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☆ Businesses are scrambling for tips right now because they don't want to raise wages in case of a recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Firms don't want to raise wages because they're worried about a recession, so you pay workers instead. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. And now, businesses are trying to avoid making the larger wages those tips have augmented their responsibility, as the economy cools. Jonathan Morduch — a professor of public policy and economics at New York University — told the Wall Street Journal that as businesses prepare for a potential recession, "they don't want to lock into higher wages." "Businesses are happy to let workers earn more from tips, especially when there's no pressure to raise the tipped minimum," Morduch told the Wall Street Journal.

Persons: you've, they're, It's, Scheherezade Rehman, Jonathan Morduch —, New York University —, Andy Kiersz, Jacob Zinkula, Laurence Kotlikoff, what's, Morduch Organizations: Service, George Washington University, Wall Street, New York University, Boston University Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Yes, Shaun Cassidy Is Still Dreamy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Lily Burana | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

I was approaching the George Washington Bridge when my friend Lynn fired a text into the Shaun Squad group chat: “GET READY, PARTY PEOPLE!”My heart sank as the message piped through the car speakers in a robotic female voice. I dictated back: “OMG, Lynn, you better not be about to text something that’s going make me regret that I didn’t get my brows waxed for tonight.”“I am,” she replied. An hour later, I would be face to face with my original schoolgirl crush, Shaun Cassidy. Unruly eyebrows and all. His look — feathered hair, satin baseball jackets and skintight pants — launched a tsunami of adolescent hormones.

Persons: George Washington, Lynn, Shaun, ”, Shaun Cassidy, — Organizations: George Washington Bridge, Hardy Boys

☆ Don't waste money on biotin or collagen supplements, dermatologists say: The better way to get 'beauty' nutrients
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

From 2011 to 2020, the percentage of Americans who reported taking a hair, skin and nail vitamin in the past month rose from 2.5% to 4.9%. "Someone died because a heart attack was missed [during testing]," Friedman explains, saying that the patient's troponin levels weren't showing any sign for concern. "They weren't elevated in this one individual who was taking a biotin supplement for hair growth." Biotin, or vitamin B7, is commonly found in most foods and multivitamins, so people rarely need supplements, anyway, says Friedman. "If you were biotin deficient, you wouldn't be going to Walgreens to buy a bottle of biotin," he says.

Persons: Dr, Rebecca Hartman, Hartman, Adam Friedman, Friedman Organizations: American Academy of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, CNBC, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, George Washington University, Walgreens Locations: U.S

☆ Opinion | Barbara Kingsolver Thinks Urban Liberals Have It All Wrong on Appalachia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +58 min

It’s like there’s no point in asking who started this because it’s a really, really old antagonism. I think that’s probably what’s most critical right now is that all of our entertainment, our news media, it’s all made in cities. And he’s really pretty horrible, and he doesn’t feed them enough, and that’s really sad. You’re going to have a flat tire, and the guy that pulls up to help you is going to tell your dad within minutes. It’s not like most books you’re going to see.

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The National Archives and Records Administration is devoted to preserving the priceless records of the United States, including the handwritten parchment from President George Washington’s era to 20th-century typewritten documents and modern electronic files. More than a million schoolchildren and adults each year come to the National Archives to view the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, while historians and other academics visit its reading rooms to pore over its broader holdings, including an estimated 13.5 billion pieces of paper, 40 million photographs and enough film to circle the earth more than three times. A quiet agency, the National Archives drew unusual attention over its monthslong effort to retrieve public records that former President Donald J. Trump was keeping at his Florida estate and club, which led to criminal charges against him. By law, government records from his White House belong to the agency.

