HARRIMAN STATE PARK – Lake Sebago Beach, shuttered for more than a decade, could be ready to again greet swimmers in summer 2027. An overhaul of facilities around the largest lake in Harriman State Park includes finally reopening the beach at Sebago, which closed in 2011 after the area was heavily damaged by Hurricane Irene. […]
By Isla Binnie and Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Over a recent lunch with Warren Buffett, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser outlined her latest round of reorganization efforts to simplify the bank. He told her to keep going. Fraser recounted the meal with the billionaire investor on a conference call with managing directors on Thursday, […]
(Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser said billionaire investor Warren Buffett had urged her to continue with the bank’s reorganization efforts during a recent lunch meeting, Reuters reported. Most Read from Bloomberg Fraser told managing directors on Thursday about her conversation with Buffett, according to the report. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., one […]
Semafor Signals NEWS Israel’s Supreme Court rejected a proposed overhaul of the nation’s judicial system. The controversial legislation — which would have given the government near-total control over judicial appointments and limit the Supreme Court’s ability to overrule the government — alarmed legal analysts who believed that it could undermine Israeli democracy. SIGNALS Semafor Signals: […]
Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, a decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. Those divisions were largely put aside while the country focuses on the war in Gaza, which was triggered by […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, a decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. Those divisions were largely been put aside while the country focuses on the war, which […]
By Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters led by opposition parties marched towards billionaire Gautam Adani’s offices in Mumbai on Saturday to voice their opposition to his conglomerate’s $614 million redevelopment plans for one of Asia’s largest slums in the city. Protesters carried flags and banners with slogans such as “Remove Adani Save Dharavi” […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously complicated tax system in a major victory for leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who threw his weight behind the proposal. The long-awaited tax reform aims to simplify the system, widely considered overly burdensome for both individuals […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously complicated tax system in a major victory for leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who threw his weight behind the proposal. The long-awaited tax reform aims to simplify the system, widely considered overly burdensome for both individuals […]
In a rare move, Colorado’s county clerks expressed a shared concern over a ballot initiative that, if passed in 2024, would dramatically change the state’s elections. The proposed ballot initiative, concerning the conduct of elections, is currently making its way through the initiative process. The proposal was offered by Kent Thiry, the former CEO of […]