Twitch livestream catches NASCAR driver Kyle Larson using the N-word during a virtual race

Chuck Burton/AP A Twitch livestream broadcast NASCAR driver Kyle Larson using the N-word during a virtual race on Sunday night.  Larson, a driver for Chip Ganassi Racing in the top-level NASCAR Cup Series, appeared not to know that his radio communication was going to all drivers, as well as the broadcast. Another driver in the … Read more

LSC Communications Takes Action to Strengthen Its Liquidity and Improve Its Capital Structure

LSC Communications, Inc. (OTCQX: LKSD) (“LSC” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company, along with most of its U.S. subsidiaries, has voluntarily filed for business reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The Company’s decision follows a comprehensive evaluation of … Read more

To Protect Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis, Design Businesses Collaborate

PHILADELPHIA and CAMDEN, N.J., April 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — David Ascalon’s Ascalon Studios is a New Jersey-based art and design facility that specializes in creating large-scale site-specific artwork, stained glass windows, and design elements for public and worship environments throughout North America. Seth Pearlman’s Pearlman Design is a NJ-based remodeling company serving Greater Philadelphia for … Read more

Olymel will be reopening its Yamachiche plant with the agreement of public health authorities

ST-HYACINTHE, QC, April 11, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – After having implemented all the public health recommendations of the public health department of the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre (CIUSSS MCQ), Olymel management is announcing that its hog slaughter and cutting plant in Yamachiche, in Mauricie, will resume operations starting Tuesday, April 14. … Read more

Bill Gates warns that a coronavirus-like outbreak will probably happen ‘every 20 years or so’

Screenshot/Financial Times Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that people are now realizing that a viral outbreak similar to COVID-19 will likely happen “every 20 years or so.”  Speaking to the Financial Times earlier this month, Gates said that COVID-19 was the “biggest event that people will experience in their entire lives” and said world leaders … Read more

Sabesp – Material Fact

SÃO PAULO, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp (“SABESP” or “Company”), pursuant to Instruction 358 of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”), dated January 3, 2002, as amended, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that the São Paulo State Sanitation and Energy … Read more

Liberty Global Announces Creation of $4 Million COVID-19 Employee Assistance Fund

Liberty Global, one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies operating across Europe, announced today the formation of a new Liberty Global Response Fund intended to help employees and their families who have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The program will be funded initially by Liberty’s executive leadership team and … Read more

Sinopec Continues International Growth, Begins Oil Depot Operations at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port

BEIJING, April 9, 2020 /CNW/ — China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec”), China’s leading energy and chemical company, officially commenced operations at its newly established oil depot at Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka, successfully refueling its first ship on April 7. Impacting primarily Northeast Africa and South Asia’s oil market, Sinopec’s Hambantota Port oil depot … Read more

Apex Parks Group Announces Financial Restructuring; Company To Enter Into Stalking Horse Purchase Agreement and Files for Chapter 11 to Effectuate Sale

IRVINE, Calif., April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Apex Parks Group, LLC (“Apex” or “Company”), today announced that it is pursuing a comprehensive financial restructuring aimed at reducing the Company’s current debt and, ultimately, enhancing operations to continue to serve guests and communities for years to come. As part of this process, Apex expects to enter … Read more

Polaryx Therapeutics Receives IND Approval From the FDA to Study PLX-200 Treatment for Patients With Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis

PARAMUS, N.J., April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Polaryx Therapeutics, a biotech company developing patient-friendly, small molecule therapeutics for lysosomal storage disorders, announced today that the Company has received an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study PLX-200 treatment on Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (JNCL or CLN3) … Read more

U.S. Housing Markets Vulnerable To Coronavirus Impact Clustered In Northeast And Florida

IRVINE, Calif., April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database and first property data provider of Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), today released a Special Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are more or less vulnerable to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. The report shows that the Northeast … Read more

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