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☆ Opinion: Conservatives game the system to drag Supreme Court further into culture war
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Steve Vladeck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

He is the author of the “One First” Supreme Court newsletter. Both cases were filed in federal district courts in which the plaintiffs could literally hand-pick the specific federal judge who would be assigned to hear the dispute. Indeed, the Supreme Court granted emergency relief in both the social media and mifepristone cases. But the Supreme Court is another matter. For once, the Supreme Court is the victim of right-wing litigation behavior, not the culprit.

Persons: Steve Vladeck, Stephen I, Biden, they’ve, Terry Doughty, Donald Trump, Matthew Kacsmaryk, Trump, —, Neil Gorsuch, Gorsuch Organizations: CNN, University of Texas School of Law, Monroe Division, Court, Western, Western District of, Amarillo Division, Northern, Northern District of, Appeals, Fifth, Fifth Circuit, Democratic, Ninth Circuit, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Securities, Exchange, Conference, United, Northern District of Texas, Judicial, Federal, FDA Locations: Murthy v . Missouri, Monroe, Western District, Western District of Louisiana, Amarillo, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, Orleans, Texas, Austin, West Coast, United States

☆ Clothes That Make You Feel Smart
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Before the Balenciaga show, Demna, the mononymic creative director of the brand, went shopping. Specifically, he bought 800 different objects on eBay, which he haunts for the porcelain figurines, lace napkins and antique fabrics he collects. But he didn’t buy the 800 pieces for himself: He bought one for each guest at his show. The point was to consider the hours and attention required to handpick that many different objects for that many people, and how it was an investment of a different kind: Which was the greater luxury? To clothes that don’t demand too much.

Organizations: eBay, Vogue

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is calling for a shakeup at the highest levels of the Republican National Committee. The new co-chair, Trump said, should be his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. The Republican National Committee is the governing body of the national Republican Party and runs the GOP's political machine. But make no mistake, Trump — not McDaniel — has been the real leader of the Republican Party over the last eight years. That's because the Republican president — or the Republican presidential nominee — effectively controls the RNC.

Persons: — Donald Trump, Ronna McDaniel, McDaniel, Michael Whatley, Trump, Lara Trump, Donald Trump, handpick Ronna McDaniel, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney, she's, Trump —, McDaniel —, Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk, Vivek Ramaswamy, MAGA, Trump's, That's, ”, Joe Biden, —, Nikki Haley, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Organizations: Republican National Committee, Trump, South, North, North Carolina GOP, RNC, Republican Party, Republican, White, GOP, Department, U.S, Senate Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Utah, Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire, South

The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. Quinn, 53, spent the past three seasons running the defense for the NFC East-rival Cowboys after five-plus seasons coaching the Atlanta Falcons. Quinn coached the Falcons to a Super Bowl appearance in 2016 before being fired after an 0-5 start in 2020. He became Washington’s choice after Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, considered a top candidate, told teams Tuesday he was staying with Detroit and the Seahawks hired Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald. Macdonald going to Seattle made Quinn the front-runner, and he got the job over the likes of Detroit defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Baltimore assistant Anthony Weaver.

Persons: Dan Quinn, Quinn, Ben Johnson, Mike Macdonald, Peters, Eric Bieniemy, that's, Rivera, Jack Del Rio, handpick, Johnson, Macdonald, Aaron Glenn, Anthony Weaver, Pete Carroll, William & Mary, hasn’t, Quarterback —, Washington —, Sam Howell, Carolina’s Drake Maye, ___ Organizations: Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Associated Press, NFC, Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Falcons, Lions, Seahawks, Baltimore, NFL, Dallas, NFC East, Atlanta, The Falcons, New England Patriots, William &, Virginia Military Institute, Hofstra, San, New York Jets, Florida Locations: Detroit, Washington, Seattle, Baltimore, New Jersey, San Francisco

☆ Former Apple Exec Lists Aspen Home for $45 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As Apple ’s vice president of real estate, design, and construction for 13 years, Bob Bridger helped design the tech giant’s glassy, expansive stores. When he built a home in Aspen, Colo., after leaving Apple in 2015, he brought some of that sensibility to the contemporary estate, which has floor-to-ceiling windows and a “clubhouse” building with a glass garage door. Through Bridger’s relationships with vendors from his time at Apple, he connected with the owners of a quarry in Marble, Colo., and was able to handpick the stone in the house. After several years of construction, the property was completed in 2022, and Bridger is now putting it on the market for $45 million.

