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☆ UK general election: Why the economy is the key issue
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sunak will likely point to falling inflation and a strengthening economy as proof that his plan to “restore economic stability” is working. Here’s what data shows has happened to wages, living standards, the value of the pound, house prices and waiting times for medical treatment on the NHS. “Poor income growth has been an unfortunate feature of economic life in the UK over the last 15 years. On average, households now spend more than 29% of their after-tax income on rent, up from 24% in 2010, according to Zoopla, a property company. NHS waiting lists have grown steadily since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, contributing to worker shortages in the UK.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Tony Blair, Sunak, YouGov, Labour Party Keir Starmer, Jeff J Mitchell, Alastair Grant, Tom Waters, “, —, Nick Ridpath, Liz Truss, “ Brexit, Clare Lombardelli, Brexit Organizations: London CNN, Conservative Party of, European Union, Labour Party, Labour, National Health Service, Conservatives, Britain's, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Conservative, Bank of England, Office, National Statistics, NHS Locations: Ukraine, United Kingdom, “, United States, Germany, Britain, England

☆ Ukraine war: With a surprise cross-border attack, Russia ruthlessly exposes Ukraine’s weaknesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Analysis Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The town of Vovchansk in the northern Kharkiv region, liberated from Russian occupation more than 18 months ago, awoke Friday to intense shelling and aerial bombardment. As of Saturday, it appeared the Russians still held a handful of Ukrainian border villages, with intense aerial bombardment continuing in the Vovchansk area. Barros says that it is instead to compel Ukrainian forces to pivot from Donetsk to Kharkiv region. Gunners fire at Russian positions in the Kharkiv region on April 21. In Krasnohorivka, for example, Ukrainian units were able for months to use apartment buildings and a brick factory as defensive positions.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Vadym Skibitsky, George Barros, Sever, “, ” Barros, Anatolii Stepanov, Barros, exacerbates, Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy, Zelensky, Chasiv, Chasiv Yar, Skibitsky, Stanislav, ”, that’s Organizations: CNN, Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Institute for, ” Gunners, Getty, Manpower, Reuters, Gunners, Kharkiv, United States, Zelensky Locations: Vovchansk, Kharkiv, Russia, Donetsk, Ukraine, North, Washington, “ Russia, Ukrainian, AFP, Sumy, Donetsk oblast, Belgorod, Russian, Chasiv Yar, Chasiv, ”, Kreminna, Kharkiv oblast

☆ Opinion | Congestion Pricing and Confusion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “M.T.A.’s Congestion Fees Will Launch on June 30” (news article, April 27):Any congestion pricing plan must be implemented responsibly, with full consideration of its effects on vulnerable communities and the environment. Drive, concentrated in an area with many low-income residents that is already designated as an Environmental Justice Area by New York State, is deeply concerning. If this plan is to be truly transformative, its effects must be thoroughly studied and mitigated. The M.T.A.’s resistance to a proper environmental impact study and its urgency in pushing this plan forward are alarming. Rushing forward without proper due diligence is irresponsible and risks irreparable harm to already vulnerable communities.

Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation, Environmental, New Locations: New York State, New Jersey, Bronx

☆ Florida’s 6-week abortion ban set to take effect this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A stricter abortion law is set to take effect in Florida on Wednesday — dropping the state’s 15-week ban to a six-week ban — and it will likely affect thousands of people seeking abortion care within the first month alone. In Texas, the number of abortions provided within the formal health-care system dropped by about half after a six-week abortion ban took effect in 2021, and there were thousands more births than expected in the following year. Florida will join Georgia and South Carolina with a six-week ban. The Tampa Bay Abortion Fund anticipates that at least 90% of people who call their hotline will be impacted by a six-week abortion ban and will need to seek abortion care outside of Florida. The six-week ban will only exacerbate those barriers in the cruelest fashion,” Kris Lawler, president of the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund Board said in a statement.

