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☆ Inside the ‘Shakespearean Drama’ of the Murdoch Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( John Otis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“That was a sign to ‘Murdoch watchers’ that something was up,” said Jim Rutenberg, a New York Times reporter who broke the news about Mr. Murdoch’s engagement. Mr. Rutenberg, who writes about politics and culture, has long reported on the Murdoch family. In 2019, he and Jonathan Mahler wrote an exhaustive article for The Times Magazine about the Murdochs’ sprawling media empire and its global influence. “That, for better or worse, sort of cemented us as the experts on this family,” said Mr. Mahler, who covers various topics for the magazine, including politics and entertainment. The outcome will determine who will have control of the empire after Mr. Murdoch’s death.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, James, Elisabeth, Prudence, “, ‘ Murdoch, ”, Jim Rutenberg, Rutenberg, Murdoch, Jonathan Mahler, Mahler, Lachlan Organizations: New York Times, The Times Magazine

☆ A future-of-work expert explains why some companies are willing to risk losing talent to get workers back to the office
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

And workers themselves welcome the new culture of flexibility that offers them a better work-life balance. AdvertisementThere is no doubt that the transition is underway, Ravin Jesuthasan, a renowned future-of-work expert and author of "The Skills-Powered Organization," told Business Insider. However, some organizations exhibit a certain amount of inertia when it comes to adapting to the new working culture. There's lots of people who want to come work here, and so this is our culture and this is how we're going to sustain our culture," Jesuthasan said. The most important thing is that people have to understand the logic of why you create these rules," the future-of-work expert said.

Persons: —, Ravin, Jesuthasan, We've, Richard Baker, it's, It's, that's, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Organization, Employees

☆ Stitch by Stitch, Pacita Abad Crossed Continents and Cultures
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Andrew Russeth | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

However, in New York, where Abad lived briefly in the 1970s, while studying painting at the Art Students League, her work has been scarce. The Museum of Modern Art owns nothing by her, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art just acquired its first piece. During her life, she proposed shows to U.S. museums and received around 100 rejection letters, her family has said. MoMA PS1 is hosting the first retrospective dedicated to Abad, which was organized by Victoria Sung at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, where it ran last year. It consists of more than 50 works, and while it should be two or four times larger — she was protean and prolific — it is still thrilling.

Persons: Pacita Abad, Abad, Victoria Sung Organizations: Art Students League, Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walker Art Center Locations: Singapore, Asia, Manila, New York, Minneapolis

☆ Sha’Carri Richardson, chasing an Olympic legacy, has already made one back home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

On this same track, at this same school, in this same heat, Sha’Carri Richardson put in the same work. “And it’s Sha’Carri Richardson. Students practice at Carter High’s John E. Kincaide Stadium in Dallas, Texas, where Sha’Carri Richardson once plied her trade. They all know the name Sha’Carri Richardson. It’s community.”GO DEEPER Sha'Carri Richardson, with emphatic win at trials, closing in on Olympic glory(Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photo: Hannah Peters / Getty Images)

Persons: DALLAS —, David W, Willis Carrier, Kennedy Jackson, Miles, she’s, “ I’m, ”, Marcus Stokes, she’ll, “, they’re, Sha’Carri Richardson, Robert DeHorney, …, Richardson, Michael Johnson, Oak, ” Johnson, ” Sha’Carri Richardson, She’ll, Patrick Smith, Johnson, bloomer, Roy Martin, Roosevelt, Marlon Cannon, Derrick Cunningham, Cannon, Cunningham, Henry Neal, Dallas, Vance Johnson, Aliyah Johnson, —, they’ve, ” Richardson, Bowerman, Carter High’s John E, Aric Becker, Leon Hayes, Carter, Marion Jones, DeHorney, Cliff, Betty Harp, You’ve, ” Michael Johnson, Indya, ” DeHorney, “ She’s, Nasya Williams, Royaltee Brown, Christine Mallard, Kennedy, It’s Sha’Carri Richardson, Christian Petersen, She’s, ” Krystan, Bright, couldn’t, Blaze, ” Bright, Sha'Carri Richardson, Dan Goldfarb, Hannah Peters Organizations: David, Carter High School, Cedar, Hillcrest High School, Dallas, Texas, Hayward Field, U.S, Skyline High, Baylor, NCAA, Greenville High, Atlanta Games, Texas Relays, University of Texas, Indiana University, UT, LSU, Kincaide, Getty, Dallas Independent Schools, Leon Hayes Relay, Richardson, TCU, USC Locations: Jolly, Texas, loitered, Los Angeles, Paris, Dallas, North Dallas, North Texas, Eugene ,, Oak Cliff, South Oak, Carter, Cuban, Dallas , Texas, Memphis, overcomers, Cedar Hill, Sha'Carri

