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Pay transparency, supporters say, will prevent employers from offering some job candidates less or more money based on age, gender, race or other factors not related to their skills. Advocates believe the change also could help underpaid workers realize they make less than people doing the same job. A similar pay transparency ordinance has been in effect in New York City since 2022. There’s a demand from workers to know of the pay range,” said Da Hae Kim, a state policy senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center. State Senator Jessica Ramos, a Democrat representing parts of Queens, said the law is a win for labor rights groups.

Persons: ”, Da Hae Kim, Kathy Hochul, Frank Kerbein, Kerbein, Allen Shoikhetbrod, Tully Rinckley, Jessica Ramos, Khan, Maysoon Organizations: National Women's Law, Gov, Compliance, New York Business Council, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America, Twitter Locations: ALBANY, N.Y, New York, New York City, California, Colorado, Queens

[1/5] People walk amidst the wreckage, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 15, 2023. "Bodies are littering the streets, washing back on shore and are buried under collapsed buildings and debris. Mohammad al-Qabisi, head of Derna's Wahda Hospital, said a field hospital was treating people with chronic illnesses needing regular attention. Thursday's U.N. report said more than 1,000 bodies in Derna and over 100 bodies in Al Bayda, another coastal city which was hit by flooding, had been buried in mass graves. The ICRC sent a cargo flight to Benghazi, eastern Libya's largest city, on Friday with 5,000 body bags.

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☆ A pastor invited to DeSantis' Disney board meeting quoted the Bible telling people not to 'resist authority' as it strips workers' park perks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A pastor invited to DeSantis' Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's meeting told attendees not to "resist authority." The pastor read from the Bible as the board discussed stripping park parks for Disney workers and retirees. Ron DeSantis to run the area around Disney World defended stripping park employees of their perks — moments after a pastor invited to speak urged attendees not to "resist authority." Last month, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board revoked all of the land's firefighters' free passes to the Disney parks and resorts. Disney responded with a lawsuit, and while DeSantis said he's since "moved on" from the fight, Disney is not backing down.

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(AP) — Bounding through a darkened city park, a lemur managed to stay one step ahead of police officers armed only with a large towel. Bodycam video shows the two officers' attempts to nab the speedy little primate, which made a dash for freedom Tuesday in Springfield, Missouri. Eventually the officer tosses the towel like a net, but the lemur slips out and darts away. Political Cartoons View All 1160 Images“Dang it!” the officer exclaims, as a few civilians help try to corral the critter. Instead, police say the lemur has been connected with a local wildlife rescue agency where it will be “well cared for and loved.”

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☆ Ron Baron stands by Tesla, sees the EV maker 4-5 times bigger in 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Billionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by his bullish thesis on Tesla , seeing the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker growing as much as fivefold in the future. The Baron Capital chairman and CEO revealed that his firm has made about 20 times its investment in Tesla since he first bought the stock in 2014. Tesla is the biggest holding in Baron's oldest and biggest fund, Baron Partners Fund (BPTIX), accounting for 46% of the portfolio. "I think Tesla in the next seven years will be about four or five times as big as it is right now in the stock market," Baron said Wednesday on CNBC's " Squawk Box ." Baron Capital managed about $40 billion at the end of 2022.

Persons: Ron Baron, Tesla, Elon, Baron, I've Organizations: Baron Capital, Baron Partners Fund, SpaceX, Bucknell grad, Centers for Disease Control Locations: Tesla, Baron's, Nevada, Australia, Moderna

☆ This Montana Town is Facing a Homelessness Problem Similar to Larger Cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jim Carlton | Photographs Ami Vitale For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Missoula had 60 homeless encampments in parks as of late August, according to a city report. To address the problem without running afoul of the Ninth Circuit, the City Council passed an emergency ordinance in June making it easier to remove encampments from parks used by youth camps and other groups.

Organizations: Missoula, Ninth Circuit, City Council

☆ The Surprising Places Where Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot, and Winning
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Emily Bazelon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Ohio advocates knew from focus-group testing that they would have to address the misgivings that many voters have about “abortion on demand,” as groups that oppose abortion put it. “There are some concerns even among pro-choice voters about abortion being used as birth control,” says Angela Kuefler, a partner at Global Strategy Group, which has run message testing for campaigns in several states. Mason, an affluent suburb north of Cincinnati, is in Warren County, which Donald Trump won with nearly two-thirds of the vote in 2020. On a weekend in June, Jeni Keeler, who is 46 and owns a small communications business, met up with volunteers from Mason outside a small clubhouse. The candidates she and her friends backed succeeded that November, creating a new majority to repeal the ordinance.

