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☆ 'Shadow Stand-Ins': How Workers Secretly Outsource Their Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Related storiesThough Remi recruited people she knew, shadow stand-ins are often sourced from a complex online web of faceless providers. Facebook Groups are a popular forum for recruiting shadow stand-ins, providing a two-sided marketplace where workers and providers can connect to one another. The dustup highlighted a key drawback to shadow stand-ins: While alluring, things can go horribly wrong. "It required a lot of micromanaging," said a backend engineer in Pennsylvania who hired shadow stand-ins to help him juggle multiple jobs. Pay rates for shadow stand-ins are "definitely more than what people earn in their regular payday, that's for sure," he said.

Persons: Remi, Zer, couldn't, — Remi, Walter Keane, Margaret, Tim Ferriss, Raj Kumar, isn't, Kevin, Andrew, it's, Lorenzo Matteucci, Brandon Nowak, —, Amber Clayton, Tim Woodruff, Woodruff, they're, Ranjan, Kiran, Rahul, Peter Steele, Michel Anteby, doesn't Organizations: Business, Labor, Verizon, Southwestern, Facebook, Amazon Web Services, BI, Companies, Corporations, Society for Human Resource Management, Secret Service, Department of, Treasury, FBI, LinkedIn, Boston University Locations: Chicago, India, Pakistan, China, Southwestern US, Atlanta, San Jose , California, Bengaluru, American Java, Southeast Asia, United States, Colorado, Southern California, Pennsylvania, Washington, Indian, Michigan, Oregon, England

☆ Microplastics have been found in human testicles. Now what?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The latest bad news on microplastics and human health emerged last week, when a study from researchers at the University of New Mexico examined 47 canine and 23 human testes, taken from neutering operations and cadavers, respectively. All of those testicles had microplastics inside — there were 12 different kinds of microplastic inside the organs studied, including the common plastic making material that plastic silverware and plastic bottles are made from. Woodruff isn't exactly surprised that microplastics are showing up in testicles. AdvertisementBut Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy, an expert in reproductive urology, says if it's true that microplastics are invading testicles, that's of extra concern. Getty ImagesScientists know that certain chemicals inside plastic disrupt our hormones.

Persons: —, microplastics, Tracey Woodruff, Woodruff isn't, Woodruff, Ranjith Ramasamy, Jonathan Kitchen, Ramasamy Organizations: Service, University of New, Business, University of California San, New, of, Getty Locations: University of New Mexico, —, University of California San Francisco, California

☆ The US secretly sent communist-friendly Coca-Cola to a Soviet general in a bid to maintain good ties across the Iron Curtain
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAs World War II ended and the Iron Curtain fell over Eastern Europe, relations deteriorated between the Soviet Union and its Western allies. Zhukov had developed an intense liking for Coca-Cola, a drink now illegal in the Soviet Union. PH/Sherman Montrose ACMECoca-Cola's steadfast support for the Allied war effort helped make it both distinctly American and recognizable worldwide. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesAt Zhukov's request, the new beverage wasn't put in the usual Coke bottles but instead in unmarked, straight-edged bottles. Its rival Pepsi eventually gained a virtual monopoly in the Soviet Union, which the Soviets maintained — once trading several warships for $3 billion worth of Pepsi — until 1985.

Persons: —, Georgy Zhukov, Zhukov, Truman, Robert Woodruff, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Bong, Henry, Hap, Arnold, Coke, Eisenhower, Getty Images Zhukov, Mark W, Clark, Harry Truman, James Farley, It's Organizations: Service, Soviet Union, Business, Sherman, Sherman Montrose ACME, US, US Army, Army Air Forces, Allied, Keystone, Getty Images, Cola Export Corporation, Getty, Cola, Pepsi Locations: Eastern Europe, Soviet, Soviet Union, Cassino, Italy, Sherman Montrose, North Africa, Coke, Montgomery, Frankfurt, Germany, France, American, Austria, Dehradun, India, Vienna, East

☆ Live Updates: Police Clear U.C.L.A. Encampment and Arrest Protesters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jonathan Wolfe | Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

But by Wednesday morning, the peace at the University of California, Los Angeles, had been shattered. Many critics were incredulous that even after officers with the Los Angeles Police Department arrived, there were no arrests or suspensions. Campus officials ordered protesters on Wednesday evening to leave the encampment or face arrest. Image A group of counterprotesters attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, on Tuesday night. seemed to wait too long to call in the Los Angeles police, whose officers did not arrive until after midnight.

