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3163092	有图 <p>Topline<p>The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped a lawsuit against Binance on Thursday, days after the crypto exchange began listing a stablecoin created by World Liberty Financial, one of President Donald Trump’s blockchain ventures.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony for Securities and Exchange ... More Commission Chairman Paul Atkins at the White House on April 22. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Trump and his family control about 60% of World Liberty Financial through an LLC, and he is listed as both the decentralized finance platform’s chief crypto advocate and inspiration, according to its website.</p> </p> <p> <p>On May 22, World Liberty Financial announced that its USD1 stablecoin, a cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to the U.S. dollar, started trading on Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange.</p> </p> <p> <p>Binance admitted in a November 2023 plea deal to anti-money laundering and sanctions violations, agreeing to pay $4 billion; founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao also pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, paid a $50 million fine and was sentenced to four months in prison (he was released in September).</p> </p> <p> <p>In late April—a few weeks before USD1 began trading on Binance—Zhao applied for a pardon from Trump’s Justice Department, he said on a recent podcast.</p> </p> <p> <p>On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Binance that accused it of failing to restrict high-net-worth individuals from the platform, misleading investors about trading controls and commingling funds that it routed to a third party (a judge had put the case on hold in February following a joint request by both parties).</p> </p>World Liberty Financial And Binance Respond<p>A spokesperson for World Liberty Financial, David Wachsman, told Forbes after this article was originally published that it would be false to claim the company had anything to do with decisions made by the Trump administration or the SEC. “As we have stated many times, WLFI is a privately-held DeFi company, completely independent from any government functions or regulatory decisions. Any suggestion otherwise is categorically wrong and intentionally misleading.” After publication, a spokesperson for Binance’s U.S. subsidiary, told Forbes the ruling confirmed what they knew all along, “that the company did not violate U.S. securities laws.” A spokesperson for the White House declined to comment on the record, the SEC declined to comment beyond the statement it put out announcing its decision and the Trump Organization did not respond to an inquiry.</p>Chief Critic<p>“Binance turned a blind eye to its legal obligations in the pursuit of profit. Its willful failures allowed money to flow to terrorists, cybercriminals, and child abusers through its platform,” then-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement announcing the 2023 plea deal.</p>Crucial Quote<p>“I certainly wouldn’t mind one,” Zhao said, laughing, when asked about a pardon on the Farokh Radio podcast. “I got lawyers applying,” he said, adding that he only submitted an application after The Wall Street Journal reported that he had been seeking a pardon.</p><p></p>Key Background<p>Trump can earn income from his businesses while in office through the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, the same structure he used during his first term. He is its sole donor and beneficiary, while Donald Trump Jr. serves as the trustee. The Trump Organization confirmed in an April filing in Britain that Trump retains control over his businesses. As president, Trump has pledged to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world,” aligning with his expanding investments in digital assets.</p>What Are Decentralized Finance And Stablecoins?<p>Decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms like World Liberty Financial let users trade, borrow and lend crypto without banks. Stablecoins—such as the USD1 token—are digital currencies pegged to a traditional asset, like the U.S. dollar. Their issuers, like Trump’s World Liberty Financial in the instance of USD1, typically profit from trading fees and interest earned on deposits.</p>Contra<p>There’s no evidence World Liberty Financial and Binance discussed the SEC’s lawsuit, the exchange’s 2023 plea agreement or Zhao’s hopes for a pardon. Binance, however, is not the only Trump crypto partner to have benefited from his administration. After Chinese blockchain entrepreneur Justin Sun invested $30 million in World Liberty Financial tokens following Trump’s election, the SEC asked a judge to pause its fraud case against him to “explore a potential resolution.”</p>What To Watch For<p>Democratic senators on the Banking Committee, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have asked the Justice Department and White House for details about any communications they’ve had with Zhao regarding a pardon. The senators asked for a response by Wednesday but have not received one, according to a spokesperson. The Justice Department confirmed to Forbes receipt of the letter, but declined to comment further. The senators will revisit the issue when they return from recess next week. Meanwhile, if Trump does grant Zhao clemency, it should appear on the Justice Department’s website.</p>News Peg<p>The Genius Act—a bill that aims to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins, like USD1—cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate last week on a 66-32 vote. Critics, including Warren, say that passing the bill could see stablecoin usage spike, but without adequate safeguards and “heightening the possibility of a crypto collapse” that would require a taxpayer bailout. Senate Democrats introduced the End Crypto Corruption Act earlier this month, which would bar presidents and other officials from “issuing, endorsing or sponsoring crypto assets.”</p>Surprising Fact<p>Binance, which lists USD1, does not operate in the United States. Binance’s U.S. subsidiary, Binance.us, however, does not list the president’s stablecoin.</p>Big Number<p>$2.15 billion—USD1’s market cap as of Thursday, making it the 49th most-popular stablecoin, according to Binance.</p>Tangent<p>Binance is the second troubled crypto exchange to list USD1 this month. As previously reported by Forbes, Trump’s stablecoin also began trading on KuCoin, a Seychelles-based exchange that pleaded guilty in January to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. KuCoin agreed to pay nearly $300 million in penalties and exit the U.S. market for at least two years. A KuCoin spokesperson told Forbes the USD1 listing was “a standard operational decision based on market factors and independent due diligence.”</p>Forbes Valuation<p>Forbes estimates Donald Trump is worth about $5 billion, with much of his wealth coming from his shares in Trump Media. Zhao, meanwhile, is worth an estimated $67.2 billion.</p>Further Viewing<p><fbs-embedly iframe-src="https://embedly.forbes.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fn1W5VbLFZtw%3Fstart%3D2297%26feature%3Doembed%26start%3D2297&display_name=YouTube&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dn1W5VbLFZtw&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fn1W5VbLFZtw%2Fhqdefault.jpg&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube"></fbs-embedly></p> Further Reading<p>The 3 Easy New Ways Anyone Can Funnel Money Directly To Donald Trump’s Businesses (Forbes)</p><p>Trump Businesses Hauled In $317,000 From RNC In March—Even As Crypto Ventures Soar (Forbes)</p><p>Trump’s Sons Invest In AI Data Centers After He Touts Billions In Industry Expansion (Forbes)</p><p>Trump Media Executives Launch New SPAC Seeking $179 Million—And Target Crypto, Defense Sectors (Forbes)</p><p>How Truth Social And Crypto Helped Trump Double His Fortune In Just One Year (Forbes)</p><p>How Trump’s Bitcoin Policies Are Making The U.S. A Crypto Superpower (Forbes)</p><p>Trump’s Crypto Reserve Hit With Unexpected Backlash From Billionaire Allies (Forbes)</p> SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Binance After Trump-Backed USD1 Stablecoin Launches On Crypto Exchange	查看 8167	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163091	无图 <p>Topline<p>Essay questions about government efficiency and President Donald Trump’s executive orders will soon be included in federal job applications, the Office of Personnel Management announced Thursday, adding new requirements for civil service job seekers that could gauge their political leanings.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>The questions were listed in a Thursday memorandum from the Office of Personnel Management. (Photo ... More by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>The questions will apply to applications for positions GS-05 and above, a federal pay grade with annual rates as low as $34,454, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.</p> </p> <p> <p>Four essay questions will be added with a limit of 200 words per answer, with applicants required to certify that they did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence for their answers.</p> </p> <p> <p>The Office of Personnel Management said the questions are being added as part of Executive Order 14170, which Trump signed in January and seeks to make the federal hiring process more efficient.</p> </p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.</p>What Are The New Essay Questions In Federal Job Applications?<p>1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.</p><p>2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.</p><p></p><p>3. How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired.</p><p>4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples, and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.</p>Chief Critic<p>The new questions do not explicitly ask applicants about their political preferences, which is prohibited under federal law. However, Max Stier, president of the Partnership for Public Service, told Bloomberg, which first reported on the job application questions, that the new inquiries were “deeply problematic” and an “almost partisan and ideological overlay without understanding the responsibilities they’re hiring for.”</p>What We Don’t Know<p>When exactly the new questions will begin appearing on federal job applications provided by USAJobs, the official employment site for the federal government. The Office of Personnel Management did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment.</p>Key Background<p>Trump signed Executive Order 14170 with the stated goal of streamlining and making the federal hiring process more transparent. He also signed Executive Order 14173 to curb diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in federal hiring, claiming the initiatives, which are intended to accommodate marginalized groups in the workplace and in the hiring process, are “illegal, demeaning, and immoral.” Last month, The Washington Post reported some 280 employees working on environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for the Environmental Protection Agency resigned from the agency themselves or were told they would be fired. The president’s goal to reform federal hiring has been pushed alongside the firing of hundreds of thousands of federal employees, which has been done to “enhance accountability, reduce waste, and promote innovation,” according to the president. However, some of the layoffs have been reversed by the Trump administration or blocked by courts.</p>Further Reading<p>Federal Government Layoff Tracker: State Department Reportedly Cutting 15% Of U.S. Staff, EPA Firing DEI Workers (Forbes)</p> Federal Job Applications Will Soon Have Essay Questions About Trump’s Executive Orders And Government Efficiency	查看 4260	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163090	无图 <p>Topline<p>President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federalist Society and its former chair on Thursday, as he accused the conservative legal organization of giving him “bad advice” on judicial picks and blamed them for the U.S. Court of International Trade’s now-paused order to block his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>President Donald Trump blamed the Federalist Society"s former chair for recommending one of the ... More federal trade court judges who blocked his tariffs.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused the U.S. Court of International Trade’s judges of “potentially” damaging the country by attempting to block his “desperately needed Tariffs.”</p> </p> <p> <p>One of the judges on the federal trade court’s three-judge panel, which blocked the sweeping tariffs, Timothy Reif, was appointed by Trump during his first term.</p> </p> <p> <p>The president’s post said when he was new in Washington, “it was suggested that I use The Federalist Society as a recommending source on Judges,” as he appeared to blame the group for picking Reif.</p> </p> <p> <p>Trump then attacked the group’s former chair Leonard Leo, saying he was a “real ‘sleazebag’… a bad person who, in his own way, probably hates America, and obviously has his own separate ambitions.”</p> </p> <p> <p>The president claimed Leo “openly brags how he controls Judges, and even Justices of the United States Supreme Court,” and added, “I hope that is not so, and don’t believe it is.”</p> </p>What Else Did Trump Say About The Federalist Society?<p>Trump acknowledged Leo had left the conservative legal organization to do his “own thing,” but said: “I am so disappointed in The Federalist Society because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations. This is something that cannot be forgotten!” The president then added: “I am very proud of many of our picks, but very disappointed in others.”</p>What Did Trump Say About The Legal Battle Over His Tariffs?<p>On Thursday, a federal appellate court paused the trade court’s order, which declared the “Liberation Day” tariffs unlawful. This means the levies can remain in place at least until June 9, which is the appeals court’s deadline for the Trump administration and plaintiffs in the case to submit court filings on whether the pause should be extended. In his post, Trump said: “The ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade is so wrong, and so political! Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, QUICKLY and DECISIVELY.” The president also derided the idea that he should go through Congress to impose the tariffs, saying this would mean “hundreds of politicians would sit around D.C. for weeks, and even months, trying to come to a conclusion as to what to charge other Countries that are treating us unfairly.” Trump argued this would “completely destroy Presidential Power.”</p>Further Reading<p>Trump’s Tariffs Will Stay In Effect—For Now—Appeals Court Rules (Forbes)</p><p></p><p>Could Trump’s Tariffs Be Reinstated? What To Know After Court Strikes Them Down (Forbes)</p> Trump Attacks Ex-Federalist Society Chair Over Court's Tariff Ruling	查看 3257	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163089	无图 <p>Topline<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks between China and the U.S. have stalled and a direct call between the two countries" presidents may be needed to close a deal, adding to the uncertainty around tariffs as U.S. stock futures dropped slightly in early trading on Friday.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said direct talks between Trump and Xi may be needed to close a ... More trade deal between the U.S. and China.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>In an interview with Fox News on Thursday evening, Bessent told Fox News host Bret Baier talks with China “are a bit stalled,” but he believes U.S. officials will be “having more talks with them in the next few weeks.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Bessent did not mention a specific sticking point in the trade negotiations, but said, “I think that given the magnitude of the talks, given the complexity, that this is going to require both leaders to weigh in with each other.”</p> </p> <p> <p>The Treasury secretary said President Donald Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping have a “very good relationship” and added: “I am confident that the Chinese will come to the table when President Trump makes his preferences known.”</p> </p> <p> <p>After the U.S. and China agreed to roll back most retaliatory tariffs on each other for 90 days after talks in Geneva earlier this month, Trump said he was looking forward to talking with Xi.</p> </p>How Have The Markets Reacted?<p>Bessent’s comments about stalled talks with China come after an appellate court allowed tariffs to remain in effect and temporarily paused a federal trade court order deeming them unlawful. The S&P 500 Futures index was down 0.12% to 5,915 points, while the tech-centric Nasdaq Futures fell 0.14% to 21,377 points. Top Chinese indexes saw steeper drops, with the Shanghai Composite nearly 0.5% down, while the Hong Kong stock exchange’s benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 1.20%.</p>What Have Chinese Officials Said?<p>China’s Foreign Ministry declined to comment Friday on Bessent’s remarks. A day earlier, Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yongqian told reporters the U.S. and China have “maintained communication at multiple levels” since the two sides met in Geneva earlier this month. She added China has repeatedly raised the issue of the “abuse of export control measures in the semiconductor sector” with the U.S. and has urged it to “stop discriminatory restrictive measures against China.” Also on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was asked about the U.S. federal trade court’s decision to strike down Trump’s tariffs. She said: “China has made its position very clear: tariff and trade wars have no winners. Protectionism benefits no one and is ultimately unpopular.”