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☆ A looming childcare cliff could cost families $9 billion in earnings and leave millions of kids without care. Democratic lawmakers want to avoid a crisis.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Child Care Stabilization Act would allocate $16 billion to childcare annually for five years to aid providers. At the same time, childcare workers are facing low pay and tough conditions; they have previously told Insider that the industry needs even more subsidizing. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It is the thing that we pay the most money for," she previously told Insider . She's not alone: Other parents have told Insider that high costs for scarce childcare have led them to drop out of the workforce completely. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Right now we have a childcare crisis with ARPA funding," Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California, a member of the Congressional Dads Caucus , said.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Sen, Patty Murray, Katherine Clark, Paige Connell, She's, Kaitlin Peterson, Jimmy Gomez Organizations: Rescue, Service, Democratic, Century Foundation, unsustainably, Department of Labor, ARPA, Congressional, Caucus Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington, Massachusetts, Denver, Jimmy Gomez of California

☆ Opinion | Where Is the Evidence, Speaker McCarthy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But evidence that the president was himself involved in Hunter’s schemes or shared in any of the profits is thus far lacking, as is any evidence that the president violated the law. There is no evidence remotely comparable to the evidence that spurred inquiries against Clinton or Trump. They’d note that Joe Biden falsely denied that Hunter had business dealings in China. The deep concern that Joe Biden might have profited from his position sounds almost comical after the G.O.P. has spent years trying to divert Americans’ attention from the blatant way that the Trump administration steered federal dollars into Trump properties during his presidency.

Persons: Biden, Hunter, Joe Biden’s, James, Hallie —, Clinton, Trump, Joe Biden, Viktor Shokin, Burisma, Shokin, Obama, It’s, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, ” Nancy Mace, CNN’s Kaitlin Collins, “, ” Organizations: Trump, Republican Locations: China, Ukrainian, Saudi, South Carolina

How much are you prepared to lose yourself in someone else’s pain? In the Opinion video above, Kaitlin Prest, an audio artist and podcaster acclaimed for her intimate explorations of her own life, leads viewers into the depths of her intense and complicated relationship with her younger sister, Natalie. Their bond, which the sisters also examined in a podcast series this year, is in many ways governed by Kaitlin’s emotional instability — a condition, she says in the video, in which “everything feels like an emergency.”Using tag-team narration complemented by animation and an elaborate soundscape, the sisters open up about their relationship, and about how a diagnosis of mental illness for Kaitlin helped bring them closer together.

Persons: Kaitlin Prest, Natalie, Kaitlin

☆ UNC-Chapel Hill shooting: Police working to determine motive and find the gun used in killing of University of North Carolina faculty member
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Steve Almasy Sara Smart | Steve Almasy | Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A suspect is in custody but police still are looking for the weapon and the motive behind the fatal shooting of a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday afternoon. We will work to rebuild that sense of trust and safety within our community,” UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said. A witness on campus told CNN they were locked down in their building and saw armed officers searching campus. Emergency responders gather on South Street near the Bell Tower on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus on Monday. The university has a student body of about 32,000, along with more than 4,000 faculty and 9,000 staff members.

Persons: Brian James, won’t, James, Kevin Guskiewicz, ”, Kaitlin McKeown, WRAL, James said, Guskiewicz Organizations: CNN, University of North, Laboratories, ” UNC Police, UNC, Hill, Police, FBI Locations: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Final - Fans in London watch Spain v England - BOXPARK Wembley, London, Britain - August 20, 2023 England fans react after England lose the world cup final Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - England soccer fans went home in bitter disappointment on Sunday after losing the Women's World Cup final 1-0 to Spain, but in defeat many of them also found inspiration and hope for future generations in the sport. "They might have not won, and it's so sad, but they've done so much for women's football, and that's what matters," said Jennifer Maidment, a 25-year-old student who watched the game in London. The scale of the national excitement reflected the growing public profile of women's soccer in England, where the team's run to the final built on their victory at the European Championship last year. "We never had any role models as girls when we were younger, so to have role models now is amazing. For older generations, the progress since the first England women's international match in 1972 was clear.

Persons: Andrew Couldridge, Jennifer Maidment, Kaitlin Howard, Pat Davies, Ben Makori, Hannah Ellison, William James Our Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, England, Wembley, of England, European, Woking Football Club, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, London, Spain, Britain, England, Sydney

On Tuesday they first saw flames under half a mile from their home, and when winds picked up, the fire suddenly was in their yard, Mark Stefl told CNN on Wednesday. While there’s enough shelter for an emergency response for a few days, “there’s not enough shelter for long term living,” the governor told CNN. • Hospitals overwhelmed: Hospitals on Maui were overwhelmed with burn patients and people suffering from smoke inhalation, Luke told CNN Wednesday. Fire burned buildings near Dickenson Street in Lahaina, Maui, on Tuesday. “I am told my house is gone, but we are not yet allowed access to West Maui,” he said.

