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☆ Opinion | Their Pot Convictions Were Erased, but They Still Face Deportation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Jill Applegate | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The laws had the effect of automatically erasing certain low-level convictions related to the drug. Yet, for many immigrants who received deportation orders because of their marijuana convictions, the benefits of these new laws have yet to materialize. Mr. Siriboe was ordered to be deported in 2013 because of three convictions for low-level marijuana sales from 1999 to 2001. For nearly a decade, Mr. Siriboe was forced to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at least twice a year while he waited for the government to deport him. He also watched with hope as the New York Legislature debated, and then passed, its 2019 law decriminalizing marijuana.

Persons: Kwame Siriboe, Siriboe Organizations: Customs, New, Legislature Locations: New York, Ghanaian, Immigration

☆ Meet the typical Whole Foods shopper, a highly educated West Coast millennial woman earning $80,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Whole Foods' average shopper is a West Coast woman who is 29 years old and earning $80,000 per year. Numerator found that Whole Foods' typical shopper is a West Coast millennial woman between 25 and 34 years old. About 5% of the typical shopper's spending takes place at Whole Foods — about half of what she spends on Amazon. Whole Foods shoppers also tend to choose the store's in-house 365 brand, as well as Organic Valley dairy products and Applegate meats. Across all retailers, Whole Foods shoppers buy a lot more kombucha than the typical US shopper.

“She wouldn’t be able to walk up to medical without help,” the former staff member said, referring to the office where staff medical professionals worked. James Shirey Jr., 14, died of complications from congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a genetic disorder, while at Diamond Ranch Academy in 2009. Diamond Ranch Academy disputed some of the lawsuit’s allegations in a court filing, and denied wrongdoing, but paid his family a $750,000 settlement in 2017. Diamond Ranch Academy was founded in 1999 by Rob and Sherri Dias. Dean Goodridge wants to see accountability for Diamond Ranch Academy, and any other facilities where children have died.

☆ Analysis: The final season of ‘Dead to Me’ is a poignant eulogy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Believe it or not, one of the things that has been helping me lately is just carving out some chill time. Three things to watch‘Dead to Me’ Season 3Christina Applegate as Jen Harding in a scene from "Dead to Me" on Netflix. Saeed Adyani/NetflixThe new season of “Dead to Me,” starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, will be the dark comedy series’ last. I am especially invested in this last season given Applegate’s revelation that she has multiple sclerosis. ‘The Santa Clauses’Tim Allen (second from right) in a scene from "The Santa Clauses" on Disney+.

☆ Christina Applegate had some great lines and a few tears at moving Walk of Fame ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Christina Applegate celebrated receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. The actress reflected on her career in a moving speech that was filled with heart and humor. “I’ve had a really interesting life,” Applegate said. I love that I started with you two,” she said, referring to Faustino and Sagal, who stood by her side as she spoke. “I’m sure that people are going to be, like, ‘I can’t get past it.’”“Fine, don’t get past it, then,” she added.

☆ Want to live in a van down by the river? Ford has a new vehicle for that
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ford says Transit Trail owners will have access to the Ford Pro network of upfitters and interior installers to create the interior space they desire. The Detroit automaker on Thursday revealed the 2023 Ford Transit Trail Van, a new lifted model of its full-size van equipped with all-wheel-drive and more durable, off-road parts for outdoor enthusiasts. Ford is touting the Transit Trail Van as a gateway into "van life," a community of travelers who fully or partially live in their vehicles. The 2023 Ford Transit Trail Van will go on sale in the spring, starting at $65,975. That's about $15,000 more than a base passenger Transit van.

☆ Christina Applegate on the subtle signs that led to MS diagnosis: 'I wish I had paid attention'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Gina Vivinetto | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Christina Applegate is opening up about the early physical symptoms in her body that led to her being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She later noticed her tennis game was not as strong, but she told herself she just needed to work harder. “I wish I had paid attention,” said Applegate. “There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better,’” recalled Applegate. Applegate calls filming the final season of “Dead To Me,” which premieres Nov. 17, the hardest thing she’s ever done.

☆ Christina Applegate discusses her resolve to finish the final season of ‘Dead To Me’ amid her multiple sclerosis diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Christina Applegate is opening up about living with multiple sclerosis, and how finishing her acclaimed show “Dead to Me” was important to her. Applegate reflected on what it was like to receive her MS diagnosis over the summer of 2021 during filming. “There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better,’” Applegate said. “Jen and Judy [their characters in “Dead to Me”] support each other, love each other, help each other through things. “I’m sure that people are going to be, like, ‘I can’t get past it.’”“Fine, don’t get past it, then,” she added.

☆ Private jet makers tout emission-fighting efforts, backlogs at air show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It will also test the strength of business jet demand, which surged during COVID-19 and swelled order backlogs, but could now face a softer economy. Honeywell International Inc (HON.O) has forecast up to 8,500 new business jet deliveries worth $274 billion from 2023 to 2032, up 15% from last year's outlook. BUSY QUARTERU.S. business jet traffic recovered faster in 2021 than commercial flight traffic, soaring above 2019 levels. Independent aviation analyst Brian Foley expects private jet usage in the United States to go down to more traditional levels this fall. Despite being a sellers' market, aviation attorney Stewart Lapayowker sees some early signs of softness.

☆ Private jet makers tout emissions-fighting efforts, backlogs at air show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It will also test the strength of business jet demand, which surged during COVID-19 and swelled order backlogs, but could now face a softer economy. BUSY QUARTERU.S. business jet traffic recovered faster in 2021 than commercial flight traffic, soaring above 2019 levels. Independent aviation analyst Brian Foley expects private jet usage in the United States to go down to more traditional levels this fall. Despite being a sellers' market, aviation attorney Stewart Lapayowker sees some early signs of softness. Some buyers in real estate and construction, sectors hit by rising rates, are reconsidering their orders, said Lapayowker, who leads Lapayowker Jet Counsel in Florida.

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci filme de aventură pe care să le vezi împreună cu familia
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-03 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

Cel mai fascinant e că o asemenea gorilă pictor a existat, doar că soarta ei a fost puțin diferită de cea relatată pe ecran. O imagine epică plină de peisaje formidabile, un montaj dinamic și o muzică grandioasă. Faima acestuia a fost umbrită de Balto, câinele care a condus haita pe ultimele 50 de mile și care a intrat în oraș asemenea unui erou. O narațiune sensibilă despre prietenia dintre om și câine, o încercare grea pentru cei cu inima moale. Astfel, se vor contura relații între: oameni și păsări, tată și fiu, o nouă generație și natură.

Persons: Mircea, Ivan, Angelina Jolie, Katherine Alice Applegate, Matteo Garrone, Roberto Benigni, Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi, Vulpe, Jack London, Buck, Leonhard Seppala, William Dafoe, Togo, Donne, Christian Organizations: Disney, Central Park Locations: Cannes, California, Alaska, Togo, Nome, Central, New York

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