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☆ They Hated Their Brooklyn Townhouse. Now They Wouldn’t Dream of Calling It ‘Ugly.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Fred A. Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

In 2018, architect Pierre-Henri Hoppenot, who was born in France but grew up in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and his wife, tech entrepreneur Daphne Earp Hoppenot, who grew up in Washington, D.C., paid $2.43 million for a house they hated. The couple planned to raise bilingual children, which had led them to Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, the one-time Italian immigrant neighborhood that now has a large French-speaking population. But there was only one house in Carroll Gardens listed for under $3 million. It had been slapped together in 1941 among a row of older, more substantial buildings. For a long time after they bought it, “When friends came over we would tell them to look for the ugly house and they knew which one immediately,” says Daphne.

Persons: Pierre, Henri Hoppenot, Daphne Earp Hoppenot, “, ”, Daphne Organizations: Washington , D.C, Carroll Gardens Locations: France, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington ,, Brooklyn, Carroll Gardens

☆ My mom is American, and my dad is Japanese. I loved being raised interculturally in Japan, even when it was hard.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Megumi Koiwai | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rightfully so — I have an American accent, I'm fluent in English and Japanese, and I look racially ambiguous. My mom is American, and my dad is JapaneseI was born and raised in Tokyo to an American mom and a Japanese dad. I went to a Japanese school my entire education up until university. My mom speaks relatively fluent Japanese now, but growing up I felt a need to take care of her in terms of translation. AdvertisementBeing raised interculturally can be hardGrowing up as a hafu in Japan took a lot of effort.

Persons: I'm what's, —, Cupid, couldn't Organizations: Service Locations: Portland , Oregon, Nagano, Japan, Tokyo, American, Nagano prefecture, New York, America

☆ I'm Black and my wife is Japanese. Here's why raising my biracial kids in Japan is better than in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Darryl Wharton-Rig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2005, I visited Japan for work and ended up meeting my wife, with whom I have two boys and a girl. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAs biracial Japanese stars such as Rui Hachimura and Naomi Osaka shine on the world stage, being Black and Japanese is having a moment. AdvertisementTheir lives include a mix of Japanese and Black cultureOur tranquil suburban enclave in Saitama, which I call the "New Jersey of Japan," offers my children a typical Japanese lifestyle. And like other kids in Japan, they frequent the mall, savor ramen and melon pan, and belt out tunes at karaoke.

Persons: —, Rui Hachimura, Naomi Osaka, shoji, Finn Organizations: Service, Japan Exchange, YouTube Locations: Japan, Saitama, Jersey, Tokyo

☆ I'm an American mom of 3 living in India. My kids learn multiple languages, and their schools focus more on STEM subjects.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Katherine Ernst Mehta | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementMy foray into the Indian school system began with education — not my children's, but my own. We now have three sons, aged 10, 8, and 4, who are enrolled in an Indian school. My experience living in the megacity of New Delhi and navigating the school system here vastly differs from what I grew up with. My kids are learning several languagesMost Indian schools adopt a bilingual approach to education. While navigating the Indian education system — and the education system in any country, for that matter — has its own set of challenges, our family has embraced this adventure.

Persons: —, Eid Organizations: Service, Independence Locations: Ohio, New Delhi, There's, India

☆ 7 things to know if you're visiting Hong Kong and want to experience the city like a local
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Faye Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I was born and raised in Hong Kong. AdvertisementBorn and raised in Hong Kong, I've seen various quirks and unique behaviors that have become ingrained in the city's culture. Whether it's donning puffer jackets during mild winters or whipping out umbrellas when the sun is shining bright, there are certain things I only expect to see in Hong Kong. Here are seven things you can do to blend in like the locals in Hong Kong. Shouting out orders is essential when visiting dai pai dongs, or open-air food stalls in Hong Kong.

Persons: I've, —, it's, pai dongs, Lewis Tse, Dai pai dongs, siu, — it's, Hong Kongers, Yung Chi Wai Derek, cheung, Sham Organizations: Service, Hong Locations: Hong Kong, Canada, expats, Asia, Mong

☆ I moved to Germany from the US for free education and almost got deported. It's one of the best things that ever happened to me.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Adriana Stein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

After studying for 6 months, she failed a German language test and lost her student visa. I spent six months learning German from scratch at an in-person German language school. I failed the language test and learned first hand how strict rules could be in GermanyEverything felt set. I still live in Hamburg, Germany with my husband, who I met here. Failing the German language test and being rejected from my master's program was tough, but the resilience that blossomed has been worth it.

