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☆ GOP Senate candidate who once said it was 'irresponsible' for Republicans to make stolen election claims just endorsed Trump's 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

At the time, he defended the integrity of the vote and called baseless stolen claims "irresponsible." But now he's running for Senate, and in a possible bid for Trump's support, he's endorsing his 2024 bid. But that was when LaRose was tasked with overseeing the state's election. He also said it was "irresponsible" to make baseless claims of a stolen election, even referencing Stacey Abrams' refusal to concede her loss in the 2018 gubernatorial election in Georgia. "I think it was irresponsible when members of the Democratic Party claimed the Georgia election was stolen and didn't have evidence, and I think it's irresponsible when Republicans say an election was stolen and don't have evidence.

Persons: Frank LaRose, Donald Trump's, LaRose, …, Stacey Abrams, We've, Democratic Sen, Sherrod Brown, who's, Bernie Moreno, Sen, JD Vance, Matt Dolan Organizations: Republican, Senate, Service, Trump, Capitol, Democratic Party, Democratic, POLITICO, GOP Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ohio, Georgia

☆ How a Mexican Lager Quietly Rose to Become America’s Best-Selling Beer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | More About J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More beers in America are being paired with lime than ever before. The story of how Modelo Especial, a Mexican lager, surpassed Bud Light as the top-selling beer in America predates the conservative backlash that Bud Light faced in April over a collaboration with a transgender influencer. Rather, the factors that, for the better part of a decade, put Modelo on its triumphant track include an increasing preference among American consumers for imported, more expensive beer; a decade-old antitrust deal; and effective marketing campaigns aimed at attracting young, non-Hispanic consumers to the Mexican beer. “Most people in the beer industry have assumed Modelo was going to overtake Bud Light at some point,” said Bart Watson, chief economist for the Brewers Association, a trade group representing over 6,000 American breweries. “It was a question of when, not if.”The switch occurred at the start of June, after Bud Light had held the No.

Persons: Bud Light, ”, Bart Watson, Modelo, Bud Light’s, Bump Williams Organizations: Modelo Especial, Modelo, Brewers Association, Nielsen Locations: America, Mexican, United States

☆ Tiny endangered toad halts play at Open Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —For the second consecutive round, play was disrupted at the Open Championship, but – this time – not by protestors. On Saturday, trespassing tasks were taken up by a tiny toad. The natterjack toad is one of Britain's rarest amphibian species. Tom Shaw/R&A/Getty ImagesIt comes after Friday’s second round was disrupted by Just Stop Oil activists, who have targeted several high-profile sporting events in England in recent months, including The Ashes, Wimbledon, and the World Snooker Championship. Read more: Just Stop Oil protestors disrupt Open ChampionshipAmerican Brian Harman, chasing a first major title, carried a five shot lead into the weekend after carding a brilliant six-under 66 Friday.

Persons: tournament’s, J Moreno, “, James Bledge –, England's Tyrrell Hatton, Tom Shaw, Read, Brian Harman Organizations: CNN, Trusts, Wildlife, Royal Liverpool’s, Stop Oil, Wimbledon Locations: England, Scotland, European

"Tourism has been on the slow burner for decades in the Darien," said longtime Panamanian tour guide Rick Morales. Tourists and migrants rarely meet face to face; the routes are almost always separated by dozens of miles. Reuters GraphicsTrip advertising does not mention the humanitarian crisis. At the same time, it acknowledged a "catastrophic humanitarian crisis" in a separate part of the Darien due to migration. Travel Darien Panama is an Indigenous-owned tour operator that says on its website it aims to help fund schools and improve living conditions in their village.

