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Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Business
- Boston Globe
Boston is appallingly unaffordable. Trial effort of no-strings-attached payments to families will be life-changing.
Yet, for too many children, Boston can be a pretty grim place. About one in four children in the city lives in poverty. And some 44 percent of single mothers live below the poverty line, Those numbers describe damage that reaches far beyond the homes and shelters where those kids live, and way beyond childhood. They mean slower development and lower academic achievement, more anxiety and housing insecurity, diminished health and safety, more persistent generational disadvantages. Curing those maladies is exponentially more expensive than preventing them in the first place. A bunch of research shows that Advertisement All it takes is money, and not even that much of it. We saw during the pandemic what a difference a few hundred extra dollars can do each month. In 2021, the expanded child tax credit halved the child poverty rate in this country. When Republicans forced its expiration, all of those kids Advertisement We also know that giving struggling families a little money to spend as they see fit works, too. Cities all over the country, including In pandemic New York, Holly Fogle ran her own experiment. She grew up in Appalachia on the border between Ohio and West Virginia, and her family knew struggle. She went to Wharton as a finance major and spent a career as a McKinsey consultant before starting her family foundation. The kind of philanthropy she'd been doing wasn't working fast enough during lockdown, when the unluckiest single mothers lived in isolation, beyond the reach of the government assistance that could have kept them afloat. 'These were families we deeply cared about, and the only thing we could do was get cash in their hands,' Fogle recalled. 'We quickly realized we were onto something.' Advertisement Briana Drummer, 33, was working and on her way to a college degree in early 2024 when she became homeless after fleeing a domestic abuser. Shortly afterward, she discovered she was pregnant, and a social worker connected her with The Bridge Project. The extra money made all the difference, she said, allowing her to graduate from college, find an apartment, and pay for diapers and other supplies for her daughter. Now she is heading for a master's degree and a career in human resources. 'I am a young Black woman, I get judged before I even speak,' Drummer said. 'When The Bridge Project met me, there was no judgment. They just saw me as a mom and they trusted me to make the right decisions.' If only the whole country ran like that. But it doesn't, so The Bridge Project now operates in six states. Usually, philanthropists and activists in those states raise money for the cash payments, and Fogle's operation administers the grants. Now The Bridge Project is setting up in Boston. It's appalling that the city needs it, but for 250 struggling parents-to-be and their babies, it will be life-changing. Recipients, chosen via a rolling lottery, will receive a one-time stipend of $1,125, and $750 per month for the first 15 months, then $375 each month for 21 months. The hope is that by then, the extra cash will have given them a route — a bridge — to stability. Advertisement It's such an obviously smart way to lift people up — and this is such a terrifying time for anyone who cares about inequality, with Republicans in Washington rolling back decades of measures designed to make the country more just — that donors here have rallied, raising $5 million in grant money in short order. Philanthropists have been willing to 'lean in with a little bit more courageous generosity to do something very tangible,' said Emily Nielsen Jones, Part of the appeal here is speed. 'This is moving at the right pace, the same pace at which all the chaos is coming down,' said Natanja Craig Oquendo, executive director of the Boston Women's Fund, and one of the people who was determined to bring The Bridge Project to Boston. We shouldn't need to do this, but we do. Now, more than ever. Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham can be reached at
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
‘I'm a dead man': CCSO releases bodycam video of deputy stabbing DUI suspect several times
