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Cory Booker’s 25-hour Senate speech is officially the longest on record. Here’s why he did it

Cory Booker didn’t sit down or take a bathroom break in more than 25 hours. His speech is now in the record books as the longest in Senate history. Here are highlights.

Monday night, at 7 p.m. ET, Senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor to speak out against the policies of the Trump administration. He didn’t stop talking until shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.

How the athlete mindset can make you a better entrepreneur

You don’t have to be an Olympian to train to improve, adapt, and bounce back from setbacks.

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It’s time to revamp the customer lifecycle.

A fragmented customer experience is frustrating and costs your business real money.

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Can healthy buildings make employees happier?

Data from real-world usage can make the office responsive to employee needs.

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DOJ to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

Mangione, who was accused of killing UnitedHealth Group’s CEO, has pleaded not guilty to New York state charges of murder as an act of terrorism and weapons offenses.

U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group’s insurance division, in New York last year.

How HHS layoffs will impact research, disease tracking, and other health needs

The health agency’s employee cuts include researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff, and senior leaders.

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.

Kid Rock joins Trump in the White House—watch out, Ticketmaster

The musician was in the Oval Office for the signing of an executive order against ticket-price gouging. Meanwhile, a Lady Gaga tour kicked off Ticketmaster’s latest fiasco.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at ending price gouging for live-entertainment tickets, with musician Kid Rock at his side in the Oval Office wearing a bright red, white, and blue bejeweled suit.

Trump administration to freeze Planned Parenthood’s funding

Planned Parenthood said that nine of its affiliates received notice that funding would be withheld under a program known as Title X, which has supported healthcare services for the poor since 1970.

Reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood said on Monday the Trump administration would cut federal family planning funding as of Tuesday, affecting birth control, cancer screenings and other services for low-income people.

Airline stocks fall as consumers pull back on travel spending

Stocks for American Airlines, Delta, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fell Tuesday after an analyst downgrade of several airlines.

On Tuesday, investment banking company Jefferies downgraded its rankings on Delta, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Air Canada. That caused airline stocks to drop. American Airlines (NasdaqGS: AAL) finished the day down 2.4%, Delta (NYSE: DAL) dropped 2.7%, and Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) fell 5.9%. Even United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL), which remains the only U.S. airline Jefferies still considers a “buy,” is down 1.2%.

This Jesuit priest picks prison over a fine for climate activism

The Rev. Jörg Alt started serving his nearly monthlong prison sentence on Tuesday in Nuremberg, Germany.

A Jesuit priest says he prefers going to prison than paying a 500-euro ($541) fine for participating in a climate activists’ street blockade in the southern German city of Nuremberg.