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☆ Welcome to the Masters, a staple of the billionaire's social calendar
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're doing a deep dive into the golf tournament at one of the most exclusive clubs in the world . Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesHarvard University alumni, Goldman Sachs partners, Birkin bag owners — those exclusive groups are nothing compared to an Augusta National Golf Course membership. The Masters Tournament, the first of four men's major golf tournaments, kicks off today , write Business Insider's Madeline Berg and Taylor Rains. Since it's almost impossible to check out Augusta National otherwise, the Masters has become a staple of the billionaire's social calendar. Augusta National runs a lottery system for them.

Persons: —, Mike Ehrmann, Goldman Sachs, Birkin, Madeline Berg, Taylor, it's, Cork Gaines, aren't, Joe Ciolli, didn't, Chelsea Jia Feng, Bill Smead, Brad Porter, Elon Musk's, Y, Paul Graham, Alyssa Powell, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Larry Ellison's, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover Organizations: Business, Service, Getty Images Harvard University, Augusta, Waste, bros, Augusta National, Renaissance Technologies, Sigma, Robotics, Amazon Robotics, xAI, Paramount, Oracle, Google, JPMorgan, SpaceX Locations: Augusta, swag, Chelsea, D.E, Shaw's Valence, New York, London

☆ D.E. Shaw's quant fund, Valence, started the year strong. Here's how computer-driven hedge funds such as Two Sigma and Renaissance Technologies did in the first quarter.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Shaw's Valence fund led the way for quant hedge funds in the first quarter. Two Sigma's Spectrum fund meanwhile trailed the returns of the average hedge fund. Shaw's Valence fund is leading the way in 2024. Shaw declined to provide the current AUM of the Valence fund, but it was reported in 2020 that the fund managed $6 billion. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Shaw Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Shaw's Valence, York, Valence

☆ When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it opened the floodgates for abortion-related lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear its first abortion case since the 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade and upheaval of reproductive rights in America. All the while, public regard for the Supreme Court has degenerated. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is photographed at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in September 2015. Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Breyer and his daughter Chloe jog with Clinton in May 1994. Mai/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Breyer works in his office with his staff of clerks in June 2002.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Dobbs, Biden, Elizabeth Prelogar, mifepristone, Prelogar, what’s, ”, Susan B, Anthony Pro, ’, Evelyn Hockstein, Breyer, Stephen Breyer, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Samuel Alito, Hodges, Trump, “, ” Breyer, Damon Winter, Stephen, Irving, Anne, Charles ., Chloe, Nell, Michael —, Joanna Breyer, Ira Wyman, Sygma, Byron White, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Harrington, Joanna, John Tlumacki, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Harry Blackmun, Dirck Halstead, Doug Mills, US Sen, Ted Kennedy, Laura Patterson, John Blanding, Colin Powell, George W, Bush, Mai, David Hume Kennerly, Seuss, Evan Vucci, Charles, Marcio Jose Sanchez, William Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, William Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Paul Stevens, Chip Somodevilla, John Roberts, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Samuel Alito's, Gerald Herbert, Cole Mitguard, Mourning, Penni Gladstone, Clara Scholl, Elise Amendola, Nicholas Kamm, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Alex Wong, ABC's George Stephanopoulos, Heidi Gutman, Andrew Harrer, Hu Jintao, Eli, Shutterstock Breyer, Britain's Prince Charles, Mandel Ngan, Tom Williams, Carolyn Kaster, Ben Bradlee, Bill O'Leary, Pete Marovich, Stephen Colbert, Jeffrey R, Win McNamee, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Anthony Kennedy, Sonia Sotomayor, Maureen Scalia, Andrew Harnik, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Erin Schaff, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Saul Loeb, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Patrick, Fred Schilling, Matthew Kacsmaryk, Erin Hawley, GYN, … Organizations: CNN, Alabama Supreme, Republican, Food, Drug Administration, FDA, Jackson, Health Organization, District of Columbia, America, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Alamo Women's, Reuters, Supreme Court, Democratic, Supreme, New York Times, Harvard Law School, Appeals, First Circuit, Circuit, Getty, White House, Airport, Boston Globe, US, Suffolk University Law School, Francisco's Lowell High School, San Francisco Chronicle, Belgium's Catholic University of Louvain, Georgetown University Law Center, Administrative, Administrative Conference of, Jewish American Heritage Month, Walt Disney Television, Bloomberg, White, Office, Committee, Washington Nationals, Washington Post, Financial Services, General Government, CBS, State, The New York Times, Library of Congress, Alliance, Hippocratic, Alliance for Hippocratic, OB, Department, Justice Locations: America, New York, Carbondale , Illinois, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Maine , Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, AFP, San Francisco, Lowell, Washington , DC, United States

