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Six people were killed and at least 20 others were injured after a charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on a central Ohio highway on Tuesday morning, according to county and state highway officials. The chain-reaction crash, which involved five vehicles, took place just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 near State Route 310 in Etna Township, outside Columbus, Lt. Nathan Dennis of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said at a news conference on Tuesday. Three of the victims were students at the Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools: John W. Mosely, 18; Jeffery D. Worrell, 18; and Katelyn N. Owens, 15. The others who died were a high school teacher, Dave Kennat, 56, and two parents who had been chaperoning: Kristy Gaynor, 39; and Shannon Wigfield, 45. On Tuesday night, a crowd gathered for a vigil on a grassy field as Derek Varansky, the superintendent of Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools, read aloud the names of the victims.

Persons: Nathan Dennis, John W, Jeffery D, Worrell, Owens, Dave Kennat, Kristy Gaynor, Shannon Wigfield, Derek Varansky Organizations: Highway Patrol, Local, Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Locations: Ohio, Etna Township, Columbus, Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas Valley

☆ Opinion: This generation needs The Talking Heads as much as their parents did
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But A24’s newly restored 40th anniversary print of the band’s legendary concert film “Stop Making Sense” feels like a moment for a reappraisal. Talking Heads’ lyrics are undeniably more elliptical than N.W.A.’s or the Dead Kennedys’. “Stop Making Sense” starts off within the bounds of that New Wave approach. Byrne’s idiosyncratic dancing and physical appearance are central to “Stop Making Sense,” and he never stops being malfunctioning, android or ectomorph. “Stop Making Sense” included singers Lynn Mabry and Ednah Hold, legendary Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell, percussionist Steve Scales and The Brothers Johnson guitarist Alex Weir.

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☆ A Proud Boy who was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the Capitol riot is now missing, FBI says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Associated Press | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Authorities say a Proud Boy found guilty for his role in the Capitol riot has disappeared. Worrell was on house arrest since a judge ruled that his rights were violated in prison. Over 1,000 people have been charged in connection to the Capitol riot. The US attorney's office for Washington, DC, encouraged the public to share any information about his whereabouts. Phone numbers listed for Worrell and the woman named as his custodian during his house arrest were not functional.

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☆ Hillary Clinton says Ron DeSantis is 'pathetic' and just trying 'to get some attention'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hillary Clinton told Rachel Maddow she thinks Ron DeSantis is "pathetic" and just trying to get "attention." Ron DeSantis is "pathetic" and just trying "to get some attention" for suggesting that presidents should have more control over the Department of Justice. "And I'm thinking, really, about Ron DeSantis as the guy who's running second to Donald Trump in the Republican primary right now. "He's promising anything to try to get some attention," Clinton told Maddow. Ron DeSantis' press secretary, Bryan Griffin, told Insider via email on Tuesday that DeSantis maintains this position.

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☆ Florida's attorney general says DeSantis suspending an elected state attorney is 'democracy in action'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis suspended Democratic State Attorney Monique Worrell. It was the second time in just over a year DeSantis has suspended an elected, Democrat-identifying state attorney. Florida's Attorney General, Ashley Moody, called Worrell's suspension, "democracy in action." Ron DeSantis on Thursday after he suspended an elected state attorney, calling it "democracy in action." While appearing on "Fox & Friends First," Moody was asked if it was controversial that DeSantis singlehandedly removed an elected official from office.

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☆ A Florida state attorney suspended by Ron DeSantis in 2022 said the governor's a 'scared candidate who is desperate to rescue his presidential campaign'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren, alleging he picked and chose which laws to enforce. Just over a year later, on Wednesday, DeSantis suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell, citing a "neglect of duty and incompetence." In a published opinion piece, Warren claimed that DeSantis suspended Worrell because he "is desperate to rescue his presidential campaign." On Wednesday, just over a year after Warren's suspension, DeSantis suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell, citing a "neglect of duty and incompetence." DeSantis' decision to suspend Worrell on Wednesday comes as his campaign trails behind former President Donald Trump in polling.

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☆ DeSantis suspends elected Florida state attorney Monique Worrell, accusing her of being soft on crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Florida Ninth Judicial District State Attorney Monique Worrell is suspended as of Wednesday morning via an executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended Monique Worrell, the state attorney for Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit, accusing her of under-prosecuting criminals in her jurisdiction. Her actions constitute "both neglect of duty and incompetence," according to the executive order the governor signed. It's the second time as governor that DeSantis has taken executive action against an elected state attorney over accusations of being soft on crime. DeSantis last year suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren after Warren said he would not enforce state restrictions on abortion or gender-related surgery.

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☆ Florida's DeSantis replaces elected Democratic prosecutor
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Republican presidential candidate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, delivers remarks at the annual Christians United for Israel Summit (CUFI), at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File PhotoAug 9 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended a county prosecutor after accusing her of being soft on crime, making her the second elected Democratic law-enforcement official to be removed by the Republican presidential hopeful. "Worrell’s practices and policies have too often allowed violent criminals to escape the full consequences of their criminal conduct," DeSantis said in a statement. Worrell is not the first Florida prosecutor whom DeSantis has dismissed. DeSantis' office sent a letter in April to Worrell's office demanding that she hand over the criminal and judicial record of a suspect accused of killing three people, including a 9-year-old.

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☆ DeSantis replaces an elected Democratic state prosecutor for the 2nd time, as his campaign continues to circle the drain
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis just suspended an elected Democratic state attorney. He said State Attorney Monique Worrell neglected her duty as a prosecutor. This is the second time in just over a year that DeSantis suspended an elected, Democratic state attorney. Ron DeSantis just replaced an elected Democratic state prosecutor, the second time he's done so in just over a year. Worrell, a Democrat, was elected as Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney in November 2020, where she garnered 66.6 percent of the final vote against her Republican opponent.

