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Cricket is an Olympic sport again. Five sports were finally added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee on Monday with baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash also confirmed for the program. All five were voted in as a single package with two “no” votes from about 90 IOC members in the room. “We want L.A. 2028 to have the same springboard effect for our five sports,” Los Angeles organizing committee chairman Casey Wasserman told IOC members. Football in its full-contact form was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Olympics when Los Angeles first hosted the Summer Games.

Persons: Casey Wasserman, “, Greg Barclay, Roger Goodell, Tidjane, William Blick, Niccolo Campriani, ” Wasserman, Wasserman, ”, Syed Shahid Ali of Pakistan, Guy Drut, Drut, ___ Organizations: Flag football, Los Angeles Games, International Olympic, IOC, Olympic, India, ” International Cricket, Flag, NFL, MLB, Football, Los Angeles, Lacrosse, Summer, French IOC Locations: Olympic, Mumbai, India, Los Angeles, Paris, Africa, Ivory Coast, Uganda, U.S, Angeles, Ukraine, Israel, Russia, Gaza

☆ Here are the best and most daring looks from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Each year, droves of tech founders, funders, and dreamers descend on TechCrunch Disrupt. And for years the event was regarded as a kind of fashion wasteland. Back in 2015, GQ felt compelled to write an entire tribute to the "one well-dressed man" at the conference. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut as the curtains rose on the startup world's big tent at the Moscone Center in San Francisco last week, the fashion transformation was undeniable. Well-heeled venture capitalists shed their puffy vests for tailored suits and cashmere, and stilettos were almost as commonplace as sneakers.

Persons: GQ Organizations: TechCrunch, Moscone Center Locations: San Francisco

Lawmakers have sent him bills aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, help schools adapt to the changing climate and ease the cost to taxpayers for the cleanup of orphan oil and gas wells. Newsom said he would sign a bill requiring companies making more than $1 billion in annual revenue to disclose a wide range of greenhouse gas emissions. BUILDING EMISSIONSLawmakers sent a bill to Newsom’s desk requiring state regulators to find an approach to reduce planet-warming emissions from buildings. The sector makes up about a quarter of California's greenhouse gas emissions, the state estimates. Another bill requiring the California Energy Commission to create a plan to help schools adapt to climate change effects reached Newsom's desk this year.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, ”, Ann Alexander, Alexander, Sen, Lena A, Gonzalez, didn't, ___ Sophie Austin, @sophieadanna Organizations: —, Lawmakers, United, Natural Resources Defense Council, California Department of Conservation, Western States Petroleum Association, U.S . Energy Information Administration, California Energy Commission, Assembly, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, United Nations, New York, In California, California, Los Angeles County

☆ Rep. Lauren Boebert rents an apartment from an executive for Koch-backed group
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert is renting an apartment from a top official at a Koch-backed organization. The official, who Insider is not naming for security reasons, has been a senior executive with Koch-linked groups for years. There are no ethics rules or laws that bar members of Congress from renting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups. He added that Boebert was not aware the owners were connected to the Koch-backed group. AdvertisementAdvertisementRenting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups has been an issue for some political figures in the past.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Koch, Charles, David Koch, David Koch's, Boebert, Anthony Fakhoury, Fakhoury, Maxwell Frost, Alexandra Ocasio, Cortez, wouldn't, Scott Pruitt, Elissa, Kevin McCarthy, pollster Frank Luntz Organizations: Service, Prosperity, Trump, Capitol, Twitter, Records, EPA, Democratic, Colorado Republican Locations: Colorado, Wall, Silicon, Washington, DC, Boebert's, Florida, Denver

☆ California Governor Newsom says he'll sign bill requiring large companies to report emissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will sign a bill that will require large businesses to account for their carbon emissions, including their scope 3 or supply chain emissions. It will require businesses in California that earn over a billion dollars a year in revenue to publicly declare their greenhouse gas emissions. (Scope 1 emissions come directly from a company's operations and scope 2 measures emissions from purchased electricity, heat, and other sources of energy.) Newsom said he would sign SB253 and touted the state's leadership in climate issues at a Climate Week event in New York City on Sunday. Newsom thanked large businesses in the state, like Apple and Salesforce , which voiced their support for the climate disclosure regulations.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, it's Organizations: California ., Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Apple Locations: Pajaro, Monterey County , California, United States, California, California . California, U.S, New York City

