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☆ Who is Ken, really? The history of the world’s most misunderstood doll
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

March 11, 1961: When Ken met BarbieThis original Ken doll from 1961 was supposed to be so handsome and magnetic that Barbie fell instantly in love. 1970s -1990s: Ken tries to be trendyEven with an ever-fashionable companion like Barbie, Ken could never quite crack it when it came to personal style, though he certainly tried. Mod Hair Ken: A quintessentially ‘70s doll with a massive mop of hair, extra-long sideburns and bonus facial hair made for mixing and matching. Totally Hair Ken: It looks how it sounds — this ’90s Ken came with a long, unkempt mane, real hair gel and a small comb his owners could use to style him however they wanted. Mattel introduced a “new and improved” Ken doll almost two years to the day after his break-up with Barbie.

Persons: CNN — “ Barbie, Ken, Barbie, He’s, cinephiles, “ Barbie, Kenneth Carson, Ryan Gosling, Ruth Handler, ”, They’d, Ken wasn’t, diehard Barbie, ” M.G, Yvonne Hemsey, “ hipper, Dan Savage, ” Savage, Mattel, Savage, they’d, —, Russell Arons, Barbie “, ” Arons, Barbie – Blaine, Phillip Bloch, Bloch, Matthew McConaughey, Orlando Bloom, “ Ken, ” Bloch, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Michael Keaton, hadn’t, “, Valentine’s, Ryan Gosling cheesing, Gosling, Greta Gerwig, Robbie, Kenergy ”, ” Gosling, Ken’s, he’s, Jimmy Fallon, I’m, Ken —, Barbie ” Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Discovery, Mattel, New, Historical Society, New York Times, Pixar, ascot, Valentine’s, ” CNN, Facebook, Venice Locations: Barbie’s, Willows , Wisconsin, Cali, Europe, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Abby Phillip on Jesse Jackson’s Political Legacy - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Abd. Phillip | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Almost immediately after Dr. King’s death, Mr. Jackson moved to fill the vacuum that was left in the civil rights movement. Mr. Jackson’s efforts to register voters in Chicago helped propel Harold Washington into office in 1983, making him the first Black mayor of that city. Mr. Jackson traversed the country to register voters, especially across the South. Mr. Jackson never actually pastored a congregation but ministered to a roving flock, preaching the virtues of civic engagement. Among them: cabinet members like former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, Representative Maxine Waters, the political strategist Donna Brazile and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge.

Persons: Jackson, Jesse Jackson, King’s, Harold Washington, South Carolina drawl, Goliath, Alexis Herman, Maxine Waters, Donna Brazile, Marcia Fudge Organizations: South, Labor, Urban Locations: America, Chicago, South Carolina, Southern

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEther reclaims $1,900, and Nasdaq halts crypto custody plans: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Apple App Store founding director Phillip Shoemaker weighs in on Google Play announcing a major shift in its policy. It will now allow developers to incorporate digital assets, like NFTs, into their apps and games in the store.

Persons: explainers, Phillip Shoemaker Organizations: Nasdaq, CNBC Crypto, CNBC, Apple, Google

☆ What Pan Am flight attendants did next
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Annita Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Pan Am has always been synonymous with glamor, and its flight attendants lived their opportunities to the max. Pan Am flight attendants doubled as ambassadors for the airline. Seven former Pan Am flight attendants tell us where they ended up. Memories live on, with many of us becoming members of World Wings International, a non-profit organization of former Pan Am flight attendants. Other former Pan Am flight attendants have unique ways of honoring the airline.

