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☆ The Actors Strike is Over. Now Comes the Wait for New Films and Shows.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The actors strike may be over, but it will take some time for new movies and TV shows to reach the screen. Studios halted dozens of productions during the 118-day strike, pushing back release dates on highly anticipated films such as “Dune: Part Two” and “Avatar 3.” Fans will have to watch more reruns until new seasons debut for shows including “The White Lotus” and “Abbott Elementary.”

Persons: ”, “ Abbott

☆ In Texas, Key Opposition to School Vouchers Is Rural and Red
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Elizabeth Findell | Photographs Emil T. Lippe For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CUSHING, Texas—The word spread parent-to-parent during a Little Dribblers basketball game in the school gymnasium. The superintendent had sent emails—several—warning that school-choice efforts under way wouldn’t be good for their East Texas school district of 554 students. The target of Superintendent Brandon Enos ’s advocacy was a special session of the Texas Legislature called by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to pass a measure to allow Texas children to receive state funding to attend private schools. Superintendents statewide have feared the measure would drain money from the state’s already lean public-education funding.

Persons: CUSHING, Brandon Enos ’, Greg Abbott Organizations: East, Texas, Republican Gov Locations: Texas, East Texas

The actors strike might provide that, though there's still the chance of strike sequels in the months ahead. Here's some of what will happen next:Political Cartoons View All 1237 ImagesSO IS THE ACTORS STRIKE REALLY OVER? Picket lines are suspended and the only rallies on the horizon are celebratory ones that the actors union is promising will happen. Another actors strike — this one by video game performers — is possible. ___For more coverage of the actors and writers strike, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/hollywood-strikes/

Persons: they're, ” “ Abbott, ”, there's, —, they've “, ” Duncan Crabtree, I’m, ” Crabtree, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Ridley Scott's, “, Kevin Costner's, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, That's, Lily Gladstone, didn't, Michael Mann's, “ Ferrari, Adam Driver, Patrick Dempsey, Dempsey, It'll Organizations: ANGELES, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Television Producers, SAG, Associated Press, “ Abbott, Netflix, Globe, International Alliance, Marvel, IATSE Locations: Venice, U.S, hollywood

☆ Analysis: The US presidential election is next year. Here’s what that could mean for stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The US presidential election is less than a year away. Wall Street has a laundry list of uncertainties that it worries could threaten the current stock rally, including the upcoming presidential election. But history shows that stocks typically gain during the fourth year of presidential terms. The S&P 500 has gained 6.2% on average during the fourth year of presidential terms since 1932, according to Yardeni Research. That’s below the 13.5% gain the index has averaged during the third year of presidential terms since 1931.

Persons: ’, There’s, Darrell Crate, ”, Goldman Sachs, Joe Abbott, Abbott, Loretta Mester, Bryan Mena, Elisabeth Buchwald, Hawkish, Mester, Heidi Gartland, “, ” Gartland, Read, Niron, Peter Valdes, Niron Magnetics, Jonathan Rowntree Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, The New York Fed, Management, Investors, Research, Yardeni Research, “, CNN, Cleveland Fed, Reserve Bank, Cleveland, Regional, Bank, General Motors, China General Motors Locations: New York, East, Russia, Ukraine, Wisconsin, China, Minnesota

Hollywood jumped into planning mode Thursday at the news of a tentative agreement between striking actors and the major entertainment companies. Just hours after the tentative agreement was announced, “The Marvels” star Iman Vellani was already being offered to press for interviews. The Walt Disney Co. movie, which cost over $200 million to produce, opens this weekend with showtimes starting as early as Thursday afternoon. Searchlight Pictures also started actively planning things for Michael Fassbender, who stars in Taika Waititi's “Next Goal Wins,” out next week. Brunson’s writing team had already been back in the room, but the strike’s suspension clears the way for filming.

