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☆ Amazon employees speak out about Jeff Bezos's WaPo decision, with some supporting his call, leaked messages show
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Eugene Kim | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In leaked messages, Amazon employees are divided, with some supporting his call. Related storiesSome Amazon employees agreed, according to the Slack messages obtained by BI. Other Amazon employees said it was "silly" and "sad" to see so many Washington Post readers cancel their subscriptions over the endorsement issue. 'Suspicious and worrisome'Still, some of Amazon employees who weighed in on the company's internal Slack were suspicious of Bezos's true motivation. Other Amazon employees were more blunt, saying they were going to cancel their own Washington Post subscriptions.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, —, Jeff Bezos's, Bezos, Slack, Donald Trump, I'd, Trump, Dave Limp, Matt Garman, he's, It's, it's Organizations: Washington Post, Amazon, Service, Business, BI, Democratic, Spokespeople, Washington, Blue, Trump Locations: Amazon, Washington

☆ Willie Nelson talks about grief, legalizing marijuana and that Beyoncé collaboration
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Andrew Kirell | Andrew Kirell Is A News Editor With Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Willie Nelson is no stranger to confronting his mortality. (“When I listened back to my dad’s vocal on it, I just started bawling,” Micah Nelson said in the album’s accompanying essay.) He expressed joy about working with Micah Nelson, 34, who played a key role in making the album. He then launched into rollicking versions of the classics “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” and “On the Road Again.”“We’re feeling hopeful,” Annie Nelson said on the call. “He doesn’t want to make Bob Dylan sad,” Annie Nelson chimed in.

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☆ Anna Kendrick recalls ‘icky’ time director tried ‘power move’ in front of 100 extras
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Anna Kendrick has recalled the “very icky” time a director tried to shame her in front of a room full of extras. She went on to recall a story about an unnamed director asking her to improvise something, only to later criticize her performance. Kendrick was asked by presenter Josh Horowitz what the worst note was that a director had ever given her. “Then the director came over and once again, in front of a hundred extras, went ‘oof, let’s go back to the script,’” she recalled. Kendrick said it “really felt like a very specific power move thing, to gain dominance or something.

Persons: Anna Kendrick, Kendrick, Josh Horowitz, ”, “, ‘, let’s, ’ ”, ” Horowitz, Alice, Darling Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Kendrick

☆ 3 dead in pair of shootings at Minneapolis homeless camps that police say may be linked
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two shootings at separate homeless encampments in Minneapolis that killed three people and wounded three others over the weekend are possibly connected, police said. “This is the second triple shooting at two separate homeless encampments in two days,” police said. Police on Monday afternoon said there have been no arrests in the encampment shootings. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told the media that, while violent crime is going down in areas of the city, violence in and near homeless encampments has escalated. "MPD continues to address crime related issues associated with homeless encampments and the city continues to offer resources.," O'Hara said.

Persons: Jacob Frey, ” Frey, Deven Leonard Caston, Caston, Brian O’Hara, ”, O'Hara Organizations: Minneapolis Police Department, MPD, Police, Minneapolis, Centers for Disease Control, Hennepin County Medical, Minneapolis Police Locations: Minneapolis, Hiawatha, Snelling, Hennepin County

☆ The end of American careerism
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementClimbing the corporate ladder was once the cornerstone of the American dream. Maybe that's why earlier this year, a young New Yorker struck a chord on TikTok when he vowed to "descend the corporate ladder." Eventually, he got promoted into a corporate office role, and that opened up even more opportunities for advancement. "That was a betrayal from a company I had been incredibly dedicated to," Zack told me. Besides, the dream of climbing the corporate ladder was probably never as great as it seemed to be.

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☆ Opinion | The Presidential Endorsements That Weren’t
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What can account for this shocking abdication from editorial responsibility on the eve of what may well be the most consequential election in our nation’s history? As Mr. Snyder has astutely observed: “Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked.”How sad! Adam HorvathEugene, Ore.To the Editor:Except for its timing so close to the election, the decision by The Washington Post to stop endorsing presidential candidates is commendable. In the current hyperpartisan and hyperpolarized political environment, the practice of newspapers endorsing political candidates has become counterproductive.

