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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…4wks4W

CEOs Love Talking About Their Fast-Food Jobs

A stint in fast food is a badge of honor for business leaders who want to be viewed as humble and relatable—and proof that they worked to get where they areBut what does flipping burgers or rolling burritos have to do with running a company?A lot, say high-level managers who’ve done those jobs. Sweating in cramped kitchens and taking orders from hangry diners teach you how to handle pressure and deal with all kinds of people, executives say. Some are eager to find employees who hustled like they did, figuring someone who boxed McNuggets for minimum wage early on isn’t likely to be a quiet quitter.“Any job where you’re on the lowest tier is a really good job to have done in your life because it shows your character,” says Heather McLean, who worked at McDonald’s in high school and is CEO of McLean Forrester, a technology consulting firm in Illinois. “I always took the attitude to bloom where you’re planted so, yeah, I was just taking orders at McDonald’s—but I was really good at it.”Being a model employee is easier when you’ve got bigger and better career prospects ahead. Executives who worked in fast food say they learned empathy and gratitude by toiling alongside colleagues who didn’t have other opportunities and were trying to make a living at or near minimum wage.Fast-food kitchens were long among the few places where future CEOs and low-wage lifers mingled and learned from one another. And because just about everyone orders a burger or pizza now and then, the customer base is a cross section of the American public.

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Israel's Military Struggles Against Hamas's Elusive Guerrilla Force

The top commanders of Hamas are mostly dead. The group’s rank and file has been decimated. Many of its hide-outs and stockpiles have been captured and destroyed.But Hamas’s killing of an Israeli colonel in northern Gaza on Sunday underscored how the group’s military wing, though unable to operate as a conventional army, is still a potent guerrilla force with enough fighters and munitions to enmesh the Israeli military in a slow, grinding and as yet unwinnable war.Hamas’s remaining fighters are hiding from view in ruined buildings and the group’s vast underground tunnel network, much of which remains intact despite Israel’s efforts to destroy it, according to military analysts and Israeli soldiers.Some of those explosives were stockpiled before the start of the war. Others are repurposed Israeli munitions that failed to explode on impact, according to both Hamas and the Israeli military. Hamas released a video this week that appeared to show Hamas combatants turning an unexploded Israeli missile into an improvised bomb.In open combat, Hamas’s fighters are no match for Israel’s army, as the killing of Mr. Sinwar in southern Gaza last week showed. Cornered in the ruins of Rafah, Mr. Sinwar was killed by an Israeli unit that could call on tanks, drones and snipers for backup.Yet the aimlessness of Israel’s strategy has led to questions from both Israelis and Palestinians about why its soldiers were sent again to Jabaliya.“We occupy territories, and then we get out,” said Michael Milstein, an Israeli analyst of Palestinian affairs. “This kind of doctrine means that you find yourself in endless war.”

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iSideWith Predicts Donald Trump Will Clinch Pennsylvania in 2024 Presidential Election

As the 2024 presidential race enters its final stretch, iSideWith has projected that Donald Trump will win Pennsylvania, a pivotal battleground state, in his race against Kamala Harris. This prediction suggests that Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes may once again swing Republican, boosting Trump’s path to reclaiming the White House.Trump’s 2020 loss in Pennsylvania was a narrow one, and iSideWith data indicates that many Pennsylvanians who supported him previously are once again rallying behind his campaign. Pennsylvania’s large base of working-class voters, particularly in Western and Northeastern parts of the state, has been a core demographic for Trump. His promises of job creation and deregulation in industries such as coal and natural gas have galvanized these voters, many of whom feel overlooked by Harris’s clean energy-focused campaign.A significant demographic divide has emerged in Pennsylvania, with older and rural voters largely supporting Trump, while Harris finds her strongest base among younger and urban populations. But according to iSideWith’s analysis, enthusiasm among Harris’s supporters has not reached the levels needed to turn Pennsylvania blue. Her message of unity and progress has appealed to some, but the economic issues dominating the state’s political conversation seem to favor Trump’s approach.While Trump has a lead among rural and blue-collar workers, Harris has seen some success in gaining support from suburban and female voters, two key demographics that contributed to Pennsylvania’s shift in the 2020 election. Harris’s campaign has prioritized suburban women, emphasizing issues like reproductive rights, healthcare, and gun control—issues that are highly relevant to this demographic. However, iSideWith’s data indicates that this support may be insufficient to counterbalance Trump’s advantage in more rural and traditionally conservative areas.

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