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☆ Europe roaring towards Ryder Cup win after fast start in singles
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ROME, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Europe were galloping towards reclaiming the Ryder Cup as they turned the scoreboard blue with a burst of birdies in the early singles matches against the United States on Sunday. With the Marco Simone course again bathed in sunshine and thousands lining the fairways, Europe set about taking the four points they needed to seal the deal in ruthless fashion. Europe captain Luke Donald top-loaded his singles order with world number three Jon Rahm, number four Viktor Hovland and number two Rory McIlroy, who was involved in some unsavoury scenes the night before, in the opening four matches. Outplayed virtually from the start of the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup, Zach Johnson's U.S. team had given themselves some hope by winning Saturday's afternoon fourballs 3-1 to trail by five points heading into the 12 singles duels. After the early action on Sunday, however, avoiding their worst-ever defeat could be a more realistic target.

Persons: Marco Simone, Luke Donald, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson's, Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Norway's Hovland, Collin Morikawa, McIlroy, Sam Burns, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: Ryder, U.S, Thomson Locations: Europe, United States

☆ Move over jet skis: The new onboard gadget the ultra-rich seek for their superyachts are submersibles.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now, the world's .01% are seeking submersible vessels to accessorize their latest superyacht purchase, The Washington Post reports. "Yacht owners are, by and large, people who have an interest in the ocean," Patrick Lahey, founder of Triton Submersibles, previously told Insider. The disaster may have sparked more interest in extreme adventures from the wealthy, Phillippe Brown, founder of Brown and Hudson travel company, previously told Insider. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty ImagesAt Triton Submersibles, a vessel can cost between $2.5 million and $7 million, Insider reported. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Even after a thousand dives, it never stops being exciting," Charles Kohnen, co-founder of SEAmagine, told the Times.

Persons: —, Ofer Ketter, Jeff Bezos, Patrick Lahey, Triton Submersibles, Phillippe Brown, Brown, Valery Hache, Ian Sheard, Charles Kohnen, SEAmagine Organizations: Service, Washington Post, New York Times, Amazon, International Monaco, Getty, Times Locations: Hudson, AFP, Aurora

☆ Frieze art fair returns to South Korea, offering boost to Asia’s art market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Seoul, South Korea Reuters —The Frieze art fair returned to South Korea for a second year on Wednesday, with dealers hoping the event would provide a boost for the burgeoning local art market, after economic woes triggered a slump in sales this year. The fair, run by Endeavor Group-owned Frieze, made its Asia debut in South Korea last year, drawing over 70,000 visitors. Visitors take a look around at the Frieze art fair in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji/ReutersDespite this backdrop, the South Korean and the Asian art market remain resilient, Patrick Lee, Director of Frieze Seoul, told Reuters. "Weave Magenta, 2023" (right), by artist Sean Scully, on show at Frieze Seoul 2023.

Persons: Kim Hong, Patrick Lee, “, Lee, ” Lee, Seungjin Chung, Sean Scully, Jung Yeon, Jungmin Cho, ” Organizations: South Korea Reuters, Hyundai, Endeavor Group, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, South, Korea Arts Management Service, Visitors, Frieze, Reuters, G, Getty, BTS Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Asia, Frieze Seoul, China, Japan, AFP

☆ Frieze Art Fair returns to South Korea, offering boost to Asia's art market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] Visitors take a look around at the Frieze art fair in Seoul, South Korea September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The Frieze Art Fair returned to South Korea for a second year on Wednesday, with dealers hoping the event would provide a boost for the burgeoning local art market, after economic woes triggered a slump in sales this year. The fair, run by Endeavor Group-owned (EDR.N) Frieze, made its Asia debut in South Korea last year, drawing over 70,000 visitors. South Korea's art market reached 1 trillion won ($750.85 million) in revenue for the first time in 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Despite this backdrop, the South Korean and the Asian art market remain resilient, Patrick Lee, Director of Frieze Seoul, told Reuters.

