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☆ The DeSantis campaign accuses media outlets of 'election interference' for calling the Iowa caucuses for Trump early in the night
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewRoughly 30 minutes after the Iowa Republican caucuses began, most major media outlets called the race for former President Donald Trump, who had long been viewed as the heavy favorite in the Midwestern state. "Absolutely outrageous that the media would participate in election interference by calling the race before tens of thousands of Iowans even had a chance to vote," Romeo wrote on X. "The media is in the tank for Trump and this is the most egregious example yet." AdvertisementThe second and third-place finishers in Iowa have yet to be determined, but DeSantis and Haley are neck-and-neck as the results continue to be reported across the state.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Andrew Romeo, Romeo, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, who's, Haley Organizations: Service, Iowa Republican, Business, Florida Gov, Trump, Hawkeye State Locations: Midwestern, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Hawkeye

At first blush, it seemed to many to be the key to picking former President Donald Trump's lock on the Hawkeye State's Republican base. The alternative vote split roughly in two, leaving Republican Iowa firmly in Trump's hands as the first ballots of the 2024 presidential contest were cast. Trump does not thrive among suburban voters, a group that cost Trump nationally in 2020 and where Haley showed promise Monday. Haley, by contrast, beat Trump in Johnson County, Iowa, a burgeoning tract of homes and businesses along Interstate 80 south of Cedar Rapids. A week earlier, Trump volunteer Jackie Garlock looked around a similar hall in Mason City in northern Iowa on a snowy Saturday, convinced Trump would win.

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☆ New Zealand Lawmaker Resigns After Shoplifting Allegations
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Emma Bubola | More About Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A lawmaker from New Zealand quit her job on Tuesday after allegations emerged that she had shoplifted from two clothing stores, actions she said were caused by stress affecting her mental health. I’m sorry,” said the lawmaker, Golriz Ghahraman, in a statement on Tuesday. Image Golriz Ghahraman in 2017. Credit... Hannah Peters/Getty ImageAllegations of shoplifting started appearing in New Zealand’s news media this month. Some reports also published a CCTV video that appeared to show Ms. Ghahraman taking a handbag from a clothing store. Leaders from her party, the center-left Green Party, confirmed that the police were investigating the episodes, which according to the news reports, happened in the cities of Auckland and Wellington last year.

Persons: “, ”, Golriz Ghahraman, ” Ms, Ghahraman, Golriz, Hannah Peters Organizations: New Zealand, United, Green Party Locations: New, United Nations, Iran, Auckland, Wellington

☆ Opinion: Trump bests DeSantis and Haley. How their backers see his Iowa win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

That explains why Trump got about half of all the Republican votes in Iowa, leaving DeSantis far behind. That should tell you a lot about Iowa voters, but enough of them also voted for DeSantis and Haley. When I spoke to the Haley campaign early Monday morning, before the Iowa caucuses had begun, they said they were shifting toward Trump, seemingly writing DeSantis off as their closest threat. DeSantis himself said last week that his finish in Iowa could “upend” Trump’s lead in the GOP primary. Join us on Twitter and FacebookAnd as one DeSantis campaign committee member said, “a close second would be a successful outcome,” and “third place is not good.”Needless to say, DeSantis did not win.

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☆ DeSantis allies dish on why his campaign spiraled: 'Ron is the smartest guy in the room. Everyone else is an idiot.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"The DeSantis campaign was too much of a DeSantis fan club," a former consultant told The Messenger. Ron DeSantis' former aides and allies are already writing his presidential campaign's obituary. "The DeSantis campaign was too much of a DeSantis fan club," one consultant said. I'm gonna do Trump this time and do you next time,'" DeSantis told NBC News' Dasha Burns. AdvertisementA representative for DeSantis' campaign did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, —, DeSantis, Donald Trump's, Nikki Haley, Ron, Haley, Dasha Burns, Trump Organizations: Service, New, NBC News, Republicans, PAC Locations: Florida, Iowa, Trump, New Hampshire

☆ DeSantis spent months hitting all 99 counties of Iowa. He has won none of them, typically losing by a lot.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis on Monday came in 2nd place behind former President Trump in the Iowa caucuses. DeSantis staked his campaign on a robust showing in the state, but he has so far not won a single county. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . With 95% of the expected votes in, DeSantis does not lead in a single of the state's 99 counties. Now, Trump has handily won Iowa despite having put in nowhere near the same effort DeSantis and his allies did.

