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☆ Amid campus protests, some teens and parents reconsider enrollment decisions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

I was so dead set on going,” said the private school student, who is Jewish. Before police were deployed to campus, pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters were clashing at the school , according to multiple reports. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Columbia University students gather for a picket organized by the Student Workers Union (UAW Local 2710) on Monday, April 29. Columbia student Cameron Jones told CNN: "I am Jewish and, to me, Passover symbolizes perseverance and resilience. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Israeli flags are reflected in the sunglasses of a demonstrator in front of Columbia University on April 22.

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☆ Biden left without an easy solution as campus protests heat up
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Kevin Liptak | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Demonstrators supporting Palestinians in Gaza barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York City on April 30. On Tuesday, White House officials sharply condemned the takeover of a building at Columbia University, voicing a rebuke of tactics they said went too far. Before police were deployed to campus, pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters were clashing at the school , according to multiple reports. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Columbia University students gather for a picket organized by the Student Workers Union (UAW Local 2710) on Monday, April 29. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Israeli flags are reflected in the sunglasses of a demonstrator in front of Columbia University on April 22.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Mike Johnson, “, Karine Jean, Pierre, hadn’t, Alex Kent, Jean, ” Biden, —, “ Biden, nobody’s, Donald Trump, Lauren Hitt, haven’t, Etienne Laurent, Frederic J . Brown, Caitlin Ochs, David Dee Delgado, Spencer Platt, Charly Triballeau, Kena Betancur, Seyma, Joseph Prezioso, Suzanne Cordeiro, Diane Handal, Cliff Owen, Qian Weizhong, Mike Stewart, Sarah Reingewirtz, Jay Janner, Brandon Bell, Brian Snyder, Timothy A, Clary, Matthew Hatcher, Nuri Vallbona, Jordan Vonderhaar, Zaydee Sanchez, Cameron Jones, Stephanie Keith, Andres Kudacki, Tayfun, Joe Buglewicz, Fatih Aktas, Michael M, Mary Altaffer, Scott Eisen, Columbia's, Stefan Jeremiah, Selcuk, Morehouse, ’, Karim Safieddine, ” Safieddine, Todd Richmond, Dahlia Saba, Trump, ” Saba, ” Barry Burden, ” Burden, that’s Organizations: CNN, Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, Getty, US, White, Heritage Month, Republican, Fox News, National Guard, Kent State University, University of California, UCLA, Getty Images Police, Police, Hamilton, Reuters Police, Columbia, Reuters, The City College of New, Protesters, Getty Images, Columbia Students, Justice, Brown University, Getty Images Columbia University, Student Workers Union, UAW, University of Texas, Low, George Washington University, AP, Sunday, New York University, Rueters Georgia State Patrol, Emory University, MediaNews, Los Angeles Daily News, Austin Statesman, USA, Network, Austin, University, Emerson College, Swarthmore College, Bloomberg, University of Southern, Reuters New York, Reuters Columbia, New York Times, Sproul Hall, Yale University, University police, York University, The New School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Library, Democratic, US Military Academy, West, Morehouse College, Biden, Syracuse University, University of Pittsburgh, United Steel, Trump, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Democratic Party, Elections Research Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Israel, Gaza, America, spokespeople, New York City, November’s, AFP, The City College of New York, Columbia, Columbia's, Palestine, Providence , Rhode Island, Texas, Austin, Washington ,, New, Rueters Georgia, Atlanta, Getty Images Texas, Boston, Swarthmore , Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, Berkeley, Sproul, Anadolu, New Haven , Connecticut, Cambridge, Vietnam, Biden’s, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Chicago

