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☆ China stocks escaped much of the latest sell-off. Signals for whether to buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The latest global market volatility has reinforced China's status as a distinct market, even if its growth has slowed recently. While U.S. tech stocks plunged and Japanese stocks swung wildly in a historic two days of price action , Chinese stocks suffered less . The investors remained net buyers of Chinese stocks for the third quarter so far as of Aug. 6, the data showed. Finally, the low correlation of the China stock market with the U.S. stock market could provide investors with diversification benefits." Chinese stocks, especially those traded on the mainland, have historically been less correlated to global market moves due to Beijing's capital controls and other restrictions.

Persons: Matt Wacher, William Yuen, Invesco, That's, Steven Sun, Paul Christopher, Morningstar's Wacher, it's, Wacher Organizations: Nasdaq, Nikkei, Morningstar Investment Management, U.S, HSBC, Technology, Shanghai —, Bank of, Federal Reserve, Treasury, HSBC Qianhai Securities, National Bureau, Statistics, Wells, Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Index Locations: Asia, U.S, Shanghai, China, Pacific, EPFR, Hong Kong, Bank of China, Wells Fargo

☆ What Maya Rudolph's SNL Impression Reveals About Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

And it has different meanings in African American English versus the Mainstream US English more likely spoken by white folks. So when white people unfamiliar with African American English hear that rise and fall, they think the speaker is being kind of argumentative. How "Black" Harris sounds, in other words, is in the ear of the beholder. In 2022, she compared the way Harris talks to audio clips of the comedian Maya Rudolph doing her impression of Harris on "Saturday Night Live." Just about anything Harris does, Rudolph does, too, but more so.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Nicole Holliday, Holliday, Barack Obama, MAGA, That's, Joe Biden, she's, —, Meryl Streep, Maya Rudolph, Rudolph, I'm, they're, — Harris, She'll, Adam Rogers Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists, Trump, UC Berkeley, Howard University, Howard, Business Locations: California, Oakland , California, Bay, Montreal, United States, Harris

☆ Opinion | How to Save Disney
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the feast-or-famine landscape of contemporary cinematic box office, Disney is gorging itself at the high table once again. There are the recent stumbles into culture-war controversy and a related impulse to blame the fans when self-consciously diverse content disappoints commercially. There’s the stagnant stock price, the big layoffs last year and the smaller ones this year. But really, the problems can be summed up in a single sentence: The old stuff still sells, but nobody likes the new stuff. But when it comes to new content and new storytelling, the Mouse is struggling to connect.

Persons: ”, Hugh Jackman Organizations: Walt Disney Company, ” Marvel, Pixar, Disney, Vox Media

☆ The AI world's most valuable resource is running out, and it's scrambling to find an alternative: 'fake' data
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has argued that AI models should eventually produce synthetic data good enough to train themselves effectively. As the well of usable human-generated data dries up, more companies look into using synthetic data. Rather than being pulled from the real world, synthetic data is generated by AI systems that have been trained on real-world data. Synthetic data may help offer some effective "countertuning" to the biases produced by real-world data, too. 'Habsburg AI'While the AI industry found some advantages in synthetic data, it faces serious issues it can't afford to ignore, such as fears synthetic data can wreck AI models.

Persons: —, that's, Sam Altman, Gary Marcus, It's, Nathan Lambert, Gretel, SynthLabs, Meta, Timnit Gebru, Margaret Mitchell, LLMs, Sadowski, Alexandr Wang, AlphaGeometry, Marcus Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Oxford, Gartner, New York University, Allen Institute, AI, Nvidia, Meta's, Anadolu, Getty, Rush, Microsoft, Monash University Locations: Cambridge, Habsburg

☆ A Google Cloud architect shares the résumé that helped her land the job — and how she prepared for its tough interviews
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That experience with a cloud migration project Sadhwani worked on during her first internship helped her land her first job as a DevOps engineer at Brightspot. After gaining experience in the field for a year and a half, she landed a cloud engineer role at Amazon Web Services (AWS), which she described as a "pivotal moment" in her career. After two years at AWS, a Google Cloud recruiter contacted Sadhwani, who then embarked on its comprehensive interview process. Define your goals and personal brandThe Big Tech job market is competitive, and building a personal brand is important. For Sadhwani, exploring Google Cloud led her to find the perfect role.

