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☆ What One Photo Shows About a Gaza Hospital in Chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Samar Abu Elouf | More About Samar Abu Elouf | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Red!” “Yellow!” “Green!”The air at Nasser Hospital is pierced by the cries of medical workers getting their first look at patients coming in from a city under siege. It is for the most seriously wounded people, but even the other codes offer little comfort in a hospital stripped of the most basic necessities. It is hard to convey the horror that is Nasser Hospital these days. Earlier in the war, the hospital was busy, but things appeared manageable. The other day I found myself next to a doctor who was saying that before the war, the hospital used to cap daily admissions at 700.

Persons: Nasser, haven’t Organizations: Nasser, Nasser Hospital, Israel, “ Locations: Gaza

☆ Scoring Taylor Swift Tickets and setting up elephant processions: Private bankers dish on the ways they pamper ultra-rich clients
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The ultra-rich can afford nearly anything, but that doesn't guarantee access, especially for sold-out games or limited-edition luxury items. Many clients are willing to pay top dollar for coveted Taylor Swift tickets but can't find them, and they have asked their advisors for help tracking them down. Many financial institutions prefer white-labeling, repackaging the services with the banks' branding, Gaby Stanley of Ten Lifestyle Group told Insider. The UK-based concierge clients include Coutts, HSBC, and Merrill Lynch. Private-bank advisors help each other out, according to Yates, who has hooked up out-of-state advisors' clients with Miami Heat tickets when they visit Florida.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Morgan Stanley's Valerie Wong Fountain, Morgan Stanley, Valerie Wong Fountain, Grace Yoon, Rockefeller, Yoon, Gaby Stanley, Coutts, Merrill Lynch, it's, Stanley, Paul Yates, Yates Organizations: Advisors, Business, Rockefeller Capital Management, Ten Lifestyle Group, HSBC, Michelin, Bank, Miami Super Bowl, Private, Miami Heat, Bank of America Locations: London, Japan, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

☆ AI is fueling transformative new brain-health technology to detect and prevent cognitive decline
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Hazel Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The global population is aging, presenting new challenges related to cognitive decline. One startup is building an AI tool to identify potential cognitive decline based on driving behavior. AdvertisementAs the global population ages, the challenges associated with cognitive decline become more prominent. However, cutting-edge technologies are emerging to address these challenges, with companies developing novel tools designed to detect, prevent, and manage cognitive decline. The convergence of AI, medical technology, and neurotech is leading the fight against cognitive decline.

Persons: —, Brian Mullins, Mullins, John Klepper, Klepper, Cathy Craig Organizations: Service, Japan, Mind Foundry, Dowa Insurance, PIPRA AG, Business, Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise, Italian Rugby Federation, Elite Ice Hockey Locations: Zurich, postsurgery, London

☆ Opinion | Overturning Roe Changed Everything. Overturning Affirmative Action Did Not.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What do the strikingly different public responses to two recent Supreme Court rulings, one on abortion, the other on affirmative action, suggest about the future prospects for the liberal agenda? Last year’s Dobbs decision — overturning the longstanding precedent set by Roe v. Wade in 1973 — angered both moderate and liberal voters, providing crucial momentum for Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterm elections, as well as in elections earlier this month. Since Dobbs, there have been seven abortion referendums, including in red states like Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky and Montana. In contrast, the Supreme Court decision in June that ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions provoked a more modest outcry, and it played little, if any, role on Election Day 2023. As public interest fades, so too do the headlines and media attention generally.

Persons: Dobbs, Roe, Wade, — Organizations: Democratic Locations: Ohio , Kansas , Kentucky, Montana

REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, has promised to crack down on illegal immigration and restrict legal immigration if elected to a second term in office. Trump focused on building a wall on the Mexico border during his first term and has pledged to close gaps in the border wall if reelected. During his first term, Trump greatly reduced the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. from abroad and has criticized Biden's decision to increase admissions. Trump has said he would push for a "a merit-based immigration system that protects American labor and promotes American values." Trump tried to phase out most TPS enrollment during his first term, but was slowed by legal challenges.