Persons: Court’s Dobbs, Roe, Wade, It’s, don’t, —, Virginia —, ” Isaac Maddow, “, ”, Dobbs, Amber Gavin, that’s, Gavin, ” Gavin, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Kris Lawler Organizations: CNN, Guttmacher Institute, ., Florida Supreme, CNN Health, Chicago Abortion, Abortion, Board Locations: Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Florida , North Carolina, New York, Tampa, Chicago

CNN —Unseasonal rainfall has lashed Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past few days, killing more than 100 people across the neighboring countries, authorities said. In Afghanistan, heavy rain and floods in 23 provinces killed 66 people and wounded 36 others, according to preliminary reports from Mullah Janan Sayeq, a spokesman for the Ministry of Disaster Management. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan said Tuesday that the heavy rains and floods have affected more than 1,200 families and damaged almost 1,000 houses, according to a statement on X. Houses submerged after heavy rains flood Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on April 16, 2024. The heavy downpours are unusual for the region at this time of the year, as Pakistan typically experiences the monsoon season from June through September.

Persons: Mullah Janan Sayeq, Sayeq, Muhammad Sajjad, Abdul Majeed, – Organizations: CNN, Ministry of Disaster Management, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, UN, Getty, Pakistan Locations: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Peshawar, Herat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, AFP, Balochistan

☆ Florida’s 6-week abortion ban could displace thousands each month in a region where access is already severely limited
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —A six-week ban on abortion set to take effect in Florida next month will severely limit abortion access in a state that is one of the country’s most populous and one that has become a key access point amid widespread restrictions in the region. In South Carolina, there was a 70% decrease in abortions just one month after the state enforced a six-week limit. Florida will join Georgia and South Carolina with a six-week ban. “This six-week ban leaves an even narrower window for people to access care, and I think it’s going to be too late for so many. “We plan to remain open and continue to provide abortion care as long as we can,” she said.

Persons: Court’s Dobbs, Roe, Wade, “, ”, Amber Gavin, “ It’s, don’t, Bill, Isaac Maddow, Virginia –, Amy Hagstrom Miller, ” Hagstrom Miller, Qudsiyyah Shariyf, haven’t, ” Shariyf, “ We’re, Gavin, she’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Gavin Organizations: CNN, Guttmacher Institute, Florida Supreme, ., Health, Chicago Abortion Fund, CNN Health Locations: Florida, North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina, Illinois , Kansas, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, ” Illinois, Chicago

☆ Oil prices rise as heightened geopolitical risk exacerbates supply concern
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An oil pumpjack pulls oil from the Permian Basin oil field in Odessa, Texas, on March 14, 2022. Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Monday on concern over tighter global supply brought about by escalating conflict in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine, while a shrinking U.S. rig count added to upward price pressure. "Falling U.S. rig count also increased worry over tighter supply," he said. In the Middle East, Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. Meanwhile, the U.S. oil rig count fell by one to 509 last week, showed data from energy services firm Baker Hughes , indicating lower future supply.

Persons: Hiroyuki Kikukawa, Israel, Al, Antony Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Baker Hughes Organizations: Brent, NS, Nissan Securities, Kyiv, Palestinian, Israeli Locations: Odessa , Texas, Russia, Ukraine, Lviv, Warsaw, Moscow, Kyiv, East, Gaza, Rafah, U.S

☆ Saudi Arabia, Russia and several OPEC+ producers extend voluntary crude supply cuts until end of June
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud gesture upon his arrival at the 8th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna on July 5, 2023Heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia, alongside several other key OPEC+ producers, will extend their voluntary crude supply cuts until the end of the second quarter. Saudi Arabia will stretch out its voluntary crude production cut of 1 million barrels per day until the end of the second quarter, the state-owned Saudi Press Agency said Sunday, citing an official source from the country's Ministry of Energy. Riyadh's crude production will be approximately 9 million barrels per day until the end of June, the announcement said. Back in November, OPEC+ countries had held a formal policy of collectively reducing their output by 2 million barrels per day until the end of 2024. Unlike formal policy changes, voluntary cuts do not require the group's unanimous consent during an official meeting and bypass the need to distribute production cuts or increases among OPEC+ members.

