Inversiones y negocios

An American Airlines passenger who kicked and spat at flight attendants and passengers and attempted to open a cabin door before being secured to a seat with duct tape has been sued by the Federal Aviation Administration for a fine of $81,950, the largest ever issued by the agency for unruly behavior. The passenger, Heather Wells, 34, of San Antonio, was traveling first class from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 7, 2021, when About an hour into the flight she ordered a Jack Daniel's and became agitated and…

Concluding a years-long legal saga, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to return to Australia after pleading guilty to a single charge relating to the publication of classified US documents. The 52-year-old Australian citizen avoided a lengthy prison sentence by admitting guilt at a remote hearing in an American territory in the Pacific. This settlement marks a significant development in a case that has become a battleground for press freedom and national security concerns. From celebrity whistleblower to legal stalemate Assange rose to prominence in the 2010s when WikiLeaks published a series of sensitive documents exposing details about US military…

The European Union (EU) accuses Microsoft of foul play after regulators accused the tech giant of unfairly bundling its popular Teams video conferencing software with its Office suite. This practice, the EU says, gives Teams an unfair advantage over competitors like Zoom and Slack. The issue centers on how Microsoft bundles Teams into its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions, which include programs like Word, Excel, and Outlook. Regulators say this bundling essentially forces companies to adopt Teams if they want Microsoft’s other widely used programs. That, they argue, hurts competition by limiting customer choice. This is just the latest…

Mike Duggan and his hockey buddies were strapping on their gear one recent morning when their banter turned, as it often does, to the topic of joint replacement surgeries. Duggan, 74, the proud owner of an artificial hip, marveled at the sheer number of titanium body parts in the locker room. He nodded toward Mitch Boriskin, who was putting on a pair of skates along the opposite wall. “I don't think there's an original part to you,” Duggan said. Boriskin, 70, smiled. “Two fake knees, a spinal cord stimulator, 25 surgeries,” he began, as if he were reciting a sheet…

Anthony JF O'Reilly, a charming, ambitious, Irish-born former president of the HJ Heinz Company who also owned newspapers, luxury brands and trophy houses in France and the Bahamas, only to lose nearly everything in his eighth, has died. decade. on May 18 in Dublin. He was 88 years old. The Irish Times and other Irish newspapers, citing a family spokesman, said he died in hospital. No cause was given. From his earliest days, Mr. O'Reilly, known as Tony, has shown awkwardness about gifts. He was a world-class rugby player while still a teenager: the “red-haired pin-up of Irish rugby”, as…