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☆ The 10 hottest ZIP codes in America right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Leading the pack are ZIP codes in the Midwest and Northeast, where housing remains relatively affordable. Realtor.com reported America's hottest ZIP codes as of June 2023. Using internal listing data from from January to June 2023, the brokerage ranked homebuying demand.in all 29,000 US ZIP codes. Topping Realtor.com's list of 2023's hottest US ZIP codes is 43230, belonging to Gahanna,, a central Ohio city of 35,127 residents. If Ohio isn't your vibe, Realtor.com has identified other popular ZIP codes in states like Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania.

Persons: Realtor.com, Hannah Jones, Read Organizations: Service, Phoenix, of, Columbus International Locations: Midwest, Northeast, Wall, Silicon, Austin, Boise, Gahanna, Ohio, of Ohio, Downtown Columbus, Columbus, Connecticut , New York, Pennsylvania

☆ How Merve Emre became the hottest — and most divisive — name in literary criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Last winter, the 37-year-old literary critic and Wesleyan professor Merve Emre stood in front of a microphone in Rachel Comey's Soho boutique. While the others had largely opted to pull boldfaced names from the Review's archives — like a 1985 Gore Vidal piece about Tennessee Williams — Merve Emre would be reading Merve Emre. Emre has penned so many introductions for new anthologies and reissues that one fan joked on Twitter: "every new baby in 2024 comes with an introduction by merve emre." Courtesy of Merve Emre. Over her cocktail, Merve Emre told me what my profile on Merve Emre should be about.

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☆ How Merve Emre became the hottest — and most reviled — name in literary criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

A Subway sandwich shop logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York February 14, 2014. These conditions, known as an earn-out, defer payment on part of the deal consideration, the sources said. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Roark Capital was nearing a deal to buy Subway for about $9.6 billion. A spokesperson for Subway declined to comment, while representatives for Roark and TDR did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Roark controls Inspire Brands, owner of the Jimmy John's, Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Rusty Taco and SONIC Drive-In chains.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Roark, DeLuca, Buck, John's, TDR, Sycamore, Goldman Sachs, Fred DeLuca, Peter Buck, Jimmy John's, Dunkin ’, Rusty Taco, Jimmy John’s, Abigail Summerville, Anirban Sen, Greg Roumeliotis Organizations: REUTERS, TDR, Sycamore Partners, Goldman Sachs, Subway, Street, Roark Capital, Goldman, Inspire Brands, Baskin, Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York, TDR Capital, Bridgeport , Connecticut, The Milford , Connecticut, U.S, Champaign , Illinois

☆ Schonfeld's growing pains: Ryan Tolkin reckons with his greatest challenge yet as returns dry up at the $13 billion hedge fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

When it was raising fresh money from investors in 2020, one slide on the pitch deck for the hedge fund Schonfeld Strategic Advisors got to the heart of the issue: "Why Schonfeld?" A hedge fund recruiterAmid the weakness, the fund has begun to prune costs. Steve Schonfeld (class of 1977) and Brad Tolkin (class of 1976) attended Roslyn High School in Roslyn Heights, New York. Tolkin told Insider in 2019 that the firm's goal was no less than becoming "the premier equities hedge fund globally." While Steven Schonfeld's 20% annual-return goals would've been ambitious for any sizable hedge fund, returns have also lagged behind peers.

Persons: Israel Englander, Ryan Tolkin, Steve Schonfeld, hasn't, It's, Schonfeld, Quita Ramirez, Trina Geatz, who've, Tolkin, Goldman Sachs, Andrew Fishman, Goldman Sachs —, Steven Schonfeld's, Ryan Tolkin's, Brad Tolkin, Brad, Jeff, Alex Morrell Steve, CJ, Sean, Ryan, Brad Tolkin's, Steven Schonfeld, Ryan —, who's, Steve, Michael Gelband, Michael Englander, Izzy Englander's, Steven, Sharpe, Fishman, Michael Nagle, Colin Lancaster, would've, Brevan Howard, ExodusPoint Organizations: Citadel, Duke, Goldman, Long, Newsday, Schonfeld Securities, Roslyn High School, American Express, Cleveland Cavaliers, Jewish, —, Bloomberg, Strategic Partners, Equity, Schonfeld, Nasdaq, Management Locations: Israel, Miami, Stamford , Connecticut, Manhattan, Delta, Duke, Long Island, Roslyn Heights , New York