Persons: CNN —, Pan, ”, Camille Lewis, Camille Lewis Camille Lewis's, Camille Lewis’s, Mother Teresa, primatologist Jane Goodall, Michèle Bennett, ‘, Doc ’ Duvalier, Camille, Phillip Keene Phillip Keene, Phillip Keene, Keene, Andrew Eccles, John Gielgud, Tracey Ullman, hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, Huey Lewis, –, “, Buzz Watson, Karren Pope, Onwukwe, Susan L, Taylor, Coretta Scott King, Don King, James Brown, Linda Reynolds, Reynolds, Walter Cronkite, ” Reynolds, Joe, ” Penny Powell Penny Powell, Penny Powell, Powell, Elena Williams Elena Williams, Elena Williams, Williams, John F, Kennedy, Jr, “ I’m Elena Sugarman, ” Annita Thomas Annita Thomas, Annita Stokes Thomas I, jetsetting, I’d, Thomas, Annita Stokes Thomas, William Tolbert, Kurt Strumpf, David Hinson, David Jeffery, Oprah’s, Linda Little Freire, Pan Amer Organizations: CNN, Pan American World Airways, Boeing, Pan, LA, Hollywood, JFK, “ Clippers, JFK Jr, Metropole Hotel, Roberts, Pan Am, “, World Wings, Pan Am Museum Foundation Locations: Rome, Rio, Pakistan, Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, Caesar’s Beach, Liberia, Saudi Arabia, Haiti, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, California, London, Amsterdam, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, Dakar, Senegal, La Guardia, Pan, Maryland, Pan Am, Dhahran, Vietnam, Spanish, Chicago, Memphis, Tokyo, West, East Africa, South Georgia, JFK, Narita, Georgia

☆ DeSantis campaign urges patience for breakout moment with eye toward first debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Facing a long summer of running from behind former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is for now resisting calls to dramatically change course in his presidential campaign, instead targeting the first debate in late August as his opportunity to alter the trajectory of the race. DeSantis’ campaign has already surpassed the donor threshold requirement of 40,000 unique donors and appears on track to meet the polling threshold as well. DeSantis’ political team expects his activity in the coming weeks may look subdued compared to other candidates who may need an attention-grabbing moment to attract donors and support to meet the debate requirements. “People want to support Ron but don’t like this kind of stupid stuff,” the fundraiser told CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, doesn’t, Trump, it’s, DeSantis, “, Fox’s Maria Bartiromo, Privately, Chris Christie, “ That’s, ”, Erick Erickson, Erickson, Steve Cortes, I’ll, ” Cortes, ” DeSantis, Phillip Huffines, Biden, ” Huffines, he’s, ” Erickson, Jeff Angelo, ” Angelo, Casey, DeSantis ”, Joe Biden, Caitlyn Jenner, Tomi Lahren, Ron Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, GOP, Trump, New, New Jersey Gov, Summit, PAC, Republicans, Biden, Republican, Twitter, Miss, “ Locations: Florida, South Florida, New Jersey, Iowa, Trump . Iowa, New Hampshire, Texas, Dallas, Ohio, Wisconsin

☆ Gold scales 1-month peak as dollar, yields drop on rate-hike pause hopes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold prices hovered near 1-month highs on Thursday as the dollar and Treasury yields fell on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve could end its rate-hike cycle soon. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,958.16 per ounce by 11:50 a.m. EDT (1550 GMT), after hitting its highest since June 16. U.S. gold futures rose 0.2% to $1,964.60. "After yesterday's data, we saw a strong rally in the gold market. This comes a day after data showed that U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in June, registering their smallest annual increase in more than two years.

Persons: Phillip Streible, Commerzbank Organizations: Aurum, Treasury, . Federal, Blue, Federal, Market Locations: Chicago

Phillip alleged Barclays owed her a duty to ignore her instructions if the bank had reasonable grounds to suspect she was being defrauded. "Where the customer has authorised and instructed the bank to make a payment, the bank must carry out the instruction promptly," he said. "It is not for the bank to concern itself with the wisdom or risks of its customer's payment decisions." James Levy, a partner at law firm Ashurst, said the onus was on customers to ensure payment instructions were bona fide. The Supreme Court, however, allowed Philipp to pursue an alternative case against Barclays on the grounds that the bank breached its duty by failing to take adequate steps to recover the money transferred to the UAE.

Persons: Fiona Philipp, Phillip, George Leggatt, James Levy, Ashurst, Philipp, Sam Tobin, Kirstin Ridley, Louise Heavens, Barbara Lewis, Jane Merriman Organizations: Barclays, Wednesday, Court, United Arab Emirates, Payment Systems, Financial Services, UAE, Thomson Locations: fraudsters, UAE

☆ Global heat in ‘uncharted territory’ as scientists warn 2023 could be the hottest year on record
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It works like this: As the world burns fossil fuels and pumps out planet-heating pollution, global temperatures are steadily warming. David J. Phillip/APWhile the record temperatures may have been expected, the magnitude by which some have been broken has surprised some scientists. Historically, global heat records tend to topple in El Niño years, and the current record-holder, 2016, coincided with a strong El Niño. The world gets hung up on blockbuster records but “these heat records are not exciting numbers,” she told CNN. CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesUnheeded warningsFor climate scientists, this is the “I told you so” moment they never wanted.

