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☆ Civil rights coalition calls on Musk and Zuckerberg to take action against election disinformation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —An umbrella organization of civil rights groups is alerting the public to “digital voting disinformation” and imploring social media companies to take action. Wiley’s coalition, representing more than 200 civil rights interest groups and other organizations, wants companies like Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to more clearly separate fact from fiction. “Social media companies should be vigilant,” Wiley said, observing that information platforms don’t have to be overwhelmingly polluted. The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology decided to speak out after social networks were swamped with lies about Hurricanes Helene and Milton earlier this fall. The conduct of social media firms is of interest to civil rights groups; candidates and campaigns; government agencies; and election technology suppliers, just to name a few.

Persons: Maya Wiley, Elon, Zuckerberg’s Meta, ” Wiley, Musk, Donald Trump’s, Zuckerberg, Milton, ”, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Conference, Civil, Human, Wiley’s, Social, Republican, Conference’s Center for Civil Rights, Technology, Hurricanes, Dominion Voting Systems, Fox, Dominion, for Civil Rights Locations: New York, United States

☆ Harris heads to the US southern border, looking to close a polling gap with Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Advisers to the vice president remain concerned about the gap between the candidates on immigration. Trump alluded to his current polling edge Thursday as he slammed his rival ahead of her visit to the border. Harris plans to use her trip to the US-Mexico border to slam Trump for scuttling the bipartisan border deal and lean into her work as attorney general of California, a border state, a campaign aide said. Adrees Latif/REUTERS/REUTERSAn early strategyThe Harris campaign signaled early on that it planned to counter Trump’s attacks on the vice president and the administration’s handling of border security. Harris previously visited the border as vice president and has cited her work as a border-state senator and state attorney general.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden, “, ” Harris, Adrees Latif, “ Kamala Harris, Friday’s, Biden, that’s, ”, CNN’s Kit Maher Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Democratic, Trump, REUTERS, Border Patrol, New York Times, Siena College, Fox, Biden, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Locations: Arizona, Trump, New York, Mexico, California, India, United States, Ruby , Arizona, It’s, Central America, Washington

☆ Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

That surpassed the record of Democratic former President Barack Obama, who had secured the confirmation of 11 openly LGBTQ judges during his eight years in office. Only in the last three decades have presidents nominated openly gay people to the federal bench. Circuit Judge Alison Nathan joined the bench as a trial judge in Manhattan following her nomination by Obama. Circuit Judges Beth Robinson of the 2nd Circuit and Nicole Berner of the 4th U.S. The bulk of openly LGBTQ nominees have come from Democratic presidents, though Republican former President Donald Trump appointed two openly gay judges.

Persons: Joe Biden, Mary Kay Costello, Biden, Barack Obama, Lena Zwarensteyn, ” Zwarensteyn, Costello, Saul Ewing, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer, Feld, Judge Vaughn Walker, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Deborah Batts, Bill Clinton, Alison Nathan, Obama, Nathan, Beth Robinson, Nicole Berner, Donald Trump Organizations: Democratic, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Conference, Civil, Human, U.S . Air Force, Temple University, Attorney’s, Eastern, Former U.S, Republican, Gay, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, 2nd, NBC Locations: Philadelphia, Eastern District, San Francisco, George H.W ., Manhattan, New York City

☆ How certification fights are already cropping up in battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The dustup in Fulton County is just one example of the election certification fights already cropping up in battleground states, from Georgia to Michigan to Nevada this year. Certification fights also popped up in 2022 and in 2020, though certification ultimately moved ahead in each of those instances. “They don’t like me.”But by early 2024, she was being sworn in to serve on her local election board. “The other issues that are going on or have gone in Fulton County I think are irrelevant.”Representatives for Fulton County declined to comment. The State Election Board is also considering changes that could allow board members to conduct inquiries and demand documents before certification.

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☆ USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter fired after Copa America exit
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Paul Tenorio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

U.S. Soccer has fired U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter after a disappointing group-stage exit from this summer’s Copa América. Berhalter, 50, was rehired last summer after leading the U.S. to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup. Analysing Klopp, Pochettino, Vieira and othersThe U.S. team went into the Copa América with huge hopes to build momentum ahead of the 2026 World Cup. After the tournament, Crocker issued a statement saying, “Our tournament performance fell short of our expectations. Berhalter leaves the USMNT (John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)The question now pivots to where Crocker will look to replace Berhalter.

