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(AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp, a killing that inspired a TV miniseries. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Wood charged Hupp with first-degree murder in July 2021, accusing her of killing her friend, Betsy Faria, a decade earlier. The original case had been moved on a change of venue to Springfield, about four hours away from Lincoln County. The Faria case was the subject of an NBC miniseries last year, “The Thing About Pam,” which starred Renee Zellweger. In that case, Hupp staged a fake kidnapping to divert attention from herself in a reinvestigation of the Faria killing, prosecutors said.

Persons: TROY, Pamela Hupp, Mike Wood, Betsy Faria, Russ, Wood, Louis, Besty Faria’s, ”, Hupp, Faria, Russ Faria, Pam, Renee Zellweger, Louis Gumpenberger, Gumpenberger Organizations: —, Louis Post, Dispatch, Prosecutors, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, NBC, Dateline Locations: Mo, Missouri, Lincoln County, Springfield, Lincoln

Think Big America has already funded support for constitutional amendments favoring abortion access in Ohio, Arizona and Nevada. Fourteen states now ban abortion and debate elsewhere rages since the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2022 decision to upend the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade opinion that legalized abortion. "My commitment to protecting and expanding reproductive rights has been lifelong,” Pritzker, who has often recalled attending abortion-rights rallies with his mother as a child, said in a prepared statement. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesDespite a long progressive agenda, there are few issues on which Pritzker has been more vocal than abortion access. "I’ve seen the governor’s commitment to expanding human, civil, and reproductive rights up close,” Rogers said in a statement.

Persons: J.B, Pritzker, Roe, Wade, ” Pritzker, Natalie Edelstein, Desiree Rogers, Barack Obama, Margaret Croke, Chicago Alderwoman Michelle Harris, Donald Trump, I’ve, ” Rogers, ” Organizations: Ill, —, Democratic, White House, Chicago, Republican, Assembly, Democrats Locations: SPRINGFIELD, — Illinois, Illinois, Ohio , Arizona, Nevada, U.S ., Chicago

☆ Rite Aid is planning to close about 150 locations. See if your local store is on the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rite Aid filed plans to close 154 stores on Monday as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Rite Aid is the smallest of the three major drugstore chains, well behind CVS and Walgreens. Rite Aid was expected to close stores as part of its bankruptcy. Rite Aid told Insider that it considers a variety of factors when deciding to close a store, "including business strategy, lease and rent considerations, local business conditions and viability, and store performance." "We will also strive to transfer associates to other Rite Aid locations where possible," the company said.

Persons: —, Glen, Taylor, Daniel Webster, Merrick, William Penn, Redmond, Lacey Organizations: CVS, Walgreens, Service, Pennsylvania . Rite Aid, Wall Street Journal, Rite Aid, Rite, Crenshaw, Hollywood Way, San, Niguel, Yorba, Santa, Thompson Boulevard, Ventura, Atwater, Overland, Meridian, Main, Bel, Bel Air South, Park, Main Street, Lafayette, Garfield, Garden, Ford, Flint, Farmington, Whittemore Street, New Jersey :, Marshall, Bridgeton Pike, Whiting, Pike, Huntington, Jericho Turnpike, Jeff, North Street, Cesar, Chavez, Pennsylvania, Stevenson, Bethel, Union, Allentown, Fourth Street, Fifth, Washington Lane, Street, Central Avenue, Grady, Everett Locations: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, Rock, Centinela, Downey, Beach, Burbank, Hollywood Way Covina, Puente, Alhambra, Oceanside, San Diego, Yorba Linda, Santa Ana, Thompson, Thompson Boulevard Oxnard, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Cruz, Bellevue, Sacramento, Boulevard Ontario, Irvine, Monterey, Alvarado Street Connecticut, Bethel, Greenwood, Delaware, Newark, Hill, Wilmington, Idaho, Boise, Maryland, Elkton, Pulaski, Baltimore, Glen Burnie, Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard Massachusetts, Webster, Main Street Michigan, Fremont, Greenville, Clinton, Macomb, Sturgis, Centerville, Clinton Township, Gratiot, Shelby Township, Dyke, Jackson, Michigan, Manistee, Garden City, North, Detroit, Farmington Hills, St, Johns, Whittemore Street Lansing, Hampshire, Merrimack, New Jersey, New Jersey : West Milford, Mantua, Bridgeton, Irvington, Somerset, Williamstown, Pike New York, Brooklyn, Shore, Merrick, East Northport, Jericho, Jericho Turnpike Medford, Patchogue, West Patchogue, Kenmore, Rochester, Flushing, Levittown, Ohio, Massillon, East New Carlisle, Dayton, Youngstown, Springfield, North Street Bellefontaine, Oregon, Portland, Kensington, Brighton, Bethel Park, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Bethlehem, Fourth Street Philadelphia, Venango, Washington, Conshohocken, Hanover, Mechanicsburg, Erie, Abington, York, Johnstown, Ardmore, Lancaster, Pittston, Wyoming, Yardley, Chester, Street Titusville, Central Avenue Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant, Seattle, Graham, Renton

