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Pablo Torre, the journalist whose reporting led the NBA to crack down on the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the league salary cap rules, said he is not done with the story.
"There is more to come than is in the NBA report,'' Torre said Wednesday, Sept. 2 during his podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out. "This is not everything.''
Torre, 40, and his two co-hosts did not provide specifics. But Torre did offer a couple of hints while pointing to the findings of an investigation conducted by referring to a law firm hired by the NBA, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
The investigation has centered one player, Kawhi Leonard, and how the Clippers funneled him money in violation of the league's salary cap rules after signing him in 2019, according to a summary of the law firm's investigation. Torre cited mention in the summary of an unidentified second player.
Torre also pointed out the investigation findings did not include Dennis Wong, the Clippers' co-owner. Steve Ballmer, the team's controlling owner, has been suspended from all league and team activities for a year.
#pablo #league #findings #player
"There is more to come than is in the NBA report,'' Torre said Wednesday, Sept. 2 during his podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out. "This is not everything.''
Torre, 40, and his two co-hosts did not provide specifics. But Torre did offer a couple of hints while pointing to the findings of an investigation conducted by referring to a law firm hired by the NBA, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
The investigation has centered one player, Kawhi Leonard, and how the Clippers funneled him money in violation of the league's salary cap rules after signing him in 2019, according to a summary of the law firm's investigation. Torre cited mention in the summary of an unidentified second player.
Torre also pointed out the investigation findings did not include Dennis Wong, the Clippers' co-owner. Steve Ballmer, the team's controlling owner, has been suspended from all league and team activities for a year.
#pablo #league #findings #player
4 hours ago
After months of speculation and anticipation, the NBA dropped the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday over their reported scheme to circumvent the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard.
And what a hammer it was. The league has stripped the Clippers of five first-round draft picks, fined owner Steve Ballmer $30 million, fined Leonard $700,000 and suspended Ballmer, president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank and president of business operations Gillian Zucker.
It is a team-changing blow to LA, which many have noted also gave up five first-rounders, two pick swaps and future MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a trade for Paul George at Leonard's request.
The Clippers have already released a statement rejecting the NBA's findings and promising to challenge them. It remains to be seen how that will play out, but the NBA has certainly thrown down a harsh first move.
But how harsh is it compared to other cheating scandals in recent sports history? Let's compare the Clippers' sanctions to the bites other teams have received for bending the rules for a competitive advantage in recent sports history, which we are cutting off at the year 2000.
#fined #operations
And what a hammer it was. The league has stripped the Clippers of five first-round draft picks, fined owner Steve Ballmer $30 million, fined Leonard $700,000 and suspended Ballmer, president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank and president of business operations Gillian Zucker.
It is a team-changing blow to LA, which many have noted also gave up five first-rounders, two pick swaps and future MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a trade for Paul George at Leonard's request.
The Clippers have already released a statement rejecting the NBA's findings and promising to challenge them. It remains to be seen how that will play out, but the NBA has certainly thrown down a harsh first move.
But how harsh is it compared to other cheating scandals in recent sports history? Let's compare the Clippers' sanctions to the bites other teams have received for bending the rules for a competitive advantage in recent sports history, which we are cutting off at the year 2000.
#fined #operations
4 hours ago
The long-awaited results of the NBA's investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers' alleged salary cap circumvention practices were finally released on Wednesday, Sept. 2, and the fallout is just beginning.
Among the punishments handed out, the Clippers must forfeit five first-round draft picks and pay a $30 million fine. Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers' superstar at the heart of the scandal, has been fined $700,000. Additionally, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and president of business operations Gillian Zucker have been suspended by the league for one year. Lawrence Frank, the team's president of basketball operations, has been suspended for six months.
The official investigation report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz explicitly lays out why the organization is facing the brunt of the penalties. Throughout the 36-page document, investigators state the three individuals most responsible for the Clippers' rule-breaking are Ballmer, Zucker and Frank, and call out the organization for obfuscating the investigation's efforts.
The report also notes investigators "continue to receive information relevant to the subjects discussed in this report" and will supplement their findings as appropriate. Wachtell Lipton said it conducted 73 interviews of 60 people and reviewed 200,000 pages of documents.
Here are 13 must-read segments from the investigation. Each is quoted directly from the report.
#clippers #report #lipton #president
Among the punishments handed out, the Clippers must forfeit five first-round draft picks and pay a $30 million fine. Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers' superstar at the heart of the scandal, has been fined $700,000. Additionally, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and president of business operations Gillian Zucker have been suspended by the league for one year. Lawrence Frank, the team's president of basketball operations, has been suspended for six months.
The official investigation report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz explicitly lays out why the organization is facing the brunt of the penalties. Throughout the 36-page document, investigators state the three individuals most responsible for the Clippers' rule-breaking are Ballmer, Zucker and Frank, and call out the organization for obfuscating the investigation's efforts.
The report also notes investigators "continue to receive information relevant to the subjects discussed in this report" and will supplement their findings as appropriate. Wachtell Lipton said it conducted 73 interviews of 60 people and reviewed 200,000 pages of documents.
Here are 13 must-read segments from the investigation. Each is quoted directly from the report.
#clippers #report #lipton #president
6 hours ago
Law Murray: From the LA Clippers On behalf of the LA Clippers: We vehemently reject the NBA's findings, which are the result of a heavily biased investigation seeking to justify a predetermined narrative rather than facts and evidence. What the league told us privately differs from what it announced today publicly, and they have not held themselves close to the standard Commissioner Silver set at the start of this investigation to ensure it's fairness and accuracy. For the past year, we cooperated fully and in good faith and we will now fight just as hard to demonstrate our innocence. We intend to vigorously challenge these findings and penalties through every avenue available to us and look forward to an ethical and impartial arbitration process.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Clippers response to NBA ruling: We vehemently reject these findings as a biased investigation looking to justify a predetermined narrative
#investigation #reject #justify #narrative
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Clippers response to NBA ruling: We vehemently reject these findings as a biased investigation looking to justify a predetermined narrative
#investigation #reject #justify #narrative
7 hours ago
CHICAGO — Last mile costs continue to rise. On Thursday, FarEye released new research putting that cost into perspective using survey data.
