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☆ Australian school named world’s best new building of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Singapore CNN —A humble suburban school in Australia has fended off competition from skyscrapers, museums and airport terminals to be named World Building of the Year 2024. Brett BoardmanA school had long been on the south Sydney site, though the old 1970s building was no longer fit for purpose, according to fjcstudio, the design firm behind the project. The World Building of the Year was selected from the winners of each category, as chosen by a panel of 175 festival delegates. Friday’s result marks the second consecutive year that the WAF judges opted for an educational building, with a serene boarding school in China taking last year’s title. Darlington Public School is also the second Sydney building to win in the past three years, after Quay Quarter Tower — dubbed the world’s first “upcycled” skyscraper for retaining two-thirds of an old high-rise on the site — won in 2022.

Persons: Singapore CNN —, Brett Boardman, fjcstudio, Alessandro Rossi, “, ”, — Organizations: Singapore CNN, Darlington Public School, Housing, Darlington Public, National Star Observatory of Locations: Singapore, Australia, Sydney, Chippendale, fjcstudio, WAF, ” Sydney, National Star Observatory of Cyprus, Polish, Turkey, China, Copenhagen, Denmark

It identified the deaths of at least 973 Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children who attended the boarding schools. During his remarks, Biden acknowledged that "the real number is likely to be much, much higher." “The federal Indian boarding school policy, the pain it has caused, will always be a significant mark of shame, a blot on American history,” Biden said. “Many Indian children suffered physical, sexual, and emotional abuse at these institutions,” the report found. More than 150,000 native children were forced to attend Canadian boarding schools.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Deb Haaland, Haaland’s, Haaland, ” Biden, Pope Francis, Alex White Plume, “, White Plume, Cecelia Fire, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, ‘, Marsha Small, ”, that’s Organizations: PHOENIX, United, Interior, Catholic, Oglala Sioux Tribe, NBC News, Cecelia Fire Thunder, Rosary Mission School, Cloud Indian, Crossing, AFP, Getty, Thunder, Red Cloud Locations: United States, America, Pueblo, Laguna, American, Alaska, Canada, Oglala, South Dakota, Pine, Phoenix

☆ Biden to formally apologize for Indian boarding school system
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden is scheduled to issue a formal apology Friday for a government-run boarding school system that forcibly separated generations of Native American children from their families. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland listens to testimony from students who attended Native American boarding schools, at the Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, Okla., on July 9, 2022. In June 2021, Haaland launched an initiative to investigate the federal Indian boarding school system and shed light on its traumas. An initial report on the system published in 2022 found that hundreds of Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children died attending Indian boarding schools run or supported by the U.S. government. The report this year urged the federal government to both establish a national memorial to acknowledge the experiences of those in the boarding schools and to apologize to those harmed by the policy.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Chip Somodevilla, Deb Haaland, Deborah Parker, Haaland, ”, Sarah Phipps, Chuck Hoskin Jr, Biden’s, ” Hoskin, “ Organizations: Getty, National Native American Boarding School, Coalition, Indian, Riverside Indian School, USA, Cherokee, Interior Department, U.S . Locations: Arizona, Pueblo, Laguna, American, Phoenix, Anadarko, U.S, Alaska

☆ College in the US was too expensive, so these students opted for Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

As college tuition fees soar, more American students are going abroad. Beyond cheaper tuition, college abroad can offer multiple benefits, including exposure to new cultures. It sounded like a dream to her: a chance to live abroad and earn an affordable college degree. Now, out of the 350 high school students his company works with yearly, 10 to 20% apply to college abroad, he said. Related storiesThe benefits of college abroad go beyond costIn many US colleges, students declare a major after their freshman year.

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☆ Biden apologizes to Native Americans for abusive government-funded boarding schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for what he described as “one of the most horrific chapters in American history,” government-funded boarding schools that abused indigenous children and forced them to assimilate over a 150-year period. Three years ago, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary, commissioned the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to review the schools’ impacts on Native Americans. Their final report, issued this summer, found at least 973 Native American children died while attending these federal boarding schools. It’s the first time he has visited Indian Country as president and the first time in 10 years a sitting president has visited tribal lands. He paused his speech to say that the killing of people in Gaza “has to stop.”CNN’s Arlette Saenz contributed to this report.

