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☆ Texas construction workers protest after Greg Abbott axed mandated water breaks, calling it 'the law that kills'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Greg Abbott signed a law nixing mandated water breaks across the state. Now construction workers and their allies are protesting the move, calling it "the law that kills." As a result, construction workers and their allies are calling it "the law that kills," the Texas Tribune reports. "We really need to be allowed to work without problems, without any barriers," Luz Martínez, a Texas construction employee who was at the protest, told the Texas Tribune. There have been 42 heat-related workplace deaths in Texas since 2011, the most of any state, according to the Texas Tribune.

Persons: Greg Abbott, —, Luz Martínez, Abbott, Felipe Pascual, Pascual Organizations: Texas Gov, Service, Privacy, Workers, Gov, Texas Tribune, ABC, CNN, Occupational Health, Safety Administration, New York Times Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon, Houston

☆ These are America’s 10 worst states to live and work in for 2023, and there's a big surprise at the very bottom
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

By the numbers, these are America's worst states to live and work in for 2023. 2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 129 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: D) Strengths: Air Quality, Childcare, Worker Protections Weaknesses: Inclusiveness, Reproductive Rights9. 2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 113 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: D-) Strength: Crime Rate Weaknesses: Childcare, Inclusiveness6. 2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 98 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: F) Strength: Air Quality Weaknesses: Voting Rights, Reproductive Rights, Crime4. 2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 75 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: F) Strength: Air Quality Weaknesses: Reproductive Rights, Health, Voting Rights1.

Persons: Roe, Wade, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Ron DeSantis, Daniel A, Varela, DeSantis, Benjamin Krain, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Douglas Mason, Indiana Matt Carr, Cangelosi, Nichole, Emily Curiel, Jim Watson, Willie B, Thomas, Digitalvision, Scott Zdon, John Bel Edwards, Oklahoma Dr, Franz Theard, Paul Ratje, Brandon Bell Organizations: Business, North Carolina Governor, CNBC, Florida, Florida Florida Gov, HB, Mater Academy Charter, School, Miami Herald, Getty, White, Northern Illinois University, Sunshine, Arkansas Little Rock Police Department, FBI, United Health Foundation, Health, Tennessee, Bonnaroo Music, Arts Festival, Getty Images Tennessee, Indiana, Stone, Hoosier, Missouri, Country Club, Kansas City Star, Tribune, Service, Emily Curiel | Kansas, Star, Reproductive, Alabama Voters, Beulah Baptist, AFP, Alabama, Center, Election Innovation, Research, South Carolina Senior, Gov, Reproductive Clinic, Washington, Washington Post, Texas, Texas State Capitol Locations: States, Florida, Texas, Florida Florida, Hialeah Gardens , Florida, Little Rock , Arkansas, Arkansas, Manchester , Tennessee, Louisiana, Mill Creek, Emily Curiel |, Montgomery , Alabama, Carolina, Oklahoma, Santa Teresa , New Mexico, Austin , Texas

☆ Fact Check-Macron and Tinubu photos altered to show Obi
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The original photos depicted Nigerian President Bola Tinubu with Macron. However, photos spreading on social media purporting to show Macron beside Obi appear to have been altered, despite users sharing them as if authentic here and here . “Peter Obi with French President, Emmanuel Macron, at the Paris summit in France,” one post reads here . An online search for the images reveals they originally depicted the French President with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at a State Banquet on June 22. Photos edited to show Peter Obi with Emmanuel Macron originally featured Nigerian President Bola Tinubu with the French president.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu, Macron, Obi, “ Peter Obi, ”, Tinubu, Tinubu’s, Nigeria’s, Read Organizations: Anambra State Governor, Macron, Twitter, Nigerian Tribune, Reuters Locations: Anambra, Nigeria, Paris, France

☆ Texas A&M Celebrated a New Journalism Director. Then Came the Complaints.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Stephanie Saul | More About Stephanie Saul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kathleen McElroy, who had recently served as the director of the University of Texas’s School of Journalism, was thrilled to embark on a new assignment: running a similar program at her alma mater, Texas A&M University. Dr. McElroy, who once worked as an editor at The New York Times, said she was notified by the university’s interim dean of liberal arts, José Luis Bermúdez, of political pushback over her appointment. “I said, ‘What’s wrong?’” Dr. McElroy recalled in an interview. “He said, ‘You’re a Black woman who was at The New York Times and, to these folks, that’s like working for Pravda.’” Dr. McElroy left The Times in 2011. She elected to return to her tenured position at the University of Texas.

