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☆ Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for seventh time, Gudaf Tsegay sets women’s 5000m record
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Armand Duplantis reached seventh heaven at the Diamond League Final on Sunday as he yet again broke the pole vault world record. Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay also broke the women’s 5,000-meter record with a time of 14 minutes, 0.21 seconds. Sweden’s Duplantis needed just one attempt at 6.23m – a centimeter higher than his own record set in France earlier this year. Duplantis clears 6.23m at Hayward Field -- the seventh time he has broken the world record. Tsegay’s effort means that the women’s 5000m record has now been lowered by nearly 11 seconds over the past three years.

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DENVER (AP) — Colorado State coach Jay Norvell said Monday that senior safety Henry Blackburn has been receiving death threats since his late hit that hospitalized Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter. It’s a football game. "This kid should be worried about going to school and getting ready to play football. Hunter tried to continue to play after the hit but was ruled out in the second half and was taken to a hospital. We certainly don’t want to see anybody get hurt.”Shedeur Sanders took exception to the blow by Blackburn along the Colorado sideline and confronted Blackburn.

Persons: Jay Norvell, Henry Blackburn, Travis Hunter, Blackburn, Deion Sanders, Norvell, Let’s, ” Norvell, I’ve, Henry, shouldn’t, Sanders, Hunter, “, ” Sanders, “ We’ve, He's, Shedeur Sanders, you've, he’s, “ It’s, Travis, ” Shedeur Sanders, ”, LeBron James, of Famer Champ Bailey, Bailey, Arnie Stapleton Organizations: DENVER, —, — Colorado State, Rams, Buffaloes, Southern Cal, Los Angeles Lakers, of Famer, Washington Commanders, Denver Broncos, AP Pro Football Locations: — Colorado, Colorado, who's, Boulder, It’s, Oregon, Eugene, Georgia

☆ Tsegay, Duplantis topple records at Eugene Diamond League
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Gudaf Tsegay smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record and Armand Duplantis raised the bar again for the men's pole vault on Sunday, as the season-ending Eugene Diamond League meet concluded on a high. Shericka Jackson came off the turn with a massive lead to retain her women's 200 metres Diamond League championship title in 21.57, but came short of her goal to break Florence Griffith-Joyner's world record. The Jamaican Jackson won the 100 metres Diamond League championship a day earlier and finished more than half a second ahead of Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou on Sunday, as Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas took third in 22.16. The Canadian Arop finished five hundredths of a second slower and Algerian Djamel Sedjati took third in 1:43.06. Dutch World Champion Femke Bol collected her third Diamond League championship with a confident 51.98 performance in the 400 metres hurdles, as American Shamier Little took second in 53.45 and Jamaican Rushell Clayton finished third in 53.56.

Persons: Tsegay, Armand Duplantis, Eugene Diamond, Sweden's Duplantis, Shericka Jackson, Florence Griffith, Jackson, Ivorian Marie, Josee, Lou, Anthonique Strachan, Andre De, Kenny Bednarek, Erriyon Knighton, It’s, De, Mu, Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, Toppin, Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Marco Arop, Canadian Arop, Djamel Sedjati, Femke Bol, Little, Rushell Clayton, Yaroslava, Joe Kovacs, Ryan Crouser, Amy Tennery Organizations: Eugene Diamond League, Kenyan, Diamond, Diamond League, Bahamas, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Ivorian, Andre De Grasse, Canada, United States, Tokyo, De Grasse, Ukrainian, New York

☆ It costs up to $3,400 to experience magic mushrooms at the first legal psilocybin center – and thousands want to take a trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

America's first licensed psilocybin service center opened in Oregon this June. AdvertisementAdvertisementMore than 3,000 people are on the waitlist for America's first legal psilocybin service center, according to The Associated Press. EPIC Healing Eugene in Eugene, Oregon opened in June offering patients over the age of 21 a six-hour guided experience with the psychedelic drug, better known as magic mushrooms. A mushroom sculpture at EPIC Healing Eugene. The Oregon Psilocybin Services, charged with regulating the state's industry, says it has received "hundreds of thousands of inquiries from all over the world," per ABC News.