Persons: fistfights, “, ”, Marie Salem, Mark Abramson, ANGELES Royce Hall Dickson, Ms, Salem, Aidan Woodruff, Mr, Woodruff, counterprotesters, Philip Cheung, Gene Block, Block, Israel counterprotesters, Karen Bass’s, Counterprotesters, Michael Nasir, Mary Osako, Katy Yaroslavsky, streetlight, Hussam Ayloush, Rob Bonta, Ayloush, Benjamin Kersten, Bella Brannon, Brannon, Jill Cowan, Shawn Hubler, Livia Albeck, Claire Fahy, John Yoon, Yan Zhuang Organizations: University of California, Student, The New York, The New York Times, Los Angeles Police Department, OF, ANGELES Royce Hall Dickson, ANGELES Royce Hall, ANGELES Royce Hall Dickson Court, ., Israel, Royce Hall, Los Angeles police, Police Department, Patrol, California, Credit, . Palestinian Solidarity, Jewish, Fairfax District, Jewish Federation Los, Los, Los Angeles Area, Islamic Relations, Jewish Voice, Peace Locations: Los Angeles, U.C.L.A, Israel, California, . Palestinian, counterprotesters, ”, Westside, Beverly Hills, Iranian, Gaza, Palestine

☆ AI has racist tendencies. Scientists and founders are trying to fix it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The police had used a facial-recognition AI program that identified her as the suspect based on an old mugshot. AdvertisementThe Detroit Police Department said that it restricts the use of the facial-recognition AI program to violent crimes and that matches it makes are just investigation leads. AdvertisementThe study also found that in a hypothetical murder trial, the AI models were more likely to propose the death penalty for an AAE speaker. A novel proposalOne reason for these failings is that the people and companies building AI aren't representative of the world that AI models are supposed to encapsulate. Bardlavens leads a team that aims to ensure equity is considered and baked into Adobe AI tools.

Persons: —, Woodruff, who's, Ivan Land, Joy Buolamwini, Timnit Gebru, Valentin Hofmann, OpenAI's, AAE, Geoffrey Hinton, Christopher Lafayette, Udezue, OpenAI, Google's, John Pasmore, Latimer, Buolamwini, Timothy Bardlavens, Microsoft Bing, Microsoft Bardlavens, Bardlavens, Esther Dyson, Dyson, Arturo Villanueva, I'd, Villanueva, Alza, We're, Andrew Mahon, Alza's Organizations: Service, Detroit, Business, Court of Michigan, Detroit Police Department, Microsoft, IBM, Allen Institute, AI, Dartmouth College, Center for Education Statistics, Big Tech, Udezue, Meta, Google, Tech, Companies, Adobe Locations: That's, American, Africa, Southeast Asia, North America, Europe, Spanish

During her workshops, she focused on finances and how to secure grant funding for their businesses. I spoke with her about how Black entrepreneurs can set themselves up for financial success in both business and personal finance. In 2023, we saw an increase in the number of grants available for Black entrepreneurs. Lastly, she said, "Create a grant funding budget. Books and podcasts for Black entrepreneursFinally, I asked Bobb what resources Black entrepreneurs should look to for more ideas.

Persons: Renee Bobb, —, Bobb, Rashad Bilal, Troy Millings, Brown, Mandi Woodruff, Tiffany Aliche, Dennis Kimbro, Daymond John Organizations: Service, Bunker Labs, Entrepreneurship, Music, Tennessee Titans, American Express, Black Chamber of Commerce, Business Development Agency Locations: Black

☆ Rare Gathering of Former First Ladies Shows Style, and Subtle Differences
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In any other circumstance it would have been a shocking sight. Not only that, but she created a situation in which Mrs. Trump was seated right next to Michelle Obama. Mrs. Trump has eschewed almost every major event since leaving the White House in January 2021, including her husband’s several court appearances (the rare exception being his November 2022 announcement that he was once again running for president). But on Tuesday, as is custom, she joined the three other living former first ladies — Mrs. Obama, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush — as well as Jill Biden, the current first lady, at the Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, for Mrs. Carter’s memorial service. “Rosalynn Carter would be so pleased she brought all of you together on this day,” the journalist Judy Woodruff said.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Melania Trump, Trump, Michelle Obama, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush —, Jill Biden, “ Rosalynn Carter, Judy Woodruff Organizations: White, Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church Locations: Mar, Atlanta

