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☆ Exclusive: Biden taps ex-Maryland Governor O'Malley to run Social Security agency
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

O'Malley, a Democrat, would need to be confirmed by the Senate to become commissioner of the Social Security Administration at a time when political partisanship has made confirming presidential nominees increasingly difficult. "Since Day 1 I have fought to strengthen and defend Social Security, which tens of millions of Americans have paid into and depend on to support their livelihoods. I know that Governor O’Malley will continue to be a strong partner that works tirelessly to protect Social Security for generations to come." The over $1 trillion budget U.S. Social Security agency has been run by an acting commissioner, Kilolo Kijakazi, since Biden in 2021 fired the Trump holdover Andrew Saul after he refused to resign. The main Social Security trust fund's reserves will be depleted within a decade, the program's trustees and the Congressional Budget Office both estimated this year.

Persons: Joe Biden, Martin O'Malley, O'Malley, Hillary Clinton, O’Malley, Biden, Kilolo Kijakazi, Andrew Saul, Kevin McCarthy, Trevor Hunnicutt, Heather Timmons, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Maryland, U.S, Social Security, White House, Reuters, Democrat, Senate, Social Security Administration, Democratic, Social, Trump, Republican, Congressional, Thomson Locations: Baltimore, O'Malley's, Maryland, Florida, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

This week, he delivered his most explicit threat yet to Biden, saying their investigations into the Biden family’s business deals appear to be rising to the level of an impeachment inquiry. The only way Congress can do that is go to an impeachment inquiry,” McCarthy said Tuesday, stopping short of formally moving to open such a probe. Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon, whose district Biden carried in 2020, told CNN that the House needs to be deliberate. It’s not good for the country.”In the first Trump impeachment, House Democrats led a number of closed and open hearings before charging Trump with abuse of power and obstructing Congress. Comer confirmed he has been regularly briefing McCarthy on his Hunter Biden probes, which he thinks helped give McCarthy the “confidence” to publicly raise the idea of an impeachment inquiry.

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If the Black Sea is closed, the Danube is one of the main routes which we will need to use," he told Reuters by phone. Police said Danube grain warehouses had been hit on Monday in a drone attack along with tanks for storing other cargo. Since Monday's air strikes, the Danube channel has seen shipping disruptions, although it was unclear why there was a slowdown of vessel traffic. INSURANCE RATES RISEInsurance sources have said war risk cover for Ukraine's ports that was part of the defunct Black Sea grain deal had been suspended with some insurance providers reviewing provisions for Danube ports. The attack on the Danube infrastructure followed a week of Russian strikes that hit grain-related infrastructure at Odesa's main ports.

Persons: Russia's, Denys Marchuk, Carlos Mera, Mera, Marchuk, Danilov, Olena Harmash, Sybille de La, Tom Balmforth, William Maclean Organizations: Ukrainian Agrarian, Reuters, Police, EU, Romania, Agri Commodities Markets Research, Rabobank, Insurance, Kyiv, Russia, CMA CGM, National Security, Defence Council, Thomson Locations: KYIV, Moscow, Odesa, Reni, NATO, Russia, Izmail, Ukraine, China, Chornomorsk, Ukrainian, Italy, Kyiv, Western, Paris

The Suezmax requires a lightering agent to transfer the crude to smaller ships, as its size and weight restrict it from directly entering the port. Shipping companies are worried that lightering the Iranian crude onto their vessels would lead other oil buyers to shun their ships on future voyages, one of those people said. "Our legal team said 'absolutely not,'" he added, saying the ship has yet to find any willing party to transfer the oil. A Western industry expert said the inability to discharge the cargo is partly out of fear of repercussions from Iran. The Middle East oil exporter has threatened retaliation against any oil company unloading Iranian oil from the seized tanker.

