## Jared Kushner is at the center of Trump’s corruption

Authored by salon.com

In the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency, his son-in-law is casually consolidating economic and political power with staggering speed.

Kushner has positioned himself at the center of the biggest media merger in years and at the fulcrum of White House foreign policy, all while taking in multi-billion-dollar investments from autocratic governments.

After leaving the first Trump administration, Kushner raised over $3 billion for Affinity Partners, including $2 billion from the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund.

As of late 2024, Kushner had still not produced meaningful returns for these foreign governments, yet he had paid himself at least $157 million in fees.

Kushner has taken a victory lap, claiming that his “deep personal relationships” in the region made the deal possible.

Kushner and Witkoff, neither of whom hold formal government positions, were allowed to meet with the Russian president before even some Cabinet-level officials.

All the while, as Kushner maneuvers behind the scenes, the right-wing assault on media independence continues to escalate. »

### A man ate at the same Florida restaurant every day for a decade. When he stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him.

Authored by cbsnews.com

For lunch, he always orders a cup of gumbo, light on the rice, and asks to hold the cracker.

Charlie Hicks, 78, has had the same standing order, every day, twice a day, for 10 years.

Shrimp Basket chef Donell Stallworth says you could set your clock by Hicks. »

### The Atlantic: Trump doesn't mind Ukraine's attacks on Russia's "shadow fleet" – approves aid

Authored by news.liga.net

Administration of the President of the United States Donald Trump did not object to Ukraine's strikes on Russia's "shadow fleet" and energy infrastructure.

Moreover, Trump approved assistance for these strikes, reported unnamed senior American and Ukrainian officials to The Atlantic magazine.

The White House has not officially commented on Kyiv's strikes against Moscow's "shadow fleet." »

### Sperm Donor Carrying Rare Cancer-Causing Gene Fathers Nearly 200 Children

Authored by scienceclock.com

The donor, known by the alias “Kjeld”, unknowingly carried a mutation in the TP53 gene, which is associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.

The donor himself is healthy and unaware of the mutation, which is present only in some of his sperm cells, according to BBC News.

The sperm was distributed by European Sperm Bank (ESB), one of the largest in the world, and used between 2006 and 2022. »

### As Europe roars against Russia, India doubles down on Moscow

Authored by brusselssignal.eu

As Europe roars against Russia, India doubles down on Moscow.

Today’s multipolar game is fiercer: A system of US, China, Russia, Europe and India as a wildcard.

The Quad – US, India, Japan, Australia – holds against China in the South China Sea, but if India drifts into a Moscow-Beijing orbit, that front crumbles. »

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