Editor's note: The article and video contain graphic violence. PORTLAND, Ore. () — Body camera footage showing the moments leading to a Clark County deputy stabbing a man suspected of DUI while in custody earlier this month has been released by authorities. The Clark County Sheriff's Office released the video from the body camera worn by Deputy Bryson Layton during the on Thursday, just over a week after the death of the DUI suspect, identified by authorities earlier this week as . The video shows some of the moments leading up to the stabbing, which can be viewed in the video player above. The Clark County Sheriff's Office has a longer, more graphic version of the video that shows the actual stabbing. The body camera footage worn by Layton shows Layton initially arriving at the scene of a crash near Northeast 14th Court and Northeast Minnehaha Street in Vancouver that deputies responded to just before 11 p.m. on May 7. The video shows a sedan that had crashed into two parked cars, and a man, later identified as Fogle, standing outside of the crashed sedan's driver seat telling another deputy at the scene that his 'life is f—— over.' Fogle then told deputies he didn't need medical attention and that his license showed he had a CDL license, the video shows. When asked by a deputy how much he had drank that day, Fogle responded in the footage, 'More than I need to.' Eventually, Fogle asked for a lawyer at the scene, after which he is placed under arrest by Layton. Layton then took Fogle to a scale house in Ridgefield, Washington, just after 11:30 p.m., which authorities say has a room with equipment for taking 'evidential breath alcohol measurements in DUI investigations,' authorities said. The video footage shows Fogle telling Layton 'You don't know who you're dealing with' after Layton told Fogle he could put his hands down from behind his head. 'That's true,' Layton said in the video, adding, 'Are you going to hurt me?' 'No, I'm not,' Fogle replied, the body camera footage time stamp showing it's approximately 11:40 p.m. The video shows Fogle then put down his arms, and Layton asked if he has a specific lawyer he wanted to call. Fogle replied he does not. As the minutes pass in the video, Fogle continued to say his 'life is over' because of his CDL license and Layton responding it was not. 'I'm a dead man, you're talking to a dead man,' Fogle said just after 11:45 p.m. 'You're not a dead man, Marc,' Layton said. Body camera footage shows at 11:56 p.m. Fogle told Layton, 'Well, I'm not making it through the night.' After asking for the time and then replying, Layton asked Fogle, 'So are you going to kill yourself, Mark?' 'Who knows?' Fogle replied, the video shows. A minute later, video shows Fogle telling Layton it was 'crazy' it was 'just you and me in this f—– room.' Layton tells Fogle there are other troopers in the building, the video shows, and when Fogle replied with asking how many people were in the room, Layton asked if Fogle was threatening him. Layton then tells Fogle to stand up and face the wall, but video shows Fogle ask 'are you sure' before putting his hands on the deputy, with a struggle ensuing after. By 11:58 p.m., Layton radioed 'he was actively in a physical altercation with the man … Deputy Layton reported that the man had attempted to take his firearm during the altercation, and Deputy Layton stabbed him several times,' according to authorities in the narrative of the YouTube video. The body camera footage ends after Layton radios for help and during the struggle for Layton's gun, with authorities saying Layton's body camera was disabled in the fight. When the body camera was reactivated, it showed troopers, including Layton, responding to the scene with Fogle on the ground facing downwards as they tried to provide first aid to multiple stab wounds on his back as Fogle moaned on the ground. A Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue ambulance arrived at the scene, and paramedics pronounced Fogle dead at the scene at 12:39 a.m. on May 8. Layton is still on critical incident leave, following standard protocol. The Clark County Sheriff's Office has about body-worn camera policies and other critical incident videos. Investigators with the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations say Layton has been with the Clark County Sheriff's Office since May 2023. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Springfield State Rep. Betsy Fogle announces run for State Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield State Representative Betsy Fogle announced her 2026 run for Missouri Senate District 30. According to the Fogle for Missouri Facebook page, Fogle said she intends to continue to fight to make her hometown the best place to live, work, and raise a family in the Missouri State Senate. 'I hope you will join me in my effort to elect the only Democratic Senator in the southern half of Missouri,' said Fogle in the Facebook post. Senator Lincoln Hough is currently serving District 30. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Where Is Subway Guy Jared Fogle Now? What We Know About His Life in Prison (Including the Ironic Job He Has Behind Bars)
