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☆ How a global seafood giant broke Red Lobster
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Former Red Lobster employees say that while the pandemic, inflation and rent costs impacted Red Lobster, Thai Union’s ineptitude was the pivotal factor in Red Lobster’s decline. Kenny criticized Red Lobster employees at meetings and made derogatory comments about them, according to former Red Lobster leaders who worked closely with Kenny. Red Lobster’s annual customer count has dropped by 30% since 2019, Red Lobster said in its bankruptcy filing. Red Lobster employees say they were pressured by Thai Union representatives to buy more seafood from Thai Union. Thai Union representatives also began sitting in on meetings between Red Lobster and seafood suppliers, said one of the former Red Lobster employees who witnessed these conversations.

Persons: “, Ludovic Garnier, Jorge Silva, Red Lobster’s, ”, Les Foreman, Red, Thiraphong Chansiri, Angel, Feng shui, Chansiri, Amanda Mustard, Paul Kenny, Kenny, ’, Kenny’s, Bill Darden, General Mills, Darden, Kelli Valade, Valade, Trin, Tapanya, Kevin Lamarque, Barry Fulghum, Lobster, Leah Millis Organizations: New, New York CNN, Thai Union Group, Red, Lobster, Thai Union, CNN, Red Lobster, John West Foods, longtime, Reuters, Thai, West Coast, Lobster’s, Bloomberg, Getty, Minor, Thai Union —, Union, Darden, Gate, Golden, Capital, Facebook, Thai Union . Thai Union, ” Thai Union Locations: New York, Thai, Thailand, Thai Union, United States, Orlando, Australian, Dallas, America, United, Texas, Spring , Maryland

☆ Haiti: Why Kenya-led security assistance has still not arrived
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Caitlin Hu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Who are Haiti’s gangs? Complicating the situation is a torrent of smuggled guns and ammunition arming Haiti’s gangs, despite an arms embargo on the island. In October last year, the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) was finally greenlit by the United Nations’ powerful Security Council. More equipment, including armored vehicles and radios, is expected to arrive in Haiti for the MSS over the coming days and weeks. “We believe only the Haitian police can provide long term security for Haiti.

Persons: puncturing, Joe Biden, William Ruto, ” Ruto, ”, Viv Ansamn, Jovenel Moise, Antony Blinken, Al, Bill O’Neill, Ariel Henry, Ayub Abdikadir, Ruto, El Salvador, Felix Ulloa, “, SPNH17, Nou Pap, ’ Organizations: CNN, Kenyan, Haitian, Haiti’s National Police, Relations, Multinational Security, Multinational, United Nations, Security, police, UN, Presidential Council, Kenya’s Citizen, Canada, El, Salvadoran, “, NPD, Haitian National Police Locations: Haiti, Haitian, Port, Washington, Kenya, Al Shabaab, Somalia, Sudan, Congo, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Chad, Jamaica, United States, France, Spain, Canada, Toussaint Louverture, El Salvador

☆ How private equity rolled Red Lobster
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Gretchen Morgenson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this photo illustration, a cooked lobster is displayed on a plate at a Red Lobster restaurant on May 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Under the terms of the sale, Red Lobster would also see regular rent increases of 2% a year, the release noted. "All of the people who were supplying Red Lobster, all of the people who are essentially providing services to Red Lobster, the small businesses in the communities affected by mass layoffs, they are next in line, they are experiencing the ripple effect." Sen. Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, where eight hospitals operated by bankrupt Steward Health Care are, recently held hearings on private equity and health care. Private equity is emerging in all parts of our economy, Markey added, but its most profound impact is in health care.

