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☆ The GOP fires up its vengeance 2024 tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction, the “R” in the Republican brand might just as well stand for revenge. Trump nodded to the idea when asked about his conviction, which he has persistently, and with no evidence, blamed on President Joe Biden’s administration. Much of it is aimed at Biden, but there is plenty of anger to go around. Is every House committee controlled by Republicans using its subpoena power in every way it needs to, right now? “It’s bigger than just President Trump.

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☆ How a pro-Trump media outlet allegedly funneled tens of millions in an illicit money laundering scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The sophisticated scheme boosted revenue flowing into the coffers of The Epoch Times, the Justice Department said. In one year, revenue at the Trump-boosting outlet ballooned 410%, jumping from $15 million to about $62 million, the Justice Department added. But, when CNN asked for further comment on Tuesday, The Epoch Times brass chose to stay mum. The indictment said there was an entire group at The Epoch Times that took part in the alleged money laundering scheme. Notably, Tang and Fakkert declined to answer questions about whether they were aware of the alleged scheme.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Weidong Guan, Guan, MAGA, Gong, Mark Zuckerberg, Trump, ”, “, Department’s, Guan —, John Tang, Jasper Fakkert, Tang, Fakkert, It’s Organizations: New York CNN, Department of Justice, Times, Epoch Times, Justice Department, Trump, Department, Fox News, New York Times, Facebook, NBC News, Epoch, CNN, Outfront, PayPal, Justice Locations: New York, ”, China

☆ The Great Concert Ticket Bust
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

There are a combination of factors that are dragging down some artists' ticket sales. Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales. But there are no guarantees that any of that will translate to hard ticket sales. "Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales." Hiccups are not all about ticket sales, either.

Persons: It's, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, she's, Lopez, JLo, Troye Sivan, Charli XCX, Bad Bunny, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan, Olivia Rodrigo, they're, Jarred Arfa, Billy Joel, You'd, Gary Witt, COVID, who's, Nicki Minaj, David, Alicia Keys, that's, you've, Arfa, he's, Sivan, Charli, Kid Cudi, aren't, Def Leppard, Mötley, There's, SeatGeek, Witt, they'd, doesn't, Emily Stewart Organizations: Company, Ticketmaster, Independent Artist Group, Metallica, The Pabst Theater Group, Prince, Green, Live, Department of Justice, The Pabst Theater, Business Locations: Bronx, Minneapolis, Milwaukee

☆ Hunter Biden’s Laptop Makes a Brief Appearance at His Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Robert Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a federal prosecutor, Derek Hines, brandished the headliner in question — Mr. Biden’s notorious laptop, a silver Apple MacBook Pro encased in a plastic cover. He waggled it about with his left hand while reminding a government witness, Erika Jensen, an F.B.I. special agent, of all the data that had been seized during the Department of Justice’s investigation of Mr. Biden. The jurors and courtroom spectators gazed at government Exhibit 16 as if expecting sparks to fly from it. Three seconds later, Mr. Hines returned the laptop to the prosecutors’ table, soon to be buried under a heap of other government evidence.

Persons: Hunter, Derek Hines, Erika Jensen, Mr, Biden, Hines Organizations: of

Washington CNN —Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared defiant Tuesday as he spent hours fielding questions from lawmakers on a range of topics, occasionally sparring with Republican House members seeking to use his testimony to attack the Justice Department. “These repeated attacks on the Justice Department are unprecedented, and they are unfounded,” he told lawmakers. “I will not be intimidated, and the Justice Department will not be intimidated. “It is not the fault of the Department of Justice that Donald Trump has surrounded himself with criminals,” Lieu said. “Trump brought that upon himself.”Lieu also noted that President Biden’s son Hunter is being prosecuted “in federal court right now” by Garland’s Justice Department.

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☆ Attorney General Merrick Garland fires back at House GOP contempt threat: 'I will not be intimidated'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, June 4, 2024. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday hit back at House Republicans threatening to hold him in contempt, calling their efforts part of a wave of "unprecedented and unfounded" attacks against the Department of Justice. "I will not be intimidated," Garland said in his testimony at the start of a hearing before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee. The Judiciary panel's hearing Tuesday morning was billed as an examination of how the DOJ under Garland has become "politicized and weaponized." "Guys, I'm starting to think you're in a cult," Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., told the committee's Republicans at one point.

