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☆ 3 sentenced to life in slaying of Michigan security guard over face mask order
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +1 min
FLINT, Mich. — A married couple and their son convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard who demanded the woman’s daughter wear a mask while shopping were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. Larry Teague, wife Sharmel Teague, and Sharmel Teague’s son, Ramonyea Bishop, were sentenced by Genesee Circuit Court Judge Brian Pickell in the shooting death of Calvin Munerlyn on May 1, 2020. Munerlyn, 43, was shot at the store just north of downtown Flint shortly after telling Sharmel Teague’s daughter she had to leave because she lacked a mask, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has said. Two men later came to the store and shot the security guard to death, investigators said. Bishop’s sister, Brya Bishop, was charged with tampering with evidence, lying to police and being an accessory to a felony.
☆ NHL roundup: Connor McDavid leads streaking Oilers past Kraken
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
[1/4] Jan 17, 2023; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) carries the puck up ice during the first period against the Seattle Kraken at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY SportsJanuary 18 - Connor McDavid scored his NHL-leading 38th goal of the season as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday night. Derek Ryan, Warren Foegele, Ryan McLeod and Zach Hyman also tallied for the Oilers, who extended their winning streak to four games. Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, who had a three-game win streak come to an end. Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Josh Mahura also scored goals for Florida.
☆ Sex, art theft, and privacy: Lensa exploded overnight — and now the avatar app is dealing with public backlash. Here's what you should know.
  + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Lensa is facing criticism since the AI app exploded in popularity at the end of 2022. The Lensa app is behind those avatars. LensaAllegations of stealing from artistsJust as quickly as Lensa avatars became ubiquitous online, allegations of theft and warnings from artists also emerged. The law community "would welcome additional guidance from policymakers and courts when it comes to protecting consumers in connection with AI," Torres said. "The flood of Lensa avatars feel cheap and overwhelming," Pilat said in a statement shared with Insider.
☆ Mark Cuban: ‘People thought I was an idiot’ for launching the company I sold for billions
  + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Take Broadcast.com, the pioneering audiov streaming company that made Mark Cuban a billionaire. In 1995, Cuban was living off of the roughly $2 million in proceeds from the sale of his first tech company, MicroSolutions. But it was great timing for Cuban, who sold most of his stock before the market crashed. "[It's] the origin story of streaming," Cuban told CBS. I'll just turn on the radio,'" Cuban said on a 2021 episode of the "Starting Greatness" podcast.
☆ Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, dies at 82
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +9 min
ATHENS, Greece — Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, who won an Olympic gold medal before becoming entangled in his country’s volatile politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile, has died. Prince Constantine on his sailboat at the Olympics in 1960. With minimal nostalgia for the monarchy in Greece, Constantine became a relatively uncontroversial figure. Crown Prince Constantine, left, arrives at the Raiding Forces' Headquarters on July 5, 1956. Prince Charles and King Constantine II of Greece attend Sunday service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in King's Lynn, England, on Dec. 9, 2007.
☆ It's premature to get back into tech, says UBS's David Lefkowitz.
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt's premature to get back into tech, says UBS's David Lefkowitz. David Lefkowitz, UBS CIO Head of U.S. Equities, joins "TechCheck" to discuss why its too early to buy tech right now.
☆ West backs Nigeria's war on extremists, and backs off on human rights
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Reuters Graphic | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +21 min
“While respect for human rights is unquestionably a high priority, we have many other equities at stake,” McCulley wrote. He said the focus on human rights had sent relations between the two countries into the “lowest ebb” in his three years there. Nigeria’s human rights record wasn’t only a moral issue – it was a legal one. Working under these laws provided “openings to incentivise and institutionalise” human rights protections within the Nigerian military, the State Department said. The pact also noted that London and Abuja had agreed on an “enhanced human rights dialogue” to ensure compliance with international rights standards.
☆ 'Sextortion' attacks on the rich and famous are on the rise. Here's how their lawyers discreetly fight back.
  + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +15 min
Celebrities, sports stars, CEOs have never been more at risk of 'sextortion' attacks, lawyers say. "I'm going to blow up you and your business," the screen read. "If you can't get me money," she texted the terrified CEO, according to records reviewed by Insider, "I'm going to fuck up your whole company." East Coast, West CoastHigh-end sextortions like the case of that Manhattan CEO, one of Saland and Weisberg's recent clients, are spawning a growing legal practice. It's different in ManhattanIn contrast, Manhattan sextortion clients tend to hail not from the A-list, but from the city's vast pool of the anonymously wealthy.
☆ Senator wants review of U.S. security assistance to Nigeria following abortion report
  + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( David Lewis Daphne Psaledakis | David Lewis | Daphne Psaledakis | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has requested a review of U.S. security assistance and cooperation programs in Nigeria following Reuters reporting on an illegal abortion program and killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military. Nigerian military leaders denied the program has ever existed and said Reuters reporting was part of a foreign effort to undermine the country's fight against the insurgents. Nigerian military leaders told Reuters the army has never targeted children for killing. The deal, approved in April, had been put on hold over concerns about possible human rights abuses by the Nigerian government. The United States has also obligated about $6 million between 2016 and 2020 for the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program.
