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☆ The 5 states with the longest life expectancies, and the 5 with the shortest
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new study suggests human life expectancy is plateauing. In 2022, life expectancy in the US was 77.5 years, but values vary across states. Hawaii has the longest life expectancy, while Mississippi has the shortest. On Monday, Nature Aging published an analysis suggesting human life expectancy is plateauing after decades of progress. AdvertisementUsing the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics 2021 report — the most recent CDC state data available — here are the five states with the longest life expectancies and the five states with the shortest.

Persons: —, Jay Olshansky, Hilary Brueck, We've, expectancies Organizations: Service, Aging, University of Illinois, CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, National Center for Health Locations: Hawaii, Mississippi, Chicago

☆ More Black and Latina women are leading unions — and transforming how they work
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated industries and particularly for women of color. Data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that Black and Latina women experience a particularly wide gender pay gap. Juliana Yamada / APBlack and Latina women are driving labor union growth in the U.S. amid a decades-long decline in membership. In 2023, Black women’s union membership rate notched a slight bump from 10.3% to 10.5%, while Latinas went up from 8.5% to 8.8%. Momentum for Black and Latina women rising into labor union leadership has picked up in the last five years.

Persons: ”, Lane Windham, Gwen Mills, María Mata, Juliana Yamada, Black, Latinas, that’s, Liz Shuler, I’m, ” Shuler, Becky Pringle, Bonnie Castillo, Verrett, we’ve, ” Verrett, Emily Twarog, Lisa Lujano, Stacy Davis Gates, ” Pringle, Maria Mata, Mata, “, It’s, Keturah Johnson, Sara Nelson, Johnson, she’s, “ We’re, Coke, ” Johnson Organizations: Latina, Georgetown University, U.S . Department of Labor, AFL, National Education Association, National Nurses United, Service Employees International Union, Associated Press, University of Illinois, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Carpenters Union, Teachers, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, United Teachers Los, ” Hospitality, AFA, CWA, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Locations: U.S, San Francisco, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Chicago, United Teachers Los Angeles, Francisco

☆ Most of today’s children are unlikely to live to 100, analysis says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

They said, ‘No, no, NO!’ Advances in medical and life-extending technologies will accelerate and will drag life expectancy along with it,” he said. We have shown the era of rapid increases in human life expectancy has ended, just as we predicted,” Olshansky said. “We’re still gaining life expectancy, but it’s at an increasingly slower pace than in previous decades.”Olshansky spoke to CNN about his analysis of longevity data. Just 5% of baby girls and about 2% of baby boys born today will live to 100, according to a new analysis. (That woman, Jeanne Calment, was born in 1875 in Arles, France, at a time when life expectancy was nearly 45 years.

Persons: CNN — Gerontologist Jay Olshansky, Olshansky, ”, ‘, ” Olshansky, “, “ We’re, Jeanne Calment, it’s, that’s Organizations: CNN, “, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, ER Productions, Getty Locations: Chicago, Australia, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Arles

☆ The human life span may have finally plateaued. Here's what you can do to optimize your chances for a long life — and what researchers are working on next.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Life expectancy in the US shot up at a rate of about three years per decade in the last century: from roughly age 47 in 1900 to age 77 in 2000. As more people in wealthy countries make it to old age, human life expectancy gains are nearing a plateau. The study tracks trends in their death rates and life expectancy from 1990 to 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic started. Spending just 3% of your day exercising can mean you stay healthier for longer, an expert in healthy aging said.

Persons: —, Jay Olshansky, We've, Mick Jagger, Joe Biden, Kevin Winter, Thomas Barwick, Olskansky, Olshansky, Aubrey de Grey, De Grey, Peter Fedichev, Gero, hasn't, Fedichev Organizations: Service, Aging, University of Illinois, Business, Pfizer Locations: Chicago, Australia, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Hong Kong

☆ Why so many entry-level jobs aren't entry-level
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"That's really frustrating for entry-level job seekers like me," Goyenka told Business Insider. AdvertisementShe told BI that the volume of vacancies for entry-level tech roles has been declining for about three years in several countries where Generation operates. Generation found in a survey that 94% of employers required that applicants for entry-level tech jobs have experience working in a related field. Beyond raising their standards for entry-level positions, some employers in various industries simply aren't posting as many of these jobs. In a prior role, he spent more than 15 years filling staff-level tech jobs.

