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☆ Cheesemakers left reeling after a 'bizarre' heist of cheddar worth almost $400,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Almost 50,000 pounds of artisanal cheese were stolen in a sophisticated heist in the UK. AdvertisementOne of the most sophisticated cheese heists in history has left British cheesemakers reeling and facing an uncertain future. Neal's Yard unwittingly delivered the cheese, estimated to be worth about £300,000 ($390,000), to the fraudsters before realizing they were not legitimate buyers. "One of the things that made it so appealing was thinking that we'd see British cheese in a French supermarket." Calver said Neals Yard Dairy's ability to survive the financial loss is critical for the sector.

Persons: —, fraudsters, Matt Austin, Ben, we'd, Trethowan, Tom Calver, they've, we've, Ticehurst, Brothers Todd, Maugan, David Lockwood, Calver, Todd Trethowan, Nicholas Saunders, Randolph Hodgson Organizations: Service, BBC News, Metropolitan Police, Business, Westcombe, Neal's Locations: French, British, London, Netherlands, Gouda, Trethowan, cheddar, Covent Garden

The cheese, worth over $390,000, was taken from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy on Oct. 21, the company said in an Instagram post. Three cheeses from three different suppliers were stolen: Hafod Welsh organic cheddar, Westcombe cheddar, and Pitchfork cheddar. Neal's Yard Dairy said that "despite the significant financial blow," they've paid each of their artisan cheesemakers in full for their products. Oliver said that as the world’s most consumed cheese type, a cheddar theft affects exports to 20 different countries. The whereabouts of the stolen cheese have yet to be determined.

Persons: they'd, they've, Tom Calver, Westcombe, Trethowan, Trethowan Brothers, Jamie Oliver, Oliver Organizations: Metropolitan Police, Neal’s, Pitchfork, Neal's, Police Locations: London, cheddar, gouda

☆ Three years ago, this Florida high school started a skilled trades program — now there's a waiting list to get in
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Angela Ramirez-Riojas, 18, is enrolled in Riverview High School's construction academy. Courtesy: Riverview High SchoolFor Angela Ramirez-Riojas, 18, going to college was always plan B. Ramirez-Riojas, who is a senior at Riverview High School in Riverview, Florida, enrolled in her school's recently opened vocational program in construction. "Construction trades is not just the physical part, there's other parts of it that encompass the whole industry," Lahdenpera said. In fact, new construction hires earn more than new hires in the professional services, according to payroll-services provider ADP.

Persons: Angela Ramirez, Ramirez, Riojas, I've, isn't, Erin Haughey, Riverview's, Haughey, Jeff Lahdenpera, It's, Lahdenpera, Katie Alderman, Ted Jenkin, Gen, There's Organizations: Riverview, Riverview High School, Finance, Teens, Neal Communities, Associated Builders and Contractors, Junior Achievement, Citizens Bank Locations: Riverview, Riverview , Florida, Lakewood Ranch , Florida, Atlanta

But he was wrong, and on Tuesday night, Orlando retired O'Neal's No. “Shaq put the Orlando Magic on the map. 32 retired by the Miami Heat — is the third player to have his jersey retired by three franchises, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Pete Maravich. O’Neal left Orlando after the 1995-96 season for the Lakers, having played 295 regular-season games with the Magic. “This is where it all started,” O'Neal said.

Persons: — Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando's, O'Neal, Orlando, I’ve, They've, Alex Martins, “ Shaq, ” O’Neal —, Wilt Chamberlain, Pete Maravich, Maravich, ” O'Neal, “, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Elvin Hayes, Bob Lanier, Moses Malone, Earl Monroe, Dikembe Mutombo, Oscar Robertson, Nate Thurmond, Charles Barkley —, Barkley, Bill Russell’s, Adam Silver, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, O’Neal, Dennis Scott, — O'Neal, Orlando —, ___ Organizations: Star, O'Neal's, Orlando Magic, of Fame, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Jazz, LSU, Turner Sports, NBA, Boston, Orlando Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Orlando, New Orleans, Miami, Kobe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O'Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “ Shaq's Fun House. “Las Vegas isn't ready for the show we're about to bring,” Big Boi said. The stars of the CBS show “The Neighborhood” will host the Super Bowl Soulful Celebration at the Palms Casino Resort on Wednesday night. MALUMA & SIRIUSXMColombian superstar Maluma will take his vibrant Latin music vibes into Las Vegas with the help of SiriusXM. ___More on the Super Bowl: https://apnews.com/hub/super-bowl

