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☆ Opinion | Tom Suozzi Makes the Democrats Look Good for a New York Minute
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hey, Tom Suozzi beat Mazi Pilip. OK, I know it was only a congressional race in the New York suburbs. But the only thing that really matters is which side has the most votes. Or his recent insistence that Taylor Swift is bound to come over to his side because he made her a lot of money. Or — OK, I know you really don’t want to go on.

Persons: Tom Suozzi, Mazi, Suozzi, Biden, We’ve, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump’s …, Russia “, Taylor Swift Organizations: Republican, Biden, Congressional District, NATO Locations: New York, Nassau County, Russia

☆ Biden Has a Week He Would Like to Forget - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Gail Collins | Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was a no good, very bad week for the “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” who happens to be the 46th president. We’re talking, of course, about the report a Justice Department special counsel filed on President Biden’s handling of classified material — the same kind of material Donald Trump left piled around the toilet. Bret: I used to joke that Trump’s behavior gave new meaning to the term “anal retentive.” Maybe we can start describing Biden as mnemonically challenged. Gail: While Trump’s behavior with classified documents was inexcusable, Biden’s was a lot less serious — inadvertently leaving stuff in the garage. But the counsel who cleared Biden of any serious misbehavior — a Republican — did seem to feel compelled to add that Biden’s excuse was “diminished faculties in advancing age.”

Persons: Bret Stephens, Gail, Gail Collins, gosh, Bret, We’re, Biden’s, Donald Trump, Biden, mnemonically, —, Republican —, ” Organizations: Republican

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell. The supply problem has appeared after slow retail growth in neighboring New York last year left growers there struggling with the opposite: an excess of supply. So each state that legalizes marijuana is left with its own process for licensing growers and sellers, and trying to create a balance between the two within state borders. When recreational sales became legal in Connecticut in January 2023, he said, there were seven dispensaries in the state and four producers. New York belatedly hastened the pace of retail openings, and the state listed 61 adult-use dispensaries open statewide Monday.

Persons: Benjamin Zachs, Fine, ” Zachs, ”, Kaitlyn Krasselt, Gail Hepworth, “ It’s, Brittany Carbone, Zachs, “, he's, ___ Organizations: —, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Retailers, New, Farmers, Hepworth, Tricolla, Cannabis Association of New Locations: HARTFORD, Conn, Connecticut, New York, we're, ” New York, Hudson, Cannabis Association of New York, Altamont, N.Y

Gail Collins: So, Bret — more than 350,000 new jobs in January without an inflation surge! I guess that means the Biden plan is really working out, hehehehe. First, prices for groceries are still too damn high — up 25 percent in the last four years, according to The Washington Post. That practically amounts to a campaign ad for Donald Trump every time people are at checkout. Gail: Well, it’s a pretty good sign for Biden that an economic conservative like you so desperately wants him to win.

Persons: Gail Collins, Bret —, Biden, Bret Stephens, Donald Trump, Peter Coy, Joe, Gail Organizations: The Washington

☆ Opinion | Running for President Is Not a Hobby
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

No, it’s not about how to get your kids Taylor Swift tickets in Tokyo. My news is that Dean Phillips is not going to run as a third-party candidate for president. OK, you’re thinking that you’ve had more thrilling news from the grocer on banana prices. People there were a tad piqued by the Democrats’ decision to move the first official party vote to South Carolina. Despite all that rancor, Phillips, who, unlike President Biden, was on the ballot, got about 24,000 votes to Biden’s nearly 80,000 write-ins.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Dean Phillips, “, you’ve, Phillips, Biden Organizations: New, Democrats Locations: Tokyo, Minnesota, New Hampshire, South Carolina

It’s fair to say that Nikki Haley has next-to-no chance of beating Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. Or join forces with someone like Joe Manchin in a third party? Gail Collins: Third parties are for people who don’t care who wins the election as long as they’ve got their name on the ballot. Bret: A third-party run with her and Manchin might subtract more votes from Trump than from Biden. Gail: And I’d like her to stay in, if only to spare us nine straight months of nothing but Trump vs. Biden.