☆ E. Jean Carroll needs up to $12.1 million to fix her reputation for Trump's defamation, expert testifies at trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

$12.1 million in compensatory damages for Carroll to fix her reputation, however, is only the tip of the iceberg. The jury in that case awarded Carroll $5 million in combined compensatory and punitive damages. Her attorneys have asked for punitive damages to "make him stop" defaming her. Punitive damages could also send a message to other wealthy people that they cannot get away with lying about sexual abuse victims. Carroll, finishing her testimony in the trial Thursday, said her reputation has been marred by Trump's attacks.

Persons: —, Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Trump, defaming Carroll, Carroll, Ashlee Humphries, Humphries, Joe Rogan, Candace Owens, " Humphries, Alina Habba Organizations: Service, Business, Northwestern University Locations: Manhattan, Elle, New York

☆ A backpacking millennial discovered he craved a slow and simple life, so he built a tiny house in France for himself and his cat
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Geoffrey Celard, 29, lives in a DIY tiny house with his pet cat in Valence, in southeast France. The tiny house took over a year to build and he estimates he spent $21,000 on the project. AdvertisementWhen Geoffrey Celard returned to France in 2020 from a six-month-long backpacking trip in Colombia, he needed a place to live. Geoffrey Celard/La Cabane — Mini Habitat"I built it in a warehouse-like place, which is shared with other builders of tiny houses. Tucked away in the countrysideCelard's tiny house is parked on a piece of land he rents with another friend who also has a tiny house.

Persons: Geoffrey Celard, Celard, — Organizations: Service, They're Locations: Valence, France, Colombia, Drôme, Paris

REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Night-time protests across France over the past few days by ultra-right militants chanting "Islam out of Europe" have been fanned by last week's rioting in Dublin, a French intelligence source and far-right Telegram communications indicate. In messages sent on French far-right Telegram groups, seen by Reuters, videos of the Dublin riots were shared, highlighting what they said was the assailant's Algerian origin and hailing the reaction of the Irish far-right. CALMING TENSIONSOn a visit to Crepol on Monday, government spokesperson Olivier Veran urged calm, saying "we don't respond to violence with violence, we respond with justice. There are about 3,000 violent ultra-right militants identified by the French intelligence services. That number has been stable for the last few years but the national coordination by demonstrators as seen on Saturday is a new phenomenon, the intelligence source said.

Persons: Sarah Meyssonnier, Jean, Yves Camus, Thomas, Bravo, Camus, Olivier Veran, Gerald Darmanin, Martel, Darmanin, Laurent de Caigny, Layli Foroudi, Juliette Jabkhiro, William Maclean Organizations: French Municipal Police, REUTERS, Rights, Rennes, Grenoble, Telegram, Reuters, France Inter, Thomson Locations: Paris, Villepinte, France, Europe, Dublin, Crepol, Lyon, Ireland

☆ Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy Is a LinkedIn Post Come to Life
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Farhad Manjoo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Last year, for a column I was writing about the power that large asset managers like BlackRock and Vanguard exert over the global economy, I called up Vivek Ramaswamy. Today, I mostly don’t even use that word anymore; it’s not part of my vernacular today. I just wanted you to know that, since I saw you mused about the etymology of the title in your piece. It certainly wasn’t cooked up in a Fox News lab, and in all honesty the goal wasn’t to trigger anyone. but that he represents a distinct, very familiar flavor of irritation: He’s the epitome of millennial hustle culture, less a Tracy Flick know-it-all than a viral LinkedIn post come to life.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, I’m, ”, “, it’s, aren’t, Tracy Flick Organizations: BlackRock, Vanguard, Inc, Fox News, Republican, LinkedIn Locations: Silicon

