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Blinken met with Jaishankar at the State Department on Thursday afternoon. A State Department spokesperson said that in the meeting Blinken had urged India to cooperate "fully" with the ongoing Canadian investigation. Ties between Indian and Canada have become seriously strained after Trudeau told parliament this month that Canada suspected Indian government agents were linked to the murder. Jaishankar said on Tuesday New Delhi had told Canada it was open to looking into any "specific" or "relevant" information it provides on the killing. The U.S. ambassador to Canada told Canadian television that some information on the case had been gathered by the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which groups the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Britain.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Leah Millis, Jake Sullivan, Hardeep Singh, Blinken, Jaishankar, Trudeau, Nijjar, Sullivan, Washington, Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom, Doina Chiacu, Caitlin Webber, Daniel Wallis, Don Durfee Organizations: State Department, REUTERS, Rights, India's, U.S . National, Department, New, The, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Canada, India, United States, Washington, Blinken, U.S, Quebec, Canadian, New Delhi, The U.S, Australia, New Zealand, Britain

And senior U.S. administration officials who previewed the meeting said the two nations are rolling out a partnership on workers' rights. Lula quickly traveled to Washington, where he and Biden bonded over the challenges to democracy they had both overcome. Labor is an issue dear to Lula, who got his start in politics as leader of a powerful metalworkers' union. They noted that the Biden administration has lifted travel restrictions to Cuba imposed by the prior administration and is also in the process of restarting remittances to that country. He declined to say whether Biden would broach the subject of Venezuela in their bilateral meeting.

Persons: Joe Biden, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula, Biden, “, Thomas Traumann, Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, Trump, Traumann, Dilma Rousseff, Lula’s, Paulo Peres, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Jake Sullivan, ___ Boak, Eléonore Hughes Organizations: Brazilian, General, U.S, White, Labor, Federal University of Rio, Amazon Fund Locations: New York, Ukraine, Washington, U.S, Cuba, Brazilian, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Venezuela, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Should I Worry About My Co-Workers Smoking Weed on Break?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Roxane Gay | More About Roxane Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The point of work leave is to leave. A Distinct AromaI recently smelled pot smoke on an associate coming back after a break. I do not smoke weed and never have, so I am not very familiar with the new techniques and forms for smoking it and what it may or may not smell like. I foolishly asked a fellow employee (we have fewer than 10) if he thought the guy smelled like pot smoke. Am I naïve, and uncool in thinking it’s unacceptable to smoke weed during coffee breaks at work?

Persons: don’t, — Locations: imploding, Florida

☆ Abortion: These Virginia candidates could shape how both parties talk about abortion in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Every seat in both the GOP-led state House and the Democratic-controlled state Senate is up for election. People sign a poster that reads "Elect More Women" during the Democratic rally in Glen Allen, Virginia, on September 9, 2023. Virginia House Democrats have run an ad highlighting nearby states’ stricter abortion laws and featuring a comment by a state House Republican candidate during the primaries that he would support a “100% ban” on abortion. “The Dobbs decision completely changed what Virginia voters are thinking about,” Mamie Locke, the chair of the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus, said in a phone interview last month. Susanna Gibson, the Democratic nominee for Virginia House District 57, speaks to the crowd during the rally in Glen Allen, Virginia, on September 9, 2023.

Persons: Glen, Sen, Siobhan Dunnavant, Schuyler VanValkenburg –, –, Glenn Youngkin, Sue Geller, Schuyler VanValkenburg, Tim Kaine, Rebecca Wright, ” VanValkenburg, Roe, Wade, “ There’s, ” Virginia Sen, Abigail Spanberger, Donald Trump, Kaine, CNN Kaine, Mark Warner, Joe Biden, Biden, Dunnavant, – she’s, shouldn’t, “, Dobbs, ” Dunnavant, Ronna McDaniel, Mitch McConnell –, ” Liesl Hickey, Tammy Campbell isn’t, Glen Allen, ” “, ”, VanValkenburg, It’s, Campbell, we’re, ” Campbell, ’, “ MAGA, ” Mamie Locke, Scott Kozar –, VanValkenburg’s –, Eric Cantor, Dave Brat, Arnold Palmers, Susanna Gibson, CNN Gibson, CNN she’s, Gibson, David Owen, homebuilder, Owen, I’m, ” Owen Organizations: Virginia CNN, GOP, Republican, broach, OB, Democratic, GOP Gov, CNN, Democratic Rep, Democratic National Committee, Festival of India, Greater, Greater Richmond Convention, Virginia Senate, Festival of, Washington Post, Schar, Virginia voters, Republicans, Virginia, Democrats, “ MAGA Republicans, Virginia Democrats, Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus, “, Virginia House District, Richmond Times, Dispatch Locations: Glen Allen, Virginia, Henrico County , Virginia, Richmond, “, Del, Glen Allen , Virginia, Roe , Virginia, Southern, Greater Richmond, Festival of India, Richmond , Virginia, Washington, Richmond want Virginia, Ohio, Spanberger

