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☆ Wray’s departure will cement Trump’s control over the institutions of US justice
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —FBI Director Christopher Wray’s resignation announcement was the latest, and inevitable, step in the accumulation of massive and unusual power around President-elect Donald Trump. For Trump’s supporters, Wray’s exit will represent another moment of triumph following the president-elect’s political comeback amid criminal cases that once threatened not just his political career but his liberty. They insist that Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to replace Wray, will purge what they see as the politicization of the FBI. An internal Justice Department report found that there were serious errors made in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court applications on Carter Page, a former Trump 2016 campaign adviser. In many presidencies, tensions erupt between the bureau and Justice Department and the White House, since the agencies are regarded as quasi-independent.

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☆ Trump's pick to lead the FTC says he wants to battle Big Tech over free speech
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ferguson will likely be friendlier to mergers than the current chair, but keep targeting Big Tech. AdvertisementThe effort was apparently successful, as Trump announced on Tuesday evening that the 38-year-old lawyer will lead the FTC. Yet the current and future FTC leaders share a commitment to going after Big Tech, though come at the issue from different angles. "Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country," Trump said in a post on Truth Social announcing his selection. Ferguson thanked Trump with his own post on X, vowing to "end Big Tech's vendetta against competition and free speech."

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☆ Why Gordon Singer is more powerful than ever at his father's $70 billion firm
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Yet Gordon Singer has more power than ever inside the firm. In 2009, Gordon Singer was named head of Elliott's London office. AdvertisementThese people said that before the restructuring, the Elliott London office could put trades on with the younger Singer's sign-off. Another former investor estimated that the London office had control of up to $7 billion in capital at its peak. Before Bhanji's departure, the most surprising exit was by Levine, a partner who has known Gordon Singer and his brother, Andrew, since they were kids.

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☆ Who is Tony Buzbee, the larger-than-life lawyer behind lawsuits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Andy Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

I just think the tank is cool,” Buzbee told KPRC. “I think we’ve had our fun,” Buzbee told the station with a grin. Jay-Z is not the first target of a Buzbee lawsuit who has accused his client of making up her story, but Buzbee insists he vets accusers before accepting their cases. “This (concert) should have been stopped from the very beginning,” Buzbee told CNN in a 2021 interview. “This is not our first rodeo,” he told CNN, “but this is not gonna be easy.”CNN’s Kara Scannell contributed to this report.

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☆ CNN Poll: Most Americans approve how Trump is handling his return to the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jennifer Agiesta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Majorities overall express at least some confidence in Trump across seven different issue areas and presidential actions tested in the poll. On other measures with data from 2016, confidence in Trump is largely about the same. Independents’ confidence has also faded, with only 18% expressing a lot of confidence in Trump on appointments, down from 26% in 2016. Independents split 50-50 on Trump’s handling of the transition now, in 2016, they divided 44% approve to 43% disapprove, with 13% unsure. Most Americans (54%), say they disapprove of that decision, while 45% say they approve.

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Seoul, South Korea CNN —South Korea’s ruling party has thrown its support behind attempts to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated decision to declare martial law that sparked a political crisis and widespread public anger in the country. “We tried to find a better way than impeachment, but that other way is invalid,” party leader Han Dong-hoon said. Last weekend, Yoon survived an impeachment vote after members of the PPP left parliament and boycotted the vote. Han said party lawmakers were free to vote according to their “belief and conscience” at the next vote. “I apologize again to the people who might have been surprised and nervous due to the short-lived martial law.

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A Trump transition official disputed this arrangement. “President Trump has nominated highly-respected leaders who will serve our nation with excellence. “Whatever her partisan alignment, there is no question in President Trump’s orbit that Gabbard is 100% aligned with the MAGA movement and the America First agenda of President Trump. He and his team remain committed to her successful nomination,” the transition official told NBC News. Similarly, McConnell would be hard-pressed to allow Gabbard’s efforts to move forward, despite so far having kept his comments about Trump’s nominees private, one of the sources said.

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☆ I've flown on the Airbus jet Alaska will fly to Tokyo. It was a comfortable ride and I'm excited about the airline's new long-haul flights.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Alaska Airlines' merger with Hawaiian Airlines gives it access to long-haul Airbus and Boeing planes. Fresh off a $1.9 merger with Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines has big plans for using its new widebody planes with new routes to Asia. The author's economy seats on Hawaiian Airlines' A330 in November 2023. Taylor Rains/Business InsiderThe expansion will also put pressure on competing Delta Air Lines, which already flies nonstop from Seattle to both cities. Japan Airlines' new free flight program may have helped, which comps domestic legs for many tourists who also book a roundtrip international flight to Japan on the same booking.

