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Braddock, Pennsylvania (CNN)Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman may be away from the campaign trail until July, his wife told CNN on Monday, as she pushed back on suggestions that the family had not been fully transparent about the extent of his heart condition following a stroke last month. "I think he deserves a month break to come back as strong as ever," Giselle Fetterman said in an interview with CNN. "This is going to be a tough race and a really important race. I want him to be fully ready for it."Asked if John Fetterman, who serves as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, would return to campaigning by July in one of the nation's marquee Senate contests, she replied: "Maybe. I think so. That's my hope."Fetterman checked himself into a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on May 13 as he was on his way to a campaign event. He was found to have suffered a stroke, which doctors treated, and he was released on May 22 after a nine-day stay.  » Read More

A Google search for Obamacare plans can direct consumers to a series of "lead-generating" websites: nongovernmental webpages that connect insurance brokers to consumers. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images A Google search for Obamacare plans can direct consumers to a series of "lead-generating" websites: nongovernmental webpages that connect insurance brokers to consumers. Getty Images Tina Passione needed health insurance in a hurry in December. The newly retired 63-year-old was relocating to suburban Atlanta with her husband to be closer to grandchildren. Their house in Pittsburgh flew off the market, and they had six weeks to move out 40 years of memories. Passione said she went online to search for the federal health insurance marketplace, clicked on a link and entered her information. She promptly got multiple calls from insurance brokers and bought a plan for $384 a month. Later, though, when she went to a pharmacy and doctors' offices in Georgia, she was told she did not have insurance. In fact,  » Read More

What’s next for Facebook, now Meta, when Sheryl Sandberg exits? It has grown over the years from a start-up, college project under Mark Zuckerberg, to one of the world’s largest, most powerful, successful and influential communications platforms which took both leaders to achieve. Now that Sandberg is calling it quits, how will Zuckerberg fill her role and what can we expect from Facebook going forward. Zuckerberg was the creative genius and Sandberg was the executive leader. So, removing Sandberg from the equation is important. One way or another, things will change. Over time, the same thing has happened time and time again. Think of the retirement of Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank of the Home Depot. Or the leaving of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Paul Allen of Microsoft. Or Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and John Sculley of Apple. Yes, things will change. Things always change. Whether they be for the better or worse is the only question. What does the future of Facebook look like? When a successful leader steps down and is replaced by a new one,  » Read More

CLIFTON, NJ – He thought he was buying a new phone from a seller on the Facebook Marketplace. It turned out, he was walking into a trap to rob him. Last weekend, a 30-year-old male from New York City, met two individuals in the area of Sanford Street and Clifton Boulevard in anticipation of purchasing cellular phones via Facebook Marketplace. “When the victim arrived in possession of cash, which encompassed the payment for the phones, as well as his child’s daycare and his rent, one of the “sellers” threatened him with a handgun – demanding that he hand over all of the cash in possession, Police said, saying the man was robbed of a few thousand dollars. “The victim complied and the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle.” The subsequent investigation by Clifton detectives led to the identification of a Passaic resident as one of the perpetrators, specifically, Yormani Cruz, 20 years of age. He has been apprehended and is charged with Armed Robbery and weapons related offenses. “Whenever feasible,  » Read More

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis added fuel to rumors about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit the central Italian city of L’Aquila in August for a feast initiated by Pope Celestine V, one of the few pontiffs who resigned before Pope Benedict XVI stepped down in 2013.Italian and Catholic media have been rife with unsourced speculation that the 85-year-old Francis might be planning to follow in Benedict’s footsteps, given his increased mobility problems that have forced him to use a wheelchair for the last month.Those rumors gained steam last week when Francis announced a consistory to create 21 new cardinals scheduled for Aug. 27. Sixteen of those cardinals are under age 80 and eligible to vote in a conclave to elect Francis’ successor.Once they are added to the ranks of princes of the church, Francis will have stacked the College of Cardinals with 83 of the 132 voting-age cardinals. While there is no guarantee how the cardinals might vote, the chances that they will tap a successor who shares Francis’ pastoral priorities become ever greater.  » Read More

Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, gained a bit more force as it headed toward Bermuda on Sunday after dumping rain on parts of Florida, flooding some roads.Alex reached tropical storm force after strengthening off Florida’s east coast early Sunday. National Hurricane Center forecasters said at 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) that Alex’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 60 mph (95 kph) and was centered about 550 miles (890 kilometers) west of Bermuda.It was moving to the east-northeast at a brisk 23 mph (37 kph) and was expected to pass near or just north of Bermuda on Monday and a tropical storm warning was in effect there. Forecasters said it could bring 2 to 3 inches (50 to 75 mm) of rain across Bermuda late Sunday and Monday.Parts of South Florida experienced road flooding from heavy rain and wind Saturday. Officials in Miami warned drivers about road conditions as many cars were stuck on flooded streets.“This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation.  » Read More

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. UVALDE — Everyone in town is waiting to hear from Pete Arredondo. As chief of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department, it was his call to wait more than an hour for backup instead of ordering officers on scene to immediately charge the shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. The chief of the state police later said this was the “wrong decision, period.” Now, Arredondo is a man in hiding, as calls for answers and accountability grow louder each day. In the week since state police singled him out for blame, Arredondo has hardly been seen. Police officers stand guard outside his home. He has declined to explain his actions, telling a television crew that staked out his office he would not do so until after the victims’ funerals. City officials, too,  » Read More

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - The Chesterfield County Police Department says one person is dead and multiple others are injured after a shooting at a party Friday night.On Friday night, police told NBC12 they were called to the scene of a large party in the Stepney Road area. While officers were responding, they received multiple calls of shots fired.Numerous first responders were on the scene at Stepney Road late Friday, June 3, 2022.(WWBT)When officers arrived on scene, police found one adult man suffering from a gunshot wound. Police say they attempted to render emergency aid to him, but he died on the scene.Police said at least five other people were injured by gunshots; one of those people also suffered a broken arm.Officers also discovered that five other shooting victims had been transported to either area hospitals or other locations with non-life-threatening wounds to be treated.UPDATE: Police confirm when they were in route to a response of a party they found one man dead on Stepney Rd.  » Read More

In October last year, when CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that social media giant Facebook was transitioning to Meta Platforms, there were questions aplenty. Was it done to escape the regulatory blizzard that it had found itself in? Or was it about tapping into the promising metaverse space and reaping the first-mover advantage? Sascha Kraus, professor of management at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy with expertise on the subject of digital transformation, has some answers. Edited excerpts from the interview: According to you, what is the reason behind the change in name and identity by Facebook? First of all, it is not the social network Facebook that has changed its name but only its parent company. It includes not only Facebook itself and its Messenger, but also other social media brands—Instagram and WhatsApp—as well as Oculus, one of the largest manufacturers and developers of virtual reality glasses and devices, and other companies as subsidiaries.  In view of this diversity of activities, it makes perfect sense not to call the parent company the same as the largest,  » Read More

Brands large and small are looking to Shopify as their resource to unify all of their commerce into a single command dashboard. Merchants can take advantage of the online store customization features to track sales made through different outlets, including the web, social media, brick and mortar locations, and pop-up shops. This guide will break down how Shopify stores can specifically take advantage of Facebook ads to reach a targeted and primed audience ready to purchase. Beyond sales, we will discuss the benefits of the Shopify tracking system and how your business can take advantage of Facebook ads to generate a valuable revenue stream. Why Use Facebook Ads To Promote Your Shopify Store? Advertising through Facebook ads allows you to find your ideal customer using tools to identify what the individual likes, interests, and common behaviors. This makes it easy for you to optimize ad sets to reach a large audience of individuals who will most likely convert on your Shopify site. Facebook advertising has long been a preferable advertising source for small business entrepreneurs just starting a Shopify site to a well-established brand looking to run both macro and micro-targeted campaigns.  » Read More