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☆ Meet the mastermind behind 'Mamma Mia!' — the musical that's been playing in London for 25 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"Mamma Mia!" AdvertisementBjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson at the London premiere of "Mamma Mia! "Mamma Mia!" Dave M. Benett/Getty ImagesThe film's huge success meant a sequel was always on the cards — and "Mamma Mia! musical, Craymer had a stint as chair of Universal Music that spanned its stock market debut in September 2021.

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☆ South Sudan: The world’s youngest country ready to take on Team USA at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

South Sudan, the world’s newest country, captured the hearts of spectators at the World Cup en route to a 17th place finish out of 32 teams. He was forced to leave South Sudan as a young child, escaping the Second Sudanese Civil War. Sporting rootsAfter decades of civil war, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following a referendum, making it the world’s newest widely recognized state. South Sudan players celebrate during the game against Team USA. South Sudan enters the Games bearing the additional responsibility of being the only African men’s basketball team to qualify – Nigeria qualified for the women’s competition.

Persons: LeBron James, Wenyen Gabriel, who’s, Gabriel, James Fearn, ” Gabriel, ”, Manute Bol, Luol Deng, Deng, Akuot Chol, Bol Bol, JT Thor, Duop, “, Nathaniel S, Butler, ” Deng, ” “ We’re, Hakeem Olajuwon, Joel Embiid, they’re, Kin Cheung, Paul Pierce, Gilbert Arenas, Arenas, ” Pierce, –, Luol, Royal Ivey, ” Ivey, Guillem Sartorio, Ivey Organizations: CNN, men’s, FIBA, Bright Stars, Olympics, NBA, Los Angles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, Sudanese, Great, CNN Sport, Sporting, United Nations, South, Getty, Team USA, O2, – Nigeria, Los Angeles Lakers, USA, Houston Rockets Locations: South Sudan, Cairo, United States, Great Britain, Sudan, London, Egypt, Juba, AFP, South Sudanese, Paris, Nigeria, Cameroon, Serbia, Puerto Rico

☆ Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. hopes, schedule and how to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Zack Pierce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

ET) W 100m fly W 100m fly semis (2:30 p.m.) W 400m free M 400m free (2:42 p.m.) M 100m breast W 400m free (2:52 p.m.) M 400m free M 100m breast semis (3:12 p.m.) W 4x100m free W 4x100m free (3:34 p.m.) M 4x100m free M 4x100m free (3:44 p.m.) July 28 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 200m free M 400 IM (2:30 p.m.) M 400m IM W 100m fly (2:40 p.m.) W 100m breast M 200m free semis (2:46 p.m.) M 100m back W 100m breast semis (3:10 p.m.) W 200m free M 100m back semis (3:32 p.m.) M 100m breast (3:44 p.m.) W 200m free semis (3:50 p.m.) July 29 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 200m fly M 100m free semis (2:30 p.m.) M 100m free M 200m fly semis (2:42 p.m.) W 1,500m free W 100m back (2:56 p.m.) W 100m free M 800m free (3:02 p.m.) M 200m breast W 100m free semis (3:25 p.m.) M 4x200m free M 200m breast semis (3:47 p.m.) M 4x200m free (4:01 p.m.) July 31 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) W 200m breast W 100m free (2:30 p.m.) M 200m back M 200m fly (2:36 p.m.) W 200m fly W 200m fly semis (2:43 p.m.) W 1,500m free (3:07 p.m.) M 200m back semis (3:37 p.m.) W 200m breast semis (3:51 p.m.) M 200m breast (4:15 p.m.) M 100m free (4:22 p.m.) Aug. 1 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 100m fly M 50m free (2:30 p.m.) W 200m IM W 200m back (2:30 p.m.) W 800m free M 200m IM (2:43 p.m.) Mixed 4x100m medley M 100m fly semis (3 p.m.) W 200m IM semis (3:22 p.m.) Aug. 3 Heats Semis/finals (approx.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Dressel, Regan Smith, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, Lilly King, Simone Manuel, Torri Huske, Alex Walsh, Katie Grimes, Grimes, Bobby Finke, Chase, Ryan Murphy, Kieran Smith, Thomas Heilman, Chris Guiliano, There’s, Ariarne, Summer McIntosh, Ledecky, McIntosh, Titmus, Erika Fairweather, Fairweather, swimming’s, Maddie Meyer Organizations: U.S ., Olympic, Paris La Défense, NBC, Telemundo, Universo, USA, U.S, Ledecky, Notre Dame, didn’t, June’s U.S Locations: Paris, Tokyo, USA, Chase Kalisz, East Germany, Ledecky

