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☆ Ukraine appears to be repurposing powerful Russian anti-tank mines and using drones to drop them on Putin's invasion army
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine appears to be repurposing and using Russian mines against Putin's forces. Video footage appears to show Ukraine dropping TM-62 anti-tank mines on Russian positions. Russian mines have been a significant obstacle to Ukraine's counteroffensive. 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 PolicyAdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine appears to be repurposing Russian anti-tank mines and using drones to drop them on Russian forces. Video footage shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, claims to show a Ukrainian drone dropping a powerful grenade-fused TM-62 anti-tank blast mine on an enemy position.

Persons: Greg Crowther, GLOBSEC, Oleksii Reznikov Organizations: Ukraine, Service, CAT, Atlas Internazionale, TNT, Washington Post, Mines Advisory, United Nations, Guardian Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Ukrainian, Atlas, Uruguay, Florida, Slovakia

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 10, 2023. Biden also said in Hanoi he had talked with Xi’s deputy at the G20, and that the two talked about stability. In recent weeks, Vietnam has engaged in several high-level defence meetings with top Russian officials. CHIPS, RARE EARTHSBiden’s visit comes as bilateral trade and investment ties are growing and a long-simmering territorial dispute between Vietnam and China heats up in the South China Sea. A large part of it could go to Vietnam, officials said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Evelyn Hockstein The, Biden, ”, ” Biden, Xi Jinping, Nguyen Phu Trong, Pham Minh Chinh, Jon, “, Antony Blinken Organizations: Sunday, REUTERS, Communist Party, Communist Party General, Reuters, Vietnam’s, Vietnam Airlines, Boeing, Max, Google, Intel, Marvell, GlobalFoundries, U.S Locations: HANOI, WASHINGTON, Vietnam, Washington, China, Russia, Hanoi, United States, Pacific, Hanoi . Vietnam, Beijing, Ukraine, Moscow, U.S, India, South China, America

As the death toll from the powerful earthquake in Morocco rose on Saturday, questions mounted about the vulnerability of buildings in the seismically active North African country. Moroccan architects said that the hardest-hit areas were rural zones with many earthen houses that were unable to withstand the shaking. “Given the state of the buildings in the country, this death toll was kind of expected,” said Anass Amazirh, an architect in the northern city of Casablanca. Image Rescue workers searching for survivors in a collapsed house in Moulay Brahim, in Morocco’s Al Haouz Province, on Saturday. “These more extreme risks occur regularly in other countries,” the report said, “and Morocco cannot avoid taking them into account.”

Persons: “, ”, Anass Amazirh, Omar Farkhani, Fadel Senna, Mr, Farkhani, Al Hoceima, Al, Haouz, Amazirh Organizations: Morocco’s, of Architects, ., Agence France, Moroccan, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development Locations: Marrakesh, Morocco, Moroccan, Casablanca, Al Haouz, Moulay Brahim, Morocco’s Al Haouz Province, Al, Al Hoceima, “

The U.S. Geological Survey estimated its magnitude at 6.8, but the Moroccan geological institute put it at 7.2. That would make it more than twice as large, according to the logarithmic scale on which earthquakes are measured. The U.S. agency said local estimates can often be more accurate, but initial readings of magnitude are measured automatically and need to be reviewed by seismologists. But it was clear that the scope of the catastrophe was extensive, with the rural provinces outside of Marrakesh the hardest hit. Moroccan architects say the area near the epicenter has many earthen houses that are not built to withstand an earthquake of this strength.

Persons: Omar Farkhani Organizations: Geological Survey, seismologists, United Nations ’ Office, Humanitarian Affairs, UNESCO, of Architects Locations: U.S, Moroccan, Marrakesh, Marrakesh’s Medina

☆ After a doctor told him to get more exercise, this man unearthed a treasure trove that's been called the 'find of the century'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Polly Thompson | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Erlend Bore needed to get more exercise, so he bought a metal detector and started walking more. He found what he thought were chocolate coins, but they were gold jewelry from about 500 AD. Bore's discovery has been dubbed the "find of the century," but he can't keep the treasure. Earlier this year, 51-year-old Erlend Bore bought a metal detector after he was advised by his doctor to get off the sofa and find a new hobby. But one day his detector immediately started beeping and just five inches below the soil he unearthed nine gold pendants, three gold rings and 10 gold pearls.

