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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in separate lawsuits of sexually assaulting two boys, one who was 10 at the time, and another who was 17. Afterward, a Combs associate gave the child a spiked soda and Combs forced him to perform oral sex on him, the lawsuit alleges. The suit alleges he was “deprived of a normal childhood” and is unable to interact with others and live a normal life. In a one-on-one meeting with Combs, the suit alleges, Combs instructed the 17-year-old to undress and groped and fondled his penis. The suit alleges Combs masturbated while he groped the contestant and told him that he had the ability to “make or break” his career.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Tony Buzbee, Andrew Van Arsdale, Combs, Buzbee, “, ” Buzbee, Sean Diddy Combs, Elizabeth Conley, ”, we’ve, ” Combs, sodomized, Van Arsdale, Cassie, Casandra Ventura Organizations: Houston, Getty, MTV, NBC Locations: New York, California, Texas, Houston, New York City

☆ This Stanford professor went to Bhutan to learn about happiness. Here's his No.1 takeaway
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

What is the key to human happiness? That's one of life's biggest questions and Ron Gutman has dedicated a big part of his career to learning more about the topic. In his quest to learn more about human happiness, he decided to conduct some real-world research. Ron Gutman with local spiritual and religious leader, Khedrupchen Rinpoche, during his October 2024 trip in Bhutan. The key to happiness: simplicitySo, what is the key to human happiness?

Persons: Ron Gutman, Gutman, Khedrupchen Rinpoche, Gutman trekked, Bhutan's, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Organizations: TED, Gross, OECD, CNBC, aha Locations: Kingdom of Bhutan, Bhutan, Bhutan The Kingdom, India, China, King, Paro, There's

☆ Rocket builder Firefly’s new CEO is working ‘maniacally’ to scale launches, spacecraft and moon missions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

He sees gaps in the launch market for Firefly's Alpha and coming MLV rockets, which slot into the middle of the small-to-heavy class of vehicles. Firefly has three main product lines: its rockets, Alpha and MLV; space tugs, called Elytra, and lunar landers, known as Blue Ghost. More rocketsThe company's fifth Alpha launch lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in July 2024. A rendering of the MLV rocket. Firefly AerospaceKim sees Firefly as having a key advantage — "an engine that works" — in its Reaver engines that power the Alpha rockets.

Persons: Jason Kim, Firefly Aerospace Jason Kim, he's, Elon Musk's, ULA, Jeff Bezos, Kim, he'd, I'm, … I'm, what's, Firefly's, Trevor Mahlmann, Northrop, Aerospace Kim, Miranda, We've, MLV, Firefly's Alpha, Lockheed Martin, Simone Biles, we're Organizations: Firefly Aerospace, Aerospace, Boeing, Elon, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Firefly's Alpha, CNBC, Firefly, Alpha, California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, Industrial Partners, Vandenberg Space Force, SpaceX, Lockheed, Payload Services, NASA, Blue Locations: U.S, Austin , Texas, California's, California, Northrop's, Briggs , Texas

(AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects across 41 states and Washington, D.C. Last year, the administration handed out $1.4 billion in these rail grants. But the majority of the money — nearly $1.3 billion — will go to 81 projects at smaller short line railroads across the country. Chuck Baker, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association trade group, said the grants will help those smaller railroads significantly.

Persons: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Louis, Chuck Baker, Baker Organizations: Federal Railroad Administration, Regulators, CSX, Amtrak, Union Pacific, Regional Railroad Association, FRA, Associated Press Locations: OMAHA, Neb, Washington, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, Hudson, Albany, Rensselaer , New York, Illinois, Norfolk, Springfield, Chicago, St, California’s Orange County, Michigan, Milwaukee, America, U.S

A woman died on Saturday after backing into plane's propeller while trying to take a picture at an airfield in Kansas, officials said. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was critically injured in the incident and later died at the hospital, according to NBC News affiliate KSNW. The woman was identified by the sheriff's office as 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher of Wichita, Kansas. The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News on Monday. The airfield is also the home of Air Capital Drop Zone.