</p>Key Background<p>After their meeting in Geneva earlier this month, U.S. and Chinese officials announced they would significantly cut back tariffs placed on each other"s goods for at least 90 days, while both sides work on a trade deal. As part of the agreement, both sides agreed to lower their “reciprocal tariffs” on each other from 125% to 10%. However, a separate 20% tariff on Chinese goods imposed by Trump earlier this year—over China’s alleged role in the fentanyl crisis in the U.S.—would remain in effect. This meant total U.S. levies on Chinese goods were dropped from 145% to 30%. At the time, Bessent acknowledged that both sides" high tariffs, which came after several rounds of escalatory tit-for-tats, were equivalent to a trade embargo and said “neither side wants that.” In a joint statement, both sides said they had agreed to “establish a mechanism to continue discussions about economic and trade relations.” Bessent and Greer will represent the U.S. side in these discussions, while Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead the Chinese side. These future talks are set to be held alternately in China and the U.S. or in a third country that both sides agree upon.</p><p></p>Tangent<p>Bessent’s comments about stalled China talks come amid the backdrop of the State Department’s efforts to “aggressively” revoke Chinese student visas. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move on Wednesday evening, saying the State Department would work with the Department of Homeland Security to target the visas of Chinese students, “with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry criticized the decision, saying: “The U.S. decision to revoke Chinese student visas is fully unjustified. It uses ideology and national security as pretext…This politically motivated and discriminatory move exposes the U.S. hypocrisy over freedom and openness.”</p>Further Reading<p>US And China Agree To Roll Back Most Tariffs For 90 Days As Negotiations Continue (Forbes)</p> US Futures Down As Bessent Says US-China Talks Have ‘Stalled’	查看 4850	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163088	有图 <p>Topline<p>Inflation was still mild in April even as some tariffs began to go into effect, according to Commerce Department data released Friday morning, though economists largely expect the oft-changing trade measures to lead to noticeably higher prices by year’s end.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Economists at Bank of America and Goldman Sachs forecast inflation will shoot up to more than 3.5% ... More by year’s end.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Personal consumption expenditures rose 2.1% from April 2024 to last month, lighter than consensus economist forecasts of 2.2% PCE inflation, according to Dow Jones data.</p> </p> <p> <p>That’s the lowest PCE inflation rate since September.</p> </p> <p> <p>Core PCE inflation, which is the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of price changes as it excludes more volatile food and energy categories, was 2.5% in April, lower than projections of 2.6%.</p> </p> <p> <p>That’s the lowest core inflation level since March 2021.</p> </p> <p> <p>Headline and core inflation rose 0.1% month-over-month apiece, matching estimates of 0.1% increases.</p> </p>What To Watch For<p>How President Donald Trump’s country-by-country tariffs, which face new obstacles in court this week, will impact inflation. Economists at Bank of America and Goldman Sachs both forecast core PCE inflation will rise to 3.6% by December, which would be the highest inflation since September 2023. Goldman only expects a “one-time inflation boost from tariffs,” the bank’s chief U.S. economist David Mericle wrote Monday, describing it as “less threatening” than the 2021 and 2022 inflation outburst which resulted in the sharpest price increases in four decades.</p>Key Background<p>PCE measures how much American consumers spend in a given month, differing from its sister inflation metric, the consumer price index, which measures how much the cost of a predetermined basket of goods and services changes. The Fed uses core PCE as its primary yardstick of inflation, and that measure hasn’t hit its 2% target in more than four years. The steady but stubborn decline in inflation has caused the Fed to lower interest rates at a far slower pace than Trump desires.</p><p><fbs-embedly iframe-src="https://embedly.forbes.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fdatawrapper.dwcdn.net%2FiGS15%2F1%2F&display_name=Datawrapper&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatawrapper.dwcdn.net%2FiGS15%2F1%2F&image=https%3A%2F%2Fdatawrapper.dwcdn.net%2FiGS15%2Fplain-s.png%3Fv%3D1&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=dwcdn"></fbs-embedly></p><p></p>Big Number<p>4.9%. That was last month’s personal saving rate, or the proportion of disposable income Americans saved after monthly expenses, up from March’s 3.9%.</p> PCE Inflation Was Milder Than Expected In April As Tariffs Took Hold	查看 2785	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163087	无图 <p>Topline<p>President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of violating an agreement with the U.S. to relieve his tariffs, as tensions appear to rise between the two countries with trade talks still underway, though American officials said efforts have “stalled” in recent days.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Trump did not specify how China violated an agreement negotiated with the U.S. earlier this month. </p></fbs-accordion><small>Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>“China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, though he did not specify how China violated an agreement reached with the U.S. earlier this month.</p> </p> <p> <p>Trump suggested the U.S. would respond to China’s non-compliance, writing, “So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!”</p> </p> <p> <p>The U.S. agreed to lower Trump’s 125% tariffs on China to 10% in a trade deal reached on May 11, with China agreeing to lower its levies on the U.S, as both countries said they would continue trade negotiations.</p> </p> <p> <p>U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer appeared to back Trump’s claim in an interview with CNBC, telling the outlet the U.S. was “very concerned” with China’s non-compliance and claimed China has “[slowed] down and [choked] off things like critical minerals and rare Earth magnets.”</p> </p> <p> <p>On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks between the U.S. and China “are a bit stalled,” but noted he believed U.S. officials would be “having more talks with [China] in the next few weeks.”</p> </p>Crucial Quote<p>“Two weeks ago, China was in grave economic danger,” Trump wrote, adding, “The very high tariffs I set made it virtually impossible for China to TRADE into the United States marketplace, which is, by far, number one in the world.” Trump claimed a trade deal with China stabilized “civil unrest” in the country, suggesting he made a “FAST DEAL” with China “to save them from what I thought was going to be a very bad situation, and I didn’t want to see that happen.”</p>What Has China Said About U.s. Trade Talks?<p>Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yongqian said Thursday the U.S. and China have “maintained communication at multiple levels” since both sides met in Geneva earlier this month. China has raised issues of “abuse of export control measures in the semiconductor sector” with the U.S., she said, adding Chinese officials have urged the U.S. to “stop discriminatory restrictive measures against China.”</p>Key Background<p>Trump imposed wide-reaching tariffs on U.S. trade partners in April, though his levies reached as high as 145% on China. China responded to Trump’s tariffs and placed a retaliatory 84% tariff on U.S. imports, and at the time, neither China nor the U.S. showed signs of backing down from their steep rates. Trump accused China, the second-largest source of imports to the U.S., of failing to curb the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. and targeted Chinese manufacturing, suggesting his tariffs would persuade companies to move production back into the U.S. American and Chinese officials met in Geneva earlier this month, saying the trade partners would significantly lower tariffs placed on each other for at least 90 days as they worked out a broader trade deal. China and the U.S. said in a statement they had agreed to “establish a mechanism to continue discussions about economic and trade relations.”</p><p></p>Further ReadingForbesUS And China Agree To Roll Back Most Tariffs For 90 Days As Negotiations Continue<small>By Siladitya Ray</small>ForbesBessent Says China Trade Talks ‘Are A Bit Stalled’—U.S. Futures Slip<small>By Siladitya Ray</small> Trump Says China ‘Totally Violated’ Trade Agreement With U.S.	查看 3751	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163086	无图 <p>Topline<p>Geomagnetic storm conditions are likely through the weekend, with several states in the northern U.S. likely to have a chance to see the northern lights Friday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Earth’s magnetic field will likely be disrupted over the weekend, forecasters said. </p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Auroral activity is forecast with a Kp index of four on a scale of nine for Friday night, according to the NOAA, suggesting the northern lights could be increasingly more visible away from the poles and will be “quite pleasing to look at” for those in the right areas.</p> </p> <p> <p>Geomagnetic storm conditions are expected late Friday and early Saturday, as high-speed winds from a cooler, less dense spot on the sun’s surface continue to disrupt Earth’s magnetic field, NOAA said.</p> </p> <p> <p>These conditions will likely continue lingering through early Sunday, with a Kp index of nearly five forecast for Saturday and Sunday, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast.</p> </p> <p> <p>There is a chance for some minor to moderate radio blackouts through Sunday, with a “slight” chance for stronger blackouts, NOAA said, possibly disrupting high-frequency radio communications without broader impacts.</p> </p>Where Will The Northern Lights Be Visible?<p>Parts of northeastern Washington, northern Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, northern Minnesota, Upper Michigan, northern Wisconsin and northern Maine will have a low likelihood of viewing the northern lights. The highest chance to see the phenomenon is forecast throughout northern Canada and Alaska. (See map below.)</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Friday"s view line.</p></fbs-accordion><small>NOAA</small> What’s The Best Way To See The Northern Lights?<p>The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high, north-facing vantage point away from light pollution, according to NOAA.</p>What’s The Best Way To Photograph The Northern Lights?<p>With a regular camera, it’s best to use a tripod to stabilize the image, a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting, photography experts told National Geographic. If using a smartphone, NOAA recommends turning on night mode and disabling flash.</p><p></p>Key Background<p>Solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections are largely responsible for the northern lights. Electrons from these events collide with molecules of nitrogen and oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing them to become “excited” as they release energy in the form of light. More solar events are expected into early 2026 after activity on the sun’s surface achieved a “solar maximum” in October 2024, NOAA and NASA said. A “solar maximum” marks an increase in solar events and coincides with a “solar minimum,” which indicates a decline in events, at separate points throughout the sun’s 11-year cycle.</p>Further ReadingForbesNorthern Lights Displays Hit A 500-Year Peak In 2024—Here’s Where You Could Catch Aurora Borealis In 2025<small>By Ty Roush</small> Northern Lights Update: These 10 States Could See Aurora Borealis Friday	查看 3175	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163085	无图 <p>Topline<p>The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport more than 500,000 immigrants on Friday, as justices ruled 7-2 to lift a court order that barred the White House from stripping migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela of their temporary legal status.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>The Supreme Court paved the way Friday for the Trump administration to deport thousands of ... More immigrants.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Justices ruled to pause a lower court’s order that barred the Trump administration from getting rid of Biden-era regulations granting temporary protections to some migrants, giving them legal status in the U.S. and work authorization for two years while their asylum claims are pending if they pass a security check and can show they have someone to provide them with housing in the U.S.</p> </p> <p> <p>The parole program, known as the “CHNV” program, was available for immigrants from Cuba, Haita, Nicaragua and Venezuela, with the Trump administration reporting some 532,000 people were granted protections before it announced in March it was terminating those programs.</p> </p> <p> <p>District court Judge Indira Talwani ruled Wednesday the Trump administration could not unilaterally get rid of people’s protections while the litigation moves forward, and can only remove individual people’s protections on a “case-by-case basis.”</p> </p> <p> <p>The Supreme Court’s majority did not provide any reasoning for their decision to let the Trump administration move forward with the deportations.</p> </p> <p> <p>Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the ruling, with Jackson writing the Trump administration “plainly failed” to prove they’d be harmed if the court had kept the protections in place, and the majority’s ruling will result in “devastating consequences” from “allowing the Government to precipitously upend the lives and livelihoods of nearly half a million noncitizens while their legal claims are pending.”</p> </p>What To Watch For<p>The case over the immigrants’ legal status remains pending, and it’s still possible a court could rule the Trump administration must keep the protections in place. The Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday means the government will be free to deport people while the case moves forward, however, as the court said in its order that the ruling will stay in place while an appeals court hears the case. It will only lift if the Supreme Court, after the appeals court rules, decides not to take up the case—which would make whatever the appeals court rules the law of the land. If the Supreme Court decides to take up the dispute for oral arguments, its Friday order will stay in place until justices issue a final ruling. The immigrants and advocacy groups that brought the legal challenge previously said that a ruling against them at the Supreme Court would cause “swift and severe” harm and “render those without another lawful status undocumented and, with the loss of work authorization, legally unemployable.” “Class members would be subject to expedited deportation to the same despotic and unstable countries from which they fled, where many will face serious risks of danger, persecution, and even death,” attorneys for the migrants argued.</p>Chief Critic<p>In her dissent, Jackson noted that even if the Trump administration ultimately wins its case to dissolve the parole program, the Supreme Court wasn’t justified in letting the protections end while the litigation remains pending, given the significant harm it could cause the immigrants. While Jackson would let the courts “decide [the]</p> highly consequential legal issue first” before the government can deport anyone, the majority instead “allows the Government to do what it wants to do regardless, rendering constraints of law irrelevant and unleashing devastation in the process,” the justice wrote in her dissent, which Sotomayor joined. Key Background<p>The Supreme Court has been increasingly asked to weigh in on the Trump administration’s mass deportation of immigrants, as the government’s actions have been met with a slew of legal challenges and repeatedly struck down in court. The ruling on the CHNV parole program comes after the Supreme Court separately allowed the Trump administration to move forward with deporting Venezuelan migrants who were granted legal protections under the Temporary Protected Status program. Justices stopped the Trump administration in May from using the Alien Enemies Act—which gives presidents broad authorities over deporting people from enemy countries—to deport Venezuelans, however, and ruled in April that the government must “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man whom the administration admitted it mistakenly deported to El Salvador. (Garcia has not yet been returned to the U.S.) The high court is also expected to rule in the coming weeks on the fate of Trump’s executive order rescinding birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S. whose parents aren’t citizens or permanent residents.</p><p></p>Further ReadingForbesSupreme Court Lets Trump Administration End Protections For Venezuelan Immigrants—At Least For Now<small>By Alison Durkee</small>ForbesSupreme Court Says Trump Cannot Resume Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act<small>By Antonio Pequeño IV</small>ForbesSupreme Court Suggests It Won’t Allow Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban—But Could Limit How Other Policies Can Be Blocked<small>By Alison Durkee</small> Supreme Court Lets Trump Revoke Temporary Protected Status For 500,000 Immigrants	查看 5574	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163084	无图 <p>Topline<p>One of Jeffrey Epstein’s earliest accusers filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday, accusing the FBI of refusing to act on her claims since she first reported sexual abuse nearly 30 years ago, as the Trump administration’s FBI faces greater scrutiny about the Epstein-related documents it has repeatedly promised to release.