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☆ Bill Clinton has hopes and fears on what comes after 2024 – for the country, the party and himself
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Clinton speaks at a campaign rally in Durham, North Carolina, on October 17, 2024. His wife was the one whose loss put Trump in the White House, in a way that burns him still. Then again, Clinton said, he was “gobsmacked” that companies that said they’d pay to help with the transition never did. Clinton speaks during morning service at a church in Albany, Georgia, on October 13, 2024. Tim Walz appears with Clinton at the campaign rally in Durham, North Carolina, on October 17, 2024.

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☆ Biden sets a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The announcement highlights an issue — safe drinking water — that Kamala Harris has prioritized as vice president and during her presidential campaign. Biden and Harris believe it’s “a moral imperative” to ensure that everyone has access to clean drinking water, EPA Administrator Michael Regan told reporters Monday. “We know that over 9 million legacy lead pipes continue to deliver water to homes across our country. Lead pipes can corrode and contaminate drinking water; removing them sharply reduces the chance of a crisis. The infrastructure law approved in 2021 provided $15 billion to help cities replace their lead pipes, but the total cost will be several times higher.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Harris, it’s, Michael Regan, “, Nakeyja Cade bathes, Linda Davidson, Regan, ”, Erik Olson Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, Getty, D.C, Natural Resources Defense Council, Water Works Association Locations: Flint , Michigan, Wisconsin, Flint, Mich, Chicago, Cleveland , New York, Detroit, Milwaukee, Newark , New Jersey, Benton Harbor , Michigan, Washington

☆ A server in Michigan who got part of a $10,000 tip from a mourning customer says she was fired by the restaurant just days later
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A diner left a $10,000 tip on a $32.43 meal at a café in Michigan on February 5. Just eight days later, the employee who served the diner was fired, her lawyer told The Guardian. AdvertisementA server in Michigan who got part of a $10,000 tip left by a solo diner said that the restaurant fired her eight days later after the tip led to a dispute among staff about who got to pocket the money. After Huff refused, the café fired her, McManus said. On Tuesday 13, she was told that she was fired, she wrote in the post, per The Free Press.

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☆ A man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill at a Michigan restaurant. The manager says it was a tribute to a friend who recently died.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill while dining out at a restaurant in Michigan. AdvertisementThe $10,000 tip meant the man had tipped about 30,835% of his bill. In September, a group of people dining at a Mexican restaurant in Utah left a $10,000 tip. And in July 2022, a customer at a Pennsylvania restaurant left a $3,000 tip on a $13.25 bill. The Mason Jar Cafe did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular office hours.

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☆ Biden administration proposes biggest changes to lead pipe rules in more than three decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It is the strongest overhaul of lead rules in more than three decades, and will cost billions of dollars. The Biden administration has previously said it wants all of the nation's roughly 9 million lead pipes to be removed, and rapidly. Lead pipes connect water mains in the street to homes and are typically the biggest source of lead in drinking water. The Biden administration says investment is vital to fix this injustice and ensure everyone has safe, lead-free drinking water. A home with dangerous lead levels can be next to a house with no lead exposure at all.

Persons: Biden, Mona Hanna, Radhika Fox, Erik Olson, Fox, Donald Trump's Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies Locations: Flint, Flint , Michigan, U.S, Washington, Michigan, Benton Harbor , Michigan, Newark , New Jersey

It is the strongest overhaul of lead rules in more than three decades, and will cost billions of dollars. The Biden administration has previously said it wants all of the nation’s roughly 9 million lead pipes to be removed, and rapidly. Lead pipes connect water mains in the street to homes and are typically the biggest source of lead in drinking water. The Biden administration says investment is vital to fix this injustice and ensure everyone has safe, lead-free drinking water. A home with dangerous lead levels can be next to a house with no lead exposure at all.

Persons: Biden, ”, Mona Hanna, Radhika Fox, Erik Olson, “ We’re, Fox, Donald Trump's, ” ___ Matthew Daly Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Washington , D.C, Associated Press, Walton Family Foundation, AP Locations: U.S, Flint , Michigan, Washington, Flint, Michigan, Benton Harbor , Michigan, Newark , New Jersey, Washington ,

Political Cartoons View All 1262 ImagesIf the information given to St. Croix residents turns out to be bad, it won't be the first time that's happened. On the Caribbean island of St. Croix, officials avoided some of those pitfalls and quickly told residents of the results. For lead testing, workers usually take water from a household faucet. It is some of these tests that first recorded astronomically high lead levels. Instead, it's brass fittings that contain lead and can corrode into the water, Smith said.

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☆ Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and tireless humanitarian who advocated for mental health issues, dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Daniel Arkin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York City, New York, on Friday, September 23, 2011. Jimmy Carter, Democratic presidential candidate, and his wife, Rosalynn, share a moment aboard his campaign plane on Oct 24th, 1976. Rosalynn Carter during Habitat for Humanity - 2005 Jimmy Carter Work Project - Day 2 at Benton Harbor in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States. A portrait of President Jimmy Carter and his extended family. Left to right: Judy (Mrs. Jack Carter); Jason James Carter; Jack (John William Carter); Annette (Mrs. Jeff Carter); Jeff (Donnel Jeffrey Carter); first lady Rosalynn Carter; daughter Amy Lynn Carter; President Carter; daughter-in law Caron Griffin Carter holding James Earl Carter IV; and son Chip (James Earl Carter III).

