Sports Illustrated plans major job cuts after being revoked from permission to use brand name
The publisher of Sports Illustrated has notified employees that it plans to make significant job cuts after permission to use its iconic brand name was revoked. Arena Group, which operates Sports Illustrated and related properties, said in an email to employees Friday morning that Authentic Brands Group has revoked its marketing license. The Sports Illustrated employee union said in a statement that the layoffs will affect a significant number of News Guild employees, possibly all of them.
Judge rejects juror who compared missing Connecticut mother case to 'Gone Girl' conspiracy
A judge on Friday dismissed a jury in the trial of a Connecticut woman accused of helping her boyfriend cover up the murder of his estranged wife. The judge said he acknowledged that the panelists compared the case to the novel “Gone Girl” and the movie in the presence of other jurors. “Gone Girl'' is the story of a man who becomes a suspect after his wife fakes her disappearance. In the Connecticut case, Michelle Troconis is charged with aiding and abetting the murder of her boyfriend Fotis Dulos' wife Jennifer Dulos, who disappeared in May 2019. Fotis Dulos later committed suicide. Troconis has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit murder.
Prince Harry withdraws defamation lawsuit against Daily Mail, damaging pre-trial judgment
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has dropped a defamation lawsuit against a British tabloid publisher following a ruling that damaged his case. Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex told the High Court in London on Friday that the Duke of Sussex is withdrawing his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers. No reason was given, but that was the day Prince Harry was scheduled to hand over documents in the case. Last month, a judge ordered the publisher to pay more than $60,000 in legal fees after Prince Harry was unable to win without going to court.
Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Miami airport
MIAMI (AP) – Witnesses saw sparks flying from a cargo plane that made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff. An Atlas Air spokesperson said the plane landed safely on Thursday night “after suffering an engine failure shortly after departure,” and said in a statement Friday that the crew had followed all standard procedures. . Atlas Air said it would conduct tests to determine the cause. On social media platform
The small plane that crashed off the coast of California was among a growing number of domestic aircraft.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A small plane that crashed into the ocean off the coast of California has been identified as one of tens of thousands of home-built planes that fly around the United States as part of the high-flying hobby. Initial reports said there were four people on board the single-engine Cozy Mark IV plane that sank Sunday evening just south of San Francisco, federal investigators said. No survivors have been found. Only one body was recovered from the waters near Half Moon Bay. The four-seater plane was built by a now-retired dentist who flew the plane for 15 years before selling it. More than 33,000 of his amateur aircraft, a class known as cozy aircraft, have been certified by the FAA, a number that has tripled since his 1980s.
Landslide buries house in southern Philippines, killing 10 people, authorities say
DAVAO, Philippines (AP) – Philippine authorities say 10 people, including five children, have been killed in a landslide triggered by days of heavy rain in the southern Philippines, burying a Christian prayer house. did. Two other people were injured and one villager is missing after a landslide occurred in a mountain village in Moncayo, a gold mining town in Davao de Oro province. Edner Dayanhiran, regional director of the government's civil defense agency, said rescuers exhumed three more bodies on Friday from the mountain village of Monkayo, where seven bodies were recovered on Thursday.
Five Senegalese killed in Denver house fire, boy pleads guilty
DENVER (AP) — One of three teenagers accused of starting a house fire that killed five Senegalese families in a Denver suburb has been found guilty of one count of second-degree murder. Admitted. Investigators learned that the arson was set in anger after a stolen cell phone was mistakenly traced to the residence. Gavin Seymour, 19, pleaded guilty Friday and could be sentenced to 16 to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced March 15. The alleged ringleader, Kevin Bui, is scheduled to be arraigned on February 1st. Another teenager has been in custody for several years for his role in the fire that killed three adults and two children, for which he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Reba McIntyre, Post Malone and Andra Day sing before Super Bowl game
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Country music star Reba McEntire will take the stage at next month's Super Bowl to sing the national anthem and Post Malone will perform “America the Beautiful.” The performance will take place on February 11th at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, followed by a championship matchup and halftime show featuring Usher. Andra Day will also perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as part of her pregame performance, which will be aired on CBS. Actor Daniel Durant sings the national anthem in American Sign Language. Emmy Award winner Adam Blackstone will produce and arrange the national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, Queen Latifah to join Rolling Stones at 2024 Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Country music singer Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, Queen Latifah and New Orleans native Jon Batiste are among the headliners at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He is one of the star power members set to join the Rolling Stones. Organizers announced the full lineup on Thursday. The event will be held over two weekends from April 25th to May 5th. The Rolling Stones will headline the festival on Thursday, May 2, as part of the group's North American tour. Jazz Fest has added April 25th to the start date of this year's event, giving locals a traditional Locals Thursday as a result. Tickets for the day will be $50 for Louisiana residents.
Prosecutors arrest flight attendant for allegedly trying to record teenage girl in airplane bathroom
BOSTON (AP) — Police have arrested an American Airlines flight attendant on suspicion of secretly attempting to film a 14-year-old female passenger while she was using the restroom on a plane she was working on last September. Police also allege that 37-year-old Estes Carter Thompson III recorded four other underage female passengers using the bathroom on the aircraft he previously worked on. He was arrested on Thursday. Thompson was charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual abuse images depicting prepubescent minors. A phone number for Ms. Thompson could not be found. It is unclear whether he has a lawyer.
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