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☆ High-yield oil funds and more: CNBC's 'Halftime Report' traders answer your questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Christina Falso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

On Thursday's "Ask Halftime," traders answered questions from CNBC Pro subscribers about which sectors and exchange-traded funds to buy, hold or sell. Jenny Harrington of Gilman Hill Asset Management explained why there is too much risk associated with investing in a high-yield oil fund right now. Cerity Partners' Jim Lebenthal broke down why he is underweight on the technology sector and doesn't think it will outperform going forward. Instead, Lebenthal is looking at more cyclical sectors such as financials , industrials , materials and energy .

Persons: Jenny Harrington, Jim Lebenthal Organizations: CNBC Pro, Management, Cerity Partners

☆ Satellite Images Show the Scale of Destruction on Maui.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jenny Gross | More About Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Satellite images showed the extent to which wildfires, fueled by strong winds, devastated Maui’s historic district of Lahaina in several hours on Wednesday. Across the island, hundreds of buildings, including a school, a church, businesses and homes, were damaged. Recovery is expected to take years, authorities said.

Locations: Maui’s, Lahaina

☆ Kantamanto market: At one of the world’s largest clothing dumps, textiles are getting a new lease of life
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jenny Marc | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

They belong to a vendor in one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets, who plans on selling these clothes for a small profit. Using research, advocacy and innovation, the foundation draws attention to textile waste and finds ways to reuse it. A water stream across the street from Kantamanto textile market is choked with discarded clothing, essentially becoming a makeshift landfill. They purchase used clothing by the bale, without knowing what’s inside, in hopes of selling it for profit. The regulations will make the collection of textile waste mandatory in 2025, but the organization says these changes won’t be enough.

Persons: Ghana CNN — Kennie MacCarthy rummages, MacCarthy, ” MacCarthy, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Jenny Marc, “ I’ve, ”, –, Kayayei, “, Liz Branson, MacCarthy – Organizations: Ghana CNN, Bloomberg, Charities, CNN Merchants, Foundation, CNN, European Commission Locations: Accra, Ghana, Kantamanto, Europe, North America

Insider identified the chief marketing officers to watch in 2023. Our list recognizes the newest marketing chiefs rethinking the status quo and reshaping marketing. While the chief marketer's tenure has always been among the shortest in the C-suite, it can be a path to the very top of the corporate ladder. For instance, Taco Bell's global chief brand officer, Sean Tresvant, is set to become the company's CEO next year. Though turnover remains high, there will always be a crop of newly minted chief marketers poised to bring their companies to new heights.

Persons: They're, inclusivity, Sean Tresvant, Kraft, Diana Frost, Jenny Lewis, Glossier's Kleona Mack, who's Organizations: Motors, AB InBev, Taco, Mercedes, Benz

☆ Researchers are shocked to find 2 great white sharks have become 'buddies' since the predators are typically solitary creatures
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Researchers were shocked to find out that two great white sharks have become friends. Great white sharks are usually solitary creatures so finding these shark "buddies" was a surprise. Researchers were shocked to discover that two great white sharks — which are typically solitary creatures — have seemingly become friends, traveling thousands of miles together. Why are these two great white shark sticking together? Heuter continued, "White sharks lead a very solitary existence.

Persons: Simon, Jekyll, OCEARCH, Saint Lawrence, Bob Hueter, We've, Heuter, Yannis Papastamatiou Organizations: Service, OCEARCH, Facebook, Florida International University Locations: Coast ., Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Saint, Florida , Georgia, Carolinas

☆ Could the curse of Tutankhamun’s tomb be caused by fungi?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rumors of a curse have persisted since Howard Carter and others found Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. But because he'd been present at the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb a few months prior, rumors of a curse started to swirl. But dozens of Egyptian laborers contributed physical and skilled labor to excavate Tutankhamun's tomb. As the decades passed, some scientists wondered if there was something deadly lurking in Tutankhamun's tomb: fungi. Egyptian carpenters prepare to reseal Tutankhamun's tomb with Howard Carter circa 1923.

