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☆ December 8 is this year's Latina Equal Pay Day, or the day Latina workers finally earn what white men made in just 2021
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That means it takes Latinas almost all of 2022 to make what non-Hispanic white men made in just 2021. Latinas earn 54% of what white men earn per Census Bureau data. NWLC's analysis of Census Bureau data show full-time, year-round working Latinas earned 57% of non-Hispanic white men's median earnings. That means an overall lifetime earnings loss for Latinas working full-time, year-round of almost $1.2 million, which can have serious consequences. "Latinas ask for promotions and raises at similar rates to white men, they're just not getting them," Sandberg said in a statement.

☆ Immigrant advocates challenge constitutionality of DeSantis' migrant flights
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis on Thursday over his flights of migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in September. Venezuelan migrants gather at the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal in Marthas Vineyard, Mass. Carlin Stiehl / The Boston Globe via Getty Images fileThis is only the most recent lawsuit filed against DeSantis over the flights. DeSantis' immigration move escalated a tactic first used by Texas Gov. “Obviously, it’s sad that Martha’s Vineyard people deported them the next day, DeSantis said of the migrants he sent to Massachusetts in September.

☆ This non-profit has raised over $10 million to support Indigenous women entrepreneurs: 'It's up to us to close the racial wealth gap'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here's how one non-profit, Native Women Lead, is enabling Indigenous women's economic mobility:'It's up to use to close the racial wealth gap'Native Women Lead was founded in 2017 by eight Native American women entrepreneurs: Jaime Gloshay, Kalika Davis, Lisa Foreman, Kim Gleason, Vanessa Roanhorse, Alicia Ortega, Stephine Poston and Jaclyn Roessel. That conversation inspired the creation of Native Women Lead, an Albuquerque-based non-profit that aims to help Indigenous women entrepreneurs across the world access the capital, mentors, financial education and support needed to thrive in their careers and narrow the wealth gap. To date, Native Women Lead has provided about $500,000 to 65 Indigenous women entrepreneurs through the two funds, partnering with credit unions and investing firms such as Nusenda Credit Union and ImpactAssets to connect entrepreneurs with capital. While closing the wealth gap might start with funding opportunities, Native Women Lead views wealth as "more than just revenue or profits," Stephine Poston, one of the group's co-founders, says. Keeping this in mind, Native Women Lead offers wellness-focused retreats for Indigenous women as well as fireside chats on self-care practices, healing from trauma and other mental health topics.

☆ Biden's step toward allowing student loan discharge in bankruptcy is 'a step in the right direction,' director of new student loan documentary says, but 'the devil is always in the details'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Loan Wolves," a documentary about the law surrounding bankruptcy and student loans, premiers Dec. 11 on MSNBC. Currently, two words inserted into a '90s law make it nearly impossible for borrowers to declare bankruptcy over student loan debt. The conversation surrounding the "undue hardship" clause and student loan discharge through bankruptcy has evolved in recent years, as the Biden administration has progressed on promises to discharge some student debt and address the growing debt crisis. Cancelation of student debt? Schumer has been pushing Biden to cancel student loan debt.

☆ Live updates: Suspect in Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting charged with 5 counts of first-degree murder
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( David K. Li | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Colorado Springs, a mostly conservative city of about half a million people, sits about 70 miles south from the more progressive Denver. Poet James Davis "proudly named [the book] after a gay bar in Colorado Springs," according to his website. In the poem entitled "Club Q," Davis describes the emotion and the feeling of finally belonging in a place. “Club Q is in shock, and in deep mourning, with the family and friends who had loved ones senselessly taken from them. Mother identifies son as Club Q shooting victim: 'It's just a nightmare’ Nov. 21, 2022 00:54 Aston, a transgender man who worked at Club Q as a bartender, was one of the five people killed at the venue on Saturday.

☆ NAACP chief slammed Elon Musk's 'garbage poll' and called for advertisers to pause Twitter spending after Trump reinstated
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The president of the NAACP slammed Elon Musk's decision to reinstate Donald Trump to Twitter. Twitter CEO Elon Musk reinstated Trump on the platform on Saturday, ending after 22 months of what started as a permanent suspension. On Saturday, Musk posted a poll asking the site's users, 52% of whom chose "yes" to the question "Reinstate former President Donald Trump." In a series of tweets over the weekend, NAACP President Derrick Johnson blasted Musk for using a "garbage poll" to gauge public sentiment on the decision. Meanwhile, Donald Trump said on Saturday that he sees no reason to rejoin Twitter, Reuters reported.

☆ Biden’s granddaughter Naomi ties knot in White House wedding
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

It’s the first White House wedding with a president’s granddaughter as the bride, and the first one ever on the South Lawn. Naomi Biden walks to the White House in Washington, D.C. with first lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden on Oct. 11, 2021. The couple, who have been living at the White House, was set up by a mutual friend about four years ago in New York City and have been together ever since, the White House said. The White House announced the wedding in a statement following the small, private wedding in the Rose Garden. The White House Correspondents Association, which advocates for press access to the White House and the president, said it was “deeply disappointed” that the White House declined its request for press coverage of Naomi Biden’s wedding.