Persons: Amanda Gallagher, KSNW, Gallagher, “, ” Martin Myrtle, Myrtle, Cook, Wichita —, GoFundMe Organizations: NBC News, . Air, Air, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Kansas, Sedgwick, Wichita , Kansas, Derby, Wichita

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting ‘Making the Band’ teen contestant and 10-year-old boy in new lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

One John Doe states in his lawsuit that he auditioned for Combs in 2005 at a hotel in New York at age 10. According to the lawsuit, Combs then forced Doe to perform oral sex after he resisted. Doe lost consciousness and later woke up in tears with his pants undone and pain in his anus and buttocks, the lawsuit states. The following day, the complaint states, Combs and his bodyguard sexually assaulted Doe. The initial lawsuit, filed by his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, was settled the next day.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, –, Combs, John Doe, Doe, ” Doe, “ Combs, Plaintiff, “, we’ve, ” Combs, “ Mr, Tony Buzbee, Andrew Van Arsdale, Cassie Ventura, CNN’s Sarah Moon Organizations: CNN, MTV, Combs, Prosecutors Locations: New York

☆ US airlines are required to refund you for a canceled flight automatically
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Airlines in the United States are now required to give passengers cash refunds if their flight is significantly delayed or canceled, even if that person does not explicitly ask for a refund. The Department of Transportation says the final federal rule requiring that airlines dole out refunds — not vouchers — went into effect Monday. “Today, our automatic refund rule goes into full effect,” Buttigieg posted. In July, Buttigieg told airlines that they must make clear to passengers when they are entitled to a refund. In a statement, industry lobby Airlines for America said, “we support the automatic refund rule and are happy to accommodate customers with a refund when they choose not to be rebooked.”

Persons: —, Pete Buttigieg, ” Buttigieg, Buttigieg, ” Organizations: CNN — Airlines, Department of Transportation, Transportation, “, Airlines Locations: United States, “, America

☆ More families making over $150,000 are living paycheck to paycheck
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —When considering who is living paycheck to paycheck, households with an income of six-figures or more likely aren’t the first to come to mind. But, as it turns out, about a fifth of US households that earn more than $150,000 a year are in that situation. Across all income levels, households that earn less than $50,000 a year saw the highest proportion, around 35%, of people living paycheck to paycheck so far this year. But at higher income levels, the portion of households living paycheck to paycheck falls slowly. For instance, the share of households living paycheck to paycheck and earning between $50,000 and $75,000 is only a few percentage points higher than households earning more than $150,000.

Persons: ” David Tinsley, Tinsley Organizations: CNN, Bank of America, Bank of America Institute, Labor Department

☆ ‘You lost this vote’: Arab Americans in Dearborn struggle in an election where they don’t feel heard
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Farhat said the Democratic Party “has missed several key opportunities” to reassure Arab American voters concerned about Gaza. Interior Department under the Biden administration, at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13. Palestinian American organizer Linda Sarsour at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13. The Iraq War, now widely criticized, left 200,000 civilians dead, haunting the many refugees who sought safety in Dearborn. Imam Sayed Saleh Qazwini of MECCA at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13.

Persons: Farhat, Democratic Party “, Hersh Goldberg, ” Farhat, “, ” Maryam Hassanein, Maryam Hassanein, Biden, Mustafa Hussain, isn’t, ” Hassanein, Linda Sarsour, ” Sarsour, it’s, Yemeni American Mona Mawari, ”, Mawari, ” Sayed Saleh Qazwini, Imam Sayed Saleh Qazwini, ” Qazwini, Zahraa Bahsoon, Harris, Trump, ” Bahsoon Organizations: Democratic Party, Arab, Democratic National Convention, Biden administration’s Department of, Democratic, U.S . Interior Department, NBC, NBC News, Muslim Educational Community Center of America, NBC News “ Locations: Gaza, Israel, American, Israeli American, U.S, ArabCon, Dearborn, Mich, Brooklyn , New York, Palestinian American, Saudi, Yemen, Iraq, Dearborn . Syria, Libya, Yemeni American, MECCA, Canton, Iraqi American

Federal authorities, meanwhile, say their security procedures are sound heading into Election Day, Nov. 5. Its domestic flight bookings are down 19% for the week of the election compared with the same week last year. That has left more room for political jitters to creep into consumers’ travel considerations, travel agents say. That’s partly why Olivia MacLeod Dwinell, 64, and her husband Ross Dwinell, 74, were in Europe this month. Olivia MacLeod Dwinell and her husband, Ross Dwinnell.

