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☆ A California Home Sells for $29.948 Million—While Its Furniture Fetches ‘North of Six Figures’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. Insurance executive Ron Lockton has purchased a beachfront home outside Santa Barbara, Calif., for $29.948 million, records show.

☆ Amgen’s $28 bln deal is a reasonable gamble
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Robert Cyran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Biotechnology deals are always a gamble, and, on the face of it, Amgen’s (AMGN.O) $28 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP.O) looks both risky and pricey. Investors in the $150 billion drug buyer should give it the benefit of the doubt. Amgen is largely buying Horizon for a drug named Tepezza, which helps a thyroid disease that affects eyesight. Sales in Alexion’s drug this year should be $7 billion, a 16% jump from where they were when AstraZeneca bought it. If Amgen similarly helps Horizon, its deal will look like a reasonable wager.

☆ Exclusive: Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Sabrina Valle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The company last year pumped about 45,000 bpd in Equatorial Guinea, out of the country's total production of 93,000 bpd. For Middle East and African oil producers, cash has dwindled to 30% of global flows in the last two years, from 50% between 2010 and 2020. Much of the increase comes from the United States, Canada, Guyana and Brazil, some of the places where Exxon has increased spending on oil output. NAMIBIA AND NATURAL GASWhile crude oil production wanes in West Africa, the continent's liquefied natural gas (LNG) future is on the rise and fossil fuel output could grow elsewhere in Africa. Rising demand globally could result in a 30% rise in gas production in Africa by the end of the decade, Deloitte said.

☆ Disney offers an Iger solution to an Iger problem
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bob Iger isn’t really the reset that Walt Disney (DIS.N) needs, but for now, he’s the reset the $180 billion media giant is getting. The board is mandating that Iger set the strategic direction of the company and find his successor. Reuters GraphicsFollow @jennifersaba on TwitterloadingCONTEXT NEWSWalt Disney on Nov. 20 said Bob Iger is returning as chief executive officer, effective immediately. He replaces Bob Chapek, who was named chief executive officer in February 2020, replacing Iger. Iger, 71, served as chief executive from 2005 until 2020.

☆ UNC Charlotte updates policy to allow Sikh students to wear kirpan on campus
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Brahmjot Kaur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte announced this week that it would allow Sikh students to wear a kirpan on campus, a religious article. The change comes about two months after a video was posted online showing a student who was handcuffed for carrying the ceremonial dagger. The university thanked Sikh leaders, including nonprofit organizations The Sikh Coalition and the Global Sikh Council, who provided expertise and perspective to help with the policy change. A video of the student being handcuffed was posted on the Twitter account @thatsamaan in September, and its user identified himself as the student in question. “I wasn’t going to post this, but I don’t think I will receive any support from @unccharlotte,” he tweeted along with the video.

"Elon will own a company without employees," a source inside Twitter told CNBC. In an exchange at an investor conference Friday, Musk appeared to confirm that his team had laid off half the company's workforce, according to CNBC. Inside the company, anxieties about potential layoffs were swirling around even before Musk’s takeover was finished. However, Twitter’s general counsel urged workers not to dwell on rumors before Musk took the reins. Tech industry observers have raised concerns that he might loosen content moderation policies that limit hate speech and political disinformation.

☆ Casey DeSantis, Florida's 'co-governor': Rivals, friends, and former colleagues say she's the secret behind husband Ron DeSantis' meteoric rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lyz Lenz | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Florida's first lady, Casey DeSantis, is a close confidant to her powerful husband, several people told Insider. He added, "We would not see Ron DeSantis outside of press conferences if he did not have a wife and kids." Ron DeSantis began clawing his way into the national spotlight in 2017 as a member of the US House of Representatives. She smiled wryly and said: "Everyone knows my husband, Ron DeSantis, is endorsed by President Trump, but he's also an amazing dad. "Ron DeSantis would be a very good candidate for the St. Johns county commission if he did not have Casey DeSantis in his life," Schorsch said.

☆ Conscious capitalism falls behind in the polls
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( John Foley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) - As America heads to the polls on Tuesday, and the political climate gets more acrimonious, powerful companies have two choices. Their bid to avoid unwanted attention comes with a cost, because the alternative to conscious capitalism isn’t democracy but apathy. BlackRock affirmed its commitment on Thursday to letting individual customers vote shares in companies at annual meetings, rather than BlackRock voting on their behalf. Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, has taken aim at “woke” capitalism by barring state pension funds from investing based on non-pecuniary goals. From the other side, New York’s City comptroller is “reassessing” its relationship with Fink’s firm because BlackRock isn’t being progressive enough.

Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter died Monday evening after a "sudden cardiac event," his family said. He served as Defense Secretary in the Obama administration from 2015 to 2017. His sudden loss will be felt by all who knew him.”During his time as defense secretary, Carter was behind the campaign to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. He held multiple positions within the Department of Defense, including Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics, in addition to serving as Secretary. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden applaud Ashton Carter after Obama announced his nomination to be the next defense secretary on Dec. 5, 2014.

☆ Retirees hit hard by inflation say they have cut down on meals, entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Gabe Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNNSeniors on a fixed income have been hit particularly hard by inflation, with September prices up 8.2% from a year ago. The price hikes are even steeper in areas like Tampa, Florida, where the housing market has exploded. It’s hard,” Johnson said. The family would like to buy a home, but the draining price hikes and red-hot housing market are making that more difficult. As she weathers price hikes on food, gas, and personal items, she’s stopped buying puzzles, her favorite hobby.

☆ UNC apologizes for handcuffing student whose Sikh article of faith was mistaken for a weapon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Brahmjot Kaur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has apologized after a video was posted online showing a Sikh student who was handcuffed for carrying a kirpan, a religious article that resembles a knife. “Further investigation showed the item was a kirpan, an article of faith in Sikhism.”Video of the incident was posted on the Twitter account @thatsamaan, and its user identified himself as the student in question. You want me to take the whole thing off?” the student asked. The police officer told the student to stand up and the student asked, “What are you doing to me, bro?” before the officer told him he was being detained. The Twitter user tweeted on Saturday that he did receive his kirpan back.

☆ Here's how AOC unwittingly sparked NY Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit into Donald Trump and the Trump Organization
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New York AG Letitia James announced a $250 million lawsuit against Trump and his business this week. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen about Trump's alleged fraud. The New York attorney general's office announced Wednesday that it had asked federal prosecutors to investigate Trump's business practice regarding possible federal crimes. The announcement is the culmination of James' three-year probe into Trump and his New York business empire. Cohen also said several Trump Organization executives, including Allen Weisselberg, Ron Lieberman, and Matthew Calamari, were aware of such practices.

☆ EXCLUSIVE Chevron offering minority stakes in three Alaskan oilfields
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Shariq Khan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company is offering stakes in three oilfields, it confirmed. It holds around 10% in Alaska's Endicott field, 5% in Kuparuk field and 1.2% in Prudhoe Bay. However, at current oil prices, a sale would likely fetch between $450 million and $550 million, according to a Rystad Energy analyst using comparable transactions. The properties offered include interests in pipelines in the Kuparuk and Endicott fields, according to the marketing document. The oilfields that Chevron is offering produce around 9,400 barrels of oil and gas per day.

Damien Tarel a mai spus că, cu câteva zile înainte de vizita lui Macron în Drome, se gândise să-i arunce preşedintelui un ou sau o tartă cu cremă. „Cred că Macron reprezintă decăderea ţării noastre”, a mai spus Tarel la tribunal, potrivit BFM TV. „Dacă l-aş fi provocat pe Macron la duel la răsăritul soarelui, mă îndoiesc că ar fi acceptat”, a mai declarat el. Procurorul a precizat că Tarel nu este membru al vreunui grup politic sau militant. Damien Tarel a fost arestat împreună cu un al doilea bărbat din oraşul său Saint-Vallier.

Persons: Damien Tarel, Reuters, Macron, Preşedintele, . El, preşedintele, Denis !, Tarel, poliţia, Hitler, Alex Perrin Organizations: Ministerului Public Locations: instanţă, Valence, democraţie, Saint

☆ Liderii extremei drepte europene despre insurecția din SUA: nu Donald Trump e de vină, ci fanii săi „ridicoli”
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Unii astfel de politicieni încă se abțin în a-l învinui direct pe Donald Trump și consideră că liderul american a fost doar „victima unor suporteri prea exuberanți”. „Orice manifestare violentă menită a submina procesul democratic este inadmisibilă”, a spus Le Pen într-un interviu acordat postului francez de televiziune, France 2. „Sunt câteva sute de extremiști care au încercat să submineze procesul democratic”, a spus Le Pen. De asemenea, Marco Zanni, europarlamentar și lider al partidului italian de extremă dreapta Liga a condamnat violențele din SUA dar și-a declarat sprijinul pentru Donald Trump. „În mod clar, ne simțim mai aproape de Partidul Republican din SUA și împărtășim multe dintre deciziile politice luate la Casa Albă în ultimii patru ani”, a spus Zanni.

