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www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Carroll Cooley, Detective in Landmark Miranda Case, Dies at 87

Carroll Cooley, a detective whose interrogation of a rape suspect named Ernesto Miranda helped lead to the landmark decision by the Supreme Court that compelled the police to make criminal suspects aware of their right against self-incrimination and their right to have a lawyer present, died on May 29 at his home in Phoenix.
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

California Home Prices to Rise in 2022, Then Decline in 2023

Kleinhenz Economics' Robert Kleinhenz and Zillow's Jeff Tucker (Central Coast Economics, Zillow, Getty) Expect a rise in home prices this year, followed by a price decline in 2023, says a forecast released this week by the California Association of Retailers.
ComputerWeekly.com
2 years ago
Privacy professionals

When more is too much in security

There is a common misconception that the more security tools you have, the better your organisation's security posture.
moreopportunities
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Second jobs for Chicago aldermen could be banned under proposal

The ability of Chicago aldermen to hold down outside jobs would be sharply curtailed under a proposed ordinance.Ald.Andre Vasquez, 40th, is taking another stab at the measure that was sidelined last term that would bar him and City Council colleagues from holding outside jobs.In a proposed ordinance filed last week, Vasquez's measure stipulates "serving as alderperson shall be considered a full-time job" and allows only a few carve-outs for attorneys performing pro-bono work and aldermen who are landlords for fewer than five properties.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Outrage Over an Image of Muhammad Is Itself Islamophobia

In the name of combating Islamophobia, Hamline University in Minnesota has committed a particularly egregious exercise in Islamophobia.Last October, Erika López Prater, an adjunct professor teaching a global art history class, included a masterpiece of 14th-century Islamic art depicting the Prophet Mohammed receiving Koranic revelations from the archangel Gabriel.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Weekend warriors are lowering their risk of early death, study says

Subscribe to CNN's Fitness, But Better newsletter.
Sign up for our newsletter series to ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

C. Boyden Gray, former White House counsel and conservative legal mind, dies at 80

C. Boyden Gray, the former White House counsel to former President George H.W. Bush and ambassador to the European Union, has died.He was 80.We are saddened to learn of the passing of Ambassador C. Boyden Gray.From 1981-1993, Mr. Gray served President Bush as his closest and most trusted senior legal advisor, the George and Barbara Bush Foundation said in a statement.
Brooklyneagle
10 months ago
Education

Women's Bar CLE invites Skyer and Associates to present on special education law

The Brooklyn Women's Bar Association hosted a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar in Brooklyn Heights on Thursday night where members of the Law Offices of Regina Skyer and Associates presented on Special Education Law.The CLE was titled, "Special Education Law in Theory and in Practice in New York: A Primer on the Law and How to Help Your Clients Access Services for Their Children."
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Instructor accused of Islamophobia for allowing art class depictions of Prophet Muhammad files lawsuit against Minnesota university

The adjunct professor accused of Islamophobia for showing artwork in class that depicted the Prophet Muhammad filed a lawsuit against Hamline University on Tuesday as Hamline's president conceded the school mishandled the controversy.Professor Erika Lopez Prater is suing the school in Ramsey County District Court for defamation, breach of contract and religious discrimination, among other claims.
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

Steve Goldman Tapped To Lead NYU's New Business Of Podcasting Course

Amplifi Media, the strategic audio advisory firm, announces its CEO Steve Goldstein will teach new course at NYU called The Business of Podcasting.As an adjunct professor at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Goldstein will helm what is believed to be the only accredited college course focused on the business side of podcasting in the country.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

China may prefer TikTok to be banned than fall into US hands

Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn't sell the company to American investors, the video app is once again facing an existential threat.TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will appear later Thursday before US lawmakers, many of whom want the app banned in the United States because of the risk they say it presents to national security.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

'Better Call Saul' star's new series 'Lucky Hank' makes a midlife crisis compelling

Bob Odenkirk as Hank on AMC's Lucky Hank.Sergei Bachlakov/Sergei Bachlakov/AMC There is no one who plays the exasperated everyguy like Bob Odenkirk.It's the reason why his turn as a hitman-in-schlub's clothing worked so well in the film Nobody.And why we rooted for him as drug lawyer Saul Goodman in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 year ago
Environment

