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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Djokovic seeks record-breaking 25th Grand Slam at French Open
The French Open is set to begin Sunday. Novak Djokovic is seeking a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title. Rafael Nadal, who holds the most French Open titles in history, will be absent from this year's event following his 2024 retirement. Callum Davies, a writer for The Tennis Gazette, joins CBS Morning News with more.
Forbes
27-03-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Dapper Boi Partners With Nordstrom, Offering Size & Gender Inclusivity
Pache is the co-founder of Dapper Boi, an all-gender and size-inclusive brand that's now available online at Nordstrom. This month, their jeans will be available online, featured in both the men's and women's categories. The brand offers a size run of XXS through 4X and waist sizes 26 through 52. Dapper Boi pieces are designed with functional touches, like deep pockets and curve-friendly button-downs. This partnership is a major step for the San Diego-based brand, which has gained national attention from Inc Female Founders 500 (2025), CBS Morning News, OUT100 2023 List, and the documentary Show Her the Money. I spoke with Dapper Boi's founders, wives Vicky and Charisse Pasche. Started in 2015, the brand has a deeply relatable and personal origin story. '(I had) my own personal struggle shopping in the men's department," shares Vicky. "I started the brand because I needed clothes that fit me." Charisse wasn't exactly prepared. 'Wait, I have this full dream that we're going to build our 401k, that we're going to spend 30 years at a company," shares Charisse. 'I'm first-generation Filipino. That's just what I grew up knowing.' Though she'd never imagined starting a brand with 'zero experience,' she says that she was all-in on Vicky's vision. Of Vicky's style when they were dating, Charisse playfully reflects, 'Vicky was a hot mess. She was buying these clothes that were two or three sizes bigger, just to fit around her hips because men's clothes are not made to fit a woman's body. (Meanwhile) clothes from the women's section she still wasn't her.' Historically, Vicky has shopped in the plus-size – or big and tall – men's section. 'Not only is it kind of the least cool option, but those clothes still didn't fit me," says Vicky. "The (tops) were down to my knees.' 'We advertise to the LGBTQ-plus community because that's where we came from, particularly those who are masculine-presenting," says Vicky. "They shop in the men's department and aren't used to having those clothes fit them.' Next is curvy or athletic women who shop in the women's department and struggle with fit or function. 'They have the same exact issue as me shopping with their curves. They also have the function problem, like it shouldn't be revolutionary to have deep pockets.' Finally, the brand serves men who are athletic or curvy, who experience similar challenges. For example, athletic shoppers have thicker thighs that aren't accommodated by standard fit. Charisse says she doesn't see it that way. 'Clothing has no gender. I can be male, female, non-binary and wear the same pair of jeans.' Vicky says she's grateful for the opportunity to be on the show, but feels that the investors missed the mark. 'It doesn't need to be a whole third section. It just needs to be clothes that you feel authentic in," says Vicky. "We're trying to break the binary way of thinking. This is about style preference and body type, not gender. They really niched us when really we're welcoming to all. We pride ourselves in (creating) confidence.' Vicky is also quick to point out that part of the fundraising challenges the brand has faced is part of a bigger problem with how venture capital gets distributed. 'Of all venture capital, hundreds of billions of dollars that are deployed into companies every year, less than 2% go to women-owned businesses and less than 1% goes to LBGT-owned businesses,' she shared. The brand struggled to find a manufacturer who could understand their vision and take them on as a client. 'A lot of people just hung the phone up on me.' Of the Nordstrom collaboration, however, they describe their initial meeting with the company as 'the easiest conversation," said Vicky. 'They got it immediately. They were on board.' The Nordstrom partnership has the couple thrilled, but they've made it clear that they're sticking with the brand no matter what highs or lows come their way. Charisse shares that part of her unwavering commitment comes from the feedback the company has gotten from parents. 'Parents have reached out to us and said that what we're doing has saved their children's lives,' says Charisse. The couple recalls one experience where a mother shared that her child had been suicidal before seeing Dapper Boi videos online. "If we can show up in this world and do a little bit to help people feel their most authentic and (help them) represent how they feel on the outside with how they feel on the inside, that's what we're going to do."
