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☆ Trump Allies Begin First Line of Attack Against Arizona Election Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Danny Hakim | Jack Healy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Allies of former President Donald J. Trump charged in a sweeping Arizona election case on Friday began filing what is expected to be a series of challenges, seizing on a new state law aimed at curbing litigation and prosecutions involving political figures. The law was originally crafted by Kory Langhofer, a Phoenix lawyer who worked for the Trump campaign during the 2020 election but who subsequently fell out of favor with the former president. He said the 2022 law’s intent was to limit politically motivated prosecutions on both sides of the aisle. The new challenges could have the effect of delaying the election case in Arizona for several months, given the timeline for decisions and appeals. The case was brought in April by the state attorney general, Kris Mayes, a Democrat.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Kory Langhofer, Kris Mayes, Trump’s, ” Organizations: Democrat Locations: Arizona, Phoenix

☆ ALICEs, DINKs, HENRYs, and More: a Complete Guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

But the terms' recent popularity suggests people want to understand how they fit into the broader economy beyond standard measurements. But that, too, is uncertain: She said she was "dangerously close" to losing the aid because her income is too high. ALICEs tend to be older or younger workers, and while they're represented across racial groups, they're more likely to be Black or Hispanic. HIFI: High Income, Financially InsecureHIFI is the latest acronym to join the club. In a 2021 Medium post, Erica Dhawan defined "geriatric millennials" as millennials born in the early 1980s.

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☆ The college job market offers a warning sign to the US labor market
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —It’s almost laughable at this point when Bryn Savidge gets a job rejection email. But she is relieved to have at least secured a summer internship at an environmental science publication. But after applying to more than 100 jobs since fall, the Kenyon College grad is having second thoughts. Courtesy Bryn SavidgeOn paper, the job market looks like it’s hardly ever been better. But zooming in on the job market for recent college graduates paints the economy in a much less rosy light.

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☆ The class of 2024 is facing a tough job market. Here’s who’s hiring, according to LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The class of 2024 is facing a tough job market. Hiring has slowed across the U.S., and entry-level jobs are getting more competitive in the wake of white-collar layoffs. Tai Walker, a senior at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, started her job search in March 2024 and has submitted over 100 applications. Walker says she's researching artificial intelligence and other tech boot camps to broaden her skill set and increase her job prospects. Even though some entry-level jobs have gotten harder to land, industries experiencing staffing shortages like education and construction are still hiring new college grads.

Persons: Tai Walker, Walker, who's, She's, Harry Holzer, Kory Kantenga, Kantenga, —, you've Organizations: William Paterson University, CNBC, Georgetown University, Labor Department, Employers, National Association of Colleges, LinkedIn, Education, Financial, Investment, Tech, Health, Kantenga Locations: U.S, Wayne , New Jersey, Americas

☆ Young workers are flocking to these fast-growing job markets—they're not on the coasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

New York, Washington, D.C. and other major metros may be some of the most sought-after job markets for young professionals, but for ample opportunities and high-paying roles, they may have better luck in the Sun Belt. The metro areas around Tucson, Arizona; Tallahassee, Florida; and Gainesville, Florida; are the fastest-growing job markets for entry-level roles, according to new data from LinkedIn. The top industries hiring entry-level workers are secure fields like manufacturing, government, education and health care. 1 priority is finding a job with stability. The professional services sector has seen more layoffs in recent years, Kantenga says, but common jobs in consulting and legal services also pay "extremely well," which may be a worthwhile tradeoff for young people.

Persons: Kory Kantenga, Kantenga, grads Organizations: LinkedIn, Sun Locations: York, Washington, Tucson , Arizona, Tallahassee , Florida, Gainesville , Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, Chattanooga , Tennessee, Savannah, Georgia, Des Moines , Iowa, Birmingham , Alabama, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, Huntsville , Alabama, Hartford , Connecticut, South, Americas, Tucson

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy job listing qualifiations feel absurdLacking enough or the right experience, skills, credentials and/or education ranked second among the biggest barriers for jobseekers in 2022, according to McKinsey & Co. The cooling labor market has made it more difficult to find a job. Kory Kantenga, Senior Economist at LinkedIn, said that is felt acutely in the entry-level job market. Some workplace experts blame inflated job requirements and layoffs of recruiters, while others point to a skills miss-match between available jobs and recent graduate degrees.

