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...IT consultant John Volanthen is played by the Irish Farrell; retired firefighter Rick Stanton by the American Mortensen....
...“You can’t over-emphasise the importance of workforce development and the efforts that the state has put into that,” says Rick Douglas, Kia’s director of people and culture in Georgia....
...Douglas Hodge, the former Pimco chief executive described by US prosecutors as “among the most culpable parents” in a university admissions cheating scandal, was sentenced on Friday to nine months in jail...
...Mr Hodge was one of 35 of affluent parents who paid some $25m in bribes to William “Rick” Singer....
...Douglas Hodge, Pimco’s former chief executive, was among the 32 parents charged this week in a sweeping investigation into the payment of bribes to secure children’s admission into US colleges....
...“Rick Singer had a legitimate business helping kids take SAT exams for admission into US college.” Mr Hodge is contesting the charges....
...The mastermind of the scheme, William “Rick” Singer, a basketball coach-turned-California admissions consultant, has already pleaded guilty and been co-operating with authorities....
...Pimco, the large California-based asset manager, had Mr Singer speak at two company events, and Douglas Hodge, Pimco’s former chief executive, was among the parents charged in the investigation....
...Bill McGlashan and Douglas Hodge, who were arrested last month on a criminal complaint, were among 16 parents targeted in an indictment announced by the US attorney’s office in Massachusetts on Tuesday....
...Interim boss Rick Anderson described the results as “disappointing . . . in light of our revenue and margin guidance at the beginning of 2018”, adding that it was “clear that swift and strong action” was...
...“With David’s appointment to chairman of the US Equity Index Committee in 1995, a new era in index governance was ushered in,” Douglas Peterson, chief executive of S&P Global, said in a statement....
...Usually the hippie sons of movie stars — like, Michael Douglas, maybe. The whole masculine thing was passé. It was over.”...
...William Rick Singer, who founded The Key, has agreed to plead guilty to racketeering, the FBI said....
...But the whole thing bought us so much publicity — you’re calling me, and you’d probably never heard of LIC before this,” says Rick Rosa, managing partner of the Rosa Pereira team, Douglas Elliman....
...The election was won by the Democrat Douglas Jones...
...Everyone’s trying to get in right now,” says Rick Rosa, a LIC-based agent with Douglas Elliman. He adds that even “Manhattanites who weren’t keen to leave the island will think about it now”....
...On Friday, Florida governor Rick Scott, a long-time gun rights advocate, proposed legislation that would raise the legal age for owning a firearm in the state to 21, something opposed by the NRA....
...Rick Scott, Florida governor, said the FBI’s failure to take action was “unacceptable” and that Christopher Wray, the director, needed to take responsibility....
...But in Georgia, Republican senator Rick Jeffares said on Twitter: “I’m leading the charge to let Delta know their attack on the NRA and our 2nd Amendment is unacceptable.”...
...“There’s a secular trend towards more electronic trading globally,” says Rick McVey, the company’s chief executive....
...“The galleries and new restaurants and bars are making the area attractive to buyers at the top end of this market,” says Rick Rosa, a broker for Douglas Elliman Real Estate....
...Schoen, WSJ) Why socialists can’t wait for Bernie to lose (Bill Scher, Politico) Political sideshow One day after Rick Santorum endorsed Marco Rubio for president, newscasters asked him to name something...
...Construction activity has proceeded apace, with the number of permits issued for new buildings in New York rising 18 per cent last year, according to Rick Chandler, city buildings commissioner....
...“Markets were prepared for this a year ago,” says Rick Rieder, chief investment officer for fixed income at BlackRock....
...Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas famously held three-hour debates on the eve of the US civil war....
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