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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
MILAN FUTURO AT THE TROFEO DELL'ARMONIA IN SOLOMEO
A lot of football and fair play characterised the second edition of the "Trofeo dell'Armonia Sportiva" which was held on 27 May in Solomeo. Milan Futuro took part in the three-way tournament alongside Atalanta U23 and Juventus Next Gen, competing in games of 45 minutes in length. The Rossoneri beat Juve on pens in the first game, thanks to Lapo Nava's great saves, getting the better of his opponents. Oddo's boys' second match ended 0-0, with the 2008-born Pittarella taking centre stage when he saved a late Atalanta penalty just before the final whistle. The final standings ended with Atalanta winning the trophy thanks to their 2-1 win over the Bianconeri: Milan Futuro were then in second and Juventus Next Gen finished last. Advertisement In the stands of the Federal Training Centre in Solomeo, Coricano "Don Alberto Seri", were many young athletes and their families bearing witness to the sporting values on show. The day finished with Brunello Cucinelli handing out awards to the refereeing teams and the three sides, followed by a pleasant meeting. The new PUMA Home Kit 2025/26 is available: buy it now!
Reuters
08-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Zurich Insurance property and casualty revenue rises, affirms targets
May 8 (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance (ZURN.S), opens new tab reported higher first-quarter revenue and gross written premiums at its core property and casualty (P&C) business on Thursday, maintaining its targets despite instability in the crucial U.S. market. Europe's third-largest insurer by market capitalisation said in a statement that rate increases of 4%, strong profitability in commercial and improved retail margins supported growth. Oddo and Vontobel analysts said the results were solid but the latter noted that some investors might be concerned about the company's exposure to the United States and the dollar's weakness following President Donald Trump's often confusing rollout of tariffs. Chief Financial Officer Claudia Cordioli told reporters on a call after the results that "there's no indication whatsoever" the turmoil in U.S. markets will lead the insurer to step back from its targets. "We have a significant presence in the U.S., but so do we in Europe, in Asia... The fact that we are translating business written in Europe or in Asia into dollars is actually a positive on our earnings because obviously that's translating into a higher income in U.S. dollar," she said. The United States is Zurich Insurance's single largest market, accounting for more than 40% of the P&C business. Late last year, the insurer said it was aiming for a core return on equity of more than 25% between 2025 and 2027 and for cumulative cash generation of above $19 billion. It posted P&C insurance revenue of $10.7 billion in the first quarter, above last year's $10.2 billion, while gross written premiums in the branch grew 5% year-on-year. Zurich also said it saw natural catastrophe losses with a combined ratio impact of 3.2%, up from 1.6% a year earlier, noting that this was driven by losses from the California wildfires for which it estimated in February a pre-tax impact of $200 million. Excluding the impact from the wildfires, the first quarter "has been unusually benign when it comes to weather losses and catastrophe losses", Cordioli said. Finnish insurer Sampo ( opens new tab also said on Wednesday that favourable weather-related claims prompted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit.