☆ US-made Abrams are better than Russia's best tanks in the war, Ukrainian commander says, and it's not even close
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewUkraine is operating a small fleet of US-made Abrams tanks, combat-proven vehicles that were built to destroy Russian armor. Another sophisticated Russian tank is the T-80BVM, which according to Oryx has suffered at least 150 losses. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via APZakon did not specify on T-90 variants when he compared the American-made Abrams to Russian armor. M1A1 Abrams tanks needed for training Ukrainian soldiers await offloading in Grafenwoehr, Germany. "We do need Abrams tanks, we do need people, and first of all, we do need dynamic protection," Zakon said, adding that "we need them as much as possible."

Persons: —, Abrams, Ukraine hasn't, YASUYOSHI CHIBA, Vladimir Putin, Gian Gentile, RAND's, it's, Zakon, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Christian Carrillo, Rinat Organizations: Service, Business, Kyiv, YASUYOSHI, Getty, Mechanized Brigade, Russia, Oryx, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP Zakon, RAND's Arroyo Center, US Army, Ukrainian, US, Spc, Rinat Akhmetov's Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Soviet, Russian, Kharkiv, AFP, Russia, Moscow, Grafenwoehr, Germany

☆ Aileen Cannon: If the Trump classified documents case is reinstated, judge would be difficult to remove
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It also was the capstone of her highly scrutinized handling of the historic Trump case, in which she was known to drag out the pretrial proceedings, entertain long-shot legal theories offered by the former president and issue cumbersome orders that flummoxed lawyers on both sides of the case. Well before Monday’s ruling, outside cheerleaders of the special counsel, including many Trump critics, were calling on Smith to seek Cannon’s removal from the case. None of Thomas’ eight colleagues signed on to his solo concurring opinion, as Smith noted in court filings last week arguing to Cannon that the concurrence should not bear on the classified documents case. The way she has managed her docket has kept the case at a snail’s pace, playing into Trump’s strategy of delay. Or it has happened when the judge has “repeatedly” refused to comply with the appeals court’s instructions on a particular issue in a case, he said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith, ”, Jon Sale, Cannon, Trump, Michael Moore, Obama, “ She’s, General Merrick Garland, Smith, Clarence Thomas, Jon May, ’, Thomas ’, Thomas, it’s, ” Moore, She’s, “, Don Samuel, ” Samuel Organizations: CNN, Trump, Circuit, Smith Locations: Florida, Fort Pierce , Florida, Georgia, Mar

CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith said Wednesday that he is appealing a judge’s decision to throw out the indictment against Donald Trump concerning his handling of classified documents. This means the shock ruling would be reviewed by judges from the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta. Cannon in her ruling on Monday had said that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional, warranting the dismissal of the case against Trump. Her decision was at odds with the rulings of judges across the country that rejected attacks on the legality of special counsel appointments. Absent a move to speed the appeal in the Trump documents case, it will likely take several months for the appeal to play out in the Atlanta-based appeals court.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Trump, Mark Meadows, George W, Bush, Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira —, Merrick Garland, Smith —, Clarence Thomas, Thomas Organizations: CNN, Trump, FBI, Trump White House, Justice Department, Supreme, Circuit Locations: Atlanta, Mar, Lago, Georgia, Fort Pierce , Florida, Washington ,, Florida , Alabama

Judge Aileen Cannon had been on the federal bench for little more than a year when a senior judge offered to preside over one of her first criminal trials in her isolated south Florida courthouse. “It’s very lonely,” Senior Judge Paul C. Huck told CNN of Fort Pierce, a small fishing and citrus community on the edge of the Southern District of Florida where Cannon is the only federal judge. They also said Cannon’s lack of trial experience, both as a lawyer and a judge, is apparent. In her seven years as a Justice Department attorney, Cannon participated on the trial teams of just four criminal cases. And on the bench, she’s only presided over a handful of criminal trials — and Huck took over one of them.

