If @DeutscheBank is mentioned in tonight’s debate, I will drink one of my favorite whiskeys. If “Deutsche” is pronounced correctly, I will drink more. (Actually I’ll be drinking regardless.)
For those wondering, it’s pronounced DOY-chuh. (And yes my sons and I are really into Legos)
NEW from me: The inside story of how the prominent media-fighting law firm Clare Locke was torn apart. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/bus…
Clare Locke — run by the husband-and-wife team of Tom Clare and Libby Locke — helped popularize efforts to attack the media and delegitimize unfavorable articles. It’s the country’s top defamation firm.
Despite its high profile, Clare Locke has received little outside scrutiny.
My reporting found that friction inside the firm was building for years, beginning in 2015 when Locke’s then-husband sent a surprising mass email. Colleagues chafed at Locke's management, among other things.
But things really boiled over with the landmark Dominion v. Fox case.
Major new @nytimes investigation: Close calls involving US airlines are occurring far more frequently than has been made public, with multiple dangerous incidents happening every week on average this year. @melbournecoal @emilysteel nytimes.com/interactive/20…
We obtained a trove of internal @FAANews records that detail dozens of near misses and other significant incidents, involving all major US airlines, that have not been publicly disclosed. This is on top of a spate of headline-grabbing close calls earlier this year.
Examples:
@FAANews We analyzed FAA data – some of it public, some obtained via FOIA – that shows that virtually all US air traffic control facilities are understaffed. Staffing shortages have played a key role in a number of previously unreported close calls this year. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Breaking: Federal prosecutors in Boston have filed criminal charges against three men for a string of attacks on the homes of @laurenchooljian and another @nhpr journalist last year. Story coming soon @nytimes
The vandalism took place shortly after Chooljian and NHPR ran an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by Eric Spofford, who owned a network of rehab centers in NH.
The complaint says that "a close personal associate" of Spofford orchestrated the attacks.
Spofford and his lawyers haven't responded to my requests for comment today. Last year, Spofford denied any involvement with the vandalism but speculated that maybe one of his supporters had done it. nytimes.com/2023/06/06/bus…
News: The gambling industry bans sports-betting partnerships with universities, following a @nytimes investigation into deals in which schools had a financial incentive to get their students to start wagering. apnews.com/article/sports…
We spoke to dozens of doctors and other @nyulangone ER staff. They said they were pressured – sometimes in writing – to give special treatment to wealthy VIPs. Some patients' electronic medical records even include notes indicating that they are considering major gifts to NYU.
Many elite hospitals offer “concierge services” to the rich.
That’s not what is happening here. NYU is providing expedited care to VIPs in its *emergency room,* where care is supposed to be provided based on medical necessity, not patients’ wealth or status.
New @nytimes investigation: Hospitals have been hammered by shortages of nurses and other staff. They blame the pandemic and tight labor markets.
We found another cause: years of layoffs and cost-cutting as hospital chains raced to increase profits. nytimes.com/2022/12/15/bus…
We focused in particular on @Ascensionorg, one of the largest nonprofit hospital chains. It has long boasted about its prowess at reducing labor costs, often via layoffs.
The results have been dire. The @nytimes obtained thousands of pages of internal complaints filed by frustrated nurses, warning their superiors about unsafe conditions for patients, often as a result of chronic understaffing. nytimes.com/2022/12/15/bus…