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☆ Henry Kissinger was so old that he outlived one of his New York Times obituary writers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday, aged 100. He outlived a New York Times journalist who helped with his obituary — the writer died in 2010. He lasted so long that he outlived one of The New York Times writers who contributed to his obituary. The Times described Kaufman in the byline as "a former correspondent and editor for The Times who died in 2010" — 13 years before Kissinger. David Kissinger wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post in May that his "father's longevity is especially miraculous when one considers the health regimen he has followed throughout his adult life."

Persons: Henry Kissinger, —, Michael T, Kaufman, Kissinger, Kaufman's, Osama bin Laden, Kenneth Kaunda, Nixon, David Kissinger Organizations: New York Times, The Times, Service, The New York Times, Times, —, Ford, Washington Post, CBS News Locations: Zambia, Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans' yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease. Fauci, who served as the nation's top infectious disease expert before retiring last year, will sit for transcribed interviews in early January and a public hearing at a later date. House Republicans have investigated whether Fauci or other U.S. government officials took part in any sort of cover-up about the origin of the deadly virus. Fauci, who served under both Republican and Democratic presidents, has repeatedly called the GOP criticism nonsense. Political Cartoons View All 1273 ImagesWenstrup, who is also a longtime member of the House Intelligence Committee, has accused Fauci and U.S. intelligence of withholding key facts about its investigation into the coronavirus.

Persons: — Anthony Fauci, Fauci, Brad Wenstrup, Sen, Ted Cruz, Merrick Garland, Amanda Seitz, Nomaan Merchant Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Republicans, Republican, Fauci, Democratic, House Intelligence, Wuhan, of Virology, National Institutes of Health, Associated Press Locations: U.S, Wuhan, Texas

☆ Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Conor Humphries | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Shane MacGowan, former lead singer of The Pogues, performs during the Montreux Jazz festival in the [Miles Davis] Hall late July 15, 1995. MacGowan and his band The Popes were part of the 'Irish Night' during the festival. MacGowan brought Irish traditional music to a huge new audience in the late 1980s by splicing it with punk, and achieved mainstream success with his bittersweet, expletive-strewn 1987 Christmas anthem "Fairytale of New York". Irish President Michael D. Higgins, also a poet, described MacGowan on Thursday as one of music's greatest lyricists. Following a decade with a new band, the Popes, MacGowan and the Pogues reunited and toured regularly until 2014.

Persons: Shane MacGowan, Miles Davis, MacGowan, Stringer, Pogues, Nick Cave, Victoria Mary Clarke, Jesus, Mary, Therese, Pogue Mahone, Elvis Costello, Joe Strummer, Michael D, Higgins, Kirsty MacColl, Bono, Sinead O'Connor, Glen Matlock, Johnny Depp, Cave, Muvija M, Graham Fahy, Conor Humphries, Padraic Halpin, Alex Richardson, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Montreux Jazz, Hall, Guardian, Westminster School, Pogues, Sex, Thomson Locations: Kent, Ireland, DUBLIN, London, Irish, York, English, Soho, Siam, New Zealand, Japan

☆ Irish singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Musician Shane MacGowan departs the funeral service of his mother Therese MacGowan at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Silvermines, Ireland January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Shane MacGowan, the London-Irish singer with The Pogues celebrated as one of Ireland's greatest song writers, has died, his wife said on Thursday. MacGowan, who transformed Irish traditional music with The Pogues and penned some of the most haunting ballads of the 1980s' before sinking into alcohol and drug addiction, died after a prolonged period of ill health. MacGowan achieved mainstream success with his bittersweet, expletive-strewn 1987 Christmas anthem "Fairytale of New York. Reporting by Muvija M, Graham Fahy and Conor Humphries; Editing by Kate Holton and Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Chick-fil-A appears to be creating an entertainment app to host video series and podcasts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The chain is hiring an "entertainment producer," according to a job posting on its website. The new entertainment app, PLAY, will feature scripted and non-scripted programming. The Atlanta-based fast-food chain, owned by the wealthy Cathy family, is set to launch a family-focused entertainment app called PLAY, according to a job posting for an "entertainment producer" listed on the chain's website. The PLAY app is geared toward entertaining families and children. AdvertisementThe entertainment producer will manage writers, actors, casting directors, artists, and showrunners.