Persons: Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al, Saud, Alexander Novak, —, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Organizations: Saudi, Energy, OPEC, Organization for, Petroleum, Saudi Press Agency, country's Ministry of Energy, Tass, Moscow, Google, INA, Hamas, Saudi Energy Locations: Vienna, Saudi Arabia, Russia, OPEC, Riyadh, Moscow, Russian, Iraq, UAE, Iran, Gaza, China, Aramco

☆ Population and economy in South Carolina are booming
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Tami Luhby | Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“And, of course, South Carolina is in the heart of the Southeast.”Job seekers check-in to a job fair at a Schneider Electric manufacturing facility in Hopkins, South Carolina, in January 2023. “You can reach about twice as many people within an 8-hour drive from South Carolina as you can from Florida,” he said. “The housing market and the manufacturing industry, particularly in South Carolina, saw a major increase in demand,” Von Nessen said. South Carolina home sale activity fell by double-digits in 2022 but has since started to stabilize, he said. “We’re just treating so many more patients that we don’t have capacity,” said Thornton Kirby, CEO of the South Carolina Hospital Association.

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☆ Restaurants Across America Are in Crisis Because of Stubborn Diners
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Corey Mintz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Unlike most in rich countries, American restaurant servers depend primarily on tips for their income. You might not know “dynamic pricing” by name, but if you’ve ever booked a flight, hotel room, or gone to the movies on a Tuesday, you understand it intrinsically: Dynamic pricing is when the price of goods or services fluctuates based on demand. “When confronted with dynamic pricing, customers react negatively,” a 2022 study said . In late 2023, after 35 years, Bayless decided to try dynamic pricing, raising the dinner menu on weekends from $165 to $185. Nick Kokonas, who cofounded Toast, also uses dynamic pricing at his Chicago restaurants.

Persons: Toast, they’re, Tipping, Michael Lynn, Zachary Brewster, Lynn, L’Oca, “, ” Adam Orman, we’ve, haven’t, Crudo, you’ve, Sherri Kimes, Rick Bayless, Bayless, It's, ” Bayless, ”, Roger Yang, Nick Kokonas, Ari Weinzweig, ” Weinzweig, Yang, Corey Mintz Organizations: National Restaurant Association, Bureau of Labor Statistics, waitstaff, Cornell University, “, Michelin Locations: America, Italian, Austin, Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Ann Arbor , Michigan

Cornish, a professor at Ohio State University who studies rubber alternatives, isn't the only one pouring energy into alternative crops like that desert shrub, guayule, or the rubber dandelions that bloom with yellow petals in the greenhouse where Cornish works. And in Nebraska and other parts of the central U.S., green grasses of sorghum spring up, waving with reddish clusters of grains. Instead, they're crops that many companies, philanthropic organizations and national and international entities tout as promising alternatives to fight climate change. Most rubber processing happens overseas, and the U.S. isn't prepared to process rubber domestically. That's why specialty markets will be critical if these crops have any hope of taking off here, Cornish said.

Persons: Katrina Cornish, guayule, isn't, Cornish, Nate Blum, Blum, James Gerber, Gerber, there's, It’s, ”, Tesla, Guayule, Bill Niaura, “ You’re, Curt Covington, Covington, Joshua A . Bickel, Ross D, Franklin, Melina Walling Organizations: Ohio State University, Bridgestone, U.S, Agriculture Organization, AgAmerica, Farmers, Associated Press Locations: United States, Arizona, Nebraska, U.S, India, Saharan Africa, South Asia, Americas, Colorado, Wooster , Ohio, Eloy , Arizona, AP.org

It's by choice, yet she still suffers FOMO when Valentine's Day rolls around. She became a certified matchmaker last year and has organized a speed-dating event ahead of Valentine's Day. Like Valentine's Day, loneliness has become big business, complete with an outpouring of books offering up self help and data. Her best advice for making it through Valentine's Day is as sweet as those candy conversation hearts that circulate this time of year. On Valentine's Day, the project is offering a free Zoom coloring session for anyone who cares to sign up.