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☆ Big Tobacco posts warning signs at 220,000 US stores, wrapping up ongoing lawsuit since 1999
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The signs will be installed in stores between July 1 and September 30, and must be displayed until June 30, 2025. An example of a corrective sign shows a large asterisk icon with the statement, “Smoking kills, on average, 1,200 Americans. The content of the corrective statements was finalized in 2017 and then began to run in different media forms. R.J. Reynolds said these corrective statement signs appear on its website and had previously appeared in newspapers, television, radio and on pack inserts. “The tobacco industry has evolved considerably since this lawsuit was filed nearly 25 years ago, back in 1999,” a spokesperson said.

Persons: Phillip Morris, RJ Reynolds, ”, Gladys Kessler’s, “, ” Kessler, Altria, R.J, Reynolds, vaping Organizations: New, New York CNN, Big Tobacco, ITG Brands, U.S . Department of Justice, “, Reynolds American Inc Locations: New York, America, Spanish

Spot gold was up 0.8% to $1,927.90 per ounce by 10:25 a.m. EDT (1425 GMT), after dropping to a more than three-month low earlier in the session. Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields slipped to a 10-day low, reducing the opportunity cost of owning non-yielding gold. Spot silver rose 0.9% to $22.44 per ounce, but was set for its biggest weekly drop since October 2022. Platinum was down 0.3% to $920.38, on course for its worst week since August 2022. Palladium could extend this year's near 30% price decline as the rapid rise of electric vehicles threatens to hammer demand for the autocatalyst metal.

Persons: Edward Moya, Jerome Powell, Phillip Streible, Mary Daly, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Treasury, Federal Reserve, Blue, San Francisco Fed, Reuters, Palladium, Thomson Locations: U.S, Chicago, Bengaluru

☆ A 20-year fund manager shares 8 mega-trend stocks he's betting will take market share — and the 5 he's shorting
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Gary Black says the stock market will continue to trend higher with volatility this year. What the remainder of 2023 has in store for the stock market is anyone's guess at this point. But Gary Black, a 20-year fund manager, and the portfolio manager and managing partner at The Future Fund, has a more positive outlook. The next mega trend is big data and cyber security. mega trend losersOn the side of stocks being shorted, these are the companies that Black expects will lose market share due to these mega trends.

Persons: Gary Black, Phillip Wool, it's, Black, He's, cybertruck, Tesla, Elon Musk, Eli Lilly, Lilly, LULU, Armour Organizations: Federal, Federal Reserve, EV, Tesla, Company, Palo Alto Networks, Nvidia, Toyota, CNBC, Bloomberg, UA, MAX Holdings Locations: China's, overproducing

☆ The Ashes 2023: ‘Bazball’ down but not out after thrilling Test match
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Australia managed to steal victory from England’s in the first game of the 2023 Ashes series on Tuesday and take the first bragging rights in cricket’s biggest rivalry. Ryan Pierse/Getty ImagesCaptain fantasticUp against ‘Bazball’ stood Australia and a more traditional style of Test match cricket. “This is why the ‘Bazball’ mentality is so important because they are coming up against an incredibly good team,” Miller said after England’s loss. “These guys ripped England apart in the last Ashes 4-0 and England were lucky to lose 4-0. The second game of the five game series will begin on Wednesday, June 28 at the famous cricket ground Lord’s in London.

