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(AP) — Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with one alleging she later contracted terminal cancer and was denied timely medical care, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges. Susan Balfour, 62, was incarcerated for 33 years at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility until her release in December 2021. Prisoners were required to clean the facility, without protective equipment, using chemicals that might cause cancer, Balfour's lawsuit says. “I feel betrayed by our system that failed to provide timely medical care for me. The companies contracted to provide health care to prisoners at the facility — Wexford Health Sources, Centurion Health and VitalCore — delayed or failed to schedule follow-up cancer screenings for Baflour even though they had been recommended by prison physicians, the lawsuit says.

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We’re kicking off our new season this Valentine’s Day with a story from a Modern Love veteran. David Finch has published three Modern Love essays about how hard he has worked to be a good husband to his beloved wife, Kristen. As a man with autism who married a neurotypical woman, he found it especially challenging to navigate being a partner and father. To make things easier, Dave kept a running list of “best practices” to cover every situation that might come up in daily life. But Dave wasn’t going to lose Kristen, so he had to give it a try.

Persons: David Finch, Kristen, Dave, Dave wasn’t

☆ Opinion | Biden’s Age Is a Campaign Problem, Not a Governing One
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Last fall I found myself at a dinner party that included a former Biden administration official and a Democratic donor, and the conversation turned, naturally, to President Biden’s age and his prospects for re-election. The gulf in their perceptions, I think, speaks to the fact that Biden’s age has impaired his ability to campaign much more than his ability to govern, which has created an impossible dilemma for the Democratic Party. I’m not aware of any leaks from the White House suggesting that Biden is confused, exhausted or forgetful when setting priorities or making decisions. His words brought to the surface deep, terrifying doubts about Biden’s ability to do the one part of his job that matters above all others, which is beating Donald Trump. Since Hur decided not to charge Biden with any crimes, his comments about Biden’s age, particularly his claim that Biden couldn’t remember the year his son Beau died, seemed designed to shiv him politically.

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Poland recently ousted its right-wing, nationalist Law and Justice Party. In 2020, a party-appointed tribunal severely restricted the country’s abortion rights, sparking nationwide protests and an opposition movement. After a trip to Poland, the Times Opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg came to recognize that similar dynamics could prevail in the United States in 2024. In this audio essay, she argues that Joe Biden’s campaign should take note of what a “powerful mobilizing force the backlash to abortion bans can be.”(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available by Monday, and can be found in the audio player above.)

Persons: Michelle Goldberg, Joe Biden’s Organizations: Justice Party Locations: Poland, United States

☆ He Grew Up in the Shadow of the ‘Wolf of Wall Street.’ Then He Got Into Debt Settlement.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Stacy Cowley | Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the early 1980s, 19-year-old Jordan Belfort — who would go on to become known as the Wolf of Wall Street, a title he bestowed on himself in a tell-all memoir — had a fortuitous encounter on Jones Beach, on Long Island, with another teenager selling ice cream named Stephen Drescher. The two became friends. Prosecutors would later note their shared hustling spirit, a drive for entrepreneurialism that curdled into a drive for grift. Within a few years, Mr. Belfort started building a pump-and-dump stock-scam empire. Mr. Drescher went down not long after, convicted of securities fraud and sent to federal prison for nearly four years.

Persons: Jordan Belfort —, —, Stephen Drescher, Belfort, Drescher, Martin, Mr Organizations: Prosecutors Locations: Jones, Long, Martin Scorsese’s

Some bills would bar financial institutions from discriminating against those who refuse to participate in DEI programs. Meanwhile, Democrats have filed about two dozen bills in 11 states that would require or promote DEI initiatives. The Supreme Court’s June decision ending affirmative action at universities has created a new legal landscape around diversity programs in the workplace and civil society. Rob Standridge, who has authored four bills aiming to hollow out DEI programs in the state, said it has become a salient campaign theme. In a 2023 report, White said Mississippi’s public universities are spending millions on DEI programs instead of student scholarships.

