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By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means to be American. But any efforts to halt the policy would face steep legal hurdles. Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. It’s been in place for decades and applies to children born to someone in the country illegally or in the U.S. on a tourist or student visa who plans to return to their home country. It’s not the practice of every country, and Trump and his supporters have argued that the system is being abused and that there should be tougher standards for becoming an American citizen. But others say this is a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, it would be extremely difficult to overturn and even if it’s possible, it’s a bad idea. Here’s a look at birthright citizenship, what Trump has said about it and the prospects for ending it: During an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Trump said he “absolutely” planned to halt birthright citizenship once in office. “We’re going to end that because it’s ridiculous,” he said. Trump and other opponents of birthright citizenship have argued that it creates an incentive for people to come to the U.S. illegally or take part in “birth tourism,” in which pregnant women enter the U.S. specifically to give birth so their children can have citizenship before returning to their home countries. “Simply crossing the border and having a child should not entitle anyone to citizenship,” said Eric Ruark, director of research for NumbersUSA, which argues for reducing immigration. The organization supports changes that would require at least one parent to be a permanent legal resident or a U.S. citizen for their children to automatically get citizenship. Others have argued that ending birthright citizenship would profoundly damage the country. “One of our big benefits is that people born here are citizens, are not an illegal underclass. There’s better assimilation and integration of immigrants and their children because of birthright citizenship,” said Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies at the pro-immigration Cato Institute. In 2019, the Migration Policy Institute estimated that 5.5 million children under age 18 lived with at least one parent in the country illegally in 2019, representing 7% of the U.S. child population. The vast majority of those children were U.S. citizens. The nonpartisan think tank said during Trump’s campaign for president in 2015 that the number of people in the country illegally would “balloon” if birthright citizenship were repealed, creating “a self-perpetuating class that would be excluded from social membership for generations.” In the aftermath of the Civil War, Congress ratified the 14th Amendment in July 1868. That amendment assured citizenship for all, including Black people. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” the 14th Amendment says. “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” But the 14th Amendment didn’t always translate to everyone being afforded birthright citizenship. For example, it wasn’t until 1924 that Congress finally granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. A key case in the history of birthright citizenship came in 1898, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark, born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants, was a U.S. citizen because he was born in the states. The federal government had tried to deny him reentry into the county after a trip abroad on grounds he wasn’t a citizen under the Chinese Exclusion Act. But some have argued that the 1898 case clearly applied to children born of parents who are both legal immigrants to America but that it’s less clear whether it applies to children born to parents without legal status or, for example, who come for a short-term like a tourist visa. “That is the leading case on this. In fact, it’s the only case on this,” said Andrew Arthur, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, which supports immigration restrictions. “It’s a lot more of an open legal question than most people think.” Some proponents of immigration restrictions have argued the words “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the 14th Amendment allows the U.S. to deny citizenship to babies born to those in the country illegally. Trump himself used that language in his 2023 announcement that he would aim to end birthright citizenship if reelected. Trump wasn’t clear in his Sunday interview how he aims to end birthright citizenship. Asked how he could get around the 14th Amendment with an executive action, Trump said: “Well, we’re going to have to get it changed. We’ll maybe have to go back to the people. But we have to end it.” Pressed further on whether he’d use an executive order, Trump said “if we can, through executive action.” He gave a lot more details in a 2023 post on his campaign website . In it, he said he would issue an executive order the first day of his presidency, making it clear that federal agencies “require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for their future children to become automatic U.S. citizens.” Related Articles National Politics | In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own National Politics | Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results National Politics | Trump taps his attorney Alina Habba to serve as counselor to the president National Politics | US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine National Politics | With Trump on the way, advocates look to states to pick up medical debt fight Trump wrote that the executive order would make clear that children of people in the U.S. illegally “should not be issued passports, Social Security numbers, or be eligible for certain taxpayer funded welfare benefits.” This would almost certainly end up in litigation. Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute said the law is clear that birthright citizenship can’t be ended by executive order but that Trump may be inclined to take a shot anyway through the courts. “I don’t take his statements very seriously. He has been saying things like this for almost a decade,” Nowrasteh said. “He didn’t do anything to further this agenda when he was president before. The law and judges are near uniformly opposed to his legal theory that the children of illegal immigrants born in the United States are not citizens.” Trump could steer Congress to pass a law to end birthright citizenship but would still face a legal challenge that it violates the Constitution. Associated Press reporter Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report. 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In the latest twist in the bruising beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar , the Canadian rapper has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us .” The action is doubly surprising because UMG distributes both artists’ recordings. In a filing Monday in Manhattan court first reported by Billboard , Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG of launching an illegal “scheme” involving bots, payola and other methods to boost the numbers for Lamar’s viciously personal song, which accuses Drake of pedophilia and amplified the already fiery dispute between the two artists. The petition, obtained by Variety, claims that UMG “engaged in conduct designed to artificially inflate the popularity of ‘Not Like Us’... including by licensing the song at drastically reduced rates to Spotify and using ‘bots’ to generate the false impression that the song was more popular than it was in reality.” While other streaming services are not named in the petition, it does claim that “UMG appears to have used similar tactics with other streaming services. On information and belief, UMG paid, or approved payments to, Apple Inc. to have its voice-activated digital assistant ‘Siri’ purposely misdirect users to ‘Not Like Us.'” “UMG did not rely on chance, or even ordinary business practices,” the petition continues. “It instead launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves.” Reps for Drake, Lamar, Spotify and UMG either declined or did not immediately respond to Variety ’s requests for comment. Drake’s attorneys claim that UMG violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, which is often used in criminal cases against organized crime (and was deployed to convict R. Kelly of sexual misconduct and other crimes in 2021). They also allege deceptive business practices and false advertising under New York state law. As Billboard notes, Monday’s filing is not yet a full lawsuit, but a so-called “pre-action” petition — a procedure under New York law that aims to secure information before filing a lawsuit. However, the move is extraordinary in a number of ways. Earlier this year, Lamar piled on a series of increasingly personal diss tracks against Drake, not only accusing him of having relationships with underaged women — which Drake has denied — as well as children not revealed to the public, and has gone so far as to address Drake’s son Adonis, his mother and others in his songs. Drake released songs in response , but soon removed them from his socials and then went silent. The beef calmed down after a man was shot outside of Drake’s Toronto residence in May, but fired up again with the surprise release of Lamar’s new “GNX” album on Friday. However, he did appear to address the situation late Sunday in a Kick stream with host xQc in which he introduced himself by saying, “I’m Drake, this is xQc, real streaming legend. Me, I do music, in case you don’t know. “I’m here,” he continued. “Full intact, mind, body, and soul, in case you were wondering. You need facts to take me out, fairytales won’t do it,” he added, possibly alluding to the forthcoming legal action. He made a similar statement later in the show, adding, “Nothing makes me uncomfortable. I’ve worked too hard to be uncomfortable. 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A long tussle over future ownership of the Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph titles has reached a critical stage. Exclusive talks with Dovid Efune, proprietor of the New York Sun, expire this week. Late help has come for the American-backed offer with two prominent British figures – former Chancellor and founder of You Gov Nadhim Zahawi and British-Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour – reported by the FT to be in ‘advanced’ talks to join the US consortium. At the other end of the political spectrum, the Scott Trust, owner of the Guardian and Observer, is due to decide whether to press ahead with the sale of the Observer to slow news website Tortoise Media. Scoops: Britain's printed media continues to break the big stories of the day and set the news agenda The decision comes in the face of a