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☆ Opinion: The Iowa caucuses: Trump dominates while Haley and DeSantis run for second place
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Opinion Lyz Lenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Iowa caucuses might have continued to be a nothingburger if New York Times correspondent RW “Johnny” Apple hadn’t pulled a journalistic PT Barnum act by coming to Iowa in the 1970s and making it a show. But if the Iowa caucuses ever meant anything, they mean less now. After all, Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucuses in 2016, the year Donald Trump won the election; former Arkansas Gov. He mocked Iowa Gov. Trump did show up to the Iowa State Fair, but he pointedly avoided “fair-side” conversations hosted by Iowa’s governor.

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☆ Opinion: We’ll finally get some answers from Iowa about Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It is a feat former President Donald Trump is trying to duplicate this year. The first true test of Trump’s comeback occurs Monday in Iowa, where caucusgoers will venture into sub-zero temperatures to choose between Trump, Florida Gov. After months of speculation, we’ll finally get some answers to a few questions: Is there an opening for any Republican aside from Trump? Most of our contributors thought Haley won Wednesday’s CNN debate in Iowa against DeSantis, but Trump’s absence from the stage again loomed large. “Haley sounded like someone looking to take on the genuine article — the Republican frontrunner,” wrote W. James Antle III.

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☆ College-educated Republicans once appeared ready to move on from Trump. They're now solidly behind his 2024 campaign.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But there is one GOP bloc that had seemingly wavered on Trump but is now back in the former president's corner: college-educated voters. Related storiesWhile a slew of GOP college graduates have indeed drifted in the direction of former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. And she's set to perform well in the Iowa counties most populated with college graduates, as well as in next week's New Hampshire primary. Advertisement"These are Fox News viewers who are coming back around to him," Iowa GOP operative David Kochel told the newspaper. Among GOP college graduates, that number hit 76% support.

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☆ Why is Trump almost certain to romp in Iowa? Compared to 2016, first-time caucusgoers and evangelicals are giving him huge leads over his GOP rivals.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The final pre-caucus NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll shows Trump ahead of Haley 48%-20%. AdvertisementTrump is in the best position he's ever been in for a contested GOP caucus in Iowa. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the Iowa GOP caucuses in 2016. And polling showed that evangelicals comprised roughly 64% of the GOP caucus electorate that year. The former president won first-time GOP caucusgoers in 2016, earning 30% of their vote compared to Cruz's 23% support.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Haley, —, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Charlie Neibergall, Jeb Bush, Cruz, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Bush, Rubio, DeSantis, haven't Organizations: NBC, Des Moines Register, Service, GOP, Florida Gov, Trump, Iowa GOP, AP, Texas, Iowa Locations: Iowa, Florida, Texas

☆ Everything you need to know about the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses are just days away. As they have for decades, Iowa Republicans will kick off actual voting with a series of caucuses around the state's 99 counties. And yet, no candidate will have anywhere near the number of delegates needed to become the Republican presidential nominee. As for the winners, the last three winners of a competitive Iowa Republican caucus, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, and former Arkansas Gov. As smaller states, Iowa and New Hampshire are supposed to offer candidates with less money or name recognition the chance to compete.

Persons: Iowans, Donald Trump, —, Grover Cleveland, Sen, Bob Dole, George H.W, Bush, Tom Harkin, Harkin, Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, he's, they've, caucusgoers, Ricky Bobby, John McCain, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee Organizations: GOP, Service, Iowa Republicans, Nature, Iowa Republican, Florida Gov, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, Iowa, Republican Party of Iowa, New, New Hampshire Republicans, Journalists, Republican, Arkansas Gov Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Ted Cruz of Texas, New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina

☆ New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu dismisses Rand Paul's website blasting Nikki Haley: 'I'm sorry, but nobody cares what Rand Paul thinks'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Sununu on Friday blasted Rand Paul for launching a "Never Nikki" website to oppose former UN ambassador Nikki Haley's White House bid, arguing that "nobody cares" about the Kentucky senator's thoughts on the race. When the interviewer asked Sununu what Paul's opposition would mean for Haley's campaign, the governor said there wouldn't be any impact. Related stories"What does Rand Paul mean? "I'm sorry, but nobody cares what Rand Paul thinks in this race. "But until then, sorry, Rand Paul.

