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Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for defrauding FTX users and investors
- A Manhattan district judge today sentenced FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for fraud. The ruling comes about five months after a jury found Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven counts that prosecutors had brought against him. The FTX founder was charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The jury found he defrauded customers, ...

Source: siliconangle.com
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White House unveils new AI regulations for federal agencies
- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., speaks on her priorities as a member of the AI Task Force and the implications of AI use ahead of November's election. Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. The Biden administration announced the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is rolling out new artificial intelligence (AI) ...

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As Powerball nears $1 billion, could these winning numbers help step up your lottery game?
- The following charts, updated after each Powerball lottery drawing , help you see which numbers have a better chance of rolling out because they haven't hit for weeks or haven't rolled out as frequently in the last 100 games. Powerball current jackpot No ticket had all six Powerball winning numbers Wednesday, March 27, so the estimated jackpot grows to at least $935 million . The jackpot grows until it is ...

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We Bought a House With an 8% Mortgage and Are OK With It—Here's Why
- One real estate rule you might have heard, especially of late, is to never buy a home when mortgage interest rates are high. This is why many house hunters have paused or pumped the brakes on their search, cowed by the 7% and even 8% rates that have surfaced over the past year. But not me. In June 2023, my husband and I secured an 8% mortgage on our first home, in St. Petersburg, FL . To some, this might seem like ...

Source: realtor.com
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Joe Biden Is Holding The Most Lucrative Political Fundraiser In U.S. History
- President Joe Biden will join former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on stage for a chat at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night, in what will be the most lucrative political fundraising event in American history. In total, the event will raise more than $25 million, per the Biden-Harris campaign. For context: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raised $20 million in all of February , per his ...

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Ron DeSantis Claims Victory Over Disney And All He Had To Do Was Give Disney Everything They Wanted
- It began with Ron DeSantis swearing vengeance on Disney for mildly chastising his anti-gay people law. After detours into Lilibet of Sussex and the Rule Against Perpetuities , remedial civil procedure screw-ups , and the United States Supreme Court sending a stray directly at DeSantis , the matter ends — much like the DeSantis presidential campaign — not with a bang but with a whimper. Because Disney ...

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Victim Natania Reuben insists Sean 'Diddy' Combs pulled trigger in 1999 NYC nightclub shooting
- Natania Reuben, one of the victims of a New York City nightclub shooting in 1999, is maintaining that Sean "Diddy" Combs is responsible for her injuries. Combs, his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow were arrested following a shooting scuffle at the now-defunct Club New York in Times Square in December 1999. "I literally watched them pull out the guns, I had a clear point of view. I ...

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Where to get free eclipse glasses: Sonic, Jeni's, Warby Parker and more giving glasses away
- You can't very well watch one of the most anticipated celestial phenomena of the year without a pair of proper specs now, can you?  It's not too early to figure out where you might procure a pair of ISO-certified glasses , especially with the total solar eclipse less than two weeks away.  An estimated 31 million Americans are set to witness this once-in-a-lifetime event on April 8, with hundreds of cities ...

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Joe Lieberman, Democrat-Turned-Independent Ex-Senator, Dies at 82
- HARTFORD, Conn. — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family. Lieberman died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall, the statement said. He was ...

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Federal appeals court keeps hold on Texas' sweeping immigration in new ruling
- AUSTIN, Texas — In a decision late Tuesday, a federal appeals court extended a temporary block on Texas' new sweeping and controversial immigration law that would authorize state and local police to arrest and deport people suspected of being in the United States illegally. Maintaining the status quo after a seesaw of judicial opinions in the past week , the New Orleans-based appeals court will keep the ...

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"He's worried": Expert says Trump attacks on judge's daughter show he's "running a bit scared"
- Just weeks ahead of his Manhattan criminal trial, former President Donald Trump attacked the presiding judge's daughter a second time this week on Wednesday, falsely claiming she used an image of him behind bars as a profile picture on social media. That image "makes it completely impossible for me to get a fair trial," Trump wrote on Truth Social before bemoaning the gag order Judge Juan Merchan imposed on him ...