Persons: —, Cathy, thoughtfully Organizations: Service, Evergreen Locations: Atlanta, Evergreen Hills

Our theater writers Jesse Green and Elisabeth Vincentelli discuss two of the biggest hits of the fall theater season, both of them shows about the perils of making art with people you love. The new Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Merrily We Roll Along” revitalizes that famously flawed musical, while off Broadway a play called “Stereophonic” dramatizes the creation of a rock album in the 1970s. On today’s episode

Persons: Jesse Green, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Stephen Sondheim, George Furth’s “ Organizations: Broadway

☆ How Jewish People Built the American Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +46 min

Let Us Tell You A Story How Jewish people built the American theater as we know it. The theater, which for many Jews was a major way of becoming American in the first place, seems unable to acknowledge that the danger that American Jews face is not just historical, and not just onstage. (Both of Adler’s parents were Yiddish theater stars — her father, Jacob Adler, was a renowned Shylock in 1903.) Embedding their own observation and experience within Stanislavsky’s, along with the best of Yiddish theater and a generous dollop of Freud, they converted the American theater to Judaism. Sara Krulwich/The New York TimesThe Jewish contribution to the creation of the American theater was built on the acknowledgment of a larger humanity alive within each of us, available to some, with natural empathy and rigorous training.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The irreverent feminist website Jezebel is making a comeback less than a month after it was shut down. Paste Magazine, a digital pop culture publication based in Atlanta, announced Wednesday that it was buying Jezebel.com from G/O Media, which closed it and laid off its staff earlier this month. Like many other digital publications, however, Jezebel struggled in recent years to find a sustainable business model as digital advertising plummeted. Paste said Jezebel's “acquisition is poised to bring together the strengths of Paste Magazine’s established presence in the media landscape with Jezebel’s influential position in addressing contemporary issues.”Paste did not immediately return an e-mail seeking further details. The New York Times reported that Paste is searching for a new editor-in-chief for Jezebel before hiring writers.

Persons: Jezebel, Paste, “, Josh Jackson, Jezebel’s, ”, ” Jackson, Jim Spanfeller, ” Spanfeller Organizations: Paste Magazine, New York Times, Paste, Gawker Media Locations: Atlanta

☆ 'The O.C.' star Adam Brody got so 'bored' with the show that the writers gave Seth a marijuana addiction to 'explain his lethargy on-screen'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

star Adam Brody became so disinterested in the show by season three that the writers gave his character, Seth Cohen, a weed addiction to explain the actor's lack of enthusiasm on-screen. AdvertisementAdam Brody as Seth Cohen on season one of "The O.C." According to the oral history book, Schwartz and the actors didn't have the same energy and interest that they brought to season one. AdvertisementAdam Brody as Seth Cohen on season three, episode 13 of "The O.C." In the book, Schwartz said that Brody was so disengaged during season three that he delivered a performance with less energy, which was uncharacteristic of Seth.

Persons: Adam Brody, Josh Schwartz, Seth, —, Seth Cohen, Brody, Alan Sepinwall, Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Ryan Atwood, Ben McKenzie, Cohen, Ryan, Fox, didn't, Savage, — McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Marissa Cooper, Rachel Bilson, Summer Roberts, Bob DeLaurentis, I'm, we're Organizations: Service, Fox, Newport Locations: Chino , California, Newport Beach