Persons: —, Goyenka, He's, Daniel Zhao, Mona Mourshed, they've, Mourshed, Jason Henninger, Heller, Henninger, Corey Moss, Pech, Moss, It's, Jennifer Neef, Neef, Rod Danan Organizations: Service, Business, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Arizona State University, BI, Employers, Florida State University, University of Illinois, Illini, Tech, Arizona State grad Locations: Bellevue , Washington, Urbana, Champaign

☆ Drone deliveries, slow to take flight, come to Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Mike Gagliardi | Mike Gagliardi Is A Researcher With The Nbc News Network Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Samaras said his research indicated that drone delivery, compared to fossil-fuel truck delivery, consumes up to 90% less energy per package. Zipline, the world’s largest drone delivery service, is among the companies that have received that permission in several states. The company plans to go nationwide with drone delivery in 2026. A spokesperson for Amazon’s Prime Air drone-delivery program told NBC News it hopes to be delivering 500 million packages per year by the end of this decade. The FAA told NBC News that there are currently more than 383,000 drones registered for commercial purposes.

Persons: Samaras, ” Eric Watson, Watson, Yanfeng Ouyang, “, ” Ouyang, ” Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, NBC, Amazon’s Prime, FAA, NBC News, University of Illinois Locations: Arkansas, Utah, Dallas, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign

Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman and daughter of a former Republican vice president, will join Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday at a campaign event in Ripon, Wisconsin, the city commonly recognized as the birthplace of the Republican Party. And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,” Cheney said at Duke University in Durham at the time. Days later, Cheney’s father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, said he planned to vote for Harris, as well. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. To ensure our democracy and our economy remain strong for another four years, we must elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House," the Republicans wrote in an letter released Wednesday.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris, Cheney’s, Harris, Donald Trump, Cheney, Trump, ” Cheney, Dick Cheney, ”, Ripon, ” Harris, Adam Kinzinger of, Jimmy McCain, Sen, John McCain of, Jeff Flake, “, ” Flake, Tim Walz, Walz, George W, Bush, McCain, Mitt Romney Organizations: Republican, Republican Party, Democratic, Justice Department, Duke University, Capitol, Wisconsin Republicans, Harris, White Locations: Ripon , Wisconsin, North Carolina, Durham, United States, Madison , Wisconsin, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, John McCain of Arizona, Arizona, Wisconsin, Utah

☆ Trump is threatening tariffs on yet another business — and economists say it makes no sense
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Ana Altchek | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Now, trade economists say Trump's latest trade threat makes no sense. I love the company, but as you know, they've announced a few days ago that they're going to move a lot of their manufacturing business to Mexico," Trump said at Monday's event. AdvertisementJohn Deere is the latest company to face a threat of tariffs from Donald Trump. It's not the first time Trump has threatened companies and Trump's threat to impose large tariffs on imports also isn't new. Trump's tariff goals going into the next election go beyond his former policy on international imports.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, John Deere, they've, Trump, Jonathan W, Coppess, Ian Sheldon, Sheldon, Gary Hufbauer, Hufbauer, Rick Wilking, he's, Trump's, we're, Nicole Bivens Collinson, Sandler, Travis, Rosenberg, Collinson, " Collinson, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, Business, Fox Business, Republican, University of Illinois, Agricultural Marketing, Trade, The Ohio State University, Peterson Institute for International Economics Locations: Mexico, Smithton , Pennsylvania, Iowa, United States, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Canada, North America, Central America, South America, Georgia, China

