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☆ What the proxy fight at Norfolk Southern means for railroad safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The fight has split the railroad’s unions, who disagree which management team – the current Norfolk Southern leadership or one proposed by activist investor Ancora Holdings – would be best for safety and the railroad’s employees. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, third from left, listens to testimony during a hearing held by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on March 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on "Improving Rail Safety in response to the East Palestine Derailment." BLET said that Orr’s appointment shows that Norfolk Southern is committed to additional use of PSR, no matter which side wins the the proxy fight. On February 3rd, a Norfolk Southern Railways train carrying toxic chemicals derailed causing an environmental disaster.

Persons: Alan Shaw, Amit Bose, Win McNamee, Bose, ”, “, Jeremy Ferguson, Shaw, “ Shaw, Jerry Sturdivant, John Orr, BLET, Michael Swensen, Jim Barber, Glass Lewis, Ancora Organizations: New, New York CNN, Norfolk, Norfolk Southern, Ancora Holdings, PSR, Federal Railroad Administration, Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation, Shaw, SMART, of Locomotive Engineers, Trainmen, NS, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Way Employees, Norfolk Southern Railways, Teamsters, UPS, CSX, Union Pacific Locations: New York, Norfolk Southern, Atlanta, East Palestine , Ohio, Norfolk, East Palestine, Washington ,, Canadian Pacific Kansas, Palestine, ”, NS

☆ Breast cancer: Photos show diverse experiences of the disease
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“What we learned doing this project is that a lot of people are not represented in breast cancer media. Although the incidence rate of breast cancer is 4% lower among Black women than White women, Black women are 41% more likely to die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer is less common among Asian women than in other ethnic or racial groups, but the disease is the most commonly diagnosed cancer. Eshaana Sheth was 27 when she was diagnosed with hormone receptor positive breast cancer in 2019. Breast cancer is hormone receptor positive when cancer cells have receptors — which the National Cancer Institute describes as binding proteins within the cell — that attach to progesterone or estrogen.

Persons: Vanessa Gonzalez, Gonzalez, ” Gonzalez, “ Marks, ”, Stephanie Francis, Julia Comita, “, ’ ” Julia Comita “, ” Comita, Michelle Kang, Lyssette Horne, ” Julia Comita, ” Young, Eshaana Sheth, United States —, Julia Comita Sheth’s, Sheth, multihyphenate, “ I’m, Mariah Crenshaw, Mariah, Crenshaw, ” Crenshaw, –, ” “, Laura Skarzout, ‘, ” Skarzout, Comita, I’d Organizations: CNN, American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute Locations: Los Angeles, “, United States, White, India, LA, New York City, older, Louisville , Kentucky, Amsterdam, Black, Florida, Kentucky

☆ Norfolk Southern CEO received 37% raise following derailment
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw received a 37% increase in compensation last year, even after the company’s railroad was involved in a financially and ecologically disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Shaw received $13.4 million in total compensation in 2023, up from $9.8 million in 2022. His base salary rose $200,000 to $1.1 million, and his stock and option awards rose $2.2 million to $10 million. Shares of Norfolk Southern (NSC) fell 22% in the two months following the accident, but the stock has since recovered most of its value, and its current share price is slightly above its pre-derailment level. The opposition investor group said the company’s new slate of board members won’t stop it from pushing its slate of eight candidates.

Persons: Alan Shaw, Shaw, Shaw’s, “, Jim Barber Jr, Richard H, Anderson, Mary Kathryn “ Heidi ” Heitkamp, “ Mr, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Norfolk, Norfolk Southern, of Locomotive Engineers, Ancora Holdings, CNN, UPS, Amtrak, Delta Air Lines Locations: New York, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, Ohio, East Palestine, Norfolk, ” Norfolk Southern, North Dakota

☆ Cheese, yogurt and dairy recall: Here’s a list of items linked to Listeria outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Mira Cheng | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Multiple large retailers, including Costco and Trader Joe’s, have recalled items containing dairy products from Rizo-López Foods Inc. due to possible Listeria contamination. Since then, the recall has expanded to include additional products made with the recalled yogurt, sour cream and cheese, such as dressings, sandwiches and salad kits. Brands and the products they have recalled in the past week include:• Sprouts Farmers Market: No Brand Chicken Street Taco Kit• SaveMart: Chicken Street Taco Kit• The Perfect Bite Co: Mexican Style Street Corn Bites• Stater Bros: Chicken Street Taco Kit• Fresh Express: Fresh Express Salsa! They can contact Rizo-López Foods Inc. directly with questions at 1-833-296-2233, and report adverse events to the FDA. This is not the first recall of Rizo-López Foods Inc. products related to Listeria, according to the CDC investigation.

