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☆ India wants to host the Olympic Games in 2036. Is the country ready?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Labourers work beside the Olympic signage at the entrance of a venue ahead of the upcoming 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai on OCtober 11, 2023. In October, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India plans to host the 2036 Games, reportedly saying it's the country's "age-old dream." Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey and Poland have also expressed their interest to host the Games in 2036. Reliance Industries, the country's largest private sector company, entered into a partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) last year. In 2011, after the games concluded, the chairman of the of the Commonwealth Games organizing committee, Suresh Kalmadi, was arrested for corruption and financial malpractice.

Persons: Indranil MUKHERJEE, INDRANIL MUKHERJEE, Indranil Mukherjee, Narendra Modi, Nita Mukesh Ambani, CNBC's Tanvir Gill, Ambani, Thomas Bach, Suresh Kalmadi, David Carter, Carter Organizations: 141st International Olympic Committee, AFP, Getty, Afp, India, Business, Reliance Foundation, Reliance Industries, Indian Olympic Association, Olympic Games, CNBC TV18, Olympic, Commonwealth Games, Guardian, BBC, Cricket, University of Southern, CNBC Locations: Mumbai, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, Poland, Delhi, University of Southern California

The search for Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, involved both old-fashioned footwork and advanced technology, but for almost two days after the shooting there was still no sign of Card by air, water or land. Maine's wildlife game wardens were among the officers taking part in the water search. “That AI technology can be used to search the video faster," Carter said. SEARCHING BY AIRColder temperatures expected this weekend would have made it easier to use thermal search equipment, Sauschuck said during the afternoon press conference. “Helicopters and drones, given how wooded it is there, using infrared technology can help you look through the canopy,” Carter said.

Persons: outdoorsman, Robert Card, Bowdoin, Mike Sauschuck, Sauschuck, Ryan Smith, David Carter, ‘ I’ve, ’, ’ ”, Carter, “ It’s, ” Carter, “ It's, “, ”, Michael Balsamo Organizations: Maine Public, U.S . Coast Guard, Maine's Department of Public, Michigan State University, FBI, “ Helicopters, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries, Wildlife, Canada Border Services Agency, Lewiston Police Department, Analysis, Associated Press Locations: Maine, Androscoggin, Lisbon Falls , Maine, Kennebec, U.S, State, New York

"We're disappointed, of course," Anthony Caso, a lawyer for Eastman, said of the court's decision not to hear the appeal. In decisions in 2022, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter in Santa Ana ordered certain emails to be turned over, including those related to court efforts by Trump and Eastman to delay congressional certification of Biden's victory. Carter ruled that Trump and Eastman had "more likely than not" committed a crime in trying to obstruct Congress. Eastman has sought to erase the judge's determination that the "crime-fraud" exception applied to some of the emails. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to face Biden in the 2024 election.

Persons: John Eastman, Yuri Gripas, Donald Trump's, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Eastman, Virginia, Ginni, We're, Anthony Caso, Trump's, Joe Biden's, David Carter, Trump, Carter, Mike Pence, Pence, Biden, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: National Organization, IRS, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Supreme, Conservative, Washington Post, Democratic, Capitol, Trump . Eastman, Chapman University, Trump, Eastman, San, Circuit, Republican, Thomson Locations: Washington, California, U.S, Santa Ana, San Francisco, Georgia's Fulton County

☆ Why Jack Smith Had to Bring This Indictment Against Trump - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Ryan Goodman | Andrew Weissmann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump has now been indicted three times, accused of crimes occurring before, during and after his presidency. But the indictment does more: It skillfully avoids breathing air into a Trump claim of selective prosecution. To not have brought this case against Mr. Trump would have been an act of selective nonprosecution. Mr. Smith has now said he can prove the same conduct beyond a reasonable doubt. Although the Jan. 6 select committee referred Mr. Trump for investigation for inciting an insurrection, Mr. Smith wisely demurred.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, David Carter, John Eastman, Smith, demurred Organizations: Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security, of National Intelligence, Republican, The, Capitol, Federal, Department Locations: United States

☆ Wall Street closes down, dollar dips as debt ceiling talks stall
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, October 28, 2013. "All eyes are on Washington and investors remain focused on the debt ceiling," said David Carter, investment specialist at JPMorgan Private Bank in New York. "This is new territory and (it is) not perfectly clear if the Fed will allow tighter bank lending to replace tighter monetary policy." European shares closed higher and the German DAX reached a record high as hopes of progress in U.S. debt ceiling talks boosted investor sentiment. Oil prices edged lower following news that the debt ceiling talks were on pause, raising the possibility of a default that could hit energy demand.

