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Met officer sacked for running pizza business on sick leave
Matt Skelt had promoted his pizza business on social media, sometimes on days when he had called in sick.
Chicago Bears Move One Step Closer to Northwest Indiana
The Chicago Bears’ long-running stadium search moved closer to becoming reality in Northwest Indiana on Thursday, as state officials signaled Hammond as the preferred site and lawmakers advanced legislation designed to support construction of a new NFL stadium. The shift comes as excitement around the franchise has surged following a strong season that included a […] The post Chicago Bears Move One Step Closer to Northwest Indiana appeared first on Capital B Gary.
Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos, who clashed with Trump, leaving office after reshaping the state
The longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history, who acted as a block on the battleground state’s Democratic governor and also drew the ire of President Donald Trump, isn't running again.
Eagles Stay or Go 2026: Special teams
Reuben Frank and Dave Zangaro bring back Stay or Go in 2026, trying to figure out the futures of every Eagles player on the roster. We already took a look, at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, interior offensive line, offensive tackle, edge rusher, defensive tackle, linebacker, cornerback and safety. Up last: Specialists. Jake Elliott Roob: Tough one because Elliott has been so…
Arizona Cardinals RB James Conner 2026 offseason profile
A look at running back James Conner's season, his contract and what to expect in the offseason.
CBS accused of ‘corporate capitulation’ amid row over Colbert interview with Democrat
Stephen Colbert said the network told him not to air an interview with a Texas Democrat running for Senate
Key business group backs Ashley Moody for Senate
Moody is currently the only Republican running for the Senate seat, but 3 Democrats are ready for battle.
Analysis: America’s outsider peace duo faces biggest test in trio of hotspots
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are running President Donald Trump’s freelance peacekeeping franchise, on which global stability, countless lives and their boss’s best hope of that elusive Nobel Peace Prize depend.
Ice rink shooter's gender transition, mental health linked to family strife
Court documents reviewed by NewsCenter 5 reveal the ice rink shooting suspect's gender transition and mental illness were a long-running source of family strife.
Achilles Running Shop celebrates 20 years of business
Achilles Running Shop first opened its doors two decades ago. Since then, it’s grown into more than just a retail store, becoming a hub for the local running community From first-time 5K runners to ex...
Mercedes Vazquez Simmons launches bid for 137th state Assembly seat
Monroe County Legislature's vice president is now running for state government.
How my best friend and I built a sandwich empire
A former banker and his lifelong friend turned a franchise obsession into owning Capriotti's and running the sandwich chain together.
Luther Campbell, aka rapper Uncle Luke, running for Florida politics
The rapper is running in the August primary for the 20th Congressional District that includes portions of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
'Running A Small Business Is Exhausting,' Says A Coffee Shop Owner. 'I Used To Like Coffee. Now It Just Haunts My Dreams'
Running a small coffee shop was supposed to be about community, good conversations and, of course, great coffee. Instead, one owner who has been running a small shop for a couple of years says it has ...
Exclusive | Companies Are Replacing CEOs in Record Numbers—and They’re Getting Younger
There hasn’t been such a big crop of new leaders running Corporate America in at least 16 years, and they have their hands full.
A ghost rises in Madison Opera’s splendid ‘Everlasting Faint’
Running again Sunday in Capitol Theater, Scott Gendel and Sandra Flores-Strand’s opera revives a notorious murder with beautiful staging and music.
Islamist Party’s Rise Overshadows Student Revolution in Bangladesh
The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.
Tom Steyer, billionaire populist? Full interview with Inside California Politics
(Inside California Politics) — Tom Steyer is running in a unique lane in the race to be California’s next governor: a billionaire populist, a progressive businessman. “We don’t normally see candida…
Michigan ends up running away from UCLA
The Wolverines could wind up ranked No. 1 after turning a close game against the Bruins into a 30-point blowout.
Small Business Task Force offers helping hand
Starting and running a small business is hard work. Keeping track of inventory, payroll, sales and taxes is a daunting chore. When small business owners in Fort Dodge and Webster County need some advice or help dealing with it all they have a unique resource they can turn to. The Small Business Task Force combines […]
RFK Jr. shakes up top health department staff
Two senior officials, including one who was running the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, are leaving their posts.
