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Corporations are not afraid to pick up and move. Many states are offering companies enticing incentives like lower taxes if they move their operations, but a superior business climate doesn't always equate to a superior working climate. "Things that benefit employers when it comes to their bottom line or their margin, in terms of economic expansion, they can directly conflict with things that benefit actual employees and residents and workers," said Niani Tolbert, founder and CEO of Hire Black Now, an organization that merges recruiting and talent development to improve the upward mobility of Black women in the U.S. workforce. Many of the states with the most attractive business incentives also have been passing controversial social policies that some businesses and the general public have pushed back on. Those issues include LGBTQ restrictions, limiting voting access, abortion restrictions and preventing schools and employers from holding diversity and inclusion training...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Meet Doodle for Google 2022 winner Sophie Araque-Liu as teen bags $30k scholarship    HITC - Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, Music

If you're into streaming pitchers or simply have a hole to fill in your lineup, Scott White has 10 recommendations for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues. They're no substitute for some of the universally rostered pitchers, of course, but these are the best you'll be able to do off the waiver wire. All information is up to date as of Sunday evening. Sleeper pitchers for Week 22 (Aug. 29-Sept. 4) Adblock test (Why?)

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google Maps Is Leading Abortion Seekers to Pro-Life Religious Centers    Bloomberg

This week, it was awkwardly quiet with the Google rankings and then Google dropped the bombshell, the July 2022 Google Product Review update touched down. Google also released new search quality raters guidelines, a refresh from the one updated 9-months ago. Google's Things To Know feature went missing on desktop search. Google no longer counts the core web vitals scores for pages not indexed. Microsoft Bing said the new Bingbot makes up 5% of all crawls now. Google said age verification requirements may prevent a site from showing in Google Discover. Google Merchant Center now allows login required and restricted purchase to show in free listings. Google now shows three Local Service Ads on mobile, up from two. Google Local Service ads are seeing a lot of fake reviews. Google is testing list view top stories that overtake the web results. Google Search displays the return period in the search result snippets. Google Maps is testing infinite scroll in the map listing results. G...

Shares of Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI - Get Rating) have been given an average rating of "Hold" by the seventeen research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $196.06. CCI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Crown Castle International from $180.00 to $175.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on Crown Castle International from $219.00 to $205.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Crown Castle International from $1...

The Digital Security Act has created a frightening situation for reporters, compelling them to practise self-censorship instead of free journalism, said journalist leaders and editors. They gave the opinion when asked about a comment made by information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud who on Wednesday said that if a journalist became scared himself the government had nothing to do about that. Manabzamin editor and also Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh treasurer Matiur Rahman Chowdhury said that a scary situation was created so that none could write against corruption and misuse  of power. He said that reporters in districts could not write reports against corruption for fear of prosecution and attacks, adding that many reporters cannot even stay in their areas. He said that the ...

The Digital Security Act has created a frightening situation for reporters, compelling them to practise self-censorship instead of free journalism, said journalist leaders and editors. They gave the opinion when asked about a comment made by information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud who on Wednesday said that if a journalist became scared himself the government had nothing to do about that. Manabzamin editor and also Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh treasurer Matiur Rahman Chowdhury said that a scary situation was created so that none could write against corruption and misuse  of power. He said that reporters in districts could not write reports against corruption for fear of prosecution and attacks, adding that many reporters cannot even stay in their areas. He said that the ...

© WBAL covid-19 impact school classroom Here's what you need to know from 11 News to get a head start on your day. Weather | Traffic | Local News | I-Team | National/International News | COVID-19 | Sports Sign up for our Newsletters | WATCH LIVE : You can watch 11 News Today live from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., or when not live, watch the latest archived newscast: Tap here. See what you missed overnight, what's happening today and our latest Maryland weather forecast. TODAY'S MARYLAND WEATHER FORECAST Meteorologist Taylor Grenda says today will be partly cloudy with possible afternoon showers and temps in the mid 80's. It will be warming up to end the week as we will see temps back into the upper 80's for Thursday and Friday. It will also be mostly sunny and dry for those two days, but the rain and clouds will be around for the weekend. The rain will continue into next week as well with showers expected both Monday and Tuesday. WHAT'S MAKING NEWS I...

