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☆ Ivanka Trump has been distancing herself from her dad, but the New York fraud trial is reeling her back in
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ivanka Trump tried to distance herself from her father's scandals after he left the White House. Donald Trump is the GOP 2024 frontrunner, but is mired in legal troubles. But on Wednesday, she'll be dragged back into his drama when she takes the stand to testify in her father's New York civil fraud trial. Ivanka Trump speaks at a campaign event with her father, then-President Donald Trump, in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 2, 2020. Donald Trump has denied the fraud accusations leveled against him, claiming the charges are politically motivated.

Persons: Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump, —, Donald Trump's, she'll, Dan Alexander, Jared Kushner, she'd, Michael Cohen, Trump, Letitia James, Eric, Donald Jr, She's, Morry Gash, Ivanka, Letitia Peekaboo James, Arthur Engoron Organizations: White, Service, White House, Inc, BBC News, The Trump Organization, New, Racist New York, Trump Locations: father's, York, Middle, New York, Miami, Kenosha, Wis, Lower Manhattan

The FDA approved tirzepatide for weight loss under the brand name Zepbound. It has been available as Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes since 2022 and had increasingly been used "off-label" for weight loss while the obesity approval was pending. Zepbound will be available in the U.S. by the end of the year at a list price of $1,059.87 a month, according to Lilly. That compares with a list of $1,349 per-package for Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO) wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy. After Wednesday's FDA approval, Lilly can now promote the drug for weight loss.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Mike Segar, Eli Lilly's, ” John Sharretts, Lilly, Morningstar, Damien Conover, Conover, drugmaker, Robert Kushner, Mounjaro, Patrick Wingrove, Leroy Leo, Bhanvi, Shinjini Ganguli, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Company, REUTERS, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, U.S, FDA, FDA’s Center, Drug, Research, Novo Nordisk's, Reuters, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Thomson Locations: Branchburg , New Jersey, U.S, Indianapolis, United States, New York, Bengaluru

Ivanka Trump’s brothers, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., who are co-defendants in the case, testified last week. Video Ad Feedback Analyst: Ivanka Trump isn't a 'secondary player' in fraud trial 04:12 - Source: CNN“Mr. Trump and Ivanka Trump participated personally in the bidding process in 2011,” the attorney general’s office wrote. “The record before us…indicates that defendant Ivanka Trump was no longer within the agreement’s definition of ‘Trump Organization’ by the date the tolling agreement was executed,” the order states. “The allegations against defendant Ivanka Trump do not support any claims that accrued after February 6, 2016.

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☆ Appeals court rejects Ivanka Trump bid to avoid testifying on a 'school week' in NY fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Senior advisor to the President Ivanka Trump listens during a rally in support of Republican incumbent senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead of Senate runoff in Dalton, Georgia on January 4, 2021. A New York appeals court on Thursday denied a request by Ivanka Trump to avoid testifying in the $250 million fraud trial of her family and its business empire. The ruling means Ivanka Trump must appear in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday, as previously ordered. Ms. Trump's two adult brothers, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, both testified this week, with Eric returning to the stand Friday morning. Trump Sr., Trump Jr. and Eric remain co-defendants.

Persons: Ivanka Trump, Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Eric, Trump, Letitia James, James, Ivanka's, Bennett Moskowitz, Arthur Engoron's, Moskowitz, Engoron Organizations: Republican, New York, Trump Sr, Trump Organization, Trump Jr, Judicial Department Locations: Dalton , Georgia, York, Manhattan, New York

