https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/29/walmarts-longtime-chief-financial-officer-brett-biggs-is-leaving-company.html

Walmart’s longtime chief financial officer, Brett Biggs, is leaving company

Walmart’s longtime chief financial officer, Brett Biggs, is leaving the company, the retailer announced Monday.

Biggs has worked for the company for 22 years and has served as a prominent leader for Walmart, which is the country’s largest private employer.

Walmart’s longtime chief financial officer, Brett Biggs, is leaving the company, the retailer announced Monday.

In a news release, the company said Biggs will remain in the role until a successor is named, help with the transition and depart the company on Jan. 31, 2023. He will also remain a board member of Walmart’s fintech start-up, which is a joint venture with Ribbit Capital, through the transition.

Walmart said it will consider internal and external candidates for the role.

Biggs, 53, has worked for the company for 22 years and has served as a prominent leader for Walmart, which is the country’s largest private employer. He has been Walmart’s CFO for nearly six years, after beginning in late 2015.

Prior to serving as Walmart’s CFO, Biggs moved up the ladder at the big-box retailer. He was chief financial officer for Walmart International, Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club. He also was senior vice president of international strategy, mergers and acquisitions; senior vice president of corporate finance, and senior vice president of operations for Sam’s Club.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a news release that Biggs has helped the company become stronger as it grew its brick-and-mortar and e-commerce business — and weaved the two together.

“Brett’s high character and strong leadership have played a central role during one of the most significant periods in the company’s history,” he said.

In the release, Biggs said the time felt right to step down, after his more than two decades with the retailer.

“Given the tremendous positioning and momentum of the company, now felt like the right time to transition to the next chapter in my personal and professional life,” he said in the release.

https://twitter.com/jack/status/1465347002426867720

not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter

>>15105253

>first day of the Maxwell trial

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/11/29/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-pfizer-ceo-albert-bourla.html

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sits down with CNBC’s Meg Tirrell and the ‘Squawk Box’ team to discuss the company’s plans to develop a new vaccine to target the worrisome omicron coronavirus variant. Bourla also discusses the pharma giant’s oral antiviral pill under development, known as Paxlovid. Pfizer now expects to make 80 million treatment courses of the pill, up from a previously estimated 50 million.

>>15105273

>Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sits down with CNBC’s Meg Tirrell and the ‘Squawk Box’

PAXLOVID

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PF-07321332

Paxlovid is not structurally related or similar to ivermectin, while both are 3C-like protease inhibitors.

>>15105282

>Bourla also discusses the pharma giant’s oral antiviral pill under development, known asPaxlovid.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl4784

An oral SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor clinical candidate for the treatment of COVID-19

The worldwide outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global pandemic. Alongside vaccines, antiviral therapeutics are an important part of the healthcare response to counter the ongoing threat presented by COVID-19. Here, we report the discovery and characterization of PF-07321332, an orally bioavailable SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitor with in vitro pan-human coronavirus antiviral activity and excellent off-target selectivity and in vivo safety profiles. PF-07321332 has demonstrated oral activity in a mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 model and has achieved oral plasma concentrations exceeding the in vitro antiviral cell potency in a phase I clinical trial in healthy human participants.

>>15105278

>anons will die of old age before it's all over

>>15105314

his trial in 1992?

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/maxwell-brothers-cleared-of-fraud-by-london-jury-1.23684

Kevin and Ian Maxwell, two of the seven Maxwell children, were accused of misusing pension-fund money to keep the family businesses afloat. Extremely lengthy trials ended in 1996 with their acquittals.

https://outline.com/M3jBRR

>>15105324

>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/maxwell-brothers-cleared-of-fraud-by-london-jury-1.23684

Maxwell brothers cleared of fraud by London jury

January 20, 1996

THE defendants in the Maxwell fraud trial walked free from court yesterday after a London jury acquitted them of all charges of defrauding the Maxwell pension funds. The acquittals prompted fresh calls for a review of the way in which cases of alleged fraud are prosecuted.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which brought the prosecution, found itself once again at the centre of criticism. The Labour Party committed a future Labour government to a review of the SFO's operations.

Mr Kevin Maxwell and Mr Ian Maxwell, sons of the late publishing magnate Robert Maxwell, and Mr Larry Trachtenberg, a former adviser to Robert Maxwell, had all faced charges alleging they had dishonestly misused pension fund assets to raise loans to save the debt ridden private Maxwell companies.

Mr Kevin Maxwell faced two charges involving £122 million sterling, while Mr Ian Maxwell and Mr Trachtenberg faced one charge involving £22 million.