Persons: —, Sadhwani, She'd, she's Organizations: Service, University of Maryland, Business, Amazon Web Services, Google, Big Tech

☆ I landed a job in venture capital at 24 after changing my career path twice. Here's how I got the coveted job with a varied résumé.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My first job out of university was at a tech PR firm. I've always liked wearing different hats, and these threads led me to join Playfair, a generalist VC fund. I was so surprised at how relevant my PR experience wasI was so surprised at how relevant my PR experience was because so much of VC is investor relations. If your background is generalist and diverse, that kind of VC fund would likely suit you. But if you started your career with a technical background, you'd perhaps be suited to a deep tech fund.

Persons: Lucia Polverino, —, Piper Sandler, I've, I, Playfair, It's, it's, that's, grads Organizations: Service, Business, KKR, LexisNexis Locations: London, American

☆ In Paris, Breaking Is One of America’s Greatest Cultural Exports - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jeff Chang | Giulia Frigieri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Friday, breaking makes its Olympics debut at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. This form of dance, created by Black youths in the Bronx in the early 1970s, has traveled far from its birthplace. Support for hip-hop education in the States typically comes from nonprofit organizations, after-school programs and for-profit dance schools. Despite breaking’s American roots, it has never been institutionally supported in public schools as part of a coordinated national policy. The Lycée Turgot, a public high school housed in a majestic 19th-century building, has for the past seven years been home to France’s premier national hip-hop dance program.

Organizations: Concorde Locations: Paris, Bronx, Canada, Ukraine, Japan, South Korea, France

☆ Opinion | Nancy Pelosi: ‘It Didn’t Sound Like Joe Biden to Me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +55 min

And they know you’re going to act so they won’t mess with you. Put it in somebody else’s mouth because it was AI mean, it didn’t sound like Joe Biden to me. I think you’re I think you’re underselling this a little bit. And if they don’t, I’m going to keep my promise and send them 100 powdered wigs because they’re just living in a different era. All these other politicians, these career politicians didn’t know how to make a good deal.

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☆ I moved from the US to Spain, where life is more affordable and relaxed. I finally feel like I belong.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I always say that that trip to Spain was my Goldilocks moment: I finally found where I belonged. It took years before I moved to SpainIn my 20s, I didn't see a clear path to living in Spain. AdvertisementAt 26, I moved to Spain to teach English for a year but then returned to Texas. AdvertisementBecoming a citizen felt like a major achievement because I had dreamed of living in Spain since I was 21. Courtesy of Cepee TabibianI would say I adapted pretty quickly to living in Spain since I had visited in the past.

Persons: —, Cepee Tabibian, I'm, I've, it's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, New, Facebook, Lake Como Locations: Houston, Spain, Europe, Texas, Netherlands, Madrid, America, Tabibian, Marbella, Austin, Malaga, New York City, Berlin, London, Paris, Barcelona, Valencia, €, Spanish, Canada, Lake, Italy

☆ When my family moved from the US to the UK, I enrolled my kids in an IB program. They're now better prepared for college.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Fabriene Prudencio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, when we relocated to the UK, as an educator myself, I knew that I wanted an International Baccalaureate (IB) education for all of my children moving forward. Our twins, both now 18, have just completed their final year of the IB program and will attend university. In those middle years at school, children are supposed to be focussing on learning and developing key skills. The IB has prepared my children better for universityWhile my older twins have found the IB challenging, the program has also nurtured their passion for learning, encouraging their intellectual curiosity. This is because an IB school gets students involved in group projects, independent research, and advanced writing assignments throughout their education.

Persons: —, Egham Organizations: Service, Business, IB, Egham, Oxford Locations: Miami, Cambridge

Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Xavier University of Louisiana, which is opening a new medical school, will also receive a $5 million grant. The donations will more than double the size of three of the medical schools’ endowments, Bloomberg Philanthropies said. The four historically Black medical schools are still deciding with Bloomberg Philanthropies how the latest gifts to their endowments will be used, said Garnesha Ezediaro, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative. Dr. Yolanda Lawson, president of the National Medical Association, said she felt “relief,” when she heard about the gifts to the four medical schools.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg’s, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ” Bloomberg, Charles Drew, Garnesha Ezediaro, Ezediaro, ” Ezediaro, Valerie Montgomery Rice, we’ve, ”, Ronda Stryker, William Johnston, Denise Smith, Spelman, Smith, MacKenzie Scott’s, ” Smith, Yolanda Lawson, Utibe Organizations: Bloomberg, New, New York City, National Medical Association, Associated Press, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science, Xavier University of Louisiana, Johns Hopkins University, Greenwood Initiative, Democratic, United Negro College Fund, Spelman College, Greenleaf Trust, The Century Foundation, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, NBC Locations: New York, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Atlanta, Ronda

☆ Newly discovered fossils shed light on origins of curious ‘hobbit’ humans
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

An analysis of newly described Homo floresiensis fossils published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications attempts to answer some of these questions about the tiny human. Liang Bua cave is the only other place where hobbit fossils have been found. The Mata Menge humerus fragment (left) is shown at the same scale as the humerus of Homo floresiensis from Liang Bua. Overall, the research suggested that the hobbit species’ small size remained remarkably constant over a long period. “Every tiny fragment of Homo floresiensis or any other hominin is incredibly important,” Tocheri said.

