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☆ Mom of 2: My husband supercommuted from Minneapolis to NYC for 10 years—how we made it work
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Megan Bearce | In Meganbearce | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The author, Megan Bearce, and her husband, Ian, had just moved from Los Angeles to Minneapolis when he got a job offer in New York City in 2010. I heard this question so many times over the 10 years my husband, Ian, flew weekly from our home in Minneapolis to his job in New York City. Ian posted photos and art on the walls of the New York City apartments he stayed in during the week when he supercommuted from Minneapolis. Visits to New York City helped the kids get a glimpse of Ian's life during the week, Megan says. The logistics of multiple activities felt too overwhelming for me to handle with Ian away during the week.

Persons: Megan Bearce, Ian, We'd, we'd, Ian didn't, Megan, Ian couldn't Organizations: New Locations: Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Minnesota, Cape Cod

☆ Opinion | The Cicadas Are Here, Singing a Song for the Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For more than a week, I’ve been walking around my yard at night with a UV flashlight, looking for the white glow of cicada nymphs emerging from their exoskeletons. I walk around again in the morning looking for their spent shells clinging to a tree or a stalk of pokeweed. To think about periodic cicadas is necessarily to contemplate time. We nicknamed our newborn Cicada Joe, the baby who emerged into a sunny new world just as millions of cicadas were also emerging into brightness. As an ecosystem measures time — and also as a mother measures time — it all happened in a blink.

Persons: I’ve, Joe Locations: Nashville

☆ Norman Kansfield, 83, Dies; Defrocked for His Daughter’s Same-Sex Wedding
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Alex Traub | More About Alex Traub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Norman Kansfield seemed to personify the Reformed Church in America. To an extraordinary extent, he had grown up in the world of his church’s 17th-century Dutch founders. So when his daughter, Ann Kansfield, was considering coming out of the closet to him, she was nervous. After she did, Dr. Kansfield went beyond responding with warm acceptance. Years later, in June 2004, he insisted that he officiate at her wedding, held in Massachusetts weeks after the state legalized same-sex marriage.

Persons: Norman Kansfield, Kansfield, Ann Kansfield Organizations: Reformed Church, Ill, New Brunswick Theological Seminary Locations: America, South Holland, New Jersey, United States, Massachusetts

☆ Hamas officials say group willing to disarm if Palestinian state is established
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Abbas Allawati | Abbas Al Lawati | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The Palestinian militant group has long called for the Jewish state to be destroyed. Basem Naim, an Istanbul-based member of Hamas’ political bureau, told CNN on Thursday that the group would agree to disarm if an independent Palestinian state was established. Hamas has traditionally rejected a two-state solution that would see a Palestinian state established alongside Israel and has instead advocated the creation of a Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine that today encompasses Israel, the occupied West Bank, occupied East Jerusalem and Gaza. Barghouti said Hamas indicated as far back as 2007, when it led a Palestinian national unity government, that it is willing to accept a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders. Last week, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at a news conference in the Qatari capital Doha that Hamas is willing to function solely as a political party once a Palestinian state is created, citing meetings between the group and Turkish officials.

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☆ Opinion | Why Aren’t We Saving the Urban Forests?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The volunteer black walnut sapling in our front yard arrived courtesy of a local squirrel. I had to mark it with a little flag to make sure my husband didn’t mow over it by accident. The baby Eastern red cedars and the baby black cherries and the baby red mulberries were all planted by birds. (The baby willow oak and the three baby shingle oaks that appeared two years ago have already fed the rabbits.) This black walnut won’t reach full maturity for another 150 years or so, and that’s if no one cuts it down — a bet I would not take.

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☆ Concern rising among Biden officials that Israel is planning incursion into Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“We are operating in the assumption that an Israeli military operation is in the coming months,” one senior Biden administration official said. That deal would likely postpone an Israeli incursion, US officials believe. “Some Israeli officials suggest that it is more of an effort at creating a threat that they can utilize. A second senior Biden administration official said there are elements inside the Israeli government and military in favor of an incursion. Benjamin Netanyahu Ariel Tagar/USA Today“Once the war is over, his expiration date arrives,” the first senior administration official said.

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☆ Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Michigan school shooter, admits she and husband gifted their son the gun used in the attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Eric Levenson | Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high school in 2021, admitted under cross-examination at her manslaughter trial that she and her husband gifted their son the firearm later used in the attack. “We didn’t just hand him a gun as ‘here you go son,’” she testified. On cross-examination Friday, the prosecution sought to portray Jennifer Crumbley as an inattentive mother, focused more on her horses and her extramarital affair than on her son’s well-being. Mother places blame on husband, schoolOver several hours Thursday, Jennifer Crumbley testified her husband was responsible for securing the gun he had purchased for their son on Black Friday as a Christmas gift. “As a parent you spend your whole life trying to protect your child from other dangers,” Jennifer Crumbley testified.

