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MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — President-elect Donald Trump said the government should disclose more information about the recent drone sightings in New Jersey. "Something strange is going on," he said. Residents of New Jersey have reported seeing drones in the sky nearly every night since Nov. 18, a senior official briefed on the drones told NBC News last week. The Pentagon, which has said the drones aren't U.S. military-operated, has denied the drones were linked to Iran. In a joint statement last week, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security said there is "no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, I’ve, Phil Murphy, Kathy Hochul, Jeff Van Drew Organizations: —, NBC, Jersey Gov, Phil Murphy , New York Gov, Pentagon, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, New Jersey State Police Locations: MAPLEWOOD, N.J, New Jersey, Bedminster, New York, Connecticut, Jersey, Phil Murphy ,, Iran

☆ After his disappearance, Luigi Mangione re-emerged as the suspect in a high-profile killing. Those who knew him are dazed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Alicia Victoria Lozano | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Months before United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death on a Manhattan sidewalk, suspect Luigi Mangione went dark and loved ones desperately tried to find him. After months of silence and growing worry from his family and friends, Mangione finally resurfaced Monday when he was captured by police in Pennsylvania as the suspect in Thompson’s killing. Mangione is fighting extradition to New York, and his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, said he has yet to see evidence linking his client to Thompson’s killing. The two last texted about nine months ago, when Martin reached out to ask Mangione whether he had undergone spinal surgery. The cousin said Mangione had been missing for months, had undergone back surgery and the family was desperate to find him.

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☆ Nvidia has the best reputation of any U.S. company—Costco and Trader Joe's just missed the top 10
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

America has a new favorite brand: Nvidia, the computer chip company that's helping power an artificial intelligence revolution. The result is a measurement "of the reputations of companies most on the minds of Americans," Axios wrote on Wednesday. Both Nvidia and second-place 3M — a multi-industry conglomerate based in Maplewood, Minnesota — were the only two companies on the list to score an "excellent" reputation. Other consumer brands from last year's top five — Costco, Trader Joe's and Chick-fil-A — rank 11th, 13th and 21st, respectively. 3 on last year's list, didn't qualify as one of the country's most-visible companies this year.

Persons: Axios Harris, Axios, Harris, Jensen Huang, Huang, Joe's, John Deere Organizations: Nvidia, Fidelity, Sony Adidas, Honda Motor Company Patagonia Apple Samsung, Google, Forbes, Maplewood , Minnesota —, Costco, Trump Organization, Spirit Airlines, Meta, Fox Corporation Locations: America, Maplewood , Minnesota, Patagonia

☆ New Jersey Governor Joins School Halloween Fray: ‘Give Me a Break’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Sopan Deb | More About Sopan Deb | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you happen to attend one of the 10 schools in New Jersey’s South Orange and Maplewood school district, put away that Spiderman costume on Halloween. Or wait until after school. Earlier this month, Dr. Ronald G. Taylor, the superintendent of the district, sent a letter to parents saying that Halloween would not be celebrated during school hours. The announcement from Dr. Taylor divided families in the district. Some fully supported the decision, pointing out that some of the elementary schools had already stopped celebrating the holiday, whereas other parents saw this as liberal good intentions going off the rails.

Persons: Ronald G, Taylor Locations: New Jersey’s South Orange, Maplewood, South Orange

☆ Pfizer to price COVID treatment Paxlovid at $1,390 per course
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Michael Erman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The new list price, which does not include rebates and other discounts to insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, is $1,390 per course, Pfizer said in an emailed statement. The U.S. government paid around $530 per course for Paxlovid it has made available to Americans at no cost. The United States purchased around 24 million courses of the oral two-drug treatment from Pfizer, and still had a large supply, but arranged to return 7.9 million courses last week. In 2022, patients were given around 7 million courses of the drug, according to U.S. government data. Through Oct. 1, around 3.4 million courses had been administered in 2023.

