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☆ DNC accuses pro-RFK Jr. super PAC of campaign finance violations
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Democratic National Committee has accused the super PAC backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign of committing additional campaign finance violations on Monday, a further escalation of Democrats’ efforts to diminish Kennedy’s independent White House bid. The super PAC announced last week that it had gathered enough signatures to qualify Kennedy for appearance on the November ballot in Arizona and Georgia. “It’s clear that they, along with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his campaign, don’t believe that the rules apply to them.”CNN has reached out to American Values 2024, de Becker and the Kennedy campaign for comment. Democrats have paid for billboards outside multiple Kennedy campaign events in recent weeks boosting Mellon’s support for Kennedy. In addition to donating in support of Kennedy, de Becker’s company has provided security for Kennedy during his presidential run.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ’, Gavin de Becker, Kennedy, Mary Beth Cahill, de Becker, Timothy Mellon’s, Donald Trump, De Becker, de, Joe Biden Organizations: CNN, Democratic National, PAC, White, DNC, Federal, Commission, Republican, Democratic Locations: Arizona, Georgia

☆ How Two Irish Businessmen Almost Took Nigeria for $11 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jesse Barron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The next step was to draw a proposal for the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the department that oversees Nigeria’s considerable fossil-fuel reserves. Nigeria would pipe in wet gas at no cost to the company. For about a year leading up to the submission of P.&I.D.’s proposal, Quinn and Cahill sent Taiga and one of her daughters just a bit more than $25,000 in incremental payments. Quinn also took Taiga’s colleague, a Ministry employee named Taofiq Tijani, to dinner at Chopsticks, a Chinese restaurant in Abuja. Then, shortly before the contract was signed, Cahill sent another $5,000 from a bank in Cyprus to Taiga’s daughter’s account, which was coded as a “commission payment.”

Persons: Grace Taiga, Quinn, Cahill, Taofiq, Taiga’s, ” Organizations: Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ministry of Defense, Ministry Locations: Nigeria, Chopsticks, Abuja, Cyprus

☆ An airline apologized for accusing a man of disrupting a flight he wasn't even on — and snitching to his boss
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ryanair said it "mistakenly identified" a man as disrupting a flight he wasn't on. The airline reportedly wrote to Eoin Michael Cahill's boss and put him on a no-fly list. AdvertisementRyanair has apologized in court to a man it accused of misbehaving on a flight he never boarded, according to Irish newspaper The Journal. The court heard that the following day, Cahill's boss received an email from Ryanair saying he had been "disruptive" on the flight, The Journal reported. The airline also said it would write a letter to Cahill's employers, saying its accusations were "fully withdrawn," per The Journal.

Persons: Eoin Michael Cahill's, —, Eoin Michael Cahill, Cahill, Cahill's Organizations: Ryanair, Service, Irish, Irish Independent, Irish High Court, Business Locations: Dublin, Copenhagen, Ireland, Denmark

☆ How the U.S. Became the World’s Biggest Gas Supplier
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Brad Plumer | Nadja Popovich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Became the World’s Biggest Gas SupplierTop exporters of liquefied natural gas 12 billion cubic feet per day U.S. Qatar 10 Australia 8 6 Russia 4 Malaysia 2 2014 2023 12 billion cubic feet per day United States Qatar Australia 10 8 6 Russia 4 Malaysia 2 2014 2023 Source: S&P Global Note: Data reflects annual average liquefied natural gas exports by country. But climate activists worry that soaring exports of liquefied natural gas could make global warming worse. In the early 2000s, natural gas was relatively scarce at home, and companies were spending billions of dollars to build terminals to import gas from places like Qatar and Australia. In the mid-2000s, U.S. drillers perfected methods to unlock vast reserves of cheap natural gas from shale rock. The process of making and shipping liquefied natural gas adds complexity and cost, but if the difference between U.S. natural gas prices and overseas prices is big enough, it is profitable.

