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☆ My name is hard to spell, so I gave my kids names that are impossible to mess up
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Bethaney Phillips | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But on the other hand, I have had to spell my name for people my entire life. "Their name is X, but we spell it Y" is a phrase I have heard infinite times. It informed how I named my own kidsWith my own kids' names, there were strict spelling criteria: they had to be easy to spell and easy to pronounce. AdvertisementWith our rules in mind, we named them Copper and Colt, which are easy to read, say, and spell. But considering we gave them the gift of never having to spell their names to others, it's a small price to pay.

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☆ Inside the media circus that still surrounds America's presidential debates
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Related storiesThe media center, set in a cavernous convention center hall the size of a football field, could have been anywhere. Shapiro finishing an interview with CNN in the spin room. Rep. Robert Garcia in the spin room. And most of us understand that the spin room is a manifestation of the unholy mixture of news and entertainment that's often inescapable as a national reporter. If you care what Anthony Scaramucci has to say about anything, as the Harris campaign apparently thinks you might, then he's on hand.

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☆ Berkshire unloads another chunk of Bank of America as CEO Moynihan lauds Buffett as great shareholder
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBCWarren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway offloaded another chunk of Bank of America shares, bringing its total sales to more than $7 billion since mid-July and reducing its stake to 11%. The latest action extended Berkshire's selling streak to 12 consecutive sessions, matching the 12 consecutive sessions from July 17 to Aug. 1. Berkshire has sold more than 174.7 million shares of the Charlotte-based bank for $7.2 billion, with 858.2 million shares remaining, or 11.1% of shares outstanding. BofA CEO Brian Moynihan made a rare comment about Berkshire's sales Tuesday, saying he has no knowledge of Buffett's motivation for selling. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Bank of America

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, BofA, Moynihan, Buffett Buffett, Brian Moynihan Organizations: Berkshire, CNBC Warren, of America, Apple, American Express, Oracle, Barclays Global Financial Services, Bank of America Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Omaha, Berkshire, Charlotte, BofA

☆ Amazon is opening Fresh supermarkets after yearlong stall — but many locations remain vacant
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTWorkers stock shelves at an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, May 2, 2024. As part of the Fresh store redesign, Amazon created a more colorful layout and added Krispy Kreme donut and coffee stalls. "We like the early results a lot," Jassy said on the company's first-quarter earnings call in April, referring to the revamped Fresh stores. Amazon declined to comment on the status of the Fresh stores that remain unopened. "You walk into the Amazon Fresh store in Roseville and it feels like you're in a stainless steel wine cellar," Thill said.

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☆ Frankie Beverly, lead singer and founder of Maze, dead at 77
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Frankie Beverly, who with his band Maze gave the world a an anthem that will forever be tied to cookouts and good times, died on Tuesday, his family announced. Love one another as he would want that for us all,” the statement which was signed by the Beverly family concluded. Howard Stanley Beverly aka Frankie Beverly 12/6/46 - 9/10/24.”No cause of death was shared. Legend has it that Beverly changed his first name to Frankie for the stage in homage to singer Frankie Lymon, who found fame singing doo-wop as part of the group Frankie Lymon and the teenagers. In 1970 Beverly founded the group Maze, which was originally known as Raw Soul.

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☆ Gwyneth Paltrow said she had to 'Google acronyms under the table' at Goop business meetings when she started the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Samantha Grindell | Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewGwyneth Paltrow is thinking about what she didn't know when she founded Goop. Gwyneth Paltrow speaks at the Forbes Power Women's Summit 2024. Paltrow said she became more successful when she let go of her "shame" about what she didn't know. In her conversation with Forbes, Paltrow touched on the brand's ever-evolving strategy, saying that "intention" keeps Goop centered. "We've been through a lot," Paltrow said.

Persons: —, Gwyneth Paltrow, Forbes, Paltrow, Moira Forbes, Goop, Amanda Krause, I'm, Nobody's, We've, we've, we're Organizations: Service, Power Women's, Business, Forbes Power Women's Locations: New York

☆ Megabus, Coach USA Bankruptcy: Wall Street Wrecked Discount Bus Option
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Stagecoach Group, a UK-based travel company, first launched Megabus in the UK in 2003 and then brought it to the US in 2006. Along with Greyhound, Megabus became one of the two mega-carriers in the United States. The intercity bus industry is not in complete disarray, but things are not going great there. Bus industry insiders also note that they're often treated as an afterthought by policymakers even though they carry tens of millions of people each year. He emphasized that bus travel can be environmentally sustainable, too, compared to everyone driving their own cars or flying.

