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☆ Wildfires burn in New York and New Jersey as red flag warnings are triggered across Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Weather conditions triggered red flag warnings in the northeast part of the United States as firefighters in California continued to battle a large wildfire that has burned over 20,000 acres. Much of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under a red flag warning Tuesday due to dry and windy conditions. New York State parks employee battles a wildfire in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., on Nov. 10. Kyle Mazza / Anadolu via Getty ImagesCrews in New Jersey and New York were continuing to battle a wildfire in Passaic and Orange counties. Another fire in Passaic County, New Jersey, the Cannonball 3 Wildfire, was fully contained on Sunday, the state's forest fire service said.

Persons: Kyle Mazza, New Jersey Forest Fire Service —, Dave Celino, Celino Organizations: National Weather Service, U.S . Drought, University of Nebraska, Getty, New, New Jersey Forest Fire Service, NBC Boston, of Conservation, Recreation, California Department of Forestry, Cal Fire Locations: United States, California, New York , New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode, Boston, In New Jersey, Lincoln . New York State, Greenwood Lake, N.Y, Anadolu, New Jersey, New York, Passaic, Orange, Passaic County , New Jersey, In Massachusetts, Ventura County

☆ Just the Facts – US Population: Steve Ballmer Talks Through the Numbers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Watch and get the facts about the US population and how America lives. I am Steve Ballmer, I spent 34 years growing Microsoft, 10 years owning the LA Clippers basketball team. For men, that's actually a six percentage point increase since 1960, but the share of young women living at home is up 20 percentage points. Let's look at six different groups of people based upon Census Bureau data. First, let's look at people who identify as white, but not Hispanic.

Persons: Steve Ballmer, USAFacts, That's, that's, I've Organizations: Insider Studios, Watch, LA Clippers, Census Bureau, US Census Bureau, Seattle, Medicare Locations: America, United States, Russia, China, Brazil, Canada, Texas, New York, North Dakota

☆ Why some doctors see a downside to notifying women about dense breasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Liz Szabo | Liz Szabo Is An Independent Health | Science Journalist. Her Work Has Won Multiple National Awards. One Of Her Investigations Led To A New State Law In Virginia. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

“I had never seen a letter like that before and had no idea what having dense breasts even meant,” said Mullen, 38, of Andover, Massachusetts. Dense tissue makes it harder to find breast cancer on a mammogram; and that dense breast tissue is a risk factor for cancer. You've got dense breasts. “You cannot counsel an entire population of women with dense breasts with one policy that’s going to be appropriate for everybody,” Pearlman said. Although it’s true that women with dense breasts are 1.5 to 2 times more likely than other women to develop breast cancer, they’re no more likely to die from it.

Persons: Shamma Mullen, “, ”, Mullen, Judith Garber, Mark Pearlman, ” Pearlman, Robert Smith, Smith, it’s, ” Smith, Dr, Hilary Marston, ” Marston, that’s, Nancy Keating, Keating, Garber, Ruth Etzioni, —, Crissy Matos, Matos, Marston, Pearlman, ” Mullen Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Lown Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, American College of Obstetricians, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, American Cancer Society, American College of Radiology, Comprehensive Cancer Network, U.S . Preventive Services, Force, Harvard Medical School, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Internal Medicine Locations: Andover , Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Stroudsburg , Pennsylvania

☆ Illinois is considering a 3% tax on millionaires to solve the state's skyrocketing property tax problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The governor says the tax could generate $4.5 billion annually and alleviate high property taxes. Illinois has the second-highest property taxes in the US. State leaders say it could alleviate the burden of high property taxes on the average resident. Illinois has the second-highest property taxes in the United States, according to the Tax Foundation, a tax policy nonprofit. "South suburban homeowners already pay some of the highest property taxes in the county, and these increases will make paying those bills even more difficult."

Persons: —, JB Pritzker's, Maria Pappas, Pappas, Pat Quinn, Quinn, WBEZ Organizations: Service, Illinois Gov, JB, Tax Foundation, Former Illinois Gov Locations: Illinois, WBEZ, Massachusetts . Massachusetts, United States, Cook County, Chicago

☆ The top 10 best states for working women: 'There are vast disparities' throughout the U.S., says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oxfam recently released its Best and Worst States to Work in the U.S. report, which considers criteria like minimum wage, paid leave and the ability to organize. "There are vast disparities and access to critical workplace protections that vary by state," says Inimai Chettiar, president of the work-family justice organization A Better Balance. Oxfam then narrowed in on policies that have an outsized effect on women and women of color, specifically, to rank the best states for female employees. Oxfam examined each state's tipped minimum wage, for example, as nearly seven in 10 tipped workers are women, according to the National Women's Law Center. Nevada"I think these states generally have been a little bit more forward thinking in terms of their leave and discrimination policies," says Chettiar.