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, Paxlovid, Michael Erman, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Pfizer, for Clinical, Economic, United, Wall Street, Thomson Locations: U.S, United States, Maplewood , N.J

☆ Insulet CFO to step down, join 3M's healthcare business
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The company has been contracted by the U.S. government to produce extra masks in response to the country's novel coronavirus outbreak. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Insulet Corp Follow3M Co FollowOct 3 (Reuters) - Insulet Corp (PODD.O) said on Tuesday Wayde McMillan would step down as the medical device maker's chief financial officer, effective Oct. 20, to join 3M's (MMM.N) healthcare business. McMillan will join 3M as the financial chief of its unit, which the U.S. industrial conglomerate plans to spin off into a listed company. Insulet on Tuesday also reaffirmed its annual forecast for sales of its insulin pumps and total revenue. Insulet's accounting chief, Lauren Budden, will assume the additional responsibilities of interim CFO until a permanent successor is appointed, the medical device maker said.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Wayde McMillan, McMillan, Insulet, Lauren Budden, Sriparna Roy, Shilpi Majumdar, Maju Samuel Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Insulet, 3M, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ 3M evaluating options for PFAS manufacturing in Belgium
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 25 (Reuters) - 3M (MMM.N) said on Monday it was looking at options to further accelerate the stoppage of manufacturing of PFAS chemicals at its Zwijndrecht facility in Belgium and warned of a likely hit due to the continued idling of the plant. In August, 3M secured preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal resolving claims by U.S. public water providers over pollution by PFAS. While the non-PFAS manufacturing continues at the Belgian facility, PFAS has been idled. However, the 3M said it was unable to predict the extent of any negative impact to operations. 3M has outlined plans to exit from all PFAS manufacturing by the end of 2025.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, 3M, PFAS, Priyamvada, Varun Organizations: 3M Global, REUTERS, U.S, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Belgium, Belgian, Bengaluru

☆ 3M warns of 'slow growth environment' in 2024, shares drop
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M Co (MMM.N) on Wednesday warned of "a slow growth environment" in 2024 and forecast weakness in its electronics and consumer segments for the current and following quarter. "The consumer has shifted spending from discretionary to staples and other experimental activities," 3M CFO Monish Patolawala said. The dour outlook comes as the company grapples with the fallout from lawsuits related to its Combat Arms earplugs and water pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals". The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company in June reached a $10.3 billion settlement related to the water pollution claims.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Monish Patolawala, Kannaki, Shinjini Ganguli Organizations: REUTERS, 3M, FX, U.S, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, China, Paul , Minnesota, Bengaluru

☆ 3M warns of 'slow growth environment' in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M Co (MMM.N) on Wednesday warned of "a slow growth environment" in 2024 as well as flagged weakness in its electronics and consumers segments in the current and next quarters. "The consumer has shifted spending from discretionary to staples and other experimental activities," 3M Chief Financial Officer Monish Patolawala said. 3M, which makes electronic displays for smartphones and tablets, is witnessing a significant drop in U.S. retailers' inventories as spending on consumer electronics declined amid stubborn inflation and higher borrowing rates. Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Monish Patolawala, Patolawala, Kannaki, Shinjini Organizations: REUTERS, 3M, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, China, Bengaluru

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. Some analysts' estimates of the company's potential liability from the earplug litigation had been as high as $10 billion. The Combat Arms earplugs were made by Aearo Technologies, a company 3M acquired in 2008. The lawsuits were consolidated before U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida federal court in 2019. Aearo filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, with 3M pledging $1 billion to fund its liabilities stemming from the earplug lawsuits.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, M, Casey Rodgers, Aearo, Rodgers, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Aearo Technologies, 3M, U.S, District, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pensacola , Florida, New York

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. The Combat Arms earplugs were made by Aearo Technologies, a company 3M acquired in 2008. They were used by the U.S. military in training and combat from 2003 to 2015, including in Afghanistan and Iraq. Aearo filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, with 3M pledging $1 billion to fund its liabilities stemming from the earplug lawsuits. 3M argued that the mass tort litigation was unfair because Rodgers had kept scientific evidence favorable to the company out of trials and allowed thousands of "unvetted" claims to swell the court's docket.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, M, Casey Rodgers, Aearo, Rodgers, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Aearo Technologies, 3M, District, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pensacola , Florida, New York

