Commentary: We all made the Pete Rose tragedy possible
Rose — Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader and most notorious gambler — learned these lessons well. And we must acknowledge the uncomfortable reality that we — the sports media, the fans, the culture — helped make the tragedy of Pete Rose possible. In reality, Rose was horribly addicted in ways he’d never truly acknowledge. Many people knew it — journalists, Major League Baseball officials, the Reds’ management, his friends, even ordinary fans — and in the end they all just watched him fall. The next Pete Rose is out there right now, and we are almost certainly cheering for him, just as we once cheered for Charlie Hustle.
Source:Los Angeles Times
October 07, 2024 17:02 UTC
Turning Point Wants To Revolutionize How Republicans Turn Out Voters. Some Are Skeptical.
The decision by Trump to rely on untested groups such as Turning Point could have sweeping implications for November’s election. They alienate these people.”A Turning Point spokesman rebuffed such criticism, saying the group is performing an important role for conservative candidates. Kolvet, Turning Point’s spokesman, said they have so far raised tens of millions of dollars as part of this effort. Musk’s PAC took over as the leader of voter mobilization efforts in Wisconsin, a position that Turning Point had previously held. The app and Turning Point’s data plans draw criticismSome Republicans told the AP that there are major issues with Turning Point’s app, which has minimal protections to secure voters’ personal information.
Source:Huffington Post
October 07, 2024 16:37 UTC
Supreme Court rejects R. Kelly’s appeal of federal sex crimes conviction
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal from R. Kelly, who is currently serving a prison sentence for federal sex crime convictions. Kelly told the Supreme Court that he was wrongly retroactively prosecuted under a federal law that passed in 2003 and made the statute of limitations indefinite for sex crimes with minors. ‘Pharma Bro’ appeal also rejectedIn another case involving a prominent criminal defendant, the Supreme Court declined an appeal Monday from “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, who was fighting a $64 million court-imposed penalty for inflating the price of life-saving medications. Shkreli asked the Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision from earlier this year that upheld the penalty. The Supreme Court denied both appeals on Monday without explaining its reasoning and there were no noted dissents.
Source:CNN
October 07, 2024 16:36 UTC
Why a key borrowing rate is above 4% again
A key borrowing rate for American consumers has jumped to a level not seen in months. The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note breached 4% on Monday for the first time since August. The 10-year yield closed at 3.98% on Friday, up from 3.85% on Thursday. The 10-year yield tracks the rate on everything from mortgages to student loans to car loans, leaving consumers looking to borrow for big-ticket purchases with elevated costs. Data out this week could provide hints on where the Fed will take rates this year.
Source:CNN
October 07, 2024 16:30 UTC
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Source:CNN
October 07, 2024 16:22 UTC
Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats
Deloitte receives about $3 billion annually from federal agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense. However, Gallagher said The Post could identify him later if he experienced reprisals from Trump, Vance or their allies. Vance offered several opinions, notably about Trump, that contradicted the public stances he would adopt as a politician. Soon afterward, Trump Jr. shared the Breitbart article on X, writing, “Why is an executive @DeloitteUS conspiring with the Washington Post to help Kamala Harris?”In a follow-up post, Trump Jr. shared screenshots of a website displaying the total value of Deloitte’s current U.S. government contracts and of Gallagher’s bio page, including his photo, from the firm’s website. He said the messages didn’t capture his more nuanced view of Trump at the time but made no reference to Gallagher, Deloitte or the pressure being applied to them.
Source:Washington Post
October 07, 2024 16:22 UTC
Will Hurricane Helene Negatively Impact Machine Vision?
According to an Oct. 2, 2024 article from CNN1, these facilities supply some 80-90 percent of the world’s supply of high-quality quartz used in manufacturing semiconductors. Since that time, experts across numerous industries that rely on semiconductors, including machine vision, have raised questions as to whether this situation will lead to a serious supply chain issue. To be honest, I didn't notice the impact that much, compared to the COVID supply chain snarl. However, we remain confident of our ability to avoid any supply disruption for our High Purity Quartz customers. We operate a long supply chain and like many organizations, we added more focus on our resilience planning post-Covid.
Source:CNN
October 07, 2024 16:20 UTC
3 N.J. billionaires make Forbes' list of 400 richest in U.S.
Three New Jersey residents once again ranked among the Forbes’ list of the 400 Richest People in America for 2024. The two wealthiest people in the U.S. remain the same as last year — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. A 53-year-old Texas resident, Musk is the founder of electric car maker Tesla and rocket producer SpaceX and topped the list for the third straight year. He has an approximate worth of $244 billion, Forbes said. He topped the 2023 list at $251 billion.
Source:Forbes
October 07, 2024 16:16 UTC
Bill Kirk
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Source:Forbes
October 07, 2024 16:02 UTC
Navigating the Fallout: Essential Insights for Healthcare Companies in Light of the Change Healthcare Cyber Breach
IntroductionThe cyber breach at Change Healthcare in 2024 stands out as one of the most significant cyber-attacks in recent memory. Background – What HappenedChange Healthcare is a health care technology provider that works across the health care system to make clinical, administrative, and financial processes simpler for payers, providers, and consumers. It is owned and operated by its parent company UnitedHealth Group and is a technology subsidiary of UHG. On April 19, 2024, the OCR published an initial set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in response to the Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident.15 OCR then provided an update to the FAQ’s on May 31, 2024.16 These FAQ’s provide additional clarification to entities potentially impacted by the Change HealthCare breach and investigation. Establish incident response plans and run “tabletop” exercises at your organization to simulate scenario(s) to test your processes and controls.
Source:Forbes
October 07, 2024 15:53 UTC
5Things: One year on from October 7 terror attack and more stories
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Source:CNN
October 07, 2024 15:49 UTC
Jobs Growth Beats Forecast as Unemployment Drops to 4.1 Percent
At the same time, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1% from 4.2% in August. With inflation now seemingly under control, the central bank is focusing on supporting the job market. The monthly jobs report is viewed as the single most important economic indicator. But “the labor market isn’t on the brink of collapse,” he said, although he added that Fed interest rate cuts may be needed to sustain the momentum. “Another half-point cut in the interest rate in November is now out of the question; a quarter-point cut is likely,” said Sung Won Sohn, professor of economics and finance at Loyola Marymount University.
Source:Los Angeles Times
October 07, 2024 15:37 UTC