Persons: ”, Angela Kuefler, “, — “, Ashley All, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Kuefler, Donald Trump, Jeni Keeler, ” Keeler, Keeler Organizations: Global Strategy Group, Families United, Freedom, ” Volunteers, Republican, Council Locations: Ohio, Kansas, ” In Ohio, ”, Michigan, Mason, Cincinnati, Warren County

Black residents of the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island sat mostly silent as McIntosh County commissioners scheduled a Tuesday vote on the proposal. “This plan will be be a giant step in the destruction of the culture of Hogg Hummock,” said Commissioner Roger Lotson, whose district includes Sapelo Island. In 2012, dozens of Hogg Hummock residents and landowners appealed tax increases caused by soaring property values. The current county ordinance limits homes in Hogg Hummock to 1,400 square feet (130 square meters) of heated and air-conditioned space. Hogg Hummock earned a place in 1996 on the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of America’s treasured historic sites.

Persons: Hogg, Hogg Hummock, ”, Roger Lotson, JR Grovner, “ I've, David Stevens, Adam Poppell, Stevens Organizations: ”, Hogg, National Register of Historic Places Locations: DARIEN, Ga, Georgia, McIntosh, Sapelo, Savannah, North Carolina, Florida, Civil, McIntosh County

☆ Cash-strapped New Yorkers are doing the unthinkable: Moving to Jersey City
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

New Yorkers fed up with a tough housing market are making the pilgrimage to Jersey City. New York City housing is becoming more elusive and expensive, and Jersey City is an attractive option. That's not to say that Jersey City is much cheaper, but there are more options: Along the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City, dozens of luxury high-rises have sprouted up within the last 10 years, some filled with their own coffee shops, heated pools, and rooftop dog runs. Now, he knows at least eight to 10 acquaintances who have taken the Jersey City plunge since he moved. When it comes to the space and amenities that Jersey City provides, "once you have it, you can't go back."

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MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore, according to a criminal complaint filed in Miami. And on Sept. 1, he was brought to the Coast Guard base in Miami Beach. Baluchi attempted a voyage in a similar homemade vessel in 2014, the complaint said. In 2015, he was served a captain of the port order from the Coast Guard that applied to any subsequent voyages. He attempted another voyage in 2021, and the Coast Guard intervened then as well.

Persons: Reza Baluchi, Hurricane Franklin, Baluchi, Michael A, Perez, Campbell, Valiant, Micki Bloom Organizations: MIAMI, U.S . Coast Guard, The Coast Guard, Coast Guard, U.S . Navy, Ordinance, Unit, Associated Press Locations: Florida, Miami, Tybee Island, Georgia, England, Miami Beach

☆ Russia's invasion has turned Ukraine into the country with the highest cluster munition casualties in the world, even more than Syria
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine topped the list of countries in terms of cluster munition victims, a new report said. The Cluster Munition Coalition said cluster bombs killed or injured 900 people in Ukraine in 2022. The Cluster Munition Coalition, a global civil society campaign advocating for the ban of cluster munitions, said Russia's war in Ukraine had pushed the use of the ammunition to global record levels since it began reporting in 2010. The CMC reported an "alarming" rise in civilian deaths related to cluster munition attacks, which accounted for 95% of casualties. The UN said cluster munition poses a potential humanitarian risk because many submunitions are unreliable and fail to explode — leaving active ordinance long after conflicts end.

Persons: Tamar Gabelnick, —, George Barros Organizations: CMC, Service, UN, Institute for Locations: Ukraine, Syria, Wall, Silicon, Iraq, Yemen, Russia, Washington

☆ We opened a restaurant with a no-tipping policy. We have to charge more, but it's been totally worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Vinod Kalathil and his wife recently opened the restaurant Thattu in Chicago. The restaurant doesn't take tips but instead pays servers a competitive wage. My wife and I opened our restaurant, Thattu, about four months ago on the Northwest side of Chicago. Before we opened, we talked to other restaurant owners about plans for opening a "no-tip" restaurant. We actually opened the first iteration of Thattu back in 2019 in a food hall in Politan Row.

Persons: Vinod Kalathil, Thattu, what's Organizations: Service, Labor, City, Block Club Chicago, Block Locations: Chicago, Wall, Silicon, Kerala, India, Politan, Thattu, City of Chicago

☆ It's doubtful that Silicon Valley billionaires could pull off building a new city from scratch in a remote California farmland anytime soon, developer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Silicon Valley billionaires buying up land in Solano County, California, could face big hurdles. In 2017, Flannery Associates pitched an idea to create a new, walkable city in Solano County. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. With the land purchased, the group's plot of land has started to encircle Travis Air Force Base nearby, according to The Wall Street Journal. AdvertisementAdvertisementThey're also not the first Silicon Valley billionaires using their extreme wealth to chase bold developing ambitions only to be met with grinding bureaucracy.

