Timber! NYC selling tons of wood from upstate reservoir system
The Big Apple is greening its suburban trees. New York City is selling off large amounts of logged forest land it manages around the 2,000-square-mile northern reservoir system that provides water to the city’s 9 million residents. The Environmental Protection Agency sells timber cut from dead, diseased and overgrown trees from more than 200,000 acres […]
Prosecutors charge man with selling suicide drug after some buyers found dead
(The Center Square) A federal grand jury has indicted a Mexican man on drug charges for illegally importing the drug pentobarbital from Mexico into the United States with the intent of using it to commit suicide, after authorities found that in some cases people who bought the drug were already dead. Pentobarbital is a short-acting […]
Billionaire Nelson Peltz rakes in $1B after selling entire Disney stake following board fight: report
Billionaire Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management has sold its entire stake in media giant Walt Disney following a boardroom battle with the company. CNBC News reported. He said Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The hedge fund held a 1.77% stake as of March 31, making it Disney’s fifth-largest shareholder, according to data from […]
Hurricanes coach accuses Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad of selling crucial penalty
RALEIGH, N.C. — Minutes after his team’s season ended, University of Carolina head coach Rod Brind’Amour expressed displeasure with the call that led to the tying goal in the Rangers’ come-from-behind victory Thursday night. Jordan Staal’s cross-check on Mika Zibanejad at 10:58 of the third (one of only three penalties called in the game) gave […]
California bill that would have banned selling anti-aging skin products to young kids fails to advance
In California, a bill that would ban the sale of anti-aging skin care products to young children failed to pass the California Legislature on Thursday. invoice, The bill, introduced by Rep. Alex Lee, would prohibit children under the age of 13 from purchasing over-the-counter anti-aging products containing vitamin A, its derivatives (such as retinol or […]
Target selling “total depravity,” transgender clothing
When Target decided to start selling clothing specifically designed for transgender people, and even children, there was understandably an immediate backlash. Now, Target is restricting stores that sell LGBTQ-themed products and will stop selling Pride apparel for children in response to the backlash. “If my understanding of targets is correct,” Steve Diece comments. “The company’s […]
Target selling Pride Month merchandise online and in ‘select stores’ after pushback
Target announced Friday that it will carry Pride Month products only online and in “select stores” this year, following backlash over last year’s designs. In a statement to The Hill, Target said it will offer a collection of products for Pride that include “adult apparel, home goods, food and beverages hand-picked based on guest insights […]
Gazans report UNRWA staff stealing, selling aid: watchdog
A monitoring group has warned that Gazans have reported that UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff are suspected of stealing and selling humanitarian aid. UN Watch, a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday cited numerous reports published by Palestinians in UNRWA-related chat rooms that UNRWA staff are stealing aid and selling it […]
Panera To Stop Selling Charged Lemonade Amid 2 Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Panera Bread to lay off 17 percent of executives NOVATO, CA – NOVEMBER 1: In this photo illustration, Panera Bread’s Mango Yuzu at a Panera Bread restaurant in Novato, California on November 1, 2023.・Lemonade with citrus is on display. Missouri-based Panera Bread announced plans to lay off 17 percent of its 1,800 employees as it […]
Nevada GOP Senate Candidate Appeared in Infomercials Selling Anti-Wrinkle Serum
Dr. Jeff Gunter, a wealthy dermatologist who claims to be an “America First” candidate and is running for the Nevada Senate, said at some point in his youth that he was exposed to an anti-wrinkle serum. At least one man was promoting it in a sketchy late-night infomercial selling it. In the lawsuit, he said […]