Televisa Chairman Takes Leave Pending DOJ International Soccer Probe

Mexican tycoon Emilio Azcárraga is also taking leave as TelevisaUnivision director pending resolution of investigation involving FIFA.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 24

Azcárraga steps down as Televisa chief executive amid US soccer investigation

Emilio Azcárraga has taken a leave of absence from his position as chief executive of Televisa because he is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice on a FIFA-related issue

Sports - ABC News - October 25

DOJ takes aim at Chrome

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Justice Department seeks to split Google from Chrome The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal ...

Politics - The Hill - 36 minutes ago

International court to launch external probe into misconduct accusations against top prosecutor

The International Criminal Court will launch an external probe into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor, keeping alive a case the court’s internal watchdog had closed within ...

World - ABC News - November 8

DOJ finds Fulton County Jail in violation of federal law in probe of inmate's death

The Justice Department (DOJ) issued a 105-page report Thursday outlining the inhumane conditions in the Fulton County Jail in Georgia. The DOJ found the jail managed by the Fulton County Sheriff's ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

AstraZeneca embarks on major US expansion

UK’s largest drugmaker to invest $3.5bn by end of 2026 as it targets doubling of revenues

Business - Financial Times - November 12

International Criminal Court prosecutor won't step down during new probe into misconduct accusations

The International Criminal Court’s oversight body announced it will open an outside investigation into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor

World - ABC News - November 11

Trump transition lawyer: DOJ employees who won't implement agenda should leave

An attorney helping President-elect Trump plan for the transition at the Justice Department (DOJ) said Monday that career employees opposed to the Republican's vision for the agency should leave. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

France-Israel Soccer Match is Overshadowed by Amsterdam Attack

After the recent violence around an Israeli team’s game in Amsterdam, French leaders insisted on proceeding under security with a France-Israel match, and on showing up, themselves.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office

Justice Department officials have begun evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, two people familiar with the matter ...

Politics - NBC News - November 6

Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic

Dutch authorities say Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people

World - ABC News - November 8

German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, saying it has become a 'hate machine' under Musk

German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, saying the social media platform has become a “hate machine” that could influence upcoming German elections

Sports - ABC News - November 14

Jack Smith plans to leave Justice Department by the time Trump takes office

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said he plans to fire special counsel Jack Smith.

Lionel Messi Didn’t Just Take Over American Soccer. He Took Miami Global.

While much more should be done to market the M.L.S.-Messi product, things couldn’t be going better for Miami, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 29

Pending roster limits pose uncertainty for college athletes

Part of the pending NCAA agreement would set new roster sizes in every Division I NCAA-sponsored sport.

Sports - ESPN - November 12

Boohoo Changes Chairman as Frasers Calls For Removal

Boohoo said co-founder Mahmud Kamani would step aside as chairman on the same day that Frasers Group called for his removal from the board, the latest twist in a spat between the online fashion ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 10 hours ago

Zoe Ball to leave Radio 2 breakfast show, with Scott Mills to take over

The presenter is stepping back after six years at the helm but will remain at Radio 2.

USWNT stock watch: Alyssa Thompson leads way on USA soccer talents who impressed; Did anyone take a step back?

So many young, talented players were able to make an impact in this international window

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

Musk under DOJ scrutiny

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk pauses $1M giveaways after DOJ warning Elon Musk's super PAC halted its daily $1 million giveaways ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Watch live as CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam speaks at DC Fintech Week

The chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission will speak in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

Business - CNBC - October 23

BBC chair suggests ending 'odd' 10-year charter renewal

Samir Shah says there's a "sense of almost perpetual government review over the BBC".

Bat safety shed will cost £100m, says HS2 chairman

Sir Jon Thompson tells a conference there is "no evidence high-speed trains interfere with bats".

"Mornings Memory": Perdue Farms chairman Jim Perdue trades the boardroom for the "trenches"

In today's "Mornings Memory," we look back to 2002 when Perdue Farms chairman Jim Perdue stepped out of his office to work alongside his employees.

Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report

Bipartisan House Ethics Committee were deadlocked along party lines on whether to release a report on its investigation of Matt Gaetz, Trump's attorney general pick.

Democratic chair blasts Mayorkas, Wray for failure to testify; threats hearing postponed

The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee blasted the heads of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, issuing a rare but sharp rebuke of the two officials for ...

Politics - The Hill - 9 hours ago

Bannon: Gaetz DOJ coming for media

Steve Bannon, President-elect Trump's onetime White House adviser and a conservative media personality, said if confirmed to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would go after ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

U.K. to Review Merger Probes Approach

The U.K.’s competition regulator plans to review how it inspects big mergers and whether more can be cleared without forcing businesses to sell assets.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 11 hours ago

Pending home sales jump to six-month high as lower mortgage rates draw buyers in

U.S. pending home sales rose 7.4% in September, the National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Pending home sales took an unexpected leap higher last month, but rates have climbed back up

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was coming down all through August and touched its most recent low of 6.11% on Sept. 11.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Soto, Burnes, Buehler, Fried among 136 who become free agents with 64 more awaiting pending options

Outfielder Juan Soto, pitchers Corbin Burnes, Walker Buehler and Max Fried, first baseman Pete Alonso, third baseman Alex Bregman, outfielder Anthony Santander and shortstop Willy Adames were among ...

Sports - ABC News - October 31

Sinner opens up about his doping case after beating Fritz for ATP Finals trophy before his home fans

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner added another big title to his tremendous year by beating U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 for the ATP Finals trophy before his home fans and before a final ...

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

Pakistan's Imran Khan gets bail in a graft case but with more cases pending, he is staying in prison

The lawyer for Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan says he has been granted bail in a graft case but with a slew of other charges pending against him, the opposition leader is staying ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Missouri sues DOJ in effort to block poll monitors

The Republican-led state of Missouri on Monday asked a judge to block the Justice Department from dispatching lawyers to St. Louis to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Teen pleads guilty in hundreds of 'swatting' calls: DOJ

A teen has pleaded guilty to placing hundreds of "swatting" calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The department said Wednesday that Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Trump’s criminal defense attorneys offered DOJ roles

President-elect Trump announced Thursday he will nominate three of his personal criminal defense attorneys to serve in senior Justice Department roles. Todd Blanche will serve as deputy attorney ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

DOJ opens investigation into fatal Sonya Massey shooting

The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the killing of Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot by a white police officer in July after calling to report a prowler outside her home. In ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

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