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☆ Trump supporters convicted of bringing guns to Philadelphia after 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — Two Donald Trump supporters who traveled to Philadelphia with guns after the 2020 presidential election were convicted on weapons charges on Wednesday, but acquitted on three election-related counts. Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta, both of Virginia, were arrested in Philadelphia on Nov. 5, 2020, near the Philadelphia Convention Center, where votes were being counted following the presidential election. A judge convicted both Macias and LaMotta on gun charges on Wednesday, but the duo were acquitted on the election-related counts, according to Lauren Mayk of NBC10 in Philadelphia, who was in the courtroom. The pair had faced three elections-related charges: interference with primaries/elections, hindering performance of duty, and conspiracy-interference with primaries/elections. The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said it believed the case was the most serious state election-related prosecution in Pennsylvania that grew out of the 2020 election.

☆ Trans Twitch streamer Keffals is ready to return home after Kiwi Farms
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The internet archive site Wayback Machine removed Kiwi Farms from its records, and Google delisted it from search results. After Cloudflare stopped servicing it, Kiwi Farms moved to Russian servers, where it was quickly shuttered again when web-hosting provider DDos-Guard also terminated services. It’s so important to be able to collaborate with other trans streamers of that size.”Sorrenti poses at Hasan Piker's TwitchCon booth. NBC NewsAnnie Roberts, a Twitch ambassador, noted the increase of the trans streamers on the platform in recent years. She became even closer to the creators who moderate her channel and make up her executive staff, because they too were doxxed by Kiwi Farms users for working with her.

☆ New York Comic Con tries to get back to normal in a world changed by Covid
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cosplayers dressed in Mandalorian armor and Black Widow pose for a photo during Day 4 of New York Comic Con 2021 at Jacob Javits Center on October 10, 2021 in New York City. (NEW YORK — New York Comic Con isn't quite what it was before the pandemic. But it's still a way off from the approximately 250,000 fans who attended the New York event in 2019. ReedPop, the company that owns New York Comic Con, is fine with being conservative two years after the coronavirus forced organizers to make the event entirely virtual. The virus is still around, so Covid masks will still be required at all times indoors this year, although fans won't need to present proof of vaccination.

☆ Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee interviewing Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, moderates a pannel discussion titled "When did World War III Begin? The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is interviewing Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, NBC News reported Thursday morning. Virginia Thomas, who goes by Ginni, arrived at a Capitol Hill office building flanked by security, NBC reported. A spokeswoman for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment. Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., previously confirmed that the panel would interview Ginni Thomas this week.

☆ A Marriott resort in Tennessee will pay $630,000 after allegations it discriminated against 250 Black, Asian, and female job applicants
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The DOL says an investigation found a Marriott resort discriminated against Black, Asian, and female job applicants. The hotel and conference center will pay $630,000 to settle the allegations, which it didn't admit to or deny. The apparent offences occurred between August 2018 and August 2020 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. It said that the Gaylord Opryland entered into an early resolution conciliation agreement without admitting or denying the allegations. Raymond Boyd/Getty ImagesThe Gaylord Opryland is part of Marriott's Gaylord Hotels brand, which consists of five large, upmarket hotels, with a sixth set to open in 2025.

☆ The gigantic moon hotel that could be built in Dubai
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The team behind Moon World Resorts reckon so too – sort of. Courtesy Moon World Resorts Inc. Moon World Resorts is a licensing company, so Henderson envisages licensing each Moon World Resort to licensees with cash to splash. The UAE, and specifically Dubai, has been pinpointed by the company as a “front runner” for the opening of the first Moon World resort. Moon funCofounder Michael Henderson suggests Moon World Resorts could be a more affordable alternative to space tourism.

Visitors walk past a screen with the logo of Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos JassoMEXICO CITY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) voted on Monday to fire president Mauricio Claver-Carone, a person with knowledge of the vote said, after an investigation showed the only American president in the bank’s 62-year history had an intimate relationship with a subordinate. The senior-most body of Latin America's largest development bank began voting late on Thursday and reached the required quorum and majority vote just after midday on Monday, the source told Reuters, adding that nominations for Claver-Carone's replacement were expected begin as early as next week. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Cassandra Garrison in Mexico City and Andrea Shalal in WashingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Claver-Carone denied in an interview with Reuters on Monday that he ever had an intimate relationship with the staffer and said he was planning legal action against the bank. Cuban-American Claver-Carone was nominated for a five-year term then-President Donald Trump and took office in October 2020. He is planning legal action against the bank, he told Reuters. Claver-Carone told Reuters he did so because the phone contained confidential texts from world leadersHe said he felt let down by the U.S. government. "I've never felt so betrayed by my country," Claver-Carone told Reuters, saying he had never been told by the bank's legal counsel what to expect from the investigative process.