☆ Nikki Haley campaigners endorse Harris, as GOP former governor backs Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that she would vote for former President Donald Trump during an event at the Hudson Institute on May 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. Several former state campaign committee members on Nikki Haley's failed presidential bid have endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris — publicly breaking with Haley, who is backing GOP nominee Donald Trump. The same day, two former members of Haley's Michigan state leadership team also urged Republicans to support the Democratic ticket of Harris and Minnesota Gov. "That's why we proudly supported Ambassador Nikki Haley for president and were part of her Michigan Leadership Team." A spokeswoman for Haley did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on her former campaigners endorsing Harris.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley's, Kamala Harris —, Haley, Tom Evslin, Evslin, Hillary Clinton, Harris, Tim Walz, Jimmy Greene, Bill Nowling, Adam Kinzinger of, Greene, Nowling, Kamala Harris, Dawn Roberts, Roberts, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: U.N, Hudson Institute, Democratic, Vermont Daily Chronicle, Trump, Minnesota Gov, Michigan Chronicle, Michigan Leadership, Republican, Denver, Republican Party ,, Des Moines Register, United Nations Locations: Washington ,, Haley's Vermont, Michigan, Harris, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Virginia, Republican Party , Michigan, Iowa, South Carolina

More than half of the nearly 580,000 eligible Latino voters in Pennsylvania are of Puerto Rican descent. Sapunar described Saturday's canvassing event as a "show of solidarity between the immigrant and the Puerto Rican community." The majority of Pennsylvania’s Latino eligible voters are of Puerto Rican descent. In a UnidosUS survey, Pennsylvania Latino voters' top policy issues included jobs and the economy, the rising cost of living, immigration and abortion. Pennsylvania voters had primarily favored Democrats in six presidential elections leading up to 2016, when Republicans won, turning Pennsylvania into a battleground state.

Persons: canvassers, there’s, ” Michael Jones, Correa, Tim Waltz, Hurricane Maria, Liza Colón, Zayas, Tina, Donald Trump, “, ”, Tim Walz, Kamala Harris, Hamilton, Anthony Ramos, Luis Gutiérrez of, Flor Sapunar, Sapunar, Jones, Harris, Puerto Ricans, Joe Biden Organizations: Puerto Rican, University of Pennsylvania, NBC News, Puerto, Latino, Politics Institute, UCLA, Democratic, Latina, Saturday, Gov, YouTube, CASA, Rep, NBC, The, AA, Puerto Ricans, Trump, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Pennsylvania, Republicans Locations: Bethlehem, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rican, Hurricane, Puerto Rico, Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois, Puerto Rican . Lancaster, Johnstown, Puerto, U.S

☆ Voiceitt’s AI-powered tech could help people with speech impairments to work remotely
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Nadia Leigh-Hewitson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For people with non-standard speech, it can happen in nearly every interaction with this kind of technology — Israeli company Voiceitt aims to change that. By using personalized voice models, its AI-powered speech recognition system helps people with speech impairments, caused by conditions like cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s, Down Syndrome or stroke, communicate more effectively with both people and digital devices. For Voiceitt co-founder Sara Smolley, facilitating speech recognition for non-standard speech patterns is a personal mission. “By the time I was born, she had lost most of her motor capabilities, and her speech was impacted.”Voiceitt was launched as an app in 2021 and operated as a simple vocal translator, converting non-standard speech to audio. Voiceitt has developed integrations with WebEx and ChatGPT, along with a Google Chrome extension, which convert non-standard speech to captions shown on the screen.

