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☆ Notre Dame rolls past Indiana in College Football Playoff opening game: What’s next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( The Athletic College Football Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

7 Notre Dame cruised past No. But it was the effort of Notre Dame’s defense to stop Indiana’s usually high-powered offense that set this one apart. Notre Dame’s defensive line had a lot to do with that, as the return of Howard Cross from an ankle sprain overwhelmed Indiana’s offensive line. But in the final home game of the season, Notre Dame put another performance on tape to suggest it has a national championship-level defense. The question is how far Marcus Freeman has taken a Notre Dame program that has wilted in the postseason before.

Persons: Pete Sampson, Joe Rexrode, Seth Emerson, Jeremiyah Love, Riley Leonard, Notre, Xavier Watts, Al Golden, Kurtis Rourke, Howard Cross, Rylie Mills, Bryce Young, Notre Dame, — Sampson Indiana, Curt Cignetti’s, What’s, Kirby Smart, GameDay ”, ”, ” Smart, harkens, It’s, Smart, Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman, Bulldogs haven’t, it’s, Love, Gunner Stockton, tailbacks Trevor Etienne, Nate Frazier, ESPN’s Rece Davis, — Emerson, Michael Reaves Organizations: Notre Dame, Football, Hoosiers, Notre, Indiana, Fighting, Irish, USC, Georgia, Sugar, Ohio State, College Football, Cignetti, ESPN’s “, GameDay, SEC, Bulldogs, Stockton Locations: Ind, Indiana, Georgia, , Indiana, Notre, Michigan, Athens, . Georgia

☆ Inside the secretive operation helping manage billionaire Steve Schwarzman's vast fortune
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Schwarzman has called Blackstone his family office, but he has another family office, BI has learned. Inside Schwarzman's secretive family office with a name that harkens back to his childhood. The concept of the family office can be traced to the 1838 founding of the House of Morgan to handle J.P. Morgan's fortune. Every family office, however, is just as unique as the wealthy family that's spawned it, he said. Advertisement"The term family office," Sharpe said, "is possibly the most misused, overused, and poorly used term in finance today."

Persons: Steve Schwarzman, Schwarzman, Blackstone, —, Averell Harriman, Harriman, Brown, Harry Truman, Donald Trump, Christine Hearst Schwarzman, Gwen Stefani, Theo Wargo, Pennypack, Steve Schwarzman's, Blackstone Schwarzman, Pete Peterson, Marc Sharpe, Michael Dell, Sharpe, they're, Stephen A, John Magliano, Magliano, Paul A ., LLCs, tony Easton, Hearst, Alexi Rosenfeld, Trump's, Stephen Schwarzman, Jabin, Tim Sheehy, Montana, Sheehy, Morgan Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Ford Motor Co, White, New York Public Library, Metropolitan, Bank of America Securities Financial Services, Blackstone, Vanguard, Family Office Association, Dell Computer, BI, Getty, Schwarzman, LinkedIn, Hearst Schwarzman, Art, Federal Communications Commission, MIT, Humanities, Oxford, New York Public, Schwarzman Education Foundation, Tsinghua University, Policy, Washington, Getty Images Locations: New York, Vietnam, Manhattan, Philadelphia, Blackstone, Schwarzman, Pennypack, Delaware, Nantucket , Massachusetts, Nantucket, Schwarzman's, Newport , Rhode Island, Miramar, Wiltshire, England, Newport ., Beijing, China, North America

☆ Store closings have hit their highest level in years. Competition and higher prices crushed them
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“It kept these players alive that couldn’t survive in normal situations.”Competition from juggernauts like Amazon, Walmart, Costco, Home Depot and other big-box retailers has also squeezed smaller chains. In 2017 and 2018, retailers closed a combined 13,400 stores, according to Coresight. Retailers closed a record 9,800 stores in 2019. Around 9,700 stores closed in 2020, according to Coresight. Drug store chains are also shrinking.