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>The plaintiff alleges she was sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. (Photo by ... More Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Patrick McMullan via Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Maria Farmer, who first brought sexual abuse claims against Epstein to the FBI in 1996, sued the federal government in Washington, D.C. federal court on Thursday, alleging the FBI “chose to do absolutely nothing” after she warned the agency about Epstien’s alleged sex crimes.</p> </p> <p> <p>According to Farmer’s lawsuit, she said she was sexually assaulted by Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, while she stayed at Epstein’s estate as an “artist-in-residence” in 1996, and she accused them of stealing nude images of her minor sisters which Farmer had kept and used for her paintings.</p> </p> <p> <p>While reporting her concerns to the FBI, Farmer said the agency hung up on her and failed to follow up or properly investigate, and she accused the agency of violating its Manual for Investigative Operations and Guidelines, which tasks the FBI with investigating violations of federal law.</p> </p> <p> <p>Farmer also alleged she contacted the FBI in 2023 to request the agency investigate why it had ignored her complaints, to which the FBI allegedly responded they had other “priorit[ies] right now” and would “further assess” at a later time.</p> </p> <p> <p>Farmer said the FBI’s alleged negligence “allowed Epstein to continue to sex traffic and sexually exploit girls and young women for years” and that “countless young women and girls would have been spared” if her concerns were investigated earlier.</p> </p> <p> <p>Farmer’s lawsuit calls out Attorney General Pam Bondi, whom she notes has claimed the FBI possesses “thousands” of videos of child pornography from Epstein, stating her claims “could have been corroborated with minimal investigatory effort.”</p> </p>Who Is Maria Farmer?<p>Farmer is an artist and painter who met Epstein and Maxwell in the mid-1990s when she was in her mid-20s, who purchased some of her work and later hired her as an art scout for his collection. Farmer said Epstein encouraged her to live in his New Albany, Ohio, home during the summer of 1996 as an “artist-in-residence,” where Farmer said he and Maxwell sexually assaulted her in late July or early August. She accused Epstein and Maxwell of attempting to silence her by buying her off and warning “bad things would happen to her” if she spoke up, according to Farmer’s lawsuit. In 2019, Farmer filed an affidavit in New York federal court as part of another Epstein-related lawsuit accusing Epstein and Maxwell of sexual assault. Farmer also blamed Victoria’s Secret billionaire Les Wexner, a close Epstein associate who owned the property Epstein’s home was on.</p>Will The Fbi And Department Of Justice Release Epstein-Related Documents?<p>Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have repeatedly promised for months to release documents relating to Epstein, though they have not provided a timeline, provoking criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. The Justice Department released what it called the “first phase” of documents in a flashy reveal with right-wing influencers in February, though most of these documents were already leaked or publicly available. In March, Bondi said she had received a “truckload” of documents from the FBI without offering a timeline for their release. Patel said in an interview Wednesday the FBI is “diligently” working on releasing Epstein documents, stating it “takes time to go through years of investigations.” Both Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino said in interviews this week they have video proving Epstein died by suicide in jail in 2019, rebuffing a long-held conspiracy theory that he was killed because of his connections to the political and social elite. While campaigning for the presidency in 2024, President Donald Trump—who was named in Epstein’s flight logs from the 1990s but has not been linked to his crimes—said in an interview with podcaster Lex Fridmann he would be “inclined” to release documents related to Epstein if he won the election.</p>Key Background<p>The case mirrors multiple lawsuits that have accused the government of ignoring Epstein accusers’ claims. A group of eight Epstein accusers previously sued the federal government in September in D.C. federal court, similarly accusing the FBI of failing to investigate allegations of sexual abuse for decades. The women said they were abused by Epstein and his associates between 2002 and 2017. Twelve Epstein accusers sued the government in New York federal court in February 2024, alleging the FBI “permitted Jeffrey Epstein to sex traffic and sexually abuse scores of children and young women” by failing to “investigate the reports, tips, and evidence it had of rampant sexual abuse and sex trafficking by Epstein.”</p><p></p>Further Reading<p>FBI leaders say jail video shows Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide (NBC News)</p><p>Attorney General Bondi Again Says More Epstein Files Are Coming—But Doesn’t Give Timeline (Forbes)</p> Epstein Accuser Sues Federal Government For Allegedly Ignoring Sexual Abuse Claims	查看 5530	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163083	无图 <p>Topline<p>Billionaire pop star Taylor Swift purchased the rights to her first six albums back from Shamrock Capital, the singer said in a statement posted to her website Friday, after the sale of her master recordings in 2019 prompted her to re-record much of her early work.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Taylor Swift now owns her entire catalog of work. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images for MTV</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Swift now owns her entire music catalog, including the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums: “Taylor Swift,” “Fearless,” “Speak Now,” “Red,” “1989” and “Reputation.”</p> </p> <p> <p>In 2019, Swift said the rights to her catalog were stripped from her without her consent or knowledge after record executive Scooter Braun purchased her former label, Big Machine Label Group, which she called her “worst case scenario,” a deal estimated to be worth $300 million.</p> </p> <p> <p>Swift said on Friday she purchased her masters back from Shamrock Capital, an investment firm that purchased her catalog from Braun in 2020, though Swift did not say how much she acquired her music for.</p> </p> <p> <p>The master recording dispute prompted Swift to embark on a years-long re-recording project, and she has so far re-released four of her first six albums, each subtitled “Taylor’s Version” with new songs.</p> </p> <p> <p>Swift said on her website she now owns her "entire life"s work," including all of her music videos, concert films, unreleased songs and album art, calling it her "greatest dream come true."</p> </p> <p> <p>“I am happy for her,” Braun told Forbes in a statement.</p> </p>What About “reputation (taylor’s Version)?”<p>Swift said on her website Friday she may still release the two still-unreleased re-recorded albums left in her catalog—“Reputation” and “Taylor Swift.” Swift said she has fully re-recorded her self-titled debut album but has not yet re-recorded even a quarter of “Reputation” because she felt it was her only album that "couldn"t be improved upon by redoing it." She said the “vault” songs—new, previously unreleased songs she has attached to each re-recorded album thus far—will still be released if fans are “into that idea.” She said the fully re-recorded albums may still be released if fans “would be excited” about it, stating the re-releases would be a “celebration” instead of coming from a “place of longing for what I wish I could have.”</p>What Happened With Swift’s Master Dispute?<p>Swift said the sale to Braun in 2019 happened without her consent or knowledge, though Braun pushed back and said that Swift had the opportunity to purchase her masters herself. Swift said in November 2020 her masters were sold to Shamrock Capital without her knowledge, and that she had previously entered negotiations with Braun to purchase her music back, but she alleged Braun’s team wanted her to sign an “ironclad” NDA that would prevent her from speaking negatively about him. In her 2020 statement, Swift said Braun would continue to profit from her old music under Shamrock’s ownership, and that she had begun the process of re-recording her first six albums. Swift released her first re-recording, a newly recorded version of her hit “Love Story,” in February 2021, followed by her first re-recorded album, “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” in April 2021. She re-released “Red” later that year, followed by new versions of “Speak Now” and “1989” in 2023. Her re-recordings achieved wide commercial success, in some cases outperforming her original albums. “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” earned Swift her best-ever sales week (until surpassed by “The Tortured Poets Department the following year) with more than 1.6 million album equivalent units and 1.3 million in pure sales.</p>Tangent<p>In her statement, Swift said she has been “heartened by the conversations this saga has reignited within my industry among artists and fans,” stating several artists have told her they negotiated to own their own work. Some artists have credited Swift with negotiating deals to own their masters, including Olivia Rodrigo and Rita Ora. Singer Ashanti said she would re-record her older music and credited Swift with her decision.</p><p></p>Forbes Valuation<p>Swift, the wealthiest woman in music, has a net worth of $1.6 billion, according to Forbes estimates. She joined the billionaire ranks in 2023 as the Eras Tour shattered records to become the highest-grossing tour of all time, at more than $2 billion.</p>Further Reading<p>Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Grossed $2 Billion—Double Any Other Tour In History, Report Says (Forbes)</p> Taylor Swift Purchases Rights To First Six Albums	查看 4664	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163082	无图 <p>Topline<p>There was an uptick in measles cases across the U.S. over the last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, though the spread of the highly contagious illness appears to have slowed in Texas.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Most of the cases in the U.S. are centered in Texas.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>There have been 1,088 confirmed cases of measles across 30 states so far this year, according to the latest update from the CDC on Friday, increasing by 42 cases over the previous week and far surpassing the 285 measles cases in total reported in 2024 (the CDC does not provide data on how many cases are actively infectious).</p> </p> <p> <p>The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Friday its number of measles cases, which date back to late January, had grown by nine to 738, with 94 patients being hospitalized and two school-aged children confirmed dead from the illness since the start of the state’s outbreak.</p> </p> <p> <p>Fewer than 10 of the confirmed cases are estimated to be actively infectious, while 37 of the cases were in vaccinated people, with the remainder of the 701 sick patients being unvaccinated or having an unknown vaccination status, according to Texas health officials.</p> </p> <p> <p>In New Mexico, which has the second-highest number of measles cases in the country, Lea County is home to 66 of the state’s 79 confirmed cases and has reported one death; it is about 47 miles from Gaines County, Texas, where the vast majority of Texas’ measles cases have been detected.</p> </p> <p> <p>The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 64 confirmed cases as of Wednesday, and Jill Bronaugh, the department’s communications director, previously told Forbes genetic sequencing of one case is “consistent” with a link to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico.</p> </p> <p> <p>A measles case in Iowa was confirmed in an unvaccinated adult in central Iowa last week, a first for the state since 2019, according to the Iowa’s department of health and human services, which noted 84% of 2-year-olds in the state are vaccinated, well below the 95% threshold required to prevent outbreaks.</p> </p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.</p>Where In Texas Is The Measles Outbreak?<p>There have been 409 measles cases confirmed in Gaines County, a rural area about an hour-and-a-half west of Lubbock. Cases have reached double digits in Terry County (60), El Paso County (57), Lubbock County (53), Dawson County (26), Yoakum County (20), Lamar County (20), Cochran County (14) and Ector County (11), with a total of 35 Texas counties confirming cases.</p>Has Anyone Died From Measles This Year?<p>An eight-year-old girl died in Lubbock of “measles pulmonary failure” in April after contracting the disease, The New York Times first reported. The hospital where she died, UMC Health System, confirmed the death to media outlets, noting the child was unvaccinated and did not have any underlying health conditions. An unvaccinated resident of New Mexico’s Lea County died from measles in March, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. An unvaccinated six-year-old in Texas also died of measles in February, marking the first death from measles in the U.S. in a decade.</p><p></p>What Age Groups Is The Measles Outbreak Impacting In Texas?<p>Some 280 of the cases have been among people aged five to 17, while 215 cases were among children younger than five and 239 were reported among adults aged 18 and above. The ages of four patients have not been stated.</p>Where Are Measles Outbreaks In The U.s.?<p>The CDC has reported 14 outbreaks (three or more related cases) in 2025, with 90% of confirmed cases (977 of the 1,046) being outbreak-associated. Cases in Kansas have been linked to New Mexico, which has cases connected to the Texas outbreak. Outside of triple or double-digit cases in California, Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio and Pennsylvania, anywhere from one to nine cases have been confirmed by the CDC in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York City, New York state, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.</p>What Are Measles Symptoms?<p>Symptoms of measles include a fever, rash, cough, fatigue, runny nose and red eyes. The symptoms do not appear until 10 to 14 days after someone is exposed to the virus and can appear as late as 21 days after exposure.</p>How Contagious Is Measles?<p>Measles is highly contagious and can spread from one person to nine out of 10 people close to them, according to the CDC, which notes a person infected with measles can spread it to others four days before through four days after the rash appears. Measles can spread through coughing, sneezing and infected surfaces and linger in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours after infected people leave a given area.</p>What Is The Isolation Protocol For Measles?<p>People infected with measles should isolate for four days after they develop a rash, with the day of rash onset being considered day zero.</p>Is There A Measles Vaccine?<p>Yes, and it is highly effective and safe, according to the CDC. The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, which has been available for over half a century, is about 97% effective at preventing measles with the standard two doses and 93% effective with one dose. The vaccine is typically given to people when they are children, with one dose administered between 12 to 15 months and another administered between four to six years old. The vaccine generally provides long-term or lifelong protection. There is no problem with getting the vaccine if you are an adult unsure of their vaccination status, Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told NPR. Adults born after 1957 and vaccinated before 1968 should consider getting revaccinated, NPR reported, noting early measles vaccines are not as effective.</p>What Has Rfk Jr. Said About The Measles Outbreak And Vaccine?<p>After initially claiming the measles outbreak was “not unusual,” Kennedy changed his stance and considered it “serious,” saying in a since-removed March 3 statement the outbreak “is a call to action for all of us to reaffirm our commitment to public health.” On April 6, Kennedy said the “most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine.” In a separate follow-up post, the HHS leader touted “two extraordinary healers” who treated measles-sickened children in Texas with budesonide, an anti-inflammatory steroid, and clarithromycin, an antibiotic used on bacterial infections. Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children"s Hospital in Philadelphia, told NPR that budesonide has no role in treating measles while clarithromycin is not the correct antibiotic for treating secondary bacterial infections from measles. Kennedy furthered his support for the vaccine in an interview with CBS News, saying, “The federal government"s position, my position, is that people should get the measles vaccine,” though he did not say the government should mandate the vaccine. Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, has also supported the use of vitamin A under the supervision of a physician to treat people with measles, creating concerns among health experts who have cautioned about the vitamin’s effectiveness. Sue Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, told The Washington Post that solely relying on vitamin A instead of the MMR vaccine is “dangerous and ineffective” and can put children at risk, noting too much vitamin A can “cause serious health problems, including liver damage.”</p>Crucial Quote<p>“Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the outbreak area and the surrounding communities,” according to The Texas Department of State Health Services.</p>Key Background<p>The Texas measles outbreak began in late January with just two cases and has become the state’s largest outbreak of the virus in 30 years. The Texas Department of State Health Services said in a report of student immunization status for the 2023-2024 school year that 5.64% of Texas kindergarten students were not vaccinated for measles, while 2.34% of seventh graders had not received the vaccine. Measles was fully eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, according to the CDC, meaning the virus was not spreading within the country and new cases only came from people who contracted measles abroad and returned to the U.S. In 2024, a total of 285 measles cases were reported across 33 states.</p>Further Reading<p>Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Do adults need a vaccine booster? (NPR)</p> Measles Outbreak Grows: Here's Where Cases Are Spreading In The U.S.	查看 9075	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163081	无图 <p>Topline<p>Elon Musk will maintain his presence in President Donald Trump’s orbit when he leaves the White House, Trump and Musk said Friday during a joint press conference to mark Musk’s last day in the administration.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Elon Musk waves as he arrives for a state dinner at the Lusail Palace on May 14, 2025, in Doha, ... More Qatar. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Musk said, “I’ll continue to be visiting here and be a friend and adviser” to Trump, who said Musk’s “not really leaving.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Trump repeatedly praised Musk and what he described as “colossal change” spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency, telling reporters “he’s gonna be back and forth, I think, I have a feeling—it’s his baby and he’s going to be doing a lot of things.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Musk departs the White House after publicly criticizing the price tag of Trump’s signature policy bill earlier this week, and announcing earlier this month he would scale back his political spending.</p> </p> <p> <p>Trump tapped Musk, the richest person in the world, to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earlier this year after Musk spent more than $250 million to help elect him.</p> </p> <p> <p>As a special government employee, Musk was not paid and his service was limited to 130 days.</p> </p> <p> <p>Musk admittedly fell far short of his goal to cut $1 trillion in government spending, but made drastic reductions that could have a lasting effect, including eliminating some agencies entirely and laying off tens of thousands of federal workers, though many of those decisions remain under challenge in the courts.</p> </p>Doge’s Elimination Of Usaid May Have Led To Over 300,000 Deaths<p>Eliminating the U.S. Agency for International Development: The Trump administration has terminated more than 80% of grants and contracts, having a drastic and in some cases, devastating, impact on global health funding. The cuts may have resulted in about 300,000 deaths, according to an estimate by Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University. The majority—more than 200,000—are child deaths. Many stem from malnutrition and malaria. The White House has denied any deaths from the USAID cuts—Secretary of State Marco Rubio told House lawmakers earlier this month “no one has died” because of the cuts.</p>Doge Firings Under Musk Remain Contested<p>Courts have overturned tens of thousands of the firings spearheaded by Musk, among multiple legal actions against his work at DOGE. A judge this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit against 14 states that sued Musk and DOGE, alleging illegal access of government data. More than 260,000 federal workers have been fired, taken buyouts or retired since Trump took office, a tally that far exceeds the record 195,000 cut during former President Dwight Eisenhower’s first year, according to Reuters. The Supreme Court last month paused an order by a San Francisco judge requiring the federal government to reinstate more than 16,000 probationary workers—or those who were newly hired—fired by six agencies. New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg called DOGE’s work “a failure” in a piece published Friday that notes “its firings, re-hirings, use of paid administrative leave and all the associated lack of productivity” could cost more than $135 billion this year, according to the Partnership for Public Service.</p>Musk Repeatedly Changed Doge’s Goals<p>Musk said during Trump’s campaign he believed he could find $2 trillion in federal government savings, then made a goal of $1 trillion in cuts when he was appointed to lead DOGE before saying last month he anticipated $150 billion in savings. DOGE’s website has featured numerous errors, including triple counting savings from a contract, claiming it cancelled grants that were terminated years ago and using “billions” when it meant “millions,” according to The New York Times, which also reported DOGE changed its public reporting methods in an apparent attempt to make errors harder to find.</p><p></p>Tangent<p>Musk raised eyebrows when he used a salute that closely resembled the one used in Nazi Germany at a Trump inauguration event in January. Twice while on stage Musk projected his arm diagonally upward from his chest with an open, downward facing palm. Some observers said it was a “Roman salute,” a take reshared by Musk, who never outright denied the accusations likening him to Hilter, and the Anti-Defamation League determined it was “not a Nazi salute.”</p>Forbes Valuation<p>We estimate Musk is worth $428.6 billion.</p>Big Number<p>-14. That’s Musk’s net favorability rating, a 20-point decline since January last year, according to Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin.</p>Further Reading<p>Elon Musk Is More Unpopular As He Leaves Trump Administration, Polls Show (Forbes)</p><p>Musk"s "Legion": Report Details Richest Man"s Multiple Children And "Harem Drama" (Forbes)</p><p>Musk Used Heavy Drugs Including Ketamine And Ecstasy While He Became Close To Trump, Report Says (Forbes)</p> Musk’s Last Day At DOGE: Here’s What Trump Said About His Departure	查看 5161	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163080	无图 <p>Topline<p>Airports in Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando and Dallas were the main trouble spots Friday afternoon as thunderstorms, from Texas to Florida and Georgia, snarled air traffic and caused thousands of flight delays.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Thunderstorms across the South and Southeast disrupted thousands of flights Friday.</p></fbs-accordion><small>getty</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>As of 3:50 p.m. EDT Friday, over 3,700 flights were delayed in and out of U.S. airports, according to FlightAware.</p> </p> <p> <p>U.S. airports with triple-digit delayed departures by midafternoon Friday included Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, Charlotte Douglas, Orlando and Dallas-Fort Worth.</p> </p> <p> <p>Delays impacted more than 23% of flights departing Charlotte and 32% of flights departing Orlando.</p> </p> <p> <p>The FAA issued brief ground stops at Atlanta, Orlando and Reagan National in Washington, D.C. during the afternoon.</p> </p> <p> <p>Boston Logan was under a ground delay for several hours due to runway construction.</p> </p> <p> <p>Midafternoon Friday, the FAA’s National Airspace System dashboard listed “possible” ground stops or delays at 18 airports and “probable” ground stops or delays for five airports, including Reagan National in Washington, D.C.—signaling potentially increasing snarls throughout the afternoon and into evening.</p> </p>Where Are Thunderstorms Forecast Friday?<p>The National Weather Service forecast for Friday includes scattered thunderstorms across the Deep South before pushing off the Gulf Coast. From the Mid-Atlantic southward into the Southeast, “lines of thunderstorms” could bring severe weather on Friday afternoon and into night. Meanwhile, expect moderate to heavy rain with “increasingly gusty wind” across the Ohio Valley and into the northern Mid-Atlantic by tonight.</p>Big Number<p>45,000. That’s how many flights the FAA manages in U.S. airspace every day, on average. Friday’s 3,700 flight delays represent roughly 8% of all flights for the day.</p>Tangent<p>The number of scheduled flights this summer are up 4% compared to last year, according to the FAA. On some days over the coming summer, the FAA will oversee nearly 50,000 flights.</p>Key Background<p>Summer heat and storms in one region of the country can quickly turn into a national air travel problem. The FAA often slows traffic flow at impacted airports with temporary ground delays and, sometimes, ground stops. That often causes a domino effect, as planes scheduled to fly out of impacted airports later in the day get further delayed. On bad-weather days, flight delays tend to peak in late afternoon and early evening.</p><p></p>Further Reading<p>Over 4,500 Flights Delayed Tuesday Due To Fog In Denver, Storms In Southeast (Forbes)</p> Southern Thunderstorms Cause Over 3,700 U.S. Flight Delays Today	查看 2786	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163079	无图 <p>Topline<p>President Donald Trump says he would “look at the facts” after a reporter asked whether he would pardon Sean “Diddy” Combs as his sex trafficking and racketeering trial wraps up its third week of testimony, acknowledging he has not paid close attention to the trial so far and that he has not seen the music mogul in years. (Here is a complete list of the allegations against Combs).</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Prosecutors accused Combs of subjecting employees to forced labor in a new indictment. (Photo by: ... More Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images</small></p> Timeline<p> <p> <p>May 30, 2025President Donald Trump said in response to a reporter’s question about possibly pardoning Combs that he would “look at the facts,” acknowledging he has not closely followed the trial and stating he hasn’t seen or spoken to Combs in years since he entered politics.</p> </p> <p> <p>May 29, 2025One of the alleged victims central to the prosecution’s case against Combs took the witness stand under the pseudonym “Mia,” testifying Combs sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions, including at a hotel in New York during his 40th birthday party celebrations and multiple times at his Los Angeles home, while she worked as his personal assistant.</p> </p> <p> <p>May 22, 2025Rapper Kid Cudi took the witness stand and testified Combs broke into his house after learning Kid Cudi was dating Cassie Ventura in late 2011, and that several weeks later his car was firebombed in his driveway, which he said he believes Combs “had something to do with.”</p> </p> <p> <p>May 19, 2025Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard, whose former girl group was discovered on Combs’ television show “Making the Band,” testified she regularly saw Combs attack Ventura, describing incidents in which Combs allegedly punched Ventura in the face and struck her with a skillet of eggs.</p> </p> <p> <p>May 13, 2025Ventura, whose 2023 lawsuit accusing Combs of rape and physical abuse kicked off his legal problems, began a nearly week-long testimony, stating she and Combs would have “violent arguments” in which he would “smash me in my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me, stomp me,” and that Combs regularly coerced her into “freak off” sex performances in which he would watch her have sex with a male escort, which Ventura said made her feel “disgusting” and “horrible about myself.”</p> </p> <p> <p>May 12, 2025Testimony began in Combs’ trial, beginning with a then-hotel security guard who responded in 2016 to Combs attacking Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel, an incident caught on surveillance cameras and published last year by CNN, who testified Combs had bribed him to stay silent about the incident and said he saw Ventura “in the corner, hood on, covered up,” with a “purple eye.”</p> </p> <p> <p>The second witness, male escort Daniel Phillip, testified he was paid to have sex with Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura while Combs watched and that he saw Combs throw a bottle at Ventura, pull her by her hair and drag her into a room when she didn’t come to him after he called for her.</p> </p> <p> <p>Testimony followed opening statements, in which the prosecution portrayed Combs as the leader of a criminal enterprise that coerced women to have sex with male escorts, while Combs’ defense admitted he has engaged in violent behavior, but denied this amounted to sex trafficking or his other charges.</p> </p> <p> <p>May 5, 2025The first day of Combs’ sex trafficking trial began with the selection process for 12 members of the jury and six alternates who will be vetted for impartiality and remain anonymous throughout the trial.</p> </p> <p> <p>May 1, 2025Combs turned down a plea deal from federal prosecutors, confirming his decision with federal Judge Arun Subramanian four days before he was scheduled to stand trial on five federal charges including sex trafficking and racketeering, all of which he has pleaded not guilty to.</p> </p> <p> <p>April 25, 2025At a pre-trial hearing in New York court, Subramanian said the defense failed to prove a video of Combs beating Cassie in a hotel in 2016 is inadmissible, stating there’s no “unfair prejudice to Mr. Combs,” after Combs’s lawyers argued the footage was manipulated.</p> </p> <p> <p>At the hearing, federal prosecutor Madison Smyser said Combs had rejected a plea offer, though details of the deal were not disclosed, while Combs’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo told the judge Combs took part in the “lifestyle” of a “swinger” and argued his sexual encounters were consensual, a possible hint at Combs’s defense for the trial.</p> </p> <p> <p>April 19, 2025U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian rejected Combs’ request to delay his trial start date by two months so his legal team could have additional time to prepare a defense against new charges filed just two weeks prior, telling the rap mogul he made the request too late, leaving less than three weeks before Combs stands trial on his criminal charges.</p> </p> <p> <p>April 14, 2025Combs, who has been in jail for seven months, pleaded not guilty to new charges of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, meaning he has pleaded not guilty to all five of his federal charges.</p> </p> <p> <p>April 4, 2025Prosecutors filed another superseding indictment against Combs in New York federal court, adding two charges to bring his total to five—with new counts including an additional charge of sex trafficking and another count of transportation to engage in prostitution, both concerning an unnamed victim referred to as “Victim-2,” whom prosecutors allege Combs “recruited, enticed, harbored, transported and maintained” to “engage in commercial sex acts.”</p> </p> <p> <p>March 24, 2025U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken said Jones—a former producer for Combs who sued the rap mogul last year for allegedly forcing him to engage in sex acts with sex workers and accused him of sex trafficking—did not show sufficient damage to “business or property” to bring claims against Combs under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, but ruled his sex trafficking allegations could proceed.</p> </p> <p> <p>March 14, 2025Combs pleaded not guilty to a new indictment prosecutors in Manhattan had filed a week prior, accusing the rap mogul of using force and threats to coerce employees to work long hours, with U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian noting jury selection for Combs’ trial will begin May 5 for a tentative trial date of May 12.</p> </p> <p> <p>March 6, 2025Prosecutors filed a new indictment against Combs in New York federal court, which did not add new charges but accused him of maintaining control over employees by forcing them to “work long hours with little sleep” by subjecting them to, or threatening them with, “physical force, psychological harm, financial harm, and reputational harm,” causing them to believe they may lose their jobs if they did not comply with his demands, with Combs allegedly forcing one employee to engage in sex acts with him through threats and force.</p> </p> <p> <p>Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifolio told multiple news outlets Combs “vehemently denies the accusations,” stating “many former employees stand by his side, prepared to attest to the dedication, hard work, and inspiration they experienced” while working for Combs, who “looks forward to his day in court when it will become clear that he has never forced anyone to engage in sexual acts against their will” (Forbes has reached out to Agnifolio for comment).</p> </p> <p> <p>Feb. 21, 2025Lawyer Anthony Ricco said in a motion filed Friday that "under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs." He didn"t cite any specific reasons he couldn"t stay on the case, but said they d0 exist and are protected by attorney-client privilege. Combs" other attorneys, Marc Agnifilo and and Teny Geragos, are expected to continue representing him.