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☆ Maine shooting: Communities still grieving after shooting rampage are under stay-at-home orders as manhunt for suspect continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Thursday evening, investigators believed they detected something inside or near the home, spurring a flurry of activity, a law enforcement official said. Card is a certified firearms instructor and a member of the US Army Reserve, law enforcement officials in Maine told CNN. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters A member of law enforcement walks with a police dog outside a property in Bowdoin on Thursday. Steven Senne/AP Jess Paquette holds a sign showing her support in Lewiston, Maine, on October 26. Bryan MacFarlane was playing in a cornhole tournament at the restaurant when he was killed Wednesday, his sister Keri Brooks told CNN.

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☆ Maine town of Lewiston is the scene of the latest US mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

- RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 13, 2022: A 15-year-old shot and killed five people and was apprehended after a manhunt. - UVALDE, Texas, May 25, 2022: A teenager opened fire at an elementary school in the South Texas town, killing 19 students and two teachers. - BOULDER, Colorado, March 22, 2021: A mass shooting at a supermarket killed 10 people, including a police officer. - MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 26, 2020: A man opened fire at the Molson Coors Beverage Co brewing complex, killing five co-workers before he committed suicide. - AURORA, Illinois, Feb. 15, 2019: A man opened fire at an Illinois factory after being fired, killing five workers before he was killed by police.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Nick Macfie, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Lisbon High School, REUTERS, Police, U.S . Border Patrol, CITY, FedEx, Molson Coors Beverage Co, Walmart, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Lisbon , Maine, U.S, Maine, Lewiston, United States, MONTEREY PARK , California, Los Angeles, COLORADO SPRINGS , Colorado, RALEIGH , North Carolina, HIGHLAND, , Illinois, , Texas, South Texas, BUFFALO , New York, OXFORD , Michigan, INDIANAPOLIS, ANGELES, BOULDER , Colorado, ATLANTA, Atlanta, MILWAUKEE , Wisconsin, DAYTON , Ohio, Dayton, Texas, VIRGINIA BEACH , Virginia, Virginia, AURORA , Illinois, Illinois

[1/5] Police are stationed outside Central Maine Medical Center where victims are being treated after deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, U.S. October 26, 2023. The emergency room was overflowing with wounded and bleeding patients, casualties of the latest mass shooting to hit an American city. Eight shooting victims, including five who are stable and three in critical condition, remained in the hospital on Thursday. While there is one on-call after hours surgeon, upward of 30 surgeons were on site within minutes of the first ambulances arriving at the hospital, King said. "This shooting hits really hard in a city like Lewiston and a state like Maine."

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Richard King, King, Tammy Lachance, Gabriella Borter, Brad Brooks, Paul Thomasch, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Police, Central Maine Medical Center, REUTERS, Rights, Central Maine Medical, Wednesday, Reuters, FBI, Thomson Locations: Lewiston , Maine, U.S, Rights LEWISTON , Maine, American, Colorado Springs , Colorado, Highland Park , Illinois, El Paso , Texas, Lewiston, Maine, Longmont , Colorado

Reuters GraphicsThe bloodshed rocked the largely rural state of Maine in the northeastern corner of the U.S. bordering Canada. [1/6]Police close Lincoln Street leading to Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant after deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, U.S. October 26, 2023. The bar and the bowling alley are about four miles (6.5 km) apart. A bowling alley. The number of annual homicides in the state has fluctuated between 16 and 29 since 2012, according to Maine State Police.

