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NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday. He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited “unanticipated complications” from the disease for cutting back on work a few years later. The financial services company Lazard, where Parsons was a longtime board member, confirmed his death. The NBA, where Parsons was interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014, was among organizations offering condolences. “Dick Parsons was a brilliant and transformational leader and a giant of the media industry who led with integrity and never shied away from a challenge,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. Parsons’ friend Ronald Lauder told The New York Times that the cause of death was cancer. Parsons stepped down Dec. 3 from the boards of Lazard and Lauder's company, Estée Lauder, citing health reasons. He had been on Estée Lauder’s board for 25 years. Parsons, a Brooklyn native who started college at 16, was named chairman of Citigroup in 2009, one month after leaving Time Warner Inc., where he helped restore the company’s stature following its much-maligned acquisition by internet provider America Online Inc. He steered Citigroup back to profit after financial turmoil from the subprime mortgage crisis, which upended the economy in 2007 and 2008. Parsons was named to the board of CBS in September 2018 but resigned a month later because of illness. Parsons said in a statement at the time that he was already dealing with multiple myeloma when he joined the board, but “unanticipated complications have created additional new challenges.” He said his doctors advised him to cut back on his commitments to ensure recovery. “Dick’s storied career embodied the finest traditions of American business leadership,” Lazard said in a statement. The company, where Parsons was a board member from 2012 until this month, praised his “unmistakable intelligence and his irresistible warmth.” “Dick was more than an iconic leader in Lazard’s history — he was a testament to how wisdom, warmth, and unwavering judgment could shape not just companies, but people’s lives,” the company said. “His legacy lives on in the countless leaders he counseled, the institutions he renewed, and the doors he opened for others.” Parsons was known as a skilled negotiator, a diplomat and a crisis manager. Although he was with Time Warner through its difficulties with AOL, he earned respect for the company and rebuilt its relations with Wall Street. He streamlined Time Warner’s structure, pared debt and sold Warner Music Group and a book publishing division. He also fended off a challenge from activist investor Carl Icahn in 2006 to break up the company and helped Time Warner reach settlements with investors and regulators over questionable accounting practices at AOL. Parsons joined Time Warner as president in 1995 after serving as chairman and chief executive of Dime Bancorp Inc., one of the largest U.S. thrift institutions. In 2001, after AOL used its fortunes as the leading provider of Internet access in the U.S. to buy Time Warner for $106 billion in stock, Parsons became co-chief operating officer with AOL executive Robert Pittman. In that role, he was in charge of the company’s content businesses, including movie studios and recorded music. He became CEO in 2002 with the retirement of Gerald Levin, one of the key architects of that merger. Parsons was named Time Warner chairman the following year, replacing AOL founder Steve Case, who had also championed the combination. The newly formed company’s Internet division quickly became a drag on Time Warner. The promised synergies between traditional and new media never materialized. AOL began seeing a reduction in subscribers in 2002 as Americans replaced dial-up connections with broadband from cable TV and phone companies. Parsons stepped down as CEO in 2007 and as chairman in 2008. A year later AOL split from Time Warner and began trading as a separate company, following years of struggles to reinvent itself as a business focused on advertising and content. Time Warner is now owned by AT&T Inc. A board member of Citigroup and its predecessor, Citibank, since 1996, Parsons was named chairman in 2009 at a time of turmoil for the financial institution. Citigroup had suffered five straight quarters of losses and received $45 billion in government aid. Its board had been criticized for allowing the bank to invest so heavily in the risky housing market. Citigroup returned to profit under Parsons, starting in 2010, and would not have a quarterly loss again until the fourth quarter of 2017. Parsons retired from that job in 2012. In 2014 he stepped in as interim CEO of the Clippers until Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took over later that year. Parsons, a Republican, previously worked as a lawyer for Nelson Rockefeller, a former Republican governor of New York, and in Gerald Ford’s White House. Those early stints gave him grounding in politics and negotiations. He also was an economic adviser on President Barack Obama’s transition team. Parsons, who loved jazz and co-owned a Harlem jazz club, also served as Chairman of the Apollo Theater and the Jazz Foundation of America. And he held positions on the boards of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Parsons played basketball at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and received his law degree from Albany Law School in 1971. He is survived by his wife, Laura, and their family. This obituary was primarily written by the late Associated Press reporter Anick Jesdanun, who died in 2020 . Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.Democracy’s promise to deliver the American dream is under threat, with a minority and wealthy special interests dominating the national dialogue and systematically dismantling democratic institutions. As a result, Americans increasingly feel that their government is unresponsive to their concerns and needs. Political polarization has reached record levels, and distrust in government is at an all-time high. But are America’s politics really broken beyond repair? 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BLOOMINGTON — Myles Rice scored 18 points to lead Indiana to a 77-68 victory over Winthrop on Sunday. Rice made 7 of 13 shots and all four of his free throws for the Hoosiers (10-3), who improved to 9-0 at home by holding the Eagles (10-5) scoreless over the final 3:16 to wrap up the victory. He added four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Malik Reneau totaled 14 points and seven rebounds for Indiana. Trey Galloway added 11 points and five assists. Langdon Hatton had a game-high 11 rebounds to go with seven points off the bench. K.J. Doucet and Kasen Harrison both scored 14 to lead Winthrop, which fell to 1-4 on the road. Doucet grabbed 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Kelton Talford scored 13 and Paul Jones III and Nick Johnson added 10 points apiece. Rice had 12 points in the first half to help Indiana take a 41-37 advantage into the break. Doucet had eight points and Harrison and Jones both scored seven to keep Winthrop close. Luke Goode followed his basket with a three-point play to give Indiana a 54-47 lead with 15:15 left to play. Talford finished off a three-point play to get Winthrop within three with 11:34 to go. Reneau answered with a basket and Mackenzie Mgbako followed with a dunk as Indiana quickly pushed its lead back to seven. Johnson buried a 3-pointer with 3:16 remaining to pull Winthrop within a point at 69-68, but the Eagles went scoreless from there. Indiana will host Rutgers on Saturday in a Big Ten Conference matchup. Winthrop returns home to play South Carolina Upstate on Thursday in a Big South Conference opener.Stocks shook off a choppy start to finish higher Monday, as Wall Street kicked off a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 ended 0.7% higher after having been down 0.5% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also recovered from an early slide to eke out a 0.2% gain. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite rose 1%. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. Get the latest need-to-know information delivered to your inbox as it happens. Our flagship newsletter. Get our front page stories each morning as well as the latest updates each afternoon during the week + more in-depth weekend editions on Saturdays & Sundays.NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday. He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited “unanticipated complications” from the disease for cutting back on work a few years later. The financial services company Lazard, where Parsons was a longtime board member, confirmed his death. The NBA, where Parsons was interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014, was among organizations offering condolences. “Dick Parsons was a brilliant and transformational leader and a giant of the media industry who led with integrity and never shied away from a challenge,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. Parsons’ friend Ronald Lauder told The New York Times that the cause of death was cancer. Parsons stepped down Dec. 3 from the boards of Lazard and Lauder's company, Estée Lauder, citing health reasons. He had been on Estée Lauder’s board for 25 years. Parsons, a Brooklyn native who started college at 16, was named chairman of Citigroup in 2009, one month after leaving Time Warner Inc., where he helped restore the company’s stature following its much-maligned acquisition by internet provider America Online Inc. He steered Citigroup back to profit after financial turmoil from the subprime mortgage crisis, which upended the economy in 2007 and 2008. Parsons was named to the board of CBS in September 2018 but resigned a month later because of illness. Parsons said in a statement at the time that he was already dealing with multiple myeloma when he joined the board, but “unanticipated complications have created additional new challenges.” He said his doctors advised him to cut back on his commitments to ensure recovery. “Dick’s storied career embodied the finest traditions of American business leadership,” Lazard said in a statement. The company, where Parsons was a board member from 2012 until this month, praised his “unmistakable intelligence and his irresistible warmth.” “Dick was more than an iconic leader in Lazard’s history — he was a testament to how wisdom, warmth, and unwavering judgment could shape not just companies, but people’s lives,” the company said. “His legacy lives on in the countless leaders he counseled, the institutions he renewed, and the doors he opened for others.” Parsons was known as a skilled negotiator, a diplomat and a crisis manager. Although he was with Time Warner through its difficulties with AOL, he earned respect for the company and rebuilt its relations with Wall Street. He streamlined Time Warner’s structure, pared debt and sold Warner Music Group and a book publishing division. He also fended off a challenge from activist investor Carl Icahn in 2006 to break up the company and helped Time Warner reach settlements with investors and regulators over questionable accounting practices at AOL. Parsons joined Time Warner as president in 1995 after serving as chairman and chief executive of Dime Bancorp Inc., one of the largest U.S. thrift institutions. In 2001, after AOL used its fortunes as the leading provider of Internet access in the U.S. to buy