Persons: Kathleen McElroy, . McElroy, José Luis Bermúdez, “, ‘, Dr, McElroy, ’ Organizations: University of Texas’s School of Journalism, M University, The New York Times, Pravda, Times, University of Texas, The Texas Tribune Locations: mater , Texas

☆ James Lewis: Man convicted of extortion following Tylenol deaths has died
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Chris Boyette | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —James Lewis, who was convicted of extortion for promising to stop the 1982 Tylenol poisonings for $1 million – but denied he was behind the seven deaths, has been found dead, police said Monday. The Massachusetts man served time for sending Johnson & Johnson a letter in 1982 vowing he’d stop the killings that set off panic. The unsolved Chicago-area deaths occurred after the over-the-counter Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules were laced with potassium cyanide. Johnson & Johnson, parent of the drug maker, McNeil, was credited for its aggressiveness in recalling the product and its openness in dealing with the killings, and the product quickly bounced back in sales. No one has been charged in the deaths, but Lewis was under periodic police attention.

Persons: James Lewis, Johnson, he’d, McNeil, Lewis, he’s Organizations: CNN, The Chicago Tribune, FBI, Investigators Locations: Massachusetts, Cambridge, Chicago, Boston

☆ From Taylor Swift to the World Cup, travelers are paying big bucks to catch overseas games and shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Evelyn Chen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

When Taylor Swift's Eras tour rolls into Singapore next year, Rjay Ignacio said he'll be there — whether he has a ticket or not. "If I'm not able to get a ticket, I'm still going to Singapore," he said. He said he would only travel "for Taylor … I'm a big fan." Swifties, or Taylor Swift fans, spend an average of $1,330 on tickets, food and travel, according to the research company QuestionPro. To avoid facing an "astronomical price surge," Jakarta resident Wid said one of his friends booked a hotel in Singapore before Swift's tour tickets even went on sale.

Persons: Taylor, Rjay Ignacio, he'll, Taylor Swift, I'm, Ignacio, Taylor …, Farhan Abrol, Kanyarat Teawprasong, Swift, Armando L, Sanchez, Lionel Richie, Harvey Cohen, Wid, Nan Palmero, I'd Organizations: Deloitte, Wimbledon, CNBC Travel, Austin City Limits Music, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Service, Swift's, Qatar Airways, FIFA, Accor Locations: Singapore, Asia, Pasig City, Philippines, YOLO, Francisco, Bangkok, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Las Vegas, Chicago's Grant, Bahamas, United States, Navan, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Jakarta, Doha

☆ Opinion: The election that couldn’t happen in high school
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —In the classic 1999 film, “Election,” the high school student government vote has everything: naked ambition, campaign poster shredding, ballot manipulation, infidelity and more. But what the gifted writer Tom Perotta likely couldn’t imagine was an election in which two unpopular candidates square off for president. That doesn’t happen in high school, even in a satirical movie. The president supports stripping that state of its first-in-the-nation primary status in favor of South Carolina, the state that energized Biden’s 2020 campaign. “In the runup to the 2024 elections, Democrats plan to put the Supreme Court on trial,” wrote David Mark.

