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☆ In one week, the GOP could win a political trifecta in Virginia that could upend abortion access in the South
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Virginia is a critical Southern battleground in the fight over abortion policy ahead of 2024. Winsome Sears and now-Attorney General Jason Miyares in a GOP sweep that put Democrats on notice that Virginia still had a purplish tinge. The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Zach Gibson/Getty ImagesA GOP trifecta would be a stunning development for Virginia, which only two years ago had a government controlled by Democrats, with then-Gov. This year, Democrats in the state Senate were able to block his proposal, making the chamber a bulwark against his plans.

Persons: Glenn Youngkin, —, Roe, Wade, Youngkin, Winsome Sears, Jason Miyares, Barack Obama, it's, Zach Gibson, Ralph Northam Organizations: Republican Gov, Service, Gov, GOP, Democratic, Hampton Roads, Republicans, Schar, Virginia State Capitol, Democrats, Commonwealth, Southern Locations: Virginia, Commonwealth, Northern Virginia, Hampton, Richmond's, —, Washington, Richmond, Southern, Florida, South Carolina

☆ Australian Police Charge Man for Dumping Pythons in Sydney
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said on Saturday they charged a man in a case involving two pythons on the loose after the snakes were dumped in a residential area of Sydney. The 2.5-metre (8.2-foot) pet pythons escaped after the man took them from a secure enclosure and dumped them in a box outside a residence on Oct. 21 in what police said in a statement was "a domestic related incident". The owner of the snakes – a 25-year-old woman – reported the snakes missing to police, who charged the man with damaging property. According to the Guardian Australia news site, Sydney residents have been searching city streets to try to rescue the pet pythons, named Mango and Bagel, allegedly dumped in anger by the man, who was the woman's ex-boyfriend. (Reporting by Sam McKeith; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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☆ Women Who Work in Utah's Silicon Slopes Share Its Dark Side
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

During an interview for an engineering job at a Utah tech company, Trina Limpert was told she was a "risky hire." Insider spoke to 22 women who previously or currently work at Utah tech companies told Insider. Silicon Slopes, named for Utah's world-class ski slopes, is headquarters for tech companies like Ancestry, Domo, Entrata, Pluralsight, Qualtrics, and hosts outposts for others like Adobe and a Meta data-center. Many women — both Mormon and not — described their Utah tech companies as a Mormon boys' clubs. Ancestry, one of Utah's most established tech companies, hired former Facebook executive Deborah Liu as CEO in 2021.

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☆ I made Ree Drummond's and Joanna Gaines' Buffalo-chicken dips, and only one was good enough for the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Pioneer Woman's recipe was super creamy thanks to the addition of ranch. However, I thought Joanna Gaines' recipe for Buffalo-chicken dip was lacking in flavor. AdvertisementI compared two celebrity chefs' Buffalo-chicken-dip recipes to see which was better for my Super Bowl party. Both Southern chefs, Gaines and Drummond are famous for their family-friendly, comfort-food recipes. However, in researching each chef's recipe for Buffalo-chicken dip, I learned they approach the game-day favorite very differently.

Persons: Joanna Gaines, —, Ree Drummond, Gaines, Drummond Organizations: Service, Super Bowl, Southern Locations: Buffalo

☆ Mia Schem's mother didn't know she was alive until seeing her bandaged and 'very terrified' in a Hamas hostage video
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mia Schem's mom said she didn't know her daughter was alive until she saw a Hamas hostage video. Mia Schem is one of about 200 people believed to have been abducted in Israel by Hamas fighters. Keren Schem explained that she did not know whether her daughter was dead or alive until she saw the video Hamas released. Meanwhile, an Israeli army spokesman called the hostage video of Mia Schem "psychological warfare," according to Reuters. As a result of the attacks by Hamas, Israel declared war, launching relentless retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza and killing more than 2,700 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.

