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☆ How to cope with post-Election Day stress
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Just as in 2020, now is a good time to pause and analyze your physical and emotional stress. “How we view our stress actually matters to our health,” said Dr. Cynthia Ackrill, a stress management expert and former editor for Contentment magazine, produced by the American Institute of Stress. Deep, slow belly breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system to counteract stress signs such as an elevated heart rate and a burst of adrenaline. “Everyone needs regular practices to notice when stress is taking hold and a (tool belt) of ways to deal with it. “Because the election hype has been so divisive, it can strain our relationships, especially with those who don’t share our viewpoints,” she said.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Cynthia Ackrill, ” Ackrill, Cortland Dahl, Ackrill, “, Don’t, Tania Israel, ” Israel, Israel, Caroline Hopper, ” Hopper Organizations: CNN, House, American Institute of, University of California, “ Media, Citizenship &, The Aspen Institute, Aspen Institute Locations: “, Santa Barbara

☆ A rare and massive ranch near Aspen is for sale for $150 million — but there's a catch. Take a look.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA 3,720-acre ranch in Snowmass, Colorado — a ski town 15 miles north of Aspen — is on the market for $150 million. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Somebody will sit there and go, 'Wow, there's nothing like this,'" Mirr told Business Insider. AdvertisementMirr, of Mirr Ranch Group, shares the listing with Michael Latousek of Douglas Elliman. But Pitkon County, where Snowmass and Aspen are located, won't let large developments be built without scrutiny.

Persons: —, Ken Mirr, Mirr, Michael Latousek, Douglas Elliman, Thomas Keating, Benedict's, Thomas Peterffy, Steve Wynn Organizations: Service, Business, Mirr Ranch, Conference, Aspen Institute, Aspen Ideas, Street Locations: Snowmass , Colorado, Aspen —, Benedict's, Pitkon County, Aspen

☆ Americans are suddenly finding it harder to land a job — and keep it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Suddenly, the red-hot labor market is feeling closer to lukewarm for job seekers. The unemployment rate rose to a three-year high of 4.1% in June, with 6.8 million people unemployed. At that time a year ago, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% and 6 million people were unemployed. The rising unemployment rate — driven primarily by more people entering the workforce — means that it’s getting more competitive for job hunters to get hired. Since 2022, the temporary help sector has added jobs in only four months.

Persons: It’s, Luke Pardue, switchers, David Tinsley, Jack McIntyre Organizations: CNN, Aspen, Bank of America, Bank of America Institute, “, of Labor Statistics, Labor Department, Brandywine Global

☆ US assesses Israel has amassed enough troops to launch full-scale incursion into Rafah, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Mj Lee | Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

If Israel were to proceed with a major ground operation into Rafah, it would be going against months of warnings from the US to forego a full-scale offensive into the densely populated city. Going “headlong into Rafah” could have dire consequences, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Sunday. “They couldn’t launch an attack of that scale today.”“Their weapons production factories underground have been eliminated. However, the Biden administration has been ramping up the pressure on Israel to start focusing much more in earnest on post-war Gaza plans – so far, to little effect. Blinken publicly called on Israel to engage more seriously on developing a plan for post-war Gaza over the weekend.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Joe Biden, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Jake Sullivan, Kurt Campbell, ” Campbell, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ”, Antony Blinken, “ Israel’s, ” Blinken, Israel, Matt Miller, “, Yahya Sinwar, Blinken, “ We’ve Organizations: CNN, Israel, White, State, NATO Youth Summit, Aspen Institute, Press, Hamas, CBS Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel

☆ Fewer students are graduating from college, but certificate programs are way up
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

PhotoAlto/Dinoco GrecoGetting a college degree seems increasingly less appealing. College degree earners fall nearly 3%Community college pathway is 'at risk'Historically, a two-year degree was considered an economical alternative to a bachelor's, or even a more affordable pathway to a four-year college. In fact, just 16% of all community college students ultimately attain a bachelor's degree, according to recent reports by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Community college as a stepping stone is "at risk," Shapiro said, and "that's very bad news." Submitting a FAFSA is also one of the best predictors of whether a high school senior will go on to college, according to the National College Attainment Network.