Persons: Shaquille O'Neal, O'Neal, We're, ”, He'll, Lil Wayne, Diplo, DJ Diesel, Rob Gronkowski, Michael Rubin, Beyoncé, Jay, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Kendall Jenner, Rubin, Travis Scott, Meek, Lil Baby, Fabolous, Ludacris, Laroi, Mike, OutKast, Big Boi, Kevin Hart, Deon Cole, D.L, Desi Banks, Aida Rodriguez, Cedric, Tichina Arnold, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Robin Thicke, Tully Banta, Cain, Bryan Scott, Arnold, “, Nate Burleson, —, DJ Afrojack, Gronkowski, BILLY IDOL, Billy Idol, Idol, he's stoked, Maluma, He's, Don Juan ”, “ COCO LOCO ”, David Guetta, Jack Harlow, Wynn, Zach Bryan, Tiësto, LIV, Savage, Guy Fieri, Leigh Steinberg Organizations: ANGELES, NBA, Fun, Wynn, Sports Illustrated's, Hamptons, Cosmopolitan, MADDEN, EA Sports, Madden, of, Madden NFL, Theatre, CBS, NFL, Super, Sunday, Location's, Touchdown Club, SIRIUSXM, Virgin Hotels, Pandora, Las, GQ, Nomad Library Locations: Las Vegas, Sin City, Encore, Atlanta, Hughley, Palms, British, Allegiant, Vegas, Fontainebleau

☆ Shaquille O’Neal says this advice from Jeff Bezos got him to invest in a $29 million education startup backed by Sam Altman
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

When you're considering investment advice, taking a tip from one of the world's wealthiest people is probably a good place to start. That's why Shaquille O'Neal says he turned to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for inspiration before deciding to invest in Campus, the online community college startup that's already raised more than $29 million from investors like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Discord founder Jason Citron. "I heard Jeff Bezos say, if you invest in things that's going to change people's lives, you'll always get a great return on your investment," O'Neal said. And, O'Neal has long touted Bezos' advice to seek out investment opportunities that he truly believes can "change people's lives." "If something comes across my desk and I don't believe in it, I don't even look at it," O'Neal told The Wall Street Journal in 2019.

Persons: Shaquille O'Neal, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Jason Citron, O'Neal, Fortune, he'd, you'll, Tade Oyerinde, Oyerinde, It's, Bezos, Matt Isbhia, Papa John's, Auntie Anne's, it's Organizations: Amazon, Princeton, Vanderbilt, Spelman College, of Famer, Phoenix Suns, Bezos, Wall Street, Google

☆ Ryan O'Neal, famous for his role in 'Paper Moon' alongside his daughter, dead at 82, son says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-08 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ryan O'Neal was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012, a decade after he was first diagnosed with chronic leukemia. Advertisement"My father, Ryan O'Neal, has always been my hero," Patrick O'Neal wrote, adding, "He is a Hollywood legend. His real-life daughter, Tatum, played a trash-talking, cigarette-smoking orphan who needs his help — and eventually helps redeem him. Ryan O'Neal pleaded guilty to the charge and entered a drug diversion program, but he publicly denied the drugs were his. Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal was born on April 20, 1941 and was the son of screenwriter Charles O'Neal and actor Patricia Callaghan O'Neal.

Persons: —, Ryan O'Neal, Oscar, Tatum, Patrick O'Neal, O'Neal, Peter Bogdanovich, Stanley Kubrick, Barry Lyndon, Farrah Fawcett, Fawcett, Redmond, Joanna Moore, Griffin O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Patrick, Leigh Taylor, Young, Ali MacGraw, Griffin, Peyton, Mia Farrow, Bogdanovich, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Temple, O'Neal's, perfectionism, Oliver Barrett, John McEnroe, Drew Barrymore, Gian, Carlo Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, negligently, Redmond O'Neal, Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal, Charles O'Neal, Patricia Callaghan O'Neal Organizations: Service, Business, Paramount Pictures, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles, Europe, Bogdanovich's, Maryland

☆ Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of 1991 sexual assault in second suit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala - Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between - Arrivals - New York City, U.S. - 01/05/17 - Sean "Diddy" Combs. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 23 (Reuters) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a university student in 1991 in a lawsuit filed in a New York court on Thursday, the second suit of its kind filed against the hip hop mogul in the past week. The lawsuit alleges Combs intentionally drugged and sexually assaulted Joi Dickerson-Neal, who was a Syracuse University student visiting New York City at the time of the alleged incident in January 1991. Combs is also accused of videotaping the alleged crime and distributing the tape to others in the music industry. A spokesperson for Combs said Dickerson-Neal's story is "made up and not credible," and that the rapper never assaulted her.

