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Hans India
24-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Boeing, US DOJ reach deal over 737 Max crashes to avoid prosecution
Washington: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has reached a non-prosecution agreement with Boeing stemming from the two fatal crashes of its 737 Max aircraft, which together claimed 346 lives. In its filing in the federal court in Texas, the DOJ on Friday described the agreement as "a fair and just resolution that serves the public interest," emphasising that it ensures immediate accountability and substantial benefits for affected families while sidestepping the uncertainties and risks of litigation. Under the deal, Boeing will avoid a felony conviction and the scheduled trial next month, reports Xinhua news agency. Boeing will have to "pay or invest" more than 1.1 billion US dollars, according to the filing. It includes a 487.2-million-dollar criminal fine. A 243.6-million-dollar fine it already paid in an earlier agreement would be credited. It also includes 444.5 million dollars for a new fund for crash victims, and 445 million dollars more on compliance, safety and quality programs. After the fatal crashes, Boeing was accused of conspiring to defraud regulators by withholding critical information about the 737 Max's flight-control system, which was implicated in both crashes. In 2021, the company entered a deferred prosecution agreement to avoid prosecution, paying a total of 2.51 billion dollars -- including a 243.6-million-dollar criminal penalty, 500 million dollars for victims' families, and 1.77 billion dollars in compensation to airline customers. "Boeing's employees chose the path of profit over candour by concealing material information from the FAA concerning the operation of its 737 Max aeroplane and engaging in an effort to cover up their deception," then-acting Assistant Attorney General David Burns of the DOJ's Criminal Division said after the 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. That 2021 settlement was set to expire two days after a door panel blew out of a nearly new 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines on Jan. 5, 2024, after the aircraft left Boeing's factory without key bolts installed. Following the incident, prosecutors alleged Boeing had breached its 2021 settlement by failing to implement an effective compliance and ethics program. In July 2024, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge in a revised settlement carrying a potential 487.2-million-dollar fine. Lawyers for victims' family members railed against the preliminary plea deal, equating it to a slap on the wrist for the corporate giant. A federal judge ultimately rejected that plea deal over concerns about diversity, equity, and inclusion criteria for selecting the corporate monitor. Families of the crash victims have criticised past agreements as overly lenient, demanding greater accountability and calling for Boeing's executives to face trial.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Dean Windass opens up on his biggest regrets, dementia diagnosis and Wembley heroics - after releasing new brutally honest autobiography
A smile as wide as the nearby Humber spreads across the face of Dean Windass as he presses play on the video. 'The hairs still stand up on the back of my neck,' says the 56-year-old, his eyes glued to the laptop screen in front of him. 'I've seen it back millions of times, but I never get bored of it. It gets better every time.' Windass is, of course, watching a clip of his iconic Wembley winner for Hull City in their 2008 Championship play-off final against Bristol City, an 18-yard volley which fired his boyhood club into the Premier League and him into Tigers folklore. Was it the best day of his life? 'Apart from my kids being born, yeah, without a shadow of a doubt,' replies Windass, sitting with Mail Sport in a hotel in Hull ahead of Saturday's play-off final between Sheffield United, another of his former clubs, and Sunderland. 'It was a special, special day – the Hull lad scoring the winning goal. In lockdown, I asked the BBC Radio Humberside commentator, David Burns, to send me his commentary of the goal and my missus Kerry set it up as my ringtone. I had to change it because I kept crying every time it went off!' Windass recalls everything about that Wembley weekend – from playing poker the night before the match, to the chairman pouring champagne over his breakfast cornflakes the morning after. The fear, however, is that one day he might not remember any of it having been diagnosed with stage two dementia. 'That scares me,' admits Windass. 'If somebody asked me about the goal at Wembley and I can't remember, then that is a worry. Then I'll know that it has got worse.' Windass only discovered his condition last year after being encouraged to go for a brain scan by John Stiles, the son of 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles, who died having suffered from the condition. Windass had been 'forgetting things' and 'struggling to remember names', yet he was still stunned when he received his results over Zoom. 'They said, 'We've found a shade on your brain, which is very mild, but it could be very serious in a number of years to come',' he recalls. 'I tried to make a laugh and a joke about it, saying I was delighted that they found a brain because I didn't think I had one, but it did scare me.' Windass, though, kept his diagnosis private for months until David May, with his blessing, announced it on TV in January. The former Manchester United defender and Stiles are part of the Football Families for Justice campaign group, fighting for football authorities to provide more support for ex-players affected by the disease. 