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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will make a decision with implications for the future of voting and abortion rights in a presidential battleground state when they choose the winner in Tuesday's election for an open state Supreme Court seat. McCaffery is a former Philadelphia prosecutor and judge who sits on a statewide appellate court, the Superior Court. McCaffery positioned himself as a defender of abortion rights and other rights that he said Democrats had fought for but were under threat from the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority. Democrats also made abortion rights a key avenue to attack Carluccio. Carluccio said a debate over abortion rights didn’t belong in the race since state law makes abortion legal through 24 weeks.

Persons: Democrat Dan McCaffery, Carolyn Carluccio, Max Baer, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Roe, Wade, McCaffery, Carluccio, Montgomery, —, Jeffrey Yass, Marc Levy Organizations: Democrat, Republican, Republicans, U.S Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Pennsylvania, McCaffery, Philadelphia, Montgomery, U.S .

☆ Wall Street execs, Spielberg, 'dark money' groups quietly back Democrat running for Pennsylvania Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Daniel McCaffery, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge, arrives at his polling place to vote in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. If McCaffery wins, it would give the Democrats one more seat to boost their majority on the state court. Beyond the Spielberg group, the PAC has received funds from at least two veteran finance executives, according to the records. The "dark money" group is chaired by Chuck Hadley, according to his LinkedIn page. The North Fund, another 501(c)(4) "dark money" organization, gave $600,000 to the PAC, according to records.

Persons: Daniel McCaffery, Steven Spielberg, Carolyn Carluccio, Adam Bonin, Jeffrey Yass, Spielberg, Forbes, Stephen Mandel, Susan, Mandel, Mark Heising, Heising, Lynn Schusterman, Charles Schusterman, Schusterman, Chuck Hadley, Hadley, Arabella Organizations: Democratic, Pennsylvania, Democrat, Republican, Susquehanna International Group, Trust, Foundation, Lone, Lone Pine Capital, Medley Partners, PAC, Forbes, McCaffery PAC, Partners, North Fund Locations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's, Hollywood, Tuesday's, Lone Pine

“My opponent is backed by special interests who are spending millions of dollars on lies about me,” she says in a new TV ad. As the campaign finance reports have rolled in to the state, McCaffery’s side has gained a slight spending edge. During the five-week period ending Oct. 23, McCaffery's campaign reported spending $2.3 million. Another group that is largely funded by Illinois billionaire Richard Uihlein reported spending $735,000 on a TV ad attacking McCaffery. One umbrella group, Pennsylvanians for Judicial Fairness, has reported spending more than $4 million while the American Civil Liberties Union reported spending more than $1 million.

Persons: Dan McCaffery, Carolyn Carluccio, Roe, Wade, we’ve, ” McCaffery, McCaffery, Carluccio, “, ”, Jeffrey Yass, Richard Uihlein, Marc Levy Organizations: Democratic, U.S, Supreme, Pennsylvania, Federation, Life Coalition of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth, Fund, Illinois, Fair Courts America, GOP, Court, Pennsylvania Chamber, Business, Industry, American Civil Liberties Union Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Pennsylvania, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Yass, Wisconsin's

☆ Billionaire politicians have become 'shockingly common' around the world, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

More than 11% of the world's more than 2,000 billionaires have run for election or become politicians, according to a study highlighting the growing power and influence of the super-wealthy. "Billionaire politicians are a shockingly common phenomenon," the study said. Outside the U.S., billionaire politicians are even more common. Terry Gou, the Taiwanese billionaire and founder of Foxconn, is running for president of Taiwan. Of course, billionaires wield even more political power through their (often secret) donations to support candidates, parties and super PACs.