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The Army convictions arose out of the Houston Riots of Aug. 23, 1917, an outbreak of violence that followed months of racist taunts against Black soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment. On that day Black soldiers guarding a military property were subjected to racist slurs and physical attacks, the Army said. About 100 fellow Black soldiers came to their aid and marched into the city, where ensuing violence killed 19 people, the Army said. Army courts-martial eventually convicted 110 Black soldiers, including 19 who received the death penalty, in a process that historians determined contained "numerous irregularities," the Army said. The mass execution of 19 soldiers was the largest carried out by the Army of American soldiers in history, the Army said.

Persons: Andreas Gebert, Christine Wormuth, Black, Daniel Trotta, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S, 56th Artillery Command, NATO, REUTERS, U.S . Army, The Army, for, Military Records, Army, Supreme, Houston, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, Buffalo Soldiers, South Texas College of Law, Thomson Locations: Grafenwoehr, Germany, America

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen on the day that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito released their delayed financial disclosure reports and the reports were made public in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. The court released its code "to set out succinctly and gather in one place the ethics rules and principles that guide the conduct of the members of the court," according to a brief introductory statement. Unlike other members of the federal judiciary, the Supreme Court's life-tenured justices had long acted with no binding ethics code. Most of the ethics revelations in recent months involved Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the court's most conservative members. The issue had become an political flashpoint, with Democrats in Congress calling on the court to adopt an ethics code, while many Republicans viewed the ethics narrative involving the court as cooked up by liberals upset at its rightward leanings.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Kevin Wurm, Thomas, Harlan Crow, ProPublica, Koch, Anthony Welters, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Republicans, Democrats, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Texas, New York

Earlier this month, the university said an initial inquiry found no issues with how the center managed its finances. Despite the hubbub, essentially none of the center's funders have raised public concerns about its work. But tell us how you’re going to puzzle through.”The sudden termination of the center’s research projects prompted some within the movement for racial justice to see good reason to criticize Kendi’s leadership. Kendi agreed many funders were new to racial justice philanthropy in 2020, but said they didn’t usually give to his center. Kendi said most of the center's funders already supported antiracist community organizations.

Persons: Kendi, Grantmakers, it's, Earl Lewis, Andrew W, “, “ missteps, “ There’s, ”, Lewis, It's, Jack Dorsey, Chera Reid, ” Reid, William, Larry Kramer, Reid, Kendi’s, Jenn M, Jackson, ” Jackson Organizations: Boston University, BU Center, Mellon Foundation, University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions, Associated Press, Rockefeller Foundation, ESPN, Netflix, Unity Summit, Flora Hewlett Foundation, Observers, Syracuse University, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Los Angeles, U.S

☆ At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +35 min

Through interviews and government records, the news organization documented at least 600 injuries of SpaceX workers since 2014. The more than 600 SpaceX injuries Reuters documented represent only a portion of the total case count, a figure that is not publicly available. SpaceX injury data reporting failures SpaceX facilities failed to submit injury data annually, as required by regulators, for most years since 2016. Workers welded rocket parts up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, often in temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the SpaceX workers said. The accident occurred when he and other SpaceX employees were being transferred between two vessels.

