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☆ Columbia’s administrators failed crisis management 101
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

There’s the day to day admin, the glad-handing of donors, and, crucially, keeping internal fires from becoming public, violent conflagrations. That last one is a public relations lesson, one on which Columbia’s president might need a refresher. In doing so, Columbia’s leadership threw out the playbook for managing protests that universities have honed for decades to keep students safe. To be sure, Columbia’s president, Minouche Shafik, knows her job could be on the line. Meanwhile, thousands of students, parents and alumni are about to descend on Columbia’s campus for commencement, adding more pressure to remove protesters.

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☆ This state is one of the last strongholds for machine politics. That's about to change.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At the end of March, a federal judge sided with Kim, blocking Democrats from using the so-called "county line" system in the state's upcoming June primaries. That's set to bring a stark change to the way ballots look — and potentially, a total overhaul in the state's political culture. AdvertisementHere's what to know about the "county line" and why it may be going away for good. A 2020 Democratic primary ballot in Mercer County, New Jersey. "I think you'll see a more candidate-centric politics," said Jersey City Councilman James Solomon, a longtime opponent of the county-line system.

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☆ Here's what Apple will say if a US TikTok ban becomes law
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple just removed WhatsApp, Signal, and other messaging apps from its Chinese app store. But it could happen in the US, too, if a TikTok ban bill becomes law. It's from an unidentified Apple comms person, to The Wall Street Journal, explaining why Apple just took four messaging/social media apps — WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram — out of its Chinese app store. If the TikTok bill does become law, it won't make TikTok go away overnight in the US. But if the law jumps enough hurdles to become enforceable, Apple would have to remove TikTok from its US app store, as would Google.

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Hold all traffic on the Key Bridge," the officer said. Police block off an entrance to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 29, 2024. "When they made that call, the bridge attendants did a remarkable job of stopping flow of traffic on each end. And that's what truly saved lives. Rescuers pulled two people — and two bodies — from the frigid river after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed.

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☆ Ukraine says it has taken out another 2 warships in Russia's Black Sea fleet
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine claims to have struck two of Russia's landing ships in occupied Crimea. The strike also hit a Russian military comms centre and Black Sea fleet infrastructure. Russia's pride-and-joy Black Sea fleet is a major target for Ukrainian strikes. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The strike also hit a Russian military communications center and some Black Sea fleet infrastructure.

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☆ Meet Prince William and Kate Middleton's inner circle who may be part of the team helping them navigate her cancer diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Maria Noyen | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kate Middleton and Prince William may lean on their inner circle following her cancer diagnosis. AdvertisementWhoever gets the job will join a team dedicated to guiding Prince William and Princess Kate through Kate's diagnosis. Kate's private secretary is a palace veteranA month after Kate underwent surgery, she hired a new private secretary: Lieutenant Colonel Tom White. Meanwhile, William's private secretary is relatively new to the royal sceneLike Kate, William also hired a new private secretary recently. Natalie Barrows, an assistant private secretary, to Kate Middleton, has been pictured with her at several public events over the years.

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Speaking of other races, as detailed in our season-long free F1 live stream guide, we can help you watch every race this season via similar options to today's race. How to watch free Saudi Arabia F1 live streams with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. For example, last week's live race time lasted about 92 minutes, and I timed the actual race highlights section of the show at 72 minutes. How to watch F1 Saudi Arabia live stream in the USESPN carries coverage of Formula 1 racing throughout the season. Shop at FuboHow to watch Saudi Arabia F1 live stream in the UKWant a free option?

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☆ How 2 entrepreneurs are tackling diversity challenges with their small businesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This article is part of "Talent Insider," a series containing expert advice to help business owners tackle a variety of hiring challenges. And so what we look at for diversity, equity, and inclusion is to really help people understand the points of commonality. I think that's what makes us different. I think you can never effectively make change if you're only trying to communicate with someone from a digital-marketing campaign. I mean, we all know people have different experiences and different messaging and different types of insights ultimately inform their belief system.

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We're just a few hours away from today's free Bahrain F1 live stream as the season's opening two races will be taking place on Saturday instead of the usual Sunday slots this year. It's super simple to get going, and you'll be able to use this same method to watch every race this season (as shown in our free F1 live stream guide), along with even more free streaming opportunities like the below events:Where to watch a free F1 live streamThis weekend's simplest option for a free Bahrain F1 live stream is using a VPN to tune into one of the free European streams mentioned above. How to watch free Bahrain F1 live streams with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. Turn it on and set it to a country with a free live stream. How to watch F1 Bahrain live stream in the USESPN carries coverage of Formula 1 racing throughout the season.