Persons: Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon, he'd, King, Carter, Carter's, Tutankhamun, George Herbert , 5th Earl of Carnarvon, LiveScience, Lord Carnarvon's, Susie, Carnarvon, Evelyn Herbert, Harry Burton, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Carnarvon's, Sir Ernest A, Wallis Budge, George Jay Gould, Philip Livingston Poe, Edgar Allen Poe, Richard Bethell, Howard, King Tutankhamun, Apic, Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey, Frank McClanahan Organizations: Service, New York Times, British Museum, Savoy, Harvard University, Hulton, Safety Locations: Wall, Silicon, British, Luxor, Egypt, Cairo, Hampshire, England, London, Aspergillosis

☆ 8 New Songs You Should Hear Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

“A Vivir en Desacuerdo.” (translation: “To Live in Disagreement.”) is a welcoming introduction to her alluringly off-kilter sound. (Listen on YouTube)4. (Actually, I listened to it as an audiobook, which I would recommend because there are times when Tweedy actually sings to explain a point he’s making.) “Evicted” is stomping, twangy and rife with bruised emotions, as Tweedy sings, “I’d laugh until I died if it wasn’t my life, if it wasn’t me in the mirror.” (Listen on YouTube)7. (Listen on YouTube)

Persons: maJa, Jon Pareles, she’s, Billie Eilish, —, Lou, Ama, ”, Margaret Glaspy, Margaret Glaspy’s, “, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Tweedy, John Darnielle, Thebes Organizations: YouTube, Hail, Panasonic Locations: Dominican, Hail West Texas

One man was wounded in a stabbing outside the British Museum in central London on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police said, adding that it was an isolated incident and that a suspect had been arrested. The incident occurred at about 10 a.m. near the front entrance of the museum, one of London’s most popular tourist attractions. By midday, there was a heavy police presence outside the museum, and several nearby restaurants had closed. A line of several hundred people formed around the block as they waited for the museum to reopen. The British Museum, which had more than four million visits last year, said in a statement that it had increased security.

Organizations: British Museum, Metropolitan Police Locations: London

☆ US scientists trying to harness the power of the sun have made a 2nd major breakthrough for the future of sustainable, green energy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Why nuclear fusion is so important for global energy needsWe see the colossal power of nuclear fusion in action every day — the sun. Meaning that unlike fossil fuels, nuclear fusion doesn't contribute to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that are driving climate change. It was a major breakthrough and the first time a fusion experiment had ever generated an energy surplus. Why nuclear fusion beats nuclear fissionCurrent nuclear power plants use fission to make energy. While fission creates a chain reaction, nuclear fusion reactors of the future would not, avoiding the risk of a meltdown.

Persons: Energy Jennifer Granholm, Lawrence, Jason Laurea, Paul Rhien, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Arjun Makhijani, Daniel Jassby, Jassby Organizations: Service, International Energy Agency, Department of Energy, Energy, Ignition, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Financial Times, Manhattan, International Atomic Energy Agency, Scientists, Institute for Energy, Environmental Research, Princeton Plasma Physics Locations: Wall, Silicon, Lawrence Livermore, That's

☆ Majority of parents spend 20% or more of household income on child care, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jenny Goff, right, reaches out to a child at Central Park Child Care Center in Vancouver, Washington. Ariane Kunze | The Columbian via APWhy child care costs are so highRising fees at child care centers are contributing to the growing costs of child care, as well as inflation and changes in parents' work status, according to Care.com. Many day care centers shuttered during the pandemic, leaving the few that stayed open with limited slots available. The new child fee is usually used to fund teachers' education, books and materials for the classes, she added. Financial advisors say there are several other ways parents can plan ahead to help cover child care costs.

