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☆ U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +25 min

The incidents involve violence emanating from across the political spectrum, including dozens of cases of substantial property damage by leftists at political demonstrations. Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, didn’t respond to questions from Reuters about the former president’s remarks and the impact of his rhetoric. But those who study extremism say psychiatric problems alone rarely induce political violence. “How could I take care of a brother in arms if I couldn’t even take care of myself?” Aldrich told the court. In the summer of 2022, Aldrich told the group he wanted to build a website to “promote freedom of speech,” Arroyo said.

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☆ Joe Manchin enraged Democrats and climate activists, but they'll miss him when he's gone
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

His stance on fossil fuels put him at odds with his party and he was frequently blamed for single-handedly quashing some of the Biden administration's most ambitious climate policy goals. Even as West Virginia overwhelmingly voted for former President Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 elections, Manchin easily won reelection in 2018. With Manchin gone, his successor will almost certainly be a Republican — most likely West Virginia Gov. Thanks to his GOP credentials and embrace of Trump, he's even less likely to be a climate ally than Manchin. Democrats, whose Senate majority is already slim, could lose that Senate seat for the foreseeable future — making any climate bills that much harder to pass.

Persons: Sen, Joe Manchin, Manchin, Democratic Sen, Joe Biden's, he's, Katie Myers, Grist, Paul Bledsoe, Chuck Schumer, Gerry Petrella, Schumer, Donald Trump, Jim Justice, — Organizations: Republican, Service, Democratic, GOP, Energy, Natural Resources Committee, Biden, American University's Center, Environmental, E, Democrat, Virginia Gov, Trump Locations: West Virginia, United States, Virginia

☆ Chevron takeover of Hess resurrects multi-billion dollar tax shield
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Tim Mclaughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

“The tax benefits were definitely factored into how Chevron valued Hess,” said Donald Williamson, an accounting professor at American University’s Kogod School of Business. “When you combine the companies, we have the greater U.S. income, and we can use those net operating losses,” he said. The bottom line effect, when that loss limit is multiplied by the U.S. federal tax rate of 21%, is extra cash flow that could top $400 million a year. “There’s a strong and appropriate case to increase the corporate income tax rate.”Last year, corporate tax revenue totaled a record $425 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Over the past decade, Chevron's current U.S. federal tax expense has averaged $40 million a year.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Hess, ”, Donald Williamson, “, Pierre Breber, Williamson, Jim Seida, Jean Ross, Exxon, Darren Woods, ” Woods, Tim McLaughlin, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Chevron, Hess, REUTERS, Kogod School of Business, Internal Revenue Service, U.S, University of Notre Dame, Center for American Progress, Congressional, Graphics, Exxon Mobil, Pioneer Resources, Exxon, Reuters, Boston College, Thomson Locations: U.S, Chevron

☆ College students plotting to get Starbucks kicked off campuses plan to join baristas as they walk off the job on Red Cup Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Starbucks workers plan to walk off the job on November 16, which is expected to be Red Cup Day. Students from campuses around the US plan to join Starbucks employees when they walk off the job later this week on what is expected to be Red Cup Day. Starbucks has not officially announced when Red Cup Day will be held this year, but last year, it was held on Thursday, November 17. College students actively campaigning to boot Starbucks from campuses plan to join workers November 16, a day the union is labeling "Red Cup Rebellion." Starbucks Workers United represents more than 300 unionized Starbucks stores and 9,000 workers.

Persons: —, Ella Clark, Caitlin Power, Alex Yeager, Yeager Organizations: Red, College, Service, Starbucks, Georgetown, Cornell University, Cornell, University of Washington , University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, University of Louisville, University of Chicago, UCLA, Stanford University, Boston University, American University, University of Arizona, Workers, Starbucks Workers United, Portland Press Herald, National Labor Relations, Starbucks Workers Locations: San Francisco, Ithaca, Baltimore, Gardner , Massachusetts

☆ Massive surge in the buying of Israel Bonds from the United States
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Jason Gewirtz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It also makes 2023 a record year for Israel Bonds. Two counties in Florida, Broward and Palm Beach, also bought Israel Bonds in the last four weeks, as did Ohio's Franklin County. A spokesperson for the bank called the sales part of "a more than 35 year relationship with Israel Bonds." Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesExecutives at Israel Bonds said about $250 million of the total raised in the last month came from individual investors, large and small, throughout the United States, who purchased the bonds directly. Naveh, the CEO of Israel Bonds, lives in the town of Savyon, just east of Tel Aviv.

