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Prosecutor Says Sam Bankman-Fried Stole Money, Lied to Jurors on the Stand
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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Prosecutor Says Sam Bankman-Fried Stole Money, Lied to Jurors on the Stand

Updated Nov. 1, 2023 1:15 pm ETThis article will be updated throughout the day.Prosecutors began their final pitch to the jury that will decide the fate of Sam Bankman-Fried by highlighting the thousands of people who lost billions of dollars in the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Prosecutor Says Sam Bankman-Fried Stole Money, Lied to Jurors on the Stand
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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Prosecutor Says Sam Bankman-Fried Stole Money, Lied to Jurors on the Stand

Updated Nov. 1, 2023 10:36 am ETProsecutors began their final pitch to the jury that will decide the fate of Sam Bankman-Fried by highlighting the thousands of people who lost billions of dollars in the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.Almost a year ago, thousands of people were trying to withdraw their investments, their savings and nest eggs from the once flourishing crypto exchange, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos told jurors in his closing argument on Wednesday.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Trumpian Tragedy of Jenna Ellis
25Oct By adminNo Comments
Health

The Trumpian Tragedy of Jenna Ellis

Donald Trump is still pretending that the 2020 presidential election “was RIGGED & STOLLEN,” as he put it the other day on Truth Social, where he also teased an imminent unveiling of “massive information and 100% evidence.” Meantime, in the real world, three lawyers who assisted with Mr. Trump’s schemes to reverse his 2020 defeat have pleaded guilty to crimes in Georgia.The latest is Jenna Ellis, who on Tuesday tearfully read a statement to the court, acknowledging she had pushed specious claims, including to state lawmakers, without due diligence. “What I did not do but should have done, your honor, was to make sure that the facts the other lawyers alleged to be true were in fact true,” she said. “If I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump in thes...
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The New Rise of Organized Shoplifting
24Oct By adminNo Comments
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The New Rise of Organized Shoplifting

Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss retail theft and shoplifting. Next we’ll ask: “There has been much debate over ‘gender transition’ procedures for children under 18 experiencing gender dysphoria. Should minors be able to receive such procedures? Why or why not?” Students should click here to submit opinions of fewer than 250 words before Oct. 31. The best responses will be published that night.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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How an Academic Uncovered One of the Biggest Museum Heists of All Time
24Oct By adminNo Comments
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How an Academic Uncovered One of the Biggest Museum Heists of All Time

By Max Colchester | Photography by Felix Odell for WSJ. Magazine ITTAI GRADEL, an academic–turned–gem dealer in Denmark, was trawling eBay a decade ago when he thought he had stumbled across a gold mine.On his screen, Gradel saw a seller called Sultan1966 advertising a glass gem from the 19th century. Gradel immediately recognized it as something much more valuable: an agate Roman Medusa cameo from the second century, featuring the mythical Gorgon with snakes as hair. He snapped it up for £15 plus postage, then turned around and sold it to a collector for a couple of thousand pounds. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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DeSantis vs. Newsom on Violent Crime
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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DeSantis vs. Newsom on Violent Crime

California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t running for president in 2024, at least not yet, but he has agreed to a televised Fox News debate next month with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. One worthy topic will be their respective economic records, but they should also spend some time on public safety.The Federal Bureau of Investigation this week released national statistics on 2022, and the headline was that violent crime fell 1.7%, dipping back to the same level as before the pandemic. But it’s a big country, and those averages don’t tell the whole story. In California violent crime is still up 13% since 2019. In Florida it’s down 31.5%. The rate of violent crime in Mr. Newsom’s state last year, 499.5 per 100,000 people, was nearly double that in Mr. DeSantis’s domain, 258.9 per 100,000.Copyright ©2...
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Going Easy on a Tax-Return Heist
18Oct By adminNo Comments
Health

Going Easy on a Tax-Return Heist

The Justice Department has finally found the man who stole thousands of private federal tax records and leaked them to the media. But the potential deterrent effect is going to be muted by the plea deal negotiated with Internal Revenue Service contractor Charles Littlejohn.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Kari Lake Quits Stopping the Steal
13Oct By adminNo Comments
Business

Kari Lake Quits Stopping the Steal

Three years after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, Kari Lake has apparently decided it’s time to move on. This week Ms. Lake said she will run for Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat in 2024. The most notable part of her 50-minute announcement speech was Ms. Lake’s pivot from her signature issue in last year’s failed gubernatorial campaign.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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