☆ Wall Street turns red, dollar dips as debt ceiling talks stall
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

☆ Wall Street ends volatile week higher as Fed officials ease bank fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Wall Street is taking its cues from Washington and other capitals as it relates to interest rates and banking regulations." "The Fed may be jaw-boning a bit as it says more rate increases may be coming this year," JPMorgan's Carter added. Worries over potential contagion beyond regional banks threatening to spread to their larger peers was sparked by a sell-off of European bank shares. While the S&P Bank index (.SPXBK) ended modestly lower, the KBW Regional Bank index (.KRX) jumped 2.9%. Regional lenders PacWest Bancorp , Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL.N) jumped 3.2% and 5.8%, respectively, while First Republic Bank (FRC.N) dropped 1.4%.

☆ Wall Street closes sharply higher, notches weekly gains as Treasury yields ease
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The week also saw the benchmark S&P 500 break through its 50- and 200-day moving averages, two closely watched technical levels. [1/2] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 3, 2023. Fourth-quarter earnings season is on the final stretch, with all but seven of the companies in the S&P 500 having reported. This would imply the S&P 500 entered a three-quarter earnings recession in the closing months of 2022, per Refinitiv. The S&P 500 posted 23 new 52-week highs and 2 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 79 new highs and 57 new lows.

☆ Wall Street closes green as GDP data eases recession worries
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] People stand by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 26, 2023. Fourth-quarter earnings season has hit full stride, with more than one fourth of the companies in the S&P 500 having reported. Analysts now see aggregate fourth quarter earnings falling 2.7%, worse than the 1.6% year-on-year decline seen on Jan. 1, but an improvement over the 3% annual decline as of Wednesday, per Refinitiv. Of the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, all but consumer staples (.SPLRCS) advanced. The S&P 500 posted 23 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 111 new highs and 32 new lows.

“You have to sample them all and analyze them all to see if they belong to victims or a suspect. The Moscow killings occurred in a three-story, six-bedroom rented house, about a half-block from the University of Idaho campus. The apartment house in Moscow, Idaho, where four students were stabbed to death held an enormous amount of biological evidence, experts say. “So, who could have left that DNA evidence? Before getting answers about DNA, investigators seek clues in the location of blood.

☆ Donald Trump launched a third bid for president at a time when his legal troubles have never been worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Trump announced his 3rd presidential bid in the same place that federal agents view as a suspected crime scene. With midterms over, the Justice Department could soon signal its next steps. The Justice Department has pursued its investigations undeterred by Trump's signaling plans for a third presidential bid, and his formal campaign launch will not protect him. The Justice Department could soon signal its next steps. Ahead of the midterms, Republicans warned that they would wield committees to mount oversight investigations and grill the Justice Department and FBI about investigations involving Trump.

☆ A Trump White House lawyer wrote in an email that he was 'concerned' about the former president signing a sworn statement verifying inaccurate information on voter fraud, per Axios report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Eric Herschmann, a former White House lawyer, was concerned about a sworn statement Trump ultimately signed. An email obtained by Axios shows the lawyer warned against signing off false claims of voter fraud. The message concerned a lawsuit Trump and his legal team were preparing to file against Georgia Gov. In a statement to Axios Herschmann said, "I am not discussing my conversations with the president or the surrounding circumstances." "The Court finds that these emails are sufficiently related to and in furtherance of a conspiracy to defraud the United States," Carter wrote.

☆ Trump lashes out at judge who said former president knowingly pushed false voter fraud case
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a rally in Warren, Michigan, U.S., October 1, 2022. Former President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday after a federal judge wrote that Trump knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud while he was fighting his 2020 election loss. In late December, Eastman relayed concerns to Trump's attorneys about citing supposed evidence of voter fraud in Georgia's Fulton County. "The emails show that President Trump knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong but continued to tout those numbers, both in court and to the public," the judge determined. In that decision, the judge wrote that it was "more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress" on Jan. 6.

☆ Federal judge finds that Trump lied under oath about voter fraud in Georgia while trying to overturn the 2020 election results
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A federal judge said Wednesday that Trump lied under oath about voter fraud claims in the 2020 election. Trump "knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong" but touted them "both in court and to the public," Judge David Carter wrote. Carter made the determination in a ruling ordering a GOP lawyer to turn over his communications to the Jan. 6 committee. On December 4, 2020, Trump's legal team filed a lawsuit in Georgia state court alleging that Fulton County had miscounted thousands of votes. He added: "The emails show that President Trump knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong but continued to tout those numbers, both in court and to the public."

☆ Judge says Trump knew his voter fraud numbers were false, orders ex-lawyer to give more emails to Jan. 6 committee
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Dareh Gregorian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

In his order, Judge David Carter found Eastman should hand over eight documents under the "crime-fraud exception" to attorney-client and attorney work privileges. But, the judge said, Trump signed off on the suit, "swearing under oath" that the numbers were correct, anyway. Nevertheless, the judge noted, "Trump and his attorneys ultimately filed the complaint with the same inaccurate numbers without rectifying, clarifying, or otherwise changing them. Andy Cross / The Denver Post via Getty Images file“The emails show that President Trump knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong but continued to tout those numbers, both in court and to the public, the judge ruled. The Jan. 6 committee, which has prominently featured Eastman in its hearings, had subpoenaed Eastman's emails from his former workplace, Chapman University.

