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☆ A federal judge compared the January 6 mentality to 'Nazi Germany' at the sentencing of a Capitol rioter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Walton made the comment as he sentenced a Capitol rioter who blamed Trump for January 6. The rioter, Dustin Thompson, was sentenced to three years in federal prison. Judge Reggie Walton made the remark at the sentencing of Dustin Thompson, a Capitol rioter who blamed Trump for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Following Thompson's conviction, Walton and federal prosecutors accused him of lacking candor while testifying under oath. In his own remarks to Walton, Thompson said he was "deeply ashamed" and apologized to the Capitol Police and "everyone" in the United States.

☆ The Visions of Octavia Butler
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Lynell George | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +27 min

As a science fiction writer, Butler forged a new path and envisioned bold possibilities. Mural with a portrait of Octavia Butler and her name, composed of dots of various densities in 3-D space. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant. “‘Kindred’ was a story of ordinary people trapped in fantastic circumstances,” Butler wrote in a 1988 notebook. Her point of view was one not traditionally found in science fiction and, simply by writing, she demanded a larger world.

☆ The Stripe founders' memo explaining its layoff plan to employees is a remarkably candid look at why so much of tech is in freefall
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Its memo to employees highlights the economic headwinds other tech companies are facing. From Meta to Shopify, tech companies are navigating an uncertain future. It over-hired during the pandemic"We over-hired for the world we're in," the founders wrote. It failed to keep other costs in checkThe founders' wrote: "We grew operating costs too quickly. The open question facing Stripe and other tech companies is what that recalibration looks like, beyond simply cutting costs.

☆ Fetterman's health in focus as he squares off with Oz in U.S. Senate debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The debate offers the Democrat's biggest opportunity yet to prove his detractors wrong in front of a statewide audience. A Fetterman campaign official told Reuters that the campaign has realistic expectations of the debate. The Oz campaign did not respond to requests for comment. Oz argues that Fetterman’s record of seeking lenIency for criminals as head of the state’s Board of Pardons shows he will make Pennsylvania less safe. "The Oz campaign has been strategically smart," said Chris Borick, a pollster at Pennsylvania's Muhlenberg College.

☆ Trump could testify in tax fraud trial of Trump organization. How to keep the jury unbiased.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Jeffrey Abramson | Jeffrey Abramson Is A Professor Of Government Emeritus At The University Of Texas At Austin | Author Of | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Jury selection began Monday in the Manhattan district attorney’s prosecution of the Trump Organization for tax fraud. The trial judge may be tempted to eliminate anyone who acknowledges having formed some opinions before trial about Trump personally or the evidence reported in the media against the Trump Organization. But in March, the Supreme Court reinstated Tsarnaev’s death sentence, arguably changing jury selection for the worse. In the Black Lives Matter era, we have seen several high-profile trials that challenged the search for impartial jurors. And it’s not a standard that should be employed as jurors are vetted in the New York criminal trial of the Trump Organization.

☆ Analysis: Gaffe or insight? Deciphering Biden's unguarded answers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters as he departs for Boston from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., September 12, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden's tendency to ad-lib in impromptu press situations is often referred to in Washington as his "gaffe" problem. After Biden spoke on defending Taiwan in a CBS News "60 Minutes" interview this month, officials quickly said that U.S. policy towards Taiwan is unchanged. His apparent willingness to commit U.S. forces to a battle in Taiwan clears up a long-standing disconnect in U.S. policy towards Taiwan. While Biden's off-the-cuff remarks sometimes reveal deeper truths about his policy or opinions, other times they are simply misleading.

☆ I almost quit a great job because I started to resent it. Here are 4 things I should've done sooner to feel less frustrated at work.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

At the time, I wrote about self improvement, especially as it related to work and careers. I wrote about my experience adopting the daily routines of successful and powerful people like Tim Ferris and Donald Trump. Nothing ended up panning out — fortunately, because it was around that time that things changed for me at work. My editor wrote back almost immediately: She'd take these comments into account when generating assignments. Adapted with permission from the book Don't Call It Quits: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Love by Shana Lebowitz Gaynor.

☆ Parents of Donor-Conceived Children Face New Calls for Candor
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Amy Dockser Marcus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Parents of children conceived from donated sperm, eggs or embryos can be reluctant to tell their kids about their genetic origins out of concern that doing so would compromise the parents’ privacy or upend family harmony. These mothers and fathers are facing pressure to change. Research now shows that donor-conceived people fare better emotionally when they learn about their origins early on. And states are starting to enact laws that require people intending to make use of donor gametes or embryos be informed about the importance of telling donor-conceived children about their origins.

☆ A Google VP shares her favorite interview question to get an honest reaction from candidates — and how to answer it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When interviewing as a young computer scientist, she was asked a question that had a lasting impact. One of my favorite aspects of leading the Google Assistant team is meeting with prospective candidates during the interview process. After 16 years at Google, I've had the opportunity to find my personal interview style. It was a question that had a lasting impact on me, and one that's become my favorite to ask now. In all my years of conducting interviews, I've never heard a "canned" response to this question — it elicits genuine, honest reactions.

