NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNW) resulting from allegations that Light & Wonder may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. SO WHAT: If you purchased Light & Wonder securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses. WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=29678 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On September 24, 2024, the Las Vegas Review-Journal published an article entitled “Slot manufacturer scores major win against Las Vegas-based rival.” It stated that “Aristocrat Technologies Inc.’s request for a preliminary injunction in its trade-secret and copyright infringement lawsuit against Light & Wonder” had been granted, and that the “order prohibits [Light & Wonder] from the ‘continued or planned sale, leasing, or other commercialization of Dragon Train,’ which Aristocrat claims uses intellectual property developed for its Dragon Link and Lightning Link games.” On this news, the price of Light & Wonder common stock fell 19.49% on September 24, 2024. WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rosen-law-firm , on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosen_firm or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosenlawfirm/ . Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. ------------------------------- Contact Information: Laurence Rosen, Esq. Phillip Kim, Esq. The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 case@rosenlegal.com www.rosenlegal.com
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Greece-Cyprus Summit – Advancing Together: Greek and Cypriot ministers meet in NicosiaMIAMI — The three Alexander brothers charged with sex trafficking usually exuded only arrogant contempt for the women they assaulted and raped over the course of 20 years, according to court files documenting new sordid details about their “playbook” for luring and drugging victims. But one 2021 exchange between Oren and and Tal Alexander — luxury real estate brokers in Miami and New York — reveals slight concern over keeping their superstar public image intact. “Start to think about reputation you want out there,” Oren says to his older brother Tal in one of the conversations transcribed by federal investigators in a letter filed Wednesday by Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, recommending that a judge not grant bail to the brothers. “We are on top of the game and only thing can bring us down is some Hoe complaining,” Oren says. “Understood, did someone complain?” Tal says. Women did complain, even after being threatened by the brothers to keep quiet, and four filed civil lawsuits against the brothers earlier this year, leading to federal and state sex trafficking and rape charges in Miami and New York City that could land them in prison for the rest of their lives. Tal, 38, and twins Oren and Alon, 37, were arrested at their Miami Beach homes Wednesday by police, FBI agents and Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office investigators. Attorney Evan Torgan, who is representing two victims, told the Miami Herald an additional 40 women, including a dozen from Miami, have come forward with sexual assault and rape allegations , some dating back to the brothers’ teenage years at Dr. Michael M. Krop High School near Aventura. One refrain in the women’s complaints is that the brothers often took turns assaulting them while the others watched or pinned them down. The brothers’ Miami attorney Joel Denaro said any intimate relations they engaged in were consensual. The brothers are expected to be transferred to the same New York City court that indicted rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges. Started in high school, feds say Evidence shows that the Alexander brothers “began engaging in acts of sexual violence, including gang rapes, while still in high school,” the letter states. “Several of these victims were given alcohol by one of the defendants or other individuals,” prosecutors say, and the victims reported “hearing that individuals involved—including Tal Alexander—talked about the assaults at school, boasting about ‘running train’ on their victims and saying that they wanted to ‘do it again.’” Oren bragged in the Krop yearbook that “riding my first ‘choo choo’ train” was his most memorable moment from high school. Parties in the Hamptons, Miami Beach, Mexico As adults splitting their time between Miami and New York City, and hobnobbing in hotspots for the rich and famous, the brothers’ “serial sexual violence only escalated,” the letter says, as they recruited women to parties and trips to the Hamptons, Miami Beach, Mexico, and other places, or met them at nightclubs or on dating apps and invited them back to their apartments, where the victims often imbibed drugged drinks that impaired “their ability to move, and/or memories. Many victims told the brothers ‘no’ or even screamed while the rapes were happening but the defendants ignored any verbal resistance,” the letter says. “The Government has spoken to dozens of women who reported being similarly raped by one or more of the Alexander Brothers between 2005 and 2021.” The Alexander brothers, with other men, planned “imports” of women to a vacation rental in the resort town of Tulum, Mexico, in October, 2016, and discussed splitting costs and which drugs — including the drug