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☆ Donald Trump Turns up at New York Fraud Trial, Complains It Distracts From Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

By Jack Queen(Reuters) -Donald Trump made a voluntary appearance at his New York civil fraud trial and used it to complain that it is distracting from his campaign to reclaim the White House in 2024. Trump appeared in a New York court on Tuesday for the third week of a civil fraud trial which is centered on allegations that he inflated his net worth to secure more favorable loan terms. I should be in New Hampshire now," Trump told reporters outside the courtroom, referring to two important states early in a U.S. presidential election campaign. Trump, however, chose to be at the trial which he is not required to attend. Trump has denied wrongdoing and defended the valuations of his properties, saying the case is a "fraud" and attacking both James and the judge overseeing the case.

Persons: Jack Queen, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, I'm, Arthur Engoron, Letitia James, Donna Kidder, Kidder, Doug Larson, James, James ’, Michael Cohen, Engoron, Donald Jr, Eric, Noeleen Walder, David Gregorio, Alistair Bell Organizations: House, Republican, U.S, Biden, Democratic, Trump, Democratic New York, Trump Organization Locations: York, Washington, New York, Iowa, New Hampshire, U.S, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Manhattan

☆ Hollywood stuck in a rut after talks break down between actors' union and studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild walk a picket line on Day 1 outside NBC Universal in New York City on July 14, 2023. Forget about a Hollywood ending for actors and studios — for now. After just under two weeks, negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers broke down Wednesday night. It appears that wages and artificial intelligence protections remain sticking points between actors and studios. With the dissolution of talks, the strike will rage on, disrupting marketing campaigns and preventing production from commencing on a significant portion of Hollywood's film and television projects.

Persons: Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Screen, NBC Universal, —, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Alliance, Television Producers, SAG, WGA Locations: New York City

☆ As Turkey intensifies war on Kurdish militants, Iraqi civilians suffer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Lena Masri | Amina Ismail | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +23 min

Seventeen-year-old Samir Saado was finishing his cleaning shift at the village medical centre when an airstrike hit the building. Four members of the PKK-allied Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), who were guards at the clinic, were killed, local officials said. All five said the medical centre was hit by at least three strikes about three minutes apart. Reuters showed Zwijnenburg the footage of the red crescent symbol on the wall of the medical centre. Across northern Iraq, local people say they are powerless to prevent armed groups setting up in their villages and districts.

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A senior Russian official accused the United States of deploying unmatched efforts to ensure Russia remained out of the Human Rights Council. The empty seat for the representative of Russia is pictured during the Human Rights Council special session on the human rights situation in Ukraine, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 12, 2022. China and Cuba were also among the winners of Tuesday's vote, drawing objections from human rights defenders. "Crimes against humanity and genocide apparently (are) not disqualifying actions for UN's top human rights body," the Uyghur Human Rights Project, which advocates against what rights campaigners say are China's grave human rights abuses against the mainly Muslim ethnic minority, wrote on messaging platform X.Juan Pappier, deputy director for the Americas at Human Rights Watch, wrote on X in the run-up to the vote that Cuba was unfit to be a member of the Council. "Its record of systematic human rights violations speaks for itself," he wrote.

Persons: doesn't, Louis Charbonneau, Vladimir Putin, Maria Lvova, Denis Balibouse, Maria Zabolotskaya, Richard Gowan, Juan Pappier, Emma Farge, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Deepa Babington Organizations: Russia, GENEVA, United Nations, General Assembly, Rights Council, UN, United, Human Rights Watch, Children's, Kremlin, Human Rights, Human, REUTERS, Representative, Crisis, Thomson Locations: Bulgaria, Albania, Russia, Ukraine, Cuba, China, Moscow, Europe, Geneva, United Nations, U.S, Russian, United States, Switzerland, Russia's

☆ Trump’s Campaign From the Courthouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Lauren Camera | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +8 min

But the front-running GOP presidential primary candidate was there – and he was pissed. Yet Trump was seething for another reason altogether – or so he claimed: His mounting legal challenges were preventing him from campaigning. “Trump campaigning from a courtroom is so Trumpian,” says Tobe Berkovitz, associate professor of advertising emeritus at Boston University. Separately from the civil trial in New York focusing on fraud, Trump faces 91 criminal charges stemming from four state and federal cases. And like the mug shot, Trump’s presence in the courtroom this week gave his supporters something he can’t give them on the campaign trail – a physical representation of the system he claims is out to get him.