Persons: floresiensis, —, Mata Menge, Flores Gerrit van den Bergh, ”, Yousuke Kaifu, Liang, Liang Bua, Yousuke, hominins, luzonensis, erectus, Gerrit van den Bergh, wristbones, habilis, Matt Tocheri, wasn’t, Flores, Tocheri, Van den Bergh, van den Bergh, hominin, ” Tocheri Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, University of Tokyo, Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong, Lakehead University, Smithsonian Locations: Indonesian, Flores, Africa, Java, Asia, Mata, South Africa, Philippines, Australia, Canada, Ontario

☆ Bloomberg gives $600 million to 4 Black medical schools’ endowments
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK AP —Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Xavier University of Louisiana, which is opening a new medical school, will also receive a $5 million grant. The donations will more than double the size of three of the medical schools’ endowments, Bloomberg Philanthropies said. The four historically Black medical schools are still deciding with Bloomberg Philanthropies how the latest gifts to their endowments will be used, said Garnesha Ezediaro, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative. Dr. Yolanda Lawson, president of the National Medical Association, said she felt “relief,” when she heard about the gifts to the four medical schools.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg’s, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ” Bloomberg, Charles Drew, Garnesha Ezediaro, Ezediaro, ” Ezediaro, Valerie Montgomery Rice, we’ve, ”, Ronda Stryker, William Johnston, Denise Smith, Spelman, Smith, MacKenzie Scott’s, ” Smith, Yolanda Lawson, Utibe Organizations: Bloomberg, New, New York City, National Medical Association, Associated Press, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science, Xavier University of Louisiana, Johns Hopkins University, Greenwood Initiative, Democratic, United Negro College Fund, Spelman College, Greenleaf Trust, The Century Foundation, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Locations: New York, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Atlanta, Ronda

☆ Sleep alone can't cure burnout. Here are the 7 types of rest you need to feel refreshed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Nandini Maharaj | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

These are physical, mental, sensory, emotional, social, creative, and spiritual rest. AdvertisementUnless you address the root causes of burnout, you're unlikely to find relief in short-term solutions. How to build the 7 types of rest into your dayThe seven types of rest are physical, mental, sensory, emotional, social, creative, and spiritual. 4) Emotional restAdvertisementPracticing emotional rest builds resilience by encouraging you to process your feelings and develop safe outlets to express them. The purpose of social rest is to replenish your social energy by surrounding yourself with supportive individuals.

Persons: —, Sanam, Saundra Dalton, Smith, Hafeez, Lienna Wilson, Wilson, Nandini Maharaj Organizations: Service, Business, Energy

☆ World’s Five Leading Chipmakers Have Now Promised U.S. Investment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Ana Swanson | Madeleine Ngo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would award up to $450 million in grants to a South Korean chipmaker, SK Hynix, to help build its new chip facility in Indiana, in what officials described as a milestone in rebuilding the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry. With the announcement, the United States now has commitments from all five of the world’s leading-edge semiconductor manufacturers to construct chip plants in the United States with financial assistance from the administration, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo said in a call with reporters on Monday. The Biden administration previously announced that it had reached agreements with Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung and Micron to help fund investments in the United States. “These are the only companies in the world capable of producing leading-edge chips at scale,” she said. SK Hynix announced in April that it had committed to investing $3.87 billion in a facility in West Lafayette, Ind.

Persons: Biden, Gina M, Raimondo Organizations: SK Hynix, Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung, Micron, ” SK Hynix Locations: Korean, Indiana, United States, West Lafayette, Ind

☆ Australia raises terror threat level to ‘probable’ from ‘possible’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY — Australia on Monday raised its terror threat level to “probable” from “possible,” citing an increase in extremist views in the country leading to a more than 50% chance of the planning of an onshore attack in the next 12 months. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had raised the country’s threat level following advice from security services, but said there was no imminent threat of an attack. Australia lowered the threat level to “possible” in 2022, following eight years at “probable.”Mike Burgess, director general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, the country’s main intelligence agency, said tensions in the Middle East, including a conflict between Israel and Hamas that began on Oct. 7, were a contributing factor to raising the threat level. Australia has seen several violent attacks in recent months, some of which have been designated as motivated by extremism. In April, Australian police said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some of his followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, ”, Mike Burgess Organizations: SYDNEY —, Australian Security Intelligence Organization, Hamas Locations: SYDNEY — Australia, Australia, Israel, Sydney

