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☆ Hollywood Actors Reach Agreement With Studios, Streamers to End Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Joe Flint | Sarah Krouse | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The 118-day strike is set to end at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Photo: Caroline Brehman/ShutterstockStriking Hollywood actors reached a tentative agreement with major studios and streamers Wednesday that could clear the way for the entertainment industry to restart its content factory after six months of labor strife. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said its TV and theatrical committee approved a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in a unanimous vote Wednesday afternoon. The strike is set to end at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

Persons: Caroline Brehman Organizations: American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Alliance, Television Producers

☆ Alaska Airlines Pilot Is Arrested After Alleged Attempt to Disable Engines Midflight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Alison Sider | Andrew Tangel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The incident occurred on a flight from Everett, Wash., to San Francisco. Photo: caroline brehman/ShutterstockAn off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot riding in a cockpit jump seat on a regional flight was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to disable the aircraft’s engines during a flight. Alaska Flight 2059, operated by Horizon Air, was diverted Sunday evening to Portland, Ore., after the off-duty pilot “unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the operation of the engines,” during a flight from Seattle Paine Field International Airport in Everett, Wash., to San Francisco, according to Alaska Air Group , the parent of both Horizon and Alaska Airlines.

Persons: caroline brehman, “ Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Seattle Paine Field International, Alaska Air Group Locations: Everett, Wash, San Francisco, Alaska, Portland, Horizon

☆ New Mexico lawmakers were 'taken by surprise' by their governor's temporary gun-carrying ban in Albuquerque
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Most lawmakers from the state, all Democrats, carefully sought to distance themselves from the order. AdvertisementAdvertisement"We have to find all the legal pathways that we possibly can to curb gun violence in our communities," Vasquez told Insider. "The governor is taking action and starting a conversation about addressing the epidemic of gun violence in our communities. The order has drawn national media attention, with even some Democrats and gun control activists criticizing Lujan Grisham's efforts as unconstitutional. Two Republican state lawmakers have called for the governor's impeachment, an effort that's dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled legislature.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Sen, Martin Heinrich, Heinrich, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Gabe Vasquez, Leger Fernandez, Vasquez, Lujan Grisham's, Melanie Stansbury, Caroline Brehman, Bill Clark, Getty Images Lujan Grisham, Froylan Villegas, Stansbury, Ben Ray Luján, Lujan Grisham, Ted Lieu Organizations: New, Service, Reps, Getty Images, Democratic Locations: Albuquerque, Wall, Silicon, New Mexico, I'm, Ted Lieu of California

☆ Netflix Reports Earnings Today: What to Expect
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Analysts expect Netflix to report second-quarter earnings of $2.85 a share, on revenue of $8.29 billion. (Caroline Brehman/Shutterstock)Netflix is due to report second-quarter earnings after the market close, and investors will be scrutinizing the streaming giant's subscriber numbers. Last year, Netflix for the first time suffered two straight quarters of subscriber losses. In May it began a crackdown on password sharing, a move that drove up new subscribers in the days that followed.

Persons: Caroline Brehman Organizations: Netflix

☆ Biden is forgiving $39 billion in student debt for 804,000 borrowers — here's who qualifies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

What was the connection between these two actions? Although the Supreme Court concluded Biden didn't have the power to broadly cancel people's student debt balances at the end of June, his administration used existing regulatory authority to carry out the latest relief. Here's what to know, and how to tell if you qualify. Qualifying borrowers have been paying for decadeswatch nowMany kinds of student loans qualifyGovernment-held Federal Family Education Loans, or those in the FFEL, program, direct loans and Parent PLUS loans all qualify for the latest relief. When borrowers will hear about debt relief

Persons: Caroline Brehman, Joe Biden's, Biden didn't Organizations: U.S . Department of Education, Inc, Biden, Government, Family Locations: Washington ,

☆ Biden administration has canceled $66 billion in student debt. How to know if you qualify
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Still, advocates are worried about the administration's plan to soon resume federal student loan payments, which have been suspended since March 2020, without deeper debt cancellation. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, 1 in 4 student loan borrowers were in delinquency or default. Here's a breakdown of the debt relief already granted — and how to know if you qualify for it. Defrauded borrowers got $13 billion in reliefThe Biden administration has been focused on canceling the student debt of borrowers who say their colleges misled them. Betsy Mayotte president of The Institute of Student Loan AdvisorsThe Project on Predatory Lending at Harvard University has a list of some of the institutions that were part of a student loan cancellation settlement.

