Unlimited paid time off may sound like a nice perk, but it's not always what it appears. Employers aren't typically obligated to pay out unused vacation balances when a worker leaves, and it can be hard for workers to understand just how much time they can actually take off.
And yet ... endless leave?? It doesn't sound so bad.
Today on the show, is unlimited paid time off really a benefit? We try to figure out whether it works.
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Consider This from NPR - Weight loss drugs have transformed an American city. Is that a good thing?
They've been called "Hollywood's worst-kept secret."
Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are commonly used to treat diabetes, are part of the zeitgeist these days. More and more celebrities are opening up about taking them to lose weight.
So when you imagine where these drugs are prescribed most for weight loss around the U.S., maybe you're thinking Los Angeles or New York.
Turns out, the capital of the weight loss drug boom is in Kentucky — in a small city called Bowling Green, where at least four percent of the population got a prescription in the last year.
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Turns out, the capital of the weight loss drug boom is in Kentucky — in a small city called Bowling Green, where at least four percent of the population got a prescription in the last year.
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Consider This from NPR - Weight loss drugs have transformed an American city. Is that a good thing?
They've been called "Hollywood's worst-kept secret."
Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are commonly used to treat diabetes, are part of the zeitgeist these days. More and more celebrities are opening up about taking them to lose weight.
So when you imagine where these drugs are prescribed most for weight loss around the U.S., maybe you're thinking Los Angeles or New York.
Turns out, the capital of the weight loss drug boom is in Kentucky — in a small city called Bowling Green, where at least four percent of the population got a prescription in the last year.
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Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are commonly used to treat diabetes, are part of the zeitgeist these days. More and more celebrities are opening up about taking them to lose weight.
So when you imagine where these drugs are prescribed most for weight loss around the U.S., maybe you're thinking Los Angeles or New York.
Turns out, the capital of the weight loss drug boom is in Kentucky — in a small city called Bowling Green, where at least four percent of the population got a prescription in the last year.
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Consider This from NPR - Weight loss drugs have transformed an American city. Is that a good thing?
They've been called "Hollywood's worst-kept secret."
Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are commonly used to treat diabetes, are part of the zeitgeist these days. More and more celebrities are opening up about taking them to lose weight.
So when you imagine where these drugs are prescribed most for weight loss around the U.S., maybe you're thinking Los Angeles or New York.
Turns out, the capital of the weight loss drug boom is in Kentucky — in a small city called Bowling Green, where at least four percent of the population got a prescription in the last year.
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Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are commonly used to treat diabetes, are part of the zeitgeist these days. More and more celebrities are opening up about taking them to lose weight.
So when you imagine where these drugs are prescribed most for weight loss around the U.S., maybe you're thinking Los Angeles or New York.
Turns out, the capital of the weight loss drug boom is in Kentucky — in a small city called Bowling Green, where at least four percent of the population got a prescription in the last year.
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The Gist - Fixing The Constitution
Erwin Chemerinsky is the Dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law and the author of several books, including his latest, No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States. He thinks our democracy is under threat, but he sees simple solutions that just require updating our aging Constitution. The thing is, getting that done is anything but simple. Also on the show, the Olympic break dancing pile-on continues.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Could This Convention Have Been An Email?
Political conventions used to be the place where party faithfuls chose their nominee. But no longer. So why do we continue the tradition? And what purpose do they serve?
Reset discusses as the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago.
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The Daily Signal - Pro-Palestine Protesters Swarm DNC, GOP Says Biden Committed ‘Impeachable Offenses,’ Blinken Urges Cease-Fire | Aug. 19
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- The Democratic National Convention begins in Chicago.
- President Joe Biden will speak on the main stage Monday night from the DNC.
- House Republicans release their initial impeachment report on President Joe Biden.
- Customs and Border Protection release the July border encounter numbers. Encounters are down between ports of entry, but remain high at ports of entry.
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expresses the urgent need for Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire agreement.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - GEN C: How The World Works: Financial Innovation in Blockchain and AI with Visa’s Vanessa Colella
Visa's Head of Innovation and Digital Partnerships shares insights on the future of payments, from cryptocurrencies to the creator economy.
Vanessa Colella, Head of Innovation and Digital Partnerships at Visa, joins the podcast to discuss how Visa is shaping the future of finance and commerce. She explains Visa's work on stablecoins, tokenization, AI and solutions for creators and small businesses. Colella also shares her thoughts on broader fintech trends and Visa's approach to innovation focused on solving real-world problems.
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- How Kamala Harris TikTok Remixes Reveal the Future of Music Consumption
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The Journal. - The Economy: Trump vs. Harris
Last week, the two presidential candidates put forward some specific policy proposals about the economy. WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia breaks down what each candidate is proposing.
Further Reading:
- Harris Calls for Expanded Child Tax Credit, 3 Million New Housing Units
- Harris, Trump Propose Divergent, Costly Solutions for Inflation
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- 'Phony' and 'Weird.' Trump and Harris Size Each Other Up
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Motley Fool Money - The Silicon, Software, and Systems
AMD’s latest acquisition is about building out an ecosystem and doing what it can to offer customers more in the AI race.
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- Why AMD is spending $4.9B on ZT Systems, and what the company’s rack-scale ambitions look like.
- General Motors’ plans to lay off over 1,000 employees, and why it might be AI-driven.
- The questions that company leadership and boards should be asking as they think about AI, and two companies that have established good AI practices so far.
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Companies discussed: AMD, NVDA, GM, CRM, NOW
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Asit Sharma
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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