☆ Democrats: College campus protests highlight tensions in Biden’s coalition
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Pro-Palestinian protesters confront a Texas state trooper at the University of Texas in Austin on Monday, April 29. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Protesters link arms at Emerson College in Boston on April 24. Brian Snyder/Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the media on the campus of Columbia University after meeting with Jewish students on April 24. Alex Kent/AFP/Getty Images People watch from a window as New York University students set up a tent encampment on April 22. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Israeli flags are reflected in the sunglasses of a demonstrator in front of Columbia University on April 22.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Alex Kent, Biden, Andrew Bates, “, Chuck Schumer, –, Hind Rajab, Mike Johnson, ” Johnson, Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Mike Lawler, Israel –, Jared Moskowitz, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, ” Moskowitz, Sanders, “ Bernie, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, “ Sen, Sanders ’, ” Ocasio, tikkun, ”, Ocasio, Joseph Prezioso, Suzanne Cordeiro, Cliff Owen, Qian Weizhong, David Dee Delgado, Mike Stewart, Sarah Reingewirtz, Jay Janner, Brandon Bell, Brian Snyder, Timothy A, Clary, Matthew Hatcher, Nuri Vallbona, Jordan Vonderhaar, Zaydee Sanchez, Caitlin Ochs, Cameron Jones, Stephanie Keith, Andres Kudacki, Tayfun, Joe Buglewicz, Fatih Aktas, Michael M, Mary Altaffer, Scott Eisen, Columbia's, Stefan Jeremiah, Selcuk, Kena Betancur, Josh Gottheimer, Dan Goldman, Richard Nixon, Netanyahu’s, Elizabeth Warren of, Bernie, ’, Warren, ‘, Netanyahu, Israel, ” Sanders –, Sanders –, Democratic Sen, Chris Murphy of, who’s, ” Murphy, Elise Stefanik, ” Stefanik, CNN’s Donald Judd, Kevin Liptak, Annie Grayer Organizations: CNN, Israel Democrats, Capitol, Columbia University, Hamilton Hall, Getty, New York Democrat, College Democrats, America, Columbia, Republicans, Democrats, GOP, Jewish Democrats, Israeli, GOP Rep, Democratic, Florida, New York Rep, Hamilton, Columbia Students, Justice, Brown University, University of Texas, George Washington University, AP, University of California, UCLA, Getty Images, New York University, Rueters Georgia State Patrol, Emory University, MediaNews, Los Angeles Daily News, Austin Statesman, USA, Network, Reuters, Austin, University, Emerson College, Swarthmore College, Bloomberg, Getty Images Police, University of Southern, Reuters New York, Reuters Columbia, New York Times, Sproul Hall, Yale University, University police, York University, The New School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Library, New York Police Department, Occupy, Hamas, Democratic Party, Biden, White, International Court of Justice, Sunday, Fox News, New York, Republican Locations: Gaza, New York City, Columbia, Palestinian, ”, Gaza City, Palestine, New York, Vermont, Alexandria, Israel, Cortez, Providence , Rhode Island, AFP, Texas, Austin, Washington ,, Los Angeles, New, Rueters Georgia, Atlanta, Getty Images Texas, Boston, Swarthmore , Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, Berkeley, Sproul, Anadolu, New Haven , Connecticut, Cambridge, New Jersey, Washington, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, “ State, Chris Murphy of Connecticut

☆ Why this campus turmoil story is so complex
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( David Goldman | Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Brian Snyder/Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the media on the campus of Columbia University after meeting with Jewish students on April 24. Alex Kent/AFP/Getty Images People watch from a window as New York University students set up a tent encampment on April 22. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Israeli flags are reflected in the sunglasses of a demonstrator in front of Columbia University on April 22. The White House and multiple governors have voiced support for Jewish students and urged protesters and universities to exercise restraint. Yet hundreds of protesters have been arrested for trespassing and for violating school rules, including blocking access to campus buildings or other disruptions on campus.

