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☆ US must get into sync with high-stakes group stage match, says Sullivan
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AUCKLAND, July 29 (Reuters) - The United States must find their rhythm after falling out of sync in their 1-1 draw against the Netherlands, midfielder Andi Sullivan said, with everything on the line for their final match of the Women's World Cup group stage on Tuesday. The four-times champions face a do-or-die meeting with debutantes Portugal in their last Group E game, where they must win or draw to avoid the humiliation of missing the knockout stage for the first time. "(Portugal are) a strong team, going to be a tough game, we know what's on the line," Sullivan told reporters on Saturday. If the U.S. team and the 2017 European Champions both win next week, the winner of Group E could come down to goal differential. "We're going to need to play fast and score a lot of goals," said Sullivan, who is competing in her first World Cup.

Persons: Andi Sullivan, Sullivan, Lindsey Horan, Vlatko Andonovski, Nathan Frandino, Amy Tennery, Lincoln Organizations: AUCKLAND, debutantes Portugal, U.S, Vietnam, Portugal, U.S ., Thomson Locations: United States, Netherlands, Portugal, Wellington, Vietnam, U.S, Auckland

☆ Opinion | How Barbie, the Doll and the Movie, Reflects Our Society
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Barbie Has Never Been a Great Symbol, but She’s an Excellent Mirror” (Opinion guest essay, July 22):Andi Zeisler’s essay was a walk down memory lane. As a feminist and a professor in a medical school with a young daughter in the 1980s, I was confronted with the dilemma of whether to buy a Barbie doll. Further, her pink high heels would have left this poor doll exhausted after a full day of conducting medical rounds and seeing patients. Perhaps this 1980s Dr. Barbie encapsulates the wish “to have it all”: a stereotyped image of ideal female beauty coupled with a traditionally male high-status job. Judith RichmanChicagoThe writer is professor emerita of psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Persons: Andi Zeisler’s, Barbie ”, Boobie, Barbie, Judith Richman Chicago Organizations: University of Illinois Locations: Chicago

☆ The ‘Barbie’ Movie Explains Why We Still Care About Barbie - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Andi Zeisler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

She was more distant in my adulthood, as Barbie had become a subject of feminist concern. I followed many authors, artists, musicians and assorted culture jammers who were publicly working out their own Barbie issues in fascinating ways. However we feel about Barbie at a given moment says a lot more about us than it does about Barbie. Mattel’s litigious responses to things like the 1998 intersectional feminist body-image essay collection “Adios, Barbie” and Aqua’s gratingly ubiquitous earworm “Barbie Girl” didn’t help its P.R. It’s a fitting approach, since the most interesting thing about Barbie has always been our reactions to her.

Persons: Barbie, jammers, she’s, Rather, Ophelia, Anita Hill, Barbie —, Mattel’s, Barbie ”, “, Greta Gerwig Organizations: Committee, Latina, Miss America, Playboy, Mattel, American Association of University Women Locations: Hollywood

☆ Experience gap no hurdle to World Cup ambitions, say US players
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Americans are pursuing an unprecedented third consecutive title with Sullivan among 14 World Cup first-timers, nearly twice as many as in the U.S. team that competed in 2015. But veteran defender O'Hara believes experience on the World Cup stage does not necessarily translate to impact on the field and pointed to Sullivan, who was sharing the stage with her at a news conference on Tuesday, as a prime example. "Andy is bringing something very different than I was bringing as a player in my first World Cup," said O'Hara, who is competing in her fourth. Rapinoe, who won the Ballon d'Or in 2019, announced recently that this would be her last World Cup. The United States open against Vietnam on Saturday.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Denis Balibouse, Kelley O'Hara, Andi Sullivan, Sullivan, O'Hara, Andy, that's, Alex Morgan, Alyssa Naeher, Julie Ertz, Rapinoe, Alyssa Thompson, they're, Amy Tennery, Nathan Frandino, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Soccer, Groupama, REUTERS, United, U.S ., Vietnam, Thomson Locations: States, Netherlands, Lyon, France, AUCKLAND, United States, New Zealand, Auckland

El Paso, Texas CNN —The mass shooter who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history was sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms by a federal judge on Friday. Defense lawyer Joe Spencer told the court Crusius took responsibility for the harm he had caused and that his rampage was due to severe mental illness. Wearing an “El Paso Strong” T-shirt, the girl struggled to speak between sobs as she described her terror and enduring pain. Your tears mean nothing to me,” Karla Romero, whose mother was killed, told Crusius at one point. “He was not a racist like you.”Hoffman’s father, Alexander Hoffman, was killed in the 2019 shooting.