☆ Federal Judge Again Rules DACA Is Illegal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Miriam Jordan | More About Miriam Jordan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A federal judge in Texas again ruled unlawful on Wednesday a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of undocumented young adults from deportation and allowed them to legally work in the United States, rejecting a new rule that the Biden administration had introduced to address the court’s concerns. The judge, Andrew S. Hanen of the Federal District Court in Houston, maintained that President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, by executive action in 2012. The decision is the latest twist in a five-year-long court saga that has left the program and its beneficiaries, known as Dreamers, hanging in the balance. While the ruling is a blow to the immigrants, the judge did not mandate an immediate end to the program. “There are no material differences between the two programs,” the judge wrote in his 40-page opinion, adding that his decision did not compel the government to “take any immigration, deportation or criminal action against any DACA recipient.”

Persons: Biden, Andrew S, Barack Obama, ” Organizations: Federal, Court Locations: Texas, United States, Houston

☆ Federal judge again declares Obama-era DACA program unlawful
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a regulation intended to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful, delivering a major blow to the Biden administration. The Biden administration released a rule last year to “preserve and fortify” DACA, largely maintaining the criteria for the program. Hanen’s ruling comes after a federal appeals court largely upheld his previous ruling finding DACA unlawful. In his Wednesday ruling, Hanen cited the ongoing legal fight over the program and put the onus on Congress. Democrats and Republicans have been sympathetic to the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children, many of whom were under the age of 10.

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The U.S. Department of Justice declined to comment and the office of Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Biden, who is seeking re-election in 2024, has made it a priority to defend DACA, which was created in 2012 under former President Barack Obama when Biden was vice president. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Hanen's ruling against DACA, but sent the case back to him for reconsideration in light of Biden's regulation formalizing the program. Some 81% of DACA enrollees are from Mexico, followed by those from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to U.S. About 164,000 live in California, which supports the legal efforts to defend the DACA program, while Texas is home to 95,000.

Persons: Dreamer, Joe Biden's, Andrew Hanen, Hanen, Greg Abbott, Thomas Saenz, Biden, Barack Obama, Hanen's, Donald Trump, Ted Hesson, Leslie Adler, Mica Rosenberg, David Gregorio, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Capitol, Republican, Democratic, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, U.S . Department of Justice, Texas Republican, Mexican American Legal Defense, Educational Fund, DACA, Circuit, U.S, Supreme, . Citizenship, Immigration Services, Thomson Locations: Texas, U.S, Washington, United States, Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, California

☆ A Landmark Year for a Rare Calendar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Elizabeth Paton | More About Elizabeth Paton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Though the images in the calendar have become more diverse, the 2024 edition was the first installment produced by a Black photographer. Known for making bold, colorful images, Mr. Gyasi, who is also the first African photographer to shoot the Pirelli calendar, has tried to challenge traditional narratives about Africa as well as Western beauty ideals in his work. He said the opportunity to shoot the calendar was too good to turn down, partly because he would be following in the footsteps of celebrated photographers like Annie Leibovitz, Tim Walker and Albert Watson. For his edition, which focuses on the themes of Black empowerment and mastering time, Mr. Gyasi also assembled an all-Black cast. Everyone featured in the calendar has inspired him, he said, “at times when I’ve thought cracking the ceiling and to belong in certain spaces was just not possible.”

Persons: Gyasi, Annie Leibovitz, Tim Walker, Albert Watson, Ms, Bassett, Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell, Tiwa Savage, “ Organizations: Pirelli Locations: Africa, Nigerian

What if you built a new city from the ground up? Mr. Sramek, a former Goldman Sachs trader, had moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to make it in tech. He was a European immigrant smitten with the energy of local start-ups, but he preferred more walkable cities like Zurich. Soon, he began taking fishing trips to Solano County on the San Francisco Bay’s eastern edge. A rural corner of the county eventually became the centerpiece of a plan hatched by Mr. Sramek to build a city from scratch.

Persons: Jan Sramek, Sramek, Goldman Sachs, Flannery Organizations: San, San Francisco Bay Area, Flannery Associates Locations: San Francisco Bay, European, Zurich, Solano County, San Francisco, Silicon Valley

☆ Reactions as India's Chandrayaan-3 makes historic moon landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Arun Haryani, an enthusiast with his body painted in tri-colours, holds up a model of LVM3 M4, which was used in launching the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, in Ahmedabad on the eve of the moon landing, August 22. Following are some reactions:S. SOMANATH, INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION (ISRO)CHAIRMAN"India is on the moon." NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER, INDIA"This moment is unforgettable. BILL NELSON, ADMINISTRATOR, NASA"Congratulations ISRO on your successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing! Congratulations to ISRO, Chandrayaan-3, and to all the people of India!!

