New Suit Seeks Clawback of >$4 Billion of Fines and Insider Trading Profits from TD Bank Executives Earned While Running Decade+ Massive Money Laundering Schemes | naked capitalism
A continuing sore subject is that no bank senior executive or board member who was responsible for the activities that nearly drove the world financial system off the cliff faced…
Guantánamo, Donald Trump’s “Immigrant Problem,” and the Rest of Us | naked capitalism
Yves here. Apologies for the lack of original posts today. The site has been misbehaving, as some readers have even found. But this gives us the chance to turn to…
Trump ends deportation protection for 500,000 Haitians
The US government will end the temporary protected status (TPS) for 500,000 Haitians living in the country in August, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. This comes despite…
Video Shows a Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Off the Coast of Mexico
The elusive oarfish, a creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” because of its place in folklore as a precursor to disaster, was captured on video this month after it was seen…
Inside Lucas Samaras’s New York Apartment
IN 1988, THE artist Lucas Samaras moved into the 62nd floor of what was then a new white-glove condo building on West 56th Street, an 814-foot-tall concrete high-rise that real…
Marshall Rose, Who Helped Revive Two New York Institutions, Dies at 88
Marshall Rose, a real estate developer who was instrumental in reviving the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and transforming the adjacent Bryant Park from a mecca for drug…
What 11 Black Voters Think About Trump’s Actions in His First Month
The first few weeks of President Trump’s frenetic second term, including sweeping actions to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, have mostly unfurled during the month of February, when…
Senate Passes G.O.P. Budget Plan After Democrats Force Long Night of Votes
The Senate passed Republicans’ budget plan early Friday on a largely party-line vote. The final tally was 52-48, with all Democrats and one Republican, Rand Paul of Kentucky, opposing the…
U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Ukraine Invasion
The United States is opposing calling Russia the aggressor in the war with Ukraine in a Group of 7 statement being drafted to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale…
Victor Wembanyama: San Antonio Spurs star out for season with blood clot
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, the NBA’s number one draft pick in 2023, is expected to miss the rest of the 2024-25 regular season after being diagnosed with deep…