Persons: Maureen Stefl, Mark Stefl, “, ” Mark Stefl, ”, Hurricane Dora, Gov, Sylvia Luke, weren’t, •, Luke, Josh Green, “ there’s, Joe Biden, Green, CNN’s Sara Sidner, Daniel Sullivan, inched, CNN’s Kaitlin Collins, Braintin Stevens, Ed Sniffen, Sniffen, Alan Dicker, ” Richie Olsten, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Alan Dickar, ” Dickar, Jeff Melichar, ” Luke, “ We’re, “ It’s, ” Stefl, Stefl, We’ll Organizations: CNN, they’ve, US Coast Guard, US Navy, • Cell, Hawaii Gov, •, Coast Guard, Hawaii Department of Transportation, Airlines, Southwest, Maui, Gov, Maxar Technologies, Hawaii’s Tourism Authority, Lahaina Heritage Museum, Baldwin Home Museum, Hing Locations: Maui, Lahaina, Hawaii, Wednesday, Alaska, Delta, United, Dickenson, West Maui, ”, India, Hawaii’s, It’s

☆ I'm an American expat living in Portugal. The country's focus on work-life balance is very different than in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kaitlin Wichmann is an American expat living and working in Lisbon, Portugal. She said the country's focus on work-life balance has been a positive change from the US. When I lived in the US, most of my coworkers didn't even take lunch or if we did it was a working lunch. When I'm interviewing with a potential client or agency, I'm always upfront about living in Lisbon and working Portuguese hours. Obviously, it's easier for me because I'm self-employed — a lot of my friends work for American companies and it's much harder to do.

Persons: Kaitlin Wichmann, I'd, There's, didn't, I'm Organizations: Kansas City, Service Locations: American, Lisbon, Portugal, Kansas, Wall, Silicon, Kansas City, Lisbon —, Portuguese

☆ Oceans temperatures soared to the highest level on record this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But what’s clear, she said, is “that current sea surface temperatures are exceptionally and unseasonably warm” and bringing wide-ranging implications, “especially for complex ecosystems such as coral reefs.”Gregory C. Johnson, an oceanographer at NOAA, said sea surface temperatures have soared this year. Surface temperatures tend to remain high from August through to September before starting to decline, said Johnson. “There’s still room to have warmer sea surface temperatures” this year. In the Florida Keys, a marine heat wave has pushed ocean temperatures to record-breaking, “hot tub” levels, leaving multiple coral reefs now completely bleached or dead. Some scientists are concerned that the ocean temperature records set this year could mark the start of an alarming trend for ocean heat.

Persons: El Niño, Kaitlin Naughten, Copernicus, ”, Gregory C, Johnson, “ There’s, –, Samantha Burgess, “ We’ve, ” Johnson Organizations: CNN, Antarctic Survey, Oceanic, NOAA, North Atlantic, Ireland Locations: Florida, North, North Atlantic

☆ A Stir-Fry to Convert Green Bell Pepper Skeptics
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Eric Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Next to its older siblings in blazing red, orange and yellow, the green bell pepper has never had the best reputation. But, if you’re trying to capture the edge of bitterness, where savory and sweet intermingle, then the green pepper might be your ideal implement. Perhaps the one dish where the diner must confront the unripe pepper head-on is pepper steak. For many Americans, what comes to mind is the saucy beef stir-fry seen on takeout menus and strewn with crunchy panels of Christmassy red and green bell peppers. The Chinese American pepper steak, she said, “feels like a culmination of all of those influences.” The Leungs — Sarah, Kaitlin, Bill and Judy — published their first proper pepper steak recipe only recently, in April, using oyster sauce, chicken stock and red bell peppers in addition to the green.

Persons: Sarah Leung, “, Sarah, Kaitlin, Judy — Locations: Louisiana, Sichuan, Fujian

☆ Meet a millennial mom who paid over $22,000 for daycare last year — and had to quit her job when her second kid came along: 'We don't really have a village of any sort'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kaitlin Peterson is a millennial parent paying tens of thousands of dollars for day care. Like when our kid gets sick and we have to go to the urgent care at night, it's just us. Peterson has no regrets about having kids, but understands why people opt outEven with all of the challenges she faces as a millennial parent, Peterson said she finds immense joy in having children. "Anyone who tells you that like, 'Oh, you can just fit a kid into your life' — they're lying," Peterson said. Peterson believes that you can have a "totally fulfilling" life without children; for her, her life is more fulfilled with them.

