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☆ Mississippi agency denies NAACP’s water discrimination claim
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Mississippi environmental regulator has denied claims that the state agency he leads discriminated against the capital city of Jackson in its distribution of federal funds for wastewater treatment. Most of Jackson lost running water for several days, and people had to wait in lines for water to drink, cook, bathe and flush toilets. The EPA announced on Oct. 20 that it was investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements to the water system. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has visited Jackson multiple times and has said “longstanding discrimination” has contributed to the decline of the city’s water system. The federal agency could withhold money from Mississippi if it finds wrongdoing — potentially millions of dollars.

☆ I borrowed $150,000 against my home to buy another property to list on Airbnb. It was worth it even though rising rates boosted my monthly costs by $140.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tate Cline cashed out $150,000 of his home's equity to buy and revamp a 26-acre property for Airbnb. (According to financial services company Bankrate, the current average 10-year HELOC interest rate is 7.37% as of January 4.) I used a HELOC loan for the purchase of a property in southern Ohio, in a place called Hocking Hills. I'm using HELOC for the whole thing. I'm going to do an adjustable-rate mortgage.

The new House GOP majority returns to elect a speaker after failing on three votes Tuesday. ... Nancy Pelosi reacts to GOP dysfunction: “As one who loves this institution, I think it’s a sad day.” ... And President Biden appears with Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell to tout the bipartisan infrastructure law. Andy Beshear) all appear at an event in Kentucky promoting a bridge improvement from the bipartisan infrastructure law. 16: How many years Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has served as Senate GOP leader, making him the longest-serving Senate leader ever, per NBC News’ Frank Thorp. Eyes on 2024: DeSantis takes office amid GOP chaosAs the GOP descended into chaos on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Florida GOP Gov.

☆ Fact Check-Claims that pizza boxes in Andrew Tate video led to his December arrest unsupported by evidence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Claims that the pizza boxes in a video posted by ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate led to his and his brother arrest in December have been widely shared online. Social media users claimed the divisive internet character “gave away his location” with the pizza boxes in his clip. For roughly half of the rest of the clip, the brand, and a website address for a Romanian pizza restaurant printed on the boxes were viewable in the shot. However, there is no publicly-available evidence that Tate’s arrest was made as a result of the pizza boxes. There is no publicly-available evidence that the pizza boxes in a video published by Andrew Tate revealed his location to the Romanian police.

☆ Nike shows its serious about growing slip-on shoe trend with new Jordan brand easy-entry line
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nike's Jordan brand on Tuesday unveiled a line of slip-on sneakers for kids. The new Jordan line, called the 23/7, is designed for easy entry and all-day use. In 2015, Nike released the FlyEase, a slip-on shoe. Nike's an investor in Kizik, a Utah company that makes slip-on sneakers and licenses its technology. "Slip-on sneakers are ready to make a comeback," according to a recent post about sneaker trends on Glam, a website covering beauty, lifestyle, and fashion.

On Tuesday, Tate tweeted at Thunberg, referring to his “33 cars” and their “enormous emissions.”Thunberg responded on Wednesday, making a joke about Tate’s genitals. After Tate’s arrest, posts quickly went viral, speculating that the pizza boxes in the video had been an important factor in locating Tate. But Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for DIICOT, refuted that the pizza boxes had anything to do with Tate’s arrest. On Twitter, many responded to Tate’s days-old Twitter feud with Thunberg with jokes about the interaction and Tate’s arrest. In the video, Afualo said she saw the news about Tate’s arrest.

☆ Elon Musk thinks Greta Thunberg is 'cool' after her Twitter spat with Andrew Tate
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said he thought Greta Thunberg was "cool" in a tweet on Friday. The Tesla CEO was responding to a satirical article about Thunberg by The Babylon Bee. His comments came after the environmental campaigner's Twitter spat with influencer Andrew Tate. Analysts have also said that Twitter is distracting Musk from Tesla, while his politicized tweets have damaged the EV maker's brand as well. Musk and Tesla didn't immediately respond to request for comment from Insider.

☆ Fact Check-Footage of Tate brothers leaving Romanian anti-organized crime unit predates their December arrest
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Video showing Andrew and Tristan Tate walking out of the headquarters of Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) dates back to at least April 12, 2022. Pointing to a recent report by Romanian outlet Digi 24 about the brothers’ arrest on Dec. 29, which included undated b-roll footage, social media users falsely claimed that the ex-kickboxer and his brother were no longer detained. Examples of users misrepresenting the footage in the newscast are viewable on Twitter (here) and Facebook (here). “Andrew and Tristan Tate were NOT released tonight,” Constantin wrote via email on Dec. 30. Reuters previously addressed another months-old video being circulated as recent in relation to the Tate brothers’ arrest (here)VERDICTMissing context.