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Ron DeSantis of Florida suspended the top state prosecutor in Orlando on Wednesday, accusing her of incompetence and neglect of duty for what he characterized as lenience against violent criminals. Mr. DeSantis suspended Monique H. Worrell, the elected state attorney of Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit, which includes Orange and Osceola counties, and cited her handling of three cases. It is the second time in a year that Mr. DeSantis, a Republican running for president, has taken the drastic and exceedingly rare step of removing an elected state attorney. Critics, and even a federal judge, blasted Mr. DeSantis’s ouster of Mr. Warren as politically motivated. But Mr. Warren remains out of office — and Mr. DeSantis mentions his removal in just about every campaign stump speech.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Monique H, Worrell, Andrew H, Warren, DeSantis’s Organizations: Judicial Circuit, Orlando, Republican Locations: Florida, Orlando, Orange, Osceola, Tampa

☆ Don Denkinger, Umpire Remembered for Botched Call, Dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Richard Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Don Denkinger was regarded as one of the finest major-league umpires of his time. Working in the American League from 1969 to 1998, he was assigned to four World Series and three All-Star Games. But when Denkinger died Friday in Waterloo, Iowa, at 86, he was remembered mostly for his famously botched call on baseball’s greatest stage. In 1985, Denkinger was umpiring at first base in Game 6 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. The Royals’ Jorge Orta, who led off, hit a bounder to the Cardinals’ first baseman, Jack Clark.

☆ On Long Island, an Artist’s Studio That Floats Among the Trees
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Kurt Soller | Angela Hau | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Imagine a place for making things: a simple room, with little but the tools you need and the ideal never-too-bright light. They also wanted somewhere to park their car, a nearly 18-foot-long 1966 Chevy Impala Super Sport convertible. Researching bespoke garages online, the couple discovered the work of another couple, Max Worrell and Jejon Yeung, two architects in their 40s who, after meeting in their Yale graduate program, co-founded the firm Worrell Yeung in 2015. Several years ago in upstate New York, they had built a Japanese-and-Scandinavian-influenced minimalist annex with space for their clients to relax — and to store their vintage Ford Bronco. It was exactly what Burst, 62, and McDonough, 67, pictured for themselves.

☆ The Russian air force's struggles in Ukraine reveal glaring problems in now Moscow trains its pilots
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

Despite being bigger and more advanced than its enemy, Russia's air force has struggled in Ukraine. It's commonly said that Russian fighter pilots are not as well trained as their Western counterparts, particularly those from the United States. But however ineffective you may think Russian pilot training is compared to the West, the truth seems to be … much worse. A Russian air force pilot prepares to take off in an Su-35 fighter jet at Hemeimeem air base in Syria in September 2019. Put simply, the Gulf War air campaign creates a damning juxtaposition when compared directly to Russia's air campaign over Ukraine.

☆ Florida's DeSantis presses prosecutor over suspect in fatal shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2022. DeSantis, widely thought to be weighing a 2024 presidential campaign, has been accelerating efforts to build his national profile. In August, DeSantis suspended a state's attorney in Hillsborough County who had pledged not to bring criminal cases against people seeking or providing abortions. The letter noted that Moses was arrested in 2021 for possession of cannabis, but Worrell's office did not pursue charges against him. DeSantis' office is seeking from Worrell's office all documents and information regarding Moses, adjudication of his previous cases and his lengthy criminal record.

☆ Finance Chiefs Switch Jobs, Retire as Companies Face Uncertainties
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

This compares with 8% in September 2021 and 11% in the same month in 2020, Russell Reynolds said. It is also leading some companies to prepare for a potential downturn by looking for CFOs with experience in cutting costs or restructuring operations, they added. Photo: NordstromNordstrom, meanwhile, last Monday said finance chief Anne Bramman will leave in December after more than five years in the role. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CFO Journal The Morning Ledger provides daily news and insights on corporate finance from the CFO Journal team. That trend is continuing, with the slowing economy forcing finance chiefs into thinking about their next steps, she said.

Baker is the first oilfield services firm to report quarterly results, and its beat bodes well for rivals Schlumberger (SLB.N) and Halliburton (HAL.N), both of which report in coming days. On an adjusted basis, Baker Hughes posted a profit of $264 million, or 26 cents a share, up from $141 million a year earlier. The profit topped analysts' forecasts for around 24 cents per share, according to Refinitiv data. The company anticipates double-digit revenue growth in its international oilfield services business in 2023 and modest growth in its North America business, driven largely by public firms. Its oilfield business segments accounted for about 63% of its revenue during the quarter through September.

☆ Baker Hughes taps Newmont's Nancy Buese as CFO
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Co (BKR.O) said on Wednesday Nancy Buese will take over as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 2, replacing Brian Worrell. Buese is currently gold miner Newmont Corp's (NEM.N) CFO and executive vice president. Baker Hughes also reported a higher-than-expected third quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ruhi Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'SouzaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Baker Hughes Recruits New CFO as It Seeks Cost Savings
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Mark Maurer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Baker Hughes Co. hired a gold-production executive to be its next finance chief as the oilfield-services company seeks to reduce costs and boost profit through a reorganization into two business units. Ms. Buese is set to succeed Brian Worrell, who was Baker Hughes’s CFO since 2017. Baker Hughes in recent months has faced high supply-chain costs and volatility in global currencies. Baker Hughes named Nancy Buese as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 2. Photo: Baker Hughes Co.

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