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N.R.A. Chief Takes the Stand, With Cracks in His Armor

April 11, 2021

Mr LaPierre is seeking bankruptcy to help reintegrate the NRA into the more gun-friendly state of Texas and has already repaid about $ 300,000 to the NRA when he tried to keep his job. When asked if he was disciplined for having spent the money incorrectly, he said, "Yes, I was disciplined, I paid it back." In the...

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Credit Suisse takes $4.7 billion hit from Archegos hedge fund scandal

April 6, 2021

A Swiss flag flies over a Credit Suisse sign in Bern, SwitzerlandFABRIC COFFRINI | AFP | Getty ImagesCredit Suisse announced several senior executives leaving Tuesday and proposed cutting its dividend as it weighs the heavy losses from the Archegos Capital saga.The Swiss lender now expects a pre-tax loss of around 900 million francs (960.4 million US dollars)...

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In ‘Exterminate All the Brutes,’ Raoul Peck Takes Aim at White Supremacy

April 6, 2021

After completing his 2016 documentary “I am not your negro”, director Raoul Peck had the feeling that he had spoken on the subject of US racial relations. Or at least his subject, the writer James Baldwin, had.In the film, Baldwin called the white a "metaphor for power" and summed up the legacy of racism in this country. ...

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N.R.A. Chief Takes the Stand, With Cracks in His Armor

Credit Suisse takes $4.7 billion hit from Archegos hedge fund scandal

In ‘Exterminate All the Brutes,’ Raoul Peck Takes Aim at White Supremacy