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☆ Student loan crisis is just as big as climate change, Rep. Clyburn says. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The man was writing to share the pain his student debt had caused him, and to thank Clyburn and President Joe Biden for their recent actions. Clyburn counts student loan debt as "the biggest" issue facing Americans today, in part because failing to solve it exacerbates other crises. And student loan debt is the best way to go." These days, Clyburn is thinking about how student debt could impact the 2024 presidential election. CNBC sat down with the congressman in late January in his office to discuss the student loan crisis and voters.

Persons: James E, James Clyburn, Clyburn, Joe Biden, he'd, Biden, you've, Biden's Organizations: Democratic, U.S . Capitol, U.S . Capitol . WASHINGTON , D.C, CNBC, Finance, U.S . Department of Education Locations: U.S . Capitol . WASHINGTON ,, Sumter , South Carolina

WHAT ARE LOCAL ‘CRIME-FREE’ OR ‘NUISANCE’ ORDINANCES? Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesAnti-crime and nuisance ordinances have been around for years and are widespread in their usage. More than 2,000 cities nationwide have enacted such policies since the 1990s, according to the Chicago-based Shriver Center on Poverty Law. Critical studies and lawsuits indicate enforcement of nuisance laws frequently occur in poorer neighborhoods and communities of color. Other area cities have rewritten their ordinances, including Faribault in 2022 as it agreed to pay $685,000 to settle a federal lawsuit over the law.

Persons: ”, Corey Bernstein, Devon Orland, “ We’ve, ” Orland, Louis, ___ Hanna Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, Shriver, Poverty Law, Crime Free Association, DOJ, Housing, National Disability Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, New, New York Civil Liberties Union, U.S . Department of Housing, Urban Development, Louis Park Locations: Minneapolis, Chicago, Anoka , Minnesota, Hesperia , California, Georgia, New York, Rochester, Troy , New York, Peoria , Illinois, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Norristown , Pennsylvania, Maryland, California, Illinois, California , Illinois , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Golden Valley, St, Bloomington, Faribault, Topeka , Kansas

(AP) — A teachers strike in a Boston suburb entered its eighth day Tuesday — one of the longest in recent state history — with both sides still unable to agree on salaries and other issues, and tensions fraying. The school committee proposal addresses union priorities, according to the school committee, including 12 weeks paid parental leave, smaller class sizes and increased social worker support for students. It is illegal for public workers, including school teachers, to strike in Massachusetts. In total, the union now owes $475,000 for the strike that began Jan. 19, according to The Boston Globe. The Newton mother of three — two high schoolers and a student in 8th grade - is asking the court to compel the teachers union to end the strike.

Persons: NEWTON, ”, Newton, Lital Asher, Dotan, Asher, “ Organizations: Newton, Newton Teachers Association, NTA, Boston Globe Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, Middlesex

☆ Amazon Prime’s ‘Expats’ was set and filmed in Hong Kong. But it’s not being shown there
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Amazon Prime’s new drama series “Expats,” starring Nicole Kidman, is currently unavailable to watch in Hong Kong despite being set and partly filmed in the city. That year, Hong Kong also granted Oscar-winner Kidman an exemption from its tough Covid-19 quarantine rules to film in the city. Four members of her crew were also granted relief from the restrictions, Hong Kong officials said at the time. CNN has also reached out to the Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau for comment. “It was very important to me to be able to show this particular moment in this year in Hong Kong very accurately,” she said.

