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☆ Biden impeachment inquiry end game comes into focus, but moderate Republicans still not sold
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Annie Grayer | Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In recent days, Comer has said in media appearances that subpoenas for Biden family members are “imminent.”The end of the inquiry is still likely months away. They did, however, secure an interview with the special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden criminal probe, David Weiss, for Tuesday, which is unprecedented given that the case is ongoing. At every turn, House Democrats and the White House have dismissed the allegations against the president and poked holes in the Republican-led investigation. “The subpoenas to Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family should have already happened,” Gaetz told CNN. “We’ll see what comes out.”Even members involved in the inquiry know that the evidence doesn’t clear the key hurdles needed to move forward.

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☆ Fact check: Biden twice repeats his false ‘Joey, baby’ story about a deceased Amtrak conductor
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Biden has publicly told the story at least 11 times as president, including twice on Monday at a rail-funding announcement in Delaware. Biden said in both recitations that when he was vice president, an article was published about how he had flown 1.2 million miles. In the speech, he specified that the milestone was 1.2 million miles traveled on Air Force planes as vice president. “I don’t [want to] hear any more about Air Force stuff,” Biden recalled Negri as saying. Negri’s stepdaughter, Olga Betz, told CNN in 2021 that Negri and Biden were indeed friends.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Angelo, –, ” –, “ Joey, Angelo Negri, ”, ” Biden, Negri, Negri’s, Olga Betz, Negri “, Karine Jean, Pierre, “ Organizations: Washington CNN, Amtrak, CNN, Air Force, Secret Service, White House Locations: Washington, Delaware, Boston, Milwaukee

☆ Trump heads to the witness stand as new polls show him leaping past Biden in key swing states
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Biden, meanwhile, is absorbing brutal new polls showing him losing to GOP front-runner Trump in multiple key swing states. If the New York Times/Siena College survey is borne out in 2024, there would be no electoral path to victory for Biden. Biden supporters argue that his critics and media narratives set by the president’s low polls badly miss the most salient point that will define the 2024 election. Because this is a civil trial, Trump has no criminal liability. But the judge has already ruled that Trump, his adult sons and the Trump Organization committed “persistent and repeated” fraud.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid envisioned winning an NBA championship with James Harden at his side. The 76ers traded Harden this week to the Clippers for a package of players and draft picks, ending the promise of two NBA MVPs chasing a championship in Philly. As it is, the 76ers are 3-1 with Embiid putting up numbers like a player intent on defending his MVP crown. While Nurse publicly said all the right things ahead of the trade about welcoming Harden back, he admitted Thursday that he never truly believed he would coach Harden. “I think he did a lot of great things for us,” Embiid said.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro’s former top executive assistant said she found it “creepy” when the actor insisted she scratch his back, an example of behavior she found controlling and abusive before she quit her job in 2019, she testified Friday at a New York civil trial. I lost my life. De Niro has asked a jury to award him $6 million on breach of loyalty and fiduciary duty grounds. Robinson portrayed De Niro in her testimony as sexist with his language toward female employees and discriminatory in how he paid them. “He was screaming about not being able to find some of the presents,” Robinson said.

Persons: — Robert De Niro’s, Graham Chase Robinson, De Niro, ”, “, hasn't, Robinson, Niro, Chase Robinson, Hunter ”, Martin Scorsese, ” Robinson Organizations: De, Canal Productions Locations: New York, Manhattan

The Biden administration’s fight against consolidation in the airline industry will be tested Tuesday with lawyers for JetBlue Airways and the Justice Department squaring off in court. The administration is suing to block JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. The Justice Department is fresh off victory in a previous lawsuit that killed a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines. If it swallows Spirit, JetBlue will leapfrog Alaska Airlines but still control less than 10% of the U.S. air-travel market. The Justice Department argues, however, that Spirit is the disruptive force that needs to be protected.