Persons: Aileen Cannon, ”, Paul C, Huck, Cannon, “, Donald Trump, She’s, she’s, Trump, Read Organizations: CNN, Southern, Southern District of, Justice Department Locations: Florida, Fort Pierce, Southern District, Southern District of Florida, America

☆ Aileen Cannon’s nuking of the Trump documents case continues her trend of embracing long-shot legal theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

She said Smith was unconstitutionally appointed as special counsel and that the funding of his office also violated the law. “It’s not just that this is an extreme argument about the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, it’s that it’s one that exactly one Supreme Court justice has endorsed and lots of precedent refutes,” said Steve Vladeck, a CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at Georgetown University of Law. And Cannon’s opinion left open the possibility that the charges could be revived if brought by the Justice Department in a way not reliant on the current special counsel infrastructure. In other special counsel cases, defendants have not even bothered to bring the long-shot claims. The special counsel office has not yet weighed in on Cannon’s decision.

Persons: Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith’s, Donald Trump, Smith, Trump, –, It’s, ”, Steve Vladeck, Clarence Thomas, coronate Trump, Monday’s, Michael Moore, “ She’s, Moore, Obama, Clarence Thomas Just, Cannon, Thomas ’, Thomas, Robert Mueller’s, David Weiss ’, Hunter Biden, “, Justice Thomas, Mark Schnapp, it’s, ” Vladeck Organizations: CNN, Trump, CNN Supreme, Georgetown University of Law, Justice Department, Republican National Convention, House, Saturday, “ CNN, Appeals, Supreme Locations: Fort Pierce , Florida, Washington ,, South Florida, Robert Mueller’s Russia

☆ Meet the Roadmap Generation: High-achieving Zoomers are taking an aggressive, long-term approach to planning their careers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementBusiness Insider spoke with two members of the Roadmap Generation and several of the HR professionals and executives who hire and oversee them. Many members of the Roadmap Generation are trying to set themselves up for future financial success by starting and stoking their portfolios early. Ambitious young professionals are prioritizing skills development early in their careers in the hopes of finding future success. Tom WernerFor all of their clear-eyed assuredness, however, the Roadmap Generation is also open-minded and curious, older bosses said. Dhunjisha agreed and suggested there's a simple way for a company to keep its Gen Z employees long-term.

Persons: —, Javi Galarce, Galarce, Z, Astad Dhunjisha, Dhunjisha, Gen Z's, Gen Z, Gen, Cassie Fields, Fields, Dia Dipasupil, Austin Curtis, Curtis, We're, Mark Pierce, Pierce, Tom Werner, Zers, Jon Hill Organizations: Service, University of Iowa, Business, Deloitte, University of Oklahoma, Wyoming Trust Locations: Texas

Goldman Sachs raised its price target on Tesla, but it still sees a a decline for the electric vehicle maker. Analyst Chris Pierce upgraded his rating to buy from hold and assigned a $160 price target on Carvana, implying shares could jump 27.3%. His $77 price target on Walmart suggests the stock could jump nearly 10.2% over the next 12 months. Analyst Peter Keith assumed coverage of the retailer with a neutral rating and $156 price target, suggesting shares can add 5.7% over the next year. LLY YTD mountain LLY year to date — Pia Singh 5:51 a.m.: Goldman raises Tesla price target, but still sees stock slide Don't expect Tesla's recent momentum to last, according to Goldman Sachs The bank raised its price target on the electric vehicle maker to $248 from $175.

