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☆ Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have 3 kids: Maxima, August, and Aurelia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have been married since 2012 and have three children. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan have been married since 2012 after meeting in college. On the day the couple announced Maxima's birth, they also unveiled their philanthropic fund, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Zuckerberg and Chan have also found a balance between teaching their kids part of Zuckerberg's Jewish religion and Chan's Chinese heritage. At the end of the night, Zuckerberg does a bedtime prayer in Mandarin Chinese with his children, Chan told The Times.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg, Aurelia, There's, —, fascinates Zuckerberg, Augustus Caesar, Newborn, Marcus Aurelius, Chan Zuckerberg, Chan, Mark Organizations: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan, is fed up with his MMA obsession after he built a fighting cage in his backyard
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg is taking his MMA obsession to another level by building an octagon in his backyard. "I have been working on that grass for two years," Chan responded to one of his messages. Mark Zuckerberg has built an octagon fighting ring in his backyard, but his wife, Priscilla Chan, doesn't seem thrilled. An Octagon is an eight-sided fighting cage typically used for MMA fights. Then Zuckerberg responded to Musk's challenge by writing three words on an Instagram Story: "Send Me Location."

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Chan, doesn't, Zuckerberg, Isreal Adesanya, Alex Volkanovksi, Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerberg, Dave Camarillo, Elon Musk, Musk, Gizmodo, I'm Organizations: —, Twitter, Meta

☆ Mark Zuckerberg rocked up to a Taylor Swift concert looking like a 'Fearless,' beaded-bracelet-wearing fanboy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zuck showed up looking bejeweled at the Eras Tour in California. Mark Zuckerberg is a busy man, but he still has time to get his Swiftie on. "Life of a girl dad," Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram, showing off his concert glam — which included little gemstones bejeweling his face. On top of that, off-duty Zuck also sported an impressive stack of beaded bracelets for what one might guess are his favorite Swift eras. It's unclear how long Zuck has been a Swift fan, or how much of her music he listens to on the reg.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuck, Taylor, Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg, Barbie, humanize, Elon Musk Organizations: Elon Locations: California, Santa Clara, Cali

☆ The strange, improbable rise of Mark Zuckerberg 3.0
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

In early July, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the latest and perhaps most consequential product in Meta's history: a new model of Mark Zuckerberg. Silicon Valley Zuck was a husband and father with a legacy to build and protect at all costs. Silicon Valley Zuck was suddenly faced with something he'd never dealt with before, shrinking revenue. Still clinging to his persona as Silicon Valley Zuck, Zuckerberg engaged in an all-out media blitz to hawk his vision for the metaverse. They were the sort of people Harvard Zuck would have scoffed at and Silicon Valley Zuck would have gently ignored.

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☆ Venice film fest attracts top names despite Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Although many stars will miss the traditional red carpet openings for big studio productions, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera still managed to attract a slew of top movies to the Lido. The world's oldest film festival, regarded as a launchpad for Oscar contenders as awards season approaches, features movies from 55 countries, including 23 titles running for the prestigious Golden Lion award. The SAG-AFTRA guild called the strike this month after failing to reach an agreement with studios on a new three-year contract. Barbera said he hoped stars of smaller independent movies would be able to publicise their work in person regardless of the stoppage. Both Allen, with his French language picture "Coup De Chance", and Polanski, with "The Palace" will show out of competition.

Persons: Bradley Cooper, Karl Lagerfeld, Andrew Kelly, Alberto Barbera, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Luc Besson, MeToo, Besson, Oscar, Barbera, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Maestro, Leonard Bernstein, Cooper, Priscilla, Elvis Presley's, Cailee Spaeny, Ferrari, Mann, Adam Driver, Enzo Ferrari, Penelope Cruz, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Allen, Chance, Polanski, Anderson, Henry Sugar, Roald Dahl, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Crispian Balmer, Alison Williams Organizations: Metropolitan Museum, Art's, REUTERS, Hollywood, Golden Lion, SAG, Netflix, Lion, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Venice, ., Italian, American, United States

☆ Venice Film Festival unveils a star-studded lineup amid strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its lineup amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors and WGA writers strike. While the movie lineup is filled with A-list actors and big-name directors, it remains unclear which talent will be allowed to actually attend the festival amid the strike. Festival director Alberto Barbera said in his opening speech if the strike is still ongoing there will likely be premieres without the film’s cast on the red carpet. In the meantime, producers can apply for SAG-AFTRA waivers so the stars of their films can attend and not break strike rules. See the full in competition lineup for the 2023 Venice International Film Festival below.