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☆ Who is Chappell Roan: Timeline of the singer’s rise to fame
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Chappell Roan is having the year of her life. The rise of Chappell Roan, 2014 — 2015Chappell Roan hails from Willard, Missouri. This is when she adopts the stage name Chappell Roan — her late grandpa’s name was Chappell. “It’s been very freeing to be like, ‘Oh, Chappell Roan is my drag project.’”September 22, 2023: “The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princess” debuts, exactly six years after she put out her first EP as Chappell Roan. Chappell Roan at the Governors Ball in June in Queens, New York.

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An Iranian-born research scientist who filed a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging she had been harassed by a University of Alabama at Birmingham co-worker for nine years because of her ethnicity has been awarded more than $3.8 million in damages. “Day and night, I was looking for a job, any job, but nobody would hire me because my name was tarnished,” Moeinpour told NBC News. “Now, my good name has been restored.”UAB, according to the jury verdict, was ordered to pay Moeinpour $3 million in damages. Finally, Moeinpour told Grubbs on Feb. 13, 2020, that she had gone over his head and called human resources. “When Ms. Moeinpour fell to the floor, he fell on top of her and held her down,” the lawsuit said.

Persons: Fariba Moeinpour, ” Moeinpour, Mary Jo Cagle, Moeinpour, Eric Artrip, “, ” Artrip, Alicia Rohan, Rohan, Cagle, Clinton Grubbs, Grubbs ’, Grubbs, ”, ” Cagle, “ Cagle, Dr, hadn’t, Grubbs “, groping, Moeinpour “, ” Grubbs Organizations: University of Alabama, Birmingham, Northern District of, NBC News, ” UAB, UAB, of Health, Services, UAB School of Medicine, Employment, Commission, NBC Locations: Iranian, Northern District, Northern District of Alabama, American, U.S, Iran, Birmingham

☆ The viral nine-month cruise is ending. Here’s what it was really like on board
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Preparing for the endJoe and Audrey Martucci say they are grateful for the nine-month cruise experience, but at times they found the schedule tiring. A trip of a lifetimeGen Z traveler Little Rat Brain says Antarctica, pictured here, was her world cruise highlight. Little Rat Brain, passenger on board the nine-month cruiseThe TikTok-famous passengers are now considering how to pivot their online presences. “I don’t think anything’s ever going to have the virality of the nine-month cruise,” Fletcher says. “I’m not really sure if it will ever occur again,” agrees Little Rat Brain.

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The area, nearly all white 20 years ago, has since begun to teem with South Asian life. That energy is mirrored throughout the South Asian American electorate. Michigan is one of only five states with a South Asian member of Congress, Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar, and Sawni says she’s ready to see a South Asian person in the White House, too. “South Asian voters and Indian Americans in particular are among the fastest-growing segments of the electorate,” he said. On a local scale, experts say more South Asian Americans are running for office than ever before.

Persons: Kannan Udayarajan, ”, Shekar Narasimhan, “, Kamala Harris ’, Chintan Patel, Harris, Karthick Ramakrishnan, It’s, ” Udayarajan, Udayarajan, “ Kamala Harris’s, it's, Walz, Andrew Peng, Harris ’, Shri Thanedar, Sawni, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Trump, Tanjina, ” Islam, ’, President Trump, Steven Cheung, Ramakrishnan, “ They’re, ” Narasimhan, J.J, Abbott, “ Kamala, Yagnesh Choksi, Kamala, don’t, they’ve Organizations: American, South, Indian, South Asian, Community, AAPI, “, Democrats, Harris, Democratic Party, Pew Research Center, NBC News, Mexicans, Michigan, Democratic, Trump Locations: Forsyth County , Georgia, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, U.S, Indian, South, Forsyth County, Forsyth, Asian, Gaza, Tanjina Islam, “

