Better..

 

NaG..

 

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw is out effective immediately after the board determined he engaged in a consensual relationship with legal chief Nabanita Nag, the company announced Wednesday. He will be replaced by finance chief Mark George.

In a news release, Norfolk Southern said Mr. Shaw, who became chief executive in May 2022, had a consensual relationship with its top lawyer, Nabanita C. Nag, who was also fired. [both are married to someone else]

"Norfolk Southern also announced that Nabanita C Nag has been terminated from her roles as Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, effective immediately, in connection with the preliminary findings of the Board's ongoing investigation. Jason M. Morris will serve as acting Corporate Secretary," the statement reads.

Suspension..

 

Canada Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced on Tuesday the suspension of 30 permits for arms sales to Israel and the unprecedented blocking of a contract with the US Government to send Quebec-made ammunition to the Israeli Defence Forces, according to local, media.

The latest halt on arms exports comes after the UK foreign secretary announced last week the immediate suspension of 30 arms exports to Israel. 

Israel is currently facing genocide accusations from South Africa before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In a separate case, the ICJ ruled that Israel had violated international humanitarian law by occupying Palestinian territory unlawfully, violating the Hague Convention, the Fourth Geneva Convention, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Just a thought.

Ruled..

 

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that mail ballots that are improperly dated won't be counted in November.

The decision reverses a lower court ruling from last month that found it was unconstitutional to reject mail ballots that had a missing or incorrect date.

The requirements of ballots in Pennsylvania have long been the subject of litigation, with opponents of the date requirements arguing that they unnecessarily disenfranchise eligible voters. 

A group of voting rights advocates went to court in May seeking to block the provision, which required election officials to reject ballots that were incorrectly dated.

High Probability..

 Israel’s military has admitted there was “a high probability” that three hostages died as a result of an airstrike in Gaza, 10 months after they were killed.

The families of soldiers Ron Sherman and Nik Beizer, both 19, and civilian Elia Toledano, 28, were informed that IDF fire was responsible for their deaths.

A joint investigation was conducted by officers of the Israeli Defense Forces’ intelligence directorate, as well as operational commanders from the Israeli air force, and officers from the Headquarters of the Hostages and Missing Persons.

All three hostages were abducted on October 7, when more than 250 were taken captive and about 1,100 mostly civilians murdered by Hamas terrorists.

The IDF report stated there was “a high probability that the three were killed as a result of a byproduct of an IDF airstrike during the elimination of the Hamas northern brigade commander, Ahmed Ghandour, on November 10 2023”.

Defense..

 

Mutant..

 

A MAN known as the world’s “most monstrous bodybuilder” has died at the age of 36.
Belarusian Illia Golem reportedly suffered a heart attack at home on September 6 and his wife Anna performed CPR.

Yefimchyk was dubbed “The Mutant” by the bodybuilding world for his staggering 6-foot, 340-pound frame, Muscle and Fitness reported.

The disciplined athlete claimed that he maintained 25-inch biceps through a “mass monster” diet of up to 16,500 calories per day.

Zucker..

Mark Zuckerberg has rocketed up the ranks of the world's richest people — and could take the top spot for the first time.

The CEO of Meta Platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp's parent company — has grown his net worth by an unmatched $51 billion this year to reach $179 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Zuckerberg sits in fourth place at the time of writing, behind Tesla's Elon Musk (worth $248 billion), Amazon's Jeff Bezos (worth $202 billion), and LVMH's Bernard Arnault (worth $180 billion). The social media mogul started the year in sixth place but ranked third, above the luxury goods tycoon, just last week.

Phantom..

 

In a recent experiment, a Chinese scientist and his team demonstrated that Beijing could successfully detect a stealth aircraft using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites.

As part of this experiment, the group launched a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone off the coast of Guangdong. The drone was roughly the size of a bird and had a radar cross-section similar to a stealth fighter.

Despite its stealth characteristics, the target unexpectedly appeared on the screen even though the ground-based radar did not emit any radio waves that would have resulted in an echo. 

The scientists explained that this was possible because the drone was illuminated by electromagnetic radiation from a Starlink satellite passing over the Philippines.

This capability, the report said, has never been shown by any other nation.

Barred ..

Linda Stanley, the 11th Judicial District Attorney, has been disbarred by a Colorado Supreme Court disciplinary board.

The disciplinary board ruled that Stanley violated attorney conduct rules while prosecuting two cases, one of which was brought against Barry Morphew. 

Morphew was charged in connection to the disappearance of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, who he reported missing in 2020.

The charges against Barry Morphew were dropped in 2022 after a judge barred prosecutors from presenting their key witnesses. 

The judge said it was because prosecutors failed to follow rules for turning over evidence in his favor.  

Barry Morphew murder case dismissed. [KoAA News 5]