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying to “grandstand” over the disputed Parthenon Marbles and breaking a promise to the U.K. government. Athens wants them returned so they can be displayed alongside the rest of the Parthenon sculptures at a purpose-built museum in Athens. Sunak said Mitsotakis had reneged on a promise not to talk publicly about the marbles during his visit. The leader of the U.K. opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, met with Mitsotakis in London on Monday. It’s not that difficult, prime minister.”___Associated Press writers Nicholas Paphitis and Derek Gatopoulos in Athens contributed to this report.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis, Lord Elgin, Sunak, Leonardo da Vinci’s, Mona Lisa ”, ” Sunak, “, Critics, Keir Starmer, Starmer, ”, ” Starmer, It’s, Nicholas Paphitis, Derek Gatopoulos Organizations: British, British Museum, ”, “, European Union, Conservative, National Health Service, Labour Party, Mitsotakis, Associated Press Locations: Greece, Athens, loggerheads, United Kingdom, ” Greece, Brexit, London

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Wednesday although a strong report on U.S. consumer confidence and hopes the Federal Reserve is finished with its aggressive interest rate hikes sent shares higher on Wall Street. Food delivery company Meituan's Hong Kong-traded shares dropped 11% after it forecast its revenue will fall in the current quarter. The loosening grip from inflation and a resilient economy have raised hopes that the Fed might finally be finished with raising its benchmark interest rate. Hopes that the Fed will keep its benchmark interest rate steady were reaffirmed Tuesday by Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors. The Fed will meet again in December to update its interest rate policy.

Persons: Australia's, Hang Seng, Matthew Weller, Forex.com, Brent, Tesla, Christopher Waller, “, ” Waller, Damian J, Troise, Alex Veiga Organizations: TOKYO, Reserve, Nikkei, China Evergrande, Benchmark, New York Mercantile Exchange, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Microsoft, GE Healthcare Technologies, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Fed’s, Governors, American Enterprise Institute, U.S ., AP Business Locations: Hong, Shanghai, Hong Kong, China, OPEC, Washington

Adelson, 78, is a medical doctor and widow of Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire founder and owner of Las Vegas Sands who died in 2021. Adelson and her family own the Las Vegas Sands and Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada’s largest newspaper. It's doubtful Adelson would try to move the Mavericks to Las Vegas, especially since Cuban will retain responsibility over basketball operations. “There’s no doubt that there’s enormous interest in this (Las Vegas) market,” Silver said at the time. Silver will also likely address the potential sale at the In-Season Tournament in Las Vegas when he speaks there during the Dec. 7-9 weekend.

Persons: — Mark Cuban, MIRIAM ADELSON, Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Patrick Dumont, Israel Hayom, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Adam Silver, ” Silver, Greg Abbott, Tilman Fertitta, ”, Trump, “, Silver, Tim Reynolds, Ken Ritter, Paul Weber, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Dallas Mavericks, WHO, Las Vegas Sands, Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada’s, Republican Party, Vegas Sands, Expo, Apollo Global Management, NFL Raiders, Raiders, Bank of America, Mavericks, Cuban, NBA, TEXAS, Texas Sands, GOP, Capitol, Republican Gov, Texas Legislature, Texas GOP, Republican, NBC, Governors, Pro Locations: Las Vegas, Las, U.S, Oakland , California, Vegas, Texas, Austin , Texas

James PoniewozikBest Shows of 2023TV in 2023 was like synchronized swimming. A number of hall-of-fame series left the air, with no clear plan of, as it were, succession. As usual, I made it a rule not to repeat shows from the previous year, and as usual, I broke that rule. Even if Peak TV is dead, Off-Peak TV should keep us plenty busy. Now “The Bear” has that pride of place (at least until “Abbott Elementary” makes it back on my list).