Persons: ”, Timothy Snyder, Donald Trump, Snyder, Adam Horvath Eugene Organizations: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Yale

☆ Previously unseen photos of Prince William with his mother Diana visiting homeless charity released
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Prince William has opened up about how a powerful childhood experience with his brother and late mother helped shape his work in combatting homelessness. In the Prince of Wales’ forthcoming documentary, “Prince William: We Can End Homelessness,” the 42-year-old heir to the British throne recalls visiting The Passage, a British charity for the homeless, alongside his late mother, Diana. “My mother took me to The Passage; she took Harry and I both there,” William says in a newly released clip from the two-part documentary. The series, directed by BAFTA winner Leo Burley, features stories of those currently facing homelessness or who have experienced it. Speaking at an awards ceremony for the Centrepoint homelessness charity earlier this month, the prince said homelessness is”a complex societal issue” but that he “passionately” believes it can be eradicated.

Persons: Prince William, Prince, Wales, “ Prince William, Diana, William, “, Harry, ” William, “ I’d, ” Prince William, ”, everyone’s, Leo Burley, Diana , Princess, I’m, Princess, Homewards Organizations: CNN, Royal Foundation, BAFTA, Reuters, Royal Foundation of, ITV, CNN’s Royal Locations: British

☆ How national security panics in Russia could stifle innovation and hurt its economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Spy mania in Russia has created an environment that's stifling innovation, sources told BI. "You do have an inhibition on risk-taking, innovation," Portes told BI on the intensifying pursuit of foreign agents in Russia. Russia's economy is showing some signs that the kind of risk-taking associated with innovation and entrepreneurship is on the decline. Innovation in Russia has fallen behind the nation's level of development, according to a 2024 ranking from the World Intellectual Property Organization. We have plenty of examples in history where a war economy can keep on going, even though everything is crumbling around it.

Persons: —, Ivan Pavlov, Pavlov, Richard Portes, Portes, Sergei Guriev, Guriev, Constant Organizations: Service, Human Rights Watch, London Business School, Intellectual, Organization, Russian, Russia, World Bank Locations: Russia, Russian, Europe, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ Elizabeth Francis, oldest woman in the US, dies at 115
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Dawn Sawyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Known as “Queen Elizabeth of Houston,” Elizabeth Francis died this week at age 115, making her the oldest person in the United States and the third oldest person in the world. Politicians, community members and loved ones frequently visited Francis at her home in Houston, said her granddaughter and primary caregiver, Ethel Harrison. “She loved people.”Before her death, Francis was the 21st oldest American in history, and the 54th oldest person to ever live, according to LongeviQuest, a global database that tracks the world’s oldest individuals. Elizabeth Francis is pictured with her older sister, Bertha Johnson, who she cared for until her death in 2011. KTRKThe family plans on celebrating Francis’ life at the beginning of November at her home church, Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, in Houston.

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Today, 33-year-old Sweeney is a licensed funeral director and mortician in Warren, Minnesota, earning just over $87,000 per year. "I really don't fear death," he says, coming from what he describes as a "death-positive" family. The average pay for a funeral director is about $100,000, according to the Economic Research Institute. Sweeney's sense of community goes beyond his funeral director duties. In his role as a funeral director, Sweeney emphasizes the importance of allowing families to participate meaningfully during the funeral.