The survey found median last-mile costs rose 12 percent in 2026, matching the increase operators saw a year ago. Six in 10 operators reported increases above 10 percent, and one in five reported increases above 20 percent.
Eighty-eight percent of operators said delivery cost is growing as fast as revenue or faster. Only one in eight operators is creating operating leverage. FarEye CEO and co-founder Kushal Nahata presented these findings Thursday at the Last Mile Leaders America event in Chicago.
"We thought probably it's an anomaly, it's not in double digits, but we saw that again this year as well," Nahata said. "So now it's probably the new normal that our delivery costs overall are increasing by almost double digits year on year."
The survey gathered more than 3,000 data points from U.S. delivery operators in the first half of 2026. Control figures are based on the 41 operators who answered the control question. Fleet-mix figures are based on 84 operators.
#mile #survey #delivery
The survey found median last-mile costs rose 12 percent in 2026, matching the increase operators saw a year ago. Six in 10 operators reported increases above 10 percent, and one in five reported increases above 20 percent.
Eighty-eight percent of operators said delivery cost is growing as fast as revenue or faster. Only one in eight operators is creating operating leverage. FarEye CEO and co-founder Kushal Nahata presented these findings Thursday at the Last Mile Leaders America event in Chicago.
"We thought probably it's an anomaly, it's not in double digits, but we saw that again this year as well," Nahata said. "So now it's probably the new normal that our delivery costs overall are increasing by almost double digits year on year."
The survey gathered more than 3,000 data points from U.S. delivery operators in the first half of 2026. Control figures are based on the 41 operators who answered the control question. Fleet-mix figures are based on 84 operators.
#mile #survey #delivery
1 day ago
Azariah Levells is back — and right on time, too.
A New Mexico district judge granted the Lobo cornerback's motion for an expedited temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Monday, allowing him to return to UNM for the time being.
While the fifth-year senior's restraining order is based only on preliminary findings, it made him eligible to rejoin UNM's roster ahead of Monday's cutoff date. Levells has since returned to practice and will be available to play Saturday in the Lobos' season opener against Central Michigan.
"The ordinary time required to notice and brief this motion would itself moot the relief sought and inflict the very harm (Levells) seeks to avoid," read the court order signed by Judge Beatrice Brickhouse of the 2nd Judicial District Court.
But unlike Brett Karhu — another Lobo granted a restraining order last week — Levells likely has more work to do. His motion was filed ex parte, meaning the NCAA has had no opportunity to respond.
#motion #lobo
A New Mexico district judge granted the Lobo cornerback's motion for an expedited temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Monday, allowing him to return to UNM for the time being.
While the fifth-year senior's restraining order is based only on preliminary findings, it made him eligible to rejoin UNM's roster ahead of Monday's cutoff date. Levells has since returned to practice and will be available to play Saturday in the Lobos' season opener against Central Michigan.
"The ordinary time required to notice and brief this motion would itself moot the relief sought and inflict the very harm (Levells) seeks to avoid," read the court order signed by Judge Beatrice Brickhouse of the 2nd Judicial District Court.
But unlike Brett Karhu — another Lobo granted a restraining order last week — Levells likely has more work to do. His motion was filed ex parte, meaning the NCAA has had no opportunity to respond.
#motion #lobo
1 day ago
When scientists with the National Center for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia were surveying caves in search of wildlife in 2022 and 2023, they came across something unexpected: seven naturally mummified cheetahs in five caves near the northern city of Arar. The remains were largely intact with well-preserved soft tissue and skeletons.
Now, an ******* ysis of three of the mummies' DNA has revealed something that could help reintroduce cheetahs to the Arabian Peninsula wilderness, researchers say.
Cheetahs once inhabited much of Africa and parts of Asia, but now they are found in only 9% of their historic range. It was previously believed that the Asiatic cheetah, called Acinonyx jubatus venaticus, was the only subspecies ever present in Saudi Arabia. The species is now critically endangered, with a small wild population remaining in Iran. Across the peninsula, cheetahs were deemed locally extinct in the 1970s.
But when the researchers ******* yzed three of the mummies, they found that two of the oldest specimens were genetically closer to the subspecies Acinonyx jubatus hecki, known as the Northwest African cheetah.
The findings, published in January in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, reveal that at least two subspecies of cheetah once roamed the Arabian Peninsula. The discovery could help reintroduction efforts as scientists now know which cheetah lineages once lived in the peninsula and have evidence of their success in the area.
#cheetahs #cheetah #once #arabia
Now, an ******* ysis of three of the mummies' DNA has revealed something that could help reintroduce cheetahs to the Arabian Peninsula wilderness, researchers say.
Cheetahs once inhabited much of Africa and parts of Asia, but now they are found in only 9% of their historic range. It was previously believed that the Asiatic cheetah, called Acinonyx jubatus venaticus, was the only subspecies ever present in Saudi Arabia. The species is now critically endangered, with a small wild population remaining in Iran. Across the peninsula, cheetahs were deemed locally extinct in the 1970s.
But when the researchers ******* yzed three of the mummies, they found that two of the oldest specimens were genetically closer to the subspecies Acinonyx jubatus hecki, known as the Northwest African cheetah.
The findings, published in January in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, reveal that at least two subspecies of cheetah once roamed the Arabian Peninsula. The discovery could help reintroduction efforts as scientists now know which cheetah lineages once lived in the peninsula and have evidence of their success in the area.
