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☆ Opinion | Nancy Pelosi, on the 1973 Coup in Chile
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “The Coup That Shattered Democracy in Chile 50 Years Ago” (news article, Sept. 15):Thank you for telling the story of the Sept. 11, 1973, coup in Chile. I write to note the role of the House of Representatives in shining a light on the United States’ activities surrounding the coup. documents regarding the death of President Salvador Allende during the coup; the ascension of Gen. Augusto Pinochet; and human rights violations by General Pinochet’s henchmen. In May 2016, I led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Chile, where we visited the Museum of Memory and Human Rights. It was emotional and gratifying to see on display some of the documents that we had declassified, which have helped bring the truth to light.

Persons: Maurice Hinchey, declassify, Salvador Allende, Augusto Pinochet, Pinochet’s, Hinchey’s, Clinton’s Organizations: United, House Intelligence, Museum Locations: Chile, United States, New York

☆ Harmonia Rosales’ ‘Master Narrative’ exhibition reimagines Renaissance art
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

A selection of her work in this vein is currently on display in the exhibition “Harmonia Rosales: Master Narrative” at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta. At the core of Rosales’ art is the idea that “storytelling is a journey of personal discovery and a reclamation of one’s cultural identity." Elon Schoenholz/Harmonia RosalesAcross 20 oil paintings and a large-scale sculptural installation, Rosales’ work challenges viewers to consider the universality of creation through a Black diasporic lens. Rosales' work demonstrates her journey towards empowerment and self-love, with figures in her artworks painted with features she used to dislike about herself. Every one of these (artworks) tells my stories.”“Harmonia Rosales: Master Narrative” is on display at the Spelman College Museum of Art in Atlanta through December 2.

Persons: Adam, ” Sandro Botticelli’s “, Venus ”, Leonardo da Vinci’s, Harmonia Rosales, Barbara, Rosales, Elon, Rosales ’, Olodumare, orishas —, Lucy Garrett, it’s what’s, ” Rosales, “, “ I’m, ”, Liz Andrews, —, Andy Warhol, ’ ” Rosales, ” “, Harmonia Rosales “, I’m, Regla, Harmonia, Black Mary, Virgin Mary, Helen Morales, ” Lucy Garrett, ” Morales, Yemaya, “ They’ve, Angelou, Saint Bartholomew Organizations: CNN, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, University of California, European, Masters, Spelman College Museum of Art, Andy Warhol Museum, Museum of Contemporary, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, European Old Masters, Catholic, UCSB Locations: Britannica, Cuban American, Atlanta, Santa, Western Africa, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Rosales, Cuba, Americas

☆ Apple has a big China problem that's 22 years in the making
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Consider the following:But as tensions rise between the US and China, Apple may be stuck in the middle. Visual China Group via Getty ImagesApple's dependency on China goes back 2 decadesChina was admitted to the World Trade Organization in 2001. The same year China joined the WTO, Apple began manufacturing in China. Apple turns its flirtatious eye to IndiaAs problems continue to mount in China, Apple is making a — perhaps long-overdue — shift to become less dependent on China. Apple is also increasing its production of iPhones in India but is still miles behind China in terms of both volume and speed.

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple, Luke Lloyd, Varney, Lloyd, Stuart Varney, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Evan Vucci, Tim Cook's, Goldman Sachs, Cook, Xi, There's Organizations: Apple, Service, Street Journal, China Development Forum, Visual China, Getty, World Trade Organization, WTO, Strategic Wealth Partners, Fox Business, Co, country's Communist Party, US, AP, Micron Locations: China, India, Wall, Silicon, South Carolina, AP China, iPhones

LONDON (AP) — With gun salutes and tolling bells, the United Kingdom on Friday marked the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III, who remembered his mother as a symbol of stability during her 70-year reign. Charles and Queen Camilla observed the anniversary at the family estate in Scotland and attended a service of remembrance at a small church nearby, where the late queen worshipped. Harry is due to attend the Invictus Games for injured soldiers in Germany this weekend, alongside his wife Meghan. The king released a previously unpublished photograph of the queen that shows her at the height of her power at age 42. Her death triggered questions about the future of the monarchy.

