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☆ Blackpink's Jisoo makes solo debut with 'ME'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, March 31 (Reuters) - K-pop group Blackpink's Jisoo became the last member to make a solo debut with her EP "ME" released on Friday. Many meetings and a lot of thought went into her first record, she said, before adding that she was not nervous about her solo debut. Rose and Lisa also made their solo debut in 2021. Earlier this month, the K-pop superstars also became the most-streamed female band on streaming app Spotify, according to Guinness World Records. Their songs had a whopping 8,880,030,049 individual streams, overtaking British pop group Little Mix, Guinness World Records said at that time.

☆ Biden promised 'no more drilling on federal lands, period.' He just broke that pledge to approve a massive oil project in Alaska.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On the campaign trail in 2020, Biden promised to ban all new oil drilling on federal land. But he just broke a key campaign pledge to stop all new oil drilling on federal land in a major way. A Biden administration official insisted that the government's hands were tied by leases granted to ConocoPhillips by prior administrations. Despite these protections, the Willow project is expected to come with significant environmental costs, aside from contributing to planet-warming emissions. March 13, 2023: This story has been updated with comment from a Biden administration official.

☆ Job interview tips to help you get hired: What to say, mistakes to avoid, how to answer key questions and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Cindy Perman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Career coach Natalie Fisher said there are four common reasons why you might get a job interview but not a job offer: 1. The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It": Pump yourself up before you walk into a job interview. Interview tips from an HR pro who tracked her job search on TikTokAnd finally, a few job interview tips from Jordan Gibbs. Here are a few of her top job interview tips: Never count your chickens before they're hatched. Read more job interview tips from Gibbs and how she ultimately landed her job.

☆ Meetings aren't ‘the enemy’: HR expert's No. 1 lesson from 3 years of no-meeting Wednesdays
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"Their calendar looked like a massive game of Tetris, where they didn't have breathing space," Rogerson, now the company's global head of people, recalls. Sixty-seven percent of workers say excessive meetings prevent them from doing their best work, a 2019 survey from consulting firm Korn Ferry reported. "If you've been in back-to-back meetings, even having an hour break is just bliss," Rogerson says. But making these no-meeting days work is a bit more complex than simply banning meetings from your Wednesday calendars, Rogerson says. You might not end up with fewer meetings on your weekly calendar, either — and, turns out, that's perfectly fine.

☆ How to find your dream job amid layoffs: Interview prep, resume tips, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Cindy Perman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Now, the slate is clear for you to find your dream job or a stepping stone on the path to your dream career. Here are a few quick resume tips: Read the job description and mirror some of the language when describing your experience. Think of a key career achievement and briefly explain the steps you took that got you there. Think of a key career achievement and briefly explain the steps you took that got you there. Jennie Rogerson, the global head of people at graphic design platform Canva, shared with CNBC Make It four untraditional job interview questions — and how to answer them.

☆ In Peru, protesters were tear-gassed after president called for truce
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

LIMA, Peru — Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests. “We can’t have a truce when she doesn’t tell the truth,” Blanca España Mesa, 48, said of Peru’s president. Even though her eyes were watering from the tear gas, España Mesa said she was “happy because a lot of people came today. On Tuesday, police fired round after round of tear gas as they blocked the passage of protesters, who seemed more organized than before. “Peru has managed to fly under the radar,” said Marina Navarro, executive director of Amnesty International Peru.

☆ 4 great unexpected job interview questions—and how to answer them, says HR expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Canva fielded more than 220,000 job applications last year, ultimately hiring just over 1,000 of those applicants, Rogerson says. If you're a manager, take note: Unconventional interview questions help fend off trite, pre-written answers. This approach to interviewing is gaining steam, especially as more and more companies drop educational requirements for job openings. Here are four questions every manager should bring into rotation, Rogerson says — and how to start preparing for them. They're more about learning who the candidate is, how good they'd be at the job and whether they'd thrive in your workplace.

Bangkok/Hong Kong CNN —For years, Thailand welcomed legions of Chinese tourists to its golden beaches, shopping districts and striking temples. Three government ministers headed to Bangkok’s international airport earlier this week to personally greet the first group of Chinese tourists to arrive after China lifted travel restrictions. Amazing Thailand always warmly welcomes our Chinese family.”Travelers from a Xiamen Airlines flight being welcomed by Thai officials upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Jan. 9, 2023. “The arrival of tourists from China, as well as from countries around the world, to Thailand is expected to increase continually. In Thailand, that’s been no exception, with travel companies beginning to reactivate Chinese social marketing campaigns and increase staffing, according to Barnett.

☆ Hong Kong businesses cheer China reopening, but warn there’s a long way to go
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —Kiki Yang brought an empty green suitcase from Shenzhen to Hong Kong this week to load up on new purchases for her family and friends. On Sunday, residents of Hong Kong and mainland China were permitted to resume two-way, quarantine-free travel after three years, albeit in limited numbers. Sa Sa, which counts Hong Kong and Macao combined as its top market, has seen sales roughly halve since 2019. The move is the latest effort by Hong Kong to rebuild its status as a global business hub. Currently, as part of a gradual reopening, Hong Kong has a quota of 60,000 visitor arrivals from mainland China each day.