☆ The Fed's fight against inflation could cost the US 1.2 million jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Alicia Wallace | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Assuming no change in the labor force, that would mean around 1.2 million more people will be unemployed. "And it's really, at this point, like telling the tide not to come in -- to expect the labor market to soften." As the unemployment rate rises, workers lose bargaining power for higher wages and households pull back on spending. Powell has said that prolonged and entrenched high inflation would be even worse than moderate increases in the unemployment rate. "If we want to set ourselves up, light the way to another period of a very strong labor market, we have got to get inflation behind us.

REUTERS/Carlos JassoWASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank's board of directors voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend removing President Mauricio Claver-Carone after an independent ethics investigation found misconduct, three sources familiar with the vote said. Reuters reported on Wednesday that the board was nearing consensus on a vote to fire Claver-Carone. Termination of Claver-Carone, a nominee of former U.S. President Donald Trump, requires a majority of the total voting power of the governing board. The bank's three largest shareholders - the United States, Argentina and Brazil, together hold nearly 53% of the voting power. This had "undermined confidence in Claver-Carone's trustworthiness and ability to lead a rules-based multilateral development institution," the source added.

☆ Trump has failed to show he declassified docs seized from Mar-a-Lago, DOJ tells appeals court
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The DOJ lawyers added that Trump "is now resisting" a request by a court-appointed special master for him to provide evidence that he declassified records that were seized. But in Tuesday's court conference, Dearie expressed skepticism toward Trump's lawyers about which, if any, of the seized Mar-a-Lago records had been declassified, NBC News reported. Unless Trump's lawyers could provide evidence to dispute that stance, "As far as I'm concerned, that's the end of it," Dearie said. Court documents also revealed that the FBI found four dozen empty folders marked "CLASSIFIED" during the raid. "Those notes could certainly contain privileged information," Trump's lawyers wrote.

☆ EXCLUSIVE IDB board sees 'emerging consensus' that Claver-Carone should be removed - source
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Carlos JassoWASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank's board of directors is reaching an "emerging consensus" that its president Mauricio Claver-Carone should be removed after an independent ethics investigation, a source familiar with the process told Reuters. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA decision by the board of directors could come in "days, not weeks," with the final decision up to the bank's board of governors, the source added. The 14-member board met for a third day about the matter on Wednesday, joined by representatives from all 48 member countries. Claver-Carone and the staffer have both denied the allegations in general terms. The Washington-based IDB is a development bank that, while far smaller than the International Monetary Fund or World Bank, is a major provider of development funding in Latin America.

REUTERS/Carlos JassoMEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - An independent investigation found evidence that the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) chief, Mauricio Claver-Carone, engaged in an intimate relationship with a staffer, in a review by an outside firm prompted by whistleblower allegations, two sources briefed on the probe told Reuters. The findings of the months-long investigation were presented by legal firm Davis Polk to the bank's directors on Monday. It was solicited by the IDB to investigate allegations leveled against Claver-Carone in a whistleblower email at the end of March. A relationship between Claver-Carone and someone he directly managed at the bank would appear to violate the IDB's ethics code. The staffer, in written testimony submitted to investigators, denied "all allegations that suggest any violation of the staff code" and said she had not received any written notification of any allegations.

☆ F1 is the biggest party weekend of the year in Singapore, but it'll easily set you back thousands of dollars. We broke down the prices.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix is taking place from September 30 to October 2. Around 268,000 fans attended the 2019 F1 Singapore Grand Prix — the second-highest on record since the 2008 inaugural race, race organizer Singapore GP told local news outlet The Straits Times. Here's how much it'll cost you to party big during F1 weekend in Singapore. The Marina Bay skyline as viewed from Marina Bay Sands. 4FR/Getty ImagesLAVO, an Italian restaurant also on the MBS rooftop, is holding a Race Weekend Party Brunch.