Persons: Hollywood, what's, Iman Vellani, Michael Fassbender, ”, Timothée Chalamet, Wonka ”, Jason Momoa, publicists, Joe Biden, ” Biden, “, they’ve, Gavin Newsom, Simu Liu, “ Barbie, ” Lui, “ Bravo, ” Albert Brooks, Rob Reiner, “ Albert Brooks, Max, ” Brooks, ” Octavia Spencer, ” “ Abbott, Quinta Brunson, “ we’re, Justine Bateman, Priscilla ”, “ Ferrari, Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein, “ Maestro, Carey Mulligan, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Jeffrey Wright, Ridley Scott’s “ Napoleon, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese’s, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert DeNiro, Alexander Payne’s “, Paul Giamatti, Annette Bening, Jodie Foster Organizations: Walt Disney Co, showtimes, Searchlight Pictures, Screen Actors, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, “ SAG, SAG, HBO Locations: California, Venice

☆ Opinion | The ’23 Elections and the Abortion Effect
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

After Tuesday’s elections, you write, “The political potency of abortion rights proved more powerful than the drag of President Biden’s approval ratings in Tuesday’s off-year elections.”What do Mr. Biden’s approval ratings have to do with abortion rights on the ballot? Andy Beshear in Kentucky highlights many reasons why President Biden needs to pass the torch. As a lifelong Democrat, I am mystified why Mr. Biden does not gracefully step aside. He won 52 percent of the vote in a red state that Mr. Biden lost by 26 points in 2020. I implore Mr. Biden to listen to the wishes of the American people and let a new leader arise.

Persons: Biden’s, Dee Baer, Matt C, Abbott, Re “ Beshear, Conservative Kentucky ”, Andy Beshear, Biden, Mr, Beshear, Donald Trump, Trump, Eric De Jonge Chevy Organizations: New York Times, Democratic, “ Voters, Republicans, Conservative Kentucky, Gov Locations: Tuesday’s, Virginia, Ohio, Dee Baer Wilmington, Del, Koltek Louisville, Abbott Lake Geneva, Wis, Conservative, Kentucky, Eric De Jonge Chevy Chase, Md, America

☆ Corporate America weighs business impact of new weight-loss drugs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Walmart (WMT.N) expects revenues from its health and wellness products to increase in the second half of the year, mainly due to the popularity of weight-loss drugs. PepsiCo (PEP.O) Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston has said the company is "not seeing any impact" yet from the popularity of weight-loss drugs. Coca-Cola (KO.N) CEO James Quincey said the company was monitoring what impact, if any weight-loss drugs will have. Abbott CEO Robert Ford has said diabetes patients could end up using glucose monitors with the weight-loss drugs in the long term. DRUG DISTRIBUTORSCencora (COR.N), formerly called AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health (CAH.N) and McKesson (MCK.N) have flagged potential boost to revenues this year owing to the growing demand for weight-loss drugs.

Persons: Victoria Klesty, Eli Lilly's, Eli Lilly's Zepbound, Hugh Johnston, James Quincey, Michele Buck, Dr Pepper, Robert Gamgort, Johnson, Joseph Wolk, Robert Ford, Michael Farrell, Bhanvi Satija, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Mrigank Dhaniwala, Arun Koyyur Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Walmart, PepsiCo, J, Abbott Laboratories, Insulet Corp, Boston Scientific, Cardinal Health, Thomson Locations: Oslo, Norway, Victoria, U.S, GLP, Bengaluru

☆ Medical device maker Zimmer cuts revenue growth forecast as profit beats
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sales at Zimmer's knees unit rose 7.5% to $706.3 million, compared to analysts' estimate of $702.9 million. That helped cushion a miss at its hips unit, where sales of $465.3 million compared with estimates of $481.7 million. The Indiana-based company's third-quarter revenue rose 5% to $1.75 billion, in line with analysts' average estimates. Zimmer had said earlier that it expects second- and third-quarter revenue to be a "little bit lighter" compared to the first quarter. The hip and knee implant maker cut its full-year reported revenue forecast to a growth of 6% to 6.5% from 6.5% to 7.0% earlier while backing its full-year profit forecast of $7.47 to $7.57 per share.

Persons: Zimmer Biomet, Moritz Hager, Zimmer, Johnson, Ivan Tornos, Christy Santhosh, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Laboratories, Boston, Thomson Locations: Winterthur, Switzerland, Indiana, Bengaluru

Abortion rights supporters won an Ohio ballot measure and the Democratic governor of beet-red Kentucky held onto his office by campaigning on reproductive rights and painting his opponent as extremist on abortion. In both states, abortion was the main issue. In Ohio, a ballot measure preserving abortion rights passed in a state that Trump won by eight percentage points in 2020. Abortion rights measures have passed in a plethora of states as some other Republican-run states have instituted new bans on the procedure. Abortion rights may not be a potent enough issue to swing an election on its own.

