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NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2025 (Globe Newswire) — Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Clara Feldman has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Clara will be responsible for the company’s new luxury brand operations. The practice is comprised of Blank Rome attorneys across the country who partner with high-end brands to provide sophisticated legal and business counsel on corporate, regulatory and litigation matters. Clara joins Blank Rome from the law firm of Clara Feldman PLLC, a boutique firm she founded in 2021 and is also a member of the firm’s real estate group…

The Duke of York was reported to police by anti-monarchist group Republic for allegedly using a “fake name” to register Prince Andrew’s business interests.The name ‘Andrew Inverness’ was used on registration details with the Enterprise Office more than a decade ago. The name is a play on one of Prince Andrew’s lesser-known titles, Earl of Inverness.The Metropolitan Police confirmed that it had received a report on the submission to Corporations Chambers. A Metropolitan Transport Authority spokesperson said: “We will now evaluate this report to determine whether further action is required. There is no investigation at this early stage.”Republic Group chief…

The United States has imposed sanctions on Hungarian government officials on corruption charges, and Budapest has announced it will challenge President Donald Trump once he takes office.The US Treasury has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s confidant Antal Rogan of using his role to secure economic interests for himself and his political allies.”People with close ties to the ruling party have acquired vast empires of assets,” David Pressman, the U.S. ambassador to Hungary, told a news conference. “Antal Rogan is the main architect, executor, and beneficiary of this system of corruption.”The sanctions were passed under the Global Magnitsky Act, which prohibits…

Welcome to Best of Late Night. It’s a compilation of the previous night’s highlights so you can not only sleep, but also get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies currently available on Netflix.new gulf warIn a rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump said he would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.””Yeah, let’s do that,” Desi Riddich said Tuesday on “The Daily Show,” as she rolled up her script and threw it behind her. “Why not?””We’ve been so worried about all the horrible things President Trump…

Welcome to the online edition of From the Politics Desk, our evening newsletter that brings you the latest reporting and analysis from the NBC News political team from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s issue, we put Donald Trump’s repeatedly stated desire to annex Canada into historical context. Plus, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki takes a closer look at the counties that have seen the most dramatic political changes during the Trump era.Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday.Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal: President Trump continues to talk about US expansionAt a…

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the Emirati billionaire will invest at least $20 billion in data centers across the United States, a decision he said was “inspired” by his election. President Trump announced the donation from Emirati billionaire Hussein Sajwani on Tuesday at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Mr. Sajwani owns DAMAC Properties, a real estate development company based in Dubai. Mr. Sajwani, who President Trump described as a “highly respected gentleman,” said he plans to invest “at least $20 billion in the United States in a very short period of time, potentially doubling or slightly more than doubling that amount.”…

A Syrian woman shouts anti-Assad slogans at the arrival terminal at Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, as she arrives on the first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Omar Sanadiki/AP Hide caption toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP DAMASCUS, SYRIA – The first international commercial flight since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad landed at Damascus airport on Tuesday. The Qatar Airways plane landed at Damascus International Airport and was greeted by relatives and friends of the passengers inside the terminal building. Ashad al-Thulaibi, head of the Syrian Air Transport Authority,…

Rescue workers searched through the rubble in sub-zero conditions and harsh winds on Wednesday after a strong earthquake in Tibet destroyed thousands of homes in a remote area near the northern foot of Mount Everest. . Tens of thousands of residents have been moved to safety and dozens are being treated for injuries.At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured in an earthquake that struck Dingli county in western China, near one of Tibet’s most historic cities, on Tuesday morning, state media reported. The earthquake was the deadliest in China since December 2023, when a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck…

AP — The Biden administration on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to block a plea deal that would have avoided the death penalty for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The Justice Department said in briefs filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that if the guilty pleas of Muhammad and his two co-defendants in the September 11, 2001 attacks are accepted, the government will suffer irreparable harm. He insisted that he receive it. The report denies the government the opportunity to hold a public trial and “seek the death penalty for the three men…

US President-elect Donald Trump gives a speech while gesturing at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 7, 2025.Carlos Barria | ReutersPresident-elect Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that “hell will break out in the Middle East” if Hamas does not release hostages it is holding in Gaza by the Jan. 20 inauguration.”It’s not good for Hamas and frankly it’s not good for anyone,” President Trump said at a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.”We want to get the hostages back for Israel and for us,” President Trump said.“You know, we have people being held hostage,” he…