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☆ Student-loan companies that don't do their jobs should be fired, Elizabeth Warren says. Her next target is one that manages 8 million borrowers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For nearly a decade, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been working to enforce oversight over Navient, a major student-loan company. Warren and some of her Democratic colleagues were concerned that the company was not properly managing student-loan borrowers' payment options, causing them to accumulate unaffordable student debt. However, it released an accountability framework in December that outlined enforcement actions it would take should servicers harm borrowers, including fining servicers and transferring borrowers to better-performing servicers. For example, MOHELA was the first servicer to be hit with a $7 million fine last October for failing to send on-time billing statements to over 2 million borrowers. Terminate MOHELA's contract and put loan services on notice: we will not tolerate your negligence and exploitation; we will not let you profiteer off vulnerable student borrowers."

Persons: Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Rohit Chopra, Warren, We've, Navient, Chopra, there's, Jim Clyburn, Miguel Cardona, MOHELA, fining, servicers, Ayanna Pressley, we've, who've Organizations: Service, Warren, Democratic, Consumer Financial Protection, Navient, Business, Education Department, BI, Sec, The Education Department Locations: Massachusetts, CFPB

☆ How rich Americans use life insurance to save on taxes and protect their kids' inheritance with this neat trick
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But there is an alternative to a fire sale: They can use life insurance to foot the bill with a neat trick. Instead of owning a life insurance policy directly, they take out a policy and put it inside a trust. The irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) collects the death benefit, pays the tax bill, and distributes whatever is left according to the insured individual's wishes. For an ultra-rich taxpayer with a $10 million life insurance policy, using an ILIT could save $4 million in taxes. Make sure you're getting a life insurance policy that makes financial sense.

Persons: —, Sam, Robert Strauss, Weinstock Manion, Dan Griffith, Griffith, Strauss, it's, ILITs, Kate Maier Organizations: Service, Business, Huntington Bank, IRS

Five Tufts University men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized following a recent workout led by a graduate of a Navy SEAL training program, according to a spokesman for the school. About 50 team members participated in the voluntary, 45-minute workout session on campus Monday, according to Patrick Collins, Tufts executive director of media relations. The session was led by a Tufts alum and recent graduate of the BUD/S Navy SEAL training program. Tufts University, located in Medford and Somerville, has about 6,700 undergraduate students. The men’s lacrosse team won its fourth NCAA title in May, defeating RIT.

Persons: Patrick Collins, BUD, Collins, ” Collins, “ Organizations: Tufts University, Navy SEAL, Tufts, for Disease Control, NCAA, RIT Locations: Medford, Somerville

☆ United Nations General Assembly: World leaders will debate its future in New York next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Richard Roth | Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

United Nations CNN —It’s time for UNGA 79! Quick explanation: the United Nations General Assembly is an annual world leaders’ summit that has gone on for nearly eight decades since the international body’s founding in San Francisco. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to give a speech next Wednesday and appear at a special Security Council meeting. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City in 2023. Climate change will be one of the biggest issues being discussed, with the General Assembly expected to hold a meeting on sea level rise on Wednesday.

Persons: United Nations CNN —, It’s, Antonio Guterres, ” Guterres, can’t, Samuel Žbogar, Sergey Bobok, United Nations Linda Thomas, Greenfield, “, ” Slovenia’s Žbogar, Volodymyr Zelensky, Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Mike Segar, Benjamin Netanyahu –, Richard Gowan, Netanyahu “, ”, Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Donald, Trump, ” Gowan Organizations: United Nations CNN, United Nations General Assembly, UN, Hamas, The Security Council, West, Security Council, United Nations, Reuters Israel, Assembly, Crisis, British, General, Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, General Assembly Locations: San Francisco, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Israel, United States, China, Russia, France, United Kingdom, UN, Lebanon, That’s, Kharkiv, AFP, Africa, York, U.N, New York City, El Fasher, Sudan’s North Darfur, New York

☆ Tiny lizard ‘scuba dives’ and hides out from predators
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Reptiles are astonishingly diverse, with extraordinary adaptations such as a tiny lizard in Costa Rica that has evolved a way to “scuba dive,” according to new research. Fantastic creaturesUsing the air bubble helps the anole to stay underwater longer, and the technique may help the tiny lizard hide from predators, researchers say. This ability allows the lizard to stay underwater for a prolonged period of time. Across the universeAn artist's concept depicts NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space, or the space between stars. Along the way, Voyager 1 found a thin ring around Jupiter and two new Jovian moons as well as five new moons orbiting Saturn.

