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Coding Dojo
11 months ago
Software development

Coding Dojo Alumni Success | Halima B

Disclaimer: Coding Dojo cannot guarantee employment, salary, or career advancement.The experience of this alumnus/alumna may not be representative of all students.Worked as a Network Administrator
Grew up in Nigeria and moved to the U.S. two years ago
Did not enjoy her job and wanted something better




Works as a Data Scientist
Has newfound motivation, confidence, and other soft skills
Dreams of reaching the peak of her career as a data scientist, as well as establishing a data science and analytics company in Nigeria


Program: Online Part-Time Data Science
"But after I got the job, it turned out that I actually have what it takes to start my journey as a data scientist.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

Fannie Mae approves six vendors for controversial new valuation initiative

Fannie Mae has approved six firms to handle its new valuation initiative, which cuts traditional appraisers out of the process and potentially represents the biggest shift in the valuation space in years.last Wednesday updated its Selling Guide to include more options for property valuations, saying that the GSE is "moving away from implying that an appraisal is a default requirement."
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

A Boardwalk Basketball Grift Conjured Out of Thin Air

There are a million stories on the boardwalk.Here is one.The summer of 2022 was two days old when a specialized state investigator headed for the South Jersey beach community of North Wildwood.Among his particular skills: finding the scams and cons that lurk behind the sunburns and the melting frozen custard of the boardwalk.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

Fannie Mae: Appraisals are no longer the default option

Importantly, both the value acceptance (appraisal waiver) and the value acceptance plus property data receive "automatic value certainty with rep and warrant relief."A traditional appraisal, hybrid and desktop options get value certainty and rep and warrant relief based on a Collateral Underwriter Score of 2.5 or lower.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

Chief says city working hard to get more 911 employees - Austin Monitor

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 by Jo Clifton
Reporting to City Council Tuesday, Police Chief Joseph Chacon stressed the department's commitment to returning the number of 911 call takers and police dispatcher staff to normal levels as soon as possible.The city has attempted to address the vacancies, primarily through increasing wages.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
East Bay (California)

California's reusable tenant screening bill heads to governor's desk

A bill seeking to lower rental application costs by standardizing reusable tenant screening reports is headed to the governor's desk after receiving bipartisan support from the California Assembly.
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Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Former Robbins police chief alleges wrongful termination

Former Robbins police Chief David Sheppard alleges in a lawsuit Mayor Darren Bryant interfered with police work including storage of evidence, hiring of officers and how to handle investigations.In a federal lawsuit citing "concerning behavior," Sheppard, who was fired by Bryant in April, alleges wrongful termination and violation of the Whistleblower Protection Act by Bryant and the village of Robbins.
www.latimes.com
1 year ago
California

Antioch man with baby in car crashes, kills woman during police pursuit in Long Beach

An investigation is underway after a police pursuit ended in a fatal multi-vehicle collision that killed a woman in Long Beach on Tuesday.A 39-year-old driver wanted by federal authorities on a weapons violation charge led police on a short pursuit Tuesday night before crashing into multiple vehicles in Long Beach and killing a woman in another car, authorities said.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
1 year ago
Boston real estate

Beacon Hill Apartment Rental Process. Step-by-step Guide Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Beacon Hill apartment rental process.Step-by-step guide
Beacon Hill apartment rental process.Step-by-step guide
First thing first, view Beacon Hill apartments online to get a sense of what to expect and what you can afford in Beacon Hill.After you've taken the first steps on obtaining knowledge of the Beacon Hill rental market.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

Truework platform adds automation feature to Encompass

Income verification platform Truework has added its automated service ordering feature to Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE) Mortgage Technology''s loan origination system Encompass.The integration is now built on the latest Encompass Partner Connect application programming interface (API) platform and is available through ICE Mortgage Technology, Truework said Wednesday.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Advice | Work Advice: Do I tell a school district we fired their new employee for dishonesty?