Persons: beeping, Celine Berger, Ole Madsen, Håkon Reiersen Organizations: Service, University of Stavanger Locations: Wall, Silicon, Rennesoey, Stavanger, Norway, Europe, Oslo

☆ Some of Ukraine's Western-made vehicles are getting 'killed' on the battlefield, but it's not as much of a win for Russia's forces as it was
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine has lost protected mobility vehicles in its counteroffensive, including some Western-made vehicles. Because Western vehicle design prioritizes survivability, Ukraine's crews are surviving hard hits. Western vehicles are ensuring those troops survive even the brutal front-line combat of the ongoing counteroffensive. AdvertisementAdvertisement"While Western-supplied protected mobility may be doing a good job at enabling their dismounts to survive," Watling and Reynolds wrote, "there is still a high loss rate of platforms." In their new report, Watling and Reynolds argue that "Ukraine's international partners need to ensure that the industrial support is available to make the Ukrainian military sustainable."

Persons: wasn't, Bradley, SAMEER AL, Jack Watling, Nick Reynolds, Watling, Reynolds, Ed Ram, Getty Images Watling Organizations: Service, Vehicles, Getty, Britain's Royal United Services Institute, West, Washington, ABC, —, Getty Images Locations: Ukraine, Soviet, Wall, Silicon, AFP, Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian

☆ Amid Reading Wars, Columbia Will Close a Star Professor’s Shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Dana Goldstein | More About Dana Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the urgent debate over how U.S. schools teach children to read, few figures have been as central as Lucy Calkins, the Columbia University professor and curriculum entrepreneur. For four decades, her organization, the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, and her widely purchased curriculum inspired passion among many educators. Critics said Dr. Calkins downplayed phonics and overlooked a large body of scientific research on how children become skilled readers. Now her group has been dissolved by Columbia University’s Teachers College, according to a recent announcement. It marks the end of an era for Teachers College and perhaps another setback for balanced literacy, the embattled movement in which Dr. Calkins is one of several prominent leaders.

Persons: Lucy Calkins, Critics, Calkins Organizations: Columbia University, Teachers College Reading, Columbia University’s Teachers College, Teachers College

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the country's gold find of the century. The rare find was made this summer by 51-year-old Erlend Bore on the southern island of Rennesoey, near the city of Stavanger. In August, Bore began walking around the mountainous island with his metal detector. The plan is to exhibit the find at the Archaeological Museum in Stavanger, about 300 kilometers (200 miles) southwest of Oslo.

Persons: Ole Madsen, ” Madsen, Håkon, Sigmund Oehrl, Odin, ” Oehrl, ” Organizations: —, Archaeological, University of Stavanger Locations: COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Norwegian, Rennesoey, Stavanger, Norway, Europe, “, Sweden, Oslo

☆ Walmart changes starting pay structure for entry-level store workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Walmart Inc FollowSept 7 (Reuters) - Walmart (WMT.N) is changing the hourly starting wage structure for entry-level store workers, as companies seek to reduce costs in a slowing job market. Deli, auto center and bakery workers will continue to receive higher starting wages as they are higher-skilled roles, she added. The Wall Street Journal, which was the first to report the wage structure changes that went into effect in mid-July, said the changes mean paying some new store workers less than it would have three months ago, citing documents seen by the Journal and store workers. Walmart pays its employees different starting wages based on where the store is based. The new wage structure will not change Walmart's minimum hourly wage of $14 or result in any pay cuts for existing employees, the spokesperson said.