Persons: Reese Witherspoon, Tracy Flick, ” Matthew Broderick, Jim McAllister, Tracy, Tom Perotta, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Harry Enten, “, Julian Zelizer, ” Biden, Biden, specter, … ” Dana Summers, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, — Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, George H.W, Bush —, Kennedy, ”, MAGA, Sen, Lindsey Graham’s, Trump’s, Dean Obeidallah, Graham, Michael Flynn, Flynn, Peter Bergen, Erik German, Bill Bramhall, ” “ Flynn, ‘, America’s, …, Geoff Duncan, Drew Sheneman, Roe, Wade, David Mark, … ” Lisa Benson, GoComics.com, Biden romped, Jack Ohman, Kara Alaimo, Coles Whalen, ’, Alice Driver, Clay Jones, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Meta, David Zurawik, Victoria, Olesya Khromeychuk, Victoria Amelina, Andrei Kartapolov, Sharp, ” Khromeychuk, ” Don’t, Sheikh Mohammed Al, Issa, David A, Nicole Hemmer, Jill Filipovic, Sonia Pruitt, Lynda Lin Grigsby, Sara Stewart, Jharrel Jerome, Boots Riley, Holly Thomas, Phoebe Waller, Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford, He’s, goddaughter Helena, Archimedes, Jones, Waller Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Trump, Biden, Agency, Republicans, RFK Jr, New, ”, FBI, Economic, Republican National, Republican Party, GOP, Democratic, McKinsey & Company, Twitter, Facebook, Russian Duma Defense, Hollywood, “, Indy Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, ” Bergen, German, Davos, Georgia, California, “, Russian, Ukrainian, Kramatorsk, Ukraine, New York, Donetsk, Auschwitz, Here’s, Oakland , California

A recent report in the Wall Street Journal that Elon Musk uses ketamine at parties could prompt an investigation into his security clearance, two attorneys who specialize in national security law told Insider. Drug use is typically grounds for the government to yank someone's security clearance, the two national security attorneys told Insider. Security clearance applicants are specifically required to disclose whether they have used ketamine on SF-86, the standard application form used to apply for a clearance. Edmunds, the security clearance attorney, said that in his experience, there is a "very prevalent" double standard for security clearance infractions, wherein defense contracting executives and higher-ranking government officials receive more permissive treatment than their subordinates. Musk boosts the benefits of drug useAfter the Rogan incident, Musk told "60 Minutes" that he didn't regularly smoke pot.

Persons: Elon, Joe Rogan's, Musk, yank, Dan Meyer, Tully, Alan Edmunds, Meyer, Doug Hurley, Bob Behnken, Joe Burbank, SpaceX's, Spirit AeroSystems, Leonardo, Edmunds, Mark Zaid, Marijuana, Rogan, It's, Tesla, Sam Altman Organizations: Street, NASA, Air Force, Elon, SpaceX, Tesla, The Defense Department, Bloomberg, CNBC, National Reconnaissance Office, Space Force, Kennedy Space Center, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Service, Getty, Defense Department, National Intelligence, Defense Counterintelligence, Security Agency, Spirit, Terran, FDA, Washington Post, Politico, New York Times, Twitter Locations: Florida, United States

☆ She's an 'Alien Superstar' — and now she's in housing. Beyoncé joins Kelly Rowland and the city of Houston in support of a new affordable development.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Beyoncé Knowles is teaming up with Kelly Rowland and Houston officials to support a housing project. It was unclear if Knowles and Rowland are investing in the project. However, Knowles and Rowland are among the few that have taken their real estate interests beyond the glitz and glamor of purchasing luxurious homes. With more buyers moving into the area, home prices and rents have surged as residents compete for housing. Given that statistic, he said he's "grateful" for the Knowles and Rowland project.

Persons: Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, —, Knowles, Rowland —, Kennedy Sessions, Rowland, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Queen Latifah, they're, Harris, Lina Hidalgo, Joe Biden's, Houston Pastor, Rudy Rasmus, he's Organizations: Houston, Service, American, Harris County, Hollywood, NBA, Golden Globe, Coalition, Homeless, Census Bureau, Texas Tribune Locations: Houston, Harris County, Midtown, Harris, America

☆ 7 of Twitter's most followed users have jumped onto Threads: 'May this platform have good vibes'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ellen DeGeneres is currently the Twitter user with the greatest following to have posted on Threads. Already, some of Twitter's most followed users have jumped onto the Threads wagon. Shakira, 53.8 million Twitter followersShakira Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesShakira made her move to Threads on Tuesday with her first post: "Well hello Threads 👋." Jennifer Lopez, 44.9 million Twitter followersJennifer Lopez in 2023. read her first post, followed by: "Hola a todos!!!!!"