Persons: Franca Ramirez, Ramirez, Rick Morales, Marco Wanske, Kisbel Garcia, Alejandra Peña, Luis Eguiluz, Lorri Krebs, Mark Fischer, Morales, Carmelita Cansari, Nina Van Maris, Van Maris, Daina Beth Solomon, Laura Gottesdiener, Elida Moreno, Stephen Eisenhammer, Claudia Parsons Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Pan, Organization for Migration, Reuters, Tourists, Reuters Graphics, Adventure Travel Trade Association . Social, REUTERS, UNESCO, Salem State University, Tourism Ministry, U.S ., U.S, U.S . State Department, Big, Maria, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Panamanian, Venezuela, Darien, Panama, Americas, United States, Mexico, Alaska, Argentina, Afghanistan, Africa, U.S, selfies, Ecuador, Haiti, Acandi, Colombia, Central America, Salem , Massachusetts, Greece, Texas, Travel Darien Panama, Luxembourg, Mexico City, Monterrey, Panama City, Maria Laguna

☆ She Dreamed of Love at Whole Foods, but Twitter Proved a Better Option
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Tammy Lagorce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For Mr. McCalpin, relationships in his 20s and 30s had been “interesting,” he said. On her first day there, they walked through the Atlanta Botanical Garden and got foot massages at Treat Your Feet Buckhead, which Mr. McCalpin had prearranged. Ms. Carter’s best friend of 30 years, the writer and producer Jemele Hill, felt a sense of relief when she met Mr. McCalpin on a trip to New York for the ESPY Awards. “Kelley is the type of person who’s exuberant about love,” Ms. Hill said. “There were plenty of times I told her to slow down, take it easy, be a little more cautious.

Persons: ”, Carter, McCalpin, Carter’s, Jemele Hill, “ Kelley, Hill, Moreno, Kelley Organizations: Atlanta Botanical Locations: Atlanta, “, New York

☆ Panama's ex-President Martinelli sentenced to over 10 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Elida Moreno | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PANAMA CITY, July 18 (Reuters) - A Panamanian court sentenced former President Ricardo Martinelli to more than 10 years in prison for money laundering, the attorney general's office said on Tuesday, threatening the front-runner's bid to for a new term next year. A survey published in May by polling firm Campaigns & Elections Mexico put Martinelli as the front-runner, followed by former President Martin Torrijos. The court imposed a $19.2 million fine on Martinelli, judicial authorities said in a statement. The former president's spokesperson Luis Camacho said his team will analyze what he called a legal attack on Martinelli. Reporting by Elida Moreno; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ricardo Martinelli, Carlos Carrillo, Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal's, Carrillo, Elections Mexico, Martinelli, Martin Torrijos, Luis Camacho, Elida Moreno, Valentine Hilaire, Richard Chang Organizations: PANAMA CITY, Elections, United, Thomson Locations: PANAMA, United States

☆ The Dark Magic Wrought by a Nazi Occultist and a Doomed Horror Film
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Miguel Salazar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

SILVER NITRATE, by Silvia Moreno-GarciaSilvia Moreno-Garcia’s dexterity with genre — oscillating between horror, thriller, crime and gothic — is well known by now, as is her penchant for mashing them with historical Mexican settings. Her stories have ranged from a quest narrative and romance in an alternate 1920s Mexico to a reimagining of H.G. She has three loves: horror movies, her white Volkswagen and her childhood friend Tristán Abascal, a tall, handsome, washed-up actor. When he reaches out to reconnect, it means he’s between relationships; this time he also needs to borrow her car. The plot is set into motion only after a long conversation between the two friends and Abel Urueta, Tristán’s neighbor and a once-famous Mexican horror film director.

Persons: Silvia Moreno, Garcia Silvia Moreno, Wells’s, Doctor Moreau ”, ”, Tristán Abascal, James Bond, Abel Urueta, Wilhelm Ewers, Ewers, “ Organizations: Volkswagen Locations: Mexico, Mexico City, Montserrat, Nazi

As companies prepare to open their books to investors over the coming weeks, in the quarterly ritual known as earnings season, market watchers are balancing relatively weak estimates for past profits with brighter forecasts for future performance. Stock prices tend to follow expectations of earnings to come rather than react to details about the past, and markets have risen in step with investors’ improved outlook for the economy. The S&P 500 index has gained more than 20 percent since October. But much of that decline is concentrated in a few sectors, like energy, that recorded outsize profits last year, making for difficult comparisons to this year. And corporate executives also have a habit of lowering investors’ expectations ahead of earnings announcements, so that they can beat projections.

