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☆ Goldman Sachs: Is David Solomon on his way out? The CEO whisperer weighs in
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —David Solomon, CEO and president of Goldman Sachs, is getting bad press — a lot of bad press. And while shares of Goldman Sachs (GS) may be down by more than 5% this year, they’re still up by about 40% since he took over in 2018. Goldman Sachs did not respond to requests for comment for this article. Before the Bell: What is going on at Goldman Sachs? There have been articles purporting that former Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein isn’t happy with the job David Solomon has done and that he has offered to step in to help.

Persons: David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, Marcus, Solomon, they’re, Bell, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Lloyd Blankfein isn’t, that’s, Lloyd, he’s, That’s, David, ‘, Juliana Liu, Michelle Toh, ” Julian Evans, Pritchard, Zichun Huang, Hang, Lehman, Hillary, Eva Rothenberg, Harry Reid, Hilary Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Financial Times, Yale School of Management’s, Leadership Institute, Nokia, BlackBerry, Microsoft, Goldman, People’s Bank of China, Reuters, Capital Economics, Hang Seng, The Bank of Korea, Bank Indonesia, country’s National Bureau of Statistics, Harry, Harry Reid International, San Diego International Locations: New York, Lloyd, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Asia, Las Vegas, California, Nevada, Southern California, Idaho

☆ Meet the stay-at-home dads: They're on the rise as more men drop out of work and skip college
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It's a trend often fueled by economic downturns and one that some stay-at-home dads hope will stick around. A husband may lose his job or something like that and decide to be a stay-at-home dad, but then he chooses to remain a stay-at-home dad," Shannon Carpenter, a stay-at-home dad for 15 years and the author of "The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad," told Insider. And you can see the change starts with stay-at-home dads, that that is an option for us to go through." How stay-at-home dads are changingOver the past 30 years, the number of stay-at-home parents has been on the rise — but the number of stay-at-home moms has essentially stayed flat. But there seems to be some evidence that changing gender norms are contributing to the rise in stay-at-home dads."

Persons: Andrew Ebright, he's, I'm, Ebright, I'd, Shannon Carpenter, St . Louis, Richard Reeves, hasn't, Carpenter, Richard Fry, Fry, Pew, Drew, Drew — Organizations: Service, Pew Research Center, Wall Street Journal, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington University, Boston Fed, Brookings Institution, Pew Locations: Wall, Silicon, St .

☆ Jon Rahm’s ‘crazy’ request for the PGA Tour – a porta potty at every hole
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Given the power to change anything on the PGA Tour, Jon Rahm says he would prioritize one addition above all others. “I know this is going to sound very stupid, but as simple as having a freaking porta potty on every hole. CNN has contacted the PGA Tour for comment on Rahm’s request. Thrilled with the nutritionists on hand at The Players Championship, Rahm wants to see them employed across more PGA Tour events, as well as expansions of on-site workout facilities. “I’ve had a good career so far, and only once I’ve been able to get multiple PGA Tour wins,” Rahm said.

Persons: Jon Rahm, It’s, “, I’ve, ”, Rahm, Sergio Garcia, Darren Clarke, Andrew Redington, Brooks Koepka, Koepka’s, “ I’ve, –, ” Rahm, Jon Super Organizations: CNN, PGA, K, Augusta, FedEx St, Jude Championship, TPC, FedEx Locations: Straffan, Kildare, Ireland, Memphis , Tennessee

☆ Fact Check-Image of a flying porta potty with drones is AI-generated
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image that shows a flying portable toilet powered by drones was generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Many users on social media have taken this image as a joke, others seem to believe that it is a real service. Reuters found no credible media reports of any real flying toilet service by this name ( bit.ly/43ypiJS ). This image of an alleged porta potty service is AI-generated. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts ( here ).

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☆ Welcome to the Era of Very Earnest Parenting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Caitlin Moscatello | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Another popular account is Big Little Feelings, created by two longtime friends, Kristin Gallant, 36, and Deena Margolin, 33, a licensed psychotherapist. Started just before the pandemic began, Big Little Feelings now has more than three million followers on Instagram, and the mood is more moms-in-survival-mode. Solid Starts, which helps parents safely introduce new foods and avoid picky eating, has 2.6 million followers on Instagram. Taking Cara Babies, a sleep training guide for exhausted parents, has 2.4 million followers. Busy Toddler, an account dedicated to thoughtful play, has two million followers.

☆ Meet a childcare worker who makes $15 an hour and lives with 4 roommates to be able to afford doing the job she loves
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marie is a childcare worker in Georgia, where she makes $15 an hour to teach 3-year-olds. She said that many childcare workers don't make enough to live on, leading to staffing shortages. In 2021, childcare workers made an average of $533 a week. Many childcare workers found themselves facing hard conditions and low pay — and, rather than accept those, left the profession entirely. That's led to labor shortages, which in turn has led to less-available childcare and fewer parents able to work.