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☆ Judge Cannon expands hearing on Trump’s request to declare special counsel’s appointment invalid
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Dan Berman | Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Cannon is planning on holding a sprawling hearing on Trump’s request to declare Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel invalid, signaling she could be more willing than any other trial judge to veto the special prosecutor’s authority. Wednesday, Cannon went further, adding a hearing on a gag order request from prosecutors to limit Trump’s rhetoric about law enforcement and allotting more time to hear arguments on the special counsel issue. Cannon’s signal of willingness to entertain challenges to the special counsel comes in the same week Republicans are bearing down on Attorney General Merrick Garland for his use of special counsels. A third group says the Department of Justice’s use of a special counsel should be upheld. Cannon still agreed to the hearing Trump wanted.

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☆ The incredible oblivion of Judge Marvin Isgur
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +45 min

On a mild Houston day in March 2021, Judge Marvin Isgur prepared to oversee the only case on his docket that morning. In October 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court rebuked Judge David Jones but said that his longtime colleague, Judge Marvin Isgur, had been "unaware" of Jones' inappropriate relationship. "But only Judge Isgur knows what he knew or didn't know about the relationship." Much of this work was in cases before either Judge Isgur or Judge Jones. Isgur can continue to hear the case, he ruled, writing in the December 2023 opinion that lawyers for the creditor "failed to demonstrate much other than that former Judge Jones and Judge Isgur are close friends."

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☆ Opinion | Trump’s Whining About a Weaponized Justice System Is a Projection
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

That is how we should understand Trump’s ranting in the wake of his 34 felony convictions last week. And as if to underline Biden’s refusal to interfere in Justice Department decisions, the federal prosecution of the president’s son Hunter Biden begins this week. In spinning this fantasy about Biden, Trump is telegraphing that, should he return to the White House, he will try to use the Justice Department in exactly the way he’s pretending it was used against him. In his telling, he never called for Hillary Clinton to be imprisoned, and magnanimously resisted the entreaties of others to punish her. “According to Sessions, the President asked him to reverse his recusal so that Sessions could direct the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute Hillary Clinton,” the Mueller report said.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Biden, ”, Alvin Bragg, Hunter Biden, Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton, magnanimously, ‘ Lock, Mueller, Jeff Sessions, who’d, Clinton, “, Sessions, John Huber of Utah, Huber Organizations: Department, Biden, White, Justice Department, Fox News, Fox, Sessions, Department of Justice, Clinton Foundation Locations: Manhattan, Russian

☆ Joe Biden sticks up for his son Hunter as federal gun trial begins: 'We are so proud of the man he is today'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at the federal court with his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, on the opening day of his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 3, 2024. President Joe Biden expressed his love and support Monday morning for his only surviving son, Hunter Biden, who faced the start of his federal trial on criminal gun charges. Hunter Biden, 54, faces three counts connected to his purchase and possession of a Colt Cobra revolver while he was addicted to drugs in 2018. Both Trump and Hunter Biden claim that they have been unfairly targeted by the Department of Justice for political reasons. President Biden said that he and first lady Jill Biden "love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today."

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Melissa Cohen Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Jill Biden Organizations: New, Trump, Department of Justice Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Delaware, New York

☆ Feds raise concerns that releasing Biden audio would spark a deepfake frenzy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The DOJ clapped back against the groups in a legal filing late last week, arguing that releasing the audio could ignite an AI-powered, deepfake frenzy. Though a full transcript of the Biden-Hur interview was released in March, Republicans have been demanding the DOJ release the audio recordings. Nearly a dozen news outlets, including Business Insider, have also sued to get the audio released, Politico reported. A politics and national security expert previously told Business Insider that Republicans could, for example, use the tapes as "raw material for campaign ads."

Persons: —, doesn't, Biden, Robert Hur, Hur Organizations: Service, of Justice, Business, DOJ, Biden, Republicans, Judicial Watch, Heritage Foundation, Politico, Democratic Locations: New Hampshire

☆ Opinion | Hunter Biden Should Take a Plea Deal. Quickly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Sarah Isgur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hunter Biden faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted on three felony gun charges in a trial that is set to begin in Wilmington, Del., on Monday. In the meantime, his father is behind in many polls, his financial benefactor is reportedly “tapped out” and his best legal arguments require gutting federal gun control laws. An early plea agreement — in which he agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement on the gun charges — fell apart last summer. But a criminal defendant can accept a plea deal from the prosecution anytime before the jury returns its verdict, which means that he might still have a chance to avoid a full trial. In practice, this means that once the Department of Justice has indicted you, they believe they will win.

