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☆ The Capitol physician said Mitch McConnell's health scares may have been a result of dehydration. Sen. Rand Paul doesn't believe it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had two recent health scares while at press conferences. The Capitol physician said McConnell may have just been dehydrated and didn't have a stroke. GOP Sen. Rand Paul, also a licensed physician, said he doesn't believe the physician's diagnosis. But on Tuesday afternoon, Paul, a licensed ophthalmologist, who graduated from Duke Medical School in 1988, told reporters he disagreed with the Capitol physician's findings. AdvertisementAdvertisement"To have the Senate doctor describe it as dehydration," Paul said, "I think even non-physicians seeing that probably aren't really accepting that explanation."

Persons: Mitch McConnell, McConnell, GOP Sen, Rand Paul, doesn't, Republican Sen, Mitch McConnell's, Brian P, Monahan, Paul, it's, Sen, Rick Scott Organizations: Capitol, GOP, Service, Republican, Duke Medical School, Politico Locations: Wall, Silicon, Kentucky

Less than six months after a federal jury convicted a former Fox employee and an Argentine sports marketing company of participating in a scheme to pay bribes in exchange for lucrative soccer broadcasting contracts, a judge in Brooklyn vacated the convictions on Friday. In a 55-page ruling, the judge, Pamela K. Chen, concluded that the federal wire fraud statute under which the defendants had been convicted did not apply to their actions. In a seven-week trial that ended in March, prosecutors alleged that Hernán López, who holds dual American and Argentine citizenship and who until 2016 worked for a unit of what was then known as 21st Century Fox, had been part of a scheme to make millions of dollars in secret annual payments to the presidents of national soccer federations in order to secure the rights to two widely viewed South American soccer tournaments. Mr. Lopez — who prosecutors also said had leveraged loyalty he garnered through bribes to help Fox beat out ESPN in its bid for the U.S. broadcasting rights for the 2018 and 2022 men’s World Cups — was convicted on one count of money laundering conspiracy and one count of wire fraud conspiracy. He faced up to 40 years in prison.

Persons: Pamela K, Chen, Hernán López, Lopez —, — Organizations: Fox, Argentine, Century Fox, ESPN, U.S Locations: Argentine, Brooklyn, American

☆ Opinion: Why Vivek Ramaswamy’s swipe at Nikki Haley was so off base
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Opinion Jeff Vasishta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In a move surprising even for a mercurial figure like Vivek Ramaswamy, the millionaire businessman this past week took a backhanded swipe at fellow Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. For many Indian Americans and many Anglo Indians like me, Ramaswamy’s line of attack might not seem particularly surprising. With his jab at Haley, Ramaswamy almost certainly was not looking to ingratiate himself with Indian Americans. And on the whole, surveys show that nearly seven in 10 Indian voters in the United States identify as Democrats or lean Democratic. This did Ramaswamy no favors with Indian voters, especially Indian women.

Persons: Jeff Vasishta, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Alex Garcia, Nimarata Nikki Randhawa, Narendra Modi, “, Ramaswamy –, Haley, Ramaswamy, Barack Obama, Haley —, Ramaswamy —, — weaponized, ingratiate, Biden, Kamala Harris, —, Donald Trump, Obama, won’t, We’re Organizations: Rolling Stone, Billboard, Variety, CNN, Democratic National Convention, Indian, UN, Republican, Trump, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Rolling, South Carolina, British, India, United States, Silicon Valley, Milwaukee, New York, America

☆ Spanish Olympics chief says Rubiales kiss scandal an 'isolated incident'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The head of Spain's Olympic Committee on Friday said the actions of soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales, who unleashed a furore by grabbing and kissing a female footballer, were an "isolated incident" that did not represent Spanish sport as a whole. It is unacceptable that an isolated incident should take the limelight away from our sportsmen and women," Spanish Olympic Committee President Alejandro Blanco told a news conference in Madrid. "I refuse to accept that the image of a complicated, difficult moment, which should never have happened, should distort the reality of Spanish sport," he added. Blanco said the gestures by Rubiales - whom he described as a personal friend - were "inappropriate, unacceptable" and could not be tolerated. Blanco added that he had advised Rubiales in a phone call after the final to apologise, highlight the success for Spanish women's football and offer his resignation.