Persons: Rei Kawakubo, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Lucas Jackson, drugging, Joi Dickerson, Neal, videotaping, Dickerson, Cassandra Ventura, Sean John, Ismail Shakil, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Metropolitan Museum of Art, REUTERS, New York, Syracuse University, New, Bad Boy Records, Thomson Locations: York City, U.S, New York, New, New York City, Ottawa

☆ US FDA declines to approve Amneal's Parkinson's drug over safety concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declined to approve Amneal Pharmaceuticals' (AMRX.N) drug designed to help control symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients for a longer duration, citing inadequate safety data. The complete response letter comes as a surprise, said Barclays analyst Balaji Prasad. The decision does not impact 2023 forecast as it did not include the revenue from the drug, the company said. Amneal has another Parkinson's drug, Rytary, on the market but has been struggling to gain a foothold in the treatment space. Only 4% of patients use the drug since its approval in 2015, as per company estimates.

Persons: Balaji Prasad, Amneal, Raghav Mahobe, Khushi, Sriparna Roy, Pooja Desai, Shweta Agarwal, Sriraj Organizations: U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, FDA, Barclays, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Shaq tries to dismiss FTX lawsuit, saying he was inadequately served court papers because they were 'tossed' at his moving car
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

O'Neal was served last month after a three-month chase, according to tweets from a law firm. Shaquille O'Neal is trying to get his FTX lawsuit dismissed, saying the way he was served with papers was "inadequate." "Plaintiffs in the billion $ FTX class action case just served @SHAQ outside his house," The Moskowitz Law Firm tweeted on April 17. Representatives for Shaq and The Moskowitz Law Firm did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours. In November, investors filed a proposed class-action against several celebrities and public figures who endorsed Sam Bankman-Fried's failed FTX.

☆ Shaq was finally served in FTX lawsuit over the weekend, after a 3-month chase
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Will Gendron | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shaquille O'Neal was finally served in an FTX lawsuit over the weekend following a three month chase. Shaquille O'Neal was served papers over the weekend in a lawsuit involving the fallen crypto firm FTX — after a three month chase, according to a law firm representing investors in the suit. "Plaintiffs in the billion $ FTX class action case just served @SHAQ outside his house," The Moskowitz Law Firm tweeted Sunday night. O'Neal had evaded getting served the lawsuit for three months, according to additional tweets from the law firm. Following the collapse of FTX, O'Neal tried to separate himself from the fiasco, noting to CNBC that he was "just a paid spokesperson."

☆ How small businesses are using marketing techniques to demonstrate their values through social causes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Cause marketing can help businesses support social causes that align with their values and connect with customers. These experts say cause marketing should be equally balanced with the needs of the business. Cause marketing can include sponsoring events, fundraising, or raising awareness for a social or charitable cause. How cause marketing can benefit small businessesCause marketing can increase brand awareness for businesses and exposure for nonprofits, Conway said. When businesses support causes, it can also improve employee morale and help with hiring and retention, Conway said.

☆ 'We need to get Monday back' and get people in the office earlier in the week, says the CEO of the world's largest insurance marketplace
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lloyd's of London CEO says people are mostly going back to the office Tuesday to Thursday, per FT."We need to get Monday back," CEO John Neal told the Financial Times. Many corporate leaders are trying to get employees back to the office after three years of pandemic-induced remote work. "Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are busy," John Neal, CEO of the world's largest insurance marketplace Lloyd's of London, told the Financial Times in an interview published Wednesday. Other high-profile executives who want their employees back in the office include Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. While Lloyd's Neal may have been referring to employees in the UK, the experience across the Atlantic is similar.

☆ Nepo babies like Myles O'Neal and Ella Bleu Travolta do a plant-based take on their parents' "Got Milk?" ads
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Plant-based brand Silk has a new ad campaign that features nepo babies sporting milk mustaches. The ads are aimed at "the next generation of milk drinkers and plant-based enthusiasts," Silk said. Those ads featured celebrities from Whoopi Goldberg to Frankie Muniz donning milk on their upper lip, presumably after taking a sip from a glass. David Beckham, Kelly Preston, Christie Brinkley, and Shaquille O'Neal all appeared in "Got Milk?" US consumers bought $2.6 billion worth of the alternatives to cow's milk in 2021, according to the Plant Based Foods Association.

☆ Only one Trump tax return as president got mandatory IRS audit, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

And that IRS audit of Trump's 2016 income tax return was not completed by the time he left office in January 2021, the report by the Ways and Means Committee found. And in that sixth year, in 2017, there is "no indication" the entities' tax returns were designated for audit, the report found. "Clearly, the mandatory audit program was dormant, at best, during the prior Administration," the report said. The report found that when Trump was in the White House, the IRS failed to designate for mandatory audit Trump's tax return for 2015, when he was running for president, and then again for the returns filed for the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 tax years. And, "Notably, the IRS sent a letter to the former President notifying him that his tax year 2015return was selected for examination on April 3, 2019, which is the date the Chairman sent theinitial request to the IRS for the former President's return information and related tax return."