Scientists Study Big Issues Created by Microplastics | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Recent storms littered California beaches with driftwood and trash.Plastic pieces of all sizes tumbled in the surf and settled into the rubble.But the storm didn't bring the plastic-it just highlighted its existence.Some of the particles will get picked up by volunteers and mindful beachgoers.But lots of it will wash back out to sea and break down into smaller and smaller pieces.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Education

After Lecturer Sues, Hamline University Walks Back Its Islamophobic' Comments

Hamline University officials made an about-face on Tuesday in its treatment of a lecturer who showed an image of the Prophet Muhammad in an art history class, walking back one of their most controversial statements that showing the image was Islamophobic.They also said that respect for Muslim students should not have superseded academic freedom.
Bustle
1 year ago
Health

What Does The Sauna Do For You? Its Benefits, Explained

If the idea of dunking yourself in an ice bath sounds unpleasant, then you might be more interested in a (much cozier) sauna session (much cozier).
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Xi visits Hong Kong amid high security and inside a Covid bubble.

HONG KONG - Since the pandemic erupted in 2020, China's top leader, Xi Jinping, has been hunkered down in a virus-free bubble within his country's closed borders.
QNS.com
1 year ago
Media industry

Queens resident discusses breaking barriers throughout her career as Pakistani-American news anchor - QNS.com

Cheddar News anchor Hena Doba is about as familiar with Queens as she is with reporting.A first-generation Pakistani-American, she has lived in Jamaica, Elmhurst, College Point, Rosedale and Jackson Heights.She initially thought she would become a psychologist when she started college.It was when she started writing for the school newspaper at SUNY Buffalo that she discovered her love for journalism.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Howard Bragman dies; Hollywood publicist for LGBTQ stars who are coming out

Howard Bragman, a beloved Hollywood publicist who specialized in crisis relations and whose clients included Monica Lewinsky, Cameron Diaz, Ricki Lake, Sharon Osbourne and Chaz Bono, has died at his home in Los Angeles of leukemia.He was 66.
Bragman, who died Saturday, had been diagnosed with leukemia just 10 days ago and was promptly hospitalized, his family said.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Richard Borow, L.A. attorney who fought for Angela Davis' right to teach at UCLA, dies

Richard Borow, a Los Angeles trial attorney who defended Angela Davis after the UC Board of Regents dismissed the outspoken UCLA assistant professor because she was a member of the Communist Party in what became one of California's great fights over academic freedom, has died at 87.
MIT Sloan Management Review
1 year ago
Marketing

Why Digital Ability Trumps IQ

Research Highlight
How P&G assessed the digital marketing ability of its managers to achieve transformation success.In 2013, as fast-emerging digital technologies and channels were creating a sea change in consumer product marketing, A.G. Lafley, then CEO of Procter & Gamble, acted to ensure that the consumer packaged goods giant would not be left behind.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC parents

High-Profile Art Couple Offers Worst Job Ever

Emily Colucci, a freelance art writer, constantly, mindlessly browses the online job listings hosted by the nonprofit New York Foundation for the Arts and recently she found a doozy.The ad, seeking a full-time Executive/Personal Assistant with a high level of discretion, had been posted by an anonymous but high-profile Art World Family.
News
1 year ago
Public health

Preparing for the next pandemic

July 28, 2022 - Before COVID-19 emerged as a global threat in 2020, institutions around the world had been trying to tackle the issue of pandemic preparedness.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth dies

Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth died Monday in a hospital while recovering from a medical procedure, according to a news release from the city of Elmhurst.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC real estate

My Roommate Won't Pay Rent and Won't Leave. What Can I Do?

