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☆ Biden nominates telecom attorney Anna Gomez to FCC after more than two years of deadlock
  + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
President Joe Biden nominated telecom attorney Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, his second attempt to fill an empty seat on the typically five-member panel that has left the agency in a 2-2 deadlock for his entire presidency thus far. Gomez has previously worked for the FCC in several positions over 12 years, the White House said. Jonathan Spalter, president and CEO of USTelecom, a trade group that represents broadband providers like AT&T and Verizon , congratulated Gomez in a statement. Free Press, a nonprofit advocacy group that supports net neutrality, said Gomez's nomination was long overdue. González called Gomez "eminently qualified" for the role and praised the nomination of a Latinx candidate to the position.
☆ Autopsy Shows Tyre Nichols Died of Head Injuries From Police Beating
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Emily Cochrane | Jessica Jaglois | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
An autopsy report released on Thursday confirmed that Tyre Nichols died as a result of blunt force injuries to his head after a group of Memphis police officers brutally kicked and bludgeoned him. Shelby County medical examiners formally declared his death on Jan. 10 a homicide, describing severe injuries to Mr. Nichols’s head and neck as well as bruises and cuts all over his body. The report also found that on the day of the beating, Jan. 7, Mr. Nichols had a blood alcohol concentration of .049 percent — well below the legal limit for driving in Tennessee — despite insinuations from the police that he had been pulled over for driving while intoxicated. The formal assessment of what killed Mr. Nichols, about four months after a routine traffic stop turned violent, comes as prosecutors are continuing to investigate the beating. The brutality of the attack captured on body camera and surveillance footage, fueled a national outcry and drew scathing criticism over how frequently law enforcement in Memphis used excessive force and intimidation tactics.
☆ Spain to invest 1.3 billion euros in vocational training
  + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MADRID, April 29 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced the government would invest 1.3 billion euros ($1.43 billion) in vocational training. The measure will be approved at next week's cabinet meeting and will create 45,000 bilingual vocational training places, 824 new training centres and more than 1,500 classrooms for applied technology and entrepreneurship. "It is the biggest commitment to vocational training that any government has ever made," Sanchez said during a Socialist Party event in Pamplona. "We are creating more and better jobs... and the best tool is to bet on quality vocational training, like the most advanced countries in Europe," he said. The new investment joins the 6.6 billion the government has already invested, Sanchez said.
☆ Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen delight Barcelona restaurant staff
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
The trio were in Barcelona to attend a concert by pal Bruce Springsteen at Barcelona's Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium on Friday night. Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen dined at the Amar restaurant in the Palace Hotel on Thursday. Staff member Pol Perello uploaded a photo of them posing with wait staff and chefs to Instagram with the comment "the pleasure this job brings you!." Spanish news outlets showed the former president and first lady walking hand in hand through central Barcelona surrounded by a large group of security guards. Obama and Springsteen first met on the presidential campaign trail in 2008.
☆ Inspector General Says U.S. Aid May Be Flowing to the Taliban
  + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Karoun Demirjian | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
“We used to brief on a regular basis,” Mr. Sopko said of his prior engagements with the State Department, U.S.A.I.D. and the Pentagon, as he lamented a lack of access of records on what he said was over $8 billion in U.S. aid that had been provided to Afghanistan since the evacuation. “Since SIGAR’s inception, U.S.A.I.D. “We are frequently and regularly working with SIGAR on their requests.”A State Department spokesman said that U.S. reconstruction activities in Afghanistan — the centerpiece of Mr. Sopko’s jurisdiction — ceased after the Taliban took over the government in August 2021. The hearing had been billed as a venue to scrutinize the Biden administration’s actions during the withdrawal, a focus that the panel’s top Democrat, Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, criticized as “absurdly narrow.”
☆ Spain announces law promoting gender parity in politics and business
  + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced a gender equality law that will require more equal representation of women and men in politics, business and other spheres of public life. The Equal Representation Law will apply gender parity measures to electoral lists, the boards of directors of big companies and governing boards of professional associations. He said the government was "not only taking a step in favour of feminism, but in favour of Spanish society as a whole". The Equal Representation law will require women to make up 40% of the management of any listed company with more than 250 workers and an annual turnover of 50 million euros ($53 million). In politics, the law will require parties to offer equal numbers of male and female candidates during elections, with the aim of increasing gender parity in parliament.