G, identified as the date rape drug GHB — to give the women in a “Lions in Tulum” WhatsApp chat discovered by investigators. It’s one of several documented in the letter: Male-1 (4:17 PM): Going to start collecting for the pot to fly bitches down. ALON (4:20 PM): There should be a fee per bang and after bang Male-1 (8:23 PM): Starting to collect venmo for girls flights OREN (8:23 PM): O yea. What’s the lineup. Need to pick winners. Male-1 (8:24 PM): Lol. It’s gonna be hard to get girls up to your standard OREN (8:27 PM): Just warn him ur boys are hungry TAL (10:23 PM): Girls look fresh ALON (6:00 PM): I think we should all bring chicks and not rely only on promoter since we never met the girls. We need fun girls with good attitude, I’m sure we all met many recently this summer. Male-2. I know you know some winners. Male-1 (6:07 PM): I don’t want anyone being upset if they don’t run a 10 man train Male-1 (6:12 PM): I just need to handle drugs TAL (6:12 PM): Yes Male-1 (6:12 PM): I don’t want X around too much Male-1 (6:13 PM): Coke, shrooms and G Male-1 (6:13 PM): X makes the girls wanna chase the fucking party TAL (1:38 PM): Photographers? Drugs? Male-1 (1:50 PM): All getting worked on OREN (3:50 PM): Just trying to make sure I get max returns. Was going to come for that Sunday night tax and make sure all girls make quota Male-1 (3:50 PM): Lol. The whole $500 dollars on a flight? OREN (3:50 PM): No free rides under my watch OREN (3:51 PM): That’s more than most of us ever spent on girls. Just want to make sure we get a good ROI [return on investment]. Over Labor Day weekend 2016, Alon and Oren arranged for two women from Illinois they met on a dating app to fly to their vacation house in the Hamptons for a party. In messages from Oren’s iCloud account they discuss booking flights, and Alon says, “We split and try to orgy then out?” Tal replies, “For sure,” the letter states. Tal arranged for “hot” women to come to the house with promoters from a chat called “Hampton Hot Chicks,” in an exchange in which the promoter says “I want photos of the girls naked,” and Tal replies, “Lol guys were [sic] going to have a lot of fun.” During the party, the victim from Illinois told investigators that Oren gave her a cocktail and Alon took her to a bedroom. She said she could not move or speak as Oren raped her, and she woke up later with her bathing suit pulled down around her legs. A woman from Manhattan told investigators about a disturbing encounter with Tal in the summer of 2011 at the brothers’ Hamptons house. After she drank half a glass of wine, she felt sick. She remembers being held down by Tal while another man entered the room, and being in another room with Tal and the man and a camcorder. She said she woke up in the grass outside the house with a “physical sensation” of “vaginal penetration.” The brothers relied on “their power and wealth to identify victims, carry out their sadistic sex trafficking scheme, conceal their sexual violence and prevent victims and witnesses from coming forward” by threatening victims with retaliation, the letter says. Tal and Oren filed a police report alleging harassment against a woman who said she was assaulted by them, and Tal said he would sue her for defamation. Another victim said Tal threatened her after she told people he drugged her. After civil lawsuits against the brothers were filed in March, Alon began compiling files on the victims “in an apparent attempt to discredit their accusers,” the letter says. The brothers flaunted their reputation as playboy jet-setters on social media. They were regulars on the New York Post’s celebrity gossip Page Six and named among New York’s most eligible bachelors by Gotham Magazine in 2014. Oren is married now, and asked a Miami judge at a detention hearing Thursday to allow him to accompany his wife, who is nine months’ pregnant, to the hospital when she goes into labor. Alon also sold high-end real estate and now works for Kent Security, a private security and crisis management company founded by the brothers’ father, Schlomy Alexander. In 2012, Schlomy helped Tal and Oren sell an Indian Creek Village home for $47 million, a record in Miami-Dade County at the time. In 2019 the brothers made their most notable deal, the record residential sale of a $240 million midtown Manhattan condominium to billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, who is now headquartered in Miami. The U.S. attorney’s letter argues that the brothers should remain detained prior to trial because they are a danger to the community, because the weight of corroborating evidence against them — including sexually explicit photos and videos — is strong, and because their wealth, travel habits — often last minute by private jet or yacht — and frequent trips to visit family in Israel make them a flight risk. As recently as May, Tal and Oren brokered a $14.3 million sale in Bay Harbor Islands. The Real Deal, a real estate industry publication, first reported that women had sued the Alexanders for sexual assault. Miami Herald staff writer Jay Weaver contributed to this report. ©2024 Miami Herald. Visit at miamiherald.com . 