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☆ Detroit casino workers to vote on authorizing strikes this Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Detroit skyline is seen from the north side of the city in Detroit, Michigan, December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) - Workers who staff the majority of operations at the three casinos in Detroit will vote on Friday to authorize potential strikes, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union said. The union, in a release on Thursday, said workers staffing operations such as slots and table games, as well as restaurants at MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino and Hollywood at Greektown, will cast ballots on whether to authorize strikes as they negotiate for a new contract. Should casino workers authorize a strike in Friday's vote, the Detroit Casino Council, the negotiating committee for workers, could call for strikes as soon as mid-October when contracts expire, according to the union. Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak DasguptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joshua Lott, Shivansh, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: REUTERS, Workers, United Auto Workers, UAW, MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood, Detroit Three, General Motors, Chrysler, Detroit Casino Council, Thomson Locations: Detroit, Detroit , Michigan, Greektown, Bengaluru

☆ Starbucks' former CEO Schultz to retire from board
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Deborah Mary Sophia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks during his book tour in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 31, 2019. In March, Schultz defended himself and the company against allegations of "union busting" at a U.S. Senate committee hearing. Schultz, 70, stepped down as CEO in March after he returned to the helm for the third time. He oversaw a major revamp in technology at Starbucks' stores during his latest stint, doubling down on equipment and employee training to improve service. Other members on the board include Microsoft (MSFT.O) CEO Satya Nadella and former Domino's Pizza (DPZ.N) boss Richard Allison.

Persons: Howard Schultz, Jason Redmond, Schultz, Stephens, Joshua Long, Wei Zhang, Zhang, Satya Nadella, Richard Allison, Deborah Sophia, Sriraj Organizations: Starbucks, REUTERS, U.S, Wall Street, Alibaba, Alibaba Pictures, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington , U.S, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ I'm a personal finance expert. These are the most common mistakes car buyers make.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez is personal finance expert with some tips for car buyers. I don't think we're in a pre-COVID market yet, but the data shows us it is getting a little bit better slowly. Car buyers should factor maintenance into their total cost of vehicle ownership. Reuters/Umit BektasThere are unexpected expenses with car ownership — but there's also a lot you can predictThat's especially true if you're doing your research in advance. If you're going to be financing, think about doing your due diligence even further of comparing the cost of ownership of different vehicles.

Persons: Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez, Here's O'Connell, O'Connell Rodriguez, Kelly, there's, Joshua Lott, Mario Tama Organizations: Morning, Bloomberg, Newsweek, USA, Dealers, Reuters Locations: New York

☆ Whyte 'devastated' after Joshua fight cancelled
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Boxing - Anthony Joshua & Dillian Whyte Press Conference - Hilton London Syon Park, London, Britain - July 10, 2023 Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte go head to head as promoter Eddie Hearn looks on Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File PhotoLONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's Dillian Whyte said he was devastated after an "adverse finding" from his random dope test led to the cancellation of next week's heavyweight fight with former world champion Anthony Joshua. "In light of this news, the fight will be cancelled, and a full investigation will be conducted." Whyte, who lost a title challenge to WBC world champion Tyson Fury in April 2022, reacted to the news on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The outcome of the Joshua v Whyte fight could have put either fighter in the frame for a lucrative clash with former WBC champion Deontay Wilder. UKAD said last month that Benn, who had been due to fight Chris Eubank Jr in London last October, was no longer under suspension.

Persons: Anthony Joshua, Dillian, Dillian Whyte, Eddie Hearn, Matthew Childs, Joshua, Matchroom, Whyte, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Deontay Wilder, Conor Benn, UKAD, Benn, Chris Eubank, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge, Pritha Organizations: Dillian Whyte Press Conference, Hilton, London's O2, Doping, WBC, Doping Agency, WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO, British, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ A Uyghur’s Lament for a Persecuted People
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Barbara Demick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

WAITING TO BE ARRESTED AT NIGHT: A Uyghur Poet’s Memoir of China’s Genocide, by Tahir Hamut Izgil. The Uyghur poet Tahir Hamut Izgil’s new memoir, “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night,” is an outlier among books about human rights. When the book opens, in 2009, Izgil is living in Urumqi, a city of nearly five million in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, the traditional homeland of the country’s persecuted Muslim Uyghur minority. At 40, Izgil is happily married with two daughters, his own home and a robust circle of friends. In short, he’s at the top of his game, a precarious position to maintain and one that requires constant vigilance.