Persons: Hunter Biden, “, ”, — Organizations: Department of Justice, Justice Locations: Wilmington, Del

☆ Retired U.S. Navy admiral charged in bribery scheme with tech CEOs for $500,000 salary
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral, who was once the military branch's second-highest-ranking officer, was arrested on Friday for a bribery scheme with two tech CEOs, the Department of Justice announced. In 2021, Burke allegedly told his staff to award Kim and Messenger a $355,000 military contract. In exchange, Kim and Messenger allegedly promised Burke employment at their company in the future. According to Parlatore, Burke only worked at Next Jump for a couple of months and left the organization in part due to "personality conflicts." Though the Fat Leonard scheme is not directly connected to Burke's case, Parlatore side-eyed the DOJ's timing in bringing Burke's bribery charges.

Persons: Robert Burke, Charlie, Kim, Meghan Messenger, Burke, Messenger, Admiral Burke, Timothy Parlatore, Parlatore, Leonard Francis, Leonard, Francis Organizations: U.S, Navy, Department of Justice, New, DOJ, CNBC, Messenger Locations: Coconut, Fla, New York, Washington, U.S, Kobe

☆ A retired US Navy 4-star admiral arrested in connection with an alleged bribery scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA retired four-star US Navy admiral was arrested Friday in connection with an alleged bribery scheme that involved a government contract. The two are charged with bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery and each face up to 20 years in prison, Said the DOJ release. The alleged scheme involved Burke accepting future employment at the executives' company in exchange for awarding them a government contract, said the DOJ release. It is alleged, Burke later ordered his staff to award Messenger and Kim's company a contract to train naval personnel in Italy and Spain. In a statement, the US Navy told USNI News the service "cooperated with this investigation from the onset.

Persons: —, Robert P, Burke, Charlie, Kim, Meghan Messenger, Said, Messenger, Matthew M, Graves, Timothy Parlatore, Paralotre Organizations: Service, Department of Justice, Business, US Naval Institute, DOJ, New York, US Navy, The Navy, USNI Locations: Europe, Russia, Africa, Washington , DC, Italy, Spain, Florida, Washington ,

☆ Photos Show Strength of Asian American Activism Throughout US History
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Momo Takahashi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The term "Asian American" was first coined in 1968 amid the rising voices of the Third World Liberation Front student movements in California. With tensions from protests against the Vietnam War and calls for universities to invest in ethnic studies programs, the Asian American identity was born out of advocacy for multiethnic unity among the Asian diaspora. Historical photographs showcase the history of Asian American resistance movements from the 1960s to the 1980s, demonstrating the strength and resilience of the Asian American community among tenants, students, and laborers. For the next five years, Filipino and Mexican American workers continued to strike for economic justice for all farm workers. AdvertisementThe same year, Yuji Ichioka and Emma Gee, both graduate students and key organizers of the Asian American Political Alliance, coined the term "Asian American."

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Over recent years, few companies have provoked more anger among music fans than Ticketmaster. Last week, the Department of Justice announced it was taking the business to court. David McCabe, who covers technology policy for The Times, explains how the case could reshape America’s multibillion-dollar live music industry.

Persons: David McCabe Organizations: Ticketmaster, Department of Justice, The Times

☆ Here's what every member of the Trump family is up to after leaving the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump, who is running for president again in the 2024 election, is now a convicted criminal. Former president Donald Trump speaks at a rally. In August 2022, FBI agents executed a search warrant on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, prompting a furious reaction from Trump and his allies. The search appeared to be over material that Trump brought back to Florida after leaving the White House, spurring a federal investigation linked to the Presidential Records Act. In June 2023, Justice Department prosecutors charged Trump with 37 criminal counts, alleging he withheld classified records from the government after leaving office and attempted to obstruct their return.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sergio Flores, Joe Biden's, Trump Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, Trump, New, FBI, Trump's, White, Presidential, Justice Department, Representatives, Capitol, Department of, White House, The New York Times Locations: Florida, Mar, Palm Beach, New York, American, United States, Texas

☆ After a string of safety issues, Boeing is about to release a plan to fix its quality problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —Boeing is expected to release a plan this week to fix its endless string of safety issues that have been under federal investigation following a midflight fuselage blowout in January. Since then, the FAA and Boeing have met multiple times about the company’s progress and the plan’s scope. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said last week he sees the plan as only the “beginning” of a process for Boeing. Boeing later agreed to financial penalties and a deferred prosecution agreement to settle a criminal charge of defrauding US regulators. Its marching orders for the plan include addressing the audit and expert panel findings and explaining how it will integrate safety and quality assurance policies into practice.