Persons: George Washington’s, Donald J, Trump Organizations: National Archives, Records Administration, Independence Locations: United States, Florida

☆ Knight Institute files lawsuit against Texas's TikTok ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Melissa Mahtani | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Texas’s ban on TikTok at state institutions violates the First Amendment, claims a lawsuit filed Thursday by a group of academics and civil society researchers. The lawsuit specifically challenges Texas’ TikTok ban in relation to public universities, saying it compromises academic freedom and impedes vital research. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered all Texas state agencies to ban the use of TikTok in early December. The Knight Institute lawsuit notes that Texas has not imposed a ban on other online platforms that collect similar user data, such as Meta and Google. TikTok told CNN last month that it is funding the suit by users and creators on the platform.

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☆ From multi-millionaire entrepreneur to Indonesia's minister of tourism — meet Sandiaga Uno
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Adek Berry | AFP | Getty ImagesWhen Sandiaga Uno was appointed Indonesia's minister of tourism and creative economy, it could not have come at a worse time. "I was the minister of tourism and with zero tourists," Uno told CNBC's Christine Tan, speaking at an event in Singapore last month. We have zero tourists, but then I realized, millions of people have lost their jobs … we were really in a very, very difficult time," Uno said. Indonesian President Joko Widodo told Uno: "'You know what to do,'" Uno recalled. But we have 280 million people — and this year, we're targeting 1.4 billion movement[s] of domestic tourists," Uno told CNBC.

Persons: Anis Baswedan, Sandiaga Uno, Adek Berry, Uno, CNBC's Christine Tan, let's, Joko Widodo, Uno —, —, Edwin Soeryadjaya, Forbes, Prabowo Subianto Organizations: AFP, Getty, Saratoga Capital, CNBC, George Washington University, Resources Locations: Jakarta, Singapore, Indonesia, Asia

☆ ‘And Just Like That …’ Style Recap: Going as Yourself for Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This article contains spoilers for Episode 5 of the second season of “And Just Like That …”As “And Just Like That …” nears its halfway point, its creators have sprinkled a series of self-referential winks into the new episode. For a Halloween charity benefit, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) dresses up as Helen Gurley Brown, the former editor of Cosmopolitan and, in some ways, the spiritual predecessor to Bradshaw. Ahead of Episode 5, members of The New York Times’s Styles desk discussed the looks, brands and wigs on display in the latest installment of the series. Louis Lucero II From a costuming perspective, this episode was a little front-loaded, wasn’t it? Charlotte’s Halloween benefit for the fictitious City Parks Conservancy showed us all three ways you can phone in a costume.

Persons: Carrie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Gurley Brown, Bradshaw, Sara Ramirez, Herbert Wexley, Christopher Jackson, George Washington, “ Hamilton ”, Times’s Styles, Louis Lucero Organizations: Cosmopolitan, Broadway, The, Parks Conservancy Locations: “

☆ Deep space orbit to provide non-traditional resting place
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The couple from Mesa, Arizona, will be sending their DNA into space in the upcoming Enterprise mission being launched by Celestis, a space burials company based out of Houston, Texas. [1/3]Gerry Paulus holds a DNA Memorial Kit given to families by Celestis, inc. as a keepsake for those who use their space burials service, in Mesa, Arizona, U.S., June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Liliana Salgado/File PhotoWhile space burials are not a new concept, the company is preparing for their first deep space flight, orbiting around the sun indefinitely. "That repository is going to be 330 million kilometers out into space," Celestis President Colby Youngblood said. Reporting by Liliana Salgado and Evan García; Writing by Mark PorterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Opinion | This Is One Republican Strategy That Isn’t Paying Off
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

We also show that formerly covered states were largely indistinguishable from formerly uncovered states in terms of retrogression. If anything, states unaffected by Shelby County retrogressed marginally more than did states impacted by the ruling. If changes in election laws, especially those affecting voter turnout, have little influence on partisan outcomes, why should the average citizen care about these developments? Conversely, even if the laws have only marginal influence on election outcomes, couldn’t that marginal difference become crucial in very close elections? We might think some changes to election laws are simply the right thing to do based on our ethical values.

