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Oprah doesn’t want Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, spokesperson says
Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Oprah Winfrey is ruling out the possibility of her replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., should the 89-year-old Democrat step down from Congress before the end of her term. Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Winfrey to ask about reports that suggested her name was on California Governor Gavin…
Read MoreHamilton Lane Profit Rises as Fee Revenue Climbs
Wall Street Journal The asset manager credited special funds and strategies aimed at wealthy individuals for the gains. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hamilton-lane-profit-rises-as-fee-revenue-climbs-478ae7a4
Read MoreHurricane Season Could Bring 12 to 17 Named Storms, Forecasters Say
New York Times Weather experts predicted a “near-normal” season, expecting a similar number of named tropical systems as in 2022, but there was uncertainty in the forecast. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/hurricane-season-forecast-noaa.html
Read MorePower Pack (Friday Crossword, May 26)
Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/power-pack-friday-crossword-may-26-6491ceed
Read MoreSchumer rips ‘MAGA’ Supreme Court after 9-0 vote on EPA waters rule
Fox News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., slammed the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate bodies of water, calling it a “MAGA” court even though the decision was 9-0. On Thursday, the high court issued an opinion that narrowed the EPA’s broad definition of Waters of the…
Read MoreSEC Penalizes Private-Fund Manager Sciens for Compliance Failure
Wall Street Journal The penalty comes amid heightened focus by the regulator on how fund managers value their assets. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-penalizes-private-fund-manager-sciens-for-compliance-failure-7a835770
Read MoreWisconsin lawmakers shoot down Gov. Evers’ plan to permanently employ 38 new tax agents
Fox News The Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ plan Thursday to make permanent nearly 40 revenue agent positions that are devoted to collecting delinquent taxes. The 2017 to 2019 state budget established 38 agent positions within the Department of Revenue to focus on collecting unpaid taxes. Under that spending plan, the positions…
Read MoreArmy vet GOP rep blasts Biden administration for limiting access to Afghanistan dissent cable
Fox News Rep. Cory Mills is demanding that the State Department allow all members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to view a dissent cable that could shed light on the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. “If there’s nothing in there that’s concerning with regards to the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, then why wouldn’t you make that…
Read MoreRepublicans push resolution to ‘recognize and honor’ Daniel Penny for ‘heroism and courage’
Fox News EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee introduced a resolution Thursday to “recognize and honor” Daniel Penny – a military veteran charged with manslaughter – for his “heroism and courage” on a New York City subway train earlier this month. The resolution aims to set the record straight about what happened this month,…
Read MoreGrapevine: So many sites
Jerusalem Post Movers and shakers in Israeli society. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743970
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