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☆ Review: Ballet Theater Revisits Its Past With a Hit and Two Misses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Gia Kourlas | More About Gia Kourlas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

American Ballet Theater opened its fall season on a high note: Alexei Ratmansky’s “Piano Concerto No. The program, part of the first New York season created by the company’s artistic director, Susan Jaffe, gradually lost steam. “Petite Mort” (1991) is flimsier than ever. Devon Teuscher’s clean, classical elegance lent the overlong work a boost of grace and energy, but the ballet, created in 1948, is hardly a good time capsule. In a program note, Lander describes his ballet as “an expression of myself, and of my thoughts on dance.

Persons: Alexei Ratmansky’s “, Mort ”, Jiri Kylian, Harald Lander, Susan Jaffe, Devon Teuscher’s, George Balanchine’s, Frederick Ashton’s “, ”, “, Lander Organizations: Ballet Theater, New, Lincoln Center Locations: New York

But the recent shift toward e-cigarettes that can’t be refilled has created a new environmental dilemma. U.S. teens and adults are buying roughly 12 million disposable vapes per month. But the quantities used in vaping devices are too small to warrant salvage. Disposable e-cigarettes currently account for about 53% of the multi-billion U.S. vaping market, according to U.S. government figures, more than doubling since 2020. The company has incinerated more than 1.6 million pounds of vaping waste in recent years, mostly unsold inventory or discontinued products.

Persons: ”, Yogi Hale Hendlin, Michael Garland, ” Garland, Brian King, “, New York Sheriff Anthony Miranda, Bob Cappadona, Daniel Ryan, Shelly Fuller, ” Fuller, Joseph Frederick, Matthew Perrone Organizations: WASHINGTON, University of California, Environmental, Agency, EPA, FDA, Regulators, New, Veolia, Centaurus High, ”, Twitter, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: U.S, San Francisco, Monroe County , New York, Arkansas, New York City, New York , California, Monroe County, “, New York, Gum Springs , Arkansas, Boulder County , Colorado, Boulder

☆ Reframing the American Landscape
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Hilarie M. Sheets | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As a painter of the natural world for more than five decades, Kay WalkingStick says it is impossible not to be influenced by the 19th-century Hudson River School’s majestic depictions of the American landscape. “They were selling the American landscape as empty and of course it was not empty; it was populated,” said Ms. WalkingStick, who in her bold, pared-down painting style revisits similar vistas on which she overlays geometric patterns used by the Native tribe connected to that specific land. “I think of it as a reminder that we’re all living on Indian Territory.”The exhibition “Kay WalkingStick/Hudson River School” opens Friday at the New-York Historical Society. It is the 88-year-old Cherokee artist’s largest museum show so far in New York City, where she received her M.F.A. “I wanted to see our Hudson River School collection through Kay’s eyes and how her work helps us to reinterpret the history of landscape painting in North America,” said Wendy Nalani E. Ikemoto, the museum’s senior curator of American art and a Native Hawaiian.

Persons: Kay WalkingStick, Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt, Asher B, Durand, “, ”, WalkingStick, “ Kay WalkingStick, WalkingStick’s, Cole, Bierstadt, Frederick A, John Frederick Kensett, Jesse Talbot, Wendy Nalani E Organizations: Fine Arts, Hudson River, York Historical Society, Cherokee, Pratt Institute Locations: Indian Territory, Hudson, New York City, North America

☆ I've made thousands of dollars writing trivia questions as a side gig. It helps me pay my rent and makes socializing so much easier.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Noah Sheidlower has made thousands writing and editing trivia questions for school competitions. To be fair, I don't often write the one-liner, pub-style trivia questions that trivia enthusiasts and beer lovers alike play every Tuesday night. Outside of journalism, I write and edit trivia questions for various high-school and college competitions as a side gig. And they've helped many in the quiz bowl community want to learn more and become more inquisitive about the world. AdvertisementAdvertisementUsing trivia to inform my reportingSometimes as I learn new facts through writing questions, I notice that hidden within them are stories.