☆ Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +88 min

Iger told Chapek that he lived for those "two-shower days," according to people familiar with the conversation. In January 2020, Iger told Chapek the plan was back on. During his 27 years at the company, Chapek had only attended one annual meeting — as a guest in the audience. Bob Iger, Disney CEO, during a CNBC interview, Feb. 9, 2023. WATCH: Disney CEO Bob Iger's exclusive July 2023 CNBC interviewTake the 'A'During Chapek's tenure as CEO, Disney lost more than a quarter of its market value.

Persons: Elham, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, Iger, wasn't, Chapek, Michael Eisner, —, who's, he's, Clint Eastwood, Eastwood, Arthur Bochner, Jackie Hart, Kareem Daniel, Chapek —, Eisner, Michael Ovitz, Ovitz, Bob, Disney's, Kevin Mayer, Mayer, Bryan van der Beek, he'd, Tom Staggs, Staggs, Staggs —, Steve Jobs, cajoled Ike Perlmutter, George Lucas, Rupert Murdoch, Iger's, Susan Arnold, Arnold, Peter Rice, David Paul Morris, Rice, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Mark Parker, Mary Barra, Michael Froman, Willow, Parker, John Donahoe, Roy Disney, Walt Disney, Stanley Gold, David A, CNBC Eisner, Big Bob, Little Bob, Christine McCarthy, Patrick T, He'd, McCarthy, Iger —, Coronavirus, Gavin Newsom, Michael Kovac, curtly, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Ben Smith, Smith, Disney, Randy Shropshire, Agnes Chu, Ricky Strauss, Chu, Strauss, Kevin Feige, Kathleen Kennedy, Who's, Alan Bergman, Bergman, Bob Kyncl, Daniel —, Iger didn't, Daniel rankled, Daniel, Chapek didn't, James Pitaro, Jesse Grant, CNBC Chapek, Jimmy Pitaro, Zenia Mucha, didn't, Mucha, Barbara Walters, Charles Eshelman, Scarlett Johansson, Scarlett Johansson —, Florence Pugh, Natasha, Yelena, " Johansson, Bryan Lourd, Johansson, Lourd, Steven Spielberg, Al Michaels, David Muir, Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan, Spielberg, Geoff Morrell, Alan Braverman, Alan Horn, Jayne Parker, Bochner, Claire Lee, Paul Richardson, Josh D'Amaro, Ron DeSantis, Morrell, Disney Animation —, George Floyd, Reba Saldanha, Reuters Chapek, DeSantis, Nicholas Maldonado, Octavio Jones, Chapek she'd, we're, " Morrell, CNN's Chris Wallace, Kristina Schake, John Skipper, Daniel steamrolled, Latondra Newton, Newton, Charles Krupa, Pitaro, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Dana Walden, Thomas Murphy, Josh Kushner, Privately, Schake, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama's, David Dee Delgado, Kara Swisher, hadn't, Netflix's, overhiring, McCarthy hadn't, Safra Catz, Kareem, DMED, Horacio Gutierrez, Justin Warbrooke, Alexia Quadrani, Bryan Castellani, Michael Buckner, Quadrani, Lindsay Lohan, Winnie, Nelson Peltz, Catz, Donald Trump's, they'd, Walden, Gutierrez, D'Amaro, Rich Polk, Walden he'd, Iger she'd, Mickey Mouse, Mark Rightmire, haven't, Indiana Jones, Halle Bailey, Ariel, Hamilton Faber, Rich Greenfield, Bob Iger's, — Mayer, McCarthy —, doesn't, they'll Organizations: Disney, Marvel, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty, Walt Disney, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Shanghai Disney, Man, Hong Kong Disneyland, Walt Disney Parks, Resorts, Pixar, Fox, Chapek, Nike, General, Mastercard, Foreign Relations, University of Pennsylvania, Grogan, Disney's, Fallon, ABC, ESPN, ABC News, California Gov, New York Times, Disney confidants, Hollywood, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney Studios, Hulu, HBO Max, Walt Disney Company, YouTube, Companies, Netflix, Apple, Disney Media, Entertainment, Stanford, Rights, Junior, petulant, Filmmagic, Brunswick Group, Covid, CAA, onetime Defense Department, Century Fox, Human, Florida Gov, Republican, Disney Animation, Reuters, Human Rights, HRC, Walt Disney World, Employees, American Foundation for Equal Rights, AP, Amazon Prime, Paramount, South Pacific, Capital Cities, Dow Jones, CVS, Kingdom, Variety, Trian Partners, Charter Communications, U.S, Comcast, Charter's, MediaNews, Orange, Allen, Co, Candle Media, Advisors Locations: Burbank , California, Midwestern, Brentwood, Los Angeles, Westlake Village, Iger, Hammond , Indiana, Shanghai, China, Hong, Fox, Willow Bay, Raleigh , North Carolina, Orlando, U.S, Hulu, Iger's Brentwood, coronavirus, Brunswick, Hollywood, Hawaii, Disney's, Marvel's, Anaheim , California, Montana, Florida, Rye , New Hampshire, Chapek, Hong Kong, California, missteps, South, DMED, Burbank, New York, India, Atlantic, Sun Valley , Idaho, America