Persons: Prosecutors, Patrick Crusius, –, Joe Spencer, Crusius, “ Patrick, ” Spencer, Spencer, Ian Martinez Hanna, “, ”, Dean Reckard, Margie, you’re, ’, vilifying, Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard, El, ” G.A, Paul Jamrowski, Jordan Anchondo, Andre Anchondo, Andrés Leighton, Bill Hicks, Jennifer Cortes, ‘, Joe Spencer Jr, David Guaderrama, Nacho Garcia, Jr, Reckard, ” Crusius, ” Reckard, Raymond Attaguile, David Johnson, Johnson’s, ” Karla Romero, ” Thomas Hoffman, Alexander Hoffman, Elis, ” Raul Loya, Stephanie Melendez, Melendez, Johnson, Kathy, Kaitlyn, ” Melendez Organizations: El Paso , Texas CNN, El Paso Walmart, Authorities, El, Foreign Affairs, Pittsburgh Locations: El Paso , Texas, El Paso, sobs, El Paso District, Reckard, ”, Mexico, Germany, New York City

Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, also pleaded guilty Monday morning to 46 counts of attempted murder in the first degree and no-contest to bias-motivated crimes in the November 19 massacre at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Aldrich also faces 46 consecutive 48-year sentences for each attempted murder count, the state judge said. Aldrich, who identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, was charged with more than 300 state counts, including murder, assault, attempted murder and hate crimes. Mourners created a memorial honoring the five victims killed at Club Q in the days after the shooting. Hyoung Chang/Denver Post/Getty ImagesMonday’s hearing in Colorado unfolded as Pride Month culminates amid increasing tension for those in the LGBTQ+ community.

Persons: Anderson Lee Aldrich, Aldrich, Hyoung Chang, ” Organizations: Colorado Springs , Colorado CNN, Q, Prosecutors, Denver Post Locations: Colorado Springs , Colorado, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Orlando

☆ Veterans Rapinoe, Morgan named in U.S. World Cup squad
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Jun 10, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe (15) is seen before the game against the Kansas City Current at Lumen Field. Five players, Rapinoe, Morgan, midfielder Julie Ertz, defender Kelley O’Hara and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher were part of the victorious U.S. World Cup squads in 2015 and 2019. The top-ranked Americans are fielding one of their least experienced squads in recent memory, with 14 of the 23 players going to their first World Cup, compared to 11 in 2019 and seven in 2015. Sam's sister and fellow midfielder, Kristie Mewis, was included in the roster for her first World Cup at age 32. Her Gotham FC team mate, Lynn Williams, also made the cut for the global showpiece tournament for the first time at age 30.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Michael Thomas Shroyer, Alex Morgan, Vlatko Andonovski, Alyssa Thompson, Naomi Girma, Savannah DeMelo, Andonovski, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Morgan, Julie Ertz, Kelley O’Hara, Alyssa Naeher, Mallory Swanson, Becky Sauerbrunn, Catarina Macario, Sam Mewis, Kristie Mewis, Lynn Williams, Aubrey Kingsbury, Casey Murphy, Alana Cook, Crystal Dunn, Emily Fox, Sofia Huerta, Kelley O'Hara, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Kristie, Ashley Sanchez, Andi Sullivan, Amy Tennery, Ed Osmond Organizations: Kansas, Lumen, YORK, Savannah, Women's Soccer League, U.S, Gotham FC, Washington, North, Courage, Chicago Red Stars, Portland Thorns FC, Diego Wave FC, NY Gotham FC, Racing Louisville FC, FC, Olympique Lyonnais, San Diego Wave FC, Angel, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington, USA, States, Australia, New Zealand, NJ, Angel, New York

CNN —Kouri Richins’ husband was found dead at the foot of their bed last March. Around 9 p.m., she brought her husband, Eric Richins, a celebratory Moscow Mule cocktail in the bedroom of their home in Kamas, Utah. Newly released court documents detailed a series of illicit fentanyl purchases in the months leading up to his death. By this time, according to court documents, Kouri Richins no longer owned the property. Kouri Richins said she wrote a book on grief with her sons to help them articulate their feelings, she said.

☆ American CEOs are 'failing' their workers right now, says Harvard expert: 'We're in a crisis of trust'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"We're in a crisis of trust in leadership," Sandra Sucher, a Harvard Business School professor who studies layoffs and trust, tells CNBC Make It. "Leaders of all kinds ... are failing some of the basic expectations that people have for how they should be treated." People just don't want to be led astray or lied to," says Kelly, 28, the CEO and founder of fitness content startup Curastory. Tiffany Kelly, CEO and founder of fitness content startup Curastory. The past two years revealed the leaders who are truly focused on the well-being of their workers, versus the ones who are focused on the bottom line.