☆ Meet Michal Kosinski, the Oppenheimer of AI's Scariest Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Eugenicists used photographs and IQ tests to determine which people were "inferior," and sterilized those who didn't measure up — which usually turned out to be anyone who wasn't white and rich. Before he worked with photographs, Kosinski was interested in Facebook. It's just picking up on the way gay people present themselves on dating sites — which, not surprisingly, is often very different from the way straight people present themselves to potential partners. Kosinski thinks AI's ability to make the kind of personality judgments he studies will only get better. That is the future Kosinski fears — even as he continues to tinker with the very models that prove it will come to pass.

Persons: Michal Kosinski, Kosinski, I'm, they'd, isn't, Oppenheimer, David Stillwell, Stillwell, aren't, Brian Stauffer, Aleksandr Kogan, Donald Trump, —, Kosinski isn't, MAGA, Bernie bros, Alexander Todorov, It's, they've, — Francis Galton, Ronald Fisher, Karl Pearson —, Aubrey Clayton, Hitler, Trump, They're, Adam Rogers Organizations: Stanford University, Kosinski, Facebook, Cambridge, Cambridge Psychometrics, National Academy of Sciences, Psychometrics, BI, intuit, Guardian, Rights, GLAAD, Stanford, HRC, University of Chicago, US Supreme, tinker, Business Locations: California, Stanford, Kosinski, Russia

☆ We're Broadway performers who moved from NYC to Colorado Springs to open a gay bar. We love CO Springs' small-town vibe but miss New York.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

During the pandemic, they moved to Colorado Springs, where they opened the city's first gay cocktail bar, ICONS. Josh: I was born and raised in Colorado Springs, but I moved to New York at the age of 22. We could feel the energy growing in Colorado Springs, so we figured it was a smart move. If you told teenage me that a gay bar would be voted best bar in Colorado Springs, I would have said you were crazy. We love, love, love it.

Persons: —, John Wolfe, Josh Franklin, Josh, John, COVID, it's, It's, pushback Josh, I've, Josh Franklin Colorado, Coutesy, We're, I'm, we'll Organizations: Service, Broadway, Business, Brigham Young University, Mormon, Colorado Springs, Denver Locations: New York City, Colorado Springs, New York, West Virginia, Connecticut, Colorado, John, It's

Pitching the C-390 in the USA C-390 aircraft flies during an air show. Pete Syme/Business InsiderWhile there haven't been any public negotiations by the Pentagon to add any C-390s to its fleet, Embraer has made moves to pitch the plane to the US market. In an inaugural visit earlier this year, the Brazilian defense firm showcased the C-390 at its facilities in Melbourne, Florida, to "an important and diverse audience," the company said in a March statement. According to a press release, the event hosted a "diverse guest list of government authorities, military officials, prospects, and partners" and featured the A-29 Super Tucano, a turboprop light attack aircraft flown by some South American militaries. The Embraer president da Costa Jr. said the A-29 was built "just hours away in Jacksonville, Florida," hinting that the C-390 could be manufactured in the US as well — a common requirement for foreign aircraft operated by the US military.

Persons: Pete Syme, da Costa Jr Organizations: Pentagon, Embraer Locations: Melbourne , Florida, Jacksonville , Florida, Florida

☆ Scientists digitally dissect ancient Egyptian ‘screaming’ mummy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Ancient Egypt’s pyramids, pharaohs and artifacts delight the imagination, reigniting wonder of the distant past in every generation. Experts are also using the latest techniques to spill secrets hidden within discoveries made decades ago, with new research this week “digitally dissecting” an unusual mummy found in 1935. The "screaming woman" whose mummified remains were discovered in 1935 may have died violently, a new study suggests. — To keep swimmers and beachgoers safe, scientists are using artificial intelligence to detect juvenile sharks, which like to hang out near the shore. They find wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.

