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Donald Trump’s accounting firm Mazars USA severs ties, retracts financial statements

Excerpt:	In addition to being ordered to testify under oath in a ruling issued today by State Supreme Court Judge Arthur F. Engoron along with two of his children -- a decision that his attorneys will no doubt promptly appeal -- Donald Trump lost the services of his longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA.
Published at:	1:36 PM on Thursday, February 17th, 2022
Written by:	Peter Orth
Categories:	Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Litigation, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Criminal Justice
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New York investigators are closing in on the Trump Organization. Who will crack first?

Excerpt:	The New York Attorney General's office has demonstrated it has evidence of unusual business practices regarding its valuations for certain properties that it would like the officers of the Trump Organization to explain.
Published at:	3:45 PM on Saturday, January 29th, 2022
Written by:	Peter Orth
Categories:	Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Litigation, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Criminal Justice
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Book Review: Flying Blind examines the bad decisions that led to Boeing’s current crises

Excerpt:	Read NPI's review of The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing, by award-winning Bloomberg reporter Peter Robison.
Published at:	4:43 PM on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022
Written by:	Alexa Moormeier
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Media & Culture, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Books
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PCC Community Markets members just voted to elect two PCC workers to the co-op’s board

Excerpt:	Donna Rasmussen and Laurae McIntyre are longtime PCC members and employees who are concerned about PCC's future, just as our team at NPI is.
Published at:	5:48 PM on Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Fair Wages & Leave
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Ailing Fry’s Electronics is no more: Chain goes out of business after thirty-six years

Excerpt:	The eclectic brick and mortar retailer, which was able to remain a going concern for years after the demise of competitors like Circuit City and CompUSA, has itself reached the end of the line after thirty-six years in business.
Published at:	5:03 PM on Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Appreciations & Remembrances, Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Business Shutdowns
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Trump’s deplatforming accelerates as Twitter finally bans him and several of his associates

Excerpt:	"In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action," the company said in a statement announcing its action.
Published at:	8:45 PM on Friday, January 8th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity
Tags:	Ethical Business
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Federal, state governments allege Facebook is an illegal monopoly in major antitrust case

Excerpt:	Having foolishly chosen to allow Facebook's acquisitions of Whatsapp and Instagram several years ago, the federal government is now belatedly moving to unwind those mergers as well as stop the growing power and anticompetitive behaviors of Facebook.
Published at:	7:26 PM on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Technology, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Consumer Protection
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ICANN refuses to sign off on proposed sale of .ORG domain registry to private equity firm

Excerpt:	The Internet Society's attempt to sell the Public Interest Registry to Ethos Capital appears to have been foiled by the entity that operates as the de facto regulator of domains on the Internet.
Published at:	9:38 PM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Written by:	Caitlin Harrington
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Technology, World Commmunity
Tags:	Ethical Business
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Frontier Communications files for bankruptcy as it prepares to shed its Northwest assets

Excerpt:	One of the Pacific Northwest's largest Internet Service Providers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with years of mismanagement and the consequences of ill-advised deals having taken a predictable toll.
Published at:	9:30 PM on Thursday, April 16th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Technology, World Commmunity
Tags:	Ethical Business
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Elizabeth Warren proposes conditions for bailouts of big firms due to COVID-19 impacts

Excerpt:	The senior United States Senator from Massachusetts says it would be irresponsible to offer federal aid with no conditions, as Congress unwisely did twelve years ago.
Published at:	11:44 AM on Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Disaster Recovery, Fiscal Responsibility, Global Health
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NPI’s Gael Tarleton warns proposed sale of .ORG domain registry could harm nonprofits

Excerpt:	A proposed sale of one of the Internet's biggest domain registries is attracting opposition all over the world, including here in the Pacific Northwest.
Published at:	5:00 PM on Sunday, January 26th, 2020
Written by:	Caitlin Harrington
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Technology, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Interoperability
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Boeing belatedly fires Dennis Muilenburg as company’s disastrous year comes to a close

Excerpt:	2019 was a rotten year for The Boeing Company. With much riding on the firm's performance in 2020, Boeing's board has decided a change in leadership is necessary.
Published at:	7:02 PM on Monday, December 23rd, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity
Tags:	Ethical Business
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Forty-eight states have launched a major antitrust investigation targeting Google

Excerpt:	Search and advertising giant Google and its parent company Alphabet are about to face more regulatory scrutiny, but this time from the state level.
Published at:	11:25 PM on Monday, September 9th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Technology, World Commmunity
Tags:	Ethical Business
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Tired of Amazon’s greedy politics and bad business practices? Diversify your shopping!

Excerpt:	If the prospect of diversifying your shopping and reducing your dependence on Amazon is appealing to you, then have a look at this guide of alternatives that we have put together.
Published at:	11:00 AM on Sunday, July 8th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity
Tags:	Ethical Business
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