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...“It is important to have the help of the US as well as Europe so that we are not financially strangled while we wage this war,” said Noboa....
...“From this point on, we have an election between two distinct economic models,” said Alberto Acosta-Burneo, an economist at Spurrier Group, a consultancy....
...Sylvia Pillajo, a shopkeeper in Pacto, also backed the ban. “I voted Yes because I want to save life, water and air,” she said....
...He now does what he describes as “double-decker” programmes — a full South Bank Show plus a 70-minute interview with each subject, such as a recent one with ballet star Carlos Acosta....
...Just up the street, Sebastián Acosta has reduced the opening hours at his tattoo parlour as customer numbers dried up....
...OPR also said it found no evidence the settlement was the result of “corruption or other impermissible considerations, such as Epstein’s wealth, status, or associations”....
...“The central theme of his fight is against mining and in defence of water,” said Alberto Acosta, editor of Weekly Analysis, a local economic report....
...Formerly known as Carlos Ranulfo Pérez, he changed his first names to Yaku Sacha four years ago....
...Their group is known as the Rastreadoras del Fuerte (the Searchers of El Fuerte) — a reference to the place where Medina’s son disappeared....
...The hedge fund titan Jim Chanos, also known as “Darth Vader of Wall Street” and the “LeBron James of short selling”, would agree....
...(FT) Former US prosecutor showed ‘poor judgment’ in Epstein case The Department of Justice said on Thursday that Alexander Acosta exercised “poor judgment” when as the Miami US attorney he let Jeffrey Epstein...
...The weaker real could have a knock-on effect on ethanol, which is also made from sugar cane, Mr Acosta added....
...Mr Acosta also said it was “complete BS” that Mr Epstein was allowed to serve some of his 13-month sentence on work release....
...His remarks followed a tweet by Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House, on Monday, which also called for Mr Acosta’s resignation....
...The government has also said it will monetise $2bn in assets in 2020, although it made a similar promise in 2019 which never materialised....
...A person involved in the matter said that “everything is on the table”. Large parts of the business, such as the bank’s China business, could be put on the auction block, the person said....
...In February a federal judge said Mr Acosta had broken the law by failing to inform Mr Epstein’s victims about the deal....
...Mr Berman said on Monday that the deal Mr Acosta struck only bound the US attorney’s office in Miami, not his own....
...In February, a federal judge said Mr Acosta had broken the law in negotiating the deal by failing to inform Mr Epstein’s victims....
...Mr Acosta defended the deal but stepped down Friday as US labour secretary....
...They also said the alleged conduct did not amount to trafficking, arguing that there were no claims he “trafficked anybody for commercial profit; that he forced, coerced, defrauded, or enslaved anybody”....
...As part his 2008 agreement with prosecutors, Mr Epstein pleaded guilty to state prostitution charges and served 13 months in a county jail. He also became a registered sex offender for life....
...(FT, Alphaville) Trump labour secretary defends handling of Epstein plea deal Alexander Acosta, who struck a controversial 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein, said on Tuesday he welcomed the new indictment...
...The White House revoked Mr Acosta’s press pass after a heated press conference last week, when Mr Trump and the CNN reporter sparred as Mr Acosta continued to ask questions after the president told him to...
...Mr Trump has frequently lashed out at Mr Acosta, specifically, but also CNN’s president Jeff Zucker, a former business associate who signed Mr Trump’s reality show The Apprentice to NBC....
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