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☆ Jennifer Crumbley is the first parent in America convicted in a mass school shooting carried out by their own child
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jennifer Crumbley, along with her husband James Crumbley, were charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the massacre, making them the first parents in America to face charges for a mass school shooting carried out by their own child. AdvertisementProsecutors painted Jennifer Crumbley as an unaware and negligent mother who was consumed with an extramarital affair. Prosecutors told jurors that Jennifer Crumbley "abruptly" ended the meeting after just 11 minutes and the parents did not take their son home. Booking photos of James and Jennifer Crumbley. Please don't judge me for what my son did," Jennifer Crumbley said in a text message amid the shooting, said Andrew Smith, the COO of a real-estate company where Jennifer Crumbley worked.

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☆ Jennifer Crumbley, mother of school shooter, found guilty of manslaughter in test of who’s responsible for a mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Eric Levenson | Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Jennifer Crumbley looked down at her clasped hands as the verdict was read. Live updates: Jury reaches verdict in Jennifer Crumbley trialJennifer Crumbley exits from the courtroom in shackles on Tuesday after her guilty verdict. Over a week of testimony, law enforcement officials, school employees, shooting victims and those who knew Jennifer Crumbley testified for the prosecution. Jennifer Crumbley took the stand in her own defense and, in a remarkable moment, expressed no regret for her actions. Jennifer Crumbley testified the school meeting was “nonchalant” and “brief.”“We agreed that it might stress him out more to do his school remotely the rest of the day.

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☆ Mother of Michigan Gunman Found Guilty of Manslaughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Jacey Fortin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michigan jurors, after 11 hours of deliberations, found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the gun rampage committed by her son, who carried out the state’s deadliest school shooting more than two years ago. Ms. Crumbley, 45, was convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each of the four students who were shot to death by her son at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, 2021. The son, Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time, used a pistol to kill Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Justin Shilling, 17; and Hana St. Juliana, 14. She faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison after being convicted of all four counts. Ethan, who pleaded guilty to 24 charges including first-degree murder, was sentenced last year to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Persons: Jennifer Crumbley, Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Justin Shilling, Hana St, Juliana, Ethan, Crumbley’s, James Crumbley Organizations: Oxford High School Locations: Michigan

☆ Jury begins deliberations in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Eric Levenson | Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Over a week of testimony, law enforcement officials, school employees, shooting victims and those who knew Jennifer Crumbley testified for the prosecution. Jennifer Crumbley took the stand in her own defense and, in a remarkable moment, expressed no regret for her actions. Their son Ethan pleaded guilty to one count of terrorism causing death, four counts of murder and 19 other charges related to the deadly rampage. But in her testimony, Crumbley testified that safely storing the gun was her husband’s responsibility. Jennifer Crumbley testified the school meeting was “nonchalant” and “brief.”“We agreed that it might stress him out more to do his school remotely the rest of the day.

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☆ Barcelona crashes out of the Copa del Rey in extra time, La Liga leader Girona also knocked out
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Barcelona suffered its second disappointing cup defeat in as many weeks on Wednesday, falling to a 4-2 quarterfinal away loss against Athletic Bilbao in extra time. The 16-year-old set a Copa del Rey record in the process, becoming the youngest player this century to score in the competition. Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty ImagesAn upset for the La Liga leadersThis season’s surprise package in Spanish football has been Girona, which is mounting the unlikeliest of title challenges in only the club’s fourth season of La Liga football. However, the Blanquivermells will not get the chance to do the league and cup double after losing 3-2 to Mallorca on Wednesday. Mallorca, which sits 14 places and over 30 points behind Girona in La Liga, raced into a 3-0 lead at home inside the first half to stun the league leaders.

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Learn moreIf you're looking for the latest guide on where to watch the Africa Cup of Nations online for free, we have everything you need. How to watch Africa Cup of Nations live streams free from anywhereIf you want access to every single match of this year's Africa Cup of Nations, then Ghanian TV channel New World TV has your back, with no sign-up required. Watch the Africa Cup of Nations game. How to watch the Africa Cup of Nations in the UKAs mentioned above, BBC3 will show ten select games over the course of the tournament. How to watch the Africa Cup of Nations in the USAIf you want to watch AFCON online in the USA, you'll find it on the BeIN channel.

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Fourteen months between a deadly high school shooting and another at MSU. Ossege was severely wounded during the Nov. 30, 2021, attack on Oxford High School, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) north of Detroit. On the day of the Oxford shooting, a bullet traveled through Ossege’s clavicle and ribs and exited her back, causing a concussion of the spinal cord that left her briefly paralyzed. An Oakland County sheriff’s deputy who befriended Ossege during the Oxford shooting drove to MSU, picked her up and took her home. When Ossege is home from school, she makes the 30-minute drive north from Oxford to Mayfield Township, where Blaze is boarded.