Persons: Gregg Berhalter, Berhalter, Gregg, Cindy Parlow Cone, Matt Crocker, ”, ” Crocker, Vieira, Tim Weah, Crocker, “, John Dorton, Jurgen Klopp, Patrick Vieira, Gareth Southgate, Germain, Mauricio Pochettino, sHi1ss2QDe, pkHAiCRGnP, there’s, I’m, didn’t, Berhalter’s, Winger Gio Reyna, Reyna, Reyna’s, Claudio, Danielle Reyna, Rosalind Berhalter, Earnie Stewart, Rosalind, Bob Bradley, Bruce Arena, Jurgen Klinsmann, Christian Pulisic, Bill Barrett Organizations: Soccer, men’s, U.S, CONCACAF Nations League, . Soccer, national, Copa, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, Panama, Uruguay, Copa America, Getty, USSF, Liverpool, MLS, European, Spurs, Paris Saint, Chelsea, Soccer Men's, Copa América, Wales, Chatham House, Athletic, University of North, U.S . Soccer, Nations League, Jamaica, Brazil Locations: U.S, Pochettino, Bolivia, The U.S, Panama, Uruguay, Strasbourg, France’s Ligue, England, Netherlands, Qatar, University of North Carolina, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Colombia

☆ The ‘outside agitator’ narrative has a long history
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

In these instances, and others, authorities have not offered many specifics about who the “outside agitators” are, how significant their numbers are or how they differentiated outsiders from university-affiliated protesters. “It seems to me that the ‘outside agitator’ claim is one to shift the focus away from the grievances of the students and their protest.”The emphasis on “outside agitators,” Morris says, detracts from the central issue that is driving students to protest: Israel’s war in Gaza. ‘Outside agitator’ trope has a long historyYou don’t have to look far back in history to find examples of the “outside agitator” narrative. “We want to say as clearly as possible - we welcome ‘outside agitators’ to our struggle against the ruthless genocide of Palestinians.”Still, the use of the term is more complicated than it seems. As pro-Israel politicians have amplified concerns around antisemitism, some supporters of students’ right to free expression have suggested “outside agitators” are undermining otherwise peaceful protests.

Persons: ”, Eric Adams, Kaz Daughtry, Gregory Fenves, Aldon Morris, Morris, aren’t, ” Morris, ’, detracts, Donald Trump, Trump, George Floyd, Jose Lusi Magana, —, Kathleen Fitzgerald, White, ” Fitzgerald, Bruce Solomon, Solomon, Martin Luther King Jr, “, Emory, Ayanna Pressley, Hank Johnson, Netanyahu, ” Alex Slitz, ” What’s Organizations: CNN, New York Police Department, Columbia University, New York University, New York City, NYPD, Fox, Emory University, University, Emory, Northwestern University, Associated, AP, White House, Washington D.C, Getty, Parkland, Civil Rights Movement, University of North, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ”, Atlanta, Spelman College, Yale University, Chapel Hill, University of Texas Locations: Gaza, New York, York, ”, Washington, AFP, Oklahoma, Ferguson , Missouri, University of North Carolina, Mississippi, Brooklyn, Jackson, Miss, Birmingham, United States, Israel, Atlanta, Georgia, Columbia, Austin

☆ 3 simple ways to become more influential at work, says Stanford expert: ‘There’s nothing more powerful’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

You don't have to be a CEO, or even a manager, to be influential at the office. Getting your coworkers to listen to and support your ideas boils down to just three emotional intelligence techniques, says Stanford University lecturer and communication expert Matt Abrahams. The advice is timely, Abrahams adds: Hybrid and remote work mean most entry- and mid-level Gen Z and millennial employees get less face time with their bosses. "You really are forging your own way and need to get others to at least support, if not follow, the things you're trying to do." Find alliesWhenever you find yourself in a room of people who don't usually work with, you have an opportunity to form new relationships.

Persons: Stanford Graduate School of Business Matt Abrahams, Matt Abrahams, Abrahams, I'm Organizations: Stanford Graduate School of Business, New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, Stanford University, CNBC Locations: New York City

☆ I quit being a lawyer to dabble in writing and podcasting. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I didn't know what I wanted to study in college. Working as a lawyer was exciting at firstI started working at an international law firm after graduating from the London School of Economics with my law degree. AdvertisementI struggled to come to terms with this because I didn't know what else was out there apart from the law. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to create something personal to me. But I couldn't see a path toward it because I didn't know how to monetize what looked like a hobby.

