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☆ American Airlines let a flight attendant delete 'evidence' after filming a teen girl with a hidden camera in an airplane bathroom, new lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A new lawsuit alleges that an American Airlines flight attendant hid a camera inside a plane bathroom. The suit alleges that the flight attendant used a cell phone to film a 14-year-old in the bathroom. AdvertisementA lawsuit filed on Friday alleges that an American Airlines flight attendant used a hidden bathroom cell phone to film a 14-year-old girl and that the airline gave the staffer enough time to "destroy" any "incriminating evidence." The lawsuit alleges that the teen's father went after the flight attendant who led his daughter to the first-class bathroom and demanded to see his phone. I have nothing to do with this," the employee told the dad, the lawsuit alleges.

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☆ Recalled WanaBana puree still on Dollar Tree shelves - US FDA
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 22 (Reuters) - The WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Puree, a product potentially contaminated with lead, was still being sold at Dollar Tree (DLTR.O) stores despite a recall that began last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday. In response to the FDA's Wednesday announcement, Dollar Tree said it had already instructed stores to remove the product from shelves and that they no longer sell that flavor on its website. The product was available nationally through multiple retailers including Amazon, Dollar Tree and other online outlets, the FDA said. Wanabana LLC, the maker of the product, and Amazon.com (AMZN.O) did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. The FDA on Oct. 31 shared the results with Wanabana, which then initiated a voluntary recall.

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PINNACLE, N.C. (AP) — Heavy rain and lower temperatures helped slow down some wildfires in North Carolina on Tuesday, including blazes that had prompted evacuations of homes and campgrounds, forestry officials said. “Unless we get some more continuous rain, we will probably be back to being active again in a few days,” he said. On Saturday, a fire broke out in North Carolina's Sauratown Mountains and grew to more than 750 acres (303 hectares) by Tuesday, according to Jimmy Holt, a ranger with the North Carolina Forest Service. “For right now, things will slow down,” said Adrianne Rubiaco, a U.S. Forest Service fire spokesperson in North Carolina. Fire officials in Townsend, Tennessee, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Knoxville, announced an emergency evacuation as crews battled a blaze.

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☆ Bill Ackman's Pershing Square increased its stake in this big tech stock last quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square boosted its Alphabet stake in the third quarter, regulatory fillings show. Meanwhile, Ackman left Pershing's Class C stake, which has no voting rights, unchanged at nearly 9.4 million shares. Ackman's move came amid a strong quarter for Alphabet that allowed it to extend 2023 gains even as other tech stocks struggled. Ackman raised his Hilton Worldwide position by more than 10%, to over 10 million shares worth $1.55 billion. The hotel stock climbed about 3% in the third quarter and currently stands some 32% higher for the year.

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☆ A tide of election worker resignations raises alarms ahead of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A wave of departures by election officials in key states risks adding new stress to the nation’s election system ahead of next year’s presidential contest, voting rights groups and several state election chiefs warn. The growing alarm over the resignations and retirements comes as officials say election workers continue to face a barrage of threats and harassment and partisan interference in their duties, first ignited by false claims of a stolen White House election in 2020. In King County, Washington – which includes Seattle – Julie Wise, the county election director, recalled receiving a letter over the summer with a rant about elections. Election watchdogs say more action is needed – including boosting federal funding and extending a federal law that criminalizes the release of restricted personal information about federal workers to cover election officials. Brinson Bell began tracking the departures when she became the state’s election chief that year.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Walter Davis, a five-time NBA All-Star who had his number retired by the Phoenix Suns, has died. Davis was star in college for North Carolina where he played for the late Dean Smith. It was North Carolina, where Davis' nephew Hubert Davis is the Tar Heels' basketball coach, which announced Water Davis' death Thursday. The school's release said Walter Davis died Thursday morning of natural causes while visiting famil y in Charlotte, North Carolina. Walter Davis, from Pineville, North Carolina, is part of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

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☆ A North Carolina restaurant shut down after filing a lawsuit against a next door cigar bar — saying smoke leaked through, causing customers and staff headaches and eye problems
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A restaurant in North Carolina shut down after claiming that smoke from a cigar bar next door caused health issues. Two months later, it filed a lawsuit against the owner of Oasis Cigar Lounge as well as its landlord, local news site WRAL first reported. Other tenants in the building similarly had issues with secondhand smoke from the cigar lounge, he claimed. Oasis Cigar Lounge, meanwhile, left its premises in the shopping center in early October, it told The Local Reporter. "We simply did not want cigar smoke and toxins in our business."

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The plant will serve as Toyota's epicenter of lithium-ion battery production in North America and will be a key supplier for the Kentucky-based plant tasked with building its first U.S.-made electric vehicles, the company said. Sean Suggs, president of Toyota North Carolina, said the announcement “reinforces Toyota’s commitment to electrification and carbon reduction,” while fulfilling its promise to bring economic growth to North Carolina. Toyota has committed to using 100% renewable energy to produce batteries at the North Carolina plant, which has been under construction since 2021. Toyota says it will have 15 battery electric vehicles for sale globally by 2025. Toyota could receive hundreds of million in cash incentives, tax breaks and infrastructure upgrades from the state of North Carolina and local governments for fulfilling its job creation and investment goals, according to state officials and documents.

