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☆ Trump victory may give TikTok a lifeline to remain in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | Jonathan Vanian Is A Technology Reporter For Cnbc.Com | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In April, President Joe Biden signed a law that requires China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok by Jan. 19. Although both Republicans and Democrats supported the Biden TikTok ban in April, Trump voiced opposition to the ban during his candidacy. At TikTok, meanwhile, Chew has remained quiet since Trump’s victory, just as he had been in the lead-up to Election Day. In his March interview with “Squawk Box,” Trump said Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, posed a much bigger problem than TikTok. Since launching his TikTok account in June, Trump has amassed over 14 million followers.

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☆ On-the-Job Training Is Broken. That Hurts Companies and Workers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Workers are struggling to get a handle on their jobs, and this failure falls on everyone — companies, managers, human-resources departments, and, in some cases, the workers themselves. The chaos has left employers, managers, and employees wondering just how much time and money it's worth investing in training in the first place. It's tough to learn by osmosis over Slack, and the deluge of HR apps and training modules isn't filling in the gaps. As workers and managers are increasingly overextended, these types of unmeasured, softer activities can fall by the wayside. Gavin emphasized that it's not just on companies and managers to make sure employees are learning and getting onboarded but also on individual workers.

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On the day after the election, Nov. 6, X experienced its largest user exodus since Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022. NBC News spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk. In the past five days, Wurtz said people she used to follow on X have started to trickle over to Threads. “I have a private personal account for friends and family and a public account for Taylor Swift, so nobody drowns in my Taylor Swift content,” Polo said. Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out.

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☆ I moved to Panama from the US. I live on a remote island for $1,000 a month and have never been happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lisa Kauffman was over Florida's hurricanes and the faster pace of life in the US. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lisa Kauffman, a 55-year-old teacher with a background in biology and special education. In 2023, I purchased a one-way ticket to Panama, planning to live on the private island I had previously visited in 2022. I live off the grid, and my day-to-day expenses are lowThe island I live on is remote. Courtesy of Lisa KauffmanI live on about $1,000 a month.

Persons: Lisa Kauffman, Kauffman, —, I've, I'd, Ian, I'm, Minnie Organizations: Service, Kauffman Locations: Panamanian, Panama, Caribbean, Bocas del Toro, Panama City, Florida, Fort Myers, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Thailand, New York

☆ Award-winning building to be demolished less than 30 years after being built
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An award-winning university building that won a prestigious architecture prize is set to be demolished less than 30 years after it was built, sparking widespread criticism. The Centenary Building was built for Salford University in northern England and won the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize, which names Britain’s best new building, in 1996. However, the university has confirmed to CNN that it will be knocked down after sitting empty for several years. “I simply cannot support the demolition of a building that is only thirty years old. “By definition they are the best buildings of the year, and to list at least one modern building a year, after due consideration and maybe a little time, would not seem unreasonable.”

Persons: ”, Stephen Hodder, “, Hodder, Jack Pringle, Pringle Organizations: CNN, Salford University, Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA, Stirling, RIBA Stirling, “, Century Society, Stirling Prize Locations: England

☆ I'm a college professor, and I'm not sure I'll send my kid to college. A degree isn't required for success.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Sarah Graves | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But today, as a college professor and writer, I know that's not necessarily true. School comes naturally to me, which is why I became a college professor. My job as a college professor required a Ph.D., but I also make a living as a writer. He's already on the way to a writing career; a picture book we cowrote will be released in May 2025. As a college professor, I know a degree doesn't have to be a part of that.

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Yale University is getting in formation with a new course dedicated to studying Beyoncé. Following Beyoncé’s innovations and influence from her self-titled 2013 album to her latest, “Cowboy Carter,” students will analyze her albums, performance politics and concert films. Courses on the star’s political and cultural influence have popped up since the early 2010s, with Rutgers University’s “Politicizing Beyoncé” class and a “Beyonce: Critical Feminist Perspectives and U.S. Black Womanhood” course at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Cornell University has also offered versions of its “Beyoncé Nation” course, which studies her career trajectory as well as her impact on political activism and feminism. Other universities that have offered similar Beyoncé-themed courses include the University of Texas at San Antonio, California Polytechnic State University and Arizona State University.