Persons: Biden, Obama Organizations: JetBlue Airways, Department, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Justice Department, American Airlines, U.S, Alaska Airlines, New, Big, Spirit, The, US Airways, JetBlue Airways Corp Locations: Boston, U.S, United, Delta, New York, Miramar , Florida, New York City, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Continental

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro testified Monday in New York City at a trial resulting from a former personal assistant’s lawsuit accusing the actor of being an abusive boss. Robinson, who worked for De Niro between 2008 and 2019, was paid $300,000 annually before she quit as his vice president of production and finance. But when a lawyer for Robinson asked him if he considered her a conscientious employee, he scoffed. Repeatedly, Judge Lewis J. Liman explained the rules of testimony to De Niro and that there were limits to what he could say. “Can I ask a question?” De Niro asked in one exchange with Robinson's lawyer.

Persons: — Robert De Niro, De Niro, Oscar, Hunter ”, ”, Graham Chase Robinson, Robinson, “, Robinson's, Lewis J, Liman, ” De Niro, Tiffany Chen, Niro, Chen, De, Andrew Macurdy, Macurdy, ” De, Richard Schoenstein, countersued Robinson, Schoenstein Organizations: De, Canal Productions Locations: New York City, Manhattan, De Niro

☆ Fact check: Trump falsely claims he’d promised Mexico would pay for ‘a piece’ of the border wall
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Chris Christie for breaking his signature campaign promise to get Mexico to pay for the wall. During his 2016 campaign, Trump promised over and over again in his public remarks, with no qualifications, that Mexico would pay for the entire wall. A Trump campaign spokesperson did not respond to a Sunday request from CNN to identify any examples from the 2016 election of Trump pledging that Mexico would pay for “a piece” of the wall. And who is going to pay for the wall?” Trump asked in a March 2016 rally speech in Michigan; after the crowd shouted “Mexico,” Trump said, “100%, folks. Mexico is gonna pay for the wall.”Trump has made various other false claims about how the wall was funded as he has tried to combat criticism of his failure to keep that campaign promise.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Trump, “, ‘ Trump, ”, ’, ” Trump, lightweights ”, couldn’t, We’re Organizations: CNN, Republican, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov Locations: Iowa, Mexico, Trump, Florida, New Jersey, Michigan, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, United States

CNN —President Joe Biden plans to make a direct appeal to the American people to continue funding Ukraine and Israel amid their war efforts in an Oval Office address Thursday, according to two administration officials. The Biden administration in August delivered its last so-called supplemental funding request, which encapsulates unique requests beyond traditional government programs. The proposal requested $24.1 billion to aid Ukraine through the end of the year, but Congress failed to approve it during a process to greenlight short-term federal funding. By contrast, support to sustain aid to Ukraine has waned significantly since Russia’s unprovoked invasion in February 2022. An August CNN poll found 55% of respondents said Congress should not pass more funding to aid Ukraine.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, “ He’s, –, Janet Yellen, ”, Mahmoud Abbas, Biden scoffed, “, Benjamin Netanyahu –, ” Biden Organizations: CNN, White, Hamas, US, Ukraine, White House, Kiel Institute, Sky News, Russia, Officials, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Israeli Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Mexico, Washington, Gaza, Amman, Jordan, Tel Aviv, Egypt, United States

☆ SBF’s Behavior in Court Gets Called Out
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Caroline Ellison is questioned in court as Sam Bankman-Fried watches during his fraud trial before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters)In a sidebar during the trial Wednesday, a federal prosecutor complained about Sam Bankman-Fried's behavior during Caroline Ellison's testimony, saying it might have a visible effect on her. "The defendant has laughed, visibly shaken his head, and scoffed," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon. The prosecutor added that he had a history of intimidating Ellison, who dated Bankman-Fried on and off over two years.

