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Meribah Knight and Daniel Guillemette and Julie Snyder andApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Listen and follow ‘The Kids of Rutherford County’In April 2016, 11 Black schoolchildren, some as young as 8 years old, were arrested in Rutherford County, Tenn. For over a decade, this county had arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, of children. The answer would lead back to a powerful judge, the jailer she appointed and a county that treated this astronomical number of arrests as normal. From Serial Productions and The New York Times, “The Kids of Rutherford County” is a four-part narrative series reported and hosted by Meribah Knight, a Peabody-award winning reporter based in the South. In the podcast, Knight explores the world of one county’s juvenile court — a court shrouded in confidentiality and privacy, which in turn allowed something secretive and illegal to grow.

Persons: Meribah Knight, Daniel Guillemette, Julie Snyder, Rutherford County ’, Knight, — Organizations: Apple, Spotify, The New York Times, Peabody Locations: Rutherford County, Tenn

☆ TV and film writers prepare to return to work under new contract: 'I feel like we're entering a new era'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

After 148 days of striking, TV and film writers reached a tentative agreement with studios and streamers regarding their work contracts. WGA members will vote on ratifying the agreement between Oct. 2 and 9, with some writers going back to work as early as next week. That could mean more early career writers get an opportunity to work and gain experience on the ground. Without an opportunity for syndication and international distribution on streaming services, residual pay for writers has been cut significantly as well. The contract also hikes minimum pay for various types of television shows and establishes minimum pay for late night talk shows on streaming services, like "The Amber Ruffin Show," which did not previously have established minimums.

Persons: Dylan Guerra, Guerra, Jonathan Handel, Amber Ruffin, Kyra Jones, who's, Handel Organizations: Writers Guild of America, United Auto Workers, UAW, Alliance, Television Producers, Warner Bros ., Netflix, WGA, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, CNBC Locations: Ontario , California

☆ I'm jealous of college students who move into dorms with their parents' help. My migrant parents were never interested in college for me.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Erasmo Guerra | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

With no emotional or financial support, I didn't graduate from college until I was in my 30s. AdvertisementAdvertisementI'm a Mexican American kid from the US-Mexico borderMy family didn't have a tradition of going to college; my parents were first-generation migrant workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe year I turned 30, I applied to a small liberal-arts college downtownI was accepted into a small school. My family didn't show up for graduation. And rather than getting caught up in my feelings about college move-in day yet again, I'm determined to move on.

Persons: I've, someone's, I'd, —, she'd, I'm Organizations: Service, Columbia University, NYU, Pace University, Army, US Military Academy, West Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York City, Manhattan, Mexican American, Mexico, Columbia, Texas, New York

REUTERS/Raquel Cunha Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The Mexican government's plan to run up the biggest budget deficit in decades during the 2024 general election year could put pressure on public finances and eventually threaten its credit rating, analysts said on Monday. Lopez Obrador last week backed former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as his party's candidate to succeed him. Historic data show the projected budget deficit for 2024 will be the highest since 1988 as a proportion of GDP. The government's higher spending plans should bolster Latin America's second-biggest economy, which has outpaced forecasts this year, brightening the outlook for 2024. He also noted that since Mexico's current account deficit is currently considerably lower than foreign direct investment, there was a pool of untapped demand in the economy that the government could temporarily offset via higher spending.

Persons: Mexico's Finance Ministry Rogelio Ramirez de la O, Marcela Guerra, Raquel Cunha, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez, Patricia Terrazas, Lopez Obrador, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Gabriela Siller, Alberto Ramos, Goldman Sachs, Ramos, Raul Feliz, Feliz, Dave Graham, Diego Ore, Noe Torres, Jamie Freed Organizations: Mexico's Finance Ministry, Mexican, REUTERS, Lopez Obrador's, Action Party, PAN, Mexico City Mayor, Banco Base, Bank of, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Bank of Mexico

☆ La evolución de Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Lulu Garcia-Navarro | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Algo en lo que me he centrado mucho más es en crear audiencias en lugares alternativos. Pero, incluso ahora, cuando se producen acontecimientos extraordinarios, como las catástrofes naturales en el estado de Nueva York, creo que es importante poder acceder a una plataforma de mensajería en la que la gente pueda confiar. Y habló de lo importante que es tener en el Congreso un número creciente de latinos interesados en la región. Pero dijo algo que me llamó la atención, y que hizo que me preguntara sobre este momento de su carrera. ¿Mover sus ideas a escala internacional, aunque puedan entrar en conflicto con la política exterior del líder de su propio partido?