☆ Jeff Bezos is moving to Miami after 29 years in Seattle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday he is moving to Miami from Seattle. Bezos said he's moving to be closer to his parents and Blue Origins' operations in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Last month, Bezos snapped up a seven-bedroom mansion in Indian Creek, Florida, for $79 million. AdvertisementAdvertisementAmazon founder Jeff Bezos is moving to Miami, Florida, just three weeks after snapping up a seven-bedroom mansion on a small private island in Biscayne Bay. Bezos' move from Seattle is significant because Amazon transformed the city into a tech hub, since opening its Seattle headquarters.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Bezos, —, I've, Insider's Hannah Towey, Carl Icahn, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Zillow Locations: Miami, Seattle, Cape Canaveral , Florida, Indian Creek , Florida, Miami , Florida, Biscayne Bay, Bellevue , Washington, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle, where the billionaire founded Amazon out of a garage nearly three decades ago. Seattle has been Bezos' home since 1994, when he started Amazon out of his garage. Thursday's Instagram post includes a brief video tour led by Bezos of Amazon's first, humble office, with his father behind the camera. Bezos stepped down as CEO of Amazon in early 2021, citing the desire to devote more time to philanthropy and other projects. But Bezos still has broad influence over Amazon as executive chair and the company's biggest shareholder.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Bezos, ” Bezos, he's, Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Organizations: Bezos, Miami —, Amazon, Bloomberg News Locations: Seattle, Cape Canaveral . Miami, Cape Canaveral, Miami, South, Indian

☆ Jeff Bezos is moving to Miami. Meet some of his neighbors in the exclusive ‘billionaire bunker’ neighborhood.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Bezos has announced that he would be moving from Seattle to Miami. The moving news comes weeks after he snapped up a second mansion in Miami's "billionaire bunker." After 29 years in Seattle, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday that he and his fiancé Lauren Sanchez would soon be moving to Miami. Bezos' announcement comes after the billionaire snapped up two massive mansions in Miami's "billionaire bunker" neighborhood over the past few months. In October, Bezos bought a 7-bedroom mansion for $79 million, which is next to another waterfront mansion Bezos bought for $68 million earlier in the summer.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Carl Icahn, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, —, Lauren Sanchez, Bezos, Tom Brady, Julio Iglesias Organizations: Service, Amazon, NFL Locations: Seattle, Miami, Miami's

☆ Ivanka Trump to testify Friday in the NY civil fraud trial – here's how she can hurt her father and brothers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On Friday, Trump's NY fraud-trial judge ruled Ivanka Trump must testify next week. Lawyers for the New York attorney general's office, who plan to call Ivanka Trump to the witness stand on Friday at their ongoing, $250 million Trump fraud trial, agree it was quite the deal. Her testimony at the non-jury trial could prove highly damaging to her father and two eldest brothers, Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump – Trump Organization vice presidents who, like their father, are defendants in James' lawsuit. "Ivanka Trump tried to negotiate the number down to 2 billion," Wallace said in openings, "before agreeing to 2.5 billion." But during the same period, Donald Trump's net worth statements valued the exact same unit at $20.8 million.

Persons: Trump's, Ivanka Trump, —, Donald Trump's, Kevin Wallace, James, Letitia James, Donald Trump , Jr, Eric Trump, Trump, She'll, Wallace, Donald J, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Organizations: Deutsche Bank, NY, Service, New, Trump, Eric Trump – Trump Organization, Trump White House, Trump Organization, Deutsche, Post, General Services Administration Locations: Miami, New York, Florida, Washington ,, Chicago, Washington, Manhattan

☆ Ivanka Trump spent 2.5 years distancing herself from dad Donald. Now she's back as a socialite — and partying with Kim Kardashian.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ivanka Trump has spent the past two and half years publicly distancing from her father Donald Trump. But Mitra Ahouraian, an entertainment attorney with high-profile clients, said she wasn't surprised to see Ivanka Trump and Kardashian together. Ivanka was a Manhattan socialite before entering politics changed her reputationBefore her stint in politics, Ivanka Trump was an active Manhattan socialite, frequently appearing at red-carpet events and supporting various charitable causes. Ivanka Trump and Kim Kardashian have known each other for yearsAs for Kardashian's embrace of Ivanka Trump, their relationship goes back years. But after the birthday party showing this weekend, it's clear Ivanka Trump is visibly back in Kim Kardashian's circle, and has re-entered the role of Ivanka Trump, the socialite.