Persons: JACKSON, Republican Oklahoma Sen, Rob Standridge, Standridge, “, Trump, ” Mike Gonzalez, Josiah Magnuson, ” Magnuson, Kevin Stitt, it’s, Sen, Marko Liias, Liias, Ron DeSantis, ”, Shad, White, Becky Currie, Currie, Spencer Cox, Cox, Robin Vos, Jonathan Butcher, ” Butcher, Fentrice, ” Driskell, Trisha Ahmed, David Lieb, Hannah Schoenbaum, Todd Richmond, ___ Michael Goldberg Organizations: Republican, Associated, Democratic, Republican Oklahoma, Heritage Foundation, Rep, Republican Gov, Oklahoma State Regents, Higher Education, ”, Washington, Utah Gov, The Heritage Foundation, Democratic House, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Miss, Washington, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Minneapolis, Jefferson City , Missouri, Salt Lake City, Madison , Wisconsin

☆ 40 Years Ago, This Ad Changed the Super Bowl Forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Saul Austerlitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Four decades ago, the Super Bowl became the Super Bowl. It wasn’t because of anything that happened in the game itself: On Jan. 22, 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated Washington 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII, a contest that was mostly over before halftime. Conceived by the Chiat/Day ad agency and directed by Ridley Scott, then fresh off making the seminal science-fiction noir “Blade Runner,” the Apple commercial “1984,” which was intended to introduce the new Macintosh computer, would become one of the most acclaimed commercials ever made. It also helped to kick off — pun partially intended — the Super Bowl tradition of the big game serving as an annual showcase for gilt-edged ads from Fortune 500 companies. It all began with the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’s desire to take the battle with the company’s rivals to a splashy television broadcast he knew nothing about.

Persons: George Orwell, Ridley Scott, Steve Jobs’s, — Scott, John Sculley, Steve Hayden, Fred Goldberg, Anya Rajah, JOHN SCULLEY, we’re, “ Organizations: Super Bowl, Los Angeles Raiders, Washington, XVIII, CBS, Apple, Fortune, Chiat, Businessweek, IBM Locations: Steve

☆ Navigating Israel’s War When One Spouse Is Jewish, and One Is Not.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Marc Tracy | Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Ava Friedmann and Michael Henein were married, they used a tablecloth from Ms. Friedmann’s grandmother as a huppah, or ritual canopy held above the couple in a Jewish wedding. That same braiding of their cultural traditions has steered them over the last three months, as they have talked about the Israel-Hamas war. They decided to read identical news sources about the war to help make sure they stayed on the same page. Many American Jews have reconsidered how they feel about Israel and even their own Jewish identity since the Oct. 7 attack, in which Israeli officials say Hamas militants killed roughly 1,200 people. Israel’s reprisal, a bombing campaign and invasion, has killed more than 26,000 people, Palestinian officials say.

Persons: Ava Friedmann, Michael Henein, Friedmann’s, Henein’s, Henein, ” Ms, Friedmann Locations: Egypt, Israel, Gaza

☆ iHeartRadio promised to only play 'Taylor's Version' of Taylor Swift songs. It lied.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Jack Newsham | Lily Oberstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

iHeartMedia promised fans it would only play "Taylor's Version" of songs once they were available. iHeartMedia, which owns 850 radio stations nationwide, promised Taylor Swift and her legions of fans that its stations would only play the newly recorded "Taylor's Version" of her old songs. "Listeners have made it known that they cannot wait to hear Taylor's Version of each track." The iHeart stations in BI's sample played just over 54,000 Taylor Swift songs from March 2021 through December 2023. Other radio stations were less likely to play Taylor's VersionsBI couldn't find any other radio-station operators that promised to play only Taylor's Versions.

Persons: Taylor Swift, iHeartMedia, —, Taylor, Tom Poleman, Swift, iHeart's, iHeart, they're, We've, Wendy Goldberg, Casey Rae, Rae Organizations: Service, Machine Records, iHeart, BI, SiriusXM, Business, ACRcloud Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, New York

“Mar-Jac and its affiliates have a long and sordid history of willful disregard for worker safety,” the lawsuit reads. In July, Duvan became the third worker to die in less than three years at the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, plant owned by Mar-Jac, a Georgia-based poultry production company. After Duvan's death, Onin filed a notice with the state to avoid paying worker's compensation,the lawsuit claims. OSHA had issued at least eight citations for safety violations at the plant before Duvan's death, the lawsuit says. After the accident, Labor Department officials said Duvan’s death offered a reminder that children remain vulnerable to exploitation in the U.S. workplace.