Persons: Donald Trump, Terry Gou, Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer, Billionaire Rick Caruso, J.B, Pritzker, Andrej Babiš, Silvio Berlusconi, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Najib Mikati, Sebastián, Thaksin, Phil Ruffin, Larry Ellison, Nelson Peltz, Richard Uihlein, Jeffrey Yass, Stanley Druckenmiller, Cliff Asness, David Tepper, Bruce Kovner Organizations: Wisconsin Valley Science, Technology, Northwestern University, Democratic, Los Angeles, Tax Fairness, Billionaire Locations: Wisconsin, Mount Pleasant , Wisconsin, U.S, Illinois, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Italy, Georgia, Lebanon, Chile, Thailand

Previously, Democratic governors who had backed school choice measures had done so in compromise deals with Republican-controlled legislatures. Vouchers have long been viewed in stark partisan terms: Democrats and public school allies say they drain critical resources from public schools. Republicans and school choice advocates say they give freedom to families who may not like their local public schools. That had motivated public school advocates and Democrats to demand billions more for the poorest public schools, a quest that Shapiro has said he supports. Those fluent in the history of school vouchers could think of no other Democratic governor who had embraced them.

Persons: Josh Shapiro —, Shapiro, ”, Robert Enlow, ’ ”, Matthew Brouillette, Christopher Borick, Jeffrey Yass, Jeff Yass, Charlie Gerow, ” Shapiro, Joshua Cowen, Peter Schweyer, —, recriminations, “ cowering, Shapiro shrugged, we've, Marc Levy Organizations: —, Republican, Pennsylvania, Democratic, Republicans, Roman Catholic, Muhlenberg College Institute of Public, GOP, Fox News, Michigan State University, Republican Party, Senate Republicans, Lehigh . Teachers, AFSCME, SEIU, AFL, House Democratic, Wall Street Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Indianapolis, Pennsylvania, statehouses, Yass, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, “, Philadelphia

☆ The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( John D. Mckinnon | Stu Woo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, 15a41ec4 Locations: yass, tiktok

☆ Weinstein group revises Sculptor bid after board's concerns -Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Boaz Weinstein, founder and chief investment officer at Saba Capital Management, speaks during the SALT conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Richard Brian Acquire Licensing RightsSept 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street investor Boaz Weinstein and his group of bidders have revised their offer to buy hedge fund firm Sculptor Capital Management (SCU.N), Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The group, called Bidder J, which includes Bill Ackman, Marc Lasry and Jeff Yass, as well as Weinstein, made the offer for Sculptor last month. Sculptor Capital Management and Weinstein's Saba Capital Management didn't immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment on Wednesday. Sculptor chose to stay with Rithm's $11.15 per share bid, saying the Bidder J offer had "significantly less certainty of closing."

Persons: Boaz Weinstein, Richard Brian Acquire, Bill Ackman, Marc Lasry, Jeff Yass, Weinstein, Dan Och, Rishabh, Sandra Maler, Leslie Adler Organizations: Saba Capital Management, REUTERS, Wall, Capital Management, Bloomberg, Sculptor Capital Management, Weinstein's Saba Capital Management, Rithm, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Peltz, Druckenmiller, Navarro give big to Tim Scott PACs as DeSantis falters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A super PAC backing Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. on Monday disclosed major donations from some of the nation's wealthiest business leaders. Between April and June this year, he gave $80,000 to the PAC backing Scott, who only officially entered the race in May. He also gave $15 million to Club for Growth Action, a separate super PAC that is taking on Trump's latest run for president. Rowan donated $250,000 to a different pro-Scott super PAC, Trust In The Mission (TIM) PAC, last quarter. Ben Navarro, a South Carolina businessman and CEO of Sherman Financial Group, donated $5 million to the same committee.

Persons: Sen, Tim Scott, Scott, Nelson Peltz, Jeffrey Yass, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peltz, Trump, Ron DeSantis, GOP megadonor, Druckenmiller, Marc Rowan, Rowan, Ben Navarro Organizations: PAC, Wall Street, Scott Opportunity, Federal, Commission, Trump, Trian Fund Management, Capitol, Florida Gov, GOP, Susquehanna International Group, Scott, for Growth, Opportunity Matters, Hamptons, Apollo Global Management, Trust, Sherman Financial Group Locations: Florida, Yass, South Carolina

The disclosure by the Friends of DeSantis group, which was formed to back DeSantis' campaigns in Florida's 2018 and 2022 gubernatorial elections, points to it having about $80 million in the bank at the end of last month. read moreFriends of DeSantis' bank account puts DeSantis on a similar financial footing as Trump, who unlike DeSantis has formally launched a 2024 presidential campaign. Trump and an allied Super PAC he has financed reported having close to $80 million across several fundraising accounts at the end of 2022. The Friends of DeSantis group, which is registered in Florida to support DeSantis' gubernatorial campaigns, would also be unable to legally finance a presidential run by DeSantis. Friends of DeSantis said in its disclosure that it has raised $222 million since its founding, including $9.9 million in February, and has spent $140 million.