#cheetahs #cheetah #once #arabia
2 days ago
CHICAGO — Last mile costs continue to rise. On Thursday, FarEye released new research putting that cost into perspective using survey data.
The survey found median last-mile costs rose 12 percent in 2026, matching the increase operators saw a year ago. Six in 10 operators reported increases above 10 percent, and one in five reported increases above 20 percent.
Eighty-eight percent of operators said delivery cost is growing as fast as revenue or faster. Only one in eight operators is creating operating leverage. FarEye CEO and co-founder Kushal Nahata presented these findings Thursday at the Last Mile Leaders America event in Chicago.
"We thought probably it's an anomaly, it's not in double digits, but we saw that again this year as well," Nahata said. "So now it's probably the new normal that our delivery costs overall are increasing by almost double digits year on year."
The survey gathered more than 3,000 data points from U.S. delivery operators in the first half of 2026. Control figures are based on the 41 operators who answered the control question. Fleet-mix figures are based on 84 operators.
#percent
The survey found median last-mile costs rose 12 percent in 2026, matching the increase operators saw a year ago. Six in 10 operators reported increases above 10 percent, and one in five reported increases above 20 percent.
Eighty-eight percent of operators said delivery cost is growing as fast as revenue or faster. Only one in eight operators is creating operating leverage. FarEye CEO and co-founder Kushal Nahata presented these findings Thursday at the Last Mile Leaders America event in Chicago.
"We thought probably it's an anomaly, it's not in double digits, but we saw that again this year as well," Nahata said. "So now it's probably the new normal that our delivery costs overall are increasing by almost double digits year on year."
The survey gathered more than 3,000 data points from U.S. delivery operators in the first half of 2026. Control figures are based on the 41 operators who answered the control question. Fleet-mix figures are based on 84 operators.
#percent
8 days ago
$544. That is the average withdrawal on Argentine retail crypto rails such as Lemon Wallet. The median transfer is between $150 and $270—closer to rent money than a portfolio shift.
That figure changes the familiar image of capital flight. Money once moved offshore through private bankers and complex accounts. Across Latin America, workers and small businesses can now do it from a phone.
BeInCrypto Intelligence's 23-page report, The Exodus Economy, traced six routes money takes out of the region and audited 12 products marketed as dollar accounts. We shared the findings with five industry executives. Their responses point to a difficult question: once digital dollars remove the friction from leaving, what could persuade that money to return?
Brazil shows why returns alone cannot explain the movement. The report sets local savings and dollars to a starting value of 100 in 2016.
Money-earning Brazil's benchmark CDI rate grew to about 150 over the next decade, while dollars held without yield ended at 99. Yet Brazilians' declared offshore wealth reached an estimated $654 billion in 2024.
#money #once #argentine
That figure changes the familiar image of capital flight. Money once moved offshore through private bankers and complex accounts. Across Latin America, workers and small businesses can now do it from a phone.
BeInCrypto Intelligence's 23-page report, The Exodus Economy, traced six routes money takes out of the region and audited 12 products marketed as dollar accounts. We shared the findings with five industry executives. Their responses point to a difficult question: once digital dollars remove the friction from leaving, what could persuade that money to return?
Brazil shows why returns alone cannot explain the movement. The report sets local savings and dollars to a starting value of 100 in 2016.
Money-earning Brazil's benchmark CDI rate grew to about 150 over the next decade, while dollars held without yield ended at 99. Yet Brazilians' declared offshore wealth reached an estimated $654 billion in 2024.
#money #once #argentine
8 days ago
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S&P 500 companies that maintained their diversity, equity and inclusion commitments performed as well as or better than their peers that rolled back DEI commitments in the face of political pressure, University of California, Berkeley public policy scholar Jacob Grumbach posited in a recently published report.
Grumbach determined the health of the companies by looking at both company revenue and abnormal stock returns to measure company performance relative to the broader market trends. Both metrics indicated that organizations that retained DEI programs performed as well as or better than their competitors.
These findings come contrary to the current corporate logic du jour, which maintains that DEI programming presents a legal risk under the current presidential administration.
"Markets Do Not Punish Firms for Maintaining DEI," published on Aug. 14, highlighted the performance of companies such as Apple, Cisco, Costco, Delta Airlines, Dollar Tree, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft and Pfizer, which maintained their DEI commitments — compared to companies such as Citigroup, Dollar General, IBM, Target and Walmart, which all scaled back.
#dollar
S&P 500 companies that maintained their diversity, equity and inclusion commitments performed as well as or better than their peers that rolled back DEI commitments in the face of political pressure, University of California, Berkeley public policy scholar Jacob Grumbach posited in a recently published report.
Grumbach determined the health of the companies by looking at both company revenue and abnormal stock returns to measure company performance relative to the broader market trends. Both metrics indicated that organizations that retained DEI programs performed as well as or better than their competitors.
These findings come contrary to the current corporate logic du jour, which maintains that DEI programming presents a legal risk under the current presidential administration.
"Markets Do Not Punish Firms for Maintaining DEI," published on Aug. 14, highlighted the performance of companies such as Apple, Cisco, Costco, Delta Airlines, Dollar Tree, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft and Pfizer, which maintained their DEI commitments — compared to companies such as Citigroup, Dollar General, IBM, Target and Walmart, which all scaled back.
#dollar
9 days ago
A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham, Boston University, and the Concussion & CTE Foundation found that at least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma.
The findings, published Tuesday in The British Medical Journal, examined former NFL players from the hard-shell helmet era and suggest the prevalence of CTE among professional football players is significantly higher than in the general population.
Researchers identified 878 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021. Of those, 235 donated their brains for study, and 215 of the donated brains, or 91.4%, showed evidence of CTE.