Persons: Emily Reeve, “, ”, Reeve, Ed Bastian Delta, Ed Bastian, Delta, they’d, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, they’re, Kelly Soderlund, Thibaud Moritz, ” Soderlund, Transportation Security Administration “, Jeffrey Price, Olivia MacLeod Dwinell, Sonia Bhagwan, Ross Dwinell, Dwinell, Ross’s, “ We’re, ” Kimberly Kracun, Kimberly, Ross Dwinnell, Olivia MacLeod Dwinell “, ” Kracun, Chirag, Panchal Organizations: Federal, Delta Air, Ed Bastian Delta Air, CNBC, United Airlines, AFP, Getty, Republican, Trump, Transportation Security Administration, ” Flyers, MMGY Travel Intelligence, Future Partners, Baby Boomers, Chirag Panchal, Dallas Locations: Hawaii , Florida, Portland , Oregon, U.S, Navan, Portland, Europe, London, France, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Dallas

☆ 10 US cities with the lowest cost of living, where things from buying a home to a grocery run are relatively affordable
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Realtor.com identified the top 10 places in the US with the lowest cost of living. Small cities in the South and Midwest dominate the list, with a Texas city taking the top spot. While the cost of living varies widely from state to state and city to city, several spots across the US can offer residents a comfortable standard of living with prices that don't break the bank. "Home prices in these areas were $100,000 or more below the national median in September," Hannah Jones, senior economic research analyst at Realtor.com, said in the report. Below are the 10 US cities with the lowest cost of living.

Persons: Realtor.com, —, Hannah Jones Organizations: Service, Realtor.com Locations: South, Midwest, Texas, United States, Ohio

☆ A battle over the future of US retirement is playing out in Pennsylvania as the election looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Similar to Maureen, she's concerned about financial security for older Americans — but she will be supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. "He says that he's going to keep Social Security, but you never know with him," Klein told BI of Trump. CRP research suggests that's due to fewer older adults working traditional jobs and instead pursuing entrepreneurship to supplement their retirement incomes. AdvertisementJR Reed and Krista Geer, both in charge of county-wide aging agencies, have met with older adults in Pennsylvania to hear their top worries. Critics say it isn't tied to a measure that accurately reflects the spending of older Americans.

Persons: Harris, Trump, —, Maureen, Donald Trump, he'll, she's, Heck, Federal Reserve —, Marjorie Klein, Kamala Harris, Klein, Bill Johnston, Walsh, Benjamin Glasner, haven't, Glasner, Mike Crossey, Crossey, Richard Fiesta, Fiesta, Kyle Kopko, Kopko, Bill Candelori, It's, Candelori, Josh Shapiro —, Democrat —, Jason Kavulich, it's, I've, JR Reed, Krista Geer, Geer, Reed, Brian Hughes, JD Vance, Kavulich Organizations: Pennsylvania, BI, Social Security, Service, Republicans, Biden, Trump, Federal Reserve, AARP, Cambria —, Economic Innovation Group, Security, Alliance, Retired, Center for, Democrat, Pennsylvania's, JR Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, AARP Pennsylvania, — Fayette, Cambria, Pittsburgh, Center for Rural Pennsylvania

☆ I saw how New York's biggest airport wants to build a 5-star terminal. I'd actually look forward to flying through.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementJohn F. Kennedy International Airport broke ground on a new Terminal One in September 2022. A private consortium is investing $9.5 billion to modernize the new terminal, focusing on safety, efficiency, and the customer experience. New Terminal OneDevelopers hope the future state-of-the-art terminal will become a Skytrax five-star airport terminal — a feat no US airport had achieved until New York's LaGuardia Airport finally ditched its infamous "LaGarbage" nickname with a new and improved Terminal B in 2023. This includes facial recognition boarding, AI-powered gate systems, and air traffic technology to reduce the chance of near misses. If the technology works as promised, I'd look forward to flying through.

