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☆ Big Oil's rise in climate lawsuits draws parallels to Big Tobacco
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

The prospect of a rising tide of climate litigation cases against heavy emitting businesses comes shortly after a landmark courtroom defeat for Royal Dutch Shell. INA FASSBENDER | AFP | Getty ImagesSince the turn of the century, more than 2,000 climate litigation cases were found to have been filed in a trend that is widely expected to have global implications for carbon-intensive companies. Nonetheless, it is the Dutch court ruling against Shell that is thought to have emboldened climate activists into taking on corporates directly. EcocideThe risks of a surging number of climate litigation cases for businesses include a changing regulatory environment, significant reputational damage and the expanding nature of the cases being brought. Among the new arenas of climate litigation risk, analysts say, are fraud and consumer protection liabilities, planning and permitting laws and environmental performance.

Persons: Shell, Peter Boer, Elizabeth Hypes, Verisk Maplecroft, Verisk Maplesoft, Franca Wolf, Maplecroft, Wolf, that's, Hypes, LOGAN CYRUS, Norway's, MUNIR UZ ZAMAN Organizations: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Bloomberg, Getty, Royal, Shell, CNBC, INA, AFP, EU, U.S, Gas, Exxon, of Human Locations: The Hague, Netherlands, Hague, Paris, Weisweiler, Germany, U.S, Argentina, South Africa, India, Europe, Central Asia, Charlotte , North Carolina, Caribbean, corporates, Dhaka

☆ Covid-19 Live Updates: More U.S. States Try Lotteries to Tackle Vaccine Hesitancy
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( Neil Vigdor | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +11 min

Live Covid-19 Live Updates: More U.S. States Try Lotteries to Tackle Vaccine Hesitancy Louisiana, where the inoculation rate has lagged significantly behind the national average, is among the latest to dangle cash prizes and scholarships in return for getting a shot. Six of the bottom eight states are in the South: They include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee. The Biden administration has made a concerted push to overcome vaccine hesitancy, particularly in the South. In some states, he said, the lotteries coincided with making the vaccine available to teenagers, which could skew the numbers. He suggested comparing the vaccination rates in states with lotteries to those without them.

Persons: John Bel Edwards, Donna Edwards, Hilary Scheinuk, Edwards, —, we’ve, they’ve, ” Mr, Biden, Jill Biden, Mike DeWine, DeWine, Mr, Dr, Mark Fendrick, ”, Fendrick, “, Kate Brown, Charles Boyle, Brown, Boyle, ” Daniel E, Slotnik, Loren Elliott, Gladys Berejiklian, Dan Balilty, Chezy Levy, Anat Danieli, caseload, Naftali Bennett, Nachman Ash Organizations: States, Gov, Associated Press, New York Times, University of Michigan Center, Michigan, Oregonian, New, ”, ., The New York Times, Health Ministry, Pfizer, BioNTech, Oxford University, Israel’s Tourism Ministry Locations: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama , Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio, California , Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Washington, In Oregon, Oregon, , Oregon, Sydney, Australia’s, Australia, Credit, New South Wales, Israel, Tel Aviv, The New York Times JERUSALEM, Moderna

☆ Not taking it: Remote West Texas COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy plain to see
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

MORTON, Texas, June 25 (Reuters) - The phone rang non-stop in Emily Herrera's office at the Cochran Memorial Hospital. Complete, consistent data on the racial breakdowns of who has received the vaccine is not available from most states. 'NOT A HOAX'Reuters interviewed 14 unvaccinated people aged 36 and younger in Cochran County and neighboring Hockley County this week. Rebecca Weintraub, faculty director of the Global Health Delivery Project at Harvard University, said that even before COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy had been steadily increasing. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Morton, Texas; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: MORTON, Emily Herrera's, Herrera, Joe Biden, Biden, Morton, Kaiser, I'm, Michelle Martinez, Anthony Fauci, J, Johns Hopkins, Limaye, Rebecca Weintraub, hesitancy, Nick Honesto, it's, Brad Brooks, Grant McCool Organizations: Moderna, United States, Disease, Texas Department of State Health Services, CDC, Census, Kaiser Family Foundation, Reuters, Harvard University, Thomson Locations: Texas, Morton, West Texas, Austin, United, North Carolina, Cochran County, Cochran, Hockley County, United States, COVID, Morton , Texas