Persons: didn't, Josh Olshansky, leaseback, Red, Moody's, Andrew Park, Oscar, Robert Reich, Bill Clinton, America's, Reich, Austin Hurst, Hurst, Sen, Edward Markey, Markey Organizations: Sears, Mervyn's, Steward, Manor Care, Companies, Golden, American Realty Capital Partners, Realty, Lobster, Financial Reform, Thai Union Group, Thai Union, Steward Health, Department of Health, Human Services Locations: Austin , Texas, Canada, San Francisco, Golden, Bangkok, Thai, Arizona, Massachusetts

☆ Abortion rights advocates fight waiting periods and other limits amid political fallout of Roe reversal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Longstanding abortion restrictions like waiting periods and provider regulations are now under legal attack in states where Roe v. Wade’s reversal prompted voters to amend their state constitutions to protect abortion rights. But the success abortion rights advocates have had in passing such measures in purple states and even Ohio – where Republicans have dominated recent elections – is notable. Anti-abortion activists say that abortion rights advocates are stretching the constitutional amendments beyond their meaning, suggesting that voters in other states should be wary. Abortion rights advocates say that the legal landscape differs state by state, so it’s difficult to predict the litigation that could come out of the proposed amendments if adopted. There are campaigns for initiatives to expand abortion rights in several other states, but only in a few states so far have abortion rights advocates cleared the required hurdles to guarantee the proposals will be on the ballot.

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☆ Dead Monkeys Are Falling From Trees Amid Brutal Heat in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Manuela Andreoni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gilberto Pozo, a biologist, was monitoring a small forest in the town of Cunduacán, in southern Mexico, in early May when two mantled howler monkeys fell from a tree in front of him with a thud. But, as temperatures soared over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in recent weeks, dozens of reports of dead monkeys started popping up. Residents were finding groups of 10 or more dead at a time, many also showing signs of dehydration. As of Wednesday, 147 monkeys have died in the states of Tabasco and Chiapas in southern Mexico. The deaths of dozens of mantled howler monkeys in Mexico may be the latest sign of the danger extreme temperatures pose to wildlife around the world.

Persons: Gilberto Pozo, “, ”, Pozo Locations: Cunduacán, Mexico, Tabasco, Chiapas

☆ New York tech workers make $135,000 on average, but can't afford the vast majority of apartments on the market
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Eliza Relman | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Things are so bad that even tech workers, who make some of the highest salaries of any profession, are feeling the crunch. Entry-level tech workers made an average of $75,262 in 2023, and could only afford 2.1% of studio and one-bedroom rental apartments in the city, StreetEasy found. "If these tech employees can't afford housing, then who can?" But even as New York City has created 800,000 new jobs in the last 10 years, it's only built 200,000 new homes. The average tech worker makes 52% more per year than the average worker in New York City, the StreetEasy report noted.

Persons: StreetEasy, Julie Samuels, Samuels, —, Kenny Lee, Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, Hochul, Adams Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Tech, New York City, New York State Department of Labor, York City, New York, Yorkers Locations: New York, Manhattan, York City, San Francisco, New York City, StreetEasy, Yorker, York

☆ Red Lobster just filed for bankruptcy — but it's not going to disappear
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewRed Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the seafood restaurant chain announced in a statement on Sunday. However, Red Lobster added its remaining restaurants will "remain open and operating as usual during the Chapter 11 process." Filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a company to stay in business while it restructures its assets. The firm said it had received a $100 million debtor-in-possession agreement from its existing lenders, which will now take control of Red Lobster. Advertisement"This restructuring is the best path forward for Red Lobster," Tibus said.

Persons: —, Jonathan Tibus, Tibus, we've Organizations: Service, Business, Thai Union Group

A sign is posted on the exterior of a Red Lobster restaurant on April 17, 2024 in Rohnert Park, California. Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, continuing the process to shrink its footprint and find a buyer, the company said in a statement. CNBC reported last month Red Lobster was seeking a buyer, weighed down by significant debt and long-term leases. At the time, it was tough to predict that Red Lobster would see sales drop as much as they have. "This restructuring is the best path forward for Red Lobster," Tibus said in a statement late Sunday.