Reader: This person's résumé included a previous assistant principalship, as well as over a decade of other K-12 educational experience.I recently noticed on LinkedIn that they have a new job at an elementary school, working with kids identified as needing extra help.Their LinkedIn profile history has multiple differences from the résumé they sent us - for example, it now says they were a principal rather than an assistant principal - and does not show that they worked for us.
www.thereporter.com
1 year ago
Education

Bay Area student arrested on campus with a handgun in his backpack

An Armijo High School student ended up in Solano County Juvenile Hall Tuesday after his arrest following a search of his backpack, which yielded a semi-automatic handgun.In a press statement issued Wednesday, Fairfield Police Department officials said Officer James Lewis, a school resource officer assigned to the 824 Washington St. campus, learned of an ongoing issue between two male students (both minors), in which one student threatened to physically harm the other.
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www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US news

Judge in Virginia Strikes Down Federal Limit on Age of Handgun Buyers

A judge in Virginia has struck down federal laws blocking handgun sales to buyers over 18 and under 21, in a ruling that might augur the rollback of regulation prompted by the Supreme Court's sweeping expansion of gun rights last year.Judge Robert E. Payne of Federal District Court in Richmond, Va., ruled on Wednesday that statutes and regulations put in place over the past few decades to enforce age requirements on sales of handguns, like the semiautomatic Glock-style pistols, by federally licensed weapons dealers were not consistent with our nation's history and tradition and therefore could not stand.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Youth hockey coach fired after pulling player to the ice in N.H.

Sports "I was just blown away that he allowed himself to get to that point."A Connecticut youth hockey coach was fired from his team after he allegedly pulled an opposing player from a Merrimack Valley-based team down to the ice during a tournament in New Hampshire over the weekend.The incident happened in the final seconds of the game in Hooksett, as Coach Tama Parsons' team was about to clinch an 8-0 victory over the team from the Nutmeg State, according to WHDH.
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emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Three Things: Twitter Death Watch in Progress - emptywheel

[ NB: check the byline, thanks./~Rayne]
This could be hyperbole but it's difficult to imagine a social media platform the size of Twitter surviving nearly 90% loss of employees across the organization inside a three-week timeframe.I certainly wouldn't bet any of my money on it.~ 3 ~ Today was the deadline Twitter's owner Elon Musk set for remaining Twitter employees to commit to being "hardcore" for Elmo.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Thousand Oaks pet shelter using gun control views as screening tool. And the hate begins

A Thousand Oaks pet shelter is facing a barrage of hate-filled messages and threats since the owner announced it has started screening potential adoptees for their stance on gun ownership and reforms.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Portland Students to March for Gun Control Laws Saturday

As the Grand Floral Parade snakes through Inner Northeast Portland Saturday morning, another cluster of Portlanders will take to Southwest Portland streets to rally for stronger gun laws.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Stephen J. Lyons: A requiem for our gun-wracked nation

Assume you are the parent or grandparent of one of the 19 precious elementary school students slaughtered in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.
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US politics
Brooklyn Eagle
4 months ago
US politics

New gun law has blocked over 400 firearms from being bought by young people, AG says

Over 500 gun purchases have been blocked since a new gun law requiring stricter background checks for young people went into effect in 2022.
President Biden applauded the news and called for additional measures such as universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
4 months ago
US politics

DeSantis Misleads About Florida Gun Law Passed in Wake of Parkland Shooting

Gov. Ron DeSantis misleads about the purpose of Florida's waiting period for gun purchases
The families of the Parkland shooting victims advocated for various gun reform measures [ more ]
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Portland Mercury
11 months ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Portlanders Shoot Down ShotSpotter, Oregon Gun Law on Trial, and HOORAY! Sandwich Week Starts TODAY!

