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☆ Denmark held by fired-up Tunisia in World Cup opener
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Nick Said | Michael Church | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Denmark thought they should have had a penalty in stoppage time for handball that was checked at the VAR screen by referee Cesar Arturo Ramos, but he instead gave a free kick to Tunisia. We are underway with the tournament, but our heads would have been a little higher with a better result." Tunisia, who this week had spoken of their pride at qualifying for World Cup in an Arab country, were fired up from the first whistle, celebrating each tackle like a goal, and had two excellent chances to open the scoring. "This is the World Cup, it's the most important competition in the world. Hjulmand will be sweating on a knee injury to midfielder Thomas Delaney that forced him off in the first half.

☆ U.S. House Speaker Pelosi wraps up long and historic leadership career
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Patricia Zengerle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

For our daughters and our granddaughters, now the sky is the limit," Pelosi said after first becoming speaker in 2007. As speaker, Pelosi helped pass the 2010 Affordable Care Act, a law dubbed Obamacare that enabled millions of previously uninsured Americans to obtain medical coverage. The visit capped decades of Pelosi's high-profile opposition to China's authoritarian rulers including President Xi Jinping. During her first stint as speaker, Pelosi called Bush "a total failure." Though branded a West Coast liberal by Republicans, Pelosi first learned politics 60 years ago on the East Coast as the daughter of a big-city mayor and congressman, Baltimore's Thomas "Big Tommy" D'Alesandro.

☆ Every World Cup 2022 squad announced: USMNT, Germany, Belgium and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —‘Tis the season for wall charts and fans gathering around to pick their starting teams for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. “It’s always difficult when a guy helps you get to the World Cup, he scores three goals in World Cup qualifying and isn’t going to be a part of the program. Again, it’s more about who we did add that we felt good about.”All but one of the 26 will be making their World Cup debut at this year’s tournament and, according to the USMNT, it will be the youngest team to qualify for the World Cup. Octavio Passos/Getty Images Europe/Getty ImagesGhanaManager: Otto AddoThe final squad has not been announced yet. READ: Meet Otto Addo, the coach responsible for guiding some of Europe’s brightest young talents (2021)—–PortugalManager: Fernando SantosThe final squad has not been announced yet.

☆ Biden to attend summit of Southeast Asian leaders as Myanmar looms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

BANGKOK — Southeast Asian leaders convene in the Cambodian capital Thursday, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government shows no signs of complying with the group’s peace plan. U.S. President Joe Biden will be on hand for the Phnom Penh summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which comes as Washington and Beijing are increasingly jockeying for influence in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition to Myanmar, the four-day meetings are expected to focus on ongoing disputes in the South China Sea, pandemic recovery issues, regional trade and climate change. Neither Xi nor Putin is expected to attend the ASEAN talks or the parallel East Asia Summit, though both China and Russia are thought to be sending high-level delegations. “For Southeast Asia it’s really important to physically show up, and I think the Americans are very aware of this,” Daniel said.

☆ 25-year-old Maxwell Frost will be the first Gen Z member of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Progressive activist Maxwell Alejandro Frost, 25, will officially become the first Gen Z member of Congress after winning his race to represent Florida's 10th Congressional District. "Central Florida, my name is Maxwell Alejandro Frost, and I'm going to be the first Generation Z member of the United States Congress!" He quit his previous job in order to run for Congress and drove for Uber to pay rent while on the campaign trail. He's passionate about gun reform, often referring to Gen Z as the "school shooter generation." The 2022 midterms were the first time members of Gen Z could run for Congress, which Pew Research Center defines as people born between 1997 and 2012.

☆ Factbox: List of squads for the 2022 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Midfielders: Aaron Mooy (Celtic), Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli), Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona), Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Keanu Baccus (St Mirren). Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras). Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United), Casemiro (Manchester United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United). Midfielders: Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur). JAPANDefender Yuta Nakayama was called up but will miss the World Cup after suffering an Achilles injury.

☆ Corporate entertaining has come roaring back
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Alexandra Peers Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Boosted by a Covid-era tax break-window that closes at the end of the year — and under pressure to cement ties and reassure clients — companies are now spending big on wining and dining current and potential customers. The company, which has operations globally, needed something that would make clients “want to get on a plane from Singapore, from Japan” to attend. “It’s just like when kids go back to school and don’t want to, but then they get excited,” he said. And in the restaurant, guests typically opt for the $298 chef’s tasting menu — $468 with wine pairings. The deduction, which was meant to help support restaurants during the pandemic, only applies to restaurant meals, and only if a member of the client company is present.

☆ Sam Shields: Super Bowl champion regrets playing in NFL; says his head is 'all mushed together' with concussions
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields has said he regrets playing in the NFL, pointing to the effects concussions and head injuries had on his career and his later life. The spotters “serve as another set of eyes, watching for possible injuries at every NFL game,” according to NFL Football Operations. Concussions and their prevention have become an important issue in recent years due to their connection to brain disease later in life. The neurodegenerative brain disease can be found in individuals who have been exposed to repeated head trauma. The researchers hypothesized about a relationship between head trauma and ALS because of a similar link detected between football and the neurodegenerative disease CTE.