2 pick in the 2016 amateur draft, was dropped by Cincinnati and Gold Glove catcher Jacob Stallings by Miami. A pair of 2019 All-Stars were allowed to go free, designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach by the New York Mets and outfielder Austin Meadows by Detroit. Atlanta jettisoned two more arbitration-eligible players in separate trades with Kansas City, sending right-handers Kyle Wright and Nick Anderson to the Royals. San Francisco reached deals with outfielders Mike Yastrzemski ($7.9 million) and Austin Slater ($4 million), and Baltimore with shortstop Jorge Mateo ($2.7 million), left-hander Keegan Akin ($825,000) and outfielders Sam Hilliard and Ryan McKenna ($800,000 each). Stewart ($1.38 million), Kansas City left-hander Josh Taylor ($1.1 million) and Chicago White Sox right-hander Matt Foster ($750,000).

Persons: Brandon Woodruff, Kyle Lewis, Nick Senzel, Jacob Stallings, Daniel Vogelbach, Austin Meadows, Dakota Hudson, Louis, Matt Bush, Kyle Wright, Nick Anderson, Jackson Kowar, Wright, Anderson, Mike Soroka, Nicky Lopez, Jared Shuster, Riley Gowens, Braden Shewmake, Aaron Bummer, Cleveland, Scott Barlow, Enyel, Enyel De Los Santos, Cal Quantrill, Kody Huff, Ramón Laureano, Peter Bendix, utilityman Vidal Bruján, Calvin Faucher, Erick Lara, Andrew Lindsey, Bendix, Luis Urías, Isaiah Campbell, Woodruff, it’s, Matt Arnold, Laureano, Mike Yastrzemski, Austin Slater, Jorge Mateo, Keegan Akin, Sam Hilliard, Ryan McKenna, Miguel Andujar, Abraham Toro, Jake Cave, Dylan Covey, Garrett Stubbs, Patrick Wisdom, Yency Almonte, Ryan Borucki, D.J, Stewart, Josh Taylor, Matt Foster, Steve Megargee, ___ Organizations: Milwaukee, AL, Cincinnati, New York Mets, Veteran, Kansas City, Royals . Atlanta, Chicago White Sox, Enyel De, The, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami, Rays, Seattle, Brewers, San, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, AP Locations: Arizona, Miami, Detroit, St, Texas, Atlanta, San Diego, Enyel De Los, Colorado, Tampa, Boston, San Francisco, Baltimore, Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Kansas, Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (AP) — After spending the last eight seasons as Craig Counsell’s bench coach, Pat Murphy is taking over for his former boss as the Milwaukee Brewers’ manager. Counsell took over as the Brewers’ manager when Ron Roenicke was fired in 2015. He hired Murphy as his bench coach following that 2015 season. When the Padres hired Andy Green as their full-time manager after the 2015 season, Murphy joined Counsell’s staff in Milwaukee. Weeks played for the Brewers in 2003 and from 2005-14, making the NL All-Star team in 2011.

Persons: Craig Counsell’s, Pat Murphy, Murphy, Counsell, “ Pat Murphy, Matt Arnold, “ Pat, Pat, Ron Roenicke, Bud Black, Andy Green, Star Brandon Woodruff, Corbin Burnes, Willy Adames, Devin Williams, Rickie Weeks, Weeks, “ Rickie, ” Arnold, ” Murphy, ___ Organizations: MILWAUKEE, —, Milwaukee Brewers, The Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Cubs, Brewers, ” Brewers, ”, Athletic, Notre, Fighting Irish, San Diego Padres, Padres, Counsell’s, NL Central, Arizona Diamondbacks, Star, Notre Dame, Arizona State, Sun Devils, Division III Maryville, Claremont, Mudd, Scripps Locations: Milwaukee, Division III Maryville ( Tennessee, Scripps ( California

NEW YORK (AP) — The physical pain of nearly dying when shrapnel from a roadside bomb in Iraq tore through his head 17 years ago was hard enough for ABC newsman Bob Woodruff. A couple of inches either way, Woodruff was told, and he would have been killed instantly. He has constant contact with veterans through the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which raises money for military families. That allowed for some gallows humor when Woodruff and Magnus Macedo, the sound technician on Woodruff’s 2006 trip, tried to cross it. Woodruff reunited with Saad Al-Dulaimi and Ghassan Al-Mohammadawi, Iraqi military men who had accompanied him in 2006.