Persons: Adriana Stein, —, I've, I'd, Germany —, I Organizations: Service, Portland State University, University of Hamburg, University, Craigslist, AS Marketing Locations: Germany, Spain, Hamburg, Eastern Oregon, undergrad, Oregon

☆ Private Schools Rethink China Future After Flunking Growth Test
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

Dozens of international and private schools in China are closing or merging, industry executives said, weighed down by tighter regulation, a slowing economy and dwindling foreign student numbers. Dulwich College operates nine schools in China including bilingual schools catering to Chinese nationals that have been hit hardest by regulatory changes. Strategic plans for growth of its high schools in China were "scaled back in light of changing government regulations", Dulwich said in its 2022 annual report. Authorities have also moved to control the number of private schools. Dozens of schools, from kindergartens to high schools, have shut or stalled in the past two years.

Persons: Farah Master, Kane Wu, Julian Fisher, Fisher, Dulwich, Xi, It's, Frank Feng, Jimmy Chin, Nicholas Burns, Mathias Boyer, Casey, Roxanne Liu, Dorothy Kam, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: Reuters, Dulwich College, Venture Education, Strategic, Education, Motion, Dulwich, British, Authorities, Dulwich's, Victoria Kid House, Western International School of, Everpine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Science, Technology of, International School of Beijing, Casey Hall Locations: Kane Wu HONG KONG, British, China, Asia, China's, Beijing, Dulwich, Singapore, South Korea, U.S, Britain, Canada, Shanghai, Lucton, Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen, Eton, Guangzhou, Western International School of Shanghai, Xi'an, Technology of China, Anhui, Hong Kong

Dozens of international and private schools in China are closing or merging, industry executives said, weighed down by tighter regulation, a slowing economy and dwindling foreign student numbers. A rapid expansion prior to the COVID-19 pandemic drove a surge of privately run bilingual schools in China offering a western exam curriculum. Dulwich College operates nine schools in China including bilingual schools catering to Chinese nationals that have been hit hardest by regulatory changes. It mandated that Chinese compulsory education be taught in private schools, aligning the curriculum more closely to public schools and making parents question the need to pay private school fees when their children can attend free government schools. Authorities have also moved to control the number of private schools.

Persons: Aly, Julian Fisher, Fisher, Dulwich, Xi, It's, Frank Feng, Jimmy Chin, Nicholas Burns, Mathias Boyer, Casey, Roxanne Liu, Dorothy Kam, Muralikumar Organizations: REUTERS, Dulwich College, Venture Education, Strategic, Education, Motion, Dulwich, British, Authorities, Dulwich's, Victoria Kid House, Western International School of, Everpine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Science, Technology of, International School of Beijing, Casey Hall, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, HONG KONG, British, Asia, China's, Beijing, Dulwich, Singapore, South Korea, U.S, Britain, Canada, Lucton, Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen, Eton, Guangzhou, Western International School of Shanghai, Xi'an, Technology of China, Anhui, Hong Kong

☆ Cross-Tabs: October 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the 2024 Battlegrounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

[READ LIST]Thinking about the investigations into Donald Trump, do you think that Donald Trump has or has not committed any serious federal crimes? (Split 2) Do you think Donald Trump has the mental sharpness to be an effective president? (Split 2) Do you think Donald Trump has the personality and temperament to be an effective president? (Split 2) Do you think Joe Biden has the personality and temperament to be an effective president? [READ LIST]Do you think Donald Trump is good for democracy, bad for democracy, or neither good nor bad for democracy?

Persons: †, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Donald Trump's, Tell, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden’s, Trump, Biden, Fielding, ReconMR Organizations: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin Party, Siena College Research Institute, Republican, Trump, Democratic, Democrat, New York Times, The New York Times, statehouse, Research, University of North, Institute for Policy, Roanoke College, The Times, • Party, Times Locations: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Dominican, Puerto Rican, American, Ukraine, China, America, U.S, Mexico, United States, Siena, Arizona , Georgia, Nevada , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona , Michigan, Pennsylvania, University of North Florida, State

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong delivers the Singapore Energy Lecture during the 15th Singapore International Energy Week, in Singapore October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Kua/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSINGAPORE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said he will hand leadership of the ruling People's Action Party to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as soon as the party's 70th anniversary in November 2024, a year before an election is due. He has served as party secretary-general and prime minister since 2004 and last year chose Wong, who is also finance minister, as his successor. Therefore, I intend to hand over to DPM Lawrence before the next general election," Lee said at an annual party conference. He served as Lee's principal private secretary from 2005 to 2008 and led the education and national development ministries before becoming finance minister in 2021 and deputy prime minister last year.