New York Times
29-04-2025
- New York Times
Deadly Garage Collapse Was Caused by ‘Reckless' Repairs, Report Finds
Hours before a Lower Manhattan parking garage collapsed in 2023, killing an employee and injuring seven other people, workers had inadvertently destroyed part of a load-bearing pier on its second floor, a report released Monday concluded. The garage, at 57 Ann Street, near City Hall, had long been plagued by faulty construction and engineering missteps, the report found. Neither the engineering firm renovating the building nor garage workers had reported the unsafe conditions, and they never obtained the permits necessary to fix them, the report said. The report was prepared by a structural engineering firm in collaboration with the city's Department of Buildings, Department of Investigation and the Manhattan district attorney's office, which found no evidence of criminality. In a statement accompanying the report's release, Jimmy Oddo, New York City's buildings commissioner, said the 'reckless' repair work was partially to blame for the collapse of the garage. 'The extensive multiagency investigation into this catastrophic collapse makes one point abundantly clear: This tragedy in the heart of Lower Manhattan was entirely preventable,' Mr. Oddo said. On April 18, 2023, a bit before 9 a.m., workers began removing bricks from the load-bearing column, leaving behind a gaping hole near the ceiling of the garage's second floor, the report said. A few minutes after 4 p.m., a garage employee drove a car across the roof, directly above the column. Seconds later, the building collapsed, killing Willis Moore, a 59 year-old manager who had worked at the garage for more than a decade. Several other garage workers were injured, including one who was trapped on an upper floor and another who fell from the second floor to the first, according to ABC7. Though the demolition work on the column caused the building to collapse, engineering and construction missteps over the years made the building unstable, according to the report, which spanned more than 3,000 pages. When the building was constructed in 1925, builders didn't connect the pier to a wall shared with a neighboring building. This set the stage for the piers to deteriorate in the near-century that followed, the report said. Photos of the garage's second floor taken the year before the collapse show large cracks running down the second-floor column. The company operating the garage, Little Man Parking, had chosen Experion Design Group, a New York-based architecture and engineering firm, to make repairs to the building to comply with a 2021 law requiring routine inspections of parking structures. The Ann Street garage would have had to file its first inspection just nine months after the collapse. Neither Little Man nor Experion reported the cracking to city authorities, which they are required to do under city construction codes, the report said. A renovation plan by Experion failed to identify that the column was made entirely of load-bearing brick, according to the report. The Little Man employees performing the repairs were doing so without city permits or approved engineering plans. After employees removed the bricks from the pier, the garage's general manager texted a photo of the hole left behind to a project manager at Experion. Roughly an hour before the collapse, the project manager told the garage workers to put the bricks back, but 'did not communicate urgency,' the report said. Representatives for Experion and Little Man could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Jeff Roth, the city's deputy mayor of operations, said in a statement that the collapse highlighted the importance of the city's construction regulations. 'The tragedy at Ann Street reminds us that every time un-permitted work occurs, it could literally lead to loss of life,' Mr. Roth said. Two decades before the building collapsed, its owner was cited for structural issues and fined $800, according to a summary of the violation. City records show no sign issues were ever fixed. The garage was cited again in 2009 for exceeding its capacity. The collapse on Ann Street drew attention to problems in parking garages across the city. A New York Times report in 2023 found that more than three dozen parking garages had serious structural issues. Though no criminal charges will be filed in relation to the collapse, the Department of Buildings issued civil citations, including seven to the building's owners. The agency also ordered third-party reviews of all parking structures in the city that were operated by Little Man or worked on by Experion. The report included several recommendations for strengthening city oversight of parking structure repairs and inspections. In the statement announcing the report, the Department of Buildings said it had created a 'proactive enforcement unit' to inspect parking structures that have fallen into disrepair. The unit will begin operating later this year.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Operation Babylift: A Boynton Vietnamese woman's remarkable story of love, loss and leaving