Persons: Donald Trump wasn’t, Letitia James, Trump, ”, I’ve, “ Trump, Tobe Berkovitz, that’s, Stormy Daniels, Jean Carroll, ” Berkovitz, it’s, Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer, “, Arthur Engoron, James, Dante Scala, ” Scala, ” Trump’s, Engoron, I’m, ” James Organizations: New York Supreme, New York, Trump, Trump National Golf, Boston University, Washington , D.C, White, Donald Trump View, University of New, Republican Locations: Manhattan, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, New York, Washington ,, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire, “, Georgia’s Fulton County, Ohio

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to return to the White House. The appearance demonstrated how deftly Trump has used his legal woes to benefit his campaign. Trump spent the day seated at the defense table observing the proceedings, at times leaning to confer with his lawyers. Kevin Wallace, a lawyer in James’ office, promised to link the cited incidents to a more recent loan agreement. Plans for Trump to attend the New York trial's first days were first revealed in legal filings last week.

Persons: — Donald Trump's, Trump, “, ”, Ari Fleischer, Fleischer, Letitia James, Arthur Engoron, James, he’d, Kevin Wallace, James ’, I’ve, York trial's, Michael Cohen, E, Jean Carroll, “ I've, Michael R Organizations: GOP, Trump, White House, Justice Department, New York, York, Associated Press Locations: New York, Trump, Manhattan, it's, Iowa , New Hampshire, Washington, South Carolina, York, Georgia, Sisak

☆ Trump and his adult children expected to be called to testify in New York fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this April, 2010 file photo, Donald Trump, left, chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, cuts the ribbon with his children Eric, Ivanka, and Donald Trump, Jr. right, at the opening of the Trump SoHo New York. New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to call former President Donald Trump and three of his adult children to testify at his civil fraud trial set to begin in New York next week, court documents showed. Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, are accused of committing years of fraud by overstating the values of his assets in his annual financial forms. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump are among the 28 names on James' list of witnesses to be called in the case. That searing ruling also stripped the defendants and the Trump Organization of their business certificates, and sanctioned multiple defense attorneys for repeatedly making frivolous arguments.

Persons: Donald Trump, Eric, Ivanka, Donald Trump , Jr, Letitia James, Trump, James, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Michael Cohen, Trump's, Allen Weisselberg, Arthur Engoron, Engoron Organizations: Trump Organization, Trump SoHo, Trump SoHo New York . New York, Trump Organization . Defense, Trump, Manhattan Locations: Trump SoHo New York ., New York

A New York State Supreme Court judge issued a ruling on Tuesday that, if it stands, would have major consequences for Donald J. Trump. The ruling came as part of the New York attorney general’s civil case against Mr. Trump. In the ruling, the judge, Arthur F. Engoron, agreed that Mr. Trump committed fraud when he sent those statements to banks and insurance firms. A trial in the case could start as soon as Monday; if Mr. Trump does not successfully have the ruling reversed before then, the proceeding will largely focus on the size of the penalty against him. The financial statements are deceptive, Justice Engoron wrote, and he punctuated his order with harsh criticisms of the legal strategies deployed by Mr. Trump’s lawyers, whom he fined $7,500 each for using arguments that he had already rejected.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, general’s, Letitia James, Arthur F, Engoron, James Organizations: York, New, Mr Locations: New York

Judge Arthur Engoron in his bombshell decision also canceled the New York business certificates of Trump, the Trump Organization, and the other defendants, including two of his sons, in a lawsuit by the state Attorney General's Office. The defendants in the case include Trump, his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, company executive Jeff McConney, and Trump Organization entities. Engoron also ordered sanctions of $7,500 for five attorneys who represented the Trump defendants for making frivolous and previously rejected arguments in court filings. In the fourth criminal case, Trump is charged with falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Even after Engoron appointed an independent financial monitor for the Trump Organization last year, "defendants have continued to disseminate false and misleading information while conducting business," the judge wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Letitia James, Chris Kise, Trump, Kise, Engoron, James, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeff McConney, Stormy Daniels, Engoron's, Trump's, Alina Habba, Habba Organizations: Team Trump Iowa, Jackson, Fairgrounds, New, Trump, Trump Organization, General's, NYU Stern School of Business, Engoron, Federal Locations: Maquoketa , Iowa, New York, United States, Lago, Florida, Palm Beach Florida, Palm Beach, New York City, Springs, Westchester County , New York, Aberdeen, Scotland, American, New York State

☆ Ignore the Fed's inflation warning as it often gets things wrong, says top economist David Rosenberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ignore the Fed's warning that interest rates may stay higher for longer, David Rosenberg said. The Fed misjudged the dot-com and housing bubbles as well as the inflation spike last year, he said. However, investors should ignore his messaging given the central bank's long history of getting things wrong, David Rosenberg says. Rosenberg was highlighting that, only two years ago, the Fed expected its benchmark interest rate to be under 1% at the end of 2023. The veteran economist has repeatedly sounded the alarm on the delayed impact of raising interest rates.