Persons: Tahir Hamut Izgil, Joshua L, Freeman, Tahir Hamut, Izgil, he’s Organizations: Chinese Communist Party Locations: Urumqi, Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey

☆ Turkey Wants Syrian Refugees to Go Home - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Joshua Levkowitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

ANTAKYA, Turkey — It was the Syrians who were responsible for the earthquakes. That’s what a Turkish man told Seyfeddin Selim, a refugee from Homs, Syria, who used to sell groceries in Antakya, the capital of Hatay province in southern Turkey. When the earthquakes hit in February, Mr. Selim’s shop was cleared out by looters before he could get there. Turkey is host to the largest number of refugees of any country in the world — and currently about 3.6 million Syrian refugees. For the first few years after the Syrian conflict began in 2011, Turkey’s open-door policy was a source of national pride, and Turkey was lauded for its emergency care.

Persons: Seyfeddin Selim, Selim’s, Selim didn’t, Turkey’s Organizations: Mr Locations: ANTAKYA, Turkey, Turkish, Homs, Syria, Antakya, Hatay

☆ Forget TikTok claims: ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ is no such thing, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —If TikTok and Reddit influencers are to be believed, the plant-based compound called berberine can be a replacement for such popular diabetes and weight loss drugs as Ozempic and Wegovy. Is berberine’s weight loss effect meaningful? Berberine may enhance the body’s natural production of GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide 1, a gastrointestinal hormone that’s used in Ozempic and other new weight loss drugs. However, in terms of its weight loss benefits, they are modest at best,” he said. “Metformin lowers blood sugar, and berberine lowers blood sugar,” Levitt said.

Persons: Berberine, “, ”, Caroline Apovian, Justin Ryder, Ryder, Joshua Levitt, Ashurbanipal, ” Levitt, Gaston Ernesto Gonzalez Avila, Levitt Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Harvard Medical School, Center, Weight Management, Wellness, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, BMI, National Library of Medicine, FDA, American Chemical Society Locations: Boston, Chicago, Ayurveda, Hamden , Connecticut

☆ How Classified Evidence Could Complicate the Trump Documents Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Charlie Savage | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

found in its court-authorized search of Mr. Trump’s club and estate, Mar-a-Lago. It is a threat by a defendant to reveal classified information during a trial in the hope of forcing the government to drop a criminal charge. Joshua L. Dratel, a defense lawyer with a security clearance who has handled terrorism cases involving classified evidence, said defense and intelligence officials often did not want to give up information for prosecutors to use in pursuing a case. How could classified evidence be an issue in Mr. Trump’s documents case? Defense lawyers may also ask the government to turn over related classified evidence in the discovery phase, and then seek to use some of it at the trial.

Persons: Joshua L, you’ll, ” Mr, Dratel, “, Mr, Trump Locations: Mar

☆ Assad banks on new 'global order' to help revive his status
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

During his address, Assad presented himself as an elder statesman, lecturing his neighbors about the need to take advantage of changes in global politics. “Today we are faced with an opportunity of change in the global order, which has become multipolar due to the hegemony of the West, which is devoid of principles, morals, friends or partners,” Assad told the summit, held in the Saudi port city of Jeddah. But observers have differed as to whether real economic cooperation with Syria is possible without access to the Western financial system, which has been blocked by Western sanctions on the country. “They can also try working with or through Russia, and possibly with and through Iran – although that carries its own obvious risks,” he said, referring to Arab states that want to do business in Syia. There are plenty of ways of doing this.”Assad’s ultimate goal however, said Landis, is to get sanctions lifted with the help of Arab states.

☆ Tennessee governor quietly signs law dissolving police oversight boards meant to investigate police misconduct
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Taylor Ardrey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Lee signed a law dissolving independent police oversight boards in the state. Bill Lee signed legislation this week dissolving independent oversight boards meant to investigate police departments in the state. The law will replace the community-led boards with "review committees" that will be comprised of members appointed by a mayor. Nashville residents voted to form one of these boards in 2018, a year after the shooting of Jocques Clemmons. Residents have spoken out against the changes to the committee, and plan to push back against the new law, WZTV reported.

