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☆ Earning $200,000 a year is considered middle class in 3 states—they're not California or New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Many Americans made more money in 2023 than the year prior, bringing the national household median income up to $80,610, according to U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey estimates. Middle class is commonly defined as earning between two-thirds and double the household median income. Here are household incomes that fall in the middle class in each state, plus the District of Columbia: Alabama Median household income: $60,660Middle class income range: $40,440 to $121,320 Alaska Median household income: $98,190Middle class income range: $65,460 to $196,380 Arizona Median household income: $82,660Middle class income range: $55,107 to $165,320 Arkansas Median household income: $63,250Middle class income range: $42,167 to $126,500 California Median household income: $89,870Middle class income range: $59,913 to $179,740 Colorado Median household income: $96,640Middle class income range: $64,427 to $193,280 Connecticut Median household income: $92,240Middle class income range: $61,493 to $184,480 Delaware Median household income: $86,340Middle class income range: $57,560 to $172,680 District of Columbia Median household income: $111,000Middle class income range: $74,000 to $222,000 Florida Median household income: $72,200Middle class income range: $48,133 to $144,400 Georgia Median household income: $72,420Middle class income range: $48,280 to $144,840 Hawaii Median household income: $97,360Middle class income range: $64,907 to $194,720 Idaho Median household income: $73,910Middle class income range: $49,273 to $147,820 Illinois Median household income: $87,820Middle class income range: $58,547 to $175,640 Indiana Median household income: $76,910Middle class income range: $51,273 to $153,820 Iowa Median household income: $80,860Middle class income range:$53,907 to $161,720 Kansas Median household income: $84,830Middle class income range: $56,553 to $169,660 Kentucky Median household income: $61,980Middle class income range:$41,320 to $123,960 Louisiana Median household income: $57,650Middle class income range: $38,433 to $115,300 Maine Median household income: $75,740Middle class income range: $50,493 to $151,480 Maryland Median household income: $102,000Middle class income range: $68,000 to $204,000 Massachusetts Median household income: $106,500Middle class income range: $71,000 to $213,000 Michigan Median household income: $76,960Middle class income range: $51,307 to $153,920 Minnesota Median household income: $90,340Middle class income range: $60,227 to $180,680 Mississippi Median household income: $55,060Middle class income range: $36,707 to $110,120 Missouri Median household income: $78,290Middle class income range: $52,193 to $156,580 Montana Median household income: $79,220Middle class income range: $52,813 to $158,440 Nebraska Median household income: $89,190Middle class income range: $59,460 to $178,380 Nevada Median household income: $81,310Middle class income range: $54,207 to $162,620 New Hampshire Median household income: $98,780Middle class income range: $65,853 to $197,560 New Jersey Median household income: $91,590Middle class income range: $61,060 to $183,180 New Mexico Median household income: $60,980Middle class income range: $40,653 to $121,960 New York Median household income: $81,600Middle class income range: $54,400 to $163,200 North Carolina Median household income: $68,610Middle class income range: $45,740 to $137,220 North Dakota Median household income: $76,960Middle class income range: $51,307 to $153,920 Ohio Median household income: $73,770Middle class income range: $49,180 to $147,540 Oklahoma Median household income: $67,330Middle class income range: $44,887 to $134,660 Oregon Median household income: $88,740Middle class income range: $59,160 to $177,480 Pennsylvania Median household income: $79,820Middle class income range: $53,213 to $159,640 Rhode Island Median household income: $81,860Middle class income range: $54,573 to $163,720 South Carolina Median household income: $69,100Middle class income range: $46,067 to $138,200 South Dakota Median household income: $81,740Middle class income range: $54,493 to $163,480 Tennessee Median household income: $72,700Middle class income range: $48,467 to $145,400 Texas Median household income: $79,060Middle class income range: $52,707 to $158,120 Utah Median household income: $101,200Middle class income range: $67,467 to $202,400 Vermont Median household income: $85,190Middle class income range: $56,793 to $170,380 Virginia Median household income: $96,490Middle class income range: $64,327 to $192,980 Washington Median household income: $93,440Middle class income range: $62,293 to $186,880 West Virginia Median household income: $60,410Middle class income range: $40,273 to $120,820 Wisconsin Median household income: $79,690Middle class income range: $53,127 to $159,380 Wyoming Median household income: $77,200Middle class income range: $51,467 to $154,400Low or no-minimum wages may bring down incomes in the SouthTwo places in the Sout

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☆ Nike and Adidas veterans are backing a $125M project seeking to revitalize the Portland sportswear industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( John Kell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The Northeast is the ancestral home of footwear manufacturing in the US, where New Balance still assembles more than 4 million pairs of sneakers each year. But that could soon change with a plan for a $125 million development campus called Made in Old Town. At the federal level, the US government has offered billions in subsidies to support manufacturing, mostly targeting the auto, semiconductor, and solar industries. With the Made in Old Town project, the aim is to generate about 6,000 full-time jobs in Portland by as soon as 2028. A long way to goThe Made in Old Town project is still in its early stages, having raised $15 million of its $125 million goal.