Persons: John F, SITA's, Taylor Rains, Taha Zahir, LaGuardia, Zahir Organizations: Kennedy International Airport, Port Authority of New, JFK, Phillippines Airlines, Air, New, Department of Transportation, Business, JFK's, BI, British Airways, Flyers, TSA, Changi Airport, Korean, ADB Locations: York, Port Authority of New York, North America, Air France, Long, London, Changi, NYC's, LaGuardia, Los Angeles

They Used to Be Ahead in the American Economy. But over 40 years, even as their inflation-adjusted income has remained relatively flat, they’ve fallen well below the average income. But over 40 years, even as their inflation-adjusted income has remained relatively flat, they’ve fallen well below the average income. In the reordering of the U.S. economy since 1980, white men without a degree have been surpassed in income by college-educated women. As the American economy has shifted over the past 40 years away from manufacturing and toward services and “knowledge” work, this less visible hierarchy within the economy has shifted, too.

Persons: Jobs, metalworkers, —, ”, Kathy Cramer, David Autor, Tom Kochan, Susan Houseman, “, Lisa Boscola, Arlie Hochschild, , appraisers, Cramer, Scott Paul, who’ve, Stephanie Ternullo, Boscola, they’re, Donald J, Noam Gidron, Trump, Rather, Biden, Kamala Harris, Stefanie Stantcheva, Stantcheva Organizations: University of Wisconsin, Workers, Labor, Upjohn Institute, Employment Research, Democratic, Bethlehem Steel, Berkeley, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Harvard, Electoral College, Democratic Party, Republican, Securities, Bank, Radio, Observers, Mr, Obama Locations: American, U.S, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, M.I.T, Manitowoc County, Wis, Wisconsin, Michigan, ”, I’m, America, Bethlehem, Pa

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and an alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty on Friday to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges. Jeffries’ romantic partner, Matthew Smith, who was also arrested on Tuesday on sex trafficking charges, wasn’t at the arraignment. Jeffries, Smith and Jacobson have each been hit with a single count of sex trafficking, as well as 15 counts of interstate prostitution tied to 15 alleged victims. They organized “sex events” in England, France, Italy, Morocco, St. Barts, New York City and the Hamptons for Jeffries, Smith and “others,” according to the indictment. Afterward, it was either Jacobson or the staff members who paid the men for attending the sex events, it says.

Persons: Mike Jeffries, Jeffries, James Jacobson, Jacobson, Brian H, Bieber, Jeffries ’, Matthew Smith, wasn’t, Smith, ” Jeffries, Peace, “, Prosecutors, ”, Fitch, Abercrombie Organizations: Abercrombie, Fitch, West Palm Beach, Eastern, of, Hamptons, Jeffries, BBC, NBC News, CNBC Locations: Central Islip , New York, West Palm Beach , Florida, Florida , New York City, Long, Rice Lake , Wisconsin, West Palm, of New York, England, France, Italy, Morocco, St, Barts , New York City, U.S

☆ Just the Facts – US Population: Steve Ballmer Talks Through the Numbers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Watch and get the facts about the US population and how America lives. I am Steve Ballmer, I spent 34 years growing Microsoft, 10 years owning the LA Clippers basketball team. For men, that's actually a six percentage point increase since 1960, but the share of young women living at home is up 20 percentage points. Let's look at six different groups of people based upon Census Bureau data. First, let's look at people who identify as white, but not Hispanic.

Persons: Steve Ballmer, USAFacts, That's, that's, I've Organizations: Insider Studios, Watch, LA Clippers, Census Bureau, US Census Bureau, Seattle, Medicare Locations: America, United States, Russia, China, Brazil, Canada, Texas, New York, North Dakota

☆ Delta sues CrowdStrike over software update that prompted mass flight disruptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Delta, which said it has purchased CrowdStrike products since 2022, said the outage forced it to cancel 7,000 flights, impacting 1.3 million passengers over five days. “If CrowdStrike had tested the faulty update on even one computer before deployment, the computer would have crashed,” Delta’s lawsuit says. Last month, a senior executive at CrowdStrike apologized before Congress for the faulty software update. Adam Meyers, a senior vice president at CrowdStrike, said the company released a content configuration update for its Falcon Sensor security software that resulted in system crashes worldwide. “We are deeply sorry this happened and we are determined to prevent this from happening again,” Meyers said.