Persons: Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Eli Lilly, Needham, Chris Pierce, Pierce, — Pia Singh, Jefferies, Corey Tarlowe, Tarlowe, Piper Sandler, Peter Keith, Keith, Carter Gould, Gould, Goldman, Mark Delaney, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Barclays, Jefferies, Walmart, Fox Robotics, EV, Tesla Locations: Tuesday's

☆ I'm an Olympic athlete heading to Paris this summer, but I'm also a medical student. Here's how I pursue both dreams.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Kristina Puga | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now, I'm 30, and I've fenced on a world championship-winning team and been to the Olympics twice. So, my parents eventually said, "Of course, you're going to take time off to try to go to the Olympics." When I'm on the train, I'm constantly focused on schoolwork. AdvertisementOn Saturdays, I always try doing fun cross-training like pickleball, rock climbing, or running. I guess all of this isn't impossible because I'm doing it — even though it sometimes feels impossible.

Persons: —, Kat Holmes, I'm, Tamora Pierce, Eric Liddel, I've, I'd Organizations: Service, Olympics, Paris Olympics, Icahn School of Medicine, Business, Olympic Locations: Mount Sinai, New York City, Tokyo, Princeton

☆ Beckham, Guardiola and the Princess of Wales: Welcome to Wimbledon’s Royal Box
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Nick Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

On the upside, you get the best view in the house for the most famous tennis tournament in the world. The Royal Box at Wimbledon is an unending source of fascination for people ostensibly tuning in to watch some top-class sport. Guardiola and Williamson acknowledged the crowd, as is traditional in the Royal Box on middle Saturday. You get drinks on arrival, served on the balcony behind Centre Court, which overlooks some of the smaller courts. The invitation reads: ‘The Chairman and Committee of Management of The Championships request the pleasure of the company of [insert name] & Guest in the Royal Box on [insert date].

Persons: Jeff Bezos, David Attenborough, Princess, Wales, Kylie Minogue, Prince Albert of Monaco, Pep Guardiola, Bear Grylls, David Beckham, Samuel L Jackson, David Cameron, Sachin Tendulkar, Richard Branson, Alex Ferguson, James Bond, Christopher Eubanks, Debbie Jevans, Jevans, Pat Cummins, Niamh Cusack, Sir John Timpson, Keir Starmer’s, Theresa May, Sir David Attenborough, Katherine Jenkins, Dave Grohl, Olga Morozova, Ian Hewitt, Dame Sarah Gilbert, Gilbert, Irene Tracey, Dame Ruth Beverley, Nazanin Zaghari, Ratcliffe, Andy Murray’s, Murray, Zaghari, Roger Federer, Ryan Peniston, Karwai Tang, Pierce Brosnan, Anna Wintour, Russell Wilson, Sam Mendes, Eddie Redmayne, Sienna Miller, Jude Law, Ian McKellen, Maggie Smith, Michael McIntyre, Duke, Duchess of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Queen Elizabeth II, Geordie Greig —, —, George Osborne, John Witherow, they’re, Guardiola, Williamson, Andrej Isakovic, Mark Philippoussis, Roger Federer’s, Conchita Martinez, Leah Williamson, Denise Lewis, Ben Stokes, Beckham, Gareth Southgate, Jordan Henderson, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Charlton, Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, David Haye, Chris Hoy, Kelly Holmes, Nicola Adams, Jessica Ennis, Hill, you’ve, Aaron Chown, Tom Cruise ”, Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic, ” sniffed, –, ” Alan Chalmers, didn’t, ”, Pippa Middleton, Ilie Nastase, Serena Williams’s, hasn’t, Boris Becker, Eamonn Dalton Organizations: National Health Service, Wimbledon, Court, Lawn Tennis, Green Sport, Conservatives, Foo Fighters, BBC Radio, Royals, Evening, The, England women’s, European, Getty, Manchester City, Augusta, British, The New York Times, Olympic, Management, Inter Miami CF ’, “ Wimbledon Locations: British, Iran, Ratcliffe, Wales, That’s, London, AFP, England, Marbella, it’s, Romanian

☆ Unusual swamp creature was an ice age predator before the dinosaurs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Creatures living in the far south have been harder to pin down, and less is known about the animals that lived closer to the poles. It thrived as a top predator 40 million years before dinosaurs evolved to roam the Earth, according to the study. “It’s really, really surprising that Gaiasia is so archaic. In addition to seeking more fossil examples of the species, the researchers are also curious to find other animals that lived in this far south ecosystem. “It tells us that what was happening in the far south was very different from what was happening at the equator.