Persons: Joe Biden, ” Biden, Deb Haaland, “, ”, ” Biden’s, Barack Obama, Biden, “ we’re, CNN’s Arlette Saenz Organizations: CNN, Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, “, Gila Crossing Community School, Country, Sioux, Palestine Locations: Laveen , Arizona, American, Gila, Phoenix, Gaza

☆ Biden expected to apologize for federal government’s role in Indian boarding schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —President Joe Biden is expected to issue an apology to the Native American community for the federal government’s role in the abusive Indian boarding schools that forced Native American children to assimilate over a 150-year period, two sources familiar with the plans said. “The federally-run Indian boarding school system was designed to assimilate Native Americans by destroying Native culture, language and identity through harsh militaristic and assimilationist methods,” the White House said Thursday. In 2021, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary, commissioned the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to review the impact of the federal boarding school policies. The department issued a final report this summer confirming at least 973 Native American children died while attending these federal boarding schools. At least 18,000 children were taken from their families and forced to attend more than 400 Indian boarding schools across 37 states or then-territories between 1819 and 1969.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, ” Biden, Biden, Deb Haaland, –, ” Haaland, Harris, Stephen Lewis, ” Lewis, Lewis, Whitney Gravelle, Rodney Butler, Gena Kakkak, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris ’, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, Indian Nations, Gila Crossing Community School, Washington Post, Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, Department, Biden, Bay Mills Indian Community, Pequot Tribal, Air Force, White, American, Plan Locations: Gila, Phoenix, Indian, American, Bay Mills, Menominee, Arizona

☆ Military leaders who served under Trump sound the alarm about him winning a second presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

And it is senior military leaders who served under him that have most clearly sounded the alarm about Trump. When he became president, Trump staffed his cabinet with senior generals. Despite Trump’s bromance with the military, senior retired generals and admirals haven’t loved him back. We found that five times more flag officers, 255, were critical of Trump, while 54 supported the Trump administration. Given his longstanding loyalty to Trump, Kellogg will likely return to some senior role if Trump wins in November.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Mark Milley, Bob Woodward, “, Woodward, Jim Mattis, Milley, Trump, ” Trump, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Mattis, John Kelly, Michael Flynn, Trump’s, haven’t, ”, Donald Trump, Kelly, CNN’s Jake Tapper, McMaster, …, Gen, Stanley McChrystal, Osama bin Laden, Kamala Harris, ” Unstated, McChrystal, Bill McRaven, —, Mike Mullen, George Floyd “, Keith Kellogg, Mike Pence, Kellogg, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Kellogg, didn’t, wouldn’t Organizations: CNN, Trump, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, McMaster, Trump White House, Operations Command, The New York Times, Washington Post, Joint Chiefs, Israeli, “, Fox News Locations: ”, New York, Vietnam, Washington , DC, Washington, New America

☆ Christian group Ethnos360 accused of failing to protect girl from abuse, years after ‘significant child safety training’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“Ethnos360 has had a history of child sexual abuse within their community, at different locations across the globe. Tchividjian said the alleged abuse started in 2016 when the girl, identified in the complaint only by her initials, A.W., and the alleged perpetrator were both about 9 years old. It accuses Ethnos360 of failing “to provide any education or training regarding anything related to peer-on-peer child sexual abuse to anyone living on the Ethnos Campus” and failing to adequately investigate abuse allegations. did not tell anyone what was happening because the alleged perpetrator threatened to kill her family if she spoke up. But in the months that followed, the alleged perpetrator was “left alone with children on multiple occasions,” it says.