Persons: Jack Guez, Israel Bonds, Celal, Dani Naveh, Nir Elias, Thomas DiNapoli, Ilan Rosenberg Organizations: Development Corporation, Israel, Palestinian, Afp, Getty, Finance, Bonds, Israel Bond, Bank, Cleveland, Key Bank, of American University, Washington , D.C, Anadolu Agency, CNBC, Gaza, Reuters, Hamas, Gaza Ministry, Health, New York State, New York Locations: United States, Palestinian, Tel Aviv, Israel, Florida , New York , Alabama, Arizona , Ohio , Illinois , Texas, Georgia , Oklahoma , Nevada , Louisiana, South Carolina , Indiana, Pennsylvania, Florida , Broward, Palm, Franklin County, New Jersey, Gaza, Washington ,, Petah Tikva, Savyon, Kibbutz Be'eri

☆ Great Sphinx could have been initially formed by nature, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Now, a new study offers evidence to suggest that theory might be plausible, according to a news release from New York University. … Our experiments could add to the understanding of how these yardangs form,” he said. More on the mysterious Great Sphinx originsWhile the Great Sphinx of Giza has its mysteries — what it originally looked like and why it was made — it is believed that the 66-foot-tall (20-meter-tall) statue was carved out of a single piece of limestone. “There is too much evidence of human intervention in the construction of the Great Sphinx to make the yardang theory feasible,” Ikram said. The New York University researchers said their results suggest that Sphinx-like structures can form under fairly commonplace conditions, but their findings don’t resolve the mysteries behind yardangs and the Great Sphinx.

Persons: CNN —, Farouk El, Baz —, ”, Leif Ristroph, Ristroph, Baz, Ronald Greeley, Salima Ikram, Ikram, “ It’s, ” Ristroph Organizations: CNN, New York University, Laboratory, New York University’s Courant, Mathematical Sciences, “, Lions, Smithsonian, El, Mathematics Laboratory, Mathematics, American University, The New York University Locations: New York, El, Cairo

Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesHaley and Ramaswamy exemplify the diversity of views among Indian Americans. They both are out of sync with the broader community of Indian Americans, who overwhelmingly support Democrats. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center found that 68% of Indian American registered voters identified as Democrats and 29% identified as Republicans. But for most Indian Americans, issues stateside matter more, said Maina Chawla Singh, a scholar-in-residence at American University's School of International Service. He said Trump’s election in 2016 also motivated more progressive Indian Americans to get involved in local city council and school district races.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, ” Haley, Ramaswamy, “, we’re, ”, Haley, Donald Trump, Milan Vaishnav, ” Vaishnav, Maina Chawla Singh, ” Sangay Mishra, Mishra, Barack Obama, America's, Kamala Harris, Rohan Pakianathan, Vivek, Pakianathan, ” Henry Olsen, Olsen, Holly Ramer Organizations: Republican Party, GOP, South Asia, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Trump, Ukraine, Pew Research Center, Indian American, Republican, American University's School of International Service, Indian, Drew University, Republicans, Rutgers University, Public Policy Center, Press, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: South Carolina, Russia, Ukraine, Indian, America, New Jersey, U.S, United States, India, Washington, Concord , New Hampshire

☆ Russia's going to have to make hard choices now that Ukraine has deadly ATACMS cluster missiles, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Moscow will have to weigh how to best protect its vulnerable targets without limiting their usage. "If these helicopters are now pulled out of ATACMS range entirely, this will significantly limit the amount of time they can be deployed in front line action," he said. Alternatively, as it has done in other situations, Moscow may push vulnerable assets to locations beyond the range of Ukraine's ATACMS. In any capacity, advocates have asserted that the deadly missiles can help Ukraine put even more pressure on Russia's valuable targets in the rear. Ukraine is going to one-by-one take out all the high-value Russian targets in occupied Ukraine."