Persons: Kaitlin Peterson, Peterson, —, would've, Kaitlin Peterson Gen Zers, Peterson isn't, Zers, Gen Zers, millennials, aren't, it's, " Peterson, They've, that's, It's Organizations: Service, Deloitte Locations: Denver

The sexism that has prevented girls from competing in sports has also prevented women from becoming youth coaches. In March, Nike launched Coaching HER in a partnership with the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport. Fry co-founded the Strong Girls program at the University of Kansas, where young girls are assigned a female college student as their mentor. She says this approach isn't only benefit to girls, but extends to youth athletes of all genders, and female coaches as well. Nike's 20,000 female coach goal Nike is one of the few major companies directly addressing this issue.

Persons: John Donahoe, Mary Fry, Jen Welter, it's, Welter, Vanessa Garcia, Brito, Billie Jean King, Fry, Alison Oliver, … it'd, Kate Mcshane, Christina Collins, Collins, Bob Iger, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Donahoe, It's Organizations: Portland Press Herald, Nike, University of Kansas, Aspen Institute's, Olympic, University of Minnesota's, Center for Research, Girls, Sport, Aspen Institute, Tucker Center, Sports Foundation, Youth Sport, Women's Sports Foundation, Getty, Manhattanville College, Target, Disney, Bank of America, CNBC, Summit, Florida Governor Locations: Aspen, London, Hackney, Westchester County, Santa Barbara , California

☆ What we talk about when we talk about diversity, and CNN
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Trisha Gopal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This week, CNN CEO Chris Licht was fired after a scathing profile was published in the Atlantic. In the profile, Licht details his own thoughts about how diversity should be defined in the media industry. In Alberta's profile, Licht claimed to be operating under his own idea of "diversity," one that does not include "virtue signaling." "I think 'Defund the police' would've been covered differently if newsrooms were filled with people who had lived in public housing," Licht continued. The diversity Licht did seem to value was geographic diversity, which can be a coded way of saying "not from the liberal coasts."

Persons: Chris Licht, Licht, MAGA, Stephen Gutowski, Trump, Tim Alberta, Jean Carroll, Kevin McCarthy, Rick Scott, Jim Acosta's, Brian Stelter's, Warner, David Zaslav, Franklin Leonard, Washington Post's Perry Bacon Jr, John Miller, Miller, Lehman, Tara Narula, Don Lemon, Reagan, Lisa Ling, Kamau Bell, New York Mondaire Jones, Jones, Kaitlin Collins, Lemon, Poppy Harlow, Collins, Laura Coates Organizations: CNN, NRA, Atlantic, Warner Bros, Discovery, Republicans, Harvard, Insider, NYPD, Stanford, Catholic, LSU, Republican, White House, Daily, White Locations: Alberta, Washington, New York City, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Birmingham , Alabama, Mobile , Alabama, New York, Alabama, Asia

☆ Trump was DJ-ing on the patio at Bedminster and playing Elvis, Pavarotti, and James Brown tracks from an iPad after he found out about his second indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hours after he was indicted, Donald Trump was seen jamming to Elvis, Pavarotti and James Brown. The ex-president was seen DJ-ing at Bedminster after getting indicted, sources told The New York Times. However, he was rage-posting on Truth Social almost simultaneously. Sources close to Trump told The New York Times on Thursday evening that just 90 minutes after he received the call, he was playing tracks by Elvis, opera singer Pavarotti, and James Brown, on his iPad. He then posted a video on Truth Social shortly after, reiterating his stance that he is an innocent man and that "THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS TOTALLY CORRUPT."

