EU officials met with reps of Philip Morris International at least six times from September 2022 through 2024, documents show.
The tobacco giant’s agenda? Enlist their help in lifting restrictions on its products.
Investigation with @examinationnews 👉 https://t.co/dj8EWamj2a
European lawmakers are demanding the EU Commission explain its dealings with tobacco giant @InsidePMI after @examinationnews and @politico found at least six undisclosed meetings between the two, which could violate a global tobacco control treaty. https://t.co/uzXvrstr5c
Personal news alert🚨! After five amazing years at @ICIJorg, I’m leaving to form a news nonprofit covering vital stories on the global public health beat. I’ll share more about ICIJ in a bit, but first on the new initiative…
When William Safire died, I reported a WSJ piece abt “The Wednesday 10,” a men’s networking group he lorded over for 52 yrs. I heard Barbara Walters asked to join but was denied. I approached her at Safire’s memorial @ NYT’s TimesCenter. Even at the guy’s funeral, she laid it out
I will weigh in for the record: ADA Erin LaFarge and I pushed for a tougher sentence after defendant lied about the crash, lied about fleeing, tried to cover it up, went to fix his Fly 9 (a small electric motorcycle), meanwhile drinking a beer. no remorse, no responsibility.
Major corporations gave more than $6 million to state lawmakers who support voter suppression legislation.
Here are some of the worst offenders.
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“Still Broke: Walmart's Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism,” is out Nov. 15. Pre-order now! https://t.co/SKQMBMvDir
“Should be required reading for every CEO, union leader, and politician in America.” —Evan Osnos
🎉 The #PandoraPapers won @deadlineclub's Daniel Pearl Prize for Investigative Reporting and an award for Business Investigative Reporting.
"These journalists have forever made their mark with dogged reporting that produced powerful results," judges said. https://t.co/Rwnp2i68Fs
This little boy from Tasmania never imagined being mentioned re a bill in...Alaska, citing @ICIJorg's #pandorapapers
More importantly, new docs show lobbying by the trust industry to kill what experts say could be groundbreaking to end Tax Haven USA
https://t.co/yY25aMXkgd
Dec. 20: An oligarch in America's heartland: In 2016, a Russian billionaire set up a Wyoming trust and folded in three companies established in the tight-lipped British Virgin Islands, including one that owned a 13-seat private jet. /4 https://t.co/OiYKNgIgbj
Oct. 3: a deep look at secret, big $ offshore activities of Putin's chief image maker and others close to Russia's authoritarian leader /2 https://t.co/2p4ZaBUQ3f
A 🧵: As Pandora Papers Russia stuff rolls out today via @ICIJorg@washingtonpost@BBC + other great partners, it's worth flagging earlier stories -- which came out with the original #PandoraPapers launch -- that also expose murky financial dealings of Russia's power players. /1
NEW: #PandoraPapers Russia offers new data and reporting on how figures close to Vladimir Putin dodge sanctions, maneuver vast wealth, and scoop up luxury assets with the help of Western enablers, based on the largest-ever leak of offshore records. 🧵https://t.co/iWlXXrz7Nx
We're at it again, people. Herein we leverage a decade's worth of reporting on Russia, oligarchs, offshore, and the Western banks and professionals who make it all possible.
#RussiaArchive, @ICIJorg and don't forget ....