Persons: Alejandro Blanco, Marcos Brindicci, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso's, Blanco, Rubiales, Letizia, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Conor Humphries Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Spain's, Prosecutors, Spanish Olympic, Spanish, FIFA, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Buenos Aires, Rights MADRID, Sydney, Spain

☆ At Taser maker Axon, ex-staff say loyalty meant being tased, tattooed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Scottsdale | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +34 min

Reuters also interviewed 63 current and former Axon employees, including nine former executives. No one with whom Reuters spoke was aware of deaths or lawsuits stemming from tasings of Axon staff. Axon has faced fewer lawsuits since 2009, the year it introduced a new Taser model with a lower charge. Screenshots from an Axon promotional video show CEO Rick Smith taking a Taser hit in 1993, the year he co-founded the business. And that’s off-putting.”Gorman, the former Axon lawyer, said he “vividly” remembers an executive asking him if he was going to be tased.

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☆ See inside President Vladimir Putin's opulent $100 million superyacht
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent $32 million refitting a superyacht, a new report suggests. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile his troops flooded into Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin was spending millions of dollars on an opulent refit of one of his superyachts, according to an investigation from opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Inside Putin's secret bunker and billion-dollar palaceThe total cost of the works came to $32 million, according to the investigation. AdvertisementAdvertisement"OFAC is identifying Russia-flagged Graceful and Cayman Islands-flagged Olympia, as blocked property in which President Vladimir Putin has an interest," the US Treasury website said in a June 2022 press release. The Russian president is reportedly also the owner of the 450-foot, $700 million Scheherazade, one of the largest yachts in the world.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny's, Pyotr Stolypin, Putin, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich Organizations: Morning, Russian, Blohm, Russian Federation, US Department of, Foreign, Control, US Treasury, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Hamburg, Germany, Voss, Kaliningrad, Russia, Islands, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Olympia

All of these were ways to find meaning and solace in three lives snuffed out in an all-too-familiar American story that began with an angry man with an AR-15. But coming on the 60th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington and his “I have a dream” speech, it was hard for some not to see a larger context as well in the lives lost in Saturday’s shooting in Jacksonville, Fla. His life was marked by “resilience and positivity, even in the face of adversity,” his brother, Quantavious Laguerre, wrote online. never had a record, never received a referral in school and never got into a fight,” Quantavious Laguerre wrote on a GoFundMe page. “He was a kindhearted and gentle soul who loved playing video games and supporting his family and friends.”Ms. Carr and Mr. Gallion both lived lives shaped by their church and family.

Persons: Anolt Joseph Laguerre Jr, William M, Angela Michelle Carr, Martin Luther King Jr, ’, David W, Saint Stephen, “ Dr, Martin Luther King, Laguerre, ”, Quantavious Laguerre, “, ” “ A.J, ” Quantavious Laguerre, ” Ms, Carr, Gallion Organizations: Raines High, Saint Stephen A.M.E, Lincoln, America Locations: Asia, Washington, Jacksonville, Fla, New

☆ Japan says harassing calls from China over Fukushima water release 'extremely regrettable'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A view of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after it started releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 25, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Bateman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Japan said on Monday it was extremely regrettable that there were many instances of harassing phone calls from China regarding the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific. Japan started the water discharge on Thursday in a key step toward decommissioning the Fukushima plant, which suffered triple meltdowns after being hit by a tsunami in 2011 following a powerful earthquake. "A lot of harassment phone calls believed to be originating from China are occurring in Japan ... Other municipalities, hotels and restaurants have also been getting such calls since the day the water release began, domestic media said.

Persons: Tom Bateman, Hirokazu Matsuno, Masataka Okano, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Martin Pollard, Jacqueline Wong, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Pacific ., Thomson Locations: Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, China, Pacific, Pacific . Japan, Tokyo, Beijing

☆ How to handle the home insurance exodus underway in California and Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Kate Sammer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow to handle the home insurance exodus underway in California and FloridaAs natural disasters become more frequent and severe, insurance providers who underwrite catastrophic losses are increasing premiums and leaving entire states. In the last 18 months, over a dozen insurance companies have stopped selling home insurance in Florida. Across California, major insurers like State Farm and All-State have pulled out of the home insurance market. Watch the video above to learn where homeowners can find insurance on the public market and how mitigation credits can combat costly premiums.