But the sheer number of nurses working travel jobs, and the difference between what they thought was promised and what they pocketed, has led to a substantial legal pushback by travel nurses around the country on the issue. Courtesy Jordyn BashfordThis summer, Stueve Siegel Hanson, a Kansas City, Missouri, law firm, filed class-action lawsuits against four travel nurse agencies: Aya, Maxim, NuWest and Cross Country. Advertisements touted an hourly rate of $8 to $11, but many nurses wound up making less than $6, according to Pan Travelers, a professional association of travel nurses. But by February, after her first 13-week contract, Covid hospitalizations had waned and the demand for travel nurses had fallen. Mark Humphrey / APTwo travel nurses walk the hallways during their shift at a hospital in Rhode Island.

Even home remedies such as canned peaches are being snapped up by people looking for ways to fight Covid. Macao is another special administrative region of China, while Zhuhai is a southern mainland Chinese city which it borders. Current rules don’t allow medicines to be mailed directly from Hong Kong to mainland China, according to the salespersons. Sending agents directly from Hong Kong, which also shares a land border with the mainland, isn’t feasible due to a lack of available agents, Simon said. In Macao, the drug regulator ordered pharmacies last week to limit purchases of pain relievers, fever medicines and antigen test kits.

☆ A former VA secretary and his daughter have teamed up to transform care for people with chronic pain, and top VCs 7wire and Martin Ventures are backing them
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Called Override, it connects patients with chronic pain to a virtual team of pain specialists. An estimated one in five American adults are living with chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Research has found links between chronic pain and opioid dependence, anxiety, depression, and lower quality of life. Override's model was informed by a health program for veteransA wealth of research supports a team-based approach to treating chronic pain. Patients with chronic pain are expensive, and those paying for that care need help managing their costs.

Hong Kong CNN —An unprecedented wave of Covid cases in China has sparked panic buying of fever medicines, pain killers, and even home remedies such as canned peaches, leading to shortages online and in stores. Canned yellow peaches, considered a particularly nutritious delicacy in many parts of China, have been snapped up by people looking for ways to fight Covid. Its sudden surge in popularity prompted Dalian Leasun Food, one of the country’s largest canned food manufacturers, to clarify in a Weibo post that canned yellow peaches don’t have any medicinal effect. “Canned yellow peaches ≠ medicines!” the company said in the post published Friday. The drug shortage has spread from mainland China to Hong Kong, a special administrative region which has a separate system of local government.

☆ U.S. prints its first-ever currency with two women's signatures on them
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will honor fellow pioneers when she presides over Thursday’s unveiling of the first U.S. banknotes printed with two women’s signatures, while calling for “much more” work to advance equity for women and minorities. The Fort Worth facility — one of two in the United States — prints over 50% of U.S. paper currency each year. “We’ve made progress in providing greater economic opportunity for women at Treasury and in the economics profession. It means a lot to me and my colleagues that she will be the first female Treasury secretary with her signature on the dollar note,” she said. “It represents that we are finally getting the insight from important parts of our economy and our society,” she said.

☆ Yellen honors fellow pioneers as U.S. prints first banknotes with two women's signatures
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will honor fellow pioneers when she presides over Thursday's unveiling of the first U.S. banknotes printed with two women's signatures, while calling for "much more" work to advance equity for women and minorities. The Fort Worth facility - one of two in the United States - prints over 50% of U.S. paper currency each year. "We’ve made progress in providing greater economic opportunity for women at Treasury and in the economics profession. But we know that much more needs to be done," Yellen said in remarks prepared for the event. "It represents that we are finally getting the insight from important parts of our economy and our society," she said.

☆ Yellen honors pioneers as U.S. prints first banknotes with women's signatures
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Shelby TauberFORT WORTH, Texas, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday hailed fellow pioneers during the unveiling of the first U.S. banknotes printed with two women's signatures, while calling for "much more" work to advance equity for women and minorities. Seeing the bills for the first time, Yellen told Malerba: "Oh my gosh. Asked how she felt, a beaming Yellen told reporters: "Excited. But we know that much more needs to be done," Yellen told printers after a tour of the 675-person facility. It means a lot to me and my colleagues that she will be the first female Treasury secretary with her signature on the dollar note," she said.

CHICAGO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Cooks may have to put away their oversized platters for serving turkey this Thanksgiving. If a farm has an outbreak, producers must disinfect their barns after culling turkeys and wait about six months before restocking. The National Turkey Federation acknowledged that cooks in some geographic areas could see limited supplies of big turkeys. On the U.S. East Coast, Baldor sees a shortage of the bigger sizes as large Thanksgiving celebrations make a comeback, Lindgren said. Shoppers are resuming traditional purchases of turkeys around 18 pounds, after downsizing their birds for smaller gatherings over the last two years, he said.