Persons: Kamil Krzaczynski, Anne Hatfield, Hatfield, Walmart's, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Siddharth Cavale, Maju Samuel, Frances Kerry Organizations: REUTERS, Walmart, Street, Journal, Midwest, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, United States, Bengaluru, New York

☆ A 51-year-old man stumbled across the 'gold find of the century' with a metal detector after his doctor told him to get outside more often
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bore bought a metal detector earlier this year as a hobby and stumbled across an archeological marvel. He discovered gold pearls, rings, and pendants. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the country's gold find of the century. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn August, Bore began walking around the mountainous island with his metal detector. On the Rennesoey ones, the horse's tongue hangs out on the gold pendants, and "its slumped posture and twisted legs show that it is injured," Oehrl said.

Persons: It's, Ole Madsen, " Madsen, Håkon, Sigmund Oehrl, Odin, Oehrl Organizations: Service, —, Archaeological, University of Stavanger Locations: Wall, Silicon, COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Norwegian, Rennesoey, Stavanger, Norway, Europe, Sweden, Oslo

☆ Fisker expects to ramp up Ocean EV production in fourth quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker unveils the Fisker Ocean during the 2021 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November, 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing RightsSept 7 (Reuters) - Electric-vehicle startup Fisker (FSR.N) said on Thursday it expects to increase the production of its Ocean sports utility vehicle to about 300 units a day in the fourth quarter from around 180 units. Vehicle deliveries are expected to accelerate in North America in September, CEO Henrik Fisker said. Last month, Fisker cut its annual production target due to supply chain issues. That overshadowed a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and its first revenue from deliveries of electric sport utility vehicles.

Persons: Henrik Fisker, Mike Blake, Zaheer Kachwala, Arun Koyyur Organizations: REUTERS, Magna International, Magna, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, North America, Fisker, Bengaluru

The prospect of higher rates put particular pressure on growth stocks with the S&P 500 growth index (.IGX) underperforming the benchmark throughout the session. "Growth stocks have been pricing in the idea that inflation has been well anchored and that the Fed's going to cut. The S&P 500 showed little reaction to the Fed's "Beige Book" snapshot of the U.S. economy a week ahead of the keenly awaited August inflation data and the Fed's rate decision on Sept. 20. The report showed "modest" U.S. economic growth in recent weeks while job growth was "subdued," and inflation slowed in most parts of the country. The S&P 500 posted six new 52-week highs and 25 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 34 new highs and 174 new lows.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, Carol Schleif, Schleif, Susan Collins, Patrick Kaser, Mike Segar, advancers, Sinéad Carew, Shristi, Vinay Dwivedi, Richard Chang Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Institute for Supply Management, Traders, Federal Reserve, Boston, Equity, Brandywine Global, Apple Inc, Wall, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow Jones, Energy, Lockheed, NYSE, Thomson Locations: China, Minneapolis, Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

☆ As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sheryl Gay Stolberg | More About Sheryl Gay Stolberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Across the country, in red states like Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, obstetricians — including highly skilled doctors who specialize in handling complex and risky pregnancies — are leaving their practices. The departures may result in new maternity care deserts, or areas that lack any maternity care, and they are placing strains on physicians like Dr. Gustafson who are left behind. Restrictive abortion laws, experts say, are making that problem much worse. “This isn’t an issue about abortion,” said Dr. Stella Dantas, the president-elect of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. A temporary order issued by a federal judge also permits abortion in some circumstances when a woman’s health is at risk.

Persons: obstetricians, Gustafson, ”, Stella Dantas, Roe, Wade Organizations: American College of Obstetricians, Doctors Locations: Texas , Oklahoma, Tennessee, Idaho

“With us, you know what you get, which is rare nowadays!” Alexandre Edelmann, head of Presence Switzerland, a government agency that promotes the country abroad, says in an email. “People love our country without always knowing why,” says Jacques Pitteloud, Switzerland’s ambassador to the U.S. and a veteran diplomat. We are constantly leading the pack in terms of innovation.”This is evident in the prominent role Switzerland plays in some key areas of the global economy. Acknowledging "the elephant in the room," Pitteloud says Switzerland and the EU have "a complex relationship." And as a relatively small, landlocked country in which many areas are difficult to inhabit due to terrain, Switzerland is facing challenges related to population and resources.