CBS News
23-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Family of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett accuses company of hounding him before he committed suicide
The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who police say killed himself after lawyers questioned him for days about his whistleblowing on alleged jumbo jet defects are suing the aviation giant. Boeing subjected John Barnett to a "campaign of harassment, abuse and intimidation intended to discourage, discredit and humiliate him until he would either give up or be discredited," lawyers for the family wrote in a wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in South Carolina. Barnett, 62, shot himself March 9, 2024, in Charleston after answering questions from attorneys for several days in relation to a defamation lawsuit he had filed against Boeing. He lived in Louisiana. "Boeing had threatened to break John, and break him it did," the attorneys wrote in court papers on behalf of his family. Boeing has not yet responded in court filings. "We are saddened by John Barnett's death and extend our condolences to his family," the company said in a statement this week. Barnett was a Boeing employee for 32 years , working as a quality-control manager before he retired in 2017. In the years after that, he shared his concerns with journalists and became a whistleblower. "John became concerned when he transferred to Boeing's South Carolina plant in 2010 — quality issues, procedures that wasn't being followed, short cuts that was trying to be taken," his brother Rodney Barnett, told CBS Morning News in an exclusive interview in March 2024. Barnett said he once saw discarded metal shavings near wiring for the flight controls that could have cut the wires and caused a catastrophe. He also noted problems with up to a quarter of the oxygen systems on Boeing's 787 planes. Barnett shared his concerns with his supervisors and others before leaving Boeing, but according to the lawsuit they responded by ignoring him and then harassing him. Boeing intentionally gave Barnett inaccurate, poor job reviews and less desirable shifts, according to the lawsuit. Barnett's family argues the company publicly blamed him for delays that angered his co-workers and prevented him from transferring to another plant. Barnett eventually was diagnosed with PTSD and his mental condition deteriorated, his family said. "Whether or not Boeing intended to drive John to his death or merely destroy his ability to function, it was absolutely foreseeable that PTSD and John's unbearable depression, panic attacks, and anxiety, which would in turn lead to an elevated risk of suicide," the lawsuit said. "Boeing may not have pulled the trigger, but Boeing's conduct was the clear cause, and the clear foreseeable cause, of John's death." A panel of experts in February 2024 criticized Boeing's safety culture, raising the heat on the aircraft manufacturer following a Jan. 5 incident in which the door panel of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane made by the Boeing blew off mid-flight . The incident came after other safety issues had been linked to Boeing's Max line of aircraft, heightening concerns about the jet's safety. In its report following the Alaska Airlines blowout, the Federal Aviation Administration said a panel of government and aviation industry experts had "found a lack of awareness of safety-related metrics at all levels" of Boeing, adding that "employees had difficulty distinguishing the differences among various measuring methods, their purpose and outcomes." "The failure of quality control at Boeing over the last decade is well known and well documented, as are the consequences of that failure, which include planes crashing and coming apart in the air," lawyers state in the lawsuit filed on behalf of Barnett's mother Vicky Stokes and two other family members. The lawsuit doesn't specify the amount of damages sought by Barnett's family but asks for compensation for emotional distress and mental anguish, back pay, 10 years of lost future earnings as well as bonuses, health expenses and his lost life insurance benefits. ___ If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here . For more information about mental health care resources and support , The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@ .
CBS News
21-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Family of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett accuse it of hounding him before he committed suicide
The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who police say killed himself after lawyers questioned him for days about his whistleblowing on alleged jumbo jet defects are suing the aviation giant. Boeing subjected John Barnett to a "campaign of harassment, abuse and intimidation intended to discourage, discredit and humiliate him until he would either give up or be discredited," lawyers for the family wrote in a wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in South Carolina. Barnett, 62, shot himself March 9, 2024, in Charleston after answering questions from attorneys for several days in relation to a defamation lawsuit he had filed against Boeing. He lived in Louisiana. "Boeing had threatened to break John, and break him it did," the attorneys wrote in court papers on behalf of his family. Boeing has not yet responded in court filings. "We are saddened by John Barnett's death and extend our condolences to his family," the company said in a statement this week. Barnett was a Boeing employee for 32 years , working as a quality-control manager before he retired in 2017. In the years after that, he shared his concerns with journalists and became a whistleblower. "John became concerned when he transferred to Boeing's South Carolina plant in 2010 — quality issues, procedures that wasn't being followed, short cuts that was trying to be taken," his brother Rodney Barnett, told CBS Morning News in an exclusive interview in March 2024. Barnett said he once saw discarded metal shavings near wiring for the flight controls that could have cut the wires and caused a catastrophe. He also noted problems with up to a quarter of the oxygen systems on Boeing's 787 planes. Barnett shared his concerns with his supervisors and others before leaving Boeing, but according to the lawsuit they responded by ignoring him and then harassing him. Boeing intentionally gave Barnett inaccurate, poor job reviews and less desirable shifts, according to the lawsuit. Barnett's family argues the company publicly blamed him for delays that angered his co-workers and prevented him from transferring to another plant. Barnett eventually was diagnosed with PTSD and his mental condition deteriorated, his family said. "Whether or not Boeing intended to drive John to his death or merely destroy his ability to function, it was absolutely foreseeable that PTSD and John's unbearable depression, panic attacks, and anxiety, which would in turn lead to an elevated risk of suicide," the lawsuit said. "Boeing may not have pulled the trigger, but Boeing's conduct was the clear cause, and the clear foreseeable cause, of John's death." A panel of experts in February 2024 criticized Boeing's safety culture, raising the heat on the aircraft manufacturer following a Jan. 5 incident in which the door panel of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane made by the Boeing blew off mid-flight . The incident came after other safety issues had been linked to Boeing's Max line of aircraft, heightening concerns about the jet's safety. In its report following the Alaska Airlines blowout, the Federal Aviation Administration said a panel of government and aviation industry experts had "found a lack of awareness of safety-related metrics at all levels" of Boeing, adding that "employees had difficulty distinguishing the differences among various measuring methods, their purpose and outcomes." "The failure of quality control at Boeing over the last decade is well known and well documented, as are the consequences of that failure, which include planes crashing and coming apart in the air," lawyers state in the lawsuit filed on behalf of Barnett's mother Vicky Stokes and two other family members. The lawsuit doesn't specify the amount of damages sought by Barnett's family but asks for compensation for emotional distress and mental anguish, back pay, 10 years of lost future earnings as well as bonuses, health expenses and his lost life insurance benefits. ___ If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here . For more information about mental health care resources and support , The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@ .
