英语词汇“skulduggery”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Here was somebody who had brought the art of skulduggery to the highest point of perfection, somebody, moreover, who was willing to risk life and limb in pursuit of her calling. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

With Bill’s warning in mind, Harry could not help suspecting that Griphook was on the watch for possible skulduggery. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A bit of terrorist skulduggery, then an unexpected bomb at the end of episode three, blowing up one of the leads – and the whole thing wide open. Sorry episodes: the most disappointing TV shows of 2018 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z

Politics bleed into the homicide inquiry as the alluring Gesche, who claims that a seductive voice told her to kill, distracts Droste from the skulduggery of his enemies. ‘Effigy — Poison and the City’ Review: Death and the Matron 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

It teaches the reader a whole new lexicon of skulduggery. ‘Hack Attack,’ About a Rupert Murdoch Paper’s Trials, by Nick Davies 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Young, Bright and On the Right was both awkward and compelling television, exploring the skulduggery and eccentricity of student politics. University politics offers more than eccentric skulduggery 2012-08-10T17:42:26Z

Gunplay and skulduggery abound; at one point a person gets decapitated by a helicopter rotor. Perspective | Reading will supposedly make you a better person. That’s not the real reason to pick up a book. 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

But now, Robin Wright’s Claire Underwood, who began as the icy partner in skulduggery to Mr. Spacey’s Frank before seeming to eclipse him at the end of last season, would be the sole lead character. Fallen Stars, From Roseanne Barr to Kevin Spacey, Rearrange Fall TV 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

"We have to trust our successors, and their successors, and theirs, to steer the project through a hundred years of political skulduggery, climate change, budget cutbacks and zombie apocalypses," he wrote. David Mitchell has a new book, but you'll have to wait 98 years to read it 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

There are lawsuits and court fights and public records requests; there is also skulduggery and a mysterious manila envelope dropped into a mailbox. How Painkiller Pushers Took Over Coal Country 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

There is glitz, bling, skulduggery and family feuding, played out to the pounding rhythm of hip-hop and rap. ‘Empire,’ a Terrence Howard Drama on Fox 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

The first season was centered around Rickwaert’s fall and desire for revenge, with the skulduggery of local Dunkirk politics in the background. On TV, France’s New President Is Young, Centrist and Female 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z

But, as egregious as such cases are, it was not a reflection of systemic skulduggery. Chicago News Cooperative: Hildy Johnson Would Have Happily Hacked 2011-07-24T07:30:30Z

Magic history is full of colorful accusations of industrial espionage and other skulduggery. Hat. Rabbit. Spy Cam? Claims of Skulduggery at a Hot Magic Show 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

It becomes a physical manifestation of all the infighting and skulduggery, really. ‘House of the Dragon’: Paddy Considine Won’t Watch Sunday’s Episode 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z

The London journalist Ben Macintyre, who has written nine previous histories chronicling intrigue and skulduggery, takes a fresh look at the grandest espionage drama of our era. Book Review Podcast: The Kim Philby Case 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

Its hearings and subsequent report unveiled a long and gruesome string of assassinations, wiretaps and assorted skulduggery — after which Congress passed laws restricting these practices. Who Is Really Running the Government? 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z

The life of a globe-trotting dinosaur smuggler might bring to mind Thomas Crown meets Tintin, but one of the revelations of the book is just how mundane the skulduggery of Prokopi’s crime actually was. The Bizarre Tale of the ‘Dinosaur Artist’ Who Trafficked in Stolen Fossils 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

Spielberg, like his protagonist, is interested only in whether the president's skulduggery will work. Oscars 2013: what the nominations say about America 2013-02-21T16:00:00Z

So to the feudal estate of Milton Cross, down the road, where a confusing array of villagers are embroiled in their own tale of skulduggery and deadly intent. Live UEFA Europa League Football: The Final 2010-05-12T07:00:00Z

The potential heir to a sizable family fortune resorts to skulduggery and worse in this Tony-winning musical with book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and music and lyrics by Steven Lutva. Theatrical works to see in spring: From 'A Gentleman's Guide' to John Leguizamo to 'Shakespeare 400' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

The horrors went beyond defeat in Vietnam and Watergate’s revelations of skulduggery in high office. Purpose and worth 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

Vivien is both a morally and politically conscious Jew and, as it turns out, a natural at undercover skulduggery. ‘Ridley Road’ Review: Undercover With the Neo-Nazis 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z

“I think there has been a lot of skulduggery,” Mr. Jonas said in a telephone interview. A Newcomer to Opera Tries to Tame a Tempest 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

The machinations that Weir begins to uncover may seem familiar: The early episodes of “Rabbit Hole” suggest skulduggery that corresponds, from many people’s point of view, with recent tides in American history. In the Long, Paranoid Shadow of ‘24’ 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z

But “there’s still a lot of skulduggery going on,” said Jim Puckett, executive director of the Basel Action Network, a nonprofit group that works to stop the flow of dangerous electronic waste to developing countries. How to get rid of your unwanted electronic devices safely and responsibly 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

Be that as it may, "Captain America" is exactly what the third week of July needed: a curiously fun, surprisingly imaginative and unashamedly old-fashioned yarn of skulduggery and adventure. "Captain America": A patriotic surprise from the comic-book past 2011-07-21T00:30:00Z

“Le Carré, being the genius he is, found something even more compelling: the world of arms dealing and the skulduggery that is even now being revealed by the Panama Papers.” Why 'The Night Manager' Is Even Better Than Bond 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

Fleeing both from villains and law enforcement, who suspect him in a murder, Hannay survives skulduggery in a vaudeville theater, a chase atop a speeding train and other cloak-and-dagger stuff. Review | Constellation’s ‘39 Steps’ is a comic thriller without thrills 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

Multiple scripts and episodes were leaked online during Season 7 as a result of hacks and other skulduggery, as well as gaffes from HBO’s partners. ‘Game of Thrones’ Will Shoot Multiple Endings to Prevent Spoilers 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

Scenarios of romantic deception and skulduggery are threaded with political implications. ‘The Wandering Soap Opera’ Review: An Excursion Into Raúl Ruiz’s Fertile Mind 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

That’s 500 words, max, on just about every one of the 2,000 or so stories AP journalists report each day, from ballgames to bomb blasts to the latest political skulduggery. New Associated Press guidelines: Keep it brief

Tracing a bumbling investigation into a player’s poisoning at Highbury, it’s also essential viewing for devoted Arsenal geeks, working as it does a range of real-life club luminaries from the era into the cheerful skulduggery. Great films about football – and where to find them 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Yet that did not stop The Casual Vacancy - a study of back-stabbing and skulduggery, all set in a seemingly idyllic English village - from becoming a global best-seller. Casual Vacancy: from page to screen 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

But over time, the skulduggery in the compounds and Bill's financial and political ambitions brought it all into the light and forced the rest of the state to confront it. "Big Love's" powerful, infuriating ending 2011-03-21T14:22:00Z

A man who publicly colludes with a hostile foreign power to subvert an election, and then lies about and obstructs justice to conceal his skulduggery should have been immediately impeached and removed from office. Novelist Jonathan Lethem: "There is no allegory crude enough" to capture Trump's America 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

Give us murder and intrigue and betrayal and knotty, devious skulduggery in dark rooms. 'Don’t let the tail wag the dragon': what we want from the Game of Thrones prequel 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

Most Scots are used to nepotism and skulduggery among entrenched – often Labour – officials. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

It makes addictive reading for anyone interested in shameless greed, hilariously rotten behaviour, inept skulduggery and just plain bad manners. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z

Dickens’s “Martin Chuzzlewit” — not his best, but the prose is magnificent as always, and it has some wonderful depictions of skulduggery. Phillip Lopate Is No Fan of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

Inspired by the 2016 release of the Panama Papers, The Laundromat lifts the lid on a culture of tax evasion and financial skulduggery, bent accountants and shadowy lawyers. Soderbergh on Hollywood: 'It's not crooked – it's the most transparent industry going' 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

With the various Roys scattered, licking their wounds, where can bereft fans turn for their regular dose of acid insults, soapy skulduggery and privileged misery grounded by occasional glimpses of human vulnerability and warmth? Miss ‘Succession’ Already? Here’s What to Watch Next 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

And what exactly was the skulduggery that the ID was said to have got up to? Under Every Leaf by William Beaver - review 2012-05-18T08:00:03Z

And the skulduggery in the shadows that is a staple of crime fiction is only a sideways step away from the dark things that populate the noirish cityscapes of urban fantasy. Crime fiction: Evidence points to a clash of genres 2012-07-19T08:15:53Z

I loved his The Skating Rink, a tale of desire, skulduggery and ice set on the Costa Brava, and his vast work 2666 is now giving me menacing/enticing looks from the shelf. We're all going on a ... 2011-07-30T23:04:12Z

It’s one of the most intriguing stories of the summer, a tale of sex, money, politics and corporate skulduggery that would seem especially ripe for coverage and discussion by the firebrands at Fox News. Fox News confronts (but just barely) a scandal in its own house 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z

He serves not just as his father's right hand in skulduggery, but as a manifestation of his id. "Camelot" and "Borgias": Blood, boobs and costume drama 2011-04-02T18:01:00Z

The game’s elements of chance and skulduggery — not to mention its potential to devastate your personal relationships — are flaws to some. The Glorious and Barbarous Bartering of Settlers of Catan 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

Early descriptions have promised a very Game of Thrones-sounding mix of "political skulduggery, spectacular battles and sexual intrigue". Game of Thrones success has cable firms rushing to catch up 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

A teenage girl is caught in a tangled web of dubious sexual-assault allegations and further skulduggery in the TV movie "Guilty at 17." TV This Week July 20 - 26: 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