Persons: Ukraine's, —, It's, Mykola Bielieskov, Bielieskov, Gwadera, Timothy Wright, Wright, Dan Rice Organizations: Service, MGM, Tactical Missile Systems, Russia, Ukraine's National Institute for Strategic Studies, Atlantic Council, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Army Tactical Missile, South Korea Defense Ministry, AP, Artillery Rocket Systems, Fleet, American University Kyiv Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Washington, Russian, British, South Korea, Europe

Some Republican contenders for their party's 2024 presidential nomination have turned to a blunt policy proposal to tamp down on crime: killing criminals. Crime, meanwhile, is a greater concern for voters than it has been in previous elections, even as crime trends are mixed. The former president has reiterated previous calls for drug dealers to receive the death penalty, despite legal scholars questioning its constitutionality. For instance, the U.S. Supreme Court holds that the application of the death penalty for crimes that do not result in the death of the victim is generally unconstitutional. In 2008, the court left open the possibility of the death penalty for "drug kingpin activity," though it has never been applied.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jonathan Ernst, Trump, Doug Heye, David Kochel, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, kingpins, Mike Pence, Pence, Bryan Griffin, they're, Thomas Zeitzoff, Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne, Tim Reid, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: Des Moines, Iowa State Fairgrounds, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Federal Bureau of, Reuters, Trump, U.S, Supreme, American University, Thomson Locations: U.S, Des Moines , Iowa, Mexico, United States, California, Florida, America, Indiana, Washington, Wilton , Connecticut, Los Angeles

The Group of 20 major economies did reach consensus on an official communique but omitted any mention of the Israel-Hamas war. Senior World Bank Group officials were more pointed in a statement to staff, saying they were "shocked and appalled by the unprecedented escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza." "We condemn terrorism in all forms, including the abhorrent targeting of innocent civilians and kidnapping," the leaders of the World Bank, the International Finance Corp and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, said in an internal statement seen by Reuters. "Geopolitical shocks are economic shocks now and economic shocks are geopolitical shocks - and they're trying to detach the two." Reporting by Andrea Shalal and David Lawder; Editing by Giles Elgood and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kristalina Georgieva, that's, Rachel Nadelman, Joe Biden, China's Xi, Ajay Banga, Josh Lipsky, Andrea Shalal, David Lawder, Giles Elgood, Stephen Coates Organizations: Global, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IMF, West Bank, Reuters, Research Center, U.S, Treasury, Bank Group, International Finance Corp, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, GeoEconomics, Thomson Locations: MARRAKECH, Morocco, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, United States, China, Africa

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva did not mention the new conflict at opening events. The inability to respond extended to chair's statements issued by the Group of 20 major economies and the IMF and World Bank steering committees, which failed to mention the conflict. "You know, without peace, it's hard for people to get stability, growth, look after their children, get jobs," he said. But conflicts remain the biggest challenge to the global economy, said Josh Lipsky, a former IMF official who directs the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center. "Geopolitical shocks are economic shocks now and economic shocks are geopolitical shocks - and they're trying to detach the two."

Persons: Kristalina Georgieva, that's, Rachel Nadelman, Joe Biden, China's Xi, Ajay Banga, Josh Lipsky, Andrea Shalal, David Lawder, Giles Elgood Organizations: Global, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IMF, West Bank, Reuters, Research Center, Group, GeoEconomics, Thomson Locations: MARRAKECH, Morocco, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, United States, China, Bali, Africa

KHIAM, Lebanon (AP) — Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah who was killed in Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon, was laid to rest in his hometown Saturday in a funeral procession attended by hundreds of people. Draped in a Lebanese flag, Abdallah’s body was carried on a stretcher through the streets of his southern town of Khiam, from his family’s home to the local cemetery. France’s international news agency, Agence France-Presse, said two of its journalists were also wounded: photographer Christina Assi, and video journalist Dylan Collins. The Lebanon-Israel border has been witnessing sporadic acts of violence since Saturday's surprise attack by the militant Palestinian group Hamas on southern Israel. Journalists from various countries have been flocking to Lebanon to monitor the situation as tensions have been escalating between Hezbollah and Israel.

