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☆ A woman claims Panera Bread's highly-caffeinated 'charged' lemonade gave her 'permanent' cardiac injuries, in a 3rd customer lawsuit about the beverage
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A woman says she has "permanent cardiac injuries" after drinking Panera's caffeinated lemonade, NBC reported. She said in a lawsuit that she drank two-and-a-half cups and now experiences brain fog, palpitations, and body shakes. It's the third lawsuit against Panera over its Charged Lemonade since October. AdvertisementA new lawsuit against Panera Bread claims that a woman has "permanent cardiac injuries" after drinking its caffeinated Charged Lemonade, NBC and other outlets reported. The drinks contain large quantities of sugar, though Panera also sells a Blood Orange Charged Splash, which is sugar-free but caffeinated.

Persons: Panera, —, Lauren Skerritt, palpitations, Skerritt, Elizabeth Crawford, Specter, Sarah Katz, Dennis Brown, Crawford, Katz Organizations: NBC, Service, Panera, Kline, US Food and Drug Administration, Red Bulls, Business Locations: Rhode Island, Skerritt, Florida, Panera

☆ Panera hit with another wrongful death suit over caffeinated lemonade
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A loyal Panera customer, he started regularly ordering “charged lemonade” in late September, according to the suit. The complaint resembles another wrongful death suit filed earlier this year by the parents of Sarah Katz, a 21-year-old woman who died in September 2022 after drinking Panera’s charged lemonade. “Panera Charged Lemonade is a juice beverage marketed to children and adults alike,” the suit claims. Katz, who died last year, may have believed the caffeinated drink was regular lemonade, her parents alleged in the suit they filed against Panera. Now, a 30-ounce charged Panera drink has no more than 237 milligrams of caffeine, according to Panera’s site.

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Those losses ended a nine-trial winning streak for Bayer, shattering investor and company hopes that the worst of the Roundup litigation was over. Her case will help test whether plaintiffs' recent victories were an aberration, or the payoff from favorable court rulings and a shift in plaintiffs' strategy. Plaintiffs' lawyers reject the notion that the evidence about regulators explains their wins. While plaintiffs' lawyers in earlier trials mentioned other chemicals, transcripts of recent closing arguments suggest they have become more prominent. More Roundup trials are expected in 2024.

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, Kelly Martel, Bayer, Martel, glyphosate, That's, Tom Kline, Jason Itkin, Ernest Caranci, Bart Rankin, Rankin, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Bayer AG, REUTERS, Bayer, U.S, Monsanto, . Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Union, Health, Thomson Locations: Wuppertal, Germany, Philadelphia, Pleas, Pennsylvania, Europe, New York

☆ The most—and least—expensive large U.S. cities based on the cost of monthly expenses like rent, utilities, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

1 most expensive large U.S. city based on monthly costs: San JoseSan Jose, California is the most expensive large city in the U.S. The average San Jose home value is $1,316,415, down 0.7% over the past year, according to Zillow. 10 most expensive large U.S. cities based on monthly costsSan Jose, Calif. Boston, Mass. The second least expensive large U.S. city based on the average cost of monthly household expenses is Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland is just one of two cities in Ohio to make doxo's list of the least expensive large U.S. cities based on household bills.

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☆ Panera now displaying warning about its caffeinated lemonade in all stores after lawsuit over customer's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A large Charged Lemonade contains 390 milligrams — nearly the 400-milligram daily maximum of caffeine that the Food and Drug Administration says healthy adults can safely consume. The legal complaint called Charged Lemonade a "dangerous energy drink" and argues that Panera failed to adequately warn consumers about its ingredients, which also include guarana extract, another stimulant. The caffeine content of Panera's Charged Lemonade has always been listed in-store, Panera said. Katz had gotten a large Charged Lemonade hours before she died, and had had at least one Charged Lemonade in the days prior, according to Victoria Rose Conroy, Katz's roommate and close friend. Crawford said if Charged Lemonade is going to remain on the menu, it should be less accessible to customers.

Persons: Sarah Katz, Panera, Red Bull, Elizabeth Crawford, Kline, Specter, Katz, Victoria Rose Conroy, Katz's, Conroy, Sarah, Crawford, shouldn't Organizations: NBC News, Ivy League, and Drug Administration, FDA, Katz's University of Pennsylvania, Panera, Sip Locations: North America, Philadelphia, Katz's

☆ A Giant of Painting Sheds New Light on Darkness
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Seph Rodney | More About Seph Rodney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Some darknesses refuse to fade,” the poet Danielle DeTiberus observed after contemplating “Judith Beheading Holofernes” by Artemisia Gentileschi. Having recently seen the dark paintings by Pierre Soulages at Lévy Gorvy Dayan gallery, in Manhattan, the poet’s lyric resonated. DeTiberus, in “The Artist Signs Her Masterpiece, Immodestly,” sees in Gentileschi’s depiction of a revenge killing the assertion of her agency. Kerry James Marshall used jet black skin tones to make Black people seem like human archetypes birthed from a subterranean womb. Ad Reinhardt painted subtly dark canvases at the edge of our eyes’ scotopic capabilities, their hues legible only after prolonged looking.

