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☆ Four deaf people died in the Lewiston mass shooting. The tragedy highlights their unique vulnerabilities during a crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Seal was an advocate for the deaf community and a prominent sign-language interpreter at state government briefings during the coronavirus pandemic. People sign "I love you" at a vigil for victims of last month's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Matt Rourke/APAdvocates for the deaf community say the attack resonated in a population that rarely makes headlines, marking a communal loss that reverberated nationwide. He was desperate for news but was left in the dark, said Minch, who is a member of Maine’s deaf community. Police gather at Schemengees Bar, where four members of the deaf community were killed when a gunman opened fire on October 25.

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☆ The founder of Tesla's biggest China rival reportedly drank a glass of battery fluid to impress one of Warren Buffett's lieutenants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Its founder, Wang Chuanfu, once drank battery fluid to impress big-name investors, the Wall Street Journal reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe founder of Chinese automaker BYD, Tesla's biggest global EV rival, once drank battery fluid in front of a big-name investor to show just how serious he was about his company, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. David Sokol, a lieutenant of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, noticed BYD's momentum and visited the company in Shenzhen as early as 2008, according to the Wall Street Journal. BYD saw some hiccups as other Chinese EV makers entered the market and Tesla shored up its Chinese operations. Aside from BYD's unique business achievements, its two head executives also have a noteworthy and fascinating dynamic, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Persons: Elon Musk, Wang Chuanfu, BYD, —, Stella Li, Tesla, David Sokol, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Sokol, Wang Organizations: Elon, Wall Street Journal, Service, EV, Wall Street, Sony, Wall, Motorola, Nokia, Toyota Corolla Locations: China, Shenzhen, Berkshire, BYD, Europe, Southeast Asia, Munich

☆ Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas took lavish vacations with a billionaire who criticized student-loan forgiveness months before the Supreme Court struck it down, new report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A new ProPublica report found Clarence Thomas has accepted more undisclosed gifts from billionaires. On Thursday, ProPublica released an investigation that revealed new information on the gifts billionaires have given Thomas over the years. Months later, the Supreme Court in June indeed struck down the student-debt relief, with Thomas voting in the majority. Last month, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would create a code of ethics for Supreme Court justices, but it's unlikely the bill will pass under a Republican-controlled House. Can Congress do various things to regulate the Supreme Court?

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☆ Justice Clarence Thomas enjoyed more vacations, private flights and perks thanks to wealthy friends, new ProPublica report details
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

These costly trips and travel perks often went unreported on the justice’s financial disclosure forms, ProPublica said in its investigation. Lynne Sladky/APProPublica interviewed more than 100 people, including staff that would have worked some of the trips that Thomas took. Thomas did not respond to ProPublica’s detailed list of questions for its report, nor did Novelly. None of the Thomas benefactors highlighted in the new report appear to have had direct business in front of the Supreme Court, ProPublica said. Thomas intends to amend his financial disclosure forms, a source close to the justice previously told CNN, to at least reflect Crow’s 2014 purchase of Thomas’ mother’s home.

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☆ Clarence Thomas accepted previously undisclosed luxury vacations with rich friends that likely cost millions: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Clarence Thomas took at least 38 other previously undisclosed luxury trips, ProPublica reported. The outlet estimates that Thomas has accepted millions in trips he didn't report since joining the court. According to its latest story, Thomas accepted a Bahamas trip, a stay at a luxury Jamaica resort, and premium seats to games. According to ProPublica's report, Thomas has accepted at least 38 other premium vacations that he did not previously disclose. The sheer level of what Thomas has accepted is staggering, a former federal judge responsible for financial disclosures told the outlet.

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☆ Clarence Thomas' friends from the elite Horatio Alger Association financed a documentary favoring the justice after the HBO film 'Confirmation' aired Anita Hill scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Several friends of Clarence Thomas helped finance a documentary on the justice. Thomas vehemently denied the allegations and was confirmed to the Supreme Court in a close 52-48 vote. The actor Wendell Pierce, best known for his role as Detective William "Bunk" Moreland on HBO's "The Wire," played Thomas. That film, "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas In His Own Words," was released in 2020. While speaking during an appearance at a Connecticut library, he once remarked that Thomas had dealt with "lies, innuendo, distortions, and outright personal attacks" throughout the Supreme Court confirmation process.

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☆ Warren Buffett's one-time heir apparent who resigned in disgrace amid accusations of insider trading has pleaded for a judge to be lenient in sentencing Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One letter came from David Sokol, the former Berkshire Hathaway executive who stepped down amid allegations of insider trading. In his letter, Sokol says Holmes' jury may have lacked the business knowledge he believes is necessary to reach an appropriate verdict in this case. The SEC investigated but ultimately decided not to file insider trading charges against Sokol, though Berkshire said he violated the company's insider trading policy. As a knowledgeable investor, I can say with certainty that I would not have found Ms. Holmes guilty on any of the wire fraud charges." Later in his letter, Sokol even invoked Thomas Edison's name to make his case for leniency.

☆ Elizabeth Holmes' friends and family filed 130 letters asking for lenient sentencing, written by everyone like Cory Booker and Tim Draper to David Sokol and ex-Theranos staff — here are some highlight
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"This process is a string of unlikely events that lawyers, advisors and board members all told her would never come to be." He wrote: "Liz has been called an incredible salesperson, that she wooed investors, partners, and employees with a sales pitch so compelling that they couldn't help but to be involved. Evans also shed some light on goings-on in Holmes' life during the trial. He says Holmes is, in fact, pregnant, as one witness hinted at in a recent evidentiary hearing. "The price Liz and our family pays for this process is not just the potential incarceration that you will decide.

☆ Why We’re Bullish on Energy Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Vivek Ramaswamy | David Sokol | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. energy stocks may be a rare fit for both. Energy stocks should continue to outperform as capital rotates from technology to energy. Record low interest rates from 2009 through 2021 led investors to embrace risk by valuing uncertain cash flows in the distant future relative to low-yielding cash in the bank. That fueled a 12-fold appreciation in U.S. technology stocks, as the sector’s average price-earnings ratio rose to 34 from 13. Unprecedented fiscal stimulus left consumers and states flush with cash that fueled even greater risk-taking, while lockdowns and remote work favored tech.

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