Persons: Ellen DeGeneres, Shakira, Kim Kardashian, Twitter's, twit, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Ellen DeGeneres Brooks Kraft, DeGeneres, Bill Gates, Bill Gates Taylor, Shakira Marc Piasecki, witter, J, ola, hal i, ari Organizations: Twitter, Getty, unc, lse Locations: usk

☆ This parasitic 'vampire fish' that has circular rows of teeth and sucks the blood out of its hosts is making a comeback in the Great Lakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sea lampreys, also known as "vampire fish," are a highly invasive species in the Great Lakes. The pandemic interrupted population management of the sea lampreys across the lakes. A lake trout from Lake Superior that was bitten by a sea lamprey. The fishery commission touts on its website that sea lamprey populations have been reduced by 90% "in most areas of the Great Lakes." Now, fishery managers say the population of the parasitic fish has ticked up across the Great Lakes, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Persons: —, Jerry Holt Organizations: Service, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Wired, Star Tribune, Getty, Fishery Commission, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Fisheries, Oceans, Street Journal, Undark Magazine Locations: Great, Welland, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Oceans Canada

☆ Opinion: Supreme Court drops the H-bomb and D-bomb
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Graduates of Harvard and other Ivy League schools earn significantly more than most college graduates –— the credential opens doors. Maybe the best confirmation of that is that eight out of the nine Supreme Court justices went to law school at either Harvard or its Ivy rival, Yale. “The court’s decision Thursday is consistent with its view that race-based preferences should and would have a limited shelf life. And the Supreme Court has just guaranteed that this will be the case for many years to come.”“The court made the right decision,” wrote Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University.

Persons: Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana, ”, Harvard isn’t, –, Michael Gerhardt, Roe, Wade, Donald, Trump, Bill Bramhall, Tan, ” Ana Fernandez, Richard Kahlenberg, Harvard …, Lanhee Chen, Peniel, Joseph, Joe Biden’s, Rachel Clark, “, Ilya Somin, Biden, ” Clay Jones, Somin, Leah Litman, isn’t, aren’t, Timothy Holbrook, Nicole Hemmer, Drew Sheneman, Phil Hands, Julian Zelizer, Yorkers, Walt Handelsman, Jill Filipovic, ’, Patrick T, Brown, DeSantis, Duncan Hosie, Ken Ballen, Trump Jack Ohman, Jennifer Martin, ” Martin, Vladimir Putin’s, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Prigozhin, David A, Putin, Jade McGlynn, CNN’s Chris Good, it’s, Frida Ghitis, Keir Giles, Victory, Don’t, Agency Dean Obeidallah, Keith Magee, France Kara Alaimo, Vicki Shabo, Leroy Chiao, Abdullah, Billy Lezra, MonaLisa Leung Beckford, Timothy Naftali, David Horsey, It’s, Blake Moore, Marc Veasey, Hershel “ Woody ” Williams, Moore, Veasey, “ Williams, Williams, Hershel ‘ Woody ’, Abraham Lincoln, ” Moore, Lincoln Organizations: CNN, Harvard, Harvard College, Wall Street Journal, of Harvard, Ivy League, Yale, Supreme Court, University of North, University of North Carolina —, Wellesley College, Blacks, …, George Mason University, “, University of Michigan, Democratic, Agency, Trump, New Yorker, American Academy of Sleep, Soviet Union —, RFK, Republican, Utah Republican, Texas Democrat, Marines Locations: Boston, University of North Carolina, California, “, Chicago, Detroit, Great, Bedminster, New Jersey, New, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, Moscow, France, Hong Kong, China, America, Utah, Texas, Iwo Jima, Lincoln

☆ A Walmart delivery driver said his weekly earnings dropped from $1,500 to $200 due to competition from bots — and it's a growing problem, workers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Alex Bitter | Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chicago area gig workers who use Walmart's delivery platform Spark say bots are a growing issue. They say users who deploy bots make it harder for them to make enough money on the platform. It's unclear exactly how prevalent bots are on Walmart's Spark platform. Workers who fill orders for multiple apps, from Instacart to DoorDash, have used — and complained — about bots for years. Gig workers can set bots to claim specific orders, such as those with delivery addresses close to them.