☆ 'Sickening and saddening': #FreeBritney activists react to Britney Spears' testimony
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Daniel Arkin Is A Reporter For Nbc News Who Focuses On Popular Culture | The Entertainment Industry | Particularly Film | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

But this week the 60-year-old former accountant flew from North Carolina to California to show support for Britney Spears, the pop star who has lived under a legal conservatorship for more than a decade. A person protests in support of Britney Spears on the day of a conservatorship case hearing at Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on June 23, 2021. When they met again at a meet-and-greet in the late 2010s, he perceived that Spears’ demeanor had changed; her interaction with fans felt more restrictive. Spears’ fans were particularly devastated by her revelation that she does not have reproductive autonomy. “I think hearing testimony directly from her is a turning point in how the public perceives her and the story of her career,” she said.

Persons: Terri Black, Britney Spears, ” Black, “, Britney, ”, Black, Spears, craven, Jamie Spears, Mario Anzuoni, Josh Helfgott, ” Helfgott, Sarah Khan, ” Khan, Allison Yarrow, Lorena Bobbitt, Tonya Harding, ” Yarrow Organizations: Center for Estate Administration, The New York Times, Spears, Stanley, Reuters, Culture Locations: North Carolina, California, Los, Los Angeles, New York, United States

☆ Every house for sale right now kind of sucks
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Taylor Borden | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +16 min

The movement upended the housing market, which led Google searches for "should I buy a house?" For that very reason, it's all too easy to find downsides to every kind of single-family home on the market right now, from new builds to decrepit fixer-uppers. The median size of a single-family house completed in 2020 was 2,261 square feet, according to US Census Bureau data. Meanwhile, the National Association of Home Builders found that lumber prices have been so high that they could stand to add over $35,000 in costs to a new build. But lumber prices are already cooling, which could provide builders much-needed relief soon.

Persons: Mark Hamrick, Hamrick, Glen Clemmons, Saul Loeb, Clemmons, Homeownership, Jami Pettiford, Brad, Gay, Cororaton, Justin Sullivan, that's, Devin Stockfish, Weyerhaeuser, Hillary Hoffower, Gioi Tran, Josh Wiener, Natalia Bratslavsky, Tyner Lawrence, Lawrence, Rachel Kalvert Organizations: Service, Google, National Association of Realtors, Getty, Wall Street, Gallup, millennials, Wall, Wall Street Journal, Institute, Builders, National Association of Home Builders, Census Bureau, Bank of America Research, Harvard University's, for Housing Studies, Rocket Mortgage, New York Post, Inc, Boston Magazine, Boston Locations: North Carolina, Grosse Pointe Woods , Michigan, West Virginia, York, Montana, Brooklyn, Boston, New Hampshire, Massachusetts

☆ LGBTQ+-friendly resort amenities and services are becoming mainstream as luxury destinations improve efforts to attract this group of travelers with trillions in purchasing power
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +10 min

Simon MayleThis small gesture had a big effect on how welcome Mayle and his husband felt on the property. It was also a detail he was primed to notice as a cofounder of Proud Experiences, an LGBTQ+ travel conference. A survey conducted by IGLTA found that 73% of LGBTQ+ travelers were planning a major vacation by year's end. "It will be interesting to see how that influences LGBTQ+ travel over the long run." Other destinations keen to follow their lead might consider adjusting their funding models first before plunging into LGBTQ+ marketing.