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey reveals hilarious potential nickname
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey appeared on the "Bussin' with the Boys" and debuted a nickname that could stick.
YouTube test might not send you channel notifications even if you select ‘all’
YouTube is running a test where you might not get notifications for a channel even if you’ve subscribed for “all”...
Starting lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500
Kyle Busch will lead the field to the green in the 68th running of the Great American Race.
Homeland Security Shutdown Draws Nearer as Democrats Block Funding
Senate Democrats refused to move ahead with a spending bill needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running because it lacked limits they have demanded on federal immigration agents.
Gallup ends its presidential tracking poll, the latest shift in the public opinion landscape
Gallup, one of the country’s most well-known polling firms, announced Wednesday that they will no longer track presidential approval or favorability of political figures. The move ends the longest-running continuous effort to track US opinion of the nation’s president, dating back to the tenure of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the late 1930s .
Business News: Rolex Trimmed Production In 2025 According To Swiss Bank Vontobel
The Crown adds to market share dominance despite lower production for the last two years running.
Merkel rejects 'absurd' speculation of German presidency bid
The office of former Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed reports that she could be in the running to become Germany's next president. Political parties are weighing who might replace President Steinmeier next year.
Oklahoma running backs coach DeMarco Murray heading to the NFL
The Oklahoma Sooners will be looking for another assistant coach as DeMarco Murray is heading to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Arizona men’s basketball unveils alternative uniforms for ‘Galaxy Slam’
If men’s basketball is the University of Arizona’s most well-known export, space science isn’t far behind. The university is celebrating its acclaimed space program through ‘Galaxy Slam,’ a week-long series of community activities and on-campus events running from Feb. 14-21. Arizona men’s basketball is taking part by wearing special uniforms for the Feb. 18 game […]
Virginians can help science take flight during bird count weekend
Bird lovers across the Commonwealth are invited to help scientists track bird populations during the Great Backyard Bird Count, a global citizen science event running Feb. 13–16, 2026. In Virginia, p...
How we protect our marriage while running a business together
A business owner explains how running a property company with her husband works, and the boundaries that protect both marriage and money.
When funding cuts slashed my revenue forecast, I had to reinvent my leadership
Rosie founder Adrianne Wright on navigating political pressure, sudden budget losses, and the hard leadership lessons that come from running a small business in turbulent times.
Tom Steyer is running as ultimate unicorn: a billionaire populist
In running for governor, Tom Steyer’s gambit is that Californians believe a billionaire can be a savior — a real populist who actually can help working people.
NATCA Members Master the Business of Local Leadership in Secretary-Treasurer Training (STT)
Keeping a local running smoothly requires more than just passion — it requires a solid handle on the business side of the Union. Last month, NATCA members gathered at Harrah’s Las Vegas for the year’s first Secretary Treasurer […]
Celebrating Women in Science Day 2026 at CERN
Every year, on 11 February, CERN celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In an effort to amplify diverse voices in STEM, six women scientists from CERN open up about their careers and the lessons they hope to pass on to the next generation. Francesca is an Italian biomedical engineer pursuing her PhD at CERN, working in the robotics team of the Beams Department. She’s currently working on the MARCHESE project, in affiliation with Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, focusing on contactless monitoring of physiological parameters. Despite choosing a scientific career and often volunteering in scientific outreach initiatives, Francesca continues to nurture her passion for the humanities and arts. “I firmly believe that collaboration and inclusion are the right paths to improve the world together. I’m driven by a strong curiosity about everything around me.” Berare is a Turkish experimental physicist who worked with the ATLAS experiment during her MSc and PhD on searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. During her PhD, she became a Support Scientist for the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition, which marked the beginning of her journey combining research with science communication. She now works for both BL4S and ELISA, the mini proton accelerator at CERN’s Science Gateway. She fondly remembers the moment when the BL4S 2022 winners arrived at the experimental zone: “I felt incredibly lucky to share my passion with young, curious and really passionate people. We spent two weeks of beam time together watching their ideas turn into reality. All the intricate details of running an experiment, we accomplished them as a team.” Mia is a Canadian research fellow in the Accelerator Systems Department, working on beam developments for fundamental physics with radioactive molecules. Mia pursued