Persons: Mike Whitaker, “ It’s, ” Whitaker, Max, Dave Calhoun, David Ryder, Whitaker, AeroSystems, Brian West, “ We’re, we’ll Organizations: Washington CNN, Boeing, Aviation Administration, FAA, ABC, Air Force, Alaska Airlines, Transportation Safety, Department of Justice, CNN, Employees, “ Locations: Portland , Oregon, Wichita , Kansas, Renton , Washington

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Meta, Dell, Amazon, Apple, CrowdStrike, Netflix, Airbnb & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

UBS upgrades Globant to buy from neutral UBS said it sees "demand stabilization" for the IT and software development company. Wedbush upgrades Airbnb to outperform from neutral Wedbush said investors should buy the dip in shares of Airbnb. Morgan Stanley reiterates CrowdStrike as a top pick Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $422 per share from $372. Morgan Stanley reiterates Microsoft and Meta as overweight Morgan Stanley said in its analysis of large-cap institutional ownership that Microsoft is most under-owned and Meta the most over-owned. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Amazon as overweight Morgan Stanley said the e-commerce giant has a "widening" competitive advantage. "

Persons: Melius, Truist, Mizuho, Hannifin, it's, Futu, Steve Steinour, Zach Wasserman, Huntington, NCLH, Wells, Morgan Stanley, CrowdStrike, Dell, John Donovan, JMP, Guggenheim Organizations: Nvidia, Parker, Mizuho, Argus, UBS, JPMorgan, NASDAQ, 38ppt, " Bank of America, Bank of America, RBC, Netflix, &, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Citi, DuPont, Department of Justice, TAM, Guggenheim, Microsoft, Meta, Apple Locations: Asia, Airbnb, ZS, China

☆ Opinion: Here’s how I, as an attorney, would try to persuade the Trump jury in closing arguments
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Opinion Joey Jackson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

If the jury agrees, Trump would become a convicted felon, and could face up to four years in prison. But Trump’s defense attorneys will have much to say Tuesday about the evidence presented by prosecutors in an attempt to avoid that outcome. As to ledgers and invoices keeping track of these checks, Trump is the owner of the organization, not the bookkeeper or finance person. Cohen claims Trump was with the bodyguard at the time, and that he handed Trump the phone. The evidence shows that in order for checks to be issued to Cohen, Trump would have had to give his approval.

Persons: Joey Jackson, Donald, Joey Jackson Jeremy Freeman, Trump, District Attorney Alvin L, Bragg, ledgers, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, he’d, Cohen, It’s, Daniels, reimbursing Cohen, Hope Hicks, Karen McDougal, McDougal, Keith Davidson, Davidson, I’ll, Cohen wasn’t, ” Organizations: CNN, Manhattan Supreme, District Attorney, Prosecutors, Trump, Department of Justice, Trump Organization, Playboy, White, FedEx, Twitter, Facebook Locations: United States

☆ 10 Smoking Guns in Trump Hush-Money Trial That Speak for Themselves
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Manhattan district attorney's office/BIWhy is this evidence — our third smoking gun — so important? AdvertisementEvidence People's 35 in the Trump hush-money trial. Robert Costello, a key defense witness in the Donald Trump hush-money trial in New York. Manhattan district attorney's office/BI"Rudy was thrilled and said this could not be a better situation for the President or you. From People's 374 Manhattan district attorney's office/BICohen testified that immediately after these calls with Trump, he took the elevator down from his Trump Organization offices at Trump Tower.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, David Pecker, Stormy Daniels, Trump, Michael Cohen Alex Brandon, Eduardo Munoz, " Cohen, Cohen, Karen McDougal's, Karen McDougal, McDougal, Daniels, Trump's, Allen Weisselberg, Jonathan Ernst, Jon Elswick, MARK PETERSON, Todd Blanche, Mamaroneck , New York —, Madeleine Westerhout, Westerhout, Cohen —, Weisselberg, Robert Costello, Jane Rosenberg, Rudy Giuliani, Costello, Bob Costello, Rudy, Jay Sekelow, Giuliani, It's Trump, Timothy A, Clary, Donald, he's, — Trump, reimbursing Cohen, Pecker —, Pecker, — that's, Cohen's, Melissa Duran, Duran, Susan Hoffinger Organizations: Service, Business, Reuters, Trump, Prosecutors, National Enquirer, Trump Org, Manhattan Criminal, Getty, Defense, White House, —, Read, Wall Street Journal, FBI, Giuliani, CQ, Cohen's, AMI, Department of Justice, Federal, First Republic Bank, Trump Organization Locations: Manhattan, Trump, New York City, Mamaroneck , New York, Republic, New York, United States