Time Warner for $106 billion in stock, Parsons became co-chief operating officer with AOL executive Robert Pittman. In that role, he was in charge of the company’s content businesses, including movie studios and recorded music. He became CEO in 2002 with the retirement of Gerald Levin, one of the key architects of that merger. Parsons was named Time Warner chairman the following year, replacing AOL founder Steve Case, who had also championed the combination. The newly formed company’s Internet division quickly became a drag on Time Warner. The promised synergies between traditional and new media never materialized. AOL began seeing a reduction in subscribers in 2002 as Americans replaced dial-up connections with broadband from cable TV and phone companies. Parsons stepped down as CEO in 2007 and as chairman in 2008. A year later AOL split from Time Warner and began trading as a separate company, following years of struggles to reinvent itself as a business focused on advertising and content. Time Warner is now owned by AT&T Inc. A board member of Citigroup and its predecessor, Citibank, since 1996, Parsons was named chairman in 2009 at a time of turmoil for the financial institution. Citigroup had suffered five straight quarters of losses and received $45 billion in government aid. Its board had been criticized for allowing the bank to invest so heavily in the risky housing market. Citigroup returned to profit under Parsons, starting in 2010, and would not have a quarterly loss again until the fourth quarter of 2017. Parsons retired from that job in 2012. In 2014 he stepped in as interim CEO of the Clippers until Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took over later that year. Parsons, a Republican, previously worked as a lawyer for Nelson Rockefeller, a former Republican governor of New York, and in Gerald Ford’s White House. Those early stints gave him grounding in politics and negotiations. He also was an economic adviser on President Barack Obama’s transition team. Parsons, who loved jazz and co-owned a Harlem jazz club, also served as Chairman of the Apollo Theater and the Jazz Foundation of America. And he held positions on the boards of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Parsons played basketball at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and received his law degree from Albany Law School in 1971. He is survived by his wife, Laura, and their family. This obituary was primarily written by the late Associated Press reporter Anick Jesdanun, who died in 2020 .

No damage was reported after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the Maniwaki area, western Quebec, Sunday morning, according to Earthquakes Canada. The epicentre was 75 kilometres northwest of Maniwaki. It happened at 8:02 a.m. The earthquake was felt by some residents in Ottawa and Gatineau. One resident from Kanata told CTV News Ottawa they wondered whether it woke them up. Another resident reported snow falling off the roof of their home. Earthquakes Canada received reports from people feeling it from Pembroke to Montreal, and as far south as Brockville. No damage would be expected from the earthquake, according to Earthquakes Canada. More to come Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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Wildlife Federation project launched last year with the goal of building 100 dams by the end of 2025. B.C. man charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences after CBSA investigation A resident of B.C.'s Interior has been charged with weapon and drug trafficking offences after an investigation launched by border agents at Vancouver International Airport earlier this year. B.C woman awarded nearly $750K in court case against contractor A B.C. woman has been awarded nearly $750,000 in damages in a dispute with a contractor who strung her along for a year and a half and failed to complete a renovation, according to a recent court decision. Stay ConnectedAdam22 says that Kendrick Lamar and his passionate followers remind him of Donald Trump. He explained his reasoning during the latest episode of The Adam22 & Wack100 Show for No Jumper . He suggested that Lamar's fans are just as delusional in their bias as supporters of the incumbent president. "Donald Trump's fanbase is kind of like a cult because no matter what Donald Trump does, they never find fault with it," Adam said. "He could do things that, were they done by the Democrats, everybody would be able to agree that they're wrong. But here's the thing, now we have Kendrick's super fans, who are telling us that, 'actually, buying plays and payola is totally fine.'" Read More: Wack 100 Thinks It's Possible Drake & UMG Are Really In Cahoots Amid Lawsuit LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 30: Adam22 (L) and Drake speak during Drake's Till Death Do Us Part rap battle on October 30, 2021 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Fans on social media have been having mixed responses to the opinion. "Nah he’s so right, they are hypocrites just like their lord and saviour Kendrick it’s actually insane," one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote. Another countered: "Drake has always used bots ... please stop posting about this cuck. He is what is wrong with the hip hop community in the first place." Drake accused Universal Music Group of allegedly using bots and payola to artificially boost the success of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" in a legal filing, last month. He also accused the company of defamation. UMG denied all of the allegations as "offensive and untrue." That lawsuit came as Kendrick Lamar released his new album, GNX . The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Songs from the project also hold all five of the top spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Check out Adam22's full comments on Kendrick Lamar below. Read More: DJ Akademiks Brings Kendrick Lamar Back Down To Earth After "GNX's" Massive Billboard 200 Debut

