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☆ NFL midseason predictions for every team: Kirk Cousins wins comeback award; NFC East champ is …?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( The Athletic Nfl Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

Our NFL writers addressed these topics and more in making one prediction for every team heading into the season’s second half. The fourth-year back is on pace to finish with 1,256 yards, which would be the fourth-highest total in team history. Every other NFL team has put a player in at least one of those categories during that stretch — and most teams have checked both boxes. Minnesota has one of the most productive defenses in the NFL and an offense loaded at the skill positions. And the Eagles have managed to win games despite bad luck and bad decisions.

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☆ Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The museum, Colonial Williamsburg, also has identified more than 80 children who lined its pinewood benches in the 1760s. Colonial Williamsburg tells the story of Virginia’s colonial capital through interpreters and hundreds of restored buildings. 18th century nails shoved in between hand craved joints in the stairs leading up to the second floor of the Williamsburg Bray School. And those are the things that give you strength — to know what your family has come through.”Janice Canaday outside the Williamsburg Bray School on Oct 30, 2024. Last year, it was transported to Colonial Williamsburg, which includes parts of the original city.

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When authorities questioned the chief about the call, he “would only say that he told Defendant McKinney to call 911,” the filing says. McKinney II, 56, and a third defendant, Josh Mullins, 24, were indicted on tampering charges and have pleaded not guilty. A lawyer for McKinney II did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Michael McKinney II, 56, is escorted by a police officer. According to the family’s lawsuit, McKinney II then got on the phone and said no emergency response was necessary.

Persons: Michael McKinney III, —, Michael McKinney II, Amber Spradlin, “, Defendant McKinney, Spradlin, McKinney III, McKinney, Josh Mullins, Randy Woods, Steve Romines, — McKinney, Debbie Hall, Roy Kidd, Kidd, ” Kidd, Spradlin’s, Kidd —, I’m, ” McKinney, Ross Shurtleff, Tim Stelloh, Rachel White Organizations: — Prosecutors, ”, Floyd Circuit, Prestonsburg Police Department, Prestonsburg Police Locations: Ky, Kentucky, Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Alameda , California, Prestonburg

☆ Here's how much you can make in 2025 and still pay 0% capital gains
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If you're ready to rebalance investments or harvest profits, you could shield more earnings from capital gains taxes in 2025. The IRS on Tuesday announced dozens of inflation adjustments for 2025, including long-term capital gains brackets, which apply to assets owned for more than one year. Starting in 2025, there are higher taxable income thresholds for the 0% capital gains bracket, meaning investors can sell more assets without triggering taxes. The 0% capital gains bracket creates a "significant opportunity" for tax planning, according to certified financial planner Neil Krishnaswamy, president of Krishna Wealth Planning in McKinney, Texas. Here's what to know about the 0% long-term capital gains rate for 2025 and how to qualify.

Persons: Neil Krishnaswamy, Krishnaswamy Organizations: IRS, Krishna Wealth, Finance Locations: McKinney , Texas

☆ 2024 NFL Week 7: The best of Sunday’s games and the standout storylines
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold throws the ball to tight end Johnny Mundt in Minneapolis on September 22. Matt Slocum/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dax Hill during the Chiefs' 26-25 victory in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, September 15. Ed Zurga/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambles during the game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 5. Charlie Riedel/AP The best photos from the 2024 NFL season Prev NextHouston Texans (5-1) vs. Green Bay Packers (4-2) – 1:00 p.m. ETKansas City Chiefs (5-0) @ San Francisco 49ers (3-3) – 4:25 p.m.

