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☆ New York man sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting 20-year-old woman when car turned in wrong driveway
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The defense said what happened was a terrible accident, and Monahan took the stand at trial to explain his actions. What would make you think that you deserve those things?”In killing Gillis, the judge said, Monahan “took away a friend, you took away a girlfriend, you took away a daughter, a granddaughter and a sibling. You took away so much unrealized potential, her potential to enrich other people’s lives and to contribute to our society.”Michelini added, “Any remorse you have isn’t for the harm you’ve caused. You murdered Kaylin Gillis. Monahan testified that he thought about past criminal activity in the area and fired a warning shot into the air.

Persons: Kevin Monahan, “, Adam Michelini, Monahan, Kaylin Gillis, Gillis, ” Michelini, senselessly, Monahan “, you’re, it’s what’s, ” Monahan, GoFundMe Gillis, Gillis ’, ”, “ Kaylin, ” Gillis Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, Spectrum, Kansas City, Police, Disney, Schuylerville High School Locations: New York, Washington, Kansas, White, Salem, Hebron, Washington County, Florida

☆ Why Monster Beverage is the best-performing stock of the last 30 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Natalie Rice | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's actually an energy drink company: Monster Beverage . Monster's stock has climbed for decades, along with sales, which have grown consistently for 31 years straight. Between Feb. 14, 1994, and Wednesday, Monster's stock appreciated by about 200,000%. Monster Beverage is a holding company composed of subsidiaries that produce and manufacture drinks including energy, alcohol, teas and coffees. The company attracted the attention of beverage giant Coca-Cola , which entered into a strategic partnership with the company now called Monster Beverage in 2015.

Persons: It's, Rodney Sacks, Hilton Schlosberg, Mark Astrachan, Sacks, Schlosberg, Monster, Nik Modi, Modi, Coke, Monster's, they've Organizations: Monster Beverage, South, Beverage, Energy, Natural Corporation, Capital Markets, Analysts, Nascar

☆ How Drug Addiction Tore a Family and Tribe Apart - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Judith Surber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

When I think about my sons, Roger and Cory, I picture them as I do all my children, as precious babies. I don’t see them as the rest of the world does, as two men in their 30s with drug addiction. I remember reading once that if parents had an addiction to alcohol or drugs, their children would have a higher risk for addiction, too. My teenage granddaughter recently left an addiction treatment facility in Utah. My granddaughter, shortly after she returned from an addiction treatment center.

Persons: Roger, Cory, OxyContin, I’ve, Megan, I’m, Kinsinta’s, “ Grandma, “, ” Organizations: Indian, Indian Health Service, Indian Child Welfare Locations: B.D, Northern California, Utah, Hoopa, Eureka , Calif

☆ GoStudent, the $3 billion edtech darling, scaled fast and partied hard. The result was a mess.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

These people were employees of GoStudent, an Austria-based online-tutoring startup that had quickly become the darling of the European tech scene. But 28 current and former GoStudent employees and tutors said they experienced a poorly run organization with clumsy management. Edtech companies "rarely have any major competitive advantage other than scale," a European venture capitalist who's not affiliated with GoStudent said. A GoStudent employee threatened to track down the petition's author using tutors' IP addresses, according to the German publication Handelsblatt. According to public documents updated in December 2022, GoStudent had shrunk to 15 markets and 1,500 employees, including its acquisitions.

Persons: Felix Ohswald, Gregor Müller, GoStudent, who'd, I'm, Heinz, Peter Meidinger, cofounders, Ferdinand von Hagen, Prada, GoStudent's, Dave Benett, Müller, —, Ohswald, Anthony Canavan, Canavan, Brutkasten, Norbert Wess, Harry Murphy, Duncan McIntyre, McIntyre, Neel Gupta, Anna Tuchy, Patrick Nadler, Nadler, Sarah Heuberger, Ross Slater Organizations: German Teachers ' Association, Employees, GoStudent, Conseil, prud'hommes, DBS, Safety Officers, Web, Getty, JP Morgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, TechCrunch, Organisation for Economic Cooperation Locations: Vienna, Austria, Silicon Valley, North America, South America, Europe, London, France, Soho , London, Dock, DACH, Germany, Switzerland, Spanish, Sweden, Swedish, GoStudent, Ukraine, Ibiza, GoStudent's, Deliveroo