Persons: JACKSON, Edilma Perez Ramirez, Mar, Jac, Duvan Perez, “, Duvan, Joel Velasco Toto, Bobby Butler, Perez Ramirez, Onin, Toto, Butler, Seth Hunter, Perez Ramirez's, Chick, ” Hunter, ___ Michael Goldberg Organizations: U.S . Department, Safety, Health Administration, Mar, OSHA, Onin Staffing, Labor, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Miss, Mississippi, Forest, Guatemala, Hattiesburg , Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, U.S, @mikergoldberg

Adam Bodnar, Poland’s new justice minister, recently explained to me the immense challenge of rebuilding liberal democracy in his country after an eight-year slide toward authoritarianism. Imagine, he said, that Donald Trump had won the last election and been in power for two terms instead of one. Poland is a country that has just gone through something like what Trumpists hope to impose on us in a second term. And now it’s trying to repair itself, which is why I flew there last month. The parallels to the backlash against the American Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, were impossible to miss.

Persons: Adam Bodnar, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, MAGA, —, Roe, Wade, that’s, Daniel Ziblatt, ” Organizations: Jackson, Health Organization Locations: Poland, American, Dobbs v, Warsaw, America

☆ Olivia Rodrigo's beaded Versace dress from the Grammys red carpet is older than her
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Olivia Rodrigo wore a vintage Versace gown to the 2024 Grammy Awards. Supermodel Linda Evangelista first modeled the dress in 1995. AdvertisementOlivia Rodrigo walked the 2024 Grammy Awards red carpet in a vintage Versace gown that first appeared on the runway before she was born. Olivia Rodrigo attends the 2024 Grammy Awards. On the runway, supermodel Linda Evangelista carried a matching beaded bag.

Persons: Olivia Rodrigo, Linda Evangelista, Rodrigo, —, Jordan Strauss, Gianni Versace's, Versace, Emanuele Sardella, Danielle Goldberg, Evangelista, didn't Organizations: Service, Penske Media, Getty

☆ 'Apprentice' host blasts WFH, saying it's bad for morale and learning — while giving a remote interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"The Apprentice" host and entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar recently blasted remote work in a BBC interview. AdvertisementBritish business mogul and "The Apprentice" host Lord Alan Sugar recently criticized remote working saying it's bad for morale and learning. Lord Sugar, who has been the star of the popular reality competition series "The Apprentice" since 2005, was giving a remote interview with BBC Breakfast after season 18 of the series premiered this month. But the video posted by the BBC on TikTok has been flooded with critical comments from users calling Lord Sugar hypocritical for his views. Lord Sugar recently shared some harsh words about the younger generation during an interview with The Daily Mail , where he criticized their sense of entitlement.

Persons: Lord Alan Sugar, He's, —, Alan Sugar, Sugar, Andrew Bloch, Bloch, Sugar's, Lord Sugar, It's, Gen Z, Whoopi Goldberg, John Catsimatidis, John Mackey Organizations: Service, BBC, Daily, Foods Locations: TikTok

Presumptive Medicaid eligibility during pregnancy would be based on questions about income, asked by health care providers such as employees of county health departments. In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage for pregnant women 19 and older is based on income. Mississippi Medicaid coverage is available to all income levels for those who are pregnant and younger than 19. Democratic Rep. John Hines Sr. of Greenville said earlier eligibility for Medicaid coverage during pregnancy could help the state in recruiting OB-GYNs. In 2023, Mississippi extended postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to a full year, with Republican Gov.

Persons: JACKSON, “, Missy McGee, McGee, John Hines Sr, Hines, Tate Reeves, Michael Goldberg Organizations: Medicaid, Mississippi, of Health, Democratic, OB, Senate, Republican Gov, Associated Press Locations: Miss, Mississippi, Hattiesburg, U.S, In Mississippi, Greenville, Louisiana

TickPick's highest non-COVID Super Bowl was in 2020 at Miami Gardens, Florida, when the Chiefs and Niners met for the first time in the championship game. That average price was $6,370. “Location has always impacted demand for a Super Bowl, but Vegas takes things to a whole other level,” TickPick co-CEO Brett Goldberg said in a statement to The Associated Press. "It’s already the entertainment capital of the world, and could very well become the sports capital of the world after the Super Bowl. “With both teams having made at least one Super Bowl appearance in the past five years, we would typically expect there to be slight fatigue from fans, in turn causing prices to dip.