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☆ Opinion | Nikki Haley Is the Best Trump Alternative
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

She was the candidate brave enough to state the obvious truth that Trump took decades of G.O.P. The other candidates assumed the usual conservative postures about cutting taxes and spending, but she introduced the reality: Under Trump, the G.O.P. She seems to be one of the few candidates who understands that to run against Trump you have to run against Trump. Haley, by contrast, seems to believe that voters are intelligent enough to be treated as adults. But if any of my friends and acquaintances want to stop Trump, this is their moment to give Haley her chance.

Persons: Trump, Ron DeSantis, Haley, Saul Bellow, Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Pence, Reagan, haven’t Organizations: Trump, Republican, hokum, Tea Party

☆ Trump swaps lawyers in Georgia election case ahead of booking at Atlanta jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump speaks with the press at the Iowa Pork Producers booth during the 2023 Iowa State Fair at the Iowa State Fair Grounds on Saturday August 12, 2023. Donald Trump is changing lawyers in his Georgia election case ahead of the former president's scheduled surrender in Atlanta on Thursday, NBC News confirmed. "I have been retained to represent President Trump in the Fulton County, Georgia case," Sadow said in a statement. "The president should never have been indicted," Sadow said. Trump was indicted last week by a Fulton County grand jury in the case, along with 18 other defendants.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Steve Sadow, Drew Findling, Joe Biden, Sadow Organizations: Iowa Pork, Fair, NBC News, Georgia, ABC, CNN Locations: Iowa, Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton County , Georgia, Fulton County

☆ Fed doves, Fed hawks: US central bankers in their words
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The following graphic offers a stab at how officials stack up on their outlook for Fed policy and how to balance their goals of stable prices and full employment. Note: Fed policymakers have been driving up borrowing costs since March 2022 to bring down high inflation, and in July they increased the target policy rate range to 5.25%-5.5%. Longtime banker Jeff Schmid starts as Kansas City Fed president Aug. 21, and will be a voter in 2025. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, a vocal policy hawk, left the Fed in July for a job in academia; the new chief will be a 2025 voter. Reporting by Ann Saphir, Howard Schneider, Michael S. Derby and Dan Burns; Editing by Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jeff Schmid, Louis, James Bullard, Ann Saphir, Howard Schneider, Michael S, Dan Burns, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Federal, Federal Open, New York Fed, Kansas City Fed, Louis Fed, Fed, Derby, Thomson Locations: Kansas, St

☆ Sigma Lithium, eyeing buyout, sues ex-CEO and daughter-in-law over trade secrets
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Sigma Lithium (SGML.V), , which produces metal used in electric vehicle batteries, has sued a former co-chief executive officer, accusing him of stealing trade secrets to undermine the company's effort to sell itself. The lawsuit said Cabral-Gardner and Gardner lead a fund, A10 Investimentos, with a 44% stake in the company, with Cabral-Gardner owning 76% of the fund and Gardner owning 24%. In a July 28 interview, Cabral-Gardner said Sigma has been looking to strengthen its "unique environmentally competitive position" in the global supply chain. The case is Sigma Lithium Corp v Gardner et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Additional reporting by Tatiana Bautzer; Editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Calvyn Gardner, Sigma's, Ana Cabral, Gardner, Luisa Valim, Gardner's, Valim, Cabral, Sigma, misappropriated, Jonathan Stempel, Tatiana Bautzer, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Sigma, Bank of America, Sigma Lithium Corp, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, Vancouver , British Columbia, Brazil, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ Russia's so desperate to get its billionaires and their massive wealth back that it just threatened to seize the assets of an oligarch worth $13 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia filed a lawsuit against oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, who is worth $13 billion. The state is looking to seize Sibeco amid Putin's call for Russian tycoons to invest at home. Authorities have filed a lawsuit against Andrey Melnichenko, an oligarch now based in the United Arab Emirates, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The ninth richest person in Russia, Melnichenko — who has been sanctioned by the European Union and the US — is worth $13 billion as of Monday, according to Bloomberg Billionaire's Index. In March 2022, Melnichenko — whose mother is Ukrainian — told Reuters in an interview that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was "truly tragic."

