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In it, Wang films Yi and Chang going about their daily lives with bits of playfulness mixed in. “But now that we made this movie and it’s going to the Oscars, we do kind of feel like movie stars. “That’s kind of why we made this movie,” Wang says. “We’re going to the Oscars and I’m going with my grandmas,” Wang says, smiling. Says Wang: “They’re offer only.”___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP___For more on this year’s Oscars, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards

Persons: Sean Wang’s, Yi Yan Fuei, Chang Li Hua, Wang, Yi, Chang, Sean, “ Wài, Nǎi, ”, Wài, ” Chang, Zoom, Oscar, wasn’t Bradley Cooper's, Emma Stone’s, Sam Davis, that’d, ” Yi, ” Wang, “ It’s, they’ve, “, Miles, voicemails, “ We’re, Will Ang Lee, Says Wang, Jake Coyle Organizations: Bay Area, Academy, Disney, SXSW, Sundance Film, Sundance, U.S, Focus Locations: Bay, Los Angeles, Taiwan, Taiwanese, New York

Evidence of a strong economy has so far been lost on a general public that still feels the pinch of inflation and worries about the uncertainty of life in 2024. Signs of a thaw in public opinion, but pessimism still dominatesA new CNN poll shows Biden still has a lot of convincing to do: Perception of the economy remains deep under water. However, if hiring remains strong and inflation keeps falling, it may become easier for Biden to convince voters he’s doing a good job strengthening the economy. CNN’s polling editor Ariel Edwards-Levy notes that about half the country, 48%, thinks the economy remains in a downturn. Their letter is proof that the fact of a strong economy is felt, if at all, in different ways.

Persons: Phil, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Donald Trump, “, Trump, Ariel Edwards, Levy, that’s, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, ” Warren, Democratic Sens, John Hickenlooper, Jacky Rosen, Sheldon Whitehouse Organizations: CNN, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Trump, Federal, Fed, Democratic

☆ Trump declares he's interviewing law firms for his E. Jean Carroll appeal, and it's giving 'Apprentice' vibes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDonald Trump appears to be treating his planned appeal in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case like his former reality TV show, "The Apprentice." Tacopina withdrew from Trump's legal team shortly before the second trial began. That left Habba in charge of defending Trump for his second trial, which resulted in a considerably higher jury verdict. Trump, Rahmani said, "probably realizes that he lost the second Carroll trial so badly in part due to Alina Habba's limited trial experience and that he needs experienced appellate counsel." The judge, conscious of Trump's intent to appeal the second trial results, told as much to Trump in the courtroom before he testified.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, defaming, Trump, Lewis Kaplan, Alina Habba, Michael Madaio, Joe Tacopina, Habba, Tacopina, Kaplan, — Habba, Matthew Cronin, Mark Bederow, Madaio, Judge Kaplan, Mary Altaffer Habba, Joshua Matz, Kaplan Hecker, Fink, Kaplan's, Neama, Rahmani, Alina Habba's, Bederow Organizations: Service, Business, Hunts, Manhattan, American System of Justice, Trump, Associates, Trump —, Habba, AP, Kaplan, Fink LLP Locations: Carroll's, Manhattan, New York, Washington

☆ After earnings miss, Cramer says Tesla's out of the Magnificent Seven
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

After reviewing Tesla's earnings, CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday criticized CEO Elon Musk and told investors why he thinks the electric vehicle giant has lost its spot among the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks. "As someone who was among the first to vocalize the Magnificent Seven rubric, I officially acknowledge now that there are only six left," he said. Tesla's Wednesday report missed Wall Street's expectations and warned of a slowdown in 2024, sending its stock plummeting, down 12% by Thursday's close. Cramer also criticized Tesla's leadership, saying top management of great companies show they're committed to the success of their enterprise. "Oh, thank heavens, you don't have a Magnificent Seven CEO who might go bonkers and, more important, what if he doesn't get his 25% voting power?"

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Elon Musk, vocalize, Tesla's, Thursday's, Cramer, Tesla, — Apple, Musk, they're, doesn't Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft

☆ Nvidia and Big Tech are still the driving forces for the market, bringing S&P 500 back to record levels
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Thank the "Magnificent Seven" stocks for the S & P 500 's bounce to record levels in 2024 . "It's a bet on secular growth," said Truist's Keith Lerner. "AI stocks … are going bonkers," he said. "People see a secular growth story even with all the different type of cross-currents in the economy, interest rates and markets," he said. "However, strong secular tailwinds from Gen AI could extend the rally well beyond the typical 2-year up-cycles, in our view."