Persons: Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, Charles, Queen Camilla, ” Charles, “, Prince William, Catherine, Prince Harry, George's, Harry, Meghan, ”, Cecil Beaton, Elizabeth, Vladimir’s Tiara, Rishi Sunak Organizations: Westminster Abbey, Davids Cathedral, Windsor Castle, Invictus Games, WellChild, ” Locations: United Kingdom, Scotland, London, Green, Buckingham Palace, Westminster, St, Wales, Windsor, California, Germany

☆ Coco Gauff: Path to US Open glory opens up for American as top women's seeds fall in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

6 seed Coco Gauff. Up next for Gauff in the quarterfinals is the resurgent Jelena Ostapenko, who utterly dismantled defending champion and world No. “She’s playing really great tennis. “It’s like she’s got nothing to lose, so she’s playing at her best. She played great tennis against Ons – I haven’t watched her previous matches, but, yeah, she’s playing great tennis right now.

Persons: Świątek, Jessica Pegula, Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Jelena Ostapenko, ” Gauff, Ostapenko, Caroline Wozniacki, “, Brad Gilbert’s, ”, Ostapenko –, Świątek –, Timothy A, Clary, she’ll, Roland Garros, Gauff, I’ve, Wozniacki, Aryna, Kena Betancur, Zheng Qinwen, Jabeur, Zheng, Daria Kasatkina, “ She’s, she’s Organizations: CNN, Gauff, WTA, Getty, US, “, Monday’s Locations: New York, AFP, Rothesay, Cincinnati

CNN —A 100-year-old African tortoise named Biscuit has been reunited with his family after being rescued from a canal, according to the Parish of Ascension in Louisiana. Animal control officers Curt Trepagnier and Isreal Millet “humanely contained, loaded into the truck, and safely transported” Biscuit to Cara’s House-Ascension Parish Animal Shelter, the post detailed. Biscuit was rescued by Animal Control in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. “We are happy to report that Biscuit has been reunited with his family! A video on the shelter’s Facebook page showed the centenarian tortoise slowly walking in front of his owner toward Howard’s pickup truck.

Persons: Curt Trepagnier, Isreal Millet “, Lamoine Howard, “, Howard, ” Howard, ” Organizations: CNN, Cara’s, Animal Control, ” CNN Locations: Ascension, Louisiana, New, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Ascension Parish , Louisiana

☆ Factbox: Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican presidential hopeful?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Aug 23 (Reuters) - Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, has a chance to build on the attention he has been getting in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination at Wednesday night's debate. Ramaswamy says he voted for a libertarian in the 2004 presidential election, but did not vote in 2008, 2012 or 2016. The book raised Ramaswamy's profile among conservatives, and he began his rapid ascension as a right-wing star. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNRamaswamy declared his campaign for president in February, at a time when his bid looked like a long shot. Although a Hindu, Ramaswamy has been telling voters that the U.S. is based on "Christian values" and "Judeo-Christian values" and has described himself as an American nationalist.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Tim Reid, Ross Colvin, Andy Sullivan Organizations: MIDWEST Ramaswamy, Harvard University, Yale Law School, Yale, Roivant Sciences, Forbes, Harvard, Republican, Democratic, Inc, REPUBLICAN, FBI, Department of Education, Service, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: Ohio, India, Iowa, Florida, American, Kiev, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Southern Baptist Convention Leader Resigns Over False Résumé
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Ruth Graham | More About Ruth Graham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

is the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and serves as a bellwether for priorities among American evangelicals. The executive committee, which has more than 80 members, conducts business for the denomination between its annual meetings. His ascension even as an interim leader was touted as a historic milestone for the 178-year-old denomination, which was founded as a defender of slavery. Mr. McLaurin is the committee’s third leader in a row to step down in tumultuous circumstances. At a meeting in Dallas this spring, the executive committee rejected its own search committee’s recommendation for the next leader, assembling a new search committee whose work is ongoing.