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President Biden said American leadership “is what holds the world together,” during an address Thursday from the Oval Office. Biden announced he is sending a budget request to Congress for funding for U.S. national security, Israel and Ukraine. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Press PoolAs Israel fights its bloodiest war in decades, many Israelis have found comfort and strength from an unexpected wartime leader: President Biden. Biden’s popularity has soared in Israel, with the president’s staunch support for the country’s response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack earning him widespread praise. That stands in contrast to the bitter criticism directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the failure both to prevent the assault and to comfort Israelis shaken by the massacre.

Persons: Biden, “, Jonathan Ernst, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: U.S, Israel Locations: Israel, Ukraine

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded locations across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, including parts of the south that Israel had declared safe zones, heightening fears among more than 2 million Palestinians trapped in the territory that nowhere was safe. Hamas officials in Gaza blamed an Israeli airstrike, saying hundreds were killed. Airstrikes also hit three residential towers in al-Zahra, within the area that was told to evacuate, the Interior Ministry in Gaza said. Egypt must still repair the road across the border, which was cratered by Israeli airstrikes. He also announced $100 million in humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

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☆ SAP posts 16% jump in Q3 cloud business revenue
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of SAP is seen on their offices in Reston, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire Licensing RightsOct 18 (Reuters) - Business software maker SAP's (SAPG.DE) cloud business revenue rose by 16% in the third quarter on the back of its application services and HANA software, the company said on Wednesday. For the full year, the company reaffirmed its cloud revenue outlook in the range of 14 billion-14.2 billion euros. "Our Q3 results demonstrate strong execution and the resilience of our business, including sustained cloud growth in spite of persisting macro headwinds," finance chief Dominik Asam said. U.S.-listed shares of the German software maker were up 2.9% after the bell.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Dominik Asam, Kanjyik Ghosh, Shailesh Organizations: SAP, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Reston , Virginia, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ He Wanted a Comfortable Apartment With Room for All of His Art
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Tim Mckeough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Even so, he didn’t want his new home to resemble a cold gallery. “I wanted something that was beautifully made, that had first-class materials, but where anybody could walk in and feel comfortable,” he said. “Nobody would walk in and feel like they couldn’t sit down in any chair, they couldn’t touch any wall. They left most of the walls intact, but replaced a few with oak-slat screens to bring sunlight into dark corners. “It’s a really long condo unit, so it was a challenge getting light to penetrate from one side to the other,” Ms. Schooley said.

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☆ US ready to prove they can beat top teams, says McKennie
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. men's national team are ready to show they can beat the world's top teams, midfielder Weston McKennie said on Wednesday, as they prepare to face Germany in a home friendly. "We always compared ourselves in terms of, you know, we wanted to compete with top-level countries," McKennie told reporters. "We expect ourselves to win these games now instead of just competing with them." "It's a great opportunity to kind of see where we're at," said McKennie. They are hungry for a chance at redemption after exiting at the group stage for the second World Cup in a row.

Persons: Weston McKennie, McKennie, Amy Tennery, Ed Osmond Organizations: men's, Juventus, Ghana, Thomson Locations: Germany, East Hartford , Connecticut, U.S, Qatar, Nashville , Tennessee, Mexico, Philadelphia, New York

☆ Shooting at a major Bangkok shopping mall kills 3, and a suspect is in police custody
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Emergency responders are seen entering the Siam Paragon mall after a shooting incident inside on October 03, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. BANGKOK (AP) — A shooter opened fire inside a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand's capital Tuesday afternoon, killing three people before being apprehended, authorities said. Police said a suspect was apprehended less than an hour after the first reported gunshots at the Siam Paragon Mall, long been seen as one of Bangkok's biggest and most upscale shopping destinations. Witnesses said crowds of people left the building, one of several shopping centers in the area popular with tourists and well-heeled Thais alike. She said she heard gunshots and an alarm ringing, and that the lights in the mall went out.

