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☆ How WME trains its future agents to nurture the next A-list client like Selena Gomez or Ryan Coogler
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewAt the talent agency WME, top agents work to nurture the careers of A-list stars like Selena Gomez and Ryan Coogler. AdvertisementTrainees learn from WME clients like Rachel Maddow. At the end of each year, there's a fireside chat with Mark Shapiro, president and COO of WME parent Endeavor and TKO, who's been joined by WME clients Rachel Maddow and Robin Roberts. AdvertisementThe program helped lead to a TV show dealTrainees presented a business plan for WME client Christina "Tinx" Najjar. (The trainee program is separate from WME's highly competitive mailroom program that trains recent college grads to become agent assistants.)

Persons: —, Selena Gomez, Ryan Coogler, Marc Korman, Rachel Maddow, Nathan Congleton, Mike Simpson, Quentin Tarantino, there's, Mark Shapiro, who's, Robin Roberts, Justin Timberlake, Korman, Christina, Tinx, Dia Dipasupil, William Morris, Anna DeRoy, Talitha Garrett, WME's, Garrett, DeRoy, WME, It's, Ari, Ari Emanuel, COVID, they'll, Nat Wyatt, Maddow, Sunny Hostin, Wyatt, they're, Olivia Rodrigo Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Endeavor, HBO Locations: NBCU, Silicon, Nashville

Outside of his MAGA movement, though, the social media site is struggling to find a wider audience. It’s a critical milestone for the social media site as well as for Trump, providing a path for the former real estate tycoon’s return to Wall Street. Some conservatives, looking for an alternative to mainstream social media sites seen as hostile to their point of view, initially seemed eager to embrace Truth Social. Truth Social’s hot.”Many Republican politicians and conservative have not joined Truth Social or they post infrequently. “It’s safe to say that Truth Social has not broken into the mainstream,” said Joshua Tucker, co-director of the New York University Center for Social Media and Politics.

Persons: he’s, Nick Mirtschink, Donald Trump, Bree Duke, ” Duke, “, ” Mirtschink, Duke, MAGA, –, It’s, Trump, “ It’s, ” Jay Ritter, Donald Trump’s, ”, Josephine Lukito, ” Trump, Joe Biden’s, Devin Nunes, Glenn Youngkin’s, Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro, Glenn Beck don’t, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Matt Terrill, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, ” Paul Leslie, you’re, ’ It’s, there’s, Nikki Haley’s, Elon Musk, Joshua Tucker, that’s, ” Kurt Holtzclaw, ” Holtzclaw, Lukito, ” Lukito, Jimmy Kimmel, “ Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene Organizations: CNN, Truth, Trump Media & Technology, Trump, Wall, Facebook, Apple, University of Florida, University of Texas, Twitter, Social, South, Pew Research, Trump Media, Republican, Big Tech, Alabama Supreme, Virginia Gov, ” Trump, South Carolina Gov, Cuban, New York University Center for Social Media, ” Locations: Georgia, Rome , Georgia, Austin, South Carolina, Joe Biden’s State, Carolina, Florida, Arizona, New York

☆ Why don’t humans have tails?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

One of those led to shorter tails; the more of that protein the genes produced, the shorter the tails. A tail as old as timeFor modern humans, tails are a distant genetic memory. While Alu’s role “seems to be a very important one,” other genetic factors likely contributed to the permanent disappearance of our primate ancestors’ tails,” Xia said. In their experiments, the researchers found that when mice were genetically engineered for tail loss, some developed neural tube deformities that resembled spina bifida in humans. “Maybe the reason why we have this condition in humans is because of this trade-off that our ancestors made 25 million years ago to lose their tails,” Yanai said.

