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Donations purchased by a Brooklyn synagogue community to aid military and humanitarian relief efforts in Israel are seen being loaded into a car in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. October 10, 2023. Some 5.8 million Jews live in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. While there is no sign that Israel is short on basic supplies like granola bars, the donations underscore the concern and connection Jews in the United States feel toward Israel. Elan Kornblum, the Brooklyn-based head of Great Kosher Restaurants Foodies, has turned his company's Facebook page of 91,000 members - who usually discuss favorite kosher restaurants - into a forum for coordinating Israel aid efforts. Legacy aid organizations have also leapt to raise money for lifesaving support in Israel and the Palestinian territories in the wake of the attack.

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STOCKHOLM, Oct 9 (Reuters) - American economic historian Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel economics prize for her work examining wage inequality between men and women, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday. "This year's Laureate in the Economic Sciences, Claudia Goldin, provided the first comprehensive account of women's earnings and labour market participation through the centuries," the prize-giving body said in a statement. Goldin, who in 1990 became the first woman to be tenured at the Harvard economics department, is only the third woman to win the Nobel economics prize. "Claudia Goldin's discoveries have vast societal implications," said Randi Hjalmarsson, member of the Economic Prize committee. As with the other Nobel prizes, the vast majority of the economics awards have gone to men.

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☆ The rise of AI girlfriends is making male loneliness worse and risks ruining a generation of men, a professor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The availability of AI girlfriends is making male loneliness worse, Professor Liberty Vittert says. So, when one of her male students said he had an AI girlfriend she was taken aback. "I think AI girlfriends have been around for a while but they've become increasingly more mainstream so people are willing to talk about them." AI virtual companions have been on the rise since the pandemic but recent developments in generative AI have put them in the spotlight. "We're going from AI girlfriends who you text with to ones you can send pictures with.

Persons: Liberty Vittert, —, they've, Caryn Marjorie, Vittert, it's, They're Organizations: Service, Olin Business School, Pew Research Center

☆ How Karol G went from a Latin music star to a fashion icon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Robb Young | Graciela Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

With 66 million followers on the platform, Karol G ranks 70th in terms of follower count but 6th when it comes to engagement rates. But the label’s enthusiasm for its Karol G campaign a half-year after its release is telling, nonetheless. Karol G attends the #BoF500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week at Shangri-La Hotel Paris on September 30, 2023 in Paris, France. By the time Karol G entered the scene in a big way, fashion, luxury and sportswear giants were still warming up to her male counterparts. People aren’t as fixated on that anymore.”Indeed, it is the shift in attitudes toward language that appears to have helped Karol G secure the Loewe deal.

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☆ Investors roll more than $600 billion a year to IRAs. Anticipated Labor Department rules could raise their protections
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This is what the Labor Department will likely tweak, attorneys said. Now, the Labor Department is trying again, though its rule likely won't be as far-reaching, experts said. The OMB has 90 days to review the rule, Borzi said, after which the Labor Department would issue its proposal publicly. watch nowBased on recent legal clues, attorneys expect the Labor Department will seek to raise the bar on all rollover advice provided by the financial ecosystem. That generally means investment advice must be given solely in investors' best interests.

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☆ Latinos with advanced degrees more than doubled from 2000 to 2021, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The number of Latinos with advanced degrees has more than doubled in the last 20 years, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. In the study, Pew found that in 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos held advanced degrees, compared to 710,000 in 2000. As of 2021, about 290,000 more Hispanic women had advanced degrees than men, the analysis revealed. Most Latinos with advanced degrees hold a master’s as their highest level of education, according to the analysis. Despite the nearly two-fold increase in Latinos with advanced degrees, they account for just 8% of all advanced degree holders in the US — even though they represent 19% of the population.

Persons: Pew Organizations: CNN, Pew Research, Black, Survey, American Community Survey ., Miami Locations: United States, New York, Miami, American Community Survey . New York, Angeles, Foreign

☆ Your boss wants you to know how to use AI — but don't worry, you don't have to be an expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Madison Hoff | Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That could mean "shedding some of the routine tasks that prevent you from doing more interesting work," she said, or it could mean using generative AI to help with summarizing information. To that point, Sinclair Schuller, the co-founder of Nuvalence, a consulting firm that uses generative AI, said the nascent technology is on the fast-track to widespread adoption in the workplace. But even as employers rush to adopt AI tool, there are deep concerns over the impact AI might ultimately have on society. A 2022 survey from Pew shows mixed results from US workers on whether they think AI will help or hurt them in the workplace over the next 20 years. He clarified that this doesn't mean these jobs are necessarily more likely to vanish, but they could be susceptible to big changes.