☆ Elon Musk Says Blocked Twitter Users Won’t Be Allowed Back Until Process in Place
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Dan Strumpf | Thomas Derpinghaus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Elon Musk said Twitter Inc. won’t let anyone who was removed from the service for violating its rules back on the platform until the company has a clear process in place, which he said will take at least a few weeks. Mr. Musk, who recently completed a $44 billion takeover of the company, said on Twitter early Wednesday that he had spoken to a number of civil society leaders about how the company “will continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies.”

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☆ As Many as 14 People, Including Three Children, Are Shot in Chicago Drive-By Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | Thomas Derpinghaus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As many as 14 people gathered on a Chicago street corner were shot and injured Monday night when a car pulled up and fired randomly into the crowd, authorities said. The superintendent of Chicago’s Police Department, David O. Brown , said the drive-by shooting began and ended in three seconds on the city’s West Side. At least two shooters in an SUV took aim at the busy intersection of California Avenue and Polk Street, he said, where some of the people were releasing balloons during a vigil.

☆ As Many as 14 People Are Shot in Chicago Drive-By Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Thomas Derpinghaus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A number of people were shot at about 9:30 p.m. local time Monday on the west side of Chicago, according to David Brown, the superintendent of the city’s police department. Mr. Brown said up to 14 people were shot; he added that the drive-by shooting occurred at the intersection of California Avenue and Polk Street. He said the incident took just a few seconds to occur. The superintendent said there was one car involved in the shooting, but “at least two shooters.”

☆ Supreme Court denies Sen. Lindsey Graham's bid to avoid testifying in Georgia election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to block a subpoena demanding his testimony before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible criminal interference in that state's 2020 presidential election. The subpoena to Graham calls for him to testify before the grand jury in Atlanta on Nov. 17. In its order Tuesday, the Supreme Court noted, "The lower courts also made clear that Senator Graham may return to the District Court should disputes arise regarding the application of the Speech or Debate Clause immunity to specific questions. " A day after that loss, Graham asked Thomas, the Supreme Court justice who has authority over emergency applications from 11th Circuit cases, to temporarily block the subpoena. "Secretary Raffensperger said that Senator Graham suggested that Georgia could discard or invalidate large numbers of mail-in ballots from certain areas," the filing said.

☆ Premarket stocks: Big Tech can't save your investments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But disappointing earnings from Big Tech stocks have the tendency to turn the broader market south thanks to their immense market value. Beyond determining market sentiment, tech earnings also offer important clues about where the economy is heading. In particular, sales growth in the cloud business – one of the company’s biggest bright spots in recent years – was lower than analysts had hoped. Its fiscal second-quarter forecast came in short of Wall Street estimates, sending shares down 8% on Wednesday. A slowing economy, geopolitical chaos and heightened inflation have all worked to dry up the number of IPOs and mergers and acquisitions made on Wall Street.

NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street bonuses in 2022 are expected to fall 22% or more from last year's bumper payouts, according to a report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, as tough economic conditions choked off demand for deals. Across Wall Street, investment-banking fees plunged from their 2021 records as the markets for mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings dried up. Wall Street firms have set aside 6.5% less for compensation in the first half of 2022 as pretax profits halved to $13.5 billion, DiNapoli said. Wall Street workers remain an important force in New York City, accounting for 16% of its economic activity. The comptroller's annual report on 2022 Wall Street bonuses will be released in March.

☆ Wall Street bonuses expected to decline as dealmaking stalls - NY state comptroller
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street bonuses in 2022 are expected to fall from last year, according to a report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, as tough economic conditions pressured dealmaking and underwriting activity and weighed on staff payouts. New York City's latest economic forecast estimates bonuses to decline 22%, but they could fall even further, DiNapoli said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb ChakrabartyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocks Sen. Graham's subpoena from Georgia grand jury
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily blocked a subpoena demanding testimony from South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham from a Georgia grand jury investigating election interference by former President Donald Trump. The hold on the subpoena came three days after Graham's attorneys asked Thomas to delay the senator's appearance before the grand jury, which is investigating possible criminal interference in Georgia's presidential election in 2020. On Thursday, a panel of judges on the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously rejected a request by Graham to temporarily block the subpoena. The conservative justice said the subpoena would be delayed pending further order by Thomas or the Supreme Court.