Persons: Finance Lawrence Wong, Isabel Kua, Lee Hsien Loong, Lawrence Wong, Wong, Lee, Lee Kuan Yew, DPM Lawrence, Walid Jumblatt Abdullah, Chong Ja Ian, Chen Lin, Michael Perry, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Finance, Singapore Energy, Singapore International Energy, REUTERS, Rights, Singapore Prime, Party, Monetary Authority of, Nanyang Technological University, Still, National University of Singapore, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Rights SINGAPORE, Lawrence, Monetary Authority of Singapore

☆ Miss USA 2023: Noelia Voigt of USA wins pageant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Following a recent rule change implemented by the Miss Universe Organization, this year’s Miss USA featured the first married state titleholder — Juliana Morehouse-Locklear of Maine. (Morehouse-Locklear, the daughter of a contestant in the 1994 Miss USA pageant, did not advance to the top 20.) Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel is crowned the 2022 Miss Universe on January 14 in New Orleans. Gabriel’s win at the 2022 Miss USA pageant was marred by claims made by some of her fellow contestants that the pageant had been “rigged” in her favor. In the weeks after her crowning in October 2022, Miss USA’s parent company, the Miss Universe Organization, opened an investigation and suspended then-Miss USA national director Crystle Stewart — winner of the 2008 Miss USA pageant — and her company, Miss Brands.

Persons: CNN — Noelia Voigt, Voigt, — Voigt, Gankiewicz, Jasmine Daniels of, Lluvia, Alexis Loomans, ”, Vivica, ” Luann, Patrick Starrr, Laylah Rose, — Juliana Morehouse, R'Bonney Gabriel, Jason Kempin, Morgan Romano, Romano, R’Bonney Gabriel, Gabriel’s, Crystle Stewart —, —, Gabriel, Stewart, ” Gabriel, “, Crystle, Miss Brand’s, … Crystle, UmaSofia Srivastava, Stephanie Skinner Organizations: CNN, Miss, Sierra, CW Network, Savannah, Wisconsin —, Miss Universe Organization, Miss USA, Fox, Morehouse, Locklear, USA, Miss Brands, Miss USA Organization, Sierra Resort, Miss Teen USA Locations: Utah, Reno , Nevada, Savannah Gankiewicz, Hawaii, Jasmine Daniels of Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, United States, USA, Locklear, Maine, New Orleans, North Carolina, Miss USA, New Jersey, New York

☆ Xi'an Jiaotong University: Top Chinese university scraps English tests in move cheered by nationalists
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In a notice Wednesday, the Xi’an Jiaotong University in the capital city of Shaanxi province said students will no longer need to pass a nationwide standardized English test – nor any other English exams – to be able to graduate with bachelor’s degrees. But in recent years, some universities have downgraded the importance of English, either by replacing the national College English Test with their own exams or – as in the case of the Xi’an Jiaotong University – dropping English qualifications altogether as a graduation criteria. For some liberal-leaning Chinese, the downgrade of English is symbolic of China’s inward turn and a tightening of ideological control. “We need English to understand the world. These days, if you don’t understand English, you’ll still fall behind in the scientific and technological world,” a Weibo user said.

Persons: Xi Jinping, ”, Mao, Xi, it’s, Weibo, don’t, you’ll Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Jiaotong University, English, College English, Jiaotong, Weibo, World Trade Organization Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shaanxi, Weibo, Shanghai, Taiwan

☆ Taylor Swift racks up trophies at MTV's Video Music Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift dominated MTV's annual Video Music Awards on Tuesday, adding nine trophies to her collection as she claimed the top prize for her smash hit song "Anti-Hero". [1/6]Taylor Swift receives the Best Pop award during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2023. Stray Kids, a band put together through a reality show, won the best K-pop award, and SZA scored best R&B video for "Shirt". Colombian pop singer Shakira was honored with the Video Vanguard Award for her 20-year career. Later, she and fellow Colombian singer Karol G won best collaboration for "TQG".