Jared Fogle was once a Subway spokesperson after claiming he lost over 200 lbs. by only eating sandwiches from the fast food joint He was fired in 2015 after he admitted to having sex with at least two minors and to obtaining child pornography Now, Fogle is serving a 15-year sentence in prison, and is expected to be released in March 2029Jared Fogle was beloved as a Subway spokesperson, but his wholesome image came crashing down when he was accused of sexually abusing and exploiting children. Fogle rose to fame in 2000 for claiming he lost more than 200 lbs. with a diet of Subway sandwiches, later appearing in ads for the franchise for over a decade. However, in 2015, the spokesman was fired from Subway after he admitted to having sex with at least two minors and to obtaining child pornography of at least 12 others. After an August 2015 court appearance, Fogle's defense attorney Jeremy Margolis said that his client 'knows that he has a medical problem. He has already sought evaluation by a world-class psychiatrist, experienced in these matters, and he will seek appropriate treatment.' He was ultimately sentenced to over 15 years behind bars. Here is where former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle is now. Jared Fogle was obese in college, weighing 425 lbs. with a 60-inch waistline — until he lost 245 pounds by eating Subway sandwiches, he claimed. "I ate the footlong veggie and six-inch turkey every day. No cheese, no mayo, tons of vegetables and a bit of spicy mustard," he told the Indiana Daily Student, the Indiana University campus newspaper, in 1999. "I was reborn in every sense of the word," he continued. "Subway helped save my life and start over. I can't ever repay that." Subway soon reached out and Fogle became a spokesperson for the chain, starring in more than 300 commercials between 2000 and 2015. At the height of his success, his net worth was estimated to be about $15 million. He also became a red carpet regular, appearing at movie premieres and posing for photos with stars, and started his own charitable organization, the Jared Foundation, to promote healthy eating habits and exercise for kids. Fogle's beloved public image lasted until July 2015, when it was irreparably destroyed: The FBI raided his Indiana home and he was arrested for possession of child pornography and for traveling across state lines to have sex with minors. According to a filing from federal prosecutors, Fogle first received child pornography images and videos in 2011 and repeatedly viewed them instead of reporting them to authorities. He then continued to solicit more child sexual abuse material from his co-conspirator, Russell Taylor, including visuals of at least one child as young as 6 years old. Additionally, the filing stated that Fogle went to "great lengths" to have sex with underage minors. He also communicated with prostitutes to help him find younger children for sex, specifying he was interested in 14- and 15-year-olds. At the time, Fogle was married to Kathleen McLaughlin, with whom he shares two children. She filed for divorce after he pleaded guilty. In March 2023, the ID documentary Jared From Subway: Catching a Monster revealed that Fogle also boasted about sexually abusing children during trips to Thailand. "It's just crazy; it's just easy over there — different ages," Fogle told journalist and FBI informant Rochelle Herman in a recorded phone call. "I mean, you just sort of choose what you want, and there's a price for it, and off you go." In other recordings that Herman presented on Dr. Phil, a man she alleged is Fogle spoke about his attraction to middle schoolers and wanting to install cameras in their locker rooms so he could see them undress without their knowledge, and described his methods for grooming children for sexual abuse. He also allegedly told Herman that he wanted to see her children, then ages 10 and 11, naked. In November 2015, Fogle pleaded guilty to one count each of distributing and receiving child pornography and traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor. Fogle was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervision. He also agreed to pay $1.4 million in restitution to 14 of his confirmed victims, who ranged from ages 10 to 17 at the time Fogle committed the offenses against them. Fogle's sentence was ultimately longer than the 12 and a half years prosecutors initially recommended, with Judge Tanya Walton Pratt telling the court at the time, "The level of perversion and lawlessness exhibited by Mr. Fogle is extreme." A psychiatrist for the defense alleged that Fogle had a food addiction that transformed into "hypersexuality" after he lost weight and that he also suffered from alcohol dependence. The psychiatrist added that Fogle had "weak evidence" of pedophilia and was "very treatable," per Reuters. Fogle previously attempted to appeal his sentence, but Judge Pratt's ruling was upheld. In 2018, he also attempted to appeal his conviction of traveling across state lines to engage