Oil Tumbles As Trump Considers Insurance Aid For Tankers

Tyler Durden
Tue, 03/03/2026 – 11:55

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The Duneland School Board plans to hold special meetings on two consecutive weeks, March 12 and March 19, to finalize the contract for Robert McDermott, who is being promoted to superintendent.

The board revealed on Feb. 18 that McDermott, who has served as assistant superintendent since 2019, was their choice to succeed Chip Pettit.

Pettit announced on Jan. 29 that he was taking a superintendent’s position with Hinsdale Township High School District 86 in the suburban Chicago area, once his Duneland contract expires in June.

McDermott, 55, with more than 30 years’ experience, had worked with Pettit in the Crown Point Community School Corporation before coming over to Duneland to become his top assistant in 2019.

After Pettit stated he was leaving, McDermott said the school board reached out to gauge his interest. “And we both landed on it was a good fit,” McDermott said.

School Board President Brandon Kroft said the board believed that “stability and continuity matter” and that McDermott’s extensive experience and familiarity with Duneland factored in the decision.

Kroft said Monday that the two special school board meetings will happen at 5 p.m. on March 12 and March 19.

Under Indiana law, the school board is required to hold a public meeting on the proposed contract at which public comment is heard. The board is not required to disclose the candidate’s identity, but in this case, they have already made their choice known.

The contract is expected to be approved at the second public meeting on March 19.

Jim Woods is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/duneland-sets-special-meetings-for-new-superintendents-contract/ 

Por JENNA FRYER

CHARLOTTE, Carolina del Norte, EE.UU. (AP) — El sueño de la familia Andretti de inscribir a un equipo estadounidense en la Fórmula 1 por fin llegará a la parrilla de salida cuando comience la temporada este fin de semana con el Gran Premio de Australia en Melbourne.

Todo en el equipo se verá distinto de lo que Michael Andretti había imaginado. De hecho, ni siquiera forma parte del proyecto que, tras casi cinco años, por fin se ha hecho realidad.

En su lugar, Cadillac F1 es ahora propiedad de TWG Motorsports —encabezada por Mark Walter y Dan Towriss— y de General Motors.

El grupo de Walter apuesta con todo por activos deportivos: es el propietario mayoritario de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, un accionista importante de los Lakers de Los Ángeles y es dueño de las Sparks de Los Ángeles Sparks de la WNBA, además de una participación en el Chelsea, una liga profesional de hockey femenino y la Billie Jean King Cup.

Towriss tiene a Andretti Global en IndyCar, a Spire Motorsports en NASCAR, a Wayne Taylor Racing en IMSA, además de su trabajo principal como fundador y director ejecutivo de la empresa de servicios financieros Group 1001.

Junto con General Motors, este grupo se ha tomado muy en serio el largo y sinuoso proyecto para llegar a la parrilla de salida el domingo en Australia.

Cuando la F1 negó inicialmente la solicitud, ellos siguieron adelante y continuaron trabajando en un auto y un motor incluso sin la aprobación para unirse a la serie itinerante considerada la forma de automovilismo más popular del mundo. “El trabajo continúa a buen ritmo”, afirmaban todos mientras trabajaban entre bambalinas para obtener la aprobación.

Se hizo oficial exactamente un año antes de la carrera inaugural de la temporada del domingo.

El equipo ha contratado al mexicano Sergio “Checo” Pérez y al finlandés Valtteri Bottas como pilotos veteranos para construir el programa. No está de más que ambos sean extremadamente populares —Pérez es un ídolo en México— y que, casualmente, General Motors venda muchísimos autos en ese país.

“Nos encontramos con muchos obstáculos, muchas voces que nos decían no solo ‘no’, sino ‘nunca’”, comentó Towriss sobre la lucha por llegar a la parrilla. “La Fórmula 1 es innovación en el mayor escenario posible, y Estados Unidos realmente no tenía un asiento en esa mesa. Ahora, entrar con General Motors y la marca Cadillac es algo de lo que estamos tremendamente orgullosos”.

¿Qué esperar?

