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☆ Every TV show ending in 2024, from 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' to 'Yellowstone'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

9 TV shows aired their final episodes this year, including "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which premiered in 2000. Meanwhile, long-running shows including "Magnum P.I.," "La Brea," and "Good Trouble" have also come to a premature end. Other series like "Bob Hearts Abishola" and "S.W.A.T" were affected by TV networks' budget cuts. This may have had a ripple effect, with streamers and TV networks canceling or reducing their shows to make up for the losses of the last year. Here's what to know about all the TV series that have been canceled or are scheduled to end this year.

Persons: Young Sheldon, —, Larry David, David, Bob Hearts Organizations: Service, HBO Locations: La Brea

☆ Inside Hollywood’s new effort to curb gun deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hondo heads to the bedroom closet, removes his semi-automatic service weapon, and safely locks it away in his gun safe. “I’m big badass Hondo, and I get out there and take down bad guys,” actor Shemar Moore, who plays Hondo, told CNN. ‘A uniquely American epidemic’“We lose eight kids a day in this country — a uniquely American epidemic — to family fire,” Kris Brown, president of Brady United, told CNN. While gun policies can be politically polarizing, Dettmann said encouraging the safe storage of firearms shouldn’t be controversial at all. While the production team at “S.W.A.T.” has purposefully incorporated safe gun storage into their scripts, they haven’t stopped there.

Persons: Daniel “ Hondo ” Harrelson, “, Shemar Moore, Hondo, Brady, ” Kris Brown, Brady United, Andrew Dettmann, ” Dettmann, ”, Dettmann, ” Shemar Moore, Daniel, Harrelson, Bill Inoshita, Brad Bushman, ” Bushman, “ We’ve, Christian Heyne, Heyne, ” Heyne, ” Moore Organizations: CNN, CBS, Hollywood, Brady United, Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Television, Communication, The Ohio State University, “ Locations: Hollywood

☆ Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

These broadsides frequently trigger surges in threats against the judges, prosecutors and other court officials he targets, Reuters found. In that time, serious threats against federal judges alone have more than doubled, from 220 in 2020 to 457 in 2023, as Reuters reported on Feb. 13. For judges, threats have always been part of the job. Over the last four years, the Marshals investigated more than 1,200 threats against federal judges that they considered serious, according to the data provided to Reuters. Among the 57 federal prosecutions Reuters identified during that period, 47 involved threats against federal judges, six involved threats against state judges, and four involved threats against both.

Persons: Royce Lamberth, Barrett Prettyman, Evelyn Hockstein, Lamberth, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Trump, – Trump, “, ” Royce, Maureen O'Connor, Ronald Davis, stoked, Brett Kavanaugh, Nicholas John Roske, Lewis Kaplan, E, Jean Carroll's, Kaplan, “ Donald Trump, ” Maureen O’Connor, they've, Richard Sullivan, Indiana, Gonzalo Curiel, Curiel, James Robart, Robart, Jon Trainum, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump's, Alvin, Bragg, Judge Arthur Engoron, Jefferson Siegel, Arthur Engoron, Tanya Chutkan, Jack, I'm, Chutkan, Smith, Abigail Jo Shry, Derrick Watson, Watson, Patriots.Win, Reggie Walton, Barrett, Elizabeth Frantz, Walton, Jan, Carl Caulk Organizations: District, Reuters, U.S, Capitol, Republican, Trump, U.S . Marshals Service, Marshals Service, ” Royce Lamberth U.S, Ohio Supreme, U.S . Justice Department, Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, The, FBI, Washington , D.C, Marshals, ” Maureen O’Connor Ohio Supreme, underpins, Trump University, Manhattan, Attorney, AFP, Getty, New York, Washington D.C, Federal Locations: Washington , U.S, al Qaeda, Idaho, Washington ,, New York, ” Maureen O’Connor Ohio, U.S, Mexico, United States, Manhattan, Washington, Texas, Hawaii, Tennessee, New Jersey, Arizona

It was hard to miss Mark Aaron Polger, Alexi Pappas and Masashi Kondo at the New York City Marathon on Sunday. With energy gels and bodega coffees in hand, the crowd made its way to Fort Wadsworth, where thousands of runners congregate each year before running the New York City Marathon. Speed demons wearing Nike Vaporflys and short-shorts mingled with casual runners wearing “Monsters, Inc.” onesies. That’s the record I’m going for. Running is therapeutic, even though I’m going to be running really, really slowly.

