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Not Your Childhood Library

The New Yorker 

An ambitious experiment in Minneapolis is changing the way librarians work with their homeless patrons and challenging how we share public space.

How noncompete ban could shake up health care landscape

TheHill.com 

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) vote to ban noncompete agreements is set to have an outsized impact on the health care sector, empowering clinicians and raising anxiety among private practices who worry it will compound staffing problems.  The FTC voted 3-2 last month to ban all current and future agreements preventing workers from going to...

DEI opponents expand their map with North Carolina

TheHill.com 

Opponents of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs scored a major victory this month in North Carolina, with the state's flagship public university preemptively moving funds away from DEI due to fears of a ban, indicating that dangers to the policies are growing even beyond conservative strongholds. Red states including Texas and Florida have...

Democrats on alert as Trump beats Biden’s April fundraising 

TheHill.com 

Democrats are mostly brushing off concerns about former President Trump outraising President Biden last month, despite their messaging for months that Biden’s fundraising edge is a major leg up for the president. But other contingents of the party are also expressing words of caution on a race that’s much closer than they think it ought...

Nancy Mace holds wide lead over primary rivals in South Carolina: Poll

TheHill.com 

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) holds a sizeable lead over her primary rivals in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, according to a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Thursday.  Forty-seven percent of likely South Carolina Republican primary voters said they backed Mace, while 22 percent said they were supporting former state agency official Catherine...

Senate Republicans weigh: To attend GOP convention or not?

TheHill.com 

Senate Republicans not known for being ardent backers of former President Trump are weighing whether to attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this summer or sidestep it fully, as he moves closer to a White House return next year. Four Senate GOP members in that mold — Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Todd...

Trump heads to the Bronx for rare NYC rally

TheHill.com 

Former President Trump is headed to the south Bronx on Thursday for a rare rally in the heart of New York City – and in an area where President Biden blew him out of the water in 2020. The event follows other recent campaign stops in New Jersey and Minnesota, appearing to be executing his...

ICC reveals all-new anthem by Grammy-winning composer Balfe

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

ICC introduces anthem for Men's T20 World Cup. Grammy-winning composer Lorne Balfe crafts dynamic sonic brand, set for debut at tournament opener. Balfe merges orchestral instruments and cricket sounds for immersive experience. ICC aims to evoke sport's spirit across formats. Chris Tetley hails collaboration, emphasizing anthem's ability to captivate cricket fans worldwide.

Democrats Urge DOJ to Investigate Oil Majors for Climate Change Disinformation

Oilprice.com 

U.S. Democratic lawmakers have referred the world’s largest international oil companies to the U.S. Department of Justice, urging an investigation into Big Oil’s ‘deceptive claims’ about its products that have misled the public about the effects on climate. The U.S. House Oversight Committee launched in 2021 an investigation over “the reported role of the fossil fuel industry in a long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.”... Читать дальше...

StayVista launches new luxury venture called Vieda

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The company said the menu at Vieda properties will be crafted by the country’s best chefs, and will offer 'unlimited' meal options. Vieda by StayVista will launch with one single celebrity-approved home in Alibaug called Magnolia Villa.

France lost control of parts of New Caledonia

Fortune.com 

The Pacific territory of 270,000 people has been in turmoil since May 13, when violence erupted over plans to extend voting rights to more residents, which indigenous Kanaks say would diminish their electoral influence.