Cain examined constructive for COVID-19 on June 30 and was hospitalized on July 1.
Herman Cain, American businessman and former Republican candidate for president, has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19 for almost a month, in keeping with a publish on his private web site and a supply near the White Home to ABC Information.
“You are by no means prepared for the sort of information we’re grappling with this morning. However we have now no alternative however to hunt and discover God’s power and consolation to take care of it,” staffer Dan Calabrese wrote in an obituary posted on HermanCain.com Thursday. “Herman Cain — our boss, our pal, like a father to so many people — has handed away.”
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“Though he was principally fairly wholesome lately, he was nonetheless in a high-risk group due to his historical past with most cancers,” the publish continues. “We knew the time would come when the Lord would name him dwelling, however we actually favored having him right here with us, and we held out hope he’d have a full restoration.”
Cain, 74, was hospitalized in Atlanta with the coronavirus on July 1, 11 days after he attended President Donald Trump’s indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 20. He was photographed there inside the area with out a masks sitting with a bunch of different Trump marketing campaign surrogates.
When Cain’s workforce confirmed the information of his hospitalization on Twitter, they famous: “There is no such thing as a manner of understanding for positive how or the place Mr. Cain contracted the coronavirus.”
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A spokesperson for Cain stated on Monday that he remained hospitalized and was being handled with oxygen for his lungs.
“The medical doctors say his different organs and techniques are sturdy,” the spokesperson added at the time.On this picture posted to his Twitter account in June 20, 2021, Herman Cain is proven at a rally for President Trump in Tulsa.On this picture posted to his Twitter account in June 20, 2021, Herman Cain is proven at a rally for President Trump in Tulsa.Herman Cain/Twitter
The former pizza firm govt was the front-runner in the 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination for roughly a month with an agenda he known as the 9-9-9 plan to simplify the tax code.
One other former Republican candidate for president, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, was amongst the first to specific his condolences on social media and famous Cain’s catchphrase.
President Donald Trump tweeted in the afternoon that he spoke with Cain’s spouse, Gloria, and their two youngsters, Melanie and Vincent, and expressed his condolences.
“He was a really particular man, an American Patriot, and nice pal,” Trump tweeted.
At his coronavirus briefing Thursday afternoon, Trump added, “Let me start by expressing our disappointment at the passing of an exquisite man and a pricey pal of mine, Herman Cain. He was a really particular particular person and I received to know him very effectively. Sadly he handed away from the factor known as the China virus.”
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Cain was born in 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Atlanta by two working-class mother and father. He graduated from Morehouse School in 1967 with a bachelor’s diploma in arithmetic and earned a grasp’s diploma in pc science from Purdue College 4 years later.
Throughout his research, he served as a mathematician at the U.S. Division of the Navy.
David A. Thomas, the president of Morehouse School, supplied his condolences, saying, “He was a philanthropist, a profitable enterprise govt, a political activist, a media persona, a caring father, and a son of Morehouse who graduated in 1967. Our hearts and prayers are with the Cain household.”
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Cain entered the company world and climbed the skilled ladder at a number of corporations together with Coca-Cola, Pillsbury and Burger King. In 1986, he was appointed the CEO of Godfather Pizza and shortly turned the failing chain right into a worthwhile enterprise.On this Nov. 30, 2011, file picture, Republican presidential contender Herman Cain addresses marketing campaign supporters throughout a marketing campaign cease in Cincinnati, Ohio.On this Nov. 30, 2011, file picture, Republican presidential contender Herman Cain addresses marketing campaign supporters throughout a marketing campaign cease in Cincinnati, Ohio.John Sommers II/Reuters, FILE
In 1993, Cain rose to the political highlight throughout a city corridor assembly with President Invoice Clinton over well being care. He argued with the president over a well being care mandate, contending it will price jobs and harm companies.
“Mr. President, with all due respect, your calculation on what the affect would do, fairly truthfully, is wrong,” he stated.
Cain left the Godfather Pizza in 1996 and grew to become the president and, later, CEO of the Nationwide Restaurant Affiliation, the place he lobbied with congressional lawmakers. He served as an financial adviser throughout the 1996 Bob Dole presidential marketing campaign and remained shut with Republicans.