Persons: Portland's, Hilos, —, Keen, Elias Stahl, Portland's Hilos, Stahl, they're, Eric Liedtke, Liedtke, They've, Alo, Armour, Tina Kotek, Noel Kinder, Nike's, Kinder Organizations: Technology Association of Oregon, Chain Management, Service, Nike, Adidas, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Factory, Brands, Columbia, Midwest ., Gov Locations: Old Town, Portland , Oregon, Columbia, Portland's Old, Portland, Vietnam, China, Asia, Old, Germany, North America, Atlanta, Midwest

☆ US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the latest provisional data shows that overdose deaths made a sharp turn at the end of last year and have been trending down for months. There were about 101,000 overdose deaths in the year ending in April, CDC estimates. Overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are down 20% year-over-year, CDC data shows. These drugs are now involved in about two-thirds of all fatal overdoses, down from more than three-quarters of all overdose deaths a year ago. “We’ve been riding a better than 20-year peak in terms of the continuous increases of drug overdoses,” Pamplin said.

Persons: ”, Sarah Wakeman, Brigham, “, Nabarun Dasgupta, Dasgupta, it’s, ” Wakeman, ” John Pamplin, “ We’ve, ” Pamplin, ” Dasgupta, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Nora Volkow Organizations: CNN, Federal, US Centers for Disease Control, Mass, University of North, CDC, United States, Columbia University, CNN Health, Black, National Institute on Drug, National Institutes of Health Locations: United States, University of North Carolina, United

☆ JD Souther, singer who co-wrote Eagles classics like 'New Kid in Town,' dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +16 min

He just missed making the top 10 again when the 1981 single “Her Town Too” — a duet with James Taylor — peaked at No. I had an agent, but I don’t know that I really read for any of those roles. In a 2018 interview with the Chicago Tribune, Souther said that he was still friendly with most of his superstar collaborators. I don’t really want to be stopped when I’m in the grocery store and have somebody pay a bunch of attention to me. Donations in JD’s honor can be made to Best Friends Animal Society, an organization that was very important to him.

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☆ I'm an Ivy League student with schizophrenia. Hallucinations make classes even harder, but I'm determined to get my degree.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I had recently watched "A Beautiful Mind," the story of mathematician John Nash, who was a brilliant man with schizophrenia. I watched the college students, wanting to be them so badly. AdvertisementI had terrifying hallucinations and refused to use technologyFor four years, I tried to keep my hallucinations secret. Connecting with other college students who had hallucinations made me realize that my experience wasn't isolated. I took art and psychology classes, and then I applied to become an official student in the general studies program.

Persons: —, Jules, Amy, John Nash, Evan, couldn't, I'd, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Columbia University, Columbia Locations: Manhattan, Connecticut

☆ Harris wants to limit child care costs to 7% of family income
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Harris responded that she’d cap child care costs at 7% of working families’ income, following the Biden administration playbook that she was heavily involved in writing. “My plan is that no family, no working family, should pay more than 7% of their household income in child care,” Harris said Tuesday at a National Association of Black Journalists event, noting that steep child care expenses make it difficult for many parents to work. Child care advocates were buoyed by Harris’ answer on Tuesday. Parents with two kids in a child care center paid on average at least twice as much for that care as they did for the typical rent in 11 states and the District of Columbia in 2023, according to a Child Care Aware of America report released in May. That equates to 10% of median household income for a married couple with children and 32% of median income for a single parent with children, Child Care Aware found.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Kamala Harris, Harris, Biden, playbook, ” Harris, Joe Biden’s, ”, Harris ’, Melissa Boteach, ” Boteach, Trump, Vance, Charlie Kirk, you’re Organizations: CNN, National Association of Black Journalists, Congressional, Office, Department of Health, Human Services, National Women’s Law, District of Columbia, Nationwide, Economic, of New Locations: trillions, of New York, Arizona

☆ TikTok says it's not spreading Chinese propaganda. The U.S. says there's a real risk. What's the truth?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Is TikTok trying to secretly influence Americans at the behest of the Chinese government? And an analysis of the ownership structure of TikTok parent company ByteDance, obtained by NBC News, argues that the company is deeply entangled with some of China’s major government propaganda organs. The most recent one, published last month, found that TikTok suppresses anti-China content compared to YouTube and other social media platforms. In recent years, according to media reports, Chinese government entities have increasingly taken golden shares in technology companies. “This report establishes that TikTok algorithms actively suppress content critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while simultaneously boosting pro-China propaganda and promoting distracting, irrelevant content,” the researchers wrote.

