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☆ DEA passenger searches halted after watchdog finds signs of civil rights violations and racial profiling
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The DEA concurred with most of the report’s recommendations but declined to comment. That employee was being paid by the DEA a percentage of the cash seized, the IG found, and had received tens of thousands of dollars over several years. In some cases, the DEA has seized money only to have judges order the government to return it. In 2020, NBC Los Angeles reported that $82,000 was seized by the DEA from an elderly man and his daughter in Pittsburgh. “It’s like I was mugged on the street.”USA Today reported in 2016 that, over a decade, the DEA seized more than $209 million in cash from at least 5,200 people at 15 busy airports.

Persons: General, Lisa Monaco, “, Justice Department “ Organizations: Drug, Administration, Department’s Office, Task Force, Department, Justice Department, Institute for Justice, DEA, Transportation Security Administration, NBC News, Prosecutors, NBC, ” USA Locations: Cincinnati, New York, New Orleans, Columbus , Ohio, NBC Los Angeles, Pittsburgh

☆ British regulators will soon announce competition remedies for the multibillion-pound cloud industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain's competition regulator is preparing remedies aimed at solving competition issues in the multibillion-pound cloud computing industry. The sources, who preferred to remain anonymous given the investigation's sensitive nature, said that the cloud market remedies could be announced within the next two weeks. Amazon is the largest player in the market, offering cloud services via its Amazon Web Services (AWS) arm. Ofcom subsequently referred its cloud review to the CMA to address competition issues in the market. She is expected to outline plans for a review in 2025 into whether the CMA should more frequently use behavioral remedies when approving deals, the FT reported.

Persons: Igor Golovniov, there's, Sarah Cardell, Keir Starmer Organizations: Ofcom, Microsoft, Getty, Markets, CNBC, CMA, Amazon, Web Services, Google, Chatham House, Financial Times Locations: U.S, U.K

☆ U.N. Watchdog Censures Iran Over Nuclear Program Secrecy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Steven Erlanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency censured Iran on Thursday evening for failing to cooperate fully with the agency’s monitoring and inspection, as the country is obligated to do under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The censure by the International Atomic Energy Agency could lead to penalties against Iran, including renewed economic sanctions. The agency’s Board of Governors voted 19 to 3, with 12 abstentions, for the censure, despite intensive lobbying by Iran and its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi. The three votes against were cast by Russia, China and Burkina Faso. Mr. Araghchi promised that Iran would retaliate if the resolution passed, most likely choosing to accelerate its enrichment of uranium to levels close to bomb grade, rather than putting a cap on that enrichment.

Persons: Abbas Araghchi, Araghchi Organizations: United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Governors Locations: Iran, Brazil, South Africa, Bangladesh, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Pakistan, Britain, France, Germany, United States, Russia, China

☆ Japanese manicurist turns sea trash into nail art
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Before global leaders take the problem of plastic pollution into their hands this month, Japanese manicurist Naomi Arimoto is putting it into her fingernails. “I became aware of environmental issues the moment I saw with my own eyes just how much plastic waste was in the ocean,” 42-year-old Arimoto said. “I thought it was horrifying.”An estimated 22 million tons of plastic waste is dumped into the environment each year, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Arimoto opened a nail salon in her home in 2018 after a spinal condition forced her to give up her career as a social worker, and she’s been using Umigomi, or “sea trash,” to make nail art since 2021. To turn sea trash into treasure, Arimoto starts by rinsing the plastic in fresh water and then sorting it by color.