Persons: Kory Kantenga Organizations: McKinsey & Co, LinkedIn

☆ The economy is roaring. So why do we keep hearing about layoffs?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Los Angeles Times, eBay, and UPS are three companies that have made recent layoff announcements. Despite cuts at big household names, the nation's layoffs and discharges rate has been steadily low. AdvertisementEmployees at the Los Angeles Times, eBay , Microsoft , and UPS are some of the workers impacted by recent layoff announcements in January. That sector had a layoffs and discharges rate of 0.8% in December, which is actually a small dip from the 0.9% in November. Zhao noted that "the scale here" means that this number probably isn't really going to change because of the recent layoff announcements.

Persons: —, Nick Bunker, Bunker, Julia Pollak, ZipRecruiter's, Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor, Zhao, that's, Kory Kantenga, isn't Organizations: Los Angeles Times, eBay, UPS, Service, Microsoft, Bureau of Labor Statistics, North America, Labor, LinkedIn

Today, remote work has declined from its levels of the pandemic but is still – depending on how broadly one measures it – three to four times as prevalent as it was in 2019. And remote work tends to be dominated by higher-educated employees, with nearly 40% of those holding advanced degrees hybrid or fully remote. In early January, LinkedIn’s Global State of Remote and Hybrid Work study found that at its peak, in April of 2022, the share of job postings that offered remote work reached 20.3%. The more enduring feature of remote work is now hybrid.”There are also substantial differences within industry and among countries. “You’re moving to where the housing is cheaper.”Not that it is all rosy when it comes to remote work.

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☆ Nine in 10 young Americans are considering changing jobs this year. It's another sign of growing optimism around the US economy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Over 90% of Gen Zers and millennials said they're considering leaving their jobs, per a LinkedIn survey. The increase reflects young workers' desire for higher pay — but also confidence in the labor market. But as this uncertainty recedes, many young Americans appear ready to jump back into the job market. While these desires were prevalent among all generations, young Americans had the highest expectations for a pay bump in 2024. If young workers don't receive the raises or promotions they expect, this could provide them with additional motivation to leave their employers.

Persons: Gen Zers, millennials, —, Zers, Gen Xers, Kantenga Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Censuswide, Boomers, University of, Young

☆ A scientist explains what would happen if all the fish in the ocean disappeared
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Kory Evans | The Conversation | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

So what would happen to Earth if all the fish in the ocean suddenly disappeared? NOAA, Kevin LinoI'm a scientist who studies fish, their diversity, and all the ways they contribute to ocean environments. Fish as foodFish play important roles as both predators and prey in ocean ecosystems. Related storiesIn coral reef ecosystems, small fish are eaten by larger fish and other marine animals. AdvertisementIn coral reef ecosystems, plant-eating fish control the growth of algae by constantly grazing it down.

Persons: Fish, Kevin Lino I'm, Rogers, parrotfish, Kory Evans Organizations: Service, Fisheries, NOAA, biosciences, Rice University Locations: They're, United States, parrotfish

☆ Why the golden age of remote work may be coming to an end
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Anuz Thapa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Finding fully remote work is getting challenging. "Some of the pushback remote work is driven by concerns about productivity," said Kory Kantenga, senior economist at LinkedIn. During the pandemic, remote work became the darling of the corporate world, and companies going fully remote became the new normal. "Remote work was thrust upon us basically by the pandemic," said Nicholas Bloom, professor of economics at Stanford University. "Before the pandemic, remote work was pretty rare.

