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☆ A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | Alessandro Penso | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the pitch-dark auditorium of Rome’s Teatro Costanzi, a high-pitched lament floated from the top galleries. Dozens of flashlights snapped on, their beams crisscrossing crazily, seeking the source of the sound. The shafts of light homed in on a spectral figure — a slim, dark-haired woman dressed in white, moving at a funereal pace and plaintively singing. In the audience, 130-odd children, ages 8 to 10, let loose squeals, some gasps, and one “it’s not real.” Several called out “Emma, Emma.”The children had just been told that the Costanzi, the capital’s opera house, had a resident phantom. This was said to be the spirit of Emma Carelli, an Italian soprano who managed the theater a century ago, and loved it so much that she was loath to leave it, even in death.

Persons: Emma, ”, Emma Carelli Locations: Italian

☆ Opinion | Want to fix Social Security? The Well-Off Must Accept Smaller Checks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That’s all that’s left until the combined Social Security accounts — the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund — are likely to run out of money and can no longer pay full scheduled benefits, according to the latest report of the Social Security trustees. (Even with no fix at all — highly unlikely — incoming payroll taxes would cover 83 percent of scheduled benefits.) What I do worry about is what Washington’s patch for Social Security will look like. The cold math shows that fixing Social Security in a lasting way will require a combination of tax increases and benefit cuts. And both parties’ leaders — President Biden and former President Donald Trump — have ruled benefit cuts off the table.

Persons: — President Biden, Donald Trump — Organizations: Security, Insurance Trust Fund, Disability Insurance Trust Fund, Social, Social Security, —

Thinking back to when Donald Trump was president, what one thing do you remember most about Donald Trump’s presidency? Like past presidents, Mr. Trump has enjoyed a higher approval rating of his time in office in retrospect. Some of them may have spoken about Mr. Trump generally because of the multitude of controversies during his time in office, Mr. Sides said. A handful of voters in the survey, mostly Trump supporters, looked back on the Trump years as a time of peace. In the battle over memories, the Biden campaign will be trying to remind voters of some older ones that reflect poorly on Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, ”, Donald J, Trump’s, Jan, “, John Sides, Donald Trump, Here’s, Biden, ” Biden, Seth Masket, Mr, Masket, don’t, Biden’s, ” “ Jan, “ Trump, Covid, North Korea ”, —, Kim Jong, ” Mr Organizations: New York Times, Siena College, Trump, Vanderbilt, Voters, Biden, University of Denver, North Korea, North Korean Locations: Siena, America, Times, Mexico, North Korea, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Korea

☆ Trump gives his strongman’s ambitions free rein on a day off from court
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Donald Trump used his day off from a criminal trial related to a past election to cast a dark, familiar shadow over the next one. Trump cut an unrecognizable figure from the grim ex-president who bleats a daily dirge of complaints about his hush money trial outside Judge Juan Merchan’s court. On specific issues, surveys show Trump leading Biden on most issues including the economy, immigration, and the Israel-Hamas war. “A chilling glimpse into Trump’s second term plansSix months before the election, Trump’s searing campaign rhetoric is becoming less an exercise in performative demagoguery than a blueprint for a potential second term. In the Time interview, Trump comes across as confident and determined to learn the lessons of his first term in which he claims he was let down by “bad” officials.

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☆ John Roberts isn’t happy with previous ruling against Trump – what happens now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But the cagey chief justice made some points abundantly clear. And whatever the staggering facts of the election subversion allegations against Trump, they are not his concern here. Further, when he is in the majority, Roberts has the power, as chief justice, to determine who writes the opinion. In past high-profile disputes involving Trump, Roberts has kept the pen for himself. Whenever Dreeben tried to return to allegations of fraud, obstruction and other crimes against Trump, conservative justices swept them away.

