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CNN has obtained a copy of the Hamas response and senior Hamas official Muhammad Nazzal confirmed it was genuine. The Hamas response has been met with optimism by some of the parties involved but one Israeli official said Wednesday there was “no way” his country would accept it. The second phase, Hamas has proposed, would see the conclusion of talks on a mutual cessation of hostilities. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, which is mediating, said Tuesday Hamas’ response to Israel’s proposal was “positive.”“The reply includes some comments, but in general it is positive. “We are optimistic, and we have delivered the response to the Israeli party.”Separately, a source familiar with the discussions told CNN that Hamas’ response was “reasonable.”It’s unclear if the two were referring to the counterproposal CNN has seen.

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While there's no universal minimum credit score to rent an apartment, landlords generally prefer applicants with a good credit score, which is at least 670. While your credit score will suffice for some landlords, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, landlords are also allowed to view your credit reports. The average credit score of a Gen Z consumer is 680 compared to the average baby boomer's credit score of 745. Though these services won't directly help you build credit, keeping track of your credit score is a crucial part of the credit building process. Apartment credit score requirements frequently asked questionsCan you rent an apartment if you do not have credit?

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☆ Gaza Ceasefire Plan for Hostage Release Awaits Hamas Response
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

"We don't know and we cannot predict what Hamas' response will be," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's prime minister, said on Monday. Hamas told Reuters in a statement on Tuesday the proposal would involve three stages, including the release of hostages held by the group and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. "After that, the Hamas leadership will meet to discuss the paper and express its final opinion on it," the statement said. More than 100 Israeli hostages are still held, following the release of a similar number in an earlier truce in November that involved the release of scores of Palestinian prisoners. The Hamas statement said the second phase would also involve the release of male military recruits.

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☆ Opinion: In the French language, ‘inclusive’ becomes a loaded word
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Last month, the French Senate voted 221 to 82 in favor of the proposal banning gender-inclusive language from official French documents. Now it seems, another legitimate arm of state power — the French Senate — has taken matters into its own hands. As Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing populist France Insoumise (France Unbowed) party said on X: “The French language belongs to those who speak it.”But the right embraces it. And he is someone who has embraced all efforts to cement French as a central language for the world. It’s all part of the French president’s ongoing campaign to boost the use of French everywhere.

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☆ Luis Diaz: Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group says military operations don’t allow the release of footballer’s father
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Fernando Ramos | Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The National Liberation Army – the Colombian guerrilla group known by its acronym ELN – said military operations “don’t allow” the release of footballer Luis Díaz’s father, Luis Manuel Díaz, kidnapped since October 28. Luis Manuel Díaz was kidnapped in the small town of Barrancas, department of La Guajira, in northern Colombia. “This scenario does not allow carrying out the release plan quickly and safely, where there is no risk for Mr. Luis Manuel Díaz”, the statement said. Later on Monday, Colombia’s military officials said its troops, part of the search operation, were “ordered to reposition themselves” to provide guarantees for Díaz’s release. Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office , the Catholic Church and the International Red Cross have offered to serve as guarantors for Luis Manuel Díaz’s release.

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☆ Opinion | With War Raging, Colleges Confront a Crisis of Their Own Making
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For the past two and a half weeks, college leaders have canceled or anxiously discussed canceling campus speeches and events that touch on Israel and Palestine. Students, meanwhile, have blasted those administrators for saying too much or too little. Many students now turn to the colleges they attend for much more than intellectual stimulation. They seek an acknowledgment of their wounds along with the engagement of their minds. And that’s in significant measure because many schools have encouraged that mind-set, casting themselves as stewards of students’ welfare, guarantors of their safety, places of refuge, precincts of healing.