Persons: James Poniewozik, ’, whittle, ”, “ Abbott Organizations: Hulu

☆ Opinion: What the Sports Illustrated AI debacle is telling us
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Opinion Will Leitch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

(Full disclosure: I briefly hosted a television show for Sports Illustrated a few years back that no one watched.) But the only difference between those sports sites using AI writers and other sports sites using AI writers is that people actually used to enjoy Sports Illustrated and Deadspin; Yahoo, for example, has been contracted with a company called “Automated Insights” to write AI sport stories for years. Another game I like to play in my downtime is NBA2K, the wildly popular NBA video game. But in the game, Aldridge is not real; he’s just some pixels synced to audio the real Aldridge recorded years ago. Sports writers insist, as we fight back against a creeping AI world, that we can always do our jobs better than a robot can.

Persons: Will Leitch, ”, it’s, I’m, —, William Faulkner, Robert Frost, John Steinbeck, AdVon, Richard Johnson, Emma Baccellieri, Pat Forde, Tom Verducci, you’ve, It’s, Fox, Charissa Thompson, I’ve, Hall, Hall of Famer Andrea Kremer, Thompson, “, can’t, Curt Gowdy, David Aldridge, Aldridge, Video Aldridge, Julius Randle, Randle, … I’d Organizations: New York Magazine, CNN, Park Baseball, MLB, Sports, The Arena Group, The, Group, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo, Amazon, Hall of Famer, New York Times, NBA, Video Knicks

WASHINGTON (AP) — As record numbers of migrants surge at the southern U.S. border, many seeking asylum, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has told Congress the country's “broken” immigration system is in need of a top-to-bottom update. It comes as Mayorkas, the face of the administration’s immigration policy, bears down the threat of impeachment proceedings from House Republicans over what they view as failed border policies. “We’re at a point for three years we’ve been saying, ‘When are we going to secure the country? On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson told GOP senators behind closed doors that he needs real border security changes as part of Biden's broader war funding package. During recent hearings, Mayorkas told Congress the administration is working to manage the situation, even as Congress has failed to update the immigration system for decades.

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☆ ‘Fleece Vest’ and ‘MAGA Hat’ Discuss Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Gerard Baker | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. His weekly column for the editorial page, “Free Expression,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2009-2013. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he graduated in 1983 with a 1st Class Honors Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Persons: Gerry Baker, ”, Baker, Dow Jones Organizations: Street, Fox Business Network, Street Journal, Dow, Financial Times, The, BBC, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University Locations: London

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vigils for three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Vermont over the weekend prompted calls for authorities to recognize the violence as a hate crime, and for unity among the Jewish and Arab communities. One vigil was held Monday night at Brown University in Rhode Island, where one of the victims, Hisham Awartani, is a student. Eaton moved to Burlington over the summer from Syracuse, New York, and legally purchased the gun used in the shooting, Murad told reporters. Eaton came to the door holding his hands, palms up, and told the officers he’d been waiting for them. Sarah George, state’s attorney, said that law enforcement officials do not yet have evidence to support a hate crime charge, which under Vermont law must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

Persons: Jason J, Eaton, General Merrick Garland, ”, Hisham Awartani, Christina Paxson, Brown, Robert Leikend, “, Awartani, Kinnan, Tahseen Ali Ahmad, Jon Murad, Abdalhamid, Murad, “ I’ve, I’ve, Rich Price, Awartani's, Rania Ma’ayeh, Ali Ahmad, Ma’ayeh, Abdalhamid’s, Radi Tamimi, we’re, he’d, Mary Reed, Matthew Malinowski, Sarah George, Holly Ramer, Kathy McCormack, Lindsay Whitehurst, David Sharp Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, Hamas, Brown University, American Jewish Committee, NBC News, West Bank, Police, University of Vermont Medical Center, Ramallah Friends School, Haverford College, Trinity College in, Daily, Syracuse, Associated Press Locations: BURLINGTON, Vt, Vermont, Burlington, Israel, Rhode Island, Robert Leikend , New England, “, Ramallah, Brown, Pennsylvania, Trinity College in Connecticut, Syracuse , New York, U.S, Gaza, Concord , New Hampshire, Washington, Portland , Maine

Sports Illustrated is the latest media company to see its reputation damaged by being less than forthcoming — if not outright dishonest — about who or what is writing its stories at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age. The once-powerful publication said it was firing a company that produced articles for its website written under the byline of authors who apparently don't exist. Earlier this year, experiments with AI went awry at both the Gannett newspaper chain and the CNET technology website. On Monday, the Futurism website reported that Sports Illustrated used stories for product reviews that had authors it could not identify. At the end of each such story is a note that explains technology's role in its production, a spokeswoman said.