Persons: Jenny Goff, Ariane Kunze, Sophia Bera Daigle, Daigle, Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan, Care.com Organizations: Central, Child Care Center, AP, CNBC FA Council, Planning Partners, CNBC FA Locations: Vancouver , Washington, Jacksonville , Florida

The first group of migrants has arrived on board the boat, named Bibby Stockholm, which is docked in Portland, on the Dorset coast of southwest England, PA Media news agency reported. Medical practitioners flagged safety concerns over the Bibby Stockholm, after it was called a “death trap” by the UK’s Fire Brigades Union (FBU) on Wednesday. Campaigners flagged safety concerns over the UK government's plans to house 500 asylum-seekers on the boat. Finnbarr Webster/Getty ImagesPublic health experts warned that the cramped living conditions of the barge increase the risk of respiratory infections spreading. Housing any human on a ‘floating prison’ like the Bibby Stockholm is unacceptable.

Persons: Bibby Stockholm, Jenny Harries, Harries, Bibby, Finnbarr Webster, Andrew Matthews, Ben Selby, ” Selby, Oliver Dowden, Dowden, Steve Smith, ” Organizations: CNN, Media, Bibby, UK’s Fire Brigades, UK Health Security Agency, BBC Radio, Portland Port, Sunday, Getty, Public, Andrew Matthews / Press, AP, Sky News, Conservative Locations: England, Portland, Dorset, Britain, Bibby Stockholm, France

☆ The genius plan that could bring down skyrocketing home prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Not only did this help to slow down skyrocketing housing costs, it inspired a bipartisan, nationwide expansion of the policy. Home prices in Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, doubled between 2009 and 2016 and prices across the rest of the country followed close behind. "A typical New Zealand city looks a lot like a typical US city," Gray said. There are three models of housing construction in US cities right now, Gray said. "In terms of an overall objective, I think bringing down house prices to construction costs is an ultimate sign of housing abundance."

Persons: Upzoning, Jenny Schuetz, Matthew Maltman, who's, Ryan Greenaway, Guo Lei, Maltman, There's, Auckland's upzoning, Vicki Been, Bill de Blasio, Schuetz, Nolan Gray, Gray, let's, Brett Coomer, that's, Allison Zaucha, Freemark, we're, Emily Hamilton, Eliza Relman Organizations: Brookings Institute, Auckland, Economic, University of Auckland, New, National Party, Housing, Economic Development, New Zealand, California YIMBY, Urban Institute, Houston, Montana Republicans, George Mason University Locations: New Zealand, Auckland, Australian, Zealand, Auckland , New, New Zealand's, New York, Europe, California, Zealanders, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, Denver, Seattle, Washington, Portland , Oregon, Montana, California . Utah, Minneapolis, New York City

☆ Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History offers clues
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Mark John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Backers of AI predict a productivity leap that will generate wealth and improve living standards. The productivity gains it was once lauded for have slowed across many economies. In a globalised economy, there are other reasons to doubt whether the potential gains of AI will be felt evenly. That is just one of several factors that will help determine how AI shapes our economic lives - from antitrust policies that ensure healthy competition among AI suppliers through to re-training of workforces. "The question is: will AI exacerbate existing inequalities or could it actually help us get back to something much fairer?"

Persons: Richard Erkhov, Yiannis, Simon Johnson, Johnson, Daron Acemoglu, jenny, Natixis, Stefano Scarpetta, MIT's Johnson, Mary Towers, Eva Mathews, Mark John, Catherine Evans Organizations: REUTERS, MIT Sloan School of Management, McKinsey, Hollywood, Reuters, Labour, Social Affairs, Economic Cooperation, Development, UN, POWER, Britain's Trades Union, OECD, Thomson Locations: Pascal, Nicosia, Cyprus, U.S, American, Paris, Bengaluru

☆ Austin is copying Houston's playbook for making housing more affordable
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Demand for housing in Austin, Texas has outstripped even its relatively rapid housing production. Austin's upzoning measures are designed to incentivize "gentle density" — also known as infill housing or missing-middle housing. And even if you don't care about housing policy, you are feeling this in a very intimate way." Aerial view of neighborhood outside of Austin Texas. Most recently, Dallas city Council member Chad West is leading the charge to consider cutting minimum lot sizes in his city.

