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☆ The crisis at Kyte Baby might not have happened if the US had a mandated paid leave policy for new parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

What’s more, almost all OECD countries have paid leave programs around childbirth for mothers and fathers, whether they are birth parents, adoptive parents or same sex parents. Looking more globally, “approximately 83% of countries guarantee at least 12 weeks of paid leave to parents who give birth,” according to the paid leave advocacy group FamilyValues@Work. “Nobody knows what they have access to,” said paid leave expert Vicki Shabo, a fellow at the policy research think tank New America. (Among state and local government workers, 28% have access to paid family leave today.) At the national level, however, there is still not a federal program for paid leave, despite legislative efforts in recent years to pass one in Congress.

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☆ Labor Department's new independent contractor rule could help workers recover lost wages—here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Independent workers make up about 45% of the U.S. workforce, according to a 2023 report by MBO Partners, a platform dedicated to their needs. That's more than 72 million Americans altogether, with nearly 30 million of them working independently full-time. This misclassification could lead to a loss in income, ineligibility for state and federal unemployment systems and so on. Nearly 10% of independent contractors make less than $7.25 per hour, according to the National Employment Law Project. A new rule change under the Fair Labor Standards Act, set to take effect on March 11, is aimed at curbing this misclassification.

Persons: Sally Dworak, Fisher, Samantha Sanders Organizations: MBO Partners, National Employment Law, Economic, Institute, Fair Labor Locations: NELP

☆ Elon Musk visits Auschwitz two months after uproar over antisemitic messages on X
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk has faced accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on his X platform. Musk sparked an outcry when he called a post that accused Jews of hating white people "the actual truth." More than 1.1 million people were murdered by Nazis and their henchmen at Auschwitz during World War II. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementKRAKOW, Poland — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on Monday.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Tesla, Musk's, Ben Shapiro, Musk, Elon, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Gidon Lev, Shapiro Organizations: Service, European Jewish Association, Defamation League, White, Disney, IBM, Media Matters, Media, X Corp, Daily Locations: KRAKOW, Poland, Auschwitz, Polish, Krakow, Washington, Oswiecim, Nazi, Roma, Soviet

☆ Here's why owning a timeshare may not be worth it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Ryan Baker | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

While the industry has grown more popular, it has come under fire, as owners often struggle to exit their contracts. "I could have retired if I had my money back from this, but I can't retire right now because of this situation that I'm in," said timeshare owner Sheila Wagner. The timeshare industry is valued at more than $10 billion. Some timeshare companies will take back the deed once a buyer has paid off their entire contract, but that is not always an option. Even after the timeshare is fully paid off, the owner is accountable for rising annual maintenance costs.

Persons: Sheila Wagner, Brian Rogers, Jeff Weir Organizations: American Resort Development Association, Timeshare, Better, Wyndham, Hilton Locations: —

☆ Shein and Temu use a loophole to ship millions of packages to the US tax-free. Here's why the tax rule faces increased scrutiny.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The other bill, from Sen. Bill Cassidy and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, would ban de minimis shipments from China. The provision is more likely to change — a prospect that both Shein and Temu have said they support. Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins/InsiderShipping consultancy ShipMatrix estimates that Shein and Temu each ship more than a million packages to the US daily. It added that almost 50% of all de minimis shipments to the US come from China. Related stories"Changes to the exemption could create a paradigm shift for retailers like Temu and Shein," Bank of America analysts wrote in the note.

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☆ Ayodhya temple: India’s Narenda Modi hails a new ‘divine India’ as he inaugurates Ram Mandir ahead of election
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Helen Regan | Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

By moving ahead of building the temple, now we all take the oath of building a national, capable, successful, beautiful, and divine India,” Modi said. His promise to build the Ram Mandir helped spur that initial election success. A devotee gets anoint the name of Lord Ram on his forehead ahead of the Inauguration of the Ram Mandir Temple on January 20, 2024 in Ayodhya, India. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images“I have come here to seek blessings from Lord Ram and Sita, I am very happy today,” she said. “I have come here to seek blessing from Lord Ram, Modi has done so much,” he said.

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KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on Monday. Musk laid a wreath at the wall of death and took part in a short memorial ceremony and service by the Birkenau memorial,” the EJA said in an email. Musk was set to discuss antisemitism online with Shapiro at the conference in Krakow, which was held before International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. More than 1.1 million people were murdered by the Nazis and their henchmen at Auschwitz during World War II. Most who were killed were Jews, but the victims also included Poles, Roma, Soviet prisoners of war, and others.

