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☆ Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to get honorary Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 27 (Reuters - Actor Angela Bassett and veteran filmmaker Mel Brooks will receive Academy Honorary Awards this year in honour of their careers and contribution to cinema, Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has said. The Academy announced it had voted to present the awards to two-time Oscar nominee Bassett and "The Producers" writer Brooks, as well as to editor Carol Littleton at its Governor Awards in November. "Across her decades-long career, Angela Bassett has continued to deliver transcendent performances that set new standards in acting. Mel Brooks lights up our hearts with his humor, and his legacy has made a lasting impact on every facet of entertainment," Yang added. Writer, director, actor and producer Brooks, who turns 98 on Wednesday, began his career writing comedy routines for Sid Caesar's TV shows.

Persons: Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, Bassett, Brooks, Carol Littleton, Michelle Satter, Jean Hersholt, Janet Yang, Yang, Carol Littleton’s, Tina Turner, Exhale, Ramonda, Sid Caesar's, Oscar, Robin Hood, Littleton, Satter, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Ed Osmond Organizations: Hollywood's Academy, Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, The Academy, Sundance, Jean, Governors, Sundance Institute, Academy, Thomson

☆ A 31-year old real-estate investor with a 134-unit portfolio shares the strategy he's using to sidestep high mortgage rates and buy properties with none of his own money
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Seller-financing is when a property owner agrees to sell their property to the buyer directly instead of using a bank. For one, they might be able to command a higher price if they're able to offer a lower interest rate than one could get from a bank. That translates to $13,125 per month in interest payments alone for eight years. It's enough to cover their interest payments, he said. He added: "Those are the same people who call me for deals, they're the same people who sometimes sell me property, they're the same people who have financed me.

☆ This high-school teacher mocks rich people who pay hundreds of dollars for designer dog collars and now has 1.5 million TikTok followers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shabaz Ali is a chemistry teacher who's gained 1.5 million TikTok followers by mocking the rich. His audience knows him as "the CEO of 'I'm rich, you're poor,'" – a series of videos in which Ali satirizes the luxurious lifestyles some people share online. "We don't want to sit there being bombarded with images of beautiful people doing beautiful things with their beautiful money." He has no plans to become an influencer himself and won't be quitting his teaching job any time soon. Despite getting 177 million views on TikTok in December, he says he earned just £28 ($33.)

☆ Wolfgang and Helene Beltracchi fooled the art market — and made millions
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The forgery was almost incidental,” Wolfgang told Fischer. “They are storytellers, together, which is why they did a lot of research,” Fischer told CNN in a video call. Wolfgang told her that he only produced pictures he considered beautiful, and he believed the owners enjoyed them as much as the art market profited from them. In 2014, Wolfgang told CBS’ “60 Minutes” that in addition to the court-imposed damages, he had settled lawsuits worth $27 million. From her conversations with Wolfgang, Fischer concluded that both of his parents were “severely traumatized” by their experiences during World War II.

Persons: Wolfgang Beltracchi, Heinrich Campendonk —, Steve Martin, Wolfgang, Helene, Heinrich Campendonk, Peter Endig, Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, Kees van Dongen, Derain, Jeannette Fischer, Fischer, ” Wolfgang, “, ”, ’, ” Fischer, Paul Hahn, Hendrick Avercamp, Christie’s, Robin Hood, hadn’t, CNN Fischer, Picasso, —, aren’t, Leonardo da Vinci’s, Salvador Mundi, Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Der, Art, CBS, Scheidegger Locations: Halle, Germany, Hitler’s Germany, Switzerland, France, Cologne, ”, Stalingrad

☆ French Union Cuts Power to Pressure Macron on Pensions
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Matthew Dalton | Noemie Bisserbe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The CGT is gearing up for another round of protests against a proposed pension overhaul. PARIS—To fight President Emmanuel Macron’s pension overhaul, France’s most militant labor union is pursuing a radical strategy: cutting electricity to his political supporters and the wealthy while handing out discounted power and gas to the public. During a nationwide strike last week, members of the far-left CGT union who work in the energy sector cut power to the office of a lawmaker from Mr. Macron’s party for more than three hours. On Monday, CGT energy workers in Marseille manipulated electricity and gas meters to cut bills for bakers who were protesting in the French port city against high energy prices. CGT’s leadership called such moves a “Robin Hood” operation and said they would continue as the country prepares for another national protest on Tuesday.