Persons: Lonnie LeBlanc, LeBlanc, LeBlanc’s, hasn’t, Musk, ”, Tom Moline, Francisco Cabada, Cabada’s, Elon Musk, Ydy Cabada, Kennedy didn’t, Kennedy, “, Jordan Barab, Travis Carson, Carson, entrepreneurism, Jeff Bezos, Chris Cunnington, Phillip Fruge, ” Fruge, ” Carson, Elon, Carson “, Florentino Rios, Rios, Rios inched, Richard Hinojosa, ” Rios, Cabada, Ydy, SpaceX hasn’t, Michael Sanchez, ” Sanchez, Francisco’s, Evelyn Cabada, ” Barab, Boring, Paige Holland, Musk’s, Moline, Gwynne Shotwell, ” Shotwell, Shotwell, CalOSHA, Ann Rosenthal, Steven Trollinger’s, Trollinger, –, Chris Weimer, Ron Weimer Organizations: Elon, SpaceX, U.S . Marine Corps, U.S . Occupational Safety, Health Administration, OSHA, Musk’s, V2, Reuters, Regulators, Kennedy Space Center, U.S . National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, ” Reuters, California OSHA, CalOSHA, ”, Workers, Boeing, Cabada, Boring Company, National Labor Relations Board, billionaire’s, Federal Locations: McGregor , Texas, LeBlanc, amputations, Hawthorne , California, Brownsville , Texas, Redmond , Washington, Florida, Cape Canaveral, California, Brownsville, Texas, Mexico, Moline, Carson, American, SpaceX’s Brownsville, Rios, Hawthorne, Los Angeles, “, ” Holland, Thielen, Holland, Federal, After Texas

A new COVID-19 variant has entered the scene in the U.S.HV.1 was documented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in low numbers over the summer. It’s a descendent of EG.5, which is the second most common variant in the U.S. at nearly 22% of new cases, according to estimates from the CDC. That estimate also includes cases from HV.1 and another similar strain, HK.5. The CDC is predicting a “moderate” COVID-19 wave, according to its respiratory disease season outlook. “COVID-19 variants continue to emerge but have not resulted in rapid disease surges,” the CDC said in an update to its respiratory disease season outlook published last month.

Persons: eris, ”, Perry, We've, ” Halkitis, “ Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, EG, World Health Organization doesn’t, WHO, HK, Rutgers School of Public Health, CDC Locations: U.S

ATLANTA (AP) — When rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges, prosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence against him, a judge ruled Thursday. Young Thug, whose given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was indicted last year along with more than two dozen others. Young Thug has had enormous success as a rapper and has his own music label, Young Stoner Life. All of the defendants were accused of conspiring to violate the anti-racketeering law, and the indictment includes rap lyrics that prosecutors allege are overt acts “in furtherance of the conspiracy.”“The question is not rap lyrics. The question is gang lyrics,” prosecutor Mike Carlson told the judge during a hearing Wednesday, later adding.

Persons: Young Thug, Ural Glanville, Young, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Young Stoner, Childish Gambino, ”, Mike Carlson, ” Carlson, Simone Hylton, Doug Weinstein, Deamonte Kendrick, Yak Gotti, Weinstein, “ They're, “ Organizations: ATLANTA, Fulton County Superior, Prosecutors, Bloods, Defense Locations: Fulton County

☆ Medical device maker Zimmer cuts revenue growth forecast as profit beats
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sales at Zimmer's knees unit rose 7.5% to $706.3 million, compared to analysts' estimate of $702.9 million. That helped cushion a miss at its hips unit, where sales of $465.3 million compared with estimates of $481.7 million. The Indiana-based company's third-quarter revenue rose 5% to $1.75 billion, in line with analysts' average estimates. Zimmer had said earlier that it expects second- and third-quarter revenue to be a "little bit lighter" compared to the first quarter. The hip and knee implant maker cut its full-year reported revenue forecast to a growth of 6% to 6.5% from 6.5% to 7.0% earlier while backing its full-year profit forecast of $7.47 to $7.57 per share.

Persons: Zimmer Biomet, Moritz Hager, Zimmer, Johnson, Ivan Tornos, Christy Santhosh, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Laboratories, Boston, Thomson Locations: Winterthur, Switzerland, Indiana, Bengaluru

☆ Capitol Hill Targets Legacy Preferences for College Admissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Lindsay Wise | Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or Fafsa, will allow people to make contributions to their 401(k) without it impacting the amount of financial aid they receive. WSJ personal-finance reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. PHOTO: ISTOCKWASHINGTON—Senators are taking fresh aim at legacy and donor preferences for admission to college, as advantages given to certain students and groups come under increasing scrutiny following a recent Supreme Court ruling striking down the use of race in college admissions. and Tim Kaine (D., Va.)—called the MERIT Act—would try to end legacy admissions at colleges and universities. The bipartisan legislation would add a new standard for accreditation under the Higher Education Act that would prohibit institutions from giving preferential treatment during the admissions process based on an applicant’s relationship to alumni or donors.

