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☆ UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Lauren Kent | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —British far-right political activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after he admitted to being in contempt of court by repeating false accusations about a Syrian refugee, according to court documents. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, admitted on Monday to breaching UK court rules 10 times. Robinson, the founder of the now-defunct anti-immigration English Defence League (EDL), was accused of repeating false allegations that caused him to lose a libel suit in 2021. The initial libel case related to Robinson making false accusations against a Syrian schoolboy who was attacked in an incident shared widely on social media. Court artist drawing of political activist Tommy Robinson (right), whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appearing at London's Woolwich Crown Court on Monday.

Persons: Tommy Robinson, Robinson, Stephen Yaxley, Lennon, Syria –, Elizabeth Cook, Justice Johnson, ” Organizations: London CNN, English Defence League, Crown Locations: British, Syria, Huddersfield, England, London’s

Israel’s Knesset opened its winter session on Monday against a backdrop of war in Gaza and Lebanon and after an Israeli strike on Iran on Saturday. UNRWAThe Knesset was set to debate on Monday bills that would make it illegal for Israeli officials to cooperate with UNRWA, the main U.N. agency that aids Palestinians. The bills would effectively shut down the agency’s work in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem within 90 days. According to the Jerusalem Post, the first bill states that UNRWA could no longer operate in Israel, while the second would abrogate the treaty that underpins the relationship between UNRWA and Israel. The Knesset has already voted in favor of advancing the bill and it is being prepared for a second and third reading.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Yuli Edelstein, Kan, Mr, Edelstein, Israel’s, Matthew Miller, UNWRA, Adalah Organizations: Likud, Division, Lawmakers, UNRWA, West Bank, United Nations, Department, Police Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Israel, East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, United States

☆ California's attorney general is investigating a school district over its handling of Rosemead High sex abuse claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The California attorney general is investigating the El Monte Union High School District in Southern California. The action follows Business Insider's reporting on a pattern of sexual misconduct at one district school, Rosemead High. Investigators are looking at compliance failures related to "suspected child abuse, sexual abuse, assault." AdvertisementThe California attorney general is investigating a Southern California school district over whether it properly handled claims of educator sexual abuse and misconduct, records reviewed by Business Insider show. Investigating a local school district is a rare step for the top law enforcement office in the state.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Rob Bonta, Robin Torres, Torres, Edward Zuniga, Mark Abramson, Zuniga, Michael Carrillo, Carrillo, Edwin Reyes, Villegas, Jane Doe, Reyes, Stewart, Jenny Louro, Credentialing, Reyes Villegas, Herbert Ortiznmonroy, Ortizmonroy, Coach Ortiz, Jane, Alex Rai, Rai, Dominique Boubion, Matt Drange Organizations: El Monte Union High School District, Service, Business, BI, Redlands Unified, Redlands, El, Children's, Rosemead, US Department of Education, Manly, California Bureau Locations: California, Southern California, Redlands, El Monte Union, El Monte, Rosemead, El Monte district

☆ I quit my 9-to-5 to lead a slow, minimalist life as a YouTuber. I'm happier, calmer, and more fulfilled.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I tried to make it work, but I never really felt fulfilled, and I couldn't pinpoint why. At first, that was what slow living was for me—rearranging my days and my life to physically slow down. I started doing YouTube more and my 9-to-5 less until I was able to become a full-time YouTuber. Even though we are now living in the city, I plan to always live a slow living lifestyle. Over time, slow living has transitioned into a whole mindset for me.

Persons: Sophie Daquis, Daquis, —, I'd, I've Organizations: Service, Nokia, Habitat, Humanity, YouTube Locations: San Diego, Maui, Hawaii, Lisbon, Portugal

☆ GOP’s aggressive legal election strategy has more than 130 cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Tierney Sneed | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Democrats had warned the new rules around certification could allow local election officials to delay or altogether decline to certify the election results as they searched for purported fraud or irregularities. Key GOP state officials, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, had also opposed the new rules. Republican state officials have launched an emergency appeal in Virginia, while Trump has attempted to play up the ruling for political gain. A Republican lawsuit led to a settlement with Detroit election officials that affirmed that there would be at least one GOP poll watcher in each precinct. But in Wisconsin, a judge rejected a lawsuit there to force election officials to hire more GOP poll workers in Racine.

