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☆ In Tulsa, a Restored Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed House Lists for $7.995 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. After a restoration, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Tulsa, Okla., is going on the market for $7.995 million, according to listing agent Rob Allen of Sage Sotheby’s International Realty.

Andrii Skorniakov was scouring the internet looking for a place where his family could settle after fleeing Ukraine when he found a suggestion in a Facebook group that they move to the second-largest city in Oklahoma. Ukrainians looking for a new home following the Russian invasion of their country are being recruited by a Tulsa, Okla., nonprofit that is looking for workers for the region’s growing technology sector.

☆ Amazon's worker safety hazards come under fire from regulators and the DOJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

In 2021, Amazon's injury rate was almost 1.5 times the industry average. Jennifer Crane works through pain at an Amazon warehouse in St. Peters, Missouri, after hurting her wrist in October. Amazon worker Jennifer Crane at her house outside St. Louis, Missouri, in 2022. OSHA also cited Amazon for 14 record-keeping violations, finding that the company failed to properly report worker injuries and illnesses. If you're rushing, you're going to make mistakes and someone's going to get hurt."

☆ Oklahoma eyes first US religious charter school after Supreme Court rulings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstApril 6 (Reuters) - An Oklahoma school board is set to consider next week whether to approve the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the United States in a move that follows recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings expanding religious rights. The board is a state entity that considers applications for charter schools - publicly funded but independently run - that operate virtually in Oklahoma. They estimated that it would cost Oklahoma taxpayers up to $25.7 million over its first five years in operation as a charter school. In 2020, the Supreme Court endorsed Montana tax credits that helped pay for students to attend religious schools. Secular opponents have said religious charter schools would violate legal limits on government involvement in religion.

☆ Trump's niece tries to sabotage his Waco rally by flooding the 2024 campaign with bogus ticket requests
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump's estranged niece is urging people to get tickets to his campaign rally in Waco and then bail. Teenage TikTokers did something similar in June 2020, messing with a Trump rally in Tulsa. The rally shrinking effort strikes at the heart of one of Donald Trump's weirdest obsessions: crowd size. The lackluster attendance so infuriated Donald Trump that he bashed then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski for being so "stupid, stupid, stupid." Others advised her to let the younger generation ruin Donald Trump's weekend by spreading the request to TikTok.

Joseph Cress/USA TODAY Sports via REUTERSMarch 20 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers on Monday asked a Georgia court to quash a special grand jury report detailing its investigation into the former U.S. president's efforts to overturn his 2020 statewide election defeat. The Georgia motion seeks to bar prosecutors from using any evidence or testimony derived from the grand jury's investigation. If charged in New York or Georgia, Trump would become the first former U.S. president to face criminal prosecution. At Willis's request, a special grand jury was convened last year to aid in her investigation. While the grand jury did not have the authority to produce indictments, it could issue subpoenas and heard testimony from 75 witnesses, including top Trump allies such as U.S.

His court filing also sought to disqualify the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, which has been conducting the criminal probe, from being involved in the case. The Atlanta grand jury earlier this year finished hearing testimony and reviewing evidence submitted by prosecutors. The panel then recommended the filing of criminal charges against a number of people, who have not been publicly identified. The grand jury focused particularly on a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call, during which Trump asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find 11,780 votes" for Trump. Trump's 483-page court filing argues that the grand jury "was conducted under an unconstitutional statute, through an illegal and unconstitutional process."

☆ I make about $6,500 donating plasma over 100 times a year, but I don't do it for the money
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Emily Swaim | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Patrick Herdener donates plasma twice a week, every week and makes between $50-$70 per donation. Herdener said he started donating for money but the spirit of being helpful motivates him now. To be honest, when I first started donating plasma, the main thing that motivated me was money. I started donating more often when I learned where my plasma was going. Patrick Herdener has been donating plasma twice a week for 13 years.

[1/2] SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) logo is seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationMarch 10 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. banks extended recent losses on Friday, with regional banks the hardest hit, as the failure of SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O) reverberated across the financial industry. A California banking regulator on Friday closed SVB, putting the tech-heavy lender into receivership in the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. While SVB's stock was halted on Friday, shares of other mid-sized U.S. banks added to recent, heavy losses. The S&P 500 regional banks index (.SPLRCBNKS) dropped 6%, bringing its loss this week to 20%, its worst week since 2009.

☆ A senator who ran a multimillion-dollar plumbing business claimed he only took a $50,000 salary. His financial statements show otherwise.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin had a heated argument with the head of a union on Wednesday. Mullin claimed he only paid himself a $50,000 salary and "invested every penny" into his business. While lambasting Teamsters president Sean O'Brien for his nearly $200,000 salary, Oklahoma's Senator Markwayne Mullin claimed that he paid himself a salary of just $50,000 when he ran a plumbing business. I kept my salary down at about $50,000 a year because I invested every penny into it," Mullin replied. He reported between $200,000 and $2 million in income in 2012 from two family companies, Mullin Plumbing Inc. and Mullin Plumbing West, and another $15,000 to $50,000 from shares he held in a bank.