☆ An anonymous 'art-world family' took out a job ad for an executive assistant to make their life easier 'in every way possible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A job posting for an executive assistant for a "high-profile art world family" recently went viral. For a $65,000-$95,000 salary, the prospective candidate is asked to "make life easier for the couple in every way possible." The ad has been removed, but was originally posted on a job board hosted by the New York Foundation for the Arts. But a recent ad for an "Executive Assistant" for an "Art World Family" has gone viral for its unreasonable — and borderline exploitative — list of job requirements. The ad was originally posted on a job board hosted by the nonprofit New York Foundation for the Arts.

☆ The Wild World Inside Your Gut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Alice Callahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

The Wild World Inside Your GutWe tackled everything from heartburn, stress, spicy foods and colon cleanses to antibiotics and more. So grab a kombucha, get comfortable and read on for everything you’ve wanted to know about the wild world inside your gut. 3 What are some simple things I can do to improve my gut health? That “really is going to have the strongest impact on our health, including gut health,” she said. (Though for general gut health, Dr. Rao said, most people living in the United States could benefit from eating fewer refined carbohydrates and more fiber.)

☆ They’re Inseparable—but Only When They Exercise
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Jen Murphy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kim Austin and Mark Abair bicker like an old married couple. She chides him for always starting out too fast at races. On long runs, she rolls her eyes when he insists on finding a port-a-potty. Ms. Austin is married, but not to Mr. Abair. Instead, he serves as what hard-core exercisers call a workout husband—the exercise equivalent of a work spouse.

☆ The rest of the US can learn a lot from how New Mexico is tackling the childcare crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New Mexico is the first state to dedicate permanent funding for childcare. The amendment, which was the result of nearly a year of campaigning by thousands of childcare workers across the state, made New Mexico the first in the nation to allocate permanent funding to childcare. "New Mexico is a leader right now," Cindy Lehnhoff, Director of the National Child Care Association, told Insider. "Economies of scale do not apply to child care in the same way as with other economic sectors," Taryn Morrissey, an associate professor of public policy at American University, told Insider. The experts agree the best solution ties back to what New Mexico is doing right now: expanding government childcare funding.

☆ This startup turning human waste into fertilizer just raised $7.5 million. Here's the 17-slide pitch deck Wasted used to raise the fresh funds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wasted is making fertilizer out of urine and just raised $7.5 million in fresh funding. Wasted, which he created alongside Taylor Zehren and Thor Retzlaff, is redesigning the porta-potty to ultimately turn human waste into agriculture fertilizer. At least 40 wastewater treatment plants were damaged as a result of the 2017 hurricane Harvey, which saw raw sewage spill out onto streets. Nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium are common fertilizers found in human waste but are typically extracted from the earth for use. There is a long history of some countries using untreated or partially-treated human waste as fertilizer.

☆ 3 couples who drive trucks for a living reveal how they manage to stay in love while on the road
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But the Rebelos aren't influencers or travel photographers — they're truck drivers. Insider interviewed three trucking couples about how their marriages have survived — and even thrived — while driving freight across the country. "Even prisoners have a bigger cell than a truck," Deb told Insider. "Of course you love the person, but you better like that person, too," Frank Rebelo said. "You get into a little bit of an argument and you're packing all your stuff," Deb LaBree told Insider about the couple's early trucking days.

☆ Wedding 'pet attendants' can make more than $200 an hour doing things like dressing dogs in tuxedos and taking them on bathroom breaks on a couple's big day
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some wedding "pet attendants" charge $200 an hour or more to tend to pets participating in a couple's big day, USA Today reports. Their responsibilities can include outfitting dogs in tuxedos, taking them on potty breaks, and more. Wedding pet coordinators are responsible for smoothly integrating a couple's pets, usually dogs, into their wedding, a task that can earn them $200 per hour or more, as USA Today reports. One wedding pet attendant, 42-year-old Amy Fiala of Austin, Texas, told the outlet she got into the business after her own wedding in 2013, which featured her Great Dane and Pomeranian. Some wedding pet attendants say they've seen an uptick in business in the past few years, as many people got pets during the pandemic.

Six-year-old Tahjir Burrowes wandered out of his Florida home on Oct. 5, wearing only a diaper and a T-shirt, and headed straight for a hurricane-flooded canal. His 17-year-old brother, Tahjon, knew something was wrong as soon as he got out of the bathroom and could not find his little brother anywhere. “Mom, mom, mom! Their mother, Lachera Burrowes, immediately jumped in her car and drove to the canal near their Lehigh home. Tahjon, left, and Tahjir Burrowes survey their Lehigh home, shortly after Hurricane Ian hit.

☆ Denver man convicted of using AK-47 to kill woman who was walking her dog
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

DENVER — A man accused of using an AK-47 to kill a woman and wound her boyfriend as they walked their dog was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder on Thursday. Close had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but jurors concluded that he knew what he was doing when he opened fire, The Denver Post reported. Close yelled out the window at the couple as they urged the dog to “go potty” before getting the AK-47, which he had taken from a friend who was a Denver police sergeant. Close cried as the verdict was read, as did members of Thallas’ family. Thallas’ mother, Anna Thallas, said she felt numb.

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