Persons: Ivanka, Kim Kardashian's, —, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump, it's, Donald Trump's, Kim Kardashian, Kardashian, Trump, Hailey Bieber, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Mitra Ahouraian, wasn't, Ahouraian, I'm, Robert Kardashian, OJ Simpson, Andrew Lieb, Lieb, she's, Donald, Jr, " Lieb, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, She's, Funke, JB Lacroix, Kushner, Kanye, Alice Marie Johnson, Jared Kushner, Kardashian's, Jared Organizations: Ivanka Trump, Service, Amazon, Trump Organization, House, Trump, Donald Trump White House Locations: Funke, Beverly Hills , California, Manhattan, Washington, New York, Los Angeles , California, Beverly Hills, West

DeRosa said Cuomo “could not stomach” how state government was being run after his resignation. DeRosa is particularly critical of state Attorney General Letitia James, the Democrat who released a report, crafted by outside lawyers, which concluded Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women. According to DeRosa:— Former CNN President Jeff Zucker and his longtime aide Allison Gollust pressured Cuomo to appear on his younger brother Chris’s primetime show. Kushner responded that Florida was open and that the death rate there was lower at the time “even without the shutdowns. She agreed to go, DeRosa said, provided they find her a job in the federal government, preferably as ambassador to Canada.

Persons: Andrew Cuomo, “, Melissa DeRosa, Cuomo, Kathy Hochul, DeRosa, Cuomo “, ”, Republican Lee Zeldin, Letitia James, James, Gary Ginsburg, ” Ginsburg, Jeff Zucker, Allison Gollust, Chris’s, — Cuomo, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, Trump’s, Kushner, Hochul, Anthony Hogrebe, ” Cuomo’s, Rich Azzopardi, we’re Organizations: Former New York Gov, Center of Power, Republican, Democrat, CNN, Commerce Department Locations: ALBANY, N.Y, Florida, Canada, New York

☆ Trump and Ivanka's relationship was 'severely damaged' after he found out she was friends with Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele said that his friendship with Ivanka Trump hurt her relationship with her dad. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump's relationship with his daughter Ivanka broke down "severely" when the somewhat awkward news emerged that she had an undisclosed friendship with Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent said on Tuesday. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I informed them that I had in fact had a friendship and professional relationship with Ivanka Trump . AdvertisementAdvertisementBut in his witness statement on Tuesday, Steele said that revealing this had led to trouble with the then-president. Ivanka Trump served as a presidential advisor during the Trump administration and took to the stage in 2020 to introduce him at the RNC.

Persons: Christopher Steele, Ivanka Trump, Steele, —, Donald Trump's, Ivanka, Trump, Sonam Sheth, General Michael Horowitz, Steele's, Ms Trump, Trump's, Mr Steele, Jared Kushner — Organizations: Service, Trump, Associated Press, Business Intelligence, FBI, DOJ, The Times, Guardian, Trump Tower, Times, RNC, DC Locations: London, Trump, Russia, Scotland

☆ Jeff Bezos just added yet another property to his 'Billionaire Bunker' collection after snapping up a 7-bedroom mansion for $79 million: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos just bought a $79 million mansion in Indian Creek, Florida, per Bloomberg. Indian Creek is a village on a small private island in Miami's Biscayne Bay known as "Billionaire Bunker." AdvertisementAdvertisementAmazon founder Jeff Bezos has added another lavish mansion to his property portfolio. The waterfront property was listed for $85 million in May and last sold for $28 million in 2014. Indian Creek, where Bezos' new property purchase is located, is a village on a small private island in Miami's Biscayne Bay.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, —, Dina Goldentayer, Danilo Tavares, Douglas Elliman, Tavares, Bezos, Insider's Sarah Jackson, Jordan Hart, Insider's Hannah Towey, Carl Icahn, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Bezos, Zillow Locations: Indian Creek , Florida, Biscayne, Goldentayer, Beverly, Texas, Medina , Washington

☆ Opinion: The Hamas attacks could prevent a diplomatic breakthrough
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In the past, Israel has exchanged large numbers of Palestinian prisoners for Israelis held by Hamas. Indeed the Abraham Accords did not do much of anything for the Palestinians. Also, both Israel and Saudi Arabia have a strong common interest today, both seeing Iran as their most dangerous enemy. Iran has also provided support to Hamas, according to the US State Department, in a 2020 report on terrorism. They are betting on a losing horse.”And on Saturday, Khamenei’s top military adviser said that Iran supported Hamas attacks in Israel “until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem.”

