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After all, I knew perfectly well what I'd signed up for: learning Portuguese from the biggest asshole on the App Store. It might be an overstatement to call tough love the secret sauce for engaging Gen Z customers. It followed that in 2023 with a send-up of personal-injury-attorney TV ads: "Lawyer Fights Duolingo Owl for $2,700,000." Despite the research, Duolingo insists its guilt-tripping notifications do the trick of enticing people to drop whatever they're doing to log on to the app. When Duolingo's head of product, Cem Kansu, posted a thread in 2020 about the success of "the passive aggressive reminder," several unhappy Duolingo users chimed in.
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Fear has not worked. Panic has not worked. All of it has only gotten Mr. Biden’s Irish up, as he would say, igniting a stubbornness that is as key to his political brand as resilience. “He’s beloved, he is respected, and people want him to make that decision, not me,” Ms. Pelosi said on “Morning Joe,” the president’s favorite news show. “I want him to do whatever he decides to do, and that’s the way it is.”
Persons: Anger, Bluntness, Donald J, Trump, Biden’s, Nancy Pelosi, , Joe Biden, , ” Ms, Pelosi,
Asked about Biden's private comments about Netanyahu, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said in a statement that the two leaders have a respectful relationship. His descriptions of his dealings with Netanyahu are peppered with contemptuous references to Netanyahu as "this guy," these people said. And in at least three recent instances, Biden has called Netanyahu an "asshole," according to three of the people directly familiar with his comments. U.S. President Joe Biden is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was also decidedly blunt last week after a meeting with Netanyahu in Israel.
Persons: Joe Biden, Netanyahu, Biden, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Bibi, Biden's Organizations: Israel's, Palestinian, Hamas, National Security Council, Israeli, Sunday, NBC News, NBC, Congress, Israel Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, WASHINGTON, Gaza, Rafah, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia
Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je speaks during an interview in New Taipei City on December 12, 2023. He urged his disappointed young supporters, some of them crying, not to give up, and framed himself as a one-man social movement crusading for political change. Since this social movement has not fully materialized, let's keep working hard," the former Taipei City Mayor told supporters in Mandarin. That kind of populist messaging appeals to people who feel like Taiwan's current economic and political system is not benefiting them. Taiwan's young and restlessIn any case, Taiwan's two major parties now face a battle to cater to younger voters that could come at the expense of older votes or a focus on broader strategic interests.
Persons: Ko Wen, Cheng, we'll, Ko, let's, Wei, Ting Yen, Sara Newland, Taiwan's, Newland, Lai Ching, Taiwan People's Party —, , Yuan, Beijing's, Tsai Ing, Annice Lyn, Xi Jinping, Lily, Hwa CHENG, HWA CHENG, Ho Organizations: Taiwan People's Party, AFP, Getty, TAIPEI, Taipei City Mayor, Democratic Progressive Party, Kuomintang, Franklin, Marshall College, CNBC, Sara Newland Smith, Ko's, Taipei, KMT, Smith College, National Taiwan University, Democratic, Chinese Communist Party, HWA, Afp, Sunflower Movement Locations: Taiwan, New Taipei City, China, Taipei, Xinzhuang, AFP
The U.S. draft aimed to address a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, calling for pauses the violence to allow aid access. Only Russia, China, the UAE and Gabon voted in favor of the draft, while nine members abstained and the United States and Britain voted no. A resolution needs at least nine votes and no vetoes by the United States, France, Britain, Russia or China to be adopted. But Russia announced on Tuesday that it could not support the U.S. plan for action and put forward its own text. Israel has since pounded Gaza from the air, imposed a siege and is preparing for a ground offensive.
Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Israel, Michelle Nichols, Susan Heavey, Chizu Nomiyama, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Security, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, Wednesday, United Nations Security, Hamas, United, Britain, Islamist, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, U.N, New York, U.S, Russia, China, Gaza, Russian, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Mozambique, UAE, Gabon, United States, France, Britain, Iran
Editor's note: Morgan Stanley announced on October 25 that Ted Pick would replace James Gorman as CEO. Employees knew they were getting promoted if Pick told them to wear a tie the following day, an ex-managing director recalled. While Morgan Stanley currently trades at a premium among its Wall Street peers, its enviable success isn't thanks to Pick. Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Show less Morgan Stanley investment management head and dark horse in the race for CEO, Dan Simkowitz. Despite enjoying the stock price gains under Gorman's reign, plenty of longtime employees want another dyed-in-the-wool Morgan Stanley loyalist, according to a former senior executive.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Ted Pick, James Gorman, Pick, Gucci loafers, Blackstone, Tony James, Morgan, Gorman, Andy Saperstein, Dan Simkowitz, John Mack, Ted, James, Phil Purcell, Mack, Purcell, Merrill Lynch, Paul Taubman, Colm Kelleher, coheads, Gonzalo Marroquin, Patrick McMullan, Saperstein, Euromoney, Parker Gilbert, He's, John, cohead, Bolu, Goldman Sachs, Pablo, tony, Betsey Kittenplan, Smith Barney, James cochairs, Jim Breyer, Anna Wintour, John Mack pranking Pick, John Waldron, I'm, Howard Marks, Bill Parcells, atta, Brian Moynihan, aren't, David Solomon, Jamie Dimon's, Eaton Vance, he's, you've, Richard Drew, , Hayley Cuccinello Organizations: Employees, Archegos Capital Management, Blackstone, McKinsey, Getty, Middlebury College, China Construction Bank, Harvard Business School, Mitsubishi, Wall, Autonomous Research, Anguilla, Agricultural Bank of China, Capital Management, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, New York Rangers, Oaktree Capital Management, Bloomberg, Staten, Disney, JPMorgan, Trade, AP Locations: China, Beijing, Manhattan, New York City, Caracas, Venezuela, Brookville, tony Long, hcuccinello@insider.com
But the U.S. has called for pauses to allow aid to enter Gaza, while Russia wants a humanitarian ceasefire. A council resolution needs at least nine votes and no vetoes by the United States, France, Britain, Russia or China to be adopted. Twelve members voted in favor of the draft text on Wednesday, while Russia and Britain abstained. RUSSIA ALTERNATIVEBut Russia put forward its own alternative draft resolution on Tuesday after saying it does not support the proposed U.S. action. Russia last week failed to get the minimum nine votes needed for a draft resolution that called for a humanitarian ceasefire.
Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Washington's, Antony Blinken, Vassily Nebenzia, Nebenzia, Sameh Shoukry, Michelle Nichols, Doina Chiacu, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: United Nations, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, Israel, U.S, United, Security, Islamist, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, New York City, U.S, United States, Russia, France, Britain, China, Brazil, Iran, RUSSIA
If there is one thing Representative Mike Lawler of New York wants his constituents to know these days, it is that his political party is an absolute mess. “Stuck on stupid,” he branded a band of hard-right Republicans who pulled Congress to the brink of a government shutdown. He said their ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy “undermined the will of the American people.” As for the fight over a replacement that has ground the House to a halt for two weeks and counting? His mounting frustration, voiced in interviews with reporters in the Capitol and on networks like CNN that are typically reviled on the right, is not merely an unusual display of bluntness. It is a risky gambit by one of the House’s most endangered Republicans to insulate himself from his own party as it careens, leaderless, toward another possible shutdown.
Persons: Mike Lawler, , Kevin McCarthy “, Mr, Lawler, Jim Jordan Organizations: York, Republicans, CNN
After college, Sheffield worked for Amoco Corp and later joined his father-in-law's oil company and became CEO five years later. That company would become Pioneer Natural Resources. On his return, he made Permian oil its sole focus: putting natural gas processing, oilfield services and South Texas shale assets on the block. He also embraced an emerging philosophy that emphasized shareholder returns over rapid production gains, rejecting a plan to more than quadruple Pioneer's oil production by 2026. Two of Sheffield's most significant insights were the major role technology would play in reshaping U.S. oil production and the recognition that big oil companies would eventually control the Permian, he said.
Persons: Scott Sheffield, Eduardo Munoz, Texas oilman Scott Sheffield, Dan Pickering, Sheffield's, Bryan Sheffield, Scott, Boone, Daniel Yergin, Sheffield, Darren Woods, he's, Doug Sheridan, He's, Bruce Vincent, Bryan, Arathy Somasekhar, Gary McWilliams, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Natural Resources Company, REUTERS, Rights, Natural Resources, Sheffield, Exxon Mobil, Pickering Energy Partners, SCHOOL Oil, Atlantic Richfield Co, Tehran school's American, Formentera Partners, Amoco Corp, Energy, Exxon, DoublePoint Energy, EnergyPoint Research, Swift Energy, Thomson Locations: New York, Texas, U.S, TEHRAN, Atlantic Richfield, Iran, Tehran, West Texas, Boone Pickens, South Texas, Sheffield, Houston
download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Colorado Buffalo players who play for Deion Sanders are like young investment bankers. Deion Sanders is the biggest story in college football right now. A big part of Sanders' appeal is his no-nonsense approach to coaching and setting expectations for his players. For Chad Biagini, president of Nolan Partners, a sports-management company, the Colorado players remind him of investment bankers.
