With last-minute pardon, Biden delivers immigration activist Ravi Ragbir from deportation (RNS) — A chorus of nationally known faith leaders and other clergy in the New York area had supported the New Sanctuary Coalition director’s plea to be spared deportation. The post With last-minute pardon, Biden delivers immigration activist Ravi Ragbir from deportation appeared first on RNS.

Faith-based immigrant rights activist faces threat of deportation (RNS) — Ravi Ragbir has helped thousands of immigrants as the co-founder of New Sanctuary Coalition. Now he faces the threat of deportation. The post Faith-based immigrant rights activist faces threat of deportation appeared first on RNS.

Activist Investor Starboard Has Built Stake in Bitcoin Miner Riot: WSJ Starboard is reportedly pushing the miner to convert some of its mining sites into data centers.

For feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, activist devotees adorn Mary with Palestinian symbols (RNS) — The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day falls on Dec. 12, has emerged as a symbol among Latino activists and artists in the U.S. and Mexico of their support for Palestinians in Gaza. The post For feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, activist devotees adorn Mary with Palestinian symbols appeared first on RNS.

Nvidia tangos with an activist hedge fund: An excerpt from Tae Kim’s new book on the tech giant Starboard Value’s Jeff Smith knows his firm sold its Nvidia stake way too soon, Tae Kim writes in “The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant.”

Activist Kianoosh Sanjari’s Final Act Stuns Iran Repeatedly imprisoned in his country, Kianoosh Sanjari refused to be silenced by the government. But in the end, despairing of change, he silenced himself.

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Who is Tommy Robinson, the Far-Right Activist Behind a London Rally? The founder of the English Defence League, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is at the forefront of a growing movement that was behind anti-immigrant riots this summer.

Activist Group Says Kalshi’s Election Market Should Be Shut Due to ‘Manipulative’ Whales Better Markets is using Polymarket’s “French connection” as ammo against the prediction market’s regulated competitor.

Archdiocese blocks play about ex-Hasidic transgender rabbi and activist Abby Stein (New York Jewish Week) — A Jewish comedian’s planned production was also booted from space owned by the Catholic Church. The post Archdiocese blocks play about ex-Hasidic transgender rabbi and activist Abby Stein appeared first on RNS.

Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern Mexico TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — He served the Tzotzil Indigenous community for two decades and was known as a negotiator in conflicts in a mountainous region of Chiapas where crime, violence and land disputes are rife. The post Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern Mexico appeared first on RNS.

‘Not an act of God.’ How the Rev. Richard Joyner became a farmer, then a climate activist (RNS) — Richard Joyner has a new rejoinder to his congregants: ‘God is not flooding the land. Our behavior is destroying the environment.’ The post ‘Not an act of God.’ How the Rev. Richard Joyner became a farmer, then a climate activist appeared first on RNS.

Activist Starboard sues Autodesk in bid to mount proxy fight After disclosing a $500 million stake in Autodesk, Starboard is suing the software vendor to delay its annual shareholder meeting.

Activist Starboard amasses Autodesk stake, weighs suit over delayed probe disclosure Autodesk has been under deep scrutiny over an accounting scandal that led to the resignation of its CFO over potentially inflated financial metrics.

BuzzFeed Clashes With Vivek Ramaswamy, Its New Activist Investor The former G.O.P. presidential candidate, who has invested in BuzzFeed, believes the company needs to pivot. He wants to see commentators like Tucker Carlson in its lineup.

Activist Elliott takes $2.5 billion stake in Texas Instruments, urges company to improve free cash flow Elliott, the $65 billion hedge fund best known for its shareholder activism, has made a $2.5 billion investment in Texas Instruments.

Cornel West Picks a Black Lives Matter Activist, Melina Abdullah, as His Running Mate Melina Abdullah, a racial justice activist in Los Angeles and professor of Pan-African Studies at California State University, joins the independent presidential ticket.

Norfolk Southern activist investor highlights past abusive behavior of new COO as proxy fight intensifies Ancora’s two-month fight with Norfolk Southern took another turn on Friday, when the firm publicized allegations of past misconduct on behalf of the new COO.

John Sinclair, 82, Dies; Counterculture Activist Who Led a ‘Guitar Army’ His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang about him at a protest rally.