Persons: ”, Tom Rosenstiel, ” Rosenstiel, “, Jeff Jarvis, Drew Ortiz, “ Drew, AdVon, AdVon wasn't, LedeAI, Jarvis, Gannett, Connie Guglielmo, ” Guglielmo, Emma Heegar, ” Buzzfeed, ” ___ David Bauder Organizations: Gannett, CNET, University of Maryland, Arena, Time Inc, “, AdVon Commerce, Sports Illustrated Union, Staff, Associated Press, NBA, Data Locations: Santa Barbara, Calif, Sportradar

Three years ago, journalists at Sports Illustrated were worried that the venerable magazine’s new owners and operators were drastically lowering its standards. On Monday, the science and technology publication Futurism reported that Sports Illustrated had published product reviews under fake author names with fake author biographies. “If true, these practices violate everything we believe in about journalism,” the union representing Sports Illustrated journalists said in a statement after the report was published. “We deplore being associated with something so disrespectful to our readers.”The Arena Group, which publishes Sports Illustrated under a complicated management structure, blamed a vendor, AdVon Commerce, for the situation. Sports Illustrated licenses product reviews from AdVon, and AdVon assured the Arena Group that “all of the articles in question were written and edited by humans,” said Rachael Fink, an Arena Group spokeswoman.

Persons: AdVon, ”, Rachael Fink, “ Organizations: Sports Illustrated, Sports, Group, AdVon Commerce, Arena Group

☆ As Truce Appears to Hold, Israeli Leaders Face a Tough Choice
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Golden Matonga | John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Ms. Tamimi comes from a family of prominent Palestinian activists and has protested the Israeli occupation of their village of Nabi Saleh for much of her life. Ms. Tamimi made headlines as a child for physically confronting Israeli forces, who have wounded, imprisoned and killed many of her relatives. A video of one such episode, in which she slapped an Israeli soldier, went viral and transformed Ms. Tamimi into an international symbol of Palestinian resistance. The Israeli military estimates that it has arrested 1,800 people in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7. “This form of detention has been systematically used by the Israeli authorities to subjugate and silence Palestinians, including writers, for decades,” he added.

Persons: Ahed Tamimi, Nariman, Ahed, Nariman Tamimi, Tamimi, Mahmoud Hassan, ” Mr, Hassan, we’re, Hitler, Nabi Saleh, Bassem, Ofer, “, ”, Mina Thabet Organizations: West Bank, Random, Human Rights, Palestinian Prisoners Society, PEN International Locations: Israel, East, North Africa

NEW YORK (AP) — Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger were selected Major League Baseball's Comeback Players of the Year on Tuesday. He went 2-0 with one save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances for the Chicago White Sox, the last on June 9. The White Sox declined a $15 million option and will pay a $15 million buyout in 10 equal installments from 2024-33. He went free again after declining a $25 million mutual option and taking a $5 million buyout. Bellinger also had a tying, three-run homer against Atlanta in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series.

Persons: Liam Hendriks, Cody Bellinger, Hendriks, Tommy John, Bellinger, ___ Organizations: League, MLB.com, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota, Kansas City, White Sox, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Star, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL, San, Atlanta Locations: Kansas, Toronto, Oakland, San Francisco

☆ Israel-Hamas war: Answering readers’ questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jenna Zucker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Reuters editors took some of those readers' questions about the war received on Reddit and had two of our reporters answer. loadingHOW TO SPOT MISINFORMATION AND PROPAGANDAWhat level of misinformation is being released on both sides? * False or miscaptioned footage of reactions to the war in other countries, like this example or this one. loadingChristina Anagnostopoulos, U.S. Fact-Checking EditorThis is a war between two sides, both very skilled at presenting their own version. So it's an information war as well as a ‘real’ one.