Persons: Bob Woodruff, Woodruff, “, ”, “ It’s, you’re, Mack, Bruce Springsteen, David Westin, ” Westin, it’s, Lee, ” Woodruff, Magnus Macedo, “ Don’t, Saad Al, Ghassan, ” Al, Mohammadawi, Doug Vogt Organizations: ABC, Hulu, Associated Press, Disney, Bob Woodruff Foundation, ” Locations: Iraq, Taji, Mosul

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The creator and producer of The Quiz Channel on YouTube, which includes Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a quiz Michigan State used on its videoboards before a game against No. 2 Michigan, said the school didn't ask for permission to use his content or pay him for it. “It’s an absolutely normal trivia question, shown in an inappropriate setting,” Floris van Pallandt wrote Sunday on his YouTube page. 2 Michigan was finishing off a 49-0 win over the Spartans on Saturday night, Michigan State spokesman Matt Larson apologized that the inappropriate content was displayed more than an hour before kickoff. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesMichigan State streamed The Quiz Channel, which had 40 questions in its latest video, including asking where was Hitler born with his image before showing Austria as the answer.

Persons: Adolf, ” Floris van Pallandt, Matt Larson, “, ” Larson, Hitler, Teresa Woodruff, ” Organizations: YouTube, Michigan, Spartans, “ MSU, Michigan State, “, Trek, Spartan, AP Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, Austria

CNN —Michigan State University apologized for displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard during a trivia quiz before the school’s football game against in-state rivals the University of Michigan on Saturday. Photos began circulating on social media before kickoff of Hitler on the videoboard at Spartan Stadium with a trivia question asking where he was born. “MSU is aware that inappropriate content by a third-party source was displayed on the videoboard prior to the start of tonight’s football game,” Michigan State athletic director Matt Larson said in a statement. Quiz was part of YouTube videoThe quiz was part of a video from a YouTube page called The Quiz Channel, the university said. “MSU’s subsequent statement appears to allude to a third-party source, which seems to suggest The Quiz Channel as that very source.

Persons: Adolf Hitler, Hitler, Matt Larson, Larson, Teresa K, Woodruff, ”, “, Mel Tucker, ” Floris van Pallandt, ” Van Pallandt, “ MSU’s Organizations: CNN, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Spartan, “ MSU, Michigan State, Sunday, Michigan, Spartans, Michigan State’s, YouTube Locations: “, Michigan, Israel, Gaza

☆ SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jeffrey Goldfarb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

It’s more or less how another 216 companies backed into public markets in 2021, according to SPAC Research. They’re on track to miss the mark by more than 40%, delivering only about $55 billion, according to recent forecasts compiled by LSEG. The electric-vehicle industry, for one, was a serial SPAC user whose exuberance sputtered badly. Dressing them up as acquisitions of private firms by listed shell companies enables the participants to play by looser rules. SPAC investors buy shares in the empty vessel before its sponsor and takeover target agree on a valuation.

Persons: Vishal Garg, Better’s, Breakingviews, SPACs, ”, Joel Rubinstein, Donald Trump’s, Spruce, Woodruff Sawyer, Gary Gensler, Ellis, Gensler, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: Reuters, & Finance, Research, LSEG, Polestar Automotive, White, The Securities, Exchange Commission, XL Fleet, SEC, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Case, Kirkland, U.S . Securities, Financial Services, Thomson

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zac Gallen settled down after a shaky start and Arizona’s bullpen stepped up at the very end, helping the Diamondbacks sweep their NL Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday night. Just two years after suffering through a 110-loss season, Arizona moved into the franchise's first NL Division Series since 2017. The Diamondbacks will take on the NL West champion Dodgers in the opener of their best-of-five series on Saturday in Los Angeles. The NL Central champion Brewers have dropped nine of their last 10 playoff games, a stretch that started with their Game 7 home loss to the Dodgers in the 2018 NL Championship Series. Brandon Woodruff had been regarded as the Brewers’ likely Game 2 starter until a shoulder injury shut him down for this series.

