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Last December South Africa filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice for allegedly violating the Genocide Convention. The court has not yet ruled on the core of the case — whether genocide has occurred in Gaza. Israel says accusations of genocide in its Gaza campaign are baseless and that it is solely hunting down Hamas and other armed groups. Francis, leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church, is usually careful not to take sides in international conflicts, and to stress de-escalation. Francis has not previously described the situation in Gaza as a genocide in public.
Persons: Pope Francis, , Francis ’, Francis, Israel Organizations: La Stampa, Israel, International Court of Justice, Vatican, Catholic Church, Hamas Locations: Gaza, La, Africa, Israel, Lebanon
“My position in society, my nationality, is not sure, never sure, no matter what generation I am,” he told NBC News over the phone. “These boys and girls are fully aware of the current political climate,” he told NBC News. “Politicians should try to unite people instead of fueling polarization,” he told NBC News. “Amsterdam should be ashamed,” he said of the violence surrounding the the soccer game. “Apparently a Cabinet meeting is a comfortable place for these people to say their racist thoughts out loud,” Taibi said.
Persons: , , Taibi, can’t, Bram Beute, Schoof, Wilders, Francesca Albanese, Bert Klandermans, Steven Silvester, ” Silvester, Muhsin Köktas, Ruben Vis, ” Taibi, Freddie Clayton, Martijn van Delft Organizations: NBC News, United Nations Human Rights, , Vrije University, stoke, NBC, Centraal Locations: Amsterdam’s, Muslim Nieuw, West, Europe, France, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Gaza, Amsterdam, Nieuw, Dutch, “ Amsterdam, London, Rijnsburg
Population density and topography obviously have a significant effect on construction costs. “There was also a lack of discussion over the chosen route, which could have followed existing highway corridors.”Rapidly rising construction costs have plagued major projects across the world in recent years. Signs placed on a fence by environmental activists protest against tree-felling operations for the HS2 rail link at Jones Hill Wood in Wendover, England, in April 2021. However, their efforts were in vain and only succeeded in significantly driving up construction costs. ‘Mutilated and pointless’Plans have been dropped for a proposed HS2 railway station at Meadowhall in Sheffield.
Persons: hoardings, Henry Nicholls, it’s, Christian Wolmar, , Ricardo Ferreras, , ” Ferreras, Wolmar, Chris Gorman, Wood, Mark Kerrison, Joe Giddens, Mike Kemp, Rishi Sunak, Anna Gowthorpe Organizations: CNN, Speed, Britain, WHOOSH, Station, London Times, ” Railway, CNN Travel, , Chiltern, New Economics Foundation, London Euston, Birmingham Airport, Crewe, Conservative, Labour, Birmingham, Sunak, Leeds, High Speed Rail, Hitachi, Alstom, Siemens, Euston, Treasury, Audit Office Locations: United States, Bordeaux, France, China, Japan, London, English, Birmingham, Jakarta, Bandung, London's, AFP, Britain, Ukraine, Europe, Spain, Great, England, Jones, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, Colne, Cross , Hertfordshire, Manchester, Leeds, Scotland, Wales, Euston, Crewe, Meadowhall, Sheffield, Midlands, Nottingham, Liverpool
Getty ImagesAbout 1 in 5 Americans say they regularly get their news from "news influencers" on social media, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. Social media site X remained the most popular, with 85% of influencer respondents reporting they were on the site. Risk of misinformationQuestions around the influence of independent social media creators on politics erupted prior to and after the presidential election. Both candidates utilized social media to reach younger voters, most notably when President-elect Donald Trump appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast and Vice President Kamala Harris joined the "Call Her Daddy" podcast — both podcasts with large followings on social media. Network interviews in recent elections have tended to be more combative than those conducted on independent podcasts or social media accounts, Darr said.
Persons: Galen Stocking, influencers, Basil Smikle, Smikle, Pew, Instagram, TikTok, Donald Trump, Joe Rogan's, Kamala Harris, Alex Cooper, Joshua Darr, Darr, Alaina, it's, Hurricane Helene, Wood, Joe Rogan, Matteo Recanatini, he's, That's, MAGA, Recanatini Organizations: Pew Research Center, CNBC, Democratic, Columbia, YouTube, Pew, Facebook, US, Republican, Trump National Doral, Getty Locations: Syracuse, Tennessee, Trump National Doral Miami, Miami , Florida
AdvertisementIn 1988, Michelle Yeoh left acting to focus on marriage and starting a family. While Michelle Yeoh's "biggest sadness" in life is not being able to have kids, the actor has no regrets. In an interview with The Times published on Sunday, Yeoh, 62, opened up about her first marriage to Dickson Poon, a Hong Kong entrepreneur and CEO. Advertisement"Maybe that is the biggest sadness in my life, that I cannot have kids," she told The Times. Still, Yeoh knew that Poon wanted kids.
