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☆ Newly identified chemical in drinking water could be toxic: study
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The Summary A newly identified chemical byproduct may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found. About a third of U.S. residents have been receiving tap water containing a previously unidentified chemical byproduct, a new study has found. “We looked for it in 40 samples in 10 U.S. chlorinated drinking water systems located in seven states. It’s likely to be found in all drinking water treated via this method, he said. Any treatment of drinking water involves some level of health risk, Roberson said.

Persons: ”, David Wahman, chloramine, David Reckhow, Julian Fairey, Alan Roberson, Reckhow, “, David Andrews, ” Andrews, Roberson, It’s, Wahman Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, University of Massachusetts, University of Arkansas, Association of, Environmental Locations: U.S, Amherst

☆ Why the Chiefs love Steve Spagnuolo: Exotic blitzes, tough love and home cooking
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Dan Pompei | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

— Before dawn on a fall Friday, Steve Spagnuolo enters the Kansas City Chiefs facility with a large aluminum pan. “He was,” Spagnuolo says, “a man of character.”AdvertisementEgsegian and Spagnuolo had long talks on bleacher benches after practices. Steve and Maria Spagnuolo make Chiefs defenders feel like family. “Steve loves the fellas and likes to show them.”They bring Greek food to Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis, a native of Athens. Jones has called Spagnuolo a father figure, as have Reid, Sneed and others.

Persons: Steve Spagnuolo, Maria, Price, Steve, Spagnuolo, Richard Egsegian, Egsesian, ” Spagnuolo, “, Egsegian, Andy Reid, Reid, Jim Johnson, Les Frazier, Maria Spagnuolo, Dan Pompei, Michael Strahan, ” Strahan, Tom Brady, “ He’s, ” Brady, ”, Kevin Demoff, ” Demoff, “ I’ve, Jeffrey, Crissy, Quintin Mikell, Spagnoulo, Mikell, Angelina Damiani, Jesus, ” Maria, “ Steve, George Karlaftis, ” Karlaftis, L’Jarius Sneed, don’t, Chris Jones, Jones, Justin Reid, Nick Bolton, Sneed, Bryan Cook, he’s, Strahan, ” Sneed, ‘, ’, Cook, ” Cook, meekly, He’ll, ” Jones, Sean Payton, Will, Patrick Mahomes, Tony Baker, Baker, “ crams, Tershawn Wharton, Cram, Dan Goldfarb, Kevin C, Cox Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Aldi, NFL, Coaches, Grafton High School, Volkswagen, University of Massachusetts, Patriots, Springfield College, World League, Eagles, Giants, Spagnuolo’s Giants, Fox, Louis Rams ’, Rams, Los Angeles Rams, Titans, Pro Football Hall of Fame, America, “ Fox NFL, Bowl, Kansas City, Nguyen, Saints Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Cosentino’s, Grafton , Mass, Spagnuolo, Philadelphia, West Philly, Athens, Cook’s, Cook, Kansas, Maria

☆ Scientists warn that a key Atlantic current could collapse, among other climate tipping points
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Among other findings, it warns that several key climate tipping points appear more likely to be reached than previously thought. Ice loss from the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the “Doomsday” glacier because its collapse could precipitate rapid Antarctic ice loss, may be unstoppable. These are just a few of the stark findings from more than 50 leading snow and ice scientists, which are detailed in a new report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative. The report highlights a shift in consensus: Scientists once thought tipping points — like the collapse of AMOC — were distant or remote possibilities. Even if they were on track, those commitments are insufficient to reach global climate goals, the authors say.