Persons: Robert R, Mike Sauschuck, Sauschuck, Nicholas Pfosi, Kris Brown, Brady, Jason Levesque, Levesque, Joe Biden, Janet Mills, Senators Angus King, Susan Collins, Jared Golden, Daniel Trotta, Julia Harte, Steve Gorman, Trevor Hunnicutt, Phil Stewart, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Maine Public, Police, U.S . Army, National Guard, Maine, Analysis Center, Reuters, Associated Press, Lincoln Street, Schemengees, REUTERS, Rights Police, Auburn, U.S, Senators, Maine State Police, Thomson Locations: Maine, Lewiston, Lisbon, U.S, Canada, Lincoln, Lewiston , Maine, Androscoggin County, Maine's, Portland, Brady, Lewiston's, Androscoggin, Washington, Las Vegas, Carlsbad , California, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Insulet CFO to step down, join 3M's healthcare business
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The company has been contracted by the U.S. government to produce extra masks in response to the country's novel coronavirus outbreak. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Insulet Corp Follow3M Co FollowOct 3 (Reuters) - Insulet Corp (PODD.O) said on Tuesday Wayde McMillan would step down as the medical device maker's chief financial officer, effective Oct. 20, to join 3M's (MMM.N) healthcare business. McMillan will join 3M as the financial chief of its unit, which the U.S. industrial conglomerate plans to spin off into a listed company. Insulet on Tuesday also reaffirmed its annual forecast for sales of its insulin pumps and total revenue. Insulet's accounting chief, Lauren Budden, will assume the additional responsibilities of interim CFO until a permanent successor is appointed, the medical device maker said.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Wayde McMillan, McMillan, Insulet, Lauren Budden, Sriparna Roy, Shilpi Majumdar, Maju Samuel Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Insulet, 3M, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ 3M evaluating options for PFAS manufacturing in Belgium
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 25 (Reuters) - 3M (MMM.N) said on Monday it was looking at options to further accelerate the stoppage of manufacturing of PFAS chemicals at its Zwijndrecht facility in Belgium and warned of a likely hit due to the continued idling of the plant. In August, 3M secured preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal resolving claims by U.S. public water providers over pollution by PFAS. While the non-PFAS manufacturing continues at the Belgian facility, PFAS has been idled. However, the 3M said it was unable to predict the extent of any negative impact to operations. 3M has outlined plans to exit from all PFAS manufacturing by the end of 2025.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, 3M, PFAS, Priyamvada, Varun Organizations: 3M Global, REUTERS, U.S, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Belgium, Belgian, Bengaluru

☆ 3M warns of 'slow growth environment' in 2024, shares drop
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M Co (MMM.N) on Wednesday warned of "a slow growth environment" in 2024 and forecast weakness in its electronics and consumer segments for the current and following quarter. "The consumer has shifted spending from discretionary to staples and other experimental activities," 3M CFO Monish Patolawala said. The dour outlook comes as the company grapples with the fallout from lawsuits related to its Combat Arms earplugs and water pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals". The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company in June reached a $10.3 billion settlement related to the water pollution claims.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Monish Patolawala, Kannaki, Shinjini Ganguli Organizations: REUTERS, 3M, FX, U.S, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, China, Paul , Minnesota, Bengaluru

☆ 3M warns of 'slow growth environment' in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M Co (MMM.N) on Wednesday warned of "a slow growth environment" in 2024 as well as flagged weakness in its electronics and consumers segments in the current and next quarters. "The consumer has shifted spending from discretionary to staples and other experimental activities," 3M Chief Financial Officer Monish Patolawala said. 3M, which makes electronic displays for smartphones and tablets, is witnessing a significant drop in U.S. retailers' inventories as spending on consumer electronics declined amid stubborn inflation and higher borrowing rates. Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Monish Patolawala, Patolawala, Kannaki, Shinjini Organizations: REUTERS, 3M, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, China, Bengaluru

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. Some analysts' estimates of the company's potential liability from the earplug litigation had been as high as $10 billion. The Combat Arms earplugs were made by Aearo Technologies, a company 3M acquired in 2008. The lawsuits were consolidated before U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida federal court in 2019. Aearo filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, with 3M pledging $1 billion to fund its liabilities stemming from the earplug lawsuits.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, M, Casey Rodgers, Aearo, Rodgers, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Aearo Technologies, 3M, U.S, District, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pensacola , Florida, New York

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. The Combat Arms earplugs were made by Aearo Technologies, a company 3M acquired in 2008. They were used by the U.S. military in training and combat from 2003 to 2015, including in Afghanistan and Iraq. Aearo filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, with 3M pledging $1 billion to fund its liabilities stemming from the earplug lawsuits. 3M argued that the mass tort litigation was unfair because Rodgers had kept scientific evidence favorable to the company out of trials and allowed thousands of "unvetted" claims to swell the court's docket.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, M, Casey Rodgers, Aearo, Rodgers, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Aearo Technologies, 3M, District, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pensacola , Florida, New York

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies 3M Co FollowAug 25 (Reuters) - 3M Co (MMM.N) has agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to resolve U.S. charges of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations (FCPA) related to a 3M subsidiary in China, the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday. 3M did not admit or deny the SEC's findings, according to the statement. "This matter highlights the dangers to companies with global operations posed by inadequate internal accounting controls," said SEC's FCPA unit chief Charles Cain. 3M said it discovered in 2018 that some employees had circumvented company controls and ethics policy, and the company reported the matter to the U.S. government and fully cooperated with its investigation.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Charles Cain, 3M, Susan Heavey, Ismail Shakil, Rami Ayyub, Caitlin Webber, Mike Harrison Organizations: REUTERS, Securities and Exchange, SEC, Employees, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, China