Persons: Simon Mayle, Eduardo, Keen, Mayle, Mark Ellwood, Jacob Riis, Pamies, Gen, Wunderman Thompson, IGLTA, —, David Paisley, Richard Gray, Gray, he'll Organizations: Service, luxe, . Training, Marriott International, Hyatt Hotels, International Gay, Lesbian Travel Association, LGBT Capital, Hornet, Kantar Consulting, CMI, Visit Locations: Brazil, Iguazu, Argentina, South Africa's, Beaujolais, France, Winston, Salem , North Carolina, New York, Oriol, centennials, Provincetown , Massachusetts, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Visit Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia

☆ Biden heads to North Carolina to tout vaccines as U.S. injections slow
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Carlos BarriaWASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden heads to North Carolina on Thursday to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccinations as the rate of inoculations slows despite a nationwide effort to get shots in arms to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have reached Biden’s goal, but the country as a whole and several other states continue to lag, including North Carolina. Only 55% of the southern state's adult population has had at least one shot despite a slew of incentives, including a $1 million lottery, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The trip to North Carolina, Biden's first since he took office in January, is one of a series of COVID-related events on Thursday, including a press call by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and U.S. First Lady Jill Biden and Fauci are in Florida to visit vaccine sites, including a drive-through site and one at a hockey arena.

Persons: Joe Biden, Carlos Barria WASHINGTON, Anthony Fauci, Biden, Biden's, Douglas Emhoff, Vivek Murthy, Lady Jill Biden, Fauci, Kamala Harris, Jarrett Renshaw, Heather Timmons, Sonya Hepinstall Organizations: White, REUTERS, District of Columbia, North Carolina Department of Health, Human Services, Green, Community, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, North Carolina, U.S, Northeast Raleigh, Florida

☆ Biden warns people will die as Covid variant spreads
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBiden warns people will die as Covid variant spreadsPresident Joe Biden delivered remarks today in Raleigh, North Carolina, urging Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. And he issued a warning for those who don't.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden Locations: Raleigh , North Carolina

☆ Mexico rejected tainted pork at U.S. border before barring Smithfield plant
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( David Alire Garcia | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Workers walk out of Smithfield Foods pork plant as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S., April 16, 2020. In Mexico, pork skins are mostly used to make chicharrones, a popular fried delicacy found in a variety of dishes, from tacos to soups. Smithfield's Tar Heel plant - the world's largest - can slaughter more than 34,000 hogs daily, about 7% of U.S. capacity, according to industry estimates. Senasica's decision to prevent further exports from the Smithfield and Rava facilities was based on the "accumulation" of tainted cargos of refrigerated pork skins. Specifically, an April 15 rejection from the Tar Heel plant came after inspectors observed rotting product covered with "yellowish spots."

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Senasica, shipper, Rava, David Alire Garcia, Tom Polansek, Adriana Barrera Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Smithfield Foods, Reuters, U.S . Department of Agriculture, HK, Thomson Locations: Smithfield, Sioux Falls , South Dakota, U.S, MEXICO, Mexico, China, , North Carolina, Hong Kong, Laredo , Texas, Chicago, Mexico City

Rescuers Hear Banging Sounds in Rubble of Collapsed Condo Near Miami At least one person was killed and authorities said 99 people remained unaccounted for. “They are not going to be able to find those people.” Champlain Towers South Surfside Beach Atlantic Ocean Champlain Towers South Collins Ave. Collapsed section Champlain Towers South Surfside Beach Atlantic Ocean Champlain Towers South Collins Ave. Collapsed section Champlain Towers South Surfside Beach Champlain Towers South This portion collapsed first. Managers of the Champlain Towers South building, which opened 40 years ago, had been preparing over the past year for possible repairs.