☆ After 75 days of political upheaval, a changed race prepares for another debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Tuesday’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is the culmination of 75 days of utter and unprecedented campaign chaos — and the beginning of a 55-day race to Election Day through equally uncharted waters. The best-polling third-party candidate in a generation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saw his numbers collapse, and he is out of the race and supporting Trump. The sides even flipped on the debate rules, with the Harris campaign (unsuccessfully) pushing for open microphones during the whole debate after Biden’s team favored turning candidates’ mics off when it is not their turn. Harris’ campaign put a policy page on her website only on Monday. For making it through the past 75 days of chaos, America now gets 55 days of unpredictability with little precedent in modern history.

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☆ Video released of 2023 interview with father and teen charged in Georgia school shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

They were interviewed after threats about a school shooting were posted online. His father, Colin Gray, 54, is the first parent in Georgia to be prosecuted after a child was accused in a school shooting. On Wednesday, the day of the shooting, the FBI and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office released a statement noting that the teen had previously been interviewed over a school shooting threat. "She took my younger two and went back home with her momma," Colin Gray told the investigator. Authorities have made no connections between that weapon and last week's school shooting, but they did say the weapon used was based on the AR-15 platform.

Persons: Colt Gray, Colin Gray, Dan Miller, Justin Elliott, Winder, momma, Colt, Miller, Mason Schermerhorn, Christian Angulo, Richard Aspinwall, Cristina Irimie Organizations: Apalachee High School, Sheriff's, FBI, Sheriff’s, Sheriff's Office, ” Investigators, Authorities, Apalachee Locations: Georgia, Winder, Jackson County, Winder , Ga, Jackson

☆ Starting college life? Here are 5 tips to manage mental health
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(CNN) — College students are carrying a lot of baggage with them as they head off to campus this fall — and not just the usual dorm accoutrements. One of the biggest challenges facing students, Roy said, is the same one confronting society at large. Know that relationships will evolveRelationships with family members and friends will likely change during college, Roy said. “Often, what’s needed is a caring, compassionate support system and time to navigate the ups and downs of college life,” she said. We hope these five tips help set up your family for a successful transition to college life.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, it’s, Dr, Nance Roy, Roy, ” Roy, “ They’ve, ‘, ’ ”, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, — College, US Centers for Disease Control, JED, Yale School of Medicine’s, “, ” Locations: Gaza

☆ A man was so tired of dating apps that he put up a billboard with his information. He's gotten messages from all over the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Tracy Abiaka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "I don't think I'm any more frustrated than anyone else," Cline told Business Insider. The "eleventh-hour decision" has elevated his dating prospects, and he's letting people take a glimpse into his dating journey on his Instagram profile, Date Dave Philly. He's gone on five dates and is already planning a few second dates. It's been working out so much that he recommends others put up a billboard dating profile as long as they're authentic and show their true selves.

Persons: —, David Cline, Cline, didn't, Dave Philly, He's, that's, It's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Brazil, Philippines, Philadelphia, Instagram

☆ Here's how to know if your college kid actually needs 'dorm insurance'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Terry Vine | Getty ImagesHow dorm insurance compares to other optionsColleges and universities will often partner with different insurers to offer dorm insurance, Worters said. If parents decide to take on a dorm insurance policy, it would be billed separately from the room and board, said Worters. watch nowWhether you sign up for dorm insurance or not, your child's dorm possessions will likely be covered under your home insurance plan, according to experts. But keep in mind that dorm-specific insurance policies tend to have lower deductibles than home insurance policies, Worters said. The home insurance policy will often stretch over, so long as the kid lives in a dorm, she said.

Persons: Terry Vine, Worters, McClanahan Organizations: CNBC, Council, National Association of Insurance

☆ DA will ask for 50-to-life sentence for embezzling assistant who slaughtered his tech CEO boss
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tyrese Haspil is expected to be sentenced Tuesday for murdering NYC tech CEO Fahim Saleh. The DA plans to ask for 50 years to life, a term Haspil's lawyer calls "a de facto life sentence." Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementManhattan prosecutors will ask on Tuesday for a 50-years-to-life sentence for Tyrese Haspil, the personal assistant convicted of charges stemming from the murder, decapitation, and dismemberment of Fahim Saleh, the tech CEO who was his former boss, according to the killer's defense lawyer.