Persons: Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Swift, NSYNC, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, it's, Brendan Mcdermid, Spice, SZA, Rema, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Lil Wayne, Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Minaj, Grandmaster Flash, Shakira, Karol G, Lisa Richwine, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Swift, VMA, MTV, Prudential Center, REUTERS, Video, Thomson Locations: Newark , New Jersey, U.S, Colombian

☆ Taylor Swift wins top honor at MTV's Video Music Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] Taylor Swift receives the Best Pop award during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid Acquire Licensing RightsSept 12 (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift took home the top prize at MTV's Video Music Awards on Tuesday, winning video of the year for her hit "Anti-Hero". Stray Kids, a band put together through a reality show, won the best K-pop award, and SZA scored best R&B video for "Shirt". Colombian pop singer Shakira was honored with the Video Vanguard Award for lifetime achievement. After performing a bilingual medley of her hits including "Hips Don't Lie" and "Whenever, Wherever," the singer saluted her fans.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Brendan Mcdermid, Spice, SZA, Shakira, Lisa Richwine, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Prudential Center, REUTERS, Video, Thomson Locations: Newark , New Jersey, U.S, Colombian

☆ Keith Spicer, Canada’s Offbeat Envoy of Reconciliation, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sam Roberts | More About Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Keith Spicer, who as a spirited government official pushed his fellow Canadians to define their national identity and reconcile their bilingual heritage more than two centuries after the British defeated the French to capture Quebec, died on Aug. 24 in Ottawa. His death, in a hospital, was confirmed to The Canadian Press by Nick Spicer, one of his three children. Raised by Protestant parents who were anti-Catholic and anti-French, Mr. Spicer began his professional career as a political science professor before being drafted by two prime ministers into ombudsman’s jobs that more risk-averse Canadians might have rejected. One task was to get all Canadians to accept their country as officially bilingual; the other was hear them out if they complained about language mandates and other irritants.

Persons: Keith Spicer, Nick Spicer, Spicer Organizations: British, The Canadian Press, Catholic Locations: Quebec, Ottawa

[1/5] Children study the Dharug language at Lethbridge Park Public School in Sydney, Australia May 8, 2023. "Opening our own schools, that's sovereignty in action," said Webb, one of those seeking to revive the Indigenous language spoken in Coffs Harbour, a coastal town about 500 km (310 miles) north of Sydney. Authorities often relocated Indigenous people from their traditional lands, known as Country, and forcibly separated Indigenous children from their families, resulting in a "stolen generation" because of policies that ran from the mid-19th century to the 1970s. As late as the 1980s, authorities punished Indigenous people for speaking their languages. At the time of European colonisation, more than 250 Indigenous languages, including 800 dialects, were believed to have been spoken continent-wide, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) says.

Persons: Alasdair Pal, Clark Webb, Webb, Jayalaani, Ray Ingrey, Captain James Cook, you've, you'll, Ingrey, Jasmine Seymour, Maria Lock, Seymour, James Redmayne, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Lethbridge Park Public School, REUTERS, Freedom, Torres, Authorities, Australian Institute of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Gujaga Foundation, Lethbridge Park Public, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, COFFS HARBOUR, Australian, Coffs Harbour, Australia’s, New South Wales, Torres Strait, Great Britain, Dharawal, British, Lethbridge, Sydney's

☆ UAE's G42 launches open source Arabic language AI model
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Max A. Cherney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Startup Cerebras System's new AI supercomputer Andromeda is seen at a data center in Santa Clara, California, U.S. October 2022. Rebecca Lewington/Cerebras Systems/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 30 (Reuters) - A group of engineers, researchers and a Silicon Valley-based chip company collaborated to release advanced Arabic language software that can power generative AI applications. The new large language model called Jais contains 13 billion parameters that was made from a big batch of data combining Arabic and English, a portion of which is from computer code. The new language model was created with the help of supercomputers produced by the Silicon Valley-based Cerebras Systems, which designs dinner plate-sized chips that compete with Nvidia's (NVDA.O) powerful AI hardware. The group trained the Jais model on a Cerebras' supercomputer called a Condor Galaxy.

