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☆ Racism Alleged at Multiple Globe Life Affiliates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Susan Antilla | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

"If I'd brought it up, I would have been blackballed," he told BI. She told BI that Lobello frequently sent her racist memes he found online that contained the N-word. AdvertisementBell, in the hat at right, at a team dinner for an AIL agency then known as Giglione-Ackerman. In the areas she was assigned, she told BI, "most of the people were uninsurable" because of poor health, hard drug use, and poverty. If you work at Globe Life or AIL and have information to share about the company, please contact Susan Antilla at susan.antilla1@gmail.com .

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☆ Target will only stock Pride merch in half its stores after last year's backlash led to workers being threatened and falling sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Target plans to stock Pride merch in about half its stores this year, sources told Bloomberg. Last year, Target's Pride range faced a massive backlash from conservatives, contributing to a fall in sales. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTarget plans to stock Pride merch in just half its stores after it faced an intense backlash and even calls for a boycott last year, Bloomberg reported. It plans to sell its full Pride range online, the people said.

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☆ Target says Pride collection will appear in 'select' stores, cuts LGBTQ apparel for kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Rob Wile | Matt Lavietes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A customer walks by a Pride Month merchandise display at a Target store on May 31, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Target will limit which stores sell LGBTQ-themed products following last year's firestorm over its decision to sell products designed for transgender people. It added that in addition to selling LGBTQ-themed home and food and beverage items, apparel from its Pride collection this year will be tailored to adults. No Pride apparel for children will be sold. The latest decision, first reported by Bloomberg News, represents a change from offering the products in all Target stores, as the company has done in previous years.

Organizations: Pride, Bloomberg News, Pride Month, Target Locations: San Francisco , California, Target

☆ Target Scales Back Pride Month Displays After Backlash Last Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Julie Creswell | More About Julie Creswell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After being criticized last year for its store displays for Pride Month, the annual celebration in June for L.G.B.T.Q. Target has often displayed its Pride apparel and merchandise prominently in many of its stores, sometimes near the entrances. Last year, however, Target faced outrage and calls for boycotts from some conservative commentators and customers over the displays, which included clothes and books for children about transgender issues and gender fluidity. At the time, the chain expressed concern for its employees’ safety after saying some customers screamed at workers and threw Pride-themed merchandise on the floor. Target ended up moving the displays from the front of some stores and placing them in the back.

Persons: Organizations: Pride, Target Locations: L.G.B.T.Q

☆ Target is dialing back on Pride merchandise after right-wing backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Target is limiting the number of stores that will sell LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride Month in June following a boycott from right-wing activists last year that took a toll on the brand’s bottom line. About half of its 2,000 stores will sell the Pride collection, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news. The changes are a “sensible approach,” Neil Saunders, managing director of retail for GlobalData, told CNN. Pride problemsLast year, Target pulled Pride merchandise from some stores after the company and its employees became the focus of a “volatile” anti-LGBTQ campaign, which included threats against its store workers. A Target executive said on the earnings call that there was a “strong reaction” to Pride merchandise and the reaction was a “signal for us to pause, adapt and learn.”–CNN’s Nathaniel Meyersohn contributed to this report.

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☆ My mom died on Mother's Day weekend. It's a painful anniversary, but I've found a special way to honor her.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Sara Pam Neufeld | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementWhen people hear that my mom died the afternoon before Mother's Day in 2018, the reaction is a variation of, "Oh, that really sucks." As anyone who has lost a mother knows, Mother's Day is hard forever after. In the United States, Mother's Day was still a day away, but we had gotten to celebrate Mexican Mother's Day, always held on May 10. She wanted me to bring my kids, then ages 1 and 3, to her house in Connecticut for Mother's Day. AdvertisementMy mom knew just where I needed to spend Mother's Day weekend, and now I know just where to find her.

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☆ He left his desk job in the US to run a food stall in Hong Kong. He earns more now — but plans to walk away from it soon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Faye Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Toby To Yan Choi left his accounting job in California to help his father run a food stall in Hong Kong. Dai pai dongs — Hong Kong's open-air stalls serving food with a no-frills approach — are disappearing. The number of dai pai dongs in all of Hong Kong has dwindled to just over 20, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board. The braised white pepper pork hock is one of the signature dishes at Dai Lee Dai Pai Dong. AdvertisementHe's gotten married since moving to Hong Kong and plans to move back to the US if he and his wife have kids.