Persons: —, Alu, AluY, Bo Xia, ” Xia, ”, Xia, Itai Yanai, ” Yanai, “, Bo, Yanai, TBXT’s, Liza Shapiro, ” Shapiro, africanus, Shapiro, spina, Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Gene, Broad Institute of MIT, Harvard University, Institute for Systems Genetics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, University of Texas, Scientific Locations: Austin, Kenya

☆ Andre Gordon: A Pennsylvania man is suspected of killing 3 people, including his teen sister, at 2 different homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He carried out the attacks with an “AR-15 style assault rifle,” Falls Township Police Chief Nelson Whitney said. Around 11:38 a.m., the carjacked Honda CRV was found abandoned in Trenton, according to Falls Township Police. The pair of shootings were “domestic related,” Falls Township Chairman of Board of Supervisors Jeff Dence told CNN. Family members were present at both homes in Falls Township, according to Schorn. Gordon is also believed to have “family ties” to the Trenton house, she said in a news conference.

Persons: carjacking, Andre Gordon, Nelson Whitney, “ He’s, Steve Wilson, Gordon, Wilson, “, ” Wilson, Reed Gusciora, Gusciora, Karen Gordon, Kera Gordon, Jennifer Schorn, ” Schorn, Taylor Daniel, Schorn, Honda CRV, ” Gusciora, CNN’s Polo Sandoval, Matt Rourke, Jeff Dence, ”, Andre, Brian Fitzpatrick, carjacked, Josh Shapiro, we’re Organizations: CNN — Police, Police, Authorities, Honda, Falls Township Police, CNN, ”, Police Police, FBI, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Locations: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Falls Township, Falls, ” Trenton , New Jersey, Trenton , New Jersey, Trenton, Levittown , Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Edgewood Lane, Bristol Pike, Morrisville ., Philadelphia, ” Falls, Lower Bucks, selfishly

☆ 5 products for kids you should avoid buying on Temu and how to find safe alternatives, according to a pediatrician
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A pediatrician says there are five kinds of products you shouldn't buy and shares advice on finding safe, affordable alternatives. Advertisement"If you're buying, you have to understand you're not getting all the safety and quality that you can get from other retailers," Shapiro said. StrollersLike cribs, strollers are subject to recall in the US, as well as safety regulations. When you're buying from a reputable retailer that's subject to US regulations, more expensive doesn't necessarily mean safer, he noted. "Because it's cheaper doesn't mean that it's better, or worse," as long as it meets safety regulations, Shapiro said.

Persons: —, Ilan Shapiro, Shapiro, it's, haven't Organizations: Service, AltaMed Health Services, Consumer Product Safety, Seattle Children's Hospital, Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association Locations: China, headrests, Seattle

Another threat to election officialsAt least four swatting incidents have been aimed at the homes of senior officials who oversee or work to secure elections since December. Separately, a Department of Justice taskforce launched in 2021 has reviewed more than 2,000 allegations of hostility, harassment, abuse, or threats to election officials and staffers, a department spokesperson said. Swatting was featured in a tabletop exercise for election officials in New Jersey last month, a spokesperson for the secretary of state told CNN. Such incidents have prompted The Elections Group, a consulting group led by former election officials, to begin sharing resources on swatting with election workers and incorporating the topic into trainings. A wave of election officials have departed their roles since November 2020, when false claims of a stolen election proliferated.

Persons: Jay Ashcroft, ” Ashcroft, State Jay Ashcroft, Kacen Bayless, ”, Ashcroft, Gabriel Sterling, “, we’ll, Sterling, Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher, swatting, ” Jennifer Doebler, Alan Winston Filion, Filion “, Filion, Jennifer Doebler, Lauren R, Shapiro, Republican Sen, Rick Scott of, Scott’s, Sen, Rick Scott swatting, “ Sir, there’s, “ It’s, Swatting, State Shenna Bellows, Bellows, Donald Trump, Trump, Ashcroft’s, Joe Biden, Tina Barton, ” Barton Organizations: CNN, Missouri’s, Republican, State, Kansas City Star, TNS, Getty, FBI, of Justice, Local, Sandy, John Jay College of Criminal, swatting, ”, Naples Police, “, Trump, Elections, Commission Locations: Jefferson City , Missouri, Missouri, Maine , Georgia, Virginia, Sterling, Britain, Sandy Springs, Kansas, Tennessee, California, Rick Scott of Florida, Naples , Florida, Naples, New Jersey, Georgia, Maine

