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☆ A. Cornelius Baker, Champion of H.I.V. Testing, Dies at 63
  + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
A. Cornelius Baker, who spent nearly 40 years working with urgency and compassion to improve the lives of people with H.I.V. and AIDS by promoting testing, securing federal funding for research and pushing for a vaccine, died on Nov. 8 at his home in Washington. Mr. Baker — who was gay and who tested positive for H.I.V. He soon distinguished himself as an eloquent voice for people with H.I.V. A policy wonk and health-care expert, he held positions in the federal government and with nonprofits, including serving as the head of a clinic for the L.G.B.T.Q.
Persons: Cornelius Baker, Gregory Nevins, Baker —, —, ”, Douglas, Brooks, Obama Organizations: National Locations: Washington
☆ Hair and makeup artist accuses Garth Brooks of sexual assault and battery in lawsuit
  + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Samantha Kubota | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
A new lawsuit filed in California state court alleges country star Garth Brooks sexually assaulted and battered a hair and makeup artist working for him. In the 27-page lawsuit, Roe makes several allegations against the country singer. The lawsuit notes Roe first worked for Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood, starting in 1999 and only started working for Brooks in 2017. Roe’s lawsuit is seeking damages and a jury trial. “We applaud our client’s courage in moving forward with her complaint against Garth Brooks,” Roe’s legal team wrote in a statement.
Persons: Garth Brooks, Jane Roe, ”, Roe, Brooks, he’d, Brooks ’, Trisha Yearwood, — Douglas, Wigdor, Jeanne M, Christensen, Hayley Baker —, ” Roe, John Doe ”, Doe, ” Brooks, “ Organizations: ”, Hollywood Locations: California, Los Angeles, Mississippi, Tennessee, America
☆ The rise in sports betting and gambling violations by pro athletes, in 4 charts
  + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
As pro athletes deal with the ramifications of betting on games, a growing number of people are also grappling with mental health issues associated with sports betting. Gambling addiction hotlines across the country have reported a huge surge in traffic in recent years. Texts and chats to the National Problem Gambling Helpline have increased around 800% since 2018 while call volume grew nearly 80%. The annual national social cost of problem gambling — including job loss and gambling-related criminal justice — amounts to around $14 billion, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. In January, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Andrea Salinas introduced the Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act, which would use federal funding to treat and study problem gambling.
Persons: Tucupita, Jontay Porter, Robert Manfred, —, There’s, LeBron James, ”, Charlie Baker —, National Collegiate Athletic Association —, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Andrea Salinas Organizations: CNN, Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres, National Basketball Association, Toronto Raptors, MLB, US, State helplines, of Ohio, National Council, Sports, American Gaming Association, Leagues, NBA, ESPN, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Investment Locations: New Jersey, Nevada, Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Las Vegas
☆ ‘The Six’: Stories of NASA’s first women astronauts revealed
  + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +9 min
But the journalist started wondering about the other women who had trained alongside Ride in NASA’s first coed astronaut class. More than 1,500 women applied to become astronauts between 1976 and 1977, Grush writes. "The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts" by Loren Grush is out September 12. NASAWhy these astronauts’ experiences resonate todayWhile Ride was first, ultimately every member of The Six flew on a space shuttle. In her book, Grush chronicles their journeys, including the 1986 Challenger disaster that killed Resnik on her second space shuttle flight.
Persons: Sally Ride, “, crewmates, Loren Grush, ” Grush, —, “ I’m, ”, Grush, Arabella, Anita —, Miss Baker —, Ruth Bates Harris, Simon, Schuster, Judy Resnik, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, Anna Fisher, Rhea Seddon, Seddon, Fisher, Resnik, Sullivan, NBC’s Tom Brokaw, George Abbey, Abbey, Ride, Bob Crippen, Crippen, Sally wasn’t, ” Sullivan, “ NASA’s, Artemis Organizations: CNN, Bloomberg, NASA, Johnson Space Center, Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, ”, The, Challenger Locations: Houston, NASA's, Florida
☆ NCAA picks GOP Gov. Charlie Baker to be its new president, saying it wants someone who can create 'bipartisan solutions'
  + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Charlie Baker will serve as the next NCAA president. The organization announced Baker — a moderate Republican — will start in March 2023. Baker, the state's popular governor, decided not to seek a third term in office. The moderate Republican has been selected as the next NCAA president, the organization announced on Thursday. The organization credited Baker with "bringing bipartisan leadership to the state, successfully guiding Massachusetts through an exceptionally turbulent period for government officials.
☆ An ex-Apple employee faces as long as 20 years in jail after admitting to defrauding the tech giant of over $17 million
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A former Apple employee has admitted to defrauding the company out of $17 million. The ex-worker, Dhirendra Prasad, admitted to running multiple fraud schemes. In one of the schemes, Prasad and a co-conspirator arranged to have Apple pay for its own components. He admitted that these actions cost Apple more than $17 million, according to the release. In one of the schemes, Prasad and Baker arranged to have Apple pay for its own property.
☆ Gerard Baker — Editor at Large at The Wall Street Journal
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Gerard Baker | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Gerard BakerGerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. His weekly column for the editorial page, “Free Expression,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2009-2013. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he graduated in 1983 with a 1st Class Honors Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
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