Persons: Naomi Arimoto, Arimoto, “, she’s, ”, Kyoko Kurokawa Organizations: International Union for Conservation of Nature, United Nations, Greenpeace Locations: Tokyo, cleanups, “, Busan, South Korea, United States

☆ Iran is increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

AP —Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen Tuesday by The Associated Press. Uranium enriched at 60% purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. The IAEA also estimated in its quarterly report that as of Oct. 26, Iran’s overall stockpile of enriched uranium stands at 6,604.4 kilograms (14,560 pounds), an increase of 852.6 kilograms (1,879.6 pounds) since August. Western diplomats consider censuring IranIran last week offered not to expand its stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60%, during a visit to Tehran by the IAEA chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi. In the past, Iran has responded to resolutions by the IAEA Board of Governors by further enhancing its nuclear program.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Grossi, Iran’s, Mohammad Eslami, Abbas Araghchi, Masoud Pezeshkian, —, Eslami, Donald Trump Organizations: AP, United Nations, Associated Press, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Hamas, America, Agency, Governors, Atomic Energy Organization of, Iranian Locations: Iran, Israel, Gaza, Tehran, Iran Iran, Fordow, Vienna ., Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Vienna, Isfahan

☆ Britain is building the most expensive railway in the world. Many people now think it’s pointless
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Population density and topography obviously have a significant effect on construction costs. “There was also a lack of discussion over the chosen route, which could have followed existing highway corridors.”Rapidly rising construction costs have plagued major projects across the world in recent years. Signs placed on a fence by environmental activists protest against tree-felling operations for the HS2 rail link at Jones Hill Wood in Wendover, England, in April 2021. However, their efforts were in vain and only succeeded in significantly driving up construction costs. ‘Mutilated and pointless’Plans have been dropped for a proposed HS2 railway station at Meadowhall in Sheffield.

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☆ T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecom networks, WSJ reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A person walks by a T-Mobile retail store on May 28, 2024 in San Francisco, California. T-Mobile 's network was among the systems hacked in a damaging Chinese cyber-espionage operation that gained entry into multiple U.S. and international telecommunications companies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. "At this time, T-Mobile systems and data have not been impacted in any significant way, and we have no evidence of impacts to customer information." It was unclear what information, if any, was taken about T-Mobile customers' calls and communications records, according to the WSJ report. Earlier in October, the Journal reported that Chinese hackers accessed the networks of U.S. broadband providers, including Verizon Communications , AT&T and Lumen Technologies , and obtained information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping.

Persons: CISA Organizations: Mobile, Street, Reuters, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S, Verizon Communications, Lumen Technologies Locations: San Francisco , California, China, Beijing

☆ Elon Musk is looking for trillions in government waste, and defense is a massive potential target
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Jake Epstein | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Elon Musk to help spearhead cuts to government spending, and the defense sector could be a prime target. But Musk's past comments hint at one area he could target: defense contracts. Musk built SpaceX's business model around fixed-price contracts. Musk's new initiative could recommend exactly this: a move away from cost-plus contracts toward fixed-price contracts. An aerial view of the Pentagon AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, FileMusk's new initiative may target other areas of Pentagon spending, as well.

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Despite its name, it won’t actually be a “department,” like the Department of Education or the Department of Homeland Security. “From the outside, will Musk and Ramaswamy be able to do a whole lot? During a late-October town hall on X, Musk suggested his ideal spending cuts could trigger economic pain for people. Democrats acknowledged they had little ability to prevent the Trump administration from enacting the changes Musk and Ramaswamy suggest. “In this second term in particular, President Trump has a better understanding of what needs to be done and how to do it,” Schatz said.

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☆ Why Elon Musk's push to cut federal waste might succeed where others failed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are promising to tame the federal government. Substantial changes to the federal budget would most likely require action from legislators, though Trump transition officials are reportedly looking for ways to short-circuit Congress' power over spending. AdvertisementPast presidents have tried to cut the federal budget with mixed successThe federal government isn't a business. AdvertisementClinton took another stab at cutting federal spending and improving government processes with his National Performance Review, which was led and staffed by federal employees instead of the private sector. AdvertisementSocial Security and Medicare are the two single biggest areas of federal spending, and changing them could be politically unpopular.