☆ Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —Eight candidates for the Republican nomination for president took the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee. (In June 2020, he announced a plan for schools to reopen for the next school year that began in August. In April 2020, the unemployment rate spiked to 14.7% — the highest level since monthly records began in 1948. It reached a 66-year low during certain months of 2019, at 3.4% in April and 3.6% in August, but by December 2020, unemployment for women was at 6.7%. That deal was negotiated by special counsel David Weiss, who was first appointed to the Justice Department by former President Donald Trump.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Daniel Dale Nikki Haley, Nikki Haley, “ Donald Trump, Trump, Daniel Dale, Katie Lobosco Burgum, Doug Burgum, –, Goldman Sachs, Ella Nilsen Tim Scott, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Biden, ” Scott, Scott’s, don’t, Tara Subramaniam Scott, ’ Scott, Joe Biden, they’re, Kevin McCarthy, Merrick Garland, ”, Garland, CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz Haley, Haley, CNN’s Haley Britzky Pence, Mike Pence, “, Obama, CNN’s Haley Britzky Christie, Hunter Biden, Chris Christie, Biden’s son Hunter Biden, Christie, David Weiss, Donald Trump, CNN’s Marshall Cohen Scott, Burgum, Scott, Katie Lobosco Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, “, New, New York Tri, State, Trump, South, United Nations, Social Security, Dakota Gov, American Clean, Republicans, DOJ, Justice Department, National School, Department, Defense Department, of Foreign Relations, Former New Jersey Gov, US, IRS, Treasury Locations: Milwaukee, Florida, Broward, Palm, New York, Connecticut , New Jersey, Louisiana, South Carolina, China, United States, Covid, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

☆ Missed the back-to-school tax holiday? You still have time in these three states
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

On those days, shoppers can earn sales tax breaks on products, such as clothing, shoes, electronics and classroom supplies. The last time Deloitte expected a decline in back-to-school spending was in 2014. The items include products like jeans, athletic shoes, shirts, swimsuits, scarves, ear muffs and boots. New Jersey’s sales tax-free holiday, running from August 26 to September 4, covers back-to-school essentials such as computers, school supplies, and sport or recreational equipment. The sales tax holiday in Florida, which ends on September 4, covers children’s athletic equipment priced at $100 or less.

Organizations: New, New York CNN, Deloitte Locations: New York, Connecticut , New Jersey, Florida, In Connecticut

☆ California is considering offering unemployment to workers on strike as the Hollywood writers walkout approaches its 4th month
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

California is considering a bill that would give striking workers access to unemployment benefits. AdvertisementAdvertisementLegislators are now considering a bill that would make any striking workers in the state eligible for unemployment benefits if their action lasts more than two weeks. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to the bill, striking workers would be eligible for payments of up to $450 per week. New York now offers striking workers up to $504 a week, while New Jersey offers up to $830 a week. New Jersey expanded its law in April, decreasing the waiting period for striking workers before benefits kick in from 30 to 14 days.

Persons: Steven Greenhouse, Kate Bronfenbrenner, —, Bronfenbrenner, Robert Moutrie, Moutrie Organizations: Labor, SAG, Service, Guild of America, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Labor, New York Times, Century Foundation, New, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, California Chamber of Commerce Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, New York, New Jersey, , Connecticut, Massachusetts, COVID

Here are some details of the impact:* DEATHThe war has caused death on a level not seen in Europe since World War Two. The war has left nearly 500,000 troops either dead or injured, according to the New York Times. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sept. 21 that 5,937 Russian soldiers had been killed since the start of the war. When added to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, Russia now controls about 17.5% of Ukraine, an area of about 41,000 square miles (106,000 square km). Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, international oil prices spiked to their highest levels since the records of 2008.