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Cain launched two unsuccessful presidential runs in 2000 and 2004. In 2006, he was identified with stage IV liver and colon most cancers, however he stated in 2007 he was cancer-free.
In 2012, he made one other try at the White Home and gained momentum amongst potential GOP voters.
A Quinnipiac College ballot launched at the finish of October 2011 had him main the GOP candidates by seven factors. It was round this time that a number of girls got here ahead with sexual harassment allegations that dated again to the ’90s. Whereas Cain denied all of the allegations, his ballot numbers slipped and he suspended his marketing campaign that December.
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On this June 20, 2014, file picture, Herman Cain speaks throughout Religion and Freedom Coalition’s Street to Majority occasion in Washington.On this June 20, 2014, file picture, Herman Cain speaks throughout Religion and Freedom Coalition’s Street to Majority occasion in Washington.Molly Riley/AP, FILE
He remained an lively determine in GOP politics following his marketing campaign and served as a pundit on Fox Information and different applications. Final 12 months, Trump stated he was contemplating Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve, however Cain withdrew.
A co-chair of Black Voices for Trump, Cain grew to become an outspoken advocate for the Republican Occasion and Trump lately.
Cain is survived by his spouse, who he married in 1968, two youngsters and a number of grandchildren.
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The founder and CEO of Bombay Shaving Company Shantanu Deshpande took to LinkedIn and shared a picture from the topper’s newspaper advertisement.
In the caption, he wrote
“It was shocking to see the amount of hate targeted at a teenage girl who had topped an exam because of her facial hair. Our simple message to this amazing young woman with such a bright future. Love to see my team ooze class. No opportunistic sales, QR codes, nothing. Just a heartfelt message to a fellow Bae.”
The caption further reads,
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“Dear Prachi, they’re trolling your hair today, they’ll applaud your AIR tomorrow.”
It was the advertisement’s closing statement that fueled controversy and drew backlash from the public.
It stated,
“We hope you never get bullied into using our razor.”
Netizens’ Reactions
The post went viral within hours of its posting. Many netizens called it “disgusting” and “absurd.”
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One user wrote,
“This is a collective failure of your team. Hope they read each and every comment and reflect. Did no one in the team notice this problem? How disconnected are they from reality? This will leave a deeper scar on the girl than anything else, and I will always remember your brand for being an opportunist.”
While another commented, “Insensitive.”
“This is terrible, a huge mistake you made. This is bullying this woman on another, bigger level,”
wrote another.
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“Classless and in poor taste… You don’t deserve more attention than this,”
one commented.
What the CEO Has to Say?
Shantanu Deshpande described his caption as a small token of support for Prachi, and thus defended the ad.
His efforts to clear the air were in vain, as many netizens still found the company’s response via the ad lacking sensitivity.
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Bombay Shaving Company’s intention was to extend support for the topper. However, it ultimately led to more criticism and enhanced controversy.
Recently, the class 10th and 12th results were published by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad. Prachi Nigam scored 591/600 marks and topped Class 10. She revealed that her aim is to crack the IIT-JEE and become an engineer.
Gerber and Perrigo Face New Lawsuit Over ‘Store-Brand’ Infant Formula Pricing; All Pending Toxic Baby Food Cases Consolidated into New Class Action MDL
Infant formula makers Gerber and Perrigo have been hit with a class-action lawsuit, which accuses the companies of artificially creating a shortage and jacking up prices for “store-brand” formula sold at Walmart, Walgreens, and other retailers.
The lawsuit was filed on Monday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. It accuses Perrigo of violating antitrust laws by collaborating with Gerber to prevent competitors from entering the market for store-brand formula.
Perrigo, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of store-brand formula, sells its products under retail labels at prices lower than similar branded products. However, the lawsuit alleges that Gerber, by granting Perrigo the first right of refusal to Gerber’s excess formula supply, which could have been sold to other competitors, is engaging in practices that stifle competition.
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The lawsuit claims that through this arrangement, Gerber agreed to keep its excess formula out of the store-brand market, thereby gaining a share of Perrigo’s profits. The lawsuit was filed by four residents of California, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, who will represent millions of customers who have purchased store-brand baby formula. The lawsuit does not name formula retailers as defendants. It asks the court to intervene and end the anticompetitive deals between Perrigo and Gerber and seeks more than $5 million in monetary damages.