☆ 3 steps for combining finances with your partner: 'It can be scary, but there are things you should know'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Maybe, but it also means you're entering a level in your relationship where you're at least partially combining finances with your partner. Level 1: Get to know your partner's money habitsYou don't need to ask a prospective partner to furnish their credit report on the first date. But as things are warming up, it's important to begin learning about the other person's financial picture, Meade says. "It can be scary, but there are some things you should probably know." "If you know you have the core covered and you have X amount to spend that month, it can really help."

Persons: Zers, Kendall Meade, it's, you've, Meade, Frank Summers Organizations: Psychology, Cetera Advisors

☆ Violent protests challenge French view on race
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Nanterre, France CNN —What does it mean to be French? That vigorous adherence to equality often prevents the government from doing anything that would appear to categorize French citizens based on race, including collecting statistics. “We’re talking people who have been in France for 100 years or half a century, but are still considered foreigners, strangers foreign to France, even though they are French citizens,” she said. French people often use anglicisms to address issues of race rather than the French equivalent – for example, Black people are referred to as “Black” rather than “noire,” the French word for black – despite the aversion of the francophone world to the rising usage of English in French culture. Workers clear a street filled with charred cars in Nanterre, France, on Friday.

Persons: It’s, Nahel, Adama Traore, rebuts, Rokhaya Diallo, –, ”, Daniele Obono, Mame, Fatou Niang, “ We’re, Niang, Joshua Berlinger Organizations: France CNN, Fifth, CNN, “, France Unbowed, Center for Black European Studies, Atlantic, Carnegie Mellon University, Elysee, French Foreign Ministry, Workers Locations: Nanterre, France, French, Fifth Republic, Paris, Africa, Caribbean, Asia, Republic, France’s, United States, ” Suburbs

☆ My Best Friends Are Taking Ozempic. Can I Share My Disapproval?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Kwame Anthony Appiah | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Recently, two of my good friends (neither of whom is obese) have joined the masses taking semaglutide for weight loss. I’m conflicted about the safety and popularity of these drugs for weight loss, and so I’ve remained silent whenever this topic comes up. Our annual trip is coming up, and I fear I’ll be forced to offer my opinion about their weight loss, especially since the trip involves time at the pool. You imply there’s a moral problem about taking the drug, but you don’t say what it is. But if what’s really bothering you is the thought that your friends are taking the easy way out, well, I doubt that’s a cogent position.

Persons: I’ve, I’ll, It’s, hasn’t, they’ve Locations: United States

☆ Must Love Dogs Was Not in the Job Description
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Roxane Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I love dogs. Bringing dogs into the workplace only works if the dogs are well behaved and well managed by their humans. One or two or more people bringing their dogs to work shouldn’t mean they become everyone’s problem, because not everyone loves dogs! And even if you do love dogs, you don’t necessarily love having your workday interrupted by baby-talking humans or a dog (obviously a good boy) that barks too much and roams the office to share its vocal enthusiasm. I’m afraid the baby talking is an incurable condition, but can you speak with your colleagues about managing their dogs’ barking?