vote for strike action against the deal by Guardian and Observer colleagues. The Observer is in reasonable health with a paper circulation of 100,000 copies and made profit of £3million in the last financial year. The days of ‘It’s The Sun Wot Won It’ – the totemic headline after John Major’s victory in the 1992 election – may be over. Yet newspapers remain agenda-setting and can have a volcanic influence of events. Mirror revelations of Downing Street ‘parties’ in the pandemic was a nail in the coffin of Boris Johnson’s government. A series of scoops and regular revelations by from Sunday Times, the Sun and the Daily Mail – joined by the broadcast media – about Keir Starmer’s freebies, and those of his colleagues, turned a triumphal entry to Downing Street into scrambled eggs. The tussle between press and government has deepened over Labour’s badly received tax-raising budget. The opportunity to make a difference to national events still makes newspaper ownership an alluring prospect. It may not yet be a trend. But a different generation of owners is emerging, several of them deeply immersed in the opportunities provided by tech. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next The loss of ITV's independence would be a blow to creative... Backlash grows over failure on business rates as Kingfisher... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP How to choose the best (and cheapest) stocks and shares Isa and the right DIY investing account Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, who has unlimited resources, is busy seeking to revitalise the Washington Post in the US after previous owners, the Meyer-Graham family, capsized. The Ochs-Sulzberger dynasty, which has controlled the New York Times for generations, was spared ignominy by former BBC boss Mark Thompson. His digital-first approach turned around the group’s finances which have since been augmented by the ‘Grey Lady’s’ acquisitions of online sports bible The Athletic and addictive word game Wordle. Digital is the way forward in the UK. The Independent, spawned after Rupert Murdoch’s printing revolution at Wapping almost four decades ago, has been reinvigorated online and made a healthy £3.5million profit over the last 15 months. Its embrace of artificial intelligence (AI), to provide foreign language additions, has helped attract 5.7m registered users and reduced dependence on advertising revenues. The long running uncertainty over the Telegraph’s ownership could soon be at an end. Early contenders including private equity outfit RedBird, supported by Abu Dhabi funding, and DMGT (owner of the Mail titles) are no longer in contention. Hedge fund tycoon Paul Marshall swooped in to buy the Spectator out of the Telegraph group for £100million and rapidly installed the mercurial former Cabinet Minister Michael Gove as editor. For the moment, Marshall has faded away as a potential buyer for Telegraph titles. Almost out of the blue, New York-based digital publisher Efune, backed by heavyweight American commercial funding, has emerged as the most likely new owner with an offer at first thought to be worth up to £550million. Industry speculation suggests that figure is regarded as very unlikely to be achieved. The Manchester-born proprietor of the New York Sun has shown consummate skill in taking defunct titles and turning them around. He began by transforming one of the few Yiddish language papers Algemeiner, closely read in the Charedi Jewish community, into an online English language title reporting on Jewish issues and Israel. Pledge: Tortoise Media founder James Harding, a former editor of the Times and BBC News, is promising £25m of new investment in the Observer It was from this small beginning that he took control of the New York Sun, one of the Big Apple’s oldest newspaper brands first published in 1833, which was all but defunct when Efune landed in 2020-21. He put the broadsheet title, once part of the Pulitzer publishing empire, online, giving New Yorkers and everyone else a more conservative alternative to the famously liberal New York Times. Efune’s funding reportedly comes from investment firms Oaktree and Hudson Bay Capital and the family office of US philanthropist Michael Lefell. The former Telegraph proprietor Conrad Black, who was forced out amid charges of financial wrongdoing two decades ago, is a director of the New York Sun. The would-be buyer comes from a respected rabbinical family and is a nephew of the Kalms family which founded electronic retailer Dixons, now known as Currys. Efune’s newspaper background would suggest an intelligent, Right leaning, Israel supporting digital future. Efune is pledging coverage of ‘clear eyed consequential issues of the day’ and describes himself as a ‘lifelong newsman’. As with all transfers of newspaper ownership, any deal will have to cross the public interest hurdles of media supervisor Ofcom and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. The union hostility among Guardian and Observer staff over the proposed disposal of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper to online start-up Tortoise is a profound obstacle. There is, however, a determination by Tortoise founder James Harding, a former editor of the Times and BBC News, to get the job done – and he is promising £25million of new investment in the title. Disentangling the Obs from the Guardian, where large slices of the paper including City and