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Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of $10 billion fraud, capping crypto king’s epic fall
Now you can call him “Sam Bankman-Fraud.” A Manhattan federal jury has convicted Sam Bankman-Fried of stealing $10 billion from users of his crypto exchange and lying to lenders and investors — capping a fall from grace for an ex-billionaire who was once viewed as one of the crypto world’s brightest stars. The 31-year-old disgraced…
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Woman accused of inviting ex-husband’s parents and aunt to lunch and killing them with poisonous mushrooms
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (AP) — The host of a weekend family lunch at her Australian country home was charged today with murdering her ex-husband’s parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms and attempting to murder a fourth guest, police said. Police arrested Erin Patterson,…
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Pence quits US presidential race after struggling to gain traction
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. “It’s become clear to me:…
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Spanish clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children, probe estimates
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (AFP) — Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission published Friday. The report did not give a specific figure but said a poll…
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NSW Boy, 14, raped by influencer, 46
Mum breaks down in court as she tells how her son, 14, burst into tears as he claimed he’d been raped by social media influencer, 46 Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (Daily Mail) — The mother of a 14-year-old boy has broken down in court…
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‘Devil’ comet heading toward Earth. It’s 3 times bigger than Mount Everest
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The iceball cometh. As if things didn’t seem apocalyptic enough already, scientists reported that a “horned” comet three times bigger than Mount Everest exploded and is hurtling toward Earth. The blast originated on Oct. 5 from 12P/Pons-Brooks a cryovolcanic —…
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Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza – medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms
(AP) — Water has run out at UN shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory’s largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from a looming Israeli ground offensive and overwhelmed doctors struggled to care for patients they fear will die once generators run out of fuel. Get the…
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‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse passes across Americas
(AP) — Tens of millions in the Americas got front-row seats for a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group What’s called an annular solar eclipse briefly dimmed the skies over sections of the western United States and Central…
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Musk’s X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts
(AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts and taken down or labeled tens of thousands of pieces of content since the militant group’s attack on Israel, its chief executive said. One expert called it “a drop in the bucket.” Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click…
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Female frogs fake their deaths to avoid having sex: study
No joke, they “croak.” Female frogs fake their deaths to avoid sexual interactions, a new study has found. Experts previously believed that she-frogs weren’t able to fend off unwanted male attention — in the form of intimidation, harassment and even forced sex — that could potentially lead to the physical attachment of male frogs to females, called…
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Gaza’s only power plant has run out of fuel, according to authorities in the Palestinian territory
(AP) — Gaza’s only power plant has run out of fuel, forcing it to shut down after Israel cut off supplies, the Energy Ministry said Wednesday. That will leave only generators to power the territory. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The blackouts come as Israel…