Persons: Biden, Fracking, ”, Kenneth Medlock, —, Ben Cahill Organizations: U.S, drillers, Cheniere Energy, Center for Energy Studies, Rice University, “, Asia, Department of Energy, Energy Department, . Energy, Energy Information Administration, Clearview Energy Partners, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: U.S, Qatar, Australia, Russia, Malaysia, United States Qatar Australia, United States, Japan, Europe, Asia, Ukraine, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Texas , Louisiana, Maryland, Georgia, Mexico

☆ Worries in Europe Over the White House Move to Delay Gas Terminals
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Stanley Reed | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration’s decision to delay approval of new liquefied natural gas terminals in the United States has been hailed as a major victory for environmental advocacy groups, but it is creating unease outside the United States about future energy supplies. exports have been a real boon to global energy security,” said Ben Cahill, a senior fellow in the energy security and climate change program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a research institution in Washington. The Biden administration’s move on Friday to pause the permitting process for new liquefied natural gas export facilities is not expected to have an impact on global gas supplies soon. But it could create uncertainty, especially in Europe, which has only recently weathered a major energy shock after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago. Tankers full of liquefied gas from the United States helped mitigate what could have been a dire situation.

Persons: ”, Ben Cahill, Biden Organizations: Biden, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: United States, Washington, Europe, Ukraine, Russia

William Cahill, 30William Cahill, an associate director at Aventuur. AventuurCahill was on a rowing trip on the Zambezi River in Zambia surrounded by crocodiles and hippos when he met his future boss. Cahill followed suit, leaving behind a job touching on mergers and acquisitions and data and analytics at the management-consulting firm L.E.K. Aventuur's parks allow paying customers to surf in wave pools with artificial beachfronts dotted by amenities such as restaurants and beach clubs. The systems Cahill creates make him indispensable to the growing recreational-real-estate sector.

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☆ Rizzlers rejoice: The Oxford English Dictionary has announced its word of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Oxford English Dictionary even declared it 2023's word of the year. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Folks, we've done it again — as a collective, we've pushed the esteemed Oxford English Dictionary into making a slang term its word of the year. AdvertisementAfter over 32,000 people cast votes, the Oxford team picked "rizz" as its final selection.

Persons: It's, —, we've, Kai Cenat, Tom Holland, BuzzFeed, I've Organizations: Oxford, Service, USA Locations: Oxford, rizz

☆ We're begging you — just use your generation's slang
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

As we all know, slang evolves at the speed of light. In light of this, please just stick to the slang you know and understand. Let's just start with this understanding — if you're not in late middle school or high school, you're probably behind on the current slang. I didn't know enough of the slang used to know whether the video used the words correctly. Arguably, using slang terms you don't fully understand ages you more.

Persons: —, Let's, I've, Alpha Organizations: Service

☆ Getting Bottas naked looks great in this F1 driver's new calendar
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

F1 driver Valtteri Bottas is supporting men's health research with his "Bottass" calendar. According to Reuters, after selling more than 10,000 calendars, Bottas raised about $150,000 for the Movember charity. On the last day of Movember, Bottas posted a photo to his Instagram thanking his followers for their support. "I think with men as well, like Movember, focusing on men's health, many people are quite afraid of speaking about those kinds of things," Bottas told Speedcafe. "She doesn't really understand English that well, and she had seen some videos I had posted," he told Speedcafe.

Persons: —, Valtteri Bottas, Bottas, Speedcafe Organizations: Service, Reuters, WE, Las Vegas, Prix Locations: Aspen , Colorado, Asspen , Colorado

☆ Trump’s avalanche of dishonesty: Fact-checking 102 of his false claims from this fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +111 min

Below is a fact check of 102 of Trump’s false claims from the 12 speeches. But contrary to Trump’s claim, it’s not true that people had been attempting for decades to create such an initiative. Trump’s aid to farmersIn speech after speech, Trump claimed that he had given US farmers $28 billion from China. Even if the poll result is off, it’s clear that Trump’s claim that “nobody wants them” is not true. He said he was an airline pilot.”Facts First: Trump made a false claim while mocking Biden for making false claims.

