Relationship

Yellen seeks to calm a fraught but close-knit US-China trade relationship

By David Lawder and Joe Cash WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – As U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tries to steady an increasingly tense relationship with China, the world’s two largest economies remain tightly linked, but are showing some signs of future weakness. Yellen starts meetings on Friday with senior Chinese officials pledging to seek “healthy competition” with China as confrontation between the economic powers over U.S. technology export controls and planned outbound investment restrictions dominate headlines. Despite talk of U.S.-China economic de-coupling, recent data show a trade relationship that is fundamentally solid, and rebounded in 2022 from five years of turmoil wrought

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Biden’s EV Push Is Straining His Relationship With One Of America’s Most Powerful Unions

Biden’s EV Push Is Straining His Relationship With One Of America’s Most Powerful Unions Nick Pope on June 29, 2023 President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle (EV) push is further straining his administration’s relationship with United Auto Workers (UAW) leadership ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The union’s leadership has long supported Democratic and left-wing causes, but cracks have surfaced in the UAW’s relationship with the Biden administration due to Biden’s EV agenda, according to Axios. New union president Shawn Fain publicly criticized Biden’s extension of a “no strings attached” $9.2 billion loan to Ford and a South Korean firm to build

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‘Peeing On Yum Yum’: GOP Rep Needles Eric Swalwell Over Alleged Relationship With Chinese Spy

‘Peeing On Yum Yum’: GOP Rep Needles Eric Swalwell Over Alleged Relationship With Chinese Spy Harold Hutchison on June 21, 2023 Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas trolled Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California during a Wednesday hearing over an alleged relationship with a Chinese spy. Nehls needled Swalwell during a the hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee, where Special Counsel John Durham testified on the findings of his investigation into the origins of the FBI’s probe into allegations that former President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign colluded with Russia. Nehls referred to one of the more salacious claims in

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‘Thank YOU, Friend’: Texts Reveal Chummy Relationship Between Biden’s CDC Chief And Teachers Union Bosses

‘Thank YOU, Friend’: Texts Reveal Chummy Relationship Between Biden’s CDC Chief And Teachers Union Bosses Reagan Reese on June 2, 2023 Newly revealed texts display a close relationship between President Joe Biden’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chief and the presidents of the nation’s largest teachers unions prior to the health organization’s 2021 school reopening guidance. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers union, collaborated with the CDC to draft reopening guidance for schools in 2021 following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to emails obtained by

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ALEX STONE And LUKE DAIGNEAULT: Has Boeing Turned A Blind Eye To Its Risky China Relationship?

ALEX STONE And LUKE DAIGNEAULT: Has Boeing Turned A Blind Eye To Its Risky China Relationship? Alex Stone And Luke Daigneault on April 17, 2023 Is Boeing more loyal to the Chinese Communist Party or to its investors? Boeing’s shareholders will have an opportunity to ask — and potentially get an answer — that question at the company’s April 18 annual meeting. The company has a long history of innovating, boosting the U.S. economy, and advancing American exceptionalism. However, shareholders are now questioning if the aircraft manufacturer has turned a blind eye to its risky relationship with the CCP. The operative portion

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SHOSHANA BRYEN: Here’s What Really Lies Behind The Biden Admin’s Icy Israel Relationship

SHOSHANA BRYEN: Here’s What Really Lies Behind The Biden Admin’s Icy Israel Relationship Shoshana Bryen on April 1, 2023 It was never about Israel’s judiciary. How can you tell? First, because the Biden administration — and left-wing Democrats in general — are arguing FOR a position in Israel they are arguing AGAINST in the United States. Having contemplated stacking the U.S. Supreme Court to dilute the power of Republican appointed justices, they find themselves promoting an Israeli Supreme Court with no constraints. Israel has no constitution against which a court can measure laws passed by the Knesset, and no requirement

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Former Steinert High School teacher arrested for relationship with student

HAMILTON, NJ – A former teacher at Steinert High School has been arrested and charged for engaging in an indecent and illegal relationship with a student. Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced Joseph DePuglio, 76, of Ewing, was arrested on Monday, following an investigation conducted by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and the Ewing Police Department.  “The victim, now an adult, reported the allegations to Ewing police at the end of 2022, and an investigation ensued,” Onofri said in a statement today. ” DePuglio is accused of having a sexual relationship with the victim while having supervisory

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MIKE MCKENNA: The Toxic, Co-Dependent Relationship Between Trump And The Left

MIKE MCKENNA: The Toxic, Co-Dependent Relationship Between Trump And The Left Michael McKenna on March 26, 2023 Early last Friday morning, President Trump posted the following on Truth Social, presumably about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg:  “What kind of person can charge another person . . . with a Crime, when it is known by all that NO Crime has been committed, and also known that potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our Country? . . .  Only a degenerate psychopath that truly hates the USA!” That seems like a lot for a