Persons: Truist's Keith Lerner, It's, Adam Sarhan, Lerner, –, Ed Yardeni, Raymond James, Srini Pajjuri, Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Tesla, Investments, Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Yardeni, SOX, stoke

☆ Meet Allison Greenfield, the law clerk driving Trump bonkers at his fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

In Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, however, his attorneys have spent a disproportionate amount of time — and ire — on Allison Greenfield, the judge's principal law clerk. Notes and whispersDuring the trial, Greenfield is quiet. AP Photo/Seth WenigBecause of the enormous public interest in the Trump trial, it's held in the New York civil court's large ceremonial courtroom. AdvertisementEarly in the trial, Engoron issued a gag order forbidding Trump — and later his attorneys — from disparaging his staff, including Greenfield, citing numerous threats. A New York Law Department representative said a list of her cases was "not readily available."

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☆ Anne Hathaway breaks down the sinister motivation behind Rebecca and Eileen's kiss in 'Eileen'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie star in the new drama "Eileen," based on the best-selling novel. For Hathaway, the key to understanding the motivations of her mysterious character Rebecca lies in how she weaponizes her femininity. Anne Hathaway as Rebecca Saint John in "Eileen." Jeong ParkAccording to Hathaway, there is a lot more at play during Rebecca and Eileen's kiss than just attraction. Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie in "Eileen."

Persons: Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, Eileen, Hathaway, —, Rebecca Saint John, Rebecca, …, — she's, Jeong, Eileen's, McKenzie, hasn't Organizations: Service Locations: New England

Firms like PetroChina (601857.SS) and CNOOC Gas and Power have signed long-term contracts with Shell (SHEL.L) to buy "carbon neutral" liquefied natural gas (LNG), which uses "forest offsets" to balance out carbon emissions. Greenpeace, which has long opposed fossil fuel producers counting carbon offsets toward their emissions reduction goals, said the "carbon neutral" branding was misleading the public. "For oil and gas companies in particular, carbon offsets are a smokescreen to obscure their continued, redoubled carbon emissions," said Li Jiatong, project leader with Greenpeace in Beijing. Rising sales of "carbon neutral" LNG are being driven by a surge in gas demand, particularly in Asia. While it is still a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, gas is cleaner than coal and has been described as a "bridge fuel" in the global energy transition, but anti-fossil fuel groups oppose any new gas projects.

Persons: Stringer, Li Jiatong, PetroChina, COP28, Polly Hemming, Hemming, David Stanway, Andrew Hayley, Emily Chow, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Greenpeace, CNOOC, Power, Shell, International Energy Agency, Energy, Australia Institute, Thomson Locations: Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, Rights SINGAPORE, Beijing, Asia

☆ The Kids of Rutherford County, Episode 3: ‘Would You Like to Sue the Government?’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +43 min

And it meant going back to the Rutherford County Juvenile Court, going back in front of Judge Davenport. meribah knightAnd more importantly —wes clark I was definitely thinking about how we could sue somebody for what happened. wes clark I just remember being giddy, like a kid, like this sentence, this is fucking bonkers, that this exists. And this is The Kids of Rutherford County, Episode 3: Would You Like to Sue the Government? Even more, Rutherford County would likely continue to jail kids at an extraordinary rate.

Persons: Wes Clark, Mark Downton, Judge Davenport, They’d, Clark, downton, —, Here’s Mark, Wes, Mark, wes clark, wes clark Oh, they’re hustling, It’s, we’ve, wes clark Yep, It’s jargony, I’m, I’ve, wes clark That’s, Davenport, wes clark There’s, there’s, ” I’m, Sue, Mark didn’t, Wesley, — he’d, There’s, Mark doesn’t, I’ll, who’d, Kyle Mothershead, Kyle’s, kyle mothershead, Bradley Cooper, meribah, Kyle, he’s, Let’s, “, Wes couldn’t, you’re, Rutherford, Lynn Duke, wasn’t, Duke, shouldn’t, Wes didn’t, Lynn Duke’s, Zeb, zeb smotherman, Smotherman, Grace, Thomas, thomas I didn’t, thomas, Brandon, brandon, brandon I, thomas I, yank, Quintarius Frazier, quintarius frazier I’m, Dylan, dylan I, You’re, they’d, — you’re, I’m Wesley, WGNS, bart, Donna Scott Davenport, donna scott davenport, Bart, Davenport wouldn’t, Rutherford County’s, Bart Walker III, ’, we’re, Judge Davenport’s, Rich Campbell, she’d, Here’s Wes, you’d, Waverly Crenshaw, that’s, wes clark Yes, Judge Crenshaw, who’ve Organizations: ACLU, Juvenile Court, The New York Times, Rutherford County’s Police, truancy, Civil, downton, Juvenile, WGNS, South Locations: Downton, Lake Louise, Rutherford, Hobgood, Tennessee, Rutherford County, Davenport, downton, waiving, Murfreesboro, WGNS, that’s, State, Nashville’s