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☆ Read the email Target sent employees about changes to its Pride collection after 'challenging' last year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"As we all know, last year was challenging, and we've made some changes this year," the note said. On Friday, Target confirmed it will reduce the number of stores that carry its assortment of LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month in June. The company said it will offer a collection online and certain stores "based on historical sales performance." AdvertisementRead the email from Target to the LGBTQ+ employee group:Pride+ community,As you know, team members across Target have been working on our Pride 2024 plans for months. As we all know, last year was challenging, and we've made some changes this year based on guest insights and sales trends.

Persons: we've, —, Brand Marketing Carlos Saavedra, Saavedra, you'd, Ann, Jeff, Carlos Organizations: Service, Business, Bloomberg, Target, Brand Marketing, Pride Locations: Minneapolis , New York City

☆ Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava steps down just days after Miss USA’s resignation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Miss Teen USA resigned Wednesday, sending further shock waves through the pageant community just days after Miss USA said she would relinquish her crown. In an Instagram post Wednesday, Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava said her “personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.”“After months of grappling with this decision, I have made the choice to resign from the title of Miss Teen USA 2023,” wrote Srivastava in a statement on her personal account. Srivastava and the Miss Universe and Miss USA organizations did not immediately respond to CNN’s requests for comment. Voigt recently resigned from her Miss USA title. On Monday, Noelia Voigt stepped down from her Miss USA title, citing her mental health.

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☆ Amid pomp and propaganda, Russia holds Victory Day military parade as war rumbles on
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2022. Mikhail Metzel | Sputnik | ReutersRussia kicked off its 79th "Victory Day" military parade on Thursday as the war with Ukraine rumbles on into a third year. Russian paratroopers march during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. He said participants in the "special military operation" — code for the Russian war against Ukraine — are also marching this year. The Yars ballistic missiles take part in a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2022.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Metzel, Suvorov, Sergei Shoigu, Ukraine —, Bai Xueqi, Alexander Lukashenko, Anatolii STEPANOV, ANATOLII STEPANOV, Stepanov Organizations: Nazi, Sputnik, Reuters, Kremlin, Getty, Youth Army, Russian Defense, Ukraine, Russian Air, Xinhua News Agency, West, NATO, Afp Locations: Nazi Germany, Red, Moscow, Russia, Reuters Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, China, Kostyantynivka, Donetsk, AFP

☆ I've been offered every job I've interviewed for. Here are 5 questions I ask interviewers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She shared her strategy for acing job interviews, which includes having five key questions ready. She recently posted a TikTok about five questions she has ready for a job interview. Lindstrom says she believes asking at least some of these questions is why she's always landed a role she interviewed for. I really drove home that it doesn't stop at 5 p.m. My job stops when my job is done. I wanted my audience to know that asking about it is so important because if you're miserable in your job, you're only setting yourself up to fail.

Persons: Kendal Lindstrom, —, Lindstrom, she's, you've, I've, it's, I'm, that's, That's Organizations: Service, Starbucks Locations: Scottsdale , Arizona

☆ Corporate America Is Going Un-Woke: Reversing DEI, Sustainability Plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Plenty of companies are reining in their rhetoric and in some cases action on issues such as sustainability and diversity. Over the past decade, many corporations have at least professed to take a more active role in social issues, under pressure from their customers and, more importantly, employees. After last year's Bud Light debacle, which was a real blow to its business, executives fear they'll be the next target of some anti-woke outcry. For the fourth quarter of 2020, 131 companies mentioned ESG, and 34 mentioned DEI or diversity and inclusion. This may be a great un-wokening, but maybe corporate America was actually never that committed to the idea in the first place.

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☆ Cheslie Kryst's mom says she published her daughter's memoir posthumously to 'share her story and the struggle she faced'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

April Simpkins published her daughter Cheslie Kryst's memoir after the ex-Miss USA died by suicide. AdvertisementOver the years, April Simpkins had become used to her thoughtful daughter, former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, sending her care packages full of goodies. Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, died by suicide in 2022 at the age of 30. AdvertisementSimpkins once suggested she employ a part-time assistant to help her balance her legal career, Miss USA commitments, and philanthropic work. The mom said she was thrilled by her daughter's dedication when she won Miss USA in May 2019.