'Honestly, I wish I hadn't done the scan because then I wouldn't have known, and we wouldn't be talking about this now,' says Windass. 'I'd have just said I forget names and I am getting old. 'I don't want to be a burden or for anybody to feel sorry for me. I am healthy, physically. But now, I overthink things. 'I send my after-dinner speech dates to Kerry and my manager, so I don't forget them. They will ring me to remind me where I'm at. The other week I parked my car and I didn't know where I had parked it. But am I overthinking? I don't know. 'You worry about it because you think, 'Is it going to get worse?'. If I get a headache, I think, 'Is that because of this?'. 'My biggest worry is not knowing my children. I've just got a granddaughter, so I want to know for the next 20 years how she and my kids are getting on.' Windass does not doubt that heading caused his condition, which is a particular worry for him given his two sons are also both footballers. Josh, 31, is a forward for Sheffield Wednesday and emulated his dad by scoring a Wembley play-off winner in 2023, while 26-year-old Jordan is a defender at non-league Clitheroe. 'If you've got 1,000 footballers in this room, I'd say there'd be 900-odd who have probably got it,' says Windass. 'I say to footballers, 'If you are forgetting things, go and have a scan'. 'The ball now is lighter but it is quicker. It's not about games, it's about training - heading thousands and thousands of balls in drills. 'Of course you've got to head a football. If you take that away, it's not football. But hopefully they can minimise it in training.' Windass opens up about living with dementia in the closing chapter of his new autobiography, Deano: Beyond the Final Whistle, in which he also reveals he has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. His book is a brutally honest and, at times, harrowing read, detailing his two suicide attempts, his battles with depression, alcohol dependency and bankruptcy, and his 26-day spell in rehab. 'I am proud of the book, but I will never do another one,' admits the man who went from packing peas in a Birds Eye factory to playing in the Premier League for Bradford, Middlesbrough and Hull. 'I did it because of the mental health side of it. I thought if I can help somebody, then I've done my job. But it wasn't enjoyable. I would never want to experience that again. 'It was stressful because you've got to look back on all the things that you've done. It's not easy talking about the past. There are loads of things in the book that I am ashamed of. I look back and think how stupid I was.' Windass' biggest regret was when he crashed his car while drink-driving in October 2012, shortly after he was 'dropped like a stone' by his employer Sky Sports. He was found to be three times over the limit and was banned from driving for 28 months and given 250 hours' community service. His 'lowest ebb' came at the start of that year when he felt 'beyond repair' and twice tried to take his life. 'I just thought, 'I don't want to be here',' he explains. 'I was upsetting people and it just got to the point where I just went, 'If I am not here anymore, I can't upset anybody'. 'Selfish, yes, but when you are under the influence, you don't think rationally. But I am glad I got through it and I am sat here talking to you telling the tale.' Windass was sent spiralling by losing his dad John in 2011, having not spoken to him for the five months prior to his fatal heart attack. 'For 41 years of my life, he was my best mate,' says Windass. 'Then we had an argument, and I never spoke to him for five months and he died. 'The moral of the story is: don't argue with your parents because you'll probably regret it for the rest of your life. I've regretted it. He had a heart attack and I blamed myself because I thought he was stressed out. 'I wish I had gone and knocked on his door. When I was working for Sky Sports at Hull, I thought to go and see him but I didn't and that night he died. That still hurts.' While Windass has never fully got over that tragic episode, he insists he is now in a better place. We are in the hotel where he comes to train in the gym every day – a ritual he started following a chat with heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, who also struggled with depression. 'Tyson inspired me,' explains Windass, who has the phrase 'positive thinking' tattooed across his fingers. 'He said, 'You've got to keep training every day because that's your medicine'. I love training and running and keeping fit. 'I have ups and downs. You are never going to be cured. But the alcohol has stopped now in the sense of drinking every day. 'I still have a beer on the weekend. I socialise. I am not going to stop my life. When I am with my mates, I am a gobs***e. But I am quite quiet and boring when I am home. I've got a simple life.' As well as after-dinner speaking and media work, Windass spends much of his time now playing golf or watching rugby league. Appearing on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is on his bucket list because 'people don't know Dean Windass, they only know Deano'. His biggest ambition, however, is to go into football clubs offering mental health advice to young players and telling them, 'It's OK to talk', the message which is on the white wristband he is wearing. 'In my day, if I went in the changing rooms and said I'm down and depressed, they'd laugh at me,' adds Windass. 'You weren't allowed to say that in those days. They'd have said, 'Grow a pair'. 'Now, I hope that a Josh Windass would go up to a Barry Bannan and say, 'I am feeling down today', then Barry would do something about it. 'I don't know if that happens and that's why I'd like to go in front of a group of players and tell them it's not a weakness. I'd love to be able to help.'
