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June 27 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers will ask a U.S. federal judge on Tuesday to transfer from state court a criminal case accusing the former president of falsifying business records tied to a hush money payment to a porn star. Trump asserts that federal court is the proper venue for the case, arguing that his actions were related to the presidency, that the charges involve federal election law, and that he is immune from state prosecution. The Manhattan District Attorney's office, which brought the case, says the conduct had nothing to do with Trump's duties as president. Federal election law does not preempt state regulation of fraud, the prosecution says, and Trump is not immune from state prosecution because his actions involved no official duty. Should the case remain in state court, it is scheduled for trial in March.

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Roszarubezhneft's five joint ventures now must rely on PDVSA-designated intermediaries that take a large share of the revenues for their services, the people said. The joint ventures are owed about $3.2 billion from sales handled by PDVSA, one of the people said. Roszarubezhneft, Russia's oil ministry, PDVSA and Venezuela's oil and foreign affairs ministries did not reply to requests for comment. It also could help PDVSA make progress toward its goal of raising Venezuela's oil output by 40% this year. Oil production at the five joint ventures has dwindled as U.S. sanctions have hampered investment and maintenance work, and deterred many buyers of Venezuelan crude.

Persons: PDVSA's Jose Antonio, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, PDVSA, Rosneft, Nicolas Maduro's, Roszarubezhneft, Alexandra Ulmer, Marianna Parraga, Vivian Sequera, Daniel Flynn Organizations: REUTERS, Chevron, PDVSA, Reuters, Washington, U.S . Treasury, National Security, State Department, Nicolas Maduro's United Socialist Party, Assembly, Thomson Locations: PDVSA's, Anzoategui, Caracas, Moscow, Venezuela, U.S, Russia, Ukraine, Roszarubezhneft, Venezuela's, Rosneft

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☆ Flexibility and perks at work aren't one size fits all, and employers need to realize that
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One of the top demands is a four-day workweek, according to the KPMG Talent Survey of 1,035 US adults, conducted from mid-April to May 1. According to participants, 82% of employees would be interested in a 10-hour, four-day workweek, and nearly half (47%) see it as highly appealing. "Having a four-day workweek, even if you're working longer days during those four days, enables you to have the flexibility of three days off without work. Agarwal wrote, "as productivity tools with artificial intelligence catch on and more high-ranking executives acknowledge the importance of rest, the four-day workweek could become more commonplace." Besides four-day workweeks, employees also showed when it comes to perks at work, millennials are more likely to care about perks than other generations.

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☆ UK's payments regulator lays down mandatory reimbursements in APP fraud victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 7 (Reuters) - Britain's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) said on Wednesday it has made it mandatory for banks and payment firms to reimburse victims of online bank fraud within five days, in cases where users at a business send money to a bank account controlled by fraudsters. Thousands of people have seen their savings swept away in recent years by an unprecedented wave of fake online bank transactions hitting Britain, called authorised push payment (APP) fraud. The PSR said the new rules will be imposed on the Faster Payments system, where the vast majority of APP fraud has occurred so far, with the reimbursement requirements coming into force next year. The regulator also said that all payment firms will be incentivised to take action, with both sending and receiving firms equally splitting the reimbursement costs. The PSR last year said it planned to introduce new rules to tackle APP fraud once the parliament expands the powers of the regulator.

Persons: Aby Jose Koilparambil, Savio D'Souza, Nivedita Organizations: Systems, fraudsters, PSR, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Hundreds of activists packed Atlanta's City Hall to protest 'Cop City', but lawmakers approved $67 million in funding for it anyway
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( R.J. Rico | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Hundreds of activists packed Atlanta's City Hall to protest the funding of "Cop City." But the City Council approved $67 million in funding for the police training center anyway. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via APThe training center was approved by the City Council in September 2021 but required an additional vote for more funding. Though more than 220 people spoke publicly against the training center, a small handful voiced support, saying they trusted Dickens' judgment. Protestors gather in the atrium of Atlanta City Hall to protest the proposed police training center on Monday, June 5, 2023.

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☆ Twitter’s own lawyers refute Elon Musk’s claim that the ‘Twitter Files’ exposed US government censorship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The foundation for those claims rests on the so-called “Twitter Files,” a series of reports by a set of handpicked journalists who, at Musk’s discretion, were given selective access to historical company archives. Now, though, Twitter’s own lawyers are disputing those claims in a case involving former President Donald Trump — forcefully rejecting any suggestion that the Twitter Files show what Musk and many Republicans assert they contain. The Twitter Files also show the Trump administration made its own requests for removal of Twitter content. Musk’s release of company files has given lawyers for Trump and other plaintiffs in the case another shot. But Twitter argued last week that the judge should not allow the case to be reopened because nothing in the Twitter Files supports the already dismissed claim of federal coercion.