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☆ North Korea claims Travis King, the US soldier who ran into its territory, was unhappy with 'racial discrimination' and an 'unequal society' in America
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Pyongyang claims the US soldier who ran into North Korea in July was angry with racism and society. King was detained by North Korean troops and investigated, North Korean propaganda and state media arm KCNA wrote. He also told investigators that he wished to seek refuge in North Korea or another country, and was "disillusioned at the unequal American society," KCNA claimed. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had described King's crossing into North Korea as done "willfully and without authorization." Meanwhile, King's mother, Claudine Gates, said she was shocked to hear that King had run into North Korea.

Persons: Travis King, King, he'd, KCNA, America, Lloyd Austin, King's, Claudine Gates, Travis Organizations: US Army, Service, Tuesday, Joint Security Area, North, US Defense Department, South, Reuters, Associated Press, CBS News, US, ABC News Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Wall, Silicon, Korea, South Korea

☆ A Conductor Who Wants to Put You ‘Inside the Sound’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Growing up, the conductor Maxime Pascal was a self-identified musical dilettante. As a child in the south of France, he had some skill on the violin, and sat in on the piano lessons his mother taught. Now, though, Pascal, 37, is arguably his generation’s finest conductor of 20th-century music, as well as an essential interpreter of contemporary works. And his schedule reflects both the breadth of his ambition and the respect he has garnered on some of the industry’s most prestigious stages. This month, Pascal is at the podium of the Vienna Philharmonic for the Martinu rarity “The Greek Passion” at the Salzburg Festival in Austria.

Persons: Maxime Pascal, Pascal, ”, Pierre Audi, Le Balcon, Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht’s Organizations: New Orleans, Threepenny Opera, Vienna Philharmonic, Salzburg Festival Locations: France, Aix, Provence, Austria, Paris

☆ Wozniacki shifts focus to U.S. Open after early Cincinnati exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I still have about 10 days to prepare for the U.S. Open. There is quite a few things that I feel like I need to do better," Wozniacki told reporters. Wozniacki, citing her desire to start a family with her husband, former NBA player David Lee, retired from tennis after the 2020 Australian Open. Despite only having three competitive matches since her return, Wozniacki feels she has what it takes to eventually meet the expectations for her to make a splash. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Caroline Wozniacki's, Wozniacki, Varvara Gracheva, Marketa, Gracheva, Elina Svitolina, David Lee, Dane, Olivia, James, Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Frank Pingue, Ken Ferris Organizations: U.S ., Cincinnati, Canadian, Wimbledon, Montreal, NBA, U.S, Thomson Locations: France, Cincinnati, Toronto

☆ Fed doves, Fed hawks: a look at how U.S. central bankers fly
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The following graphic offers a stab at how officials stack up on their outlook for Fed policy and how to balance their goals of stable prices and full employment. Note: Fed policymakers have been driving up borrowing costs since March 2022 to bring down high inflation, and in July they increased the target policy rate range to 5.25%-5.5%. Longtime banker Jeff Schmid starts as Kansas City Fed president Aug. 21, and will be a voter in 2025. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, a vocal policy hawk, left the Fed in July for a job in academia; the new chief will be a 2025 voter. Reporting Ann Saphir, Howard Schneider, Michael S. Derby and Dan Burns; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jeff Schmid, Louis, James Bullard, Ann Saphir, Howard Schneider, Michael S, Dan Burns, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Federal Open, New York Fed, Kansas City Fed, Louis Fed, Fed, Derby, Thomson Locations: Kansas, St

Image The Pioneer Inn in Lahaina, Hawaii, last year. Image Shops and dining destinations along the sidewalks and streets in Lahaina, Maui. Mr. Hedani said the fabled beach areas on Oahu that Hawaii is best known for held nothing on Lahaina. “The sunset looks fake every time I see it.”Image Sunset in Lahaina, Hawaii. “What happens when you take away the most important street on Maui?” he said.

