnder the old lines, Democrats' margins have exploded at the top ticket as former President Donald Trump's presence sparked a suburban revolt. Kansas' 3rd District now juts out further past the Kansas City suburbs, giving it a much more rural feel.

☆ Google and Amazon are two of the biggest poachers of Goldman's tech talent. We mapped out the top 10 firms snapping up the bank's recent departures.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Bianca Chan | Carter Johnson | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Amazon was the biggest poacher of Goldman tech talent from June to August. The organization tracked the LinkedIn profiles of people who left Goldman Sachs and picked up another job from June through August. Wall Street's tech hiring ambitions ramp up as tech powerhouses and startups pull backNonetheless, the demand for tech talent on Wall Street has remained strong. JPMorgan, the biggest beneficiary of the departures, hired 18 former Goldman Sachs employees. Citi and Morgan Stanley were also among the top poachers of Goldman talent, with the firms both scooping up 12 Goldman employees each.

“The government is obviously failing us and not protecting us,” said Taylor, who evacuated from St. John before Hurricane Ida hit. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categorizes St. John and St. James as a community with high levels of Covid-19 transmission. Prior to Ida, at least 16% of residents in St. James Parish and St. John Parish were living below the poverty line, according to Census data. One of their biggest fights was against the Taiwanese plastics manufacturer Formosa, which was set to build a $9.4 billion petrochemical complex in St. James Parish. While the battle to block the multibillion-dollar facility isn’t over, Hurricane Ida added to the community’s problems.

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