Persons: Nicholas Stephanopolous, Eric McGhee, Christopher Warshaw, ”, Richard Hasen, Hersh, ” Marc Elias, Elias, Grimmer, “ Organizations: Harvard Law School, Public, Institute of California, George Washington University, State Senate, State House, Elias Law Group, Democratic, Republican Locations: County, Arizona, U.C.L.A, Brnovich

☆ Are sports drinks good or bad for you? A medical analyst explains
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Dr. Leana Wen: It’s important to distinguish between sports drinks and energy drinks. There are also energy drinks that are often, and unfortunately, confused with sports drinks. Those consuming energy drinks instead of sports drinks or water may become dehydrated. This could be because of confusion between sports drinks and energy drinks, so people should be careful to choose the beverage that’s appropriate for their purpose. And really distinguish between sports drinks that replenish electrolytes and fluids versus energy drinks.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Leana Wen, Wen, I’d Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Prime Energy, Red Bulls, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Energy, US Centers for Disease Control, American Academy of Pediatrics, The American Academy of Pediatrics, Getty, Endurance

July 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge's order restricting Biden administration officials from contacting social media companies about moderating their content will face tough legal challenges on appeal, experts said. The Biden administration on Wednesday filed a notice with the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. THREAT OF HARMThe Biden administration has argued that there was no threat of harm because the lawsuit challenged communications that ended more than a year ago. It also said that while it urged social media companies to stop the spread of dangerous misinformation, the companies themselves - including Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O), YouTube owner Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) and Twitter Inc - ultimately made their own decisions. Burt Neuborne, a professor at New York University School of Law, was more skeptical of the free speech claims.

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In its lawsuit filed in March aimed at stopping JetBlue's purchase of Spirit, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) cited as evidence JetBlue's alliance with American at airports in New York and Boston several times. Calling the partnership a "de facto merger," the DOJ argued that JetBlue's proposed purchase of Spirit, a Florida-based ultra-low cost carrier, would lead to further industry concentration. On Wednesday, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said ending the partnership with American has taken the DOJ's "misplaced" concerns off the table and would help when the Spirit case goes to trial in October. New York-based JetBlue, however, views the Spirit deal as a way to expand its domestic footprint amid persistent labor and aircraft shortages. American, Delta (DAL.N), United (UAL.O) and Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) control nearly 80% of the U.S. airline industry.

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☆ Inside the furious debate over New York City's new tax on drivers, which New Jersey Democrats are fighting against tooth and nail
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Long gone are the days of eerily deserted Manhattan streets as New York City ground to a near-halt during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cars fill Midtown amid the coronavirus pandemic on March 19, 2021 in New York City. The Empire State Building and Tourist District are seen while Traffic jam is reported along the route to New York City on August 17, 2022, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Komanoff said most congestion pricing advocates agree — they don't want drivers who enter lower Manhattan through the tunnels to pay the full congestion toll. But congestion pricing still has a long way to go, particularly as long as New Jersey leaders stand in the way.

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☆ From George Washington to Donald Trump, America’s obsession with secret societies is a mainstay of our democracy — and it resurfaces whenever there’s a renewed push for civil rights, author of new boo
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Multiple presidents, from George Washington to Donald Trump, have endorsed conspiracy theories. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln both openly espoused conspiracy theories of various kinds. It was important for me early on to make a distinction between actual conspiracies and conspiracy theories. And those tend to be a specific cover-up around specific things, there's an identifiable group of actors and once you start doing basic journalism, these things tend to unravel pretty quickly. So I think that's, unfortunately, where we're heading.