☆ Nonalcoholic Beer Ad in Super Bowl Spotlights ‘Dry Economy’
  + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Megan Graham | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +7 min
Heineken USA plans to run a 30-second Super Bowl ad for its Heineken 0.0 nonalcoholic beer, enlisting actor Paul Rudd as Marvel’s Ant-Man to make the pitch. Sales volume in low- and no-alcohol was $2.5 billion, while the overall U.S. alcohol market totaled $188.3 billion. Ad spending to promote nonalcoholic beer on national television, by comparison, totaled $9.7 million in January, up from $1.4 million in January 2019. Boisson Inc., a retailer of nonalcoholic beer, wine and spirits with 10 stores in New York and California, said it is increasing its marketing spending. SipSteady co-hosted a Dry Vibes event in January in Kansas City that included tastings of nonalcoholic beverages.
☆ 6 Black-owned influencer management firms and talent agencies helping creators of color earn more money
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Influencer-management firms can help creators boost their income, including by landing brand deals. Some managers and agents have started their own firms after seeing that BIPOC creators have made less money than white creators. Here are six Black-owned influencer-management firms and talent agencies that work with creators. These firms help creators decide between different business opportunities, connect with other people in the industry, and earn a steady income. Here are four other Black-led influencer-management firms and talent agencies:
☆ Thousands protest against animal rights bill in Spain for excluding hunting dogs
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/2] Demonstrators take part in a protest against hunting amidst amendment proposals that seek to leave hunting dogs and other animals involved in traditional rural activities out of the country's proposed animal welfare bill, in Madrid, Spain, February 5, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos MouraMADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Sunday to protest against a bill aimed at strengthening animal rights for excluding hunting dogs which opponents say are being exploited. The protest comes four days before parliament is due to vote on the new animal rights bill proposed by the ruling Socialist part. The party submitted a last-minute amendment to exclude hunting dogs and other animals involved in traditional rural activities. In Spain, dogs are used to track or catch animals such as deer, wild boar and rabbits.
☆ Gibraltar accuses Spain of 'gross violation of sovereignty' over customs operation
  + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Gibraltar on Friday accused Spain of a "gross violation of British sovereignty" after two customs officials entered the British overseas territory during an anti-smuggling operation. Early on Thursday, two Spanish customs agents were injured after rocks were thrown at them on a Gibraltar beach. In a video of the incident on Spanish daily El Pais' website, the smugglers are seen shouting "This is Gibraltar. The incident comes as Britain and Gibraltar seek to negotiate a treaty to settle Gibraltar's post-Brexit status and how to police the border with Spain. In 2002, 99% of voters in Gibraltar rejected the idea of Britain sharing sovereignty with Spain.
☆ ‘Sopranos’ actor John Ventimiglia’s daughter Odele dies at 25
  + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Drew Weisholtz | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +1 min
Odele Cape Ventimiglia, the 25-year-old daughter of “Sopranos” star John Ventimiglia, has died, her mother announced. “Heartbroken to have to post our darling Odele’s funeral notice,” Brenda Cape wrote on Facebook Jan. 21, while revealing the funeral was scheduled for Jan. 26. “Her sister Lucinda and I have been overwhelmed by the messages of support and love we have received, and your remembrances of how cherished Odele was to so many. Odele was greatly loved, and leaves a huge hole in our lives. Odele is survived by her sister, Lucinda Ventimiglia, mother, Belinda Cape, father John Ventimiglia, and her beloved daughter Shiloh.”Cape wrote that she died on Jan. 12.
☆ How to use intuitive eating to develop your own guilt-free relationship with food, from a registered dietician
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Everyone's relationship with food is different, which is not a bad thing — depending on what that relationship looks like. If you find you have a difficult or challenging relationship with food, you might want to consider a way of eating that is guided by your personal experience, rather than outside influence, like intuitive eating, according to Wendy Lopez, a registered dietitian. "With intuitive eating, instead of focusing on external food roles to guide your eating choices, one of the goals is to cultivate trust in yourself when it comes to food and the innate instincts that you have," she says. Lopez, who co-hosts nutrition podcast "Food Heaven" with Jessica Jones, is promoting a new partnership with Take Root Organics. "Intuitive eating kind of helps quiet the noise, and you're able to tune into what [eating] habits work best for you," Lopez says.
