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DC Allowed To Resubmit AvalonBay Rent-Fixing Claims
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

DC Allowed To Resubmit AvalonBay Rent-Fixing Claims <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278807?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Nadia Dreid The District of Columbia will get another chance to tweak its claims against landlord AvalonBay Communities and see if the changes are enough to prop up allegations that it has been using the property management platform RealPage to fix the price of rentals. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278807?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278807?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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NASCAR Takes Attempt To Block Jordan Team To 4th Circ.
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

NASCAR Takes Attempt To Block Jordan Team To 4th Circ. <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278700?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By David Steele NASCAR is asking the Fourth Circuit to hear its appeals of the injunctions a North Carolina federal judge granted to two racing teams, which allowed them to compete in the upcoming season and stopped the organization from enforcing its contractual ban on antitrust claims. Notice attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278700?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278700?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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Epic Tells 9th Circ. Google's Legal 'Reckoning Long Overdue'
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Epic Tells 9th Circ. Google's Legal 'Reckoning Long Overdue' <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278795?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Dorothy Atkins Epic Games Inc. has slammed Google's Ninth Circuit appeal of an injunction requiring the tech giant to open up its Android Play Store to rival app distributors, defending the ruling and a jury's liability verdict and arguing that Google's appeal is a meritless attempt to avoid a "reckoning long overdue." Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278795?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278795?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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January Sale Scam Behind Transaction Row Rise, Lloyds Says
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

January Sale Scam Behind Transaction Row Rise, Lloyds Says <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2278483?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Joel Poultney Scammers creating fake websites to entice customers to purchase items in last January's online sales caused a 40% spike in credit card transaction disputes that month compared to the normal monthly average, Lloyds Bank said Monday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2278483?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2278483?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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Barclays Sued For £8.6M By Entrepreneur Over Property Sale
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Barclays Sued For £8.6M By Entrepreneur Over Property Sale <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2275586?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Lucia Osborne-Crowley A businessman is suing Barclays for £8.6 million ($10.7 million), alleging that it undervalued his property and that the sale by the bank of his Manchester building at substantially less than it was worth caused a "domino effect" on his finances. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2275586?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2275586?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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XNY.IO - BANK.ORG: 108 Highlights to The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Congressional Budget Justification - Fiscal Year 2025
by Gunnar Larson 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

XNY.IO - BANK.ORG: 108 Highlights to The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Congressional Budget Justification - Fiscal Year 2025: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gNz-SmoUpZdG9XxXlJ2ZUk_npxYK5Nkb/view?usp=… ---- FY 2025 DFC Request Executive Summary Program Budget and Policy Objectives The FY 2025 program budget request of $1,008 million will enable DFC to grow its portfolio by addressing the significant unmet financing needs in priority sectors and regions that align with U.S. development and foreign policy objectives. DFC leverages its resources to unlock private sector growth and contribute to bridging the $40+ trillion infrastructure need in the developing world. Congress created DFC through the BUILD Act in part to offer a better and more sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). DFC catalyzes investment from the private sector and empowers developing countries, helping them leverage their own resources—including human capital and commodities—to tackle poverty, accelerate sustainable economic growth for underserved populations, and become stable U.S. trading partners. Unlike the development approach of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which often burdens countries with unsustainable sovereign debt and projects that are unsuitable for local conditions, DFC’s efforts are directed toward supporting private entities, mobilizing private capital, and building resilient market economies. DFC emphasizes partnership with the private sector and looks for opportunities to support small businesses and underserved communities, with the goal of sustainable growth. DFC’s financing is a cost-effective way to make significant development and strategic impact around the world because DFC’s private investment model allows each dollar of appropriations to go further. In FY 2023, the agency leveraged $622.6 million in program funding to mobilize more than $9.28 billion in support of 132 projects. In three short years since DFC’s inception in FY 2020, the Corporation has achieved 92 percent growth in annual commitments by dollar value and 65 percent growth in the number of projects committed. To remain a competitive alternative to the PRC and other authoritarian governments, DFC will continue to need robust funding in FY 2025 and beyond to counter the aggressive posture that the PRC has taken in emerging markets. The $1,008 million budget request will support a long-term strategy that DFC has developed to focus on five key sectors that help promote vibrant economies, healthy populations, and stable societies. Administrative Expenses DFC requests $245 million for administrative expenses. This level will support necessary staffing and other support costs to advance U.S. development and strategic foreign policy goals. DFC will use the administrative budget to foster an effective and efficient organization, maintain a fiscally responsible agency, and strengthen its portfolio management capacity. Among other priorities, DFC’s FY 2025 funding will support the expansion of DFC’s overseas presence to continue sourcing quality and impactful projects in local markets, increase underwriting capacity to grow DFC’s portfolio, improve monitoring and evaluation of our developmental impact, and scale mission support functions to meet staff growth and the demands of the program. DFC will use administrative resources to attract and retain the skilled and professional workforce needed to achieve its development and foreign policy objectives. DFC will also direct administrative resources toward expanding stakeholder engagement and improving business development. In addition, administrative resources will enable the Corporation to strengthen management and oversight structures, especially for complex and higher value, higher impact transactions, ensuring DFC can manage risks and monitor results in a manner that maximizes the foreign policy and developmental value of its portfolio.