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Justin Baldoni publicly masqueraded as a champion for women’s rights but is now facing sexual harassment allegations. The fake face of Hollywood has been exposed yet again, according to a lawsuit. Baldoni is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons and everything he once stood for is now in question. The actor and director preached feminist views in the public eye, only to be accused of sexually harassing his female colleague, Blake Lively, on the set of their movie “It Ends With us.” Even worse is the allegation that he went to great lengths to destroy Lively’s image by hiring a crisis management firm to spread false information about her in an attempt to tarnish her reputation . If this is all true, fake Hollywood has reared it’s ugly head yet again. EVERYONE owns an apology to Blake Lively for dragging her back during the it ends with us press tour and fuck Justin Baldoni, how do you make a movie about domestic violence while sexually harassing your co-star???? absolutely disgusting pic.twitter.com/V1aiaB6zI4 — ‎‏ً (@oceansjonas) December 21, 2024 Baldoni was put under the spotlight by the launch of this very public lawsuit, and now he has nowhere to hide. The man who publicly proclaimed to be a feminist ally has had his alleged text messages exposed, showing a very different side of the dispute than what was previously put out to the public. Lively’s lawsuit included disturbing text messages it said were between Baldoni and his team in which they allegedly discussed “burying” Lively through a series of strategic social media moves designed to destroy her public image, according to The New York Times. Amber Heard supports Blake Lively amid Justin Baldoni smear campaign allegations: “Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on.’ I saw this firsthand and up close. It’s as horrifying... pic.twitter.com/9nWJo1FOOy — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 23, 2024 The texts presented as part of this lawsuit suggested that Baldoni explicitly referenced hate campaigns waged against other successful women to be used as examples to target Lively. Among the alleged messages he sent was a screenshot of an X post titled Bieber’s “history of bullying women,” according to the New York Post. Baldoni allegedly wanted that framing to be duplicated against Lively. “This is what we would need,” the actor commented in relation to the text, according to the lawsuit. JERSEY CITY, NJ – JANUARY 12: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are seen on the set of “It Ends with Us” on January 12, 2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Getty Images These hardly seem to be the moves a feminist supporter would make. The smear campaign that the lawsuit claims was positioned to take Lively down has been made available for public scrutiny. Allegedly using social media forums and professional teams to take down his colleague hardly aligns with the caring male image Baldoni initially painted of himself. His public persona doesn’t seem to match his private messaging. A post shared by Amber Tamblyn (@amberrosetamblyn) Many members of the cast of “It Ends With Us” publicly supported Lively, further suggesting that Baldoni’s feminist views may have been nothing more than part of a facade. (RELATED: ‘No More Adding Of Sex Scenes’: Blake Lively Sues Movie Co-Star Justin Baldoni Over Sexual Harassment Claims: REPORT) While we wait for the lawsuit to unfold, this may be yet another example of the bullshit that seems to seep out of the mouths of celebrities, only to bite them back in the long run.Virginia’s booming data center industry is driving unprecedented energy demands, straining the state’s natural gas infrastructure and prompting calls for new pipelines. A Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, or JLARC, report warns that expanding pipeline capacity may be necessary to meet the surge, bringing with it additional logistical and environmental challenges. Some efforts to expand pipeline capacity are already underway. In October, Tulsa, Oklahoma-based energy firm Williams Companies filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, or SSEP, which would add about 55 miles of pipeline — mostly in Southwest Virginia — to the existing 10,000-mile Transco Pipeline stretching from Texas to New York. This follows the company’s approval last year for its Commonwealth Energy Connector Project in Southside, designed to link in Greensville County with the Columbia Gas Virginia Reliability Project. That initiative, now under construction, will deliver natural gas to the Hampton Roads region, addressing growing energy needs in that part of the state. The Mountain Valley Pipeline’s right-of-way is seen from Boones Mill on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The Southgate extension project, an effort to extend the Mountain Valley Pipeline from Pittsylvania County into North Carolina, began consultations with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, this year for permit reviews. In October, Balico, the Herndon-based developer previously associated with the canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline, proposed a massive data center campus with 84 buildings and an on-site natural gas plant for power. However, strong community opposition forced the company to scale back its plans. Mike Atchie, director of community and project outreach for Williams Companies, emphasized the importance of the SSEP, which seeks