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The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on the morning of the Birthright Citizenship case arguments. Tyrone Turner/Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/Tyrone Turner/WAMU Law schools often push students to work for the federal courts, in prestigious jobs as interns or clerks. But those students can get a harsh surprise when they learn judges exercise near total control over their hours, holidays and work culture. And there’s no clear way to complain or sue outside that system. A group of law students at Emory University in Atlanta is trying to change that. They recently petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court…

For several months each year, smoke from agricultural fires blankets Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand. But when Arinjay Jain moved there in 2024, he was too excited about his new life to worry about the haze.”I landed here in the worst possible time, but I still loved it,” Jain told Business Insider.A few years ago, he was running a small IT services startup he cofounded in Singapore. At 50, he was done with the grind and retired early to Chiang Mai, where he rents a one-bedroom apartment for about $425 a month.Over months of reporting, I’ve spoken to…

When I tell people I live in Brussels, they often ask how I ended up here. The truth is, it wasn’t my original plan. I came for love, and didn’t know how long I would stay.There was a heat wave when I arrived in Belgium. It was May 2015, and I was moving in with my partner. We’d met in New Zealand while on a career break to travel, and after returning home, he was rehired at his old job.To avoid a long-distance relationship, I took a chance. I packed up my belongings and left my home in London to…

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet is telling onlookers to hold their judgment.Shares at the global professional services firm fell nearly 20% on Thursday and have dropped about 50% since this time last year.In its third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, it reported a 2% drop in new bookings compared to the third quarter of 2026. It also reported revenues of $18.7 billion, up $1.0 billion from the same quarter in 2025, though that was below expectations.Sweet’s message to the investors betting on the company was simple: Be patient. As companies seek Accenture’s help to integrate AI, she said, the numbers will improve.”The…

NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum speaks during the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 20, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Sarah Stier | Getty ImagesThe NBA plans to name winning bidders for 12 permanent European teams in the next 60 to 90 days, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum said in an exclusive CNBC interview. The European league remains on track to debut in October 2027, he said. The 12 new teams will be located in Rome, Milan, London, Manchester, Paris, Lyon, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Munich, Athens and Istanbul. They’ll be joined by…

Want a lower interest rate on your student loans? Enroll in autopay.On Thursday, the Department of Education announced that federal borrowers who enroll in autopay by September 30, or who are already enrolled, will receive a one percentage point interest-rate reduction through June 30, 2028.The reduction provides moderate savings: A graduate program borrower with $50,000 in student debt and a 7.94% interest rate could save nearly $23 per month over the two-year period.Autopay is a feature available to all federal borrowers that allows the servicer to automatically deduct their monthly student-loan payment from their bank account. Borrowers currently enrolled in…

New York office workers faced a dilemma on Thursday: Go to work or the historic Knicks parade. Why not both?While crowds swarmed into lower Manhattan for a chance to watch the New York Knicks NBA Championship parade, some workers were able to enjoy the action from the comfort of their office.The parade’s route made working out of a building overlooking Broadway in the financial district the hottest office perk on Thursday. Workers at the Business Insider office look out the window at the parade route.  Paul Squire/Business Insider And while some New York office building windows don’t open, many on…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gary Bartley, 66, who is helping prepare the training pitches that Team Canada will use during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been in the industry since 1978, but I’ve never taken on a project this big before. Working on the World Cup is like working on the Super Bowl.As the University of British Columbia’s head groundskeeper for the National Soccer Development Centre (NSDC), where Team Canada will train during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this is already a once-in-a-lifetime experience.Even after 48 years…

Once I got home and unwrapped the BLT, the sandwich looked light on bacon and a bit heavy on mayo.A hearty bite of Subway’s BLT confirmed my suspicion: It was very light on the “B.” It appeared to have about four strips of bacon, and though they were stacked closer together on the small piece of bread, it didn’t feel substantial enough.The bacon pieces themselves were a bit too thin, but tender without being soft; their consistency was welcome.Beyond that, the lettuce had a good crunch, the tomato seemed fresh, and there wasn’t actually a glut of mayo as I’d…

Another warning sign for stocks is rearing its head, Jim Paulsen says.The Wall Street economist and former CIO of The Leuthold Group said he identified a concerning pattern in the US economy that suggests the market could be headed for rocky terrain. In a post on Substack, he pointed to the ratio of GDP that was attributable to the private sector over the public sector — a key reflection of economic growth that has declined over the past quarter.Historically, the growth rate of the private sector has outpaced that of the public sector, but that pattern looks to have unwound…