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☆ Super Bowl ticket prices hit record levels
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Ticket prices for this year’s Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers might even make billionaire Taylor Swift blush. As of Monday, the February 11 game is the most expensive Super Bowl on record, according to TickPick. Defending Super Bowl champions the Chiefs are headed to the big game for the fourth time in five years. The 2020 game was previously the most expensive Super Bowl on record, according to TickPick, which had an average purchase price of $6,370. Super Bowl LVIII is set for Sunday, February 11 in Las Vegas with kickoff happening at 6:30 p.m.

Persons: Taylor Swift, ” Brett Goldberg, ”, TickPick, Goldberg, ” Goldberg Organizations: New, New York CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Chiefs, 49ers, Super, CNN, Sunday, CBS, Paramount Locations: New York, Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas

☆ Labor unions, with power and popularity rising, are still trailing on one big battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Natalie Rose Goldberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

High-profile strikes by writers and actors against Hollywood brought the union power to the mainstream as pictures of celebrities holding picket signs flooded social media. But one big win continues to elude labor: the need to translate its rising popularity into an increase in rank-and-file union membership, which has stagnated in recent decades. It's not a lack of support from the public that's holding unions back from making more progress in growing their ranks. Even before the big wins of 2023, polling conducted in recent years showed rising union popularity, with support at its highest level since 1965, according to 2022 data from Gallup. 'The Great Reset'In 2023, it was a banner year for American workers who support the labor movement.

Persons: Biden, —, Heidi Shierholz, I've, Thomas Kochan Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Local, Chrysler Corporate, Division, Hollywood, UPS, Teamsters, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Union, Economic Policy Institute, Gallup, AFL, CIO, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cornell, ILR, SAG, Writers Guild of America Locations: Ontario , California, American, Michigan, America

Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicThe era of hybrid work has spawned a new kind of office culture — one that has left many workers less connected and less happy than they have ever been. Emma Goldberg, a business reporter covering workplace culture for The Times, explains how mixing remote and office work has created a malaise, as workers confront new challenges and navigate uncertainty, and employers engage in a wave of experiments.

Persons: Emma Goldberg Organizations: Spotify, The Times

☆ A Colorado pastor accused of pocketing $1.3 million in cryptocurrency scam says the Lord encouraged him to use funds for a home remodel
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Regalado also said the Lord told him to use investor funds to remodel his home. Related stories"It was last October '21 that the Lord brought this cryptocurrency to me," Regalado told his congregation over video broadcast, per court documents. AdvertisementRegalado addressed why he valued the coins at 10 times the amount: The Lord told him to. I really believe you're going to see a miracle in very short order," Regalado told investors in a video call, per the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims the Regalados told investors they were sowing this money into charitable causes.

Persons: Eli Regalado, Regalado, —, Kaitlyn Regalado, Tung Chan, Chan, God, Kaitlyn, Grace, Regalados, INDXcoin, …, David Goldberg Organizations: Service, Court, Colorado Securities, Colorado Department of Regulatory, IRS, Business, Wealth, Wealth Exchange, Rover Locations: Colorado, Denver, INDXcoin

☆ A passenger on the 9-month cruise lists things about cruises he finds bizarre, including a rubber duck scavenger hunt
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOne of the most popular characters aboard Royal Caribbean's nine-month-long Ultimate World Cruise is about to disembark — but before doing so, he shared a list of things about cruise culture he finds bizarre. In the case of the Ultimate World Cruise, Sebastian said that title has been given to none other than Whoopi Goldberg. According to Cruising Ducks, the rubber duck scavenger hunt started in 2018 when a 10-year-old passenger on the Carnival Breeze cruise hid 50 ducks aboard the ship. The fad became so popular that there are now entire Facebook groups dedicated to sharing photos of rubber ducks discovered on cruises and their hiding places. "Let me tell you, they are not shy about sucking the whole pool down right into the ocean and then sucking up some new water," Sebastian added.

