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Harrods apologizes to women who say they were abused by former owner Mohamed Al Fayed
Read full article: Harrods apologizes to women who say they were abused by former owner Mohamed Al FayedThe managing director of Harrods says the London department store is “deeply sorry” for failing employees who say they were sexually assaulted by late owner Mohamed Al Fayed.
Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona election interference case
Read full article: Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona election interference caseFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden.
What to stream this weekend: Beyoncé, Steve Martin, J-Hope, Mike Birbiglia, Bill Nighy and 'Madu'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Beyoncé, Steve Martin, J-Hope, Mike Birbiglia, Bill Nighy and 'Madu'This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Beyoncé's “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” a Amazon Prime docuseries about BTS member J-Hope and “Madu,” a documentary about a Nigerian boy who dreams of being a professional ballet dancer.
High court rules against Arizona GOP leader in records fight
Read full article: High court rules against Arizona GOP leader in records fightThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to get phone records belonging to the leader of the Arizona Republican Party.
Arizona GOP leader wins temporary halt to record turnover
Read full article: Arizona GOP leader wins temporary halt to record turnoverSupreme Court justice Elena Kagan is temporarily blocking the turnover of phone records belonging to the leader of the Arizona Republican Party to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Appeals court OKs Jan. 6 panel subpoena to Arizona GOP chair
Read full article: Appeals court OKs Jan. 6 panel subpoena to Arizona GOP chairA federal appeals court panel won't block a subpoena issued by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection that seeks phone records of the Arizona Republican Party’s leader.
Judge won't block Jan. 6 panel subpoena to Arizona GOP chair
Read full article: Judge won't block Jan. 6 panel subpoena to Arizona GOP chairA federal judge in Phoenix is refusing to put on hold her order requiring the phone records of Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward to be handed over to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, pending an appeal.
Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panelAn attorney for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday that Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward refused to answer the committee’s questions at a deposition.
Arizona GOP chair's try to quash Jan. 6 panel subpoena fails
Read full article: Arizona GOP chair's try to quash Jan. 6 panel subpoena failsAn effort by Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and her husband to block a subpoena of their phone records issued by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been rejected by a judge.
Councilman says money saved by forgoing JEA sale offsets investigation cost
Read full article: Councilman says money saved by forgoing JEA sale offsets investigation costJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Some current and former Jacksonville City Council members say the lengthy report released Monday on the failed JEA sale reads like a novel. “Aaron Zahn (former CEO of JEA) could not have pulled off the biggest heist in U.S. history by himself. News4Jax checked reports in 2017 regarding JEA and the possibility of a sale and talking with those involved at the time. Two people close to the investigation who raised questions then told News4Jax this report is right on the money. The report suggests Curry was pushing for the sale from the start.
City Council investigation finds effort to sell JEA ‘ran afoul through Aaron Zahn’s greed’
Read full article: City Council investigation finds effort to sell JEA ‘ran afoul through Aaron Zahn’s greed’JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The final report by a special Jacksonville City Council committee formed to investigate a botched attempt to sell the JEA in 2019 calls the plan greedy and found that it cost the city millions of dollars. The 132-page report released Monday morning was the result of 10 months of committee work, including witness testimony, and prepared by an attorney for the City Council. The report says the compensation plan “ran afoul through Aaron Zahn’s greed.” In closing, the report says “The ultimate cost to JEA and the City was millions of dollars. The truth around JEA’s strategic planning process is complex and definitively involved the Mayor, City Council, the entire Board, OGC and countless strategic advisors. He applauds the City Council investigation on JEA and says the report points to three huge problems.
Discussions continue on Lot J plan; US Senate runoffs in Georgia
Read full article: Discussions continue on Lot J plan; US Senate runoffs in GeorgiaJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On this edition of “This Week in Jacksonville,” OurJax representatives Michael Ward and Audrey Moran talk about their objections to the Lot J development deal with the city. After that, Pastor John Allen Newman and News4Jax political analyst Rick Mullaney discuss the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia and the use of attack ads during the campaigns. They also talk about memorable moments of 2020 and what they are looking forward to in 2021.
NAACP, OurJax demand city rethink multimillion dollar Lot J project
Read full article: NAACP, OurJax demand city rethink multimillion dollar Lot J projectTwo vocal community groups, OurJax and the NAACP, are now demanding the city rethink and scrap the multimillion dollar project outside TIAA Bank Field. Michael Ward of OurJax says the group is opposed to the way the Lot J deal was negotiated. The NAACP went a step further and fired off a letter to the NFL asking it to intervene and stop the Lot J deal. News4Jax asked Isaiah Rumlin, the president of the local chapter, about the argument that the Lot J project creates jobs and helps the community. She’s not sure what would happen with her business and the nearby community if Lot J is built up.
Civic Council co-chair: 'JEA is not in a death spiral'
Read full article: Civic Council co-chair: 'JEA is not in a death spiral'The documents from the Civic Council criticize the process by JEA on investigating a sale. Michael Ward, the former CSX chief executive officer, is the co-chair of the Civic Council's JEA subcommittee. Ward said the Civic Council isn't taking a position on whether to sell JEA, but calling for a better process that should be driven by the City Council, not the utility. The Civic Council letter is a significant development in the proposed sale of the JEA, said News4Jax Political Analyst Rick Mullaney. This journey still has many roads to travel, including further review by JEAs board, the Jacksonville City Council and Duval County voters."