Persons: Inimai Chettiar, Kaitlyn Henderson, Mason, Dixon, there's Organizations: Oxfam, States, D.C, National Women's Law, National Center for Education Statistics, Oregon, of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Washington, Connecticut, Massachusetts, CNBC Locations: U.S, Washington, California, Oregon, . New York, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee

☆ Restaurants fight back against the FTC crackdown on 'junk fees' as diners balk at new charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Leopatrizi | E+ | Getty ImagesLawmakers want to crack down on "junk fees," but restaurants are trying to stay out of the fight. The Biden administration has broadly targeted so-called junk fees, like an undisclosed service charge for concert tickets or unexpected resort fees when checking out of a hotel. The Biden Administration is attempting to crack down on so-called "junk fees" in retirement accounts with a rule prosed by the U.S. Labor Department. Lobbyists vs. legislatorsOn the state level, restaurants have already had some success in getting excluded from the fight over junk fees. California's SB 478 law would ban so-called "junk fees".

Persons: Birkin, Biden, Joe Biden, Chip Somodevilla, Biden administration's crosshairs, Sean Kennedy, Kennedy, Andres Clavero, Clavero, Galit, Peter Demetri, Tai Huh, Huh, CSHG Organizations: Getty, National Restaurant Association, Federal Trade Commission, White, Biden Administration, U.S . Labor Department, National Women's Law, Cambridge Street Hospitality Group, Health, Restaurant Association, California's Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington ,, New York, Denver, Asian, Massachusetts, California, –, Oakland , California

The average FICO credit score is 718, and the average VantageScore credit score is 702. Minnesota has the highest average FICO credit score, with an average FICO score of 742. Understanding credit scoresWhat a credit score meansA credit score is a number that indicates how likely a person is to repay their creditors back on time, based on payment history from their credit report. The 10 states with the lowest average VantageScore credit scores show a similar pattern, predominantly comprised of southern states. Along with exploring credit scores, credit reports, and how to build credit, Jennifer analyzes how current economic trends impact everyday people and offers her expert advice on budgeting, saving, and growing wealth in today’s economy.

Persons: you've, Experian, You'd, aren't, Jennifer, Read Organizations: Minnesota, . Vermont, Wisconsin, ., . New Hampshire, Washington, . South Dakota, . North Dakota, Hawaii, . Massachusetts, . Montana, Oregon, Vermont, . Wisconsin, Colorado, South Carolina, . Arkansas, Oklahoma, Georgia, . Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, US Census, West Virginia, . Kentucky, Business, America, CBS, MSNBC, CNBC, Forbes, Black Enterprise, USA, The Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business, Business Journalists Locations: Minnesota, . Mississippi, Mississippi, . New, . South, . North, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, South, United States, Chevron, U.S, TheGrio, New York City

☆ Energized Democrats quickly consolidate around Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Democratic congressional leaders had remained quiet so far — but there were signs that could soon change. Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark and California Rep. Pete Aguilar, the second- and third-ranking House Democrats, endorsed Harris on Monday morning. The Clintons, in a statement Sunday, endorsed Harris; Obama did not, deferring to the party’s process. In those phone calls, Harris made clear that while she was grateful for Biden’s endorsement, she planned to earn the Democratic nomination in her own right. Longtime Democratic operative Donna Brazile said that she was in the process of gathering delegates to support Harris.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Lauren Hitt, —, West Virginia Sen, Joe Manchin, Andy Beshear, North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, California’s Gavin Newsom, Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, South Carolina —, Ohio Sen, Sherrod Brown, Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio, Katherine Clark, Pete Aguilar, Joe Biden’s, Biden, She’d, Harris —, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Amos Brown III, — Harris ’, “, ”, Harris ’, Donna Brazile, ” Brazile, Muriel Bowser, Joyce Beatty, Jasmine Crockett, Manchin, ” Manchin, Eric Adams, ” Adams, jockeying, Beshear, JD Vance, JD Vance ain’t, ” Beshear, Vance, “ JD Vance, ’ ” Beshear, isn’t, ” Cooper, I’m, Ebony Davis, Aaron Pellish, MJ Lee, DJ Judd, Eva McKend Organizations: CNN, Democratic Party, Democratic, West Virginia, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Service Employees International Union, American Federation of Teachers, Convention, South Carolina, New York Rep, Massachusetts, California Rep, Howard University, Congressional, Texas Rep, Democratic National Convention, CBS News, New York, New York City Democratic, MSNBC, Republican, North Carolina Locations: North, Tennessee, North Carolina, South, Ohio, Massachusetts, Alexandria, Cortez, California, Washington, DC, Chicago, West Virginia, New York City, Kentucky