Persons: John Roberts, Donald Trump, Roberts, who’d, Trump, he’s, ” Roberts, Michael Dreeben, Jack Smith, Ronald Reagan, Jane Sullivan Roberts, Patrick Jackson, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, John Sauer, Sauer, Dreeben, Samuel Alito, Alito, “, It’s, ” Dreeben, ”, I’m Organizations: CNN, Trump, Court, DC Circuit US, Appeals, United Locations: United States

☆ People are forking out record $2,800 a month on average just to cover their mortgage payments
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mortgage holders are shelling out a record $2,800 on average to cover their monthly payments. The median monthly mortgage payment has jumped 11% over the past year to hit $2,775 for the four weeks ended April 14, Redfin data shows. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate spiked to a five-month high of 7.4% this week, per Mortgage News Daily. That has driven 30-year mortgage rates from about 3% at the start of 2022 to more than 7%, which has caused monthly mortgage payments to spike. The result is that consumers face a double-whammy of painful price increases and steeper monthly interest payments.

Persons: —, Barbara Corcoran, Bill Pulte Organizations: Service, Mortgage

☆ Leaders Urge Restraint as Israel Considers Retaliation Against Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Mr. Netanyahu now must make a choice. Will he respond to Iran with a forceful counterattack and potentially entangle Israel and other countries in a broader war? No Israeli leader has warned about Iran so consistently as Mr. Netanyahu or, for that matter, has spent so long in office. Since his first year in office in 1996, Mr. Netanyahu warned that a nuclear Iran would be catastrophic and that time was running out. It was never clear if Mr. Netanyahu was bluffing, and the prospect of an imminent strike receded.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, ”, Mazal Mualem, “, ” Ms, Mualem, Efraim Halevy, Netanyahu’s, Jeremy Issacharoff, Obama, Barack Obama, bluffing, Donald J, Trump, Mr, Issacharoff, Israel, “ Bibi Organizations: Al, Mr, United Nations General Assembly, Munich Security Conference, of Foreign Affairs, United Locations: Israel, Iran, East, Iranian Embassy, Damascus, Gaza, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, United States, Iranian, Israeli, Germany, U.S, States, Washington, United Arab Emirates

☆ Trump’s extreme rhetoric is a mainstay of his 2024 campaign. Much of it could become a reality if he wins another term
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Phil Mattingly | Andrew Seger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

His pledge to direct Justice Department investigations is backed by allies who view his second term as driven by a maximalist theory of a president’s authority. But it also underscores why a second Trump term would be dramatically different. Some in Washington saw them as guardrails for a White House intent on fracturing not one, but all three branches of government. Yet Trump, should he secure a second term, would enter the White House with his most powerful Republican critics on Capitol Hill almost all gone. That would be a position that isn’t backed by his second term policy plans, or his private impulses during his first term in office – or, for that matter, in the decades prior.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, guardrails Trump, Jack Smith, Trump, ” Trump, Biden, ”, Joe Biden, he’s, He’s, Liz Cheney, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, John Kerry, John Bolton, It’s, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Ryan, ” McConnell, Mike Johnson, “, aren’t, Trump’s, – “, Hugh Hewitt, ” “, Charlie Rose, Rose, Larry King, Erin Burnett Organizations: CNN, Republican, Department, Capitol, Democrats, Trump, White, GOP, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Democratic, Trump’s Justice, Bolton, Congressional Republicans, Wisconsin Republican, Louisiana Republican, Mar, White House, Justice Department, CNBC Locations: Washington, Wisconsin, Louisiana

☆ Can’t sleep? Blame the beaming bright glow of new technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Some manufacturers say indicator lights can sometimes serve a practical purpose. For example, an indicator light could show that a device is charging or plugged in and working properly. The light has a long lifespan and doesn’t generate excess heat — important qualities for a technology that’s used every day. “As a manufacturer, adding an LED light does cost something, so to add one just to add one seems quite wasteful. Linhares Jr. also said the lights can be helpful as night lights.