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that it has approved more than $10 billion in debt relief for over 175,000 borrowers in 10 months through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This follows changes the Department announced in October 2021 that transformed the program by changing certain rules to make it easier for public servants with federal student loans to have their debts cancelled. "For far too long, teachers, nurses, veterans, government employees, and countless others dedicated to serving our country found Public Service Loan Forgiveness to be nothing more than an empty promise, and before President Biden took office, only 7,000 borrowers ever managed to qualify," said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. "Today's announcement that we've surpassed $10 billion in forgiveness for more than 175,000 public servants shows that the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to cut red tape are turning the Public...

Gmail is undoubtedly the most popular email service in the world. And it looks like Google is once again bringing a new look to the platform based on Material Design 3. A few days ago, Gmail Product Manager announced they will be unifying Gmail, Chat, Meet and Spaces in a single window. The new design appears to be rolling out to more users now. The new panel lets users easily switch between multiple apps, making multitasking easier. However, the redesigned panel is only visible if you have turned on Chat. Those who use Labels to organise inbox will now see separate sections for system and custom labels. The Gmail team has revamped chat with users can now see snippets of incoming messages from bubbles instead of having to open the conversation.  More importantly, you can now easily search for messages using the improved filters and search result algorithm. If you don't plan on using the new two-panel interface and want to get rid of the apps panel on the left, you ...

According to Madarganj BNP and several local sources, upazila BNP's protest started at the Gabergram bazar at around 11:00am. Awami League, Chhatra League and Jubo League leaders attacked the programme. Both sides started hurling rocks at each other. The police later arrived at the place and restored order. At one point, BNP leaders and followers left the area. Jubo Dal leader Swapan Miah, Kajol, Jahidul and Aynal Haque; labour party leader Mistar and Monu Miah; Swechasebok dal leader Duhel got injured in the incident. Madarganj upazila BNP convener Monjur Kader aka Babul Khan said via phone, over 100 members of Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League armed with sticks and rods attacked the demonstration. Seven members have fallen injured due to the attack. However, Madarganj upazila Awami League president Jibon Krishna Saha denied the allegation. Adblock test (Why?)

Capcom has launched a demo of Resident Evil Village that's powered by Google's Stadia cloud gaming tech, letting people test out the horror game in a browser. In a press release, Google says that the idea is to let people try out the game, no matter what device they own. The game and its demo were already available for Stadia subscribers, but now, anyone can try it out for free provided they have a supported web browser and an internet connection faster than 10 megabits a second. You don't even need a Google account; you just navigate to the website, enter your birthday (the game's rated M), and click the play button. As for how the demo looks... you certainly get what you pay for with the browser version. Here are a few comparison shots with the Stadia version of the demo on the left and the PS5 version on the right. (The PS5 version is running at 4K, and Capcom's demo maxes out at 1080p). The images from the cutscene look relatively similar. ",...

Google and LG today announced that they're giving three months of access to Stadia Pro to new and existing owners of LG TVs. Stadia is Google's cloud-based gaming service that works with various devices such as LG televisions, Chromecast with Google, and other supported hardware. There's nothing to plug in — you just pair a controller and get things going with the Stadia app on your phone, and you're good to go. Stadia itself is free — you just buy the games. Stadia Pro costs $10 a month and ramps things up with discounts on some titles — and others made free altogether. It also unlocks 4K resolution at 60 frames per second and 5.1 surround sound with HDR. Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends There is a little fine print here, of course. While the deal is open to anyone who has an LG TV running WebOS 5.0 or higher, you'll need to be a new subscriber to Stadia Pro. You'll also need to take advantage of the deal from August 10, 2022, to January 31, 2023. The deal...

For those who don't already know, Jr NTR's interval bang scene from RRR got a monstrous response from all quarters. In fact, a simple unofficial video clipping of NTR jumping out with the animals in the interval scene clocked over 13 million views on Twitter. It is safe to say that this particular sequence is a global hit as even western audience were in awe of the same. In his latest interaction with Russo Brothers of The Gray Man fame, Rajamouli opened up about this particular sequence. "This scene came from NTR's character designing. We had to build the sequence based on the character's strengths. Bheem is from jungle and it is natural for him to have connection with animals. That's how this sequence was designed. Moreover, I like to surprise the viewers and am happy that this sequence became a revelation," Rajamouli said. This Week Releases on OTT – Check 'Rating' Filter Hiring Content Writer: We are looking to hire ...

