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☆ Two U.S. Army Helicopters Crash in Kentucky, Fatalities Expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Gareth Vipers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter during a demonstration drill in July. Two Black Hawk helicopters crashed near a U.S. Army base in Kentucky in an incident that likely left fatalities, the state’s Gov. Andy Beshear said. At around 10 p.m. local time Wednesday the HH60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Trigg County, Ky., Nondice Thurman, spokeswoman for the Fort Campbell military base said.

☆ Two U.S. army helicopters crash during training in Kentucky
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 30 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training mission over Kentucky on Wednesday night, the U.S. military said. The status of the crew members was not immediately known, Army spokeswoman Nondice Thurman said in a statement early on Thursday to Reuters, without detailing the number of people who were on board. However, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear said in a post on Twitter that fatalities were expected and the Kentucky State Police and the state's Division of Emergency Management were responding to the accident. loadingCrew members were flying two Black Hawk helicopters that crashed at around 10:00 PM ET (0200 GMT Thursday) in Kentucky's Trigg County, Thurman said. Reporting by Akriti Sharma and Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Republicans are starting to split over exactly how — and whether — to ban TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Republicans generally support banning TikTok, but they're beginning to disagree on how. Sen. Rand Paul has also come out against a TikTok ban, blocking a bill from Sen. Josh Hawley. But even among Republicans who favor a TikTok ban, there are growing concerns about the RESTRICT Act — arguably the most prominent proposal put forward to deal with the issue. "So, I think we should ban TikTok. "It's worse than banning TikTok, because it can be applied to lots of other companies," said Paul.

☆ 2 Army Blackhawk helicopters crash during training in Kentucky
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Phil Helsel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Two U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopters crashed during a training incident in Kentucky on Wednesday night, officials said. The command is currently focused on caring for the servicemembers and their families," the Army base Fort Campbell said in a statement early Thursday. They were involved in a training incident when they crashed around 10 p.m. in Trigg County, which is to the west of Fort Campbell, according to base officials. "We've got some tough news out of Fort Campbell, with early reports of a helicopter crash and fatalities are expected," Beshear tweeted. Nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles," the 101st Airborne Division is the only air assault division of the U.S. Army.

☆ Nine Dead After Two U.S. Army Helicopters Crash in Kentucky
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Health disparities cost $340 billion per year. 3 ways to close the gapAround $1,000 per person are wasted every year in the U.S. due to health inequities. That could balloon to $3,000 per person by 2040 if no action is taken. Here are three strategies to close the gap.

☆ Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman and GOP Rep. Thomas Massie got in a heated exchange over gun violence in the halls of Congress: 'Calm down? Children are dying!'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman and GOP Rep. Thomas Massie got in a heated exchange over gun violence. Massie, who once shared a Christmas photo of his family toting guns, told Bowman to "calm down." The Covenant School shooting on Monday reignited debates over gun violence in the halls of Congress. At one point, Massie — who represents Kentucky's 4th district and once shared a Christmas photo of his family toting guns — told Bowman to "calm down." Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee, who represents the district where the Nashville mass school shooting happened, posted a similar gun-filled family photo for Christmas in 2021.

☆ Real-estate investors who nearly went bust on their first and only flip are now landlords of a 16-apartment building. They say real estate is anything but 'easy' or 'passive.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Aj Latrace | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Louisville investors Dana McMahan and Mike Consigliere bought a rundown house for $80,000 in 2020. They lost money on the deal, even after selling the rehabbed house for $435,000 two years later. Now they own a profitable 16-rental building but warn others that real-estate investing is not easy. But after getting a lead on a 16-unit rental property, they scrounged up their remaining savings and cashed out their 401(k) retirement accounts to buy it. Travel nurses and medium-length renters, though, will pay closer to $1,500 a month, McMahan said.

☆ Republican Senator Rand Paul opposes TikTok ban push in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday opposed efforts in Congress to ban popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans. Republican Senator Josh Hawley said this week he hoped to get unanimous consent for a TikTok ban bill. TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew appeared before Congress last week and faced tough questions about national security concerns over the ByteDance-owned app. Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a TikTok video Friday opposed a TikTok ban, calling it "unprecedented" and said Congress has not gotten classified TikTok briefings. Last week, three Democrats in the House of Representatives opposed a TikTok ban, as do free speech groups like the American Civil Liberties Union.

☆ Sen. Rand Paul says the GOP would 'permanently lose elections for a generation' if TikTok is banned
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Rand Paul is speaking out against a possible ban on TikTok, contradicting much of his own party. He said a ban amounts to a "national strategy to permanently lose elections for a generation" for the GOP. "Before banning TikTok, these censors might want to discover that China's government already bans TikTok," wrote Paul. In recent weeks, calls to ban TikTok over concerns over Chinese government surveillance have only grown in Washington. Marco Rubio of Florida and Josh Hawley of Missouri, who have both introduced nationwide TikTok ban bills.

