executive
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Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Interior Department to change the lake’s name in the U.S.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Cook’s way of running things “was different than Steve, who was not a collaborator,” said Todd Dailey, who worked at Apple for over 20 years, ultimately as a leader in the executive briefing program.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Norris says his loyalty to McLaren is based on the relationships he has within the team - starting with chief executive officer Zak Brown and team principal Andrea Stella - and their shared history.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
She said she was issuing an executive order authorizing “an independent evaluation of officer-involved deaths and severe injuries,” particularly those involving people in crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Colonel Edmund B. Edmondson, the executive director of the U.S.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Next week, executives from several oil-and-gas companies are set to sign production deals in Caracas, Venezuela, these people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The price for a failed attempt at levity is steep when executives are routinely shredded on social media and complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are at the highest level in nearly a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Insurance company executives warned Gov. Gavin Newsom in a letter Wednesday that his plan to shift utility wildfire liability to property insurers would raise premiums across California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Some new shoe launches also didn’t go as well as executives had hoped.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
As one of LiNK’s executives told me, “Shin could be an incredible asset for us and this movement. ‘You could be the face of North Korea,’ we tell him.”
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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