☆ These are America's best states for quality of life in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

A married couple with a median income can expect to pay nearly 15% of it on child care, according to Child Care Aware of America. 2024 Quality of Life Score: 211 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: B) Strengths: Worker Protections, Inclusiveness, Reproductive Rights Weaknesses: Child Care, Air Quality9. 2024 Quality of Life Score: 213 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: B) Strengths: Worker Protections, Inclusiveness, Voting Rights, Reproductive Rights Weaknesses: Crime, Air Quality, Child Care, Health Care7. 2024 Quality of Life Score: 222 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: B+) Strengths: Health, Air Quality, Crime Weakness: Child Care6. 2024 Quality of Life Score: 265 out of 325 points (Top States Grade: A) Strengths: Crime, Child Care, Health Care, Inclusiveness Weakness: Air Quality1.

Persons: York Alexander Spatari, Brent Doscher, Colin Keaveney, —, Michael Pomante, United Democracy Institute . Long, Jay Inslee, Maine Daniel Grill, Mount Mansfield, Corey Hendrickson Organizations: Companies, Business, Oxfam America, FBI, America ., Care, Getty, United Health Foundation, Center, Election Innovation, Research, Health, Massachusetts People, Financial, First Street Foundation, Connecticut, Washington State, of Columbia, Arizona —, Oregon, Guttmacher Institute . Oregon, United Democracy Institute ., Center for Public, Oregon —, Washington, Evergreen, Democratic Gov, iStock, Mayo Clinic, North Star State, Reproductive, National Conference of State Legislatures, Vermont Locations: States, York, America, America . New York, New Hampshire Cavan, Cavan, Granite State, —, New Hampshire, Research , New Hampshire, Boston Harbor, Boston , Massachusetts, Bay, Massachusetts, New England, Connecticut, England, California, Golden State, Arizona, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, Idaho, Bend , Oregon, Oregon, Beaver, Washington, Mt, Rainier, Park, Columbia's, Minnesota, New Jersey, Jersey, Maine, Northeast, Mount

☆ 10 states with America's worst infrastructure, and most to gain from billions in federal dollars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

To evaluate each state's infrastructure, our Top States study considers not just roads, bridges, ports and airports. The state broadband office notes that it is the nation's ninth-largest allocation per capita. The state's power grid is among America's least reliable, according to U.S. Department of Energy data. The severe weather means power outages are frequent as well. Since then, the power outages have persisted, making Maine's grid among the worst in the nation.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Seth Martindale, Rusty, Dan Koeck, Doug Burgum, Biden, Mark Miller, Suzanne Kreiter, Jim Justice, Senators Joe Manchin, Shelley Moore Capito, Mississippi Brenda Gavin, Elnora Ross, Michael Democker, Robert Gauthier, We're, Lauren Owens Lambert, Logan —, stoplights, Brianna Soukup, Lance King Organizations: Companies, Business, CNBC, Infrastructure Law, Arkansas Turrell, Arkansas Broadband Office, Law, Arkansas Economic Development Corporation, North Dakota, Washington Post, Peace Garden State, U.S . Department of Energy, Power Company, Dakota Utilities, Montana Bison, Getty, Industrial, Rte, Boston Globe, Census, U.S . Department of Transportation, West Virginia, Gov, U.S, Senators, West Virginia Coal Association, Justice, Manchin, Virginia Economic, First Street Foundation, Hawaii, Los Angeles Times, Afp, Boston Regional Airport, Spirit Airlines, Orlando, Logan, JetBlue, White Mountain Cable, Portland Press, Portland Press Herald, Central Maine Power, Power, Energy Department, Maine Locations: States, Arkansas, Arkansas Turrell Arkansas, Turrell Arkansas, Underwood, Peace, North Dakota, Minnesota, Dakota, Buffalo, Yellowstone, Montana, Massachusetts, Canton, Bay State, Boston, Kanawha, Poca, West Virginia, Winfield, Putnam County, Mountain State, Virginia, Mississippi, Louin , Mississippi, Gulf, BroadbandNow, Lahaina , Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, Western Maui, Hampshire, Hampton , New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, New England, Maine, Epsom , New Hampshire, Brighton, Woodford Street, Portland, Alaska, Dalton, Coldfoot , Alaska