☆ The 10 best—and worst—states for paying off your student loans
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Your income, your balance owed, your other financial obligations and more can all make it harder or easier for you to pay off your student debt no matter where you're living. Though the best states aren't clustered in any one region, they share other traits that can help borrowers get ahead. Though Florida and Vermont don't make the cut in the overall rankings, Vermont has the highest student borrower profile score, which considers how many residents have bachelors degrees, the average amount of student debt owed and the average delinquency rate. Borrowers in Mississippi have the highest default rate at 21.6% and the 12th highest debt burden — $37,396 on average — in the country. Overall, borrowers in Southern states may struggle to pay off their student loans, with six of the 10 worst states for student debt repayment in this region, according to Broke Scholar: Mississippi Arkansas West Virginia Delaware Ohio Louisiana Kentucky New Mexico Michigan IndianaTips for borrowers to manage their debt anywhere

☆ Kentucky lawmakers override governor's veto of transgender bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 29 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday overturned the governor's veto of a bill to ban transgender youths from gender-affirming healthcare and restrict which toilets they use in public schools, voting in line with a national conservative-led movement. Supporters of the bill said they passed the legislation to protect children from undergoing gender-affirming treatments they would regret later in life. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky promised legal action to stop medical sections of the bill taking effect in about three months. Measures include bans on discussion of gender identity in schools, clampdowns on drag shows and blocking transgender participation in sports. West Virginia on Wednesday passed a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth after about 10 other states approved laws restricting or outlawing medical treatments for transgender minors.

☆ Trump says Ron DeSantis has 'no personality' and would be working at a cigar store if he hadn't endorsed him in 2018
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump said Ron DeSantis may have ended up working at a cigar store without his backing in 2018. Ron DeSantis. Probably working either at a cigar store or a law firm," Trump added, per the Daily Mail. During the rally, Trump mocked DeSantis, drawing a muted response from a mostly silent audience. Representatives for DeSantis and Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

☆ Top U.S. Republican McConnell back home after suffering concussion
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he was back at home on Saturday and had completed inpatient physical therapy after suffering a concussion when he tripped and fell at a Washington, D.C., hotel this month. "I'm going to follow the advice of my physical therapists and spend the next few days working for Kentuckians and (Republicans) from home," McConnell, 81, said in a statement. The Republican leader, who was first elected to represent Kentucky in the Senate in 1984, tripped at a dinner event on March 8 and was admitted to a hospital for treatment of a concussion and a minor rib fracture. He remained in hospital until March 13, when he moved to a rehabilitation facility to regain strength. A lack of progress in talks has raised concern about a possible default over the summer.

☆ McDonald's is selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts in one test market. I tried them — and they're not as good as the freshly made ones
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

McDonald's is selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts at 160 locations in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky. I decided to try doughnuts from both the Krispy Kreme shop and McDonald's to see how they compared. Here's what I found testing Krispy Kreme doughnuts, as sold by McDonald's, versus one from a nearby Krispy Kreme shop. Pro: The doughnut was available quickly at McDonald'sI received my Krispy Kreme doughnut upon purchasing in less than a minute. Con: The McDonald's doughnut cost more than the one sold directly by Krispy KremeThe Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut cost 53 cents less than the same item from McDonald's.

☆ Mitch McConnell leaves rehab facility after therapy for concussion
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol after the senate luncheons on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier this month. McConnell was at dinner on March 8 after a hotel reception for a campaign committee aligned with him when he tripped and fell. He was released from the hospital on March 13 and, upon the advice of his doctor, moved to an inpatient rehabilitation facility for physical therapy and to continue his recovery. In January, he became the longest-serving Senate leader when the new Congress convened, breaking the previous record of 16 years.

☆ How Girl Scouts found itself in a cookie debacle
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —For decades, Girl Scouts has used cookie sales to raise funds and teach scouts about entrepreneurship. “Right now we are focused on ensuring all Girl Scouts have a successful Cookie Season,” Girl Scouts USA told CNN in a statement, adding that it is also focused on optimizing its operations “in real-time, and [capturing] learnings that will inform our strategy going into future seasons.”But for the scouts, those learnings have been hard-won. That meant shoppers could order it themselves, though Girl Scouts encouraged them to ask scouts to place the orders. Plus, Girl Scouts built a lot of hype with the limited-time offer, creating a sense of urgency, Esper noted. Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesYet as customers clamored for the cookie, scouts and their parents learned there was no chance of increasing supply by the end of the cookie season in April.

☆ 'I'd really prefer it if he stayed out of our way': Starbucks union organizers lash out at CEO's promise to work behind the counter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Starbucks' new CEO Laxman Narasimhan announced he'll spend a half-day every month pulling coffees. Seven Starbucks stores announced they have begun the unionization process Thursday. During the annual Starbucks shareholder meeting Thursday, Starbucks Workers United announced seven new stores had filed for union elections. Workers at those stores said they hope the move shows that the labor movement at Starbucks isn't lost on Middle America. "Union Starbucks partners are here to stay."

