Sentences with phrase «scandals surround»

A third strand of scandals surround the abuse of power by some ministers.

Doping scandals surrounding Russian and Kenyan athletes could cast a shadow over the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The scandal surrounding the government is due to one of Najib's pet projects, the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund, launched in 2008 to promote economic development.

The current scandal surrounding Facebook, and in turn, Zuckerberg, is connected to the Cambridge Analytica data breach that was revealed last month.

It's unclear whether Buffett, who is nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha, was bothered by the scandals surrounding Fox before he sold the stock.

The embattled chief executive has announced he will resign following the scandal surrounding the emissions of its diesel cars.

Saunders has previously pledged a «social contract» with Allergan customers promising fair drug prices following numerous high - profile scandals surrounding Martin Shkreli and Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx).

The scandal surrounding Bush's ouster left Today with a bit of a black eye, but it also robbed the show of another potential heir apparent to eventually fill Lauer's hosting seat.

Martin Winterkorn, the embattled chief executive of Volkswagen, has announced that he is to resign following the scandal surrounding the emissions of its diesel cars.

The scandal surrounding President Donald Trump and his reputed secret ties to the Kremlin has swirled around him since before his inauguration 15 months ago.

Hillary Clinton and her party believe it's Russia's fault that various scandals surrounding her and the Democratic National Committee have come to light in recent weeks...

Although the Malaysian government is trying its best to return to a normal agenda after the scandal surrounding state - owned fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad has...

In the middle of its worst recession in 25 years, BBC also notes that Brazil is also suffering from a record public sector deficit, inflation of over 10 %, and a fragile investor mindset amidst the scandal surrounding Petrobras, the country's state - owned oil giant.

Awareness about how social media companies are using personal information has been heightened by the scandal surrounding Cambridge Analytica and Facebook.

Chris Bernard writes for RELEVANT about the scandal surrounding Rep. Anthony Weiner and how society has misunderstood intimacy.

The left complains about an ascendant «neo-Puritanism,» especially in relation to sexual ethics, and especially in the aftermath of the scandals surrounding Bill Clinton.

The scandal surrounding Danielou's death delayed the publication of his spiritual diary.

The scandals surrounding a number of the televangelists have revealed that some are taking a great deal of money from people and using it for their own benefit.

Real Madrid are keenly aware of the ongoing sex - tape - blackmail scandal surrounding forward Karim Benzema — a longtime target of Arsene Wenger.

That's the goodnews compared with this: Freshman QB Mark Sanchez (right) was arrested onsuspicion of sexual assault, and the rent scandal surrounding Bush could yetcost him his Heisman.

After that, not a lot happened policy-wise for weeks as attention turned not to post-budget issues, but to the growing corruption scandal surrounding the governor's key upstate economic development program, the Buffalo Billion, which has focused on lobbyist Todd Howe and former Cuomo aide and confidant Joe Percoco.

Other politicians might have been finished by the scandal surrounding Spitzer, the moralizing former state attorney general who resigned as governor in March 2008, after it was revealed he had been hiring prostitutes.

ALBANY — Education, business and legislative leaders are questioning what credentials the person who replaces Alain Kaloyeros as president and CEO of SUNY Polytechnic Institute should have, as the school aims to move past the scandal surrounding his resignation.

Ed Miliband has told ITV News that Labour behaved with «complete integrity» over the scandal surrounding the Co-op bank and Paul Flowers.

Following her win, Curran told WCBS 880's Sophia Hall that being a Democratic works to her advantage, given the political scandal surrounding the current Republican county executive.

in limbo amid a fund - raising scandal surrounding his 2013 mayoral campaign, Bill Thompson met with the Northeast Queens Multicultural Democratic Club in Flushing Sunday to discuss his campaign for the mayoral election.

[18] Tierney was left vulnerable following a scandal surrounding his wife, who pleaded guilty to helping her brother file false tax returns in connection with his operation of an illegal offshore casino.

