Illinois' richest man Ken Griffin is taking
his $25 billion fortune and trading firm
Citadel to Miami after slamming Chicago's
rising crime rate and saying the Sunshine
State 'embodies the American Dream'
Posted By: Imright, 6/24/2022 12:01:22 AM
Illinois' richest man is leaving the state and taking his billion-dollar hedge firm with him to Florida amid rising crime in the Windy City. In a memo to employees, Ken Griffin announced he and his family are relocating to Miami, Florida - and said the headquarters of his Citadel hedge fund and his trading firm Citadel Securities will move with him. 'Chicago will continue to be important to the future of the Citadel, as many of our colleagues have deep ties to Illinois,' he wrote in the memo, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. 'Over the past year, however, many of our Chicago teams have asked to relocate
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Former President Bill Clinton’s disgraced paramour, Monica Lewinsky, simply could not contain her rage after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, going on a profane Twitter rant against the justices.
Language and sexual innuendo warning on all sides for this one.
Showing an utter lack of breeding and contempt for the Supreme Court ruling as the country succumbs to violence, Lewinsky tweeted, “f*** you roberts. f*** you thomas. f*** you alito. f*** you kavanaugh. f*** you gorsuch. f** you coney barrett.” The response to her profane tirade was swift and blistering. Lewinsky was pummeled on social media.
Joe Biden on Saturday traveled to Munich, Germany to meet with G7 leaders and NATO allies.
Biden set his sights on a young girl as soon as he deplaned.
Joe Biden raced down the steps after exiting Air Force One and chatted with a little girl in traditional dress.
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President Joe Biden arrived in Europe on Saturday to kick off two major international summits where world leaders will discuss the next steps in helping Ukraine battle the Russian invasion.
Viewers of the hit American talk show The View have demanded that Whoopi Goldberg be fired for going 'nuts' while live on air.(Photo) She said: 'Sometimes you have to be an a** to be a parent.'
The actress and comedian's language did not go down well with fans, as they took to Twitter to share their views.
Fans of the show have called for the producers to have a casting rearrangement after the popular show has faced a series of blunders recently.
On Friday Whoopi, 66, took to the panel and discussed parenting when she used the word 'a**', leaving fans shocked.
A fire which occurred at a Christian pregnancy clinic in Colorado is being treated as arson after chilling messages were spray painted onto the walls and ground outside.
'If abortions aren't safe, neither are you,' read one. 'Bans off our bodies' said another by the entrance at the Life Choices clinic in Longmont, northeast of Boulder.
The fire broke out in the middle of the night at 3:17am on Saturday morning. Authorities believe the fire was set deliberately. No abortions are carried out at the center which aims to educate women on pregnancy
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Biden exited Air Force One to a red carpet welcome - complete with flags flying and a band playing. A large group of people in traditional Bavarian dress greeted him, along with Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soder.
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The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life put out a statement today praising the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court opinion that declared a “right” to abortion across the United States.
“The fact that a large country with a long democratic tradition has changed its position on this issue also challenges the whole world,” said the Pontifical Academy for Life.“It is not right that the problem is set aside without adequate overall consideration,” said the academy. “The protection and defense of human life is not an issue that can remain confined to the exercise of individual rights but
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to Follow Any State Laws Restricting Abortion Access 60 replies
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to Follow Any State Laws Restricting Abortion Access 60 replies
The Pentagon has made the announcement that it will refuse to recognize any abortion laws springing from the Supreme Court’s decision that there is no guaranteed right to abortion in the U.S. Constitution.Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement on on Friday regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
“Nothing is more important to me or to this Department than the health and well-being of our Service members, the civilian workforce and DOD families,” the Pentagon chief announced.
The Supreme Court of the United States voted to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday.
Celebrities reacted to the decision via social media with Alyssa Milano saying it will have "deadly consequences" and Elizabeth Banks calling it "devastating news."
"Today’s Supreme Court ruling overturning #RoeVsWade will have deadly consequences, with the harm falling hardest on people of color who already face disproportionate discrimination in our country and grapple with a severe maternal mortality crisis," Milano wrote.
