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Otis Keys II, 41, The Colony, Texas UPS driver grappling with smaller average paychecks despite a new union contract. When Otis Keys II hit top-level pay for his role at UPS in 2019, he expected to start checking items off his financial bucket list. That’s not what happened, even after the Teamsters union he belongs to negotiated a historic new contract last summer. “There’s a lot of guys that actually had to take a hard layoff and sit home.”Primary source of income: Keys drives full time for UPS. A UPS spokesperson said feeder drivers “are the best compensated in the industry” and “their total pay and benefits package is valued at nearly double our competitors’.”Otis Keys II is a feeder truck driver at UPS.

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New U.S. tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese goods take effect Friday as trade tensions intensify between the world’s two largest economies. For example, the U.S. imports almost no Chinese EVs, largely because of an existing 27.5% tariff that is now increasing to 100%. Lithium-ion batteries, however, are a different story, accounting for about $13 billion of the $18 billion in affected Chinese goods. Similarly, the U.S. has been increasing its Chinese imports of natural graphite, another crucial component of EVs. “Cheaper Chinese solars and cheaper Chinese EVs can actually take jobs away from a lot of manufacturers in, say, the West.

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☆ Pesto the chonky Australian penguin chick captivates Katy Perry and the internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Australia — Pesto the huge king penguin chick has drawn hundreds of visitors to an Australian aquarium, and now the bird can count Katy Perry as one of his biggest fans. Chocolate-brown and fluffy, Pesto is a 9-month-old king penguin that weighs 52 pounds, more than twice the combined weight of his parents. Most of Pesto’s weight comes from the brown fuzz that keeps penguin chicks warm through winter. Like all king penguins, Pesto is non-sexually dimorphic, which means he does not have externally visible traits that distinguish him from female penguins. The average parental care for a baby king penguin can span over a year.

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This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. Texas Senate Media ServicesThe Health Science Center did not comment on Parker’s plans for legislation. The Health Science Center suspended its body-donation program, fired the officials who led it and said it would stop accepting unclaimed bodies. The University of North Texas Health Science Center suspended its body-donation program and fired the officials who led it. Dallas County officials have said moving forward they won’t provide unclaimed bodies for research unless survivors choose to do so.

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Republicans stand a good chance of erasing the Democrats’ narrow 51-49 Senate majority in November, a hard reality that complicates Harris' transition planning. Members of Harris’ transition team have studied that one — the handoff from Ronald Reagan to George H.W. Harris' team is operating under an unusually compressed timeline and is still building the basic apparatus needed to vet potential hires and staff an administration. Last month, Harris' campaign appointed Yohannes Abraham to run the team that is preparing for a transfer of power. He came to his new role with direct experience, having been executive director of Biden’s transition in 2020.

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Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph sustained winds and higher gusts. Hurricanes are rated 1 through 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale based on their wind speed. Damage is exponential as wind speed increases, meaning a strong Category 3 storm could do up to 60 times as much damage as a weak Category 1 storm. Well-built homes will be heavily damaged, with most of the roof blown away. Most well-built homes will be destroyed, and many will be stripped to the foundation.

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A third of teens and young adults in the U.S. can’t afford or otherwise access menstrual products, according to new research from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Some young people may skip school, sports or other social activities because of a lack of access to menstrual products. “This is impacting everyone.”Some states are passing legislation to increase access to menstrual products in schools. Are you able to access tampons or pads? “Just like toilet paper is readily available in all restrooms, we’d love to see improved access to free menstrual products everywhere.”

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Taylor County expects to take a direct hit from the Category 4 storm, which is expected to make landfall Thursday night. Taylor County, in northern Florida near the Big Bend region, is home to 20,000 residents, Padgett said. Follow here for live updatesAs in other spots in Florida, mandatory evacuations were ordered for Taylor County, but Padgett estimated that as much as half of his population is choosing to stay put. Uber has offered to take Taylor County residents to shelters outside the county, Padgett said. Helene is the third major storm within a year for Taylor County, Padgett said, "But we're going to endure.

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☆ Portfolio manager: Bond is good hedge against risk asset when inflation is down, like now
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPortfolio manager: Bond is good hedge against risk asset when inflation is down, like nowAndrew Szczurowski with Morgan Stanley Investment Management explains why he believes there's still plenty of value in the bond market despite recent rallies amid the Fed's easing cycle.

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☆ My basement was full of stuff. After 24 years of accumulating, I finally started decluttering and it was so satisfying.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ivy Eisenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I decided to finally declutter and say goodbye to things I didn't think I could part with. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA sign on my home office door says, "Creative People Don't Have a Mess; They Have Ideas Lying Around Everywhere." I've created a three-step process to trick myself into saying goodbye to my junk without squashing my personality or memories. I am finally able to say goodbye to my belongings, knowing that they will be adopted.