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☆ Britain's car finance industry is in crisis – with banks bracing for billions in payouts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty ImagesBritain's motor finance industry is in disarray, with analysts warning of worst-case scenarios similar in magnitude to the country's costliest consumer banking scandal. The decision caught many in the motor finance industry off guard and appears to have paved the way for a multi-billion-pound redress scheme to compensate consumers. It urged motor finance groups to consider setting aside financial provisions to resolve the high volume of complaints. According to the banks, they followed the rules and guidelines set by the FCA, which are not aligned with the new Court of Appeal ruling," Kammer told CNBC via email. The FCA has said that it will await the outcome of a potential Supreme Court ruling before taking a decision on the matter," Kammer said.

Persons: Mike Kemp, Banks, Niklas Kammer, Kammer, Benjamin Toms, Toms, John Keeble Organizations: Royal Exchange, City of, Appeal, Authority, FCA, Morningstar, Lloyds, Horse, Barclays, Lloyds Banking, Bloomberg, Getty, of, CNBC, PPI, RBC Capital Markets, Taxis, Fenchurch, Station Locations: City, City of London, London, United Kingdom, U.K

Diamond Sports moved closer to exiting bankruptcy on Thursday after a bankruptcy judge approved its reorganization plan, which slashes the hefty debt load that toppled the company. The green light is a significant milestone for the owner of regional sports networks, which has been under bankruptcy protection since March 2023. It presented its reorganization plan to the court with a standing objection from the U.S. The reorganization plan that received court approval on Thursday will see Diamond's debt load cut from nearly $9 billion to $200 million. Diamond is now unencumbered by legacy debt, financially stable and enthusiastically supported by new ownership," Diamond CEO David Preschlack said in a release Thursday.

Persons: Jose Siri, Dansby Swanson, Travis d'Arnaud, Diamond, David Preschlack Organizations: Major League Baseball's Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Diamond Sports, Amazon, Major League Baseball, U.S ., Diamond Locations: Truist, Atlanta

☆ China's state-owned tobacco behemoth is booming, defying global trends and anti-smoking efforts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These trends — fueled by China Tobacco — come against the backdrop of a long-term decline in cigarette sales globally. While Beijing has made commitments to curb smoking prevalence, it hasn't appeared to have materially impacted tobacco sales. In the case of China Tobacco, industry and government policy directly overlap. "China Tobacco has been exploiting this insider status and wielding its influence within the government to effectively block the adoption of tobacco control policies," he added. China Tobacco and its Hong Kong-based subsidiary China Tobacco International (HK) did not respond to an inquiry from CNBC.

Persons: Euromonitor, hasn't, Philip Morris, Gan Quan, Quan, STMA, Judith Mackay Organizations: Getty, China National Tobacco Corporation, China Tobacco, Retail, World Health Organization, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Philip Morris International, World, Tobacco Control, CNBC, Vital, Tobacco, Bath University, Asian Consultancy, China Tobacco International, HK, Global Locations: Shanghai, China, Euromonitor, Beijing, Hong Kong

☆ Infowars attracts ‘seven-figure’ auction bids that will decide fate of Alex Jones’ empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —On Wednesday morning, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ notorious Infowars media empire will go up for auction in a court-mandated sale, and at least one bid is in the “seven-figure” range, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Jones was found guilty of defamation by juries in Texas and Connecticut for using his Infowars megaphone to falsely claim the massacre was a hoax. But if “bad guys” buy Infowars, as Jones put it Monday, he’ll “keep broadcasting until they show up” after the Wednesday auction and shut down the fringe outlet. The Onion CEO Ben Collins was previously a journalist at NBC where he extensively covered disinformation and conspiracy theorists, including Jones and Infowars. The Barbed Wire, a progressive Texas-based outlet, said it had planned to bid in the Infowars auction but ultimately decided against it.

