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☆ How the New Hampshire National Guard failed to protect women
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

His attorney told CNN Patterson is expected to retire as a major, one rank below lieutenant colonel, by November 1. His case is perhaps the most high-profile example of a problem women say has plagued the New Hampshire National Guard for years: A toxic, sexist work environment. The New Hampshire National Guard told CNN in a statement that 2023 was an anomalous year for sexual assault reports. “There’s way too much of ‘foxes guarding the henhouse’ in every angle of the [National Guard Bureau],” the IRC member said. “The National Guard belongs to the governors, and so they can do what they want.”The office of New Hampshire Gov.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Harris' campaign texted supporters Tuesday morning, calling Walz "a battle-tested leader who has an incredible track record of getting things done for Minnesota families" and asking for donations to support the new ticket. In picking Walz, who's in his second term and also served 12 years in Congress, Harris will have as her No. Harris also appreciates how different Walz is from her in terms of the contrast he can provide, the sources said. Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign press secretary, called Walz a "West Coast wannabe" who has tried "to reshape Minnesota in the image of the Golden State."

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☆ Boeing workers paint a picture of chaos and dysfunction in NTSB investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The worker said there was no special training to open, close, or remove a door plug versus a regular door. But there were problems with the rivets by the door plug that needed to be repaired, so the door plug was removed so the work could be done. There were Spirit employees at the Boeing plant, but communication between the Boeing and Spirit workers on the floor of the Boeing factory wasn’t good, according to another interview transcript released Tuesday. But there were problems with five rivets near where the door plug was installed, and Boeing workers removed the door plug in order to fix those rivets. Boeing’s mounting problemsBut the probe is only one of the problems Boeing faces because of the incident.

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☆ A Battle Over a Farm, a Mosque and the Moral High Ground
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Dan Barry | Jenn Ackerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Butch Robinson is done. After dedicating most of his 77 years to growing sod, he just wants to sell his sprawl of green and ease his aching back into the lounge chair of a hard-earned retirement. It would include shops, restaurants, tennis courts, soccer fields, a park with a pavilion — and a 40,000-square-foot mosque. So began a conflagration over a small emerald swath of the American dream, fueled by colliding hopes and mutual distrust. At the dispute’s core: clashing interpretations of what inclusion looks like.

Persons: Butch Robinson, Robinson Organizations: Twin Locations: Twin Cities, Lino Lakes, Minn

(Ms. Whitmer, a co-chair of the Harris campaign who is also often mentioned as a vice-presidential contender, has said she has no plans to leave her current job.) Mr. Vance will hold rallies on Tuesday in Henderson and Reno in Nevada, and on Wednesday in Glendale, Ariz. Thus far, Mr. Vance, who has had a rocky start, has mostly appeared on familiar Midwestern ground, including in his Ohio hometown, Middletown. Ms. Harris and Donald J. Trump are also on the road this week. Mr. Trump has said he intends to hold another rally in Butler, where the attempt on his life took place, but has not said when.

Persons: JD Vance, Ohio, Jenn Ackerman, Kamala Harris, Trump, Josh Shapiro, Gretchen Whitmer, Harris, Shapiro, Harris’s, Whitmer, Vance, Kyrsten Sinema, Donald J, Biden Organizations: Republican, ., The New York Times, Midwest, Pennsylvania, Democrats, Democrat Locations: Waite Park, Minn, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona, Michigan, Philadelphia, Henderson, Reno, Nevada, Glendale, Ariz, Ohio, Middletown, The Arizona, Atlanta, Georgia, Pennsylvania’s, Harrisburg, Butler

CNN —Pro-Palestinian encampments were cleared from at least three college campuses early Friday, marking some of the latest examples of schools using law enforcement to respond to demonstrations that have popped up across the country in recent weeks. Police begin dismantling protest encampment at University of Pennsylvania: Police ordered protesters to leave their encampment early Friday morning. Signs and flags are seen at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn of the Stratton Student Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Rick Friedman/AFP/Getty ImagesMIT encampment dismantledDemonstrators chanted messages like, “Free Palestine” as police dismantled the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus early Friday, video from CNN affiliate WFXT showed. On Thursday, fewer than 10 students were arrested on campus, according to the university.

