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☆ I left teaching after 17 years. Now I work at Costco stocking shelves, and I'm happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2024, she started working at Costco, and her husband says she looks "lighter" coming home. I started working as a high school math teacher in 2007. Eventually, it was too much and I decided to leave my job at the school and go work at Costco instead. I decided to apply at Costco and got a job stocking shelves on the early shift, starting around 4 a.m. Equally, I was looking forward to working a job and then leaving it at work — not taking anything home with me.

Persons: Kelly Andrews, Denney, I'd, —, It's Organizations: Costco Locations: Portland , Oregon, Portland

☆ Disney wants wrongful death suit thrown out because widower bought an Epcot ticket and had Disney+
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A man suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for the wrongful death of his wife is facing a new legal hurdle: Disney is trying to get it dismissed and sent to arbitration — because he signed up for Disney+ years earlier. Company lawyers also claim that because Piccolo used the Walt Disney Parks’ website to buy Epcot Center tickets, Disney is shielded from a lawsuit from the estate of Piccolo’s deceased wife, Kanokporn Tangsuan, who died of a reaction to severe food allergies. In October 2023, Kanokporn Tangsuan, her husband Jeffrey Piccolo and Piccolo’s mother dined at Raglan Road Irish Pub in Disney Springs, which is part of the Walt Disney World resort in Florida. Signing up for Disney+ should shield the company from court trials, Disney said. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg/Getty Images/FileThe waiter guaranteed the couple that certain foods could be made allergen-free, which the two confirmed “several more times,” according to the lawsuit.

Persons: Jeffrey Piccolo, Piccolo, Piccolo’s, Kanokporn Tangsuan, Brian Denney, ”, ” Denney, Disney didn’t, Gabby Jones, Tangsuan, “, –, Maruf, Maria Sole Campinoti Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney, Company, Walt Disney Parks, Epcot, ” Walt Disney Parks, Walt Disney, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: New York, Disney Springs, Florida

☆ New York doctor dies at Disney World restaurant after staff confirmed food was allergen free, lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Mariasole Campinote | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A man is suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant after his wife, a New York-based doctor, died suddenly shortly after eating at the restaurant. The 19-page lawsuit alleges the wait staff was negligent toward his wife’s severe food allergies. According to the lawsuit, Kanokporn Tangsuan, her husband Jeffrey Piccolo and Piccolo’s mother dined at Raglan Road Irish Pub in Disney Springs — which is part of the Walt Disney World resort — in October 2023. Some of the food delivered lacked allergen-free flags, but the waiter again guaranteed the food was allergen free, the lawsuit alleged. The lawsuit also alleges negligence by Disney Parks and Resorts, since it has control over the restaurants and policies at Disney Springs.

Persons: Kanokporn Tangsuan, Jeffrey Piccolo, Piccolo’s, Tangsuan, Tangsuan “, “, Brian Denney, Piccolo, Amy, Jeff, ” Denney, “ Jeff, ” Tangsuan Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Walt Disney, Disney, Planet Hollywood, CNN, NYU Langone, US, Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Springs Locations: New York, Raglan, Disney Springs, Orange County , Florida

Republic First, which has about $6 billion in assets, operates branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Photo: Breanna Denney/The Wall Street JournalA Philadelphia bank struggling to stay afloat is nearing a deal with an investor group aimed at shoring up its finances, a sign that smaller lenders are still under stress after a wave of failures shook the industry earlier this year. Republic First Bancorp is set to receive a $35 million infusion from a group of existing investors led by George Norcross III, Philip Norcross and Gregory Braca , according to people familiar with the matter. The bank is in talks to raise another $40 million to $65 million from additional investors.

Persons: Breanna Denney, George Norcross III, Philip Norcross, Gregory Braca Organizations: Republic First Bancorp Locations: Pennsylvania , New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Republic

Republic First, which has about $6 billion in assets, operates branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Photo: Breanna Denney/The Wall Street JournalA Philadelphia bank struggling to stay afloat agreed to a deal with an investor group aimed at shoring up its finances, a sign that smaller lenders are still under stress after a wave of failures shook the industry earlier this year. Republic First Bancorp is set to receive a $35 million infusion from a group of existing investors led by George Norcross III, Philip Norcross and Gregory Braca , the bank said, confirming an earlier Wall Street Journal report. The bank is in talks to raise another $40 million to $65 million from additional investors.

Persons: Breanna Denney, George Norcross III, Philip Norcross, Gregory Braca Organizations: Republic First Bancorp Locations: Pennsylvania , New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Republic

In 2013, Birkenstock Group was formed out of a loose association of family companies, creating a corporation with three divisions. Oliver Reichert became CEO, meaning that, for the first time, the company was no longer run by a Birkenstock family member. Ellen Emmerentze Jervell for The Wall Street Journal

Persons: Oliver Reichert, Ellen Emmerentze Jervell Organizations: Birkenstock, Wall Street

☆ ‘Mom, I’m Home’: Ukraine and Russia Exchange Nearly 200 POWs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Coinbase CEO Says He’ll Challenge the SEC for ‘Clarity’ on CryptoCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is in a battle with regulators after the SEC sued his company Tuesday. He sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the situation, saying he is hoping the lawsuit will bring more clarity to the industry. Photo: Breanna Denney/The Wall Street Journal

Persons: Crypto, Brian Armstrong, Breanna Denney Organizations: SEC, Wall, Street

☆ I-95 Partially Collapses in Philadelphia After Vehicle Fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Crypto, Brian Armstrong, Breanna Denney Organizations: SEC, Wall, Street

☆ Ukraine Says It Retook a Village in the Donetsk Region From Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Crypto, Brian Armstrong, Breanna Denney Organizations: SEC, Wall, Street

☆ Three Killed in Russian Drone Attack on Ukrainian City of Odesa
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Crypto, Brian Armstrong, Breanna Denney Organizations: SEC, Wall, Street

☆ SEC Crypto Action Leaves Stablecoins in Limbo
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Telis Demos | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is in a battle with regulators after the SEC sued his company. He sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the situation, saying he is hoping the lawsuit will bring more clarity to the industry. Photo: Breanna Denney/The Wall Street JournalThe Securities and Exchange Commission has taken on two of the biggest players in crypto in the past week, along the way laying out arguments for how exchanges and many digital tokens should be regulated. But there is a key part of the crypto market it still seemingly hasn’t addressed head-on: stablecoins.

Persons: Brian Armstrong, Breanna Denney Organizations: SEC, Wall, Street, Securities, Exchange Commission

☆ Coinbase CEO Says He’ll Challenge the SEC for ‘Clarity’ on Crypto
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

6/8/2023 12:01AMCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is in a battle with regulators after the SEC sued his company Tuesday. He sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the situation, saying he is hoping the lawsuit will bring more clarity to the industry. Photo: Breanna Denney/The Wall Street Journal

Persons: Brian Armstrong, Breanna Denney Organizations: SEC, Wall, Street

☆ Thousands Evacuate After Dam Explosion Floods Southern Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Crypto, Brian Armstrong, Breanna Denney Organizations: SEC, Wall, Street

☆ How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Elyse Lightman Samuels | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Last November, at about midnight, Omid was lying in bed in his new home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine — exhausted, but unable to sleep. On this night, and on many nights during Omid's first few months in Maine, Nasir was soon at his door. Omid's family arrived in Maine just before Halloween in 2021 and recently celebrated one year in Maine. Catholic Charities, the local refugee-resettlement organization in Maine, was working with Omid's family to help them resettle. After Omid's family escaped Kabul, members of his extended family came by to collect some of their more precious items, and gave other things away.

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