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☆ Missouri Teen Who Was Shot After Going to the Wrong House Is Recovering at Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The mother of Ralph Yarl , the Black teenager who was shot last week after approaching the wrong house, said her son is recovering from his injuries at home. Cleo Nagbe said in an interview with “CBS Mornings” on Tuesday that her 16-year-old son was shot in the head above his left eye and in his upper right arm.

☆ Funeral homes may soon be forced to post prices online: 'People are at their most vulnerable when they're grieving'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Funeral homes must provide pricing information in person and over the phone under federal regulation. Now, the Federal Trade Commission is looking to broaden transparency for funeral pricing. The Federal Trade Commission is considering an update to a federal rule that forces funeral homes to disclose prices in person and over the phone, the New York Times reported. "People are at their most vulnerable when they're grieving," Lina M. Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, told the Times. According to the FTC, less than a quarter of all funeral homes provide full price lists on their websites, and many provide little to no pricing information.

Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives expelled two Democratic lawmakers Thursday, a rare punishment for speaking out of turn on the House floor following last week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school. The House voted Thursday afternoon to force out Justin Jones and Justin Pearson , two of three lawmakers who spoke about gun control. But lawmakers failed to get the two-thirds majority needed to expel their colleague Rep. Gloria Johnson .

☆ Tennessee Legislature Expels Democrat for ‘Disorderly Behavior’ During Gun-Control Protest; Voting Continues on Two Others
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives expelled a Democratic lawmaker Thursday, a rare punishment after he and two others spoke out of turn on the House floor following last week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school. The House voted Thursday afternoon to force out Justin Jones , one of three lawmakers who spoke about gun control. Lawmakers were also expected to vote on motions to oust Rep. Gloria Johnson and Rep. Justin Pearson .

☆ Deadly Tornado Cuts Across Missouri
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The World’s Busiest Airports: Atlanta Tops the List
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Atlanta has retained its title as the busiest airport in the world, as more people return to flying all over the globe. There were 93.7 million passengers who passed through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2022, a 24% increase from the prior year, according to figures released Wednesday by Airports Council International World, an industry group.

☆ The World’s Busiest Airports: Atlanta Once Again Tops the List
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ At Least Five Dead After Tornado Cuts Across Missouri
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The storm swept through southeast Missouri early Wednesday. A tornado tore through southeast Missouri, killing at least five people and injuring others, authorities said. A strong storm swept across Bollinger County, located about 125 miles south of St. Louis, early Wednesday morning. A confirmed tornado cut through near Marble Hill, according to the National Weather Service.

☆ Miami Heat Have a New Arena Sponsor After FTX Collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

After getting hit by the stadium branding curse, the Miami Heat have a new sponsor for their home arena. Miami-Dade County and software company Kaseya Ltd. have reached a $117 million naming-rights deal for the home of the Heat, after ditching the FTX Arena name following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange.

☆ Two Workers Killed in Construction Accident at JFK Airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A stop order has been issued for construction at the airport, authorities said. Two workers died at John F. Kennedy International Airport in a construction accident, authorities said Monday. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the airport, said it was notified on Monday morning that two workers were trapped under rubble at a construction site at the airport. The workers were relocating utility lines at the time of the incident, the agency said.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Trial Draws to a Close
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday in a civil trial involving actress and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow and a retired optometrist she collided with on a Utah ski slope in 2016. Terry Sanderson , 76 years old, sued Ms. Paltrow in 2019, alleging she rammed into him while they were both skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Mr. Sanderson has said Ms. Paltrow left him with a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious afflictions.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow Found Not At Fault in 2016 Ski Collision
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Gwyneth Paltrow during the closing arguments of her trial in Park City, Utah. A jury found actress and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow not at fault in a skiing collision with a retired optometrist that occurred on a Utah ski slope in 2016, in a civil trial that concluded Thursday. Terry Sanderson , 76 years old, sued Ms. Paltrow in 2019, alleging she rammed into him while they were both skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Mr. Sanderson has said Ms. Paltrow left him with a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious afflictions.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Goes to Jury
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jury deliberations began Thursday in a civil trial involving actress and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow and a retired optometrist she collided with on a Utah ski slope in 2016. Terry Sanderson , 76 years old, sued Ms. Paltrow in 2019, alleging she rammed into him while they were both skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Mr. Sanderson has said Ms. Paltrow left him with a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious afflictions.