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!Let the bells ring and confetti fall, because TODAY marks the triumphant return of the Mercury's SANDWICH WEEK-creative, one-of-a-kind creations made by the city's top sammy makers!
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

City Withdraws Employment Offer to Police Bureau's New Training Dean

On Friday, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) announced that the city had hired its first "Civilian Dean of Training"-a position laid out as a requirement in the city's settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

He made history as a college football player with Down syndrome. Now, he's suing his school

Late in the third quarter in the Hocking College football team's game against Sussex Community College on Sept. 11, 2021, kicker Caden Cox's number was called.The ball was snapped, and Cox sent it soaring between the goal posts, cementing his place in history as the first college football player with Down syndrome to score.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Hochul Acknowledges She Didn't Vet Adviser Accused of Sexual Harassment

Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged on Thursday that she had not scrutinized the background of a longtime political adviser when she hired him to run her 2018 re-election campaign for lieutenant governor of New York, just months after he was fired for sexually harassing colleagues at a nonprofit in Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

Gun rights advocates renew legal fight over California's 10-day wait for firearm buyers

(Francine Orr / The Times)

Renewing a legal battle that some had considered settled, gun rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging a California law that places a 10-day waiting period on most firearm purchases.The law, which requires people to wait the prescribed "cooling off" period even if they've passed a more immediate background check, is aimed in part at deterring people from rushing to harm themselves or others with newly purchased weapons during periods of sudden distress or anger.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Former girls track coach at Downers Grove South accused of possessing child porn: feds

A Downers Grove South track coach resigned Wednesday following accusations he paid young girls for giving him revealing pictures of themselves, according to school district officials.Glenn Messmer was found in possession of child pornography, according to a statement from District 99 Superintendent Hank Thiele that was addressed to students, staff and families.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Man allegedly stole a city snowplow in Big Bear. His location was clear

A 35-year-old man is suspected of stealing a municipal snowplow in Big Bear Lake days after a blizzard in the Southern California mountain town.Jonathan Hernandez, a San Gabriel Valley resident, allegedly broke into a secure area at City Hall on March 4 and drove off in the snowplow, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Virginia police blame 'human error' in hiring of cop who later killed 3 in California

Virginia State Police now blame "human error" for the agency's hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, the cop who killed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old California girl he " catfished " online."Human error resulted in an incomplete database query during Edwards' hiring process," Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in a news release Wednesday.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

California Courts Must Protect Data Privacy

If our legal rights to data privacy aren't enforceable, they are just empty promises.One of the best ways to enforce them is to let people sue the companies that violate their data privacy.Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court has been chipping away at private enforcement by rewriting a legal doctrine called "standing," which determines who has been harmed enough to deserve their day in court.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Newly signed Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt has high expectations for team | CBC Sports

Chris Bassitt's expectations for the 2023 Blue Jays are as high as those of the average Toronto fan.Bassitt and the Blue Jays announced that they had agreed to a $63 million US, three-year deal on Friday.The 33-year-old right-handed pitcher said that although he was pursued by several teams in free agency the Blue Jays were the right fit because he feels they could win it all.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

5 Ways to Save Time When Traveling for Business - Social Media Explorer

Whether you are a new entrepreneur heading to your first networking event or you are a seasoned executive who is off to a critical shareholders' meeting, your time is one of your most valuable assets.Time is money after all.Unfortunately, traveling can suck that time away, wasting hours, if not days, if done improperly.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Brookline officials to vote on settlements for two police employees who allege sexual harassment

Brookline officials are expected to vote next week on whether to pay more than $267,000 to two police department employees who made sexual harassment claims.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Boston

Boston bouncer accused of killing Marine also joined in attack at another bar, prosecutors say

The bouncer accused of stabbing a young Marine to death outside a Boston bar has been arraigned on a new assault charge, accused of leaving his post to join a melee at a neighboring bar.
Advocate
1 year ago
Education

Trans Parishioner Denied Job by Catholic School

A North Carolina Catholic woman says she was denied a job at a local Catholic school because she is transgender, despite being qualified to work in a classroom.
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.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC real estate

Is It Risky to Provide an Apartment to a Home Aide as a Job Benefit?

A: People certainly hire live-in home health aides to assist in care, and you can use an apartment you own for this purpose.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Trump-Owned Home in Palm Beach Now Renting for $2.5M a Year

If you're curious about the Mar-a-Lago lifestyle and have $2.5 million at your disposal, you're in luck.A mansion owned by the Trump family in Palm Beach, FL, is now on the luxury lease market.
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