UK Sport, a government agency responsible for investing money into Olympic and Paralympic sports, was founded just one year later. The money, sourced through the government and the National Lottery, was transformative for the nation's Olympic program. They just can't do that because there isn't enough money," Bloom said. So how do you inspire the next generation of Olympic athletes without huge sums of money? Watch as the athletes, their coaches and parents grapple with the price of a dream by clicking the video above.

Persons: Ben Bloom, Katherine Grainger, Bloom, Emily Hutt, Willem Murray, Freddie Polak Organizations: Atlanta Olympic Games, Olympic, Paralympic, National Lottery, Sport, English Premier League, CNBC, Elite, Watch Locations: Great Britain, Britain

☆ Drop bears: The true history of a fake Australian animal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ben Westcott | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Once prey is within view, the Drop Bear will drop as much as eight meters to pounce on top of the unsuspecting victim. When CNN Travel asked Australian film star Chris Hemsworth for advice on avoiding drop bears in 2018, he said: “Bring an umbrella.”The origins of the drop bearDespite the drop bear’s popularity and growing international reputation, its actual origins are unknown. Not every Australian grew up with stories of drop bears, but those who do remember being told about drop bears by their parents, especially people who grew up in the country or in farming communities. The Drop BearsThere is, however, one clear marker of when the mythical drop bears began to enter Australian pop culture. Tell them you’ve got to be wary or (the drop bears) will drop down and take you,” Batchelor said.

Persons: they’ll, ”, Ian Coate, “, Chris Hemsworth, Clint, Paul Hogan, Hogan, Indiana Jones, koalas, savaging Hogan, Coate, ” Coate, Chris Toms, Johnny Batchelor, ” Batchelor, Toms, you’ve, Batchelor, It’s, Bears Batchelor, thylacoleo, Australia’s Coates, Coates, isn’t Organizations: CNN, of Australia, CNN Travel, National Library of Australia, Canberra Times, TAM, Clint, US, Aussie, Bears, Google, Bundaberg, ITV Locations: Australian, “, Goannas, Australia, Zealander, Sydney, New Zealand, New South Wales, Bundaberg Rum

☆ Why Silicon Valley Is Going to War Against the Media, Journalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Just 20 years ago journalists covered the tech industry "like it didn't matter, like it was this hobbyist, interesting, plucky thing." The pro-tech media gives tech's main characters the chance to write their way back to the original storyline. Trae Stephens, a partner at Founders Fund, described Pirate Wires as a kind of daily affirmation for Silicon Valley. Related storiesTrae Stephens, a partner at Founders Fund, described Pirate Wires as a kind of daily affirmation for Silicon Valley. Of the members of the news media I talked to about pro-tech media, some were backhandedly laudatory.

Persons: Mike Solana, Solana, Peter Thiel, —, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, There's, Coogan, John Coogan, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, they're, Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump's, Tyler Le, Sam Bankman, Warren Buffett, Trae Stephens, Andreessen, Palmer Luckey, It's, Dick Lucas, Lucas, Joe Rogan, Kamala, Stephens, Packy McCormick, Taylor Lorenz, Ryan Mac, Kevin Roose, Jesse Singal —, Casey Newton, Casey isn't, Casey, Newton, Erik Torenberg, Anthony Fauci, Ellen Pao, Katherine Maher, George Soros, Joe Biden, Chesa Boudin, Boudin, Gavin Newsom, Palihapitiya, Sacks, Trump, JD Vance, Brian Merchant, Ben Smith, Eric Newcomer, he's, Lulu Cheng Meservey, Balaji Srinivasan's, Zoë Bernard Organizations: Fund, Tech, Founders Fund, Apple, Elon, Elite, Sequoia Capital, Pirate, Penguin Group, Big Tech, Card Industry, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Media, NPR, Google, Disney, Twitter, Republican National Convention, Bloomberg, monetization, San, Business Locations: San Francisco, Substack, Silicon Valley, New York, Silicon, Solana, Miami, Francisco, California, Los Angeles

