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☆ AOC says GOP lawmakers who flew migrants to Martha's Vineyard committed 'crimes against humanity'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Republican lawmakers are sending migrants to Democratic cities. AOC called the moves "crimes against humanity" and likened it to "trafficking." Ron DeSantis took credit for sending two planes to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. In recent weeks, other Republican lawmakers have sent migrants to cities like Washington D.C. and New York. "We're sending migrants to her backyard to call on the Biden Administration to do its job & secure the border."

☆ Hillary Clinton condemned migrants being flown to Martha's Vineyard as being 'literally human trafficking'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hillary Clinton said sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard is "literally human trafficking." Republican lawmakers are sending migrants to blue cities after blaming Democratic policies for a rise in migration. Martha's Vineyard is an exclusive vacation destination where former President Barack Obama has a holiday home, and Bill and Hillary Clinton often visit. Other Democratic politicians also condemned the Martha's Vineyard stunt, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saying it amounted to "crimes against humanity on refugees." Martha's Vineyard residents appeared to pull together to welcome the migrants by quickly coordinating shelter, meals, and healthcare.

☆ Biden aides are quietly assembling a 2024 campaign as they await a final decision on his political future
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carol-Lee-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Carol E. Lee | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

But, they said, if Republicans win one or both chambers, that would likely trigger a quicker pivot to a Biden re-election campaign. Relying on the party apparatus would allow the Biden campaign to forgo trying to build up its own separate campaign infrastructure in each state. But while a DNC-centric campaign might seem to be a natural fit for Biden, relying on the committee poses risks. “The Biden approach is the more traditional approach.”Far more than Obama, Biden is a creature of the Democratic Party. Biden aides say no final decisions on campaign staffing have been made, and they’re not expected to be until after the midterms.

☆ Americans think the government is too old — and wide margins support term limits, age caps, and cognitive tests, an Insider/Morning Consult poll finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Most Americans want to see age caps in Congress, according to an Insider/Morning Consult poll. Congressional term limits and medical examinations for elected leaders are among the measures garnering overwhelming support among poll respondents. Indeed, respondents were more supportive of age limits for people who steer legislation than they were for people who steer heavy machinery. More respondents want to see age caps in Congress — 75% — than maximum ages for police officers (73%) and truck drivers (64%). All told, 76% of respondents overall — and 66% of Democrats — said Biden is too old to serve in public office.

☆ AOC slams Republican lawmaker for insulting witness
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsAOC slams Republican lawmaker for insulting witnessPostedDemocratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized what she called unprecedented "disrespect" of a witness by a Republican colleague during a hearing on the fossil fuel industry on Thursday.

☆ Nike races to deliver at Amazon's speed by doubling down on 'connected inventory'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

At an annual meeting last week, Nike CEO John Donahoe once again talked about "connected inventory." The company's connected-inventory plan also plays into a larger Nike shift to more regional shipping, including out of a wider fleet of Nike stores and warehouses. By that time, Parker said he was bullish on connected inventory, with a pilot at 19 Nike stores in South Korea and two unnamed retail partners. While most of Nike's stores are in major metropolitan areas, stores are increasingly popping up in second-tier cities. "Connected inventory is about getting it to you faster.

☆ Some of Congress' youngest members have famously flamed out. Can a candidate be too young to serve?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

More youthful representation would better serve the country, young members of Congress say. But members of Congress, political scientists, and strategists generally don't blame age for these downfalls — leaders both young and old are prone to controversy. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history in 2019 as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 29. "I was always accustomed to being the youngest," Schatz told Insider at the Capitol. The nation needs "more principled members of Congress," Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, 35, told Insider, adding: "It doesn't matter their age."

☆ Family offices have become a $6 trillion powerhouse in investing—and deal-making
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Family offices now manage more than $6 trillion in wealth, according to some estimates, surpassing the estimated $4 trillion managed by hedge funds. Many billionaire hedge fund managers, seeking lighter regulation or freedom from benchmarks and outside investor demands, are also converting to family offices. Singapore recently created a Family Office Development Team to lead and coordinate initiatives that will attract more family offices. The Wealth Management Institute has launched the Global-Asia Family Office Circle in Singapore to attract more family offices. Even family offices that serve more than one family often receive an exemption from the SEC to keep their filings confidential.