Persons: Sean Payton, Deebo Samuel, Samuel, John Froschauer, Brian Branch, Matthew Pearce, Patrick McDermott, Pat Surtain, AAron Ontiveroz, C.J, Gardner, Johnson, David Njoku, Matt Rourke, Claudin, Kirk Cousins, Grant Halverson, Caleb Williams, Williams, Zac Goodwin, Isaac Yiadom, Ji'Ayir Brown, DK Metcalf, Steven Bisig, Willie Gay Jr, Gay, Ed Zurga, Camryn Bynum, Steve Luciano, Keon Coleman, Eric Gay, Trevor Lawrence, David Rosenblum, Daniel Whelan, Gregory Bull, Trey Sermon, Nathan Ray Seebeck, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Deommodore Lenoir, Ezra Shaw, Riley Moss, Cooper Neill, Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, Jayden Daniels, Christian Petersen, Tremon Smith, Greg Zuerlein, Seth Wenig, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Germaine Pratt, Eric Murray, George Kittle, Jed Jacobsohn, Darius Slayton, Eric Kendricks, Brad Penner, Reuters Damar Hamlin, Bryan M, Bennett, Calvin Austin III, Brandon Sloter, Sam Darnold, Johnny Mundt, Stephen Maturen, John Amis, Aaron Jones, Stacy Bengs, Dak Prescotts, Allen Lazard, Alex Austin, Darnell Mooney, Matt Slocum, Patrick Mahomes, Dax Hill, Jay Biggerstaff, Deebo Samuel Sr, Ivan Pace Jr, Abbie Parr, Alvin Kamara, Kamara, Tim Heitman, Tua Tagovailoa, Tagovailoa, Jasen, Caroline Brehman, Shutterstock, Dak Prescott, Prescott, Ken Blaze, Brian Robinson Jr, K.J, Britt, Jaylen Waddle, Hill, Stephanie V, Daniels, Al Diaz, Justin Fields, Danny Karnik, Okonkwo, Tyrique Stevenson, David Banks, Reuters Rhamondre Stevenson, Jason Mowry, Andrew Van Ginkel, Vincent Carchietta, Rebecca Blackwell, Khalil Shakir, Justin Jones, Jordan Love, Brooke Sutton, São Paulo, South America Kirby Lee, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Reed Hoffmann, Isaiah, Patrick Mahomes scrambles, Charlie Riedel, – CJ Stroud, Stroud, Melina Myers, Nico Collins, Xavier McKinney, Love –, Josh Jacobs, Jeff Hanisch, Matt LaFleur, Bobby Slowik –, DeMeco Ryans, LaFleur, ”, ” Ryans, “, Matt, Aidan Hutchinson, JJ McCarthy, Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery, Ra St, Brown, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick, Sam LaPorta, Brian Flores, Kirby Lee, Jared Goff, “ I’ve, Flores, Kevin, …, they’ve, Goff, Andrew Dieb, LVIII, Andy Reid, Kyle Shanahan, Reid, Candice Ward, we’ve, It’s, Rice, Marquise Brown, Isiah Pacheco, Mahomes, Christian McCaffrey Organizations: CNN, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley, Bears, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Denver Broncos, Thursday, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, AP Detroit Lions, The Lions, Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Packers, Arizona Cardinals, Getty Images Denver Broncos, Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Post, Getty, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, Eagles, AP Carolina Panthers, Atlanta, Panthers, Getty Images Chicago Bears, Tottenham Hotspur, USA, Sports, Reuters New, Reuters New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Saints, AP Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Vikings, AP Buffalo Bills, Bills, Houston Texans, AP Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, AP Indianapolis Colts, Reuters Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, AP San Francisco 49ers, Deommodore, Cardinals, 49ers, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, Bengals, Getty Images Houston Texans, Jacksonville, Texans, AP New York Giants, Giants, Reuters, Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers, Getty Images Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, AP Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, The Jets, Reuters Atlanta Falcons, AP Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl, Reuters San Francisco 49ers, AP New Orleans Saints, Reuters Miami Dolphins, Reuters New York Jets, AP Los Angeles Chargers, Shutterstock Dallas Cowboys, NFL, Reuters Washington, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buccaneers, Dade Police, Miami Herald, Tribune, Service, Atlanta Falcons, Falcons, AP Tennessee Titans, Titans, Patriots, New York Giants, São Paulo, The Eagles, Neo, AP Baltimore Ravens, Arrowhead, Houston, Detroit Lions, Detroit, Lions, ESPN, Darnold, NFC, Reuters Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City, San Francisco, Super Bowls, Super, Levi’s, Miami Dolphins, Vegas Raiders, Carolina Panthers, Washington, Pittsburgh Steelers Locations: London, New Orleans, Seattle, Arlington , Texas, Green Bay , Wisconsin, Denver, Philadelphia, Charlotte , North Carolina, Reuters New Orleans, Kansas City , Missouri, Houston, Jacksonville , Florida, Inglewood , California, Santa Clara , California, Glendale , Arizona, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Orchard Park , New York, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Nashville, Miami Gardens , Florida, Cleveland, Tampa , Florida, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, São, South America, Green Bay, Stroud, USA, Detroit, Super, Santa Clara, California, Francisco

☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 6: Commanders rising; checking in on fantasy flops
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +23 min

None of the top five fantasy players coming into the season based on average draft position is in the top 48 in fantasy scoring. (The fantasy scoring numbers here are provided by TruMedia, and the average draft position statistics were compiled by Fantasy Pros.) Aaron Jones (15.7 fantasy ppg) has been a good pick but left early Sunday with a hip injury. The only bright spot for Las Vegas is rookie tight end Brock Bowers, who is 76th in fantasy scoring (13.3). Brian Thomas Jr. is 35th in fantasy scoring (16.2 ppg), which is second-best among rookie wide receivers behind only Malik Nabers.