Persons: Joe’s, •, Kit •, Tom Thumb, • Dole, Jack, Olive, • Marketside, Bacon, • Rojo’s, Don Pancho, Poblano Caesar, Tio Francisco, Don Francisco, Rizo, Campesino, Dos, Casa, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Costco, López Foods Inc, Brands, • Albertsons, Safeway, Eagle, Star, HEB, Express, FDA, Rizo Bros, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Get CNN, CNN Health, Foods Locations: Vons, Marketside, Rio Grande , Food City, El, San Carlos, Santa Maria, Casa Cardenas, California, Texas, Hawaii

Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. “It’s with a very heavy heart for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist Marlena Shaw has passed away today at 12:03,” Bradshaw said in the video. Shaw, a charismatic and wide-ranging vocalist, was best known for 1969's “California Soul,” which has endured as a widely popular and often sampled song. Shaw, who had five children, toured for more than 50 years and put out 17 albums across eight different labels. “We are saddened by the passing of Marlena Shaw, a wonderful singer whose ‘California Soul’ is as popular today as it ever was and whose album ‘It Is Love: Recorded Live At Vine St.’ helped relaunch the Verve label in 1987.”

Persons: Marlena Shaw, ”, Shaw’s, Marla Bradshaw, ” Bradshaw, " Shaw, Gang Starr, Diplo, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, ” Ashford, Shaw, Marvin Gaye, Marlina Burgess, “, ’ Organizations: Facebook, Motown, Chess Records, ’, Verve, St Locations: New Rochelle , New York

☆ ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ review: Series could use more Godzilla, fewer people
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Let’s face it, people generally don’t come to Godzilla-related projects for the actors and drama, which is basically the leap that “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” asks viewers to make. Stretched into a multi-generational Apple TV+ series, the show is as much a Titan-ic soap opera as a monster mash, proving mildly watchable but without enough of the city-leveling antics for which the big guy is known. Godzilla appears, occasionally, in the Apple TV+ series "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters." For that latter contingent, “Legacy of Monsters” should be mildly entertaining, but even with Apple’s sizable investment, it too often feels like a gigantic donut with a Godzilla-shaped hole in the middle. “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” premieres November 17 on Apple TV+.

Persons: ”, Lee Shaw, Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Shaw, William, Keiko Randa, Anders Holm, Mari Yamamoto, Keiko, Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, Russell, Indiana Jones Organizations: CNN, Apple

"Some are still just coming down that final stretch to open, especially for the fall-winter season, but we've come a long way and town is ready for the winter season. “We’re open for business and ready to go,” Mark Verespy, owner of The Killarney pub, said of the town. He isn’t sure yet what he will do with the flood-damaged Mr. Darcy’s Bar & Burger next door, but if he rebuilds, it won’t be ready for the winter season. After the flooding, Okemo, which sits on higher ground, was able to reopen its bike park, summer camp and scenic lift rides in late July. Now it’s preparing for the winter season and plans to start snowmaking next month.

Persons: Ludlow, Brendan McNamara, we've, Mark Verespy, McNamara, Troy Caruso, Darcy’s, ” Caruso, snowmaking, ” Courtney DiFiore, you’d, they’d, ”, David Del Tufo, It’s, Lisa Del Tufo, —, “, we’re Organizations: Vail Resorts, “ Locations: LUDLOW, Vt, Vermont, ” Ludlow, Killarney, “

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and the Diamondbacks made quick work of another Dodgers starter, beating Los Angeles 4-2 on Monday night behind Zac Gallen for a 2-0 lead in their NLDS. Gurriel laced an RBI single to cap a three-run first, and the Diamondbacks chased rookie starter Bobby Miller in the second. The Dodgers have lost five straight postseason games dating to Game 2 of last year’s NLDS against San Diego. Freddie!,” Freeman took a called third strike to end the inning. The rookie leadoff hitter is batting .500 with two homers and four RBIs in four postseason games.

