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☆ Walter Payton and Matt Suhey, backfield mates turned brothers, and a bond that transcends time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Dan Pompei | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

On the rare occasions when Payton acknowledged Suhey, he called him “short white boy.”Suhey and Payton were Chicago teammates for eight seasons. Payton seemed to know how Suhey would block, and Suhey seemed to understand where Payton would step. “Back-to-back!” Payton told Suhey, locking arms with him, their backs pressed against each other’s. When Payton teased Suhey for going to Penn State, Suhey asked him where Payton’s alma mater, Jackson State, was located. According to Jarrett, Suhey continues to lord over all things sold under the Walter Payton name — and has never asked for anything in return.

Persons: Matt Suhey, Walter Payton, St . Louis, Payton, Suhey, “ I’ve, ”, “, ” Payton, Billy Dee Williams, James Caan, Gale Sayers, Brian Piccolo, Piccolo, Roland Harper, ” Suhey, Harper, Dave Williams, freestyles, Jim McMahon audibled, Jim McMahon, Dennis Winston, Jim Brown, Mike Singletary, Walter, ” Singletary, Ivory, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Mark Bortz, Keith Van Horne, Randy White, Payton . Chaos, That’s, Donna, Payton didn’t, Ralph Kramden, Ed Norton, Calvin Thomas, Payton wasn’t, fumbling, Jarrett, couldn’t, Scott, he’d, ” Jarrett, Singletary, “ Matt, “ Walter, Connie, Matt, Mike Lanigan, Major Payne ”, — Payton, Damon Wayans, Payton’s meds, ” Connie, didn’t, —, Jarrett Payton’s, Trisha, Jarrett’s, Jaden, Meech Robinson Organizations: Board of Trade, Bears, NFL, Mayo Clinic, Chicago, Chicago Bears, Packers, 49ers, Halas, Saints, Cowboys, Penn State, Jackson State, Super, Mercedes, Walter Payton Liver, University of Illinois Hospital, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, Fox, Wheat, Payton, Suhey Locations: Chicago, St ., Millrose, Barrington, Suhey’s, San Francisco, Edison, “, “ The, ”, Penn, alma, Jackson, Arizona

☆ A woman was charged $1,000 for a Subway sandwich. She says she's not been refunded and has struggled to afford groceries.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA woman was charged over $1,000 for a Subway sandwich, leaving her strapped for cash and struggling to feed her family, according to reports. For context, this far exceeds the typical costs of a footlong sandwich at Subway, which tends to cost between $6.50 and $12. Bishop told ABC 6 that the charge left her feeling "stressed, overwhelmed," and, at one point, she couldn't even afford groceries because her "account was negative." She told ABC 6 she tried this multiple times but to no avail. "I'm just trying to make ends meet at this point in time," Bishop told ABC 6.

Persons: —, Letitia Bishop, WSYC, Bishop, couldn't, I'm, Lee Anne Lanigan, Lanigan Organizations: Service, Subway, Oil, WSYC ABC, Business, ABC, Better Business Bureau Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Ohio

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — By the time Scott Dixon turned his season around, it was too late to beat teammate Alex Palou for the IndyCar championship. Palou became the first driver in nearly 20 years to clinch the IndyCar title before the season finale with his victory last weekend in Portland. Palou won his second title in three years with last week's win, his fifth of the season. “It's a credit to the team, they've been executing like that all season,” Dixon said. We won.”Ganassi became the first team owner to win the championship and top rookie honors in the same season.