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☆ LA considers ban on cashless businesses because they exclude low-income people, people of color, and seniors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Los Angeles could join other cities and states in banning cashless businesses. A councilwoman wants to ban the practice, something San Francisco and New York City have already done. It comes as more businesses in the area are opting for cashless payments like credit cards or digital payments through apps. Those options, businesses say, make the purchasing process more efficient and safe, the Los Angeles Times reported. Her motion calls for the City Attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting cashless businesses.

Persons: Councilwoman Heather Hutt, Kardashian, Hutt, Bill Scott Organizations: Francisco and New, Service, Los Angeles Times, Daily Mail, City Attorney, Times, San Francisco Police Department Locations: Angeles, LA, Francisco and, Francisco and New York City, Wall, Silicon, Los Angeles, City, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco

☆ Photo Essay: A Historic Dallas Neighborhood Grapples With Gentrification
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Azul Sordo | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +19 min

Raul Gutiérrez Alvarado (left) and his nephew, William Domínguez Gutierrez, pose for a portrait outside of their Oak Cliff home. At the time, the local media narrative was one of positive change for the neighborhood, Valderas says. (Azul Sordo for USN&WR)Before the BarrioOak Cliff was once a majority-white, working class neighborhood, annexed by Dallas in 1903. South Oak Cliff, which is largely Black and Hispanic, has a long record of neglect, well documented by Texas Monthly . This is the only photo she has of herself, which adorns the living room of her South Oak Cliff home.

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☆ Moody's estimates Hawaiian wildfire caused up to $6 billion in economic losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Moody’s RMS estimated up to $6 billion in economic losses from the devastating wildfires in Hawaii, which killed at least 115 people and destroyed countless homes and businesses. The losses could range from $4 billion to $6 billion, Moody’s said Tuesday. About 75% of the losses will be covered by insurance because of the island’s high insurance penetration rates, according to the risk modeling agency. The loss estimate is wide-ranging, including “property damage, contents, and business interruption, across residential, commercial, industrial, automobile, and infrastructure assets,” Moody’s said. Most of the losses are concentrated in Lahaina, Moody’s said, where insured property value ranged from $2.5 billion to $4 billion.

Persons: Moody’s, ” Moody’s, ”, Rajkiran Vojjala Organizations: New, New York CNN, Maui Emergency Management Agency Locations: New York, Hawaii, “, Maui, Lahaina

New York CNN —Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. In a 7-5 vote, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance that includes a number of rideshare worker protections, including a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers. Minneapolis is debating the minimum wage as gig workers across the country are advocating for fair wages and job benefits. Uber sent an email to its drivers on Monday, urging them to contact the Mayor and City Council to ask them to oppose the move. Uber said its drivers sent over 700 emails on Thursday, but did not specify what was in those emails.

Persons: New York CNN — Lyft, Uber, Jacob Frey, Lyft, “, ”, Frey, ” Uber, Ally Peters, Mayor Frey Organizations: New, New York CNN, Minneapolis City Council, Uber, CNN, Mayor, City Council, New York City Locations: New York, Minneapolis, City, California

REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 15 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived part of a lawsuit claiming that the District of Columbia enforced an anti-graffiti law against anti-abortion protesters in Washington but not racial justice demonstrators in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. The foundation claimed D.C. authorities abandoned enforcement of the anti-graffiti law during widespread protests in the city following the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg dismissed the lawsuit in 2021, finding that the groups did not produce evidence of discriminatory intent by the D.C. government. “It is fundamental to our free speech rights that the government cannot pick and choose between speakers, not when regulating and not when enforcing the laws,” the court said.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Wade, Elizabeth Frantz, “, Frederick Douglass, George Floyd, Erin Hawley, James Boasberg, Andrew Goudsward, David Bario, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, of Columbia, Appeals, Frederick, Frederick Douglass Foundation, Life, Washington, Alliance Defending, District, D.C, U.S . Constitution, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, Washington, America, Minneapolis, U.S .

☆ 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.

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CNN —Amsterdam’s city council has approved a proposal banning “polluting” cruise ships as part of the city’s latest move to clamp down on overtourism. A spokesperson for Amsterdam Deputy Mayor Hester van Buren, who has responsibility for the city’s port, told CNN that the council approved a proposal on Thursday to close the city’s cruise ship terminal. The ban on "polluting" cruise ships is just one of many moves by Amsterdam to limit the effects of overtourism. D66 party chairwoman Ilana Rooderkerk emphasized in the statement that “polluting cruise ships do not fit with the sustainable ambitions” of Amsterdam. “Cruise ships in the heart of the city do not fit into Amsterdam’s goal of reducing the number of tourists,” Rooderkerk added.

