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☆ How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Simone-Weichselbaum.Jpg | Simone Weichselbaum | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Some of the nation’s leading civil rights groups told NBC News that they are gearing up for a flood of legal battles to protect the protesters. Under Rubinstein, America First Legal has in the past year filed four lawsuits that provide a glimpse into how the Trump administration could differ from its predecessor. America First Legal alleges in the suits that the State Department, the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education have protected pro-Hamas extremists. Rubinstein in an interview brought up an additional law he expects a second Trump administration could enforce. The Knight Institute said although it expects the new Trump administration to aggressively police speech, it is prepared to fight back.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, they’re, Biden, he’s, ”, Ben Wizner, Sen, Joni Ernst, Ernst, CUAD, ” Ernst, Elisha Baker, Reed Rubinstein, Stephen Miller, Miller, Rubinstein, “, ” Rubinstein, aren’t, Department didn’t, Spokespeople, SJP, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Mitchell, Joe Biden, ” Mitchell, Vince Warren, Esther, —, ” Warren, Knight, Jameel Jaffer, Wizner, isn’t, ” Wizner, Kenneth Marcus, George W, Bush, Louis D, Marcus, Marcus ’, ” Marcus, Trump’s, ” Trump Organizations: Republicans, Trump, NBC, Hamas, U.S . Justice Department, U.S, NBC News, American Civil, Technology, ’ Biden, Justice Department, . Immigration, Customs Enforcement, “, FBI, Columbia University, Columbia University Apartheid, Flyers, U.S . Education Department, America, Washington , D.C, State Department, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, Department, Foreign, Education Department, Chicago, Department of Justice, Chicago Police Department, Center for Constitutional Rights, ACLU, Islamic Relations, Muslim, ”, Republican, Trump Justice Department, Heritage Foundation, Knight, Biden Treasury Department, of Education’s, Civil Rights, Brandeis Center for Human, of Education, The, Education, Republican Party, Jewish Locations: Gaza, Washington, U.S, ’, Iowa, Washington ,, FARA, Chicago, Israel, Vietnam, York

☆ Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town, with authorities treating the incident as a mafia threat. “I can’t comprehend such barbarity,” she told local media outlets. It is a tactic that has been used by the notorious Sicilian Cosa Nostra crime syndicate for decades. Organized crime in Sicily has been a problem since the 19th century when the Cosa Nostra was first identified. In 2023, Matteo Messina Denaro, a Sicilan Cosa Nostra mafia boss who had been on the run for 30 years was captured while seeking cancer treatment in Palermo, underscoring the level of complicity that continues to protect and enable criminal enterprises.

Persons: Mafia Directorate’s, Maurizio de Lucia, “, ”, Angela De Lucia, Paolo Borsellino, Giovanni Falcone, Tony Gentile, Ndrangheta, Matteo Messina Denaro Organizations: CNN, Mafia, Nostra, Cosa Nostra, Reuters Locations: Altofonte, Palermo, Sicily, Sicilian, Cosa

☆ Microsoft Copilot's underperformance is the latest red flag for investments in AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The big storyA Copilot conundrumMicrosoft; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIMicrosoft's challenges with its flagship AI product could be another red flag for an industry with high hopes for the tech. Earlier this year, analysts at Barclays highlighted an under-the-radar risk to AI bets: the depreciation costs related to AI chips . A potential Trump trade plan beneficiary: US semiconductor jobs. If Trump's proposed trade plan is enacted, the American semiconductor industry could see hiring growth. Walmart might be just fine under Trump's proposed trade plan.

Persons: Copilot, Chelsea Jia Feng, Insider's Ashley Stewart, Satya Nadella didn't, doesn't, Ashley, It's, Sam Altman, Alistair Barr, Alyssa Powell, Jared Spataro, OpenAI, Biden, Carlyle, Will Matt Gaetz, Will Trump, Rob Arnott, Arnott, ANGELA WEISS, Trump's, Ilya Sutskever, Mira Murati, Rebecca Zisser, homebuyers, Trump, Bob Iger, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen, New York.Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Microsoft, Chelsea, Getty, Lumen Technologies, Barclays, Trump, Treasury, UFC, Republican, Getty Images, Elon, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Walmart, Walmart US, Shoppers, The Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Chicago, London, New York.Milan

☆ Meet the OpenAI mafia: These 23 former employees left the AI juggernaut and founded startups that have collectively raised billions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei, Tom Brown, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, and Sam McCandlish, cofounders of AnthropicAnthropic's Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, and Daniela Amodei. Since then, the company has received billions in funding from both Google and Amazon in what some have termed an "AI arms race." CEO Dario Amodei, a former Google Brain researcher with a Ph.D. in computational neuroscience, has been writing about the cataclysmic potential of AI since 2016. Constitutional AI is partly the brainchild of two other OpenAI alums and Anthropic cofounders, Tom Brown and Jared Kaplan. Both Kaplan and Brown have worked on Anthropic's efforts to "red team" the company's flagship language model, Claude, probing for misuse possibilities.