Persons: CNN — You’ve, Sara Smolley, “, ”, Voiceitt, Smolley, ” Smolley, Colin Hughes, Hughes, ” Hughes, it’s anonymized Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, University of Illinois ’ Beckman Institute, Advanced Science, Technology, Apple, Union

☆ How the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indictment compares to the R. Kelly sexual abuse cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Combs, meanwhile, was indicted in the Southern District of New York on three counts: racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Members of the enterprise also witnessed acts of violence by Combs against the victims, it says. It was unclear whether Ventura reported any of the allegations of abuse to police and a federal lawsuit was later settled. Court sketch of Sean "Diddy" Combs in federal appeals court Wednesday, Sept 18., presided over by Judge Andrew Carter. The indictment against Combs outlines a number of alleged victims, women and sex workers among them, but does not say how many there are.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Robert Sylvester Kelly, Combs, ”, Nadia Shihata, Kelly, ” Kelly, –, ” Robert Sylvester Kelly, Ann M, Donnelly, Christine Cornell, John Miller, ” Miller, ” Combs, Neama Rahmani, Casandra, Cassie ” Ventura, Ventura, ” Rahmani, Sean, Diddy, Judge Andrew Carter, ” “ He’s, ” CNN’s Eric Levenson contirbuted Organizations: CNN, of, of Illinois, Areva Martin, United States, Intelligence, Homeland Security Investigations, Southern District, of New York, West Locations: New York City, Eastern, of New York, York, Southern, New York, Illinois

☆ Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Clare Foran | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday pressed for Republicans to join Democrats in voting to advance the IVF bill. Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon objected, and instead urged their colleagues to support Democrats’ bill during Tuesday’s vote. Another Senate GOP bill aimed at addressing concerns about IVF was introduced earlier this year. On Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray blocked a uninamous consent request to pass Britt and Cruz’s IVF bill, ahead of the vote on the Democrats’ broader IVF package. “Our bill is the only bill that protects IVF access while safeguarding religious liberty,” Britt said.

Persons: Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer, “ We’re, ” Schumer, “, John Thune, ”, Democratic Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Patty Murray, Cory Booker of, GOP Sen, Rick Scott, Ron Wyden, Kat Cammack, Katie Britt, Ted Cruz’s, Britt, Murray, Cruz, ” Britt, we’ve, ” CNN’s Aaron Pellish Organizations: Washington CNN —, Republicans, Democrat, GOP Sens, Republican, Democratic, Illinois, Alabama’s, GOP, Oregon, Democrats, Health Savings Locations: Washington, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Florida

In the first college admissions process since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last year, Asian American enrollment at the most prestigious U.S. schools paints a mixed, uneven picture. Columbia University — which, unlike the other Ivies, groups Pacific Islanders with Asian Americans — saw an increase of nine percentage points in its enrollment of Asian American applicants, while Brown saw an increase of four percentage points. It doesn’t mean that race is entirely ruled out of the admissions process, however. Poon, who is the author of “Asian American is Not a Color: Conversations about Race, Affirmative Action, and Family,” said that with race masked in the admissions process, concerns around biases are actually more prevalent. And it’s going to be difficult to determine, for example, why there were drops in Asian American enrollment at some schools as well.

Persons: ”, OiYan Poon, ” Poon, —, Brown, St . Louis, Edward Blum, Hopi Hoekstra, ” Hoekstra, Jonathan Palumbo, Whitney Soule, Dartmouth —, John Roberts, ” Julie J, Poon Organizations: Ivy League, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, University of Illinois, Columbia University —, Pacific Islanders, MIT, Amherst College, Washington University, Conservative, Fair, NBC News, ” Harvard, of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Crimson, ”, University of Pennsylvania, — Cornell, Dartmouth, University of North, University of Maryland, Universities, Federal Student Aid, NBC Asian Locations: U.S, Columbia, Brown, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, St ., University of North Carolina, NBC Asian America

☆ Big investors worry the star managers they trust to run billions are getting distracted as the presidential election enters the homestretch
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hedge fund managers and private equity executives have become the go-to sources for donations for both parties. AdvertisementBut for the industry's biggest names who have become involved in politics, personal interests and values drive their giving. Advertisement'It's a people business'Mercer's global chief investment strategist, Rich Nuzum, advises institutional investors with more than $16 trillion to invest. "You're probably alienating some potential investors," he said, and that puts all investors at risk if it impacts a manager's business health. While LPs prefer their managers stay out of the headlines, Griffin has not been shy in recent years about picking fights.

