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☆ The first US commercial plant has started to pull carbon from the air. It's able to suck out 1,000 tons annually and plans to expand.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

JENN CAIN/Getty ImagesHeirloom uses direct air capture technology, which essentially means that its product is able to suck free carbon dioxide out of the air, according to its website. The captured carbon dioxide gets packed into concrete or injected into the ground, where Heirloom said it's held permanently. Why they made this tech in the first placeExcess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere traps heat and warms the planet. Carbon capture is not a cure for climate changeUsing carbon capture alone won't be a cure-all for our climate woes. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Fossil-fuel companies love carbon capture because it really does let them off the hook," he said.

Persons: it's, Shashank Samala, JENN, there'll, Energy Jennifer Granholm, Peter Kalmus, Kalmus Organizations: New York Times, Service, Carbon Technologies, Times, Getty, World Wildlife Fund, Boston Consulting Group, Energy, WWF Locations: California, Tracy , CA, Brisbane , California

☆ I'm a recruiter at Meta. These are the top perks that win tech workers over — and the one they don't seem to care about.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Ananya Vahal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Glaze Martillano, a tech recruiter at Meta who lives in Toronto, about the benefits Meta employees are offered. VacationsWhen joining a big tech company, most candidates have high expectations when it comes to healthcare, competitive equity packages, vacations, and bonuses. Most importantly, they get to work on different projects with Meta employees based on their personal interests and skills. Companies talk about the importance of mental-health care, but there's still a stigma attached to getting help, so employees often don't take advantage of it. Forty percent of employers say they believe workers leave their jobs to work at companies that offer better benefits and perks.

Persons: Glaze, Martillano, —, It's, Meta, I've, we've, We've, it's, they'd, there's Organizations: Meta, Talent, Service, Facebook, Tech Locations: Toronto, Canada, United States, Menlo Park , California

☆ Three tips to maximize benefits during open enrollment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

More than two out of three employees (67%) spend less than 30 minutes reviewing benefits options during open enrollment season, while almost half spend less than 20 minutes, a new Voya Financial survey shows. To get enrollment over with quickly, more than 90% of employees click the same options as last year, a new report by insurer Aflac shows. Compound that figure from enrollment every November, and you can see how your options can create a solid financial future or a shaky one. "Open enrollment isn't just a formality. After all, things might have changed since the previous open enrollment.

Persons: Eric Thayer, Sean Lovison, Jack Heintzelman, Spenser Liszt, Liszt, Nate Black, Black, it's, Chris Taylor, Lauren Young, Richard Chang Organizations: Macy's, of Labor Statistics, Employers, Employees, Thomson Locations: New York, Moorestown , New Jersey, Needham Heights , Massachusetts, Dallas

☆ Chaos as Optus outage disconnects half of Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Byron Kaye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Because of the outage it won't load," Rogers told Reuters while he was waiting at the pharmacist for the internet to return. Optus, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications, (STEL.SI) gave no explanation for the outage except to say it was investigating it. Until then, even taking a walk became more difficult, at least for people who needed directions. An office worker from Sydney told Reuters he could not get into his building because the door required an internet-connected smartphone application to unlock. ($1 = 1.5538 Australian dollars)Reporting by Byron Kaye with additional reporting by Kirsty Needham and Sam Holmes; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chris Rogers, Rogers, I've, Michael Clements, Angela Ican, we've, Roderick Geddes, Byron Kaye, Kirsty Needham, Sam Holmes, Stephen Coates Organizations: SYDNEY, Optus, Reuters, Reserve Bank of Australia, Royal Australian College of General, Singapore Telecommunications, Sydney, Thomson Locations: Sydney

☆ A California native recently moved to a Kentucky city with 26,000 residents. She's able to live a much more fulfilling life closer to family at a much lower cost.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A Gen Xer moved from California to a small city in Kentucky in 2021. Duvall moved in 2021 from San Marcos, her city of 100,000 in California, to Paducah, Kentucky, a small city with around 26,000 residents. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I have no plans on ever going back to California ," Duvall said. Of that total, just under 6,000 moved from California to Kentucky, compared to over 22,500 in neighboring Tennessee. Still, Duvall said in her small city, she's gotten better care for her medical problems, as she's gotten more individualized, thorough attention.

