Author: Newark Independent

A manhunt is underway in central Ohio after a shooting overnight at an Ohio warehouse left one dead and five hospitalized.Police say it happened at the KDC/One warehouse, a manufacturer that produces products in the beauty and personal care industry, shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday night, in New Albany.New Albany is located 15 miles northeast of Columbus.Officials have identified the suspect as Bruce Reginald Foster III. New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones says Foster was an employee at the warehouse.Jones says Foster was at the warehouse for several hours before the shooting occurred. Police say the shooting was targeted, but…

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Hundreds more people were expected to leave Greece’s Santorini island on Wednesday as tremors shook the popular summer tourist destination for a sixth day. About 6,000 people have left on ferries and planes in recent days as hundreds of small quakes were registered in the surrounding sea, shaking buildings, kicking up dust on the island’s rocky cliffs, and raising fears of a major earthquake. The island’s population swells in summer when millions of tourists visit the traditional white-painted villas that line its steep hillsides. The 2021 census puts Santorini’s permanent population at 15,000, so it is likely that several thousand…

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Is it possible that older patients with cancer who experience anxiety and/or depression can alleviate these symptoms and improve their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) through exercise interventions? The answer is yes, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open, which found a significant correlation between implementing exercise therapies and mental health improvements.1 As February 4 marks World Cancer Day, paying extra mind to patients’ mental health remains a pertinent concern in oncology. In this study, significantly reduced levels of depression were observed in patient groups who undertook exercise programs, with the authors noting that forms of…

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By Mike Curley ( February 4, 2025, 5:53 PM EST) — The state of Rhode Island is urging a federal court to throw out a suit by two retailers challenging the state’s ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, saying the plaintiffs can’t show that there’s no rational basis for the law…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A…

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Photo Credit: Jernej Furman / CC by 2.0Who’s still in the running for consideration to buy TikTok? And will it even matter? Here’s an updated list of probable and interested parties.Since Trump’s executive order extending the deadline by which ByteDance must divest TikTok or face a ban in the US, numerous parties have come out of the woodwork looking for a piece of the pie. But the mechanics of a potential sale are still up in the air — and that’s assuming TikTok’s China-based parent will even agree to sell.ByteDance has been saying for years that selling TikTok is not…

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San Francisco, United States: As Elon Musk and his aides take control of the US Treasury’s payments system, the drastic job cuts and other shake-ups he instituted on buying Twitter may offer a preview of what government workers can expect. Musk, the world’s richest person, is leading President Donald Trump’s federal cost-cutting efforts under the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).The Treasury’s closely guarded payments system handles the money flow of the US government, including $6 trillion annually for Social Security, Medicare, federal salaries, and other critical payments.Ryan Mac, co-author of the recently released book “Character Limit: How Elon Musk…

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