Persons: — Joe Biden, Donald Trump —, Andy Beshear, Trump, Beshear, Daniel Cameron, Mike DeWine, Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, Beshear’s, Biden, Glenn Youngkin, Gabe Amo, Amo, David Cicilline, Republican Gerry Leonard, Cherelle Parker, Republican David Oh Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, Trump, Republican, Republicans, Ohio voters, U.S, Supreme, Virginia statehouse, GOP, Biden, Biden White, Marine Locations: Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, Washington, Virginia, Rhode, Philadelphia

☆ Opinion | Will the Supreme Court Toss Out a Gun Law Meant to Protect Women?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Linda Greenhouse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

And that brings me to the second missing ingredient in the briefs supporting Rahimi: the Second Amendment itself. That is not surprising, the Cato brief notes, because when Section 922(g)(8) was enacted, there was no recognized right to individual gun ownership in the first place. to be deprived through such minimal process.”Other briefs in support of Mr. Rahimi take issue with the nature of protective orders themselves. When I first read Judge Ho’s opinion, I regarded it as an odd digression from the matter at hand, namely how to interpret and apply the Second Amendment. Does even this trigger-happy Supreme Court want to be seen as stripping from women in mortal danger from their intimate partners whatever safety this 29-year-old law has provided?

Persons: Roy S, Moore, ”, Rahimi, Heller, Cato, Judge James Ho, Abbott, Cruz Organizations: Foundation for Moral Law, Cato Institute, National Rifle Association Locations: Alabama

These student doctors, nurses and physician assistants are the front line of health care for asylum-seekers in the nation’s third-largest city, filling a gap in Chicago’s haphazard response. “My team is a team that shouldn’t have to exist, but it does out of necessity,” said Sara Izquierdo, a University of Illinois Chicago medical student who helped found the group. Political Cartoons View All 1230 ImagesIzquierdo noted the medical care gap months ago, consulted experienced doctors and designed a street-medicine model tailored to migrants' medical needs. The migrants’ health problems tend to be related to their journey or living in crowded conditions. “You’re not going to tell a person who has gone through this journey to stop smoking,” said Ruben Santos, a Rush University medical student.

Persons: “, ”, Sara Izquierdo, we’re, I’m, Greg Abbott, Izquierdo, Abrahan Balizario, wasn’t, Miriam Guzman, Brandon Johnson, Rey Wences Najera, “ You’re, Ruben Santos, Moises Hidalgo, He’s, “ I’ve, Muftawu, Deen Iddrisu, Melissa Perez Winder, Robert Wood Johnson Organizations: CHICAGO, University of Illinois Chicago, Texas Gov, Hygiene, UIC, Rush University, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Press, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AP Locations: Chicago, Peru, Venezuela, U.S, Hidalgo, Illinois, Ghana, Cuba

CHICAGO (AP) — As the first blast of wintry weather hit Chicago, dozens of migrant families without a place to live were moved off snowy city streets and into the basement of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in a nearby suburb. The last-minute, temporary solution around 1 a.m. Wednesday, coordinated by volunteers and suburban Oak Park officials, came as Chicago has struggled to house the growing population of asylum-seekers ahead of the deep winter months. City officials have been scouting locations for winterized tents, but City Council members have criticized Johnson's administration for a lack of details. This week, the city publicized its winter efforts, including providing 16 “warming buses” at police stations during overnight hours, and winter coats for new arrivals. Last month, the city touted its partnerships with several outside organizations to provide food, clothing and hygiene items.

Persons: Brandon Johnson, ”, Annie Gomberg, Greg Abbott, They’re, tarps, Gleicy Martinez, ” Martinez, Johnson, Joe Biden, Ronnie Reese, Kathy Nolte, Good Shephard, “, Melissa Perez Winder Organizations: CHICAGO, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Republican Texas Gov, Volunteer, Wednesday, Chicago, City, Associated Press Locations: Chicago, Good, Oak, Venezuela, United States, ”, Oak Park

Cincinnati might be where Hamlin nearly died after going into cardiac arrest before being resuscitated on the field on Jan. 2. “I’m super thrilled. I’m super excited. It’s unlikely Hamlin — who missed practice Wednesday due to an illness — will suit up Sunday. I mean, we experienced it, but as long as he’s good, I’m good.”Safety Micah Hyde said Hamlin has motivated the entire team.