"The Campaign" is supposed to be a parody of the current American political machine: skulduggery, outrageous ads, a race for face-time with a baby that, literally, takes it on the chin. Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis: Seattle crowd was 'quite a shock' 2012-07-25T21:48:09Z

Yet his obnoxious outbursts this week in his New York civil trial over financial skulduggery were just the latest evidence of his disdain for the law and the judicial system. Opinion: Trump promises vengeance and power grabs if he wins in 2024. Here's the plan. 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

No-one disputes that there was indeed a long period - roughly corresponding to the Cold War - when France used a certain amount of skulduggery and military muscle to further its interests in La Françafrique. Macron looks on as France's Africa policy crumbles 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z

Yevgeny V. Prigozhin for years had denied any connection to the Wagner mercenary group and operated discreetly on the margins of Russian power, trading in political skulduggery, cafeteria meals and lethal force. Ukraine Is Still Grappling With the Battlefield Prigozhin Left Behind 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z

Most notably, he powered a 1961 editorial exposé revealing the skulduggery and character assassination employed by the John Birch Society, rabid anti-Communists who had risen to prominence in California. Santa Barbara News-Press bankruptcy brings uneasy end to an owner's bitter tenure 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z

While espionage has sinister connotations of spying and skulduggery, it is the kind of charge that has also been used in the past to prosecute individuals who have been criminally careless with important government documents. What are the criminal charges against Donald Trump? 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

For example, voters sort themselves geographically, with a lopsided share of Democrats packed in cities and Republicans in rural areas, for reasons that have nothing to do with partisan skulduggery. How to Police Gerrymanders? Some Judges Say the Courts Can’t. 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

That Mr. Connally could have been engaged in political skulduggery was hardly shocking after Watergate, said John W. Limbert, 80, who was a political officer at the embassy when he was taken hostage. Former Iran Hostages Are Divided on Jimmy Carter and a Sabotage Claim 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

Albania, a member of NATO, and other countries in the alliance, he said, had no choice but to take any hint of Russian skulduggery seriously. They Sneaked Into a Derelict Arms Plant: Instagrammers or Spies? 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z

After a year of almost unparalleled political skulduggery, that is a pretty decent gift to go under Rishi Sunak's Christmas tree. Laura Kuenssberg: 'No coups, no plots - nobody cares' 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z

One party has become militantly absurd, finding proof of sophisticated 2020 electoral skulduggery in the villains’ ability to completely conceal all evidence of their villainy. Opinion | Why Colorado Gov. Jared Polis could answer Democrats’ 2024 prayers 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

His psyche floods with imaginary attack ads filled with accusations of skulduggery and premature burials. Review | Are you ready for some pandemic humor? Christopher Buckley is. 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z

What was important enough to bring to a rolling boil the already simmering suspicions of tens of millions of Americans about tentacles of the “deep state” engaging in partisan skulduggery? Opinion | Garland has a political duty to explain the circus perpetrated at Mar-a-Lago 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

“It’s essential to understand our nation’s story, the good and the bad, the high accomplishments and the skulduggery. And so much of our story has yet to be told.” David McCullough, master chronicler of American history, dies at 89 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z

And the skulduggery soon spread beyond the family circle — Empain’s second-in-command in his business empire “suddenly saw his chance to seize the crown.” Review | A French baron, a kidnapping and a severed finger 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z

Polish urban explorers who sneaked into the property found Russian newspapers from as late as 2005, long after the Russians had supposedly left, reinforcing the compound’s reputation as a haven for undercover skulduggery. A Crumbling Russian ‘Spyville’ Returns to Polish Hands 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z

Fifty-two percent of their sample said it was strong evidence of skulduggery during the 2016 Democratic primaries, even though the polling place was in Russia, which the students could have verified online. Perspective | Online falsehoods plague us, but should we depend on schools to cure that ill? 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z

So now seems a good time to take a look at Westminster's long and proud tradition of skulduggery and, very often fruitless, plotting, which often seems to involve food. Pork pies, curry and pizza - a history of tasty parliamentary plots 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

“When you have a system that says we’re going to have purity in California and skulduggery in Texas, you end up with an unrepresentative chamber,” Mr. Sherman said. Redistricting Makes California a Top House Battlefield for 2022 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

But this year’s result was the subject of no such skulduggery, organizers said. New Zealand held a contest for Bird of the Year. The birds lost 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

Who is behind the lawsuits is unclear If all this seems like a little bit of legal skulduggery, well, who are we to disagree. Someone is using old Jawbone patents to sue Apple and Google 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

Flip open a newspaper or turn on the radio: You will hear of schemes, scandals and skulduggery which almost always lead back to the public purse. Spain Turns to Corruption Rehab for Officials Who Can’t Stop Stealing 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

In the immediate aftermath of Nixon’s resignation, a nation reeling from years of political scandal and skulduggery embraced Ford’s apparent decency and modesty. Biden’s quest for a new normal: Can he restore calm and still make progress? 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z

On Tuesday, Amy Coney Barrett spent much of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing trying to rise above the stench of the self-serving politics and skulduggery that President Trump has injected into the process. Perspective | Amy Coney Barrett faced the questions. But Trump hovered over her confirmation hearings. 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

No census is perfect, and many have been marred by incidents like fires in 1890 and 1980, lost records and even skulduggery. As Census Count Resumes, Doubts About Accuracy Continue to Grow 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

In the Championship’s case there appears to be plenty of opportunity for skulduggery too. For drama the insanely unpredictable Championship cannot be beaten | Paul Wilson 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

Last week, Jay Clayton, the chairman of the S.E.C., said his agency was effectively powerless to investigate corporate skulduggery because of China’s lack of assistance. Chinese Coffee Chain’s Scandal Renews U.S. Calls for Oversight 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z

The economic critique Fellowes puts in the mouths of his thieving and scheming servants is not without merit, but it’s canceled out by their skulduggery. 'Belgravia' is the 'Downton Abbey' replacement you've been waiting for 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

Every tournament, though, will throw up at least one segue of incredible drama, of unlikely and since-forgotten heroes, skulduggery from villains and adrenaline-surging plot twists. My favourite game: Uruguay v Ghana, World Cup 2010 quarter-final 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

He handed me a printout of a conspiratorial Medium.com essay about supposed skulduggery in that race, involving an online disinformation campaign, and urged me to read it. How Alabama’s Senate Primary Became a Trump Loyalty Contest 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Kuehnert said he’s no longer dealing with baseball daily, but suspects some skulduggery still goes on. Electronic sign stealing: A scandal two decades ago in Japan 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

For Democrats, Taylor is the face of selfless public service, someone whose background and demeanor make a charge of partisan skulduggery hard to stick. Republicans tried to make him impeachment’s ‘star witness.’ Bill Taylor became an Internet meme instead. 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

But a skive is a sin, it involves deceit and skulduggery. 'How skiving made me a better parent' 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z

By the time he left the mayor’s office, in 1995, there was increasing evidence that corruption and political skulduggery had been widespread during his tenure. Jacques Chirac, Who Led France Envisioning European Unity, Is Dead at 86 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

“Much greater skulduggery takes place here,” said Manoj Joshi, an expert on international relations at the Observer Research Foundation, a think tank in New Delhi. Trump impeachment proceedings trigger caution, and a little schadenfreude, overseas 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

Resentment and jealousy about romantic betrayals, financial skulduggery and career-ending bad behaviour have built up over decades. New play explores when pop reunions turn toxic 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

In a scathing editorial, the Financial Times, said it was “refreshing that judges saw through Downing Street’s skulduggery.” British Parliament reconvenes after court rules Boris Johnson unlawfully suspended it 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

His findings could write the final chapter in the long-running mystery, one replete with theories of conspiracy and skulduggery. In Hammarskjold’s Native Sweden, Hint of State Secrets Linked to His 1961 Death 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z

And because you never know what kind of skulduggery people are going to get into as long as they’re still alive, we shouldn’t be naming things after people before they die. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

Its confirmatory report weeks later did not halt the skulduggery. Plague in San Francisco: rats, racism and reform 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z

A charismatic man with a goatee and intense blue eyes, Whitley reveled in skulduggery. Review | The Secret Service chief who embodied the best and worst of Reconstruction 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

The days of skulduggery in paleontology have not passed; DePalma was deeply concerned that the site would be expropriated by a major museum. The Day the Dinosaurs Died 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

Is it racism alone or just basic garden variety political skulduggery? Frederick Douglass and the Trump resistance: "Power concedes nothing without a demand" 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z

In southern Warsaw, Jan Lawrynowicz and Piotr Przytula set up a local activist group that uncovered digital skulduggery in which a spray of fake online accounts were used to cheerlead for local officials. Poland’s democratic spring: the fightback starts here | Christian Davies 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

At W Magazine’s starry party Friday night ahead of Sunday’s Golden Globes, the scammers were up to their usual skulduggery – this time posing as security to dupe the stars themselves. Party-crashers dupe celebrities before Golden Globes 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z

This, of course, is an Australia team that earlier this year employed sandpaper and skulduggery in a ball-tampering fiasco that fell some way short of even the most amateurish honesty. Time for some elite honesty: sport’s inspiring slogans are a waste of space | Simon Burnton 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

In the old days, presidents let their hatchet men stir up the racist skulduggery behind the scenes. Opinion | ‘Riling Up the Crazies’ 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z

The electoral commission insists there was "absolutely no skulduggery". Zimbabwe police 'hunt for MDC officials' 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

The opposition, the MDC, say it was rigged, but the country's electoral commission says there was "absolutely no skulduggery". In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

Truth be told, it descends into a lawless game of skulduggery at times. There is a cloud hanging over this World Cup and Fifa must not ignore it | Stuart James 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

