Ghislaine Maxwell LOSES bid to bar psychologist who specializes in treating sexual abuse victims from testifying at her trial
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10189115/Ghislaine-Maxwell-loses-bid-bar-psychologist-upcoming-trial.html
Newsom Breaks Silence on Disappearance From Public Eye, Attacks Trump, Blames Media Firestorm on ‘Misinformation’ and ‘Conspiracies’ (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/newsom-breaks-silence-disappearance-public-eye-attacks-trump-blames-media-firestorm-misinformation-conspiracies-video/
China’s Evergrande, the World’s Most Indebted Corporation, Officially Goes Insolvent Today
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/chinas-evergrande-worlds-indebted-corporation-officially-goes-insolvent-today/
Soros-Funded San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin to Face Recall Election
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/soros-funded-san-francisco-da-chesa-boudin-face-recall-election/
Can Stacey Abrams Save the Democrats—Again?
https://www.newsweek.com/2021/11/19/can-stacey-abrams-save-democratsagain-1647554.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1636546551
Iran Releases Vietnamese Tanker After Draining Oil From Vessel, Crew's Status Unknown
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-releases-vietnamese-tanker-after-draining-oil-vessel-crews-status-unknown-1647992
New Jersey Incumbent Concedes to Truck Driver in Senate Race, Cites 'Red Wave' for Loss
"I of course accept the results," Sweeney said during a speech at the statehouse complex Wednesday. "I want to congratulate Mr. Durr and wish him the best of luck."
https://www.newsweek.com/new-jersey-incumbent-concedes-truck-driver-senate-race-cites-red-wave-loss-1648094
Ghislaine Maxwell, prosecutors spar over expert testimony on Jeffrey Epstein's so-called 'halo effect'
In a letter submitted to the court by Maxwell's lawyers, Dietz suggested that Epstein "exploited the Halo effect," which "allowed him to use his brilliance to manipulate people to do his bidding and to compartmentalize people into isolated cells in which none had complete information about his activities."
But the government is seeking to exclude Dietz's testimony on the so-called "halo effect," arguing that it appears designed to "engender sympathy for [Maxwell]."
"Dr. Dietz has absolutely no basis to make such broad and sweeping factual claims about Epstein or his relationships with anyone, much less anyone in this case," prosecutors wrote.
"And it is no basis, at all, for Dr. Dietz to suggest to the jury that anyone involved in this case did anything because of Epstein's 'halo,'" they added.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/ghislaine-maxwell-prosecutors-spar-expert-testimony-jeffrey-epsteins/story?id=81068351
Gerrymandering surges as states redraw maps for House seats
But, last week, the GOP-controlled legislature finalized maps that redraw congressional district boundaries, dividing up Democratic voters in cities to dilute their votes. The new plan took the number of GOP-leaning districts from eight to 10 in the state. Republicans even have a shot at winning an eleventh.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gerrymandering-surges-states-redraw-maps-house-seats-81088152
China Evergrande bondholders receive overdue bond coupon payments - source
HONG KONG, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Several bondholders of China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) have received coupon payments from the indebted property developer, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, easing concerns about a potentially destabilising default.
Chinese media outlet Cailianshe earlier reported several bondholders have received interest payments of the three bond tranches that had a total of more than $148 million in interest payments due last month but which had a grace period that ended Wednesday.
The source declined to be named because they were not authorised to speak to media. Evergrande did not respond to request for comment.
Evergrande, the world's most indebted developer, has been stumbling from deadline to deadline in recent weeks as it grapples with more than $300 billion in liabilities, $19 billion of which are international market bonds.
A failure to pay would have resulted in a formal default by the company and trigger cross-default provisions for other Evergrande dollar bonds, exacerbating a debt crisis looming over the world's second-largest economy.
Shares of Evergrande listed in Hong Kong jumped over 9% by mid-morning on relief the latest deadline was met.
The company, which also has coupon payments totalling more than $255 million due on Dec. 28, has come under pressure from a liquidity crisis that has weighed on the sector and threatens hundreds of projects.
The market is also watching rival Kaisa Group (1638.HK), which has coupon payments totalling over $59 million due on Thursday and Friday. Kaisa has the most offshore debt of any Chinese developer after Evergrande.
Kaisa, which has missed a payment on a wealth management product, was downgraded by S&P to "CCC-" from "CCC+" with a negative outlook on Thursday, following a similar action by Moody's.
The rating agency said Kaisa's liquidity appears to be depleted, and it expects a default scenario is inevitable within the next six months.
China's property woes have rattled global markets since September despite Beijing's efforts to reassure markets the crisis would not be allowed to spiral out of control.
Regulators and government think tanks have held meetings with developers in the past few weeks, and the market is expecting some easing in credit and housing policies to prevent a hard landing of the sector.
https://www.reuters.com/business/several-bondholders-china-evergrande-receive-overdue-bond-coupon-payments-media-2021-11-11/