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Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesNow the agency is aiming to further reduce lead levels in drinking water and tighten a rule that failed to prevent recent drinking water crises in cities like Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey. Bernstein said he is hopeful “that as we remove lead pipes, we’re going to see the numbers continue to fall. “CDC’s work was used in other cities with elevated water lead levels to dampen citizen concerns,” the congressional report said. Joe Cotruvo, a former director of the Drinking Water Standards Division at EPA, said the existing regulations work and should be credited with significantly reducing lead in drinking water, they just aren’t properly enforced. Lead pipes in both cities were rapidly removed and lead levels dropped.

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☆ Whirlpool is fined $11.5 mln by US agency over hazardous cooktops
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Thursday's settlement covers 17 models of electric radiant heat cooktops under the JennAir, KitchenAid and Whirlpool brands. The CPSC and Whirlpool announced a recall of about 26,300 cooktops in August 2019. Under its settlement agreement, Whirlpool agreed to maintain controls to ensure its compliance with federal consumer product safety laws. In a statement, Whirlpool said it acted "appropriately" upon identifying the defect, including by recalling the cooktops under the CPSC's Fast Track recall program. Whirlpool also said it had reached out to cooktop owners and offered to replace their appliances for free.

Persons: Aaron Josefczyk, Whirlpool, Jonathan Stempel, Chris Reese, Sandra Maler, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Whirlpool, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Thomson Locations: Clyde , Ohio, U.S, Benton Harbor , Michigan, New York

In 2016, Mark Lemoine came home from work and told his wife Karla Lemoine he wanted to quit his job and buy a campground. The Lemoines put their house on the market, withdrew all their savings and "sold everything we owned to buy the campground" for $1.6 million, Mark says. Mark and Karla Lemoine sold their house, car and more to buy a campground in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It brought in $1.2 million in revenue last year, enough for the Lemoines to pay themselves a combined $150,000 in salary. The Lemoines had to get creative to pay for their dream $1.6 million campground.

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Whirlpool and Cabri told a Delaware federal court they would dismiss the case with prejudice, which means it cannot be refiled. Representatives for Whirlpool, Cabri and Haier Europe did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday. It said Haier had hired Cabri for its own laundry division because he knew Whirlpool's trade secrets and that it would be impossible for him to work there without disclosing them. A federal judge rejected Whirlpool's bid to block Cabri's move last May, finding the Delaware court lacked jurisdiction over the trade-secret allegations. The case is Whirlpool Corp v. Cabri, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, No.

Persons: Davide Cabri, Cabri, Candy, Haier, Steven Zadravecz, John, Potter Anderson, Ethan Townsend, McDermott Will, Emery Read, Blake Brittain Organizations: Law, Whirlpool, Candy Hoover Group, Whirlpool Corp, District of, Jones, Thomson Locations: U.S, Italian, Delaware, Europe, Benton Harbor , Michigan, District of Delaware, Washington

☆ Party City is planning to close over 30 stores across the country — here's the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Party City says it's closing over 30 stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Cartersville: Cartersville Crossing, 451 East Main St.IowaWaterloo: Crossroads Commons Shopping Center, 1415 Flammang Dr.IllinoisBradley: Bradley Commons, 2060 N. State Rte. 20Felch Street Shopping Center, 3050 Beeline Rd., Ste. L12East Hills Shopping Center, 3702 Frederick Ave., Ste. K2Five Points Shopping Center, 4101 Hwy.

☆ Party City is planning to close 22 stores after filing for bankruptcy — here's the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Party City is closing 22 stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January. Cartersville: Cartersville Crossing, 451 E Main St.IowaWaterloo: Crossroads Commons Shopping Center, 1415 Flammang Dr.IllinoisBradley: Bradley Commons, 2060 N State Rte. MichiganHolland: Felch Street Shopping Center, 3050 Beeline Rd., Ste. 20Felch Street Shopping Center, 3050 Beeline Rd., Ste. TexasCorpus Christi: Five Points Shopping Center, 4101 Hwy.

☆ Whirlpool Strikes Deals to Divest Much of European, African Businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( John Keilman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Whirlpool will own 25% of the new company after the transaction is completed. Whirlpool Corp., whose European operations have been challenged by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said Tuesday it is turning over much of its appliance business in the region to a new entity controlled by a Turkish appliance maker. The new company, which will be majority-owned by Turkey-based Arcelik AS, is expected to have a combined $6.5 billion in sales, Whirlpool said. The Benton Harbor, Mich.-based appliance maker will own 25% of the new entity after the transaction is completed, which the company said is expected to happen by the end of the year.

☆ Whirlpool Cuts Production to Counter Falling Appliance Sales
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Bob Tita | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Whirlpool slashed production of refrigerators, dish washers and other home appliances by more than a third during its most recent quarter to shrink inventories as consumer demand diminished, executives said. The Benton Harbor, Mich.-based company cut its profit forecast for 2022 by about half, warning that high costs were likely to persist into next year as appliance demand remains muted.

☆ A College Acting Class Changed Ernie Hudson’s Life. ‘For the First Time, I Felt at Home.’
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Marc Myers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ernie Hudson, 76, is an actor best known for his role in the “Ghostbusters” film series. He currently stars in “The Family Business,” “L.A.’s Finest” and NBC’s “Quantum Leap.” He spoke with Marc Myers. The night my Uncle Izah pulled into the drive-in movie theater in Benton Harbor, Mich., I had no idea what “Blackboard Jungle” was about. When the 1955 film began, Sidney Poitier was the only Black teenager in the classroom of “difficult” kids.

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