Persons: They’ve Locations: Israel, Palestine

☆ Warren Buffett's deputy isn't in 'The Big Short' like Michael Burry - but he also bet against the housing bubble and spoke to Michael Lewis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"The Big Short" starred Michael Burry and others who bet the mid-2000s housing bubble would burst. Author Michael Lewis phoned Combs to talk about his housing wager while researching "The Big Short." AdvertisementAdvertisementMichael Burry and the other stars of "The Big Short" weren't the only investors to uncover the toxic assets underpinning the mid-2000s housing bubble, and place bets on its spectacular collapse. Lewis said he was working on a book about the whole situation that would become "The Big Short." AdvertisementAdvertisementCombs finished the story by saying he enjoys being "one small little piece" of the fascinating backstory behind "The Big Short."

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☆ Sam Bankman-Fried case: The FTX criminal fraud trial begins today. Here's everything you need to know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal fraud trial begins in federal court today. According to prosecutors, Bankman-Fried commingled funds between FTX, where he was CEO, and Alameda Research, a hedge fund he also controlled. In the months since, prosecutors have brought several superseding indictments, slapping on more criminal charges. AP Photo/Mary AltafferIn addition to the criminal case against Bankman-Fried, the fallout of FTX's collapse has created a fountain of complicated lawsuits and legal maneuvers. The Securities and Exchange Commission has a civil case against Bankman-Fried alleging he "orchestrated a massive, years-long fraud."

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☆ Sam Bankman-Fried case: The FTX criminal fraud trial begins this week. Here's everything you need to know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal fraud trial begins in federal court on Tuesday. According to prosecutors, Bankman-Fried commingled funds between FTX, where he was CEO, and Alameda Research, a hedge fund he also controlled. In the months since, prosecutors have brought several superseding indictments, slapping on more criminal charges. AP Photo/Mary AltafferIn addition to the criminal case against Bankman-Fried, the fallout of FTX's collapse has created a fountain of complicated lawsuits and legal maneuvers. The Securities and Exchange Commission has a civil case against Bankman-Fried alleging he "orchestrated a massive, years-long fraud."

☆ Keep an eye on 'blue' bonds, a little-known income alternative tied to clean water
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"Blue" bonds, securities focused on protecting bodies of water, are popping up with increased frequency with the help of nonprofits. Earlier this month, Denmark's renewable energy producer Ørsted said it would become the first energy company to issue blue bonds. But he said there likely won't be more options until there is wider demand for those blue bonds already available. Because of this, he recommends investors look beyond blue bonds to green bonds that have some focus on water issues. The primary investment thesis behind blue bonds, Atkinson said, is understanding the risk of ignoring the need for healthy oceans and clean water.

Persons: Kris Atkinson, Nomura, Ørsted, Fidelity's Atkinson, Atkinson, Aya Kawamoto, Morgan Stanley, Simon Waever, Waever, Green, Kawamoto, We're, Michael Bloom Organizations: The World Bank, Fidelity International, Nature Conservancy, United Nations, AXA, Inter, American Development Bank, Life Insurance, Conservancy, Treasury Locations: Seychelles, Fiji, Portugal, Europe, East, Africa, Barbados, Belize, Gabon

☆ World Bank’s green overhaul is slowly taking shape
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Rebecca Christie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - To step up the fight against climate change, World Bank President Ajay Banga wants to overhaul the lender’s balance sheet without overturning its credit rating. Earlier this year, the World Bank pledged $50 billion over 10 years via changes to how it manages its equity to loan ratio. Such backing has been used before, for example by the UK to fund $1 billion of World Bank projects in India. The central banks would hold those bonds as liquid reserves, while the World Bank could use the SDRs for financing its operations. All of these options are more complicated than if the World Bank’s shareholders simply increased its paid-in capital outright.