Persons: Lindsey Swierk, Kaspar Hauser, ”, Hauser, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Vincent van Gogh, ” Timothy A, Clary, Vincent van Gogh’s, It’s, King Ramses II, — Helga, Zohar, Artemis, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, JPL, Caltech, NASA’s, International, Getty, Orion, Artemis, CNN Space, Science Locations: Costa Rica, Costa Rica’s, Nuremberg, Germany, Bristol, England, AFP, China, France, Egypt

☆ I help the ultrawealthy secure golden visas and golden passports. Here are the top 5 countries they want to move to.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Armand Arton, 47, president of Arton Capital, a financial advisory firm, about golden visas and passports. We advise them about golden visas and golden passports — government programs that offer residency or citizenship rights to foreign investors. AdvertisementDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many American investors couldn't enter Europe, so they are now looking for residency programs in European countries. After this year's elections in France and the UK, we're also seeing millionaires in those countries looking to relocate. I'd advise wealthy migrants to get in on programs sooner rather than laterThe number of applicants for golden visas increases every year.

Persons: —, Armand Arton, couldn't, we're, haven't, I've, It's, Brexit, We've, who've, Irma, Maria, it's, I'd Organizations: Service, Arton, Arton Capital, Business, Caribbean Locations: Europe, France, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Property, Greece, Italy, England, Germany, UAE, Antigua, Barbuda, Bulgaria, Ireland

☆ The Fed's lone dissenter on the big rate cut says she's concerned about 'premature declaration of victory' over inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a historic dissent, Michelle Bowman, a Fed governor, advocated instead for a smaller 25 basis point cut. AdvertisementLeading up to the rate cut, Fed Chair Jerome Powell repeatedly emphasized the Fed's goals of maximum employment and a 2% inflation rate. Bowman said she believes inflation could come closer to the Fed's target with more gradual easing, which would avoid a spike in demand from lower borrowing costs. AdvertisementBowman has long advocated for tighter monetary policy to rein in inflation, skewing hawkish among the Fed's members. "We should keep in mind the historical lessons and risks associated with prematurely declaring victory in the fight against inflation," Bowman said in a speech last year.

Persons: —, Michelle Bowman, Bowman, Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: Service, Fed, Business, New York Fed

☆ Three Mile Island is reopening and selling its power to Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Three Mile Island, the site of worst nuclear disaster in the United States, is reopening and will exclusively sell the power to Microsoft as the company searches for energy sources to fuel its AI ambitions. Microsoft will purchase the carbon-free energy produced from it to power its data centers to support artificial intelligence. Clean energy advocates and businesses alike are looking towards nuclear energy as a source of zero-carbon power that is a reliable baseload source. Three Mile Island, located near Harrisburg, is best known for being the most serious accident at a commercial nuclear power plant in US history when it experienced the partial meltdown of one of its two reactors. Demand for energy is expected to surge as tech giants need more sources of power to fuel their AI needs, especially nuclear power, which is carbon-free and helps them maintain their lofty climate goals.

Persons: weren’t, ”, Joe Dominguez, It’s, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Bobby Hollis, CNN’s Ella Nilsen Organizations: New, New York CNN, Microsoft, Constellation Energy, Constellation Locations: New York, United States, Harrisburg

☆ An au pair for wealthy families shares the highs and lows of the unpredictable job
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She told Business Insider that the difference between an au pair and a nanny is in the scope of the role. "Au pairs are allowed to negotiate for more; however, most families pay this because au pairs are afraid to speak up." Related storiesHutchinson's interest in becoming an au pair was sparked by her college dean, who talked fondly of her experiences as an au pair in America two decades earlier. Typically, they would video chat with a potential au pair from afar before hiring one for a 12-month position. She's still waiting on paperwork, but once her au pair time concludes, she plans to pursue a different path.

