Scandal

The Committee Probing The Russia Scandal Has Erupted Into Open Warfare

... that intelligence agencies had, in the course of surveilling foreign targets, intercepted communications with some Trump associates. Stunningly, Nunes didn’t tell the other members of his committee about it, but instead rushed to inform the person who is himself, indirectly at least, the target of his committee’s investigation. Trump had claimed, absurdly, that President Barack Obama tapped his phones, and after speaking to Trump, Nunes held a press conference to share his information, later saying that “I felt I had a duty and obligation to tell him because as you know he’s been taking a lot of heat in the news media,” as though helping Trump deal with bad news coverage was his responsibility. Trump then seized on Nunes’s information as quasi-vindication for his false claim. Which brings us to today’s developments. ...

Scandal Actress Katie Lowes Reveals Agony Over Psoriasis

... to feel perfect and feel like nothing's wrong, and that was definitely not my case.'. She said the disease affected her confidence so much on set that she would constantly where her hair down in case any of the scales behind her ears showed. It wasn't until 2012 that Lowes decided it was time to seriously consider treatment when her psoriasis derailed her wedding plans. 'I had a session booked to take photos with Adam to announce our engagement, and I actually canceled and didn't show up because I was having a terrible flare-up,' she said. 'I had nothing to wear, and I just felt so ugly. I canceled it and I said to myself, "This has gone too far. I'm actually canceling huge, awesome things in my life because of this disease, and I can't be alone in this".'. Lowes (pictured with husband Adam Shapiro) said the disease made her so insecure that she canceled her engagement photo shoot. Since finding treatment, Lowes (pictured with Shapiro) says she feels more confident and has  partnered with the National Psoriasis Foundation in a new ...

Hillary’s Email Scandal Not Over Yet

... and the Obama administration accountable. “The Obama administration conspired with Hillary Clinton regarding her emails, so it is no surprise that Obama officials wouldn’t want to hold her to account for her mishandling of classified materials,” Fitton said. “This lawsuit is an opportunity for the Trump administration to get back to basics on the Clinton email scandal and find out what damage was done to our national security as a result of her illicit email practices.”. The suit zeroes in on FBI Director James Comey and the details he provided in his July 2016 announcement that he would not refer prosecution to the Justice Department. “From the group of 30,000 e-mails returned to the State Department, 110 emails in 52 email chains have been determined by the owning agency to contain classified information at the time they were sent or ...

Rachel Dolezal Struggles After Racial Identity Scandal

... the organization said in an email. But James Wilburn, a black community leader and former head of the NAACP in Spokane, said Dolezal's presentation of herself as black was troubling. "Just come out and tell the truth. She struggles with that," Wilburn said. Dolezal is the biological mother of two sons, ages 15 and 1, and also gained legal custody of a stepbrother, who is now 21 and a college student. One of the reasons she wrote a book was to "settle the score.". "People might as well know the whole truth of my life story,'" she said. "My life is not a sound bite.". Race, she said, is a "social construct" used to pigeonhole people. "I unapologetically stand on the black side," she said. "Blackness better defines who I am philosophically and socially than whiteness does.". It is hard for her to look toward the future, she said, when she is struggling to survive the present. "I want to provide for my kids," she ...

Pm Abe Appears In The Clear, But Image At Risk

... session of the House of Councilors at the Parliament in Tokyo on March 24, 2017. "It is increasingly unlikely that the scandal will fatally undermine the PM's administration," said Tobias Harris, Japan vice president at Teneo Intelligence, in a Friday note. At the heart of the matter are reports that private educational institute Moritomo Gakuen bought heavily discounted government-owned land in Osaka for an elementary school. Morimoto's $1.2 million payment for the near 9,000 square meter area was a tenth of the cost of similarly sized plots nearby, according to local media. The transaction, made public last month, fueled speculation that Morimoto used its connections with Abe's wife to obtain the cheap price. Akie was made honorary principal of the new school but quickly resigned when news of the land deal emerged. On Thursday, Morimoto head Yasunori Kagoike testified under oath in parliament on the matter, saying he personally received an envelope containing $9,000 in cash from Akie during her September 2015 visit to Tsukamoto Kindergarten, a school operated by Morimoto. Akie has denied the transaction. The scandal remains ...

Whistleblower In Brazil Meat Scandal Takes On Powerful Industry

... this week. "That's crazy!". Teixeira, 39, is the agriculture ministry whistleblower credited by Brazil's Federal Police with triggering an investigation into alleged bribes paid by meat companies to government food-sanitation inspectors in the world's top exporter of beef and poultry. Police say in court documents the bribes were paid to cover up serious health violations by some companies in the meat industry, including the sale of rotten and salmonella-contaminated products. Their probe, dubbed "Operation Weak Flesh," has caused some of Brazil's biggest export markets to ban its meats. Police have accused more than 100 people, mostly inspectors, of taking bribes for allowing the sale of rancid products, falsifying export documents or failing to inspect meatpacking plants at all. Prosecutors have yet to present charges and the police allegations ...