Persons: Arun Haryani, Amit Dave, NARENDRA MODI, RAHUL GANDHI, SHAH RUKH KHAN, CHANDRACHUD, KHARGE, BILL NELSON, JOSEF ASCHBACHER, CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL, Narendra Modi, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Andrew Heavens, Toby Chopra Organizations: REUTERS, DELHI, Wednesday, Indian Space Research, SPACE, ISRO, OF, NASA, GENERAL, EUROPEAN SPACE, Chandrayaan, SOUTH, MINISTER, Thomson Locations: Ahmedabad, India, EUROPEAN, SOUTH AFRICA, NEPAL

☆ First They Appeased Poseidon. Then They Ate Lobster.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jessica Battilana | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dreamers, artists and doers have long been drawn to the Maine coast; the author E.B. White wrote his 1952 children’s classic “Charlotte’s Web” on a saltwater farm in Brooklin, and the painter Andrew Wyeth made his famous work “Christina’s World” (1948) in Cushing, some 80 miles southwest. Among a newer generation are Jay and Alison Carroll, the couple behind Wonder Valley, a line of olive oils, skin-care products and home goods, who’ve made a home for themselves on Bailey Island, a rocky spit of land in Casco Bay an hour’s drive from Portland, where Jay grew up. After purchasing the property (which they refer to as B.I.B.S., short for “Bailey Island Beach Shack”) at a foreclosure auction in 2020, the pair, who also own El Rey Court, a boutique hotel in Santa Fe, N.M., and the newer Waymore’s Guest House and Casual Club, in Nashville, set about renovating the small, shingled cove-side cottage. But before work on the interior was finished, they prioritized some coastal Maine essentials: buying a boat and, with the help of a neighbor, building a wood-burning oven in the backyard.

Persons: E.B, White, Andrew Wyeth, Jay, Alison Carroll, who’ve, “ Organizations: El, Court, Casual Locations: Maine, Brooklin, Cushing, Bailey, Casco Bay, Portland, “ Bailey, Santa Fe, Nashville

☆ 'Barbie' makes history with $1 billion box office
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —“Barbie” has answered the billion-dollar question with a resounding “yes.” Barely three weeks into its run, writer-director Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster has raked in an astounding $1.03 billion at the global box office, according to official Warner Bros. estimates. He added the movie’s marketing campaign was the first hint “Barbie” would be a box office smash. “Barbie” was distributed by Warner Bros., which is owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Its global success was driven by box office sales in some of the world’s largest movie markets, including the United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia. 1 release in these markets every weekend since its release, according to tracking site Box Office Mojo.

Persons: New York CNN — “ Barbie ”, Greta Gerwig’s, Barbie ”, “ I’ve, Barbie, ”, Paul Dergarabedian, Dergarabedian, ‘ Barbie ’, ‘ Oppenheimer, ’, Margot Robbie —, —, “ Barbie ”, “, Barbie ’, Michael Berry, Berry, Barbie haters, it’s, BoxOffice, Shawn Robbins Organizations: New, New York CNN, Warner Bros, Comscore, Collider, Warner Bros ., UCLA’s Center, Chinese Studies, BoxOffice Pro Locations: New York, United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, China, United States

☆ FACTBOX Justin and Sophie Trudeau: love and separation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Newlyweds Justin Trudeau, son of the late Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire wave as they drive off in his father's 1959 Mercedes 300SL following their wedding ceremony, in Montreal, May 28, 2005. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File PhotoOTTAWA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau unexpectedly announced their separation on Instagram on Wednesday, likely marking the end of the couple's 18-year high-profile marriage. Trudeau, 51, and Gregoire Trudeau, 48, got married in May 2005. Ten years later, Trudeau became prime minister, landing the sharply-dressed couple in world media's spotlight. Gregoire Trudeau was a former entertainment journalist and had known Trudeau since childhood.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Sophie Gregoire, Mercedes 300SL, Christinne, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Trudeau, Gregoire Trudeau, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Xavier, Ella Grace, Sophie, we've, Ismail Shakil, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, OTTAWA, Canadian, Global News, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Canadian

☆ What Is It About Montecito?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Amy Larocca | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Montecito is where Gwyneth Paltrow goes when the pressures of Brentwood are too much. Jennifer Aniston bought a $16.5 million property from Ms. Winfrey, who had not had time to use it. But it’s not just the famous who come to Montecito, it’s also the straight-up rich. Montecito is loaded with the less-recognizable names behind very recognizable things, including Ty Warner, the press-shy inventor of Beanie Babies, who lives in a rose-colored mansion with views of the whole landscape. It’s a dizzying combination of old wealth, new wealth and outrageous physical beauty that has begun to attract an ever-wider range of dreamers.