Persons: McLaurin, Ronnie Floyd, Frank Page, ”, “ It’s, Lord Jesus Christ, McLaurin’s, Robertson, committee’s Organizations: Southern Locations: Dallas, Nashville

☆ Elon Musk's touted successor left Tesla after a 13-year stint under the billionaire, which 'is like working 50 years for anyone else,' analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Zachary Kirkhorn worked 13 years under Elon Musk until he confirmed Monday that he's leaving Tesla. That number of years working for Musk is like "working 50 years for anyone else," Gene Munster said. Kirkhorn did not say why he's leaving Tesla, but called his time there a "special experience." "He's done a 13-year tour of duty working for Elon, which is like working 50 years for anyone else," Munster told Bloomberg. In his announcement on LinkedIn, Kirkhorn didn't say why he left Tesla, but thanked Musk and called his time at Tesla a "special experience."

Persons: Zachary Kirkhorn, Elon Musk, Gene Munster, Kirkhorn, Elon, Munster, Tesla, Zach, Musk, Dolly Singh Organizations: Elon, Tesla, Elon Musk's, Bloomberg, Munster, Deepwater Asset Management, SEC, LinkedIn, Twitter, Wired, SpaceX Locations: Minnesota, Munster, Tesla

☆ 2 huge employers just said they're dumping Wegovy from their health plans. It's a sign of a crackdown on popular weight-loss drugs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ascension and the University of Texas System are set to stop paying for workers' weight-loss drugs. Jenny started taking the popular weight-loss injection Wegovy in February and saw results almost immediately. picture alliance/Getty ImagesThe crackdown on insurance coverage for weight-loss drugs may be just beginning. Renee Rayburg, a consultant at Pharmaceutical Strategies Group who helps companies manage their spending on prescription drugs, said she hadn't seen many employers retreat completely from covering weight-loss drugs, as Ascension is doing. Any weight-loss drugs that hit the market in the future would also be excluded.

Persons: Jenny, Wegovy, Ascension, Renee Rayburg, hadn't, Saxenda, Angela Fitch, Fitch, Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, Getty, Marianne Ayala, Tracy Spencer, Spencer, Drugmakers, haven't, she's, that's Organizations: University of Texas, Companies, Pharmaceutical, Group, PSG, Wegovy, UT, Obesity Medicine Association . Obesity Medicine, Obesity Medicine Association, Food, Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, Novo Nordisk

☆ 6 times US presidents were temporarily removed from office with the 25th Amendment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Rebecca Harrington | Elias Chavez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AP PhotoJust eight months after Ford was sworn in as vice president, then-President Nixon announced his resignation as president following the Watergate scandal. The very next day, August 9, 1974, Ford was sworn in as President of the United States. Ford became the first and only person to date to be sworn in as both Vice President and President through the 25th Amendment. As president, Ford would have to appoint a new vice president using the same amendment that put him in the presidency. Shortly after Ford was sworn in as president and before the new vice president was sworn in, Ford announced that he would pardon Nixon.

Persons: Richard Nixon's, Gerald Ford, Ford, Nixon Organizations: AP, Ford Locations: United States

☆ RideTandem organizes transport for rural workers at companies like Lidl and Next. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck it used to raise $3 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The London-based startup just raised $3 million to grow the company and enter Germany. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck it used to raise the fresh funds. A mobility startup that organizes commuter bus routes for staffers at companies like supermarket chain Lidl, clothing retailer Next, and British postal service Royal Mail has raised £2.3 million (around $3 million) in fresh funds. Opportunities a 20-minute drive away are difficult to access for a person who can't drive or can't afford to drive, living in a town where the bus route has been cut, Shapland-Howes said. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck the startup used to raise the fresh funds.

Persons: Alex Shapland, Howes, RideTandem Organizations: Royal, Shapland, Employers, UN, Blackfinch Ventures, FirstMonday, Venture, Innovation Fund Locations: London, Germany, England

☆ Trade between the US and China is drying up. That could be bad news for American consumers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mexico is now the US's top trade partner. Mexico surpassed China as the US's top manufacturing trade partner in 2023. In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization, a group that grants members preferential tariffs when trading with one another. That access opened the door to China to become a leading trade and manufacturing hub, as the Dallas Fed pointed out. Mexico, for its part, benefits from increased trade with the US — beating out China in US trade volume means it's climbing on the world stage.