Persons: —, it’s, Donald Trump’s, they’re, Leah Tulin, Brennan, ” Tulin, ”, Republicans ’ “, Claire Zunk, Jocelyn Benson, Kamala Harris, Brad Raffensperger, Joe Biden’s, Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, Republicans, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, Republican National Committee, CNN Republicans, Pennsylvania Supreme, Michigan Republicans, Democrat, Trump, Board, Department, Nevada GOP, America, Policy Institute, Democratic, RNC, House, of North, of North Carolina Chapel Hill Locations: In Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Mississippi, Georgia, Arizona, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Alabama, Virginia, Detroit, Wisconsin, Racine, Pennsylvania , Michigan, North Carolina, of North Carolina, Nebraska

☆ Sorry Mom and Dad, Gen Z is calling the shots on the family vacation now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gen Z is taking the reins on family trips, taking charge of destinations and what hotels to book. But this is increasingly changing, and Gen Zers and adult kids aren't just tagging along on these trips; they're calling the shots and organizing the family vacations themselves. AdvertisementLuxury travel agents say Gen Z isn't holding back with their family vacation requests. Many Gen Z travelers are molding their family vacations off what they see on social media and by what they want to post. AdvertisementWhen the client's kid becomes the clientAs a self-proclaimed "geriatric millennial," Carter has mixed feelings toward the growing influence of Gen Z on luxury family travel.

Persons: Z, —, Gen Zers aren't, Julia Carter, Gen Zers, Gen, Carter, IPGGutenbergUKLtd, Diana Hechler, Coppola, Hechler, Kardashian, I've Organizations: Service, Craft Travel, Travel Locations: South Africa, COVID, Belize, Republic of Congo, London, Paris

☆ ‘You lost this vote’: Arab Americans in Dearborn struggle in an election where they don’t feel heard
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Farhat said the Democratic Party “has missed several key opportunities” to reassure Arab American voters concerned about Gaza. Interior Department under the Biden administration, at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13. Palestinian American organizer Linda Sarsour at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13. The Iraq War, now widely criticized, left 200,000 civilians dead, haunting the many refugees who sought safety in Dearborn. Imam Sayed Saleh Qazwini of MECCA at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13.

Persons: Farhat, Democratic Party “, Hersh Goldberg, ” Farhat, “, ” Maryam Hassanein, Maryam Hassanein, Biden, Mustafa Hussain, isn’t, ” Hassanein, Linda Sarsour, ” Sarsour, it’s, Yemeni American Mona Mawari, ”, Mawari, ” Sayed Saleh Qazwini, Imam Sayed Saleh Qazwini, ” Qazwini, Zahraa Bahsoon, Harris, Trump, ” Bahsoon Organizations: Democratic Party, Arab, Democratic National Convention, Biden administration’s Department of, Democratic, U.S . Interior Department, NBC, NBC News, Muslim Educational Community Center of America, NBC News “ Locations: Gaza, Israel, American, Israeli American, U.S, ArabCon, Dearborn, Mich, Brooklyn , New York, Palestinian American, Saudi, Yemen, Iraq, Dearborn . Syria, Libya, Yemeni American, MECCA, Canton, Iraqi American

