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☆ Grocery prices are high. Trump’s mass deportations could make matters worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Matt Egan | Maya Blackstone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Soon, Trump’s ability to fix America’s affordability crisis will collide head-on with another, perhaps more prominent, campaign trail promise: Mass deportations. And perhaps no industry relies on undocumented workers more than the food and agriculture industries. “The only question is how high prices will go.”Zandi noted that food prices could also be pushed higher by another element of the Trump agenda: Massive tariffs. The Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment about how mass deportations would impact food prices. The current immigration system does not allow for green cards for farm workers.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, you’re, ”, Chuck Conner, don’t, Conner, Fred Leitz, Leitz, Mark Zandi, “, ” Zandi, Trump’s, It’s, Rick Naerebout, that’s, Biden, Scott Bessent, ” Bessent, Axios, Trump “, David Paul Morris, Zeke Hernandez, “ It’s, Hernandez, Chloe East, Letiz, Naerebout, “ aren’t, ” Robert Lynch, Lynch, —, ” Naerebout Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, US Department of Agriculture, Center for American Progress, Moody’s, Trump, United, Idaho Dairymen’s Association, Wall, Bloomberg, Getty, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Immigration, University of Colorado Denver, The Hamilton, Brookings Institution, Washington College, American Locations: New York, United States, Michigan, Idaho, San Francisco, Brookings, Maryland

☆ Women's volleyball dispute touches on a broader question: How to define 'fair'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

One member of the women’s volleyball team at San Jose State University has signed on to being part of a federal lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the presence of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. As with other points of dispute in the struggle over gender identity and transgender rights, one thing opposing sides have in common is framing their stance as a matter of what’s fair and right. This political and cultural backdrop makes the attention surrounding the SJSU situation more understandable. Anawalt echoes such an idea — that a resolution to the “fairness” question is muddy, elusive and perhaps ultimately unanswerable. And so where do you draw the bright white line in terms of what’s fair and what’s not fair?”

Persons: ”, Bradley Anawalt, Anawalt, we’re, McKenna Dressel, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, SJSU, hasn’t, Todd Kress, PFLAG, —, Sarah Fields, Zola Budd, we’ve Organizations: San Jose State University, NCAA, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Nevada, SJSU, Associated Press, San, University of Colorado Denver Locations: —, States, Reno, Gilbert , Arizona, “, San Jose State, San Jose, British

☆ Tesla, Google, and Microsoft won't stop laying people off. Here's why that could backfire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The recent quip on Blind came from a worker at a large tech company commenting on word of more job cuts at Google. There's little doubt that for some tech workers, this gallows humor feels spot-on after waves of layoffs at some of the industry's biggest names — including Google, Microsoft, and Tesla. Elon Musk told staff last month that Tesla will lay off 10% of its workers. Advertisement"They think that their brand is bulletproof," Cascio said, referring to big-name tech companies.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Tesla, Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Sandra Sucher, Harvard Business School who's, Wayne Cascio, who's, Cascio, Rich Otto, he'd, Harvard's Sucher, Zers, Caroline Ogawa, Ogawa, That's, Gartner's Ogawa Organizations: Service, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Business, Bloomberg, Harvard Business School, University of Colorado, LinkedIn, Gartner, Social Locations: University of Colorado Denver, Silicon

Ten nonprofits serving young people in Detroit will get an unusual, lasting gift as part of a campaign started by Lisa Ford and her husband, Bill Ford, the executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. Endowments are funds a nonprofit can invest and the annual financial returns from those investments can go into the nonprofit’s budget. Detroit-area nonprofits may apply in June, when Michigan Central Station will reopen, and ten selected organizations will each receive $500,000 to launch an endowment. The Children's Foundation will manage the nonprofits’ endowments and offer them guidance and technical support over two years. Lisa Ford said the idea for creating endowments for youth nonprofits evolved out of their commitment to supporting a robust and vibrant future for the city and the automotive industry.

