"It's easier for BlackRock to do things when people aren't thinking about it," Varlay said, adding that BlackRock "doesn't want to be anywhere on the radar."
Jeff Woodke and his wife, Els, accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of misleading Els on the nature of ransom demands while Jeff was held hostage by Islamic extremists.
A 13-year-old attending Rye College in East Sussex, England, was told her beliefs are "despicable" after refusing to accept her classmate identifying as a cat.