The bad news for Never Trump Republicans this week wasn't just that Liz Cheney lost the primary for her Wyoming congressional seat on Tuesday. It wasn't even that she lost by such an overwhelming margin. It was that her loss fit a pattern in which the GOP's voters have roundly rejected Republican after Republican who voted to impeach Trump. Only two of the 10 House Republicans who did so will even be on the ballot in November — one of whom is running in a district that Joe Biden won by more than 10 percentage points in 2020. It's clear at this point that the Republican Party is a pro-Trump party, and that its voters recoil from candidates who are ardently opposed to the former president. The results of this primary season — and Cheney's loss in particular — show a Never Trump wing on the verge of extinction. Cheney's loss follows those this year of Reps. Peter Meijer of Michigan, Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington, and Tom Rice of South Carolina, among thos...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Biden administration outlines next steps for offshore wind projects in Gulf of Maine    NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ US Advances Plans for Offshore Wind in Maine    Offshore Engineer First Floating Wind Farm in U.S. Could Be In Gulf of Maine    gCaptain US govt seeks input on Gulf of Maine wind lease sale    Renewables Now Gulf of Maine next on deck for floating wind as US seeks interest in gigascale play    Recharge View Full Coverage on Google News

August 19, 2022 OCEAN CITY, Md-  Politicians, government agencies, and businesses flocked to the Ocean City convention center, for a chance to talk about the future of the state, and the accomplishments, issues, and developments in the state. For Senator Ben Cardin, the event was a chance to sell the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Water Redevelopment Act, both of which he says will impact the Eastern Shore. "I'm happy to be here with good news the bills that congress has passed this has been a very productive congress," he said adding "fifty thousand Marylanders use insulin the cap on insulin is what they are interested in." For the Water Redevelopment act, he says the bill is a way to preserve and protect local harbors across the state, that don't see the traffic that Baltimore does. "We have many smaller harbors and we are going to now set aside so they don't have to co...

When Congress passed 2002's bipartisan McCain-Feingold bill on campaign finance reform, many hoped for a new era in US politics. It set limits on individual and political action committees' contributions and required that all contributions in federal elections be reported to the Federal Election Commission and made available for public scrutiny. We feared that big money would ultimately find a way to subvert McCain-Feingold and again insert itself into the electoral process. After the Supreme Court's ruling in the Citizens United case found that money was a form of free speech that could not be limited in politics, the floodgates were indeed opened—with massive "independent expenditures" from both the left and right, by corporations and interest groups supporting or opposing campaigns. Groups representing banks, big pharma, women's rights, the gun lobby and others spent millions advancing their interests. The funds they poured into campaigns—"dark money e...

Twenty young couples in southeastern Hangzhou recently decided to get hitched without a stitch, wearing only leaves and flowers in rejection of the materialistic concerns frequently associated with marriage in China, Hong-Kong-based Oriental Daily News reports. This was the second year that the Songcheng Anthomaniac Festival organized such a collective wedding ceremony in Hangzhou. Couples braved chilly temperatures and rain as they marched through a corridor of artificial green leaves to pronounce their vows. [rebelmouse-image 27090166 alt="""" original_size="590x393" expand=1] Who cares about rings anyway? — Photo: SIPA Asia/ZUMA Wire The term luohun , which translates to "naked marriage" in English, popped up in the last decade in the country as a number of young couples spurned the idea that a man is qualified to propose only if he already owns an apartment and a car — a notion promoted by many Chinese parents. In a "naked wedding,...

Google News has been given a fresh lick of paint for desktop users on its 20th birthday, with a redesign that gives more prominence to local news and personalized content. Users can now more easily customize the topics they're shown by hitting the blue "customize" button in the right hand column (it appears just below "Picks For You"). They can also add multiple locations to the "Local News" section by hitting the settings button to the right of the Local News header. In practical terms, the biggest change is that various categories of news — like world, business, science, and health — have been moved from the left-hand side of the screen to a menu bar at the top. You can compare the before and after in the screenshots of the new design (up top) and the old look (below). ...