☆ I've visited 60 countries. Skip the crowds in Bali — visit this lesser-known gem in South Asia instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kate Mcmahon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But although Sri Lanka is called India's teardrop, I think it's really its gem. AdvertisementIn my seven years of traveling to 60 countries — including most countries in Southeast Asia — I have rarely been anywhere as wild and diverse as Sri Lanka. There's a lot to do in Sri LankaElephants can be spotted in Sri Lanka. For history and culture buffs, Sri Lanka is also a must-visit countryGet to know the people of Sri Lanka — and their history. AdvertisementDuring my travels, I've also met some of the kindest, most hospitable people in Sri Lanka.

Persons: —, hasn't, Kate McMahon, Jack Lawes, chiles, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Sri Lanka —, . Locations: Sri Lanka, India, Southeast Asia, Bali, New York, Africa, Trincomalee, there's, Jack Lawes Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Kingdom of Kandy, British, . Historic

☆ Sotheby’s expands Hong Kong footprint with cavernous new exhibition and retail space
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A fossilized mammoth skull, centuries-old ceramics and Banksy’s famous self-shredding painting are among hundreds of high-value collectibles on show at Sotheby’s ambitious new retail outpost in Hong Kong. With younger collectors seemingly in mind, items on the first floor range in price from 5,000 to 50 million Hong Kong dollars ($640 to $6.4 million). The venture is the latest signal that major auction houses still consider Hong Kong to be their long-term hub in Asia. In June, Hermès also unveiled its expanded retail space in the neighborhood. It has simultaneously sought to grow its footprint in Hong Kong — not only with its newly unveiled Maison, but also a nearby 36,000-square-foot regional headquarters, due to open later this year.

Persons: Maison, Hong Kong, Art Basel’s, Isaac Lawrence, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Sotheby’s, Patrick Drahi, Hong Kong —, Christie’s, Zaha Hadid’s, Phillips, Bonhams, Nathan Drahi Organizations: CNN, Hong Kong, UBS, Art, Art Basel, Getty, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Louis, Sotheby’s Locations: Hong Kong, Central, Asia, China, Hong, Hong Kong's Central, AFP, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Sotheby’s, Sotheby’s Asia, Paris, New York

☆ Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK AP —Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included Manhattan. The doll, also called Nahneetis, is just one of some 1,800 items museum officials say they’re reviewing as they work to comply with the requirements while also eyeing a broader overhaul of the more than half-century-old exhibits. We need them close.”Sean Decatur, the New York museum’s president, promised tribes will hear from officials soon. The American Museum of Natural History, he noted, is one of New York’s major tourism draws and also a mainstay for generations of area students learning about the region’s tribes. He suggests museums use replicas made by Native peoples so that sensitive cultural items aren’t physically on display.

Persons: ”, Joe Baker, ” Sean Decatur, Lance Gumbs, ” Gumbs, “ There’s, ” Gordon Yellowman, ” Yellowman, “, Bridgette Russell, Todd Mesek, Nicole Rura, Chuck Hoskin, Baker, ” Baker Organizations: American Museum of, American, Protection, Lenape, York, Eastern, Northwest Coast Hall, Cheyenne, Arapaho Tribes, New, Field, Repatriation, Cleveland Museum, Harvard, Peabody Museum’s, Cherokee Nation, Peabody, Cherokees, Delaware Nation Locations: Manhattan, Delaware, Eastern Woodlands, Great, Decatur, New, Oklahoma, New York, Nebraska, Chicago, America, Ohio, Alaska, American, “, Ontario