Eastman was one of Trump's attorneys when the former president and his allies challenged his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterRepresentatives for Trump and Eastman did not immediately return requests for comment. "The emails show that President Trump knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong but continued to tout those numbers, both in court and to the public," the judge wrote. The judge said four other emails "demonstrate an effort by President Trump and his attorneys to press false claims in federal court for the purpose of delaying the January 6 vote." Trump and his allies filed over 60 lawsuits challenging the 2020 election, which Biden won, with some complaints alleging voter fraud without evidence to support those claims.

☆ Judge says more of attorney John Eastman's emails about Trump election challenge must be given to Jan. 6 probe
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Eight of Eastman's emails were subject to that "crime-fraud exception," according to the order in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California. Another four emails "demonstrate an effort by President Trump and his attorneys to press false claims in federal court for the purpose of delaying the January 6 vote," Carter wrote. In Wednesday's ruling, Carter ordered disclosure of portions of a handful of emails related to Eastman's plan for Pence to challenge the 2020 electoral count. Carter ruled in March that Eastman disclose 101 emails to the select committee that were the subject of disputes over legal privileges. In that decision, judge wrote that it was "more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress" on Jan. 6.

☆ Trump lied about the 2020 election and recycled conspiracy theories in a letter to the Jan. 6 committee after it voted to subpoena him
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump lied about the 2020 election and recycled grievances about the Russia probe and both his impeachments in a letter to the Jan. 6 committee. It went on to accuse congressional Democrats of working to "create the fiction of Russia, Russia, Russia, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, the $48 Million Mueller Report ... Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine, the atrocious and illegal Spying on my Campaign," and more. On Thursday, the January 6 committee unanimously voted to subpoena Trump for documents and testimony related to his role in the Capitol riot. Thursday's vote to subpoena Trump came after the January 6 committee wrapped up its final public hearing about the events surrounding the Capitol riot. The legality of Trump's actions and statements leading up to and during the Capitol riot has also been called into question by more than one federal judge.

☆ The January 6 committee plans to subpoena former President Donald Trump: reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot plans to subpoena former President Donald Trump following what will likely be its final hearing Thursday, according to multiple media reports. Lawmakers on the committee have for months tried to piece together Trump's actions on the day of the Capitol siege. The legality of Trump's actions and statements leading up to and during the Capitol riot has also been called into question by more than one federal judge. Lawmakers have so far held four top Trump aides in contempt and criminally referred them for prosecution connected to the select committee's investigation into the Capitol riot. One of those aides, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, with two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with the select committee's subpoena.

Keep up to date on the latest of Trump's legal travails, both criminal and civil, with this guide to the ever-evolving Trump docket. The Issues: Trump's real estate and golf resort business is accused of giving its executives pricey perks and benefits that were never reported as income to taxing authorities. The issues: They say Donald Trump sicced his security guards on their peaceful, legal protest outside Trump Tower in 2015. Donald Trump, right, sits with his children, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on July 23, 2014, in Washington. The Issues: Donald Trump is accused of promoting a scam multi-level marketing scheme on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

What's next: Court-ordered depositions of Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr., were delayed by the death of family matriarch Ivana Trump. But their depositions finally wrapped on August 10, when Donald Trump testified before investigators in James' Manhattan offices. The issues: They say Donald Trump sicced his security guards on their peaceful, legal protest outside Trump Tower in 2015. Donald Trump Jr, Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump during the filming of the live final tv episode of The Celebrity Apprentice on May 16 2010 in New York City. The Issues: Donald Trump is accused of promoting a scam multi-level marketing scheme on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

☆ How these MBA grads used their education — from opening a clothing store to working at a nonprofit
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-04 | by ( Alana Pockros | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Financial services and consulting are some of the most popular fields for business school grads. According to statistics from Harvard Business School, financial services and consulting are the most popular paths for its graduates. When Colloredo-Mansfeld's husband got a professorship at the University of Iowa, she started working at Iowa's business school. Additionally, he had gotten a taste of business school years prior when he attended Stanford's Summer Institute for General Management Program. It was on these site visits that Richman started to work directly with customers and realized she had a passion for selling.

☆ What happens to your body in Mount Everest's 'death zone'
▼ + stars: | 2019-05-28 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Climbers who ascend higher than 26,000 feet on Mount Everest enter the "death zone." In the death zone, climbers' brains and lungs are starved for oxygen, their risk of heart attack and stroke is increased, and their judgment quickly becomes impaired. In 2019, at least 11 people died on Everest, almost all of whom spent time in the death zone. These extra, unplanned hours in the death zone might have put the 11 people who perished at higher risk, though it's hard to determine the specific causes of each death. Temperatures in the death zone never rise above zero degrees Fahrenheit.

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