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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
73 arrested — including 21 kids — during Memorial Day weekend mayhem that closed popular Jersey Shore boardwalk
A spate of stabbings and fights led to the closure of a beloved boardwalk and the arrest of more than 70 people — including 21 minors — as tens of thousands of revelers descended upon the Jersey Shore for Memorial Day weekend, according to cops and reports. The violence unfolded during a 72-hour span that began early Friday and ended around 6 a.m. Monday in Seaside Heights, despite measures taken to prevent any issues after a similar bout of chaotic violence broke out over last year's long holiday weekend. Officers arrested 52 adults and 21 juveniles over the weekend, Seaside Heights Detective Steve Korman told All three of the young men who were stabbed within a block of the famed boardwalk refused to cooperate with investigators, so there were no arrests made, Korman told the outlet. The popular two-mile stretch, which features two amusement piers, arcades and other attractions, was temporarily closed by Police Chief Thomas Boyd after the third stabbing just after midnight Monday in a 'proactive approach to ensure public safety,' Korman told the Asbury Park Press. It is not clear how long the boardwalk was closed to revelers. Among those arrested was a 21-year-old man from nearby Beachwood, who was collared after officers responded to a 911 call about a fight. He was charged with possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, resisting arrest and obstruction, police said. Amid the bedlam, a pedestrian in Seaside Park was struck by a car and taken by helicopter to a hospital, Korman told APP. Cops said that Seaside Heights welcomed an estimated 100,000 visitors over the Memorial Day weekend. 'The last few days have been mayhem in this town,' Sarah Frailey, who bartends at EJ's Tap House along the boardwalk, told the outlet. 'Kids were out of control. It's like the 'Jersey Shore' show.' An additional 100 police officers were deployed this year in an effort to prevent a repeat of last year's chaos, reported last week. Borough officials had coordinated a plan to include outside law enforcement if the crowds, especially teens and young adults, got too rowdy, Seaside Heights Mayor Tony Vaz told NJ Advance Media. Dozens were nabbed during last year's festivities in the Jersey Shore enclave, where a 15-year-old was stabbed during a brawl on the boardwalk. It was also closed briefly after what authorities called 'civil unrest' that caused a panicked crowd to sprint down exit ramps amid reports of shots being fired on the boardwalk.
Globe and Mail
20-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Trailhead Biosystems Announces David Llewellyn, PhD, MBA, as Chief Executive Officer
BEACHWOOD, Ohio , May 20, 2025 /CNW/ -- Trailhead Biosystems Inc. ( a biotechnology company pioneering the creation of iPSC-derived human cells at scale for drug discovery and cell therapy, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Llewellyn, PhD, MBA as its new Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of its Board of Directors. Dr. Llewellyn succeeds Jan Jensen , PhD, who has led the company as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer since its founding. Dr. Jensen will continue with Trailhead Biosystems as Chief Scientific Officer and Board member. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Llewellyn to the company," said Michael Kaufman , Chairman of the Board of Trailhead Biosystems. "David brings with him over 20 years of experience commercializing life science products. His strong scientific and business acumen will be invaluable as Trailhead continues to innovate and expand." Dr. Jensen reflected on the transition, stating, "Trailhead Biosystems has reached an exciting inflection point, and bringing David Llewellyn on to the executive team marks the start of an ambitious new chapter. His expertise in life sciences and business strategy makes him the right leader to propel us onward, and I look forward to working alongside him to accelerate the commercialization of our groundbreaking technologies." Dr. Llewellyn began his career at MethylGene Inc. as a Medicinal Chemist where he developed a wide range of novel DNA methyltransferase inhibitors to treat cancer. He later joined Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, where he was involved in a variety of different activities including business development, financing and operations. Most recently, Dr. Llewellyn worked with STEMCELL Technologies Inc., where he held several top executive roles including Senior Vice President of Business Operations, Chief Commercial Officer, and Chief Strategy Officer. David holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Northern British Columbia , a PhD in Organic Chemistry from McGill University , and an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of British Columbia. "I am honored to step into the role of CEO and join the Board of Trailhead Biosystems," said Dr. Llewellyn. "Trailhead's proprietary High-Dimensional Design-of-Experiments Technology (HD-DoE ®) is a groundbreaking approach for making differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells, and there is no question that it's going to play an important role advancing stem cell research." Trailhead Biosystems is dedicated to revolutionizing medical research and the field of regenerative medicine by developing specialized, high-quality iPSC-derived human cells for drug discovery and cell-based therapies. Under Dr. Llewellyn's leadership, Trailhead plans to expand on its mission of advancing healthcare through scientific innovation with a strong commitment to commercial and scientific excellence.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trailhead Biosystems Announces David Llewellyn, PhD, MBA, as Chief Executive Officer