Persons: Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei, Tom Brown, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, Sam McCandlish, Anthropic Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Menlo Ventures Anthropic, Amodei's, Anthropic, —, Anthropic cofounders, Brown, Kaplan, Johns Hopkins, Claude, AGI, I'm Organizations: Google, Menlo Ventures, Bloomberg, Johns, OpenAI Locations: OpenAI, GPT

☆ What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 that Trump says he will invoke
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“I think a very strong argument could be made that in those situations, the Alien Enemies Act can be employed,” he says. French nationals were the original target lawmakers had in mind when they passed the Alien Enemies Act. Buyenlarge/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesWhen has the Alien Enemies Act been used before? The Alien Enemies Act does allow individuals to bring lawsuits challenging their detention, Reisz says. Some Democratic lawmakers have tried to repeal the Alien Enemies Act in recent years.

Persons: Donald Trump, John Adams, ” Trump, “, Trump, John Moore, ”, haven’t, Woodrow Wilson, Katherine Yon Ebright, Brennan, Ebright, ” Ebright, Rebecca Noble, Jean Lantz Reisz, isn’t, ” Reisz, …, ” George Fishman, Fishman, couldn’t, ” Fishman, Mae Ngai, Brennan Center’s Ebright, Ngai, —, ” Ngai, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it’s, ‘, ’ ” Ebright, Reisz, you’re, Frederic J . Brown, Biden, He’s, ” Sen, Mazie Hirono Organizations: CNN, ”, Republican Party, New York University, Border Patrol, University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, Department of Homeland Security, Center for Immigration Studies, Columbia University, German, Department of Justice, National Archives, Customs, Getty, Trump, Democratic Locations: France, United States, Mexico, Springs , California, New Mexico, “, Prescott Valley , Arizona, Fort Douglas , Utah, AFP, China, Hawaii

☆ Netanyahu’s aggressive strategy brings political success and raft of scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Jerusalem CNN —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a winning streak. He fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, who long threatened his coalition and whose attempted dismissal last year led to massive protests. Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on July 26, in Palm Beach, Florida. The slate of accusations against the prime minister, he said, are “an opportunity” to brand himself as the victim of a witch hunt. Reports in Israeli media this week suggest that his office may be floating a trial balloon for dismissing Baharav Miara.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Israel, Donald Trump, Netanyahu, “, ”, –, Alex Brandon, ” Netanyahu, Yedioth Ahronoth, Gallant, Yair Lapid, ” Yoav Gallant, Andrew Harnik, Trump, Nadav Shtrauchler, Minister’s, it’s Netanyahu, Hassan, Nasrallah, Israel –, Shin, Oded, Baharav Miara, Netanyahu’s, CNN’s Dana Karni, Jeremy Diamond Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Israeli, Mar, –, Israel Security Agency, Ronen Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Israel, Lebanese, Qatar, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Arlington , Virginia, United States, Lebanon, Gali Baharav Miara, Tel Aviv

☆ 'The Penguin' showrunner on the 'dread' on set while filming the horrifying finale, and the TikTok mafiosos that inspired the show.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) makes a horrifying decision in "The Penguin" finale. Showrunner Lauren LeFranc told Business Insider there was a "level of dread" on set when filming the scene. Related storiesSpeaking to BI ahead of "The Penguin" finale, LeFranc answered our burning questions about the season, including how she planned Aguilar's horrifying death. Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb and Aria Shahghasemi as Taj Maroni in "The Penguin." Penguin doesn't kill Sofia Gigante so he can psychologically torture herCristin Milioti as Sofia Gigante in "The Penguin."