Jyothi Yarraji smashed the women's 100m hurdle national record for the second time in less than two weeks while winning the event at the Loughborough International Athletics Meet in the UK on Sunday. The 22-year-old Jyothi clocked 13.11 seconds under a headwind speed of +0.3m/s to better her own earlier national record of 13.23 she had clocked on May 10 during the Cyprus International Meet in Limassol. The Andhra athlete, who trains under Joseph Hillier at Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar, had bettered Anuradha Biswal's national mark of 13.38 which had stood since 2002. That happened a month after her national record effort was not counted due to wind assistance beyond legal limit. She had clocked 13.09 seconds during the Federation Cup in Kozhikode last month but it was not counted as national r...

Money / Economy seb_ra / iStock.com It's National Thrift Shop Day, but before you head out to find some cheap, cool threads, carve some time out of your day to catch up on the top financial stories out there. We've made it easy for you. The Big Lead: Best and Worst Days of the Week To Buy Gas May Surprise You Gas prices have declined for the ninth straight week, but filling up at the pumps will still set you back a hefty sum. When it comes to steep gas prices, it pays to know where and when to fill up. Bonus Offer: Open a new Citi Priority Account by 1/9/23 and earn up to a $2,000 cash bonus after completing required activities. Read the full story here Business Spotlight: Disney Annual Magic K...

The United States Golf Association is officially checking the final box on its national map, heading to an Alaskan municipal course for the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship. Alaska had indeed been the "Last Frontier" for the USGA, which had hosted one of its national championships in all 49 other states, not to mention the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. A total of 132 competitors will make the trip to Alaska for a tournament that stretches across six days at Anchorage Golf Course, a 35-year-old, tree-lined muni that overlooks the city of Anchorage and boasts views of three mountain ranges. The remote nature of the 60 th U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship didn't discourage participation, with a total of 415 entrants, in line with recent years (439 in 2021 and 434 in 2019). The 2020 event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The championship field includes players ranging in age from 50 to 75 and from 10 other countries o...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Liz Cheney Braces for Wyoming's Verdict, but History Will Have to Wait    The New York Times

Like last year, the Google Store kicked off 2020's Black Friday deals in two stages. Some of the offers — including those for the Pixel 5 and Nest/Home speakers — went live on Sunday, and the rest are now available. Some deals will also be available in Australia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Germany, Spain, Canada, and Taiwan. Available November 25 (at 7 p.m. PST): A 30% discount on Stadia Premiere Edition sees the Controller and Chromecast Ultra bundle down to $69.99 . It's a great offer for those that missed out on the YouTube Premium promotion. Meanwhile, the standalone Stadia Controller — available in Clearly White, Just Black, or Wasabi — is currently $51.75. Meanwhile, the Google Store is practically putting the Nest Mini and Chromecast on firesales this Black Friday at $18.99 each. The Nest Hello video doorbell gets $50 off at $179 , while the 3rd-gen Nest Thermostat is just $199 following similar savings. Google is taking the...

New Delhi: One of India's most circulated Hindi-language newspapers, Dainik Bhaskar, has said that it will no longer publish matrimonial advertisements that mention details of a woman's skin tone or colour complexion. "Bhaskar group has decided that the newspaper will refrain from publishing descriptions containing words like 'white', 'wheatish', or 'fair' in matrimonial advertisements. We need to stand against such colourism to be a progressive society," Dainik Bhaskar's Managing Director Sudhir Agarwal released a statement on Twitter. वैवाहिक विज्ञापनों में बेटियों के रंग से जुड़े विवरण अब नहीं छापेगा भास्कर #DainikBhaskar #matrimonial #advertisement pic.twitter.com/myUtwaTo1D — Dainik Bhaskar (@DainikBhaskar) March 6, 2022 "Every daughter has a unique personality and ability which go beyond her complexion. The social initiative by Bhaskar is being done with the intention to create this awareness," the tweet, in Hin...