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☆ Trailblazing politician Shirley Chisholm is awarded Congress' highest honor
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Donna M. Owens | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Bipartisan legislation to honor the late Shirley Chisholm, the nation’s first Black congresswoman, became law last week, as the 118th Congress winds down with a final flurry of bills. President Joe Biden signed the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act on Thursday, posthumously honoring Chisholm, who died in 2005, with Congress’s highest award for her distinguished service and achievements. Vice President Kamala Harris signs the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act, which grants the late congresswoman the highest civilian award Congress can bestow. Vice President Kamala Harris“I see no one more deserving than Shirley Chisholm,” Lee added. “I can’t help but think that Shirley Chisholm is looking down at all of us and saying how proud she is that we have gotten here,” Rep. Sheila Cherfilus McCormick, D-Fla., told colleagues that evening.

Persons: Shirley Chisholm, Joe Biden, Chisholm, Kamala Harris, Sen, Laphonza Butler, Barbara Lee, ” Lee, Lee, Kamala Harris “, ” Butler, Adam Schiff, Chisholm “, “, Shirley ” —, ”, Bob Dole, Bill Clinton, Arthur Hardwick, Charles Rangel, —, Congressional Black Caucus —, “ Barbara, … ”, Chisholm’s, Hakeem Jeffries, Maxine Waters, Yvette Clarke, Byron Donalds, Butler, Raphael Warnock, Jonathan Jackson, Shontel Brown, Sheila Cherfilus McCormick Organizations: U.S . Senate, U.S . Treasury Department, Smithsonian Institution, Brooklyn College, Columbia University, New York State Assembly, National Organization for Women, Congress, Democrat, Agriculture, Women, New, Congressional Black Caucus, CBC, Republicans, Democratic, ” Locations: D, New York, Barbados, Guyana, Brooklyn , New York, Vietnam, Kansas, United States, Florida, Jamaica, Buffalo , New York, Ohio

☆ RFK Jr. takes his turn in the spotlight: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, Robert F. Kennedy begins meeting with senators in Washington, while Donald Trump holds his first post-election news conference. “Obviously, HHS under the first Trump administration was very clear on the issue of abortion conscience protections and all those things. On the reported sightings of drones over New Jersey and New York, Trump said, “The government knows what is happening.” He declined to say whether he had received an intelligence briefing about it. In 2000, Al Gore got oh-so-close to winning the White House when Bill Clinton’s approval rating was at 57%. Read more →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Kate Santaliz, Sahil Kapur, Brennan Leach Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s, John Thune, John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, Kennedy’s, Sen, Rick Scott, ”, “, ” Scott, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, McConnell, ” McConnell, Katie Miller, Trump, ” Sen, James Lankford, Joe, ” Lankford, Rebecca Shabad, Rob Wile President, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Sergey Brin, Jeff Bezos, Masayoshi, Eric Adams, Brian Thompson, Read, Mark Murray, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Biden, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Bush, Ronald Reagan’s, Al Gore, Bill Clinton’s, Hubert Humphrey’s, Lyndon Johnson’s, Humphrey, Richard Nixon, Humphrey —, 🗞️, remo, e work, Rea, viv e d a high, Hou Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, RFK Jr, Health, Human Services, Education, Labor, Pensions, New York Times, FDA, HHS, Trump, Apple, Amazon, New, New York City, ’, White, ics Locations: Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Ky, New York, New Jersey, George H.W ., Afghanistan, Poli

The union representing thousands of federal workers said it would fight any effort by President-elect Donald Trump to block a Biden administration agreement allowing thousands of federal workers to continue with remote work. Trump, who spoke to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort, called the deal "very terrible," and said it's interfering with his plans for how to handle the federal workforce, which includes ending remote work. "Telework and remote work are tools that have helped the federal government increase productivity and efficiency, maintain continuity of operations, and increase disaster preparedness," he added. Ramaswamy told Tucker Carlson after Trump's election victory that he believed ending remote work would lead to mass resignations. She told reporters last month that more federal workers going back to work in the city would bring “vibrancy back to our town.”