☆ Analysis: Qatar takes diplomatic back seat as Saudi flexes political muscle
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Andrew Mills | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Qatar has been steadily mending ties with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Qatar cast the Syrian National Coalition as a government-in-exile, handing them Syria's Arab League seat and opening the Doha mission in a villa nearby other embassies. Several Gulf states including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates began backing rebel groups fighting to oust Assad from power. As Syria's anti-Assad movement lost ground, "Saudi Arabia and the UAE shifted their policy most dramatically but Qatar has not," Kamrava said. Qatar initially opposed efforts this spring by Saudi Arabia to galvanise support to readmit Syria to the Arab League following its 2011 suspension.

☆ Syria: Arab countries don't see where U.S. policy is leading, says academic
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSyria: Arab countries don't see where U.S. policy is leading, says academicJoshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, says "now that Iran and Saudi Arabia are in dialogue … there's really no reason not to normalize with Syria as well."

[1/2] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis walks outside the Treasury during his visit in London, Britain April 28, 2023. The bill is one of the furthest-reaching efforts yet by U.S. Republicans against sustainable investing efforts, and a clear political message from DeSantis, a likely presidential candidate. We do not want them engaged on these ideological joyrides," said DeSantis just before he signed the bill at a webcast event. Analysts said the legislation goes further than other state anti-ESG bills, even as business groups worry the efforts pose financial risks. There are climate and weather risks that are highly relevant, especially in a state like Florida, and would be captured in our assessment of credit risk," Torgerson said.

☆ Chartreuse, a green herbal liqueur, has skyrocketed in popularity. But monks make it and they refuse to meet demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chartreuse, a centuries-old liqueur, is made by the Carthusian order of monks in the French Alps. In 2019, the monks capped production to lower their environmental impact and focus on prayer. "It used to be something you could rely on being available, so I never really paid much attention to it," Joshua Lutz, a loyal lover of the liqueur, told the Times. According to the New York Times, the Carthusian monks implemented a production cap in 2019, in order to limit their environmental impact, and focus more strongly on solitude and prayer. Michael K. Holleran, a former monk who oversaw Chartreuse production in the 1980s, told the Times.

April 14 (Reuters) - The United States has charged leaders of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel with running a fentanyl trafficking operation fueled by Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical companies, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday. Federal prosecutors unsealed three separate indictments charging more than two dozen defendants based in Mexico, China and Guatemala, eight of whom are in custody. Among those awaiting extradition is Ovidio Guzman Lopez, one of El Chapo's sons, who was arrested in Mexico earlier this year. Prosecutors also charged four owners of Chinese companies that allegedly provided precursor chemicals to the cartel. "The PRC government must stop the unchecked flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals that are coming out of China," he said, referring to the People's Republic of China.

April 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved a $75 million settlement between Smithfield Foods Inc and a class of consumers who accused the pork producer of conspiring to restrict supply in order to keep prices artificially high. Pork consumers last year settled with Smithfield rival JBS SA for $20 million. The judge in a separate order on Tuesday awarded nearly $25 million in legal fees to the plaintiffs firms representing the consumer class. The consumer class attorneys said in a court filing in January that they'd spent more than 37,000 hours pursuing antitrust claims over four years. The case is In re Pork Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, No.

☆ A millennial business owner who credits TikTok with $700,000 in sales in 2022 is afraid he'll lose it all if the US bans the app: 'Our representatives have no problem throwing all of our lives away'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Joshua Lucas, 29, credits TikTok for his online gem business' over $700,000 in sales in 2022. "I'm serious you guys, I'm kind of scared to lose y'all, to lose the community," he said. The Oregon native estimates that over 90% of his customers find the business on TikTok because he hasn't spent a "single cent" on marketing elsewhere. Before going forward with a ban, Lucas say he hopes members of Congress realize how important TikTok is to so many people. Are you a business owner worried about a TikTok ban and willing to share your story?

☆ How drag was pushed back into the shadows in Tennessee
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Now, a Tennessee law restricting drag in front of minors is due to come into force on April 1. Several planned drag events were canceled over the winter after protests, and many venues felt forced to make previously family-friendly drag shows into adults-only events. Drag performers and venue owners say they are worried about their livelihoods and their rights of free expression. The Starbucks say there is no such thing as family-friendly drag; drag performers cite Bugs Bunny, Shakespeare's cross-dressing comedies and the Robin Williams film "Mrs. Doubtfire" among counterexamples. Outside of public Pride events, most Tennessee drag performers largely work in clubs and bars that admit only those over 18.