☆ A B.A. from Columbia could cost $500,000: Here are the top 10 most expensive places in the U.S. to go college
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Over four years, the total bill may be $500,000 or more, as it is estimated to be at Columbia University, according to Self Financial. These are the 10 schools with the highest total cost for four years. Columbia University—New YorkTotal cost: $514,4422. Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Cambridge, MassachusettsTotal cost: $441,948All of the 10 most expensive schools Self Financial identified are private, which makes sense, given that those institutions typically charge higher tuition than public schools. But private colleges often offer generous financial aid and scholarships packages so your cost to attend may even be lower than at a public university.

Organizations: National Center for Education Statistics, Columbia University, Columbia, U.S . News, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Columbia University — New York, New York University — New York, Georgetown University — Washington, D.C, Harvard University — Cambridge, California Institute of Technology, University of Southern, University of Southern California — Los Angeles Total, University of Chicago — Chicago, George Washington University — Washington, Yale University — New, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Self, Harvard, University of Massachusetts, Department, Education's, CNBC Locations: Massachusetts, California Institute of Technology — Pasadena, California, University of Southern California, Yale University — New Haven , Connecticut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, Amherst

☆ Biden is alienating progressives yet again — but he may have no choice
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Joe Biden is pushing progressives who are already sour on his presidency to the limit with a tough new executive action barring most asylum applications from migrants crossing the US-Mexico border illegally. Of all issues tested, Biden recorded his lowest approval rating on immigration in a CNN poll in February — just 30%. Progressives face their own dilemmaBiden would never say it bluntly in public, but his gamble with progressives carries an implicit question — where else are they going to go? Some Haley supporters on Tuesday welcomed Biden’s immigration actions, CNN’s Kit Maher reported. “While many Haley voters continue to have policy differences, this common-sense action is a clear step in the right direction to address one of the top priorities of many Haley voters,” the Haley Voters Working Group, a coalition of approximately 25 conservative Haley supporters, posted on X.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Target, Urban Outfitters, Tesla, Shopify and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Urban Outfitters — The clothing retailer slid 4.6% despite posting a fiscal first-quarter beat, after trading higher before Tuesday's opening bell. Urban Outfitters reported adjusted earnings of 69 cents per share, higher than the 52 cents per share analysts polled by LSEG had expected. First Solar — Shares surged more than 18% in midday trading. Other alt energy stocks also surged, in part owing to enthusiasm that AI will lift power demand. Bloom Energy surged 18%; Sunnova Energy added 14%; and Enphase Energy , Fluence Energy and Sunrun were all up 10%.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, LSEG, —, Alex Harring, Lisa Kailai Han, Jeff Greenberg Organizations: Goldman, Urban Outfitters, Garmin, Bank of America, —, Toll, Citi, Tesla, Elon, Bloomberg, UBS, Bloom Energy, Sunnova Energy, Enphase Energy, Fluence Energy, Sonoma, Universal, Getty Locations: Massachusetts, Europe, FactSet, Miami Beach , Florida

☆ Analysis: Biden’s Rafah warning sends immediate shockwaves through US and global politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Hospitals are overstretched as Palestinians die in Israeli attacks on the suburbs and tens of thousands of people have already fled. For Netanyahu, the eradication of the group that carried out the October 7 attacks may be a matter of political survival. • Can Israel — as Netanyahu vows — go ahead alone in an operation even the US has disowned? • How would a full-scale offensive in Rafah further hamper already faltering attempts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas? Initially, Biden’s warning, delivered in an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett in the swing state of Wisconsin on Wednesday, looks like a case of political whiplash.

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☆ Bankrupt Steward Health puts its hospitals up for sale, discloses $9 billion in debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Schrock said Steward has real value, despite carrying a $9 billion debt load. “It never really stabilized the company,” Schrock said. Steward is putting all of its hospitals up for sale. It intends to hold auctions on June 28 for its hospitals outside of Florida and July 30 for its nine hospitals in Florida. Schrock said those timelines were negotiated as part of the new $75 million bankruptcy loan, and that Steward would seek more time to sell its hospitals if necessary.