Persons: —, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Zac Gallen, Paul Sewald, “, haven’t, We’re, Torey Lovullo, They'll, Dave Roberts, “ We’ve, ” Gallen, Bobby Miller, ” Gurriel, Sewald, Gallen, Christian Walker, Gabriel Moreno, Gurriel's, Kershaw, Miller, Roberts, ” Miller, They’ve, ” Kershaw, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Betts, Freddie, Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte, Tommy Pham, James Outman, Carroll, Outman, Cy Young, yanked, Pham, Will Smith, Mark Prior, J.D, Martinez, ” Freeman, Max Muncy, Andrew Saalfrank, Chris Taylor, Kiké Hernández, Marte, Muncy, Kolten Wong, armer Ryan Thompson, Thompson, Freeman, Smith, Brandon Pfaadt, Lance Lynn, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee, NL, Los Angeles Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Los Angeles, National League, NL West, Phoenix, ESPN, San, Gallen, Arizona, Colorado, NEXT Diamondbacks, The Dodgers Locations: Milwaukee, Arizona, Gurriel, San Diego, Los Angeles, Martinez

☆ Clayton Kershaw’s Meltdown May Be Just the Start of the Dodgers’ Pitching Woes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Lindsey Adler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, clayton Organizations: kershaw, dodgers

☆ ‘Madonna’ at 40: An oral history of the Queen of Pop’s debut album
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

“Madonna” the album served as an explosive entry for the trained dancer-turned-singer on the road to being so much more. There was a boombox in the room, and Rosenblatt played her demo again for Stein while Madonna was there. But before that it didn’t (exist).”Still, Rosenblatt knew a star when he saw one, and Stein agreed. “We met everybody and everybody loved her, everybody just loved her. “I wanted to make people happy, I wanted to be famous, I wanted everybody to love me.

Persons: CNN —, “, Michael Rosenblatt, Madonna –, –, ” Rosenblatt, ’, ‘, ” “, ”, Madonna, Michael McDonnell, ” Bobby Shaw –, Mark Kamins, Danceteria ” Rosenblatt, George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, we’re, ’ ” Rosenblatt, Mark, Peter Noble, Rosenblatt, I’m, ’ ”, it’s, Dick Clark, Seymour Stein, Stein, Seymour, wasn’t, Debbie Harry, Everybody’s, Bobby Shaw’s, didn’t, ” Shaw, there’s, Shaw, Reggie Lucas –, John ‘ Jellybean ’ Benitez, ’ ” Stein, “ We’re, Michael Ochs, Mo Ostin, Lenny Waronker, Lucas, Benitez, Christopher Ciccone, James Colburn, Madonna’s, Olivia Newton John, ‘ Seymour, she’s, she’d, Barbara Streisand, Marilyn Monroe, ” Madonna Organizations: CNN, Sire Records, Garment, Alamy, ‘, Warner Bros . Records, Warner Records, Warner Bros, Warner, Garden, Michael Ochs Archives, West, ”, MTV, Radio City Music Hall, ZUMA Press Locations: New York City, York City, New York, Michigan, Paris, England, Danceteria, , New York City, Munich, Los Angeles, LA, West Coast, “, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Key

☆ Wrestling With His Past. And an Animatronic Shark.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Dave Itzkoff | More About Dave Itzkoff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ian Shaw has worked steadily in theater, TV and film projects while striving not to trade on the renown of his illustrious father. “You still have to have the conversation about your validity in comparison to your father,” he said. “As I’ve gotten older and more mature, I feel less burdened about that. Robert Shaw was a celebrated man of letters, a friend of Harold Pinter (whose play “Old Times” he starred in with Ure) and an accomplished playwright himself. He also made no secret of his heavy drinking, in an era when such habits were fundamental to the machismo of a generation of actors.

Persons: Ian Shaw, “, ”, I’ve, Robert Shaw’s, Mary Ure, Robert Shaw, Harold Pinter, Ure

☆ ‘Barbie’ Review: Out of the Box and On the Road
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Manohla Dargis | More About Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

That’s a question that swirls through Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” a live-action, you-go-girl fantasia about the world’s most famous doll. The movie opens with a prelude that parodies the “dawn of man” sequence in “2001: A Space Odyssey” (with girls, not ape-men), and then shifts to Barbie Land, a kaleidoscopic wonderland. There, Gerwig sets the scene and tone with Barbie (Margot Robbie) — who calls herself stereotypical Barbie — soon floating out of her Dreamhouse, as if she were being lifted by a giant invisible hand. Written by Gerwig and her partner, Noah Baumbach, the movie introduces Barbie on yet another perfect day in Barbie Land, in which dolls played by humans exist in what resembles a toyland gated community. There, framed by a painted mountain range, Barbie and a diverse group of other Barbies rule, living in homes with few exterior walls.