There were gasps in court when the jury of seven women and five men returned the verdicts. Mr Kevin Maxwell remained composed and collected. His brother and Mr Trachtenberg both wept and embraced relatives.

Afterwards, the Maxwell brothers gave thumbs up signs to reporters outside court. Mr Kevin Maxwell, who gave evidence in his defence for 21 days, said he was very pleased and relieved". He repeated the comment of the trial judge that no jury had been given a better opportunity to judge the honesty of a witness.

Mr Ian Maxwell said of his brother, who had taken responsibility for the Maxwell groups' financial affairs after their father's death: "I trusted him then as I trust him now."

Further charges of conspiracy to defraud remain outstanding against all three defendants and three other former Maxwell group directors, Mr Robert Bunn, Mr Michael Stoney and Mr Albert Fuller.

The SFO must now decide whether to continue its prosecutions over the Maxwell affair. Its decision is expected within a week. However, it is widely believed that further charges will be dropped following yesterday's verdicts. Mr Alun Jones, Mr Kevin Maxwell's lawyer, told the judge it would be "oppressive" for the SFO to bring further prosecutions against his client.

Sir Nicholas Lyell, the attorney general, refused to comment on the acquittals or their implications for the future of the SFO.

But in a statement issued after the verdicts, Mr George Staple, director of the SFO, defended the office's handling of the case.

"It is our job to conduct a thorough investigation and ensure defendants are fairly prosecuted and that has happened."

>>15105299

>HUMANS BY NATURE

>>15105286

>>15105307

>Is Q even a human being?

>>15105207

the hand signs were so conspicuous with that dude

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

Consider what’s happening in the private sector:BlackSkytakes data from 25 satellites, more than 40,000 news sources, 100 million mobile devices, 70,000 ships and planes, eight social networks, 5,000 environmental sensors, and thousands of Internet-of-Things devices. In the future, it plans to have up to 60 of its own Earth-observing satellites. All of that information goes into different processing pipelines based on its type. From a news story, BlackSky may extract people, places, organizations, and keywords. From an image, it may map out which buildings appear damaged after an earthquake. All of that processed, but still disparate, data goes into what BlackSky CTO Scott Herman calls a “giant analytic fusion engine,” which tries to turn it into more than the sum of its parts, tells satellites what to do about it, and alerts human analysts when events meet certain predetermined criteria.

"What a beautiful black sky." -Flynn

>>15105419

>"What a beautiful black sky." -Flynn

In the real world, BlackSky might use that to keep track of the positions of Russian jets. The company has images of places where the Russian military parks its planes, and it knows the rough shape of different kinds of flyers.

The company also has shape-recognition algorithms, able to pick out pixels that, together, map out a given pattern. It can tune that algorithm to pick out the outlines of Russian jets, like the MiG Fulcrum and Foxhound planes. Once you put the satellite pictures into that algorithm, you could learn how many of those aircraft are sitting on runways. Understanding the significance of that count — what “45 Fulcrums at Aleysk but none at Krymsk” actually means — takes even more data. The system would need to know the history of jet demographics, which it could have determined from prior observations. It could perhaps gather data on how often they fly and where, or even look at news to find out whether there’s any agitation or action around Aleysk: now the system knows exactly where they should point their real-time satellites to gather the information that their client needs.

BlackSky is really just getting started, having only recently launched its own satellites. The ultimate success and utility of its system still have to be proven. And based on the available information, it’s unclear how far along Sentient’s comparable system is. Thomson suspects its more grandiose goals are still simply that: goals. “Just how far Sentient has gotten or will get isn’t clear,” he says.

“If it were to be implemented successfully on a large scale, it would certainly be a significant advance,” says Thomson, “but I didn’t see any indication that that had actually happened.”

"when you’re asking silicon to make sense, you have to train it on the right kind of data"

>>15105438

looks neat

>>15105404

>Lin Wood was The Ramsey's lawyer

the who?

>>15105454

a basic quadcopter with a fancy shell

"We'Ve ReVoLuTioNiZeD TRaVeL"

“Or saying that they as a grand jury did not know what happened,” retorted Lin Wood, an Atlanta attorney who has represented the Ramseys over the years. His comments came on CNN Tuesday after being asked to respond to what the anonymous juror told the paper.