Persons: Austin, Jenny Schuetz, They've, Schuetz, Emily Hamilton, Nicole Nabulsi Nosek, Greg Anderson, there's, Joe Sohm, Anderson, Nosek, Chad West Organizations: Service, Apple, Brookings Institute, George Mason University, Reasonable, Austin Habitat, Humanity, Chad Locations: Austin , Texas, Texas, Wall, Silicon, Austin, Houston, Austin Texas, California, Dallas

☆ Bonmati scores brilliant brace to lead Spain into quarter-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Spaniards will now play the winner of Sunday's round of 16 game between the Netherlands and South Africa. The 20th-ranked Swiss matched their best World Cup finish. They also bowed out in the round of 16 in their only other World Cup appearance in 2015. Spain finished second in Group C, beating Costa Rica and Zambia by a combined 8-0 before being run ragged in a surprise 4-0 loss to Japan on Monday. Bonmati netted her second in the 36th minute with some exquisite footwork that sent two defenders and keeper Gaelle Thalman the wrong way.

Persons: Switzerland's Lara Marti, Spain's Ona Batlle, David Rowland AUCKLAND, Aitana Bonmati, Bonmati, Alba, Laia Codina, Jenny Hermoso, Cata Coll, Jorge Vilda, Maria Rodriguez, Codina, Ona, Redondo, Gaelle, Hermoso, Gaelle Thalmann, Lori Ewing Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain, La Roja, Swiss, C, Roja, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, Eden, Auckland , New Zealand, Spain's Ona Batlle REUTERS, Netherlands, South Africa, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan, Coll, Swiss, Redondo, Hermoso, Sydney

☆ Why it's so hard to build homes in your neighborhood
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Single-family homes in Arlington, Massachusetts. Around 75% of residential land in the United States is zoned for single-family homes only. This has had the effect of encouraging ever-larger single-family homes and limiting housing options, like smaller houses. “You can’t just do it all with zoning reform,” Walla Walla City Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain told CNN. The second wave of single-family zoning laws spread during the 1970s, historians say, and the policies became more restrictive.

Persons: Suzanne Kreiter, ”, Jenny Schuetz, “, —, Ben McCanna, Joe Biden’s, Richard Kahlenberg, Kathy Hochul’s, Elizabeth Chamberlain, “ It’s, Nancy Kaye, William Fischel, Fischel, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Yonah Freemark, we’re, ” Freemark Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boston Globe, Brookings Metro, Republicans, Portland Press Herald, Getty Images, ”, CNN, Homes, “, Dartmouth University, Homeowners, San Francisco Chronicle, AP, Pew Charitable Locations: New York, Arlington , Massachusetts, United States, “, Maine, Getty Images Minneapolis, Arlington , Gainesville, Charlotte, Walla Walla , Washington, Oregon , California, Washington , Montana, Connecticut , Arizona, ” Walla Walla City, Cities, Louisville , Kentucky, Flushing , Queens, America, San Francisco, Los Angeles , New York City, Seattle, Chicago , Philadelphia, Portland, Washington, Walnut Creek , California, Minneapolis, Portland , New Rochelle , New York, , Virginia, Towns, Walla, Walla Walla

☆ While Navigating Life’s Changes, a Teenage Romance Endures
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They met on Oct. 5, 2009 at Gino’s Pizzeria in Yonkers, N.Y., where both had grown up, when Ms. Amitrano was 16 and Mr. Vazquez was 18. Ms. Amitrano had heard Mr. Vazquez was “quite the ladies’ man,” so she did her best to play it cool, though she found him charming. Both Ms. Amitrano, now 29, and Mr. Vazquez, 31, were seeing other people on and off at the time. They would see one another at parties and, “he tried pursuing me,” Ms. Amitrano said, but they remained friends. “We slowly fell in love over many nights venting and bonding in his car,” Ms. Amitrano said.

