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☆ Emotion could be a better way to measure brand value
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Billee Howard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marketing has long struggled to establish an standard measurement for brand value. AdvertisementThe number one thing on the minds of CMOs in 2024 is proving measurable brand value. There have been many ways of assessing brand value in the past including revenue, the value of future net earnings, and net promoter scores. Some new disruptive thinking on brand value deserves consideration — the power of emotion. The power of emotion — the Equinox exampleEmotion is the new currency driving quantifiable brand growth.

Persons: —, Julia Klim, Equinox's, Klim, Billee Howard Organizations: Service, Gartner Locations: Brandthro

☆ Voting rule changes: Republicans push ballot measures in key battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republican lawmakers and activists in several presidential battlegrounds are pushing ballot measures to change how elections are run in their states. And in Arizona, a so-called ballot referral moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature would upend the state’s widely used, no-excuse vote-by-mail system. Constitutional amendments in Wisconsin and ballot referenda in Arizona are not subject to the approval of governors in those states. “Wisconsin’s status as a swing state makes election integrity measures important locally, nationally and internationally.”If approved, the Wisconsin measures would be in effect for this year’s elections. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a raft of legislation – ranging from efforts to get rid of red-light cameras to prohibiting ranked-choice voting in the state’s elections.

Persons: ”, Jay Heck, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Sen, Eric Wimberger, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg, Tony Evers, Will Flanders, –, who’s, Debra Cronmiller, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs ’, Alex Gulotta, “, Wendy Rogers, Rogers, Wisconsin’s, noncitizens Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, Silver State, Tuesday ., White House, Center for Tech, Republicans, Democratic, National Conference of State Legislatures, Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty, Badger State, League of Women Voters of, Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, Clark County Republican Party, Wisconsin, New, New York City Locations: Wisconsin, Nevada, Silver, Arizona, Tuesday . Arizona, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Maricopa County, ” Arizona, Clark, New York City, York, New York

☆ Arizona Republicans call basic income payments 'unearned,' introduce a bill to ban them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republican lawmakers in Arizona have introduced a bill to ban guaranteed basic income programs. Arizona state lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban any municipality or county from making payments to a person as part of a guaranteed basic income program. Numerous cities across the country are experimenting with guaranteed basic income programs either through local initiatives or nonprofits. Guaranteed basic income programs are less politically fraught than a universal basic income, though they aren't without critics. Other places, like Harris County, Texas — which includes Houston — have also used COVID-19 funds for guaranteed basic income programs .

Persons: —, Bill, Andrew Yang, Lupe Diaz, Diaz, John Gillette Organizations: Republicans, Service, Republican, Arizona, Phoenix City Council, Phoenix New Times, Houston, Lawmakers Locations: Arizona, Iowa, South Dakota, Denver, Phoenix, Harris County , Texas, Texas, . South Dakota

☆ Who is Charles Cosby, the man Griselda Blanco dated while in prison?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe new Netflix miniseries "Griselda" dramatizes the life of Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, but omits Charles Cosby, a drug dealer who managed to come out of a relationship with the "godmother of cocaine" alive. With only six episodes, "Griselda" leaves out aspects of the real-life drug trafficker's history — like her later-in-life romance with Cosby. Charles Cosby's relationship with Griselda Blanco began after he wrote her a letter while she was in prisonCharles Cosby in the 2008 documentary "Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' With the Godmother." "I was a millionaire 45 days after meeting her," he said in "Cocaine Cowboys 2." Cosby, who's still alive, has spoken about their relationship in interviews as well as in his 2021 autobiography "Hustling With the Godmother: My Life and Times With Griselda Blanco."

