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Aptose Biosciences Inc. Announces Closing of $8 Million Public OfferingHarris Rosen, who built Florida’s largest independent hotel chain and was one of Orlando’s preeminent philanthropists, died Monday, his business partner announced. He was 85. Rosen, the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Floridian of the Year in 2011, opened his first hotel in 1974, purchasing a 256-room Quality Inn on International Drive, and has since grown his empire to seven properties and more than 6,300 rooms. “Harris was an angel to so many here on earth, and now he takes his place among the angels in heaven,” said Frank Santos, vice president of Rosen Hotels & Resorts. “A beloved father, grandfather, and a pillar of our community, his boundless generosity and love touched countless lives through his unwavering commitment to helping underserved communities, promoting education, advancing the fight against cancer, and supporting health and wellness initiatives.” Rosen’s philanthropy reaches far and wide in Orlando – with multimillion-dollar investments to send children from underserved neighborhoods to preschool and college, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings noted in a statement. “His commitment to our community went beyond his work as a hotelier,” he said. “Through the Rosen Foundation, Harris invested millions into local schools, healthcare, and vital programs for underprivileged families, uplifting countless people in the process. Most notably, his education philanthropy in the Tangelo Park and Parramore Communities is unparalleled.” In 1993, Rosen adopted Tangelo Park, a working class neighborhood in unincorporated Orange County near the I-Drive corridor, paying for preschool for all of the neighborhood’s children and providing scholarships covering the full cost of college or vocational school for all of its graduating high school seniors. According to his company biography, more than 250 Tangelo Park students have received full scholarships to college through the program. In 2016, he expanded his efforts to Parramore in Downtown Orlando, where more than 40 students have received scholarships. Though his college scholarship effort may have been more widely publicized, he spent twice as much funding preschool – so much so that in 2019, if Rosen had been his own state, he’d rank 10th in Pre-K funding per student, Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell wrote in a column that year . “One thing I quickly learned is that there is as much intellectual talent in the underserved communities as there is in gated communities,” Rosen said then. “And this investment pays off.” Orange County Commissioner Mike Scott, who grew up in Tangelo Park and whose commission district includes the neighborhood, described the hotelier as “someone to stand with you and beside you and put a hand on your shoulder and say, ‘Hey, I got you. I’ll help you. It’ll be OK.” “You know, many folks would have probably not been able to go to college or even have a job in some instances, if it wasn’t for him. People say it was philanthropy, but I feel like it was just his love, his concern and care for the community,” he said. Rosen is also the namesake of the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. In 2002, he donated 20 acres near his Rosen Shingle Creek hotel, along with $10 million to start the campus. But there was much more that distinguished him. Employees of his hotels — all of which are located in greater Orlando — receive health care at an on-site clinic, which he’s said has saved his companies about $20 million annually. Employees pay $800 annual premiums with no deductibles. For years, Floridians fleeing hurricanes from coastal areas have found low-cost “disaster rates” and pet-friendly rooms as low as $69 per night at Rosen properties. When Hurricane Milton was bearing down on the Gulf Coast, about 1,000 families took shelter in the hotels, a spokeswoman said at the time. Rosen also wielded and flexed great political might, as a fierce proponent of spending Tourist Development Taxes primarily to bolster tourism interests. He battled then-Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood and Orange County Chairman Linda Chapin over a plan to use TDT funds to build a baseball stadium, lobbied against a $325 million light-rail project and opposed an effort to use the tax to help fund construction of what is now the Kia Center. Critics charged those political positions were taken with an eye on his company’s bottom line. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Rosen’s impact will live on. “Harris Rosen played a big role in helping our region become the nation’s top destination for visitors. But his impact extends far beyond his hotel properties,” Dyer said in a statement. “Harris was truly committed to our community and uplifting residents and neighborhoods. His generosity was incredibly impactful and shaped a stronger Central Florida for all.” rygillespie@orlandosentinel.com
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Concerns have also been raised about the “renormalisation” of smoking. Dr Rachel O’Donnell, senior research fellow at the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing and Health, said restrictions on smoking in outdoor places can “reinforce” a message that smoking “isn’t a socially acceptable thing to do” and could also help smokers to kick the habit. In November, it emerged that the UK Government is to scrap plans to ban smoking in the gardens of pubs and restaurants in England. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the hospitality industry has “taken a real battering in recent years” and it is not “the right time” to ban smoking outside pubs. But smoking and vaping could be banned in other public places in England – such as in playgrounds or outside of schools – under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. According to the World Health Organisation, there is no safe level of second-hand smoke exposure. In a briefing for journalists, Dr O’Donnell said decision-making “should be on the basis of all the evidence that’s available”. She added: “Any debate about legislation on smoking in outdoor settings shouldn’t only focus on air quality and second-hand smoke exposure levels, because the impacts of restrictions in outdoor settings are also evident on our social norms.” Smoke-free outdoor environments “reinforce smoke-free as the acceptable norm”, she said. “This, I think, is a critically important point at a time where in the media, over the last year, we’ve seen various reports and questions as to whether we might be on the cusp of renormalisation of smoking for various reasons, and so smoke-free public environments still have a critically important role to play. “If you reduce opportunities to smoke, it can also help individuals who smoke themselves to reduce the amount they smoke or to make a quit attempt.” Dr O’Donnell said visibility of tobacco products and smoking is a “form of marketing for tobacco companies” as she pointed to studies highlighting the increasing number of tobacco depictions on screen. She went on: “The more often young adults observe smoking around them, the more likely they are to believe that smoking is socially acceptable, which feeds back into this idea of renormalisation of smoking. “So, restrictions on smoking in outdoor public places have other positive knock-on effects, potentially for young people as well, just sending out that clear message that this isn’t a socially acceptable thing to do and see, and this could help to discourage smoking initiation among young people at quite a critical time.” On being exposed to second-hand smoke at work, she added: “I think sometimes when we think about exposure to second-hand smoke in outdoor settings, in pubs, in restaurants, we think about that sort of occasional customer exposure, the nuisance element of it when people are out enjoying a meal with friends, but we also need to be reminded that this is a repeated occupational exposure for those who are working in hospitality and serving drinks and food. “Now, as we’ve already seen, concentrations of second-hand smoke in these settings are generally low, and they’re likely to present a low risk to health for most healthy people. “But ... there’s no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke, and so any individual with pre-existing heart, lung or respiratory conditions may be particularly vulnerable even to low levels of exposure. “We know that second-hand smoke is its known carcinogen, and on that basis those exposed in the hospitality sector have a right to be protected. “On that basis, there’s a need to protect them, as there is anybody in any workplace setting from second-hand smoke exposure in all areas of workplaces and spaces.” Sean Semple, professor of exposure science at the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing and Health, said: “I think that if I were a policy-maker, which I am not, then I would be looking at those occupational exposures as well. “I have asthma, if I was being occupationally exposed to SHS (second-hand smoke), and knowing that I was one of a very small number of workers now being legally exposed to SHS in the workplace, then I might not be very happy about that.” A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “As part of our 10 Year Health Plan we are shifting focus from sickness to prevention, including tackling the harms of smoking and passive smoking. “The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill is the biggest public health intervention in a generation and will put us on track towards a smoke-free UK.”
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The Benzinga Future of Digital Assets event featured a panel on NFTs and the metaverse, sparking discussions about their long-term potential despite current skepticism. Post panel, Ian Horne , head of content for Money20/20 Amsterdam , shared his perspective on how these technologies may evolve and gain broader acceptance over time. Horne acknowledged the criticism NFTs and the metaverse have faced in recent years, often due to unrealistic expectations and failed projects. But, he argued that their core concepts remain relevant for the future of digital interaction. "These concepts have been derided rightly for failures in recent years," Horne said, "but long term, the idea of a metaverse becoming a thriving idea, and NFTs being important to identity and how we relate to others online, is completely still valid." The panel conversation, which included Alex Salnikov of Rarible, delved into how practical applications of NFTs and metaverse technology could reshape online experiences. Horne emphasized that discussing these ideas in a grounded way helps audiences better understand their potential. Also Read: Bitcoin Zeroes In On $100,000, But This Indicator Signals One More Brief Correction Addressing skepticism, Horne explained that widespread adoption of these technologies would likely happen when seamlessly integrated into daily activities without being labeled as NFTs or metaverse applications. "I think the real adoption of these things is going to happen when we don't talk about it like it being the metaverse or like it being an NFT," he said. Instead, users will engage with digital tools like tokens or online marketplaces without understanding the underlying technology. Horne stressed the focus should shift to the value these technologies add rather than their technical definitions. "When we're talking about the value add and not the technology, that's when I think we're nailing it," he added. The panel discussion at the event reflected a broader sentiment that while challenges remain, the long-term promise of NFTs and the metaverse lies in their ability to integrate seamlessly into the digital world and shape how individuals interact online. Read Next: MicroStrategy Trading At ‘Insane’ 256% Premium To Bitcoin Holdings, Research Shows Photo by Corynn Egreczky. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Man killed in horrifying e-bike crashThe Philadelphia Eagles ruled wide receiver DeVonta Smith out for Sunday night's game at the Los Angeles Rams due to a hamstring injury. Smith did not practice all week and will miss his second game of the season and just the third of his four-year NFL career. He was inactive in a Week 4 loss at Tampa Bay due to a concussion. Smith, 26, leads the Eagles with 41 receptions and four touchdown catches ands ranks second with 516 receiving yards in nine starts this season. The former Heisman Trophy winner has 281 catches for 3,694 yards and 23 scores in 59 games (58 starts) since the Eagles drafted him with the 10th overall pick in 2021. NFC East-leading Philadelphia (8-2) takes a six-game winning streak to Los Angeles (5-5), which has won four of its last five games. --Field Level Media