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Martin O'Malley, Biden, ” Trump, ”, Everett Kelley, ” Kelley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, Ramaswamy, Tucker Carlson, “, ” Ramaswamy, Carlson, Kelley, Muriel Bowser Organizations: Biden, Social Security, American Federation of Government Employees, Mar, AFGE, SSA, Democratic Locations: Lago, “, Democratic Washington

Laundry detergent — it can make or break your load of laundry. To help you perfect your laundry game, we asked experts exactly how much detergent you should use depending on the load you’re doing. SKIP AHEAD How much laundry detergent should you use? | Highly rated laundry detergents to considerHow much laundry detergent should you use? For this story, she interviewed experts on how much laundry detergent you should be using.

Persons: it’s, ”, Alex Varela, Matt O’Connor, ” It’s, Varela, Bethany Heitman, TikTok Organizations: Dallas, “, NBC, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Dallas , Texas, Austin , Texas

☆ Could mouse sperm orbiting Earth be the future of humanity?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Amy Gunia | Junko Ogura | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, freeze-dried mouse sperm, stored aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in a radiation protection box, could help give us a better understanding of mammals’ ability to procreate off Earth. In 1997, he and another academic developed a novel method that they used to clone the world’s first mouse from adult cells. And he and his team pioneered a freeze-drying method used to send mouse sperm to the ISS, where it was stored in a freezer for up to six years. From that study, they determined that freeze-dried sperm could stay viable for 200 years in space. When it comes to mice, the freeze-dried mouse sperm Wakayama is currently storing aboard the ISS will return to Earth in 2025 for study.

Persons: CNN — It’s, “, ”, Virginia Wotring, Wotring, Artemis, Elon, Akihiko Organizations: CNN, Space, firma, University of Yamanashi’s, Biotechnology, KFC, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Orbiter, NASA, International Space University, SpaceX, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA Locations: Wakayama, Japan, Strasbourg, France

☆ 10 business leaders who spearheaded industry-transforming change in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +33 min

Business Insider's annual list of people transforming business highlights these leaders who work in media, finance, technology, transportation, and labor. AdvertisementAmazon's entertainment offerings help keep people subscribing to Prime, the free-delivery service that includes Prime Video and other benefits. Prime Video captured just 3.7% of TV viewing in November, well behind Netflix (7.7%) and YouTube (10.8%), per Nielsen. Still, since most people don't pay for Prime Video as a stand-alone service, it doesn't have the churn problem that dogs other streamers. AdvertisementAmazon cut hundreds of jobs across Prime Video and MGM Studios teams early in 2024.

Persons: that's, Cathy Engelbert, Leon Sinclair, Mike Hopkins, Lisa Miller, Miller, Pete Stavros, KKR's, Stavros, Arthur Sadoun, Groupe Publicis Groupe Sadoun, Sadoun, Leo Burnett, Tony, Tiger, Publicis, Don Draper, quoi, Omnicom, telco Orange, Les Bleues, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Engelbert, Rome wasn't, didn't, there's, Fei, Fei Li, World Labs Greg Sandoval, Li, Justin Johnson, Christoph Lassner, Ben Mildenhall, Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia's, —, Jensen Huang, Nvidia Tom Williams, ChatGPT, Huang, OpenAI's, Chris Malachowsky, Curtis Priem, Morris Chang, Jensen, Lebaredian, it's Huang, Preqin Preqin Sinclair, Sinclair, Preqin, Marin Gjaja, Ford, Gjaja, Hopkins, it's, Morgan Stanley, Brian Williams, Jennifer Salke's, Nielsen, Varkey, Mayo, Ranjit Kapila, Sallie Mae, Kapila, Eaton Vance, Aperio, Envestnet, we've, Lazard Organizations: Amazon's, MGM Studios, KKR, Apollo, Groupe Publicis Groupe, Groupe, Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis Conseil, Labour, Epsilon, Interpublic, French men's national, team, Cancer, WNBA, ESPN, Deloitte, NBA, Canadian, World Labs, Princeton, Labs, AMD Ventures, Stanford University's Institute for, Sequoia Capital, Stanford, Google, Nvidia, University of Oregon, AMD, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Loughborough University, England's Department of Health, Intercontinental Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, IHS, P, BlackRock, Ford Model, Ford, Boston Consulting Group, MGM Studios Prime, Amazon MGM Studios, Hopkins, NFL, Amazon, Ampere, Netflix, NBC, Sony Pictures Television, Hulu, MGM, Starz, Apple, Bloomberg, Prime, YouTube, Video, Mayo Clinic Health, Mayo Clinic, Mayo, Health, University of Minnesota, Yale New, Yale New Haven Health Northeast Medical, Department of Medicine, Preventive, Nasdaq, Citadel, Northwestern University, Franklin, Industry, Fidelity Locations: Preqin, Hawaii, Publicis, Rome, Taiwan, Rugby, England, Amazon, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mayo, Rochester , Minnesota, Mayo's Rochester, Yale New Haven, Rochester

