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Emmy award-winning comedian, actor, and game show host Louie Anderson has passed away. He was 68 years old. Earlier this week, Anderson was admitted to a hospital in Las Vegas to undergo treatment for blood cancer . By yesterday, it was clear that the situation was dire, with Anderson’s friend Pauly Shore sharing that he had already said his goodbyes , with Anderson’s family on hand.  “I say this with a heavy heart just left the hospital in Las Vegas where Louie Anderson his sisters and close friend were kind enough to let me say my goodbyes he’s still with us but keep him in your prayers,” Shore wrote. Anderson’s passing was confirmed to Deadline by his publicist Glenn Schwartz. Born in 1953 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Anderson was the youngest of 11 children. He is best known for his work in the Eddie Murphy comedy  Coming to America,  the sitcom  Life with Louie , and as a host of  Family Feud . He also appeared in a wide variety of TV series and films, from...

BMO analyst Devin Dodge picks Brookfield Business Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners as the two best stocks to buy now. After meeting executives in September, Toronto BMO Capital Markets analyst Devin Dodge remains a strong supporter of the Brookfield companies, in particular its business services and infrastructure arms, thanks to strong investments that consistently outdo estimates. Mr. Dodge joined BMO Capital Markets as a research associate in 2007 and received his CFA (chartered financial analyst) designation in 2011. Since January of last year, he has served as a director of equity research at BMO. The analyst names industrials conglomerate Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX—BBU.UN; NYSE—BBU) as his “top pick” and utilities stock Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (TSX—BIP.UN; NYSE—BIP) as another top investing idea. Each receives an “outperform” recommendation from BMO. BBU unit value could exceed US$75 over time Spun off of Brookfield Asset Management in ...

A study just out says that you are ready and willing to pay more and use the loyalty points you have acquired, to secure your 2022 Hawaii vacation spot. And that comes just as a controversial statement is released by the states’ Hawaii Tourism Authority which we’ve included in today’s article. What we have learned about Hawaii travel from Covid. If we’ve learned anything from the last two years, it is “carpe diem” or to seize the moment. That comes after Hawaii visitors have, as you’ve reported countless times in comments, canceled multiple trips to the islands and stand ready to return in record numbers. Expedia’s 2022 Travel Value Index , which covers far more than Hawaii, and that is just out, says that 54% of you are now are planning to spend more on vacations than you did before Covid. Many of you are also ready to let loose of frequent flyer and other loyalty points you’ve accumulated, with 40% of you saying you’ll use those to pay some part of your upcoming 2022 vacation. Ex...

Today, the most valued companies, including Apple , Amazon , and Microsoft , accept customer satisfaction as a decisive factor in short and long-term success. They constantly use surveys to assess their relations with customers and gather insights about customer experience. That’s why the companies seek out every way possible to gather customer feedback. “We want to hear from as many customers as possible, so we are always optimizing for response rates, even if that means a lower score.”  Gathering feedback from customers allows you to rate your current status and improve the overall experience by making adjustments to your products or services. In fact, client satisfaction surveys can be the main driver for development and innovation after the core adjustments. Let’s get right into it and discover your true potential with free customer satisfaction surveys. Why conduct customer satisfaction surveys? Your customers are the best and true indicators of your success. If they are ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Australia’s east coast and Lord Howe, Norfolk and Macquarie islands. The Bureau of Meteorology says the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano near Tonga erupted at 3.10pm AEDT on Saturday, and tsunami waves have been observed as a result of the eruption. “The size of these waves means the threat is for the marine environment for the east coast of Australia, and for land on Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; however the situation will be closely monitored and warnings updated as required,” the bureau said in a statement on Saturday night. Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying. If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your Cookie Settings . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide . “People in land warning zones are strongly advised to move 1 kilometre inland or go to high ground at least 10 metres above sea level. “While evacuations are not necessary for mar...

Politicos and journalists on social media erupted in commentary on Thursday after the Supreme Court blocked a Biden administration mandate that would have forced private businesses with at least 100 employees to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. “OSHA’s COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard, 86 Fed. Reg. 61402, is stayed pending disposition of the applicants’ petitions for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and disposition of the applicants’ petitions for writs of certiorari, if such writs are timely sought. Should the petitions for writs of certiorari be denied, this order shall terminate automatically. In the event the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted, the order shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court,” the court said. Reporter Philip Wegmann posted via Twitter that President Joe Biden has had a “tough 48 hours.” “Biden’s Tough 48 Hour...

Luis Suarez has previously admitted it’d be ‘hard’ to return to England and for any club other than Liverpool, amid speculation linking him with a poignant reunion at Aston Villa. Reports have emerged this week suggesting that Suarez could become the latest former teammate of boss Steven Gerrard’s to join him at Villa after the capture of Philippe Coutinho on a loan deal from Barcelona until the end of the season , though Villa are understood to have the option of making that deal permanent if all goes well. Gerrard and sporting director Johan Lange have moved quickly to bring in Lucas Digne, too , but more business is being eyed by Villa senior figures before the closure of the transfer window. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now Play now The prospect of a possible deal for Suarez , who is about to turn 35, is a tantalising one for Villa fans who saw him set the Premier League alight during his days at A...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s rule requiring larger businesses to ensure that workers receive the Covid vaccine or wear masks and get tested on a weekly basis. But the court said a separate mandate requiring vaccinations for an estimated 20 million health care workers can be enforced. The workplace rule , announced last fall by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, required companies with 100 or more employees to ensure that their workers either get vaccinated or wear masks and show negative Covid test results at least once a week. The rule would have covered nearly 80 million American workers, and OSHA estimated it would save over 6,500 lives and prevent 250,000 hospitalizations in the next six months. “Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly,” the court’s conservative majority said. “Requiri...