☆ Fashion week to return to Kyiv for the first time since 2022
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The organizers of Ukrainian Fashion Week have announced the event’s 55th season in September will take place in Kyiv — the first time since Russia invaded the country on February 24, 2022. “We still have war in the whole country, and we feel the war in the whole country,” Lisa Ushcheka, head of international communications for Ukrainian Fashion Week, told CNN in a video call. From left to right: Ksenia Schnaider, Ivan Frolov and Julie Paskal backstage ahead of the Ukrainian Fashion Week show during London Fashion Week in February 2023. “Because it’s a historical event, a fashion week taking place in a country where there is a war going on.”For Frolov, the prospect of staging a return show in Kyiv is emotionally overwhelming. I was born in Kyiv and Kyiv is everything to me.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, ” Lisa Ushcheka, ” Ushcheka, Schnaider, Ivan Frolov, Julie Paskal, Jeff Spicer, influencers, Ushcheka, ”, Frolov, Ksenia, “ Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Kyiv —, Arsenal, and Culture, UK Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Fashion, London, BFC, Getty, Foreign, Commonwealth, Development, US Department of State, Culture, Kyiv Locations: Kyiv, Russia, “, Ukraine, Moscow, Ukrainian, Berlin, London, Copenhagen, Paskal

☆ 5 takeaways from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Paris shows offIt wasn’t exactly the night that Paris 2024 organizers would have hoped for (more on that in a moment). Celine Dion returns in stunning fashionThis handout released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services, shows a view of singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. Musicians from Gojira, a heavy metal band, perform during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 26. A most magnificent cauldron lightingThe torchbearers French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner arrive to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty ImagesThe 2024 Games promised an opening ceremony unlike any other and it delivered – including on the incredible cauldron lighting.

Persons: Marie, Lady Gaga, Franck Fife, –, Celine Dion, Dion, ”, Marie Antoinettes, Zhang Yuwei, John Lennon’s “, Jose Perec, Teddy Riner, Mohd Rasfan, Zinedine Zidane, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Nadal, Carl Lewis, Tony Parker, José Pérec, Sandee LaMotte Organizations: Paris CNN, Olympic Games, of, Nations, Eiffel, of Nations, Olympic Broadcasting Services, Paris, IOC, US Food and Drug Administration, Gojira, Olympic, Getty, Games Locations: Paris, of Light, Seine, France, French, AFP

☆ Who Can Achieve the American Dream? Race Matters Less Than It Used To.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( German Lopez | Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

When the white Gen X child turned 27 in 2005, they could expect to make more than $34,000. But Mr. Cain did have a strong community — which he said taught him entrepreneurship and showed him he could dream big. Mr. Cain, 35, got a two-year degree in business management and first worked as a bank teller and financial adviser. At the same time, white millennials born to poor parents had a harder time than their white Gen X counterparts. Unlike Mr. Cain, Mr. Brown did not have a strong sense of community, as he bounced between his mother, his father and his grandparents.

Persons: Lawrence Cain Jr, Cain, ”, Asa Featherstone, Black, Derek Brown, Brown, He’s, “, It’s, ” Mr, Raj Chetty, Stefanie A, DeLuca, David B, Ralph Richard Banks, wasn’t, Benjamin Goldman, Cain’s Organizations: Abundance University, Business, Harvard, The New York Times, General Electric, Richer, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford, People, Black, White, Conservatives, Local, Bank of America Locations: Cincinnati, Northside, America, United States, American, China, India, Charlotte, N.C

☆ Israel is blocking physicians with Palestinian heritage from entering Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Yahya Abou-Ghazala | Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Suleiman’s denial is part of a policy recently communicated to medical missions going into Gaza through Israel. Before the war, Palestinian medics and medics of Palestinian heritage who held other passports could apply to Israel for entry into Gaza and have no issues getting approval. Ambulances lined up in front of the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing during a visit of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on March 23. “We reiterate that we STRONGLY advice (sic) against any attempt of entering Gaza with a Palestinian background/roots,” the email stated. The ad disclosed that “applicants with a Palestinian ID or Palestinian roots are not allowed into Gaza.” The post has since been deleted.