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☆ How the Canadian mortgage model could help unfreeze the housing market
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewCopying the way mortgages work in countries such as Canada and the UK could help thaw the frozen US housing market, experts say. Prospective buyers are also balking at paying such high mortgage rates, especially when national home prices are near record levels, fueling an affordability crisis. AdvertisementOffering portable mortgages would enable hesitant sellers to keep their rock-bottom mortgage rates when they move, potentially boosting overall inventory and transaction volumes. She suggested the best fix for the frozen housing market will be if inflation cools, the Fed cuts interest rates, and mortgage rates fall to historical norms. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that direct the mortgage market, would have to be on board to make mortgage portability a reality, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

Persons: —, Julia Fonseca, Fonseca, Richard Martin, University of Georgia's Terry, Susan Wachter, Wachter, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Organizations: Service, Business, University of Illinois, University of Georgia's, University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, The Wharton School, Federal Reserve, Federal Housing Finance Agency, American Banker Locations: Canada, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, conservatorship

☆ Prepare for house price growth to slow, says First American chief economist
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

First American's chief economist told Fortune that lower mortgage rates will cool price growth. First American chief economist Mark Fleming told Fortune that the pace of price growth has likely topped out because mortgage rates are poised to decline this year. The hikes fueled an increase in 30-year mortgage rates to more than 8% in October — a two-decade high. AdvertisementLower mortgage rates promise to boost demand, as buyers will be able to afford more expensive homes once again. "Shark Tank" investor Barbara Corcoran disagreed, predicting they would pop by 15% or 20% once mortgage rates dropped to about 5%.

Persons: Fortune, —, Mark Fleming, Sellers who'd, they'd, Fleming, Elon Musk, Barbara Corcoran Organizations: Service, First, Business

☆ Opinion: What Iran wants — and fears
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Opinion Hussein Ibish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Iran has backed Hezbollah’s efforts to avoid an all-out war with Israel despite consistent Israeli escalation and threats. Hezbollah doesn’t want a war with Israel and Iran agrees. The potential for such US or Israeli airstrikes is among the most significant reasons Iran wants to avoid a broader conflict. Tehran has already restrained its Iraqi proxies, is working to help Hezbollah climb down and avoid a devastating Israeli attack. And Iran is probably urging the Houthis to take great care not to kill Americans or otherwise go too far.

Persons: Hussein Ibish, Read, Hussein Ibish It’s, Biden, Israel, Kataib, Saleh Al, Wissam, Amos Hochstein, Ebrahim Raisi, Shannon Stapleton, It’s Organizations: Gulf States Institute, Israel, CNN, Washington, Radwan Force, Iranian Locations: Washington, Iranian, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen, United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Saudi, That’s, Israel, Jordan, Hezbollah’s, Beirut, Tehran, Yemeni, Suez, Strait, Hormuz, Bab, Mandab

He's a different man, for that matter, a father of two these days with different priorities in life. You learn how to be patient,” said Mahomes, who will lead the AFC champion Chiefs into a Super Bowl rematch against the NFC champion 49ers on Sunday. In some ways, Mahomes had to reinvent himself, becoming what he once seemed to loath: a game manager. I mean, I remember my mom used to get mad at me, because I would throw — like, you know, kids throw the ball off the wall? “It's humbling,” Mahomes said, “because I never thought I would be in this many Super Bowl games, honestly.

Persons: HENDERSON, — Patrick Mahomes, ”, Mahomes, “, I've, it's, Travis Kelce, ” Mahomes, didn't, Pat Mahomes, Mahomes —, Sterling, He's, Andy Reid, Reid, “ It's Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, AFC, Chiefs, NFC, 49ers, NFL, Buffalo, Kansas City, ” Chiefs, Super Locations: Nev, Kansas, Baltimore

☆ Israel-Hamas War and Middle East Crisis News: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Vivek Shankar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Speaker Mike Johnson has said that the Senate package would be dead on arrival in the House. Mr. Johnson’s announcement to members of his conference came as senators were scrambling to finalize and vote on a bipartisan national security bill that has taken months to negotiate. attempt to force a vote on an earlier Israel aid bill that was backed by the House. But it does not include any funding for humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, which many Democrats have insisted must accompany any military aid for Israel. The $17.6 billion House measure would direct $4 billion to replenishing Israel’s missile defense systems known as Iron Dome and David’s Sling, as well as $1.2 billion to counter short-range rocket and mortar attacks.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, Donald J, Trump, Alejandro N, —, ” Mr, Chuck Schumer, ”, House appropriators, Biden Organizations: Louisiana Republican, Republicans, Democratic, House, Internal Revenue Service, Israel Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Louisiana, Mexico, Gaza, New York, United States