Persons: ”, Nicole Kidman, Margaret, Hong Kong, Oscar, Kidman, Hong, “, ” Yaqiu Wang, ” Bonde Sham, Ji, Yoo, Wang, ’, Lulu Wang, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Amazon, Umbrella Movement, Hong, The Hong, Hollywood, Freedom House, Hong Kong Commerce, Economic, Reuters, Kong’s, Film, Association, BBC Radio Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, The, The Hong Kong, Hong, China, Taiwan, Los Angeles

☆ Opinion: The real problem the DeSantis withdrawal poses for Haley
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Opinion David Mark | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And DeSantis himself is no longer around as a political deflector shield as Haley heads into Tuesday’s crucial New Hampshire primary. A CNN poll released Sunday, before DeSantis withdrew from the race, found he was the first choice of 6% of likely New Hampshire GOP primary voters. Another 3% of likely GOP primary voters said they’d vote for someone else. To them, DeSantis dropping out (and quickly endorsing Trump) wouldn’t make Haley look like the safer bet, but Trump. This rally-around-Trump message likely makes Haley supporters even more of an isolated minority in the GOP firmament.

Persons: David Mark, “, Ron DeSantis’s, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, David Mark DeSantis’s, Haley, DeSantis, Trump, DeSantis’s, DeSantis —, Chris Sununu, Neil Malhotra, David Rothschild, wouldn’t, “ We’re, ” Haley, Biden, it’s, Trump . Sen, Steve Daines, Joe Biden, ”, Daines Organizations: Washington, CNN, Florida Gov, Republican, South, Trump, New Hampshire GOP, University of New, GOP, New Hampshire, Granite State, Trump , New, Trump , New Hampshire Gov, Stanford, Microsoft Research, “, Palmetto State Republican, Trump ., Twitter, Facebook, Senate, National Republican, Committee Locations: crave, Iowa, South Carolina, New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire, Florida, MAGA, New, Granite, Trump ,, Trump , New Hampshire, Trump, isn’t, Palmetto State, Montana

☆ Teslas crash more than gas-powered cars. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr noted that the costs of repairs of an electric vehicle are also much higher. Scherr’s statements echoed findings by insurance analysts at LexisNexis who found that, when vehicle owners switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, they tend to crash more. Drivers also tend to crash somewhat more when switching to gas-powered vehicles, too, but the increase is more pronounced with EVs. Mostly a Tesla thingIn both cases – with Hertz and with LexisNexis – “electric vehicles” largely means Teslas. That suggests there may be something about Teslas that’s causing people to crash more than other cars.

Persons: CNN — Hertz, Stephen Scherr, Teslas, Xiaohui Lu, Lu, Tesla, ” Organizations: CNN, Hertz, EV, LexisNexis, Drivers, Data, Tesla, BMW Locations: China, US

Despite the latest Consumer Price Index data coming in a bit hot according to Thursday's report, mortgage rates have been holding steady this week. Average 30-year mortgage rates remained in a tight 6.3%-to-6.45% range, only up a little bit from the previous week. See more mortgage rates on Zillow Real Estate on ZillowMortgage Refinance Rates TodayMortgage type Average rate today This information has been provided by Zillow. 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. This is good news for mortgage rates — as inflation slows and the Federal Reserve is able to start cutting the federal funds rate, mortgage rates are expected to trend down as well.

Persons: We'll, Fannie Mae Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, Zillow, Mortgage, Association, Sky, ARM Locations: Chevron

☆ Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract sparks concern about taxes on deferred income for high earners
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani attends a press conference on his presentation after signing a 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Dec. 14, 2023. Roughly a month after Shohei Ohtani signed a $700 million contract with Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, California's controller is calling for "immediate and decisive action" from Congress to limit deferred income for higher earners. The Japanese pitcher's record-breaking deal defers $680 million for 10 years and has raised questions about future state taxability — especially if Ohtani eventually leaves California. Deferring $68 million annually for 10 years could save Ohtani $98 million over the life of his contract, according to an estimate from the California Center for Jobs and the Economy. However, the estimate uses several assumptions, and the exact terms of Ohtani's contract are unknown.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Ohtani, Malia Cohen, Jan Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, Finance, California Center, Jobs Locations: Los Angeles , California, California