Persons: it’s, ”, Helen Findlay, “, AMOC, Julie Brigham, We’ve, Sean Gallup, ” Findlay, Mukhtar Babayev, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Peter Neff, there’s, ” Neff Organizations: Initiative, Southern Hemisphere, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Copernicus, ESA, United Nations, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Getty, ”, University of Minnesota Locations: Venezuela, Atlantic, Europe, England, Iceland, Alaska, Asia, Baku, Azerbaijan, Paris, Ilulissat, Greenland, U.S

☆ How ‘shoe doping’ changed marathon times forever – in ways we still don’t fully understand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

This is the story of how the marathon has changed, told by some of the people behind the technological revolution. Marathon running is done individually but succeeds best when athletes work in packs, either with official pacemakers or using each other to share workloads and draft. They put one into a marathon shoe in a 2006 study, got sub-elite athletes to run on treadmills, and found a 1.3 per cent benefit in terms of energy reduction. “We set up at that point (2016), one of the most in-depth and best controlled studies on running shoes. Hoogkamer uses MRI scanners at the University of Massachusetts, which “you can’t really run in.” Some opt for ultrasound devices and others for muscle oxygenation sensors.

Persons: Eliud Kipchoge, Kipchoge, Roger Bannister’s, He’d, Alex Halada, Kelvin Kiptum’s, Paula Radcliffe’s, Tigst Assefa, Peres Jepchirchir, Tim Hutchings, Kenenisa Bekele, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, ”, Maxwell Muttai, Benno Nigg, “, Wouter Hoogkamer, Nike’s, ’, ” Nigg, Hoogkamer isn’t, he’s, it’s, you’re, Marco Tacca, Muttai, They’re, they’re, Nike Vaporfly, Hoogkamer, Liam Tharme, Soh Rui Yong, Molly, “ There’s, Rui Yong, Yong Teck Lim, Soh, “ Asics, Hutchings, —, Mike Marsland Organizations: Breaking2, Getty, London, Research, University of Calgary, Nike, University of Colorado, of Colorado, Athletic, Adidas, University of Massachusetts, New York City Marathon, Sports, Asics, Brands, World Athletics, Formula, Nike Vaporfly Locations: Vienna, Rio de Janeiro, Monza, Nike’s Alphaflys, AFP, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago , New York, supershoes, Paris, Boulder , Colorado, “, Rio

☆ A 101-year-old former doctor who worked until he was 85 shared his 3 longevity secrets — including eating sardines
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA 101-year-old man who worked until he was 85 shared his secrets for living a long, healthy life. Born in 1922 in the UK, William (who didn't share his last name) is older than Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, where he's a patient. AdvertisementDr. Samir Sinha is William's doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital. Sinai Health, the parent company of the Mount Sinai Hospital, shared what William thinks has helped him live so long. Sinai Health FoundationHaving a long and varied careerWilliam has had various jobs and didn't retire until he was 85.

Persons: William, —, Samir Sinha, William's, Sinha, didn't, Heidi Tissenbaum Organizations: Service, William, Sinai, Pew Research Center, Census, Mount Sinai, Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Nutrition, University of Massachusetts Medical School Locations: Toronto, Mount, Sinai

☆ New 3D scan resurrects a legendary sunken Antarctic expedition ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Crews encountered obstacles that entrapped ships or submerged them beneath ice-covered waters, creating an enduring mystique about what went wrong. Ocean secretsThe 3D scan of HMS Endurance makes it appear as though the ship was lifted from the bottom of the ocean. Falklands Heritage Maritime Trust/National GeographicAn awe-inspiring 3D scan has brought the shipwreck of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s HMS Endurance, found in 2022, back to life. Meanwhile, a more somber finding gleaned from DNA identified the cannibalized remains of James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus. Other worldsAstronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope watched the shape of Jupiter's Great Red Spot change over 90 days.

Persons: Crews, Ernest Shackleton’s HMS, Shackleton, James Fitzjames, Sir John Franklin, Fitzjames, Trailblazers, David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John Jumper, John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton, Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, Matthew Dominick, John Henry Patterson, Thomas Gnoske, Joseph DePasquale, —, Indiana Jones, ”, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Heritage Maritime Trust, University of Washington, Google, Princeton University, University of Toronto, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Harvard Medical School, NASA, International Space, Space, Chicago’s Field, Hubble, European Space Agency, CNN Space, Science Locations: Antarctica, Weddell, Canada’s Nunavut, London, North America, Europe, Kenya, Civil, Petra, Jordan

Two American scientists were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for their groundbreaking work on how genes behave. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA, which the Nobel Assembly describes as "a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated." The tiny microRNA molecules play a crucial role in determining how different cells — which have the same chromosomes, essentially their instruction manual — have different characteristics. "The answer lies in gene regulation, which allows each cell to select only the relevant instructions," the Nobel announcement said. But subsequent work, including the discovery of another microRNA in 2000, proved that there are more than a thousand genes for different microRNAs in humans.

