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London CNN —A rising number of British stores are using a facial recognition system powered by artificial intelligence to identify repeat shoplifters in what one human rights group has called the spread of “airport-style security” on the high street. Human rights groups say this type of technology flouts people’s right to privacy and often makes mistakes. Facewatch also retains shoppers’ data for only two weeks — half the amount of time a regular “CCTV” security camera in the UK typically stores footage. But Gordon is confident Facewatch’s system doesn’t have any bias and stresses that it is supported by human staff who’ve been trained in facial recognition. Last month, the European Parliament agreed to ban the use of real-time, AI-powered facial recognition technology in public spaces.

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☆ U.S. Virgin Islands seeks at least $190 million from JPMorgan Chase in Jeffrey Epstein case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in a court filing Friday estimated that it will seek damages of at least $190 million from JPMorgan Chase in a lawsuit accusing the big bank of facilitating sex trafficking by its former long-time customer Jeffrey Epstein. The Virgin Islands also said it wants an order requiring JPMorgan to take a series of steps to protect young women and girls from other predators in the future. The filing says the Virgin Islands wants at least $150 million in civil penalties alone. JPMorgan in its own court filings has accused the Virgin Islands itself of being "complicit in the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein." Last month in the same court where the Virgin Islands is suing the bank JPMorgan agreed, without admitting wrongdoing, to pay $290 million to victims of Epstein to settle a suit by one of his accusers.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Jed Rakoff, Jeffrey Epstein's, JPMorgan Chase, Ariel Smith, Smith, Patricia Wexler, JPM, Virgin, Sergey Brin, Bill Gates, Lex Wexner, Glenn Dubin, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew of Great Organizations: New York State Division, Criminal, Services, Reuters, U.S . Virgin, JPMorgan Chase, Virgin, JPMorgan, Virgin Islands, Google, Microsoft, Limited Brands, Deutsche Bank, New York state's Department of Financial Services Locations: U.S, Manhattan, United States, Virgin, Eastern, Prince Andrew of Great Britain, Florida, New York

It also wants JPMorgan to pay damages to compensate Epstein's victims, pay punitive damages, separate its business and compliance functions, and hire a compliance consultant. The bank also called the U.S. Virgin Islands' arguments for damages "misdirected" and "not well founded." Friday's filing marks the first time the U.S. Virgin Islands has put a dollar figure on its lawsuit. In the U.S. Virgin Islands case, JPMorgan has sought to shift blame. The case is U.S. Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein's, Epstein, Ariel Smith, Prince Andrew, Ehud Barak, Ghislaine Maxwell, Cecile de Jongh, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Nupur Anand, Luc Cohen, Jonathan Oatis, Deepa Babington Organizations: YORK, U.S . Virgin, JPMorgan, Virgin Islands, U.S . Virgin Islands, Deutsche Bank, U.S ., Barclays, Virgin, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: U.S, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, British, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

July 13 (Reuters) - A federal jury on Thursday decided that Robert Bowers was eligible for the death penalty for killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, local media reported. Last month, the jury found Bowers, 50, guilty of dozens of federal hate crimes in the trial at the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors had charged Bowers with 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death. In the final phase of the sentencing portion of the trial, both prosecutors and defense attorneys will have the chance to make arguments on whether Bowers deserves the death penalty. In their arguments in support of making Bowers eligible for the death penalty, prosecutors said that he had the necessary intent and premeditation to qualify for the sentence.

Persons: Robert Bowers, Bowers, Jonathan Allen, Brendan O'Brien, Tim Ahmann, Bill Berkrot Organizations: U.S, Court, KDKA, CBS, Thomson Locations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New York, Chicago

☆ A management professor shares how to resolve time-wasting conflicts between coworkers — without punishment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Susie Allen | Kellogg Insight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Measuring Office MisconductHow do you go about studying negative workplace behavior? Analyzing these dimensions separately allowed the researchers to develop a nuanced portrait of negative workplace behavior and its aftermath. When it comes to engaging in negative workplace behavior, everyone appears to be on equal footing. Since negative workplace behavior is relational, meting out punishment to individuals may not break the cycle. And because negative workplace behavior breeds further negative workplace behavior, the most important thing leaders can do is prevent people from becoming instigators in the first place.

