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☆ I've stopped making friends at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Alexandra Karplus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Because the city has a large transient population, I've seen many friends and coworkers come and go — but even this has had benefits. I've made trips to visit my work friends in their new homes around the world. Work friendships started back in New York and are still going strongThese types of strong connections with colleagues didn't just start in Singapore. More than half of those surveyed said they'd met a close friend through their work or a spouse's work. I haven't been introduced to any of my coworkers' friends or partners, nor has my husband met any of them.

Persons: —, Peter, he'd, I've, I'm, didn't, Jacques Torres Chocolate, lockdowns, they'd, Slack, Vivek Murthy, Murthy, haven't Organizations: Service, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Business, Global, Business Insider, Research, Survey Center, American, Associated Press Locations: Singapore, New York, Guildford, Bali, —, Manhattan, Dumbo , Brooklyn, Bangkok

☆ Owner and Manager of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Plead Guilty to Wage Theft
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Lola Fadulu | More About Lola Fadulu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The owner of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria and the manager of the restaurant’s Manhattan location pleaded guilty to stealing more than $32,000 in wages from 18 employees by bouncing checks and sometimes by not paying workers at all, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. The owner, Anthony Piscina, 63, and the manager, Frank Santora, 71, each pleaded guilty to one count of attempted scheme to defraud in the first degree. They submitted a cashier’s check to the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday to pay full restitution as their sentence. The plea means that “18 hard-working New Yorkers will be made whole,” Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, said in a statement. Gerard Marrone, a lawyer representing both Mr. Piscina and Mr. Santora, said his clients had entered guilty pleas to put the case behind them and that they were merely “guilty of very bad record-keeping.”

Persons: Anthony, Frank Santora, ” Alvin Bragg, Gerard Marrone, Santora, ” Locations: Manhattan

☆ Why BORG drinks are dangerous for you
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —If you’ve been to a party lately and haven’t seen someone drinking a BORG, you’re likely not partying with college students. As the drink’s name suggests, “it’s intended to get you extremely drunk.”What Lembke calls the BORG’s “social contagion factor” makes it even more dangerous. BORG posts starring gallon jugs with punny names such as Captain Borgan, Our Borg and Savior, Borgan Donor and Borgan Wallen proliferate on TikTok. Thinking along those lines is part of what makes BORGs potentially dangerous to the people turning to them as a party drink, Lembke said. The fact that BORGS are usually sweetened with a diluting agent such as electrolyte drinks or water flavor enhancers only makes them more dangerous, she said.

Persons: you’ve, haven’t, you’re, BORG, ”, Anna Lembke, Sabrina Grimaldi, ” Grimaldi, “ it’s, “, Grimaldi, Kelly Xiong, Zers, Kelly, ” Xiong, Virginia, Borgan, Borg, Lembke, ” Lembke, It’s, who’s, Terry Ward Organizations: CNN, Capital Poison Center, Stanford University in, University of Pittsburgh, University of Massachusetts Amherst, National Institutes of Health, NIH Locations: Washington ,, Stanford University in California, millennials, Virginia, Tampa , Florida, United States, ” Florida, Tampa

CNN —Argentina’s labor unions began a nationwide general strike on Wednesday against austerity measures and reforms by the country’s libertarian President Javier Milei. Thousands of people marched toward Congress in the capital of Buenos Aires on Wednesday amid the strike, which began at 10 a.m. “This is not the Argentina that I want for my grandchildren or for the future of Argentina. The strike has led to transport disruptions with flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas saying that it canceled all its operations on Wednesday. He famously brandished a chainsaw at several of his rallies as an illustration of his plans to slash public spending.

Persons: Javier Milei, Milei, ”, Español Organizations: CNN, of Labor, CGT, Milei, Ministry, Security Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina

☆ Review: ‘Florencia’ Brings Spanish Back to the Met Opera
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Zachary Woolfe | More About Zachary Woolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That happens to be the year the Met last put on a Spanish-language opera, and there’s something amusing in the fact that next to nothing in “Florencia,” which premiered in Houston in 1996, would have surprised an audience back then. You almost want to applaud the impressive, if perverse, achievement of a score that so thoroughly rejects all the galvanic musical developments since the early 1900s, when the opera is set. The action — hardly complex, but crowded — takes place aboard a steamboat in the Amazon rainforest. The passengers are on their way to hear the great diva Florencia Grimaldi sing at the Belle Époque opera house in Manaus, Brazil. There’s a swooning pair of young lovers, and a bickering married couple; a would-be Grimaldi biographer and a mystical narrator; oh, and Florencia, too, somehow unrecognized by everyone else and returning to Manaus in search of her lover, a butterfly hunter she lost long ago.