Persons: Kim Hong, Patrick Lee, Lee, Seungjin Chung, Jungmin Cho, 1,331.8200, Hyunsu Yim, Hyun Young Yi, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Art, Hyundai, Endeavor Group, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, South, Korea Arts Management Service, Frieze, Reuters, G, BTS, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Rights SEOUL, Asia, Frieze Seoul, China, Japan

Former President Donald Trump turned himself into Fulton County, Georgia, authorities Thursday. In his mugshot that has been made public, Trump is wearing a deep scowl and navy suit. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyAdvertisementAdvertisementDonald Trump's mugshot has been released. After being booked at the Fulton County courthouse, Trump was fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken. True to Labat's word, Trump's mugshot shows the former president in his obligatory navy suit, red tie, and scowl.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Donald Trump's mugshot, —, Trump's, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, mugshot, Trump hasn't Organizations: Service, White House, The New York Times, Fulton County Sheriff, Fulton County DA Locations: Fulton County , Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Fulton, Fulton County, Trump's, New York

☆ Trump's Atlanta booking on RICO charges show why we need perp-walkable cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Trump's booking and arraignment in Atlanta will take weeks, which is way too long. In Atlanta, where the Fulton County district attorney charged Trump with an array of crimes for trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, that same process is expected to take several weeks. It's 'lightning speed' for AtlantaTrump has said he'll go to Atlanta on Thursday where he'll be booked at the Fulton County jail, known locally as Rice Street, on 13 charges ranging from RICO — a racketeering charge — to illegally pressuring public officials. Fulton County Sheriffs install barricades outside the Fulton County Jail, making it even less walkable. AdvertisementAdvertisementYes, the district attorney's office, county court, and federal court are all nearby each other in downtown Atlanta.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Georgia's, he'll, —, Patrick Labat, Fani Willis, J.Tom Morgan, Morgan, Willis, Brendan McDermid, hasn't, arraignments, Ronald L, Carlson, Steve Buscemi, counterprotests, Jean Carroll, Ed Sheeran, Jeffrey Epstein, CHANDAN KHANNA, there's Organizations: Atlanta, Service, Trump, Atlanta Trump, Rice, Superior, Western Carolina University ., DA, Former U.S, Manhattan Criminal, REUTERS, Manhattan, New York Police Department, University of Georgia School of Law, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Trump Tower, Google, Fulton County Superior, Fulton County Sheriffs, Getty Locations: Atlanta, York, Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Fulton County, New York, Fulton, DeKalb County, New York City, walkable, . Manhattan, America, Fulton County Superior Court, Fulton County's, Brooklyn

☆ Trump's being booked at Fulton County Jail and can 'expect a humiliating experience' if he's treated like everyone else, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump is in for a "humiliating" time when he's booked at a Georgia jail, a local lawyer said. Detainees at the Fulton County Jail are typically processed front of others, the attorney said. A landscaper works near one of the entrances to the Fulton County Jail on August 21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It's the worst county jail in Georgia," Harper said. A photo of the cell at the Fulton County Jail where Lashawn Thompson was held in squalid conditions.

Persons: Trump, he's, Donald Trump, Michael Harper, Harper, Joe Raedle, he'll, It's, Lashawn Thompson, Thompson's, Michael Harper A, Rudy Giuliani, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Labat Organizations: Service, Sheriff's Office, Trump, Getty, Jail, Justice, New York City, Fulton County Sheriff Locations: Georgia, Fulton, Wall, Silicon, Fulton County, Atlanta, Jail, Atlanta , Georgia, Michael Harper A Georgia, Trump's Georgia

☆ Live updates: Trump indictment news in the Georgia election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Shawna Mizelle | Maureen Chowdhury | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Even by the standards of local jails, the Fulton County jail on Rice Street has a reputation for troubled conditions for inmates. Last month, the US Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into living conditions, access to health care, violence against detainees and possible discrimination against those with psychiatric disabilities. But the treatment that defendants receive when being booked and processed on criminal charges in Fulton County varies drastically, case by case. Trump is expected to turn himself in Thursday or Friday, according to a senior law enforcement official. Custody at Fulton County jail: The Justice Department last month launched a civil rights investigation into the jail which has been the site of multiple deaths on the premises.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ” Chris Timmons, Knowles Gallant Timmons, haven’t, ”, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia’s, Kristen Clarke, LaShawn Thompson, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat Organizations: US Justice Department, CNN, United, Service, Fulton, Department, Fulton County Sheriff Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta, United States, Fulton