</p> </p> <p> <p>Feb. 18, 2025Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a judge to dismiss one of the charges brought against him in a superseding indictment last month—transportation to engage in prostitution—claiming “no white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar prosecution. Combs was charged with transportation to engage in prostitution under The Mann Act, which in 1910 made it illegal to transport women for prostitution and human trafficking. Combs’ attorneys argued in a memorandum filed Tuesday that the statute has racist origins, and that Combs “has been singled out because he is a powerful Black man, and he is being prosecuted for conduct that regularly goes unpunished.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Feb. 14, 2025A high-profile suit accusing Combs and fellow rapper Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old in 2000 was dropped by the plaintiff’s lawyers, after both Combs and Jay-Z denied the allegations (Read more about it here).</p> </p> <p> <p>Feb. 12, 2025Combs claimed NBCUniversal and Ample Entertainment allowed claims they knew were false to be broadcast in the documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy," which released last month. The lawsuit claims executives knew several allegations made in the film were false—including that there are videos of Combs sexually assaulting inebriated celebrities and minors and that Combs was responsible for several murders—but allowed them to air anyway with “reckless disregard” for the truth.</p> </p> <p> <p>In the documentary, several people interviewed make a wide variety of allegations about Combs and those close to him, including that Combs had threatened people. Representatives for NBCUniversal, Peacock & Ample Entertainment did not immediately respond to Forbes request for comment Wednesday.</p> </p> <p> <p>Jan. 30, 2025Prosecutors filed a superseding indictment that accuses Combs of using force, threats and coercion to cause at least three unnamed, female victims into commercial sex acts, and further accuses him of abuse that included throwing things at people, hitting, choking, pushing and, at one time, dangling a victim over an apartment balcony. His lawyer denied the new allegations in a statement to the Associated Press.</p> </p> <p> <p>Jan. 30, 2025Combs was reportedly transported from prison to the Brooklyn Hospital Center at around 10 p.m. for an MRI after complaining of pain in his knee. He returned hours later.</p> </p> <p> <p>Jan. 14, 2025Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs submitted a letter to federal judge Arun Subramanian demanding prosecutors produce videos mentioned in the indictment against him of his so-called "freak off" parties, claiming they show his sexual activity with one of his alleged victims was consensual and that they’ll prove the government is trying to “police non-confirming sexual activity.” Combs’ lawyers claim the nine videos possessed by prosecutors will show "adults having consensual sex, plain and simple" and contain no evidence of violence, coercion, threats, sex trafficking or other claims made against Combs.</p> </p> <p> <p>Dec. 18, 2024Combs appeared in court for a brief hearing in his federal case at which federal prosecutors said they plan to disclose all available evidence to his defense team by the end of the year in preparation for a May trial date. One court reporter described Combs as appearing “thinner” and “grayer” than when he was last seen in public, and the music mogul wished spectators a "Happy Holidays" as he left.</p> </p> <p> <p>Dec. 2, 2024Maurene Comey, former FBI director James Comey"s daughter who litigated the case in which Maxwell was convicted for her role in a scheme to sexually exploit and abuse minor girls with Jeffrey Epstein, on Monday notified the federal court in the Southern District of New York that she has joined the prosecution against Combs.</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 27, 2024Subramanian denied Combs’ request to be released on bail citing “compelling evidence of Combs’s propensity for violence.” Subramanian’s ruling also stated that there was evidence supporting “a serious risk of witness tampering,” along with evidence that he “violated Bureau of Prisons regulations during his pretrial detention to obscure his communications with third parties.” The judge also wrote the government prosecutors have shown “by clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 25, 2024Attorneys for the federal government argued against Combs’ push to get released on $50 million bail and a laundry list of other conditions, telling Judge Arun Subramanian in a letter the package “does not come close to ensuring the security of the community” or to ensuring Combs won"t interfere with the case or try to flee before the trial—citing an alleged “pattern of violence” toward women and his own staff. In their own letter, defense attorneys argued Combs has been unconstitutionally held in jail and silenced since he was first arrested in September, that the government has launched a campaign against him to keep him from getting a fair trial and that Combs “is not required to sit idly by and acquiesce to all of this.” Subramanian is expected to make a decision on bail by Thanksgiving.</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 22, 2024Subramanian heard arguments from attorneys on both sides but punted a decision to the following week on whether Combs should be released on bail. Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. He asked lawyers to submit further arguments in writing by Monday, Nov. 25.</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 19, 2024Subramanian told prosecutors to “get rid of” their copies of handwritten notes taken by Combs in jail, making the decision as he considers legal arguments from Combs’ lawyers that the notes were subject to attorney-client privilege and counter arguments from prosecutors who accused Combs of writing about a witness tampering plot.</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 15, 2024In a filing opposing Combs’ request to be released on bail, prosecutors claim Combs has attempted to “corruptly influence witness testimony” by asking his family members to reach out to victims and potential witnesses and create “narratives” to affect their opinion, while also asking his children to post a video to social media in celebration of his birthday and ensuring the video had “his desired effect on potential jury members in this case.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 12, 2024In "The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak-Offs,” Ray J claims high-profile celebrities are "reaching out to victims" and offering them money in exchange for avoiding any public exposure, and aspiring singer-songwriter Tanea Wallace described her experience at a 2018 party where she said she saw minors “dressed up like Harajuku Barbies, red lipstick, looking like real sexy.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 8, 2024Combs’ attorneys again requested the mogul be released on bail with a $50 million bond with a laundry list of new conditions, including home detention in Miami or New York City, security lockdown and no internet access, which is scheduled to be heard at a hearing on Nov. 22.</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 4, 2024In a video posted by his son, Combs spoke to his children on the phone on his 55th birthday Monday and said, “I can’t wait to see y’all. I just want to say that I’m proud of y’all, especially the girls. I mean, all y’all just for being strong.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 3, 2024Comb"s lawyers sent a letter to Subramanian asking he place all potential witnesses under a gag order until a federal trial scheduled for May, claiming a "deluge of improper pretrial publicity that is undermining Mr. Combs’s right to a fair trial.” (The request comes after a friend of Comb"s late girlfriend Kim Porter spoke outside a courthouse in Manhattan, saying he’d testified before a grand jury and has footage of Combs raping and sexually assaulting several people, including minors).</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 31, 2024Ty Stiklorius, John Legend"s manager, wrote in a New York Times piece that she herself experienced a "terrifying situation" in which she says she was locked in a bedroom while attending a party hosted by Combs in St. Barts in the late 1990s and "managed to talk her way out" of what she assumed was an abnormal experience, but later realized "what happened that night was no aberration—it was an indicator of a pervasive culture in the music industry.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 28, 2024Federal authorities said they"d carried out an “interagency operation” at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where Combs is awaiting trial, but did not provide specific details about what was done inside the facility, which has been the target of rampant criticism from the Combs team and the location of several crimes in recent months, including a murder-for-hire plot and the stabbing deaths of two inmates.</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 25, 2024In a letter submitted to the court Friday, Combs" attorneys requested a gag order be implemented for all federal officials involved in his case, specifically citing a New York Post article that quotes a "federal law enforcement source who is involved in the investigation" as proof the Department of Homeland Security is purposefully interfering with Combs" right to a fair trial (in October, Combs" legal team claimed DHS leaked an incriminating video of Combs to CNN, which the agency denied). A judge later called the quotes in the article “plainly improper” but rejected the gag order request.</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 22, 2024Two of Combs’ seven children—Quincy Brown, Combs" adopted 33-year-old son, and Chance Combs, his 18-year-old daughter with Sarah Chapman—made a joint post on Instagram calling the last month "devastating" for their family and defending their father from what they called "accusations, conspiracy theories and false narratives.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 15, 2024Combs returned to Instagram for the first time since his arrest in September with a post marking the second birthday of his youngest daughter, named Love Sean Combs (he’d previously deleted every post on the social media account as allegations piled up against him, but has posted a total of three times since July, each time with photos of his children).</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 11, 2024A U.S. Appeals court referred Combs" latest request for bail to a panel of three judges, but ruled he will remain behind bars until a decision is made.</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 10, 2024Combs appeared in court for the first time since his arrest, where a trial date of May 5 was set for him to face federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 9, 2024Combs’ team filed a memo alleging that the Department of Homeland Security leaked a surveillance video that showed him abusing his ex-girlfriend, Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, though prosecutors have denied the allegations and said they did not obtain that video until it was made public by CNN.</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 8, 2024Lawyers for Combs filed paperwork asking he be allowed to await trial outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center where he resides, claiming the initial decision to deny him bail was unfairly “distorted” by the attention on the case (the initial judge, who has since been replaced, ruled Combs should stay in jail so he can’t use his money and influence to interfere in the government"s case against him).</p> </p> <p> <p>Oct. 6, 2024Janice Small Combs, Sean Combs" mother, said in a statement through her family"s attorney she is "devastated and profoundly saddened" by the allegations against her son, adding those accusing him of misconduct are "seeking a financial gain" and likened Combs to "many individuals" who have been "wrongfully convicted due to their past actions or mistakes"—though she also said Combs “may have been not entirely truthful” when denying assault allegations raised by his ex-girlfriend Ventura.</p> </p> <p> <p>Sept. 30, 2024Lawyers for Combs filed a notice asking the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the Southern District of New York to overturn the decision to hold him in prison while he awaits trial, a choice Judge Andrew Carter made citing concerns Combs had allegedly tampered with witnesses who had been contacted as part of the investigation against him (the request was not granted).</p> </p> <p> <p>Sept. 26, 2024A documentary was released for streaming on Tubi and featured an interview with Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo—who addressed a leaked surveillance video of Combs shoving and kicking ex-girlfriend Ventura—in which he called the indictment a takedown of a “successful Black man" and said he doesn"t expect Combs to accept a plea bargain.</p> </p> <p> <p>Sept. 24, 2024Combs is sharing a unit with disgraced Bankman-Fried at the Metropolitan Detention Center, according to The New York Times, as the former crypto mogul serves out a 25-year sentence in prison for counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering linked to a scheme that lost former FTX customers, lenders and investors several billion dollars.</p> </p> <p> <p>Sept. 18, 2024 Combs" lawyers cited "horrific" conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York in a request for bail—which included a $50 million bond offer, GPS monitoring and strict limitations on visitors—that was denied by U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter, who said the conditions weren’t enough to ensure the safety of the community.</p> </p> <p> <p>Sept. 17, 2024A federal court in Manhattan unsealed charges against Combs for racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, alleging he “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Sept. 16, 2024Combs was arrested in Manhattan after being indicted by a grand jury.</p> </p> <p> <p>May 29, 2024Sources told CNN federal investigators were getting close to filing charges against Combs, and that plaintiffs who had filed individual civil lawsuits against him had been interviewed as part of the case.</p> </p> <p> <p>March 25, 2024Federal agents raided Combs’ homes in Florida and California in relation to a federal sex trafficking investigation.</p> </p> <p> <p>Nov. 2023, 2024A $30 million lawsuit filed by Ventura kicked off a series of criminal complaints against Combs that have included rape, sexual assault, sex trafficking and other claims (see all of the allegations here).</p> </p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes.</p>What Do We Know About Diddy’s Trial?<p>Jury selection in Combs’ trial began May 5. Attendees at jury selection, where they face questions in person, will be made up of people who have completed questionnaires asking what they already know about the case, as the court tries to seat jurors who can be impartial. Opening statements in the trial are expected to begin May 12. CNN reported, citing multiple unnamed sources, witnesses in the trial will include several of Combs’ accusers, including his former partner Cassie Ventura. A friend of Ventura, a business associate and a male sex worker who is visible in videos of Combs’ “freak offs” are also slated to testify, CNN reported. Combs’ trial is expected to last at least eight weeks.</p><p></p>Where Is The Trial—and Will It Be Broadcast?<p>Combs’ trial is taking place in Manhattan’s Southern District of New York federal courthouse, a borough away from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, where he is being held. The trial is expected to be public, BBC reported, meaning media outlets will be permitted to attend, but has not been livestreamed or broadcast.</p>Contra<p>Combs has denied all of the allegations against him, with his attorneys characterizing some of the lawsuits and their accusations to Forbes as money grabs, “baseless” or “sickening.” In a statement in October, Combs’ attorneys said they have “full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone — adult or minor, man or woman.” Combs’ attorneys also addressed April’s superseding indictment, telling Forbes in an email, “These are not new accusers, these are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, involved in consensual relationships. This was their private sex life.”</p>Key Background<p>Combs was arrested on federal charges in September and, the next day, an indictment against him was unsealed. The document alleges Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct,” and also accused him of using his business empire to engage in “sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.” Prosecutors allege Combs manipulated women into engaging in “extended sex acts with male commercial sex workers” in what the mogul described as “Freak Offs,” and that he and his associates drugged women to keep them “obedient and compliant.” Prosecutors accuse Combs and his associates of using bribery, threats and violence to cover up his alleged abuse, and said he would leverage the financial support he provided to coerce women, making them feel they couldn"t resist his demands "without risking their financial or job security” or subjecting themselves to abuse. Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo said at the time he was "disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the US Attorney’s Office."