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Dec

18

2021

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By Troy Warren

Melania Trump launches NFT platform in first public endeavor since White House

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By Kate Bennett and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Troy Warren for CNT #NFT (CNN) Melania Trump is getting in on the latest crypto craze -- NFTs. The former first lady announced Thursday that she is selling an NFT, or a non-fungible token, titled "Melania's Vision" -- her first public endeavor since leaving office almost one year ago. The NFT is the first digital art to be sold on her newly launched platform at MelaniaTrump.Com, which will release NFTs regularly and is powered by Parler. "I am proud to announce my new NFT endeavor, which embodies my passion for the arts, and will support my ongoing…

Dec

17

2021

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Holiday shipping rush putting UPS, FedEx, USPS to the test

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By Kelly Yamanouchi - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Michael E. Kanell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle #Business A labor shortage, supply chain crisis and increased reliance on online shopping during the pandemic promise to make this holiday season one of the biggest tests for shipping giant UPS and its competitors. Shipping firms faced monumental challenges this year, as companies everywhere struggled to hire enough workers.UPS, for instance, started ramping up staff months ago with the aim of hiring 100,000 seasonal employees, but itswebsite early Friday afternoon still showed more than 2,000 seasonal job listings. Companies also faced supply chain snarls. Some of those have eased, but…

Dec

16

2021

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Ousted McDonald’s CEO returns $105M after misconduct

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By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business #EditorsPicks Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has paid back more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the burger giant after it learned that he had lied about the extent of his misconduct while he was its top executive. “During my tenure as CEO, I failed at times to uphold McDonald’s values and fulfill certain of my responsibilities as a leader of the company,” Easterbrook said in a prepared statement issued Thursday by McDonald’s. “I apologize to my former co-workers, the board and the company’s franchisees and suppliers for…

Dec

14

2021

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Insurer agrees to $800M settlement in Boy Scouts bankruptcy

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By RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse. The agreement announced Monday calls for Century Indemnity Co. and affiliated companies to contribute $800 million into…

Dec

13

2021

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Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” is Elon Musk

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman," Time magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021. Musk, who is also the founder and CEO space exploration company SpaceX, recently passed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s wealthiest person as the rising price of Tesla pushing his net worth to around $300…

Dec

11

2021

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Capitol rioters’ social media posts influencing sentencings

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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the riot are influencing even the sentences in their criminal cases Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson read aloud some of Russell Peterson's posts about the riot before she sentenced the Pennsylvania man to 30 days imprisonment. "Overall I had fun lol," Peterson posted on Facebook. The judge told Peterson that his posts made it “extraordinarily difficult” for her to show him leniency. “The ’lol’ particularly…

Dec

10

2021

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Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel

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By ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks A federal appeals court has ruled against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. In a 68-page ruling, the three-judge panel tossed aside Trump's various arguments for blocking through executive privilege records that the committee regards as vital to its investigation into…

Dec

08

2021

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Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US

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By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business #EditorsPicks Amazon’s cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, disrupting access to many popular sites A major outage in Amazon's cloud computing network Tuesday severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for more than five hours, the latest sign of just how concentrated the business of keeping the internet running has become. The incident at Amazon Web Services mostly affected the eastern U.S., but still impacted everything from airline reservations and auto dealerships to payment apps and video streaming services to Amazon's own massive e-commerce…

Dec

07

2021

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Uber Brings Safety-Inspired Audio Recording to Three U.S. Cities

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BY SEBASTIAN BLANCO | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars #EditorsPicks Drivers or passengers who feel uncomfortable during a ride can now surreptitiously record the interaction using the Uber app. In a new Uber pilot program, drivers and riders can both start a recording from within the Uber app if they feel it's warranted for safety reasons, and the other party will not be notified. Uber says neither the person who made the recording nor Uber has access to the encrypted recording unless and until a safety report is filed. Uber introduced the audio monitoring program in Latin America almost two…

Dec

07

2021

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Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical

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By LAURA UNGAR and ANDREW MELDRUM, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 Scientists are poring over the latest data to try to understand who might win the battle of the coronavirus variants, the world-dominating delta or the latest competitor, omicron As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that could determine the future of the pandemic. Can the latest competitor to the world-dominating delta overthrow it? Some scientists, poring over data from South Africa and the United Kingdom, suggest omicron could emerge…

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