Persons: —, Ken Griffin, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Griffin, Timothy Mellon, George Soros, Lone, Stephen Mandel, Jim Simons, Elliott's Paul Singer, Blackstone, Steve Schwarzman, Singer, Andrew, Rudy Koitchev, Rich Nuzum, Brian Payne, Payne, Chris Walvoord —, Nuzum, Soros, David Tepper, Mandel, Griffin waded, Zia Ahmed, Koitchev Organizations: Service, Republicans, Florida Gov, Business, SEI, BCA Research, Carolina Panthers, Appaloosa Management, Citadel, Citadel Securities, mater, Miami, city's Museum of Science, Industry, LCH Investments, Teachers Locations: Florida, Lone Pine, Washington, Harvard, Chicago, Afghanistan, Illinois

☆ Kamala Harris wants a Republican in her cabinet. It's still not clear who that might be.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIt was probably the most noteworthy thing to come out of Kamala Harris' much-anticipated CNN interview late last month: The Vice President, if elected, pledged to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet. "It may be difficult to find a rational, sane person who still identifies as a Republican" that would agree to serve in Harris' cabinet, Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut quipped. "There are a lot of Republicans that I think are capable of assuming Cabinet positions," Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts said. "I'm not floating people's names for particular positions," Rep. Ro Khanna of California said, shortly after heaping praise on Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and former Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin. Though he said Harris' pledge was a "positive step," he made clear on Tuesday that he's not interested in serving in her administration.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Jamie Raskin, Maryland, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Harris, Sen, JD Vance, Trump, Richard Blumenthal, Rep, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Bernie Sanders, wryly, Jim McGovern, Ro Khanna, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Gallagher, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger of, Kinzinger, Cheney, Raskin, Cheney hasn't, he'd, Tim Kaine, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Kaine, There's, Mitt Romney, he's, I've, Romney, I'm Organizations: Service, CNN, Republican, Business, Connecticut, Hill, Vermont, Massachusetts, Democrats, Los Angeles Times, Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense, Utah Republican, Trump Locations: Alexandria, Cortez of New York, California, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Harris, Virginia

☆ Nicole Shanahan spent almost $19 million on RFK Jr.'s failed presidential run but that's just a sliver of her fortune
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAttorney Nicole Shanahan spent almost $19 million boosting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long shot presidential campaign. After abandoning his Democratic primary campaign, Kennedy needed significant funding to set up the organization needed for a credible presidential campaign. She still won't top Rep. David Trone of Maryland, who spent over $60 million of his Total Wine fortune only to lose a Democratic Senate primary. AdvertisementMichael Bloomberg became a meme in the 2020 election when he spent $500 million only to win America Samoa before dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary.

Persons: —, Nicole Shanahan, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Shanahan, Kennedy, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Walz, Sergey Brin, Elon Musk, Musk, David Trone, Michael Bloomberg, JB Pritzker, Mehmet Oz's Organizations: Service, Kennedy, PAC, Trump, Business, Democratic, Bloomberg News, Democratic Senate, America Samoa, Gov, Illinois, Senate Locations: Maryland

☆ Best, Worst and Weirdest Moments of the Democratic Convention
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Shawn Mccreesh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every convention has its highlights and low points, and the hastily revised Democratic convention was no exception. More than 100 speakers took the stage at the United Center in Chicago over four nights, and their speaking abilities ranged from excellent to, well, kind of bumbling. Here are some of the moments we will remember, and others we are hoping to forget. Vice President Kamala Harris, assuring that she’s no pushover: “As commander in chief, I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world.”Least convincing denial. President Biden: “All this talk about how I am angry at the people who said I should step down, it is not true.”