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☆ As the Pace of Vaccinations Slows, Biden Makes a Personal Appeal
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Zolan Kanno-Youngs | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -0.88 time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — President Biden implored Americans on Thursday to “knock on doors and talk to friends and neighbors” about getting vaccinated, as the White House opened a campaign-like blitz to persuade people around the country to get their shots. Mr. Biden’s speech, in North Carolina, came as the government is shifting its strategy from mass vaccination sites to a more localized effort — deploying top officials to local communities, with an eye toward younger Americans who have not had the access or are reluctant to get vaccinated. The White House has sent other big names out on the road recently, as well. The first lady, Jill Biden, visited vaccination sites in Florida on Thursday and planned to travel to at least five states between this week and July 4. (It is a traveling schedule that, at this point, is busier than her husband’s.)

Persons: Biden, ”, Mr, Jill Biden Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Green Road Community Center Locations: North Carolina, Raleigh, Covid, Florida

The benefits of Covid-19 vaccination far outweigh the risks of heart inflammation in young people, a panel of independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. “The benefits certainly, at this time, outweigh the potential risks,” said advisory committee member Dr. Pablo Sanchez, a professor of pediatrics at Ohio State University. Myocarditis cases were most common in males in their teens and early 20s, and were mostly to occur within one week after the second dose. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices presentations underscored that the vast majority of patients have recovered, though more data on the long-term effects are needed. “The most common is after you have a viral infection.” Passeretti is not a member of the advisory committee.

Persons: Megan Wallace, ”, Pablo Sanchez, Dr, Tom Shimabukuro, Katie Passaretti, “, Paul Offit, that's, ” Offit, “ They're, it's, Matthew Oster Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Food, Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna, CDC’s National Center, Ohio State University, CDC, NBC, Health, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Force, Twitter, Facebook Locations: United States, agency’s, India, U.S, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Nikole Hannah-Jones will not join UNC faculty without tenure
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Char Adams Is A Reporter For Nbc Blk Who Writes About Race. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

The award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will not join the faculty at University of North Carolina “without the protection and security of tenure,” her legal team said this week in a letter to school officials following weeks of controversy over the board of trustees’ failure to grant her tenure. Therefore, although she is not withdrawing her tenure application, Hannah-Jones won’t begin working at the university until she receives the promised career-long appointment. Among Hannah-Jones's critics was Walter E. Hussman Jr., a mega-donor for whom the journalism school is named. The board’s failure to act on Hannah-Jones’ tenure package sparked outrage from faculty and students at the university and others. In the new letter, Hannah-Jones’ legal team highlighted that the “inferior terms of employment” offered to her resulted from unconstitutional free speech violations and “discrimination and retaliation” on the basis of race and sex.

Persons: Nikole Hannah, Jones, Hannah, “, ”, Jones won’t, Walter E, Hussman Jr, Hussman, Susan King, James McPherson, Gordon Wood, Malinda Maynor Lowery, Lisa Jones, Lamar Richards, Joel Curran, Levy Ratner, Ferguson Chambers Organizations: University of North, University of North Carolina “, NC, University, ” UNC, Chapel, Hussman School of Journalism, Media, UNC, The New York Times, UNC Black Caucus, ”, Chapel Hill’s, NBC News, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Watch, Facebook, Twitter Locations: University of North Carolina, The, Carolina

☆ U.S. tire industry harmed by Korea, Taiwan, Thailand tire imports -trade panel
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/John Gress/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) said on Wednesday that U.S. manufacturers are "materially injured" by imports of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. In 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department opened investigations into vehicle tire imports from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam in response to petitions filed by the United Steelworkers (USW) representing workers at U.S. tire plants. The union won orders on imported vehicle tires from China in 2015, and Chinese imports have since shrunk dramatically, allowing the domestic industry to invest in new capacity, the union said last year. The United States imported $4.4 billion in tires from the four nations in 2020. The USW said previously tire imports from the four countries had risen nearly 20% since 2017, reaching 85.3 million tires in 2019.