Persons: —, ”, Michael Brown, Kearney, ” Brown, Barbara Kahn, Charlotte Russe, Shopko, Ted Decker, Joann Fabric, Denny’s, Kelli Valade, Justin Sullivan, Amazon’s, It’s, ” Kahn, TJ Maxx, TJX Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walgreens, Research, Companies, Consumers, “, Walmart, Costco, Home, ” Retailers, United, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Coresight, Retailers, Sears, P Global Market Intelligence, CVS, Aid, Marshalls, Aldi Locations: New York, “, Amazon, United States, Gymboree, JCPenney, Tijuana, HomeGoods

☆ How Whoopi Goldberg found peace amid the grief of losing the ‘center’ of her life
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Whoopi Goldberg knows the value of leaving nothing unsaid to those you love. Whoopi Goldberg with her mother Emma Johnson. Years later, during a conversation with her mother, Goldberg said she came to understand how the experience shaped her perspective on life. Whoopi Goldberg with her brother Clyde Johnson. There were three of us,” continued to pop up, spurring a feeling of such loneliness amid Goldberg’s ongoing grief that there was a point, she told Cooper, when she “once flirted with thinking about leaving,” too.

Persons: Whoopi Goldberg, It’s, she’s, Emma Johnson, Goldberg, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, That’s, ”, Cooper, ” Goldberg, ’, Clyde Johnson, “, didn’t Organizations: CNN, New, Bellevue Hospital

Simon & Schuster“That fucking Putin,” Biden said to advisers in the Oval Office not long after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Woodward. “This is what Putin plans to do,” CIA Director Bill Burns said to Biden, according to Woodward. Woodward asked Trump aide Jason Miller whether Trump and Putin had spoken since he left the White House. I wouldn’t purport to speak to what President Trump may or may not have done,” Haines said, according to Woodward. As Trump framed his presidential campaign around fear, Woodward writes that Graham said of the former president: “Trump is becoming more erratic.

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“I know the story of my neighborhood town, and I know the plight that a lot of these people escaped. But I just wanted to set the record straight.”Bartolotta isn’t alone among Republicans fighting these narratives. They’ve pushed for the rhetoric to be toned down as the city deals with a series of bomb threat hoaxes at local schools. Springfield, Ohio, has found itself thrust into the national spotlight over lies about Haitian immigrants. Focus on the major issues that affect everybody.”In Springfield, Rue said he never could have foreseen this attention from the top of his party’s presidential ticket when he won his mayoral election in November.

Persons: Bartolotta, Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris ”, ”, “, ” “, Rob Rue, Melanie Flax Wilt, Sen, JD Vance, Republicans haven’t, Vance, they’ve, They’ve, “ We’ve, ” Rue, Rich, Joseph Facun, ” Trump, Wilt, Rue, he’s, ” Laura Rosenberger, Flax Wilt, you’re, Mike DeWine, DeWine, ‘, ” Bartolotta, ” Sean Logue, Logue, Brian Hughes, Joe Manning, ” Manning, I’m, we’ve, “ I’m Organizations: Republican, Facebook, NBC News, Commission, Republicans, Democratic, Charleroi —, GOP, Springfield, Trump, Washington, Dayton ., NBC News Local, Clark County Republican Party, Ohio Gov, New York Times, Washington County GOP, Pittsburgh Post, Gazette Locations: Pennsylvania, America, Charleroi, ”, Springfield , Ohio, Clark, R, Ohio, Springfield, Arizona , Georgia, Washington County , Pennsylvania, Clark County , Ohio, Pittsburgh . Springfield, Columbus, Dayton, Clark County, Bartolotta, Butler , Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania, Mexico, Washington County, “

☆ A plan to extract gold from mining waste splits a Colorado town with a legacy of pollution
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | 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: +8 min

The magnitude of mining waste globally is staggering, with tens of thousands of tailings piles containing 245 billon tons (223 billion metric tons), researchers say. Overseeing Leadville’s water supply is Parkville Water District Manager Greg Teter, who views CJK Milling as potential solution to water quality problems. As long as Leadville’s piles remain, their potential to pollute continues. Despite the mess from Leadville’s historic mining, Teter spoke proudly of his industry ties, including working in two now-closed mines. “If it were not for mining, Leadville would not be here.

