Fox Business,
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Stephen Sorace
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Gustavo Arnal, an executive vice president and the chief financial officer of Bed Bath and Beyond, was identified as the man who plunged from the 18th floor of a New York City skyscraper on Friday, according to a report. Arnal, 52, jumped from a tower in Manhattan’s Tribeca section known as the "Jenga Building," the New York Post first reported, citing police sources. Fox News Digital reached out to Bed Bath and Beyond but did not immediately hear back. The incident happened two days after Bed Bath and Beyond announced it will cut about 20% of its workforce across corporate
Orlando Sentinel [FL],
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Richard Tribou
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9/3/2022 12:08:20 PM
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Newly named Tropical Storm Earl formed in the Atlantic on Saturday morning, with the National Hurricane Center recommending residents in the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico monitor the storm’s progress. In its 11 a.m. update, the hurricane center said Tropical Storm Earl was located about 70 miles north-east of the northern Lewards. The storm was moving to the west-northwest at about 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. (Snip) Meanwhile, Hurricane Danielle lost some power to revert to Tropical Storm Danielle, and it continued to slog along about 70 mph about 920 miles west
Washington Post,
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Yasmeen Abutaleb
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9/3/2022 9:47:22 AM
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Earlier this summer, when everything seemed to be going wrong for President Biden — his economic agenda appeared all but dead, gas prices were rising and some Democrats felt he failed to meet the moment after the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights — many Democrats were speaking privately of wanting a new party leader in 2024. Biden may not have faced explicit primary threats, but a handful of younger Democrats whose profile was rising seemed to be holding themselves out as more passionate, forceful leaders for the party, as governors like Gavin Newsom of California and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois spoke
Detroit News,
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Jordyn Grzelewski
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9/2/2022 8:18:18 PM
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General Motors Co. will offer buyouts to Buick dealers in the U.S. who decide not to opt in to the brand's plans to be all-electric by 2030, the company confirmed Friday. The news first was reported by the Wall Street Journal ahead of a Buick dealer meeting on Friday. The buyout program would be open to all of the brand's 2,000 U.S. dealers, according to spokeswoman Michelle Malcho. Dealers who accept the buyout still would be able to sell other GM brands, as the program applies only to the Buick franchise. Malcho said the brand does not have a target
CBS News,
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Simrin Singh
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Jane Fonda has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has started chemotherapy, the 84-year-old actor announced Friday. She shared the news in an Instagram post, explaining that she is hopeful despite the diagnosis. "This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky," she wrote. She said she has been managing well with chemotherapy so far and intends on carrying on with her responsibilities. "I'm doing chemo for 6 months and am handling the treatments quite well and, believe me, I will not let any of this interfere with my climate activism," Fonda said. She
Washington Post,
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Paul Farhi
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9/2/2022 3:27:19 PM
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While President Biden warned the nation about threats to democracy in a prime time address on Thursday, ABC was airing a game show, “Press Your Luck.” As Biden spelled out his objections to former president Donald Trump and “MAGA Republicans,” NBC was broadcasting a rerun of “Law and Order.” CBS skipped the speech to show a rerun of “Young Sheldon.” The networks’ rejection of Biden’s speech — delivered in front of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, washed in dramatic red lighting as Marines stood guard — marked an unusual moment in the long relationship between the White House and the nation’s most
Washington Examiner,
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Anna Giaritelli
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9/1/2022 3:02:52 PM
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot slammed Gov. Greg Abbott after buses of migrants from the southern border state of Texas pulled into the Illinois city late Wednesday. "As a city, we are doing everything we can to ensure these immigrants and their families can receive shelter, food, and most importantly protection," a spokesperson for Lightfoot, a Democrat, said in a statement issued Wednesday evening. "Unfortunately, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is without any shame or humanity. But ever since he put these racist practices of expulsion in place, we have been working with our community partners to ready the city to receive
MarketWatch,
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Victor Reklaitis
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9/1/2022 9:28:39 AM
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So what’s the polling for President Joe Biden’s new plan for federal student loans, which includes canceling a big tranche of the debt? A new Morning Consult/Politico survey has found that 48% of Americans support Biden’s effort to forgive between $10,000 and $20,000 of debt for individuals earning less than $125,000 a year (or $250,000 for households). Some 43% are opposed to the forgiveness, and 9% are undecided, as shown in the top part of the chart below. Among Democrats, support for Biden’s forgiveness plan is at 72%, while just 42% of independents and 26% of Republicans back it. Among people
Daily Mail (UK),
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Keith Griffith
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8/31/2022 7:53:02 PM
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The head of McDonald's US operations has publicly slammed a proposed California law that could force large fast food chains to pay workers up to $22 an hour, saying the plan 'should raise alarm bells across the country.' McDonald's USA President Joe Erlinger spoke out in an open letter on Wednesday, arguing that California's plan is unfairly designed and will raise costs further for consumers. He was responding to a bill that could set wages at fast-food chains with more than 100 restaurants at $22 an hour next year, well above the existing statewide minimum of $15.50 an hour for
The Drive,
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Lewin Day -
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8/30/2022 8:52:35 PM
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A Chevrolet Volt owner in Florida was shocked to receive a $30,000 quote for a replacement battery from a dealership, reports CarScoops. The quote in question comes from Roger Dean Chevrolet in Florida, and regards a battery replacement for a 2012 Chevrolet Bolt. The cost of the new battery itself comes in at $26,853.99. Further charges include $33.98 for coolant and $1,200 in labor. Add tax and the total bill comes to $30,842.15. It's a steep price, particularly when a brand-new Chevrolet Bolt with a far larger battery can be had for a base price of $26,595. The enormous figure
KMSP-TV [Eden Prairie MN],
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Staff
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MINNEAPOLIS - An alert was issued Monday afternoon at Children's Minnesota after a man was robbed outside the hospital, the latest in a string of violent trouble at the hospital. Police say the victim was robbed at gunpoint shortly after 1 p.m. but was able to run into the emergency room to get help after the fact. The victim was not hurt but had personal items taken, hospital officials added. No suspects are in custody. (Snip) "(It) makes me sick to my stomach thinking that every time I walk into work, there's a chance that I could be next," they told
Asbury Park Press [NJ],
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David P. Willis
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MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — Grocery store customers are walking off with those plastic hand baskets you find in the supermarket, an apparent consequence to New Jersey's plastic bag ban that went into effect this past spring. "They are just disappearing," said Louis Scaduto Jr., chief executive officer of Middletown-based Food Circus Super Markets, which owns four Super Foodtown stores in Monmouth County, in the northeastern part of the state. "I may actually have to just do away with them soon, can't afford to keep replacing them," Scaduto wrote in a text message. (Snip) Last May, New Jersey implemented the strictest carryout bag
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Crazy Joe's slight uptick in the polls may be enough for him to justify running for a 2nd term.