Persons: —, — Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah, Abdallah, Alma al, Beirut’s, Israel, Richard Hecht, ” Hecht, ”, Thaer Al, Sudani, Maher Nazeh, Qatar’s, Elie Brakhya, Carmen Joukhadar, Christina Assi, Dylan Collins Organizations: — Reuters, Hezbollah, Foreign, United Nations, National News Agency, Associated Press, Reuters, ” Reuters, Jazeera, Agence France, AFP, American University Medical, Hamas, Journalists Locations: KHIAM, Lebanon, Lebanese, Khiam, Alma, Israeli, Jerusalem, Beirut, Israel, Palestinian

☆ America’s Short-Lived Show of Unity
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +8 min

Then America's deep political divisions surfaced with a vengeance, with politicians blaming political foes for the crisis, and others turning the terrorist attack into a judgment of Israel, its government, Jews in general and the plight of the Palestinian people. Later, Trump extended his jabs at U.S. ally Israel, saying in a campaign speech that the country's defense minister was "a jerk." Trump also said Hezbollah, another designated terrorist group in Lebanon is "very smart," angering U.S. and Israeli officials alike. Some progressives are pushing back at fellow members of the Democratic Socialists of America, who have been holding pro-Palestinian rallies just days after the Hamas attack. "Some are using really over-the-top rhetoric to try to score political points against the Biden administration.

Persons: Israel, Joe Biden, Ukraine –, Bill Ackman, Strawn –, ”, Rashida, Steve Scalise, Summer Lee, Scalise –, Brett Bruen, Barack Obama, unfroze, Qatar –, –, Biden, it's, Sen, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Trump, John Kirby, Shlomo Karhi, Tlaib, Jack Bergman, Alexandria Ocasio, Shri Thanedar, American University professor Jordan Tama, Tama Organizations: Harvard, Winston, Defamation League, Democratic, Republican Rep, GOP, Republican, Israel, Georgetown University, Biden, White, United, South Carolina Republican, Security, Tlaib, Democratic Socialists of America, Cortez , New York Democrat, Times, American University professor Jordan, . Foreign, Cooperation Locations: Israel, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iran, Qatar, United States, Russia, China, U.S, New Hampshire, Lebanon, Alexandria, Cortez , New York

☆ Iran-backed Hezbollah joining Israel-Hamas conflict would be a 'game changer'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Emma Graham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah party parade to mark the last day of Ashura ceremony in Beirut. Aziz TaherAn exchange of fire between Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the armed forces in northern Israel signal that the conflict in Gaza could spread regionally. Political party and paramilitary groupHezbollah operates as both a political party and paramilitary group and is designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. It holds a great deal of power in Lebanon in the form of its Shiite political party, which holds 62 seats in the country's Parliament, alongside its Iran-backed proxy militant unit. Hezbollah "do have to take into consideration public opinion in Lebanon," Maksad told CNBC.

Persons: Aziz Taher, Joseph Daher, Daher, Benjamin, Israel, Hezbollah's, Naim Qassem, Bashar Assad, Maksad Organizations: Hezbollah, Middle East Institute, CNBC, U.S, Party of God, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, doesn't, Lebanon's Party of God, Hilal, American University of Beirut, Reuters, United Nations Locations: Beirut, Israel, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, country's, Israel's, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanese, Syria

☆ Neighbors app floods police inboxes with alerts that have nothing to do with crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Lam Thuy Vo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

People can use Neighbors to publish footage alongside their posts; when the posts are forwarded to police officers, officers can click through to view the accompanying media. "All posts and comments on Neighbors are publicly viewable on the Neighbors feed by users and public safety agencies alike. As with Poole, other LAPD officers The Markup identified as using Neighbors to keep tabs on crime did not respond to requests for interviews. To familiarize LAPD officers with the platform, the company organized in-person training sessions as well as video calls. In this dataset, at least 26 LAPD officers posted in Neighbors at least once and received responses from users.