He said the school’s student affairs office interviewed Jones’ roommate, who had not seen the suspect with a gun. It wasn’t clear if the school’s internal investigation of Jones possibly having a gun ended with that roommate’s interview. On Tuesday, university officials admitted they learned Jones had been convicted of a misdemeanor for a concealed weapons violation in 2021. Hingeley revealed in court Jones’ previous scrapes with the law. He attempted to purchase a Smith & Wesson M&P15-22, a .22-caliber rifle, but “failed the background check,” the owner said.

☆ White House wedding for Biden granddaughter Naomi
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, was set to be married on Saturday in what will be the 19th time in history the White House has been used for a wedding. The ceremony was scheduled for 11 a.m. (1400 GMT) on the South Lawn of the White House on a chilly mid-November day. A luncheon for family members and the wedding party inside the White House will follow the ceremony, ending with an evening reception featuring dessert and dancing. Jill Biden's communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, said the Biden family will pay for the wedding activities that occur at the White House, "consistent with other private events hosted by the first family and following the traditions of previous White House wedding festivities in prior administrations." This is something that the couple has decided," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday.

☆ Biden granddaughter Naomi married in White House wedding
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, was married on Saturday in what was the 19th time in history the White House has been used for a wedding. The ceremony, with no press access allowed, took place on the South Lawn of the White House on a chilly day. Naomi Biden is the daughter of the president's son, Hunter Biden, and his first wife, Kathleen Buhle. Jill Biden's communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, said the Biden family will pay for the wedding activities that occur at the White House, "consistent with other private events hosted by the first family and following the traditions of previous White House wedding festivities in prior administrations." This is something that the couple has decided," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday.

☆ Georgetown Law Joins Roster of Schools Withdrawing From U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Georgetown University said that its law school’s students, faculty, alumni and staff favor exiting the rankings. Georgetown University Law Center said Friday that it will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report law-school ranking, the latest in a string of prestigious programs abandoning the influential list over concerns that it promotes poor practices and penalizes schools for supporting students pursuing public-interest jobs. Yale Law School was the first to pull out Wednesday morning, with its dean calling the rankings “profoundly flawed.” Harvard Law School announced a similar move later that day, and the University of California, Berkeley School of Law followed on Thursday.

☆ Georgetown, Columbia Join Schools Withdrawing From U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Georgetown University Law Center and Columbia Law School said Friday that they will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report law-school ranking, the latest in a string of prestigious programs abandoning the influential list over concerns that it promotes poor practices and penalizes schools for supporting students pursuing public-interest jobs. Yale Law School was the first to pull out, on Wednesday morning, with its dean calling the rankings “profoundly flawed.” Harvard Law School announced a similar move later that day, and the University of California, Berkeley School of Law followed on Thursday.

☆ National feminist organizations break their silence on Amber Heard in an open letter of support
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

It was written by a group of people who identify as domestic violence survivors and supporters of Heard. Many who did speak out in support of Heard, including the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, were met with ferocious backlash from Depp’s supporters online. Others who signed the letter echoed their concerns that reaction to the trial on social media was harmful to everyday victims of domestic violence. Since the trial, there has been more public support for Heard on social media, the spokesperson for the group behind the letter said. She and other anonymous Heard supporters had been “working to combat disinformation for months” when they joined for the open letter initiative.

☆ Student debt forgiveness is on hold for now—here's why it's blocked and what could happen next
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

After appearing to clear a number of other legal hurdles, President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan has been blocked. If the president's appeal in Texas is successful, it's likely the plaintiffs will escalate the case to the Supreme Court or vice versa. Still, federal judges are appointed by elected officials, and it so happens the judges striking down Biden's debt forgiveness were nominated by Republican presidents. Aside from appealing in Texas, the president has not yet announced next steps for the debt forgiveness plan or other relief for borrowers. The 8th Circuit Court's decision to keep the block on debt forgiveness for now adds to the likelihood of a Supreme Court case, she says.

Now, a woman from Austin, Texas, has come forward because she nearly died when she couldn’t get a timely abortion. “We found out that we were going to lose our baby,” Amanda said. “To see in a matter of maybe five minutes, for her to go from a normal temperature to the condition she was in was really, really scary,” he said. That leaves the Zurawskis scared – and furious that they might never have a family because of a Texas law. She and Josh worry about women in rural areas, or poor women, or young, single mothers in states like Texas.

☆ Who is Donald Trump's new billionaire son-in-law Michael Boulos?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tiffany Trump, 29, married billionaire Michael Boulos, 25, in Mar-a-Lago over the weekend. According to The New York Times, Boulos proposed in the Rose Garden with a 13-carat diamond worth $1.2 million. According to Town and Country, Michael Boulos has served as a director at some of his father's companies. Meanwhile, Michael's mother, Sarah Boulos, is the founder of the Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria, according to Town and Country. When Tiffany Trump began to bring Boulos to events with her family in late 2018, Maples told Town and Country: "I adore Michael!"