Persons: Colin Dickey's, George Washington, Donald Trump, —, Colin Dickey, Dickey, Trump, Abraham Lincoln, Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein Organizations: Freemasons, Service, American, United, Civil Rights Movement, People Locations: United States, —, America, Iran, Salem

☆ Smoke will keep pouring into the US as long as fires are burning in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Massive fires burning in remote areas – like some of those currently burning in northwestern Quebec – are often too out of control to do anything about. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images Smoke from wildfires in Canada shrouds the view of the Statue of Liberty on Friday in New York. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Smoke and haze is seen from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 27. Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images Smoke from Canadian wildfires obscures the visibility in Pittsburgh on June 8. Another issue is the increase in the wildfires are caused by climate change, and are simultaneously making climate change worse.

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☆ Opinion | How to Stave Off Constitutional Extinction
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Jill Lepore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

From the very start, Americans proposed amendments. The U.S. Constitution was itself an act of amendment, written in 1787 because the Articles of Confederation were technically amendable but, for all practical purposes, not. What would be the national disgrace if … a vile Negro should come to rule over us?” These possibilities were, to Brackenridge, absurd. The rejected Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork once explained how originalists think about the Constitution and the historical record. Mecom’s biblical plea for nonviolence, for beating swords into plowshares, can be read as the constitutional preference of a constituency — women — unrepresented at the convention.

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Edward Blum, the founder of the group that brought Thursday's Supreme Court case, made it clear in a statement that he would be watching schools' reaction closely. But such programs could draw legal challenges claiming that schools are simply using other criteria as a substitute for race. A divided appeals court rejected the parents' claim, but many legal observers say the Supreme Court could choose to take up the case. Some employment lawyers also warned that Thursday's decision, while focused on colleges, nevertheless could encourage more legal challenges to corporate diversity and inclusion programs. But in practice, corporate programs can sometimes give the appearance of granting preferences to particular groups, and the Supreme Court ruling could fuel opposition to them, said Krissy Katzenstein, a partner at Baker McKenzie in New York who represents employers.

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☆ ‘The Democracy Project’ Puts America Onstage, Warts and All
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Tourists who pause outside Federal Hall, a Wall Street memorial maintained by the U.S. National Park Service, will find its neoclassical facade covered in scaffolding. But until July 22, the man himself can be found inside, fussing over his dentures, his sleep and his coming inauguration. “Oh, hon,” his wife, Martha, says. The project began when Marie Salerno, the chief executive officer of Federal Hall, and Lynn Goldner, a producer, were strategizing how to raise the memorial’s profile ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. Where Federal Hall stands (the original hall was demolished in 1812) was the site of Washington’s inauguration and the first Capitol building.

Persons: George Washington, “, Martha, ” George, Tom Nelis, Erin Anderson, Michael R, Jackson, George, Billy Lee, Nathan Hinton, Ona Judge, Alexander McGillivray, ”, Lisa D’Amour, Marie Salerno, Lynn Goldner, —, “ Hamilton Organizations: U.S . National Park Service, Democracy, Federal Hall Locations: Washington, New York

☆ How to stay healthy in hot weather
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And how can everyone prepare for hot weather events outdoors? She previously served as health commissioner of Baltimore, where her duties included overseeing the city’s “Code Red” responses to extreme hot weather. They should seek out resources from their local and state government, which may provide cooling centers and temporary shelters during periods of extreme hot weather. Especially if you live in environments where your children are not used to hot weather, monitor them closely. CNN: How can everyone prepare for hot weather events?

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, Heatstroke, heatstroke, it’s, don’t Organizations: CNN, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, US Environmental Protection Agency, Getty Locations: United States, Baltimore

☆ Can You Mix Booze and Exercise?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Danielle Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You’re at brunch with friends, and mimosas are on the house. You’re tempted, but you also want to go for a run later. Despite the popularity of boozy athletic events like Craft Brew Races and Bikes and Beers, exercise physiologists and nutrition experts strongly discourage drinking alcohol before, during or after exercise. “It’s like trying to do that workout uphill.”Few rigorous clinical trials have studied the effects of alcohol on workouts, said Jennifer Sacheck-Ward, the chair of the exercise and nutrition science department at George Washington University. Still, the research that does exist indicates that mixing the two can counteract many of the health benefits of exercise — or even leave you worse off than if you didn’t exercise in the first place.