Persons: Roger Federer, Philippe, –, Alexandre Edelmann, ”, Jacques Pitteloud, Pitteloud, ” Delphine Donné, Ruag, yearslong, ” Georg Klingler, Donné Organizations: Wimbledon, U.S . News, European Union, Bank, Presence Switzerland, Nestle, Roche, Novartis, Atlas, Logitech, ETH Zurich, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, EU, Greenpeace, Associated Press Locations: Switzerland, Europe, U.S, Swiss, France, China, Canada, Lausanne, Ukraine, Greenpeace Switzerland

The Federal Reserve’s survey of economic activity released Wednesday showed an economy that was expanding at a modest pace in the summer but facing the challenge of a tapped-out consumer and a slowing labor market. There is less unanimity about what the Fed will do after that, at its November meeting. Services inflation is still sticky, the economy may be growing faster than the Fed would like and the Chinese economy is in a slowdown. “Fed Governor Christopher Waller told CNBC yesterday that recent labor market data, including a decline in job openings, moderating wage increases, and slower job growth in August are encouraging,” said Jose Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers. Having said that, he left the door open for another rate hike because he doesn’t think one more would weaken economic growth significantly given risks remain tilted towards not doing enough.”

Persons: ”, “, ” Rhys Williams, Williams, Christopher Waller, Jose Torres Organizations: CPI, Management, Reserve, Dow Jones, “, CNBC, Interactive Locations: “, Saudi Arabia, Russia

☆ Gen Z is giving up on college
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Charlotte Lytton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"The world is rapidly evolving — and so is the college experience." Srivastava is one of a soaring number of Gen Zers who has decided to skip college altogether. The widening gap between the value and the cost of college has started to shift Gen Z's attitude toward higher education. They're not as interested in the typical "college experience" — whiling away four years rooming with friends and drinking at frat parties. But other members of Gen Z are taking a hard look at the "essence" of college.

Persons: Rushil Srivastava, you'll, Srivastava, he's, Gen Zers, haven't, millennials, Gen Xers, Nora Taets, James Connor, Connor, they're, —, Richard Saller, Saller, COVID, Meghan Reinhold, Reinhold, hasn't, María Gorgojo, Gen Z, Gen, Charlotte Lytton Organizations: UC Berkeley, Pew Research Center, Higher Education Authority, Pew, Iowa State University, of Computing, Data Science, Society ., School of Business, Information Technology, San Francisco Bay University, Harvard, Marymount University, Stanford University, Miami University of Ohio, Arizona State Locations: San, San Francisco, Silicon, COVID, Berkeley, Arizona, London

☆ Eye-tracking tool may help diagnose autism more quickly and accurately, new studies suggest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But now, two studies released Tuesday suggest that a recently developed eye-tracking tool could help clinicians diagnose children as young as 16 months with autism – and with more certainty. She was not involved in the new studies, but her research focuses on early diagnosis of autism. The children were enrolled in the study between April 2018 and May 2019, and the eye-tracking tool was included in the assessments. Among the children, 335 had an autism diagnosis that their clinicians were “certain” of without using the eye-tracking tool. “There remains work to be done before an eye-tracking test is used in clinical practice.

