Sentences with phrase «from officials tied»

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Now, Robbins is betting on a few different companies whose tie - ups are likely to get a friendlier reception from antitrust officials, and which he thinks will create value in the combined businesses.

«The Department is concerned about the ties between certain Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence and other government agencies, and requirements under Russian law that allow Russian intelligence agencies to request or compel assistance from Kaspersky and to intercept communications transiting Russian networks,» DHS said in a statement.

Most biting of all, critics have branded Bechtel as the archetype for a big business that feeds from government contracts — about half its sales flow from state - sponsored projects — and cultivates cozy ties with officials to gain an unfair edge.

But, as we've written before, there is no evidence that donations to the Clinton Foundation from people with ties to Uranium One or Bill Clinton's speaking fee influenced Hillary Clinton's official actions.

The Department is concerned about the ties between certain Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence and other government agencies, and requirements under Russian law that allow Russian intelligence agencies to request or compel assistance from Kaspersky and to intercept communications transiting Russian networks.

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are developing an increasingly close partnership, encompassing everything from isolating Iran to bolstering business ties beyond energy into technology, defense and entertainment, according to top U.S. and Saudi officials.

Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.

Borrowing aggressive tactics from the federal Conservatives in Ottawa, who are organizationally tied at the hip with the Wildrose, Ms. Smith's party is leading the most aggressive and partisan official opposition in recent memory.

The 1.1 - acre lot is a block from campus, and Hopkins officials believe the development will strengthen ties...

While the earlier games including group stages and other knockout ties tickets can bought from the respected club's official websites or ticket exchange sites like Viagogo.co.uk and ticketmaster.com.

According to law 14.5 from the Carabao Cup's official website: «In the Semi-Final ties, if the aggregate score is level at the end of the second game an extra half - hour shall be played.

The China phenomenon is frequently depicted at official and unofficial levels as having put European - US ties under strain, mostly arising from a confluence of the growing significance of Asia in US economic and strategic policy; Europe's political and economic malaise; and China's more confident and assertive external policies that include the prospect of enhanced financial and economic ties between major European countries and China.

Lt. Peter Salzone, who fired several bullets into his stomach, was a longtime associate of indicted Deputy Inspector James Grant, who along with other police officials is accused of accepting gifts and lavish favors from two allegedly corrupt businessmen with close ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Ahead of Trump's planned visit tomorrow to a Long Island community that has been reeling from violence tied to the Central American gang MS - 13, local officials are raising concerns about federal support for migrant children.

The official says job requirements tied to the grants, which were mostly given out from 2009 - 2011, have been fulfilled.

A former top official at the City University of New York, John McKee, died of 9 / 11 - related brain cancer over the weekend — making him the school's first Ground Zero responder to pass away from illness tied to the attack's aftermath.

With stories in the media about authority figures such as volunteers, officials, parents and schools stopping people from taking risks because they fear legal liability or being tied up in red - tape, there is a perception that health and safety has become a barrier to our lives.

NYPD officials have reassigned another high - ranking officer amid a federal probe into whether officers accepted gifts from businessmen with ties to de Blasio.

Local officials say that would force them to slash already thin services unless the tax cap exempts state mandates like employee health care and pensions, or is at least tied to relief from state mandates and regulations.

A second former top Cuomo administration official, Howard Glaser, received a home loan from a business tied to a longtime Cuomo insider who has — quietly — had business before New York government.

Despite outcry from community groups and some elected officials, the Battery Park City Authority today awarded a 10 - year license to operate the North Cove Marina to two companies with ties to Governor Andrew Cuomo, who controls the authority board.

Jim Chant, 57, an information technology manager from Bayport, said he hopes the Indivisible group he helped start in Blue Point - Bayport can apply political pressure on elected officials without developing close ties to particular political parties.

Last week, two police officials — Deputy Chief Michael Harrington and Deputy Inspector James Grant — were charged by the feds with taking tens of thousands of dollars from two businessmen with ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio in exchange for favors, according to Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

The latest parry from national Democrats seeking to tie conservative talk radio host around the ankles of Republican elected officials came this morning in an opinion piece in the Post penned by David Plouffe, the man who managed Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

The commotion was said to have attracted male students from their own hostel who raced to the scene and helped to further tie his hands and legs with ropes before the arrival of the school security officials.