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☆ Feeling read by your Spotify city? You just have the musical taste of a depressed liberal college student.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Spotify Wrapped day is one of the most exciting holidays of the year. AdvertisementAh, Spotify Wrapped. Advertisement"Everyone complaining about getting Provo in their spotify wrapped needs to just accept the fact that they have terrible taste in music," said one commentator. "going to college in Davis and waking up seeing everyone bashing it because they got it on their spotify wrapped is so funny," said another X user. Other people theorized that the frequency of college towns being picked was due to the generally lower age range of Spotify users.

Persons: —, San Luis Obispo Organizations: Spotify, Service, Brigham Young University, University of Vermont, University of California, —, Provo, spotify Locations: Berkeley, Mexico City, screenshotting, provo, Burlington , Vermont, burlington, Madison , Wisconsin, Provo , Utah, Burlington ; Berkeley , California, Cambridge , Massachusetts, — Madison , Wisconsin, San Luis, Davis , California, Davis

☆ Henry Kissinger, the revered and controversial statesman who once tried to return his Nobel Peace Prize, dead at 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Associated Press | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Henry Kissinger died at his Connecticut home. The controversial and polarizing statesman made choices in foreign policy that impact the US today. AdvertisementDr. Henry Kissinger, scholar and former US secretary of state, died at 100 at his home in Connecticut, Kissinger Associates, Inc. said in a statement Wednesday. Xi Jinping and Henry Kissinger Nicolas Asouri/ReutersKissinger was a practitioner of realpolitik — using diplomacy to achieve practical objectives rather than advance lofty ideals. Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaking in October 2023, in an interview about the Gaza attack on Israel.

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☆ Something is up with Spotify Wrapped's new feature — it's telling way too many people they belong in Burlington, Vermont
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

People first started noticing the trend on social media — when everyone started posting their Spotify Wrapped, as is tradition — and thought it was a glitch on Spotify's end. But it turns out that Burlington is just representative of the listening habits of a disproportionately high number of Spotify users. Advertisement"Did Your Spotify Wrapped Place You In Burlington, Berkeley, or Cambridge? You May Be Gay," Queer outlet Them wrote, referencing how queer Spotify users seemed to be getting overwhelmingly assigned to Burlington, Berkeley, or Cambridge. Berkeley was the Sound Town for 0.3% of all Spotify users, while 0.1% of users were assigned to Cambridge, Spotify told BI.

Persons: —, Father John Misty, Fiona Apple, Berkeley, Sebastian Cahill, Cahill Organizations: Service, Business, Spotify, Sound Town, Burlington : Locations: Burlington , Vermont, Burlington, That's, Burlington , Berkeley , California, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Burlington , Berkeley, Cambridge, Spotify's Sound, Burlington : San Luis Obispo , CA

☆ 6 ways to get the best deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday— and how to avoid scams
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are full of deals this year, both online and in-store. The best ways to take advantage of Black Friday deals:Know what you're looking for and make a list. AdvertisementPlan which credit card to use for which purchases. Customers looking for a new credit card can also pick smarter by choosing a card with a 0% intro APR, according to Motley Fool. AdvertisementCommon schemes to avoid on Black Friday:Watch for "doorbuster deals," and don't buy just because of large discounts.

Persons: —, Motley, Todd Christensen, Kimberly Palmer, Palmer, Buyers, you've Organizations: Service, MIT Sloan School of Management, CBS

☆ Kids are getting sick from lead tainted applesauce, the FDA says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

As of November 22, the FDA has received 52 reports of high lead blood levels in children exposed to the pouches, per an agency update. "The effects of lead poisoning may be permanent." While there isn't a "safe" amount of lead exposure, the CDC considers anything over a blood lead level of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter to be higher than normal. AdvertisementChildren reported to the FDA were found to have blood lead levels from 4 to 29 micrograms per deciliter, per ABC News. The FDA is recommending any child who may have consumed the impacted products be screened for lead poisoning, which can be done through a blood test.