Persons: JB Pritzker, Donald J, Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden Organizations: Democratic, United Center, Illinois Locations: Chicago, America

Celebrities and Notable Faces in the Crowd at the Democratic ConventionThousands of Democrats — delegates, party members, politicians and celebrities — filled Chicago’s United Center this week to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota for president and vice president. Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman Maya Harris, Tony West and Meena Harris Vice President Harris’s grand-niece Gov. After several guests highlighted Mr. Walz’s average-Joe persona and background as a football coach, he officially accepted the Democrats’ vice-presidential nomination. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota helped to introduce Mr. Walz before he took the stage, emphasizing his Midwestern roots. “America, I gave my best to you,” he said, reciting a phrase from the song “American Anthem” by Gene Scheer.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Ms, Harris, Meena, Ella, Doug Emhoff, Maya Harris, Tony West, Meena Harris, Harris’s, Gov, Gus, Hope Octavia Spencer, Rosario Dawson, Padma Lakshmi, Joe, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Amy Klobuchar, Walz, Walz’s, Gwen, Tina Smith, Elizabeth Warren of, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Gabby Giffords, Arizona Julian Castro, Joaquin Castro of, Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Tony Goldwyn, Mark Hamill, J.B . Pritzker, Lil Jon soundtracked, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, “, ”, Cole, Illinois Lil Jon, Mr, Emhoff’s, Barbara, Michael Cole, Emhoff's, Gretchen Whitmer, Wes Moore, Tony Evers, Andy Beshear, Maxine Waters, California Spike Lee, Wendell Pierce, Sean Astin, Hillary Clinton, Biden, Gene Scheer, Biden’s, ” Nancy Pelosi, Joe ” Organizations: Democratic, Chicago’s, Democrats ’, Joaquin Castro of Texas Rep, J.B, Illinois, Michigan Gov, Maryland Gov, Wisconsin Gov, Kentucky Rep Locations: Minnesota, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, California, “ America

☆ The world's first airport to require biometric boarding is set to arrive in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As end-of-summer travel lines back up at TSA airport checkpoints in the U.S., one overseas airport is going all-in on a biometric passenger experience. The Smart Travel Project at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi will involve biometric sensors at every airport identification checkpoint by 2025. Airport security and travel experts have generally cheered the move. "Facial recognition is the future, and we will start to get intelligent with airport security and focus on the traveler rather than the items they bring. Among the concerns expressed are what type of data someone would need to give during the biometric enrollment process, and whether biometric security processes will be used to track movements throughout the airport, or if biometric data will be used outside the airport.

Persons: Sheldon Jacobson, Jacobson, Saeed Saif Al Khaili, Mike Taylor, J.D, Power's, Shawn DuBravac Organizations: TSA, Smart, Zayed International Airport, University of Illinois, Zayed International, Federal Authority for Identity, Customs, Port Security, United Arab Locations: U.S, Abu Dhabi, UAE

☆ ICE Training Barely Covers De-Escalation, Promotes Agents Use of Force
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Lila Hassan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

But the Llanez family never learned whether Gonzalez had followed ICE training protocols, because the way ICE agents are trained has been largely hidden from the public. For years, civil-rights groups have sought to obtain, with limited success, complete ICE training documents to understand how that training affects use of force by agents in the field. And they also appear to place an emphasis on teaching ICE agents how to justify the use of force. Among the most important lessons ICE agents receive is when and how to use deadly force. One of the questions asks which steps an officer must take before initiating deadly force; the answer is "None, deadly force can be initiated immediately."

Persons: Ronaldo Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Fernando Llanez, Llanez, Jorge Hernandez, weren't, Hernandez, Miguel Alvarez, Ivón Padilla, " Alvarez, FLETC, Gonzalez didn't, Alvarez, isn't, John Bostain, Jim Trainum, Phillip Causey, Gabino Ramos Hernandez, Ramos, Causey, we're, Timothy Cerniglia, Cerniglia, You'll, we'll, Trainum, Christian Rodriguez Organizations: Type Investigations, Immigration, Business, ICE, Court, Southern, Southern District of, Investigations, of Homeland Security, University of Illinois Chicago, Federal, Training Centers, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law, Department of Justice, Citizens, DHS, Metropolitan Police Department, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Locations: Chula Vista , California, Chula Vista, Southern District, Southern District of California, Charleston , South Carolina, Glynco, Georgia, Washington ,, Laurel , Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi, Mississippi