Persons: Danielle DeTiberus, Judith, Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi, Pierre Soulages, Gorvy Dayan, ”, Lee Bontecou, Franz Kline, Kerry James Marshall, Ad Reinhardt Locations: Manhattan, French

☆ Panera Bread hit with lawsuit alleging a college student went into cardiac arrest and died after drinking its 'Charged Lemonade'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A college student went into cardiac arrest and died after drinking a 'Charged Lemonade,' a lawsuit alleges. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe parents of an Ivy League student are suing Panera Bread, alleging that their daughter went into cardiac arrest and died several hours after drinking a "Charged Lemonade" from the chain. According to the lawsuit, Katz had lived with a heart condition called long QT syndrome type 1 since the age of 5 and stayed away from energy drinks. The legal complaint was filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on Monday morning and it accuses Panera Bread of wrongful death. Panera's charged lemonade went viral on TikTok and X in December 2022 as consumers compared the drink to stimulants like Adderall.

Persons: Panera, —, Sarah Katz, Katz, Victoria Rose Conroy, Conroy, Red Bull, Elizabeth Crawford, Kline, Specter, Sarah Baus Organizations: Service, Ivy League, University of Pennsylvania, NBC News, NBC, CNN, Panera's Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Family files lawsuit against Panera Bread after college student who drank ‘charged lemonade’ dies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

On Sept. 10, 2022, Katz purchased a charged lemonade from a Panera Bread in Philadelphia, according to the suit. It's an energy drink that has lemon flavor," said Elizabeth Crawford, a partner at Philadelphia-based law firm Kline & Specter, PC. The lawsuit alleges the charged lemonade is "defective in design because it is a dangerous energy drink." Conroy said Katz had bought at least one other charged lemonade in the days prior to her cardiac arrest. Katz's parents, who declined to speak about the lawsuit, are desperate for people to understand exactly what is in Panera's charged lemonade before they buy it, Crawford said.

Persons: Panera, Sarah Katz, Katz, Victoria Rose Conroy, Conroy, Sarah, Red Bull, Elizabeth Crawford, Kline, Specter, I've, Crawford, Charles Berul, Berul Organizations: Ivy League, NBC News, of Pennsylvania, American Heart Association, National Hospital, Panera, Emergency, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Philadelphia, Washington

☆ ‘A spit in the face.’ Electric vehicle plans worry a Midwest auto town
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The first piece of steel for the Stellantis and Samsung joint venture EV battery plant is raised earlier this year. Many believe the company will decide to have other work done at the Kokomo plants, even if it no longer needs transmissions or engines. A fraction of auto plant payThe Kokomo battery plant is still more than a year away from starting production. The battery plant workers are likely to start at half that, Quirk said. Even the top wage will be nearly 30% below top wage at a UAW plant today, let alone what it could be in the upcoming contract.

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☆ Several injured in blast at Archer-Daniels-Midland plant in Illinois
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Several employees were injured at an Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) (ADM.N) facility in Decatur, Illinois, after an explosion within its processing complex, the company said in a statement on Sunday night. ADM said the incident happened at 7:11 p.m. CDT (0011 GMT) and that the injured had been taken to a hospital. The company said it did not have a confirmed cause of the incident as of Sunday night. The Decatur site, ADM's North American headquarters and its largest facility globally, houses a soybean crushing plant and one of the largest corn wet mills in the world. It was not immediately clear whether the blast would impact the processing facilities.

Persons: Archer, Dan Kline, Evelyn Nikhila S, Baranjot Kaur, Gerry Doyle, David Holmes Organizations: Daniels, Midland, ADM, Renewable Fuels Association, Thomson Locations: Decatur , Illinois, Decatur, Bengaluru

☆ Opinion: ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ and the power of political fantasy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Opinion Nicole Hemmer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

That subplot puts “Red, White & Royal Blue” into a particular film and television genre: liberal wish fulfillment. Join us on Twitter and Facebook“The West Wing” is, unsurprisingly given its Sorkin-ism, much the same (observers on Reddit and elsewhere have noted Sorkin’s predilection for re-using the same lines and jokes). It was regularly cited as an inspiration for Obama staffers attracted to the show’s insider-y look at the West Wing and its characters’ fundamental decency. That emphasis on process is what makes the politics of “Red, White & Royal Blue” seem smaller than the fantasy of the electoral map hinging on Texas would lead viewers to believe. But process without vision is stultifying, and reflects more than the limits of onscreen political fantasy.