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I should've known better than to travel during the holidays, and I paid the cost for doing it anyway. I let my travel partner plan the trip, and a delayed flight meant that all his plans went awry. The trip cost me thousands of dollars and put me off international travel. My ill-fated trip to Morocco in 2019 put the final nail in the coffin of my romantic relationship and a nasty dent in my finances. The impossibly brisk pace of the trip and the time difference meant that our cancelled flight resulted in thousands of dollars lost on cancelled hotels, tours, and transportation.

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☆ The Most Expensive and Most Affordable Cities for Childcare in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Jeremy Ney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The most expensive counties generally have fewer childcare workers or the state doesn't provide enough financial support for low-income families. The US Department of Health and Human Services considers childcare "affordable" if it costs less than 7% of a family's income. The pandemic provided a perfect example of this dynamic: 2 million women left the workforce and haven't returned, citing childcare costs as the No. Counties with higher levels of poverty often lack affordable care as childcare workers themselves can't afford to live on the industry's low wages. In Canada, where childcare workers make more, that ratio is six to one.

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[1/2] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2023. In documents filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Bragg argued that Trump is not entitled to the change in venue because he is not a federal officer. Lawyers for Trump have previously requested to move the case out of New York state court. "He does not plausibly meet the required elements to justify removal to federal court." Trump, who lost the 2020 election to Democratic President Joe Biden, is currently the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for 2024.

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☆ ‘Rip and Replace’: The Tech Cold War Is Upending Wireless Carriers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Cecilia Kang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Chinese and Western-made technology will operate simultaneously until Pine Belt can completely rid its cell towers of ZTE equipment. Pine Belt is about 15 percent into its transition away from Chinese equipment and is already $5 million over the F.C.C.’s budget, Mr. Nettles said. The tower will have to hold the old ZTE and new Nokia equipment during the rip-and-replace work to prevent any service interruptions. As Mr. Nettles parked near the tower, a customer in Selma called to complain that his cell service was cutting in and out. The customer was between one tower with ZTE equipment and another with Nokia equipment.

☆ Some Uber and DoorDash drivers say rich people are the worst tippers, but they can count on the middle class
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many gig workers rely on tips to make ends meet, but some say tipping is getting worse. Three gig workers told Insider that people who appear to be wealthy are the worst tippers. Several delivery drivers replied to the story, and while a few related to Jay's experience, most of the workers Insider heard from said that the opposite was true in their experience: Rich people are the worst tippers. Drivers for companies like Uber and DoorDash say they're reliant on tips to make ends meet, but many of them have told Insider that tipping has gotten worse in recent years. When reached for comment, an Uber spokesperson told Insider that tipping has risen considerably for both Uber and Uber Eats over the last few years.

☆ Lauren Boebert is being accused of illegal campaign spending and using her own leadership PAC 'as a personal bank'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The End Citizens United PAC has accused Boebert of failing to declare in-kind contributions properly. "Congresswoman Boebert used her leadership PAC as a personal bank," the ECU's president said. FEC filings by the ECU accuse Boebert, her campaign Lauren Boebert For Colorado, We The People Leadership PAC, and Taylor Moose, her PAC and campaign treasurer, of not reporting the calls and texts as in-kind contributions. In the FEC filing, the ECU accused Boebert of spending $4,623.22 on "text message advertising" on October 28, and her leadership PAC for spending $6,221.73 on "Voter Contact - GOTV Calls/Texts" on the same day. The ECU also said in the filing that on November 18, Boebert's leadership PAC disbursed another $53,760 to TTHM.

☆ Trump lawyers, prosecutors in court to argue over whether he can discuss evidence in hush money case
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Karen Freifeld | Us Senate Confirms Ex-Prosecutors To New Jersey Federal Court | Jacqueline Thomsen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 4 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Donald Trump will square off with prosecutors in a New York courtroom on Thursday over whether the former president should be restricted from discussing evidence in the criminal case against him over a hush money payment to a porn star. Prosecutors are seeking a court order that would stop Trump from publicly disclosing evidence they turn over to him to prepare his defense. Given Trump's history of attacks via social media, they said it is needed to reduce the risk of harassment against witnesses and others in the case. They said prosecutors and witnesses have attacked Trump as well. Reporting by Karen Freifeld; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The best checking accounts for getting cash abroad in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Liz Hund | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Many of the most popular checking accounts charge foreign transaction and ATM fees, which can add up quickly. Best checking accounts for traveling abroad in 2023Charles Schwab High Yield Investor Checking Account: Best overall for travelers with no foreign transaction fees and reimbursed ATM surcharges. Schwab Bank Investor Checking Account: Best overall for travelersSchwab has one of the best checking accounts for international travelers. This makes the Schwab Bank Investor Checking Account our top checking account pick for most travelers. This is significantly higher than the industry average, and is one of the best checking account APY’s we’ve seen.

☆ Investors see big Novo Nordisk stock boost if obesity drug shows heart benefit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Maggie Fick | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Demand for the Danish company's weight-loss treatment Wegovy is soaring in the United States, leading it to significantly raise its full-year profit and sales expectations last month. "But most insurance companies (...) may need to see that data, to definitively see the correlation between weight loss and improved outcomes." Less than 15% could put downward pressure on the stock while around 10% would be a major disappointment, some of the investors and analysts said. Booming demand and production issues have caused shortages of Wegovy though, forcing Novo to delay launching the weekly injection in most of Europe. Even with the medical benefit, investors say the company faces a challenge convincing Europe's cost-conscious health authorities to pay for the drug.