to expand natural gas infrastructure across Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. “It ensures that infrastructure exists to support the rapid economic and population growth in the southeast,” Atchie said, adding that it also meets the region’s growing demand for stable and reliable energy to heat homes and power essential services. The recent pipeline developments have drawn sharp criticism from environmental groups, which warn about the potential impact on waterways the projects may need to cross and the continued reliance on carbon-emitting fossil fuels. Scientists link these emissions to worsening climate change, including more frequent and intense storms. “Basically, we’re looking at two co-located projects,” said Jessica Sims, a field coordinator for Appalachian Voices, a Boone, North Carolina-based nonprofit clean energy advocacy group. “You have two projects, co-located in Pennsylvania County, approximately [that] could be built at the same time.” Williams Company plans to add about 55 miles of pipeline in Virginia and North Carolina through a series of loops: parallel pipes designed to increase carrying capacity along existing lines. In Virginia, the Eden Loop would include about 30.8 miles of 42-inch-wide pipeline running from Pittsylvania County into Rockingham County, North Carolina. The loop also includes two 33,000-horsepower, electric-powered compressor stations, in addition to others in North Carolina. A map shows the extent of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based energy firm Williams Companies' Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. Williams has requested approval for the project by February 2026, with an in-service date set for Nov. 1, 2027. Among the gas recipients are the city of Danville and Southwest Virginia Gas, which would take 1,500 and 5,000 dekatherms, respectively. “Without new capacity, there is a risk of repeating past shortages and power outages,” Atchie said. “The expansion taps into established pipeline corridors to minimize environmental and landowner impacts and will be built and maintained using Williams’ industry-leading safety standards, including 24/7 monitoring and rigorous maintenance.” The SSEP pipeline is planned to follow a similar route to the 31-mile Southgate Extension project, which the team behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline announced last year it would be reviving. Since then, the company has engaged with federal and state regulatory agencies, including the DEQ, to discuss the permits required for the project’s revised scope, spokesman Shawn Day said. But Sims of Appalachian Voices raised concerns during a State Water Control Board meeting last month about Virginia code provisions that allow the DEQ to waive the requirement for a Section 401 permit under the federal Clean Water Act if the pipeline is below 36 inches. The Mountain Valley Pipeline right-of-way and some piping is visible beside Virginia Route 460, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Elliston. The revised plans reduced the Southgate pipeline from 75 to 31 miles, eliminating the need for a controversial compressor station, but increased the pipeline diameter from 24 and 16 inches to 30 inches, still under the threshold allowing the DEQ to waive the need for a water permit. “The cumulative impacts from two major construction projects is one reason to give South gain more scrutiny than last time,” Sims told the board, pointing to its proximity to the SSEP project. When asked by the Virginia Mercury if the DEQ would waive any permits for the Southgate Extension project, DEQ spokesman John Giese said the agency has not received formal plans. “Southgate/Equitrans has informed [the] DEQ of their intent to move forward on a project and has discussed their general layout and timing of design,” Giese said. “However, no formal plans or permit application(s) have been submitted to [the] DEQ for review.” The project is aiming to be operational by 2028 “to provide PSNC Energy and Duke Energy with an affordable, reliable and resilient natural gas supply to meet residential and business demand and generate electricity,” Day said, adding the project “will secure all necessary permits and authorizations.” The JLARC report highlighted natural gas as the most viable option for on-site power generation, a necessity for many large-scale projects in Southwest Virginia. “Of the current technologies available, only natural gas appears viable for on-site generation, and it can be deployed only close to pipeline infrastructure that has sufficient capacity to serve generation needs,” the report says. A engineering plan shows a data center campus and on-site power generation source in Pittsylvania County. In Pittsylvania County, Balico initially proposed a 2,300-acre data center campus with a 3,500-megawatt natural gas plant, but withdrew the plan after significant community pushback. In November, the company submitted a scaled-down application for a project requiring “more than 760 acres” and rezoning land for “private electric power generation,” with a letter of intent from Mountain Valley Pipeline owner EQT “for the supply of a sufficient volume of natural gas to fuel the power plant proposed for the campus.” The proposal is expected to be reviewed next year. Nearby, the town of Hurt passed a resolution supporting the project, agreeing to provide 2 million gallons of water per day through the construction of a new water plant. Community opposition to the original proposal had largely centered on the water demands of the project. This story was originally published in the Virginia Mercury . Charlie Paullin covers energy and environment for the Virginia Mercury. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.