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☆ NFL’s policy over cold-weather games questioned after fans treated for hypothermia and frostbite at Chiefs-Dolphins game
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +40 min

Even the helmet of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes broke in the tundra like conditions. Matt Krohn/USA Today Network/Reuters New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams grabs the jersey of Washington Commanders wide receiver Curtis Samuel on December 24. Adam Hunger/AP Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs can't make the catch as Atlanta Falcons cornerback Clark Phillips III defends on December 24. Michael Dwyer/AP Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams drops a pass in the end zone on October 22. It’s extreme temperatures.”What can be doneFor the Chiefs-Dolphins game, Kansas allowed spectators to bring blankets into Arrowhead Stadium, and there were warming stations and hot chocolate available to purchase.

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☆ From transparent TVs to ChatGPT-powered pet companions, here’s some of the buzziest tech of CES 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here’s a look at some of the buzziest products announced this week:Loona companion robot is the world's first consumer robot equipped with ChatGPT AI technology. From Beijing KEYi Technology Co. Ltd.AI companionsAI companions are one of the biggest trends to emerge from the show this year. Samsung’s buzzy Ballie robot, which was first shown off at CES in 2020, received a refresh. BaracodaAI task robotsBeyond companions, AI has made its way into nearly every appliance and gadget you could think of this year. LG was one of the first leaders in transparent TVs; one of its earlier prototypes impressed the show floor back in 2020.

Persons: it’s, Loona, Rosie, Samsung’s, Dipanjan Chatterjee, ”, Volkwagen, Mercedes Benz, Chatterjee, ” Honda, VinFast, “ There’s, Jon Erensen, EssilorLuxottica, Francesco Milleri, Evie, Steve Jobs, Cook, Christoph Dernbach, “, Jitesh Ubrani, ” Ubrani, CNN’s Peter Valdes, Dapena Organizations: CNN — Tech, Consumer Electronics, Beijing KEYi Technology, ., LG, CES, Forrester Research, Walmart, Nvidia, AMD, Honda, VinFast, Fiat, Samsung, Gartner, Media, Apple Vision, Steve, Apple, IDC, Sony, Qualcomm Locations: Las Vegas, Beijing, USA, Cupertino, Cupertino ., Apple's, United States

☆ Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter returned to Georgia hometown for burial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Maria Cardona | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Members of an Armed Forces body bearer team moves the casket after the funeral service for former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter at Maranatha Baptist Church, in Plains, Georgia, U.S. November 29, 2023. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsPLAINS, Georgia, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A private funeral was held on Wednesday for Rosalynn Carter at a church in her hometown of Plains, Georgia, marking the end of three days of tributes celebrating the life and humanitarian work of the former U.S. first lady, who died at the age of 96. Uniformed officers from local police and sheriff's departments silently lined a street in the tiny rural birthplace of former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn, his wife of 77 years. Residents of the town, adorned with murals of Jimmy Carter and other tributes to its most famous son, recalled Rosalynn as a humble neighbor who helped mow the lawns and organize the food bank at the Carters' church. PARTNER TO THE PRESIDENTOn Monday, Rosalynn Carter lay in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Alex Brandon, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn, Bren Dubay, Dubay, Carter, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Bill Clinton, Maria Alejandra Cardona, Jonathan Allen, Elijah Nouvelage, Richard Chang Organizations: Armed Forces, U.S, Maranatha Baptist Church, REUTERS Acquire, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, White, Humanity, Thomson Locations: Plains , Georgia, U.S, , Georgia, Plains, Atlanta, Guinea, West Africa, New York

☆ The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Conor Dougherty | More About Conor Dougherty | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

From 2011 to 2015, about 100,000 properties — more than a quarter of the Detroit lots — were auctioned in tax foreclosures, according to Regrid, a Detroit-based provider of parcel data nationally. (Speculators recently made money after the city bought out vacant lots to help revive an auto plant that would bring jobs to the area.) Mr. Allen said his main project at the agency was finding new ways to stimulate growth that didn’t rely on grants and tax breaks. After reading “Progress and Poverty” years earlier, he’d become obsessed with the problem of speculation, and suggested a land-value tax. A tax break for residents — paid for by nameless investors who are “taking advantage of the city” — would seem like a political layup.

