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☆ Analysis: Biden’s post-debate crisis is now evolving into a genuine threat to his reelection bid
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Every effort the president and his White House and campaign teams make to fix the problem end up exacerbating it. She said that while Biden had a cold at the debate, he hadn’t taken medication but was now feeling better. But she declined to go beyond Biden’s already released annual physical results that found him fit for duty in February. Democratic Sen. Peter Welch from Vermont said Tuesday: “The big question going into that debate was the age question. One of those governors, Kentucky’s Andy Beshear, said in a remarkably candid interview with CNN on Tuesday that Biden’s debate was “rough” and that whatever the polls say, it will damage his campaign.

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And they were everywhere, although, naturally, New York City was a magnet, as it has always been for L.G.B.T.Q.+ people looking for a place in which they can be themselves. New York City was where you lost your soul, and we wanted to be closer to the earth. I wore an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall Statue of Liberty costume to the Easter Parade in New York City, and Kirsten came along with me. By the time I turned 30, I’d been telling people I was older for years, because I’m not the type to bemoan the loss of my youth. Going to New York felt like this moment of emerging to a wider audience, and then I started to travel a lot.

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☆ Microsoft's new AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman works closely with these execs, internal tracking tool reveals
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAn internal Microsoft tracking tool has revealed which executives AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman is working with most during his first few months on the job. Microsoft in March hired Suleyman , the head of startup Inflection AI and a cofounder of AI pioneer DeepMind, to be CEO of a newly formed Microsoft AI group. The organization is responsible for consumer AI products such as Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot and the Bing search engine. Kevin Scott, Microsoft chief technology officerKevin Scott MicrosoftKevin Scott is Microsoft's chief technology officer and executive vice president of AI. Caitlin McCabe, CEO chief of staffMcCabe is Satya Nadella's chief of staff.

Persons: —, Mustafa Suleyman, Suleyman, Karén Simonyan, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft Nick Adams, Reuters Mehdi, Kevin Scott, Kevin Scott Microsoft Kevin Scott, He's, Scott, Kevin, Satya Nadella, Amy Hood, Phillip Faraone, Hood, Rajesh Jha, Jha wasn't, Jha, Caitlin McCabe, McCabe, Satya Nadella's, She's, Nadella, Jon Tinter, Chris Young, Tinter Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Reuters, OpenAI

☆ Denied the 'right to hug': In many U.S. jails, video calls are the only way detainees can see loved ones
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dan_Headshot.Jpg | Dan Slepian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Reekila Harris-Dudley during a video call with her family at Genesee County Jail in Flint, Mich., on June 10. In recent years, hundreds of jurisdictions around the United States have eliminated in-person visits, making a video screen the only way detainees can see their loved ones. The financial allure of video visitation was clear to local officials when the technology was first introduced in Genesee County a decade ago. In Genesee County, video calls are free — if the “visitor” travels to the jail and uses a screen there. The video visitation scheduling kiosk at Genesee County Jail in Flint, Mich., on June 10.

Persons: Reekila Harris, Dudley, “, Harris, Dudley couldn’t, Lester Holt, Alec Karakatsanis, ”, Brenda, Phillip Dudley, Brenda Dudley, When’s, ’ ”, I’m, ” Reekila Harris, —, Wanda Bertram, Bianca Tylek, Julie Poehlmann, “ Young, ” Poehlmann, Karakatsanis, they’re, ViaPath, Securus, Chris Swanson, Swanson, Holt, Swanson —, ” Swanson, George Floyd’s, “ We’re, Kenzi Abou Organizations: NBC, Mastercard, ” Private, Technologies, NBC News, Genesee County’s, ViaPath, Initiative, PPI, Worth, U.S . “, University of Wisconsin, Michigan, “, Genesee, Genesee County Sheriff's, St, Karakatsanis Locations: Genesee, Flint , Michigan, America, Genesee County, Flint, Mich, United States, “, Genesee County Jail, Michigan, Travis, Texas, U.S, Madison, Clair County

☆ R. O. Kwon puts queer love, loss and faith on ‘Exhibit’ in new novel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Cat Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“I have had to learn how to manage my profound anxiety writing — or, in some cases, not manage very well,” she told CNN in a video interview. “Particularly, the anxiety I feel around writing a book that has so much to do with physical longing. “I don’t feel I’ve recovered, and I don’t expect to recover,” she said. “People in my life might think I’ve had an affair with a queer Korean American ballerina. I wanted to write a book suffused with queer joy and queer plenitude.