☆ Putin's ludicrously long table was an anti-COVID-19 measure to ensure 15ft between him and others, report says
  + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Vladimir Putin's long table was meant to protect him from COVID-19, The New York Times said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poked fun at Putin's table during an interview with David Letterman that aired in December. "He even chooses to sit at that ridiculously long table. It was long speculated that the long table was a COVID precaution, and the Times reporting appears to confirm it. According to The New York Times, earlier in the pandemic Putin did not meet a single Western leader in person for 16 months.
☆ In Nigeria's long war, a young woman is brutalised by both sides
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +16 min
It was a pleasant evening in the summer of 2014, in her Nigerian village near the Cameroon border. Reuters could not reach representatives of Boko Haram or its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province, for comment. But by October 2014, the militants were enforcing extreme sharia law in her village, Aisha said. Boko Haram men often came looking for them, knocking on their door and forcing them to hide. But she did not believe she could do so with Bana, as boys were particularly valued in the Boko Haram community.
☆ How one family’s struggle illustrates problems with the program meant to help Afghans who helped the US
  + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Jim Sciutto | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
CNN —For more than a year, I have been trying to help a family leave Afghanistan for safety and a new life abroad. However, SIV approval does not equal freedom for him and other Afghans with similar status – far from it. And last week, Congress removed language from the National Defense Authorization Act that would have extended the program for another year. To get to one of those countries, Afghans need passports – a relative luxury for many. The State Department tells CNN it had been managing to get only about 250 Afghans and their family members out of the country per week.
☆ Zelenskyy says that the invasion of Ukraine would stop if Putin suddenly dies
  + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
David Letterman asked Ukraine's president if Russia's war would continue if Vladimir Putin died. He said Russia's political system, which makes Putin much more powerful than others, is the reason. Letterman asked Zelenskyy: "Let's just say that Putin got a really bad cold and died. He said Russia's political system, which gives Putin so much power, is the main reason. Zelenskyy also told Letterman that his nine-year-old son knows the names of all of the weapons being used in the war.
☆ David Letterman interviews Ukraine's Zelenskiy in underground subway
  + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/2] David Letterman arrives at the Statue Of Liberty Museum Opening Celebration at Battery Park in New York, U.S., May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Demetrius Freeman/File PhotoDec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. talkshow host David Letterman has done many interviews in his life - but never one quite like this. In October, the late-night host traveled to Kyiv to interview Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the safest part of the city — a subway platform 300 feet (90 meters) below ground. Letterman also spoke with the head of Ukraine's railways - vital to the war effort - and visited a comedy club. "My Next Guest... with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskiy" airs on Netflix from Monday.
☆ Wall St Week Ahead U.S. stock rally faces gauntlet of CPI data, Fed meeting
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Lewis Krauskopf | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
The index has bounced about 10% from its October lows but remains down more than 17% on the year. Equities’ trajectory in the near future may depend on whether Tuesday’s consumer price index report shows inflation is responding to the most aggressive Fed hiking cycle since the 1980s. Hotter-than-expected data could bolster fears of more Fed hawkishness, pressuring stocks. A second helping of benign data could bolster the case for a peak in inflation and buoy equities further. Reuters GraphicsMeanwhile, investors are factoring in a half-percentage-point rate hike from the Fed next week, a step down from its recent series of three-quarter-point increases.
☆ A Republican super PAC run by former NRA executives lost more than $158,000 in an email hack, federal records show
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
A GOP super PAC lost more than $158,000 in an email hack, filings with the FEC indicate. The PAC, Secure Our Freedom Action Fund, is run by two former high-ranking NRA executives. Letter from Secure Our Freedom Action Fund to the Federal Election Commission. Sen.-elect Katie Britt, a Republican from Alabama, is one of the candidates that super PAC Secure Our Freedom Action Fund supported this year. The political action committees of three large trade associations reported stolen checks and fraudulent activity this election cycle as well.
☆ Fact Check-WiFi access inside a polling place is not proof of election fraud
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Access to WiFi inside a polling place is not automatic proof of voter fraud, despite claims made online, experts told Reuters. The post led to claims that a new WiFi network suddenly appearing from inside a polling station can lead to voter fraud. WIFI PRESENCE NOT EVIDENCE OF FRAUDBut the presence of a WiFi network inside a polling place is not automatic proof of nefarious activity, experts in election security told Reuters. The presence of a WiFi network inside a polling place is not automatically proof of fraud, experts told Reuters. WiFi-connected electronic polling books that check in voters are commonplace at polling stations across the country.