Persons: George Alan Freeland, Freeland’s, ”, Theo Morrison, Daejas, Baldwin, Ephraim Spaulding, Dwight Baldwin, Morrison, Mark Twain, “, —, Kiha Kaina, Patrick T, Kaina, Lee Anne Wong, Wong, Tony Novak, Clifford, Ronald Williams, Williams, it’s, Jared Hedani, Tommy Bahama, Hedani, “ You’re, Jim Wilson, Kamehameha the, Kaniela Ing, Ing, “ I’d, Amy Qin, David W, Chen, Mitch Smith Organizations: Lahaina Restoration Foundation, The New York Times, East Coast, ., Fallon, Agence France, French Culinary Institute, Hawaii State Archives, New York Times, Green New Deal Network Locations: Lahaina, British, Maui, Hawaii, “, United States, Lahaina , Hawaii, Massachusetts, East, Berkeley, Calif, ”, Papa’aina, New York City, Maui . Credit, Mexico City, Shaw, Paradise, Oahu, Waikiki

☆ Cocaine cartels encroach on Unification Church’s Paraguayan paradise
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Puerto Casado | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +20 min

Many of the runways are on land owned by the Unification Church of South Korea, founded by Rev. The Unification Church is a major power in this unruly region. Byun, the Unification Church lawyer, provided Reuters with an April 2022 document the church sent to Paraguayan anti-narcotics prosecutors, urging an investigation into potential illicit activity. Trouble in paradiseThe alleged drug-running on its land isn’t the only trouble the Unification Church has faced in the Chaco. Byun, the church lawyer, acknowledged the tensions with locals in Puerto Casado but declined to comment on the Myungs or the fire.

Persons: Sun Myung, Michelle Byun, ” Byun, “, Moon, God, ”, Miguel Ángel Servín, Servín, Rodrigo Alvarez, Elva Cáceres, Marco Alcaraz, Cynthia Tarrago, Tarrago, Raimundo Va, Rodrigo Alvarenga Paredes, Byun, Alvarenga, “ Alvarenga, Rodrigo Álvarez, Álvarez, Pedro Juan Caballero, ‘ Lawless, –, Marcelo Pecci, José Carlos Acevedo, ” Acevedo, Pecci, Acevedo, Mario Abdo Benítez, James Laverty, Hak Ja, ” –, Carlos Casado, Anger, Locals, Lorenzo Myung, Martin Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Dora Irrazábal, Irrazábal, Alberto David Gauto, Gauto, Emilio Camacho, Moon’s, Hyun Jin, Preston, Hak, Hyung Jin, Sean, Massimo Introvigne, Sean Moon, Preston Moon, Puerto Casado, Virgilio Chamorro, Gabriel Stargardter, Daniela Desantis, Feilding, Tomas Bravo, John Emerson, Brian Thevenot Organizations: Unification Church of, Rev, Authorities, Reuters, Unification Church, Holy Spirit Association, South Korea’s Unification, Belgian, Sting, South, International Association of Parliamentarians, Peace, U.S . Federal Bureau of Investigation, Colorado Party, Yorker, U.S, Attorney, FBI, Capital Command, PCC, United Nations Office, Drugs, U.S . Drug, Carlos Casado SA, Salesian, Supreme, FARC, Peace Foundation, Center for Studies, New, Iron Ministries, Preston, Tomas Bravo Graphics Locations: Paraguayan, Unification Church of South Korea, SENAD Paraguay, Chaco, Paraguay, Korea, Bolivian, Peruvian, Atlantic, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Europe, Argentine, Manhattan, “, Antwerp, Europe’s, Servín, Asunción, Seoul, New York City, United States, New Jersey, Tarrago, Va, U.S, Byun, Alvarenga, Chile, Ecuador, Colombian, Bolivia, American, South America, America, Puerto Casado, Gauto, Preston, Turin, Italy, Pennsylvania, Puerto

☆ How a TikTok video turned into a 6-figure book contract for a first-time author
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Katie Siegel is the author of newly published mystery novel, "Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective." Siegel didn't originally envision the story as a novel, but as a video series for TikTok. An editor at Kensington Books saw her videos, and Siegel ended up with a six-figure book deal. Katie Siegel didn't get onto TikTok thinking she'd get a book deal. "When it came up on my feed, I thought, 'This would be such a great mystery series,'" Plackis said.