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☆ Senior Republicans urge Biden to lift restrictions on Ukraine hitting targets deep inside Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Kylie Atwood | Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —A group of key House Republicans have written to President Joe Biden urging him to lift the restrictions on the use of US-provided long-range weapons systems and allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia. The UK is also considering whether to allow Ukraine to strike deeper inside Russia with its own long-range system, the Storm Shadow. “No change to policy,” one senior administration official said, adding that there is currently no openness to lifting restrictions. Last month, senior Ukrainians presented US officials with targets they would like to strike in Russia during a visit to Washington. But the Ukrainians say there are weapons productions facilities that would be within reach of the ATACMS inside Russia that are worthy military targets, a source familiar with the Ukrainians position told CNN.

Persons: Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Antony Blinken’s, Biden, Blinken, David Lammy, Keir Starmer, “, Michael McCaul, Michael Turner, Mike Rogers, Ken Calvert, Thomas Kean, Richard Hudson, “ Biden, Harris, Donald Trump, Defense Lloyd Austin, ” Austin, ”, ” Blinken, “ It’s, Zelensky, ” John Kirby, It’s, CNN’s MJ Lee Organizations: CNN, Republicans, British, UK, House Foreign, House Intelligence, House Armed Services, House, Helsinki, Republican, Defense, Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Ukraine “, Ukraine, Russian, US National Security Council Locations: Kyiv, Russia, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Washington, London, U.S, Germany, Russia’s Kursk, Iranian, Crimea

☆ 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary happily gives cash to help relatives — but they can never ask him again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kevin O'Leary shared his approach to family members who ask him for cash. The "Shark Tank" investor gifts the money instead of lending it, and demands they never ask again. AdvertisementLending cash to family members can make things awkward, breed resentment, and even destroy relationships if they struggle to make payments or take the money and run. The "Shark Tank" star recently shared his personal policy in a video clip posted across his social media channels. Related storiesWhile family members should care for each other, "that doesn't extend to, 'Oh, I want to open a disco, I need $100,000,'" he noted.

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☆ Coinbase-backed lobby urges ABC to ask about crypto in Trump-Harris debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Stand With Crypto's bus tour through five battleground states kicked off last week in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Logan Dobson/Stand With Crypto AllianceStand With Crypto's bus tour through five battleground states is all about getting people registered to vote. Logan Dobson/Stand With Crypto Alliance"Bipartisan crypto legislation has already passed the House of Representatives, and more and more elected officials are coming out in support of crypto," the letter says. Stand With Crypto's tour through battleground states is more about turning out the vote than raising cash. Logan Dobson/Stand With Crypto Alliance

Persons: Logan Dobson, ABC didn't, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Harris, Tim Walz, Joe Biden, Crypto, Sen, Kyrsten Sinema, Kyrsten, who's, Sinema, Paul Grewal Organizations: Crypto Alliance, Representatives, ABC, Trump, Public Citizen, CNN, Democratic, Crypto, Washington , D.C Locations: Phoenix, Las Vegas, Minnesota, Phoenix , Arizona, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Washington ,

☆ Why some Boeing employees aren't happy with a proposed 25% pay increase over 4 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing's new tentative labor contract offers a 25% increase to Seattle employees over four years. Some union members are unsatisfied with the new contract, which falls short of their ask: a 40% pay rise. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementBoeing's new tentative labor contract, which includes a pay increase over four years, has been touted as another win for the beleaguered company. The company's tentative contract, proposed on Sunday, would increase its workers' general wages by 25% over the length of the four-year contract.

Persons: —, Jon Holden Organizations: Seattle, Employees, Service, Boeing, Reuters, Business Locations: IAM's, Seattle

☆ Raygun: Viral Olympian ranked No. 1 breaker in the world by sport’s governing body
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, the Olympian widely known as B-Girl Raygun who went viral after her performance at the Paris Games, is now ranked the No. The 37-year-old claimed the top spot in the latest women’s rankings released by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) – the governing body of breaking and other dancesports. However, she won the gold medal at the 2023 WDSF Oceania Championships, securing her 1,000 ranking points and vaulting her up to No. “In alignment with the Olympic Qualification System, ranking events were intentionally not held between 31 December 2023 and the Olympic Games Paris 2024. From our perspective, that was nothing really shocking.”Raygun became one of the stories of the Paris Games after her performances at La Concorde Urban Park.