Persons: — Zac Gallen, Craig Counsell, Mark Attanasio, Counsell, Ketel Marte, Freddy Peralta, Gallen, Andrew Saalfrank, Sal Frelick, Saalfrank, Christian Yelich, Willy Adames, Marte, Paul Sewald, William Contreras, Brandon Woodruff, Corbin Burnes, Peralta, Sal Frelick’s, Adames, Alek Thomas, Abner Uribe, Geraldo Perdomo, Corbin Carroll’s, Carlos Santana, Tommy Pham, Uribe, José Herrera, Pham, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Gabriel Moreno, Milwaukee’s Brice Turang, Moreno, Herrera, ___ Organizations: MILWAUKEE, Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, NL West, Dodgers, The NL Central, Brewers, Milwaukee, Arizona Locations: Arizona, Los Angeles, Milwaukee

The Brewers have reached the playoffs five of the last six years, the exception coming last season. There’s a sense of urgency associated with this playoff berth because of the long-term uncertainty surrounding some key figures. The Brewers were one win away from the World Series in 2018 when they lost a Game 7 at home to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but they haven’t won a postseason series since. Although Milwaukee owns a combined 2-10 record against the Atlanta Braves and Dodgers — the NL’s top two playoff seeds — the Brewers’ pitching gives them reason for optimism. The Brewers have lost seven of their last eight postseason games, a stretch that started with that Game 7 defeat in 2018.

Persons: “ We’ve, ”, Brandon Woodruff, Woodruff, Cy Young, Corbin Burnes, Craig Counsell, Counsell, we’re, ” Counsell, Ron Roenicke, —, haven’t, Brice Turang, Andruw Monasterio, Sal Frelick, Carlos Santana, Mark Canha, Josh Donaldson, William Contreras, Freddy Peralta, Wade Miley, Devin Williams, they’d, Joel Payamps, Elvis Peguero, “ I’ll, Willy Adames, “, We’ve, Christian Yelich Organizations: MILWAUKEE, The Milwaukee Brewers, They’re, Milwaukee, NL Central, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, The Brewers, Brewers, AL, Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Braves

NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen years ago, Barkley L. Hendricks, the pioneering portrait artist known for vivid, stylish paintings of Black men and women, stood outside the Frick Collection in Manhattan, known for its works by European Old Masters. Still, curators say, he'd likely have never imagined that in 2023, he’d be the first artist of color to have a solo show at the 88-year-old Frick. What is more unusual is that a museum focusing on the 14th through 19th centuries would devote a show to a contemporary portraitist like Hendricks. His sunglasses reflect the buildings outside Hendricks' studio, and even contain a tiny reflection of the artist himself. “Slick” features the artist in a white suit against a white background, wearing a cap of African design.

Persons: Barkley, Hendricks, Rembrandt, “, he’d, Frick, ”, Antwaun Sargent, ” It’s, Van Dyck, Van Eyck, Aimee Ng, ” Ng, Frick Madison, Angela Davis —, Kathy Williams, Nina Simone, Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama, Barkley Hendricks, “ Woody, Alvin Ailey, Woodruff Wilson, Steve ”, Sargent, ” Hendricks, ” Sargent, Susan, Donald Formey, Ng, Formey, ‘, “ Slick ” Organizations: Frick, European Old, Polaroid, Beaux, Pennsylvania Academy, Fine Arts, Connecticut College, ” Locations: Manhattan, Van, Velásquez, New York, New York City, Jan, Philadelphia, ”, Europe

☆ Marlins hold on for tight win over Brewers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/28] Sep 23, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo (44) throws a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsSeptember 23 - Jake Burger slammed a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins held on for a 5-4 win against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday. Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo was responsible for three runs and three hits over five innings. Carlos Santana hit a game-tying three-run homer in the sixth for the Brewers (88-67), who had won four in a row, including a 16-1 win in the series opener on Friday. Andrew Nardi (8-1) pitched the eighth for the Marlins and Tanner Scott worked the ninth for his 10th save.