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“It’s really a threat to democracy while they trample our rights and liberties every single day of the year,” he said. This followed a March rally in which he billed his 2024 campaign and potential second term as a vessel of “retribution” for supporters who believe they’ve been wronged. In a recent CNN poll, for example, only 28% of Republicans thought Biden legitimately won sufficient votes to win the 2020 election. This comes after years of Trump incessantly denying he lost, and despite courts throwing out his multiple challenges to the result. “Indict my opponent, he’s doing well,” Trump said, implying that was exactly what Biden had done.
Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump, , Trump, , we’re, they’ve, Biden, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Trump’s, demagoguery, Trump’s bluntness, Hunter Biden –, Hunter Biden’s, haven’t, Hunter, Kristi Noem, – Trump, he’s Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Republican, GOP, South Carolina Gov, CNN’s, Trump, Justice Department, Iowa State Cyclones, University of Iowa Hawkeyes, South Dakota –, White Locations: South Dakota, India, Vietnam, China, Russia, CNN’s “ State, Washington, Ukraine, Ames, Story County
[1/3] Pope Francis attends a meeting with bishops of the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church at the Vatican, September 6, 2023. In a statement that was remarkable for its candour, they said their two-hour session with the pope at the Vatican was a "frank conversation". They were welcomed by the Kremlin, which praised the pope for what it said was his knowledge of Russian history. The statement from the Ukrainian bishops said the prelates "expressed the Ukrainian people's pain, suffering, and a certain disappointment" over the papal remarks. The statement quoted the pope as telling the bishops: "The fact that you doubted whom the pope is with was particularly painful for the Ukrainian people.
Persons: Pope Francis, tsars Peter I, Catherine II, Vladimir Putin, Francis, Putin, Philip Pullella, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Catholic Church, Vatican, Handout, REUTERS Acquire, CITY, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Mongolia, Russian, propounding
Complicating the matter for DeSantis: Trump, the front-runner in the race by far, appears unwilling to provide him with a target. Rival campaigns smell blood in the water as DeSantis has faced questions over profligate campaign spending and his readiness for the national stage. In the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, released last week, Trump held 47% of the Republican vote nationally, with DeSantis dropping six points from July down to just 13%. Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator and Republican presidential candidate who participated in a series of debates in the 2012 election, said DeSantis will need to be ready for an “onslaught” of attacks. “If I was on that stage, I would be going after Trump,” Santorum said.
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Morgan Stanley's hard-charging trading boss Ted Pick is the frontrunner to succeed CEO James Gorman. Morgan Stanley veteran Ted Pick is in the running to succeed chief executive James Gorman. Though Wall Street has dressed down over the last few years, he sticks to his suits and Hermès ties. While Morgan Stanley currently trades at a premium among its Wall Street peers, but its enviable success isn't thanks to Pick. He's a lot more like John Mack than James Gorman in terms of style," an ex-managing director said, referring to Gorman's sharp-elbowed predecessor.
Persons: Morgan Stanley's, Ted Pick, James Gorman, Morgan Stanley, Pick, Gucci loafers, Blackstone, Tony James, Morgan, it's, Andy Saperstein, Dan Simkowitz, Gorman, John Mack, Bill Parcells, Ted Organizations: Archegos Capital Management, NFL
Employees knew they were getting promoted if Pick told them to wear a tie the following day, an ex-managing director recalled. While Morgan Stanley currently trades at a premium among its Wall Street peers, its enviable success isn't thanks to Pick. Succession has traditionally been a bloody sport on Wall Street, and Morgan Stanley is no exception. Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Show less Morgan Stanley investment management head and dark horse in the race for CEO, Dan Simkowitz. Despite enjoying the stock price gains under Gorman's reign, plenty of longtime employees want another dyed-in-the-wool Morgan Stanley loyalist, according to a former senior executive.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Ted Pick, Pick, Gucci loafers, Blackstone, Tony James, Morgan, James Gorman, Gorman, Andy Saperstein, Dan Simkowitz, John Mack, Ted, James, Phil Purcell, Mack, Purcell, Merrill Lynch, Paul Taubman, Colm Kelleher, coheads, Gonzalo Marroquin, Patrick McMullan, Saperstein, Euromoney, Parker Gilbert, He's, John, cohead, Bolu, Goldman Sachs, Pablo, tony, Betsey Kittenplan, Smith Barney, James cochairs, Jim Breyer, Anna Wintour, John Mack pranking Pick, John Waldron, Goldman, I'm, Howard Marks, Bill Parcells, atta, Brian Moynihan, aren't, David Solomon, Jamie Dimon's, Eaton Vance, he's, you've, Richard Drew, Organizations: Employees, Archegos Capital Management, Blackstone, McKinsey, Getty, Middlebury College, China Construction Bank, Harvard Business School, Mitsubishi, Wall, Autonomous Research, Anguilla, Agricultural Bank of China, Capital Management, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, New York Rangers, Oaktree Capital Management, Bloomberg, Staten, Disney, JPMorgan, Trade, AP Locations: China, Beijing, Manhattan, New York City, Caracas, Venezuela, Brookville, tony Long
The Outsize Genius of ‘I’m a Virgo’
  + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Phillip Maciak | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
One of Cootie’s first rebellions is his insistence on trying a Bing Bang Burger, whose comically unappealing commercials he sees constantly on TV. It is fastidiously, hilariously committed to the bit, constantly doubling down on the logistics of Cootie’s bigness. “I’m a Virgo” comes on the heels of a few ingenious experiments in TV surrealism, from “Atlanta” to “Undone” to the recent farce “Mrs. Its fantastical concept works in metaphor just the same way it works in fact, as it reminds us with proud bluntness. “I’m a Virgo” is a visual and ideological counterpoint to all this.