Persons: Ajay Banga, Janet Yellen, Lawrence Summers, N.K, Singh, Joe Biden, Yellen, ”, Guarantors, Brad Setser, Stephen Paduano, George Hay, Francesco Guerrera, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, World, Treasury, World Bank, Reuters Graphics, Mastercard, Citigroup, AAA, U.S, Bank, London School of Economics, International Monetary Fund, European Union, U.S ., Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, U.S, Asia, Banga, India, Japan, China, European, Marrakech, Singh

☆ Gazprom subsidiary files $472-million lawsuit against UniCredit in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Unicredit Bank logo is seen in this illustration taken March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoMOSCOW, Aug 7 (Reuters) - RusKhimAlyans, 50%-owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM), has filed a lawsuit seeking 45.7 billion roubles ($472 million) from Italy's UniCredit [RIC:RIC:UCCDB.UL], a guarantor of a project held up by EU sanctions, Russian court documents show. The court documents were filed at the Court of Arbitration of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. In January, the same court ordered nearly $500 million of assets belonging to Linde , to be frozen at RusKhimAlyans's request. ($1 = 96.8150 roubles)Reporting by Elena Fabrichnaya; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ We just learned the identities of the 2 bail guarantors keeping George Santos out of jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A judge has unsealed the identities of George Santos's mysterious bail sponsors. A third bail guarantor never came forward, a judge wrote. Additional identifying information in the bond documents remains sealed. US Magistrate Judge Anne Shields allowed them to be bail sureties anyway because they "agreed to be personally responsible" for Santos. If anything, Seybert wrote, Santos has drawn even more attention to their identities — giving more reason to make them public.

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NEW YORK, June 22 (Reuters) - George Santos's father and aunt were identified on Thursday as the guarantors of the indicted U.S. representative's $500,000 bail, after Santos fought unsuccessfully to keep them anonymous. The House of Representatives' Ethics Committee also wanted the names, to determine whether Santos violated congressional rules on gifts. Seybert called it "disingenuous" to suggest that Santos' father and aunt might be endangered, noting that they came forward to offer help after the congressman's high-profile arraignment and expressed no concerns about guaranteeing bail. "My family & I have made peace with the judges decision to release their names," Santos posted on Twitter. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Alistair Bell and Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Rep. George Santos' mystery bail backers to be revealed at noon
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Rep. George Santos leaves the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, New York, May 10, 2023. The secret identities of Republican Rep. George Santos' bail backers in his federal criminal case are set to be revealed Thursday at noon ET. "That risk is further heightened by the fact that the very crimes Rep. Santos has been charged with involve abusing the political process for personal gain," the Times noted. A consortium of news outlets, including NBC News, followed suit, arguing, "Rep. Santos cannot overcome the presumption of openness" afforded by the First Amendment and federal common law. The judge noted that Santos can move to modify the conditions of his bail if his remaining guarantors decide to back out.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, Joanna Seybert, Joseph Murray, Murray, Seybert, Republican Party's Organizations: Rep, Eastern, of, Republican Rep, Santos, The New York Times, U.S, Times, NBC, Justice Department, Republican, NBC News, CNBC Locations: U.S, of New York, Central Islip , New York, New York, NBCUniversal

☆ Who Bailed George Santos Out? Court Is Set to Reveal the Mystery.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Michael Gold | Grace Ashford | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Of the many questions that surround Representative George Santos, one has recently taken center stage: Who guaranteed the $500,000 bond that allowed him to be released from federal custody last month? Mr. Santos, 34, and his lawyer have for weeks attempted to thwart efforts to make public the names of his guarantors, at one point claiming to the court that Mr. Santos — who awaits trial on 13 federal criminal charges — would rather go to jail than have them revealed and subjected to public scrutiny. But the mystery surrounding Mr. Santos’s bond is expected to be resolved at noon Thursday, after a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York dismissed his appeal to keep the names sealed. Some of the wilder theories about the source of the bail funds were seemingly put to rest. In court filings opposing the disclosure of the so-called sureties, Mr. Santos’s lawyer, Joseph Murray, all but declared that Mr. Santos’s guarantors were relatives.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, Santos —, —, Santos’s, wilder, Joseph Murray, Santos’s guarantors Organizations: of New York Locations: Eastern

The guarantors were listed as Elma Santos Preven and Gercino Dos Santos, according to signatures on the court documents that were unsealed. But Santos’ father and aunt “agreed to be personally responsible” for the congressman’s compliance with the terms of his release, the order noted. The family members’ names were revealed Thursday after Santos and his lawyer lost an appeal to keep the identities of the bond co-signers under seal. Santos had argued that he needed to shield his bond co-signers to protect their privacy and risked having them with withdraw their support once their names became public. Santos Preven, who also has donated to her nephew’s congressional campaign, was described as a mail handler for the US Postal Service, in an FEC donation record from October 2021.