Persons: Ethnos360, “ Ethnos360, ”, Boz Tchividjian, Billy Graham, Tchividjian, GRACE, “ I’ve, ” A.W, “, Brian Coombs, Coombs, Ethnos360 “, ” Coombs, A.W, he’s, ’, Ethnos360 ’, Larry Brown, Brown, Grant Whidden, Tracey Whidden Organizations: NBC News, New Tribes, NBC, Christian Environment, Ethnos360, New, Florida Department of Children, Missouri Department of Social Services, Assault Locations: Sanford , Florida, Missouri, Florida’s, GRACE, Florida, Spanish

☆ Thinking about sending your kid abroad for college? Here are 6 tips from college advisors and students for a successful move.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIf you've considered sending your kid abroad for college, you're not alone. Amid soaring tuition fees and a desire to carve out niche college experiences, college advisors Business Insider spoke to have observed that more students and their parents are looking into opportunities to move abroad for college. For example, students can ask themselves if they would prefer living in a college town or a city college. London, for example, is great for students interested in finance, while Stockholm is ideal for students interested in the tech industry, he added. Recognize that other parts of the world operate differentlyWhen applying for college abroad, it's key to take note of the different requirements for your application.

Persons: —, Greg Kaplan, Kaplan, Robert Harry, Harry, It's, Sharon Butler, Butler, Amanda Mrozek, wasn't, Scarlett Kiaras Organizations: Service, Kaplan Educational Group, Colleges, Business, Kent School Locations: London, Stockholm, Europe, Connecticut, America, Flywire, Michigan, Cologne, Germany, Kentucky, Scotland

☆ My kid just went to college, and I'm now an empty nester. I don't want to fill all my time with work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sayu Bhojwani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My grief is not over the fact that they are in college, but that our family life is forever changed. AdvertisementAs the leader of a national organization focused on building a more inclusive democracy, I have traveled extensively for work. Without my child at home, I don't know what I'll have as a bulwark against work. But the sense of urgency that often informs professional life is largely unnecessary unless you're a healthcare professional or emergency aid worker. However purposeful and satisfying my professional life can be, I want to hold on to that part of my life that's not about producing, reacting, and managing people and problems.

Persons: —, wasn't, we'll, saddens, There's, I've, I'm Organizations: Service

☆ How Bear Grylls spends his 5 to 9 — from walking barefoot outdoors to cold plunges
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But it was a first when Bear Grylls joined our call while hiking in rugged, rural north Wales where he lives. Only seeing him abseil down a mountain with his phone in one hand would have made the set-up any more classic "Bear Grylls." Obama and Grylls on "Running Wild with Bear Grylls." We also make some really good healing mushroom cacao hot chocolates with raw milk and honey, and it's just insanely good. I'm really lucky, I sleep really well.

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Since the arrival in late June of a foreign police force known as the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, criminal attacks here have slowed. But in “red zones” across the city and beyond, a new war is just beginning, as gangs test the still-forming MSS. In other words, the MSS mission has no time to lose. CNNThis mission is designed to break the mold; unlike previous peacekeeping missions in Haiti, the MSS is independent of the United Nations. To dismantle Chen Mechan,’” he said listing the nicknames of notorious Port-au-Prince gang bosses.

Persons: Prince, Toussaint Louverture, Bob Marley’s, ”, Evelio Contreras, Garry Conille –, ” –, Conille, Garry Conille, ” Conille, Prince’s Toussaint, Godfrey Otunge, he’s, Haitian National Police Rameau Normil, ” Otunge, it’s, Al, “, Lamercie, ” Estinfort, –, Mawozo, “ I’m, Lanmo, Chen Mechan, ’ ”, Biden, Haiti Dennis Hankins, CNN he’s, Hankins, ” Hankins, we’re Organizations: Prince CNN —, Haitian National Police, Multinational Security, CNN CNN, CNN, United Nations ’, UNICEF, Regional, CARICOM, State University of Haiti Hospital, “, ” Police, Planet Airways, Kenyans, Kenyan, United Nations, UN, Troops, hasn’t, Normil, Institut, MSS, US, Haitian, Haitian Justice Department, Prisons, IBESR Locations: Washington, Port, Kenya, Kenyan, Haiti, Caribbean, Florida, downtown Port, Prince, Haitian, Jamaica, Benin, Chad, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, United States, France, Canada, South Korea, Italy, India, Al Shabaab, US, city’s, Ganthier, Barbeque

Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Credit... Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Arash Khamooshi Organizations: Credit, The New York Locations: Tehran

☆ Nearly 1,000 Native Children Died at Boarding Schools, Interior Dept. Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Aishvarya Kavi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nearly 1,000 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children died while attending boarding schools that were set up by the U.S. government for the purpose of erasing their tribal ties and cultural practices, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Interior Department. “For the first time in the history of the country, the U.S. government is accounting for its role in operating Indian boarding schools to forcibly assimilate Indian children, and working to set us on a path to heal from the wounds inflicted by those schools,” Bryan Newland, the department’s assistant secretary for Indian affairs, wrote this month in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that was included in the report. The report calls on the federal government to apologize and “chart a road to healing.” Its recommendations include creating a national memorial to commemorate the children’s deaths and educate the public; investing in research and helping Native communities heal from intergenerational stress and trauma; and revitalizing Native languages. From the early 1800s to the late 1960s, the U.S. government removed Native children from their families and homes and sent them to boarding schools, where they were forcibly assimilated.

Persons: ” Bryan Newland, Deb Haaland, ” Organizations: U.S, Interior Department, “ Locations: Alaska, U.S

☆ Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK AP —Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included Manhattan. The doll, also called Nahneetis, is just one of some 1,800 items museum officials say they’re reviewing as they work to comply with the requirements while also eyeing a broader overhaul of the more than half-century-old exhibits. We need them close.”Sean Decatur, the New York museum’s president, promised tribes will hear from officials soon. The American Museum of Natural History, he noted, is one of New York’s major tourism draws and also a mainstay for generations of area students learning about the region’s tribes. He suggests museums use replicas made by Native peoples so that sensitive cultural items aren’t physically on display.

Persons: ”, Joe Baker, ” Sean Decatur, Lance Gumbs, ” Gumbs, “ There’s, ” Gordon Yellowman, ” Yellowman, “, Bridgette Russell, Todd Mesek, Nicole Rura, Chuck Hoskin, Baker, ” Baker Organizations: American Museum of, American, Protection, Lenape, York, Eastern, Northwest Coast Hall, Cheyenne, Arapaho Tribes, New, Field, Repatriation, Cleveland Museum, Harvard, Peabody Museum’s, Cherokee Nation, Peabody, Cherokees, Delaware Nation Locations: Manhattan, Delaware, Eastern Woodlands, Great, Decatur, New, Oklahoma, New York, Nebraska, Chicago, America, Ohio, Alaska, American, “, Ontario

☆ $1 million hypothetical portfolios: How kids from wealthy families at an elite Swiss school learn about money
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Research shows taking a financial education class in high school does pay off. "Let's not leave financial education to TikTok," she said. Let's not leave financial education to TikTok. Yanely Espinal director of educational outreach at Next GenMany studies also show there is a strong connection between financial literacy and financial well-being. In addition, a study by the Brookings Institution in 2018 found that teenage financial literacy is positively correlated with asset accumulation and net worth by age 25.

Persons: dem Rosenberg, dem Rosenberg Bernhard Gademann, It's, Gademann, Tim Ranzetta, Yanely Espinal, Espinal, Let's, Yanely, Christiana Stoddard, Carly Urban Organizations: dem, Finance, Research, Tyton Partners, CNBC, Financial Wellness, National Endowment, Financial Education, Financial, Investor Education Foundation, Brookings Institution Locations: St . Gallen, Switzerland

☆ Zigong, China: Fire at shopping mall kills 16 people
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Shawn Deng | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Sixteen people were killed after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in southwest China on Wednesday, according to Chinese state media. Dramatic images showed a huge column of black smoke billowing from the 14-story building in the city of Zigong, Sichuan province. Rescuers work at the site of the fire in China's Zigong city on July 17, 2024. Such incidents are not uncommon in China, where enforcement of safety standards is often lax. In January, a fire at a mixed-use building in southeast China killed at least 39 people just days after another blaze at a boarding school in central Henan province killed 13 children.