Source: salon.com
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Judge recommends John Eastman be disbarred in California
- A judge recommended Wednesday that , a co-defendant of Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case , be disbarred in California. "In view of the circumstances surrounding Eastman's misconduct and balancing the aggravation and mitigation, the court recommends that Eastman be disbarred," wrote Judge Yvette D. Roland of the State Bar Court's Hearing Department in Los Angeles. "After full consideration of ...

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Judge Offers Skeptical Retort to Hunter Biden Lawyers' Plea
- Judge Mark Scarsi appeared dubious about the arguments presented by attorneys representing the president's son that the California case was politically motivated. Hunter Biden 's legal defense team on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss the federal tax case against him, arguing that the president's son has been subjected to a politically motivated prosecution. At a hearing in Los Angeles , U.S. District Judge Mark ...

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Mike Johnson names Marjorie Taylor Greene as Mayorkas impeachment manager
- Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Georgia firebrand gets nod despite filing motion to vacate against speaker following government funding deal with Democrats Speaker Mike Johnson has named Marjorie Taylor Greene as one of the House managers for the possible impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas . This comes after Ms Greene filed a motion to vacate after Mr Johnson ...

Source: independent.co.uk
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Federal court reinstates lines for South Carolina congressional district despite racial gerrymander ruling
- Washington — A panel of federal district court judges in South Carolina said Thursday that the 2024 elections for a congressional district in the state can be conducted using a map it determined was racially gerrymandered. The three judges overseeing the redistricting dispute granted a request from South Carolina Republican legislative leaders, who asked the court to reinstate the lines for Congressional ...

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Biden to roll back Trump's expansion of short-term health insurance plans
- The Biden administration is curtailing short-term health insurance plans, which it calls "junk insurance" that can leave patients contending with big medical bills. The rule, which was proposed last summer as part of a series of actions aimed at lowering health care costs, limits the duration of new sales of these controversial plans to three months with the option of renewal for a maximum of four months total, the ...

Source: cnn.com
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Georgia GOP vice chairman who claimed 2020 voter fraud fined for voting illegally 9 times
- Georgia Republican Party's first vice chairman, Brian K. Pritchard, committed voter fraud by casting a ballot while serving probation for felony check forgery. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Administrative Law Judge Lisa Boggs of the State Board of Elections ordered Pritchard to pay a $5,000 fine and receive a public reprimand. Pritchard is a conservative talk show host who has claimed there was ...

Source: rawstory.com
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Chris Christie Rejects No Labels, Accepts No Voters Want Him
- When former New Jersey governor Chris Christie announced his 2024 presidential candidacy last June, the general reaction was bewilderment. He had, after all, run in 2016 and dropped out of the race after finishing ninth in Iowa and sixth in New Hampshire. He ended his two-term tenure in Trenton thoroughly loathed by his constituents . So irrational were his aspirations for the presidency that my colleague Gabriel ...

Source: nymag.com
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Dogs can detect humans' stress levels by smelling their breath
- Scientists have discovered that specially trained dogs may be able to detect the early signs of an impending PTSD stress flashback by sniffing out specific compounds in a person's breath. This finding could lead to a new way for service dogs to assist individuals struggling with the debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dogs detect stress levels by sniffing VOCs The research, led by Laura ...

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Kia recalls 427,407 Telluride vehicles for rollaway risk: See which cars are affected
- Kia has recalled over 400,000 cars for increased rollaway risk while in park,  according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall, submitted to NHTSA by Kia on March 20, affects certain Telluride models. According to Kia,  impacted vehicles may experience issues with the intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft failing to engage due to assembly errors. Over ...

Source: usatoday.com
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Oregon's Right to Repair bill is now a law
- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed the state's Right to Repair bill into law , and it even comes with a provision that potentially makes it stronger than California's and Minnesota's versions. It's the first to prohibit (PDF) a practice called "parts pairing," which requires the use of certain proprietary components for repair. Parts pairing prevents third-party repair services from replacing a broken component ...

Source: engadget.com
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Donuts At McDonald's? Chain Joins Forces With Krispy Kreme
- Nothing goes better with a cup of coffee than a doughnut. And as McDonald's has had many hit-and-miss dessert offerings since upping its McCafé game, the chain may have finally find its sweet spot. This week McDonald's announced it has partnered with Krispy Kreme, a for what it terms a "national expansion." Translation: Krispy Kreme doughnuts will soon arrive to a McDonald's near you. The fast-food giant ...

