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The man who drove into a crowd of counterprotesters in Charlottesville's "Unite the Right" rally two years ago has pleaded for mercy and asked for a sentence less than life imprisonment in his federal hate crimes case.In a sentencing memorandum filed in federal court Friday, James A. Fields Jr. said the court should not give him a life sentence because of his young age, history of mental illness and childhood trauma, and to show that no one is defined by their worst moments."James did not come to Charlottesville with any plan to commit an act of violence. In the space of only a few minutes, caught in circumstances he did not intend to create, he acted in an aggressive and impulsive manner consistent with his mental health history and his age," the memo reads."In a matter of seconds he caused irreparable harm for which there is no excuse. But this Court can understand his actions, without excusing them, as symptomatic of transient immaturity, and not consider them to be predictive of who he might be in the future with time and medication."The memorandum notes that Fields' grandfather killed his grandmother and then himself, and that his father died in a car accident before Fields was born. His mother was in an accident that left her paraplegic before he was born and raised him as a single mother. The memo also says he has been taking medication since his imprisonment that has controlled his symptoms."No amount of punishment imposed on James can repair the damage he caused to dozens of innocent people. But this Court should find that retribution has limits," the memo states.The memo comes ahead of his sentencing in his federal case, in which he pleaded guilty to 29 hate crimes in order to avoid the death penalty.Fields was 20 when he attended the August 2017 demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, and joined white nationalists, neo-Nazis and other groups opposed to the city's decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. During a day of violent clashes in the city, Fields drove his vehicle into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal.Fields was convicted in state court of first-degree murder and other charges, and the jury recommended a sentence of life in prison. He is due to be sentenced in that case on July 15, Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph Platania said in March. 2377
¡¡¡¡The family that owns well-known consumer brands like Krispy Kreme doughnuts, Keurig Dr. Pepper and Panera Bread say their Nazi ancestors used slave labor during World War II.The Reimann family, which owns the controlling stake in JAB Holdings and is reportedly one of the richest families in Germany, will donate €10 million, or million, to a yet-undisclosed charity after a three-year investigation that it commissioned discovered details of their ancestors' behavior.A family spokesperson said Albert Reimann Sr., who died in 1954, and Albert Reimann Jr., who died in 1984, used Russian civilian prisoners and French prisoners of war as forced labor in their factories during the war, and that they were anti-Semites and avowed supporters of Adolf Hitler.The investigation also found that Reimann Sr. donated to Hitler's paramilitary SS force as early as 1931.Investigators also found a letter from Reimann Jr. to a local mayor complaining that the French prisoners of war weren't working hard enough and should be in prison."Reimann Senior and Reimann Junior were guilty. The two businessmen have passed away, but they actually belonged in prison," said Peter Haft, the chairman and one of the managing partners of JAB Holdings, in an interview with German publication Bild. "We were ashamed and white as sheets. There is nothing to gloss over. These crimes are disgusting." A family spokesperson confirmed the quote to CNN Business.The family expects to publish a book next year that will detail the ties.JAB Holdings, which is based in Luxembourg, also owns Peet's Coffee, Pret A Manger, Einstein's Bagels and Coty.The company acquired most of its best-known brands within the last several years. It took a stake in Coty in the early 1990s, and is the beauty company's largest shareholder. 1810
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The Galaxy Fold saga continues.Best Buy is canceling pre-orders for Samsung's troubled foldable phone.On Thursday, the retailer emailed customers who pre-ordered the phone a cancellation notice. The highly-anticipated device, announced in February, broke for early tech reviewers, forcing Samsung to delay the April launch. Samsung hasn't yet said when the 369
¡¡¡¡The Colorado-based burrito chain Illegal Pete¡¯s has been up and running for over two decades, and the company now has nearly a dozen locations. ¡°[Business has] been great for us,¡± said the chain¡¯s founder Pete Turner.And it got even greater, Turner says, after an epiphany of sorts a few years ago. He thought to himself, ¡°¡¯What can this business be?¡¯ And really, who is the face of the business? It¡¯s the employees.¡±In 2015, Turner made a pledge¡ªone that was practically unheard of at the time¡ªto raise the minimum wages of his employees from an hour to . His plan was to increase pay gradually over three years.This month, that wage goes into effect.¡°Our employees are going to be able to live more comfortably [and have] fulfilled lives.,¡± he says. ¡°They¡¯ll be able to be more engaged in their job.¡±Employees like Kristina Keeling, who works in an entry-level position at Illegal Pete¡¯s, says she knows firsthand how big of a difference those extra few dollars an hour make.¡°If I am surviving better in the world, then I¡¯m going to come to work feeling a little bit better,¡± Keeling said. ¡°Maybe feeling a little more positive about the world and I think I can give that and share that with the customers as well.¡±The federal minimum wage hasn¡¯t changed since 2009, and it still sits at .25 an hour. However, many states have raised it on their own. Now, the nation is a hodgepodge of wages, and in some cases, large companies are now leading the way. Amazon, Target and Disney have announced they¡¯ll pay employees an hour. However, critics argue small businesses will suffer if forced to pay an hour. The result may be to lay off workers or reduce hours.But Leo Gertner, with the National Employment Law Project, says when it¡¯s done slowly, it works.¡°All of these changes have been extremely gradual,¡± Gertner explains. ¡°Cents over time, and companies have been able to absorb the costs, including small businesses.¡±That¡¯s how things are done at Illegal Pete¡¯s. Turner¡¯s mantra: make a slow buck, not a quick one.¡°It¡¯s just nice to know we¡¯ve got, let¡¯s say, 380 people in Colorado that are able to live the lives they want to, go to school, grow in this company, get married, have kids, buy a house, and still work here,¡± Turner says. 2272
¡¡¡¡The man arrested for allegedly pushing or throwing a child from the third floor of the Mall of America in Minnesota had been banned from the mall in the past and once told police he had anger issues, court records show.Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, was charged with attempted homicide after witnesses said a man either pushed or threw the 5 -year-old child on Friday morning from the Bloomington mall's third interior level to its first, police said.Aranda, who police said took off running after the incident, was found inside the mall's transit station and arrested.Authorities described the child's injuries as life-threatening and said witnesses gave the child first aid."The child did suffer significant injuries," Police Chief Jeff Potts said. "The child has been transported to the hospital and has been receiving care."At this point, police do not believe there is a relationship between the family of the child and the suspect, Potts said.Suspect has a history with the mall Aranda lives in the Bloomington area and has a series of arrests and convictions related to the mall.He had been banned from Mall of America in the past and was convicted of misdemeanors in two incidents there in 2015, court records show.Aranda was charged in July 2015 with causing damage inside stores after he threw items off the upper level of the mall to the lower level, 1372
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