Persons: — Jonathan Tibus, Alvarez, Marsal, Tibus, Red, we've, General Mills, Darden, Kim Lopdrup, Paul Kenny's, Kenny Organizations: CNBC, Golden, Darden, Food, General, Thai Union Group, Thai Union, Red Lobster, Seafood Alliance, Thai Locations: Rohnert Park , California, U.S, Canada, Orlando , Florida, Olive, Thai

☆ How Trump’s first term may have laid the groundwork to make his radical immigration agenda a reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Phil Mattingly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Trump’s advisers don’t see their agenda as aspirational political messaging. “Think about the first term, but on steroids,” a former senior Trump administration official who is working outside the campaign to draft immigration policy options for a second term. In closed-door fundraisers, Biden has also called attention to the radical nature of Trump’s immigration proposals – something his 2020 campaign used to its advantage. It shouldn’t.”The dramatic scale of Trump’s immigration agenda would have a sweeping effect across the US, Schulte said – one that shouldn’t get lost in debates over his rhetoric. Once viewed as radical and relegated to the fringes of the GOP, Trump’s immigration agenda is now an animating force for most, if not all, Republicans on Capitol Hill.

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☆ RFK Jr. running mate Shanahan says campaign supports abortion limits ‘between 15 and 18 weeks’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, says their campaign supports federal limits restricting abortion access “between 15 and 18 weeks” of gestation, the latest statement on the issue after the campaign walked back recent comments made by Kennedy in opposition to government limits on abortion. “The campaign stance right now is very much, you know, looking at terms and limits, and the campaign very much supports limits on abortion,” she said. Kennedy said in a podcast interview released last week that he opposes any government limits on abortion access. In the new interview, Shanahan also expressed support for individual states deciding on abortion access, echoing Kennedy’s skepticism of the federal government regulating health care. But she said she’s concerned state-level abortion restrictions could make the issue “over-politicized.”“I think that the trend towards, you know, states making these decisions is good.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy, Shanahan, Cartier, ”, Wade, – Kennedy, affirmatively, Susan B, Anthony Pro, ” Angela Stanton King, Kennedy’s, Stanton King, ” Kennedy, Roe, Lis Smith, it’s, Robert Kennedy Jr, ” Smith, Smith, “, ” Shanahan, “ Let’s, “ women’s, CNN’s Eva McKend Organizations: CNN, Democratic National Committee Locations: Roe, Alabama, North Dakota

☆ A Leading Free Expression Group Is Roiled by Dissent Over Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jennifer Schuessler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When PEN America celebrated its 100th birthday two years ago, it was a rousing if sober celebration of a nimble defender of free expression around the world. Once a small writers group best known for its staunch defense of imperiled writers in authoritarian regimes, it had become a leading fighter against book bans, educational gag orders and other surging threats across the United States. Today, amid spiraling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, battles over free speech are pitched as high as ever. But PEN America has found itself roiled, and at times hobbled, by escalating controversy over its response to the war. But far from quelling controversy, the cancellations have unleashed a war of words over just who is trying to silence, shame and bully whom.

Persons: Salman Rushdie Organizations: PEN America, PEN Locations: United States, Israel, New York

☆ Red Lobster closing at least 99 locations as its future comes into question
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Rob Wile | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A sign is posted on the exterior of a Red Lobster restaurant on April 17, 2024 in Rohnert Park, California. At least 99 locations of Red Lobster are being auctioned off amid questions about the stalwart seafood chain's long-term future. Last month, CNBC reported Red Lobster was seeking a buyer as it looked to avoid a bankruptcy filing, but none have materialized. Earlier this year, Thai Union, the largest investor in Red Lobster, announced it was seeking to exit its position. Red Lobster did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Neal Sherman Organizations: TAGeX Brands, Business, CNBC, Thai Union Locations: Rohnert Park , California, Denver, Indianapolis, Rochester , New York, Sacramento , California, San Antonio, San Diego, U.S, Thai Union, Thai