Persons: America's, Cathy Rosewell Jonas, EPIC Healing Eugene, Jenny Kane Organizations: Associated Press, EPIC, EPIC Healing, ABC, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Oregon, Eugene , Oregon, Colorado, New York, Washington

☆ Coleman, Jackson upset world champions in Diamond League final
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Athletics - Diamond League - Xiamen Diamond League - Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China - September 2, 2023 Christian Coleman of the U.S. celebrates after winning the men's 100m final REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 16 (Reuters) - American Christian Coleman stunned world champion Noah Lyles to win the men's 100 metres at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday as Jamaican Shericka Jackson took the women's sprint title. Coleman missed out on the podium at the World Championships in Budapest but broke the tape in a blistering 9.83 seconds as fellow American Lyles finished second in 9.85. Coleman, the 2018 Diamond League champion, exploded off the blocks and Lyles was unable to overcome a slower start. Jamaican Jackson finished second at the World Championships behind American Sha'Carri Richardson but took the lead in the last half of the women's 100 metres before breaking the tape in 10.70. World champion Warholm was strong favourite after claiming three Diamond League wins this year but Benjamin finished strongly to clock 46.39 seconds, the year's best time and fourth-fastest ever.

Persons: Christian Coleman, Aly, Noah Lyles, Shericka Jackson, Coleman, Lyles, Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala, I’ll, Bolt, Jackson, Sha'Carri Richardson, Ivorian Marie, Josee Ta Lou, Elaine Thompson, Rai Benjamin, Karsten Warholm, Warholm, Benjamin, Kyron McMaster, Kipyegon, sparkled, Kirani James, Quincy, Amy Tennery, Ed Osmond Organizations: Diamond League, Xiamen Diamond League, Kenyan, Ivorian, British Virgin Islands, Quincy Hall of, United States, Thomson Locations: Xiamen, China, Eugene , Oregon, Budapest, British, New York

Epic Healing Eugene — Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center — opened in June, marking the state’s unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The clients can't buy mushrooms to go, and they must stay at the service center until the drug wears off. Oregon Psilocybin Services spent two years establishing regulations and began accepting license applications in January. She expects Oregon’s psilocybin program, currently receiving millions in taxpayer dollars, to be fully supported by licensing fees by mid-2025. Little, brown psychedelic mushrooms can be found growing in fields or in the woods, but they can closely resemble poisonous varieties.

Persons: Eugene — Oregon’s, Angela Allbee, ”, ” Allbee, It’s, Eugene, Brian Lindley, Jeanette Small, Allbee, Cathy Jonas, Jonas, “, Gared Hansen, Hansen, " Hansen, that’s Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association, Services, Ashland, Service Locations: EUGENE, Eugene, Colorado, Oregon, United States, Bend, San Francisco, Springfield , Oregon, Pink Buffalo

☆ What industry experts, leaders say about the autoworkers' strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

SAM FIORANI, PRODUCTION FORECASTER AT AUTO FORECAST SOLUTIONS:"This is more of a symbolic strike than an actual damaging one ... DEMOCRATIC U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ELISSA SLOTKIN OF MICHIGAN:"I'm looking forward to joining our auto workers on the picket line this weekend. DONALD TRUMP, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT:"The all Electric (car) is a disaster for both the United Auto Workers and the American Consumer. The targeted strike is intended to give UAW flexibility strike fund duration." SUZANNE CLARK, CEO OF US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE"The UAW strike and indeed the 'summer of strikes' is the natural result of the Biden administration's 'whole of government' approach to promoting unionization at all costs."

