Mission Everywhere

Community donations at Smitten Kitten (left and right), and BabyBel Mozzarella the cat (middle), are supporting Minnesotans. Mikayla Stanek (Smitten Kitten); Vanessa Beardsley (Catzen) January is typically a slow month for retailers — a time for restocking, chores, and tax prep. This year, small businesses in the Minneapolis area have thrown that out the window. They're offering aid during heightened ICE activity. A second fatal shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis on Saturday has further inflamed tensions in the city. Immigration agents, in full view of filming protesters, tackled a 37-year-old man to the ground before one shot him multiple times. City officials said in a press conference on Saturday that the man, who they believed to be a US citizen, had died at the scene. The shooting occurred as thousands of protesters converged in downtown Minneapolis to rally against the Department of Homeland Security's Operation Metro Surge, which has flooded Minnesot...

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Ruth Davis's dad dropped everything and went to visit her when she needed him. Courtesy of Ruth Davis Ruth Davis is a 39-year-old mom who moved two hours away from her family in 2019 for work. Leaving her dad was harder than she expected. Although Ruth doesn't regret her move, she wouldn't advise her daughter to make the same one. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ruth Davis, a Creative Director in LA. It has been edited for length and clarity. In 2019, I relocated with my 12-year-old daughter and fiancé to Los Angeles, which is two hours away from the "family village" where I had grown up. All my family — siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents — all lived within 15 minutes of each other. I knew it was going to be a hard move for our nuclear family unit, but I was convinced LA was the right place for us to be. I didn't fully understand the impact it would have on me. My dad is my everything It was my dad whom I i...

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens as Troy and Gabriella in "High School Musical." Disney For the 20th anniversary of "High School Musical," Business Insider spoke to director Kenny Ortega. Ortega revealed how the cast's tight-knit relationships behind the scenes helped shape the movie. Though he's not attached to a fourth movie, Ortega said he'd be open to getting the cast and crew back together. Do you remember what you were doing on this day 20 years ago? If you were an avid Disney Channel viewer, chances are, the answer is living and breathing " High School Musical ." In January 2006, a direct-to-TV movie musical starring a cast of largely unknown teenagers set a single-night audience record on the Disney Channel. It was such a hit that the house of mouse promptly doubled down with repeat screenings, sing-along versions, piles of merchandise, and a live concert tour that packed arenas across the country. By the time the year was out, ...

Bloomberg : Source: smart ring maker Oura plans a tender offer for early investors at a 25% discount to its $11B valuation from Series E, aiming to stay private longer   —  Oura Health Oy, the maker of popular smart rings, is working on a tender offer for existing investors at a discount to its latest funding round … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/hQK18By

Trump sued JPMorgan and Dimon. Denis Balibouse/Reuters Trump sued JPMorgan and Jamie Dimon for at least $5 billion. The president alleges that JPMorgan debanked him after the January 6 protests for political reasons. The bank has previously said it doesn't close accounts for political reasons. President Donald Trump is taking America's biggest bank and its CEO to court. Trump is suing JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon , for at least $5 billion over claims of politically motivated debanking on Thursday, making good on his threats from a Truth Social post over the weekend. In a complaint filed in Miami-Dade County state court, Trump accused JPMorgan of trade libel and violating Florida's Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. In his weekend Truth Social post, Trump said that he planned to sue JPMorgan for "incorrectly and inappropriately DEBANKING me after the January 6th Protest." Representatives for JPMorgan did not immediately respond to a r...