New Yorker Writer Ryan Lizza Says His Firing Over 'Improper Sexual Conduct' Is 'a Terrible Mistake'

Ryan Lizza attends The 2009 New Yorker Festival: The Political Scene at City Winery on October 17, 2009 in New York City. Neilson Barnard 2009 Getty Images. By Aric Jenkins. 7:09 PM EST. Ryan Lizza, the longtime New Yorker writer and analyst for CNN who made headlines over the summer for his
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Further evidence of the upward pressure on property prices came at the end of November, when at least a dozen bidders showed up to buy a portfolio of 17 shopping centres from Link, Asia's largest listed real estate investment trust, with the winning bidder offering just over $3bn, a 50 per cent premium
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NAB did point out that business condition assessments remain above their long term averages and are at “solid levels across the economy.” The bank did note that retail confidence was lagging. The official, third-quarter house price index released at the same time was a mixed bag. On the quarter prices
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Despite being the leading cause of cancer death globally, lung cancer doesn't receive a commensurate share of research and funding. In fact, we know that lung cancer is responsible for 32% of cancer deaths, and yet only receives 10% of cancer research funding. The reasons for this discrepancy are
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Ship Finance International logo Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Traders bought 4,408 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 911% compared to the typical daily volume of 436 call
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China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) was downgraded by equities researchers at ValuEngine from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday, December 1st. Separately, BidaskClub downgraded China Yuchai International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a
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Bakersfield's residential real estate market is looking healthy as it moves into the quiet winter sales period, said veteran local appraiser Gary Crabtree. Crabtree … But prices are up, supply is low, homes are selling quickly and the improvements seem to be holding steady for the long term, he said.
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Demonetization resulted in a flood of deposits into banks while their lending operations suffered. As a result, their credit-deposit ratio went down. But as deposit growth fell and credit growth went up, the credit-deposit ratio too increased till it's now almost back to where it was before demonetization.
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Pathstone Family Office LLC increased its position in American International Group by 2,557.1% in the 2nd quarter. Pathstone Family Office LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $2,227,000 after buying an additional 1,432 shares during the period. Peddock Capital
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To be successful at investing over the long-term, it's crucial to stay focused on business performance and forget about the short-term zigs and zags of the market. There's no way to know where these stocks are headed in the short term, but there's plenty of reasons to expect PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:
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As 2017 passes into 2018, bankers are facing a risk landscape that is at once familiar and evolving. From concerns about third-party relationships to the challenges businesses face in workforce management, risks and their impacts are more interconnected than ever before. Each functional area has the
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“To fix this we need much greater ambition from politicians to build homes where they're needed, along with powers to control rents where demand is highest.” A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said: “We are fixing our broken housing market and making the rental
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Pamela Codispoti — who joined the company in 2014 from American Express and was previously JPMorgan's head of branded cards — was named head of branch banking and wealth management in recent weeks, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
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Revolut is a banking platform that combines debit, mobile, cryptocurrency and fiat money in one place. You can now store Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether and twenty-five global fiat currencies, including U.S. dollars, on your phone. What's more, you can buy, sell and trade all of these currencies as well.
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The cost of buying a 434-square-metre plot of dirt to build a new house in Melbourne's outer suburbs surged 6.5 per cent in November, hitting a new median price of $318,500. The monthly surge, measured by project marketers Red23, means lot prices have risen 31.5 per cent in the past 12 months,
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Tucson's college students will soon have more ways to satisfy those late-night cravings for milk and cookies. Insomnia Cookies has leased 1,004 square feet in the Plaza Centro Shopping Center, 345 E. Congress St., next to Hi Fi Kitchen & Cocktails. Greg Furrier, with Picor, represented the landlord,
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For the first time since Thunderlord's Decree came out Miss Fortune is a viable support. As some of you may recall, when TLD came out Make it Rain had its damage reduced by a third, making her a completely non-viable support for the entire interim time. Miss Fortune's make it rain has had its cooldown
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Investors Title logo Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC) by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 43,967 shares of the insurance
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North Dakota-Based Payment Processor Pleads Guilty To Facilitating Illegal Payday Lending Across The United States. PHILADELPHIA – Intercept Corporation, d/b/a “InterceptEFT” (“Intercept”), a privately held corporation headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, has pleaded guilty to an Information
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Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) President and FPCCI Businessmen Panel SVP Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said that the recent ATM fraud in which hundreds of account holders lost their money has exposed weaknesses in the banking system. The central bank should
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