☆ ‘Leon Russell:’ Review: Ringmaster of Rock ’n’ Roll’s Circus
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( David Kirby | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Most rock bios begin with 30 or 40 pages on their subjects’ early years and end with a look at what is often a retirement marked by neglect and what-ifs. Not this one. With “Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History,” Bill Janovitz gets right down to business, as did his subject: one of the most electrifying stage performers of his day, a chart-topping recording artist, and a singer/songwriter/keyboardist/guitarist/producer who worked with a pantheon that included many of the rock, pop, and country stars of our time. Leon Russell went to work early and never stopped. Never one to let his Brylcreemed good looks be marred by a piece of flying glass, Lewis told the frightened teens behind him to keep chooglin’ while he slipped out the back way and tore off into the night in his Caddy.

☆ Clinics are trying to sell trendy weight-loss injections by flooding TikTok with videos about semaglutide
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The video, which has nearly 60,000 likes, is among a proliferation of TikTok posts tagged with the names of semaglutide weight-loss drugs, including Wegovy and Ozempic. "What drives the video to go viral is if you can generate some kind of discussion," he told Insider. Unlike official ads, partnerships, or promotions, TikTok posts receive little oversight from government agencies or medical boards. All four said the TikTok posts are driving an influx of patients to their clinics. Oden told Insider that her videos are "drumming up quite a bit of new business" among patients of all ages.

☆ A self-proclaimed 'Airbnb Queen' who managed other people's properties is accused of stealing from homeowners then fleeing town
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Dan Latu | Aj Latrace | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Massey told Fox 23 that when she confronted Widell on the accounting "irregularities," Widell lashed out and responded "aggressively." A separate unnamed property owner told Fox 23 that he paid Widell $11,000 to stage his rental. Since then, seven of Widell's tenants told Fox 23 their water had been shut off and they risk losing electricity. "Honestly, the worst thing she has done is taken away everyone's peace of mind," one tenant, Traci Nunnelly, told Fox 23. After convincing landlords to switch to Airbnb, Neth said, she would then seek to manage their listings as a paid property manager.

☆ Former GOP Senator James Inhofe retired because of long COVID symptoms. Other colleagues have it but keep it secret, he said.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former Republican Senator James Inhofe said he retired due to long COVID symptoms. During his time in office, the Oklahoma senator repeatedly voted against COVID protections. The CDC estimated that one in five American adults with the disease suffers from long COVID symptoms. He said "five or six" other political colleagues have long COVID, "but I'm the only one who admits it." In March 2020, Inhofe voted against the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which broadly expanded benefits for those affected by the pandemic.

☆ For the Black community, bitcoin represents an opportunity for wealth preservation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But for many in the Black community, that narrative is still alive and it's imperative that people stay focused on it. There's a long game to play, however, particularly for the Black community. For Black people, that's a golden opportunity to level the playing field and give them "sovereignty" over their wealth, said Lamar Wilson, founder of crypto-focused network Black Bitcoin Billionaire. Fast forward to today, and Black people still largely start their wealth building journeys from behind. Still, within that group, at every income level, there's a big difference in the unbanked rates between Black and white households.

☆ Get paid up to $10,000 to move? That's great for remote workers, but economists say it's not a good investment for the cities footing the bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The more than 2,000 people who received Tulsa Remote grants have a median income of more than $85,000. For starters, he found the income generated by recipients of the Tulsa Remote program was just a sliver of the $80 billion the 468,000-plus workers in the Tulsa metro area generated in 2021. A Brookings Institution analysis of the Tulsa Remote program published in September found that the program was generally effective at bringing high-skilled labor to the area. He compared the impact of the incentive program to the opening of a Honda manufacturing plant in Greensburg in 2007. A previous audit from Hoffer's office in 2019 identified two major flaws in the Think Vermont program.

☆ S&P 500 ends down as investors fret about interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Noel Randewich | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

S&P 500 tradingMicrosoft Corp <MFST.O> fell 1.6% and Nvidia (NVDA.O) dipped 2.8%, both weighing on the S&P 500 as the yield on 10-year Treasury notes hit a three-month high. Of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, six rose, led by consumer staples (.SPLRCS), up 1.29%, followed by a 1% gain in Utilities (.SPLRCU). For the week, the S&P 500 fell 0.3%, the Dow lost 0.1% and the Nasdaq climbed 0.6%. Advancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 1.1-to-one ratio. The S&P 500 posted eight new highs and one new low; the Nasdaq recorded 75 new highs and 68 new lows.