☆ Malaysia’s ‘orangutan diplomacy’ plan slammed as ‘obscene’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Halved oil palm kernels are seen on the trade floor of a commodities conference and exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. “Orangutan diplomacy will not solve Malaysia’s deforestation crisis,” Heng Kiah Chun, a regional campaign strategist for Greenpeace Southeast Asia, told CNN. By 2012, their numbers had dropped by almost two-thirds, to 104,700 and the decline has continued,” the WWF report said. Therefore it is crucial that all remaining orangutan habitats are conserved,” WWF Malaysia told CNN in a statement. “Orangutan conservation is best achieved by ensuring the protection and conservation of their natural habitats – and that no further forest conversion into palm oil plantations is allowed.”

Persons: ”, Johari Abdul Ghani, ” Ghani, Tengku Bahar, ” Stuart Pimm, Pimm, Ghani, ” Heng Kiah Chun Organizations: CNN, Getty, Duke University, Malaysia’s Ministry of, Commodities, Chengdu Research Base, Visual China, Malaysian, World Wildlife Fund, WWF, Rimba, Greenpeace Southeast, CNN Conservation, WWF Malaysia Locations: China, Australia, Malaysia, Asia, Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Malaysian, EU, India, Tengku, AFP, South Carolina, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, WWF Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei, “

☆ RFK Jr. walks back opposition to government limits on abortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walked back his opposition to any government limits on abortion access in a social media post Friday evening after coming under fire from anti-abortion advocates, including from within his own campaign. Kennedy’s comments come after he told podcast host Sage Steele he opposed any government limits on abortion access, even keeping abortion legal up until shortly prior to the delivery date of a child. Later Friday, Stanton King said in a social media post that she spoke with Kennedy and said he agreed to clarify his position on abortion. The incident marks the second time where Kennedy has taken a clear-cut position on government limits on abortion access only for Kennedy’s comments to be walked back shortly afterwards. Last year, Kennedy told a reporter he would support a three-month federal abortion restriction, but his campaign quickly walked back that position.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, ”, ” Kennedy, “, Roe, Wade, Sage Steele, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Angela Stanton King –, –, Stanton King Organizations: CNN, Independent, Black Locations: America

Signage stands outside the Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. headquarters in Cockeysville, Maryland, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Sinclair , one of the largest owners of broadcast stations in the U.S., is looking to sell more than 30% of its footprint, according to people familiar with the matter. Sinclair owns or operates 185 TV stations in 86 markets. Broadcast TV station groups have suffered in the past five years as millions of Americans have canceled traditional pay TV. Most stations make money from so-called retransmission fees, paid on a per-subscriber rate by traditional TV distributors, such as Comcast, DirecTV, and Charter, for the right to carry the stations.

Persons: Sinclair, Moelis, Chris Ripley, we've, Ripley, Spokespeople Organizations: Sinclair, Group Inc, Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS, Tennis, Bloomberg, Comcast, DirecTV Locations: Cockeysville , Maryland, U.S, Minneapolis, Portland, Pittsburgh, Austin , Texas, Fresno, Calif

☆ India elections: Asia’s most powerful billionaires Ambani, Adani are getting drawn in after Modi’s speech
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New Delhi CNN —Two of the planet’s richest businessmen are becoming embroiled in India’s increasingly divisive election campaign. “Why has Shahzade Ji stopped talking of Ambani and Adani in this election all of sudden? “How much money have you taken from Ambani and Adani?” he said at the rally. Adani took over NDTV, an influential broadcaster, in 2022, while Ambani owns Network 18, which includes the CNN-News18 TV channel, a CNN affiliate. Billionaire RajIn the last decade, both Ambani and Adani have stunned the world with their success and influence.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Ambani, Ji, ” Modi, Rahul Gandhi, ”, Gandhi, Modi ” Gandhi, “, Abhinandan Sekhri, Adani, Billionaire Raj, Cassanelli, Jeff Bezos, Hindenburg’s, ferociously Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Reliance Industries, Adani, Indian National Congress, Reliance, CNN, India’s, Bank of India, NDTV, Billionaire, Bloomberg, Hindenburg Locations: New Delhi, India, Asia, American