Sport are jointly produced, won’t be simple. Production arrangements also are shared. Harding has lined up an eclectic mix of financiers for the deal, including South African tycoon Gary Lubner, formerly of Autoglass, through his ‘This Day’ philanthropic foundation. His ambition also reportedly is being supported by American asset manager Standard Investment, managed by David Millstone and David Winter. It has stakes in digital media start-ups Puck, Air Mail and publisher Spiegel & Grau. Historic printed media titles may find themselves under financial pressure and in search of long-term online future. But there is no shortage of finance, much of it American (as with Premier League football clubs) ready to colonise the digital media future. In this universe, traditional titles such as the Telegraph and Observer have become the new honeypots for busy bees seeking to revolutionise media finances, lift performance and gain a voice on UK domestic and geo-political events. 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DALLAS — Delta and United became the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning back a significant share of travelers on a tight budget. That is squeezing smaller low-fare carriers like Spirit Airlines , which recently filed for bankruptcy protection. Some travel-industry experts think Spirit’s troubles indicate that travelers on a budget will be left with fewer choices and higher prices. Other discount airlines are on much better financial footing than Spirit, but they too are lagging far behind the full-service airlines when it comes to recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic . Most industry experts think Frontier Airlines and other so-called ultra-low-cost carriers will fill the vacuum if Spirit shrinks , and that there is still plenty of competition to prevent prices from spiking. Spirit Airlines lost more than $2.2 billion since the start of 2020. Frontier has not reported a full-year profit since 2019, though that slump might end this year. Allegiant Air’s parent company is still profitable, but less so than before the pandemic. Those kind of numbers led United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby to declare recently that low-cost carriers were using “a fundamentally flawed business model” and customers hate flying on them. Kirby’s touchdown dance might turn out to be premature, but many analysts are wary about the near-term prospects for budget airlines, which charge cheaper fares but more fees than the big airlines. A traveler speaks with a Spirit Airlines agent May 24 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of Memorial Day in Atlanta. Low-cost airlines grew in the last two decades by undercutting big carriers on ticket prices, thanks in large part to lower costs, including hiring younger workers who were paid less than their counterparts at Delta Air Lines, United and American Airlines . Wages soared across the industry in the past two years, however, narrowing that cost advantage. The big airlines rolled out and refined their no-frills, “basic economy” tickets to compete directly with Spirit, Frontier and other budget carriers for the most price-sensitive travelers. The budget airlines became less efficient at using planes and people. As their growth slowed, they wound up with more of both than they needed. In 2019, Spirit planes were in the air an average of 12.3 hours every day. By this summer, the planes spent an average of two more hours each day sitting on the ground, where they don't make money. Spirit's costs per mile jumped 32% between 2019 and 2023. Another issue is that airlines added too many flights. Budget airlines and Southwest Airlines were among the worst offenders, but full-service airlines piled on. To make up for a drop in business travel, the big carriers added more flights on domestic leisure routes. The result: Too many seats on flights into popular tourist destinations such as Florida and Las Vegas, which drove down prices, especially for economy-class tickets. Rows of seats are shown Sept. 26 on a retrofitted Southwest Airlines jet at Love Field in Dallas. Low-cost airlines are responding by following the old adage that if you can't beat them, join them. That means going premium, following the rapidly growing household wealth among upper-income people. The top one-fifth of U.S. households by income added $35 trillion in wealth since 2019 and holds nearly nine times the wealth of the middle fifth, according to the Federal Reserve . Frontier Airlines organized its fares into four bundles in May, with buyers of higher-priced tickets getting extras such as priority boarding, more legroom and checked bags. The airline dropped ticket-change or cancellation fees except for the cheapest bundle. Spirit followed in August with similar changes, blocking middle seats and charging passengers more for the comfort of aisle and window seats. Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie received a $3.8 million retention bonus a week before the Florida-based carrier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Christie will retain the bonus if he remains with the company for another year. The airline's stock has dropped over 90% this year. It has faced challenges including a blocked $3.8 billion merger with JetBlue and failed talks with Frontier. The pandemic disrupted Spirit's operations and travel patterns, reducing its daily aircraft utilization and increasing costs. Demand has shifted to full-service airlines as higher-income travelers vacation more, while inflation impacts lower-income consumers. JetBlue Airways , which began flying more than 20 years ago as a low-cost carrier but with amenities, is digging out from years of steady losses. Under new CEO Joanna Geraghty, the first woman to lead a major U.S. airline, JetBlue is cutting unprofitable routes, bolstering core markets that include the Northeast and Florida, and delaying deliveries of $3 billion worth of new planes. Starting next year, Southwest Airlines will toss out a half-century tradition of “open seating” — passengers picking their own seat after boarding the plane. Executives say extensive surveying showed 80% of customers preferred an assigned seat, and that's especially true with coveted business travelers. More crowded planes also might be pushing passengers to spend more to escape a middle seat in the back of the plane. A Frontier Airlines jet takes off July 5, 2022, from Denver International Airport in Denver. In other parts of the world, budget carriers are doing just fine. They bounced back from the pandemic just like their more highbrow competitors. Some industry experts say low-cost carriers in Asia and Europe have always attracted a more diverse mix of passengers, while in the U.S., affluent and middle-class travelers look down their noses at low-cost carriers. Jamie Baker, an analyst for JPMorgan, says he has many college friends who work in London and fly Irish airline Ryanair all the time, but he hardly knows anyone who has ever been on a Spirit or Frontier plane. A small plane tows a banner April 13, 2016, over Flint Bishop International Airport as part of ceremonies marking Allegiant Air joining the airport. Delta CEO Ed Bastian is less dismissive of the “lower-end carriers” in the U.S. than United's Kirby. "I don’t see that segment ever disappearing,” Bastian said after Spirit’s bankruptcy filing. “I think there’s a market for it.” At the same time, he said the upscale moves by ultra-low-cost carriers are having no effect on his airline. Delta targets upscale travelers but also introduced basic-economy fares a decade ago, when discounters emerged as a growing threat to poach some of Delta's customers. “Just calling yourself a premium carrier and actually being a premium carrier are two totally different things,” Bastian said “It's not the size of the seat or how much room you have; it's the overall experience.” As frequent flyers know, air travel isn't cheap. With the summer months in full swing, demand for air travel is expected to reach record numbers in 2024 as airlines continue to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic. Luckily for those who are looking for ways to save on travel , one way to cut costs on your next vacation may be in finding the right places to fly in and out of. FinanceBuzz looked at average domestic airfares from the 45 busiest airports in the U.S. to learn which airports are best for travelers on a budget, as well as which ones to avoid if you are trying to travel affordably. Overall, the national average airfare cost decreased by 3.1% from 2022 to 2023 when adjusted for inflation (which translates to a 0.9% increase in non-adjusted dollars). The last time inflation-adjusted airfare costs dropped year-over-year was during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it fell 18% between 2019 and 2020. Largely, this is good news for consumers who can spend less on airfare and have more room in their budget for hotels , restaurants, and other travel fees. In addition to earning rewards on airfare, most travel credit cards offer rewards for spending in these areas, which can offset overall vacation costs. Orlando International Airport (MCO) had the lowest airfare cost in the country at $265.58 on average. Home to iconic theme parks like Universal Studios, Sea World, and most notably, Walt Disney World, Orlando is one of America's top tourist destinations. This is welcome news for those bracing for expensive park tickets and food prices at the House of Mouse. Beyond saving with a Disney credit card on park-related purchases, visitors can also maximize savings by using a credit card like the Chase Sapphire Reserve which offers an annual travel credit, or even using a 0% APR credit card if you don't want to pay for your entire vacation at once. Another Florida-based airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), has the second-lowest average airfare cost in the country — tickets here are only about $5 more expensive than Orlando's. Just a few dollars behind FLL is Las Vegas's Harry Reid International (LAS), where fares cost $272.15 on average. LAS is also the last airport on our list where average airfare costs are less than $300. Oakland International Airport (OAK) has the fourth-lowest average airfare costs in the country at $303.79. And the fifth-least expensive airport, Chicago Midway International (MDW), comes in at $308.27. For the third year in a row, Dulles International Airport (IAD) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) have the two highest average fares in the country. Flights from Dulles cost $488.40 on average in 2023, while flights from San Francisco cost $444.59. Some silver lining for travelers who need to travel through Dulles: IAD is home to some of the best airport lounges in the country, including the recently-opened Capital One Lounge, available to Capital One Venture X or Venture Rewards credit card holders. With free food, drinks, and recharging stations, lounges can be one easy way to offset otherwise-expensive airport costs. Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has the third-highest average airfare in the country, with an average cost of $438.34. Last on our top-five list of the most expensive airports are Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and Detroit Metro Airport (DTW). Average airfare from Charlotte cost $436.80 last year, while flights from Detroit had an average price tag of $427.05. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) was the biggest affordability winner over the last year, dropping prices by more than $18 on average. SEA jumped from 36th most-affordable place last year to 28th place this year — an increase of eight spots. Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and Portland International Airport (PDX) experienced similar jumps, rising by seven spots each. RDU went from 24th place in 2022 to 17th in 2023, while PDX went from 42nd to 35th. Two different airports fell by eight spots in our affordability rankings, tied for the biggest drop of the year. The average fare at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) rose by $18.66 year-over-year, which led SMF to go from 18th in last year's affordability rankings to 26th this year. Prices rose even more at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), going up by $19.64 on average from one year to the next. Consequently, STL fell from 21st to 29th place in terms of affordability. As you plan your travel, you'll find costs can vary widely at a single airport. With a little research and smart planning, you can find a deal at any airport. Here are a few tips to save on airfare: We looked at 2023 airfare data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation in May 2024 to compare domestic airfares by origin city. This report calculated average fares based on domestic itinerary fares. "Itinerary fares" consist of round-trip fares, unless only a one-way ticket was purchased. In that case, the one-way fare was used. Fares are based on total ticket value, including the price charged by the airline plus any additional taxes and fees levied at the time of purchase. Fares include only the price paid at booking and do not include fees for optional services like baggage fees. Averages also do not include frequent-flyer or "zero fares" or a few abnormally high reported fares. This stor y was produced by FinanceBuzz and reviewed and distributed by Stacker Media. Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!A voting machine firm suing Fox News now wants to probe Murdoch family trust fightOpinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• I created a Twitter account on June 24, 2011. Between then and when Elon Musk acquired the service and later changed the name to X, I tweeted exactly zero times. Since then I’ve posted even less. It’s not that I didn’t plan to at first. I’d figured it might be fun to be sarcastic in short sentences, and that I might even be good at it. Even in middle age, there’s still a teenage boy within me waiting to smart off. The impulse never goes away. Then I thought about whether that really was what I wanted to be known for, assuming I could even stand out in the cacophony. I also noticed that people on Twitter frequently seemed to get into disputes characterized by the competitive spray of amber-colored fluid. Yeah, OK, pissing matches. I’m never a fan of that prideful activity. So I never tweeted. Though I did notice that many of my colleagues in journalism found constructive uses for Twitter. But also nonconstructive ones. To each their own, but I think it’s better for newsroom journalists to maintain an aura of mystery in their public presentation, and for even opinion journalists to maintain an ecumenical sense of nuance and exploration. All journalists of course have a point of view. They’re people, and they have as much stake in our democracy as anyone else. We expect them to set their views aside as appropriate in their work, just as we expect a trip to an opinionated barber to produce a shapely trim free of blood. In my experience, most journalists — especially at the local and regional levels — are trying to be evenhanded in their work. Some let their hair down on social media, and it doesn’t help with perceptions. Forgive my use of two tangential paragraphs in a row, but this is also where I’d like to say that I consider my primary field of opinion writing to be a supplemental form of journalism. By “supplemental” I certainly don’t mean lesser. I mean augmentative. Some people say they want just the facts from news organizations. But if researched and reported opinions add no value for you — nor even poetic or deliciously splenetic ones — you’re missing out on a full understanding of culture, of policy, of humanity. Opinion writing encompasses all of these. It’s why newspapers have long included it and should not now allow it to be diminished. But to return to my main topic — Twitter and its saltire-symboled successor — the most beneficial contribution has been as a central public square. Posts are immediate, wide-reaching and democratic. To the extent social media fails this ideal, it’s because we — easily diverted users aided by algorithmically oriented administrators — have collectively squandered a tool. And