Persons: John Gress, USW, Cooper, David Shepardson, Chris Reese Organizations: Michelin, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, United States International Trade Commission, ITC, Commerce Department, U.S . Commerce Department, United Steelworkers, United, Goodyear, Sumitomo, Thomson Locations: Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, United States, U.S, South Korea, China, Yokohama, Ohio , Arkansas, North Carolina , Kansas , Indiana, Virginia , New York, Alabama

☆ Under Trump, gains in health care coverage for Latino children mostly erased
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Nicole Acevedo Is A Reporter For Nbc News Digital. She Reports | Writes | Produces Stories For Nbc Latino | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

Although the number of uninsured Latino children was still higher than that of non-Latino children, the 2016 rate was a historic low believed to reflect an improvement in narrowing health coverage disparities between Latino children and their peers. The comprehensive report shows how certain factors such as state of residency, country of origin and immigration status can make some Latino uninsured children more vulnerable than others. It matters where Latino children liveTo Whitener's surprise, state of residency is the factor that "correlates more with uninsured rates" among Latino children, she said. As many as 1 in 5 Latino children lack health insurance in Mississippi, which is among the five states with the highest rates of uninsured Latino children, the study shows. The data shows that Medicaid expansion "is imperative" to ensure more Latino children have coverage, Whitener said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kelly Whitener, Joe Biden's, Trump, Whitener, Mario Tama, Biden Organizations: Center for Children, Families, Georgetown University, Trump, Georgetown University's Center for Children, NBC, Children's Health Insurance, Puerto, Children's Health, Facebook, Twitter Locations: U.S, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Wyoming, South Dakota , Wisconsin , Alabama, North Carolina , Kansas, Florida, Puerto Rican, California, Florida , Texas, Honduran, Modesto , Calif, Colombian, Puerto

☆ Nikole Hannah-Jones Says She Won’t Join U.N.C. Faculty Without Tenure
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +1 min

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has told the University of North Carolina that she will not join its faculty as planned next month unless she is granted tenure, according to a letter from her lawyers. Ms. Hannah-Jones, a correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, had agreed to teach at the university’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism. Her appointment drew bitter opposition from conservatives nationwide over Ms. Hannah-Jones’s role in creating The Times’s 1619 Project — an ambitious series that reframed the history of the United States through the lens of slavery — and she was ultimately denied tenure. The letter, initially reported by NC Policy Watch and published on its site, pointedly referred to political interference by an unnamed “powerful donor” whose influence “contributed to the Board of Trustees’ failure to consider her tenure application.”“In light of this information, Ms. Hannah-Jones cannot trust that the university would consider her tenure application in good faith during the period of the fixed-term contract,” according to the letter, which was dated Monday.

Persons: Nikole Hannah, Jones, Hannah, “ Organizations: University of North, The New York Times Magazine, Hussman School of Journalism, Media, NC Locations: University of North Carolina, United States

☆ Today's mortgage and refinance rates: June 23, 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Laura Grace Tarpley | Ryan Wangman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Your mortgage rate will also depend on your finances and which type of mortgage you get. Mortgage and refinance rates by stateCheck the latest rates in your state at the links below. AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington DCWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingHow are mortgage rates determined? Employment and inflation are the two main economical factors that impact mortgage rates. When employment numbers and inflation go up, mortgage rates tend to follow suit.

☆ Member of Oath Keepers to plead guilty to role in U.S. Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Mark Hosenball | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - An alleged member of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by then-President Donald Trump's supporters. Federal prosecutors said in court papers that on Dec. 3, Young emailed a membership application to the Oath Keepers' Florida chapter saying he was "looking to get involved in helping." On Dec. 26, prosecutors said, he wrote to a Florida company engaged in firearms and combat training: "I have joined Oath Keepers. The indictment says Young and eight other indicted Oath Keepers, as well as others "known and unknown," pushed their way in a "stack" up the steps on the east side of the Capitol building. As described by federal investigators, the Oath Keepers are a loosely organized group of activists who believe that the federal government is encroaching on their rights, who "explicitly focus" on recruiting current and former police, emergency services and military members.