</p>Tangent<p>Donald Trump Jr., son of president elect Donald Trump, took to his podcast the day before the election to spread a bizarre conspiracy theory linking celebrities who have endorsed Kamala Harris to the “freak off” parties hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs, and suggested—without evidence—they received some kind of protection from the vice president in exchange for their public support. On an episode of "Triggered,” Trump Jr. baselessly claimed the rush of celebrity endorsements for Kamala Harris in the months leading up to the election were orchestrated by the vice president as part of a blackmail scheme linked to Diddy"s arrest: “None of this is organic. It’s a paid influencer operation. Know that. The celebrities who aren’t getting paid are getting probably paid in another way because they’re either on an Epstein list or a Diddy party list or both,” he said. Trump supporter and billionaire Elon Musk also talked about the Diddy scandal in the days before the election. After singer and actress Jennifer Lopez endorsed Harris for president, Musk appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast to say listeners shouldn"t trust her because she didn"t "warn" people against her ex-boyfriend, Combs. "Now deciding she’s like warning people against Trump. How many people did she warn against Diddy, right? Oh zero, OK. Maybe we shouldn’t trust her opinion."</p>Forbes Valuation<p>Sean Combs was once on the path to becoming a billionaire thanks to his extensive music career, business ventures that included the Sean John fashion and fragrance lines and founding the Revolt TV network and since unrealized plans to become a cannabis mogul. Forbes estimated Combs’ personal wealth at $740 million in 2019 (he and his team later claimed he was a billionaire, but offered no supporting evidence). Today, Forbes conservatively estimates he is worth $400 million. Combs founded his own record label, Bad Boy Records, in 1993, which Rolling Stone has called “one of the most influential hip-hop labels of all time.” The label has signed major artists like The Notorious B.I.G., Janelle Monáe and Cassie, and has put out several of Combs" own albums, including "Press Play" and "Last Train To Paris.” Combs sold a 50% stake in Bad Boy to Warner Music Group in a reported $30 million deal in 2005. Combs has built a fortune through Bad Boy Records, several liquor brands, a fashion label and other ventures. He sold his share in the DeLeón tequila brand for $200 million in January 2024. He was ranked No. 14 on Forbes" list of the highest-paid entertainers in 2022, making an estimated $90 million that year. One of the rapper’s raided homes is located in Holmby Hills, an affluent neighborhood where Combs purchased a home for $40 million ten years ago.</p>Further ReadingForbesLawyer Says He Knows Over 100 Diddy Abuse Victims: Here Are The Cases He’s Filed So Far<small>By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs</small>ForbesSean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces 7 New Lawsuits: Here Are All The Major Allegations<small>By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs</small>ForbesSean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Celebrity Ties—Including Usher, Bieber, J. Lo—Under Fresh Scrutiny<small>By Conor Murray</small>ForbesSean ‘Diddy’ Combs Says He’s ‘Disgusted’ By Video Of Him Beating Cassie In 2016<small>By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs</small> Diddy Trial Updates: Trump Says He Would 'Look At The Facts' About Potential Pardon	查看 29246	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163078	无图 <p>Topline<p>Elon Musk interrupted a reporter who started to ask about a New York Times story alleging he used a copious amount of drugs and travelled with a pill box that appeared to contain Adderall last year as he ramped up his donations to President Donald Trump—blasting the paper, but stopping short of denying the report.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Elon Musk stopped short of denying the Times report</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Musk stopped the reporter mid-question when he started to ask about the story, saying “is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on Russiagate?” during a joint press conference with Trump in the Oval Office to mark his last day at the White House, referring to the paper’s reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 lawsuit and Trump’s defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board.</p> </p> <p> <p>The report—published hours before the press conference—alleges Musk told confidants he was taking so much ketamine it affected his bladder, according to unnamed sources who said Musk also took ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms.</p> </p> <p> <p>The Times also reported it viewed a photo that showed a medication box Musk travelled with containing about 20 pills, including Adderall.</p> </p> <p> <p>The alleged drug use overlapped with his campaign activity last year on behalf of Trump—with an endorsement in July followed by $250 million to help elect him.</p> </p> <p> <p>Neither Musk nor his lawyer responded to The Times’ request for comment, but Musk has said previously he was prescribed ketamine for depression and took small amounts as prescribed.</p> </p> <p> <p>The White House praised Musk’s work at DOGE but did not acknowledge the drug accusations, according to a statement The Times issued after the story was published.</p> </p>Tangent<p>The Wall Street Journal reported last year that Musk’s use of recreational drugs including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine, concerned some executives and board members at his companies.</p>Key Background<p>Musk has scaled back his role in the Trump administration in recent weeks after brief but tumultuous run at DOGE, taking a heavy-handed approach to government cuts that raised eyebrows among Republicans and led to numerous lawsuits. Before endorsing Trump in July and becoming his largest donor, Musk was relatively uninvolved in politics and sometimes donated to Democrats. He said earlier this month he would spend “a lot less” on politics and on Wednesday, announced that he was exiting the White House. While Musk and Trump still appear to be on good terms, the Tesla CEO broke with the president earlier this week when he criticized Trump’s signature policy bill for adding to the federal deficit, telling CBS he is “disappointed” in the legislation.</p>Big Number<p>54%. That’s Musk’s unfavorability rating, according to Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin, a 14-point decline since mid-July.</p><p></p>Forbes Valuation<p>We estimate Musk, the richest person in the world, is worth $428 billion.</p>Further Reading<p>Musk ‘Disappointed’ With Trump’s Spending Bill—Says It Undermines DOGE’s Work (Forbes)</p><p>Elon Musk Is More Unpopular As He Leaves Trump Administration, Polls Show (Forbes)</p><p>Elon Musk Exits Trump Administration—What To Know (Forbes)</p> Musk Reportedly Used Ketamine, Ecstasy And Travelled With Pills As He Became Close To Trump	查看 3364	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163077	无图 <p>Topline<p>President Donald Trump on Friday said not to “feel so sorry” for former President Joe Biden, who announced a cancer diagnosis earlier this month, and criticized Biden as “vicious”—just over a week after Trump and other Republicans suggested Biden may have hidden his illness from the public.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>Biden, who was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, said his "prognosis is good."</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>Trump, who spoke in the Oval Office on Friday, called Biden a “somewhat vicious person,” adding, “If you feel sorry for him, don’t feel sorry for him, because he’s vicious.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Trump did not clarify why he referred to Biden as vicious, though he did cite “what [Biden] did with his political opponent and all of the people that he hurt” while arguing Biden had “hurt a lot of people.”</p> </p> <p> <p>Biden, 82, revealed he had stage 4 prostate cancer earlier this month and told reporters Friday his prognosis is “good,” and “the expectation is we’re going to be able to beat this.”</p> </p>Crucial Quote<p>“[Biden’s] been a sort of moderate person over his lifetime,” Trump said. “Not a smart person, but a somewhat vicious person, I will say. If you feel sorry for him, don"t feel so sorry, because he"s vicious. What he did with his political opponent and all of the people that he hurt—he hurt a lot of people, Biden, so I really don"t feel sorry for him.”</p>Trump, Other Republicans Suggested Biden’s Cancer Was A ‘cover Up’<p>Last week, Trump said that while he was “very sad” about Biden’s diagnosis, he was “surprised” the “public wasn’t notified a long time ago,” adding to similar comments from other Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance, who asked, “Why didn’t the American people have a better sense of [Biden’s] health picture?”Donald Trump Jr. questioned whether the news was “yet another coverup???” Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, who served as Trump’s former White House physician, said it is “unbelievable” Biden’s diagnosis was “missed,” claiming Biden’s physician “was more concerned about assisting with the political cover-up than providing world-class medical care.” Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., however, said while he believed Biden’s “declining mental acuity was covered up, it is medically reckless to assume his prostate cancer was as well.”</p>Key Background<p>Chris Meagher, Biden’s spokesperson, disputed claims Biden had withheld his diagnosis,, and noted Biden’s last-known screening test came in 2014 and had not previously been diagnosed with prostate cancer. His diagnosis was announced in a statement on May 18 the former president was diagnosed with a “more aggressive form” of prostate cancer. Almost immediately, experts questioned how long Biden had known about his cancer. Ezekiel Emanuel (brother to Rahm and Ari), an oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania who advised the Biden administration during the pandemic, claimed Biden likely “had this for many years” and possibly “had [cancer]</p> while he was president.” Biden’s diagnosis was characterized by a Gleason score of 9 in Grade Group 5, meaning his cancer cells look “very abnormal” and the cancer is “most likely to grow back and spread quickly,” according to the American Cancer Society. Further ReadingForbesTrump Says He’s ‘Surprised’ Public Didn’t Know Of Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Sooner—As Others Fuel Speculation Of A Cover-Up<small>By Sara Dorn</small><p></p> Trump: ‘Don’t Feel So Sorry’ For Biden Because Of Stage 4 Cancer	查看 3491	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163076	无图 <p>Topline<p>A salmonella outbreak linked to cucumber items has reached 18 states, according to a Friday update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which identified the outbreak last week and said recalled cucumbers should no longer be on sale.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>The outbreak has been traced to cases in 18 states. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>The recall targets whole fresh cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers Inc. distributed between April 29 and May 19 to stores and businesses like Target, which issued its recall of the cucumbers on May 19.</p> </p> <p> <p>The outbreak has infected 45 people and hospitalized 16 across 18 states, according to the CDC, which noted the recalled cucumbers are not organic.</p> </p> <p> <p>The Food and Drug Administration said the cucumbers “may have been sold individually or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or best by date.”</p> </p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.</p>What States Have Been Impacted By The Cucumber Recall?<p>Cases linked to the recall have been identified in California, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, according to the FDA. States with the highest number of cases are Georgia and Florida, the latter of which is the headquarters of Bedner Growers.</p>What Are Salmonella Symptoms?<p>Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, which usually begin six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria. Most people recover within four to seven days without treatment, though children younger than five or adults 65 years and older may experience more severe symptoms that require treatment or hospitalization, according to the CDC.</p><p></p>Key Background<p>The salmonella outbreak began early this month, initially infecting 26 people and hospitalizing nine. The CDC and FDA are still investigating the outbreak, but have said the impacted cucumbers should not be on sale as of Friday. Last year, the CDC and FDA identified salmonella outbreaks linked to cucumbers, eggs and charcuterie meats.</p>Further Reading<p>2025 Recalls of Cucumbers Associated with Bedner Growers Inc., Boynton Beach, Florida, Due to the Potential Risk of Salmonella Contamination (FDA)</p> CDC Issues New Salmonella Warning Over Cucumbers Sold In 18 States	查看 2639	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163075	无图 <p>Topline<p>Social media platform X appeared down for many users Friday afternoon, as over 30,000 reports of outages were shared with DownDetector.com, signaling the latest of multiple disruptions the Elon Musk-owned site has experienced this month as Musk has vowed to add “major operational improvements.”</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>The outage occurred Friday afternoon. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>A whopping 30,466 outage reports were made on DownDetector at 4:28 p.m. EDT.</p> </p> <p> <p>A majority of the reported problems concerned the X mobile app, while 37% of the issues were related to the platform’s website.</p> </p> <p> <p>Outage reports sharply dropped around 4:40 p.m., reaching 1,502 on DownDetector.</p> </p> <p> <p>X’s developer platform reported users may be experiencing issues with seeing their timeline, receiving direct messages and writing tweets.</p> </p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.</p>Key Background<p>X’s services have gone down multiple times in the last few weeks. The platform experienced an outage on May 22, when some 6,000 users reported issues with website and app functionality. The same day, X’s engineering team said it was aware of the issues and was experiencing a data center outage. More issues occurred May 24, lasting for hours and resulting in nearly 26,000 outage reports that caught Musk’s attention. The billionaire said in a post X needed “major operational improvements” and that he needed to be “super focused on X/xAI and Tesla.”</p>Tangent<p>Musk received backlash this year over his role as an adviser to President Donald Trump and as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, with shareholders in companies such as Tesla expressing concern that his time spent with the Trump administration was jeopardizing his focus on his businesses. Friday marked Musk’s last day as a special government employee, though the Tesla chief said he would continue visiting the White House and being “a friend and adviser” to Trump.</p><p></p>Further Reading<p>Musk Says He’s ‘Back To Spending 24/7 At Work’ After X Reports Latest Outage (Forbes)</p><p>Musk Says He’ll Be Trump’s ‘Friend And Adviser’ After Leaving White House (Forbes)</p> X Goes Down Briefly — Days After Musk Called For ‘Major’ Improvements	查看 2464	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163074	无图 <p>Topline<p>PBS sued President Donald Trump Friday to block him from cutting funding for the public television station, days after NPR also filed a lawsuit to stop the move.</p><p></p><fbs-accordion><p>President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, ... More on April 27, 2025. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></p> Key Facts<p> <p> <p>PBS and Lakeland PBS in Minnesota called the executive order Trump issued earlier this month directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a publicly funded nonprofit, to cease funding PBS and NPR an “existential threat,” accusing Trump of overstepping his authority.</p> </p> <p> <p>Meanwhile, Trump and his companies have filed lawsuits against his media foes, his administration has elevated partisan right-wing voices in the White House press corps and sought to effectively shut down federally funded media outlets, including the international broadcaster Voice of America, among other tactics.</p> </p> <p> <p>Trump’s new FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr also launched investigations into several outlets and warned publicly that a probe into CBS’ interview with Harris last year could affect the network’s pending multi-billion-dollar merger.</p> </p> <p> <p>Trump has also amped up his rhetoric to attack the press, calling pollsters for the New York Times, ABC News, the Washington Post and Fox News “negative criminals” who should be “investigated for ELECTION FRAUD” after the outlets have published surveys in the past week that show he has net negative approval ratings.</p> </p><p>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you"ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.