Persons: “ We’re, ” Brice Karsh, Thomas Peipert, Nick Michael, Michael, ”, Christian Luna, Leal, ” Luna, Michael said, geochemist Ann Maest, remining, Maest, Greg Teter, Teter, ” Teter, CJKs, Richard Mylott, Mylott Organizations: National Mining Museum, “, Parkville Water, U.S . Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Rockies Locations: LEADVILLE, Colo, —, Colorado, Leadville, Arkansas, Mount Elbert, ”, Leadville —, Mexico, town’s, “, Parkville, Leadville’s, East Helena, Anaconda , Montana, Midvale , Utah, South Dakota, Creede , Colorado

☆ Travis Kelce wants to be a touchdown in Hollywood. Inside his goal of ‘bringing joy to people’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Travis Kelce really didn’t want to participate in “Catching Kelce,” the 2016 E! Aaron Eanes, one of two brothers who manage Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, in New York in 2023. ‘Moonbase 8’ (2020)After “Catching Kelce,” Kelce didn’t take on any work off the football field until 2020. ‘New Heights’ podcast (2022)Kelce has co-hosted the “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce” podcast with his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce, since 2022. (From left) Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce at the ACC Celebrity Golf Championship in Nevada in July.

Persons: CNN — Travis Kelce, ”, Aaron Eanes, it’s, ” Eanes, Kelce, Eanes, Andre, hasn’t, Travis Kelce, Amir Hamja, … He’s, “ Travis, Travis, he’s, Kelce’s, “, Tim Heidecker, Fred Armisen, John C, Reilly, –, Jason, Jason Kelce, Amazon’s, Shutterstock, Donna Kelce, ” Kelce, SNL ”, Swift, Grotesquerie ’, Ryan Murphy, he’d, Murphy’s, Murphy, ” “, David Calvert, Happy, Adam Sandler’s, Happy Gilmore, Sandler, ” Sandler, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Hollywood, University of Cincinnati, New York Times, NFL, ” Showtime, Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles, Showtime Networks Inc, Everett, SNL, ACC, Getty, Netflix Locations: New York, Tinseltown, it’s, Hollywood, Nevada

☆ Trump's feud with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp risks blowing the key state
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brian Kemp has shown Republicans how they win in the increasingly purple swing state. I just want them to do their job for Georgia," Trump said of the Kemps during an August 3rd rally in Atlanta. But Trump's renewed feud with Kemp illustrates how, at any moment, the former president can harm his own standing. Unlike Harris, Trump is relying far more on outside groups to push the type of canvassing and get the out efforts expected of a presidential campaign. On Friday, Kemp offered another olive branch while jokingly comparing Trump to Tropical Storm Debby, which slammed the state.

Persons: —, Brian Kemp, Donald Trump, Kemp, Marty Kemp, Joe Biden, Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Harris wasn't, He's, Sen, Lindsey Graham of, It's, Brian Kemp's, Erick Erickson, hasn't, Cook, Stacey Abrams, Erickson, Kemp didn't, couldn't, wouldn't, Debby Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Gov, Fox, White House, State, White, Electoral, AARP, Georgia, Democratic, Republican, Republicans, Georgia's, Mar, Tropical, Senate Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona

☆ This scientist who worked for Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is now a VC funding other 'mad scientists'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

And while he wants to tackle the world's biggest problems such as waste, impact isn't Deep Future's sole priority. Related storiesIn some ways, Deep Future's mission harkens back to Silicon Valley's roots, he said. As for Deep Future's investments, the challenge is whether the technology can be built and made cost-effective, ideally within its investment horizon of 10 years. One of Deep Future's portfolio companies, Descycle, is developing non-toxic chemicals to separate gold in electronics in landfills. Getting investors on board with mad scientistsWith Deep Future's niche, getting investors' attention has been easy, Holman said.