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☆ I went back to work a week after giving birth. I felt guilty but it made me feel like myself again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Fortesa Latifi went back to working only one week after giving birth and felt intensely guilty. AdvertisementI didn't want to soak up every minute of 'leave'As a contractor and freelance writer, my maternity leave wasn't a given. Allison Venditti, the founder of Moms at Work, an organization for working moms, said leaving maternity leave early isn't uncommon. "The most important thing, I think, is for people to have choice — choice in how they approach work and family, choice to go back to work early, choice to take more time off," Venditti said. We deserve federally mandated maternity leave; it's truly barbaric that we are one of only six countries without guaranteed paid maternity leave.

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☆ I swore I would leave the US if Trump won the 2016 election. Here's how that worked out for me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Sonya Moore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sonya Moore decided that if Trump won in 2016, she would leave the US. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Advertisement"If Trump wins this election, I'm moving out of the country." Trump won the election, and 9 months later, I left the US. After four months in India, I continued making my way through Asia for eight more months.

Persons: Sonya Moore, Trump, Moore, —, I'm, uproot, Dalai Lama, I've, We've Organizations: Service, Trump Locations: Asia, Siem Reap, Cambodia, India, Dalai, Maldives, Bali, mountaintops, Laos, Philippines, Myanmar, Manhattan, COVID, France, Papua New Guinea, America

☆ I'm a stay-at-home dad because I'm the more natural nurturer in my marriage. Our conservative community doesn't agree with our decision.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Eli Milliman became a stay-at-home dad when his wife started a full-time job and excelled in it. AdvertisementThis as-told-to-me essay is based on a conversation with Eli Milliman, a 46-year-old stay-at-home dad in Florence, Alabama. My wife, Shannon, and I grew up together in a conservative Christian community in Utah. I told her I didn't take pride in the idea that I must be the breadwinner because I'm the man. My parents even had concerns and questioned our decision to have me be a stay-at-home dad.

Persons: Eli Milliman, —, Shannon, I've, they're, we've Organizations: Service, Kroger Corporation Locations: Florence , Alabama, Utah, Oregon, Alabama

☆ Getting my kids involved made decluttering their rooms easier. We got rid of 44 bags of stuff, and they felt heard.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Kelly Eden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I decided to do a deep declutter in an attempt to live with less, and we got rid of 44 bags of stuff. They all helped, and we got rid of 44 bags of stuff. Three hours later, he'd removed six full bags of stuff, and we were ready to put the rest back. In the end, the art space took two days, and 12 bags were donated or thrown out. AdvertisementOnce the kids' bedrooms, art space, (and the adults' closet) were all done, we removed a whopping 44 bags of trash and donations.

Persons: We've decluttered, —, Andrew Mellen, He'd, you'll, he'd Organizations: Service

☆ I was a teen dad on food stamps. Now that I'm a multimillionaire, teaching my kids to appreciate money is really difficult.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I didn't want to be bouncing checks and living paycheck to paycheck, but I didn't know a way out. AdvertisementNow, I'm a millionaire, and I have to take money into consideration when parenting my kids. I buy my kids cars but save the flashy vehicles for meI want all my kids to earn the things they have. I told him that I love him, but there's no way I'm spending $22,000 on a baseball game. Admittedly, we have a long driveway, but there's no way I'm buying him a golf cart.

Persons: John Wetmore, He's, —, didn't, I'd, I'm, I've, they've, Mercedes Organizations: Force, Service, Little, Ohio State University, GMC

☆ 41-year-old teacher used her last $99 to start a living room side hustle—now her business makes $1.9 million a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The day Lisa Collum started her side hustle in 2011, she went to OfficeMax and bought five binders with the last $99 in her checking account, she says. She filled them with copies of her fourth- and fifth-grade writing curricula, sliding pages reading "Top Score Writing by Lisa Collum" into the front plastic covers. Today, Collum, 41, is the CEO of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-based Top Score Writing, which sells K-12 writing curricula and consulting services to schools and teachers across all 50 U.S. states, she says. That same year, Collum used funds from her business to buy Coastal Middle and High School, a nonprofit private school in Lake Park, Florida. Top Score Writing now has six full-time employees, 10 part-time staffers and nearly $1.9 million in annual profit last year, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.

