Seward and Son to pay $150K for allegedly preferring non-Americans over Black American workers Summary Seward and Son Planting Co., a farm in Louise, Mississippi, agreed to pay $150,000 to settle EEOC allegations that it discriminated against Black American employees by favouring non-Black foreign workers hired on H-2A visas. The complaint said the company assigned […]
Analysts outline massive profit potential for Genting’s full New York casino Summary Resorts World New York City (RWNYC), currently a slots-only venue owned by Genting Malaysia, is poised to become a full commercial casino if licences are granted. Analysts say RWNYC’s expansion — with plans for 4,000 slot machines and 250 table games by June […]
U.S. Bankruptcy Court approves agreement to settle US$1.6 billion Baha Mar legal dispute Summary The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey has approved a comprehensive agreement between entities of China Construction America (CCA) and BML Properties Ltd, the original owner of the Baha Mar resort. The deal follows a US$1.6 billion judgment awarded to BML […]
Report: 44% of Truck-Driver Schools Not Meeting Required Standards Summary A federal Transportation Department review found that about 44% of the roughly 16,000 U.S. commercial driver licence (CDL) training programmes fail to meet federal requirements. The review examined curriculum, record-keeping, instructor qualifications and documentation of behind-the-wheel training. Around 3,000 programmes face immediate removal from the […]
U.S. Department of Transportation targets ‘CDL Mills’ as thousands of training providers removed from federal registry Summary The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a sweeping review and purge of Commercial Driver’s Licence (CDL) training providers listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Training Provider Registry (TPR). Nearly 3,000 providers have been removed […]
AWS CEO Matt Garman Wants to Reassert Amazon’s Cloud Dominance in the AI Era Summary AWS is pushing to reclaim and cement its leadership in cloud computing as the AI era accelerates. Matt Garman, AWS CEO, frames the strategy around delivering cheaper, reliable AI at hyperscale by combining multiple moves: a large investment in Anthropic, […]
Amazon Has New Frontier AI Models—and a Way for Customers to Build Their Own Summary Amazon unveiled the second generation of its Nova family at re:Invent: Nova 2 Lite and Nova 2 Pro (LLMs), Nova Sonic (real-time voice), and Nova Omni (fully multimodal simulated reasoning). The headline feature is Nova Forge — a tool that […]
From 0 To $250 Million Gain: Mark Penn’s Turnaround At Stagwell Summary When Mark Penn took over MDC Partners in 2019 the business was on its knees — a once-$1.5bn holding company reduced to a market cap of about $90m, riven by poor governance, chaotic deals and a fractured culture. Penn used his industry experience, […]
CCSD teacher charged with sexually assaulting student makes court appearance Summary Anthony Coffield, 35, a Green Valley High School teacher, made a brief appearance Tuesday in Henderson Justice Court after being formally charged with sexual assault and related offences. His attorney, David Brown, waived the reading of the charges before Justice of the Peace Sandra […]
Mexican Casino and Miss Universe Boss Accused of Working With Cartels Summary Raúl Rocha Cantú, a Mexican business magnate with interests in land-based casinos, online gambling and a 50% stake in the Miss Universe pageant, is being sought by Mexico’s Fiscalía General de la República (FGR). Prosecutors allege Rocha led a trafficking network that smuggled […]