Persons: —, Ling Yah Wong, That's, It's, Wong, Red Hong Yi Organizations: Service, Business, London School of Economics, Malaysian, LinkedIn Locations: Malaysian

Many civil society leaders told CNBC the order does not go far enough to recognize and address real-world harms that stem from AI models — especially those affecting marginalized communities. "One of the thrusts of the executive order is definitely that 'AI can improve governmental administration, make our lives better and we don't want to stand in way of innovation,'" Venzke told CNBC. Mitchell wished she had seen "foresight" approaches highlighted in the executive order, such as disaggregated evaluation approaches, which can analyze a model as data is scaled up. Even experts who praised the executive order's scope believe the work will be incomplete without action from Congress. For example, it seeks to work within existing immigration law to make it easier to retain high-skilled AI workers in the U.S.

Persons: Kamala Harris applauds, Joe Biden, Maya Wiley, Biden, Kamala Harris, Cody Venzke, Venzke, Margaret Mitchell, Mitchell, Joy Buolamwini, Divyansh Kaushik, Kaushik Organizations: White, Conference, Civil, Human, CNBC, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, League, Federation of American Locations: Washington ,, Washington , DC, New York, U.S

Former Vice President Mike Pence announced that he would drop his bid for the White House on Saturday, as he determined that “this is not my time.”“I was raised to believe that to whom much is given much will be required, and with everything our country is facing, I just couldn’t sit this one out. But the Bible tells us that there’s a time for every purpose under heaven,” Pence said during remarks at a Las Vegas convention. “So after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president, effective today.”Pence’s campaign had struggled to gain a foothold amid a crowded Republican primary field. The outcome was an approach that seemed inconsistent, with Pence at times distancing himself from the former president, while he tried to take credit for the administration’s work on certain issues, like immigration. But Pence made clear that he’s committed to seeing a Republican in the White House, and while he’s suspending his campaign, he won’t “leave the fight for conservative values.”

Persons: Mike Pence, ”, ” Pence, Donald Trump, Pence, Trump, he’s, won’t “ Organizations: White, Republican, White House, Trump, Republican Party, Republicans, Republican Jewish, Hamas, Biden Locations: Las Vegas, Indiana, Israel

☆ Black UAW workers won progress in America's auto industry. They are on strike for its future
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The percentage of Black workers in the auto industry today is more than double their share of the workforce overall. But the decline in US auto jobs and the erosion of unions have hit Black workers hardest. Black workers are likelier to belong to unions, in any industry, compared to White and Hispanic workers. Black union workers earn on average 16.4% higher wages than non-union Black workers, and they are likelier to have health care and retirement benefits, studies show. Hard-won gains disappearSoon after Black auto workers broke into better paying jobs, the US auto industry began its long decline, decimating Black communities in particular.

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☆ Chuck Schumer hosts tech companies Google, Meta, Microsoft, and X over AI regulations including Chat GPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Among those attending the in-person event will be the CEOs of Anthropic, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Palantir and X, the company formerly known as Twitter. But crucially, the event could also shed light on the political feasibility of a broad, sweeping AI law, setting expectations for what Congress may achieve. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna will also seek to “demystify” a widely held impression that AI development is done only by a handful of companies like OpenAI or Google, Padilla said. Some authors have sued OpenAI over those claims, while others have asked in an open letter to be paid by AI companies. New AI legislation could also serve as a potential backstop to voluntary commitments that some AI companies made to the Biden administration earlier this year to ensure their AI models undergo outside testing before they are released to the public.

Persons: Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Chuck Schumer, he’s, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, ”, Christopher Padilla, Padilla, Arvind Krishna, Sam Altman, Clement Delangue, OpenAI, Maya Wiley, they’ve, Wiley, “, ” Wiley, Schumer, South Dakota Republican Sen, Mike Rounds, New Mexico Democratic Sen, Martin Heinrich, Indiana Republican Sen, Todd Young —, “ It’s, Biden Organizations: Washington CNN, Anthropic, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Twitter, Senate, CNN, The New York Times, Disney, Conference, Civil, Human, South Dakota Republican, New, New Mexico Democratic, Indiana Republican, Capitol, European Union Locations: Washington, New Mexico

☆ Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and other tech leaders in closed Senate session about AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., hosted the panel of tech executives, labor and civil rights leaders as part of the Senate's inaugural "AI Insight Forum." Google CEO Sundar Pichai, arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Working toward legislationSchumer said in his prepared remarks that the event marked the beginning of "an enormous and complex and vital undertaking: building a foundation for bipartisan AI policy that Congress can pass." Successful legislation will need to be bipartisan, Schumer added, saying he'd spoken with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who was "encouraging." Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who leads the Commerce Committee, predicted lawmakers could get AI legislation "done in the next year."