Such legislation would make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel-producing state to adopt a carbon-pricing program. Shapiro's proposal comes as environmentalists are pressuring him to do more to fight climate change in the nation’s No. 2 gas-producing state and as the state's highest court considers a challenge to his predecessor's plan to adopt a carbon-pricing program. Currently, about 60% of the state's electricity comes from natural gas-fired power plants, and the 50% requirement could hurt demand for electricity from those plants. Shapiro’s administration did not provide many details of his strategy Wednesday, including how much money power plants would pay or how the average household electric bill would be affected.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, Shapiro, ” Shapiro, “, Joe Pittman, Shapiro’s, Patrick Cicero, “ it’s, ” Cicero, That’s, Dave Callahan, Shapiro's, Alex Bomstein, Tom Wolf, “ I’m, ___ Levy, Marc Levy Organizations: —, Pennsylvania Manufacturers ’ Association, Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, Marcellus Shale Coalition, Clean Air Council, Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Greenhouse Gas Locations: SCRANTON, Pa, — Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Indiana, Marcellus, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania

☆ Inside a prison healthcare company's ownership shell game
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Dakin Campbell | Nicole Einbinder | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has criticized Corizon successor company YesCare for its opaque corporate structure. Yet Geneva's track record is scant; it only incorporated in November 2021, six months before it got the YesCare contract. AdvertisementOnly one agency with a YesCare contract told BI it was aware of the extent to which YesCare had outsourced its operations. AdvertisementAn October 2022 YesCare bid document, submitted to the Alabama Department of Corrections, says PharmaCorr will dispense all prescription medications for YesCare. AdvertisementThe agreement between Geneva and prison healthcare provider YesCare requires YesCare to pay at least $500,000 a month to Geneva.

Persons: Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Corizon, YesCare, —, Dick Durbin, Raphael Prober, Prober's nonanswer, Warren, Christopher M, Lopez, Robert Green, Corizon —, Green, Lori Mayer, Aaron Kaufman, Chris Atkinson, Joel Landau, Tehum, Martin Horn, Alabama Department of Corrections YesCare, Thomas Mailey, Bryan Baker, Isaac Lefkowitz, Perigrove, — Lefkowitz, Lefkowitz, David Gefner, Gefner, Storm Harper, PharmaCorr, Jeff Sholey, Steven Weiss, Atkinson, Sara Tirschwell, Zalman Shapiro, Tirschwell, Michael Farrier, Jeffrey Sholey, Judge Lopez Organizations: Service, Corizon Health, Business, Getty, YesCare Holdings, Justice Department, Tehum Care Services, Geneva Consulting, Genesis Healthcare, BI, Geneva, American Correctional Association, . Maryland Department of Public Safety, Correctional, CHS, PharmaCorr, University of West, of Health, Allure, New York State Department of Health, Public, New York City Department of Correction, Alabama Department of Corrections, Alabama, New York State Department of Corrections, Community Supervision, Doña, Okaloosa, LinkedIn, YesCare, YesCare . Alabama Department of Corrections, Gefner, Court, Western, of, Corizon's, Florida's, Florida's Hillsborough County Sheriff's, Tehum's Locations: Missouri, Houston, Texas, Geneva, Florida, Alabama, New Jersey, YesCare, University of West Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Riker's, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Okaloosa County , Florida, Wyoming, Maryland, Colorado , Florida, North Carolina, Suffern , New York, YesCare's Alabama, of Missouri, Florida's Hillsborough County