Persons: Shapiro, Joe Biden, it's, Sandy Baum, Baum Organizations: Community College Research Center, Columbia University, Aspen Institute College Excellence, Student Clearinghouse Research, Community, Federal, National College, Network, Seniors, U.S . Department of Education, Education, Urban Institute

☆ Opinion: Hey parents, don’t text your kids at school
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Hey, parents, leave your kids alone. There is the obvious threat of school shootings, which is surely one reason why parents may want their children to have phones on them. Several parents told me that they also strive to stay connected to their kids in emergencies, while minimizing distractions at school. Social media platforms need to do their part in restricting access to their platforms for young kids. And school leadership need to stand up, even in the face of anxious or demanding parents.

Persons: Jill Filipovic, CNN —, That’s, what’s, Pew, , it’s, Jean Twenge, Derek Thompson, ” Twenge, “, ’, Michael Smith, ”, Kathleen Moran, ” Moran, ” Beatrice Robbins Organizations: Twitter, CNN, UNESCO, Aspen Institute, Apple Locations: New York, United States, Brooklyn, Virginia Beach

☆ Giving Big, a California Couple Gets Gratitude and Scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Robin Pogrebin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Standing on the grand staircase of Lynda and Stewart Resnick's opulent Beverly Hills mansion at a party last fall — where Diane Keaton, Bob Iger and Brian Grazer were among the luminaries making small talk over crudités and Sazerac cocktails — the author Walter Isaacson took a moment to thank his hosts. Not only were the Resnicks giving the party to celebrate his new biography of Elon Musk, they had also been major supporters of his former professional home, the Aspen Institute, donating $36 million to the think tank over the years. Isaacson was not the only one in the room with reason to be grateful to them. Overall, the Resnicks — whose Wonderful Company business empire includes Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice, Wonderful Pistachios, Fiji Water, Halos mandarins and Teleflora, the flower-delivery service — have donated $1.9 billion of their estimated $13 billion fortune to academic institutions, climate change initiatives, cultural organizations and programs in California’s Central Valley. Their gifts have landed them on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 50 biggest donors three times.

Persons: Stewart, Diane Keaton, Bob Iger, Brian Grazer, Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk, Isaacson, Picasso, Fragonard, Boucher, Michael Govan, Ann Philbin, Michael Milken Organizations: Aspen Institute, Angeles County Museum of Art, Milken Institute, Wonderful Company Locations: Beverly, Fiji, Central Valley

☆ Transferring from community college to a four-year school isn't often successful — it's 'terribly unfortunate,' expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Going to community college and then transferring to a four-year school is often considered one of the best ways to get a degree for significantly less money. More students are choosing community college at the outset. Enrollment last fall at community colleges rose 2.6%, far more than any other institution type, according to the National Student Clearinghouse's latest research. However, nationwide, only about one third of students who start at community colleges ultimately transfer to four-year schools, and fewer than half of those transfer students earn a bachelor's degree within six years. That means just 16% of all community college students attain a bachelor's degree, according to recent reports by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Persons: Josh Wyner, Tatiana Velasco, Rodriguez Organizations: National, Community College Research Center, Columbia University, Aspen Institute College Excellence, Student Clearinghouse Research, Finance, Biden, Aspen Institute College

☆ The Humiliation of Davos Man
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Walter Russell Mead | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Walter Russell Mead is the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at Hudson Institute, the Global View Columnist at The Wall Street Journal and the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College in New York. He is also a member of Aspen Institute Italy and board member of Aspenia. Before joining Hudson, Mr. Mead was a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations as the Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy. He has authored numerous books, including the widely-recognized Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004). Mr. Mead’s next book is entitled The Arc of A Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Future of the Jewish People.

Persons: Walter Russell Mead, Curry, James Clarke Chace, Mead, Henry A, Alfred A ., Mead’s Organizations: Hudson Institute, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Humanities, Bard College, Aspen Institute, Hudson, Council, Foreign Relations, Kissinger, U.S . Foreign, Providence, Alfred A . Knopf, Jewish People Locations: New York, Aspen Institute Italy, United States, Israel

☆ X has become a cesspool of mis- and disinformation, says Aspen Institute's Vivian Schiller
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailX has become a cesspool of mis- and disinformation, says Aspen Institute's Vivian SchillerVivian Schiller, executive director of Aspen Digital at The Aspen Institute and former Twitter global news chair, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the digital fog of war, the spread of misinformation on social media from the Israel-Hamas war, and more.