Persons: Jay Janner, Mike Stewart, Sarah Reingewirtz, Brandon Bell, Brian Snyder, Mike Johnson, Timothy A, Clary, Alex Kent, Matthew Hatcher, Nuri Vallbona, Jordan Vonderhaar, Zaydee Sanchez, Caitlin Ochs, Cameron Jones, Stephanie Keith, Andres Kudacki, Tayfun, Joe Buglewicz, Fatih Aktas, Michael M, Mary Altaffer, Scott Eisen, Columbia's, David Dee Delgado, Stefan Jeremiah, Selcuk, Kena Betancur, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, University of Texas, Austin Statesman, USA, Network, Reuters, Reuters Georgia State Patrol, Emory University, University of Southern, MediaNews, Los Angeles Daily News, Getty, Austin, University, Emerson College, Columbia University, Swarthmore College, Bloomberg, Getty Images Police, Reuters New York, Reuters Columbia, Columbia, CNN, New York University, New York Times, University of California, Sproul Hall, Yale University, University police, Monday, York University, The New School, AP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Library, Getty Images, CAIR, Defamation, Jewish, Israel Locations: New York, United States, Gaza, Gaza . Texas, Austin, Reuters Georgia, Atlanta, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Boston, AFP, Swarthmore , Pennsylvania, Texas, Columbia, New, Berkeley, Sproul, Anadolu, New Haven , Connecticut, Cambridge, Israel

Mr. Cohen has said he acted at Mr. Trump’s direction, but the former president is not charged over the payment itself. If Mr. Trump testifies in his own defense, that could pit Mr. Cohen’s word against Mr. Trump’s — a he-said, he-said story, with two questionable narrators. Mr. Trump’s lawyers will seek to emphasize Mr. Cohen’s checkered past at every turn. And, on cross-examination, Mr. Trump’s lawyers are likely to portray Mr. Cohen as a serial liar with a grudge against his former boss. Mr. Pecker can support at least some of Mr. Cohen’s testimony about Mr. Trump’s involvement in the hush-money deals.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Alvin L, Bragg, Michael D, Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Daniel J . Horwitz, Michael Cohen, ” Mr, Horwitz, Mary Altaffer, Daniels, Trump’s, Joshua Steinglass, Donald Trump, Mr, Steinglass’s, David Pecker, Hope Hicks, Pecker, Bragg’s, Karen McDougal, Marion Curtis, reimbursements, Allen H, Weisselberg, Steinglass, McDougal, Dave Sanders, The New York Times Susan Necheles, Cohen’s, President Trump, Madeleine Westerhout, “, ”, ” William K, Rashbaum, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Michael Rothfeld Organizations: Prosecutors, Mr, fixer, National Enquirer, Trump, Trump . Credit, The New York Times, American Media, Associated, ” Locations: New York, Manhattan, Trump ., America, Russia

☆ How to wear the runway — on your own budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On the agenda today:But first: How to wear the runway — on your own budget. "It's still all about simplicity," "America's Next Top Model" winner Eva Marcille told Business Insider at the Badgley Mischka runway show. And while some will pay a premium for designer fashion, others want to experiment with a dupe first. AdvertisementTens of thousands of young, high-earning professionals abandoned New York City and California during the pandemic, taking their coastal salaries to cities like St. Louis. BI headed to New York Fashion Week, where we asked attendees to name the status symbols they've been seeing and coveting.

Persons: —, Dia Dipasupil, — Beyoncé, Blake Lively, Uma Thurman, It's, Eva Marcille, YouGov, Gen Z, Connie Zhou, Kim Kardashian, Tom Brady, Tyler Le, Louis, Mary Altaffer, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany, Van Cleef, — we've, David C Tomlinson, Muhammad Ali, Stevie Nicks, Jim, Jon Stewart's, Joi, Marie McKenzie, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb Organizations: Service, Getty, New York, Vegas, Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Dior, Netflix, Warner Bros, Charlotte , North Carolina —, Paramount Locations: Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Sin City, New York City, California, St, New, Dior, Beverly, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise, Beverly Hills of Arizona, Paradise Valley, Charlotte , North Carolina, New York

Mary AltafferFILE - Henry Timms, President and CEO at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, poses for a portrait in the newly renovated Wsu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, at the Lincoln Center in New York. The 47-year-old announced his resignation Wednesday as of the summer to become CEO of the public relations firm the Brunswick Group. He took over Lincoln Center in May 2019, becoming its sixth leader in 5½ years. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Persons: Mary Altaffer, Henry Timms, David Organizations: Lincoln Center, Performing, Wsu Tsai, David Geffen Hall, Brunswick Group Locations: New York

☆ TikTok’s ‘Mob wives’ aesthetic is fueling a resurgence of fur
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Yola Mzizi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This year may bring even more demand due to the explosion of the “mob wives” aesthetic on TikTok. In 2021, Israel became the first country in the world to enact a ban on new fur sales, while Italy and Norway announced they would stop fur farming. ‘Mob wives’ influenceOn TikTok, trends can rise and fall within a matter of weeks, if not days, and “mob wife” is no exception. In the coming months, Spiber said they will partner with a number of brands to develop custom fur products. Leopard print is another key tenet of the 'mob wife' style.