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet with healthcare providers ahead of her Kalamazoo, Michigan rally, her campaign said Saturday. She became the first sitting US president or vice president is to visit an abortion provider when she traveled to a Planned Parenthood in March of this year, before she became the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. The vice president will be joined by former first lady Michelle Obama at her Kalamazoo, Michigan rally, where both are expected to speak at around 5 p.m. Garlin Gilchrist and Sen. Gary Peters are both expected to appear at the rally, per the campaign. The battleground state of Michigan voted to codify abortion access in its constitution in 2022, in an election that also yielded major Democratic wins across the state.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris ’, Donald Trump, ” Harris, Michelle Obama, Garlin Gilchrist, Sen, Gary Peters Organizations: Houston, Trump, Gov, Democratic Locations: Kalamazoo, Michigan, Portage , Michigan, Texas, Houston, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York, California

☆ Delphi murders: What happened this week in Richard Allen's trial?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

At trial Thursday, defense lawyer Andrew Baldwin asked the clerk, Kathy Shank, if his client was trying to "assist" the investigation. And he said the information Allen provided to authorities days later was marked as cleared when it shouldn’t have been. Allen provided a similar account, according to former Delphi Police Chief Steve Mullin, who conducted the interview, though Allen said he’d arrived at the trail at noon and left at 1:30 p.m. When Mullin showed Allen a photo of the “bridge guy,” the former chief testified, Allen responded: “If the picture was taken with the girl’s camera, there was no way it could be him,” Mullin testified. In his testimony, Liggett said it was the discovery of that bullet along with witness accounts that prompted Allen’s arrest.

Persons: Richard Allen, He’d, Abigail Williams, Allen, ”, they’ve, Andrew Baldwin, Kathy Shank, Dan Dulin, Dulin, Shank, Richard Allen Whiteman, Tony Liggett, who’d, Railly Voorhies, Voorhes, “, Voorhies, she’d, Jennifer Auger, ” Liggett, Allen “, Shanks, Steve Mullin, he’d, Mullin, ” Mullin, Sig Sauer, Liggett Organizations: Liberty, NBC Chicago Lawyers, CVS, NBC, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Department of Children’s Services, Carroll County Sheriff, Liggett, Delphi Police, Authorities Locations: Indiana, Carroll, Indianapolis, Carroll County

☆ What the rising popularity of Yemeni coffee shops say about third places
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Monica Haider | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Times Square will be home to two other chains, MOKAFÉ and Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. But Yemeni coffee houses have taken up both those trends and boomed. Where did Yemeni coffee shops come from? We own the coffee farms in Yemen, we grew up with the coffee, we loved coffee,” Alhasbani said. “Several Yemeni entrepreneurs are opening coffee houses of their own, each with its own sort of style and atmosphere.”The coffee chains have big ambitions beyond Dearborn.

Persons: Ahmed, Ahmed Moustafa, Bhavishya, ”, Sally Howell, Howell, ” Ibrahim Alhasbani, “, Ibrahim Alhasbani, Carlos Osorio, ” Alhasbani, Alhasbani, “ There’s, Hovig Tchalian, don’t, ” Howell, Haraz, Yemen it’s, ‘, ” Moustafa Organizations: New, New York CNN, Carmine, Times, Yemeni, Co, University of Michigan – Dearborn, Qahwah, CNN, Entrepreneurship, USC Marshall School of Business, New York City Locations: New York, Detroit, SoHo, Manhattan, Qahwah, Ethiopia, Yemen, Dearborn, Yemen's, Mich, Michigan, Dallas, Dearborn , Michigan, United States, Downtown Dearborn, Canada, Qahwah House’s, Soho, Brooklyn, Queens

☆ Biden says Elon Musk was an 'illegal worker' when he began U.S. career
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden called out Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, now a Republican megadonor and Trump campaign surrogate, for hypocrisy on immigration on Saturday, saying Musk launched his long career in the U.S. as an "illegal worker" before becoming the world's wealthiest man. The president made these remarks at a campaign event to support Democrats that took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Labeling Musk as former President Donald Trump's wealthy new "ally," Biden said, "That wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an illegal worker here when he was here," referring to Musk. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on Biden's remarks. Musk had arrived in the U.S. with the stated intention of attending grad school at Stanford in the mid-90s.