Persons: George Santos ’, Elma Santos Preven, Gercino Dos, Santos ’, “, ”, Santos, Santos Preven Organizations: CNN, New York Republican, Representatives, Commission, US Postal Service, Congressional, New York Republicans Locations: New York, York, Long

☆ George Santos bail backers will be revealed Thursday, judge orders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) speaks to the media as he leaves Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, May 10, 2023. The identities of the people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos' $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case will be revealed Thursday at noon ET, a federal judge ordered Tuesday. Other sealed documents in the case, including Seybert's full written order, are also scheduled to be unsealed Thursday, according to a docket entry in Santos' case. After his initial court appearance, Santos was released on a $500,000 bond backed by multiple guarantors, whose names were kept under seal. A magistrate judge in the case sided with the news outlets earlier this month but gave Santos time to appeal the decision.

Persons: Representative George Santos, George Santos, Judge Joanna Seybert's, Santos, Joseph Murray, Murray, Republican Party's Organizations: Representative, Islip Federal, Republican, New York Times Locations: Islip, Central Islip , New York, U.S, Long

☆ Who paid the $500,000 to bail George Santos out of jail? We'll probably find out on Thursday.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A group of three people are on the hook for $500,000 to keep Rep. George Santos out of jail. On Thursday at noon Eastern Time, documents revealing the identities of the three people who paid the scandal-plagued congressman's $500,000 bond will be unsealed after US District Judge Joanna Seybert denied Santos' most recent appeal. The judge allowed Santos to walk free instead of going to jail ahead of trial on the condition that he stays in Washington, DC and New York, and agrees to a $500,000 bond. But in a highly unusual decision, the magistrate judge who imposed the bond allowed the identities of those bail sponsors to remain secret. One of the three people who originally agreed to sponsor the bond already dropped out, Murray said.

Persons: George Santos, —, Joanna Seybert, Santos, Joseph Murray, Murray, Guo Wengui, GUO Organizations: Rep, Service Locations: George Santos of New York, Washington , DC, New York

☆ George Santos Says His Family Helped Bail Him Out. (Just Don’t Ask Who.)
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Grace Ashford | Michael Gold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Santos, a Republican representing Long Island and parts of Queens, is facing 13 felony counts including money laundering and wire fraud. A group of media organizations, including The New York Times, requested last month that the identities of the people who guaranteed Mr. Santos’s bail bond be unsealed. In a motion filed on Monday, Mr. Murray shared a response he wrote to the Ethics Committee’s questions about bail, in which he pointed to House ethics rules that permit gifts from family members. Mr. Murray said that he would not oppose a targeted unsealing that would confirm to the public and to House investigators that Mr. Santos’s guarantors were family members, without fully revealing their names or exact relationships to Mr. Santos. Though the suretors did not hand over actual money, they will be on the hook for the $500,000 if Mr. Santos flees prosecution.

Persons: Joanna Seybert, Santos, Santos’s, Murray, Santos’s guarantors Organizations: Republican, The New York Times Locations: Long, Queens

☆ Santos asks court to reverse order to reveal his bail backers' identities in criminal fraud case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., asked a federal court Friday morning to reverse a judge's order to reveal the identities of the people who guaranteed the $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case. An attorney for Santos, the scandal-plagued freshman congressman who is charged with multiple financial crimes, argued that the backers' identities should remain private because of concerns that they will be attacked and harassed as a result of the "media frenzy" surrounding the case. But Murray said that "countervailing factors" support keeping the bail backers' identities under wraps. He said that Santos, his staff and others have been subjected to "hateful attacks" through the case. He added that if the other two backers' identities are released, they are likely to decide "that they shall have to withdraw from, serving as suretors."