☆ Biden says he plans to run for reelection in 2024, but here's one reporter's lesson from 2008 on why anything is possible
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He said there was no chance of him becoming vice president. They're real," Biden told me that afternoon. Mark Bowden later asked Biden, then vice president, in his West Wing office about that marathon quote. "That was absolutely, positively true when I said it," Biden told him. I never, never, never, never aspired to be vice president.

Earnings are a bit more subdued this week, but a number of Club stocks are in the news for other reasons. Here's our take on four headlines and whether they impact our investment thesis for each company. Meta Platforms The news: Meta Platforms (META) said Tuesday it successfully raised $10 billion in its first-ever corporate bond deal. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

☆ Mexican union calls for U.S. probe into alleged labor abuses at Panasonic plant
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-18 | by ( Daina Beth Solomon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"They were given a contract they didn't even know about," Moreno said of the Panasonic deal with rival union SIAMARM. The dispute at Panasonic grew out of a vote last year in which workers rejected their union contract. Labor authorities then scheduled a vote April 21-22 for workers to choose between two other unions vying to take over the contract - SNITIS and SIAMARM. However, SNITIS says Panasonic signed a contract with SIAMARM ahead of the April election and began to withhold union dues from worker paychecks. SIAMARM, part of one of Mexico's biggest labor groups, the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), could not be reached for comment.

☆ Made Men: A photo tour of the most notorious sites of New York Mafia history – and what they look like now
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-23 | by ( Andrew Lichtenstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

Andrew Lichtenstein for InsiderManhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, on the western edge of Midtown, got its name from its crowded tenements. On March, 13, 2019, Gambino family crime boss Frankie Cali was shot dead in the driveway outside his Todt Hill home. Andrew Lichtenstein for InsiderThe service road to the Belt Parkway runs through the northern edge of the Brighton Beach neighborhood. John Gotti's Family Home, Howard Beach, QueensThe home where John Gotti, the leader of the Gambino crime family. It's here that John Gotti, the leader of the Gambino crime family and thus the 'Godfather' of the American mafia, lived and raised his family.

☆ Insider Life: Digital nomad invasion — 'Free' Botox — Tiffany revival
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-16 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As "digital nomads" flock to far-flung destinations to set up shop, they're leaving a negative impact in their wake. Set JetAn aviation firm is giving travelers a taste of the high life by offering private-jet flights for as low as $450. For the first time in a decade, the Las Vegas Strip has a new casino — and this one is a $4.3 billion crypto-friendly resort. Resorts World Las Vegas, which opened June 24, has tech-forward amenities like "cashless wagering," and a tunnel that connects it to the Las Vegas Convention Center via Teslas. This summer, well-off travelers are turning to nature — and everything from luxury campsites to Gucci are jumping on the trend.

☆ The Boring Company are un nou proiect; Elon Musk își propune să fluidizeze traficul prin tuneluri
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Sursa foto: euronews.comThe Boring Company are un nou proiect; Elon Musk își propune să fluidizeze traficul prin tuneluriElon Musk pe lângă Tesla și SpaceX, deține și The Boring Company, care are un nou proiect. The Boring Company își propune să fluidizeze traficul prin tuneluri. Tunelul a fost construit pe sub Convention Center din Las Vegas și va fi lansat oficial luna viitoare. Musk își propune să folosească doar mașini autonome. La Miami ar urma să fie construit un nou tunel pe sub oraș.

Persons: Tesla, The Boring, Musk Organizations: Boring, The Boring, The Locations: Boring Company, Las Vegas, Miami

☆ National Pizza Day 2024: Some absurd facts and delicious tidbits
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-09 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —It’s National Pizza Day – so let’s wrap ourselves in the warm, gooey embrace of cheese, settle into a heavenly array of toppings and chomp down on some delectable crust. Still to come: National Cheese Pizza Day (September 5), National Pepperoni Pizza Day (September 20), National Pizza Month (October) and National Sausage Pizza Day (October 11). Here are some absurd pizza facts, helpful tips and strong opinions to fuel your munching:Italy divided over new pineapple pizza2024 might be the year that pineapple pizza cracks Italy, thanks to Gino Sorbillo. People love setting pizza recordsCooks work inside the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 18, 2023, to create the world's largest pizza. Here are just a few:World’s largest pizza: In Los Angeles, Pizza Hut and YouTube star Airrack set a new record for the world’s largest pizza, coming in at 13,990 square feet.

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