The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies 3M Co FollowAug 25 (Reuters) - 3M Co (MMM.N) has agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to resolve U.S. charges of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations (FCPA) related to a 3M subsidiary in China, the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday. 3M did not admit or deny the SEC's findings, according to the statement. "This matter highlights the dangers to companies with global operations posed by inadequate internal accounting controls," said SEC's FCPA unit chief Charles Cain. 3M said it discovered in 2018 that some employees had circumvented company controls and ethics policy, and the company reported the matter to the U.S. government and fully cooperated with its investigation.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Charles Cain, 3M, Susan Heavey, Ismail Shakil, Rami Ayyub, Caitlin Webber, Mike Harrison Organizations: REUTERS, Securities and Exchange, SEC, Employees, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, China

☆ 3M names Bryan Hanson as CEO of its health care business
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 22 (Reuters) - 3M Co (MMM.N) said on Tuesday that Bryan Hanson would be the chief executive officer of the healthcare company it plans to spin off. 3M last year disclosed plans to spin off its healthcare business into a listed company, in which the U.S. industrial giant would retain a 19.9% stake. The health care unit, which focuses on wound care, oral care and healthcare technology, accounted for about 25% of 3M's $34.23 billion in sales last year. Hanson joins 3M from Indiana-based medical equipment maker Zimmer Biomet (ZBH.N), where he was president and CEO since 2017, and chairman since 2021. Hanson would join 3M on Sept. 1 as CEO of Health Care Business Group, the company said.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Bryan Hanson, Hanson, Zimmer Biomet, Carrie Cox, Kannaki, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: REUTERS, Health Care Business Group, Humacyte Inc, 3M, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Indiana, Bengaluru

☆ 3M raises full-year profit forecast on higher prices, cost-cut measures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) -U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M Co on Tuesday raised its full-year profit forecast, benefiting from higher prices and cost-cut measures including significant layoffs. FILE PHOTO: The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. To counter the surge, 3M also reduced its total global workforce by 10% over two rounds of layoffs. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company reported a loss of $12.35 per share in the second quarter, compared with a profit of 14 cents a year earlier. The loss includes the settlement amount payable over 13 years, which negatively impacted earnings per share by $14.19.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, ”, Mike Roman Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Revenue Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Paul , Minnesota

The judge asked for weekly updates, and said he would reschedule the trial if an agreement is not reached within 21 days. 3M spokesperson Sean Lynch said in a statement the parties are "making material and significant progress toward a resolution of this matter." [1/2] The 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. is photographed on March 4, 2020. It has said in court documents that PFAS have not been linked with health problems at the levels being discovered in drinking water. Bloomberg News reported last Friday that 3M had struck a tentative $10 billion deal with U.S. cities and towns to resolve the PFAS water pollution lawsuits it is facing.

Persons: Stuart, Richard Gergel, Paul Napoli, Sean Lynch, Nicholas Pfosi, Maria Ponnezhath, Clark Mindock, Juby Babu, Akanksha Khushi, Aishwarya Nair, Kim Coghill, Sonali Paul, Sriraj, Devika Syamnath, Alexia Garamfalvi, Marguerita Choy Organizations: 3M, District, Napoli, 3M Global, REUTERS, Bloomberg News, Environmental Protection Agency, DuPont de Nemours Inc, Corteva Inc, Thomson Locations: U.S, Florida, Charleston , South Carolina, South Carolina, Stuart , Florida, Maplewood , Minnesota, Bengaluru, New York

[1/2] The 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. is photographed on March 4, 2020. 3M was scheduled to face trial in South Carolina federal court on Monday in a lawsuit brought by the Florida city accusing the company of manufacturing PFAS, or per- and polyflouroalkyl substances, despite knowing for decades that the chemicals can cause cancer and other ailments. The company and lawyers for the city did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 3M announced in December that it would stop producing PFAS by 2025, amid increased legal and regulatory scrutiny. Bloomberg News reported last Friday that 3M had struck a tentative $10 billion deal with U.S. cities and towns to resolve the PFAS water pollution lawsuits it is facing.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Stuart, Maria Ponnezhath, Clark Mindock, Kim Coghill, Sonali Paul Organizations: 3M Global, REUTERS, 3M, U.S, District, District of South Carolina Charleston Division, DuPont de Nemours Inc, Corteva Inc, Bloomberg News, Thomson Locations: Maplewood , Minnesota, U.S, Stuart, Florida, South Carolina, District of South, Bengaluru, New York

A fountain at Hermon High School in Maine is taped shut after the water tested over the state's safety limit for PFAS chemicals. The school's water recently tested above the state's safety limit for PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often referred to as "forever chemicals." According to the Environmental Protection Agency, even tiny exposure to PFAS in drinking water could pose a serious health risk. Hermon High School is just one example of PFAS contamination currently affecting the community, according to Maine's attorney general, Aaron Frey. The company also expressed a commitment to remediate PFAS contamination, invest in water treatment and collaborate with communities.

