A company that breeds animals for medical testing has been fined a record $35m (£27m) after 4,000 beagles were rescued from its facility in Virginia in 2022. The fine against Envigo RMS LLC for animal cruelty is the largest fine ever issued under the Animal Welfare Act, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ). “Envigo promoted a business culture that prioritized profit and convenience over following the law,” Christopher Kavanaugh, the US attorney for the Western District of Virginia, said in a statement. “This callous approach led to dire consequences: the inhumane treatment of animals and the contamination of…
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John Leguizamo Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ via GQ, YouTube / Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) contemplates murdering Ben Solo (Adam Driver) in Star Wars – Episode VII: The Last Jedi (2017), Lucasfilm / Author Stephen King returns with chilling new book “Holly” via CBS Mornings, YouTube In an expected, and fairly disappointing unfolding of events, far-Left Hollywood celebrities have taken to social media to celebrate the result of the Donald Trump verdict, as a New York jury found the former president guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money case. President Donald Trump: The 60 Minutes…
Father’s Day may be alarmingly soon if you haven’t recently glanced at a calendar. Father’s Day is June 16 this year, so there’s not much time left to order gifts and secure restaurant reservations. If you’ve already made all the necessary arrangements, kudos for being better-organized offspring than most of us. But if you’re still at square one, there are some great ways to earn points and miles while purchasing gifts or meals for your dad. Here are a few strategies to help you get the biggest bang for your bighearted buck. Related: The best travel gifts to buy for…
When it comes to modeling ideas around healthy fitness for her two-year-old son, running coach and former pro distance runner Kaitlin Gregg Goodman is careful about how she frames her own passion for the sport: that it’s something she does for pleasure. “I want him to really think––and know––it’s something I do for fun, for health, something we do for ourselves. Not something I have to do,” she tells Fortune, but something she gets to do. She, like so many other adults, understands that relationships with exercise can be complex, and often negative. That’s why Gregg Goodman is starting early…
Leaders from across the Americas have offered congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, whose thumping victory in Mexico’s national election will make her the first woman to hold the presidency in the country’s history. Officials from countries including Brazil, Chile and the United States have offered praise for the newly minted president-elect, who won Sunday’s election with more than 59 percent of the vote. Sheinbaum will represent the left-leaning National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party when she takes office on October 1. “I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first woman President of Mexico,” US President Joe Biden said in…
Jon Voight (@jonvoight) on X Jon Voight has been a fervent, outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, often using his platform to denounce the morally ambiguous actions taken by his political opponents. In the wake of Trump’s hush money trial verdict, the Academy Award-winning actor took to social media to weigh in on the current state of the country and, once again, express his support for the former president. Donald Trump sits down with Jon Voight | Newsmax Exclusive via Newsmax, YouTube RELATED: Jon Voight Slams The Biden Administration’s Multiple Efforts To Convict President Trump: “Our Freedom Is Being Taken Away…
What makes an AI pageant different, Friedman asserts, is that Fanvue’s contestants are products of their creators. “They’re drawing on all these stereotypes that we have about what a ‘beautiful woman’ is,” she says, “and people who tend to use AI might have a different idea of what an attractive woman might be. She might have pink hair, but she’ll still be within the realm of traditional beauty, with a thin body or not a lot of moles on her face.” The creators of AI model Aitana Lopez (above) are serving as judges for the World AI Creator Awards beauty…
AFP Palestinians who have returned to Jabalia refugee camp since the Israeli withdrawal say homes and infrastructure have been destroyed Palestinians who have returned to Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza in recent days have expressed shock at the level of destruction following a three-week Israeli military operation there against Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups. One displaced man who was among the more than 60,000 people who fled the intense battles and bombardment in the camp and its surrounding area last month said he had witnessed “horrifying scenes”. “Even the sand beneath our feet is scorched; it’s unbearable to…
Autodesk Inc. shares soared by the most in more than a year after the company reassigned its chief financial officer, a move aimed at resolving an internal accounting investigation that delayed filings for weeks. Deborah Clifford, who has been CFO since March 2021, will become chief strategy officer, effective immediately, the company said late Friday in a statement. Elizabeth Rafael, an Autodesk board member, was appointed interim CFO and remains on the board. The stock gained by as much as 10.2% to $222.21 in New York on Monday, the biggest intraday gain since Nov. 10, 2022. Clifford’s reassignment puts to…
Al Jazeera picks cricket’s brightest young ones who could leave their mark on the T20 World Cup 2024 in the US and the West Indies. The world’s biggest sporting events are known for shining the limelight on the superstars that rule the game, but they also serve as a platform to unearth the brightest young talent in sport. There are a few cricketers who entered the ICC T20 World Cup as relative unknowns but left the experts and fans in awe of their skills and potential by the end of the tournament. Think, Shakib al-Hasan and Mohammad Amir at the 2009…
Benjamin Encz’s path to entrepreneurship was long and unusual. Having previously worked as an R&D engineer at FX companies Industrial Light & Magic and DreamWorks on films like “Transformers” and “How to Train Your Dragon,” Encz left the film industry in 2012 to join VC firm Social Capital as an engineer in residence. There, he co-founded Choir, a mental health app for iOS. Several years later, Encz joined PlanGrid, a construction productivity software startup, as director of engineering, charged with leading and managing the company’s core programming projects. At PlanGrid, much of Encz’s time was taken up by recruitment, he…
Every now and then, tough boss comments go viral, stirring a backlash among Gen Zers against grueling work hours and pressure. Today, many managers may be too afraid of the consequences of giving the direct feedback needed to develop and grow their people. “I do not feel I can give constructive, productive feedback to someone, in particular, in a team room with others present, as they will tell me that their psychological safety is being violated,” a participant at a leadership workshop I participated in recently said. It is, of course, true that Gen Zers are expecting something different from…