Persons: Alex Jones ’, ”, Jones, Sandy, “, ” Jones, Infowars, Roger Stone, Donald Trump, Stone, he’ll, AJNLive, they’re, imploring, Sandy Hook, Ben Collins, Collins, Christopher Mattei Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Elementary, AP, NBC, Elon, ” Representatives, Media Locations: New York, Texas, Connecticut, Infowars

☆ Trump is already wielding power and causing massive disruption
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | Trump S Determination To Project Peerless Authority Is Playing Out On Multiple Fronts | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Democrats are, meanwhile, coming to terms with the massive fallout of their failure to stop Trump’s return to power, even as they dissolve into self-recrimination. They lack a clear leader to revive their message or a platform of power if Republicans retain control of the House. Establishing dominance over Washington Republicans: Trump has been mostly behind closed doors since his victory rally last week. Trump is promising to return to the volatile foreign policy that defined his first term — and then some. The conundrum facing US allies was laid out by French President Emmanuel Macron, who rode the Trump first-term rollercoaster.

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☆ Trump’s new chief of staff is an unassuming figure in his brash inner circle. She’s also one of its most effective operators.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Neither Wiles nor Trump’s transition team immediately responded when asked if Wiles would soon step away from her position at Mercury. “The clown car can’t come into the White House at will,” the source said. She worked on Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign and then in his White House. He then gave her nearly unfettered leeway to operate his Florida campaign as she saw fit. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio posted on social media: “President Trump has chosen a strong, intelligent woman to serve as White House Chief of Staff.”

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☆ Study maps how nonprofit religious groups set up facilities near abortion clinics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Abigail Brooks | Abigail Brooks Is A Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

While crisis pregnancy centers’ pattern of locating near abortion facilities is well documented, the new research, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Internet Research, maps women’s geographic access to both crisis pregnancy centers and abortion facilities. The new study found that in 2021, crisis pregnancy centers outnumbered abortion clinics 3-to-1 in the U.S., but acknowledged that the figure is probably greater now post-Dobbs. On average, the distance between crisis pregnancy centers and abortion facilities in the U.S. was 5.5 miles. Abortion clinics offer other health careAbortion-rights advocates say that when communities lose abortion clinics, they also lose access to other health care services for women. Crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion clinics 9 to 1 in Texas, according to the crisis pregnancy center study.

Persons: ”, Christina Villarreal, Mary Jane Maharry, “, ” Brian Westbrook, Dobbs, Andrea Swartzendruber, Danielle Lambert, ” Swartzendruber, Lambert, CPCs, ’, Swartzendruber, ” Lambert, “ They’re, you’re, Andrea Trudden, Roe, Ashley Underwood, “ We’re, couldn’t, ” Underwood, Wade, Nikki Madsen, we’ve, ” Madsen, they’ve, We’re, Donald Trump’s, Biden Organizations: Parenthood Health Center, Southwest Missouri, Coalition Life, NBC News, Medical Internet Research, “, University of Georgia College of Public Health, American College of Obstetricians, CPC, Communications, Heartbeat, United States, Equity, NBC, National Abortion Federation, Abortion Care Network, X, Obria Locations: Carbondale , Illinois, Illinois, Flossmoor , Illinois, Louis Region, Southwest, Fairview Heights , Illinois, Missouri, U.S, United, Louisiana, Florida , Missouri, North Carolina , Tennessee, Texas

☆ Trump could pick government’s top ethics official – after key ally blocked Biden’s choice
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump could be in a position to select the government’s top ethics czar when he assumes office in January – after a key ally in the Senate blocked President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Government Ethics. The federal agency is charged with monitoring compliance with ethics laws that are aimed at preventing corruption. Walter Shaub, the OGE director when Trump first took office in 2017, clashed repeatedly with the then-president at the start of Trump’s first term. Among other things, he openly criticized Trump for not relinquishing ownership of his real estate and licensing empire. The previous OGE director, Trump appointee Emory Rounds, left the position in July 2023.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s, Republican Sen, Mike Lee of, David Huitema, Biden, Lee, Harris, ” Huitema, Lisa Gilbert, ”, ” Gilbert, Virginia Canter, Trump, Walter Shaub, Shaub, Jimmy Carter, George W, Bush, Emory Rounds, Shelley Finlayson Organizations: CNN, Republican, Biden, State Department, Public Citizen, Democratic, Truth, Trump, Trump Organization Locations: Mike Lee of Utah, Washington