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☆ Racism Alleged at Multiple Globe Life Affiliates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Susan Antilla | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

"If I'd brought it up, I would have been blackballed," he told BI. She told BI that Lobello frequently sent her racist memes he found online that contained the N-word. AdvertisementBell, in the hat at right, at a team dinner for an AIL agency then known as Giglione-Ackerman. In the areas she was assigned, she told BI, "most of the people were uninsurable" because of poor health, hard drug use, and poverty. If you work at Globe Life or AIL and have information to share about the company, please contact Susan Antilla at susan.antilla1@gmail.com .

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☆ John Leguizamo on His Best Movie Roles: 'Carlito's Way,' 'Encanto'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Before John Leguizamo was an acclaimed writer, director, and film star, he was a young Latino actor just trying to get into audition rooms. On turning down 'Carlito's Way' multiple times and becoming a leading man(L-R) Al Pacino and John Leguizamo in "Carlito's Way." UniversalYou've spoken before about turning down "Carlito's Way" a few times before you eventually made the call to sign on. John Leguizamo as Luigi in "Super Mario Bros." (1993) Warner BrosOn doing too many 'ice movies' and feeling dissed by 'Mr. On 'Sigma male' Bruno and getting a bonus for 'Encanto'Maribel and Bruno (voiced by John Leguizamo) in "Encanto."

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☆ Opinion | Where Is America’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Spencer Ackerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Israel, unwilling to accept a U.N. mandate, continued bombing the overcrowded southern city of Rafah and besieging Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Shortly after the vote, Biden administration officials called the resolution, No. 2728, “nonbinding,” in what appeared to be an attempt to deny its status as international law. It was a confounding approach from an administration that allowed the resolution to go through with an abstention after vetoing three earlier ones. But it’s just as obvious what entity can make Israel stop, and isn’t: the United States.

Persons: “, Matthew Miller, it’s, Israel, Biden, ” Organizations: United Nations Security, Shifa, Biden, State Department, . Security Locations: Gaza, United States, Israel, Rafah, Al, Gaza City

☆ Opinion | What War by A.I. Actually Looks Like
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( David Wallace-Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

apocalypse — visions that sometimes featured autonomous weapons systems going rogue — you might have expected an enormous and alarmed response. Instead, the report that a war was being conducted partly by A.I. Perhaps that was partly because — to an unnerving degree — experts accept that forms of A.I. are already in widespread use among the world’s leading militaries, including in the United States, where the Pentagon has been developing A.I. Many of us still regard artificial intelligence wars as visions from a science-fiction future, but A.I.

Persons: Yuval Abraham, A.I, Obama, It’s, ” Elliot Ackerman, James Stavridis Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Pentagon, Foreign Affairs, Washington Post, Associated Press Locations: Gaza, United States, Ukraine, Yemeni, Red

Six years ago, Illinois farmer John Ackerman didn't hire any contract workers at all. He enjoys mentoring young people, but says it's felt harder lately to justify hiring inexperienced workers when contract workers do the same hard, physical jobs faster and better. Climate change affects all farm workers, but advocates and researchers say this is a reason to focus particularly on these workers. The USDA data showed an uptick in the number of farms using migrant labor, both within farms that already hired contract workers and overall. He’s tried reaching out H-2A workers on nearby farms, but says their supervisors won’t let them talk to him.

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The stop by Ms. Harris at the Planned Parenthood clinic was believed to be the first official visit by a vice president to an abortion clinic. We have to be a nation that trusts women.”Image Ms. Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday. Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota were almost bare — all have restricted abortion access since the overturning of Roe. But the fall of Roe upended those politics, energizing a new generation of voters energized by their support for abortion rights. “Please do understand that when we talk about a clinic such as this, it is absolutely about health care and reproductive health care.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Minn, Harris, ”, “, Jenn Ackerman, Roe, Wade, energizing, Biden, Lake, Biden’s, Donald J, Trump, Ms, Undem, Mr, Paul, Sarah Traxler, Tim Walz Organizations: Minn, ., The New York Times, Democrats, Democratic, Paul Health Center, Administration, Gov, The, of Family, State Legislature, Biden Locations: St, Paul, Minnesota, . Minnesota, Iowa . Nebraska , North Dakota, South Dakota, Gaza, KFF, Democratic, Vandalia, “ Minnesota, States