☆ Andrew Tate and his brother detained in Romania in trafficking case
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian prosecutors said Thursday they have detained divisive internet personality and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group. Tate, banned from many social media platforms for misogynistic comments and hate speech, and his brother Tristan will be detained for 24 hours alongside two Romanian suspects, prosecutors from the anti-organized-crime unit said in a statement after raiding their properties in Bucharest. A lawyer for the Tate brothers confirmed they had been detained. “They would have gained important sums of money.”Prosecutors said they had found six women who had been sexually exploited by the suspects. Tate has said women are partially responsible for being raped and that they belong to men.

☆ Romania detains ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate in human trafficking case
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are escorted by police officers outside the headquarters of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest (DIICOT) after being detained for 24 hours, in Bucharest, Romania, December 29, 2022. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERSBUCHAREST, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Romanian prosecutors said on Thursday they have detained divisive internet personality and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group. Prosecutors said they had found six women who had been sexually exploited by the suspects. Tate has said women are partially responsible for being raped and that they belong to men. Reporting by Luiza Ilie and Octav Ganea; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Romanian prosecutors want Andrew Tate's arrest to be extended
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BUCHAREST, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Romanian prosecutors asked a Bucharest court on Friday to extend by 30 days the arrest of ex-kickboxer and internet personality Andrew Tate, prosecutors from the anti organised crime unit said in a statement. Tate was detained on Thursday on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group. He has declined to comment but his lawyer has confirmed he has been detained. Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Writing by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Romanian court agrees to extend detention of divisive internet personality Andrew Tate by 30 days
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WARSAW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Romanian court said on Friday that Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer, who was arrested together with his brother Tristan on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group, will remain in prison for another 30 days. Reporting by Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Running water scarce in Jackson, Mississippi, after frigid weather
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Other Southern cities unaccustomed to freezing weather were grappling with similar water issues, including Atlanta; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Selma, Alabama. Homes in some parts of the city had no water at all, and officials have set up distribution points for bottled drinking water each day. The U.S. Justice Department in November reached an agreement with Mississippi and the city of Jackson to appoint an interim third-party manager to stabilize the city's drinking water supply. The mayor says fixing the water system will take billions of dollars. The U.S. Congress included $600 million to repair Jackson's water system in a spending bill signed into law last week.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg had a fiery response to controversial influencer Andrew Tate's attempt to boast about his carbon-dioxide-emitting cars. Tate, a self-described “success coach” who has been criticized online for a brand that many people describe as misogynistic, tweeted an image of himself with a car Tuesday. "Greta charging in late with a very strong entry for tweet of the year," one person wrote on Twitter. "Beautiful — Greta Thunberg just effortlessly owned Andrew Tate," another Twitter user wrote. Neither Thunberg nor Tate immediately responded to requests for comment.

☆ 25 top PR hires of 2022, as companies like Activision and McDonald's grabbed executive talent to message around M&A and economic volatility
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Michael Kaminer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Public relations jobs were in hot demand as companies navigated an economic crises and M&A scrutiny. Top talent from places like the Biden administration, and the NFL became available in 2022.Insider tallied up the year's biggest executive hires in the public relations industry. The PR industry's talent wars raged on this year, agency owners and executives tell Insider, as firms push into content, production, and even management consulting. The right hires can affect business. A well-connected executive can reel in business from high-level contacts and leverage those connections on behalf of clients.

In Mississippi, Republican Gov. Andy Beshear flipped the governor’s mansion in 2019, leaving Republicans eyeing his seat as one to flip back into their column. Bel Edwards spent just under $13 million, while two outside super PACs, one Democratic and one Republican, spent a combined $18 million. In 2019, Beshear beat then-Gov. Mississippi governor’s raceIn Mississippi’s governor’s race, GOP Gov.

☆ Piers Morgan's Twitter account was flooded with offensive posts aimed at Ed Sheeran and Queen Elizabeth II after his account was seemingly hacked
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Piers Morgan's Twitter account was flooded with offensive posts after his account was seemingly hacked. In one of the posts, Morgan's account announced that Andrew Tate had been shot dead in Dubai. By 9 a.m. EST, the tweets had disappeared and Morgan's Twitter account had been cleared of its profile and banner photo. Another tweet posted from the account said: "Fuck the Queen," seemingly in reference to the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II. Morgan's Twitter hack follows another high-profile social-media hack in the UK.