Persons: Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Gwyneth Paltrow, Adam Levine, Ritchie, Ariana Grande, DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Winfrey, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Perry’s, Ed Hardy, Elton John, Flav, Amanda Chantal Bacon, Madame Tussauds, —, Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of, it’s, ”, Pierce, Eric Schmidt, Montecito, Ty Warner Organizations: Chrome Locations: Montecito, Brentwood, Patagonia, Duchess of Sussex, Santa Barbara

☆ Manchin’s New Hampshire trip will leave Democrats shivering
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The West Virginia Democrat’s model has served him well with repeated statewide wins in one of the most conservative pro-Trump states in the nation. For now, Manchin’s noncommittal answers are worrying some of his Democratic colleagues. Polls show that both Biden and Trump, the front-runner for the GOP nomination, are unpopular. It argues, therefore, that 79 electoral votes are potentially at risk for Biden from the involvement of a third-party challenger. Such a challenger would also need to win states where Biden won big, and at least some conservative bastions.

Persons: West Virginia Sen, Joe Manchin, Donald Trump, Manchin, who’s, Joe Biden, roil Biden’s, CNN’s Manu Raju, –, “ I’ve, Biden, Manchin’s, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, ” Kelly, “ I’m, West, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, Biden –, Georgia –, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Trump, “, Robert Kennedy Jr, ’, Kennedy, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Jake Tapper, ”, Jon Huntsman, Ryan Clancy, CNN’s Michael Smerconish, we’ve, Jill Stein, Ralph Nader, Gary Johnson –, Nader, Stein, siphoning, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, CNN’s Harry Enten, don’t, Chris Christie, Trump’s, ” Christie Organizations: CNN, West, Democratic, West Virginia Democrat’s, Trump, Senate, Manchin, Harvard, Green, GOP, Biden, Florida Gov, Democratic National Committee, Republican Gov, Saint Anselm College in, Republican, Democrats, Green Party, Libertarian Party, Trump Republicans, Quinnipiac University, Former New Jersey Gov, ABC Locations: West Virginia, New Hampshire, Granite, Arizona, “ State, Vermont, Georgia, Covid, South Carolina, Florida, Saint Anselm College in Manchester, United States, Washington, Former

☆ The 10 best cities for renters that offer affordable homes, good job markets and plenty to do
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In fact, nine of the top 10 cities RentCafe ranked are located in the South, including four cities in Texas. Here's a closer look at some of the metrics included in each category:Cost of living : Includes local rent prices, grocery and utility costs, average apartment sizes and occupancy rates. : Includes local rent prices, grocery and utility costs, average apartment sizes and occupancy rates. Quality of life: Includes apartment locations, school quality and average commute times. While the cost of living metrics carried the most weight, the best places for renters perform relatively well across all categories.

Persons: that's, RentCafe, — Organizations: D.C, RentCafe Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Washington, South . Charleston , South Carolina, RentCafe, Texas, Here's

☆ Opinion: Ambitious, tech-savvy and jobless. Why India’s young people could reshape the internet
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Opinion Snigdha Poonam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Her book, “Dreamers: How Young Indians Are Changing Their World,” was longlisted in 2019 for the PEN America Literary Awards. Unlike China, which leveraged its demographic dividend through large-scale factory employment, India’s economic growth does not rely on young workers manufacturing goods. Catering to a market of 750 million smartphone users, India’s fast-growing gig economy is attracting young workers in great numbers. As incidents of abuse and exploitation pile up, many of India’s gig workers are questioning their career choice. Feeding the social media monsterThere are other ways in which India’s young people are shaping the future of technology.