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☆ Why is India's Modi so worried about Sikh separatist calls for Khalistan?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Amplified calls for the creation of Khalistan date back to when India gained its independence in 1947. At the same time, some Sikh supporters of Khalistan have made comments perceived as anti-national and threatening toward India and its government. And in counterinsurgency operations, Indian security forces were accused of a multitude of human rights abuses. The first photos of the damaged Akal Takhat after the army stormed the sikh Golden Temple complex in Amritsar on June 9, 1984. “The larger [Sikh] community is standing by the statements from Trudeau and they want action upon this,” said Jasveer Singh, a British Sikh and senior press officer with the Sikh Press Association.

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☆ 'The Exorcist: Believer' and Hispanic audiences: A match made in horror movie heaven
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

In this article CMCSAUVV Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTStill from the set of "The Exorcist: Believer." The new "Exorcist" movie will draw big Hispanic audiences. Universal is seeing stronger-than-average Hispanic interest for "The Exorcist: Believer" as the movie heads into its opening weekend, according to people familiar with the matter. Hispanic and Latino viewers will have a big say in how "The Exorcist: Believer" does at the box office, no matter what. They tend to represent 26% of horror movie audiences, compared with 20% for other genres, according to the Comscore/Screen Engine PostTrak Audience Survey.

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☆ Bankman-Fried circus will be a singular clown show
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Anita Ramaswamy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) - All eyes are on Sam Bankman-Fried as the cryptocurrency founder’s criminal trial gets underway this week. The high-profile case bears similarities to past scandals such as Enron and Countrywide Financial, when regulation followed investigations. Lawmakers hauled Wall Street analysts up to Capitol Hill to grill them about their “buy” ratings. Importantly, legislators passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, forcing banks to hold more capital, among other stipulations. It also is less prevalent – less than 20% of Americans have invested in crypto, according to the Pew Research Center.

Persons: Sam Bankman, FTX’s, Ken Lay, Arthur Andersen, Dodd, Frank Wall, Tom Brady, Bill Clinton, Fried, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: Reuters, Enron, Countrywide Financial, Countrywide, Bank of America, Lawmakers, Sarbanes, Oxley, Frank Wall Street Reform, Consumer, The Securities, Exchange Commission, Pew Research Center, Louis Federal Reserve, Southern, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New

☆ The 10 states with the most single homeowners
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The largest number of single homeowners per capita are in the Deep South, a new report shows. These single homeowners are likely to live in the Deep South , according to new analysis of 2021 census data by home construction company All Star Homes. "There are states that are in the Deep South that are high on the list, and then there are states that you could consider more progressive that are in the middle." AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to All Star Homes, researchers at the company analyzed homeowner data from the 2021 American Housing Survey to figure out the per capita total of single homeowners in each state. Below, the 10 states with the most single homeowners per capita, along with median home price as of August, according to Redfin, and median per capita income, according to 2021 census data.

Persons: —, Jennifer Tracy, Manny Garcia, Zillow's Organizations: Service, Pew Research Center, Star, Star Homes, Survey, Rocket Mortgage Locations: Alabama , Mississippi, Louisiana

☆ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says AI could bring a 3½-day workweek
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is bullish on the benefits of artificial intelligence, which is already being used by thousands of employees at his bank, and he predicts it'll usher in the norm of a shortened workweek. "Your children are going to live to 100 and not have cancer because of technology," Dimon said Monday in an interview with Bloomberg TV. Dimon says the bank's investments in AI "will add huge value" and is being leveraged across the firm's research, trading, customer service and other functions. When asked if the technology is likely to replace some bank jobs, he responded that "of course" it will, but that "technologies always replace jobs." Tech innovations also create new jobs and opportunity: AI technology could improve labor productivity and boost global GDP by as much as 7% over time, Goldman Sachs' report noted.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Goldman Sachs, He's, JPMorgan Chase, autoworkers — Organizations: JPMorgan, Bloomberg, Pew Research Center, CNBC

☆ Opinion: Trump and the upside-down world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —The title on the cover of Cass R. Sunstein’s 2021 book, “This is not normal,” is printed upside down. The beginning of a Trump-backed House Republican inquiry into impeaching President Joe Biden with no clear evidence of his wrongdoing. A last-ditch move Saturday kept federal agencies funded for 45 days while putting more aid to Ukraine in jeopardy. Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyOn Monday, a New York judge found Trump and his adult sons liable for insurance and bank fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification.