Como el primer equipo nuevo en la parrilla en una década —Haas, también un equipo estadounidense, ingresó a la F1 en 2016— muchos esperan que Cadillac sea, por ahora, el peor de la serie. Su motor no está listo y Cadillac lo alquilará a Ferrari durante las dos primeras temporadas.

Su primer auto se llamará MAC-26, abreviatura de Mario Andretti Cadillac, en honor al campeón de 1978 Mario Andretti. Fue el campeón estadounidense más reciente de la F1 y su hijo impulsó la candidatura inicial. Pero cuando Michael Andretti no logró abrirse paso en el club de la F1, entregó el proyecto a Walter y Towriss para verlo triunfar.

Les costó una cuota antidilución de 200 millones de dólares para compensar a los competidores existentes por el impacto en el dinero de premios, solo para poder unirse al club.

El equipo realizó su primera prueba de rodaje en Silverstone en enero y luego participó en las pruebas oficiales de pretemporada de la F1 en Barcelona y Bahréin. La instalación de la unidad de potencia de General Motors está ubicada cerca del centro técnico en el campus de Hendrick Motorsports, a las afueras de Charlotte, mientras que la sede principal está en una instalación cerca de Silverstone y muchas operaciones se gestionan desde Fishers, Indiana.

Y si Colton Herta, ex piloto de IndyCar, tiene una temporada exitosa compitiendo en F2, pronto podría ser el primer piloto estadounidense en la F1 desde que Logan Sargeant se despidió en 2023.

Cadillac ya se presenta como el equipo de Estados Unidos pese a la existencia, desde hace una década, de Haas, que nunca ha logrado aprovechar el mercado norteamericano.

“El debut histórico del equipo Cadillac de Fórmula 1 en Australia es la realización de una visión que ha impulsado a tantos de nosotros en General Motors, y un momento de enorme orgullo para todos los que han trabajado incansablemente para hacerlo posible”, dijo el presidente de General Motors, Mark Reuss.

Cadillac es agresivo en su deseo de ser la representación estadounidense —el equipo presentó su decoración de 2026 durante el Super Bowl— y lograr que Herta obtenga un asiento completaría la afirmación de ser el equipo que compite bajo la bandera roja, blanca y azul.

“Sin duda hay un elemento de orgullo nacional en Cadillac”, señaló Towriss. “Se siente como el lugar correcto en el momento correcto, por dónde está la Fórmula 1 a nivel global, por dónde está Cadillac como marca y por dónde está Estados Unidos en el escenario deportivo mundial”.

Cadillac es genial

La imagen de marca es una parte enorme de la identidad de Cadillac y muchas de sus ideas provienen de la esposa de Towriss, Cassidy. Tiene ideas claras sobre cómo debe verse el equipo, desde sus suites hasta su mercancía, la decoración del auto, el marketing y la marca.

Su trabajo con el equipo es real, se valora su aporte, y se espera que forme parte de la próxima temporada del docudrama de Netflix “Drive to Survive”.

“Es una aficionada al automovilismo muy estudiosa. Podemos hacer que la gente de marketing proponga una idea y ella dirá: ‘No hagan eso. Benetton hizo eso y van a quedar como idiotas’”, dijo Towriss. “Además, ella es el grupo demográfico: mujer de 31 años. Aporta una perspectiva súper valiosa”.

Consultado sobre cuál es la personalidad de Cadillac mientras estaba sentado en una suite cuidadosamente diseñada y decorada, Towriss describió el sueño estadounidense con un toque de audacia.

“Es rudo y es atrevido. No entramos a la Fórmula 1 para vernos como todos los demás equipos, para copiar lo que hace McLaren o lo que hace Mercedes”, afirmó.

“Empezamos de la nada. No compramos a un equipo existente. Así que es un desafío bastante intimidante”, agregó.

¿Y si Cadillac al principio es terrible?

La mayoría de los equipos nuevos tardan una década o más en encontrar el éxito. Algunos nunca lo logran y otros ni siquiera llegan a 10 años.