Persons: Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie, ”, fantasia, Barbie, George Bernard Shaw’s, Lerner, Loewe, “ Barbie, Gerwig, Margot Robbie, —, Barbie —, Noah Baumbach, Eero Saarinen Organizations: Mattel Locations: Barbie

☆ Indiana Jones, John Williams and the Art of Music You Can Barely Hear - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Frank Lehman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

I’ve been fascinated with film music since elementary school, when I got a cassette tape called “Kid Stuff: An Afternoon at the Movies,” which featured Mr. Williams and the Boston Pops. No one exemplifies this better than Mr. Williams, who is still composing at 91. Mr. Williams accomplished this by inviting the trumpet section of the London Symphony Orchestra to blast away in its most piercing register. As he has with other cues, Mr. Williams has given this particular set piece an afterlife in concert performances. Keep your eyes shut!” Maybe then we’ll stop passively hearing film music and begin actively listening to it.

Persons: Indiana Jones, John Williams, doesn’t, He’s, I’ve, Williams, ”, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Bach, extol, Gene Shalit, “, —, “ Indiana Jones, you’ll, Kate Capshaw’s, Willie Scott, That’s, it’s, Mickey Mousing, Emilio Audissino, Daniel Goldmark, ” Mr, Mickey Mouser, Guy ”, Mousing, Beyoncé’s, Marion Ravenwood, Marion Organizations: Raiders, “ Star, “ Raiders, Boston Pops, London Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, ”, Hollywood, “ Locations: “, Indiana

☆ ‘The Shark Is Broken,’ a ‘Jaws’ Comedy, Plans Broadway Run
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“The Shark Is Broken,” a comedy about the making of “Jaws” that stars the son of one of the film’s main actors, will open on Broadway this summer. The play is the brainchild of Ian Shaw, whose father, Robert Shaw, played Quint, the psychotic shark hunter, in the film. Its film set was plagued by problems, some exacerbated by Robert Shaw’s drinking, and the play depicts the fraught relationship between him and his co-stars, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider. In the play, set in 1974, the three men are trapped together on a boat, managing bad weather, (fake) shark troubles and alcohol. The Broadway run is to begin previews on July 25 and to open on Aug. 10 at the Golden Theater.

☆ Who is trans advocate Dylan Mulvaney?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

She became famous on TikTok, where she pivoted from musical theater to advocacy when she came out as trans. But when she started posting videos sponsored by Bud Light, Olay and Nike, her accounts became flooded with anti-trans hate. After cultivating a sizable following during the pandemic, Mulvaney came out as a trans woman in March 2022. From time to time we produce unique commemorative cans for fans and for brand influencers, like Dylan Mulvaney. Mulvaney says she tries to tune out anti-trans hateDylan Mulvaney presented an award at the PFLAG National 50th Anniversary Gala in March.

☆ Canada clears C$20 billion Rogers-Shaw deal to create No.2 telecom company
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) -Canada on Friday granted the final approval for Rogers Communications Inc’s C$20 billion ($15 billion) buyout of Shaw Communications Inc, clearing the deal that will create the country’s No. FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables are seen in front of Rogers and Shaw Communications logos in this illustration taken, July 8, 2022. Freedom Mobile’s proposed C$2.85 billion sale to Quebecor-owned Videotron has been crucial in addressing the antitrust concerns over the deal, given the overlap between Rogers and Shaw’s wireless divisions. It is the biggest in the Canadian telecoms industry since BCE’s spinoff of its stake in Nortel Networks in a transaction valued at C$88.7 billion in 2000. Canada’s top telecom company by market value is BCE Inc.U.S.-listed shares of Shaw were up 3% in premarket trading.

☆ Canada's decision on Rogers-Shaw deal may come on Friday -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) -The Canadian government is set to announce on Friday a decision on Rogers Communications Inc’s C$20 billion ($15 billion) bid for Shaw Communications Inc, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables are seen in front of Rogers and Shaw Communications logos in this illustration taken, July 8, 2022. The announcement is about the government’s decision on whether to allow the transfer of Shaw’s wireless licences to Quebecor Inc’s Videotron Ltd., which has agreed to acquire Shaw’s Freedom Mobile wireless carrier for C$2.85 billion, the source told Reuters. To address the issue, Rogers and Shaw agreed to sell Freedom Mobile to Quebecor, which is also expected to close by March 31. Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

☆ Canada clears C$20 billion Rogers-Shaw deal with tough conditions
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Aditya Soni | Chavi Mehta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The deal was opposed by consumer advocates and politicians on worries it could lead to higher prices due to an overlap between Rogers and Shaw’s wireless divisions. Rogers made 21 conditions, including setting up a western headquarters in Calgary, creating 3,000 new jobs in Western Canada and investing C$5.5 billion to expand 5G coverage and services. If it breaches the commitments, Rogers will have to pay a fine of as much as C$1 billion, Champagne said at a news conference in Ottawa. And it’s subject to arbitration.”Champagne said if wireless prices do not go lower, he would seek further legislative and regulatory powers. The combined company will benefit from Rogers’ strong presence in urban Ontario and Shaw’s dominance in the sparsely populated regions of Western Canada.