Because CTE can only be diagnosed after death through brain tissue examination, researchers estimated a range for how widespread the disease may have been among all deceased former players. Their most conservative estimate found at least 24.5% of former NFL players who died during that period had CTE. The upper estimate reached 97.7%, though researchers said both extremes are unlikely and the true prevalence is likely somewhere in between.
"Community brain bank studies have shown that CTE affects less than 1% of the general population," said Dr. Daniel Daneshvar, lead author of the study and chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mass General Brigham. "To find that somewhere between 24.5% and 97.7% of NFL players from that time period had this progressive brain disease is a wake-up call for the NFL and scientific communities."
#died
The findings, published Tuesday in The British Medical Journal, examined former NFL players from the hard-shell helmet era and suggest the prevalence of CTE among professional football players is significantly higher than in the general population.
Researchers identified 878 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021. Of those, 235 donated their brains for study, and 215 of the donated brains, or 91.4%, showed evidence of CTE.
Because CTE can only be diagnosed after death through brain tissue examination, researchers estimated a range for how widespread the disease may have been among all deceased former players. Their most conservative estimate found at least 24.5% of former NFL players who died during that period had CTE. The upper estimate reached 97.7%, though researchers said both extremes are unlikely and the true prevalence is likely somewhere in between.
"Community brain bank studies have shown that CTE affects less than 1% of the general population," said Dr. Daniel Daneshvar, lead author of the study and chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mass General Brigham. "To find that somewhere between 24.5% and 97.7% of NFL players from that time period had this progressive brain disease is a wake-up call for the NFL and scientific communities."
#died
9 days ago
On Saturday, the Bills acknowledged that defensive tackle Ed Oliver's young son died earlier this summer, after a report regarding the tragedy had emerged a day earlier.
On Monday, authorities in Houston closed the investigation regarding the situation.
"The incident was thoroughly investigated by detectives, and their finding [was] no criminal findings," the Harris County, Texas, Sheriff's Office said Monday, per the **** ociated Press. "The case is now closed."
Oliver's son, who was nearly two, was found unresponsive in a swimming pool in late June.
Quarterback Josh Allen spoke out on Saturday against the decision to publish information about the boy's death, saying he was "very, very sad and angry" that the information had come to light before Oliver was ready to share it.
#saturday #information #bills #houston
On Monday, authorities in Houston closed the investigation regarding the situation.
"The incident was thoroughly investigated by detectives, and their finding [was] no criminal findings," the Harris County, Texas, Sheriff's Office said Monday, per the **** ociated Press. "The case is now closed."
Oliver's son, who was nearly two, was found unresponsive in a swimming pool in late June.
Quarterback Josh Allen spoke out on Saturday against the decision to publish information about the boy's death, saying he was "very, very sad and angry" that the information had come to light before Oliver was ready to share it.
#saturday #information #bills #houston
12 days ago
A newly obtained police report is providing more detail about the scene where The Challenge alum Tyler Duckworth was found dead on Aug. 11. The 44-year-old reality TV veteran was discovered in the bathroom of his Grand Forks, North Dakota, apartment after residents downstairs reported water leaking through their ceiling.
According to Page Six, which obtained a Grand Forks Police Department case report, Duckworth's body was found against the bathroom door while water from an overflowing bathtub was reaching the apartment below. The person who called for help reportedly tried to get the water shut off and was unable to determine whether Duckworth was alive.
TMZ reported that investigators found no outward signs of trauma, including gunshot or stab wounds, and that the preliminary investigation did not point to homicide.
Duckworth's official cause of death remains undetermined while authorities await final forensic findings. Police have said there were no apparent signs of foul play or other circumstances at the scene suggesting a suspicious death.
Police were called to Duckworth's apartment at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Aug. 11 after downstairs residents noticed water coming through their ceiling.
#police #found #grand #obtained
According to Page Six, which obtained a Grand Forks Police Department case report, Duckworth's body was found against the bathroom door while water from an overflowing bathtub was reaching the apartment below. The person who called for help reportedly tried to get the water shut off and was unable to determine whether Duckworth was alive.
TMZ reported that investigators found no outward signs of trauma, including gunshot or stab wounds, and that the preliminary investigation did not point to homicide.
Duckworth's official cause of death remains undetermined while authorities await final forensic findings. Police have said there were no apparent signs of foul play or other circumstances at the scene suggesting a suspicious death.
Police were called to Duckworth's apartment at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Aug. 11 after downstairs residents noticed water coming through their ceiling.
#police #found #grand #obtained
13 days ago
In a recent post to ScarletKnights.com, Rutgers Athletics announced the establishment of R Guest Services, a new arm of the athletic department to **** ist guests on gameday, as well as a new traffic plan to hopefully get fans in and out of the area much quicker.
According to the release, R Guest Services will "enhance the overall fan experience by serving as a visible, approachable resource throughout athletic venues on game day. Team members will be stationed strategically across venues to answer questions, provide directions and information, **** ist with guest needs and respond to customer concerns in real time."
In addition, there will be a new helpline where fans can text "KNIGHTS" to 6050 or email guestservicesscarletknights.com to report issues and receive **** istance.
In addition to the introduction of R Guest Services, the department also announced that it will be introducing a new traffic plan, one that includes increased shuttle services. According to the release, "Third-party experts Populous and WSP conducted an extensive review of traffic patterns and parking, and pedestrian flow last season. As a result of those findings, fans will see an improved process for ingress and egress at the parking lots and gates at SHI Stadium."
According to the release, "Rutgers will operate a courtesy shuttle on the Busch campus to serve fans parking in the outer lots. Shuttle bus pickup begins three hours before kickoff between the Purple and Black Lots on the corner of Brett Road and Bartholomew Road, and it will drop fans off near Athletes Glen. The shuttle will run for one hour following the game. Rutgers will continue to provide ADA shuttle service as in years past, with pickup locations at Jersey Mike's Arena, the Busch Student Center and Lot 53."