Persons: —, TikTok’s, China —, ’, TikTok, ” Democratic Sen, Mark Warner, — Casey Blackburn, National Intelligence —, ”, ByteDance, Blackburn, Strider, ” Strider, Wu Shugang, “ Organizations: Congress, D.C, Justice Department, NBC News, Network, Research, Rutgers University, YouTube, Department, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia, Supreme, Strider Technologies, Communist Party of China, ” Democratic, U.S, of Economic Security, Emerging Technology, National Intelligence, TikTok, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, Net Investment, Technology, Communist Party, China Central Radio, Television Station, Beijing State, Administration, Investment, China’s Ministry of Education Locations: United States, Washington, U.S, China, Tibet, TikTok, People’s Republic of China, Tiananmen, Hong Kong, ”, Xinjiang, Beijing

☆ TikTok is fighting for its life in US court — and it's on track to lose, former DOJ official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Attorneys for the US government and the widely popular social media app faced off on Monday in a federal appeals court as TikTok fights against a law that could soon see the platform banned in the country. Rozenshtein said that he believes the appeals court will rule "decisively" and "comprehensively" against TikTok. AdvertisementTikTok's lawyer argued the law 'imposes extraordinary speech prohibition'In his oral arguments on Monday, TikTok lawyer Andrew Pincus slammed the law as "unprecedented." AdvertisementThe panel of judges, at times, seemed skeptical of TikTok's arguments. After the appeals court issues its ruling, the case could end up before the Supreme Court where Rozenshtein also predicts TikTok will not fare well.

Persons: —, Alan Rozenshtein, Rozenshtein, Joe Biden, TikTok's, Biden, haven't, TikTok, Andrew Pincus, Pincus, Daniel Tenny, Sarah Kreps, Kreps, Jaffer Organizations: Service, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, TikTok, Business, Justice Department, University of Minnesota Law School, Chinese Communist Party, Justice, Tech, Institute, New York's Cornell University, Columbia University —, Pew Research Center Locations: TikTok's Beijing, ByteDance, China, United States

☆ TikTok has 15 minutes to fight for its life
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The law Biden signed seeks to ban TikTok on Americans’ personal devices unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, quickly sells TikTok to someone else — which may effectively end the app as we currently know it. TikTok will not get the luxury of a full trial to argue for its continued existence in its current form. But it won’t be alone: A group of TikTok creators also suing the Biden administration will go next, with 10 minutes to speak. Court filings show that TikTok and US national security officials had hammered out a draft proposal to address the security concerns. The question is whether all that amounts to enough influence over ByteDance and TikTok to gain access to US TikTok users’ data, in spite of the guardrails promised by Project Texas.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, TikTok, Sri Srinivasan, Judge Neomi Rao, Donald Trump, Douglas Ginsburg, Reagan, ’ TikTok, “, ”, Chris Inglis Organizations: CNN, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Oracle, Justice Department, Independent, Project Texas, Federal Communications Commission Locations: China, United States, ByteDance, U.S, Beijing

☆ The top 10 best states for working women: 'There are vast disparities' throughout the U.S., says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oxfam recently released its Best and Worst States to Work in the U.S. report, which considers criteria like minimum wage, paid leave and the ability to organize. "There are vast disparities and access to critical workplace protections that vary by state," says Inimai Chettiar, president of the work-family justice organization A Better Balance. Oxfam then narrowed in on policies that have an outsized effect on women and women of color, specifically, to rank the best states for female employees. Oxfam examined each state's tipped minimum wage, for example, as nearly seven in 10 tipped workers are women, according to the National Women's Law Center. Nevada"I think these states generally have been a little bit more forward thinking in terms of their leave and discrimination policies," says Chettiar.