Persons: Luis Torres Organizations: Service, Dallas Fed, World Trade Organization, China, U.S, Dallas Locations: China, Mexico, Wall, Silicon, Washington, Beijing

☆ Analysis: Why Ukraine's plea for NATO membership is such a profound dilemma for the West
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The president said that the alliance needed to lay out a “rational path” for Ukraine’s membership but that it was still short of some requirements for joining, including over democratization. NATO membership would also boost Ukraine’s bid to cement a democracy that was vulnerable before the war and fulfill the desire of many of its people to join the West. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, and Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, last week introduced a resolution calling for a roadmap to Ukraine’s NATO membership as soon as it is practicable. “Guaranteeing Ukraine’s security would erode US security by increasingly the risk, obviously, of war with Russia,” he said. Even if Biden were to amend his position on accelerating NATO membership for Ukraine, he cannot ensure a successor would honor treaty obligations.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, ”, –, Putin, stiffen, Lindsey Graham, Richard Blumenthal, “, We’re, Michael McCaul, Ben Friedman, ” Friedman, Donald Trump, Zelensky Organizations: CNN, NATO, Ukrainian, ABC News, Kremlin, Warsaw, South Carolina Republican, Connecticut Democrat, Ukraine, GOP Rep, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Texas Republican, Defense, American, Soviet, Russia Locations: Europe, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Lithuania, Eastern Europe, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Baltic, Latvia, Estonia, Soviet Union, Bucharest, Sens, Connecticut, Russian, United Kingdom, “ State, Western Europe, Israel, Taiwan, United States, Eastern

☆ The elite Horatio Alger Association, which counts Clarence Thomas among its members, has repeatedly been given unusual access to the Supreme Court's courtroom: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Clarence Thomas' membership in the Horatio Alger Association gives it rare access, per the Times. The elite group welcomed Thomas into the fold after his stormy Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Thomas soon became a member of the Horatio Alger Association himself and cherished his ability to speak with students and mentor scholarship recipients. "They really treated him like a brother, like he mattered and, in return, he opened up the Supreme Court," Williams added. Thomas hosts the induction ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom, where roughly 10 new individuals are welcomed into the elite organization.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Horatio Alger, Thomas, Anita Hill, Thomas —, District of Columbia Circuit —, Horatio, Ginni, Armstrong Williams, Williams, Tom Selleck, Lou Dobbs, —, Anthony Hutcherson, ProPublica, megadonor Harlan Crow Organizations: Horatio, Times, Service, Commission, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Distinguished, The New York Times, Horatio Alger Association, Judicial Conference Locations: Wall, Silicon, Virginia, Washington , DC, United States

☆ British bombers pulled off a raid on the other side of the planet in the UK's first major conflict since World War II
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

So the British air force devised an ambitious but complex plan for long-range bomber raids. A daring planBritish troops surrender to Argentine forces in Port Stanley in April 1982. Logistical issuesAn RAF Vulcan bomber at Wideawake airfield on Ascension Island. The military airstrip at Port Stanley after a British air raid in May 1982. AftermathRoyal Marines with the Falkland Islands flag in Port Stanley after the Argentine surrender in June 1982.

Persons: —, Rafael WOLLMANN, Sir Michael Beetham, Beetham, Black Buck, Port Stanley, Victor, Martel, Buck, Vulcan, Eduardo Farre, Buck Six, Black Buck Seven, Steve Buckley, Japan's Organizations: Falklands, British, Service, British Royal Air Force, South Atlantic, Getty, RAF, Argentine, Port Stanley, Avro Vulcans, Handley, Avro Vulcan, Royal Air Force, Vulcans, Atlantic, US, Port, Ascension, Argentina's TPS, Vulcan, Harriers, TPS, REUTERS, Royal, Royal Navy Locations: Argentina, South, Falkland, Buenos Aires, British, Argentine, Port Stanley, Port, Ascension, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Iraq, Balkans, Afghanistan

☆ U.S. still expects Sweden's NATO ascension by July despite Turkey tensions, U.S. ambassador says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ambassador to Turkiye Jeffry Flake speaking in Washington D.C., United States on May 3, 2023. The U.S. is still holding out hope that Sweden will join NATO by July in spite of Turkey's apprehensions, Ambassador to Ankara Jeffry Flake said. "We hope Sweden can become a member of NATO soon," Flake told CNBC's Dan Murphy Friday, adding that Sweden has taken a number of measures to address Turkey's security concerns. Officials from Sweden, Turkey, Finland and NATO had convened in Ankara with hopes of easing Turkey's objections. Turkey, Finland and Sweden had last year inked an agreement to on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, committing to address Turkey's security demands.

