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☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president, ending Democratic primary challenge to Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday his independent candidacy for president, officially ending his effort to defeat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in favor of a long-shot general election bid. Kennedy’s campaign as an independent could further complicate a general election race that’s already expected to be closely contested. A Reuters/Ipsos poll of a hypothetical three-way race between Biden, Trump and Kennedy conducted last week among likely voters found 14% of voters supported Kennedy, with 40% supporting Trump and 38% supporting Biden. We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country, ” Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joseph P Kennedy II and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend said in a statement. He said he supported Trump in 2016 and 2020, but said he plans to support Kennedy in 2024.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, “, ” Kennedy, Kennedy, Biden, Donald Trump, Ross Perot, Bill Clinton, that’s, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, “ …, ”, John F, Bobby, ” Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joseph P Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Walter Rodriguez, he’s, ” Rodriguez, ” Karl Hagstrom, Trump, ” Hagstrom, Sarah Shulman, Shulman, ” Shulman Organizations: CNN, Environmental, Democratic, Libertarian Party, Independent, Reuters, Biden, Trump, “, RFK, University of New, Republican National, Children’s Health Defense, Republican, Democrat Locations: United States, Philadelphia, Texas , Florida, Georgia, Texas, China, New Hampshire, South Carolina, University of New Hampshire, New Jersey, Westchester County , New York, Boston

The legendary rock band, which has won 22 Grammys, performed for two hours inside the massive, state-of-the-art spherical venue with crystal-clear audio. Throughout the night, there were a plethora of attractive visuals — including kaleidoscope images, a burning flag and Las Vegas’ skyline, taking the more than 18,000 attendees on U2’s epic musical journey. Bono then paid homage to the late Elvis Presley, who was a Las Vegas entertainment staple. … Can you hear us?”The U2 frontman pointed into the crowd and shouted out Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Jimmy Iovine. The band closed its first Sphere concert with “Beautiful Day," which one three Grammys in 2001.

Persons: Bono, kneeled, ”, Adam Clayton, Bram van den Berg, Elvis Presley, Elvis, “, It’s, Oprah, LeBron James, Matt Damon, Andre Agassi, Ava DuVernay, Josh Duhamel, Jason Bateman, Jon Hamm, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Oscar de la Hoya, Henrik Lundqvist, Flav, Diplo, Dakota Fanning, Orlando Bloom, Mario Lopez, ” Bono, Paul McCartney, Macca, James Dolan’s, Dolan, Jim Dolan, Shea, Dre, Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Iovine, Jimmy Buffett’s, Larry Mullen Jr, Bram van den, Mullen, Berg, ” Berg Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Garden, New York Knicks, Rangers Locations: Las, Vegas, Las Vegas, Elvis, ”, Madison, Berg

The complaint by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission cited statements Rokita made on Fox News in July 2022 about Dr. Caitlin Bernard in a case that became a flashpoint in the debate over abortion access. The Indiana Supreme Court is also the ultimate arbiter for any attorneys charged with misconduct by the commission. The commission said those comments violated rules barring lawyers from making public statements with a substantial likelihood of "materially prejudicing" a case. Bernard has said the Ohio child was referred to her three days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that guaranteed federal abortion rights. A lawyer for Bernard said she had no comment on the disciplinary case against Rokita.

Persons: Todd Rokita, Aaron P, Bernstein, General Todd Rokita, Rokita, Caitlin Bernard, Bernard, Fox's Jesse Watters, Roe, Wade, Nate Raymond, David Thomas, David Bario, Sonali Paul Organizations: Capitol, REUTERS, Indiana, Fox News, Indiana Supreme, U.S, Supreme, Rokita, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Indiana, Ohio

☆ Cruise disputes claim that its autonomous vehicle delayed first responders
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Gia Vang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco. The company Cruise is pushing back against an accusation from the San Francisco Fire Department, which claims that one of the company's autonomous vehicles delayed an ambulance after a deadly accident. The department said emergency medical service crews faced a problem getting to the collision: two Cruise taxis blocking the road. But NBC Bay Area was able to review a nearly 13 minute video which is purportedly the incident in question. It appears to show what the company describes, including the ambulance managing to squeeze by the stopped Cruise car.