#shuttle #fans #TRAFFIC
According to the release, R Guest Services will "enhance the overall fan experience by serving as a visible, approachable resource throughout athletic venues on game day. Team members will be stationed strategically across venues to answer questions, provide directions and information, **** ist with guest needs and respond to customer concerns in real time."
In addition, there will be a new helpline where fans can text "KNIGHTS" to 6050 or email guestservicesscarletknights.com to report issues and receive **** istance.
In addition to the introduction of R Guest Services, the department also announced that it will be introducing a new traffic plan, one that includes increased shuttle services. According to the release, "Third-party experts Populous and WSP conducted an extensive review of traffic patterns and parking, and pedestrian flow last season. As a result of those findings, fans will see an improved process for ingress and egress at the parking lots and gates at SHI Stadium."
According to the release, "Rutgers will operate a courtesy shuttle on the Busch campus to serve fans parking in the outer lots. Shuttle bus pickup begins three hours before kickoff between the Purple and Black Lots on the corner of Brett Road and Bartholomew Road, and it will drop fans off near Athletes Glen. The shuttle will run for one hour following the game. Rutgers will continue to provide ADA shuttle service as in years past, with pickup locations at Jersey Mike's Arena, the Busch Student Center and Lot 53."
#shuttle #fans #TRAFFIC
14 days ago
A majority of payroll specialists across the UK and Ireland have incorporated AI into their regular routines, with considerable interest in further adoption.
The findings are part of the Payroll Professionals Survey 2026 by BrightPay, a unit of accounting, payroll and human resources solutions provider Bright.
The research is based on data collected from 296 industry practitioners in the UK and Ireland.
It found that 56% of them utilise AI solutions on at least an occasional basis. An additional 24% expressed a desire to begin adopting the technology.
However, 18% of participants stated they had no intention of adopting AI, citing scepticism regarding current platforms.
#ireland
The findings are part of the Payroll Professionals Survey 2026 by BrightPay, a unit of accounting, payroll and human resources solutions provider Bright.
The research is based on data collected from 296 industry practitioners in the UK and Ireland.
It found that 56% of them utilise AI solutions on at least an occasional basis. An additional 24% expressed a desire to begin adopting the technology.
However, 18% of participants stated they had no intention of adopting AI, citing scepticism regarding current platforms.
#ireland
16 days ago
By Diana Novak Jones
Aug 18 (Reuters) - As opening statements get underway in a landmark trial over claims that Meta Platforms misled the public about the safety of Instagram and Facebook for young users and violated child privacy laws, one of the biggest fights in the case has already been resolved: whether a bipartisan group of U.S. states could present their claims together.
The states pushed for a single trial covering state consumer protection and federal privacy claims brought by 29 attorneys general, while Meta argued for a series of smaller trials grouping states that have similar laws.
The fight was about more than courtroom logistics. The states argued that the case centers on company-wide decisions affecting young users across the country and seeks nationwide changes to Meta's platforms, and that jurors should hear a single story about Meta's actions. Meta countered that jurors should evaluate states' claims separately because the underlying laws differ and warned that a combined proceeding could blur important distinctions among the claims.
Ultimately, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers adopted a hybrid approach for the multi-week trial, allowing Colorado, California, Kentucky and New Jersey to try their state law claims together, while also including the federal law claims brought by all of the states. Although Rogers will decide the case, she appointed an advisory jury whose findings may inform her final ruling.
#states #young
Aug 18 (Reuters) - As opening statements get underway in a landmark trial over claims that Meta Platforms misled the public about the safety of Instagram and Facebook for young users and violated child privacy laws, one of the biggest fights in the case has already been resolved: whether a bipartisan group of U.S. states could present their claims together.
The states pushed for a single trial covering state consumer protection and federal privacy claims brought by 29 attorneys general, while Meta argued for a series of smaller trials grouping states that have similar laws.
The fight was about more than courtroom logistics. The states argued that the case centers on company-wide decisions affecting young users across the country and seeks nationwide changes to Meta's platforms, and that jurors should hear a single story about Meta's actions. Meta countered that jurors should evaluate states' claims separately because the underlying laws differ and warned that a combined proceeding could blur important distinctions among the claims.
Ultimately, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers adopted a hybrid approach for the multi-week trial, allowing Colorado, California, Kentucky and New Jersey to try their state law claims together, while also including the federal law claims brought by all of the states. Although Rogers will decide the case, she appointed an advisory jury whose findings may inform her final ruling.
#states #young
16 days ago
By Bianca Flowers and Kat Stafford
CHICAGO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The NAACP announced on Monday it had joined the legal team representing the family of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black teen whose body was found on a Mississippi barrier island last month after a Fourth of July trip with three white friends.
The U.S. civil rights organization said its Office of General Counsel will work with the family's lawyers, including prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, to seek a comprehensive investigation and greater transparency from authorities into Wells' death.
"We're taking up this fight to search for truth and transparency surrounding the death of Nolan Wells," Kristen Clarke, general counsel of the NAACP, said in a statement.
The NAACP's involvement underscores how Wells' death has evolved from a local investigation into a case drawing national scrutiny. Although authorities have not announced final findings or alleged foul play, questions raised by family members, civil rights leaders and others about race, transparency and accountability have fueled calls for greater scrutiny.
#wells #death #nolan #counsel
CHICAGO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The NAACP announced on Monday it had joined the legal team representing the family of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black teen whose body was found on a Mississippi barrier island last month after a Fourth of July trip with three white friends.