Persons: Chasiv Yar, Violeta Santos Moura, Sergei Shoigu, Julie Kozack, William Burns, Putin, Guy Faulconbridge, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: REUTERS, United Nations, Human Rights, New York Times, Russian, Reuters, Belfer, Harvard Kennedy School, International Monetary Fund, CIA, European Union, Kiel Institute, Thomson Locations: Chasiv, Ukraine, Donetsk, Europe, United States, Ukraine's, Russia, Crimea, Russian, UNHCR, UKRAINE Russia, Massachusetts , New Hampshire, Connecticut, wastelands, RUSSIA, Moscow, China, Saudi Arabia, Britain, Germany, Japan

☆ Subway nears $9.6 bln sale to Arby's owner Roark - WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Subway restaurant logo is seen on a napkin in this illustration photo August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - Roark Capital, which owns restaurants Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, is nearing a deal to buy sandwich chain Subway for about $9.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Another group led by Roark Capital was in the running, the sources had added. It has invested in Inspire Brands, which is the owner of Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings and Dunkin' among others. Roark Capital did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Persons: Thomas White, Roark Capital, Roark, Dunkin, Fred DeLuca, Peter Buck, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Deborah Sophia, Shinjini Organizations: REUTERS, Buffalo Wild Wings, Wall Street, Reuters, TDR Capital, Sycamore Partners, Subway, Roark Capital, Inspire Brands, Baskin, Robbins, Thomson Locations: Sycamore, Bridgeport , Connecticut, North America, Bengaluru

☆ A fellow Yale secret society member said Ron DeSantis rolled his eyes when she talked about her upbringing as a Hispanic girl in Texas: 'It was like I wasn't worth listening to'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis is a member of St. Elmo, a secret society he joined while a student at Yale University. A fellow member told The Times that DeSantis rolled his eyes when she told her life story to the group. DeSantis often speaks to GOP audiences about what he felt was an overly liberal environment at Yale. Cristina Sosa Noriega, a fellow member of St. Elmo, told The Times that DeSantis rolled his eyes when she spoke of her background as a Hispanic girl who was raised in San Antonio, Texas. Two additional members of the secret society also recounted DeSantis' expression at the time, according to The Times.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Elmo, DeSantis —, —, Cristina Sosa Noriega, " Sosa Noriega, Yale Organizations: Yale University, Times, Yale, Service, New York Times, The Times, Harvard Law School Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Haven , Connecticut, Florida, San Antonio , Texas

☆ James L. Buckley, Conservative Senator in Liberal New York, Dies at 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | More About Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

James L. Buckley, a conservative recruit from Connecticut who invaded the New York strongholds of Democrats and liberal Republicans in 1970 and against the odds won a United States Senate seat on the Conservative Party line, died early Friday in Washington. His death, in Sibley Memorial Hospital, resulted from complications of a fall, according to his nephew Christopher Buckley, the author and political satirist. With his improbable victory, Mr. Buckley became the first third-party candidate to land a seat in the United States Senate since Robert M. LaFollette Jr. of Wisconsin was elected on the Progressive ticket in 1940. In 1985, President Reagan named him to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Mr. Buckley served as a federal judge for 15 years, the last four as a semiretired senior judge.

Persons: James L, Buckley, Christopher Buckley, Robert M, LaFollette Jr, —, Ronald Reagan, Reagan Organizations: Republicans, United, United States Senate, Conservative Party, Sibley Memorial, United States, Progressive, Republican, State Department, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit Locations: Connecticut, York, United States, Washington, Sibley, Wisconsin, Radio Free Europe

☆ Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach? What You Need to Know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Roni Caryn Rabin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

From there it spreads, becoming a so-called flesh-eating infection that extends quickly beyond the wound into healthy tissue. The bacterium also spreads when people who are immunocompromised or have liver disease eat raw oysters that are contaminated. Physicians warn patients with these conditions against eating raw oysters, which become infected by seawater they filter for food. An open wound means any cut, scrape or other abrasion that might allow the bacterium into your body. If you develop a skin infection, let your health provider know quickly — this is an infection that can spread rapidly.