☆ 3M names Bryan Hanson as CEO of its health care business
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 22 (Reuters) - 3M Co (MMM.N) said on Tuesday that Bryan Hanson would be the chief executive officer of the healthcare company it plans to spin off. 3M last year disclosed plans to spin off its healthcare business into a listed company, in which the U.S. industrial giant would retain a 19.9% stake. The health care unit, which focuses on wound care, oral care and healthcare technology, accounted for about 25% of 3M's $34.23 billion in sales last year. Hanson joins 3M from Indiana-based medical equipment maker Zimmer Biomet (ZBH.N), where he was president and CEO since 2017, and chairman since 2021. Hanson would join 3M on Sept. 1 as CEO of Health Care Business Group, the company said.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Bryan Hanson, Hanson, Zimmer Biomet, Carrie Cox, Kannaki, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: REUTERS, Health Care Business Group, Humacyte Inc, 3M, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Indiana, Bengaluru

☆ Tim Scott sees big money donor interest while Ron DeSantis hunts for cash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Nicholas Pfosi | ReutersSen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is seeing a wave of wealthy donor interest as he runs for president, while Florida Gov. Herring has already donated $6,600 to Scott's 2024 run for president, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Nikki Haley will be in the Hamptons on Sunday for a fundraising event, according to an invitation reviewed by CNBC. Sobel, who is a managing partner at Valor Capital Group, donated $6,600 to DeSantis' campaign in late June, according to Federal Election Commission records. Andrew Romeo, a spokesman for the DeSantis campaign, pointed CNBC to their fundraising efforts in the second quarter.

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☆ 3M raises full-year profit forecast on higher prices, cost-cut measures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) -U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M Co on Tuesday raised its full-year profit forecast, benefiting from higher prices and cost-cut measures including significant layoffs. FILE PHOTO: The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. To counter the surge, 3M also reduced its total global workforce by 10% over two rounds of layoffs. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company reported a loss of $12.35 per share in the second quarter, compared with a profit of 14 cents a year earlier. The loss includes the settlement amount payable over 13 years, which negatively impacted earnings per share by $14.19.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, ”, Mike Roman Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Revenue Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Paul , Minnesota

The judge asked for weekly updates, and said he would reschedule the trial if an agreement is not reached within 21 days. 3M spokesperson Sean Lynch said in a statement the parties are "making material and significant progress toward a resolution of this matter." [1/2] The 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. is photographed on March 4, 2020. It has said in court documents that PFAS have not been linked with health problems at the levels being discovered in drinking water. Bloomberg News reported last Friday that 3M had struck a tentative $10 billion deal with U.S. cities and towns to resolve the PFAS water pollution lawsuits it is facing.

Persons: Stuart, Richard Gergel, Paul Napoli, Sean Lynch, Nicholas Pfosi, Maria Ponnezhath, Clark Mindock, Juby Babu, Akanksha Khushi, Aishwarya Nair, Kim Coghill, Sonali Paul, Sriraj, Devika Syamnath, Alexia Garamfalvi, Marguerita Choy Organizations: 3M, District, Napoli, 3M Global, REUTERS, Bloomberg News, Environmental Protection Agency, DuPont de Nemours Inc, Corteva Inc, Thomson Locations: U.S, Florida, Charleston , South Carolina, South Carolina, Stuart , Florida, Maplewood , Minnesota, Bengaluru, New York

[1/2] The 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. is photographed on March 4, 2020. 3M was scheduled to face trial in South Carolina federal court on Monday in a lawsuit brought by the Florida city accusing the company of manufacturing PFAS, or per- and polyflouroalkyl substances, despite knowing for decades that the chemicals can cause cancer and other ailments. The company and lawyers for the city did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 3M announced in December that it would stop producing PFAS by 2025, amid increased legal and regulatory scrutiny. Bloomberg News reported last Friday that 3M had struck a tentative $10 billion deal with U.S. cities and towns to resolve the PFAS water pollution lawsuits it is facing.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Stuart, Maria Ponnezhath, Clark Mindock, Kim Coghill, Sonali Paul Organizations: 3M Global, REUTERS, 3M, U.S, District, District of South Carolina Charleston Division, DuPont de Nemours Inc, Corteva Inc, Bloomberg News, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Stuart, Florida, South Carolina, District of South, Bengaluru, New York

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