Sarah Paulson, always good at projecting steely efficiency, arrives late in the game as Tammy, a suburban housewife who turns out to be a master of corporate skulduggery. Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett pull off an enjoyable, low-fizz heist in 'Ocean's 8'

Ukraine and Russia constantly lob charges and countercharges accusing each other of various forms of skulduggery. ‘Dead’ Russian Journalist Appears at News Conference in Ukraine 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

From the beginning, the Russian Mafiya made Trump Tower a base for their skulduggery, a trend that continued when Trump built his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. An excerpt from 'Trump/Russia: A Definitive History' 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

Uganda’s generous refugee policy also opens possibilities for skulduggery. Refugees need not be a burden, if they are allowed to work 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

For two weeks, an extraordinary drama unfolded in the Senate, full of spectacle and allegations of skulduggery. Allegations of skulduggery in Pakistan’s Senate races set stage for chaotic general election 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z

Yet, on Sunday afternoon, this most brief and benign of walks may have been the setting for an attempted assassination reminiscent of the most far-fetched Cold War skulduggery. In Russian Ex-Spy’s Poisoning, Britain Sees Echoes of Cold War 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z

The scripts themselves are never revealed publicly - but not, Michael says, because of any "skulduggery or anything weird". Freemasonry 'a bit like Facebook' 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

How Bell Pottinger went bankrupt is a tale of corporate skulduggery that seems lifted from “House of Cards,” the P.R. edition. How a P.R. Firm That Aided Despots and Rogues Met Its End in South Africa 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z

The data-gathering and analysis were overseen by a former professor of economics at the University of Chile in Santiago, adding to the suspicion of skulduggery. The World Bank’s “ease of doing business” report faces tricky questions 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Season three featured what amounted to a full adventure in every episode, cycling through prison stories, time travel, high-seas skulduggery, and more. The 20 best TV shows of 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

“All the skulduggery was explained,” Mr. Kilicdaroglu told a women’s gathering in Ankara. Reza Zarrab Reveals a Plot to Kill Him, and Is Accused of Rape 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z

There should be no Russian flag, no Russian anthem, no Russian uniforms: zero Russian pageantry after all the Russian skulduggery. Russian Doping: The Case for Barring Russia Entirely 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

The financial skulduggery and dirty deals described here are precisely the opposite of what higher education was intended to do--to inculcate morality, ethics and duty to serve others through leading by example. Endowments Boom as Colleges Bury Earnings Overseas 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

He’s inventing stories about dark coverups by his enemies to sow confusion about the proven facts of his own team’s skulduggery. Opinion | Trump is faithfully following the autocrat’s playbook 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

Williams’ narrative offers a tropical milieu of rumrunners, skulduggery, concealed identity, dangerous complications for Virginia and her toddler daughter Evelyn — and lots of entertainment for readers. 9 sunny new novels for beach reading 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

As the staggering scale of the skulduggery emerged, many Brazilians focused their fury on politicians – initially Lula, Rousseff and others in the Workers’ Party. Has Brazil’s Operation Car Wash exposed the biggest corruption scandal ever? 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

I won’t waste time rehearsing the sins, skulduggery and selfishness of the Democrat and Republican parties. Vive la France for its political-party shake-up 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Against all expectations, the fairytale headlines made a reappearance this week, with everybody’s favourite underdog putting in a spirited performance and a little underhand skulduggery to see off Sevilla. Lack of a winter break or not good enough: why are English clubs failing in Europe? 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Authorities say the hackers engaged in an extraordinary spree of cyber skulduggery after they obtained access to user info for more than 500 million... How Hackers Turned Yahoo’s Own System Against Its Users 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

The vanity, the cynicism, the bullying, the financial skulduggery, the hate speech, the harassment – they’re all public knowledge. The rise and fall of Milo Yiannopoulos – how a shallow actor played the bad guy for money 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

While the first three jockeys home were not suspected of skulduggery or chicanery, six others soon found themselves in hot water. The Joy of Six: Valentine's Day sporting massacres | Barry Glendenning 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

I won’t waste time rehearsing the sins, skulduggery and selfishness of the Democrat and Republican parties. Vive la France for its political-party shake-up 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

The alleged fiscal malfeasance visited upon Mr. Depp occurred over 16 years, but the actor was unaware of this skulduggery, his lawsuit asserts, because he simply wasn’t paying much attention to what was going on. The Depp Conundrum: Who Should Keep Tabs on the Money? 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

Whether it’s jealousy or skulduggery, the Patriots tend to incite that sort of feeling. Tom Brady and Patriots Overwhelm Steelers and Advance to Super Bowl LI 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z

“This covert action by the Nixon campaign,” he said, “laid the ground for the skulduggery of his presidency.” Nixon Tried to Spoil Johnson’s Vietnam Peace Talks in ’68, Notes Show 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z

Deloitte’s Brazilian fiasco is depressing, but at least skulduggery is being uncovered and punished. America’s audit watchdog uncovers serious misconduct at Deloitte Brazil 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

And if assessments by the United States intelligence community are correct, some came through state-supported internet skulduggery. A Warning for Americans From a Member of Pussy Riot 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

To that end, prosecutors in Brooklyn said, the two resorted to acts of skulduggery. Landlord Brothers Admit to an Illegal Eviction Campaign in Brooklyn 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Mr. Branca, who was released by the Dodgers in 1953 and joined the Detroit Tigers, said he learned of the skulduggery from one of his new teammates. Ralph Branca, pitcher who gave up historic home run, dies at 90 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

Those accepting, he wrote, should understand the limits of their influence and the extent to which the administration is “likely to be torn by infighting and bureaucratic skulduggery.” Can Trump broaden his government beyond loyalists — and does he want to? 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z

The tax battle has also prompted accusations of skulduggery. Most Expensive Thing on California’s Ballot: a One-Cent Soda Tax. 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

As Podesta fumed, Tanden hypothesized that the idea to demand Sanders’ medical records might have been hatched by Bill Clinton, reflecting what she suggested is the former president’s penchant for political skulduggery. The Clintons' old attack dogs have a profitable new role, and sometimes it makes the campaign nervous 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

As if, the skulduggery of the banks isn't enough to extract excess profits. Q. and A. With Eric Rosengren: The Danger of Low Unemployment 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

"Large numbers of Americans already suspect the November result will be rigged ... If ever U.S. democracy was vulnerable to skulduggery, that time would be now." Under Putin's Shadow 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

But Neofitides, for one, is far from hopeful the skulduggery will end there. Car bombs, corruption and illegal betting – how football in Cyprus spiralled out of control 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

Some progressives at the time suggested some form of skulduggery. Bernie Sanders’ staffer sought to rig Nevada coin flip: report 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

Elections closed with a whiff of skulduggery in Haryana, a state adjacent to the capital, Delhi. The wrong ink 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

The Improbability of Love is about the skulduggery of the London art world. Paul Murray and Hannah Rothschild win Wodehouse Prize - BBC News 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

The asterisk also comes off the bench any time there’s a hint of athletic skulduggery. Bellevue football report puts asterisk on winning record 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

However, many of those accusing the president are themselves being investigated for embezzlement, money laundering or other financial skulduggery. Brazil's corruption culture 'can be beaten' - BBC News 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

Slowly but surely, however, the world has learned that the banks that busted the global economy were also consumed with old-fashioned skulduggery: rigging rates, ripping off customers, and laundering Mexican drug money. The Guardian view on the Panama Papers: secret riches and public rage | Editorial 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z

It was when Senator Amaral began wrecking the government he once loyally supported that many Brazilians began to grasp how pervasive the skulduggery had become. Insider’s Account of How Graft Fed Brazil’s Political Crisis 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

On further review, management skulduggery may or may not turn out to have played a role too, but investors will still be able to attribute most of their losses to their own misjudgment. Valeant: Blame Our Accounting, Please! 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

Bolshoi Babylon This new documentary investigates the shocking 2013 scandals and skulduggery that tarnished the reputation of the famed Russian ballet company. Monday's TV Highlights: 'Bolshoi Babylon' on HBO 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

“I think it does a terrific job of making Wall Street skulduggery entertaining, of exploiting the inherent black humor” of how the financial crisis unfurled, he writes. Your Friday Evening Briefing: Syria, Bernie Sanders, Star Wars 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z

Financial skulduggery, avaricious priests and suspected corruption at the Vatican are detailed in two books out this week, suggesting that Pope Francis faces an uphill struggle as he weeds out sleaze at the Holy See. Fraud, greed and corruption — new books depict skulduggery in the Vatican 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

But whether or not there is ballot box skulduggery, no one believes there will be any result other than an Alexander Lukashenko victory this time. Belarus president set to win fifth consecutive election - BBC News 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

There is a long tradition of scandal and skulduggery in the auto industry, but few schemes appear as premeditated as Volkswagen’s brazen move to use sophisticated software to circumvent United States emissions standards. Problems at Volkswagen Start in the Boardroom 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

Koscielny swung him to the ground and, from that point onwards, it was an exercise in calculated skulduggery. Chelsea leave nine-man Arsenal seeing red after vital Premier League win 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z

I confess to being of two minds about major league skulduggery. New England’s Tom Brady Hands Off the Dirty Work 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z

Critics accused him of political skulduggery and claimed that, despite his protestations of being “apolitical”, he cares mostly about the interests of his party, the SLFP. Rajapaksa redux 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Interestingly, while defending the Patriots’ actions in the deflated-football scandal in January, Belichick made perhaps his most extended comments on the spying case and gave a window into his thinking on certain kinds of skulduggery. For Patriots, the Bizarre Is the Norm 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

He declined to name the cameraman who was the subject of the apparent skulduggery. MPs 'plotted attack on cameraman' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