Persons: —, Nancy Marcos, Eric Guzman, it's Organizations: Drivers, Walmart, Chicago Tribune, Service, Tribune, Workers Locations: Chicago, Illinois, Cicero , Illinois, Cicero, Bedford Park, Forest, Instacart

☆ A Delta flight carrying 96 passengers made a dramatic emergency landing after its front landing gear failed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Delta Air Lines plane carrying 96 passengers made an emergency landing in North Carolina on Wednesday. A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in North Carolina on Wednesday after its front landing gears failed to deploy. The Boeing 717, which departed from Atlanta, was approaching Charlotte Douglas International Airport when it experienced an issue with its landing gears, WCNC Charlotte reported. A Delta Air Lines plane landed nose-first at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, NC on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 because of missing front landing gear. The cause of the landing gear failure is still under investigation, WCNC Charlotte reported.

Persons: Charlotte, WCNC Charlotte, WCNC, Jeff Siner, Chris Skotarczak, Skotarczak, I've, we've, Ed Bastian, Bastian Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Boeing, Charlotte Douglas International, Charlotte Observer, Tribune, Service, Getty, AP News, Twitter, Breaking Aviation, Air Lines Locations: North Carolina, Atlanta, Charlotte , NC

Their tormentors have also called in false bomb threats to venues using their names in three states. To combat the growing problem, the FBI has begun taking formal measures to get a comprehensive picture of the problem on a national level. Chief Scott Schubert with the bureau's Criminal Justice Information Services headquarters in Clarksburg, West Virginia, told NBC News that the agency formed a national online database in May to facilitate information sharing between hundreds of police departments and law enforcement agencies across the country pertaining to swatting incidents. No central agency has tracked swatting incidents or suspects in the U.S., so official statistics are not available. The couple was mostly recently swatted at their home on Tuesday, bringing the total of swatting incidents to 43.

Persons: Patrick Tomlinson, Niki Robinson, hasn't, Scott Schubert, Schubert, Lauren R, Shapiro, Mark Herring, Niki Robinson.NBC, —, Andrew Finch —, Finch, Swatting, he'd, Norm Macdonald, Tomlinson, It's, impersonators, Swatters, Patti Labelle, Robinson Organizations: Las Vegas, Tribune, Service, Getty, Clemson, Harvard, Cornell, Rutgers, Middlebury College, swatters, FBI, bureau's, Information Services, NBC News, NBC, Google, John Jay College of Criminal, Defamation League, Twitter, Daily, YouTube, Police, Irish, Milwaukee Brewers, Riverside Theater Locations: Milwaukee, U.S, Clemson , Florida, Boston, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, Clarksburg , West Virginia, Texas, China, Taiwan, Tennessee, Wichita, Wisconsin, Marquette

☆ Daniel Penny learned the chokehold that killed Jordan Neely in Marine boot camp. He likely didn't learn when to let go.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Daniel Penny learned the "rear choke" that killed Jordan Neely in boot camp, Marine veterans tell Insider. What Penny learned about chokeholds in his Marine training will be key at that trial, as a Manhattan judge or jury weighs whether Penny was negligent, or reckless, or neither. An illustration of a "figure-four variation" of a rear chokehold from the Marine Corps martial arts program training manual. The chokehold that killed Neely was "sloppy" and "excessive," said Alex Hollings, a former Marine black belt. We call this 'sinking your heels in,' and it provides added control and leverage for the choke," Hollings said.

Persons: Daniel Penny, Jordan Neely, —, Penny, Neely, Brendan McDermid Penny, Maxwell Wiley, chokeholds, Alex Hollings, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Friedman Agnifilo, he'll, Thomas Kenniff, chokehold, Michael Jackson, Andrew Savulich, Dave Bruce, Bruce, They're, Hollings, Juan Albert Vazquez, Juan Alberto Vázquez, constricting, Jordan, Donte Mills, Lennon Edwards, Andrew Lichtenstein, Neely wasn't Organizations: Marine, Service, Manhattan, Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, Regal, New York Daily News, Tribune, Getty, Marines, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Reuters Locations: Manhattan, Square , New York, New, Farmington , Missouri, It's, Neely, Jordan