Persons: ”, Binky Chadha Organizations: Companies, Deutsche Bank

☆ China's chip metal export curbs are 'a wake up call' for countries to diversify their supply chains
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Luisa Moreno, President of mining company Defense Metals Corp, expects China to further restrict metal exports which could include rare earths. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina's metal export curbs on gallium and germanium could spur some countries to diversify their supply chains away from China. Rare earths are essential for high-tech consumer products like smartphones and military equipment like radar systems. Rare earths make up a group of 17 elements composed of scandium, yttrium, and the lanthanides. China also threatened to stop rare earths exports to the U.S. in 2019.

Persons: Luisa Moreno, Jakub Porzycki, Stewart Randall, Intralink, Randall, Brady Wang, Moreno, Counterpoint's Wang, Intralink's Randall, Ross Berntson Organizations: Defense Metals Corp, Nurphoto, Getty, CNBC, Alliance, Europe Commission, Counterpoint Research, Indium Corporation Locations: China, Shanghai, Europe, Japan

☆ Price Increases Lead to Big Jump in Profit at PepsiCo
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | More About J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

PepsiCo, the drink and snack maker, reported a big jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, despite signs that customers are buying fewer cans of soda and bags of chips as the company continues to raise prices aggressively. The maker of Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker Oats also raised its forecast for earnings in the rest of the year, pushing its stock higher. The company reported 10 percent growth in revenue, to $22.3 billion, and nearly doubled its profit since the same time last year, to $2.7 billion, in its second quarter, which ended June 17. PepsiCo said it expected revenue to grow 10 percent for the full year, up from its previous forecast of 8 percent. The quarterly results exceeded analysts’ already optimistic expectations, and the gains come as consumers wrestle with higher prices while policymakers weigh their next move in their efforts to tame inflation.

Persons: Quaker Oats, ’ Organizations: PepsiCo, Gatorade, Lay’s, Quaker

PinnedInflation data released on Wednesday showed a pronounced cooling and offered some of the most hopeful news since the Federal Reserve began trying to tame rapid price increases 16 months ago. Officials have signaled in recent weeks that they are likely to raise interest rates at their July 25-26 meeting. For one thing, the cost of housing as measured by the Consumer Price Index — which relies on rent prices — is coming down sharply. The Fed officially targets 2 percent inflation on average over time, though it defines that goal using a separate inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index. Interest rates increases work partly by slowing the job market and cooling wage increases, so the Fed’s fight against inflation and the strength of the labor market are closely tied.

Persons: ”, Laura Rosner, Warburton, it’s, . Rosner, Airfares, “, Beth Weaver, Loretta Mester, ” Julia Pollak Organizations: Federal Reserve, Federal, Consumer, Buick GMC, Fed, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, ZipRecruiter Locations: Erie, Pa

PinnedInflation data released on Wednesday showed a pronounced cooling and offered some of the most hopeful news since the Federal Reserve began trying to tame rapid price increases 16 months ago. But Federal Reserve officials are still trying to assess whether the cool down is likely to be quick and complete. Officials have signaled in recent weeks that they are likely to raise interest rates at their July 25-26 meeting. For one thing, the cost of housing as measured by the Consumer Price Index — which relies on rent prices — is coming down sharply. Interest rates increases work partly by slowing the job market and cooling wage increases, so the Fed’s fight against inflation and the strength of the labor market are closely tied.

☆ Expect China to further restrict metal exports which could include rare earths, says mining company
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailExpect China to further restrict metal exports which could include rare earths, says mining companyLuisa Moreno, President of Defense Metals Corp explains why she sees more export restrictions from China in the metals and mining space.