Persons: Suez Rajan, Arathy Somasekhar, Jonathan Saul, Timothy Gardner, Parisa, Matthew Lewis Organizations: U.S, Shipping, U.S . Coast Guard, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, Department of Justice, Thomson Locations: Texas, Suez, Marshall, Galveston, Houston, Iran, U.S, London, Washington, Dubai

☆ Trump to Return Ancient Coins and Lamps to Israel’s Antiquities Agency
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Anjali Huynh | More About Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald J. Trump will return a set of ancient coins and ceramic oil lamps to Israel’s government after reports last week that Israeli officials were pressing to retrieve them. The items were not removed from the White House by Mr. Trump, like the classified documents that led to his indictment on federal espionage charges. In fact, the artifacts never made it to the White House at all. That’s when Saul Fox, a wealthy donor to both Israel and the Republican Party, gave the items to him during a Hanukkah celebration, calling them an expression of Israel’s gratitude to Mr. Trump. Mr. Fox, who runs a private equity firm, did not return repeated requests for comment.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, That’s, Saul Fox, Fox, Israel Hasson Organizations: Trump White House, Mar, Mr, Republican Party, Wall Street Journal, Israeli Antiquities Authority, State Department Locations: Palm Beach, Fla, Israel

☆ Nearly 30 ships stop around Ukraine's Izmail gateway after Russian Danube strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Jonathan Saul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Almost 30 ships dropped anchor near Ukraine's crucial Izmail port terminal after Russia destroyed grain warehouses on the Danube river on Monday, data showed, although it was unclear exactly what had caused them to stop. Monday's pre-dawn Russian air strikes wounded seven people and hit infrastructure along the Danube, a vital alternative route for Ukrainian grain since the demise last week of a year-old deal allowing safe exports via the Black Sea. Kyiv said the attack was an expansion of an air campaign Russia launched last week after pulling out of the grain deal. Insurance industry sources have said war risk cover for Ukraine's ports that were part of the previous grain deal had been suspended. On Monday, three sources said some providers were also reviewing whether to continue to provide cover for Danube ports.

Persons: Monday's, Odesa, David Smith, Jonathan Saul, Olena, Carolyn Cohn, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Insurance, McGill, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russia, Kyiv, Izmail, Reni, Ukraine, London

☆ Trump slammed his hand on his desk and questioned why he 'only got 25% of the Jewish vote' when presented with antique Israeli artifacts, Republican donor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A spokesperson for Donald Trump said Thursday that they would send the ceramic oil lamps back. Trump slammed Jewish voters when presented with the lamps in 2021, a Republican donor told The Wall Street Journal. The Journal on Thursday shed new light on the long, strange tale of a collection of ceramic oil lamps that traveled from Israel to Washington, DC, to California, and Florida over the course of four years. The oil lamps were never publicly displayed at the White House, however, due to a State Department inspection into the items that ran long, Fox told The Journal. Trump, however, responded with a passionate outcry, according to Fox, who said the former president slammed his hand on his desk.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Saul Fox, Israel, Fox, Mr Organizations: Jewish, Wall Street, Service, Mar, Trump, Israeli Antiquities Authority, White, State Department, Fox Locations: Wall, Silicon, Israel, Washington, California, Florida, Lago, Jerusalem

☆ Stanford President Will Resign After Report Found Flaws in His Research
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Stephanie Saul | More About Stephanie Saul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Following months of intense scrutiny of his scientific work, Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced Wednesday that he would resign as president of Stanford University after an independent review of his research found significant flaws in studies he supervised going back decades. The review, conducted by an outside panel of scientists, refuted the most serious claim involving Dr. Tessier-Lavigne’s work — that an important 2009 Alzheimer’s study was the subject of an investigation that found falsified data and that Dr. Tessier-Lavigne had covered it up. The panel concluded that the claims “appear to be mistaken” and that there was no evidence of falsified data or that Dr. Tessier-Lavigne had otherwise engaged in fraud. But the review also stated that the 2009 study, conducted while he was an executive at the biotech company Genentech, had “multiple problems” and “fell below customary standards of scientific rigor and process,” especially for such an influential paper.

Persons: Marc Tessier, Lavigne, Tessier, “ Organizations: Stanford University

☆ Ancient Israeli artifacts intended for an exhibition in Washington in 2019 are stuck at Mar-a-Lago, with Israel struggling to get them back
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Israel loaned ancient antiquities to the US in 2019, on the condition they be returned within weeks. But almost four years later, they're "stuck" at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, per Haaretz. Senior Israeli figures have tried but failed to get the antiquities back, the newspaper reported. But almost four years later, the ancient artifacts are "stuck" at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, with senior Israeli figures scrambling to get them back, per the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Instead of being returned to Israel, however, they remained in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Haaretz.

