What we are reading September 20, 2024.
The sad story of Boars Head continues and so does the story of FTX. Here are a few headlines that got our attention this week.
Caroline Ellison seeks to duck prison sentence for role in FTX collapse
Caroline Ellison’s lawyers are pushing for no prison time ahead of the former Alameda Research CEO’s Sept. 24 sentencing.
MacKenzie Sigalos
Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head is closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it will also permanently discontinue production of liverwurst, the product linked to the deaths of at least nine people in the U.S.
DEE-ANN DURBIN
How Inflation Fooled Almost Everybody
With the Fed poised to cut rates for the first time in years, what have we learned about the economic disruptions of the pandemic era?
Condé Nast
The NSA Has a Podcast—Here’s How to Decode It
The spy agency that dared not speak its name is now the Joe Rogan of the SIGINT set. And the pod’s actually worth a listen.
Condé Nast
The Purity Chronicles
Constance Grady looks back at the sexual and gendered mores of the late ’90s and 2000s, one pop culture phenomenon at a time.
Vox Staff
Boeing factory workers strike for first time since 2008 after overwhelmingly rejecting contract
More than 30,000 Boeing workers were set to strike Friday, halting production of most of the company’s aircraft after staff rejected a new labor contract.
Leslie Josephs
Employment Outcomes for Humanities Majors: State Profiles
In the first national study of its kind, the Humanities Indicators project reports on the career outcomes of humanities majors in each state and the District of Columbia. The profiles estimate the number of humanities majors working full-time in each state, their median earnings, as well as their occupations and unemployment rate.
Study finds hybrid work benefits companies and employees
The largest study yet of working-from-home professionals found that employees who work from home two days a week are just as productive and likely to get promoted as those in the office full time.
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