☆ A Texas judge has declared unconstitutional a law championed by Gov. Greg Abbott that limits the power of Democrat-led cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Texas judge declared a law that prevented cities from passing some local ordinances unconstitutional. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a bill into law in June that prohibited cities from passing certain local ordinances. "I am thrilled that Houston, our legal department, and sister cities were able to obtain this victory for Texas cities," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner wrote in a statement. "While the judge declared HB 2127 unconstitutional, she did not enjoin enforcement of the law by Texans who are harmed by local ordinances, which HB 2127 preempts," Willey wrote to Insider. "This is a HUGE win for the working people of Texas, local govs, and communities across our state," the Texas AFL-CIO posted in response to the decision.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Maya Guerra Gamble, Sylvester Turner, Gamble's, Paige Willey, Willey Organizations: Republican Gov, Democrat, Service, Republican, Houston, Legislature, Texans, Texas AFL Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon, Houston

In Louisville, Ky., an influx of Cuban immigrants is offsetting a local population decline and bringing new rhythms to the city. Aug. 26, 2023At the first beats of “La Vida es un Carnaval” on a recent morning, several octogenarians in a senior center abandoned their dominoes, coloring books and crossword puzzles, and showed off their salsa moves. “Uno, dos, tres,” said their instructor, Selen Wilson Guerra, as she warmed them up for class. This was not Havana, or even Little Havana in Miami. It was Louisville, a city best known for bourbon, the Kentucky Derby and Muhammad Ali.

Persons: “, clapped, “ Uno, ”, Selen Wilson Guerra, Muhammad Ali Organizations: Kentucky Derby Locations: Louisville, Ky, Cuban, Havana, Miami, United States

☆ How a TikToker with 760K followers built a business reenacting Facebook Marketplace scams, from the apps he uses to manage his workflow to how much money he earns
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But one day, he had a funny interaction on Facebook Marketplace after putting an item for sale, and his wife suggested he tried making a TikTok video reenacting it. Two years later, he's amassed almost 800,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram with videos of "Facebook Marketplace Nightmares," where he reenacts real conversations users have had while negotiating transactions on Facebook. Here's the tech stack Guerra uses to edit and repurpose content, manage his workflow, and keep track of brand partnerships. VideoleapFor edits on his short-form videos, Guerra uses Videoleap, an editing app for mobile phones that costs $8 a month and provides pre-edited templates to make TikToks and Instagram reels. Guerra used Jotform to make a form for his audience to submit their Facebook Marketplace experiences.

Persons: Chris Guerra, he's, Guerra, Linktree Guerra, Linktree, " Guerra, he'll Organizations: Facebook, Jotform, Paypal, Google Locations: TikTok

☆ Intentaron movilizar a Sudamérica para apoyar a Ucrania. Casi mueren en el proceso
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Gabriela Sá Pessoa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“Y cuando ya lo tenía en mi mano”, relató Abad, refiriéndose a su vaso, “Victoria bromeó, diciendo: ‘parece whisky’”, dijo. Y en ese momento no hubo sirenas. Hubo algo como una explosión que yo nunca he sentido, nunca en mi vida”. Pero Amelina, una de las escritoras jóvenes más reconocidas de Ucrania, falleció en un hospital cuatro días después. Pero tres semanas después, en Bruselas, en una cumbre de líderes europeos y sus homólogos latinoamericanos, Petro decidió nadar entre dos aguas al momento de discutir la guerra.

☆ Asia, Europe provide impetus for Prada in first half
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, July 27 (Reuters) - Italy's Prada posted 20% growth at constant exchange rate in first half sales, just below consensus, but profitability jumped by more than expected. Revenues at the luxury group, listed in Hong Kong, totalled 2.232 billion euros ($2.49 billion), boosted by Asia and Europe and despite lower retail sales in the Americas. Strong momentum at its smaller Miu Miu also helped to support sales growth. Analysts expected 2.275 billion euros, according to a consensus gathered by Reuters. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) jumped to 491 million euros from 305 million euros in the first six month of last year and compared to analysts' estimate of around 460 million euros.

Persons: Italy's Prada, Miu Miu, Andrea Guerra, Elisa Anzolin, Alvise Organizations: MILAN, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, Asia, Europe, Americas

☆ Ex-CEOs at Brazil's Americanas did not make proper accounting disclosures - regulator
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SAO PAULO, June 5 (Reuters) - Brazil's securities regulator has accused two former CEOs of retailer Americanas of failing to comply with information disclosure requirements following an investigation into the firm's accounting inconsistencies, the agency said. According to a document from securities regulator CVM made public on Monday, the two ex-CEOs, Sergio Rial and Joao Guerra, also failed to meet other obligations on informing investors. Americanas entered bankruptcy protection in January after uncovering around $4 billion in accounting inconsistencies. Americanas said in a statement that it was monitoring the CVM investigation and hoped any irregularities would be "duly clarified". The company did not mention the accusations against Guerra in its statement and he did not respond to a query via LinkedIn.