Cadillac, dijo Towriss, quiere ganar.

“Si yo estoy liderando un equipo, ese es el tono que quiero marcar”, sostuvo. “Si solo quieres tener un trabajo en un equipo de carreras, ve a hacerlo a otro lado. Ven aquí porque quieres construir algo especial. Sé parte de esto porque quieres ganar”.

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/un-sueo-americano-improbable-llega-a-la-parrilla-de-f1-cadillac-debuta-en-el-gp-de-australia/ 

Por REBECCA SANTANA

WASHINGTON (AP) — La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, testificó en el Senado el martes en su primera comparecencia ante el Congreso desde que las muertes a tiros de dos manifestantes en Minneapolis galvanizaron una oposición generalizada a la forma en que el gobierno de Trump está ejecutando su agenda de deportaciones masivas.

La comparecencia de Noem ante el Comité Judicial también se produce después de un tiroteo el fin de semana en un bar de Texas que se investiga como un posible acto de terrorismo, lo que ha generado preocupación de que el conflicto en Irán está teniendo repercusiones dentro de Estados Unidos.

Las tácticas migratorias del gobierno desencadenaron un choque en el Congreso por la financiación del departamento de Noem aunque un proyecto de ley de gastos aprobado el año pasado le otorgó una importante inyección de dinero para la política de deportaciones masivas.

Noem defendió el trato de su agencia a los inmigrantes y culpó a activistas y a otras personas por los ataques contra los agentes. También arremetió contra los demócratas por la polémico en torno a la financiación en el Congreso.

“El más reciente cierre de Seguridad Nacional impulsado por los demócratas es irresponsable”, declaró Noem. “Es innecesario, socava la seguridad nacional estadounidense y perjudica a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en Seguridad Nacional y a sus familias”.

Noem compareció por última vez ante el Congreso en diciembre. Pero desde entonces, la agenda migratoria del presidente Donald Trump y su aplicación por el departamento de Noem han enfrentado una fuerte resistencia en Minnesota, que culminó con la muerte de dos manifestantes, ambos ciudadanos estadounidenses, a manos de agentes federales de inmigración.

En lo que inicialmente se presentó como un esfuerzo para erradicar el fraude en Minnesota, Seguridad Nacional terminó enviando al estado a cientos de agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) y de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP). Se encontraron con manifestantes que organizaron marchas, patrullaron vecindarios para detectar actividad del ICE con silbatos y llevaron comida a inmigrantes demasiado asustados para salir de sus casas.

Un agente del ICE mató a Renee Good el 7 de enero, lo que desató intensas protestas de políticos y residentes de Minnesota que exigían el fin de la operación. Luego, el 24 de enero, agentes de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza abrieron fuego contra otro residente de Minnesota, Alex Pretti, que estaba filmando el operativo policial.

Esas muertes provocaron reclamos de rendición de cuentas y transparencia. Noem, cuyos comentarios iniciales presentaron tanto a Good como a Pretti como los agresores, ha recibido duras críticas de los demócratas e incluso de algunos republicanos, quienes han pedido su renuncia.

Tras la indignación pública por las muertes, Trump envió al “zar de la frontera”, Tom Homan, a Minneapolis para tomar el control de las operaciones sobre el terreno. Desde entonces, Homan ha anunciado una reducción de los agentes del ICE y de la CBP que habían sido enviados a Minnesota aunque ha insistido en que la agenda de deportaciones masivas del presidente continuará.

Noem enfrentó preguntas de los demócratas, quienes sostienen que agentes bajo su control han abusado de su poder, han usado fuerza excesiva y han violado los derechos constitucionales de ciudadanos.

El senador Dick Durbin, de Illinois, el principal demócrata del comité, interrogó repetidamente a Noem sobre los comentarios que hizo inmediatamente después de las muertes de Good y Pretti, en los que los presentó como los agresores en los hechos que condujeron a sus muertes. Le pidió que se disculpara.