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[1/3] A view of a sign supporting Democratic candidate for Virginia State Senate District 27 Joel Griffin on a lawn in Stafford, Virginia, U.S. October 3, 2023. Democrats argue even a 15-week limit is unacceptable and warn that Republicans might seek to restrict abortion further in the future. Every seat in the state Senate and House is on the ballot in November, and control in each chamber is likely to come down to a handful of competitive districts. Like other Democrats in the state, Griffin has made protecting abortion rights a pillar of his campaign. Reporting by Gabriella Borter in Stafford, Virginia and Joseph Ax in New York Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ A landlord denied demanding a kidnapped Israeli woman's $600 a month rent after WhatsApp screenshots went viral
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A 27-year-old woman was kidnapped by Hamas militants during the Nova Music Festival last week. Her landlord asked for her $600 rent to be paid, according to multiple reports. 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 . AdvertisementAdvertisementThe landlord of a kidnapped Israeli woman denied demanding for her $600 a month rent to be paid, after WhatsApp screenshots of what appeared to be his exchange with her family went viral.

Persons: —, Noam Alon, Akbar, Aaron Reiss, messaged, Alon's, Mordehai, Heiman, Reiss Organizations: Nova Music, Service, Hamas, New York Times, Facebook, Maccabi Haifa Locations: Haifa, Israel, Gaza, Hadar

☆ Israel's Gaza Bombardment Fills Cemeteries as the Living Flee Homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

The main Martyrs Cemetery in Khan Younis was already nearly full long before the latest bout of warfare brought new pressure for grave sites. Like many other Gaza cemeteries, a "Burial is prohibited here" sign hung on its fence. We have to bury them in random areas scattered around between the houses or in empty lots donated by landlords," said Adel Hamada, a volunteer helping with burials at Khan Younis in southern Gaza. CONSTANT BURIALSThe Samour family was killed on Wednesday night when a strike hit their house in Khan Younis. In Khan Younis, a group of people stood atop the debris remaining from the destruction of a house by an airstrike.

Persons: Nidal, Khan Younis, Adel Hamada, Gravediggers, morgues, Abdelaziz al, peeped, Fabrizio Carboni, Hanan al, Attar, Nidal al, Angus McDowall, Nick Macfie Organizations: Hamas, Shifa, International Committee Locations: GAZA, Gaza, Israel, U.N, Khan, Gaza City, morgues

Persons: Khan Younis, Adel Hamada, Gravediggers, morgues, Abdelaziz al, Abu Mustafa, peeped, Fabrizio Carboni, Hanan al, Attar, Nidal al, Angus McDowall, Nick Macfie Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Shifa, International Committee, Thomson Locations: GAZA, Gaza, Israel, U.N, Khan, Gaza City, morgues

☆ Role of women in society at stake in Polish election
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"PiS doesn't respect women," Magdalena Bojko, a 36-year-old office worker, said during an opposition rally this month. Some surveys show the mainstream opposition could form a majority government even if PiS is in first place. Activists say that's in part because women are scared of having children following a handful of cases when pregnant women died of sepsis in hospitals as doctors waited for the fetus' heart to stop beating. "Women in Poland are terrified." "The opposition says the biggest problem for women is the lack of access to abortion.

Persons: Kacper, Agata, Magdalena Bojko, PiS, Anna Materska, Antonina Lewandowska, Anna Giszczak, Karolina Kowalewska, Agnieszka Pikulicka, Justyna Pawlak, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Law and Justice, Foundation, Civic Coalition, Reuters, Political, Warsaw University, Foundation for Women, Thomson Locations: Europe, Warsaw, Poland

☆ Nobel Prize-winning Harvard economist Claudia Goldin: The gender pay gap will 'never' close unless this happens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, has spent nearly her entire career investigating what drives the persistent gender gap in the labor market, and how to narrow it. Through her ongoing research, Goldin, 77, has provided the first comprehensive account of American women's earnings and job market outcomes through the centuries, the Nobel committee said in the prize announcement. "We are never going to have gender equality, or narrow the pay gap, until we have couple's equity," Goldin tells CNBC Make It. True equity for dual-career couples remains "frustratingly out of reach," Goldin adds, because of "greedy jobs" and parenting norms. Increasing government funding of child care and the number of high-paying jobs in which people can share duties, rather than burn out, can help narrow the gender pay gap, says Goldin.

