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☆ Allen Weisselberg could get more time since the Trump Org guilty verdict required jurors to find he lied
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

A judge could rule Weisselberg violated the deal because jurors, by their verdict, found he lied. He has been promised a five-month jail sentence as part of his August plea deal. But that deal required Weisselberg, 75, to testify truthfully against former President Donald Trump's real-estate company, where he's worked since the 1970s. "Weisselberg says over and over, 'I, together with the Trump Organization,'" Florence, now in private practice, noted of his guilty plea. Trump Organization lawyers have already promised to appeal the verdict itself.

☆ I choose the Rockefeller Christmas tree every year. Here's how I spot the perfect spruce and get it ready for NYC.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Taayoo Murray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Erik Pauze is the head gardener at Rockefeller Center, and he chooses the Christmas tree each year. I also have another major responsibility: I choose the perfect tree for Christmas every year. There's one major attribute that I look for when searching for the perfect tree: a tree you would want in your living room, but on a much larger scaleThe 2021 Rockefeller Christmas tree. This year's tree is a Norway Spruce that's 82 feet tall, 50 feet in diameter, and weighs approximately 14 tonsThe 2022 Christmas tree arriving in Rockefeller Center. Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesThe 2022 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was donated by the Lebowitz family of Glens Falls, New York, from their property.

☆ The 36 iconic female athletes who have changed the world of women's sports for the better
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Countless female athletes have helped usher women's sports into the mainstream. From Babe Didrikson Zaharias to the Williams sisters, here are 36 iconic athletes who've put women's sports in the spotlight. Recent breakthroughs have helped usher female athletes and their organizations closer to the mainstream than they've ever been. According to a 2018 Nielsen report on the rise of women's sports, 84% of general sports fans now have an interest in women's sports. Below, we take you through the 36 most iconic female athletes that have helped put women's sports in the spotlight.

☆ There's overwhelming support for an age limit on the president and Congress. Here's why that won't happen anytime soon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Some have proposed age limits for elected officials amid concerns about America's gerontocracy. The history of the contemporary movement for term limits largely dates back to the early 1990s, when dozens of states enacted term limits not just for their own legislatures but for their federal representatives in Washington. "Put it this way: I'm a little more interested in term limits than age limits," Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland told Insider. "There's a logic to term limits, because the principle of democracy is taking turns," Raskin, 59, said. "If there were to be term limits, the legislature certainly should have more terms than the executive," he offered.

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a package of police funding and public safety bills, legislation that will help vulnerable Democrats blunt GOP campaign attacks that they want to “defund the police” and are ignoring rising crime. John Minchillo / AP fileThe passage of four policing and safety bills came after some last-minute, intraparty drama earlier in the day. Had they followed through, it would have derailed the entire package and dealt Democrats an embarrassing blow on a major campaign issue before the midterms. The Gottheimer bill, which easily passed 360-64, would provide grants to local police departments with fewer than 125 sworn officers. While there is Senate support for some of the House-passed bills, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has no plans to bring a policing package to the floor before the Nov. 8 midterm election.

☆ UN secretary general says 'polluters must pay,' calls for extra tax on fossil fuel profits
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

On Tuesday, he said fossil fuel firms and their "enablers" needed to be held to account. Fossil fuel firms and their "enablers" needed to be held to account, he went on to state. It also included what he called "the massive public relations machine raking in billions to shield the fossil fuel industry from scrutiny." But it's high time to put fossil fuel producers, investors and enablers on notice." And today, I am calling on all developed economies to tax the windfall profits of fossil fuel companies."

☆ The full timeline of Trump's known phone calls on the day of the January 6 insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-21 | by ( Grace Panetta | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Here's the full timeline of Trump's known phone calls as recorded in official White House records. Trump speaks to lawyer Kurt Olsen, who played a key role in legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Hawley said he never returned Trump's calls on January 6, when he objected to election results at the joint session of Congress. Hawley said he never returned Trump's calls on January 6, when he objected to election results at the joint session of Congress. AP Photo/John MinchilloTrump spoke at the "Save America" rally at the Ellipse at noon and returned to the White House at 1:19 pm, according to White House records.

☆ Research shows there are at least 5 proven ways to reduce police brutality — and 2 strategies that don't work
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-03 | by ( Michelle Mark | Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Here are five proven, data-based changes that could make a difference, and two approaches that don't seem to work, according to Campaign Zero. Track complaints about officers' use of forceMost complaints against officers aren't public, making them hard to track. These changes, along with requiring departments to report and publish online data on all uses of force, could reduce police violence. Body cameras are another method that haven't been proven effective when it comes to excessive force instances. Research has even shown that 93% of prosecutors' offices have used body cameras mostly in cases against citizens, not against police.

☆ The 36 most iconic female athletes of the past century
▼ + stars: | 2019-07-12 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

There are plenty of female athletes who have helped usher women's sports into the mainstream. From Babe Didrikson Zaharias to the Williams sisters, here are 36 iconic athletes who've put women's sports in the spotlight. Loading Something is loading. Recent breakthroughs have helped usher female athletes and their organizations closer to the mainstream than they've ever been. Below, we take you through the 36 most iconic female athletes that have helped put women's sports in the spotlight.

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