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☆ Book a stay at the rumored luxury hotels from next season of HBO's 'White Lotus' before the fans flock there
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLuxury hotels in Thailand will be hosting "The White Lotus" season three cast in February, and they're just as swanky as the last locations. That means travelers have a limited amount of time to book their luxurious hotel stays before they get the "White Lotus" treatment from fans. It boasts 83 pool villas designed after a Southern Thai village, award-winning Japanese restaurant Tree House, and Muay Thai kickboxing lessons. While season one of "White Lotus" was airing, web traffic to the Four Seasons Maui went up 425% year over year. If a luxe trip to Thailand is on your travel bucket list, you have until 2025 to book your stay at the resorts before "White Lotus" fans are rushing to plan similar vacations.

Persons: —, Ken Seet, Koh, Anantara didn't, Hopper Organizations: Service, Business, HBO, Bloomberg, Koh, Tree, Ken Seet Staff, Maui Locations: Thailand, Khao Villas Phuket, Anantara, Phuket, Southern Thai, Thai, Sicily, Domenico Palace

Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research. The blogger, 32-year-old Sholto David, of Pontypridd, Wales, is a scientist-sleuth who detects cut-and-paste image manipulation in published scientific papers. By Jan. 22, the institution said it was in the process of requesting six retractions of published research and that another 31 papers warranted corrections. The sleuths download scientific papers and use software tools to help find problems. Some journals told the AP they are aware of the concerns raised by David's blog post and were looking into the matter.

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☆ Uber and Lyft drivers say they do it for more than the money: It makes them less lonely.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewJason McConahy, a part-time Lyft driver in Las Vegas, sometimes drives as few as 10 hours a month. Several Uber and Lyft drivers have told Business Insider they've faced everything from rude comments to harassment while working — women drivers can face their own challenges. Business Insider asked six Uber and Lyft drivers why they value the social interactions that can come with ride-hailing. Riders, oftentimes, enjoy having someone to talk to as well, drivers told BI. "It's like therapy," said a Boston Uber driver in his 50s who asked to remain anonymous for fear of professional repercussions.

Persons: —, Jason McConahy, McConahy, they've, Uber, Mark McCann, Larry, he's, Rich, Dean Ceran, they're Organizations: Service, Business, Atlanta Uber, Arizona Uber, Virginia Uber, Boston Uber Locations: Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, Arizona, Virginia, Boston

Judge Kaplan said jurors should be identified only by number and even suggested they not share their actual names with one other. People were asked whether they had ever contributed money or supported a political campaign for Mr. Trump, Mr. Obama, Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden. “Have any of you ever read any books by Mr. Trump?” the judge asked. “Would that affect your ability to be fair to both sides in this case?” Judge Kaplan asked. “I want to stipulate that I am on the left,” Ms. Carroll remarked drolly.

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☆ Phones Track Everything but Their Role in Car Wrecks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Matt Richtel | More About Matt Richtel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Cellphones can track what we say and write, where we go, what we buy and what we search on the internet. But they still aren’t being used to track one of the biggest public health threats: crashes caused by drivers distracted by the phones. Safety experts say that current estimates most likely understate a worsening problem. Car crashes recorded by the police rose 16 percent from 2020 to 2021, to 16,700 a day from 14,400 a day, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or N.H.T.S.A. But those figures do not capture all cellphone distraction; they include only crashes in which a police report specifically mentions such distraction.

Persons: ”, David Strayer, It’s, Jake Nelson, “ Organizations: National, Traffic Safety Administration, University of Utah, Traffic, Research, AAA, The New York Times, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

☆ Did Netflix's movie boss leave because he didn't want to make so many movies?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix movie boss Scott Stuber, who joined in 2017, is leaving. AdvertisementOn Monday, when Netflix announced that Scott Stuber, their longtime film boss, was leaving to start his own production company, we wondered what the backstory was. Or, more accurately, one version of the answer: Stuber, who Netflix brought in to ramp up its movie business in 2017, was sick of making so many movies. Related storiesHe also wanted to get those movies into movie theaters, with wide distribution, before they came to Netflix. Sarandos and Bajaria—Stuber's boss since last January—wanted none of that, even though Netflix loses many coveted projects over the theater issue.