a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering before moving to Vancouver for a master’s degree in engineering physics. Her interest in radioactive ion beam production brought her to CERN, where she studied actinide beams for three years as a PhD student in the Marie Curie European Training network “LISA” (Laser Ionisation and Spectroscopy of Actinides) at ISOLDE – a facility at CERN where scientists study the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, and material and life sciences. Laura is a German mechanical engineer at CERN working on research and development to produce cavities for future accelerators. She studied mechanical and aerospace engineering at the Technical University of Munich. She joined CERN four years ago as a technical student for her master’s thesis and continued as a fellow working on collimators. Laura says that “as a child, I took part in girls’ day initiatives, which sparked my fascination for astrophysics and engineering. Later, it felt natural for me to give something back by organising workshops for young students to make STEM seem less intimidating and more accessible.” She particularly enjoys being close to the CERN Main Workshop and understanding how design ideas become real components. Paraskevi is a Greek physicist working at CERN’s HiRadMat (High-Radiation to Materials) facility, designed to deliver high-intensity beams to an irradiation area where material samples, as well as accelerator component assemblies, can be tested. She studied physics at NKUA, specialising in nuclear and particle physics, and is now pursuing her PhD at HiRadMat in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, studying novel materials for high-intensity beam diagnostics. “Continuous learning is one of my biggest motivators, and I am looking forward to exploring the limits of our knowledge on beam-material interactions,” says Paraskevi. Silvia is a Spanish physicist and deputy project manager for the Muon Drift Tube of the CMS detector, a general-purpose detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). She started her career at CERN more than 20 years ago as a technical student, working on prototypes of the first dipoles for the LHC. “My first motivation came in high school, from my teacher,” says Silvia about what made her pursue a career in STEM. “My favourite part about my job is learning. You can learn something new every day.” In parallel to this initiative, like every year since 2017, from 2 to 6 February 66 women scientists and engineers visited schools in Geneva, Switzerland, and in the Haute-Savoie and Ain regions of France to meet with students. Organised in collaboration with CERN, the University of Geneva, EPFL, LAPP and LAPTh, this event allowed more than 4200 students between 6 and 17 years old to meet a woman scientist, discuss their profession and career path, ask questions and participate in classroom activities.
The Daily’s 2026 Spring Sports Spotlight: A roundup of Northwestern’s season storylines
This time of year can be special for Northwestern. Just last season, then-junior Dianna Lee was fist-pumping on the 18th green of the North Course at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa and running to her teammates after sinking a National Championship-winning putt against No. 1 Stanford. Around the same time, lacrosse was putting...
Analysis: The Fulton County search warrant affidavit, annotated
President Donald Trump’s long-running stolen-election crusade entered a potentially fraught new phase recently, with the FBI search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia.
Mewgenics earns back entire 7 year development budget just 3 hours after launch
Mewgenics launched on Steam after a 14-year journey and surged to the top as a long-running indie legend finally paid off.
What to watch in the Texas Senate race : The NPR Politics Podcast
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, running for his fifth term, is locked in a competitive Republican primary contest. Meanwhile, some Democrats think they can flip the seat, electing a Democrat to represent Texas in the Senate for the first time since 1988. We discuss what to watch in the heated primaries as voters begin casting their ballots next week.This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and Houston Public Media senior reporter Andrew Schneider.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
Sen. Susan Collins launches 2026 Maine re-election bid
Republican Sen. Susan Collins confirmed she is running for a sixth term, setting up what could be a costly, key 2026 midterm fight.
13 of the most questionable redactions from the Epstein files
Monday is a big day in the long-running — and still very much not-over — saga of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
This program brought free mental health services to Massachusetts schools. Now funding is running out.
Nonprofit grants funding brought free mental health services to 23 public schools across the state.
Why U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet won’t be governor of Colorado
I suggest we get used to saying the words, “Governor Weiser.” The election for Colorado’s next governor does not take place in November. It’s in fewer than five months, on June 30. That’s the state’s primary election. Whoever wins the Democratic primary is the next governor (with all apologies to the seeming 328 Republicans running […]
Christian McCaffrey shows his versatility goes way beyond the gridiron
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey performed on stage with country music star Zach Bryan on the Friday before Super Bowl 60.
Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson surprises Massachusetts boy with rare health challenges
TreVeyon Henderson is supporting a Massachusetts boy who faces unimaginable health challenges. The youngster hopes he can meet the Patriots’ promising rookie running back someday to thank him…
Cowboys 2026 draft: RB Jeremiyah Love scouting report
Here is our scouting report on Notre Dame running back, Jeremiyah Love.
AIPAC allies picked a candidate to target in New Jersey. They may have boosted a stronger critic of Israel
During a forum last month, Analilia Mejia was the only person running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th District who raised her hand when asked if she agreed with human rights groups that say Israel has committed a genocide in Gaza, a charge the Israeli government rejects.
How fights over ICE funding are playing out on the Hill and in midterm races : The NPR Politics Podcast
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are running out of time to reach an agreement over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. We discuss the state of negotiations, plus how calls to “abolish ICE” are playing out in congressional races.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional reporter Sam Gringlas, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and political reporter Elena Moore.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
After 30 years in business, this classic Portland restaurant is closing for good. Again.
The rising costs associated with running a small, independently owned restaurant were to blame.
She’s Upending Japanese Politics With Two Words: ‘I’m Pregnant’
Hikaru Fujita, who’s running in Sunday’s parliamentary election, is a standout in a country where expectant mothers rarely enter national politics.
How college sports juiced Olympic development : The Indicator from Planet Money
How did the U.S. become the Olympic powerhouse it is today? Cold War competition. The Soviet Union sponsored their athletes. But America wanted its athletes to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. It birthed an unexpected accelerator of Olympic development: College football. Stay with us now.On today’s show, how college football became an Olympic development engine. And how that engine might not be running as smoothly as it once did.Related episodes: Why the Olympics cost so muchYou can't spell Olympics without IPA huge EU-India deal, Heated Rivalry, and a hefty $200k to OlympiansWhy Host The Olympics?The monetization of college sportsFor sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
Get to know: Marion RB Jeremiah Dent
Marion junior running back Jeremiah Dent visited Arkansas football last Saturday and is looking to visit again.
Gov. Hochul selects Adrienne Adams as running mate
This is Hochul's third lieutenant governor pick in five years.
Maine GOP calls for tax cuts, not checks
Last week in her final State of the State Address, Mills, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, laid out what she called her “affordability agenda.” That includes $300 checks to about 725,000 Mainers who make less than $75,000 a year.
Delgado picks India Walton as running mate in governor's race
Walton ran for Buffalo mayor in 2021, winning the Democratic primary before falling short in the general election.
The architect of Amazon's supply chain on running a startup with your spouse
Logistics guru Dave Clark and his wife, Leigh Anne, bring different skills and perspectives to their supply-chain startup, Auger.
Hochul picks running mate but leaves Albany observers guessing
Who exactly the governor has chosen to replace current Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado remained a mystery Tuesday evening.
Report: Former Steelers RB coach Eddie Faulkner to join Ravens
The longtime running backs coach will be joining the Steelers’ biggest rival.
Buccaneers 7-Round PFF Mock Draft: Edge, Depth, and Development
The Buccaneers address EDGE, linebacker depth and running back uncertainty in a full 7-round mock draft using PFF’s simulator.
MAHA’s money man has built a political machine. Will it matter for midterms?
A sixth-generation farmer running for Iowa governor, Zach Lahn is the first MAHA-endorsed candidate of the 2026 election cycle.
Iowa bill targets illicit massage businesses linked to human trafficking
Under current Iowa law, massage therapists must be licensed — but the businesses that employ them are not. That means when illegal services are uncovered, enforcement often falls on individual therapists rather than the owners running the operation.
Georgia gets commitment of top-ranked RB Kemon Spell
Elite running back Kemon Spell, who had previously be committed to Penn State, announced he will play for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2027.
Trump says federal government should 'take over' state elections
Trump repeated without evidence his long-running claim that U.S. elections are beset by widespread fraud.
Jersey Shore mayor announces reelection bid despite business collapse and millions in debt
The mayor is running for a fifth term while addressing his Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and the closure of his family's Wonderland Pier.
’60 Minutes’: Scott Pelley Interviews Fierce Trump Critic Over ICE Killings
The long-running news program continues to take aim at Trump.
