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☆ Ex-N.Y.P.D. Official Admits Funneling Illegal Donations to Eric Adams
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jonah E. Bromwich | Dana Rubinstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Montgomery was indicted in July by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, accused of a scheme to funnel campaign contributions to the mayor and to conceal the source of donations. In his plea Monday, Mr. Montgomery, 64, agreed not to organize or host any fund-raisers or solicit contributions for a campaign for one year. In return, the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, said that he would recommend that Mr. Montgomery complete 200 hours of community service and pay a $500 fine. The mayor was not implicated in the indictment and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. When the charges became public, his campaign spokesman, Evan Thies, thanked Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors for “their hard work on behalf of taxpayers.”

Persons: Dwayne Montgomery, Eric Adams, Montgomery, Alvin L, Bragg, Evan Thies, Mr, ” Locations: Manhattan

☆ Air Senegal, Royal Air Maroc sign codeshare agreement
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Air Senegal planes are parked at Blaise Diagne International Airport amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Thies, Senegal, March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDAKAR, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Air Senegal and Morocco's Royal Air Maroc on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding for code-sharing and other steps to deepen cooperation. Air Senegal said in statement the carriers would seek to increase connections and provide more options for passengers. "Royal Air Maroc and Air Senegal today are giving concrete expression to the desire of the highest authorities in our respective countries to develop this air bridge, in terms of both passenger and cargo transport," Air Senegal's CEO, Alioune Badara Fall, said. Reporting by Diadie Ba; Writing by Anait Miridzhanian; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Zohra, Alioune, Diadie, Anait Miridzhanian, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Blaise Diagne, REUTERS, Rights, Air, Morocco's, Air Maroc, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Senegal, Thies, Air Senegal

☆ US, Norway to launch Africa agriculture fund, commit $70 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Daphne Psaledakis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The United States and Norway will pledge a total of $70 million on Monday to launch a fund, reported here for the first time, to help farmers and agricultural businesses in Africa, a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) spokesperson said. BY THE NUMBERSThe fund aims to reach a total of $200 million through additional contributions from donors and has the potential to benefit nearly 7.5 million people, the spokesperson said. USAID and Norway will each commit an initial $35 million. The fund has the potential to support 500 small- and medium-sized agricultural businesses, 1.5 million smallholder farmers and nearly 60,000 private sector jobs. The fund aims to spur hundreds of millions more dollars in commercial financing by reducing the risk of investing.

Persons: Mor Kabe, Zohra, Samantha Power, Power, Daphne Psaledakis, Howard Goller Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Agency for International Development, USAID, of International, General Assembly, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Notto, Diama, Thies, Senegal, United States, Norway, Africa, Norwegian, Russia, China, Europe, West Africa

☆ Why Maui’s rebuilding effort will be so expensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

All told, doing business in Hawaii is about 30% more expensive than the cost of doing business in the rest of the United States, according to Moody Analytics. “Based on similar historical events, this is likely conservative, as building delays and supply and demand cause additional pressures on reconstruction costs,” said Verisk. Construction permitting generally takes longer in Hawaii than most mainland locations, said Jessica Leorna, CEO of the state’s Building Industry Association. That’s especially true for construction workers, who were in short supply even before the fires, according to the state’s Building Industry Association. And workers from elsewhere in the state or the Southeast could drive home on weekends,” he said.

Persons: ”, Beau Nobmann, Jae C, ” Jason Thies, Nobmann, Jessica Leorna, Jones, it’s, Adam Kamins, there’s, Ian, “ That’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Moody Analytics, HPM, Homes, Industry Association, Labor, Labor Department, state’s, Moody’s Analytics, Moody’s Locations: New York, Maui, United States, Hawaii, Lahaina , Hawaii, Canada, Asia, West Coast, California, Washington, Hawaii’s, Florida

“This is a room full of people who truly believe in the ability to go up against Adams and win,” said Cristina González, one of the hosts, on Thursday, after word of the meeting leaked. Mr. Adams will likely be a heavy favorite to capture a second term. He remains broadly popular with the coalition of Black and Latino voters outside of Manhattan who sent him to Gracie Mansion. Evan Thies, a spokesman for the Adams campaign, said in a statement that the mayor had lowered crime and “invested billions of dollars in working people” and that polls showed he had strong support from New Yorkers. “The fact that these folks would rather play politics in some back room two years before the election, instead of help the mayor help working people, tells you all you need to know about what they really care about: their own power,” he said.

