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☆ Sweden's Moderate Party leader gets nod to try form a new government
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Moderate party leader Ulf Kristersson delivers a speach at the Moderate party election watch at the Clarion Sign Hotel, in Stockholm, Sweden, September 12, 2022.TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERSOSLO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Sweden's Moderate Party leader, Ulf Kristersson, has been handed a mandate to try and form the country's next government after a recent general election gave the right-wing bloc a majority, the speaker of parliament said on Monday. The Moderates, Sweden Democrats, Christian Democrats and Liberals won 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament, narrowly ahead of the centre-left's 173 seats, according to the Swedish election authority. read moreKristersson is widely expected to try to form a minority government, leaving one or two right-wing parties out while relying on their support in parliament. read moreThe election marks a watershed in Swedish politics with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, a party with roots in the white supremacist fringe, on the threshold of gaining influence over government policy. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Stine JacobsenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ University of Michigan students say they were sexually abused by Robert Anderson. An ex-NFL player wants their stories to be heard.
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-29 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Black men treated differentlyThe allegations against Anderson mirror those against disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University and Richard Strauss at Ohio State University. This, she said, is often an issue when it comes to reporting issues like sexual abuse and murder. Gonczar has been spending time with Vaughn in his protest to show solidarity with abuse survivors at the University of Michigan. Gonczar now works as director of development at the Avalon Healing Center, which provides support for victims of sexual abuse. When Black men report that they have been victimized by others, “different stereotypes activate”, Curry added.

☆ The CEO of a $4.7 billion company says 5 words from Sheryl Sandberg changed her life: 'You can stop fighting now'
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-21 | by ( Jade Scipioni | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

She spent 11 years at Facebook, including six-plus years at the executive level, building products like Facebook Marketplace and Facebook Credits. Before then, the Stanford business school graduate held product executive jobs at PayPal and eBay. In March, Liu was appointed the CEO of Ancestry.com, a consumer genealogy business valued at around $4.7 billion — making it the industry's largest company. Sandberg was referencing Liu's combative streak, developed as a child growing up in small-town South Carolina in the late 1980s. Here, Liu discusses how her childhood struggles shaped her mindset, her conversation with Sandberg and the self-discovery mission that helped her land Ancestry's CEO job.

☆ 22 must-read books female founders recommend to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-03 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Of all the highly-recommended business books, ones written by men tend to get a lot of attention. We asked female founders what books about entrepreneurship — written by women — they recommend. The business books that land on must-read lists year after year, heavily recommended by CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs, usually have one thing in common: they're written by men. So we asked female founders and business leaders what books they recommend on leadership, entrepreneurship, and running a company. Here are 22 business and leadership books written by women.

Facebook nu-i va debloca contul lui Trump cel puțin până la transferul definitiv de putereConturile de Facebook şi Instagram ale lui Trump au fost suspendate în urma protestului convocat de el pe 6 ianuarie, în faţa Capitoliului. Sheryl Sandberg de la Facebook a spus luni că, deocamdată, nu există planuri privind acordarea permisiunii lui Trump de a avea din nou acces la conturi. În plus, Facebook a anunţat că a început să elimine conţinutul ce cuprinde sloganul „Stop the steal” (n.r. opriţi furtul), utilizat de susţinătorii lui Trump care refuză să accepte că democratul Joe Biden a câştigat alegerile prezidenţiale din noiembrie 2020, notează adevărul.ro. Pe 6 ianuarie, Twitter a anunțat ieri despre suspendarea permanentă a acestuia, în baza mai multor motive conectate cu incidentele violente din SUA.

Persons: Trump, Sheryl Sandberg, Joe Biden, Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Extindem Organizations: Facebook, YouTube, Congresul SUA, SUA Locations: american, SUA, Washington, Capitoliu

☆ Streetfighters, Hooligans and Nazis: Inside Sweden's Most Notorious Underground Fight Club
▼ + stars: | 2019-11-24 | by ( Karim Zidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Few outsiders have ever attended a KOTS fight in person. "The most notorious fight club, the one and only place for the unwanted ones, delivering the most stressed out and fucked up environment you can find. Back in 2019, the fight club started live streaming its events and charging around $14 per fight. In the exchange, a fan asked why the fight club allows anti-fascists to compete. "This is the most raw form of fighting," Hooi, who is not affiliated with any far-right groups, wrote during our interview.

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