Persons: Luisa Moreno Organizations: Defense Metals Corp Locations: China

290, one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s marquee cards of the year, is happening on Saturday night with two championship bouts topping an event of about a dozen fights. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski will defend his belt in the 145-pound division against Yair Rodríguez, the interim champion. And in the co-main event, Brandon Moreno will try to maintain his title at 125 pounds against Alexandre Pantoja. The main card started at 10 p.m. Eastern and the Moreno-Pantoja championship fight is expected to happen about 11:30 p.m. Eastern, depending on the outcome of earlier fights. The Volkanovski-Rodríguez fight will happen last.

Persons: Alexander Volkanovski, Yair Rodríguez, Brandon Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja, Moreno, Bo Nickal, Val Woodburn, Dan Hooker, Jalin Turner, Robert Whittaker, Dricus Du Plessis Organizations: ESPN Locations: United States

Kathryn Keeler and her husband, Stuart de Haaff, own an olive oil company in the hills of central California. The couple spend their days harvesting olives, bottling the oil, labeling the glass bottles and shipping them out, relying primarily on UPS to get their product to kitchens throughout the United States. UPS handles about a fourth of packages shipped each day in the United States, according to the Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index, many of them for small businesses like Ms. Keeler’s company. Some are preemptively turning to FedEx, the next largest private carrier in the United States, or the U.S. Postal Service, which generally handles lighter packages.

Persons: Kathryn Keeler, Stuart de Haaff Organizations: UPS, Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index, FedEx, U.S . Postal Service, DHL Locations: California, United States, y Oro

☆ As a Mexican Fighter Rises, U.F.C. Hopes Others Will Follow
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Emmanuel Morgan | More About Emmanuel Morgan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

290, Moreno will defend his belt against Alexandre Pantoja, a Brazilian fighter who has beaten Moreno twice previously. The top bout of that card will have Rodríguez fighting against Alexander Volkanovski, one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. In 2011, when Moreno was 17, he needed his parents’ signature to compete in his first professional fight, he said. president, had long viewed Mexico, with its rich history of cultivating championship-level boxers, as an area for growth in mixed martial arts. Moreno qualified for the tournament in 2016 but lost his first fight — he was submitted by Pantoja — which seemed to halt his U.F.C.

Persons: Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja, Alexander Volkanovski, Dana White, —, Pantoja — Locations: Brazilian, Tijuana , Mexico, San Diego, Los Angeles, Mexico

Friday’s fresh labor market data probably offered little to dissuade them from raising interest rates at their meeting later this month. The June data is the last payrolls report officials will receive before the central bank’s July 25-26 meeting. It underscored many of the labor market themes that have been present for months: While job growth is gradually slowing, wage growth remains abnormally quick and the unemployment rate is very low at 3.6 percent. Investors widely expect the Fed to raise rates at their July meeting, and Friday’s data only reinforced that prediction. But several policymakers have been clear that even as the pace moderates, they still expect to raise interest rates further.

Persons: ” Lorie K, Logan, ” Organizations: Fed, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, ” Fed

☆ Job Openings Dipped in May, a Sign of Continued Cooling
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | More About J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The NewsJob openings fell in May while the number of workers quitting their jobs increased, the Labor Department reported Thursday. There were 9.8 million job openings in May, down from 10.3 million in April, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, known as JOLTS. The report shows that the labor market is maintaining ample opportunities for workers, but it is losing momentum. The quits rate, which is often used to gauge a worker’s confidence in the job market, increased in May, particularly in the health care, social assistance and construction industries. A rise in quitting often signals workers’ confidence that they will be able to find other work, often better paying.