Persons: —, Pablos Holman, Jeff Bezos's, Bill Gates, Michael Reid, Holman didn't, Holman, Matt Mullenweg, that's, Alfred Steiner, I'm Organizations: Service, Origin, Ventures Laboratory, Business, Investors, WordPress

☆ Instagram's notes feature is growing at a 'wild pace' and part of its plan to make messaging central to the app's future
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewInstagram really wants you to try out "notes" — its status feature that harkens back to the instant messaging days of the internet. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, posted about the feature this month with the prompt: "What are notes about?" Meanwhile, creator Walé Oyerinde loves using the notes feature because it's one of the '"lowest effort high impact" ways to boost regular engagement on the app. AdvertisementInstagram launched the "notes" feature in 2022. She wants the notes feature to be visible to everyone who follows her so she can continue building her personal brand and cultivating a more engaged online community.

Persons: —, Adam Mosseri, Mosseri, Instagram, Ashley Yuki Alexander, Celine Mili, It's, Jyoti Chand, Walé Oyerinde, I've, Milli, Khamyra, Avalon Zborovsky, Fenter, she's Organizations: Service, AIM, Business, Facebook, Meta Locations: Instagram's

☆ Nospace is a new nostalgia-filled social media app for Gen Z that's already got a 500,000-person waiting list
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA new social media app targeting Gen Z, Nospace, is set to be released in June, the company told BI. Her new app jumps on Gen Z's love of Y2K and harkens back to a simpler age of social media. Nospace wants to recapture some of the magic of social media apps like MySpace and early Facebook, which centered on friendships and making new connections. Zhong is a seasoned social media pro who knows how to appeal to Gen Z trends. Through her previous companies, she's advised companies like Snapchat, Levi Strauss, and Google on how to reach a younger Gen Z audience.

Persons: —, Nospace, Tiffany Zhong, Zer, Zhong, Z's, everyone's, Tati, she's, Levi Strauss Organizations: Service, Pineapple Capital, Business, Google

☆ Republican leaders are worried that basic income programs will give Democrats an edge during the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Members of the GOP have expressed their opposition to the guaranteed basic income programs that are popping up in cities and counties nationwide. Guaranteed basic income programs grant select participants cash with no strings attached for a period of time. They are a more targeted version of universal basic income programs, which grant funds to an entire population. In Hudson, a town of about 6,000 people, a privately funded basic income program grants recipients $500 monthly for five years. Even so, some experts say guaranteed basic income won't make it on the federal level because of ongoing problems with existing programs, such as Supplemental Security Income.

Persons: —, Ronald Reagan, Kamal Johnson, Johnson, Steve Holt, Skyler Wheeler, Holt, Donald Trump, Trump, Dennis Culhane Organizations: Service, GOP, Republican, Street Journal, Business, Democratic, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Hudson , New York, Hudson, Texas , Arizona , Iowa, South Dakota, Iowa

☆ The Real Housewives are turning on Bravo and Andy Cohen. Here's what to know about the lawsuits and turmoil behind the scenes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Two "Real Housewives" stars have filed suits alleging mistreatment and a hostile workplace. She returned to the franchise for the fourth season of the spinoff "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip," where cast members from various series within the franchise go on a vacation together. The incident in question never aired — the entire season was shelved and its premiere date swapped with a different season, "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy," which aired instead. Mr. Cohen never used cocaine with any cast member on any Real Housewives show or with any other Bravo employee." Former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes has also accused Cohen and Bravo of racist behavior, insinuating it's why she left the show.

Persons: Bravo, Andy Cohen's, —, Andy Cohen, Cohen, Peacock, Caroline Manzo, Manzo, Brandi Glanville, Glanville, isn't, Derek Smith, Mr, Glanville's, Matt Lauer, Kate Chastain, Brandi, they've, Leah McSweeney, McSweeney, costars, Lisa Shannon, Leah, she'd, Cohen's, Ms, McSweeney's, didn't, Bethenny Frankel, Frankel, Frankel aren't, Eboni K, Williams, costars Luann, Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer, NeNe Leakes, Monique Samuels, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Samuels Organizations: Housewives, Service, Bravo, Shed Media, Housewives of, BI, Beverly Hills, Warner Bros, NBC, New, People, Real Housewives, Atlanta Locations: Housewives of New Jersey, Morocco, Glanville, New York City, York

BEIJING (AP) — China’s national congress is wrapping up its annual session Monday with the usual show of near-unanimous support for plans designed to carry out ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping's vision for the nation. This year's weeklong event, replete with meetings carefully scripted to allow no surprises, has highlighted how China’s politics have become ever more calibrated to elevate Xi. A key item due to be put for a ritual vote on Monday are revisions of the “Organic Law of the State Council,” China's version of a cabinet, that direct it to follow Xi's vision. The Organic Law of the State Council is being revised for the first time since it was adopted in 1982. The revision calls for the State Council, above all, to “uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China."