☆ ‘Milli Vanilli’ Review: Blame It on the Fame
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Chris Azzopardi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The performers Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus earn your empathy in the documentary “Milli Vanilli,” a jolting, eye-opening investigation on how fame destroyed them. The war-of-words film, directed by Luke Korem, unfolds like a whodunit. The film retraces the bonkers events of Morvan and Pilatus’s naïve rise to the top in the late 1980s as Milli Vanilli, the image-forward pop duo who secretly lip-synced prerecorded songs to live audiences. Their hits included “Girl You Know It’s True” and “Baby Don’t Forget My Number.”At first, the duo needed money to escape poverty, but their celebrity status kept them hooked, and their German producer, Frank Farian, held the bait.

Persons: Fab Morvan, Rob Pilatus, Luke Korem, Milli, Don’t, Frank Farian

☆ Hey managers, we should be answering Gen Z's questions, not just complaining
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Tim Paradis | Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It's easy for older workers to complain about Gen Zers as being lazy or entitled. Yet some Gen Z workers are questioning norms that need to be reconsidered, experts tell Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementWe've all heard the complaints about Gen Z and how they're rattling older managers . People older than Gen Z created the social platforms some Gen Zers are sounding off on. 1 thing she hears from older workers is that Gen Zers ask too many questions.

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Gen, Gen Z, Zers, TikTok, Kenneth Matos, Matos, who's, Xer, " Matos, Rebecca Fagan, she's, Fagan, Maia Ervin, Ervin, it's, millennials, they're, Z Organizations: Service, Boomers, KPMG, Gen, JUV Consulting Locations: Zaria

☆ Mixing Tequila and Memories at Donald Judd’s Dining Room Table
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Megan Conway | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

On a recent evening, the building’s oversize windows were open, filling the rooms with warm early fall air as roughly 50 guests milled about them. The occasion was a benefit dinner in support of the Marfa Restoration Plan, only the third such event held at 101 Spring Street since the building reopened to the public in 2013. Rainer greeted gallery directors, artists and old friends as they entered the ground floor exhibition space, where works by Judd hang on the walls. On the floor below, the chefs Ignacio Mattos and David Tanis were preparing a three-course meal designed in partnership with the chef and author Alice Waters that would be plated on the second floor. “They would’ve got on bonkers,” said Rainer of Waters and her father, both believers in making things slowly and with purpose.

Persons: Rainer, Judd, Ignacio Mattos, David Tanis, Alice Waters, ”, Waters Locations: Marfa

☆ Why Walgreens pharmacy workers are walking off the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Retail pharmacists and technicians around the country say they’re overworked, underpaid and fed up. Pharmacy staff at Walgreens locations across the country called out of work on Monday to protest harsh working conditions, leaving some stores closed or critically understaffed. Organizers told CNN that hundreds of workers participated in the organized action, which is expected to last through Wednesday. The walkouts come just two weeks after dozens of pharmacy employees at CVS, America’s largest retail pharmacy chain, walked off the job in Kansas City. Walgreens on Monday said it understands “the immense pressures felt across the US in retail pharmacy right now,” according to Fraser Engerman, senior director of external relations at Walgreens.

Persons: ”, Michael Hogue, Shane Jerominski, Amy Thibault, Fraser Engerman, “ There’s, Dr, Peter Bonis, “ I’m, Hogue, Amanda Applegate, don’t, “, Jerry Seinfeld, that’s, CVS walkouts, “ I’ve, they’ve, we’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walgreens, CNN, CVS, Employees, American Pharmacists Association, Community Pharmacists Association, Pharmacists, Walmart, Amazon, Kluwer’s, Wolters Kluwer Health, Pharmacy, Kansas Pharmacists Association, American, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Locations: New York, Kansas City, United States, “, Kansas

☆ Britain Goes Bonkers Over Mushy Conkers. ‘Our Nuts Are in Crisis.’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Chelsey Dulaney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Liverpool VAR: The ‘monumental error’ that put English soccer in crisis mode
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Marc Atkins/Getty ImagesAt the heart of this is a failure in communication by match officials and a failure to put pragmatism before protocol. There is an acceptance that mistakes will happen, and there have been plenty already this season in the Premier League. The release of the audio of the conversations between the match officials would likely influence what Liverpool does next. In rugby union, fans can listen to discussions between match officials on crucial decisions, making the process clear and open for all. The immediate consequence has been that VAR officials England and Cook have not been selected to feature in this weekend’s Premier League games.