Persons: Lisa Collum, Collum Organizations: High School, CNBC Locations: Collum, Palm Beach Gardens , Florida, Lake Park , Florida

☆ Matthew Lillard turned down 'Dancing with the Stars' because he worried it would ruin his chances of someday winning an Oscar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Matthew Lillard starred as Shaggy in two "Scooby-Doo" movies, but Warner Bros. scrapped its sequel plans. With his career on a downturn, he considered accepting an offer to join "Dancing with the Stars." AdvertisementMatthew Lillard almost went on "Dancing with the Stars," but his decision to turn it down marked a major turning point in his career. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies," Lillard told BI of his expectations at the time. And I was like, if I do 'Dancing with the Stars,' I'll never win an Academy Award," Lillard recalled.

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Only 22% of parents are "completely confident" in their ability to teach their children the basics of investing, the survey found, and they're looking to their kids' schools for help. All else being equal, 74% of parents said they would move their children to a different school if it offered financial education and investment courses. SIFMA with Wakefield Research polled 1,000 U.S. parents of students in grades K-12. Getting your child hands-on experience with investing is also a smart strategy, advisors say. Hands-on experience also gives children a chance to discuss with parents what investing means to them, she said.

Persons: —, Melanie Mortimer, Lance Robert, Stacy Francis, Francis, Catherine Valega, Roth IRAs, Valega Organizations: SIFMA Foundation, Wakefield Research, Francis Financial, CNBC, Getty Images, Green Bee Advisory Locations: Los Angeles, New York, Getty Images Boston

☆ Kids can pick up on parents' stress about the election. Here's how to talk to them about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One way to address election anxiety is to talk about the political system and encourage long-term engagement. Kids as young as 3 can pick up on political divides, Magavi says, so it's important to facilitate open conversation. Brescher Shea teaches her own sons, 4 and 7, how to be engaged citizens by writing to lawmakers, attending rallies, and, of course, thinking about voting. "When talking to kids about politics, we need to be realistic without being depressing," said Brescher Shea. Advertisement"It's important to make sure that we don't place all of our hopes and dreams on the election," Brescher Shea said.

Persons: —, Leela Magavi, Magavi, Shannon Brescher Shea, Brescher Shea, Lydia Elle, Elle Organizations: Service Locations: California

☆ A lawsuit accuses Bain Capital's PowerSchool of trafficking in student data. The edtech giant says everything it does is legal.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

PowerSchool sells student data without parents' informed consent, a federal lawsuit alleges. Related storiesPowerSchool spokesman Austin Zerbach told BI that no PowerSchool product sells any form of student data. The public disclosures of PowerSchool say the edtech company "may" collect data such as "extracurricular program membership" and "student assessments." AdvertisementTechnology can easily re-identify anonymized student data, said Chad Marlow, senior policy counsel at the ACLU, where he focuses on privacy, surveillance, and technology issues. "No PowerSchool product, including Connected Intelligence P20W, sells any form of student data," the spokesman said.

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☆ I solo parent triplets and had no choice but to teach them independence. At 3, they know how to load the washing machine and set the table.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Megan Smyth, a 35-year-old mom, has been a single mom to triplets for 18 months. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Megan Smyth, mom to 3-year-old triplets. Eighteen months ago, I became the sole parent of three identical triplet toddlers — something I never thought I would say. They know to put their dirty clothes in the washing basket and washing machine. Nothing can ever prepare you for having triplets or for being the sole parent of them.

Persons: Megan Smyth, —, it's, I've, They'll, It's Organizations: Service, Facebook

☆ After their son came out as gay, these conservative Christian parents went into a closet of their own
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +37 min

But that’s not what happened to Greg Jr. That’s what happened to his parents, Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonald. One of them is a portrait of their son, Greg Jr., around the time his parents confronted him about his secret. An undated family photo shows Greg Jr., Greg Sr., Lynn and Connie McDonald. Courtesy Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonaldEven so, Greg Jr. learned to be quiet and blend in. They didn’t know how to answer this question: Can you still love God, the Bible and your gay son?

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☆ How the Houston teacher certification scheme worked
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Robert “Boo Lee” Williams was still seething days after a popular basketball coach and two assistant principals at Houston’s first two historically Black high schools were arrested in an alleged teacher certification scheme. “In fact, when he was caught red-handed in February of 2024 he was logged into one test,” Levine said. A pattern of long drives helps unravel schemeHarris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, left, and felony chief prosecutor Mike Levine announce arrests in teacher certification scheme. They then drove sometimes four or more hours to the Houston area and suddenly they were passing the test,” Levine said. “This ain’t just a Black school in Houston.

