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Reuters
17-07-2025
- Business
- Reuters
National realtors group defeats Utah brokerage's antitrust lawsuit
July 16 (Reuters) - The National Association of Realtors has persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a Utah brokerage accusing the powerful industry group of controlling rules for home sales and purchases in the United States too tightly, causing consumers to pay higher prices. In a ruling, opens new tab on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball in Salt Lake City, Utah said discount home brokerage Homie Technology had not presented enough information showing that industry rules developed by the realtors' group harmed the company. Kimball also said Homie's claims were untimely. The 2024 lawsuit accused the realtor group and several large U.S. brokerages of violating antitrust law by conspiring to boycott Homie, which marketed itself as a new entrant focused on using technology to lower brokerage prices for consumers. Kimball said 'antitrust laws are intended to protect competition, not individual competitors.' Homie's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a statement, the realtors association said it welcomed the judge's ruling and would continue working to foster competition in real estate markets. The Chicago-based association denied that its policies hurt Homie, telling the court that Homie, founded in 2015, was once among the largest brokerages in the state. The realtors association has faced a wave of lawsuits in recent years from home sellers and others that challenged some industry rules, including brokerage commissions. Last year, the group had agreed to pay $418 million in a nationwide settlement to resolve claims that it conspired with brokerages to inflate commissions that home sellers pay for residential real estate sales. In its lawsuit, Homie said the association's rules 'imposed substantial barriers to the entry and expansion of brokers offering low prices to compete across the United States and in Utah.' Kimball said Homie's lawsuit missed the four-year window to bring claims for U.S. antitrust law violations. Homie, as a rival to traditional brokerages and a self-described industry disruptor, 'actually stood to benefit from the higher prices imposed by the supposed conspiracy,' the judge wrote. Kimball also dismissed Homie's allegations against brokerages including HomeServices of America; Anywhere; and Re/Max. The brokerages had all denied any wrongdoing. The case is Homie Technology Inc v. National Association of Realtors, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, No. 2:24-cv-00616-DAK-JCB. For Homie: Christopher Renner of Dhillon Law Group For NAR: Mike Bonanno of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and Thomas Lee of Schaerr Jaffe Read more: Realtor association hit with new antitrust lawsuit over 'pocket listings' Real estate broker Compass sues listing service over marketing rules US must face claims over pandemic ban on residential evictions Home listing service ends antitrust lawsuit against US realtors' group
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
National Association of Realtors defeats Utah brokerage's antitrust lawsuit
The National Association of Realtors has persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a Utah brokerage accusing the powerful industry group of controlling rules for home sales and purchases in the United States too tightly, causing consumers to pay higher prices. In a ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball in Salt Lake City , Utah said discount home brokerage Homie Technology had not presented enough information showing that industry rules developed by the realtors' group harmed the company. Kimball also said Homie's claims were untimely. The 2024 lawsuit accused the realtor group and several large U.S. brokerages of violating antitrust law by conspiring to boycott Homie, which marketed itself as a new entrant focused on using technology to lower brokerage prices for consumers. Kimball said "antitrust laws are intended to protect competition, not individual competitors." Homie's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a statement, the realtors association said it welcomed the judge's ruling and would continue working to foster competition in real estate markets. The Chicago-based association denied that its policies hurt Homie, telling the court that Homie, founded in 2015, was once among the largest brokerages in the state. The realtors association has faced a wave of lawsuits in recent years from home sellers and others that challenged some industry rules, including brokerage commissions. Last year, the group had agreed to pay $418 million in a nationwide settlement to resolve claims that it conspired with brokerages to inflate commissions that home sellers pay for residential real estate sales. In its lawsuit, Homie said the association's rules "imposed substantial barriers to the entry and expansion of brokers offering low prices to compete across the United States and in Utah." Kimball said Homie's lawsuit missed the four-year window to bring claims for U.S. antitrust law violations. Homie, as a rival to traditional brokerages and a self-described industry disruptor, "actually stood to benefit from the higher prices imposed by the supposed conspiracy," the judge wrote. Kimball also dismissed Homie's allegations against brokerages including HomeServices of America; Anywhere; and Re/Max. The brokerages had all denied any wrongdoing. The case is Homie Technology Inc v. National Association of Realtors, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, No. 2:24-cv-00616-DAK-JCB.