Persons: Cruise, It's, Aaron Peskin, Peskin Organizations: General Motors Corp, San Francisco Fire Department, NBC, Area, California Public Utilities Commission, Cruise Locations: San Francisco

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy has Iowa voters curious, but not yet committed, after standout debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

That’s the true mark of a real milestone on this campaign,” Ramaswamy joked. For many voters in Iowa, the debate was their introduction to the 38-year-old candidate. A survey of potential Republican primary voters who watched the debate conducted by The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight and Ipsos showed 26% of voters thought Ramaswamy won the debate, second highest behind DeSantis. Still, the Ramaswamy campaign said it raised $600,000 in the day after the debate, the largest single-day total since its launch. The Ramaswamy campaign plans to continue visiting Iowa and answering voter questions like Christensen’s around the state, Chapman told CNN.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy’s, Ramaswamy, ” Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, “ I’m, ” Mara Brown, Brown, she’s, ”, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, ” Haley, “, Ipsos, Ramaswamy’s, Melissa Berry, she’d, ” Berry, he’s, Jake Chapman, ” Chapman, That’s, Vivek Ramaswamy, Apoorva, Ramaswamy hadn’t, didn’t, Milt Van Grundy, Van Grundy, Trump, who’s, Haloti Tukuafu, Joe Biden, “ Trump, Vivek, ” Tukuafu, Pam McCumber –, –, “ He’s, ” McCumber, DeSantis, Haley, Pence, Gene Smith, Terry, pushback Trump, ” Gay Lee Wilson, ” Wilson, ‘ There’s, Cory Christensen, ” Christensen, Richard Nixon’s, Christensen, Nikki, you’ve, you’re, ’, “ There’s, Chapman, Hillary Ferrer, leapfrog DeSantis, He’s, ” Ferrer Organizations: Iowa CNN —, Republican, Florida Gov, CNN, Trump, ”, Former New Jersey Gov, South, United Nations, The Washington Post, Atlantic, Quinnipiac, Republicans, “, America, NATO, Raytheon Locations: Urbandale, Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, South Carolina, Russia, China, Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, America, Milwaukee, Winterset , Iowa, Ramaswamy’s Iowa, Ohio, Marshalltown , Iowa, Washington ,, Florida, Indianola, Maui, Clarion , Iowa, Newton , Iowa, “, Des Moines, Pleasant Hill , Iowa, Waukee , Iowa, Winterset, Pella , Iowa

☆ San Francisco officials want to stop robotaxis operating 24/7 after one got stuck in concrete and others caused traffic chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Francisco is getting ready to tell robotaxi operators: not so fast. San Francisco wants robotaxi operators to slow things down amid a series of unfortunate events. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed motions to the California Public Utilities Commission, the regulatory body that voted in favor of full-scale robotaxi services this month, asking for permits to be temporarily suspended, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. Previously, Waymo could only offer rides without charge and Cruise was limited to operating in about a third of San Francisco. However, San Francisco residents have been increasingly vocal about their city becoming a dangerous test-bed for driverless car technology amid fears the robotaxis will cause havoc.

Persons: Francisco, Cruise, General Motors, David Chiu, Aaron Peskin, Axios, Waymo Organizations: General, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Chronicle, Cruise, San Francisco, of Supervisors, San Locations: San Francisco, San Francisco City

☆ The 30 early-stage startups most likely to become tech's next unicorns, according to a proprietary AI model known as 'Moneyball for VC'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The firm developed a propriety model that uses AI to predict which early-stage startups are most likely to become unicorns, which are companies valued at more than a billion dollars. "Our AI eliminates about 99% of all early-stage companies from consideration, because our data predicts these companies have a higher probability of failure." Another surprising thing about TRAC's model is it does not value founders as predictive. "Similar vintage early-stage VCs would have had upwards of 20% of their portfolio be false positive within the first few years. Here are the 30 companies TRAC's model identified as being the next unicorns, in alphabetical order, all with a valuation of less than $250 million.

Persons: Fred Campbell, Joseph Aaron, Scott Pyne, Steve Marek, Dick Fredericks, Aaron, Sam Altman, MBAs, Angel SuperForecasters, Campbell Locations: San Francisco

☆ Cruise robocabs got stuck in San Francisco, causing a bizarre traffic jam, which the company blamed on a festival taking up too much wireless bandwidth
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some self-driving Cruise cars created a traffic jam when they stalled in San Francisco on Friday night. Self-driving Cruise cars stalled in San Francisco on Friday night, leading to a bizarre traffic jam captured on video. Reports suggest that around 10 Cruise cars were involved in the buildup, which is said to have lasted for about 15 or 20 minutes. The San Francisco Standard reported that Cruise cars also stalled on other streets near Golden Gate Park that night, leading to a road closure. He told The Los Angeles Times that he was inundated with texts, emails, and videos from constituents about the stalled cars.