Persons: Inimai Chettiar, Kaitlyn Henderson, Mason, Dixon, there's Organizations: Oxfam, States, D.C, National Women's Law, National Center for Education Statistics, Oregon, of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Washington, Connecticut, Massachusetts, CNBC Locations: U.S, Washington, California, Oregon, . New York, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state’s first execution in 13 years. South Carolina Department of CorrectionsThe decision keeps on track the planned execution of Owens on Sept. 20 at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia. The state didn’t set out to pause executions, but its supply of lethal injection drugs expired and companies refused to sell the state more if the transaction was made public. Henry McMaster alone has the power to reduce Owens’ sentence to life in prison. Not even the state of South Carolina.

Persons: Freddie Owens, Owens, Freddie Eugene Owens, Irene Graves, Steven Golden, Graves, couldn’t, Golden, “, ”, Henry McMaster, McMaster, hasn’t, ” McMaster, Hillary Taylor, ” Taylor, David Kennedy Organizations: COLUMBIA, South Carolina Supreme, Freddie Eugene Owens . South Carolina Department of Corrections, Correctional Institution, Prosecutors, South, NAACP Locations: Freddie Eugene Owens ., Columbia, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S, Laurens County

☆ Chad McQueen, ‘Karate Kid’ star and son of Steve McQueen, dead at 63
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Actor Chad McQueen, son of Hollywood legend Steve McQueen, has died at age 63. McQueen starred as Dutch opposite lead actor Ralph Macchio in the "Karate Kid" movies. Actor Steve McQueen relaxes with his daughter Terry and his son Chad as he stars in the movie "Le Mans" in Le Mans, France on June 24, 1971 . Posting on X, Hurwitz described McQueen as a “Karate Kid legend,” adding: “Unfortunately, Chad was unable to join us when it came time to shoot. He kicked ass.”He added: “The fandom mourns a Karate Kid legend today.

Persons: Chad McQueen, Steve McQueen, McQueen, Ralph Macchio’s, Arthur H, Barens, Jeanie Galbraith, Chase, Madison, Ralph Macchio, ” McQueen, Steven R, McQueen –, “, ” Chad McQueen, Steve McQueen ”, Terry, Chad, Henri, ”, McQueen’s, you’re, Jon Hurwitz, “ Cobra Kai, Hurwitz Organizations: CNN, Dutch, Associated Press, Columbia Pictures, AP, Le, Netflix Locations: Le Mans, France, Mexico, Madison

☆ Trump wins a new, quicker path to SCOTUS overturning his felony conviction
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewLate Thursday morning, Donald Trump lost his last state-level appeal of his hush-money gag order. These two new legal losses now leave the door open for Trump to run to the US Supreme Court, according to constitutional law expert Michel Paradis. New York CourtsBoth losses are eligible under federal statute for Trump to seek Supreme Court review, also known as petitioning for "certiorari," or "cert" for short. Related stories"Ordinarily, the Supreme Court will only agree to hear questions that were decided by a lower court. AdvertisementAnd because Trump is Trump — and because "the Supreme Court can basically do whatever it wants" — the former president will likely dream big, Paradis predicted.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Michel Paradis, Trump, Paradis, Appeals, Donald Trump's, Hope Hicks, wouldn't, Bush, Gore Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Columbia University School of Law, New Locations: Manhattan, New York, they're

In the first college admissions process since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last year, Asian American enrollment at the most prestigious U.S. schools paints a mixed, uneven picture. Columbia University — which, unlike the other Ivies, groups Pacific Islanders with Asian Americans — saw an increase of nine percentage points in its enrollment of Asian American applicants, while Brown saw an increase of four percentage points. It doesn’t mean that race is entirely ruled out of the admissions process, however. Poon, who is the author of “Asian American is Not a Color: Conversations about Race, Affirmative Action, and Family,” said that with race masked in the admissions process, concerns around biases are actually more prevalent. And it’s going to be difficult to determine, for example, why there were drops in Asian American enrollment at some schools as well.