The real story behind Kenneth Walker's resurgence
The Seahawks run game turned a corner down the stretch- right when Justin Outten and Michael Byrne took over the duties of coaching the running backs.
Clock ticks on Santa Paula Hospital as leaders weigh what comes next
Time is running out on Santa Paula Hospital set to close at its current site in 2030, sparking anxiety about care needs of the Santa Clara Valley.
Alabama adds former Tennessee running back through transfer portal
Alabama has landed a commitment via the NCAA transfer portal from a former Tennessee and Appalachian State running back.
Saturday Pre-orders – Chaos Space Marines and Marauders running wild
Check out today’s latest pre-orders.
Bouncy balls and beyond: Collaborative project connects science with community
Through “Mission: Materials Science,” a long-running outreach initiative supported by Penn State’s U.S. National Science Foundation–funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, graduate students from across disciplines have partnered with museum educators and media professionals to transform materials science research into free, hands-on learning activities.
How Trump's Tom Tiffany endorsement scrambles Wisconsin governor race
Tom Tiffany is now running alone in the Republican field for governor while seven Democrats battle it out. Here's how that changes the race.
Yankees news: The ZiPS Projections are in
FanGraphs’ ZiPS projections show AL East will be tough once again; is the window running out; a minor move
Talarico says Crockett told him she was “looking at running in 2030” before entering 2026 Senate race
James Talarico said Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett had told him she was “focused on her work in the Congress and was looking at running in 2030” when asked if she had planned to run in the upcoming Senate primary.
Introducing Moltworker: a self-hosted personal AI agent, minus the minis
Moltworker is a middleware Worker and adapted scripts that allows running Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) on Cloudflare's Sandbox SDK and our Developer Platform APIs. So you can self-host an AI personal assistant — without any new hardware.
San José Mayor Matt Mahan, a Newsom critic and political moderate, is running to become California's next governor
San José Mayor Matt Mahan announced he is running for California governor, joining an already crowded field.
Campaign over, Wu has to take on the messy work of running City Hall
Right on schedule, the adrenaline jolt of the campaign trail has been replaced by the much more challenging day-to-day grunt work of running city government.
Democratic Sen. Klobuchar says she's running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Walz dropped out
Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she’s running for governor of Minnesota
Investment and Statecraft: The International Politics of Sovereign Wealth Funds - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
In 1953, Kuwait established the world’s first sovereign wealth fund to invest the country’s oil revenues and generate returns that would reduce its reliance on a single resource. Since then, over 100 separate funds have been created to preserve national wealth and ensure long-term fiscal sustainability. Today, they manage over $10 trillion in global assets. In this discussion with GJIA, political economist Kathryn Lavelle explains the increasingly novel dynamics that surround fund behavior and what the world can come to expect from their growing presence in international financial markets. GJIA: When it comes to the roles sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) play in global markets and politics, what would you say makes them unique? Kathryn Lavelle: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) operate on behalf of governments as investors. That in itself is a strange relationship. Within them, a core contest takes place between the state’s interests (or sovereign) part of the dynamic, and the money interests (or wealth) part of it, and these two aspects are frequently in contradiction, serving fundamentally different goals. SWFs are also quite fascinating because when you talk to the people who manage these funds, they have an interest in convincing you that the decisions are made almost exclusively on a financial basis—they really will go to great lengths to differentiate their government owners and those who make the management decisions. At the same time, these people ultimately answer to someone in power. Therefore, for most SWFs, it remains deeply unclear who is actually making the investment decisions and for what purposes. Of course, it is not always clear how other vehicles, such as hedge funds and private equity make the decisions they do, but I think what a lot of people find particularly disconcerting about SWFs is that they seem to act on behalf of people who have a different identity from their own. People who could be trying to manipulate politics and markets in a way that would have a long-term effect on their own populations. Regular investors come and go at will, and they only share an interest in profit as far as most of us understand. However, SWFs have that extra “sovereign” part right behind them that obscures their true interest. GJIA: These funds can be found in countries all across the globe, in both authoritarian states and democracies. Would you say SWFs differ in their goals and structures between regime-type? KL: It is not necessarily regime type that makes the goals and structures of SWFs different. It has to do with their economies. Let’s look at a country like China. There’s going to be a debate about exactly how to characterize the regime, but it is a country with many different kinds of sovereign wealth funds, and a particularly opaque state connection to each. At one