Expect DEI to be a non-factor in the horse race for Jamie Dimon’s JPMorgan successor

Last week, JPMorgan Chase startled Wall Street with an abrupt disclosure that two of its senior bankers — Troy Rohrbaugh and Doug Petno — had been named co-presidents, setting up what looks like a definitive horse race to replace 70-year-old Jamie Dimon. The announcement is indicative of interesting developments inside the House of Dimon even if there’s nothing definitive about this ­bake-off. First, despite Dimon’s embrace of constructs like DEI over the years, the place is at bottom a meritocracy. The spinout of JPM is that Rohrbaugh and Petno were chosen after a long and deliberate board decision. That left…

US allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations

WASHINGTON – Anthropic said on Friday that the U.S. government has allowed it to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model to some “trusted” U.S. organizations, partially reversing an order two weeks ago to suspend access over national security risks. More than 100 companies and institutions will now…

Parenting habit up to 6 months could protect kids against ADHD symptoms later

Parents, it’s time to focus up — your child’s attention span may depend on it. ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders nationwide, affecting roughly 15.5 million American adults and an estimated 7 million children. Now, new research suggests that sticking with a widely recommended parenting habit during…

Climate change is driving capuchin monkey mothers to abandon their infants

Plants, insects, and larger animals, like the forest’s white-faced capuchin monkeys, are well adapted to these changes. But in 2015, during an abnormally severe drought influenced by the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Perry, an evolutionary anthropologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, observed behaviors that once seemed impossible.Under normal…

Why you should probably be taking your pills with tap water

You are what you eat — but what you drink could make or break your medication. New research suggests the beverage you wash down pills with could influence their effectiveness, but many drug labels offer little to no guidance on what should be used. “In the pharmacy, we regularly see…

A one-game blip? Or has Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki lost his magic?

SAN DIEGO – The Dodgers can’t drop out of the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes just yet. As much as Dave Roberts tried to make the case that Friday night was an aberration, the Dodgers can’t possibly know what they have in Roki Sasaki. Not after Bad Roki suddenly resurfaced in a…

Leonie Fiebich makes defensive presence felt in her Liberty season debut

Breanna Stewart put her hands together and looked up, like she was thanking God for answering her prayer. Perhaps there’s no one more excited for Leonie Fiebich’s return to the Liberty’s rotation than Stewart, the team’s defensive anchor and leader who shouldered the burden of trying to keep the team…

St. John’s lands talented transfer Tounde Yessoufou in major coup

There are two basketball fan bases in celebration mode in New York City now.  The Knicks and, after late Wednesday night, St. John’s has joined them.  Rick Pitino and the Johnnies scored a major recruiting coup, stealthily landing explosive Baylor wing Tounde Yessoufou, a source confirmed. It’s an addition that…

Gavin Newsom calls for 100% tax on Trumps ‘slush fund’

Gov. Gavin Newsom has no intention of letting Jan. 6ers off the hook. In a news conference Wednesday in which the California governor slammed President Trump and signed an emergency bill to block election interference, Newsom also announced plans to levy a maximum tax on anyone in the state who…

Democrats failing to win over Latino voters souring on Trump: poll 

Latino support for Democrats remains stagnant despite President Trump losing some of the gains he made with the key voting bloc in the 2024 election, a new poll found.  The UnidosUS survey of 3,000 registered Hispanic voters found 54% of Latinos plan to vote for Democratic House candidates in the…

Dems cut ties with scandal-plagued Graham Platner, warn of ‘civil war’ in party

Top Democratic officials and lawmakers are breaking with Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as his past blunders and online history stack up.  Platner’s ascendency to the top of the ticket in Vacationland broke with the Democratic establishment in Washington, D.C., and since Maine Gov. Janet Mills exited from the race, questions…

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