Persons: Rachael Gunn, Raygun, Japan’s Ami, Lithuania’s, WDSF, Robin, Ezra Shaw, Adele, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, ” Raygun, –, ”, Martin Gilian, Frank Franklin, “, that’s, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Paris Games, World DanceSport, Oceania, Oceania Championships, Olympic, Games, Olympic Games, Olympics, Getty, Twitter, Concorde Urban Locations: United States, France, Lithuania, Japan, Paris, Shanghai, Budapest, Australia, Munich, Los Angeles

☆ The Supreme Court may have a shot to strike down Section 230 after a child's death was blamed on a 'blackout challenge' seen on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In a decision on August 27, the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals found that, in 2021, TikTok — via its "For You Page" algorithm — recommended a video promoting a "blackout challenge" to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson. The company had argued in court that it was immune from prosecution due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. AdvertisementBut the Third Circuit ruling could change that. French and other supporters of the Third Circuit ruling argue that TikTok's liability protections should end where its algorithmic suggestions begin. If they do, their ruling could have even broader consequences than the Third Circuit ruling.

Persons: —, Nylah Anderson, Paul Matey, TikTok, Nylah, asphyxiate, We'd, David French, Betsy Rosenblatt, Rosenblatt, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Amy Coney Barrett Organizations: Service, US, Appeals, TikTok, Business, Communications, Circuit, New York Times, Third Circuit, Spangenberg, for Law, Technology, Arts, Moody

☆ Visiting China in 2024: A guide to visas, mobile payments and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

We’ve put together a guide to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding China travel. China travel FAQsDo you need a visa to go to China? However, travelers visiting under these visa-free transit programs have more restrictions in terms of places they can visit. Exploring the country via China’s vast high-speed railway network is not an option for those entering under the two transit visa schemes. Beijing, China's capital city, accepts international travelers visiting under the 144-hour visa-free transit program.

Persons: it’s, ”, Denny Tian, Gabriela Correia, Correia, Tian, Greg Baker, Correira, ” Gabriela Correia, David Tucker, We’ve, John Seaton Callahan, China ’, Kevin Frayer, –, ” Correira, you’ve, Didi, Uber, Yan Cong, China’s Organizations: CNN, Immigration Administration, China, Google, Getty, “, Service, Shanghai Hongqiao, Hong Kong, Hong, Hong Kong Immigration, Travelers, Facebook, ”, Publishing, United, US, Baidu, Apple, China Railway, Bloomberg Locations: China, Beijing, Portugal, Shanghai, AFP, “, Hunan, Singapore, Thailand, Austria, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, New York, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States, Hong Kong, Macau, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Asia, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Hainan, China's, Hawaii, ”, Canada

It was a stunning denouement for the self-proclaimed appointed son of God, a Filipino evangelist preacher who had millions of followers and influence at the highest levels of government but was wanted by Philippine authorities and the FBI on charges of human trafficking and sexual abuse. That changed in March, when a Philippine court ordered the arrest of Quiboloy and several other people on suspicion of child and sexual abuse and human trafficking. After he surrendered, officials said, Quiboloy was flown by military transport to Manila, the capital, and placed in police detention. After he won the presidency in 2022, Marcos set about dismantling Duterte’s power alliances, including the one with Quiboloy. Marcos said that he did not understand Duterte’s apology but that it was “her prerogative” to make it, local media reported.

Persons: God, Apollo Quiboloy, Rodrigo Duterte, Duterte’s, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Quiboloy, ” Marcos, of Jesus Christ, ”, “, Jean Fajardo, ” Sen, Risa Hontiveros, Benhur Abalos, Duterte, Ted Aljibe, colluding, Sara Duterte, Christ Organizations: Philippine, FBI, Philippine Department of Justice, U.S . Treasury Department, Police, Philippine Senate, Getty, U.S Locations: Philippine, Davao, U.S, of Jesus, Philippines, Torreon, Davao City, of, Manila, AFP, Hawaii

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