Persons: Xer, she's, —, Duvall, Kentucky Duvall, SSDI, it's, I'm Organizations: Service, Security Disability Insurance Locations: California, Kentucky, San Diego County, San Marcos, Paducah , Kentucky, Tennessee, San Diego, Paducah

☆ A rapid clean-energy transition could save 181 million years of healthy human life annually by 2050, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A rapid transition to green energy sources would prevent a lot of disability and early death, researchers say. In the year 2050 alone, the transition's impact amounts to 181 million future years of healthy human life, a new report found. Add to that list 181 million years of healthy human life — annually. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ReutersDisability-adjusted life years, or DALYs, capture years of life affected by disability and years lost to premature death. If the world rapidly transitions to renewables, they found, the energy system will still hurt human health enough in 2050 to lead to early death and disability that affects 30 million years of human life.

Persons: Martin Meissner, it's, Stephanie Roe, WWF's, Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Nick Oxford, Dylan Martinez, Jonathan Buonocore, Buonocore, Lyu, Roe Organizations: Service, Wildlife Fund, Boston Consulting, Reuters, American Lung Association . Mines, Harvard, Boston University School of Public Health, WWF, China News Service, Getty, International Energy Agency, Stanford Locations: Haltern, Germany, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Texas, Fujian Province, China

NEW YORK (AP) — The physical pain of nearly dying when shrapnel from a roadside bomb in Iraq tore through his head 17 years ago was hard enough for ABC newsman Bob Woodruff. A couple of inches either way, Woodruff was told, and he would have been killed instantly. He has constant contact with veterans through the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which raises money for military families. That allowed for some gallows humor when Woodruff and Magnus Macedo, the sound technician on Woodruff’s 2006 trip, tried to cross it. Woodruff reunited with Saad Al-Dulaimi and Ghassan Al-Mohammadawi, Iraqi military men who had accompanied him in 2006.

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They arrested 29-year-old Shaquille Taylor after surveillance video and witness statements pointed to him as the shooter. The investigation showed Taylor was shooting at a car while Ludwig was walking in a park on the opposite side of the street, according to police. Taylor is charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering, and was being held on a $280,000 bond. Taylor has been charged criminally several times in the past including three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Earlier this year, a Nashville judge dismissed those charges, and Taylor was released after three court-appointed doctors testified that he was incompetent to stand trial.

Persons: Jillian Ludwig, Shaquille Taylor, Taylor, Ludwig, “, Angelita Blackshear Dalton, Glenn Funk, ” Funk, Greg Jones, Jones Organizations: Belmont University, Metro Nashville Police, Vanderbilt University Medical, Nashville, ” Belmont University Locations: Tenn, Nashville, Tennessee, New Jersey

☆ Here are some key open enrollment tips and strategies for employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Jimvallee | Istock | Getty ImagesOpen-enrollment workplace checklist ✔ Health insurance ✔ Savings and spending accounts ✔ Dental and vision plans ✔ Life insurance ✔ Disability insurance ✔ Retirement savings ✔ Beneficiary selection1. If your spouse has their own health insurance option at work, you'll want to both sit down and compare the different offerings. Many employees will notice that the health insurance plans offered by their company don't include dental and vision coverage. Consider life, disability insuranceDuring open enrollment, employees will typically also be presented with different disability and life insurance options. Short-term disability coverage is very limited, she said: "Everyone needs long-term disability coverage unless they have enough savings that they could basically retire if they can't work anymore."