Organizations: CNN, CCTV, Visual China, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management Locations: China, Zigong, Sichuan province, China's Zigong, Henan

☆ Why only 400 people at a time can visit this paradise island
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Emily Blumenthal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Lord Howe Island has the look of a destination ripe for overtourism, with verdant mountaintops, pristine white-sand beaches and clear-blue waters teeming with colorful fish. Atop the summit of Mount Gower – one of the most popular hiking trails on Lord Howe – sits a rare, endangered cloud forest. Beaches are just a few minutes’ walk or bike ride away from the guesthouses, making Lord Howe “the easiest holiday,” said Anthony Riddle, a sixth-generation islander who co-founded Lord Howe Island Brewing Company and Lord Howe Island Distilling Company. “We tell the story about what is it that’s special about Lord Howe Island. Sniffer dogsIan Hutton boating near Lord Howe Island.

Persons: Howe, ”, Lisa Makiiti, Lord Howe, Darcelle Matassoni, Lord, Makiiti, Bowker, Howe Island's Mount, Matteo Colombo, Dean Hiscox, that’s, ” Hiscox, Ian Hutton, David Attenborough, Hutton, it’s, Mount Gower –, Lord Howe –, Anthony Riddle, “, you’re, Hiscox, they’re, ” Hutton, ” Makiiti, Riddle, There’s, ” Matassoni, ” Riddle Organizations: CNN, Bowker, UNESCO, Lord Howe, Board, Howe Environmental, Howe, Museum, Brewing Company, Australian National Maritime Museum, Residents, Sustainability, Islanders Locations: Australia, Sydney, Howe Island's Mount Gower, Mount, Howe’s, Howe

☆ The Troubled-Teen Industry Needs Safe and Effective Treatment - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Maia Szalavitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sadie Sutton was first hospitalized for depression when she was 13. At 15, after four hospitalizations and outpatient therapy at Stanford University, she was sent to an inpatient program at McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. There, she completed 14 weeks of dialectical behavior therapy (also known as D.B.T. As the United States faces a post-pandemic mental health emergency, we need immediate reform. As with medications, behavioral health treatments for teenagers must be required to be proved safe and effective before they can be sold.

Persons: Sadie Sutton, Sutton, she’d, ”, can’t Organizations: Stanford University, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chrysalis Locations: Bay, Montana, United States

☆ WAF Awards 2024: World’s best new architecture revealed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Spanning 18 categories, from housing and offices to health facilities and sport venues, the shortlist was announced by organizers of the annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) on Monday. 2024 World Architecture FestivalChilean architecture firm Contexto was recognized for its serene A-framed hotel, TAWA Refugio. 2024 World Architecture FestivalLocated on the European shore of the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, the original 17th-century structure was severely damaged during WWI. 2024 World Architecture FestivalThe circular OLM Nature Escape, designed by Andreas Gruber Architects, is a boutique hotel nestled in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains. 2024 World Architecture Festival

Persons: Hadid, Sydney’s, Paul Finch, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Contexto, Kyriakos Tsolakis, Andreas Gruber Organizations: CNN, Australian Embassy, Washington DC, Singapore’s, Airport, of XXI Century Arts, Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences, National Star Observatory of, Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects, Civic, 3NX Architects, Andreas Gruber Architects Locations: Dubai, Cyprus, Turkish, Washington, China’s Zhejiang, Rome, Copenhagen, Germany, TAWA Refugio, Delhi, National Star Observatory of Cyprus, Ezhou, Turkey, Aarhus

☆ Senators ask DOJ to investigate 'serious possibility of additional tax fraud' by Clarence Thomas
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTwo Democratic senators have called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to open a special counsel investigation into Clarence Thomas. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Presented with opportunities to resolve questions about his conduct, Justice Thomas has maintained a suspicious silence." AdvertisementA spokesperson for the Justice Department declined to comment on the letter when reached by Business Insider. Thomas has previously denied any wrongdoing, arguing gifts from Crow and others fall under a "personal hospitality exemption," meaning they don't require disclosure.