Fifty years ago this month, a plane carrying about 300 people out of war-torn Vietnam crashed just after takeoff, killing nearly half of its passengers, most of whom were Vietnamese children. Mia Oddo was supposed to be on that flight. 'I was missing paperwork,' said Oddo, a 50-year-old who now lives in Boynton Beach. 'That saved my life.' Oddo, an infant at the time, wound up on the second flight of what came to be known as Operation Babylift. It was a U.S. government effort to rapidly evacuate thousands of Vietnamese orphans from South Vietnam as the Vietnam War neared its end. The war in Vietnam had been going on for 19 years and anti-war sentiment was growing, when in early April 1975, President Ford announced that money from a $2 million special foreign aid children's fund would be used to fly the displaced South Vietnamese children to the United States and other Western countries. But the first of the mission's flights out of Saigon crashed 12 minutes after takeoff due to a catastrophic failure of the aircraft's rear cargo door. The door's locks failed, and it opened, along with a section of the plane's loading ramp, and separated mid-flight, causing explosive decompression. Of the roughly 300 passengers onboard, more than 130 died, including 78 children. 'I've always wondered from an early age, 'Why was my life saved?'' Oddo said. 'Why was I one of the babies that wasn't on that first plane?' The American family who wanted to adopt her thought she was on that flight. Her mother, Christy, was a realtor and had her own clothing store at the local mall in Boca Raton. Her father, Edward, worked as an attorney, except during a period when he and Christy ran a bed-and-breakfast. They'd been waiting two years to adopt her and were distraught when they heard the news of the crash, Oddo said. Her father called all over Washington and Vietnam until an American official told him that, because her paperwork was incomplete, she hadn't boarded that flight. Instead, she'd be on the next flight to the United States. 'I was 4 months old,' Oddo said. 'But I weighed 6 pounds. I had malnutrition.' Upon landing, Oddo had pneumonia in both lungs and couldn't properly breathe. She spent her first week with her parents in the hospital under the care of five doctors. Oddo grew up in Boca Raton with a melting pot of a family. Her mother was German and her father Italian. She grew up with an older sister and two brothers also from Vietnam who were adopted 15 years after she was. Her parents, now retired, live in Palm Coast, about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. Her siblings live there too. Her birth name is Thi My Quy. To keep part of it, her parents made 'Thi' her middle name. Though she was raised as an American, Oddo knew from a young age that she'd been adopted from Vietnam. 'I was 6 years old when I understood what it meant to be adopted and that I was different,' she said. 'But my parents and my family never treated me that way.' Growing up in South Florida was difficult. She was the only Asian student at her school for most of her childhood. She'd get bullied for her looks, Oddo said. Still, she counted the adoption as a blessing. 'It didn't feel like I was abandoned,' Oddo said. 'It felt like I was chosen. However, as I got older, I wanted to learn more about my nationality.' Were her birth parents still alive? Did she have any living relatives? She didn't know, but they were valid questions. Operation Babylift had its share of detractors — some headlines asked, 'Babylift or babysnatch?' and 'The Orphans: Saved or Lost?' according to news accounts of the times. The children's paperwork and identification, even their status as orphans, were questioned — and the subject of a failed lawsuit. For many, like Oddo, tracking lost family seemed impossible. Her birth certificate offered little information. 'All it says is 'Nationality, Vietnamese, parents, unknown,' and that I was somehow able to be adopted out of the country.'' The advent of relative tracking by DNA changed all that. And was waiting for Oddo five years ago when she tried to seek her roots. She took an ancestry test that linked her to some cousins, and then she met one of them on a cruise about three years later. 'There were 500 people in our group,' Oddo said. 'I was sitting down, and this pretty lady comes and sits next to me, and we just start talking. Naturally, everyone has a story, so we start sharing stories.' It turns out that she, too, was Vietnamese, and that her mother had been on the same flight to America as Oddo. The woman had also just taken an ancestry test and was awaiting her results. She told Oddo she'd call her in about two weeks, when they came in. 'We were just joking,' Oddo said. 