"Banning abortion will disproportionately impact people of color, LGBTQ+ communities, people struggling to make ends meet, young people, and those living in rural areas."
Anyone who though the nation’s biggest sports store was going to sit out one of America’s most contentious moments doesn’t know Dick’s.
Dick’s Sporting Goods went to bat for its employees following Friday Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down abortion rights. The bold move knocked stock prices out of the ballpark.
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is starting to ask Democrats to switch parties and vote for her, as she faces a tough primary battle with a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Cheney’s campaign website recently added a section that asks and answers questions about voting.
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NEW YORK -- In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that enshrined to the right to abortion in the United States, Mayor Eric Adams spoke about how abortion prevented his life from being derailed when he and his girlfriend accidentally got pregnant when he was 15 years old. During a press conference in front of City Hall on Friday, the mayor described his experience, called for Democrats to expand the Supreme Court and pledged New York City would provide aboritons for those who don’t have access traveling from out of state.
A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot admitted to serving as a paid agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Shapour Moinian pleaded guilty to making false statements during security background checks and also admitted to accepting payment in exchange for passing aviation secrets obtained from his defense contractor employer to Chinese agents, the DOJ announcement stated. Moinian now faces 15 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000 for his crimes at his August 29 sentencing.(Snip)After serving in the U.S. Army between 1977 and 2000, Moinian worked for the Department of Defense and various defense contractors, according to the DOJ announcement.
A pickup truck has plowed into pro-choice protesters in Iowa as demonstrations turned violent after the Supreme Court's bombshell Roe v Wade ruling.
The black vehicle drove through the group of activists in Cedar Rapids despite them screaming at it to stop and hammering the hood and window.
One appeared to get caught in front of it and narrowly avoided being run over before the driver sped off during the shocking exchange on Friday night.
Another had her foot run over and was left howling in pain. And a third was flung to the floor as he drove away, suffering bruises and scrapes.
During an interview on MSNBC on Friday, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) said she thinks that the Supreme Court “tipped off” pro-life protestors about how it was going to rule in the Dobbs decision. Because when she went over to the Supreme Court, there were only pro-life protestors. She later admitted, “I don’t have any evidence” for the claim the court tipped off pro-life protestors.
Speier stated, “I went over to the Supreme Court early, and the only people that were there were the protestors who were pro-birth, not pro-life, and I thought they had been tipped off.”
Host Stephanie Ruhle then followed up on Speier’s claim that pro-life protestors were
Social media users have criticized former President Barack Obama for not passing legislation to codify abortion rights into federal following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn two landmark abortion rulings. Obama, a Democrat who served as president from 2009 to 2017, took to Twitter on Friday in response to the Court's decision to overturn 1973's Roe v. Wade and 1992's Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which had found a woman's right to abortion was constitutionally protected. (Snip) "The Dems refused to Codify Roe even when they had the power to," wrote screenwriter Thomas Cunningham. "RBG refused to retire when Obama
It comes as no surprise that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued a statement all but condemning Friday’s overturn of Roe — by pledging that the United States military “be all that it can be” [sarcasm] and will do all it can in support of “seamless access to reproductive health care [on-demand abortion].”
What is a bit of a surprise — Austin’s apparent ignorance of federal law — is laughable.(snip) There is no “federal law,” Mr. Secretary. The Roe overturn correctly returned abortion decisions to the states. Besides, the Hyde Amendment already begs to differ:
The Hyde Amendment Codification Act —Prohibits the expenditure for any abortion of funds authorized
Chaos and mayhem took over in Los Angeles on Friday night as pro-abortion activists rioted over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and hand control of abortion laws back to the states.(Tweet/Video) Several officers were hit with “what appeared to be fireworks and projectiles,” according to a report from ABC 7.
Less-lethal munitions were used in an attempt disperse the crowd, but many of the protesters seemed determined to fight the police. (Tweet/Video) There were multiple protests across Los Angeles, including in Downtown and Hollywood.