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Shares of K-pop agencies dipped briefly on Wednesday after a reported investigation by South Korea's antitrust watchdog. The report said government agencies sent "examiners" to the offices of Hybe, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, according to a CNBC translation of the article. Hybe, the agency behind BTS, saw its shares fall as much as 3%, while SM Entertainment fell as low as 2.19%. When contacted by CNBC, South Korea's FTC said they could not confirm or deny the Yonhap report. Hybe said that it has no comments, while YG Entertainment and SM Entertainment did not respond to requests seeking comments to the Yonhap report.

Persons: Lisa, Jennie, Yonhap, Hybe, — CNBC's Kimberly Kao Organizations: Coachella, Valley Music, Arts Festival, Korea's Fair Trade Commission, Yonhap, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, CNBC, South, FTC Locations: INDIO , CALIFORNIA, Indio , California, South Korean, Hybe

☆ 2 blind passengers say being ordered to leave a cruise ship before it set sail was 'humiliating': report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Two blind passengers told ITV News they were ordered to leave a P&O Cruises ship. P&O Cruises offered them a full refund after first charging the pair a cancellation fee. Two blind passengers who were ordered to leave a cruise ship before it set sail said it was "humiliating" and that they "felt like criminals". Pam May and Jennie Bailie told ITV News they were asked to leave a P&O Cruises Ventura ship in May for "health and safety reasons". They just decided 'oh you're blind you can't be on there'."

Persons: Pam May, Jennie Bailie, Bailie, Donovan Tildesley, Tildesley, Richard Branson Organizations: ITV News, O Cruises, Morning, Daily, Virgin Locations: West Sussex, Southampton, England, Miami, Honduras

Bad air can be dangerous, especially if you’re breathing it over a lifetime. In East Asia, years of chronic air pollution is one reason that wearing face masks was common well before the coronavirus pandemic. School children there are used to playing inside on bad air days. In South Korea, would-be presidents have made reducing air pollution part of their campaign platforms. In other cases, urban air has improved because of something that no one saw coming.

Persons: it’s, Paiboon, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, ”, Lee Hyung, “ It’s Organizations: New York State, World Health Organization, National University of Singapore, World Bank, Mexico City Locations: Midwest, United States, Cities, Asia, Africa, America, New, Bangkok, South Asia, East Asia, Seoul, South Korea, China, Beijing, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Mexico, New Delhi

☆ For Some, the Only Reason to Watch ‘The Idol’ Is for Blackpink’s Jennie
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Wilson Wong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Not the main character Jocelyn, the show’s aspiring idol played by Lily-Rose Depp, but Dyanne, one of Jocelyn’s backup dancers portrayed by Jennie Kim, better known as Jennie of the K-pop girl group Blackpink. Blackpink — which consists of Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé — has become one of the most globally recognized K-pop acts in recent years. Though Jennie isn’t the only member of the group to try her hand at acting, she may have its most high-profile role. On the internet, clips abound praising Jennie in her acting debut. In one widely circulated scene, Dyanne, eyes half-lidded, lips parted and hair perfectly tousled, shows Jocelyn how to do the choreography for her new single.

Persons: Sam Levinson, ”, Amy Seimetz, Rolling Stone, Jocelyn, Lily, Rose Depp, Jennie Kim, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, Rosé —, Jennie isn’t Organizations: HBO, Idol, Cannes Film

☆ He Lost His Legs in the War in Ukraine, but Not His Will to Run
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Jennie Coughlin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Central Park race in early April came just a week after Moroz had arrived in the United States. Organizers allowed Moroz and Osmankina to start 10 minutes early so he wouldn’t be jostled in the crowded corrals. Just after he finished, Moroz was already looking ahead to his next race: Boston, in two weeks. Even with his slow early progress, Moroz thought he might be able to run on his new blades in Boston. Two days before the race, Moroz was practicing on his new walking prosthetics in Orlando in a parking lot.

☆ UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey sees improving buyer confidence
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 27 (Reuters) - British housebuilder Taylor Wimpey Plc (TW.L) said on Thursday buyer interest has risen over the past few months, helped by an improvement in sales and mortgage rates, even as the group remained cautious over broader economic woes. Daly, however, said the company remained cautious over continued macroeconomic uncertainty. Taylor Wimpey said its total order book value - a key measure that gauges near-term demand - stood at about 2.38 billion pounds ($2.97 billion) in the reported period, up from 2.15 billion pounds seen in the first two months of the year. Taylor Wimpey's bigger rival Persimmon (PSN.L) said on Wednesday trading over recent weeks had offered some signs of encouragement, with cancellation levels normalising and sales rates steadily improving since the start of the year. ($1 = 0.8019 pounds)Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane VenkatramanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ That Meeting Was Too Long (and It Probably Could’ve Been an Email)
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Canva, a design software maker, has 3,500 employees across eight offices worldwide. It’s not easy to carry out something like this, Ms. Rogerson said. “We’re trying to think through this.”Another problem is that other workdays can be busier than they otherwise would. “You know when you have a game of Tetris and things get wild?” Ms. Rogerson asked. “That is what my calendar looks like with the exception of no-meeting Wednesday.”

☆ 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.

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