☆ Paramount to Raise Paramount+ Prices as It Combines With Showtime
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Will Feuer | Jessica Toonkel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Paramount Global said it would raise the price of its Paramount+ streaming service later this year, as mounting losses from its streaming business ate into the entertainment company’s quarterly profits. Paramount+ gained 9.9 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, boosting its customer base to nearly 56 million, the company said Thursday. Paramount credited the National Football League, the expansion of franchises like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “1923,” a spinoff of “Yellowstone,” and new shows like “Tulsa King” for driving subscriber growth.

☆ Tulsa couple finally receives a refund from Starbucks after being charged a $4,000 tip for two coffees
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After contacting the company, Jesse O'Dell told Fox 23 News the first checks they received as a refund bounced. As of Friday morning, checks reissued by Starbucks have cleared, the couple told Fox 23 News. When a confused Deedee checked the account, she noticed the strange deduction, Fox 23 News reported. "For this to happen was just a real it was a real shock," Deedee O'Dell told Fox 23 News. Jesse O'Dell now has a Starbucks receipt depicting the $4,444 charge and encourages others to always "ask for a receipt" and check it.

☆ How Paramount+ is punching above its weight with Stallone, Showtime, and reinvented library shows like CBS' 'Criminal Minds' and MTV's 'Teen Wolf'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) is beefing up by bringing sister network Showtime into the fold. "The shows with rich, deep libraries are the ones that get a lot of consumption," said Paramount+ streaming chief Tanya Giles. But Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) is beefing up by bringing sister network Showtime into the fold — rebranding both the Showtime cable network and the streamer as Paramount+ With Showtime. Paramount+ is also building upon its library with originals: The streamer recently revived "Criminal Minds," which aired on CBS for 15 seasons. In anticipation of "Criminal Minds: Evolution," viewership of the original CBS "Criminal Minds" jumped 46%, a Paramount+ spokeperson shared with Insider.

☆ The largest hedge fund in the world just named a 37-year-old woman as a co-CIO. Meet the top 11 execs leading Bridgewater into its new era.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Alyson Velati | Michelle Abrego | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Karen Karniol-Tambour will join co-CIOs Greg Jensen and Bob Prince to oversee the hedge fund's investment strategy. Despite a breakout year for many multi-strategy and macro hedge funds, Bridgewater lagged behind its peers. Nir Bar Dea, co-CEOBar Dea. Bridgewater AssociatesAs cochief investment officer, Jensen oversees Bridgewater's investment strategies and research efforts as well as its investment talent. Since joining Bridgewater in 1986, he has been a partner in building the hedge fund's investment process and products.

☆ You Call That Snow?! See How This Winter Stacks Up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Francesca Paris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

If so, you’re not alone: It has been a dreary winter for children hoping for snow days and grown-up snow enthusiasts alike on the East Coast. More than 50 years of snowfall in … Interactive line chart showing cumulative snowfall for each winter season over 50 years, as well as the median snowfall for all seasons. Line chart showing Philadelphia’s cumulative snowfall for each winter season over 50 years. Loading dataLine chart showing Boston’s cumulative snowfall for each winter season over 50 years. Milwaukee Pittsburgh Providence, R.I. Pueblo, Colo. Richmond, Va. Rockford, Ill. St. Louis Topeka, Kan. About normal snow Anchorage Boise, Idaho Colorado Springs Columbia, Mo.

☆ Mass Shootings in the U.S.: A Symptom of Despair - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Jillian Peterson | James Densley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +23 min

Seven killed and 46 injured in Highland Park, Ill., on July 4, 2022He suffered from severe back pain. Eight killed and seven injured in Indianapolis on April 15, 2021He was known for being paranoid with a short temper. Five killed and seven injured in Aurora, Ill., on Feb. 15, 2019He had expressed violent thoughts. Nine killed and seven injured in Red Lake, Minn., on March 21, 2005He had been noticeably depressed and angry at church. Seven killed and seven injured in Fort Worth on Sept. 15, 1999He killed his daughter’s cat because he was upset.

☆ You could be buying shoplifted stuff on Amazon, eBay, or Facebook Marketplace
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Many are selling stolen goods on online platforms to unwitting consumers. A Meta spokesperson said Facebook Marketplace prohibits the sale of stolen items and has "specialized teams that work with law enforcement to respond to legal requests." This e-fencing — the selling of stolen goods online — is not a new phenomenon. In recent years, many online platforms have already taken steps to crack down on the selling of stolen goods. To what degree the legislation, along with other measures, reduces the sale of stolen goods across these platforms remains to be seen.

☆ Videos show a green meteor lighting up the sky and waking people up with a sonic boom over Oklahoma
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Multiple videos show a large green meteor in Oklahoma skies early Friday morning. Some residents also reported a loud sonic boom shortly after seeing the meteor. According to 2 News Oklahoma, dozens of residents called in after seeing the meteor. Fox 23 also shared multiple videos of the meteor, reporting that some residents felt their house shake. KJRH Chief Meteorologist Mike Collier posted more videos on Twitter of the meteor, which includes a rumbling sonic boom from one home security camera.

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