Persons: Gaiasia jennyae, ”, Jason Pardo, “ It’s, Claudia Marsicano, “, Gaiasia, Pardo, ” Pardo, Gabriel Lio, ” Marsicano, can’t Organizations: CNN, National Science Foundation, Field, University of Buenos Locations: Namibia, Brazil, Chicago, University of Buenos Aires, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

☆ Trump presses Judge Cannon to take up immunity question in classified documents case in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Paula Reid | Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are now seeking to use the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision to help him in his criminal case in Florida over the mishandling of classified documents. In a new court filing Friday, Trump’s team said they want an updated schedule in the federal classified documents case so they can argue points related to the Supreme Court decision. The decision “guts the Office’s position that President Trump has ‘no immunity’ and further demonstrates the politically-motivated nature of their contention that the motion is ‘frivolous,’” Trump’s attorneys wrote. The Supreme Court’s decision directly applies to the federal case over 2020 election subversion efforts in Washington, DC, but it could impact all four of the criminal cases against the former president. Trump’s attorneys argue the concurrence “adds force” to motions Trump has filed against how Smith was appointed and funded.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump’s, Trump, ”, Clarence Thomas, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Aileen Cannon’s, Cannon, Thomas, Thomas ’, CNN’s Holmes Lybrand Organizations: CNN, White, Trump Locations: Florida, Washington ,, Fort Pierce , Florida

The relatively small town of Chasiv Yar has played an outsized role in the conflict and has been battered by months of intense fighting. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that its troops have taken over the easternmost district of Chasiv Yar. Medics prepare for transportation of a wounded Ukrainian serviceman inside a medical stabilization point near Chasiv Yar on July 1, 2024. Vadym Filashkin, the head of Donetsk regional military administration, said in May that some 679 civilians were still in Chasiv Yar, refusing to evacuate their homes. If Chasiv Yar was to fall to Russian hands, it could put bigger cities to the west at risk.

Persons: Chasiv Yar, Nazar Voloshyn, Ukraine’s, DeepState, Alina Smutko, Vadym Filashkin, ” Konrad Muzyka, Vladimir Putin, “ Chasiv Yar, ” Muzyka, Yar Organizations: CNN, Russian Defense Ministry, television, Kharkiv, “ Locations: Ukraine, Chasiv, Donetsk, Kramatorsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Chasiv Yar, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Moscow, ”, Russian, Russia

☆ Three People in a One-Bedroom Apartment? They Found a Clever Solution.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Julie Lasky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The lower level in Molly Garber and Braden Pierce’s Fort Greene duplex was redesigned with a sleeping niche and a home office. Credit... Kate Glicksberg for The New York Times

Persons: Molly Garber, Braden Pierce’s, Kate Glicksberg Organizations: The New York Locations: Greene

☆ Judge to Revisit Key Legal Finding in Trump Classified Documents Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Alan Feuer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case said on Thursday that she intended to look anew at a hugely consequential legal victory that prosecutors won last year and that served as a cornerstone of the obstruction charges filed against Mr. Trump. In her ruling, the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, said she would hold a hearing to reconsider another judge’s decision to allow prosecutors to pierce the attorney-client privilege of one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers under what is known as the crime-fraud exception. That provision allows the government to get around the normal protections afforded to a lawyer’s communications with a client if it can prove that legal advice was used to commit a crime. Depending on how Judge Cannon ultimately rules, her decision to redo the fraught and lengthy legal arguments about the crime-fraud exception could deal a serious blow to the obstruction charges in the indictment of Mr. Trump. Even if she ends up confirming the initial judge’s findings, holding yet another hearing on the issue will take more time and play into Mr. Trump’s strategy of delaying the case from going to trial for as long as possible.