☆ A Gen X couple bought an abandoned house in Japan for $23,000. They're restoring it as part of their retirement plan.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

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Persons: Deborah, Jason Brawn, Jason Brawn's, Australia —, Jason, We've, tinker, NekoAshi, There's, They've, we've, he's, Deb, we're, they've, You've, It's, Alex Shapiro, Sami Senoussi, you've Organizations: NekoAshi, Facebook, YouTube, Blackship Locations: Japan, Brisbane, Australia, NekoAshi Japan, Tokyo, Mitocho, Masuda, Hiroshima, Kyoto

☆ Bernie Sanders says Amazon's warehouse worker injury rates are far worse than the company lets on
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. Bernie Sanders says Amazon's focus on speed leads to "uniquely dangerous" workplaces. In a new report, which Amazon disputes, Sanders says its injury rates are worse than it lets on. Only 40% of Amazon's warehouses have that number of workers, it said. The comparison is likely more favorable as "the injury rate for the subcategory of large warehouses is consistently higher than the overall injury rate for the entire warehousing industry," according to the report. The report attributed much of the elevated injury rates to Amazon's "obsession with productivity and speed," which it said drives workers beyond safe limits.

Persons: Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Jeff Bezos, isn't, We'll, Dominick Organizations: Health, Education, Labor, Amazon, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business

☆ China extends visa-free transit policy to 10 days as part of efforts to lure more foreign tourists
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —China has tripled the amount of time visitors can spend in the country without a visa in yet another move to entice more foreign tourists. Passport holders from 38 countries can enter China visa-free for up to 30 days, including France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan and Switzerland. Until 2023, US citizens seeking a China travel visa had to confirm a hotel booking, tour itinerary and flight reservation before applying for a visa, but those requirements have since been dropped. Foreigners eligible to visit under the new 240-hour transit policy do not have the freedom to travel throughout China. Meanwhile, Hong Kong and Macao both count as third destinations for those entering under the 240-hour visa-free transit program.

Persons: Fred He, Maggie Hiufu Wong Organizations: CNN, Chinese, Administration of Immigration, Citizens, National Immigration Administration, Foreigners Locations: China, United States, France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan, Switzerland, –, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao

☆ Yang Tengbo: British court names alleged Chinese spy who forged close ties to Prince Andrew
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —An alleged Chinese spy who forged a close relationship with Prince Andrew has been identified by a British court, the latest twist in a case that has shone a light on Beijing’s influence inside Britain’s institutions. The man, Yang Tengbo, was identified after a judge ruled his anonymity should be removed, PA Media reported on Monday. He was the co-founder of Pitch@Palace China, which expanded into China an initiative for entrepreneurs that was set up by Andrew in 2014. Andrew’s office said last week that the prince ceased his relationship with Yang after receiving government advice. Starmer in November became the first prime minister to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping for six years.