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☆ Kenneth Eugene Smith execution: Alabama set to carry out first execution by nitrogen gas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Alabama is poised to carry out the first known execution using nitrogen gas Thursday to put Kenneth Smith to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire. The state, in court records, indicated the redactions were made to maintain security. Smith’s team again Thursday morning appealed to the US Supreme Court and requested a stay of execution. “But the way that they’re constructing this, the way that they’re doing it, the way that they’re being silent, the way that they’re holding back information, yes, it’s incredibly concerning. Smith was convicted and sentenced to die, but an appeals court overturned the initial outcome and ordered a new trial.

Persons: Kenneth Smith, Smith, Smith’s, Steve Marshall, ”, “, Smith –, Jeff Hood, ” Hood, ” Smith’s, Elizabeth Sennett, Charles, Charles Sennett, Sennett, CNN’s Isabel Rosales, Devan Cole, Chris Youd, Olivia LaBorde Organizations: CNN, US, Supreme, Wednesday, ” Locations: Alabama

☆ A timeline of Dua Lipa's rumored relationship with 'Masters of the Air' star Callum Turner
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dua Lipa and British actor Callum Turner have been spotted getting cozy several times this month. Turner stars in the new Apple TV+ series "Masters of the Air" and the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise. AdvertisementDua Lipa and Callum Turner are staking their claim as the hot new couple of 2024. AdvertisementJanuary 10, 2024: Lipa and Turner were caught on video togetherLipa and Callum both attended the "Masters of the Air" premiere after-party, where Lipa was filmed dancing with a "mystery man." DUA LIPA AND CALLUM TURNER OMG pic.twitter.com/3cgw0zme4k — ً (@addictionlipa) January 11, 2024TMZ published footage of the encounter the following day, causing fans to speculate it was Turner.

Persons: Callum Turner, Turner, —, Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, Theseus Scamander, Lipa, Rolling Stone, Brittany Spanos, Romain Gavras, Anwar Hadid, Bella, Gigi Hadid, Callum, CALLUM TURNER, Page, cuddling Lipa Organizations: Apple, Service, Dua, Rolling, cuddling Locations: Dua Lipa, British, Lipa, DUA LIPA, Santa Monica , California, Los Angeles, Sushi

☆ In Trump’s Defamation Trial, the Nine Most Important People Are Enigmas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Maria Cramer | Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll and Donald J. Trump, pitted against each other in a civil defamation trial in Manhattan, know little about the nine people considering her claim for millions of dollars in damages against the former president. So, their lawyers have been left making pitches to those nine, the jurors, about whom they have only the barest scraps of information, working on hunches and instincts to persuade people who by design are not knowable. The judge, Lewis A. Kaplan, ordered that the jurors remain anonymous as they considered how much Mr. Trump should pay for saying Ms. Carroll lied when she accused him of sexual abuse, for which he has already been found liable. Judge Kaplan said jurors should be identified only by number and even suggested they not share their actual names with one other. In a pretrial ruling, he explained his rationale, citing the potential for influence attempts, harassment or worse by Mr. Trump’s supporters — or the former president himself.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald J, Trump, Lewis A, Kaplan, Carroll, Trump’s, — Organizations: E Locations: Manhattan

☆ Denver's Basic Income Project has been so successful it's getting more funding and an extension
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Denver Basic Income Project just got an extension and more funding. The Denver Basic Income Project, which now provides monthly payments to 800 of the city's lowest-income households, announced it is extending its runtime for another six months. Many cities around the United States are experimenting with basic income projects to alleviate homelessness and support their most vulnerable residents. AdvertisementBut while basic income plans have largely shown success, not everyone is in favor of them, and many programs have drawn the ire of conservative lawmakers. "I am proud to endorse the Denver Basic Income Project and its vital role in our ongoing efforts to address homelessness and improve the lives of our residents."

Persons: it's, —, Mark Donovan, Donovan, Dia Broncucia, Justin Searls, Tonaeya Moore, Mike Johnston, Johnson Organizations: Service, Income, Colorado Trust, Center for Housing, Homelessness Research, University of Denver, Baltimore Young, Denver Locations: Denver, United States, Baltimore, Texas, Harris County, Houston, Iowa

☆ Israel-Hamas war negotiations reportedly working toward a weeks-long cease-fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, shows an Israeli tank rolling along the fence as damaged buildings are see in the Gaza strip amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Negotiations over the Israel-Hamas war are zeroing in on a cease-fire deal of one to two months in exchange for all remaining Israeli hostages being held captive in Gaza, according to sources who spoke to NBC News and Reuters. A second Israeli official said that more than 25 of the hostages are dead, but that Israel is demanding Hamas release the bodies. Reuters, meanwhile, cited three anonymous officials saying that Israel and Hamas "broadly agree in principle that an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners could take place during a month-long ceasefire," without mentioning which countries the officials represent. The continued barrier to progress in the discussions is a disagreement over how to end the Gaza war permanently, the officials added.