Persons: Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, Ruvkin, Silverman, Worcester , Massachusetts Ruvkun Organizations: Medicine, Nobel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Natural Science, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Harvard University, Harvard Medical School Locations: Hanover , New Hampshire, Worcester , Massachusetts, Berkeley , California

☆ Nobel Prize in medicine 2024 awarded for work on the discovery of microRNA to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Christian Edwards | Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on the discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated. Their research revealed how genes give rise to different cells within the human body, a process known as gene regulation. The Nobel Prize committee announced the prestigious honor, seen as the pinnacle of scientific achievement, in Sweden on Monday. Ruvkun conducted his research at Massachusetts General Hospital, and is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. Nobel Committee Secretary General Thomas Perlmann speaks to the media in front of a picture of this year's laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkum during the announcement of the Nobel Prize in medicine winners on Monday.

Persons: Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, Ambros, ’, “, Ruvkun, General Thomas Perlmann, Gary Ruvkum, Jonathan Nackstrand, ”, Olle Kämpe, David Pendlebury, ” Pendlebury, Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman Organizations: CNN, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Getty, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Locations: Sweden, Massachusetts, AFP, Covid

☆ Thousands were arrested at college protests. For students, the fallout was only beginning
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Officers use pepper spray on demonstrators at George Washington University, on May 8, 2024. Sage Russell / AP fileTwenty-three of those arrested were students. Protesting George Washington University students celebrate as they break through a police barrier on April 29, 2024. Arrests put students’ degrees on holdFor some students, the impact on their academic careers has affected them more than any legal jeopardy. At Washington University, conduct hearings for arrested students began recently but have yet to result in disciplinary decisions.

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☆ Who is Stephen Nedoroscik? The quirky stories of Team USA’s Olympic pommel horse hero
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Audrey Snyder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

The kids that like doing that boring part are just not your typical kid.”Memes of Nedoroscik sitting and waiting 2-plus hours to compete went viral this week, while phrases like Pommel Horse Guy, America’s Pommel Horse Hero and the Clark Kent of Pommel Horse spread across the Internet. But when it was time to hop on the pommel horse, he delivered an #Olympics moment. This week, The Athletic spoke with some of Nedoroscik’s former teammates, coaches and supporters to hear their best stories of America’s Mr. Pommel Horse. “That’s Stephen. (Matt Marton / USA Today)Taking away the Rubik’s CubeNedoroscik was obsessive and passionate about learning pommel horse.

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☆ A PIP means you've probably already been quiet fired, says management academic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She said she was unexpectedly put on a PIP by her manager several years ago when working in marketing. AdvertisementRymsha explained that many of her former HR business partners hated putting people on them. Quiet firingFor Rymsha, a PIP is an invitation to leave a company. Advertisement"If you get that PIP, you've been quiet fired, probably three to six months ahead of time," she said. Rymsha said often, before a PIP is even issued, employees will gradually see things being taken away from them.

Persons: —, Catherine Rymsha, Rymsha Organizations: Service, Business, University of Massachusetts Locations: Lowell

☆ Opinion | In Memory of My Husband, Dan
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My husband, Dan Collins, died this month. By the time he passed, Dan had been sedated for a while, and there’s a small controversy between me and my sisters over what was said the last time he and I actually exchanged words. It was either “I love you” or Dan’s claim that he was the one who ordered cans of salmon and vegetable for our dog. One of the great joys of a long marriage is how the personal and pragmatic moosh together. We married in 1970, when we were living in Amherst, graduate students studying government at the University of Massachusetts.