Persons: Steward, Ray Schrock, Chris Lopez, “, ” Schrock, “ There’s, Schrock, Lopez, ” Organizations: Health Care, Stewardship Health, Care, Medical Properties Trust Locations: Houston, Massachusetts, Florida

401(k) withdrawal for a home purchase: Is it a good idea? 401(k) withdrawal rules for buying a homeFirst, you'll need to check with your plan administrator to see if early withdrawals are allowed, and under what circumstances. Tax implications of a 401(k) withdrawal for a home purchaseLet's take a closer look at the penalties and taxes you might incur from a 401(k) home purchase withdrawal. 401(k) loan for buying a houseInstead of withdrawing money from your 401(k), you also have the option to take out a loan. 401(k) withdrawal for a home purchase FAQsIs buying a home considered a hardship for 401(k)?

Persons: you'll, —, You'll, doesn't, Roth, you've, Brian Pirri, Pirri, Chase, Homebuyer Grant Organizations: Service, IRS, Roth IRA, Local, Rocket Mortgage Locations: Massachusetts, Chevron

☆ One of Wall Street's favorite ways to control workers is under attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

One of Wall Street's favorite employee leverage tactics — non-compete agreements — is facing a major threat, and there could be far-reaching implications for how the financial industry does business. But it's also clear that Wall Street firms are under particular attention for the practice. With major Wall Street firms already having among the most unpopular back-to-work policies in the market, "Wall Street is already in a position where they are recognizing they don't have all the hands they had before," Chamberlin said. Shore recommends Wall Street firms undertake a thorough competitive analysis at every level in every department to ensure they are market competitive. Even if the FTC rule goes through, Wall Street firms still have options to protect their business.

Persons: Charles Scharf, Wells, Brian Thomas Moynihan, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, Jane Fraser, Ronald O’Hanley, Robin Vince, BNY Mellon, David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, James Gorman, Morgan Stanley, General Mills, —, Wall, it's, Kathy Hochul, that's, Covid, Laurie Chamberlin, Chamberlin, Lina Khan's, Khan, It's, David Fisher, Gilbert, Fisher, Juan A, Crowell, Arteaga, Paul Webster, Matt Shore, Kareem Bakr, Webster, Leslie John, Ballard Spahr, John Organizations: Company, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup, BNY, Google, Apple, Pfizer, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Procter, Gamble, Nike, Economic, Institute, Federal Trade Commission, North America, American College of Emergency Physicians, Davis, FTC, Supreme, Industry, Moring, Wall, Phaidon International, Wall Street Locations: Wells Fargo, Hart, Washington ,, New York, . California, U.S, Gilbert . Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, Massachusetts

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A man awaiting extradition on a Massachusetts warrant alleging he killed his girlfriend and left her body in a car at a Boston airport escaped from police custody in Kenya, police said Thursday. Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe slipped out of the police station and jumped into one of the privately owned minivans that are the main transportation source in Kenya, Nairobi police chief Adamson Bungei said. Massachusetts State Police said in early November that Kangethe had left her body in a car at Logan International Airport and boarded a flight to Kenya. The court approved a police application for him to be detained for 30 days while the extradition issue was heard. On Feb. 2, prosecutor Vincent Monda asked the court to endorse the U.S. warrant for Kangethe's arrest and issue directions for the extradition proceedings.

Persons: Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe, Adamson Bungei, ”, Kangethe, Margaret Mbitu, Vincent Monda, Lucas Onyina, Mbitu, Masten Wanjala Organizations: Massachusetts State Police, Logan International Airport, Associated Press, Police Locations: NAIROBI, Kenya, Massachusetts, Boston, Nairobi, American, Halifax, Kangethe, Lowell, Bungoma

☆ Amazon’s Ring to shutter video-sharing program popular with police
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Authorities seeking Ring surveillance videos must now submit a formal legal request to the company, rather than soliciting footage directly from users through the app, Ring said in a blog post Wednesday. Hundreds of law enforcement agencies have struck up partnerships with Ring, according to a tracker maintained by the consumer advocacy group Fight for the Future. But, he warned, it would not necessarily stop police from continuing to persuade Ring users to voluntarily give up their rights. Police are able to contact Ring users off the app. And Ring users can still decide if they want to voluntarily send video, sounds or images from their Ring devices to law enforcement.