Persons: Jesus Luzardo, Rich Storry, Jake Burger, Josh Bell, Bryan De La Cruz, Carlos Santana, Brandon Woodruff, Burger, Joel Payamps, Garrett Hampson, De La Cruz, Jesus Sanchez, Payamps, Jon Berti, Hampson, Andrew Nardi, Tanner Scott, Luis Arraez, Bell, Woodruff, Nick Fortes, Luzardo, Blake Perkins, Christian Yelich, William Contreras, Puk, Santana Organizations: Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Miami, Chicago Cubs, NL, Marlins, Brewers, Milwaukee, Burger, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, USA, loanDepot

☆ Brewers' Brandon Woodruff seeks repeat effort vs. Marlins
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

On Sept. 11, Woodruff pitched the first shutout of his career, blanking the Miami Marlins on six hits and a walk while striking out seven in Milwaukee. Over his past five starts, Woodruff is 3-0 with a 1.06 ERA. In three career starts against the Marlins, he is 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA. Left fielder Christian Yelich, who started his career with the Marlins, won an NL MVP award for Miami in 2018. The Marlins are 18-12 this season when Luzardo starts, although he took a pounding on Sept. 11 when facing Woodruff and the Brewers.

Persons: Brandon Woodruff, Woodruff, Skip Schumaker, Craig Counsell, Christian Yelich, Yelich, Victor Caratini, Brian Anderson, Jesus Luzardo, Luzardo Organizations: Milwaukee Brewers, Miami Marlins, Marlins, Brewers, Mississippi State, NL Central, Milwaukee, Chicago Cubs, Miami, Miami Dade College, Louis Cardinals, Thomson Locations: Milwaukee, Miami, Mississippi, Peru

Marco Vdm | E+ | Getty ImagesThe wage gap costs women in the U.S. about $1.6 trillion a year, a new report finds. Women earned 78 cents for every dollar that men made in 2022, according to National Partnership for Women and Families. Forty-two percent of the wage gap is the result of occupational segregation, which was exacerbated by the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor has found. To that point, half of U.S. adults said women being treated differently by employers contributes to the pay gap, the Pew Research Center found. That pay scale worsens for each major racial or ethnic group in the country, with white female workers paid 74 cents to the dollar; Black female workers, 66 cents; and Latina female workers, 52 cents.

Persons: Marco Vdm, We've, Jocelyn Frye, Mandi Woodruff, Santos, Frye, Woodruff, Jose Luis Pelaez Organizations: National Partnership for Women, U.S . Census Bureau, U.S . Department of Labor, Pew Research Center, Latina, MandiMoney, Jose Luis Pelaez Inc, Getty Locations: U.S

If it feels like the Baltimore Orioles have accomplished something historic these past couple years, there are some numbers that back that up. That was the New York Giants, way back at the beginning of the modern era. But Baltimore, which clinched a playoff berth Sunday, could still join the Giants with an improvement of over .300. There's actually a Baltimore connection to those New York Giants. The Baltimore franchise then moved to New York and became the Highlanders, who would eventually be called the Yankees.

Persons: There's, John McGraw, Babe Ruth's, Ruth, Freddie Freeman, Joe Medwick, Charlie Gehringer, Earl Webb, Todd Helton, Nick Castellanos, Brandon Woodruff, Woodruff, San Francisco, Savant, Wilmer Flores, J.D, Davis, LaMonte Wade Jr, ___ Organizations: Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay, AL East, Orioles, New York Giants, Giants, Baltimore, Highlanders, Boston Braves —, Braves, Cincinnati Reds —, Cincinnati, . New York Yankees, New York, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Rays, Brewers, NL Central, San, Cleveland, New York Yankees, Atlanta Locations: Baltimore, New York, ., Miami, Cleveland, Houston, St, Louis, Philadelphia

☆ Pay secrecy norms have ‘simply lost their teeth,’ say experts. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesNew York just adopted a pay transparency ruleNew York on Sunday became the latest state to adopt a pay transparency law. The pay transparency movement is relatively new. Fifty-six percent are more likely to apply for a company — even if they don't recognize the company name — if the salary range is listed, Indeed found. For one, pay transparency may lower overall wages of the broader population of employees, even while raising them for the "inequitably underpaid," Obloj and Zenger said. 'There's still plenty to negotiate' beyond salaryOf course, applicants aren't necessarily beholden to the salary or the pay range posted on a job ad, Woodruff-Santos said.