Organizations: Hamas, NBC News, Reuters Locations: Israel, Gaza, Hamas

☆ A leaked email from YouTube to creators outlines the new rules for joining its exclusive short-form community program
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Marta Biino | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewYouTube is introducing stricter rules for joining its exclusive community support program for short-form creators. This month, members of the creator community were notified that the support would get more exclusive, to ensure "the most engaged and interested creators" were being managed, according to an email viewed by Business Insider. The creator asked to remain anonymous to protect their relationship with YouTube, but their identity is known to BI. The decision to make the shorts community more exclusive didn't come as a surprise to many creators, given the increased popularity of the feature. AdvertisementAnd according to data from the creator-marketing platform CreatorIQ, brands increased their influencer-marketing spend on YouTube shorts by 700% in 2023.

Persons: —, Sundar Pichai, we're Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube, Google

But it is actually registered as a nonprofit with the IRS — not a formal political party. Both the FEC and the IRS have been hesitant in recent years to police groups that push the boundaries of campaign finance law. The IRS, meanwhile, has largely shrunk from enforcement ever since attempts to crack down on tea party groups during Barack Obama's presidency drew massive backlash. Still, campaign finance experts say many of the legal arguments made by the Democratic groups are solid. Under a widely held interpretation of IRS rules, political nonprofit groups are limited to making political activity 50% of their activity.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, ”, Tiffany Muller, “, Biden, Barack Obama's, Adav Noti, Ryan Clancy, Clancy, ” Noti, ___ Cooper Organizations: WASHINGTON, Biden, Trump, Democratic, Citizens United, End Citizens, Federal, Commission, IRS, FEC, Republicans, Citizens Locations: Washington, Colorado, Phoenix

☆ Subway franchisees are underwhelmed by its new $6,000 slicers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Last year, Subway paid to install $6,000 slicers at the chain’s 20,000 US locations in response to its rivals serving freshly sliced meat. The results, so far, have been a “mixed bag,” according to Bill Mathis, the chairman of the North American Association of Subway Franchisees (NAASF), which represents as many as half of Subway locations on the continent. Franchisee’s flaring tensionsThe candor expressed by Mathis isn’t the first time franchisees have expressed their frustration with Subway. Subway, a privately held company, highlights praise from some franchisees during its periodic financial releases. In 2022, a release featured a quote from Donna Curry, a Subway franchisee that owns about 65 locations.

Persons: Bill Mathis, ” Mathis, “, Mathis, he’s, ”, there’s, it’s, you’re, Mathis isn’t, Elisabeth DeLuca, Donna Curry, John Chidsey Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Subway, North American Association of Subway, Restaurant Business, CNN Locations: New York, NAASF

☆ A nationwide strike in Argentina poses major test to Milei’s economic ‘shock therapy’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Argentina's largest labor union grouping on Wednesday is expected to hold a nationwide general strike to protest President Javier Milei's shock economic agenda. The strike represents a significant test for Milei, who has announced sweeping measures to deregulate Latin America's third-largest economy. "The general strike is more of a political test for the labour unions than for Milei," Jimena Blanco, head of Americas at risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft, told CNBC via email. "Regardless of attendance, the strike caters to the unions' own support base and, at this stage, is not representative of wider social sentiment. However, it has the potential to grow in the future as the impacts of the economic shock plan become palpable."

Persons: Javier Milei, Javier Milei's, del Trabajo, Jimena Blanco, Verisk Maplecroft Organizations: Economic, Analysts, CNBC Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Argentina, Americas

☆ Some X users are convinced Elon Musk rigged the results of a MrBeast ad experiment where he earned $250,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He tested how much ad revenue one video generated, and after three days, he said it earned $250,000. AdvertisementSome X users are convinced that Elon Musk rigged the results of MrBeast's ad revenue experiment to inflate his earnings to $250,000. "I'm curious how much ad revenue a video on X would make so I'm reuploading this to test it. Will share ad rev next week ❤️ pic.twitter.com/amSSmddFht — MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 15, 2024Donaldson, though pleased with the result, said it was "a bit of a facade." Musk seemed to respond to the claims he rigged the results in an X post on January 20.