☆ Top Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Software
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Demetria Gallegos | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

UCLA graduates in the software industry average some of the highest salaries in the field. Photo: caroline brehman/EPA/ShutterstockGraduates of Stanford University who enter the software industry are out-earning their peers from other schools, according to a salary-based ranking of colleges. Among public schools, graduates from the University of California, Berkeley make the highest pay in software. The ranking of salaries over the first 10 years in a given field focuses on the impact one’s choice of undergraduate school can make. Graduates don’t have to have majored in the fields they eventually entered.

☆ Bud Light Maker Offers Financial Support to Workers Targeted Over Dylan Mulvaney Backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney spoke out for the first time since her Bud Light promotion sparked controversy. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP; Caroline Brehman/ShutterstockThe maker of Bud Light said it will triple its U.S. marketing spending on the brand this summer and is providing financial support to front-line teams and wholesalers who have taken the brunt of a backlash to a company promotion with a transgender influencer. Bud Light’s delivery drivers, sales representatives and independent distributors have been confronted by angry people on the streets, in bars and in stores. “They are our neighbors, family members and friends. They are in every community in America,” Anheuser-Busch InBev Chief Executive Michel Doukeris said on a conference call with analysts Thursday.

☆ Bud Light Maker Compensates Workers Targeted in Dylan Mulvaney Backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bud Light sales fell sharply after a company promotion with transgender social-media star Dylan Mulvaney. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP; Caroline Brehman/ShutterstockThe maker of Bud Light said it would triple its planned U.S. marketing spending on the brand this summer and is providing financial support to front-line teams and wholesalers who have taken the brunt of a backlash to a company promotion with a transgender influencer. Anheuser-Busch InBev also will continue its support of LGBT rights organizations, said the company’s chief executive, Michel Doukeris .

☆ Microsoft’s Activision Loss Is Sony’s Gain
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Jacky Wong | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Japan’s Sony has scored a surprise win in the first round of the videogame merger wars. But Japan’s Sony has scored a surprise win in the first round of the videogame merger wars—thanks to the U.K. government. Antitrust regulators in the U.K. blocked Microsoft’s $75 billion deal to buy game maker Activision Blizzard on Wednesday, putting the fate of the transaction in serious doubt. The Competition and Markets Authority said the combination could hinder competition in the nascent cloud gaming segment. Both companies will appeal the ruling, but completing the deal now seems like a long shot.

☆ Judges Deny Donald Trump’s Bid to Block Mike Pence’s Testimony Surrounding Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Vice President Mike Pence was subpoenaed earlier this year by special counsel Jack Smith. Photo: Caroline Brehman/ShutterstockWASHINGTON—A federal appeals court paved the way late Wednesday for former Vice President Mike Pence to appear before the grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election. In a sealed decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Mr. Trump’s emergency bid to prevent Mr. Pence from testifying in the criminal inquiry, dealing the latest setback to the former president as he confronts a swirl of legal scrutiny.

☆ Mitt Romney calls new bike lanes 'the height of stupidity' as bicyclists press Congress to make roads safer and e-bikes cheaper
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sen. Mitt Romney said making room for bike lanes is "the height of stupidity" and opposes e-bike credits. "Removing automobile lanes to put in bike lanes is, in my opinion, the height of stupidity, it means more cars backing up, creating more emissions." "There is a widespread suspicion on the right today that liberals want to take away their way of life," Carney told Insider. That is in the background of the mind of every conservative, and so when they hear more bike lanes, they think, 'Okay, what is that code for?'" Carney told attendees at the annual National Bike Summit in Washington last week to frame their efforts as building safer and more interconnected communities.

☆ I followed Nancy Pelosi's diet of breakfast ice cream and hot dogs for a week, and I ping-ponged between euphoria and the depths of despair
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Sophie Kleeman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

My research found that Pelosi eats ice cream for breakfast, hot dogs for lunch, pasta, and chocolate. Chocolate ice cream for breakfast, rich and creamy pasta, and lots of snacking chocolate. She claims she does not exercise; her daughter once arrived home to find her mother eating chocolate ice cream while using a stationary bike. I save the ice cream for later to avoid a massive sugar crash and start out with a cup of black tea instead. However, I don't want to slack off after the ice cream episode, so I slather it on.