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☆ World champion Lyles to take 'victory lap' in Eugene, Oregon
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Lyles earlier this month said he was ending his season after becoming the first male athlete since Jamaican Usain Bolt to win gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. "Every meet that happens after world championships I see almost as a victory lap," Lyles told reporters ahead of the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League final, where he will compete in the 100m on Saturday. "A lot of people will get tired and they don't really want to go to track meets and I'm like, it doesn't matter if you win or lose now because you already won world championships. "We've got to treat this like our victory parade, like when other teams go back to their city and they celebrate. The Prefontaine Classic runs Sept. 16-17 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Denis Balibouse, Bolt, Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin, Sydney, We've, Rory Carroll, Diane Craft Organizations: Diamond League, Prefontaine, Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo Olympic, Hayward Field, Thomson Locations: Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland, Eugene , Oregon, Budapest, Lyles, Los Angeles

☆ Rep. Mary Peltola's husband has died in a plane crash in Alaska
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Mary Peltola's husband died in a plane accident early on Wednesday. She is returning home to Alaska to be with their family, according to a statement from her team. The statement said that he was "completely devoted" to his family and that he "simply adored Mary." download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyAdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Mary Peltola of Alaska announced Wednesday that her husband died in a plane crash in Alaska. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe statement said that he was "completely devoted" to his entire family and that he "simply adored Mary."

Persons: Mary Peltola's, Mary, Mary Peltola of, Eugene Peltola Jr, —, Peltola, Mary Peltola, Eugene Peltola, Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Eugene Peltola Jr's, Gene Peltola Jr, Buzzy Organizations: Service, Mary Peltola of Alaska, Twitter, of Indian Affairs for, Fish and Wildlife Service, Republican, Alaska's, Alaska Locations: Alaska, Wall, Silicon, of Indian Affairs for Alaska

☆ Husband of US lawmaker dies in plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The husband of U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola died in a single-engine Piper PA-18 crash in Alaska, her office and U.S. agencies said Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff near St. Mary's, Alaska, around 8:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Only Peltola's husband, who was the pilot, was on board. Senator Ted Stevens and three others died in a 2010 plane crash in Alaska. Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mary Sattler Peltola, Eugene Peltola Jr, Ted Stevens, David Shepardson, Chizu Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Former U.S, Thomson Locations: Alaska, St, Mary's , Alaska, Former

☆ Mitch McConnell left Mitt Romney on read after Romney texted him before January 6 about concerns mobs would burn down McConnell's home and storm the Capitol: book
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Mitt Romney claims that then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ignored his text before January 6. Romney, after talking to another senator, was reportedly concerned about the Capitol's security. According to "Romney: A Reckoning," Romney then texted the top Senate Republican to share his concerns. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Coppins, McConnell never replied to Romney's message. Some Republicans are reportedly concerned about what Romney will say about them.

Persons: Sen, Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, Romney, McConnell, Mitt Romney's, Angus King, King, McKay Coppins, —, Coppins, Eugene Goodman Organizations: Service, Capitol, Electoral College, Pentagon, Republican, DC, Utah Republican, Capitol Police, Republicans Locations: Wall, Silicon, Maine

Bozell’s father is Brent Bozell III, who founded the Media Research Center, Parents Television Council and other conservative media organizations. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesThe judge is scheduled to sentence Bozell on Jan. 9. Prosecutors said that before the riot, Bozell helped plan and coordinate events in Washington in support of Trump's “Stop the Steal” movement. He smashed a window next to the Senate Wing Door, creating an entry point for hundreds of rioters, according to prosecutors. In a pretrial court filing, Bozell's lawyer denied that Bozell helped overwhelm a police line or engaged in any violence against police.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Leo Brent Bozell IV, Brent Bozell III, John Bates, convicting, Biden, Donald Trump, Bozell, William Shipley Jr, Eugene Goodman, Nancy Pelosi, ” Shipley, Shipley, Bozell “, –, ” Bozell, FBI tipster, Hershey Christian Academy ” Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Justice Department, Media Research Center, Parents Television, District, Republican, Prosecutors, Capitol Police, FBI, Hershey Christian Academy Locations: bashed, Palmyra , Pennsylvania, Washington

☆ Flexport told employees to expect cost-cutting and possibly job cuts, a day after its CEO's sudden departure
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Eugene Kim | Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Flexport told employees Thursday to expect cost-cutting and a possible reduction in workforce. Flexport founder Ryan Petersen said the company needs changes to "return to profitability." Flexport is considering cutting part of its corporate workforce, following Wednesday's sudden departure of CEO Dave Clark. The overarching message was that Flexport was spending too much money, and the company needs to focus more on helping customers, the people said. In it, he emphasized the need to return to profitability and focus on customers' needs.