Persons: Archayon Kraithong, Yutthana Sretthanan, Witnesses, Liu Shiying, We're Organizations: Paragon, Police, Siam Paragon, Bangkok's Emergency Medical Center, Thais, Associated Press, AP Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, BANGKOK, Siam, Nakhon Ratchasima

☆ Bangkok shooting: Attack in Thailand shopping mall kills at least one person
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Kocha Olarn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Bangkok, Thailand CNN —Police in Thailand arrested a 14-year-old boy, after a shooting at a luxury shopping mall in the capital Bangkok on Tuesday left at least one person and five others injured, the Metropolitan Police Bureau said. ET) at the Siam Paragon Mall in Bangkok, Police Colonel Noppadol Thiammekha, Pathum Wan Police Chief told CNN on Tuesday. Bangkok Emergency Center revised an earlier death toll, which stated that three people were killed in the shooting. Siam Paragon shopping mall is seen empty, after people were evacuated from the scene of the shooting. “We saw all the people run, run, run, we didn’t understand what was happening,” Yahav said.

Persons: Noppadol Thiammekha, Pathum, Yutthana Setthanan, Yutthana, Lillian Suwanrumpha, Jack Taylor, Shir Yahav, “, ” Yahav, ” Susinee, Srettha Thavisin Organizations: Thailand CNN — Police, Metropolitan Police Bureau, Local, Thailand’s, Investigation Bureau, Siam Paragon, Pathum Wan Police, CNN, Bangkok Emergency, Bangkok Emergency Center, Getty, People, Reuters, Survey, SAS, Institute for Health Metrics, University of Washington’s, Twitter Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Siam, Chinese, AFP, Thai, Switzerland, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Nong Bua Lamphu

☆ Parents of Michigan teen school shooter to face trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

David Guralnick/Pool via... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreOct 3 (Reuters) - The parents of a teenage school shooter who killed four students and wounded six other people in 2021 at his Detroit-area high school will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The court, in Lansing, Michigan, ruled that it would not hear the appeal of the parents of Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the Oxford High School shooting. His parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, are seeking to avoid trial on four counts of involuntary manslaughter each. An Oakland County Circuit Court and a panel of three Michigan Court of Appeals judges have already ruled against the Crumbleys. The Crumbleys each face charges connected to the deaths of Oxford High students Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17.

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"The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to effectively represent the people of our state," Murphy - who would appoint a temporary replacement for Menendez should he resign - said in a statement. "Behind the scenes, Senator Menendez was doing those things for certain people - the people that were bribing him and his wife," Williams said. A lawyer for Nadine Menendez, 56, who has been married to the senator since 2020, said she denied wrongdoing and would "vigorously defend" against the allegations in court. MENENDEZ HAS FACED OTHER PROBESThe investigation marks the third time Menendez has been investigated by federal prosecutors, although he has never been convicted. Bob and Nadine Menendez also each face one count of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.

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Danil Shamkin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesU.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted in New York on federal bribery charges for accepting cash, gold bars, home mortgage payments and more as part of "corrupt relationship" with three businessmen from their home state. "This investigation is very much ongoing," said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams at a press conference on the indictment of the senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez. Source: SDNYThis is the second time Menendez has been indicted on federal bribery charges. U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife, Nadine Arslanian, arrive for a reception honoring Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife, Mareva Mitsotakis, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., May 16, 2022. Those efforts allegedly included the senator recommending to Biden that he nominate a candidate for U.S. Attorney for New Jersey "who Menendez believed could be influenced by Menendez with respect to Daibes's case," the indictment charges.

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☆ Historically volatile week will test the bull market in stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This historic weakness is well-enshrined in stock market lore and encapsulated in the old chestnut, "Sell Rosh Hashana and buy Yom Kippur." Triple witching refers to each quarter's simultaneous expiration of stock index futures and options and individual stock options. It may be true we are in a bull market, but it is certainly not a typical one. Instead of trying to pick winners, Marks sensibly proposes the opposite: You might also achieve that goal — of producing alpha, or outperformance — by holding fewer of the losers. That is why the vast majority of active stock pickers continue to underperform the market, and why money continues to flow into passive index funds.

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☆ Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBAMAKO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to the aid of each other in case of any rebellion or external aggression. Mali and Burkina Faso have vowed to come to Niger's aid if it is attacked. "Any attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of one or more contracted parties will be considered an aggression against the other parties," according to the charter of the pact, known as the Alliance of Sahel States. "I have today signed with the Heads of State of Burkina Faso and Niger the Liptako-Gourma charter establishing the Alliance of Sahel States, with the aim of establishing a collective defence and mutual assistance framework," Mali junta leader Assimi Goita said on his X social media account. France has been forced to withdraw its troops from Mali and Burkina Faso, and is in a tense standoff with the junta that seized power in Niger after it asked it to withdraw its troops and its ambassador.