Persons: Hester van Buren, van Buren’s, Ilana Rooderkerk, “, ” Rooderkerk Organizations: CNN Locations: Amsterdam’s, Amsterdam, Balance

CNN —Donald Trump’s legal troubles deepened earlier this week when he was informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he’s the target of the criminal investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 election – the clearest sign yet that the former president could soon face more criminal charges. But without more detail, it’s hard to know exactly what shape the charges will take or what Trump 2020 election-related conduct they are aimed at. Among the potential charges Trump has been warned about is one pertaining to witness tampering, according to the Wall Street Journal and other outlets. Trump’s alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy has been invoked in the litigation around the House select committee that investigated January 6’s pursuit of Trump lawyer John Eastman’s emails. That ruling pointed both to the obstruction of an official proceeding statute and the general conspiracy statute.

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☆ Michigan hair salon faces backlash after banning transgender and queer customers, reportedly telling them to 'seek services at a local pet groomer'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Facebook post, which has since been deleted, suggested that anyone not matching that identity should instead "seek services at a local pet groomer," according to the report. Period," the account for Studio 8 Hair Lab - Education and Beauty Supply said, according to USA Today. Geiger and Studio 8 Hair Lab did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment ahead of publication. Traverse City is investigating whether or not Studio 8 Hair Lab has violated an anti-discrimination ordinance, according to the report. "STUDIO 8 HAIR LOFT is a very LGBTQ+ friendly salon, please do not mistake us for the other salon."

Persons: Christine Geiger, Geiger, Richard Lewis, Jack Winn, Jack Winn Pro, Betsy Coffia, Coffia Organizations: Facebook, Service, USA, Beauty Supply, Google, CONSERVATIVE, Associated Press, Jack Winn Pro, Democratic Michigan State Locations: Michigan, Wall, Silicon, Traverse City , Michigan, Traverse City, Traverse, Allentown , Pennsylvania

☆ French government wants the power to block social media and to tap into cellphones
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Macron has said his government needs the authority to block social media to curb protests. First, on July 4, during a meeting with mayors, Macron suggested the government needs the authority to regulate or block social media platforms during major protests. Both left- and right-leaning lawmakers, meanwhile, characterized the comments about blocking social media made by Macron, who is considered centrist, as anti-democratic. Elsewhere in the world, social media censorship has increased in recent years. In an effort to stop people from gathering to protest COVID-19 restrictions, the Chinese government censored discussion of certain cities on social media, according to the BBC.

Persons: Macron, Emmanuel Macron, Monde, Eliska, — Organizations: Service, Police, French, Washington Post, Le Monde, Renaissance Party, Human Rights Watch, Wall Street Journal, Department of Homeland Security, Journal ., New York Times Locations: France, Wall, Silicon, Europe, Spain, Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, San Francisco

☆ Biden said he decided to send Ukraine controversial cluster bombs because Kyiv is 'running out of ammunition'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Joe Biden has agreed to send Ukraine deadly cluster munitions. Cluster bombs are particularly dangerous because they break apart into multiple little bombs when fired, some of which do not always explode upon impact. Experts say cluster bombs will be useful for Ukraine's forces against well-dug-in Russian trenches amid a grueling counteroffensive. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty ImagesHuman Rights Watch said last year that Russia was actively using cluster bombs in Ukraine and had killed and maimed hundreds of civilians with them. Biden said it took him a while "to be convinced" to send cluster bombs, but he ultimately decided Ukraine "needed them."

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, CNN's Fareed Zakaria, YASUYOSHI CHIBA, Zakaria, British Army Lord Dannatt, Rishi Sunak Organizations: Service, Kyiv, US, CNN, Getty, Rights Watch, Defense Department, British Army, NATO, German Army Combat Training Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Russia, Zarichne, AFP, Ukrainian, Izium

☆ The US says the cluster bombs it's giving Ukraine fail less than 3% of the time. Experience suggests the real number is far higher.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The United States is providing Ukraine with cluster bombs it says have a failure rate of 2.35%. Cluster bombs that fail to explode can pose a risk to civilians for decades to come. He compared it to the alleged failure rate for Russian cluster munitions of 30-40%. 'Failure rates of 10% to 30%'Russia has been criticized not just for using cluster bombs but for deploying them in densely populated civilian areas. The US military has said it will select from its stockpile only cluster munitions that have been assessed to have a failure rate of 2.35%.

Persons: Colin Kahl, I'm, Kahl, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, New York Times, Congressional Research Service, CNN Locations: States, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Laos, Russian, United States

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