Persons: Noah Sheidlower, It's, —, I've, I'm, they've, Jane Austen, Frederick the Great Organizations: Service, Columbia University

☆ Ed Dwight was NASA's first Black astronaut candidate in the 1960s. A new documentary tells his forgotten story.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Two decades before Bluford's flight, Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot who trained to be the first Black astronaut. Whitney Young of the National Urban League urged Kennedy to push the Air Force to find and train the first Black astronaut. Dwight said the famed pilot felt slighted and not being included in the decision to train a Black astronaut. "All of a sudden we were able to hire astronauts who didn't look like the classic NASA astronaut," Bolden said. During his flight, Glover had a group call with Dwight, Bluford, Bolden, and other Black astronauts.

Persons: Ed Dwight, Robert Lawrence, NASA didn't, —, Guion Bluford, Bluford, Dwight, Lisa Cortés, hadn't, John F, Kennedy, Whitney Young, Cortés, Dwight wasn't, Chuck Yeager, Yeager, Frederick Gregory, Frederick Douglass, Rosa Park, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Luther King, Craig F, Walker, Ed, Leland Melvin, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Bernard Harris , Jr, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Ron McNair, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Charles Bolden , Jr, Tamayo Méndez, Gregory, Bolden, McNair, they'll, Charles Bolden, Melvin, de Mendoza, Katherine Johnson, Ed's, kickstart, Victor Glover, George Floyd, who's, Leland D, Victor, Glover Organizations: NASA, Service, Air Force, Black, Atlanta Constitution, National Urban League, Bettmann, Denver's, Denver, Getty, Soviet Union, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Station, NASA’s Office, Education, Geographic, Disney Locations: Atlanta, Rosa, Cuban, Cuba, United States, Soviet Union

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in two games to open the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night. Coming off his eighth career hat trick in the opener, Matthews made it 2-1 at 12:35 on a 4-on-3 power play. Matthews' shot from a sharp angle went in off a Minnesota stick for his fifth goal in four periods. Reaves, who played 61 games with the Wild last season, also fought Montreal defenseman Arber Xhekaj on Wednesday. FAMILIAR FACESLeafs rookie Matthew Knies faced Wild counterpart and University of Minnesota teammate Brock Faber for the first time in the NHL.

Persons: — Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Ilya Samsonov, Calle Jarnkrok, Tyler Bertuzzi, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Matthews, Alex Ovechkin, Cy Denneny, Joe Malone, Reg Noble, Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman, Marco Rossi, Brandon Duhaime, Filip Gustavsson, Hartman, Samsonov, Nylander, Gustavsson, Bertuzzi, Boldy, Rossi, Jarnkrok, Ryan Reaves, Marcus Foligno, Frederick Gaudreau, Reaves, Arber Xhekaj, Matthew Knies, Brock Faber, ” Knies, “, ___ Organizations: TORONTO, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota, Toronto, Montreal, NHL, Florida, Leafs, BELL Toronto, University of Minnesota, “, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens Locations: Toronto, Minnesota, Rielly

☆ Analysis: The affirmative action battle shifts to a new front
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The lawsuits against the US Navy and West Point suggest that opponents of affirmative action are serious about eliminating any policy of diversity based on race. It’s not surprising that the US Armed Forces have drawn criticism from affirmative action foes. As the country heads into the presidential election year, more lawsuits invoking the Voting Rights Act are expected to follow. Many Black workers historically used auto jobs to build careers, but advancement opportunities have diminished since the early aughts. “But the decline in US auto jobs and the erosion of unions have hit Black workers hardest,” he wrote.