With the 2024 presidential campaign shaping up as a likely rematch between Biden and Trump, immigration has moved to the forefront as one of the president's biggest potential liabilities. “If that bill were the law today, I’d shut down the border right now and fix it quickly,” Biden said last weekend. That was due in part to a lack of cooperation from many cities and states whose leaders opposed Trump’s immigration policies. Wayne Bowens, a 72-year-old retired real estate agent in Scottsdale, Arizona, said he's disgusted by both Biden and Trump's recent border moves. Most Republicans, 55%, say the government needs to focus on immigration in 2024, while 22% of Democrats listed immigration as a priority.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, I’d, ” Biden, Katie Hobbs, ” Hobbs, Washington “, Trump, ”, Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s, ” Trump, “, “ Nobody, it’s, Pope Francis, Barack Obama, Angelo Fernandez Hernandez, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Biden’s, ” Fernandez Hernandez, Wayne Bowens, he's, ’ ”, Bowens, It’s, Mike Madrid, Jill Colvin, Erin Hooley, Anita Snow Organizations: Biden, Trump, Democratic, Arizona Gov, Democrat, National Guard, Nine, Republicans, U.S ., White, GOP, “, Border Patrol, Republican, Associated Press Locations: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz, United States, New York, Chicago, Denver, Washington, States, Arizona , California , Colorado , Illinois, Maryland , Massachusetts , New Jersey , New York, New Mexico, Mexico, Las Vegas, U.S, Scottsdale , Arizona, “ Ukraine, Israel, California, Madrid, ” Madrid, Manchester , New Hampshire, Phoenix

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made some strong claims over the past few days about shutting down the U.S.-Mexico border as he tries to salvage a border deal in Congress that would also unlock money for Ukraine. “It’ll also give me as president, the emergency authority to shut down the border until it could get back under control. But his statement that he would shut down the border “right now” if Congress passed the proposed deal is more about politics than policy. WOULD THE BORDER REALLY SHUT DOWN UNDER THE DEAL? DOES BIDEN ALREADY HAVE AUTHORITY TO SHUT DOWN THE BORDER?

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump doesn't, ” Biden, “ It’ll, I’d, Biden, hasn't, There's, aren't, DIDN'T TRUMP, Trump, “, BIDEN, Mike Johnson, Karine Jean, Pierre said, Johnson, James Lankford, we’re, He's, Stephen Groves Organizations: WASHINGTON, Ukraine, Republican, America, Biden, Senate Republicans, Trade, Republicans, U.S, House Press, House Republicans, “ Fox, Trump, Institute, Associated Press Locations: U.S, Mexico, Congress, Kyiv, Ukraine

ABC and NBC's streaming services carried a part of Trump live, then left and corrected some of what Trump said. Live coverage of events is the go-to move for cable networks, which thrive on a sense of urgency. “Saturday Night Live” opened its show last week with a spoof of one of those news conferences. Fox News' Sean Hannity and Jesse Watters both did segments on rivals' decisions not to show Trump's Iowa speech in full. On MSNBC Wednesday, Trump's speech received far more attention on “Morning Joe” than it had the night before.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Rachel Maddow, Maddow, “ We'll, ” Maddow, Nancy Pelosi, Jake Tapper, Vivek Ramaswamy, Drew “ Bundini ” Brown, Muhammad Ali, “, we've, Linsey Davis, ”, Mary Hager, Jonathan Klein, “ I'm, ” Klein, Klein, Sean Hannity, Jesse Watters, Watters, Kayleigh McEnany, Hannity, Joe ”, Vaughn Hillyard, Lawrence O'Donnell, ” ___ David Bauder Organizations: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Trump, ABC, GOP, CBS News, AS, Network, Fox News, “ Media, White House, Fox, NBC, Associated Press Locations: Hampshire, Iowa, New Hampshire