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. The state’s 25-year-old Gift Ban Act prohibits public employees such as Pritzker from accepting presents, with broad exceptions. Therefore, the high-priced hooch delivered compliments of the Japanese embassy and three bottles of tequila valued at $450 have remained untapped. Together, they comprise 4 1/2 years of gratuities totaling 561 gifts valued at $16,890.14, according to a log provided to The Associated Press in response to a public records request. Jim Edgar, the Gift Ban Act was the first major ethics reform in Illinois since post-Watergate campaign-finance disclosure laws.

Persons: J.B . Pritzker, Pritzker, hooch, ” Pritzker, “, Jordan Abudayyeh, John Bel Edwards, Sen, Paul Simon, Barack Obama, Jim Edgar, “ It’s, ”, David Melton, Tiffany Kuhl, Shimon Peres, Sidney Blumenthal, Bill Clinton, Abraham Lincoln, Ralph Nader, Mark Green, Donald Trump’s, Jody Coss, ” Coss, Mike’s, Jennifer Farrar Organizations: Ill, —, Democratic, Associated Press, Louisiana Gov, Hotel, Forbes, Republican Gov, Illinois, National Bobblehead Hall of Fame, Museum, Loyola University, Stephenson County Democratic Party, Associated Locations: SPRINGFIELD, — Illinois, Springfield, Chicago, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, U.S, Illinois, Swiss, Milwaukee, Victoria ”, Freeport, Stephenson County, Rockford, New York

☆ Day two: Kaiser Permanente unionized health care workers strike across California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The largest health care strike in US history is now in its second day after more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers began walking off the job on Wednesday. In a statement, Kaiser Permanente said that labor shortages are an industry-wide problem. Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center on October 04, 2023 in San Francisco, California. “So, their best choice is to be Monday through Friday in their cars.”In a statement, Kaiser Permanente said it is a leader in pay. This is the first ever national strike effort at Kaiser Permanente.

Persons: Kaiser Permanente’s, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Hilary Costa, Kaiser, Caroline Lucas, Anna Isaiah, transcriber, ”, “ It’s, Samuel Braslow, James Bell, Kaiser Permanente, Picketers, Permanente, Justin Sullivan, Rocio Chacon, ” Chacon, “ Organizations: CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Employees, Union, Professional Employees International Union, Getty, ”, Kaiser, Healthcare, Workers, Permanente, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center Locations: California , Colorado, Washington and Oregon, Kaiser, Virginia, Washington, DC, Kaiser Permanente Springfield, Springfield , Virginia, AFP, Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, San Francisco , California, Southern California, United States

The tale provides an unlikely, ghastly background to the original 1858 ambrotype created during the future nation-saving Civil War president's ascendancy, an image which the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has added to its collection, officials said Tuesday. “Original images of Abraham Lincoln are extraordinarily rare, and images with a fascinating back story like this are even more rare," said Christina Shutt, executive director of the library and museum. The photo ... is a physical reminder of his kind spirit and concern for others,” said Ian Hunt, head of acquisitions for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Hunt, also with the library and museum, sees “a man of conviction" while noting that Lincoln would have been exhausted by the campaign trail. “This is the Lincoln that the voters of Illinois would have been familiar with,” Hunt said.