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Determined Glasgow student earns degree while caring for mum battling cancer
A young man who cares for his mum battling cancer has been able to complete his degree thanks to a bursary. Wheatley Homes tenant David Burns, 28, who lives in the south side of Glasgow, received a bursary in 2024 from the Wheatly Foundation, the group's charitable trust. The bursary aims to ease students financial burden, to help with the expense of studying for an HNC, HND, undergraduate degree, or postgraduate course. David has been caring for his ailing mum ever since she was diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to the bursary he received, he was able to complete his studies without the struggle of additional financial stress. He has now successfully completed his degree in electrical and electronic engineering at Strathclyde University. Read more: New Glasgow-inspired wellbeing wallpaper unveiled by SAMH He said: "The bursary from Wheatley Foundation helped me with the cost of travel, which became much more expensive when peak fares were reintroduced, as well as the costs of study materials and some new tech to help me study. "It made things a lot less stressful, as I didn't need to worry about money as much. "It also helped bridge the gap between Student Awards Agency Scotland payments." Wheatley Group has now opened its bursary programme for 2025. The programme offers bursaries of up to £1,500 a year for full-time students and up to £750 for part-time students. It is open to customers living in homes owned by Wheatley Homes in the central belt and in Dumfries and Galloway, as well as tenants of Loretto Housing, and people who live in a home factored by or rented from Lowther. Read more: Nurse gears up to take part in global motorcycle event Professor Paddy Gray OBE, chair of Wheatley Foundation, said: "Since 2016, the scheme has helped 482 people to go on to further education and get the qualifications they need. "Our bursary programme is another way Wheatley Foundation can help people in our communities achieve their dreams." Applications for the scheme will be open until June 30, 2025. More information on the bursary programme is available by emailing bursaries@ or visit the Wheatley Group website.