Persons: David Rosenberg, Jerome Powell, Rosenberg, Powell, Merrill Lynch, Ooops, Lucy, where's Organizations: Fed, Service, Rosenberg Research, North Locations: Wall, Silicon, North American

☆ A Key Question in Google’s Trial: How Formidable Is Its Data Advantage?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Steve Lohr | More About Steve Lohr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The government’s case is not that Google violated the law in becoming a search giant. Instead, the government claims that after Google became dominant, the company broke the law with its tactics to defend its monopoly. Google replies that the government’s case is an artifice of misleading theory unsupported by the facts. Those truths, according to Google, are that the company holds its leading position in search because of its technical innovation. Those contracts, Google argues, help reduce prices for smartphones and benefit consumers.

Persons: ” John Schmidtlein, Google’s, Brian Higgins, Amit P, Mehta Organizations: Google, Justice Department, Verizon

☆ New York says Trump should be found liable for fraud, even before a trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

$250 MILLION SOUGHTJames filed her lawsuit last September, accusing Trump of lying about property values, including for his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and Trump Tower penthouse apartment in Manhattan, and his own net worth. The attorney general is seeking at least $250 million from Trump, his adult sons Donald Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization and others, and to stop the Trumps from running businesses in New York. A trial before state Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron is scheduled for Oct. 2. The New York civil case is New York v Trump et al, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, No. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Evelyn Hockstein, Letitia James, Trump, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Arthur Engoron, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis, Leslie Adler Organizations: Fair, REUTERS, Wednesday, state's, Trump, Trump Organization, Republican, Democratic, New, New York, Court, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Manhattan, Lago, Florida, New York, New, Court , New York County

☆ China is doing everything it can to conceal the true extent of its economic turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

China's economy is turning into a big black blob. This is happening because Xi's China is one that puts ideology before economic growth. Not because the reforms weren't working, but because the China they were creating is not the one Xi wants to see. Even as the main drivers of China's economy stumble, there will be no direct support to help households power through this fragile period. Known unknownsTransparency in China's economic data has always moved the same cycles as its politics.

Persons: —, Xi Jinping, it's, Charlene Chu, Xi, who've, It's, Chu, Fan Zhang, Zhang, Xie Huanchi, thegovernment, Victor Shih, Ministry of State Security —, isn't, Shih, Linette Lopez Organizations: Communist, Autonomous Research, Nike, Starbucks, CCP, National Bureau of Statistics, Custom, J Capital Research, Study Times, Getty, World Trade Organization, Century China Center, University of California, Communist Party, Ministry of State Security, Beijing Locations: China, COVID, Xinhua, University of California San Diego, Beijing

☆ Fresh Look at Data Shaves Just a Hair Off U.S. Job Growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Ben Casselman | More About Ben Casselman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The red-hot American job market might be just a couple of degrees cooler than previously believed. There were 306,000 fewer nonagricultural jobs in the United States in March than initially reported, according to revised data released by the Labor Department on Wednesday. That suggests employers added jobs at a slightly slower rate in 2022 and early 2023 than more timely — but less accurate — monthly data suggested. The recent strength of the job market has surprised economists, who expected the rapid increase in interest rates to lead to a more significant slowdown in hiring. Some forecasters thought that the monthly jobs figures were overstating hiring, and that the annual update would show a substantial downward revision.

Organizations: Labor Department Locations: United States

☆ Nation's top general says it's an 'overstatement' to say 'the entire military is woke' over a few drag shows on bases
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Critics have pointed to drag shows and the use of critical race theory, both of which Milley said are overstated. Milley, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, said he supported Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's decision to ban drag shows at military bases after some Republican lawmakers sparked an outcry. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, who criticized the drag shows, called the Pentagon's new policy a "HUGE VICTORY." Critics have also taken aim at critical race theory, an academic theory that looks at America's history of racism and discrimination through a modern lens. Already, three military services are without a Senate-confirmed leader, the first time that's happened in the nation's history.