Persons: —, Chris Sununu, Rand Paul, Nikki, Nikki Haley's, Sununu, Haley, Paul, Kentuckian, Dick Cheney, John McCain, Biden, McConnell, Donald Trump's, Ron DeSantis —, X, Vivek Ramaswamy, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump Organizations: Service, GOP Gov, Business, US Senate, United Nations, Florida Gov, Trump, Senate, Republican, GOP Locations: Kentucky, Iowa, New Hampshire, it's, South Carolina, Ukraine

☆ Trump Far Ahead, With Haley Edging DeSantis for Second, Key Iowa Poll Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump has the backing of 48 percent of likely caucusgoers ahead of Monday’s election, a commanding lead for the former president, according to the Iowa Poll by The Des Moines Register, NBC News and Mediacom. Nikki Haley is narrowly leading the battle for second place over Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, 20 percent to 16 percent, according to the survey, which was released on Saturday evening. The poll shows Ms. Haley, the former United Nations ambassador, improving compared with December and Mr. Trump slipping — but only marginally. He enjoys a 28-point lead, compared with a 32-point advantage last month.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Haley Organizations: Iowa, Des Moines Register, NBC, Gov, United Nations, Mr Locations: Florida

☆ Iowans weigh Trump’s legal woes as they decide who to back in caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Ames, Iowa CNN —Teresa Garman has attended decades worth of Iowa caucuses, but views Monday’s meeting as the most consequential. In interviews, Iowans expressed an array of opinions on Trump’s legal problems, from anger over what they say they believe is a “witch hunt,” echoing the former president’s criticism, to a desire to move on and focus on issues plaguing the country. Among those who were not considering the former president, 57% said Trump was controversial and 48% said they were concerned about his legal issues. “If Trump is the nominee, it’s going to be about January 6, legal issues, criminal trials,” DeSantis said during a CNN debate Wednesday. “I think that Vivek is, in a roundabout way, even better for Trump than Trump being in there,” Sherman said.

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☆ A prominent Iowa GOP attorney, reflecting on voter sentiment ahead of the state's caucuses, says there's a feeling that 'we're sleepwalking into a nightmare'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewIn less than three days, Iowa Republican voters will endure freezing temperatures to cast their nominations for the GOP's presidential candidate in the 2024 general election. "You get the feeling in Iowa right now that we're sleepwalking into a nightmare and there's nothing we can do about it," Doug Gross, a prominent GOP lawyer and backer of former UN ambassador Nikki Haley's presidential campaign, told the newspaper. Advertisement"In Iowa, life isn't lived in extremes, except the weather, and yet they still feel this dramatic sense of inevitable doom," he added. "The difference is just so stark in terms of American values and in terms of what is the future going to be," the former senator told The Times.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden —, Doug Gross, Nikki Haley's, isn't, Former New Jersey Sen, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Bradley, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey Organizations: Service, Iowa Republican, Hawkeye State, Republican, The New York Times, Business, Trump, GOP, Capitol, Former New, Democratic, The Times, Democrat, Biden, Times Locations: Hawkeye, Iowa, Russian, Ukraine, Israel, Former New Jersey

☆ Supreme Court steps into a minefield
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-07 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

“First in war — first in peace — and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” Lee wrote of Washington. Joe Biden is 81, the oldest president ever and one who is struggling with John Adams-level unpopularity. On Friday afternoon the US Supreme Court announced it would hear arguments on the case February 8. Trump responded by accusing Biden of “pathetic fearmongering.”It’s been three years since Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6. The name came from a letter Gordon sent to a friend explaining “how she, as a 350-pound woman, would like to be addressed.”“Just say fat,” Gordon reads from her essay in the film.