Chicago Tribune
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Biblioracle: Oprah and I agree that you should read ‘Dream State' by Eric Puchner
I'm a little miffed at Oprah right now. I had a plan to be the first person to publicly proclaim Eric Puchner's new novel 'Dream State' as a great book that everyone should read. I noted the planned publication date (March 25) in my calendar and scheduled my work accordingly. So, imagine my surprise when I saw Oprah on the CBS Morning News on Feb. 18 announcing that the next installment of her book club would be 'Dream State' by Eric Puchner. Apparently, if you're Oprah and you're excited about a book you can get them to move the publication date up a month. Anyway, Oprah and I agree that 'Dream State' is a novel you should read. I've long been a fan of Puchner's work, having recommended his first novel 'Model Home' (2010) to numerous readers in this space over the years. Puchner writes about families and relationships as well as any writer I can think of. The depth of engagement with his characters, along with the scope of the story spanning 50 years Puchner brings to 'Dream State' make for a powerful reading experience. To demonstrate what kind of novel this is, the marketing copy gives away what seems like a major plot point right up front. Cece and Charlie are getting married at Charlie's beloved family vacation home in Salish, Montana. Cece, currently unemployed, is at the house, alone for a month before the wedding to make final arrangements while Charlie is busy as an anesthesiologist at a Los Angeles hospital. Charlie has asked Garrett, his best friend from college, who lives in Salish and is working as an airport baggage handler following an (as yet) unrevealed life setback, to check in on Cece to make sure she isn't lonely. Garrett will also be officiating the wedding, a decision Cece cannot understand, given how strange and off-putting Garrett seems. But Cece feels a strange and powerful connection to Garrett, while Garrett feels as though Cece may be the key that unlocks the rest of his life. When the moment comes for Cece to choose who she will spend the rest of her life with, she goes with Garrett. Lesser novelists would build interest around the reveal, but Puchner is fascinated by the consequences, rather than the decisions themselves, and the consequences of Cece and Garrett's betrayal of Charlie are profound. If you really think about it, isn't all the drama of our lives to be found in the consequences? Why shouldn't that be the stuff of a compelling reading experience? After nine years, the old friends try to reconnect, an act that brings not just the adults, but their children, Jasper (Charlie's son) and Lana (Garrett and Cece's daughter), into orbits that will continue for the rest of their lives. I will not share more of the plot because seeing how Puchner braids the individual threads into a whole and moves these people through time is one of the chief pleasures of the novel. We check in with these characters at different moments when the price of previous decisions are coming due. The looming atmosphere of a warming and burning planet changing the landscape these characters inhabit brings additional emotional urgency to the occasion. We learn the truth of what derailed Garrett after college, and how Charlie coped (and didn't) with losing Cece. It is a novel about marriage and friendship and parenting and the way those acts overlap for these people who love — and also sometimes hate — each other. Oprah knows her stuff, but remember, I was there first. John Warner is the author of 'Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities.' Twitter @biblioracle Book recommendations from the Biblioracle John Warner tells you what to read based on the last five books you've read. 1. 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman' by Ernest J. Gaines 2. 'A Constellation of Vital Phenomena' by Anthony Marra 3. 'Fire Exit' by Morgan Talty 4. 'All-Night Pharmacy' by Ruth Madievsky 5. 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' by Gabrielle Zevin — Anne, S., Chicago Sigrid Nunez's 'The Friend' looks like the right book for Anne. 1. 'The Splendid and The Vile' by Erik Larson 2. 'Demon Copperhead' by Barbara Kingsolver 3. 'Eat Pray Love' by Elizabeth Gilbert 4. 'Vincent and Theo' by Deborah Heiligman 5. 'The Celestine Prophecy' by James Redfield — Laura P., Belvidere For Laura, I'm recommending a novel with some history attached, 'The Good Lord Bird' by James McBride. 1. 'Tell Me Everything' by Elizabeth Strout 2. 'March' by Geraldine Brooks 3. 'The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook' by Hampton Sides 4. 'The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #19)' by Louise Penny 5. 'The History of Sound' by Ben Shattuck — Jeff S., Highland Park This novel doesn't precisely align with any of the books here, and yet the Biblioracle forces are calling on me to recommend it: 'Matrix' by Lauren Groff.