☆ Renault CEO says free float of future electric unit will be more than 10%
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, June 27 (Reuters) - A sizeable chunk of Renault's (RENA.PA) planned electric vehicle spinoff could remain in free float on the stock market, its CEO said in an interview published on Tuesday, declining comment on any further strategic investor who would join partners Qualcomm and Nissan (7201.T). "We need to leave some free float, because we still want to retain a significant majority ourselves", Luca De Meo told business daily La Tribune. "Porsche has left 10% free float, and I think that we are aiming for a higher percentage, a minority, but sufficient to ensure liquidity", he added, referring to the luxury carmaker's $72 billion stockmarket debut last year, the biggest in Germany since 1996. Sources have said Renault's future electric vehicle unit, Ampere, could be valued at up to 10 billion euros ($10.96 billion). And we have created a solid and excellent relationship with Makoto Uchida (...)."

Persons: Luca De Meo, Ampere, De Meo, Makoto Uchida, Tassilo Hummel Organizations: Qualcomm, Nissan, La Tribune, Porsche, Thomson Locations: Germany

☆ How Jeffrey Epstein turned the US Virgin Islands into a pedophile's playground and helped elect a sitting member of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Court filings show how Jeffrey Epstein exerted power in the US Virgin Islands, two of which he owned. A financier worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Epstein owned two islands in the US Virgin Islands (there are roughly 50 islands overall). He had donated generously to Democratic politicians from the US Virgin Islands for years. With the assistance of the US Virgin Islands' first lady, Epstein navigated the territory's political waters unscathed. The court records show that, at least in the US Virgin Islands, he exerted influence with little friction.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Stacey Plaskett, —, Plaskett, Epstein, James, Lesley Groff, Scott Applewhite, Stacey, Thomas, didn't, Groff, maxed, Shawn, Michael Malone, Gabriel Lopez Albarran, Cecile de Jongh, John de Jongh Jr, de Jongh, Malone, De Jongh, Darren Indyke, Richard Kahn, Kahn, Groff didn't, Stuart McPhail, McPhail, Jeffrey Epstein's, Erika Kellerhals, Hi Jeffrey, Rick Friedman, Corbis, de, JPMorgan Chase, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's, Maxwell, She's, Mary Erdoes, Jamie Dimon's, Jes Staley, Epstein's thrall, Jongh, Denise George, Albert Bryan Jr, Bryan, Jed Rakoff, Emily Michot, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, Trump's, De, Epstein doled, John de Jongh's, Kenneth Mapp, John de Jongh, John, wasn't Organizations: Virgin Islands, Service, Democratic, US, Islands, Democratic Congressional, AP, Federal, Commission, Democratic Party, Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, Southern Trust Co, de, Indyke, Democrat, Getty Images JPMorgan, US Virgin Islands, JPMorgan, Virgin, Hyperion, Barclays, Authorities, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Senate, Gov, New York Times, US Virgin, Deutsche Bank, U.S ., Miami Herald, Tribune, Getty, Federal Government, Mapp's PAC Locations: Virgin, Washington, Puerto Rico, Little St, Palm Beach , Florida, St, Croix, Manhattan, Islands, US Virgin, New York, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Jongh, Tortola

☆ Opinion: Where Putin goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —“It is a stab in the back of our country and our people,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told his nation Saturday as he faced an unprecedented challenge from his former ally, Yevgeny Prighozin, head of the Wagner mercenary group. “The Russians were not stabbed in the back during World War I, as Putin suggested during his remarks on Saturday,” wrote Peter Bergen. Sound familiar?”“A keen student of Russian history, Putin is aware of the stakes here. The Wagner force served the Russian president as a useful tool he could control for foreign adventures.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prighozin, Wagner, Tsar, Putin, Prighozin, “, Alexander Lukashenko, Putin’s, ”, Peter Bergen, Nicholas II, ” Prighozin, CNN’s Nathan Hodge, Hodge, ” Putin’s, Mark Galeotti, John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, “ what’s, Edmund, Burke, ’, Roe, Wade, Critics, ProPublica, Samuel Alito, Paul Singer, Alito, Singer, salmons, Singer’s, Clay Jones, you’re, Erwin Chemerinsky’s, Ann Telnaes “, Chemerinsky, Samuel Dickman, Allison Hope, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump Lisa Benson, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Julian Zelizer, Biden, Trump, Norman Eisen, ” Alberto Gonzales, George W, Bush, Department’s, ” “, …, Justin Gest, White, Joel Pett Organizations: CNN, Soviet, Kremlin, US, Quinnipiac University, Justice Department, GOP, Republicans, Trump, Agency Locations: Russia, Moscow, Belarus, Ukraine, “, Europe, Alaska