Persons: Flexport, Dave Clark, Ryan Petersen, Clark, Ryan Petersen's, Petersen, Clark's, Eugene Kim Organizations: Amazon Locations: Amazon

☆ Norway's Ingebrigtsen breaks 2,000m record in Brussels
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke a 24-year-old world record in the rarely run 2,000 metres in the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday. "I think I'm at a point in my career where I can challenge all the records as well. Kitaguchi threw a 2023 world-leading distance of 67.38 metres in the final round to secure victory against a strong women's javelin line-up. In the 400 metre hurdles, Dutch world champion Femke Bol destroyed the opposition to set a meeting record of 52.11 seconds. Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop, additional reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Morocco's Hicham El, Ingebrigtsen, Shericka Jackson, Haruka Kitaguchi, Jackson, Kitaguchi, Femke Bol, Elaine Thompson, Laura Muir, Ciara Mageean, Philip Blenkinsop, Tommy Lund, Toby Davis Organizations: Diamond League, Irish, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Brussels, Belgian, Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj, Paris, Eugene, Budapest, Gdansk

☆ Flexport CEO says he's rescinding job offer letters for candidates joining as soon as Monday: 'I have no ideas why more than 75 people were signed to join'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen announced on X that the company was rescinding dozens of job offers. The rescinded job offers come after Petersen reclaimed his role as CEO on Wednesday. On Wednesday, former Flexport CEO Dave Clark announced he was leaving the company less than a year after departing from his role as CEO of Amazon's consumer business to join Flexport. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It's clear that important changes are needed to sustain our growth and return to profitability," Petersen wrote. Petersen, Clark, and a spokesperson for Flexport did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Ryan Petersen, Petersen, Steve Jobs, Dave Clark, Clark, FreightWaves, Insider's Eugene Kim, Madeline Stone, he'd, Flexport Organizations: Service, Flexport, Flexport's, Wall Street Locations: Wall, Silicon

It wasn’t until 2018 that the Archdiocese of New Orleans publicly identified Hecker as a suspected predator when it released its list of “credibly accused” priests. He is accused of choking the teen unconscious under the guise of performing a wrestling move and sexually assaulting him. The current archbishop, 73-year-old Gregory Aymond, has rebuffed calls by clergy abuse survivors to step down, saying he would not do so until canonically required to when he turns 75. “In my opinion, the Archdiocese of New Orleans is morally bankrupt, not financially bankrupt.”A New Orleans native, Hecker was ordained as an archdiocesan priest in 1958. Like the other secret church records, those emails remain under lock and key today.

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☆ Wall Street is concerned about what's on bank's balance sheets, says Eugene Profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWall Street is concerned about what's on bank's balance sheets, says Eugene ProfitVictoria Greene, G Squared Private Wealth CIO and Eugene Profit, Profit Investments CEO, join 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk Goldman Sachs quarterly results, the financials sector and what lies ahead for banks.

Persons: Eugene, Victoria Greene, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Private Wealth, Eugene Profit, Profit Investments

☆ Amazon used 6 friendly 'tenets' to woo its rival Shopify into a partnership such as 'better together,' leaked document shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amazon and Shopify launched a new Buy with Prime app for Shopify last week. This was true for its partnership with Shopify, a company that Amazon views as a major ecommerce rival. The Amazon "Prime bar" shoppers expect from Amazon.com is maintained on Shopify. We believe we can build a "better together" shopper and merchant experience with Shopify. We lean in to the key differentiators each company has to offer (e.g., Prime, MCF, Amazon App, Shop App) to "grow the pie."