Persons: —, Griselda, Griselda Blanco, Charles Cosby, Sofía Vergara, Cosby, Blanco, Charles Cosby's, Rakontur Cosby, Amber, who's Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Cocaine, Miami New Times, Cocaine Cowboys, Sun Locations: Miami, Oakland , California, Irvine , California, California, Blanco, Colombia, Medellín

☆ The Cost of Streaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( David Leonhardt | More About David Leonhardt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Streaming technology has allowed people to spend much more time watching entertainment than they did in the past. Normally, a big increase in the use of a product also increases the profits of the companies that make that product. Disney’s stock price has fallen more than half from its 2021 peak, and the company fired its C.E.O. Shares of Paramount Pictures’ parent company are worth less than they were 25 years ago. Warren Buffett recently described streaming as a particularly difficult environment in which to make money.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Jonathan Mahler — Organizations: Paramount Pictures, Times Magazine, Warner Brothers, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood

☆ Russia smells blood as Ukraine tries to stop war fatigue spreading among allies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2023. One noted Russian academic, historian and author Sergei Medvedev said he's worried about Western resolve in Ukraine, saying, "I think the West is tiring." Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during The Strong Ideas For The New Times Forum on June 29, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. Getty ImagesWhen a very public rift erupted between Poland and Ukraine last week, the Kremlin was quick to seize upon the tensions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Sept. 21, 2023.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Jim Watson, Russia —, Vladimir Putin, Sergei Medvedev, he's, Trump, Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Rava, Yuriy Dyachyshyn, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mateusz Morawiecki, Teneo, Kevin Lamarque, Ian Bremmer, Zelenskyy, let's, Andrzej Duda Organizations: White, AFP, Getty, Republicans, CNBC, Kremlin, New Times Forum, Agency for Strategic Initiatives, Putin's, European Commission, World Trade Organization, General Assembly, Kyiv, Teneo, U.S, Republican, Ukraine, Reuters, Eurasia Group, Trump, Sunday Locations: Washington ,, Ukraine, Russia, Europe, U.S, Poland, Slovakia, Russian, Moscow, Warsaw, Kyiv, Polish, Hungary, New York City

Instead, it will explore the technology developed by Dual Fluid Energy Inc. to address the need for cleaner sources of energy. Much of the country's electricity comes from hydropower and diesel plants, according to the Rwanda Energy Group, and only about 68% of people have access to electricity. The CEO of the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, Fidel Ndahayo, said the deal is part of a strategy of partnerships with startup companies developing small modular nuclear reactor technologies. “The Dual Fluid technology has nuclear safety design features that make it accident-free," Ndahayo asserted in the statement. “Living near a nuclear energy plant is like living near a nuclear bomb which can explode and cause more damages," The New Times reported.

Persons: Götz Ruprecht, ”, Juan Matthews, Matthews, Fidel Ndahayo, Ndahayo, ” Ndahayo, Frank Habineza, ___ Anna Organizations: Dual Fluid Energy Inc, Rwanda Energy Group, Fluid Energy, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development's Nuclear Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Energy, Dalton Nuclear, University of Manchester, New Times, Africa Climate Summit, Rwanda Atomic Energy Board Locations: KIGALI, Rwanda, Canada, Africa, Russia, Nairobi, Kenya

“Backpage was viewed in law enforcement as the most cooperative site,” said Bruce Feder, the attorney for former executive vice-president Spear. But under Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer, the standards used to screen for potential prostitution ads were not clear, attorney David Eisenberg said. Prosecutors say Backpage’s operators ignored warnings to stop running prostitution ads, some involving children. Authorities say Backpage employees would aggregate more users by identifying prostitutes through Google searches, then call and offer them a free ad. Backpage’s operators said they never allowed ads for sex and used people and automated tools to try to delete such ads.