Persons: Caitlin Donovan, Gruber, Jean Abraham, Warby Parker, Pat Greenhouse, Abraham, Donovan, you'll, Jonathan Gruber, Louise Norris, Norris, Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan, Ryan Viktorin, Viktorin Organizations: Istock, Getty, Savings, Patient Advocate, University of Minnesota, Harvard, Boston Globe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, IRS, Healthinsurance.org, Planning Partners, CNBC's, Pew Research Center, Partners, Fidelity Investments Locations: Cambridge , Massachusetts, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ Chaos as Optus Outage Disconnects Half of Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

"Because of the outage it won't load," Rogers told Reuters while he was waiting at the pharmacist for the internet to return. Optus, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications, gave no explanation for the outage except to say it was investigating it. Until then, even taking a walk became more difficult, at least for people who needed directions. An office worker from Sydney told Reuters he could not get into his building because the door required an internet-connected smartphone application to unlock. ($1 = 1.5538 Australian dollars)(Reporting by Byron Kaye with additional reporting by Kirsty Needham and Sam Holmes; Editing by Stephen Coates)

Persons: Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Chris Rogers, Rogers, I've, Michael Clements, Angela Ican, we've, Roderick Geddes, Byron Kaye, Kirsty Needham, Sam Holmes, Stephen Coates Organizations: Optus, Reuters, Reserve Bank of Australia, Royal Australian College of General, Singapore Telecommunications, Sydney Locations: Sydney

It was Vegas, it’s warm, it’s beautiful, we were ecstatic,” says Deanna Hodgins. “We thought he was kidding at first, because everyone was in such a good mood,” says Deanna Hodgins. Finally, as the cleaning team reached their row, the Hodgins still felt pressure to move, says Deanna Hodgins. “I was horrified to learn about another incident on an Air Canada flight. “It wasn’t the transport crew that told us to get off the plane,” says Deanna Hodgins.

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☆ Jill Kramer, CMO of Accenture, says disability inclusion should be baked into creative briefs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Julia Hood | Will Wei | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Jill Kramer, chief marketing and communications officer at Accenture, spoke to Insider about the importance of advancing disability inclusion. Kramer is spearheading Accenture's partnership with Disability:IN and TD Bank in a coalition that brings together chief marketing officers and chief communications officers across verticals. "What if we didn't try to one-up each other? But rather work as a coalition to each take on different aspects of representation, inclusion, accessibility of content," Kramer tells Insider. "And by agreeing to do that work across, we would each learn and accelerate faster."

Persons: Jill Kramer, Kramer Organizations: Accenture, TD Bank Locations: verticals

☆ Ray Dalio Interrogated His Pregnant Employee Until She Cried: Book
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Rob Copeland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

She was one of Ray Dalio's favorites. The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend by Rob Copeland. Excerpted from THE FUND: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend by Rob Copeland. A spokesperson for Ray Dalio told Insider, "This book is just another one of those classic tabloid books, authored by someone who applied for a job at Bridgewater and was rejected more than a decade ago. He then became an investigative reporter at a prominent newspaper and made a career of writing distorted stories about Bridgewater and Ray Dalio, at first in articles and now in this book.

Persons: Ray Dalio's, Katina Stefanova, mentee, Dalio, Stefanova, wasn't, lackeys, Bridgewater, hadn't, Who, Dalio's leveragers, Ray Dalio, Rob Copeland, Ray, Dustin Hoffman's Oscar Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, Bridgewater, Transparency, Martin's, Martin's Publishing, New York Times, Wall Street Journal Locations: Bridgewater, Bridgewater's Westport, Conn, St

☆ Ray Dalio once interrogated his pregnant protégé in front of his top execs until she cried
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Rob Copeland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

She was one of Ray Dalio's favorites. Dalio announced to the room that he would first "probe" and then deliver what he called a "diagnosis." The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend by Rob Copeland. Excerpted from THE FUND: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend by Rob Copeland. He then became an investigative reporter at a prominent newspaper and made a career of writing distorted stories about Bridgewater and Ray Dalio, at first in articles and now in this book.

☆ Do You Need Disability Insurance?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Julia Carpenter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Most short-term disability policies provide coverage ranging from three to 12 months. Photo: Pipat wongsawang/Getty ImagesDon’t let the complexity of disability insurance keep you from buying it. Disability insurance involves confusing paperwork and more than a little bit of math. It is designed to soften the financial fallout for employees who can’t work for some time as a result of illness, injury or another qualifying condition. For a regular fee, you get income back for a predetermined amount of time.