Persons: Oz Cobb, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, —, Victor Aguilar, Rhenzy, Victor, Cobb, Aguilar, LeFranc, Aria Shahghasemi, Taj Maroni, Penguin, Matt Reeves, Matt, mafiosos, Feliz, HBO Victor, Victor didn't, Oz, Sofia Gigante, Milioti, Cristin, Francis Cobb, she's, they'd, Selina Kyle, Zoe Kravitz, Gigante, Sophia, It's Organizations: HBO, Service, Rotten, Mafia, Taj, Arkham Locations: Italian, American, Arkham

☆ I told my mom I wanted to be a rockstar when I was 14. She supported my dream, and now I'm doing the same for my own kids.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My mom wanted me to be in the armed forces; I wanted to be a rock starMy mother quickly didn't know what had happened to her son. Related storiesShe bought me a toy drum set, but I tore right through it after a month. Then she got me a junior drum set, which I tried to be careful with so as not to break it too. Eventually, I used bits and pieces from friends to make my own drum set. AdvertisementShortly after, Mom started dating a guy in a semi-professional band.

Persons: John Hardin, John, —, Brady, I'd, Mom, it's Organizations: Service, Music, New Mexican Mafia Locations: Florida

☆ What was the Lavender Menace? A look back at the lesbians who altered the women’s movement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jillian Eugenios | Jillian Eugenios Is A Senior Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

I stood up and I said, ‘Sisters, I’m so tired of being in the closet in the women’s movement. Karla Jay wears a "Lavender Menace" T-shirt under her blouse at the Second Congress to Unite Women in New York in 1970. Also in attendance was Lavender Menace protester Martha Shelley, now 80 years old, who danced to the jukebox. An early and influential participant in the gay liberation movement, Shelley spoke on the second night of the June 1969 rebellion. I’m still marching, but I want them to pick up their own torches and march up the street, as well.”Friedan eventually apologized for her use of the phrase “lavender menace,” but not until 1977.

Persons: ”, ‘, Karla Jay, Diana Davies, Betty Friedan, Friedan, Jay, “, Flavia Rando, Brooke Sopelsa, we’ve, ” Rando, Martha Shelley, Shelley, Altman, Bilitis, Ellen Broidy, Broidy, York City’s, ” Broidy’s, ” Jay, I’m, ” Friedan, ‘ Karla, ‘ Betty, ’ Organizations: National Organization for Women, Women, New York Public, NOW, NOW’s, Gay Liberation, Stonewall, Monument Visitor, NBC, Victory Fund, Monument Visitor Center, New, York, Christopher Locations: New York City, New York, U.S

Though time is winding down before the music-filled weekend arrives, there are still a few avenues for how to buy Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2024 tickets. Organized by Tyler, the Creator, this year marks the 10th Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, which began in 2012 under the name OFWGKTA/Odd Future Carnival. We’ve got you covered if you’re looking for how to get tickets to the 2024 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2024 festival scheduleThe 2024 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival festival is a two-day affair, with the lineup being split between Saturday, November 16, and Sunday, November 17, at Dodger Stadium. Date StubHub Vivid Seats November 17 & 18, 2024 (GA) $516 $600 November 17 & 18, 2024 (VIP) $790 $809 November 17 & 18, 2024 (Super VIP) $1,714 $1,796How to buy tickets for Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2024Currently, all original tickets are sold out for Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2024.

Persons: Flog, Tyler, Flog Gnaw, Earl Sweatshirt, Schoolboy Q, Andre, Sexyy Redd, Playboi, We’ve, what’s, Bronson, Amelia Moore, Blood, Daniel Caesar, Denzel Curry, Doechii, Genesis, Erykah Badu, Faye Webster, Hana Vu, Jean Dawson, Jordan Ward, Kaytranada, Kenny Mason, Laila, Matt Champion, Mike G, Kel Smith, Omar Apollo, Orion Sun, Playboi Carti, Rio, Rampha, Red, Syd, Tommy Richman, Vince Staples, Wisp, Yves Tumor Organizations: Business, Dodger, Odd, Super, Concrete, Mafia Locations: Angeles, Los Angeles, Raye

☆ Italian Camorra mafia fugitive arrested in Colombia for drug trafficking
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A fugitive member of the Camorra mafia due to serve almost 19 years in prison for drug trafficking has been arrested in Colombia, Italian police said on Friday. In announcing his arrest, police distributed a picture of Belvedere posing by the grave of the notorious late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Luigi Belvedere, a fugitive member of the Italian Camorra mafia, in an undated photo. The Camorra, based in Naples and surrounding areas, is one of Italy’s main mafia groups. It is made up of a myriad of family-based clans, unlike the more pyramidal structure of the Sicilian mafia, and its main businesses are drug trafficking, counterfeiting and money laundering.