Persons: —, Backpage.com, Scott Spear, Andrew Padilla, Joye Vaught, “ Backpage, ”, Bruce Feder, Spear, ” Joy Bertrand, Vaught “, Vaught, Bertrand, ” Bertrand, Carl Ferrer, David Eisenberg, ” Eisenberg, “, Michael Lacey, John Brunst, Lacey, James Larkin, Larkin, Ferrer, Backpage Organizations: PHOENIX, Phoenix . Defense, Phoenix New Times, Voice, Prosecutors, Authorities Locations: Phoenix, Dallas, Arizona, California

☆ Sentencing of two ex-Proud Boys leaders postponed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/6] Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gestures as he leaves the D.C. Central Detention Facility where he had been held since September 2021, in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein E/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The sentencing hearings for two former leaders of the right-wing Proud Boys who were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes for the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters were abruptly postponed on Wednesday. Former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio and another former leader Ethan Nordean were supposed to be the first of five Proud Boys to face sentencing this week, with three other co-defendants due to be sentenced on Thursday and Friday. Prosecutors are planning to ask U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to sentence Tarrio to 33 years in prison and Nordean to 27 years. Attorneys for Tarrio and Nordean will ask the judge to reject the terrorism enhancement request.

Persons: Enrique Tarrio, Evelyn Hockstein E, Donald Trump, Ethan Nordean, Nordean, Timothy Kelly, Tarrio, Stewart Rhodes, Joe Biden's, Trump, Biden, Jack Smith, Timothy James McVeigh, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Biggs, Rehl, Prosecutors, Dominic Pezzola, Mark Ode, Pezzola, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Alistair Bell, Mark Porter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Capitol, U.S, Attorney's, District of Columbia, Proud Boys, Prosecutors, Democratic, Republican, Tarrio, Oklahoma City, Rehl, Baltimore . Capitol Police, Capitol Police, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington, Baltimore

☆ Ukraine was given 101 guns and 148,000 bullets collected by Miami police in a buyback scheme
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Miami Police Department sent over a hundred guns and 148,000 bullets to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pressing the US to send more long-range weapons. The "Guns 4 Ukraine" scheme provides vouchers ranging from $50 to $150, depending on the type of weapon handed in. But last month Ukrainian President Zelenskyy made another plea for military assistance, urging the US to supply it with long-range weapons and modern aircraft. "I would really draw attention to long-range armaments," he said, adding: "We have been waiting for this for quite some time."

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ken Russell, Marian Zablotskyi, Biden, Zelenskyy Organizations: Miami Police Department, Service, Miami, Miami New Times, Ukrainian, Committee of America, Ukraine's Finance, Biden Administration, State Department Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon

☆ DeSantis touts his blue-collar upbringing on the campaign trail, but it hasn't made a dent with working-class voters. Trump still reigns supreme among likely GOP primary voters, a new poll says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis has sought to paint himself as a protector of middle-class values in the 2024 race. But Trump retains a huge 65% to 9% edge over DeSantis among GOP voters making under $50,000, per a new Times/Siena College poll. Even among GOP voters making over $100,000, which had previously been a brighter spot for DeSantis, he trailed Trump, albeit by a narrower 23 points (46%-23%). Overall, Trump retains a sizable edge in the GOP primary, with 54% selecting the former president as their top choice, followed by DeSantis at 17%. Nikki Haley of South Carolina are each sitting at 3% support among likely primary voters, with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Gov.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Trump, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Mike Pence, Sen, Tim Scott of, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie Organizations: Yale, GOP, Siena, Service, Yale University, Harvard Law School, Republicans, New York Times, DeSantis, Trump, Times, Siena College Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Dunedin , Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa , New Hampshire

☆ The Semiconductor Struggle
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( David Leonhardt | More About David Leonhardt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have both visited Beijing in recent weeks partly to improve communication between the two countries. Biden administration officials appear close to announcing rules restricting American firms from investing in many cutting-edge Chinese technology companies. The Biden administration put the restrictions in place Oct. 7. Muse, a semiconductor expert at Evercore ISI, an investment advisory firm. The article explains how the Biden administration is trying to prevent China from getting access to cutting-edge semiconductors, which are vital to many digital technologies.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Antony Blinken, Biden, ” Yellen, Yellen, Gina Raimondo, you’d, would’ve, ”, C.J, Alex Palmer, Alex Organizations: “, U.S, Biden, ISI, Times Locations: U.S, China, Beijing, Japan, Netherlands, Taiwan