Persons: Israel, Donald Trump's Mar, Israel Hasson, COVID, Saul Fox, Fox, It's, Trump, Eli Eskozido, Lago Organizations: Senior, Service, White, Haaretz, Trump, Israeli Antiquities Authority, Mar, Insider, Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry, Strategic Affairs Minister, FBI, DOJ Locations: Wall, Silicon, Lago, Florida, Israel, Washington ,

☆ Trump-less debate could hurt GOP primary stragglers the most
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Some Republican presidential hopefuls are pushing hard just for the chance to seize the stage in their party's primary debate next month. But the impact of the event may be limited if their top rival, former President Donald Trump, is a no-show. Reagan skipped a GOP debate in Iowa in 1980, but caught flak for the decision and participated in a later debate in the cycle. Trump himself skipped a primary debate in 2016, opting instead to hold a campaign event nearby. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas experienced something of that kind during the 2016 debate that Trump skipped, according to a post-debate poll of GOP insiders who rated Cruz the loser that night.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, hasn't, Saul Anuzis, isn't, Ronald Reagan didn't, Reagan, it's, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, Anuzis, Sen, Ted Cruz, Cruz Organizations: U.S, Republican, Fox News, Michigan GOP, Trump, Florida Gov, Republican Party Locations: Washington , U.S, Milwaukee, Michigan, Iowa, Ted Cruz of Texas

☆ Insurers reviewing Black Sea ship cover after Russia suspension
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jonathan Saul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia said on Monday it will suspend participation in a UN-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a Black Sea safe corridor, sources said. "Due to the collapse of the Black Sea corridor deal, most shipowners will now refrain from calling Ukrainian ports," Christian Vinther Christensen, chief operating officer with Danish shipping group NORDEN told Reuters. The (key) question is whether Russia mines the area which would effectively cease any form of cover being offered," one insurance industry source said. The Lloyd's of London insurance market has already placed the Black Sea region on its high-risk list. Additional war risk insurance premiums, which are charged when entering the Black Sea area, need to be renewed every seven days.

Persons: Christian Vinther Christensen, Neil Roberts, shipowners, Jonathan Saul, Sharon Singleton Organizations: NORDEN, Reuters, . Insurance, Lloyd's Market Association, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russia, UN, Turkey, London, Lloyd's

☆ Wingstop says its UK target market is Gen Zers who like boxing and 'Love Island.' Here's how the chicken brand is using TikTok, rappers, and customization to pull in younger diners.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Wingstop UK is using TikTok, social-media influencers, and rappers to attract Gen Z diners. Wingstop UK has collaborated with brands including including Xbox, Gymshark, and Tinder. Grogan said that Wingstop UK did engage in some paid partnerships, but focused on "curating authentic experiences." Lemon Pepper opened the first Wingstop UK restaurant near London's bustling Leicester Square in 2018. Lemon Pepper HoldingsIn 2022, the chain sold more than 17.5 million wings, Lemon Pepper says.

Persons: It's, –, Zers, Tom Grogan, cofounders, Lemon Pepper, TikTok, Yung, Michael Dapaah, Lady Leisha, M, Cat Burns, Grogan, Wingstop, – Grogan, Herman Sahota, Saul Lewin –, Rick Ross, Saul Lewin, Lemon, We're, Gen, it's Organizations: Wingstop, Service, Wingstop's, Sports, Lemon Pepper Holdings, Xbox, JD Sports, Yung Filly, YouTube, KFC, Leicester Square, Hickory, Wings, Lemon Pepper, Sunday Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Covent, Leicester, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow

☆ ‘They’re Coming for Your Cars’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( James Freeman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Joe Biden gets into his SUV while leaving the beach near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on Saturday. Photo: saul loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images“The Impossible Dream” is the title of a new report on electric vehicles from the Manhattan Institute’s Mark Mills. After reading the particulars one wonders whether that title is too optimistic. One issue that probably hasn’t received enough attention is that even if politicians can manage to force all of humanity out of cars with internal combustion engines, it will still be extremely hard to meet political emissions targets unless the surviving electric vehicles are small and scarce. What also may not be appreciated given all the alleged innovation surrounding EVs is that production of the minerals needed to make them may become less environmentally friendly, not more.