Persons: Bret Stephens, Gail, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Joe Manchin, Gail Collins, they’ve, Bret, Biden Organizations: Republican, Trump, Biden

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation's No. 2 state for oil production advanced past its first committee vetting Thursday at the New Mexico Legislature. The bill also would give regulators greater authority over applications to transfer ownership of wells that often change hands when oil and natural gas output declines. The Democratic-led Legislature and governor are being sued over alleged failures to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas pollution, as fed-up residents living near oil wells and environmental groups turn to the judiciary for relief. Voting against the bill, Republican state Rep. Larry Scott of Hobbs, said the initiative represents an existential threat to small-scale oil and natural gas producers, echoing concerns raised by several businesses.

Persons: Bill cosponsor Rep, Matthew McQueen, Galisteo, we’re, ”, “ We’ve, We’re, Gail Evans, Nathan Small, —, Ahtza Chavez, Lujan Grisham, “ They’ve, Chavez, Larry Scott, Hobbs, Scott Organizations: SANTA FE, New, New Mexico Legislature, Gas, Occidental Petroleum, EOG Resources, Land Office, Democratic, Center for Biological Diversity, Pueblo Action Alliance, Youth United, Las, Gov, Republican Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Las Cruces, Albuquerque

☆ Opinion | Poor Nikki, Poor Us
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two possible ways of looking at New Hampshire’s vote:A: Face it, Nikki Haley is toast. B: … Except that she’s the only thing saving us from a full year of just Trump vs. Biden. But face it, you’d rather not start reliving the 2020 campaign already. Right now, we turn our attention to the South Carolina Republican primary — at least there’s going to be one. It is not the last in the nation,” Haley told her supporters after she came in, well, second, in her one-on-one race against Donald Trump.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Biden, Joe Biden’s, ” Haley, Donald Trump, ”, Haley Organizations: Trump, South Carolina Republican, Republican Locations: “ New Hampshire

Gail: If DeSantis weren’t such an awful candidate, this toppling of his campaign might be a little sad. Bret: The Trump endorsement was dishonorable but probably inevitable, politically speaking. If Trump wins the presidency, DeSantis will have to live with him as a governor; if Trump loses, he can try to court Trump’s voters in 2028. That’s assuming Trump isn’t on the ballot in 2028. Which means Trump will, for all practical purposes, be the nominee by the middle of this week.

Persons: Gail Collins, Bret, Ron DeSantis, Bret Stephens, Nope, Gail, Donald Trump, ” wasn’t, Trump, DeSantis, there’s, South Carolina …, Nikki Haley Organizations: Republican, Trump Locations: South Carolina

☆ Opinion | Take That, America
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And hey, probably about a tenth of the population that visited the Butter Cow at last year’s Iowa State Fair. Certainly can’t blame them for choosing to stay home during weather that would have discouraged Nanook of the North. Everybody knew Trump was going to win. Nikki Haley won there, giving her at least a little bounce for the next stop, in New Hampshire, which has a relatively high percentage of college graduates. She’s already taken on the front-runner by announcing that she won’t go to any debates there unless Trump agrees to participate, too.

Persons: Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Haley, I’m, DeSantis, it’ll Organizations: Fair, University of Iowa, Trump Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire

I’m trying to remember the last time the Republican winner went on to win the nomination: Ted Cruz in 2016? Gail Collins: And remember, Trump won Iowa in 2020, when he was an incumbent president looking for a second term; that didn’t turn out all that well for him, either. Bret: Not that I’m rooting for him to win in Iowa. Bret: Her zinger in the debate with Ron DeSantis — “You’re so desperate, you’re just so desperate” — could be turned into a country music hit by Miranda Lambert. Or maybe Carly Simon: You’re so desperate, you probably think this race is about you.

Persons: Bret Stephens, Gail, who’ll, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump, Gail Collins, Trump, Bret, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis —, you’re, Miranda Lambert, Carly Simon, You’re Organizations: Republican, Iowa Locations: Iowa

☆ What is the ‘freeze response’ to sexual assault? Psychiatrist explains
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The following article discusses sexual assault. CNN: What is commonly misunderstood about the freeze response to sexual assault? If you don’t think you need clear verbal or physical consent, the freeze response could be misinterpreted as consent. Usually people in practice will have bios about specialty areas they have further training in, such as working with survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault. Organizations that try to help survivors of sexual assault are good resources for this information.