Persons: Nicole Hemmer, Carolyn T, Robert M, “, Who, Alex Claremont, Diaz, it’s, Dave ”, ”, Casey McQuiston, Donald Trump’s, Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Dave, Francois Duhamel, —, Aaron Sorkin’s, Bush, Andrew Shepherd, Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Clinton, George W, Obama, technocracy — Organizations: Rogers Center, Vanderbilt University, “ Partisans, Conservative, CNN, United, Democratic, Democratic Party, “, Recreation, Hollywood, Twitter, Facebook, West Wing, Trump, Republican Party Locations: England, United States, Texas, Clinton

☆ Jenna Lyons, Unlikely Housewife
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Jessica Testa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Lyons can’t deny that she is anxious, too. “Cast comes for Jenna Lyons in explosive trailer,” read the New York Post’s headline. Bravo allowed me to visit the “RHONY” set once during filming, in February, while the crew captured Ms. Lyons on a photo shoot for LoveSeen. “This can kind of be used anywhere,” said a field producer, Michael Maniglia. A few months later, I asked Ms. Lyons if she had any regrets about the way she had approached the show, which starts on July 16.

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☆ Hannah Jadagu Turns Small Moments Into Big Pop Songs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jon Pareles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Those melodies turn out to be equally effective whether they’re leaping across distorted guitar chords, suave keyboards or abstract soundscapes. “She’s got an encyclopedic knowledge of all the different ways that music can go,” Kline said in an interview. Jadagu turned away from the church when she was in high school. “Everyone is looking for an explanation/Put your faith and hope in something,” Jadagu sings as the album begins. Then she starts to wonder: “How do you know?”In high school, Jadagu studied classical percussion and joined the school’s drum line.

☆ Shifting to life post-Covid: How remote work transformed this city in the Midwest
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Michigan Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. said Cathleen Edgerly, executive director of Downtown Lansing, Inc., a nonprofit working on the culture and sustainability of the downtown. Lansing had the largest share of job listings in March with at least one day of remote work of any city, according to WFH Map. And an analysis by Bloomberg found remote work has cost Manhattan more than $12 billion annually. Lansing, Michigan, USA at the Michigan State Capitol during the evening.

☆ Josh Kline’s Survival Art for 21st-Century America
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Jason Farago | Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The real predecessor of an art of American consumer culture, with its shiny surfaces and its dirty undersides? It’s Jeff Koons — who also uses obviousness, directness and a proud anti-critical stance in the service of an “accessible” art. GOLDBERG Well, so much of Kline’s work says outright: What’s the point? can generate something really beautiful, then maybe Kline’s work is to generate something really human. FARAGO There’s an important work that’s not at the Whitney: a video called “Hope and Change,” which caused a minor sensation at the 2015 New Museum Triennial.

☆ Comstock Act: The 150-year-old chastity law that may be the next big fight over abortion
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

“Comstock is really the backdoor way to remove access to abortion across the whole country,” said Greer Donley, a University of Pittsburgh Law School professor who specializes in abortion law. Severino argued that, at least when it comes to the Comstock Act’s prohibitions on mailing abortion pills, Congress is well within its powers to regulate those shipments. Several towns, some in New Mexico and elsewhere, have passed local ordinances that cite the Comstock Act and prohibit business within those jurisdictions from shipping or receiving items used for abortions in the mail, as covered by the Comstock Act. The lawsuits in New Mexico state court that those ordinances have prompted may provide for another opportunity for courts to elaborate on what the Comstock Act means. The Supreme Court, in the emergency order it issued last week, did not say anything about the Comstock Act.

☆ 'Quiet rooms' are being built by companies to help employees relax and decompress on the clock
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Offices are increasingly adding designated "quiet rooms" for employees to recharge, WSJ reported. Companies like Adobe now have a craft room and private music rooms for staffers. The spaces are the next evolution of the nap and meditation rooms made popular by tech companies like Google. Now, workplaces are installing "quiet rooms" designed to help staffers cope with over-stimulation from open offices in today's post-pandemic workplaces. In an effort to better prioritize the mental health of employees, a growing number of companies are creating places for employees to relax and recharge, the Wall Street Journal reported.

☆ A popular brand of hoverboard was just recalled, nearly a year after two sisters died in a fire authorities linked to the toy
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The 42-volt model of Jetson Rogue Hoverboard was recalled this week. Following the fire in April, the Hellertown Borough Fire Marshal determined the Jetson Rogue Hoverboard started the blaze, local station WPVI reported. In a notice posted on its website on Thursday, the CPSC urged customers to immediately stop using the 42-volt version of Jetson Rogue Hoverboard. The recalled Jetson Rogue hoverboards were sold at Target stores nationwide and on the Jetson Rogue website, according to the CPSC. The Kaufman family purchased the hoverboard at Walmart, Lehigh Valley Live reported.

