Sportsbet ‘urged ACMA to soften enforcement statement’

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A gambling company, Sportsbet, reportedly leaned on Australia’s communications watchdog to tone down the wording of a public enforcement announcement, according to documents released under freedom of information laws. ABC News reports that in 2022, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) fined Sportsbet a then-record AUD 2.5 million ($1.7 million) after finding the company […]


Read Mosab Abu Toha’s statement on the destruction of the Edward Said Library in Gaza. ‹

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January 24, 2025, 12:30pm Mosab Abu Toha, the award-winning Palestinian poet, writer, and librarian (who, in November 2023, was kidnapped by Israeli forces as he tried to get his young family out of Gaza) has released a statement confirming the destruction of the Edward Said Public Library—Gaza’s first English language library, which Abu Toha himself […]


Kathryn Wylde stuns members with Letitia James for mayor statement

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A few weeks ago, Kathryn Wylde, the normally consensus-driven president of the Partnership for New York City, did something totally out of character — and downright reckless, according to some business leaders.  Namely, Wylde, whose group is supposed to advocate for the city’s biggest banks and real estate firms, appeared to endorse Letitia James for mayor […]