Persons: R.O, Kwon, —, Jesse Dittmar, — they’re, Garth Greenwell, “, Jin Han, Lidija, she’d, Phillip, Jin, ”, I’ve, “ I’ve, Philip, enlivening, ” Jin, ” Kwon, ’, ” “, Queerness Organizations: CNN, “, Korean Locations: Seoul, San Francisco, Korean, “

☆ New Jersey Democratic kingmaker George Norcross indicted on racketeering charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

George Norcross, who for decades had been a Democratic political kingmaker in New Jersey, was charged with racketeering in an indictment unsealed Monday. Norcross's brother, Phillip Norcross, and four other defendants also were charged in the 13-count, 111-page indictment filed by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. George Norcross, a 68-year-old insurance executive and former member of the Democratic National Committee, was chair of the board of trustes of Cooper University Health Care and chair of Conner Strong & Buckelew. Now a resident of Florida, George Norcross was in attendance at a press conference Platkin gave on the charges Monday in Trenton. CNBC has requested comment on the indictment from George Norcross' lawyer, Michael Critchley.

Persons: George Norcross, Matt Platkin, Norcross's, Phillip Norcross, Matthew Platkin, Platkin, Conner Strong, CSB, Michael Critchley Organizations: Democratic, New Jersey, New, Cooper Health, Democratic National Committee, Cooper University Health Care, Norcross Enterprise, City of, CNBC Locations: Trenton , N.J, New Jersey, South Jersey, Camden , New Jersey, Florida, Trenton, of New Jersey, City, City of Camden

☆ Catherine Reappears, in White
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Saturday morning Catherine, Princess of Wales, tiptoed back onto the public stage for the first time since announcing her cancer diagnosis last year in her signature color-coordinated way, joining the rest of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the traditional finale flyover of King Charles’ birthday parade. She wore a white knee-length Jenny Packham dress with a black-and-white striped belt and a jaunty bow at the neck, topped off with a Phillip Treacy hat, angled just so. As a family unit, on the balcony, it created the image of a tightly controlled, unmistakably harmonic, unified front for a photo op set to go ’round the country. Nothing anxiety-provoking to look at here, the picture seemed to say. Everything’s going to be fine.

Persons: Catherine, Princess of Wales, tiptoed, King Charles ’, Jenny Packham, Phillip Treacy, Princess Charlotte, Princes George, Louis, Jack, Charles and Prince Edward Locations: Buckingham

☆ Fact check: Trump falsely claims Iran didn’t fund terror groups when he was president
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

They weren’t funding Hamas, and they weren’t funding anything. They weren’t funding Hezbollah,” Trump, now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said in a May interview with right-wing host Dan Bongino. Trump’s own administration said in 2020 that Iran was continuing to fund terror groups including Hezbollah. Trump could have fairly said that his sanctions on Iran had made life more difficult for terror groups (though it’s unclear how much their operations were affected). “Iran has never ceased funding many of its core proxy groups” such as Hezbollah, said Phillip Smyth, who studies Iran’s proxies.

Persons: Donald Trump, ” Trump, Dan Bongino, Phil McGraw, Phil, Trump, Pompeo, Trump’s, Mike Pompeo, ” Pompeo, “ We’re, “, ”, Ali Vaez, Hanin Ghaddar, Colin Clarke, Phillip Smyth, Brian Hook, ” Hook Organizations: Washington CNN, Hamas, CNN, Hezbollah, State, Trump, Crisis, The Washington Institute for Near, Washington Post, ” Reuters, The, The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qods Force Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Hamas, Palestinian, Israel, “, Tehran, Syria, Iraq, The Stockholm, Bahrain, Yemen, Qaeda, Europe, Africa, Asia

☆ Interviewers keep giving Trump an off-ramp to his revenge tour. He isn’t taking it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The open calls for revenge have effectively put retaliation on the ballot this November, and Trump allies have said as much. Trump launched his third campaign for president still seething over his 2020 defeat and signaling revenge against those who kept him from a second term. In March 2023, Trump told the Conservative Political Action Conference: “I am your retribution.”At the urging of some advisers, Trump has at times stepped back from the harsh rhetoric. Trump told the same conservative gathering earlier this year, “Retribution is going to be through success.”It’s a sentiment Trump has repeated many times since — including in the days after his hush money trial ended — but it’s not one he appears fully committed to. After his interview with Trump, McGraw told CNN’s Abby Phillip that he tried to get the former president to understand that a “revenge tour” wouldn’t heal the country and bring people together.