Persons: Sahar Saleem, Saleem, Saleem couldn’t, Venus, Guillermo Legaria, Lonely Guy, —, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kasr Al, Cairo University, Mercury, European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA, JPL, Caltech Venus, Lonely, —, CNN Space, Science Locations: ., Damietta, Egypt, Luxor, New York City, Kasr Al Ainy, Europe, Asia, Thailand, Southeast Asia

That level of intensity in a short period of time necessitated a crew of hardened professionals, several sources with knowledge of Harris' strategy said. Next week, a major campaign swing, then the convention and then it’s the debate,” one person with knowledge of Harris’ strategy said. Mitch Stewart will act as a senior adviser on battleground states, and Palmieri will serve as senior adviser to the second gentleman. “In Wisconsin, we have had more online volunteer sign-ups since July 21st than between January 1st and July 20th,” a Harris campaign aide said. “That’s a game-changer to a ground game in a small state like Nevada,” Molly Forgey, a Nevada Democratic strategist, said.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s, Stephanie Cutter, Jennifer Palmieri —, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Mike Donilon, Steve Ricchetti, Obama, Mitch Stewart, Palmieri, Brian Fallon —, ”, Pete Giangreco, Biden, Trump, “, Cutter, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Julie Rodriguez, “ Harris, Molly Forgey, Forgey, there’s, —, Chris Korge, he's Organizations: Democratic, White, Trump, “, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional, Committee, ”, Nevada Democratic Locations: “, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, “ In Wisconsin, Philadelphia, ” In Nevada

☆ Woman charged with hate crime after vandalizing home of Jewish director of Brooklyn Museum
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A woman has been arrested and charged with a hate crime in connection with splattering red paint on the home of the Jewish director of the Brooklyn Museum earlier this summer. Taylor Pelton, 28, was charged Wednesday with criminal mischief as a hate crime in connection with the June attack, the New York City Police Department said. In the attack, red paint was splattered on the front facade and door of Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak’s Brooklyn home. The Brooklyn Museum told NBC News Friday: "We are aware the District Attorney has filed criminal charges against an individual accused of participating in the June 12 vandalism at the homes of several Brooklyn Museum leaders. "Our vision remains rooted in the belief that art fosters dialogue and mutual understanding among people with diverse experiences and perspectives."

Persons: Taylor Pelton, Anne Pasternak’s Brooklyn, Brad Lander, Pelton, it's, there’s Organizations: Brooklyn Museum, New York City Police Department, Kings County Court, NBC News, NBC, U.S . Locations: Kings County, Israel, U.S

☆ A New York basic income participant used his monthly $1,000 to pay bills and launch a nonprofit
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAround the time that Kenneth McQueen received his first guaranteed basic income payment, he started rollerskating. McQueen was a participant in Creative Rebuild New York, a guaranteed basic income pilot for artists across the state. Previous participants have told BI that they used their basic income to pay rent, afford groceries, drop second jobs, pay down debt, and support their families. Basic income improved McQueen's mental health, encouraged entrepreneurshipPrimarily, basic income gave McQueen "peace of mind," he said. AdvertisementMcQueen isn't sure what will happen next, but he's grateful for the way basic income helped his career and mental health.

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Officials quickly moved to tailor the Chicago convention to Harris with only four weeks, in part drawing from the 2008 convention when Barack Obama accepted the nomination given the historic candidacy of Harris herself. Nominee acceptance speeches for the convention, which begins the week of August 19, are currently scheduled for that Wednesday and Thursday night, according to convention officials. Hollywood gets on boardThe Hollywood community is clamoring to support Harris at the DNC, according to numerous agents, publicists and Democratic strategists who spoke to CNN. No performers have been set yet, though various representatives for musicians have been in talks with the Harris campaign, according to two sources. For instance, besides Megan Thee Stallion’s performance at her Atlanta rally earlier this week, Harris had the support of the rapper Quavo, who spoke about gun violence prevention.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, Barack Obama, “, Biden, “ I’m, ”, there’s, She’s, Megan Thee, Donald Trump, Matt Hill, Donald Trump’s, Biden —, —, Biden’s, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Al, Quavo, Kid, Hulk Hogan, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, they’re Organizations: CNN, Democratic National Convention, Trump, Democratic Party, Democratic, ” Democratic National, Hollywood, Atlanta, Black, DNC, Republicans Locations: Chicago, Atlanta, who’s, America, Al Gore

☆ Some Jewish Democrats wonder if America is ready for a Jewish vice president
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

After all, the last time a guy named Shapiro had been elected governor of Pennsylvania, he had years earlier anglicized his name to Shapp. “I’m not aware of how his position on Israel differs from the other potential vice presidents,” Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, who is both Jewish and a proud progressive, told CNN. Of the VP’s choices, Shapiro is the one who stands out as the most divisive and could put a stop in everyone being on the same page,” said one Jewish Democratic operative. But I will say his attacks, this might surprise you, don’t bother me personally,” Shapiro said at the time. But calling what’s coming at Shapiro “pure antisemitism,” Rep. Dan Goldman, a New York Democrat, warned against that defensive way of thinking.

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