Persons: Michelle Yeoh, Dickson Poon, Michelle Yeoh's, Yeoh, I'd, " Yeoh, Poon, Jean Todt, Nicolas, Darina, Maxime ❤️ 💖✨ Organizations: Times, Ferrari Locations: Hong Kong
AdvertisementProsecutors took "improper possession" of Sean Combs' handwritten notes, his lawyers said Monday. The notes were taken from his jail cell and include "privileged attorney-client details," they said. His lawyers want an evidentiary hearing, at which prosecutors would explain what was taken and why. On Monday, Agnifilo countered that prosecutors' 30-page bail memorandum shows the filter team did not do its job. Combs, his defense team, and prosecutors are scheduled to return to court on Friday for the third round of bail arguments.
Persons: Sean Combs, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Arun Subramanian, Marc Agnifilo, Agnifilo Organizations: Prosecutors, US, of Prisons Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Miami
Thailand's same-sex marriage legislation, scheduled to come into effect in January 2025, could attract an additional 4 million tourists to the country per year, according to a report commissioned by the travel company Agoda. The report published Thursday estimates the country's marriage equality law may increase tourism arrivals by 10%, netting the country an extra $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, within two years. Arrivals are expected to come, not only from same-sex couples and their wedding guests, but from the broader LGBTQ community and beyond. The new law will make Thailand the third place in Asia to allow same-same marriage, following Taiwan in 2019 and, on a more limited basis, Nepal in 2023. The law is also set to grant same-sex couples rights related to child adoption, health care and inheritance.
Organizations: Thailand's Tourism Industry, Partnership Locations: Thailand, Asia, Taiwan, Nepal
Following Monday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 550 shares of DHR, increasing its weighting to roughly 3.6% from 3.4%. Since the election, Danaher shares have fallen from $250 each to $230 while Eli Lilly shares have dropped from $806 to $720. LLY YTD mountain Eli Lilly YTD Eli Lilly shares fell from $903 to $846 after a disappointing third-quarter report where inventory destocking of its fast-selling GLP-1 medications caused the company to miss estimates and lower full-year guidance. But the possible appointment of RFK Jr. has created a whole host of uncertainty for Eli Lilly and the drug stocks at large. If you look out to 2026, Lilly shares are trading at roughly 24 times.
Persons: Jim Cramer's, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, We're, Danaher, Eli Lilly, Bioprocessing, Eli Lilly's, Lilly, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: DHR, Care Sector Fund, Department of Health, Human Services, RFK Jr, National Institutes of Health, HHS, CNBC Locations: Danaher
AdvertisementZachary Gerth is a 37-year-old American who moved to Costa Rica in February 2022 with his partner. He is now raising his daughter in Costa Rica and can afford a nanny who is part of the family. AdvertisementSo, we took the plunge and moved to Costa Rica. Before moving to Costa Rica, we took a five-week trip and stayed in five different places to decide where to move. We may stay in Costa Rica, in a different town, or move to another country.
Persons: Zachary Gerth, Anna, That's, Costa Organizations: Peace Corps Locations: Costa Rica, Africa, Central, South America, Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rican
AdvertisementSam Altman has been tapped to cochair the transition team for San Francisco's mayor-elect. The OpenAI cofounder and CEO is cochairing the transition team for San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie, Lurie announced Monday. According to San Francisco's campaign finance database, Altman donated $500 to current San Francisco mayor London Breed in 2018. We need to get him to embrace San Francisco." BI could not find any contributions from Altman to San Francisco mayoral candidates during this election.
