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☆ Opinion | The Flight to Red States
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “People Are Fleeing to Red States. Are They Better?,” by David Brooks (column, April 14):Mr. Brooks writes about why there has been a dramatic population shift from blue to red states. As one who moved from the New York City area to a purple suburb of blue Charleston, S.C., I save a fortune in state, local and property taxes. South Carolina doesn’t tax Social Security benefits, which are outrageously taxed by the federal government and most blue states. And my property taxes are about 90 percent lower than they would be in the New York City area.

☆ Sorry everyone, but Clarence Thomas can take undisclosed money from whomever he wants and there is little to be done about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But Supreme Court experts told Insider there is no chance the conservative justice will be removed. The Supreme Court has little regulatory oversight and few routes for disciplining its judges. Judiciary ethics experts told Insider the bombshell ProPublica report left them "shocked" and "disturbed." Federal law requires government employees, including Supreme Court justices, to report most real estate transactions worth more than a thousand dollars. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas attends the ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett to be the U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice on the South Lawn of the White House October 26, 2020.

☆ Trump-aligned PAC rolls out Ron DeSantis 'Pudding Fingers' ad, mocking his rumored eating habits and hitting him on Medicare and Social Security
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Trump-aligned super PAC attacked DeSantis over his eating habits in a new ad. The ad makes fun of a story in which DeSantis ate pudding with his fingers. Ron DeSantis for his record on Medicare and Social Security — and his rumored eating habits. On Friday, Make America Great Again, Inc. released a new ad titled "Pudding Fingers." "Tell Ron DeSantis to keep his pudding fingers off our money," the ad ends, showing a pile of empty pudding cups on the table.

☆ This could be Big Oil's last surge
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The era of Big Oil could end sooner than its massive profits suggest, analysts told Insider. But the worst-case scenario for the environment — that oil and gas companies reinvest all their extra money to keep growing — isn't happening, Logan said. The role of oil and gas companies in the energy transition is an ongoing debate, analysts told Insider. The UK company cited the need for an "orderly" energy transition. And while Big Oil's finances may begin to show some cracks over the next decade, he doesn't expect them to "suffer financially" for another 25 to 35 years.

☆ People who moved to Tennessee for cheaper homes and a laid-back life say they're happy — for the most part
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The 50-year Florida resident decided to pack up and move to Memphis, Tennessee, for a more manageable mortgage payment while on a fixed income. Foster said clients have recently moved to Tennessee from New York, New Jersey, and California. He traded snowy Buffalo for the ease of southern livingMichael and Danielle Ekstrum moved to Tennessee after becoming empty nesters in 2018. A retiree fed up with California's overcrowding bought a home in Tennessee without thinking twiceMichael and Bonnie Tyler moved from Sacramento, California, to Jonesborough, a historic town in eastern Tennessee. "There's too much traffic, too many people, it's way too expensive, and there's no water," Tyler told Insider.

☆ Travel ban lifted in Erie County as road conditions improve
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Claire Cardona | Claire Cardona Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In Texas. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A travel ban has been lifted in New York’s Erie County, days after it was put into place as a deadly blizzard swept across the region, at times reducing visibility to zero. Though the ban has been lifted, a travel advisory was in place for Erie County as cleanup continues and a county-wide state of emergency remained. At least 76 people died in the storm, according to an NBC News tally. Erie County accounted for 37 of the deaths, 29 of which were in Buffalo. In Erie County, 17 of the people who died in the blizzard were found outside and four were in a vehicle, according to County Executive Mark Poloncarz.

Poloncarz updated the death toll from the blizzard on Wednesday, reporting 37 deaths in Erie County, with one other storm-related fatality in neighboring Niagara County. The goal was to get at least one lane of traffic open on each street by Wednesday night, Poloncarz said. The mercury climbed above freezing on Wednesday, and forecasts called for the thaw to continue with spring-like temperatures and showers likely by week's end. "We're actually expecting a rapid melt over the next two days, because we're going to hit 50 degrees (Fahrenheit)," Poloncarz said. Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley, the weather service said.

"We're recovering from the worst storm I've ever seen, certainly in terms of death from mother nature's wrath," he said. Progress was slow due to the sheer volume and depth of the snow, which Poloncarz said "is not plowable." [1/7] A "let’s go Buffalo" sign is seen behind an abandoned car on the road following a winter storm in Buffalo, New York, U.S., December 27, 2022. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called it an "epic, once-in-a-lifetime" weather disaster, the worst blizzard to hit the Buffalo area in 45 years. Buffalo residents with plows attached to their Jeeps and pickup trucks helped clear side streets.