Persons: ”, Nick Bunker Organizations: Labor Department, Labor, Survey

☆ MLB roundup: 10th-inning blast lifts Tigers over Rockies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (7-4) allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings. Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (7-3) allowed five runs, seven hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. Baltimore starter Kyle Bradish (4-4) nearly matched Ober, giving up one run on seven hits over six innings. Burnes (6-5) gave up two runs and one hit in seven innings, with seven strikeouts and two walks. Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore (1-3) allowed three runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Persons: Zach McKinstry, Jonathan Schoop, Schoop, Pierce Johnson, Eric Haase, McKinstry, Kris Bryant's, Alex Lange, Ryan McMahon, Lange, C.J . Cron, Ezequiel Tovar, Alec Bohm, Kyle Schwarber, Zack Wheeler, Schwarber's, Dominic Smith, Tyler Wade, Elvis Andrus, Kendall Graveman, JJ Bleday, Andrus, Bleday, Wade, Shintaro Fujinami, Eloy Jimenez, Juan Soto, Manny Machado, San Diego, Michael Wacha, Fernando Tatis Jr, Elly De La Cruz, Brandon Williamson, Williamson, Paul Goldschmidt, Louis, Goldschmidt, Jack Flaherty, Luis Severino, DJ LeMahieu's, Jake Bauers, Rafael Devers, Justin Turner, Kutter Crawford, Matt Chapman, George Springer, Bo Bichette, Yusei Kikuchi, Bailey Ober, Joey Gallo, Ober, Griffin Jax, Jhoan Duran, Kyle Bradish, Nathan Eovaldi, Will Smith, Hunter Brown, Brown, Yelich, Raimel Tapia, Corbin Burnes, Jesse Winker, Victor Caratini, Jack Suwinski, Tucupita Marcano, Jared Triolo, Josh Palacios, Ronald Acuna Jr, Ozzie Albies, phenom Eury Perez, Perez, Charlie Morton, Morton, Justin Verlander, Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor, Thairo Estrada, Davis, Julio Urias, Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia, Yonny Hernandez's, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, George Kirby, Crawford, Luke Raley, Paul Sewald, Tyler Glasnow, Tanner Bibee, Marcus Stroman, Bibee, Jose Ramirez, Amed Rosario, Stroman, Anthony Volpe, Isiah Kiner, Falefa, Gleyber Torres, Michael King, Matthew Liberatore, Lars Nootbaar, Ryne Nelson, Gabriel Moreno, Moreno, Emmanuel Rivera, Anthony Rendon, Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani Organizations: Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, Denver, Rockies, Detroit, Colorado, Phillies, Nationals, Philadelphia, Washington, Athletics, White Sox, Oakland, Chicago, Padres, Reds, San, The Reds, Cardinals, Yankees, New York, DJ, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Boston, Toronto, Orioles, Minnesota, Baltimore, Rangers, Astros, Houston, Brewers, Pirates, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Braves, Marlins, Atlanta, Miami, The Braves, Mets, Giants, New, J.D, San Francisco's, Royals, Dodgers, Kansas City, Mariners, Rays, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Kirby, Cubs, Cleveland, St, Diamondbacks, Los Angeles, Angels, Thomson Locations: C.J, Washington, Cincinnati, New York, Baltimore, Ober, Houston, Texas, Arlington , Texas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Arizona, Anaheim, Calif, Nelson

☆ Wall St. Foresees a Rosy 6 Months. Corporate America Isn’t So Sure.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Joe Rennison | J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Stubbornly high inflation, a debt ceiling brawl, a brief banking crisis and the prospect of even higher interest rates: The past six months brought much to unsettle even the most optimistic investor. Investors have welcomed data showing that the economy remains on more solid footing than was expected at the start of the year. Inflation is easing, albeit more slowly than forecast, and policymakers have signaled that they expect interest rates will soon reach their peak. The more time that has passed without investors’ worst fears being realized, the more optimistic they have become. “We anticipated more damage,” said Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at the fund manager Invesco.