☆ Elon Musk reportedly microdoses ketamine to treat depression and takes full doses of the drug at parties
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk has told people he microdoses ketamine for depression, The Wall Street Journal reported. On Monday, Musk said on Twitter that ketamine is a "better option" than traditional drugs. Elon Musk has told people he is taking small doses of ketamine to treat depression and has been seen taking the drug recreationally as well, according to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal. The publication said the billionaire takes full doses of the drug at parties, citing individuals who have seen Musk use ketamine as well as other people with direct knowledge. But, the Tesla CEO tweeted about the use of ketamine to treat depression less than two hours after The Journal's report was published.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, US Food and Drug Administration hasn't, Sergey Brin, Brin, Spokespeople, Joe Rogan, Tesla, he'd, David Marglin Organizations: Street Journal, Wall Street, Drug Foundation, US Food and Drug Administration, Fund, SpaceX, Spotify, Founders Fund, New Times, New York Times, Bay Area, Times Locations: Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Francisco

☆ Trump showed up at a Miami restaurant and promised food for everyone but left without paying for anything
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump made a quick stop at a Cuban restaurant in Miami after his second arraignment on Tuesday. Trump declared "food for everyone" after being greeted with birthday wishes from his supporters. But his fans were left empty-handed when he left the restaurant within 10 minutes. The Cuban restaurant was packed with Trump fans, eager to offer their support and birthday wishes to him. It appears that Trump didn't get to enjoy any Cuban food either, opting for McDonald's fast food on his plane ride back to New Jersey, per the New York Times.

Persons: Trump, —, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Miami New Times, Trump, New York Times Locations: Cuban, Miami, Versailles, Miami —, New Jersey, East Palestine , Ohio

☆ A Widow Said Her Husband Was Left in a Drinks Cooler After Dying on a Cruise
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Lauren Mccarthy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Having been stored at an insufficient temperature, the body had “horrifically decomposed,” the lawsuit said, preventing his family from having an open casket at his wake and funeral. For her trauma, Ms. Jones, who had been married to her husband for 55 years, and her family are seeking a jury trial and at least $1 million in damages. In a statement, Celebrity Cruises declined to comment, citing “the sensitivity of the alleged facts and out of respect for the family.”The lawsuit, which was reported by Miami New Times, said members of the ship’s crew told Ms. Jones that there was a “50/50 shot” if she got off the ship in San Juan that the coroner’s office there would take possession of her husband’s body for an autopsy before releasing it to a funeral home. She was told she would have to stay in Puerto Rico with his body and make arrangements on her own to get it, and herself, back to Florida. Assured that the Equinox was equipped to safely transport her husband’s body back to Fort Lauderdale, Ms. Jones, who was 78 at the time and suddenly traveling alone, gave the crew permission to store his body in the ship’s morgue and agreed to remain on board for the rest of the cruise, the lawsuit says.

An Insider review found that his company has sold to foreign governments, including a $228 million dollar contract. What Mills didn't advertise was Pacem's munitions contracts with foreign governments. The company's chief legal officer Joseph Schmitz said all of Pacem's foreign munitions sales are approved by the Department of State. Mills's influence over American military spending while having ties to a munitions company poses the potential for conflicts of interest, an ethics watchdog said. In Congress, Mills sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, which oversee military spending and foreign weapons sales.

☆ Biden releases most JFK assassination records — but withholds thousands
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“We’re 59 years after President John Kennedy was killed and there’s just no justification for this,” said Judge John H. Tunheim, who from 1994-98 chaired the Assassination Records Review Board that was established Under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, which Biden voted for when it passed Congress unanimously. Many of those Joannides records were never put in the National Archives' JFK collection, according to the foundation's lawsuit, so the lion's share of the suspected records were not released Thursday. CIA officials dispute the number of Joannides records in their possession, but they confirmed two were scheduled to be released Thursday. Under the JFK records act, all documents related to the assassination were supposed to be released by 2017. His poll also showed that 71% of voters thought Biden should release all of the JFK records, regardless of agency opposition.