Persons: Turkey's apprehensions, Ankara Jeffry Flake, Flake, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan Organizations: Washington D.C, NATO Locations: Washington, United States, U.S, Sweden, Ankara, Vilnius, Turkey, Finland, Turkish, Anadolu, Madrid

☆ Lawmaker who opposed tech antitrust bills to become top Democrat on House subcommittee
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., who opposed a package of bills seeking to reform antitrust law to rein in Big Tech companies, will become the top Democrat on the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., announced Wednesday. CNBC first reported that Correa was the top contender for the role, despite his voting record on antitrust deviating from that of his predecessor. It resulted in a package of bills to limit their power that passed through the subcommittee under Cicilline's stewardship. But Correa and other California lawmakers on the subcommittee voted against the bills. WATCH: Here's why some experts are calling for a breakup of Big Tech after the House antitrust report

Persons: Lou Correa, Jerry Nadler, Correa, David Cicilline, Ken Buck, Thomas Massie, Buck, Cicilline Organizations: Big Tech, CNBC, Former, Democratic, Republican, Apple, Google, Facebook, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Punchbowl News, Committee, YouTube Locations: California

☆ Track Star Tori Bowie Died in Childbirth
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Talya Minsberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Track and Field Career: She was the world’s fastest woman. Bowie’s ascension to the fastest woman in the world began on a basketball court in Sandhill, Miss. Pisgah High School was too small to field separate basketball and track teams, so if Bowie wanted to play basketball, she would have to run track, too. She went on to help her track team win state titles, competing in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100-meter relay and long jump. “It was one of the best conversations we’ve had in a long time,” Holland said over the phone on Monday.

Persons: Bowie, Antoine Preudhomme, ”, Kimberly N, Holland, we’ve, ” Holland, “, ” Bowie Organizations: Pisgah High School, University of Southern Locations: Sandhill, Miss, University of Southern Mississippi, Florida, Mississippi, Holland, Atlanta

☆ When Truth No Longer Counts, How Does a Memoirist Tell Her Story?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Claire Dederer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

TO NAME THE BIGGER LIE: A Memoir in Two Stories, by Sarah VirenIt’s an experience I’m betting most of us have had over the last decade: the creeping feeling that a common truth no longer exists. The writer Sarah Viren became renowned as the victim of a false narrative when, in 2020, she published an article in The New York Times Magazine titled “The Accusations Were Lies. Now Viren has written the strange and wonderful “To Name the Bigger Lie,” a memoir that includes this awful tale. Dr. Whiles (a pseudonym) became more and more unhinged during Viren’s years studying with him — or did he? Perhaps his escalating eccentricity was all in aid of discomfiting his students and forcing them to think more independently, more critically.

Persons: Sarah Viren It’s, Sarah Viren, Marta, Viren, “, Donald Trump, Whiles, — Organizations: New York Times Magazine, Arizona State University Locations: America, Florida

☆ CVS and NEA just sank $166 million into a startup building a new care model for kidney disease. Here's the pitch deck that convinced CapitalG to back Strive Health's Series B.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer | Megan Hernbroth | Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Strive Health just raised $166 million in May from investors like NEA and CVS Health Ventures. See the presentation that got Strive Health a $140 million Series B in March 2021. In May, Strive Health announced it raised $166 million in Series C funding led by healthcare venture firm NEA. The round included CVS Health Ventures, CapitalG, Echo Health Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, Ascension Ventures, and Redpoint. The Series C is Strive Health's latest raise since its $140 million Series B in March 2021.