☆ Prosecutors ask judge in classified documents case to block Trump from statements endangering law enforcement
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Zoe Richards | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida asked a federal judge on Friday to block the former president from making public statements that pose "a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents" investigating and prosecuting the case. The Trump campaign also claimed in a fundraising email that President Joe Biden was "locked & loaded ready to take me out" during a search of his Mar-a-Lago property for classified documents. In making the allegations, Trump and his campaign appeared to be citing recently unsealed court filings related to the 2022 search. In making the request, prosecutors are asking for Trump to face higher stakes if he makes statements that the court finds endangers law enforcement. "Repeated attempts to silence President Trump during the presidential campaign are blatant attempts to interfere in the election," campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Aileen Cannon, Biden, Trump, Joe Biden, Jack Smith's, Trump's, Steven Cheung, Merrick Garland Organizations: Manhattan, New York City, Prosecutors, Department of, Secret Service, FBI, Attorneys, Trump, Democrat, Mar Locations: New York, Florida, Lago, New Jersey, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ He taught cops how to fight crypto crime. Now he's accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lin Rui-siang stands accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market, attempting to blackmail its users, and instructing others on how to evade anti-money-laundering investigators. Federal prosecutors say that he owned and operated Incognito Market, a dark web drug market selling heroin, cocaine, oxycodone, and other illicit substances. The DoJ said Lin used the pseudonyms "Pharoah" and "faro." The indictment claims that Lin closed the drug marketplace in or around March, and that he refused to return money stored in the "bank" to vendors and customers. The outlet said that "Pharoah" posted on a dark web market forum that its aim was to help users evade anti-money-laundering investigators.

Persons: —, Lin Rui, siang, Lin, John F, Lucia, Edward A, Caban Organizations: Service, Business, Department of Justice, Kennedy, WIRED, St, Lucia Police, Lucia Police Force, DoJ, Justice Department, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Food, Drug, Criminal Investigations, New York Police Department, NYPD Locations: Royal, faro

☆ US lawmakers call for DOJ, IOC investigations into Chinese doping before Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers took a diplomatic twist on Wednesday after US lawmakers called on the US Department of Justice and the International Olympic Committee to launch inquiries into the controversy. The Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned performance-enhancing substance, several months before the Tokyo Olympics – a tournament at which they were allowed to compete in, and went on to win medals at, according to a report from the New York Times released in coordination with German public broadcaster ARD. In a statement released Wednesday, the lawmakers called for an assessment as to whether the alleged doping was “state-sponsored,” adding that could warrant further diplomatic measures by the United States and the international community. CNN has reached out to the Department of Justice, the IOC and WADA for comment. Trimetazidine has the potential to boost endurance and has been banned by WADA since 2014.

Persons: ”, Raja Krishnamoorthi, John Moolenaar, WADA, “, ” WADA, Sarah Hirshland, Witold Banka, …, Trimetazidine, CHINADA Organizations: CNN, US Department of Justice, International Olympic Committee, Tokyo, New York Times, ARD, Olympic, Chinese Communist Party, Doping Agency, Department of Justice, IOC, European Medicines Agency, EMA, Canadian Olympic Committee, Paralympic, ”, CHINADA, Xinhua Locations: People’s Republic of China, Russia, United States, Paris, China, ”, trimetazidine

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: NVDA, LYV, SNOW
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Snowflake posted $829 million in revenue, while analysts polled by LSEG had called for $786 million. Adjusted earnings for the period came in at 14 cents a share, however, missing the consensus estimate by 4 cents. Beauty — The cosmetics maker added 3.4% after easily surpassing consensus forecasts from analysts surveyed by FactSet for the fiscal fourth quarter. posted 53 cents in earnings per share, excluding items, on $321.1 million in revenue, while analysts penciled in just 33 cents on $292.6 million in revenue. On top of that, LiveRamp offered firm revenue guidance for both the current quarter and full year.

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