Persons: Kory Kantenga, Nicholas Bloom, it's, Elon Musk, CNBC's David Faber, It's Organizations: LinkedIn, Census Bureau, Stanford University Locations: U.S, America, la la

(AP) — An Indiana Moms for Liberty chapter has followed the conservative group’s national playbook, challenging diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in school districts as part of its “parental rights” mission. Democratic candidate and Carmel city councilman Miles Nelson asked his opponent on stage earlier this month to denounce the local Moms for Liberty chapter. The local chapter is relatively new, but its June newsletter attracted wide condemnation after quoting Hitler on its front cover. “It’s a clear example of how opposition to Moms for Liberty can galvanize people to vote against conservative candidates,” Valant said. Shaw, a former teacher, said she is concerned about the Moms for Liberty chapter's influence in the county.

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CNN —A convicted felon suspected of killing tech executive Pava LaPere in Baltimore this week has been arrested, ending a dayslong manhunt across the city, police said early Thursday. “I told him to turn himself in because they’re going to kill him,” Scarlett Billingsley told NBC News. Pava LaPere cofounded EcoMap at age 21 while she was still attending college at Johns Hopkins University, according to the company’s website. LaPere’s accomplishments gained her a spot on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list earlier this year for social impact. The father and daughter – both early risers – would talk early in the morning and exchange photos of their sunrises, her father recalled.

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Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherOn the morning of Feb. 7, 2017, two electricians were working on a warning siren near the spillway of Oroville Dam, 60 miles north of Sacramento, when they heard an explosion. As they watched, a giant plume of water rose over their heads, and chunks of concrete began flying down the hillside toward the Feather River. The dam’s spillway, a concrete channel capable of moving millions of gallons of water out of the reservoir in seconds, was disintegrating in front of them. If it had to be taken out of service, a serious rainstorm, like the one that had been falling on Northern California for days, could cause the dam — the tallest in the United States — to fail. The rain, however, didn’t.

Persons: Kory Honea, Dino Corbin Organizations: Spotify, California’s Department of Water Resources Locations: Oroville, Sacramento, Northern California, United States, Butte County

☆ All-cash homebuyers are becoming 'disruptive' to the housing market
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Al Yoon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As for the cash buyers who can pay in full without taking out a mortgage, their power has only increased. In April, cash buyers represented 33.4% of transactions, far above levels hovering around 25% for most of the past decade. The data is the latest sign that cash buyers are clashing with borrowers more than ever. "Cash offers used to be an occasional nuisance and now they're becoming disruptive" to the market, said Debra Shultz, a vice president of mortgage lending at CrossCountry Mortgage. At each turn, he lost them either because he'd been outbid, or because the seller went with a cash offer, she said.

Persons: Redfin, Cash, —, homebuyers begrudgingly, Debra Shultz, Shultz, he'd, Deanna Kory, Kory, she's Organizations: Service, CrossCountry Mortgage, Corcoran Group Locations: New York City, Manhattan, In New York City

☆ How the U.S. labor market went from 'quiet quitting' to 'quiet hiring'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Anuz Thapa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This year there's a new vogue practice — "quiet hiring." "Quiet hiring is one of several trends that we've identified as potentially having a major impact in 2023 for the future of work,'" says Emily Rose McRae, who leads Gartner's future of work research team. And companies are starting to turn to quiet hiring to trim costs ahead of a potential economic downturn. "One way of potentially doing that is what has been called quiet hiring." Watch the video above to find out more about the concept of quiet hiring and its potential impact on the job market and the overall economy.

☆ With a recession looming, layoffs are in full effect. Here are some of the safest and most at-risk jobs, according to economists.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

US employees are worried about their jobs amid a looming recession. Insider spoke to economists to identify some of the safest jobs, and the ones most at risk. The grim economic outlook has caused employee concerns about layoffs to skyrocket, Lauren Thomas, a UK-based economist for Glassdoor told Insider. Insider spoke to labor experts and economists to identify some of the safest and most-at-risk jobs. Olga Rolenko/Getty ImagesConstruction, which relies heavily on borrowed funds, tends to get hit hard early on during a recession, experts told Insider.