Even by the standards of local jails, the Fulton County jail on Rice Street has a reputation for especially deplorable conditions for inmates. A look inside a cell at the Fulton County Jail in 2013. CNNBut the treatment that defendants receive when being booked and processed on criminal charges in Fulton County varies drastically, case by case. “It could be 15 minutes total to get them in and out.”A look inside a cell at the Fulton County Jail in 2013. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, "The manner and cause of death was listed as undetermined by the county medical examiner.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ” Chris Timmons, Knowles Gallant Timmons, haven’t, ”, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia’s, ‘ We’ve, –, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, ” Labat, We’ve, Defendants, it’s, ” Timmons, Scott McAfee, won’t, McAfee, Gerald Griggs, Griggs, ” Griggs, Kristen Clarke, LaShawn Thompson, ” Clarke, Thompson’s, Michael Harper, Lashawn Thompson, Harper, Labat Organizations: CNN, US Justice Department, United, Service, Fulton, Trump, Fulton County Sheriff, Georgia NAACP, Department, Jail, Sheriff's Locations: Fulton County, Fulton, Atlanta, United States, Georgia

☆ The Shortage in School Bus Drivers Is Getting Worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | More About Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

After the first day of school in Louisville, Ky., Patrick Lester could not find his 6-year-old daughter, Adara. After he waited for 40 minutes at the bus stop, a phone call to the school revealed that she had been put on another bus, Mr. Lester said. But school staff members could not confirm whether she had been dropped off, nor could they reach the driver. His partner, Heather Gray, left work and drove around the neighborhood, looking for Adara. “And the bus driver had kicked her off and told her to walk home.”

Persons: Patrick Lester, Adara, Lester, Heather Gray, “, Ms, Gray, ” Locations: Louisville, Ky

Image Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor and lawyer for Mr. Trump, was charged as well in the indictment. The indictment bundles together several efforts by Mr. Trump and his allies to reverse the election results in Georgia. The two women served as election workers in Georgia in 2020 and were wrongfully accused of fraud by Mr. Trump and his allies. Patrick Labat, the Fulton County sheriff, said this month that unless he was told otherwise, Mr. Trump would be booked in the same way as any other defendant. Image Mr. Trump has until Aug. 25 to surrender in Fulton County, where he would be arraigned on the charges and enter a plea.

Persons: District Attorney Fani, Willis, Donald Trump, Donald J, Trump, Fani T, Ms, Jon Cherry, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Trump’s, Rudolph W, Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John C, Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, Nicole Craine, Robert Cheeley, Ray Smith III, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Shuran Huang, Patrick Labat, Kenny Holston, New York Times Trump, Ché Alexander, Richard Fausset, Danny Hakim, Anna Betts Organizations: District Attorney, Mr, Trump, Organization, . Credit, The New York Times, New, New York City, The New York, New York Times, Reuters, court’s Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta, New York, Michigan , Arizona, Pennsylvania, Coffee County, Fulton

Just as important will be persuading people like Mr. Marohn that electric cars, renewable energy and electric heaters and stoves are practical, economical and exciting. Many, conservatives in particular, chafe at the prospect of the government forcing them to buy electric cars or ditch their natural gas appliances, polls show. By The New York TimesA clean energy future will require painstaking and individually tailored persuasion campaigns. “Even if some of them deny the science of climate change, they can’t deny good-paying jobs,” he said. “I just want to change the perception that electric cars are not as good as big, noisy muscle cars,” Mr. Lawson said.