now we’re using it as another way to self-sort. Another way to talk at, but not with, one another. There are several competitors with platforms similar to X, and all have had moments in the sun since Musk made the industry his mission. Right now the hot competitor is Bluesky. It describes itself as “social media as it should be.” (Here, allow my inner teenager to come out. Is it “blue sky,” or is it meant to rhyme with “brewski?” Occam’s razor prevails, I suppose, but with Silicon Valley, it’s hard to know.) Daily traffic on Bluesky was reportedly up 500% after the election of Donald Trump to a second term as president, while concurrently X users were deactivating their accounts in greater numbers than ever. You can guess who’s leaving and who’s staying. It’s understandable. Not only did Musk encourage X to grow ever more toxic, he put his thumb on the scale during the campaign. And now he’s joining the government or something, appointed by Trump along with Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, which has the typically in-joke acronym of DOGE. People hoping to work for it are required to apply via direct message to the DOGE account on X, something that can only be done by premium members of that service paying $8 to $16 a month. If no one else makes money on government efficiency, Elon Musk will. So is this X-odus a bad thing? Why shouldn’t there be competition for a short-form social media platform that offers the best experience? This country works because it values competition on all fronts. Though it fails to work when we splinter. That’s what we need to reconcile. For my part, I’ll keep X and add Bluesky. But, still, post on neither.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: PECO) (“PECO” or “the Company”), one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers, today released its top anticipated shopping center retail trends for 2025 as part of ICSC New York. “Commercial real estate, particularly in the retail sector, has proven to be a highly resilient and adaptable industry, even as it navigates the ever-changing terrain of consumer demand and expectations,” said President Bob Myers. “We continue to see strong demand from growing retailers for space in grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers, pointing to the strength of grocery-anchored and necessity-based goods and services.” Mike Conway, Vice President of National Accounts and Retail Partnerships, and Brian Sheehan, Director of National Accounts, provided key trends that are set to impact retail real estate in 2025 including: Holistic health: The growing awareness of mental and physical health continues to influence retailers choosing to establish themselves in grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers. The expansion of brands like SweatHouz, a rejuvenating experience focused on cold plunging and infrared therapy, and Squeeze Massage, a modern massage concept created by the founders of Drybar offering a personalized and seamless massage experience that emphasizes mental relaxation and physical recovery, are thriving by addressing the growing consumer demand for comprehensive wellness solutions that integrate fitness, recovery and mental health. The expansion of brands like Pacific Dental Services, a company championing the science behind the mouth/body wellness connection and taking a more integrative approach to dental care, is also evident of a holistic approach to wellness. Specialty sweets and treats: Ironically, the increase in health and wellness goods and services coincides with the increase in specialty sweets and treats, like Dirty Dough Cookies, Swig Drinks and Crumbl Cookies. Even as health and wellness goods and services increase, so too do specialty sweets and treats. In fact, dessert shop openings were up 50% from May 2023 to April 2024 as consumers look for affordable indulgences. Specialty sweets and treats operators often use high-quality, premium ingredients, are highly customizable and rely on artisan craftsmanship. This attracts consumers willing to spend more on products that offer a distinct experience. Also, the products are often visually appealing which makes them highly shareable on social media. The rise in “PetTail”: While medical retail (“Medtail”), quick service restaurants and health and beauty services remain strong, PECO is also seeing increased specialization across certain categories such as pet retail and services (“PetTail”). Growing retailers in this category include Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, Sploot Veterinary Care and Scenthound. Instead of traveling across town to meet all their pets’ needs – from veterinary care and grooming to pet goods and daycare – consumers can now access more products and services closer to home. Throwing out the old playbook: Large, national retailers are looking for ways to adapt their traditional footprint to meet consumers where they are. They want to be located in suburban grocery-anchored shopping centers. Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Wingstop and Jersey Mike’s are examples of retailers that have been focusing on suburban markets for expansion. National retailers continue to raise their long-term store base-targets in PECO markets because these locations have proven to deliver the same or better store-level economics as traditional locations. In addition, pizza shops are a good example of retailers that are adapting their operations to serve more customers who opt to pick up their orders themselves versus relying on food delivery services that often fall short on speed, quality and accuracy. Grocery’s halo effect: Grocery stores and essential goods and services remain among the most resilient retailers during most economic cycles. In fact, the average American family visits a grocery store 1.6 times per week. Grocers draw consistent daily foot traffic to neighborhood shopping centers, benefitting small shop retailers, including local restaurants and businesses. PECO continues to see steady foot traffic to its centers. PECO is also continuing to successfully enhance the merchandising mix at its centers. Variety in QSR: Quick service restaurants continue to grow with their fast and efficient service and are ideal for people with busy lifestyles. The industry has adapted well to online ordering and delivery services. In addition, many, like Cava and Sweetgreen, include more balanced options, demonstrating consumers’ continuing need for variety in fast casual restaurants and QSR. These insights were produced by PECO’s National Accounts and Emerging Trends team, which consists of a group of highly specialized leasing professionals who track over 600 accounts and actively engage with over 150 emerging and growing retailers. This team travels the country meeting with retailers and the brokerage community to learn how stores and shoppers are evolving to identify creative ways that PECO can advance their real estate objectives. In addition to managing databases of internal data and insights, the team closely tracks and documents developing trends across retail categories including grocery, restaurants, health and beauty and medical retail. For additional insights, visit PECO’s at Booth 2325 at ICSC NEW YORK 2025. Connect with PECO For additional information, please visit https://www.phillipsedison.com/ Follow PECO on: Twitter at https://twitter.com/PhillipsEdison Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/phillipsedison.co Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/phillips.edison/ ; and Find PECO on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/phillipsedison&company About Phillips Edison & Company Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (“PECO”) is one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its vertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of well-occupied shopping centers. PECO’s centers feature a mix of national and regional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in fundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO’s top grocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Albertsons and Ahold Delhaize. As of September 30, 2024, PECO managed 311 shopping centers, including 290 wholly-owned centers comprising 32.9 million square feet across 31 states and 21 shopping centers owned in two institutional joint ventures. PECO is focused on creating great omni-channel, grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving communities, one neighborhood shopping center at a time. PECO uses, and intends to continue to use, its Investors website, which can be found at https://investors.phillipsedison.com , as a means of disclosing material nonpublic information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Media: Cherilyn Megill, Chief Marketing Officer (801) 415-4373, cmegill@phillipsedison.com Investors: Kimberly Green, Head of Investor Relations (513) 692-3399, kgreen@phillipsedison.comWill the Price of Gold Keep Hitting Record Highs?
Legislator critical of immigration policies after HelloFresh child labor investigationThe San Jose Sharks will see the return of a bottom-six center before their matchup tonight against the Los Angeles Kings. The organization announced they activated forward Nico Sturm from the injured reserve and reassigned defenseman Jack Thompson to their AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, in a corresponding roster move. Sturm hasn’t factored into a game since the Sharks’ November 14th loss to the New York Rangers. He left the game with an apparent upper-body injury and was placed on the team’s injured reserve a few days later on November 18th. He rejoined the team for practice yesterday morning and was seen centering the fourth line between Klim Kostin and Ty Dellandrea . The former Stanley Cup champion is in his third year with the Sharks organization after signing a three-year, $6MM contract with the club in 2022. He’s seen his ice time dip to 9:50 a game on average with the influx of forward talent to San Jose and has collected three goals and six points through 18 games this season. The reassignment of Thompson is confusing on paper given the young defenseman has scored two goals and five points in 13 games for the Sharks this season from the blue line. He’s tied for third on the team in scoring amongst defensemen with veteran Cody Ceci and appeared to be a solid introduction into the team’s top-four. Still, Thompson is only in his third professional season and could use more seasoning in the AHL before becoming a full-time NHL talent. He played in 16 games for the Barracuda last season after being acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning and scored one goal and nine points with a -13 rating. This article first appeared on Pro Hockey Rumors and was syndicated with permission.
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