Persons: Rebecca Lewington, Cerebras, Mohamed bin, Timothy Baldwin, Baldwin, Max A, Josie Kao Organizations: Cerebras, REUTERS, Systems, United Arab Emirates, University of Artificial Intelligence, Reuters, Condor Galaxy, Thomson Locations: Santa Clara , California, U.S, University, Abu Dhabi, San Francisco

☆ 7 companies hiring now that will let you work from anywhere—some jobs pay over $100,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In a work-from-anywhere job, employees are 100% remote, independent of location or time zone. FlexJobs has identified the top companies hiring for work-from-anywhere jobs right now by analyzing its database and seeing which companies had the highest volume of remote, location-flexible job postings between January and June 2023. The expanding marketplace for work-from-anywhere jobs stems, in part, from the "unprecedented" demand among working professionals for such flexibility, Flexa Careers reports. Many work-from-anywhere jobs offer salaries well over $100,000. Check out: The 10 most in-demand work-from-anywhere jobs companies are hiring for in 2023

Persons: Keith Spencer, FlexJobs Organizations: Education, Wikimedia, Labs Magic Media, Entertainment, Wikimedia Foundation, Cash, Invisible Technologies Locations: U.S

☆ The world's largest chipmaker promised to create thousands of US jobs. There are growing tensions over whether US workers have the skills or work ethic to do them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Differences in US and Taiwanese work culture could pose another challenge. Some TSMC workers are doubtful that Americans can adjust to the challenging work environment. It's not just a disagreement over expertise that poses risks to TSMC's Arizona chip plant. This is the work culture." It added: "We have not replaced any of our local workers with foreign workers and continue to prioritize the hiring of local workers in Arizona."

Persons: TSMC, chipmaker, It's, Morris Chang, Wayne Chiu, Fortune, they're, Mark Liu, TSMC's, Liu, chipmaker Chang, Adam Ozimek Organizations: Service, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, New York Times, Times, YouTube, Taiwan, Taiwan —, Brookings Institute, Arizona Pipe, Economic Innovation Group Locations: Arizona, Wall, Silicon, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwanese, Asia, Oregon, America, Phoenix

☆ A feud is heating up between Arizona workers and the world's leading chipmaker after the company claimed the US doesn't have the skills to build its new factory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The company says it needs to bring Taiwanese workers to Arizona to get construction back on track. But construction of TSMC's first Arizona factory, which began in the Phoenix area in 2021, has run into some hiccups. "Replacing Arizona's construction workers with foreign construction workers directly contradicts the very purpose for which the CHIPS Act was enacted – to create jobs for American workers," the petition says. The degree to which American workers can get the job done without additional assistance is up for debate. "It's easily the most unsafe site I've ever walked on," said Luke Kasper, a representative of the sheet metal workers union.

Persons: TSMC, that's, Biden, Mark Liu, Liu, It's, Luke Kasper, TMSC, Morris Chang, Chang, Kevin Xu Organizations: Service, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Arizona Pipe, Google, Facebook, YouTube Locations: Arizona, An Arizona, Wall, Silicon, China, TSMC's, Phoenix, Taiwan, TSMC, Asia

☆ Three-year-old migrant girl dies en route to Chicago from Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 11 (Reuters) - A 3-year-old girl from Venezuela being transported to Chicago from Texas by bus with other migrants died at a local Illinois hospital after showing signs of illness, the Texas Department of Emergency Management said on Friday. Because the girl died in the Chicago area, the Illinois Department of Public Health was investigating her death, a spokesperson told the Chicago Tribune. “IDPH is working with local health officials, state police, and federal authorities to the fullest extent possible to get answers in this tragic situation,” IDPH spokeswoman Lauri Sanders told the Tribune. Texas officials did not release a cause of death for the child but said none of the bus passengers presented with symptoms of fever or illness when they boarded in Brownsville, Texas, which borders Mexico. The officials did not release any identifying information about the child but CBS news reported that she was a girl from Venezuela.

