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☆ Amazon is breaking the law by putting warehouse workers at risk for back and joint injuries, federal regulators say in new citations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Federal safety regulators fined Amazon $60,269 for putting workers at risk for back, joint injuries. Injuries linked to the "high frequency" of "repetitive tasks" at Amazon warehouses, regulators said. The citations are the latest in a series of regulatory actions targeting Amazon's warehouse injuries. Workers at Amazon warehouses are four times as likely to suffer such injuries as workers in non-Amazon warehouses, a review of Washington state workers' compensation data showed. Federal safety inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited three Amazon warehouses, in Florida, Illinois and New York.

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☆ One U-Haul manager believes lots of people will still move to Florida in 2023—but not to the popular cities of Miami and Tampa Bay
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Florida was the second-most-popular destination for U-Haul movers in 2022. Florida was the second-most-popular destination for U-Haul movers last year, second only to Texas, per a new report by the national truck-rental company. In a twist, these movers were less likely to embrace the popular cities of the pandemic era, like Miami and Tampa. People in the past year were choosing smaller, less expensive Florida areas — such as Clermont, Ocala, and The Villages, both moveBuddha and U-Haul found. It's a trend mirrored nationally, as movers sought exurban areas — suburbs with a rural feel in close proximity to cities.

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☆ After building a $105 million lingerie startup, this founder is pivoting to energy drinks by tapping her community and male mentors
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Michelle Cordeiro Grant launched Lively in 2016 and sold it three years later for $105 million. "Nobody talks about the fact that it's OK to graduate at some point," Cordeiro Grant said. On January 11, Cordeiro Grant launched the energy-drink startup GORGIE in hopes of creating a wellness product that filled the void of female voices in the energy-beverage industry, she said. Insider spoke with Cordeiro Grant about her transition from bras to beverages and the lessons, tools, and people she's taking with her for her next venture. This is an as-told-to story based on an interview with Cordeiro Grant that has been edited for length and clarity.

While there is still much that is not known about the Biden documents, there are key differences between the two cases — as well as some similarities. Court papers show officials found classified documents in 14 of the 15 boxes, including 25 that were marked top secret. Justice Department investigationIn both cases, the Archives reported the discovery of classified documents to the Department of Justice. The FBI then learned Trump had not fully complied with the subpoena and still had more classified documents. McQuade posted on Twitter that the Justice Department prosecutes the mishandling of classified documents when there is an aggravating factor present.

☆ House Republicans voted to gut the House Ethics Committee, and George Santos said it was 'fantastic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

House Republicans voted on Monday to hobble the Office of Congressional Ethics. George Santos, facing multiple investigations and ethics complaints, called the changes "fantastic." The Office of Congressional Ethics, first established in 2008, is a quasi-independent body tasked with investigating allegations of misconduct against members of Congress. It then makes a determination as to whether those allegations are worth investigating further, at which point it makes a referral to the House Ethics Committee, which is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. In 2017, House Republicans voted in conference to subsume the office under the House Ethics Committee, effectively neutering it.

☆ Why influencer commerce company LTK is hiring in spite of a tech downturn and what it's looking for in job candidates
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

LTKIn 2022, the Dallas-based company had already grown its staff by 60% in less than a year, Venz Box said. "I want to hear what their boss said," Venz Box added. "I want to hear what their boss said," Venz Box added. "It's actually sometimes very useful that they are not from this space," Venz Box said. LTK employees do have a referral bonus, Venz Box added.

☆ 77 members of the 117th Congress violated a federal conflicts-of-interest and financial transparency law
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

77 members of Congress violated the STOCK Act in the 117th session of Congress. The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 is designed to curb insider trading and requires timely disclosure of financial trades. But a decade on, Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike routinely violate the STOCK Act: 40 Republicans and 37 Democrats in the current Congress violated the law, per Insider's tally. Some members of Congress violated the law more egregiously than others. GOP Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas, for example, violated the STOCK Act multiple times and waited months to disclose up to $17 million in trades.

☆ 15 reasons why you aren't hearing back during your job search, based on where you are in the process
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Lily Zhang | The Muse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Here are 15 reasons you might not be getting hired and how you can fix them — broken down by when in the job search you're running into trouble. You're not telling people about your job searchYou probably already know you're supposed to be networking when you're job searching. If you're getting multiple interviews but not getting offers11. You have the skills but not the storyYou have all the right skills, you're applying for the right jobs, you're passing the screens and early interviews — and yet, no offers. Job searches take time, and it will be worth the effort once you land the right job.

☆ Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows cleared of voter fraud charges in North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The North Carolina Department of Justice announced it would not charge Meadows or his wife with voter fraud. But most significantly, prosecutors pointed to a provision in North Carolina state law that allows public servants to maintain their residency in the state while serving as a public servant. But while Stein declined to prosecute Meadows, his statement included a lengthy condemnation of the former Trump chief of staff for making unfounded allegations of voter fraud and his involvement in the events of January 6, 2021. "Mr. Meadows has made numerous unfounded, damaging allegations about voter fraud both before and after the 2020 election," said Stein. Meadows declined to comment through his spokesman Ben Williamson.

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☆ Factbox: Jan. 6 report adds to Trump's mounting legal problems
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Industry Insight | Saw Law Firms Move Past The Pandemic Into A More Client-Focused Service Environment | Thomson Reuters Institute | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

A New York judge ordered that an independent monitor be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization before the case goes to trial in October 2023. Trump asked Raffensperger to "find" enough votes needed to overturn Trump's election loss in Georgia. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal election laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties. A Trump Organization lawyer has said it would appeal the decision, while Trump has defended his company's operations. Allen Weisselberg, the company's former chief financial officer, pleaded guilty and was required to testify against the Trump Organization as part of his plea agreement.