☆ Her son was an accused cult leader. She says he was a victim, too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

The man talking on the tape was her son, Michael Protzman. Michael Protzman got swept up in this alternate reality. We spoke to dozens of Americans whose lives and families have been affected by conspiracy theories, including Protzman’s own family. After Michael Protzman died this summer, some of his followers refused to believe he had passed. Vigrass never imagined that the conspiracy theories her brother was airing at the kitchen table could lead to him to join what she views as a cult.

Persons: CNN’s, O’Sullivan, Anderson Cooper, CNN —, “ John John, … Trump, Joe Kennedy, George Patton, Mussolini … ” Colleen Protzman, Michael Protzman, ”, “, John F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Kennedy, Junior —, “ He’ll, Trump, Jesus Christ, reemerge, opportunists, Protzman, Michael Brian Protzman, Michael “, Colleen Protzman, Michael, it’s, Sandy, ” Colleen Protzman, —, QAnon, Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow, Donie O'Sullivan, Michal Protzman, didn’t, JFK, Erica Vigrass, Jason, Erica, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Protzman’s, – Protzman, Erica Vigrass ’, Vigrass, ” Protzman, Jason –, They’re, Jesselyn Cook, It’s, Diane Benscoter, General, ” Benscoter Organizations: JFK, CNN, Dealey, Junior, Junior — JFK, WFAA, JFK Jr, Trump, Kennedys, Democratic Party, Michael Protzman CNN, Dallas CNN, Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Capitol, Facebook, Twitter, Hollywood, Unification Church, US Locations: United States, Dallas, JFK, Minnesota, Seattle, Washington, Dealey, –

☆ France: Teen dies after collision with police car near Paris
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The French government on Thursday called for calm following the death of a 16-year-old boy whose motorbike collided with a police car on a road outside Paris. Government spokesman Olivier Veran said the investigations under way would determine the "exact circumstances" of Wednesday's collision. I am calling for restraint and careful consideration," he said on France Inter radio. The death of the teenager, whose ethnicity had not been reported, occurred as France gears up to host the Rugby World Cup. The tournament kicks off on Friday when France play New Zealand at the Stade de France near Paris.

Persons: Olivier Veran, Dominique Vidalon, Alain Acco, Christina Fincher, John Stonestreet Organizations: Prosecutors, Government, France Inter, Rugby, New Zealand, Stade de France, Thomson Locations: Paris, Elancourt, Yvelines, Nanterre, France

A lawyer representing the boy's family accused police of ramming a patrol car into his motocross bike during a high-speed chase on Wednesday. Prosecutors said that they were treating the incident as "unintentional" and were looking for videos to ascertain the facts. The crash happened just over two months after police shot and killed a 17-year-old of North African descent at a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. The tournament, one of the major events on this year's international sporting calendar, kicks off on Friday when France play New Zealand at the Stade de France near Paris. Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, Alain Acco, Layli Foroudi; Editing by John Stonestreet and Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yves Herman, France's, Olivier Veran, Dominique Vidalon, Alain Acco, Layli, John Stonestreet, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Police, Prosecutors, France Inter, Rugby, New Zealand, Stade de France, Thomson Locations: Nanterre, Paris suburb, France, PARIS, Paris, Elancourt, Yvelines

☆ Live entertainment momentum sparks relaunch of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLive entertainment momentum sparks relaunch of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & BaileyKenneth Feld, Chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the live event business for motocross, relaunching Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey and the state of the live entertainment business.

Persons: Bailey Kenneth Feld, Ringling, Barnum, Bailey Organizations: Ringling Bros, Barnum, Feld Entertainment, Ringling Brothers

☆ Motoball is like a real-life version of 'Rocket League'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Motoball, or motorcycle polo, is a sport that traces back to Europe in the 1930s. It's essentially soccer on motorcycles, or a real-life version of the video game "Rocket League." No matter how you describe the sport known as motoball, there's no doubt that it takes plenty of skill and guts to be successful at. Competitors use 250-cc motorbikes to race around a dirt-covered soccer pitch at up to 40 miles per hour chasing after an enlarged soccer ball. For those who don't get enough thrill from a sport like soccer, this added element of horsepower may be what they're looking for.