Persons: Donald J, Trump’s, Trump, Aileen M, Cannon, Judge Cannon, Mr Organizations: Mr

CNN —Federal Judge Aileen Cannon said Tuesday she had “a hard time seeing” any problems with the warrant the FBI obtained to search former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in the summer of 2022. Trump’s attorney Emil Bove had argued that the warrant was overly broad and unjustly allowed agents to search the entire Mar-a-Lago premises. Bove, like in other recent hearings in the classified documents case, wants the judge to hold even more hearings that could probe into the investigators’ work. “They purported to look for classified documents in a gym and a kitchen,” he added. Investigators say they found classified documents in various places at the resort, including a public ballroom, a bathroom and a bedroom.

Persons: Aileen Cannon, Donald Trump’s Mar, Cannon, Emil Bove, Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Jack Smith, “ We’re, ” Bove, wasn’t, “, David Harbach sparred, Harbach, Bove, hadn’t, ” Organizations: CNN, FBI Locations: Lago, Fort Pierce , Florida, Cannon, Mar

☆ Judge Skeptical of Claim Search Was Mishandled in Trump Documents Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Alan Feuer | Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case showed little patience on Tuesday with an argument by his lawyers that the F.B.I.’s search two years ago of Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Florida, was conducted improperly. The judge, Aileen M. Cannon, has granted a serious audience to several far-fetched arguments by Mr. Trump’s lawyers. could search and what items it could seize. “It seems like it is,” Judge Cannon said, disagreeing with Mr. Trump’s lawyers about the question of specificity and all but ruling against them from the bench. “I have a hard time seeing what other language needed to be included.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump’s, Aileen M, Cannon, Judge Cannon, “, ” Organizations: Federal, Court Locations: Mar, Florida, Fort Pierce, Fla

☆ 2 federal courts just blocked student-loan forgiveness and cheaper monthly payments under Biden's new repayment plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden's new student-loan repayment plan just got dealt two blows by federal courts. The attorneys general argued that relief was unconstitutional, among other things, and requested the relief — and the plan overall — be blocked. The ruling still preserves borrowers' abilities to enroll and make payments through the plan. AdvertisementBoth of the rulings are preliminary, and while student-loan forgiveness is blocked for the time being, courts have yet to hand down their final rulings. AdvertisementStill, these two rulings are setbacks for borrowers who were hoping to benefit from the SAVE plan that the Education Department has been touting for the past year.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Andrew Bailey, Mike Pierce, Judge Daniel Crabtree, Kris Kobach Organizations: Service, GOP, Business, Education Department, Missouri, Department of Education, Department, Protection Locations: Kansas, Missouri

Cannon did not seem inclined to approve the limitations on Trump’s speech but did not immediately issue a ruling. The judge also heard arguments on Trump’s long-shot motion alleging that the special counsel’s office is being improperly funded. He said that while Trump is welcome to campaign, there should be certain limits when it comes to the safety of FBI agents on the case. “Steve Bannon making a comment is potentially the kind of thing that could send President Trump to jail,” Blanche said. Republicans on Capitol Hill have also tried to buckle down on the DOJ’s use of the special counsel’s office and its funding.