Persons: Elon Musk, Alex Karp, Chuck Schumer, Leah Millis, CNBC's Eamon Javers, Sens, Mike Rounds, Martin Heinrich, Todd Young, Schumer, Sam Altman, Eric Schmidt, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, Arvind Krishna, Bill Gates, Charles Rivkin, Liz Shuler, Meredith Steihm, Randi Weingarten, Maya Wiley, CIO's Shuler, Musk, Shuler, Sen, Pichai, Mandel Ngan, Meta's Zuckerberg, Meta, Julia Nikhinson, Reuters Schumer, Kevin McCarthy, he'd, Young, Maria Cantwell, Altman, We're, Elon Organizations: Intelligence, Senate, U.S, Capitol, Reuters Tech, Microsoft Nvidia, IBM, Microsoft, Former, Tesla, Meta, Nvidia, Federation of Teachers, Civil, Human Rights, AFL, Artificial Intelligence, AFP, Getty, EU, Reuters, Chinese Communist Party, Commerce, Science, CNBC, YouTube Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, Washington ,, Washington, deepfakes

Anti-Black hate crimes peaked in 1996 at 42% of all hate crimes, then began a steady decline until 2020. June of that year was the worst month for anti-Black hate crimes since national record-keeping by the FBI began. “We generally see increases in hate crimes in election years and around catalytic events,” said Levin. “We’re talking about almost 500 to 700 more hate crimes in an election year. Domestic terrorism will not prevail in America.”In 2021, Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to address the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes seen at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Persons: Jacksonville eulogize, Al Sharpton, Angela Carr, Sharpton, ”, Brian Levin, “, Levin, ” Levin, Biden, Jacksonville , Florida —, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, “ We’re, ” Biden, Emmett Till, George Floyd’s, Damon Hewitt, James Byrd, Byrd, ” Hewitt, William Barber II, Ron DeSantis, Barber, Angela, Carr, ” Sharpton, __ Jefferson, Morrison, Nasir Organizations: African, Black Americans, Republican, Democrat, Jacksonville, FBI, Center, California State University, Justice Department, U.S, White, Justice, Conference, Civil, Human, Advancing Justice, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc, Defamation, ”, Buffalo, ’, James Byrd Jr, Florida Gov Locations: Jacksonville , Florida, U.S, Buffalo , New York, Charleston , South Carolina, Jacksonville, Florida, Orlando, Virginia , Mississippi, Arkansas, America, Minneapolis, Jasper , Texas, American, Chicago, New York

View all 8 PhotosAug. 28, 1963 | U.S. President John F. Kennedy meets with leaders of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the White House. The march was organized by major U.S. civil rights groups and brought thousands to the nation's capital to call for racial equality and opportunity. The group includes Whitney Young of the National Urban League, Martin Luther King of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Joachim Prinz of the American Jewish Congress, Eugene P. Donnelly from the National Council of Churches, A. Philip Randolph from the AFL-CIO, Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers, U.S. Vice President Lyndon Johnson, and Roy Wilkins of the NAACP.

Persons: John F, Kennedy, Whitney Young, Martin Luther King, John Lewis, Joachim Prinz, Eugene P, Donnelly, Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther, Lyndon Johnson, Roy Wilkins Organizations: U.S, Jobs, White, Whitney, National Urban League, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Student Nonviolent, American Jewish Congress, National Council of Churches, AFL, United Auto Workers, NAACP Locations: Washington

☆ The 1963 March on Washington Changed America. Its Roots Were in Harlem.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( John Leland | More About John Leland | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sixty years ago, in the summer of 1963, a four-story townhouse on West 130th Street in Harlem became the headquarters for what was then the largest civil rights event in American history, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. For one summer the house, a former home for “delinquent colored girls,” was a hive of activity — so frenetic that the receptionist twice hung up on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by mistake. Together with Mr. Randolph, they became known as the Big Six. As Courtland Cox, one of the march organizers, recalled, “People were sick and tired of being sick and tired, and they wanted to make a statement to the nation.”