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Known for his hard-line stances against abortion and LGBTQ+ priorities, DeSantis could get a boost from an Iowa Republican electorate that is unusually socially conservative. But even those plum endorsements aren't moving Iowa Republicans from the Trump camp. "Donald Trump is a lap ahead of the field," says former Iowa Republican Party co-chairman David Oman, a former chief of staff to two GOP Iowa governors and a prominent Haley supporter. The morning after an anticipated Trump win in the Iowa caucuses, a trial starts in New York to determine a second set of damages in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. And while the GOP winner is all but assured in Iowa, the state has still played a key role in the primary process.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jimmy, Kim Reynolds, Matt Gorman, Ron DeSantis, Gorman, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy –, Grassley, GOP Sen, Chuck Grassley, Chris Christie, packers Asa Hutchinson, Ryan Binkley, DeSantis, Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, Haley, David Oman, Jimmy Carter, hasn't, Ramaswamy, Des Moines, Steffen Schmidt, –, E, Jean Carroll, Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris, MAGA, Harris, Schmidt, Mike Pence, Sen, Tim Scott of Organizations: Hawkeye, Republican, Jimmy Centers, Iowa Gov, Cornerstone, Florida Gov, Iowa Republicans, Donald Trump View, Trump, Iowa Republican, United Nations, GOP, Former New Jersey Gov, packers, Iowa Republican Party, Iowa, Iowa's Democratic, Fox News, Iowa State University, District of Columbia, Capitol, Republican Party, Monday, Emanuel AME Church, Democratic Locations: Iowa, DeSantis, New Hampshire, Arkansas, Georgia, Des, Florida, District, New York, Trump, Charleston , South Carolina, South Carolina, Tim Scott of South Carolina

☆ 'Mnuchin has not been in the room': Trump Treasury secretary absent from 2024 campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After serving in the Trump administration for four years, former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is keeping his distance from the Republican former president and his campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. "Mnuchin has not been in the room," said Stephen Moore, a conservative economist who is advising Trump. A person close to Mnuchin who was granted anonymity in order to recount private conversations, said Mnuchin supports Trump's 2024 run for president. In 2016, Mnuchin was Trump's national finance chairman during his first run for the White House. For now, Mnuchin's private equity firm, Liberty Strategic Capital, takes up most of his time, people close to the former secretary told CNBC.

Persons: Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Trump, Mnuchin, Stephen Moore, it's, Larry Kudlow, Bob Lighthizer, Trump's, Joe Biden's, Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence Organizations: White House, White, Republican, Trump, Fox Business, National Economic Council, NBC News, Liberty Strategic Capital, CNBC, East . Press, Capitol, The Washington Post Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, East

☆ Harvard president's resignation draws strong reactions from her critics and supporters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Claudine Gay is out as the president of Harvard. Gay announced Tuesday in a letter that she was stepping down, and reactions have poured in on social media from both her supporters and critics. AdvertisementElon Musk voiced his agreement with a social media user's post that said Gay had been "caught plagiarizing." I admire Claudine Gay for putting Harvard's interests first at what I know must be an agonizingly difficult moment. AdvertisementNot everyone celebrated Gay's resignation.

Persons: Claudine Gay, Gay, —, Larry Summers, Gay's, Elon Musk, Emil Michael, Uber's, Alan Garber, — Lawrence H, Summers, Bill Ackman, Ackman, hasn't, Sally Kornbluth, Elizabeth Magill, it’s, 3yUDw6tciF — Emil Michael, @emilmichael, Christopher Rufo, Rufo, Elon, Jason Calacanis, Timnit Gebru, Couldn't, Gebru, Nikole Hannah Jones, Janai Nelson, Liz Magill's, Gary Marcus, Uber, Marcus Organizations: Harvard, Service, Treasury, Twitter, Billionaire, Gay, Former University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Corporation, Conservative, Google, NAACP Legal Defense, Educational Fund

☆ Nikki Haley seemingly mixes up Iowa Hawkeyes basketball sensation Caitlin Clark with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins during a tailgate event in the key early-voting state
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley flubbed Caitlin Clark's name during an Iowa tailgate event. While speaking to the crowd, Haley instead said the name of the CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins. AdvertisementDuring a Saturday tailgate event in Iowa, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley sung the praises of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball sensation Caitlin Clark, who over the past year has become one of the highest-profile female athletes in the country. But as Haley spoke to the crowd ahead of the Hawkeyes women's basketball game, she seemingly mixed up Clark's name, instead naming CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins. In pointing to a cause for the Civil War, Haley stated that the conflict was "basically about how the government is run, the freedoms and what people could and couldn't do."

