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☆ 1 dead in Baltimore shooting of 3; related car crash injures 2 young children
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Gunfire in Baltimore that killed a man and injured two other adults Saturday night was part of a "mass casualty incident," the city's top police leader said. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison described a chaotic scene in the city's Upton community, where ShotSpotter sensors alerted police to gunshots at 6:39 p.m. The vehicle, also carrying children ages 2 and 3, struck a pole and came to a stop, the commissioner said. The children suffered head trauma and lacerations in the vehicle crash, according to the statement. In their overnight statement, Baltimore police said it appeared the vehicle crashed "when the driver was shot."

☆ Australian Elvis festival still 'fantastic' after 30 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Cordelia Hsu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Winner of Parkes Elvis Festival Miss Priscilla 2023, Nickyra Burley, sits on top a car during the festival parade in Parkes, Australia, January 7, 2023. "It's fantastic," said Bob Steele, who founded the festival with his wife Anne after a dinner party where the guests ended up singing Elvis songs long into the night. "Fancy getting to 30 years with a festival, we're just so pleased with it." In addition to Elvis tribute acts, the extravaganza, timed to coincide with the birthday of 'The King', includes Elvis art and photo exhibitions, rock and roll dance lessons, and Elvis trivia nights. While Parkes is now known as the Elvis capital of Australia, Steele said some locals were initially sceptical of the event.

☆ Factbox: If not McCarthy then who? Other possible candidates for U.S. House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] U.S. House Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) makes his way through the U.S. Capitol on the first day of the new Congress in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinWASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Here are six potential candidates to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives if Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy fails to win the post due to a rebellion by hardliners in his party. 2 House Republican is a supporter of McCarthy who could get support from moderates in the caucus, while also appealing to hardline conservatives. REPRESENTATIVE JIM JORDANThe Ohio congressman is leader of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of the most hardline House conservatives. Jordan has repeatedly supported McCarthy in speaker votes, but all 20 holdouts voted for him on Tuesday.

☆ How Gen Z Is Rewriting the Job Rulebook on 'Résumé Gaps', Career Breaks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Most people are familiar with the scourge of the résumé gap. Young entrants to the workforce are leading a new conversation about the workplace, and the long-scorned résumé gap is no exception. Instead of viewing it as a negative, many Gen Zers are arguing that career breaks are positive and forcing employers to reconsider their preconceived notions about the résumé gap. The pesky résumé gapWhile job candidates have papered over résumé gaps for years, taking a break during the long march of a career is not uncommon. For those looking at working well into their 70s, a career gap, or two, simply makes sense.

☆ House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill that rewrites U.S. election law, sending it to Biden to sign
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON — The House on Friday voted to finalize a massive $1.7 trillion government funding bill, sending it to President Joe Biden and marking the end of two years of Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress. It overhauls federal election law by revising the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to try to prevent another Jan. 6. The bill funds a swath of domestic programs as well, averting a shutdown and keeping the government funded through next fall. “We have a big bill here, because we have big needs for our country,” outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on the floor. The measure was negotiated by Democratic leaders and top Senate Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

“I’ll get 218,” McCarthy told CNN, referring to the votes he’d need to become House speaker. Video Ad Feedback Bash asks Pelosi if McCarthy has what it takes to be House Speaker. “I’m not going to talk about hypotheticals,” said Biggs, who lost his conference’s nomination to become speaker last month after securing 31 votes. But McCarthy’s detractors said it’s an issue very much still on the table and think he may end up needing to embrace it if he still doesn’t have the speaker votes by January 3. But he refused to rule out a scenario where his caucus would help elect the next speaker if McCarthy couldn’t get the votes.

☆ House Republicans brace for leadership struggle as Democrats tap Pelosi heir
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A senior House Republican aide predicted that McCarthy would be elected speaker without a protracted contest. There may be multiple ballots," said Republican Representative Fred Upton, who is retiring from Congress. House speakers are elected on the floor by the full 435-seat chamber, including Republicans, Democrats and independents, with 218 votes needed for success. "We're willing to do multiple, multiple, multiple, multiple votes. "And if they refuse to compromise ... we'll work with Democrats to put in an agreeable Republican," Bacon added.