Persons: Damar Hamlin, Hamlin, —, “, ” Hamlin, “ I’m, ”, “ That’s, Hamlin —, He’s, Dane Jackson, Micah Hyde, ” Hyde, Buffalo’s, Hamlin’s, commotio, I’m, Abbott, trepidation, he’s, haven’t, I’ve, Josh Allen, Allen, Rasul Douglas, Brandon Beane, Kaiir Elam, ___ Organizations: Buffalo Bills, Bengals, Associated Press, Bills, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay Locations: ORCHARD, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Green

☆ GE HealthCare beats quarterly profit estimates on imaging device demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A logo is displayed on a GE digital anesthesia carestation as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (not pictured) visits a GE Healthcare manufacturing facility during the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. April 21, 2020. Larger peer Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N) also topped its quarterly profit estimates, aided by a recovery in sales of its medical devices such as heart valves and pacemakers. In the previous quarter, GE HealthCare had said that Alzheimer's-related testing would help drive demand for its imaging equipment at hospitals and medical centers next year. $2.64 billion of the sales came from imaging devices, in line with estimates. On an adjusted basis, GE HealthCare earned 99 cents per share, above LSEG estimates of 90 cents.

Persons: Mike Pence, Daniel Acker, Christy Santhosh, Maju Samuel Organizations: GE, GE Healthcare, REUTERS, GE HealthCare Technologies Inc, Abbott Laboratories, GE HealthCare, Thomson Locations: Madison , Wisconsin, U.S, COVID, United States, Bengaluru

☆ Judge Orders Border Agents to Stop Cutting Texas’ Barbed Wire Fence
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“The plaintiff established that the balance of interests favors granting an injunction, but just barely,” Ms. Moses wrote. The wrangling over the concertina wire is not the only legal battle between Texas and the Biden administration on the border. They are also fighting in court over the state’s placement of a 1,000-foot floating buoy barrier in the middle of the Rio Grande. A federal appeals court ruled last month that the barrier could remain in place while the argument proceeded. Greg Abbott wrote Monday on X after the new court order was issued.

Persons: ” Ms, Moses, Biden, “ Biden, Greg Abbott, Paxton, ” Organizations: ” Locations: trespassers, Texas, Rio Grande

A family navigates the bank of the Rio Grande past razor wire while searching for an entry point into the United States from Mexico, in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 30, 2023. U.S. District Judge Alia Moses in Del Rio, Texas barred the Biden administration from cutting or removing the wire until at least Nov. 13, as she considers a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, accusing the U.S. government of illegally destroying state property. The concertina wire fencing was installed on private property by the Texas National Guard as part of Operation Lone Star, an initiative launched by Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott in 2021 aimed at deterring illegal border crossings. Texas, meanwhile, is separately defending its authority to install floating buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande to deter migrants. A federal judge at the Biden administration's request in September ordered the 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier removed, but an appeals court allowed it to remain in place temporarily while Paxton's office pursues an appeal.

Persons: Adrees Latif, Alia Moses, Biden, Ken Paxton, Moses, Paxton, George W, Bush, Greg Abbott, Daniel Wiessner, Alexia Garamfalvi, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Texas, U.S, Republican, State of, U.S . Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Texas National Guard, Lone Star, Republican Texas, Customs, Border Protection, Biden, Thomson Locations: Rio, United States, Mexico, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Texas, Del Rio , Texas, State of Texas, . Texas, Albany , New York

☆ US Appeals Court Tosses Lawsuit Over Texas Migrant Transportation Bar
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Ted Hesson and Daniel WiessnerWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal appeals on Friday sided with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on technical grounds over a 2021 executive order that restricted transport of migrants through the state, saying a lower court should dismiss a related legal challenge. Circuit Court of Appeals found that immigration advocates lacked the legal authority to sue Abbott over the transportation prohibition. The 5th Circuit found that Abbott's authority as governor barred the immigration advocates from challenging the executive order. A U.S. district court judge in September ordered Texas to move the barriers, but the 5th Circuit stayed that ruling pending an appeal by Texas. (Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington and Dan Wiessner in Albany, New York; Editing by David Gregorio)