Persons: Oyin Adedoyin, Whalen, Todd Young, Tim Kaine, — Organizations: Federal Student Aid, WASHINGTON —, Sens, Higher Locations: Ind, Va

☆ The nonstop sparring match between Justice Samuel Alito and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —Justice Samuel Alito is the tip of the spear for conservatives challenging the Biden administration during oral arguments at the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is the Biden administration’s top lawyer at the court, defending the policies that are the source of much of Alito’s consternation. “I think our best example historically is the Customs Service,” Prelogar responded. The Biden administration was backing admissions practices that considered students’ race as a factor in admissions to achieve campus diversity. “No, Justice Alito,” Prelogar said.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Biden, He’s, Elizabeth Prelogar, Alito, Prelogar, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, George W, Sandra Day O’Connor, ” Prelogar, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Robert Mueller, Joe Biden, –, ” Alito, “, ”, John Roberts, Roberts, I’m, It’s, ” Alito interjected, ’ Jeffrey Wall, Trump, …, Wall, We’re, Justice Alito, Juliet, Friar Laurence, Brett Kavanaugh, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Friar, Taylor Swift, Friar Lawrence, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Supreme, Princeton, Yale Law School, Department of Justice, Emory University, Harvard Law School, Miss, ahs, Senate, Republicans, Democrats, Consumer Financial, Federal Reserve System, Customs Service, Biden, FDA, OSHA, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, Harvard, University of North, America, United States, Fair, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Verona Locations: Trenton , New Jersey, New Jersey, Boise , Idaho, Miss Idaho, University of North Carolina, America, ”, Verona, Washington

☆ CDC to expand disease surveillance at four major US airports to include flu, RSV
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its infectious disease surveillance program at four major US airports to more than 30 pathogens, including flu, RSV and other respiratory viruses. The program currently operates Covid-19 surveillance at seven major international airports in the United States. The traveler surveillance program was introduced in 2021 when the CDC began collecting nasal swab samples from anonymous international travelers arriving at participating airports who volunteer to get swabbed. The program has collected samples from travelers from more than 135 countries and has sequenced more than 14,000 samples for further analysis. The wastewater program, which was introduced in August 2022, collects wastewater from a single plane using a custom-made collection device.

Persons: Dr, Cindy Friedman, John F, “, ” Friedman, Friedman, Ginkgo Bioworks, Matthew McKnight, ” McKnight, Sanjay Gupta, Deidre McPhillips Organizations: CNN, Centers for Disease Control, CDC’s, Health, Boston Logan International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Dulles International, Washington , D.C, Kennedy International, CDC, Get CNN, CNN Health Locations: United States, Washington ,, New York, Ginkgo

☆ The sell-off in Humana is overdone after strong earnings. Jim Cramer says buy the stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"The story is on track, and I think you buy the stock," Jim Cramer said during Wednesday's Morning Meeting . Since its 2023 lows on July 13, Humana stock rallied more than 23% compared with a roughly 7% slide in the S & P 500 over the same stretch. Management's initial commentary on 2024 earnings and Medicare Advantage membership growth — discussed in more detail below — may also have left investors wanting. Humana also expects EPS growth in 2024 to fall on the lower end of its historical long-range 11%-to-15% target. Capital allocation Humana still expects to buy back about $1.5 billion worth of stock in 2023, finance chief Diamond said on the earnings call.