Persons: It’s, Christian McCaffrey, Brown, Puka Nacua, Isaiah Pacheco, Oof, Sam Darnold, Pros, Justin Jefferson, Aaron Jones, Davante Adams, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Lamar Jackson, Jackson, Derrick Henry, Henry, Nico Collins, Collins, Stefon Diggs, Diggs, hasn’t, Jayden Daniels, Daniels, Ra St, he’s, — David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, Gibbs, Josh Allen’s, He’s, James Cook, Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Xavier McKinney, CeeDee Lamb, Elandon Roberts, Justin K, McCaffrey, Jauan Jennings, Brian Thomas Jr, Lamb, Darnell Mooney’s, Kirk Cousins ’, Cousins, Kirk Cousins, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Mayfield, Allen, J.K, Dobbins, Justin Herbert, Jim Harbaugh’s, Geno Smith, Kenneth Walker, Quarterback Brock Purdy, Arthur Smith, ’, Justin Fields, Fields, Najee Harris, Kyler Murray, Darren Yamashita, Marvin Harrison Jr, Trey McBride, Harrison, McBride, Caleb Williams, Williams, unni, Carr, Jones, amon, Chas e, Joe, Mond, Bower, ree, eks, wes, Bryce Young, ince, Kevin Stefa Organizations: NFL, Minnesota Vikings, Beat New York Jets, Vikings, Bills, Beat New Orleans Saints, Chiefs, Beat Cincinnati Bengals, Washington, Beat Buffalo Bills, he’s, New England Patriots, Beat Cleveland Browns, Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Lions, aren’t, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Packers, Arizona Cardinals, Cowboys, Steelers, Getty, Beat Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Dobbins, Chargers, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, 183rd, Seahawks, Giants, San Francisco 49ers, EPA, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, Las Vegas Raiders, Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Beat Carolina Panthers, Bears, Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, nus, J ets, nta, Bryce Locations: Germany, Minnesota, Kansas, Baltimore, Houston, Washington, Atlanta, laye, Fla, Calvi

☆ Howard Schultz violated labor law by telling employee ‘if you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The decision underscores the fractious relationship Starbucks has had with organized labor as more and more workers at its stores unionize. In 2022, when Schultz was interim CEO, he attended a company event in Long Beach, California, to address and improve working conditions at Starbucks stores. According to the administrative law decision, he “had an angry expression on his face.” The NLRB decision upholds an administrative law judge’s decision in October 2023. In a statement, Starbucks said it disagrees with the board’s decision. Though Schultz stepped down in March 2023 after his third time serving as CEO, he remains tied to the company.

Persons: Starbucks ’ Howard Schultz, you’re, Schultz, “, ”, ’, McKinney, Starbucks, we’re, ” Michelle Eisen Organizations: New, New York CNN, Starbucks, National Labor Relations Board, Madison Hall, Workers United, NLRB, Wednesday, Starbucks Workers United, CNN Locations: New York, California, Long Beach , California, Buffalo , New York, Buffalo, Washington, Long

☆ 50 Cent sets Diddy abuse allegations docuseries at Netflix: ‘It’s a complex narrative spanning decades’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix is producing a docuseries from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson about charges of sex trafficking and racketeering as well as sexual assault and violent abuse allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs. It is a complex narrative spanning decades, not just the headlines or clips seen so far,” 50 Cent and Stapleton said in an exclusive statement to Variety. While the allegations are disturbing, we urge all to remember that Sean Combs’ story is not the full story of hip-hop and its culture. At the time, 50 Cent shared a clip on X that showed Bad Boy Records rapper Mark Curry alleging that Combs would spike bottles of champagne at his parties before women drank from them. Proceeds from the documentary, the rapper-producer said, will be used to support sexual assault victims.