☆ Black Men Rally for Kamala Harris, and Confront an Elephant in the Room
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Zolan Kanno-Youngs | Erica L. Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A day after Vice President Kamala Harris announced that she intended to seek the Democratic presidential nomination, more than 40,000 Black men from across the country convened on a virtual fund-raising call to discuss what the moment required of them. For four hours, one Black man after another — prominent politicians, activists, entertainers — laid out the challenges ahead for Ms. Harris, including the racist and sexist attacks they expected from her opponents. But it was not long before the men confronted the elephant in the room. “Sometimes as Black men we get confused as to what strength is, and sometimes we think that standing behind a Black woman as a leader does not display strength as Black men,” said Kwame Raoul, the attorney general of Illinois. “I’m standing behind a Black woman to be president of the United States, and it doesn’t make me any less of a Black man,” he said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, —, Harris, ”, Kwame Raoul, “, Mr, Raoul, “ I’m Organizations: Democratic Locations: Illinois, United States

What comes next could hinge on who gets to oversee labor relations after the election. The National Labor Relations Board — which polices unfair labor practices and mediates worker-management disputes — has become an aggressive union booster under Biden. While the agency’s policies typically shift depending on who’s in the White House, the change has been pronounced, labor experts and former NLRB staffers say. Before joining the law firm in 2022, White worked for a decade at a regional NLRB field office under the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. Last year, the NLRB overturned a 50-year precedent, requiring employers to recognize a union if most workers sign authorization cards for one.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, —, ”, Michael LeRoy, haven’t, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” LeRoy, “ Biden, Joel White, Fox Rothschild, White, Trump, Peter Robb, Jennifer Abruzzo, “ It’s, Rebecca Leaf, Ballard Spahr, Obama, Leaf, ” White, Kate Bronfenbrenner Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, Biden, NLRB, School of Labor, Employment, University of Illinois, Fox, Obama, Trump, “, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Hollywood, United Auto Workers Locations: Detroit, Hollywood, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Biden’s, Buffalo , New York

The campaign is tapping state political directors to lead outreach to Republicans in their regions, the source told NBC News. However, the source said the campaign is having a difficult time locking in support from certain state leadership teams to head GOP outreach. As part of Sunday’s announcement, the Harris campaign said it will unveil a digital campaign where Republican Harris supporters make “their case online to fellow Republicans.”During the 2020 election, the Biden-Harris campaign relied on independent, never-Trump groups to court GOP voters. That source believes former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., will eventually endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, though she was not included in Sunday’s rollout of campaign endorsements. The source also said they suggested that the Harris campaign court the endorsement of former Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who endorsed President Joe Biden in 2020.

Persons: Harris, Nikki Haley —, “, Republican Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Austin Weatherford, “ Donald Trump’s MAGA, Donald Trump, ” Weatherford, “ Donald Trump, Bill Weld of, Trump, Stephanie Grisham, Republican surrogates, Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris, Sen, Jeff Flake, Joe Biden, Cheney, Flake, Biden, Kinzinger, I’d, ” Kinzinger, Grisham, ” Organizations: Republicans, GOP, Republican, NBC News, Democratic, Green New Deal, Sunday, ”, Biden, Trump, Republican Gov, Rep, Denver Riggleman, Capitol, White, Republican Party Locations: Illinois, Bill Weld of Massachusetts, Atlanta

☆ Republicans for Harris launches, aiming for Biden-like appeal to anti-Trump voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Weatherford had just started gearing up with the Republicans for Biden effort in June when the race took a turn. Bill Weld (the 2016 Libertarian nominee for vice president who then challenged Trump in the 2020 Republican primary), former New Jersey Gov. Harris aides have quickly announced changes to many of her previous more liberal positions. A print production specialist at a print shop in Tucson, Arizona, cuts a run of yard signs in support of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign on July 25, 2024. “We want Republicans talking to Republicans,” Weatherford said, “because we think that’s the best way to make it work.”

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