Persons: Mikey Marohn, “, ”, Marohn, Alicia Cox, Cox, , chafe, Jesus, Ms, ” “, Jae Landreth, “ That’s, “ Nobody’s, Mr, Landreth, Phil Collins, Rob Leach, Leach, ‘, “ I’ve, Jack Conness, Biden, Jennifer Granholm, Granholm, Vladimir V, Putin, Sue Burns, Burns, Marjorie Taylor Greene, William Turner, didn’t “, Jason Walsh, Walsh, Tia Williams, Ms . Granholm, ” Ms, Williams, Joe Wilson, ” “ Didn’t, Roy Cooper of, Cooper, Patrick Lawson, Ford, Lawson, Lawson’s, Susan Lawson, Cheryl, Tesla, They’re, Kent Wheeler, “ It’s, ’, Josh Hermes, Paul Rosenzweig, Rosenzweig, Mary T, Barra, ” Kenneth Boswell, Quinton Lucas, Lucas, ” Mr Organizations: Clean, Biden, General Motors, nonbelievers, Republican, Pew, The New York Times, Pew Research Center, Toyota, Clean Energy Manufacturing, Energy Innovation, Trump, Trump Biden, Savings, Yale, Pontiac, BlueGreen Alliance, Democratic, Georgia Institute of Technology, Mr, Republicans, Flex, Gov, Northern Arapaho Tribe, Tesla, Rocky Mountain Rebels, Elks, Wild West EV, Polaris, Northern Arapaho, Chevy Silverado, Mercedes, Benz, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Kansas City, Fire Department Locations: Teton, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Baldwin City, Kan, Kansas City, G.O.P, Counties, Russia, Memphis, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Murfreesboro, Tenn, Dalton, Ga, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Riverton, Jackson, Minnesota, Louisiana, Alabama, Missouri, Quinton Lucas , Kansas, Kansas

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is wrapping up a probe of attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the politically competitive state of Georgia. The front of the courthouse was lined with rows of orange plastic, water-filled Jersey barriers and steel crowd control barricades. Dozens of county sheriff's deputies were stationed out front, and other deputies and Atlanta police drove marked cars in circles around the streets nearby. Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying his defeat. Samaya Lockridge, 23, a Democrat, who just moved from Tampa to Atlanta, said she hoped Atlanta would not see a replay of that violence.

Persons: Lewis, Donald Trump, Read, Fani Willis, Willis, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Trump, Joe Biden's, government's, Samaya Lockridge, Rich McKay, Josephine Walker, Susan Heavey, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Fulton County Sheriff, Slaton, Fulton, Atlanta police, Republican, Democratic, U.S, Capitol, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Fulton County, ATLANTA, Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia, Jersey, Washington, Tampa, Atlanta

The sheriff of Fulton County, Ga., said on Tuesday that if former President Donald J. Trump were to be indicted in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state, he would not receive special treatment, and would be booked and photographed like any other defendant. The Fulton County district attorney, Fani T. Willis, has signaled that she will bring indictments in the matter by the middle of the month. “Unless someone tells me differently,” the sheriff, Patrick Labat, said on Tuesday, his office would follow “normal practices, and so it doesn’t matter your status. We’ll have mug shots ready for you.”Sheriff Labat’s remarks raised the prospect that a former president could be booked at the county jail near downtown Atlanta. But it remains to be seen whether the Secret Service would weigh in and alter the sheriff’s plans, should an indictment of Mr. Trump come to pass.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Fani, Willis, Patrick Labat, Labat’s, Mr Locations: Fulton County ,, Fulton County, Atlanta

☆ 'We have mugshots ready for you,' Georgia sheriff says ahead of possible Trump indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said that Trump would be processed like anyone else if he were to be indicted. "Unless someone tells me differently, we are following our normal practices," Labat told reporters. In recent days, barricades have been erected outside of the county courthouse, a possible sign that an indictment may be imminent. Labat told reporters that he sent a team to Miami to observe Trump's historic arraignment, allowing his team to fine-tune potential plans for Willis' possible charges. The sheriff said there have been "dozens" of threats as Willis' investigation begins to wrap up.