Persons: Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman, Fried, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Jane Rosenberg, Caroline Ellison's, Danielle Sassoon, Ellison Organizations: U.S, District

Sam Bankman-Fried laughed and shook his head during Caroline Ellison's testimony, prosecutor claims. The prosecutor asked Bankman-Fried's lawyer to tell his client to control his reactions. Ellison gave emotional testimony Wednesday and appeared to place the blame for FTX's collapse on SBF. AdvertisementAdvertisementCaroline Ellison's testimony provoked a series of reactions from her ex-boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried on Wednesday, a prosecutor said during a sidebar conversation. Prosecutor Danielle Sassoon told the judge in Bankman-Fried's criminal trial that the FTX cofounder had "laughed, visibly shaken his head, and scoffed" while Ellison testified.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Caroline Ellison's, Bankman, Ellison, —, Danielle Sassoon, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Mark Cohen, " Sassoon, Cohen, Lewis, he'd, he's Organizations: Service, Alameda Research Locations: Bankman, Manhattan

Homes a tenth the size of Mar-a-Lago on tiny inland lots sell for that in the Town of Palm Beach, a wealthy island enclave. It is also a club, private beach resort, historical artifact and banquet hall with a ballroom that features gold leaf. The much smaller Palm Beach compound once owned by the Kennedy political dynasty sold for $70 million three years ago. SO HOW DID PALM BEACH COUNTY COME UP WITH SUCH A LOW TAX ASSESSMENT? If Mar-a-Lago had a $1 billion assessed value, it’s property tax bill would be approximately $18 million.

Persons: Donald Trump's Mar, Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Liza Pulitzer, ”, Pulitzer, Brown Harris Stevens, Rob Thomson, Marjorie Merriweather Post, E.F, Hutton, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Mona Lisa, Renoir, Eli Beracha, Lago, ” Beracha, Thomson, Kennedy, Becky Robinson, Jared Moskowitz, Robinson, Letitia James, James, — Organizations: New, Palm, Trump, Waterfront Properties, Historic Landmark, Post, Mar, Florida, Hollo, Real, U.S . Rep, South, South Florida Democrat, Trump , New York Locations: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, York, Florida, Palm Beach, Intracoastal Waterway, Post, Mar, Lago, summering, New Jersey, Trump, South Florida, Trump ,, New York

☆ Donald Trump committed fraud for years by inflating his worth to banks and insurers, a New York judge finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The ruling is a pre-trial win for the state Attorney General, who wants him banned from doing business in NY. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn a stunning, pre-trial win in New York attorney general's all-out war on the Trump Organization, a Manhattan judge has found that Donald Trump committed fraud for years by inflating his worth to banks and insurers by as much as $3.6 billion a year. Instead, the judge gave a major victory to Attorney General Letitia James, finding in her favor that Trump is liable for fraud. "The New York Attorney General is none of the above." New York Attorney General Letitia James wants Trump's business banned from New York.

Persons: Trump, —, general's, Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Letitia James, James, Alina Habba, Michael Madaio, Clifford S, Robert, Michael Farina, Christopher Kise, Armen Morian, Engoron, Erin Schaff, Marx, Chico Marx, Chicolini, Margaret Dumont, Gloria Teasdale Organizations: Service, Trump Organization, Trump, Appellate Division, New York, . New York, Deutsche Bank Locations: Manhattan, NY, New York, American, ., Saudi Arabia

☆ GM CEO Marry Barra tells CNN she’s ‘frustrated’ about the strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —General Motors CEO Mary Barra said she’s “frustrated” with the autoworker strike that began overnight, and said that her company has a “very compelling offer” for the union. “I think we have an offer that resonates with our people,” Barra told CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich, saying that the offer includes pay raises up to 21%, job security and healthcare. “If you’re asking for more than the company made, I think that’s not a good position,” Barra pointedly said. The UAW referred to its targeted strike of three plants as a “Stand Up Strike,” which it called a strategic “new approach” to walking off the job. The strike came after the automakers scoffed at the union’s ambitious demands for increased wages, benefits and job protections for its members.

Persons: Mary Barra, she’s “, “, ” Barra, CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich, Barra, Picketers Organizations: New, New York CNN — General, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, Workers, Big Three, UAW Locations: New York, Missouri , Michigan, Ohio