Persons: NCSL, Salary.com, Zenger, Mandi Woodruff, Santos, Woodruff, you've, they've, there's Organizations: Westend61, Getty, Sunday, Employers, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Women's Law Locations: York, California , Colorado, Washington, New York City, Colorado, Ithaca, Albany, Westchester, New York, Jersey, New Jersey, Cincinnati, Toledo, Ohio ; Maryland ; Connecticut, Rhode, Nevada

☆ Brewers' Brandon Woodruff stymies Marlins for first shutout
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/28] Sep 11, 2023; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Miami Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo (44) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Veteran Josh Donaldson, making his Brewers debut, followed with an RBI single to center. The Brewers made it 6-0 in the fifth on doubles by Adames and Taylor plus Sal Frelick's RBI single. In the sixth, after Adames' three-run triple, Andruw Monasterio hit an RBI single and another run scored on an error. The Marlins (74-70) threatened in the top of the first with consecutive two-out singles, but Woodruff recovered to strike out Bryan De La Cruz.

Persons: Jesus Luzardo, Jeff Hanisch, Brandon Woodruff, Willy Adames, Woodruff, Jon Berti, Garrett Hampson, Jesus Sanchez, Adames, Mark Canha, William Contreras, Carlos Santana's, Jake Burger, Josh Donaldson, Donaldson, Tyrone Taylor, Taylor, Sal Frelick's, Monasterio, Joey Wiemer, Bryan De La Organizations: Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St, Louis Cardinals, Miami, National League Central, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Brewers, Milwaukee, Yankees, Marlins, Thomson Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, USA, Milwaukee, Denver, Bryan De La Cruz . Miami

After a female Michigan State graduate filed a complaint about Nassar's abuse in 2014, a school investigation found he didn't violate school policy. And now, Michigan State has another mess. A hearing is scheduled for the week of Oct. 5 determine if Tucker violated the school’s sexual harassment and exploitation policy. Michigan State paid her $10,000 to share her story with the football team. “When he admitted that in March, he could have been immediately fired if the proper processes were in place at Michigan State and if the board was trained — or if they cared about this.”___Follow Larry Lage at https://twitter.com/larrylage___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

Persons: Mel Tucker, Larry Nassar, Nassar, ” Rachael Denhollander, Brenda Tracy, Tucker, Tracy, Alan Haller, Emily Guerrant, Teresa Woodruff, Guerrant, “ They're, ” Denhollander, ” Johanna Kononen, Kononen, ”, Karen Truszkowski, “ Brenda Tracy, ” Truszkowski, “, Larry Lage Organizations: — Michigan State, Michigan State, Education Department, Associated Press, USA, AP, Michigan Coalition, MSU, USA Today, Michigan, “ Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan

☆ Day after shutout, Marlins get another tough draw vs. Brewers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

September 12 - After being blanked in the series opener, the visiting Miami Marlins don't get an easier pitching matchup when they oppose the Milwaukee Brewers again on Tuesday. Milwaukee took the opener 12-0 on Monday night behind Brandon Woodruff's dominating six-hitter, the first shutout of his career. Taylor is hitting .300 (9-for-30) with two doubles, one homer, six RBIs and seven runs in eight games this month. Peralta is 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA in six career appearances, including three starts, against the Marlins. "At this point of the season, every loss or every win counts, and every loss hurts," Miami manager Skip Schumaker said.

Persons: Freddy Peralta, JT Chargois, Brandon Woodruff's, Willy Adames, Craig Counsell, Tyrone Taylor, Taylor, Jesus Luzardo, Josh Bell, Peralta, Chargois, Skip Schumaker, We've Organizations: Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee, Marlins, Brewers, National League Central, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, . Miami, Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami, Pittsburgh, Thomson Locations: Milwaukee, Miami

The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians and musicians including Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, The War and Treaty and Rita Wilson. This year's event will take place Nov. 6 at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Since its inception, Stand Up for Heroes has raised $70 million to help all veterans and military families. Stand Up for Heroes was first held in 2007 and is produced by the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation. Political Cartoons View All 1145 ImagesTickets for Stand Up for Heroes go on sale Wednesday through bobwoodrufffoundation.org and the Lincoln Center box office.

Persons: Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, Rita Wilson, Stewart, David Geffen, Bob Woodruff, Woodruff, ” Woodruff, ___ Mark Kennedy Organizations: David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, Performing Arts, New York Comedy, ABC News Locations: New York City, Iraq, bobwoodrufffoundation.org

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