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Interviews with more than a dozen individuals who worked with Patel shed new light on his path to power. After joining the White House as a member of the National Security Council, Patel became known as an aggressive colleague, sources say, often clashing with others. “The (FBI) director leads an agency that’s going after Russian and Chinese spies, mobsters, kidnappers,” one source familiar with the transition’s discussions about the FBI job told CNN. Earl Matthews, a former Trump official who worked with Patel in the White House, said he brings a unique resume to the job. ‘Why is Kash here?’By 2019, after Republicans lost their House majority, Nunes worked to make good on his promise to help Patel get to the White House.

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☆ Meet the Press – December 8, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +64 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is a special edition of Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. KRISTEN WELKER:We’re going to —PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:For what they did –KRISTEN WELKER:Yeah –PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:– honestly, they should go to jail. PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:For what they did –KRISTEN WELKER:Everyone on the committee you think –PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:I think everybody –KRISTEN WELKER:– should go to jail? KRISTEN WELKER:But you --PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:I want to stop--KRISTEN WELKER:– have talked about --PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:Let me tell you what --KRISTEN WELKER:– the other world leaders. PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:We're talking about --KRISTEN WELKER:You won't touch Medicare --PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:– theft --KRISTEN WELKER:– Social Security?

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☆ The mysterious cities of the dead carved into the sides of cliffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Barry Neild | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The ancient Lycians knew a thing or two about democracy. Drive around the coast of this beautiful region and you’ll never be too far from a spectacular city of the dead – elaborate tombs carved by Lycians into the sides of cliffs overlooking towns, valleys and shorelines. This cliff tomb above the city of Fethiye is a great place to watch the sun go down. It’s a mystery, says Catherine Draycott, an associate professor of archaeology at the UK’s Durham University, who has studied Lycian cliff tombs, as well as sarcophagi and another rarer variation — sarcophagi placed atop pillars. There are plenty of less extreme Lycian tomb raids to enjoy in this corner of Turkey.

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The best credit cards for travel include airline credit cards, hotel credit cards, and travel rewards credit cards. You can also get credit cards for small business use, or consider starter credit cards and student credit cards if you're new to credit. Pairing with travel rewards cards — Several major issuers, including Chase, American Express, Wells Fargo, and Citi, let cardholders combine rewards between cash-back credit cards and travel rewards credit cards. Pros and cons of cash back credit cardsCash-back credit cards have their pros and cons, as we've already seen thus far. Cash-back credit cards often offer fewer perks, smaller welcome bonuses, and limited redemption opportunities compared to travel rewards credit cards.

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☆ Why approving time-off requests feels like a chore — and how to fix it
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Sponsored Paycom | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

By automating time-off requests, organizations can ensure they have the coverage they need before authorizing exceptions to denied requests. When automated time-off tech works in a single HR software, it ensures approved requests immediately flow to payroll and schedules. Eliminate time-consuming tasksForrester Consulting found each manager reclaimed nearly a workweek when the composite organization automated time-off tasks. Automated time-off tech can reduce bias by ensuring fair leave policies for everyone based on the set criteria. Help ensure complianceSince automated time-off tech relies on employer rules, HR can easily manage requests and avoid non-compliant approvals.

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Tokyo CNN —The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees, in its latest push to help working mothers and boost record-low fertility rates. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the new arrangement, which begins in April, could give employees three days off every week. Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, reached another record low in June, even as the government ramped up efforts to encourage young people to get married and start families. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks to the media after winning the Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Japan, on July 07, 2024. For a population to remain stable, it needs a fertility rate of 2.1.

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☆ How hustle icon Gary Vee found his inner Ted Lasso
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementVaynerchuk, also known as Gary Vee, has built a legion of fans, many of whom are young men, by evangelizing hard work. His schtick lands with a generation that's grown up with — and is now exhausted by — social media, which encourages constant comparisons with others. Advertisement"In the beginning, it was, 'That's dumb, that's dumb,'" Jon Halvorson, SVP of Mondelez and a longtime client, said of Vaynerchuk's rhetoric. CMOs no longer have to be convinced to embrace social media, and many have even bypassed agencies like VaynerX altogether to take that work in-house. Naysayers say his personal brand is still bigger than his company; Vaynerchuk has 22 times as many followers on X as VaynerMedia.

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☆ Truong My Lan: Vietnamese tycoon in a race to repay $9 billion to avoid execution
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Property tycoon Truong My Lan was one of Vietnam’s richest businesswomen. On Tuesday, the 68-year-old lost her appeal against the death sentence for masterminding one of the biggest frauds in global history, in which billions vanished from Vietnam’s financial system. But prosecutors accuse her of indirectly owning 91.5% of the bank, according to state media reports of the trial. Among the total losses, $12 billion was ruled to have been embezzled, for which Lan was sentenced to death. “Vietnamese regulators were absolutely shocked at the extent and investigators were flabbergasted by the extent of the corruption,” Abuza said.