A: Normally, in New York, if you want a roommate to move out, you give him written notice - in this case 90 days, because he's been there for two years and you do not have a written agreement.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

La Nina Has Ended, and El Nino May Be on the Way

La Nina, the climate pattern that helped fuel the extremely active hurricane seasons and drought in the southwest over the past two and a half years, has ended, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.The intermittent phenomenon which occurs when sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are below average typically brings drier, warmer conditions to the southern half of the United States and wetter weather to the northern half.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Questions Arise About Abe's Security Protection After Assassination

A day after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down in broad daylight, a stunned nation is questioning how the gunman was able to approach one of Japan's most prominent politicians and fire two shots from close range without security stepping in.
Boston.com
2 years ago
Boston

Read the obituary for Lauren Sampson, civil rights lawyer who died at 30

"Lauren was everybody's friend and it was so easy for her to be around people and get them to lighten up."
RAIN News
1 year ago
Music

Post navigation

Batter Up Baseball is a month away, but the game is getting lots of attention for its 2023 rules changes.Media consultant Buzz Knight connects baseball's willingness to change (and to challenge its customers) in a new column that suggests what radio can learn from baseball's willingness to change.Takeaways include "Embrace innovation."
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

Drug maker paid for "news" story on CBS's 60 Minutes, doctors' group alleges

A 13-minute segment on a recent episode of CBS's 60 Minutes appeared to be a news story on Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy but was actually a sponsored promotion, violating federal regulations, according to the nonprofit public health advocacy organization Physicians Committee.The group filed a complaint with the Food and Drug Administration last week, arguing that the segment, which aired on January 1, violates the FDA's "fair balance" requirement.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Tell us: Are you wiling to unplug your fridge to cut your carbon footprint?

Real Estate Meet one man who's done it for a year: 'People in Manhattan lived without refrigeration until the mid 20th century, so it's clearly doable.'
(Take our poll at the bottom of the story.)NEW YORK (AP) - There are those for whom recycling and composting are not nearly enough to cut their carbon footprint, who have reduced their annual waste to almost zero, ditched their clothes dryer, or given up flying, and are ready to take the next step in exploring the frontiers of sustainable living.
LawSites
1 year ago
Law

On LawNext Podcast: Can the AI of GPT-3.5 Pass the Bar Exam? We Find Out

Since the December release of Open AI's GPT-3.5 model, and the related ChatGPT, speculation has been rampant about how this next generation of artificial intelligence might upend the legal profession.But as others have been speculating, two legal scholars and scientists, Daniel Martin Katz and Michael Bommarito , put GPT 3.5 to the task, having it perform that most anxiety-inducing of tests along the path to becoming a lawyer - taking the bar exam.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

First Speakers Announced for the Data Engineering Summit on Jan 18

In just a few weeks, ODSC and Ai+ Training's Data Engineering Live Summit will arrive.This fully virtual event on January 18th is where you'll want to be to get the latest and greatest when it comes to data engineering.After reviewing our list of speakers, the team's excited about the content that you'll get to enjoy.
The Business Journals
1 year ago
Marketing

Hemp and CBD products company Charlotte's Web Holdings names CFO - Bizwomen

Hemp and CBD products company Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc. has named former Anheuser-Busch InBev director Jessica Saxton as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1.During her time with Anheuser-Busch InBev, Saxton supported the company's strategy, performance management, treasury and financial planning.
www.santacruzsentinel.com
1 year ago
Environment

Study finds widespread occurrence of microplastic in Monterey Bay

SANTA CRUZ  In a study published in early November, UC Santa Cruz researchers examined how much microplastic is present in the Monterey Bay and some of its inhabitants, and found that the tiny pieces of plastic pollution are not only prevalent in the water, but also in the fish and seabirds they studied.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
1 year ago
LA real estate

Wait-and-See as Hilton & Hyland, Drew Fenton Weigh Options

The inner politics of luxe brokerage Hilton & Hyland received a public airing this summer, when The Real Deal reported that its star agent Drew Fenton filed papers to start a new residential agency.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

U.S. Ship Sunk by Germans in 1917 Is Found Off English Coast

The ship, the U.S.S. Jacob Jones, was the first U.S. destroyer to be lost to enemy action.It had been missing for more than a century.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Gun-makers have long been shielded from liability after mass shootings. That's starting to change - and Highland Park has noticed.

As Highland Park officials ponder their legal response to the Independence Day mass shooting that killed seven people and injured dozens more, a slow-moving case just over the state line suggests one possible path.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

How to stop lashing out when you're hurting

Editor's Note: Jelena Kecmanovic is a clinical psychologist, the founding director of Arlington/DC Behavior Therapy Institute and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Albanian author Lea Ypi named winner of 10,000 RSL Ondaatje Prize

Lea Ypi has been named the winner of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Ondaatje Prize.
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