Persons: Burger, Cootie, Jharrel Jerome, hilariously, , Davis, Riley, Felix, , ” Felix Organizations: “ Atlanta, Marvel Locations: , .
“You Hurt My Feelings” sums up the Nicole Holofcener experience: funny in its wounded bluntness. Her characters — comfortable New Yorkers and Angelenos — tend to lash out; their preferred approach to honesty is brazenness. But Holofcener is drawn more to the process of healing than she is to the wielding of hurt. By that point the movie’s already shown us what Beth’s and Don’s lives are like, together and apart. One thing that’s probably kept the marriage firm has been saying “I love this” and “it’s great,” when it’s not.
James Gorman announced that he will step down as Morgan Stanley CEO in the next year. The three executives in contention are co-presidents Ted Pick and Andy Saperstein, as well as Dan Simkowitz, head of investment management at Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley declined to comment. But the long-time Morgan Stanley executives have distinct leadership styles and backgrounds. Do you work for Morgan Stanley?
Macron, Biden talk, but statements differ on Taiwan
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
PARIS, April 20 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday, but statements the two leaders released differed over Taiwan just 10 days after Macron had drawn criticism with allies over the issue. A readout from the French presidency made no direct mention of Taiwan, merely saying that both sides desired to "support international law, including freedom of navigation, throughout the Indo-Pacific region." The White House statement was in stark contrast, saying the two leaders "had reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait." The French presidency also said it had presented "results obtained" from the China trip to Biden, although it did not elaborate on what those results were. Contrary to the White House statement, the French presidency said China had a role to play in the medium term to ending the war in Ukraine.
[1/2] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, April 14, 2023. Suo Takekuma/Pool via REUTERSApril 14 (Reuters) - European foreign policy officials sought to present a tough stance against China's threats over self-ruled Taiwan on Friday, after comments by French President Emmanuel Macron drew a backlash for being perceived to be weak. While many of the remarks were not new, the timing of their publication, and their bluntness, annoyed many Western officials. "The European Union's position (on Taiwan) is consistent and clear," Borrell said in his prepared remarks. "President Xi's visit to Moscow has demonstrated that no other country has a bigger influence on Russia than China," said Baerbock.
[1/4] Chinese President Xi Jinping and France's President Emmanuel Macron meet at the Guandong province governor's residence, in Guangzhou, China, Friday, April 7, 2023. Macron's comments came in an interview on a trip to China that was meant to showcase European unity on China policy, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also taking part, but highlighted differences within the European Union. A senior diplomat from Central and Eastern Europe, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "President Macron is not speaking for Europe or the European Union. The French foreign ministry cancelled a planned debrief on the trip for foreign diplomats in Paris on Tuesday as officials scrambled to make sure they had a consistent message and to limit any fallout with Washington. But even some of those broadly supportive of Macron's agenda lamented the handling of the China trip, in which von der Leyen received a much more muted welcome than the French president.
"Elon will own a company without employees," a source inside Twitter told CNBC. In an exchange at an investor conference Friday, Musk appeared to confirm that his team had laid off half the company's workforce, according to CNBC. Inside the company, anxieties about potential layoffs were swirling around even before Musk’s takeover was finished. However, Twitter’s general counsel urged workers not to dwell on rumors before Musk took the reins. Tech industry observers have raised concerns that he might loosen content moderation policies that limit hate speech and political disinformation.
CNN —New England Patriots starting quarterback Mac Jones was benched mid-game in his team’s 33-14 home defeat to the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. Jones had missed the past three games with a high ankle sprain but finally returned to the starting line-up to face the Bears. A New England Patriots fan holds a sign during the game against the Bears. In a style change from previous weeks, the Bears coaching staff implemented more designed runs for Fields to utilize his dynamism and keep the Patriots defense off-kilter. “I think that creates an issue sometimes for the defense, depending on what defense they’re in,” Eberflus said.
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