Sentences with phrase «power abuse power»

«People do stupid things, frankly, people do illegal things, people in power abuse power, that's part of the human condition,» said Cuomo.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.
SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.
In February 2015, Qualcomm paid a $ 975 million fine in China following a 14 - month probe, while the European Union in December 2015 accused it of abusing its market power to thwart rivals.
Melinda Gates told The New Yorker men who «demean, degrade, or disrespect women» have been able to operate in industries like tech and venture capital, and that «the asymmetry of power is ripe for abuse
Condo board battles, dramatic showdowns and abuse of power is becoming rampant in Ontario.
SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.
«Incredibly, Nevsun appears to feel that it has no power to confront its own politically connected contractor about allegations of abuse at its own mine site,» the NGO complained.
To have power is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street Bopower is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street BoPower (Dey Street Books).
This protects against corruption or abuse, and restores power back to the individual as information asymmetry is no longer a cost.
«He's powerful and abused that power
Women of late are speaking up more loudly than ever before about the experiences they've had with men who have abused their privilege and their power.
«As history has shown, there are certainly many episodes where individuals or groups are able to abuse concentrated power and quell political dissent,» he says.
The women note that while they «fully endorse the conversation around abuse of power in the workplace,» they would like to share their own experiences of working with Brokaw.
The central message of Diebert's stark - and - sometimes - grim book, and the Citizen Lab in general, is that tabs must be kept on those who hold power so that they do not abuse it through technological means.
He abused his power
As well, this particular model was fitted with the $ 4,000 option of a roof - integrated solar panel that powers the car's cabin ventilation system, obviously conceived to allow you to quiet any hostile and righteous Prius drivers hurling abuse your way at red lights.
Now we are still being abused by corporations, though they do it with money, power, and corrupt politicians.
Cho repeated the phrase when a reporter asked her thoughts on the growing pressure on her family to resign and an upcoming rally by Korean Air employees protesting the family's abuse of power.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.
The family's alleged abuse of power has angered the Korean public as local media reported leaked voice recordings and videos purporting to be Cho family members mistreating Korean Air employees.
So while there are few checks and balances on the abuse of power, the leadership's priorities remain the same: keep the country relatively stable, head off political risks, and avoid a financially ruinous military conflict.
Following on a tsunami of allegations of sexual impropriety and abuses of power, Oprah's speech could not have been better timed.
It has become increasingly clear that new regulations are essential to constrain the power of Facebook and the other giant tech firms, and to prevent the societal damage that abuse of their services can cause.
But it also matters whether he abused the power of his office, defied norms protecting the rule of law, or behaved unethically, even if those actions do not constitute crimes.
It would be amiss to discuss sexual assault and leadership in the same article and not first point out that power trips, and abuses of power are exceptionally horrible attributes to any leader or boss in any industry.
«Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»
Because without real, genuine penalties on the line, without generations of men fearing that if they abuse their power, if they treat women like s — t, they'll be out of jobs, shamed, their families devastated — without that actual, electric, dangerous possibility: Nothing.
In December, South Korean regulators fined Qualcomm a record $ 854 million for abusing its power in the smartphone chip market and overcharging device makers.
After weeks of discussions with the Justice Department, Democrats on the House intelligence committee released Saturday a classified memo that counters GOP allegations that the FBI abused U.S. government surveillance powers in its investigation into Russian election interference.
Where Trump's critics see a legal investigation into foreign influence, he (and presumably his supporters) see a «McCarthyist» abuse of power of the same criminal stripe as the Watergate break - in.
Zhou was later expelled from the party and convicted of bribery and abuse of power, and was sentenced to life in prison in 2015.
So I really try to remember these are people, and all people with power tend to abuse their power — sexually, financially, in any context.»
That authorization has led to howls of protests from unions, which say Maduro is abusing his power.
The takedown of Trump's account on Nov. 2 sparked concerns among Twitter users over how much power employees have over sensitive accounts and whether abuse of their power could lead to international incidents.
Meicun Weng, the founder of Chinese community and news site Boxun (which regularly reports on Chinese human - rights abuses and is blocked in China), drives home the point about how the Chinese government wields influence with its economic power.
Time's Up is a brand new alliance of over 300 women who work in the entertainment industry, who have joined forces to address sexual abuse and correct the widespread imbalance of power for women in entertainment and beyond.
The topics were thrust onto the national stage in October when news broke that Hollywood boss Harvey Weinstein had allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women for decades, using his power in the industry to threaten their careers...
Who would have guessed that women speaking out on sexual harassment would trigger such a sweeping denouncement of the abuse of power?
The more power they have over your emotions, the less likely you'll trust your own reality and the truth about the abuse you're enduring.
In a statement, Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, who was also personally named in the Hogan suit, said: «Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»
(The O.C.C. actually used its federal powers to block efforts by states to curb subprime abuses.)
It was conceived of by programmers advocating the use of a decentralized and distributed network as a tool for ensuring that no company or state organization could abuse its power over others.
Some venture capitalists» abuse of power has come to light in recent years.
As Vox's Dylan Matthews has written, what she is describing is a clear abuse of power.
When private companies abuse and misuse our personal data, Canada's laws are toothless — giving no power to the Privacy Commissioner to issue penalties or force compliance.
There is already evidence that the #ReleaseTheMemo campaign to make public the now - infamous Nunes memo — which alleges abuses of power by the FBI during its investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia — was amplified by Russian bots and trolls online.
«Because I care about Israel, I must stand up against violence, corruption, inequality, and abuse of power,» said Portman, defending her decision not to attend the Genesis Prize.
For anyone trying to grapple with the complicated issue of sexual harassment and abuses of male power and privilege, the 44 - year - old Lewinsky's recent essay in Vanity Fair magazine comes at the perfect time...
Insiders will abuse the power of asymmetry: They know about their own secret conduct and we don't.
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