Persons: Dan Collins, Dan, he’d, Daniel Collins, ” Organizations: University of Massachusetts, Army Locations: Amherst

Driving for Uber and Lyft has helped bring in some money, but not enough to offset expenses. "What I can tell you is I barely work," Sharp said. "In May I worked two days, in April I worked four days, in March I worked two days, in February I worked two days, in January I worked one day." "I'm not embarrassed about that, but when I’m willing to work — and bust my ass — why is it that I can’t get a living wage?" Ironically, fast-food jobs are now quite difficult to obtain, Sharp said, not least because their hourly wages are higher than in many other industries thanks to California's new $20 minimum wage for workers in the sector.

Persons: Doug Sharp, Lyft, Sharp, Uber, there's, it's, — Sharp, he's, I’ve, ”, I'm Organizations: NBC, Los, University of Massachusetts, Guild, Los Angeles ., Home Depot, Walmart, Fiat, Federal Reserve Locations: Los Angeles, Amherst, Hollywood, UberEats

☆ A B.A. from Columbia could cost $500,000: Here are the top 10 most expensive places in the U.S. to go college
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Over four years, the total bill may be $500,000 or more, as it is estimated to be at Columbia University, according to Self Financial. These are the 10 schools with the highest total cost for four years. Columbia University—New YorkTotal cost: $514,4422. Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Cambridge, MassachusettsTotal cost: $441,948All of the 10 most expensive schools Self Financial identified are private, which makes sense, given that those institutions typically charge higher tuition than public schools. But private colleges often offer generous financial aid and scholarships packages so your cost to attend may even be lower than at a public university.

Organizations: National Center for Education Statistics, Columbia University, Columbia, U.S . News, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Columbia University — New York, New York University — New York, Georgetown University — Washington, D.C, Harvard University — Cambridge, California Institute of Technology, University of Southern, University of Southern California — Los Angeles Total, University of Chicago — Chicago, George Washington University — Washington, Yale University — New, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Self, Harvard, University of Massachusetts, Department, Education's, CNBC Locations: Massachusetts, California Institute of Technology — Pasadena, California, University of Southern California, Yale University — New Haven , Connecticut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, Amherst

☆ There's a huge pay raise on the way for clean energy workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe Biden administration wants to ensure businesses are paying their clean energy workers well — and it's using a new tax break to push for it. Advertisement"This is a major step to put American workers at the center of the clean energy economy. The rule gets at one of the big issues facing the clean energy economy: It doesn't pay as well as jobs in more carbon-intensive fossil fuel energy. The new rule could open up the type of federal tax support for clean energy that fossil fuel companies have enjoyed for decades. Are you considering going into clean energy for higher pay?

Persons: —, Biden, John Podesta, Janet Yellen, it's, Yellen, Sean McGarvey, McGarvey Organizations: Service, Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Business, International Climate Policy, University of Massachusetts, Economy Research Institute, North Locations: California, North America's

☆ Dyson spheres: Could alien megastructures exist in the Milky Way? Scientists found 7 places to look
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Now, a new study that looked at 5 million stars in the Milky Way galaxy suggests that seven candidates could potentially be hosting Dyson spheres — a finding that’s attracting scrutiny and alternate theories. If Dyson spheres really exist, what could they be used for? “Freeman Dyson said that we should dismantle Jupiter — the whole planet (for the raw materials).”That supercolossal scale probably means that Dyson spheres, if they exist at all, are very rare. “However, contamination by circumstellar debris disks, which mimic Dyson Sphere infrared signatures, remains a concern,” he added in an email. However, he added, the radiation fingerprint of the seven Dyson sphere candidates might be explained by natural phenomena as well.