Persons: Victor M, Sweeney, Sweeney's, —, Ben Brewer, It's, Thomas Lynch, Sweeney engraves, I've, it's, Sweeney Organizations: CNBC, North Dakota State University, University of Minnesota, Economic Research Institute Locations: Warren , Minnesota, Detroit, Bismarck , North Dakota, Fargo, Canadian, Minnesota, U.S, Everyone's

☆ Helen Mirren says 'it's so sad Kurt Cobain died when he did because he never saw GPS'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Helen Mirren has a relatively unique perspective on how she thinks Kurt Cobain would navigate the world if he hadn’t died in the 1990s. “I always say, it’s so sad that Kurt Cobain died when he did, because he never saw GPS,” said Mirren. “GPS is the most wonderful thing, to watch my little blue spot walking down the street. Oh my God, I’m 79! In 2014, she told Oprah Winfrey, “Look at Kurt Cobain — he hardly even saw a computer!

Persons: Helen Mirren, Kurt Cobain, hadn’t, Cobain, ”, Mirren, I’d, ” Mirren, Oprah Winfrey, Kurt Cobain —, “ Organizations: GPS, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail

☆ Helen Mirren has been bringing up Kurt Cobain missing out on modern technology for years
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Helen Mirren's comments about Kurt Cobain never experiencing GPS went viral. Look at Kurt Cobain — he hardly even saw a computer!" In 2020, Mirren mentioned Cobain in the context of GPS technology in an interview with Oprah's website. "I think about Kurt Cobain and all that he missed. As for why that anecdote is about Kurt Cobain?

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A 17-year-old chess grandmaster was charged with assault and expelled from a championship tournament after hitting a woman when he lost a match in St. Louis last week, officials said. Chess Championship match at the Saint Louis Chess Club last Wednesday, the club said in a statement on X. A video released by the Saint Louis Chess Club shows Yoo crumpling his scoresheet following the loss to now-four-time U.S. chess champion Fabiano Caruana. He has since been banned from the Saint Louis Chess Club. And best of luck to the other players and best wishes to the St. Louis Chess Club."

Persons: Louis, Christopher Yoo, Yoo crumpling, Fabiano Caruana, Yoo, Caruana, Christopher, Yoo's, Abhimanyu Mishra Organizations: U.S, Saint Louis Chess Club, Juvenile, Louis Metropolitan Police Department, NBC, U.S ., U.S . Chess Federation, Louis Chess, Facebook, Junior Locations: St, Louis, American

Rapper Cardi B said Wednesday she is recovering from a medical emergency and will have to miss her performance at an Atlanta music festival this weekend. Cardi B, 32, shared no details of the medical emergency or her current condition. Love yall.”She had been set to perform at ONE MusicFest, a two-day music festival held this weekend at Central Park in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, according to the festival's website. She was set to perform Saturday, along with Earth, Wind & Fire, Nelly, Fantasia, Ari Lennox and other artists. Cardi B announced the birth of her third child, a girl, with rapper Offset last month.

Persons: Cardi B, I've, Bardi, “, Nelly, Fantasia, Ari Lennox, Gunna, Jill Scott, Victoria Monét, Cardi Organizations: ONE, Central, Ward Locations: Atlanta, Atlanta's

☆ Biden expected to apologize for federal government’s role in Indian boarding schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —President Joe Biden is expected to issue an apology to the Native American community for the federal government’s role in the abusive Indian boarding schools that forced Native American children to assimilate over a 150-year period, two sources familiar with the plans said. “The federally-run Indian boarding school system was designed to assimilate Native Americans by destroying Native culture, language and identity through harsh militaristic and assimilationist methods,” the White House said Thursday. In 2021, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary, commissioned the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to review the impact of the federal boarding school policies. The department issued a final report this summer confirming at least 973 Native American children died while attending these federal boarding schools. At least 18,000 children were taken from their families and forced to attend more than 400 Indian boarding schools across 37 states or then-territories between 1819 and 1969.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, ” Biden, Biden, Deb Haaland, –, ” Haaland, Harris, Stephen Lewis, ” Lewis, Lewis, Whitney Gravelle, Rodney Butler, Gena Kakkak, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris ’, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, Indian Nations, Gila Crossing Community School, Washington Post, Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, Department, Biden, Bay Mills Indian Community, Pequot Tribal, Air Force, White, American, Plan Locations: Gila, Phoenix, Indian, American, Bay Mills, Menominee, Arizona