Persons: CNN — Edwards, Edwards, Lowell Furs ’, —, Paul Matsumoto, Natalie Bloomingdale, Raymond Hall, ”, Matsumoto, it’s, Porter, Versace, Prada, Neiman Marcus, Michael Kors, Israel, François, Henri Pinault, Angela Raiola, Drea de Matteo, Adriana La Cerva, Victoria Gotti, John " Junior, Gotti, Ray Tamarra, Mary Altaffer, Mandy Lee, Lee, Emmanuel Dunand, Kayla Marci, “ We’ve, Spiber, Victor Virgile, Callie Clayton, PJ Smith, Smith Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, Lowell, HBO’s, Everett, Dolce, Gabbana's, Humane Society of, Business Locations: California, Beverly Hills, Edwards, Dua Lipa, New York, Bloomingdale, Canada, Italy, Norway, Paris, AFP, Zara, Milan, Spiber, United States

☆ Trump declares he's interviewing law firms for his E. Jean Carroll appeal, and it's giving 'Apprentice' vibes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDonald Trump appears to be treating his planned appeal in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case like his former reality TV show, "The Apprentice." Tacopina withdrew from Trump's legal team shortly before the second trial began. That left Habba in charge of defending Trump for his second trial, which resulted in a considerably higher jury verdict. Trump, Rahmani said, "probably realizes that he lost the second Carroll trial so badly in part due to Alina Habba's limited trial experience and that he needs experienced appellate counsel." The judge, conscious of Trump's intent to appeal the second trial results, told as much to Trump in the courtroom before he testified.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, defaming, Trump, Lewis Kaplan, Alina Habba, Michael Madaio, Joe Tacopina, Habba, Tacopina, Kaplan, — Habba, Matthew Cronin, Mark Bederow, Madaio, Judge Kaplan, Mary Altaffer Habba, Joshua Matz, Kaplan Hecker, Fink, Kaplan's, Neama, Rahmani, Alina Habba's, Bederow Organizations: Service, Business, Hunts, Manhattan, American System of Justice, Trump, Associates, Trump —, Habba, AP, Kaplan, Fink LLP Locations: Carroll's, Manhattan, New York, Washington

☆ Jury awards E. Jean Carroll $83 million verdict from Donald Trump defaming her
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewA federal jury has agreed Friday that Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her. The unanimous jury verdict in Manhattan comes as Trump remains the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination for a likely rematch with President Joe Biden in November. "We're very happy," Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, told Business Insider soon after the verdict was read. Judge Kaplan forbade Trump or his attorneys from arguing that he didn't sexually assault Carroll. In his jury instructions, Judge Kaplan reminded the nine New Yorkers sitting there that they must accept Trump's sexual assault as an already-established fact.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden, Roberta Kaplan, Carroll, Kaplan, Shawn Crowley, Alina Habba, Elle, Carroll's, Bergdorf Goodman, Jessica Leeds, Natasha Storynoff, defaming Carroll, Ashlee Humphries, Mary Altaffer, Judge Kaplan, buttoned, Forbes, Habba, Judge Kaplan chastising, Carroll —, Crowley, United States —, jolted Organizations: Service, Business, US Justice Department, Circuit, Appeals, Trump, Trump —, AP, New, Yorkers, Court, of, Constitution Locations: Manhattan, Trump, New York, Southern, of New York, United States

☆ Trump plans to testify in E. Jean Carroll's trial. His only move would be to apologize and beg for forgiveness, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

On Monday, Trump's attorney Alina Habba said he intends to take the witness stand in his defense. Trump's two driving impulses — to fight the system and to take the witness stand — will create the judicial equivalent of a car wreck, experts told Business Insider. Alternatively, Trump can get on the witness stand and "try to testify in a narrative fashion," Jones said. Carroll's trial does have a jury, making it harder to "unring that bell" of forbidden testimony, Jones said. Or wager that he'll inflict wounds on himself by taking the witness stand?