Carhartt, the popular United States manufacturer of durable work gear, sent an e-mail to its 5,500 workers notifying them that they had to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by February 15 in order to continue working for the company. The announcement came a day after the recent United States Supreme Court decision which effectively ended President Joe Biden’s private-sector vaccine mandate for large employers nationwide. Carhartt CEO Mark Valade sent an email stating that all employees had to be vaccinated by February 15, or find a new job. “We put workplace safety at the very top of our priority list and the Supreme Court’s recent ruling doesn’t impact that core value,” the email said, according to MarketWatch. “We, and the medical community, continue to believe vaccines are necessary to ensure a safe working environment for every associate and even perhaps their households,” Valade continued. “While we appreciate that there may be differing views, workplace safety is an area where we...

General Electric, one of America’s largest employers, announced on Friday that it has suspended its coronavirus vaccine or test requirement for its employees after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Democrat President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses this week. “The maker of jet engines, wind turbines and medical scanners confirmed the decision Friday via email,” Bloomberg News reported . “GE is the first major company to announce a halt after the court’s decision Thursday to block the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s push to boost Covid-19 vaccinations.” The Daily Wire  reported on Thursday that the ruling by the Supreme Court was a major victory for the mandate’s critics, including The Daily Wire which sued the Biden administration in November. The Daily Wire and others appealed to the Supreme Court to block the order after the Sixth Circuit lifted a stay put in place by the Fifth Circuit. “OSHA’s COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standar...

Liberal Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented, writing that the majority has usurped the power of Congress, the president and OSHA without legal basis. “In the face of a still-raging pandemic, this Court tells the agency charged with protecting worker safety that it may not do so in all the workplaces needed,” they said in their dissent. “As disease and death continue to mount, this Court tells the agency that it cannot respond in the most effective way possible. Without legal basis, the Court usurps a decision that rightfully belongs to others. It undercuts the capacity of the responsible federal officials, acting well within the scope of their authority, to protect American workers from grave danger,” they wrote. President Joe Biden, in a statement, said the Supreme Court chose to block requirements that are life-saving for workers. Biden called on states and businesses to step up and voluntarily institute vaccination requirements to protect worke...

At 11 years old in 1930, the Cummins Engine Company faced a make or break situation. It was now or never to show the public that diesel motors were a viable option for passenger car travel if they intended to stay in business. To do so, founder Clessie Cummins concocted a marketing stunt that’d once and for all prove diesel engines could compete with gasoline motors in daily drivers. He installed one of his engines in a used Packard and prepped for the first long distance journey in a diesel powered automobile. With the eyes of journalists and the public upon him, he set off from Indianapolis, Indiana for New York City. The 792 mile trip came to a successful end on this day in 1930. Overall, the car used used about 30 gallons of diesel fuel at a cost of less than $1.38.  The Packard received its engine transplant just two weeks before the trip began. The four cylinder Model U Diesel engine weighed in at 1,200 pounds and produced about 50 horsepower at 1,000 RPM. While the engine...

Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The proposal would apply to members that are currently serving in office, along with their families. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia is set to introduce legislation that would bar members of Congress from holding or trading individual stocks while they’re in elective office, according to The New York Post . The ethics bill — which the 34-year-old freshman Democratic senator reportedly hopes to file once he has a Republican cosponsor — would tackle legislative conflicts of interest by banning members and their families from trading stocks, according to a source in Washington DC with knowledge of the matter. In addition, the legislation would likely mandate that lawmakers place their financial assets in blind trusts — an action that Ossoff took himself after being elected to the Senate in a January 2021 runoff election. The proposed bill would present a huge contrast to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who last month publicly def...

Citigroup will dismiss unvaccinated employees by the end of the month as it presses on with a vaccine requirement the company announced in October. The bank has given staff based in the United States a deadline of Jan. 14 to submit proof of their inoculations against the coronavirus or request religious, medical or legal exemptions, according to a person familiar with the policies, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Workers who do not comply with the mandate — which requires a full dose of vaccinations, not booster shots as well — will be placed on unpaid leave on Jan. 15 and fired Jan. 31, the person said. The person added that some staff might not receive year-end bonuses unless they signed documents agreeing not to sue the company. More than 90 percent of Citigroup’s 65,000 U.S. employees have complied with the requirement, the person said. Bloomberg News reported the news earlier. Vaccine rules are a delicate issue for Wall Street firms and other large employers. JPMor...

Bob Saget  told fans he was ‘loving every minute’ of being back on stage in a tragic final Instagram post less than 24 hours before he was found dead in a Florida hotel room.  Saget, 65, was found by staff in his room at The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando, at 4pm on Sunday. The cause of his death remains unknown. Police say there were no obvious signs of foul play or drug use, but a toxicology report is yet to be carried out.  He was found  hours after posting jubilantly about returning to the stage, and how he was loving being back in the limelight after a show at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Jacksonville on Saturday night.  'Okay, I loved tonight’s show in Jacksonville. Really nice audience. Lots of positivity. Happened last night in Orlando last night at the Hard Rock Live too. Very appreciative and fun audiences. Thanks again to @comediantimwilkins for opening.  'I had no idea I did a two hour set tonight. I’m back in comedy like I was when I ...