• 11/14/2024

Think Google Calendar Is Just for Meetings? You’re Missing Out

Wall Street Journal How to use the app as a productivity tool, plus more (free) tricks to make you more efficient at work. https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-google-calendar-is-just-for-meetings-youre-missing-out-f6d64f30

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It’s quieter now, but it’s foolish to passively hope for victory – Zelenskyy

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that Ukraine needs unity now no less than it did a year ago. Source: Zelenskyy in his nightly video address Quote: “We are now at a stage in the war when it is important for both our society and our partners not to lose sight of the path…

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New York Police Plan to Deploy Robotic Dogs

Wall Street Journal A technology initiative also includes a 5-foot unit that moves autonomously and is equipped with a video camera, microphones and thermal detectors. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nypd-plans-to-deploy-robotic-dogs-bbe5ed4b

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AmeriMark, a Catalog and Online Retailer, Files for Bankruptcy

Wall Street Journal Owner of Dr. Leonard’s Healthcare, LTD Commodities and other direct-sale brands will seek a buyer for its assets in chapter 11. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amerimark-a-catalog-and-online-retailer-files-for-bankruptcy-fbf98d09

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Firm Retention Summary: Tuesday Morning Corp.

Wall Street Journal This is a summary of a request from the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tuesday Morning Corp. to hire Fox Rothschild LLP as Texas co-counsel, filed March 23 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Fort Worth, Texas. https://www.wsj.com/articles/firm-retention-summary-tuesday-morning-corp-7d5af73

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Pope wants light shed on 40-year-old mystery of missing Vatican girl

Jerusalem Post The daughter of a Vatican usher whose family lived in the Vatican, Orlandi, then 15, failed to return home on June 22, 1983 following a music lesson in Rome. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-738996

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Bed Bath & Beyond’s Stock-Sale Deluge Lures Individual Investors

Wall Street Journal Retail investors have kept trading volumes in Bed Bath & Beyond stock robust as the company floods the market with hundreds of millions of shares even while warning about a potential bankruptcy.  https://www.wsj.com/articles/bed-bath-beyonds-stock-sale-deluge-lures-retail-investors-bb9db1c5

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Chile lawmakers vote to reduce work week from 45 to 40 hours

Washington Post Chile’s Congress has approved a law gradually reducing the work week from 45 to 40 hours, a decision hailed by the government as a breakthrough for workers’ rights https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/chile-labor-work-week-congress/ee14b978-d89e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Germany expels Chad’s ambassador after own envoy is kicked out

Fox News Germany on Tuesday ordered Chad’s ambassador to leave the country, responding to the central African nation’s expulsion last week of the German ambassador. Chad’s government on Friday gave German Ambassador Gordon Kricke 48 hours to leave, citing his “discourteous attitude” and accusing him of failing to respect diplomatic customs. A brief statement from…

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The Ultimate Organizer: A Suitcase With Shelves

Wall Street Journal Ever wished you could travel without (completely) unpacking? A mother-daughter duo came up with an ingenious solution that’s fast becoming a cult item. https://www.wsj.com/articles/suitcase-with-shelves-for-organized-traveling-5c2247cb

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