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☆ How these older voters who backed Harris are engaging in ‘quiet resistance’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But I’m afraid for those I love, for those I don’t love, those I know, those I don’t know. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris evenly split these voters nationally, with 49% each, according to exit polls. Levin sees women’s rights in retreat; lies and distortions that go largely unchallenged; meanness toward immigrants; and disdain for civility and democratic norms. I don’t know what that is unless it’s a people. It’s just, I don’t know, I don’t like the division and everything.”Murphy can agree on that point.

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Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey announced Friday that he would seek to become the Garden State's next governor, entering what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary field. Gottheimer has represented his state's 5th Congressional District, which lies in northern New Jersey, bordering New York, since 2017. But one distinguishing feature of his campaign, Gottheimer said, is that he is "focused like a laser beam on the need to lower your taxes and lower your costs." "He stands up for what he believes, and you can count on him to deliver," Berry said in the campaign video. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., who has served alongside Gottheimer since 2019, is another name that has been floated in the state as a potential candidate in next year's race.

Persons: Josh Gottheimer, Phil Murphy, Ras, Steve Fulop —, Gottheimer, Donald Trump, Trump, Mary Frances Berry, Berry, Mikie Sherrill Organizations: Democratic, Congressional, Democrat, Jersey City, doer, U.S . Commission, Civil Rights Locations: New Jersey, New York, Newark, Ras Baraka, Jersey, D

☆ On-the-Job Training Is Broken. That Hurts Companies and Workers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Workers are struggling to get a handle on their jobs, and this failure falls on everyone — companies, managers, human-resources departments, and, in some cases, the workers themselves. The chaos has left employers, managers, and employees wondering just how much time and money it's worth investing in training in the first place. It's tough to learn by osmosis over Slack, and the deluge of HR apps and training modules isn't filling in the gaps. As workers and managers are increasingly overextended, these types of unmeasured, softer activities can fall by the wayside. Gavin emphasized that it's not just on companies and managers to make sure employees are learning and getting onboarded but also on individual workers.

Persons: Gen, It's, what's, Gallup, Ana Goehner, Kenneth Matos, Matos, they're, it's, Ashley Herd, nonmanagers, Christy Pettit, Herd, Stephanie Wolf, she's, Wolf, that's, Phoebe Gavin, Gavin, I'd, hadn't, Michelle, Z, they've, Emily Stewart Organizations: Workers, Adobe, doer, Fortune, Business Locations: America, HiBob, RebuttalPR

☆ Amy Robach says dating T.J. Holmes lets her embrace her 'feminine energy.' He won't let her pay for their dates.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAmy Robach says she rediscovered her "feminine energy" after she started dating her former colleague T.J. Holmes. During the conversation, Ouimet said women should be tapping into their feminine energy to attract a male partner. "All the power is in the feminine energy," Ouimet told the couple. "When a woman is truly in your feminine energy, it is magnetic, and so many things will happen for you because you're in that abundance receiving mode." Not paying for datesIn a May 20 episode of their podcast, Robach said Holmes doesn't let her pay on any of their dates.

Persons: —, Amy Robach, T.J, Holmes, Amy, Thalia Ouimet, Ouimet, Robach, she's, I've, Holmes doesn't, There's, Ouibet, It's, Nelly Sudri, Nadeen Hui Organizations: Service, Business, doer, ABC, ABC News, BI

☆ 3 ways successful people work with frustrating colleagues, says Stanford-trained strategist
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Practical realists and head-in-the-cloud dreamers don't always get along in the workplace. The problem: You need both for your business to succeed, according to Beth Viner, a managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group's tech, design and business unit. At times, that puts them at odds with their realist counterparts, the "doers" who build and sustain companies. In her talk, Viner largely addressed the dreamers in the room — but the lessons she shared are applicable to everyone. Here are her top three tips for working with those colleagues you may find the most frustrating.

Persons: Beth Viner, Viner, York & San Francisco, DON'T, she's Organizations: Boston Consulting, Stanford Graduate School of Business, York & San, doer Locations: York

☆ Opinion: The principle that animated Henry Kissinger’s foreign policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Fareed Zakaria | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Editor’s Note: Fareed Zakaria hosts “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” airing at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. CNN —Henry Kissinger, who died this week at 100, may have been the most famous foreign policy practitioner in modern American history. And yet, admired or despised, he managed to hold the world’s attention long after his power waned. The Vietnam War was over. It particularly irked him that the liberal elites who had been enthusiastically in favor of the Vietnam War in 1967 became his most vicious critics within a few years.