Wood said the grand jury was “likely confused.”

https://linwoodlaw.com/news/ramseys-attorney-grand-jury-likely-confused-about-jonbenet/

>>15105488

>Thanks for spilling my coffee over the board

https://www.justice.gov/

>>15105499

>Opened up Amazon home page and look who's smirking at me.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10235869/Waukesha-suspect-shared-social-media-posts-promoting-violence-white-people.html

'The old white ppl…knock dem TF out!' Waukesha suspect shared social media posts promoting violence towards white people and claiming black people were the 'true Hebrews'

Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, is charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide and more charges are pending, prosecutors said Tuesday

Social media posts show the suspect was a staunch supporter of BLM and also encouraged 'knocking out white people'

'so when we start bakk knokkin white people TF out ion wanna hear it…the old white ppl 2, KNOKK DEM TF OUT!! PERIOD,' he wrote in June 2020

Five of the six victims - all white - who died on Sunday were aged 52 to 82 and part of a Waukesha club known as the Dancing Grannies

Victims of November 21 attack are Virginia Sorenson, 79, Leanna Owens, 71, Tamara Durand, 52, Jane Kulich, 52, and 82-year-old Wilhelm Hospel

On Tuesday eight-year-old Jackson Sparks was named by relatives as the sixth victim, having died in hospital from his injuries

Brooks was bailed out of jail on November 19 after posting a $1,000 cash bond on charges of battery, disorderly conduct, bail jumping and resisting an officer

>>15105573

https://nypost.com/2021/11/29/prosecutors-call-epstein-pilot-as-witness-in-ghislaine-maxwell-trial/

Prosecutors call Epstein pilot as first witness in Ghislaine Maxwell trial

Prosecutors on Monday called one of Jeffrey Epstein’s personal pilots as the first witness in their sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell.

Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., who was hired by Epstein in 1991, was asked about the relationship between the late pedophile and his longtime alleged madam, describing it as “more personal than business.”

“I wouldn’t even categorize it as romantic,” he said, noting it was more “couple-ish.”

Yet, Visoski, who goes by the nickname “Larry,” said he never witnessed them kiss or hold hands.

Visoski testified that when he met Maxwell, she managed Epstein’s many households, including hiring staff and decorating his residences.

Prosecutors in their opening statements earlier Monday had described the British socialite as a “lady of the house” who was “involved in every detail of Epstein’s life.”

The feds are making the argument that Maxwell, 59, was the sick financier’s “partner in crime” and an “essential” participant in his scheme to sexually abuse underage girls.

She has denied the charges, and her attorneys have repeatedly claimed she’s being scapegoated for the government’s failure to bring Epstein to trial.

Visoski flew the convicted creep’s private jet, the “Lolita Express,” for over a quarter-century, reportedly shuttling high-profile figures including Prince Andrew, Kevin Spacey and former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.

His testimony is expected to continue when the proceedings resume Tuesday morning.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/19/russia-paying-close-attention-hms-queen-elizabeth-race-salvage/

Russia ‘paying close attention’ to HMS Queen Elizabeth as race to salvage F-35 jet intensifies

Recovering jet is top priority to stop it falling into wrong hands, say defence sources following news it went down shortly after take-off

Maurene Comey's father is former FBI director James Comey.

She is a lead prosecutor in Ghislaine Maxwell's child sex trafficking case.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12652609/karyna-shuliak-jeffrey-epstein-death-relationship/

Who is Jeffrey Epstein’s dentist girlfriend Karyna Shuliak?

>>15105625

>They all look like a big family.

"We are not allowed to play Monopoly at home."

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/travis-scott-astroworld-victim-ezra-blount-funeral-1264337/

Travis Scott’s Offer To Pay Youngest Astroworld Victim’s Funeral Costs Rejected

The family of Ezra Blount, 9, declined Scott’s offer in a heartbreaking letter from their lawyer.

Travis Scott’s offer to cover the funeral expenses for nine-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest victim to die at Astroworld, was rebuffed by the boy’s family in a new heartbreaking letter obtained Monday by Rolling Stone.

“Your client’s offer is declined. I have no doubt Mr. Scott feels remorse. His journey ahead will be painful. He must face and hopefully see that he bears some of the responsibility for this tragedy,” Blount family lawyer Bob Hilliard said in the blistering response.

The offer from Scott was sent to Hilliard and his co-counsel Ben Crump last Wednesday by the rapper’s new lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli. Ezra was laid to rest the day before, on Nov. 23, at a funeral in Texas.

“Travis is devastated by the tragedy that occurred at the Astroworld Festival and grieves for the families whose loved ones died or were injured. Travis is committed to doing his part to help the families who have suffered and begin the long process of healing in the Houston community. Toward that end, Travis would like to pay for the funeral expenses for Mr. Blount’s son,” Petrocelli wrote.