☆ When everyone around you is quitting, don't wait for your boss to initiate a 'stay interview.' Ask for one yourself.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Experts suggest asking your boss for "stay interview." That's where the "stay interview" enters the equation. The stay interview is, essentially, a career conversation usually initiated by managers to understand why high-performing employees stay at an organization and what could cause them to leave. Insider spoke with four HR leaders and career experts and coaches to learn how to make the most of your stay interview. You don't want your manager to think that by asking for a stay interview you're issuing an ultimatum, said Joshua Luna, a leadership and development trainer in Chicago.

☆ One year into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, disinformation sites with ads powered by Google have more than doubled
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian disinformation sites with Google-powered ads have more than doubled since last year, according to NewsGuard. Last year, as Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, Google and major brands placed ads on sites that promoted Kremlin propaganda. Google added that it has stopped running ads on specific pages on sites shared by Insider that show "violating content." The problem of ads appearing in sites containing disinformation is growing, as these sites take advantage of programmatic ad buying, where digital ads are purchased in an auction using automation. Programmatic ad buying is both a complicated and technical process, so advertisers often don't see where their ads are going.

Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where data for up to 87 million users was accessed. Investors claimed that Facebook, as the company was known, misled them in 2016 by describing data breaches as a mere "risk," when it knew that Cambridge had accessed user data. "It's not plausible that the company was trying to mislead the public about something the public already knew," he said. Facebook paid more than $5 billion in penalties to U.S. authorities over Cambridge Analytica. It agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit by Facebook users in December.

Damascus has long said aid to the rebel enclave in the north should go via Syria not across the Turkish border. Jordan and the UAE, which once backed Syria's opposition but have normalised ties with Assad in recent years, have sent aid to Damascus, Syrian state media has reported. WRANGLE OVER RESOURCESMoscow has long argued that delivering aid to northwest Syria from Turkey violates Syrian sovereignty. But he said aid flows must be coordinated with the government and delivered through Syria not across the Turkish border. The Damascus-based Syrian Red Crescent called for lifting of sanctions, which Syria's government has long blamed for mounting economic hardship.

☆ Demonstrations, calls for police reforms flood Memphis
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators, fueled by newly released body camera footage showing the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by police officers, demanded justice, accountability and police reform Saturday afternoon. “We’re used to having issues with police in this city.”Body camera footage of Nichols being savagely beaten by Memphis officers on Jan. 7 was released Friday night, igniting protests across the U.S. For Memphis demonstrator Joshua Lewis, 18, he said he wasn’t surprised by the actions of the officers who were caught on camera beating Nichols. “It angered me to see the video of Tyre but this is normal (in Memphis) and I feel that it’s time for a change. “The corruption of the Memphis police and the death of Tyre Nichols, we’re just tired altogether.

☆ Here's how beauty brand Alleyoop saved $230,000 in payroll taxes through a little-known federal program as venture capital dries up
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The beauty startup Alleyoop shared part of the application it used to earn $230,000 in tax credits. AlleyoopIn its application, Alleyoop said that Kashani, who leads product development, and other technical personnel met the program's criteria in designing "a state-of-the-art all-in-one portable razor." It described creating 3D models during product development and determining the best materials to "maximize protection from pathogens while maintaining the product's functionality." Concept FormationMany of these solutions required the Project Team to design products that met extremely narrow spatial specifications. R&D ObjectivesSphynx's objectives required the Project Team to design and research new ideas and transform them into viable prototypes suitable for testing out hypotheses regarding design parameters.

☆ Elon Musk may have to shell out $44 billion to buy Twitter, but he's still the richest person in the world. Here's how the Tesla and SpaceX CEO makes and spends his $211 billion fortune.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

In August 2018, Musk told The New York Times that he had taken to working 120 hours a week. "There were times when I didn't leave the factory for three or four days — days when I didn't go outside," he told The Times. "This has really come at the expense of seeing my kids. And seeing friends." Getty Images/Joshua LottSource: The New York Times

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