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For anyone outside the free F1 live stream countries listed below, geo-restrictions will block you from watching online unless you use a VPN to unlock them. Where to Watch a free F1 live streamThis weekend's simplest option for a free F1 live stream is using a VPN to tune into one of the free European streams mentioned above. How to watch F1 live streams with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. Turn it on and set it to a country with a free live stream. How to watch Formula 1 live streams in the USESPN carries coverage of Formula 1 racing throughout the season.

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☆ Wait. Why is Reddit losing so much money?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Last year, according to Reddit's newly filed IPO documents, the company generated $804 million in revenue and lost nearly $91 million. But it's still a lot of money to lose selling a free product. AdvertisementOne big, obvious answer: It has been hiring a lot of engineers and spending a lot of money on their salaries. (Note: There are some dumb stories floating out there about Reddit CEO Steve Huffman getting paid $193 million last year. The best argument I can make in their defense is that Reddit is still adding a lot of users and that more users equals more ad money.

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☆ I was Lyft's former head of PR. I'm really not surprised by their earnings blunder.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Will Valentine | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Forty-eight hours later, it seems Lyft's earnings mistake has reached meme level in business circles. My immediate thought was probably the same as most people when I heard the news: oof, that's a really, really bad mistake. In fact, in my Visa days, my wife and twin toddlers would decamp to grandma's house for two weeks because we knew I'd be fully consumed with the earnings process. While their intentions are almost always positive, it's essential to avoid team bloat in the earnings process. By prioritizing a meticulous approach to the process, companies can transform earnings season from a high-risk ordeal into a showcase of reliability and precision.

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☆ It's not just you: Facebook says people are hearing a chirping sound while scrolling on their phones because of a 'technical error'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Some Facebook users have reported hearing a chirping sound as they're scrolling in the app. Meta comms chief Andy Stone says it's "an unfortunate technical error" that the company is fixing. AdvertisementSome Facebook users have reported hearing a chirping sound as they're scrolling through the mobile app, and now the company has weighed in. "Hearing a chirping noise while scrolling through your Facebook Feed on your iPhone? And it's an unfortunate technical error that we're in the process of fixing," Meta's director of communications, Andy Stone, said in a tweet on Tuesday.

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☆ Why companies like Kyte Baby keep screwing up, virally
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Office work has become a far less rigid affair in the era of remote collaboration and hybrid schedules. (Just ask me, I’m writing this in bed while wearing a hoodie and yoga pants on a Monday afternoon.) But a lot of companies haven’t updated their scripts when it comes to delivering hard news to their employees. And in both cases, the fired employees funneled their anger toward a social media audience that would have their backs. “The comments were right — it was scripted … I just basically read it, it wasn’t sincere,” she says in her second apology video.

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☆ Liquor lockers are revolutionizing how the elite have a nightcap
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Priya Raj | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewLiquor lockers, also known as bottle keeps, are popping up in bars and members' clubs across the globe. They allow patrons to buy a bottle of alcohol and store it at the establishment to be consumed at a later date. AdvertisementLiquor lockers provide a home away from homeThe Whiskey Locker at The Other House resident's club in South Kensington, London. "We've had members buy some exclusive bottles, come in and do exactly that — show off," he added. Though the venue has 120 spaces for bottles, Gow told BI they have been extremely popular and they're quickly running out of space.

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☆ Video shows Russian soldier saying some troops mixed river water in a can of meat and drank it for a week so they wouldn't starve
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video posted to social media appears to show a Russian soldier describing bleak conditions on the front lines in Kherson. He said that some troops mixed water from the river in a can of stewed meat and drank it for a week so they wouldn't starve. AdvertisementA video posted on social media appears to show a Russian soldier describing increasingly bleak conditions for troops on the front lines. It got so bad that some soldiers mixed water from the Dnipro River in a can of stewed meat so that they wouldn't starve to death, according to the video. Advertisement"They drink from the Dnipro River, eat whatever they find under their feet," he says in the video.

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Learn moreLooking for help on how to watch the Abu Dhabi F1 live stream for free? For anyone outside the free live stream countries listed below, geo-restrictions will block you from watching online unless you use a VPN to unlock them. Where to Watch a free Abu Dhabi F1 live streamThis weekend's simplest option for a free F1 live stream is using a VPN to tune into one of the free European streams mentioned above. Turn it on and set it to a country with a free live stream. Sling TV Subscription Sling is one of the most affordable live TV streaming services around.