☆ A record number of LGBTQ candidates claim victory in another 'rainbow wave'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

A record number of LGBTQ candidates won their midterm races this year, creating what some advocates are calling yet another “rainbow wave.”Many races are still too close or too early to call, but as of Thursday afternoon, at least 400 out LGBTQ candidates had won their elections, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which supports queer people running for office. “With so much at stake this election, from the future of marriage equality to abortion, LGBTQ candidates’ grit and exceptional grassroots support is paying off.”National firstsQueer candidates celebrated a number of notable victories and firsts across the country. Alaska is one of four states with zero out LGBTQ state lawmakers, according to the LGBTQ Victory Institute. Magni said the results prove that LGBTQ candidates can successfully compete in both blue and red states. “This is a powerful message, saying, ‘Hey, LGBTQ candidates can win elections and can win elections in many states and many districts across the country.’” he said.

☆ How to Run the New York City Marathon
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Jennie Coughlin | More About Jennie Coughlin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Run with New York Road Runners’ Team for Kids: This is one of two charity options available. Run with another charity: The race partners with nonprofits to provide charity bibs. Book a tour: Runners outside the United States can book a marathon package that includes race entry through select international tour operators. Run a fast half-marathon or full marathon: Unlike the Boston Marathon, the New York race doesn’t require runners to have run an earlier race in a certain amount of time in order to compete. Qualifying times must be run in 2023, and times run in New York Road Runners races take priority over other competitions.

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☆ These 10 LGBTQ candidates could make political history in November
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Matt Lavietes Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

More than 600 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer candidates will be on the ballot Nov. 8 — up from the 432 candidates in the previous midterm elections in 2018 — according to the political action committee LGBTQ Victory Fund. But even as an LGBTQ political leader, Balint, who is a lesbian, has faced pushback for her sexuality. He previously told NBC News that his Republican political affiliation was a result of his family's affection for former President Ronald Reagan. Jennie ArmstrongRunning for: Alaska House of Representatives, District 16Andrew GrayRunning for: Alaska House of Representatives, District 20If elected would be the first: LGBTQ state lawmaker(s) in Alaskan history. Alaska is one of four states with zero out LGBTQ state lawmakers, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund.

☆ U.S. nears record poultry deaths from bird flu; virus type complicates fight
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Tom Polansek | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

This has spurred export bans, lowered egg and turkey production, and contributed to record prices of the staples ahead of the U.S. holiday season. Europe is already suffering its worst avian flu crisis, with nearly 50 million poultry culled. The United States is monitoring wild birds for avian flu in four migration paths known as flyways, up from two previously, and plans to do the same next year. "This virus could be present in wild birds for the foreseeable future," Sifford said. Minnesota-based Hormel Foods Corp (HRL.N), owner of the Jennie-O Turkey Store brand, said it expects avian flu to reduce its turkey production at least through March 2023.

☆ Chanel evokes cinematic glamour at Paris Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Mimosa Spencer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A model presents a creation by designer Virginie Viard as part of her Spring-Summer 2023 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Chanel, during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna GeronPARIS, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Chanel creative director Virginie Viard added a streak of Old Hollywood glamour to a slinky collection for spring and summer, sent down a catwalk lined with enormous screens projecting dreamy, black-and-white images of formal gardens and plush interiors. One of the largest labels to hit the runway for Paris Fashion Week, the show was held on the final day of events that have drawn crowds from abroad, marking the luxury industry's strong return from pandemic disruptions. It starred Kristen Stewart, who sat in the front row with South Korean singing star Jennie Ruby Jane. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Mimosa SpencerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A wheelchair user filmed herself dragging her body to the bathroom on a plane after the cabin crew refused to help
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A woman filmed herself dragging her body to the bathroom after the cabin crew refused to assist her. The video posted by Jenny Berrie, a wheelchair user, has got over five million views on TikTok. Jenny Berrie, from the UK, filmed herself dragging her body along an AlbaStar Air flight when the cabin crew refused to help her on the flight from Newcastle airport to Palma, Mallorca. In her video, you can see airline staff rolling the bar cart past Berrie as she pulls herself to the bathroom. In response, Berrie has launched a petition to have aisle chairs mandatory on all UK flights and has almost 5,000 signatures.

☆ Millennials and Gen Z want to stop a climate catastrophe. But first they have to get elected.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, told young climate activists in 2019, "You didn't vote for me." AP Photo/Gemunu AmarasingheBut most policy debates aren't genuinely existential in the way climate change is. "Younger Democrats tend to have a much more friendly relationship and response to the party's activist class than older Democrats do." Fossil-fuel interests have played a central role in stymieing progress on climate change for decades. Nearly a decade later, Trump ran for and won the presidency — with Gingrich's early and staunch support — while calling climate change a "hoax."

☆ Old money: How retirees are funding and fueling political candidates unlike ever before
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In the 2020 election cycle, retirees gave hundreds of millions of dollars to federal candidates. Crystal Snow, a 60-year-old retired business owner, also donated hundreds of times to Republican groups ahead of the 2020 election, according to federal records. Snow told Insider she donated according to her Christian values and did so exclusively online, including to the likes of Sens. By the 2020 election cycle, retirees accounted for more than $1 in every $5, amounting to more than $378 million. Retirees are responsible for a greater and greater share of large political contributions, federal campaign finance data indicates.

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