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Alex Mashinsky, a co-founder of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network who prosecutors allege bilked investors out of billions, is a serial entrepreneur who has portrayed himself as a modern-day Robin Hood. The civil lawsuit seeks to ban Mashinsky from doing business in New York and have him pay damages, restitution and disgorgement. James' lawsuit is the latest black eye for the crypto sector, which has been rocked by accusations against FTX crypto exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Mashinsky became involved in crypto in 2017, when his venture fund Governing Dynamics brought on blockchain company MicroMoney as a strategic partner. In an "Ask Mashinsky Anything" YouTube video on June 10, the entrepreneur said "Celsius has billions in liquidity."

☆ 2022 was the year the Overconfidence Man fell back to earth
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Maureen Tkacik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Naturally, Elon Musk, the platonic ideal of the peculiar self-aggrandizing, self-parodying personality type that thrived during the Trump years and peaked during the pandemic, tops this list. By 2022, the media had pronounced him variously the next Warren Buffett, J.P. Morgan and Charles Koch. "bye bye @trussliz Congrats to lettuce", tweeted Putin's one-time stand-in Dmitry Medvedev, to which Elon Musk could not resist replying, "pretty good troll tbh." Elon Musk speaks at the 2020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition in March 2020. Elon MuskIt's weird to recall now that Elon Musk once seemed like, graded on the billionaire curve anyway, a net positive for a cursed American society.

☆ The US may have lost in the World Cup, but soccer is more popular than ever in America
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +36 min

The Atlas Lions made history as the first African team to reach a World Cup semifinal. They made history as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Less spoken about is that they also rate better on television than the men do in the World Cup. We’ll just have to wait and see, though with the US, Canada and Mexico hosting the 2026 World Cup, soccer isn’t going away anytime soon.

☆ Croatia beats Japan on penalties to reach World Cup quarterfinals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

CNN —Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković made himself a national hero as Croatia beat Japan on penalties 1-1 (3-1) to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. Marko Djurica/ReutersJapan’s heartbreakDespite its defeat, Japan can look back at an impressive World Cup campaign. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Mbappé was one of the leading stars of the team's World Cup triumph four years ago. He also became just the third goalkeeper to save three penalties in a single World Cup shootout.

☆ France reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 3-1 victory over Poland as Kylian Mbappé breaks Pelé’s record
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

CNN —France was made to work hard for its place in the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming an improved Poland side 3-1 thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé. That is Mbappé’s fifth goal of Qatar 2022 and already his ninth World Cup goal overall, breaking Pelé’s record of seven World Cup goals scored before the age of 24. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Issei Kato/Reuters Kylian Mbappé scores his second goal on November 26, leading France to a 2-1 victory over Denmark. Mbappé was one of the leading stars of the team's World Cup triumph four years ago.

☆ USMNT’s youth and talent at Qatar 2022 bodes well for 2026 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +31 min

The Netherlands knocked the USMNT out of the Qatar World Cup on Saturday. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Frappert became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Qatar is the first Islamic country to host a World Cup.

☆ Japan vs. Croatia: Samurai Blue aiming to reach World Cup quarterfinals for first time
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +31 min

CNN —In a World Cup of surprises, Japan has played a leading role in headline-making shock results. Croatia is a team undefeated in nine of its last 10 World Cup matches. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Frappert became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament.

☆ Oprah Winfrey backs John Fetterman over Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Oprah Winfrey speaks on stage during The Robin Hood Foundation's 2018 benefit at Jacob Javitz Center on May 14, 2018 in New York City. Oprah Winfrey said Thursday she would vote for Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman over Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in the must-win Senate race in Pennsylvania. Herself a talk-show superstar and media titan, Winfrey was the first guest on Oz's early-2000s show "Second Opinion," and she invited Oz on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" regularly for years. Greg Abbott, as well as Stacey Abrams, the Democrat running to unseat Republican Gov.