Persons: Scott Dixon, Alex Palou, “ It’s, ”, Dixon, Palou, Chip Ganassi, ” Dixon, Alex, ” Dixon's, AJ Foyt's, Scott McLaughlin, Will, Callum Ilott, Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Alexander Rossi, Arrow McLaren, Marcus Armstrong, Pato O'Ward, McLaren, Ryan Hunter, Reay, Ed Carpenter Racing, they've, ” Ganassi, Armstrong, Colton Herta, Helio Castroneves, Bryan, Herta, he'd, Josef Newgarden Organizations: IndyCar, Laguna Seca, Team Penske, Will Power, Juncos Hollinger Racing, Ganassi, Laguna, Andretti Global, Chevrolet, Indianapolis, Honda, Palou Locations: MONTEREY, Calif, California, Portland, New Zealand, Laguna Seca

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist will end his tenure with Arrow McLaren Racing by starting from the pole in the IndyCar Series season finale at Laguna Seca. Rosenqvist won the only two poles of the season for McLaren, which is still seeking its first win of the season from its three-driver lineup headed into Sunday's finale. Rosenqvist announced earlier this week that he's moving to Meyer Shank Racing next season; McLaren said David Malukas will replace him next year. In the end, Palou decided last month he wasn't going to McLaren at all, too late for the team to retain Rosenqvist. Ericsson, who is in his fourth season with Ganassi, won the Indianapolis 500 last year and had been lobbying since for a better contract.

Persons: — Felix Rosenqvist, Arrow McLaren, Rosenqvist, “, ” Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank, McLaren, David Malukas, Alex Palou, Palou, Chip Ganassi, Scott McLaughlin, Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Helio Castroneves, Castroneves, Romain Grosjean, Devlin DeFrancesco, Dale Coyne, Simon Pagenaud, Meyer Shank Racing, Marcus Ericsson, Swede, Ganassi, —, Scott, Dixon, Alex, ” Ganassi, That’s, ” Ericsson, He's, Chip, I’ve, ”, Linus Lundqvist, Lundqvist Organizations: Arrow, Arrow McLaren Racing, IndyCar, Laguna, Texas, McLaren, Team Penske, Andretti Global, Dale Coyne Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, Ericsson, Ganassi, Indianapolis, Andretti, Ericsson —, Indy, ” Ericsson, Indy Lights, Nashville Locations: MONTEREY, Calif, Laguna Seca, Swedish, Seca, Indianapolis

☆ Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey and more celebs are popping up in surprising spaces
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

So why are stars with the means to hide away suddenly out and about in unexpected public places? Something to sip on…David Letterman visits a Hy-Vee store in Iowa on Friday, July 21, 2023. From Hy-VeeDavid Letterman could totally have been forgiven for visiting Des Moines, Iowa, recently and staying in his hotel room. Instead, the former late-night host was bagging groceries at a Hy-Vee grocery store and using his famous voice on the store’s PA system. “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan has recruited some heavy hitters for his action thriller series “Special Ops: Lioness,” about a special forces unit led by a tougher-than-nails CIA operative named Joe played by Zoe Saldaña.

Persons: Keyser, ”, David Letterman, Vee David Letterman, Letterman, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Lana Del Ray, “, Ed Sheeran, Symoné, Rodin Eckenroth, Miranda Maday, Keke Palmer, Carly Rae Jepsen, Mike Pont, Carly Rae Jepsen’s, it’s, Jepsen, “ It’s, “ There’s, Can’t, … Zoe Saldana, Joe, Greg Lewis, Taylor Sheridan, Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman Organizations: CNN, Hy, Vee, Waffle, Air & Space Museum, Getty, Paramount, Yellowstone Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, ”, Alabama, Nashville, Los Angeles , California, America, New York City

☆ While Lana Del Rey was serving customers at a Waffle House, David Letterman was bagging groceries in Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Like Lana Del Rey’s apparent new gig moonlighting as a waitress at an Alabama Waffle House, late night icon David Letterman, too, landed a new job… sort of. Letterman is seen in the video perusing the aisles of the Hy-Vee, bagging groceries, eating uncooked minestrone soup and telling customers on the loudspeaker that “today and today only,” celery was free. Letterman was reportedly in Des Moines over the weekend to attend the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race, where Christian Lundgaard was driving the No. Last week, videos showing the singer donning a Waffle House uniform while serving customers from behind the counter began to circulate on social media. Letterman and Del Rey aren’t the only famous faces to surprise patrons as unsuspecting staff members in recent months.