Persons: “, ”, Kristina Hooper, Invesco Organizations: Federal Reserve

☆ Panama pledges to purge more substandard ships from world's largest registry
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PANAMA CITY, June 27 (Reuters) - The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said on Tuesday it would continue to clean up its fleet to prevent substandard Panama-flagged ships from being detained in foreign ports, a week after the country was added to an international watch list. Panama's ships registry was last week added to the "grey list" of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an agreement among 27 countries establishing an international inspection regime for foreign ships in other nations' ports, aiming to control ships' safety and environmental standards. The grey list includes fleets with acceptable compliance levels but low detention rates. Panama has removed 216 vessels from its ships registry, the world's largest, since 2021, for not meeting international standards. Reporting by Elida Moreno; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Elida Moreno, Sarah Morland, Stephen Coates Organizations: PANAMA CITY, Panama Maritime Authority, AMP, Thomson Locations: PANAMA, Panama, Paris

☆ Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030, according to a new report. The country’s rate of forest loss rose 15% from 2021 to 2022. Bolivia saw a record-high level of primary forest loss last year, with a 32% increase compared to 2021. It came in third behind only Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for area of primary forest loss, the report found. Despite the global increase in deforestation, there has been a sharp reduction in forest loss in Indonesia and loss levels in Malaysia have remained low, according to the report.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Moreno, Jair Bolsonaro’s, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Boris Johnson, Jane Barlow, Rod Taylor, ” Organizations: CNN, World Resources, Watch, University of Maryland, Democratic, UN, WRI’s Locations: Switzerland, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of, Congo, Glasgow, Indonesia, Malaysia

☆ Starbucks to Offer ‘Clearer’ Store Décor Guidelines After Pride Clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Starbucks Workers United said on Monday that the strike would go on unless the company agreed to come to the bargaining table. “While we are glad Starbucks is finally reconsidering its position on pride decorations, Starbucks continues to ignore that they are legally required to bargain with union workers — that’s the power of a union,” the union said in a statement. A Starbucks spokesman said only about 12 stores have had to close each day since the strike began. “The union’s violations have ignited and inflamed workplace tension and division and provoked strikes and other business disruptions in Starbucks stores,” the charges said. In response to tensions with the union, Starbucks adopted a stricter dress code and décor policy to prevent workers from filling stores with union paraphernalia.

Persons: —, Bud Light, influencer Organizations: Starbucks, Starbucks Workers, National Labor Relations Board, Pride

☆ Publishers Clearing House Pays $18.5 Million in ‘Dark Patterns’ Suit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The NewsPublishers Clearing House, the direct marketing company that uses sweepstakes to sell magazine subscriptions, agreed on Monday to pay $18.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission, which accused the company of using what’s known as dark patterns to trick customers into paying for products or giving up their data. The company is also accused of charging customers hidden fees during purchases, sending deceptive marketing emails and misleading customers about how their data was being used. On top of paying $18.5 million, which the F.T.C. said it would use to refund customers, the company agreed to adjust its interface to prevent more confusion. Publishers Clearing House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Organizations: News Publishers Clearing House, Federal Trade Commission, Eastern, of Locations: U.S, of New York

☆ Panama Canal postpones depth restrictions after much-needed rain
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Elida Moreno | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PANAMA CITY, June 23 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal will postpone depth restrictions that were set to affect the largest ships crossing the key waterway, the canal authority said, after much-needed rain provided relief to the strained maritime passage. However, rains are expected to dump between 70 mm (2.76 in) and 80 mm (3.15 in) of precipitation into the Panama Canal basin over the next 72 hours, according to the country's weather service. Neo-Panamax ships can continue to sail at the previous depth limit of 44.0 feet (13.41 m) and Panamax ships can move at 39.5 feet (12.04 m), the canal authority said in an advisory to customers seen by Reuters. The canal authority had previously announced another tightening, set for July 19, but did not refer to this in its client advisory. Since the beginning of the year, the canal had instituted a number of depth restrictions as a drought, caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, had put pressure on its water supplies.

Persons: Eli Moreno, Kylie Madry, Diane Craft Organizations: PANAMA CITY, Reuters, El, Thomson Locations: PANAMA, Panama

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