Persons: —, Angel Hutchinson, she's, She's, Hutchinson, ZAR, we've, Hutchinson's, she'd, it's, I've, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Business, State Department, Rockies, VW Jetta, lhaas Locations: Durban, South Africa, Maryland, Puerto Rico, America, Indian, New Jersey, Colorado

While school meal prices vary throughout the country, a survey conducted by the School Nutrition Association, a trade organization, found that lunches typically cost about $2.83 for elementary school students, $3 for middle school students and $3.05 for high school students. The prices mean that the $100 million in transaction fees could have bought another 33 million or so school lunches or over 55 million school breakfasts. “Junk fees on school lunch should not exist. A handful of states have made universal school meals permanent, but most have returned to the pre-pandemic format. “School lunch should always be free, and definitely free of judgment,” Fetterman said at the hearing on Wednesday.

Persons: Tom Vilsack, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, “, ”, Bernie Sanders, ” Warren, NBC News . Sen, John Fetterman, Warren, Sanders, Fetterman, Bob Casey, Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown, Raphael Warnock of, Brian Schatz, —, Marisa Kirk, Epstein, ” Fetterman Organizations: Agriculture Department, NBC News, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, School Nutrition Association, NBC News ., USDA, NBC, Sens, Supplemental, Assistance, SNAP Locations: Vermont, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Hawaii, Vilsack

☆ Mansion to misery: A glimpse inside the prison Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs now calls home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Described as “disgusting” with “horrifying” conditions, the detention center music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs now calls home is a far cry from the Miami and Los Angeles mansions he once lived in. A federal judge denied Combs bail Wednesday saying the bail proposal set forth by his defense attorneys was “insufficient” in addressing the court’s concerns. This after the Federal Bureau of Prisons shuttered its Manhattan complex shortly after multimillionaire financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019. A month later, inmate Edwin Cordero died in a fight that broke out inside the prison. The incident prompted a Justice Department investigation assessing whether the Bureau of Prisons had “adequate contingency plans” to address inmate living conditions.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, he’s, ” Michael Cohen, Donald Trump, Cohen, R, Kelly, “, “ Pharma Bro ” Martin Shkreli, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman, Ismael “ El, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada Garcia, Combs, Judge Andrew Carter, Jeffrey Epstein, Emery Nelson, ” Nelson, ” Combs, Marc Agnifilo, “ He’s, ” Cohen, Combs ’, Uriel Whyte, Edwin Cordero Organizations: CNN, Miami, Metropolitan Detention Center, “ Pharma, Wap, Ismael “ El Mayo ”, Federal Bureau of Prisons, MDC, of Prisons, Urgent, MDC Brooklyn, Housing Unit, Prisons, New York Times, Department Locations: Los Angeles, “, New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York City, M.D.C . Brooklyn

CNN —A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented to the Biden administration a new proposed ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, an Israeli official told CNN. Reactions to the proposal have widely been that it will be a non-starter for Hamas, which has not commented on it. It is unclear whether the proposal addresses the presence of Israeli troops in Gaza after a ceasefire and hostage deal – a key sticking point in stalled negotiations. The Hostages Families Forum, which has been scathing about Netanyahu’s approach to hostage negotiations, welcomed the proposal. They cited Israel’s assassinations of Hamas leaders in foreign capitals, and said they believed Sinwar would prefer to die fighting Israel than to leave Gaza.

Persons: CNN —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Gal Hirsh, Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar, Kan, Joe Biden’s, Hirsh, Roger Carstens, Gershon Baskin, Sinwar, ”, ” Baskin, Hitler, ” Hirsh Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Families, United Nations General Assembly Locations: Gaza, Israel, Israeli, Lebanon, New York, “

☆ How Springfield, Ohio, became home for thousands of Haitian immigrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Mayor Rob Rue told CNN the city’s population has grown about 25% over the past three years, in part due to the arrival of Haitian immigrants. Volunteer teacher Hope Kaufman leads Haitian students during an English language class at the Haitian Community Help and Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, on September 13, 2024. They’re very happy to have them there, and frankly, that’s helped the economy.”Has something changed with Haitian immigration to the US? Members of the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio — from left, Lindsay Aime, James Fleurijean, Viles Dorsainvil and Rose-Thamar Joseph — stand for worship at Central Christian Church on September 15, 2024. But in an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” the Republican governor stressed the economic benefit the Haitian immigrants are bringing to the city.