Persons: London CNN —, Prince Andrew, Yang Tengbo, Yang, Chris Yang, King Charles, Andrew, “, Duke, ”, China’s, ‘, Christine Lee, Iain Duncan Smith, Keir Starmer, toughen, Xi Jinping Organizations: London CNN, PA Media, China, Media, Parliament’s Intelligence, Security, China’s United, Work Department, Communist Party, CCP, ” CNN, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chinese Communist Party, Former Conservative Party, BBC Locations: China, Westminster, Beijing, Starmer

☆ Nicole Kidman said advice from her mom motivated her to continue working after having kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nicole Kidman said she considered giving up on acting after the birth of her third child in 2008. Kidman said she's inspired by other working moms who "keep going." "When I gave birth to Sunday, I was like, well, I think I'm pretty much done now," said Kidman, 57, who gave birth in 2008. Related storiesReturning to work after having kidsAllison Venditti, the founder of Moms at Work, an organization for working moms, previously told Business Insider that work can give moms meaning and provide structure to their day. "Choice in how they approach work and family, choice to go back to work early, choice to take more time off," she added.

Persons: Nicole Kidman, Kidman, she's, Tom Cruise, Keith Urban, Allison Venditti, Katie Alexander Organizations: CBS, Hollywood, BI Locations: Nashville

☆ Cloud security startup Wiz turned down a Google takeover. Now, it plans to ride the AI boom to an IPO.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Cloud security startup Wiz has grown rapidly in just four years, raising $1.9 billion along the way. AdvertisementIts next priority is to double that revenue metric — and then become a public company. It bills itself as a cloud security company that helps companies identify risks in their cloud providers. Wiz has found that over 80% of its customers are using AI services — which "are, in some ways, like cloud services. AdvertisementShe likened companies buying security services to buying insurance packages, pointing to incumbents in the security industry with a similar model.

Persons: Raaz Herzberg, Wiz, Herzberg, Andreessen Horowitz, —, Palo, Donald Trump's, We're Organizations: Wiz, Google, Microsoft, Index Ventures, Companies, BI, BMW, Palo Locations: Europe, New York, Virginia , Texas , Colorado, Israel, London, Silicon, Palo Alto, York

☆ I'm a retiree who assembles furniture on Taskrabbit to avoid draining my retirement fund. At 79, I also like having structure and meeting new people.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dan Weiss, 79, earns up to $47 per hour on Taskrabbit assembling furniture in Minnesota. Now, I fill my days building furniture, meeting new people, and supplementing my retirement income. I could live on my retirement savings if I had to, but Taskrabbit income helps. AdvertisementI've realized how fulfilling and also challenging retirement can beThe lack of structure and income flow in retirement is challenging. We're told to save, save, save for retirement, and that's what I did.

Persons: Dan Weiss, Weiss, Tasker, Uber, I've, We're, Maui, I'm, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Taskrabbit, Costco, Ikea, lhaas Locations: Minnesota, Taskrabbit, Oakdale , Minnesota, Minneapolis

☆ Elon Musk solves Tesla and SpaceX's biggest problems in a week — and repeats that 52 times a year, Marc Andreessen says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk fixes the biggest problems at his companies every week, Marc Andreessen says. Elon Musk has built some of the world's most valuable companies, from Tesla to SpaceX. Unlike many CEOs, Musk is devoted to understanding every aspect of his businesses, the Andreessen Horowitz cofounder and general partner said. Andreessen said that every week at each of his companies, Musk "identifies the biggest problem that the company is having that week and he fixes it. The world's wealthiest man has also said at points that he's working too hard and juggling too much, and his "hardcore" management style has been slammed as brutal and mercurial.

Persons: Elon, Marc Andreessen, Musk, Andreessen, Elon Musk, Horowitz, X, Chris Williamson, he's Organizations: SpaceX, The Boring Company, Netscape, Gulfstream

☆ Meet the CEO trying to turn around Air India, the 92-year-old airline with a pile of problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Campbell Wilson has been CEO of Air India since it was privatized in 2022. Campbell Wilson has a tough job — he compares his efforts turning around Air India to "drinking from a firehose." As well as hundreds of narrow-body jets, Air India has ordered 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 10 Boeing 777X jets. Advertisement"I have full confidence in Boeing to go through whatever's necessary to get these aircraft in the air," Wilson told BI. The Air India boss said he was pleased with the turnaround so far, but there's still more to come.