Persons: Joe Biden, saul loeb, Mark Mills Organizations: Agence France, Manhattan Locations: Rehoboth Beach , Delaware

☆ Could Tim Scott Pull an Upset?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( William A. Galston | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

William A. Galston writes the weekly Politics & Ideas column in the Wall Street Journal. He holds the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies Program, where he serves as a senior fellow. A participant in six presidential campaigns, he served from 1993 to 1995 as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domestic Policy. Mr. Galston is the author of 10 books and more than 100 articles in the fields of political theory, public policy, and American politics. A winner of the American Political Science Association’s Hubert H. Humphrey Award, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004.

Persons: William A, Galston, Ezra K, Saul Stern, Dean, Clinton, Association’s Hubert H, Humphrey Organizations: Street, Zilkha, Brookings Institution’s, Brookings, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Institute for Philosophy, Center for Information, Research, Civic, National Commission, Domestic, Liberal Pluralism, Public, Rowman & Littlefield, Liberal Democracy, Yale, American, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Locations: Brookings

LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - Nominations were announced on Wednesday for the Emmy Awards, the highest honors in television. Following is a list of nominees in key categories. The awards are scheduled to be handed out in a televised ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 18. BEST DRAMA SERIES"Andor""Better Call Saul""The Crown""House of the Dragon""The Last of Us""Succession""The White Lotus""Yellowjackets"BEST COMEDY SERIES"Abbott Elementary""Barry""Jury Duty""The Bear""The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel""Only Murders in the Building""Ted Lasso""Wednesday"BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES"Beef""Black Bird""Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story""Daisy Jones & The Six""Fleishman is in Trouble""Obi-Wan Kenobi"BEST COMEDY ACTORBill Hader, "Barry"Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear"Jason Segel, "Shrinking"BEST COMEDY ACTRESSChristina Applegate, "Dead to Me"Rachel Brosnahhan, "The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselQuinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face"Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday"BEST DRAMA ACTORBrian Cox, "Succession"Kieran Culkin, "Succession"Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us"Jeremy Strong, "Succession"Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man"BEST DRAMA ACTRESSMelanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets"Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us"Sarah Snook, "Succession"Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters"Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"BEST ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIETaron Egerton, "Black Bird"Evan Peters, "Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"Michael Shannon, "George & Tammy"Steven Yeun, "Beef"Kumail Nanjiani "Welcome to Chippendales"BEST ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIELizzy Caplan, "Fleishman Is In Trouble"Dominique Fishback, "Swarm"Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six"Jessica Chastain, "George and Tammy"Ali Wong, "Beef"Kathryn Hahn, "Tiny Beautiful Things"Reporting by Danielle BroadwayOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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CNN —House Republicans unloaded a barrage of criticism directed toward FBI Director Christopher Wray Wednesday, outlining a litany of complaints while Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Chairman Jim Jordan opened the hearing launching into a wide array of attacks on the FBI. “House Republicans will attack the FBI for having had the audacity to treat Donald Trump like any other citizen. FBI Director Christopher Wray is sworn in prior to testifying before a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “We did stand up a whole dedicated unit to focus on threats to FBI, individuals, FBI employees and FBI facilities because of the uptick that we saw over that time period,” Wray said.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Wray, Jim Jordan, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, “, ”, Matt Gaetz, ” Wray, ” Gaetz, Edgar Hoover, Gaetz, Jonathan Ernst, ’ Wray, Trump . Jordan, Jordan, Jerry Nadler, ” Nadler, Saul Loeb, –, John Durham, Biden, Hunter, ” that’s, ” Jordan, Thomas Massie, Massie, Nadler, Jack Smith’s, – Wray Organizations: CNN — House Republicans, FBI, Catholic Church, Florida Republican, Reuters, GOP, Foreign Intelligence, Republican, Trump ., Ohio Republican, Republicans, Trump, DOJ, FISA, “, White, ” New York Rep, ”, Committee, Getty, CNN, US State Department, Biden, White House, Democratic National Committee, Capitol, Trump’s Locations: Richmond, Florida, Washington , DC, Ohio, United States, Russia, Durham, Ukrainian, Louisiana, Kentucky, Lago, Mar

☆ Elizabeth Holmes now has a shorter prison sentence, but she'll still owe victims $452 million along with her former Theranos partner. She might never have to fully pay up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal court ordered Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani to pay $452 million. Defendants hit with such orders to pay victims may see it come out of any eventual wages they earn. So how will Holmes and her former business partner Sunny Balwani navigate a $452 million restitution order? Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes arrives at federal court with her partner Billy Evans on November 18, 2022. According to the restitution order, Holmes and Balwani are responsible for $125 million in restitution to Murdoch, $40 million to Walgreens, and $14.5 million to Safeway.