Persons: Margery Koveleski, she’s, ”, who’s, Last, Rob Rue, Chris Cook, …, Hope Kaufman, Roberto Schmidt, CNN’s Omar Jimenez, Mike DeWine, that’s, Biden, Nicaraguans, it’s, who’ve, they’d, Cook, Julia Gelatt, ” Gelatt, “, ” What’s, “ Haiti’s, Donald Trump, Lindsay Aime, James Fleurijean, Viles Dorsainvil, Thamar Joseph —, Jessie Wardarski, Sens, Sherrod Brown of, Tim Scott of, Bryan Heck, ABC’s, ” CNN’s Chelsea Bailey, Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards, Chris Boyette, Jack Forrest, Priscilla Alvarez Organizations: CNN, American Community Survey, Springfield City Council, AFP, Getty, ” Ohio Gov, ABC, United, US Customs, Department of Homeland Security, Officials, Citizenship, Immigration Services, House Homeland Security, Central Christian Church, City, Republican Locations: Springfield, Ohio, Haitian, Clark County, ”, ” Clark County, Koveleski, Springfield , Ohio, “, Macy’s, ” Ohio, “ Ohio, United States, Haiti, South America, Miami, Ft . Lauderdale, New York City, Canada, Cincinnati, Columbus, What’s, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Tim Scott of South Carolina

His new home is a notorious federal jail in New York City known for extreme violence and abominable medical care. Still, the conditions are horrid across the facility, according to interviews with more than a half-dozen defense lawyers and a review of court documents. “The agency as a whole has failed to assist MDC Brooklyn with the staffing crisis, hence allowing MDC Brooklyn to fail,” the union head, Rhonda Barnwell, wrote in a memo to Bureau of Prisons officials in June 2023. "That is why, earlier this year, the director appointed an Urgent Action Team to take a holistic look at the challenges at MDC Brooklyn," the spokesman added. A statute in the federal court system requires defendants who are out on bail to be remanded to jail after they are convicted.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, Gary Brown, Sam Bankman, Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, “, Xavier Donaldson, ”, Jeffrey Epstein’s, Rhonda Barnwell, Luis Rivas, Uriel Whyte, Edwin Cordero, Mr, Cordero, Andrew Dalack, Terrence Wise, wasn’t, LaShann DeArcy, Jonathan Goulbourne, Jesse Furman, Furman, Judge Brown, Brown, Daniel Collucci, Richard Kestenbaum Organizations: Metropolitan Detention, MDC, District, Justice Department, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Brooklyn, MDC Brooklyn, of Prisons, NBC News, . Justice, Urgent, New York Daily News Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, U.S, New York, Queens , New York, “

☆ India’s Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional election in a decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

SRINAGAR, India — Voters lined up outside polling stations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence. Jammu and Kashmir is India’s only Muslim-majority territory and has been at the center of a dispute with neighboring Pakistan since 1947. Until 2019, Indian-ruled Jammu and Kashmir had a special status of partial autonomy that was revoked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) government has said that revoking the region’s special status restored normalcy in the area and helped its development. The contest this time is between regional parties promising to restore the special status, India’s main opposition Congress party which has allied with a prominent regional group, as well as the BJP, which is pitching development and a permanent end to militancy.

Persons: “, ”, Mohammad Asim Bhat, Narendra Modi’s, ” Modi Organizations: India — Voters, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP Locations: SRINAGAR, India, Jammu, Kashmir, Pakistan, Indian

☆ DEEP is building underwater habitats to ‘make humans aquatic’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Last week, DEEP announced a precursor to the Sentinel, a smaller underwater habitat which the company will use to develop systems for the Sentinel but will also be released as a separate product. An underwater habitat placed on the seabed near the wreck could have served as a base for divers instead, said Wolpert. OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)Aquarius replaced Hydrolab after it was decommissioned. OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)Dennison, of the University of Maryland, said Hydrolab was damp, cramped, lacked indoor plumbing, and had only three beds for four occupants. Wolpert said that DEEP is more than a habitat, it’s also a platform for engaging the next generation.