☆ Student-loan borrowers are taking on more debt, and it's not all tuition — blame skyrocketing housing costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-07 | by ( Eliza Relman | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementRigel Robinson, chair of the Land Use, Housing, and Economic Development Committee on the Berkeley City Council, said "the student housing crisis has become the defining characteristic of the student experience at UC Berkeley." Experts said the housing crisis is making the already high student-debt load in the country worse. But with housing costs spiking, living expenses are a big part of the story for many. Darrell Owens, a policy analyst at California YIMBY — an advocacy organization working to end California's housing crisis — noted that the student housing crisis exacerbates the broader housing crisis. "Then what ends up happening is that they spike housing costs for other people."

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CHANNELVIEW, Texas — For nearly 20 years, Texas environmental regulators have kept a disturbing secret. AdvertisementTexas Community Health News; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality"Any exposure to a carcinogen increases your risk of developing cancer. AdvertisementTim Doty, a former TCEQ mobile air monitoring expert, at the industrial edge of River Terrace Park in Channelview, Texas. In fact, the agency rarely fines companies that violate Texas air pollution laws. Mark FelixHoneycutt's toxicology division soon took an even more dramatic step to weaken Texas' benzene guidelines.

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N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Black and Latino voters sued in federal court on Monday seeking to strike down congressional districts drawn this fall by Republican state legislators that they argue weaken minority voting power in violation of the U.S. Constitution. Under the iteration of the congressional map that had been drawn by state judges for the 2022 elections, Democrats and Republicans each won seven seats. Meanwhile, the number of minority voters grows in the 12th, which is represented by Rep. Alma Adams of Charlotte. Rep. Jeff Jackson, a Mecklenburg County Democrat, already said he’s running for state attorney general, saying he can’t win reelection under the new congressional map. The latest congressional map “continues North Carolina’s long tradition of enacting redistricting plans that pack and crack minority voters into gerrymandered districts designed to minimize their voting strength," the plaintiffs' lawyers write.

Persons: gerrymanders, Tim Moore, Kathy Manning, Republican mapmakers, Don Davis, Alma Adams, Charlotte, Jeff Jackson, Moore Organizations: —, — North Carolina, Republican, U.S . Constitution, General, Republicans, Capitol, U.S . House, Black Democrats, 6th, GOP, Democratic, Rep, Mecklenburg County Democrat, Supreme Locations: RALEIGH, N.C, — North, U.S ., U.S, Charlotte, District, North, Greensboro, Pitt County, South Carolina, Mecklenburg County

☆ 3 questions to ask yourself if your partner's career success is making you jealous
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A partner's career success can trigger jealousy, which can feel confusing. A clinical psychologist shared the questions you should ask yourself if you're feeling envious. It's likely that exacerbates what is already going on in the relationship," Shallcross said. Sometimes a feeling of jealousy can arise because one partner's changed situation upsets the balance of what each of you bring to the relationship, Shallcross said. Think about the issues that your partner's career success has highlighted, and try to figure out a solution with your partner.

Persons: Dr, Rebekah Shallcross, —, Shallcross, you've, it's, isn't Organizations: Service, Pew Research, Business, Feminist Therapy

☆ How Wall Street's Culture Is Contributing to the Loneliness Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Wall Street is notorious for its long hours and stressful lifestyle, particularly at the junior level, where grunt work abounds. They'd work hard and play hard, with an enviable social life like in all the Wall Street movies she'd seen. But Wall Street workers say that the nature of finance — the office politics and uniquely competitive cohort — can create a work culture that exacerbates feelings of loneliness. Some of the loneliness comes from this — it's all new, it feels bad, it's scary, and they don't feel like they can talk to anyone. But that doesn't mean people working on Wall Street can't do anything to mitigate their loneliness.

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