Persons: Curtis “, Jackson, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Alexandria Stapleton, Stapleton, Sean Combs, Cent, Combs, Cassie Ventura, Mark Curry, Rodney “, Rod ” Jones, Jones, Grace O’Marcaigh, Christian, King ” Combs, Crystal McKinney, Kane, Dawn Richard, Cassie, ” Combs, ”, “ Organizations: Netflix, Stapleton, Texas Crew, Bad Boy Records, CNN, “, Homeland Security, Hollywood Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Miami

Combs on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to each count: racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The lawsuit accuses Combs and other defendants of sex trafficking, human trafficking, sexual assault, gender-motivated violence, sexual harassment, gender discrimination and a hostile work environment. Diddy is not accused of sexual assault in the lawsuit but is included in allegations of liability and aiding and abetting. Lampros accuses Combs of four instances of sexual assault from the mid-1990s to the early-2000s. July 3: Adria English, a former adult film actress, accuses Combs of sex trafficking and sexual assault in a federal lawsuit filed in New York.

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☆ Meet the motorcycle-riding, dog-loving 'Bachelorette' star Sam M., who just nabbed Jenn's first impression rose
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWarning: Spoilers ahead for the season 21 premiere of "The Bachelorette." At the end of the night, Jenn gave him the first impression rose. Related storiesPrior to "The Bachelorette," Sam was single for almost a year. Jenn gave Sam her first impression rose after feeling an 'undeniable connection'"The Bachelorette" star Jenn Tran and contestant Sam M. on the season 21 premiere. New episodes of season 21 of "The Bachelorette" premiere on Mondays on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.

Persons: —, Jenn Tran's, Sam McKinney, Jenn, Sam M, Sam, Jenn Tran, John Fleenor, Disney Sam doesn't Organizations: Service, Business, Myrtle Beach , South Carolina Sam, Socastee High School, Wofford College, Disney, ABC Locations: Myrtle Beach , South Carolina, Hulu

☆ Opinion | The Supreme Court Ruling in the Starbucks Case Proves the Law Won’t Save Labor
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Jaz Brisack | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The outcome is predictable: the most conservative Supreme Court in decades eroded another legal protection of workers’ right to organize. In response, the labor movement must re-evaluate the source of our power; the law will not save us. U.S. labor law contains no penalties for firing workers in retaliation for organizing — only remedies. to obtain 10(j) injunctions, which are emergency legal measures intended to stop the harm that extreme union-busting actions cause to organizing campaigns, the Supreme Court underestimates the damage that retaliatory firings cause. The Supreme Court’s action exposes how little relief workers can expect to receive moving forward.

Persons: McKinney Organizations: Starbucks Corp, Supreme Court, National Labor Relations, Court Locations: Memphis, U.S

☆ Former U.S. Agriculture Official Says Menendez Told Him to ‘Stop Interfering’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Tracey Tully | Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In May 2019, a top official in the U.S. Department of Agriculture got a call on his cellphone from Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey. The conversation was brief, the senator was curt, and the message was clear: “Stop interfering with my constituent.”Ted A. McKinney, then the under secretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, testified about the exchange on Friday during the third week of Mr. Menendez’s bribery trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan. It was the first time that jurors had heard directly from a witness who attributed conduct to the senator that is central to the government’s claim in an indictment that alleges a sprawling bribery conspiracy: that Mr. Menendez was willing to flex his political muscle to win favorable treatment for allies.

Persons: Robert Menendez, curt, ” Ted A, McKinney, Menendez Organizations: U.S . Department of Agriculture, Robert Menendez of New, Federal, Court Locations: Robert Menendez of, Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Manhattan

☆ Sean ‘Diddy Combs’: A federal grand jury may soon hear from accusers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Federal investigators are preparing to bring accusers of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs before a federal grand jury, two sources familiar with the probe tell CNN — signaling the US Justice Department is moving toward potentially seeking an indictment of Combs. Combs has been named in eight civil lawsuits since November – seven directly accusing him of sexual assault. One of the eight lawsuits, filed by former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, has been settled. Now, additional sources told CNN that the majority of the plaintiffs who have filed civil suits against Combs have been interviewed by federal investigators. Federal investigators are now “digging deeper,” and some of the accusers have been questioned numerous times, a source said.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Cassie Ventura, Christian Combs, Sean Combs, ”, Sean, Diddy, HSI, “, they’ve, Lampros, Crystal McKinney, Joi Dickerson, Neal, Dickerson Organizations: CNN, Federal, US Justice Department, Bad Boy Records, Homeland Security Investigations, Combs, Feds, Department of Homeland Security, KCBS CNN Locations: New York City, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ Another woman accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexually assaulting her in a lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