Persons: CVM, Sergio Rial, Joao Guerra, Rial, Guerra, Americanas, Andre Romani, Carolina Pulice, Jamie Freed Organizations: SAO PAULO, Thomson

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Shell Plc (SHEL.L) will use AI-based technology from big-data analytics firm SparkCognition in its deep sea exploration and production to boost offshore oil output, the companies said on Wednesday. SparkCognition's AI algorithms will process and analyze large amounts of seismic data in the hunt for new oil reservoirs by Shell, the largest oil producer in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. "We are committed to finding new and innovative ways to reinvent our exploration ways of working," Gabriel Guerra, Shell's vice president of innovation and performance, said in a statement. "Generative AI for seismic imaging can positively disrupt the exploration process and has broad and far-reaching implications," said Bruce Porter, chief science officer for Austin, Texas-based SparkCognition. The technology would generate subsurface images using fewer seismic data scans than usual, helping with deep sea preservation, the companies said.

☆ 'I got a check the other day for $8': TV and film writers share why they're on strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

TV and film writers at the picket line in New York on the first day of the WGA strike, May 2, 2023. Every three years, the Writers Guild of America, the TV and film writers' union, negotiates a contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. "You go from job to job," and each contract can look different from writer to writer depending on their experience, for instance. TV writer Sheri Holman on strike in New York. TV and film writer Chisa Hutchinson.

☆ Italians judge Spanish pizzeria as the best in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Enter 50 Top Pizza, an international guide run by Italians that produces a series of annual rankings rewarding some of the best pizzerias on the planet. The 2023 European list has just been published – and, according to 1,000 anonymous “inspectors” across the continent, the best pizza in Europe is in… Spain. The entity – a pizza guide, which has been ranking restaurants since 2017 – has separate listings for the 50 best pizzerias in the cradle of pizza. The best pizza was judged to be Panatieri's "Salsa de tomates cherry asados, mozzarella y holandesa de albahaca." Today this is not the case.”As for the Italy rankings, they will be revealed in Rome on July 12.

☆ MLB roundup: AJ Pollock's HR ends no-no as Mariners edge A's
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Mariners starter Bryce Miller, in his major league debut, gave up a run on two hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts. The Reds snapped a run of seven straight losses to the Padres and a streak of nine straight losses in San Diego. Jon Gray allowed four runs on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander lasted five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Keegan Thompson (1-2) was charged with three runs on four hits in one-third of an inning to take the loss.

☆ Ancient humans were getting high on hallucinogenic drugs during cave rituals 3,000 years ago, study claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Scientists have discovered the use of hallucinogenic drugs by humans 3,000 years ago. They believe shamans used drugs as part of rituals held at the Es Càrritx cave in Menorca. The cave was first occupied around 3,600 years ago, and was used as a funeral space until around 2,800 years ago, the researchers said. The study, published the journal Scientific Reports, found psychoactive substances atropine, scopolamine and ephedrine on hair strands, which had been dyed red. The scientists believe the substances, likely derived from various plants, were used as part of rituals held at the cave.

[1/3] People demonstrate for the right to affordable housing in Lisbon, Portugal, April 1, 2023. "There is a huge housing crisis today," Rita Silva, from the Habita housing group, said at the Lisbon protest. Portugal is one of Western Europe's poorest countries, with government data showing more than 50% of workers earned less than 1,000 euros ($1,084) per month last year. The average rent for a one-bedroom flat in Lisbon is around 1,350 euros, a study by housing portal Imovirtual showed. At the protest, which was organised by the movement "Home to Live" and other groups, 35-year-old illustrator Diogo Guerra said he hears stories about people struggling to access housing every day.

☆ 8 things you didn't know about being a flight attendant
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"But if it gets noticed, the flight attendant will have to speak with their manager." This made me realize that there's so much we don't notice, or even know, when it comes to the job of a flight attendant. Flight attendants sometimes live together in crash padsFor some flight attendants, always being on the go doesn't warrant wanting to pay rent at an apartment that you'll hardly use. Williams said there's such a thing as flight attendant crash pads, where you split rent with a group of other flight attendants near the airport. You can't become a flight attendant overnightUnlike some jobs where you can submit your resume, go through minimal training, and start immediately, being a flight attendant requires a decent amount of training.

☆ Prada sees solid revenue growth for 2023 after beating expectations last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, March 9 (Reuters) - Italy's Prada said on Thursday it expects revenue growth to outpace rivals this year, after sales exceeded analyst expectations in 2022 thanks to a strong performance in Europe. "In 2023, we expect revenue growth to remain solid and above market average," Prada's new Chief Executive Andrea Guerra said in the statement, adding that China had started again to be "an engine of growth". Prada said net sales grew 63% in Europe with a strong performance across the region, sustained by local demand and an upturn in tourism throughout the year. Revenue growth in the Americas stood at 22% with a "normalisation" in the second half of last year. The growth in Asia Pacific was hit by the lockdowns in China, but the strong performance in South Korea and South East Asia helped to contain the decline.