Persons: You’re, ”, Amy Stephens, “, Jennifer Sacheck Organizations: New York, George Washington University, Still Locations: New

☆ More than 100 U.S. political elites have family links to slavery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Reuters Graphic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +46 min

Then the war came, and according to the family history, Union soldiers plundered Sessions’ 27-room house. About 48 years old at the time, he did not stand a chance to succeed without slavery, the family history suggests. ‘A Better Nation’Some historians and genealogists say there is a valuable reason for white leaders – and other white Americans – to explore their links to slavery. Nicka Sewell-Smith, a professional genealogist with the family history website Ancestry.com, said people frequently ask her what to do with such documents. The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Meeks said in an interview that he has spent years trying to trace his family history back before 1870.

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☆ Congestion pricing is coming to New York City, officials announce
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —New York City has been cleared to implement congestion pricing, a practice that allows the city to charge drivers entering Lower Manhattan, New York Gov. The plan would also mark the culmination of more than a half-century of efforts to implement congestion pricing in New York City. Ultimately, it was the need to improve New York City’s public transit that became the rallying cry for congestion pricing. The stakes of New York City’s program are high, and leaders in other cities are watching the results closely. “It’s good to see New York City’s program is moving forward,” said the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board last month.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, ”, Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo —, Kate Slevin, Sam Schwartz, Hochul, “, US Sen, Bob Menendez, Josh Gottheimer, Bill Pascrell, Jr, Washington, CNN’s Gregory Wallace, Rob Frehse Organizations: CNN, New, Lower Manhattan , New York Gov, Federal, Administration, Central Business District, Federal Highway Administration, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, ” New York Gov, United, United States Each, MTA, Regional Plan Association, “, Democratic New, US, London, Drivers, Los Angeles Times Locations: New York City, Lower Manhattan ,, Manhattan, United States, New York, Lower Manhattan, New Jersey, Democratic New Jersey, Holland, Lincoln, Jersey, That’s, Stockholm, London, Singapore, York, Los Angeles

☆ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backs push by MTG and Elise Stefanik to 'expunge' the impeachments of Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Speaker McCarthy is backing a GOP-led push to "expunge" the impeachments of former President Trump. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Elise Stefanik have introduced resolutions to absolve Trump. Legal scholar Jonathan Turley told Reuters that the Constitution doesn't list provisions for expunging impeachments. McCarthy said that the 2019 impeachment was "was not based on true facts" while adding that the 2021 vote was taken "on the basis of no due process." But the speaker later remarked that the resolutions introduced by Greene and Stefanik would need to proceed through the committee process.

Persons: McCarthy, Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Elise Stefanik, Jonathan Turley, —, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Greene, Stefanik, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Dan Goldman, it's, Turley Organizations: GOP, Reps, Legal, Reuters, impeachments, Service, Trump, California Republican, Capitol, Democratic, Gov, George Washington University Law School Locations: Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, New York, Florida, South Carolina, Greene

☆ After a ‘safe sex’ lecture, this 30-year-old co-founded a company to bring at-home STD tests to the LGBTQ community
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In 2019, he co-founded Ash Wellness, which now offers at-home diagnostic testing for "everything from HIV, cholesterol, lipids," he says, and more. Thus far, the company has raised $6.6 million in funding, according to Crunchbase. People at the facility where he was getting tested "start to give me a lecture on safe sex," he says. "It cost us $150 to acquire a patient and our testing kits sold for just under $150." They sold them about 250 testing kits and over the next month sold kits to three more B2B clients.

Persons: David Stein, Stein, He's, Cornell Tech's, Kyle Waters, Mio Akasako, Nick Sempere Organizations: U.S, Ash Wellness, George Washington University, Cornell, Villanova, University, PrEP Locations: Philadelphia, San Francisco

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