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, May 20, 2025 /CNW/ -- Trailhead Biosystems Inc. ( a biotechnology company pioneering the creation of iPSC-derived human cells at scale for drug discovery and cell therapy, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Llewellyn, PhD, MBA as its new Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of its Board of Directors. Dr. Llewellyn succeeds Jan Jensen, PhD, who has led the company as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer since its founding. Dr. Jensen will continue with Trailhead Biosystems as Chief Scientific Officer and Board member. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Llewellyn to the company," said Michael Kaufman, Chairman of the Board of Trailhead Biosystems. "David brings with him over 20 years of experience commercializing life science products. His strong scientific and business acumen will be invaluable as Trailhead continues to innovate and expand." Dr. Jensen reflected on the transition, stating, "Trailhead Biosystems has reached an exciting inflection point, and bringing David Llewellyn on to the executive team marks the start of an ambitious new chapter. His expertise in life sciences and business strategy makes him the right leader to propel us onward, and I look forward to working alongside him to accelerate the commercialization of our groundbreaking technologies." Dr. Llewellyn began his career at MethylGene Inc. as a Medicinal Chemist where he developed a wide range of novel DNA methyltransferase inhibitors to treat cancer. He later joined Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, where he was involved in a variety of different activities including business development, financing and operations. Most recently, Dr. Llewellyn worked with STEMCELL Technologies Inc., where he held several top executive roles including Senior Vice President of Business Operations, Chief Commercial Officer, and Chief Strategy Officer. David holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Northern British Columbia, a PhD in Organic Chemistry from McGill University, and an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of British Columbia. "I am honored to step into the role of CEO and join the Board of Trailhead Biosystems," said Dr. Llewellyn. "Trailhead's proprietary High-Dimensional Design-of-Experiments Technology (HD-DoE®) is a groundbreaking approach for making differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells, and there is no question that it's going to play an important role advancing stem cell research." Trailhead Biosystems is dedicated to revolutionizing medical research and the field of regenerative medicine by developing specialized, high-quality iPSC-derived human cells for drug discovery and cell-based therapies. Under Dr. Llewellyn's leadership, Trailhead plans to expand on its mission of advancing healthcare through scientific innovation with a strong commitment to commercial and scientific excellence. For more information, please contact:Tim Mauk, Corporate CommunicationsTrailhead BiosystemsEmail: info@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Trailhead Biosystems Inc View original content to download multimedia:
The Guardian
15-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Faith leaders denounce US book burning as hate-fuelled intimidation
A group of faith leaders in Ohio denounced a recent alleged hate crime in the state, in which a man burned books belonging to a public library. The destroyed books were on Jewish, African American and LGBTQ+ history. 'Unfortunately, this is one of those things that's, like, I'm shocked, but not surprised, every time it happens,' Rev Ryan Wallace of Fairmount Presbyterian told the Guardian in an interview. 'We need to not get complacent. Every time it happens, we have to be there to say, 'this is unacceptable.'' The group of faith leaders gathered on Monday to speak out against the book burning. The informal, inter-faith coalition in Ohio, called the Interfaith Group Against Hate, has been organizing and engaging in political action in recent years, to combat far-right and white supremacist attacks. Wallace said the coalition, which began in 2023, has also been engaging in pro-immigrant advocacy, in response to the Trump administration's heightened offensive on immigrant communities. 'I've seen a lot of this kind of hate. And there's more and more and more of it,' said Wallace. 