Persons: Cruise, Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monáe, Aaron Peskin, Jeffrey Bilbrey, KPIX, CPUC, AVs, John Reynolds Organizations: Morning, California Public Utilities Commission, Cruise, General Motors, Google, San Francisco Standard, San Francisco, Supervisors, Los Angeles Times Locations: San Francisco, California, Beach, Golden, North Beach

☆ Driverless cars stall in San Francisco, causing a brief traffic jam
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —San Francisco residents were caught off guard this weekend after Cruise self-driving cars caused a traffic jam, according to social media posts. The obstruction came a few days after California regulators approved robotaxi companies to operate their driverless cars 24/7 throughout the city. One account, FriscoLive415, said the incident was a “complete meltdown.”Witnesses told CNN affiliate KPIX-TV that the driverless cars were blocking intersections Friday evening for about 15 minutes, causing concern that driverless cars could impede emergency vehicles from accessing the area. That means residents and visitors to San Francisco will be able to pay a fare to ride in a driverless taxi, ushering in new automated competition to cab and ridehail drivers. The San Francisco Police Officers Association, San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798 all wrote letters to the CPUC expressing concerns that autonomous vehicles could impede emergency responders.

Persons: FriscoLive415, Cruise, it’s “, ”, ” Cruise, Cruise didn’t, ” Aaron Peskin, Peskin, Drew Pusateri, Tracy McCray Organizations: New, New York CNN, Twitter, CNN, San, Supervisors, Los Angeles Times, California Public Utilities Commission, Waymo, San Francisco Police, Association, San Francisco, Sheriffs ’ Association, San Francisco Fire Fighters, “, San Francisco Fire Department Locations: New York, San Francisco, California, Beach, San Francisco’s, North Beach

☆ RFK Jr.’s campaign tries to walk back his support of three-month federal abortion ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign on Sunday evening quickly tried to walk back comments the Democratic presidential candidate had made earlier in the day in support of a nationwide abortion restriction after the first three months of pregnancy. Kennedy’s position on abortion is that it is always the woman’s right to choose. He does not support legislation banning abortion,” the campaign said in a statement, attempting to clarify remarks Kennedy had made to an NBC reporter at the Iowa State Fair that had prompted praise from a major anti-abortion rights group. “Once a child is viable outside the womb, I think then the state has an interest in protecting the child,” Kennedy told NBC. CNN has reached out to SBA Pro-Life America about the Kennedy campaign’s subsequent statement.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ’, Mr, Kennedy, who’s, Joe Biden, “, ” Kennedy, ”, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Biden, fides, CNN’s KFile Organizations: CNN, Democratic, NBC, Iowa State Fair, Fair, America, SBA Locations: Iowa

☆ Mark Margolis, Scene Stealer from ‘Breaking Bad,’ Dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Alex Williams | More About Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But no role made him as instantly recognizable to millions of viewers as his Hector in Vince Gilligan’s critically acclaimed AMC series “Breaking Bad,” starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn and Giancarlo Esposito, and its prequel, “Better Call Saul,” with Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn. The role, in “Breaking Bad,” brought him an Emmy nomination in 2012 for outstanding guest actor in a dramatic series. His Hector, or Tio, was indelible. Despite his lack of dialogue in “Breaking Bad,” Mr. Margolis proved a scene stealer from his wheelchair, his eyes bulging, his face trembling with rage, despite the nasal cannula pumping oxygen up his nose and his palm furiously banging his bell, taped to an arm of the chair, whenever he needed attention. “I tell people I’m the second-most famous bell ringer after Quasimodo,” he said in a 2016 interview with Vulture, New York magazine’s culture site.

Persons: Hector, Vince Gilligan’s, ”, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Giancarlo Esposito, Saul, Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Walter White, Cranston, ” Mr, Margolis, “, Quasimodo Locations: New Mexico, , New York

☆ See inside Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s ‘magical’ new home
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have often been candid about their lives together over the years, sharing snippets on social media as they’ve grown to a family of six. Their family homes have been key “chapters” in their lives, Teigen tells Architectural Digest (AD). Yoshihiro Makino/Architectural Digest“We’re always open to a new house, or to changing the house we’re in,” Teigen told AD in the cover story. “They like elements with a little glam and fun, and they’re drawn to work by bold, contemporary artisans, which is not my usual thing,” Arnold told AD. Yoshihiro Makino/Architectural DigestThe power couple were drawn to the light and airiness of their new home.