Persons: Elizabeth Holmes, Sunny Balwani, Rupert Murdoch, Holmes, Daniel Richman, Evan Gotlob, Saul Ewing, Billy Evans, Justin Sullivan, Justice Department's, It's, Balwani, Insider's, Murdoch, Gotlob, There's Organizations: Morning, News Corp, Walgreens, Safeway, Forbes, Federal, Office, Columbia Law School, Justice, US, Prosecutors Locations: California, Arizona, Manhattan, Boston, Northern California

☆ Texas A&M Celebrated a New Journalism Director. Then Came the Complaints.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Stephanie Saul | More About Stephanie Saul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kathleen McElroy, who had recently served as the director of the University of Texas’s School of Journalism, was thrilled to embark on a new assignment: running a similar program at her alma mater, Texas A&M University. Dr. McElroy, who once worked as an editor at The New York Times, said she was notified by the university’s interim dean of liberal arts, José Luis Bermúdez, of political pushback over her appointment. “I said, ‘What’s wrong?’” Dr. McElroy recalled in an interview. “He said, ‘You’re a Black woman who was at The New York Times and, to these folks, that’s like working for Pravda.’” Dr. McElroy left The Times in 2011. She elected to return to her tenured position at the University of Texas.

Persons: Kathleen McElroy, . McElroy, José Luis Bermúdez, “, ‘, Dr, McElroy, ’ Organizations: University of Texas’s School of Journalism, M University, The New York Times, Pravda, Times, University of Texas, The Texas Tribune Locations: mater , Texas

☆ Dragons, Jedi and zombies find a seat at the Emmy table
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Dragons and zombies and Jedi, oh my. HBO’s gaudy show of force – with half the best-drama nominees and 127 bids overall, the highest total of any individual network or service – featured a combination of both. "Obi-Wan Kenobi," starring Ewan McGregor, was one of three "Star Wars" series to receive multiple Emmy nominations. Fabio Lovino/HBOWhen those nominees need to begin rehearsing their acceptance speeches is itself a source of mystery as of now. The last time a delay of the Emmys happened: 2001, after the September 11 terror attacks.

Persons: we’ll, “, ”, Barry, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, –, Obi, Wan, Ewan McGregor, “ Andor, “ Obi, haven’t, Jenna Ortega, “ Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Evan Peters, Dominique Fishback, ” Dominique Fishback, “ Barry, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, Saul, Trevor Noah, John Oliver ”, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Theo James, Meghann Fahey, Fabio Lovino, Frank Scherma Organizations: CNN, HBO, Warner Bros ., Lucasfilm, “, Amazon, Television Academy, Fox, Variety Locations: Dragons, “

"There is no country, none, that presents a broader, more comprehensive threat to our ideas our innovation our economic security than the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party," Wray testified. Wray said that Americans "would be shocked to hear" that virtually all companies doing business in China are required to allow those cells. Wray did not name specific companies who have been required to house CCP cells in China. It's not the first time Wray has raised concerns about Beijing's alleged efforts to enforce communist political views within foreign companies operating in China. "And it doesn't just apply to Chinese companies; it applies to foreign companies if they get to a certain size in China, as well," Wray told CNBC.

Persons: Christopher Wray, SAUL LOEB, Wray, China's, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, Lance Gooden, I've, Gooden, It's, Biden, — CNBC's Christina Wilkie Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation, AFP, Getty Images, Chinese, Party, Committee, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, FBI, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, Business, Apple, Nike, Street, Fidelity, Financial Times, HSBC, CNBC, Republican Locations: Washington ,, China, Beijing, Washington, Texas, British, BlackRock

[1/5] 77th Golden Globe Awards - Photo Room - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 - The cast of "Succession" poses backstage with their Best Television Series - Drama award. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoLOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO drama "Succession," the story of a cutthroat fight for control of a family media empire, led the nominees for television's Emmy awards on Wednesday with 27 nods for the show's final season. Other best drama nominees were "House of the Dragon," "Andor," "Better Call Saul," "Yellowjackets," "The Crown" and "The White Lotus." "Ted Lasso," another double Emmy winner for best show, will compete for best comedy against "Abbott Elementary," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "The Bear, "Barry," "Jury Duty," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Wednesday." Nominations for the highest honors in television were announced in the middle of labor tensions that may delay the Emmys ceremony that normally takes place in September.

