Month: August 2022

Man Sentenced to Prison for Bilking Amazon in $1.3 Million Scam

LOS ANGELES—An Amazon.com vendor from Hacienda Heights was sentenced Aug. 29 to 18 months behind bars for bilking the online retailer out of more than $1.3 million by manipulating the company’s payment system. Ting Hong Yeung, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, who also ordered him to pay restitution for the…


Man Sentenced to Prison for Bilking Amazon in $1.3M Scam

LOS ANGELES—An Amazon.com vendor from Hacienda Heights was sentenced Aug. 29 to 18 months behind bars for bilking the online retailer out of more than $1.3 million by manipulating the company’s payment system. Ting Hong Yeung, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, who also ordered him to pay restitution for the…


Film Review: ‘The Good Boss’: Bardem Leans in Softly, Playing a Crafty, Purgatorial CEO

R | 2h | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Comedy, Satire | 26 August 2022 (USA) While most critics generally love them, mainstream audiences have a hot and cold relationship with movies set in the workplace. No matter how high the quality, concept, or star power, it’s tough to get people stoked up and pay to watch other folks bicker, wrangle, and screw…


Pentagon is ‘Misleading’ Service Members by Promoting Novavax as ‘Ethical’ Vaccine Option, Attorney Alleges

An Air Force veteran and attorney is calling into question the Pentagon and Air Force’s promotion of Novavax as a vaccine that doesn’t have links to fetal-derived cell lines, saying that this is not the case. With nearly 20 years of military service, Lt. Col. Davis Younts currently serves as an Air Force Reserve Judge…


Ottawa Invokes 1977 Pipeline Treaty in Separate Line 5 Dispute, This One in Wisconsin

For the second time in a year, the federal government is invoking a little-known 1977 energy treaty between Canada and the United States to defend the Line 5 pipeline. This time, it’s in Wisconsin, where Line 5 skirts the southwestern shores of Lake Superior before crossing into Michigan. In both states, federal judges are hearing…


Government to End Free At-Home Tests for COVID-19

Starting Friday, Sept. 2, Americans will no longer be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests due to a lack of congressional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. A website set up by the government during the Omicron outbreak that helped households secure COVID-19 tests…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Monday Aug. 29, 2022

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, adding to their recent losses as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. The S&P 500 gave back almost 1 percent Monday. Technology companies were the biggest drag on the index. The Nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial Average also…


Honda and LG Announce Plan to Invest $4.4 Billion in U.S. Electric Vehicle Battery Plant

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and South Korean battery producer LG Energy Solution announced on Aug. 29 that the companies will invest in a new lithium-ion battery plant for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The two East Asian companies are expected to shortly sign a joint venture agreement before proceeding with the…


Honda and LG Announce Plan to Invest $4.4 Billion in US Electric Vehicle Battery Plant

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and South Korean battery producer LG Energy Solution announced on Aug. 29 that the companies will invest in a new lithium-ion battery plant for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The two East Asian companies are expected to shortly sign a joint venture agreement before proceeding with the…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Aug. 29)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $3.95 to $97.01 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for October delivery rose $4.10 to $105.09 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for September delivery rose 3 cents to $2.88 a gallon. September heating oil fell 10 cents to $3.91 a gallon. September natural gas rose 5 cents to $9.35…