Persons: Donald Trump, Phil McGraw, Phil, Trump, ” McGraw, ” Trump, ”, Sean Hannity, it’s Joe Biden, Hannity, Stormy Daniels, Jim Jordan, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Matthew Colangelo, “, Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Ohio —, Biden, ” Rubio, Stephen Miller, ” Miller, Russell Vought, Kellyanne Conway, ” Conway, Hillary Clinton, ‘ Lock, ’, Steve Bannon, McGraw, CNN’s Abby Phillip, that’s, ” CNN’s Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Ohio, Attorney, Trump, GOP, Republican Party, Capitol, Conservative Political, Fox Locations: Manhattan, Marco Rubio of Florida, Washington

☆ Rock Climber Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assaults at Yosemite
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A professional rock climber who repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman during a weekend trip to Yosemite National Park in 2016 was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison, prosecutors said. Mr. Barrett “used his status as a prominent climber to assault women in the rock-climbing community,” Mr. Talbert said. Three other women testified that he had sexually assaulted them, though their cases were not federally charged because they fell out of the prosecutors’ jurisdiction. “Barrett’s long history of sexual violence supports the imposition of a life sentence,” Mr. Talbert said. Timothy Patrick Hennessy and David A. Torres, the lawyers for Mr. Barrett, said in a joint statement on Tuesday: “We believe that imposition of a life sentence was excessive.

Persons: Charles Barrett, Phillip A, Talbert, Barrett “, ” Mr, “, Mr, Timothy Patrick Hennessy, David A, Torres, Barrett, ” Organizations: Yosemite National, Eastern, Eastern District of Locations: Yosemite, U.S, Eastern District, Eastern District of California

☆ With Paramount's long and winding sales process coming to an end, here's what comes next for the media giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe media giant, which owns Paramount Pictures and CBS, has been in the news as an acquisition target since late last year. Skydance might not be as recognizable a name, but the company's owner and CEO David Ellison is. It's "is Paramount big enough to survive on its own?" The rush to corner the market on data centers is a move by Big Tech to secure the keys to the coming AI kingdom. Big Tech, finance, and consulting jobs are becoming harder to come by, upending the job search for young people.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Rebecca Zisser, Warner, David Zaslav, Byron Allen, David Ellison, Larry Ellison, he's, Phillip Faraone, Peter Kafka, That's, Larry Ellison's, Alyssa Powell, Savita Subramanian, Gary Shilling, Kitty, Keith Gill, Arif Qazi, Jason Zander, they'll, Apple's, Siri, Dominic Bugatto, that's, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Annie Smith Organizations: Service, Paramount, Business, Paramount Pictures, CBS, RedBird Capital Partners, KKR, Warner Bros . Discovery, Sony, Hollywood, Getty, Tech, Bank of America, Wall Street, GameStop, Google, Microsoft, Big Tech, BI, Washington Post, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Locations: China, India, Texas, New York, London

☆ In Gregory Crewdson’s photographs, an enduring, haunted vision of American life
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —By now, the famed photographer Gregory Crewdson’s well-oiled, large-scale shoots are well documented. Gregory CrewdsonCrewdson nods to the Hitchcock classic “Vertigo” and the female lead’s doubled self in this photograph from his most recent series, “Eveningside,” from 2021-22. For the series, the photographer returned to Adams, Massachusetts, and transformed vacant storefronts, revisiting locations from earlier series. With Crewdson’s work, he added: “It’s completely staged, and every detail is thought through. It’s that moment — not the final picture — that he’s always chasing, he reiterated on the call.

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☆ Trump verdict has the potential to create 'chaos' in financial markets: Portfolio manager
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTrump verdict has the potential to create 'chaos' in financial markets: Portfolio managerPhillip Toews of Toews Asset Management says the "long-term playout" of Trump's verdict will last until the U.S. presidential elections in November.

Persons: Phillip Toews Organizations: Management

☆ A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Advertisement2024 may be the worst hurricane season in history3D rendering of Category 4 hurricane near the US State of Louisiana. FrankRamspott/Getty ImagesA coastal engineer at Texas A&M University, Figlus is an expert on flooding. AdvertisementDespite rising flood and hurricane risk, a whopping 140,000 people moved to Houston, Texas, last year. This online service provides a detailed breakdown of flooding risk in a given area. AdvertisementAll in all, Figlus thinks people can still live in flood zones relatively safely, as long as they understand the risks.