On the opening drive of the second half, Solder slipped off the line of scrimmage in the Patriots’ latest bit of skulduggery. Patriots Crush Colts and Advance to Super Bowl Against Seahawks 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

Matthew Teller delves into a story of intrigue and possible skulduggery in Persia. Monsieur Romieu - a 'man of talents' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

Indeed the rival football agency Formation alleges that a certain amount of skulduggery was involved. Jorge Mendes: the football agent who just won transfer deadline day 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

This skulduggery arguably violated the Logan Act, which bars private citizens from freelancing in foreign policy. Book Review: ‘Chasing Shadows’ and ‘The Nixon Tapes’

The campaign became intensely bitter in the final weeks, with backers of Mr. Santos and Mr. Zuluaga trading accusations of spying, links to drug money and other skulduggery. Peace-Talk Critic Takes Lead in Colombia Presidential Vote 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

But his name is well known to those who have mined the particular strand of suspected skulduggery linking Mr. Palme’s death to his ferocious opposition to apartheid. Letter From Europe: In Swedish Case, Ghosts of Apartheid 2014-02-27T18:29:52Z

Just as in the Roaring Twenties, we've lived through a boom that was mostly based on make-believe - easy money, inflated assets and financial skulduggery. Gatsby and the way we live now 2013-05-31T16:27:58Z

I find it hard to imagine that the European Broadcasting Union is burning the midnight oil investigating claims of Eurovision skulduggery from Franco. Did Franco rob Derry of Eurovision glory? 2013-05-17T10:20:44Z

In Sheffield, Díaz admitted he "didn't do enough" to overturn that home advantage, without implying any skulduggery. Martin Murray has more to savour in defeat than Amir Khan in victory 2013-04-28T16:06:57Z

The tests on Richard’s heart do not show the presence of arsenic or any sort of metallic poison; it is likely, therefore, that he died as the result of gangrene rather than deliberate skulduggery. Exhuming Richard the Lionheart 2013-03-03T10:45:00Z

The new drama is based on a 1990 BBC tale of political skulduggery, also called “House of Cards”, about an urbane-but-psychotic Conservative chief whip, who plots and kills his way to becoming British prime minister. Lexington: Unreality television 2013-02-21T16:03:39Z

Much of the skulduggery centered on the Transportation Department and the Parking Violations Bureau. Edward I. Koch, 1924-2013: Edward I. Koch, Ex-Mayor of New York, Dies 2013-02-01T11:20:49Z

Nowhere does the whiff of skulduggery rankle more than Derry-Londonderry which recently emerged from the dark days of to become the inaugural . Did Franco rob Derry of Eurovision glory? 2013-05-17T10:20:44Z

I do not believe there is any skulduggery at West Ham. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2013-01-18T09:00:07Z

Auditors, regulators and banks largely missed Enron's skulduggery, underscoring the need for big changes. DealBook: Hedge Funds Stride the Stage of World Affairs 2012-12-11T19:56:32Z

Or is it more a case that the level of sophisticated tumbling skulduggery in the box has referees increasingly forced to stab in the dark at decisions, regardless of nationality? Premier League: 10 talking points from this weekend's action 2012-10-01T11:18:00Z

The so-called "aluminium wars" were characterised by a series of gangland-style murders, political skulduggery and extortion claimed at the highest levels. Deripaska and Cherney make surprise deal out of court 2012-09-27T18:48:16Z

One well-connected political analyst in Beijing said he was told by party officials that the rumors of skulduggery were wrong. Xi Jinping, China’s Presumptive New Leader, Mysteriously Absent 2012-09-10T15:57:04Z

But his association with all this skulduggery is sad. Manchester United employees stand to gain £204m in Glazers share plan 2012-07-31T18:43:00Z

While skulduggery is possible, the more realistic problem with Olympic judging is conscious or unconscious national bias. Removing Judges' Bias Is Olympic-Size Challenge 2012-07-28T03:14:22Z

I therefore propose a new "market-based" approach to combat financial skulduggery, tapping directly into financial market dynamics. We need a 'bloodhound' hedge fund to sniff out financial skulduggery 2012-07-24T07:30:01Z

Riders were punished for skulduggery including taking shortcuts and using cars and trains. The scandalous history of the Tour de France 2012-07-15T19:00:04Z

Whoever orchestrated the leaks, one of their principal goals was clearly to expose the corruption and skulduggery surrounding the Vatican’s finances. Secrets Of The Vatican 2012-07-09T05:00:00Z

The Republic's lot, I knew, was to be denied admission to major tournaments through a villainous amalgam of misfortune, incompetence and skulduggery. The Joy of Six: European Championship memories 2012-06-01T09:36:05Z

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, told reporters today that Republican efforts to block spending reductions was “skulduggery” and that Congress should “honor the commitment” it made. Republican Senators Seek Workforce Cuts to Help Pentagon 2012-02-02T20:08:55Z

The disaster threw a spotlight on skulduggery in the Railways Ministry, a fiefdom of two million workers that owns the railways it regulates, an inherent conflict of interest. Design Flaws Cited in Deadly Train Crash in China 2011-12-28T16:30:29Z

Though Americans can pay bills and swap stocks online, experts say online voting is susceptible to skulduggery. Americans Elect: Can a Well-Heeled Group of Insiders Create a Populist Third-Party Sensation? 2011-12-21T10:05:32Z

She won the first of two terms in a runoff after several recounts and reports of possible skulduggery, though never proven, by members of the Republican opposition. Nobel Winners in Economics: The Reluctant Celebrities 2011-12-04T02:39:11Z

Then he gathered reporters in his office to relate a tale of skulduggery. Signs of Faux Foul Play in Russian Politics 2011-09-15T02:51:32Z

"There's lots of time for machinations and skulduggery and rhetoric." Exclusive: Shareholders to NYSE: Talk to Nasdaq 2011-04-27T18:05:29Z

He says he first learned of the skulduggery from a Jan. 22 e-mail from Jane Jiang, a cofounder who late last year took over the trust and safety unit of Alibaba.com, the group's business-to-business platform. Alibaba's Jack Ma Fights To Win Back Trust 2011-03-23T22:00:00Z

With the start of his trial in Manhattan, Mr Rajaratnam finds himself cast, by prosecutors at least, as the latest poster boy for Wall Street skulduggery. Raj Rajaratnam 2011-03-08T09:57:42Z

Asked whether he had any evidence to back up his claims of skulduggery, the Namibian cited "pressure" exerted on certain candidates to withdraw because "they were not liked". Namibian FA slams Caf elections 2011-02-24T13:02:29Z

In other words, the scrum is a place where secrecy and skulduggery combine to befuddle even the sharpest officials. Scrums Start to Feel the Squeeze 2010-12-22T23:07:12Z

Those nostalgic for classic Kremlinology might be tempted to read skulduggery into that. A Photo Exhibit, From the Dear Leader 2010-10-03T04:20:00Z

Clearly the threat is that the events at Lord's are merely the gas bubbles on a huge swamp of skulduggery. The machinery of corruption in sport will go on untouched 2010-09-05T08:00:00Z

It is almost certain that any no-balls will be the consequence of excessive exertion rather than skulduggery. Richard Williams: Ecclestone designer on wrong track 2010-08-30T23:06:00Z

Day-to-day politics involves shouting and skulduggery, just like football, banking or religion. Australia's election stalemate: another headache for Nick Clegg? 2010-08-23T12:16:00Z

"There is no one to match Gordon for someone who articulates high principles while practising, the lowest skulduggery," Mr. Blair is quoted by Lord Mandelson as saying. Labour Figures Race to Pen Tell-Alls 2010-07-15T02:40:00Z

Shilton, who won a record 125 caps for England and played at three World Cups, believes on-field skulduggery is becoming more of an issue. World Cup 2010: Fouls, theatrics, play-actors and cheats 2010-06-06T06:00:00Z

One day it might be match-fixing, the next another form of skulduggery or drug taking, bribery or illegal payments. Dean Richards is punished enough for a fairly minor transgression 2010-05-29T23:07:00Z

It was, Mr. Johnson thundered to the BBC, “absolutely spectacular and scandalous,” all this “ludicrous skulduggery going on behind the scenes with cloak-and-dagger assignations.” Britain?s Top Dog Finds a Mate 2010-05-15T16:16:00Z

Economic ups and downs, booms and busts, even skulduggery that would normally result in the attentions of the financial authorities are all perfectly acceptable. Real money 2010-03-03T10:44:00Z

Mr. Simpson’s latest handiwork is a directory of skulduggery, with the tales of nearly 150 convicted county politicians and officials. Chicago News Cooperative: Putting New Perspective on Illinois Corruption 2010-02-21T03:36:00Z

Recall how Mr. Stroger benefited from skulduggery prompted by the stroke suffered by his predecessor, his late father, shortly before the 2006 Democratic primary. 2010-01-17T04:48:00Z

I possessed the knowledge, and I bribed the bat boy of old Breck’s team to perform the skulduggery. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager

"Burroughs is capable of more skulduggery than any man in the State," declared her caller, after they had talked somewhat of the senatorial candidate. A Man of Two Countries

"Much," said Hoddan, "much as I hate to spoil the prospects of profitable skulduggery, that's my last word and it's true." The Pirates of Ersatz

Just what sort of skulduggery has been going on? Murder in the Gunroom

I knew you had been doing some skulduggery when I first heard your voice on the telephone. The Deluge

“It was a simple matter of scientific knowledge and a little skulduggery,” pursued the story-teller obligingly. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager

He had not the slightest inkling that she, who had twice spoiled her father's skulduggery so far as it affected him, felt any but the friendliest of feelings toward him. The Pirates of Ersatz

Don Loris vexedly tried to contrive some useful skulduggery without the information to base it on. The Pirates of Ersatz