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DK Metcalf is happy to block as Seahawks ride streak into Sunday night matchup with Packers– Major League Wrestling announced a new matchup for the upcoming MLW TV tapings for beIN SPORTS TV on the same night as MLW: Eric Bischoff’s One-Shot. The matchup will feature Ava Everett vs. Delmi Exo on December 5 in New York City. Here’s the full announcement: Ava Everett vs. Delmi Exo signed for Dec 5 in NYC A bitter rivalry rekindled. Tickets Now Available at MLWNYC.com Major League Wrestling (“MLW”) today announced Delmi Exo vs. Ava Everett at the beIN SPORTS TV taping portion of MLW: Eric Bischoff’s ONE-SHOT, presented live on YouTube for free from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, December 5. 🎟 Buy tickets at http://www.MLWNYC.com and Eventbrite.com. MLW is excited to announce a highly anticipated showdown between two of its fiercest competitors, as Delmi Exo takes on the returning Ava Everett. This pivotal match, taped exclusively for beIN SPORTS, promises to shake up the MLW Women’s division as both athletes look to get into the championship mix. The history between Delmi Exo and Ava Everett runs deep. In the summer of 2023, Delmi shocked the world by defeating Ava to claim the wXw Women’s Championship, proving she could stand tall against one of wrestling’s most formidable stars. The loss still lingers for Ava, who has since been on a global tear, racking up victories against top-tier talent and gaining invaluable experience. Now, Everett returns to MLW with one goal: breaking into the championship mix. A victory over Delmi would put her on a direct path to a title shot. For Delmi, this match is more than just a fight—it’s about redemption. She has made it clear that she will not be denied another dance with the MLW Women’s World Featherweight Championship, currently held by the ruthless Janai Kai. However, questions loom about whether Delmi is in the right headspace after the brutal attack she suffered at Slaughterhouse. Janai Kai showed no respect, cutting Delmi’s hair in a shocking act of humiliation and leaving the “God Queen” with a burning desire for revenge. Ava Everett is laser-focused on capitalizing on any vulnerability in Delmi. Having competed across the globe and battled some of the sport’s best, Everett is ready to reestablish herself in MLW and ascend to the top of the women’s division. For Ava, this match represents a chance to not only avenge her 2023 loss but to also prove she’s ready to take on anyone—including Janai Kai. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Can Delmi Exo channel her anger and focus her sights on another championship run, or will Ava Everett’s experience and hunger for success prove too much? Tickets start at $15 at http://www.MLWNYC.com. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.
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TOPEKA — School districts across Kansas will receive a 20-page report containing guidance on cell phones that recommends daytime cell phone bans, mental health awareness and bolstered parental oversight. The Kansas State Board of Education hasn’t mandated digital device policies, instead deferring to local districts and schools to create their own. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to accept the report’s recommendations and directed Kansas Department of Education staff to send it to local districts. “Prior to the vote, Board Chair Melanie Haas of Overland Park emphasized the State Board accepting the report was an acknowledgement of the task force’s work, not an endorsement of the recommendations,” said Denise Kahler, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Education, in a Tuesday news release. The 36-member task force consisted of state board members, district officials, school employees, students, parents and legislators who crafted 22 recommendations for locales. They met weekly between late August and early November and divided their recommendations into three categories: personal devices in school, screen time and mental health and parental oversight of district-owned devices. State education officials proposed the task force in July, envisioning it as a way to examine how students use cell phones and other digital devices and the toll social media takes on their mental health. It was a way to help districts distill research into clear guidelines that they can use if they choose to create local policies, said Randy Watson, state education commissioner, at Tuesday’s meeting. “This is not the state board telling any local district what you shall do,” he said. Initial recommendations suggest districts should mandate K-12 students’ personal cell phones be powered off from the beginning of the school day to the end, including during lunch and passing periods, and stored in an off-limits location. Such restrictions are called bell-to-bell policies. “A 2024 study reveals 72% of high school teachers, 33% of middle school teachers, and 6% of elementary school teachers say students distracted by cell phones in class is a major problem,” the report said. Some studies also link screen time and school performance, the report said. The task force also recommended districts create personal device policies for school staff, develop safety and emergency procedures that don’t rely on students’ personal devices and identify a district’s technology gaps so students aren’t forced to use their own devices. Parental oversight had the lengthiest list of recommendations, with 13 items. The task force suggested