Persons: Jiab Suleiman, Suleiman, Khan Younis, Suleiman “, ”, Sameer Sah, “, ‘ you’re, ’ ”, ” “, ” Suleiman, it’s, Kerem Shalom, Antonio Guterres, Ali Moustafa, COGAT, Thaer Ahmad, Israel, Ahmad, Biden, Mustafa Musleh, Ohad, Musleh, –, B’Tselem, that’s, ” Musleh Organizations: Washington CNN, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel’s, World Health Organization, WHO, CNN, European Hospital, Medical Aid, United Nations, International, UN, Getty, Palestinian American Medical Association, PAMA, West Bank Locations: Jordan, Gaza, Ohio, Israel, Territories, Khan, United Kingdom, Rahma, US, Rafah, Egypt, Kerem Shalom, Palestine, Al, Gaza City, AFP, Palestinian, Chicago, Cairo

☆ John Mayall, influential Blues musician, has died at 90
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Dan Heching | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —John Mayall, a pioneering Blues musician who was recently announced as a 2024 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. “It is with heavy hearts that we bear the news that John Mayall passed away peacefully in his California home yesterday, July 22, 2024, surrounded by loving family. John Mayall gave us ninety years of tireless efforts to educate, inspire and entertain,” the message said. Called “the godfather of British blues” by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader was a pioneer of Blues music in England during the 1960s. Mayall was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2016.

Persons: CNN — John Mayall, Mayall’s, John Mayall, John, Queen Elizabeth II, Mayall, “, ”, Eric Clapton, Joe Walsh, Steve Van Zandt, Alex Lifeson, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Aynsley Dunbar – Mayall Organizations: CNN, Roll Hall of Fame, Blues, Blues Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, of Fame, Facebook Locations: California, England, British, Cheshire, Los Angeles, United States, Europe

☆ I'm an American mom who raised my kids in Spain. They considered going to the US for college but changed their minds.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But the more we compared the European college experience to that of the US, the more we were drawn to Europe. Going to college in Europe, however, would allow him to meet people of different backgrounds. After taking a gap year in 2021, Gavin decided to pursue a degree in Culinary Entrepreneurship at Technological University Dublin in Ireland. AdvertisementAs a Wyoming resident, Gavin would have paid $5,190 for tuition at the University of Wyoming, excluding other costs. However, he considered the University of New Hampshire, where tuition costs $36,170 yearly for out-of-state students, excluding housing and other fees.

Persons: —, Jackie Baxa, Gavin, Baxa, Kaden, he's, we've, It's, He's, We've, Erin, eliam@businessinsider.com Organizations: Service, Business, Entrepreneurship, Technological University, European Union, Technological University of Dublin, Housing, University of Wyoming, University of New Locations: Spain, Seville, Europe, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, Technological University Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Milan, Amsterdam, Wyoming, University of New Hampshire

Today, there are 55 Hispanic American banks and credit unions that are FDIC or NCUA insured around the United States. Nave BankBranches: 0 (online-only)ATMs: 0Services: savings accounts, business banking, business loansNave Bank is currently only available for businesses, and has a waitlist to join. We selected Hispanic American-owned credit unions from the National Credit Union Administration's list of minority depository institutions which was also updated in September 2023. You can open up savings accounts, checking accounts, CDs, and money market accounts in most of the institutions listed. Results from the study found that Hispanic Americans made up a greater percentage of those who took out home loans or small business loans at Hispanic American banks in comparison to non-minority banks.

☆ JD Vance, Trump's 2024 running mate, would likely be the first Marine veteran to serve as vice president if elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Drew F. Lawrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday selected Ohio Sen. JD Vance — a Marine veteran, author, and once-critic of the former president — as his running mate for the 2024 election. Military.com could not find any evidence that any vice president served in the Marine Corps . Donald Trump elevated JD Vance to the national stage as his running mate on Monday — and Ukraine is likely worried. The last enlisted vice president was Al Gore, who similarly deployed to Vietnam for six months as an Army correspondent. In April, he used the Iraq War as a historical example against intervention.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Ohio Sen, JD Vance —, Vance, John McCain, Military.com, Allison Jaslow, Jaslow, Trump, JD Vance, Drew Angerer, Lindsay Chervinsky, George, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Richard, Aaron Burr's, Chervinsky, Dan Crenshaw, Jason Crow, Alex Wong, Joel K, Goldstein, Sen, Ohio, Donald Trump's, Carolyn Kaster, Hugh Hewitt, Joe Biden, Biden, Trump's, Al Gore, Jeffrey Dean, America's, Tucker Carlson, Byron Donalds of, US Sen, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, George W, Bush, Saddam Hussein Organizations: Service, Monday, Ohio, Marine, Business, National Guard, US Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Afghanistan Veterans, George Washington Presidential Library, Continental Army, American, Terror, Saint Louis University, Washington Post, Military, Trump didn't, Associated Press, Corps, Navy, Iraq, AP, Marines, Ohio State University and Yale Law School, Rep, US, Republican National Convention, Senate Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, America, —, Ukraine, Vietnam, Texas, Milwaukee, Ohio, Byron Donalds of Florida, Pennsylvania

