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DEMS DONE WITH JOE… NYT: Should Biden Run in 2024? Democratic Whispers of ‘No’ Start to Rise. Interviews with nearly 50 Democratic officials, from county leaders to members of Congress, as well as with disappointed voters who backed Mr. Biden in 2020, reveal a party alarmed about Republicans’ rising strength and extraordinarily pessimistic about an immediate path forward. “To say our country was on the right track would flagrantly depart from reality,” said Steve Simeonidis, a Democratic National Committee member from Miami. Mr. Biden, he said, “should announce his intent not to seek re-election in ’24 right after the midterms.” […] “The presidency is a monstrously taxing job and the stark reality is the president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term, and that would be a major issue,” said David Axelrod, the chief strategist for Barack Obama’s two winning presidential campaigns. […] Ann Hart, a Democratic Party co-chairwoman in Iowa’s Allamakee County, … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Leftists Seek To ‘Blockade’ Supreme Court

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With a steady supply of multi-million dollar properties dotted across a varied topography, Los Angeles is home to some of the most affluent neighborhoods in the country, many of which have become household names. Nowhere are these neighborhoods more clustered than on the city’s Westside. MORE FROM FORBES Exploring Weston, Massachusetts: The Quaint Home Of America's Billionaires By Spencer Elliott Comprising more than 20 Los Angeles neighborhoods, the sprawling western region also encompasses the cities of Beverly Hills, Culver City, Malibu, Santa Monica and West Hollywood. While Malibu, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica are home to many of L.A. County’s most expensive neighborhoods, you’ll also find some of West Los Angeles proper’s wealthy enclaves near the top of the list. Though many of these areas are in proximity or even abutting one another, variations in landscape and vibe make for differing … [Read more...] about These Are The Most Expensive Neighborhoods On L.A.’s Westside

(CTN News) – After critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or racist, the WHO is holding an open forum to rename monkeypox disease. It also renamed two families of the virus, or clades, using Roman numerals instead of geographical areas to avoid stigmatization. Previously known as Congo Basin, Clade one is now known as Clade I and Clade two is known as Clade II. This decision was made following a meeting of scientists this week and is consistent with current best practices for naming diseases. which aim to “avoid offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize any negative impact on trade, tourism, or animal welfare.” There are numerous other diseases named after geographic areas, including Japanese encephalitis, Marburg virus, Spanish influenza, and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome. There has been no public suggestion to change them. In 1958, Danish research monkeys were observed to have a … [Read more...] about WHO Plans to Rename Monkeypox Over Stigmatization Concerns

Another Thai boxer has tragically died from a brain injury after a fight. The boxer, known as Petchkeng Kaiyanghadao, had been fighting in Malaysia, according to his martial arts club at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. In a Facebook post, the martial arts club described Petchkeng as a skilled fighter. Petchkeng had been an alumnus at the university. The post also noted how Petchkeng had trained many fighters to success at the 47th Thailand National Games back in March. The post used Petchkeng’s given name, Kittichai. “The fight sports club would like to express our deepest condolences and send moral support to Kittichai’s family.” The owner of a Muay Thai gym in Bangkok said on his Facebook page that he had given Petchkeng’s family 100,000 baht. He said he was worried about Petchkeng’s son who is only 18 months’ old. This news comes after another Thai boxer died from a brain injury just last month. Like Petchkeng, Phanphet Phadungchai was also injured in … [Read more...] about Another Thai boxer dies from brain injury after fight in Malaysia

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Paris-based Galerie Mitterrand has represented Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, celebrated for their surreal sculptures marrying art and design, for more than three decades. I speak with the gallery founder, Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, about the careers of one of the 20 th century’s most prolific art couples. What are your thoughts on the art market of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne and how it has evolved over the past few years? When did you start seeing demand for their works and what is driving their growing market? I think that the market is following the first impression I had and that many people had before me already in the 1960s and ’70s because the Lalannes were the last great art pillar. They had already very important private collectors, the best collectors from all over Europe, like the Agnelli family and the Rothschild family, and a few in New York, like de Ménil. They had also important interior … [Read more...] about Gallerist Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand On French Artists Claude And Francois-Xavier Lalanne