Persons: CNN —, “, ” SFFA, It’s, Henry C, Harris , Jr, Rogers H, Beardon, Frank Frederick Doughton, Elmer B, Edward Blum, Blum, Alabama’s, —, Blum —, Holder, Shelby, you’ve, CNN’s Nathaniel Meyersohn, Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters Meyersohn, ”, John Blake Organizations: CNN, US Naval Academy, Harvard, University of North, Fair, US Military Academy, West, US Navy, US Armed Forces, Defense Department, Black US Army, Military, Fort, US Supreme, Republican, Alabama’s GOP, UAW, United Auto Workers, Detroit’s Big, Reuters Locations: University of North Carolina, America, Fort Benning, Georgia, Alabama, Florida , Louisiana, County, Detroit, Belleville , Michigan

☆ The superyacht version of a 'French palace' is being put up for sale for $23 million by the Barclay family
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UK's billionaire Barclay family is looking to sell the "Lady Beatrice," a 197-foot-long superyacht. The Barclay family, which owns The Telegraph media group, has put up the "Lady Beatrice" for sale for 22 million euros, or $23.2 million, according to a listing by its broker, Edmiston. One writer on autoevolution, a car and transportation site, was so impressed that they called the superyacht "the floating version of a French palace." The Barclay family is known to be very private. AdvertisementAdvertisementEdmiston and the Barclay family did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider outside regular business hours.

Persons: Barclay, Beatrice, —, Beatrice Cecelia Taylor, Frederick, David Barclay, David, Sunday Times Rich, Forbes, Hiroko, Frederick's Organizations: The Telegraph, The Times, Service, Telegraph, Lloyds Banking Group, Sunday Times, Bloomberg

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — An animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has received a suspended two-year sentence after being convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia, the state attorney general’s office announced. Antle was accused of illegally buying endangered lion cubs in Frederick County, Virginia, for display and profit at his South Carolina zoo. A jury convicted him in June of two felony counts each of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic. Antle, who owns the Myrtle Beach Safari, appeared in “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” a Netflix documentary miniseries that focused on tiger breeders. “In Virginia, we uphold the rule of law without exception, whether dealing with violent repeat offenders, big pharma, fraudsters and scammers, or wildlife traffickers,” he said.

Persons: ”, general’s, Doc ” Antle, Jason Miyares, Antle, Miyares, “ Organizations: Netflix, Prosecutors, fraudsters Locations: Va, Virginia, Frederick County , Virginia, Carolina, Myrtle

☆ These are the top 4 Club stocks — and the bottom 4 — during the third quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Here's a look at the top four and bottom four Club stocks in the third quarter as Wall Street gears up for the first trading day of the fourth quarter on Monday. The winners LLY mountain 2023-06-30 Eli Lilly's stock performance in the third quarter. CAT mountain 2023-06-30 Caterpillar's stock performance in the third quarter. F mountain 2023-06-30 Ford Motor's stock performance since the end of the second quarter. In the first few weeks of the quarter, shares of the medical equipment giant actually edged higher, but its fortunes would turn significantly.

Persons: —, Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's, Lilly, Wegovy —, Microsoft's, Locker, Mary, Jim Cramer, Dillon, Estee Lauder, we're, Fabrizio Freda, Stellantis, Ford, Jim, we've, there's, Foot Locker, GE Healthcare's, Jim Cramer's, Frederick Florin Organizations: Federal Reserve, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, Novo Nordisk, Investors, Caterpillar, Natural Resources, West Texas, Google, Microsoft, FL, Ford, United Auto Workers, UAW, General Motors, Detroit, GM, GE, GE Healthcare, CNBC, AFP, Getty Locations: U.S, WTI, Asia, Illinois, Estee Lauder, GOOGL, Fegersheim, France

☆ VIEW US core inflation slows in August, consumer spending rises
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

With gasoline price surging, inflation as measured by the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.4% in August after climbing 0.2% in July. In the 12 months through August, the PCE price index advanced 3.5% after rising 3.4% in July. The annual PCE inflation is also being lifted by a lower base of comparison last year. MARKET REACTION:STOCKS: U.S. stock futures extended gains after August PCE data BONDS: U.S. Treasury 10-year note yield extended its fall to 4.5363% after the data. And the consumer is now beginning to feel higher interest rates - the higher cost of financing debt is beginning to impact their finances."