Persons: Duggan, Nick Allen, Allen, he’d, Henry George, — Organizations: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr, Poverty Locations: Detroit

☆ Iconic All Blacks prepare to exit stage left but no time for sentiment
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

“We know that it’s the last game for some pretty iconic players but, quite frankly, we don't really want to talk too much about that. He was overlooked for selection for a second successive week with Foster picking Samisoni Taukei’aho as back up hooker instead. Telling Coles he would not get another chance to play for the All Blacks was hard for the coach. For Retallick, who has 108 caps, the chance to end his All Blacks career in a World Cup final was the ultimate. "You can’t put into words what it’s like being in World Cup final.

Persons: Ian Foster, Dane Coles, Brodie Retallick, Aaron Smith, Sam Whitelock, ” Retallick, Smith, Whitelock, Coles, Foster, Samisoni Taukei’aho, ”, “, “ He’s, He's, ” Foster, Scott Robertson, “ I’ve, Mark Gleeson, Ken Ferris Organizations: Rugby, Blacks, Stade de France, All Blacks, Thomson Locations: MALMAISON, France, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, Pau

☆ Fact Check: Gates-backed venture will not chop down 70 million acres of trees
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Rather, it is developing a project that handles throwaway biomass from forest thinning for the U.S. Forest Service. The article, entitled “Bill Gates Pushes Plan to Chop Down 70 Million Acres of Trees to ‘Fight Global Warming,’” was published on a website called Slay on Aug. 31. “Our company is developing technology to help public agencies like the US Forest Service, stewardship non-profits, and private landowners meet their wildfire mitigation and forest thinning goals," he said. Kodama Systems, a company that received funding from a fund owned by Bill Gates, is not planning to cut down millions of acres of U.S. forests. The company has received a grant from the U.S. Forest Service for a project to handle throwaway biomass from forest thinning.

Persons: Bill Gates, ”, Slay, Scott Owen, Owen, ” Owen, Robert York, KODAMA, James Sedlak, Read Organizations: Systems, U.S . Forest Service, Kodama Systems, Microsoft, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Western, U.S . Department of Agriculture, USFS, Department of Interior, Berkeley Forests, UC Berkeley, Oregon State University, University of Melbourne, Kodama, US Forest Service, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, Western United States, California

The red king crab fishery was closed; the snow crab fishery cut to a tenth of the previous year's take. After another bad survey last year, the red king crab fishery closed again and the snow crab fishery closed for the first time ever. Kevin Abena, who runs a fishing business with his father, also relies on tendering to stay afloat in the wake of the crab fishery closure. Researchers this year brought samples of crab back to Kodiak for further analysis, exploring how snow crab respond to stress in their environment, including rising heat. It will help determine what crab fisheries might open this winter and decisions on each kind of crab are expected some time in early October.

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☆ I was put on a PIP in my director-level job and fantasized about quitting. So I quiet quit for 3 months before actually walking out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After being placed on a PIP, he 'quiet quit' for 3 months before leaving in January. Within a couple of weeks I was assigned another project, which turned out to be the worst project I've ever worked on. I started warning leadership and my peers that it wasn't going to get doneI told them we needed way more resources if we were going to do it right. That harmed me as a director — I essentially became a really expensive business analyst who wasn't making any money for the firm. After being placed on my PIP, I realized this wasn't the job for me, but I needed to ride it out to make ends meet.

Persons: John Garvens, I've, —, Michael Phelps, — I'd, I'd, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Freeport , Illinois, Revenue, —

☆ More Plants, More Life, More Pleasure: What Sets the Best Gardens Apart
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Changing Your Mind-SetAlthough many people worry that having a more ecologically responsible landscape means letting go of cherished plants — their peonies, perhaps, or roses — Ms. West and Mr. Rainer are quick to clarify. “It’s about letting things in,” Mr. Rainer said. Especially flowering plants — a win for people of all ages, and for wildlife. “Imagine your site being initially 100 percent covered in planting, at 18 to 24 inches tall,” Mr. Rainer suggested. “And then you go in and mow through the spaces you want — the paths, the terraces, everything else.”

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☆ Apple Maps has actually gotten good — and some people are even choosing it over Google Maps
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some users told the Journal they prefer Apple Maps over Google Maps for its design and usability. Rabinowitz mow finds that Apple Maps offers public transit directions that are faster and more creative than those from Google Maps, the Journal reported. Apple Maps, he said, also takes into consideration commuting disruptions like subway outages better than its competitor does. She has since begun choosing it over from Google Maps, as she says Apple Maps has a more clear and legible display. Google Maps, he said, might be better for those who want to use their personal data to inform what information gets displayed.