Persons: —, Jim Cramer, they've, UnitedHealth, Humana, Susan Diamond, Diamond, Bruce Broussard, Jim Rechtin, Broussard, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: Medicare, Revenue, Humana, UnitedHealth, CNBC, Inc

☆ Yes, ChatGPT can help with your college admissions essay. Here's what you need to do to stay within the rules.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Students who use tools like ChatGPT to write their college essays need to walk a fine line. However, the guidance is still pretty vague, especially when it comes to admissions and college essays. "If you look across the landscape of college admissions, especially elite college admissions, there are no clear rules on whether you could use GPT or not." AdvertisementAdvertisementIn February, I tested the chatbot's ability to write college application essays. "If an essay is clearly written by AI, I think they will penalize the student and that application," Nguyen said.

Persons: —, Adam Nguyen, Ivy Link, Nguyen, there's Organizations: Service, telltale

The biggest involved Alameda Research, the sister hedge fund he controlled that’s at the heart of a collapse that has cost investors, business partners and customers billions. Under questioning, he conceded that he played a larger role at Alameda before it imploded. His decision to testify was long seen as risky, and that became clearer yesterday. The 31-year-old, who faces nearly a lifetime in prison on fraud and money-laundering charges, delivered curt “yep,” “no” and several “I’m not sure” responses, the latter drawing rebukes from the judge. The lead prosecutor used Bankman-Fried’s own words against him.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, curt “ yep, I’m, Danielle Sassoon, Antonin Scalia, Bankman Organizations: Alameda Research, Supreme, Twitter Locations: Alameda

☆ The Israel-Hamas war is affecting the financial outlooks of these large companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Aris Messinis | AFP | Getty ImagesSome of the world's most well-known companies are already seeing the Israel-Hamas war weighing on operations. On Oct. 7, militant group Hamas struck Israeli towns in a surprise attack and took more than 200 hostages. Corporations that do business or have operations in the region have already begun seeing the war change their financial outlooks as the unrest weighs on everything from advertising dollars to tourism to supply chains. Technology companies were among those seeing the conflict affect the workforce, advertising spending and supply chains. Snap said in its latest earnings release that it saw pauses in spending from a "large number of primarily brand-oriented advertising campaigns" immediately after the war began.

Persons: Aris Messinis, Scott Kirby, El Al, Jason Liberty, Liberty, we're, Susan Li, Li, We've, John Morici Organizations: Hamas, AFP, Getty, Israeli Defense Forces, Corporations, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Boeing, Royal, Israel, El Al Airlines, Nurphoto, U.S . Department of State, Technology, Facebook, West Pharmaceutical Locations: Haifa, Cyprus, Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Royal Caribbean, Ukraine

☆ Black entrepreneurs, business leaders say conservative legal challenges could hinder progress
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis Cnn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Trigg-Jones said she applied for funding from grant groups, venture capital funds and investors, but most of them denied her. Late last month, a federal appeals court granted the Alliance’s motion to temporarily block the Fearless Fund from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs. Black business leaders told CNN the lawsuits, if successful, could stand to undo decades of progress toward leveling the playing field for Black and brown people in the workplace and small business sector. According to a 2019 report from American Express, Black women are the fastest growing demographic of entrepreneurs in the country. Black business owners are turned down for loans at a rate three times higher than White business owners, according to a 2020 analysis of small businesses by Goldman Sachs.

Persons: Cathleen Trigg, Jones, –, you’re, ” Trigg, Edward Blum, Blum, Fearless, ” Blum, “, Goldman Sachs, Arian Simone, ”, AAER “, Rashae Barnes, Barnes, ” Barnes, Kaycea Campbell, ” Campbell, Lenwood Long, —, Long, CNN’s Jaide Timm, Garcia, Isabel Rosales, Tami Luhby Organizations: CNN, Trigg, American Alliance for Equal Rights, Civil, American Express, “, Evals Equity, Pierce College Los Angeles, Federal, Consumer Finances, African American Alliance of Community Development Financial, Black Locations: New York, PitchBook, White