Persons: ”, OiYan Poon, ” Poon, —, Brown, St . Louis, Edward Blum, Hopi Hoekstra, ” Hoekstra, Jonathan Palumbo, Whitney Soule, Dartmouth —, John Roberts, ” Julie J, Poon Organizations: Ivy League, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, University of Illinois, Columbia University —, Pacific Islanders, MIT, Amherst College, Washington University, Conservative, Fair, NBC News, ” Harvard, of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Crimson, ”, University of Pennsylvania, — Cornell, Dartmouth, University of North, University of Maryland, Universities, Federal Student Aid, NBC Asian Locations: U.S, Columbia, Brown, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, St ., University of North Carolina, NBC Asian America

☆ New high yield funds are hitting the market as Fed prepares to cut interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The firm launched two high yield ETFs on Thursday, aimed at different sections of the high yield market: the Columbia U.S. High Yield ETF (NJNK) and Columbia Short Duration High Yield ETF (HYSD) . The state of high yield So far this year, high yield debt is outperforming the bond market as a whole. The biggest high yield index ETF, the iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY) , has returned 7.2% year to date, compared with 4.9% for the firm's Core U.S. High yield when rates fall When market interest rates go down, the price of long-term bonds tends to rise. Some other recent examples include the BlackRock High Yield ETF (BRHY) and the AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (SYFI) .

Persons: Marc Zeitoun, Zeitoun, Dan DeYoung, Columbia Threadneedle, That's, DeYoung, NJNK, Kris Keller, Keller Organizations: Columbia, Columbia U.S, Federal Reserve, firm's, Aggregate Bond, Morningstar Locations: America, Treasurys, BlackRock

CNN —The Justice Department is expected to soon announce criminal charges against the Iranian government-backed hackers who carried out a hack-and-leak operation targeting former President Donald Trump’s campaign, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The criminal charges against the Iranian hackers could be unveiled as soon as next week, two of the sources said. The Iranian hackers stole internal Trump campaign documents and shared them with news organizations in an attempt to sow discord during the presidential election, according to US officials. The hackers breached the email account of longtime Trump ally Roger Stone to target campaign staff in June, CNN has reported. CNN has requested comment from the Justice Department on the pending move against the hackers.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Roger Stone, Matthew Olsen, “, ” Olsen, China — Organizations: CNN, The Justice, Trump, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Justice Department, The Washington, Columbia Law, Department’s Locations: Russian, Iran, China, United States

☆ China’s secretive space plane has returned to Earth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Here’s what we know – and don’t – about China’s space plane. The term “space plane” often evokes NASA’s Space Shuttle, which flew 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, carrying astronauts into orbit and helping to construct the International Space Station. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesWhat do we know about China’s space plane program? China’s space plane development comes as a growing number of countries are paying attention to the deepening connections between security on Earth and in space – and vying for so-called counterspace technologies with the potential to disrupt or even destroy adversaries’ assets in space. But observers have also raised questions about the activities of the space plane, including its own deployment of multiple small satellites.

Persons: –, “ It’s, Chance Saltzman, NASA's, “, It’s, ”, Juliana Suess, Clayton Swope, Joe Skipper, Brendan Mulvaney Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Boeing, Xinhua, Shuttle, Space, Space Force, Columbia, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, US Space Shuttle, Hulton, China Aerospace Science, Technology Corporation, Royal United Services Institute, Aerospace Security, Center for Strategic, International Studies, SpaceX, Earth, US Space Force, United, Foundation, China Aerospace Studies Institute, US Air Force Locations: China, Hong Kong, United States, Soviet, “, Florida, Xinjiang, London, Washington

☆ A tech leader at Accenture shares how AI and cloud tools in the public sector can evolve with regulation: 'It's still the Wild West'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Matthew S. Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Greiner opened up about the evolution of cloud technology and generative AI in the public sector. What's the current demand for AI, particularly generative AI, in the public sector? Cloud went through a similar process, and I think lessons were learned that are now applied to generative AI. Can you provide examples of how generative AI is deployed in the public sector? Are general attitudes toward generative AI receptive or cautious in the public sector?

Persons: Tom Greiner, Accenture's, Greiner, —, we've, they've, there's, We've, Cloud, it's Organizations: Service, Accenture, Department of Homeland Security, Business, Data, National Institute of Standards, Technology, It's, NIST, Excellence, District of Columbia Department of Health, Amazon Web Locations: Europe, United States, Germany

☆ Harvard expert interviewed 200 high achievers, discovered the No. 1 problem with loving your job: 'No vacation is going to fix that'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When you're passionate about something, you might want to dedicate all your time to it. While researching the topic, Jachimowicz interviewed 200 high achievers from athletes and artists to Fortune 500 CEOS. Within a year, the passion was overtaken by cynicism and low self-efficacy, and he felt rudderless and adrift, he said. Twenty percent of Americans say that they're truly passionate about their jobs, according to a 2023 Zippia report. "People feel like it's more permissible, more legitimate to assign additional unpaid tasks to more passionate employees," he said.

