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☆ Utah’s New State Flag Is Causing a Flap. ‘We Don’t Need the Woke Design.’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Natalie Andrews | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Utah’s state flag has always featured a beehive, a symbol the early Mormons used for everyone working together. When the state moved to adopt a new flag, it struck a hornet’s nest.

☆ Utah state House Speaker weighs Romney primary challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Bridget Bowman | Bridget Bowman Is A Deputy Editor For Nbc'S Political Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, could face a primary challenge if he decides to run for re-election, with a top state legislator officially exploring a run. Utah state House Speaker Brad Wilson launched an exploratory committee on Thursday as he weighs challenging Romney, telling the Associated Press that the Beehive State needs a "conservative fighter" and referring to Romney as a "professional career politician." I’ll make that assessment over the coming months, and sometime in the spring or summer, I’ll make that decision," Romney said, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. I’ll have the resources, and I believe the people of Utah would be with me." In an interview with the AP, Wilson declined to say if he would seek Trump's endorsement in the race.

☆ A business coach who quit her 9-to-5 and now makes $1 million in profit a year shares her pricing and marketing strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Pauleanna Reid | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jereshia Hawk is the founder of Leverage, an online coaching business for women of color. With the answers to those questions, Hawk founded Leverage, an online coaching business for service-based women of color working as entrepreneurs and coaches. Within 14 months her business revenue exceeded her corporate income, and she quit her job in July 2017. Hawk's marketing content is designed to reach prospects at different phases of awareness of her brand. Using video to draw in clientsAttracting clients who are able and eager to spend $15,000 on a coaching program requires careful and intentional marketing.

☆ Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans' noses
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, one group of a related species — Neanderthals — developed a mutation that could have spared them the smell of their own body odors. It's a popular idea that humans have a bad sense of smell, as compared with dogs, for instance. Will Oliver/PA Images/Getty"We have to really understand ourselves within our own context," rather than comparing humans to dogs or monkeys, as previous research on smell receptors has done, Hoover said. To Hoover's surprise, the Neanderthals, Denisovan, and humans all appeared to have the same repertoire of smells. More research like it, with more samples of ancient genomes, could reveal a clearer picture of Neanderthal and Denisovan life.

☆ Analysis: Airbus and Boeing try to fill giant factories with small jets
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] A350 passenger aircraft are seen parked at the Airbus factory in Blagnac near Toulouse in France, June 18, 2020. That comes as Airbus is mid-way through installing a new production line for its hot-selling A321neo narrow-body jet in the deserted Lagardere building. 'STATEMENT' TO AIRBUS AND INVESTORSAirbus and Boeing were for years evenly matched in the single-aisle market which generates most cash. "(Boeing) don't want to be in a situation where Airbus moves to 70 and they are stuck at 50. "So this is a very important statement (to Airbus): 'We are not going to withdraw from the market'," he added.

☆ Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A view shows the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament complex, popularly known as "Beehive" because of the building’s shape, in Wellington, New Zealand July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Praveen MenonWELLINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand's next prime minister after emerging as the only candidate nominated to lead the Labour Party, the party said on Saturday. Hipkins is expected to be confirmed as the new leader at a meeting of Labour’s 64 lawmakers, or Caucus, on Sunday. Hipkins is currently minister for police, education and public service as well as leader of the House. Hipkins becomes prime minister until the party’s term ends.

☆ Keystone cleanup turns remote Kansas valley into a small town
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

And while the city of Washington, Kansas, is small with just over 1,000 residents, it is surrounded by farms where wheat, corn, soybeans are planted and cattle are raised. The once-quiet valley is currently a construction site buzzing with some 400 contractors, staff from pipeline operator TC Energy, and federal, state and local officials. The valley has become almost a small town, with several Quonset-style huts erected for workers. WIDER GROUP AFFECTEDLiving in rural Kansas, the Pannbackers are used to preparing for harsh weather, but not an oil spill. “How many people have experienced an oil spill?

☆ In Chile, amateur beekeeper rescues hives from coastal tourist city
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Rodrigo Garrido | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Amateur beekeeper Angel Nieto, known as "the Bee Rescuer", prepares to remove a swarm of bees from a tree on a private property, in Vina del Mar, Chile December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo GarridoVINA DEL MAR, Chile, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A goldsmith by trade, Angel Nieto carefully pries away a beehive from an inner-city tree in Chile's coastal Vina del Mar. Chilean scientists have warned of declining bee populations, threatened by agricultural pesticides and the impacts of climate change. "In this space we prepare for them, they can be free, live peacefully, without any aggressive interventions," he added. Reporting by Rodrigo Garrido; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Woman accused of unleashing bees on deputies serving eviction notice in Massachusetts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

— A Massachusetts woman is facing multiple assault and battery charges for allegedly releasing a swarm of bees on a group of sheriff’s deputies, some of them allergic to bee stings, as they tried to serve an eviction notice, authorities said. Hampden County Sheriff's DeptThe Hampden County Sheriff’s Department deputies went to a home in Longmeadow on the morning of Oct. 12 and were met by protesters, according to the official department report. She started “shaking” the hives, broke the cover off one, causing hundreds of bees to swarm out and initially sting one deputy, according to the report. When Woods was told that several officers were allergic to bees, she said “Oh, you’re allergic? Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi said Woods could have faced more serious charges if anything worse had happened to those stung.

☆ Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee urges Mitt Romney to back his reelection campaign against Evan McMullin: 'Please get on board'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

GOP Sen. Mike Lee on Tuesday urged fellow Utahn Mitt Romney to back his reelection campaign. During a Fox News interview, Lee said that Romney's support could help the GOP win back the Senate. Romney previously said he wouldn't endorse — as he is friends with Lee and challenger Evan McMullin. Evan McMullin is running as an independent candidate in the 2022 Utah Senate race. Among likely voters, the race remained largely unchanged, with Lee leading McMullin 42% to 37% — and 12% of respondents stating that they were undecided.

☆ GOP Sen. Mike Lee holds a narrow edge over independent Evan McMullin in the Utah Senate race: poll
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mike Lee leads Evan McMullin 36%-34% in a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll. The Utah Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive statewide contests in years. "Mike Lee needs some of the moderates and Evan McMullin needs all the moderates and liberals he can convince, but those groups are in a quandary." And while Republican candidates generally enjoy a healthy financial advantage in Utah, McMullin has been able to remain competitive with the incumbent. In the last Deseret News/Hinckley poll — which was conducted in July — Lee held a 41%-36% lead over McMullin.

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