Persons: Donald Trump, Stephanie Keith, Donald Trump's, Graydon Young, Young, Laura Steele, Mike Pence, Trump, Mark Hosenball, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Capitol, U.S . Congress, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Capitol Police, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Engelwood , Florida, Thomasville , North Carolina, Florida, North Carolina

☆ How Raleigh-Durham is prioritizing innovation and entrepreneurship to build a strong tech workforce as companies like Apple and Google move to the region
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.99 time to read: +1 min

InsiderCompanies like Apple and Google have announced plans to build campuses in the Raleigh-Durham region. Here are some initiatives the region is working on to build and retain a tech-savvy workforce. Similarly, in March, Google said it would establish a Google Cloud hub in Durham that will create more than 1,000 engineering jobs. Two of the largest tech companies in the world moving in is evidence that Raleigh-Durham and the surrounding areas are prioritizing innovation. Here's how the cities are working together and with local universities, nonprofits, and the private sector to build a tech-savvy workforce.

Organizations: Apple, Google Locations: Raleigh, Durham, North Carolina

☆ It's still too easy to kick people out of school, especially when they're not in school
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Anthony L. Fisher | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Even in the "Zoom school" era, "one strike and you're out" remains the rule of the game. Over the past few decades, schools have increasingly adopted zero-tolerance policies on things like weapons, drugs, and bullying in school. In the " Zoom school" era, "one strike and you're out" remains the rule of the game. But some recent stories have demonstrated both the absurdity and the cruel inhumanity of zero-tolerance school policies for online behavior both in "normal" times and particularly during this bizarre moment. Zero tolerance is inhumane and impracticalThe thing about zero-tolerance policies, like mandatory-minimum prison sentences, is they leave no room for mercy or a greater contextual understanding.

Persons: haven't, there's, It's, Kimberly Diei, Cardi, Diei, overcriminalization, Brandi Levy Organizations: North, WECT, University of Tennessee, New York Times, Rights, Education, UT Locations: Black Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

☆ Record-high U.S. house prices, tight supply weigh on sales
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Existing home sales dropped 0.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.80 million units last month. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast sales would fall to a rate of 5.72 million units in May. BIDDING WARSSingle-family home sales, the largest segment of the housing market, dropped 1.0% to a pace of 5.08 million units, the lowest since last June. Housing supply was already tight before the pandemic. While the monthly improvement in inventory is welcome, the supply gap could take a long time to close.

Persons: Matthew Speakman, Shannon Stapleton Read, Mark Vitner, Rubeela Farooqi, Lucia Mutikani, Andrea Ricci Organizations: National Association of Realtors, Reuters, Treasury, COVID, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, Northeast, West, U.S, Garden City , New York, Wells, Charlotte , North Carolina, homebuilding, White Plains , New York

☆ White House to concede it's likely to miss original July 4 vaccination target
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Mike Memoli | Mike Memoli Is An Nbc News Correspondent. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

But it will take “a few extra weeks” to include all Americans 18 and older to that group, Zients is to acknowledge. Through Sunday, 150 million Americans had been fully vaccinated, with 65.4 percent of adults having received at least a single dose. Now, though, the White House is planning to host a major Independence Day celebration at the White House, welcoming 1,000 members of the armed forces and frontline workers. “The new variant will leave unvaccinated people even more vulnerable than they are a month ago,” Biden warned last Friday as he touted 300 million vaccination doses administered since he took office. Biden is traveling to North Carolina Thursday for a vaccine-focused event, while First Lady Jill Biden on Tuesday travels to Jackson, Miss.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Biden, Joe Biden’s, Jeffrey Zients, ”, ” Biden, Zients, “, ” Zients, Jill Biden, Brad Paisley Organizations: Independence, White, NBC News, Miss, Nashville, “ Locations: America, North Carolina, Jackson