Persons: —, Poole, Craig Newmark, Detective Poole, Albert Fox Cahn, isn't, It's, Cahn, Ring, Mai Nguyen, Nguyen, Sarah Brayne, Peter Polack, Jamie Siminoff, didn't, Siminoff, Shaquille O'Neal, Neighbors, Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Andrea Han, Drake Madison Organizations: Service, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Police Department, Ring News, LAPD, NYCity, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY, NBC, University of Texas, Employees, Intercept, Ebay, Neighbors Public Safety Service, Neighbors, Ring's, Los Angeles, Guardian, American University Washington College of Law, Data, didn't, Network Locations: Jeffry, United States, Neighbors, Angeles, Austin, Los, Shadow, Tuna, North Hollywood, RVs, Panera

☆ Nagorno-Karabakh: Nearly half of the population has fled. What happens next?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Nearly half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population has fled to Armenia, with many thousands more still scrambling to evacuate, a week after the breakaway region surrendered following a lightning Azerbaijani offensive. No Armenian will be left here within maybe two weeks,” a Karabakh resident told CNN. Nonna Poghosyan, the American University of Armenia’s program coordinator in Stepanakert, told CNN that her family realized this weekend that it was safer to leave than to stay. Residents told CNN before the latest offensive began that they would have to wait in line for hours to get their daily share of bread. Analysts told CNN before the evacuations began that they feared Azerbaijan might prevent certain members of the population from leaving.

Persons: –, Vasily Krestyaninov, Stepanakert, ”, Russia –, Olesya, “, Ilham Aliyev, Siranush Sargsyan, rakli Gedenidze, Farid Shafiyev, ” –, ” Aliyev, Nikol Pashinyan, Poghosyan, ’ ” Poghosyan, Poghosyan's, Nonna, Pashinyan, Samantha Power, Power, ” Vartanyan, Ruben Vardanyan, Vardanyan Organizations: CNN, Wednesday, Karabakh, Soviet Union, Russia, Refugees, International Relations, Armenia’s, American University of, United States Agency for International Development, USAID, Residents, US State Department, Crisis, ICRC Locations: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno, Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s, Baku, ”, Soviet Union, Soviet, Turkey, Russian, South Caucasus, Stepanakert, Kornidzor, Baku –, Artsakh, Republic of Armenia, Goris

The video posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, caught the attention of Jonathan Riley, a liberal activist in Durham, North Carolina, who posted Sunday that it showed “Missouri Republicans at a literal book burning," though he'd later walk that statement back to a “metaphorical” book burning. “It fit a narrative that they wanted to put out there,” Freedom Fest organizer Debbie McFarland said about claims that Eigel burned books. Experts who study political extremism said images involving fire or bonfires have long been associated with extremist groups. Eigel’s critics quickly posted online images involving the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi book burnings before World War II. Talking about book burning enough can plant the idea in people's minds so that ”people think it’s actually a righteous thing to do."

Persons: Louis, Sen, Bill Eigel, ” Eigel, Eigel, ”, Kurt Braddock, Jonathan Riley, he'd, Debbie McFarland, Mike Parson, State Jay Ashcroft, Mike Kehoe, Ashcroft, Gregg Keller, Eigel’s, “, Eric Greitens, Flamethowers, Donald Trump, Kristi Noem’s, Evan Perkoski, it's, ” “, Javed Ali, Braddock, ” Eigel's, Ali, he’s, ___ Hanna, ___, John Hanna Organizations: JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Associated Press, ”, American University, Republicans, Twitter, Missouri Republicans, Gov, State, AP, GOP, Ku, Navy, Senate, Name, torching, Ku Klux Klan, University of Connecticut, University of Michigan Locations: Mo, St, Missouri, Washington, Defiance , Missouri, Durham , North Carolina, Jefferson City, U.S, Arizona, Alabama, South Dakota, Topeka , Kansas

☆ Auto jobs are booming in the union-hostile South
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Looming over the United Auto Workers strike: Automakers’ continued migration to the anti-union South. Jobs at nonunion EV battery facilities pay less than the roughly $32 an hour that veteran UAW workers make. Since 1990, the South’s share of auto jobs has doubled from around 15% to 30% today, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Mostly nonunion EV jobs and manufacturing investments are surging in Southern states led by Republicans. The South has picked up 66% of planned EV jobs, while projects in Midwestern states such as Michigan, Indiana, Kansas and Ohio have combined for 26% of planned jobs, according to S&P Global.