Persons: Mark Milley, Milley, Lloyd Austin's, Austin, Matt Gaetz, Critics, Donald Trump, Republican Sen, Tommy Tuberville, C.Q, Brown Jr Organizations: Washington Post, Service, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington Post's, Nellis Air Force Base, Ramstein Air Base, Florida Republican, Republicans, Department of Defense, Republican, Air Force Locations: Wall, Silicon, Nevada, Germany, Florida

☆ Yes, cold weather affects EV batteries. Here's why they drain faster.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

EV car batteries drain much quicker in cold conditions, significantly affecting their performance. Charging EV batteries in cold weatherCharging can also be an issue in cold conditions. The Idaho National Laboratory reported that EV batteries can take up to three times as long to charge in cold temperatures. But some startups are seeking to make cold weather issues a thing of the past. There are a few ways that drivers of electric vehicles can prolong their cars' battery lives in cold weather.

Persons: Tesla, Venkat Srinivasan, Insider's Tim Levin, Anna Stefanopoulou, Stefanopoulou, EVs, Domenick Nati Organizations: EV, Reuters, South, Korea Fair Trade Commission, Center for Energy Storage Science, University of Michigan's Energy Institute, Wired, Idaho National Laboratory, Bay Technology, Bloomberg Locations: Argonne, Idaho, Bay, British

☆ Retailers are shaping a wave of laws to crack down on organized theft — here's how they do it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Since 2022, at least nine states – six so far this year – have passed laws to impose harsher penalties for organized retail crime offenses. The new and proposed laws aim to deter brazen retail crime and go after the so-called kingpins who lead organized theft groups. But critics say the measures may not actually reduce organized retail crime, and could disproportionately harm marginalized groups. Plus, dozens of states already have organized theft laws on the books and the crime is still increasing, according to trade associations. Retailers and lawmakers say the misdemeanor charges have emboldened theft groups and allowed organized retail crime to spread.

Persons: Scott Olson, Doug McMillon, shoplifters aren't, Adrian Hemond, It's, they're, Chuck Grassley, Catherine Cortez Masto, CORCA, Cortez Masto, Cortez, Grassley, Sen, Anna Moneymaker, David Johnston, Jake Horowitz, Horowitz, criminologists, JC Hendrickson, Hendrickson, it's, cleaver, Manhattan, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Barry Williams Organizations: CNBC, National Retail Federation, Walmart, U.S . Senate, Grassroots, eBay, Target, Coordination Center, Nevada Democrats, Cheyenne High School, Pew Charitable Trust, Justice Action Network, Walgreens, Manhattan DA, New York Daily, Getty Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, Iowa, North Las Vegas , Nevada, Florida, Manhattan , New York, New

☆ Insights on How to Be a Socially Conscious Company Today
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Ben Ashwell | Walden Siew | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Brunswick Group Senior Partner Lucy Parker speaks about the emerging political and social sensitivities around corporate stances on ESG during a virtual WSJ CFO Network Member Breakout. Many chief financial officers and corporate leaders have questions about how to navigate environmental and social issues in the wake of backlash against Target and Bud Light and continuing concerns about “greenwashing”—the practice of companies overstating their environmental policies. Lucy Parker, a senior partner at the Brunswick Group and co-author of a forthcoming book titled “The Activist Leader: A New Mindset for Doing Business” has some answers.

Persons: Lucy Parker, Bud Light Organizations: Brunswick, Target, Brunswick Group

☆ Retailers say organized theft is biting into profits, but internal issues may really be to blame
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

In this article TGTFL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThis is part two of a three-part series on organized retail crime. "If there's an occurrence of external theft they would steal let's say 10 bucks worth of merchandise, but if it's internal theft, it'd be 40 bucks." Internal theft also happens at warehouses and in aisles where online orders are prepared, one of the people said. However, he thinks internal theft is now "second place" to external theft. Shrink references reach a 'fever pitch'Retailers started to blame organized theft for lower profits as the industry's performance started to suffer.

Persons: Daniel Acker, they're, Neil Saunders, GlobalData, it's, Saunders, Patrick Tormey, it'd, Sonia Lapinsky, AlixPartners, David Johnston, Janine Stichter, Fonrouge, Foot Locker, You've, Mary Dillon, Locker, Michael Nagle Organizations: Target Corp, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Lehman College School of Business, National Retail Federation, Retailers, Walgreens Locations: Chicago , Illinois, drugstores, America, GlobalData, New York, U.S

Chartbook: Electricity and diesel useIndustrial electricity use and distillate fuel oil consumption are both correlated with the manufacturing and freight cycle and therefore with the purchasing managers index. Distillate fuel oil consumption actually rose by almost +0.8% in the three months from March to May compared with a year earlier. The strength of domestic distillate consumption helps explain why fuel oil inventories have remained well below the prior ten-year seasonal average. DISTILLATE SUPPLIEDThe resilience of industrial electricity use and especially apparent distillate fuel oil consumption may indicate the ISM manufacturing index is overstating the depth of the downturn. Accumulation of secondary and tertiary stocks in April and May would imply lower apparent consumption in June and July.