Persons: Catán, Giacomo Puccini, “ Florencia, Florencia Grimaldi, There’s, Grimaldi, Florencia, Marcela Fuentes, Gabriel García Márquez Organizations: Met, Belle Locations: “, ”, Houston, Manaus, Brazil

☆ Trump fraud judge cracks 'what's sauce for the goose...' joke in response to complaint about Michael Cohen's anti-Trump tweets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Michael Cohen canceled this week's Trump fraud trial testimony due to a brief illness. A Trump lawyer complained in court that sick or not, Cohen continues to attack Trump online. "Well, talk about sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander," the judge quipped in response. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "Well, we don't have a medical excuse," Trump attorney Christopher Kise responded, irritation in his voice.

Persons: Michael Cohen, Trump, Cohen, —, Donald Trump's, Arthur Engoron, Christopher Kise, levity, Letitia James, Banks, Allen Weisselberg, Kise, Donald, 1713709490925670484 Cohen, general's, podcaster Drew Grimaldi Organizations: Trump, gander, Service, New York, Trump Organization Locations: Manhattan, New York

☆ Ron DeSantis Is Brandishing His Military Service. Do Republican Voters Still Want That?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Alex Leary | James V. Grimaldi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Haaland wins UEFA award, Wiegman dedicates prize to Spain
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Wiegman dedicated her award to the Spain women's team after the kiss incident involving federation president Luis Rubiales took the spotlight when Spain secured their first Women's World Cup title. "I would like to dedicate this award to the Spanish team - the tam that played in a World Cup such great football that everyone enjoys. World Cup winner Aitana Bonmati, who helped Barcelona to Women's Champions League and Spanish league title, won the women's player of the year award. The 25-year-old registered a competition-high 13 goal contributions in the Champions League with five goals and eight assists. "We have just won the World Cup, but they are talking about other things."

Persons: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland, Massimo Pinca, Erling Haaland, Pep Guardiola, Aitana Bonmati, Sarina Wiegman, Kevin De Bruyne, Lionel Messi, Guardiola, Luciano Spalletti, Napoli, Simone Inzaghi, Wiegman, Luis Rubiales, there's, Sarina, Bonmati, Anita Kobylinska, Ed Osmond Organizations: Soccer Football, Monaco, FC Barcelona's Aitana, Rights, Manchester City, UEFA, City, Champions League, English Premier League, FA, Association, Serie, Inter, SPAIN England, Brazil, Wembley, Spain women's, Spanish, Women's Champions League, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Spanish, Norwegian, Monaco, Inter Milan, SPAIN, Spain, Barcelona, Gdansk

☆ I worked as a content strategist for one of the biggest YouTubers in the world. It was the job of my dreams, but it took a toll on my mental health.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Bryan Grimaldi worked as a content strategist for the YouTube company TBNR. He got the job while he was in college and worked there full-time for nearly two years. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bryan Grimaldi, a 22-year-old YouTube-content strategist from Los Angeles. TBNR was looking for someone who was not just there to do the day job, but to give it everything they had. Even after three years in the space, I know I'm still young, and I want to continue learning and working as a strategist.

Persons: Bryan Grimaldi, Preston Arsement, Preston, TBNR, —, They're, they're, Madison Hoinka, health.I, I've Organizations: YouTube, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles, Dallas, TBNR, That's

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☆ Blaze aboard ship docked at New Jersey port kills two firefighters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Mike Segar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire boat sprays water on a cargo ship where two New Jersey firefighters were killed after they became trapped while battling a blaze, at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mike SegarNEWARK, NEW JERSEY, July 6 (Reuters) - Two New Jersey firefighters were killed and five injured while battling an intense blaze overnight on a cargo ship packed with hundreds of vehicles docked at Port Newark, officials said on Thursday. The firefighters killed in the blaze were identified as Wayne Brooks Jr., 49, and Augusto Acabou, 45. "This is not a common fire for the city of Newark and the Newark firefighters," Jackson said. Port Newark, near New York City, is under jurisdiction of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Persons: Mike Segar NEWARK, Rufus Jackson, Jackson, Wayne Brooks Jr, Augusto Acabou, they're, Grimaldi, Brendan O'Brien, Rami Ayyub, Hugh Lawson, Mark Porter, David Gregorio Our Organizations: York City Fire Department, FDNY, REUTERS, Newark Fire Department, Firefighters, Newark firefighters, Port Authority of New, Thomson Locations: York City, Jersey, Port Newark , New Jersey, U.S, NEW JERSEY, Port Newark, Newark, New York City, Port Authority of New York, New Jersey

☆ Don't worry pizza-heads, NYC is still safe for pizza
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Lawmakers and prominent social media personalities have in recent days rallied against a proposed New York City rule that some say would crack down on the city’s beloved pizzerias. New York City is famously and deservedly known for its pizza. I hear New York City is trying to ban delicious pizza. New York City Mayor Eric Adams made a similar point during a press conference on Monday. So wait, did someone really throw a pizza at City Hall in protest of the proposed rule?