Persons: Robert “ Boo Lee ” Williams, ”, Williams, Jack Yates, … I’m, Kim Ogg, “, Vincent Grayson, Booker T, Nicholas Newton, LaShonda Roberts, Yates, Ogg, ” Ogg, Tywana Gilford Mason, Gilford Mason, Grayson, Black, Cheryl Irvin, Irwin, It’s, Mike Levine, ” Levine, Levine, Newton, Feroz Merchant, Roberts ’, Brandon Leonard, we’ve, Roberts, Kirk Sides, Texas Education Agency “, Alexandra Elizondo, ” Elizondo, Houston Jon Shapley, Pearson VUE, ” Pearson, Allison Bazin, “ They’re, Jackie Anderson, KHOU, ” Williams, Roland Martin, Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Vincent Grayson’s Organizations: CNN, Jack Yates Senior High School, Houston Independent School District, Washington High, Prosecutors, Wilhite, HISD, Booker, Washington, Tuskegee Institute, KHOU, Houston Chronicle, Texas Education Agency, Investigators, Washington High School, State, “, Houston Federation of Teachers, Yates, ” Locations: Ward, Texas, …, ” Harris County, Harris County, Harris, Houston, ”, Dallas

☆ A daughter is plagued by her mother’s unsolved death while her father maintains his innocence from jail
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

David, who has maintained his innocence, was acquitted at trial earlier this year of the most serious charges — first- and second-degree murder. David told investigators he didn’t know about Karen’s second phone, but authorities found the device’s number programmed into David’s work phone, the prosecutor said. At the time of Karen’s death, David had reinjured his knee and was on crutches, Taylor said. (Goodman accused David of faking the reinjury and said he was seen moving hay bales the day before the killing.) David is innocent, Ashley said, and she believes her father is being falsely imprisoned while awaiting a new trial.

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☆ I take quiet vacations as often as I can. My employers have no idea where I am thanks to VPN tricks and my meticulous calendar.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Kimanzi Constable | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Benjamin Fields, a 26-year-old teacher, student, and business owner. I got the job as a public school teacher in 2022. I used the majority of my leave from public school to go. I see my perfume business supporting me, and if I'm still teaching, I'll use that money to pay for travel and investments.

Persons: Benjamin Fields, he's, —, I'm, Fields, Jila, I've, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Cornell University, Dubai, Ivory Coast, Google, USPS, Subway, lhaas Locations: Oklahoma, U.C . Berkeley, Dubai, Colombia, Portugal, London, Barcelona, Sydney, Ibiza, Berkeley, Antarctica, Vienna, Seville, Paris, Corfu, Cameroon, San Francisco, Monaco, Singapore, Macau

☆ A Gen Xer was tired of balancing 2 jobs and earning under $50,000 a year so he went back to school. The decision 'changed his life,' he said.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lloyd Morgan was struggling to make ends meet working multiple jobs and earning under $50,000. Now he's working in local politics and earning $78,500 annually. Morgan decided he had to try something different. In recent years, some people have decided college isn't worth it due to the cost of higher education and job opportunities for workers without degrees. To be sure, a college degree doesn't guarantee a higher-paying job.

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Pennsylvania Voters Worry About the Toxicity of PoliticsIn a tight presidential race, Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes, will very likely decide the winner. That’s clear in Berks County, which lies about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia where flourishing Democratic suburbs melt into conservative, rural Pennsylvania. But nearly all of them worried that the growing toxicity of national politics had endangered that sense of community. She said many people she knew remembered Mr. Trump’s name on the stimulus checks that were sent out in 2020. “They’re pushing division.” Scroll to play video Muted Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Adam Nissley Adam Nissley Sara Torres Sara Torres Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Adam Nissley Adam Nissley Ivan Shibley Ivan Shibley Ruth Martelli Ruth Martelli Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Sara Torres Sara Torres Ruth Martelli Ruth Martelli “I was a Democrat before, I voted Democrat.” “I was a Democrat before, I voted Democrat.” “I voted for Obama to start with.

☆ At 18, she dreamed about moving to Japan. When she turned 50, she quit her job and bought an abandoned home near Osaka.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Chani Japan. Chani Japan. Chani Japan. Chani Japan. Chani Japan.

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