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Billions Flow to New Hedge Funds Focused on AI-Related Bets

Wall Street Journal 10 Aug 2025
A 23-year-old former OpenAI researcher quickly amassed more than $1.5 billion for a firm he called a “brain trust on AI.” ... .
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Amid federal bribery charges, Trayon White sworn in as Ward 8 council member

Wtop 09 Aug 2025
Council in Southeast Friday afternoon ... Related stories ... A spokeswoman for Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said he is out of the country, has no comment on White’s swearing in, and there have not been any discussions about restrictions or discipline.
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 After All That, Council Passes $22-Billion Budget    

The Georgetowner 04 Aug 2025
After months of agony, weeks of heated discussions and two hot (literally and physically) days of considering last-minute amendments (some on issues believed to be long resolved), the Council of ....
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Why the Latest Meme Stock Craze Won’t Take Down the Overall Market

Wall Street Journal 01 Aug 2025
Krispy Kreme, Opendoor, Rocket and Kohl’s are merely the public face of a summer boom in bets by private traders ... .
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DC Council approves 2026 budget after considering amendments on tipped wage, ranked choice voting

Wtop 29 Jul 2025
Council Chair Phil Mendelson called the many last minute additions a “little wacky.” ... Mendelson, who introduced the measure, said he introduced it “under duress,” because the D.C ... Initiative 83 ... “Cutting access to justice is shameful,” Mendelson said.
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Public hearings on new Commanders DC stadium legislation begin Tuesday

Wtop 29 Jul 2025
Council Chair Phil Mendelson, led to a delay and a renegotiation of terms with the team. Under the revised proposal, Mendelson’s office estimates $414 million in revenue for D.C ... Mendelson’s ...
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D.C. committee documenting Black LGBTQ history in nation’s capital

Washington Blade 26 Jul 2025
In a little-noticed development, the D.C ... The Black LGBTQIA+ History Preservation Establishment Act of 2024 was signed by D.C ... The records show that Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large) signed on as a co-sponsor ... and other locations ... • A.J ... • Rev ... .
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Stadium deal opponents are not moved by latest plans to redevelop RFK

Wtop 26 Jul 2025
Within an hour of D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson’s announcement of an updated deal with the Washington Commanders to redevelop the RFK Stadium site, proponents of the plan rallied with Mayor Muriel Bowser, complete with signs and pom-poms.
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D.C. Council to Soon Vote on Commanders Stadium Deal, Mendelson Says

The Washington Informer 25 Jul 2025
Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D) recently announced that the legislative body will conduct its vote on a revised stadium deal as early as Aug ... ....
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Who is shouldering the burden of Trump’s tariffs? So far, it’s corporate America, but for ...

Wall Street Journal 25 Jul 2025
Neither consumers nor foreign countries are assuming much of the tariff burden. At least not yet ... .
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Being Picked Up by Corporate America

Wall Street Journal 25 Jul 2025
Neither consumers nor foreign countries are assuming much of the tariff burden. At least not yet ... .
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DC Council sets Aug. 1 vote for RFK Stadium redevelopment legislation

Wtop 24 Jul 2025
Council Chair Phil Mendelson announced Thursday that the council will vote on Aug ... The announcement came after Mendelson and other ... Mendelson added that a second council vote will take place on Sept.
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Commanders hush on reports of altered DC stadium deal while mayor supports speedy council vote

Wtop 23 Jul 2025
Council Chair Phil Mendelson, along with other members of the council, had expressed concern over the structure of Bowser’s initial agreement with the Washington Commanders, specifically the $1 billion in D.C ... Related stories ... Source .
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As D.C. upholds tipped wage law, LGBTQ bar charts its own path

Washington Blade 22 Jul 2025
Last week, the D.C ... government’s history — but for now, it stays ... D.C ... Council Chair Phil Mendelson prior to the vote to determine the fate of Initiative 82 ... “If the votes are there to repeal the initiative, I will leave it in,” Mendelson told the Blade.
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