☆ These 10 colleges may be as good as the Ivy League, according to Forbes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

No matter where you get your college rankings, there's a good chance one or more of the Ivy League universities will be on top of the list. You don't need an Ivy League education to be successful in life, though. Forbes recently compiled a list of colleges that aren't in the Ivy League, or even in the group of schools that have become known as "Ivy-plus," for their comparable exclusivity, rigor and positive student outcomes. Aside from the eight Ivy League schools and four Ivy-plus schools — Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Stanford University and Duke University — Forbes selected colleges based on exclusivity and a survey of hiring managers it conducted to establish what it is calling "New Ivies." The median earnings are among former attendees of each school, 10 years after starting college, according to the College Scorecard.

Persons: there's, Forbes, Duke University — Organizations: Ivy League, Department, Education's, Harvard, Yale, — Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Stanford University, Duke University, Duke University — Forbes, University of California, Military, Forbes

☆ Employers Flee Rich Coastal Cities for South, Sunbelt, As Workers Move
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Eliza Relman | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

US job creation is shifting from rich coastal cities to the Sunbelt and Midwest. The shift is in large part a result of skyrocketing housing costs in coastal cities. This is in part because these cities have a lower cost of living — driven by lower housing costs — as big coastal cities have become increasingly unaffordable. At the same time, major coastal cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle saw their hiring shares decline. The richest coastal cities are also suffering from negative perceptions about safety and public order, and those reputations likely also play a role in people leaving.

Persons: —, Benzow, EIG Organizations: Service, Economic, Group, Hilton, Employers, Seattle Locations: —, EIG, San Francisco , New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Gainesville , Georgia, South Carolina, Midwest, Wenatchee , Washington, Lansing , Michigan, American, New York City

☆ Columbia protesters' demands have worked before. This time may be different.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewThe unrest at Columbia University isn't showing signs of slowing down. In the 1980s, student protesters at Columbia took over the same building and called for divestment of the Ivy League school's investments over a different cause: South African apartheid. Student protesters at the 1985 demonstrations at Columbia University. Protesters there locked and chained the doors to Hamilton Hall — the same building now occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters — and demanded the school completely divest from South Africa. A more fraught situationOn its website, the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group likened itself to the protests from nearly 40 years ago.

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☆ Eat, sleep, live luxury: LVMH is building whole cityscapes centered on their designer stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Luxury powerhouse LVMH is investing billions in real estate, The Wall Street Journal reported. Michael Burke, head of LVMH Fashion Group, told the Journal, "We're creating a city." According to the Journal, the company spent $2.1 billion last year acquiring properties in Paris ahead of the Olympic games. Related storiesThe luxury brand is among several spending billions on luxury stores and experiences. Chanel and LVMH are also interested in purchasing properties on New York's Fifth Avenue and the Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Journal reported.

Persons: —, Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton, Frank Gehry, Michael Burke, we're, Burke, Bernard Arnault, Saint Laurent, Chanel, LVMH, Amar Sitayeb, Saint, Alan DeSousa Organizations: Street Journal, Service, Wall Street Journal, Dior, LVMH, Design, Miami Design District, Gucci, Montenapoleone, The New York Times, Times, Canada, Laurent, Global News, Business Locations: Paris, Pont Neuf, Miami, Montreal, Milan's, New, The, Marais

The Times Square Red Lobster will be offering free all-you-can-eat lobster to a select few customers on March 28. Beleaguered seafood chain Red Lobster is seeking a buyer as it looks to avoid filing for bankruptcy, CNBC has learned. Red Lobster could secure a buyer, it could declare bankruptcy or its lenders could take control of the company. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Darden Restaurants' sale of Red Lobster after investors pushed the company to divest. As a result, Red Lobster reported $11 million in losses in the fiscal third quarter and $12.5 million in losses the following quarter.