Persons: Mariska Hargitay, “, ” Hargitay, Gail Saltz, ”, Hargitay, Saltz, ‘, That’s Organizations: CNN, “, Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychoanalytic Association, Network Locations: York

☆ Barbara Corcoran swears by this 2-step strategy for organizing and achieving goals: It's 'essential'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

That may seem counterintuitive, given the plethora of online scheduling websites and mobile apps available today. I, myself, prefer to write a calendar," she recently said in a free, live Q&A with her Patreon community. What's going to come first?" The next step, which Corcoran called her "secret," is figuring out which goals you want to assign to which days, and group related tasks together. "Declare a specific day for getting done" what you need to accomplish on a specific project, she said.

Persons: Barbara Corcoran's, Gail Matthews, Corcoran, she's Organizations: Dominican University

☆ ‘It’s game on’: The world’s largest iceberg is on the move. Scientists explain why it matters
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"It's just astonishingly big and it's a reminder of how much risk we're at from sea level rise." "Antarctica has historically been quite a small contributor to sea level rise, but it is growing, and it is taking up a bigger and bigger share of the sea level rise that we see every year," he added. "So, it's a symbol of the growing dominance of Antarctica in the sea level rise equation." This temperature threshold is widely recognized as crucial because so-called tipping points become more likely beyond this level. Tipping points are thresholds at which small changes can lead to dramatic shifts in Earth's entire life support system.

Persons: Robbie Mallett, A23a, Mallett, Mallet, That's, Gail Whiteman, Taalas, Hollie Adams, NASA Modis Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Continent, University of College London, CNBC, United, NASA, World Meteorological Organization, University of Exeter, WMO, Expo, Bloomberg, Getty Images Bloomberg, Getty Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, Antarctica, New York City, United Arab Emirates, South Georgia, Dubai, COP28, Green

While the real world can get kinda depressing, the debate world is always ready to just chatter away. I want to hear your predictions on the Republican set-to coming this week. Bret Stephens: The idea for the governors’ debate was first mooted when it looked like DeSantis could be the Republican presidential nominee. Now he seems slightly less relevant than the moderator, Sean Hannity, as well as slightly more obnoxious. But I still think DeSantis got the better of Newsom on the substance of their arguments.

Persons: Gail Collins, Bret, I’ve, Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Bret Stephens, Sean Hannity, DeSantis, Newsom Organizations: Republican

☆ The Longer This Cake Soaks, the Better It Is
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Ligaya Mishan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Sometimes those neighbors find an unexpected connection, like a love of condensed milk: milk boiled down until it’s thick enough to cling to the spoon, with sugar added to make it last longer. Yoo first tasted the cake in elementary school in Queens, on a day students were asked to bring in a dish from their heritage. He tried different brands of Thai tea and decided that a minimalist version, with just tea, vanilla and food coloring, would be best. Yoo goes so far as to leave the cake in the refrigerator for two nights, flipping it in between. The cake is finished with whipped cream, coconut flakes toasted near gold and lime zest with its bright sting.

Persons: Yoo, ”, they’re, Gail Borden, Rachel Laudan, Nestlé, It’s Organizations: Shaker Locations: New Yorker, America, American, New York, Queens, Mexico, Nicaragua, England

☆ The Electoral College Is ‘the Exploding Cigar of American Politics’ - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Or it’s possible the founders just had a lot on their minds and threw the system together at the last minute. Confession: I was hoping to blame the whole Electoral College thing on Thomas Jefferson, who’s possibly my least favorite founding father. Anyway, no matter how it originally came together, we’ve now put the loser of the popular vote in office five times. One involved the Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, who won in 1876 even though the electoral vote was virtually tied and Samuel Tilden easily won the popular vote. George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore in 2000 — many of you will remember the manic counting and recounting in Florida, which was the tipping point state.