in sex with a minor, claiming he traveled for work purposes. Fogle is serving his sentence at the Englewood Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Littleton, Colo. The former "Subway guy" has been attacked more than once in prison, according to formerly incarcerated prison consultant Larry Levine. "That stigma of what he did will follow him wherever he goes," he told PEOPLE in March 2016. "He's four months into a 16-year sentence and he's already been assaulted several times. I would say this guy has some serious problems." Though a source said Fogle gained 20 to 30 pounds when he first went to prison in 2016, the former pitchman spoke out about his fitness routine in a handwritten letter dated Nov. 7, 2021, and obtained by the New York Post. "I run four to five miles every day and am the most healthy and in shape I've ever been," he allegedly wrote. "We don't have a lot of control over our daily lives in prison but working out is one of the things I can control. I currently weigh 180 pounds." He also said he snacks on granola and protein bars and tries to avoid junk food. Fogle said he also passes time by reading The New York Times daily, as well as historical fiction novels, and that he enjoys watching NFL and college football games on weekends. Fogle noted that he thinks about "all the people [he] let down every single day, especially [his] family." "I really royally screwed up to wind up where I am," he wrote. "I was selfish and entitled." The New York Post also reported that Fogle has had various jobs while behind bars, including kitchen duty, making and serving sandwiches to fellow inmates. In November 2023, court records obtained by Business Insider indicated that Fogle would be released from prison on March 24, 2029, a year earlier than his original 15-year sentence dictated. Read the original article on People
Daily Record
24-04-2025
- Daily Record
Scottish whirlpool that nearly killed George Orwell is world's third largest
One of the most powerful natural wonders in the UK lies off the west coast of Scotland and it is as fascinating as it is fearsome. The Corryvreckan Whirlpool, located between the islands of Jura and Scarba, is considered the third largest of its kind in the world. The whirlpool comes with an unsurprisingly deadly reputation. Its swirling vortex is created by fast-moving tides colliding with a colossal 200 metre underwater pinnacle, which forces the water violently upwards. The result is a churning maelstrom so dangerous it has been known to drag in swimmers and even small boats. The whirlpool's roar can be heard up to ten miles away at its most ferocious, according to Argyll Cruising. The legendary phenomenon has even brushed with literary history . Celebrated author George Orwell , who wrote his iconic novel 1984 while living on Jura, is said to have nearly lost his life to the powerful whirlpool during a boating accident, The Express reported The BBC spotlighted the natural marvel in its documentary Scotland's Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle. During the show, the intrepid presenter sailed close to the raging vortex and reflected on the mix of wonder and fear it has long inspired. Fogle said: 'A pre-Christian Celtic myth has it that this powerful maelstrom is where Cailleach Beira 'The Hag of Winter' washes her great cloak in the churning waters. When it emerges white and clean, she drapes it over the land to bring Scotland its first snow.' He also noted that St Columba, the Irish abbot who founded a historic monastery on the nearby island of Iona and helped spread Christianity across Scotland, was well aware of Corryvreckan's peril. Fogle explained that St Columba believed 'that God had created it to make seafarers pray harder', a testament to the awe and dread long associated with the Corryvreckan Whirlpool. Despite its fearsome reputation, tour operators do run trips to view the whirlpool up close. Yet its dangers are very real. Tales of sailors dragged to their deaths have lingered in local folklore for generations, though the exact number of lives claimed by the vortex remains unknown. One of the most famous brushes with Corryvreckan's deadly power came in 1947, involving none other than George Orwell. The celebrated author was living on Jura at the time, working on his final and most famous novel, 1984 . During a break from writing, Orwell and his son Richard were reportedly caught near the whirlpool in a small boat. According to BBC Scotland, they were nearly dragged in, narrowly escaping by scrambling onto a nearby rocky islet. Their luck held, as a passing lobster fisherman spotted the pair and rescued them. It was a dramatic close call that could have robbed the world of one of the greatest dystopian novels ever written. Instead, Orwell lived to finish 1984 , which remains a cornerstone of twentieth century literature.