[1/5] Abandoned cars are seen after being towed to a parking lot following a winter storm in Buffalo, New York, U.S., December 28, 2022. Almost all electricity was restored by Wednesday morning and temperatures were warming as Buffalo continued to dig out. The goal was to have at least one lane of traffic open on each street by Wednesday night, Poloncarz said. Melting snow presents a risk of flooding and about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of rain is expected in Western New York on Friday and Saturday. Reporting by Lindsay DeDario in Buffalo and Rich McKay in Atlanta.

The families prayed for a miracle, knowing their loved ones were trapped in their cars for days as an unprecedented blizzard paralyzed Buffalo, New York, with freezing temperatures and blinding snow. On Christmas, Syta’s friends, who loved Jóźwiak and called her "Mama," set out to bring her home. Taylor called the police, but she had no choice but to wait inside her car, which she kept running for warmth, said her mother, Wanda Brown Steele. Taylor familyTwo days later, on Christmas night, a family friend found Taylor's car, which was still running, and broke through a window. In the snowed-in Buffalo home that Taylor called home, there is nothing much to do but mourn her.

The toll of confirmed storm-related deaths climbed to 27 in Buffalo and the rest of Erie County on Monday, from 13 the night before. The fatalities included cases of people found in snow banks and in cars or who had died from cardiac stress while plowing or blowing snow, county executive Mark Poloncarz said. The greater Buffalo region, on the edge of Lake Erie near the Canadian border, was hardest hit. [1/9] An ambulance passes an abandon car during a winter storm that hit the Buffalo region, in Amherst, New York, U.S., December 26, 2022. She and local officials ranked it as the worst Buffalo-area snowstorm since a 1977 blizzard that killed nearly 30 people.

[1/5] An aerial view of buildings during a blizzard in Buffalo, New York, U.S. December 26, 2022, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. "It's still snowing" in Western New York, said NWS meteorologist Bob Oravec, predicting two more inches. "This is probably the last of the snow," added Oravec, who is with the NWS Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Buffalo, New York state's second largest city, was ground zero for the blizzard that took shape on Friday. Poloncarz, speaking at a press briefing Tuesday, urged residents to stay home and the curious to stay away.

☆ Death Toll From Storm in Buffalo, N.Y., Region Rises to at Least 25
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At least 25 people have died in the county that contains Buffalo, N.Y., as the result of the brutal storm that swept through the area in recent days, with officials warning that the death toll could continue to climb in days to come. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed the deaths Monday and said the total would likely rise as additional bodies already recovered are identified. Some people died while stuck in cars, others were found on the street and in snowbanks as high as 10 feet. Several people had heart attacks while digging out cars and clearing walkways, and Mr. Poloncarz urged people with heart conditions to avoid shoveling.

☆ Death toll rises to at least 55 as freezing temperatures and heavy snow wallop swaths of U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Mithil Aggarwal | Melissa Chan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

(Photo by John Normile/Getty Images)A "once-in-a-lifetime" blizzard has killed at least 55 people in the United States, including 25 in western New York's Erie County, officials said Monday morning. Snow was expected to fall in Erie County into Tuesday afternoon. Nationwide, temperatures plummeted, and huge snow drifts have trapped people inside their homes and snarled travel. The medical examiner's office in Erie County determined the 25 deaths there to be directly related to the blizzard, Poloncarz said. The county executive said a "good portion" of those deaths occurred in Buffalo, and that many died from heart problems while shoveling or snow blowing.

So on a Saturday night in February he stood in his Aunt Brandy’s doorway, rocking on his heels, telling her he was heading out. Sincere lived with his aunt in a second-floor apartment on the city’s South Side, in a neighborhood of small single-family homes and brick two-flats. “I didn’t do anything to anybody.”Every day, Sincere went on odysseys, roaming the surrounding blocks. He rang bells and knocked on doors, asking to do odd jobs. But he and Anyah grew up together on the same block, and Sincere sometimes spent the night there.