Persons: it's, Jonathan Tibus, Alvarez, Lobster, Kim Lopdrup, Kelli Valade, Horace Dawson, Red Organizations: Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, Red Lobster, Darden Restaurants, Golden Gate Capital, Thai Union Group, Red, Seafood Alliance Locations: Golden

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☆ In 50-50 Georgia, unhappiness with the choices but urgency about voting
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Yet she couldn’t bring herself to vote for Biden and didn’t vote that year. In the 2000 election, Democrat Al Gore received 70% in DeKalb; in 2020, Biden won 83%. Massachusetts native Kim Cavaliere, who moved to Georgia over 20 years ago, is pictured at her home in Dacula, Georgia. She’s still inclined to vote third-party again but is perhaps open to reconsidering if Georgia could settle a close race. It is rural, and reliably red – Trump won 71% of the county vote in 2020.

Persons: Christine Nguyen’s, Nguyen, ” Nguyen, ” Decatur, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, –, Trump, Biden, Christine Nguyen, she’s, “, Celia Gardner, Jan Gardner, ”, ” Jan Gardner, Celia, ” Celia Gardner, Democrat Al Gore, Gwinnett, George W, Bush, “ I’ve, Kim Cavaliere, Cavaliere, ” Cavaliere, Count Cavaliere, She’s, – Biden, …, ” Carey Fulks, John King, CNN Carey Fulks, Fulks, ” Fulks, ” Biden, – Trump, Matt Vrahiotes, ” Vrahiotes, it’s, Vrahiotes, Ron DeSantis, “ I’m, Trumper, who’s, “ Kennedy, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ” Vrahioties, Atlanta’s Organizations: Georgia CNN, White, CNN, Trump, DOJ, Justice Department, CIA, Schools, Democrat, Biden, Gwinnett County, “ Democrat, Republican, Sweet, Florida Gov, GOP Locations: Decatur, Georgia, ”, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Decatur , Georgia, Israel, DeKalb, Dunwoody, Dunwoody , Georgia, Neat, White DeKalb, Gwinnett County, Massachusetts, Dacula , Georgia, Grove, Covid, Fulton County, Gwinnett, Acre, Alto, Hall County, Alto , Georgia, York

☆ Italy’s New Abortion Law Is a Lesson in How Meloni Governs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | Jason Horowitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Are you pregnant?” reads the flier from the “Center for Assistance to Life” in the town. If you think the only option is abortion, it tells women considering the procedure: “Contact us! We can talk and together it will be different.”Soon, there may be more than just fliers in this and similar centers. The measure is essentially a restatement of a part of Italy’s 1978 abortion law, which emphasized prevention even as it legalized abortion. To that end, the law allowed the family counseling centers to make use of volunteer associations “protecting motherhood” to help women avoid terminating their pregnancies because of economic, social or family hardships.

Persons: ”, Giorgia Meloni Organizations: “ Center, Assistance Locations: Verbania, Italy

☆ Tesla recalls Cybertruck due to accelerator pedal that can stick
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Chris Isidore | Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Tesla has been ordered to recall nearly 4,000 of its Cybertrucks due to an accelerator pedal that can stick in place when pressed down. “An unapproved change introduced lubricant (soap) to aid in the component assembly of the pad onto the accelerator pedal. Residual lubricant reduced the retention of the pad to the pedal,” the NHTSA wrote in the recall document. On Monday, NHTSA told CNN it had reached out to Tesla requesting more information on the issue. Unlike many Tesla recalls, this one cannot be fixed with a simple over-the-air software update.

Persons: New York CNN — Tesla, Tesla, Telsa Organizations: New, New York CNN, NHTSA, National, Traffic Safety Administration, CNN Locations: New York, Austin , Texas

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