Persons: Jon M, Jachimowicz, LinkedIn's Organizations: Harvard Business School, Fortune, Columbia University Locations: United Kingdom, New York

Here’s what to know:When do voting by mail and early voting start? In some states, mail ballots must be in the hands of election officials before polls close, but others will count ballots that arrive after Election Day if they were postmarked earlier. About a quarter of voters cast ballots in person before Election Day, and about a quarter of voters cast ballots in person on Election Day, according to that survey. Some states will not be as accommodating of early or mail-in voting in 2024. Alaska and Rhode Island are unique because they only allow Election Day registration in the presidential election.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, SSRS, Joe Biden, Biden, I’m, you’re Organizations: CNN, District of Columbia, Minnesota Gov, Pew Research Center, Trump voters, Pew, Social, Voting Locations: North Carolina, Alabama, Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota , South Dakota, Virginia, Ohio, Trump, Pennsylvania, Rhode, Alaska

The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has begun a research project examining the possible effects of toxic metals in tampons and that it is launching an independent review. A study published in July found a variety of metals, including arsenic, mercury and lead, in more than a dozen brands of tampons. While the study detected metals, it couldn’t conclude whether their existence led to any harm in the women. “Women use about 7,400 tampons over the course of their reproductive years, so the presence of potentially harmful metals and chemicals in these products is incredibly concerning,” caucus members wrote. “These initiatives will enable the FDA to complete a risk assessment of metals contained in tampons, based on a worst-case scenario of metal exposure,” the agency wrote.

Persons: Kathrin Schilling, “ Organizations: Drug Administration, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Democratic Women’s Caucus, FDA Locations: tampons, U.S

☆ Early puberty may be linked to a common chemical used in personal care products
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Linda Carroll | Linda Carroll Is A Regular Health Contributor To Nbc News. She Is Coauthor Of | The Concussion Crisis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Shaw, a co-senior author of the new study, acknowledged a link between early puberty and excess weight in young girls. “I do think it plays a role, but in my practice, it’s not just those who are overweight or obese who are having early puberty,” she said. But children were most likely to be exposed to only one of them: musk ambrette, according to the report, published in Endocrinology. Musk ambrette is widely used in inexpensive or counterfeit fragrances and other scented personal care products, Shaw said. She was surprised that phthalates, which have been linked to early puberty, didn’t come up in the research.

Persons: Natalie Shaw, Shaw, “, it’s, ”, ” Shaw, haven’t, Apisadaporn, didn’t, Jasmine McDonald, McDonald, ” McDonald Organizations: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Harvard, of Public Health, UCLA, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Locations: Durham , North Carolina, Chan, New York City

☆ Heavy metals found in tampons prompt FDA investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found in tampons. The FDA’s action follows the July publication of a small pilot study that found arsenic and lead in organic and nonorganic tampons. The July study discovered only the presence of the metals and “did not test whether metals are released from tampons when used,” the FDA said in a statement Tuesday. “However, there is no reason for people to be afraid to use menstrual products at this time,” Pollack added. That advice also applies to anyone concerned about heavy metals or chemicals in their menstrual products, experts say.

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☆ Some young adults are opting out of parenthood. Money is a major reason, most say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

watch nowYoung adults face financial obstaclesOver decades, attitudes about marriage and parenthood have changed. More recently, experts say, the overall cost of living has become a contributing factor in decisions to forgo parenthood. Between 1991 and 2024, the costs for child care rose at nearly twice the pace of overall inflation. But parenthood and related child care costs are not just personal financial issues, he added. "The cost of child care is really an economic growth and productivity issue as well," House said — and that affects all Americans, not just those with young kids.

Persons: Greg McBride, Gen Zers, Pew, Brett House, —, Brett Organizations: Pew Research Center, KPMG, Columbia Business School, Columbia Business Locations: U.S, millennials

☆ Women will soon be notified about their breast density after a mammogram. Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“The second reason that breast density is important is because having dense breast tissue raises a woman’s level of risk of developing breast cancer,” Feigin said. Breast cancer survivor JoAnn Pushkin, 64, has advocated for more than a decade that there be a national requirement for women to be notified of their breast density. Now I have lymphedema, and all because it was detected at that later stage,” said Pushkin, who has testified before the FDA about breast density and co-created the website DenseBreast-info.org, which features resources on breast density. The new FDA changes require facilities to provide patients with information about their breast density and include specific language in the mammogram result letter to explain how breast density can influence the accuracy of a mammogram. A study published in 2022 found that the breast cancer death rate dropped by 43% within three decades, from 1989 to 2020, translating to 460,000 fewer breast cancer deaths during that time.

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