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☆ Facing Backlash, Some Corporate Leaders Go ‘Under the Radar’ With D.E.I.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Emma Goldberg | More About Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Bhabha began working with dozens of Fortune 500 companies to evaluate their diversity programs and ensure that they were on solid legal ground if they were sued. Proponents of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, commonly called D.E.I., argue that they are important to hiring and retaining people of color. Critics now argue that some such programs can exclude white and Asian people unfairly from hiring processes. In recent months, hundreds of companies have been re-examining those initiatives after a series of challenges to diversity programs: the threat of litigation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision striking down race-conscious college admissions, criticism of D.E.I. initiatives from some high-profile business leaders, and a wave of layoffs in the tech industry that heavily affected D.E.I.

Persons: Ishan Bhabha, Jenner, Block, Bhabha, Critics Organizations: Harvard, Fortune

☆ Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Conditions for Hostage Deal Which Include 'Outright Surrender'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Emily RoseJERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected conditions presented by Hamas to end the war and release hostages that would include Israel's complete withdrawal and leaving Hamas in power in Gaza. "I reject outright the terms of surrender of the monsters of Hamas," Netanyahu said. Since then, Netanyahu has faced mounting pressure to secure the release the 136 hostages who remain in captivity. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he spoke with Netanyahu about possible solutions for creation of an independent Palestinian state, suggesting one path could involve a non-militarized government. "My insistence is what prevented for years the establishment of a Palestinian state that would have posed an existential danger to Israel," he said.

Persons: Emily Rose JERUSALEM, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's, Khan Younis, Sami Abu Zuhri, Netanyahu, Jon Polin, Hersh Goldberg, Polin, Joe Biden, Biden's, Biden, Emily Rose, David Brunnstrom, Giles Elgood, Richard Chang Organizations: Israeli, Reuters, Forum Locations: Gaza, United States, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Palestinian, Israel, Washington

☆ Gen Z is prioritizing living over working because they've seen 'the legacy of broken promises' in corporate America, a future-of-work expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Spriha Srivastava | Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "I think they have more of an attitude of work to live as opposed to live to work that many of us grew up with. Gen Z have watched on as millennials struggled through economic hardships including multiple recessions and a pandemic which have put a dent in their income and dreams of home ownership. Gen Z has often received flak for their flippant attitude to work, with one survey last year finding that 74% of managers say they're the most challenging generation to work with. However, Gen Z are, in fact, facing setbacks because of high levels of inflation and rising prices.

Persons: —, Ravin, Mercer, Z, Jesuthasan, Gen Zers, they're, it's, Whoopi Goldberg, Gen Organizations: Service, Business, Economic, millennials Locations: Davos, Switzerland, West

☆ Opinion | In Davos, Israel’s Hostages Get a Hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is largely an opportunity for the powerful to mingle with the even more powerful. But the most moving stories I heard this week came from some of the least powerful people here. “I open my eyes and feel my throat close,” Rachel Goldberg told me, describing her mornings over the previous 100-plus days. Hersh and nearly 30 others tried to hide at a small roadside bomb shelter. Terrorists attacked it with hand grenades, then an R.P.G., killing nearly everyone inside.

Persons: I’ve, —, ” Rachel Goldberg, “, Hersh Goldberg, Hersh Organizations: Economic, Nova Locations: Davos, Switzerland, paragliders

☆ This record-breaking market just keeps going higher and higher. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersThe stock market keeps scaling new heights as investors focus on the good and ignore the bad, no matter how bad the bad parts might look sometimes. Prospects for a slowing economy, geopolitical unrest and turmoil in Washington aren't scaring market participants largely because none of those threats have turned into much in reality. As it has digested the various headwinds and tail winds, the market is pushing toward a record closing high. Along with commentary from multiple Fed officials, the tight labor market has taken some of the steam of out the market's anticipation for rate cuts this year. Where the market a week ago was nearly certain the Fed would start cutting in March and keep going with six more quarter percentage point moves this year, pricing shifted Friday.

Persons: Brendan Mcdermid, Mitchell Goldberg, what's, Goldberg Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, ClientFirst, Juniper Networks, Nvidia, Devices, Traders, Group Locations: New York City, U.S, Washington, Big Tech

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