☆ OpenAI disbands another safety team, head advisor for 'AGI Readiness' resigns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

OpenAI is disbanding its "AGI Readiness" team, which advised the company on OpenAI's own capacity to handle increasingly powerful AI and the world's readiness to manage that technology, according to the head of the team. On Wednesday, Miles Brundage, senior advisor for AGI Readiness, announced his departure from the company via a Substack post. Former AGI Readiness team members will be reassigned to other teams, according to the post. Madry will still work on core AI safety work in his new role, OpenAI told CNBC at the time. Leike added that OpenAI must become a "safety-first AGI company."

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Navarro and Ji-Zhang are among the more than 3.5 million citizens naturalized since 2020 who have become eligible to vote. They join more than 23 million naturalized citizens who were eligible voters in the last presidential election. Though overall turnout among naturalized voters has been lower than among U.S.-born voters, participation rates of naturalized Latino and Asian American voters have been higher than those who are U.S.-born, according to Pew Research. One in 10 eligible voters in the U.S. are naturalized citizens, most of whom are Hispanic or Asian American, according to the Pew Research Center. The top countries of origin for naturalized citizens in the U.S. are Mexico, India and China.

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☆ Scammers are stealing homes from under their owners' noses. AI is making it scarily easy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Jordan Pandy | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The owner of a $137.5 million LA mansion says they're a victim of deed fraud and can't sell it. AdvertisementSpelling Manor's owner told the Journal through their lawyer that scammers filed a fraudulent deed with Los Angeles County earlier this year. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center doesn't specifically track deed fraud. Gordon eventually got his property back after the title company signed a quitclaim deed that relinquished ownership, giving him his land back. Kiar said that in September, someone contacted a title company saying they had a vacant lot to sell in Hallandale Beach.

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☆ Paul Di'Anno, former Iron Maiden singer, dies at 66
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Paul Di’Anno, Iron Maiden’s lead singer on its first two albums, has died, according to a statement from his label on behalf of his family. “On behalf of his family, Conquest Music are sad to confirm the death of Paul Andrews, professionally known as Paul Di’Anno,” the statement reads. Born in Chingford, East London on 17th May 1958, Paul first came to prominence as lead singer of English Heavy Metal band, Iron Maiden between 1978 and 1981. He sang on their groundbreaking debut album Iron Maiden, and the influential follow up release, Killers. Since leaving Iron Maiden, Paul Di’Anno had a long and eventful recording career with Battlezone and Killers as well as numerous solo releases and guest appearances.

Persons: Paul Di’Anno, Maiden’s, Di’Anno, Bruce Dickinson, Paul Andrews, Paul, Battlezone, ” Locations: Salisbury, Chingford , East London, Iron

Obama focuses his campaign outreach on young Black men. Jeff Swensen / Getty ImagesWill Obama’s outreach to young Black men help Harris?Former President Barack Obama has been on the campaign trail for Kamala Harris, aiming to shore up her support among young Black men. Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young men. One of Obama’s tasks leading up to Election Day is to persuade Black men that voting for Donald Trump would be a grievous mistake. 🙌 Russell Wilson made his Steelers debut on “Sunday Night Football” and led Pittsburgh to a 35-17 win against the New York Jets.

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☆ Lael Wilcox happy to prove doubters wrong with 18,000-mile world record
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Like, ‘You think I’m lying about what I’ve done?’”There can be no doubting the American this time. I was like, ‘There’s no way I’m going to keep going.’”Eight years later, Wilcox has finally completed the remarkable feat. Lael Wilcox (third from right) is joined by fellow female cyclists during one of Komoot's Women's Rallies. courtesy Ashley Gruber“I would almost always be the only woman at any event I went to,” explained Wilcox. “I had a good ride, I’m happy with it.

