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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s aides have asked U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to stop posting messages on social media mocking Chinese President Xi Jinping, three administration officials said. I made it.Officials at the National Security Council have told Emanuel’s staff in recent days that his comments threaten serious negotiations with China, including the possibility of a meeting between Biden and Xi this fall. He said the move could undermine the administration’s efforts to repair strained relations. Over the past two weeks, Mr. Emanuel, who served as former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, has directly criticized Mr. Xi…

Dr. Holly Dygert says people are often surprised to hear that factors beyond genetics determine health outcomes. “In the United States, there’s a huge emphasis on genetics in determining health patterns,” says the sociology and anthropology lecturer in Bryant’s College of Arts and Sciences. “Social determinants of health (SDOH) draws attention to the various social factors such as economic, medical, social, and community contexts that shape health outcomes.” This spring, Dygert will be speaking on this topic in his “Social Determinants of Health” course. This course is part of the university’s new Sociology and Anthropology major, where students explore social…

Chicago: Sprout Social, a social media management and analytics provider, has released the 19th edition of its index report.The 2023 edition delves into what consumers expect from brands on social media, the role of artificial intelligence in the daily work of social media marketers, the structure of social media teams, and more.According to the report, the main reason consumers follow brands on social is to stay informed about new products and services (68%), followed by a desire to access exclusive sales and promotions (46%) is. Fun or enjoyable (45%).51% of consumers said the most memorable thing a brand can do…

The House Republican Study Committee (RSC), made up of 176 House Republicans, has proposed several tough changes to Social Security in the fiscal year 2024 budget. Details of the budget are vague, but according to a press conference and report held by the RSC Expenditure and Budget Task Force: roll call The budget proposal suggests raising the retirement age at which Americans receive full Social Security benefits to 69. This would reduce benefits for future recipients by about 13 percent. The budget also recommends two benefit cuts that would be harmful to future beneficiaries of the Social Security Retirement Program…

A new exhibition titled “entre Horizontes: Art and Activism between Chicago and Puerto Rico” opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Featuring 18 artists of diverse mediums, the exhibition’s goal is to address social and political issues facing the Puerto Rican community, from housing discrimination and immigration to bilingual education and health care issues. “Much of the conversation about Puerto Rican immigration typically focuses on states like New York and Florida. So part of the discussion surrounding this exhibition is to re-center Chicago in that conversation and It’s about positioning,” said MCA curator Carla Acevedo-Yates. “Many people don’t know…

Transcript by Kensho.Lindsey Hall: I’m Lindsey Hall, Head of Thought Leadership at S&P Global Sustainable1.Esther Whieldon: And I’m Esther Whieldon, a Senior Writer on the Sustainable1 Thought Leadership team.Lindsey Hall: Welcome to ESG Insider, a podcast hosted by S&P Global, where we explore environmental, social and governance issues that are shaping investor activity and company strategy.Esther Whieldon: It’s Climate Week NYC and we’ve been doing something a little different here at ESG Insider for this week. Now if you listen to our recent episode on what to expect from Climate Week, you’ll know that this week included thousands of stakeholders…

While innovation is primarily considered beneficial, facilitating the creation of goods and services that improve the quality of human life, new technologies create great potential to accelerate progress. But how do ethical or moral issues shape the application of emerging technologies, and what role can public servants play in ensuring that innovation does not undermine equity, freedom, sustainability, and social justice? Should it be fulfilled? Earlier this month, an interdisciplinary group of RIT alumni, scholars, researchers, and public policy experts met to discuss these and other issues. At the conference, sponsored and hosted by the Freedom Fund and directed by…

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When I first heard that the New Yorker had published an exposé about the veracity of Hasan Minhaj’s stand-up comedy, I rolled my eyes.Are you fact-checking a joke right now? come. Comedy is art, not editorial. And honesty always seems to me to be the most overrated virtue in comedy. However, Claire Malone’s reporting in this article is thorough and fair, although the focus is somewhat prosecutorial. This work raises more questions than it answers, and should make you reconsider the murky relationship between comedy and truth.Digging deeper into his past two features, Malone finds Hasan Minhaj relies on fiction…

Click to enlarge Kwak Yong photo Io Palmer’s art has been exhibited throughout Washington State. When artist Io Palmer was an art student, What resonated most with me was that art can and should say something. She remembers being encouraged by her instructor to think about the ideas she wanted to convey to the world through her art. “That was always very interesting to me, and that’s where I remain today,” says Palmer, a professor at Washington State University who now asks similar questions to his students. I urge you to do so. “I always stay where I am, no…