Persons: Claudia Goldin, Goldin, she's, it's Organizations: Harvard University, University of Chicago, CNBC

☆ A woman's chance for equal pay plummets when she has a kid — and never recovers, says the newest Harvard economist to win the Nobel Prize
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Harvard professor Claudia Goldin just won the Nobel Prize in economics, the third woman to do so. Goldin has been studying women's labor and the gender wage gap for decades. We know this thanks to decades of research by Claudia Goldin, who just won the Nobel Prize in economics. Mothers can make up ground relative to non-mothers, Kerr said, but "the gender gap is just way too large between parents." AdvertisementAdvertisement"There are lots of people doing such research now, and I think that this means that they'll see that it is important and that it's recognized," Goldin said.

Persons: Claudia Goldin, Goldin, —, Lawrence Katz, Marianne Bertrand, Z, that's, they're, Sari Pekkala Kerr, Claudia Olivetti, Kerr, she's, it's, " Goldin Organizations: Service, Pew Research, Wellesley College Locations: Harvard

☆ An Israeli father saw a video of his wife, two daughters, and mother-in-law being taken hostage by Hamas militants and he's pleading that the fighters show them 'respect'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An Israeli dad says he saw a video of his wife and children held hostage by Hamas militants. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Israeli father is begging Hamas militants not to harm his family after he recognized his wife, two young daughters, and mother-in-law in a viral video being held hostage in the back of a pickup truck and flanked by armed fighters. Asher told Reuters he was able to identify "my wife, my two daughters, and my mother-in-law on some kind of a cart, and terrorists of Hamas all around them." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe father said his daughters are less than 5 and 3 years old, and he pleaded for the militants not to hurt his family. More than 100 people are believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas following the group's attacks on Israel.

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TASS news agency cited Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov as saying the government "at all levels" had been discussing partial permission for fuel exports. Europe could also fill some of the gap left by the Russia gasoline ban. Northwest European suppliers, which lost market share in West Africa to Russian supplies this year, could step in, FGE said. Since banning Russian fuel imports, Europe has been seeking suppliers elsewhere, including from the Middle East. As a result, traders said they expected Northeast Asian refiners in China and South Korea to boost diesel exports to Europe.

Persons: Tatiana Meel, Alexander Novak, Vortexa, Nikolai Shulginov, JP Morgan, FGE, Edmund Blair, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Traders, Kremlin, Kommersant, TASS, Analysts, FGE Energy, WHO, BE, European Union, Gulf, Diesel, Northwest, Competition, Thomson Locations: Nakhodka Bay, Nakhodka, Russia, LONDON, SINGAPORE, Soviet, United States, Ukraine, Europe, Brazil, Turkey, North, West, East, Gulf, gasoil, India, Africa, Kpler, U.S, Gulf Coast, America, West Africa, China, South Korea

☆ A Kansas police chief who signed off on a raid of a newspaper that ultimately led to the death of its co-owner has resigned
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In August, local Kansas law enforcement raided a small newspaper. The police chief who initially signed off on the raid has now officially resigned from his post. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Kansas police chief who ordered the controversial raid of a small-town newspaper in August has officially resigned. Marion Police Department Chief Gideon Cody turned in his badge on Monday less than two months after he signed off on the police raid of the Marion County Record in August. To obtain the search warrants for the raid, Cody previously argued that the newspaper broke the state's identity theft laws to obtain a local business owner's driving records.