Persons: Campbell Wilson, He's, Wilson, Taylor Rains, Pete Syme, New York Wilson didn't, ROSLAN RAHMAN, Scoot, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Manish Rajput Organizations: Air India, Air, Zealander, India's Tata Group, Taj, Tata Group, Airbus, Russian, Aeroflot, Air India's, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, Passengers, Empire, Singapore Airlines, Getty, India Today, The Air Locations: Air India, London, They're, New York, Zealand, England, New Zealand, Auckland, Sydney

☆ ‘They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Pastor Dmytro Bodyu said the Russians kept telling him they knew he was an American spy, specifically, a CIA agent paid by the US government to spread anti-Russian propaganda in occupied Ukraine. Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has jailed dozens of Ukrainian faith leaders in occupied areas, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. In the territories occupied after February 2022, Russian tactics became bloodier and more violent,” he said. Ukraine created its own independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2018, splitting from the Moscow-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). ‘American spies’Moscow has been cracking down on all non-Russian churches in occupied Ukraine, but Protestant and Evangelical groups have often been among the first to be banned.

Persons: Dmytro Bodyu, “, ” Bodyu, Bodyu, he’d, Petros Giannakouris, Jae C, Bohdan Heleta, Ivan Levitsky, ” Heleta, ” Bohdan Heleta, Alex Babenko, Levitsky, Maksym, Vishchyk, ”, ” Vishchyk, Vladimir Putin’s, Putin, Kirill, Putin’s, Mariupol, Evgeniy, Priest, of Jesus Christ, Falun Gong, Serhii, Serhii Chudynovych, Chudynovych, ‘, ’ ”, ’, Mike Johnson, Mykhailo Brytsyn, Brytsyn, Ivashchuk, Mykhailo Brystsyn, Ivana Kottasova, Grace, Mykhailo Brytsyn Ihor Ivashchuk, ” Ivashchuk, Pastor Ihor Ivashchuk, CNN Ivashchuk, CNN’s Katharina Krebs, Victoria Butenko Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, CIA, Life, CNN, Ukrainian, Russian Orthodox Church, 95th Air Assault Brigade, Yasuyoshi, Getty, Orthodox Church, Information Resilience, AP Church, Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Global Rights, State Department, Church of, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Ukraine’s State Service, Ethnic, Russian, Church, of Jesus, of Scientology, Orthodox, of, Kherson Prosecutor’s, Protestants, Evangelical, Ukraine, Grace Church, Russia, Evangelical Grace Church, ” CNN, Grace Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, American, Melitopol, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russia, Donetsk, AFP, Berdiansk, Kherson, Lukashivka, Chernihiv, Odesa, Crimea, Vishchyk, “, Russian, Church of Ukraine, Mariupol, of Ukraine, Serhii, Bashtanka, ’ Moscow, United States, Soviet Union

☆ Why Store Aisles Filled With Boxes Are a Sign of the Retail Apocalypse
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The good store is clean — the floors are swept, aisles open, merchandise in its place. They've walked into a local dollar store or pharmacy or department store and wondered whether there's been an explosion. Stuff spilling into aisles used to be a somewhat isolated problem, the sign of a particularly poorly run store. Gone are the days when supercheap labor made adequate levels of store staffing easy, though I will note that Robyn makes just over $9 an hour and Stephanie about $15.50. If it's no longer cheap or convenient to pop by the dollar store or drug store, what's the point?