☆ Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore says MAGA can't 'define what it means to be a patriot'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Maryland gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore is seeking to reshape how patriotism and service are discussed in the public arena. Moore, a Democrat, told Insider he won't cede the definition of patriotism to any one group or movement. Leave no one behind, ever," Moore told the crowd. "Wes Moore's campaign in so many ways is so different from the last Democratic nominee, who really focused on the progressive wing of the party. "From a political standpoint, it has also insulated Wes Moore against Dan Cox trying to say he's some sort of far-left socialist.

Brian Kemp to become the state’s first Black governor — she’d also be the first Black woman in the country’s history to hold a governor seat. In Maryland, Rep. Anthony Brown could be the state’s first Black attorney general if he defeats Republican Michael Peroutka. Smaller historic races include Rep. Karen Bass’ bid to become Los Angeles’ first Black woman mayor. Flowers would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Alabama, and she’s already made history as the first Black woman from either major party to win the nomination for governor. If successful, she would be the first Black woman elected to the chamber in the state’s history.

☆ Robin Hood Foundation picks Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell McCormick as new chair
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dina Powell, former deputy U.S. national security advisor, speaks during the Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell McCormick has been named chair of the Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit backed by Wall Street executives and other business leaders that aims to combat poverty. McCormick, who was the group's vice chair, was elevated by the board to chair on Wednesday, the foundation announced in a statement. "For 35 years, Robin Hood has been fighting to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty. Being elected chair by her peers is a powerful recognition of Dina's history of service, leadership, and commitment to our mission," Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr. said in a statement.

“Are you ashamed of what you’ve done?” one listener on BBC Radio Kent asked. Truss spoke to eight radio stations in all, spending between five and 10 minutes with each. The new prime minister did not answer many of the questions directly; instead, she gave the same semi-scripted answers, often punctuated with notable pauses and silences. “People like it when politicians are honest,” Sarah Julian, the presenter on BBC Radio Nottingham, said as she opened her segment. “As prime minister, I have to do what I feel is right for the country,” Truss told one of the radio stations, BBC Radio Norfolk, based in eastern England.

☆ Why Joe Biden thinks he's never too old to be your president
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

As the oldest sitting president, he's raising concerns about how long he can continue governing. Republicans — including Trump — have gleefully seized on Biden's verbal misadventures, such as when he called his vice president "President Harris." President Joe Biden drives the Ford's new all-electric F-150 Lightning in Dearborn, Michigan. Ruggerio described the idea that Joe Biden is diminished or can't remember things as "bull crap." Cox said that while he thinks Biden is "still Joe" and still capable, he worries that Biden's age is a problem.

☆ What 'quiet quitting' is actually about
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Now, everyone and their mother has an opinion about "quiet quitting," whatever it is. Quiet quitting isn't about quitting our jobs. Slacking off vs. work-life balanceMuch of the debate around quiet quitting revolves around the definition of what it actually is. How should I feel about coworkers who are quiet quitting if I end up having to take up the slack? In a self-help sense, quiet quitting is only the first step on the road to fulfillment.

☆ Billionaire hedge fund boss Ken Griffin paid $8 million to fly to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin — but will donate his seat to a New York schoolteacher, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-10 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Billionaire hedge fund boss Ken Griffin paid $8 million for a seat on a Blue Origin space flight. The $8 million Griffin paid represents a $20 million price drop from the first ticket sold for a crewed Blue Origin spaceflight — although one of the passengers on the first flight was Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. Blue Origin didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. A Blue Origin ticket includes training days, on-site accommodation at Astronaut Village in the Texas desert, and the actual flight itself, Insider previously reported. On Monday, Blue Origin announced the passengers for its fifth crewed launch to the edge of space.

☆ Panică în SUA după un atac cibernetic. Americanii golesc benzinăriile cu butoiul sau cu punga
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Americanii se tem că vor rămâne fără benzină și motorină, după un atac cibernetic la cea mai mare conductă care alimentează Coasta de Est a Statelor Unite. În ciuda apelurilor la calm, la benzinării s-au format cozi lungi, iar oamenii ajung să cumpere combustibil cu butoiul sau cu punga. Toată lumea a înnebunit. Parcă au înnebunit", a precizat Cherie Thomas, manager de benzinărie. Benzinăriile din mai multe state au rămas fără combustibil, după ce oamenii au început să-și facă stocuri de benzină și motorină.