Persons: Adams, ”, Cristina González, Gracie, Evan Thies Organizations: Democratic, New Yorkers Locations: Manhattan, New

New York City’s complex campaign finance law sits at the heart of the events sketched out in the court papers. The defendants are accused of trying to mask large donations by funneling them through straw donors. On Friday, Evan Thies, a spokesman for the 2021 Adams campaign, thanked prosecutors for “their hard work on behalf of taxpayers.”“The campaign always held itself to the highest standards and we would never tolerate these actions,” Mr. Thies said. The second took place after Mr. Adams had won his primary, effectively ensuring his election as mayor of the heavily Democratic city. For each fund-raiser, according to prosecutors, the defendants recruited straw donors and then reimbursed them.

Persons: Montgomery, Riza, Evan Thies, Adams, ”, ” Mr, Thies, “ Organizations: Mr, Campaign Finance Board, Democratic Locations: York, , New York City

☆ Japanese wrestler moves to Senegal to master ancient martial art
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Ngouda Dione | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Shogo Uozumi, also known as Songo Tine, 29 years old, wrestles with Baye Ibra at the Samba Dia stable in the Diakhao neighbourhood, in Thies, Senegal, May 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ngouda DioneTHIES, Senegal, June 14 (Reuters) - In a dusty alleyway in the Senegalese city of Thies, Japanese wrestler Shogo Uozumi lay face-down in the sand after being tossed in the air by an oversized opponent. Uozumi then rose to his feet, dusted himself off and rejoined the surrounding group of wrestlers wearing loincloths. Anchored in ancestral war rituals, Laamb has evolved from a post-harvest pastime into Senegal's national sport. Since relocating to Senegal full-time in 2022, Uozumi has lived with a community of wrestlers in Thies, Senegal's third largest city.

Persons: Songo Tine, Baye Ibra, Shogo Uozumi, Uozumi, Laamb, Cheikh Badiane, Louis, Badiane, Cooper Inveen, Ed Osmond Organizations: Samba Dia, REUTERS, Thies, Thomson Locations: Diakhao, Thies, Senegal, THIES, Senegalese, Tokyo, Omotenashi, Japan, Saint

☆ Progressives to Challenge Adams Over Cuts to Schools and Libraries
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The fight is similar to others being waged across the country, as cities weigh the best approach to address crime, homelessness and poverty. In Chicago, Brandon Johnson, the progressive Democratic candidate for mayor, won this month on a public safety message that went beyond policing, and focused on youth employment programs and mental health services. Mr. Adams and his top political adviser, Evan Thies, each discounted the notion that the mayoral election in Chicago was a sign that Democratic values had shifted to the left, and that New York may follow suit. When Lori Lightfoot, the outgoing mayor of Chicago, lost in the first round of voting last month, Mr. Adams said he did not view her loss as a warning sign for himself. “Both Mayor Adams and Mayor-elect Johnson ran campaigns that prioritized safety and justice, and were supported by large Black electorates,” Mr. Thies said in a statement.

☆ Big cat cubs rescued from Ukraine reach Poland
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WARSAW, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Four lion cubs and a black leopard cub from war-torn Ukraine have found safety in a Polish zoo, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said, after surviving drone attacks and bombing in the first few months of their lives. The cubs were transferred to animal rescue organisations in Kyiv and Odessa after a crackdown on the exotic pet trade in Ukraine, and are now in Poznan zoo in western Poland awaiting onward travel. IFAW said it had partnered with a sanctuary in the United States and one in Europe to care for the cubs, who were bred in captivity and cannot be released into the wild. The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS) in the United States will take care of the lion cubs. Reporting by Lewis Macdonald, writing by Alan Charlish; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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