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The conviction of Elizabeth Holmes in four out of 11 counts was a measured verdict by the jury which spent weeks combing through the debris from her epic fall.

Indeed, as with other high-profile cases in 2021, this jury showed our system at its best in carefully deliberating and reaching balanced conclusions. The jury saw criminal fraud in Holmes’s dealings with investors while rejecting such claims with regard to patients. (The jury also hung on three counts.) 

ELIZABETH HOLMES FOUND GUILTY ON 4 OF 11 CHARGES, JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT ON 3

The distinction between the investors and patients was nuanced

The CEO of a Birmingham construction company has been elected as the first Black chairman of the Business Council of Alabama.

Mike Kemp, a longtime fixture of the organization, was chosen for the post at the BCA’s annual meeting.

Kemp is the founder, president and CEO of Birmingham’s KMS (Kemp Management Solutions), an Inc. 5000 company. He has planned and managed more than 1,500 construction projects valued at over $6.8 billion.

He will serve as the BCA’s 36th chairman, succeeding Gary Smith. Kemp has previously served as the organization’s first vice chairman, an executive member and chairman of ProgressPAC, BCA’s political arm.

Kemp said he is “extremely optimistic about what we can accomplish if we communicate, innovate and work together.”

“BCA has been the foundation of business advocacy for 35 years, and I am honored to step into this position that so many talented individuals have held before me,” he

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A Pocatello resident has been arrested in connection to the burglaries of the East Idaho Aquarium, JB’s Soda Barn, Sukura Basu Ramen Food Truck, and the La Carreta Mexican Food Truck which all took place on or about the 21^st of December.

Idaho Falls Police say 24-year old James Fletcher has been arrested and has been charged with 4 counts of Burglary (all felonies).

It all started on the 26^th of December shortly after 11:15 p.m., when IFPD officers responded to the 800 block of Park Avenue to perform a welfare check on Fletcher. The reporting person was concerned for Fletcher’s welfare and also stated that they believed that Fletcher had been involved in the burglaries.

Officers arrived and located Fletcher. Fletcher was taken to the police station for an interview. Another person at the residence was able to tell officers that they

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says that business owners in her city are “grateful” that she imposed a vaccine mandate for restaurants and other venues as the city attempts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. 

“While we’re not seeing the kind of severe outcomes that we had feared, the fact of the matter is we have massive community spread,” Lightfoot, a Democrat, told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Tuesday. “Which means people are getting sick. People aren’t able to go to work. And our hospitals are filling up, particularly with people who are unvaccinated. So we’re taking these steps as a mitigation effort. And what we’re hearing from, particularly business people, is that they want to create a safe environment and they’re grateful for us