Persons: —, Gideon Cody, Zach Hudlin, Marion Mayor David Mayfield, Cody, Joan Meyer Organizations: Service, Kansas police, Marion Police Department, Marion County, Marion Mayor, Kansas Bureau, Investigation, Marion County Record, Kansas City Police Department Locations: Kansas, Marion

☆ Sharing at work can be good. Oversharing is not.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Yasmin Sampson-Da Rocha pulled the woman into yet another meeting to try to figure out what was going on. Sampson-Da Rocha left the meeting thinking it was time to do a better job of sharing more details about her own life so that those reporting to her could do the same. "It's still such a taboo to say you're struggling in some way," Sampson-Da Rocha told Insider. At work, it let many of us literally see into our colleagues' lives — the good, the bad, and the naked . AdvertisementAdvertisement"I would still take the slightly oversharing versus the someone's struggling at work because they haven't communicated what's going on," she said.

Persons: —, Yasmin Sampson, Da Rocha, she'd, Sampson, COVID, it's, isn't, what's, Shannon Duvall, she's, Duvall, couldn't, It's, I've, kinky Organizations: Service, Facebook Locations: Sampson, London

☆ Elon Musk's dad, 77, says he'd have more kids — but only if he could find a woman under 35
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Errol Musk said he'd be open to having more children if he could find a woman under the age of 35. Much like his son Elon Musk — who has 10 known living children — Errol Musk told Insider he believes people need to have more children and said he'd consider having more kids. "Men are all the same," Errol Musk told Insider. So if a woman came along who was able to have children, she'd have to be under 35 because a woman's cutoff for having children is 35, believe it or not." AdvertisementAdvertisementLast year, Errol Musk told Insider he thinks Elon Musk should have more children.

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Tim Robberts | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesWhen it comes to money, women tend to think of themselves as savers rather than investors. "The biggest risk to women's portfolios is that we don't take enough risk," said Nancy Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer of Laffler Tengler Investments in Scottsdale, Arizona. "Women make better investors than men," Tengler said, and are often less benchmark driven, willing to do more research and are open to changing their minds. Women investors tend to achieve positive returns and outperform men by 40 basis points, according to research from Fidelity Investments, based on an analysis of annual performance for 5.2 million accounts. There are reasons why women should stay actively involved in the management of their household finances, according to Tengler.

Persons: Tim Robberts, Nancy Tengler, Tengler, Edward Jones, Lena Haas Organizations: Digitalvision, Investments, Fidelity Investments, Boston Consulting Group, Microsoft, Apple Locations: Scottsdale , Arizona

☆ Suspect in Rotterdam shootings had troubled past, targeted victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Bart Biesemans | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] FILE PHOTO-A general view shows the house of a victim of a shooting in Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 28, 2023. Law enforcement sources confirmed the 32-year-old suspect's name as Fouad L., with his surname not publishable under Dutch privacy laws. The prosecutor's spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of a letter from prosecutors to the EMC circulating on Dutch media. It described the suspect having "psychotic behaviour" and alcohol troubles as well as complaints from neighbours over his treatment of animals. Rotterdam's chief prosecutor Hugo Hillenaar said on Thursday the suspect had a history of police run-ins.

Persons: de, Prosecutors, Stefan Sleijfer, Fouad L, Roos Bonnier, Hugo Hillenaar, Toby Sterling, Anthony Deutsch, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Erasmus University Medical Centre, EMC, Reuters, Erasmus Medical Center, Thomson Locations: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rights ROTTERDAM

The diesel ban will have the biggest impact because Russia is the world's top seaborne exporter of the fuel, just ahead of the United States. Europe could also fill some of the gap left by the Russia gasoline ban. Northwest European suppliers, which lost market share in West Africa to Russian supplies this year, could step in, FGE said. Since banning Russian fuel imports, Europe has been seeking suppliers elsewhere, including from the Middle East. As a result, traders said they expected Northeast Asian refiners in China and South Korea to boost diesel exports to Europe.