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Over 100,000 people have used such “same-day registration” in North Carolina during each of the last two presidential election years, so slight adjustments in the closely divided state could make a difference in this November's elections for president, governor and other statewide positions. Early in-person voting — and thus same-day registration — for the March 5 primaries begins Feb. 15. Giving people only one chance to verify by mail would be a “substantial burden on same-day registrants who cast a ballot,” Schroeder said. Schroeder acknowledged there are legitimate interests in using address verification to promote preserving the integrity of the election process and instilling voter confidence. But he wrote the plaintiffs have shown the “precise interests asserted in this case likely do not outweigh the substantial burden on the rights of same-day registrants who cast a ballot.”In 2020, about 2,150 same-day registration applicants in North Carolina failed the address verification.

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☆ Nikki Haley wants a two-person race. New Hampshire’s independents just might give her one
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Arit John | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Haley and her family walk back into the South Carolina State House after her inauguration in 2011. Tim Dominick/The State/MCT via Getty Images Haley campaigns for presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Haley waves to the crowd during the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2013. Alex Wong/Getty Images Haley hugs her husband after his Army National Guard unit returned in 2013. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Haley visits a farm during a campaign stop in Grand Mound, Iowa, in September 2023.

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☆ Media literacy is more than spotting fake news. How one librarian gives teens the tools to decide what to trust
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

With lots of kids now getting their news from social media – where disinformation and content created by artificial intelligence run rampant – 18 states have some form of K-12 media literacy education on the books, according to Media Literacy Now. Of those, four – Delaware, Texas, New Jersey and, starting this year, California – mandate media literacy, with lesson standards now being crafted state by state. “But we haven’t really taught people how to use them ethically, efficiently and responsibly.”To do that, a media literacy lesson might include analyzing which emotions the wording of a mass media headline evoke. And California starting this year requires media literacy instruction to be integrated into K-12 mathematics, science and history-social science curriculums when they’re revised, according to the bill. It’s why Manganello has spent nearly two decades perfecting how she teaches media literacy.

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☆ How the 1970s oil crisis created the right turn on red
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —In America, traveling through red lights on right turns has become a rule of the road. States introduced it as a gas-savings measure: The theory was that it would reduce idling at red lights. Right-on-red was a gas-savings tool during the 1970s oil crisis. There has been little national research in recent years on the effect of right-on-red turns on pedestrian safety. Banning right on red is not a “panacea for pedestrian safety problems,” Dumbaugh said, but could help prevent pedestrian and car accidents in busy intersections.

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☆ A millennial who moved from California to Virginia after her monthly rent increased by $1,500 says the reason her generation can't afford to buy homes is because everything is too expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFor a few years, Nicole was living the California dream. Literally, we can't afford a $1,500 a month increase in rent," Nicole, who works in advocacy, said. Median gross rent in Richmond was $1,192 in 2022, per the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, compared to $2,251 in Orange County, California. "Groceries are more expensive, gas is more expensive, rent is more expensive.

Persons: Nicole, hasn't, —, they'd, homebuyers, Noah Sheidlower, she'd, she's, it's, they'll Organizations: Service, Terner Center, Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley, Survey Locations: California, Virginia, San Diego, Orange County, Florida , Arizona, Texas, Florida, Richmond , Virginia, Richmond, Orange County , California

☆ Stuart Seldowitz gets plea deal in NYC hate crime case
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Zoe Sottile | Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A former National Security Council official has reached a plea deal on hate crime charges after going on racist, anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic rants against a food cart vendor in New York in November. Stuart Seldowitz, 64, pleaded not guilty in November to two counts of fourth-degree hate crime/stalking and one count of second-degree aggravated harassment, court records show. In another video, Seldowitz tells the vendor, “We’re going to put big signs here saying this guy believes in Hamas.”In another video, Seldowitz asks the man whether he’s familiar with Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, better known as the Mukhabarat. Mohamed Attia, of the Street Vendor Project, told CNN the vendor said he did not instigate the conversation with Seldowitz. His family’s landlord was charged in what police are calling a hate crime and has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder.

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He also signed an executive order to ban gender-affirming surgery for minors but vetoed a bill that would ban all gender-affirming care for minors. They would require psychiatrists, endocrinologists and medical ethicists to have roles in creating facility-wide gender-affirming care plans for patients of all ages. The big academic medical centers providing gender-affirming care already employ the required specialists. It’s not clear when the Ohio rules might take effect, or in what form if they are finalized. The measures were unveiled Jan. 5, the same day DeWine signed an executive order banning gender-affirming surgery for those under 18.

