Uber (NYSE: UBER) achieved impressive financial results for the past few quarters, but several billionaire investors have been unloading shares of the ride-hailing service. That group of high-profile sellers includes Larry Robbins, Lee Ainslie, Roberto Mignone, Steven Tananbaum, Daniel Loeb, and George Soros. High-profile stocks often have billionaires buying and selling in large quantities over […]
Rosalind Rogers, a well-known Milwaukee activist known to her peers as “Rozz,” died in the parking lot of north side McDonald’s after being shot on Thursday before dawn. Milwaukee police said they reported to the 5100 block of North Teutonia Avenue at about 4 a.m. for a report of a shooting. Rogers, 23, was pronounced […]
South Carolina state Rep. Ivory Thigpen holds a slight lead over two well-known contenders in the District 22 state Senate Democratic primary in early vote totals. Democratic voters went to the polls Tuesday to choose one of three candidates looking to replace state Sen. Mia McLeod, who did not seek reelection, in District 22. Of […]
It’s easy to see what billionaire hedge fund managers buy and sell every quarter. Although you generally don’t get to watch it in real time, hedge funds are required to file a quarterly update with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and these filings are available to the public. It seems like a good idea […]
A new place to grab a bite to eat is coming to a popular Columbia mall. Sub Station II, which has locations across the Midlands and the South, will open a sandwich shop in the food court at the Columbiana Centre mall off busy Harbison Boulevard. There is a large banner in the food court […]
The liquidator of a company that acquired a 4-star hotel and country club in Co Monaghan has asked the High Court for orders allowing him to maintain and ultimately sell the property for the benefit of the creditors. The application was made in respect of Nubility Captial Limited, an entity in voluntary liquidation, whose sole […]
BERLIN (AP) — One of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party said Tuesday at his trial on charges of using a Nazi slogan that he is “completely innocent.” Björn Höcke went on trial at the state court in the eastern city of Halle last week, months before a regional election in […]
A well-known Dublin hotel has been ordered to pay a former restaurant manager €9,000 over its failure to call him back to work after the business reopened following its closure at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the Camden Court Hotel had been unfairly dismissed by its restaurant manager, […]
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus have arrested a well-known activist on charges punishable by up to four years in prison, the country’s oldest rights group said Tuesday in what appears to be the latest in the yearslong crackdown on dissent. Dzmitry Kuchuk, whose Green Party was shut down last year, has been charged […]
Mar. 24—KOOSKIA — Jim Renshaw, a well-known outfitter, packer and guide, could keep an audience spellbound for hours with stories about his lifetime in the Idaho backcountry. Renshaw, in fact, did just that in February when nearly 300 people from throughout the region and several states packed the Kooskia City Hall to hear him spin […]
A member of the “only Armenian anchor team in the country,” as a Fresno television dubbed the pair, is off the air. Anchor and television personality Alexan Balekian no longer works at KSEE 24. The Fresno native represented half of the station’s Armenian anchor team, sharing the evening newscast desk with veteran journalist and longtime […]
Christmas came early for lovers of a well-known locally produced bread absent from retail stores for more than two years. Social media was buzzing on several independent grocery market pages and downriver-focused Facebook pages rejoicing about the return of beloved Detroit Oakwood Bakery bread to some stores. Photos showed loaves of Oakwood Bakery’s Vienna bread, […]