Persons: Shopify, Jeff Bezos Organizations: Shopify, Amazon, Prime, Amazon.com Locations: Santos

☆ Inside the clash between Amazon and Shopify over Buy with Prime
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Amazon and Shopify announced a new Buy with Prime app for Shopify on Wednesday. Buy with Prime let merchants offer Prime benefits, such as fast shipping and free delivery, on websites beyond Amazon.com. Amazon had no choice but to let Shopify merchants view Buy with Prime-related metrics on its own backend console, not within the unified Shopify Admin tool, according to the internal Amazon document from April. If Buy with Prime data wasn't smoothly integrated into Shopify Admin, Shopify merchants might not use the Amazon feature much. Constant delaysThe internal Amazon document described a Shopify-native Buy with Prime app as a "flagship" goal for Amazon's top leadership because it would make Buy with Prime more appealing to Shopify merchants.

Persons: Shopify, Santos Jeff Bezos Kevin Mazur, Jeff Bezos, Tobi Lütke David Fitzgerald, Sportsfile, Harley Finkelstein, Finkelstein, Mark William Lewis, Andy Jassy, they've Organizations: Amazon, Amazon.com, Prime, Project Santos, Getty, Amazon Logistics, Netalico Commerce, Web, Associated

☆ Coleman roars to Xiamen 100m title as Diamond League returns to China
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Athletics - Diamond League - Xiamen Diamond League - Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China - September 2, 2023 Christian Coleman of the U.S. celebrates after winning the men's 100m final REUTERS/Aly Song Acquire Licensing RightsXIAMEN, China, Sept 2 (Reuters) - American Christian Coleman powered to victory in the men's 100 metres race at the Xiamen Diamond League as the premier one-day series returned to China for the first time in four years on Saturday after COVID disruptions. Coleman crossed the line in a joint world leading time of 9.83 seconds to draw huge roars at the Egret Stadium in Xiamen, which replaced Shenzhen and will continue to host one of two Diamond League meetings in the Asian nation until 2032. American 2022 world champion Fred Kerley, who failed to qualify for the final at the Budapest world championships last month, took bronze in 9.96 seconds. Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs has barely raced since his Tokyo Olympics victory and finished a disappointing seventh. The Diamond League heads to Brussels on Sept. 8 before the season concludes in Eugene on Sept. 16-17.

Persons: Christian Coleman, Aly, Coleman, Kishane Thompson, Fred Kerley, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Kirani James, James, Jamaica's Rusheen McDonald, Beatrice Chebet, Mexico's Laura Galvan, Kenyan Margaret Akidor, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Helen Popper Our Organizations: Diamond League, Xiamen Diamond League, Rights, Tokyo Olympics, Quincy Hall, Kenyan, Thomson Locations: Xiamen, China, Rights XIAMEN, Shenzhen, Budapest, Tokyo, Brussels, Eugene, Bengaluru

☆ Triple world champion Lyles ends season
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"And with that I say goodbye to the 2023 season!" The social media post included three checked boxes: "World's fastest man in 100 & 200; 2 years undefeated in the 200m; 3X world champion." The news means the 26-year-old, arguably the U.S. team's biggest name, will not race at home in the Diamond League final on Sept. 16-17 in Eugene. Lyles closed his season with a victory in the 200 at the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting on Thursday in Zurich, and tops the 200m standings with wins in all three of his appearances. The Diamond League circuit has two stops before the final, on Saturday at Xiamen, China and the Memorial Van Damme, Sept. 8-9 in Brussels.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Denis Balibouse, Lyles, Van Damme, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: Diamond League, Twitter, team's, Weltklasse Diamond League, Thomson Locations: Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland, U.S, Eugene, Xiamen, China, Brussels, Budapest, Paris

☆ I moved to Oregon from DC. I've experienced constant racism and hate the drug culture but my life changed for the better.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Chandlor Henderson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Chandlor Henderson moved from Washington, DC, to Eugene, Oregon, in 2015. After eight years without her, I left Northeast Washington, DC, in 2015 and took a Greyhound bus to Eugene, Oregon. At the time, my knowledge of Oregon and the West Coast was limited, but my life in DC had become challenging. Why I'm moving back to DCMy involvement in the community, especially the Black community, has been deeply rewarding. I don't regret moving to Oregon, but I believe moving back to DC will be just as meaningful and transformative.