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☆ AstraZeneca succession sickness demands urgent fix
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Aimee Donnellan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Can a CEO be worth $9 billion? That’s the question posed by the 4% fall in AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) shares following an article stating boss Pascal Soriot may soon resign. The company has played down the report, and its stock has recovered, but the episode highlights its uncertain position were 64-year-old Soriot to leave. Without a clear succession plan, investors should prepare for further swings. Small wonder investors and analysts wonder whether AstraZeneca will be able to find a successor capable of replicating his success.

Persons: Pascal Soriot, AstraZeneca’s, Ivan Menezes, Debra Crew, Soriot, Susan Galbraith, David Fredrickson, Luke Miels, Soriot’s, Neil Unmack, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Pfizer, pharma, Novartis, Sanofi, GSK, AstraZeneca, Diageo, Thomson Locations: AstraZeneca’s, Swedish

☆ Opinion | Life After Loss Is Awful. I Need to Believe It’s Also Beautiful.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Sarah Wildman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

When I interviewed the French author Anne Berest some weeks ago I told her I did not have one child, but two; one was gone. “Why are you sorry,” she said, looking directly at me. “But I breastfed her.”I try to reorient myself walking each morning. The adults were loath to turn back to the apartment, basking in company long denied. The light is soft, it is beautiful here, there is a breeze.

Persons: Anne Berest, I’m, ”, Orli, Hana Locations: Paris

GAZA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - With car tyres, rocks and mounds of sand as seats, Palestinians of all ages have been enjoying a rare trip to the movies at a big-screen event on the Gaza beachfront. Hosted by "The Sea is Ours" cafe, the screenings were designed to promote issues of culture and history approved by the conservative Islamist Hamas government. "We can get movies on mobile phones, but this is something new and is nice," said 15-year-old Hadeel Hejji. Ali Mhana, 35, the cafe owner and local playwright, said he had never been to a regular cinema. People are here all the time, including children, who get attracted by the sound and image and come to watch the movies," Mhana said.

Persons: Ferdinand, Mohammad Zidan, lolled, Hejji, Ali Mhana, Mhana, Nidal Almughrabi, Alison Williams Organizations: Thomson Locations: GAZA, Gaza

☆ From Detroit to Hollywood, New Union Leaders Take a Harder Line
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Noam Scheiber | More About Noam Scheiber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Shawn Fain is not a typical president of the United Automobile Workers union. Mr. Fain recently declined a symbolic handshake with the chief executives of the major Detroit automakers, a gesture that traditionally kicks off contract negotiations. He is seeking an ambitious 40 percent wage increase for rank-and-file members — in line, he says, with the pay gains of those corporate leaders over the past four years. Mr. Fain, who won his position in March, is the first president in the union’s history, dating back nearly 90 years, to be elected directly by its members. The change took place after a major corruption scandal engulfed two of his predecessors and several more union officials.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, “, ’ ”, Shana Shaw, ‘ It’s, ’ Organizations: United Automobile Workers, Detroit, Chrysler, General Motors Locations: Stellantis, Missouri

☆ AstraZeneca CFO denies geopolitics impacts the company's China business after spinoff rumors
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

AstraZeneca's chief financial officer on Friday said that geopolitical tensions are not impacting the company's China operations, following a report that the pharma giant is considering spinning off its business in the country. So I think we're just in a very unique space and we don't really see geopolitics playing a role in doing business in China," Aradhana Sarin told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe." The Financial Times reported on June 18 that AstraZeneca had drawn up plans to spin off its China business and potentially list it in Hong Kong, in order to shield it from China's strained relationship with the U.S. and Europe. "China has actually been a great business for us," Sarin said, observing that the company's China branch had recorded four successive quarters of growth. The company's China revenues expanded by 7%, slightly above the 6% recorded in Europe, but below the 10% growth in the U.S., including Covid-related figures.

Persons: There's Organizations: pharma, Financial Times, AstraZeneca, U.S Locations: China, Hong Kong, Europe, Shanghai, U.S

☆ Ghana sanitation minister resigns over alleged stashed cash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ACCRA, July 22 (Reuters) - Ghana's sanitation minister resigned on Saturday over reports staff found and stole stashes of local and foreign money from her home, she said in a letter to the president in which she denied any wrongdoing. Cecilia Abena Dapaah made headlines on Friday after two former household staff appeared in court accused of stealing cash and personal belongings from the minister and her husband between July and October 2022. Prosecutors told the court that the accused bought houses and a vehicle with the stolen money and gave some of it to relatives. Dapaah was appointed minister of sanitation and water resources when Akufo-Addo took power in 2017 and retained when he was re-elected in 2021. Reporting by Christian Akorlie and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila Editing by Sofia Christensen and Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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