Persons: Luigi Belvedere, Belvedere, Pablo Escobar, Stato Organizations: Camorra, Italian Camorra mafia, EUROPOL Locations: Colombia, Medellin, Colombian, Naples

☆ Al Pacino says he went from $50 million to broke, joining a long list of stars who've experienced money troubles
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Al Pacino went from a $50 million fortune to almost nothing in the bank, he revealed in a new book. The "Scarface" actor spent too much, ignored his finances, and had an accountant who ultimately went to prison. AdvertisementAl Pacino went from $50 million to broke by spending too much, ignoring his finances, and using an accountant who ultimately went to jail for fraud. In a scene somewhat reminiscent of a mob movie, Pacino set up a meeting with the studio's boss and asked him to back down. "I had $50 million, and then I had nothing.

Persons: Al Pacino, Pacino, Adam Sandler, —, who've, Sonny Boy, they'd, Donnie Brasco, he'd, there's, Al's, Jack, Jill, Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, Diego Maradona, Dennis Rodman, Charles Barkley, Shay Shay, Louis Vuitton, Dior Organizations: Service, MGM Studios, MGM, New Yorker Locations: Europe

Nearly 70 people who belong to or are associated with a white supremacist gang in the San Fernando Valley were indicted on federal charges, authorities announced Wednesday, saying the multi-agency operation was Los Angeles’ largest ever takedown of an extremist group. The San Fernando Valley gang is also affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia prison gang, authorities claimed. The alleged gang members have committed acts of violence against minorities cross the state, according to an FBI official. Those arrested Wednesday were expected to make initial appearances in federal court and to be held in jail with no bail. The federal racketeering charges can lead to lengthy prison terms up to life in prison for those convicted.

Persons: San Fernando Valley, Martin Estrada, “, ” Estrada, Adolf Hitler, ’ ” Estrada, “ We’re Organizations: Los Angeles ’, Aryan Brotherhood, Mafia, FBI Locations: San Fernando, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, San Fernando Valley

☆ Sam Altman says doing psychedelics during a weekend retreat in Mexico changed his life
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewSam Altman, the tech CEO behind ChatGPT, is also a big supporter of psychedelics. OpenAI cofounder shared some personal anecdotes in a recent appearance on the podcast "Life in Seven Songs," saying that doing psychedelics was one of the most transformative experiences of his life. Altman said psychedelic experiences can be "totally incredible," and for him, they've been life-altering. AdvertisementThe CEO didn't specify which psychedelics he used, but he said the experience changed him in a lot of ways.

Persons: —, Sam Altman, Altman, they've, Colab, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Peter Thiel, psychedelics, Oregan Organizations: Service, Business, PayPal, YouGov Locations: Mexico, Denver , Colorado, Oakland , California

☆ How the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indictment compares to the R. Kelly sexual abuse cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Combs, meanwhile, was indicted in the Southern District of New York on three counts: racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Members of the enterprise also witnessed acts of violence by Combs against the victims, it says. It was unclear whether Ventura reported any of the allegations of abuse to police and a federal lawsuit was later settled. Court sketch of Sean "Diddy" Combs in federal appeals court Wednesday, Sept 18., presided over by Judge Andrew Carter. The indictment against Combs outlines a number of alleged victims, women and sex workers among them, but does not say how many there are.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Robert Sylvester Kelly, Combs, ”, Nadia Shihata, Kelly, ” Kelly, –, ” Robert Sylvester Kelly, Ann M, Donnelly, Christine Cornell, John Miller, ” Miller, ” Combs, Neama Rahmani, Casandra, Cassie ” Ventura, Ventura, ” Rahmani, Sean, Diddy, Judge Andrew Carter, ” “ He’s, ” CNN’s Eric Levenson contirbuted Organizations: CNN, of, of Illinois, Areva Martin, United States, Intelligence, Homeland Security Investigations, Southern District, of New York, West Locations: New York City, Eastern, of New York, York, Southern, New York, Illinois