Persons: Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Musk, Donald Trump's, Biden, He's, Trump, Zip2, Tesla, Kamala Harris, it's, Brennan, —, Rebecca Picciotto Organizations: SpaceX, Republican, Trump, America PAC, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington Post, Stanford, Forbes, Twitter, Democratic, Brennan Center for Justice Locations: U.S, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, United States, Pennsylvania, Musk's

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One month after Hurricane Helene destroyed mountain towns, swept away homes and upended countless lives here, thousands of Buncombe County’s students returned to school Friday. The district has more than 22,000 students and 45 schools, according to Rob Jackson, the superintendent of Buncombe County Schools. Caleb Freeman, a senior at A.C. Reynolds High School, said he was looking forward to being “around people again” after feeling “pretty lonely and kind of helpless.”Caleb Freeman, senior at A.C. Reynolds High School. Zoe Love, a senior at A.C. Reynolds High School. Students in the marching band at A.C. Reynolds High School practice Thursday.

Persons: Helene, Rob Jackson, Caleb Freeman, ” Caleb Freeman, Freeman, it’s, “, ”, ” Hall, ” “, Zoe Love, I’ve, Love, they’re, we’ve, ” Jackson, Jaime Canton, Liz Tallent, Tallent, Kathy Park, Daniella Silva Organizations: A.C, Reynolds High School, NBC, Rawleigh, football, Jackson Locations: ASHEVILLE, N.C, —, North Carolina, Buncombe, Buncombe County, Asheville, New York

☆ 1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Then the Black Benedict College student sat at a whites-only lunch counter in South Carolina and got himself arrested. The movement started in Greensboro, North Carolina, and spread through the South in the early 1960s. “It made me feel good we were a part of this movement that had helped to make everything easier for everyone to get along a little better in South Carolina,” Barr said. University of South Carolina professor Bobby Donaldson spoke on behalf of the five men who died. The arrests and convictions of the seven men went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Persons: Simon Bouie, wasn’t, Bouie, ”, “, ” Bouie, Jim Clyburn, Emily, Charles Barr, — David Carter, Johnny Clark, Richard Counts, Milton Greene, Talmadge Neal —, Barr, ” Barr, Bobby Donaldson, ” Donaldson, Byron Gipson, —, ” Gipson, Robert Hood, ” Hood, didn’t, ‘, I’m Organizations: Black Benedict College, Eckerd, African, Columbia wasn’t, U.S . Rep, University of South, U.S, Supreme, Civil Locations: South Carolina, Columbia, Greensboro , North Carolina, Richland, University of South Carolina, Richland County

☆ In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recovery
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Schantz’ family left Asheville days later for Miami because his father needed to work remotely. Some seniors say they’re ‘definitely not OK’School disruptions are familiar for the seniors, who went through the isolating COVID-19 pandemic as they transitioned into high school. “But I’m definitely not OK.”In the first week back at the independent Carolina Day School in Asheville, Barton said many fellow seniors were stressed about college admissions and what school would bring. There are some silver linings to the hardships from Helene, Asheville High School senior Nathan Flaherty said. He planned to attend flight school to become a pilot, but after Helene, he’s now considering combining that profession with emergency management.

Persons: Cohen, That’s, Max Schantz ’, Helene, Schantz, ”, Abe Garry, “, ” Garry, they’re, Caroline Barton, ’, I’m, Barton, ” Barton, Nathan Flaherty, —, he’s Organizations: School of Inquiry, Life Sciences, Asheville, Buncombe County, Asheville City Schools, North, Carolina Day School, Ivy League university, Asheville High School Locations: Asheville, Miami, Buncombe, North Carolina, Helene

☆ Jack Jones, balladeer famous for ‘Love Boat’ theme and 1960s hits like ‘The Impossible Dream,’ dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Jones died of leukemia at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif., his wife of 15 years, Eleanora Jones, said. Jones had hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, but his highest chart numbers could be found on what was then known as the easy listening chart, which later became adult contemporary. 1 singles with “The Race is On” in 1965, “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” in 1966 and “Lady” in 1967. 6 on the easy listening chart and No. Besides Jones’ wife, his survivors include daughters Crystal Jones and Nicole Ramasco, stepdaughters Nicole Whitty and Colette Peters, and three grandchildren.