In conclusion, as we start to look forward to the invigorating spectacle of the coming coronation — and turn our eyes away from the un-inspiring stories of the scandals surrounding the next generation of royalty — it might now be time to ask whether monarchy is really a fit institution for the coming twenty - second century.

Two superintendents abruptly departed following political scandals surrounding past governors» use of their security details of troopers.

Hsu, who now works for Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., was once the chief financial officer for Wyckoff and was fired in the wake of a corruption scandal surrounding Seminerio that landed the Richmond Hill Democrat in prison.

The city's heavy Democratic enrollment advantage poses an enormous obstacle for any Republican candidate, despite the welter of fundraising scandals surrounding de Blasio.

Skelos did acknowledge that scandals surrounding Sen. Shirley Huntley, who is expected to be indicted sometime today, along with Assemblyman Vito Lopez do hurt the Legislature's image, even if they are Democrats.

Genova, 53, has not been charged in the scandal surrounding the town's concession agreements with Harendra Singh, who, along with Venditto, has been charged in a bribery scheme revolving around disputed loan guarantees.

Taking aim at the Governor Andrew Cuomo's demeanor in office and the scandals surrounding many of the incumbent's close associates, Marc Molinaro vowed to restore a sense of ethics and openness as he brought his gubernatorial campaign to the Erie County Republican Committee's downtown Buffalo headquarters Wednesday morning.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb declined this morning in a radio interview to criticize Speaker Sheldon Silver's role in the ongoing sexual harassment scandal surrounding Brooklyn Democrat Vito Lopez.

Comptroller John Liu stepped up his criticism of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's financial stewardship in light of the burgeoning scandal surrounding New York City's long - delayed computerized payroll system, reproaching the mayor for suggesting there's little that can be done to prevent high - tech projects from ballooning over budget.

Anushka Asthana is joined by Carole Cadwalladr, Alex Hern, Steve Howell and Damian Collins MP to discuss the scandal surrounding Cambridge Analytica's use of data harvested from Facebook in the campaigns of Donald Trump and Brexit.

Connecticut's public campaign finance system was created in 2005 as a reaction to the massive corruption scandal surrounding ex-Gov.

The statement was released after former Christie ally David Wildstein testified at bridge closure trial earlier in the morning that both governors discussed a report that would have sought to tamp down the growing scandal surrounding the lan closures.

Trump fiercely defended Flynn, calling him a «wonderful man» who has «been treated very, very unfairly by the media,» and also once again avoided taking questions from the mainstream media about the mushrooming scandal surrounding his administration.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday sought to link a half - dozen Republicans in battleground House districts in New York to the growing scandal surrounding Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.

I think that Pete Domenici and Ted Stevens may deserve mention because of the many scandals surrounding the two.

In a shocking twist on the scandal surrounding MPs» outrageous expenses claims, onetime Tory whip Gray moaned he was # 60 down on the deal after buying three poppy tributes to Britain's fallen heroes to place at war memorials in his North Wiltshire constituency.

Spitzer, a Democrat, resigned as governor in 2008 amidst a scandal surrounding his use of prostitutes.

ALBANY — The state Republican Party on Monday released a web ad using the scandals surrounding the Cuomo administration to urge people to vote for Republicans this November.

Governor Paterson is trying to convince voters that, despite the scandal surrounding him, it's business as usual.

Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood sat down with Josh Robin to discuss her sudden appointment after the shocking scandal surrounding former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Two judges have been asked to leave a panel that picks the Nobel prize for medicine in a scandal surrounding a disgraced Italian transplant surgeon.

PRINCETON, NJ — Since the lobbying scandals surrounding Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff emerged last year, the Republican and Democratic caucuses have been jockeying for the higher moral ground and promoting their separate anti-corruption bills.

The New Yorker has been one of the leading publications in covering the harassment scandal surrounding Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.