Persons: Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith’s, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Cannon, ” Cannon, David Harbach, Trump “, Harbach, “, ” Harbach, ” Trump, Smith, Todd Blanche, Biden, ” Blanche, Blanche, “ Steve Bannon, James Pearce, Janet Reno, Pearce, Emil Bove, hadn’t, Bove Organizations: CNN, FBI, Department, Mar, Trump, Justice Department, , DOJ, Republicans, Capitol Locations: Fort Pierce , Florida, Lago

☆ Judge Skeptical About Request to Limit Trump Statements on F.B.I.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Alan Feuer | Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case posed tough questions on Monday to prosecutors who have asked her to bar him from making inflammatory statements that might endanger any F.B.I. At a contentious hearing in Federal District Court in Fort Pierce, Fla., the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, seemed disinclined to impose new conditions on Mr. Trump that would limit what he could say about the F.B.I. The court-authorized search was a crucial element of the government’s investigation, leading to the discovery of more than 100 classified documents that Mr. Trump kept after leaving office. The hearing was the latest clash between Mr. Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors in the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith. It centered on a knotty issue that has now cropped up in several of the former president’s legal cases: how to balance Mr. Trump’s right to attack the government — even falsely — against shielding the participants in the cases from threats of violence or harassment inspired by his incendiary remarks.

Persons: Donald J, Trump’s, Aileen M, Cannon, Trump, Prosecutors, Jack Smith, — Organizations: Federal, Court Locations: Fort Pierce, Fla, Mar, Florida

☆ Judge Aileen Cannon to entertain Trump’s claim the special counsel is unlawful in Friday hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Trump is arguing that Jack Smith – who has brought charges against Trump in Florida and Washington, DC – was unlawfully appointed as special counsel. At the center of Trump’s argument is the claim that the Attorney General Merrick Garland does not have legal authority to appoint someone as special counsel who hasn’t confirmed by the Senate. The Justice Department says the attorney general has ample authority to appoint “inferior officers,” which would include special counsels. “This Court should hold as a matter of law that the Attorney General lawfully appointed the Special Counsel,” the attorneys wrote. Almost inverse from Trump, Biden argued that special counsel David Weiss was unlawfully appointed because he was already in the federal government and therefore not fully independent.

Persons: Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Trump, Jack Smith –, –, Merrick Garland, hasn’t, “, Trump’s, Cannon, Smith “, ”, Smith, Josh Blackman, Gene Schaerr, Matthew Seligman, I’ve, ” Blackman, Hunter Biden, Biden, David Weiss Organizations: Pierce , Florida CNN, Trump, Senate, The, Department, Republican, Fort Pierce, The New York Times, Citizens United, United, United States Government, Justice Department, State Democracy Defenders, CNN Locations: Pierce , Florida, Florida, Washington, Fort, United States

☆ Donald Sutherland death: ‘Hunger Games’ movie actor dies at age 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Brian Lowry | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Donald Sutherland, a veteran actor known for roles in “M*A*S*H,” “Klute” and “The Hunger Games,” has died, according to a statement from his agency CAA. “With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away,” Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland’s son, wrote in a post on Instagram Thursday. BeginningsBorn in Saint John, New Brunswick, Sutherland endured several bouts of ill health as a child, including polio. The 6’4” actor met his first wife, Lois Hardwick, in college, and the two married in 1959. He also discussed subtly altering his dialogue, as he put it, to “try to make the lines that I’ve been given fit my mouth.”Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams and Donald Sutherland in 1978's "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers."

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☆ For Judge in Trump Documents Case, Unusual Rulings Are Business as Usual
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Alan Feuer | Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Judge Aileen M. Cannon presides over a hearing on Friday in former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case, she will spend the day considering well-trod arguments about an arcane legal issue in an unorthodox manner. It will be the latest example of how her unusual handling of the case has now become business as usual. Over the past several months, Judge Cannon, who was appointed by Mr. Trump in his final days in office, has made a number of decisions that have prompted second-guessing and criticism among legal scholars following the case. Many of her rulings, on a wide array of topics, have been confounding to them, often evincing her willingness to grant a serious hearing to far-fetched issues that Mr. Trump’s lawyers have raised in his defense. The issue that will be discussed on Friday in Federal District Court in Fort Pierce, Fla., is a motion by the defense to dismiss the charges in the case on the grounds that Jack Smith, the special counsel who filed them last spring, was improperly funded and appointed.

Persons: Aileen M, Cannon, Donald J, Trump’s, Judge Cannon, Trump, Jack Smith Organizations: Mr, Court Locations: Fort Pierce, Fla

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