Persons: Peter Bergen, ”, Abraham, Donald Trump’s, Jared Kushner, Kushner, Trump, Biden, Islam —, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, King Salman, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel “ Organizations: New, Arizona State University, Apple, Spotify, CNN, Trump Administration, Abraham Accords, United Arab, Israel, Trump, Saudi, MBS, Fox News, US State Department, Iranian Locations: New America, Gaza, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Israeli, Islam, Kippur, Egypt, Syria, Iran, Palestine

☆ Senators warn Biden that a defense pact with 'authoritarian' Saudi Arabia in exchange for normalizing ties with Israel hurts American interests
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

20 senators are warning President Biden against a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia. The US is considering a defense pact to entice Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel. The New York Times reported last month that the Biden administration is considering a security agreement with Saudi Arabia "resembling those with Japan or South Korea." While saying they share the White House's goal of restoring ties between its two Middle Eastern allies, the senators argue that a defense pact with Saudi Arabia would upend decades of US policy. The effort to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia was kickstarted during the Trump administration, despite Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordering the killing of an American citizen, Jamal Khashoggi, according to a US intelligence assessment.

Persons: Biden, —, Washington's, Chris Murphy of, John Fetterman of, Dick Durbin, Trump, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jamal Khashoggi, Axios, Jared Kushner Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Illinois Locations: Saudi Arabia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Riyadh, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Saudi, American

Here’s takeaways from Thursday’s first impeachment inquiry hearing:Rep.Jamie Raskin and Oversight Chairman James Comer speak on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Conservative law professor Jonathan Turley also said that the House does not yet have evidence to support articles of impeachment against Joe Biden, but argued that House Republicans were justified in opening an impeachment inquiry. Picking witnesses that refute House Republicans arguments for impeachment is mind blowing,” one senior GOP aide told CNN. There’s a shutdown looming.”Rep Jim Jordan delivers remarks during the House Oversight Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Oversight Committee ranking Democratic member Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2023.

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☆ New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez hires Hunter Biden lawyer for bribery case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) walks to the Senate floor for a procedural vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2023. New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has tapped Abbe Lowell, the same attorney defending Hunter Biden against his tax and firearm charges, to represent him in his federal bribery case, a spokesperson for the prosecutors said. The Democratic senator also hired Lowell when he was charged in 2015 for allegedly accepting illegal gifts from a Florida ophthalmologist. Grimes, Barrack and others had been charged with secretly acting as foreign agents for the United Arab Emirates. Lowell has also represented Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former advisor.

Persons: Robert Menendez, New Jersey Sen, Bob Menendez, Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's, Lowell, Matthew Grimes, Donald Trump's, Tom Barrack, Grimes, Barrack, Jared Kushner, Trump's, Kushner, Menendez, Law360 Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Democratic, United, United Arab Emirates, White Locations: Washington , U.S, New Jersey, Florida, United Arab

☆ So many people want to attend a Middle East investment conference dubbed 'Davos in the desert' that they're charging $15,000 to get in the door
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

About 5,000 delegates are paying $15,000 each to attend an investment conference in Riyadh next month. Growing interest in the conference also underlines Saudi Arabia's rising global influence. The annual event is the largest investment and business conference in the Middle East, and has been compared to Davos – the Swiss ski resort that hosts the World Economic Forum each January. As well as being a forum for discussion, the event is also an accelerator for Saudi investment opportunities. At last year's conference, more than 28 investment deals worth over $9 billion were signed, according to the US-Saudi Business Council.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Sam Bankman, Jared Kushner, execs, Jamal Khashoggi, Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Organizations: Service, Future Investment Initiative, Street Journal, Economic, Bridgewater Associates, Saudi Business Council, Investment Initiative, FII Institute, Saudi Locations: Riyadh, Saudi, Wall, Silicon, Eastern, Davos, Saudi Arabian, Blackstone, BlackRock, Istanbul, FAYEZ, Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News on Wednesday that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries “get closer" every day, but that treatment of Palestinians remains a “very important” issue to be resolved. Saudi Arabia is discussing a major agreement with the United States to normalize relations with Israel in exchange for a U.S. defense pact and aid in developing its own civilian nuclear program. We think it’s good not just for Israel and Saudi Arabia, we think it’s good for the whole region,” Kirby said. Saudi Arabia has made major progress in winding down its devastating war with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, this week hosting a rebel delegation in the capital, Riyadh. The 38-year-old bin Salman assumed day-to-day rule after the aging King Salman named him next in line to the throne in 2017.