Persons: Sam Altman, Daniel Lurie, Altman, Lurie, Ned Segal, OpenAI, San, Levi Strauss, Jan Koum, Jonathan Gans, Oleg Nodelman, " Altman Organizations: San Francisco's, San Francisco, Business, London Breed, Breed, Los Angeles Times Locations: Bay, San Francisco
At least one person yelled, “N***er,” again and again, according to the video that’s garnered online attention far beyond Ohio’s capital. Columbus public safety dispatchers got 911 calls around 1:30 p.m. reporting a group marching in the Short North area, the dispatchers told the station. In Ohio, no arrests were made during Saturday’s event, though police briefly detained some marchers, according to WBNS. Columbus community leaders organized a unity march Sunday in response to Saturday’s neo-Nazi gathering, CNN affiliate WSYX reported. Your hate isn’t welcome in our city,” City Attorney Zach Klein said on social media of Saturday’s march.
Persons: , , , strode, cafés, Columbus ’, Andrew Ginther, Mike DeWine, White supremacists, Anne Frank, Zach Klein Organizations: CNN, Ohio, White, ” Republican Gov, Defamation League, Nazi Party, Defamation, Columbus police, WSYX Locations: Columbus, United States, Nashville , New Hampshire, Boston , Arkansas, Virginia, Washington, Michigan, Ohio,
Not all of Trump’s picks are causing uproar. But in a conventional administration, controversies raging around at least four key Cabinet picks would be seen as a disaster. The president-elect’s son explains the planGaetz and several other Trump picks have caused consternation in some circles given the questions about their qualifications and past behavior. That’s what the American people want.”It would take a handful of Republican senators to block the most provocative Trump nominees early next year, given that Democrats are likely to vote en masse against them. If he’s qualified, he’s qualified.”Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt said he believed Trump’s nominees would get confirmed.
Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Hegseth, Trump’s, Intrigue, Gaetz, , Kennedy, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Trump, he’s, ” Johnson, South Dakota Sen, John Thune, Mike Johnson, CNN’s Jake Tapper, , ” Sen, Adam Schiff, Jim Himes, they’re, Matt Gaetz —, Robert Kennedy, Tulsi, ” Trump, Donald Trump Jr, , Sen, Markwayne Mullin, “ I’ve, … I’ve, Matt, ” Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, Alabama Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Pennsylvania Sen, John Fetterman Organizations: CNN, Washington, Republican Senate, Office, Fox News, Florida Republican, of Justice, Department of Health, Human Services, Senate, Trump, South, Louisiana Republican, California Democrat, Democrat, House Intelligence, Sunday, Connecticut Democrat, CBS, Republican, Fox Business, Oklahoma Republican, Press, Locations: Gaetz, — Russia, Washington, Florida, South Dakota, “ State, Louisiana, United States, California, Connecticut, ” Missouri, Alabama, Pennsylvania
She started with a $39,000 salary in NYC, facing financial challenges and strict budgeting. I graduated in 2013 with a degree in biology and landed my first job in NYC as a sessions assistant, making $39,000. I learned financial discipline, thinking ahead for unforeseen expenses, and developing a method for organizing my money. I was proud of myself, but I still had recurring anxiety about losing the job and the money. A high-paying job came with the benefit of having peace of mindWhen I started at Google, my base salary was $132,000.
Persons: McCoy, Khayla McCoy, I've, I'm Organizations: General Assembly, BlackRock, Google Locations: Madisonville , Tennessee, NYC, Ellevest
When Joice Barnard had a hip replacement just over a year ago, she couldn't imagine running again without pain, but she was determined to try. Barnard, 67, has been running for 50 years, longer than some of her fellow marathoners have been alive. Earlier this month, Barnard finished her ninth marathon, the Every Woman's Marathon organized by Team Milk in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia. "For anybody, whether they're somebody with a hip replacement or they're 20 years old and they're very, very fast, it's so easy to run too many miles a week," Barnard said. Get enough restEvery week, Barnard takes a full day off from any exercise more strenuous than walking to give her body a break.
Persons: who's, Joice Barnard, Barnard, Team Milk, she's Organizations: Team, Business Locations: Savannah , Georgia
AdvertisementKelly Green, 34, went to visit her parents in Tristan Da Cunha and fell in love. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kelly Green, the head of tourism at Tristan Da Cunha. But I misunderstood, as Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is a settlement in Tristan Da Cunha, one of the world's most isolated settlements with only around 236 inhabitants. I wanted to live in Tristan Da Cunha. Just because I decided to live on Tristan Da Cunha doesn't mean they have to live here forever.