Persons: Tim Cook, Jason Rabinowitz, Rabinowitz mow, Rabinowitz, Jane Natoli, Tom Pritchard Organizations: Apple, Street Journal, Google Locations: New York

☆ Stop thinking tenure gets you promotions — it doesn't. A former senior leader at Amazon explains what actually works.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Brandon Southern | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

While time spent in a specific role may correlate with commitment, experience, or knowledge, it doesn't necessarily correlate with value to a company. To get a raise or promotion, you're going to need more than tenure — you're going to need to create additional value or increase your scope of work. In this case, the company is getting more value by paying more, but paying more doesn't always equate to more value. For many positions, it can be hard to determine if an experienced person is providing more value than a non-experienced person. The question that the company will ask is, does the hire salary cost outweigh the cost of hiring a new employee?

Persons: Brandon Southern, I've, you've Organizations: eBay, GameStop, Morning, Brandon

☆ Reconsidering the Staycation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | More About Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I’ve always been skeptical of the staycation. So I was intrigued to discover, thanks to my colleague Catherine Pearson, that I have been staycationing all wrong. Evidently, my tendency to stumble into time off without a plan is unlikely to produce a restorative effect. This weekend, you could, for instance, seek out some vegan ice cream that doesn’t taste terrible. You could try running in a pool, which is easier on the joints but as effective as running on land.

Persons: I’ve, van, Catherine Pearson, Jaime Kurtz, “, ”, we’re Organizations: James Madison University

[1/2] Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack is seen in this handout photo released November 1, 2017. Saipov used a Home Depot rental truck to mow down people on a path along the Hudson River on Manhattan's West Side, according to prosecutors. He had hoped to the attack would help him gain membership in Islamic State, or ISIS, they said. Most of the people scheduled to speak at the hearing are traveling from Argentina and Belgium. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York and Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Will DunhamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Federal worker safety inspections have alleged poor maintenance or a lack of safety training at some Tyson plants where ammonia leaks injured workers. CNN interviewed eleven current or former Tyson workers across three different plants who experienced ammonia leaks. !”A safety sign hangs on a fence at a Tyson plant in Hope, Arkansas, in March 2023. Still, some Tyson workers who lived through ammonia leaks said they wished more had been done to protect them. That means that the data doesn’t necessarily cover Tyson plants or other meat facilities that hold smaller amounts of ammonia.

☆ If You Stop Mowing This May, Will Your Lawn Turn Into a Meadow?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It’s No Mow May, time for the annual campaign that advocates just what it says: Skip mowing the lawn this month, in the name of providing additional resources for early-season pollinators. One day during the first week of May is the only time all year that I actually do mow several increasingly large swaths of my property. I started growing my first little meadow about 30 years ago, and since then I have stopped cutting a few other areas, too, except for that one day a year. They’re not all desirable, admittedly, as I have made very clear repeatedly, in rude language, to the brambles encroaching on the oldest, largest area. They fight back in their own way, their thorns drawing blood.

☆ The Ultimate Grassroots Issue: Should You Mow the Lawn?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( James R. Hagerty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As May 1 looms, Americans face a complicated moral choice: Whether to mow their lawns. Scores of U.S. cities and towns are embracing a British movement called No Mow May, whose supporters refrain from cutting their grass during that month. The goal is to allow more flowering plants to thrive, and provide nectar and pollen to nourish bees and other pollinators, vital parts of the food chain.

☆ Meet the dad of millions on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In his offline life, Bo Petterson is a dad to his six adult children. But he doesn’t do it alone — his adult daughter, Emily Petterson, is the one behind the camera. Petterson's one-minute "dad advice" videos include guidance on how to maintenance a car, financial advice and even mental health tips. You just need someone to light the way.”Many who follow the account affectionately call Bo Petterson “Dad” in their comments expressing gratitude for his weekly advice. The "dad advice" videos began as a fun idea Petterson's daughter Emily had intended for her siblings.

☆ Ukraine's troops fight off 'massive' Russian attacks in Bakhmut with World War I-era machine guns and sniper traps
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine has used a WWI-era machine gun on the front line to mow down the enemy. "It only works when there is a massive attack going on," a Ukrainian soldier told BBC News. Ukraine's troops have modified the guns with modern add-ons such as optics and suppressors, according to reporting from Task and Purpose. The fighting in Ukraine has repeatedly garnered parallels to World War I, with both sides locked in a brutal war of attrition featuring trenches, relentless artillery barrages, and heavy casualties. In this environment, even some of the weapons of that era have come in handy as Ukrainian troops face human wave attacks on the front line — tactics common to World War I.Ukraine has also apparently utilized a type of World War I-era sniper decoy, employing dummies meant to fool enemy snipers.

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