Persons: CNN —, Lael Wilcox, “, ”, – Wilcox, Wilcox, “ It’s, ’ ”, they’ll, Komoot, Komoot's Women's, Ashley Gruber “, ’, ” Wilcox, Vedangi Kulkarni Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, New Zealand, Guinness, Komoot’s Women’s, Basque, ” Locations: Chicago, Europe, Australia, New, Anchorage , Alaska, West Coast, Oregon, Virginia, Germany, Turkey, New York City, Basque Country, San Francisco, Arizona , New Mexico , Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois

Andrew Garfield has inspired renewed discussion online about grief and emotion after a video of him opening up to “Sesame Street’s” Elmo drew millions of views on social media and an influx of support. “Elmo’s going around Sesame Street checking in on everybody,” Elmo told a smiling Garfield. “So, Elmo wants to know how Andrew’s doing?”With some encouragement from the Muppet, Garfield revealed that he’s been thinking about his mom. About a week before his conversation with Elmo, Garfield candidly discussed grief during his appearance on an episode of The New York Times’ “Modern Love” podcast. I feel like the feeling, the longing lives in all of us: the longing to connect, the longing to love, the longing to risk.”

Persons: Andrew Garfield, Elmo, Garfield, Lynn, “ Elmo’s, ” Elmo, “, he’s, ” Garfield, apologetically, ”, Amelia Dimoldenberg’s, Florence Pugh, Chris Huntington’s, Anna Martin Organizations: The New York Times

☆ How a one-time GOP critic found alliance with Trump in pivotal Michigan Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

For more on the US Senate race in Michigan, watch CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” this Sunday at 8 a.m. The former Republican congressman blamed then-President Donald Trump’s “chaotic leadership style” for costing his party two critical Senate seats in Georgia. He said that “the spell” around Trump had been broken by the US Capitol attack, which, he said, Trump’s actions “clearly” provoked. “Well, you’re damn right you had responsibility for this,” Rogers said of Trump on January 12, 2021. A fraying Democratic coalitionAs both sides see the race as a deadheat, the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC linked to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, is dropping a staggering $27 million in the final six weeks of the campaign.

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☆ Liam Payne fans gather in great crowds to pay tribute in London’s Hyde Park
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Sara Smart | Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Crowds gathered near the park’s Peter Pan statue, where they placed handwritten letters, teddy bears, balloons, photos and flowers, according to photos shared from the memorial. The scene created what looked like a scrapbook of both the singer’s life and the fans whose lives he touched. The Hyde Park memorial is one of many fan-organized vigils held throughout the weekend, with Payne’s supporters paying tribute to the singer in London, Japan, Australia and US, among others. Tributes placed at a memorial for former One Direction singer Liam Payne at London's Hyde Park on Sunday. Then he remembered thousands of people still followed @1DAlert and “I knew this was the best place for me to be.”Fans comforting each other while paying tribute to Liam Payne at a memorial held on Sunday in London's Hyde Park.

Persons: CNN — London’s, Liam Payne, Peter Pan, Hyde, Hollie Adams, ”, we’re, Jonathan Brady, Joseph Azar, Azar, “, Justin Tallis, ’, ” Azar Organizations: CNN, Reuters, New York City, WCBS, ”, Getty Locations: Buenos Aires, London, Japan, Australia, London's, Paris, Milan, New York, London's Hyde

☆ Chris Hoy: Six-time Olympic champion, 48, announces terminal cancer diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy has announced that he has terminal cancer and that doctors have given him two to four years to live. In February, Hoy disclosed that he had been diagnosed with cancer, though he did not announce the type or his prognosis. Hoy made his Olympic debut at the Sydney Summer Games in 2000 where he won a silver in the men’s team sprint event. Chris Hoy won two of his six Olympic gold medals on home soil at the London 2012 Games. Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty ImagesMeanwhile, cycling star Mark Cavendish called Hoy a “hero of a human being” on Instagram, while double Olympic champion Becky Adlington said: “A true legend.

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