Flight attendants call it “#MeToo in the Air,” the incidents of sexual assault and harassment that occur at 30,000 feet. Law enforcement calls it a growing problem, as increasing numbers of passengers come forward to report these crimes. When egregious cases make the news, the details are cringe-worthy. In November a man on an American […]
Move over, IPOs. Special-purpose acquisition companies, once a last resort for owners looking to exit an investment, have become a popular choice for private companies spooked by the swings in the regular IPO market. The volume of SPAC deals hit an all-time high in 2019. Click Here: Argentina Rugby Shop Instead of a regular initial […]
For California businesses, 2020 will be a year of reckoning. Sweeping new laws curbing longtime employment practices take effect, aimed at reducing economic inequality and giving workers more power in their jobs. Under one, companies could be forced to reclassify hundreds of thousands of independent contractors as employees with broad labor law protections. Under another, […]
Looks like longtime rocker Sammy Hagar will continue to seek a buyer for his Lake Arrrowhead estate into the new year. In the meantime, the French-inspired chateau is also available for lease at $30,000 a month – or just for weekends. The sales price is $3.9 million, down from $5.25 million when the property was […]
We all love a good David vs. Goliath story — Ford vs. Ferrari (in 1966, or the 2019 movie version), Steve Jobs vs. Microsoft, Harry Potter vs. Voldemort. Not many, however, feature David going up against two Goliaths. Meet Jason Castriota, the global brand director for Ford’s battery electric vehicles. He and the Ford team […]
I believe in the rule of three. Within a narrow space of time I suffered Stage 4 lymphoma, beating the odds by surviving, and was strongly encouraged, albeit with financial incentives, to take early retirement. Then, my marriage ended. Armed with the temporary immunity that comes with the rule of three, it was time to […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban targeted a pro-government militia compound in northern Afghanistan before dawn on Monday, killing 14 members of the Afghan security forces, according to a local official. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack came even as Taliban officials told the Associated Press just hours earlier that a temporary, nationwide […]
CAIRO — A court in Sudan on Monday sentenced 27 members of the country’s security forces to death for torturing and killing a detained protester during the uprising against Sudan’s longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir earlier this year. The death of protester Ahmed al-Khair, a schoolteacher, while in detention in February was a key point — and […]
Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES Anti-Semitic Hate Fuels More Fears On Saturday, the seventh night of Hanukkah, a machete-wielding man wounded five people at the Monsey, N.Y., home of a Hasidic rabbi. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the attack “domestic terrorism” and said it was one of 13 acts […]
MONSEY, N.Y. — A man accused of storming into a rabbi’s home and stabbing five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City was raised to embrace tolerance but has a history of mental illness, his family said. “Grafton Thomas has a long history of mental illness and hospitalizations. […]