☆ A lawyer's license was suspended after he tried to sue his 'sugar baby' for $166 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A lawyer was suspended after trying to sue his former "sugar baby" for C$226 million ($166 million). But a court said his conduct during the lawsuit was "unbecoming" and suspended him for a month. A lawyer who tried to sue his former "sugar baby" for C$229 million ($169 million) has been suspended after a court ruled he had become "obsessed" with the woman. Ramal-Shah urged the woman's mother to offer a settlement to keep the matter out of courts, before eventually suing the family. The court rejected Ramal-Shah's lawsuit because it was outside the statute of limitations and was "frivolous, vexatious, or otherwise an abuse of process."

Circuit Court of Appeals said that Uber drivers do not qualify for an exemption from the arbitration law for workers involved in interstate commerce because they rarely cross state lines when transporting passengers. The Federal Arbitration Act requires the enforcement of agreements to bring employment-related disputes in arbitration rather than court, but exempts transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce. A majority of private-sector U.S. workers, and most Uber drivers, have signed such agreements. The 3rd Circuit on Wednesday said evidence presented in the case showed that nearly two-thirds of Uber drivers never cross state lines, and only 2.5% of Uber trips are interstate. "Take away interstate trips, and the fundamental character of Uber drivers' work remains the same," Circuit Judge Anthony Scirica wrote for the court.

☆ Norfolk Southern reports $387 million charge for the first quarter after East Palestine derailment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023. Norfolk Southern on Wednesday reported an initial $387 million charge associated with the company's East Palestine, Ohio, derailment in February, which spilled toxic chemicals into the environment. Norfolk Southern said income from railway operations for the quarter was $711 million, down 34% from the same period in 2022. Excluding the East Palestine derailment, income from railway operations was $1.1 billion, up 1% compared to the same period the year prior. Norfolk Southern did not announce estimates for further charges related to the East Palestine derailment.

☆ David Solomon's private plane use gets flagged at Goldman Sachs' annual shareholder meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

One shareholder cites reports about Goldman Sachs CEO's use of the corporate jet. A shareholder of Goldman Sachs cited Goldman CEO David Solomon's personal use of the corporate aircraft at the company's annual meeting Wednesday morning in Dallas. Chesser put the proposal in terms of Goldman Sachs organizational processes that, he said, "look pretty weak." Solomon acknowledged Chesser's remarks, and moved to take questions before advancing to the next shareholder proposal and presentation. As Insider has previously reported, at least one other shareholder has asked Goldman's investor relations department for information about Solomon's personal use.

☆ DOJ charges 18 people — including doctors — in massive Covid health-care fraud takedowns
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Other cases involved the alleged manufacture and distribution of fake Covid vaccine record cards. But instead of administering the Covid vaccine, the defendants allegedly destroyed vials of the vaccines intended for patients, the DOJ said. Two people in Utah were also charged with allegedly manufacturing and selling about 120,000 fake Covid vaccine cards. The DOJ said the people charged with distributing fake vaccine cards "intentionally sought to obstruct" the federal government's efforts to roll out a nationwide Covid vaccine program. They also follow similar criminal charges related to Covid fraud schemes in April 2022 and May 2021.

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There are too many things that matter to me that travel insurance surprisingly doesn't cover. Cancellation coverage is limitedThe first few times I purchased travel insurance, I didn't read the fine print. I travel so much that it gets expensiveAs someone who takes up to a dozen trips every year, getting travel insurance per trip adds up. The average cost of travel insurance is anywhere between 4% to 8% of the cost of your trip. Most travel insurance policies won't let you make those changes unless there's an emergency.

☆ Thomas revelation fits a broader pattern of nondisclosure
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —The recent revelations of lavish gifts and travel that a Republican megadonor showered on Justice Clarence Thomas reflect a larger Supreme Court culture of nondisclosure, little explanation, and no comment. The incident reflects the broader lack of accountability at the high court regarding off-bench behavior. Justices regularly brush aside reporters’ queries for specifics on travel and gifts, book advances and other extracurricular activities. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin made another such plea to Roberts this week as he also urged the chief justice to open an investigation into Thomas’ conduct. Chief justice on the spotRoberts, who became chief justice in 2005, has continually described the high court as beyond the realm of politics and worthy of public trust.

DEI executive Netta Jenkins says women typically overlook their 401(k) match or family care benefits. Jenkins adds that women of color are less likely to trust HR and speak openly about their benefits. Here are three workplace benefits that Jenkins says women often overlook — and how to take advantage of them. Expense reimbursementsJenkins adds that expense reimbursements, like the cost of parking or travel, can cause friction for women in the workplace — especially women of color. Some women of color care for both.

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