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☆ A cowboy-hat-donning, aviator-shades-wearing Elon Musk hiked down south to Texas to try to make a point about migration
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk headed down to Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday to do a livestream on the border crisis. Musk said he was there to "eyeball the situation" and to "get a sense for what's going on" there. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . That doesn't make sense," Musk added. Musk subsequently posted a separate 15-minute video on X, where he spoke to Gonzales and local law enforcement officials.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, —, Elon, Tony Gonzales, Gonzales, Trump's Organizations: Service, Twitter, Trump, Pew Research Center, Representatives Locations: Eagle, , Texas, Texas, Southern, South Africa, United States, Mexico

☆ Opinion: Government shutdown means Congress gets paid while most federal workers don’t
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Cristian Arroyo-Santiago | Opinion Rob Rosenthal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The great majority of our almost 4 million federal employees would be furloughed without pay. But strikingly, one group of federal employees would not stop receiving their paychecks: members of Congress. Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution requires that members of Congress be paid while in office. What would it mean if those members of Congress who forced a shutdown of the government faced the same economic consequences as the average AFGE employee? The division between making the plan and living the plan is not inevitable or universal.

Persons: Rob Rosenthal, John E, Andrus, ” Everett Kelley, AFGE, ”, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Volodymyr Zelensky, Pell, aren’t Organizations: Wesleyan University, CNN, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Federal Drug Administration, Occupational Health, Safety Administration, Environmental, Agency, Parks, SNAP, WIC, American Federation of Government Employees, Pew Research Center Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv, America

☆ More young people are getting Costco memberships, but they're not spending as much as boomers or Gen X
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More young people are getting Costco memberships, CEO Craig Jelinek told CNBC. Younger shoppers have a different purchasing power to baby boomers and Gen X, Jelinek said. AdvertisementAdvertisementMore young people are buying Costco memberships, but they're not buying as much as older generations, the retailer's CEO says. "We're seeing more younger people sign up, absolutely," Craig Jelinek told CNBC's Jim Cramer. They're slightly going up as they become longer members, but initially the purchasing power from the younger generation compared to the boomers or X is a little bit different in what they're buying."

Persons: Craig Jelinek, they're, Gen X, Jelinek, —, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Xers –, haven't, Richard Galanti, we're Organizations: Costco, CNBC, Service, Pew Research Center, of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau

☆ US government shutdowns don’t send markets tanking, but the coast is far from clear
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

During the most recent government shutdown in 2019, the S&P 500 rose more than 10%. The S&P 500 on Tuesday logged its lowest close since June and fell below the threshold it passed that same month to enter a new bull run. The S&P 500 has gained 0.5% on average during the month following the end of a shutdown and 1.5% during the period three months after. Meta’s Zuckerberg unveils Quest 3Meta is moving forward in its efforts to dominate the AR world with the new and improved Meta Quest 3, reports my colleague Jennifer Korn. The Meta Quest 2 allows for strictly virtual reality, while the Meta Quest Pro has advanced passthrough cameras for seeing your actual surroundings, but it costs a whopping $1,000.

Persons: shutdowns, ”, Steven Wieting, Goldman Sachs, Jeffrey Roach, Ned Davis, Meta’s Zuckerberg, Jennifer Korn, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeanne Sahadi, Read Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, CNN, Strategas Research Partners, Citi Global Wealth, Reserve, LPL, Fed, Stocks, Ned Davis Research, Meta, Pro, Fortune, Pew Research Center, Pew Locations: United States

☆ Why aren't more women in top business roles? Here's what Americans said
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Pew decided to ask Americans why they think that is and whether they expect more women to occupy top business roles anytime soon. In response to the question, “Why aren’t there more women in top executive business positions?” respondents identified several “major” reasons. Most women (65%) and most Democrats, regardless of gender, (76%) said there are too few women in business leadership. But gender overrode political affiliation when it came to citing views on why more women aren’t at the top in the business world. “Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to say there are too few women in top business leadership positions and to point to certain factors as major obstacles for women,” Pew said.

Persons: it’s, aren’t, ” Pew Organizations: New, New York CNN, Fortune, Pew Research Center, Pew, Republican, Democratic Locations: New York, United States

NEW YORK (AP) — In a new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort to cover broad segments of their community. Political Cartoons View All 1182 Images“There's a feeling that Black Americans are often depicted as perpetrators or victims of crime, and there are no nuances in the coverage,” Whitaker said. For example, 46% of Republicans and 44% of Democrats say that news coverage largely stereotyped Black people, Pew said. While 57% of those in lower income levels said news coverage about Black people was more negative than it was about other groups. Prince said there was notable progress, post-Floyd, in the hiring of Black journalists into leadership roles in the media.