☆ Betsy DeVos and former GOP lawmakers who helped construct versions of the legislation Biden is using to cancel student debt just told the Supreme Court his plan 'obviously violates' the law
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Both briefs criticized the legal path Biden used to cancel student debt, saying relief requires Congressional approval. The Supreme Court is hearing the two lawsuits challenging Biden's relief on February 28. After two conservative-backed lawsuits late last year paused the implementation of Biden's debt relief, the Supreme Court agreed to take up both of the cases on February 28. Per the brief, McKeon was the original author of the HEROES Act of 2001 in response to 9/11, and Kline authored the HEROES Act of 2003. So did former Rep. George Miller, a top Democratic lawmaker on the House education committee who helped construct the HEROES Act of 2003.

☆ Conservative groups are flooding the Supreme Court with calls to block Biden's student-loan forgiveness, arguing that borrowers are 'contractually bound to repay their loans'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nine conservative groups this week filed amicus briefs to the Supreme Court opposing Biden's student-debt relief. It comes after advocates and scholars filed over a dozen briefs supporting Biden's plan. Conservative groups are making sure the court hears their opinion: that student-loan forgiveness is illegal and should be blocked. Since October, Biden's debt relief plan has been paused due to two conservative-backed lawsuits seeking to permanently block the plan, and the Supreme Court will be taking on both cases on February 28. Still, the fate of student-loan forgiveness rests with the Supreme Court, and it remains to be seen how these briefs will influence its final decision on the legality of canceling student debt.

☆ Inside DCG, the crypto conglomerate led by billionaire Barry Silbert that's come under fire from the Winklevoss twins
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gemini cofounder Cameron Winklevoss blasted Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert for "bad faith" tactics in an open letter. Both executives' respective companies have locked horns over a business disagreement, where Winklevoss alleges that DCG owes Gemini nearly $1 billion. Gemini cofounder Cameron Winklevoss blasted Digital Currency Group (DCG) founder and CEO Barry Silbert in a public letter on Monday, accusing the billionaire of "bad faith" business practices. Winklevoss says that DCG and Genesis owe the crypto exchange and its customers $900 million. How did DCG, Genesis and Gemini get wrapped up in the alleged debt-based scandal?

Nov 22 (Reuters) - As the crypto castle crumbles, some true believers say the answer is to double down on DEX. Decentralized exchanges, that is. "It is now clear that there can be risk associated with holding assets in a centralized entity," said Varun Kumar, CEO of decentralized crypto exchange Hashflow. "Data is showing that users are turning to decentralized trading solutions." Many market participants see both centralized and decentralized exchanges coexisting.

☆ The crypto industry is closely watching the midterm elections. Here's what it's looking for
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The midterm elections are next week, and some investors are closely watching the outcome for an idea of how the next Congress's lawmakers will approach cryptocurrency over the following two years. Lawmakers and regulatory agencies have scrambled to sharpen their understanding of the fledgling sector, while the industry itself has beefed up its lobbying. There's a good chance the midterm elections will hardly dent the price action in the days that follow. They say the midterm elections and the new shape of Congress could affect how the legislative process unfolds. While the bear market has dominated headlines this year, the drumbeat for crypto regulation has gotten much louder, providing some comfort to members of the crypto industry.

☆ Cryptocurrencies posted strong gains in October. Here’s why investors are optimistic on the rest of the year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Things are looking up for crypto after bitcoin and ether finally climbed enough to post gains for October. Prices were unusually flat for most of the month, but several investors have interpreted that as stability and resilience. Still, investors say that while it may be too early to call a bottom, recovery is in sight. McClurg also a highlighted a recent move of $940 million in bitcoin investors removed from exchanges, calling it a typically bullish signal and an indicator that people are saving their bitcoin rather than selling it. While the central bank continues to dominate investors' attention, the case for bitcoin continues develop for other market participants.

☆ The US Army is reinventing basic training to appeal to Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Steve Beynon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The revamp is driven partly by the Army's need to appeal to Gen Z, who are reaching enlistment age. Read Next: Airman Faked Racist Texts Claiming He Was Denied Special Duty, Investigation FindsThe shift follows substantial changes in the Army's physical training. And the revamp is driven partly by the Army's need to appeal to Gen Z, who are now reaching enlistment age. An Army drill instructor with new soldiers. A US Army drill sergeant walks through a formation of recruits at Fort Jackson in South Carolina in November 2019.

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