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☆ Meet Greg Abel, Warren Buffett's successor and heir apparent to Berkshire Hathaway
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett named Greg Abel, 61, as his successor at Berkshire Hathaway back in 2021. Abel started out as an accountant, before taking the reins as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The Canadian businessman is currently chair of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and vice chair for non-insurance operations at Berkshire Hathaway. Abel took over the reins of MidAmerican in 2008, which was renamed Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 2014. Abel's tenure as Berkshire Hathaway Energy's CEO would last for two decades until he stepped down in 2018.

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☆ What Charlie Munger's death means for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Charlie Munger, vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway and second-in-command to Warren Buffett, is dead at 99. With Munger's death, Greg Abel may have a closer working relationship with Buffett. AdvertisementCharlie Munger, also known as Warren Buffett's right-hand man, died Tuesday at 99 — leaving open the role of vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway. Munger served as the 93-year-old Buffett's second-in-command for years, amassing a net worth of nearly $2.3 billion while overseeing Berkshire Hathaway. He was named CEO of MidAmerican — now Berkshire Hathaway Energy — in 2008 and was named vice chairman of non-insurance operations for all of Berkshire Hathaway in 2018, securing himself a role on the conglomerate's board of directors that same year.

Persons: Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Greg Abel, Buffett, Abel, —, Warren Buffett's, Munger, Greg, He's, Warren, CalEngery, MidAmerican, Pat Egan, Egan, Troy Bader, Bader Organizations: Service, Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, doer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dairy Locations: Berkshire, Canadian, MidAmerican —, Omaha

Local elections in Democratic strongholds at both ends of Pennsylvania next month could show how voters feel about progressive candidates and issues such as abortion and crime ahead of the 2024 election. Philadelphia will get a new mayor, and Allegheny County — where Pittsburgh is the county seat — will see a new executive. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesParker, a moderate, emerged from a crowded field vying for her party’s nomination in the heavily Democratic city. “I believe what we should be doing is focusing on Allegheny County with practical solutions, as opposed to running this county from an ideological perspective,” he said. ALLEGHENY COUNTY PROSECUTORDuring the spring primary for elected prosecutor, Allegheny County's Democratic voters enthusiastically supported the more progressive candidate over the more moderate long-term incumbent.

Persons: Cherelle Parker, David Oh, Jim Kenney, Parker, —, ”, they’re, They've, ” Parker, City Council —, “ I’m, Sara Innamorato, Joe Rockey, Rich Fitzgerald, Innamorato, Rockey, “, They're, Matt Dugan, Stephen Zappala, Zappala, Dugan, We’ve, ” ___ Brooke Schultz Organizations: Democratic, Philadelphia, Democrat, PHILADELPHIA, In, City Council, Republican, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PNC, Allegheny, doer, Allegheny County's Democratic, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Pennsylvania, Allegheny County —, Pittsburgh, In Philadelphia, “, Allegheny County, Rockey, ALLEGHENY

The war provoked by Hamas' attack on Israel has shaken American politics — and put the primary race in her wheelhouse. Iran has long supported Hamas, though U.S. officials say there's no conclusive evidence yet that Iranian agents were involved in the most recent attack. Ron DeSantis proposed state-level sanctions against Iran for its ongoing support of Hamas. Since before the war, Haley has gone after her rivals on issues such as U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion and how Washington deals with China. And, in keeping with how he treats rivals, Trump has given Haley a nickname, “Birdbrain."

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☆ Inventor in Baja is testing a plan to cool the Earth by mimicking a volcanic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

When Luke Iseman was thinking of launching a solar geoengineering startup, he talked to experts in the field. I want no geoengineering to occur," Iseman told CNBC. And that's a that's a pretty terrifying world to imagine," Iseman told CNBC. "Initially, I was really skeptical entirely of the of the voluntary carbon credit market," Iseman told CNBC. Pasztor told CNBC.

☆ Nick Bollettieri, famed tennis coach, dies aged 91
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Nick Bollettieri, the famed tennis coach who taught the likes of the Williams sisters, Andre Agassi and Maria Sharapova, has died aged 91. Bollettieri’s death was confirmed by the IMG Academy, which Bollettieri is the founder of, in a statement sent to CNN. In 1977, he founded the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy – now the IMG Academy – after borrowing $1 million from a friend to build a live-in tennis academy for his students. During over 30 years as a coach, Bollettieri became one of the most sought-after teachers in world tennis due to the success players had under him. Bollettieri outside his tennis academy.

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