Persons: ’, Ford, nonunion autoworkers, ”, Stephen Silvia, Southern, Mason, Honda, Deni McIntyre, unionize, “ It’s, Nelson Lichtenstein, Jeffrey Greenberg, Lichtenstein, Bill Lee, Nikki Haley, Houston Cofield, Biden, Biden’s, Shawn Fain Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Volvo, Benz, BMW, Toyota, Hyundai, American University, Southern Gamble, Workers, Foreign, Ford, GM, Dixon, Midwest, UAW, EV, P Global Market Intelligence, Nissan, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Kia, CNN, University of California, Clinton Presidency, Universal, Southern Republican, South . Tennessee Gov, Former South Carolina Gov, Republicans, North Carolina –, Environmental Defense Fund, P Global, Ford Motor Co, SK Innovation Co, Bloomberg, Getty, Big Three Locations: New York, Detroit, Smyrna , Tennessee, Spartanburg , South Carolina, Vance , Alabama, Lincoln , Alabama, Germany, Santa Barbara, Clinton, Korean, United States, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, South, Chattanooga, Southern, – Georgia, South Carolina , Kentucky, North Carolina, Midwest . Georgia, Michigan, Indiana , Kansas, Ohio, Stanton , Tennessee, BlueOval

☆ Is one of Russia’s oldest allies slipping from the Kremlin’s orbit?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“Armenia’s security architecture 99.999% was linked to Russia,” he told Italian newspaper La Repubblica earlier this month. Analysts said the effectiveness of Russia's peacekeeping presence, which began after the war in 2020, has diminished over time. “Russia failed to deliver on its promises to secure the Lachin corridor… Russia failed to deliver weapons that Armenia purchased from Russia, Russia failed to curtail Azerbaijan’s expansionist and aggressive behavior against Armenia,” said Ter-Matevosyan. But in trying to shore up its security vis-a-vis Azerbaijan, Armenia has inadvertently delivered a stinging snub to Russia. “We have to remember that Russia has a huge destructive potential in the region,” said Ter-Matevosyan, referring to Russia’s sizable military base north of Yerevan.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Nikol Pashinyan, ”, Pashinyan, Armenia’s, Tofik Babayev, Azerbaijain, Vahram, Matevosyan, Karen Minasyan, Ter, Marie Dumoulin, Azerbaijan’s, ” Dumoulin, “, Putin, Ilham Aliyev –, He’s, Aliyev, Dumoulin, Dmitry Peskov, ’ ”, Anna Ohanyan, Ohanyan, –, Will Organizations: CNN, La Repubblica, Russian Federation, Getty, American University of Armenia, Collective Security, Organization, European Council, Foreign Relations, ICC, Politico, NATO, Stonehill College, Kremlin Locations: Armenia, Soviet, Ukraine, Rome, Russia, Azerbaijan, Italian, Russian, Nagorno, Karabakh, AFP, Turkey, Yerevan, “ Armenia, Moscow, “ Russia, Baku, Pashinyan, Massachusetts, “, Belarus, Repubblica, Western

☆ Some 70,000 child-care providers may close as federal aid ends, report finds. What that means for parents
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Child care 'is a public good'Experts say that systemic change, such as broader parental leave and more public funding for child care, must be involved in order for child care to improve at a larger scale. The national annual cost of child care was about $10,853 for one child in 2022, the organization Child Care Aware of America found. In 2023, 67% of parents reported to spend 20% or more of their household income on child care, Care.com found. Use the benefits you have availableYour workplace may have some options to help you find care, such as backup care providers or on-site child care. Meanwhile, California, Colorado, Hawaii and New Mexico passed laws to provide universal preschool in the past year.