Persons: —, I've, Gamify, she'd, Donna Summer, Ivy Eisenberg Organizations: Service, Facebook, Vietnam Veterans Locations: Ulta, France, America, White Plains , New York, Queens, New York City

☆ Argentina poverty rate soars over 50% as Milei austerity bites
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Argentina’s poverty rate soared to almost 53% in the first half of the year, official data released on Thursday showed, the first hard evidence of the painful impact of libertarian President Javier Milei’s tough austerity measures. The data underscores how Milei’s spending cuts, aimed at overturning a deep fiscal deficit, have caused major short-term pain. The country is in a deep recession and inflation remains in triple digits, though there are signs things are improving. ‘Any level of poverty is horrendous’Agustin Salvia, director of the UCA’s Observatory, said that there was a significant impact at the start of the year from Milei’s policies. “If you look at the whole story, it shows a deterioration in the first quarter.

Persons: Javier Milei’s, ”, Irma Casal, Agustin Salvia, Manuel Adorni, Milei Organizations: Catholic University of Argentina’s, UCA’s Locations: American, Buenos Aires

☆ LVMH's Bernard Arnault set to overtake Mark Zuckerberg as the world's 3rd-richest person after $24 billion wealth surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernard Arnault's net worth has soared by $24 billion in four days to $201 billion. The LVMH CEO is set to leapfrog Mark Zuckerberg and become the world's third-richest person. AdvertisementBernard Arnault has grown $24 billion richer in four days — and looks set to overtake Mark Zuckerberg as the world's third-richest person. He was the richest person on the planet with a $231 billion net worth in late March. AdvertisementThe decline in LVMH stock this year has narrowed from about 20% to 5%, meaning it's no longer languishing at a two-year low.

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☆ Mark Cuban says Trump has turned the GOP into his family business
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mark Cuban says Trump has turned the Republican Party into his own "family business." AdvertisementMark Cuban said former President Donald Trump has made the Republican Party his "family business." The former president has five children — Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, and Barron Trump. Lara Trump is a former TV news producer and has been a fixture in her father-in-law's political career. Cuban and representatives of Trump didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside business hours.

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See more mortgage rates on Zillow Real Estate on ZillowWhat Are Today's Mortgage Refinance Rates? See more mortgage rates on Zillow Real Estate on ZillowMortgage CalculatorUse our free mortgage calculator to see how today's mortgage rates will affect your monthly and long-term payments. Current 30-Year Mortgage RatesAverage 30-year mortgage rates are hovering around 5.80%, according to Zillow data. Mortgage rates are determined by a variety of different factors, including larger economic trends, Federal Reserve policy, your state's current mortgage rates, the type of loan you're getting, and your personal financial profile. But now that inflation has decelerated and the Fed is expected to cut rates soon, mortgage rates have trended down.

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☆ A $28 trillion problem is about to get much worse. Harris and Trump are ignoring it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But now, as the dangers of a widening deficit and mounting debt grow, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making little effort to address it. A budget deficit occurs when a country’s spending exceeds what it collects in revenue, primarily through taxes. The deficit is expected to widen under the status quo and could get even worse under proposals by both Harris and Trump, if enacted. During the Trump-Harris presidential debate earlier this month, the budget deficit was mentioned just twice, when Harris jabbed Trump for his proposals, which are expected to add considerably more to the deficit than hers. In the 2021 fiscal year, during which Trump left office, the country ran a $2.8 trillion deficit.

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☆ Israeli politics swirl as Hezbollah conflict ramps up
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It’ll take him months on end to train for the job,” said Gadi Eisenkot, a highly respected former Israeli military chief and member of the opposition. Policy and domestic politics are impossible to separate in any democracy, but especially in Netanyahu’s Israel – and especially now. Remarkably, Netanyahu held a security consultation on Wednesday but did not invite his defense minister, an Israeli official told CNN. Hezbollah says that it’s attacking Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza; Israel wants to get Hezbollah to stop firing even without a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. With both the Philadelphi Corridor and Hezbollah, Netanyahu’s critics have questioned why, if they were so critical, he waited months to raise the stakes over those issues.

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☆ Netflix's stunning comeback — explained in one chart
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementWho's going to win the streaming wars? Its would-be competitors are nowhere close. It no longer had the market to itself, and its flaws could no longer be covered up by go-go growth. AdvertisementThe best way to show how the streaming wars have worked out is via this chart: It shows you that Netflix stock is soaring. (We also threw Fox on this chart, even though the company has mostly stayed out of the streaming wars, though Tubi, its free service, is starting to gain momentum.)