Persons: Mark Aaron Polger, Alexi Pappas, Masashi Kondo, ”, “, Adam Tjolle, Simon Waterhouse, Malina Roberts, we’ll, they’re, they’ve, Stephen Zachensky, Marlinda Francisco, Mika Shaw, Maansi Srivastava, It’s, I’ve Organizations: New York City Marathon, Nike, Inc, New York Times, York Locations: Fort Wadsworth, Edinburgh, Scotland, Newmarket, England, Brooklyn, York City, Tokyo, Berlin, New York, Westchester, N.Y, How’d, New York Times Tucson, Ariz, Ogden , Utah, Japan, Los Angeles, Manhattan

☆ Odey Asset Management to close, website statement reads
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey uses his phone outside of Hendon Magistrates' Court whilst facing one charge of indecent assault, in Hendon, London, Britain February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Odey Asset Management, one of Britain's best known hedge funds, will shut, it said on Tuesday in a statement on its website, less than six months after its founder faced fresh allegations of misconduct. Crispin Odey, 64, was ousted in June from Odey Asset Management (OAM), which he founded in 1991, after the Financial Times and Tortoise Media reported that 13 women had alleged that he had sexually assaulted or harassed them. Where each fund manager would move, or if their fund was closed without finding an alternative home, was detailed on the hedge fund's website. No new fund manager for Sophia Whitbread, the only female portfolio manager listed, was named.

Persons: Crispin Odey, Toby Melville, Odey, James Hanbury, Jamie Grimston, Oliver Kelton, Freddie Neave, Geoffrey Marson, Canaccord Genuity, Adrian Courtenay, Green, Sophia Whitbread, Peter Martin, Nell Mackenzie, Alun John, Mark Potter Organizations: Hendon Magistrates, REUTERS, Odey, Management, Odey Asset Management, Financial Times, Tortoise Media, Asset Management, Lancaster Investment Management, Reuters, Inc, Bainbridge Partners, Thomson Locations: Hendon, Hendon , London, Britain, S.W, Mitchell

☆ ‘Jamaica Mistaica’: Jimmy Buffett Song Inspired After Plane Sprayed by Gunfire
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Orlando Mayorquin | More About Orlando Mayorquin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jimmy Buffett’s life evokes images of boozy chill-outs by the beach and a certain carefree calm, but in 1996 the singer’s seaplane came under a hail of gunfire in a dramatic encounter with the Jamaican authorities that inspired a song. Buffett’s song “Jamaica Mistaica” is a laid-back account of a dramatic near-death experience in which his plane, Hemisphere Dancer, was mistaken by the Jamaican authorities for a drug-smuggling aircraft. “We flew the plane in, got off, and as the plane took off to go get fuel, we were surrounded by a Jamaican S.W.A.T. team,” Buffett said in a 1996 Rolling Stone interview. “I thought it was a joke until I heard the gunfire.”

Persons: Jimmy Buffett’s, Buffett, Paul David Hewson, Bono, ” Buffett, “ Organizations: singer’s Locations: Jamaica, Negril

☆ 'We have now reached a war phase,' wrote Rep Andy Biggs. 'Violent rhetoric' spreading in MAGA-world over Trump indictment.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

MAGA supporters are using violent rhetoric after the news of the indictment of Trump, says a nonprofit. Messaging board users made threats against lawmakers, with some calling for "civil war," Vice News reported. "Perhaps it's time for that Civil War that the damn DemoKKKrats have been trying to start for years now," a member of The Donald, a pro-Trump message board, wrote, per Vice. Responding to a user's prediction of "civil war" on Thursday, another called it "inevitable," saying a conflict is "right around the corner." Violent rhetoric from Trump's far-right supporters followed Trump's previous indictment earlier this year.

