??DePape was convicted of two charges: attempting to kidnap a federal official and assaulting an immediate family member of a federal official with intent to retaliate against the official for performance of their duties.

??it makes investors nervous that their investments might be taken and that their Saudi partners might be detained without any rationale to the charges.??which have now been returned to state coffers.

??The biggest problem for the Saudi royal family in the wake of the crackdown -- especially as it seeks deeper U.??investment ties -- may be the complete secrecy surrounding how it was carried out.??He has made it legal for women to drive and dropped official bans on them attending sports matches.

??At the start of the crackdown they promised transparency.??business leaders and government officials in early November in a push led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

??according to Saudi state media.

??The New York Times wrote that.??Maryland Starbuck workers protest on Red Cup Day 01:21 Thursdays protests included workers at six unionized locations in Pennsylvanias Pittsburgh area.

??Twin Cities Starbucks join the picket line 01:01 The protest comes amid signs that the push by employees to unionize Starbucks has slowed after three cafes in upstate New York in 2021 became the first company stores to organize.??which involve more than 50 stores.

??Starbucks denied that it is breaking the law.??were the fourth busiest store on the entire East Coast and we saw upwards of 500 drinks an hour.