Persons: Waldman, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, who’s, Sally Hemings, Jefferson, it’s, we’ve, Republican Rutherford B, Hayes, Samuel Tilden, George W, Bush, Al Gore, Gore, Ralph Nader’s, Robert Kennedy Jr Organizations: Republican, Republicans, Southern Democrats, Black, White Locations: France, Florida

Bret Stephens: Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, Gail. Peggy Noonan had a terrific column last week in The Wall Street Journal, making the case for why Taylor Swift should be Time’s Person of the Year. Gail Collins: Had a great Thanksgiving, Bret. And she’s currently giving a lift to everyone slogging through the football-watching season with their loved ones: Will Taylor be there to cheer Travis Kelce on at the Super Bowl? Bret: You’re assuming the Chiefs make the Super Bowl.

Persons: Bret Stephens, Hope, Gail, Peggy Noonan, Taylor Swift, Gail Collins, Bret, Can’t, Swift, she’s, Will Taylor, Travis Kelce, You’re, I’ll, … Gail Organizations: Street, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Miami, Eagles

Don’t suppose the imminent end of the political career of the dreadful Representative George Santos rises to the level of holiday cheer. Bret Stephens: It’s a depressing world, Gail, so we need to find cheer wherever we can, and the House Ethics Committee report on Santos does make for delightful reading. and was noted as ‘Botox’ in expense spreadsheets ….” Santos would have been around 32 years old at the time. Gail: You’re right. Gail: I can see how Biden felt a little cornered when a reporter asked him if he still believed Xi was a dictator.

Persons: Gail Collins, Bret, George Santos, Bret Stephens, Gail, Santos, ” Santos, You’re, Joe Biden, Xi, “, ”, Antony Blinken, Biden Locations: Communist

‘A Beautiful Place That Has a Dragon’: Where Hurricane Risk Meets Booming GrowthThe hurricanes keep coming, and the people, too: The fastest-growing places along the Atlantic coast this century are also among the most hurricane-prone. And rising sea levels make storm surges more damaging and coastal flooding more frequent. And this booming coastal population is, by many accounts, a larger contributor to rising hurricane risks than climate change. When Gail Hart moved from Arizona to retire in Wilmington, N.C., in 2017, she hadn’t considered the hurricane risk. Still said, “where do you put 100,000 people?”The housing crunch is one of many tensions playing out between wealthy coastal communities and those who live nearby.

Persons: Matthew, Dorian, Isaias, Ian, “, ”, Kathie Dello, Gail Hart, hadn’t, ” Gail Hart, Del Webb, Hurricane Florence, Hart, “ There’s, Steven Still, Amanda Martin, North, Mr, Still, Jenny Brennan, David McIntire, McIntire, O’Leary, Ms, Water, O’Leary’s, Kevin Mishoe, Mishoe, Gina, Karen Willis Amspacher, Amspacher, “ It’s, It’s, she’s, Sharon Valentine, Hurricane Fran, Wilmington’s Del, Valentine, Leonard Bull Organizations: Hurricanes, Hurricane, First Street Foundation, Atlantic, National Flood Insurance, Southern Environmental Law Center, States, Brunswick, Myrtle, Association, Hurricane Florence, Down Locations: United States, Myrtle Beach, S.C, Wilmington, N.C, Carolinas, Florence, Carolina, Gulf, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina’s, Kure Beach, Horry County, Brunswick County, Arizona, Tula, New Hanover County, U.S, It’s, North Carolina, Conway, Horry, Hurricane, Hurricane Florence, Bucksport, Carteret County, —, Banks, Stacy, Harkers, Fayetteville, Wilmington’s, Wilmington’s Del Webb

☆ Opinion | Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship With the World Is Mostly Hate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sometimes I miss the good old days when Donald Trump could be shocking. It’s really hard to imagine something he could say now that would throw us for a loop. You probably heard that on Veterans Day he celebrated the men and women who’ve fought for American democracy by promising to “root out” his liberal opponents. Don’t know if any other president has called people he disagreed with “vermin.” Maybe Warren Harding? C. Probably watched “I Led 3 Lives” while growing up in the 1950s.