Persons: MAGA, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Andy Biggs menacingly, Clay Higgins, Donald, Rolling Stone, General Merrick Garland's, Trump's Organizations: Messaging, Service, Trump, Republican, Arizona Rep, Prosecutors, National Archives, Truth, Rolling, Democracy Inc, 4chan, NBC News, ADI Locations: Louisiana, Miami, New York

☆ What Your Therapist Doesn't Tell You
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Amy X. Wang | Illustrations Liana Finck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

What Your Therapist Doesn’t Tell You A dozen counselors on what it’s really like to sit in the other armchair. “ ‘I need to pee so bad.’ Clients don’t realize that we have five minutes between sessions and sometimes making it to the bathroom is not possible.” — Jessa White, L.M.H.C.A. You can’t do psychotherapy if a person doesn’t feel safe — there’s no way that’s going to happen. But it’s frustrating too, because as a therapist, you feel you can’t really offer what you signed up for.” — Gabriela Sehinkman, Ph.D., L.I.S.W.-S. To me, therapy is very much like dating, except, you know, obviously you don’t really want to date the person.” — Thien Pham, L.M.F.T.

☆ Read the full memo: McDonald's outlines plans for layoffs and shift in strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Gloria Dawson | Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

McDonald's offices will be temporarily closed as the company prepares for layoffs, according to an internal memo. This week, employees will learn more about the fate of their employment. Read the full memo:Headlines for the Week of April 3AlI U.S.-based McDonald's offices, including MHO, will be closed April 3-5 and employees should work remotely. AlI U.S.-based employees who work from an office location may work remotely for the duration of the week of April 3. AlI U.S.-based McDonald's offices, including MHQ, are closed April 3-5 and employees should work remotely.

☆ ‘I Live in Hell’: The Psychic Wounds of Ukraine’s Soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Photographs Antoine D Agata | Text Ellen Barry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

The soldier’s ward is a quiet place, high-ceilinged, with chess boards and a Ping-Pong table; you could mistake it for a rest home, except that the door handles have been removed. Tap Click to read their stories Oleksandr, 21 Occupation: Soldier, former student “I finished school and joined the army in 2021. Now I’m mostly sad; I’m better off alone.” Yulia, 47 Occupation: Soldier; combat medic, independent forensic expert I’m a combat medic. Stanislav, 29 Occupation: Soldier, former cook “I didn’t plan to end up here. I adjust to each person in this way.” Serhii, 42 Occupation: Soldier, former employee at a shipping company On April 28 2022, I joined the air assault forces.

☆ Paramount Global mulls sale of majority stake in BET -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 6 (Reuters) - Paramount Global (PARA.O) is mulling the possible sale of a majority stake in BET Media Group, which includes the BET cable network, BET Studios and VH1, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. BET drew an immediate expression of interest from Byron Allen, whose Allen Media Group's assets include The Weather Channel. A spokesperson for Allen Media Group said it "will be pursuing the acquisition of the network." Paramount also formed BET Studios in 2021 through a partnership with "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris, actress Rashida Jones and "S.W.A.T" co-creator Aaron Rahsaan Thomas. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Paramount was exploring a possible sale of BET as it looks to improve its balance sheet.