☆ The Irreconcilable Versions of J.D. Vance in ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Mike Mcintire | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Much has been made of the political pirouette J.D. Vance executed to secure the embrace of Donald J. Trump, a man he once called “cultural heroin” before seeking his endorsement for the Senate and, Wednesday night, accepting the Republican nomination to be his vice president. Old friends and former classmates have expressed bewilderment at the seemingly irreconcilable versions of Mr. Vance. Mr. Vance used his personal account of overcoming dysfunctional Appalachian family values to tell a larger story about forgotten Americans. In his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, he leaned again into those themes, at one point drawing attention to his mother, “who struggled with money and addiction but never gave up.” She stood in the audience when he continued, “And I’m proud to say that tonight my mom is here, 10 years clean and sober.”

Persons: J.D, Vance, Donald J, Trump, Vance’s, Trump’s, “ Organizations: Senate, Republican, Republican National Convention Locations: Milwaukee

☆ Steve Bannon filmed Jeffrey Epstein for 15 hours. His 'documentary' has never surfaced.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Read previewBefore his 2019 death in jail, Jeffrey Epstein spent hours being interviewed on camera by Steve Bannon. AdvertisementAlexandra Preate, a spokesperson for Bannon, told BI in December 2021 that the documentary about Epstein would be screened "probably around Labor Day." In the 2000s, Trump and Jeffrey Epstein fought over Trump's purchase of a Palm Beach mansion that Epstein coveted. Mark Epstein said Jeffrey Epstein told him he wasn't subpoenaed for any depositions at that time. "You were the only person I was afraid of during the campaign," Bannon told Epstein, according to Wolff's book.

Persons: —, Jeffrey Epstein, Steve Bannon, Bannon, Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein —, Donald Trump's, He's, Kevin McCarthy, Alexandra Preate, Preate, Trump Bannon, Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein's, Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey, Trump, Bannon's, Steve Bannon's, Jacob Shamsian, wasn't, would've, Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, he's, Mike Lindell, I've, It's, Guo Wengui, Guo —, Ho Wan Kwok, Miles Guo —, Guo, Leon Black, Black, Epstein's, David Bossie, Bobbi Sternheim, Gloria Allred, Arick Fudali, didn't, David Schoen, Brad Edwards, Emma, Jo Morris, Hunter, Morris, Michael Wolff, Wolff, Julie K, Brown, Alexander Acosta, Acosta, Ehud Barak, Reid Weingarten, Rachel Maddow, Gayle King, King, Patrick Semansky, he'd, Diana, Jean Carroll, Bergdorf Goodman, Carroll Organizations: Service, New York, Business, Global, Victory Films, Trump, Capitol, Labor, Daily, Miami Herald, Davidoff, BI, Voting Systems, Apollo Global Management, White, Citizens United, Office, Southern, of, New, Trump White Locations: Manhattan, Paris, Palm Beach , Florida, Mexico, Danbury , Connecticut, Palm Beach, New York, jshamsian@businessinsider.com, JacobShamsian, York, Miami, Florida, Trump

☆ Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething steps down
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething gives a speech during King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit to the Senedd in Cardiff, to mark its 25th anniversary on July 11, 2024 in Cardiff, Wales. Vaughan Gething said on Tuesday he would step down as first minister of Wales, after four ministers resigned from the devolved Welsh government in protest over his leadership. "Having been elected as leader of my party in March, I had hoped that over the summer a period of reflection, rebuilding and renewal could take place under my leadership," Gething said in a statement. Four Welsh ministers - Counsel General Mick Antoniw, housing minister Julie James, economy and energy secretary Jeremy Miles and culture minister Lesley Griffiths resigned earlier in the day. Gething has been criticized over the source of a political donation, the transparency of his disclosures to the COVID-19 inquiry from his time as health minister, and his decision to dismiss a minister after accusing her of leaking to the media.