Persons: Pat Cummins, –, Ben Stokes, Brendon ‘ Baz ’ McCullum, ’, Stokes, Joe Root’s, Joe Root, Stu Forster, Andrew Miller, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, McCullum’s, “ It’s, Baz McCullum, ” Miller, Phillip Hughes, let’s, ‘ We’ve, “ We’re, haven’t, ” Ben Stokes, Ryan Pierse, ‘ Bazball ’, Cummins, “, Nathan Lyon, Lyon, Australia's Nathan Lyon, Geoff Caddick, Miller, McCullum, Mike Egerton, we’re, “ We’ve Organizations: CNN — Australia, Edgbaston Cricket, England, Getty, CNN, McCullum’s New Zealand, New, India, Australia Locations: England’s, Birmingham, Australia, England, New Zealand, Australian, AFP, London

☆ The Outsize Genius of ‘I’m a Virgo’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Phillip Maciak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

One of Cootie’s first rebellions is his insistence on trying a Bing Bang Burger, whose comically unappealing commercials he sees constantly on TV. It is fastidiously, hilariously committed to the bit, constantly doubling down on the logistics of Cootie’s bigness. “I’m a Virgo” comes on the heels of a few ingenious experiments in TV surrealism, from “Atlanta” to “Undone” to the recent farce “Mrs. Its fantastical concept works in metaphor just the same way it works in fact, as it reminds us with proud bluntness. “I’m a Virgo” is a visual and ideological counterpoint to all this.

Persons: Burger, Cootie, Jharrel Jerome, hilariously, “, Davis, Riley, Felix, ”, ” Felix Organizations: “ Atlanta, Marvel Locations: “, .

☆ 'Fundamentals still matter': A portfolio manager at a firm managing $17 billion warns stocks are due to sink 15% as AI hype fuels the current rally and drowns out recession alarm bells
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Stocks are once again in a bull market, with the S&P 500 now up more than 20% since October's lows. Nearly all of the recent rally can also be attributed to the index's top 10 stocks, he said. "During the late-90s tech bubble, over one-third of returns came from these mega-cap stocks," Wool said. "In the recent bull run, by contrast, almost the entire market return was accounted for by just ten companies' performance." A 15% decline would put the S&P 500 at 3,800.

Persons: Stocks, Rayliant's Phillip Wool, Wool, Phillip Wool, Solita, Louis, …, Lauren Goodwin, Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson, it's, Morgan Stanley's Wilson, Piper Sandler's Michael Kantrowitz Organizations: UBS, LPL Financial, Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of St, Louis The Conference, Wool, Treasury, Federal Reserve, New York Life Investments, CME Group

☆ Oil rebounds on strong China refinery data but economic outlook caps gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil rebounded on Thursday after the previous day's plunge, as data showed a jump in refinery runs at the world's top crude importer China, though a weak economic backdrop capped gains. China's oil refinery throughput in May rose 15.4% from a year earlier, data showed on Thursday, hitting its second highest total on record. But a weak economic outlook capped price gains on Thursday, as China's industrial output and retail sales growth in May missed forecasts. The somber Chinese data weighed on oil prices, said Priyanka Sachdeva, a market analyst at Phillip Nova. A high-for-longer rate outlook may lead to further growth pressures and keep oil demand conditions in check, said Yeap Jun Rong, a market strategist at IG.

Persons: refiners, Priyanka Sachdeva, Phillip Nova, Sachdeva, Yeap Jun Rong, Yeap Organizations: Brent, . West Texas, U.S . Federal Reserve, IG, European Central Bank, Bank of England Locations: China

☆ Exclusive: Coalition aims to begin Ukrainian F-16 pilot training by summer - Dutch minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Anthony Deutsch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Previously, the Netherlands had said it aimed to start training Ukrainian pilots "as soon as possible", but had stopped short of specifying when such training could get under way. And we'll see if that's realistic" for the start of the training programme, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren told Reuters in an interview. A final decision has not yet been taken on a request from Kyiv to supply dozens of F-16s, Ollongren said. Two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the training would begin with two groups of 12 Ukrainian pilots, already experienced flying Soviet-era MiGs. Ukrainian pilots would have to learn how to operate the F-16's so-called 'hands-on throttle and stick'.