Americans have argued about immigration for decades, often with anger, fear and racial resentment. Decades of neglect and political stalemate have left the American immigration system broken in ways that defy simple solutions. Many are settling in cities far from the border, making an abstract problem suddenly concrete for some Americans. And there was little hope that President Biden might figure out a way out of the morass. Notably, the solutions voters proposed didn’t fit neatly into either party’s ideological box.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden Organizations: Republican Locations: American

☆ Sweating Buckets, and Loving It: Minnesotans and Their Saunas
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ernesto Londoño | Jenn Ackerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For people in Minnesota, the sauna is a link to the past and a way to form new bonds. Feb. 17, 2024Jumping in a hole in a frozen lake during a subzero Minnesota winter evening is brutal. On the banks of Lake Minnewashta in Excelsior, just outside Minneapolis, the answer lies in a dimly lit, wood-burning barrel-shaped sauna a few feet away. Minnesotans have begun partaking in a version of this ritual in droves as a tradition imported by the state’s Nordic settlers in the late 1800s has gone mainstream. While cold plunging is not obligatory — and some opt out — most of the new sauna venues encourage even mild forms of cold exposure, like dumping a bucket of cold water on your head.

Locations: Minnesota, Lake Minnewashta, Excelsior, Minneapolis, Midwest

☆ REDs: These young athletes were bound for stardom until a mysterious condition derailed their running careers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —They were two exceptionally promising athletes, seemingly bound for track and field stardom, when their careers were derailed by a condition that doctors and researchers say they are only now beginning to understand. ‘Instituional buy-in’REDs’ symptoms can affect anyone, particularly athletes training in a culture that celebrates overtraining and undereating – or that has an unhealthy relationship with weight. Eventually, her blog morphed into Project RED-S – a site filled with resources for athletes, coaches and supporters. Access to “dietician input … and appropriate psychological support if it’s needed,” can also help prevent and treat REDs, Dr. Jawad says. Woolven’s Project RED-S aims to provide that support she lacked and initiatives like this allow Cain to envision a future that “looks really bright.”“I’m hopeful,” Cain says.

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On the eve of the trial, LaPierre, 74, announced he would resign from his position by the end of the month. While North has faced allegations of a conflict of interest from some within the NRA, he maintained that the arrangement was approved at the highest levels. “Wayne LaPierre helped me draft that agreement,” North said. “Wayne LaPierre is the one who told me: ‘I’ll take care of it.’"During the cross-examination, North emphatically denied trying to remove LaPierre from power for his own personal gain. He has agreed to testify at the trial, pay the NRA $100,000 and forgo further nonprofit involvement.

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☆ Inside a Plan to Save Homeowners Hundreds of Dollars Closing Their Mortgages
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

November’s existing home sales increased for the first time in six months and prices rose for the fifth straight month. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin digs into the details of the November sales report. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—A government-controlled mortgage giant has a plan that could help more Americans save around $1,000 on closing a mortgage, the latest attempt to chip away at high costs that officials say discourage home buying. Fannie Mae last month said it would expand the types of mortgages it will purchase that rely on a cheaper alternative to title insurance, which is one of the biggest fixed costs tied to closing a mortgage.

Persons: WSJ’s Dion Rabouin, Joe Raedle, Fannie Mae Organizations: Getty, WASHINGTON

☆ Look of the Week: Timothée Chalamet wears shirtless suit at ‘Wonka’ premiere
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“I don’t know what the hell I was doing wearing this.”But Chalamet has long relied on the wow factor of a shirtless suit for red carpet engagements. Chalamet's magenta velvet suit was from Tom Ford's latest collection. Jean-Paul Gaultier's "Pin Up Boys" from the 1996 season were early examples of the shirtless suit on the runway. In Gaultier’s infamous Spring-Summer 1996 collection, titled “Pin-Up Boys,” the shirtless suit was gauche, cheesy and even funny. For Chalamet, shirtlessness is fast becoming a state of mind.