☆ White House weighs future release of emergency heating, crude oil reserves as winter nears
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An aerial of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage at the Bryan Mound site seen on October 19, 2022 in Freeport, Texas. The Biden administration is considering tapping additional reserves of heating and crude oil as winter nears and uncertainty over market prices worsens, according to four people familiar with the matter. But with a 54% jump in heating oil prices in the last year, any hiccup in supply could mean a headache for consumers. The White House could face additional pressure from a Republican-led House of Representatives to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when the new Congress begins its session in January. In June, the leading Republicans on the House Energy & Commerce Committee suggested the Strategic Petroleum Reserve's falling level was becoming a national security risk.

☆ Facebook employees react to being laid off
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After the company let go thousands of employees on Wednesday, some took to social media to discuss being fired and search for new jobs. Meta employees are taking to social media to discuss layoffs. After the company laid off more than 11,000 workers, some are turning to LinkedIn or Twitter to share their accounts of the layoffs and search for new jobs. Regulatory filings show Musk sold 19.5 million of the company's shares following his $44 billion Twitter buyout. Microsoft's former VP of HR shares three questions job candidates can use to nail an interview.

CNN —“Mattress Mack” had reason to celebrate the Houston Astros’ World Series win on Saturday – and not just because he’s an Astros superfan. Houston furniture store owner Jim McIngvale, known as “Mattress Mack,” made a series of bets amounting to $10 million on the Astros to win the World Series. The Houston Astros celebrate their World Series win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, November 5. Peña was awarded the World Series MVP for his stellar play during the series. He is just the second rookie to be named LCS and World Series MVP in the same postseason.

CNN —The Houston Astros won the franchise’s second World Series title on Saturday after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. After falling behind 2-1 through the first three games of the World Series, Houston evened up the series after throwing a combined no-hitter in Game 4. Party!”The Houston Astros celebrate their World Series win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, November 5. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos/Getty Images The Houston Astros celebrate their win in Game 5 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, November 4. The Phillies hit five home runs in the game, tying a World Series record, and they won 7-0 to take a 2-1 series lead over the Houston Astros.

CNN —It was an anxious, exciting night to be a Philadelphia or Houston sports fan Thursday, with a two-sport high-stakes showdown played at the same time that gave Houston an edge in the World Series and kept Philadelphia perfect on the gridiron. In Pennsylvania, there was Game 5 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros, each looking to take the advantage in a 2-2 series. The Houston Astros celebrate their win in Game 5 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, November 4. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Philadelphia right fielder Nick Castellanos makes a diving catch on the first play of Game 3 on Tuesday night. Houston vs. Philly, againAs the World Series was underway Thursday night, the Eagles held off the Texans in Houston 29-17 to start 8-0 for the first time in franchise history.

☆ 'Making $10k a month is not that hard': How TikTok influencers are luring followers with deceptive promises of side-hustle riches
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

And some of the dollar amounts passive-income influencers are touting in their posts are eye-popping. Even when the stakes are somewhat lower, passive-income influencers fail to give viewers the full picture. While this method cuts out some of the upfront costs, making money on digital products is still incredibly difficult. Making money as an entrepreneur takes hard work, skill, and a bit of luck — but that message doesn't sell as well. What does sell is the new American dream of making money in your sleep — and side-hustle promoters are more than happy to keep selling it.

Trying to salvage his summit at Doral, Trump himself phoned the group at Camp David, and the moderates gave the president an earful as well. That fall, Bade and Demirjian write, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and House GOP Whip Steve Scalise had desperately tried to hold the line and keep Republicans unified against Democrats' first impeachment probe into Trump. That weekend at Camp David, Bade and Demirjian write, moderate Republicans "charged the president’s chief of staff like a pack of wolves." Mulvaney had suggested to his boss inviting a group of wavering Republicans to Camp David. “We don’t want to have to defend you on this,” Wagner told him, suggesting that he host the G-7 at Camp David.

☆ Fights over political lines have fueled the aging of America's government. But that may be changing.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Grace Panetta | Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Redistricting and fights over political lines have fueled the aging of America's government. Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois outside a January 6 committee hearing on June 13, 2022. Partisan gerrymandering, the redrawing of political district lines to favor one political party over the other, has gotten increasingly tactical. In all, 14 House incumbents lost renomination in 2022, the highest number in a single cycle since 1992. If you're a Democrat in a Republican district, your days are probably numbered."