Persons: wasn’t, ”, Mohamed Salah’s, Luis Díaz, Salah, Darren England, Simon Hooper, Hooper, –, Dan Cook, PGMOL, Curtis Jones, Marc Atkins, VARs –, Jurgen Klopp, “, Alan Shearer, Visionhaus, Neil Atkinson, ’, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, Klopp, Joel Matip, Justin Setterfield, Stephen Taylor Heath, they’ve, ” Taylor Heath, Taylor Heath, Henry Winter, Howard Webb, PGMOL’s, Díaz, Peter Cziborra, Webb, Cook Organizations: CNN, English Premier League, Liverpool, Tottenham, Premier League, Manchester, Spurs, England, Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Sunday, Fulham, Chelsea, Daily Telegraph, BBC, Anfield, JWM Solicitors, CNN Sport, “, Times, Major League Soccer, PA Media, Sky Sports, International Football Association Board Locations: Liverpool, Colombian, England

☆ The pandemic broke the used car market — now shoppers are screwed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Used cars are still expensive, like they've been for years. Slow car production from 2020-2022 slammed the supply of lightly used cars in 2023, a study shows. AdvertisementAdvertisementRidiculously high used car prices are lingering like the last guest at the dinner party. During the pandemic, used cars got incredibly expensive for a couple of reasons. "There's really no factor contributing for used car prices to go down," Brauer said.

Persons: they've, —, iSeeCars, that's, that'll, Karl Brauer, Brauer, There's Organizations: Service, Toyota, Honda

Thoma Bravo took SailPoint private in a $6.9 billion acquisition last August. Almeida has cultivated Thoma Bravo's cybersecurity portfolio into one of the largest in the private-equity industry, totaling nearly $40 billion in enterprise value. His focus in the security industry has helped Almeida — the firm's youngest partner — become a key leader of its flagship strategy. Beyond SailPoint, Almeida co-led the portfolio company Imprivata's 2022 purchase of SecureLink, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion. He also helped source and execute Thoma Bravo's $12.3 billion acquisition of Proofpoint in 2021, the largest private-equity cloud deal at the time.

Persons: Andrew Almeida, Thoma Bravo Thoma, Thoma Bravo Thoma Bravo Almeida, he'd, Thoma Bravo, Almeida, It's, — Orlando Bravo, Scott Crabill, Chip Virnig, Seth Boro —, Thoma, Virnig, Almeida —, —, Bianca Chan Organizations: Thoma Bravo Thoma Bravo, Bravo, Compuware Locations: Proofpoint

☆ Elon Musk's former lieutenant who once slept on the floor in Twitter's office attended this year's Burning Man — and says it was 'totally bonkers' trying to get out
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Esther Crawford said she had a "totally bonkers exit" from mud that stranded many at Burning Man. The ex-Twitter director said despite the rain the event was "exactly what I needed." Crawford went viral last year for sleeping at Twitter's headquarters amid Elon Musk's takeover. Organizers at Burning Man began letting attendees leave the site on Monday afternoon after it told festivalgoers to shelter in place and conserve resources following flooding in the desert. Crawford said on Instagram that she attends the event every year because its "full of extremes" that forge deep relationships.

Persons: Esther Crawford, Crawford, Elon Musk's, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, Kimbal Organizations: Elon, Service, Twitter, Man, Black Rock City Locations: Wall, Silicon, Black Rock

☆ Leaping ‘Into the Next Unknown’: Robert Lyons on the End of New Ohio Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Laura Collins-Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That seems to epitomize what theater is to you: art and politics and hanging out. The thing I love the most about these 30 years is the community of people that I’ve got to know and bond with. What grabbed you about the old Wooster Street space? I was consciously trying to make a statement to myself and maybe to everybody that I’m going to continue to do theater past this date. I’m going to stop running a theater, but I’m not done making theater.

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☆ With an EV, I Had to Learn to Drive All Over Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Joanna Stern | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Look, when you drive an electric car, you have to toss out what you know about gas guzzlers. Beyond the bonkers acceleration and quiet-as-a-librarian ride, you have to tackle new complexities like how to tell if the car is…on. Get good and you might even master the art of driving one-pedal without puking.