Persons: Pipat

☆ Should You Buy Disability Insurance Through Work?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Julia Carpenter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Pipat

☆ How Ozempic could change the economy as we know it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new wave of weight loss drugs could lead to indirect effects for all kinds of companies. Ozempic is a brand name for semaglutide, a diabetes drug that also has weight loss effects. Walmart, for example, which sells Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs, found that customers buying those medications spent less on food year over year but more on lifestyle and fitness. Additionally, employee productivity could increase as Americans see the long-term benefits of weight loss and stay in the workforce longer. AdvertisementAdvertisementFor example, Walmart, which sells GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, found that customers buying those medications spent less on food year over year but more on lifestyle and fitness.

Persons: It's, —, it's, Nik Modi, Modi, Josh Barro, Barro, Morgan Stanley, Scott Olson, they're, Houlihan Lawrence, James van Geelen, van Geelen Organizations: Service, Walmart, RBC Capital Markets, Jefferies, United Airlines, Citrinitas

☆ 2 prominent conservative judges have quashed an investigation into their former clerk — and friend of Clarence Thomas — for texting 'I hate black people'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThe federal courts have spiked an investigation into racist text messages sent by a conservative activist-turned-law clerk who got jobs working alongside two federal judges with the full-throated support of Clarence Thomas . She also landed clerkships with two federal judges — Judge Corey Maze, a federal district judge in Alabama, and Judge William Pryor, an influential appellate judge. Last year, a federal judicial panel ordered that an investigation take place into whether Clanton actually sent the texts. After finishing law school, Clanton clerked for Maze, a federal judge in Anniston, Alabama from 2022 to 2023. Judge Debra Livington, the Second Circuit's chief judge, wrote in 2022 that Judges Pryor and Maze simply concluded that the New Yorker's reporting wasn't true.

Persons: Crystal Clanton, Clarence Thomas, —, Charlie Kirk's, Donald Trump's, Clanton, Clarence, Ginni Thomas, Corey Maze, William Pryor, Pryor, Maze, William Hodes, Clarence Thomas's, Mediaite, George Mason University's Antonin Scalia, Thomas, Pryor didn't, Jane Mayer, Judge Pryor, clerkships, Debra Livington, she'd, Charlie Kirk, Gabby Fe, Jack Newsham Organizations: Service, Fox News, New Yorker, Washington Post, Starbucks, George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School, Atlanta, Circuit, Appeals, Media, Second Circuit, Judicial, Judicial Conference, Yorker Locations: Alabama, America, Anniston , Alabama, New York

☆ Death, Disability: It’s All Fair Game for the Comic Daniel Sloss
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Melena Ryzik | More About Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I think it was my fourth Fringe show when I decided to do darker jokes, stuff that wouldn’t make it on television. That was never fun, but I was fine with it because I’m like, I stand behind everything I’m saying now. I think there’s something about being vulnerable to people — it’s honesty, and I think they see goodness in that. How am I going to make people laugh with the death of a 6-year-old disabled girl? Looking back, there were plenty of signs, which we chose to ignore, because we put it down to banter, like, “Hey, he’s just saying things that we all say.”

Persons: Jim Jefferies, it’s, he’s

☆ 4 Social Security benefit changes may help people who can't work until full retirement age, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That includes four Social Security benefit changes that may help this vulnerable population as they age, according to the task force. Create a bridge benefitA bridge Social Security benefit could help workers who cannot work until their full retirement age, but who are unable to claim Social Security disability benefits. The bridge benefit would start from age 62, when claimants are first eligible for retirement benefits, and last until age 67, or full retirement age. Claimants would receive half the difference between what they would receive at full retirement age versus age 62. Change the earnings testPeople who claim Social Security retirement benefits before their full retirement age and who continue to work may be subject to an earnings test.