Persons: Simpkins, Cheslie, Miss USA, —, Miss USA Cheslie, Kryst, Evan Agostini Simpkins —, " Simpkins, it's, Kryst didn't, I've Organizations: Miss, Business, Service, Miss USA, Mental Health, National Alliance, Mental, Kryst Foundation Locations: New York, North Carolina

☆ Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North West to costar in ‘Lion King’ concert event at Hollywood Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl” live concert event will take place later this month at Los Angeles’ iconic outdoor concert venue the Hollywood Bowl. Tickets are available to purchase now for “The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl” live concert event, which will take place on May 24 and 25 in Los Angeles. The live concert will eventually be available to stream as a Disney+ Original Special at a later date. West is not the only celebrity child to be attached to the storied “Lion King” franchise in some capacity. Beyoncé and Jay Z’s 12-year–old daughter Blue Ivy Carter is part of the cast of the upcoming “Mufasa” movie – the live-action prequel to “The Lion King.”

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☆ ‘But What Will People Say?,’ Sahaj Kohli explores the challenges that children of immigrants commonly face
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

"But What Will People Say?," a memoir and self-help book from writer and therapist Sahaj Kaur Kohli, published on May 7. In “But What Will People Say?,” which published May 7, Kohli explores that fear of judgment, along with other challenges that children of immigrants commonly face: shame, self-sabotaging behaviors and the loss of cultural identity among them. In "But What Will People Say?," Kohli examines the dissonance between Western conversations around mental health and family dynamics in immigrant households. So many of us will feel guilt and all of a sudden be like, “I’m doing something wrong. Do you feel guilt because your parents are subscribing to a different set of values that don’t align with yours?

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☆ UChicago Says Free Speech Is Sacred. Some Students Sees Hypocrisy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Jeremy W. Peters | Jamie Kelter Davis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The University of Chicago has built a brand around the idea that its students should be unafraid to encounter ideas or opinions they disagree with. To drum that in, the school provides incoming students with copies of its 2014 free-speech declaration, known as the Chicago statement, which states that freedom of expression is an “essential element” of its culture. That neutrality, the university argues, allows for a robust, unencumbered exchange of ideas. Many professors swell with pride talking about how the school’s commitment to these principles has endured through two world wars, Vietnam and, more recently, the tumult of the Trump administration. And more than 100 institutions have adopted or endorsed similar principles.

Persons: Trump Organizations: University of Chicago Locations: Chicago, Vietnam

☆ ‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Lilit Marcus | Marc Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The city of Wenchang is home to a rocket launch center – and a tourist industry that caters to a growing interest in space-related tourism. China has made no secret of its desire to develop tourism here, drawing inspiration from Florida’s Cape Canaveral – the launchpad for many famous NASA space missions. From celestial scenes in the corridors to a rocket on the breakfast buffet, the sprawling property is inspired by the nearby Wenchang Launch Center. The growth of China’s space program has fueled more interest in all things aeronautic. “Although it’s my 24th time, maybe, to see the rocket launch, I’m still excited about this,” he told CNN.

Persons: Hilton, Justin Robertson, That’s, Yan Zehua, I’m, ”, Liu Guoxing Organizations: CNN, NASA, Hilton, Getty Locations: Hainan, Hanoi, Beijing, Hawaii, China, Wenchang, Florida’s Cape Canaveral, Hainan’s, United States, Canada, France, New Zealand, Malaysia, Japan

☆ Jack Dorsey has entered the epic rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jack Dorsey seems to support Kendrick Lamar's latest disses on Canadian rapper Drake. Dorsey's support for Lamar goes back years — he even appeared in one of Lamar's music videos. AdvertisementThe beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has been filled with unexpected characters, including pop sensation Taylor Swift and long-dead legend Tupac Shakur. After a back-and-forth of three diss tracks between Lamar and Drake, Lamar released two songs this week. "Euphoria" dropped on Tuesday, and "6:16 in LA" dropped on Friday.

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☆ My 2 children came out as trans. Nothing could've prepared me for what they have gone through.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Liv Styler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My children came out to me one summer; they both started HRT to help with their body dysmorphia. I worry about the dangers of being trans in this world, but I am trying to be courageous. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Both of my kids came out one summerI've always considered myself to be someone who could handle or adapt to anything. While I can't say HRT has been the cure-all, I can say that it has made a monumental change in their self-esteem and their confidence.