☆ JPMorgan Chase's drawn-out breakup with Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Several months later, in October 2006, JPMorgan categorized Epstein as a "high-risk" client, according to a transcript of Dimon's deposition in May. Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. A 'faithless servant'One person who might know much more about the tangled relationship between Epstein and JPMorgan is Jes Staley. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers —, Jamie Dimon, Jeffrey Epstein, Leon Black, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Epstein, Jes Staley, Staley, Jeffrey Epstein's, Michelle Licata, Courtney Wild, Stephanie Keith, Jane Doe, JP Morgan —, Epstein —, jes staley, Patricia Wexler, Wexler, Dimon, Barry Krischer, JPMorgan, Ghislaine Maxwell, Rod Stewart, Cipriani, Joe Schildhorn, Patrick McMullan, Frank Haberstroh, Haberstroh, Les Wexner, Wexner, Tom Williams, JP Morgan, Little, Little Saint James, Epstein's, Jim Spellman, Staley didn't, Morgan, James, Emily Michot, Bill Gates, Larry Summers, Woody Allen, Stephen Cutler, Cutler, Mary Erdoes, Erdoes, Youngbee Dale, Dale, JPMorgan Chase, Michael M, NYDFS, Bernie Madoff, Cecile de Jongh, Joe Shmoe, Jacob Shamsian Organizations: JPMorgan, Highbridge Capital Management, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, titans, Apollo, US, US Virgin Islands, Bloomberg TV, Financial, US Department of, Treasury, Getty, BSA, Polaris Market Research, United Nations University Centre, M2C Model, Palm, JPMorgan Chase, Washington D.C, Inc, Apollo Global Management, The New York Times, Little Saint, Virgin, U.S ., Miami Herald, Tribune, Service, Microsoft, Columbia University, Mountain Capital, DOJ, New, Deutsche Bank, New York Department of Financial Services, Virgin Islands, Barclays, Authority, Wall Street Journal Locations: York, Manhattan, New York, US Virgin, dimon, Palm Beach , Florida, New York City, UN, Paris, Washington, Prague, thomas, Wexner, Little Saint, I'm, Little St, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Staley, Dimon's, Virgin, British

☆ 'Lots of smoke. Lots of questions': Internal emails show JPMorgan Chase execs worried about the bank's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. So why did it take so long to cut him loose?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

That, of course, is the billion-dollar question: What did JPMorgan, America's largest bank, know about Epstein's alleged sex trafficking? Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. Lots of questions," declared a senior JPMorgan compliance officer reviewing Epstein's accounts as part of that 2011 compliance review, according to court papers filed by the US Virgin Islands. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

June 22 (Reuters) - A Wyoming judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a law banning medication abortion in the Western state, delaying what could be the nation's first such ban while a lawsuit challenging it makes its way through the courts, the Casper Star Tribune reported. Wyoming's ban, one of numerous abortion restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers in U.S. states in the year since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion by overturning the 50-year-old Roe vs. Wade decision, was set to go into effect July 1. "Essentially the government under this law is making the decision for a woman rather than the woman making her own health care choice," Ninth District Court Judge Melissa Owens said, according to the newspaper. Medication abortion, also called medical abortion, involves taking two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, to end a pregnancy. Reporting by Sharon Bernstein; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Melissa Owens, Sharon Bernstein, Sonali Paul Organizations: Casper Star Tribune, Republican, Thomson Locations: Wyoming, Western, U.S

☆ Opinion: Trump, the hoarder in chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Photos included in the 38-count indictment of former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta show bankers boxes stacked in a bathroom and other parts of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Trump has always hung onto news clippings, documents and other mementos,” The New York Times reported. “Trump is chaotic and unpredictable in a way that could lead other Republicans to believe that there is a chance he won’t make it to the convention. As Zelizer noted, “Trump has denied wrongdoing, claiming he is being unfairly targeted.”But “given this unusual context, Republicans have legitimate reasons to think that there could be an upset.

