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Meet Laura BischoffI work in the Ohio bureau for the USA TODAY Network, which is a fancy way of saying the Statehouse news team. We cover state government, including prisons, pensions, the Ohio Supreme Court and public corruption cases. I joined the team three years ago after covering the same issues for 20 years at another Ohio newspaper.I grew up in Michigan and began my journalism career at The Flint Journal, moved to Ohio in 1995 and then Columbus in 2001.Why I became a journalistIn middle school, I published a newsletter called the St. Regis Bugle. Working at the Bugle…
In the high-stakes courtship dance of political fundraising, Andy Spahn is Hollywood’s matchmaker par excellence.Spahn also organized the star-studded dinner catered by Wolfgang Puck at George Clooney’s Studio City mansion in 2012 that donated a then-record $15 million to President Obama. He also organized a series of virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic featuring performances from Hollywood screenwriters and Carole King, who donated $20 million to Biden. And with the Hollywood strike resolved, the president is turning to Spahn again to boost his reelection coffers. Discover the changemakers shaping all things culture in Los Angeles. This week, we bring you…
Americans of a certain ideology would have you believe that Donald Trump’s prosecution and conviction for concealing hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and falsifying business records to protect his 2016 presidential candidacy was engineered by the Biden administration, which “rigged” the entire justice system in favor of the current president, except of course for Hunter Biden’s conviction, which was a justifiable retribution handed down by an honest and independent court.On the other hand, partisans on the political spectrum might argue that while President Biden’s son was technically breaking the law when he lied on paperwork to buy a gun…
Analyst Collin Koh believes the idea of a NATO-like Asian security alliance is a propaganda ploy.”This is nothing more than a Chinese political ploy to shape public opinion about the U.S. network of alliances and partnerships and its role in maintaining regional peace and stability,” said Koh, a senior fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.Chinese Lt. Gen. Jing Jianfeng has accused the US of creating an Asian version of NATO. Photo: Jack Lau”The story of an ‘Asian NATO’ Quad Been formed [in 2007]and this story, Oaks In…
Analyst Collin Koh believes the idea of a NATO-like Asian security alliance is a propaganda ploy.”This is nothing more than a Chinese political ploy to shape public opinion about the U.S. network of alliances and partnerships and its role in maintaining regional peace and stability,” said Koh, a senior fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.Chinese Lt. Gen. Jing Jianfeng has accused the US of creating an Asian version of NATO. Photo: Jack Lau”The story of an ‘Asian NATO’ Quad Been formed [in 2007]and this story, Oaks In…
The class of 2026 could begin contacting college coaches, and vice versa, as soon as late night on June 15. Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Mike Young is building his roster for the 2024-25 season and has been busy in the transfer portal in recent months.While Coach Young has also been busy welcoming incoming freshmen for the Class of 2025, the veteran coach and his staff were busy reaching out to third-year students on Saturday. Here is a look at some of the freshmen that Coach Young and his staff have been in contact with.Corey Corbett, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard…
Shania Twain is the queen of hairstyle makeovers. She’s effortlessly gone from classic brunette to marshmallow pink to fiery red to platinum blonde. It seems like there’s no color she can’t pull off. And now she’s dazzling us all with her pure dove white hair. The color, which is often avoided because it’s associated with aging, is becoming a trend, and we’re so glad she did, because her hairstyle looks *so* good.The icon had just returned to Las Vegas to kick off a new residency, and shared a photo from the night on Instagram, telling her fans and followers, “Woke…
Of all the warriors of steel and queens of power featured in Season 1 of HBO’s hit series House of the Dragon, none were more rock ‘n’ roll than Daemon Targaryen, the rowdy, rogue prince played by Matt Smith.In the Game of Thrones prequel, the “Agent of Chaos” (as Smith calls him), who swaggered everywhere from boardrooms to brothels, was a season-long thorn in the side of his peace-loving, model-making brother, King Viserys (Paddy Considine). But offscreen, the smirking Targaryen hunk with the flowing blonde wig was the king of lusty memes known as “the Internet’s Boyfriend.””Everyone is really into…
CNN — At least two people were killed and multiple others injured in a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration at a park in Round Rock, Texas, on Saturday night, police said. An altercation broke out between two groups during the event at Old Settlers Park and “someone pulled out a gun and began firing,” Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks said at a news conference. The event was crowded at the time and “multiple casualties were reported,” the police chief said. Chief Banks said officers at the event responded to the scene and began rescue efforts. Police said no suspects…
The complaint also includes allegations that senior executives received real estate and “millions of dollars in cash” from suppliers.International clothing brand Adidas has launched an investigation into allegations that some of its senior staff in China were involved in a large-scale bribery scheme worth “millions of euros”, the Financial Times (FT) reported. The FT reported on Sunday that the investigation was launched after the company received a whistleblower complaint. The anonymous letter, which claims to have been written by an “Adidas China employee,” accuses several of the company’s employees in China of accepting bribes from external service providers with which…