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KROGER has been forced to apologize after an unhappy customer slammed their rude cashiers. Chuck Nice took to the social media platform X last Sunday to voice his anger at the store as he threatened to start shopping at a rival. Chuck's post read: "@krogeryour customer service has gone way downhill. "This is the 2nd issue I've had in less than 2 months. "The cashiers have become rude. "I live less than a mile from your store. But I'm going to start driving 5 miles to a @meijer store instead." read more in kroger Kroger responded to the gripe, saying: "Hi, Chuck! Thank you for bringing this to our attention. "We are sorry to hear of your experience with this please send us private message so we can share your feedback to our leadership team have a nice day!" It is unknown if Chuck's complaint was responded to privately. KROGER BOYCOTT This is not the only time Kroger customers have been unhappy with the store, with some even vowing a boycott. Most read in Money The US Sun recently reported on an irate customer who had to pack hundreds of dollars of shopping from the floor at self-checkout, due to lack of staff. The furious shopper took to social media to complain after an absence of manned checkouts meant he was forced to pay via the self-service option. “Seriously, @kroger? Almost $400 in food and NOT ONE SINGLE REGISTER OPEN! “And the self- checkout is so small, I literally had to bag my food onto the floor,” wrote Colby Eggleston on X. He added: “What about the old people and the infirm who can't do this?” “So totally unacceptable. Customer service fail !" In response a Kroger spokesperson asked the complainant to private message his complaint, however he responded: “I don't trust any dm or account to not be a scam so I'm not accepting or sending a message. "If you're the legit account, it was Waycross, GA at 0745.” And posted an image of the shopping receipt. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey asked the CEO of Kroger to answer eleven questions about AI, labels, and Microsoft's EDGE technology: How many Kroger grocery stores currently use EDGE or other ESL platforms? How many customers are served by these stores? Did any external entities advise Kroger to adopt EDGE and/or continue using EDGE? If yes, who are those external entities? Has Kroger prepared internal estimates regarding the potential to increase prices or profit margins by adopting dynamic pricing with EDGE? How does Kroger establish dynamic prices using the EDGE system? What factors does Kroger consider when changing prices? Please include a description of any time- or volume-based considerations. How does Kroger inform customers of recent or upcoming price changes? How far in advance does Kroger inform customers of price increases that will be implemented using the EDGE system? For all items that have been subject to dynamic pricing using EDGE, what is the average percentage change in price of those items over the first six months of using the system? For what percentage of items has the price increased over the first six months of using the system? Has Kroger ever used EDGE to change the price of an item more than one time within the same day? If not, does Kroger intend to do so in the future? If yes, please list: The locations at which Kroger has changed the price of an item more than once in a day. The complete list of products for which Kroger has changed the price more than once in a day. Will Kroger use customers’ data to institute personalized pricing on its ESL platforms? Will customers have the option to opt out of the collection of personal data through ESL platforms? What safeguards has Kroger put in place to protect against violations of consumer privacy related to ESL platforms? How will Kroger ensure that it will not use customer data related to ESL platforms to discriminate based on protected classes, such as race, gender, or age, when offering personalized prices? The senators requested that Kroger answer these questions by August 20. Source: Letter from Sens. Warren and Casey The X user wasn’t the only shopper to be less than impressed with the retailer, with Linda B posting in response: “Complete customer service fail this morning at my Kroger again.” She went on to explain: “Kroger is 4 blocks from my house but I've moved half my spending 1200+ a month to Sam's Club 20 mins away one way because they are actually interested in customer service. “I buy it then show up to pick up spot 7am and they bring it out. Zero aggravation.” Read More on The US Sun She continued: “Had to take another cart through the spinner this morning , got 12yr old grandson to bring another cart to scan into, and cameras stopped me 3 times and made me wait. “I leave Kroger aggravated and tired AGAIN.”