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JPMorgan ending banking relationship with crypto exchange Gemini – source

By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co is cutting ties with Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, according to a source familiar with the situation. The decision comes days after Silvergate Capital Corp, one of the most influential lenders in the digital asset industry, warned of doubts over its ability to continue as a going concern, fueling a rout in the crypto markets. In a tweet, Gemini said its relationship with the bank remains intact. JPMorgan declined to comment. Analysts have warned of a lack of options for cryptocurrency firms looking for banking partners

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Florida Football Coach Allegedly Had ‘Inappropriate Sexual Relationship’ With 15-Year-Old Student

Florida Football Coach Allegedly Had ‘Inappropriate Sexual Relationship’ With 15-Year-Old Student Reagan Reese on February 13, 2023 A Florida teacher has been arrested for having an alleged “inappropriate sexual relationship” with a 15-year-old student, according to the Port Orange Police. Arin Hankerd, a gym teacher and football coach at Atlantic High School, was arrested Feb. 10 after police completed a search warrant of his home, according to the Port Orange Police. Police received a report on Friday that Hankerd was allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old student since the beginning of January. “Yesterday, Volusia County Schools was informed

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Female Monmouth jail guard provided inmate with cell phone during romantic relationship

FREEHOLD, NJ – A female jail guard at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution has been charged for providing an inmate she was romantically involved in a cell phone. That phone was provided to the inmate so the two could communicate more often. Latonya C. Johnson, 51, of Piscataway, was charged with a single count of second-degree Knowingly Providing an Electronic Communication Device to an Inmate.   When Johnson and the inmate were in a romantic relationship, she brought the cell phone to the jail so they could communicate more frequently, according to an internal investigation. “Sworn members of law enforcement

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Ohio Teacher Resigns After Former Student Alleges ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ Occurred More Than A Decade Ago

Reagan Reese on December 30, 2022 HILLIARD CITY, OH – NBC 4 reports that an Ohio teacher resigned on Thursday following allegations of an “inappropriate relationship” with a student. Hilliard City Schools received a report over the holiday break about an “inappropriate relationship” between a former student and Brian Tonti, a former Hilliard Darby High School teacher. After the allegations, Tonti was placed on administrative leave and then resigned at the district’s request. “We are deeply sorry that one of our graduates has been dealing with this, and we appreciate the courage it takes to come forward,” Hilliard City Schools

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FBI Paid Twitter Millions, Had Close Relationship With Execs And Staff, Emails Show

FBI Paid Twitter Millions, Had Close Relationship With Execs And Staff, Emails Show John Hugh DeMastri on December 19, 2022 The FBI paid Twitter millions as a reimbursement for the time the company spent processing the FBI’s requests, according to internal documents published by author Michael Shellenberger Monday, in the most recent installment of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s ongoing “Twitter Files.” In an email with the subject line “Run the business – we made money!” an employee, whose name was redacted, reports to then-Deputy General Counsel Jim Baker, that the FBI paid Twitter nearly $3.5 million dollars between October 2019

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Former federal agent receives sentence for corruption in connection to illicit Syrian relationship

HOUSTON –A 49-year-old former special agent with Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has been sent to prison following her conviction of obstructing justice, making false statements and accepting money and gifts for official acts, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.     A federal jury sitting in Houston convicted Leatrice Malika DeBruhl-Daniels June 13, following a six-day trial. Today, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller ordered DeBruhl-Daniels to serve 108 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by one year of supervised release. In handing down the sentence, the court cited DeBruhl’s breach of trust and deterrence. “Leatrice DeBruhl-Daniels betrayed her

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China’s Xi, Saudi Arabia Celebrate Relationship ‘Milestone’ Months After Crown Prince Snubs Biden

China’s Xi, Saudi Arabia Celebrate Relationship ‘Milestone’ Months After Crown Prince Snubs Biden Micaela Burrow on December 7, 2022 Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping touched down Riyadh on Wednesday to cement “milestone” relations between the two nations, after Saudi leaders snubbed U.S. President Joe Biden in a similar state visit in July. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) is expected to offer Xi a lavish welcome ahead of a series of bilateral talks, where the two are expected to deepen ties and ink billions in economic agreements, according to Reuters. The Saudis have painted the meeting as a

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Teachers’ Aide Arrested Following Allegations Of Having A Sexual Relationship With Student

Teachers’ Aide Arrested Following Allegations Of Having A Sexual Relationship With Student Reagan Reese on November 22, 2022 An Oklahoma teachers’ aide has been arrested after allegedly having sex with a student, according to KSWO News. Ashley Waffle, a 22-year-old teachers’ aide, has been fired after an investigation found she had allegedly been having sex with a 16-year-old student from Granite Public Schools in Oklahoma, according to KSWO News. Waffle started at the school on Oct. 10 and 15 days later began communicating with the student via the social media platform Snapchat. Waffle allegedly invited the student over to her