Persons: Sean Wolpert, Wolpert, ”, Fairleigh Dickinson University DEEP’s, Bill Dennison, “, Dennison, …, It's, Hydrolab, “ It’s, ” Wolpert, ” Craig McLean, Jacques Cousteau, –, III –, McLean, Ray Dalio, Victor Vescovo, Proteus, Fabien Cousteau, it’s Organizations: CNN, Sentinel, Space, Vanguard, Florida International University, NASA, Space Shuttle, SpaceX, Undersea Research Program, Fairleigh Dickinson University, University of Maryland’s Center, Environmental Science, Virgin Islands, University of Maryland, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Florida Keys National, of Naval Research Locations: Bristol, Sicily, Aquarius, Florida, Virgin, American, St . Croix, Miami

☆ Republican House speaker floats deregulation, tax cuts — not tariffs — to pay for Trump proposals
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump could pay for his presidential campaign's economic proposals by rolling back corporate regulation and expanding tax cuts to stimulate growth. "If you get Republican leadership in the White House, the Senate and the House, unified government, we will put this thing on turbo. Trump has proposed making his 2017 tax cuts permanent and further lowering the corporate tax rate, as well as wholly eliminating federal income taxes on worker tips, overtime pay and Social Security benefits. That figure did not include Trump's Sept. 12 proposal to exempt overtime pay from federal income taxes. A tax exemption for all hours worked over 40 hours per week would cost an estimated $1.3 trillion over 10 years.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: Senate, Social Security, Penn Wharton Budget Model, Yale Budget, Republican Locations: Louisiana

☆ Founders should do this surprising thing more often in pitches, Daniel Lubetzky, the newest 'Shark Tank' addition, says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Daniel Lubetzky, founder of snack brand Kind, is joining "Shark Tank" as the show's newest Shark. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementDaniel Lubetzky has seen dozens of pitches from founders on the ABC television series "Shark Tank." But Lubetzky will be hearing even more pitches as he becomes the show's latest new judge — or "Shark" — starting with the show's new season next month. Lubetzky isn't a stranger to Shark Tank or startups.

Persons: Daniel Lubetzky, Lubetzky, —, He's Organizations: Service, ABC, Business

☆ A Texas baby boomer who retired at 60 and moved to Mexico says housing, food, and a good life are cheaper, but gas is more expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( John Towfighi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After taking two trips to Puerto Vallarta, Bartmess was convinced it was the perfect place to retire. His first trip to Puerto Vallarta was in 1976, and he said he had fond memories there. He said a fill-up of his Jeep Wrangler costs about $60 in Puerto Vallarta. In retirement, Bartmess has spent more time working on his creative writing, and he takes part in a Puerto Vallarta writers group. Bartmess has lived in Puerto Vallarta for 14 years and said he has no plans to leave.

Persons: —, Geary Bartmess, Bartmess, he's, Geary Bartmess Bartmess, Geary, He'd Organizations: Service, Social Security Administration, Business, Medicare, Puerto Vallarta Locations: Puerto Vallarta, Houston, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Texas, Puerto, American, Camarones

☆ Sarah Huckabee Sanders is latest Trump ally to make dig at Harris over biological kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble,” said Sanders, the first female governor of Arkansas and Trump’s former White House press secretary. Unfortunately, she doesn’t.”The comments come as the Trump campaign attempts to narrow the gap with Harris among female voters. “That’s the lack of humility Governor Sanders was referencing.”The Harris and Trump campaigns did not respond to requests for comment. Kamala Harris has spent her entire career working for the people, ALL families,” she wrote on social media Tuesday in response to Sanders’ remarks. “When you have no substance, you have to resort to superficiality,” said Donna Brazile, a Harris ally and veteran Democratic political strategist.