☆ ‘Fix the Damn Roads’: How Democrats in Purple and Red States Win - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania got an emergency call about I-95 last June, his first thought turned to semantics. “When you say ‘collapse,’ do you really mean collapse?” he recalled wondering. Highways don’t typically do that, but then tractor-trailers don’t typically flip over and catch fire, which had happened on an elevated section of the road in Philadelphia. Shapiro’s second, third and fourth thoughts were that he and other government officials needed to do the fastest repair imaginable. He knew how disruptive and costly the road’s closure would be and how frustrated Pennsylvanians would get.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, ”, I’ll, you’ve, ’ ”, you’re Organizations: Pennsylvania Locations: Philadelphia

The Supreme Court agreed to hear Trump's immunity claims around charges of election subversion. Trump stands to benefit from SCOTUS hearing because it could delay his trial, legal experts say. Special counsel Jack Smith's federal case against Trump cannot proceed until the Supreme Court makes its decision, which could take months. AdvertisementKalir, who is pretty confident the court will not grant Trump immunity, said it largely comes down to how merit-less the legal argument in favor of absolute immunity is. Krissoff added that the Supreme Court is likely to issue as narrow a ruling as possible.

Persons: Trump, SCOTUS, —, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith's, Trump's, Scott Lemieux, Kenneth White, White, Justin Crowe, Crowe, Sarah Krissoff, Krissoff, Doron Kalir, Kalir, Smith, Jack Smith, Carolyn Shapiro, Rather, hasn't Organizations: Service, Wednesday, Trump, University of Washington, Williams College, Justice Department, Cleveland State University College of Law, Chicago, Kent's Institute Locations: New York, Washington ,, United States

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried Makes His Last Stand
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( David Yaffe-Bellany | Matthew Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud last year, he has hired a new lawyer known for courtroom showmanship. A group of sympathetic law professors has pushed for a reappraisal of his actions. And his parents have turned for help to former employees of FTX, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange he founded. From a federal detention center in Brooklyn, Mr. Bankman-Fried, 31, has continued to fight his case behind the scenes, as he argues for a lenient sentence and prepares to appeal his conviction. Since last year’s trial, Mr. Bankman-Fried has hired Marc Mukasey, who once represented former President Donald J. Trump, to oversee his sentencing, as well as a separate lawyer at the law firm Shapiro Arato Bach to handle the appeal.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Bankman, Lewis A, Kaplan, Marc Mukasey, Donald J, Trump, Shapiro Arato Bach, Joe Bankman, Barbara Fried Organizations: FTX, Stanford University Locations: Brooklyn, U.S, Manhattan, FTX

☆ Judge allows Sam Bankman-Fried to keep his new lawyers after prosecutors warn of conflict of interest
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUS District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Sam Bankman-Fried could retain his new lawyers despite a noted conflict of interest. Questioned thoroughly by Kaplan, Bankman-Fried affirmed that he wanted to keep his new attorneys, waiving his right to "conflict-free representation," as Kaplan put it. They're expected to help Bankman-Fried with his sentencing hearing, scheduled for late March. In their February letter, prosecutors said Kaplan should hold a Curcio hearing, where the judge could ask Bankman-Fried and his lawyers questions to determine whether a legitimate conflict of interest exists and whether they would waive it for the sentencing hearing. This has the potential to create a conflict in the representation of Bankman-Fried and Mashinsky," prosecutors wrote in the letter.

Persons: —, Lewis Kaplan, Sam Bankman, Fried, Kaplan, Marc Mukasey, Torrey Young, waiving, Mukasey, Young, They're, Alex Mashinsky, Caroline Ellison, Mashinsky, Prosecutors, Michael Mukasey, George W, Bush, Eddie Gallagher, Eric Trump, Matt Gaetz, Alexandra Shapiro, Shapiro, Nicolas Roos Organizations: Service, Bankman, Business, Justice Department Prosecutors, Alameda Research, Prosecutors, Mashinsky, Navy, New, Trump Locations: Manhattan, Alameda, New York