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Red Bank teacher arrested after long-term relationship with student

RED BANK, NJ – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Red Bank Regional High School Teacher criminally for a long term-relationship with a student. Michael F. Canning, 41, an English teacher, allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student enrolled at the school where he teaches. He was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and fourth degree criminal sexual contact. “An investigation involving members of the MCPO Special Victims Bureau and the Red Bank Police Department revealed that the alleged criminal conduct by Canning began in 2015, when the victim was a junior, and extended into

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BRYEN: The US-Israel Relationship: Navigating The Post-Election Landscape

BRYEN: The US-Israel Relationship: Navigating The Post-Election Landscape Shoshana Bryen on November 11, 2022 The assessments are starting… now! The confluence of Israeli and American elections has brought the pundits out in full force to dissect the question, “What does this mean for U.S-Israel relations?” Two points should illuminate the conversation. First, for all the hyperbole, there is a fundamental sharing of democratic Western values between the two countries, and confluence of interests on basic international security issues — with the possible exception of Iran, but that is changing. Second, in both countries, there are domestic considerations on people’s minds

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Colombia urged to push human rights in renewed relationship with Venezuela

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia could use its restored diplomatic relations with Venezuela to help curb human rights violations in its neighbor, advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday. Colombia and Venezuela reopened a major crossing point to cargo transport between the two countries in late September in a major thawing after years of icy bilateral relations and heavily restricted economic ties. While rebuilding relations with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Colombia’s leftist administration should also remain focused on helping to address the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela,

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Largo High School teacher arrested for sexual relationship with student

A Prince Georges County Public School teacher has been arrested for a sexual assault committed against a student. Lonnie Elias, Jr., according to the Prince Georges County Police Department is alleged to have had a relationship with a former student between 2015 and 2017. After being interviewed by detectives, the school district was made aware of the allegation and he was placed on administrative leave on October 2nd.  The State’s Attorney’s Office presented the case for indictment on October 18 and a Grand Jury issued a warrant for the suspect for sex abuse of a minor and other related charges.

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Nissan, Renault relationship should be ‘more equal’ Renault CEO tells Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) -The relationship between Japan’s Nissan Motor Co and top shareholder Renault SA should be “more equal”, the Nikkei newspaper quoted the French automaker’s chief executive as saying. “This is not one side losing and the other side winning,” the newspaper quoted Luca de Meo as saying in an interview, which took place in France on Monday. “Each company needs to do what is best,” he told the Nikkei, adding that that was the spirit of their alliance. Renault is Nissan’s largest shareholder with 43% while the Japanese automaker owns 15% in its partner. The two companies said last

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OAS chief faces probe over relationship with staffer

By Marco Aquino and Carolina Pulice LIMA (Reuters) -Luis Almagro, the chief of the Organization of American States (OAS), confirmed on Friday that he faces an internal investigation over a romantic relationship with a staff member, but denied it might have violated the organization’s ethics policies. Almagro’s remarks, at the end of the OAS’s annual summit this week in Lima, followed a report by the Associated Press that described a “long-running” consensual relationship with a Mexican-born woman two decades his junior. “My team and I are very calm, because we have always taken the appropriate measures, so that no situation

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Nike suspends relationship with Hockey Canada amid sex assault allegations

(Reuters) – Nike Inc has decided to suspend its relationship with Hockey Canada as the national governing body faces increased scrutiny over its handling of sexual assault allegations, the world’s largest sportswear maker said on Friday. Nike is the latest sponsor to cut ties with Hockey Canada, which has been under fire since news broke in May of an alleged group sexual assault involving members of the country’s 2018 world junior team and subsequent out-of-court settlement. Despite a freeze in funding by the federal government and mounting calls for wholesale changes, Hockey Canada’s interim board chair earlier this week defended

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Jersey Shore school teacher charged for inappropriate relationship with student

MAYS LANDING, NJ – after a month-long investigation by the Atlantic City County prosecutor’s office, the agency’s Special Victims Unit found that an Atlantic City High School teacher had an inappropriate relationship with a student in the school. Investigators allege Joseph A. Scalfaro, 47, of Absecon engaged and an inappropriate affair with a student both on and off school property. The identity, age, and gender of the students were not revealed by the police. He was charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, criminal sexual contact, and official misconduct. Scalfaro was taken into custody in Atlantic City and was

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Yonkers Teacher Charged After Inappropriate Relationship With 17-Year-Old Student

Yonkers, NY – A teacher at Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers has been arrested after police found out about his sexual relations with a 17-year-old student. The Yonkers Police Department, Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, and Yonkers Public Schools are investigating student allegations of criminal behavior by a Yonkers Public Schools high school teacher. Investigation has yielded that the teacher, a staff member at Saunders Trades and Technical High School identified as James KORWATCH, allegedly began an inappropriate relationship with the then 17-year-old student in 2021 and that relationship escalated to physical and sexual violence as well

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