Persons: Mike Blake, RANDY FREDERICK, CHARLES SCHWAB, DANIEL PORTO, KIM FORREST, PETER CARDILLO Organizations: REUTERS, Treasury, Global Finance, Markets, Thomson Locations: Carlsbad , California, U.S, AUSTIN , TEXAS, PITTSBURGH

Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in Times articles. (Dec. 23, 2020)6. tomtit — any of several small birds that frequently elude Spelling Bee players:The Audubon Society would file a complaint in defense of tomtit virility. But, such is the state of Massenet’s reputation, I doubt that many sophisticated operagoers would rush to defend him. Barclays declined to comment on its arrangement with A.I.G., which is known as a “novation” in the world of derivatives, Reuters said. in Derivatives Deals (Feb. 5, 2010)The list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: nunhood, “, Genji, Jakucho, monomania, ” Jacobs, ”, colcannon —, Patrick’s, Melissa Clark’s, colcannon, Cook, callaloo, Mr, Bates, cloaca, tomtit, Spelling, Massenet — Minor, pinniped, dognap —, Twilly, McGuinn, Naija, dey, —, novation, — Barclays Said Organizations: St, Audubon Society, Barclays, Reuters, — Barclays Locations: Japan, Frederick, Africa

☆ Health care has had a tough year. Where we stand on our 5 stocks in the sector
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Bausch Health (BHC) is a different case. Key points Health-care stocks outperformed the broader U.S. stock market last year, but this year it's been much-tougher sledding for the sector due to a variety of headwinds. We feel comfortable owning our three other primary health care stocks: GE Healthcare, Humana and Danaher. In recent weeks, analysts at Wells Fargo and Citigroup have started coverage of GE Healthcare with buy ratings. The analysts at Jefferies now rate Bausch Health stock a buy, with a price target increase to $16 per share from $9.

Persons: There's Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly, That's, Eli Lilly's, Ryan Issakainen, we're, Issakainen, –, Stryker, Jim Cramer, it's, Jim, We've, Bausch, BHC, We're, I'm, Jefferies, Jim Cramer's, Frederick Florin Organizations: GE Healthcare, Health, Federal Reserve, First Trust Advisors, Humana, Medicare, Dow, UnitedHealth, GE, General Electric, —, Citigroup, Jefferies, CNBC, AFP, Getty Locations: what's, China, STE, Biogen, Wells, Bausch, Fegersheim, France

Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday. “You know, I just keep shaking my head – how am I talking to someone who has a pig heart?” Dr. Bartley Griffith, who performed the transplant, told The Associated Press. “It’s just an amazing feeling to see this pig heart work in a human,” said Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin, the Maryland team’s xenotransplantation expert. That FDA allowed this second case “suggests that the agency is not ready to permit a pig heart clinical trial to start,” Mashke added. The pig heart, provided by Blacksburg, Virginia-based Revivicor, has 10 genetic modifications – knocking out some pig genes and adding some human ones to make it more acceptable to the human immune system.

Persons: –, “, ” Lawrence Faucette, Dr, Bartley Griffith, David Bennett, Ann Faucette, ”, Faucette, “ It’s, Muhammad Mohiuddin, Karen Maschke, ” Mashke Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Surgeons, Navy, University of Maryland Medicine, Associated Press, Maryland, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, National Institutes of Health, Maryland team’s, Hastings Center, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education, AP Locations: Maryland, Frederick , Maryland, U.S, Blacksburg , Virginia