For, in my pictures of the three main phases of "finance"—the industrial, the life-insurance and the banking—he, as arch plotter in every kind of respectable skulduggery, was necessarily in the foreground. The Deluge

单词	skulduggery
例句	skulduggery Here was somebody who had brought the art of skulduggery to the highest point of perfection, somebody, moreover, who was willing to risk life and limb in pursuit of her calling. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z With Bill’s warning in mind, Harry could not help suspecting that Griphook was on the watch for possible skulduggery. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A bit of terrorist skulduggery, then an unexpected bomb at the end of episode three, blowing up one of the leads – and the whole thing wide open. Sorry episodes: the most disappointing TV shows of 2018 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Politics bleed into the homicide inquiry as the alluring Gesche, who claims that a seductive voice told her to kill, distracts Droste from the skulduggery of his enemies. ‘Effigy — Poison and the City’ Review: Death and the Matron 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z It teaches the reader a whole new lexicon of skulduggery. ‘Hack Attack,’ About a Rupert Murdoch Paper’s Trials, by Nick Davies 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Young, Bright and On the Right was both awkward and compelling television, exploring the skulduggery and eccentricity of student politics. University politics offers more than eccentric skulduggery 2012-08-10T17:42:26Z Gunplay and skulduggery abound; at one point a person gets decapitated by a helicopter rotor. Perspective \| Reading will supposedly make you a better person. That’s not the real reason to pick up a book. 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z But now, Robin Wright’s Claire Underwood, who began as the icy partner in skulduggery to Mr. Spacey’s Frank before seeming to eclipse him at the end of last season, would be the sole lead character. Fallen Stars, From Roseanne Barr to Kevin Spacey, Rearrange Fall TV 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z "We have to trust our successors, and their successors, and theirs, to steer the project through a hundred years of political skulduggery, climate change, budget cutbacks and zombie apocalypses," he wrote. David Mitchell has a new book, but you'll have to wait 98 years to read it 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z There are lawsuits and court fights and public records requests; there is also skulduggery and a mysterious manila envelope dropped into a mailbox. How Painkiller Pushers Took Over Coal Country 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z There is glitz, bling, skulduggery and family feuding, played out to the pounding rhythm of hip-hop and rap. ‘Empire,’ a Terrence Howard Drama on Fox 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The first season was centered around Rickwaert’s fall and desire for revenge, with the skulduggery of local Dunkirk politics in the background. On TV, France’s New President Is Young, Centrist and Female 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z But, as egregious as such cases are, it was not a reflection of systemic skulduggery. Chicago News Cooperative: Hildy Johnson Would Have Happily Hacked 2011-07-24T07:30:30Z Magic history is full of colorful accusations of industrial espionage and other skulduggery. Hat. Rabbit. Spy Cam? Claims of Skulduggery at a Hot Magic Show 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z It becomes a physical manifestation of all the infighting and skulduggery, really. ‘House of the Dragon’: Paddy Considine Won’t Watch Sunday’s Episode 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The London journalist Ben Macintyre, who has written nine previous histories chronicling intrigue and skulduggery, takes a fresh look at the grandest espionage drama of our era. Book Review Podcast: The Kim Philby Case 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Its hearings and subsequent report unveiled a long and gruesome string of assassinations, wiretaps and assorted skulduggery — after which Congress passed laws restricting these practices. Who Is Really Running the Government? 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The life of a globe-trotting dinosaur smuggler might bring to mind Thomas Crown meets Tintin, but one of the revelations of the book is just how mundane the skulduggery of Prokopi’s crime actually was. The Bizarre Tale of the ‘Dinosaur Artist’ Who Trafficked in Stolen Fossils 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Spielberg, like his protagonist, is interested only in whether the president's skulduggery will work. Oscars 2013: what the nominations say about America 2013-02-21T16:00:00Z So to the feudal estate of Milton Cross, down the road, where a confusing array of villagers are embroiled in their own tale of skulduggery and deadly intent. Live UEFA Europa League Football: The Final 2010-05-12T07:00:00Z The potential heir to a sizable family fortune resorts to skulduggery and worse in this Tony-winning musical with book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and music and lyrics by Steven Lutva. Theatrical works to see in spring: From 'A Gentleman's Guide' to John Leguizamo to 'Shakespeare 400' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The horrors went beyond defeat in Vietnam and Watergate’s revelations of skulduggery in high office. Purpose and worth 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Vivien is both a morally and politically conscious Jew and, as it turns out, a natural at undercover skulduggery. ‘Ridley Road’ Review: Undercover With the Neo-Nazis 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z “I think there has been a lot of skulduggery,” Mr. Jonas said in a telephone interview. A Newcomer to Opera Tries to Tame a Tempest 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The machinations that Weir begins to uncover may seem familiar: The early episodes of “Rabbit Hole” suggest skulduggery that corresponds, from many people’s point of view, with recent tides in American history. In the Long, Paranoid Shadow of ‘24’ 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z But “there’s still a lot of skulduggery going on,” said Jim Puckett, executive director of the Basel Action Network, a nonprofit group that works to stop the flow of dangerous electronic waste to developing countries. How to get rid of your unwanted electronic devices safely and responsibly 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Be that as it may, "Captain America" is exactly what the third week of July needed: a curiously fun, surprisingly imaginative and unashamedly old-fashioned yarn of skulduggery and adventure. "Captain America": A patriotic surprise from the comic-book past 2011-07-21T00:30:00Z “Le Carré, being the genius he is, found something even more compelling: the world of arms dealing and the skulduggery that is even now being revealed by the Panama Papers.” Why 'The Night Manager' Is Even Better Than Bond 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Fleeing both from villains and law enforcement, who suspect him in a murder, Hannay survives skulduggery in a vaudeville theater, a chase atop a speeding train and other cloak-and-dagger stuff. Review \| Constellation’s ‘39 Steps’ is a comic thriller without thrills 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Multiple scripts and episodes were leaked online during Season 7 as a result of hacks and other skulduggery, as well as gaffes from HBO’s partners. ‘Game of Thrones’ Will Shoot Multiple Endings to Prevent Spoilers 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Scenarios of romantic deception and skulduggery are threaded with political implications. ‘The Wandering Soap Opera’ Review: An Excursion Into Raúl Ruiz’s Fertile Mind 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z That’s 500 words, max, on just about every one of the 2,000 or so stories AP journalists report each day, from ballgames to bomb blasts to the latest political skulduggery. New Associated Press guidelines: Keep it brief Tracing a bumbling investigation into a player’s poisoning at Highbury, it’s also essential viewing for devoted Arsenal geeks, working as it does a range of real-life club luminaries from the era into the cheerful skulduggery. Great films about football – and where to find them 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Yet that did not stop The Casual Vacancy - a study of back-stabbing and skulduggery, all set in a seemingly idyllic English village - from becoming a global best-seller. Casual Vacancy: from page to screen 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z But over time, the skulduggery in the compounds and Bill's financial and political ambitions brought it all into the light and forced the rest of the state to confront it. "Big Love's" powerful, infuriating ending 2011-03-21T14:22:00Z A man who publicly colludes with a hostile foreign power to subvert an election, and then lies about and obstructs justice to conceal his skulduggery should have been immediately impeached and removed from office. Novelist Jonathan Lethem: "There is no allegory crude enough" to capture Trump's America 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Give us murder and intrigue and betrayal and knotty, devious skulduggery in dark rooms. 'Don’t let the tail wag the dragon': what we want from the Game of Thrones prequel 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Most Scots are used to nepotism and skulduggery among entrenched – often Labour – officials. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z It makes addictive reading for anyone interested in shameless greed, hilariously rotten behaviour, inept skulduggery and just plain bad manners. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z Dickens’s “Martin Chuzzlewit” — not his best, but the prose is magnificent as always, and it has some wonderful depictions of skulduggery. Phillip Lopate Is No Fan of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Inspired by the 2016 release of the Panama Papers, The Laundromat lifts the lid on a culture of tax evasion and financial skulduggery, bent accountants and shadowy lawyers. Soderbergh on Hollywood: 'It's not crooked – it's the most transparent industry going' 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z With the various Roys scattered, licking their wounds, where can bereft fans turn for their regular dose of acid insults, soapy skulduggery and privileged misery grounded by occasional glimpses of human vulnerability and warmth? Miss ‘Succession’ Already? Here’s What to Watch Next 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z And what exactly was the skulduggery that the ID was said to have got up to? Under Every Leaf by William Beaver - review 2012-05-18T08:00:03Z And the skulduggery in the shadows that is a staple of crime fiction is only a sideways step away from the dark things that populate the noirish cityscapes of urban fantasy. Crime fiction: Evidence points to a clash of genres 2012-07-19T08:15:53Z I loved his The Skating Rink, a tale of desire, skulduggery and ice set on the Costa Brava, and his vast work 2666 is now giving me menacing/enticing looks from the shelf. We're all going on a ... 2011-07-30T23:04:12Z It’s one of the most intriguing stories of the summer, a tale of sex, money, politics and corporate skulduggery that would seem especially ripe for coverage and discussion by the firebrands at Fox News. Fox News confronts (but just barely) a scandal in its own house 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z He serves not just as his father's right hand in skulduggery, but as a manifestation of his id. "Camelot" and "Borgias": Blood, boobs and costume drama 2011-04-02T18:01:00Z The game’s elements of chance and skulduggery — not to mention its potential to devastate your personal relationships — are flaws to some. The Glorious and Barbarous Bartering of Settlers of Catan 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Early descriptions have promised a very Game of Thrones-sounding mix of "political skulduggery, spectacular battles and sexual intrigue". Game of Thrones success has cable firms rushing to catch up 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z A teenage girl is caught in a tangled web of dubious sexual-assault allegations and further skulduggery in the TV movie "Guilty at 17." TV This Week July 20 - 26: 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z "The Campaign" is supposed to be a parody of the current American political machine: skulduggery, outrageous ads, a race for face-time with a baby that, literally, takes it on the chin. Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis: Seattle crowd was 'quite a shock' 2012-07-25T21:48:09Z Yet his obnoxious outbursts this week in his New York civil trial over financial skulduggery were just the latest evidence of his disdain for the law and the judicial system. Opinion: Trump promises vengeance and power grabs if he wins in 2024. Here's the plan. 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z No-one disputes that there was indeed a long period - roughly corresponding to the Cold War - when France used a certain amount of skulduggery and military muscle to further its interests in La Françafrique. Macron looks on as France's Africa policy crumbles 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Yevgeny V. Prigozhin for years had denied any connection to the Wagner mercenary group and operated discreetly on the margins of Russian power, trading in political skulduggery, cafeteria meals and lethal force. Ukraine Is Still Grappling With the Battlefield Prigozhin Left Behind 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Most notably, he powered a 1961 editorial exposé revealing the skulduggery and character assassination employed by the John Birch Society, rabid anti-Communists who had risen to prominence in California. Santa Barbara News-Press bankruptcy brings uneasy end to an owner's bitter tenure 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z While espionage has sinister connotations of spying and skulduggery, it is the kind of charge that has also been used in the past to prosecute individuals who have been criminally careless with important government documents. What are the criminal charges against Donald Trump? 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z For example, voters sort themselves geographically, with a lopsided share of Democrats packed in cities and Republicans in rural areas, for reasons that have nothing to do with partisan skulduggery. How to Police Gerrymanders? Some Judges Say the Courts Can’t. 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z That Mr. Connally could have been engaged in political skulduggery was hardly shocking after Watergate, said John W. Limbert, 80, who was a political officer at the embassy when he was taken hostage. Former Iran Hostages Are Divided on Jimmy Carter and a Sabotage Claim 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Albania, a member of NATO, and other countries in the alliance, he said, had no choice but to take any hint of Russian skulduggery seriously. They Sneaked Into a Derelict Arms Plant: Instagrammers or Spies? 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z After a year of almost unparalleled political skulduggery, that is a pretty decent gift to go under Rishi Sunak's Christmas tree. Laura Kuenssberg: 'No coups, no plots - nobody cares' 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z One party has become militantly absurd, finding proof of sophisticated 2020 electoral skulduggery in the villains’ ability to completely conceal all evidence of their villainy. Opinion \| Why Colorado Gov. Jared Polis could answer Democrats’ 2024 prayers 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z His psyche floods with imaginary attack ads filled with accusations of skulduggery and premature burials. Review \| Are you ready for some pandemic humor? Christopher Buckley is. 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z What was important enough to bring to a rolling boil the already simmering suspicions of tens of millions of Americans about tentacles of the “deep state” engaging in partisan skulduggery? Opinion \| Garland has a political duty to explain the circus perpetrated at Mar-a-Lago 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z “It’s essential to understand our nation’s story, the good and the bad, the high accomplishments and the skulduggery. And so much of our story has yet to be told.” David McCullough, master chronicler of American history, dies at 89 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z And the skulduggery soon spread beyond the family circle — Empain’s second-in-command in his business empire “suddenly saw his chance to seize the crown.” Review \| A French baron, a kidnapping and a severed finger 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Polish urban explorers who sneaked into the property found Russian newspapers from as late as 2005, long after the Russians had supposedly left, reinforcing the compound’s reputation as a haven for undercover skulduggery. A Crumbling Russian ‘Spyville’ Returns to Polish Hands 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Fifty-two percent of their sample said it was strong evidence of skulduggery during the 2016 Democratic primaries, even though the polling place was in Russia, which the students could have verified online. Perspective \| Online falsehoods plague us, but should we depend on schools to cure that ill? 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z So now seems a good time to take a look at Westminster's long and proud tradition of skulduggery and, very often fruitless, plotting, which often seems to involve food. Pork pies, curry and pizza - a history of tasty parliamentary plots 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z “When you have a system that says we’re going to have purity in California and skulduggery in Texas, you end up with an unrepresentative chamber,” Mr. Sherman said. Redistricting Makes California a Top House Battlefield for 2022 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z But this year’s result was the subject of no such skulduggery, organizers said. New Zealand held a contest for Bird of the Year. The birds lost 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Who is behind the lawsuits is unclear If all this seems like a little bit of legal skulduggery, well, who are we to disagree. Someone is using old Jawbone patents to sue Apple and Google 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Flip open a newspaper or turn on the radio: You will hear of schemes, scandals and skulduggery which almost always lead back to the public purse. Spain Turns to Corruption Rehab for Officials Who Can’t Stop Stealing 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z In the immediate aftermath of Nixon’s resignation, a nation reeling from years of political scandal and skulduggery embraced Ford’s apparent decency and modesty. Biden’s quest for a new normal: Can he restore calm and still make progress? 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Amy Coney Barrett spent much of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing trying to rise above the stench of the self-serving politics and skulduggery that President Trump has injected into the process. Perspective \| Amy Coney Barrett faced the questions. But Trump hovered over her confirmation hearings. 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z No census is perfect, and many have been marred by incidents like fires in 1890 and 1980, lost records and even skulduggery. As Census Count Resumes, Doubts About Accuracy Continue to Grow 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z In the Championship’s case there appears to be plenty of opportunity for skulduggery too. For drama the insanely unpredictable Championship cannot be beaten \| Paul Wilson 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Last week, Jay Clayton, the chairman of the S.E.C., said his agency was effectively powerless to investigate corporate skulduggery because of China’s lack of assistance. Chinese Coffee Chain’s Scandal Renews U.S. Calls for Oversight 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The economic critique Fellowes puts in the mouths of his thieving and scheming servants is not without merit, but it’s canceled out by their skulduggery. 'Belgravia' is the 'Downton Abbey' replacement you've been waiting for 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Every tournament, though, will throw up at least one segue of incredible drama, of unlikely and since-forgotten heroes, skulduggery from villains and adrenaline-surging plot twists. My favourite game: Uruguay v Ghana, World Cup 2010 quarter-final 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z He handed me a printout of a conspiratorial Medium.com essay about supposed skulduggery in that race, involving an online disinformation campaign, and urged me to read it. How Alabama’s Senate Primary Became a Trump Loyalty Contest 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Kuehnert said he’s no longer dealing with baseball daily, but suspects some skulduggery still goes on. Electronic sign stealing: A scandal two decades ago in Japan 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z For Democrats, Taylor is the face of selfless public service, someone whose background and demeanor make a charge of partisan skulduggery hard to stick. Republicans tried to make him impeachment’s ‘star witness.’ Bill Taylor became an Internet meme instead. 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z But a skive is a sin, it involves deceit and skulduggery. 'How skiving made me a better parent' 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z By the time he left the mayor’s office, in 1995, there was increasing evidence that corruption and political skulduggery had been widespread during his tenure. Jacques Chirac, Who Led France Envisioning European Unity, Is Dead at 86 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z “Much greater skulduggery takes place here,” said Manoj Joshi, an expert on international relations at the Observer Research Foundation, a think tank in New Delhi. Trump impeachment proceedings trigger caution, and a little schadenfreude, overseas 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Resentment and jealousy about romantic betrayals, financial skulduggery and career-ending bad behaviour have built up over decades. New play explores when pop reunions turn toxic 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z In a scathing editorial, the Financial Times, said it was “refreshing that judges saw through Downing Street’s skulduggery.” British Parliament reconvenes after court rules Boris Johnson unlawfully suspended it 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z His findings could write the final chapter in the long-running mystery, one replete with theories of conspiracy and skulduggery. In Hammarskjold’s Native Sweden, Hint of State Secrets Linked to His 1961 Death 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z And because you never know what kind of skulduggery people are going to get into as long as they’re still alive, we shouldn’t be naming things after people before they die. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Its confirmatory report weeks later did not halt the skulduggery. Plague in San Francisco: rats, racism and reform 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z A charismatic man with a goatee and intense blue eyes, Whitley reveled in skulduggery. Review \| The Secret Service chief who embodied the best and worst of Reconstruction 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The days of skulduggery in paleontology have not passed; DePalma was deeply concerned that the site would be expropriated by a major museum. The Day the Dinosaurs Died 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Is it racism alone or just basic garden variety political skulduggery? Frederick Douglass and the Trump resistance: "Power concedes nothing without a demand" 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z In southern Warsaw, Jan Lawrynowicz and Piotr Przytula set up a local activist group that uncovered digital skulduggery in which a spray of fake online accounts were used to cheerlead for local officials. Poland’s democratic spring: the fightback starts here \| Christian Davies 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z At W Magazine’s starry party Friday night ahead of Sunday’s Golden Globes, the scammers were up to their usual skulduggery – this time posing as security to dupe the stars themselves. Party-crashers dupe celebrities before Golden Globes 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z This, of course, is an Australia team that earlier this year employed sandpaper and skulduggery in a ball-tampering fiasco that fell some way short of even the most amateurish honesty. Time for some elite honesty: sport’s inspiring slogans are a waste of space \| Simon Burnton 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z In the old days, presidents let their hatchet men stir up the racist skulduggery behind the scenes. Opinion \| ‘Riling Up the Crazies’ 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z The electoral commission insists there was "absolutely no skulduggery". Zimbabwe police 'hunt for MDC officials' 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The opposition, the MDC, say it was rigged, but the country's electoral commission says there was "absolutely no skulduggery". In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Truth be told, it descends into a lawless game of skulduggery at times. There is a cloud hanging over this World Cup and Fifa must not ignore it \| Stuart James 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Sarah Paulson, always good at projecting steely efficiency, arrives late in the game as Tammy, a suburban housewife who turns out to be a master of corporate skulduggery. Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett pull off an enjoyable, low-fizz heist in 'Ocean's 8' Ukraine and Russia constantly lob charges and countercharges accusing each other of various forms of skulduggery. ‘Dead’ Russian Journalist Appears at News Conference in Ukraine 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z From the beginning, the Russian Mafiya made Trump Tower a base for their skulduggery, a trend that continued when Trump built his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. An excerpt from 'Trump/Russia: A Definitive History' 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Uganda’s generous refugee policy also opens possibilities for skulduggery. Refugees need not be a burden, if they are allowed to work 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z For two weeks, an extraordinary drama unfolded in the Senate, full of spectacle and allegations of skulduggery. Allegations of skulduggery in Pakistan’s Senate races set stage for chaotic general election 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Yet, on Sunday afternoon, this most brief and benign of walks may have been the setting for an attempted assassination reminiscent of the most far-fetched Cold War skulduggery. In Russian Ex-Spy’s Poisoning, Britain Sees Echoes of Cold War 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The scripts themselves are never revealed publicly - but not, Michael says, because of any "skulduggery or anything weird". Freemasonry 'a bit like Facebook' 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z How Bell Pottinger went bankrupt is a tale of corporate skulduggery that seems lifted from “House of Cards,” the P.R. edition. How a P.R. Firm That Aided Despots and Rogues Met Its End in South Africa 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z The data-gathering and analysis were overseen by a former professor of economics at the University of Chile in Santiago, adding to the suspicion of skulduggery. The World Bank’s “ease of doing business” report faces tricky questions 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Season three featured what amounted to a full adventure in every episode, cycling through prison stories, time travel, high-seas skulduggery, and more. The 20 best TV shows of 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z “All the skulduggery was explained,” Mr. Kilicdaroglu told a women’s gathering in Ankara. Reza Zarrab Reveals a Plot to Kill Him, and Is Accused of Rape 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z There should be no Russian flag, no Russian anthem, no Russian uniforms: zero Russian pageantry after all the Russian skulduggery. Russian Doping: The Case for Barring Russia Entirely 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z The financial skulduggery and dirty deals described here are precisely the opposite of what higher education was intended to do--to inculcate morality, ethics and duty to serve others through leading by example. Endowments Boom as Colleges Bury Earnings Overseas 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z He’s inventing stories about dark coverups by his enemies to sow confusion about the proven facts of his own team’s skulduggery. Opinion \| Trump is faithfully following the autocrat’s playbook 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Williams’ narrative offers a tropical milieu of rumrunners, skulduggery, concealed identity, dangerous complications for Virginia and her toddler daughter Evelyn — and lots of entertainment for readers. 9 sunny new novels for beach reading 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z As the staggering scale of the skulduggery emerged, many Brazilians focused their fury on politicians – initially Lula, Rousseff and others in the Workers’ Party. Has Brazil’s Operation Car Wash exposed the biggest corruption scandal ever? 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z I won’t waste time rehearsing the sins, skulduggery and selfishness of the Democrat and Republican parties. Vive la France for its political-party shake-up 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Against all expectations, the fairytale headlines made a reappearance this week, with everybody’s favourite underdog putting in a spirited performance and a little underhand skulduggery to see off Sevilla. Lack of a winter break or not good enough: why are English clubs failing in Europe? 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Authorities say the hackers engaged in an extraordinary spree of cyber skulduggery after they obtained access to user info for more than 500 million... How Hackers Turned Yahoo’s Own System Against Its Users 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The vanity, the cynicism, the bullying, the financial skulduggery, the hate speech, the harassment – they’re all public knowledge. The rise and fall of Milo Yiannopoulos – how a shallow actor played the bad guy for money 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z While the first three jockeys home were not suspected of skulduggery or chicanery, six others soon found themselves in hot water. The Joy of Six: Valentine's Day sporting massacres \| Barry Glendenning 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z I won’t waste time rehearsing the sins, skulduggery and selfishness of the Democrat and Republican parties. Vive la France for its political-party shake-up 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The alleged fiscal malfeasance visited upon Mr. Depp occurred over 16 years, but the actor was unaware of this skulduggery, his lawsuit asserts, because he simply wasn’t paying much attention to what was going on. The Depp Conundrum: Who Should Keep Tabs on the Money? 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Whether it’s jealousy or skulduggery, the Patriots tend to incite that sort of feeling. Tom Brady and Patriots Overwhelm Steelers and Advance to Super Bowl LI 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z “This covert action by the Nixon campaign,” he said, “laid the ground for the skulduggery of his presidency.” Nixon Tried to Spoil Johnson’s Vietnam Peace Talks in ’68, Notes Show 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Deloitte’s Brazilian fiasco is depressing, but at least skulduggery is being uncovered and punished. America’s audit watchdog uncovers serious misconduct at Deloitte Brazil 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z And if assessments by the United States intelligence community are correct, some came through state-supported internet skulduggery. A Warning for Americans From a Member of Pussy Riot 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z To that end, prosecutors in Brooklyn said, the two resorted to acts of skulduggery. Landlord Brothers Admit to an Illegal Eviction Campaign in Brooklyn 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Branca, who was released by the Dodgers in 1953 and joined the Detroit Tigers, said he learned of the skulduggery from one of his new teammates. Ralph Branca, pitcher who gave up historic home run, dies at 90 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Those accepting, he wrote, should understand the limits of their influence and the extent to which the administration is “likely to be torn by infighting and bureaucratic skulduggery.” Can Trump broaden his government beyond loyalists — and does he want to? 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z The tax battle has also prompted accusations of skulduggery. Most Expensive Thing on California’s Ballot: a One-Cent Soda Tax. 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z As Podesta fumed, Tanden hypothesized that the idea to demand Sanders’ medical records might have been hatched by Bill Clinton, reflecting what she suggested is the former president’s penchant for political skulduggery. The Clintons' old attack dogs have a profitable new role, and sometimes it makes the campaign nervous 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z As if, the skulduggery of the banks isn't enough to extract excess profits. Q. and A. With Eric Rosengren: The Danger of Low Unemployment 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z "Large numbers of Americans already suspect the November result will be rigged ... If ever U.S. democracy was vulnerable to skulduggery, that time would be now." Under Putin's Shadow 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z But Neofitides, for one, is far from hopeful the skulduggery will end there. Car bombs, corruption and illegal betting – how football in Cyprus spiralled out of control 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Some progressives at the time suggested some form of skulduggery. Bernie Sanders’ staffer sought to rig Nevada coin flip: report 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Elections closed with a whiff of skulduggery in Haryana, a state adjacent to the capital, Delhi. The wrong ink 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The Improbability of Love is about the skulduggery of the London art world. Paul Murray and Hannah Rothschild win Wodehouse Prize - BBC News 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The asterisk also comes off the bench any time there’s a hint of athletic skulduggery. Bellevue football report puts asterisk on winning record 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z However, many of those accusing the president are themselves being investigated for embezzlement, money laundering or other financial skulduggery. Brazil's corruption culture 'can be beaten' - BBC News 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Slowly but surely, however, the world has learned that the banks that busted the global economy were also consumed with old-fashioned skulduggery: rigging rates, ripping off customers, and laundering Mexican drug money. The Guardian view on the Panama Papers: secret riches and public rage \| Editorial 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z It was when Senator Amaral began wrecking the government he once loyally supported that many Brazilians began to grasp how pervasive the skulduggery had become. Insider’s Account of How Graft Fed Brazil’s Political Crisis 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z On further review, management skulduggery may or may not turn out to have played a role too, but investors will still be able to attribute most of their losses to their own misjudgment. Valeant: Blame Our Accounting, Please! 