Persons: Freeman Dyson, ”, Dyson, Olaf Stapledon’s, George Dyson, ’, Freeman J, couldn’t, Matías Suazo, Suazo, “, Webb, that’s, Gabriella Contardo, NASA’s James Webb, ” Suazo, “ Freeman Dyson, Jason Wright, James Webb, —, Leslie Surginer, ” George Dyson, Tomotsugu Goto, Zaza Osmanov, ” Osmanov, George Organizations: CNN, Institute of, “, ‘, AP, Dyson, SETI Institute, Fermi, Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab, Royal Astronomical Society, Uppsala University, NASA, Survey, JPL, ESA, European Space Agency, Micron, Sky Survey, University of Massachusetts, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, International School, Studies, Telescope, Penn State University, James Webb Space Telescope, William Press, Computer Science, University of Texas, Tsing Hua, SETI, of Physics, Free University of Tbilisi Locations: British, Princeton , New Jersey, Sweden, Trieste, Italy, Austin, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, Georgia

☆ 'Unbossing' the workplace could make Gen Zers better at their jobs, hiring experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe great unbossing is underway, with companies cutting middle management positions. Cost cutting, Gen Z's distaste for management , remote working, and increased pressure on performance are all factors in why middle managers are finding their jobs are most at risk during layoffs. She said that not having a micromanager picking apart their work could benefit Gen Zers who don't feel they need to be "spoon-fed." Doing it rightThose who are skeptical of companies axing middle managers say it could mean junior staff won't receive the mentorship needed to climb the ladder. Camberato said staffers of all generations, from Boomers to Gen Zers, need to evolve, "especially as technology advances."

Persons: —, Sophie O'Brien, O'Brien, Zers, micromanagers, they'll, We're, Catherine Rymsha, The University of Massachusetts Lowell, Rymsha, Joe Camberato, Camberato, Gen Zers Organizations: Service, Business, The University of Massachusetts, Business Capital, Boomers

☆ A writer did everything from BASE jumping to scuba-diving with women over 50. She learned 3 things about healthy aging.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Some of the women had been adventuring their whole lives, while it took others a little longer — but all of them were active, healthy, and happy. Related storiesPaul shared three things she learned about healthy aging while researching her book. Being in nature has a range of health benefits82-year-old Louise Wholey, who Paul interviewed for her book, scuba diving. Advertisement"You don't have to wing walk, you don't have to scuba dive.

Persons: —, Caroline Paul, Shawn Brokemond, Paul, needn't, Louise Wholey, it's, Heidi, Dacher Keltner Organizations: Service, El, Business, Bloomsbury Publishing, University of Massachusetts, University of California, New Locations: Yosemite, El Capitan, New Yorker

☆ Their Diplomas Came With Envelopes of Cash, and a Catch
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Jenna Russell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Then, as they prepared to collect their diplomas, their commencement speaker, Rob Hale, a billionaire philanthropist from Boston, returned to the dripping podium. “My friends and I were looking at each other like, no way,” Ali McKelvey, one of the students, said. “We were like, this has to be a joke.”It wasn’t. Mr. Hale, the co-founder and chief executive of Granite Telecommunications, ranks as one of the country’s wealthiest people and most generous benefactors. He and his wife, Karen, gave away $1 million every week in 2022, to both well-known and unheard-of causes.

Persons: Rob Hale, “, ” Ali McKelvey, Hale, Karen Organizations: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Granite Telecommunications Locations: Boston

☆ 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

☆ Tesla is sued over air pollution from factory operations in Fremont, California
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla is being sued by the nonprofit Environmental Democracy Project, which alleges "ongoing failure to comply with the Clean Air Act" at the electric vehicle company's assembly plant in Fremont, California. The latest lawsuit in California described Tesla's environmental violations as "ongoing" and said that residents and employees in the surrounding area have been exposed to "excess amounts of air pollution, including nitrogen oxides, arsenic, cadmium, and other harmful chemicals." The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, an environmental regulator, recently accused Tesla of allowing "unabated emissions" in Fremont that should have been prevented. Air pollution from the assembly plant is the result of equipment that frequently breaks down, allowing emissions to vent directly into the air without proper filtration, regulators have said. Additionally, Tesla employees or contractors have allegedly shut off air pollution controls in the factory, particularly when the company was having trouble with other paint shop equipment.