☆ Prada brings blooming flowers to designs at Milan Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] A model presents a creation from the Prada Fall/Winter 2023/2024 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alessandro GarofaloMILAN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Florals bloomed on skirts, shoes and from the ceiling at Italian designer label Prada's Milan Fashion Week show on Thursday. Designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons turned wedding dresses into everyday looks, opening their autumn/winter 2023-24 catwalk presentation with a range of long and short white skirts embellished with white flowers and paired with knits. Models wore shirts with stick-out shoulders, knits and jackets with colourful inside collars, and pastel-coloured cigarette trousers paired with ribbed tops. Milan Fashion Week is the third leg of the month-long catwalk calendar, during which designers present their autumn/winter 2023-24 collections.

Nash - one of the United States´ best-known contemporary jazz performers, will lead a project called Jazz X. He and several Cuban musicians will compose new works inspired by visual art in Cuba´s National Museum of Fine Arts, then present them together to the public in several sessions. Well-known Cuban musicians Alejandro Falcón, Arnulfo Guerra y Ruy López Nussa will perform alongside Nash. The project, Nash said, brings together musicians from the two countries, and art of different forms, in a fusion of creativity across cultures and mediums. The U.S. economic embargo on Cuba has for decades restricted most travel and official collaboration between the two countries.

SAO PAULO/MEXICO CITY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian retailer Americanas SA (AMER3.SA) said on Wednesday its chief executive and chief financial officer resigned after the discovery of around 20 billion reais ($3.88 billion) in accounting "inconsistencies." Lojas Americanas CEO Sergio Rial departed less than two weeks after taking the job, when he replaced Miguel Gutierrez. Joao Guerra, a long-time Americanas executive not involved with accounting or financial management, will take over as CEO on an interim basis. The amount of accounting inconsistencies is larger than the company´s net equity, 15 billion reais, said Fabrício Gonçalvez, CEO at Box Asset Management. The amount is also almost twice Americanas' 10.7 billion reais market capitalization, according to Refinitiv data.

☆ Artists in Cuba find themselves blocked from NFT trading sites
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“The first thing that drew me to it was the freedom,” said García Alarcón, known best by his artist name, Paolo De. García Alarcón is among at least 30 Cuban artists whose profiles have been delisted from at least two American-owned NFT trading sites sites, including the largest one, OpenSea, and KnownOrigin, according to Cuban NFT artist collectives. He’s the organizer of NFTcuba.ART, a collective of around 100 Cuban artists around the world. D’Alerta and other collective leaders told the AP that the bans have even extended to personal accounts of Cuban artists who don’t live on the island. Meanwhile, leaders in the Cuban NFT space worry that the deplatforming could have a long-term chilling effect on Cuban digital artists.

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Antoine Arnault, LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault's eldest son, was on Friday named chief executive of family holding company Christian Dior SE, replacing veteran executive Sidney Toledano and stirring speculations of succession at the group. Christian Dior is a listed company that owns the bulk of the Arnault family's stake in LVMH (LVMH.PA) , the world's largest luxury group. At LVMH, Antoine Arnault, a business school graduate and a board member since 2006, oversees the group's communications and environmental issues, driving efforts to shore up its reputation. [1/4] Antoine Arnault, CEO of Berluti, attends the Fall/Winter 2019-2020 collection show for fashion house Berluti during Men's Fashion Week in Paris, France, January 18, 2019. Alexandre Arnault, 30, is an executive at Tiffany & Co. while Frederic Arnault, 27, is chief executive of TAG Heuer.

☆ Prada hires former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra as new CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann(Reuters) -Italian fashion group Prada confirmed on Tuesday that it would name former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra as its new chief executive officer to ease a transition at the helm to the next generation of the founding family. Current CEO Patrizio Bertelli, 76, will be appointed chairman of the luxury company at annual shareholder meeting next spring. Current co-CEO Miuccia Prada, 73, will remain creative director of the Miu Miu and Prada brands - the latter together with Belgian designer Raf Simons - and a board member. Guerra, 57, will be recommended as the new CEO at a board meeting to be held on Jan.26 by Prada Holding, which owns 80% of Prada group. As Luxottica CEO from 2004 to 2014, the manager oversaw a more than doubling in sales at the spectacles manufacturer that has been producing and distributing eyeglasses under the Prada group’s Prada and Miu Miu brands since 2003.

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