Persons: Stephen A, Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln, Charles Lame, ambrotype, Christina Shutt, “ Lincoln, Charles Lame’s, Lame, Mary Davidson, Louis, Daniel Gilmer, Calvin Jackson, Robert Scanland, LeRoy H, Fischer, amputate Lame's, Lame's, “, ”, Ian Hunt, Horseflies, Gilmer, Hunt, ” Hunt, Daniel Chester French Organizations: Ill, U.S, Senate, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, of Congress, Lincoln Memorial Locations: SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Hendersonville , Tennessee, Springfield, Pittsfield, St, Lincoln, Chickamauga, Washington

Importantly, the site is near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories. With this announcement, that aspiration has been realized.”Political Cartoons View All 1163 ImagesThe Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, lived and worked in Dayton. Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt told the AP that the company chose Ohio after an extensive and competitive search. 3 in the nation on manufacturing jobs — and that depth of manufacturing prowess, that workforce, is critical to us as we look to build this manufacturing facility. That included the loss of tens of thousands of auto and auto parts manufacturing jobs in the early 2000s and the loss of ATM maker NCR Corp.'s headquarters to an Atlanta suburb in 2009.

Persons: Wright, Mike DeWine, Jon Husted, ” Husted, Orville, Wilbur, Orville Wright's, Hawthorn Hill, Joby, JoeBen Bevirt, Bevirt, J.P, Nauseef, that’s, —, ” Bevirt, DeWine —, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong Organizations: Joby Aviation Inc, ” Republican Gov, Associated Press, Intel, Dayton International, Republican, Gov, Patterson Air Force Base, U.S . Air Force Research Laboratories, “, U.S, Hawthorn, Wright Model B, Toyota, Delta Airlines, Air Force, U.S . Department of Energy, AP, Boeing, Airbus, NCR Corp, U.S . Air Force’s, . Space Command, Space Force Locations: COLUMBUS , Ohio, Ohio, Wright, Dayton, Santa Cruz , California, “ Ohio, Atlanta, Springfield, Marina , California

Epic Healing Eugene — Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center — opened in June, marking the state’s unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The clients can't buy mushrooms to go, and they must stay at the service center until the drug wears off. Oregon Psilocybin Services spent two years establishing regulations and began accepting license applications in January. She expects Oregon’s psilocybin program, currently receiving millions in taxpayer dollars, to be fully supported by licensing fees by mid-2025. Little, brown psychedelic mushrooms can be found growing in fields or in the woods, but they can closely resemble poisonous varieties.

Persons: Eugene — Oregon’s, Angela Allbee, ”, ” Allbee, It’s, Eugene, Brian Lindley, Jeanette Small, Allbee, Cathy Jonas, Jonas, “, Gared Hansen, Hansen, " Hansen, that’s Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association, Services, Ashland, Service Locations: EUGENE, Eugene, Colorado, Oregon, United States, Bend, San Francisco, Springfield , Oregon, Pink Buffalo

(AP) — Bounding through a darkened city park, a lemur managed to stay one step ahead of police officers armed only with a large towel. Bodycam video shows the two officers' attempts to nab the speedy little primate, which made a dash for freedom Tuesday in Springfield, Missouri. Eventually the officer tosses the towel like a net, but the lemur slips out and darts away. Political Cartoons View All 1160 Images“Dang it!” the officer exclaims, as a few civilians help try to corral the critter. Instead, police say the lemur has been connected with a local wildlife rescue agency where it will be “well cared for and loved.”

Persons: “, ” Organizations: nab, Springfield Police Department Locations: SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Springfield , Missouri

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — An explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured several employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air Sunday evening. The explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the east plant in the ADM processing complex in Decatur, Illinois. Several employees were injured and transported to a hospital, the agricultural company said in a statement on its website Sunday. The company contacted the Decatur Fire Department but said it did not know the cause of the explosion. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesDecatur is located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of Springfield and about 180 miles (289 kilometers) southeast of Chicago, where ADM is headquartered.

