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☆ Donald Trump wins ruling in rape accuser Carroll's defamation lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan asked an appeals court in Washington to weigh in on whether the laws of that district shielded Trump from liability. Carroll sued Trump in November 2019, and had been hoping to go to trial as soon as next February. On Sept. 20, Kaplan said Carroll planned to sue Trump for battery and inflicting emotional distress even if the defamation claims were thrown out. 'WE DO NOT PASS JUDGMENT'Trump claimed he was shielded from Carroll's lawsuit by a federal law immunizing government employees from defamation claims. That would have ended Carroll's case, because the United States had not waived its immunity from defamation claims.

☆ 'Moneyball' manager Billy Beane says Warren Buffett's investing lessons apply to baseball too - and Seth Klarman agrees
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Moneyball" star Billy Beane said Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger's lessons apply to baseball. Author Michael Lewis profiled Beane in "Moneyball," and Brad Pitt played the baseball executive in the movie adaptation of the book. "It's about finding value in athletes, in baseball players — but those principles apply across areas," the billionaire investor and Baupost Group CEO said. Klarman has been heralded as "the next Warren Buffett," including by the Berkshire chief himself. Read more: Table tennis champion Ariel Hsing has been friends with Warren Buffett for more than a decade.

☆ These maps show which parts of the US are already having a green energy jobs boom
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

With the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law, there could be more postings for green energy jobs. Curtis pointed out that many of the green job postings fall in "red" areas of the US, such as in parts of Texas. "Future environmental legislation is more likely to pass if the green energy transition is perceived as helping these regions." Curtis told Insider one takeaway of his and his co-author's research is just how large growth in these green energy jobs has been since 2007. And more clean or green energy jobs could be made as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act.

☆ Rushdie's stabbing highlights divisions in Iranian society
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-14 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But hardline state media outlets have celebrated it with headlines like "Satan has been blinded". "Through the fatwa, the Iranian regime is responsible for the attack on Salman Rushdie. Washington has charged an Iranian with plotting to murder Bolton, a national security adviser to Trump. Those comments echoed praise for the attacker in other hardline Iranian media on Saturday. read more"I hope you die," tweeted Iranian Mohammad, using the trending hashtag #SalmanRushdie in Farsi.

My 'poverty mentality' was holding me back, but getting rid of those items freed up mental and physical space. But I hadn't dealt with one of the most significant factors underlying my hoarding instincts: poverty mentality. What is 'poverty mentality'? But my poverty mentality kept me living as though I were barely employed and living paycheck to paycheck. The opposite of my poverty mentality isn't to act like I'm rich (I'm not) or spend every dime I make.

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My investment balance went from $0 to nearly $100,000 in less than five years. I followed a strategy many investors use to become millionaires: Buy and hold low-cost index funds. The author's Personal Capital investment balance dashboard shows steady progress over the last year despite daily fluctuations. I'm invested in stock index funds, bond index funds, and even real estate index funds. My investment balance could dip thousands of dollars below $100,000 in a matter of days, before leveling out and posting a gain in the long term.

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☆ I made $70,000 through this side hustle at 27—while working a full-time job. Here's how I did it
▼ + stars: | 2019-09-30 | by ( Bola Sokunbi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

I've done just about every side hustle you can imagine, from selling Avon products to my mom's friends to starting an online retail store for bridal accessories. But Onada Photography, the wedding photography business that I started in my early-20s, was my longest-running one. A natural interestGrowing up, my dad was always taking photos of our family. But the idea to turn my hobby into a business came about during a trip to Jamaica for my friend's wedding. I was more than happy to do it, and photos I took turned out better than I expected.

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☆ FOUR CHARACTERS UNDER TWO TYRANNIES
▼ + stars: | 1984-04-29 | by ( E.L. Doctorow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

So there is a pattern in the subservience of his characters to Mr. Kundera's will. The elegance lies in the image Mr. Kundera uses to make the observation that both the emigre and the former ruler point their index fingers at whomever they address. In fact, people of this sort, Mr. Kundera tells us, have index fingers longer than their middle fingers. Mr. Kundera is not inclined to dwell on the feel of human experience except as it prepares us for his thought. It is a not unattractive philosophical bent that sends Mr. Kundera into his speculative exercises.

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