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☆ Pornhub’s parent company admits it profited from sex trafficking
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-22 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Aylo, Pornhub’s parent company, will pay a $1.8 million fine and compensate the sex trafficking victims as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. The company pleaded not guilty to the government’s charge of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions involving sex trafficking proceeds, although it acknowledged the illegal material was posted on its site and said it regrets that fact. The government did not accuse Aylo itself of violating any federal sex trafficking laws, but said the company should have known it was doing business with a group that was engaging in sex trafficking. And Aylo became aware of a federal lawsuit against the production company in 2017, court documents show. In a statement, Aylo, which is under new management since the alleged incidents occurred, said it “deeply regrets” that Pornhub hosted the content.

Persons: Pornhub, Aylo, “, ”, James Smith, Solomon Friedman, ” Friedman Organizations: Washington CNN, Eastern, of, FBI, Aylo Holdings, CNN, Ethical Capital Partners Locations: Peace, of New York, Canada

☆ Hundreds of images of child sexual abuse material were found in a massive dataset used to train AI image-generating tools
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —More than a thousand images of child sexual abuse material were found in a massive public dataset used to train popular AI image-generating models, Stanford Internet Observatory researchers said in a study published earlier this week. The presence of these images in the training data may make it easier for AI models to create new and realistic AI-generated images of child abuse content, or “deepfake” images of children being exploited. The massive dataset that the Stanford researchers examined, known as LAION 5B, contains billions of images that have been scraped from the internet, including from social media and adult entertainment websites. Of the more than five billion images in the dataset, the Stanford researchers said they identified at least 1,008 instances of child sexual abuse material. “Stability AI models were trained on a filtered subset of that dataset.

Persons: ” LAION Organizations: New, New York CNN, Stanford Internet, Stanford, Internet Watch, National Center for, Canadian Centre for Child, CNN, Stability Locations: New York, London

☆ Higher Ed Has Become a Threat to America
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( John Ellis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: College presidents are talking tolerance, but few take action. Images: Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyAmerica faces a formidable range of calamities: crime out of control, borders in chaos by design, children poorly educated while sexualized and politicized against parental opposition, unconstitutional censorship, a press that does government PR rather than oversight, our institutions and corporations debased in the name of “diversity, equity and inclusion”—and more. To these has been added an outbreak of virulent antisemitism. Every one of these degradations can be traced wholly or in large part to a single source: the corruption of higher education by radical political activists.

Persons: Mark Kelly America

☆ People are moving to Canada dreaming of a utopia with free healthcare and more tolerance. But the reality is Canada has its own set of problems.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Jordan Pandy | Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Two Americans who moved to Canada told Business Insider they did so to escape polarized and divisive politics, inadequate healthcare, and to feel safer in their communities. A lot of the characteristics Ouellet was looking for in New Zealand, he said, he found in British Columbia. Advertisement"In British Columbia, the regulations for being able to own a gun are extremely tight," he said. He added that there is still an opioid crisis in British Columbia, but it's not as striking as it is in Portland. Ouellet has no regrets about moving to British Columbia, but Canada's housing crisis sidelined his dreams of homeownership.

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☆ Ukraine’s US lifeline is hanging by a thinning thread
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In a grave blow to its prospects, Ukraine aid has now been embroiled by Republicans in a separate imbroglio over immigration. While Ukraine’s survival is at stake, so is the reputation of the United States as a global leader. Johnson may struggle to retain his tenuous hold on his job if he uses Democratic votes to pass a Ukraine funding package. The Ukraine aid package is now caught in the most intractable US political issue — immigration. “We are at a moment in history.”But a group of Republican senators who normally back Ukraine aid signaled Monday they couldn’t move forward without immigration changes attached to the measure.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, Joe Biden, Israel —, “, Jake Sullivan, Vladimir, ”, Sullivan’s, Shalanda Young, Mike Johnson, United States Oksana Markarova, CNN’s Wolf, Volodymyr Zelensky, Lloyd Austin, Zelensky, Donald Trump, Putin, Trump –, Republican Sen, Jim Risch of, “ Vladimir Putin, …, he’s, outlasting, ” Risch, Ben Hodges, ” Hodges, Johnson, Biden, Chuck Schumer, Texas Sen, John Cornyn Organizations: CNN, White, of Management, GOP, Wing, Kremlin, Trump, Republican, Intelligence and Foreign Relations, Halifax International Security, US Army, of, Republicans, Democratic, New York Democrat, Texas, Ukraine, US Defense Department, Internal Revenue Service, – Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Russian, U.S, United States, Russia, Moscow, North Korea, Iran, Kyiv, Washington, China, Jim Risch of Idaho, Canada, Ret, — Washington, Berlin, Paris, London, of America, Europe, Crimea, Ukrainian, Mexico, Taiwan

