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☆ The 'brain' behind Ron DeSantis' likely presidential campaign was involved in a major 'ghost candidate' scandal in Florida: 'If it's not illegal, it should be'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The Florida pollster Ryan Tyson is expected to be a top advisor in Ron DeSantis' presidential bid. Ron DeSantis' presumptive presidential bid, was deeply enmeshed in a major Florida political-corruption scandal that has resulted in criminal charges for five people, two of whom have been convicted. At the center of the scandal are "ghost candidates" — those drafted to run purely to siphon votes from an opposing party in close races. It's not illegal to run ghost candidates, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, a Democrat, said at a news conference in 2021 after two people were arrested on campaign-finance charges in connection with the scheme. Tyson is "Ron DeSantis' brain," Peter Schorsch, the publisher of Florida Politics, said.

☆ North America’s best bar for 2023 serves pizza cocktails
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —This week in travel news: Crowns are handed out to pizza joints, bars and an English king. And we reveal why going on a hiking trip might be one of the best ways to find love. Award-winning bars and restaurantsDouble Chicken Please, a cocktail bar-slash-chicken joint on New York’s Lower East Side, took the No.1 spot in North America’s 50 Best Bars 2023. A newly published Italian list names the Best Pizza in Europe 2023, all outside the home country. King Charles gets his crownThis is what you can expect to see at King Charles III's coronation 04:04 - Source: CNNLondon airports were expected to greet more than 2 million arrivals this week, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium, as the country prepares for the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday.

☆ Spain, Portugal swelter as April temperature records broken
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Mariano Valladolid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A field of grass is seen cracked by the drought during scorching summer temperatures in spring in Ronda, Spain April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Jon NazcaCORDOBA, Spain, April 28 (Reuters) - Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April, as the Iberian neighbours swelter in an early-season heatwave that has exacerbated a long drought in some regions. Spain's absolute April record remains the 40.2 C reached in 2013 on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. In neighbouring Portugal, the temperature in the central town of Mora reached 36.9 C, breaking the record of 36.0 C set in April 1945, its weather agency said. Temperatures started dropping on Friday in Portugal but the heatwave persisted in parts of Spain.

☆ King Charles draws on mother's inspiration for his first Commonwealth Day as head
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - King Charles drew on his mother's inspiration on Monday as he celebrated his first Commonwealth Day as symbolic head of the grouping with a service at London's Westminster Abbey, joined by other senior members of the British royal family. "The Commonwealth has been a constant in my own life, and yet its diversity continues to amaze and inspire me." The 74-year-old king was joined for the service by his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and his eldest son Prince William and his wife Kate. [1/5] Britain's King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort, meets with choristers following the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain. "Her late majesty loved the Commonwealth, and the Commonwealth loved her," said Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland.

This is where having an adequate life insurance policy can make all the difference. Even if you're only interested in a cheap funeral life insurance policy, the price is inevitably lower when you buy early. When I asked Gura about life insurance in the early days after death, he said, "Whole life and universal life insurance used in planning is very, very impactful. For example, let's look at a modest $300,000 whole life insurance policy. Even if you're not ready to have the discussion about end-of-life arrangements, life insurance is also made for the living.

"There's now a big push to get nature into sovereign debt markets," said Simon Zadek, executive director at NatureFinance, which advises governments on debt-for-nature swaps and other types of climate-focused finance. At that level, it would be the biggest debt-for-nature swap struck to date. The combined value of swap deals to date is $3.7 billion, according to the data. Securing the buy-in of development banks is usually key for the economics of a deal. The WWF has projects in Central and South America where they are monitoring deforestation by tracking jaguars, said Brenes, who has worked on debt-for-nature swaps for the last 25 years.

☆ Spain's banks seek to extend mortgage lifespans for vulnerable households
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Jesús Aguado | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MADRID, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Spanish lenders are open to extending loan repayments for up to five years for vulnerable households that experience a rise of at least 30% in variable mortgage costs, a draft of the proposal seen by Reuters on Thursday showed. Banks would not have to automatically set aside provisions as a consequence of the loan extensions, according to the draft. "Households earning not more than 24,300 euros a year would be eligible to extend the lifespan of mortgage repayments," one of the sources said on Wednesday. Once the extension of the mortgage term to final maturity has been agreed, the outstanding loan would continue to be repaid in new instalments, according to the draft. "As it stands with this proposal, you may even end up paying more interest in the long term", Suarez said.

☆ Spain's banks seek extending lifespan of mortgages for vulnerable households
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jesús Aguado | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Spanish lenders are open to extending loan repayments for vulnerable households that experience a rise of at least 30% in variable mortgage costs, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The proposal is part of a wider set of measures aimed at helping exposed families cope with an increase in interest rates and rising cost of living that banks are discussing with government. "Households earning not more than 24,300 euros a year would be eligible to extend the lifespan of mortgage repayments," one of the sources said. The banking association AEB and the savings banks association CECA declined to comment. "As it stands with this proposal, you may even end up paying more interest in the long term", Suarez said.

Share this -Link copiedThe full order of service for the funeral at Westminster Abbey The funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II is underway at Westminster Abbey. Police officers patrol outside Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, ahead of the state funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II. The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II leaves Westminster Hall for her funeral service in Westminster Abbey. Around 2,300 police officers will line the route from Westminster Abbey to Windsor Castle and 1,000 police officers will line the route from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. Share this -Link copiedBuckingham Palace releases previously unseen portrait of queen Queen Elizabeth II, photographed at Windsor Castle in May 2022.