☆ Opinion | I Wrote a Book About the End of Dictatorships, and It Became a Best Seller in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Alexander Baunov | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Those who remain in Russia have lost the opportunity to engage in an open dialogue on the country’s future. in Moscow, placed copies of “The End of the Regime” right next to “Putin’s Path,” a hagiography devoted to the Russian leader, and a book on Stalin. Most important, the book gives readers a new, more accurate perspective on the country they live in. It is difficult to imagine a defeat along the lines of that suffered by Germany being experienced by a nuclear power such as Russia. Similarly, the collapse of the Soviet regime came about first and foremost because of its sclerotic economic system, which left the population behind the Iron Curtain without food and consumer goods.

☆ Star of Netflix’s ‘How to Get Rich’: It's a 'huge red flag' if your partner won't talk about money—here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"If they won't talk about money at all with you, that's a huge red flag," he says. 'Financially successful couples talk about money regularly'We are programmed to think money is a taboo topic and often don't discuss it with our partners unless we absolutely have to. "A lot of experts in money tell people that they should talk about money on the first date," he says. You don't talk about your IRA when you're having the first drink." There will be times throughout a relationship where money talk is more seamless.

☆ Got a thriving side job? Here's how and when to tell your boss about it — and why you probably should.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Alexandra York | Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Experts say it's important to tell your boss about your side hustle. It's probably time to tell your boss about it. If your side hustle is already a thriving business, you tell your boss right away. Alistair Berg/Getty ImagesBut if your side hustle is already a thriving business, you should mention it right away, she said. "The minute you make a mistake or your performance slips, your boss might think you're not focused," Nahrgang said.

☆ 4 signs you need to check in on your friends, according to a Harvard-trained psychologist
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

People who have five or more friends are 60% happier than people with fewer than five friends, according to a recent study. Here's how to know when your friend is in a bad place, and how to effectively check in, according to Bryant. 4 signs you need to check in on your friendDisappearing. will elicit a scripted response, Bryant said. You can say, "I know you're working a lot and your oldest kid has been giving you a hard time.

☆ When everyone around you is quitting, don't wait for your boss to initiate a 'stay interview.' Ask for one yourself.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Experts suggest asking your boss for "stay interview." That's where the "stay interview" enters the equation. The stay interview is, essentially, a career conversation usually initiated by managers to understand why high-performing employees stay at an organization and what could cause them to leave. Insider spoke with four HR leaders and career experts and coaches to learn how to make the most of your stay interview. You don't want your manager to think that by asking for a stay interview you're issuing an ultimatum, said Joshua Luna, a leadership and development trainer in Chicago.

☆ You need a 'professional prenup' to protect yourself from layoffs, according to the Corporate Bro
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ross Pomerantz is a startup advisor and content creator who operates under the name Corporate Bro. He says that job seekers need to have "professional prenups" before they sign on with new employers. Essentially, these are contractual understandings of potential severance in case of layoffs. The idea of a "professional prenup" sounds rather … unusual. In a small, 20-person company, there's a good chance you're interviewing with senior leadership.

☆ Are Butterflies Wildlife? Depends Where You Live.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The creatures are simply left out of state conservation statues, or their situation is ambiguous. “State agencies are really at the forefront of conservation for wildlife,” said Scott Black, executive director of the Xerces Society, a nonprofit group that advocates for insect conservation. Sometimes, aquatic insects come under the purview of state wildlife agencies. But across the states without insect authority, officials are often reluctant to broach adding it, Mr. Winton said. Seven of the states without insect conservation authority are in the West, which has felt the effects of climate change intensely.

☆ Why Gen Zers are asking about work-life balance during job interviews
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Gen Zers are prioritizing jobs where they can make a difference without burning themselves out. And many Gen Zers — myself included — have prioritized work-life balance. To find the right match, some in Gen Z ask hiring managers in interviews whether the company encourages work-life balance. Five Gen Zers shared how they're broaching work-life balance without risking their candidacy or feeding into the stereotype that they're lazy. "Gen Z is willing to have the difficult but essential conversations before they commit to a job," Kim said.