Persons: Lana Del Rey’s, David Letterman, he’s, “, ”, Letterman, Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Del Rey, Ben Affleck, Dunkin, Ariana Maddix Organizations: CNN, Alabama Waffle House, Hy, Vee Locations: Iowa, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Alabama, California

The biggest buy came from RenaissanceRE CEO Kevin O'Donnell, who bought $2.5 million worth of the insurer's stock, according to securities filings and VerityData. Kiani's roughly $1 million purchase comes after he scooped up $6 million of the stock in November and December of 2022. 1) RenaissanceRE — O'Donnell bought $2.5 million worth of shares on May 26 as part of a secondary offering. 4) Masimo — Kiani spent just over $1 million on Masimo stock on May 25, building on a $6 million purchase from late last year. 5) Driven Brands — CEO Jonathan Fitzpatrick bought nearly $1 million worth of the automotive services company's stock on Tuesday.

Persons: Kevin O'Donnell, Validus, O'Donnell, Joe Kiani, Masimo, RenaissanceRE — O'Donnell, Bernard Lanigan, Kevin Dallas, — Kiani, Jonathan Fitzpatrick Organizations: AIG, Politan, Tech, Politan Capital Locations: RenaissanceRe, VerityData

☆ Indy500: How to watch ‘the biggest sporting event in the world’ where Katherine Legge will be the only woman on the start line
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Thomas Schlachter Don Riddell | Thomas Schlachter | Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

After two weeks of testing, practice and qualifying, the drivers are now ready to start their engines and step on the gas ahead of the 2023 Indy 500. “It is the biggest sporting event in the world, right?” British driver Katherine Legge told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. Katherine Legge is taking part in her third Indy 500 this weekend. Darron Cummings/APHow to watchHeld on Sunday May 28, the Indy 500 is broadcast live from 9:00 a.m. Legge called the achievement “awesome.”The driver set an incredible average speed of 231.07 miles per hour when racing for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team.

☆ Crypto exchange owned by embattled conglomerate Digital Currency Group loses top global exec
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

DCG, Luno's parent company, has been grappling with the ongoing fallout from last year's plunge in token prices and the collapse of FTX. Vijay Ayyar, a senior executive at cryptocurrency exchange Luno and one of its earliest employees, is leaving the company. It comes after the company, which is owned by Digital Currency Group, announced the closure of its operation in Singapore, where Ayyar is based. "I'll be leaving Luno after 7 years at the company," Ayyar said in a WhatsApp message. In addition to his corporate responsibilities at Luno, Ayyar also serves as something of a crypto market guru, providing frequent commentary to the press on moves in markets.

☆ DCG-owned crypto exchange Luno replaces CEO, seeks outside investment after layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

DCG, Luno's parent company, has been grappling with the ongoing fallout from last year's plunge in token prices and the collapse of FTX. LONDON — The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Luno is stepping aside and handing the reins to its head of operations, the company announced Wednesday. It comes as Luno's parent company, crypto-focused venture capital firm Digital Currency Group, continues to reel from turmoil in the crypto market. Luno said it has also hired investment banking firm Canaccord Genuity Group to help it raise new investment from outside investors. A DCG spokesperson insisted Swanepoel's job move was unrelated to the difficulties faced by Luno's parent company and had been in the works for 12 months.

☆ Laid-off Google workers say the impersonal way the company let them go shows it's 'just as cutthroat corporate as anybody else'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Laid-off Google workers were shocked that the tech giant let them go by email. "Google felt like my home," a member of Google's analytics team who'd been there for around a decade told Insider. Other laid-off workers told Insider the email layoffs "came off as lazy," showed "cowardice," and "really stunk." Two of the laid-off workers Insider spoke to said their managers had also been let go. A technical writer at Google who wasn't laid-off told Insider remaining staff feel "expendable" and were having trouble focusing.