☆ Canada to ramp up verification of student admissions to curb immigration fraud
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Marc Miller speaks at a news conference about how and when Canada will share historical documents related to residential schools in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Canada will step up the verification of university acceptance letters as it seeks to prevent immigration by fraudsters who target international students, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Friday. Canada is a popular destination for international students since it is relatively easy to obtain a work permit, but the student immigration system is rife with fraud and "perverse incentives," Miller told reporters in Brampton, Ontario. Such institutions could benefit from faster student permit application processing, Miller said, adding that more details will be shared next year. Canada depends on immigration to drive its economy and support an aging population, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been ramping up annual immigration.

Persons: Marc Miller, Patrick Doyle, fraudsters, Miller, Justin Trudeau, Ismail Shakil, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Immigration, Canada, Thomson Locations: Canada, Ottawa , Ontario, Brampton , Ontario, Ottawa

☆ Growing up in Uruguay, I thought college was a pipe dream. But I was accepted into Harvard with no help from consultants or private tutors.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Milagros Costabel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I grew up in Uruguay; my family couldn't afford tutors or consultants to help get me into Harvard. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementI asked the forum whether there was any possibility that a kid from Uruguay with no access to private tutors or consulting services would be able to get into Harvard. I learned and became empowered by the power of my story, which is something that no consulting service could ever replicate.

Persons: —, didn't Organizations: Harvard, Service, Ivy League, College Confidential Locations: Uruguay, Harvard

☆ Opinion | Trump’s Lawyers Are Going Down. Is He?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Tuesday morning, Jenna Ellis became the third Donald Trump-allied lawyer to plead guilty in Fulton County, Ga., to state criminal charges related to Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The Ellis, Powell and Chesebro guilty pleas represent an advance for both the state election prosecution in Georgia and the federal election prosecution in Washington. At the same time, however, it’s far too soon to tell whether the prosecution has made real progress on Trump himself. The ultimate importance of the plea deals depends on the nature of the testimony from the lawyers, and we don’t yet know what they have said — or will say. To understand the potential significance of these plea agreements, it’s necessary to understand the importance of Trump’s legal team to Trump’s criminal defense.

Persons: Jenna Ellis, Donald Trump, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, Ellis, Powell, Chesebro, Jack Smith, Trump, I’ve, Ken White, Ezra Klein’s, ” Organizations: Trump Locations: Fulton County ,, Georgia, Washington, Trump

Circuit Court of Appeals rejected lawsuits seeking to block the rule last week, saying constitutional claims do not apply to Nasdaq, which is a private entity. The Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, one of the groups that sued, is now requesting the full 5th Circuit to review that ruling. The 5th Circuit said in its Oct. 18 ruling that while the government regulates Nasdaq, it does not control the exchange. The case is Alliance For Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No.

Persons: Edward Blum, Jody Godoy, Aurora Ellis Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, U.S, Circuit, Nasdaq, Fair, Harvard University, University of North, Republican, Democratic Biden, Democratic, Companies, Thomson Locations: University of North Carolina, New York

☆ I'm an American teaching at a university in Tokyo. College life is much different in Japan, from admissions to housing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Darryl Wharton-Rigby | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I've witnessed firsthand the nuances that set education in the United States and Japan apart, especially with colleges and universities. I've been fortunate to teach at Morgan State University, Art Center College of Design in Baltimore, and I'm now an assistant professor at Temple University Japan in Tokyo. It's a system designed to identify potential — whether one's destination is a public university or a prestigious private college. Students here are bound by a singular choice; they can only apply to one public university for admission. AdvertisementAdvertisementI've found there typically aren't dorms on college campuses in JapanIn the United States, dormitories foster a spirited campus community.

Persons: I'm, I've, —, It's Organizations: Service, Baltimore City Public School System, JET, Morgan State University, Art Center College of Design, Temple University Japan, NCAA, American, College Locations: American, Tokyo, Japan, United States, Baltimore, It's

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