Persons: Sheriff Patrick Labat, Trump, Lebat, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Labat, Joe Biden's, Willis Organizations: Sheriff, Fulton, Service, Fulton County Sheriff Locations: Fulton, Fulton County, Wall, Silicon, Georgia, New York, Miami

☆ Breaking With the News, One Breath at a Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Patrick Laforge | More About Patrick Laforge | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

And then there is the mental effort of focusing awareness on the breath while the mind serves up plans, memories and emotions, not all of them pleasant. “Leave your front door and your back door open,” the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki used to say. Back in the newsroom these days, I’m more able to take a beat amid the stress of breaking news. After the first day on the retreat in June, thoughts of work slipped out the back door. The week ahead would bring fresh headlines, many of misery — more wildfire smoke, contaminated strawberries and deadly tornadoes in the South.

Persons: Shunryu Suzuki, I’m, Dennis Overbye, “

☆ NASA runs a tiny, isolated cabin that simulates a year of life on Mars, and for some reason, they put a book about the psychological horrors of cave exploration in it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

What book would you pack if you were isolated in a Mars habitat with three other people for 378 days? The book includes descriptions of "psychological horrors produced by weeks in absolute darkness." Photographed in the Mars Dune Alpha's capsule library was a book titled "Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Cave on Earth," a novel by James Tabor. The living room/dining area inside of CHAPEA's Mars Dune Alpha at the Johnson Space center in Houston, Texas. "Ultimately, this information will help NASA make informed decisions to design and plan for a successful human mission to Mars," Douglas added.

Persons: —, it's, Kelly Haston, Nathan Jones, Ross Brockwell —, James Tabor ., Tabor, Bill Stone, Alexander Klimchouk, who've, Jay C, Patrick Lencioni, MARK FELIX, Grace Douglas, Douglas Organizations: NASA, Service, Johnson Space Center, Crew Health, Publishers, Getty Locations: Houston , Texas, Mars, AFP

☆ Grindr's ex-privacy chief accused top executives of shrugging off system bugs that retained 'billions' of user photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Chief of Privacy Ron DeJesus said top executives ignored multiple warnings about user data. De Jesus claimed in the lawsuit that user data was stored after accounts were deleted, and shared with third parties. In 2021, Norway fined Grindr $7 million for illegally sharing user data, which De Jesus referenced in his lawsuit. De Jesus claimed that after he shared his privacy concerns with executives, he was iced out of an executive retreat. "Mr. De Jesus was terminated for being ineffective and for poorly managing Grindr's privacy practices, which were his primary responsibility," Lenihan said.

Persons: Ron DeJesus, De Jesus, Ron De Jesus, Jesus, Patrick Lenihan, Lenihan, Grindr Organizations: Morning, Los Angeles Superior Court, Grindr Locations: Los Angeles, Norway

☆ First woman to serve as New York City's top cop announces surprise resignation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first woman to lead the nation's largest police department, on Monday said she is resigning after serving 18 months in the post. Mayor Eric Adams, himself a former New York police captain, appointed Sewell as the city's 45th police commissioner when he took office in January 2022. Raised in the New York borough of Queens, Sewell succeeded Dermot Shea, who was appointed the city's top cop in 2019 by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio. Adams credited Sewell with playing "a leading role in this administration's tireless work to make New York City safer." Neither Sewell nor the mayor made clear the effective date of her resignation or made mention of a replacement.

Persons: Keechant Sewell, Sewell, Eric Adams, Dermot Shea, Bill de Blasio, Adams, Patrick Lynch, Lynch, Jonathan Allen, Steve Gorman, Jamie Freed Organizations: YORK, New York, New York City Police, WABC, New York Police Department, NYPD, Twitter, Police Benevolent Association, Thomson Locations: New, New York City, New York, Nassau County , New York, Queens, Los Angeles

☆ How begpackers became some of the world’s least popular tourists
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

James, a comedian, is one of the posters behind the Instagram page Chaotic Hong Kong Expats. But the age of social media has catapulted the activity into public consciousness with a wave of begpacking-shaming Instagram accounts and Facebook pages. “Hong Kong is a very expensive place to live and the average (monthly) wage is 15,000 Hong Kong dollars ($1,915). Viral social media photos of begpackers in places like Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong have been appearing on social media in recent months, re-igniting debate over the issue. “I think it kind of represents the growing arena of location-independent tourists blurring boundaries between leisure and work,” says Bernstein.