Persons: Kajsa Ollongren, Ollongren, it's, Volodymyr, Zelenskiy, Colonel Laurens, Jan Vijge, that's, Anthony Deutsch, Phillip Stewart Organizations: NATO, Reuters, Dutch Defense, U.S, Thomson Locations: Netherlands, U.S, Russia, Denmark, Ukraine, Kyiv, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Britain, Soviet, Ukrainian, Dutch, Afghanistan, The Hague, Washington

REUTERS/Carlos BarriaJune 9 (Reuters) - The largest U.S. business group on Friday urged President Joe Biden him to intervene immediately and appoint an independent mediator to address a protracted West Coast ports labor dispute. West Coast ports stretching from California to Washington state are critical to U.S. supply chains and the nation's economy. U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark in a letter to Biden cited "continued and potentially expanded service disruptions at these ports heading into peak shipping season." Workers reported for duty on Thursday and Friday at the Port of Los Angeles, officials said. "Operations going into the weekend seem to be the most normal they've been" since labor disruptions started late last week, Los Angeles port spokesman Phillip Sanfield said, adding that the port has limited weekend hours.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Joe Biden, Suzanne Clark, Biden, Phillip Sanfield, David Shepardson, Chizu Nomiyama, Mark Potter Organizations: Shipping, Port, REUTERS, . Chamber of Commerce, Pacific Maritime Association, Warehouse Union, Workers, Retailers, Thomson Locations: Oakland, Oakland , California, U.S, West Coast, California, Washington, Seattle, Tacoma, Los Angeles, Long, Port of Los Angeles, San Francisco, East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Asia, Panama

☆ 24 Hours of Le Mans: 100 Years of Endurance and Innovation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Phillip Horton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was first held in May 1923 to help spur innovation in the growing automotive industry by emphasizing not just speed, but also efficiency, reliability and endurance. “It is a very demanding race, and the greatest race,” said Tom Kristensen, who has won Le Mans a record nine times. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest organized that first race, designing a course on public roads south of Le Mans that bisected forests and passed residential areas.

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The "Dana Desa" village fund introduced by President Joko Widodo in 2015 and valued at $4.7 billion this year has long been criticised as prone to corruption. "So it's reasonable if the use of the village fund is somewhat loose and anyone can do what they want with it." ILLEGAL ARMSIt is unclear how much of the $337 million in village funds allocated for the Papua region in 2023 is being diverted into arms. "I have never seen a project funded by the village fund, not at all," said Bernadus Kobogau, a tourism official in Intan Jaya. In Papua's highlands, village funds are treated like a "revolutionary tax", he said, commandeered either via intimidation and coercion, or given willingly by supporters of independence.

Persons: Dana, Joko Widodo, Phillip Mehrtens, Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo, Dana Desa, Faizal Ramadhani, Sebby Sambom, Bernadus Kobogau, Deka Anwar, Anwar, Latifah Anum Siregar, makan tuan, Stefanno Sulaiman, Lincoln Organizations: Reuters, Indonesia Corruption Watch, West Papua National Liberation Army, Free Papua Movement, Institute for, Democracy Alliance for Papua, Thomson Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesian, Papua, New Zealand, Jakarta, Indonesia, Nduga, Intan Jaya, Nabire

☆ Why are there no photos of Tim Cook and other Apple executives wearing the company's Vision Pro headset?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Top Apple reporter Mark Gurman noted there are no photos of Tim Cook wearing the Vision Pro headset. At the end of a busy day covering Apple's latest gadget, reporter Mark Gurman noticed something strange: There were no images of CEO Tim Cook or other Apple executives wearing the company's new Vision Pro headset. "Unless I missed something, it is very curious to me why there are no photos of Tim Cook or other Apple executives actually wearing the Vision Pro. Steve Jobs with the first iPhone APThis time, the Vision Pro device was shown on the faces of various models, who were mostly women. Various theories are being floated on why Cook and other Apple executives haven't been pictured wearing the devices.

Persons: Mark Gurman, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Cook, haven't, Zac Hall, Apple, he's, Phillip Shoemaker Organizations: Apple, Morning, VR, Apple App

☆ Why running for president has a lot of upsides, even for the candidates who lose
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Often, candidates can even get the book deals before they run for president, especially if there's a lot of buzz around them. CNN host and debate moderator Wolf Blitzer stands in front of the Republican presidential candidates in 2016. outlook has taken hold among both Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. Numerous presidents were once failed presidential candidates, including Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, George H.W. "The only way to learn how to run for president," Sullivan said, "is to run for president."