Persons: Christina Anagnostopoulos, –, Stephen Farrell, “, haven't, that's Organizations: Yale Law, Reuters, Jerusalem Bureau, FAIR, Thomson Locations: Israel, U.S, Balfour, Rafah, Gaza, Galilee, Jerusalem, Iraq

☆ Sports Illustrated reportedly published articles by fake AI-generated writers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sports Illustrated published articles by fake authors with AI-generated profile pictures, Futurism reported. The magazine denied using AI but said it would take down the articles while it investigated. The magazine said it will take down several articles after a report found they were written by fake, AI-generated authors. Futurism identified two Sports Illustrated writers, " Drew Ortiz" and " Sora Tanaka ," whose biographies appeared to be fake. In a statement to Futurism, Sports Illustrated owner Arena Group denied publishing AI-generated articles but said they were removing the pieces while an internal investigation took place.

Persons: —, Drew Ortiz, Sora Tanaka, Ortiz's, Ross Levinsohn Organizations: Service, Sports Illustrated, Sports, Arena Group, AdVon Commerce, Arena, Gannett, Tech, CNET, Business Locations: NewsGuard

The back-and-forth points to what could be a key issue in a general election rematch between Trump and Biden if both win their parties' nominations as widely expected. Political Cartoons View All 1267 ImagesHealth care has generally been a better issue for Democrats than Republicans, who have largely abandoned efforts to repeal the law in recent years. But Trump weighed in on the issue Saturday morning on his Truth Social site. A recent ABC News/Ipsos poll found 37% of Americans trust Democrats to do a better job than Republicans on handling healthcare, versus about 1 in 5 — 18% — who trust Republicans over Democrats on this issue. Still, a June 2023 AP-NORC poll showed a minority of U.S. adults — 44% — approving of how Biden was handling health care, with 53% disapproving.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, “ Donald Trump’s, ”, Biden, Harris, Ammar Moussa, Trump, it’s, I’m, “, Sen, John McCain, Elizabeth Warren, Mike Braun, Moussa, –, Zeke Miller, Linley Sanders Organizations: Affordable, Democratic, GOP, Trump, Republicans, Republican, Republican Party, ABC, Democrats, Wall, ” Biden's Department of Health, Human Services, Associated Press Locations: U.S, Sens, Washington

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives who settled before them refuse to offer a bed. In South Florida, some immigrants complain that people who came later get work permits that are out of reach for them. Across the country, mayors, governors and others have been forceful advocates for newly arrived migrants seeking shelter and work permits. The administration said in September that it would work to reduce wait times for work permits to 30 days for those using the new pathways. The Washington rally reflected an effort by advocates to push for work permits for all, regardless of when they came.

Persons: Joe Biden, ”, “ Chuy ” Garcia, José Guerrero, ” Guerrero, “, Angel Hernandez, Hernandez, Adriana Trino, “ We're, Diego Torres, Santiago Marquez, hasn't, –, They’ve, ” Lawrence Benito, ___ Tareen, J, Elliot Spagat, Erik Verduzco Organizations: U.S, Rep, Chicago Democrat, . Citizenship, Immigration Services, Biden, Latin American Coalition, American Association, Washington, Illinois Coalition, Immigrant, Refugee Rights, Chicago, Associated Press, Rico Locations: Fla, New York, Chicago, South Florida, Washington, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Homestead , Florida, Miami, Denver, Los Angeles, Houston, U.S, Venezuelan, Panama’s, Darien, Colombia, United States, Midtown Manhattan, Charlotte , North Carolina, In Atlanta, Homestead, Atlanta

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