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What skills would help make you more attractive in today’s job market and workplace?LinkedIn’s 2026 Rising Skills list, released Tuesday, identifies the fastest-growing skills in the U.S.”We’ve seen a dramatic evolution in the skills needed for jobs over the past decade, and we’re about to see even more change, driven in large part by AI,” Andrew Seaman, senior editor of jobs and career development at LinkedIn News, told CNBC Make It. “Employers are more focused on what a person can actually do than their job title or degree.”The list was determined by analyzing year-over-year growth in Skills Acquisition and Hiring…
1. Trump’s speechU.S. President Donald Trump (right) and House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, deliver the State of the Union address at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump touted his economic performance in last night’s State of the Union address, saying the U.S. economy is “stronger than ever” despite polls showing many Americans feel the opposite. His speech lasted 107 minutes, making it the longest State of the Union address in history. Here’s what you need to know:Days after the Supreme Court…
listen to this article | 5 minutesinformationEngland defeated Pakistan by two wickets in the Super Eights match to become the first team to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, with seven other teams competing for the remaining three spots.Pakistan’s loss to the two-time champions at Palekele on Tuesday left their fortunes in the tournament hanging in the balance, but this is familiar territory for the team that last reached the last four at the 2022 world men’s event.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listAll seven of the remaining Super 8 teams still have a chance to advance…
Growing up in Iowa, Steven and Ashley Evans were familiar with their local fire department in Cedar Rapids. Because it was right near the high school we both attended. “We’ve always dreamed of living here someday, and when it came up for sale, we thought we’d come take a look,” Stephen, 40, told CNBC Make It. “When we tell people we live in an old fire station, everyone in this area knows exactly where it is and which fire station it is.”The station was first built in 1960 and converted into housing by its previous owners in the 1980s. When…
After graduating from Cornell University, Christophe Gerlach spent nearly two years investing exclusively in HR technology startups at General Atlantic. Although the investment was exciting, Gerlach was eager to get back into entrepreneurship. While attending Cornell University, Gerlach (pictured above, right) founded and sold a food delivery startup with Pedro Bobrow (pictured above, left), a classmate from Brazil. And in late 2022, Gerlach and Bobrow (formerly a product manager at Lyft) teamed up again, combining their domain expertise and cultural roots to launch Comp, a Brazil-focused HR technology startup. Comp builds AI-powered HR software that can assist with tasks such…
Analysts say the killing of Jalisco cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, also known as “El Mencho,” could fuel a turf war between drug lords in Mexico and abroad, with the rival Sinaloa cartel already torn apart by infighting. Cartels in Jalisco and Sinaloa have long fought for control of the lucrative U.S. illegal drug market, including cocaine, heroin and fentanyl trafficking, but competition has intensified in cracking down on illegal immigration into the United States. The U.S. government describes the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (known by its Spanish abbreviation CJNG) as “one of the five most dangerous criminal organizations in the…
Concerns are growing as violence erupts across Mexico, just four months away from co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationFIFA president Gianni Infantino has commented for the first time on the violence sparked by the killing of a drug cartel leader, saying he is “very relieved” that Mexico will host the 2026 soccer World Cup.Mexico is one of three host countries for the World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19, along with the United States and Canada.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe entire country, especially Guadalajara, one of…
From the tight job market to the divisive politics to the general nature of the daily news, many Americans have good reason to feel stressed right now.If you’re a parent, you may need to work a little harder than others to manage stress in a healthy way so that it doesn’t inadvertently affect your children, says developmental psychologist Aliza Pressman. This is especially true if you need to talk to your children about stressful current events. That way, your kids can hear about it from you in an intentional way, rather than hearing it elsewhere, she says.”When the system is…
Reuters — Canada announced Monday that it plans to provide aid to Cuba while the country faces a fuel shortage after the U.S. government tried to cut off oil supplies to Cuba. The US government has in recent weeks escalated its pressure campaign against the communist-run island and America’s longtime adversary. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to block all oil flowing into Cuba, including from ally Venezuela, causing soaring prices for food and transportation, severe fuel shortages and hours-long power outages. “We are preparing an assistance plan. I am not prepared to provide details of an announcement at…
Social media is full of images of smiling toddlers and perfect childhoods. And they also affect parents.According to a 2024 survey of 1,000 Millennial parents conducted by Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 85% of Millennial parents believe social media creates unrealistic expectations for parenting. Additionally, 30% of millennial mothers compare their parenting success to other mothers on social media. Despite what these platforms, and even self-help and parenting books, may tell you, there’s no one right way to raise children, says Susan Song, a child psychiatrist and author of Why We Suffer and How We Heal. “There really are no perfect…