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The Trump administration’s fundamental misunderstanding about deportations

Vox Open Sourced

Republicans have handed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement an additional $75 billion , and the agency is more well-resourced than ever as the administration aims for 3,000 immigration arrests per day and 1 million deportations in a single year. “I He has already slapped a 17 percent tariff on Mexican tomatoes.

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Some countries still want to save the world

Vox Open Sourced

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) — the world’s largest humanitarian aid donor by far, whose work in recent years saved upward of a million lives per year — was officially dismantled earlier this month. In 2023 the country passed a law promising to rebuild its aid agency and bump up spending to 0.7 Oh, it means money?

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S&P Drops WeWork’s Credit Rating, Again

Allwork

What’s going on: Following WeWork’s plea with shareholders to approve a reverse stock split – a move that would consolidate the company’s shares into fewer higher-priced stocks – the Credit Rating Agency S&P Global Ratings chose to downgrade the company to an SD rating.

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How to negotiate when planning an event

Practically Perfect PA

Well to be honest there is a slight chink in my event armour; I’m not the best at negotiating. Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. The more bedrooms you book the more you can negotiate and get free of charge. She was fabulous!

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How to negotiate when planning an event?

Practically Perfect PA

Well to be honest there is a slight chink in my event armour; I’m not the best at negotiating. Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. The more bedrooms you book the more you can negotiate and get free of charge. She was fabulous!

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

I could do all this work, but I found that my focus and time management suffered since each government agency worked in a different way, and each kind of consulting required different skills. We agreed to sell C4’s product for the manufacturer’s suggested retail price and cross-promote the two companies’ products by discounting our goods.

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Eight reasons why assistants should use a travel management company

Practically Perfect PA

The travel agency will have a profile on each of your managers and colleagues so they automatically know their preferences when it comes to travel which will mean you don’t have to repeat the same details to the airline, the hotel, the car hire company etc. Which corporate travel agency should you use?