Persons: Donald Trump, Elvis, Pavarotti, James Brown, —, he'd, Trump, He's, — Trump, James Brown's, he's, Celine Dion, Jim, CNN's Kaitlin Collins Organizations: Bedminster, New York Times, Service, The New York Times, BIDEN, Trump, Mar, DOJ Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, United States, Mar

☆ Elon Musk suggests it's not fair that only Trump gets indicted
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Musk said there seemed to be a "far higher interest in pursuing Trump" over other politicians. He also engaged with a Twitter user who questioned why others like Hunter Biden were not indicted. Musk responded to a tweet by ALX, a prominent Twitter user and one of his friends on the platform, saying: "There does seem to be far higher interest in pursuing Trump compared to other people in politics." In the tweet, which was posted hours after Trump was indicted on Thursday, Musk added: " Very important that the justice system rebut what appears to be differential enforcement or they will lose public trust. Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump's, Musk, Hunter Biden, —, Donald Trump, indicting Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Jim, CNN's Kaitlin Collins Organizations: Elon, Trump, Service, Florida Gov, Twitter, DOJ Locations: Iraq

☆ Not even Trump's lawyer is sure about what he's being charged with: Here's what we know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump was indicted for a second time, but it appears that even his lawyer is unsure what they are. Speaking to CNN's Kaitlin Collins on Thursday evening, Trump's lawyer Jim Trusty said his legal team had not been provided with an indictment charge sheet. When asked by Collins whether there was a conspiracy charge in the summons, Trusty said: "I believe so." Reporters from ABC News tweeted the rumored charges against Trump, which carry sentences of five to 20 years if convicted. Trump's legal team did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, CNN's Kaitlin Collins, Trump's, Jim Trusty, Trump, Collins Organizations: CNN, Service, Department of Justice, Trump, ABC News

☆ Starbucks' iconic coffee cup has a climate problem as mobile, drive-thru orders boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

The experience of on-the-go coffee may be reshaped if Starbucks achieves its reusable cup goal. Reusable coffee cup initiatives around the worldStarbucks has been experimenting with reusable cup concepts in markets around the world. Customers can then return their reusable cup at a participating store or by using the Starbucks app at a cup return kiosk. Even though a reusable cup option has been in place at Starbucks for over 30 years, many consumers, and Starbucks employees, remain oblivious to its existence. The future of the Starbucks' cup has broad implications.

Persons: —, Amelia Landers, Matt Prindiville, hasn't, Conrad MacKerron, MacKerron, Prindiville, IGD, Prindville, Kelly McBee, McBee, They're, Landers, Grace Lee Organizations: Starbucks, Business, CNBC, Arizona State University, Consulting, Clean Locations: Colorado, Hawaii, Taiwan, South Korea, Tokyo, Singapore, London, Geneva, Paris, Europe, Middle East, Africa, U.S, Seattle

☆ The top Hollywood exec made $498 million in the last 5 years—384 times as much as the average writer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That's a staggering 384 times the average pay of a Hollywood writer. Overall, average pay for Hollywood's top execs climbed to $28 million in 2021, up 53% from 2018 (and roughly 108 times the average writer's pay) according to the analysis, which uses compensation data from the research firm Equilar and includes stock options, base salaries, bonuses and other perks. Meanwhile, average pay for Hollywood writers has remained virtually flat at about $260,000 as 2021, the Times reports. Hollywood executive pay dropped in 2022 due to stock market volatility and investor pressure to make streaming profitable. From 1978 to 2021, CEO pay grew by 1,460%, adjusted for inflation, versus just 18.1% for the typical worker.

Persons: David Zaslav, That's, Ari Emanuel, Reed Hastings, Bob Iger, Walt, Ted Sarandos, Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Brian Roberts, Joseph Ianniello, Patrick Whitesell, Kaitlin Fontana, Kelly Evans Organizations: Hollywood, Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros, Discovery Inc, Times, Writers Guild of America, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, Netflix, Walt Disney Co, Fox Corp, Comcast Corp, Paramount Global, Endeavor, Paramount, Disney, Company, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, LA Times, Economic, Comcast, CNBC Locations: U.S, California

☆ Damar Hamlin on how he made the decision to play football in the NFL again
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Damar Hamlin's on-field cardiac arrest at a "Monday Night Football" game in January was a moment of national trauma that occurred on live television. Still, his decision to play in the National Football League again after the personal medical trauma he experienced left many wondering how he was able to find the courage to return. And that was kind of like where I overcome my fears the most in my life," said Hamlin at the CNBC CEO event. Hamlin experienced commotio cordis, a rare cardiac condition that occurs when there is blunt impact to the chest at the same moment as the heart is preparing to contract. With prompt CPR and defibrillation, the survival and recovery rates after a commotio cordis episode are greater than 50%, according to the AHA.

☆ CNN's Trump town hall drew 3.3 million viewers — about what Tucker Carlson's top-rated Fox News show pulled before he was canned
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

CNN hosted a town hall with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night. But CNN drew 3.3 million viewers, about what Tucker Carlson was drawing to his Fox News show. CNN's decision to host a town hall with former President Donald Trump was heavily criticized — both before and after the chaotic event took place Wednesday night — but still drew in 3.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings. The town hall ratings were also good news for CNN boss Christ Licht, who has worked to attract Republicans to the network since taking over as CEO in 2022. CNN's ratings Wednesday night were significantly lower than several Trump town halls put on by Fox News in 2020, including one held by host Sean Hannity in June 2020 that drew 5.1 million viewers.