Persons: Andrew Cohen, John Paulson, Leon Cooperman, That's, Exchange Sara Hamilton, Cohen, John D, Rockefeller, J.P, Morgan, Goldman Sachs, " Cohen, Morgan Stanley, Daniel DiBiasio, We've, Michael Dell's, Goldman, Gregg Lemkau, West, Byron Trott, Sara Hamilton, Nicky, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Sergey Brin, James Dyson, Bill Hwang, Alexandria Ocasio, Dennis Kelleher, Kelleher, Archegos, Hamilton Organizations: Street, Morgan Private Bank, Forbes, Federal Reserve, Campden, Family, Exchange, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Family, MSD Partners, Container Technologies, BDT Capital Partners, Wealth Management Institute, Google, SEC, Archegos Capital Management, Rep, Better Locations: Asia, U.S, Wall, West Monroe, Singapore, Alexandria, Cortez, Archegos

☆ What is Moore v. Harper? Experts say the next big Supreme Court case 'could provide the path for election subversion'
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the case of Moore v. Harper in October. Moore v. Harper is a North Carolina case regarding the independent state legislature doctrine and gerrymandering. The review was granted on June 30 with the case to be heard in the Supreme Court session this October. "And it would do so at a time when voting rights are under attack, including at the Supreme Court itself." Conservative Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito have all endorsed versions of the legal theory in previous court opinions.

Persons: Moore, Harper, —, Harper Moore, Robin Hudson, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Timothy K, SCOTUS, Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, Carolyn Shapiro, Brennan, Brett Kavanaugh, Richard Hasen, Cortez Organizations: Service, Republican, Democratic, North Carolina Supreme, General, United States, North Carolina House of, Independent, Washington Post, Supreme, Brennan Center, Justice, Conservative, New York Democrat Locations: North Carolina, North Carolina's, Alexandria

☆ EXCLUSIVE: The teacher who wrestled a gunman at Marjorie Taylor Greene's high school says Greene is 'an idiot' for wanting firearms in classrooms
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( Robin Bravender | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene has promoted conspiracy theories about school shootings. She defends her stance by referring to a 1990 hostage situation at her own high school. "She called me last summer before she started to campaign and was talking about the hostage situation," Tallant said. Greene called "gun-free" schools a "failure" in a January 19 tweet. In her 2020 call with Tallant, Greene "was trying to say that we should have all had guns," Tallant told CNHI.

☆ Glassdoor's chief people officer made herself vulnerable to show her staff the importance of mental health. Now she's championing diverse and inclusive leadership.
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cortez wrote publicly about her own struggles to show staff the importance of mental wellness. She encouraged Glassdoor to publish its first Diversity & Inclusion Transparency report in 2020. At Glassdoor, Cortez told Insider, the pandemic put even greater pressure on her and her team to display strong leadership. Cortez shaped Glassdoor's remote-work policy based on employee feedbackCortez joined Glassdoor, which now employs more than 1,000 people, in August 2019. On March 9, 2020, Cortez led Glassdoor in instituting a remote-work policy and gathering employee feedback on how the shift was working out.

☆ Want to run for Congress but can't afford to pay your own rent or bills? This former House candidate has an idea.
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nabilah Islam wants the Federal Election Commission to let federal candidates use donor money for expanded salaries and health insurance. "The current system makes it prohibitive for working Americans to run for office," Islam told Insider. "Every American should have a living wage and health insurance when they run for office," Islam told Insider. In general, federal law prohibits federal candidates from using campaign cash on personal expenditures — so forget that donor-funded Rolex or dream trip to Maui. For example, it ruled in 2018 that federal candidates may use campaign funds to pay for certain child care expenses.