Persons: Nikki Haley flubbed Caitlin Clark's, Haley, Kaitlin Collins, Collins, —, Nikki Haley, Caitlin Clark, Kaitlan Collins, phenom Clark, Clark, Ron DeSantis, Haley's mixup, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: CNN, Service, GOP, Iowa Hawkeyes, Hawkeyes, Lady Hawkeyes, White House, Minnesota Golden Gophers, UN Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, of New Hampshire, South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings. Here’s how to watch the debate and what to watch for:What time is the Republican debate? Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesWhat channel is the Republican debate on? Where is the Republican debate? Four Republicans will be on the debate stage, the smallest field yet as polling and donor benchmarks for qualification rise.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, It’s, NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas, Megyn Kelly, Kelly, Eliana Johnson, NewsNation, —, Jimmy Carter, Ramaswamy, Haley, Christie, Tuscaloosa . South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Iowa’s Jan, Trump, it’s, DeSantis, Will, ”, ___ Meg Kinnard, ___ Peoples Organizations: COLUMBIA, Former United Nations, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, The Washington Free Beacon, Republican, CW, Republican National, GOP, Moody Music Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa ., North Dakota Gov, Trump, Trump voters, Disney, ___ Locations: New Jersey, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa . Alabama, Tuscaloosa . South Carolina, Florida, South, New York

☆ Opinion: There’s a lot of good news for Nikki Haley. But here’s the bad news.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( David Axelrod | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Republican presidential debates have so far produced two big winners – one who will be center stage Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the fourth GOP matchup, and another who won’t be there at all. The good news for Haley is that she is now running neck-and-neck for second place with the formerly formidable Florida Gov. In skipping the debates, Trump wagered that without his oversized presence, his opponents would primarily train their fire on each other. With Trump absent, Haley, who thus far has mostly eluded frontal attacks, is more likely to get frontrunner treatment from her rivals on Wednesday night. Chris Christie, the most outspoken critic of Trump in the Republican field, also hopes to make New Hampshire a breakthrough moment.

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☆ Harvard alumni are slashing donations and taking the college out of their wills over its response to the Israel-Hamas war: Bloomberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Harvard alumni are slashing their donations amid reports of on-campus semitism, per Bloomberg. One alumni told Bloomberg that she won't encourage her classmates to donate this year. Furious Harvard alumni and volunteers are paring down their donations over the university's response to the Israel-Hamas war, per Bloomberg. Longtime volunteer Tally Zingher, 46, told Bloomberg she only plans to donate $1 for her coming college reunion. "There are plenty of better places that I feel my classmates can use their philanthropy and influence," she told Bloomberg.

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☆ An ex-US ambassador charged with being a longtime secret agent for Cuba bragged about it to undercover FBI officer, feds allege
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An ex-US diplomat has been federally charged over allegations he worked as a secret agent for Cuba. Feds allege that Rocha even bragged about his work for Cuba as "more than a grand slam." AdvertisementAttorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that Rocha's arrest "exposes one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the United States government by a foreign agent." "Those who have the privilege of serving in the government of the United States are given an enormous amount of trust by the public we serve," said Garland. We did more than they thought," Rocha told the undercover fed, the court documents allege.

Persons: Victor Rocha, Rocha, —, Merrick Garland, Garland, Fidel Castro Organizations: Feds, Service, United, Department of Justice, State Department, National Security Council, Justice Department, Cuban, Directorate, Intelligence, Department of State, US Southern Command Locations: Cuba, United States, Bolivia, Miami , Florida, Colombia, Republic of Cuba

☆ COP28: Former U.S. energy secretary says he welcomes the participation of oil and gas companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCOP28: Former U.S. energy secretary says he welcomes the participation of oil and gas companiesErnest Moniz, former United States secretary of energy, says he's always believed that the fastest way to address the climate crisis is "building the biggest coalitions," which should include the "incumbent energy companies, and specifically the oil and gas companies."

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