☆ Five Louisiana Officers Charged in 2019 Death of Black Driver Ronald Greene
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Five Louisiana law-enforcement officers were charged in connection with the death of an unarmed Black man who died after a 2019 traffic stop where officers beat him and used stun guns. Trooper Kory York was charged with one count of negligent homicide and 10 counts of malfeasance in office. The four other officers were charged with obstruction of justice or malfeasance in office.

☆ Louisiana officers charged in 2019 death of unarmed Black motorist
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A grand jury indicted five Louisiana law enforcement officers on Thursday on charges ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance for their role in the death of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene while making an arrest in 2019. Greene, 49, died in May 2019 on a roadside in rural northern Louisiana after a violent confrontation with officers that followed a high-speed car chase. York was charged with negligent homicide and 10 counts of malfeasance. Greene's death further fueled a national debate over police brutality, especially against Black men. Footage also showed Greene leading police on a high-speed chase, then crashing his car.

☆ Five Louisiana officers charged in Black motorist’s deadly arrest
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

— Five Louisiana law enforcement officers were charged with state crimes ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance Thursday in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. Others, including a Union Parish sheriff’s deputy and three other troopers, were charged with malfeasance and obstruction of justice. Louisiana State Police via APUnion Parish District Attorney John Belton submitted arrest warrants for all five of the indicted officers. And for the first time in the case, a medical expert deemed Greene’s death a homicide. Edwards has repeatedly said he did nothing to influence or hinder the Greene investigation and has described the troopers’ actions as both criminal and racist.

☆ How a work management platform can help your organization embrace digital transformation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Asana With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For many, this will mean moving on from a legacy ecosystem and investing in a new era of digital transformation. Ricoh's team was also primarily operating in manual workflows, which resulted in uncoordinated project launches and lack of transparency across the organization. A leading work management platform that helps organizations of all sizes orchestrate their work, Asana was a foundational step in working cohesively. Nine months in, and Ricoh's marketing team is using Asana as its day-to-day workplace management platform. Learn more about how Asana can help your team embrace a digital transformation.

☆ 5 of the riskiest industries to work in during a recession, according to economists
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

While a downturn isn't inevitable, many economic forecasters believe it's just a matter of time before a recession hits. While no job is completely immune to economic headwinds, some industries tend to fare worse than others during a downturn. CNBC Make It asked three economists which industries they expect will be the most vulnerable during the next economic downturn. "The risk of a recession is real, but I think there's also a really good chance we don't have a recession at all." Check out:Here's how you can recession-proof your career, according to one CEOThe 4 most 'recession-proof' industries to work in, according to economists5 recession-proof jobs with 'consistently high' demand, according to economistsSign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletter

☆ Conservatives and anti-vaxxers are frantically lobbying Elon Musk to lift Twitter bans on their idols after he took over
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An assortment of conservatives are lobbying Elon Musk to undo Twitter bans on prominent allies. Musk has said he opposes permanent bans and plans to roll back moderation on Twitter. But Twitter is enforcing legal sanctions on the networks in the EU and UK which prevents people seeing their content. Twitter has said it never shadowbans anybody, though Musk said Friday he was "digging in" to the allegations. Evolutionary biologist and podcaster Bret Weinstein, who has long questioned COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, also called for Musk to reinstate anti-vaxxer Dr Robert Malone.

☆ Ivermectin — a drug once touted as a Covid treatment by conservatives — doesn't improve recovery much, clinical trial finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ivermectin, a drug once touted by conservatives as a treatment for Covid, does not meaningfully improve the recovery time for people with mild to moderate Covid-19, according a large clinical trial published in a peer-reviewed journal. Ivermectin has been approved to treat parasitic worms in humans, but it's primarily used as a dewormer for horses. "Among outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19, treatment with ivermectin, compared with placebo, did not significantly improve time to recovery," the team of scientists led by Duke University School of Medicine wrote. The latest trial looked at 817 people who took ivermectin tablets for three days and compared them to 774 who received a placebo. The participants who took ivermectin received a daily dose based on their weight.

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