☆ Takeaways from the racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Diddy,’ aka ‘Diddy,’ aka ‘PD,’ aka ‘Love,’ the defendant, abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct,” the indictment states. The indictment lists eight purposes for Combs Enterprise, including the above-board businesses of operating a media, entertainment, and lifestyle business. Victims and sex workers participated in ‘Freak Offs’The indictment alleges Combs held what he called “Freak Offs,” or elaborate sex performances in which he drugged and coerced victims into extended sex acts with male sex workers. Further, Diddy kept videos he took of his victims engaging in sex acts, sometimes without their knowledge, the indictment states. Meanwhile, the sex trafficking charge is based on allegations against a single, unnamed “Victim-I” from about 2009 up to about 2018, the indictment states.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Sean Combs, ’, ‘, ‘ Diddy, Combs, ”, Diddy, “ Combs, Sean, Casandra Ventura, Cassie, Combs “, Ventura, “, Damian Williams, Shannon Stapleton, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, US, Office, of, Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprise, Reuters Locations: Southern, of New York, Los Angeles, Miami

These notorious groups dominated organized crime in Chicago and New York for decades –- until prosecutors brought them down with one sweeping charge: racketeering. Blakey has helped draft racketeering laws in at least 22 statesIt’s not a specific crimeSimply put, racketeering means engaging in an illegal scheme. Prosecutors must prove a pattern involving at least two instances of racketeering activity to convict someone under the law. It’s purposefully broadCongress passed the RICO Act in 1970 to combat organized crime. But racketeering is “not only associated with organized crime,” Blakey says.

Persons: Gambino, Lucchese, Donald Trump, Kelly, Young Thug, Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs, G, Robert Blakey, Blakey, It’s, ”, Antonio Corallo, ” Blakey Organizations: CNN, Chicago Mafia, Notre Dame University, US Justice Department Locations: Chicago, New York

An Iranian-born research scientist who filed a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging she had been harassed by a University of Alabama at Birmingham co-worker for nine years because of her ethnicity has been awarded more than $3.8 million in damages. “Day and night, I was looking for a job, any job, but nobody would hire me because my name was tarnished,” Moeinpour told NBC News. “Now, my good name has been restored.”UAB, according to the jury verdict, was ordered to pay Moeinpour $3 million in damages. Finally, Moeinpour told Grubbs on Feb. 13, 2020, that she had gone over his head and called human resources. “When Ms. Moeinpour fell to the floor, he fell on top of her and held her down,” the lawsuit said.

Persons: Fariba Moeinpour, ” Moeinpour, Mary Jo Cagle, Moeinpour, Eric Artrip, “, ” Artrip, Alicia Rohan, Rohan, Cagle, Clinton Grubbs, Grubbs ’, Grubbs, ”, ” Cagle, “ Cagle, Dr, hadn’t, Grubbs “, groping, Moeinpour “, ” Grubbs Organizations: University of Alabama, Birmingham, Northern District of, NBC News, ” UAB, UAB, of Health, Services, UAB School of Medicine, Employment, Commission, NBC Locations: Iranian, Northern District, Northern District of Alabama, American, U.S, Iran, Birmingham

☆ I'm a 101-year-old who just published my 9th book—here are my 8 best lessons for a long, happy life
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Babette Hughes | As Told To Stav Ziv | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There's an idea in our culture that's so wrong: that life is over when you get to be a certain age. Take our new online course Today, as a 101-year-old in Austin, I'm living the kind of life I feel fortunate to have. Here are eight lessons I've learned that have helped me live a long, happy life:1. Do things you loveWhen I'm writing, I feel different. Sometimes I'll come back and I'll see something I wrote and think, "That's good."

Persons: I've, It's, That's Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, Austin

☆ Elon Musk said former X advertisers may have violated the RICO Act. Here's what a RICO attorney thinks about that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Then, in an X post, Musk encouraged companies that have been "systematically boycotted by advertisers" to sue, claiming there could be "criminal liability via the RICO Act." AdvertisementJeffrey Grell, an attorney specializing in RICO, told Business Insider that RICO only deals with unlawful acts and that isn't the case here. "I think that Musk is trying to get some PR mileage out of RICO without actually filing a RICO claim here," Grell said. "If his lawyers thought that he had a civil RICO claim, they more than likely would've brought it in the claim that they filed." Similarly, Grell said advertisers could see competitors pull advertising from Musk's X and think, "'I'm going to get off Twitter.

Persons: —, Elon, Musk's X, Musk, Racketeer, Jeffrey Grell, wouldn't, Grell, didn't, Ørsted, GARM Organizations: Service, Business, Global Alliance, Responsible Media, World Federation, CVS Health, Unilever, Mars, Twitter

☆ Inmate sentenced to more than 4 years in prison killing of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An inmate was sentenced to more than four years Thursday for his role in the 2018 fatal bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in a troubled West Virginia federal prison. Massachusetts gangster Paul J. DeCologero was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to an assault charge. Defense attorney Patrick Nash began by conveying an apology from DeCologero to Bulger’s family as well as the inmate’s own relatives. In Bulger’s killing, “Paul was involved,” Nash said. After Bulger was killed, prison officials were criticized for placing him in the general population instead of more protective housing.