☆ House Democrats reviewing Trump's tax returns split into publish-everything and there-are-rules camps with GOP takeover looming
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After finally scoring Trump's tax records, House Democrats have to figure out what to do with them. "I want them all released," Ways and Means Committee member Bill Pascrell told MSNBC ahead of Neal's group-wide meeting. José Luis Villegas/AP"Democrats' relentless pursuit of President Trump's tax returns is nothing more than a partisan attack against a political opponent that serves no legitimate or legislative purpose," Buchanan wrote in an email to Insider. Ways and Means Committee member Dan Kildee said he was backing Neal's call in this case. And while he acknowledged they were racing against the clock, Kildee said Ways and Means Democrats would rise to the challenge.

☆ U.S. Congress tax panel chief backs requiring presidents to make tax returns public
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Congress committee that has been given access to Donald Trump's tax returns on Thursday said he supported legislation requiring future presidents to make such information public. "I think it would be fair to say that it would be a good idea for presidents down the road to be required to release their tax returns," House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal told reporters. Neal added that he did not know whether U.S. presidential candidates should be included in such a requirement. Neal used his comments to reporters to dispute a "false" suggestion that Democrats on the panel on Thursday were meeting to review the Trump tax returns. The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 22 cleared the release of those returns to Neal's committee, which has sought them for nearly four years.

☆ Trump's tax returns now in the hands of House Democrats after lengthy court battle
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ali-Vitali-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Ali Vitali | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — A Democratic-led House committee is now in possession of six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns after a multiyear court fight. CNN first reported that the committee had received the tax returns. Republicans have made clear they're not interested or concerned about Trump's tax records. Unlike other recent presidents, Trump has refused to make his tax returns public amid scrutiny of his business affairs, repeatedly claiming that he's being audited by the IRS. But the legal battle began in April 2019, shortly after Democrats took control of the House, when Neal asked for Trump’s returns and those of related business entities.

☆ Reporters are seething over being shut out of Naomi Biden’s wedding, which drew inspiration from Time magazine images of past White House nuptials
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Naomi Biden and Peter Neal's White House wedding was closed to the news media. The White House says no media outlets were granted access to the events on Saturday. But her White House wedding to Peter Neal was closed to the news media, frustrating White House reporters whose complaints grew louder on Tuesday when Vogue magazine's exclusive pre-wedding coverage was posted online. But she said the Biden White House has waived Post reporters off correct reporting on his Supreme Court pick, attendees in private meetings and his Egypt trip. Naomi Biden is the daughter of Hunter Biden and Kathleen Buhle, who divorced in 2017.

☆ Naomi Biden and her groom climbed a ladder to cut their 7-foot-tall wedding cake: Vogue
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Naomi Biden and Peter Neal's wedding cake had eight tiers and stood seven feet tall. The president's granddaughter and her groom climbed a ladder to cut it, Vogue reported exclusively. Towering above the heads of the newlyweds in a wedding photo, the lemon cake with buttercream frosting had eight tiers. The president's granddaughter and her groom, Peter Neal, climbed a ladder to cut it, Vogue reported in their exclusive interviews on the wedding. The photo in Vogue shows the bride and groom, pictured beside the cake and sharing a kiss on the ladder.

☆ DOJ asks Supreme Court to deny Trump's request to block House Democrats from getting his tax records
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Rebecca-Shabad-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and the House Ways and Means Committee asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject former President Donald Trump's request to block the panel from accessing his tax records. Earlier this month, Chief Justice John Roberts Chief temporarily blocked the Ways and Means panel from accessing Trump's tax records. Roberts said the case would remain on hold until the court acts and asked the committee to file a response to Trump’s request by Thursday. After the DOJ's filing, the committee also filed a similar 52-page argument Thursday against Trump's request. “The committee’s purpose in requesting President Trump’s tax returns has nothing to do with funding or staffing issues at the IRS and everything to do with releasing the president’s tax information to the public,” the lawyers wrote in a recent court filing.

Los Angeles County officials have reached an $8 million settlement with the family of Andres Guardado, an 18-year-old who was shot five times in the back by a deputy in June 2020. The Los Angeles district attorney’s office has not yet decided whether to file charges against Vega and Hernandez. Guardado’s settlement was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors alongside four other settlements involving the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. All the settlements combined cost county taxpayers more than $47 million “with a range of extremely disturbing allegations,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell said Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department did not respond to NBC News' request for comment.

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