Persons: Aspen Institute's Vivian Schiller Vivian Schiller Organizations: Aspen, Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute, Twitter Locations: Israel

☆ FTC plans to hire child psychologist to guide internet rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Federal Trade Commission plans to hire at least one child psychologist who can guide its work on internet regulation, Democratic Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya told The Record in an interview published Monday. FTC Chair Lina Khan backs the plan, Bedoya told the outlet, adding that he hopes it can become a reality by next fall, though the commission does not yet have a firm timeline. Surgeon General issued an advisory in May that young people's social media use poses significant mental health risks. Bedoya told The Record that it's "absolutely part of that tradition of systematically expanding our expertise." "If someone is making an allegation about mental health harms, I have no full-time staff who are experts in the psychology of it."

Persons: Alvaro Bedoya, Lina Khan, Bedoya, Douglas Farrar, I've, Aspen Institute's Vivian Schiller Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Democratic, FTC, CNBC, ., U.S, Privacy, Technology, Georgetown University Law Center, Aspen Locations: Federal, U.S

☆ Appeasing Iran Has Failed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Walter Russell Mead | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ A Middle East Wake-Up Call
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Walter Russell Mead | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ American kids are facing an epidemic of loneliness. Overhauling youth sports could help fix that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementA Hooptown Youth League game. While Americans of all ages are vulnerable to loneliness, young people are particularly at risk. Data on grade-school-aged children is limited in the US, but research in other countries has found that young children aren't immune to these problems. One of the few studies to explore sports participation's connection to youth loneliness was conducted by European researchers in 2019. A Hooptown Youth League game.

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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a transaction that would be commonplace for a corporation or a sports team, but it’s the kind of deal that is practically unheard of in the nonprofit sector. The philanthropy research organization Candid will send control of its CF Insights website and the staff that gathered information about community foundations to the Council on Foundations, the association of nearly 900 nonprofit members, on Friday. It helps them make better decisions.”Chang said CF Insights can help community foundations see how its peers handled expansion or compensation. And that information pairs well with the Council on Foundations annual surveys on compensation and benefits among community foundations. That doesn’t happen in the nonprofit sector.

Persons: —, Ann Mei Chang, ” Chang, “, Kathleen Enright, ” Enright, Chang, Enright Organizations: Foundations, ”, Hawaii Community Foundation, don’t, Candid, The Aspen Institute, Urban Institute, Internal Revenue Service, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Hawaii, Maui

☆ Here's why Americans can't stop living paycheck to paycheck
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Juhohn Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For many Americans, payday can't come soon enough. As of June, 61% of adults are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a LendingClub report. In other words, they rely on those regular paychecks to meet essential living expenses, with little to no money left over. Almost three-quarters, 72%, of Americans say they aren't financially secure given their current financial standing, and more than a quarter said they will likely never be financially secure, according to a survey by Bankrate. That amount already accounts for about 61% of the median take-home pay.

Persons: Ida Rademacher, there's, Kamila Elliott Organizations: Aspen Institute, Principal Financial, Institute, Finance, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, for Community, Economic Research, Wealth Partners, CNBC's Locations: U.S, Atlanta

Corporate execs and lawyers with business before the Supreme Court mingled with some of the country's most influential jurists. Revelations about Thomas and Crow's relationship have prompted calls in Congress for the Supreme Court to adopt its first-ever binding code of ethics. But as a Supreme Court justice, Kagan is not currently bound by those rules. The Aspen Institute isn't alone in dangling Supreme Court access to lure deep-pocketed donors. Financial support for a public mission flowed one way, and scheduled private time with Supreme Court justices was dispensed in return.