☆ Instacart stock subdued as debut enthusiasm loses steam
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 20 (Reuters) - Grocery delivery app Instacart's stock (CART.O) fell nearly 5% in premarket trading on Wednesday, on course to join other new stock market entrants in failing to keep up with their strong gains on debut. Shares of San Francisco-based Instacart ended 12% higher in their Nasdaq debut on Tuesday, failing to hold onto an intraday gain of as much as 43%. The company's initial public offering on Monday had given it a valuation of nearly $9.9 billion. In August, it announced interest from PepsiCo (PEP.O), which has agreed to buy $175 million in preferred convertible stock. Reporting by Savyata Mishra and Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Eric Cohn, Cheney Orr, Instacart, Alex Frederick, Frederick, Instacart's, Andrew Lipsman, Savyata Mishra, Niket, Devika Organizations: Safeway, REUTERS, Investors, San, Nasdaq, Walmart, Amazon, PitchBook, PepsiCo, Insider Intelligence, Thomson Locations: Tucson , Arizona, U.S, San Francisco, Bengaluru

Arm executives and CEO Rene Haas gather outside Nasdaq Market site, as Softbank's Arm, chip design firm, holds an initial public offering (IPO), in New York, U.S., September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 15 (Reuters) - Shares of SoftBank's Arm Holdings closed a volatile session lower on Friday, a day after a stellar Nasdaq debut that valued the British chip designer at $65 billion. The stock fell 4.5% to end at $60.75, after trading as high as $69 earlier in the session. The Nasdaq (.IXIC) was down 1.6% and the S&P 500 (.SPX) fell 1.2%, while an index of semiconductors (.SOX) sank 3%. Analysts said further trading volatility in Arm may be seen if the company draws more interest from AI-focused retail investors.

Persons: Rene Haas, Brendan McDermid, chipmakers, Arm's, Randy Frederick, Charles Schwab, Rick Meckler, Sophie Lund, Yates, Hargreaves Lansdown, Financials, Michael Ashley Schulman, Needham, Manya Saini, Caroline Valetkevitch, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Niket Nishant, Arun Koyyur, Grant McCool Organizations: Nasdaq, REUTERS, Arm Holdings, Major U.S, Cherry Lane Investments, Analysts, Graphics Arm, Running, Capital Advisors, Nvidia, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, British, Austin , Texas, New Vernon , New Jersey, Bengaluru

☆ When Club Music Went Commercial, Remixes Kept It Real
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Craig Seymour | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Remixes can free a song from the dictates of radio trends, marketability and the pop conventions of boy-meets-girl. It makes me think about what, on the surface, seems so irrational: a Black queer person risking alienation from the larger Black community to shape a distinct identity around the inexplicable wants of the heart. You just had to learn it for yourself.”There is another function of the remixes I cherish most: They instigate precious memories. The beat is the confession, which recognizes, changes, and conquers time.” Some remixes remind me of the 1980s and ’90s, when music forged in Black queer spaces began reaching the mainstream. Remixes were one way of preserving Black queer aesthetics amid economic incentives to make club music more commercial.

Persons: Diana Ross, ” Jody Watley, Mariah Carey, ”, Quincy Jones’s, Arthur Baker, Baker, Chaka Khan’s, Frederick Douglass, “, Whitney, David Cole, Robert Clivillés, Oz, Glinda, “ You’ve, James Baldwin Locations: Houston

☆ We're selling shares in this outperforming drugmaker and locking in a huge gain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shortly after the opening bell, we will be selling 40 shares of Eli Lilly (LLY) at roughly $596. In a sector that has been a poor performer this year, Eli Lilly has been the star of the show. Quarter to date, Eli Lilly shares have rallied about 27%, while the sector's performance is flat. LLY YTD mountain Eli Lilly YTD performance The enthusiasm for Eli Lilly up to this point has been justified. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

Persons: Eli Lilly, Jim Cramer's, Eli Lilly YTD, Jim Cramer, Jim, Frederick Florin Organizations: CNBC, AFP, Getty Locations: Fegersheim, France

