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☆ Asia markets set for weak open as Wall Street rally fades
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Asia-Pacific markets are set for a weak open in the final week of June, following U.S. markets which snapped a multi-week winning streak Friday. In an early Monday note, CMC Markets analyst Tina Teng, wrote that "economic concerns took central stage again as recession fears mounted, with spiking rates in both Europe and the US rattling global markets." Over the weekend, Europe also saw a brief rebellion by the Wagner private military group in Russia, and markets are likely to be on edge. In Australia, futures for the S&P/ASX 200 were at 7,043, lower than the index's last close of 7,099.2. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index is also poised to fall, with futures at 18,764 compared to the HSI's close of 18,889.97.

Persons: Tina Teng, Wagner Organizations: CMC, Nikkei Locations: Asia, Pacific, U.S, Europe, Russia, Japan, Chicago, Osaka, Australia, Hong

☆ Oil climbs on concerns Russia political issues may impact supply
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Florence Tan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SINGAPORE, June 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Monday after a failed mutiny by Russian mercenaries over the weekend raised concerns about political instability in Russia and the potential impact on oil supply from one of the world's largest producers. Brent crude futures rose 95 cents, or 1.3%, to $74.80 a barrel by 2300 GMT on Sunday. However, the challenge has raised questions about President Vladimir Putin's grip on power and concerns about possible disruption of Russian oil supply. Goldman Sachs analysts said markets may price a moderately higher probability that domestic volatility in Russia leads to supply disruptions or has a sizable negative impact on oil supply in the future. "China's economic growth has been a nightmare for commodity markets, particularly in oil and industrial metals," CMC Markets analyst Tina Teng said in a note.

Persons: Brent, Wagner, Vladimir Putin's, Helima Croft, Putin, Goldman Sachs, WTI, Tina Teng, Florence Tan, Jamie Freed Organizations: . West Texas, RBC Capital Markets, White, U.S . Federal, CMC, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Russia, ., Moscow, Russian, Rostov

☆ Tina Turner to be honored by Patti LaBelle during the BET Awards on Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The legendary Tina Turner will receive a posthumous tribute this weekend as part of the 2023 BET Awards. Patti LaBelle is set to honor the late icon with a performance during the awards show that will capture “the essence of Turner’s unparalleled legacy,” according to a release from BET. This year’s BET Awards will also honor several other landmark entertainers. Past lifetime achievement award recipients have included Whitney Houston, Prince, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Samuel Jackson, Lionel Richie and New Edition. The BET Awards 2023 will air live on Sunday on BET at 8 p.m. ET/ PT from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Persons: Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Turner, Busta, Bia, Cutty Ranks, Dexta, Swizz Beatz, Whitney Houston, Queen Latifah, Mary J, Blige, Samuel Jackson, Lionel Richie Organizations: CNN, BET, Microsoft Theater, Paramount Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Cutty, Prince, Los Angeles

☆ Dollar rises as hawkish central banks dent risk sentiment, sterling slips
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Rae Wee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

While higher rates are typically supportive of currencies, the risk that they will trigger an economic downturn has pushed some investors to seek safe-haven assets like the U.S. dollar. The Turkish lira slid to a record low of 25.589 against the U.S. dollar, after the Turkey's central bank 650 basis points hike to 15% on Thursday missed expectations. In other currencies, the dollar rose broadly and stood near an over seven-month high against the yen at 142.90. The euro slipped 0.04% to $1.0950, while the U.S. dollar rose 0.05% against a basket of six major peers to 102.44. "Most of the Western central banks are now more hawkish than previously projected," said Tina Teng, market analyst at CMC Markets.

Persons: stoked, Sterling, BoE, Nick Bennenbroek, Jerome Powell, Tina Teng, Rae Wee, Sam Holmes Organizations: Federal Reserve, Bank of England, U.S ., Bank of Japan, U.S, Federal, Fed, Swiss National Bank, CMC Markets, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Wells Fargo

June 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second straight session and were headed for a weekly decline of more than 3% on Friday, as a higher-than-expected interest rate hike in Britain and warnings about looming rate rises in the U.S. ignited concerns over demand. An increase in the value of the dollar, which has risen 0.3% this week, can weigh on oil demand by making the fuel more expensive for holders of other currencies. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would move interest rates at a "careful pace" from here as policymakers edge towards ending their historic round of monetary policy tightening. Higher interest rates increase borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, which could slow economic growth and reduce oil demand. Fears of hikes by major central banks have clouded the fuel demand outlook for the rest of the year.