Persons: Prince Mohammed bin Salman, “, Bret Baier ”, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu, ”, bin Salman, we’ve, John Kirby, Saudi Arabia “, ” Kirby, Bin Salman, ” Bin Salman, Jamal Khashoggi, ” bin Salman, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s, PIF, Salman, King Salman Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Fox News, MBS, Israeli, General Assembly, West Bank, National Security, Washington Post, Saudi, Fox News Channel, White House, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Trump, Arab League Locations: — Saudi, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United States, Palestinian, Saudi, New York, Asia, East, Europe, Iran, Saudi Arabi, Western, Yemen, Riyadh, Syria, America

The lawsuit against the IRS is only the latest in a series of counterpunches by the president's son. Now, Hunter Biden could be heading to trial in the midst of his father’s reelection effort. Hunter Biden, according to his memoir, tumbled into drug addiction after the death of his older brother, Beau, in 2015. Earlier this year Hunter Biden hired high-profile attorney Abbe Lowell, a legal heavyweight known for also representing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. “And it is not even touching on the issue of whether people think that he is being prosecuted because he’s Hunter Biden," she said.

Persons: — Hunter Biden, Hunter, Biden, Hunter Biden aren't, ”, David Brock, “, Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden’s, Donald Trump, Biden hasn't, Trump, Hunter Biden's, Michael LaRosa, ” LaRosa, Joe Biden, —, that's, Beau, Abbe Lowell, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Mr, Jennifer Rodgers, he’s Hunter Biden, ___ Durkin, Michael Balsamo Organizations: WASHINGTON, IRS, White, Democratic, Biden, Associated Press, House Republicans, Trump, Justice Department, Republicans, NORC, for Public Affairs Research Locations: United States, Delaware, Boston

[1/4] Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. Biden would also score a foreign policy win as he seeks re-election in November 2024. The focus is on Biden’s fellow Democrats who have condemned Saudi Arabia over human rights but whose support would be needed if any agreement requires congressional approval. Though foreign policy rarely sways U.S. elections, Biden, facing a re-election fight against Republican former president Donald Trump, may be thinking of his legacy. Murphy, a Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he favors Israeli-Saudi normalization and is open to reviewing any broader agreement but would not be easily convinced.

Persons: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Joe Biden, Biden, Joe Biden’s, Israel, “, ”, Jonathan Panikoff, government’s, Biden’s, Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Aaron David Miller, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jamal Khashoggi, Chris Murphy, Murphy, Jared Kushner, Trump, Abraham, Netanyahu, Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland, Patricia Zengerle, Dan Williams, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Saudi Crown, Al, Saudi Royal Court, REUTERS, Rights, Atlantic Council, Saudi, Israel, Republicans, Israeli, Republican, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, SAUDI, MbS, NATO, Reuters, Democrat, Senate Foreign Relations, Abraham Accords, Middle, General, Trump, Biden, Thomson Locations: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Bandar, Israel, U.S, Riyadh, Iran, Gulf, East, Russia, Ukraine, Saudi, Yemen, “, United States, Washington, Jerusalem

☆ Tupac, Cocaine, Murder: Henchmen Brothers, Hip-Hop's Forgotten Moguls
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

Mario called Tupac. All he could do was listen to her cry as he explained that he didn't know when he'd be back. He didn't speak Spanish, didn't know a soul in Mexico, and had no clue where he would be sent. Mario didn't ask why, and the guy didn't inquire about Mario's predicament. "It's all good, man," Mario told Jimmy.