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☆ Washington Quietly Scrapped a Plan to Save Homeowners Thousands of Dollars
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Mortgage giant Fannie Mae abandoned work on the program in August. Photo: Eric Lee for The Wall Street JournalWASHINGTON—The Biden administration pushed to save homeowners thousands of dollars in closing costs on certain mortgages, part of a broad effort to slash fees and save Americans money. Objections from an obscure industry and from lawmakers helped kill the plan. Government-controlled mortgage giant Fannie Mae was preparing this summer to finalize a program to test out eliminating one of the biggest fixed costs associated with closing on a mortgage: title insurance.

Persons: Fannie Mae, Eric Lee, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON —, Biden Organizations: The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON Locations: Government

Most Americans still have to commute every day. Jenn Ackerman for The New York TimesLike a majority of Americans, Ms. Hargreaves was unable to do her work at home. Source: American Community Survey Note: Average commute length for 2020 is not included. The average commute distance changed much less, an indication that commuters are driving faster — but also, more people are driving. “A lot of our choice riders, we're still working to influence them to re-choose transit,” Ms. Tucker said.

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David Siegel went to work for an affiliate of Guaranteed Rate in 2021 and got a signing bonus of more than $100,000. Interest rates were super low, and mortgage bankers were raking in cash. Now that business has dried up, the mortgage company wants its money back. He said it fired him one month shy of the date when it could no longer ask for the bonus back, then demanded the money. Guaranteed Rate and its affiliates are also telling hundreds of other former employees that they have to return their signing bonuses, people familiar with the matter said.

Persons: David Siegel

At present, merchants pay large card issuers such as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America 21 cents plus 0.05% of the transaction amount. Photo: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street JournalWASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve proposed lowering by about 30% the fees merchants pay to many banks when consumers shop with debit cards, setting off a fight with banks that oppose the changes. At present, merchants pay large card issuers such as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America 21 cents plus 0.05% of the transaction amount, which is the level set by the Fed in 2011. The Fed can lower the cap if it determines the costs for processing debit-card payments are declining, but it had never previously done so.

Persons: Alyssa Schukar Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON, Federal Reserve, Fed

☆ Banks Face Shake-Up of Low-Income Lending Rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Fed and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are expected to sign off on the new requirements for banks on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg NewsWASHINGTON—Top U.S. banking regulators struggled for more than five years to update anti-redlining rules aimed at making banks lend more in lower-income communities. On Tuesday, they are completing a revamp of them for the era of online banking. The 1977 Community Reinvestment Act sought to end banks’ historical practice of denying or limiting financial services in minority neighborhoods. The current rules, which are nearly 30 years old, generally require banks to serve everyone in the communities surrounding their branches, including lower-income people.

Persons: Andrew Harrer Organizations: Fed, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Locations: Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Top

☆ Opinion | The Jewish Left Is Trying to Hold Two Thoughts at Once
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

So far, more than 5,000 Palestinians are reported dead and many more injured. There’s no one way to cover this that reconciles all that is happening and all that needs to be felt. So I invited Spencer Ackerman and Peter Beinart on to the show. Peter Beinart is an editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, the author of the Beinart Notebook newsletter and a professor of journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. (A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

Persons: Israel, There’s, Spencer Ackerman, Peter Beinart, “, Ezra Klein, Ackerman, Trump, Craig Newmark Organizations: Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google, The, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, Times Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Jim Cramer urges patience before buying stocks this week. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer said investors shouldn't read too much into Monday's stock moves, suggesting more important information to guide strategy will come later in the week. "What should matter to you is how individual companies are doing, and today we had nothing that smacks of actual fact about what stocks are going to do," Cramer said. Cramer suggested that bond yields pulled back from their highs because of prominent hedge fund manager Bill Ackerman's Monday post on X, formerly known as Twitter. To Cramer, this kind of move is not something investors should hedge their bets on. Cramer recommended investors focus on their stocks' earnings reports and whether they can perform well when interest rates are high and there's tension in the Middle East.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, shouldn't, Cramer, Bill Ackerman's, Ackerman, — Organizations: Twitter Locations: Israel

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