☆ A Maryland Republican who lost his race by 300K votes says he won't concede
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Maryland Republican said he won't concede election despite trailing by more than 300,000 votes. Peroutka alleged "odd and suspicious" election activity but provided no specifics. Maryland state board of elections said it has seen no sign of suspicious incidents. In the Maryland attorney general race he campaigned on issues of gun rights, protection of the elderly and the "pre-born," border security, and opposing health mandates, per his website. There have been a wealth of independent fact checks, lawsuits, and election investigations, none of which have succeeded in uncovering evidence of widespread election fraud in the 2020 election.

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Elon Musk has taken on Detroit's automakers, short-sellers and securities regulators. Next week, the Tesla (TSLA.O) chief executive is set to square off in court against an unlikely foe - a thrash metal drummer who hopes to strip Musk of his $56 billion pay. Tornetta sued Musk and the Tesla board on behalf of the company in what is known as a shareholder derivative lawsuit. The pay package was widely criticized and California's teachers retirement system known as CalSTRS was among the investors who voted against it. The disputed pay package allows Musk to buy 1% of Tesla's stock at a deep discount each time escalating performance and financial targets are met; otherwise Musk gets nothing.

☆ Tropical Storm Nicole traverses Florida, putting Mar-a-Lago under mandatory evacuation orders just ahead of wedding for Trump's daughter Tiffany
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tiffany Trump is set to get married at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, soon after a tropical storm hit the state. Tiffany Trump will marry fiancé Michael Boulos on Saturday at her father's Mar-a-Lago oceanfront estate in Palm Beach. Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach on Wednesday morning, putting it north of Palm Beach. Tiffany Trump, 29, is the fourth child to former President Donald Trump and daughter to his ex-wife Marla Maples. Tiffany Trump works as a legal research assistant at Georgetown University Law Center.

☆ Photos show how the Trump family has changed every year of the last two decades
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Grace Panetta | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Over the 2010s, there was arguably no prominent American family that changed more than the Trumps. They transformed from having a presence in the real estate, business, and reality TV worlds to becoming the most powerful force in American politics. Here's a look at the Trump family every year of the past decade. Over the 2010s, there was arguably no prominent American family that changed more than the Trumps. Here's a look at the Trump family every year of the past decade:

The U.S. congressional elections posed a fresh test for social media companies, which for years have struggled to balance free expression against amplifying potentially harmful commentary. Voices on the right sought on social media on Tuesday to falsely blame Democrats for voting glitches reported in some places. Common Cause also noted a "big slowdown" in Twitter's response time since Friday, when layoffs gutted many of the company's teams responsible for elevating credible information. Before Tuesday, both Musk and Twitter's head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth tweeted that the company would uphold and enforce its election integrity policies through the midterms. The falsehoods appeared to originate on messaging app Telegram before spreading to more mainstream social media services, according to Common Cause.

Oregon voters will determine Tuesday whether to pass stricter gun laws — the only ballot measure nationwide that addresses gun violence. Supporters, including shooting survivors in the state and across the country, say Oregon Measure 114 is necessary to reduce gun injuries and deaths. Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit group that advocates gun control, said 55% of mass shootings since 2009 have involved firearms with high-capacity magazines. During a recent virtual news conference, a handful of people who have experienced mass shootings in Oregon voiced their support for the ballot proposition. Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson, who is also president of the nonprofit Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association, said it would cost local agencies over $49 million annually.

☆ Georgia opens probe of unmailed Cobb County absentee ballots after lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives an afternoon update on the Georgia Primary Election at the election command center in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24, 2022. Within hours of the investigation being announced, a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit told NBC News that Cobb County agreed to extend the absentee ballot deadline to Nov. 14. Raffensperger, who is the state's top election official, is one of the defendants in the lawsuit, along with Cobb County board officials and the state election board. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed the lawsuit Sunday in county Superior Court on behalf of four Cobb County voters. The suit says the Cobb County Election Board had failed to send absentee ballots in a timely fashion to all voters whose applications for such ballots had been accepted.

☆ Alabama Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question: Voters consider updating the state constitution to remove racist language and fight text bloat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Alabama's Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question would update the state's constitution. The new constitution would remove racist language and reorganize the text. Ballot measure detailsAlabama's Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question would edit the state's constitution to make it easier to read, delete repetitive sections, and get rid of outdated laws and racist language. For example, it would remove language that states that marriage between a white and Black person is illegal. Support and oppositionThere has been bipartisan support of Alabama's Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question as well support from the Southern Poverty Law Center.

☆ Fact Check-Derogatory poster shows misleading statistics about children with same-sex parents
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

A poster that appears to have originated on a Neo-Nazi website presents misleading statistics about children who have same-sex parents, citing research that has since been called into question. The text in the poster reads: “92% of children raised by Gay Parents are abused. A large review of 19,000 studies and articles on the topic of same-sex parenting published in 2015 (here) also concluded that children raised by same-sex couples are no worse off than children raised by opposite-sex parents. The poster was created on a Neo-Nazi website and includes misleading statistics about same-sex parenting drawn from a small, controversial study. Most of the research on children with same-sex parents has found that they are not negatively affected as compared to other children.

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