14 h. ago ‘Golden crime scene’: Elizabeth Warren calls for inquiry into Trump’s ballroom funding

Top Democrat on Senate banking committee says private funding for Trump’s ballroom poses serious corruption concernsUS politics live – latest updatesSenator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has said that the next independent Department of Justice “should investigate” the private donations that have funded the construction of the new White House ballroom.Warren – who is the top Democrat on the Senate banking committee – told the Guardian in a statement that the ballroom could be “a golden crime scene” and urged the next administration to “follow the money” to uncover “whether any crimes were committed” in its financing. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Elizabeth Warren calls Trump’s ballroom ‘golden crime scene’, urges DoJ inquiry into funding

The top Democrat on the Senate banking committee says private funding for Trump’s ballroom poses serious corruption concernsUS politics live – latest updatesSenator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has said that the next independent Department of Justice “should investigate” the private donations that have funded the construction of the new White House ballroom.Warren – who is the top Democrat on the Senate banking committee – told the Guardian in a statement that the ballroom could be “a golden crime scene” and urged the next administration to “follow the money” to uncover “whether any crimes were committed” in its financing. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago The Golden Age of Cosy Crime: Celebrating TV’s Quirkiest Detectives

In this special edition, we salute the heroes who keep us guessing, explore what makes a perfect whodunnit, and meet the stars behind our favourite mysteries

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9 d. ago Musk is paid $1tn. Nvidia’s worth $5tn. Yet America’s poor are struggling to eat | Steven Greenhouse

We may be in a golden age for the super-rich – but it doesn’t feel that way for the 42 million Americans who use SnapIt seems like an understatement to call this the New Gilded Age. Perhaps we should instead call it the Obscenely Over-the-Top Gilded Age, considering that Tesla shareholders just approved a $1tn pay package for Elon Musk and the market value of chipmaker Nvidia has rocketed above $5tn.Not only that, the 10 richest billionaires in the US saw their collective wealth soar by $698bn over the past year, while Google’s former CEO, Eric Schmidt, reportedly paid $110m for a 123-room mansion in Los Angeles to host events. And then there’s our billionaire president, who – when his family isn’t raking in tens of millions of dollars through crypto – is obsessed with building a $300m, gilded-to-the-hilt ballroom, funded by fellow billionaires.Steven Greenhouse is a journalist and author, focusing on labor and the workplace, as well as economic and legal issues Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bicyclist repeatedly stabbed by Tesla driver in bloody confrontation near Golden Gate Bridge, say cops

The incident happened in a popular parking lot on the northwest side of the Golden Gate Bridge

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2 w. ago The luxury gap: Trump builds his palace as Americans face going hungry

Schmoozing the super-rich to fund a $300m ballroom while cutting food aid for those on low incomes threw the president’s architectural folly into sharp reliefIt was a feast fit for a king – and any billionaire willing to be his subject. From gold-rimmed plates on gold-patterned tablecloths decorated with gold candlestick holders, they gorged on heirloom tomato panzanella salad, beef wellington and a dessert of roasted Anjou pears, cinnamon crumble and butterscotch ice-cream.On 15 October, Donald Trump welcomed nearly 130 deep-pocketed donors, allies and representatives of major companies for a dinner at the White House to reward them for their pledged contributions to a vast new ballroom now expected to cost $300m. That the federal government had shut down two weeks earlier scarcely seemed to matter. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Teenager arrested over kidnap and sexual assault of girl during soccer practice in Golden Gate Park

Investigators believe the same suspect may have approached another girl in the area a day earlier

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3 w. ago Ski in the tracks of James Bond in this secluded Alps resort with the world's steepest cable car

Elizabeth Linehan heads to Murren, Switzerland, the scene of one of the most innovative ski chases on the silver screen, as featured in On Her Majesty's Secret Service

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3 w. ago Elizabeth Warren urges US regulators to investigate Jes Staley ties to Epstein

Exclusive: Senator asks watchdogs to look at whether US bankers, including ex-Barclays boss, aided late sex offenderThe Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for an investigation into bankers including Jes Staley over their alleged support for the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a move that could leave the former Barclays boss banned from working in the US financial sector.In a letter privately filed with regulators, and seen by the Guardian, Warren called for investigations into “all current and former US banking executives who may have facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s illicit conduct”. Continue reading...

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