☆ A Google recruiter says he discovered he'd lost his job after a call with one of his candidates suddenly disconnected
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Google recruiter said he learned he'd lost his job after a call with one of his candidates disconnected. Laid-off Google staff have criticized the abrupt and impersonal manner in which they were terminated. Lanigan-Ryan had been working on contract for headhunter Morgan McKinley at Google's office in Dublin, Ireland, since November 2021. He said that although he was paid by Morgan McKinley, "for all intents and purposes, I was a Google team member." She then saw a pop-up on her laptop with information about severance and "immediately lost access to everything," she said.

☆ Cum reacționează autoritățile la investigațiile jurnalistice pe teme de integritate și corupție?
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-16 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +9 min

Autorii cercetării – jurnaliștii Viorica Zaharia (MoldovaCurata.md) și Victor Moșneag (Ziarul de Gardă), au analizat felul în care autoritățile anticorupție au reacționat la faptele descrise în 19 investigații jurnalistice profesioniste la teme de corupție și integritate publicate în perioada august 2019 – decembrie 2020 de către Centrul de Investigații Jurnalistice, Ziarul de Gardă, RISE Moldova și MoldovaCurata.md. Astfel, în toate cazurile monitorizate a urmat o reacție, fie a ANI care s-a autosesizat, fie a altor instituții de stat. În cazul lui Serghei Demcenco, director adjunct al Administrației Naționale a Penitenciarelor, ANI a efectuat controlul înainte de investigație și a emis un act de constatare prin care a constatat lipsa abaterilor de la lege. Sunt fost procuror și am investigat cazuri de corupție și abuz în serviciu, care au ajuns în atenția noastră prin intermediul investigațiilor jurnalistice. Studiul „Reacția autorităților la investigațiile jurnalistice pe teme de integritate și corupție” poate fi descărcat de pe paginile web ale Asociației Presei Independente (API) și Transparency International Moldova.

Persons: Viorica Zaharia, Victor, Alexandr, Dimitriu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Anatolie, Serghei Demcenco, Vladimir Pretuleac, Oleg, Vladimir Plahotniuc, Cornelia Cozonac, Vladimir, Liuba, ., Eduard Varzar, Kevin Lanigan Organizations: Asociația Presei, International, Moldova, Autorității Naționale, Administrației Naționale, Procuratura, Presei, International Moldova Locations: Moldova, Integritate, Criuleni, Dancu, Rezina, SUA, Arizona, Republica Moldova

☆ Studiu API. Cum reacționează autoritățile la investigațiile jurnalistice pe teme de integritate și corupție?
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-06 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +10 min

Acestea sunt câteva din concluziile studiului „Reacția autorităților la investigațiile jurnalistice pe teme de integritate și corupție”, lansat la 5 mai 2021 în cadrul unui eveniment online, organizat de Asociația Presei Independente (API) și Transparency International Moldova, relatează api.md. Astfel, în toate cazurile monitorizate a urmat o reacție, fie a ANI care s-a autosesizat, fie a altor instituții de stat. Studiul a constatat că autoritățile anticorupție au reacționat discreționar la investigațiile jurnalistice, preponderent conjunctural, în funcție de realitatea politică. „Nu am văzut un studiu de acest fel în SUA, care ar face legătura dintre jurnalismul de investigație și acțiunile autorităților anticorupție, apreciez această realizare importantă. Sunt fost procuror și am investigat cazuri de corupție și abuz în serviciu care au ajuns în atenția noastră prin intermediul investigațiilor jurnalistice.

Persons: Viorica Zaharia, Victor Moșneag, ., Partidului Democrat Vladimir Plahotniuc, Cornelia Cozonac, Vladimir, Liuba, Eduard Varzar, Ion Pruteanu, Alina Munteanu, Viorel, Radu Botezatu, Kevin Lanigan, K, Petru Macovei Organizations: Asociația Presei, International, Moldova, Autorității Naționale, Partidului Democrat, Sens, Anticorupție, CNA, Unității, International Moldova Locations: R.Moldova, International Moldova, Integritate, Criuleni, Rezina, Moldova, SUA, Republica Moldova, Arizona

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