Same idea, same problem: Private interests closely tied to an elected official funding what was essentially a shadow campaign operation, and millions of dollars from businesses, unions and others flowing in, in excess of the limits we impose on direct campaign giving.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A top aide for Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded this afternoon to a letter from more than 100 elected officials — including Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner — defending a proposal to tie property tax relief to local government consolidation.

State officials said they heard from a security officer during a surprise inspection of the East 30th Street homeless shelter on Thursday that a resident was «hog - tied» and raped «a few weeks ago.»

In addition to Percoco, star federal witness Howe had ties of his own to Cuomo dating back 30 years.Over a week of testimony, Howe detailed corrupt dealings with Percoco who sat just steps away from Cuomo's office, described access to several other officials, and painted an unflattering picture of Cuomo losing his temper at one meeting with a donor.

While state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's report tied Albany's $ 1,952,777 decrease to competition from retail store growth in surrounding counties, Albany County Comptroller Mike Conners and other county officials said more people purchasing items online — which sometimes aren't locally taxed — contributed to the decline.

The City Council last December pressured de Blasio to sign into law a bill prohibiting anyone with city contracts or who does other types of city business from donating more than $ 400 a year to nonprofits tied to elected officials or their staffers.

An unassuming, low - price purchase from Payless, I'm pleased to say this has made it into my official summer shoe rotation; thankfully so, as the sneaks do so well to tie the whole look together!

I am glad to see eHarmony responding in their official blog to an article titled «Marriage - Maker Claims Are Tied in Knots» from the Wall Street Journal.

We are still well over a year away from that release date, but Blumhouse is wasting no time in working on the marketing and official product tie - ins that will come with the new movie, attending the annual Licensing Expo on Las Vegas in May 2017, where a very early piece of promo art was on display in the form of a teaser poster that recalls Carpenter's minimalist approach to the original film and echoes the team's comments about taking the franchise back to basics.

20th Century Fox has released a bunch of new material from the «Deadpool» sequel including a new one - sheet, several new photos, and a behind - the - scenes featurette about the creation of Celine Dion's official «Ashes» tie - in music video.

First, it is clear to us that our elected officials must hear from more than principals and teachers that creating new tests and tying more consequences to those tests can not be the core of any education reform plan.

They benefit from continuous learning and support along the professional continuum, including through high - quality preservice education, ongoing high - quality professional learning, meaningful evaluation tied to professional growth, and opportunities to take on leadership roles regardless of official title.

... due to fierce resistance from the school's Parent Teacher Association and district officials (while the law wasn't fully solidified), that petition is still tied up in court.

Aside from its ties to American sports - car racing, Rolex is also the official timepiece of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Formula 1.

«Iron Sky: Invasion» is the official video game tie - in for the movie «Iron Sky» from Blind Spot Pictures.

The workshop, attended by ambassadors and senior officials from IEA member, association and partner countries, provided an opportunity to exchange views on China's role in global energy governance and explore how to further strengthen ties, building upon China's activation of IEA Association in November 2015.

According to the LA Times, in Boulder, the meian size of a house exploded from 3,900 square feet in 1990 to 6,300 square feet last year and officials are trying to cap this, tie the house to the size of neighbouring houses and give bonuses for green building.

In September, the Department of Homeland Security issued a ban on Kaspersky products, coupled with a statement expressing its concerns regarding «the ties between certain Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence and other government agencies, and requirements under Russian law that allow Russian intelligence agencies to request or compel assistance from Kaspersky and to intercept communications transiting Russian networks.»

Several firms seeking to list exchange - traded funds (ETFs) tied to bitcoin have withdrawn their filings at the request of officials from the SEC.

Multiple declarations by Israeli officials could constitute evidence that victims of punitive demolitions are perceived as «the enemy» in the context of the occupation: in fact, they are targeted precisely because of their alleged ties with «terrorists», a qualifier which can not be understood in isolation from the situation of occupation.

Several firms seeking to list exchange - traded funds (ETFs) tied to bitcoin have withdrawn their filings at the request of officials from the U.S....

Tether, the company that manages the USDT token that is tied to US dollar deposits, reported on November 20th that almost $ 31 million dollars worth of the tokens were stolen from the official Tether Treasury wallet the day before.

Several firms seeking to list exchange - traded funds (ETFs) tied to bitcoin have withdrawn their filings at the request of officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Partners each get 50 % of their collective property from the time they tie the knot to the day their separation is official.