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2024 August


Starbucks gives new CEO Brian Niccol company jet to fly from California home to Seattle HQ

Starbucks gives new CEO Brian Niccol company jet to fly from California home to Seattle HQ

The coffee chain revealed the sweet deal in Niccol’s offer letter last week, which allows the new boss a “small remote office” at his Newport Beach home without having to permanently relocate to the Emerald City some 1,000 miles away, CNN reported.


Ex-bank CEO sentenced to 24 years for embezzling $47M in crypto scheme

Ex-bank CEO sentenced to 24 years for embezzling $47M in crypto scheme

Former Heartland Tri-State Bank CEO Shan Hanes was duped by scammers in a “pig butchering” scheme who persuaded him to send millions of dollars via wire transfers with promises to unlock his returns on crypto investments, federal prosecutors said.


West Virginia gov’s historic Greenbrier hotel avoids foreclosure as he runs for Senate

West Virginia gov’s historic Greenbrier hotel avoids foreclosure as he runs for Senate

They claimed that a 2014 deed of trust approved by the governor was defective because JPMorgan didn’t obtain consent from the Greenbrier Hotel Corp.’s directors or owners, and that auctioning the property violates the company’s obligation to act in “good faith and deal fairly” with the corporation.


Elon Musk’s X beats former employee’s disability bias lawsuit after ban on remote work

Elon Musk’s X beats former employee’s disability bias lawsuit after ban on remote work

US District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in San Francisco said the plaintiff in the 2022 proposed class action, Dmitry Borodaenko, failed to show how Musk’s mandate to return to the office specifically impacted employees with disabilities.


Wall Street banks brace for downward revision of up to 1M fewer jobs — fueling worries the Fed failed to slash rates on time

Wall Street banks brace for downward revision of up to 1M fewer jobs — fueling worries the Fed failed to slash rates on time

Data showing the job market was weaker than previously thought could increase concerns the US economy is facing a potentially worse downturn than the current expectation for a “soft landing” in which inflation is tamed without a recession.


Watermelon experts for four generations: How Philadelphia’s Carter Melons got their start and became a staple

Watermelon experts for four generations: How Philadelphia’s Carter Melons got their start and became a staple

His father Dov Carter was the founder of an NAACP chapter in central Georgia, who moved his family to Philadelphia in 1948 after almost being beaten to death for helping Black people get registered to vote.


Disney wrongful death lawsuit is terms and conditions warning for consumers — how can you protect yourself?

Disney wrongful death lawsuit is terms and conditions warning for consumers — how can you protect yourself?

Such agreements, which customers quickly consent to by clicking “I agree” when downloading an app or a streaming service, are so stacked against the consumer that it’s often difficult to offer good legal advice, said John Davisson, director of litigation at the Electronic Privacy Information Center.


Famous Amos cookies founder Wally Amos dead at 88

Famous Amos cookies founder Wally Amos dead at 88

He returned to cookie-making and launched multiple other brands throughout his lifetime and even opened a small bakery in Honolulu, which had a separate library of children’s books where he would read to neighborhood kids for hours every Saturday, the newspaper reported.