</p>Trump’s $20 Billion Suit Against Cbs—and ‘60 Minutes’<p>Trump—who has feuded with CBS for years—sued the network for $20 billion, claiming it deceptively edited its “60 Minutes” interview with Harris after the network in a preview of her interview aired a different version of Harris’ answer to a question than the one shown in the full program. In the preview, Harris gave a longer answer in response to a question about the Israel-Hamas war than the one aired during the full show. The network later released a full transcript of the interview that showed it ran the first sentence of her answer in the preview and the last sentence during the show, though the meaning of her response was largely the same. Trump is suing CBS as its parent company, Paramount, is seeking the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of a multi-billion-dollar merger with Skydance. Trump urged the FCC to revoke the network’s broadcasting license last month over “60 Minutes” coverage of him, and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has warned that the deceptive-editing allegations against CBS could become a factor in the FCC review of the merger. Meanwhile, Paramount and Trump began mediation talks earlier this month as Paramount owner Shari Redstone wants to settle with Trump, The New York Times reported, citing unnamed sources. The lawsuit has led to accusations from journalists that Paramount leadership has meddled in coverage of Trump, compromising their integrity. Wendy McMahon, president of CBS News and Stations, said she would step down Monday following a “challenging” few months in which she and the company did “not agree on the path forward,” ostensibly referring to the settlement talks. Longtime “60 Minutes” producer Bill Owens also left his post in April, citing waning editorial independence. Trump reportedly wants $25 million or more and an apology to settle the lawsuit, the Wall street Journal reported this week, citing an unnamed source.</p>Ftc Investigates Media Matters For America<p>The Federal Trade Commission opened a probe in May into the liberal advocacy group, Media Matters for America, and whether it coordinated with other watchdogs to deter companies from advertising on Elon Musk’s X, according to multiple reports. Musk is also suing Media Matters for defamation over a report it published about antisemitic content on X. Media Matters president Angela Carusone told Forbes in response to the probe “the Trump administration has been defined by naming right-wing media figures to key posts and abusing the power of the federal government to bully political opponents and silence critics. It’s clear that’s exactly what’s happening here, given Media Matters’ history of holding those same figures to account. These threats won’t work; we remain steadfast to our mission."</p><p></p>Trump Tries To Dismantle The Corporation For Public Broadcasting<p>NPR also sued the Trump administration Tuesday to block its attempt to revoke federal funding for NPR and PBS. Trump signed an order May 2 to defund NPR and PBS and has said he’ll ask Congress to revoke $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding for NPR and PBS. The FCC also said it’s opened investigations into NPR and PBS and whether they aired “announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements,” Carr said in a letter to the organizations in January. Carr said the investigation could factor into Congress’ decision on whether to continue funding the organizations. NPR said in a statement in a news article about the threat that the funding cut “would have a devastating impact on American communities across the nation,” adding that “locally owned public media stations represent a proud American tradition of public-private partnership for our shared common good.” PBS CEO and President Paual Kerger told NPR the move would “disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people.” On April 29, the CPB sought a temporary restraining order to prevent Trump from removing three board members—two appointed by Biden and one appointed by Trump during his first term then reappointed by Biden—arguing the law that established the organization allows Trump to appoint board members, but not fire them.</p>Reshaping The Fcc<p>Carr has opened numerous investigations into media organizations and has echoed Trump’s critical rhetoric of news coverage. “We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans,” Carr tweeted prior to his appointment as FCC chair. He also warned that “broadcast licenses are not sacred cows,” suggesting the commission could revoke licenses for companies that don’t “operate in the public interest,” and he threatened that the FCC could block merger proposals from companies that promote DEI. In addition to the NPR and PBS probes, Carr has announced investigations into Comcast’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and a San Francisco-based radio station’s coverage of an immigration raid. Comcast said in a statement to the New York Post in response to the probe that it would cooperate with the investigation and built the company “on a foundation of integrity and respect for all of our employees and customers.” The FCC doesn’t distribute and can’t revoke licenses for entire networks and instead oversees licensing for their affiliated local broadcast channels. Cable networks, such as CNN and MSNBC, are not within its jurisdiction since they don’t broadcast on public airwaves. Stations could fight any attempt to revoke their licenses in court, and laws that dictate their regulatory authority would make it highly unlikely, if not impossible, to pull a station’s license. The FCC is prohibited, for example, from “engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press.” Licensing and merger decisions require the approval of the full commission, which is made up of the chair and four members appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. One of the commission’s two Democrats, Geoffrey Starks, announced last month he would resign this spring, and a third Republican seat is vacant.</p>Trump Has Tried To De-Fund Voice Of America<p>About one-third of Voice of America’s workforce was terminated earlier this month, Kari Lake, senior adviser for the organization’s parent company, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, told multiple outlets in a statement that said “buckle up, there’s more to come.” The move comes after Lake—a special adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, parent company for international broadcaster Voice of America—announced a “partnership” earlier this month with the conservative One America News Network to broadcast its programs on USAGM networks, including the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Martí and Voice of America. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth on April 22 ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Network and rehire all staff, halting an executive order Trump signed in March to shut down the government-funded news organizations. Trump, claiming Voice of America was “anti-Trump” and pushed “radical propaganda,” revoked funding for the VOA and its parent company, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, prompting the organizations to place more than 1,300 employees and hundreds of contractors on leave. Lamberth, who is overseeing six lawsuits opposing the shutdown, ruled the move was likely unconstitutional since the organization was created by and is funded by Congress. On April 29, Lamberth ordered the Trump administration to reinstate $12 million in funding that had previously been appropriated to Radio Free Europe, saying in the ruling the Trump administration cannot take away money that Congress allocated, the Associated Press reported. The VOA, which has a budget of about $260 million annually and was formed in 1942 as a counter to Nazi propaganda, broadcasts in more than 40 languages to an international audience of more than 350 million. Radio Free Asia was formed in 1994 by the International Broadcasting Act and has a budget of about $61 million, and the Middle East Broadcasting Network was founded in 2004 and has a $100 million budget.</p>Trump’s Battle With The Associated Press Over ‘gulf Of America’<p>The White House has attempted to bar the Associated Press from accessing some spaces, such as the Oval Office and Air Force One, after it refused to rename the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” in its style guide. The Associated Press then sued the Trump administration over the blockade, and Judge Trevor McFadden ruled in the AP’s favor earlier this month, though Trump has appealed the ruling.</p>Increased Challenges To The White House Press Corps<p>The White House also eliminated a permanent spot in the press pool reserved for wire services and instead put the AP, Bloomberg and Reuters in a rotation for two “print” slots, along with 31 other outlets. The Trump administration announced in February it would decide which journalists are allowed in the White House press pool, breaking a years-long tradition in which the independent White House Correspondents’ Association coordinated the pool, made up of 13 journalists from a rotating group of outlets who travel with the president and share their reporting with other media outlets. The Trump administration has also set up a “new media” seat in the briefing room that’s offered to outlets that don’t have a permanent spot, such as Forbes, though it often hosts non-traditional media such as podcast hosts and social media personalities.</p>Trump’s Truth Social Parent Company Suing Many Media Companies—including Forbes<p>Trump and his companies have filed multiple lawsuits against media organizations prior to his winning a second term. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company for Trump’s Truth Social platform, filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against 20 media organizations, including Forbes, The Guardian, Reuters, Axios and MSNBC, in November 2023, alleging they defamed him by incorrectly reporting that Truth Social lost $73 million from its launch in early 2022 through mid 2023. Many outlets, including Forbes, corrected their stories to say Truth Social had lost $31.6 million since its inception.</p>Trump Sues Bob Woodward For $50 Million<p>In January 2023, Trump sued journalist Bob Woodward, publisher Simon & Schuster and parent company Paramount Global for nearly $50 million, claiming Woodward published recordings of his interviews with Trump for his book “Rage” without Trump’s permission. Trump in December also sued the Des Moines Register, its parent company, Gannett, and its former pollster, Ann Selzer, over a Selzer poll shortly before the election that found Trump would lose Iowa by three to four points, only for him to win the state by 13 points. Trump alleged the poll amounted to election interference and a violation of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. The paper and Selzer filed motions to dismiss the suit in February, and the Register alleged the law only applies to “consumer merchandise,” and there’s no evidence Trump ever purchased anything from the paper.</p>Tangent<p>Trump has had mixed results in his legal battles with the press. He settled with ABC News last year in a lawsuit Trump filed when anchor George Stephanopolos said Trump was found liable for “rape” when a jury found him liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll. The network agreed to donate $15 million to Trump’s presidential library and issue a statement of regret as part of the settlement. A judge in July 2023 dismissed a case he filed against CNN over its use of the term “the big lie” to refer to his false claims he won the 2020 election and alleged comparisons between Trump and Hitler.</p>Further Reading<p>F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships (New York Times)</p><p>Which media companies has Donald Trump sued? (Reuters)</p><p>‘60 Minutes’ Chief Resigns in Emotional Meeting: ‘The Company Is Done With Me’ (New York Times)</p> Trump’s War On The Media Explained: Paramount Offered Trump $15 Million To Settle CBS Lawsuit	查看 14066	福布斯	2025-01-01 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:39:09	word
3163073	无图 <p> <p>News Release</p><p>Friday, May 30, 2025</p>Scientists identify diagnostic aid to determine risk of diabetic foot ulcer recurrence<p>NIH-funded project shows that trans-epidermal water loss could indicate if wounds are fully healed.</p><p>A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified a diagnostic aid that has the potential to accurately predict the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers that appear to be fully healed. By measuring the skin’s barrier function through a process known as trans-epidermal water loss, or TEWL, scientists were able to determine which wounds were more likely to reopen. TEWL measurements are a major factor in burn care, where deep layers of the skin are often damaged. The findings suggest that full restoration of skin barrier function should be incorporated into existing wound treatment standards to ensure complete wound closure and to better identify patients at risk of wound recurrence.</p><p>“This study is an important initial step to give clinicians treating diabetic foot ulcers a reliable diagnostic aid for the first time to assess an individual’s risk of ulcer recurrence,” said Teresa Jones, M.D. program director for the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolic Diseases at NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). “Foot ulcers are such a confounding issue with diabetes and being able to determine which wounds are at highest risk for recurrence could save many lives and limbs.”</p><p>Scientists, working together through the NIDDK Diabetic Foot Consortium, evaluated over 400 study participants who had a diabetic foot ulcer that visually appeared to be closed or healed. They measured TEWL at the site of the foot ulcer and found that 35% of participants with high TEWL (more water loss) reported a wound recurrence by 16 weeks, compared to just 17% for those with low TEWL (less water loss). Participants with higher TEWL were 2.7 times more likely to experience a wound recurrence than participants with low TEWL.</p><p>Diabetic foot ulcers are a major complication of diabetes where a break in the skin of the foot is often unnoticed by a patient due to nerve damage, known as neuropathy. They are the leading cause of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations, and untreated or unhealed ulcers significantly increase the risk of death. Wounds that appear to be healed on the surface may not be fully closed below the superficial surface of the skin, hampering the effectiveness of the skin’s barrier function to keep in water and keep out pathogens, such as bacteria.</p><p>Study results will publish in Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association. The study was funded by NIH/NIDDK grants (U01DK119099, U24DK122927, U01DK119100, U01DK119083, U01DK119094, U01DK119085 and U01DK119102) and carried out by members of NIH’s Diabetic Foot Consortium.</p><p>About the National Institutes of Health (NIH):NIH, the nation"s medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.</p><p>NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health<sup>®</sup></p><p> Reference<p>High Trans-Epidermal Water Loss at the Site of Wound Closure is Associated with Increased Recurrence of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: The NIDDK Diabetic Foot Consortium TEWL Study.Diabetes Care.2025. DOI:10.2337/dc25-0300</p><p>### </p> Scientists identify diagnostic aid to determine risk of diabetic foot ulcer recurrence \| National Institutes of Health (NIH)	查看 3683	美国国立卫生研究院	2025-05-30 21:23:40 2025-05-31 18:37:42	word
3163072	无图 <p>In a major win for rare disease patients, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Goldwater’s Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act. Championed by Senator Paul Bettencourt and Representative Ken King, SB 984 expands Goldwater’s original Right to Try law to potentially lifesaving treatments that are designed specifically for individual patients.</p> <p>By enacting this innovative reform, Texas joins a growing national movement to empower Americans facing rare and ultra-rare diseases to work with their physicians to seek highly specialized treatments. The Lone Star State is now the fifteenth state since 2022 to champion this crucial expansion, joining Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Indiana, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas and South Dakota in championing this crucial legislation.</p> Why Do We Need It? <p>This new law marks a profound shift toward personalized medicine and a much-needed acknowledgment of the limitations within the traditional regulatory framework. The Right to Try for Individualized Treatments builds upon the success of the original Right to Try, a reform created by the Goldwater Institute and enacted in 41 states before it was signed into federal law in 2018. The original Right to Try allows terminally ill patients to access investigational treatments that have completed Phase I clinical trials but are not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – and it is saving lives around the country.</p> <p>But today, the latest innovations in medicine are made specifically for each patient, based on their genetics, and by definition cannot go through the FDA’s outdated regulatory processes in a timely manner. After all, the FDA’s “one-size-fits-all” clinical trial system is designed for large patient populations and ill-suited for the complexities of rare diseases. With 95% of rare diseases lacking FDA-approved treatments, there’s an urgent need for reform.</p> <p>The federal government’s slow pace in adapting its regulatory framework has left many patients with limited options. States like Texas are stepping up to fill this void, ensuring patients are not denied access to potentially life-saving treatments due to bureaucratic obstacles.</p> Who Will This Law Help? <p>For 23-year-old Elijah Stacy, who has suffered from a rare genetic, progressive muscle-wasting disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy since he was six, the need for the law is as clear as can be.</p> <p>“Somebody that doesn’t even know me has written in a law which is stopping me from being able to take a drug today, that could potentially totally change the course of my life,” Elijah says, underscoring the frustration and desperation faced by countless individuals battling rare diseases.</p> <p>Similarly, the stories of families like the Rileys of Arizona, who were forced to seek treatment abroad when their infant was diagnosed with a rare genetic brain disease, highlight the desperate measures families are forced to take when confronted with limited options.</p> What Comes Next? <p>The Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act has spread like wildfire across the country. This victory represents a significant step toward a future where individuals with rare diseases can access the most innovative and promising treatments without begging the federal government for permission.</p> <p>The Goldwater Institute will continue to urge lawmakers across the nation to adopt these necessary reforms, recognizing the profound impact of the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments on patients and their families. The Institute would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude toward Senator Paul Bettencourt, Representative Ken King, Governor Greg Abbott, Michelle Wittenburg, Hannah Lowe and all the dedicated patient advocates who championed the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act.</p> <p>You can read more about the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments here.</p> <p><i>Brian Norman</i><i> is the Director of State Affairs at the Goldwater Institute.</i></p> Victory! Texas Becomes the 15th State to Enact the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act	查看 4084	戈德华特研究所	2025-05-30 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:37:14	word