Persons: Chandlor Henderson, Henderson, Eugene, I'd, aren't, Oregon Alison Helzer I've, I've, it's, Alison, Chandlor Henderson I've, I'm Organizations: Service, Greyhound, DC, University of Oregon Locations: Washington, Eugene , Oregon, Oregon, Wall, Silicon, Northeast Washington, DC, West, Portland, Eugene, Pacific Northwest, Nike's, who's

☆ Singapore braces for 'partisan' vote for president, guardian of its vast reserves
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian (left) waves as he arrives at the nomination center for the presidential election in Singapore on August 22, 2023. Song is standing in the city-state's 2023 presidential election. Presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam waves to his supporters at the nomination center for the upcoming presidential election in Singapore on Aug. 22, 2023. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesThe full scale of Singapore's reserves is not publicly available, though public information of some institutions charged with investing its reserves offer a glimpse into the size of the reserves. Local independent news outlet Jom estimated that only 0.044% of Singaporean adults qualify to run as Singapore president.

Persons: —, incorruptibility, Eugene Tan, Tan Kin Lian, Roslan Rahman, Tan, Ng Kok, Lee Kuan Yew, Tharman, Ng, Shanmugaratnam, Tan Meng, Singapore's, Lee Kuan, Kevin Tan, Cherian, Halimah Yacob —, Cherian George, who's Organizations: Getty, SINGAPORE, Observers, Singapore Management University, NTUC, Afp, Monetary Fund, Party, CNBC, Bloomberg, Presidential Advisors, Xinhua News Agency, Temasek, Singapore, Monetary Authority of, Cherian George National University of Singapore, Hong Kong Baptist University, Malay, National University of Singapore, Hong, Hong Kong Baptist University's School of Communication Locations: Singapore's Marina Bay, Singapore, State, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Hong, Hong Kong

☆ Amazon VP who was previously Uber's CTO has taken a sudden leave of absence less than 2 years into the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The VP in charge of Amazon's ecommerce technology services has taken a sudden leave of absence. Sukumar Rathnam, an Amazon VP who was formerly Uber's chief technology officer, is taking a sudden leave of absence, Insider has learned. Rathnam was most recently VP of eCommerce services at Amazon, overseeing the retail giant's backend technology. It was his second stint at Amazon, after having spent almost 10 years in a retail VP role previously. Many Amazon employees voiced their opposition to RTO over the past 6 months, both publicly and privately, sparking an internal petition and a public walkout.

Persons: Sukumar Rathnam, Rathnam, Dave Treadwell, Ramesh Manne, Treadwell, Sukumar, Sundeep Jain, Rathnam's, Dave Clark, Jay Carney, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Brad Glasser, Glasser, Jassy Organizations: Amazon, Amazon's Locations: Amazon's

☆ Amazon confirms plans to discontinue its Honeycode app-building service
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Eugene Kim | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon is discontinuing its Honeycode app-building cloud service. The announcement confirms Insider's earlier report that Amazon was phasing out the service. Users will no longer be able to use Honeycode or any of the apps they created on it in February. Amazon announced plans to discontinue its Honeycode app-building cloud service, confirming Insider's earlier report that the company was phasing out the service. "To our valued customers: After careful consideration, we have made the decision to end the Amazon Honeycode beta service, effective February 29, 2024," Amazon's Honeycode Community page states.

Persons: Insider's, Honeycode, Adam Bosworth, Bosworth, Adam Seligman, Seligman, Eugene Kim, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Amazon, Google, Microsoft Locations: Honeycode, Amazon

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