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Bolshoi Babylon This new documentary investigates the shocking 2013 scandals and skulduggery that tarnished the reputation of the famed Russian ballet company. Monday's TV Highlights: 'Bolshoi Babylon' on HBO 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z “I think it does a terrific job of making Wall Street skulduggery entertaining, of exploiting the inherent black humor” of how the financial crisis unfurled, he writes. Your Friday Evening Briefing: Syria, Bernie Sanders, Star Wars 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Financial skulduggery, avaricious priests and suspected corruption at the Vatican are detailed in two books out this week, suggesting that Pope Francis faces an uphill struggle as he weeds out sleaze at the Holy See. Fraud, greed and corruption — new books depict skulduggery in the Vatican 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z But whether or not there is ballot box skulduggery, no one believes there will be any result other than an Alexander Lukashenko victory this time. Belarus president set to win fifth consecutive election - BBC News 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z There is a long tradition of scandal and skulduggery in the auto industry, but few schemes appear as premeditated as Volkswagen’s brazen move to use sophisticated software to circumvent United States emissions standards. Problems at Volkswagen Start in the Boardroom 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Koscielny swung him to the ground and, from that point onwards, it was an exercise in calculated skulduggery. Chelsea leave nine-man Arsenal seeing red after vital Premier League win 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z I confess to being of two minds about major league skulduggery. New England’s Tom Brady Hands Off the Dirty Work 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Critics accused him of political skulduggery and claimed that, despite his protestations of being “apolitical”, he cares mostly about the interests of his party, the SLFP. Rajapaksa redux 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Interestingly, while defending the Patriots’ actions in the deflated-football scandal in January, Belichick made perhaps his most extended comments on the spying case and gave a window into his thinking on certain kinds of skulduggery. For Patriots, the Bizarre Is the Norm 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z He declined to name the cameraman who was the subject of the apparent skulduggery. MPs 'plotted attack on cameraman' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z On the opening drive of the second half, Solder slipped off the line of scrimmage in the Patriots’ latest bit of skulduggery. Patriots Crush Colts and Advance to Super Bowl Against Seahawks 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Matthew Teller delves into a story of intrigue and possible skulduggery in Persia. Monsieur Romieu - a 'man of talents' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Indeed the rival football agency Formation alleges that a certain amount of skulduggery was involved. Jorge Mendes: the football agent who just won transfer deadline day 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z This skulduggery arguably violated the Logan Act, which bars private citizens from freelancing in foreign policy. Book Review: ‘Chasing Shadows’ and ‘The Nixon Tapes’ The campaign became intensely bitter in the final weeks, with backers of Mr. Santos and Mr. Zuluaga trading accusations of spying, links to drug money and other skulduggery. Peace-Talk Critic Takes Lead in Colombia Presidential Vote 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z But his name is well known to those who have mined the particular strand of suspected skulduggery linking Mr. Palme’s death to his ferocious opposition to apartheid. Letter From Europe: In Swedish Case, Ghosts of Apartheid 2014-02-27T18:29:52Z Just as in the Roaring Twenties, we've lived through a boom that was mostly based on make-believe - easy money, inflated assets and financial skulduggery. Gatsby and the way we live now 2013-05-31T16:27:58Z I find it hard to imagine that the European Broadcasting Union is burning the midnight oil investigating claims of Eurovision skulduggery from Franco. Did Franco rob Derry of Eurovision glory? 2013-05-17T10:20:44Z In Sheffield, Díaz admitted he "didn't do enough" to overturn that home advantage, without implying any skulduggery. Martin Murray has more to savour in defeat than Amir Khan in victory 2013-04-28T16:06:57Z The tests on Richard’s heart do not show the presence of arsenic or any sort of metallic poison; it is likely, therefore, that he died as the result of gangrene rather than deliberate skulduggery. Exhuming Richard the Lionheart 2013-03-03T10:45:00Z The new drama is based on a 1990 BBC tale of political skulduggery, also called “House of Cards”, about an urbane-but-psychotic Conservative chief whip, who plots and kills his way to becoming British prime minister. Lexington: Unreality television 2013-02-21T16:03:39Z Much of the skulduggery centered on the Transportation Department and the Parking Violations Bureau. Edward I. Koch, 1924-2013: Edward I. Koch, Ex-Mayor of New York, Dies 2013-02-01T11:20:49Z Nowhere does the whiff of skulduggery rankle more than Derry-Londonderry which recently emerged from the dark days of to become the inaugural . Did Franco rob Derry of Eurovision glory? 2013-05-17T10:20:44Z I do not believe there is any skulduggery at West Ham. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2013-01-18T09:00:07Z Auditors, regulators and banks largely missed Enron's skulduggery, underscoring the need for big changes. DealBook: Hedge Funds Stride the Stage of World Affairs 2012-12-11T19:56:32Z Or is it more a case that the level of sophisticated tumbling skulduggery in the box has referees increasingly forced to stab in the dark at decisions, regardless of nationality? Premier League: 10 talking points from this weekend's action 2012-10-01T11:18:00Z The so-called "aluminium wars" were characterised by a series of gangland-style murders, political skulduggery and extortion claimed at the highest levels. Deripaska and Cherney make surprise deal out of court 2012-09-27T18:48:16Z One well-connected political analyst in Beijing said he was told by party officials that the rumors of skulduggery were wrong. Xi Jinping, China’s Presumptive New Leader, Mysteriously Absent 2012-09-10T15:57:04Z But his association with all this skulduggery is sad. Manchester United employees stand to gain £204m in Glazers share plan 2012-07-31T18:43:00Z While skulduggery is possible, the more realistic problem with Olympic judging is conscious or unconscious national bias. Removing Judges' Bias Is Olympic-Size Challenge 2012-07-28T03:14:22Z I therefore propose a new "market-based" approach to combat financial skulduggery, tapping directly into financial market dynamics. We need a 'bloodhound' hedge fund to sniff out financial skulduggery 2012-07-24T07:30:01Z Riders were punished for skulduggery including taking shortcuts and using cars and trains. The scandalous history of the Tour de France 2012-07-15T19:00:04Z Whoever orchestrated the leaks, one of their principal goals was clearly to expose the corruption and skulduggery surrounding the Vatican’s finances. Secrets Of The Vatican 2012-07-09T05:00:00Z The Republic's lot, I knew, was to be denied admission to major tournaments through a villainous amalgam of misfortune, incompetence and skulduggery. The Joy of Six: European Championship memories 2012-06-01T09:36:05Z House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, told reporters today that Republican efforts to block spending reductions was “skulduggery” and that Congress should “honor the commitment” it made. Republican Senators Seek Workforce Cuts to Help Pentagon 2012-02-02T20:08:55Z The disaster threw a spotlight on skulduggery in the Railways Ministry, a fiefdom of two million workers that owns the railways it regulates, an inherent conflict of interest. Design Flaws Cited in Deadly Train Crash in China 2011-12-28T16:30:29Z Though Americans can pay bills and swap stocks online, experts say online voting is susceptible to skulduggery. Americans Elect: Can a Well-Heeled Group of Insiders Create a Populist Third-Party Sensation? 2011-12-21T10:05:32Z She won the first of two terms in a runoff after several recounts and reports of possible skulduggery, though never proven, by members of the Republican opposition. Nobel Winners in Economics: The Reluctant Celebrities 2011-12-04T02:39:11Z Then he gathered reporters in his office to relate a tale of skulduggery. Signs of Faux Foul Play in Russian Politics 2011-09-15T02:51:32Z "There's lots of time for machinations and skulduggery and rhetoric." Exclusive: Shareholders to NYSE: Talk to Nasdaq 2011-04-27T18:05:29Z He says he first learned of the skulduggery from a Jan. 22 e-mail from Jane Jiang, a cofounder who late last year took over the trust and safety unit of Alibaba.com, the group's business-to-business platform. Alibaba's Jack Ma Fights To Win Back Trust 2011-03-23T22:00:00Z With the start of his trial in Manhattan, Mr Rajaratnam finds himself cast, by prosecutors at least, as the latest poster boy for Wall Street skulduggery. Raj Rajaratnam 2011-03-08T09:57:42Z Asked whether he had any evidence to back up his claims of skulduggery, the Namibian cited "pressure" exerted on certain candidates to withdraw because "they were not liked". Namibian FA slams Caf elections 2011-02-24T13:02:29Z In other words, the scrum is a place where secrecy and skulduggery combine to befuddle even the sharpest officials. Scrums Start to Feel the Squeeze 2010-12-22T23:07:12Z Those nostalgic for classic Kremlinology might be tempted to read skulduggery into that. A Photo Exhibit, From the Dear Leader 2010-10-03T04:20:00Z Clearly the threat is that the events at Lord's are merely the gas bubbles on a huge swamp of skulduggery. The machinery of corruption in sport will go on untouched 2010-09-05T08:00:00Z It is almost certain that any no-balls will be the consequence of excessive exertion rather than skulduggery. Richard Williams: Ecclestone designer on wrong track 2010-08-30T23:06:00Z Day-to-day politics involves shouting and skulduggery, just like football, banking or religion. Australia's election stalemate: another headache for Nick Clegg? 2010-08-23T12:16:00Z "There is no one to match Gordon for someone who articulates high principles while practising, the lowest skulduggery," Mr. Blair is quoted by Lord Mandelson as saying. Labour Figures Race to Pen Tell-Alls 2010-07-15T02:40:00Z Shilton, who won a record 125 caps for England and played at three World Cups, believes on-field skulduggery is becoming more of an issue. World Cup 2010: Fouls, theatrics, play-actors and cheats 2010-06-06T06:00:00Z One day it might be match-fixing, the next another form of skulduggery or drug taking, bribery or illegal payments. Dean Richards is punished enough for a fairly minor transgression 2010-05-29T23:07:00Z It was, Mr. Johnson thundered to the BBC, “absolutely spectacular and scandalous,” all this “ludicrous skulduggery going on behind the scenes with cloak-and-dagger assignations.” Britain?s Top Dog Finds a Mate 2010-05-15T16:16:00Z Economic ups and downs, booms and busts, even skulduggery that would normally result in the attentions of the financial authorities are all perfectly acceptable. Real money 2010-03-03T10:44:00Z Mr. Simpson’s latest handiwork is a directory of skulduggery, with the tales of nearly 150 convicted county politicians and officials. Chicago News Cooperative: Putting New Perspective on Illinois Corruption 2010-02-21T03:36:00Z Recall how Mr. Stroger benefited from skulduggery prompted by the stroke suffered by his predecessor, his late father, shortly before the 2006 Democratic primary. 2010-01-17T04:48:00Z I possessed the knowledge, and I bribed the bat boy of old Breck’s team to perform the skulduggery. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager "Burroughs is capable of more skulduggery than any man in the State," declared her caller, after they had talked somewhat of the senatorial candidate. A Man of Two Countries "Much," said Hoddan, "much as I hate to spoil the prospects of profitable skulduggery, that's my last word and it's true." The Pirates of Ersatz Just what sort of skulduggery has been going on? Murder in the Gunroom I knew you had been doing some skulduggery when I first heard your voice on the telephone. The Deluge “It was a simple matter of scientific knowledge and a little skulduggery,” pursued the story-teller obligingly. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager He had not the slightest inkling that she, who had twice spoiled her father's skulduggery so far as it affected him, felt any but the friendliest of feelings toward him. The Pirates of Ersatz Don Loris vexedly tried to contrive some useful skulduggery without the information to base it on. The Pirates of Ersatz For, in my pictures of the three main phases of "finance"—the industrial, the life-insurance and the banking—he, as arch plotter in every kind of respectable skulduggery, was necessarily in the foreground. The Deluge
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