☆ 3 key takeaways on how Bob Iger's surprise return to Disney could shape its sports strategy, from 'deep cost-cutting at ESPN' to 'quick wins' in sports betting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Colin Salao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Analysts expect Iger to make major changes to ESPN's broadcasting strategy for live sports. Bob Iger has been reinstated as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, replacing Bob Chapek after less than three years at the helm. Iger's return has boosted Disney's stock price by 6% in the past day with experts predicting major strategic changes within the company. The cost of these rights deals have also continued to shoot up amid the transition from linear TV to direct-to-consumer services. It actually strengthens the brand of ESPN when you have a betting component, and it has no impact on the Disney brand."

☆ Former Proud Boys member was hired to work at Miami polling station until it surfaced he is awaiting trial for Jan. 6, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Two other former members were hired, and are still in the roles, the Miami Herald reported. A former member of the far-right Proud Boys group was scheduled to work at a Miami polling station until officials learned he is awaiting trial over the Capitol riot, the Miami Herald reported on Monday. Former Proud Boys member Gabriel Garcia in the Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to the Department of Justice. Multiple Proud Boys members were at the Capitol riot, and several of them have been charged over it. He voluntarily testified to the House committee investigating the riot about the role the Proud Boys played in the event, the Times reported.

☆ Some German Burger King restaurants served out-of-date bacon, had mouse infestations, and sold vegan burgers contaminated by meat, according to an undercover investigation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

German TV show "Team Wallraff" released an undercover investigation into Burger King in the country. Stale burger buns, including some a week past their expiry date, were also served partially toasted, so that customers wouldn't notice, the undercover reporter said. Burger King Deutschland said in a lengthy statement that it took the accusations "very seriously" per an Insider translation. A former worker at a Burger King restaurant in Cologne told the show that their store was plagued by mice. The only thing missing was the Burger King uniforms," the former worker said, adding that: "They were definitely more than us [people]."

☆ $15 billion delivery startup Gopuff tried to rip out a page from Amazon's playbook by poaching its managers. Insiders say a newfound metrics obsession 'destroyed' its operations.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( Tom Dotan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Gopuff warehouse managers knew times had changed the moment their corporate bosses started needling them about employee bathroom breaks. These kinds of questions have become a regular occurrence, according to seven current and former Gopuff employees. Insider talked to a dozen current and former Gopuff employees at both corporate and regional levels. At that meeting, he said he wanted to level up the talent of the company's warehouse managers, two former employees said. Another former Gopuff manager said the company's Amazon hires seemed to take little interest in learning how Gopuff had been doing things previously.

☆ Natalia Morari, în premieră, despre tatăl său: „M-a marcat imaginea fratelui meu de zece ani care, cu cuţitul în mână, striga că dacă tata o mai atinge pe mama, îl omoară”
▼ + stars: | 2019-02-06 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Igor Dodon | ) unimedia.info time to read: +3 min

M-a marcat enorm imaginea fratelui meu de zece ani care, cu cuţitul în mână, striga că dacă tata o mai atinge pe mama, îl omoară. Și atunci mama a înţeles că până aici e, că mai departe urmează o linie roşie peste care nu se mai poate trece. Dacă era treaz, ne lăsa cadouri pe care mama a doua zi i le trimitea înapoi. Natalia povestește că nu a fost prezentă la înmormântarea tatălui său, nu a știut că murise. Era o nelinişte inexplicabilă în sufletul meu, am inventat repede că mă doare un rinichi şi că trebuie să vin urgent la Chişinău pentru o consultaţie.

Persons: Natalia Morari, Natalia, Morari Organizations: Drama, New Locations: redbyrc.md, Chișinău, Hâncești, New Times, Chişinău

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