Persons: ”, Raju Rai, Rai, “, ” Rai, Dhiraj Singh, Mithun Kumar, Kumar, hyperlocal, Jewel Samad, Mohit Yadav, Monu Manesar Organizations: PEN, CNN, Delhi CNN, Facebook, Catering, Bloomberg, Getty, YouTube, Big Tech, Twitter, New York Times Locations: Delhi, India, Thailand, Indian, Varanasi, Bangkok, Myanmar, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Southeast Asia, Europe, China, Mumbai, Bihar, Covid, AFP

☆ Bundesliga set for thrilling final day title decider
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In fact, the last season Bayern didn’t win the championship was the 2011/12 campaign, when now Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp guided Borussia Dortmund to the title. That leaves soccer fans looking to the Bundesliga for a dose of end-of-season drama with the championship set to be decided on the final day of the season. “We stopped moving, stopped helping, stopped showing courage.”Perhaps, Bayern had become complacent, suffering the shock loss despite taking a 25th-minute lead through Serge Gnabry. Former Chelsea and Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel took over at Bayern in March. Bayern travels to 10th-placed FC Köln on the final matchday hoping for a win and a surprise Dortmund slip up in what is set to be a tense final day.

☆ Desperate for streaming profits, media giants look to a soft ad market for help
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

(AP Photo/Universal Pictures) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures/Tippett StudioAfter spending years amassing streaming subscribers at great cost, media companies now need to make some profits. Look no further for proof of that than the most recent annual Upfronts, the events where media companies like Fox Corp ., Warner Bros. During Disney's earnings call earlier this month, CEO Bob Iger put new emphasis on ad-supported streaming. 'We need ads'There's been an uptick of consumers signing up for ad-supported streaming subscriptions. But media companies are struggling with the question of whether ad-tier subscriptions make up for other losses.

☆ Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — Jeff Bezos has his NASA moon ticket. The billionaire's space company Blue Origin won a key contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Friday to develop a crewed lunar lander for delivering astronauts to the moon's surface later this decade under the agency's Artemis program. NASA's contract award is worth just over $3.4 billion, officials said Friday, while Blue Origin Vice President John Couluris said the company will contribute "well north" of the contract's value as well. "We're making an additional investment in the infrastructure that will pave the way to land the first humans on Mars," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in announcing the Blue Origin award. Bezos said in a tweet Friday he's "honored to be on this journey with @NASA to land astronauts on the Moon — this time to stay."

☆ Bob Iger to Ron DeSantis: Does Florida want our jobs and taxes or not?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Disney CEO Bob Iger said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ attacks on the company threaten its plans for $17 billion of investment and 13,000 new jobs at Disney World over the next 10 years. In comments Wednesday during a call with investors, Iger defended Disney as Florida attempts to wrest control of powers granted to a special taxing district overseeing Disney World’s zoning decisions. Iger did not mention DeSantis by name or explicitly say Disney is reconsidering its planned investment. Disney has for decades controlled a special taxing district that had the right to make zoning decisions in and around Disney World. A general view of Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World.

☆ 'High wire act': U.S. Congress gears up for immigration reform as Title 42 ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

It has been 37 years since Congress passed significant immigration reform, but a persistently high volume of migrants and an acute labor shortage have galvanized lawmakers. Republican Senator Thom Tillis said the end of Title 42 "sets the table" for Congress to craft new border-control laws as Republicans predict a wave of new arrivals. STARS ALIGNINGThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest business association, has launched a campaign urging Congress to act. Republicans argue that is where the border security component comes in. Finally, passage of an immigration bill coupled with beefed-up border security could boost President Joe Biden's re-election campaign and give Republican candidates something to cheer too.

☆ I'm a bear when it's called for, like in 2007. But this stock market belongs to the bulls
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

I have not been bombarded with as many warnings about how we are about to embark upon a wave of failures of all sorts — shadow banks, regional banks, commercial real estate lenders, real estate investment trusts — at any time since 2007. Let's take commercial real estate. I mention SL Green because it may be the most challenged of the REITs, real estate investment trusts, other than Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), a historically fine New York real estate concern, which just delayed its dividend. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

☆ DACA ‘Dreamers’ Would Be Eligible for Government Healthcare Under New Rule
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Michelle Hackman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A demonstration in Washington last year to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. WASHINGTON—Recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will become eligible for government-subsidized healthcare benefits, including the Affordable Care Act, under a new Biden administration initiative announced Thursday. A proposed regulation, published by the Department of Health and Human Services, would make recipients of the program—immigrants in the country illegally who were brought as children—eligible for programs including Medicaid, the children’s health insurance program and subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Such a change has long been encouraged by Democrats and opposed by many Republicans.

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