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☆ Women who applied to Bill Gates' family office were reportedly grilled about their porn habits, if they had nudes on their phone, and other sensitive info that could open them up to blackmail concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some women who applied to jobs at Gates Ventures were asked sexual questions, The Wall Street Journal reported. A Gates Ventures spokesperson denied knowledge of the contractor's alleged questions, calling them "unacceptable." Concentric Advisors told the Journal that its screening process does not violate the law and is the same for male candidates. A Gates spokesperson denied it had any knowledge of any sexually explicit questioning in a statement to the Journal. At the time, a Gates spokesperson said the relationship was unrelated to Gates' decision to step down and the affair "ended amicably."

Persons: Bill Gates, they'd, Gates, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Microsoft's, she'd Organizations: Gates Ventures, Street Journal, Street, Gates, Gates Venture, CIA, The, Microsoft Locations: Russian

☆ Women who applied to Bill Gates' firm were reportedly grilled about their porn habits, if they had nudes on their phone, and whether they had STDs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some women who applied to jobs at Gates Ventures were asked sexual questions, The Wall Street Journal reported. A Gates Ventures spokesperson denied knowledge of the contractor's alleged questions. Bill Gates' private office had a screening process in which the firm asked some female candidates sexually explicit questions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. A Gates spokesperson denied it had any knowledge of any sexually explicit questioning in a statement to the Journal. At the time, a Gates spokesperson said the relationship was unrelated to Gates' decision to step down and the affair "ended amicably."

☆ How Jeffrey Epstein turned the US Virgin Islands into a pedophile's playground and helped elect a sitting member of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Court filings show how Jeffrey Epstein exerted power in the US Virgin Islands, two of which he owned. A financier worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Epstein owned two islands in the US Virgin Islands (there are roughly 50 islands overall). He had donated generously to Democratic politicians from the US Virgin Islands for years. With the assistance of the US Virgin Islands' first lady, Epstein navigated the territory's political waters unscathed. The court records show that, at least in the US Virgin Islands, he exerted influence with little friction.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Stacey Plaskett, —, Plaskett, Epstein, James, Lesley Groff, Scott Applewhite, Stacey, Thomas, didn't, Groff, maxed, Shawn, Michael Malone, Gabriel Lopez Albarran, Cecile de Jongh, John de Jongh Jr, de Jongh, Malone, De Jongh, Darren Indyke, Richard Kahn, Kahn, Groff didn't, Stuart McPhail, McPhail, Jeffrey Epstein's, Erika Kellerhals, Hi Jeffrey, Rick Friedman, Corbis, de, JPMorgan Chase, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's, Maxwell, She's, Mary Erdoes, Jamie Dimon's, Jes Staley, Epstein's thrall, Jongh, Denise George, Albert Bryan Jr, Bryan, Jed Rakoff, Emily Michot, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, Trump's, De, Epstein doled, John de Jongh's, Kenneth Mapp, John de Jongh, John, wasn't Organizations: Virgin Islands, Service, Democratic, US, Islands, Democratic Congressional, AP, Federal, Commission, Democratic Party, Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, Southern Trust Co, de, Indyke, Democrat, Getty Images JPMorgan, US Virgin Islands, JPMorgan, Virgin, Hyperion, Barclays, Authorities, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Senate, Gov, New York Times, US Virgin, Deutsche Bank, U.S ., Miami Herald, Tribune, Getty, Federal Government, Mapp's PAC Locations: Virgin, Washington, Puerto Rico, Little St, Palm Beach , Florida, St, Croix, Manhattan, Islands, US Virgin, New York, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Jongh, Tortola