☆ The American who bought a home in Italy and found ‘big surprises’ inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Buyers from all over the world are snapping up charming old houses in isolated villages in Italy. Chicago-based saxophonist Joshua Shapiro, 48, embarked on the quest for la dolce vita as the first step toward a change of life. Many empty homes featured on the local website where owners meet buyers are sold or rented with furniture, but what eventually ends up being left inside is usually negotiated between parties. Courtesy Joshua ShapiroThere was also a bizarre encounter when he first went to take a peek inside the house he had just bought. Accompanied by Castellano, the deputy mayor, Shapiro says he was surprised to find it had tenants inside – a group of elderly nuns.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Joshua Shapiro, “, ” Shapiro, ”, Shapiro, MC Newman Shapiro, Latronico, he’d, –, – it’s, Vincenzo Castellano, – Shapiro, Castellano, Latronico’s Organizations: CNN, intel Locations: Italy, . Chicago, United States, Latronico, Basilicata, Europe, Florence, Rome, Bari, –, American, Chicago

☆ Trump lawyers don't want prospective jurors in 'hush-money' case to be asked if 2020 election was stolen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Todd Blanche, the lead attorney representing Trump in the case, said that jurors should not be asked whether they believe the 2020 election — which Trump lost to now-President Joe Biden — was "stolen." Ahead of the 2016 election, Trump sought to keep Daniels — an adult film actor whose real name is Stephanie Clifford — quiet about an affair she says she had with him. It will also be the first time a former president has ever sat for a criminal trial. Blanche asked Merchan to take a fresh look at the questions jurors should be asked. AdvertisementLast year, Trump went through a three-month civil trial in Manhattan for a case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Todd Blanche, Trump, Joe Biden —, Blanche, Joshua Steinglass, Biden didn't, Steinglass, Juan Merchan, couldn't, Merchan, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, Stephanie Clifford —, Jean Carroll, defaming, Lewis Kaplan's, Jean Carroll's, Judge Kaplan, Pres, Donald Trump winked, Jeffrey Toobin, Ben Shapiro, Sean Hannity, Jeffrey Toobin —, Susan Necheles, mutter, Carroll, Toobin, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Smith, Letitia James, Arthur Engoron Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, New, Attorney, US, Getty, Prosecutors, New Yorker, CNN, Justice, New York, Trump Organization Locations: Manhattan, Washington, DC, Fulton County, Florida

☆ Shares of UFC and WWE parent company are primed to rally 40%, Jefferies says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Jefferies thinks investors should buy up TKO Group , calling the company a "knockout combo" of two major entertainment giants. That price target suggests shares could jump more than 39 % from Friday's close. The company is 51% owned by Endeavor Group Holdings, which owns UFC and Hollywood talent agency WME, and 49% owned by WWE shareholders. That price target suggests shares could jump more than 39% from Friday's close. Kronos Worldwide Inc KRO ANALYST CONSENSUS 3 Ratings Hold 0 Strong Buy 0 Strong Buy 1 Buy 1 Buy 0 Hold 0 Hold 2 Underperform 2 Underperform 0 Sell 0 Sell Current Price ( ) 11.00 Highest Price Target Upside (-4.3%) 8.67 Average Price Target 7.00 Lowest Price Target

Persons: Jefferies, Randal Konik, WME, Ari Emanuel, Konik, Dana White, Vince McMahon, Ariel Emanuel, Mark Shapiro, Michelle Farsi, Kronos Organizations: World Wrestling Entertainment, Endeavor Group Holdings, UFC, Hollywood, WWE, Endeavor, New York Stock Exchange, Getty, Inc Locations: Friday's, New York City

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The resignation of a Republican lawmaker in the previously deadlocked Pennsylvania House of Representatives has put the balance of power back to Democrats, ahead of a special election next week for another vacant position. A Democrat's resignation last year had the House deadlocked at 101-101, and a special election next week will fill that vacancy. Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesThe resignation queues up another special election for the chamber, which will be scheduled as early as two months from now. Next week’s special election in Bucks County, for a seat that has historically favored Democrats, will now either strengthen Democrats’ hold, or return the chamber to a deadlock until the election for Adams’ seat. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Speaker of the House said information about the election would be forthcoming.