Persons: Jack Jones, Jones, Eleanora Jones, ”, ” —, Stephen Holden, Frank Sinatra, — Jones, Will Friedwald, ” Jones, “, — Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Michel LeGrand, Alan, Marilyn Bergman, Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Rich, Count Basie, didn’t, David O, Russell’s, Cy Coleman, Irene Harvey, Allen Jones, Marx, Jeanette McDonald, Nelson Eddy, You’re, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra’s, “ Lollipops, —, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Cécile, Jones ’, Tony Bennett, Times ’ Holden, “ Mr, ’, Holden, Mark Murphy, Jones’s, Eleanora Jung, Jill St, John, Crystal Jones, Nicole Ramasco, stepdaughters Nicole Whitty, Colette Peters Organizations: Rancho Mirage, Calif, ”, New York Times, ABC, Street, Opera, MGM, University High School, Capitol Records, Kapp Records, U.S . Air Force Reserve, Las Vegas, Algonquin Hotel, Times, Hollywood Locations: Rancho, America, British, La Mancha, West Los Angeles, Coachella, Palm Springs

☆ Biden to formally apologize for Indian boarding school system
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden is scheduled to issue a formal apology Friday for a government-run boarding school system that forcibly separated generations of Native American children from their families. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland listens to testimony from students who attended Native American boarding schools, at the Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, Okla., on July 9, 2022. In June 2021, Haaland launched an initiative to investigate the federal Indian boarding school system and shed light on its traumas. An initial report on the system published in 2022 found that hundreds of Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children died attending Indian boarding schools run or supported by the U.S. government. The report this year urged the federal government to both establish a national memorial to acknowledge the experiences of those in the boarding schools and to apologize to those harmed by the policy.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Chip Somodevilla, Deb Haaland, Deborah Parker, Haaland, ”, Sarah Phipps, Chuck Hoskin Jr, Biden’s, ” Hoskin, “ Organizations: Getty, National Native American Boarding School, Coalition, Indian, Riverside Indian School, USA, Cherokee, Interior Department, U.S . Locations: Arizona, Pueblo, Laguna, American, Phoenix, Anadarko, U.S, Alaska

☆ Google, Adobe and IBM are aiming to help millions gain AI skills—here’s what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

On Oct. 16, Google announced that it will award $15 million in new grants to two nonprofit organizations: The Partnership for Public Service and InnovateUS. The grants are part of Google.org's $75 million AI Opportunity Fund, an initiative aimed at helping upskill the U.S. workforce. The Partnership for Public Service will receive a $10 million grant to open the Center for Federal AI in the spring of 2025, according to a press release. The center plans to offer a federal artificial intelligence leadership program to help further educate government workers on how to evaluate potential use cases for AI and increase AI literacy. In September, Google also committed to investing $25 million in nonprofits focused on training educators and students around the U.S. on AI literacy and generative AI tools.

Organizations: Google, Public Service, Opportunity Fund, Federal AI Locations: Google.org's

☆ Breakfast with Ohtani: In Japan, watching this World Series may be the national pastime
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Rustin Dodd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