The soaring number of people crossing into the United States from Mexico has been a political vulnerability for President Biden for the past three years, chipping away at his approval rating and opening him up to political attacks. But now, the crisis is threatening to upend America’s support for the war in Ukraine, throwing the centerpiece of Mr. Biden’s foreign policy into jeopardy. After a meeting with Mr. Biden at the White House on Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that the Republican-led House would not pass legislation to send aid to Ukraine unless Democrats agreed to sweeping new restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border. And even if the two sides do come to some sort of agreement, many Republicans, especially in the House, would be loath to give an election-year win to Mr. Biden on an issue that has given them a powerful line of criticism toward the White House. The issue is also at the center of the candidacy of Mr. Biden’s likely opponent this fall, former President Donald J. Trump.

Persons: Biden, Mike Johnson, Biden’s, Donald J, Trump Organizations: White, Republican, Mr Locations: United States, Mexico, Ukraine, U.S

Known for his hard-line stances against abortion and LGBTQ+ priorities, DeSantis could get a boost from an Iowa Republican electorate that is unusually socially conservative. But even those plum endorsements aren't moving Iowa Republicans from the Trump camp. "Donald Trump is a lap ahead of the field," says former Iowa Republican Party co-chairman David Oman, a former chief of staff to two GOP Iowa governors and a prominent Haley supporter. The morning after an anticipated Trump win in the Iowa caucuses, a trial starts in New York to determine a second set of damages in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. And while the GOP winner is all but assured in Iowa, the state has still played a key role in the primary process.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jimmy, Kim Reynolds, Matt Gorman, Ron DeSantis, Gorman, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy –, Grassley, GOP Sen, Chuck Grassley, Chris Christie, packers Asa Hutchinson, Ryan Binkley, DeSantis, Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, Haley, David Oman, Jimmy Carter, hasn't, Ramaswamy, Des Moines, Steffen Schmidt, –, E, Jean Carroll, Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris, MAGA, Harris, Schmidt, Mike Pence, Sen, Tim Scott of Organizations: Hawkeye, Republican, Jimmy Centers, Iowa Gov, Cornerstone, Florida Gov, Iowa Republicans, Donald Trump View, Trump, Iowa Republican, United Nations, GOP, Former New Jersey Gov, packers, Iowa Republican Party, Iowa, Iowa's Democratic, Fox News, Iowa State University, District of Columbia, Capitol, Republican Party, Monday, Emanuel AME Church, Democratic Locations: Iowa, DeSantis, New Hampshire, Arkansas, Georgia, Des, Florida, District, New York, Trump, Charleston , South Carolina, South Carolina, Tim Scott of South Carolina

☆ Couple with $30,000 in credit card debt bought a timeshare—'You don't understand the implications,' says self-made millionaire
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ron and Cristina, however, have around $30,000 in credit card debt, the couple recently told self-made millionaire Ramit Sethi on the Netflix star's "I Will Teach You to be Rich" podcast. "The two of you were so calm about this credit card debt, and it's because you don't understand the implications of this debt," Sethi told them. He is loath to spend money on things like dinner at a restaurant or the occasional vacation Cristina wants to plan. "Money is never simply a series of numbers on a page — it's contextualized within your culture, your upbringing, your risk tolerance, even your basic understanding of money," Sethi said. In talking with Sethi, Ron realized a lot of his hesitancy to spend money comes from his upbringing, since his father was afraid to spend money.

Persons: Ron, Cristina, Ramit Sethi, Rich, Sethi, spender, doesn't, haven't Organizations: Federal Reserve, Netflix Locations: Philippines

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the weekend that the PA in its current form should not take charge of Gaza. In the wake of Netanyahu's comments, Israeli officials have insisted that Israel does not intend to occupy the Gaza Strip. Dahlan has the backing of the influential United Arab Emirates to lead a post-war administration in Gaza, according to diplomats and Arab officials. So far, the U.S. and its allies have not seen any clear roadmap from Israel for its exit strategy from Gaza beyond the declared aim of eradicating Hamas, diplomats say. Not since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 has there been such widespread concern about military action raging across the Middle East, according to Arab officials and diplomats.