Persons: —, Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Trump, defaming Carroll, Carroll, Carroll —, Alina Habba, John Jones, Jilting, MAGA, Jones, " Jones, Lewis Kaplan, — Trump, aren't, Carol Martin, Carroll's, Mary Altaffer Trump, Habba, Chris Mattei, Alex Jones, Sandy Hook, " Mattei, Kaplan, Arthur Engoron, Michael M, Engoron, Will, he's, he'll, Elle, Jane Rosenberg, Mattei, they'll, Rudy Giuliani's, Giuliani, it's, Forbes Organizations: Service, Business, Dickinson College, AP, Trump, New York Attorney, New, US Justice Department, Getty, REUTERS, Republican Locations: Manhattan, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia

☆ E. Jean Carroll judge bench-slaps Trump's attorney 14 times over basic lawyering in a single day of testimony
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

"I need a transcript to be able to work with this," Kaplan told Habba. "Elaine's is a very popular restaurant, isn't it," Habba asked Carroll, of the celebrity-packed Upper East Side bar where she'd been a regular. Habba asked. Habba asked Carroll. Habba asked Carroll.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll's, Alina Habba, Carroll, Lewis Kaplan, Habba, tersely, Kaplan, it's, Mike Stobe, she'd, It's, I'm, Habba she'd, Trump, Roberta Kaplan, Jean Carroll, John Minchillo, we're, We're, we'll, Mary Altaffer, — Kaplan, Selcuk, CNN's Anderson Cooper, aren't, Kathy Griffin, Mary Trump, George Conway, Conway, Trump's, Ms, Kellyanne Conway Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Trump National Golf Club, AP, White House, White, New York, Carroll, Getty Locations: Manhattan, Montana, Bedminster , New Jersey, New Jersey, Bedminster, Rodeo Queens, New York, earshot, Anadolu

☆ Republicans have a better chance at winning George Santos' old House seat than you might think
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But Republicans are thriving on Long Island, and they could win the upcoming special election. AdvertisementRepublican Anne Donnelly won the Nassau County district attorney's race in 2021. Republicans actually have a benchRepublicans in recent years have begun to claw back power across Long Island. Joe Cairo, the chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee, is currently interviewing roughly 22 individuals for the seat. But Republicans can't be discounted in the district given the current political shifts on Long Island.

Persons: George Santos, —, Trump, Joe Biden, they've, Santos, Kathy Hochul, Lee Zeldin, Nick LaLota, Anthony D'Esposito, Andrew Garbarino, Republican Anne Donnelly, Mary Altaffer Zeldin, Robert Zimmerman, Bruce Blakeman, Laura Curran, Sen, Todd Kaminsky, Republican Ed Romaine, Alex Brandon, Joe Cairo, Mazi Melesa, Elaine Phillips, Jack Martins, Mike Sapraicone, Kellen Curry, Tom Suozzi, Hochul, Suozzi, Hakeem Jeffries, Jay Jacobs, Anna Kaplan Organizations: New, Congressional, Service, Republicans, Republican, Gov, Democrat, Republican Long, Hochul, GOP, AP, Democratic, NYPD, Nassau, Nassau County Republican, Air Force, Long Islanders, The New York Times, Nassau County Democratic Party Locations: Long, North Shore, Queens, United States, Nassau, Suffolk, Nassau County, New York State, Mazi Melesa Pilip, New York City, Santos, Glen, Brooklyn