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Sen, Tim Scott of, Asa Hutchinson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Larry Elder, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, It's, Marco Rubio's, Terry Sullivan, Sullivan, who've, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Kent Nishimura, aren't, Kamala Harris of, Joe Biden, Stacy Rosenberg, Haley, Glenn Youngkin —, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, J, Miles Coleman, Ball, Mike Huckabee, Spencer Platt, Rosenberg, Doug Heye, Trump Adam Kinzinger hasn't, Archie Bunker, Trump, Hutchinson, Sanders, Michael Benet of, Biden, Heye, Rubio, John Hickenlooper, Hickenlooper, Wolf Blitzer, David J, Phillip, Hillary Clinton, Scott, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, he's, Coleman, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, George H.W, Bush — Organizations: Service, GOP, Florida Gov, Arkansas Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, North Dakota Gov, White, Trump, Transportation, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems, Public, Virginia Gov, Publishers, Macmillan Publishing, Senators, University of Virginia Center for Politics, Former Arkansas Gov, Fox News, Netflix, Republican, Democratic, Child Tax, Florida Republican, Capitol, CNN, Georgia Gov Locations: Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Arkansas, New Jersey, Millenial, South Bend , Indiana, Kamala Harris of California, Virginia, Iowa, California, Illinois, United States, Michael Benet of Colorado, Colorado, New Hampshire

☆ Opinion | How to Fix the National Drug Shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

If a drug manufacturer wants to supply a hospital, nursing home or other institution, it has almost no choice but to go through one of these organizations. The manufacturers pay fees to the group purchasing organization for access to its customers. The fees paid by manufacturers might ordinarily be considered illegal kickbacks under the federal anti-kickback law. That safe harbor sticks in the craw of the group purchasing organizations’ critics. “It’s the biggest scam in America, in my opinion,” Phillip Zweig, the executive director and co-founder of Physicians Against Drug Shortages, told me.

Persons: “, ” Phillip Zweig, Zweig, Sara Sirota, Critics, Todd Ebert Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, Physicians, BusinessWeek, American Economic Liberties, Federal Trade Commission, Akorn Pharmaceuticals, Bloomberg, India’s pharma, Healthcare, Chain Association Locations: America, United States, India

☆ UK's ITV commissions review after presenter resignation row
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - British broadcaster ITV (ITV.L) has commissioned an external review of presenter Phillip Schofield's resignation, the company said on Wednesday, after the 61-year-old admitted to lying about a relationship with a young worker. The probe was first reported by PA Media on Wednesday. "As you would expect we take the matter extremely seriously and have reviewed our own records over the weekend," a letter sent by McCall to government said, PA Media reported. The letter was sent to Ofcom, the broadcast regulator, and culture minister Lucy Frazer, PA Media reported. It said ITV had instructed a senior barrister to "carry out an external review to establish the facts".

Persons: Phillip Schofield's, Schofield, Carolyn McCall, McCall, Lucy Frazer, Paul Sandle, William James, Aurora Ellis Organizations: ITV, PA Media, Britain's, Ofcom, Thomson Locations: British, Britain

☆ Want a Truly Classic Summer Vacation? Head to This Quiet Corner of Maine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Lisa Wells | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

HIGH & MIGHTY: A trail runner stops to admire the view of Great Pond atop Mount Phillip, a popular hiking destination, in the Belgrade Lakes watershed. Photo: 7 Lakes AllianceBELGRADE LAKES is an area of central Maine that doesn’t often get attention, and locals and longtime summer residents are just fine with the anonymity. The state’s capital, Augusta (population 19,066), is near here, but no one feels slighted that the city isn’t afforded the cachet of Kennebunkport, or that tourist maps show routes up the East Coast that abruptly veer off to Bar Harbor and stop, ignoring the interior. Locals savor the long hot days lakeside, hiking, golfing or swimming at beloved nearby spots untrammeled by summer visitors.

☆ Get ready to see millions of Americans lose their jobs if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling in the next few days
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Madison Hoff | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The US could default on its debt as soon as June 5 if the debt ceiling isn't raised by then. That would translate to "7.8 million jobs lost from peak to trough," Yaros said. Other industries would see over half a million jobs lost in this scenario, including construction. "It's something closer to the 2001 recession that we had after the dot-com bubble, and you get about 1.5 million jobs lost from peak to trough," Yaros said. And 1.5 million jobs lost — that's still a huge human toll that was unnecessarily incurred."

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