Persons: Ted Hesson, Daniel Wiessner WASHINGTON, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Joe Biden's, Biden, Dan Wiessner, David Gregorio Organizations: U.S, Texas, Circuit, Appeals, Republican Locations: New Orleans, Rio, U.S, Texas, Washington, Albany , New York

Circuit Court of Appeals found that immigration advocates lacked the legal authority to sue Abbott over the transportation prohibition. Abbott, a Republican, has criticized Democrat Biden for failing to adequately secure the border and stepped up the state's response to record migrant arrivals in recent years. The 5th Circuit found that Abbott's authority as governor barred the immigration advocates from challenging the executive order. A U.S. district court judge in September ordered Texas to move the barriers, but the 5th Circuit stayed that ruling pending an appeal by Texas. Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington and Dan Wiessner in Albany, New York; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Abbott, Joe Biden's, Biden, Ted Hesson, Dan Wiessner, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Customs, Protection, U.S, Texas, Circuit, Appeals, Republican, Thomson Locations: Central America, Anzalduas, Rio Grande, United States, Mexico, Granjeno , Texas, U.S, WASHINGTON, New Orleans, Rio, Texas, Washington, Albany , New York

☆ Texas Lawmakers Vote to Let Local Police Arrest Migrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a direct challenge to federal power over immigration, the Texas House on Thursday approved the creation of a state-level crime for entering the country from Mexico between ports of entry, allowing local police agencies to arrest and jail unauthorized migrants or order them back to Mexico. The Texas House also approved an additional $1.5 billion for the state to use to construct its own barriers near the international boundary. The arrest measure now returns to the Senate, which has already approved its own version, and then head to Mr. Abbott’s desk for his signature. “It is a humane, logical and efficient approach,” Representative David Spiller, a Republican from west of Fort Worth, said in introducing his arrest bill before the vote. “There is nothing unfair about ordering someone back from where they came if they arrived here illegally.”

Persons: Greg Abbott, David Spiller, ” Organizations: Gov, Lone Star, Texas House, Senate, Republican Locations: Texas, Mexico, Fort Worth

One death this year and more than two dozen reports of injuries since 2018 may be tied to the supplements, FDA officials said in a statement. No probiotic products have been approved as a drug or treatment for babies, the FDA said. FDA officials in September said Evivo with MCT Oil, a probiotic made by Infinant Health of Norwalk, Connecticut, led to the death of a premature infant this year. Infinant Health officials said in statement that the firm voluntarily recalled and discontinued the product. Probiotic supplements may be used to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis, a dangerous infection affecting premature infants that inflames and kills intestinal tissue.

Persons: necrotizing, Matthew Perrone Organizations: . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott, MCT, Infinant, Infinant Health, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Illinois, Norwalk , Connecticut, Washington

In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition -- and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets. It's especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whose children were already in private school can now take advantage of public funding. Her state has a new education savings account program — which is paying for students from families of any income to switch from public to private school and for many already in private school to remain there. Opponents of the programs are bracing for lawmakers to attempt to make up for the higher costs by further cutting public school funding, even though lawmakers have not publicly threatened to do so. The plans are in doubt because of opposition from Democrats and some Republicans who live in rural areas where private schools are scarce and public schools are some of the most important institutions.

Persons: ”, Josh Cowen, it's, Ryan Cantrell, ” Aaron Galaz, “, Heather Stessman, Stessman, Beth Lewis, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs, Ben Toma, ” Toma, Greg Abbott, Matt Huffman, Hannah Fingerhut, Samantha Hendrickson, Isabella Volmert, Paul Weber Organizations: Michigan State University, American Federation for Children, Catholic, Our Schools, Arizona Gov, Republican, Republican Gov, Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Arizona, Iowa, — Arizona, Florida , Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Arkansas, West, Phoenix, Waterloo , Iowa, Our Schools Arizona, Texas, Des Moines , Iowa, Columbus , Ohio, Indianapolis, Austin , Texas