☆ Watch: New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Says She’ll Step Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Watch: California Floods Leave Behind Washed Away Houses, Submerged Cars Homes were destroyed by mudslides and cars were trapped by floods as heavy rains pummeled California on Monday. Forecasters say it would be the end of a series of storms that have hit the state since Christmas. Photo: Caroline Brehman/Shutterstock

☆ Ukrainian Interior Minister Dies in Kyiv Helicopter Crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Nepalese Authorities Locate Black Box, Search for Missing at Crash Site
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene will serve on an important House committee that oversees national security. Here's what to expect.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is expected to serve on the House Homeland Security Committee. A spokesman for Greene confirmed to Insider that the House GOP Steering Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend that she serve on the committee. The entire House Republican conference votes to ratify committee recommendations, which they are expected to do. The Homeland Security Committee, set to be chaired by Republican Rep. Mark Greene of Tennessee, deals with national security issues including border security, counterterrorism, election security, and cybersecurity. As Insider reported last week, Mayorkas is a major target by House Republicans.

☆ California Looks to Ban Diesel Trucks at Ports by 2035
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

An ambitious California plan to require trucking fleets in the state to switch from diesel to electric power faces a potential backup at charging stations. Requiring that dealers and truckers make the switch should give companies confidence to invest in charging stations, Mr. Brasil said. The trucks tend to cost two or three times as much as diesel trucks, which retail for about $150,000. State officials say they have funded 200 charging stations for medium- and heavy-duty trucks so far and that many more are being funded by private companies. Write to Paul Berger at paul.berger@wsj.comCorrections & AmplificationsThe Port of Los Angeles expects to install a small number of charging stations for electric trucks.

☆ Here's how five states voted on the legalization of recreational marijuana
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Caroline Brehman | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesVoters in two states approved the legalization of recreational marijuana in Tuesday's elections, joining the growing list of states where the cannabis market is regulated for adult use. Maryland and Missouri join 19 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing recreational marijuana, while legalization proposals failed to pass in Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota. MarylandFollowing the passage of Maryland's Question 4, adults in the state will be allowed to possess up to 1.5 ounces, or two marijuana plants, beginning July 1, 2023. ArkansasVoters in Arkansas failed to pass Issue 4, which would have allowed for the purchase of up to an ounce of marijuana from licensed retailers. Marijuana legalization also failed to pass in the state when it appeared on ballots in 2018, losing by a margin of 41% to 59%.

☆ Walmart's PAC has quietly donated nearly $1 million to campaigns ahead of the midterms. While the company has a ''don't rock the boat strategy,' it contributed to 41 election deniers.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Ben Tobin | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

WALPAC donated almost 50-50 to Democratic and Republican federal candidates for the midterms. Walmart's PAC donated to 41 candidates who denied the 2020 presidential election results, ProPublica found. Of that, about 53% went to Republican candidates, and 47% went to Democrats. Some members of Congress, particularly among Democrats, also reject any corporate PAC contribution — WALPAC or otherwise — as a matter of practice. However, the company did donate a significant amount of money to candidates who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election results.

Zeldin hopes to end a two-decade drought for Republicans seeking statewide office in New York. “New Yorkers are ready,” Zeldin said. Her support in a primary for an upstate congressional district of right-wing political activist Carl Paladino who lost to the state Republican chair drew the ire of some in the state party. While there are about 3 million unaffiliated voters in New York, a successful Republican candidate has to make inroads with registered Democrats. “When I got elected they were saying the same things about me that they’re saying about Zeldin,” Pataki said.

☆ How Trump's Senate trial could end with a vote to ban him from ever holding federal office again and kill any chances of a 2024 run
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-09 | by ( Kayla Epstein | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

It's unlikely Republicans would join Democrats to vote to convict Trump who's mulled a 2024 run. But the Constitution allows the Senate to bar an official that lawmakers have convicted in an impeachment trial from holding federal office again. It's also not certain if enough Republicans will vote to convict Trump and trigger the vote to ban him from holding public office again. It's not impossible, but the odds of 67 senators voting to convict Trump are long. Jolly at the time said the House need not worry about what the Senate would do with the impeachment vote.

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