☆ Donald Trump şi Michelle Obama, cel mai admirat bărbat şi cea mai admirată femeie din SUA // SONDAJ
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-29 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Michelle Obama ocupă prima poziţie în acest clasament pentru al treilea an consecutiv, în timp ce Trump a reuşit să-l detroneze pe soţul ei, fostul preşedinte Barack Obama, pentru prima dată în acest an. Astfel, 18% dintre participanţii la studiu au spus că îl admiră cel mai mult pe preşedintele în exerciţiu şi doar 15% l-au pus pe primul loc tot pe Barack Obama, care a fost primul 12 ani la rând. Realizatorii clasamentului au consemnat şi o tendinţă la nivel de partizani politici, republicanii afirmând că îl admiră pe Trump, iar democraţii pe soţii Obama. Pe poziţia a doua în topul celor mai admirate femei din SUA s-a clasat vicepreşedinta aleasă Kamala Harris. În "top 10" al celor mai admirate femei din SUA au mai intrat vedeta TV Oprah Winfrey, cancelarul german Angela Merkel, reprezentanta Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, regina Elisabeta a II-a, judecătoarea Curţii Supreme Amy Coney Barrett şi militanta ecologistă Greta Tunberg.

Persons: Michelle Obama, Trump, Barack Obama, Obama, Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey, Angela Merkel, Cortez, regina Elisabeta a II, Amy Coney Barrett, Greta, Joe Biden, Anthony Fauci, Tesla, Bernie Sanders, Bill Gates, LeBron James Locations: SUA, Alexandria, Los Angeles

After helping Joe Biden win a grueling election, progressives want a say in key policies, like environmental protections, social justice, and immigration reform. Still, there are plenty of progressives — such as Sunrise Movement founder Varshini Prakash — who are ready to keep the pressure on the Biden administration from the outside. Against that backdrop, progressive lawmakers, media heavyweights and outside groups involved in everything from the environment to criminal justice reform say they will be watching Biden's every move. New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has given her stamp of approval to Biden's climate appointees: "I think Biden's climate appointments actually represent progress — real progress," she said. Here's Insider's list of 32 of the top progressives primed to help the Biden administration — or cause it headaches.

So how are politicians spending election night in the time of coronavirus? Others will be drinking beer and flipping channels between old movies and election results. That announcement helped kickstart a 36-day saga that finally ended with Bush winning the presidential election. There, she's having an election night party that's being live-streamed. "It's the ultimate easy comfort food for an election night that will be filled with a lot of anxiety early on, and hopefully a lot of joy later on."

If you want to use your credit card points to reduce your out-of-pocket expenses, you have several options beyond redeeming for travel. Most credit cards rewards programs, including Amex Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards, let you redeem points for Amazon purchases. Needless to say, had H1N1 spread before we booked that trip, we would have used our credit card points for something else. If you're looking for things to do with credit card points beyond booking a flight, hotel, or cruise, here are seven ideas. Donate credit card points to nonprofitsCharitable groups have grown more financially savvy over the years, and many now accept donations in the form of transferred credit card points.

(foto) A fost desemnată Miss Bumbum 2015 – femeia cu cel mai frumos posterior din BraziliaÎn Brazilia, concursul național „Miss Bumbum” anual desemnează cel mai frumos posterior din țară. Tânăra Suzy Cortez, 25 de ani, care este „muza” clubului de fotbal Sao Paulo, a fost aleasă luni deținătoarea celui mai frumos posterior din Brazilia, după ce a câștigat concursul „Miss Bumbum 2015”, informează AGERPRES. Învingătoarea din 2014, Indianara Carvalho, a fost gazda concursului și cea care a încoronat-o pe succesoarea sa. Pentru a alege câștigătoarea celui mai frumos posterior, juriul a acordat punctele în funcție de ținutele de seară ale concurentelor și de prestațiilor artistice realizate în bikini. Iată cele 27 de participante la ediția din 2015 a concursului Miss Bumbum:

Persons: Tânăra Suzy Cortez, AGERPRES . Cortez, Daniela, Ronaldo, juriului, Indianara Organizations: AGERPRES, Sao Paulo FC Locations: Brazilia, Tânăra, Sao Paulo, Federal, Sergipe, Santa Catarina

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