time, some of the state-owned Chinese oil companies created specialized investment vehicles listed outside Chinese markets that excluded parts of the firms that were more associated with human rights violations. At the same time, the China Investment Corporation (CIC)—China’s largest SWF—draws a lot of concern, not necessarily because of its investment activities, but because of the dynamics of global politics. So, I wouldn’t really tie differences to regime types themselves in a wholesale way, but rather to how such funds are perceived and how they are structured. Saudi Arabia’s SWF is getting all kinds of attention for its involvement in Hollywood, and this takes me right back to when I was a student in the 1980s, when people were concerned about Japanese investment entities buying assets in Hollywood. They aren’t quite the same in financial terms, but it’s the same kind of concern about foreign investment that drives people to be suspicious, and the whole idea that “foreigners are influencing Hollywood.” This holds true across industries, and it reflects where politics are in places like the United States right now. One metric we can try to look at is transparency, where all the funds will tell you, “we are transparent.” The problem you’ll keep running into with this approach is how you value things. When trying to do comparative studies of equity markets, you’ll find that every country doesn’t use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles like we do in the United States. A fund may appear opaque politically and not want people to show what they’re invested in or what their intent with that investment is, but they could also just not be able to report it because of the way it was purchased, or the kinds of shares they purchased. There are some assets out there that really are difficult to put a monetary value on. GJIA: To what extent do domestic politics shape SWF behavior in both the investing “home” country and the recipient “host” country? KL: This depends on the type of fund present and also on the extent to which voters’ political views are able to influence the fund. For example, in a democratic home state like Norway, the SWF doesn’t invest in nuclear weapons or tobacco because of social concerns, but there is a continuing debate over whether it should invest in oil, even though that’s where most of the money comes from. The degree to which Norway will continue to make those investments, and whether they contradict the government’s overall climate goals, is an open question in Norwegian politics. Because of the way the fund’s governance is structured, it may not be easy to resolve. On the other hand, some people consider pension funds, like the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) in Ohio, to be quasi-SWF. They have a very strict separation between the people who make up the management division and the fund owners. No teacher or professor would want to invest in things that may harm the future of their students. At the same time, a fund manager might see an opportunity in a diversified multinational corporation that offers a good return, despite it deriving part of its revenue from e-cigarettes. These contests are very apparent. Domestic politics can work in host countries too. A good example is Singapore’s SWF, Temasek, investing in Thailand’s telecommunications sector. If you study political economy, you already know that countries everywhere are uncomfortable with foreign ownership of their telecom sectors because a foreign entity could monitor or manipulate our communications with each other. In the case of Temasek, there was significant pushback from Thai citizens surrounding the deal, which went on to influence national political sentiment toward Singapore as a whole, underscoring the risks some SWFs may face with their investment choices. In this case, fund behavior led to the dissolution of the entire Thai government in 2006 and a subsequent coup d’état. GJIA: To address some of this unease, the Santiago Principles were established in 2009 to ostensibly promote trust and transparency. From your perspective, have these mechanisms actually changed fund behavior? KL: In international relations theory, we always like to have a clear set of norms and best practices—the orientation we want the proverbial ship to be going in. In that regard, the Santiago Principles at least got the discussion going about which direction SWFs should take at a time when people were very skittish about the growing size of these funds. Nobody wanted them to be out there and potentially destabilizing economies, so talks about disclosure, conditions for withdrawal, and the independence of managers were helpful when initiated. The biggest stumbling block was that there wasn’t exactly a good way to measure compliance with the Principles, let alone how to hold funds to them. If you read the Principles, they’re overall quite vague. In general, a fund doesn’t want to reveal how and why they make certain investment decisions because that information is proprietary—a fund makes money off of how and why it makes decisions—so how do you reconcile that with loosely-defined ideas of openness? Some decisions might have a political purpose. The bottom line is that trying to figure out and assign a score to compliance is not easy, and it is therefore the reason why the Santiago Principles never really got off the ground to the point where they could truly direct fund behavior. GJIA: Many emerging markets are looking to build their own SWFs from mineral and oil revenues. Historically, have funds shaped development trajectories in these countries? KL: I think the big story in international emerging markets investment is that the investment is increasingly no longer unidirectional. In the past multinational corporations of primarily Western background were the main form