Persons: Archer Daniels Organizations: Archer Daniels Midland, ADM, Decatur Fire Department, Associated Press, WCIA Locations: DECATUR, Ill, Illinois, Decatur , Illinois, Decatur, Springfield, Chicago

Eventually, he had his own radio show in Los Angeles, “The Bob Barker Show.”American game show host Bob Barker points to himself on a nearby television screen as his wife Dorothy Jo Barker (1924 - 1981) looks on and laughs, November 4, 1977. Gabi Rona/MPTV/Reuters Barker, right, appears on a 1960 episode of "Bonanza" along with actors Jim Galante, Ken Mayer and Natalie Trundy. CBS/Getty Images Barker and Amanda Jones, who was Miss Illinois, are seen after Jones won the 1973 Miss USA Pageant. David Livingston/Getty Images Barker plays with his pet Mr. Rabbit at his home in Los Angeles in 2011. There hasn’t been a day on set that I didn’t think of Bob Barker and thank him.

Persons: Bob Barker, Roger Neal, Barker, popper, Bill Cullen, Drew Carey, ”, “, ‘, ’ ” Barker, Robert William Barker, ’ ”, “ I’d, Drury, Dorothy Jo Barker, Ralph Edwards, Edwards, wasn’t, – Barker, Barker’s, nimbly, Barker's, Jesse Grant, Gabi Rona, MPTV, Reuters Barker, Jim Galante, Ken Mayer, Natalie Trundy, Dorothy Jo, Tilly, Paul W, Bailey, NBCUniversal, Gerald Smith, Herb Ball, Amanda Jones, Jones, Ron Galella, Lennox McLendon, Dian Parkinson, Janice Pennington —, Parkinson, Jim Smeal, Adam Sandler, Happy Gilmore, Mark Mainz, Robert Hanashiro, Mark Davis, Ingrid Newkirk, David Livingston, Rabbit, Damian Dovarganes, Scott Clifton, Lisette M, Azar, CBS Barker, Monty Brinton, Dorothy Jo Gideon, Gideon, you’ve, Gilmore ’, Carey, ‘ Bob, I’m, ‘ Drew, you’re, Nancy Burnet, Gilmore, ” Sandler, Bob, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, CBS, American Television, Drury College, U.S . Navy, Springfield, NBC, Reuters, DJ, T Foundation, US Naval Reserve, Getty, Miss, Miss USA, MTV, Television Academy Hall of Fame, USA, PETA, “, Los Angeles Times Locations: Mission , South Dakota, Rosebud, Springfield , Missouri, Los Angeles, Miss Illinois, “, ”

☆ Bob Tita — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Bob Tita | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Bob TitaBob Tita covers manufacturing and metals industries from The Wall Street Journal’s Chicago bureau. He writes about the business strategies and markets of major U.S. manufacturers, including Caterpillar Inc., Deere & Co. and United States Steel Corp. He covers the intersection of public and private companies and their customers in supply chains, recycled commodity markets and industrial transportation networks. Bob joined Dow Jones in 2009 after covering manufacturing for Crain’s Chicago Business and equity futures and options markets for BridgeNews. He has a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Southern Illinois University and a Master’s degree in public affairs reporting from University of Illinois at Springfield.

Persons: Bob Tita Bob Tita, Bob, Dow Jones Organizations: Caterpillar Inc, Deere, Co, United States Steel Corp, Crain’s Chicago Business, BridgeNews, Southern Illinois University, University of Illinois, LinkedIn, Twitter Locations: Chicago, U.S, Michigan, Indiana, Springfield

☆ Fact Check-The Simpsons did not show ‘directed energy weapon’ causing fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An episode of the animated series “The Simpsons” depicted fires caused by sunlight reflecting off a chrome statue, not a “directed energy weapon,” as claimed in social media posts linking such weapons to August 2023 wildfires in Hawaii. Posts on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter (here), and Facebook (here), (here) link the clip to the natural disaster on Hawaii’s island of Maui with captions such as “The Simpsons predicting Direct Energy Weapons!?. The term “Directed energy weapons” (DEW) refers to technology that harnesses concentrated electromagnetic energy fired at the speed of light, according to an April 2023 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) (here) (here), (here). The full episode contains no references to directed energy weapons. Reuters Fact Check has previously addressed false claims of directed energy weapon use in the 2023 wildfires (here).