Persons: Wales Vaughan Gething, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Vaughan Gething, Gething, Mick Antoniw, Julie James, Jeremy Miles, Lesley Griffiths Locations: Cardiff, Cardiff , Wales, Wales

☆ Amazon cracks down on 'coffee badging' employees by tracking individual hours spent in the office
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAmazon is now monitoring the hours corporate employees spend in the office. This move is intended to crack down on people who are trying to skirt the company's return-to-office policy, Business Insider has learned. Coffee badging refers to employees who badge in, get coffee, and leave the office shortly to satisfy their return-to-office mandate. 'Like high school students'Many Amazon employees shared their frustrations with the new mandate, the Slack messages showed. One person wrote that people will act like high-school students "if you treat employees like high school students."

Persons: —, Slack, Andy Jassy, Margaret Callahan, haven't, Callahan, we're, Mike Blake, It's Organizations: Service, BI, Business, Amazon, Reuters, Owl Labs, WFH Research, Foods

☆ Dell employees used the company's signature corporate survey to tell bosses how they feel after its RTO push
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The company runs an annual employee engagement survey called "Tell Dell." "Frankly, most people I work with were expecting a steeper decline," said another Dell employee. The results are covered in detail with every team member along with action plans to address employee concerns," one Dell employee explained. Related stories"It's as if every leader was given the OK to ignore it," said one Dell employee. "In the Tell Dell Survey, our team members shared that they believe their leaders treat them with respect, uphold the company's Culture Code values and offer flexibility to balance work/life."

Persons: —, there's, Dell, I've, Jenn Saavedra, Saavedra, Brandon Bell Organizations: Service, Business, Dell, Employees, Tell Dell Survey, Getty, Workers, Wall, Deutsche Bank, Deloitte Locations: Texas, Rock , Texas

☆ Mongolia’s Paris 2024 team outfits: ‘They just won the Olympics’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The internet has chosen its new favorite national uniform at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympics: Mongolia’s. Female athletes’ outfits come with ceremonial earrings and embroidered bags, while male flag-bearers will wear an archery hat, belt and traditional Mongolian boots. The outfits took an average of 20 hours each to craft, according to the Mongolian National Olympic Committee. The outfits took an average of 20 hours each to craft, according to the Mongolian National Olympic Committee. This year, the country is sending more than 30 athletes to the Paris Olympics, which kick off on July 26.

Persons: Ralph Lauren, Michel, Amazonka, Michel Amazonka, ”, Ryan Yip, Bee Jamieson, everything’s, geoff0w_, Michel Choigaalaa, Amazonka Choigaalaa, Ben Sherman Organizations: CNN, Eiffel, Mongolian National Olympic Committee, Beijing, Mongolian National Olympic, Paris Olympics, USA Locations: Ulaanbaatar, Paris, Mongolian, Tokyo, Michel Amazonka Mongolia, Beijing, Great Britain

☆ Private jets, Modi’s blessing and a Kardashian cameo — here’s what happened at India’s wedding of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The wedding was followed by a blessing ceremony on Saturday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi bestowed the young couple and their families with well wishes. No expense was spared by the family that owns India’s largest private corporation, Reliance Industries. Kim and Khloé Kardashian are seen leaving their hotel on their way to a wedding event on Saturday. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at their wedding ceremony on Friday. An event as huge in scale as the Ambani-Merchant celebration would emit far more carbon than even the largest and most lavish Indian wedding, he added.

Persons: CNN —, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Kim, Khloé Kardashian, Narendra Modi, Mangal Utsav ”, Anant’s, Mukesh, The Ambani, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Ambani, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Merchant, Jayasri Burman, Rhea Kapoor, Anamika Khanna, Shah Rukh Khan, Savita Chhibber, Gauri Khan, Suhana Khan, Prodip Guha, Preston Bailey, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Bailey, Ambani’s, ”, Akash, Isha, Manish Malhotra, India ”, Justin Bieber, —, Shamita Yadav, Sushant Singh, Adar Poonawalla, Natasha Poonawalla, Punit Paranjpe, Ashwin Malwade, Mark Zuckerberg, Ivanka Trump, Bill Gates, Karlie, Rihanna Organizations: CNN, British, Reliance Industries, Forbes, Convention, Gabbana’s, ”, Centre for Policy Research, Mr, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Locations: Mumbai, Varanasi, India, Indian, Jamnagar, AFP, Chhatrapati

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