Persons: Brent, Tina Teng, Jerome Powell, Edward Moya, Arathy Somasekhar, Sonali Paul, Jamie Freed Organizations: U.S, West Texas, CMC, Bank of England, Energy Information Administration, Energy, OANDA, Thomson Locations: Britain, U.S

☆ Barry Diller Ends Talks to Sell The Daily Beast
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The media mogul Barry Diller has pulled The Daily Beast off the auction block. Mr. Diller, the chairman of the digital media company IAC, said on Friday that The Daily Beast — a digital tabloid known for its aggressive political and media coverage — is not for sale. Until recent days, according to people with knowledge of the talks, he had been in discussions about a deal with Ankler Media, a start-up that has earned a reputation for its unsparing coverage of Hollywood elites since Janice Min, a longtime magazine editor, co-founded it early last year. “We did have negotiations with The Ankler, but we have withdrawn from them,” Mr. Diller, 81, said in a statement. “The Daily Beast is not for sale.”He did not elaborate on his plans for The Daily Beast, a publication that the magazine editor Tina Brown first edited in 2008 and that has earned plaudits for its journalism.

Persons: Barry Diller, Diller, Janice Min, “, ” Mr, Tina Brown Organizations: IAC, Ankler Media, Daily

☆ How Liza Colón-Zayas, Everyone’s Favorite Line Cook From ‘The Bear,’ Cooks at Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Kathleen Squires | Photographs Laura Murray For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

THIS SUMMER, some well-deserved downtime is on the agenda for Liza Colón-Zayas. Over the past year, the actress made her Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated “Between Riverside and Crazy,” celebrated three decades as a member of the Labyrinth Theater Company and won critical acclaim for her portrayal of the prickly line cook Tina in FX on Hulu’s “The Bear.” In Season 2, which streams June 22, Tina attends culinary school. To prepare, Colón-Zayas worked with chef David Waltuck, whom she calls a “very patient, cool character.”

Persons: Liza Colón, Tony, ”, Tina, Zayas, David Waltuck Organizations: Broadway, Labyrinth Theater, Colón Locations: Zayas, Riverside

☆ Oil eases on uncertain demand, market eyes US inventory data
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jeslyn Lerh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Higher interest rates ultimately increase borrowing costs for consumers, which could slow economic growth and reduce oil demand. Oil prices held on to most of the previous session's gains as the market kept a lookout for fresh drivers, including signs of Chinese demand optimism and the latest U.S. inventory data. "China's economic rebound is still the focus of oil traders. More stimulus measures by the Chinese government could improve the oil demand outlook," said Tina Teng, markets analyst at CMC, adding that data next week on Chinese factory activity could steer oil price moves. Meanwhile, official inventory data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration is due later on Thursday.

Persons: Brent, Jerome Powell, Tina Teng, Jeslyn Lerh, Arathy Somasekhar, Sonali Paul Organizations: Inc, SINGAPORE, Federal, U.S, West Texas, CMC, U.S . Energy, Administration, American Petroleum Institute, Thomson

☆ A Britney Spears Jukebox Musical Hopes for #SeeBritney Energy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The book writer for “Once Upon a One More Time,” the Britney Spears jukebox musical opening on Broadway Thursday night, often returns to a memory from five years ago, when Spears sat in a Manhattan theater a few rows in front of him and watched an early reading of the show. “I was just watching her and it was like, ‘Is she going to like this?’” the writer, Jon Hartmere, said recently, recalling his relief whenever he saw Spears clap along or smile as one of her songs came on. “It was pure delight.”A campy fairy-tale spoof that sidesteps the bio-musical formula to focus on a cast of disillusioned Disney princesses and storybook protagonists, “Once Upon a One More Time” is the latest in a long line of jukebox musicals that have plumbed the catalogs of acts including Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner and the Temptations in pursuit of box office gold.

Persons: Britney Spears, Spears, Jon Hartmere, “, Frankie Valli, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner Organizations: “, Broadway, Disney Locations: Manhattan

NEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) - Oil futures fell about 2% in choppy trading on Tuesday on forecasts for slower growth of oil demand in China, the world's second-biggest oil consumer, and disappointment with the size of cuts in China's key lending rates. "Oil traders may need to see a materialised strong economic rebound in China to improve their outlook on oil demand," said Tina Teng at CMC Markets in Auckland. Higher interest rates ultimately increase borrowing costs for consumers, which could reduce oil demand by slowing economic growth. A stronger dollar makes crude more expensive for holders of other currencies, which can reduce oil demand. On the supply side, Iran's crude exports and oil output have hit new highs this year despite U.S. sanctions.