“Representative Santos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit,” the report concluded. Ethics panel concludes sexual harassment allegation against Santos was not substantiatedThe House Ethics panel said there was not substantial evidence to support a sexual harassment allegation brought against Santos. But the report also indicates that there was some tension between the overlapping DOJ criminal probe and House ethics probe. The ethics panel reached out to the Justice Department to deconflict their investigations, and top DOJ officials asked them in March to pause the ethics probe. The House report says DOJ’s “deferral requests” prevented them from getting to the bottom of certain allegations.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, Santos ’, ”, Ubers, ” Santos, Mary Altaffer, AP Santos, –, “, Nancy Marks, Santos “, ‘, it’s, DOJ’s Organizations: New York Rep, US, Republican, “, US Justice Department, Santos ’, New York University, Baruch College, ”, New York's, AP, Federal, Commission, ” “, Santos, Resources, CNN, Justice Department, ISC, DOJ Locations: ”, Washington, Florida, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Jericho , New York, CityMD, Huntington , New York, Rhinebeck , New York, Queens , New York, Glen Cove , New York, United States, Santos ’

☆ What if all the rats in NYC died tomorrow?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"You can find newspaper articles going back decades that mentioned the war on rats in New York City," Munshi-South said. With abundant garbage available to them, city rats might not go after wildlife in the same numbers. However, if all rats in NYC died tomorrow it would still save a lot of animals like birds, coyotes, foxes, and feral cats that die each year from rodenticide, the poison used to kill rats, Munshi-South said. Mary Altaffer/APAs scavengers, rats likely play some role in helping remove garbage from city streets and distributing seeds, Byers said. In her research, "we found that folks experienced a number of mental-health impacts from living alongside rats," Byers said, including stress and anxiety.

Persons: —, it's, Kaylee Byers, Jason Munshi, Munshi, Denis de Marney, Byers, Mary Altaffer, Wolfram Steinberg, we're Organizations: Service, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Fordham University, The New York Times, they've Locations: North America, York City, It's, British Columbia, New York City, Norway, East Coast, Iowa, , New York, rodenticide

☆ Will Sam Bankman-Fried take the witness stand? It would be dangerous — but he has little to lose.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Sam Bankman-Fried needs to decide soon whether he'll take the witness stand in his criminal trial. AdvertisementAdvertisementCaroline Ellison testified in the trial of her ex-boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried JANE ROSENBERGFor that reason, the case against Bankman-Fried rests on the credibility of his alleged co-conspirators. In their own questioning of the cooperating witnesses, prosecutors have encouraged them to be open about taking responsibility for their crimes. Court sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried on the first day of his trial JANE ROSENBERG/ReutersIf Bankman-Fried takes the stand, he'll be cross-examined by prosecutors. If Bankman-Fried takes the stand, prosecutors will almost certainly point to more material and catch him in any contradictions.

Persons: Sam Bankman, he'll, he's, —, They're, Fried, Mark Cohen, Lewis Kaplan, who's, Cohen, He's, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Nashad Singh, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, FTX, Mary Altaffer, Kaplan, Paul Tuchmann, Wiggin, Dana, Tuchmann, Adam Yedidia, Fried JANE ROSENBERG, Ellison, Wang, Singh, Bankman, Wang forthrightly, Ellison teared, slovenliness, Prosecutors —, Krissoff, JANE ROSENBERG, hedged, didn't, Judge Kaplan's, SBF Organizations: Service, Defense, US, Alameda Research, Former Alameda Research, AP, Prosecutors, Toyota Corolla, Reuters, ABC News, Alameda . Locations: Manhattan, Alameda, New York, FTX

☆ 'I'd been suicidal for days': Sam Bankman-Fried lieutenant testifies about immense pressure to keep FTX crypto scam going — before it all crashed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

He testified at the Sam Bankman-Fried trial that he was 'suicidal' over the crypto scam. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I've always been intimidated by Sam," Singh testified Monday. Before the September 2022 realization that Alameda was taking FTX customer money, Singh had participated in fraudulent activity in other ways. When he returned, the FTX CEO told Singh that he believed he could get $5 billion more in investments, Singh testified. As the chaos continued to roil FTX, Bankman-Fried, Ellison, and other executives pointed fingers at each other while employees and customers demanded answers, Singh said.