Persons: Jens Figlus, Figlus, Hurricane Harvey, Harvey, Wager, jhorrocks, David J, Phillip Organizations: Service, Business, Texas, M University, Figlus, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, University of Pennsylvania, Simpson, Census, FEMA Locations: Texas, Louisiana, of Louisiana, Atlantic, what's, Houston, Houston , Texas, Gulf, Galveston Bay, Hurricane

☆ Oil steady as investors weigh U.S. rate fears, firmer seasonal demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices were stable on Friday as investors considered the latest comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve on interest rates amid sticky inflation, while signs of firming seasonal U.S. fuel demand lent support. Brent crude futures rose 2 cents at $81.38 a barrel at 0315 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 1 cent at $76.86. Both benchmarks settled at multi-month lows on Thursday, with Brent crude futures closing at their weakest point since January and U.S. crude futures hitting a three-month low. Gasoline demand in the U.S. reached its highest level since November, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. That helped support the market as U.S. drivers account for around a tenth of global oil demand, "making the upcoming driving season a pillar of the recovery in global demand growth", ANZ analysts said in a note.

Persons: Priyanka Sachdeva, Phillip Nova, Jerome Powell Organizations: U.S . Federal Reserve, Brent, U.S, West Texas, Energy Information Administration, ANZ, Organization of, Petroleum, OPEC Locations: Fort Stockton , Texas, U.S

☆ Their Nissan SUV was parked in the driveway. Then it caught fire and exploded
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The loud bangs, she learned later, had come from the airbags of the family’s SUV, a 2015 Nissan Murano that was parked in the driveway. A Nissan Murano, which was parked in Phillip Hill’s driveway when it caught fire. A search on NHTSA’s website indicated there was an outstanding unrepaired recall on the Hills’ Murano. Philip Hill had been fixing the garage, so the couple’s two cars were parked in the driveway. “As you can see from the video, that vehicle is so close to the house,” Philip Hill told CNN.

Persons: Vicki Hill, ”, Nissan, Phillip Hill’s, Phillip Hill “, Murano, Philip Hill, ” Philip Hill, “, Mercedes Organizations: CNN, Nissan, Administration, National Fire Protection Association, Vehicle Locations: Bethesda , Maryland, Nissan Murano, Murano, Phillip, United States

☆ I waited in line for 5 hours at Something About Her, the new 'Vanderpump Rules' restaurant, but never even got a sandwich.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Cersei's Walk of Atonement this was not, but I couldn't believe how long I'd waited to try a sandwich. AdvertisementBut much like "Vanderpump Rules," the reality show that made Madix and Maloney famous, the opening day of their restaurant was exciting, tumultuous, and full of some surprising friendships. Something About Her has been 2 years in the makingMaloney and Madix first announced they were joining forces to open a sandwich shop in 2022, joining the growing "Vanderpump" restaurant universe. TomTom — the bar Vanderpump launched with Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval, the respective exes of Maloney and Madix — is a four-minute walk away. Hours 3-4: Sold-out sandwichesWe had now been in line for the length of an average Martin Scorsese movie.

Persons: —, Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney's, …, Maloney, Madix, Lisa Vanderpump, TomTom, Tom Schwartz, Tom Sandoval, Schwartz, Jax Taylor's, Katie Maloney, Phillip Faraone, Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, Roxie Hart, Anneta, Bravo, Kat, Viola, Reese, Meg, Peter Madrigal —, he's, Martin Scorsese, Sarah Fraser, James Kennedy, costars, Cameron, Kate, Nancy, Teri, We'd Organizations: Service, Business, Sandy's, LA's West Hollywood, TMZ Locations: Los Angeles, West Hollywood, LA's West, Chicago, LA, Australia, California

☆ Stifel analyst weighs in on Phillip Morris' smoke-free products
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailStifel analyst weighs in on Phillip Morris' smoke-free productsMatthew Smith, Stifel analyst, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss Philip Morris' smoke-free products, potential political headwinds, and how they will impact consumers.

Persons: Phillip Morris, Matthew Smith, Philip Morris

My condolences go out to the families that lost a loved one during yesterday’s severe weather event,” Gonzalez said. Over 531,000 customers in Harris County remain without power early Saturday following the line of storms, according to PowerOutage.us. “Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms appear possible across portions of the Southeast and Carolinas on Saturday, and parts of the Upper Midwest,” the center said. The greatest chances for severe weather are across parts of Nebraska and Kansas, with a slight level 2 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms issued by the Storm Prediction Center. By the end of the weekend, thunderstorm chances will diminish for most of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, the weather service said.