Persons: ”, Warren Jones, Rather, ’, Whitney Guthrie, Guthrie, “ They’re, ” Jones, –, Ami Klin, Marcus, ” Klin, Kristin Sohl, ” Sohl, Sohl, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Geraldine Dawson, “, ” Dawson Organizations: CNN, Marcus Autism, Children’s Healthcare, Autism, Emory University School of Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration, Children’s, Philadelphia’s Center, Autism Research, JAMA, Marcus Autism Center, University of Missouri School of Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, US Centers for Disease Control, Devices, Get CNN, CNN Health, Duke Center for Autism, Brain Locations: Atlanta, United States, –, North Carolina

☆ Qualcomm focuses on AI and auto as Nvidia takes over as world’s biggest fabless chip company
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Until last month, Qualcomm was also the world's biggest fabless chip company. But Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is betting that one day, generative AI will be in high demand off the cloud, too. Qualcomm modems are inside all iPhone models currently being made, including the next model set to come out next week. Today, Qualcomm has more than 140,000 patents. The other lawsuit came from Apple, which sued Qualcomm for roughly $1 billion for charging royalties for technologies Apple said Qualcomm had "nothing to do with."

Persons: Cristiano Amon, Amon, Chris Patrick, Irwin Jacobs, Jacobs, Nobody, Jay Goldberg, Patrick, it's, Daniel Newman, Newman, It's, Donald Trump, Stacy Rasgon, Qualcomm's Amon, CNBC it's Organizations: Qualcomm, Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, CNBC, Apple, Quality Communications, D2D, Futurum, Federal Trade Commission, Broadcom, Bernstein Research, GM, BMW, Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Intel Locations: San Diego, China, Taiwan, Asia, That's, U.S, Arizona

☆ Photos show miles of Russia's infamous 'dragon's teeth' defenses that are holding up Ukrainian forces
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New photos and video show Russia's fierce "dragon's teeth" anti-tank defenses along the front line. But the fearsome dragon's teeth often require skilled combat engineers to breach them, The Wall Street Journal reported last week. The United States sent Ukraine additional demolition munitions in June to help the country's combat engineers do battle against the dragon's teeth. New video from the Robotyne-Verbove area where fighting is ongoing also offers a look at the dragon's teeth defenses. The clip features the spiky dragon's teeth visible in the distance where the fortifications almost resemble a decidedly unfriendly white picket fence.

Persons: ”, Russia's, Ukraine's, Dmytro Kuleba, John Kirby, SRYnJGsRgY — Emil Kastehelmi, Emil Kastehelmi Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Security Service, CNN, Street, United, National Security, Twitter Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Russian, United States, Ukrainian, Russia's, Robotyne, Verbove

☆ Liberating? Exploitative? A Nude Scene Summer Report Card.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Maya Phillips | More About Maya Phillips | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This has been a summer of women being liberated — from their wardrobes, mostly. Depending on the context of the story, the director’s intention, the work’s perspective or the execution of the shot, a nude scene may serve as shorthand for a character’s newfound physical or spiritual freedom, or even an emotional or psychological breakthrough. Or it may be another case of entertainment using a woman’s body for shock value. The setup: On “The Idol,” a young pop star named Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), feeling artistically frustrated and in the midst of a nervous breakdown, thrives under the tutelage of a mysterious club owner named Tedros (Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. The scene: It’s tough to pick just one nude scene in this disaster of a television show because Jocelyn is perennially stuck in a state of partial undress.

Persons: “, “ Oppenheimer ”, Beauvoir, ”, Jocelyn, Lily, Rose Depp, Tedros, Abel Tesfaye

☆ Russia's massive brain drain is ravaging the economy - these stunning figures show why it will soon be smaller than Indonesia's
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's war on Ukraine has fueled a massive brain drain that will hobble Putin's economy. Russia's GDP, as measured by purchasing power parity, will fall behind Indonesia's in 2026. "But Russia's slide and Indonesia's ascent are both driven in large part by the same thing: people. Russia is suffering from acute brain drain while Indonesia's labor force is growing," the Council wrote. Not only is Indonesia's labor force increasing, but the influx of highly skilled workers has helped boost private consumption standards in the country, it added.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, That's, would've, Putin, Indonesia's Organizations: Service, Workers, French Institute of International Relations, Kremlin, Atlantic Council Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Indonesia's, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Soviet, Indonesia, China, Beijing