Source: mediapost.com
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Twitch bans streams overlaid on boobs and butts
- No more Fortnite Twitch streams on butts. I said what I said. If you're out of the loop on all things Twitch, there's a trend going around of streamers projecting their gameplays on green-screened body parts, usually intimate ones like butts and breasts. Because normal picture-in-picture is now apparently too boring. Twitch is putting a stop to its streamers' shenanigans, though, and will officially prohibit ...

Source: engadget.com
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Lawyers panic after under-oath statement by ex-Trump DOJ official
- Jeffrey Clark (Photo: Fulton County sheriff's office) Jeffrey Clark — a senior official at former President Donald Trump's Department of Justice — may have committed a major verbal error while testifying under oath at his disbarment hearing. The Associated Press reported that Clark, who was acting head of the DOJ's civil division in the waning days of the Trump administration, reportedly had ...

Source: rawstory.com
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US government is changing how it asks about race and ethnicity and adding new category
- The Office of Management and Budget on Thursday announced changes to how the federal government asks about people's race and ethnicity, including in the US census. Under the new standards, scheduled to publish Friday, the government will collect race and ethnicity information using a single question and will include a new Middle Eastern and North African category as a choice, the Office of Management and Budget ...

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Donald Trump fights Georgia elections case on First Amendment grounds
- March 28 (UPI) -- Donald Trump 's defense attorney in the Georgia election interference case said during a hearing Thursday he cannot be tried for making false statements. Steven Sadow, representing the former president in the case in Fulton County, Ga., argued that the charges in the RICO indictment that directly involve Trump are related to protected political speech. Judge Scott McAfee led the hearing, which ...

Source: upi.com
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Dengue fever outbreak in Puerto Rico creates public health emergency
- The risk of getting sick with dengue fever is ever present in Puerto Rico and other places with hot, humid climates — but this year " cases have exceeded historical figures, " according to Puerto Rico Health Secretary Carlos Mellado. Mellado declared a public health emergency this week in an effort to curb the rise in dengue fever cases, saying the decree helps guarantee Puerto Rico has access to the ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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Accuser was paid $480,000 to drop sexual assault lawsuit against CPAC head Matt Schlapp: report
- The Republican operative who accused American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault was paid $480,000 to drop the lawsuit, according to CNN and The Daily Beast . Schlapp prior to the reports touted that his accuser had dropped the lawsuit and claimed he had been exonerated. "From the beginning, I asserted my innocence," Schlapp said in a statement on Tuesday. "Our family was attacked, ...

Source: salon.com
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What fan-voted Trader Joe favorite now will cost you more?
- NEW YORK – After holding the line on prices for two decades, Trader Joe's has boosted the price on bananas, but not a bunch. The California-based national grocery store has charged 19 cents for a banana for more than 20 years but said rising costs have forced it to raise the price by more than 20%. While that might sound like a lot, it amounts to 4 cents per banana, which now can be had for 23 cents each. "We ...

Source: cleveland.com
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Democrat who campaigned on reproductive rights wins special election for Alabama state House seat
- Washington — Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for an Alabama state House seat late Tuesday, flipping a Republican-held seat in the deep-red state in the aftermath of a court ruling in the state that threw access to fertility treatments into question. Lands, a mental health counselor, made reproductive rights central to her campaign. She's spoken openly about her own abortion when her pregnancy ...

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Hulu on Disney+ Officially Launches, and Disney Will Go Harder With Bundle Upsell Pitches
- Subscribers to both Disney+ and Hulu will now see the "full" Hulu experience in the Disney+ app — and the Mouse House wants to use the official launch of the integrated product to convert standalone Disney+ customers into two-service subs. Starting Wednesday (March 27), the full Hulu on Disney+ experience is rolling out in the U.S. That means Hulu titles will be integrated into personalized content ...

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RNC organizers have asked job applicants whether they believe 2020 election was stolen
- WASHINGTON – As Donald Trump has tightened his grip on the Republican National Committee in recent months, the organization has asked job applicants if they believe the 2020 election was stolen, raising questions about whether it's a qualification for party employment. The former president himself constantly claims – without any proof – that President Joe Biden and allies "rigged" the 2020 ...

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