☆ When Your ‘Doppelganger’ Becomes a Conspiracy Theorist
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Jennifer Szalai | More About Jennifer Szalai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Klein was trapped inside a hall of mirrors, and she was trying to find a way out. Before writing about her doppelgänger, Klein felt stuck. Klein told her what she was going through: “I used to fill notebooks, you know, everywhere I went. As much as Klein recoiled at what Wolf was saying, she also felt the sting of recognition. (In an email, Wolf declined to comment on “Doppelganger,” explaining that she hadn’t yet read the book, but said that some of her tweets “were poorly worded and were deleted.”)

Persons: Klein, Hurricane, ”, Biden, V, Eve Ensler, Harriet Clark, ” Clark, Joan Didion’s “, Covid, “, hadn’t, ” Klein, Philip Roth, Wolf, tweeting, Naomi, Tucker Carlson, nodded Organizations: Rutgers University Locations: New Jersey, British Columbia

☆ What we can expect from season 3 of 'Euphoria'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In early February 2022, amid a bonkers and wildly memed second season, HBO announced that "Euphoria" was renewed for a third season. AdvertisementBarbie Ferreira won't be returning as Kat HernandezBarbie Ferreira as Kat on season two of "Euphoria." "But I really think that the fans are really passionate and I do appreciate that because 'Euphoria' has really impacted so many people," she continued. Levinson envisions season 3 as 'film noir'Zendaya as Rue on season two, episode one of "Euphoria." 'Euphoria' may not return until 2025Zendaya as Rue on season two of "Euphoria."

Persons: Sam Levinson's, Barbie Ferreira, Kat Hernandez, —, Sam Levinson, Rue Bennet, Zendaya, Kat Hernandez Barbie Ferreira, Kat, Eddy Chen, HBO Ferreira, Hunter Schafer, katherine hernandez, Ferreira, Dax Shepard, Eric Dane, Cal Jacobs, Dane, Cal, Nate, Jacob Elordi, Nate Jacobs, Heidi Bivens, they're, Dorothy's, It'll, who's, Elordi, Jimmy Fallon, Levinson, Bivens, Francesca Orsi, Max, Casey Bloys, Bloys Organizations: HBO, Service, Variety, Cal, Vogue, Hollywood, TheWrap Locations: Kansas, Rue

☆ Fact Check-Video of German weather forecast digitally altered to include flames
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip of a weather forecast aired by a German TV station was digitally altered to include graphics of flames and siren noises and shared online alongside remarks suggesting that the station was being alarmist about hot weather. One of the posts with the altered video included the comment: “Meanwhile, in Germany, they’ve got flames on the screen for temperatures barely touching 30°C. The clip was altered from the original, which aired without the flames or the added audio on the German ARD network’s news show Tagesthemen (tinyurl.com/yd3mbtr3). Reuters has previously addressed similar altered content involving weather forecasts or maps (here), (here). The video has been digitally altered to include graphics of flames and siren noises.

Persons: they’ve, bonkers, Read Organizations: ARD, Reuters Locations: Germany

☆ Opinion: What nearly every human seems to be missing about shark attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For the unlucky few who experience shark attacks, the ordeal is undoubtedly terrifying. Yet every summer, stories about shark attacks top homepages. Unlike shark attacks on humans, which are mainly attributed to curiosity, we know exactly what we’re doing. Throughout, the great white is characterized as a dogged predator obsessed with human flesh. I’d never suggest that the victims of shark attacks had it coming, or that cinemagoers should feel an iota of shame.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas, Kyle Van Houtan, Peter Benchley, Steven Spielberg’s, Brody’s, Jonas Taylor, Jason Statham, Taylor, I’d Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, New Yorker, Florida Museum, Natural, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oceanographic Magazine, Twitter, Facebook Locations: London, New York City, New, finning, Monterey, Amity Island’s

☆ Takeaways from the latest controversial and contentious Supreme Court term
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ariane De Vogue | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

In his opinion blocking the student debt program, Roberts insisted he is concerned about criticisms of the court. “Make no mistake: Supreme Court ethics reform must happen whether the Court participates in the process or not,” he warned. In June, the court sided with a cement mixing company that sought to bypass federal labor law and sue a union in state court for the destruction of property caused by striking workers. On Tuesday, when Roberts announced the court’s opinion in Moore v. Harper, liberals and even some conservatives exhaled, relieved that the court was rejecting a controversial Trump-backed election law theory. “Justice Jackson has a different view,” he said at one point.

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