☆ Veterans of 2011 U.S. debt-ceiling fight see tougher battle ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Andy Sullivan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

As in 2011, Republicans aim to pair this year's debt-ceiling hike with sharp spending cuts to narrow annual budget deficits that have ballooned in recent years due to tax cuts and COVID-19 relief. 2 House Republican spent hours with Biden trying to find a solution, said the president's no-negotiations stance may prove unsustainable. Any agreement that emerges from that chamber will need bipartisan support, which could prove difficult for a Republican House majority to accept. Some House Republicans protested when McConnell in December 2021 cut a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default. "That's what things like the debt ceiling are built for - they're forcing mechanisms that create an artificial deadline," he said.

☆ EU Readies Subsidy Response to U.S. Clean-Tech Tax Breaks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Kim Mackrael | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, wearing a broach, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. BRUSSELS—Europe aims to provide more support to its domestic clean-tech industry in a push to counter subsidies from the U.S. and China, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday. In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Ms. von der Leyen said the transition away from fossil fuels was causing significant geopolitical and industrial changes. Ms. von der Leyen, who leads the EU’s executive arm, said many countries, including the U.S. and China, were investing heavily in clean technology and Europe would have to do the same to remain competitive.

☆ I am a working mom who wants to ask to go down to 4 days a week. Will that kill my career?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Insider's latest work-advice column is about a mom who wants to go down to a four-day workweek. She worries she'll regret not spending enough time with her kids but also fears for her career. I feel like I'm missing my kids' lives and I don't want to have any regrets on my deathbed. I'm considering asking my boss if I can work four days a week. Strober suggests saying something like, "I know that you prioritize work over just about everything.

☆ Salary Transparency Is Coming — so I Decided to Tell Everyone What I Make
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

But there's a glaring catch to my support for pay transparency: I haven't actually practiced it in my own life. To find out why, I decided to commemorate the dawning age of salary transparency by telling pretty much everyone in my life what I earn. Norway responded to pay transparency with yet another level of transparency, and that brought down the level of snooping.. Thanks to its nationwide experiment, Norway has been fertile ground for scholars trying to measure the consequences of extreme pay transparency. But I do believe that as more states implement pay-disclosure laws — and as Gen Z increasingly comes to dominate the workforce — salary transparency is going to become the new norm.

☆ Why detransitioners are crucial to the science of gender care
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +43 min

A Canadian health provider said it couldn’t participate, citing recent threats to hospitals offering youth gender care. But as Reuters found, hard evidence on long-term outcomes for the rising numbers of people who received gender treatment as minors is very weak. Dr Marianne van der Loos, the Dutch study’s lead author, is a physician at Amsterdam University Medical Center’s Center for Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, a pioneer in gender care for adolescents. For those who also received medical treatment, detransitioning typically includes halting the hormone therapy they otherwise would receive for years. One is Max Robinson, who was 16 when she sought gender care at Kaiser in 2012.

☆ Got a thriving side hustle? Here's how and when to tell your boss about it — and why you probably should.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Alexandra York | Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Experts say it's important to tell your boss about your side hustle. It's probably time to tell your boss about it. If your side hustle is already a thriving business, you tell your boss right away. PeopleImages/GettyBut if your side hustle is already a thriving business, you should mention it right away, she said. If you have a good relationship with your boss, consider having a frank conversation about how your full-time work benefits from the side hustle.

☆ Winter could be diplomatic opportunity in Ukraine-Russia war, U.S. and Western officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Some U.S. and Western officials increasingly believe that neither side can achieve all of their goals in the Ukraine war and are eyeing the expected winter slowdown in fighting as an opportunity for diplomacy to begin between Russia and Ukraine, say officials familiar with the matter. “In the winter everything slows down,” said a Western official with direct knowledge of military operations. U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan made a surprise visit to Kyiv last week, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top Ukrainian officials. Kherson is the last major front line that could shift before winter, officials said, after which neither side is likely to make large advances. If Ukraine wins in Kherson it could put the Zelenskyy government in a better position to negotiate, U.S. and Western officials said.

☆ 3 in 5 Americans have made this money move—but it's 'not a good idea,' says lending expert
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here's how financial and etiquette experts say you can lend money without damaging your finances — or your friendships. Still, you may be tempted to help out someone in financial need — especially in today's difficult economy. "In general, my feeling is that it's not a good idea to lend to family and friends," says Ted Rossman, a senior industry analyst at CreditCards.com. If you've ever watched an episode of "Judge Judy," you know that lending money to a friend or loved one can come with disastrous results. And even if you don't urgently need the money, a failure to repay could lead to hurt feelings or awkward tension on both sides.

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