☆ Thousands join rightist rally against Spanish government
  + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/4] People protest against the government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at Cibeles Square in Madrid, Spain, January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Susana VeraMADRID, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of people packed into central Madrid on Saturday to protest against the Socialist government and accuse it of undermining the constitution, in a rally backed by rightist parties. Protesters massed in the Plaza de Cibeles in front of City Hall, waved Spanish flags, called on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to resign and shouted out "traitor". Around 200km (120 miles) away in the northwestern city of Valladolid, Sanchez told a Socialist rally that the protesters in Madrid were defending a "uniform" and therefore "discriminatory" Spain. Its recent decision to replace the crime of sedition with a lesser crime was opposed on the right.
☆ 6 Black-led influencer management firms and talent agencies helping BIPOC creators earn more money
  + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Some managers and agents have started their own firms after seeing that BIPOC creators have made less money than white creators. Here are six Black-owned influencer-management firms and talent agencies that work with creators. Many creators have built their brands with the help of influencer management and talent agencies. These firms help creators decide between different business opportunities, connect with other people in the industry, and earn a steady income. Here are four other Black-led influencer-management firms and talent agencies:
☆ 3 morning habits to help you be happier and more productive at work, according to psychologists
  + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
We've all heard it before: Having a morning routine is essential to a successful life. There are science-backed benefits of having a morning routine: past research has shown that a consistent morning routine can reduce stress, boost your energy levels and improve your productivity at work. The benefits of doing a relaxing, offline activity in the morning will last throughout the day, Sorensen says, because you're starting the day off feeling "more grounded and recharged." "It gives you sustainable energy to help you power through the day and keep stress in check," she adds. "It's a really sweet, quiet moment of quality time that I look forward to, and it rejuvenates me before I plunge into work," she says.
☆ I styled Anna Sorokin while she was on house arrest. She was way funnier than her 'Inventing Anna' character, and her taste in fashion and art is incredible.
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
He styled Anna Sorokin for an interview from her home, where she is on house arrest. Anna Sorokin, or Anna Delvey, as she was known as in her scamming days, is different from the character on "Inventing Anna." At the time, I had watched only the first half of "Inventing Anna" — just bits and pieces here and there. When we got there, there was a whole glam team of makeup artists and hairstylists who got to work on Anna and Kenneth. Pop culture has the ability to make anyone into an entire brand, and Anna has pop culture's attention.
☆ Spain in mourning, local Moroccans rejoice at World Cup surprise
  + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Horaci Garcia Michael Gore | Horaci Garcia | Michael Gore | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Spain fans were dejected to see their team crash out of the tournament. "We go back to Spain crying and we will have to reflect," said Julia Calvet, 21, in a Barcelona bar. In Barcelona, Morocco fans packed into the central Raval neighbourhood to celebrate, lighting flares and singing. "We needed to win so that Moroccans have confidence in themselves in Spain," Anass, a 22-year-old Moroccan cook told Reuters in downtown Barcelona. Spain retained the enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta, which were previously colonial territories, after Morocco gained independence in 1956.
☆ Thousands march in Spain to demand end of violence against women
  + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Elena Rodriguez | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/6] A demonstrator with a red paint on her face attends a protest to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Madrid, Spain, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos MouraMADRID, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid and Barcelona on Friday evening in marches to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Since 2003, when statistics started to officially count fatalities, 1,171 women have died as a result of gender violence in Spain, according to the Ministry of Equality. The law, known as the "only yes means yes" law, classifies any non-consensual sex as rape but also sets lighter minimum sentences for certain sexual crimes. Chants of "only yes means yes" rang through the crowds on Friday evening.