☆ Prison staff misconduct made it easier for sex predator Jeffrey Epstein to kill himself, DOJ watchdog says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. "Significant misconduct" by federal Bureau of Prisons staff made it much easier for sex predator Jeffrey Epstein to kill himself in a New York jail in August 2019, a Department of Justice watchdog said in a new report Tuesday. The jail's Psychology Department had issued a directive that he be given a new cellmate. Epstein's death came a month after he was arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges. The city's Medical Examiner's office ruled shortly after his death that Epstein's injuries were consistent with him hanging himself, rather than from being strangled by another person.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Epstein's Organizations: New York State Division, Criminal, Services, Reuters, federal, of Prisons, of Justice, DOJ's, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Department Locations: New York, Manhattan

"This is a really fine settlement," Rakoff said. Epstein had been a JPMorgan client from 1998 through 2013, when the bank terminated his accounts. JPMorgan in a statement this month said any association it had with Epstein "was a mistake and we regret it." Rakoff appointed Simone Lelchuk, a lawyer who specializes in administering settlements, to consider individual claims and determine payouts in the JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank cases. JPMorgan is also facing a lawsuit over Epstein by the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the financier owned two neighboring islands.

Persons: Morgan Chase, Mike Segar, Jeffrey Epstein, Jed Rakoff, Rakoff, Epstein, Jane Doe, David Boies, Boies, Simone Lelchuk, Luc Cohen, Jonathan Stempel, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Co, New York City, REUTERS, JPMorgan Chase's, U.S, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, U.S ., Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Manhattan, Florida, Russia, Eastern Europe, U.S . Virgin Islands

☆ Inside JPMorgan's handling of Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This is the last week of 10 Things on Wall Street. But there remains a very large blight on JPMorgan's record that has come back into the spotlight this year: Jeffrey Epstein. Insider's Kaja Whitehouse and Emmalyse Brownstein have a breakdown of JPMorgan's long, drawn-out breakup with Epstein. Read more on JPMorgan's handling of Jeffrey Epstein. The Treasury secretary isn't particularly worried about the potential for more bank mergers this year, per The Wall Street Journal.

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☆ 'Lots of smoke. Lots of questions': Internal emails show JPMorgan Chase execs worried about the bank's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. So why did it take so long to cut him loose?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

That, of course, is the billion-dollar question: What did JPMorgan, America's largest bank, know about Epstein's alleged sex trafficking? Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. Lots of questions," declared a senior JPMorgan compliance officer reviewing Epstein's accounts as part of that 2011 compliance review, according to court papers filed by the US Virgin Islands. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

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☆ JPMorgan Chase's drawn-out breakup with Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Several months later, in October 2006, JPMorgan categorized Epstein as a "high-risk" client, according to a transcript of Dimon's deposition in May. Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. A 'faithless servant'One person who might know much more about the tangled relationship between Epstein and JPMorgan is Jes Staley. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

Epstein had been a JPMorgan client from 1998 and 2013 when the bank terminated his accounts. Lawyers for the victims plan to seek up to 30% of the settlement amount for legal fees, court records show. The victims' lawyers also represented Epstein victims in a similar $75 million settlement with Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), where Epstein was also a client. JPMorgan also faces a lawsuit over Epstein by the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned two neighboring islands. The case is Doe 1 v JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Morgan Chase, Mike Segar, Jeffrey Epstein's, Epstein, Jan, Jed Rakoff, Jane Doe, JPMorgan, Rakoff preliminarily, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Jahnavi, Robert Birsel Organizations: Co, New York City, REUTERS, JPMorgan Chase's, U.S, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Reuters, U.S ., JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Southern District, Southern District of New York, Bengaluru

☆ Jeffrey Epstein got $300 mln tax breaks, paid US Virgin Islands police, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In a Tuesday night court filing, the largest U.S. bank also described how Epstein allegedly paid law enforcement entities such as the Virgin Islands Police Department. The U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned two neighboring islands, has accused JPMorgan of facilitating Epstein's crimes by providing banking services, and enabling him to pay victims. U.S. Virgin Islands police "never received a single complaint" about Epstein's sex trafficking and would have investigated complaints, a person familiar with the territory's law enforcement practices said. JPMorgan's latest disclosures followed Monday's release by the U.S. Virgin Islands of a 22-page document prepared by the bank in late 2019 after Epstein's death. JPMorgan has sued Staley, and wants him liable for damages it might owe in the accusers' and U.S. Virgin Islands' lawsuits.