Persons: pizzerias, Sen, Marsha Blackburn, ” Dave Portnoy, Elon Musk, Michael Berman, Photodisc, “, Edward “ Ted ”, Michael Seilback, Pizza's, Artem Vorobiev, ”, Garima, Seilback, Eric Adams, wouldn’t, Adams Organizations: New, New York CNN — Lawmakers, Tennessee, Barstool Sports, Twitter, City Hall, City, city’s Department of Environmental, CNN, New York City Department of Environmental, Edward “ Ted ” Timbers, NYC Department of Environmental, American Lung Association, Getty, Columbia University, New York City Locations: New York, New York City, York City

☆ Who are zillennials?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Along the blurry edge at the cusp of the two generations, between Gen Y and Z, is where zillennials live. Zillennials straddle the generations of millennials, who are considered digital pioneers, and Gen Z, who are considered digital natives who never knew life before screens. While zillennials often feel they don’t fit in with either Gen Z or millennials, Dorsey said the middle zone they occupy has its own advantages. His firm’s research has shown Gen Z to be more connected to social causes than millennials, with zillennials similarly more interested than millennials when it comes to social issues. From a young age, zillennials have learned the effects of climate change, said Carr.

Congress is pressing federal agencies to better police their officials’ stock trading, while the energy secretary became the first cabinet member to signal support for banning such trading. The developments are the latest fallout from a Wall Street Journal investigation revealing that more than 2,600 government officials across 50 federal agencies had reported investments in companies that stood to rise or fall with the decisions made by their agencies.

☆ Balyasny built these 4 cloud-based tools that are critical in the $19.5 billion hedge fund's push into new trading strategies
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Balyasny Asset Management is a multi-strategy hedge fund that has used the cloud since 2017. The firm's chief information officer and chief data officer detail 4 tools it built on the cloud. Balyasny Asset Management is deploying an arsenal of secret weapons that the $19.5 billion hedge fund has been building on the public cloud. The firm's data, applications, and investment teams all operate on cloud-based technologies, added Grimaldi, who is a former managing director at both JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs. In turn, the firm's tech and data teams have doubled in size since 2021 to more than 450 people.

☆ My Family and the Measles Vaccine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( James V. Grimaldi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Surgeon General granted licenses to two drug companies to produce the first measles vaccines. It had taken nine years of research before a vaccine was ready for release to the public. That was too late for my sister, Mary Maura Grimaldi, who died at age 6 of encephalitis caused by measles, on the same day the licenses were announced. By contrast, it took only about a year for scientists to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. The difference was largely due to advances in research technology and $18 billion in taxpayer funds, said Dr. Paul Rota, chief of Viral Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Last year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. deliberated over whether to tap Microsoft Corp. as its primary cloud provider. Three key officials involved in the discussions, or their family members, owned shares in Microsoft, including the deputy chief information officer who pushed to pick the company. By early this year, Microsoft had become the agency’s primary cloud platform.

It’s the kind of rapid-fire trading you see on Wall Street: hundreds of stock-market wagers, sometimes peppered with options and other aggressive trades. But this wasn’t done by ordinary traders. The transactions came from about seven dozen senior federal-government officials who disclosed that they or their families each made more than 500 trades from 2016 through 2021. That totals more than 80,000 transactions while these officials worked in government.

Thousands of officials across the government’s executive branch reported owning or trading stocks that stood to rise or fall with decisions their agencies made, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found. More than 2,600 officials at agencies from the Commerce Department to the Treasury Department, during both Republican and Democratic administrations, disclosed stock investments in companies while those same companies were lobbying their agencies for favorable policies. That amounts to more than one in five senior federal employees across 50 federal agencies reviewed by the Journal.

☆ Greece gets two binding bids for Alexandroupolis port
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ATHENS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Greece received two binding bids for a majority stake in its northern port of Alexandroupolis, the country's privatisations agency HRADF said on Thursday. The bidders for a 67% stake in the port were Quintana Infrastructure and Development through Liberty Port Holdings Single Member, and International Port Investments Alexandroupolis, a joint venture of Black Summit Financial Group, Euroports, EFA Group and GEK Terna (HRMr.AT), the agency said in a statement. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe bidders were among four investors that had been shortlisted last year for the sale. In a separate announcement after unsealing their bids on Thursday, the agency said it has asked all three bidders to raise their offers. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Angeliki Koutantou; Editing by Mark PorterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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