Persons: Tesla, Tesla's, Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: Democracy, Political Economy Research, University of Massachusetts, Environmental Protection Agency, Tesla, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, CNBC Locations: Fremont , California, San Francisco, Amherst, California, Germany, Berlin, Fremont

☆ Colson Whitehead Cancels His Commencement Speech at UMass Amherst
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Elizabeth A. Harris | More About Elizabeth A. Harris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead said Thursday that he would not give the commencement address at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on May 18 as planned, citing the administration’s decision to call the police on campus protesters. “I was looking forward to speaking next week at UMass Amherst,” Mr. Whitehead wrote on the social network Bluesky. I have to withdraw as your commencement speaker. The school said that the ceremony would proceed without a commencement speaker. “We respect Mr. Whitehead’s position and regret that he will not be addressing the Class of 2024,” Ed Blaguszewski, a spokesman for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said in a statement.

Persons: Colson Whitehead, “, ” Mr, Whitehead, ” Michael Goldsmith, Ed Blaguszewski Organizations: University of Massachusetts Amherst, UMass Amherst

☆ A millennial who went to college in his 30s when his career stalled says his Bachelor's degree is 'worthless' and that he's been looking for a job for 3 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A millennial quit his job in 2015 to pursue a college degree because his career growth had stalled. AdvertisementIn 2015, at age 34, Dan Colflesh decided to quit his job in the customer service industry and pursue a college degree. AdvertisementColflesh said he's been looking for work over the last few years and applied to more than 100 jobs. Colflesh has a few other theories for why his job search has been difficult. AdvertisementAre you a man who's not looking for work or has struggled to find a job?

Persons: he's, who've, —, Dan Colflesh, hasn't, Colflesh, it's, couldn't, He's Organizations: Service, University of Massachusetts, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Appalachian

Washington CNN —The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, cleared out a pro-Palestinian encampment on George Washington University’s campus early Wednesday and arrested 30 protesters there and three others in a separate altercation, Metro Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said. Yet after police cleared the encampment, House Oversight Chair James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, announced the hearing was canceled and took credit for spurring action. GW’s encampment was set up about two weeks ago in the University Yard, a grassy square on campus surrounded by a food hall and university buildings. Officers deployed pepper spray three timesPeople listen as activists and students protest near an encampment at University Yard, George Washington University on April 28, in Washington, DC. Ahmed El Masry, a demonstrator at the GW encampment, said he left the encampment at about 2 a.m. but rushed back about two hours later when he heard police were working to clear the space.

Persons: George Washington, Pamela A, Smith, Muriel Bowser, James Comer, Mayor Bowser, ” Comer, Ellen Granberg, “, Kent Nishimura, Jeffery Carroll, GW, ” GW, Ahmed El Masry, ”, …, “ I’m, we’ve, ” Dante O’Hara, ” O’Hara, –, Joyce F, Brown, spokespeople, ” Brown, Chancellor Javier Reyes, George Floyd, Pam Smith Organizations: Washington CNN, The Metropolitan Police Department, Metro Police, Washington, Republican, Police, University Yard, MPD, Yard, George Washington University, GW Police, ”, Police Department’s, DC, Coalition, UMass, Amherst, CNN, Fashion Institute of Technology, University of Massachusetts, NYPD, Massachusetts Daily Collegian, University of Massachusetts Police Department, DC Metropolitan Police Locations: Washington , DC, Kentucky, Gaza, Israel, “, GWU, New York City, Amherst

☆ This 'locked-in' risk management advisor gets his followers hyped about 'hammering spreadsheets' and quarterly meetings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Davis Clarke, a risk management advisor at Citizens, has gained quite a following on social media. AdvertisementYou don't have to look far on social media to find people who are sick and tired of their office jobs. But one office worker has gained a following for his unabashedly upbeat and positive content. In one video, he's walking through downtown on a Monday morning, ready to start "hammering spreadsheets and chugging waters." Build a social media account and use it to show the world the values he cared about.

Persons: Davis Clarke, Clarke, —, he's, he'll, Tom Ranucci, Ranucci, wasn't, they'll Organizations: Citizens, Service, Citizens Bank, Business, selfies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Boston Marathon Locations: Boston, America, Seattle

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