Persons: cybersecurity, Delta’s, ” CrowdStrike, Delta, CrowdStrike, ”, Adam Meyers, ” Meyers Organizations: CNN, Delta Air Lines, Court, Microsoft, US Transportation Department, Delta, Falcon Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, CrowdStrike

☆ More than 130 Israeli reservists sign letter refusing to fight in Gaza and Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Since then, he has spent more than 230 days serving with the Israeli military in Gaza. Max Kresch served on Israel’s border with Lebanon for 66 days after October 7. Max Kresch served for nearly 70 days on the Israel-Lebanon border and feels like the Israeli government has betrayed his trust throughout the war. Like Kresch and Vilk, he believed it was necessary to fight Hamas on October 7, but to what end? Back in May, more than 40 reservists signed a letter after Israeli forces invaded the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Persons: CNN —, Yotam Vilk wasn’t, –, “, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, he’d, Netanyahu, Vilk, Max Kresch, Kresch, he’s, ” Israel’s, Itamar Ben Gvir, Ben Gvir, ” Kresch, ‘, “ We’re, haven’t, Miri Regev, …, ” Vilk, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, West Bank, National, Hezbollah, Transportation, Kann, refusals Locations: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Lebanese, Jerusalem, Iran, Gazan, Rafah, United States

☆ Big Tech goes nuclear: Amazon's pitch to use power plants shows the crucial role the energy source plays for AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, inside Amazon's internal pitch for turning to nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs . AdvertisementThat's led Big Tech to consider nuclear power to address its skyrocketing energy requirements. Nuclear power ticks that box better than other clean energy options like solar or wind. Nuclear power, meanwhile, is an industry in desperate need of some love , BI's Daniel Geiger and Ellen Thomas previously reported. From advertising platforms to AI tech companies, here's the startups to watch .

Persons: —, Jocko Willink, we've, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, That's, Business Insider's Eugene Kim, Andy Jassy, it's, Sam Altman, Eugene, BI's Hasan Chowdhury, BI's Daniel Geiger, Ellen Thomas, Jim Burke, Vistra, Chelsea Jia Feng, Elon Musk, Jean Boivin, He's, Marc Benioff isn't, bashed, Miles Brundage, OpenAI, Emma Tucker's, Tucker, Mike Jeffries, SpaceX's, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Service, Navy, Big Tech, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Keystone, Hulton, Constellation Energy, Getty, EV, BlackRock Investment Institute, San Francisco, BI, AGI, Abercrombie, Fitch Locations: Fukushima, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New York, London

In a complaint Sept. 18, the U.S. claimed civil damages totaling $103,078,056 under the Rivers and Harbors Act, the Oil Pollution Act and general maritime law, according to the release. There are still dozens of outstanding civil claims, including one from the state of Maryland, seeking damages from the owners of the Dali. According to the Justice Department, Thursday's settlement does not include damages to rebuild the bridge because Maryland built, owned, maintained and operated it. The Dali smashed into the Key Bridge early March 26 after it left the Port of Baltimore en route to Sri Lanka. The ship lost power, regained power, then lost power again before it hit the bridge, causing it to collapse into the Fort McHenry Channel.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, DALI, Brian M, Boynton, Dali Organizations: U.S . Justice Department, Ocean Private Ltd, Synergy Marine Private Ltd, U.S, Justice Department, U.S . Treasury, Harbors, Justice Department's Civil, Port, Fort McHenry Channel Locations: Maryland, Dali, Singapore, U.S, Rivers, States, Baltimore, Sri Lanka, Port of Baltimore, DALI

