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How the midterm election outcome could impact Biden's agenda Nov. 8, 2022 02:02 Read the full story here. Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP, filed a similar complaint Friday against state election officials. The app and portal had been down for part of the morning and the state's election hotline also briefly experienced issues. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said. Share this -Link copiedSunny weather in most battleground states on Election Day It’s a bright and sunny Election Day in many battleground states!

A Washington state man who called Buffalo, New York, grocery stores threatening to shoot Black people a month after a racist mass shooting pleaded guilty to a hate crime Monday, prosecutors said. George called multiple grocery stores on June 19, June 20 and June 21 and threatened to shoot Black customers, the U.S. attorney’s office for Western Washington said in a statement. George pleaded guilty Monday to a count of interstate threats and a count of interference with a federally protected activity, which is a hate crime, prosecutors said. In the calls to the Buffalo stores, George said he was nearby and had assault rifles, and he threatened to shoot Black people, according to a plea agreement. In one of the calls, George said he could "pick people off" from a parking lot.

☆ Desperate flight, then misery in a camp for Nigerians displaced by floods
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Seun Sanni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"They ate like people who need more, so like a father that I am I cannot go and join them," he said. NOT ENOUGH FOODThe camp in the school building in the village of Ogbogu now shelters about 600 displaced people whose homes are under water. People are so desperate they are cooking with chaff that would normally be thrown away after grinding cassava to make garri, a staple food. He and those who remained were sleeping outdoors as there was no space in any of the makeshift camps that had sprung up, he said. "Even when this is over, I know that there is no money now that I can use to buy something to eat.

☆ AMP Australian wealth management unit's net outflows more than halve
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 21 (Reuters) - AMP Ltd (AMP.AX) on Friday reported third-quarter net outflows at its Australian wealth management unit more than halved due to increased inflows into its flagship online investment platform, North, and reduced withdrawals at its pension trusts. "We've seen a reduction in cash outflows to other superannuation funds and we’re winning new customers on our North platform, which has continued to grow cashflows from independent financial advisers," AMP Chief Executive Officer Alexis George said. Net cash outflows at AMP's main wealth management business were A$0.8 billion ($502.40 million) for the three months to September, compared with A$1.9 billion recorded a year earlier. Assets under management at the unit, however, fell A$3.7 billion to A$121.4 billion due to a downturn in investment markets and continued cash outflows. AMP said net interest margins at its banking unit remained on track to meet their annual forecast range of 135 basis points (bps) to 140 bps.

☆ How these cofounders continually update and reshape their company's benefits and wellness policies based on their employees' needs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The duo continually update their company's benefits based on employees' needs, they said. When crafting policies, George and Kennedy ask themselves what the company's benefits package should do for their employees. George spoke with Insider about continually improving her company's benefits based on employees' needs. The monthly wellness stipend, which allows employees to spend $50, was introduced in 2016. We noticed that our employees prioritized different aspects of personal wellness and we wanted to honor all of those practices.

☆ Players need to join talks on Premiership future, says George
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Players need to have a say in the future of Premiership rugby after Wasps and Worcester Warriors went into administration, Saracens and England hooker Jamie George said on Tuesday. Wasps made 167 players and staff redundant, British media reported, after going into administration on Monday, while Worcester went into administration last month. England's Rugby Football Union regulations state that a club placed in administration during the season will be relegated for the following campaign. "I think the players need to be at the forefront of it. "I don't have all the answers but I am hoping people behind the scenes at the Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Players' Association are having these conversations," he said.

☆ Fed's George repeats call for steadier and slower path of rate hikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Lindsay Dunsmuir | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should more slowly and steadily raise interest rates to allow time for its policy actions to seep through the economy and minimize market volatility, Kansas City Fed President Esther George said on Friday. "I have been in the camp of steadier and slower to begin to see how those effects from the lag will unfold," George said during an event organized by S&P Global Ratings. So far there are few major signs the current level of interest rates is doing enough to quash an inflation rate running more than three times the Fed's 2% goal. A hotter-than-expected key inflation reading on Thursday caused already fearful investors to price in more interest rate hikes than the Fed has itself projected, amid mounting concern only a recession will bring supply and demand into better balance. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Lindsay Dunsmuir; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Walmart's leading position in grocery provides 'bupkus' in profit. Analysts say the retailer needs to do more to succeed in the high-margin furniture space.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Walmart became the largest food retailer in the US in 2001 with grocery sales raking in $56 billion. Today the retailer mixes sales of high-margin items like electronics and furniture with those same groceries. But times have changed, particularly for the value-conscious customers Walmart caters to. While net-profit margins for furniture items sold in the US can be as high as 50% to 60%, according to analysts, that total usually hovers around 1% to 3% for grocery items. He did not specify how much Walmart earned in revenue or profits from furniture sales in 2021.

☆ More celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian are turning themselves into department stores. Here's the platform helping to grow their customer list.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cortina enables celebrity marketplaces like Kourtney Kardashian's Poosh and Graydon Carter's Airmail. These marketplaces may soon replace department stores, Cortina founder Keith George says. PooshSeveral celebrity marketplaces have popped up in recent years. Now, platforms that serve as a bridge between brands, celebrities, and their audiences — like Cortina — are also on the rise. Celebrity marketplaces also might help traditional brands have faced in acquiring customers.

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