Persons: MrBeast, Elon, —, Elon Musk, Jimmy Donaldson, X's, Donaldson, ❤️, Musk, Evan, Kat Lo, Jack Appleby, Rebecca Mardon, Mardon, Chris Kubbernus, Kubbco, TikTok, Kubbernus Organizations: Service, YouTube, Apple, Walmart, Twitter, Mashable, Cardiff University

☆ Israeli hostage posters at Harvard vandalized with antisemitic messages
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Israeli hostage posters that were hung up at Harvard University had been vandalized with antisemitic messages just as students returned from winter break. Footage shared with CNN by Harvard student Alexander Kestenbaum shows a handful of hostage posters defaced with messages such as “Israel did 9/11.” A poster of a four-year-old Israeli hostage was defaced, while “LIES FAKE” was scrawled over another hostage poster. Photos and videos geolocated by CNN indicate the vandalized posters were hung just outside Holworthy Hall, a first-year student dorm located on the northern edge of Harvard Yard. The Harvard spokesperson said the vandalized posters near the Thayer Gate have been removed and the Harvard University Police Department is investigating the incident. “Instead, they were confronted with vandalism, the defacement of hostage posters, and vile antisemitic conspiracy theories.

Persons: ”, Alexander Kestenbaum, Israel, “, It’s, Kestenbaum, Claudine Gay’s, Jonathan Greenblatt, ” Greenblatt, Getzel Davis, ” Davis, Alan Garber, ” Garber, Larry Summers, Derek Penslar, Summers, Penslar, nauseous, Celina Tebor, Michelle Watson, Nic, Anderson Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard University, Harvard, CNN, Harvard Yard, Harvard University Police Department, Cambridge, Visitors, Harvard’s, Equity, Diversity, Defamation, Harvard Hillel, American Academy for Jewish Research, Columbia University, NYPD, Columbia Locations: New York, Harvard’s, Holworthy, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Israel

☆ Passengers wake up in the ‘wrong’ country as Storm Isha plays havoc with flight plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Thousands of airline passengers across Europe woke up this morning at the wrong destination – and even in the wrong country – after Storm Isha caused havoc with flights, with dozens of cancelations, diversions and go-arounds in western Europe. Quintupling flight timesThis flight from Shannon to Edinburgh ended up in Cologne. There were over 100 go-arounds at UK airports, according to NATS, the UK’s air traffic control operator. “We did see some diverted flights leaving Manchester and some diverted to Manchester because of conditions at other airports, particularly Dublin,” they said. London’s Gatwick airport saw 22 diversions, but was able to take five flights diverted from other airports, according to a spokesperson for the airport.

Persons: Storm Isha, Kevin Cullinane, FlightRadar, “ Isha, Steve Fox, “, ”, –, Jerry Dyer, – Dyer, Isha, Jerry, Big Organizations: CNN, Ryanair, Dublin Airport, FlightRadar, Paris Beauvais, Belfast, Dublin, Lufthansa, Cork, NATS, Gatwick, Stansted, Big Jet, Heathrow, Birmingham Airport, London Locations: Europe, Ireland, Dublin, daa, ’, Lanzarote, Canary, Bordeaux, France, Shannon, Edinburgh, Cologne, Manchester, Paris, What’s, Glasgow, Liverpool –, Belfast, Liverpool, Scotland, Germany, Munich, England, Deauville, Stansted, London, Antalya, Turkey, Lyon, Budapest, Cork, Mexico City

☆ Crying at Work and Other Experiments in Emotion
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Roxane Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Recently, one of my younger lab members confronted me about how she feels she can’t be her full self at work, in part because she doesn’t feel comfortable crying publicly in our lab space. She also said she thinks we should talk about our feelings and share more about our personal lives. You can foster an emotionally open environment while making it clear that your lab is a professional workplace. Work has to get done and, ideally, that work should be done in a space where people feel safe, seen and respected, while also being held to a standard of excellence. Ask her why she thinks you should talk about your feelings and share more.

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☆ Pompeii 'curse' myth: Tourist returns stones stolen from ancient city with letter saying she has since been diagnosed with breast cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A woman claimed she was "cursed" after stealing artifacts from Pompeii. She said she was diagnosed with breast cancer within a year of taking pumice stones from the ruins. AdvertisementA woman who said she was diagnosed with breast cancer after stealing artifacts from Pompeii said she hadn't' known about "the curse," referencing a myth that stealing from the site brings bad luck. "I am a young and healthy female, and doctors said it was 'just bad luck.' "Please, take them back, they bring bad luck," she wrote, per The Guardian.