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☆ Jeffrey Epstein got $300 mln in US Virgin Islands tax incentives, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In a Tuesday night court filing, the largest U.S. bank described how Epstein allegedly paid law enforcement entities such as the Virgin Islands Police Department. JPMorgan also alleged in the filings that Epstein had ties to U.S. Virgin Islands officials, including former first lady Cecile de Jongh, who the bank said were aware of Epstein's crimes. Spokespeople for the U.S. Virgin Islands did not immediately respond to requests for comment after business hours. The territory, where Epstein owned two neighboring islands, has accused JPMorgan of facilitating Epstein's sex crimes by providing banking services, and enabling him to pay his victims. The bank wants Staley to cover its losses in that lawsuit and the U.S. Virgin Islands lawsuit.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Cecile de Jongh, de Jongh, EPSTEIN'S, Jongh, John, STALEY, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Leslie Adler, Gerry Doyle Organizations: YORK, JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Police Department, U.S . Virgin, FIDE, Financial, Co, Southern Trust Co, territory's Department of Justice, USVI DOJ, Barclays, Thomson Locations: U.S, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Florida, New York

☆ Dimon may have ordered JPMorgan's review of Epstein ties, Virgin Islands says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon may have ordered a 2019 review of the bank's relationship with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. Virgin Islands said. The U.S. Virgin Islands lawsuit is scheduled for an Oct. 23 trial in Manhattan federal court. It referred to a 22-page summary of emails primarily between and among Epstein, Staley and others. A spokesperson for the Virgin Islands said the bank's senior executives "ignored the evidence of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes." JPMorgan is suing Staley to cover its losses in the U.S. Virgin Islands' and Epstein victims' lawsuits.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Jes Staley, Dimon, Staley, Jed Rakoff, Lehman Brothers, Jeffrey Epstein's, Luc Cohen, Nupur Anand, Matthew Lewis Organizations: YORK, JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin, Jeep, Virgin Islands, Barclays, Thomson Locations: U.S, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Florida, New York

☆ 5 surprising facts about Finland, the world's happiest country
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the last six years. Finland is also known for its saunas and strong welfare state, and it has several unusual traditions and social norms. ShutterstockIn Finland, speeding fines are based on how much money a resident makes, along with how fast they were driving. PictureItSoldTourist site Visit Finland estimates that there are three million saunas in Finland — or the equivalent of just over half a sauna per Finn. The country is home to a sport called "wife-carrying"eukonkantoWife-carrying is now an international sport, but the world championships are still held in Sonkajärvi, Finland.

Persons: —, Bahadur Organizations: Service, Shutterstock, Finns Locations: Finland, Nordic, New Mexico, New York City, Finnish, Sonkajärvi

☆ Jeffrey Epstein Acted Like an Adviser to JPMorgan Executive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Matthew Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

A number of times, Mr. Staley told Mr. Epstein he missed him, talked about mutual friends and about helping his daughter get into graduate school. In one email, Mr. Staley bragged to Mr. Epstein about his New Year’s Eve 2011 plans: “I’m here in Brazil with three beautiful women. Have a happy new year.”In another email exchange, according to the document, Mr. Staley wrote to Mr. Epstein in 2010: “Maybe they’re tracking u?? In some emails, Mr. Epstein mentioned all the rich and famous people he was meeting or talking to, including Prince Andrew. Mr. Black was another close associate of Mr. Epstein’s for many years and paid him $158 million for tax and financial advice.