☆ Child poverty more than doubled in U.S. after expanded tax credits, stimulus checks ended
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Child poverty more than doubled in the U.S. last year after financial assistance that supported families during the earlier days of the Covid pandemic expired, the Census Bureau said Tuesday. The child poverty rate surged to 12.4% in 2022, up from 5.2% in the year prior, according to the bureau's data. The U.S. had made historic gains in fighting child poverty during the pandemic due in large part to the expanded tax credits. The child poverty rate fell 46% in 2021 to the lowest level on record, according to Census data released last year. The overall poverty rate also spiked by nearly 5%, the first increase since 2010, according to the data.

Persons: Carl, Norma Millers, Liana Fox Organizations: Norma Millers Childrens, Census, U.S Locations: Frederick, U.S

☆ Analysis: Here’s why many Black people despise Clarence Thomas. (It’s not because he’s a conservative.)
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

CNN —Long before he became a Supreme Court justice, Clarence Thomas told a story at a public gathering that still sounds shocking years later. Justice Clarence Thomas jokes with his clerks in his chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington in 2016. AP“His entire judicial philosophy is at war with his own biography,” Michael Fletcher, co-author of “Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas,”. “He’s arguably benefited from affirmative action every step of the way.”Thomas has admitted that he was accepted at Yale Law School under an affirmative action policy. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas looks at the displays inside the Pin Point Heritage Museum.

Persons: CNN — Long, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Ronald Reagan, ” Thomas, Diana Walker, Thomas ’, Emma Mae Martin, he’s, Harlan Crow, Crow, ”, Sen, Sheldon Whitehouse, Chip Somodevilla, “ fawning, Reagan, John L, Nikki Merritt, Merritt, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Roe, Wade, ” Sen, Alyssa Pointer, Anita Hill’s, Uncle Tom, Thomas “, Juan Williams, “, Armstrong Williams, ” Williams, Amul Thapar, Jonathan Ernst, ” Thomas ’, Thomas doesn’t, they’ve, Thurgood Marshall, ” Michael Fletcher, “ He’s, I’d, Critics, White, Malcolm X, Richard Burkhard, you’ve, pounced, “ Clarence Thomas, Black, ” Tori Otten, ” Otten, ” Juan Williams, Virginia “ Ginni ” Thomas, Trump’s, John Duricka, Williams, — Trump, Booker T, Washington, Marcus Garvey, Obama, ” “ We’ve, –, “ It’s, “ Thomas, Steven Ferdman, Jim Crow, Frederick Douglass, ” Clarence Thomas, nodded, ” Merritt Organizations: CNN, White House, Commission, Texas Republican, Republican, National Bar Association, Democrat, Georgia Senate, Georgia State Capitol, NAACP, Supreme, National Museum of, Thomas Others, Reuters, Yale Law School, Catholic, College of, Cross, AP, Yale, Heritage Museum, Savannah Morning, USA, The, New, Morehouse College, Fox News Channel Studios, Reagan Administration, Bettmann Locations: Storm, Texas, New York, Washington, Memphis, Georgia, handouts, Atlanta, American, America, Cincinnati, Pin, Savannah , Georgia, New Republic, Wisconsin, Arizona, Virginia, Black, China, India, Brazil, New York City

☆ Wall St Week Ahead: Investor hopes for US soft landing ride on inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Too high a number could fan fears of the Fed leaving interest rates higher for longer or hiking them more in coming months. That would give investors less reason to hold onto stocks after a tech-led drop in which the S&P 500 lost about 5% from summer highs. Reasons for optimism include the relative outperformance of the U.S. economy compared to Europe and China, and signs the so-called profit recession among S&P 500 companies may be over. The S&P 500 Information Technology sector lost more than 2% this week following news that Beijing had ordered central government employees to stop using iPhones for work. Still, much of the bull case for stocks hinges on softer inflation eventually pushing the Fed to lower interest rates.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Michael Purves, Randy Frederick, Ed Clissold, Ned Davis, Jonathan Golub, David Lefkowitz, David Randall, Ira Iosebashvili, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Tallbacken Capital Advisors, Schwab Center, Financial Research, Technology, Apple, Huawei, Chief, Ned, Ned Davis Research, Credit Suisse Securities, UBS Global Wealth Management, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Europe, China, Beijing