Persons: Olivia Grace Amitrano, Nicholas Ryan Vazquez, Amitrano, Vazquez, Ms, “, ” Ms Organizations: Volvo Locations: Yonkers, N.Y

☆ What is the LK-99 superconductor? Everyone is talking about how it could change the world, but experts say we're still a long way off
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

South Korean scientists claim to have made a superconductor, LK-99, that works at room temperature. But electricity that travels along a superconductor barely loses energy along the way. That's the premise behind LK-99, a possible superconductor material that scientists in South Korea say they have devised, which has been dominating headlines and social media posts in the past week or so. To that end, some experts are trying, but this holy grail has eluded scientists for many years, so the prospects are still a long way off, experts told Insider. "So low power energy chips is one major area in chip design."

Persons: Leonard Kahn, Kahn, Edwin Fohtung, Elif Akçalı, Akçalı, it's, Meissner, we're, Siddharth Joshi, Joshi, Navid Asadi, Asadi, Dale Rogers Organizations: Service, Department of Physics, University of Rhode Island's College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Florida, University of Notre Dame, Arizona State University Locations: Wall, Silicon, South Korea

Today, the roughly 230 open-air booksellers, stationed along the Seine for about two miles, make up the largest open-air book market in Europe. About 170 of the stalls will be required to close for at least two weeks during the Paris Games, according to a copy of a document that city officials showed bouquinistes at a meeting last month. After the empty arenas of the Olympics in Tokyo, postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, and in Beijing in 2022, organizers in Paris are aiming to bring back grandeur to the Games, which begin July 26. In Paris, with its perfectly preserved mid-19th-century facades, there is more concern about preserving traditions and elements of the city during the Olympic Games than in other cities. The city allows bouquinistes to sell rent-free, but some have had to resort to selling cheap souvenirs rather than books to earn a living.

Persons: Tony Travers Organizations: Paris Games, Eiffel, Olympic, International Olympic Committee, Paris police, Olympic Games, London School of Economics Locations: Europe, Tokyo, Beijing, Paris, Versailles, London, East London, bouquinistes

☆ The partial skeleton of an ancient whale shows it could've weighed nearly as much as a Boeing 747, making it one of the heaviest animals ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It may have weighed twice as much as a blue whale because of its dense bones. That's nearly as heavy as a Boeing 747 or twice as much as a blue whale, which typically weighs between 72 and 180 tons. That means the other fossils retrieved from the area may not offer clues to how P. colossus lived. A 3D model shows what a complete skeleton of Perucetus colossus would look like, above a blue whale and smaller Cynthiacetus peruvianus skeletons. No limbs were found near the P. colossus skeleton, but fossilized evidence suggests it likely had both front and back legs.

Persons: Mario Urbina, Olivier Lambert, Giovanni Bianucci, Cynthiacetus, colossus, colossus isn't, Lambert, Florent Goussard, Marco Merella Organizations: Service, Boeing, Santa Barbara Museum of, History Locations: Wall, Silicon, Pisco, Peru, London

After going through a breakup last year, Connie Li, a software engineer, rejoined the dating apps, ready to dip her toe in the water again. But many of the men who reached out to her seemed to just want something casual, so she tried something new. Inspired by long, résumé-like dating bios that she had seen others post online, she drafted her own profile. In a Google Docs file longer than this article, Ms. Li, 33, described herself as monogamous, short and prone to wearing colorful outfits. “There is something kinda dorky about ‘date-me docs’ that reminds me of the early days of the internet,” Ms. Li said, referring to the way people used to meet on AIM, AOL’s now-defunct instant messaging service.

