For one ever-so-fleeting moment after the Capitol Hill riot earlier this month, it looked as if the GOP might take decisive action against Donald Trump. Ten House Republicans voted to impeach him for incitement of insurrection one week after the attack. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell floated the possibility that he would vote to convict…...
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After a year of mounting pressure from investors and outside critics, Leon Black, the billionaire chief executive of private equity giant Apollo Global Management, announced on Monday that he would step down later this year. Apparently the revelation that Black gave $158 million to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for supposed financial advice was enough…...
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“Do you think we’ll ever use unpaid interns?” a friend once asked while we were being used as unpaid interns. It was 2011, in the thick of the long slog of the Great Recession, and we were both working for no pay at different book publishers in one of the most expensive cities in the…...
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Greater scrutiny of travellers, prompted by COVID-19, has yielded new instances of women from other countries coming to Canada with what officials say is an unspoken plan to deliver their baby here, documents obtained by the Star show.Some observers have repeatedly cautioned that the practice controversially dubbed “birth tourism” — which is legal — is…...
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Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration over the “unlawful and perilous” 100-day pause on deportation of illegal immigrants, claiming it would put Americans, specifically Texans, in danger. “Our state defends the largest section of the southern border in the nation. Failure to properly enforce the law will directly and immediately…...
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Two Sydney men have been extradited to the US over their alleged role in a $US50 ($65) million scam to rort mobile phone users in a premium messaging service, while a BRW rich lister worth an estimated $100 million awaits an extradition hearing in a Perth jail over his alleged role.Allegations against eight members of…...
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Bank boss calls for cross-industry cooperation to reduce scams that trick people into making instant payments online By Karl Flinders, Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly Published: 25 Jan 2021 14:05 A digital bank boss has called for social media companies to share responsibility for losses to consumers duped into transferring money to fraudsters when buying…...
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Troops under the auspices of Operation Thunder Strike on Saturday conducted a joint ground and air patrols to Chikwale village, along the Polewire-Mangoro-Sarkin Pawa Road in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State as military jets killed several bandits during the operation.The patrols followed credible reports of the bandits’ movement from a neighbouring state,…...
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Andrea Pirlo revealed he hopes to sign a striker before the transfer window closes if the right opportunity arises after Juventus beat Bologna 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday. Roma frontman Edin Dzeko and Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca – who is on loan at Genoa – have been linked with a move to Juve ahead of…...
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