Persons: George Floyd's, Pew, “ It's, ”, Charles Whitaker, ” Whitaker, “, Richard Prince, Prince, he's, Katerina Eva Matsa, Matsa, Whitaker, Medill, “ We're, Floyd Organizations: Pew Research Center, Medill, Northwestern University, Blacks, Black Democrats, Republicans, Pew, Northwestern Locations: New

☆ What are legacy admissions — and do colleges need them?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Since the Supreme Court’s decision on race-based admissions, Wesleyan University and the University of Minnesota dropped legacy admissions. A 2022 report from nonprofit think tank Education Reform Now found that colleges were turning away from legacy admissions. Eighty-nine percent of college admissions directors did not support the use of legacy admits, and three-quarters of public colleges and universities didn’t even provide a legacy preference. “In that admission process, that legacy extra boost really can make a difference.”Donations, donations, donationsSome colleges say that legacy admissions play a financial role in keeping donors engaged. Casey added that getting rid of legacy admissions won’t change the compositions of the nation’s most elite colleges overnight.

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☆ Biden, with few options on guns, sets up ceremonial office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Jeff Mason | Thomson Reuters | Jeff Mason Is A White House Correspondent For Reuters. He Has Covered The Presidencies Of Barack Obama | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to fight for gun safety laws in the United States while unveiling a new White House office of gun violence prevention. THE TAKEVice President Kamala Harris will oversee the office, taking on an issue that is critical to her and Biden's political base. The president's 2024 re-election campaign is expected to focus heavily on efforts to reduce gun violence. A majority of Americans would like to see stricter gun laws, according to the Pew Research Center. Democrats largely favor stricter gun laws as a way to reduce deaths from gun violence at schools and in cities across the country.

Persons: Joe Biden, Maxwell Frost, Kamala Harris, Jonathan Ernst, Biden, Lucy McBath, Jeff Mason, Kanishka Singh, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: U.S . Rep, White, REUTERS, Rights, Pew Research Center, White House, Republicans, National Rifle Association, Thomson Locations: Rose, Washington , U.S, United States, U.S

☆ In case you missed Facebook's incredibly subtle logo change, Meta has a 1,600-word explanation for you
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Parent Meta dedicated 1,600 words to announcing this and other subtle changes in a blog post on Wednesday. I think it's going to take more than a deeper shade of blue to reverse Facebook's dwindling appeal in its home market. Users on X are already poking fun at the change, and comparing it to other incredibly subtle updates. To be sure, Facebook's logo change marks a stark contrast to other moves, like Twitter's controversial rebrand to X — or its parent company's rebrand from Facebook to Meta in 2021, amid deep public backlash against the company. But I can't help but wonder if the subtle and incremental change is a sign of Facebook's waning relevance.

Organizations: Facebook, Service, Meta, Pew Research Locations: Wall, Silicon, Canada, Europe

☆ Trump’s Populist Pivot
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +10 min

It's not surprising they're trying to bust out of the 2020 Trump coalition, because the 2020 Trump coalition is not sufficient for him to win. Several polls do show him somewhat improved among Black voters. A Quinnipiac University poll in September, for example, showed Trump with 25% support among Black voters. Abortion could be the most difficult pivot for Trump, since he is upsetting activists on both ends of the debate. There is no doubt in our minds who Donald Trump is and who Donald Trump would be if he were ever to return to the presidency."

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☆ Bill Gates: 'Republicans for climate change action are gold'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Republicans for climate change action are gold," said Bill Gates, the billionaire climate philanthropist and investor, on Thursday at the Climate Forward event in New York City. The number of Republicans convinced that responding to climate change is a priority has "got to be a number that we manage to increase over time," Gates said. That's because climate change mitigation and adaptation will require sustained investment and support from the public and private sector, Gates said. Almost eight in ten Democrats, 78%, consider climate change a major threat, up from 58% ten years ago. Only 23% of Republicans consider climate change a major threat, almost equivalent to the 22% of Republicans who considered climate change a major threat a decade ago.

Persons: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Gates, It's, António Guterres Organizations: Breakthrough Energy, Melinda Gates Foundation, The New York, Climate, The Times Center, Pew Research, Washington, Washington D.C, United, United Nations Locations: New York City, United States, Gates, Paris

☆ Why the 'coffee-cup test' taps into our fears about the rise of AI in hiring
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The "coffee-cup test" has resurfaced online as a symbol, for some, of opaqueness in hiring. The secret nature of the test can raise similar concerns to the use of AI in hiring. AI can seem just as arbitrary in its decision making as the coffee-cup test. AI, of course, could make a hiring process that's still way too subjective that much less so. The online poll, conducted in June by Resume Builder, involved about 1,000 people who are part of the hiring process at their employers.

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