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Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson, An Advocate For Racial Justice And Workplace Diversity, Dies At 60
Bernard Tyson, the CEO of Kaiser Permanente, died in his sleep early Sunday at the age of 60, the company con- firmed to CNN Business. Tyson had served as chief ex- ecutive since 2013 and chair- man since 2014 after a more than 30-year career with the company.
In addition to leading one of the nation's largest non- profit health plans, Tyson was the company's first black CEO and a champion for ac- cessible healthcare, racial jus- tice and workplace diversity. Time Magazine named him to its "100 Most Influential Peo- ple" list in 2017 and its list of 50 top leaders in healthcare in 2018.
"An outstanding leader, vi- sionary and champion for high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans, Bernard was a tireless advo- cate for Kaiser Permanente, our members and the commu- nities we serve," the company said in a statement Sunday.
Bernard Tyson, chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. Inc.
Based in Oakland, Califor- nia, Kaiser Permanente is a not-for-profit hospital and health insurance system serv- ing 12.3 million people in eight states and the District of Co- lumbia. Executive Vice Presi- dent and Group President Gregory Adams has been named as interim chairman and CEO, the company said Sunday.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In his five years as Texas’ governor, Republican Greg Abbott has overseen the execution of nearly 50 prisoners while only once sparing a condemned man’s life.
But Abbott — who has proudly referred to the death penalty as “Texas justice” — has never confronted such intense pressure to halt a lethal injec- tion like he is facing in the case of Rodney Reed, who is set to die this month for a 1996 killing despite new evidence that even a growing number of Republi- can legislators say raises seri- ous questions about his guilt.
On Saturday, supporters of Reed held their biggest protest yet outside the governor’s man- sion, escalating a public cam- paign that now counts Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey among the celebrities who have urged Abbott to call off the Nov. 20 execution. So, too, has the Eu- ropean Union’s ambassador to the U. S.
“Only thing I would tell him is, honestly, just look at the ev- idence,” said Rodrick Reed, Rodney’s brother.
In this Oct. 13, 2017, file photo, death row inmate Rod- ney Reed waves to his family in the Bastrop County District Court in Bastrop, Texas. Sup- porters for Reed, who’s facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn’t commit, are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media to stop his execution, which is being called into question by lawmakers, pastors, celebri- ties and the European Union.
It’s unclear if the public pressure is making any impres- sion on Abbott, who was a law and order state attorney gen- eral before he was elected gov- ernor. Abbott hasn’t spoken publicly about Reed’s case. Even Republican lawmakers
who are close to the governor and have lobbied his office in recent days and weeks for a re- prieve say they’re in the dark about his thinking.
“They said the governor has heard about it and is taking a very deliberative and thought- ful analysis,” Republican state Rep. Matt Krause said. “But they didn’t give me an indica- tion one way or the other on which way he’d be.”
Reed, now 51, was con- victed of raping and strangling 19-year-old Stacy Stites while she made her way to work at a supermarket in Bastrop, a rural community about 30 miles southeast of Austin.
Reed has long maintained that Stites was killed by her fi- ance, former police officer Jimmy Fennell. Reed says Fennell was angry because Stites, who was white, was having an affair with Reed, who is black. In recent weeks, Reed’s attorneys have pre- sented affidavits that support his claims, including one by a former prison inmate who claims Fennell bragged about killing Stites and referred to Reed by a racial slur.
Burger King Discount 'Mistake' Costs Franchisee Millions: 'We Screwed Up'
A “mistake” allowed cus- tomers to combine Whopper discounts at certain Burger Kings, costing the franchisee millions.
A restaurant group based out of upstate New York re- vealed the extent of the mis- take during a recent earnings call, according to reports. The discount mistake cost the franchisee an estimated $8.2 million.
Customers were able to take advantage of a deal that allowed them to buy two Whoppers at a discounted price and get fries and a drink for “value meal” prices, the Syracuse Post-Standard re- ports. This mistake cost the company $1.50 on every sale.
The CEO of Carrols Restaurant Group, Dan Ac- cordino, said that the origi- nal discount was an offer for “two Whopper Jr. sandwiches for $4, two Whoppers for $5 and two Double Whoppers for $6,” according to the paper.
Customers purchasing these burgers should have been charged full price for fries and drinks added to an order, but were mistakenly charged “value meal prices,” the paper reported
BURGER KING
During the company’s third-quarter earnings call, Accordino stated, “It was not an accounting issue, it was not a systems issue. It was a mis- take. We screwed up and it cost us a fair amount of money,” according to a tran- script of the call on Sentieo, a financial services site.
The double discount was in effect during the second and third quarters of 2019 and the Post-Standard reports that the double discount caused a reduction of $12.4 million in revenue which resulted in a net loss of $8.2 million.
“We screwed up, but the fact of the matter is, the underly- ing business is stronger than what our numbers reflect,” Accordino said during the earnings call.
Photo of the woman making sandwiches on a garbage can and the photo of the new table.
All Eyes On Texas Governor As Calls Grow To Halt Execution
A Popeyes employee was caught making their now-in- famous chicken sandwiches above a trash can -- for which the owner has now taken full responsibility and corrected.
A source has obtained some pretty shocking photos taken Friday at a Popeyes restaurant in Fairfax, VA -- where it appears an employee behind the counter is fast at work putting together as many sandos as possible. But, it's being done on top of a tray that's conveniently rest-
ing on top of a large trash bin ... and the setup was in cus- tomers' line of sight.
The placement begs many different questions -- the ob- vious one being ... WHY? Not enough counter space? Not enough hands on deck? Too much demand? Turns out, it was pretty much all of the above, according to this loca- tion's owner.
The guy tells us that on this particular day, the restaurant was overwhelmed after only having been open a
few days, and then getting slammed with a 100 chicken sandwich order.
He says when he saw his brand new employees using the bin -- which he claims was totally empty -- he im- mediately ordered another table, which is in the store now.
Of course, this is just the latest eyebrow-raising behav- ior that's surfaced over the past week or so since Popeyes reintroduced their viral sen- sation sandwich.
Popeyes Employee Made Chicken Sandwiches On Trash Bin, Owner Apologizes
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