☆ Kentucky governor vetoes bill targeting transgender youth
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 24 (Reuters) - Kentucky's Democratic governor on Friday vetoed a Republican bill to ban transgender youths from gender-affirming healthcare and restrict public toilets they use, bucking a national Republican-led movement. Governor Andy Beshear, running in November for a second-term in Republican-leaning Kentucky, said the bill would increase youth suicides and permit excessive government interference in personal healthcare decisions. Supporters of the bill said they were trying to protect children from undergoing gender-affirming treatments they would regret later in life. The Kentucky bill would let teachers refuse to refer to transgender students by their chosen pronouns, outlaw gender reassignment surgery for minors, stop use of puberty blockers and prohibit gender-affirming hospital services. In Kentucky, Beshear said in a statement that the bill would turn teachers into "investigators" prying into students' lives.

☆ Wall Street rallies on hopes of Fed policy pause
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Today the market is bouncing back on what was a dovish Fed hike yesterday," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky. "Powell did a good job sticking to the party line on inflation and continued to jawbone hawkish even though the hike leaned dovish." Comments from the Bank of England that inflation will probably quickly fade also helped fuel hopes of light at the end of the central bank tightening tunnel. Among the 11 sectors of the S&P 500, communication services (.SPLRCL) and tech (.SPLRCT) led the percentage gainers. The S&P 500 posted four new 52-week highs and 14 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 45 new highs and 197 new lows.

☆ Wendy’s is selling a former McDonald’s fan-favorite item
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Fans who are missing McDonald’s “Snack Wraps” can soon get their fix at a rival. Beginning Tuesday, in a move that could attract customers clamoring for the return of the fan-favorite food, Wendy’s is adding a new grilled chicken ranch wrap to its menu. Wendy’s wrap is slightly different from McDonald’s version, because the chain “didn’t want to mess around with a McBland snack wrap dupe,” said Carl Loredo, Wendy’s global chief marketing officer. He told CNN that grilled chicken is used in place of crispy chicken that was in McDonald’s wrap, because he said Wendy’s fans are looking for “lighter and more portable menu items.”Wendy's is selling a McDonald's Snack Wrap of their own. So, selling a beloved menu item could prove to be an advantage for Wendy’s against its much larger competitor.

☆ Chewy and Petco earnings make it clear: Pet health care is their future
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The retailers, which both released their quarterly earnings on Wednesday, began investing heavily into pet health when the pandemic-fueled pet boom saw 23 million American households welcome a new animal into their homes. The boom turned the overall pet market into a $123.6 billion dollar powerhouse in 2021, and it's expected to grow. Pet health care – and the high margins that come with it – is a crucial component to that overall market. It changed its name to Petco Health and Wellness Company in 2020. Pet adoptions surged during the pandemic, triggering a surge in demand for pet goods.

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear a trademark clash between Jack Daniel's and a dog accessory company behind a parody chew toy resembling the distiller's widely recognized black-label whiskey bottle. The dispute pits the whiskey brand's trademark rights against legal protections for creative expression - in this case a send-up by Phoenix-based VIP Products LLC of Jack Daniel's Old No. A 2,300-strong group of authors took the opposite view, saying a win for Jack Daniel's could lead to a "catastrophic chilling effect" over worries that creative expression might spark litigation. The 9th Circuit said the Bad Spaniels toy was an "expressive work" and thus potentially shielded under the First Amendment from Jack Daniel's trademark infringement claim. President Joe Biden's administration supports Jack Daniel's appeal.

☆ The Football Play That Sent Two College Basketball Teams to the Sweet 16
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kansas State was clinging to a narrow lead over Kentucky in the final minute of their second-round NCAA tournament game when coach Jerome Tang knew exactly which play to call. What unfolded next looked completely out of place on a basketball court. That’s because he was betting his chances for reaching the Sweet 16 on a football play.

Jack Daniel's Properties Inc is owned by Louisville, Kentucky-based Brown-Forman Corp (BFb.N). "I'm concerned about the First Amendment implications of your position," conservative Justice Samuel Alito told an attorney for Jack Daniel's, referring to the constitutional provision enshrining free-speech protections. "Could any reasonable person think that Jack Daniel's had approved this use of the mark?" Jack Daniel's also contested a finding by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. "This is a standard commercial product," Kagan told a lawyer for VIP Products, Bennett Cooper.

☆ Dunkin' rolls out breakfast tacos as competition heats up for fast food morning grub
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dunkin' added breakfast tacos to its menu on March 22. The move comes as McDonald's expanded its test of serving Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Kentucky. Today, Dunkin' launched breakfast tacos for under $3 each. At a December investor day conference, Taco Bell CEO Mark King announced plans to compete with McDonald's at breakfast and lunch. Wendy's, which introduced a new breakfast menu three years ago, told Nation's Restaurant News this month that breakfast sales have surpassed sales targets of $3,000 per week per restaurant.

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