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Richard Bates, the longtime head of government relations for Disney, died Dec. 31 at his...

Best of 2020: For Ned Lamont, it was Joe Biden from day one mark pazniokas :: ctmirror.org Joe Biden campaigning for Ned Lamont, Jahana Hayes and Chris Murphy in 2018. Lamont was the first to return the favor. Note: This story was originally published on November 8, 2020. OK, it’s an obvious choice today, perhaps a brilliant one. But the story of how Connecticut’s governor quietly committed to Joe Biden on the very first day of his 2020 presidential campaign 19 months ago is not one of poli...

By Martin Woods2020-12-22T18:02:00+00:00 As we near the end of 2020, it is time to add up the value of fines charged to banks/firms for anti-money laundering (AML) failures. Why do we do this? Most importantly, it helps us answer the question, “Are we getting better at preventing it?” Earlier this year, David Lewis, executive secretary of the Financial Action Task Force, said bluntly, “We are all doing badly, some not as badly as others” with regard to AML efforts. The FinCEN leaks rein...

Dec 22, 2020 ATLANTA (AP) — In the fight to retain her U.S. Senate seat, Republican Kelly Loeffler has boasted she is “more conservative than Attila the Hun” and has a “100% Trump voting record.” She has backed the president’s baseless allegations of voting fraud and rallied with a far-right candidate who expressed support for a conspiracy theory that sees Democrats as part of a Satanic child sex ring. It’s not the type of campaign that supporters expected from the superrich form...

Loefflers wealth, Trump loyalty face scrutiny in Georgia by Sudhin Thanawala, The Associated Press Posted Dec 21, 2020 11:46 am EDT Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 11:50 am EDT FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. Kelly Loeffler speaks at a campaign rally in Cumming, Ga. Loeffler’s tight embrace of President Donald Trump and the far right while fighting to hold on to her U.S. Senate seat is not exactly what allies of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp envisione...

On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced additional House committee assignments.  Congresswoman-elect Sara Jacobs (D-CA) was the only incoming House freshman named to the Foreign Affairs Committee. “I look forward to bringing my experience in U.S. foreign policy and international organizations — and my voice as a millennial who has never known a day in my adult life that the United States has not been at war — to the committee as we work to rebuild America’s standing i...

India seeing multiple monopolistic trends: Prevention better than cure SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 20, 2020, 10:48 AM IST Share Synopsis There are a few undesirable trends in some sectors where market share is becoming dominant with potential monopolistic trends. Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services He is known for his articles on capital markets, wealth management, and Indian and global economy. He has presented many papers and delivered many lectures on the capital market in...

Bob Iger As Ambassador To China? Hollywood Names Are Floating For Joe Biden Picks, But Rumors May Clash With Reality Deadline 12/18/2020 With a newly elected Democratic president, this is the season of speculation, where names are being floated as potential ambassador picks. And this time around, Disney’s executive chairman Bob Iger is getting attention as a prospect for one of the highest profile foreign posts, China. But while there is a lot of talk of Iger and others (including Comcast�...

Dont criticise the sponsors, comics told Comedians attending a major arts festival next year have been told they mustn’t say anything to offend the sponsors, who include a controversial fossil fuel giant. Fringe World in Perth, Australia, is facing a backlash from performers over a clause in their contracts which commits them to doing nothing to ‘prejudice any of Fringe World’s sponsorship arrangements’. And they have been told if they are not happy to accept those terms, they shouldn�...

Artists outraged at Fringe World ‘gag clause’ banning criticism of sponsors We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Artists outraged at Fringe World ‘gag clause’ banning criticism of sponsors Save Normal text size Advertisement Artists and promoters have slammed one of Perth’s largest arts festivals over a ‘gag clause’ in their agreements preventing criticism of corporate sponsors. The clause, part of Fringe Wor...