Persons: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris doesn’t, Sanders, “, ”, Trump, Harris, Trump’s, JD Vance, doesn’t, they’ve, ” Vance, Taylor Swift, Vance, Cat Lady, ” Trump, ” Sam Dubke, ” Dubke, – Cole, Ella Emhoff –, Doug Emhoff, ” Cole Emhoff, Kerstin Emhoff, “ Cole, Ella, Kamala Harris, Sanders ’, Donna Brazile, Brazile, Scott Jennings, ” Jennings, Abby Phillip ”, ” Brian Lanza, Phillip, ” Lanza Organizations: CNN, Arkansas, Trump, White House, Democratic Party, Republican, Biden, Democratic National Convention, Democratic, Republicans, Republican Party Locations: Flint , Michigan, Arkansas, Ohio, Washington, America, Flint

☆ I turned down a teaching position and became the school lunch lady instead. I love it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I was a couple of weeks into my new job in the school cafeteria when a first-grader named Olivia approached me with a note. I'm not a disciplinarianI was pleased last Spring when the school asked if I wanted a permanent position. I mostly worked in the middle school, and as we all know, middle school is tough. AdvertisementFiacco was given this heartfelt note from a grateful first grader in the school cafeteria where she works. I ran a successful business, but there I was, about to transition to serving food and mopping floors.

Persons: —, Sarah Fiacco, Olivia, Mrs Fiacco, I'd, She'd, I'm, It's, Fiacco, — Kinsley, Carter, Kendall —, They'll Organizations: Service, Business, US Air Force Locations: Prattville , Alabama, Virginia, Alabama

☆ Are trampolines safe for kids? A doctor explains
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement in 2012 to strongly recommend against the use of recreational trampolines in kids. Jumpers on the same apparatus increases injury risk, especially for the smallest individuals, according to the AAP. The report also found that injuries from full-size trampolines had a six times higher risk of requiring surgery compared with injuries from mini-size trampolines. Stay close to your child and instruct them not to try dangerous maneuvers like flips. If our kids do go to a home that has trampolines, we try to steer them away from the trampoline.

Persons: pediatricians, Leana Wen, Wen Organizations: CNN, American Academy of Pediatrics, George Washington University, Care, AAP

☆ Many Haitians in Springfield are on Temporary Protected Status — which could disappear if Trump wins
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAround 200,000 Haitians living in the US are on Temporary Protected Status, including many of those living in Springfield, Ohio, who have been targeted by former President Donald Trump and others with baseless claims about eating pets. Trump has already called for mass deportations from the town, saying last week: "We're going to start with Springfield and Aurora." "Once a country is designated, each individual covered by the designation must apply separately for TPS status," she said, noting that existing TPS holders must also renew their paperwork with each redesignation. However, if Trump wins, Leblang told BI this is far less likely. Indeed, it already was once before when Trump sought to end TPS for certain countries during his last administration.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Nancy Morawetz, Alejandro Mayorkas, Tom K, Wong, Harris, David Leblang, Leblang, Justin Sullivan, Lori A, Nessel, Biden, Julia Gelatt, Gelatt Organizations: Service, Trump, TPS, Haiti, Business, Biden, NYU, BI, Homeland, US Immigration Policy Center, University of Virginia, Seton Hall University School of Law, Department of Homeland Security, US Locations: Springfield , Ohio, Haitian, Springfield, Aurora, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Sudan, Canada

☆ Amazon says hot desks don't work for headquarters staff in the RTO era
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Unassigned desks help companies save on real estate because they typically have fewer desks than employees, rather than assigned workstations. In a Monday memo to employees, Jassy said that the company is going to bring back assigned desks in offices that once had them. Amazon's return to office and return to a fixed-desk mandate is in line with its recent crackdown on pandemic-era benefits. AdvertisementThe end of hot deskingWhile hot desking was first introduced by IBM in the 1990s, it became especially popular after the pandemic. Others hate moving their things around and having to adjust their desks and computers each time they begin to work.

Persons: —, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Amazon's, Meta, that's Organizations: Service, Business, CNBC, Puget, ., IBM, Employees, Tech, Google Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Europe, View , California

☆ My kid just went to college, and I'm now an empty nester. I don't want to fill all my time with work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sayu Bhojwani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My grief is not over the fact that they are in college, but that our family life is forever changed. AdvertisementAs the leader of a national organization focused on building a more inclusive democracy, I have traveled extensively for work. Without my child at home, I don't know what I'll have as a bulwark against work. But the sense of urgency that often informs professional life is largely unnecessary unless you're a healthcare professional or emergency aid worker. However purposeful and satisfying my professional life can be, I want to hold on to that part of my life that's not about producing, reacting, and managing people and problems.

Persons: —, wasn't, we'll, saddens, There's, I've, I'm Organizations: Service

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