☆ You're more productive in the office, say elite CEOs. Data seems to back them up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Tom Carter | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The idea of permanent remote work is slipping away. After almost three years of relaxed work-from-home policies, CEOs are starting to drag their remote employees back to the office most days of the week. The remote work genie is out of the bottleInfluential remote work researchers, including Stanford researcher Nicholas Bloom, have been backing a flexible, hybrid approach as the way forward. Bloom previously told Insider that well-organized hybrid work is a "win-win" for companies and workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementEveryone else Insider spoke to agreed, though some said even hybrid was likely less productive than being fully in the office.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Michael Gibbs, They've, Mark Zuckerberg, Andy Jassy, Gibbs, David Atkin, Raj Choudhury, Atkin, Ipsos, " Choudhury, Nicholas Bloom, Bloom, Choudhury, We'll, WFH, Jose Maria Barrero Organizations: Meta, Service, Companies, University of Chicago, Harvard Business School, National Bureau of Economic Research, MIT, Employees, The Washington Post, Stanford, WFH Locations: Wall, Silicon, Indian, Chennai

☆ What the August jobs report means for the Fed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington, DC CNN —The long-robust US job market is continuing to cool, according to several economic indicators released this week. It’s clear the labor market has cooledThere are plenty of signs that the job market has continued to weaken and that momentum is largely expected to continue in the months ahead. The August jobs report showed that average hourly earnings grew at a monthly pace of just 0.2%, or 4.3% annually. “Pretty much everything in the labor market has cooled back to the pre-pandemic temperature,” Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, told CNN. It’s also possible the job market holds steady if recession fears continue to fade, allowing businesses to address stubborn staffing shortages.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell, “, ”, Steve Wyett, ” Julia Pollak, we’ve, Nick Bunker, ” Bunker, It’s, they’ve, ” Pollak Organizations: DC CNN, Federal Reserve, Kansas City, Labor, BOK Financial, Fed, of Labor Statistics, Labor Department, CNN, Commerce Department, US, Banks Locations: Washington, Jackson Hole , Wyoming

History of Labor DayThe first Labor Day occurred in 1882 in New York City under the direction of that city’s Central Labor Union. The New York Tribune’s reporter covering the event felt the entire day was like one long political barbecue, with “rather dull speeches.”Why was Labor Day invented? Common misconceptionsThe common misconception is that since Labor Day is a national holiday, everyone gets the day off. It became a national holiday in June 1894 when President Grover Cleveland signed the Labor Day bill into law. Because not everyone is given time off on Labor Day, union workers as recently as the 1930s were being urged to stage one-day strikes if their employer refused to give them the day off.

Persons: Jay L, Zagorsky, Grover Cleveland, Obama, “, ”, Peter J, McGuire, Matthew Maguire, Peter McGuire, Don’t Organizations: Zagorsky Labor, Labor, city’s Central Labor Union, Central Labor Union, AFL, Communist, Marxist, New York, Brotherhood of Carpenters, Machinists Union Locations: U.S, New York City, York, Oregon, Colorado , Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey

☆ Column: US Medicare drug negotiations a good start on bringing down healthcare costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Mark Miller | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

And in 2025, a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket costs for drugs under Medicare Part D takes effect. But drug costs are just one aspect of the healthcare cost problems confronting seniors. Inadequate protection from out-of-pocket costs across the Medicare program also poses a threat. Enrollees in fee-for-service Medicare can appeal direct to Medicare; in Medicare Advantage, the appeal process begins with your specific insurer. She also recommends that enrollees review their monthly statements that explain what healthcare services have been covered.

Persons: Biden, ”, Hector Ortiz, Sarah Murdoch, Murdoch, ” Murdoch, Joe Biden, Mark Miller, Matthew Lewis Organizations: U.S, drugmakers, Medicare, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Seniors, Medicare Rights Center, Center, Reuters, Thomson

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