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☆ ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nicholas Confessore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +44 min

‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. “In support of ridding schools of C.R.T., the Right argues that we want nonpolitical education,” Mr. Klingenstein wrote in August 2021. In a 2023 exchange, Dr. Yenor and two associates discussed how to defend Amy Wax, a conservative law professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Yenor and his allies bristled at the conventions of academic life as overly solicitous toward female and nonwhite students. Samuel Ginn, Claremont donor“The president then told him, ‘Things will change,’” a Claremont fund-raiser wrote to Dr. Yenor and other officials there.

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☆ How one man’s walk across America became a journey of advocacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Brammhi Balarajan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

That day, “tiny seeds were planted,” and Ringer got a sense that he could do this one day – he could walk across America. Courtesy Holden Minor RingerCreating walkable communitiesTo prepare for his journey – which started in March 2023 – Ringer started going on longer walks, eventually doing a nine-day walk from Vancouver to Seattle. He started off the journey with a backpack full of gear, but a lot has changed over the months. The journey also opened his eyes to the intense safety risks of walking through a country that centers around vehicle use. “At the start of the walk, I was thinking – maybe I want to walk across the world next.

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☆ The NRA wants your kid to love guns: programs promote 2nd Amendment absolutism to Kindergarteners on up
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Essays on "What the Second Amendment Means To You" can win $1,000 prizes for kids grades K-12. AdvertisementFor the National Rifle Association, no American is too young to join in their absolutist defense of the Second Amendment — and that includes Kindergarteners. "It's very dangerous for younger Americans to be indoctrinated with the viewpoint that the Second Amendment allows every American to lawfully possess a firearm," she said. Defense of the Second Amendment is a core mission for the NRA. The gun lobby also offers free training programs through an online education course in several states; the New Mexico and Alabama program takes kids 10 and up.

Persons: —, Kris Brown, Brady, Brown, Wayne LaPierre, Sarah B, Rogers, Letitia James, LaPierre Organizations: NRA, Service, National Rifle Association, Miami . Defense, Youth Education Summit Locations: Manhattan, Miami, New York, Washington ,, New Mexico, Alabama, Texas, Kentucky

☆ Tracking the major 14th Amendment efforts to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Annette Choi | Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Both states stripped him from the Republican primary ballot, though those decisions were paused on appeal. Some begin in the state courts, while others are first handled by state election officials, like a secretary of state. CNN is tracking the major decisions on Trump’s eligibility. Most of the major challenges were initiated by well-funded advocacy groups with the backing of seasoned constitutional scholars. Here’s where the major anti-Trump ballot challenges stand across the United States.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Maine –, Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican, US, Trump Locations: Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Michigan , Oregon , Arizona, United States

☆ Palestinians share their lives in war-torn Gaza via TikTok, X, and Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Palestinians on social media are a window into the warLike millions of others around the world, Noor is witnessing the war in Gaza through the eyes of Palestinians who are sharing their daily realities on social media. Eyewitness accounts on social media are critical in understanding global conflicts, including past flare-ups between Israelis and Palestinians. Before October 2023, Azaiza had about 25,000 Instagram followers, according to the social media analytics firm Social Blade. Now watching from afar in Melbourne, she’s the one refreshing her social media feeds and anxiously texting relatives, friends and colleagues to make sure they’re safe. Mark Kerrison/In Pictures/Getty ImagesEven as people flock to learn from and support these Palestinians on social media, Noor says the exchange is overshadowed by feelings of powerlessness.

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After much preparation, the 12-year-old's small scene turned into a big problem among school officials in Wheatland, Wyoming. Located on the eastern Wyoming plains, Wheatland is a small farming and ranching community with about 3,500 residents. There are few restaurants, no department stores — not even a local Walmart — and few performance venues besides Wheatland High School. "Unless you’re super closed-minded, I don’t see why you would do that.”Drama coach Stephanie Bradley, who also attended the high school, challenged the decision. “Most people in this part of Wyoming don’t come out early," Bradley said of LGBTQ+ teens on the state's rural plains.

