Headlines & Links 2.20.22
Sources and references for News-Wrap 2.20.22
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reckless disregard…
1. Photo of New York Attorney Letitia (“Tish”) James (by Dave Sanders, NYT)
“N.Y. Attorney General Outlines Pattern of Possible Fraud at Trump Business” (from NYT)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/nyregion/trump-organization-fraud-letitia-james.amp.html
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Donald Trump, Donald Jr. and Ivanka Trump Must Testify in NY Fraud Investigation, Judge Says (from CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-testify-fraud-investigation-new-york-judge-rules/-
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Judge orders Trumps to be deposed in New York Investigation (from NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1081678604/judge-orders-trump-to-be-deposed-in-new-york-investigation
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(See also Political Historian Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American newsletter, heathercoxrichardson.substack.com, February 17.)
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Accounting Firm Cuts Ties With Trump and Retracts Financial Statements
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/nyregion/mazars-trump-organization-financial-statements.html?referringSource=articleShare
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Regarding content and rationale for the fraud investigation:
Hyperbole or Fraud? The Question at the Heart of Trump Investigation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/nyregion/trump-investigation-letitia-james.html?referringSource=articleShare
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January 18 press release from Letitia James’ Attorney General website outlines details and rationale for the fraud investigation into the Trump organization
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2. Photo of Sarah Palin arriving at U.S. District Court in Manhattan Monday. (Photo by Eduardo Munez, Reuters.)
Sarah Palin loses jury trial in libel case against New York Times; verdict echoes judge’s finding of no malice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/02/15/sarah-palin-new-york-times-jury-verdict/
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Sarah Palin’s libel claim against the New York Times is rejected by a jury
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/business/media/new-york-times.amp.html
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As announced by the judge the day before the jury verdict:
Judge Plans to Dismiss Sarah Palin’s Lawsuit Against The Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/business/sarah-palin-new-york-times.html?referringSource=articleShare
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Sarah Palin judge will dismiss her libel case, finding no malice by New York Times
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/02/14/palin-new-york-times-verdict/
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Analysis piece on Palin libel case
Effort to weaken press protection isn’t likely to end with Palin case (NYT)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/business/sarah-palin-sullivan-libel-law.amp.html
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(some historic perspective)
Former Charlotte police chief J.C. Goodman loses libel case against The Charlotte Observer. (from UPI archives, October 26, 1981
https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1981/10/26/A-jury-of-four-men-and-eight-women-ruled/2579372920400/
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WAPO story on 1977 Observer wiretapping story that led the chief to file the libel suit he ultimately lost
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Notes and references on Times v Sullivan are from Cornell Law School, www.law.cornell.edu.
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3. Kamila Valieva USA Today photo by Robert Deutch.
“After disastrous performance, Kamila Valieva falls to fourth, Russian teammate wins gold” (From USA Today).
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UNC School of the Arts welcomed banned director after students alleged sexual abuse, suit says
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article258379063.html
A timeline of sex abuse allegations at UNC School of the Arts
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article258430683.html
unforced errors…
https://slangit.co”m/amp/meaning/unforced_error
4. Catholic priest Rev. Father Andres Arango (unattributed stock photos)
“An Arizona priest used one wrong word in baptisms for decades. They're all invalid”
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/1080829813/priest-resigns-baptisms•
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Pastor resigns after incorrectly performing thousands of baptisms
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/us/catholic-priest-baptisms-phoenix.amp.html
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5. Photo of Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles with Hugh McColl (Photo by Jeff Siner of The Charlotte Observer)
6. Kevin Siers “turtles” cartoon.
All stories from the Observer:
Council distancing itself from equity leader hiring
https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=c4d93e3b-beb4-444e-b223-f7447657b8e4
Who is really leading Charlotte’s equity initiative?
https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=5e8c770f-bbec-45c3-97ec-db6bf954c65f
Controversial hire to lead Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative resigns
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article258364013.html
What’s next for Charlotte mayor’s race equity pledge
https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=1b9760ca-87da-4400-91d1-3697b1eef3d3
The rationale and intent behind the above hire — and why it’s such a cringeworthy unforced error.
We are making progress on economic mobility in Charlotte
https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=65b80949-adff-4bef-aa0d-9054f3e8e456
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7. Photo of former Mecklenburg County Commissioner Ella Scarborough (Observer file photo)
Mecklenburg sets timeline to find interim replacement for commissioner Ella Scarborough
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article258477603.html
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8. Photo of former Hickory police officer Robert George. (file photo)
An NC cop got probation after slamming a woman to ground. Now the courts get a do-over.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article258450038.html
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the first rough-draft (of history)…
9. Three quotes box
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Ukraine Tensions Spike as West Accuses Russia of Lying About Troop Withdrawal
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/world/europe/ukraine-russia-putin-nato.html?referringSource=articleShare
10. Russia slingshot cartoon
(by Friday night)
Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, Biden says, as Russian-backed separatists begin evacuating disputed region
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/18/ukraine-russia-donetsk-evacuations/
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All from the Observer:
Black oppression is Mecklenburg’s origin story, report says
https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=3893ca2f-8404-404c-aaab-faa05b4ba844
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City renames more streets with
white supremacy, Confederacy ties
https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=c0b30984-6857-4e72-971c-c97e6d47e877
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Racist slurs, violent messages: How Arbery’s killers talked about Black people (WAPO)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/16/arbery-trial-racist-texts/
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11. Summer of Soul Oscar nomination plus coming to ABC TV first time on network television.
https://www.avclub.com/summer-of-soul-questlove-abc-broadcast-premiere-1848524568/amp
12. You Tube link in main post to Stephen Colbert “Taboo: White Fragility Edition”