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☆ The most predictable impeachment investigation in American history
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —The initiation of an impeachment investigation against a president ought to be an earthshaking moment in the nation’s history. Republicans could use an impeachment investigation of the president to fuel public suspicion over Hunter Biden’s cascading controversies. But the coming impeachment investigation represents a gamble for Republicans since it could cause a backlash in moderate districts that their majority depends on. Ian Sams, a White House spokesman for oversight and investigations, blasted the impeachment investigation as “extreme politics at its worst.”But the strain of an impeachment inquiry is hardly the way the White House would have preferred to prepare for election year. If the impeachment investigation does uncover more direct involvement of Joe Biden, condemnations of McCarthy’s action may have been premature.

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TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, who often worked tirelessly out of the limelight, takes center stage in the new Netflix drama “Rustin." “Rustin,” directed by veteran theater and film director George C. Wolfe, is the first narrative feature from Higher Ground, Barack and Michelle Obama's production company. Led by a powerhouse performance by Domingo that's already being called a likely Academy Award nomination for best actor, “Rustin” aims to celebrate a pivotal but undersung civil rights hero. In 1953, Rustin spent 50 days in jail and was registered as a sex offender — a conviction that was posthumously pardoned in 2020 by California Gov. It’s like: ‘I’m directing ‘Angels in the America’ a seven-hour play, get out of my way.’ ‘I’m doing a movie about Bayard Rustin.

Persons: — Bayard Rustin, “ Rustin, Colman Domingo, Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr, —, ″, ”, George C, Wolfe, Michelle Obama's, Domingo that's, “ Rustin ”, “, Gavin Newsom, Tony Kushner’s, Lori Parks ′, Topdog, ’, ’ ”, “ I'm, ’ ‘, Bayard Rustin, ” Rustin, Obama, Oscar, Ma, Chadwick Boseman, ” “ Rustin ”, Chris Rock, Roy Wilkins, Jeffrey Wright, Adam Clayton Powell Jr, Audra McDonald, Ella Baker, it's, Jake Coyle Organizations: TORONTO, Netflix, Toronto, California Gov, National Center for Civil, Rights, America ’, West, Israel, Jobs, NAACP, Twitter Locations: Washington, America, ’ Da, Atlanta, Pennsylvania, West Indies, North Carolina, Montgomery, ”, Boseman, “

☆ Opinion | Where Is the Evidence, Speaker McCarthy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But evidence that the president was himself involved in Hunter’s schemes or shared in any of the profits is thus far lacking, as is any evidence that the president violated the law. There is no evidence remotely comparable to the evidence that spurred inquiries against Clinton or Trump. They’d note that Joe Biden falsely denied that Hunter had business dealings in China. The deep concern that Joe Biden might have profited from his position sounds almost comical after the G.O.P. has spent years trying to divert Americans’ attention from the blatant way that the Trump administration steered federal dollars into Trump properties during his presidency.

Persons: Biden, Hunter, Joe Biden’s, James, Hallie —, Clinton, Trump, Joe Biden, Viktor Shokin, Burisma, Shokin, Obama, It’s, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, ” Nancy Mace, CNN’s Kaitlin Collins, “, ” Organizations: Trump, Republican Locations: China, Ukrainian, Saudi, South Carolina

☆ Carrie Mae Weems and George C. Wolfe on Defiance and Claiming Space
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jenny Comita | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

George C. Wolfe can pinpoint the exact moment that sparked his career as a director and dramatist. “We were supposed to sing this song,” recalls Wolfe, 68. “Here was this monumental human being who changed history, and then history forgot him,” says Wolfe, himself a gay man, who has lived in New York City since 1979. Though contemporaries in adjacent disciplines, Wolfe and Weems had never had a real conversation before meeting on a steamy July day in a downtown Manhattan studio. Here, the two discuss their childhoods, art as activism and what they feel is still left to accomplish.

Persons: George C, Wolfe, “, ”, Tony Kushner’s, —, ’, he’s, Henrietta, Ma, “ Rustin, Barack, Michelle Obama’s, Bayard Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr, Rustin, Carrie Mae Weems, Julie Mehretu, Lyle Ashton Harris, Weems Organizations: Broadway, Public Theater, York Shakespeare, Netflix, Manhattan’s Guggenheim Museum, Tate Locations: Kentucky, America, York, Washington, New York City, Portland, Brooklyn, Syracuse, N.Y, London, Pergamon, Berlin —, Manhattan

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