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☆ It's shirtless tech bro summer! Jeff Bezos joins the crowd after his fiance posts a pic of him looking buff on his $500M yacht.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos is the latest tech billionaire to show off his toned physique. His fiance, Lauren Sanchez, posted a picture of Bezos ascending the ladder of his yacht — shirtless. Bezos joins a string of fitness-obsessed tech billionaires, like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Is it … shirtless tech bro summer? On Monday, Jeff Bezos' new fiance, Lauren Sanchez, posted a picture of her soon-to-be husband ascending the ladder of his new, $500 million megayacht.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, that's, Sanchez, Wes Okerson —, Isreal Adesanya, Alex Volkanovksi, Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Mark, brawn, Musk Organizations: UFC, Zuckerberg, SpaceX, Facebook Locations: Italy, Bezos, Silicon

☆ Texas governor to defy DOJ request to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande: ‘Texas will see you in court, Mr. President’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Chris Boyette Priscilla Alvarez | Chris Boyette | Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Greg Abbott will not be ordering floating barriers to be removed from the Rio Grande, in defiance of the US Department of Justice. The Justice Department gave Texas a deadline of Monday at 2 p.m. ET to commit to the removal of the floating border barriers or face legal action, according to the letter sent to Abbott. The governor’s actions are cruel and putting both migrants and border agents in danger,” White House spokesman Abdullah Hasan said. Among the complaints are reports that Texas troopers were told to push back migrants into the Rio Grande and ordered not to give them water.

Persons: Greg Abbott, “, ” Abbott, Joe Biden, ”, Abbott, Abbott’s, Abdullah Hasan, Ted Cruz, Biden’s Organizations: CNN, Texas Gov, US Department of Justice, DOJ, Justice Department, Texas, The, Department gave Texas, Republican, Texas Constitution, Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Justice, Texas Department of Public Safety, DPS Locations: Rio Grande, “ Texas, Texas, Mexico, United States, Rio

☆ DOJ says it’s assessing the situation along the Texas-Mexico border amid ‘troubling reports’ over migrant treatment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“The department is aware of the troubling reports, and we are working with DHS and other relevant agencies to assess the situation,” DOJ spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa told CNN. CNN previously reported that the Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department were in ongoing discussions about what actions could be taken against the state. That suit lists the state of Texas and Abbott, as well as the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard. But it wouldn’t mark the first time the Justice Department has sued on border-related matters. Last year, the Justice Department sued Arizona for placing shipping containers along the US southern border – a move taken by then-Republican Gov.

Persons: Xochitl Hinojosa, Steve McCraw, Greg Abbott’s, ”, Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Jean, –, Abbott, Doug Ducey Organizations: CNN, The Justice Department, Texas, DHS, of Public Safety, Operation Lone Star, Democratic, Department of Homeland Security, Justice Department, Gov, –, Department of Justice, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public, Arizona, Republican Locations: Texas, Mexico, Rio, White, Arizona

☆ How the Black Sea grain deal collapse could impact global food prices and hunger
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —Wheat and corn prices on global commodities markets jumped Monday after Russia pulled out of a crucial deal allowing the export of grain from Ukraine. The collapse of the pact threatens to push up food prices for consumers worldwide and tip millions into hunger. The White House said the deal had been “critical” to bringing down food prices around the globe, which spiked after Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year. Food pricesThe global food price index complied by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization hit an all-time high in March 2022, but has fallen steadily since then. “A renewed rise in agricultural commodity prices would obviously push up retail food prices but perhaps not by as much as you think, particularly in developed economies,” she said.

Persons: “, ” Adam Hodge, —, Vladimir Putin, General Antonio Guterres, Shashwat, ” Saraf, Richer, Caroline Bain, ”, Rob Picheta, Hanna Ziady, Mick Krever, Anna Chernova, Priscilla Alvarez Organizations: London CNN —, US National Security Council, Chicago Board of Trade, United Nations, Organisation for Economic Co, Development, Gro Intelligence, Food Security Information Network, European Union, Rescue, East, Agriculture Organization, Capital Economics, CNN Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Istanbul, Kyiv, Moscow, United States, Sevastopol, Russian, Crimea, East Africa, East, Africa

☆ Lisa Marie Presley died of small bowel obstruction, coroner says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 13 (Reuters) - Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of Elvis Presley, died of a small bowel obstruction as a delayed consequence of bariatric weight loss surgery, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reported on Friday, six months after she died. Presley, a singer and songwriter in her own right, had been taken to hospital after reportedly suffering cardiac arrest at her home. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as "sequelae of small bowel obstruction." "The obstruction was in the form of a strangulated small bowel caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago," the examiner said in a report. She was the only child of one of the greatest stars in American music, and was 9 years old when Elvis Presley died of heart failure at age 42 in 1977 at Graceland.