“Usted y su agencia se apresuraron a etiquetar a estas víctimas como, cito, terroristas domésticos”, apuntó Durbin. “Tenemos abundante evidencia en video y testimonios de testigos presenciales que demuestran que usted está equivocada. Sus declaraciones causaron un dolor inconmensurable a estas familias”.

Noem sostuvo que se basaba en información de personas en el lugar y culpó a “manifestantes violentos” de contribuir al caos con el que se encontraron los agentes.

“Estaba recibiendo informes desde el terreno de agentes en el lugar, y diría que era una escena caótica, como han visto en Minneapolis y St. Paul”, indicó Noem. Los agentes “se enfocan en lo peor de lo peor” y muchas veces enfrentaron violencia por parte de manifestantes, añadió.

Seguridad Nacional suele culpar por el caos en las redadas migratorias a políticos demócratas que —según afirma— alientan a la gente a oponerse a los agentes.

Noem también tiene previsto comparecer el miércoles ante un comité de la Cámara de Representantes.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/noem-testifica-en-el-senado-por-primera-vez-desde-muertes-de-manifestantes-en-minneapolis/ 

“I’d Be Angry, Too”: Jamie Dimon Says Trump Debanking Suit Has No Merit, Then Rails Debanking Practices

Tyler Durden
Tue, 03/03/2026 – 11:30

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/id-be-angry-too-jamie-dimon-says-trump-debanking-suit-has-no-merit-then-rails-debanking 

A Chicago man got two years in prison Monday after admitting he confined his ex-girlfriend after he chased her across the state line into Indiana.

Octavio Perez-Beauchamp, 32, opted to plead guilty to criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony, before his trial’s first day started in March 2025. Jurors were dismissed.

Around 4:02 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2022, Hammond Police responded to a report of a “male battering a female” near 136th Street and Sheffield Avenue, according to the probable cause affidavit.

The woman, then 43, told police that she arrived at her home in Chicago when she saw her ex-boyfriend driving in front of her house. She drove past the house in an attempt to avoid him, but he spotted her and started chasing her in his vehicle, the affidavit states.

The woman told police that she drove east into Indiana and had to slam on her brakes to avoid a crash with him near Sheffield Avenue and the state line, court records state.

Once she stopped, Perez-Beauchamp got out and started moving aggressively toward her car.

He took her cellphone, started looking through it and the woman tried to exit, but he got out of the car as well and grabbed her, forcing her back in the vehicle, the affidavit states.

According to the original court documents, Perez-Beauchamp grabbed the woman by the neck so hard that she was unable to breathe and began to pass out. She was able to grab her phone as he choked her and tried to call 911 but Perez-Beauchamp took her phone and threw it on the ground, court records state.

The woman told police that they broke up six months earlier, but he continued to go to her house and contact her against her wishes, the affidavit states. She had filed a police report in Illinois on Sept. 22, 2022 about Perez-Beauchamp breaking down the front door of her house, and she said he battered her in the past and threatened to kill her.

He is expected to have to repay juror costs.

Post-Tribune archives contributed.

mcolias@post-trib.com

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/chicago-man-gets-two-years-for-confining-woman-after-chase-into-indiana/ 

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker never flew with former President Bill Clinton on a plane belonging to Jeffrey Epstein, spokespeople for the two Democrats said late Monday hours after video of Clinton’s testimony before a House committee was released, in which the former president suggested the pair had traveled with the financier before he was convicted of sex crimes.

Appearing before the House Oversight Committee behind closed doors on Friday, Clinton was asked about his use of Epstein’s private plane in the early 2000s, after the president had left office and while he was establishing the Clinton Foundation charitable group. Clinton told members of the committee that he never traveled alone on the plane, according to video of the sworn testimony, which lasted more than 4 1/2 hours and was released Monday.

“I had the Secret Service with me, and then, on occasion, I had people who had volunteered to help us and wanted to see what we were doing,” Clinton said. “For example, I think it was on one of these trips, I think, that I had my first trip for the man who’s now the governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, and his wife. They gave me — they helped me get started. All a matter of public record.”