Persons: Donald Trump, Le, Emmanuel Macron, Trump, Nicola Procaccini, Marco, Donald Trump . Organizations: Marine, Partidului, Europeni, Adunarea Națională, Liga, Partidul Republican, Albă Locations: american, SUA, Franța, France, Capitoliu, Le, francez, italian, Italiei

☆ (longread) „Numa’ la sex (nu) vă gândiți.” Dreptul persoanelor cu dizabilități de a primi și oferi plăcere
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-03 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +37 min

Diagnoza mea e destul de specifică, sunt multe tipuri/subtipuri și e greu să vii cu anumite recomandări, cu un ghid, fiecare caz e individual. Nothing About Us Without UsDomeniul drepturilor sexuale și reproductive ale persoanelor cu dizabilități a fost mai puțin explorat în Moldova. „Personalul medical a refuzat în mod repetat să ofere consiliere pentru contraceptie și planificarea unei sarcini, motivând lipsa timpului, și a amânat discuția pentru altă dată. Mark O’Brien a fost un poet, jurnalist și activist care, în urma poliomielitei căpătate în copilărie, a rămas paralizat și a fost nevoit să-și petreacă o mare parte a vieții într-un ventilator cu presiune negativă, numit și plămân de fier (iron lung). La solicitarea de a scrie despre sexualitatea persoanelor cu dizabilități, a înțeles că nu o poate face neavând nicio idee despre propria sexualitate.

Persons: Vladimir Pozner, Phil Donahue, Lidia Nikolaevna Ivanova, Lidiei Nikolaevna Ivanova, Vera, Lidiei Nikolaevna, Apoi, Ivan Tverdovski, ., Lena Cehova, Instagram, Cui, Sora, Nietzsche, Irina, CIDSR, Rodica Comendant, dizabilitate, Shane Burcaw, Hannah Aylward, Shane, Hannah, vrabie, Irina ., Lucie Šídová, Le, Îi, Sexologa Natalia, Natalia, Trier, John Hawks, Helen Hunt, Mark O’Brien, Cheryl Cohen, Greene, Mark, Cheryl, Dixie, Purgatoriul, Alex Iordache Organizations: Sănătății, Freya Locations: Leningrad, Boston, SUA, URSS, Uniunea Sovietică, administratoarea, Occident, calzi, Imperiul, Moscova, Moldova, ginecolog, Europa de Est, and, Cehia, Țările de Jos, Elveția

☆ Memoriile lui Obama: Putin - baron politic șmecher, Sarkozy - enervant, Cameron - trecut ușor prin viață
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-21 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

David CameronConservatorul educat la colegiul Eton (al aristocrației britanice), care a fost premierul marii Britanii din 2010 până în 2016, era „urban și încrezător” și avea „încrederea ușoară a cuiva care nu a fost niciodată încercat prea greu de viață”. Obama spune că l-a plăcut pe Cameron ca persoană, dar nu ascunde că nu era de acord cu politicile economice ale acestuia. Vladimir PutinDespre Vladimir Putin, Obama spune că liderul rus îi aducea aminte de baronii politici pe care i-a întâlnit în Chicago. Obama notează că Angela Merkel a fost la început sceptică în privința lui, din cauza plăcerii lui de a ține discursuri. Recep Erdogan„Era cordial și în general îmi răspundea la solicitări”, scrie Obama despre președintele Turciei.

Persons: Obama, David Cameron, Cameron, Vladimir Putin Despre Vladimir Putin, Putin, Nicolas Sarkozy, Toulouse -, Sarkozy, Angela Merkel Cancelarul, Digi24, Angela Merkel Organizations: Eton, Securitate, ONU Locations: Britanii, Chicago, francez, Toulouse, Toulouse - Lautrec, Germaniei, demagogie, Turciei, american

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