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☆ A Gen Xer moved to North Carolina to save money for retirement. Her beachfront home cost about half as much as her California property, but the weather doesn't compare.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sandra, a Gen Xer, recently moved from the Los Angeles area to the beaches of North Carolina. While the weather isn't as ideal, North Carolina has been a pleasant surprise. AdvertisementAdvertisementSandra decided that instead of retirement by the beaches of Los Angeles, she'd instead enjoy life by the North Carolina shore. Even though she said insurance is a bit higher in North Carolina given the prevalence of hurricanes, her taxes have been cut by around half. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe more diverse politics of her area — since North Carolina is a purple state — was also a plus over deep red South Carolina, she said.

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☆ Republicans are desperate for attention — and it's decimating their ability to govern
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

In the end, the only man who could unify House Republicans behind him was a relatively little-known and mild-mannered evangelical Christian from Louisiana. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the speaker saga wore on, it provoked questions among some House Republicans: How could it be that they had failed to elect a speaker for so long? While Gaetz maintains otherwise, his angry GOP colleagues have plenty of evidence to make their case that it was an attention ploy. Rep. Matt Gaetz surrounded by reporters and cameras after the House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. The attention economy doesn't preclude an ability to govern — an effective politician might seek to harness their celebrity towards worthy ends.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is expected to try a third vote to become House speaker, even as his Republican colleagues are explicitly warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises can win over their support. After two failed votes, Jordan's third attempt at the gavel is not expected to end any better. Jordan had backed the temporary speaker plan as a way to allow more time to shore up support in his own reach for the gavel. What this majority has done is prove it’s not a normal majority.”What was clear was that Jordan’s path to become House speaker was almost certainly collapsing. With Republicans in majority control of the House, 221-212, it appears there is no Republican candidate who can win a clear majority, 217 votes, to become speaker.

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☆ Jordan Defeated Again for Speaker as Republican Stalemate Deepens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Catie Edmondson | More About Catie Edmondson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Jim Jordan, the hard-line Republican from Ohio, lost a second bid for speaker on Wednesday after running headlong into opposition from a group of mainstream G.O.P. Mr. Jordan said he would keep fighting to secure the majority of votes he needs to become speaker, and spent much of Wednesday afternoon meeting with some of the holdouts. But it was clear after the second ballot that there was no immediate end in sight to the stalemate that has left the House leaderless and in turmoil after two weeks of Republican infighting. Republicans adjourned the House on Wednesday evening and were set to reconvene at noon on Thursday to find a way forward. But Republicans were divided even on doing that, with some Jordan loyalists arguing that it would set a damaging precedent.

Persons: Jim Jordan, holdouts, Jordan, Patrick T, McHenry Organizations: Republicans, North Carolina Republican Locations: Ohio

☆ Opinion | Lenient Grading Won’t Help Struggling Students. Addressing Chronic Absenteeism Will.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Once put in place, though, these types of changes are difficult to roll back, said Paul Hill, the founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Schools don’t work like businesses — beta testing a particular practice, looking at the results and moving forward based on the outcome. Instead, these types of realignments can become the status quo, regardless of what the data says, according to Hill. After my previous story, I did hear from some educators who’ve had positive experiences applying the 50 percent floor. But that doesn’t change the reality that strong evidence is lacking that such a practice is academically effective on a large scale.

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House Republicans appear to be warming to a novel proposal that would empower the speaker pro tempore, given their inability to elect a leader. The idea appears particularly popular among Republicans who opposed Jordan on the initial ballot. But the move would require the backing of a majority of the chamber, likely necessitating the support of Democrats. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has made clear that Democrats are open to a bipartisan path forward. “I have respect for Patrick McHenry, I think he is respected on our side of the aisle,” Jeffries said when asked about the possibility of empowering the North Carolina Republican.

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Rep. Jim Jordan received his party’s nomination for speaker on Friday, becoming the second nominee after Majority Leader Steve Scalise abruptly abandoned his bid for the role a day earlier. The Ohio Republican fell more than 60 votes short of the threshold needed to become speaker in a test vote on Friday. Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, was known for years as an outspoken critic of leadership positioned squarely among the party’s right flank. Still, some moderates, along with Democrats, staunchly oppose a Jordan speakership, making a bipartisan path forward possible. Some have floated a bipartisan effort to empower Rep. Patrick McHenry, who has been serving as speaker pro tempore since McCarthy’s ouster, or even elect the North Carolina Republican as speaker.