Persons: ”, Martin Luther King Jr, King’s, Bayard Rustin, Philip Randolph, Rustin, Randolph, John F, Medgar Evers, Courtland Cox Organizations: Jobs, 130th, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, National Urban League, Racial, Student Nonviolent, Mr, National Guard, University of Alabama, “ Locations: Harlem, Washington, Birmingham, Mississippi

☆ Biden’s Fight With Harvard Is a Political Winner and Policy ‘Band-Aid’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | More About Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

People involved in the campaign to make higher education more equitable and accessible described the question of legacy admissions as limited to a few applicants to elite universities. At less competitive schools, often state universities, legacy students are recruited and celebrated. is in my blood.”Liz King, the senior program director for education at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said the Education Department’s civil rights office had been obligated to begin an inquiry about Harvard’s legacy admissions process after receiving a complaint about it. She said she hoped the Biden administration would not limit its higher education investigation to legacy admissions, but instead look broadly at a system she described as discriminatory for students and applicants of color. “What we need is equal access in higher education.”

Persons: ”, ” Liz King, Biden, King Organizations: Harvard, University of Delaware, ”, Leadership Conference, Civil, Human, Education, Wesleyan University

☆ Tucker Carlson Turns a Christian Presidential Forum Into a Putin Showcase
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | More About Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bob Vander Plaats, the conservative evangelical kingmaker in Iowa politics, now knows what happens when you turn over your Republican presidential showcase to Tucker Carlson. Mr. Carlson was given the task of interviewing six Republican presidential hopefuls at the Family Leadership conference in Des Moines on Friday. In the hands of Mr. Carlson, the former Fox News host who was recently fired, Ukraine became the bad actor in the conflict, not Russia. The most heated exchange came when Mr. Carlson interviewed former Vice President Mike Pence before a packed auditorium in Des Moines’ convention center. Mr. Pence was berating the Biden administration for being too slow to provide advanced weaponry to Ukraine.

Persons: Bob Vander Plaats, Tucker Carlson, Jesus, Vladimir V, Putin, Carlson, Kim Reynolds, Mike Pence, Pence, Biden Organizations: Republican, Family, Gov, Fox News Locations: Iowa, Des Moines, Ukraine, Russia

☆ VP Harris meets with labor and rights groups to discuss threats from A.I.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Broadband Event at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 26, 2023. "It is a false choice to suggest that we either can advance innovation, or we protect consumers," Harris said. "We should not dampen or in any way slow down innovation that can improve the condition of people's lives," Harris said. The meeting Wednesday includes groups that advocate on behalf of specific populations or on digital rights issues. Harris said the group would discuss transparency in AI, so the public can understand what is going into these systems and how they make decisions.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Technology Harlan Yu, Janet Murguia, UnidosUS Jo Ann Jenkins, Lisa Rice, Liz Shuler, Mary Anne Franks, Wiley, Sneha Revanur, Susan Henderson, Chuck Schumer, Sam Altman Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, White House, for Democracy, Technology, Fair Housing, AFL, Cyber Civil, Conference, Civil, Rights Education, Defense, Microsoft, Google Locations: Washington ,, U.S

☆ 4 professionals share how business travelers can have an authentic cultural experience during a conference trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Mariette Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Four experts told Insider how professionals can balance work and leisure activities during a conference trip. "While attending a women's leadership conference on the west coast, a colleague and I made a beeline to the beach to enjoy a seaside cocktail, and I also scheduled a spa visit in between conference activities in Dubai." "I recently attended a conference in Boston and was enthralled with the old-world beauty of the place," Sharp told Insider. "When I have limited time, I make every effort to carve out time to try great restaurants," said Dr. Sekou. Take advantage of conference perks or connectionsDepending on the type of conference you're attending, you can tap into the conference resources.

Persons: —, Sara Sharp, Hunter Garnett, Sheree Sekou, Sharp, Paul Revere's, Bryan Clayton, Sekou, Garnett Organizations: Service, SK, S, Church, House Locations: Huntsville , Alabama, Dubai, Boston, Massachusetts, Colorado Springs

☆ Microsoft searching for solutions over UK block on Activision deal -president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Paul Sandle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - The president of Microsoft (MSFT.O) said he was looking for solutions to try to get British approval for the software giant's $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O). British competition authorities blocked the biggest ever deal in gaming in April, in a shock decision which Microsoft has since appealed. "I'm in search of solutions," Microsoft President Brad Smith told the techUK Tech Policy Leadership conference in London on Tuesday. The EU's competition authorities approved the deal in May after they accepted remedies put forward by Microsoft that were broadly comparable to those it proposed in the UK. Microsoft has also appealed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's action seeking to block the deal on the grounds that, the agency said, it would suppress competition.