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☆ Thailand sentences man to record 50 years in prison for insulting the monarchy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Sentences for those convicted under Section 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code, or lese majeste law, can be decades long and hundreds of people have been prosecuted in recent years. A criminal court found him guilty of 14 violations of lese majeste and sentenced him in January 2023 to 28 years. At least 262 people have been charged with lese majeste during that time, the group added. Thailand’s lese majeste prosecutions continue despite a civilian government now being in power, following almost a decade of military-backed rule. The verdicts include a decision by the Constitutional Court on whether Pita sought to overthrow the monarchy through his election campaign to amend the lese majeste law.

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☆ Trust comes through the empowerment of citizens: Advocacy group Global Citizen
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTrust comes through the empowerment of citizens: Advocacy group Global CitizenCNBC's Tania Bryer invites Hugh Evans, co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen, and Nomzamo Mbatha, actress, humanitarian and Global Citizen ambassador to the CNBC Sanctuary in Davos to discuss how participation and representation by all citizens can help equalize unfair economic and social systems.

Persons: Global Citizen CNBC's Tania Bryer, Hugh Evans, Nomzamo Mbatha Organizations: Email Trust, Global Citizen, CNBC Locations: Davos

Thursday's attack followed one by Iran inside Pakistan on Tuesday. The strikes imperiled diplomatic relations between Islamabad and Tehran, as Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion over militant attacks. Iran has seen growing pressure for action after the Islamic State group attack, Israel's war on Hamas and wider unrest against its theocracy. Iran and Pakistan share a 900-kilometer (560-mile), largely lawless border in which smugglers and militants freely cross. For both Iran and Pakistan, the cross-border attacks renew questions about their own military preparedness, particularly their radar and air defense systems.

Persons: ”, Ali Reza Marhamati, Pakistan's, “, Jundallah, Jaish, Abdullah Khan, ” There's, Mao Ning, ___ Gambrell, Riazat Butt, Nasser Karimi, Liu Zheng Organizations: Hamas, Islamic, Ministry, Baluch Liberation Army, Baluch, Adl, Islamic State, Pakistan Institute for Conflict, Security Studies, Baloch, Foreign Ministry, Associated Press Locations: ISLAMABAD, Iran, Pakistan, Gaza, Iraq, Syria, Islamic State, Islamabad, Tehran, Iran’s Sistan, Baluchestan, Saravan, Baluchistan, United States, Israel, Pakistan’s Baluchistan, Sistan, Chabahar, Afghanistan, India, U.S, French, China, Beijing, Pakistan's Baluchistan, Jerusalem

☆ Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under deal struck by Qatar
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Helen Regan | Jennifer Hauser | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians has entered Gaza, Qatar said Wednesday, after the Gulf nation brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to provide vital medication to the war-torn enclave. The agreement mediated by Qatar Tuesday will see medication delivered to Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for medicine and humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. Osama Hamdan, a Lebanon-based Hamas official, said the agreement was dependent on there being enough medication for Palestinians in Gaza in addition to the Israeli hostages. Hamas has stipulated that for every box of medication given to the hostages, Palestinians in Gaza must receive 1,000 boxes. However, the Israeli military said it does “not have the ability to guarantee” that medicine will reach the hostages.

Persons: Majed Al, Ansari, Osama Hamdan, Daniel Hagari, ” Hagari, “ There’s, I’ve, Dr, Nick Maynard, Martin Griffiths, “ Organizations: CNN, Medicine, Qatar, Qatari Foreign Ministry, Israel Defense Forces, Ministry, UNICEF, Al, Aqsa, United Nations, UN Locations: Gaza, Qatar, Israel, Doha, Egypt, Lebanon, British

☆ These 11 senators supported Bernie Sanders's resolution to force a State Department report on Israeli human rights violations in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewJust 11 senators on Tuesday evening supported advancing a resolution from Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have significantly escalated congressional oversight of US military aid to Israel. AdvertisementUnder a relatively obscure provision within US law, the resolution would have forced the State Department to provide Congress with a report on human rights violations by Israel. "We will be voting on a very simple question: do you support asking the State Department whether human rights violations may have occurred using US equipment or assistance in this war?" However, it would be highly unusual for the State Department to fail to respond to an oversight request from Congress. "This should be the beginning of a broader human rights oversight process," said Chappell.

Persons: —, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, — Sen, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, Israel, Gaza —, Chris Coons, Coons, John, Chappell, Tim Kaine, Chris Van Hollen, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Gaza Health Ministry, State Department, Israel, Senate Foreign Relations, Foreign Assistance, Department, Center for Civilians Locations: Israel, Gaza, Chris Coons of Delaware, Ukraine, Virginia, Maryland

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