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Postage Price Drops For First Time In 100 Years
Atlanta Businessman Adds Amazon.com As $12.5M Investor In New Home Wi-Fi Device
Paul Judge is a globally rec- ognized authority on informa- tion security issues.
ATLANTA, GA --- Paul Judge is something of a phe- nomenon in Atlanta’s bustling tech scene. The Morehouse grad earned a degree in com- puter science before going on to pick up a Ph.D in network security. After honing his skills at various cybersecurity soft- ware companies in his 20s— and founding a few of his own, such as Pindrop, with over 160 employees and $120 million in funding—and inventing more than 30 patented computer-se- curity technologies, Judge has become a globally recognized authority on information secu- rity issues.
His most recent company, Luma, produces a home wire- less router designed to improve connection-speed quality and decrease dead Wi-Fi spots in your house, putting an end to the search for the best connec- tion spot. The router, priced at $149 for one or $299 for a pack of three, is best-suited for se- tups in larger spaces, similar to a surround-sound system. On Thursday, Luma made head- lines when the company added e-commerce giant Amazon.com to its roster of in- vestors. By bringing to the table $12.5 million in Series A fund- ing, Amazon.com is tapping Luma’s technology to advance the technologies of its own products and innovate con- sumer technology with voice control.
Two Southern University Female Students Killed In Shooting
Freshman track and field athlete Annette January of Gary, In- diana, and sophomore student athletic trainer Lashuntae Benton of Lake Charles were fatally wounded in the shooting.
Mailing letters, postcards and parcels got cheaper Sun- day as the U.S. Postal Service drops its prices for the first time in 100 years.
First-class letters will drop from 49 cents to 47 cents, and postcards from 35 cents to 34 cents.
Stamp prices typically go up slightly every few years to keep pace with inflation, but for the past two years customers paid an “exigent surcharge” imple- mented to help the Postal Serv- ice survive the Great Recession.
The Postal Regulatory Com- mission (PRC) ordered the Postal Service to roll back that temporary price hike, meaning customers will pay less going forward.
Postal Service managers are
unhappy, arguing the man- dated price reduction will add $2 billion in annual losses. The Postal Service is subject to some Congressional mandates, and managers say they need more freedom for their semi- independent agency. Postal Service managers are already asking Congress to cancel the rollback, which generated $4.6 million for operations.
BATON ROUGE, La. - WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge is reporting that two women have been shot and killed and another person has been in- jured in an early morning shooting at the Cottages apart- ment complex near the LSU campus.
The incident occurred around 2 a.m. at 777 Ben Hur Drive.
According to The Advocate, the two women who died are Southern University students. The Daily Reveille, LSU's stu- dent-run publication, reported that both of the female victims who died were 19 years old. One woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was taken to a Baton Rouge hospital where she was pro- nounced dead.
The Daily Reville also added that the third victim, a 24-year old male, was brought to the hospital. His injuries appear to
be non-life-threatening. Southern University re- leased a statement on the shooting early Sunday after-
noon.
""It is with deep sadness
that the University confirms that two Southern University Baton Rouge female student- athletes were killed early Sun- day, April 10, 2016," said Ray L. Belton, SU system presi- dent.”According to law en- forcement, freshman track and field athlete Annette Janu- ary of Gary, Indiana, and sophomore student athletic trainer Lashuntae Benton of Lake Charles, were killed by gunfire outside of an apart- ment complex in Baton Rouge near LSU, early this morning. An investigation is ongoing. The University asks for prayers and support for the families at this difficult time."
Police gave no word on a motive or suspects.
Adidas Unveils Jackie Robinson Cleat
April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball. Thursday (April 7), adidas Baseball unveiled its special edition inspired cleats to cele- brate the man who broke the color barrier in pro baseball along the way to a Hall of Fame career.
The adizero Afterburner 2, touted as the lightest cleat in baseball at 8.7oz., and the new Energy Boost Icon 2, which fea- tures Boost technology, get de- sign flourishes that pay homage to Robinson.
The shoes feature an image of a base stealing Robinson sliding into second base, news- paper style headlines noting his accomplishments and of course his retired no. 42 uniform number. Heather wool is also used, a nod to the uniforms of
Major League Baseball’s first Black player, Jackie Robinson and the shoes in his honor.
Robinson’s playing days, along with more current SPRINTSKIN and nubuck in the Afterburner 2 and the En- ergy Boost Icon 2, respectively.
Jury Acquits White Ex-Deputy In Black Suspect's 2014 Beating
Morris Brown Receives $900,000 Grant To Help Stem HIV/AIDS Infections
An all-white federal jury has found a white Florida sheriff's deputy not guilty in the beating of an unarmed Black man who was being arrested.
Jesse Alan Terrell was one of five former Marion County Sheriff's deputies prosecuted by the federal government for beating Derrick Price during a 2014 arrest on drug charges.
The other deputies, who also were white, pleaded guilty and await sentencing. Each testified against Terrell.
The Ocala Star-Banner re- ports the eight women and four men took less than two hours Friday to acquit Terrell, 33. He had been charged with dep- rivation of civil rights under color of law. He faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
"I'm very excited to get back to life with my son and family," Terrell said.
Price's attorney declined comment after the trial. Price still faces drug charges in the case.
The newspaper reported that jurors declined comment after
Morris Brown College, which has in recent years fallen on some hard times, seems to be back on the mend with a three-year, $900,000 grant to stem HIV/AIDS infec- tions among young Black adults, reports HBCU Digest.
The site reports that this is the second such award for the college in the last two years and the money will be used to launch seminar-styled educa- tion sessions on campus, with a focus on substance abuse prevention among college-age youth to prevent risky sexual behaviors.
The grant is reportedly part of a national initiative
launched by the federal Sub- stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra- tion targeting HBCUs as serv- ice delivery partners in vulnerable areas.
Greater Atlanta has alarm- ing rates of HIV infections and the state of Georgia ranks sec- ond among U.S. states in the rate of new HIV diagnoses. Only 73 percent of the people in the Atlanta metro area who have HIV know it, because not enough people are getting tested for the virus. (The na- tional average is 87 percent.)
The program at Morris Brown hopes to reach more than 400 participants by 2017.
Video clips show the beating – led by fired officer, Jesse Terrell - of Derrick Price.
the courtroom emptied.
In closing arguments, U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley said Price had surrendered before the beating he called excessive
and unreasonable.
The Aug. 7, 2014, altercation
was caught on surveillance video in a Marion Oaks parking lot. The video showed Price flat on the ground and stretch- ing out his arms, and still Ter- rell struck Price 22 times on and around his neck, Bentley said.
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