Persons: Samuel Peña, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Gonzalez, ” Gonzalez, David J, Phillip, –, Houston Mayor John Whitmire, ” Whitmire, Logan Riely Organizations: CNN, Houston Fire, Harris County Sheriff, Authorities, CenterPoint Energy, National Weather Service, Houston Mayor, Carolinas, Storm Prediction Locations: Houston, Southeast, Gulf, Harris County, Cypress , Texas, City, Texas, Louisiana, Houston , Texas, Mexico, Carolinas, Midwest, Plains, Nebraska, Kansas

☆ Stock market today: US stocks edge higher as major indexes flirt with record highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stocks edged higher on Friday as all three major indices flirt with record highs. Solid earnings, easing inflation, and a resilient consumer have served as a trifecta for higher stock prices. Investors will turn their attention to Nvidia's earnings report next week to determine if the rally can last. AdvertisementUS stocks edged slightly higher on Friday as traders looked to push major indexes to fresh records. AdvertisementFast forward to next week, and investors will be laser-focused on Nvidia's earnings report, which could make or break the continued rally in AI stocks.

Persons: —, Phillip Jefferson, Loretta Mester Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Fed

☆ Scottie Scheffler: The new father and man of faith with the golfing world at his feet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler is a man well-accustomed to making global headlines, but almost never for events beyond the confines of the golf course. In 2014, at 17, as an amateur he made a hole-in-one and the cut on his first PGA Tour start. Without a PGA Tour victory heading into 2022, by April of that year he was a four-time victor, the world No. 1’s image as the self-effacing star of the PGA Tour, a perception he is content to endorse. His 10th PGA Tour title, it made him the first golfer since Woods in 2006 to win a PGA Tour event the week after triumphing at a major.

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☆ Activist Elliott settles for a new director at Sensata. These next steps may help boost shares
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Business: Sensata Technologies is an industrial technology company that develops, manufactures and sells sensors, electrical protection components and other products. Activist Commentary: Elliott is a very successful and astute activist investor. Elliott often watches companies for many years before investing and has an extensive stable of impressive board candidates. At the same time, Sensata also noted that Elliott settled for a board seat for Phillip Eyler (president and CEO of Gentherm), effective on July 1. As Sensata sensors are used in both combustion and electric vehicles, the current trend to hybrid gives the company a sort of 2-for-1 demand for its products.

Persons: Elliott, Jeff Cote, Martha Sullivan, Sensata, Phillip Eyler, Russell, Sullivan, Eyler, Ken Squire Organizations: Sensata Technologies, Xirgo Technologies, SmartWitness Holdings, 13D Locations: COOs, Cote, Sensata

☆ Internal document shows Google using uncertainty over a TikTok ban to try to win more ad dollars for YouTube
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

YouTube, TikTok, and Meta are fighting for ad spendA TikTok ban could have huge upside for YouTube. While YouTube is eating up more ad dollars, the platform is still behind Meta in terms of total video ad spend in the US, based on projected data from eMarketer. AdvertisementMeanwhile, TikTok has been gaining ground, with eMarketer predicting TikTok will have almost caught up to YouTube in terms of video ad dollars by 2025 in the US (assuming TikTok isn't banned). And like YouTube, the Chinese-owned app is also trying to take ad dollars away from TV networks and video streamers. It's still not clear how many ad dollars are moving to YouTube Shorts, but Google Chief Business Officer Phillip Schindler talked up the service on the company's latest investor call.

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☆ Immigrant workers are helping boost the U.S. labor market
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Kate Rogers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The strong jobs market has been bolstered post-pandemic by strength in the immigrant workforce in America. And as Americans age out of the labor force and birth rates remain low, economists and the Federal Reserve are touting the importance of immigrant workers for overall future economic growth. Immigrant workers made up 18.6% of the workforce last year, a new record, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Despite the U.S. adding fewer-than-expected jobs in April, the labor force participation rate for foreign-born workers ticked up slightly, to 66%. "We don't have enough workers participating in the labor force and our birth rate has dropped down 2% last year from 2022 to 2023.

Persons: Jennie Murray, Phillip Swagel, Swagel Organizations: Federal, of Labor Statistics, Workers, National Immigration, Congressional Locations: America

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