Persons: Xi, —, Li Qiang, ” Neil Thomas, ” Thomas, Wang Yi, Qin Gang, Mao Zedong, ” Organizations: BEIJING, —, Communist Party, State Council, Asia Society Policy Institute, Communist Party of China Locations: China, China's, U.S

☆ Why the Microsoft default font change from Calibri to Aptos upset some users
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The default font in her Word document was different, even though she hadn’t done anything to change it. Some die-hards even expressed their continued devotion to Times New Roman, the default font Calibri unseated in 2007. Is it arguably somewhat ridiculous to get worked up over a font change? pic.twitter.com/fV9thfdAr4 — Microsoft (@Microsoft) April 28, 2021The company has said the advent of higher resolution screens was a big factor behind their search for a successor. What’s going on?’”A graphic released by Microsoft detailing its new default font, Aptos.

Persons: Stef Luthin squinted, “, ” Luthin, Luthin, she’d, ’ ” Luthin, Calibri, —, — –, ”, she’s, “ I’ve, Thomas Phinney, Elle Cordova, ” Aptos, ” Calibri, ” Cordova, Steve Matteson, Cordova, Siri, Alexa, Aptos, “ We’ve, we’ve, Matteson, Carl Kasell, Stephen Colbert, Phinney, ” Phinney, he’s, What’s, Luthin’s TikTok, Joel Payne, Payne, who’s, Katherine Stockton, “ Aptos, it’s, There’s, they’ll, we’ll Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, Times, Aptos, YouTube, LinkedIn Locations: Chicago, ”, —, California, Colorado, Santa Cruz , California, Vancouver , British Columbia, Cambridge, England, Stockton, who’s

“It is necessary to conduct this operation unilaterally and without notifying Venezuelan officials,” reads the 15-page 2018 memo expanding “Operation Money Badger,” an investigation that authorities say targeted dozens of people, including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Within weeks, senior DEA officials plotted to deploy at least three undercover informants to surreptitiously record top officials suspected of converting Venezuela into a narco state. And “to limit or mitigate the exposure of the unilateral activities,” the document advised DEA officials to protect their informants and curtail in-person meetings with targets. I think they figured they had nothing to lose.”RELEASED BY ACCIDENTThe Operation Money Badger memo was never intended to be made public. The DEA memo authorized three informants to secretly record undercover meetings with the targets.

Persons: –, ”, Nicolás Maduro, Maduro’s, Alex Saab, Wes Tabor, “ We’re, Maduro, “, Biden, ” Maduro, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Joe Biden, ” —, Evan Criddle, William & Mary, there’s, Mike Vigil, Manny Recio, John Costanzo Jr, Costanzo, ” Michael Nadler, Washington –, launderer, Jose Vielma, Hugo Chávez, Vielma’s, Luis Motta, Vielma, Motta, Motta’s, Zach Margulis, Hugo Carvajal, Jennifer Farrar Organizations: MIAMI, The Associated Press, U.S . Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, Justice, AP, CIA, State, Justice Department, U.S, Attorney’s, Democratic, Supreme, William &, Saab, Miami Field Division’s, IRS Locations: Venezuela, United States, U.S, America, Venezuelan, Miami, Manhattan, Russia, China, OPEC, Mexico, Virginia, “, Colombian, New York, Houston, Washington, Investigative@ap.org

The agency knew officials in Scotland had named snowplows for years and decided a similar effort in Minnesota might draw attention to their winter work, Meyer said. The response in the first year of the contest was overwhelming, with about 24,000 submissions and 122,000 votes cast. “There's a natural infatuation with (snowplows),” said Kristine Bustos-Mihelcic, a spokesperson for the New Mexico Department of Transportation. Minnesota plans to keep its contest going in coming years and Meyer noted each plow keeps its name, which is displayed along the side of the vehicle. “We've got 800 snowplows statewide for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, so we have a lot of snowplows to name,” Meyer said.