At World Series Media Day on Thursday, no one was a bigger draw than Ohtani. Ninomiya, 59, grew up in the city of Oita, obsessing over books about Japanese baseball history. The comings and goings of Mamiko Tanaka and Ohtani are regular fodder for Japanese morning shows. In Japan, Ohtani is the face of countless advertising campaigns. Ohtani’s presence — along with starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto — could help the Japanese World Series audience approach those heights.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Tatsuo Shinke, Ohtani, Shinke, Emiko, ” Shinke, “, She’s, Katharine Lotze, Michael Jordan, David Beckham, doesn’t, ”, Robert Whiting, —, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago ”, Jordan, ” Emanuel, Whiting, Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Nomo, Japan — Whiting, Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Tomoki Negishi, I’ve, ” Negishi, Masanori, Negishi, I’m, Chen Liang, Ninomiya, ” Ninomiya, ” Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, Mizuhara, It’s, Mamiko Tanaka, Stringer, Hiroshi Kitamura, William & Mary, Aaron, Judge, Fernando, Tatis, Ronald, Acuna, Foster Griffin, Griffin, ” Griffin, Ryan Yamazaki, Bobby Valentine, Yoshinobu Yamamoto —, Rob Manfred, “ Smart, ” Yamazaki, Shigeru Ishiba, Machiko Kondo, Kondo, Ichiro, ” Whiting, she’s, Andy McCullough, Sam Blum, Dan Goldfarb, Jayne Kamin Organizations: Mint, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani’s Dodgers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Dodgers, Padres, National League, Nikkei, Yankees, Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s Pacific League, Ninomiya, UCLA, NHK, Hokkaido, Ham Fighters, Angels, MLB, Pacific, William &, Kansas City Royals, Yomiuri Giants, Mets, Chiba Lotte Marines, Baseball, WBC, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Athletic, Fuji, United Nations Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Ohtani, United States, America, American, U.S, Chicago, —, Ōta, Oita, ”, Hokkaido Nippon, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, South Korea

☆ A key change to 529 plans this year is already triggering parents to save more for college
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Total investments in 529s hit $508 billionFinancial experts and plan investors agree that 529 plans are a smart choice for many. And yet, in previous years, data shows that regular contributions to a 529 college savings plan often took a back seat to paying more pressing bills or other priorities. Fstop123 | E+ | Getty ImagesBut this year, in part because of the new changes, more parents are utilizing a 529 college savings plan, with most making recurring monthly and quarterly contributions. In 2024, total investments in 529s jumped to $508 billion in June, up nearly 13% from $450.5 billion the year before, according to data from the College Savings Plans Network, a network of state-administered college savings programs. How much you can contribute to a 529 plan

Persons: Roth, David Nienaber, Martha Kortiak Mert, accountholders, Fstop123 Organizations: College, Foster, Motley Wealth Management, Saving, College Savings Plans Network Locations: Miami

☆ I was the last generation in college without a smartphone. We were more spontaneous, and social media didn't dictate our lives.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Vanessa Ogle | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementWhen I took a college tour in the early 2000s, I walked carefully around campus, making note of pivotal places. While it may seem inconvenient now or even scary, being among the last generation to enter college without a smartphone was a gift. Facebook was popular, but social media didn't dominate our on-campus lives. Related storiesI checked social media on a computer sporadically, and then I was off to live my life and meet new people. Connecting with people was more intentionalNot being so connected online helped me be more connected in real life with my friends.

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☆ College in the US was too expensive, so these students opted for Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

As college tuition fees soar, more American students are going abroad. Beyond cheaper tuition, college abroad can offer multiple benefits, including exposure to new cultures. It sounded like a dream to her: a chance to live abroad and earn an affordable college degree. Now, out of the 350 high school students his company works with yearly, 10 to 20% apply to college abroad, he said. Related storiesThe benefits of college abroad go beyond costIn many US colleges, students declare a major after their freshman year.