Persons: Monty Burns ’, “ Springfield, Read Organizations: Facebook, U.S, Government, Office, U.S . Department of Defense, GAO, YouTube, Reuters Locations: Hawaii, Maui, “

☆ Mike Lindell is hawking Wi-Fi filters called 'WMDs' that he claims will protect you — and voting machines — from the evil Chinese Communist Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mike Lindell says his new Wi-Fi monitoring device can protect voting machines against hacks. Lindell claimed the device could even filter out the evil Chinese Communist Party. Lindell claimed in an interview on Bannon's podcast that the monitoring device doubled up as a filter that could protect voting machines from hackers. Lindell told conference attendees that his plan was to fly the device near polling stations, with drones. Lindell told the audience.

Persons: Mike Lindell, Lindell, Steve Bannon's, Donald Trump's, he's, I've Organizations: Chinese Communist Party, Service, CCP, Lindell, Voting Systems Locations: Missouri, Wall, Silicon, Springfield , Missouri, Minnesota

☆ Berenice Abbott Captured Manhattan in the Throes of Heady Change
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Karen Rosenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you were an American artist or writer in the 1920s, Paris was where you wanted to be. She had lived in New York once, just eight years before, but in her absence the city had been scaled up: new skyscrapers were rising, the population was exploding, and every block, it seemed, was abuzz with commerce and construction. (The market crash of October 1929 was still many months away). Suddenly, Paris was passé. The exhibition’s focus is a disbound scrapbook with seven to nine photographs per page, all taken over the course of that year, as Abbott paced the streets (and piers, bridges and train platforms) with a hand-held camera and a compulsion to capture New York’s unruly, cutthroat modernity.

Persons: Berenice Abbott, —, Man Ray, James Joyce, Djuna Barnes, “ Bernice ”, Berenice, ”, Abbott, “, Berenice Abbott’s Organizations: Metropolitan Museum Locations: American, Paris, Springfield , Ohio, New York, “, Lower Manhattan, United States

☆ American Vu prevails over Hull to win Women's British Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Jun 22, 2023; Springfield, New Jersey, USA; Lilia Vu plays a shot from the fairway on the 18th hole during the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament. This golf course really forces you to do that, it really tests you. "She's so great, so nice and a really great golfer - you guys watch out for her!" World number one Nelly Korda finished tied-11th, with Frenchwoman Celine Boutier, who won the Women's Scottish Open and Evian Championship in recent weeks, carding an error-free round of 68 to finish on one under par. Reporting by Rohith Nair and Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris and Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lilia Vu, John Jones, Charley Hull, Vu, Hull, Charley, Jiyai Shin, Kim Hyo, Amy Yang, Nelly Korda, Celine Boutier, Rohith Nair, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris, Pritha Organizations: KPMG Women's, USA, Walton Heath Golf Club, Chevron, Georgia, Scottish, Evian Championship, Thomson Locations: Springfield , New Jersey, USA, Surrey, England, Bengaluru

☆ Tyson is closing four plants as chicken sales slump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Chicken prices are down. The company reported earnings for the quarter ending July 1 that showed chicken revenue fell about 3.5%. Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader/ImagnTyson CEO Donnie King pointed to these market conditions when discussing Tyson’s chicken sales decline during an analyst call Monday. “We’ve had a number of fits and starts from the breeder side to demand,” King said. “We’re on the right path.”Plant closuresIn March, the company announced the closure of one chicken processing plant in Glen Allen, Virginia, and another in Van Buren, Arkansas.