But Clinton’s last flight on Epstein’s aircraft, one which he traveled with Epstein and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell on foundation-related trips, was in 2003, according to testimony and flight logs. Pritzker’s trips with Clinton came years later, according to a spokesman for his campaign and a spokesman for Clinton.

“Governor Pritzker was asked to travel with President Clinton on two trips, once in 2008 and once in 2013,” Pritzker campaign spokesman Alex Gough said in a statement late Monday. “Neither utilized Jefferey Epstein’s aircraft, nor was he accompanied by that man or Ghislaine Maxwell.”

JB Pritzker can be seen in the background as former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea hold babies as they visit a rural healthcare clinic Aug. 2, 2008, in Rwinkwavu, Rwanda. Clinton was visiting Clinton Foundation projects in four African countries over before heading to Mexico City to give a keynote address at the World AIDS Conference. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images For The Clinton Foundation)

While a lack of clarity in Clinton’s statement and a lack of follow-up questions from members of the committee caused the confusion, Gough shifted the focus to members of the rival party after the Republican National Committee and figures in the Illinois GOP circulated clips of the testimony on social media.

“We understand that the GOP is desperate to deflect from the heinous accusations against President Trump in the Epstein Files, but this is a particularly weak effort to assign blame where there is none,” Gough said.

Pritzker is a longtime ally of the Clintons, having been a major backer of Hillary Clinton’s two presidential campaigns, including her 2008 primary race against hometown favorite Barack Obama.

A Clinton spokesman backed up the Pritzker campaign’s timeline of JB Pritzker and Bill Clinton’s joint travels in a social media post.

“President Clinton was simply giving an example of the many people he traveled with to see the Clinton Foundation’s work,” Angel Ureña, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, wrote in a post on X. That post also reshared the RNC’s initial post. which included Clinton’s comments from the testimony video. “Governor Pritzker joined a Clinton Foundation trip in 2008.

“Not on Epstein’s plane. Not with Epstein. Not with Maxwell.”

Former President Bill Clinton, left, listens as JB Pritzker speaks to guests at the Clinton Global Initiative on June 13, 2013, in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty)

JB Pritzker’s name does not appear in the flight logs for Epstein’s airplane, which have been released publicly.

Still, that didn’t stop at least one of the Republicans running for the chance to challenge Pritzker in November from latching on.

“JB Pritzker has officially been named in the Epstein deposition by Bill Clinton,” video gambling magnate Rick Heidner wrote in a social media post. “I said that his cousin might have a problem because of Epstein. Now it looks like JB could be having problems with it too.”

Heidner, who is running against former state Sen. Darren Bailey, conservative policy advocate Ted Dabrowski and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick in the March 17 GOP primary for governor, was referring to Pritzker’s cousin Thomas Pritzker.

Thomas Pritzker last month announced he was stepping down as executive chair of Hyatt Hotels because of his “association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell which I deeply regret.”

The publicly released Epstein files show Thomas Pritzker was in regular contact with Epstein even after the financier pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 to charges including soliciting prostitution from a minor.

JB Pritzker has said he isn’t close with his cousin, who was among the next generation of Pritzkers whom patriarch Jay Pritzker tapped to lead Hyatt and other family interests after his death.

The succession plan, which also named the governor’s sister, Penny Pritzker, and Jay Pritzker’s younger cousin Nick to help lead, precipitated an acrimonious breakup of the Pritzker family fortune in the early 2000s.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/gov-jb-pritzker-didnt-travel-on-jeffrey-epsteins-plane-spokespeople-clarify-after-bill-clinton-testimony/ 

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Financial wellness is more than spreadsheets and retirement plans. It is the psychological weight of money, and how that weight shapes decision-making, stress, health and productivity. Linda Grizely, a financial empowerment strategist and creator of the MeMoney method, aims to help organizations rethink what financial wellness at work is really about.

With a background spanning financial planning, tax strategy and real estate, Grizely blends practical education with emotional insight. As a speaker and workshop leader, her mission is to reduce financial stress so employees can show up with more focus, confidence and capacity.