Persons: Ashley James, “, James, ”, ” James, Stephen Pratt, He’s, Pratt, –, begpackers, Patrick Leigh Fermor, ’ ”, ” Will Hatton, “ you’ve, ” Joshua Bernstein, Bernstein, begpack, Raphael Pangalangan, Begpacking, ” Pangalangan, ” Hatton, Hatton, it’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong, Rosen, of Hospitality Management, University of Central, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Language Institute, Thamassat University, Michelin, European Union Locations: Hong Kong, Asia, Kong, Thailand, India, Indonesia, begpackers, University of Central Florida, Hong, Kowloon, Europe, begpacking, Bangkok, North America, Malaysia

Summary Among 2022 law graduates, 10% landed government jobs while 8% went into public interestSome schools had much higher percentage of grads go into those jobs(Reuters) - When it comes to sending graduates into government and public interest jobs, no law school comes close to the City University of New York School of Law. The Albuquerque school saw just shy of 40% of its most recent class go into government and public interest jobs. Public interest jobs include public defenders, labor unions, and positions at organizations funded by the Legal Services Corp. Some law schools send significantly higher percentages of their alumni into government and public interest jobs than the national average. Read more:These law schools sent the most grads to federal clerkshipsLarge U.S. law firms love hiring from these schoolsThese law schools aced the job market in 2022Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Georgia DA probing Trump says she will announce charging decisions during summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fani Willis, the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia inside her office chambers in the Fulton County Justice Center Tower in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The Georgia prosecutor leading an election interference probe of former President Donald Trump and his allies said Monday she would announce charging decisions in the matter this summer. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she plans to make her announcement during the Fulton County Superior Court's fourth term, which begins July 11 and ends Sept. 1. The probe began weeks after Trump urged Georgia officials to "find" him enough votes to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in the state. Law enforcement officials in Georgia were watching how Trump's arraignment in Manhattan played out, a source familiar with the Fulton County probe previously told NBC.

☆ Fact Check-Gay dating app Grindr is not revealing Florida legislators ‘who secretly use the app’
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Grindr did not announce that the company will reveal the names of Florida legislators who “secretly use” the gay dating app. The claim stems from a satirical Twitter account, although some have taken it seriously online. Examples of the claim shared online can be viewed (here) and (here). The claim stems from a satirical Twitter account, Halfway Post, that routinely shares fabricated satirical content (here), archived (archive.is/wip/8njYP). The claim stems from a satirical Twitter account.

☆ It's fine to use ChatGPT to write your cover letter, a recruiter says. But it could screw you over on interview prep.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

ChatGPT has grown in popularity among job seekers, writing cover letters and resumes in seconds. One recruiter says it's just a more accessible version of something job seekers have always done. People have shared stories on social media about using it to write cover letters, a time-consuming thorn in job seekers' side. As a recruiter who works with people in highly specialized roles, Laughlin also cautioned against using ChatGPT to bypass technical screenings for jobs, like with coding. But for now, he sees the bot as an impressive way for job seekers to get their foot in the door at companies.

☆ New York mayor ending COVID vaccine mandate for city workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah MoonFeb 6 (Reuters) - New York Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday that he was lifting a controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers and the city's Department of Education employees. Adams noted that since more than 96% of the city's workers have taken the COVID vaccine "this is the right moment for this decision." The decision comes four months after New York ended a COVID vaccine mandate for private employers, and 10 months after the mayor lifted vaccine requirements for professional athletes and performers. The union representing New York City's 36,000 police officers, which has fought against the mandate in court, welcomed the mayor's decision, but said the "job is only half done."

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