Persons: Kelly Green, Tristan Da Cunha, Green, Shane, I've, Kelly Green Tristan Da Cunha, There's, they're Organizations: British Overseas, Cape Town, Gatwick Airport, England Locations: British, British Overseas Territory, England, Antigua, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Kenya, easyJet, Edinburgh, Scotland, Cape, South Africa
AdvertisementThe AfroTech Conference for Black tech professionals debuted in Houston this year. The eighth edition of AfroTech, which lasted four days in Houston, held its place among one of the largest gatherings of Black tech professionals. AdvertisementMost of the attendees walked away with connections that anchor their experience as one of few Black tech professionals, if not the only one on their teams or at their tech companies. Many were searching for connections that could land early career conferencegoers their first tech job or a branch to pivot to new tech companies or into entrepreneurship. Her loss didn't seem to dampen the mood too much, but it has cast doubt and uncertainty as big tech companies line up to kiss the ring of the new administration.
Persons: strode, conferencegoers, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, We're, Alex Oladele, Morgan DeBaun, Apt, that's, Lesley Bellow, Morgan Debaun, Morgan, Bellow, George R, Joshua Pinkay, Pinkay assuredly Organizations: Conference for Black, Trump, SpaceX, Twitter, IBM, LinkedIn, Media, Group, Brown Convention, BMG Locations: Houston, Silicon
Tech jobs are mired in a recession
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But ask white-collar professionals who are actually looking for a job, and they'll tell you horror stories that are eerily similar to Bach's. As I wrote last spring, that's because the job market has essentially split into two distinct tiers. AdvertisementNow, new data from LinkedIn — which tracked how often its users landed new jobs — shows which white-collar jobs are being hit the hardest. AdvertisementAnother reason tech companies are hiring fewer professionals is that their existing employees are opting to stay put. "We're slowly, slowly recovering," says Art Zeile, the CEO of Dice, a tech job board.
Persons: Jon Bach, Bach, I've, that's, Kory Kantenga, , they'd, Jenny Diani, Jon Stross, Santiago Rodriguez, it's, we're, We're, Zeile, Dice, Aki Ito Organizations: eBay, LinkedIn, Autodesk, Google, Business Locations: coders, Silicon Valley
“I don’t think that Black Twitter is going to exist within the next couple of years,” said Jonathan Johnson, a 29-year-old behavioral therapist in Houston and a longtime Twitter and X user. “Social media is only important because of the social part, and if you don’t have that, people aren’t going to use” the app. Like many others, Black users have been eyeing an exit from the app since 2022, but users told NBC News that this mass exodus feels more permanent. He criticized the functionality of the app and said it will suffer without a mass of Black users. “It feels like a very welcoming, safe space,” said Pariss Chandler, the organizer of Black Tech Twitter and the founder of the recruitment platform Black Tech Pipeline.
Persons: , Jonathan Johnson, Mike Brown’s, Donald Trump, , Ashon Crawley, Johnson, ” Elon, Musk, “ I’m, ” Crawley, Emily Liu, ” Liu, Gabrielle Union, Don Lemon, Vivek Ramaswamy, ” Johnson, Pariss Chandler, Chandler, “ It’s, ” Chandler, they’re, Rudy Fraser, Fraser, “ there’s, Bluesky, Bluesky’s, Blacksky Organizations: Twitter, University of Virginia, NBC News, Bluesky, Meta, Republican, “ Department, Government, Black Tech Twitter, Black Tech Pipeline Locations: Houston, Similarweb, Bluesky, Los Angeles, Crawley, Still
Many people feel “that they’re not getting enough back, that a college education isn’t worth enough,” said Paul Peterson, a professor of education policy and governance at Harvard University. The data says that college education is worth more than ever.”The dissonance shows how higher education has become another slice of the economy where the vibes are worse than the numbers might suggest — and risks exacerbating Democratic losses with working-class voters. Andrew Smith, director, University of New Hampshire Survey CenterThere are many reasons why improving college affordability may not register widely. Given other budget pressures — from child care to car insurance — college expenses simply might not have fallen enough to matter. A polling site in Vienna, Va., on Election Day, which saw working-class voters further embrace Republicans.