Persons: James E, Staley, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein’s, Epstein, Mr, “, ”, Prince Andrew, Leon Black, Black Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, Mr, The New York Times, ”, JPMorgan, Middle, Wall Locations: Brazil

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan on Friday denied "in its entirety" the U.S. Virgin Islands' request to again have Dimon and another JPMorgan employee testify under oath. The territory, where Epstein owned two neighboring islands, is seeking damages from JPMorgan for allegedly ignoring Epstein's sexual abuses and letting him set up a sex trafficking operation there. Epstein was a JPMorgan client from 1998 until the bank terminated him in 2013. Dimon said he did not recall discussing Epstein's accounts at the time, and had barely heard of Epstein until his July 2019 arrest. The case is U.S. Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Jed Rakoff, Epstein, U.S . Virgin Islands, Jeffrey, Dimon, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: YORK, JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin, U.S, Barclays, Virgin, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: U.S, Manhattan, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ Jeffrey Epstein's victims will be able to get up to $5 million from Deutsche Bank sex-trafficking settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A settlement from Deutsche Bank will give up to $5 million each to Jeffrey Epstein's victims. Friday's court filings — if approved by the judge overseeing the case — outline how the funds would be distributed to Epstein's victims. The Deutsche Bank settlement allows Epstein's victims to file claims with a new compensation program. Their law firms can get up to 30% of the Deutsche Bank settlement funds, according to the settlement documents. Representatives for Deutsche Bank and the "Jane Doe" plaintiff didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein's, —, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Gloria Allred, Jane Doe, David Boies, Brad Edwards, didn't, JP Morgan Chase, JP Morgan, Morgan, Cecile de Jongh Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Service, Virgin

☆ Jeffrey Epstein paid college tuition for the kids of the former first lady of the Virgin Islands, and she asked him for his input on the wording of a sex offender law: JPMorgan
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The ex-first lady of the Virgin Islands consulted Jeffrey Epstein on a sex offender bill, JPMorgan said. The filings come as JPMorgan is accused by the Virgin Islands of facilitating Epstein's alleged crimes. Days after de Jongh sent the tuition bill to Epstein, she sent him another email about updated language for a sex offender registration bill, per JPMorgan's filings. De Jongh was first lady of the Virgin Islands between 2007 and 2015. Meanwhile, the firm is suing one of its former executives, Jes Staley, alleging that he knew about Epstein's sex trafficking but hid his crimes to keep him as a client.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, —, JPMorgan Chase, Cecile de Jongh, John de Jongh Jr, bankroll, de Jongh, Jongh, De Jongh, James, Venetia Velazquez, Jeffrey, Jes Staley Organizations: Virgin, JPMorgan, Service, Islands, Skidmore College, University of the, Washington, . Virgin Islands Locations: New York, Manhattan, Virgin, Virgin Islands, Tortola, University of the Virgin, Little St

☆ Opinion | A President Governing From Behind Bars?!
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

First, it seems increasingly plausible that he will become the first former president to be convicted of a felony. Second, he also seems increasingly likely to win the Republican nomination for president, with the betting markets also giving him about a 22 percent chance of going on and actually being elected president. But some smart lawyers believe that for Trump, the “peril is extreme,” as one former federal prosecutor put it. Still, deference may end upon conviction, and defendants in less serious cases have ended up with substantial prison sentences. And during Trump’s presidency, Reality Winner leaked a single document and was sentenced to more than five years in prison.

Persons: Trump, William Barr, ” Trump, it’s Organizations: Republican, Trump, Air Force Locations: Florida

When the #MeToo movement gained momentum in exposing abuses at the highest levels of power, the restaurant industry was exposed as a chief offender. In 2020, the James Beard Awards, the food world’s main kingmaker, announced that there would be no winners in either 2020 or 2021 after allegations against several top chefs. Brett Anderson, a contributing writer on The Times’s Food desk and a former member of the awards committee, discusses the attempts to hold the industry to account.

Persons: James Beard, Brett Anderson

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