Persons: Connie Li, Li, “, Ms, “ I’m, I’ve, ” Organizations: bodega, AIM, AOL’s Locations: “

☆ BP Profit Declines More Steeply Than Peers’ as Lower Oil and Gas Prices Bite
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jenny Strasburg | Mari Novik | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Sharks have bitten an unusually high number of people in New York this year. Two experts explain why and how to stay safe.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An unusually high number of people were bitten by sharks in early July near New York. Prior to last year, New York had a very low number of shark bites, according to the Florida Museum International Shark Attack File. While the localized spike is unusual, the total number of unprovoked shark bites worldwide has averaged about 74 per year. Why sharks bite humansThere are roughly 520 species of sharks, according to the University of Florida. "Shark bites are a function of the number of sharks, but also the number of humans in the water," he said.

Persons: WYFF, they'd, Catherine Macdonald, Yannis Papastamatiou, we're, Macdonald, Papastamatiou, There's Organizations: Service, Hilton, NPR, Florida, University of Miami, University of Florida, Florida International University, Florida Museum Locations: New York, Wall, Silicon, Island , South Carolina, Long, New, Australia, California

☆ What happened when the Trinity test bomb detonated, from the creation of green glass to fallout that drifted over 1,000 miles
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Scientists set off the Trinity test atomic bomb on July 16, 1945. Base camp (9.5 miles away): Through his dark glass, Fermi had the impression the desert was suddenly brighter than day. Chupadera Mesa (30 miles away): Fallout rained on cattle near Chupadera Mesa, giving them serious beta burns, which appear similar to a sunburn. Over 1,000 miles away: In August 1945, Kodak customers complained that their X-ray film, sensitive to radiation, was ruined. The Trinity test fallout had reached the Midwest.

Persons: Trinity, McAllister Hull, Hans Courant, Enrico Fermi, Oppenheimer, Bruce Cameron Reed, Val Fitch, Warren Nyer, General Thomas F, Farrell, Fermi, Rabi, Campañia, Edward Teller, William Spindel, Hans Bethe, Leslie Groves's, Janet Farrell Brodie's, Lilli Hornig, Norris Bradbury, Fitch, Spindel, Hornig, Brodie, Schmidt, McDonald, Reed, sheepherder Jack Denton, Los Alamos Louis Henry Hempelmann, James L, Nolan Jr, Jennet Connet, Bingham, Chupadera, Nolan, Ruidoso, Henry Herrera, Sébastien Philippe, Susan Alzner, Gilbert P, Compo, Mason Grimshaw, Megan Smith, Julian Webb Organizations: Trinity, Service, Manhattan, National Security Research, Geographic, Atomic Energy, Hans, Atomic Heritage Foundation, Base, Manhattan Project, SED, Alamogordo Air Base, Alamos, McDonald, House, Fitch, Silver City, New York Times, Los Alamos, Centers for Disease Control, Princeton University, Consortium, Kodak, Princeton Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Mexico, Sandia, Amarillo , Texas, Albuquerque, Fitch, Los, Bingham, Chupadera Mesa, Nevada, Indiana, Canada, Mexico

☆ N.F.L. Increases Penalties for Sexual Misconduct in Light of Deshaun Watson Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | More About Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

has changed its personal conduct policy, expanding the offenses that warrant more serious penalties to include sexual assault “involving threats or coercion” and including “a pattern of conduct” and “offenses that involve planning” as factors that could increase punishment. These changes come one year after a disciplinary officer cited limitations of the league’s policy in issuing initial discipline to Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was accused of sexual misconduct and harassment by more than two dozen women. Watson, 27, denied the accusations. He was not charged criminally and has settled 23 of the 26 lawsuits filed against him; one was withdrawn (“in light of privacy and security concerns,” according to a court filing) and two others are still active. They spoke under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly.

Persons: Deshaun Watson, Watson, Sue L, Robinson Organizations: Cleveland Browns, The New York Times

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