Persons: Brad Smith, Smith, Paul Sandle, Sarah Young, Kate Holton Organizations: Microsoft, Activision, techUK Tech, U.S . Federal Trade, Thomson Locations: British, London, EU

CNN —Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed to run for president on Tuesday ahead of announcing his second bid for the White House and kicking off another clash with former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner and a former Christie ally. Both would eventually drop out – Christie after he finished sixth in the New Hampshire primary – and endorse Trump. “We keep losing and losing and losing,” Christie said at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership conference late last year. “No way.”Christie was first elected New Jersey governor in 2009, unseating Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine.

Persons: Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Christie, Chris Sununu, Mike Pence, Republicans –, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Pence, Doug Burgum, Joe Biden, ”, Barack Obama, demurred, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, – Christie, Trump, Covid, “, ” Christie, Jon Corzine, Trump’s, Jared Kushner, George Washington Organizations: CNN, Former New Jersey Gov, White, GOP, Republicans, Trump, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Arkansas Gov, North Dakota Gov, PAC, Republican Jewish, Capitol, New, Democratic, FEC Locations: New Hampshire, Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, New Jersey

☆ The new judge in the Disney-DeSantis lawsuit is a Trump-appointee who gave the governor a win in his 'Don't Say Gay' law
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Rebecca Harrington | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Allen Winsor, 46, has been a US District Judge in the Northern District of Florida since 2019. Before he became a US district judge, Winsor was a judge in Florida's First District Court of Appeal from 2016-2019. Winsor previously dismissed a lawsuit challenging the 'Don't Say Gay' billIn February 2023, Winsor issued a 21-page ruling dismissing a lawsuit challenging Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, which opponents called the "Don't Say Gay" bill. In the hour-and-a-half-long conversation, four state solicitors general discussed various federal laws and lawsuits that they felt impeded states' rights. "He does not possess the neutrality and fair-mindedness necessary to serve in a lifetime position as a federal judge."

Persons: Allen Winsor, He's, Ron DeSantis, Winsor, —, Mark Walker, Insider's Kimberly Leonard, Donald Trump, Sen, Joe Manchin, — didn't, Trump, Mr, Pam Bondi's Organizations: Northern District of, Walt Disney Parks, Resorts, Gov, Service, Walt Disney Co, Disney, US Senate, Florida's, Auburn University, University of Florida, Plaintiffs, Federalist Society, Committee, Walt Disney World, Conference, Civil, Human Rights, Associated Press Locations: Northern District, Northern District of Florida, Florida, West Virginia, Orlando, Lake Buena Vista , Florida

☆ Queer people in history: Figures to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

To commemorate the month, CNN is highlighting five major LGBTQ elders – some who have passed on, and some who haven’t – highlighting their achievements. From a drag king who fought discrimination on the streets of New York to a famous mathematician who stood up to adversity despite legal limitations, here are five LGBTQ figures to know. Miss Major Griffin-GracyMiss Major in the film "Major," a documentary about her life and campaigns. But a year after Stonewall, Miss Major was arrested for robbery, landing her with a five-year prison sentence. Decades after her release, Miss Major spent time as the executive director of the Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project.

Persons: Bayard Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr, Patrick A, Burns, Rustin wasn’t, Rustin, King, Sen, Strom Thurmond, Gavin Newsom, Larry Kramer Larry Kramer, Catherine McGann, Larry Kramer, “, ”, Kramer, Anthony Fauci, Miss Major Griffin, Major, Marsha P, Johnson, Miss Major, Mama, Michelle V, Stormé DeLarverie, DeLarverie, White, “ That’s, Alan Turing, Alan Turing’s, Turing, it’s Organizations: CNN, New York Times Co, Getty, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, California Gov, Village Voice, AIDS, Centers for Disease Control, ACT UP, AIDS Coalition, National Institute of Allergy, Miss, Stonewall, New York Times, Physical Laboratory Locations: New York, India, Montgomery, Washington, Chicago, Greenwich, New Orleans, England

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