☆ Abortion Bans Fail in South Carolina and Nebraska
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Adeel Hassan | Eliza Fawcett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Currently, both South Carolina and Nebraska allow abortion up to around 22 weeks. Georgia and Florida also ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, but Florida’s ban is on hold pending a court challenge. South Carolina has become a destination for women seeking abortions as its Southern neighbors have shut down access to abortion. What’s NextWith a few weeks left in its session, South Carolina could still pass an abortion ban. And the state’s Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that its Constitution includes the right to abortion, but said the state still had an interest in regulating the procedure.

☆ A Rallying Cry or a Rant? ‘Pity City’ CEO Comments Show Perils of Video Meetings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Vanessa Fuhrmans | Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MillerKnoll Chief Executive Andi Owen in her Grand Rapids, Mich., home office. Photo: Sylvia Jarrus for The Wall Street JournalIt wasn’t the plan, but MillerKnoll Chief Executive Andi Owen passed on a crucial lesson to bosses everywhere this week: Zoom calls are a tricky venue for giving tough love to staff. Ms. Owen may have learned the hard way. In a video that sparked viral furor on social media, she gives a staff pep talk that shifts in tone as she addresses some employees’ “not-so-nice” questions about staying motivated if bonuses aren’t paid this year.

☆ These CEOs offer a master class in how to not read the room
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Just this week, there have been two high-profile face-plants by company leaders who ostensibly wanted to inspire their staffs and wound up doing…the opposite of that. In a statement to CNN, Clearlink declined to address Clarke’s remarks in the video, though the company did not challenge its authenticity. And who could forget Better.com’s CEO laying off 900 people over Zoom? But I’d propose a simple mantra for executives when weighing in on unpopular topics like returning to the office or laying people off. (OK, most nights — we believe in a four-day work week around here.)

☆ CEO who went viral for 'pity city' comment on bonuses apologizes to staff: 'I feel terrible that my rallying cry seemed insensitive'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

MillerKnoll CEO Andrea Owen apologized to staff for comments that "seemed insensitive." In a companywide email, Owen said her comments on bonuses "landed in a way that I did not intend." Andrea Owen, the CEO of furniture company MillerKnoll, apologized to staff in a companywide email after a video of her responding to employee questions about staying motivated while potentially losing their bonuses went viral. "I want to be transparent and empathetic, and as I continue to reflect on this instance, I feel terrible that my rallying cry seemed insensitive," Owen said in an email to staff. I want to be transparent and empathetic, and as I continue to reflect on this instance, I feel terrible that my rallying cry seemed insensitive.

☆ CEO apologizes after ‘pity city’ speech backfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The CEO whose “pity city” speech backfired spectacularly is now apologizing to her employees. “I feel terrible that my rallying cry seemed insensitive,” wrote Andi Owen, chief executive of office furniture giant MillerKnoll, in an email to staff Tuesday. “Don’t ask about ‘what are we going to do if we don’t get a bonus?’ Get the damn $26 million,” she said, citing an internal metric. Can I get some commitment for that?”She continued: “I had an old boss who said to me one time, ‘you can visit pity city but you can’t live there.’ So people: Leave pity city. The median employee income at MillerKnoll, the company behind sleek office furniture brands such as Herman Miller and Design Within Reach, was $44,810.

☆ MillerKnoll CEO Sparks Viral Outrage After Telling Staff to ‘Leave Pity City’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Joseph Pisani | Vanessa Fuhrmans | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Andi Owen has run the company since 2018. Photo: Sylvia Jarrus for The Wall Street JournalThe chief executive of furniture company MillerKnoll Inc. is facing backlash after a video of her telling staffers worried about not getting a bonus to “leave pity city” went viral. “Questions came through about how can we stay motivated if we’re not going to get a bonus,” CEO Andi Owen said in a brief video shared on social media, adding that some of the questions were “not so nice.”

☆ MillerKnoll boss tells staff who are worried about bonuses to 'leave Pity City'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —One boss is learning the hard way how a pep talk can quickly go off the rails. Andi Owen, CEO of office furniture company MillerKnoll, was asked in a recent video town hall about how workers should stay motivated if they don’t get a bonus. Owen went on to admonish her staff to “leave Pity City,” when it comes to fretting about bonuses. Can I get some commitment for that?”She continued: “I had an old boss who said to me one time, ‘you can visit Pity City but you can’t live there.’ So people: Leave Pity City. MillerKnoll has not yet decided bonus payouts for staff, including Owen, as its fiscal year ends in May.

[1/5] Chess prodigy Hussain Besou, 11, of Syrian origin plays chess with Andreas Kuehler, his former coach of LSV Turm Lippstadt chess club, at his home in Lippstadt, Germany, April 4, 2023. Hussain and his family immigrated as refugees in 2016 and now he will play for the German national team at the Mitropa Cup in Croatia as the youngest national player in the history of the German Chess Federation. Now 11, Besou will play for the German national chess team at the Mitropa Cup in Croatia later this month, making him the youngest German national player in the history of the German Chess Federation. German national youth trainer Bernd Voelker says Besou is an exceptional player. Despite not yet having full German citizenship, Besou will play with the German team as the youngest player in their history.