Persons: Apple ’, Bob Bridger, Bridger Organizations: Apple Locations: Aspen, Colo, Marble

☆ Rugs That Ripple Like a Stream
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

When Tina Swedrup, its current co-owner, received his message, “I of course Googled him,” she says. “My motto was ‘keep it simple,’” says Zanini, who counts traditional Swedish rag rugs and the distinctively glazed mid-20th-century pottery by Berndt Friberg among his inspirations. In preparation for the process, Zanini had to handpick threads in 1,800 different hues. The resulting mélange creates the illusion that the stripes are rippling like the surface of a stream. “I thought, ‘It will never match the beauty [Måås-Fjetterström] created in her lifetime,’” says Zanini, whose rugs are available made to order from the company’s permanent collection.

Persons: Marco Zanini’s, “, ”, Halston, Märta, Tina Swedrup, Swedrup, Zanini, Berndt Friberg, ’ ”, ” — Laura May Todd Locations: Italy, Milan, Swedish, Båstad

☆ Kevin McCarthy floats proposal returning him to power and making Jim Jordan assistant House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Ali Vitali | Scott Wong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Republican Representative from California Kevin McCarthy speaks with Republican Representative from Ohio Jim Jordan as the U.S. House of Representatives continues voting for new speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, January 4, 2023. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is floating a plan that would reinstall him as House speaker and make conservative Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan the assistant speaker, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The proposed alliance aims to unite warring factions of the House Republican Conference, which has been leaderless since McCarthy was ejected from the speaker's office. A source briefed on the proposal likened it to the arrangement Democrats had when Rep. Nancy Pelosi was speaker and Rep. Katherine Clark was assistant speaker. "Kevin speaker, Jordan assistant speaker," the source said.

Persons: California Kevin McCarthy, Ohio Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan, McCarthy, Jordan, It's, Tim Burchett, — it's, Tom Emmer, Nancy Pelosi, Katherine Clark, Kevin, Mike Johnson, Gus Bilirakis, it's Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, U.S, Capitol, Trump, House Republican Conference, Ohio Republican, GOP, Republicans, —, Rep Locations: California, Ohio, Washington , DC, Jordan, Tuesday's

☆ DeSantis collects wins as Florida Legislature caps whirlwind session, teeing up possible White House bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a conference titled "Celebrate the Faces of Israel" at Jerusalem's Museum of Tolerance, on April 27, 2023. Measures like the restrictive abortion law DeSantis signed could help him in a GOP primary, but may reduce his appeal in a general election. Lawmakers have also passed multiple measures that could help clear DeSantis' path to the White House, if and when he decides to run. "The entire session was focused on Governor DeSantis' run for president," said Jim Clark, a University of Central Florida senior lecturer and political commentator, in an interview. On top of those issues, DeSantis in March waded into the "school choice" debate by signing a bill expanding Florida's school voucher system.

☆ Why single-origin coffee can cost $30 per pound. More than 5 times the US average.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Clancy Morgan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Single-origin specialty coffee can cost over $30 per pound. That's more than five times the average price of a pound of coffee in the US. The most expensive coffee is grown at high altitudes and is picked by hand, one cherry at a time. But despite the prices a roasted bag of single-origin coffee can reach in the world’s wealthiest countries, the farmers who handpick each coffee cherry struggle to earn a profit. We went to Kenya to find out what it takes to grow high-quality coffee, and why it’s so expensive.

But Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal (CFA) on Monday gave a final ruling on the matter, rejecting the government's application to impose a "blanket ban" on foreign lawyers working on national security cases, bar exceptional circumstances. Lai is one of the most prominent Hong Kong critics of China's Communist Party leadership including Xi Jinping, and Hong Kong's Department of Justice made repeated attempts to block Owen from representing him. SWEEPING NATIONAL SECURITY LAWLee also said there was no means of ensuring a foreign lawyer would not divulge state secrets that might emerge during a national security trial. Beijing imposed the sweeping national security law on Hong Kong in June 2020 after sometimes-violent protests rocked the city for months the year before. Beijing's power of ultimate legal interpretation is outlined in the Basic Law, the mini-constitution that grants extensive Hong Kong autonomy and freedoms.

☆ Morgan Stanley analysts handpick 21 dividend stocks they think will provide attractive yields over the next 3-5 years as the economy slows
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dividend stocks do well in late-cycle environments, Morgan Stanley says. The bank's analysts recently handpicked 21 of their favorite dividend stocks. Morgan StanleyMorgan StanleyThis data in mind, Morgan Stanley's top US equity strategists petitioned their teams to come up with their favorite dividend-paying stocks. "These stocks combine yield, growth, and stability measures and look attractive on a 3-5 year basis from a dividend yield perspective." The 21 stocks the analysts produced are listed below in the order Morgan Stanley listed them in their note.

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