This lawsuit is similar to another case filed in Brooklyn federal court by a potential store-brand competitor, P&L Development. Gerber and Perrigo requested the dismissal of that case, which was denied by the judge in February. The companies involved in the lawsuit claimed they compete fairly with other infant formula manufacturers, including those of store-brand formulas. The lawsuit also cited the squeezing out of P&L Development from the store-brand market, which has led to higher prices.
Gerber is also facing numerous lawsuits accusing its brands of baby food of containing dangerously high levels of toxic heavy metals, such as lead, arsenic, and mercury. These heavy metals are extremely toxic, even for adults, and can have catastrophic consequences on developing children, leading to health complications and neurological damage. Conditions such as ADHD and autism may be linked to consuming these toxic baby foods.
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On April 11, 2024, all the lawsuits pertaining to toxic baby foods, which had been filed at different times in various courts, were consolidated into a new class action MDL in the Northern District of California and assigned to Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Besides Gerber, other baby food manufacturers like Beech-Nut and Campbell Soup Co. have also been named as defendants.
The legal wrangling between the crypto sector and the SEC, or the Securities and Exchange Commission, is getting uglier, with ConsenSys, a major protagonist of the Ethereum Blockchain, filing a lawsuit against the regulatory body in a Texas federal court. This legal action seeks an intervention to ward off a looming SEC lawsuit against the company regarding features of its popular MetaMask wallet. The lawsuit also seeks the court’s help in deciding once and for all the vexed question of whether Ethereum’s digital token, Ether, is not a security. The legal uncertainty hangs heavily on the crypto sector and puts a question mark on its very existence.
In an exhaustive 34-page legal filing, ConsenSys states that the SEC’s endeavor to exert control over Ethereum is both illegal and a threat to blockchain technology.
The complaint states,
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“The SEC’s unlawful seizure of authority over ETH would spell disaster for the Ethereum network, and for ConsenSys. Every holder of ETH, including ConsenSys, would fear violating the securities laws if he or she were to transfer ETH on the network. This would bring the use of the Ethereum blockchain in the United States to a halt, crippling one of the internet’s greatest innovations.”
The lawsuit also alleges that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has embarked on an aggressive enforcement policy directed at the big players in the crypto sector like Coinbase and Uniswap. The lawsuit particularly points out a campaign that involved a deluge of subpoenas asking firms and developers for documents related to their dealings with the nonprofit Ethereum Foundation, which supports the blockchain’s development.
The crypto sector is up in arms against Gensler’s tactics and has contended that the SEC has never provided clear rules meant for the distinct features of blockchain technology. However, Gensler negates this argument, saying that the existing securities laws are clear and sufficient, and that the crypto industry refuses to comply with them.
Gensler’s actions are full of contradictions since, in the past, the SEC had maintained that blockchain’s tokens, like Bitcoin, are not securities and hence beyond its purview. A senior official in 2018 had stated that Ethereum has reached a state where it is adequately decentralized, and further, the agency also gave the green signal for the launch of Ethereum futures trading—an implicit acknowledgement that Ether is a commodity. However, at present, Gensler is using a recent feature of Ethereum, known as staking, as grounds for the recent legal campaign.
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The lawsuit was filed after the SEC issued a Wells Notice, which is akin to a formal letter warning that the agency intends to sue a firm and could lead to a settlement later. The SEC charged ConsenSys that MetaMask was operating as an unlicensed broker-dealer. MetaMask offered users a means to stake Ethereum on their behalf. Staking was a feature introduced in September 2022 on the Blockchain as a replacement for the energy-intensive mining process. The process involves a system of validators who pledge collateral to become trusted validators.
The SEC objects to the process of staking, which has changed Ethereum from a commodity into a security. ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin has called this account of the SEC “preposterous”.
Lubin said,
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“The act of staking is really just posting a security bond so you can get paid to contribute labor and resources to help operate the Ethereum protocol. Now they’re trying to turn that into some sort of investment contract.”
Lubin also stated that the SEC’s actions will lead to a halt in the growth of the crypto sector and blockchain technology as a whole. Lubin feels that the SEC seeks to block pending applications by companies to launch spot ETFs for Ethereum, following the huge popularity of Bitcoin ETFs. The SEC is in fact trying to regulate a technology on its merits and it will only stifle innovation.