Persons: Donald Trump, who’ve, Warren Harding, Warren, Franklin Pierce, Trump Organizations: Veterans

☆ Morgan Stanley picks global 'alpha' opportunities for November — and gives one about 60% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The MSCI Asia ex Japan Index plunged from its January high, losing around 12% since then. Those keen on investing in Asia in the face of such uncertainty can consider Morgan Stanley's selection of Asian stocks it calls "alpha" opportunities for November. Rising prices and falling inventories along with supply cuts and improving demand are positive for margin recovery," the bank said. The company had beaten expectations with significant outperformance in gas marketing and lower-than-expected losses in petrochemicals. These are 10 stocks from the full list of Morgan Stanley's top overweight-rated stocks for November.

Persons: Morgan, Gail, Morgan Stanley's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Shenzhen Component, Alpha, Samsung Electronics Locations: Asia, Japan, Shenzhen, Korean

Now you’ll tell me that’s wishful thinking …. Gail: Hey, in our current political climate, there are worse things than wishful thinking. And we do have a likely Republican nominee who’s under indictment for virtually every nonviolent crime on the books except double parking. I keep thinking Tim Scott is campaigning hard for that job, although now he has suspended his campaign. You’ve got better Republican insight — see anybody on the stage you could imagine on Trump’s ticket?

Persons: Bret, Ramaswamy, Red Bull, Gail, Natasha Frost, Donald Trump, Haley, She’s, won’t, he’ll, who’s, Trump, Tim Scott, You’ve Organizations: HAL, Trump, Republican Locations: Australia, New Hampshire, South Carolina

☆ 3 ways to evaluate a company's debt level to help judge the risk of buying its stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

But what if I then told you that John also only has $50,000 cash in the bank whereas Jane has $2 million cash in the bank? Debt to equity The ratio compares the level of a company's debt on its sheet to the amount of equity. For example, if a company has assets worth $3 million and liabilities worth $1 million, shareholder equity equals $2 million ($3 million – $1 million) and debt to equity equals 0.5x ($1 million / $2 million). Debt service coverage ratio Since we just mentioned the importance of being able to service debt, let's consider a ratio that provides insight into that, the debt service coverage ratio. To do this, we use a metric such as operating income and compare it to the company's debt service requirement, meaning all principal and interest payments due in the next year.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Gail, John, Jane, let's, Eli Lilly, it's, Lilly, Cramer's, Jim Organizations: Procter, Gamble, Honeywell, Cramer's Charitable, CNBC

☆ Winners and Losers From the Third Republican Debate - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( New York Times Opinion | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Welcome to Opinion’s commentary for the third Republican presidential debate, held in Miami on Wednesday night. The debate didn’t answer the question of whether she can really cut into DeSantis’s more conservative bloc of support. He deserves praise for his substantive, competent answers, but there’s not much of a market for that in the Republican primaries. In a debate dominated by a neoconservative revival, Ramaswamy — in both style and substance — was the only Trumpist on the stage. primary voters relished his attacks on the Republican National Committee and the debate moderators.

Persons: Jamelle, Nikki Haley, Haley, Gail Collins, Michelle Cottle, yapping, Ross Douthat I’m, Ramaswamy, David French Neoconservatism, Sarah Isgur, Sarah Longwell, DeSantis, Daniel McCarthy, Dick Cheney, —, Haley couldn’t, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, There’s, Ross Douthat, he’s, David French, He’s, Vivek Ramaswamy, Sarah Isgur DeSantis, Sarah Longwell DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Jamelle Bouie Chris Christie, It’s, David French Christie, Trump, Christie isn’t, Sarah Isgur It’s, Christie —, Christie, there’s, Bouie, Tim Scott, Scott, I’ve, we’re, David French I’m, Reagan, platitudes, hasn’t, Sarah Longwell Tim Scott, Daniel McCarthy He’s, Ross, David French Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy —, cheekily Organizations: Trump Republican, Trump, Republican, Gov, Federal Reserve, White, Republican Party, MAGA, Republican National Committee, Nazi Locations: Miami, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ukraine, Iran, Israel, China, hawkish, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, Haley, Florida

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