Persons: Nathan Papes, Imagn Tyson, Donnie King, ”, It’s, Tyson, “ We’ve, ” King, “ We’re, King, “ I’m, ” Tyson Organizations: New, New York CNN, Tyson Foods, Rabobank, Springfield News, CNN, TSN Locations: New York, United States, Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas, Noel , Missouri, hatchings, Glen Allen , Virginia, Van Buren , Arkansas

☆ John Cena slept in his car and ate free pizza as he racked up job rejections in LA: 'Every avenue of fitness failed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Fame and fortune weren't exactly in the cards for actor and WWE superstar John Cena early on. Finding a job in the field, however, proved harder than he'd thought, Cena told comedian Kevin Hart on Peacock talk show "Hart to Heart." After "every avenue of fitness failed," and a last-ditch effort to become a highway patrol officer fell through, Cena was met with homelessness, sleeping in the back of his 1991 Lincoln Continental and living off free pizza from a local shop. "They had a deal where, if you could eat their whole pizza, you got it for free," Cena said, chuckling. It's a job Cena didn't even know was possible.

Persons: John Cena, Cena, Kevin Hart, Peacock, Hart, —, Cena didn't, you've Organizations: WWE, Springfield College, Continental, Pro Wrestling, Ultimate University, Furious, CNBC Locations: West Newbury , Massachusetts, Los Angeles , California, LA

☆ Domino’s is still struggling with delivery. One solution? More cars
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Domino’s is still suffering declines in its delivery business. But Domino’s (DPZ) still doesn’t want to use outside delivery drivers. Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader/USA Today Network/ImagnWeiner said that Domino’s is getting more applications for delivery drivers now than it did in 2019, an encouraging sign. In addition to the electric vehicles, Domino’s has more than 1,000 non-EV cars in its fleet, Weiner said on Monday. By using its own drivers, Domino’s has more control over the delivery experience.

Persons: New York CNN — Domino’s, Uber, Russell Weiner, Nathan Papes, Imagn Weiner, Domino’s, ”, Weiner, Sandeep Reddy, ” Reddy, Reddy, Christopher Carril, ” Weiner Organizations: New, New York CNN, Chevy, Springfield News, USA, RBC Capital Markets Locations: New York, “

☆ Elon Musk's brother's 'smart farm' startup is shutting down most of its locations and gutting its workforce
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Square Roots told staff it was closing most of its locations and cutting jobs, two former staff said. Square Roots told local news it plans to reconfigure some locations and may eventually re-open them. Elon Musk's brother, Kimbal, cofounded Square Roots alongside CEO Tobias Peggs in 2016. "It was just a normal day," the former Grand Rapids employee said of the latest layoffs and farm closures announced Tuesday. "It was quite abrupt and has been very devastating to this wonderful team of people," the former Grand Rapids employee said.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Elon Musk, David Sack's, Tobias Peggs, Kimbal Musk, WDRB, couldn't, Kimbal, Bauer, Griffin, Slack, Peggs, Getty, DON EMMERT, that's, we've Organizations: Roots, Morning, Gordon Food Service, David Sack's Craft Ventures, Kenosha News, Grand, Axelle, Grand Rapids, Gordon Food Services, Employees Locations: Grand Rapids, Pitchbook, Springfield , Ohio, Shepherdsville , Kentucky, Kenosha , Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Brooklyn, Kenosha, New York, Michigan

☆ China's Yin Ruoning collects maiden major title at Women's PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Jun 25, 2023; Springfield, New Jersey, USA; Ruoning Yin tees off on the 4th hole during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY SportsNEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - China's Yin Ruoning produced a flawless final round with four birdies to win the Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on Sunday and claim her first major title. The 20-year-old Yin, who collected her maiden LPGA Tour title at the DIO Implant LA Open earlier this year, is only the second Chinese woman to win a golf major after Shanshan Feng. "I would say she's definitely the goal that I'm chasing," said Yin, who was nine years old when Feng won the Women's PGA Championship in 2012. "I was on the 18th tee and I saw the leaderboard, and I know I have a one-shot lead," said Yin.