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☆ I'm a multimillionaire, but I'm not leaving my kids any cash inheritance. I think it would be a mistake to make them wealthy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Instead, he plans to pay for college, a car, a down payment, and make business loans. Here's what I'm doing instead, and how I talk with them about money and wealth. Courtesy of George ApplingI believe it's bad to make your kids wealthyI don't want to leave my children money because I believe it's bad to make your children wealthy. If the kids need $20 to go to the trampoline park with friends, I'll usually pay. I let the kids make mistakes with moneyAll my kids work during the summer, and saved about $1,000 each last year.

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The good news is that recent data suggests a decline in overdose deaths, the first significant drop in decades. Skyrocketing overdose deaths are nearly unavoidable, regardless of whether a state enforces tough penalties for drug possession or decriminalizes it. Since 2021, at least two-thirds of America’s 100,000 annual overdose deaths involved a synthetic opioid like fentanyl. Overdose deaths in the Northeast Deaths per 100,000 people Looking at regional overdose deaths shows this pattern clearly. It’s not coincidental that the exponential rise in overdose deaths has occurred in tandem with a profound increase in income inequality.

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☆ Shailene Woodley on Her Movie & TV Roles: 'Divergent,' 'Secret Life,' 'Big Little Lies'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementOn her brief stint on 'The OC' and the biggest takeaway from her breakout role on 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager'Daren Kagasoff and Shailene Woodley in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." It wasn't until I was a little bit older that I was like, "Oh, damn, that was a pretty big deal. Another movie that's a touchstone of your career is the "Divergent" series. AdvertisementThe final movie in that franchise never materialized and there were different stages of development of a TV movie and spinoff series. AdvertisementYou've said before that you were interested in coming back as Jane in a potential third season of "Big Little Lies."

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☆ Google's reported $2.7 billion deal to bring back a former employee is proof AI geniuses are the new 'star quarterbacks'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Google struck a $2.7 billion deal with Character.ai., largley to rehire AI expert Noam Shazeer, WSJ reported. It's an eye-popping example of how expensive and in demand top AI talent is as competition heats up. AI career experts told Business Insider it's a bit like pro sports — the superstars are worth it. AdvertisementThere are plenty of stories out there about just how ruthless the hiring wars for AI talent have gotten. Grennan predicted this pattern will continue as the AI talent window stays hot for the next three to four years.

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☆ Kamala Harris' marijuana stance is hazier than you think
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kamala Harris has previously supported federal marijuana legalization and continues to back reforms. AdvertisementAs a United States senator and 2020 presidential candidate, Kamala Harris supported not just legalizing marijuana nationwide, but expunging nonviolent marijuana-related offenses. Advertisement"I would suspect that she would probably support [legalization], but I don't know," said Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. 'I don't know whether that would be a top priority issue'There's no denying that marijuana legalization is popular. "I don't know whether that would be a top priority issue, but I do think that we will see a potential Harris administration go much farther than the Biden administration has," Fox said.

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☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Dell, Wynn, Walmart, Best Buy, Costco, Netflix & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Piper Sandler upgrades Accenture to overweight from equal weight Piper upgraded the IT company following its earnings report. Goldman Sachs reiterates Costco as buy Goldman says it's sticking with the stock following earnings on Thursday. Citi downgrades Dollar General to sell from neutral Citi says it sees too many competitive challenges. JPMorgan adds Best Buy to the focus list JPMorgan says it sees an "improving product cycle" for Best Buy. Bank of America downgrades HP to neutral from buy The firm says it sees slowing earnings per share growth.

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☆ I quit my job because of an RTO mandate. I never want to work in an office again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jennifer Oliva quit her job after a return-to-office mandate in Fall 2021. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jennifer Oliva, a 54-year-old who quit her job after receiving an RTO mandate. I was happier even though I was technically on the clock and logged in for more hours working from home. In November, I asked my boss again if I could work a hybrid schedule and only come into the office a few days a week. I work many more hours than when I worked my network TV job, even factoring in a commute, but I can spread out the work throughout the day.

Persons: Jennifer Oliva, —, I, I'd, I'm, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, lhaas Locations: New York City, Washington

☆ Commerzbank and UniCredit set to meet as takeover prospect looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Commerzbank AG bank branch, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCommerzbank and UniCredit are set to begin talks Friday, with the German bank on the defensive over a potential takeover after its Italian counterpart unexpectedly increased its stake earlier this month. Speaking at a financial conference, Orlopp said the German bank was open minded, but that the speed of synergies and risks needed to be considered. The potential for a takeover or merger has been met with opposition from Germany's government and several senior figures at Commerzbank. Orlopp herself earlier this month told journalists that the process had taken Commerzbank by surprise, but urged a calm approach.

Persons: Krisztian Bocsi, Bettina Orlopp, Orlopp, Commerzbank, Manfred Knof, Germany's, Jens Weidmann, Stefan Wittmann Organizations: AG, Bloomberg, Getty, Reuters, CNBC Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, Commerzbank

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