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☆ Ex-Air Force engineer's arrest 'opens old wounds' for families of victims killed in a C-130 crash caused by a worn propeller blade
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A C-130 Hercules aircraft undergoes scheduled maintenance in a hangar at Robins Air Force Base. A C-130 flies above Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. US Air Force photo by Jamal D. SutterRetired Col. J.F. Advertisement"He was dedicated to what he did," Michael Lohrey said. When asked whether Fisher's arrest feels like justice at all, Michael Lohrey said, "Absolutely not."

Persons: —, Michael, Teresa Lohrey, Ryan Lohrey, Military.com, Teresa, We're, James Michael Fisher, Fisher, Joseph Mather, Kelsey McCarty, McCarty, Greg Feith, Jamal D, Sutter, J.F, Joseph, Caine, Sean E, Mark, Brendan C, Johnson, Joshua M, Snowden, Julian M, Owen J, Lennon, Cpl, Daniel I, Collin J, Schaaff, Robert H, Cox, William J, Chad E, Jenson, Talon, Leach, Joseph J, Murray, Dietrich, Michael Lohrey Organizations: Service, KC, 130T, Marines, Business, Air Force, Robins Air Force Base, US Air Force, Aviation, National Transportation Safety, Marine Corps, Lohrey, Elliott, Hopkins, Staff Locations: Mississippi, Georgia

☆ Former Air Force engineer arrested on charges related to a C-130 crash that killed 15 Marines and one Navy sailor in 2017
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Thomas Novelly | Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Fisher was also one of the key decision-makers who removed the critical inspection procedure in August 2011," prosecutors allege. AdvertisementA C-130 flies above Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. Related storiesThe crash investigation revealed "gross negligence" in the maintenance culture at Robins Air Force Base, but "Fisher and the System Program Office avoided scrutiny," federal prosecutors said. A C-130 Hercules aircraft undergoes scheduled maintenance in a hangar at Robins Air Force Base. US Air Force photo by Joseph MatherInvestigators began zeroing in on Air Force Materiel Command Form 202, a document that must be filed when maintenance personnel need to request permission to deviate from technical manuals when making repairs.

Persons: —, James Michael Fisher, Fisher, Jamal D, Joseph Mather Investigators, Jessica Jenson, Chad E, Jenson, Lance Cpl, Samantha Schwoch Organizations: Service, Air Force, Robins Air Force Base, KC, Business, Robins, US Air Force, Sutter, Marine Corps KC, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force Materiel, US Marine Corps, Justice Department Locations: Georgia, Mississippi, Leflore County , Mississippi, Florida, Portugal

☆ A Trump judge and Biden’s Justice Department agree that a Texas map is illegal. But that doesn’t mean it will change
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A county redistricting plan in Texas that a Donald Trump-appointed judge deemed “a clear violation” of the Voting Rights Act is back before a notoriously conservative appeals court. After the 2021 Census, the Republican-led county commission broke up that district, locking in four majority-white districts instead. Their opponents argue that Congress did not intend for multiple “classes” of minorities to be considered together when assessing a map’s Voting Rights Act compliance. Black and Latino voices ‘extinguished,’ judge saysThe 2021 map split up the long-established Precinct 3, spreading those minority voters across the four total commission precincts. “It would be devastating for minority voters as devastating as it was for Galveston’s Black and Latino voters.”

Persons: Donald Trump, Biden, Jeffrey Vincent Brown, –, ”, Valencia Richardson, Christian Adams, ‘, ” Brown, Brown, Mark Henry –, Henry, Robin Armstrong, Armstrong, Adams, Circuit “, Elena Kagan, …, ” Chad Ennis –, ” Ennis, Hilary Harris Klein Organizations: CNN, Republican, 5th, Campaign, “, Senate, Justice Department, Galveston Republicans, Interest Legal Foundation, Circuit, Southern Coalition for Social Justice Locations: Texas, Galveston’s County, Galveston County, White, Galveston, Louisiana, Mississippi, ”

☆ Chad Election 2024: What to Know
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ruth Maclean | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Chad’s election on May 6 appears to offer voters a choice. But it’s been masterminded, analysts say, to produce a single outcome: to rubber-stamp the rule of the incumbent, Mahamat Idriss Déby, who is seeking to transform himself from military leader to civilian president. Mr. Déby seized power three years ago after his father, Idriss Déby, who ruled Chad with an iron fist for three decades, was killed — apparently on the battlefield, fighting rebels trying to overthrow his government. Chad is a landlocked, arid country of 18 million people in Central Africa. Chad is also part of a belt of African countries to have experienced coups in the past four years, stretching from coast to coast.