Persons: ” IDPH, Lauri Sanders, Dan Whitcomb, Diane Craft Organizations: Texas Department of Emergency Management, Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, CBS, Thomson Locations: Venezuela, Chicago, Texas, Illinois, “, Brownsville , Texas, Mexico

☆ Topline Results: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

View the survey’s cross-tabs among registered voters and among the likely Republican primary electorate. [READ LIST](Asked of Democratic primary voters) What comes closest to how you would feel if Joe Biden were the Democratic nominee for president? MethodologyThe New York Times/Siena College poll of 1,329 registered voters nationwide, including an oversample of 818 registered Republican voters, was conducted in English and Spanish on cellular and landline telephones from July 23-27, 2023. Weighting — likely Republican primary electorateThe survey was separately weighted in multiple steps to match targets for the composition of the likely Republican primary electorate and to account for the self-reported turnout intention of respondents. Voters were considered potential Republican primary voters if one of three conditions were met:• They identified as Republican or leaned Republican on two questions about party identification.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Biden, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Mike Pence, Tell, Ron DeSantis, Fielding, ReconMR, • Organizations: Republican, Siena College Research Institute, Democratic, Democratic Party, New York Times, Siena College, The New York Times, statehouse, Research, University of North, Institute of Policy, Roanoke College, The Times, Times, • Party, for Health Statistics, D.C, Democrat Locations: Dominican, Puerto Rican, America, U.S, American, United States, Ukraine, Siena, University of North Florida, •, Maryland , Delaware, Washington

☆ The 10 most in-demand work-from-anywhere jobs companies are hiring for in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In a work-from-anywhere job, employees are 100% remote, independent of location or time zone. Such jobs, however, are rare to find and increasingly competitive to land, only accounting for about 5% of all remote roles, FlexJobs, a remote and hybrid job search platform, reports. Most remote jobs have geographic requirements, mainly due to state and federal regulations that dictate where companies can hire people and do business. To help job-seekers find the best remote, flexible gigs, FlexJobs has identified the most in-demand work-from-anywhere jobs companies are hiring for by analyzing its database for the work-from-anywhere jobs with the highest volume of postings between January and June 2023. FlexJobs has also noticed more companies advertising work-from-anywhere roles this year compared to 2022, Spencer adds, in industries like marketing and gaming.

Persons: FlexJobs, Keith Spencer, Spencer Organizations: Business

☆ How New Zealand's plan for English and te reo Māori road signs took an unexpected turn
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have sparked a divisive, racially charged debate ahead of the country’s looming general election. Slightly less than a quarter of New Zealand’s 892,200 Maori speak te reo Maori as one of their first languages, according to the latest government data. Part of the reason that te reo Maori is not so widely spoken is that back in New Zealand’s colonial era there were active efforts to stamp it out. The Native Schools Act 1867 required schools to teach in English where possible and children were often physically punished for speaking te reo Maori. “The primary objective of these standards is to guarantee that all road signs are unambiguous, uniform, and legible to all,” he said.

Persons: Simeon Brown, Chris Hipkins, “ I’m, ”, Marty Melville, Awanui Te, Tania Ka’ai, “, ” Ka’ai, –, Kasem Choocharukul, Kasem, Huw Fairclough, James Griffiths ,, Puakea Nogelmeier, Nogelmeier Organizations: CNN, reo, Zealand, Waka, NZ Transport Agency, New, National, Labour Party government, National Party, Labour, Getty, Native, Victoria University of Wellington, Zealanders, The International, Language, Auckland University of Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Research, University of Leeds, Wales –, New Zealand, Welsh, Welsh Language Society, Gaelic, Constitutional Convention, Hawaiian, University of Hawaii, Hawaii’s Department of Transportation, Wales Locations: Aotearoa, Wellington , New Zealand, AFP, New, New Zealand, Zealanders, Wales, United Kingdom, Thailand, Tredegar , Wales, Republic of Ireland, Hawaii, Olelo Hawai’i, Llanfair, Anglesey, Europe, Hawke’s

☆ The US military once detonated a nuclear bomb directly above the heads of 5 officers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On July 19, 1957, the Nevada Test Site conducted a test of an unguided nuclear air-to-air rocket. "My only regrets right now," Col. Bruce says, "are that everybody couldn't have been out here at ground zero with us." "I had a call saying they needed me out for a special test," Yoshitake said, according to The Rafu Shimpo, a bilingual Japanese-English newspaper. "I found out when I got to Nevada that I was going to be standing at Ground Zero. Yoshitake developed stomach cancer.

Persons: Christopher Nolan's, Oppenheimer, —, John, Sidney Bruce, Frank Ball, Bodie, Bodinger, John Hughes, Don Luttrell — weren't, it's, George Yoshitake, Col, Bruce, couldn't, Yoshitake, hadn't, videographers Organizations: Five Air Force, Service, Soviet Union, Popular, US Air Force, NPR, Popular Mechanics, Genie, Fox News, Air Force, New York Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Nevada, Soviet

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