Persons: ”, Evan Greer, Matthew Guariglia, Guariglia, didn’t, Ring, Massachusetts Democratic Sen, Ed Markey, “, enforcement’s Organizations: CNN, “, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Police, Fraternal, of Police, EFF, Massachusetts Democratic Locations: Massachusetts

☆ A growing number of student-loan borrowers are slowly benefitting from a new process that would get rid of their debt in court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Education and Justice Departments said their new bankruptcy guidance for student-loan borrowers is a success. They said 632 borrowers have filed for relief in the first 10 months of the new process. But they did not include the exact number of borrowers that have actually gotten that relief. AdvertisementOver the past year, a growing number of student-loan borrowers have tapped into a new process to help them get rid of their debt in court. On Thursday, the Education and Justice Departments announced a "successful first year" of its updated guidance to help borrowers discharge their debt through bankruptcy.

Persons: —, there's, Vanita Gupta, Aaron Ament, Ament, Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, General Merrick Garland, Ron DeSantis, we've, DeSantis Organizations: Justice, Service, Education, Justice Department, Student Defense, Education Department, Duke Law, Department, Democratic, Republican, GOP Florida Gov Locations: Massachusetts

Steve Beshear – faces Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a protege of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. In Mississippi, Republican Lynn Fitch is seeking a second term against Greta Kemp Martin, the litigation director of Disability Rights Mississippi. Democratic attorney Lindsey Cheek won the other runoff slot by taking 23% of the all-party primary vote. In Mississippi, Republican incumbent Michael Watson is seeking a second term and should easily defeat Democrat Ty Pinkins. She will face Democratic attorney, accountant, and small business owner Gwen Collins-Greenup, who finished second in the primary.

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. Asked by CBS News in an interview posted late Thursday if he was running for president, Phillips responded: “I am. I have to.”“I think President Biden has done a spectacular job for our country,” he said. New Hampshire has refused to comply, citing state laws saying its primary must go first, and plans a primary before South Carolina’s. “To do well in the New Hampshire primary, you have to have a message.”There are no primary debates scheduled, according to the DNC.

Persons: Dean Phillips, Joe Biden, He's, Phillips, ”, Biden, Ray Buckley, “, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Buckley, won’t, Donald Trump, “ we're, Democratic Sen, Eugene McCarthy, Lyndon Johnson, Massachusetts Sen, Ted Kennedy's, Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan's, George H.W, Bush, Carter, Steve Shurtleff, I’m, ” Shurtleff, “ It’s, Joe, Terry Shumaker, Shumaker, Marianne Williamson, Robert Kennedy Jr, Talenti, Pauline Phillips, Abby, Erik Paulsen, ” Phillips, ” It's, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, he's, Trump, Leslie Blanding, Blanding, ” ___ Weissert, Steve Peoples, Steve Karnowski Organizations: CONCORD, Democratic, New Hampshire statehouse, CBS News, New Hampshire Democrats, Democratic National Committee, White, Biden, Trump, CBS, Biden's, DNC, New Hampshire House, AP, Associated Press Locations: N.H, Minnesota, Concord, New Hampshire, ”, Hampshire, Vietnam, forgoing, Massachusetts, Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina’s, Minneapolis, U.S, Bow , New Hampshire, Washington, New York

☆ What workers on strike need to know about collecting unemployment benefits
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania have recently tried to start providing striking workers jobless benefits, too. Here's what else workers on strike should know about unemployment benefits. Workers on strike in the Empire State can typically collect the benefits for as long as 26 weeks. Workers on strike in New Jersey may also qualify for unemployment benefits, and lawmakers recently shortened the waiting time for eligibility there, too, to 14 days, down from 30. Workers in the state can usually collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.

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Advocates for comprehensive sex education say the restrictions in early education may prevent kids from getting age-appropriate foundational knowledge that they build on each year, said Alison Macklin, director of policy and advocacy at the progressive sex education organization SIECUS. To comply with the new law in Kentucky, for example, the state’s education agency advised schools eliminate fifth-grade lessons on puberty and reproductive body parts. Twenty-eight states require sex education, and 35 require HIV education, according to tracking by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights. Massachusetts, for example, recently announced new sexual health education guidelines, which were last updated in 1999. She remembers just one optional day of sex education in middle school.

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☆ Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Christian Edwards Katie Hunt Ed Upright | Christian Edwards | Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue. Heiner Linke, a member of the chemistry committee, explained at the announcement ceremony what made the laureates’ work so revolutionary. “The core thing about quantum dots is that, just by changing their size… you change their properties, for example their color. France-born Bawendi, got an early morning call from Stockholm breaking the news that he is one of the 2023 chemistry laureates. The Nobel committee explained how the scientists’ work had helped develop quantum dots.

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