☆ Norfolk Southern CEO told that railroads' planned voluntary safety improvements aren't enough
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday facing pressure to support rail safety legislation proposed in the wake of his railroad’s massive toxic spill from a February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “We support legislative efforts to enhance the safety of the freight rail industry,” was the only discussion of the legislation in his prepared remarks. Shaw said the railroad would support increasing fines and penalties for people found tampering with railroad facilities and safety equipment, without endorsing proposals for potential fines on railroads found guilty of safety violations. They said residents who live near freight rail tracks can’t depend on the railroad’s voluntary measures to improve safety. Vance said it is important to raise the maximum fine for rail safety violations from the current limit of $225,455.

☆ Fact Check-Altered photo of DeSantis campaign official Christina Pushaw circulates online
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A digitally altered photo of Christina Pushaw, rapid response director for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ re-election campaign, has circulated online with added coloring to her knees. Examples of users sharing the altered photo can be seen (here) and (here). An unaltered photo was tweeted on March 14 (here) by Rob Smith, a political analyst who contributes to Fox News (here). In the photo, Markowicz is seen (third from the left) wearing a pink dress and holding her book, while Pushaw (fifth from the left) is wearing a blue dress. The photo of Christina Pushaw has been altered to make her knees appear red.

☆ Norfolk Southern CEO sells stock and sets up scholarship fund for East Palestine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw sold $448,000 worth of the company’s stock this week, a month after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that is still being cleaned up. The stock sale was completed under terms of a pre-arranged plan put in place in May 2022, shortly after he was promoted to CEO. In Shaw’s plan, he sells 2,000 shares of Norfolk Southern shares every three months. While his stock sale is typical for a CEO, it’s also an indication of how well paid he is running one of the nation’s four major freight railroads. His predecessor as CEO, James Squires, received $14 million that year, which is more than the $12 million the railroad has said it paid to residents and community groups in East Palestine.

East Palestine, Ohio CNN —Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw defended his company’s actions since the disaster caused by the derailment of one of its trains in East Palestine, Ohio, and promised the railroad will pay for the cleanup. “Norfolk Southern is committed to the community and citizens of East Palestine,” Shaw told CNN Tuesday. “From day one I’ve made the commitment that Norfolk Southern is going to remediate the site,” Shaw said. Norfolk Southern “started as soon as the derailment occurred,” he said. If folks in this community want bottled water, they’re going to get it.”

☆ Investors will reap billions if Kroger takes over Albertsons. Workers and shoppers may not be as happy.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Gretchen Morgenson | Gretchen Morgenson Is The Senior Financial Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. A Former Stockbroker | She Won The Pulitzer Prize In For Her | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Wealthy investors in Safeway’s parent, Albertsons Companies, have done better. And next week, they were slated to reap a $4 billion cash dividend in connection with a proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons by rival Kroger. Based on that stake and the amount of the dividend, Cerberus stands to receive roughly $1 billion of the dividend payout. Six of Albertsons’ 14 directors who voted for the dividend are affiliated with the major investors. This is the last, best and final hope for a truly unionized chain.”Nervous about the pensionThe proposed $4 billion cash dividend is large by many measures.

☆ Actor Henry Silva dies at 95
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

He was the last surviving star of the original Oceans 11 Movie. A 1985 article by Knight-Ridder journalist Diane Haithman headlined “Henry Silva: The Actor You Love to Hate” began this way: “His face looms on screen. The actor starred the next year for Miraglia in “The Falling Man,” in which he played a cop framed for killing a police informer. Silva got even busier in the 1970s, playing tough customers on both sides of the law in movies made in Europe. Silva auditioned for the Actors Studio in 1955; he was one of five students accepted from a field of 2,500 applicants.

☆ An Imperfect Decade
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-04 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The San Francisco Giants were playing their own game, just down the steps from the home clubhouse at Oracle Park, but Carlos Rodón and some of his teammates stayed inside. Down the coast, Clayton Kershaw was working on a perfect game for the Los Angeles Dodgers. At least there was the possibility of history, and that was enough to intrigue Rodón, who had come so close to his own slice of it in 2021. That spoiled Rodón’s perfect game, but he was thrilled to settle for a no-hitter, one of 317 in major league history. “We were like, ‘We’re not even close.’ This is like the third longest, only 10 years.”

Persons: Carlos Rodón, Clayton Kershaw, Rodón, Roberto Pérez’s, ” Rodón, “, We’re, ” Organizations: San Francisco Giants, Oracle, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland, Los Angeles Angels

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