Persons: Nishad Singh, Sam Bankman, —, Singh, Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, Wang, Fried, unsurprised, Ellison —, Ellison, FTX wouldn't, he'd, Gabe Bankman, Adam Yedidia, Singh —, Ryan Salame —, Singh's, Sam, FTX, Mary Altaffer, Anthony Scaramucci, Seth Wenig, Salame —, funneling, Coindesk, FTX —, Binance, Jane Rosenberg Bankman, Bankman, I'd, roil Organizations: Service, Alameda Research, Bankman, Alameda, AP, Democratic, Prosecutors, REUTERS Locations: Alameda, FTX, Bahamas, Manhattan, New York, Bankman

Judge Arthur Engoron is seen in the courtroom before the start of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in New York, U.S. October 4, 2023. Mary Altaffer/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - A judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial pounded his fists in frustration with the former U.S. president’s lawyers on Wednesday for what he described as redundant and "ridiculous" cross-examination of a witness. He has already disciplined Trump’s lawyers for making what he said were "frivolous" arguments. "This is ridiculous," Engoron said on Wednesday as one of Trump’s lawyers repeatedly asked his onetime accountant the same questions for each year at issue in the case. Trump’s lawyers appealed the decision on Wednesday.

Persons: Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump’s, Mary Altaffer, Donald, Trump, Engoron, Letitia James, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Joe Biden's, Jack Queen, Grant McCool Organizations: Supreme, REUTERS Acquire, New, Trump, Democrat, Trump Organization, White, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Manhattan

☆ 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."

Persons: Sam Bankman, SBF, —, FTX, Fried, Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Stephen Curry, Naomi Osaka, Larry David, Kevin O'Leary, Caroline Ellison, He's, Michael Lewis, guarantors, Lewis Kaplan, Jane Rosenberg, Kaplan, Bankman, Ellison, messaged, Eduardo Munoz, Mark S, Cohen, Christian Everdell, Ghislaine Maxwell, Maxwell, They're, Danielle Sassoon, Nicholas Roos, who's, Joe Lewis, Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Trump, Bill Clinton, Gambino, Prince Andrew, Mary Altaffer, SBF's, Joseph Bankman, Barbara Fried, Gary Wang —, Nishad Singh, Ryan Salame, Cohen wearily, there's Organizations: Prosecutors, Service, Alameda Research, Miami Heat's, The New York Times, Metropolitan Detention, US, Office, Southern, Bankman, Manhattan Federal Court, REUTERS, Washington , D.C, Supreme, AP, Securities, Exchange Commission, Stanford University Locations: FTX, Manhattan, America, Palo Alto , California, New York, Bahamas, Washington ,, Joaquín, Bankman, Guantanamo, Alameda

☆ 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."

☆ Novak Djokovic’s 24th grand slam title ‘is one of the biggest achievements in sports history,’ says coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Djokovic’s coach, grand slam champion Goran Ivanišević, has been a member of the 36-year-old’s inner circle since 2019 and he heaped praise on Djokovic’s record-equalling achievement. “This is one of the biggest achievements in sports history, not just tennis.”‘A winner’If Djokovic winning in New York felt inevitable, so too does the possibility of him winning another grand slam before he retires. He admitted himself that Medvedev probably played better in the second set and arguably deserved to win it. But, when it really mattered in the second set tie-break, Djokovic found those extra inches which make him such a dangerous man in those clutch moments. Once the second set was tied up, Djokovic looked reenergised and battled through to yet another memorable win.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Arthur Ashe, Djokovic, Margaret Court’s, Goran Ivanišević, ” Ivanišević, ”, ’, Ivanišević, Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer, “, he’s, ” Novak Djokovic, Mary Altaffer, Medvedev, it’s, LeBron James, Tom Brady, “ That’s, I’m Organizations: CNN Locations: New York, Serbia