Persons: Lauren Rosenberg, Taryn Morrissey, Morrissey, Care.com, Katherine Gallagher Robbins Organizations: Portland Press Herald, Getty, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, American University, U.S . Department of Labor, D.C, Strong, Society for Human Resource Management, District of Columbia, The National Partnership for Women, Washington, Washington , D.C, National Institute for Early Education Research Locations: Portland , Maine, Hamilton, America, Washington, U.S, California , Colorado , Connecticut, Delaware , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts, Minnesota , New Jersey , New York , Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington ,, Florida , Iowa , Oklahoma , Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgia , Illinois, Maine, New York, , California , Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico

☆ The typical NYC family is spending more than 25% of its income on childcare — triple what's deemed affordable
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New York City families are spending over a quarter of their income on childcare. The typical New York City family is spending over 25% of its income to pay for the childcare of just one kid, according to data from the Department of Labor . For its New York City childcare expenses to meet the federal standard for affordability, a family would need to earn roughly $300,000 per year. AdvertisementAdvertisementCindy Lehnhoff, director of the National Child Care Association, previously told Insider that more funding — not changing ratios — is what's necessary to resolve the national crisis. Are you struggling to afford childcare or finding creative solutions?

Persons: Robin Hood, Taryn Morrissey, Cindy Lehnhoff, Lehnhoff Organizations: Service, Department of Labor, New, Robin Hood Foundation, American, Century Foundation, American University, National Child Care Association Locations: York City, Wall, Silicon, New York City, New, Kansas

☆ American University president on rising college costs: We have to focus on the value proposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmerican University president on rising college costs: We have to focus on the value propositionSylvia Mathews Burwell, American University president and former HHS Secretary under President Obama, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the rising cost of higher education, why college is so expensive, the impact of A.I. in modern classrooms, and more.

Persons: Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Obama Organizations: American University

☆ Cordilia James — Personal Tech Reporting Assistant at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Cordilia James | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Cordilia JamesCordilia James is a reporting assistant in The Wall Street Journal’s Personal Tech bureau in New York. She writes and curates the Tech Things with Joanna Stern newsletter and reports on how technology impacts the way we live and work. Previously, Cordilia was a reporter at The Real Deal where she covered residential real estate. A graduate of the School of Communication at American University, she has also written for The Washington Post, National Geographic and People.

Persons: Cordilia James Cordilia James, Joanna Stern, Cordilia Organizations: Tech, School of Communication, American University, The Washington Post, National Geographic Locations: New York

☆ World Jesuit leader condemns Nicaragua government closure of university
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A guard mans the access to the Jesuit Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua August 16, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsAug 18 (Reuters) - The superior general of the worldwide Jesuit religious order has condemned the closure of its university in Nicaragua as part of a government attempt to "suffocate" the Catholic Church and civic institutions in the Central American country. The United States has condemned the confiscation of the assets of the Central American University (UCA) as a further erosion of democracy. The government's action against UCA, other Catholic institutions and civic organisations, was aimed at "suffocating, closing or appropriating them", Sosa said. Vatican officials see the oppression of the Church in Nicaragua as one of the worst since the Cold War, when many communist countries in Eastern Europe persecuted the Church.

Persons: Stringer, Father Arturo Sosa, Sosa, Father Jose Domingo Cuesta, Daniel Ortega, Arturo, Philip Pullella, Christian Schmollinger, Robert Birsel Organizations: Jesuit Central American University, UCA, REUTERS, Catholic Church, Central American, order's Central, Reuters, The United, Central American University, Nicaraguan, Central America, Nicaragua's Catholic Church, Thomson Locations: Managua, Nicaragua, The United States, Rome, Venezuelan, Eastern Europe, Antonio

☆ Return to Office, Ending Work From Home May Make Climate Crisis Worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Whether mandatory return-to-office policies will make the climate crisis worse is an important question, especially as scientists predict that 2023 will be the hottest year on record. But determining whether working from an office is worse for the planet isn't that simple. Failing to find a balance between boosting productivity at the office and protecting the planet risks making the crisis worse. Even though the study only covered the early part of the pandemic, it illustrated how a shift away from office work can have some positive effects for the planet. "There was no clear answer to whether work from home was better or worse for the environment in general terms."

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