☆ Civil rights leaders condemn Musk decision to lift Trump Twitter ban
  + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Civil rights leaders swiftly condemned Twitter owner Elon Musk's decision to lift former U.S. President Donald Trump's ban from the platform, accusing the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of breaking commitments he gave them just weeks earlier when he first took over the platform. If Elon Musk continues to run Twitter like this, using garbage polls that do not represent the American people and the needs of our democracy, God help us all." Musk allowed Trump back on the platform Saturday after conducting a poll on Twitter asking users whether he should. "In less than three weeks Musk has gone back on every promise he made to civil-rights leaders and advertisers," Free Press co-CEO Jessica J. González said in a statement. Twitter and Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
☆ SEAT-VW says to go ahead with Spanish e-car, battery project
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MADRID, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) Spanish unit SEAT will go ahead with a mega project to make electric vehicles and batteries after overcoming initial reservations about government subsidies, it said on Wednesday. The SEAT-led project, in which 60 other Volkswagen-linked companies will also take part, foresees an investment of 10 billion euros ($10.06 billion) to electrify Spain's auto industry and turn the country into a European hub for e-vehicle and battery production. The government said last month VW-SEAT would receive 397.4 million euros of the 877 million total in the first phase of the electric vehicle financing programme using EU pandemic recovery funds. Although it was the carmaker that received the largest allocation, SEAT initially said the funding was not sufficient. ($1 = 0.9939 euros)Reporting by Andrei Khalip and Jessica JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Spain's Iberdrola to invest $47 bln in energy transition in 2023-25
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Some 17 billion euros of the 47 billion total investment will go on renewables. In its last strategy update, Iberdrola said it planned to invest 75 billion euros in renewable energy, grids and retail operations from 2020-2025. Iberdrola currently has 40 GW of renewables capacity, new chief executive Armando Martinez told the compay's capital markets day in London. Net profit should increase to 5.2-5.4 billion euros by 2025 from an expected 4-4.2 billion euros in 2022, Iberdrola said. It also aims for earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 16.5 billion-17 billion euros by 2025, up from 13 billion euros in 2022 and above analyst consensus of 12.6 billion euros.
☆ Goldman Sachs just dropped the names of its biggest partner class since David Solomon took over as CEO. See the full list here.
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Dakin Campbell | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
David Solomon had been shrinking the size of Goldman's partner ranks to make it more exclusive. On Wednesday, the firm named 80 new partners, its largest class since Solomon became CEO in 2018. Goldman Sachs promoted 80 people to partner status on Wednesday, marking the largest class since David Solomon took over as CEO in 2018. Goldman's partner class has been steadily shrinking since David Solomon took over as CEO in 2018. Last year, Goldman gave its roughly 400 partners special one-time payments that added millions of dollars to their already generous year-end bonuses.
☆ Meet 5 of Goldman Sachs' newest partners, including a top fintech dealmaker and a structured trader from Honduras whose 3 brothers also work on Wall Street
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Dakin Campbell | Alex Morrell | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
It also includes a star fintech banker and leading voice on the Black experience on Wall Street. Here are 5 top names who will help shape the Wall Street of tomorrow. In the 12 years that he's been at Goldman, Watkins has helped Goldman advise on some of the technology industry's biggest transactions. He has also been a leading voice in discussing the Black experience on Wall Street. After graduating in 2010, he went to work for the Global Electronic Trading Co., known on Wall Street as GETCO.
☆ I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful adults—here's the 'rare' skill they all taught their kids
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Margot Machol Bisnow | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
For my book, "Raising an Entrepreneur," I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful people. When I asked them what skills they taught their kids at an early age, there was one in particular that they all agreed on: curiosity. As parents, we all want to raise confident, fearless and resilient kids. They encouraged their kids to fix things. Robert's curiosity for how things worked started when he was a young boy, when he unscrewed all the doorknobs in his parents' house.
☆ Sheep take over Madrid's streets as they head for winter pastures
  + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Violeta Santos MouraMADRID, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds following ancient herding routes led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital to southerly pastures for winter grazing. Locals and tourists lined the route and watched as thousands of sheep walked through the city, the bells around their necks providing a noisy soundtrack. The annual event was revived in 1994 as part of Madrid's annual Fiesta de la Trashumancia, after the Spanish parliament recognised the traditional routes shepherds used to herd their livestock. Onlookers took pictures and videos on their phones, while some children held out tentative hands to stroke the sheep. "It was crazy that there were so many sheep, I've never seen anything like it.
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