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☆ Korean adoptees say they were ‘commodified’ and governments ignored fraud, investigation finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

“It showed the callous way in which children going to the US. At a hearing in 1977, a U.S. congressman asked why so many children were still coming from South Korea. But with hundreds of stories to verify in a single week, only a tiny fraction of adoptions were denied. How is that possible?” said Susan Jacobs, a retired State Department official who has worked on adoption reform efforts. Robert Ackerman, immigration attache at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, told reporters in 1988 that he had heard allegations of birth mothers being bribed.

Persons: Patricia Nye, “, ” Nye, ”, Susan Jacobs, Laws, Homer Stark, ” Stark, David Will, ” Will, Stark, Donald Wells, “ I’ve, Robert Ackerman, Ackerman, ” Ackerman, Michelle Bernier, Toth, adoptees, Elizabeth Bartholet Organizations: Social Service, U.S, Embassy, University of Minnesota Libraries, ISS, State Department, State, United Press International Locations: Seoul, Asia, U.S, South Korea, Tokyo, Gwinnett County , Georgia, strollers, Georgia, United States, Europe, Hague, Korea

LAS VEGAS (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his goal is to return from a torn Achilles tendon by mid-December, NBC's Melissa Stark reported during the telecast of the Jets' game at Las Vegas on Sunday night. Rodgers had hinted recently he hopes to return before the end of the season, but this is the most specific he has been. He suffered what was thought to be a season-ending injury in the opener against the Buffalo Bills. However, Rodgers, who was on the sideline, told Stark he “just wasn’t feeling it” about throwing passes during pregame warmups as he has the last several weeks. Rodgers said he has been working on a weight-limiting treadmill, jogging at 50% of his body weight.

Persons: Aaron Rodgers, NBC's Melissa Stark, Rodgers, “, ‘, ” Stark, Stark, Robert Saleh, we’ll, ”, Dennis Waszak Jr, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, — New York Jets, Jets, Las, Buffalo Bills, Raiders, AP Pro Football Locations: Las Vegas

May 28 (Reuters) - Global investors are gaming out how a tentative deal to raise the United States debt ceiling could ripple through markets, as lawmakers strive to pass the agreement through Congress before a June 5 deadline. U.S. five-year credit default swaps narrowed, meaning that the cost of insuring against exposure to a U.S. debt default fell. “The debt ceiling agreement is only the first step in saving the government from the brink of illiquidity.”The deal suspends the debt ceiling until January 2025 in exchange for caps on spending and cuts in government programs. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday set a deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government would default if Congress does not increase the debt ceiling by June 5. Optimism that a debt ceiling deal was near and hefty gains in AI-related stocks helped the S&P 500 (.SPX) close at its highest level since August 2022 on Friday.

“The debt ceiling agreement is only the first step in saving the government from the brink of illiquidity.”The deal suspends the debt ceiling until January 2025 in exchange for caps on spending and cuts in government programs. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday set a deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government would default if Congress does not increase the debt ceiling by June 5. Optimism that a debt ceiling deal was near and hefty gains in AI-related stocks helped the S&P 500 (.SPX) close at its highest level since August 2022 on Friday. S&P Global Ratings stripped the United States of its coveted top rating over a debt ceiling showdown in 2011, a few days after a last-minute agreement the agency at the time said did not stabilize "medium-term debt dynamics." S&P Global Ratings, Fitch and Moody's did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

The records, a series of state tax lien notices from the last two years, show the state of California claiming that Yeezy Apparel, a company managed and reportedly owned by Ye, owes over $600,000 in unpaid tax debt. Four tax law experts said the amount owed by Yeezy Apparel is significant and could be a sign of deeper issues at the company. “Multiple California tax liens, adding up to $600,000, that’s certainly a sign of either extreme incompetence or extreme cash problems,” said USC Gould School of Law Professor Edward McCaffery, who specializes in tax law. Yeezy Apparel has been operating in California since 2017, according to public California business records, and was recorded as being active and in “good” standing in an annual filing in January. “Tax lien indicates that the state maintains that a debt is owing to the state,” LoPucki said.

☆ (foto) Cum arătau starurile Game of Thrones când erau tinere: Hound, Daenerys sau Tyrion
▼ + stars: | 2015-08-07 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Cu toții am reușit să-i îndrăgim pe actorii din serialul Game of Thrones, așa cum sunt ei acum, dar puțini știu cum arătau aceștia când erau mai tineri. Astfel, echipa #diez a identificat o serie de poze cu aceștia. Peter Dinklage – Tyrion Lannister#12. Gwendoline Christie – Brienne of Tarth#18. Carice van Houten – Melisandre

Persons: echipa, diez, Lena Headey –, Natalie Dormer – Margaery Tyrell, Sean Bean, Ned ” Stark, Iwan Rheon – Ramsay Snow, Richard Madden, Rob Stark, Sophie Turner – Sansa Stark, Iain Glen – Ser Jorah Marmont, Kit Harington – Jon Snow, Stephen Dillane –, Alfie Allen – Theo Greyjoy, Peter Dinklage –, Charles Dance, Maisie Williams, Arya Stark, Aidan Gillen – Peter Baelish, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Bran Stark, Gwendoline Christie – Brienne, Michelle Fairley – Catelyn Stark, Emilia Clarke –, Diana Rigg – Olenna Tyrell, Kristian Nairn –, Rory McCann – Hound, Jacob Anderson –, Jack Gleeson – Joffrey, Nikolaj Coster, Wadlau, Jaime Lannister, Nathalie Emmanuel –, Carice van Houten Organizations: Varys, Kristian Nairn – Hodor, Jack Gleeson – Joffrey Lannister, Nathalie Emmanuel – Missandei Locations: Tarth

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