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☆ Striking Hollywood Writers Disrupt TV’s Major Ad Event
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Other major media companies — including Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Still, media executives have been anxiously awaiting the fallout from the prospect of hundreds of writers assembling on picket lines. Negotiations between the major Hollywood studios and the Writers Guild of America, the union that represents the writers, broke down on May 1, and 11,500 writers for television and film immediately went on strike. But the writers are not just demonstrating outside the major studios. They have gone far afield as well, setting up pickets outside productions in Maplewood, N.J., Chicago and Philadelphia.

☆ Don Sebesky, Arranger Who Helped Broaden Jazz’s Audience, Dies at 85
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Neil Genzlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Sebesky’s musical interests ranged far and wide. From the beginning, Mr. Taylor and CTI were on a mission to broaden the audience for jazz by exploring intersections with pop, rock and R&B, and by making music that was more accessible to mainstream audiences than some of jazz’s more esoteric strains. It was an approach that displeased some purists, but it sold records, and Mr. Sebesky’s arranging skills were pivotal to that success. Mr. Sebesky arranged the saxophonist Paul Desmond’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970), an album of interpretations of Simon & Garfunkel songs. Pairing Mr. Benson with that song was an idea Mr. Sebesky had proposed to Mr. Taylor, but with a twist.

☆ They Went to the Top of Manhattan to Find Two Bedrooms and a View. Which Option Did They Choose?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Joyce Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Brent was renting the ground floor of an attached brick house across from Inwood Hill Park, at the top of Manhattan. [Also in Real Estate: E-Bikes Are Exploding Every Week in New York City, Causing Fires and Killing People. “I really need access to blue and green stuff — rivers and trees,” Mr. Brent said. Still, parts of the neighborhood were noisy, with revving motorcycles and loud music, which concerned Mr. Brent. “New York City creates unique challenges to recording environments.”Among their options:

Nate was identified with tinnitus and now is one of more than 200,000 claimants suing 3M over its Combat Arms earplugs. To protect his hearing, Frei wore standard issue earplugs made by 3M . Plaintiffs claim 3M earplugs were "defective" and failed to protect against hearing loss and tinnitus. 3M's Combat Arms CAEv2 earplugs CNBCEach earplug had two ends: The green end was designed to block out all sound. 3M disagreed with those claims, telling CNBC: "The data support what 3M has maintained throughout this litigation: the Combat Arms Earplugs version two were safe and effective to use.

☆ Google's cookie crumbles
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Dave Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Google's cookie concept crumbles. Google's been testing a bunch of cookie-less proposals since 2020. Unfortunately, the web standards body W3C rejected Google's Topics API proposal, saying it maintains "the status quo of inappropriate surveillance on the web." In other news:A Tesla car dealership in Maplewood, Minnesota. The coolest electric cars hitting the streets this year.

☆ Pfizer to invest more than $2.5 bln to expand European manufacturing
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Michael Erman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Puurs site has played a key role in the production of COVID-19 vaccine shots Pfizer developed with its German partner BioNTech (22UAy.DE) using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. Output started there in late 2020 when Europe and the United States began rolling out shots to tackle the pandemic. "It is all aligned with the growth of our pipeline," Pfizer Chief Global Supply Officer Mike McDermott told Reuters. Pfizer has also been spending significantly to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States. The New York-based drugmaker has announced plans to expand its Kalamazoo, Michigan, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and McPherson, Kansas plants.

☆ U.S. CDC advisers approve adding COVID shots to vaccine schedules
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee on vaccines on Thursday approved adding COVID-19 vaccines to the agency's recommended immunization schedules for both children and adults. Several committee members stressed that they were not setting a requirement for anyone to receive the shots. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe CDC has recommended that Americans over 6 months of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC stressed that the annual schedules reflect recommendations already approved by ACIP and do not reflect new policies. On Wednesday, ACIP recommended that COVID-19 shots become part of the CDC's vaccine program for children, which provides many types of free inoculations to millions of kids each year.

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