☆ Tesla shares jump on profit beat, Elon Musk's prediction of at least 20% 'vehicle growth' next year
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Automotive revenue increased 2% to $20 billion from $19.63 billion in the same period a year earlier and is about flat since late 2022. Energy generation and storage revenue soared 52% to $2.38 billion, while services and other revenue, which includes revenue from non-warranty repairs of Tesla vehicles, jumped 29% to $2.79 billion. Earlier this month, Tesla reported third-quarter vehicle deliveries of 462,890. While deliveries increased 6% from a year earlier, they fell shy of analysts’ expectations and followed two straight quarters of year-over-year declines. “Despite ongoing macroeconomic conditions, we expect to achieve slight growth in vehicle deliveries in 2024,” the company said in its earnings deck Wednesday.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, FactSet, Musk, ” Tesla, “, Kelley, Vaibhav Taneja, Li Auto, Donald Trump, Trump, doesn’t Organizations: Revenue, Energy, that’s, California Public Utilities, Li, Ford, General Motors, Trump, Nasdaq Locations: Texas, California, Bay, U.S, China, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania

☆ I moved around Europe for 6 months. If I had to pick a place to live permanently, it'd be this lively, walkable city.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Emily Pogue | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Prague is incredibly walkable and has great public transportation. I loved walking around Prague. Emily PogueAs an American who lives in Colorado, I'm used to hopping in my car to do almost everything. But in Prague, I didn't need a car once. Although the cobblestone sidewalks did give my feet a workout, they were so picturesque that I didn't mind.

Persons: Emily Pogue, I'm, I'd Locations: Prague, American, Colorado

☆ Justice Department reaches $100 million settlement with two companies in Baltimore bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Justice Department has reached a settlement for more than $100 million with the two corporations that owned and operated the container ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. The payment stemming from Thursday’s settlement will go to the US Treasury and to the budgets of several federal agencies directly affected by the crash or involved in the response, the Justice Department said Thursday. It will not cover any damages for the reconstruction of the bridge, the department said. In its filing last month, the Justice Department said that the “tragedy was entirely avoidable,” pointing to alleged failures in the ship’s infrastructure. Prosecutors wrote that, instead of fixing longstanding problems with their electrical transformer, the companies “jury-rigged their ship” with makeshift braces that repeatedly broke.

Persons: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key, Port, “, ” Benjamin Mizer, Department’s, Grace Ocean, Mizer, ”, Prosecutors, CNN’s Kaanita Iyer Organizations: CNN, The Justice Department, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Grace Ocean Private Limited, Synergy Marine, FBI, Justice Department, US Treasury, Fort McHenry, Synergy, Prosecutors, Coast Guard Locations: Baltimore, Port

The U.S. Transportation Department announced a $50 million fine Wednesday against American Airlines over allegations it mistreated passengers with disabilities, which the department said in some cases caused injuries. “They repeatedly failed to provide prompt wheelchair assistance, and they damaged thousands of passengers’ wheelchairs, which left passengers without the device they need to live their life fully,” he said. American Airlines may not be alone in violations of laws that protect travelers with disabilities. Buttigieg said there are investigations into other airlines, although he said that “American Airlines appear to be one of the worst offenders.”“The problems that we have uncovered in our investigation are not confined to one airline,” Buttigieg said. American said last year that it transported more than 146,000 wheelchairs and other mobility devices.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, ” Buttigieg, “, ”, Julie Rath, Buttigieg Organizations: U.S . Transportation Department, American Airlines, Transportation, Transportation Department, Airlines, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Locations: Delta, Southwest

Clutching her jaw, Meliski said the water began rising after Chimney Rock had already been doused by an epic rainstorm. “They were so thick.”Teresa Cauthern, owner of the Chimney Rock Inn, shared with reporters footage of the raging river water ripping the deck off her property that she recorded just before she fled. Thus far in Chimney Rock, there has been only one confirmed death in the village — an older woman who refused to leave her home on the south side of town, officials said. O’Leary said he was away on vacation when the storm struck and when he finally made it back to Chimney Rock he found himself suddenly homeless. When the NBC News crew visited, Duncan was visibly frustrated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response.

Persons: O’Leary, ” O’Leary, “, Stephen Duncan, ”, Barbara Meliski, Meliski, Teresa Cauthern, Helene, Duncan, ” Duncan, I’ll Organizations: NBC News, Federal Emergency Management, FEMA Locations: U.S, Rock, North Carolina, Duncan’s

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