Persons: John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Teigen, Rihanna, Luna, Miles, Esti, Wren, Jake Arnold, Arnold, Katy Perry, Rashida Jones, Aaron Paul, Yoshihiro Makino, “ We’re, ” Teigen, We’re, sancturary Legend, ”, they’re, ” Arnold, Chrissy, John, “ Organizations: CNN Locations: Beverly

☆ The 'freight recession' rocks global shipping, fueling a 75% plunge in container rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Joseph Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An index that tracks global container rates has plunged 75% from a year ago. The downturn has also affected the US trucking business, prompting the Fed to acknowledge the "freight recession". Respondents indicated that there was a freight recession, and it was more difficult to find loads. While global freight trade has declined from its historic highs during the coronavirus pandemic, levels could be returning to their pre-pandemic norms. But for those who attach value to the shipping industry as a barometer of health for the wider US economy, the outlook remains gloomy.

Persons: Aaron P Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Drewry, Container, Dallas, Triumph Financial, Trucking, Packaging Corp Locations: Wall, Silicon, America

CNN —An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she works for. Alix Dorsainvil, wife of El Roi Haiti Director Sandro Dorsainvil, and their child were reportedly abducted Thursday morning, according to a statement on El Roi Haiti’s website. The two were taken while serving in their community ministry on El Roi Haiti’s campus near capital city Port-au-Prince, the post read. “Alix is a deeply compassionate and loving person who considers Haiti her home and the Haitian people her friends and family. Dorsainvil, originally a nurse from New Hampshire, moved to Haiti after her husband invited her to a Haitian school to provide nursing care for the children, Dorsainvil said in a video on the organization’s website.

Persons: Alix Dorsainvil, El Roi, Sandro Dorsainvil, El, “ Alix, Alix, Jesus, Dorsainvil Organizations: CNN, El Roi Haiti, El Roi Haiti’s, State Department, U.S . Department of State Locations: Haiti, El Roi Haiti, El, El Roi, El Roi Haiti’s, Port, New Hampshire, U.S

☆ Airstrike in Sudan’s capital kills 17 people, including five children, hours before US and Saudi Arabia broker ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Mohammed Tawfeeq Alaa Elassar Aaron Pellish | Mohammed Tawfeeq | Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —At least 17 people were killed, including five children, after an airstrike hit a residential area in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday, according to the country’s health ministry, hours before the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a 72-hour ceasefire. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of the airstrikes on the Mayo, Yarmouk and Mandela neighborhoods in Khartoum, RSF said on social media. Earlier Saturday, the US and Saudi Arabia announced the two warring factions have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire in Sudan, the US Embassy in Khartoum and the Saudi foreign ministry said in a joint statement. The joint statement suggested that peace talks facilitated by the US and Saudi Arabia could be disbanded if the ceasefire isn’t honored. Out of 130 hospitals in Khartoum, about 40 hospitals are currently operating, but the rest have stopped due to ongoing deadly clashes.

Persons: RSF, Saudi Arabia “, haven’t, Haitham Ibrahim, “, Ibrahim, al, – Sudan’s, Abdel Fattah al, Burhan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Dagalo Organizations: CNN, Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, US, ” SAF, RSF, Sudan ’ Health, Saudi, Hadath, Forces, United Nations, Refugees Locations: Sudan’s, Khartoum, United States, Saudi Arabia, Yarmouk district, Mayo, Yarmouk, Mandela, Sudan, Saudi, a.m, West Darfur, tatters, Darfur

☆ An Iconic Wine Store and the Mystery of the Missing Bottles
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( James B. Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I never received the wine, and the company refused to issue a refund or credit, saying the wine was on back order and would arrive soon. About the same time, review sites and wine message boards were peppered with complaints from customers, many of modest means, who similarly paid Sherry-Lehmann for wine that was never delivered. Although the store was famed for its high-end inventory of expensive Burgundies and Bordeaux, it had also stocked $9 bottles of Beaujolais. The sale of so-called wine futures, which Sherry-Lehmann pioneered in the 1950s, was part of a trend of wine becoming an investment. In 2016, I ordered four cases of the previous year’s Bordeaux vintage, which would be shipped after the wine matured in bottles for about three years.

☆ Angie’s List Co-Founder Bill Oesterle Believed in Strangers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Patrick Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle also founded the online marketplace MakeMyMove, designed to bring remote workers to Indiana during the pandemic. Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesFrom a young age, William “Bill” Seelye Oesterle was interested in meeting new people and hearing what they had to say. As a child at his brother’s wedding, Oesterle secretly swapped his name card with his sister’s to put himself at a table full of college students, and her at the parents’ table.

