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Month: June 2023

Alito disputes new ProPublica report that says justice failed to disclose trip with billionaire who later had business before Supreme Court

By Ariane de Vogue and Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — Justice Samuel Alito did not disclose a luxury 2008 trip he took in which a hedge fund billionaire flew him on a private jet, even though the businessman would later repeatedly ask the Supreme Court to intervene on his behalf, ProPublica reported. In a

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2 former OceanGate employees voiced safety concerns years ago about the hull of the now-missing vessel

By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Two former OceanGate employees separately voiced similar safety concerns about the thickness of the now-missing Titan submersible’s hull when they were employed by the company years ago, and a statement from a research lab appears to show conflicting information about the engineering and testing that went into the development

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From zero to NIL: How student-athletes can manage name, image, likeness income

By JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet Today’s college student-athletes have an unprecedented opportunity to monetize their name, image and likeness thanks to a 2021 NCAA rule change that lifted restrictions on such activities. Because the territory is so new and the income opportunities are potentially life-changing, the student-athletes making NIL income may need guidance managing their

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What was Hungary’s role in freeing Ukrainian POWs from Russia? The European Commission wants to know

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm says it will ask Hungary to provide explanations and details about the country’s role in the transfer to Hungary of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed by Russia. The liberation of the POWs has created tensions between Ukraine and Hungary. The government

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Japan’s Kishida says he will attend NATO leaders’ summit, stresses need for dialogue with China

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister says he plans to visit Lithuania in July to attend a NATO leaders’ summit as his country steps up cooperation with the Western organization. Fumio Kishida’s announcement Wednesday ccomes amid China’s increasingly assertive military activity in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan has been strengthening ties

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