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☆ Lisa Marie Presley died of small bowel obstruction - coroner
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

☆ Banking on Change at CNBC Equity and Opportunity: Exec Connect
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Bertha Coombs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBanking on Change at CNBC Equity and Opportunity: Exec ConnectAmalgamated Bank CEO, Priscilla Sims Brown is no stranger to speaking out on issues, including matters of racial and social justice. Brown joins CNBC's Bertha Coombs and shares what gives her the courage to boldly take on big issues that impact not only the economy, but society more broadly. 11:48 an hour ago

Persons: Priscilla Sims Brown, Brown, Bertha Coombs Organizations: Banking, CNBC Equity, Opportunity, Exec Connect Amalgamated Bank CEO

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's 'sure' Instagram's new Twitter alternative will be a 'Marxist style social media experience' used to 'steal elections'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instagram launched "Threads" — a new alternative to Twitter — on Thursday. But the platform's already drawing criticism from the right, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. She argues that the new platform will be a "Marxist style social media experience." —Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) July 6, 2023The Georgia Republican added that the "Marxist style social media experience" would entail "social experimentation serving Big Pharma, the Intelligence Community, and DEI Initiatives to strengthen corporate stocks supporting garbage DEI issues and steal elections." In criticizing Threads right out of the gate, Greene is drawing on long-standing antipathies on the right towards both Meta and Zuckerberg.

Persons: Instagram, Marjorie Taylor Greene, —, Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump Jr, — Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 ( Organizations: Twitter, Service

☆ Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of hypocrisy by some on social media after hiding his daughters' faces with emojis in a July 4 Instagram post
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg shared a family photo with his daughters' faces hidden by emojis. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg provoked accusations of hypocrisy from users on his platforms by censoring his childrens' faces in a family photo. It is a common practice among parents to obscure the faces of their children in social media posts for privacy reasons. On Instagram, one user got 2,800 likes commenting under Zuckerberg's post: "Even Zuck doesn't trust his platforms to put his kids faces up." Much of the ire focused on accusing Zuckerberg of hypocrisy, since Meta has been embroiled in controversies relating to its users' data.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Maxima, August Chan Zuckerberg, Aurelia —, Meta Organizations: Morning, Facebook, Meta, Cambridge, European Union Locations: America

☆ Bank of Canada to raise rates 25 basis points on July 12, possibly the last
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Milounee Purohit | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

So the BoC will press ahead and hike the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 5.00% on July 12, according to 20 of 24 economists in the June 28-July 6 Reuters poll. That would amount to 475 basis points in total since March 2022, taking the overnight rate to a new 22-year high. Inflation is not expected to fall to the central bank's 2% target at least until 2025, according to the poll. The central bank was predicted to keep rates on hold at 5.00% until Q2 2024, said a majority of economists. Rates staying high for longer is expected to boost the Canadian dollar, one of the best performers among G10 currencies this year.

Persons: Priscilla Thiagamoorthy, Claire Fan, Kit Juckes, Milounee Purohit, Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan, Ross Finley, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Bank of Canada, Reuters, BoC, BMO Capital Markets, Gross, RBC Economics, Canadian, U.S, Societe Generale, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU

☆ Titan submersible: Search crews heard banging sounds while scouring the Atlantic for manned craft now running out of oxygen
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Nouran Salahieh Ray Sanchez Priscilla Alvarez | Nouran Salahieh | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

The banging on Tuesday first came every 30 minutes and was heard again four hours later, according to an internal government memo update on the search. The search for the missing submersible Titan has broadened to an area about two times the size of Connecticut. It was unclear when exactly the banging was heard Tuesday or how long it lasted, based on the memo. We have to keep working until we find the submersible,” Joyce Murray, minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, told reporters Wednesday. If the submersible is intact, the passengers would be dealing with dwindling oxygen levels and fighting cold, he told CNN.