Jury Begins Weighing Spanier's Role In Sandusky Scandal

... “[Ditka's] witnesses made the defense case,” Silver told jurors. Curley and Schultz  struck deals  last week with prosecutors, each agreeing to plead guilty to a single count of endangerment, and both have maintained that they did not know Sandusky was sexually assaulting children. Ditka disputed Silver’s description of the men as “star witnesses” and their importance to the case. She told the jury she thought Curley – who repeatedly said he did not recall details of meetings he had back then to discuss Sandusky’s conduct – was “untruthful” 90 percent of the time on the witness stand. Schultz, she said, was better but “not great.”. “They are criminals. They are co-conspirators,” Ditka said. Her real star witnesses, Ditka said, were Mike Mc Queary, the former assistant football coach who reported seeing Sandusky sexually assault a boy in the locker-room shower in 2001, and the ...

Ex-penn State President Guilty Of Child Endangerment In Abuse Scandal

... president Graham Spanier on one count of child endangerment, Friday, for his role in the Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal. The jury also acquitted Spanier of conspiracy and another child endangerment charge. Matt Rourke/AP. Former Penn State president Graham Spanier was convicted Friday of child endangerment for his role in the sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. In a split verdict, the Pennsylvania jury found that Spanier's handling of a 2001 complaint alleging abuse by Sandusky, warranted conviction on one of three charges against him. The jury did, however, acquit Spanier of conspiracy and a second count of child endangerment, the Associated Press reports. Pennlive reports the case against Spanier as such. "Prosecutors had argued that Spanier broke the law when, after receiving a 2001 report that graduate ...

Ex-cps Consultant Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison In Bribery Scandal

... they expect to ask that Byrd-Bennett be sentenced to 71/2 years in prison. Vranas is scheduled to be sentenced hours before Byrd-Bennett's proceeding in April. Solomon's career in education dates to 1992 when he taught at Niles West High School in Skokie. He became an administrator at Niles West, but in 1999 the district suspended him with pay after he was accused of sending sexually explicit emails to students and other inappropriate behavior. Solomon resigned but was never criminally charged in the matter. He fought the district over his suspension, and the district agreed to pay him $50,000 to settle the case. By February 2011, Solomon had played a role in recruiting Mayor Rahm Emanuel's first schools CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard , at the request of the mayor-elect's transition team. By the middle of July 2012, prosecutors said, "Brizard was floundering, and Solomon saw an opportunity.". Solomon went on to recommend Byrd-Bennett, who ...

Scandal’ And ‘grey’s Anatomy’ Dip Vs. Ncaa Sweet 16

... to be to get to 100 episodes of a show and sell it to stations or station groups. Basic cable offered another platform, and now we have streaming services. As a result of all this, the old "wait for 100" model has given way to more immediate repurposing of product. Of all the networks The CW exists because of the new rules. There are other changes that will insure the continued existence, but I think the next step will be for the networks to offer what I call "App Suites" of their channels and sell them for a monthly fee. This is what CBS All Access is. Expect to see something similar from the other networks. 21 st Century Fox, for example, could sell a suite of FOX, FX, FXX, FXM, Nat Geo and Nat Geo WILD and offer an "indie" channel of shows not on any of these platforms. Finally, in the case of VOD and streaming one cannot fast-forward through the commercials. The point of all this is that the broadcast networks are run by a lot of smart people who have always been ahead of the changes and have adapted. Don't get me wrong - you can still learn a lot from the initial fast nationals and L+3 ratings, but to point to them as an ...

Lessons Learned From Winston Mayor Scandal

... votes of 50 more people than Thorn, a longtime resident with experience volunteering on city commissions. We might be experiencing what is called hindsight bias, a knew-it-all-along effect that alters how people remember past occurrences. Hindsight is not 20/20; instead, it distorts how we perceive the past, turning the little things we chose to ignore into glaring warning signs. To say Winston and the county could have prevented Barrett from winning the election would be too simple, but there are lessons we can take from electing someone who was clearly not fit for this role. One is to vote with purpose. Barrett ran an enthusiastic campaign; he visited residents door-to-door, shaking their hands, and wrote several long columns that were printed on the Opinion page of The News-Review. He organized a rally where, as Thorn noted to reporters at the time, he gave out free hot dogs (which was likely a violation of state campaign rules.) He made his name ...