☆ Fact Check-Clip shows gorilla sculpture, not animal let loose during France riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip of a gorilla sculpture in a town in France is circulating online with the false claim that it shows an animal let loose from a zoo during riots which took place in France in late June and early July. The shakily filmed video captured in low light shows what appears to be a gorilla perched atop a building. According to the blog, the sculpture is in the Valensolles district, Valence, France. Reuters traced the sculpture to a building in Valence, where the corner of the building similarly matches street view(bit.ly/44tKQaR). The clip shows a sculpture of a gorilla in Valence, France, and not an animal let loose during riots in France.

Persons: Libéré, Read Organizations: French, Le, Reuters Locations: France, Valensolles, Valence

☆ No, Ron DeSantis can't stop Donald Trump's extradition from Florida to New York. Here's what happens now that he's been indicted.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Ron DeSantis can't stop extradition from Trump's home in Florida, but he could slow the process. DeSantis can't stop Trump's extradition, but he could slow it downThe standard method of interstate extradition in Florida, according to Holder and Bachner, involves the governors of each state. DeSantis is then required to make sure the indictment is valid before ordering Trump's extradition from Florida. The Florida extradition statute describes the governor's role as simply making sure the extradition demand meets all the legal requirements. It's unlikely that DeSantis will look too closely under the hood of the indictment, Bachner told Insider before news of the grand jury vote Thursday.

☆ No, Ron DeSantis can't stop Donald Trump's extradition from Florida to New York if he's indicted. Here's how it would go down.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Ron DeSantis can't stop extradition from Trump's home in Florida, but he could slow the process. DeSantis can't stop Trump's extradition, but he could slow it downThe standard method of interstate extradition in Florida, according to Holder and Bachner, involves the governors of each state. In that scenario, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office would present the indictment to the legal affairs office of New York Gov. DeSantis is then required to make sure the indictment is valid before ordering Trump's extradition from Florida. The Florida extradition statute describes the governor's role as simply making sure the extradition demand meets all the legal requirements.

☆ American college student who went missing in France reunited with family
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Leila Sackur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

An American college student who was reported missing during a study abroad trip in France has been reunited with his mother and is heading back to the United States, authorities said Saturday. DeLand had gone missing last month but made contact with his parents on Friday morning from Spain. They said at the time that they had last heard from DeLand on Nov. 27 via WhatsApp, a text message and calling app. The 22-year-old went to class on Nov. 28, his family had said. The following day, he left his host family’s home and boarded a train for Valence, France, packing a small bag that held his cellphone, food, wallet and a change of clothes.

An American college student who was reported missing during a study abroad trip in France is alive in Spain, his family and officials said Friday. A spokesperson for the Grenoble public prosecutor’s office said prosecutor Eric Vaillant told French media that Ken DeLand Jr. had been able to speak with his parents. The family said on a website dedicated to finding DeLand that he called them early Friday morning. On the website, the family thanked news outlets, saying: "Without the media’s help, Kenny would not have seen himself in the news." DeLand was reported missing last month while studying at the University Grenoble Alpes in France, his family said in an older post on the website.

☆ American college student reported missing while studying abroad in France
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Marie Brockling | Gabrielle Nolin | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An American college student has been reported missing by his family while studying abroad in France. The parents of 22-year-old Ken DeLand Jr. have set up a website in an effort to share information about their son, who they say has been missing since last month. The family says they “fear the worst and want him to be located.”DeLand Jr. was studying at the University Grenoble Alpes in France through a study abroad program. DeLand Jr. was last seen making a purchase at 9 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2022. A surveillance camera captured DeLand Jr. entering a sports store in Montelimar in southeast France on Dec. 3, where he made a purchase for $8.40, according to the parents.