Persons: beachgoers, It’s, ” Dr, Schaffner, “ Don’t Locations: Connecticut

☆ Dalio says China is overdue in reducing its debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 17 (Reuters) - Legendary investor Ray Dalio, a big enthusiast and investor in China, said on Thursday the world's second largest economy is overdue in conducting a "big debt restructuring." Dalio said deleveraging is never an easy task, but in the case of China it can be more manageable because most of its debt is in domestic currency and is held by its citizens. Very popular among Chinese investors, Dalio is a self-proclaimed Sinophile with long connections with China. Last year, Bridgewater doubled its fund assets in China to more than 20 billion yuan ($2.74 billion), cementing its position as the biggest foreign hedge fund in the country. The hedge fund launched its first onshore China fund in 2018 and, since then, two other funds have been established.

Persons: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater's, Brendan McDermid, Zhu Rongji, Dalio, deleveraging, Carolina Mandl, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Chinese, Bridgewater Associates, Bridgewater, Carolina, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, China, . Connecticut, New York

☆ Kate King — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kate KingKate King covers New York City real estate for The Wall Street Journal and writes frequently about how remote work affects the city's office districts, businesses and neighborhoods. She also writes about retail real estate nationally, with a particular focus on the evolution of in-person and online shopping. Kate previously covered business and economic development in the New York region and politics and government in New Jersey. Before joining the Journal in 2015, Kate attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and wrote about government and politics for the Stamford Advocate in Connecticut.

Persons: Kate King Kate King, Kate Organizations: Wall Street, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Stamford Locations: New York City, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

☆ Are office buildings the next 'Big Short' or the next widow-maker trade? The trader behind the ubersuccessful mall short shares his playbook for making money without flaming out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Dan McNamara's Polpo Capital is shorting office real estate, a risky move that could be lucrative. If you're looking for a doomsday vision of commercial real estate, you can find it there. "I don't think this is the 'Big Short,'" McNamara told me. This doesn't mean he doesn't have a game plan to make money off cultural shifts that could forever change the state of commercial real estate. Lucas Jackson/ReutersWhere he's going longOne risk of shorting real estate is that it's more susceptible to what's known in real-estate circles as "extend and pretend."

Persons: Dan McNamara's, McNamara, it's, It's, shorting, Carl Icahn, Jim Chanos, Brendan McDermid, Dan McNamara, McNamara's, Braver Stern, Dan McNamara McNamara's, suede loafers, McNamara didn't, Josh Nester, Polpo, he's, Morgan Stanley, Kamil Sadik, Lucas Jackson, Manus Clancy, You've, David Tepper's, Trepp's Clancy, Clancy, David Tepper Organizations: Central Park, New, Polpo, New York University, Columbia, Kynikos Associates, Enron, Asset Management, Reuters, UBS, Co, Societe Generale, Securitized Credit Partners, Credit Suisse, MP, Fund, Bloomberg, of America, Simon Property, Federal Locations: Manhattan, Sixth, Central, New York City, New York, MatlinPatterson, America, China, Italy, Westchester , New York, Tribeca, York, Westchester, Waterford , Connecticut, Baltimore, San Francisco

☆ Trump being charged alongside 18 co-conspirators in Georgia RICO indictment, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, means more chances for people to flip on him, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Erin Snodgrass | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Legal experts told Insider that some of them might flip on Trump and cooperate with the prosecution. "It's not surprising to see unindicted co-conspirators," Anna Cominsky, an associate professor of law and the director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at New York Law School, told Insider. She said that some unindicted co-conspirators will never be charged "for whatever reason, perhaps there they're not known. "The other reason why those individuals may not be charged is because they're cooperating," Cominsky said. "There are all kinds of reasons to do that," Tobias told Insider.