3163071	无图 <p>Government transparency laws like the federal Freedom of Information Act and the many state versions of that law are designed to ensure that the public can keep an eye on the workings of government officials—who are, after all, the employees, not the bosses, of the people. Unfortunately, although those laws generally require the government to turn over records quickly upon demand, bureaucrats often look for ways to evade those requirements. And that requires groups like the Goldwater Institute to file lawsuits that put real teeth in the pledge of transparency. That’s just why we’ve asked the Arizona Supreme Court to take up two new cases involving efforts by government officials to withhold documents that they’re legally required to hand over.</p> <p>These public records laws include exceptions. That makes sense; government does sometimes have good reason to keep secrets. But it’s also risky, because bureaucrats might try to take advantage of those exceptions to conceal records that the law actually requires them to hand over. That’s why the law imposes a heavy burden of proof on the government when it seeks to use one of these exceptions to keep information from the public. A judge can’t just take a bureaucrat’s word for it.</p> <p>Unfortunately, two recent Arizona court decisions have interpreted these exceptions in ways that cast doubt on the entire framework of the public record laws.</p> <p>In the first case, the Goldwater Institute sued the city of Phoenix over its decision to withhold records that it exchanged with public-sector unions during labor negotiations—records that affect the allocation of tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money and involve some of the most important decisions the city makes regarding public safety and public employment. The city claimed that turning over the records might somehow imperil its ability to negotiate with public sector unions, and a trial judge agreed, allowing the city to keep the documents locked way.</p> <p>We appealed, and a higher court agreed with us that the trial judge must at least look at the documents first behind closed doors, to make sure the city has good reason to withhold them. But then the appeals court ruled that it was not required to realistically scrutinize the city’s reasons for withholding the records in the first place. Under Arizona law, when the government claims it has to withhold documents, courts are supposed to carefully examine the government’s rationale for keeping them secret—a process lawyers call this “de novo” review. De novo review matters because courts aren’t supposed to just take the government’s word for it when it claims it has good reason for denying access to public information. Otherwise—if judges just rubber-stamp the government’s assertion that it has a legitimate reason to keep information concealed—the public records laws would be rendered meaningless.</p> <p>That’s especially true when the government claims that it’s in the “best interests of the state” to conceal certain records. Although some courts have said that this is a legitimate reason to keep documents concealed, the Arizona Supreme Court has never explained what this “best interests” exception means, or even where it comes from—which, of course, has encouraged bureaucrats to keep more and more records secret, offering increasingly speculative and abstract justifications for refusing to turn over information. In the Phoenix case, for example, the city’s entire rationalization for refusing to comply with the records requests was that doing so “might” cause negotiations with public sector unions to become “politicized.”</p> <p>Because apparently such negotiations aren’t already politicized?</p> <p>Now we’ve asked the state high court to step in and clarify the scope of the “best interests” exception and to reiterate that de novo review must apply to all public records cases.</p> <p>The second lawsuit—decided by a different panel of Court of Appeals judges—began when a University of Arizona professor submitted various records requests to the university, which were largely denied. When he sued, the court not only declined to apply de novo review to the government’s withholding and redaction decisions, but it went further and reduced the level of review that judges are supposed to apply in public records cases. A trial judge, said the court of appeals, should “apply abuse-of-discretion review in evaluating the withholding and redaction decisions for specific documents.” In other words, as long as the government’s reasons for withholding certain types of records are plausible in the abstract, a judge must take the government’s word for it when bureaucrats redact or withhold specific information. In practice, such a deferential attitude will empower government officials to withhold information based on their mere say-so.</p> <p>That’s why the Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief , urging the Arizona Supreme Court to also review the professor’s case and clarify how courts should analyze public records cases. Judges should always turn a skeptical eye on government efforts to withhold information that falls within the public records laws.</p> <p>Goldwater will always defend the right of the public to know what their government is up to.</p> <p>You can read our petition for review here, and our friend-of-the-court brief here.</p> <p>You can learn more about the Institute’s public records case against the City of Phoenix here and here, and click here to learn more about how you can use public records laws to learn more about what your local government is up to.</p> <p>Parker Jackson is a Staff Attorney at the Goldwater Institute. Timothy Sandefur is the Goldwater Institute’s Vice President for Legal Affairs.</p> Goldwater Defends Transparency in Two Public Records Lawsuits	查看 5777	戈德华特研究所	2025-05-30 00:00:00 2025-05-31 18:37:14	word
3163070	有图 <p> Children are vaccinated according to the national Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) schedule, from birth to 12 years old. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/immunisations1-389x234-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Image used for illustration.Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) is urging parents, caregivers, and communities to ensure children are fully immunised.</p><p>It warned that failure to do so places young lives at risk and undermines their right to a healthy life.</p><p>This call coincides with South Africa’s observance of National Child Protection Week, from 29 May to 5 June 2025.</p><p>The department on Thursday emphasised that protecting children from preventable diseases is a vital part of honouring their constitutional right to life, health, and dignity.</p>Alarming drop in vaccination rates<p>Despite immunisation services being freely available at all public health facilities in the province, coverage remains below target.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Sibling rivalry is the gift that keeps on giving </p> </p> </p><p>According to departmental data, only 82.3% of children under the age of one were fully vaccinated in the 2024/25 financial year, short of the 90% target.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The second dose of the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine recorded an even lower uptake at 78.4%, against the provincial goal of 92%.</p><p>“Failing to complete a child’s immunisation schedule is not just a medical oversight, it is a silent threat to their well-being, and a subtle form of neglect,” said Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko.</p><p>ALSO READ:Spike in foodborne illness prompts Gauteng crackdown on non-compliant establishments, says health MEC</p>Sedibeng district leading<p>The department highlighted disparities in coverage across districts. Sedibeng is leading the way, achieving 98% full immunisation for children under one and 96.1% for the MR second dose.</p><p> </p><p>However, metropolitan districts such as Tshwane (76.6%), Ekurhuleni (78.6%), and Johannesburg (85%) continue to underperform.</p><p>One of the contributing factors is poor adherence to follow-up vaccination appointments.</p><p>The GDoH said it will strengthen public awareness on the importance of completing vaccination schedules and implement coordinated school holiday campaigns, working with Integrated School Health Programme (ISH) teams and outbreak response units.</p><p>ALSO READ:Gauteng health warns of ‘silent killer’</p><p> </p>‘Immunisation is a right, not a choice’<p>Children are vaccinated according to the national Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) schedule, from birth to 12 years old.</p><p>Each vaccine visit is recorded in the Road to Health Booklet, which parents must present at every clinic appointment.</p><p>The department is also intensifying efforts to track children who missed routine vaccines, particularly in underserved areas, and will continue to offer outreach services to close these gaps.</p><p>“This Child Protection Week, we must all recommit to protecting the rights of our children by ensuring they receive every scheduled vaccine on time, because a healthy child is a protected child,” Nkomo-Ralehoko said.</p><p> </p><p>GDoH reminded parents that ensuring a child is fully immunised is not only a health responsibility, but also a moral and legal obligation under South Africa’s child protection laws.</p><p>NOW READ:Health minister defends nearly R10 million legal spend on NHI court battles</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics children gauteng department of health vaccination </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Opinion Sibling rivalry is the gift that keeps on giving <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Crime Two children die in shack fire while parents allegedly out drinking <footer> 3 weeks ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> South Africa Why are some SA children still not vaccinated? <footer> 1 month ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> News Operations continue at Tembisa hospital after second fire in less than a week <footer> 1 month ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Gauteng health urges parents to take children for immunisation \| The Citizen	查看 4911	《公民报》	2025-05-29 16:22:35 2025-05-31 15:33:33	word
3163069	有图 <p> Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi is staying at the club as it stands, according to a report from Soccer... </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nasreddine-Nabi-Kaizer-Chiefs-Mgosi-1-scaled.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi’s future is the subject of much speculation. Picture: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi is staying at the club as it stands, according to a report from Soccer Laduma. </p><p>ALSO READ: Pirates held by Magesi in Maela’s last game</p><p>Nabi’s future has been the subject of plenty of speculation, even though he won Chiefs their first trophy in a decade when they beat Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final earlier this month. </p>No MTN8 for Chiefs again<p>Amakhosi drew with Polokwane City last weekend to end a dismal Betway Premiership season, where they finished outside the top eight in the table for the second year in a row. This means they will again not play in the season opening MTN8. </p><p>“For now, we know that the coach will be joining the team on the pre-season tour and camp,” an insider told Soccer Laduma. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Pirates beat Chiefs to midfield signing </p> </p> </p>‘He has suggested some players’<p>“To a certain extent we say say his future is not yet clear but for the pre-season training I am certain he will apparently be joining them. He has suggested some players who he would like to sign and he has to be there to see that happen. That’s where things are believed to be right now.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Chiefs-linked striker inks new deal with Richards Bay</p><p>A Sunday Times report immediately after the Nedbank Cup final suggested Nabi would be sacked at the end of the season and leave with his whole technical team. </p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Kaizer Chiefs F.C (AmaKhosi/Chiefs) Mgosi </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Mgosi Pirates beat Chiefs to midfield signing <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Mgosi Fadlu Davids turns down Orlando Pirates <footer> 1 month ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Mgosi Zambian striker on trial at Pirates <footer> 2 months ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Mgosi Latest on Mokwena’s Wydad future <footer> 2 months ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Chiefs' Nabi to stay - 'for now'	查看 3072	《公民报》	2025-05-29 16:39:36 2025-05-31 15:33:33	word
3163068	有图 <p> The Cape-based union have opted to invest in a number of local players. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Markus-Muller-Stormers.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Markus Muller of Paarl Gimnasium. Picture: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Stormers have announced the signing of a number of promising schoolboy rugby players.</p><p>The Paarl Gimnasium duo of centre Markus Muller and loose forward Quintin Potgieter, Rondebosch Boys High loose forward Alutha Wesi, centre Randall-John Davids and prop Matt van der Merwe, wing Jordan Steenkamp, hooker Altus Rabe and loose forward Gert Kemp from Paul Roos, Wynberg Boys flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed, Boland Landbou scrumhalf Jayden Brits and Grey College lock AJ Meyer have all agreed to join the Stormers next year.</p><p>Director of Rugby John Dobson said that the contracting model is to look at local talent from the region first as a way to keep strengthening the pathway system which has seen the Western Province U21 team win two consecutive national titles, with many of those players going on to feature for the Stormers as well.</p><p>“This speaks to our aim as an organisation of harnessing the talent we have on our doorstep and strengthening the connection with our fans by contracting players from their communities to take our team forward,” said Dobson in a statement.</p>Success stories<p>“We will still keep an eye on the most promising players from around the country and will make strategic acquisitions from outside the region if we feel they will make a big difference,” he added.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> All the schoolboy rugby fixtures this weekend </p> </p> </p><p>Dobson said that this strong intake of local talent is extremely encouraging as the Stormers look to build significant depth by drawing on the best that the schools in the Western Cape have to offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“We have seen a few big success stories in recent years, with the likes of Damian Willemse, Salmaan Moerat, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, JD Schickerling and Suleiman Hartzenberg all coming through our system to become household names.”</p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Ethan-Adams-Lions.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><sub>Ethan Adams of Grey College. Picture: Marnus Prinsloo </sub><p>Meanwhile, Grey College star centre Ethan Adams, who played for the SA Schools team last year and is considered one of the biggest talents in junior rugby in South Africa, is rumoured to be on his way to the Lions.</p><p>The Joburg-based team have, however, yet to announce the signing.</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics school sport </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Rugby All the schoolboy rugby fixtures this weekend <footer> 21 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Rugby Schools rugby results: Big wins for Paarl Boys High, Affies and Noordheuwel <footer> 5 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Rugby Schoolboy rugby fixtures: Paarl Boys v Paul Roos, Affies v KES <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Rugby Schools rugby results: Grey edge Affies, Pretoria Boys pip St Stithians <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> </p> </p> Stormers announce signing of schoolboy stars, Adams on way to Lions? \| The Citizen	查看 4283	《公民报》	2025-05-29 16:40:43 2025-05-31 15:33:33	word

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