CNN —Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Sunday teased a possible 2024 presidential run while declining to support Donald Trump’s campaign, becoming the latest onetime Trump appointee to distance himself from the former president’s third White House bid. “It’s early in the process, I think, for any of us to sit back and say, ‘I’m for this person or that person,’” Perry said. Perry is the longest-serving Texas governor in history, assuming the role in 2000, when Gov. Other texts between Perry and Meadows discussing how to overturn the election, signed by the former governor, also found the light of day during the investigation. So again, there is a lot of misinformation out there, Jim, and that was one piece of it,” Perry said.

☆ This Asian MMA promotion wants to crack the US market -- without the blood and trash-talking
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Could 2023 be the year mixed-martial arts (MMA) in the United States finally returns to its pure, humble beginnings nurtured in Asia nearly 5,000 years ago? “I can’t wait for the US fans to be exposed to true martial arts. Fighting on American soil, it’s amazing to be able to headline this landmark event,” said the former longtime UFC champion, who joined One in 2018. Courtesy Aaron Pan/ONE ChampionshipWhat “true martial arts” means in new-era combat sports is certainly up for interpretation. That’s more true to the spirit of martial arts and its traditional values.

☆ Second US government-organized convoy evacuates private American citizens from Sudan conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —A second convoy of US citizens organized by the US government arrived in Port Sudan on Sunday as part of an effort to evacuate Americans from the Sudan conflict. “A second USG-organized convoy arrived in Port Sudan today. The US effort – the second convoy in as many days – comes amid mounting anger from Americans in Sudan who felt they were abandoned by the US government and left to navigate the complicated and dangerous situation on their own. The deadly violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group that broke out earlier month has left hundreds dead, including two Americans, and thousands wounded. While various official and non official estimates place the Sudanese Armed Forces at around 210,000 to 220,000 troops, the paramilitary forces are believed to number approximately 70,000 but are better trained and better equipped.

☆ Suspect arrested in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee -media
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 13 (Reuters) - San Francisco police arrested a man on Thursday morning in connection with the fatal stabbing of Bob Lee, according to local media reports, just over a week after the tech executive succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for further information. Lee, who founded Block Inc-owned (SQ.N) Cash App, is believed to have known the suspect. The two reportedly were driving in downtown San Francisco in Momeni's car when an alleged confrontation led to Lee's April 4 stabbing. The San Francisco Chronicle also reported news of an arrest, citing San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin and other city officials, without disclosing a name.

☆ Arrest made in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, men reportedly knew each other
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

San Francisco supervisor Aaron Peskin tells CNBC that an arrest has been made in the April 4 fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Earlier on Thursday, local San Francisco news outlet Mission Local reported that police went to Emeryville, California, with a warrant to arrest a suspect in the case. He is a tech entepreneur in the Bay Area, according to his LinkedIn profile and reports. San Francisco police officers found Lee, 43, with stab wounds at 2:35 AM in a deserted part of downtown San Francisco. — NBC Bay Area contributed reporting to this article.

"Phhhoto has failed in its 69-page amended complaint of 222 paragraphs to allege sufficient facts that cure the untimeliness of all of its federal claims," Matsumoto wrote. The court declined to allow Phhhoto to fine-tune its case and bring another complaint. Phhhoto's lawsuit, filed in 2021, alleged Facebook aimed to "crush" the photo-sharing application, which called itself in court filings "an innovative nascent competitor." Facebook is defending against claims from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., federal court that the company abused its personal social networking dominance. The case is Phhhoto Inc v Meta Platforms, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, No.

☆ Actor Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Danielle Broadway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family said on Thursday, nearly a year after the "Die Hard" franchise star retired due to aphasia that hampered his cognitive abilities. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD), his family said in a statement posted on The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration website. "Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. The actor’s oldest daughter, actor Rumer Willis, also posted the announcement on Instagram and received support from others in the entertainment industry. But Willis is perhaps best known for playing the tough-as-nails New York cop who pursued bad guys in the five "Die Hard" movies, released from 1988 to 2013.

☆ Super Bowl LVII commercials came with serious star power from Steve Martin, Jack Harlow, and Ben and Jen at Dunkin
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dunkin' DonutsDunkin' Donuts staked an early claim, surprising viewers with a Super Bowl ad featuring Ben Affleck in a brief stint as a Dunkin' employee. T-MobileT-Mobile opted for a more low-key approach, recruiting movie star Bradley Cooper and his mother to pitch viewers on the benefits of the mobile carrier. At least, that's what the plan was when Cooper was signed to do the commercial, the ad says. DoritosDoritos has become one of the most notable Super Bowl advertisers in recent years, and the chip brand continued its run, calling on music star Jack Harlow for most of its triangle-themed ad. In the ad, Harlow decides he is going to quit rapping in order to pursue his new passion: the triangle.

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