☆ Georgia mayor who took office in June is killed while competing in a motocross event
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WHITE, Ga. — A mayor of a northwest Georgia town died in a motocross wreck on Saturday. Perry Bell, mayor of the Bartow County town of White, died from blunt force trauma to the chest, The Daily Tribune News of Cartersville reported. Murray County Deputy Coroner Jonathan Sosebee said Bell, 54, wrecked and was struck by another rider at the Lazy River Motocross track near Dalton. White sought to restore the mayor’s powers after many were transferred to a city manager and the previous mayor resigned. Following Bell’s death, White Mayor Pro Tem Gary Crisp will take over mayoral duties.

☆ Ultima etapă a campionatului Moldovei la motocross a avut loc la Nisporeni
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Zgomot de motoare şi mulă adrenalină a fost la Nisporeni, unde s-a desfăşurat ultima etapă a campionatului Moldovei la motocross. "Sigur a fost greu. Oricum e lucru, dar e traseul meu de acasă pe care sunt mai pregătit faţă de altele din Chișinău, Călărași. "- A fost greu. "Alături de micul campion a fost mama sa.

Organizations: Moldovei Locations: Nisporeni, României, Europei de Est, Chișinău, Călărași, Chişinău

☆ În R. Moldova a fost a dat startul Săptămânii Europene a Sportului
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-23 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +2 min

În perioada 23-30 septembrie, sub egida Ministerului Educaţiei, Culturii şi Cercetării, pe întreg teritoriul Republicii Moldova va avea loc Săptămâna Europeană a Sportului. Călăraşi va avea loc Campionatul Republicii Moldova la Sambo; pe 25 septembrie, în com. Stăuceni - Campionatul Republicii Moldova la Taekwondo WT; în perioada 26-27 septembrie, în or. Cimişlia - Campionatul Republicii Moldova la Orientarea Sportivă; pe 26 septembrie, pe traseul Băcioi se va desfăşura Cursa de Ciclism, iar pe Stadionul Dinamo din mun. Chişinău Cursa de alergări „Cross”; în parcul Valea Trandafirilor pe 27 septembrie va avea loc Cursa pe rolle şi acrobaţii „Parkour”, iar pe traseul Schinoasa Cursa de motociclism „Motocross”.

Persons: rolle Organizations: Cercetării, Republica Moldova Săptămâna Europeană, Sportului, Dinamo, Europeană, Uniunii Europene Locations: Republicii Moldova, Republica Moldova, Sambo, com, Stăuceni, Moldova, Taekwondo, mun, Chişinău, Trandafirilor, Bălţi, Soroca, Ungheni, Briceni, Dubăsari, Cahul, Hânceşti, Donuşeni, Comrat, Floreşti, Căuşeni, Călăraşi

☆ Primarul de Hîncești înervat foc pe amatorii de Motocross din Hîncești
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-05 | by ( ) hn24.net time to read: +2 min

Hîncești Alexandru Botnari, s-a arătat revoltat pe o rețea de socializare de activitatea motocicliștilor amatori din Hîncești . Îmi pare rău că atunci când a telefonat primarul, mi-a spus așa– Da eu vin la tine în grădină cu motocicleta să mă cătăi ? Dar nu a fost să fie așa, și a urmat încă o palmă morală, publicarea pe Info Curier a situații creeate și revoltarea primarului pentru activitățile băieților. Administrația HN24 consideră că acest comportament și așa gen de declarații sunt inadmisibile pentru un primar al cetățenilor din mun. Zilele trecute, în spaţiul online au apărut mai multe postări, ulterior masiv… Posted by Info Curier Hâncești on Friday, September 4, 2020Articol de autor, scris de Andrei Culicov pentru HN24.

Persons: Botnari, Dumitru Rusu, Andrei Culicov Locations: Hîncești, mun, Motocross, Hâncești

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