Persons: Harry Fellowes, Fellowes, Harry Fellowes couldn’t, Donald Trump, Walt Nauta, Trump, Kim Jong, Mr, Jack Smith’s, Peter Bergen, ” Bergen, Nick Anderson, David Zurawik, “, ” Zurawik, ” Clay Jones, ” Trump, Jill Filipovic, ” Dana Summers, John Avlon, MAGA hasn’t, Gautham Rao, Donald Trump’s, Dean Obeidallah, Hillary Clinton, Phil Hands, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Julian Zelizer, “ Trump, ”, Facebook Trump, Zelizer, Republican Alice Stewart, Joe Biden, Mike, Pence, Agency Stewart, I’m, that’s, Chris Christie, Christie, Cupp, ’, Frida Ghitis, Mucutuy, –, Cristin, Tien Ranoque, ” Ghitis, David Andelman, Ruth Ben Ghiat, Brett Bruen, Sébastien Roblin, Michael Bociurkiw, Father’s, Edward S, Feldman, Harrison Ford, David G, Allan, Tom Hanks, ” Allan, I’ve, Ford, Indiana Jones, Steve Majors, Young, Joyce M, Davis, Pete Buttigieg, ” Davis, Buttigieg, Don’t, Tom Stiglich, Syndicate David Culver, Opal Lee, Dion Sims, Black, Juneteenth Scott Hodge, Roxanne Jones, LeBron James, NBA Joshua Douglas, Samuel Huneke, Jere Hester, they’re, Sir Paul McCartney, John Lennon’s, Yoko Ono, Lennon’s, McCartney Organizations: CNN, White, The New York Times, West Wing, Tribune, Agency, US, Trump, Miami Mayor, Republican, Twitter, Facebook, intel, New, New Jersey Gov, Paramount Pictures, “, Syndicate, NBA, Central Press, Hulton, Beatles, BBC Locations: Trump’s, Mar, Miami, New Jersey, China, Philadelphia, Atlanta , Georgia, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, Jamaica

☆ Greg Abbott has cut required water breaks for Texas construction workers and labor advocates say it could kill them
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Texas is currently first in the nation for heat-related workplace deaths, the Texas Tribune reports. Greg Abbott signed a bill Tuesday that eliminated ordinances across the state requiring water breaks for construction workers — all while a record-setting heatwave sweeps across the state. Meanwhile, Bishop James Dixon — President of the NAACP Houston — condemned the bill, according to local news outlet KHOU 11. Ana Gonzalez, deputy director of policy and politics at the Texas AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions, told the Texas Tribune the bill may prove fatal for construction workers. Texas has the highest rate of heat-related workplace deaths, the Texas Tribune reports.

Persons: Greg Abbott, —, Bishop James Dixon —, NAACP Houston —, Ana Gonzalez, Gonzalez Organizations: Texas AFL, Texas Tribune, Service, Gov, Huffington, NAACP Houston, Washington Post, Teamsters, United Parcel Service, CNN Locations: Texas, Austin, Dallas

☆ With Hollywood Change Stagnating, a Call to ‘Burn It Down’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

BURN IT DOWN: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, by Maureen RyanAs I typed this, striking Writers Guild of America members were skipping the picket lines in New York City because of poor air quality, after smoke drifted down from wildfires in Canada. It was a grimly perfect backdrop to read “Burn It Down,” a new book about the pervasive moral shortcomings of Hollywood by the longtime entertainment reporter and critic Maureen Ryan. For the industry Ryan covers is suffering its own kind of climate crisis. Television seasons are shorter — that’s if it’s even relevant to call a collection of episodes that can be binged anytime a “season” anymore. official and private investigator.”Ryan also alludes briefly here, as she has in Variety, to having been the victim of sexual assault by an unnamed television executive.

Persons: Maureen Ryan, Ryan, Don, George Floyd, gingerly, ”, H.R, ” Ryan, Howard Beale Organizations: Guild of America, Television, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Variety Locations: Hollywood, New York City, Canada

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