☆ An Airbnb host's son secretly filmed a guest in the shower, then tried to blackmail her into sending him a sex video: prosecutors
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A man living in his mother's Airbnb home secretly filmed a guest naked and then tried to blackmail her, prosecutors allege. Prosecutors say Strutz admitted to hiding a cell phone camera in a basket on the bathroom counter. AdvertisementThe son of an Airbnb host was sentenced to prison in connection to allegations that he secretly filmed a guest in the shower and tried to blackmail her into sending him an explicit video. The graphic messages continued for several months until Strutz sent her a nude image of herself from when she showered in the Airbnb bathroom, prosecutors allege. Strutz admitted he filmed the guest using a cell phone he had hidden in a basket on the bathroom counter, prosecutors allege in the complaint.

Persons: Kevin Strutz, Strutz, —, cyberstalking, Airbnb Organizations: Prosecutors, Service, Eastern, Eastern District of California, FBI, CBS News, Attorney's, Eastern District of Locations: Ceres , California, Eastern District, Strutz's, Airbnb, Eastern District of California

The stock market had quite the November — the best month of 2023. The stock market is inherently unpredictable, and past performance does not always indicate future results. Consider rebalancingAs the stock market surges, some of your investments have grown significantly, potentially skewing your portfolio's balance. The stock market's upward trajectory can create a false sense of security, as profits seem endless. Keep a cash cushionWhile investing in the stock market is a great way to build wealth, it's equally important to maintain an emergency fund.

Persons: —, It's, Read, you'll Organizations: Service, Nasdaq, SoFi

☆ The Biden-Blinken Rules of War for Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: College presidents are talking tolerance, but few take action. Images: Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyWar is back against Hamas, but will the Biden Administration let Israel win? Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the bad news to Jerusalem before the truce ended: He wants Israel on a short leash. Hamas fired rockets at Israel Friday morning, in violation of the pause, and failed to produce the remaining female hostages to trade for more time and terrorists. It also claimed that its last child hostages, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother, Ariel, are dead.

Persons: Mark Kelly, Antony Blinken, Bibas, Ariel Organizations: Hamas, Biden Administration, Israel Locations: Jerusalem, Israel

☆ Target date funds: What are they and should you invest in one?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —If you are in a 401(k) plan at work, you very likely have the option to invest in a so-called target date fund, which also may be called a retirement date fund or a lifecycle fund. At the end of 2020, the vast majority of plans (86%) offered target date funds, and 59% of 401(k) participants had money invested in one. Typically a target date fund is a “fund of funds” – meaning its portfolio is made up of both stock funds and bond funds selected by the manager. It is especially critical in your 50s to revisit your fund’s glide path to (and possibly after) the fund’s retirement date. “If you’re an overanalyzer or overthinker, or you don’t want to worry about it, target date funds are for you,” Sharick said.

Persons: Madison Sharick, Madi, Bryan Minogue, Minogue, fund’s, Sharick, Stacy Miller, ” Miller, “ it’s, –, ” Sharick Organizations: New, New York CNN, Research Institute, Kardinal Locations: New York, U.S, Tampa , Florida

☆ COP28: No-shows and walkouts as Israel-Hamas war looms over crucial climate talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Angela Dewan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Israeli President Isaac Herzog spent his day on Friday meeting with high-profile leaders at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai. Herzog was supposed to give an address that day calling for action on the climate crisis. The Israel-Hamas war is casting a shadow over the COP28 climate talks. The UK's King Charles III shakes hands with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai on December 1, 2023. The Middle East has long been wracked with conflict, but the climate crisis was one area that was helping repair old rifts.