Persons: Robyn, she's, Rather, they're, They've, there's, Neil Saunders, they'll, Saunders, it's, Duane Reade, It's, Long, Jason Goldberg, Stephanie, They'd, we've, they've, Claire Tassin, Tassin, you'll, Goldberg, something's, Sharmila Chatterjee, Cynthia, Stuff's, Emily Stewart Organizations: It's, Walmart, Groupe, Shipping, Walgreens, CVS, Morning, Target, MIT Sloan School of Management, Consumers, Business Locations: West Texas, Florida, Virginia

☆ Lorraine O’Grady, groundbreaking conceptual artist, dies aged 90
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Benjamin Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Lorraine O’Grady, an indefatigable conceptual artist whose work critiqued definitions of identity, died in New York on Friday aged 90. Courtesy Lorraine O’Grady TrustThen, in 1983, she entered a float into the annual African American Day Parade in Harlem. Courtesy Lorraine O’Grady TrustBefore finding art, O’Grady tried many pursuits and careers, first opting to study Spanish literature at Wellesley College before changing tracks to study economics. Courtesy Lorraine O’Grady TrustDefying the conventional ideas of an art career until the end, O’Grady had been busier than ever in recent years. “Lorraine O’Grady was a force to be reckoned with,” Ibrahim said in a statement.

Persons: CNN — Lorraine O’Grady, Mariane Ibrahim, O’Grady, “ Lorraine O’Grady, ” Lorraine O'Grady, ”, Lorraine, Mlle Bourgeoise Noire, Lorraine O'Grady, “ Mlle Bourgeoise, … ”, Harris, “, ” O’Grady, Aruna D’Souza, ‘, ’, Alexander Gray, ” Ibrahim, “ Lorraine Organizations: The Art, CNN, Museum of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum, New York Magazine, Guerrilla, New Museum, O’Grady, New York Police Department, Biden, American, Wellesley College, Department of Labor, Iowa, ’, University of Iowa, Playboy, The Village, School of Visual Art, The New York Times, New York Times, Duke University Press, University of California, Brooklyn Rail, UC Irvine, Memorial, Guggenheim Fellowship Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Harlem, Boston, Jamaica, Chicago, New York City, Irvine, “ Rivers, Mexico City, Paris, Lorraine, Egypt, Ancient Rome

☆ Senate report accuses Amazon of ignoring worker safety in productivity push
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Amazon is disregarding its own research that shows warehouse employees are facing an increased injury threat due to its focus on productivity, according to Senate investigators. The Senate report released Sunday said the company forces workers to repeat the same movements hundreds, if not thousands, of times each shift, resulting in extremely high rates of injury to their muscles and joints. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration proposed fines totaling $100,000 in 2023 citing conditions that exposed workers to ergonomic hazards. Bing Guan/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAn Amazon internal report cited by Senate investigators, titled Project Soteria, found there was a relationship between the speed of tasks that workers performed and their rate of injury. Project Soteria recommended changing speed-related discipline and time-off policies to reduce injury rates.

Persons: Sen, Bernie Sanders of, it’s, “, ” Sanders, ”, Bing Guan, Soteria, Amazon, “ Sen, Sanders Organizations: New, New York CNN, Senate, Occupational Health, Safety Administration, New York Times, Trade, Workers, Bloomberg, Getty, Amazon Locations: New York, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, , New Jersey, Washington

☆ All we want for Christmas is a better schedule for working parents. Four education and workplace experts share ideas for creating a system that actually works.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Experts would like to see more flexible work schedules and four-day workweeks. So, I reached out to four experts on the workplace, policy, and sociology to see how we can better align the schedules of working parents and kids. AdvertisementMake flexible work policies the normCourtney Murphy, founder and CEO of WorkWell People Solutions, would like to see flexible work arrangements become the norm. "The ideal scenario for working parents combines hybrid work with flexible hours, focusing on outcomes rather than time spent," Murphy said. In her ideal scenario, students would complete their education during four longer school days, which better aligns with parents' traditional 9-5 work schedules.

