FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – May 22, 2022 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the race REUTERS/Albert Gea BARCELONA— Max Verstappen was 46 points behind Charles Leclerc after the first three races of the Formula One season and now, three races later, he is six ahead of his Ferrari rival and leading the championship. The fact that Red Bull’s reigning champion has won every race he has finished also emphasizes the importance of reliability in a season of major rule changes and rapid development. Leclerc took 71 of 78 available points in the first three races. He has scored 33 since then. Verstappen had 25 after round three in Australia and is now on 110, his tally boosted by an Imola sprint race that handed him eight extra points. Champions Mercedes were down, and about to be counted out as they wrestled with a bouncing car, and yet Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix suggested George Russell and … [Read more...] about Reliability is key as F1 season takes another twist
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Despite Post-Floyd Era Promises, Limited Gains In Racial Equity
O ver the past 24 months, politicians and business leaders have invoked the name of George Floyd in calling for racial equity for Black Americans. Companies and foundations pledged billions on initiatives to recruit and promote Black talent, invest in Black-owned businesses and promote equity in everything from policymaking to policing. Despite an evolution in the dialogue and effort, there’s been little progress in outcomes for Black lives and livelihoods. Black families still have a fraction of the wealth , owning about 13 cents for every dollar held by white families. All that allyship and money hasn’t really moved the needle on the National Urban League’s equality index, which tracks how Black America is faring relative to white America on measures such as income, health outcomes, education quality, and incarceration rates. Its 2022 index stands at 73.9% – with 100% representing racial parity – which is one-tenth of a percentage point higher than the 73.8% index … [Read more...] about Despite Post-Floyd Era Promises, Limited Gains In Racial Equity
Sebastian Vettel foiled in bid to track down Barcelona bag thieves
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – May 20, 2022 Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel during a press conference REUTERS/Nacho Doce BARCELONA, Spain— Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel turned detective to try to track down the thieves who stole his bag in Barcelona on Monday but managed to recover only the ear pods whose signal he was following. An Aston Martin team spokesman said the German had the bag stolen in the city after competing in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. “He tried to find it by using his iPhone to track his earphones which were in his bag, but when he located his earphones he found them abandoned and was therefore unable to locate his stolen bag,” he said. No further details were given other than that nobody was hurt. Spanish media reported the incident happened at around 0800 local time when Vettel momentarily left the bag unattended in an unlocked car. RELATED STORIES F1: Sebastian Vettel … [Read more...] about Sebastian Vettel foiled in bid to track down Barcelona bag thieves
Samsung commits to $356 billion of investment over 5 years
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong steps up to the podium on May 20 after he accompanied President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden on a tour of the company's chip manufacturing complex in Pyeongtaek. [YONHAP] Samsung Electronics and related companies will invest 450 trillion won ($356 billion) over the course of the next five years on chips, biopharmaceuticals, advanced networks and artificial intelligence. The investment total is up 30 percent from the previous five years, while 80 percent of the total will be committed to investments within Korea. Suwon, Gyeonggi-based Samsung Electronics, which is Korea's largest company, did not break down where exactly the funds would be going, though based on the announcement and statements by the company, much of it will be going to Samsung Electronics itself. The company is related by various levels of shareholding to dozens of other companies active in a wide range of businesses. Samsung Electronics did say that … [Read more...] about Samsung commits to $356 billion of investment over 5 years
Two Years After George Floyd, Black Leaders Reflect On Change
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died before our eyes as a police officer knelt on his neck for approximately 9 minutes on a street in Minneapolis. Had Darnella Frazier, then 17, not captured the murder on her cell phone and posted it to Facebook, Floyd would have been yet another Black man to die in police custody – a statistic. Instead, George Floyd became a powerful symbol of persistent inequality and systemic injustice against Black Americans and a wake-up call for all. The response was historic – from the scores of leaders making forceful statements every day about racial justice to the $50 billion that U.S. companies pledged (but not necessarily paid) to support Black communities. To understand the complexities of where we stand as a nation, though, look no further than the racially motivated mass murder at a Buffalo grocery store on May 14. In an effort to capture the reality of being Black in America, we decided that we wanted to hear from leaders in the community. Here are … [Read more...] about Two Years After George Floyd, Black Leaders Reflect On Change