☆ 'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper to mark turning 60
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris on Saturday, fulfilling a goal he had set for himself once he reached the age of 60. 1/5 French "Spiderman", climber Alain Robert, climbs the TotalEnergies skyscraper in La Defense near Paris, France September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lucien Libert TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Read MoreRobert, who also wanted to use the climb to raise awareness about the need for climate change action, had already climbed the TotalEnergies tower on numerous occasions. He climbs without a harness, using only his bare hands, a pair of climbing shoes, and a bag of powdered chalk to wipe off the sweat. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Anthony Paone Writing by Dominique Vidalon Editing by Helen PopperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The Hidden Image Descriptions Making the Internet Accessible
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-18 | by ( Meg Miller | Ilaria Parogni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

surfacing The Hidden Image Descriptions Making the Internet AccessibleThree different alt text examples over a blank box. Alt text examples from Wirecutter, The New York Times’s product recommendation service; Alt Text Chrome Extension; and Microsoft Word. Fleet, the tech educator, who is blind, posts on Twitter about alt text and agrees that these efforts are making a difference. Alt Text Reminder, another Twitter bot, notifies followers when they have tweeted an image without alt text. Folkens of CloudSight said that his company is careful not to use racial identifiers in the alt text it generates.

☆ Bărbatul care l-a pălmuit pe Emmanuel Macron a fost condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: captură videoBărbatul care l-a pălmuit pe Emmanuel Macron a fost condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executareDamien Tarel, bărbatul care l-a pălmuit marți pe președintele francez Emmanuel Macron, în timpul unei vizite în regiunea Drome, din sud-estul țării, a fost condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executare. Instanța l-a condamnat pe Tarel la un total de 18 luni, dintre care 4 cu executare și 14 cu suspendare. Anterior, Tarel a declarat instanței din Valence, în sudul Franței, că este un simpatizant de dreapta care a acționat pentru că președintele a susținut tot ceea ce era putred în Franța, potrivit digi24.ro. Tarel a condus un club local unde se practicau arte marțiale medievale europene, inclusiv lupte cu săbii, și a fondat un club de jocuri numit „Cavalerii Mesei Pătrate”. Aurelien Laniece, un prieten de-ai lui Tarel, a declarat pentru Reuters că acesta este un om cumsecade, care își ajută vecinii și căruia îi place să-și împărtășească pasiunile.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Damien Tarel, francez Emmanuel Macron, ., Tarel, . Tarel, Aurelien, Reuters Locations: francez, Drome, Valence, Franței, Franța

☆ Bărbatul care l-a pălmuit pe Emmanuel Macron, condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executare, la doar 2 zile de la incident
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Damien Tarel, bărbatul care l-a pălmuit marți pe președintele francez Emmanuel Macron, în timpul unei vizite în regiunea Drome, din sud-estul țării, a fost condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executare. Instanța l-a condamnat pe Tarel la un total de 18 luni, dintre care 4 cu executare și 14 cu suspendare. Bărbatul în vârstă de 28 de ani este un fan al săbiilor medievale și al artelor marțiale. Anterior, Tarel a declarat instanței din Valence, în sudul Franței, că este un simpatizant de dreapta care a acționat pentru că președintele a susținut tot ceea ce era putred în Franța, potrivit Reuters. Tarel a condus un club local unde se practicau arte marțiale medievale europene, inclusiv lupte cu săbii, și a fondat un club de jocuri numit „Cavalerii Mesei Pătrate”.

Persons: Damien Tarel, francez Emmanuel Macron, ., Tarel, Reuters, Aurelien Locations: francez, Drome, Valence, Franței, Franța

Damien Tarel a mai spus că, cu câteva zile înainte de vizita lui Macron în Drome, se gândise să-i arunce preşedintelui un ou sau o tartă cu cremă. „Cred că Macron reprezintă decăderea ţării noastre”, a mai spus Tarel la tribunal, potrivit BFM TV. „Dacă l-aş fi provocat pe Macron la duel la răsăritul soarelui, mă îndoiesc că ar fi acceptat”, a mai declarat el. Procurorul a precizat că Tarel nu este membru al vreunui grup politic sau militant. Damien Tarel a fost arestat împreună cu un al doilea bărbat din oraşul său Saint-Vallier.

Persons: Damien Tarel, Reuters, Macron, Preşedintele, . El, preşedintele, Denis !, Tarel, poliţia, Hitler, Alex Perrin Organizations: Ministerului Public Locations: instanţă, Valence, democraţie, Saint

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