Persons: Lisa Ford, Bill Ford, ’ ”, Andrew Stein, ”, ” Ford, Todd Ely, Ely, ” Ely, Meadow Didier, Stein Organizations: Ford Motor Co, Children’s Foundation, Michigan Central, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Harvard, Foundation, Children’s, Endowments, Internal Revenue Service, University of Colorado, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Children's, Ford, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Detroit, Michigan, University of Colorado Denver

☆ Your next landlord may be a pro sports team
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But team owners in recent years have turned to real estate development to bring in extra cash and drive up the asset values of their franchises. “It makes perfect sense for a team owner to play real estate,” said Propheter. “That means that team owners do have a lot of leverage,” he said. “Stadium subsidies transfer wealth from the general tax base to billionaire team owners, millionaire players, and the wealthy cohort of fans” who regularly attend games. “Generally speaking, the people who come off well are the team owners and the developers,” Zimbalist said.

Persons: ”, Geoffrey Propheter, Daniel Slim, “, Andrew Zimbalist, Louis, Harry Cabluck, Bruce Ratner, Stan Kroenke, Matthew Grimes Jr, Steve Cohen, Mark Cuban’s, Adelson, “ I’m, ” Zimbalist Organizations: New, New York CNN, Professional, Billionaire, University of Colorado Denver, Sofi, Getty, Washington Wizards, Capitals, Sweet, Smith College, Riverfront, Busch, Baltimore Orioles, Camden, Barclays Center, Nets, Los Angeles Rams, “ Battery, Atlanta Braves, Golden State Warriors ’ Chase Center, Texas Rangers, Globe, Arlington, New York Mets, Hard, Citi Field . Dallas Mavericks, Vegas Sands Corp, Management Locations: New York, North America, Inglewood , California, AFP, Washington, Alexandria , Virginia, Cincinnati, St, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New Jersey, ”, “ Battery Atlanta ”, Truist, Atlanta, San Francisco, “, City, Arlington , Texas, ” Cuban

☆ About 3.5 million more American families went hungry after food prices spiked and the pandemic-era child tax credit ended
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There was also an increase in food insecurity for households with children from 2021 to 2022. AdvertisementAdvertisementAbout 3.5 million more US households were food insecure for at least part of 2022 than in 2021. Food insecurity is when the "ability to acquire adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources," per the report. Around 17 million households, or 12.8% of US households, were food insecure in 2022. Hall said the 40% increase in food insecurity for households with children, from 4.6 million households to 6.4 million households, was also discouraging given the large fall in 2021.

Persons: Chloe East, —, Lauren Hall, Hall, Tom Vilsack, Vilsack Organizations: Hamilton, Brookings, Service, US Department of Agriculture, University of Colorado, SNAP, Budget, Women, USDA Locations: University of Colorado Denver, America

☆ Fact Check-Optical illusion makes Dodgers Stadium appear flooded
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The reflection of light on the wet parking lot of the Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles caused an optical illusion that made the area appear flooded on Aug. 20 following heavy rains from tropical storm Hilary, tricking social media users. Hilary brought heavy rains to Los Angeles on Aug. 20, flooding streets and downing power lines ( here). However, there is no evidence the stadium parking lot was flooded by the rains. The Los Angeles Dodgers also shared photos of the stadium and parking lot the following day (here) on X, formerly known as Twitter, commenting, “It looks beautiful this morning.”Joe Jareck, a spokesperson for the LA Dodgers, said in an email that the stadium was not flooded. Videos and photos of Dodgers Stadium during storm Hilary on Aug. 20 made the wet parking lot appear to be flooded, but it was an optical illusion.

Persons: Hilary, Grigoras, ” Grigoras, ” Joe Jareck, Read Organizations: Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, National Center for Media Forensics, University of Colorado, Reuters, Twitter, LA Dodgers, Fox Locations: Los Angeles, University of Colorado Denver, Local

☆ A Theory of Childbirth’s Evolution May Not Be What You’re Expecting
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Carl Zimmer | More About Carl Zimmer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What’s more, the scientist said, the idea sends a pernicious message to women that pregnancy is inherently dangerous. “It perpetuates a narrative of bodily incompetence,” Dr. Warrener said. In graduate school, Dr. Warrener did not see any reason to doubt the obstetrical dilemma. But in 2015, after studying volunteers walking on treadmills, Dr. Warrener found that having a wider pelvis did not create a bigger demand for oxygen. Holly Dunsworth, a biological anthropologist now at the University of Rhode Island, also became disenchanted with the obstetrical dilemma when she took a close look at the evidence.

Persons: Anna Warrener, ”, Warrener, Holly Dunsworth, “ Organizations: University of Colorado, University of Rhode Locations: University of Colorado Denver, University of Rhode Island

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