☆ Wall St Week Ahead Investor hopes for US soft landing ride on inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

☆ Florida state colleges may allow entrance exam favored by many conservatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Students stage a walk out from Hillsborough High School to protest after Florida education officials voted to ban classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in all public school grades. The Board of Governors of the 12-campus State University System of Florida will consider the adoption of the Classic Learning Test (CLT) on Friday. The test's adoption would mark the third time that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has taken on the non-profit College Board, which administers the SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test. The College Board has pushed back against the new test, criticizing as flawed a study meant to compare students' scores on the CLT with scores on the SAT. Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Octavio Jones, Chancellor Ray Rodrigues, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Priscilla Rodriguez, Jeremy Tate, Tate, Thomas Aquinas, Dante Alighieri, Frederick Douglass, Flannery O'Connor, Sharon Bernstein, Grant McCool Organizations: Hillsborough High School, REUTERS, Governors, State University System, ACT, Florida, Board, Republican, College, American Studies, The, College Board, Thomson Locations: Florida, Tampa , Florida, U.S, Southern U.S, Sacramento , California

After being rushed in an ambulance to a hospital, the 15-month-old girl died from a fentanyl overdose. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesIn California, where the Legislature has failed to pass such laws, prosecutors in at least three counties are turning to drunk driving laws to charge parents whose children die from fentanyl overdose. Last month, a Maine woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter after her 14-month-old son’s fentanyl overdose. Prosecutors say the parents, like drunk drivers, knew fentanyl can injure or kill people. The boyfriend and girlfriend were charged with murder after their toddler died of a fentanyl overdose in June 2020.

Persons: — Madison Bernard, Charlotte, didn’t, ”, Charlie Smith, Smith, ” Smith, Jeremy Whitney Frazier, Heather Marie Frazier, Ashley Malloy’s, Karson, Watson advisement, “ I’ve, Daima Calhoun, Alexandra Waite, Collin Pascal Kittrell, Investigators, Allison, Waite, Graham Donath, Allison's, Ryan Hughes, Bernard, Evan Frostick, Frostick, Bernard's, Carla Rodriguez Organizations: Authorities, National District Attorneys Association, Prosecutors, National District, Riverside, Associated Press, Santa Rosa Police Department, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, AP Locations: SANTA ROSA, Calif, California, U.S, Frederick County , Maryland, Maryland, Maine, Riverside , Sonoma, Stanislaus, Riverside County, Riverside, Sonoma County, Santa Rosa

☆ Ahead of Biden visit, US watchdog says Vietnam backsliding on religious freedoms
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

However, a "recent crackdown on civil society, increased pressure on independent religious communities, alarming reports of forced renunciations of faith, and other growing religious freedom violations add up to a clear reversal in that once-positive trajectory," it said. Vietnam's requirement for religious groups to register contrasted with Hanoi's obligation to provide religious freedom to all its people, it said. "Government authorities continue to closely monitor all religious activity, often harassing, detaining, or otherwise preventing unregistered faith communities from exercising their fundamental right to religious freedom," the report said. Last year, the U.S. State Department added Vietnam to its Special Watch List for violations of religious freedom under the 1998 U.S. Religious Freedom Act, a lesser designation than that of a CPC, but its first since 2006.

Persons: Joe Biden, Frederick Davie, Eric Ueland, Biden, David Brunnstrom, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S . Commission, USCIRF, Government, U.S . State Department, CPC, Thomson Locations: Vietnam, U.S, backsliding, Washington, Hanoi, China

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