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More‘So unusual’: Ex-Watergate prosecutor reacts to judge imposing gag order on Trump Nick Akerman, a former prosecutor during the Watergate scandal, discusses a New York judge’s decision to impose a gag order on Donald Trump, limiting the former president from making statements about potential witnesses in the criminal trial relating to hush money payments scheduled to begin in April. Read the full article here
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MoreDetails emerge about the Baltimore bridge collapse victims as investigations continue. STI rates rise sharply for older adults. And a long-rumored moonshine cave may have been unearthed under a NASCAR track. Here’s what to know today.Officials say they’ve ‘exhausted all search efforts’ in Baltimore bridge collapseThe recovery mission near the site…
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MoreShoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa.About three-quarters of the world’s cocoa — the main ingredient in chocolate —…
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MoreFTX CEO John J. Ray III, who is representing the creditors seeking billions in restitution from the defunct crypto trading firm, submitted on their behalf a victims’ statement to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing on March 28, 2024. Bankman-Fried was convicted on seven counts of defrauding investors. Ray did not mince words, poking holes in the sentencing submission given by Bankman-Fried in which he claimed FTX debtors made false claims. Ray describes in his letter how his team was handed a “dumpster fire” to reorganize. READ FTX CEO JOHN J. RAY III’s letter: LIVE CRYPTO PRICES: FOXBUSINESS.COM…
London Investors are refusing to inject billions in new money into Britain’s biggest water company, leaving the beleaguered business at risk of an emergency government takeover. The nine shareholders in Thames Water, which supplies water and wastewater services to 15 million people in London and the southeast of England, said in a statement Thursday that they were “not in a position” to provide an extra £3.25 billion ($4.1 billion) because UK water regulator Ofwat was insisting on conditions they could not accept. “After more than a year of negotiations with the regulator, Ofwat has not been prepared to provide…
Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. New York What is Brian Roberts going to do? The Comcast boss is watching an unceasing five-alarm fire rage at 30 Rock, scarring the reputation of NBC News and threatening to consume multiple parts of the Cesar Conde-run NBC Universal News Group. It’s difficult to succinctly summarize the disastrous state of affairs at the news division, given that multiple engines are failing simultaneously. But one thing is clear: Conde has lost control of his organization,…
Last updated: March 28, 2024 05:12 EDT | 1 min read Canadian authorities have filed a third “unexplained wealth order” application with the British Columbia Supreme Court targeting the co-founder of QuadrigaCX Michael Patryn to explain how assets were acquired.QuadrigaCX filed for bankruptcy in Canada in 2018 after its CEO, Gerald Cotten, died under mysterious circumstances in India, taking the only known private keys to the exchange’s wallets with him. Although some of the funds owed to the exchange’s customers have been paid back, large amounts are still missing.This latest unexplained wealth order application allows the Canadian authorities to take…
March Madness is entering its second week with Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games coming up and student-athletes whose teams are in the field will be on their biggest stage of the season as they look to help their teams advance and potentially find themselves receiving lucrative marketing opportunities at the same time. A rule changed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2021 allowed college athletes to earn income through licensing their name, image and likeness (NIL) rights to businesses that want to pay them money to do things like appear in advertisements or make social media posts.…
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. New York Trump Media’s trading debut this week gave Donald Trump’s biggest fans a way to show their support with their wallets, albeit in a seriously risky way that few financial advisers would endorse. Naturally, Trump’s detractors may be keen to take the opposite side of that bet by setting up a short position, a.k.a. a wager that the stock’s value will fall. The short bet might look appealing on paper. After all, Trump Media, the parent…
Slovakia’s government on Wednesday said the bear that attacked five people in the country earlier this month was shot dead, as Bratislava drafted plans to ease bear cull restrictions. But opposition politicians said that a much smaller bear that had nothing to do with the rampage was actually killed. The bear attack that left five people, including a 10-year-old girl, injured occurred in the center of Liptovsky Mikulas, a town nestled in the foothills of the Tatra mountains near popular ski resorts, the BBC reported. “A bear that injured five in Liptovsky Mikulas was successfully shot dead yesterday… A biometrics drone…
Washington By the end of the year, travelers should be able to refuse facial recognition scans at airport security screenings without fear it could delay or jeopardize their travel plans. That’s just one of the concrete safeguards governing artificial intelligence that the Biden administration says it’s rolling out across the US government, in a key first step toward preventing government abuse of AI. The move could also indirectly regulate the AI industry using the government’s own substantial purchasing power. On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a set of new, binding requirements for US agencies intended to prevent AI…
Last updated: March 28, 2024 05:48 EDT | 2 min read The Ethereum network has surpassed one million validators, with approximately 32 million Ether, worth around $114 billion, staked within the network.According to data from the Dune Analytics dashboard, which tracks Ethereum staking progress, the validator count reached the one million mark on March 28. The 32 million ETH staked represents approximately 26% of the total supply, highlighting the substantial commitment to Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.Lido Accounts for 30% of Staked ETHAmong the staking options available, about 30% of the ETH is staked through Lido, an Ethereum staking pool that allows…
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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has raised “about $240,000” for the family of fallen New York Police Department officer Jonathan Diller and vowed to match additional contributions. Diller, 31, was shot and killed after a routine traffic stop in Queens Monday night turned into a shootout with a suspect. Officer Diller left behind a young widow, Stephanie, and a one year-old son. In the video, Portnoy said Barstool Sports was selling NYPD merchandise on its store page and that he and the company had raised additional donations that would go toward supporting the family.”OK, I’m sure everybody has seen the…
Ella Beatty is making her Broadway debut as “River” in Appropriate, taking over for Elle Fanning. Beatty officially began performances earlier this week. Check out photos of Beatty’s first bows in the show here. Stopping by to show her support was Beatty’s mother, actress Annette Bening. BroadwayWorld captured photos of the pair backstage after the show. Check out the photos below!Ella Beatty is a Juilliard-trained actress who can currently be seen starring in the role of “Kerry O’Shea” in the Gus Van Sant-directed, Ryan Murphy-produced FX series, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” Ella will next be seen in the A24 film, If I Had…
FTX co-founder and ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will learn his fate Thursday after being convicted last fall of defrauding investors and customers of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. The former crypto billionaire is slated to appear before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan federal court, where he faces a sentence of up to 110 years behind bars.PROSECUTORS WANT A 40 TO 50 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR SAM BANKMAN-FRIED Bankman-Fried was found guilty in November on two counts of wire fraud and five conspiracy counts. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 40 to 50 years in prison, while the defense is arguing…
Johnny Celestin generally believes that Haiti, which continues to be under heightened violence from armed groups and gangs, must re-establish order on its own. “My heart is against foreign intervention,” said Celestin, chair of the nonprofit organization Konbit for Haiti. “I firmly believe in Haiti’s agency.” But now, with armed militias creating an unprecedented level of instability amid a weekslong leadership void, Celestin and others say foreign intervention may be necessary.“I guarantee you,” Celestin said, “that people who are losing their homes, losing their lives, are not in a space where they’re saying, ‘Let us die because we’re so proud. We don’t…
With no one winning the Powerball jackpot Wednesday, the grand prize for Saturday’s drawing grew closer to the billion-dollar mark, according to the lottery.Wednesday’s winning numbers were: 37, 46, 57, 60, 66 and Powerball 8.The $935 million Powerball jackpot in play Saturday jumped from $865 million after no tickets matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing. It would be the fifth-largest prize in the history of the game.A jackpot winner in Saturday’s drawing could choose to receive the money in annuitized payments or take a lump sum estimated at $449.7 million.Although no jackpot was won Wednesday, three tickets still…