Persons: —, James “ Whitey ” Bulger, Paul J, DeCologero, Prosecutors, Fotios “ Freddy ” Geas, Bulger, Thomas Kleeh, ” DeCologero, Patrick Nash, Nash, “ Paul, ” Nash, Paul, he’s, ”, Attorney Brandon Flower, Geas, Flower, Sean McKinnon, McKinnon, on.Prior, Adolfo “ Big Al ” Bruno, Genovese Organizations: Boston, USP Hazelton, U.S, District, ”, Attorney, Prosecutors, Justice Department, FBI, Justice, of Prisons, U.S . Senate, Prisons, Associated Press Locations: CLARKSBURG, W.Va, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Florida, DeCologero, Hazelton ., Hazelton, Boston, Springfield , Massachusetts

☆ Two killed as walkway collapses at Italy’s notorious ‘Gomorrah’ slum
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome CNN —Two people were killed and at least 13 injured Tuesday when an elevated walkway collapsed in a condemned Italian slum notorious for its links to organized criminal groups. The Italian Fire Brigade said a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were killed in the collapse at the Le Vele housing slum in the Neapolitan suburb of Scampia. More than 800 people were living as squatters in the apartment complex at the time, including 300 children, according to the fire brigade. The housing complex, built in the 1970s and 1980s, originally consisted of four apartment buildings shaped like sails (“vele”) joined by elevated walkways. After the order to clear the complex in 2020, the local municipality launched a redevelopment project to house those still living at La Vele.

Persons: Rome, Roberto Saviano’s “, Gaetano Manfredi, ” Manfredi, Giorgia Meloni, ” Organizations: Rome CNN, Italian Fire Brigade, Le, Camorra Locations: Neapolitan, Scampia, La, Italian

☆ Endless shrimp, private equity, and the 'shrimp mafia' that took down Red Lobster
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Sarah Andersen | Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Once a seafood powerhouse in America, Red Lobster is bankrupt and shutting down dozens of restaurants. Is Wall Street to blame? This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

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Thiel went on to cofound Founders Fund, a venture capital firm that has helped launch companies like SpaceX and Airbnb. Thiel's also a partner of Founders Fund, a venture capital fund based in San Francisco. After facilitating talks between Trump and now Sen. JD Vance, Thiel gave a record-breaking $15 million to Vance's campaign, the largest donation ever given to a single senate candidate. Thiel later told The Atlantic he was taking a break from politics. While his and Trump's relationship has reportedly soured, Trump's recent announcement of Vance as his vice president pick has put Thiel back to playing kingmaker.

Persons: Thiel, Chip Somodevilla, Thiel's, Donald Trump, Hulk, Sen, JD Vance, Vance, kingmaker Organizations: cofound, Fund, SpaceX, Airbnb, Getty, Thiel, Bloomberg, Facebook, LinkedIn, Founders Fund, Gawker Media, Gawker, Trump, Business Locations: San Francisco

☆ Renaming an Airport After Silvio Berlusconi Divides a Region in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Millions of travelers pass through Italian airports every year, but most probably don’t know that Rome’s airport is named for Leonardo da Vinci, Pisa’s is named for Galileo Galilei, and Palermo’s is named for Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, two prosecutors who were murdered in 1992 as payback for their anti-Mafia crusades. But the decision this month to name Milan’s main international airport after Silvio Berlusconi, the media mogul and former Italian prime minister who died last year at age 86, did not go unnoticed. The renaming of Milan Malpensa Airport as International Airport Milan Malpensa — Silvio Berlusconi has unleashed a maelstrom of protests from left-leaning lawmakers, a barrage of memes and an online petition to block the designation, which as of Wednesday had more than 160,000 signatures. It also has made global headlines. “Why not Bunga-Bunga airport,” said one, in a German-language publication, referring to the sex-fueled bacchanals at Mr. Berlusconi’s villa that he described as merely “elegant dinners.”

Persons: Leonardo da Vinci, Pisa’s, Galileo Galilei, Giovanni Falcone, Paolo Borsellino, Silvio Berlusconi, — Silvio Berlusconi, ” Organizations: Milan Malpensa Airport, Milan Locations: Milan, Bunga

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