'And that was part of it, with this interfaith group, to say: let's not pretend like this is just somebody else's problem and that this is happening someplace else. It's happening here.' In early April, far-right social media accounts began circulating videos of a person who entered a public library in Beachwood, Ohio, checked out 100 books and proceeded to burn them. The videos were first identified by Princeton University's Bridging Divides Initiative, a research group tracking political violence throughout the US, who contacted local officials and activists in Beachwood. The officials then contacted the local police department, which launched an investigation. 'I condemn this act, not only because it is a crime against our institutions and community, but also because it is fundamentally un-American,' said Ohio Democratic state senator Kent Smith in a statement. 'There is no place for such hate, censorship, or intimidation in Beachwood, nor this country.' One of the videos, related to the alleged book burning, was shared on a white supremacist Telegram group, which was accessed and viewed by the Guardian. The video shows a number of books in the trunk of a car, related to Jewish, Black and LGBTQ+ history. Among the books displayed in the video are Black Radical by Kerri K Greenidge, Fighting Auschwitz by Polish historian Józef Garliński, Pride and Persistence: Stories of Queer Activism by Mary Fairhurst Breen and The ABCs of Queer History by Seema Yasmin, among others. 'We are cleansing our libraries of degenerate filth,' the Telegram post reads. A second video, shared on social media, shows someone throwing those books into a fire. Researchers identified the books as belonging to the Cuyahoga county public library due to the stickers on the books, according to a police report, as first reported by The county's public library system did not provide a comment. The Beachwood police department launched an ongoing investigation, the department said in a statement to the Guardian. Once the investigation is complete, the city prosecutor will review and determine whether they can charge someone with a crime. 'Our department stands against antisemitism and all acts of bias-motivated crimes,' the Beachwood police chief Dan Grispino said in a statement. 'We are committed to vigorously investigating and prosecuting any hate-motivated incidents within the City of Beachwood. Our priority is to maintain a community that can thrive without the fear of threats of intimidation or violence.' The state of Ohio has a number of far-right, racist hate groups, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) initiative, an independent organization monitoring political violence. Patriot Front and White Lives Matter are the most prominent groups, ACLED reports. 'Since the start of 2023, Ohio has seen some of the highest levels of activity from white supremacist groups of any state,' the organization said in a recent video. The white supremacist Telegram group, where the Guardian found the early April video of the books, belongs to the White Lives Matter in Ohio chapter. White Lives Matter has been designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group. According to videos and posts shared in the Telegram chat, the group places stickers, drops flyers and hangs banners around the state of Ohio, promoting white supremacy. 'Everything beautiful is white,' one sticker will read. 'White people first,' another one reads. The White Lives Matter organization does not just engage in propaganda efforts in the state – it has promoted outright violence. In March 2023, White Lives Matter members arrived at a drag queen event, carrying flags with swastikas on them, shouting racist and homophobic slurs and 'Heil Hitler', according to Later that month, one of the White Lives Matter members firebombed a local church, in response to the church agreeing to host a drag show. The man responsible, who was discovered to have a Nazi flag and memorabilia by the FBI, was later sentenced to 18 years in prison for trying to destroy the church with molotov cocktails. The church sued the White Lives Matter organization and some of its top members last year for damages. There have been other far-right attacks and alarming instances in recent years, according to Rev Wallace. Just more than a year ago, someone desecrated tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in Cleveland with swastikas. And a local football coach resigned in 2023, after he was caught using the word 'Nazi' as a play call. 'Then there was a mosque that I'm very close with – there was a petition going around the community to shut the mosque down because they said they were 'pro-Hamas.' That was all lies,' said Wallace. One of the defining moments for Wallace and the Interfaith Group Against Hate was during last fall's presidential race, when the Trump campaign falsely claimed Haitian immigrants were eating cats and dogs. That's when they realized that the group had to step up their organizing efforts to help immigrant communities in the region. ' As a person of faith, I am called to stand in solidarity with the whole community, and to call for change in our community that reflects our shared values,' he said. The group hopes to donate 1,000 books to the library system, related to Jewish, African American and LGBTQ+ history.