of foreign direct investment in a country. That has changed dramatically, to the point where you have companies from so-called “developing countries” taking over companies in the United States. Therefore, the landscape of international investment has changed, and I think SWFs are certainly a possibility to be the next step in the game. Historically, you didn’t need an entire financial vehicle to reinvest commodity revenues in your country, but as emerging markets get more financially sophisticated, their capacity to operate such funds has increased. SWFs would allow treasuries to move from relying on holding foreign exchange assets like cash or government bonds to having broader financial markets and targeted growth areas, while easing pressure on welfare expenditures. GJIA: With their increasing financial weight, do you see the presence of SWFs being a factor in the political choices leaders will have to make with regard to domestic and foreign policy? KL: It will depend on just how big the funds get. One of the reasons people are already apprehensive is because of their scale, and if certain SWFs in certain countries achieve a large-enough size, the presence will absolutely be cause for concern. The other factor political leaders will have to consider are their objectives. It’s not always clear how to define a SWF, or even where its activity is concentrated, but it is certainly a worry from the perspective of national security of opaque external investment. More than that, I think one of the most interesting questions going forward is whether the United States, the home to the world’s largest financial markets, will develop its own fund, for which the Trump administration announced a plan. There have also been several proposals in Congress. Were it to come into being, it would have tremendous weight. At the same time, one of the hallmarks of U.S. capitalism is a lack of government ownership of shares, so it would not be clear how such a fund would be received in domestic politics, or which direction it would take. Given how politically fragmented the country is, a Democratic administration would likely be concerned about different sectors of the economy, such as healthcare, and want investment there, rather than a Republican administration, which might prefer defense industries. No investment vehicle could thrive under conditions of such instability. Moreover, it remains unclear where the money to fund a theoretical U.S. SWF would come from. It would be a fundamentally different entity depending on whether it is financed with debt, economic surplus, commodities, or the sale of state companies, as in the case of Singapore. If it is debt, or government borrowing of some form, then the fund would have to outperform whatever the cost of that debt is, which is not an easy thing to do. I think our political leaders have enough on their plate. Our system has worked well keeping political and investment functions generally separate. We have seen different forms of business rise and fall, and even the perception of different countries, all of which funds are tied to. Unless a major SWF either starts—like in the case of the United States—or collapses—an issue that concerns the Saudis, I don’t see any political tsunamis on the horizon. . . . Kathryn Lavelle is the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her research explores the exchange between domestic and international and political institutions with a particular emphasis on political economy and multilateralism. Dr. Lavelle’s first book, The Politics of Equity Finance in Emerging Markets, explored the political circumstances that surround large issues of stock in the developing world. After being granted tenure at Case Western, she was awarded an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship and named the William A. Steiger fellow, a designation given to the most promising political scientist in her class of fellows. While in Washington during 2006-2007, she worked on the staff of the House Committee on Financial Services on issues related to domestic and international monetary policy. Dr. Lavelle holds a PhD in political science from Northwestern University; an M.A. in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia; and a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Georgetown University. She is a permanent member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Interview conducted by Sid Mehrotra. Image Credit: Jason Leung, Unsplash Content Licenses, via Unsplash
‘The world is hurting right now’: politics and protest hit the Sundance film festival
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iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch
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On Politics: The unwritten rule of politics Mamdani faces with 11 inches of snow
There’s little that bedevils a New York City mayor quite like a snowstorm.John Lindsay, running for re-election in 1969, could not get Queens properly plowed, and 42 people across the city would end up dead. Neither Michael Bloomberg nor Bill de Blasio encountered such carnage, but each of them faced down snow-related controversies: the billionaire Bloomberg for apparently being at his Bermuda retreat when snow struck the city in late 2010, and Bill de Blasio, in early 2014, for not allegedly sufficiently plowing the Upper East Side.Now it’s Zohran Mamdani’s turn to confront the snow. The 34-year-old newly-elected mayor, wildly popular with young leftists, must prove he can manage the city through a monster snowstorm. Partisanship is out the window. More than 11 inches fell on Central Park by the end of Sunday — a Jan. 25 record — and extreme cold is expected to remain in the city for the rest of the week.New Yorkers will, to a degree, be in danger. And it’ll be up to Mamdani to prove he can lead.