Persons: Jennifer Granholm, . Parcă, Cherie Thomas, Aceștia, Hood Organizations: FBI Locations: Est, Statelor Unite, SUA, America de Nord, Europa de Est, Rusia

☆ N-au apă de calitate, nici canalizare, dar au luat un credit scump, pentru Kotovski; Botnari: „Monumentul este boștură”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: jurnal.mdN-au apă de calitate, nici canalizare, dar au luat un credit scump, pentru Kotovski; Botnari: „Monumentul este boștură”Consiliul municipal Hâncești a decis săptămâna trecută să ia un credit de 2,5 milioane de lei de la BC Victoriabank, cu o rată a dobânzii de 8,5%. Circa 300 de mii de lei din aceștia vor fi investiți în reparația monumentului lui Grigore Kotovski din Hâncești. Grigore Cobzac a mai declarat că locuitorii orașului Hâncești se confruntă cu probleme foarte mari, cum ar fi lipsa canalizării și a apei potabile de calitate. Până la toamnă vom colecta suma necesară, din impozite, vânzări și vom începe restituirea acestuia”, a mai spus Botnari. Botnari a semnat o decizie prin care i-a conferit post-mortem acest titlu cu prilejul vizitei unei nepoate a lui Kotovski din Federația Rusă la Hâncești.

Persons: Kotovski, Grigore Kotovski, Grigore, Grigore Cobzac, Alexandru Botnari, Kotovski ., Botnari, Robin Hood Locations: Hâncești, Chișinău, postamentul, Basarabia, Federația Rusă

☆ Tudor Tutunaru, stropit cu verde de briliant, a fost internat cu arsuri de gradul I și II; Medic: „Nu vede deocamdată”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: știri.mdTudor Tutunaru, stropit cu verde de briliant, a fost internat cu arsuri de gradul I și II; Medic: „Nu vede deocamdată”Vicepreședintele raionului Sângerei Tudor Tutunaru, stropit cu verde de briliant, de un membru al Partidului „Acasă Construim Europa”, formațiune condusă de Gheorghe Cavcaliuc, pentru faptul că s-a vaccinat înaintea medicilor, este internat la momentul actual în spital cu arsuri de gradul I și II la ambii ochii. „Pacientul a fost internat ieri cu arsuri de gradul I și II. Știm că domnul Tutunaru deocamdată nu vede și că este sub supravegherea medicilor. Așa indivizi ca el simt printre primii lipsa puterii și haosul din țară și încep bespredelul. (...) Psihoza și isteria pe fundalul impotenței guvernamentale se transformă în ură și jubilare a grupărilor criminale” a comentat Alexandru Slusari.

Persons: Gheorghe, Valeriu Cucu, II, Iulian Eremei, Gheorghe Cavcaliuc, Slusari, Robin Hood, Alexandru Slusari Organizations: Acasă, Ministerul Sănătății Locations: Sângerei, Europa

☆ Meet the 2 college students running a 20,000-member online investing community
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-18 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chances are that, regardless of how accomplished you were at that age, you weren't running a 20,000-member online community on pace for $300,000 in annual revenue. Still undergraduates at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, the duo are responsible for creating Eagle Investors, a wildly popular Discord server designed to help fellow Gen Z day-traders perfect their craft. If you aren't yet a subscriber to Investing Insider, you can sign up here. Going beyond Eagle Investors, the Investing team at Business Insider has continued to survey and analyze the rapidly changing market landscape. — Vishu Namburi, co-founder of online investing server Eagle Investors, discussing how inexperienced many young day-traders are — something his platform is designed to help with

Iată declarațiile deputatului de la conferință:(update 18:44) Ilan Șor este gata să vină în fața instanței doar cu două condiții. (update 18:31) Ilan Șor și-a început discursul despre furtul bancar. „Eu ca și voi vedem că timp de mai mulți ani oamenilor li s-a vârât în cap că vinovat este Ilan Șor. Acești bani au fost dați de BNM a doua zi când au fost înlăturați investitorii externi, cum am fost și eu. 18:00 Conferință de presă susținută de președintele Partidului Politic „Șor”, Ilan Șor.

Persons: Ilan Șor, RObin Hood, Platon, Ulterior, Vlad Plahotniuc Organizations: Partidului Politic, Internațional Chișinău Locations: Economii, Orhei

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