☆ Patru eleve din Chișinău au lansat primul club de știință pentru tinerii din Republica Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-13 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Patru eleve din Chișinău au lansat primul club de știință pentru tinerii din Republica MoldovaSunt pasionate de obiectele reale și vor să-și facă o carieră în domeniul științei, pe lângă aceasta își doresc să le ofere și altor tineri posibilitatea să facă cunoștință cu frumoasa lume a acestui domeniu. Vorbim despre patru eleve din Chișinău, care au lansat primul club de știință pentru tinerii din Republica Moldova. Scopul nostru este de a le oferi tinerilor noi informații din domeniul științific, training-uri, concursuri, dar și sfaturi. De asemenea, vrem să organizăm și study sessions, unde elevii pot sa facă meditații cu alți elevi olimpici”, ne-au povestit tinerele. Acolo, tinerele vor posta diferite concursuri interactive, curiozități, dar și sfaturi utile pentru cei care vor să se bucure de reușite bune la obiectele reale.

Persons: Andreea, Safta Patricia, Codreanu Bianca, Socrate Locations: Chișinău, Republica Moldova, România

That's why I turned to five financial planners, who shared the biggest retirement saving mistakes their clients make and how we can all do better. A better solution, according to Lubinski, is to create a financial plan based on their individual retirement needs and stick to it. Advertisement"When investors get within five years of retirement, I recommend removing the first five years of their retirement income from the market completely. Making retirement savings a priority is something Crane recommends. "Just as a business plan is critical before opening a business, a retirement plan is necessary before stepping into retirement.

Persons: —, procrastinating, Phil Lubinski, Kelly Crane, Crane, it's, Patricia Stallworth, Stallworth, Jonathan Gassman, he's, Gassman, Tania Brown, Brown, Jen Glantz Organizations: Service, Co, CFP, Wealth Management, Financial, CPA, SaverLife Locations: Napa, Brooklyn , New York, Florida

☆ Cutremurător! Doi soți, căsătoriți de 47 de ani, au fost răpuși de COVID-19 în același minut
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Patricia și Leslie McWaters din statul american Michigan au petrecut 47 de ani împreună, crescându-și copiii, apoi nepoții și apoi strănepoții. Și săptămâna trecută, au murit împreună de COVID-19, în același minut, scrie CNN, citat de libertatea.ro. În vârstă de 75 și 78 de ani, Patricia și Leslie se aflau în categoria persoanelor cu risc mare de îmbolnăvire. În urmă cu câteva zile, Patricia, care a fost asistentă medicală, a ajuns la spital, după ce s-a infectat cu virusul. Statele Unite sunt cea mai afectată țară de COVID-19, având peste 14 milioane de cazuri confirmate și aproape 280.000 de decese, potrivit datelor Worldometers.

Persons: Patricia, Leslie McWaters, Leslie, Romeo, Julieta, Ea Organizations: CNN Locations: american Michigan, Statele Unite

În vârstă de 75 și 78 de ani, Patricia și Leslie se aflau în categoria persoanelor cu risc mare de îmbolnăvire. În urmă cu câteva zile, Patricia, care a fost asistentă medicală, a ajuns la spital, după ce s-a infectat cu virusul. La fel și cea a soțului ei. Fiica celor doi a ținut însă să tragă și un semnal de alarmă, plecând de la povestea părinților ei. Statele Unite sunt cea mai afectată țară de Covid-19, având peste 14 milioane de cazuri confirmate și aproape 280.000 de decese.

Persons: Patricia, Leslie, Romeo, Julieta, Ea Locations: Statele Unite

☆ VIDEO O tânără de 18 ani şi iubitul ei de 21 de ani au murit într-un accident petrecut pe DN1A, în Prahova
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-14 | by ( Diana Frîncu | ) adevarul.ro time to read: +1 min

Fata de 18 ani a murit pe loc, iar iubitul ei, câteva ore mai târziu, la spital. Impactul a fost atât de violent încât maşina în care se aflau Marian şi Patricia s-a rupt în două, partea din spate, cu tot cu roţi, a fost aruncată câteva zeci de metri pe câmp. Fata a murit pe loc, o rană la cap se apre că i-a fost fatală. A fost preluat de un echipaj SMURD, transportat la spital, dar nu a supravieţuit. Cercetările la faţa locului au durat foarte mult, dar deocamdată cauza accidentului nu a fost făcută publică.

Persons: Marian, Patricia, Mihai Viteazul, El Organizations: SMURD, Universitatea Petrol Locations: direcţia, Ploieşti

☆ The Tucker Carlson origin story
▼ + stars: | 1998-01-28 | by ( Aaron Short | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +57 min

Tucker Carlson is remembered as a provocateur and gleeful contrarian by those who knew him in his early days. It was Tucker Carlson. (Note on style: Tucker Carlson and the members of his family are referred to here by their first names to avoid confusion.) In 1979, Richard Carlson married Patricia Swanson, heiress to the Swanson frozen foods empire that perfected the frozen Salisbury steak for hassle-free dinners. Tucker Carlson attended St. George’s School, a boarding school starting at age 14.

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