Persons: Meryl Chertoff, Kagan, Michael Chertoff, SCOTUS, Elena Kagan, execs, Brett Kavanaugh, Trump, Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Thomas, Kathleen Clark, Louis, Clark, Kavanaugh —, Shook, Hardy, Bacon, Tristan Duncan, Peabody, Christina Sullivan, Brian O'Connor, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lakhani, That's, litigator, George W, Bush, Michael Chertoff's, wasn't, he'd, Chertoff, John Roberts, Gabe Roth, Roth, Crow, Rob Schenck, Tom Monaghan, Jay Sekulow, Sidney Powell —, Sonia Sotomayor's, that's Organizations: Service, Aspen Institute, DC, Aspen, Washington University, Peabody Energy, Peabody, Duncan, Speedway, Supreme, Aspen Institute's Justice, Society, Homeland Security, Chertoff, CNN, The New York Times, Historical Society, Trump, Associated Press, University of Colorado Law School Locations: Wall, Silicon, St, Washington, Pakistan, Chertoff, Aspen Institute isn't

☆ Opinion | Colleges Can Do a Lot for Social Mobility Right Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As Katharine Meyer, a fellow in the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution, has written: “Overall enrollment is down, especially at community colleges. There are more ‘stopped out’ students — students who left college with some credits but no degree. Restore Funding That Was Cut After the Great RecessionIt sounds obvious, but if we want a more effective system of higher education, that requires money. According to analysis from the National Education Association, “In 2020, it looked like things were slowly improving, but then the pandemic hit. found that “32 states spent less on public colleges and universities in 2020 than in 2008, with an average decline of nearly $1,500 per student.”

Persons: Josh Wyner, Katharine Meyer, ” Organizations: Aspen Institute’s, Community, Brown Center, Education, Brookings Institution, Budget, National Education Association, “ Locations: United States

☆ James Crown, a billionaire JPMorgan board member who belonged to one of the US' richest families, died in a racing crash on his 70th birthday
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire businessman James "Jim" Crown died in a racing crash in Aspen, Colorado on Sunday. Crown collided with an impact barrier in an accident, the coroner's office told The Colorado Sun. Forbes ranked the Crown family as the US' 34th richest in 2020 with an estimated wealth of $10.2 billion. Billionaire businessman James "Jim" Crown died in a racing crash in Aspen, Colorado on Sunday, multiple news outlets reported. "The official cause of death is pending autopsy although multiple blunt force trauma is evident," the coroner's office told the publication.

Persons: James, Jim, Crown, Henry Crown, Junius Mayer Schine, Jamie Dimon, Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Biden, Brandon Johnson, Jim Crown Organizations: Sunday . Crown, Colorado Sun, Forbes, Morning, Aspen Motorsports, The Colorado Sun, Pitkin County Coroner's, Aspen Times, Bloomberg, Henry Crown and Company, Aspen Institute, Aspen Skiing, General Dynamics, White, Indian, America, Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, University of Chicago Locations: Aspen , Colorado, Pitkin County, Colorado, Chicago

☆ Chicago business executive and philanthropist Jim Crown killed in Colorado racetrack crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Crown, a grandson of industrialist Henry Crown and the chief executive of Henry Crown & Co., was involved in a single-vehicle accident at the Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek, the Pitkin County coroner's office said in a news release. Crown's father, financier Lester Crown, said his son "was driving a race car, and it hit a wall going around a curve," the Chicago Sun-Times reported. "There never was a finer human being in every way," Lester Crown said. Crown's family business, Henry Crown & Co., invests in public and private securities, real estate, and operating companies. "The Crown family is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Jim Crown in an accident earlier (Sunday)," his family said.

Persons: James, Jim Crown, Henry Crown, Lester Crown, Jim, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Brandon Johnson, Obama, Salomon, Lester, Renée Organizations: James Crown, University of Chicago, Chicago . Crown, Co, Aspen Motorsports, Chicago Sun, Times, Commercial Club of Chicago, Sun -, Chicago, Aspen Skiing Co, General Dynamics, JPMorgan Chase, The Aspen Institute, Museum of Science, Industry, President's Intelligence, Hampshire College, Stanford Law School, Salomon Brothers Inc, Capital Markets Service Locations: Chicago ., Chicago, Colorado, Woody Creek, Pitkin County, It's, Amherst , Massachusetts, New York

☆ JPMorgan, General Dynamics board member Jim Crown dies in accident
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and General Dynamics Corp (GD.N) board member Jim Crown died on Sunday in a vehicle accident in Colorado, a county coroner said. Crown, 70, was the chairman and chief executive officer of Henry Crown and Co., a privately owned company that invests in public and private securities, real estate and operating companies. Crown was involved in a single vehicle accident at the Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek, Colorado, the Pitkin County Coroner's office said in a statement. Bank CEO Jamie Dimon said in a memo to directors seen by Reuters that Crown was an "integral part" of JPMorgan Chase. Crown was also the chairman of The Aspen Institute and trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry and the University of Chicago.

