Sentences with phrase «embarrassing scandals»

Khosrowshahi will replace Travis Kalanick, who resigned as Uber CEO in June after a string of embarrassing scandals in 2017 prompted investors to pressure the founder to step down.

It was the most embarrassing scandal Orange County Chairman Linda Chapin would face.Orange County Animal Control had euthanized a dog by accident.

Melania Trump has suffered through one of the most embarrassing scandals as the wife of President of the United States Donald Trump.

He's apparently mad at Carson, Shulkin, Zinke, and Pruitt for recent embarrassing scandals involving improper use of government funds (for, respectively, a dining room set, a personal vacation, private flights, and first - class plane tickets)-- though that doesn't even cover the whole list of Trump officials under fire for personal use of government money.

Now Mr Huhne faces a slow - moving embarrassing scandal of his own.

Anyhow, now we have to deal with the new Blu - ray of his crowning cinematic achievement in the wake of a truly embarrassing scandal, leading to all kinds of easy jokes that we will refrain from indulging in here.

The resignation of D.C. Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson in the wake of two embarrassing scandals at the high school level could provide D.C. schools with an opportunity to change course and regain its reputation as a national model of education reform.

Terrified that word might leak out and cause a highly embarrassing scandal, the Palace calls on Thomas Pitt of the Special Branch to solve the murder, quickly and discreetly.

A series of embarrassing scandals — which ranged from giving his third wife a no - show job on his office payroll, to bringing young women along with him on government trips at the public's expense — had nearly gotten him kicked out of the House, and he was often absent from the Capitol.

That's Peter Gleick as in the guy who was caught out in the global warming debate's most embarrassing scandals, sometimes known as «Fakegate», which you can read about in more detail here.

By taking Schmitt at his word last November, the Badgers postponed an embarrassing scandal that could have cost Ron Dayne (a frequent shopper at The Shoe Box, according to Schmitt) the Heisman and spoiled last season's Rose Bowl run.

Aiming to prevent another embarrassing scandal, the Paterson administration yesterday issued new bidding procedures to select an operator to run video slot machines at Aqueduct — this time barring meddling by elected officials.

As the Rugby - player - turned - entrepreneur notes, «There would be no embarrassing scandals played out in public and media view, and neither the player nor sponsor would have the ability to dispute the outcome.»