The U.S. civil rights organization said its Office of General Counsel will work with the family's lawyers, including prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, to seek a comprehensive investigation and greater transparency from authorities into Wells' death.
"We're taking up this fight to search for truth and transparency surrounding the death of Nolan Wells," Kristen Clarke, general counsel of the NAACP, said in a statement.
The NAACP's involvement underscores how Wells' death has evolved from a local investigation into a case drawing national scrutiny. Although authorities have not announced final findings or alleged foul play, questions raised by family members, civil rights leaders and others about race, transparency and accountability have fueled calls for greater scrutiny.
#wells #death #nolan #counsel
19 days ago
PARIS, Aug 14 (Reuters) - French taxpayers' data, both individuals and professionals, were stolen in a cyberattack, the French Finance Ministry said late on Thursday.
• A "malicious actor" claimed on Wednesday he broke into the tax agency, General Direction of Public Finances, in late June, the ministry said in a statement.
• Investigations confirmed the cyberattack, which led to the consulting and extraction of taxpayers' data, the statement said.
• Further probes are ongoing to determine which specific data and the exact number of taxpayers affected, the ministry said, adding further findings will be disclosed.
• "Users concerned will receive individual information specifying the data that may have been consulted or extracted and, where applicable, the precautionary measures to be adopted," the statement said.
#ministry #french #further #late
• A "malicious actor" claimed on Wednesday he broke into the tax agency, General Direction of Public Finances, in late June, the ministry said in a statement.
• Investigations confirmed the cyberattack, which led to the consulting and extraction of taxpayers' data, the statement said.
• Further probes are ongoing to determine which specific data and the exact number of taxpayers affected, the ministry said, adding further findings will be disclosed.
• "Users concerned will receive individual information specifying the data that may have been consulted or extracted and, where applicable, the precautionary measures to be adopted," the statement said.
#ministry #french #further #late
19 days ago
Shortly after announcing his intention to run for U.S. Senate, then-candidate Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said he would support reparations legislation — government-led efforts to make up for the social harms of slavery and other injustices against Black Americans.
In a 2019 radio interview, Ossoff said it was only a question of how much the government was obligated to give.
"There is a debt unpaid. I think it is a very, very difficult question: how to pay it," Ossoff told a local radio host.
"But see, that should be the question — not if it should be paid," the host noted.
Mamdani Won't Rule Out Cash Reparations, Says He'll Await Nyc Commission Findings
#reparations #shortly
In a 2019 radio interview, Ossoff said it was only a question of how much the government was obligated to give.
"There is a debt unpaid. I think it is a very, very difficult question: how to pay it," Ossoff told a local radio host.
"But see, that should be the question — not if it should be paid," the host noted.
Mamdani Won't Rule Out Cash Reparations, Says He'll Await Nyc Commission Findings
#reparations #shortly
22 days ago
A serving councillor took his own life days after being arrested on suspicion of an online **** ual offence, a coroner has concluded.
Cahal Burke, who died on 9 March, represented the Lindley ward in Huddersfield on Kirklees Council from 2010 until his suspension from the Liberal Democrat party on 4 March. He was mayor for one year in 2023-4.
Burke was arrested in February and was on bail at the time of his death. Following an inquest in writing on 4 August, **** istant coroner Charlotte Keighley ruled the 48-year-old's cause of death was drug toxicity.
West Yorkshire Police said it was "continuing to conduct some inquires as part of our safeguarding responsibilities".
In a report containing her findings, Keighley said Burke's family had visited his home address in Huddersfield on 6 March to check on him, as they had not heard from him for a number of days.
#burke #huddersfield #days #year
Cahal Burke, who died on 9 March, represented the Lindley ward in Huddersfield on Kirklees Council from 2010 until his suspension from the Liberal Democrat party on 4 March. He was mayor for one year in 2023-4.
Burke was arrested in February and was on bail at the time of his death. Following an inquest in writing on 4 August, **** istant coroner Charlotte Keighley ruled the 48-year-old's cause of death was drug toxicity.
West Yorkshire Police said it was "continuing to conduct some inquires as part of our safeguarding responsibilities".
In a report containing her findings, Keighley said Burke's family had visited his home address in Huddersfield on 6 March to check on him, as they had not heard from him for a number of days.
#burke #huddersfield #days #year
22 days ago
DAKAR, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo concerns a previously unseen variant of the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus, indicating it stemmed from a new transmission from animals to humans rather than from variants linked to earlier outbreaks, a new study said.
• Researchers from Congo, Uganda, Belgium and other countries ******* ysed the genetic make-up of virus samples from 22 patients in Congo and Uganda and found the outbreak strain was genetically distinct from previous Bundibugyo Ebola viruses seen in outbreaks in 2007 and 2012.
• The findings, published on Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, suggest the outbreak began with a fresh animal-to-human transmission event and was then spread between people.
• The study did not identify the animal source of the outbreak, but Ebola viruses are known to spill over periodically from infected animals to humans.
• The genetic ******* ysis helped confirm that cases detected in Uganda were linked to the outbreak in Congo.
#congo #virus #animals #humans
• Researchers from Congo, Uganda, Belgium and other countries ******* ysed the genetic make-up of virus samples from 22 patients in Congo and Uganda and found the outbreak strain was genetically distinct from previous Bundibugyo Ebola viruses seen in outbreaks in 2007 and 2012.
• The findings, published on Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, suggest the outbreak began with a fresh animal-to-human transmission event and was then spread between people.
• The study did not identify the animal source of the outbreak, but Ebola viruses are known to spill over periodically from infected animals to humans.
• The genetic ******* ysis helped confirm that cases detected in Uganda were linked to the outbreak in Congo.
#congo #virus #animals #humans
27 days ago
Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Dallas and New York Federal Reserve banks plan to launch a pilot survey into the estimated $1.3 trillion private credit market after the end of the third quarter, the New York Fed said in a statement on Wednesday.
