Author: Max Smith

A Long Island roller derby team is the first to challenge a Nassau County executive order banning transgender women from participating in women's sports at more than 100 county-owned venues. The lead plaintiff is Carly Day, vice president of the Long Island Roller Rebels, a roller derby team based in Nassau County. “It's sending the message, 'Yes, we're not safe here, we don't belong here,'” Day said in an interview with NBC New York. “That’s what makes it scary to be on Long Island.” The team, which started in 2005 and has always welcomed people of all races, genders and…

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(Bloomberg) — Asian stock markets struggled to regain momentum as China's stock market rally came to a halt and Toyota's wage negotiations raised expectations that the Bank of Japan may soon raise interest rates.Most Read Articles on BloombergStock prices in mainland China fell as Country Garden Holdings' unpaid bond payments weighed on developers. The Hang Seng China Enterprise Index teetered on the verge of rising 20% ​​from its lows. The subdued move contrasts with record gains in U.S., European and global stock indexes as traders shrugged off stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation trends.Toyota Motor Corporation's decision to meet labor union wage demands…

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The home of the NHL’s Las Vegas Golden Knights thrives on exactly the sort of spectacle you’d expect from Sin City. Nicknamed “The Fortress,” the arena features a faux-castle, fog machines, lasers and a feather-clad dancers sponsored by the Flamingo Hotel. Team warmups begin with a Knights fan shouting into a bedazzled microphone to implore the players onto the ice and end with AC/DC’s seat-rattling “Highway to Hell.” Other franchises aren’t far behind this degree of spectacle, but there’s still something unique about this intersection of professional sports and Vegas artifice that was, until recently, unimaginable.The Knights started playing here…

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— Restructuring Plan Expected to Reduce Debt by Approximately $1.0 Billion, Improve Profitability, and Better Position the Business for Long-Term Success —- Company Commences Voluntary Chapter 11 Proceedings to Implement Pre-Arranged Restructuring Plan —- Company Secures Commitment for $500 Million in Debtor-in-Possession Financing —- Enviva Continues Operations while Advancing its Transformation Plan –BETHESDA, Md., March 13, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enviva Inc. (NYSE: EVA) (“Enviva” or the “Company”), a leading producer of sustainably sourced wood-based biomass, today announced that it has entered into two Restructuring Support Agreements (“RSAs”): one RSA with an ad hoc group of holders (the “Ad Hoc Group”) representing approximately…

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Epic Games has revealed details of upcoming price changes for Unreal Engine, and in doing so kept its promise to keep things the same for game developers.During last year's Unreal Fest 2023 conference, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney announced that the company would start charging for use of Unreal Engine outside of video game development.Sweeney promised at the time that this would not change for game developers, and this has now been confirmed.Game developers can currently use Unreal Engine for free until their released products earn $1 million in lifetime gross revenue. At that point Epic will start taking his 5%…

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77% of respondents expect the number of disputes to remain the same or increase in 2024. Tightening cybersecurity and data privacy (65%) and ESG (61%) regulations are increasing litigation risks for Singapore businesses. Employment disputes have also emerged as a major concern, tripling since last year (49% compared to 13% in 2023). Only 19% of respondents were fully or very confident in their organization's current level of litigation preparedness. A growing wave of increased regulatory oversight and enforcement, with cybersecurity and data privacy and environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns driving the legal challenges facing Singapore's biggest companies, reveals new…

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Written by Abhijit Ganapavaram, Rajesh Kumar Singh, David Shepherdson(Reuters) – U.S. airlines warned on Tuesday that plans to increase capacity were jeopardized by further delays in jet deliveries from Boeing Co., as the blow to the airline industry from the airline's safety crisis deepens. did.The airline industry has lowered delivery expectations for this year due to problems at Boeing Co., complicating efforts to meet record travel demand.Boeing Co. has come under increased scrutiny from regulators, with safety and quality standards in the company's manufacturing processes being investigated following the tragic Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines midair panel explosion. .”Boeing deliveries will…

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The free agency wheels continued to turn Tuesday on the second day of the legal tampering period. The unofficial start of free agency on Monday saw a wide range of major names come off the board, including Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley and Christian Wilkins, while quite a few stars found new homes in the second day. Ta. After Cousins' dominoes fell on opening day, a large backup corps began to drop out, including Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota, the top two picks in the 2015 NFL Draft. Meanwhile, Aaron Jones, who was just released by the Packers on Monday, has…

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