Boston Globe
08-07-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
America's Test Kitchen lays off seven employees and will cease publication of Cook's Country magazine
Advertisement The union representing America's Test Kitchen staff, a chapter of the Communications Workers of America, first announced the layoffs in a 'The announcement caught our unit by surprise, and we are saddened by the loss of these talented colleagues,' the union said in the post. 'They represent decades worth of culinary [and] editorial experience, creativity, and institutional knowledge.' The cuts come at a precarious time for media organizations, which are struggling to build and sustain their businesses as they compete for readers, listeners, and viewers with social media, podcasts, and streaming services. Many legacy media organizations have cut back on print products as audiences now overwhelmingly turn to digital sources. Advertisement America's Test Kitchen last The 2023 layoffs came roughly a month after Marquee Brands, a holding company owned by investment firm Neuberger Berman, acquired America's Test Kitchen. Marquee Brands also owns food and lifestyle brands including Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, and Sur La Table. Cook's Country is one of two magazines published by America's Test Kitchen. It debuted in 2004 and focuses on American cuisine, featuring recipes, reviews, and more. In 2020, Cook's Country The company's other magazine, Cook's Illustrated, was first launched as Cook's Magazine by Christopher Kimball in 1980 and relaunched as Cook's Illustrated in 1993. Kimball left America's Test Kitchen in 2016 following a contract dispute and founded his own food media company in Boston: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street. (Kimball regularly Aidan Ryan can be reached at
USA Today
05-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 26 - Toby Kimball (1966-67)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the first of 10 people to wear the No. 26, Boston forward alum Toby Kimball. After ending his college career at UConn, Kimball was picked up with the 29th overall selection of the 1965 NBA draft by the Celtics. The Framingham, Massachusetts native would play the first season of his NBA career with Boston, coming to an end when he was was picked up by the (then) San Diego (now, Houston) Rockets in the 1967 NBA expansion draft. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Kimball wore only jersey No. 26 and put up 2.6 points, and 3.8 rebounds per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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First Post
27-06-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Amid mystery over uranium, expert tells how Iran could've moved it out of nuclear sites
Amid mystery about the location of Iran's uranium stockpile and reports it could have been moved out before US strikes, an expert has explained how Iran could have moved it out of the nuclear sites struck by the United States. Read to know how uranium could have been moved and what we know of its status. read more A satellite image shows damage to the tunnel entrances of the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Research Centre, following US airstrikes amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Isfahan, Iran. Maxar Technologies/Reuters While there is no clarity about the whereabouts of Iran's highly enriched uranium, an expert has explained how Iran could have moved it out of nuclear sites attacked by the United States last week. Iran was understood to have stored 60 per cent highly-enriched uranium at Isfahan and Fordow nuclear sites that the United States struck last month. The Fordow site was struck with GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) 'bunker buster' bombs and Isfahan was hit with submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD While the Donald Trump administration has maintained that US strikes obliterated these sites, independent analysts have said that the US strikes imposed significant but not irreversible damage. There are also signs that the uranium stockpile to the tune of 440 kilograms was not destroyed. Even though the relocation of radioactive highly enriched uranium appears difficult, it is quite simple as such uranium is in gas form of uranium hexafluoride and can be transported in cylinders in trucks, Daryl G Kimball, the Director of Arms Control Association, told Fox News' Jennifer Griffin. Satellite imagery has shown several trucks lined up at the Fordow nuclear site in the days leading to US strikes. Observers have said that those trucks could have been used to transport uranium out of the site before the US strikes. Such an assessment is backed by the fact that no radioactive contamination was detected after strikes at Fordow, suggesting that either the site had no uranium or US bombs did not hit any uranium there. Expert explains how Iran could've moved uranium Kimball said that highly enriched uranium in gaseous form is highly mobile and can be transported in cylinders that might look like a water heater in a house or a scuba tank. As the stockpile was just 440 kgs, it could therefore be moved in 40-50 cylinders in two-three trucks. 'It doesn't require that many vehicles to move it. There's no radiation that's leaking that requires special protection. There has to be protection. So it is not that difficult to move,' Kimball told Fox Chief National Security Correspondent Griffin. Kimball agreed with analysts who have said that the Isfahan site is unlikely to have been destroyed by Tomahawk missiles. He said that the evidence suggests that Iranians indeed moved the uranium out of sites that Israel and United States struck. 'The Iranians had notified just before the Israeli military action that if attacked, they would take the uranium enriched at 60 per cent, the 440 kilograms, out of the facilities and move it somewhere else. I think we have to assume they've done that. They were planning for these strikes. It may be the case that Israeli intelligence thinks it knows where Iran took this. I'm actually doubtful, but you never know. But most likely they have moved it. And the IAEA has said they don't know where it is. JD Vance said the United States does not know where it is. So that's a problem,' said Kimball. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Does it mean US strikes failed? Not that simple Iran's relocation of uranium does not mean that US and Israeli strikes failed at not all components needed to make nuclear bombs were likely relocated. The uranium that Iran likely relocated was just 60 per cent enriched whereas it takes around 90 per cent enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb. Iran needs centrifuges to further enrich any uranium to weapons-grade level of 90 per cent. It's unlikely that Iran managed to save centrifuges like uranium stockpile. Kimball said, 'It is very difficult to power down, package up the centrifuge machines. So it's unlikely that Iran was able to salvage workable centrifuge machines before the strikes from Natanz and Fordow.' However, even that is not an irremovable obstacle in the way of Iran making a nuclear weapon if it decides to. 'The bottom line is that the Iranians likely have residual capabilities either in undisclosed sites and they have centrifuge workshops that can reassemble or rebuild these machines. And, if uninterrupted, eventually they can —if they want to— reconstitute a large portion of what was destroyed in these strikes. So, as I said, the strikes can set back the programme, it cannot eliminate it completely,' said Kimball. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