Persons: Donald Trump, It's, Anna Cominsky, isn't, Cominsky, —, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Scott Hall, Stephen Lee, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, Krissoff, haven't, Willis, Carl Tobias, Fani Willis, Trump's, Tobias, Tristan Snell, Jenna Ellis, Trump, she's, Snell, Ellis, Stan Twardy, Pitney, We've, Twardy Organizations: Trump, Service, Criminal Defense, New York Law School, Fulton County Republican, Southern, of, University of Richmond School of Law, Main Street Law, District of Locations: Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Fulton County, of New York, District of Connecticut

☆ 3 Die in N.Y. Area From Infection Spread Through Seawater and Oysters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Amelia Nierenberg | More About Amelia Nierenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three people in the New York City area have died in recent weeks and a fourth person was hospitalized after contracting infections from a flesh-eating bacteria that can be caused by eating raw oysters or swimming in saltwater, health officials in New York and Connecticut said. Infections from the bacteria, called Vibrio vulnificus, are rare but extremely dangerous. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in five people who become infected die. People with open wounds should avoid swimming in warm seawater, he said. And people with compromised immune systems should be careful with eating or handling raw seafood.

Persons: Dr, James McDonald Organizations: New, Disease Control Locations: New York City, New York, Connecticut

☆ The 16 U.S. states where you need to earn more than $70,000 to be financially secure
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That's because the annual cost of living in the U.S. can vary by as much as $80,000 between states. Here are the 16 states where residents need to earn at least $70,000 to be financially secure, ranked from highest to lowest living wage, as calculated by GOBankingRates. But despite the high costs, workers in large cities tend to earn higher wages. For the top 16 states in the rankings, the median household income is $81,334, well above the U.S. median of $66,279, according to GOBankingRates' analysis. Living wage is defined as the income required to be able to put 50% toward necessities, 30% toward discretionary spending and 20% into savings.

Persons: it's, Warren Buffett Organizations: GOBankingRates, Rhode, Alaska —, of Labor Statistics Locations: U.S, Hawaii . In Mississippi, GOBankingRates . Hawaii, Massachusetts, California, York, Alaska, Maryland, Vermont, Oregon, Washington, Jersey, Connecticut, Hampshire, Maine, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle

☆ Sandy Hook Families Say Alex Jones Cannot Hide Behind Bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Elizabeth Williamson | More About Elizabeth Williamson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lawyers for the Sandy Hook families who won historic defamation damages against the Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones told a federal bankruptcy judge in Houston on Tuesday that Mr. Jones should not be allowed to use his Chapter 11 filing to evade $1 billion-plus verdicts made against him. If the judge rules in the families’ favor, Mr. Jones would likely be working the rest of his life to pay the debt. Mr. Jones spent years spreading lies that the 2012 shooting that killed 20 first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., was a hoax aimed at gun control. Families of 10 victims sued him for defamation, and in trials in Texas and Connecticut were awarded about $1.4 billion in damages. As the cases went to trial, Infowars declared bankruptcy, and Mr. Jones declared personal bankruptcy late last year.

Persons: Sandy Hook, Alex Jones, Jones, Christopher Lopez, Infowars, Jones’s, Chris Davis, Veronique De La Rosa, Noah Pozner Organizations: Sandy Hook Elementary Locations: Houston, Sandy, Newtown, Conn, Texas, Connecticut

☆ Mystery surrounds 19th century 'vampire' found buried in New England with his thigh bones crossed over his chest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But in recent years, DNA analysis has helped scientists uncover the tale behind the "vampire's" remains. An annotated image shows the placement of the "Connecticut vampire" skull and bones in the grave. The "Connecticut vampire" likely died of tuberculosisFor decades, the "Connecticut vampire" was known only as "JB55," after the initial "JB" that had been carved into the brass tacks used to close the coffin. A 3D-scan of Barber's skull was combined with DNA analysis to estimate John Barber's features, shown here in an artist's illustration. Not everybody agrees, however, that this burial site qualifies as a bona fide "vampire" burial site.