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That’s what’s a great embarrassment for dictators, when they didn’t know what happened,” Biden told attendees at the fundraiser in the Bay Area, referring to the Chinese spy balloon that the US shot down earlier this year. “He called me and told me not to do that because it was putting him in a bind,” Biden said, referring to the Chinese president. The region has taken on a greater importance for Washington as China has become increasingly assertive over its territorial claims in the area, expands its naval capabilities and militarizes islands in the South China Sea. “Now we have India, Australia, Japan and the United States working hand in glove in the South China Sea, in the Indian Ocean. We have a situation where I’ve met with all 50 of the major maritime states in East Asia,” Biden said in California.

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☆ Black executives see progress since George Floyd, but much work still to be done: CNBC survey
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Frank Holland | In Frank-Holland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The tragedy sparked more awareness and positive change in corporate America, according to a new survey of Black executives conducted by CNBC, but the results from the survey show that there remains much work to be done. The survey, conducted by CNBC in partnership with the Executive Leadership Council, found 74% of Black executives saying they saw a positive change in hiring, retention and promotion of Black employees since Floyd was killed in May 2020. As many Black executives say organizational treatment of Black employees has remained the same (43%) or worsened (9%) since 2020, as those who say it has improved (48%). And exactly half say there are still less opportunities for Black employees than other employees at their organizations. More Black executives said that prior to 2020 their firms were "checking the DEI box" rather than taking a comprehensive approach.

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☆ Biden says the gun safety movement has reached a ‘tipping point’ as he marks one year since passage of major legislation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez Sam Fossum Donald Judd | Priscilla Alvarez | Sam Fossum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The administration has also implemented two dozen executive actions to try to reduce gun violence. But in the absence of congressional action, the White House has turned its focus to state action to try to reduce gun violence. Ten years later, gun violence remains a challenging issue for the White House. But since the law was signed last year, further action on gun violence has stalled in Congress. But gun violence rates more broadly in our cities are going down this year for the first time in a long time,” Murphy told CNN.

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☆ Southern Baptists Vote to Keep Out Churches With Female Pastors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Ruth Graham | Elizabeth Dias | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The ousted churches will continue to function as churches, but lose their association with the denomination and the ability to participate in its programs, including its robust missionary and disaster relief programs. Like many larger Southern Baptist churches, Saddleback does not include the word “Baptist” in its name, and for most of its history it has not emphasized the connection. Three other churches that were expelled in February for having female pastors chose not to appeal the decision. Kristan Pounders, 30, from Big Level Baptist Church in Wiggins, Miss. said she thought the pastors appealing the expulsions had well-presented arguments, but they were not in agreement with what Southern Baptists believe.

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☆ US labor market still tight as job openings rise, layoffs fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, from the Labor Department on Wednesday also showed layoffs declining significantly last month. There were 1.8 job openings for every unemployed person in April, up from 1.7 in March. Data for March was revised higher to show 9.75 million job openings instead of the previously reported 9.59 million. There were 185,000 more job openings in healthcare and social assistance, while vacancies jumped by 154,000 in the transportation, warehousing, and utilities. But Walker also acknowledged that some of the alternative measures of job openings could be downwardly biased, as their sample could be skewed toward companies which are more likely to have an online presence and have cut job openings sharply.

Persons: Priscilla Thiagamoorthy, Goldman Sachs, Ronnie Walker, Walker, JOLTS, Julia Pollak, Lucia Mutikani, Paul Simao, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Federal Reserve, Labor, Survey, Labor Department, Fed, BMO Capital Markets, Reuters, Treasury, ZipRecruiter, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Toronto

☆ Broadway Musicians Object to David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians says its contract with the Broadway League requires the use of 19 musicians for musicals at the Broadway Theater. (The number of musicians required under the contract varies based on theater size.) The union says it is seeking to preserve jobs for musicians and quality for theater lovers. “We’re not going to stand by and let this happen,” said Tino Gagliardi, the local’s president and executive director. The request is to be assessed by a panel that includes neutral observers as well as representatives of the Broadway League and the musicians’ union; it is not clear how long that process will take, and the ruling can be appealed to arbitration.

☆ Priscilla Presley, Granddaughter Riley Keough Reach Settlement Over Family Trust
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Biden administration built a 'digital wall' by requiring asylum-seekers to use a glitchy app in the aftermath of Title 42, immigration experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

That's because the Biden administration is handling almost all asylum claims through a glitchy app. Friday marked the official end of Title 42, a public health measure imposed by the Trump administration in March 2020. The catch, immigration advocates said, is that the app is borderline unusable for many migrants who have reached the border. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Advocates working at the border told Insider that on the day Title 42 expired, the app was not working. The Biden administration did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.

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