Persons: —, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Zuchtriegel, bocca al lupo, Italy's RaiNews, Atlantide Phototravel, Nicole Organizations: Service, Daily Mail, Guardian, Reuters Locations: Italy, Atlantide, Canadian, Pompeii

☆ What to know about Bryan Spears, the older brother of Britney Spears, and his relationship with the pop star
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Esme Mazzeo | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWhen did Bryan Spears work for Britney Spears? Britney Spears with her father Jamie (left), brother Bryan, and mother Lynne at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas in 2006. Did Bryan Spears make money off of Britney Spears' conservatorship? Britney Spears and Bryan Spears. What is Britney Spears' relationship with her brother Bryan like today?

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"When you see the news of a Wall Street employee or any highly paid professional dying this way, it obviously wakes you up." Wall Street is all about relationships, which often means spending big money to show people a good time. "That's been the Wall Street playbook for many, many years, and I don't think it has changed." On the other side of the coin is Wall Street, where a history of drug use can haunt working professionals for years. AdvertisementLaird thinks Wall Street firms could learn a thing or two from other industries when it comes to their response to addiction.

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☆ 17 Trump Cabinet-Level Appointees Criticizing Trump - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Sarah Longwell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Mr. Trump churned through cabinet-level appointees so fast that at times it seemed like he was still on “The Apprentice” and had to fire one official every week. Not only are they people whom Mr. Trump chose — he claimed he would hire the “best people” — they are people who thought Mr. Trump was worth working for. Judging only by the words of many former high-level appointees, a second Trump term would be catastrophic for the country. BlamedTrump forJan. 6 CriticizedTrump duringhis term CriticizedTrump afterhis term HighlightedTrump’s legalissues Ruled outvoting Trumpin 2024 Moron,” Mr. Tillerson reportedly said of Mr. Trump. He wrote an op-ed published just after the 2020 election claiming that Mr. Trump would “concede gracefully” if he lost.

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A Vallejo police detective interrogated Quinn for hours, at times suggesting he may have been involved in Huskins’ disappearance. Police said they became suspicious because Quinn waited hours to report the kidnapping. But Quinn and Huskins were adamant that it wasn’t a hoax and insisted they were the victims. Muller put Huskins in his trunk, drove her to his home in South Lake Tahoe and held her there for two days. During and after the kidnapping, Muller used an anonymous email account to send messages to a San Francisco reporter claiming that Huskins was abducted by a team of elite criminals practicing their tactics.

Persons: Denise Huskins, Huskins, Aaron Quinn, Quinn, Vallejo, Kenny Park, ”, Matthew Muller, Muller, Detectives, wetsuit, Shawny Williams Organizations: Netflix, San Francisco Bay Area, FBI, Police, Harvard, Associated Press, KGO, TV . Police Locations: VALLEJO, Calif, Northern California, Vallejo, San Francisco Bay, Huntington Beach, Southern California, South Lake, Dublin, Bay, Huntington, South Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, City

☆ Anonymous tips work to prevent school shootings and suicides, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Anonymous reporting systems used by schoolchildren to report concerning behavior among their peers has resulted in the prevention of numerous instances of suicide, school violence and planned attacks, according to a study published Wednesday. The firearm-related tips received by the anonymous reporting system included potential school shootings, observing someone in possession of a weapon, bullying, and harassment or intimidation, according to the study. The Sandy Hook Promise’s Say Something Anonymous Reporting System serves more than 5 million students in sixth through 12th grade in 23 states, according to the study. Other areas use the StopIt anonymous reporting system or unique apps for students in a particular school district for students to report threats. While the topic of gun control can be politically polarizing in the US, improving mechanisms for anonymous reporting of threats by students has been met with bipartisan support.

Persons: Sandy, Sandy Hook, ”, Mary Ellen O’Toole, Robert Taylor, ” Taylor, Luke Meerman, Meerman, Rather, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Sen, Scott Wilk, ” Wilk, Holly Yan, Annette Choi Organizations: CNN, Anonymous, Chaiken Foundation, US Centers for Disease Control, University of Michigan, CDC, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Public, FBI, US Secret Service, “ Research, Wake County Public School System, Oxford High School, Republican, Democratic, CNN Health, Saugus High School Locations: Wake, North Carolina, Michigan, California, Saugus, Los Angeles

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