☆ As Ozempic and Wegovy take off, this tech startup just raised $20 million to tackle weight loss with data
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Weight loss has always been big business, but it's exploded of late due to surging demand for Ozempic, Wegovy and other new diabetes and obesity drugs. "Whether you have five pounds to lose or 100, we want to make sure we're able to help everybody," Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer, Signos' co-founder and CEO, told CNBC in an interview. Fouladgar-Mercer said he created the company in 2018 partly because of his own struggle to manage weight throughout his life. Users can also integrate sleep data, heart rate data, and exercise data from their Apple Watch to personalize their profile even more. Fouladgar-Mercer said Signos can work well alongside Ozempic and Wegovy from Novo Nordisk and other GLP-1 treatments.

Persons: Signos, Mercer, it's, It's, GLP Organizations: Cheyenne Ventures, GV, Google Ventures, Dexcom Ventures, CNBC, Signos, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Apple Watch, Abbott Laboratories, U.S, Novo Nordisk, Nordisk's Locations: Mercer, Novo, Europe, Fouladgar, America

☆ María José Llergo’s Songs Have Flamenco Roots. They Raise a Ruckus.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Carolina Abbott Galvão | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Llergo said she knows she isn’t the first person to traverse genres — and she’s not just talking about the Catalan pop star Rosalía, whose debut album, “El Mal Querer,” is often credited with catapulting flamenco onto the global stage. (Incidentally, she and Llergo both studied at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona under the same mentor, José Miguel Vizcay.) “Flamenco has always lent itself to other styles. All you have to do to find proof of that is look back at people like Lola Flores and Camarón,” Llergo said, referring to Camarón de la Isla, the singer often credited as the 20th century’s “god” of flamenco. “I run through your body like water runs through a river,” she sings in the synth-heavy “Juramento,” in a nod to her predecessor.

Persons: Llergo, she’s, “ El Mal Querer, José Miguel Vizcay, Flamenco, Lola Flores, ” Llergo, “ It’s, ” Organizations: Escola Superior, sierra Locations: Barcelona, Camarón, Água, Spain, ”

☆ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is giving schools supplemental material to combat 'misinformation and prejudice' about the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Greg Abbott announced he will give schools material to combat prejudice against Jews. It's too early to tell if hate crimes against Jewish and Muslim people have risen, but hate crimes did increase in the US last year. Greg Abbott is encouraging schools to use curriculum resources from the state about the war between Israel and Hamas. In retaliation, Israel declared a state of war against Hamas and has carried out air strikes that have killed more than 3,000 Palestinians. It's too early to tell if hate crimes against Jewish and Muslim people have risen since the outbreak of war, but hate crimes did generally increase in the United States last year, the outlet reported.

Persons: Greg Abbott, It's, —, Abbott, Jonathan Greenblatt Organizations: Texas Gov, Jewish, Service, Hamas, Defamation League, Sense Media, Associated Press, of Locations: Israel, Texas, Palestine, Gaza, Illinois, United States, of North America

HOUSTON (AP) — The challenges facing Houston’s next mayor are familiar to many big cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing. “This (new) mayor comes along at a time when the city is doing well, though the city faces issues,” said Bob Harvey, president and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership, a local business group. They highlight what they see as Houston’s failings while touting it as an international city teeming with diversity. Others in contention are former head of Houston’s public transit system Gilbert Garcia, attorney Lee Kaplan, Houston City Councilman Robert Gallegos and former council members Jack Christie and M.J. Khan. The city’s challenges are due in part to its explosive growth over the past decade.

Persons: Houston’s, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sen, John Whitmire, ”, Bob Harvey, Houston, Sylvester Turner, Gilbert Garcia, Lee Kaplan, Robert Gallegos, Jack Christie, M.J, Khan, ” Garcia, Garcia, Greg Abbott, Troy Finner, Patrick Jankowski, Bill King, Brandon Rottinghaus, Jackson Lee, Johnny Mata, “, ” Mata, Jankowski, Harvey, ” Harvey, Juan, Lozano Organizations: HOUSTON, U.S . Rep, Texas Legislature, Texas Democrats, Greater Houston Partnership, Houston, Republican Gov, Houston Police, pothole, University, Greater Houston Coalition for Justice Locations: November’s, U.S, Houston, Texas, Houston City, Harris County, America

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