Persons: —, Weis Organizations: FDA, Service, Food and Drug Administration, Washington Post, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, ABC

☆ US Supreme Court rejects ex-cop Chauvin's appeal in George Floyd murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( John Kruzel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The justices turned away Chauvin's appeal that he filed after a Minnesota appellate court upheld his 2021 murder conviction and rejected his request for a new trial. His attorney also said one juror may have concealed possible bias by failing to disclose during the jury selection process that he had attended "an anti-police 'George Floyd' rally." Attorneys for Minnesota did not respond to Chauvin's petition asking the Supreme Court to hear his appeal. The Minnesota Court of Appeals in April rebuffed Chauvin's appeal, upholding his conviction and rejecting his request for a new trial. Minnesota's top court in July denied Chauvin's request to review the case, prompting his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Persons: George Floyd Square, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Chauvin, Floyd, William Mohrman, Peter Cahill, Mohrman, Chauvin's, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: George, U.S, Supreme, Constitution's, Minnesota, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Minneapolis, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S, WASHINGTON, Minnesota, United States, Hennepin County

☆ Austrians can't agree on what to do with the apartment where Hitler was born
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The apartment where Adolf Hitler was born is now the subject of fierce public debate. AdvertisementFor years now, Braunau am Inn, Austria, has been embroiled in a debate about how to deal with one of its most infamous buildings — the birthplace of dictator Adolf Hitler. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in 1889 and lived there for only a few months. When Hitler was in power during World War II, the apartment was used as an art gallery and library, per NPR. Residents say it's important for Austrians to accept the country's role in Hitler's abuses, despite some resistance at the time.

Persons: Adolf Hitler, it'd, —, Hitler, Florian Kotanko, Adolf Hitler's Birthplace, Annette Pommer, It's, Günter Schwaiger, didn't Organizations: Service, Locals, NPR, Guardian, Austrian, New York Times, Times Locations: Braunau, Austria, Austrian

☆ A Russian general who was critical of the army's operation was found dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A decorated Russian general and his wife were found dead at his home. The general, Vladimir Sviridov, was critical of soldier training in the Russian military. Lieutenant General Vladimir Sviridov, 68, and his wife Tatyana, 72, were found dead Wednesday in their bedroom, per the Kyiv Post. During Sviridov's time as a commander in the 2000s, he complained about the Russian army, saying Russian pilots were not trained well enough. However, this is not yet the case," he said in one interview, per the Kyiv Post.

Persons: Vladimir Sviridov, —, Tatyana, Sviridov, Vladimir, Tatyana Sviridov, Ivan Pechorin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Vladimir Popov Organizations: Service, Kyiv Post, Army of, Air Force, Air Defense, Russian Telegram, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Kyiv, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Rosalynn Carter, former first lady of the United States, dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rosalynn Carter has died at 96, the Carter Center reported. Rosalynn Carter had a decadeslong romance with her husband, Jimmy CarterJimmy and Rosalynn Carter with their grandchildren. "The best thing I ever did was marrying Rosalynn," Jimmy Carter said in a 2015 interview with The Carter Center. After leaving the White House, she continued her philanthropic work with her husbandRosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter. Douglas Elbinger/Getty ImagesAfter Jimmy Carter lost his reelection bid, he and Rosalynn returned to Georgia and founded The Carter Center in Atlanta in 1982.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, —, Carter, Jimmy Carter Jimmy, Diana Walker, Rosalynn, Douglas Elbinger, He's, Jason Carter Organizations: Carter, Service, Carter Center, The Carter, Services, White, Mental Health, Habitat, Humanity, Associated Press Locations: United States, Plains , Georgia, Georgia, Atlanta, Guinea

☆ Disney just joined a long list of large companies dropping ads from X: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Multiple advertising agencies and large companies have since pulled their content from the site. AdvertisementElon Musk's response to an antisemitic comment on X is coming with a hefty price tag as multiple large companies pull their advertisements from X.Disney is the latest company to follow suit. The situation initially unfolded this week, when Musk responded to a post that said Jewish people were pushing "hatred against whites." Disney is only one company pulling its ads — other large companies backing out include IBM, Apple, and Lionsgate. It found that ads from multiple large companies were being placed side-by-side with white supremacist and antisemitic content.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Elon, Musk, Linda Yacaccarino, Dustin Moskovitz, Ross Gerber, I've, Gerber Organizations: Disney, New York Times, Service, The New York Times, IBM, Apple, Lionsgate, Warner Bros, CNN, Media, Facebook

☆ Russia is relocating Ukrainian children to Belarus where they are subjected to military training and reeducation, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In Belarus, some children have been re-educated by nationalists and given military training. AdvertisementA recent report from Yale University sheds new light on the plight of Ukrainian children who have been deported by Russia, many of whom the report says are being subjected to military training and reeducation. Belarusian troops have subjected Ukrainian children to military training that includes handling firearms, wearing body armor, and watching military parades, lectures, and combat demonstrations, according to the report. The total number of deported Ukrainian children is unknown. Some Ukrainian children say they have been put in Russian foster and adoptive families while others are being repatriated to the country.