Persons: Katie Siegel, Charlotte Illes, Siegel, Katie Siegel didn't, she'd, TikTok, Shannon Plackis, Plackis, perusing, Vida Engstrand, Siegel's, BookTok, Barnes, Noble, Michelle Schusterman, that's, preneurs, I've, creatives Organizations: Kensington Books, The New York Times Locations: Kensington, The

☆ 3 ways a private-equity firm is tapping content creators for its portfolio of brands, from co-investment to market research
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sponsorships aren't the only way influencers can make money working with brands. The Newcastle Network, a private-equity firm, is tapping creators as investors for DTC brands. And Newcastle Network, a private-equity firm based in Boston, is taking those relationships one step further with the help of Village Marketing's Vickie Segar. Since then, she's been developing strategic partnerships with influencers through the private-equity firm, such as tapping those influencers for market research on behalf of the firm's portfolio companies or bringing on creators themselves as investors. Here are 3 ways that private-equity firm Newcastle Networks is working with influencers:Tapping creators for market research.

Persons: Vickie Segar, —, she's, Segar, Shawn Johnson East, Andrew East, Chris Casgar, Casgar Organizations: Newcastle Network, DTC, YouTube, Newcastle, WPP, Newcastle Networks, influencers, Andrew, Easts Locations: Boston, Newcastle, Instagram

☆ Insurers face long road, high cost to cover obesity drugs after promising Wegovy heart health data
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

There is likely a long way to go before the U.S. sees increased insurance coverage for obesity drugs. While the trial results demonstrate that obesity drugs may have significant health benefits beyond shedding unwanted pounds, organizations representing U.S. insurers emphasized that the data is still preliminary. "Health insurance providers will continue to analyze new evidence as it becomes available," he added. Ceci Connolly, CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, acknowledged the promise of the data but said "outrageous prices should give everyone pause." The organization represents regional, community-based health plans that cover more than 18 million Americans across the U.S.

Persons: Jim Vondruska, Wegovy, Eli Lilly, David Allen, Ceci Connolly, Jared Holz, It's, Debra Tyler's, Joe Buglewicz, Eduardo Grunvald, George Frey, UCSD's Gunvald, Eli, Ethan Lazarus, Lazarus Organizations: Reuters Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk, America's Health, Alliance of Community Health, U.S, Drugs, Pfizer, Medicare, CVS, Aetna, CNBC, Washington Post, Getty, UCSD Health's Center, International Foundation of Employee, University of Texas System, UTS, Novo, Reuters, Obesity Medicine Association, New England, of Medicine Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, Mizuho, Killingworth, Conn, Texas

☆ My 10-year-old spends up to 5 hours a week learning to code. Here are the best resources I've found to help him get ahead in his future career.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Joel Gratcyk's son Wesley spends a few hours a week learning to code in Python, PHP, and Swift. Wesley started taking free courses when he was 7 and uses both online and library resources. Gratcyk said that whether or not Wesley goes into coding, he'll have an advantage in his career. Another one he's done is freeCodeCamp , which offers over 3,000 hours of tutorials for all levels of computer programming for free. The amount of time Wesley spends on coding changes from week to weekWesley enjoys coding most days.

Persons: Joel Gratcyk's, Wesley, Swift, Gratcyk, Joel Gratcyk, It's, He's, I've, we've, we're Organizations: Service, Khan Academy, Apple Locations: Wall, Silicon, Illinois

“They want to take away my freedom because I will never let them take away your freedom,” Mr. Trump told the crowd at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Tuesday. “They want to silence me because I will never let them silence you.”In two previous campaigns, 2016 and 2020, Mr. Trump presented himself to voters as an insurgent candidate who understood their grievances and promised to fight for them. Now, however, Mr. Trump has made his 2024 race principally about his own personal grievances — attempting to convince supporters to see themselves in him. He continues to argue, falsely, that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and to present it as a theft also against his voters. The legal jeopardy he now faces from multiple indictments, he tells followers, is the sort of persecution that they, too, could suffer.

Persons: Donald J, “ I’m, ”, Trump, “, Mr Organizations: Trump, Mr Locations: New Hampshire

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