☆ The most common interview questions PayPal asks job candidates, and how to use the 'STAR' method to answer them
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-11 | by ( Phil Mcparlane | Day Week | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Here's a breakdown of the company's interview processBefore we jump into the PayPal interview questions, let's summarize the process, so you know what to expect. To effectively answer these questions, we suggest following the STAR format, which helps interviewees answer questions to best their ability. These are four common interview questions and how you might answer themAs mentioned, you can expect job-specific technical and behavioral interview questions. However, since technical questions vary between roles, we will discuss the common behavioral questions that every candidate can expect. During the PayPal Interview, you should answer using the STAR format for behavioral questions and keep technical responses more matter of fact.

☆ This 31-year-old woman with Down syndrome launched a cookie company 5 years ago — and has already made over $1.2 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-06 | by ( Cory Stieg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The process felt daunting, so her mother, Rosemary Alfredo, decided to teach her the basics of getting a small business up and running. Collettey's Cookies is also profitable, the company says — no small feat in a daunting food industry. As of Monday, Collettey's Cookies has more than 40,000 followers on Facebook, and another 28,000-plus on Instagram. According to the company: DiVitto's chocolate chip cinnamon cookie — called "The Amazing Cookie" — remains the most popular of the company's five flavor options. Paying it forward to aspiring entrepreneursWhen it comes to developing recipes and baking the cookies, DiVitto is the expert and authority.

Persons: Collete DiVitto, DiVitto —, Rosemary Alfredo, DiVitto, Alfredo, Alfredo's, —, She's, Collettey's, Nadya Rousseau, Rousseau Organizations: Clemson University, CNBC, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Alter New Media, Collettey's Locations: Boston, Charlestown , Massachusetts, United States, DiVitto's

Omul de 58 de ani, din Upstate New York, a rămas blocat în mașină în timpul furtunii de zăpadă care a străbătut New York-ul zilele trecute, scrie CNN . Sergentul Cawley a mers în locul pe care șoferul l-a indicat și a intrat prin zăpadă pentru a verifica adresele caselor din zonă. În timp ce săpa cu o lopată prin omăt, a lovit parbrizul lui Kresen și l-a văzut pe acesta în mașină. Acesta i-a spus polițistului că un plug de zăpadă a trecut prin zonă și l-a acoperit și mai tare cu zăpadă. Kresen a rămas blocat fără căldură și când a fost găsit suferea de hipotermie și degerături, a spus patrula de stat.

Persons: CNN, Kevin Kresen, Sgt . Jason, Dispecerii, Sergentul Cawley, Kresen Locations: New York, Candor, Binghamton, Owego

☆ 'Cases up the wazoo for years to come': Legal insiders brace for a world where Trump loses and the ex-president faces down a slew of reinvigorated court fights
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-02 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The Trump campaign did not respond to Insider's questions about the possible legal challenges ahead for the president and his team. Justice Department investigation 'plausible'Could Trump's own Justice Department, at this moment, be criminally investigating the Trump reelection campaign? And that means officials there would "likely be avoiding public investigative steps" even if they were examining Trump campaign activity, Petalas said. Separately, Insider in mid-July reported that the Trump campaign was conducting an internal review of campaign spending irregularities overseen by Parscale. "If I was President Trump, that's what I would be worried about."

☆ Inside the fight between my small Iowa hometown and a $12 billion utility over smart meters and the radiation that some residents call 'poison'
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-31 | by ( Benji Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

They've rubbed up against an adversary of enormous scale: A $12 billion utility that began deploying smart meters in 2017 that communicate using radio waves. AdvertisementFor the power company, smart meters are the future, offering big savings and granular info about energy use. For one, smart meters save utilities a ton of cash, since they get rid of the need for manual readings. "I would have never put an investment in if I had known that it would require smart meters and what smart meters do." Monsanto isn't selling smart meters, but there is a big company on the other end that stands to gain.

Persons: Lewis Weiss, Weiss, We're, They've, that's, Santiago Jose Sanchez, Fairfield, Parsons, Mahesh Yogi, Oprah, David Lynch, Russell Brand, meditators, I'd, Maharishi, Jon Lipman, Lipman, Randy Bauer, Bauer, Alliant, Jay Marcus, intervenors, David, Goliath, Lipman —, Marcus, Bill Goldstein, they're, David Carpenter, Fairfield's intervenors, Alliant's, he's, there's Organizations: Power Line, Business, Parsons College, Maharishi International University, Beatles, Maharishi, Energy, Alliant Energy, Iowa Utilities Board, National Toxicology, US Department of Health, Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Institute for Health, University, Albany who's, AMI, GMOs, Monsanto, FDA Locations: Fairfield , Iowa, Indian, Fairfield, FAIRFIELD , IOWA, New York City, Fairfield ., Iowa, India, Parsons, Des Moines, Alliant, New York, Maharishitower.org

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