☆ The new Trump indictment takes aim at his closest allies. They can save themselves by flipping against him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The new indictment against Donald Trump refers to six unindicted co-conspirators. The last time a prosecutor tried flipping people close to Trump, it didn't go too well. According to the new federal indictment against him, brought by Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith, Trump had six criminal co-conspirators. Smith is also overseeing a separate prosecution against Trump and two alleged co-conspirators related to the ex-president's hoarding of government documents. The Manhattan district attorney's office charged Weisselberg and the Trump Organization with a litany of white collar crimes in 2021.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith's, Donald Trump didn't, Jack Smith, Trump, Joe Biden's, isn't, fervid Trump, Smith, Sarah Krissoff, It's, Cozen O'Connor, Rudy Giuliani, baselessly, Sidney Powell, Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, Ted Goodman, Trump —, — Mayor Giuliani would've, Trump's, Goodman, Andrew Kelly Giuliani, He's, he's, Powell, Clark, Bill Barr didn't, Eastman, Chesebro, wasn't, Krissoff, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Stormy Daniels, Bragg, Daniels, Cyrus Vance Jr, Prosecutors, Allen Weisselberg, Michael M, I've, Weisselberg, Michael Cohen, Mary Altaffer, they'd Organizations: Service, Justice, Trump, West, Trial, Justice Department, CNN, — Mayor, Former New York City, REUTERS, Twitter, Prosecutors, Manhattan, Attorney, Trump Organization's, Former Trump Organization, Fox News, Trump Organization, New York Attorney, AP, Department, Republican, FBI, DOJ Locations: Trump, Wall, Silicon, Washington, DC, Manhattan

☆ Michael Cohen's involvement with Donald Trump racked up his legal bills. He wants the Trump Org to pay them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Michael Cohen racked up millions of dollars in legal fees because of his involvement with Trump. But we'll get the second-best thing: Donald Trump Jr.Daddy Trump isn't obligated to show up. Trump Organization lawyers have agreed to produce Donald Trump Jr., an executive at the Trump Organization, as a witness in the case. Donald Trump Jr. is expected to testify on Monday or Tuesday, or both, according to a letter filed by Trump Organization lawyers ahead of the trial. Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his criminal defense team in a Manhattan court.

Persons: Michael Cohen, he's, Mueller, Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, Cohen, Trump, Cohen hasn't, Robert Mueller's, Stephanie Clifford, Donald Trump's, Lanny Davis, Mary Altaffer, doesn't, Daniels, He's, Will Trump, Donald, we'll, Donald Trump Jr, Daddy Trump, — Cohen, —, wasn't, it's, Joel Cohen, Judge Cohen, King, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Alex Wong, Hunter Winstead, Michael Cohen's, Alan Garten, Jay Sekulow, Alan Futerfas, isn't Cohen, Seth Wenig, Pool Cohen, Cohen's, Isn't Trump, Jack Smith's, Fani Willis Organizations: Trump, Trump Organization, Service, FBI, New York, AP, Republican Locations: Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Florida, Fulton County, Georgia

☆ Jeffrey Epstein likely rehearsed his suicide on July 23, but he was still left to accomplish the real thing weeks later, federal inspectors found
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Michelle Mark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jeffrey Epstein likely rehearsed his suicide weeks before he died, an inspector's report says. Epstein was placed on suicide watch, but was later left unmonitored and with excess linens in his cell. The report documented a number of errors from jail staff, including "significant misconduct." The jail's chief psychologist had determined Epstein likely rehearsed his suicide in the early morning hours on July 23, 2019. Epstein initially told staff his cellmate had tried to kill him, but the cellmate told staff that he felt something hit his legs while he was asleep.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, —, Mary Altaffer, unmonitored Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Staff, Metropolitan Correctional, Associated Press, Reuters

☆ The Supreme Court’s Racial Misfire
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: GOP candidates, the press, and pretty much everyone reacts. Image: Mary Altaffer/Associated PressThe only good thing that can be said for the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision last week upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA, is that a new challenge might come soon. The shame is that in the meantime federal law will continue to elevate tribal prerogatives and racial criteria above the welfare of vulnerable Native American children.

Persons: Mary Altaffer Organizations: GOP, Associated, Indian Child Welfare

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