☆ Paramount Global mulls sale of majority stake in BET
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 6 (Reuters) - Paramount Global (PARA.O) is mulling the possible sale of a majority stake in BET Media Group, which includes the BET cable network, BET Studios and VH1, a source confirmed. The company believes BET, an entertainment brand focused on the Black community and culture, would attract substantial interest from Black investors or institutions, the source said. Paramount hopes to maintain a minority stake to benefit from any value that might be unlocked by the transaction. Previously, the media company partnered with the actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry to launch the BET+ subscription service in 2019, and he retains a minority stake. It also formed BET Studios through a partnership with "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris, actress Rashida Jones and "S.W.A.T" co-creator Aaron Rahsaan Thomas.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond just missed another debt payment. See the full list of stores it will close, including Harmon and Buybuy Baby locations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

In addition to 87 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores, the company now says it will close all of its remaining Harmon health and beauty stores, and five Buybuy Baby stores. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. Marina: 117 General Stilwell Drive117 General Stilwell Drive Vallejo: 105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107 * Palm Desert: 72459 Highway 11172459 Highway 111 * Visalia: 3125 South Mooney Blvd. Arterial * Coralville: 2515 Corridor Way Suite 5Kansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd Place425 3rd Place * Olathe: 15335 W. 119th St.Kentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd.

Stanley Black & Decker Inc. appointed the chief financial officer of Fortune Brands Innovations Inc. to lead its finances as the tool maker works on substantial cost cuts. Mr. Hallinan will join Stanley Black & Decker after a 17-year career at home- and security-products maker Fortune Brands. Mr. Hallinan will remain CFO at Fortune Brands until March 2. At Stanley Black & Decker, Mr. Hallinan will succeed Corbin Walburger, who stepped in as interim finance chief last July when Donald Allan Jr. , the previous CFO, was elevated to chief executive officer. Patrick Hallinan has been appointed chief financial officer of Stanley Black & Decker, effective April 6.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond is closing dozens of stores in 2023 — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Bed Bath & Beyond released an updated list of store closures set to take place by March. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. ArterialKansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd PlaceKentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd. Wisconsin:Mequon: 11110 N. Port Washington RoadPuerto Rico:Bayamon: Plaza Del Sol, 725 West Main Ave.Do you work for Bed Bath & Beyond?

☆ Some of Taylor Swift's biggest fans are also lawyers. After Ticketmaster's botched handling of her Eras Tour, they're mobilizing to take the ticketing giant down.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Nicole Tabak | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Ticketmaster badly botched its sale of Taylor Swift tour tickets last week. Facing endless questions and concerns over the chaos that ensued during presales for Swift's upcoming Eras Tour, fans gathered on social media not just to commiserate, but to take action. How Ticketmaster's chaotic handling of the Eras Tour presale may lead to its undoingSwift fans shared screenshots of the long queues for tickets. "And I know that sounds stupid to people who don't love Taylor Swift the way that a lot of us do. The momentum may be thanks to her Eras Tour, but this is about holding a monopoly accountable.

☆ GOP Insider readers: Dump Trump!
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Kayla Gallagher | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Insider asked its Republican readers to send in their thoughts on Donald Trump following the GOP's dismal midterm performance. Subscribers to Insider's newsletter were asked two questions: Do you agree with the GOP insiders who blame Trump? Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Image— Joe S.I don't blame Trump per se. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images— Julia T.I think Trump, DeSantis AND the GOP are EXTREMELY dangerous for our Democracy. The Republican Party needs to get away from the extremists in the party or the Republican Party will no longer exist.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 stores. Here are the locations confirmed so far.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing around 150 stores and laying off staff. It has now named 56 of the stores set to close across 21 states. By laying off staff and closing the stores, the company said it planned to reduce costs by $250 million in 2022. Sales in the second quarter had slumped roughly 26% compared to the same period in 2021, Bed Bath & Beyond said in preliminary earning results. The struggling retailer has now revealed the location of 56 of the stores being closed, spanning 21 states and Puerto Rico.

☆ Why Coca-Cola doesn't want to tell you what's in those weird flavors
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Over the past several months, Coca-Cola has rolled out a number of curious products: Coca-Cola Starlight Byte and Dreamworld . "We're engaging with people," said Selman Careaga, global category president of Coca-Cola Trademark, which includes Coke drinks but not other Coca-Cola products like Fanta, Sprite or others. "Without a doubt, it's a Coca-Cola product." Developing new Coke flavors can be risky if they stray too far from the signature flavor, Stanford noted. "The longevity of the brand has been all about that very unique Coke taste," he added.