This is the eighth lawsuit against Combs since November – the seventh directly accusing him of sexual assault. Another lawsuit accused his son Christian Combs of sexual assault, and Sean Combs is accused of aiding and abetting. Lampros claims that Combs raped her after she “pleaded with Mr. Combs to stop.” “She was nude, sore, and confused” the next morning, according to the lawsuit. According to Lampros, she was also not allowed to talk about her relationship with Combs to anyone, the lawsuit claims. Mr. Combs would also threaten to blacklist her in the industry if she tried to mess with him in any way,” the suit said.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Lampros, Combs, “, ” Lampros, Cassie Ventura, Christian Combs, Sean Combs, ”, “ Ms, Lampros “, she’s, Lampros ’, Tyrone Blackburn, Rodney Jones, Grace O’Marcaigh, Crystal McKinney, drugging, Aaron Dyer, “ Mr Organizations: CNN, New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, Bad Boy Records, Arista Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Diddy’s, Records, Lampros, Department of Homeland Security Locations: New York, New York City, Manhattan

☆ A former model accused Diddy in a new lawsuit of sexually assaulting and drugging her in 2003. He's now facing 5 suits.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA former model filed a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing embattled music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexually assaulting her in 2003. Crystal McKinney, according to a lawsuit obtained by Business Insider, met Combs at a 2003 Men's Fashion Week event in Manhattan when she was 22. According to the lawsuit, McKinney was introduced to Combs by a fashion designer who believed Combs could "advance her modeling career." AdvertisementAccording to the lawsuit, McKinney was invited back to Combs' recording studio and given what she believed to be laced marijuana. One woman said in her suit filed in December that Combs "sex trafficked and gang raped" her as a 17-year-old in 2003.

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Crystal McKinney, McKinney, Comb's, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, Aaron Dyer, Dyer, Mr Organizations: Service, Business, New York's Southern, Court, NYC, Associated Press, CNN, Los Angeles Hotel, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Manhattan, New York's, Los, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ Sean Combs Accused of Sexual Assault in New Lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Julia Jacobs | More About Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former model filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the hip-hop mogul Sean Combs of forcing her to perform oral sex on him at his New York City recording studio in 2003. She says Mr. Combs led her to the bathroom, shoved her head down to his crotch and, after she refused, forced her to perform oral sex on him. Representatives for Mr. Combs did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the lawsuit. Mr. Combs, 54, has been facing deepening legal troubles since his former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie, filed a lawsuit against him last year in which she accused him of sexually and physically abusing her for years. The lawsuit was settled in one day, but three more suits followed from women who accused him of rape.

Persons: Sean Combs, Crystal McKinney, Combs, McKinney, Casandra Ventura, Cassie Organizations: New York City, MTV, Mr Locations: Manhattan

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual assault in new lawsuit from former winner of MTV’s Model Mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday by Crystal McKinney, a former model and winner of MTV’s 1998 Model Mission competition show. McKinney “felt confused but hopeful that Combs would fulfill his promises to help her career,” and Combs invited her to his recording studio later that night, the complaint continues. In the bathroom, Combs “began kissing her without her consent” and later “forced her to perform oral sex on him,” according to the complaint. “As her consciousness returned, Plaintiff realized that she had been sexually assaulted by Combs,” the complaint reads. One of the six suits names Combs as a defendant but was was brought against Combs’ son, Christian Combs.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Crystal McKinney, McKinney, ”, Combs, McKinney “, “, Combs “, Sean John Clothing, ” McKinney, Tommy Hilfiger, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, ” Combs, Meredith Firetog, Cassie, Combs ’, Christian Combs, Ventura’s Organizations: CNN, Plaintiff, Combs, Bad Boy Records, Sean John Clothing LLC, Universal Music Group Inc, New, New York City Council, IMG, MTV, Authorities, Department of Homeland Security Locations: New York, New York City

☆ Racism Alleged at Multiple Globe Life Affiliates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Susan Antilla | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

"If I'd brought it up, I would have been blackballed," he told BI. She told BI that Lobello frequently sent her racist memes he found online that contained the N-word. AdvertisementBell, in the hat at right, at a team dinner for an AIL agency then known as Giglione-Ackerman. In the areas she was assigned, she told BI, "most of the people were uninsurable" because of poor health, hard drug use, and poverty. If you work at Globe Life or AIL and have information to share about the company, please contact Susan Antilla at susan.antilla1@gmail.com .