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☆ Schwarzenegger lends support to families of Israeli hostages
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Omar Younis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Schwarzenegger gave bronze eagle sculptures to his visitors at a video production company in Santa Monica, just west of Los Angeles. In turn they presented Schwarzenegger with "Bring Them Home" dog tags. Declaring himself "a big friend of the Jewish people and Israel," Schwarzenegger said he wanted to amplify the message not to abandon those who remain captive. Israel says Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, took 240 hostages in the Oct. 7 attack that also killed 1,200 people and set off a Middle East war. Among those meeting the "Terminator" star was Bar Rudaeff, 27, whose father Lior Rudaeff, 61, was taken from the Kibbutz Nir Yitzchak.

Persons: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger, Rudaeff, Lior Rudaeff, Nir Yitzchak, Jacob Bohbot, Elkana Bohbot, Ella Shani, Amit Shani, Ella's, Itzik Kozin, Omar Younis, Daniel Trotta, Lincoln Organizations: California, Hamas, Nova, Be'eri, Museum, Tolerance, Thomson Locations: SANTA MONICA , California, Israel, Gaza, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Tolerance Jerusalem

Fabric by Gerber Life launched a new investment account for parents to invest on behalf of their kids. Gerber Life's partner brand, Fabric by Gerber Life, offers affordable term life insurance, free wills — and now a new investment account for your child. Fabric by Gerber Life has launched UGMA custodial accounts on their digital platform so you can invest for your child's future. How to open a UGMA account with Fabric by Gerber LifeOpening an account with Fabric by Gerber Life is simple and only takes about five minutes. Flexible spendingA UGMA account is a type of custodial account that permits parents/guardians to invest on behalf of a child/dependent.

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☆ Schwarzenegger Lends Support to Families of Israeli Hostages
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Dec. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Persons: Omar Younis SANTA, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger, Rudaeff, Lior Rudaeff, Nir Yitzchak, Jacob Bohbot, Elkana Bohbot, Ella Shani, Amit Shani, Ella's, Itzik Kozin, Omar Younis, Daniel Trotta, Lincoln Organizations: California, Hamas, Nova, Be'eri, Museum, Tolerance Locations: Omar Younis SANTA MONICA , California, Israel, Gaza, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Tolerance Jerusalem

☆ I'm 44 and my husband is 78 — 10 years older than my father
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Wendy Cartwright | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He is 10 years older than my father and 10 years younger than my grandmother. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI met my husband four years ago when I walked into a 12-step fellowship meeting. My husband is 10 years older than my father and 10 years younger than my grandmother, so he was sure that he knew someone from my family directly. It's been quite a learning experience, but our relationship works, and I'm the happiest I have ever been.

Persons: —, I'm, he'll, It's Organizations: Service, Technology

☆ The cofounder of Allbirds has some advice for startups looking to IPO: make money ahead of going public
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Allbirds was one of the last startups to go public in 2021's IPO biltz. "You need to be a great company, you need to be profitable," says Allbirds cofounder Tim Brown. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Going public before turning profitable is a thing of the past, according to Allbirds cofounder and chief innovation officer Tim Brown. "You need to be a great company, you need to be profitable," he told Business Insider.

Persons: Allbirds, Tim Brown, —, Klaviyo, Lerer, confidentially, PwC, Spencer Platt, Champagne, Brown, Joanna Glasner, Didi, Rivian Organizations: Service, Time Magazine, Maveron, Tiger Global, Casper Locations: Instacart, Silicon, Americas, Allbirds, Ukraine

☆ Opinion | The Window to Meaningfully Support Separated Immigrant Families Is Closing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kelly Albinak Kribs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If approved, the settlement would provide families with some temporary benefits such as work authorization, short-term housing medical assistance, including behavioral health services. It also would provide them with an opportunity to apply for permanent immigration status through the asylum system. The government’s short-term and impermanent relief denies families the stability and support they deserve as they piece their lives back together. Instead, the federal government should — and can still — provide separated families with permanent immigration status, monetary damages and accountability for the harm they continue to endure. Justice for separated families must include permanent immigration status in this country, so that families can focus on rebuilding their lives without the looming fear of deportation to dangerous circumstances.

Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union, Trump

☆ Russia has a 'high tolerance' for losses after losing 100s of aircraft, 1000s of tanks, and more than 300,000 men in Ukraine, NATO chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Since the invasion, Russia has become "weaker politically, militarily, and economically," he said. But Jens Stoltenberg warned that this doesn't mean Russia will stop. And more than 300,000 casualties," Stoltenberg said. AdvertisementBut Stoltenberg warned against thinking that Russia would stop its invasion as a result of all this, stating that "we must not underestimate Russia." AdvertisementThis could include getting some territory from Ukraine, something Ukraine said it is not willing to accept and that's unlikely to actually stop Russia.

Persons: Jens Stoltenberg, —, Stoltenberg, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Putin's Organizations: Service, NATO, Russia, Ukrainian, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Caucasus, Central Asia, China, Moscow, Beijing, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ The 25 highest-paying jobs in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Business Insider looked at average annual wage data of jobs in Texas. Cardiologists had an average pay of $413,510, indicating it's the highest-paying job in Texas. Radiologists and ophthalmologists are two other jobs with high salaries in Texas based on averages. Business Insider looked at jobs with pay data available for Texas. Below are the 25 highest-paying jobs in Texas, based on available Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and the estimated number of people holding these jobs in the state.

Persons: Cardiologists, —, ophthalmologists Organizations: Service, pediatricians, Business, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Statistics Locations: Texas, New York

"I feel really alone and if somebody with the status of an elected official can’t be protected then how must others feel?” said Omar. Official data shows a significant, smaller increase in anti-Muslim incidents in Britain and is patchy for the other two countries. "The vast majority of Muslims do not file a complaint when they are victims of such acts. A spokesperson for France's national police acknowledged data on anti-Muslim incidents was "incomplete", and relied on victims filing a complaint. For some Muslims in Germany, which has welcomed about a million Syrians and just under 400,000 Afghans in recent years, rising hostility came as a surprise.

Persons: Jian Omar, Lisi Niesner, ”, Omar, Zara Mohammed, Geert Wilders, Ben Badis, Rachid Abdouni, Khalil Raboun, Tell Mama, Mama, Abdallah Zekri, Zekri, Rima Hanano, Gerald Darmanin, Reza Zia, Emmanuel Macron, Zia, Ebrahimi, fomented, Aiman, Germany's, Reem Alabali, Radovan, Ghalia Zaghal, Zaghal, Layli Foroudi, Thomas Escritt, Sarah Marsh, Andrew MacAskill, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Reuters, Muslim Council of, Ministers, Local, French Muslim Council, HISTORY, Kings College London, Amnesty, German Muslim Council, Thomson Locations: German, Kurdish, Israel, Palestinian, Berlin, Germany, BERLIN, LONDON, Europe, Gaza, London, France, Britain, Muslim Council of Britain, British, Dutch, Netherlands, United States, Nanterre, Paris, French, Moroccan, Western, Syria

☆ Soccer set to trial sin bins for dissent and ‘tactical offences’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Soccer is set to trial sin bins at the higher levels of the game in a bid to improve player behavior towards match officials – a move that has drawn a mixed response. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the sport’s lawmaking body, announced on Monday that sin bins should be trialed “for dissent and specific tactical offences” having been successfully implemented at a grassroots level. Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesBut not everyone is in favor of sin bins. “Considering football can’t decide what is clear and obvious from one week to the next, sin bins and the threshold for being banished to one have no chance,” CNN Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis wrote on X. He continued: “The success of sin bins in the grassroots game has been prevention, rather than cure.

Persons: –, bin, “, Pierluigi Collina, Jamie Carragher, “ I’ve, William Troost, Richard Heathcote, John Terry, ” Terry, ”, Darren Lewis, Mark Bullingham Organizations: CNN — Soccer, International Football Association Board, Liverpool, Sky Sports, Premier League, Chelsea, ” CNN, English Football Association, “ Locations: London, England

☆ An American Airlines passenger is facing charges after an chaotic meltdown before takeoff, according to a wild police report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An American Airlines passenger was arrested this week in connection to an attack on a staffer. The Miami-Dade Police Department report says the chaos unfolded before American Airlines Flight 2213 took off for New York City. Advertisement"Acts of violence against our colleagues are not tolerated by American Airlines and we are committed to working closely with law enforcement in their investigation," the spokesperson said. The FAA has 'zero-tolerance' for unruly passengersThe Federal Aviation Administration has a "zero-tolerance" policy for unruly passenger behavior. So far this year, the FAA has received about 1,900 unruly passenger reports, stats show.