☆ French regulators are looking into Polymarket after a massive surge in US election betting
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

France's gambling regulator said it's looking into Polymarket to determine compliance with domestic laws. That comes after one "whale" who bet $30 million on a Trump win was revealed to be a French national. "We are aware of this site and are currently examining its operation and compliance with French gambling legislation," a spokesperson for the regulator told Bloomberg. A report from the crypto news site The Big Whale said the ANJ is preparing to ban the site for French users. AdvertisementPolymarket garnered nearly $3.7 billion in wagers on the election before the result was called, Polymarket data shows.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, it's, Polymarket, Whale, Kamala Harris Organizations: Trump, Service, des Jeux, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal Locations: French, France, New York

☆ Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Meta last week began blocking advertisers from creating or running new ads about US social issues, elections or politics across its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. But experts say that previous moves by social media companies — such as cutting their own internal safety teams — could undercut their current efforts. Former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have already made repeated false claims that Democrats are cheating in the election. But since then, those companies have made cuts to those teams and walked back policies designed to restrict false claims about politics and elections. Last year, they said they would no longer remove false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Persons: TikTok, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, What’s, Twitter, Musk, we’ve, ”, Sacha Haworth, ” Imran Ahmed, “ It’s, —, Trump, Helene, Harris, Ahmed’s CCDH, Ahmed, ” Ahmed, Leslie Miller, ” Mann, X, Biden, Kamala, Kamala Harris Organizations: New, New York CNN, Facebook, Google, Meta, Capitol, Tech, Center, CNN, Biden, Trump, YouTube, ” Meta, Associated Press, Integrity Locations: New York, Milton, U.S

☆ Crypto's $245 million campaign finance operation filled airwaves with ads not about crypto
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stand With Crypto's bus tour through five battleground states kicked off last week in Phoenix and Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS — In Nevada's 4th Congressional District, a crypto PAC spent nearly $2 million on ads this cycle to support the reelection of Steven Horsford, a Democratic congressman who's voted in favor of some major pro-crypto bills. "He's leading on jobs, bringing good paying union jobs to Nevada and rebuilding our infrastructure," one 30-second commercial says. "He capped insulin prices at $35 a month," and "worked multiple jobs to support his hard working single mother and siblings in Congress." Fairshake was the largest crypto-aligned super PAC in the 2024 election cycle, spending piles of cash to support crypto allies and vote out antagonists across the country.

Persons: Steven Horsford, who's, Fairshake, Crypto, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Coinbase Organizations: LAS, Congressional, PAC, Democratic, Public, Elon, Republican, Industry, Crypto Alliance, House Locations: Phoenix, Las Vegas, Nevada

☆ British regulator says $19.5 billion Vodafone-Three merger could go ahead if remedies are adopted
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

LONDON British telecom firms Vodafone and Three's multibillion-pound merger could go ahead if the companies adopt a series of proposed remedies to clear competition concerns, regulators said Tuesday. Vodafone has previously said that the combined entity, once merged, would invest £11 billion ($14.46 billion) into U.K. telecommunications infrastructure. Vodafone has also said it disagrees with earlier findings from the CMA that the merger would lead to price increases for consumers. It says the merger wouldn't pricing strategy and would enhance competition between mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs. "Approval would mark one of the most significant developments in the history of UK mobile, heralding the arrival of a new market leader with over 29 million customers," Manning said in emailed comments.