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☆ Kris Kim: 16-year-old amateur wows golf world by making cut on PGA Tour debut
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“To be honest it being a par 5, it’s pretty helpful,” he said afterwards, according to the PGA Tour. “(I) always used to watch her, and then ended up falling in love with it myself,” he told reporters before the tournament, per the PGA Tour. And after making the step up to the PGA Tour, Kim now sits in a tie for 36th place, seven shots behind overnight leader Jake Knapp. The American carded a seven-under 64 in his second round to leapfrog Englishman Matt Wallace who sits in a tie for second place with the USA’s Troy Merritt. Meanwhile, three-time major winner Spieth, whose record Kim broke, failed to make the cut as he continued to struggle with a wrist injury.

Persons: Kris Kim, Byron Nelson, Jordan Spieth, ”, “ I’ve, Kim, Ji, Hyun Suh, “, Mike Mulholland, McGregor, Jake Knapp, Matt Wallace, Troy Merritt, Spieth, Knapp, Merritt Organizations: CNN, PGA, LPGA, Boys Locations: McKinney , Texas

☆ Special Education, Inc.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

AdvertisementNate Smallwood for BITo some, private equity's business model appears antithetical to special education. (The average public school district in Pennsylvania, where New Story operates the most schools, spends about $23,000 per child across all types of public education. "Private equity has no place in education — especially special education," Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio told BI. For instance, two Pennsylvania education directors left in spring 2023, according to records obtained by BI — one after just months in the role. AdvertisementNickie Coomer, a Colorado College education professor who has written about the privatization of special education, told BI that this data gap is a major regulatory hole, one that private-equity companies are happy to exploit.

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☆ We see a lot of good value in China on a 3-5 year time horizon: Portfolio manager
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe see a lot of good value in China on a 3-5 year time horizon: Portfolio managerBurns McKinney of NFJ Investment Group thinks that China's headwinds are turning into tailwinds and remains invested in the market.

Persons: Burns McKinney Organizations: NFJ Investment Locations: China, tailwinds

☆ Italian island overrun by goats is offering them free to anyone who can catch them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Amarachi Orie | Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The tiny, remote Italian island of Alicudi is home to only around 100 residents and, ideally, about 100 wild goats. According to the Sicilian regional government, the goats were introduced to the island around 20 years ago by a farmer who then set them free. For years, the animals—which are not owned by anyone—grazed autonomously on the sides of Alicudi’s cliffs and are featured in almost any postcard from the volcanic island. “We have heard from dozens of people since we first announced this,” Gullo said, including a farmer from the nearby island of Vulcano, who produces goat cheese. Once the goats have been apportioned, the goat-taker has 15 days to catch and remove them from the island.

Persons: Riccardo Gullo, Gullo, you’ve, they’re, —, ” Gullo, ” Organizations: CNN Locations: Alicudi, Vulcano, Sicily, McKinney , Texas, Llandudno, Wales

☆ Home Depot is acquiring specialty distributor SRS for $18.25 billion in huge bet on growing pro sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Home Depot on Thursday said it is acquiring SRS Distribution in an $18.25 billion deal, the latest and largest sign of its ambitions to drive sales by winning more business from contractors, roofers and other home professionals. The home improvement retailer expects the acquisition to close this fiscal year, which ends in late January. Home Depot already draws half of its business from pros, while the other half comes from do-it-yourself customers. It recently announced it will open four distribution centers that help support sales to pros. The acquisition comes after the home improvement retailer said last month that it expects slower sales trends to continue.

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☆ The fastest-growing city in Texas is a tiny place no one's ever heard of
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Texas' fastest-growing city is a small spot outside Dallas called Josephine, census data shows. “It's a stressor being in that type of environment,” Moore told Business Insider. AdvertisementAccording to census data, Josephine is the fastest-growing city in Texas. AdvertisementAn aerial view of Josephine, Texas. “The majority of the homes in the city of Josephine are overwhelmingly priced at $300,000.

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☆ Danielle Mckinney Never Thought Her Paintings Would Be Seen Like This
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( M.H. Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’m a visual artist, and my favorite song is “Kiss of Life” by Sade. [TRANQUIL MUSIC] What I love about Sade is that she’s a very private person. She comes out with a big, loud voice, a powerful female voice, and then she goes back in herself. Sade was the first sound of music for me as a child when I was eight years old. [SADE, “KISS OF LIFE”]: “The color of love.” [CHUCKLES]: I know.

Persons: Danielle Mckinney, I’m, Sade, ”, SADE, “ Organizations: Sade Locations: New York, Alabama

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