'Two weeks later, she calls me, and we're related. She is my cousin.' Oddo was able to meet some of her cousin's family members at a Thanksgiving afterward, but no one directly related to her. So, the search continued. 'I've always wondered, 'Did I have a brother or sister, and we got separated?'' Oddo said. 'It would be pretty amazing if I did have a sibling.' This year, she set up a fundraising page — Her hope is to return to Vietnam for the first time since she left and try to answer these questions. 'There is a chance my birth parents or siblings have spent decades wondering what happened to me — just as I have wondered about them,' she said. 'I dream of looking into their eyes, hearing their voices, and understanding the story of how I came to be on that plane.' RELATED: Imagine every stereotype of the Vietnam veteran. Then throw them all away and meet Glenn Mize. RELATED: 'We brought them joy': Jupiter High marching band performs in Hawaii at Vietnam vets parade She'd want to visit local orphanages to deliver supplies, too, she said. And learn about her culture, its food and Vietnam's mountainsides. 'Fifty years later,' she said, 'I still search for pieces of my identity, for roots that were severed too soon." Oddo, a lifelong Floridian, has found what she called her life's purpose in healing. She's been self-employed as a medical esthetician for the past 19 years and runs her own spa, Mia's Spa, out of her home in Boynton Beach. She is one of the more than 3,300 babies who ended up being airlifted out of Vietnam on military cargo planes before the fall of Saigon. 'If I wasn't adopted, I'd be dead,' Oddo said. 'I was really one of the lucky ones.' Jasmine Fernández is a journalist covering Delray Beach and Boca Raton for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at jfernandez@ and follow her on X (formerly Twitter) at @jasminefernandz. Help support our work. Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Operation Babylift: A Boynton Vietnamese woman's remarkable story
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MILAN FUTURO v VIS PESARO: MATCH PREVIEW
We are at the end. But it is not completely over, as Milan Futuro will definitely be competing in the play-outs. Serie C Matchday 38, scheduled for Sunday 27 April at 16:30 CEST, at the Chinetti in Solbiate Arno, will see the regular season come to a close, finalising who will be competing in further competition, both at the top and bottom of the table. The Rosoneri will face Vis Pesaro, here is our Match Preview: LATEST FROM MILAN FUTURO Oddo's side can neither overtake Ascoli occupying the final safe spot, and neither can they overtake Lucchese just ahead of them, but they must hold onto 17th place and keep SPAL at bay (1 point behind). On Wednesday, after the postponement on Easter Monday, the loss to Gubbio put an end to a streak of wins: it was a 2-3 defeat, full of chances, with the Rossoneri losing the game despite Camarda's brace of penalties. There is no time for regrets, and we must regather our energy, and give our all - especially at home - to end the season as best as possible and to positively set up for the final, and highly important stage of the season, still to come. Advertisement LATEST FROM VIS PESARO Vis Pesaro, 2-1 winners in the reverse fixture, have already secured a play-off spot in sixth place, (only Pineto, who are one point behind, can reach them). They have just suffered a bitter 1-1 draw to SPAL with Paganini's opener ruled out by the visitor's equaliser in stoppage time. Other than that, there is no major news for the Biancorossi, and they have had a generally positive year - after a scramble for safety last season - and they have one of the best records this season for number of goals conceded. Stellone normally opts for a 3-4-1-2 with Nicastro, Di Paola and Cannavò as the main attacking threats to keep an eye on. WHERE TO WATCH MILAN FUTURO ON TV In Italy, the game will be exclusively live on TV on Sky Sport e NOW. Don't miss our coverage on Instagram, AC Milan Official App - where in the days after the match, the entire match will be available on demand (also on LATEST FROM SERIE C The referee will be Dario Madonia, from Palermo. His assistants will be Morea and Roncari, with fourth official Rossini. Advertisement All matchday 38 (Group B) games will be played at 16.30 CEST on Sunday 27 April: Rossoneri aside, the other fixtures are Ascoli v Legnago Salus, Carpi v Sestri Levante, Virtus Entella v Ternana, Lucchese v Torres, Perugia v Pontedera, Pescara v Campobasso, Pianese v Arezzo, Rimini v Pinetto and SPAL v Gubbio. The standings: Virtus Entella 82; Ternana (-2) 73; Torres 68; Pescara 64; Arezzo 61; Vis Pesaro 57; Pineto 56; Pianese 53; Rimini (-2) 50; Pontedera e Gubbio 48; Carpi e Perugia 44; Campobasso 43; Ascoli 40; Lucchese (-6) 36; MILAN FUTURO 33; SPAL (-3) 32; Sestri Levante 28; Legnago Salus 26. Match Kit, clothing, accessories, gift ideas and much more: visit the Store online AC Milan!