Financial stress: The hidden productivity killer

Grizely’s core message is that financial stress rarely stays at home.

“Employees don’t leave their financial worries at the door,” she says. “When they’re stressed about money, it affects everything: decision-making, concentration, even physical health. The corporate world has been quick to address issues like burnout or engagement fatigue with superficial solutions and quick fixes, but the root of the problem is deeper.”

She also notes that leaders can feel financial stress in a different, often intensified way. They are not only managing their own responsibilities, but also carrying the emotional load of supporting teams, navigating budgets and making decisions that affect others.

Shifting the focus: Financial wellness as a leadership skill

Traditional workplace financial wellness programs tend to emphasize tactics: budgeting, investing, retirement planning. Grizely argues that those tools matter, but they are incomplete without addressing behavior and mindset.

“The tactics, like how to budget and how to save, are important,” she explains. “But if you’re not addressing the mindset behind those behaviors, you’re missing the point. That’s where my MeMoney method comes in. It’s about helping people understand not just the how of financial decisions, but the why.”

In her work, she has seen how money stress shows up in ways employers often miss. She recalls a woman in her early 30s who lived with her parents, spent her salary on non-essentials, and felt constant anxiety about raises, pay timing and her financial future.

“She wasn’t in debt, but she wasn’t saving either,” Grizely says. “She was trapped in a cycle of lifestyle creep and financial uncertainty. When employees like her are financially stressed, it’s not just a personal issue, it’s a productivity issue. Their stress affects their attitude and performance, and that affects the whole team.”

Bridging personal finance and professional performance

Grizely’s approach connects financial confidence to business outcomes. When employees feel stable and equipped, they tend to be more present, engaged and resilient under pressure.

“I’m not just coming in to teach employees how to invest,” she says. “I’m coming in to help them understand how to engage with their finances in a way that reduces stress, improves focus and allows them to be more present at work. When people are financially confident, they perform better. It’s that simple.”

Her programs are designed to be adaptable across life stages and career levels. Some employees may be rebuilding after a major transition like divorce or job loss. Others may simply be trying to build better habits and avoid common traps like lifestyle inflation.

“I meet people where they are,” she says. “Financial wellness is a continuous journey, not a destination.”

Why traditional financial wellness programs fall short

Grizely believes many corporate programs fail because they focus on tools without addressing the emotional realities that drive money behavior.

“Most programs offer tools like budgeting apps or retirement calculators, but they fail to address the emotional and behavioral aspects of money management,” she explains. “They’re focused on tactics, not on how people feel when they open their bank accounts or check their credit card statements. When you don’t address the emotions behind money, the strategies won’t stick.”

Financial habits, she argues, are rooted in identity, stress responses and learned patterns.

“You can’t just tell someone to follow a budget without understanding what’s motivating them,” she says. “If you’re a natural spender, you’re not going to stick to a rigid plan. If you’ve never felt financially empowered, you won’t know how to make choices that align with your values.”

Her goal is not perfection. It is sustainability.

“This isn’t about being perfect with your finances,” she says. “It’s about creating a rhythm that works for you. When employees feel empowered to make financial decisions that align with their personal values, they feel more confident in every aspect of their life, work included.”

The ROI of financial wellness

For organizations, Grizely frames financial wellness as an investment with measurable impact. She points to outcomes like reduced absenteeism, improved engagement, higher retention and a workforce that is better equipped to handle pressure.

“When employees are financially confident, they’re less likely to call in sick, less likely to suffer from burnout, and more likely to stay with the company long-term,” she explains. “Financial wellness is a leadership strategy as much as it is a personal one. When employees feel supported in this area, they’re more likely to stay engaged and productive at work.”

Bringing financial wellness to the leadership table

Grizely’s approach blends financial education, emotional insight and workplace strategy, helping organizations build cultures where financial wellness is treated as a real component of performance, not a fringe perk.

If you want to explore Linda Grizely’s speaking availability and workshop offerings for your organization, visit LindaGriz.com/Financial-Wellness-Speaker.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/linda-grizely-transforming-financial-wellness-in-the-workplace/