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☆ McDonald's is finally bringing back its cult-favorite menu item — the Snack Wrap
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fans of McDonald's Snack Wrap, rejoice — the fast-food giant is finally bringing the popular menu item back. On Thursday, Joe Erlinger, the president of McDonald's US, confirmed on "Good Morning America" that the Snack Wrap will return next year. McDonald's Snack Wraps — chicken, lettuce, and cheese wrapped in a tortilla — were launched in 2006. AdvertisementThe Snack Wrap was officially discontinued in the US in 2020 as part of a menu simplification. AdvertisementHowever, the exact launch date of the Snack Wrap remains unclear; Erlinger declined to share specifics while on the show.

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Instead, Casar said Democrats should change course by redirecting such attacks and accusing the GOP of fueling culture wars to district voters from their agenda of helping the rich get richer. We need to re-emphasize core economic issues every time some of these cultural war issues are brought up,” Casar said. “The Democratic Party, at its best, can hold people or can have inside of its tent people across geography, across race and across ideology. “I think we should lead the country, but we should never be more than an arm’s length ahead,” Casar said. “It’s less of a left-right fight and more of a getting back to a Democratic Party that’s for everyday people, no longer being seen as preachy or disconnected,” Casar said.

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☆ UnitedHealthcare CEO killing and Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The manhunt for the gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City goes on. A study suggests there are millions of psychiatric disorders linked to exposure to lead in gasoline. And Rockefeller Center gets in the holiday spirit with its annual Christmas tree lighting. Manhunt continues for shooter in UnitedHealthcare CEO killingThe manhunt for the person who fatally shot the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is still going on. Rockefeller Center tree lights up the holiday seasonIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rockefeller Center, which celebrated its tree lighting with a star-studded show last night.

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☆ Vox Media is laying off staff as part of a reorg. Here's the memo outlining the changes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Vox Media just cut staff across its lifestyle brands, CEO Jim Bankoff announced in a memo to staff. A Vox Media spokeswoman declined to say how many people were let go in the current reduction. Vox Media got the lifestyle brands Thrillist and PS (previously named PopSugar) when it acquired fellow digital media company Group Nine in early 2022. AdvertisementBankoff said in the memo that Vox Media would continue to focus on areas where it sees the most opportunity, including building direct audiences and its Vox Media Podcast Network. To everyone at Vox Media, thank you for your continued commitment to our work.

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☆ Scared your partner is cheating? Strangers on the internet are here to help — for a fee
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementSome people are turning to "loyalty tests" to check if their partners are cheating. One woman who paid to test her partner told Business Insider she wished she had used the service sooner. 'Loyalty tests' are on the riseVideos about loyalty tests started going viral online around 2021, and they all followed a similar blueprint. In that sense, conducting a loyalty test against your partner can be a betrayal in the same way that cheating is. AdvertisementBejar does think there are some situations where a loyalty test could be helpful, though, particularly in an abusive relationship.

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☆ Spirit executive blames other airlines for a 'manufactured' pilot shortage and says some want the carrier out of business
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA Spirit executive blamed mainline carriers for some of its financial woes during a Senate hearing. He said some airlines "manufactured" a pilot shortage and that others want Spirit "out of business." A Spirit Airlines executive blamed competitors for some of its financial and operational woes during a congressional hearing on Wednesday, pointing to factors including pilot staffing and limited airport access. Chief commercial officer Matthew Klein told a Senate subcommittee that Spirit hasn't been able to grow because the mainline airlines "manufactured" a pilot shortage during the pandemic and "poached" Spirit's pilots. Spirit pilots are not paid as much as mainline pilots and could have left the company for better working conditions.

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☆ This CEO wants his airline to be the first to start flying to Ukraine again
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He told Business Insider it plans to be the first airline back into Ukraine when the conflict ends. AirBaltic plans to be the first airline to restart flights to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement, CEO Martin Gauss told Business Insider. Gauss told BI that the start of the war impacted airBaltic "very heavily" due to missing passenger flows from Ukraine and Russia. "Once that is too busy, we need to fly over Sweden into the south," Gauss added. "I had to come up, in a couple of weeks, with suggestions of what you could do with a technically bankrupt airline," Gauss told BI.

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☆ How to afford a great Christmas if money’s tight this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“I have decorated entire trees just with things from different dollar stores,” Riker said. For a Christmas tree, look for discounts at craft stores, grocery stores, tree farms or hardware stores. “That is a really, really easy way to change up your decor without spending any money at all,” Riker said. Make a popcorn Christmas tree. Bake Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

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