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☆ Opinion: What people don’t understand about being bisexual
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Opinion Natalie Schriefer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —In her 2024 Netflix special “Have It All,” stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson has a bit about coming out as bisexual. It can sour otherwise happy events, such as Pride Month in June or Bi Visibility Day in September. I attended my first Pride events, ranging from campus events in 2014 to local parades in 2019, as the straight person I was pretending to be. I continued second-guessing myself, so much so that I could hardly enjoy Pride events. It’s the piece I was missing at my early Pride events, when I was too busy quantifying my behavior and assuming I came up short.

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☆ Cheers, Fears and ‘Le Wokisme’: How the World Sees U.S. Campus Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Catherine Porter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The world is watching what is happening on American campuses with shock, pride, relish and alarm. Scenes from the protests — and of the arrests of protesters — have been top news around the world from Bogotá to Berlin, Tehran to Paris. In some countries, including France, students have staged protests of their own, though not with the scale and intensity of those in the United States. Others, particularly in countries ruled by authoritarian regimes, view the crackdowns as proof of America’s hypocrisy on human rights and freedom of speech. In some ways, the protests and the response to them are a Rorschach test for the world — the analysis often offering more insight into local politics than into America.

Locations: Bogotá, Berlin, Tehran, Paris, France, United States, America

☆ Sebastian Steudtner: Why big wave surfer feels most at ‘peace’ at the mercy of Mother Nature
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Set against these watery-monoliths of Mother Nature, Steudtner looks totally vulnerable, but it’s a brief moment in time when the surfer feels most at peace. “It’s complete chaos and you would think, as an outsider, it’s terrifying,” the big wave surfer tells CNN Sport. Simon Hofmann/Getty ImagesBig wave surfing is certainly not for everyone. “It’s the largest physical energy in the ocean which is about to explode on the shore, and I realize how small, little, insignificant and nothing we are as humans compared to nature,” Steudtner says. I can ride the wave the way I want to ride the wave.

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☆ I went to a food festival where Latina chefs shared their culinary journeys — and fed my Boricua soul
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Sofía Viera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I spoke with Latina chefs about their culinary crafts at a Latin food festival in New Jersey. On a warm, sunny April day in Paramus, New Jersey, the Westfield Garden State Plaza parking lot transformed into a Latin food festival. Children enjoy the warm weather and live music during a Latin food festival in Paramus, New Jersey. Cynthia Soto, owner of Empanada Lady stands for a portrait near her food stand during the Latin food festival. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much when I heard about a Latin food festival in Paramus.

Persons: —, Hurricane Maria, Alvarado Jr, Cynthia Soto, Soto, I've, Franny Reyes, Kathy Quiroga —, Reyes, Sweets, they've, they're, Quiroga, Kathy Quiroga, Karla, Bianca, Margarita, Amores, Fernandez, Sofía Viera Organizations: Puerto Rican, Service, Westfield Garden, Hurricane, BI, BI Entrepreneurship, Latina, Puerto Locations: New Jersey, Puerto, Paramus , New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Jersey, José, Puerto Rican, Piñones , Puerto Rico, Dominican, Long, Kathy Quiroga — Dominican, Reyes, Puerto Rican Cuban, East Coast, mayo, Paramus, Brooklyn

☆ Palestinian Flags Fly at Protests Worldwide. They Won’t Be at Eurovision.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Alex Marshall | More About Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Protesters are waving Palestinian flags on American college campuses and in cities around the world to put pressure on Israel to end the war in the Gaza Strip. But there is one place where that symbol will be absent next week: inside the Eurovision Song Contest. Ticket buyers at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest are allowed to bring and display only flags representing the 37 participating countries, the spokesperson said in an email. The only exceptions are rainbow and pride flags representing L.G.B.T.Q. The spokesperson said although the flags policy was reviewed every year, it had not changed since the last edition, held in Liverpool, England.

Organizations: Hamas, European Broadcasting Union, Israel Locations: Israel, Gaza, Malmo, Sweden, Liverpool, England

☆ Top New York official asks Best Buy about its commitment to LGBTQ groups after conservative pressure
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Brooke Sopelsa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The New York state comptroller sent a letter to Best Buy last week questioning whether the company changed its commitment to inclusivity and supporting LGBTQ groups. The comptroller's office manages the state's $207 billion public pension fund, which has invested in Best Buy. He also denied that the NCPPR pressured Best Buy to stop supporting LGBTQ groups in general. "This contentious and vast disagreement between radical gender theory activists and the general public has nothing to do with Best Buy selling electronics." Peck did not ask Best Buy to stop its donations to the HRC, saying in the email, "We understand that it's unrealistic for Best Buy to leave HRC in the near future because of their political clout."

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