Persons: Joe Adams, Pike, ”, Josh Shapiro, Adams ’, Donald Trump, Adams Organizations: Republican, Pennsylvania, Representatives, Democratic, Gov, Democrat, Republicans, ’ Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Pike, Wayne, Pennsylvania, Bucks County

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether Trump can remain on Colorado's primary ballot. The Colorado Supreme Court, however, overturned that judge's ruling and proceeded to ban him . The Supreme Court has never directly ruled on the application of the clause. US Supreme Court building Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesCarolyn Shapiro, founder of Chicago-Kent's Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States, said kicking the ultimate decision to Congress could be "the worst thing they could do." Whatever the outcome, experts said there's little to no political cover for the Supreme Court.

Persons: Trump, —, Donald Trump, SCOTUS, Joe Biden's, Scott Lemieux, Doron Kalir, Donald Trump Scott Eisen, Lemieux, Kalir, Carolyn Shapiro, Shapiro Organizations: Trump, Service, Republican, Colorado Supreme, University of Washington, Cleveland State University College of Law, Attorneys, Colorado, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Chicago, Kent's Institute, Trump Trump, New York Times, Supreme Locations: Colorado, United States, Maine, Oregon

☆ Pennsylvania wants student-loan borrowers in the state to take on less debt. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan to overhaul higher education in the state. AdvertisementPennsylvania's governor has a plan to make higher education more affordable — and prevent the state's residents from taking on unaffordable debt. Along with proposals for those continued investments, Shapiro also put forth a $975 million proposal to overhaul the higher education system in the state. AdvertisementOther states are taking similar approaches to address higher education affordability. Since federal student-loan payments resumed in October after an over three-year pause, the Education Department announced a range of plans to get relief to borrowers who took on debt for higher education.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, —, Shapiro, Shapiro's, " Shapiro, Joan Gabel, Jared Polis Organizations: Service, University of Pittsburgh, Pitt, Colorado Gov, Education Department Locations: Pennsylvania

Most details of the Democratic governor's budget plan for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which starts July 1, remain under wraps. But Shapiro has made it clear he will seek more money for higher education and public transit agencies and possibly underfunded public schools. He also wants to spend more money to attract major companies and seems ready to revisit the controversial item that helped sow a protracted budget fight last year: creating a new private school voucher program. Here’s what to watch for Tuesday:THE BUDGET BASICSShapiro will almost certainly propose an operating budget that spends above this year’s $45 billion approved plan. Those include nearly $300 million more for public transit agencies, a roughly 25% increase, and a substantial, but undisclosed, increase for state-owned universities.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, Shapiro, he's, ” Shapiro, hasn't, Pennsylvania's, Marc Levy Organizations: —, Democratic, Senate, Rotunda . Governors, Republican, Republicans Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, www.twitter.com

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring Friday at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania, the scene of the country’s largest and best known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States. Just after sunrise Friday, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced Phil did not see his shadow, which will usher in early springlike weather. A bundled-up crowd, some wearing groundhog-themed hats, watched musical performances and fireworks as they waited for sunrise and the appearance of Punxsutawney Phil. Phil predicts more winter far more often than he sees an early spring, not a bad bet for February and March in western Pennsylvania. The 1993 blockbuster film “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray, fueled interest in Punxsutawney Phil and inspired informal observations far and wide.