Persons: Israel tightens, Gaza's, Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohammed Dahlan, Israel, Dahlan, Joe Biden, Netanyahu, Gaza –, –, Abu Mohammad, We're, Biden, Jonathan Panikoff, government's, Biden's, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Abbas –, Abbas, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Abu Dhabi, Marwan Barghouti, Washington, Joost R, John Kirby, Nidal al, Humeyra Pamuk, Matt Spetalnick, Andrew Mills, James Mackenzie, Crispian Balmer, John Irish, Aidan Lewis, Alexander Cornwell, Samia Nakhoul, Daniel Flynn Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, REUTERS, Authority, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, United, Israel, U.S, policymaking, Reuters, Atlantic Council, Gaza, Western, Israel ., UAE, North Africa, Crisis, House, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestinian, U.S, United States, Washington, Hamas, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, America, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Tokyo, Oslo, European, technocrats, United Nations, Middle East, Iran, GAZA, Doha, Jerusalem, Paris, Cairo, Dubai

☆ 6 signs you may have a narcissistic boss — and what to do about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Caitlin Taylor So | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A narcissistic boss may brag about being above the rules and may even get aggressive. It's important to note your bad boss might not necessarily have a narcissistic personality disorder, but they can still exhibit narcissistic traits and behaviors. Here are six signs you may have a narcissistic boss or manager. Advertisement"The mantra of the narcissistic boss is that all rules are guidelines. It's not worth trying to change the narcissistic boss or attempting to get them to like you; you'll merely get more hurt in the process.

Persons: —, You've, don't, Craig Malkin, They're, Amy Morin, they're, Morin, Malkin, loath, they'll, It's, you'll, it's, isn't Organizations: Service, Harvard Medical School

☆ What’s next for the auto strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But the strike at the company isn’t quite over, and there’s no immediate end in sight for the strikes at General Motors and Stellantis. And pay increases will be even greater for some workers who were being paid at a lower pay tier. Generally union members do not return to work when a tentative agreement is reached until after a ratification vote is concluded. The Mack Trucks deal also had double-digit pay hikes of 10% immediately and 20% over the four-year life of that contract. But it didn’t have the COLA or some of the other gains the union achieved in the deal at Ford.

Persons: “, Ford, Isaiah Goddard, He’s, ”, Chuck Browning, Shawn Fain, “ We’re, John Deere, Mack Trucks, Fain, John Lawler Organizations: New, New York CNN, Ford, General Motors, United Auto Workers, Chrysler, CNN, UAW, Stellantis, GM, Management, Fortune, EV Locations: New York, Ypsilanti , Michigan, Ford

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is expected to try a third vote to become House speaker, even as his Republican colleagues are explicitly warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises can win over their support. After two failed votes, Jordan's third attempt at the gavel is not expected to end any better. Jordan had backed the temporary speaker plan as a way to allow more time to shore up support in his own reach for the gavel. What this majority has done is prove it’s not a normal majority.”What was clear was that Jordan’s path to become House speaker was almost certainly collapsing. With Republicans in majority control of the House, 221-212, it appears there is no Republican candidate who can win a clear majority, 217 votes, to become speaker.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Jordan, —, “ I’m, ”, Carlos Gimenez, Gimenez, Patrick McHenry, Jordan's, “, Chip Roy, We’re, Tom Cole, John Rutherford, “ it’s, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy, Gaetz, McHenry, ” McCarthy, Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, Caucus, . House, Republican, Republicans, D.C, Democrats, North Carolina Republican, GOP, Trump, Biden, Ohio State University, Ohio State Locations: Jordan, Texas, R, Ohio, Iowa, Florida, Washington, McHenry

☆ Analysis: The US is dangerously close to being pulled into a Middle East war as it supports Israel's campaign against Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Ben Wedeman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Gaza may be where the war is happening now, but across the Middle East the warning lights of more trouble to come are blinking red. All the while the US is airlifting massive amounts of ammunition and equipment to help the Israeli war effort. Protests against Israel and USAs the war in Gaza rages, the Middle East is seething with anger. The American carrier groups just over the horizon are there to deter Iran, Hezbollah and others from going too far.

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