Persons: George Santos, Santos, Joseph Murray, Murray, Anne Shields, Shields, Judge Shields Organizations: Rep, Republican, Democratic, Capitol, Santos, The New York Times Locations: Washington, Long

☆ George Santos says the people backing up his bond are family members who will bail on him if their names are publicly released
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Santos' lawyer asked a federal judge not to release the names of the people backing Santos' bond. Santos' lawyer says family members would likely abandon Santos if their names are made public. In a court filing in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, attorney Joseph Murray asked District Court Judge Joanna Seybert to block the names of Santos' guarantors from being released. Murray said that Santos and his staff have faced a "media frenzy and hateful attacks" since Santos was indicted. Insider is among a coalition of news organizations seeking the names of the bond suretors.

Persons: Santos, —, George Santos, representative's, Joseph Murray, Joanna Seybert, Anne Shields —, Santos —, Defendant, Murray, Seybert Organizations: Service, Court, Eastern, of, Prosecutors Locations: of New York

☆ Colombia and ELN guerrillas agree to six-month ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Bogota, Colombia CNN —The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) – one of the oldest and largest guerrilla groups still operating in the country – have agreed to implement a bilateral, six-month ceasefire starting on August 3. Cuba, Mexico, Norway, and Venezuela have acted as “guarantors” for the peace talks, as well as the United Nations and the Colombian Catholic church. The third round of peace negotiations between the Colombia's and the ELN in Havana on May 2, 2023. The ELN is still present in large swathes of the Colombian countryside and operates a military force of several thousand men according to military analysts and the Colombian military forces. Last week, Petro’s chief of staff Laura Sarabia and the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, both resigned amid mutual accusations of wiretapping.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, Miguel Diaz, guerre ‘ Antonio García, ”, Yamil Lage, ‘ Pablo Beltrán, ’, Ivan Duque, Petro, Laura Sarabia, Armando Benedetti Organizations: Colombia CNN, Colombian, National Liberation Army, Cuban, United Nations, Colombian Catholic, Getty, Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC, European Union Locations: Bogota, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, Havana, Norway, AFP, Colombian, United States

☆ Rep. George Santos says he'd rather forfeit his $500,000 bond and go to jail than out the people who guaranteed the money: court docs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jennifer Cunningham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. George Santos has asked a judge to keep the names of the people who guaranteed his half-million-dollar bond a secret. And if the judge mandates that his guarantors be identified, Santos said he'd forfeit his bond and remain jailed until his trial, according to court documents obtained by Insider. "A few hours later on Friday, June 2, 2023, I received a call wherein a male voice just shouted what sounded like, 'Who paid Santo's bond?' Last month, Judge Shields held a clandestine hearing with the bond guarantors, court filings show, and their names have not been revealed to the public. The judge has not yet ruled on whether or not to make the suretors' names public.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, he'd, —, Anne Shields, Joseph Murray, Murray, Judge Shields, Prosecutors Organizations: Service, United States House Locations: Santos

☆ Rep. George Santos mystery bail backers' identities must be revealed, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a vote to send a resolution to the Ethics panel in an attempt to expel him from the House, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington, DC. The identities of the three people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos' $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case must be revealed, a federal magistrate judge ordered Tuesday. But Santos, the embattled freshman Republican lawmaker from New York who was charged last month with an array of financial crimes, has until noon on Friday to appeal the decision, Magistrate Judge Anne Shields ordered. Santos admitted lying about his professional background and education, but he has denied other wrongdoing and pushed back on subsequent damning reporting about his business activities. The judge's decision was filed under seal in order to allow Santos to file his appeal.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, Anne Shields, Joseph Murray, Murray Organizations: Capitol, The New York Times Locations: Washington ,, New York

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