Persons: they’re, , Paul Peterson, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Andrew Smith, Pew, “ We’ve, Robin Isserles, ” Isserles, “ I’ve, Bill Clark, Ashley Koning, Harris, ” Koning, Sallie Mae Organizations: Harvard University, , NBC, Pew, University of New Hampshire Survey, grads, National Center for Education Statistics, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, Manhattan Community College, Trump, Voters, Inc, Getty, Eagleton Center for Public, Rutgers University, Democrats, College Board, Republicans Locations: New York City, Staten Island, Long, Nassau County, Vienna, Va, New Jersey, New Jersey , New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
I had four months of paid leave and negotiated two more months of unpaid leave. She told me to take as much parental leave as I could and that I would never regret doing so. I combined my disability, short-term sick pay, and accrued vacation time, some of which would run concurrently with my FMLA leave, for about four months of paid leave. AdvertisementI stressed about our financesThe last couple of months of my leave presented financial stress on top of my feelings of isolation. I think it was the best amount of leave, as opposed to the most amount of leave, for me and my family.
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CNN —A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a shaft where hundreds are believed to be holed up. On Friday, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said in a statement it was investigating the police for restricting the miners’ essential supplies. The South African Police Service welcomed the court order but said that the ruling does not prevent the detention of illegal miners who are in good health. Three illegal miners resurfaced by Saturday afternoon, according to the police. Also on Saturday, a South African national was arrested in Kanana at a house used as a smelter – a facility used to purify gold – they added.
Persons: Yasmin Omar, , Jerome Delay, “ We’ve, David Van Wyk, Organizations: CNN, SABC, Human Rights, South African Police Service, South Locations: Pretoria, South Africa, Stilfontein, Johannesburg, Kanana
Snyder shares his top 4 takeaways after making the switch from a white to blue collar job. If your Sunday evenings are tainted by the thought of clocking into work the next morning, you're not alone. Snyder, now 43 years old, has been an electrician for the last six years, and he's never looked back. Advertisement"As a union electrician, my life is a million times better," he said. If he's on the hunt for a new job, Snyder doesn't have to apply individually and interview — the union helps facilitate matching available jobs to union members looking for work.
Persons: Dustin Snyder, Snyder, he's, it's, who's, Snyder doesn't, I'm, Christine, cji Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, AFL, Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locations: Seattle
Throughout the summer, multiple towns experienced tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. In July, an EF2 tornado passed through Rome during a severe storm that killed one person and caused widespread damage. There are currently 13 wildfires across the state encompassing more than 5,000 acres, according to Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died on November 9 when a tree fell while he was responding to the wildfire in Greenwood Lake. New York City alone has experienced over 230 brush fires since October 29, according to the New York City Fire Department.
Persons: John Towsen, Riley Kellogg, ” Towsen, ” Kellogg, ” Riley Kellogg, CNN It’s, Kathy Hochul’s, Jennings, , , “ Everything’s, There’s, Stephanie Spera, Brenda Ekwurzel, Spera, Kellogg, Esler, Maureen VanHouten, ” Maureen, ” Tom Howley, Greenwood, ” Howley, “ I’ve, I’m, ” Spera Organizations: , New York CNN, CNN, National Weather Service, York State Forest Ranger, New, New York City Fire Department, New York City Emergency Management Department, , Washington DC, University of Richmond, ” Earthquakes, Union of Concerned, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Center, Climate, Energy Solutions Locations: Greenwood, , New York, Greenwood Lake, New York City, Sterling, Rome, Buffalo, New Jersey, New York, York, Prospect, Philadelphia , New York, Boston, Northeast, Towsen
AdvertisementBluesky has seen a surge in users after the US election and as X introduces new terms of service. Bluesky is having quite the week as millions of people flock to sign up in the wake of the US election and new terms of service coming to X. Bluesky had 17 million users as of Friday, according to a live stat-tracker by a Bluesky developer. As departure announcements and Bluesky links popped up in my X feed on Wednesday, I became curious to see how the app attracted so many new accounts. Jordan Hart/BIBluesky's posts, known as "skeets," work similarly to posts on X (previously known as "tweets").
Persons: Bluesky, Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, X, they'd, Mark Zuckerberg, Jordan Hart Organizations: Twitter Locations: Bluesky
AdvertisementA coworker asked me if I had the "nine-month flu," but I wasn't pregnant. It happened when I returned to the office after working from home for several days because I'd been fighting a cold. AdvertisementSurprisingly, I found it difficult to handle the situation from there, but I learned a valuable lesson about boundaries in the workplace. I became self-conscious in the workplaceAfter the exchange with my coworker, I attempted to return my focus to my work. AdvertisementIf the question comes again, I will be ready with a different strategy: simply ask the coworker why she wants to know.
Persons: I'm, I, I'd, it's, empathized, Ruby Warrington's, Ketta Crawford, , Crawford Organizations: Warrington
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