Persons: it’s, Mahamat Idriss Déby, Déby, Idriss Déby, — Locations: Chad, country’s, Central Africa, Sudan

☆ UN agency in Chad expects more refugees fleeing from Sudan
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Mahamat Ramadane | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

N'DJAMENA, April 22 (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad said it expects to see more refugees fleeing across the border from Sudan to escape the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Around 10,000 to 20,000 Sudanese have already crossed the border into Chad a week after the fighting began in Khartoum and other areas of the country. Honnorat said 400,000 Sudanese refugees who had already fled Sudan during previous conflicts are spread around the Chad border area in 14 camps. In the Sudan capital of Khartoum, desperate residents are trapped in their homes under bombardment and fighters roaming the streets. He added that most of those who arrived in recent days from villages along the border were women and children.

☆ From the digital ad crash to Elon Musk buying Twitter — these were the ad industry's 5 biggest shocks of 2022, and what it means for 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Ryan Joe | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The ad industry is crossing its fingers that Twitter is a safe place to advertise. 2022 was a volatile year for the advertising industry. DeGroote believes the 2023 ad market growth forecasts from major ad buyers like GroupM (5.9% growth), and Magna (5% growth to $822 billion) are too optimistic. Meta, has also seen its ad revenue decline, and has dumped $4 billion so far into building a so-called Metaverse, which hasn't driven any revenue yet. Elon Musk acquires TwitterMusk's acquisition of Twitter — and subsequent decimation of its employee ranks, including its revenue-driving advertising operations — shook the ad industry.

☆ From ads in video games, retail media, and cookieless tracking — experts predict these surging areas will drive ad industry M&A in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Despite an economic downturn, experts predict there will be plenty of advertising M&A in 2023. While that could include some and firesales, deals are expected in hot areas like retail media and CTV. Insider spoke to more than a dozen industry experts who dished on the trends that will drive advertising M&A next year. Companies in hot areas like performance marketing, retail media and CTV will buy others to build out their offeringsPerformance marketing, retail media, and the growth of connected TV advertising have been among the hottest trends for advertising companies and agencies in recent years. Areas like retail media and ad-supported streaming are on fire.

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☆ Kidnapped French-Australian environmentalist freed in Chad, president says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

N'DJAMENA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A conservationist with dual French and Australian citizenship has been freed after he was taken hostage in Chad earlier this week, interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby said on Sunday. The man, who manages an oryx park on behalf of a conservation group, was kidnapped by unknown individuals in the northeastern Wadi Fira province on Friday. Deby announced his release on Twitter without providing any details on how it was achieved. "I am delighted with this happy ending," he said. Reporting by Mahamat Ramadane Additional reporting by Gus Trompiz in Paris Writing by Alessandra Prentice; editing by Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Michigan investigation into missing man Eric Lee Franks continues over a decade later
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Veronica Fulton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

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☆ Texas secretary of state to send inspectors to observe vote counting in Harris County
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Summer Concepcion | Summer Concepcion Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Texas Secretary of State's Office has told the state’s most populous county that it will send inspectors there to observe vote counting during the November election. Harris County is home to Houston and leans Democratic. In a statement to NBC News, the Secretary of State's Office said it sends inspectors to many counties during state elections, including Harris County, citing Chapter 34 of the Texas Election Code. NBC News reached out to Tatum, the Harris County election administrator, for comment. The secretary of state’s office announced hours later that it had begun reviews in Dallas and Harris counties, the two largest Democratic counties, and Tarrant and Collin counties, the two largest Republican ones.

☆ Former Los Angeles Angels executive sentenced to 22 years in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A former Los Angeles Angels baseball executive was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of providing fentanyl-laced pills that contributed to the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. "We are very grateful to everyone who worked so hard to investigate and prosecute Eric Kay," Skaggs' family said in a statement. Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws during the second inning of the game against the Oakland Athletics on June 6, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. Mark J. Terrill / AP fileCody L. Cofer, Kay's attorney, said the former Major League Baseball executive will appeal. They said the executive dealt pills, including the "blue boys" that contributed to Skaggs' death, to multiple players at Angel Stadium. "One fentanyl pill can kill," the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham, said in a statement.

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