policies should allow families to have stronger oversight over their students’ district-owned devices Some included broader parental controls, full access to student devices, the ability to block certain websites and the use of systems that let families see a mirrored view of a student’s screen. About 47% of voting task force members opposed the screen mirroring recommendation, and 45% opposed the recommendation suggesting districts allow families to manage and request additional blocked websites on district-owned devices, according to the report. The task force also endorsed stronger educational efforts to help parents understand how they can manage and monitor student devices. Under mental health and screentime, the task force recommended districts implement independent, research-based guidance on online use and its effects on mental health, regular breaks from screens throughout the school day and means of communication with students and families outside of social media platforms. About 40% of voting members opposed the recommendation for communication outside of social media.This was supposed to be a night when Newcastle wedged themselves right in the heart of the European mix. Victory over West Ham United on Monday night would have left Eddie Howe's side just a point shy of third place Chelsea. Instead, they're now just three points above the 14th placed Hammers, who headed for Tyneside having conceded seven goals in their previous two away games but returned to the capital with a clean sheet. That wasn't down to fine West Ham defending, rather a lack of cutting edge from Newcastle, who had 36 touches in the West Ham box and 18 shots but only managed to test goalkeeper Lukas Fabianski on two occasions. And Newcastle paid the price on a night of firsts. West Ham hadn't scored and Newcastle hadn't conceded a single goal from a corner this season prior to Monday night. That was until Tomas Soucek's headed opener eight minutes into the first half. And Aaron Wan-Bissaka hadn't scored a Premier League goal since February 2021. That was until the right-back popped up with the decisive second West Ham goal eight minutes into the second half. Newcastle scored three goals in the final 13 minutes to stun West Ham in last season's 4-3 victory at St James' Park but a repeat of that miracle was never on the cards. The Magpies played well enough in the first half but ran out of steam and ideas in the second and West Ham and their under-fire boss Julen Lopetegui managed the game well. You'd understand if Eddie Howe puts this down as one of those nights for Newcastle but there's no getting away from the fact it was an opportunity missed. To add to Newcastle's frustrations, Joe Willock was replaced at half-time after getting a knock in the first half and Bruno wasn't moving comfortably when he was forced off late on. And the very early signs had suggested this would follow the form book. Newcastle started like a team intent on continuing their recent upsurge and had the ball in the net inside five minutes only for Alexander Isak to be denied a fifth goal in as many games by the offside flag. The Magpies were confident, aggressive and positive. And then they were behind, the manner of the goal making the early setback all the more frustrating. Soucek is already enough of a threat at set-pieces without allowing the 29-year-old to roam free in the box. He stepped away from Lloyd Kelly, met Emerson's corner and gave Nick Pope no chance with a thumping header. The opener momentarily rattled Newcastle and buoyed West Ham, who were lively in attack but panicked at the back and it soon became clear why the visitors had been so leaky at the back. Newcastle had no issues creating chances, but lacked the clinical edge to finish them. Jean-Clair Todibo almost got himself a Newcastle assist when the West Ham defender made a mess of a routine clearance and allowed Anthony Gordon to pounce, only for Fabianski to deny the England international. Isak then took down a stunning Bruno pass on his chest but should have at least hit the target, flashing a volley wide. The lively Lewis Hall went close, as did Willock, whose injury misfortunate was epitomised by an inadvertent tackle from his own teammate Sean Longstaff. He was able to continue for a while but then replaced at the break. On came Harvey Barnes, the hero who settled last season's thriller in this fixture. And it was heroics that Newcastle would soon require, West Ham displaying the clinical edge that the hosts desperately lacked. Against the run of play, Lucas Paquetá robbed his countryman Bruno and found Jarrod Bowen. He touched it into the path of the marauding Wan-Bisakka, who found the far corner. And Newcastle found themselves with a mountain to climb. It could have been worse had Kelly not done well to deny Crysencio Summerville when the winger looked certain to score a third. Howe turned to his bench and introduced Sandro Tonali, who was followed 10 minutes later by Jacob Murphy and the returning Callum Wilson. And Wilson's first act of the season should have been to win a penalty when he was used as a climbing frame by Konstantinos Mavropanos, only for Craig Pawson to wave away the claims of the striker and West Ham somehow survived a VAR check. They comfortably survived the final stages.United States 7-Year Note Auction: 4.183% vs previous 4.215%