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene hates Black Lives Matter and ridicules global warming. But she's buying stock in companies that back racial justice and climate action.
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

Greene has purchased stock in several companies that contradict her political positions. The US House stripped Greene of her committee assignments, citing remarks some deemed racist or antisemitic. In April, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that Black Lives Matter "is the strongest terrorist threat in our county." Consumers may also buy numerous Black Lives Matter-themed products at Walmart.com — but no "All Lives Matter" merchandise. Since Greene purchased her shares, Walmart's stock price has declined slightly, while NextEra's has increased slightly.

Persons: Greene, Marjorie Taylor Greene, —, Doug McMillon, Marjorie Taylor Greene's, NextEra, NextEra's, Sen, Elizabeth Warren of, Pramila, Tom Malinowski, Thomson, Republican Sen, Richard Burr of, Sam Brodey, Read, Donald Trump — Organizations: Georgia Republican, US, Walmart Inc, Walmart, potshots, DC, NextEra Energy Inc, NextEra Energy, Green New, Pacific Gas and, Nestle SA, Devices Inc, BHP Group, Seagate Technology Holdings PLC, Southern Co, Vulcan Materials, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Thomson Reuters, Republican, Democratic, Facebook, Google, Apple, Daily, America, Silicon, Twitter, House Education, Labor Locations: Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene's Georgia, California, Washington, New Jersey, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Nowhereville

☆ Today's mortgage and refinance rates: June 22, 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Laura Grace Tarpley | Ryan Wangman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Current mortgage ratesMortgage type Average rate today 15-year fixed 2.59% 30-year fixed 3.54% 7/1 ARM 4.23% 10/1 ARM 3.89% 30-year FHA 2.77% VA mortgage loan 2.83%Conventional rates from Money.com; government-backed rates from RedVentures. Current refinance ratesMortgage type Average rate today 15-year fixed 2.80% 30-year fixed 3.95% 7/1 ARM 4.75% 10/1 ARM 4.11% 30-year FHA 2.76% VA mortgage loan 2.88%Conventional rates from Money.com; government-backed rates from RedVentures. AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington DCWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingThe forecast for mortgage rates in 2021Mortgage rates should stay low for a couple more months, but you may see rates start rising in late summer or fall. When employment numbers and inflation improve, mortgage rates increase; when they get worse, mortgage rates decrease. Unemployment and inflation need to have long-term, steady growth for mortgage rates to increase, though.

☆ On 'Freedom Riders' 60th anniversary, voting activists ask Biden to do more
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Merdie Nzanga | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

People gather in front of one of the tour buses during a stop on the Freedom Ride For Voting Rights at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin ChambersJune 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden needs to do more to secure voting rights for Black Americans, said activists traveling through the South to commmemorate the historic 'Freedom Riders'. Dozens of civil rights activists are traveling on five customized buses from Jackson, Mississippi to Washington D.C. this week, to mark the 60th anniversary of the historic protest against segregated bus terminals in the south, and push for voting rights legislation. Biden has appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the Democrats' effort against a slew of restrictive state voting rights bills, including sweeping changes in battleground states like Georgia. Congress will vote on a Democratic-backed voting rights bill Tuesday, that faces long odds in the U.S. Senate.

Persons: Dustin Chambers, Joe Biden, LaTosha Brown, Biden, Kamala Harris, John Lewis, Shenita Binns, Binns, Joe Manchin, Cliff Albright, Albright, Merdie Nzanga, Heather Timmons, Michael Perry Organizations: Ebenezer Baptist Church, REUTERS, Black, Riders, Reuters, Atlanta, Washington D.C, Democratic, U.S . Senate, Democratic Party, Republican, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Jackson , Mississippi, Washington, Atlanta, Georgia, Ebenezer, South Carolina, North Carolina, Charleston , West Virginia

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