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☆ Ukraine is thinking more like Silicon Valley to defend itself against Russia's electronic warfare
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

As a countermeasure, Ukraine has taken several steps to develop new warfare tech. In electronic warfare, jamming technology can be used to disable drones, suppress radar signals, and render GPS-guided missiles useless. AdvertisementBoth countries are engaged in electronic warfare, but Ukraine's capabilities are harder to assess, The Associated Press reported last year. The US has previously expressed concerns that Russia has been deploying jamming technology to reduce the accuracy of American-made smart bombs. The impacts of Russia's electronic warfare have made quickly seeking and developing technological countermeasures a priority for the Ukrainian government.

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Learn moreLooking for help on how to watch the Las Vegas F1 live stream for free? Where to Watch a free Las Vegas F1 live streamThis weekend's simplest option for a free F1 live stream is using a VPN to tune into one of the free European streams mentioned above. How to watch the Las Vegas F1 live stream with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. How to watch an F1 live stream in the USESPN carries coverage of Formula 1 racing throughout the season. Sling TV Subscription Sling is one of the most affordable live TV streaming services around.

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☆ US-China military hotlines are reopening to prevent things like risky run-ins from triggering a full-blown crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The US and China will resume military-to-military communications, Biden announced Wednesday. The US and Chinese militaries often operate in close proximity to one another, and there have been some risky run-ins. AdvertisementThe US and China are resuming military-to-military communications, the US and China said Wednesday after more than year of mostly radio silence. USINDOPACOMThe spike in risky and dangerous intercepts reported by US officials began before China officially cut off mil-to-mil comms. DoD officials, too, have said opening lines between the US and China would "ensure competition does not veer into conflict."

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☆ This unmanned lifeboat could rescue drowning people on its own
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | Hazel Pfeifer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Accidents are all too common, and often deadly, says Sam Mayall, a lifelong sailor and former maritime transport deck officer. “A lot of the technologies employed offshore now are the same technologies that have been there for the last 40 or 50 years,” says Mayall. Spotting people is just one part of search and rescue — getting them out of the water rapidly is also critical. Zelim’s “Swift” conveyor belt is adapted to the maritime environment to get people out of the water quickly. The maritime industry is slow to innovate, says Phillips, and the industry-standard rescue winches have been the same for decades.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg ignored teen and user safety warnings from Meta executives
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The disclosures highlight Zuckerberg’s sway over decisions at Meta that can affect billions of users. And they also shed light on tensions that have occasionally arisen between Zuckerberg and other Meta officials who have pushed to enhance user well-being. In response to the newly unsealed communications, Meta spokesman Andy Stone said such image filters are commonly used in the industry. “These unreacted documents prove that Mark Zuckerberg is not interested in protecting anyone’s privacy or safety. “Clegg’s comments follow a pattern and practice at Meta where employees repeatedly flagged under-investment in well-being tools, despite having the research,” Qureshi said.

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☆ WeWork has a massive footprint in London. Its bankruptcy could shake up the city's office market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok's London office is based out of a WeWork building in Holborn called Aviation House. WeWorkWeWork , the U.S. office rental startup, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, threatening office closures across the U.S. where it has become a major destination for tech firms. The company's restructuring may also have implications for its London operations, where it is one of the biggest tenants. According to CoStar, the commercial real estate data company, the company has 36 offices in London, spanning more than 2.89 million square feet. "We've actually got an agreement with them for another seven months," Tailor, who is based in London, told CNBC.

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Learn moreLooking for the latest on how to watch the Brazil F1 live stream for free? Where to Watch a free Brazil F1 live streamThis weekend's simplest option for a free F1 live stream is using a VPN to tune into one of the free European streams mentioned above. How to watch the Brazil F1 live stream with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. Turn it on and set it to a country with a free live stream. How to watch an F1 live stream in the USESPN carries coverage of Formula 1 racing throughout the season, and there's plenty of it left to enjoy.

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☆ Israel stopped monitoring Hamas' radio comms a year ago because they thought it was a waste of time: New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Israel stopped monitoring Hamas' radio communications last year, NYT reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsrael's signals intelligence agency stopped monitoring Hamas' radio communications last year because they believed it was a waste of time, according to a report from The New York Times. But that assessment might have been different had they continued monitoring Hamas' hand-held radio communications, the report said. Militants also kidnapped 239 people and took them across the border to Gaza, Israeli authorities have said. Israel has carried out a devastating counterassault in response to Hamas' attacks.

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