AGING PHENOMENON Around 20 senior citizens participate in the 15-lap San Roque Bike Fest 2022 on Sunday, covering a 700-meter stretch of inner roads in Marikina City. The Commission on Population and Development also on Sunday noted a rise in the number of the elderly to twice their population just two decades ago, while the “number of young Filipinos appears to be trending significantly lower in recent years.” —LYN RILLON The global phenomenon of an aging population is creeping into the Philippines. The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom), citing recent data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), said the percentage of Filipino elderly in the population has expanded in the last two decades, rising to 8.5 percent in 2020 from 5.9 percent in 2000. It said the number of so-called senior citizens, or Filipinos age 60 years and above, doubled to 9.2 million in 2020 from 4.5 million 20 years ago. “The number of seniors is on the rise due to better health and … [Read more...] about ‘Opportunity’: PH senior population on the rise

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The first-time homebuyer app, Gravy was born to be a reward platform for renters. The reward? Homeownership. Co-founder and CEO Jeff Dinter has spent a decade building software to help renters accomplish their goals. He was originally inspired by a leaking faucet and an unresponsive landlord in his own apartment. Today, millions of renters use the solutions he’s helped create to better communicate with their property managers and pay rent online. Through this experience, by listening to renters, understanding their hopes, and learning about their problems, a pattern emerged: nearly every renter wants to stop renting someday. It turns out, homeownership is an almost universal goal for the 100 million renters in America. It was at that same time that Jeff and his wife began looking to buy their first home in the suburbs of St. Louis for their growing family. Mortgage lenders and real estate agents were eager for … [Read more...] about A One-Stop-App That Helps Renters Become Homeowners

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin There's an often used phrase in the world of franchising, "Franchising is being in business for yourself, but not by yourself" (Credit unknown). There are many reasons why investing in a franchise brand is an attractive proposition for many would-be business owners, as opposed to setting up a venture from scratch. By joining an established franchise, you're joining a business with a proven track record of success and with a product or service that is tried and tested, with all of the trademarking done and the processes and systems in place so that you can be up and running and generating an income quickly and efficiently. You also benefit from the franchisor’s training, reputation, brand marketing, experience, know-how and support from the head operational team. Coupled with that, there's also the fact that in the current economic climate, the availability of start-up finance may well be easier to secure for a franchise launch … [Read more...] about Franchising’s Superpower: The Power Of Team

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As the global climate emergency continues to worsen, people and businesses alike are finding themselves thinking more and more about our collective carbon footprint—both personal and corporate. But how many of us have thought about our environmental footprint on the actual ground on which we walk? Over the last two decades, Atlanta-based floor covering manufacturer FLOR has established itself as an eco-conscious producer of customizable carpet tiles and area rugs, 100 percent of which are carbon neutral across their entire product life cycle. And recently, the company took its commitment to the planet ever further: It perfected the technology to produce rugs that exert a negative carbon footprint. Over the long haul, their manufacture and use actually removes carbon from the atmosphere. To do so, FLOR combines the yarn made of regenerated nylon – made from nearly 100 percent recycled waste – that it uses for all its … [Read more...] about How FLOR Is Lowering The Carbon Footprint Of The Floor Beneath Our Feet

Ten years. An American, a veteran U.S. Marine, a man who became a foreign correspondent so that his fellow Americans would know what was happening in Syria, has been missing for 10 years. President Joe Biden knows about Austin Tice. So did President Donald Trump and President Barack Obama. Some of them engaged; none of them with apparent results. Trump’s team said it had evidence Tice, who worked as a freelance correspondent for McClatchy before his capture, was alive and sent its hostage envoy to Damascus to gather information about him. Biden’s team – after some prodding – agreed to allow Austin’s parents, Debra and Marc Tice, to meet with the president in early May. In that meeting, the Tices say the president asked his team to get a meeting with the Syrians and find out what they want and to work with them to get Austin released. Three months later, and little has changed. President Biden issued a statement this week calling on Syria to bring an end to Austin’s … [Read more...] about Opinion: President Biden, where is the action for Austin Tice?