Persons: Jim Crown, Henry Crown, Jamie Dimon, Crown, Nupur Anand, Lananh Nguyen, Tatiana Bautzer, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: YORK, JPMorgan Chase &, General Dynamics Corp, Aspen Motorsports, Bank, Reuters, JPMorgan Chase, The Aspen Institute, Museum of Science, Industry, University of Chicago, Thomson Locations: Colorado, Woody Creek , Colorado, Pitkin County, New York

☆ Billionaire killed in race car crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington, DC CNN —James Crown, a billionaire businessman who held several leadership roles including board member of JPMorgan Chase, died Sunday in a racing accident in Colorado. Crown, who also turned 70 on Sunday, died in the single-vehicle crash after colliding with an impact barrier at Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek, Colorado, The Colorado Sun reported. Among his many roles, Crown was chairman and CEO of his family business, the investment firm Henry Crown and Company. In addition to serving on the JPMorgan board, he was also a board director at General Dynamics. “We extend our deepest condolences to Jim’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, said in a statement.

Persons: James Crown, JPMorgan Chase, Crown, Henry Crown, Jim’s, ” Jamie Dimon, Jim, ”, Jim Crown, Barack Obama Organizations: DC CNN, JPMorgan, Colorado . Crown, Aspen Motorsports, The Colorado Sun, Henry Crown and Company, General Dynamics, JPMorgan Chase, ”, Aspen Skiing Co, Aspen Institute, Museum of Science and Industry, Civic Committee, University of Chicago, Crown, President’s Intelligence, Local, Pitkin County Coroner’s, Forbes Locations: Washington, Colorado, Woody Creek , Colorado, The, Chicago, Pitkin County

☆ China Accepts the New Indo-Pacific Reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Walter Russell Mead | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The sexism that has prevented girls from competing in sports has also prevented women from becoming youth coaches. In March, Nike launched Coaching HER in a partnership with the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport. Fry co-founded the Strong Girls program at the University of Kansas, where young girls are assigned a female college student as their mentor. She says this approach isn't only benefit to girls, but extends to youth athletes of all genders, and female coaches as well. Nike's 20,000 female coach goal Nike is one of the few major companies directly addressing this issue.

Persons: John Donahoe, Mary Fry, Jen Welter, it's, Welter, Vanessa Garcia, Brito, Billie Jean King, Fry, Alison Oliver, … it'd, Kate Mcshane, Christina Collins, Collins, Bob Iger, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Donahoe, It's Organizations: Portland Press Herald, Nike, University of Kansas, Aspen Institute's, Olympic, University of Minnesota's, Center for Research, Girls, Sport, Aspen Institute, Tucker Center, Sports Foundation, Youth Sport, Women's Sports Foundation, Getty, Manhattanville College, Target, Disney, Bank of America, CNBC, Summit, Florida Governor Locations: Aspen, London, Hackney, Westchester County, Santa Barbara , California

☆ Millions of Americans’ personal data exposed in global hack
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government, state agencies said late Thursday. The breach has affected 3.5 million Oregonians with driver’s licenses or state ID cards, and anyone with that documentation in Louisiana, authorities said. The hackers exploited a flaw in a popular file-transfer software known as MOVEit made by Massachusetts-based Progress Software. Hundreds of organizations across the globe have likely had their data exposed after the hackers used the flaw to break into networks in recent weeks. US officials described the cyberattack as an opportunistic, financially motivated hack that has not caused disruptions to agency services.

Persons: Casey Tingle, Aon, John Bel Edwards, ” Munish Walther, Puri, It’s, ”, Jeff Greene, “, Greene Organizations: CNN, Department of Energy, BBC, British Airways, University of Georgia, Social, Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, Louisiana Gov, US, Progress Software, FBI, Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Council, Aspen Locations: Louisiana, Oregon, Russian, Massachusetts, Clop, Ukraine

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