Weinstein arrested in NYC on rape charges | M16's strategy to recruit people with emotional skills | Embrace reverse mentoring for cross-generational success
Film producer Harvey Weinstein has been arrested after turning himself in to New York City police to face rape charges. A bail package negotiated in advance requires Weinstein to put up $1 million in cash and to wear a monitoring device.
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The UK's secret service, MI6, is introducing ads with a soft image to attract candidates, particularly women and minorities, who have understanding and emotional skills. The agency wants to diversify its workforce and to recruit people who never considered working for an intelligence agency.
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that implementation of state Medicaid waivers requiring beneficiaries to work or participate in certain community engagement activities will cost state and federal governments tens of millions of dollars as they change eligibility systems and hire additional workers to monitor compliance and handle appeals. "Effectively, these proposals divert some state and federal resources from paying for health care to paying for new bureaucracy," the report's authors wrote, noting any savings will come from coverage losses.
Starbucks will close its US stores for racial bias training on Tuesday afternoon, with a program that will include guidebooks and video content featuring CEO Kevin Johnson and rapper Common. Employees will be paid for their time, but the training isn't mandatory.
A Swedish mother changed her 5-year-old son's name from Kevin to Kelvin after a tattoo artist misspelled his name on her arm. After discussing the possibility of laser tattoo removal, the woman decided to just change his name to match the tattoo instead.
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Men are accused for not knowing their own weakness, yet, perhaps, as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of.
