Known as "stash house" schemes and used by federal agents, the tool to lure people into crimes has been widely discredited for disproportionately targeting Black men for severe mandatory sentences.
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Chairman/CEO Jon Platt talks the publishing giant s silver anniversary amid its rebranding as Sony Music Publishing.
In his 2020 year-end message to songwriters, Sony/ATV Music Publishing chairman/ CEO Jon Platt praised them for continuing to change the world with their creativity especially in a tumultuous year framed by a pandemic and racial unrest. “Thanks to all of you,” he wrote. “History is always being written.” Those five words also describe the company, recently rebranded as Sony Music Publishing, and its journey to becoming the No. 1 global music publisher, especially under the 12-year watch of legendary publishing executive Martin Bandier and now Platt, who succeeded his former EMI Music Publishing boss and mentor in April 2019.
Jon Platt on Sony/ATV’s 25 Years of Songs Billboard 2/22/2021 Jon Platt
In his 2020 year-end message to songwriters, Sony/ATV Music Publishing chairman/ CEO Jon Platt praised them for continuing to change the world with their creativity especially in a tumultuous year framed by a pandemic and racial unrest. “Thanks to all of you,” he wrote. “History is always being written.” Those five words also describe the company, recently rebranded as Sony Music Publishing, and its journey to becoming the No. 1 global music publisher, especially under the 12-year watch of legendary publishing executive Martin Bandier and now Platt, who succeeded his former EMI Music Publishing boss and mentor in April 2019.
End of an era as last maltings in Grantham is set to close Published: 12:00, 19 February 2021
The end of an era has been announced with the closure of the last maltings in Grantham next month.
The owners of Bairds Malt, on Springfield Road, have announced it will stop production at the end of this month and the site will be closed down by the end of March.
The Journal has been told there are likely to be 15 redundancies.
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Owner United Malt Group says the business will close next month as it aims to reduce costs and consolidate its business at its other sites in Essex and Scotland.
Floor of Bath Abbey saved from collapse after dead bodies caused it to sink
Massive voids were discovered under the floor caused by church burials
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Bath Abbey floor saved from collapse (Image: Stephen Girling/Bath Abbey)
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