But not all of the 146,000 UAW members at company plants are walking picket lines, at least not yet. Top-scale assembly plant workers make about $32 per hour, plus large annual profit-sharing checks. The Ford plant that's on strike employs about 3,300 workers, and it makes Bronco SUVs and Ranger midsize pickup trucks. Under the UAW strategy, workers who go on strike would live on $500 per week in strike pay from the union, while others would stay on the job at full pay. It’s unlikely the companies would lock the remaining workers out of their factories because they want to keep building vehicles.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, ”, Liz Shuler, Shawn Fain, Britney Johnson, It’s, Candace Bowles, “, Bowles, I’m, Fain, ” Fain, “ We’re, Ford, didn’t, Marick, ” Masters, “ They’re, Mary Barra, you’ve, Farley, Jeff Schuster, Stellantis, Schuster, ____ Williams Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, “ Workers, AFL, UAW, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Toledo Jeep, Bronco, Chevrolet Colorado, GMC, Chevrolet Express, Wayne State University, U.S, CNBC, Global Locations: Wentzville , Missouri, Wayne , Michigan, Detroit, Toledo , Ohio, Toledo

Dajabón, Dominican Republic, and Les Cayes, Haiti (CNN) When Pauline Philippe found out she was pregnant with twins, she felt a flash of happiness. "I thought about everything that could happen," Phillippe told CNN. In 2017, he unveiled a four-pronged strategy focused not only on ending impunity, but also on prioritizing victims' rights and dignity. He appointed the UN's first Victims' Rights Advocate and created a "trust fund" to support victims. Hers is the "smallest, newest and poorest" department in the UN, Connors told CNN.

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☆ Trump loses bid to delay E. Jean Carroll rape-defame case, but granted expedited appeal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

E. Jean Carroll reacts as she exits the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York City, May 9, 2023. A federal appeals court on Wednesday denied a bid by Donald Trump to delay a defamation lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll, but granted him an expedited appeal on the question of whether he can claim absolute presidential immunity as a defense. Barring further action by that appeals court or the Supreme Court, the second of Carroll's suits remains scheduled for trial in mid-January in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. In the pending suit headed to trial, Carroll alleges Trump defamed her in 2019 when he, as president, first made statements denying her claim of rape. The DOJ also noted that Trump's allegedly defamatory statements about Carroll continued after he left the White House in January 2021.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Carroll, Trump, Carrol, Robbie Kaplan, Kaplan, Goodman, Trump's Organizations: U.S, Wednesday, 2nd Circuit, Trump, Circuit, Department of Justice, DOJ, Washington , D.C, ., White Locations: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S, Washington ,

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The prospect of an auto workers strike could test Joe Biden 's treasured assertion that he's the most pro-union president in U.S. history. Political Cartoons View All 1154 Images“I think the American public as a whole realizes the impact that the American auto workers have on the economy," Killian said. But, unlike with rail and airline workers, the president doesn’t have the authority to order autoworkers to stay on the job. Nowhere will the political fallout of an auto workers strike be felt more than Michigan, which Biden won by nearly 3 percentage points in 2020. And Ray Curry, the former UAW president who was unseated by Fain, had worked with Biden in the past, even attending White House ceremonies.

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☆ Hollywood hoped the writers strike would end with summer. But a deal remains nowhere in sight
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Summer is coming to a close, but Hollywood is still stuck in strike Hell. Now, on the precipice of Labor Day Weekend, a deal is nowhere in sight. Schools are starting back up, the weather is cooling, but Hollywood remains enmeshed in a labor dispute for the ages. A failure to strike a deal soon after Labor Day is not a foregone conclusion, by any means. Both the writers and studios do share one common belief: that the strike has gone on too long.

Persons: scoffed, “ That’s, “, it’s Organizations: CNN, Writers Guild of America, Labor, Studio, WGA, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood, Hell, West

☆ A Meal in France Showed Me the Brilliance of Simplicity
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Ligaya Mishan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Once I tried out the line “Remember who you were before you had a permanent address.” The client scoffed. At the time I lived in a converted garage by a cemetery, the third place I’d moved in a year. The restaurant was unexceptional — plastic chairs, coarse tablecloths, low guttering candles — and perfect. In the maze of the old quarter, we sat at a table outside, on stone stairs descending from another century. The restaurant was unexceptional — plastic chairs, coarse tablecloths, low guttering candles — and perfect.