Persons: Turner, Joel Eskovitz, Vallas, John Larson, Conn Organizations: Getty Images Workers, Social, Social Security, AARP, Institute, National Academy of Social

☆ The Fight Over Return-to-Office Is Turning Into a Disability Dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Lauren Weber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The return-to-office battle between workers and employers is entering a more combative phase. Workers are filing more charges of disability discrimination to federal and state agencies, and an increasing share of the charges are based on mental-health conditions such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Though agencies don’t disclose the events leading to the charges, the increase is driven partly by employers requiring that workers return to workplaces and denying some of their requests for exemptions, according to lawyers, government officials and disability advocates.

Organizations: Workers

☆ 60% of Americans feel behind on emergency savings—a 'sunny day' fund can help, says CFP
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

More than 4 in 5 say they did not increase emergency savings this year, according to a recent survey from Bankrate, and 60% say they feel behind when it comes to saving for a rainy day. That's why, in addition to your traditional emergency fund, some financial pros recommend building a so-called sunny day fund of money you can spend guilt-free or put toward exciting opportunities. What's more, consider the sorts of expenses your emergency fund could potentially cover to give yourself some piece of mind. "Another would be cash to cover living expenses during the disability waiting period, or elimination period." How a 'sunny day' fund can help you reach your goals

Persons: Spenser Liszt, Andy Baxley, Liszt Organizations: Motif, Planning Locations: Bankrate

Steve Beshear – faces Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a protege of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. In Mississippi, Republican Lynn Fitch is seeking a second term against Greta Kemp Martin, the litigation director of Disability Rights Mississippi. Democratic attorney Lindsey Cheek won the other runoff slot by taking 23% of the all-party primary vote. In Mississippi, Republican incumbent Michael Watson is seeking a second term and should easily defeat Democrat Ty Pinkins. She will face Democratic attorney, accountant, and small business owner Gwen Collins-Greenup, who finished second in the primary.

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☆ What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Douglas Wood | Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Signs of bipolar disorder: ManiaWhen a person with bipolar disorder is “up,” they are often euphoric — intensely happy, excited and full of energy — but unusual irritability can also be part of the swing, according to the Mayo Clinic. Signs of bipolar disorder: Major depressionThe polar opposite of the manic side of bipolar disorder are the periods of depression, often severe or “major” depression that can cause significant problems at work, school, home and in relationships. Different types of bipolar disorderThere are several types of bipolar disorder, which differ by how symptoms present, according to the Mayo Clinic. A long-term study called the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder has found that people “taking medications to treat bipolar disorder are more likely to get well faster and stay well if they receive intensive psychotherapy.”Is bipolar disorder genetic? For example, researchers found that bipolar I disorder is genetically similar with schizophrenia, while bipolar II disorder shares more genetic similarity to major depression.

Persons: Taylor Tomlinson, ” Tomlinson, “ Taylor Tomlinson, Jason Mendez, Mayo, ” NAMI Organizations: CNN, CBS, Netflix, Mount Sinai, National Alliance, Mental, Mayo Clinic, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Locations: Mount, New York City, Mayo

☆ More than 1 million are waiting for Social Security to process initial disability claims. The consequences are 'devastating,' lawmaker says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

One Social Security disability applicant finally had a hearing scheduled for this month but did not live until the scheduled date, according to David Camp, interim CEO at the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. While the patient sought help with 825 days left to live, Social Security wasted more than 500 days with its delays. From 2010 to 2022, claims for Social Security disability benefits declined by 37%, while claims for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, fell by 49%, according to Camp. Eliminating that phase of the process could free disability determination services staff to work on initial disability claims and reduce backlog, she said. Increase funding for Social Security AdministrationCongressional Republicans have proposed a 30% federal budget cut, which would be "completely devastating" to the Social Security Administration, said Kerr-Davis.

Persons: Richard Stephen, Istock, David Camp, Linda Kerr, Davis, Kerr, Jennifer Burdick, Aleksandr Zubkov, Burdick Organizations: Getty, National Organization of Social Security, Representatives, Social Security, Social Security Administration, Consortium, Citizens, Force, Republicans, Davis, SSA

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