Low interest rates impact finances in different ways: good for borrowers, tough on savers and income investors. The theory is that low interest rates stimulate the economy, encouraging companies and consumers to borrow, spend, and expand. Here's what you need to know to make the most of low interest rates. How to benefit from low interest ratesThere are several key moves you to make when interest rates are low or falling — to take advantage of "money being cheaper," as the financial pros like to say. You can consider a low interest credit card with a favorable ongoing interest rate or a balance transfer credit card.

Persons: —, they're, you've, REITs —, it's Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Fed Locations: what's

☆ A weird evolutionary quirk in the human eye could be what saves us from climate change
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-19 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The difference: climate change, our dunderheaded anti-terraforming of Earth. Climate change has been going on for a century and a half. Then that derecho — souped up by an atmosphere pumped full of heat energy, thanks to climate change — swept across South Dakota. In the US, only young people and those who identify as Democrats think dealing with climate change should be a top priority, according to surveys from Pew Research. About half of Americans think humans are only partially responsible for climate change, or not responsible at all.

☆ Project Manager - Accelerating Digital Transformation in Public Sector in the Republic of Moldova Project
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +4 min

Gender gap in digital skills also impedes women’s access to essential public services that are digitalized, as well as digital forms of business and commerce. More specifically, in Moldova women occupy only 31% of jobs in the ICT sector and only 19% of digital professions. As a result, women get jobs with a lower level of qualification and, respectively, of remuneration in the ICT sector. In response to the COVID-19 effects, companies have shifted further to digital commerce, setting up their digital presence through online platforms/marketplaces, including own direct-to customer commerce platforms . Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it.

Persons: diversityUNDP Organizations: Technologies, Engineering, ICT, Government, Economic Council, Ministry, Economy, SC, UNDP rostersNote, UNDP, United Nations Locations: Moldova, Republic of Moldova, United

☆ În premieră, șase billboard-uri vor fi pictate LIVE de un artist stradal
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Începând din acest weekend, Animaliens lansează proiectul Living Billboards, în cadrul căruia șase panouri din capitală vor fi pictate live. Alte cinci panouri, în celelalte regiuni ale orașului, vor fi pictate în săptămânile ce urmează. Câteva cupaje din serie sunt: Feteasca Neagră cu Malbec, Pinot Noir cu Saperavi și Rara Neagră sau Viorica cu Feteasca Albă. Astfel, într-un alt rezervor a fost creat un cupaj din trei vinuri. Abia la sfârșitul anului, după ce s-au bătut bilele de struguri primiți, s-a putut stabili proporția de aur care a creat cupajul Pinot Noir cu Saperavi și Rara Neagră.

Persons: Cuza Vodă, Dmitri, Mimi, Castel Mimi, Henri Matisse, Creativity Organizations: billboard, Castel, Pinot Locations: Animaliens, Noir

☆ Mobiasbanca - OTP Group continues to improve customer service conditions
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +2 min

Mobiasbanca - OTP Group continues to improve customer service conditionsThe development and transformation plans of Mobiasbanca OTP - Group are in full progress, advancing with relocation and refurbishment of branches in more comfortable locations with a new design, in line with OTP Group standards. The Mobiasbanca - OTP Group customers from Causeni are welcomed in a new branch office, located on the main artery of the city, with a spacious operating room that offers customers not only comfort, but also with wished-for discretion. ”We are present on the Moldova’s financial market with the intention to facilitate the provision of banking services at the highest quality level. This means that regardless of region, operation, transaction or financial status, every customer of Mobiasbanca - OTP Group matters. Mobiasbanca - OTP Group is a systemic, stable and reliable bank, with 30 years of experience on the financial-banking market of the Republic of Moldova.

Persons: Mobiasbanca, László Diósi, – Organizations: OTP, IPN Locations: Republic of Moldova, Southeast Europe

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