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The Canadian government says it is urgently trying to end the forced sterilization of Indigenous women, describing the practice as a human rights violation and a prosecutable offense. Yet police say they will not pursue a criminal investigation into a recent case in which a doctor apologized for his “unprofessional conduct” in sterilizing an Inuit woman. In July, The Associated Press reported on the case of an Inuit woman in Yellowknife who had surgery in 2019 aimed at relieving her abdominal pain. “This is a pivotal case for Canada because it shows that forced sterilization is still happening,” said Dr. Unjali Malhotra, of the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia. Political Cartoons View All 1182 ImagesBut the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they would not be investigating Kotaska, because the woman hasn't filed a criminal complaint.

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☆ TikTok has a matchmaking forum for employees to set up colleagues on dates, and some are leaving disparaging comments about women's weight, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

TikTok has a matchmaking forum called "Meet Cute" for employees to set colleagues up on dates. AdvertisementAdvertisementTikTok has an internal matchmaking service for employees run via a forum through which colleagues can set each other up on dates, Forbes reported Thursday . TikTok's parent company Bytedance developed a workplace productivity tool called Lark through which employees can communicate on a forum called Bytemoments. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis practice is not uncommon in China, with The Guardian newspaper noting that a number of major Chinese corporates, such as Alibaba and Huawei, have internal matchmaking services. Former TikTok employees in the US previously opened up to Insider about a toxic work culture promoting overwork and secrecy about pay in 2022.

Persons: TikTok, —, Forbes, Bytedance, Jinri Toutiao, ByteDance, Chloe Shih Organizations: Service, Forbes, The Guardian, Huawei Locations: China

☆ The objects we keep when loved ones die — and what they say about mourning
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In the years since, she has gathered the stories behind dozens of objects that people have kept after their loved ones died. Jody Servon and Lorene Delany-Ullman/savedobjectsofthedead.com This metal colander is among the everyday items that Servon's interviewees selected for the project. Jody Servon and Lorene Delany-Ullman/savedobjectsofthedead.com This item tells the story of a woman, Elaine, who sewed and sold star-shaped gifts prior to her murder. Jody Servon and Lorene Delany-Ullman/savedobjectsofthedead.com "Saved: Objects of the Dead," published by Artsuite (Wilson, NC), is available now. Jody Servon and Lorene Delany-Ullman/savedobjectsofthedead.comPower of memoryServon and Delany-Ullman say the project has been therapeutic for the interviewees — and themselves.

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☆ Marcus Stroman rejoins Cubs' rotation to face Rockies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Marcus Stroman will make his first start in nearly two months on Saturday when the Cubs try for a second consecutive victory over the Colorado Rockies, who have lost their past eight road games. In a surprising twist, Chicago manager David Ross ended his press conference following the Cubs' 6-0 victory over the Rockies on Friday by proclaiming Stroman (10-8, 3.76 ERA) as his Saturday starter. Stroman went 9-4 with a 2.28 ERA through his first 16 starts, but he went 1-4 with a 9.00 ERA in his next seven starts before landing on the IL. In his past 34 games, Suzuki is batting .359 (46-for-128) with nine homers, 29 RBIs and a 1.112 OPS. Suzuki went 2-for-2 against Chris Flexen, Colorado's scheduled Saturday starter, during the Cubs' 6-4 loss to the Rockies on Sept. 12.

Persons: Marcus Stroman, David Ross, Stroman, hasn't, Jameson Taillon, Ross, Seiya Suzuki, Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Shohei Ohtani, Chris Flexen, Colorado's, Dansby Swanson, Kris Bryant, Bryant, Bud Black, Elias Diaz Organizations: Chicago Cubs, Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado ., Miami Marlins, National League, Marquee Sports Network, Chicago, Flexen, Stroman, Wrigley, Thomson Locations: Chicago, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Colorado . Chicago, Colorado

☆ Rep. Lauren Boebert rents an apartment from an executive for Koch-backed group
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert is renting an apartment from a top official at a Koch-backed organization. The official, who Insider is not naming for security reasons, has been a senior executive with Koch-linked groups for years. There are no ethics rules or laws that bar members of Congress from renting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups. He added that Boebert was not aware the owners were connected to the Koch-backed group. AdvertisementAdvertisementRenting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups has been an issue for some political figures in the past.

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