☆ How Timberland, Vans, VF Corp. are making sure their cotton isn't 'greenwashed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this article VFC Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTSmallholder Farmers Alliance purchase of organic cotton from farmer member. But the focus quickly moved to regenerative agriculture, a practice more activist shareholders are pressing with big consumer companies. "Regenerative agriculture is really important to Timberland and VF because it's about restoring the soil," said Atlanta McIlwraith, Timberland's director of social impact and activation. watch nowVF Corp's efforts with regenerative cotton in Haiti come at a time of growing pressure from consumers for companies to adopt more sustainable practices. So, we tackle the problem from its roots, which is environmental degradation in the country," said Timote Georges, executive director and co-founder of Smallholder Farmers Alliance.

☆ Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham FC surprise Rob McElhenney with an original song for his birthday
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of Welsh soccer club Wrexham has already produced a Disney+ documentary and earned the pair the city’s top civic honor – the Freedom of Wrexham. And now Reynolds has released a catchy song to celebrate his co-chairman’s birthday, enlisting all his “mates in Wrexham” to teach the world how to pronounce McElhenney’s last name correctly. “Would be a real shame if this became a Wrexham Racecourse chant,” Reynolds added. McElhenney simply tweeted: “This is…I mean… I don’t…Wow.”Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham in late 2020. Then, McElhenney retaliated by launching “The Ryan Reynolds Memorial Blimp,” complete with an unflattering picture of the Canadian actor.

☆ I grew up in Coachella Valley. Here are 10 mistakes I see tourists make when they visit for the music festival.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Kaitlin Clapinski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewI was raised in the Coachella Valley, a destination known for its excessive heat, older demographics, and Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Getting home with a rideshare is also challenging since the cell service on the festival grounds isn't always great. Related storiesIf you can, rent a locker on the festival grounds and store a jacket for later. The need for a cohesive outfit should never override functionality, especially at a music festival. The music festival has water-bottle-refill stations and they usually aren't super crowded, in my experience.

Persons: —, I've, isn't, Kaitlin Clapinski, fanny, groaning, BLACKPINK Organizations: Service, Coachella Valley Music, Arts, Business, Coachella Locations: Coachella, Santa

☆ For women's sports, the media buys are becoming a big deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A recent Ally Financial ad buy with Disney 's ESPN focused on women's sports may be the biggest deal yet — in importance as much as the dollars attached. The one-year, multimillion-dollar deal requires 90% of its investment to be put to women's sports, through expanding game highlights, branded content and features across ESPN. "It is rare that brands buy media deals, or buy sponsorship deals, where they are as skewed toward women's sports as this one," she said. The bank is the first-ever title sponsor for both the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament and the ACC Women's Soccer Championship, and will also be the exclusive presenting sponsor for the 2023 ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship. A big money year for women's sports in 2022Ally's deal with Disney follows a successful year for women's sports on the media front, with sponsorship deals growing 20% year-over-year, according to sports and entertainment intelligence platform SponsorUnited.

March 3 (Reuters) - Lawyers for two former 21st Century Fox executives accused of bribing South American soccer officials assailed the credibility of the government’s star witness on Friday, as their seven-week trial draws to a close. Cooperating witness Alejandro Burzaco testified that his former business partners knew about and approved the bribes. The case is part of a sweeping corruption probe of global soccer and its governing body, FIFA. Full Play Group SA, a co-defendant in the case, is also accused of bribing soccer officials. The Argentina-based sports marketing company’s lawyers have argued bribery is an entrenched part of doing business in South America and therefore not fraudulent activity.

☆ Video shows the moment dozens of frantic sharks in the middle of a feeding frenzy surrounded a fishing boat off the coast of Louisiana: 'Never seen anything like it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A TikTok video showed a fishing boat off the coast of Louisiana surrounded by feasting sharks. One of the fisherman told Storyful he'd "never seen anything like it." The frantic sharks appeared to be eating a pod of small fish that could be seen in the water. At some points in the video, small fish can be seen frantically swimming below the surface in the midst of the sharks, which were even causing water to splash up onto the boat. Some of the sharks most commonly found along the coastlines include bull, thresher, hammerhead, nurse, and blacktip, among others.

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