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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
A gay man in D.C. was attacked in his home with a rock. He believes it was a hate crime
A gay couple in Washington, D.C., is demanding justice after an assailant threw a rock through their window and struck one of them in the head. Addam Schauer-Mayhew was watching tennis on his couch around noon Friday when his home cameras recorded a man covering his face approaching their house, which was decorated with rainbow flags, and throwing a rock through their window. About the size of a baseball, the rock struck Schauer-Mayhew on the head, causing him to bleed severely. Schauer-Mayhew's husband, Bryan Schauer, was upstairs getting ready for their planned outing to WorldPride when he heard his partner cry out in pain. He hurried downstairs to find shattered glass, his injured husband, and "a lot of blood." "The rock that was thrown was about baseball size, and it was almost like a piece of concrete that had sharp, jagged edges," Schauer told local station WUSA. "I can't imagine how much it hurt." The assailant, who appeared to be wearing an ankle bracelet, then ran from the home. While his face was not visible, the couple believes that the young man is the same person who has been targeting them for the past year. Often accompanied by a younger teen, the couple said that the two have confronted them before and called them homophobic slurs. "One time late last year, as we were leaving our garage, he was throwing LGBTQ slurs at us," Schauer-Mayhew said. "They know who we are and where we live." D.C. police confirmed that they are investigating the attack, according to the station. The couple is demanding that the case be investigated as a hate crime, as Schauer-Mayhew was left not just with a head injury but also with a fear of leaving his home. "This is the first time in the 20 years I've lived here that I've been afraid to go outside," he said. "I am proud of who I am. I'm proud to be a gay man, a queer man, living in the city that I love in. I'm just trying to be accepted."
Business Wire
01-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Simplify Announces Two ETF Closures
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees (the 'Board') of Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the 'Trust') has determined that it is in the best interests of shareholders to liquidate the Simplify Market Neutral Equity Long/Short ETF (EQLS) and the Simplify Wolfe US Equity 150/50 ETF (WUSA) — each, a 'Fund' and together the 'Funds' — each a series of the Trust, following a recommendation by each Fund's investment adviser, Simplify EQLS LLC. The Board has determined to liquidate the Funds with the liquidation payment to their respective shareholders expected to take place on or about May 30, 2025 ('Liquidation Date'). After the close of business on May 23, 2025, the Funds will no longer accept creation orders. The last day of trading in the Funds on the NYSE Arca, Inc. will be May 23, 2025. Shareholders who do not sell their shares of a Fund before market close on May 23, 2025 will receive cash equal to the amount of the net asset value of their shares in their brokerage accounts, on or about the Liquidation Date. As calculated on the Liquidation Date, each Fund's net asset value will reflect certain closing costs not borne by the adviser, such as brokerage commissions. The costs borne by a Fund are not expected to be material. Once the distributions are complete, the Funds will terminate. ABOUT SIMPLIFY EQLS LLC Simplify EQLS LLC was formed in 2023 and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Simplify Asset Management, Inc. owns 95.1% of Simplify EQLS LLC. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) before investing. To obtain an ETF's prospectus containing this and other important information, please call (855) 772-8488, or visit Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. Simplify ETFs are distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC. © 2025 Simplify ETFs. All rights reserved.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
How midair Washington plane-helicopter crash unfolded
It was a cold and clear night in Washington as a passenger plane descended towards a runway at the US capital's airport, seemingly unaware that an army helicopter was flying into its path. American Airlines flight 5342, with 60 passengers and four crew, was in the final minutes of its journey from Wichita, Kansas -- where some figure skaters onboard had taken part in a competition and training camp. Meanwhile, a Black Hawk helicopter with three military personnel was flying at the same altitude over the Potomac River during what was described as a routine nighttime training flight. The first warning of an impending collision came from air traffic controllers. "Pat 2-5 do you have the CRJ in sight?" a controller asked, using the call sign for the Black Hawk helicopter, asking if it could see the airplane. Gasps could then be heard moments later, with one voice asking "tower, did you see that?" "I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone. I haven't seen anything since they hit the river," another air traffic controller said after the crash. A webcam at the nearby Kennedy Center captured the moment the helicopter flies into the well-lit plane, producing a bright flash followed by a plume of smoke, before the two aircraft fall from the sky. Witness Ari Schulman was driving home when he saw the plane, saying it "looked normal" before looking back seconds later to see it "banked all the way to the right." "I could see the underside of it. It was lit up a very bright yellow, and there was a stream of sparks underneath it," he told CNN. The plane and helicopter plunged into the icy waters below, prompting a desperate rescue mission that began with at least 300 first responders. Working with spotlights in pitch darkness, they began scouring the river for survivors -- a search that soon turned to a recovery operation of 67 bodies, with all those involved presumed dead. At Reagan National Airport, some were waiting to greet their loved ones from the flight when they learned of the crash. Hamaad Raza, whose wife was on the plane, told news outlet WUSA that she sent a message to say they were landing in 20 minutes. "The rest of my texts did not get delivered, that's when I realized something might be up," he said. bur-bjt/bgs
CNN
30-01-2025
- General
- CNN
These are the messages his wife texted him before her plane collided with Army helicopter
In an interview with CNN affiliate WUSA, Hamaad Raza shared the last text messages he received from his wife who was on the plane that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington DC.