Persons: John Jones, Yin Ruoning, Yin, Japan's Yuka Saso, Shanshan Feng, Feng, Yuka, I'm, Carlota Ciganda, Sweden's Anna Nordqvist, Megan Khang, China's Lin Xiyu, Stephanie Meadow, Rose Zhang, It's, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis, Hugh Lawson, Chris Reese Organizations: KPMG Women's, USA, YORK, Baltusrol, LPGA, Thomson Locations: Springfield , New Jersey, USA, Northern Ireland, New York

☆ Injury layoff leaves Korda 'hungry' ahead of Women's PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Korda, who won her only major title at the event in 2021, last played at the Founders Cup in mid-May, where she missed the cut. The 24-year-old has not won on the LPGA Tour since retaining her Pelican Women's Championship title last November. Before the Founders Cup in New Jersey, Korda had six top-six finishes in seven LPGA events and regained the top ranking before being overtaken by South Korea's Ko Jin-young. "When I got back from New Jersey, it didn't feel right," Korda told reporters on Tuesday. "It's sometimes nice to reset after playing," said Korda, whose sister Jessica also plays on the LPGA Tour.

Persons: Nelly Korda, raring, Korda, Korea's Ko Jin, Jessica, Lydia Ko, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: LPGA, Thomson Locations: Springfield , New Jersey, New Jersey, New Zealand, Hyderabad

☆ What Tesla’s EV charging win really means for drivers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A Tesla charging station stands in a parking lot on January 17, 2023 in Springfield, Virginia. But other EV charging companies have, so far, faced a far greater reliability challenge than Tesla’s. It’s an integrated system and has been from the very beginning,” said Jim Burness, chief executive of National Car Charging, a wholesaler of equipment to the EV charging industry. In both cases, drivers will be able to access Tesla chargers without having to use Tesla apps. That could lead to more lines at Tesla chargers, irritating Tesla owners.

Persons: Tesla, Anna Moneymaker, Stephanie Brinley, Jon McNeill, ”, “ Tesla, Jim Burness, Justin Sullivan, Alan Wexler, “, ” Wexler, Dan Barbossa, CNN’s, Mark J, Terrill, they’re, you’re, Brendan Jones, Blink, Burness, “ That’s, Stephen Beck, Gary Silberg Organizations: CNN, P Global Mobility, Ford, General Motors, EV, GM, Nissan, Tesla, DVx Ventures, CNN Business, Detroit, CCS, KPMG Locations: United States, Springfield , Virginia, America, San Francisco , California, Westlake, Calif

☆ A woman who works out of a tiny home and gets weekly massages at the office says her job has 'all the perks'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In January, Kylie Goodwin, who works in accounting, posted a TikTok video of offices in tiny homes. Goodwin said the workspaces within the tiny homes are just one of the perks of working there. An FHS employee responded by email to Insider's request for comment about the tiny homes but didn't provide more detail. Tiny homes are all the rage right now, from handcrafted luxury models that are over $175,000 to tiny homes sold on Amazon that cost a few thousand dollars. "My job has all the perks," Goodwin wrote.

Persons: Kylie Goodwin, Goodwin, —, Kylie Goodwin —, FHS, commenter Organizations: Service, FHS Property Management, Home Solutions, FHS Locations: Missouri, Springfield , Missouri

The host, Caleb Hammer, said they owed more than $112,000 in loans, credit cards, and car debt. The debts included six credit cards, two car loans, a hospital bill, and buy-now-pay-later spending. Discover credit card: $3,627.68. Citi credit card: $5,039.21. Hammer said he was "scared" for the couple because of their car loans, which represented around 70% of their debt.

Persons: Caleb Hammer, Hammer, Kia, Jessilyn, you've, I'm, we're, Brandon Organizations: Cherokee Overland, Apple, Citi, Capital, Cash American Express, Chase, Bank, Amazon, Apple Watch, Kia, Jeep Locations: Brandon, Springfield , Missouri, DoorDash

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