House Democrats are scrutinizing why the Internal Revenue Service failed to fully audit Donald Trump's tax returns when he was in the White House, despite an agency policy mandating such a review. Some insight into the lapse came in a report Tuesday from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), a bipartisan congressional panel that examined Trump's tax returns from 2015-20. The JCT report was issued Tuesday, after the House Ways and Means Committee voted to make Trump's 2015-20 tax returns public. Trump was the first president not to make his tax returns public since the 1970s. Neal is pressing for legislation that would require the IRS to publish and audit presidential tax returns.

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☆ Your 30-day plan for bouncing back from a layoff and landing a new job in no time
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Jerry Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But if you structure your first 30 days after a layoff wisely, you'll maximize your chances of landing your next job and minimize the "job gap" in your résumé. It's the same 30-day plan I've recommended to friends and former colleagues — and they all started landing interviews shortly after they followed it. If you're having a hard time remembering, find a similar job description on a job portal and see which are relevant for you. I'm writing to you to introduce myself and reach out for the role you're hiring for. It's important to be upfront about being laid off, but focus on the future — what you hope to gain from the new role you're applying to.

When it comes to persistent bad breath, the types of probiotic bacteria found in fermented foods like yogurt, sourdough bread and miso soup may help ease the offending odor, a new study suggests. A major cause of persistent bad breath is gaseous blends of sulfur and other elements, known as volatile sulfuric compounds, that are produced by mouth bacteria, the researchers note. To take a closer look at whether probiotic bacteria might help manage bad breath, the researchers scoured the medical literature for studies on the topic. Bad breath severity in the trials was assessed by measurements of the compounds detected in the mouth, along with a score that indicated how strong the bad breath odors were at various distances from the mouth. Nutritionist Perri Halperin said people with persistent bad breath should see a dentist for potential underlying health issues.

☆ Jan. 6 report Trump cameos and criminal referrals may impact 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Noah Bookbinder | Noah Bookbinder Is The Executive Director Of Citizens For Responsibility | Ethics In Washington. He Is A Former Federal Corruption Prosecutor. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

On Monday, the Jan. 6 committee made history by approving a criminal referral for former President Donald Trump. Today, the committee will release its full report on the insurrection — hundreds of pages packed with evidence, witness statements and bombshells. It is crucial that courts and secretaries of state simultaneously remove Trump from the presidential ballot in 2024. While federal prosecutors should move forward with investigating and charging Trump for criminal insurrection, it is crucial that courts and secretaries of state simultaneously remove Trump from the presidential ballot in 2024. In fact, it’s been used to disqualify someone from office for participating in the very insurrection Trump incited.

The U.S. House’s Jan. 6 committee has performed its task with a dignity that verges on parody. They are doing criminal referrals while Rome burns. I think the criminal referrals are completely appropriate and, if anything, fail to capture the true scope of his malfeasance. He said as much himself in response to the Jan. 6 committee referral. One of the strongest grounds for prosecuting Trump for Jan. 6 is that only accountability will prevent something like it from happening again.

☆ The Jan. 6 Inquiry’s Not-So-Grand Finale
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington,The House Jan. 6 committee decided Monday that the best way to cap its 18 months of work would be a political gesture. It thus referred President Trump to the Justice Department for potential criminal prosecution for his efforts to reverse the 2020 election, which culminated in the Capitol riot. A Congressional referral to the Justice Department has all the legal force of an interoffice memo. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed special counsel Jack Smith to investigate Mr. Trump’s schemes to stay in office. The Jan. 6 committee’s loud public intervention makes his job more complicated, given the clear partisan context.

☆ The Four Criminal Charges in Jan. 6 Committee’s Trump Referral
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Jan Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has recommended by unanimous vote that the Justice Department pursue four criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, and two criminal charges against John Eastman , one of his postelection lawyers. The referrals have no legal weight as the Justice Department is running its own investigation and will make its own determination of what, if any, charges to bring. Here are the four criminal offenses in the committee’s referral. Obstruction of an Official Proceeding (18 U.S.C. The law punishes “whoever corruptly alters, destroys, mutilates or conceals a record, document or other object…or otherwise obstructs, influences or impedes any official proceeding.” This is one of the two offenses the committee included in Mr. Eastman’s referral.

☆ Jan. 6 committee highlights: Panel votes on criminal referrals for Trump and others
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Rebecca Shabad | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan-Allen-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +48 min

“By the time President Trump was preparing to give his speech, he and his advisors knew enough to cancel the rally. “Some have suggested that President Trump gave an order to have 10,000 troops ready for January 6th. On far-right groups drawing inspiration from Trump: Trump has not denied that he helped inspire far-right groups, including the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, to violently attempt to obstruct the official certification proceedings on Jan. 6. "There is no question from all the evidence assembled that President Trump did have that intent." Share this -Link copiedInside the final Jan. 6 committee meeting The Jan. 6 committee met for what’s likely its final public meeting, with many of the usual faces present.

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☆ Obstruction is the charge Trump should fear most from the Jan. 6 panel referral, former chief of staff says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mick Mulvaney said Donald Trump should most fear the prospect of being charged with obstruction. "It's not the crime, it's the cover-up," the former acting White House chief of staff said. The Jan. 6 panel referred Trump to the DOJ Monday on four criminal charges, obstruction among them. Among the crimes the committee alleges Trump committed was seeking to influence witnesses testifying to the panel. "It's that obstruction charge that continues to get my attention," Mulvaney told host Jake Tapper.

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