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Omeed Malik, CEO, Colombier Acquisition Corp at the New York Stock Exchange, June 17, 2021.Source: NYSERobert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist who's now running for president, has another wealthy backer in his corner: veteran Wall Street executive Omeed Malik.Last month, Malik took Kennedy to a swanky private dinner at the Bellagio in Las Vegas to rub elbows with an array of political power players, according to people familiar with the matter. Attendees at the dinner, which coincided with the SCALE Global…

LONDON—The chairman of the BBC, Richard Sharp, quit Friday after an investigation concluded he breached the U.K. government code for public appointments by failing to declare that he offered to facilitate a loan to former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson while applying for the job at the publicly funded broadcaster. The decision by Mr. Sharp, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, to step down is the latest scandal to wash over the British Broadcasting Corp., which has been buffeted by a series…

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, the book that you co-authored with the late David Graeber, was a finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2022. How did it feel to be recognized by a prize named after author George Orwell? David Wengrow a the Kolkata Literary Meet (Courtesy the Kolkata Literary Meet) Frankly, I was not expecting it at all. My publisher informed me about the announcement. Of all the prizes that are given for non-fiction published in the UK, I think that my…

Financial firm EY said it would oversee Britishvolt's administration, confirming that a formal application for the process had been submitted.US firm Recharge Industries on Wednesday said it was making a cash bid for Britishvolt, a UK firm behind a planned gigafactory for electric vehicle batteries that declared bankruptcy last week.The start-up, championed by former prime minister Boris Johnson to help drive a greener economy, had been developing the multi-billion-pound project in Blyth, northeast England.However, the…

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed his cabinet to include members from across warring factions of the Conservative Party.Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain has a new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, who, in his inaugural speech outside Downing Street, vowed to "unite" the country as it faces myriad challenges.In doing so, he also pledged to unify the deep divisions within his own ruling Conservative Party — a group on whose support he desperately depends if he's to succeed in his new role.Sunak…

Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images)As the United Kingdom prepares to welcome a new Prime Minister amidst dire economic headwinds, it seems necessary to point out that the guy they’ve elected to fix things is a certified Crypto Bro™️ who once requested that the Royal Mint issue an NFT.Rishi Sunak was voted into office Monday following the resignation of former Prime Minister Liz Truss, who only served a record-breaking 44 days before stepping down under a maelstrom of criticism over her failed fiscal policies. Truss had…

Photo: Daniel Leal via AFP (Getty Images)All good things must come to an end, and so must some incredibly shitty things too, which is why UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced today that she is resigning her position after just 45 days. Truss takes the mantle as the shortest premiership in British history, but like all good stupid things about the country, she also plays a very silly part in Doctor Who history.Truss’ month-and-a-half position as the head of the current Conservative government and as the party’s…

Liz Truss announced her resignation as Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street on October 20, 2022 in London, England.Image: Rob Pinney (Getty Images)What is going on in the House of Commons? After a mere 44 days in office, Liz Truss has left her post as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amidst an ongoing UK government crisis. Truss assumed office on September 6, 2022 following a general election in response to the resignation of Boris Johnson.“I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability,”…

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves number 10 Downing Street on October 12, 2022 in London, England.Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images)Wikipedia editors have added a new landing page that asks readers to be more specific if they’re searching for the “2022 United Kingdom government crisis.” And it speaks to just how poorly things are going for recently installed conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss. Specifically, Wikipedia would like to know if you mean the crisis in July when high-ranking politicians in former Prime Minister…

The British parliament's defence committee said on Thursday that it had found clear evidence that telecoms giant Huawei had colluded with the Chinese state and said Britain may need to remove all Huawei equipment earlier than planned.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July ordered Huawei equipment to be purged from the nascent 5G network by the end of 2027. US President Donald Trump claimed credit for the British decision."The West must urgently unite to advance a counterweight to China's tech dominance," Tobias…