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BREAKING: 6th Circ. Overturns FCC Net Neutrality Rules
by Gunnar Larson 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

BREAKING: 6th Circ. Overturns FCC Net Neutrality Rules <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278818?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Christopher Cole The Sixth Circuit upended the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules Thursday, holding that commercial broadband providers cannot be regulated as telecommunications common carriers. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278818?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278818?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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BREAKING: Terraform Founder Arraigned In NY, Denies $40B Crypto Fraud
by Gunnar Larson 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

BREAKING: Terraform Founder Arraigned In NY, Denies $40B Crypto Fraud <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1775467?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…> By Pete Brush Terraform Labs creator Do Kwon appeared Thursday before a Manhattan federal judge to deny charges that he orchestrated a $40 billion fraud on customers and investors who backed the cryptocurrency platform based on promises that it had real-world viability. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1775467?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1775467?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…>

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Fwd: The 2025 mayoral candidates, so far
by Gunnar Larson 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gothamist <gothamist(a)lists.wnyc.org> Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2025, 8:55 AM Subject: The 2025 mayoral candidates, so far To: <g(a)xny.io> Plus: 10 shot outside Queens event space View this email in a browser. <https://view.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=b8e8df7bdc27525d5760c824f65fe11831485429738…> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0cb8d96be286ecc917b3f6d0fa45…> Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? 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It's Thursday in New York City, where the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, is facing an unusually crowded field of *primary challengers* as he seeks reelection while battling federal charges and a cascade of scandals. So Gothamist is launching a policy tracker to help voters see the candidates' positions and records on key issues — and what they’re promising constituents. Here's what we know so far about where the candidates stand on housing, transportation and immigration <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0cfa3c4b0df2b92c7ddb693a53b2…> . And here's what else is happening: - Police said they're searching for suspects after multiple shooters opened fire outside a private event space <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0ce603d3a9da5ea29a4b27f897e6…> in *Queens* late Wednesday night, sending 10 people — teens and young adults — to the hospital. - The NYPD, which stated last night that the Queens shooting was "not a terrorist attack," also said there are no credible threats in New York City <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0ce29cb6c7d71eb0d28e51b7072a…> after the New Year's attack in *New Orleans*. - Law enforcement agencies have searched the home <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0ca6b2338d9277ed512e36524262…> of former NYPD Chief of Department *Jeffery Maddrey*, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed Thursday. - An attorney for New Jersey Gov. *Phil Murphy* has filed a last-ditch legal attempt to prevent the MTA from starting the congestion pricing tolling program on Sunday <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0ce4bba2e4cc3c00db6e3f6a30ed…> . - Despite attempts by the NYPD, the MTA and social media platforms to discourage *subway surfing*, six people died from riding atop trains <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0cdd532de61248a96ddee2677a32…> last year, according to police data. - What’s the *economic outlook* for New York City in 2025? According to one expert <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0c07fc6b43c4b72b1162319cbaf7…>: Less talk of recession, but potential spending cuts under a second Donald Trump presidency that could exacerbate poverty and income inequality. - The latest on *winter virus season* in the city: Flu and COVID cases are rising <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0c21959ba84ed420b783d17a426a…>, while RSV is making a slight dip. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=d4f5af566a0dab0c28f67902651ea5335ef06e6ad5…> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf8119d26d96ec03e099db86fa4eb3…> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf815108c095ab2253faffd0bf1b80…> - Welcome to New York City <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf81919bfc7b984ee59c764b85538a…>, New Year's *babies*! - A couple walking along the beach at *Smith Point* this week stumbled onto a human jawbone <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf813403afdd3830f2bbdb5b177096…> . - *Pedestrian deaths* in New York City ticked upward in 2024 <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf81ba2d674fd5a15dafb07050d8e7…>, according to city data. - Page Six reports that *Luigi Mangione* has hired Harvey Weinstein's prison consultant <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf8190dfe6cc7fa44c973c94d4fa4b…> . - Australians are frustrated with *Ice Spice* for showing up late to a Melbourne music festival <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf8121fa701eecd235195d4159e560…> on New Year's Eve and only performing two songs. - *Basketball coaches* should wear suits <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf81c4089f9c9fa9a6c713070aadd1…> . - *American tourists* in Europe should not wear novelty fedoras <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf817421f489c7dece2771f8641fc7…> . - "See you <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf81c1788224064625f5eb478816e9…> on the *Stairmaster*!" <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf811b3899bbb0e14bc22c173ed307…> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf811b3899bbb0e14bc22c173ed307…> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf81b3d1231487286783dac5ec1972…> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=410083348d37bf81d66729216f49f6cdcf71d2b5af…> “The symptoms are quite similar for flu, COVID and RSV. 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Fwd: Breaking: 10 shot outside Queens event space, NYPD looking for suspects
by Gunnar Larson 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gothamist News Alerts <gothamist(a)lists.wnyc.org> Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2025, 7:41 AM Subject: Breaking: 10 shot outside Queens event space, NYPD looking for suspects To: <g(a)xny.io> Police said shooters fired around 30 rounds View this email in a browser. <https://view.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=eb8cad814a3b5868ab9895ed897fcda3b405dccb3e7…> Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? Consider donating and join today. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=4f0474bf7724477e9a582ab7aa77bc44abe5090352…> [image: a police officer in Queens] <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=4f0474bf7724477e87cfb39736e6c7cc7e32334f4d…> 10 people shot outside Queens event space, NYPD looking for suspects <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=4f0474bf7724477e15d828afee4b3aaf455647108c…> Police are investigating after a late-night mass shooting outside a private event space in Queens sent 10 people — teens and young adults — to the hospital New Year’s night. NYPD officials say the shooting happened just after 11 p.m. Wednesday outside a venue on 144th Place where a private event was taking place. They said a group of four men had been walking east from 91st Avenue on 144th Place toward the venue, when three to four of them fired around 30 rounds into the crowd outside. During an overnight press conference, the NYPD’s new chief of patrol, Philip Rivera, said the shooting was "not a terrorist attack." Read More <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=4f0474bf7724477e87cfb39736e6c7cc7e32334f4d…> [image: We rely on your support to make local news available to all.] <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=4f0474bf7724477eba0189f83c907b4067006dc99a…> [image: New York Public Radio] WNYC <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=4f0474bf7724477e5669d2da9731a3544358d7783e…> | WQXR <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=4f0474bf7724477effe1c3554e3427341b006554f2…> | NJPR <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=4f0474bf7724477ee95d8d24bf53159fe89006b1ef…> | GOTHAMIST <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=072f02c60c764d88072c6422e66a6eddac934ac9f6…> WNYC STUDIOS <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=072f02c60c764d8866fbb734e838d96d72d617cbd1…> | THE GREENE SPACE <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=072f02c60c764d88631c40c8fa73b7717cf831d3d3…> Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/160+Varick+Street,+New+York,+NY+10013?en…> TERMS OF USE <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=072f02c60c764d887cb512e2b26c355fe39f30b200…> You can update your PREFERENCES <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=072f02c60c764d8898419fbe6ae976d5ce0f26fa20…> or UNSUBSCRIBE <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=072f02c60c764d882d2a7ee7ca30f1fe56e97a41a1…> from this list.

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