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☆ How to Know Whether to Go to Your Doctor, or Visit Urgent Care
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sumathi Reddy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The ubiquity of walk-in and urgent-care clinics has changed the way many of us seek treatment for what we think are minor ailments. Photo: Ericka Burchett/The Wall Street JournalYou’ve got a sore throat and want to get tested for strep. Do you try to make an appointment with your primary care doctor, or go to the nearby walk-in clinic? The ubiquity of walk-in and urgent-care clinics has changed the way many of us seek treatment for what we think are minor ailments such as the flu, pinkeye or a pulled muscle. Instead of trying to make an appointment with our primary care doctor, who might not be able to see you the same day, we often just go to the walk-in clinic.

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☆ Taylor Swift has made Kansas City her new stomping ground — and local shops say business is booming
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Kansas City has been gripped by Taylor Swift mania amidst her relationship with Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift. They're not alone: Swiftmania has seized Kansas City, and the next great American dynasty — of a blockbuster football team and pop music superstar — is invigorating the Midwestern city. Indeed, Lonely Planet included Kansas City on its list of top destinations to visit in 2024 released on Thursday. While Swift is not single-handedly responsible for the Kansas City renaissance, her presence is currently being felt in the wallets and streets of Kansas City.

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☆ Exclusive: Goldman shrinks executive committee in reshuffle, moves admin officer to banking, markets -memo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Saeed Azhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo for Goldman Sachs is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has named Chief Administrative Officer Ericka Leslie to head operations for global banking and markets, its largest division, according to a memo seen by Reuters. The move reduces the bank's number of executive officers to eight, for now, and leaves just two women in the group. The two women still in the executive officer group are Sheara Fredman, who is chief accounting officer and Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler. The group is led by CEO David Solomon and includes John Waldron, president and chief operating officer, and Denis Coleman, chief financial officer.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Ericka Leslie, Fredman, Kathryn Ruemmler, David Solomon, John Waldron, Denis Coleman, Leslie, Goldman, Will Bousquette, Marc Nachmann, Nachmann, Laurence Stein, Julian Salisbury, Solomon, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Megan Davies, Jason Neely Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Reuters, Sixth, CNBC, Financial Times, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S

CNN —A Mexican citizen was shot and wounded in the leg “while in Mexican territory” Saturday by a Texas National Guard member who was in the El Paso area, a news release from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said. The National Guard member who discharged a weapon during a “border-related incident” was assigned to Gov. It’s the second incident involving a Texas National Guard member assigned to Operation Lone Star firing their weapon and injuring someone. In January, a guard member shot a migrant during a struggle. The Texas Rangers, a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, is investigating Saturday’s shooting, said Ericka Miller, a spokesperson for the department.

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☆ Goldman Sachs' Stephanie Cohen is taking a leave of absence — her second since 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Goldman consumer banking exec Stephanie Cohen is taking a leave of absence. Goldman will welcome Cohen back "when she is ready," CEO David Solomon said. Stephanie Cohen, a leader of Goldman Sachs' retail banking expansion, is stepping away from the bank for an undisclosed period, employees were told on Friday. Cohen has been with Goldman since 1999 and is known as a key architect of the bank's consumer banking strategy. Cohen also took a leave of absence in 2022 that was not widely shared within the consumer banking division she co-headed, as Insider's Dakin Campbell previously reported.

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NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - Stephanie Cohen, the head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's (GS.N) fintech unit called Platform Solutions, is taking a leave of absence for family reasons, she said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters. "The past year has brought some challenges for my family," Cohen said in the memo. Philip Berlinski, the bank's treasurer, and Ericka Leslie, its chief administrative officer, will handle Cohen's responsibilities in her absence. Cohen is the only woman executive to lead one of Goldman's three main business units. Cohen joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in 1999, was named managing director in 2008 and partner in 2014.

Persons: Stephanie Cohen, Cohen, Philip Berlinski, Ericka Leslie, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, John Waldron, Lananh Nguyen, Saeed Azhar, Nick Zieminski Organizations: YORK, Goldman Sachs, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ The Over 2,000-Year-Old Beauty Technique Pros Still Swear By—And 4 More Ancient Skincare Tricks Worth Trying
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Amber Kallor | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

THE OLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Some centuries-old beauty implements—like gua sha stones and body planes—have seriously stood the test of time. THE BEAUTY world perpetually churns out new, high-tech devices that claim to pluck, prick, suck, slough and zap skin to perfection. But for people like Ericka Anderson, 33, a marketing copywriter in Kansas City, Mo., some truly ancient techniques never get old. Take gua sha stones, used to massage and de-puff the face, and dry brushing, which purportedly promotes lymphatic drainage. These old-school modalities, said Anderson, are “less expensive and more straightforward” than many new gadgets and lend themselves to agreeably “methodical” self-care routines.

☆ Fact Check-Altered video does not show MMA fighter Fallon Fox fracturing opponent’s skull
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A 2013 video of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Fallon Fox has been shared with altered audio of her voice. The video shows an MMA fight between Fox and fighter Ericka Newsome on March 2, 2013. The clip, including the camera angle, fighter outfits and commentator’s narration, match the video shared online (7:01 timestamp). Some users online have also shared side by side photos of Fox and MMA fighter Kay Hansen to claim Fox broke Hansen’s skull (here), (here). Fallon Fox’s voice has been altered in a video on social media, and she did not fracture the opponent’s skull during the fight, Fox told Reuters.

☆ Goldman Sachs scraps plan to buy a third corporate jet amid scrutiny of CEO's plane use and cost-cutting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Goldman Sachs had an option to buy a third Gulfstream when it bought two in 2019. Goldman Sachs has decided to scrap a plan to buy a third corporate jet for the company's use, a move that follows scrutiny of the CEO's plane use and a companywide plan to review expenses. The decision means that the company won't exercise an option it received in 2019, when it purchased two other Gulfstream jets: a G280 and a G650ER. Goldman also received an option to purchase a third jet, according to people briefed on the arrangement. Both of Goldman's planes feature simple paint jobs of thin blue and gray stripes running from nose to tail.

☆ Officer who responded to Uvalde shooting has been fired, first from Texas state police
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack. Nearly 400 officers in all eventually made their way to the scene, including state police, Uvalde police, school officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents. But the Uvalde mayor, parents of the victims and some lawmakers have accused the Department of Public Safety of trying to minimize its own failures. One of the state troopers put under internal investigation was Crimson Elizondo, who resigned and later was hired by Uvalde schools to work as a campus police officer. She was fired less than 24 hours after outraged parents in Uvalde found out about her hiring.

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