Persons: —, Russia's, Maria Lvova, Belova, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Yale University, Yale School of Public, Research, Yale, Internal Troops, CNN, Criminal Court, International Locations: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Without fuel, internet and phone service has fully collapsed in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A blackout of internet and phone services is now occurring across Gaza. The services have collapsed due to a lack of fuel in the area, says the main telecom provider. Israel refuses to let fuel into Gaza to repair the services, leaving their recovery uncertain. Israeli troops for a second day searched Al Shifa Hospital in the north for traces of Hamas. Lack of fuel brought down the internet and phone network, and it can't be restarted unless Israel lets in fuel, said Palnet, the main Palestinian telecoms provider.

Persons: —, Yehudit Weiss, Weiss, Israel, Al Shifa, Palnet Organizations: Service, Hamas, Al, Hospital, Food, Israel Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza's, Shifa, Egypt

There's music to enjoy too, with Hannah Waddingham leading an Apple TV+ special and the annual Tabernacle Choir concert airing on PBS. Here's where — and when, in Eastern Standard Time — to watch this year's holiday TV bonanza. Hatcher offers a second holiday movie helping this season with a rekindling romance rom-com. The quintet portray former soap opera co-stars who come together for a live holiday special and play matchmakers with their producer and director. HOLIDAY TUNES“Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham taps into her musical theater background by hosting her own Christmas special for Apple TV+ called “ Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas."

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☆ NASA scientists think some planets are shrinking because powerful radiation from their cores is pushing away their atmospheres
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Planets beyond our solar system have a size gap, where worlds seem to shrink past a certain range. Scientists think this is because some sub-Neptunes shrink — losing their atmospheres and speeding through the size gap until they are as small as a super-Earth. AdvertisementThe planets themselves may be pushing their atmospheres awayShrinking exoplanets may lack the mass (and therefore the gravity) to hold their atmospheres close. AdvertisementThe other hypothesis, called photoevaporation, says that a planet's atmosphere is dissipated by the radiation of its host star. AdvertisementThe scientists found that most of the planets there retained their atmosphere, making the core-powered mass loss a more likely cause of eventual atmosphere loss.

Persons: —, Jessie Christiansen, Mark Garlick, NASA's, Christiansen Organizations: NASA, Service, JPL, Caltech, Kepler Space, Harvard

☆ The same guys who helped Trump's campaign investigate Hunter Biden were paid off by Russians, Ukrainian prosecutors allege
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Paul Squire | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Three Ukrainian men have been charged with treason in their home country. The trio helped Rudy Giuliani and the Trump campaign investigate Hunter Biden for the 2020 election. AdvertisementThree Ukrainian men — including a sitting politician — helped the Trump campaign investigate Hunter Biden before the 2020 election. The prosecution effort marks another key consequence of Trump's years-long quest to attack Hunter Biden — and, as a result, discredit his father. Additionally, Trump's call to Zelenskyy asking for help investigating Hunter Biden and other Democrats was a key factor in his first impeachment in 2019.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Trump, Hunter Biden, —, Oleksandr Dubinsky, Andriy Derkach, Kostyantyn Kulyk, Prosecutors, Vladimir Alekseyev, Dubinksy, Dubinsky, Volodymyr Zelensky's, Kulyk, Joe Biden, Derkach, Giuliani, Hunter Biden —, baselessly Organizations: Prosecutors, Service, BBC, Russian, European Union, NATO, State, Bureau, Reuters, New York Times, Burisma Holdings Locations: Ukraine, United States, Russian, China

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