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Climate Change Doubters Can’t Take the Heat

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Congressman Raúl Grijalva from Arizona, the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee lit a controversial explosion when he asked universities to hand over documents concerning grants, congressional testimony and other evidence connected to seven scientists who have given expert testimony at congressional hearings on climate change. Grijalva is following up on a NY […]

Cruz Slams Left on Global Warming, Biotechnology

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Speaking to a crowd of mostly conservative farmers, Republican Senator Ted Cruz called liberals “anti-science zealots” when it comes to the hot issues of global warming and biotechnology. Cruz spoke at an agricultural summit in Iowa on Saturday to about one thousand right-wing activists. The event attracted several other potential Republican candidates for president in […]

Atwater Backs Down from Campaign to Fill Rubio’s Senate Seat

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The question of who will take over the vacated Senate seat when Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, makes his expected bid for the presidency in 2016 has intensified as one expected contender, Jeff Atwater, backs out of race. Despite the fact that Atwater had the potential to become a front-runner for the race for the Senate, […]

Obama Reveals His Favorite Books

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At a visit to a neighborhood library in the Anacostia area of Washington DC, Obama told a group of young students what books he was reading when he was their age. The President said he love the Hardy Boys series, “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson, as well as other adventure type books. He added […]

Food Industry Preparing for FDA Total Ban on Trans Fats

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With the backing of the Obama administration, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to almost completely eliminate trans fats as an ingredient in commercially marketed food products. This ruling could apply as early as next week, forcing the food industry to reformulate a huge number of popular products, from frozen pizza to Reese’s […]

Travelers Companies 2015 Second Quarter Results

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This article is a summary of the transcript of the Second Quarter 2015 Results for Travelers Companies Inc. Top-level executives from the firm discussed the fiscal results of the business within the context of today’s market environment. In addition, they touched upon forward-looking statements. Travelers warns its investors about the risks and uncertainties that come […]

David Bershad and University of Calgary Professors

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David Bershad is a professor at the University of Calgary.   He currently teaches two classes there: Proto-Renaiss to Neo-Classicism and a Seminar in the History of Art. At the moment, the University of Calgary is in the news as being one of the few higher educational institutions whereby young adults actually participate in the world […]

The Lasry Family Professorship in Race Relations

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Cathy and Marc Lasry established the chair in race relations at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 to allow a distinguished scholar, academic and educator to teach and do research in the School of Arts and Sciences with a special focus on the subject of race relations. This is not the Lasry family’s only venture […]

Huckabee Spokeswoman Leaves Campaign Trail

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The main spokesperson for Mike Huckabee’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Alice Stewart, announced her exit from the former Arkansas governor’s campaign. No further information as to why she left was given. Saying only that she is “no longer” working for Huckabee’s election, Stewart stated that she will no longer function as the communications […]

Arkansas Politician Dale Bumpers Dies at Age 90

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Dale Bumpers, who famously referred to himself as the “best lawyer in a one-lawyer town,” died at the age of 90 after a prolonged declining health. Bumpers served as senator for his home state for almost 25 years, from 1975 until he retired in January 1999. and as the 38th Governor of Arkansas from 1971 […]

Societal Climate Trends of 2016

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What trends are likely to remain the same from 2015 and which ones are set to change? What are the analysts saying about the new buzz for this year? According to a report detailing trends of 2015 conducted by the Pew Research Center, there have been some clear indicators that tell us in which direction […]

Trying to Score Points with Religious Right, Trump Fumbles His Bible Quote

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Speaking at one of the largest Evangelical Christian colleges in the world, Donald Trump revealed his lack of knowledge of the Bible during his remarks. Trump was addressing a religious audience at Virginia’s Liberty University on Monday when he quoted from the Bible: “We’re going to protect Christianity. I can say that. I don’t have […]

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

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Earlier this year, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation Securities Litigation. This alleged securities fraud class action was brought under Section 10(b) of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. The complaint purported that the company had a responsibility to publicly disclose the pending US SEC […]

10th Annual M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards

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Canaccord Genuity with Geoffrey Richards was certainly thrilled to be part of the 10th Annual M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards. They won two awards in the categories of the Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($50 million to $100 million) and the Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year. Both of these awards were for […]

Thoughts after Justic Scalia’s Passing

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Following Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, many politicians, law professors and others have weighed in on his legacy and the future of the Supreme Court. Certainly, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where Geoffrey Richards is an adjunct professor, has been one such location for thoughtful analysis on the topic. Here are a few of the thoughtful […]

Daniel Taub Joins Yad Hanadiv as Director of Strategy and Planning

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In recent news, the Yad Hanadiv website has announced that former Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub will become its Director of Strategy and Planning. This leading Israeli foundation acts on behalf of a number of Rothschild family philanthropic trusts. The Foreign Ministry, in which Daniel Taub has held a wide variety of posts over the past […]

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Geoffrey Richards Successful in Lawsuit

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Lawsuit filed by 98 year-old Allan A. Ash against Geoffrey Richards has been dismissed. Ash v. Richards: Case Summary In the fall of 2012, Allan Ash initiated yet another lawsuit, this one against his grandson, Geoffrey Richards. Less than a year later, the District Court Judge presiding over the lawsuit dismissed the case. In its […]

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Trump Picks Chao for Transportation Portfolio

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President-elect Donald Trump named former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to be his new head of the Department of Transportation. Chao served as Labor Secretary under President George W. Bush. She was with Trump last week to discuss labor and transportation policy. Democratic members of the Senate hinted that she would probably not have trouble […]

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Republicans Say They Won’t Kill ACA without Replacement Bill

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Despite promises to repeal Obamacare quickly and decisively, Senate Republicans are beginning to talk about first having an alternative plan in place before taking down the old plan. The trouble started when Senator Rand Paul, a libertarian-leaning law-maker, began to urge his fellow Republicans to vote on a replacement bill at the same time they […]

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