☆ The UBS stock chief who called the latest stock market correction shares how to protect your portfolio heading into what he fears will be an ugly 2023
  + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
In mid-May, Lefkowitz noted that stocks looked oversold and predicted that inflation would fall as wages and supply-chains eased. Sure enough, the S&P 500 entered a steep correction for the exact reasons Lefkowitz outlined. Their latest S&P 500 target for June 2023 is 3,700, which was marked down from both their previous mid-year 2023 target of 4,200, and remains well below their year-end 2023 target of 4,000. For context, the S&P 500 is currently sitting at about 3,960 but fell as low as 3,715 earlier this week. "Since World War II, we've never seen only a modest rise in the unemployment rate," Lefkowitz said.
☆ Man arrested at Scottish hospital last year is U.S. fugitive who faked his own death, court rules
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
A man who was arrested in a Scottish hospital last year is in fact an American fugitive who faked his own death to avoid rape and sexual assault charges, a court ruled Friday. Nicholas Rossi, 35, has spent over a year trying to convince authorities that he is Arthur Knight, an orphan from Ireland who has never been to the U.S. “In 2018 the DNA profile from the Utah sexual assault came back as a match to a sexual assault case in Ohio,” Leavitt said in a statement in January. An Interpol red notice, with pictures of the wanted man, including images of his tattoos and fingerprints, helped officers from Police Scotland identify him. Leavitt admitted in January that Rossi would still probably be living “off the grid” had he not contracted Covid and required medical care.
☆ Larry David predicted FTX’s implosion
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
New York CNN Business —Larry David made a prediction about this week’s crypto meltdown that was prettaaay prettaaay good. In a Super Bowl ad for the FTX crypto exchange in February, Larry David sarcastically predicted that FTX wasn’t going to make it. At the end of the ad, David learns about FTX, “a safe and easy way to get into crypto.” A dismissive David says, “Ehhh, I don’t think so. And I’m never wrong about this stuff — never.”“Don’t be like Larry,” the FTX ad closes. The full extent of FTX’s financial problems aren’t yet known, but multiple reports say the firm is facing an $8 billion shortfall.
☆ Autos giant Renault is betting the market for gasoline cars will continue to grow
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
The tie-up with Geely comes as Renault fleshes out plans to establish an EV spin-off called Ampere. According to Renault, France-based Ampere "will develop, manufacture, and sell full EV passenger cars." This was because, Pieton argued, it created "a world-leading supplier of ICE and hybrid powertrains with around 19,000 employees in the world, covering 130 countries." "Manufacturers need to be flexible in their powertrain offerings according to market needs — which differ across the world." The U.K., for example, wants to stop the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans by 2030.
☆ Jimmy Kimmel says he was going to quit his show if ABC asked him to stop making Trump jokes
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Jimmy Kimmel claims he was ready to walk out on his longtime late-night hosting gig if his bosses at ABC asked him to stop making jokes about then-presidential hopeful Donald Trump. But regardless of that slip in popularity among certain circles, Kimmel said at the time that he was simply not willing to refrain from making jokes about Trump. I’m just not going to do it like that,’” Kimmel remembered saying. “You watch the news all day, you see what’s going on, how do you walk on stage and ignore it? That’s fun.”Kimmel renewed his deal with ABC earlier this year that will keep him in his hosting chair for three more years.
☆ 'Spector' review: A Showtime docuseries examines Phil Spector's legacy while giving Lana Clarkson near-equal time
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Perhaps most notably, this Showtime docuseries gives near-equal time to victim Lana Clarkson, including how the media posthumously denigrated her. “Phil Spector very much saw himself as a victim of all kinds of things,” says Vikram Jayanti, who interviewed the producer for a BBC documentary. Spector’s attorneys fueled that by playing a reel of her appearances in movies like “Barbarian Queen” in court, which, some observers noted, merely served to humanize her. “What a horrible fate for a legend,” says Paul Shaffer, David Letterman’s band leader and one of Spector’s friends. “Spector” premieres November 4 on Showtime’s streaming service and November 6 at 9 p.m.
☆ Maya Rudolph says David Letterman 'humiliated' her on his show
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Francesca Gariano | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +1 min
Maya Rudolph recently reflected on her first appearance on "The Late Show" with David Letterman in 2009. During an interview with WSJ Magazine on Friday, Rudolph did not look back on the moment in her career fondly. I didn’t know how to handle it. I didn’t know how to come up with something funny to say. “Believe me, I am not a Pollyanna who’s like, I smile all day, every day,” she explained.
☆ Use of N-word on Twitter jumped by almost 500% after Elon Musk's takeover as trolls test limits on free speech, report says
  + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Joshua Zitser | Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover sparked a surge in the use of the N-word on the social media platform. A social media research group told The Washington Post the use of the slur increased by nearly 500%. "Almost immediately I noticed an increase in anti-trans harassment, it's very visible," said Erin Reed, a trans activist and queer legislative researcher, per The Washington Post. Alex Goldenberg, NCRI's lead intelligence analyst, told The Washington Post that "online trolls regularly test the limits of moderation." On the same day, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted that Musk's purchase of Twitter was "the most important development for Free Speech in decades."
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