☆ US leaders who want to send billions more in aid to Ukraine need to ask what kind of war they're willing to pay for
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Andrew C. Jarocki | Defense Priorities | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The final weeks of the current Congress will feature debate over another aid package for Ukraine. Before opening the checkbook again, lawmakers need to ask how they want this war to end and how more aid will bring it about. Before Washington opens the checkbook again, lawmakers need to subject aid proposals to a simple Petraeus Test. So far, the story of American support of Ukraine against Russia's terrible invasion attempt has been one of unhesitating generosity. At the very least, legislators must push advocates of more aid for Ukraine to explain exactly how America's national security would be enhanced.

☆ Is Gen Z working? It all depends on what you consider a 'job.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's taken time for Americans of all ages to return to work, but older Gen Zers are most lagging. It may all have to do with how Gen Z views a job versus a side hustle or gig work. And those answers could partially explain a question economists are puzzled over: Where have the Gen Z workers gone? While he's uncertain where the missing Gen Z workers have gone, he says childcare needs could be part of the answer. If Gen Z has embraced gig work over the corporate life, it could be among the reasons many of them say they're living paycheck to paycheck.

☆ National Guard activated amid deadly western New York snow storm that has dropped more than 6 feet of snow in region
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Kathy Hochul announced the activation of the National Guard Saturday to help with clean up in the historic snow storm that battered parts of western New York. About 70 National Guard members were deployed to the badly-impacted southtowns, or the southern portion of Erie County, home to Buffalo, Hochul told NBC News affiliate WGRZ. Hamburg, where the roof of a house collapsed due to the weight of the heavy, wet snow, received over six feet of snow, while southwest Blasdell had over five feet of snow. Buffalo has had about 30 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service. Joshua Bessex / APTwo Erie County men died after suffering “cardiac events" due to shoveling or snow blowing on Friday.

☆ Snowstorm batters western New York, restricting travel ahead of busy Thanksgiving holiday
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

New York Governor Kathy Hochul called in the National Guard, deploying about 70 members to help with snow removal in the hardest-hit parts of Erie County. According to the National Weather Service, conditions could persist through Monday morning. [1/5] Stranded cars are seen on the street during a snowstorm as extreme winter weather hits Buffalo, New York, U.S., November 19, 2022. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said in a tweet that two residents died of apparent heart attacks while shoveling snow. The U.S. National Weather Service forecasts lake-effect snow will dump up to 14 inches in the counties of Chautaqua and Cattaraugus Saturday night through Sunday.

☆ This 53-year-old 'fish mongress' earns $200,000 a year: 'You just do what needs to be done'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The 53-year-old is a fourth-generation fish mongress in Massachusetts. Her great-grandfather founded Foley Fish back in 1906, and it's been in the family since. 'You just do what needs to be done'Ramsden clocked her first hours for Foley Fish during the summer she was 15. Shawn Baldwin | CNBC Make ItAnd being a fish mongress has never meant less work for her than a man would take on. In Ramsden's role, every day can look different depending on what needs to get done, from package design to product evaluations.

☆ Uganda floods: 16 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Bethlehem Feleke Cnn Reuters | Bethlehem Feleke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —At least 16 people died in western Uganda after heavy rains in the Kasese district on Tuesday night caused a landslide early Wednesday, according to tweets from the Uganda Red Cross. Six people were also injured and are receiving treatment at a local hospital, the red cross spokesperson Irene Nakasiita tweeted. After a prolonged drought, heavy rains have fallen on much of Uganda since late July, causing deaths and flooding, and the destruction of crops, homes, and infrastructure. In July, flooding caused by heavy rains killed at least 24 people in Mbale district in eastern Uganda. Many parts of Uganda are prone to flooding after heavy rains, but the whole country is vulnerable to natural disasters.

☆ How to make 6 figures on Taskrabbit, according to 4 top-rated users
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-19 | by ( Ann Matica | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Then, he hired someone from Taskrabbit to help him move and found out how lucrative work through the site could be. To make the most profit possible while completing tasks, Young plans his routes the night before and abides by a tight schedule during the day. Read more: I'm a 23-year-old who's made more than $130,000 on TaskRabbit this year — here's howRead more: I've made more than $155,000 on TaskRabbit this year. When money started to get tight and Garcia was close to getting evicted in 2019, she turned to Taskrabbit work full-time. Read more: I make $7,000 a month on Taskrabbit doing odd jobs like event planning, gift wrapping, and organizing closets.

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