Britain has a housing crisis. That much, everybody knows. We hear it time and time again: we don’t have enough homes. We must build and build and build. More and more parts of the country must be concreted over. In many parts of the UK this is true : supply has not kept up with demand. But – and this may surprise you – this country actually has more homes than it has households. In fact, according the 2021 census, there were 1.4 million more dwellings in England than there were households – in other words, there are more than enough properties to go round. This is true in every region. Even in London, where demand is highest, there were 250,000 more homes than households. What is going on? First, the housing crisis is one of affordability, not just availability. Just because there are lots of properties in a particular area, that does not mean they are priced within the reach of people on average (or even above average) incomes. Second, many people own more than one home: buy-to-let landlords, for example, may have dozens on their books. There is another problem that does not get the attention it needs: too many family-sized homes are being lived in by older people who, bluntly, do not need them. It is now quite normal to find younger people crammed into homes too small for their needs (in London, for example, one in six rented homes is now officially classed as overcrowded) while, at the same time and on the very same streets, others are living in large houses with many empty rooms. It is a woeful way of making the best use of the limited housing stock we have, yet politicians are too scared to talk about it. And so the situation goes on: the bedrooms that could be used to house the families desperately in need of them are instead being left empty: doors closed, heating off, moths their only inhabitants. This problem of what the experts call “under-occupancy” is particularly pronounced in homes owned by the elderly. Eighty per cent of over-65s own their own homes and, in general, they are not short on space. The average size of a property owned by someone in this age group is a spacious 110 square metres , according to experts at the London School of Economics. Yet half of them live alone. No surprise, then, that two thirds of over-65s say they have at least two spare bedrooms. As a result, 86 per cent of homes occupied by people of that age are classed as “under-occupied” – much higher than for other age groups. The fact that family-sized homes are being monopolised by older generations is one reason why we have a shortage of them. As a result, parents with children are too often having to settle for less room than they require. And this, of course, has a huge impact on their ability to have more children: a lack of space, and the unaffordability of housing, is one reason why the UK’s birth rate has plummeted to concerning levels. The market is not solving the problem, either: despite a shortage of three- and four-bedroom houses, developers make more profit cramming one and two-bedroom flats into their developments, meaning the supply of family-sized homes is failing match the demand. None of this, it should go without saying, is the fault of pensioners. They may have benefited from a housing market that is broken, but it wasn’t them that broke it. However, that does not hide the hard truth that Britain isn’t just failing to build enough new homes where they are needed – we are also not making effective use of the ones we already have. So what to do? It is a sensitive question, because nobody wants older people to feel forced to move out. And yet, if the system worked better, everybody would benefit from pensioners downsizing more often than they currently are. This is not about charity: we cannot expect over-65s to vacate the homes they have lived in, on average, for 25 years just because it might benefit somebody else. Instead, the Government needs to find ways to make sure that downsizing is works for them too. A carrot-and-stick approach is needed. First, councils need to do a better job of making sure that there are attractive homes available for older people to move into. Retirement communities, which are much more common in other parts of Europe, should be a bigger part of local plans. This could also help with the loneliness epidemic afflicting Britain’s pensioners. One in five over-65s say they frequently feel lonely – a situation not helped by so many living alone in large, mostly empty homes. Read Next Welcome to Hastings, the hidden homelessness capital of the UK Older people should also be given financial incentives to help them downsize. While some experts have called for a stamp-duty exemption for people downsizing, that would be fundamentally unfair. Why should wealthier homeowners cashing in on the house price boom have to pay less tax than first-time buyers who have sacrificed so much to scrabble together a deposit? A better option would be to give older people the option of delaying stamp duty payments so that the sum comes out of their estate when they die, rather than having to be paid when they move home. Once the incentives and help to downsize are in place, the Government should ask those not making good use of their homes to contribute more in council tax. If that seems controversial, it shouldn’t be: homes that are left empty for more than a year are already charged council tax at a premium rate – sometimes as much as four times the normal levy. There is no reason why a similar rule could not be applied to homes that are mostly empty. To avoid having to pay the tax, those living in heavily under-occupied homes could rent out rooms to people looking for somewhere to live. Older people who – very understandably – might not want to start sharing their home with strangers could be helped to look into downsizing. At the very least, the single-person discount on council tax should be abolished for those in under-occupied properties. This is not about punishing people in big homes or trying to force them to move. Nor is it about asking pensioners to make sacrifices for the benefit of young people. This is simply a case of using the tax system to encourage older people to take decisions that would benefit them too. By moving to a smaller property almost certain to cost less than the one they are selling, they will free up some of their wealth to enable them to make the most of their later years, rather than having to skimp or suffer because all their money is tied up in bricks and mortar. This, in turn, has further benefits for the welfare state, which currently spends eye-watering amounts supporting wealthy but cash-poor pensioners, via policies like the triple lock . Ultimately, wealth is wealth . The state should not have to continue subsidising those with wealth far above the average amount just so they can continue to avoid needing to bank their profits. This is a difficult and sensitive issue, which is why it has largely been ignored. But it is in everybody’s interests for Britain to begin a new conversation about downsizing. Yes, we need to build new homes far quicker than we currently are, but our housing crisis cannot be solved just by concreting over more and more of the country. We also need to look at who owns the homes we already have, and whether they are making good use of them. Too often, the answer is no. And, as politically sensitive as it may be, that needs to start to change. Ben Kentish presents his LBC show from Monday to Friday at 10pm, and is former Westminster editorFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The NFL removed New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers from the commissioner exempt list on Monday, making him eligible to participate in practice and play in the team’s games. Peppers missed seven games since being placed on the list on Oct. 9 after he was arrested and charged with shoving his girlfriend’s head into a wall and choking her. The league said its review is ongoing and is not affected by the change in Peppers’ roster status. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
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Airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end with another record day for air travel in the United States. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday, most of them by car. However, travelers could be impacted by ongoing weather challenges and those flying to their destinations could be grounded by delays brought on by airline staffing shortages and an airport service workers strike . Here's the latest: In an apparent effort to reduce the headaches caused by airport line cutting, American Airlines has rolled out boarding technology that alerts gate agents with an audible sound if a passenger tries to scan a ticket ahead of their assigned group. This new software won’t accept a boarding pass before the group it’s assigned to is called, so customers who get to the gate prematurely will be asked to go back and wait their turn. As of Wednesday, the airline announced, the technology is now being used in more than 100 U.S. airports that American flies out of. The official expansion arrives after successful tests in three of these locations — Albuquerque International Sunport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Tucson International Airport. ▶ Read more about American Airlines’ new boarding technology Travel can be stressful in the best of times. Now add in the high-level anxiety that seems to be baked into every holiday season and it’s clear travelers could use some help calming frazzled nerves. Here are a few ways to make your holiday journey a little less stressful: 1. Make a checklist of what you need to do and what you need to bring 2. Carry your comfort with you — think noise-canceling headphones, cozy clothes, snacks and extra medication 3. Stay hydrated 4. Keep up to date on delays, gate changes and cancellations with your airline’s app ▶ Read more tips about staying grounded during holiday travel Thanksgiving Day takes place late this year, with the fourth Thursday of November falling on Nov. 28. That shortens the traditional shopping season and changes the rhythm of holiday travel. With more time before the holiday , people tend to spread out their outbound travel over more days, but everyone returns at the same time, said Andrew Watterson, the chief operating officer of Southwest Airlines . “A late Thanksgiving leads to a big crush at the end,” Watterson said. “The Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving are usually very busy with Thanksgiving this late.” Airlines did a relatively good job of handling holiday crowds last year, when the weather was mild in most of the country. Fewer than 400 U.S. flights were canceled during Thanksgiving week in 2023 — about one out of every 450 flights. So far in 2024, airlines have canceled about 1.3% of all flights. Drivers should know that Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons will be the worst times to travel by car, but it should be smooth sailing on freeways come Thanksgiving Day, according to transportation analytics company INRIX. On the return home, the best travel times for motorists are before 1 p.m. on Sunday, and before 8 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on Monday, the company said. In metropolitan areas like Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Washington, “traffic is expected to be more than double what it typically is on a normal day,” INRIX transportation analyst Bob Pishue said. Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Mike Whitaker said last week that he expects his agency to use special measures at some facilities to deal with an ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers. In the past, those facilities have included airports in New York City and Florida. “If we are short on staff, we will slow traffic as needed to keep the system safe,” Whitaker said. The FAA has long struggled with a shortage of controllers that airline officials expect will last for years, despite the agency’s lofty hiring goals. 5. Auto club and insurance company AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday. Most of them will travel by car. 6. Drivers should get a slight break on gas prices . The nationwide average price for gasoline was $3.06 a gallon on Sunday, down from $3.27 at this time last year. 7. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 18.3 million people at U.S. airports during the same seven-day stretch. That would be 6% more than during the corresponding days last year but fit a pattern set throughout 2024. 8. The TSA predicts that 3 million people will pass through airport security checkpoints on Sunday; more than that could break the record of 3.01 million set on the Sunday after the July Fourth holiday. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be the next busiest air travel days of Thanksgiving week. ▶ Read more about Thanksgiving travel across the U.S. Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte’s airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike Monday to demand higher wages. The Service Employees International Union announced the strike in a statement early Monday, saying the workers would demand “an end to poverty wages and respect on the job during the holiday travel season.” The strike was expected to last 24 hours, said union spokesperson Sean Keady. Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services cast ballots Friday to authorize the work stoppage at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a hub for American Airlines. The two companies contract with American, one of the world’s biggest carriers, to provide services such as cleaning airplane interiors, removing trash and escorting passengers in wheelchairs. ▶ Read more about the Charlotte airport workers’ strike Parts of the Midwest and East Coast can expect to see heavy rain into Thanksgiving, and there’s potential for snow in Northeastern states. A storm last week brought rain to New York and New Jersey, where wildfires have raged in recent weeks, and heavy snow to northeastern Pennsylvania. The precipitation was expected to help ease drought conditions after an exceptionally dry fall. Heavy snow fell in northeastern Pennsylvania, including the Pocono Mountains. Higher elevations reported up to 17 inches (43 centimeters), with lesser accumulations in valley cities including Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Around 35,000 customers in 10 counties were still without power, down from 80,000 a day ago. In the Catskills region of New York, nearly 10,000 people remained without power Sunday morning, two days after a storm dumped heavy snow on parts of the region. Precipitation in West Virginia helped put a dent in the state’s worst drought in at least two decades and boosted ski resorts as they prepare to open in the weeks ahead. ▶ Read more about Thanksgiving week weather forecasts Two people died in the Pacific Northwest after a rapidly intensifying “ bomb cyclone ” hit the West Coast last Tuesday, bringing fierce winds that toppled trees and power lines and damaged homes and cars. Hundreds of thousands lost electricity in Washington state before powerful gusts and record rains moved into Northern California. Forecasters said the risk of flooding and mudslides remained as the region will get more rain starting Sunday. But the latest storm won’t be as intense as last week’s atmospheric river , a long plume of moisture that forms over an ocean and flows over land. “However, there’s still threats, smaller threats, and not as significant in terms of magnitude, that are still going to exist across the West Coast for the next two or three days,” weather service forecaster Rich Otto said. As the rain moves east throughout the week, Otto said, there’s a potential for heavy snowfall at higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada, as well as portions of Utah and Colorado. California’s Mammoth Mountain, which received 2 feet (0.6 meters) of fresh snow in the recent storm, could get another 4 feet (1.2 meters) before the newest system clears out Wednesday, the resort said. Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts across the U.S., while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California, where two people were found dead in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more rain while grappling with flooding and small landslides from a previous storm . Here’s a look at some of the regional forecasts: 9. Sierra Nevada: The National Weather Service office issued a winter storm warning through Tuesday, with heavy snow expected at higher elevations and wind gusts potentially reaching 55 mph (88 kph). Total snowfall of roughly 4 feet (1.2 meters) was forecast, with the heaviest accumulations expected Monday and Tuesday. 10. Midwest and Great Lakes: The Midwest and Great Lakes regions will see rain and snow Monday and the East Coast will be the most impacted on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, forecasters said. 11. East Coast: A low pressure system is forecast to bring rain to the Southeast early Thursday before heading to the Northeast. Areas from Boston to New York could see rain and breezy conditions, with snowfall possible in parts of northern New Hampshire, northern Maine and the Adirondacks. If the system tracks further inland, there could be less snow and more rain in the mountains, forecasters said. ▶ Read more about Thanksgiving week weather forecastsFormula One owner Liberty Media shares up after GM entry
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