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☆ Hurricanes blow early lead, beat Kings in 9-round shootout
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/34] Oct 14, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Carolina Hurricanes Center Sebastian Aho (20) scores a goal against Los Angeles Kings Goalie Pheonix Copley (29) during the first period at Crypto.com Arena. Before the outcome was decided, Los Angeles' Pierre-Luc Dubois and Trevor Moore and Carolina's Sebastian Aho and Martin Necas converted in the shootout. The Hurricanes scored three goals in the opening 13 1/2 minutes as they began a six-game road trip. Drew Doughty, Moore and Vladislav Gavrikov also scored for Los Angeles, while Kevin Fiala posted three assists. The Kings were within 5-3 after the second period and cut the deficit to one with 8:36 left on Gavrikov's goal.

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“We are in uncharted waters, but it’s also very clear that we do not want to have a speaker pro tem who is leading policy. “That's the goal,” McHenry said earlier Thursday when asked if he would put a vote for speaker on the House floor. House Republicans are gridlocked with no end in sight, a war is escalating in Israel and Palestine and the U.S. government is ticking closer to a shutdown. McHenry was named to the role of speaker pro tempore by McCarthy as part of a process established in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It's an argument that may catch on in the House as lawmakers grow restless with their inability to act.

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The North Carolina lawsuit closely follows the playbook of other successful court challenges to gender-affirming care bans that have swept Republican-controlled states this year. Other plaintiffs include a North Carolina family physician who serves transgender patients and several local and national LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations. Jean Fischer Brinkley, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Medical Board, declined a request for comment. North Carolina law also prohibits using state funds to support the provision of gender-affirming care. “When I say that gender-affirming care can be lifesaving, that is not hyperbole.

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House Republicans are scheduled to meet behind closed doors Monday evening to try to regain control of their majority ahead of possible speaker votes this week. “House Republicans need to unite and show the country that we’re fighting for them,” Jordan said Sunday on Fox News. While the full House ultimately votes on the new speaker, the position usually falls to a person from the party with the House majority. The rules around the temporary speaker position have been untested before, though they appear to indicate the main power in the role is to ensure the election of a new speaker. But if House Republicans are unable to quickly agree on a speaker, McHenry could be in the position for some time.

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☆ House speaker: What the heck is going on? How will it affect you?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The House is without a speaker, the person who, according to the Constitution, is required to be its leader. For as long as the House is trying to find a new speaker, it’s unable to do much of anything else. What happened to the last House speaker? Rep. Kevin McCarthy had been House speaker since January, when he won the gavel after 15 rounds of balloting. McHenry booted Pelosi and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Marlyand out of offices they kept in the Capitol building.

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Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry, now the acting speaker, declared the House in recess until both parties can decide on a path forward. There is no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority now that McCarthy has opted not to run for the job again. Immediately after the vote, McHenry, a close McCarthy ally, was named temporary speaker or speaker pro tempore. McCarthy turned over that private list to the House clerk in January when he was first elected speaker. Some members left the chamber Tuesday determined to renominate McCarthy and vote for him for speaker until it passes.

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Lawyers who helped file the lawsuit on Monday on behalf of the alliance against the State Board of Elections and board leaders have represented Democratic interests previously. North Carolina’s constitution sets a one-year state residency requirement to vote in state elections, but that provision was held unconstitutional decades ago and isn’t enforced. A 30-day precinct requirement is still carried out, however, and state law says lying about one’s residency on a registration form is a low-grade felony. The state board had not been served with the lawsuit as of Tuesday afternoon, board spokesperson Pat Gannon said. Republican legislative leaders were incensed by the settlement, which overruled state law and ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

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WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday. It calls for spending nearly $328 million over the next 50 years to get the red wolf off the endangered species list. The red wolf once roamed from central Texas to southern Iowa and as far east as Long Island, New York. “We have not yet identified locations for establishing new Red Wolf populations,” the report said. But the viability study cautioned that such releases be done very carefully, so as not to reduce the genetic diversity within the captive-bred population.

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☆ Chattanooga is the 'all-around best city' to retire in the South
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Southern Living and Investopedia named the best cities in the South to retire. The best all-around city to retire in the South: Chattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga, Tennessee is the best overall city for retirees in the South. Southern Living and Investopedia named Chattanooga, Tennessee the best all-around city to retire. Margaretw | Istock | Getty ImagesBeaufort, North Carolina, was named the best town for healthy living. Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was named the best city in the South for home buying.

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☆ Hardline shutdown push of the few frustrates US House Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Facing pressure from his right flank, McCarthy is pursuing a partisan Republican CR that would cut current government funding levels and contain provisions on security and immigration at the U.S. border with Mexico. Those proposals are unlikely to win the Democratic support they would need to pass the Senate, or to be signed by Biden. HARDLINE HOLDOUTSBut Republican hardliners, including members of the House Freedom Caucus and allies of former President Donald Trump, are resisting even McCarthy's partisan plan. The record-setting, 34-day 2018 shutdown came weeks after Republicans lost their House majority during Trump's term. "They're talking to a small portion of America," said Republican Representative Darrell Issa.

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