Persons: Courtney Murphy, —, Murphy, Joelle Moray, Melissa Loble, Loble, Margaret M, Quinlan Organizations: Veterans, WorkWell, Solutions, Employees, Health, Medical, University of North Locations: University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Australia, Japan

☆ Trump vows to ‘hire American.’ His businesses keep hiring foreign guest workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“We will build American, buy American and hire American,” he said during a rally in August. Forbes first reported on Friday Trump’s businesses hired more foreign workers than ever in 2024. While thousands of US businesses use guest workers, the process of hiring them can be cumbersome. Dattolo said dozens of country clubs and businesses in the county use guest workers, though she said before hiring foreigners, companies must advertise the jobs to American workers. In that time, Trump businesses requested and received government approval to hire foreign laborers for more than 2,100 positions.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Trump, Forbes, Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick, Frank Bisignano, ” Trump, ‘, Mark Krikorian, ” Krikorian, “, Julia Dattolo, Dattolo, Chloe East, “ Trump, He’s, Lago Organizations: CNN, Lago Club, Trump, Tesla, X Corp, Social Security Administration, Management, Trump Organization, Center for Immigration Studies, Trump’s, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Homeland, Department, Labor, Mar Locations: Virginia, American, South Florida, Palm Beach County

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022. Alphabet -owned Waymo announced Monday that it will start testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, the company's first step toward international expansion. To start, Nihon Kotsu drivers will manually operate the Waymo vehicles to map key areas of the Japanese capital, including Minato, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Chiyoda, Chūō, Shinagawa, and Kōtō. Waymo will also test its robotaxis on a closed course in the U.S. built to mimic driving conditions in Japan. Waymo announced a series of expansions across the U.S. in 2024.

Persons: Waymo, Waymo hasn't, Nihon, Uber, Cruise Organizations: PACE, Nihon, CNBC, World Economic, Monet Technologies, Toyota, General Motors, Honda Locations: San Francisco, Tokyo, Tokyo's, Minato, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Chiyoda, Chūō, Shinagawa, U.S, Japan, Miami, Los Angeles, Austin, Atlanta, Tokyo's Odaiba, robotaxis

☆ A golf apparel brand loved by Chris Paul and Stephen Curry is breaking barriers in the sport. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

2024 has been a landmark year for Eastside Golf. The golf apparel brand was founded in 2019 by Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper. Enter: Eastside Golf. AdvertisementOh, and their pieces have been worn by everyone from NBA stars Chris Paul and Stephen Curry to former President Barack Obama. As Ajanaku and Cooper look ahead to 2025, here's everything you need to know about the brand that's changing the game.

Persons: Olajuwon Ajanaku, Earl Cooper, they're, Tiger Woods, John Daly's, pant, who'd, Woods, Jordan Brand, Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Barack Obama, Shopify, Ajanaku, Cooper Organizations: Eastside Golf, Golf Foundation, Morehouse, Benz, Nike, NBA Locations: Eastside, New York City, HBCUs

☆ This in-demand job can pay over $100,000 and doesn’t require a degree—companies have a 'huge' need for it, says Google exec
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If you want to earn six figures while working from home, you might want to consider a career in data analytics. Data analytics was one of the most sought-after skills this year, according to a June 2024 report from freelance marketplace Upwork. On Google, searches for "data analytics skills" and "data analytics jobs" have hit a five-year high in 2024. There are currently close to 300,000 unfilled data analytics jobs in the U.S., Gevelber added. Here's how to land a job in data analytics — and where to find the best opportunities:

Persons: Vicki Salemi, Lisa Gevelber, Gevelber Organizations: CNBC, Google, Labor Statistics Locations: U.S

☆ Amazon is delaying full RTO for some employees because it doesn't have enough workspace, internal notifications show
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon is delaying full RTO for some employees due to office capacity issues. The policy required employees to work from the office five days a week, beginning January 2. Amazon is delaying the start of its strict new RTO policy for some employees because the company doesn't have enough office space in certain locations, Business Insider has learned. An Amazon spokesperson said buildings will be ready for the majority of Amazon employees by January 2. AdvertisementEarlier this year, Amazon ordered employees to start working from the office five days a week.

Persons: Andy Jassy Organizations: Business, BI, Amazon Locations: Atlanta, Houston, Nashville, New York

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