☆ Intel’s New Compliance Chief Navigates Geopolitics, Supply-Chain Shift
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Dylan Tokar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Carol Tate is the chief compliance officer at Intel. “It’s an exciting time to lead a global team with a company that’s at the center of those things.”Ms. Tate spoke with Risk & Compliance Journal about the supply-chain shift, layoffs and other topics. WSJ: What role does compliance play when it comes to these massive geopolitical pressures around the chip industry? Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | Risk and Compliance Journal Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. We refer to it as CRIS [compliance risk intelligence system].

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations did not immediately respond to a question about the juvenile's condition. One of the officers was pronounced dead at the scene, but the other died after initially being injured, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations said. Two officers were killed at a local Motel 6 after responding to a call in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Tate Reeves said he was "heartbroken" by the loss and was praying for the families as well as the "entire Bay St. Louis community." Bay St. Louis is a city located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, roughly 60 miles northeast of New Orleans.

☆ Elon Musk says his politics are in the center but extremism experts say he's using Twitter to increasingly empower right-wing viewpoints
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Elon Musk has been weighing in more and more on political issues since buying Twitter. "Any argument that he's trying to empower the center is patently bullshit," a researcher on extremism told Insider. "In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party," Musk wrote in a tweet this May. "Any argument that he's trying to empower the center is patently bullshit and should be treated as such." "The way that Twitter's content moderation has changed since he's taken over has definitely skewed towards favoring the far-right," Berger said.

Actor Johnny Depp topped Google’s list of trending people in 2022. Heard was the third top trending person on Google Search this year. The Depp-Heard trial also took a prominent spot in users’ search history this year. Andrew Tate, the self-described “success coach” who has been criticized online for what many see as misogynistic advice, topped Google’s 2022 category for trending “who is …” questions. In the gaming sphere, the popular online puzzle Wordle was the top trending game worldwide and in the U.S., according to Google Search.

☆ Elon Musk says there wasn't a single 'breaking point' that made him buy Twitter, but that he feared a rise in online 'groupthink'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said during a Twitter Space that there was no "breaking point" which made him buy the company. Instead, Musk said that general concerns about free speech online motivated him to purchase Twitter. Musk made his first offer to buy Twitter at $43 billion around three weeks later. "Basically, just, we are traveling the path more and more of suppression of free speech. Musk has previously called himself a "free speech absolutist," but has a track record of silencing his own critics.

☆ U.S. seeks to appoint manager of water supply in Jackson, Mississippi
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with the state of Mississippi and the city of Jackson to appoint an interim third-party manager to stabilize the city's drinking water supply after a catastrophic failure over the summer. The Justice Department also a filed a complaint against the city on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, alleging the city failed to provide reliable drinking water. City and state leaders blamed each other for the crisis, and in October the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opened an investigation into Mississippi state agencies to determine if they violated civil rights in Jackson. The troubles revealed tension between the state government of Governor Tate Reeves, a Republican who accused the city of mismanaging the water plant, and the city government of Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat. Reeves in a statement on Tuesday praised the agreement as "excellent news ... that the mayor will no longer be overseeing the city's water system."

☆ Twitter employees are calling Elon Musk's plans to reinstate banned accounts 'the Big Bang'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter staff are skeptical about Elon Musk's plans to reinstate banned accounts, Platformer reported. Twitter is working to reinstate 75 with more than 1 million followers, Platformer reported. But staff at Twitter say the plans could cause them a big headache. Twitter staff are working to reinstate tens of thousands of suspended accounts, Platformer reported. This includes around 62,000 accounts with more than 10,000 followers, one of which has more than 5 million followers and 75 of which have more than 1 million followers, the outlet reported.

☆ Kanye West, newly reinstated to Twitter, calls out 'free speech absolutist' Elon Musk for not also reinstating Alex Jones
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter owner Elon Musk has reinstated several controversial accounts, including Kanye West's. But West called him out for not reinstating conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' account. Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, said he has an "issue" with Musk for not reinstating InfoWars host Alex Jones, according to a 30-second video clip with watermarks that read "@Ali" and "BANNED.VIDEO." West continued: "Alex Jones is a Christian. But Musk has not budged on reinstating right-wing conspiracy theorist and Sandy Hook denier Alex Jones, even quoting Matthew 19:14, a bible verse, in a tweet referencing him.

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