Persons: Darth Blader, ”, Anne Meyer, Meyer, Plowy McPlowFace, Dogg, Han Snolo, Salt Fitzgerald, Paul, Scott Fitzgerald, Prince, Sleetwood Mac, Snow, Billy, Kid, “, Kristine Bustos, Erika Hill, Sir David Attenborough, We've, ” Meyer Organizations: Minnesota Department of Transportation, New, New Mexico Department of Transportation, Lincoln's Transportation, Utilities Locations: Minnesota, Scotland, Alaska, California, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Mexico, ” Lincoln , Nebraska, British

☆ Opinion: Psychology explains why the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is so intractable
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Opinion Nafees Hamid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —As fighting continues between Israel and Hamas, many may wonder why this war — and, more broadly, the decades-long Israeli–Palestinian conflict — is so intractable. A feature of sacred values is that they cannot be traded-off with profane values like material incentives to compromise. When each side was offered foreign aid to incentivize the deal, it produced a backfire effect among those who held sacred values. When a symbolic concession was offered, those holding sacred values were less angered and disgusted by the deal, and support for violent opposition plummeted. Carrot-and-stick policies, such as the promise of foreign aid coupled with the threat of sanctions, backfire when presented to those holding sacred values.

Persons: Nafees Hamid, one’s, Alexi J . Rosenfeld, Khaled Meshaal, Bezalel Smotrich, Israel ”, Israel, Bezalel, it’s, Netanyahu Organizations: King’s College London, CNN, UN, Getty, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Defense, Administration, West Bank, Palestinian, New School for Social Research, Jewish, Israel, Tel Aviv University, Bank Locations: Israel, US, Qatar, Palestine, Gaza, Jordan, Russian Republic of Dagestan, Berlin, Jerusalem, Israeli, Palestinian

☆ Instagram is taking aim at a wave of alternative social-media apps as it launches and tests new features
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Over the last several months, Instagram has been testing and rolling out several features to bring us closer to our friends. And yes, that means more "Close Friends" tools. Earlier this month, Instagram expanded the Close Friends feature, which lets users curate content for a smaller follower pool, to the feed. You can post your memes and photo dumps directly to your grid and only your close friends can see them. A Meta spokesperson confirmed that Instagram is working on two internal prototypes that could push some new apps to the sidelines.

Persons: Instagram, Kylie Jenner, Amo, Alessandro Paluzzi Organizations: Meta, Apple, Business, TikTok, Facebook, Paluzzi Locations: amo

☆ In southern Mexico, third-gender 'muxe' festival mixes celebration and activism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Jose Cortes | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JUCHITAN, Mexico, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Members of southern Mexico's third-gender 'muxe' community celebrated sexual and gender diversity over the weekend, while committing to fighting for LGBTQ people in the face of recent losses. "In the Zapotec language, there is no gender," said Felina Santiago, considered by many the matriarch of Juchitan's muxe community. Before the festivities began, a special mass was held for festival attendees and other members of the local community. This weekend's festival is called the "True Fearless Seekers of Danger" vela, a name that harkens to the risk many members of the community face. Reporting by Jose Cortes in Juchitan; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Felina Santiago, Juchitan's, Oscar Cazorla, Ociel Baena, Mexico's, Elvis Guerra, Jose Cortes, Brendan O'Boyle, Bill Berkrot Organizations: vela, Thomson Locations: JUCHITAN, Mexico, Juchitan, Oaxaca, Aguascalientes

☆ Blinken says Israeli government shared images of Hamas atrocities
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 12, 2023. It almost defies comprehension," Blinken told a news briefing in Tel Aviv, where he traveled after hundreds of Hamas gunmen poured across the barrier fence and rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday. He carefully described the disturbing contents of the images he was shown in meetings with Israeli officials earlier on Thursday. The atrocities depicted in the images he had seen "harkens back to ISIS," Blinken said. Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk in Tel Aviv; Writing by Doina Chiacu, Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis in Washington; Editing by Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Jacquelyn Martin, Blinken, Humeyra Pamuk, Doina Chiacu, Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, ISIS, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, TEL AVIV, Washington