☆ London is handing out free meals for all primary school children
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —London’s mayor has announced an emergency program to provide free meals for all children attending state primary schools in the capital, adding to a string of fresh evidence that Brits are struggling to afford necessities. “The cost-of-living crisis means families and children across our city are in desperate need of additional support,” Sadiq Khan, who himself received free school meals as a child, said in a statement Monday. A quarter of all London pupils, including those in high school, already qualify for free school meals according to national criteria largely based on household income, according to official data. This number tallies with an estimate by the Child Poverty Action Group that about 210,000 children living in poverty in London don’t qualify for free school meals because the eligibility criteria are “so restrictive.”Children eat lunch at St Mary's RC Primary School in Battersea, south London, on November 29, 2022. Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images/FILEThere was further evidence Monday that more and more Brits are struggling to afford food and electricity as inflation, which is near its highest level in four decades, erodes wages and welfare payments.

The 90 kilotonne Hoegh Esperanza, a shipborne regasification terminal, will in future be able to supply enough gas for 50,000 households for a year. Further floating liquid natural gas terminals will follow. Germany hopes to have 30 billion cubic metres of import capacity by the end of next year. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February left Germany, which for decades prospered from plentiful piped Russian gas, looking for alternative sources of energy once it had decided it did not wish to help finance Moscow's war. "The speed with which we built this should be a model for future infrastructure build-outs," Scholz said.

☆ Photos: El Paso sees surge in border crossings
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, are seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, along the shore of the Rio Grande and below the US border wall on Tuesday, December 13. By Catherine E. Shoichet and Will Lanzoni, CNNAs a growing number of migrants arrive in the border city of El Paso, Texas, officials there say the situation is "unsustainable" and could intensify into a full-blown crisis. Many of the arriving migrants have told reporters they're from Nicaragua. El Paso Times reporter Lauren Villagran told CNN on Wednesday that she spoke with Nicaraguan migrants waiting outside in frigid temperatures. Deputy City Manager Mario D'Agostino told reporters in recent days about 2,500 migrants have crossed the border daily, noting that the situation is different than past surges of migrants across the border.

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☆ Jake Flint: Musician dies just hours after his wedding
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Andi Babineau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Oklahoma musician Jake Flint died unexpectedly over the weekend, hours after getting married, his publicist Clif Doyal told CNN. “Jake Flint was a true Ambassador of the Oklahoma and Texas Red Dirt music scene,” Doyal said. With his infectious smile and disarming sense of humor, he was loved by many, and I believe that, along with his music, will be his lasting legacy.”Doyal said Flint died in his sleep. CNN has reached out to the medical examiner’s office for more information. My heart is gone and I just really need him to come back.

☆ Netflix's best Thanksgiving movie is not streaming: 'Glass Onion'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is a bit of a clunky title. But the film itself, which only ever calls itself “Glass Onion” on screen, is a delightful trifle of a mystery movie, a laugh-out-loud comedy that deserves to be a mass market theatrical hit. Perhaps “Glass Onion” is better experienced on streaming — at least philosophically. But perhaps “Glass Onion” is better experienced on streaming — at least philosophically. That being said, “Glass Onion” is as wonderfully enjoyable as its predecessor, even though there’s little need to connect the two.

☆ Children's hospitals call on Biden to declare emergency in response to 'unprecedented' RSV surge
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

The president should declare an emergency under the Stafford Act or the National Emergencies Act, and the health secretary should declare a public health emergency, Wietecha and Del Monte wrote. ACEP described the situation as a public health emergency. Oregon this week became the first state to declare on emergency in response to the RSV surge. A national public health emergency would be determined based on countrywide data, science trends and the insight of public health experts, the spokesperson said. UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh has faced a huge surge in respiratory illnesses since September, said Dr. Raymond Pitetti, director of the hospital's emergency department.

☆ The electric Pininfarina Battista costs a whopping $2 million. Here’s what that gets you
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

If anyone still needs convincing that electric cars need not be boring appliances, the Battista is a convincing, if costly, argument. Electric power promises more acceleration and power without tailpipe emissions and, for better or worse, without the cacophony of a V12. But Lamborghini’s current CEO, Stephan Winkelmann, has said that a proper electric supercar isn’t possible with today’s technology. The Pininfarina Battista puts his skepticism to the test, but, I fear, Winkelmann may just be right. The Pininfarina Battista has a $2.2 million price tag and outrageous performance Andi HedrickThe fully electric Battista was designed and assembled by a company spun off from the better-known Pininfarina design firm that crafted bodies for decades’ worth of beautiful Ferraris.

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