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The Singapore-based company has not determined the size of the deal or the valuation at IPO. The online fast-fashion retailer, which manufactures most of its merchandise in China, faces criticism that Uyghur forced labor is used to make its low-priced apparel and home goods. Earlier this year, the congresswoman led a bipartisan call for the SEC to halt Shein’s IPO until it verifies that the company does not use forced labor within its supply chain. Shein did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the company has previously told Reuters it has “zero tolerance for forced labor” and has no contract manufacturers in Xinjiang. Shein's IPO is "going to be raising issues (for the SEC) that may later be applied across the board to all China-based or China-related companies that are going public," Penick said.

Persons: Chen Lin, Shein confidentially, Shein, Jennifer Wexton, Megan Penick, Robinson, Penick, Republican Sen, Marco Rubio, ”, Rubio, Chris Smith, Smith, ByteDance's TikTok, Group's, Katherine Masters, Arriana, Michael Martina, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, Bloomberg, Beijing, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Reuters, Reuters Graphics, Capitol Hill, Republican, Congressional, Commission, Oritain, U.S, Thomson Locations: Singapore, China, New York, U.S, Beijing, Washington, China's Xinjiang, Xinjiang, India

☆ Gay activists in Russia fear arrest as top court weighs "extremist" listing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's justice ministry asked the Supreme Court this month to recognise what it called "the international LGBT social movement" as extremist and to ban its activities. The ministry said that "various signs and manifestations of extremist orientation, including the incitement of social and religious discord" had been identified in the activities of Russia's LGBT movement, without giving examples. 'EXTREMIST' LISTING CAN FORESHADOW ARRESTSThe justice ministry publishes a list of more than 100 "extremist" groups banned in Russia. "This will all be so underground that, unfortunately, I'm sure there are many people who won't be able to get help," he said. Reporting by Reuters, writing by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Putin, Alexei Sergeyev, Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, Sergei Troshin, Sergeev, Mark Trevelyan, Kevin Liffey Organizations: PETERSBURG, LGBT, Reuters, Orthodox Church, Thomson Locations: Russia, St Petersburg

Trump touted the efficacy of family separations during a CNN town hall in May, and declined to rule out reinstating them. "It stopped people from coming by the hundreds of thousands because when they hear 'family separation,' they say, 'Well, we better not go.' Homan said he was not sure what he would do if Trump asked him to revive family separation. ACTIVISTS READY LEGAL FIGHTIf Trump did implement a family separation policy, he would likely face legal challenges. Mark Morgan, a top border official under Trump, said he does not believe a new Trump administration would implement a family separation policy in the way it did the first time.

Persons: Donald Trump, Brian Snyder, Trump, Tom Homan, Joe Biden's, Trump's, The Trump, Biden, Julie Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Homan, Chad Wolf, Wolf, Lee Gelernt, Mark Morgan, Morgan, Ted Hesson, Nathan Layne, Gram Slattery, Ross Colvin, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Republican, REUTERS, Rights, White, Trump, Reuters, CNN, Univision, Democratic, House, The, Biden, America, Policy Institute, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, Thomson Locations: Claremont , New Hampshire, U.S, Mexico, Spanish, Trump, Washington, Wilton , Connecticut

☆ Hamas Holds Everyone Hostage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The civilized world is rejoicing at the release of hostages by Hamas, especially the sight of young children reunited with parents after seven weeks of hell. But that relief shouldn’t blind us to the way the jihadists are manipulating human sentiment to achieve their terrorist aims. The killers are releasing a dozen or so hostages each day in return for three times the number of Palestinians released by Israel. Hamas snatched innocent Israelis and others in a deliberate act of terror. The released Palestinians were arrested or convicted of crimes under the law.

Locations: Israel

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