There’s little concern that the independent or third-party candidates would actually win the presidency, but they could siphon support from the ultimate Democratic and Republican nominees. In Arizona, alone, minor party candidates must collect more than 34,000 signatures to qualify for the general election ballot. An independent candidate must collect more than 43,000 signatures. Michigan requires a minor party candidate to collect 44,619 signatures and independents to collect 12,000. And in Nevada, a minor party or independent candidate must collect 10,095 signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Cornel West, Joe Biden, Republican Donald Trump, Jill Stein, “, ” Stein, It’s, — Biden, Trump, Kennedy, Stein, Jim Messina, Barack Obama's, Biden, Biden's, ” Messina, —, Gallup, Hillary Clinton's, Louis Farrakhan, Stefanie Spear, Mr, “ Mr, Chris LaCivita, ” LaCivita, Brendan McPhillips, McPhillips, Matt Bennett, ” Bennett, “ Kennedy, It's, they're, ’, Peter Daou, Connecticut Sen, Joe Lieberman, ” Lieberman, Jonathan J, Cooper Organizations: Democratic, Cornel, Republican, Green Party, Gallup, Trump, Associated Press, Biden, Capitol, Democratic Party, Republican Party Locations: Washington, Philadelphia, U.S, West, United States, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Dallas, Phoenix

☆ On a former cotton plantation in Louisiana, a Black farmers' cooperative is reclaiming the land and money their ancestors lost
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Trisha Gopal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Between 1910 and 1997, Black farmers lost around 90% of their property in the US. In 1920, there were nearly 1 million Black farmers in the United States, accounting for 14% of all farmers. But between 1910 and 1997, Black farmers lost around 90% of their property, while white farmers only lost 2% during the same time period. She hopes to create a platform that addresses economic and racial equity for Black farmers, while also encouraging sustainable agriculture. In the 19th century, after the Southern Farmers' Alliance refused to admit Black farmers except in certain chapters, Black farmers started the Colored Farmers' National Alliance and Co-operative Union.

Persons: Konda Mason, Mason, I've, Mason's, collard, she's, Robert Bimba, Erica Styger, Elisabeth Keller, Keller's, Donna Isaacs, Caryl Levine, Levine, Justice Rice, Rice, Jim Crow, Linda Jones Organizations: Service, Jubilee Justice, Lotus Foods, Justice, US Department of Agriculture, USDA, Agriculture, Southern Farmers ' Alliance, Colored Farmers ' National Alliance and, Union Locations: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Inglewood, Alexandria, New York, Asia, Africa, United States, Mason, Ecuadorian

☆ A government shutdown would be a 'gut punch' to Head Start programs that serve 10,000 low income children
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Head Start programs, which serve over 10,000 children across the nation, would lose funding. If the shutdown isn't averted, Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 children would immediately lose federal funding, including Ferguson's program. This is a particular concern with nearly 20% of Head Start staff positions vacant nationwide, according to the National Head Start Association. The 16-day October 2013 shutdown was the last to hit Head Start hard, affecting 19,000 children and shuttering programs in several states. Laketia Washington, a mother of eight whose 3- and 5-year-olds attend Head Start programs in Tallahassee, Florida, lamented the turmoil as she rang up customers at a discount store.

Persons: —, Monette Ferguson, Ferguson, Tommy Sheridan, Sheridan, Bobby Kogan, Lori Milam, she's, Philip Shelly, Nikki Budzinski, Maureen Coffey, Lynn Karoly, John, Laura Arnold, what's Organizations: Service, Alliance for Community Empowerment, Start Association, Sunday, Center for American Progress, West Virginia, Democratic U.S ., Start, Center for American, Rand Corp, Tim Center, Capital Area Community Action Agency Locations: Connecticut, Florida , Alabama , Connecticut, Georgia , Massachusetts, South Carolina, Illinois, Minnesota , New York, Maine, Houston, Florida, Laketia Washington, Tallahassee , Florida

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