Persons: Mike Blake, Saul, Ted Lasso, Abbott, Maisel, Barry, Lisa Richwine, Mark Porter Organizations: Globe, Best, REUTERS, HBO, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S

LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO drama "Succession," the story of a cutthroat fight for control of a family's media empire, led the nominees for television's Emmy awards on Wednesday with 27 nods for the show's final season. Others competing for best drama included HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon," vacation-gone-wrong story "The White Lotus and "Star Wars" series "Andor." Sarah Snook, another Roy sibling, is considered the favorite to win best drama actress. [1/5]77th Golden Globe Awards - Photo Room - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 - The cast of "Succession" poses backstage with their Best Television Series - Drama award. First-time nominees Jeremy Allen White of "The Bear" and Jason Segel of "Shrinking" are also among those who will compete for best comedy actor.

Persons: Alan Ruck, Roy, Saul, Ted Lasso, Abbott, Maisel, Barry, Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Obi, Wan, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Mike Blake, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Allen White, Jason Segel, Rachel Brosnahan, Quinta Brunson, Christina Applegate, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega, Brunson, Clayton Davis, Pedro Pascal, Jimmy Smits, Davis, Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jessica Williams, Harrison Ford, Frank Scherma, Lisa Richwine, Mark Porter, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Hollywood, HBO, Television Academy, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Netflix, Globe, Best, REUTERS, Apple, Twitter, Variety, Voters, Fox, Organizers, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Beverly Hills , California, U.S

With the Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious affirmative action, the college admissions process is about to change for everyone. Hundreds of colleges have stopped requiring standardized tests, essays are likely to be much more important, and admissions decisions could become much more subjective. We asked readers to send us their questions about college admissions, and answered a few of them below. I’ve won prizes in an extracurricular activity. But we ran your question by Terry Mady-Grove, a college admissions consultant based in Port Washington, N.Y. She said it was highly unlikely that one extracurricular activity alone would propel you into a Top 20 college.

Persons: I’ve, I’m, — Jackson Urrutia, Terry Mady Locations: Columbia, Andrews, Folsom, Calif, That’s, Grove, Port Washington, N.Y

Crocs sued Joybees in federal court on Thursday, expanding on a separate lawsuit that the Colorado-based company filed in 2021. The new complaint, accusing Joybees and its chief executive of unfair competition, came a day after Joybees filed claims in the same court against Crocs. Joybees also said it was seeking a declaration that its shoes had not violated Crocs' intellectual property protections. Joybees, according to Crocs' lawsuit, hired key operations and manufacturing employees from Crocs. The cases are Crocs Inc v Joybees LLC, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 1:23-cv-01719-NRN and 21-cv-02859-PAB-MEH.

Persons: Crocs, Joybees, Kellen McCarvel, McCarvel, Porter Kaye Scholer, Jonathan Cooperman, Kelley Drye, Chad Nitta, Rock, Saul Rostamian, Sheppard Mullin, Mike Scarcella, Leigh Jones Organizations: Colorado Joybees, Crocs, Joybees, Investment, District of, Arnold, Warren, Thomson Locations: Colorado, Denver, Crocs, District of Colorado

☆ Iran's Revolutionary Guards seize commercial ship in Gulf - U.S. Navy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards "forcibly seized" a commercial ship in international waters in the Gulf on Thursday and the vessel was possibly involved in smuggling, a U.S. Navy spokesperson said. The U.S. Navy had monitored the situation and decided not to make any further response, U.S. 5th Fleet spokesperson Commander Tim Hawkins said. Iran said on Thursday it had a court order to seize one of the tankers sailing in Gulf waters on Wednesday after it collided with an Iranian vessel. read moreTehran seized two other tankers in May including the Marshall Islands flagged Advantage Sweet, which had been chartered by Chevron. read moreSince 2021, "Iran has harassed, attacked or seized nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels", the U.S. Navy said this week.

Persons: Tim Hawkins, Ambrey, Hawkins, Jonathan Saul, Hugh Lawson, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Guards, U.S . Navy, . 5th Fleet, Richmond, Marshall, Chevron, Thomson Locations: Gulf, U.S, British, Saudi, Dammam, Iran, Hormuz, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Iranian, Bahamas, Chevron, Tehran

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