☆ Goldman, banker agree settlement terms over London dismissal lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Kirstin Ridley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs and a banker are drawing a line under a London lawsuit over the former employee's dismissal last year with no financial value attached to whistleblowing claims, both parties have confirmed. A lawyer for Thomas Doyle, the bank's former EMEA head of synthetic swap sales, on Saturday confirmed that settlement terms had been reached over ordinary unfair dismissal claims. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe bank countered that Doyle had made no real protected disclosures and was trying to circumvent a statutory cap of roughly 90,000 pounds for unfair dismissal by also bringing an uncapped whistleblowing claim. A spokesman for Goldman has said the parties had reached an agreement in principle. ($1 = 0.8848 pounds)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kirstin Ridley; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France probes murder of 12-year-old girl in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The suspect was a woman under 25 who had been staying in France illegally, he said. She regularly came over on to our national territory as a student. About a month ago, she was told to leave our national territory," Darmanin told RTL radio. The Paris prosecutor's department said the girl's body was discovered late on Friday near her home in the 19th Arrondissement. Lawyer Alexandre Silva, representing the suspect, told BFM TV that he could not comment on the case.

☆ Goldman says ex banker's $23 mln whistleblower claim 'lamentable'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kirstin Ridley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs banker and self-proclaimed whistleblower is suing his former employer for more than 20 million pounds ($23 million) for unfair dismissal in a London claim the Wall Street bank has labelled "cynical" and "lamentable". The bank said the claim by Thomas Doyle, its former EMEA head of synthetic swap sales who is suing Goldman Sachs International and four senior bankers, was "scarcely believable". Goldman Sachs alleges that Doyle made no real protected disclosures during his tenure and is trying to circumvent a statutory cap of roughly 90,000 pounds on damages for unfair dismissal by bringing an uncapped whistleblowing claim. "This claim is a cynical and transparent attempt to contrive a whistleblowing claim where none exists in order to circumvent the statutory cap of damages," it alleged. Should Doyle win this stage of his case, a further hearing will establish the level of any damages.

Arne Schoenbohm came under scrutiny in recent weeks after a satire TV show highlighted his ties with a cybersecurity consultancy which counted as a member a German subsidiary of a Russian firm founded by a former KGB employee. He told Reuters he was no longer active in the council and had only delivered the keynote speech at its 10th anniversary in September as an exception after receiving the green light from the interior ministry. The consultancy last week protested it had not known of the alleged ties to Russian services of Protelion GmbH, which it expelled after the TV programme was aired. The consultancy said the interior ministry knew of the allegations since at least spring but "no information was provided to associations or potential customers by official bodies". The head of Protelion GmbH was not immediately available for comment.

☆ Ex Goldman banker claims he was "fired for whistleblowing"
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Kirstin Ridley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Doyle, who says he joined Goldman in December 2018 with an exemplary market reputation, named Goldman Sachs International and four senior Goldman bankers in a lawsuit being heard in the Central London employment tribunal. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA Goldman Sachs spokesperson dismissed the allegations as unfounded and said the case would be "resolutely contested". In the filing, Doyle alleges the managing partner said subsequently that he did not think he would have used expletives in a management meeting. But the manager accepted he had told Doyle to stop behaving like a child, using another expletive, the filing alleged. But Goldman only called him into a meeting after he was told his employment was effectively over, Doyle alleges.

☆ Microsoft's Copilot AI is making rapid progress. Here's what its human leader thinks about it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Put another way, for every 100 lines of code, 40 are being written by the AI, with total project time cut by up to 55%. "After a year of Copilot, about 40% of code was written by the AI where Copilot was enabled," Dohmke said. The GitHub CEO expects more of those Copilot code suggestions to be taken — in the next five years, up to 80%. Now, whether the coding task is related to payment processing or a social media login, most companies — whether startups or established enterprises — put in open source code. "From punch cards to building everything ourselves to open source, to now within a lot of code, AI writing more," he said.

☆ A congressional campaign committee just reimbursed a dead lawmaker for travel mileage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Jim Hagedorn's principal campaign committee just refunded him more than $1,100 for mileage. The Friends of Hagedorn campaign committee refunded Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Republican lawmaker from Minnesota, more than $1,100 for "mileage" on September 20, a report filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission indicates. By that measure, Hagedorn's campaign reimbursed him for about 1,937 miles of travel. Thomas Datwyler, the custodian of records and treasurer for the Friends of Hagedorn committee, did not respond to Insider's request for comment. But as of September 30, Hagedorn's campaign committee still had about $141,000 cash on hand, according to federal records.

☆ Opinion | Chelsea Manning: ‘I’m Still Bound to Secrecy’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Chelsea Manning | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

He’d faced charges that carried a 35-year prison sentence, but shortly before trial he’d cut a deal that left him with only probation and community service. I never really reckoned with the notion of a life spent in prison, or worse. I was sentenced to 35 years in a maximum-security prison, where I spent seven years, much of it in solitary confinement. It also included fixes to the Freedom of Information Act and would give stronger federal protections to journalists. Even in prison, with restrictions on hair length and clothing, people had begun to accept me as a woman.

☆ Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee interviewing Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, moderates a pannel discussion titled "When did World War III Begin? The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is interviewing Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, NBC News reported Thursday morning. Virginia Thomas, who goes by Ginni, arrived at a Capitol Hill office building flanked by security, NBC reported. A spokeswoman for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment. Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., previously confirmed that the panel would interview Ginni Thomas this week.

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