Persons: Brent, Edward Moya, Tina Teng, Thomas Barkin, Scott DiSavino, Noah Browning, Katya Golubkova, Andrew Hayley, David Goodman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: YORK, . West Texas, CMC Markets, China, Administration, Customs, . Federal Reserve, Richmond Fed, U.S ., Organization of, Petroleum, Thomson Locations: China, U.S, Auckland, Russia, New York, London, Tokyo, Beijing

☆ Oil rises as Chinese economic indicators offer mixed picture
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Noah Browning | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for July was down 3 cents from Friday's close at $71.75. The more active WTI crude contract for August delivery was up 10 cents from Friday at $72.03 per barrel. There was no settlement in the WTI contract on Monday due to a public holiday in the United States. "Oil traders may need to see a materialised strong economic rebound in China to improve their outlook on oil demand," said Tina Teng, a markets analyst at CMC Markets in Auckland. Higher interest rates reduce appetite for spending and can drive down oil demand.

Persons: Brent, Tina Teng, Katya Golubkova, Andrew Hayley, Kim Coghill, Jason Neely, Louise Heavens Organizations: . West Texas, CMC Markets, China National Petroleum, Organization of, Petroleum, Thomson Locations: China, United States, Auckland, Russia, Moscow, Tokyo, Beijing

TOKYO/BEIJING, June 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped on Tuesday after China cut benchmark lending rates less than some expected, sowing further concern over the oil demand outlook in the world's largest crude importer. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for July was down 99 cents from Friday's close at $70.79. The more active WTI crude contract for August delivery was down 71 cents from Friday at $71.22 per barrel. "The rate cuts ... were widely expected, hence it did not offer a bullish push to the oil markets," said Tina Teng, a markets analyst at CMC Markets in Auckland. "Oil traders may need to see a materialized strong economic rebound in China to improve their outlook on oil demand," Teng said.

Persons: Brent, Tina Teng, Teng, Jerome Powell, Katya Golubkova, Andrew Hayley, Jamie Freed, Tom Hogue Organizations: . West Texas, CMC Markets, European Central Bank, . Federal, Organization of, Petroleum, OPEC, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, BEIJING, China, United States, Auckland, Russia, Moscow, OPEC, Nigeria, Iran, Venezuela, Tokyo, Beijing

☆ New V&A show 'DIVA' salutes and studies top stars
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Elton John's 50th birthday costumes are seen on display at DIVA, an exhibition celebrating the power and creativity of iconic performers, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, Britain June 19, 2023. Titled "DIVA", the exhibition features some 60 costumes and 250 items from screen sirens and stage stars from the 19th century to today, many displayed for the first time. "Some of this goes all the way back to the turn of the century, 1900, you know opera singers, silent film stars. It uses the objects to recount the creation of the diva, delving into personal stories and looking at performers' activism and sway on social issues, including equality and civil rights. "The diva has a strong sense of self, an attitude and knowing... how to use their voice," lead curator Kate Bailey said.

Persons: Elton John's, Anna Gordon LONDON, Victoria, Marilyn Monroe, Maria Callas, Franco Zeffirelli's, Bob Mackie's, Tina Turner, Cher, Elton John's Louis XIV, Janelle Monae's, Mackie, Kate Bailey, Hanna Rantala, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Victoria, Albert Museum, REUTERS, Royal Opera House, nk, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

A number of major banks have cut their 2023 gross domestic product growth forecasts for China after May data last week showed the post-COVID recovery in the world's second-largest economy was faltering. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by 8 to 687 in the week to June 16, lowest since April 2022. , , . Earlier this month, OPEC+ had agreed on a new oil output deal. The group's biggest producer Saudi Arabia also pledged to make a deep cut to its output in July. Reporting by Katya Golubkova in Tokyo and Emily Chow in Singapore; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brent, Tina Teng, PBOC, Edward Moya, Moya, Igor Sechin, Sechin, Katya Golubkova, Emily Chow, Tom Hogue Organizations: NK Rosneft, U.S, West Texas, People's Bank of China's, CMC Markets, Reuters, of, Petroleum, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, United States, China, U.S, Russia, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Tokyo, Singapore

☆ Egypt Spars With Dutch Museum Over Ancient History
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Vivian Yee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A new Dutch museum exhibit declares, “Egypt is a part of Africa,” which might strike most people who have seen a map of the world as an uncontroversial statement. But the show at the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden goes beyond geography. It explores the tradition of Black musicians — Beyoncé, Tina Turner, Nas and others — drawing inspiration and pride from the idea that ancient Egypt was an African culture. The exhibit is framed as a useful corrective to centuries of cultural erasure of Africans. And some feel that it is their culture and history that are being erased in the Western quest to correct historical racism.