Persons: —, Phil, Tom Dunkel, ese, ”, Dan McGinley, “, Punxsutawney Phil, Josh Shapiro, Punxsutawney, Shapiro, “ Punxsutawney, ” Shapiro, Bill Murray, he's, wasn’t Organizations: Groundhog Locations: Pa, Pennsylvania, United States, Punxsutawney, U.S, Canadian

SpaceX, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during live interview with Ben Shapiro at the symposium on fighting antisemitism on January 22, 2024 in Krakow, Poland. Elon Musk said late Wednesday that Tesla will hold a shareholder vote on whether to transfer the electric carmaker's state of incorporation to Texas. After the poll, Musk said Tesla will "will move immediately to hold a shareholder vote to transfer state of incorporation to Texas." Musk will likely have to seek approval from the Tesla board to enact such a move. "Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware," Musk posted on X this week.

Persons: Elon Musk, Ben Shapiro, Tesla, Musk, Musk's, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, Musk Locations: Krakow, Poland, Texas, Delaware

☆ You may have workplace 'vertigo'—how to identify and fix it: 'If you're not aware of it you will react wrongly,' expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

If you've ever felt overwhelmed with emotion in the office, you might have been experiencing workplace "vertigo," says Dan L. Shapiro, the director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program. Vertigo often happens when you're negotiating a raise or pitching an idea and met with unexpected feedback or criticism. "A lot of that cerebral [thought] has emotional underpinnings and those emotional underpinnings are coming from what we feel in our bodies," he says. "If you're not aware of it you will react wrongly to it most of the time." Here's how to know you're experiencing vertigo in the workplace, and how to remain composed during potentially contentious conversations.

Persons: you've, Dan L, Shapiro Organizations: Harvard

☆ Harvard negotiation expert: Use these 5 'core concerns' to get the raise or promotion you want this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Work is a part of most people's identities," says Dan L. Shapiro, the director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program. Instead of stifling your emotions, Dan L. Shapiro says you should use them to get what you want. Before going into a meeting with your boss, Shapiro suggests thinking about five "core concerns," that can help you funnel your emotions into a productive conversation. AppreciationDo you feel appreciated by your boss and does your boss feel appreciated by you? Dan L. Shapiro director of the Harvard International Negotiation ProgramStatusPerhaps your negative emotions stem from feeling like your status in the workplace isn't as high as it should be.

Persons: Dan L, Shapiro, it's Organizations: Harvard

☆ Nicki Minaj fans say they're losing respect for the rapper amid her 'embarrassing' attacks on Megan Thee Stallion
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nicki Minaj recently released a new diss track, "Big Foot," aimed at Megan Thee Stallion. lied on yo DEAD @theestallion — Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) January 28, 2024Minaj has continued to post incessantly about Megan on X (formerly Twitter). "Big foot but you still a small fry / Swearing on your dead mother when you lie," she raps. "There are myriad of ways that Nicki Minaj has come for other women, just point-blank period," the TikToker said. Nicki Minaj allowed her own bitter jealousy to take her crown."

Persons: Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, —, Megan Thee, Megan, Megan didn't, Minaj, Kenneth Petty, Petty, Tory Lanez, Ben Shapiro, Shapiro, Cardi, it's, Pardison, Fontaine, who's, Pardi, Minaj's, she's, @lawyerbae, Gerrick Kennedy, Piggy ”, — Gerrick Kennedy, @GerrickKennedy, Piggy, Kennedy, nicki, meg rn pic.twitter.com, megan, QmThqEbkOC Organizations: Service, Megan's, Houston Locations: New York

The idea is for three Democratic presidents — Biden, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama — to appear together at a fundraiser this spring, the four people familiar with the discussions said. The Biden campaign did not respond to requests for comment. The Biden campaign in recent days shifted into a general election posture — earlier than the president's aides anticipated. The Biden campaign also is poised to launch a multi-million-dollar ad campaign aimed at drawing a contrast with Trump, according to two people familiar with the plans. But the Biden campaign also hopes the presidential trio will help mobilize the party base.

Persons: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, John Fetterman, Josh Shapiro, Joe Biden's, — Biden, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama —, It's, Biden, Spokespeople, Clinton, Obama, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump Organizations: Democratic U.S, Democratic, WASHINGTON, Biden, Republican, White, GOP, White House Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, Nevada, Biden's State

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