Interpol Chief
There was widespread outrage at the likely proposition of Russia’s Alexander Prokopchuk taking the reins at Interpol, especially given the fact that he has frequently abused the Interpol “red notice” arrest-warrant system on behalf of President Putin. So today the International Criminal Police Organization, as it is more formally known, opted instead for South Korea’s Kim Jong-yang. Kim will fill the seat involuntarily vacated by China’s Meng Hongwei, who was reportedly arrested on bribery and misconduct charges in China two months ago. CNBC
Singles Day
JD.com’s blockbuster Singles Day sales event was partly made possible this year by illegal student labor. According to the Financial Times, hundreds of training college students were forced to work 12-to-16-hour shifts, sometimes through the night, to package stuff for JD.com, or face not being allowed to graduate. Bonus fact: Singles Day was originally popularized by students, before JD.com got its hands on the “celebration.” FT
Kelly Payout
Megyn Kelly, whose career at NBC is over thanks to her expressed sympathy for people donning blackface, may well walk away with a $69 million payout. That’s the value of the remainder of the former Fox News-er’s three-year contract. The deal may arrive next week. Bloomberg
Bowing to Amazon
Incoming Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib writes for Fortune that, while some in New York and Washington are outraged at the financial incentives offered to Amazon in exchange for part of its “HQ2,” the concept is “nothing new” for those from Detroit. “We have an unfortunate history of political leaders bowing down to the demands of corporations with little community input and even less benefit to impacted communities,” she writes. Fortune
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