Private credit's expansion began as a means of funding private equity groups' buyouts after the 2008 financial crisis saw bank financing dry up. It then swelled into a prime source of debt financing for riskier businesses, drawing in capital from income-hungry investors.
Though still tiny compared with the traditional banking industry, the sector has been dogged by concerns over the quality of lending standards and a lack of transparency.
The survey would segment the market into three sections based on borrower size: an upper middle market with more than $100 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; a middle market between $30 million and $100 million EBITDA; and a lower middle market with less than $30 million EBITDA, the statement said.
Findings of the survey are expected to be published in the first quarter of 2027, it said.
#statement
Private credit's expansion began as a means of funding private equity groups' buyouts after the 2008 financial crisis saw bank financing dry up. It then swelled into a prime source of debt financing for riskier businesses, drawing in capital from income-hungry investors.
Though still tiny compared with the traditional banking industry, the sector has been dogged by concerns over the quality of lending standards and a lack of transparency.
The survey would segment the market into three sections based on borrower size: an upper middle market with more than $100 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; a middle market between $30 million and $100 million EBITDA; and a lower middle market with less than $30 million EBITDA, the statement said.
Findings of the survey are expected to be published in the first quarter of 2027, it said.
#statement
27 days ago
The National ***** ociation of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) in the US has named the recipients of its 2026 Accounting Education Research Grants.
The ***** ociation backed three projects that focus on AI in auditing and the effects of private equity investment in accounting practices.
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Aarati Nepal and Lindsay Andiola received a $6,770 grant for their project ***** led 'Audit Client Inquiry: The Effects of Generative AI and Auditor Rank on the Client's Persuasive Communication'.
Their study will look at how generative AI changes communication between audit clients and auditors.
The findings are intended to help companies strengthen auditor professional scepticism and improve training and review practices.
#accounting #effects #auditor #communication
The ***** ociation backed three projects that focus on AI in auditing and the effects of private equity investment in accounting practices.
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Aarati Nepal and Lindsay Andiola received a $6,770 grant for their project ***** led 'Audit Client Inquiry: The Effects of Generative AI and Auditor Rank on the Client's Persuasive Communication'.
Their study will look at how generative AI changes communication between audit clients and auditors.
The findings are intended to help companies strengthen auditor professional scepticism and improve training and review practices.
#accounting #effects #auditor #communication
27 days ago
By Raphael Satter, AJ Vicens and Anirban Sen
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the past month, according to Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters.
The data shows the hackers devised websites aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private equity firms and companies including Blackstone, Bridgewater **** ociates, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group and Moody's, as well as a host of financial companies and other businesses. Internet company Google said in a blog post about the hacking campaign published on Thursday that the hackers operate under a range of names, including Redact, Pink, Falcon, and Helix.
Google declined to comment on Reuters findings. It said in some cases companies, which it did not name, paid ransoms to the hackers. Reuters could not establish which companies the hackers successfully compromised.
Experts say the hackers' use of low-tech tactics such as phone calls to target the financial industry illustrates how, despite sophisticated security programs and AI-driven threats, the oldest tactics still rank among the most effective. If successful, the hacks could compromise data of some of the biggest U.S. private equity firms that provide capital to companies.
#data #capital
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the past month, according to Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters.
The data shows the hackers devised websites aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private equity firms and companies including Blackstone, Bridgewater **** ociates, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group and Moody's, as well as a host of financial companies and other businesses. Internet company Google said in a blog post about the hacking campaign published on Thursday that the hackers operate under a range of names, including Redact, Pink, Falcon, and Helix.
Google declined to comment on Reuters findings. It said in some cases companies, which it did not name, paid ransoms to the hackers. Reuters could not establish which companies the hackers successfully compromised.
Experts say the hackers' use of low-tech tactics such as phone calls to target the financial industry illustrates how, despite sophisticated security programs and AI-driven threats, the oldest tactics still rank among the most effective. If successful, the hacks could compromise data of some of the biggest U.S. private equity firms that provide capital to companies.
#data #capital
29 days ago
By Nate Raymond and Jan Wolfe
Aug 4 - U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government censorship."
Since then, a wave of court rulings has concluded his administration has done the opposite. Reuters identified 75 federal-judge rulings finding Trump's government infringed on First-Amendment rights including freedoms of speech, religion, and the press.
The unprecedented pushback on constitutional grounds has included repeated findings that the administration chilled or squelched the speech of citizens and groups opposing the Republican's agenda.
"The President's palpable misunderstanding that the government simply cannot seek retribution for speech he disdains poses a great threat to Americans' freedom of speech," Boston-based U.S. District Judge William Young wrote.
#government #administration #wolfe
Aug 4 - U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government censorship."
Since then, a wave of court rulings has concluded his administration has done the opposite. Reuters identified 75 federal-judge rulings finding Trump's government infringed on First-Amendment rights including freedoms of speech, religion, and the press.
The unprecedented pushback on constitutional grounds has included repeated findings that the administration chilled or squelched the speech of citizens and groups opposing the Republican's agenda.
"The President's palpable misunderstanding that the government simply cannot seek retribution for speech he disdains poses a great threat to Americans' freedom of speech," Boston-based U.S. District Judge William Young wrote.
#government #administration #wolfe
1 month ago
Admitted Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger should get a new trial and face the death penalty, according to a digital forensics expert hired by the defense who says investigators missed ****** ing evidence against the 30-year-old former criminology PhD student — evidence he told Fox News Digital investigators never properly ****** yzed or incorporated into the prosecution's case.
Sy Ray is a former Arizona homicide investigator who is now an expert on digital forensics, geolocation and similar data. Kohberger's lawyers hired him as an expert witness for the defense before Kohberger pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty for the home invasion murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, also 20.