In downtown Wilmington, Live Oak shutting down inclusive small business center
Live Oak Bank is turning Channel off. Described by Live Oak as an inclusive small business center, Channel opened in November 2021 to serve as a free resource for small business owners, helping numerous minority-owned and other small businesses from its headquarters downtown at 106 Market St. "After careful consideration, we’ve decided to bring Channel ... to a close at the end of this month. Live Oak determined that the needs of Wilmington’s small business community have evolved. Since Channel opened, the local small business ecosystem has grown significantly, with many strong organizations now offering education, technical assistance and community programming for entrepreneurs," stated Claire Parker, managing director of corporate communications for Live Oak Bank, in an email Monday. "With those resources firmly in place, Live Oak is refocusing on what we do best – providing banking and financing solutions that help small businesses grow and thrive." Channel's demise also resulted in the elimination of two positions – those of Channel's director, Chakema Clinton-Quintana, and Atiba Johnson, the certified professional business advisor (CPBA) at Channel. On Monday, Clinton-Quintana, who was elected to the Wilmington City Council in November, said of her immediate plans after Channel: "I will continue my work serving the public while I look for other full-time opportunities." She said Channel "served over 1,000 small business owners in the greater Wilmington area, as well as some of the surrounding areas, such as Brunswick and Pender. A lot of folks had reached out to us needing those resources because they were free, and we were able to assist them in that capacity." Johnson said he will be devoting his time to the Wilmington Minority Chamber of Commerce, which is not affiliated with the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. The minority chamber is celebrating its launch from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilmington Sportsman Club, 1111 Castle St., Wilmington. Johnson, the founder and executive director of the new chamber, said about 50 businesses are on board to join the Wilmington Minority Chamber of Commerce. According to a news release, the new chamber "was established to foster growth, networking, and advocacy for underrepresented business owners. By providing essential resources and community engagement, the chamber aims to build a more inclusive and prosperous local economy." Johnson said the creation of the new chamber is in response to "lapses in funding, education, advocacy for minority businesses...Some of the things that are going on now just don't reach all the way down to those businesses." For Lynne Jones, owner of LJ Design Studio LLC, the loss of Channel also means a reduction in income. She had contracted with Channel to run the center's social media and to provide some marketing for small business owners. "It's pretty disappointing to hear that it is closing...it was a place to connect with other small business owners and collaborate. It was like a family for those of us who were there. If you had issues or things that you needed to talk through concerning your business, there was always someone there that you could sit down with and talk things through, recalibrate, and they set you off on your way to make that pivot and move in a different direction," Jones said Monday. She said she worked with many Channel participants creating their websites and will miss seeing the joy on their faces when those websites were up and running. Dawn McDowell, owner of Creatively Covered Co. LLC, credits Channel with helping her business grow and regrow after her social media pages were hacked and shut down in 2023. "Channel was a great resource for small businesses, for women-owned businesses, for minority-owned businesses; they provided a lot of assistance, especially when you needed it," McDowell said. "If it wasn't for Channel, I don't know if I'd be where I am now, in my business, and regrowing my business and even finding out about some of the certifications and things that were out there for small businesses that I just didn't know about ... because there was no one really sharing that information for small businesses, for minority- and women-owned businesses in particular." Parker said shutting down Channel was not part of an overall cost-cutting plan. She stated in the email, "Live Oak’s commitment to Wilmington remains strong. We are continuing to support entrepreneurs by focusing our efforts where we deliver the greatest value – through specialized banking and financing solutions aligned with our mission to be America’s small business bank." As for Channel's downtown office, Live Oak had leased the 5,000-square-foot space above Seabird restaurant in 2021. The bank’s lease for the office is up in March, Parker said.
How to get Doom running on a pair of earbuds
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Apple's M5 iPad Pro Hits Multiple Record Low Prices on Amazon
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Rock Hill winter weather: Restaurant and business closings + event updates
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