Persons: —, General Merrick Garland, Clarence Thomas, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden, Thomas, Harlan Crow, Mark Martin, Whitehouse, Thomas's, he'd, Crow Organizations: Service, Oregon, Supreme, Business, Judicial Conference, Wyden, Finance, Justice Department, Business Insider Locations: Sens, Rhode Island, Crow

☆ Eton College bans smartphones for first-year students, gifting them with Nokia 'brick' phones instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Eton College is swapping out first year student's smartphones for Nokias. The policy comes as the boarding school is trying to cope with an increasingly digital world for students. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementEton College, one of the world's most prestigious boarding schools, is planning to ban smartphones for its incoming first-year students and replace these with old-school Nokia phones instead, a spokesperson for the school confirmed to Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Eton College, Service, Nokia, Business

☆ Militant group blamed for 2002 Bali bombings to be disbanded, say senior leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian militant network blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, have announced they are disbanding the group, according to a report by a Jakarta-based think tank on Thursday. The report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) confirmed the authenticity of a June 30 video statement by 16 Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders announcing they were dissolving the extremist network. The Al-Qaeda-linked militant group is accused of orchestrating some of the deadliest attacks in Indonesia, including the 2002 bombing of Bali nightclubs that killed more than 200 people. Indonesia’s National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) declined to comment on the development, but said it planned to hold a press conference soon. Despite the clout of the figures involved, IPAC noted the group has a history of splinters and it was possible one could emerge in the future, although probably not immediately.

Persons: CNN —, Jemaah Islamiyah, Jemaah, ”, Sidney Jones, Jones, IPAC, ” Adhe Organizations: CNN, Institute for, JI, Counter Terrorism Agency, Radicalism, Deradicalization Locations: Jakarta, Indonesian, Islam, Indonesia, Bali

☆ He dropped out of Princeton and wrestles with imposter syndrome. Inside the unusual rise of a Wall Street tech banker.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewAs a kid, Rob Chisholm was not drawn to the fast-paced, jet-setting life of a Wall Street banker. Well, maybe if I wanted to be an investment banker or something, I would care about that, Chisholm remembers thinking. Chisholm, on the other hand, is very open about his unorthodox path to Wall Street and the resulting feelings of being an outsider. AdvertisementWhen Chisholm was in college, he rejected the "cliche" of going to an Ivy League and getting a job on Wall Street. At the time, Chisholm admitted, Wall Street seemed like the "complete opposite in terms of the culture and the incentives" he thought he wanted.

Persons: —, Rob Chisholm, Chisholm, Goldman Sachs, Frank Quattrone, Eager, dealmakers, he's, Wall, Goldman, I've Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Princeton, Business, Ivy League, Citi, Qatalyst Partners, Middlesex, Princeton's, Middlebury College, ACG Partners, Deutsche Bank, Investment Locations: Canada, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, Vermont, Boston, San Francisco, tooting

☆ Clarence Thomas raised him 'as a son.' Now he's facing 25-plus years on weapons and drug charges.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"For me, in so many ways, it's rewarding because it's brought me, again, full circle," Thomas told Lamb. Related storiesWhen neither placement prevented Martin from acting out with minor drug use and other petty crimes, the Thomases cut him off, Martin told BI. AdvertisementLast summer, according to court records reviewed by BI, Martin was arrested on charges of drug trafficking and weapons possession. Martin says he was eventually expelled from Randolph-Macon Academy for failing a drug test as a junior in high school. "I actually don't know if they know that I'm locked up — I'm not sure they'd care too much," Martin told BI.

Persons: —, Clarence Thomas, Ginni, Mark Martin, Thomas, Emma Mae Martin, Clarence, Ginni Thomas, He's, Harlan Crow, Martin, I've, Brian Lamb, it's, Lamb, Mark, ProPublica, Crow, Crow's, Myers Anderson, Anderson, SPAN Martin, Martin's, they'd, he'd, I'm, — I've Organizations: Service, Supreme, Business, BI, Detention, SPAN, Randolph, Macon Academy, Hidden Lake Academy, Lake Academy, Conception Seminary College Locations: Virginia, Jasper, South Carolina, Macon, Bali, California, Randolph, Georgia

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