Persons: Guan, John Kemp, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Angeles Refinery, California Air Resources Board, The Institute, Supply, U.S . Energy Information Administration, U.S, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Angeles, California, Carson , California, U.S, doldrums

☆ Taco Bell lawsuit: New York man sues food chain alleging false advertising
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Ellie Stevens | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The photos online of Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza last September reeled in New York resident Frank Siragusa. From webbedgiant/RedditThese claims against Taco Bell are not the first of its kind for Siragusa’s lawyers, James Kelly and Anthony Russo. Siragusa is seeking $5 million for customers who purchased Taco Bell menu items affected by false advertising practices. The lawsuit comes just as Taco Bell wrapped up its battle against Taco John’s for the “Taco Tuesday” trademark, in which the taco chain successfully petitioned for the phrase to be available for all. Taco Bell did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.

Persons: Frank Siragusa, Siragusa, “, Crunchwrap, ”, Taco Bell, James Kelly, Anthony Russo, Burger King, Bell, Taco John’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Taco, taco, Pizza, Bell, Taco Bell's, Taco Bell, CNN Locations: New York, Brooklyn

☆ Tesla’s secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +21 min

He expected to get something close to the electric sport sedan’s advertised driving range: 353 miles on a fully charged battery. Driving range is among the most important factors in consumer decisions on which electric car to buy, or whether to buy one at all. Electric cars can lose driving range for a lot of the same reasons as gasoline cars — but to a greater degree. The EPA said all the changes to Tesla’s range estimates were made before the company used the figures on window stickers. Independent automotive testers commonly examine the EPA-approved fuel-efficiency or driving range claims against their own experience in structured tests or real-world driving.

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☆ The No. 1 red flag a company is offering ‘fake flexibility,’ says CEO: ‘It's easy to be noncommittal’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Some companies are "catfishing" job candidates with false promises of remote work and flexible hours to lure talent in a stubbornly tight labor market. Johnson-Jones has noticed more companies offering what she calls "fake flexibility" in recent months. Most policies, Johnson-Jones explains, fall short of offering employees true flexibility: adaptable work schedules, remote or hybrid options without caveats. "The term 'flexible work' is actually quite problematic because it's very vague, so it's easy to be noncommittal about what kind of arrangement, exactly, you're offering," she tells CNBC Make It. Here, Johnson-Jones shares tips for spotting fake flexibility when you're on the job hunt, and the 3 biggest red flags to watch out for:

Persons: Michael Page, Molly Johnson, Jones, Johnson Organizations: Flexa, CNBC

☆ TV meteorologist quits after receiving threats and harassment over climate change coverage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

He also received other negative feedback via private messages and social media, which has become a common experience for weather and climate communicators. The decision was not easy, Gloninger told the Washington Post, but in a tweet announcing his exit, he cited a “death threat stemming from my climate coverage” which he said resulted in post-traumatic stress. A statement from KCCI about his departure said Gloninger plans to go into climate consulting: “Gloninger is leaving television to focus on caring for his family and his own mental health. Climate communicators, journalists, meteorologists and national weather services, including those in the US, Spain and Australia, have reported an increase in harassment, threats and abuse for connecting extreme weather events to climate change. “Science is science.

Persons: Chris Gloninger, Gloninger, Gloninger’s, ” Gloninger, “, ”, Jeff Berardelli, ” Berardelli Organizations: CNN, Des, Washington Post Locations: Des Moines, US, Spain, Australia, France, WFLA, Tampa Bay

☆ U.S. Intelligence Agencies May Never Find Covid’s Origins, Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Julian E. Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This week, intelligence agencies are expected to release declassified material on what they have learned about Covid’s origins, a subject of intense interest and scrutiny among American lawmakers. But people briefed on the material say there is no smoking gun, no body of evidence that sways the intelligence community as a whole, or top C.I.A. In fact, senior intelligence officials remain more convinced than ever that the agencies are not going to be able to collect a piece of evidence that solves the puzzle. Local and national authorities in China, U.S. officials say, destroyed some virus samples and used up others in research, all of which might have helped answer the questions over Covid’s origins. But those officials also caution against overstating the importance of the destroyed samples.

Organizations: Trump, Biden, Energy Department Locations: U.S, China

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