☆ People Are Complaining About Air Travel Way More Than Usual
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Complaints about air travel have nearly quadrupled compared with prepandemic levels after waves of cancellations, delays and lost baggage disrupted the travel plans of millions of fliers. Travelers lodged 60,732 complaints from January 2022 to November, according to a new report by U.S. Pirg Education Fund, a public interest research group which examined U.S. Department of Transportation data. The complaints targeted U.S. and foreign airlines, third-party booking sites, travel agents and others.

☆ Apple Rolls Out Buy Now, Pay Later Plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Apple Inc. has introduced its buy now, pay later service in the U.S., marking the tech company’s latest foray into financial services. The new program, called Apple Pay Later, allows consumers to split purchases into four payments spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. People using the iPhone’s Wallet app can borrow anywhere from $50 to $1,000 using Apple Pay Later.

☆ What to expect from the Senate hearings on recent bank failures
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Silicon Valley Bank’s liquidity crisis and subsequent downfall sent waves of panic through the financial system in early March, setting off a chain reaction of chaos with which regional banks are still grappling. On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee will continue with their own line of questioning. Sen. Brown has called for the executives of Silicon Valley Bank to be held accountable for the bank’s failure. “Our banking system is sound and resilient, with strong capital and liquidity,” Barr said. The failures of SVB and Signature Bank, he wrote, “demonstrate the implications that banks with assets over $100 billion can have for financial stability.

☆ Cherry Blossoms in Washington, D.C., Are Peaking Earlier Than Usual
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Cherry blossoms at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., are projected to hit peak bloom ahead of schedule this year after an unusually warm winter. Those cherry blossoms could peak as early as Thursday, nearly two weeks earlier than the historical average of April 4, according to the National Park Service, which has data that go back to the 1920s.

☆ Senators call on former Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank CEOs to testify
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders of a Senate committee investigating the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank called Thursday for both institutions' former CEOs to testify about the collapses that have sparked fears about broader economic damage. Ex-SVB CEO Gregory Becker and former Signature CEO Joseph DePaolo "must answer for" their banks' "downfall," wrote Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Tim Scott, R-S.C., in letters to the former executives. Brown and Scott are the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Brown and Scott urged the two former executives to answer the panel's questions "at a future date."

☆ Eight Dolphins Died After Washing Up on Jersey Shore
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Dolphins washed up on the beach of Sea Isle City, N.J., according to a nonprofit group that rescues stranded marine mammals. A pod of eight dolphins died after washing ashore a New Jersey beach, according to a local animal-rescue organization. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a nonprofit group that rescues and rehabilitates stranded marine mammals, said the dolphins appeared Tuesday on the beach of Sea Isle City, N.J., located about 30 miles south of Atlantic City.

☆ Yellen: U.S. Could Intervene Again to Protect Banking System
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Skilled Workers Shortage Threatens Biden’s Plans For U.S. ChipmakingChipmaker Micron will have to overcome a massive shortage of skilled workers in order to open its planned semiconductor-manufacturing campus in the suburbs of Syracuse, N.Y. WSJ reporter Joseph De Avila joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how the company is dealing with the shortage and what it says about the Biden administration's goal of increasing chipmaking in the U.S. Photo: KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS

☆ China’s Global Peacemaker Ambitions Put It in Competition With U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin Meet for Second Day: Key Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ ‘Ted Lasso’ Goes to the White House to Discuss Mental Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The cast of ‘Ted Lasso.’ The third season of the Apple TV+ show made its debut earlier in March. Jason Sudeikis and other cast members from the hit show “Ted Lasso” are scheduled to discuss the importance of mental health with President Biden at the White House. Mr. Sudeikis and the cast will be meeting with the president and First Lady Jill Biden on Monday, the White House said.

☆ Amazon To Cut 9,000 More Jobs After Earlier Layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Sebastian Herrera | Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Amazon said it was laying off 9,000 more jobs, adding to previously announced layoffs. Amazon.com Inc. said it would cut 9,000 more corporate jobs across units that include its profitable cloud-computing and advertising businesses, a sign that the company’s cost-cutting is extending into all aspects of its operations as technology giants continue to slash spending. Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a statement that the company added a significant number of employees in recent years, a step he defended as necessary given what was happening in Amazon’s business at the time.

☆ Amazon to Cut 9,000 More Jobs After Earlier Layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Sebastian Herrera | Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Amazon invested heavily in increasing its head count during the early part of the pandemic. Amazon.com Inc. said it would cut 9,000 more corporate jobs across units that include its profitable cloud-computing and advertising businesses, a sign that the company’s cost-cutting is extending into all aspects of its operations as technology giants continue to slash spending. Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a statement that the company added a significant number of employees in recent years, a step he defended as necessary given what was happening in Amazon’s business at the time.

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