Persons: — Beyoncé, Tina Turner, Nas Organizations: National Museum of Antiquities, Facebook Locations: Egypt, Africa, Leiden, African, United States, Netherlands, East, North Africa

☆ How Local Officials Seek Revenge on Their Hometown Newspapers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Emily Flitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two of the most powerful women in the village of Delhi in central New York sat face to face in a brick building on Main Street for what would become a fight over the First Amendment. It was the fall of 2019. Tina Molé, the top elected official in Delaware County, was demanding that Kim Shepard, the publisher of The Reporter, the local newspaper, “do something” about what Ms. Molé saw as the paper’s unfair coverage of the county government. Ms. Shepard stood her ground. Not long after, Ms. Molé struck where it would hurt The Reporter the most: its finances.

Persons: Tina Molé, Kim Shepard, Molé, Shepard Locations: Delhi, New York, Delaware County

☆ Scathing Report on Police Leaves Minneapolis Reeling 3 Years After Floyd Murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Ernesto Londoño | Dan Simmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The wounds of Minneapolis are far from healed. Veterans of the city’s Police Department, which has lost more than 300 officers, say they are running on fumes, weary from patrolling under a cloud of suspicion. Three years after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, a Department of Justice report released on Friday concluded that the city’s Police Department was plagued by unlawful conduct, discrimination and mismanagement. In some ways, it was meant as an answer to the death of Mr. Floyd and to years of complaints about policing in this city of 425,000. But the devastating report seemed to bring little closure in Minneapolis, where many remain traumatized and riven by mistrust.

Persons: T.J, Johnson, George Floyd, Floyd, —, Tina Smith Organizations: Veterans, city’s Police Department, Justice, Democrat Locations: Minneapolis, South Minneapolis

☆ Robert Gottlieb, Eminent Editor From le Carré to Clinton, Dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Unlike his revered and formal predecessor, who wore jackets and ties, saw people by appointment and was addressed as “Mr. Easing the apprehensions of many New Yorker aficionados, he made few and mostly minor changes over five years. New critics were hired, and Talk of the Town commentaries were opened to more writers and were no longer written anonymously. In 1992, Tina Brown, the British editor of Vanity Fair, replaced Mr. Gottlieb in an amicable transition and introduced splashy changes. “I can write perfectly well — anybody who’s educated can write perfectly well.

Persons: Mr, Shawn, ” Mr, Gottlieb, “, ”, Raymond Bonner, Judith Thurman, Diane Ackerman, Robert Stone, Richard Ford, Tina Brown, Eustace Tilley Organizations: Yorker, Knopf, The New York Observer Locations: Central, British

CNN —The armorer on the set of the movie “Rust” likely was hungover when she loaded a prop gun used by actor Alec Baldwin that fired a live round of ammunition during a rehearsal, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, prosecutors said in a court filing. Witnesses told investigators Hannah Gutierrez Reed “was drinking heavily and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the shooting of Rust,” prosecutors said in the Friday filing. Gutierrez Reed will plead not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the October 2021 shooting, an attorney for her has said. A final decision on charges against Baldwin would be made before August 8, prosecutors said in the Friday filing. Through their respective attorneys, both Gutierrez Reed and Halls accused Baldwin of deflecting blame onto others.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, Hannah Gutierrez Reed “, ”, Gutierrez, Gutierrez Reed’s, Gutierrez Reed, Joel Souza, Jason Bowles, ” Bowles, “, Baldwin, ” Kari Morrissey, Jason Lewis, Mr, Luke Nikas, Alex Spiro, Hannah, Jae C, CNN’s Chloe Melas, Dave Halls, ” Baldwin, Hutchins ’, Baldwin –, Matthew Hutchins, “ Rust ” Organizations: CNN, ” CNN Locations: Mexico, Santa Fe , New Mexico, New Mexico, Montana

☆ Denver, Colorado, mass shooting leaves at least 9 people injured, police say, soon after Nuggets' NBA title win
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Tina Burnside | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —At least nine people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Denver, police said, as crowds gathered to celebrate the Nuggets’ first NBA championship. Of nine people shot, three are in critical condition, and the rest are believed to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The gunfire was reported in the 2000 block of Market Street, police said, near the intersection with 20th Street. Hundreds of fans had packed the intersection and surrounding streets to celebrate the NBA title, video shows. Denver police early Tuesday investigate a shooting that left at least nine people injured.