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☆ The 45-year history of The Cheesecake Factory: How a family bakery turned into global restaurant chain with an enormous menu
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The first The Cheesecake Factory restaurant opened in Beverly Hills, California, in 1978. Its CEO and founder, David Overton, opened it to promote his mother's cheesecake business. And we knew people loved it," Cheesecake Factory CEO David Overton said in a video on the company's website. Overton is referring to his mom's cheesecake business. Over the next 45 years, Overton turned his mom's cheesecakes into a national sensation.

Persons: David Overton, Overton, Evelyn Overton, I've Organizations: Factory, Service, cheesecakes, Walmart Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Wall, Silicon, Detroit, Los Angeles, Target

☆ With Prigozhin dead, Putin has traded low-budget global reach for safety at home
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On Friday, the Kremlin's spokesperson said the idea that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the Wednesday plane crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin was "a complete lie." It was unavoidable payback for Prigozhin's insubordination, which culminated in a march towards Moscow with a column of his Wagner Group mercenaries. AdvertisementAdvertisementThose files were obtained from anonymous hackers who had pried them loose from the Wagner Group. Russia uses the Wagner Group to boost its military strength, but it is nothing like a conventional fighting force or diplomatic corps. Other reports suggest that the job replacing Wagner in Africa will fall to the GRU, Russia's military intelligence unit.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Prigozhin, Prigozhin's, he'd, —, Putin, grandiosity, they'd, Alexander Lukashenko, James, Mattathias Schwartz Organizations: Wednesday, Wagner Group, Saint, Kremlin, Group, Central African, YouTube, Google, Wagner, Saint Petersburg, ISIS, Russia, Wall Street Journal, Russia's Ministry of Defence Locations: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Central African Republic, Russian, Ukraine, East, Africa, Saint, China, Belarus, Russia's

☆ Corporate America’s Chief Critic, Carl Icahn, Gets His Comeuppance
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Maureen Farrell | More About Maureen Farrell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He said Mr. Anderson did not call him before publishing the report, denying him the opportunity to present his side of things. Short sellers borrow stock held by big investors and sell it in the open market, betting that its price will fall. If they bet right, they can buy the borrowed shares back at the lower price, return them and pocket the difference. Mr. Icahn said he buys and holds stocks for years and makes changes from the inside. (As of July 31, he said, his investors would have an annualized return of 12.8 percent compared to 6.9 percent for the S&P 500).

Persons: Carl, ”, Mark Stevens, Icahn, Mr, Anderson, Nikola, ” Mr, “ I’m Organizations: Hindenburg Research, Adani

☆ Bill Barr rejects Trump's plea that it's unfair to try him while he's running: 'You don't get immunity' by being a presidential candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Barr said Trump shouldn't get avoid trials simply because he's running for president. While Barr thinks Trump could be convicted in some cases, he doesn't want Trump to face prison time. Even though he has been critical of Trump, Barr has been outspoken in his attacks on some prosecutions of the former president. "I don't know of any attorney general who would walk away from it." Despite that prediction, the former attorney general doesn't think the former president should go to prison.

Persons: Bill Barr, Trump, Barr, Donald Trump's, Neil Cavuto, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Cavuto, Willis, I'm, Smith, Mike Pence, doesn't Organizations: Service, Fox News, Trump, Iowa Republican, Associated Press, Justice Department Locations: Wall, Silicon, Iowa, Fulton County, Georgia, York

☆ CEO built her $96 million company with a simple 2-word lesson: It's 'the most powerful thing you can do'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Having a good idea wasn't enough to win those colleagues over, she said — she needed to be likable. The lesson proved valuable when Hyman came up with the idea for Rent the Runway six years later in 2008, she said. The pair cold-emailed Diane von Furstenberg, and by luck, landed a meeting. As Hyman recounted, von Furstenberg worried that allowing her clothes to be rented for cheap would "cannibalize" her consumer base. In other words, they could help von Furstenberg grow her consumer base.

Persons: Jennifer Hyman, —, Hyman, wasn't, didn't, Jennifer Fleiss, Diane von Furstenberg, Von Furstenberg, Hyman wasn't fazed, von Furstenberg, Warren Buffett Organizations: Stanford Graduate School of, Starwood Hotels, Resorts, Harvard University, Social Psychology

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