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Juan Diego Reyes for NBC NewsLara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of the former president, was among the speakers. There were no rainbow flags in the half-empty Charlotte ballroom where the Trump UNITY event took place. Headliners have included conservative influencers, Republican officials and Trump family members Lara Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Marla Maples, the former president’s second wife. Trump has not attended any of the LGBTQ-led Trump UNITY events himself. In his speech on Tuesday, Grenell said that none of the speakers were paid to speak at the Trump UNITY events.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Donald Trump, “ I’m, ”, Gage West, “, Lara Trump, Juan Diego Reyes, NBC News Lara Trump, didn’t, Trump, influencers, Donald Trump Jr, Marla Maples, Andrew Wheeler, Matthew Whitaker, National Intelligence Ric Grenell, Matt Gaetz, Aaron Schock, Richard Grenell, Trump’s, Grenell, Bill White, ” White, NBC News White, Don Webber, We’ve, ” Webber, ” Don Webber, NBC News Rob Smith, Black, ” Smith, Smith, ” Charles Moran, Rob Smith, “ It’s, ” Moran, Moran, Kamala Harris, Brandon Wolf, Harris, ” Wolf, Biden, Kamala Harris ’, NBC News Harris, Sam Alleman, “ Donald Trump’s, fundraised, Melania Trump Organizations: NBC News, Republican National Committee, RNC, NBC News Trump, Republican, Environmental Protection Agency, National Intelligence, Trump, NBC, Charlotte, ”, Black Trump, Conservative, Gallup, U.S ., Democratic Locations: N.C, Charlotte, Georgia , Wisconsin, Michigan, Congress, Palm, U.S, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Nevada

BEIJING — The United States will judge China “on its actions, not just its words,” U.S. “It’s very important that we have these channels of communication,” Burns said in an exclusive interview in Beijing on Wednesday. “We want to be responsible for our own people, but also for the world as we conduct this relationship,” Burns said. During their summit last year, the two leaders said there should be more people-to-people exchanges between their countries, including in academics, business and tourism. It’s a very challenging relationship,” Burns said.

Persons: China “, China Nicholas Burns, Burns, ” Burns, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Xi Jinping, It’s, ” Janis Mackey Frayer, Jennifer Jett Organizations: China, U.S, NBC, Pacific, Ukraine, Chinese Commerce Ministry, United Nations, Biden, Embassy, Foreign Ministry, American Chamber of Commerce Locations: BEIJING, United States, China, U.S, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Asia, Pacific, South, Taiwan, Washington, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Gaza, Israel, California, Shanghai

LOS ANGELES — Dueling lawsuits against UCLA each describe a rise in antisemitic and anti-Palestinian bias since protests erupted on campus last year over the Israel-Hamas war. “UCLA has failed to provide Jewish students, faculty, and staff with the protection promised by such policies," the amended complaint says. Both complaints refer to task forces UCLA established to examine antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus. The antisemitism report was released this month, and the one on anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim bias came out in May. Some pro-Israel students and faculty members said they did not feel safe walking to classes, and pro-Palestinian protesters said they were increasingly subjected to violence and suppression.

Persons: counterprotests, “, ”, Graeme Blair, counterprotesters Organizations: UCLA, American Civil Liberties Union of, University of California, Regents, UC, “ UCLA, ”, Israel, Jewish, University, Los Angeles, Police Locations: Israel, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Gaza, Los

But they are on the same side on fracking — a key energy and environmental issue in the biggest battleground state in the election. Comfortable majorities of Pennsylvania voters support fracking, according to multiple recent polls. Bair said he gets “very frustrated” when he hears the Trump camp “beating this drum” that Harris wants to end fracking. “She’s not going to ban fracking. You’re not going to be able to make good policy decisions about it.”Gray’s message to those who advocate to ban fracking: “Go without gas.

Persons: — John Stewart, Robert Bair, Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Harris, Bair, —, Katie Blume, Erik McGregor, ”, Trump, ” Stewart, Stewart, Biden, Walz, “ She’s, She’s, “, Donald Trump, Jeff Swensen, Devon Johnson, Johnson, Frank Gray, Blume, ” Blume, fracking, ” Gray, you’ve, you’re, You’re Organizations: Cameron Energy Co, Conservation Voters, NBC News, Biden, Residents, Trump, Shell Chemicals, Keystone XL, Steamfitters Union Local, fracking Locations: HOWE, Pa, Pennsylvania, U.S, Exton, Monaca, Canada, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, fracking

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