Persons: Nuggets ’, ” Organizations: CNN, Nuggets, NBA, Miami Heat, Police, Denver Locations: Denver

☆ Delta Airlines plane slide accidentally deploys after plane diverted to Salt Lake City
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Tina Burnside | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —An inflatable emergency slide accidentally deployed inside of a Delta Air Lines plane while on the ground at Salt Lake International Airport on Saturday. “Delta flight 520, operating from New York-JFK to Los Angeles-LAX, diverted to Salt Lake City due to a maintenance issue,” said an airline spokesperson in a statement issued to CNN on Sunday. “While on the ground, the same aircraft’s slide was deployed by accident.”No emergency landing was declared, nor did the plane divert due to the slide, according to the statement. The spokesperson said there were 168 passengers on board the B767-300 plane at the time of the incident. It landed at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday evening without further incident“We apologize for the delay to their travel plans.

Persons: ” Organizations: CNN, Delta Air Lines, Salt Lake International, LAX, Los Angeles International Locations: Salt, New York, JFK, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City

☆ SPLC Puts Moms on Its ‘Hate Map’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Tiffany Justice | Tina Descovich | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As protests erupted outside a Glendale, Calif., school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom on June 6, 2023, opponents highlighted their concerns about teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with children. Images: The Orange County Register via AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyWe started Moms for Liberty in 2021 because we served as school board members and we saw parental rights were under attack. Kids were locked out of schools and later subjected to mask and vaccine mandates. For every vocal parent it seems there were a hundred who would say: “Thanks for fighting. I’d lose my job if I spoke up, but I am so glad you are.”

Persons: Mark Kelly, I’d, ” Organizations: AP, Zuma, Liberty Locations: Glendale, Calif, Orange

☆ Online College Classes Are Making the Student Debt Crisis Worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

She applied and was accepted to the online program in 2020. In exchange for expanding course offerings and recruiting students, OPMs receive a big chunk of the tuition revenue from the online programs, which usually cost the same as in-person schooling. While it's not always the case, many experts and grads told me that OPMs were offering online students a worse education for a sky-high price. A third-party provider to those schools, 2U signs a contract to offer services such as recruiting and technology to boost online enrollment. OPMs have helped fuel the student debt crisis, saddling may students with tens of thousands of dollars worth of debt and an uncertain future.

Persons: Iola Favell, Favell, Rossier, Zavareei, USC Rossier, OPMs, it's, grads, Eric Rothschild, John Katzman, Katzman, Clare McCann, McCann, —, Aaron Ament, Barack Obama, That's, STEFANI REYNOLDS, Helen Drinan, Cabrini University —, Drinan, Democratic Sens, Elizabeth Warren, Tina Smith, Sherrod Brown, Pearson, Rosa DeLauro, Virginia Foxx, Ament Organizations: University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education, USC, Student Defense, Zavareei LLP, US, Education Department upended, Education Department, Arnold Ventures, OPM, Office, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street, Canyon University, Grand Canyon, Century Foundation, Getty, Cabrini University, Simmons University, Democratic, GAO, Republican, GOP, Universities, Protection, Consumer Financial, Bureau Locations: California, Georgetown, —, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts

☆ In a Year of Capitol Feuds, Oregon Has a Political Breakdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The bill passed, and Mr. Findley was targeted with a recall effort by hard-line members of his party, who argued that he should have joined the walkout. That recall effort failed, but it has contributed to Mr. Findley’s concern that there is a shrinking number of lawmakers who are willing to debate and compromise. “We can’t all run out the door if we don’t agree with the viewpoints,” he said. After a previous Republican walkout in 2019, the governor at the time, Kate Brown, unsuccessfully tried to have state troopers round up the lawmakers and force their return. The latest tactic, proposed by Democratic lawmakers, is a $325-a-day fine imposed on absentees, equivalent to their daily pay.

Persons: Findley, ”, Kate Brown, Tina Kotek, Ms, Lieber Organizations: Republican, Democratic

CNN —A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to his involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been sentenced to life in prison, Florida court records show. Judge Jose E. Martinez handed down the sentence to Rodolphe Jaar on Friday during a 10-minute hearing in Miami. He was arrested in the Dominican Republic and extradited to the United States in January 2022. Authorities have said that dozens of people were involved in the assassination, including 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans. Jaar provided funds used to acquire weapons, provided food and lodging to other co-conspirators, and provided funding to bribe Haitian officials responsible for Moise’s security, according to the plea agreement.

Persons: Jovenel Moise, Jose E, Martinez, Rodolphe Jaar, Jaar, Moise, Frank Schwartz, Mario Palacios Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Haitian Locations: Chilean, Florida, Miami, United States, Haiti, South Florida, Dominican Republic

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