Chicago Tribune
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Wrigley Field debuts menu with jibaritos, baseball doughnuts and fried ranch bombs
This season at Wrigley Field, hospitality group Levy and the Chicago Cubs will debut a rotating menu that pays tribute to the city and some of their baseball rivals, with new signature items including a doughnut in the shape of a baseball. When the Cubs play their first home game of the season on April 4 against the San Diego Padres, one of the debut items will be a roast beef jibarito sandwich. The sandwich has its roots in the Chicago Puerto Rican community and was selected as a gluten-free option; instead of bread, the fillings are sandwiched between two fried plantains. Wrigley's iteration has roast beef, garlic aioli and a sweet red pepper for garnish. 'The jibarito sandwich was actually created here in Chicago,' Mary Ann Culleton, executive chef for Levy at Wrigley Field, said at a preview event Wednesday morning. 'We believe we're the only baseball park featuring that this season.' The Marquee Classics concession stand by section 117 will feature rotating menus throughout the season, with new items coming in each homestand. Other items available during the April 4-9 games include chili lime fries and sticky pork bao buns. The team said every homestand will have at least one vegetarian item; the first will be a veggie burger with kimchi and broccoli slaw. 'This will be my 20th opening day,' Senior Executive Chef David Burns said of this upcoming weekend. He said that might make him the longest tenured ballpark chef currently in Major League Baseball. The kitchen facilities at Wrigley are older than some of their contemporaries, which is something they have to consider during their prep. A team of 16 chefs developed a menu of over 50 items that will be available over the course of the season. Besides the classic items, the menu incorporates dishes that reflect the diversity of Chicago neighborhoods and also pays culinary tribute to visiting teams. For instance, from July 18-23, Wrigley will be offering a classic New England lobster roll garnished with lemons, inspired by the games against the Boston Red Sox. Other items included a puffy carne asada taco (April 18-27), short rib sliders that are smoked for 18 hours in-house (July 1-6), smoked prime rib sandwich (July 1-6) and BLT fries with crispy pork belly (Sept. 1-7). Some new additions to Wrigley's signature items include dill pickle tater tots that exist in a space between chips and fries (available at Third Base Classics near section 110), fried ranch bombs with a spicy honey drizzle (available at Addison Street Grill near section 126) and the aforementioned baseball doughnut (available at Marquee Classics). The doughnut, complete with red frosting stitching, comes in a display case alongside a pipette that allows fans to fill their donut with either strawberry or blueberry filling. Even though it looks like a souvenir, the chefs say the baseball donut is meant to be eaten right away. The full menu was not available yet, but the chefs promised surprises for fans. In the past, Wrigley has had seasonal items, but this year's menu reflects a growing ambition to attract chefs from higher-end restaurants to expand the food beyond hot dogs and burgers. Of course, the classics still have to be represented. Bradley Johnson, senior director of hospitality and retail for the Cubs, said Wrigley Field will still have their Vienna beef Chicago dogs. Other standbys such as nachos, pretzels and Garrett's popcorn will all be available as usual. 'We're thrilled to welcome back the best fans in baseball here at Wrigley Field,' Johnson said. Levy had previously debuted a new menu at the United Center for the Bulls and Blackhawks. The hospitality group works with many different stadiums, but the teams of chefs operate independently. The Wrigley team hopes the rotating menu will engage fans. 'We'd like to, for the final homestand, take feedback from the fans, so we can have the opportunity to run something a second time,' said Culleton. So, though the lobster roll might pay tribute to Boston, it could be brought back at the end of the season if fans enjoy it enough; same goes for the jibarito.
Axios
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Injectable doughnuts lead off new Cubs concession lineup
Wrigley Field is pitching more than 50 new revolving dishes in its 2025 concession lineup, including a fun injectable doughnut with tubes of strawberry or blueberry jelly. Why it matters: The Friendly Confines has long struck out against its South Side rival in the food department, but these new tasty players swing for the fences. On the plate: Several dishes meant to honor visiting teams, including: A sweet and creamy lobster roll for Boston Red Sox games. A puffy taco featuring a fried flour tortilla and carne asada for Los Angeles Dodger visits. Short rib sliders in St. Louis-style barbeque sauce for the Cardinals. More hits include lime & chile fries, BLT fries, dill pickle tots and a prime rib sandwich. "It's like a higher-end version of an Italian beef," Wrigley's senior executive chef David Burns tells Axios. "We smoke a prime rib, slice it very thin and serve it with horseradish cream, melted Fontina cheese and some crispy onions." BYO giardiniera! The intrigue: Wrigley chefs are serving up Chicago's signature jibarito, sandwiching steak between fried green plantains used as the bread. "We know these [plantains] won't stay crisp for long so we will be frying them frequently to keep them fresh," Wrigley's executive chef Mary Ann Cullerton tells Axios. The faves: Monica was surprised by how much she loved the steamed bao packed with sweet braised pork, slaw, cilantro and Fresno peppers. She also devoured the ranch bombs — fried wontons drizzled in spicy honey and filled with exploding ranch. Don't forget the napkins.