Persons: Margherita Della Valle, Three's, Stuart McIntosh, McIntosh, CK Hutchison, Kester Manning, Manning Organizations: Vodafone, LONDON, Markets Authority, Ofcom, CMA, CNBC, 5G, Sky Mobile, Mobile, CK, CK Hutchison, EE, BT, O2, Telefonica, Liberty Global, CCS Insight Locations: London, British, Hong Kong

☆ How F1 can help engineer the world's net-zero future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Chris Hawes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

F1 produced 223,031 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022, with almost 75% coming from travel and shipping. Unlike soccer, which produces more than 30 million metric tons per year by some estimates, F1 has the engineering capabilities to provide solutions. As reported in April, these goals are difficult to square with F1's decision to increase the number of races in its calendar. The final pedal F1 can push is energy efficiency, and teams are already looking for ways to transfer learnings from the track to their infrastructure. "We want to take that approach ... and apply it to the building and infrastructure side of the campus as well."

Persons: Sustainability Kim Wilson, Pat Symonds, We've, Ellen Jones, we've, Sustainability Adam Sammons, Red Bull Organizations: Health Service, McLaren, Sustainability, CNBC, Formula One, EU, petro

☆ How Russian ‘dirty money’ risks rigging this European country’s presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

If other Kremlin-friendly parties swing their support behind him, the second round will be extremely close. Both the Kremlin and Shor have denied interference, but Moldovan officials have warned the second vote could also be targeted by similar schemes. He has called for a “reset” of relations with Moscow and said he would be willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, while maintaining he is committed to joining the EU. As a result, his platform is a mix of contradictory policies, said Samurokov: “You either support European integration, or you want to promote cooperation with Moscow. Evgenia Novozhenina/ReutersStill, Moldovan officials are braced for a second round of voting marred by pro-Russian meddling.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Sandu –, Moscow –, Stoianoglo, Vladislav Culiomza, Reuters Sandu, Valeriu Pasha, Ilan Shor, Shor, ” Maksim Samorukov, Sandu’s, ”, Vladimir Putin, Evgenia Novozhenina, ” Pasha, Volodymyr Zelensky, “ Organizations: CNN, European Union, EU, Russian Party of Socialists, World Bank, Moscow, Reuters, Reuters Analysts, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Communist Locations: Soviet, Europe, Moldova, European, Ukraine, Harvard, Chisinau, Russian, Russia, Moscow, Transnistria, Georgian, ”, Georgia

Turning Point Action is one of several outside groups that have taken over the work of canvassing on behalf of Republicans. Some churches and pastors promoted Turning Point events during worship services and in social media posts, NBC News found. Training churches to serve as unofficial Trump campaign surrogates fits into a broader campaign by Turning Point to mobilize evangelicals. Screenshots of Turning Point Action's smartphone app, which encourages canvassers to avoid voters from the "wrong party." When a person attending a June Turning Point conference asked whether it was a good idea to run get-out-the-vote programs through churches, Brett Galaszewski, a Turning Point field director, said that’s exactly what pastors should be doing.

Persons: Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, ”, Sam Brunson, Patrick T, Fallon, —, I’ve, Philip Hackney, Hackney, Trump, “, ” Hackney, Sen, JD Vance, Rebecca Noble, Corinne Wolyniec, Lloyd Mayer, Alyssa Goncales, Johnny, I’m, intoned, ” David Rose, Rose, Kamala ”, wasn’t, Rose didn’t, Eric Hayes, Kamala Harris, Lyndon B, Johnson, Kirk, Jesus ’, God’s, ” Kirk, Christian, haven’t, canvassers, Brett Galaszewski, Schayden Gorai, “ There’s, ” Gorai, Mayer, ’ ” Mayer Organizations: Republican, NBC News, Loyola University, Getty, University, Pittsburgh, IRS, Trump, Republican National Committee, Republican Party, NBC, Democrats, Notre Dame Law School, Waters Bible Church, University of Houston Law Center, Chase, Crossing Community, Freedom House Church, “, Greater Augusta Apostolic Church, Hope, Republican GOP, ”, Congress Locations: Chicago, Las Vegas, AFP, Mesa, Ariz, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina, Wisconsin, San Tan Valley , Arizona, Crossing Community Church, Genesee Depot , Wisconsin, Charlotte , North Carolina, North Carolina, Greater Augusta, Columbia County , Georgia, Lake Havasu City , Arizona, Philadelphia, America, California

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