Petrocelli, famous for representing Fred Goldman at the wrongful death trial that found O.J. Simpson civilly liable for the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, claimed in his Wednesday letter that acceptance of Scott’s offer would “have no effect” on the lawsuit filed by Ezra’s dad, Treston Blount, against Scott and others.

In his reply, Hilliard said that “for now,” Scott “must respect” that his own “devastation” pales in comparison to that of Ezra’s family.

“There may be, and I hope there is, redemption and growth for him on the other side of what this painful process will be — and perhaps one day, once time allows some healing for the victims and acceptance of responsibility by Mr. Scott and others, Treston and Mr. Scott might meet, as there is also healing in that,” Hilliard wrote.

In the meantime, he likened Ezra’s death to “a faucet of unimaginable pain that has no off handle.”

“To lose a child in the manner Treston lost Ezra compounds the pain,” he wrote. “As a parent, Treston cannot help but agonize over the terrible idea that Ezra’s last minutes were filled with terror, suffering, suffocation and worst of all surrounded by strangers, his dad unconscious underneath the uncontrolled crowd.”

Speaking to Rolling Stone on Monday, Hilliard said Scott’s camp previously reached out to Crump regarding the possibility of setting up an in-person meeting. “We were pretty firm. With all due respect, no. This isn’t a photo-op story here. This is a ‘who’s responsible and why’ type of investigation. And he’s on the short list,” Hilliard said of Scott.

Ezra was on his dad’s shoulders at Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston on Nov. 5 when the two became trapped in the deadly crowd surge that claimed the lives of 10 people, the boy’s grandparents previously confirmed to Rolling Stone.

“Everyone was pushing. It was so tight with no exits. His dad couldn’t breathe at all and passed out. We don’t really know what happened to Ezra after that,” grandmother Tericia Blount said. The family later found Ezra at a nearby hospital listed as a John Doe. He lingered in a medically induced coma for days and died of irreversible organ failure on Nov. 14.

Alex Hilliard, another lawyer representing the Blount family, said Monday that Treston and Ezra’s mom, Tamara Byrd, are “attempting to band together and move forward, but it’s a day-by-day, hour-by-hour, minute-by-minute survival mode they’re in.”

“No parents should ever have to experience what Tamara and Treston have experienced,” he said.

In a video remembering Ezra shared on a GoFundMe page for the family, the boy who loved skateboarding and Fortnite is seen acting out a SpongeBob SquarePants meme and lip-syncing with his dad.

Petrocelli did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Rolling Stone on Monday. Now the chair of the trial practice at O’Melveny in Los Angeles, he also famously represented Donald Trump and his now-defunct Trump University in class action lawsuits that settled for $25 million.

>>15105668

>Petrocelli, famous for representing Fred Goldman at the wrongful death trial that found O.J. Simpson civilly liable for the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, claimed in his Wednesday letter that acceptance of Scott’s offer would “have no effect” on the lawsuit filed by Ezra’s dad, Treston Blount, against Scott and others.

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/02/14/spectator-offered-him-a-rifle-goldman-says/

Sep. 30, 2005

A spectator at O.J. Simpson's civil trial offered Fred Goldman a high-powered rifle to kill Simpson, Goldman says in an upcoming television interview.

"It was a terrifying experience," Goldman told Barbara Walters for ABC's 20/20 to be aired tonight.

Goldman said he was amazed that during the trial "a perfect stranger would come up to me and suggest that he could supply me, one, with a high powered rifle, and it was not traceable and that I could kill him."

He said the man went on to say, "If I didn't want to do it, he could get it done for me."

Goldman said his reaction was "to get away from this individual as quick as I could."

Goldman, his daughter Kim and wife, Patti, spoke about their anger at Simpson and their feelings of accomplishment for winning the wrongful death lawsuit against Simpson 16 months after his murder acquittal.

Simpson was found liable last week for the June 12, 1994, slashing deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and ordered to pay damages totaling $33.5-million.

This week, Goldman offered to drop all claims to his share of the money for a detailed confession. Simpson rejected the offer, saying, "I would never confess to a crime which I did not commit."

Although Goldman insisted the lawsuit was never about money, he said it still bothers him and his daughter that his ex-wife, Sharon Rufo, will share in the judgment.

"She was rewarded," he said, "for having no relationship with her son whatsoever for a minimum of 17 years."

Kim Goldman said of her mother: "She walked out. And that's the ultimate betrayal."