☆ Factbox: How Wall St and billionaires have donated to U.S. elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( John Mccrank | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling, which struck down limits on political contributions by corporations or unions, political contributions of billionaires made up around 3% of overall political contributions, she said. Griffin said in a statement: "I hope that my political engagement will help to protect the American Dream. * Crypto-billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX was the sixth-largest donor, at $39.8 million with the vast majority going to help Democrats. * Elliott Management founder Paul Singer spent $19.7 million to support Republicans, making him the 15th-largest donor. * Renaissance Technologies founder Jim Simons, together with Marilyn Simons, were the 20th-largest donors, spending nearly $16 million to help Democrats.

☆ Inside BlackRock's long journey toward crypto adoption
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

BlackRock's crypto quest. The culmination, and perhaps biggest step, in BlackRock's crypto journey came this summer, when it announced a partnership with Coinbase. Insider's Rebecca Ungarino and Morgan Chittum mapped out Blackrock's long journey toward crypto acceptance, which essentially dates back to an initial memo in 2015. Which is why mapping out BlackRock's journey is so interesting, Rebecca told me. Industry insiders detail a difficult week for the tech industry that saw thousands lose their jobs.

☆ American billionaires spent a record $880 million on the U.S. midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

America's billionaires spent a record $880 million on the U.S. midterm elections so far, with most of their spending favoring Republicans, according to a new report. They have given a total of $3.5 million to a single-candidate super PAC in Wisconsin supporting GOP Sen. Ron Johnson. A relative newcomer to the billionaire political class is Sam Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old crypto mogul. He donated $40 million this cycle, most of it to a super PAC he created called Protect Our Future. Hedge-fund billionaire Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital has spent $17.7 million on Democratic groups, including the super PAC Future Forward.

☆ What is a DATA Scientist?
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-23 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: 1 min

YASS Moldova organizează o lecție publică în cadrul căreia vei afla cu ce se ocupă un Data scientist. Într-o lume dominată de Big Data capacitățile de a analiza informația capătă o relevanță centrală, dar cine este un Data Scientist? Află secretele data science de la Iulian Gramațki, un data scientist cu circa 5 ani de experiență! Adresează-i o întrebare lui Iulian aici.Când? Evenimentul va fi transmis live pe pagina YASS de Facebook.

Persons: Iulian, Iulian aici.Când, Facebook Locations: Moldova, scientist

Participă la un quiz dedicat luptei împotriva violenței asupra femeiipagina YASS de Facebook pe 25 noimebrie, la ora 19.00. YASS Moldova vă invită la un quiz cu 30 de întrebări și o rundă specială de awareness privind Ziua Internațională pentru eliminarea violenței împotriva femeii. Crează-ți o echipă și participă gratuit. Ziua de 25 noiembrie a fost stabilită de Adunarea Generală a Națiunilor Unite ca fiind Ziua Internațională pentru Eliminarea Violenței asupra Femeilor. Ea este marcată în toată lumea prin manifestații și acte de condamnare a diverselor forme de violență îndreptate asupra femeilor.

Persons: Femeilor, Ea Organizations: Facebook, Adunarea Generală, Națiunilor Unite Locations: Moldova

☆ YASS! QUEST #7 împotriva violenței asupra femeii
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-17 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: 1 min

YASS Moldova vă invită la un quiz cu 30 de întrebări și o rundă specială de awareness privind Ziua Internațională pentru eliminarea violenței împotriva Femeii. Îi îndemnăm pe participanți să doneze centrului La Strada Moldova, care se ocupă activ de acest subiect dureros. Evenimentul va fi transmis live pe pagina YASS de Facebook. Nu se percepe taxă de participare. Evenimentul pe Facebook: aici.

Persons: Facebook Organizations: Moldova Locations: Moldova

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