Kohberger, now serving four consecutive sentences of life in prison without parole, petitioned the court last week to withdraw his guilty plea and seek post-conviction relief, which could send the case to trial — and put the potential death penalty back in play.
Kohberger Defense Expert Wants His Lawyers Under Oath After Killer Cites Findings In Bid To Undo Guilty Plea
"Bring back the death penalty," Ray told journalist Brian Entin in a new podcast. "I am all for this."
#expert #digital #guilty
Sy Ray is a former Arizona homicide investigator who is now an expert on digital forensics, geolocation and similar data. Kohberger's lawyers hired him as an expert witness for the defense before Kohberger pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty for the home invasion murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, also 20.
Kohberger, now serving four consecutive sentences of life in prison without parole, petitioned the court last week to withdraw his guilty plea and seek post-conviction relief, which could send the case to trial — and put the potential death penalty back in play.
Kohberger Defense Expert Wants His Lawyers Under Oath After Killer Cites Findings In Bid To Undo Guilty Plea
"Bring back the death penalty," Ray told journalist Brian Entin in a new podcast. "I am all for this."
#expert #digital #guilty
1 month ago
By Eduardo Baptista
BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading U.S. artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic AI systems to advance China's defence capabilities, according to a Reuters review of more than 80 Chinese academic papers and patents.
The previously unreported findings offer a rare glimpse into how military and security-linked institutions in China are leveraging cutting-edge U.S. AI models as a shortcut to developing specialised systems of their own, despite Washington's efforts to restrict Beijing's access to advanced chips and other strategic technologies.
The documents show widespread use of a technique known as "model distillation," in which outputs from a powerful AI system are used to train smaller, specialised models that can be deployed locally without the enormous computing requirements needed to build frontier AI systems from scratch.
Reuters' review, which included research compiled by the Washington-based Jamestown Foundation and shared exclusively with the news agency, showed distillation is widely used by researchers linked to the People's Liberation Army and other military institutions.
#models #systems #researchers
BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading U.S. artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic AI systems to advance China's defence capabilities, according to a Reuters review of more than 80 Chinese academic papers and patents.
The previously unreported findings offer a rare glimpse into how military and security-linked institutions in China are leveraging cutting-edge U.S. AI models as a shortcut to developing specialised systems of their own, despite Washington's efforts to restrict Beijing's access to advanced chips and other strategic technologies.
The documents show widespread use of a technique known as "model distillation," in which outputs from a powerful AI system are used to train smaller, specialised models that can be deployed locally without the enormous computing requirements needed to build frontier AI systems from scratch.
Reuters' review, which included research compiled by the Washington-based Jamestown Foundation and shared exclusively with the news agency, showed distillation is widely used by researchers linked to the People's Liberation Army and other military institutions.
#models #systems #researchers
1 month ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat.
The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital.
The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are. The government does not require doctors to report the illnesses.
"It's kind of the first time we've had an estimate like this," said the CDC's Dr. Jeremy Gold, the study's senior author.
And it's important to understand it now, because the problem may grow in the future, he added. Mold exposure is a recurring problem in the wake of hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters influenced by climate change, researchers have found.
#disease
The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital.
The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are. The government does not require doctors to report the illnesses.
"It's kind of the first time we've had an estimate like this," said the CDC's Dr. Jeremy Gold, the study's senior author.
And it's important to understand it now, because the problem may grow in the future, he added. Mold exposure is a recurring problem in the wake of hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters influenced by climate change, researchers have found.
#disease
1 month ago
A new study evaluated the current high blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart ******* ociation and found nearly one in three adults with high blood pressure may now be eligible for medication to improve their overall health. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins TODAY to break down the findings.
#blood #american #heart #study
#blood #american #heart #study
1 month ago
Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, has skipped yet another important event. The First Lady was noticeably absent from Lindsey Graham's funeral, sparking strong reactions from netizens. Previously, Melania was not present at the recent White House Correspondents' ****** ociation Dinner as well.
Late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral service was held on July 28 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. It was attended by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Eric Trump, Lara Trump, and more. However, First Lady Melania Trump was absent from the service.
The no-show has since sparked backlash among netizens, raising questions about why she wasn't present. One social media user reportedly commented, "Why wasn't Melania there? What a disgrace," while another wrote, "Melania, you should be at the funeral. What's wrong not at dinner and now" (via The Mirror US).
Graham, the former Republican representative for South Carolina, passed away on July 11 following a "brief and sudden illness." According to preliminary findings, Graham died suddenly from a likely aortic tear at his Washington residence. An official statement from his office shortly after his death read, "Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period."
Trump delivered an eulogy at Graham's funeral service, honoring the late politician. The president called Graham a "true American original, who left us much too soon." Trump added, "No matter how heated things got in Washington, virtually everyone — Republican or Democrat — liked Lindsey."
#president
Late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral service was held on July 28 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. It was attended by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Eric Trump, Lara Trump, and more. However, First Lady Melania Trump was absent from the service.
The no-show has since sparked backlash among netizens, raising questions about why she wasn't present. One social media user reportedly commented, "Why wasn't Melania there? What a disgrace," while another wrote, "Melania, you should be at the funeral. What's wrong not at dinner and now" (via The Mirror US).
Graham, the former Republican representative for South Carolina, passed away on July 11 following a "brief and sudden illness." According to preliminary findings, Graham died suddenly from a likely aortic tear at his Washington residence. An official statement from his office shortly after his death read, "Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period."
Trump delivered an eulogy at Graham's funeral service, honoring the late politician. The president called Graham a "true American original, who left us much too soon." Trump added, "No matter how heated things got in Washington, virtually everyone — Republican or Democrat — liked Lindsey."
#president