Persons: John Barber, —, Jolly Roger, I'd, Nick Bellantoni, he'd, Michael Ross, Daniels, Ellen Greytak, John Baker, Baker, It's, Parabon NanoLabs, John Barber's, Parabon, Barber's, sickles, Scott, Matteo Borrini Organizations: Service, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Magazine, Armed Forces DNA, Inc, Liverpool John Moores University Locations: Connecticut, Wall, Silicon, Griswold , Connecticut, Virginia, New England

That has made it tricky to predict consumer spending. The swirl of confusing trends tees up a closely watched retail earnings season that could offer more clarity about consumers and the economy. As inflation cools, the growth of average hourly earnings has begun to outpace the rise in the consumer price index. He called low unemployment "the big offset that's helped consumer spending hang in." "I thought with all of the revenge travel that's been happening, that would impact consumer spending on goods," she said.

Persons: Aditya Bhave, that's, Andrew Garthwaite, That's, Levi Strauss, Chip Bergh, Michael Baker, Davidson, splurge, Baker, Taylor Swift, Davidson's Baker, Nikki Baird, she's, I'm, Corie Barry, headboards Organizations: Getty, Bank of America, Target, Walmart, JPMorgan, Wall, Federal Reserve, Credit Suisse, U.S, of Labor Statistics, CNBC, . Bureau, Labor, D.A, New York Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Board Locations: Waterbury , Connecticut, U.S, Italy

☆ Company Recalls Ice Cream Products Over Listeria Contamination Concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Chang Che | More About Chang Che | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An ice cream company based in Brooklyn has issued a recall of all flavors of its soft serve ice cream and sorbet brand after two people who ate its vanilla chocolate flavor fell sick and were sent to the hospital, according to the company and health officials. The company, Real Kosher Ice Cream, said in a statement on Wednesday that it would immediately recall all six flavors of its Soft Serve on the Go Cups, packaged retail versions of soft serve ice cream and sorbet. Real Kosher notified all retailers that stock the brand, asking them to remove the products from shelves and freezers and dispose of them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert on Thursday about a listeria outbreak that might be linked to Soft Serve on the Go Cups. Soft Serve on the Go Cups are also distributed in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Britain.

Organizations: Real, Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, District of Columbia Locations: Brooklyn, New York , New Jersey , Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Britain

"We are confident in the legality of our nearly universally supported plan of reorganization, and optimistic that the Supreme Court will agree," the company added. Members of the Sackler family have denied wrongdoing but expressed regret that OxyContin "unexpectedly became part of an opioid crisis." They said in May that the bankruptcy settlement would provide "substantial resources for people and communities in need." In a court filing, the administration told the Supreme Court that Purdue's settlement is an abuse of bankruptcy protections meant for debtors in "financial distress," not people like the Sacklers. According to the administration, Sackler family members withdrew $11 billion from Purdue before agreeing to contribute $6 billion to its opioid settlement.

Persons: George Frey, Joe Biden's, Sackler, OxyContin, Biden, John Kruzel, Andrew Chung, Dietrich Knauth, Will Dunham Organizations: Purdue Pharma, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, U.S, Supreme, Purdue, . Trustee, The, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Provo , Utah, U.S, Stamford , Connecticut, Washington, New York

A pharmacist holds a bottle OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S., May 9, 2019. At issue is whether U.S. bankruptcy law allows Purdue's restructuring to include legal protections for the Sackler family, who have not filed for personal bankruptcy. They said in May that the bankruptcy settlement would provide "substantial resources for people and communities in need." In a court filing, the administration told the Supreme Court that Purdue's settlement is an abuse of bankruptcy protections meant for debtors in "financial distress," not people like the Sacklers. According to the administration, Sackler family members withdrew $11 billion from Purdue before agreeing to contribute $6 billion to its opioid settlement.

Persons: George Frey, Joe Biden's, Sackler, OxyContin, Biden, John Kruzel, Andrew Chung, Dietrich Knauth, Will Dunham Organizations: Purdue Pharma, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, U.S, Supreme, Purdue, Circuit, U.S . Trustee, Thomson Locations: Provo , Utah, U.S, Stamford , Connecticut, Washington, New York

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