☆ A House Republican and Democrat are introducing a bill that would require members of Congress to file financial disclosures electronically
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some members of Congress file financial disclosures that are basically illegible. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota are introducing the Easy to Read Electronic and Accessible Disclosures (READ) Act, which would allow users to search, sort, and download financial disclosure data filed by House members, Senators, and candidates for both chambers. "This means that government records, including financial disclosures filed by elected officials, must be easy to find and easy to understand." "These requirements will help bring critical transparency to the financial situation of members of Congress and more opportunity to spot potential conflicts of interest," added Hedtler-Gaudette. The bill comes amid a broader push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan duo on the Jan. 6 committee is rolling out legislation aimed at preventing future attempts to overturn elections, and House leaders are eyeing a vote as early as this week. In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal on Sunday evening, Cheney and Lofgren said the bill would include four components. Last week, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., notified members that the full House might consider the bill this week. For instance, the Senate bill would require one-fifth of each chamber to force a vote to object to electors. But in bringing the Cheney-Lofgren bill to the floor this week, House Democratic leaders are sending a clear signal about where their caucus stands on the issue.

☆ ‘The Crown’ actors Claire Foy and Olivia Colman reflect on playing Queen Elizabeth
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, who both played Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown,” have shared their thoughts about the late monarch’s legacy. Foy spoke to BBC at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, praising the Queen for her life’s work. Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth in "The Crown." Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in "The Crown." “We’re all incredibly impressed by what she did.”Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth died “peacefully” at age 96 on Sept. 8.

☆ Private flight attendant life — Apocalypse-ready SUV — Working in Bora Bora
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-03 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We're back at it this week with an edition of Insider Life that's filled with light reads for your Labor Day weekend. Today we'll introduce you to a private flight attendant who makes $800 a day catering to VIP guests, show you an SUV designed by one of the world's richest men, and give you a glimpse into life at one of Bora Bora's five-star resorts. Courtesy of Jamie GibsonJamie Gibson, 28, spends her days catering to the rich and famous as a private freelance flight attendant. Four Seasons Bora BoraAs a villa host at the Four Seasons resort in Bora Bora, 38-year-old Giovanna Vargas is guests' go-to resource. She gave us a look into a day in her life in Bora Bora.

☆ Cameron Diaz s-a mutat în casă nouă. Cum arată locuința de aproape 15 milioane de dolari în care își va crește fetița
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: 1 min

Cameron Diaz și Benji Madden s-au mutat în casă nouă. Cei doi au plătit 14,7 milioane de dolari pe o locuință în Los Angeles, unde își vor crește fetița. Diaz și Benji au devenit părinți la începutul anului. Are șapte dormitoare, zece băi și o piscină uriașă înconjurată de copaci și dealuri. Proprietatea dispune și de o grădina foarte mare și o sală de cinema.

Persons: Cameron Diaz, Madden, Diaz, Benedict Canyon, Cameron, Gene Simmons, John Mayer, Kate Upton, Justin Verlander Locations: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hollywood

☆ FHM a publicat TOP 100 al celor mai sexy femei din lume. Cine se regăsește în acesta?
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-30 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

FHM a publicat TOP 100 al celor mai sexy femei din lume. Actriţa britanică Michelle Keegan, una dintre protagonistele serialului „Coronation Street”, ocupă primul loc în Topul 100 al celor mai sexy femei din lume întocmit de revista FHM, informează Mediafax. Actriţa şi modelul Michelle Keegan, care a primit cele mai multe voturi din partea cititorilor revistei FHM, a jucat în „Coronation Street”, un popular serial TV britanic, din 2008 până în 2014. Şi alegerea din acest an a cititorilor revistei FHM este una neobişnuită, prin prisma vedetelor care fac parte din Topul 100. Topul 10 al celor mai sexy femei din lume este completat de Kate Upton, Caroline Flack, Ariana Grande, Margot Robbie, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Emilia Clarke şi Kelly Brooke.

Persons: Michelle Keegan, Mediafax ., Rachel Stevens, Kendall Jenner, starletei Kim Kardashian, actriţa Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Caroline Flack, Grande, Margot Robbie, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Emilia Clarke, Kelly Brooke, Britney Spears, starleta Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, cântăreaţa Rihanna, Emma Watson, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez Organizations: Mediafax, BBC, Club Locations: britanic, actriţa Sofia

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