Persons: Chris Riopelle, Riopelle Organizations: NEA, CVS Health Ventures, Health, Echo Health Ventures, Hall Ventures, Ascension Ventures, CapitalG, Google

PinnedThe PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the insurgent league bankrolled by billions of dollars from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, said on Tuesday that they had agreed to a merger, ending a bitter and costly fight for supremacy of men’s professional golf that had divided top players, everyday fans and corporate sponsors. Now, by merging with the PGA Tour, it has gained a foothold that guarantees it outsize influence in the game’s future. The PIF also will have right of first refusal on new investments in the merged tour, according to the statement announcing the merger. “Going forward, PIF will have the exclusive right to further invest in the new entity, including a right of first refusal on any capital that may be invested in the new entity, including into the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and DP World Tour.” The PGA Tour will appoint a majority of the board, the statement said, and hold a majority voting interest in the combined entity. In a memorandum to PGA Tour players on Tuesday, Monahan said the wealth fund would have a minority position in the new for-profit company that will control men’s golf.

Persons: LIV Golf, bankrolling LIV, “, PIF, LIV, Jay Monahan, we’ve, LIV . Monahan, Yasir al, Monahan, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, LIV signees, Graeme McDowell, “ It’s, ” Organizations: PGA, Premier League soccer, Public Investment Fund, PGA Tour, ”, Public Investment, U.S Locations: Saudi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

☆ Ajay Banga Era Begins at the World Bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Alan Rappeport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ajay Banga officially became the 14th president of the World Bank on Friday and urged staff to join him in developing a “new playbook” for a global institution whose relevance has come into question in recent years. The ascension of Mr. Banga to be the next leader of the bank comes at a pivotal moment in its 77-year history. The global pandemic reversed decades of progress in poverty reduction, Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to be a threat to economic stability and the World Bank is under new pressure to become a more ambitious player in the fight against climate change. Mr. Banga was nominated by President Biden in February after the resignation of David Malpass, the outgoing World Bank president who had been selected by former President Donald J. Trump. The World Bank’s executive board approved Mr. Banga in May following an extensive listening tour that included visits to eight countries and dozens of meetings with government officials around the world.

Persons: Ajay Banga, Banga, Mr, Biden, David Malpass, Donald J, Trump Organizations: World Bank, The New York Times Locations: Ukraine

☆ Europa League final: Jose Mourinho goes in search of sixth European trophy 20 years after his first triumph
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Sevilla hasn’t earned its ‘King of the Europa League’ moniker for nothing, with those tournament record six triumphs coming from six finals, including a run of four wins in just six years. Jose Mourinho gives instructions to his Porto players ahead of extra time in 2003 UEFA Cup final. Jose Mourinho celebrates after Inter Milan reaches the 2010 Champions League final. “I don’t think of Porto [in] 2003, I don’t think about Roma last season. Should he lead Roma to victory on Wednesday, he will become the first manager to win the Europa League with three different teams.

Persons: Jose Mourinho, Mourinho, Sevilla hasn’t, Ivan Rakitić, José Castro, Jose Manuel Ribeiro, ‘, ’, Pep Guardiola’s, Ben Radford, “, ” Mourinho, I’m, “ I’ve, ”, Roma, Riccardo De Luca, Roma’s, eason Organizations: CNN, AS Roma, Europa League, Sevilla, UEFA, Porto, Manchester United, Reuters, Real, Real Madrid, ‘ Sevilla, Tottenham, Inter Milan, Guardiola’s, Camp, Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Serie, League, Europa Conference League, Anadolu Agency, Conference League, Wednesday, oma Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Rome, Barcelona, Portuguese, Porto, England, Eternal

In an email to staff, its president said the "rise of short-form video" has sparked new challenges. A new round of layoffs at creator startup Jellysmack shows how much short-form video apps like TikTok have disrupted the creator-advertising ecosystem in just a few years. Jellysmack initially grew its business by helping creators repurpose YouTube videos on other ad-supported platforms like Facebook and Snapchat. Last January, it announced it had set aside $500 million to buy rights to older YouTube videos with the goal of making a profit from future ad earnings. It separately runs a creator-finance division called JellyFi, a program to help celebrities become digital content creators, and a division called JellySmash Productions that helps creators make and distribute content speedily.

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