A new chapter in the Sam Bankman-Fried saga: On Friday, federal prosecutors asked a New York judge to sentence the founder and former head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX to between 40 and 50 years in prison. They cited claims that Bankman-Fried participated in a “historic fraud” and cost customers and investors at least $10 billion as the rationale behind the hefty jail time. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have argued that five or six years behind bars would be appropriate, maintaining that he’s not an...
Former President Barack Obama’s one-time adviser David Plouffe hammered the idea that his boss was the reason Joe Biden didn’t get to run for president in 2016. Plouffe told the New York Times that Biden’s claims that Obama prevented him from making a 2016 presidential run were inaccurate. “This notion that there was a red […]
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, says he is not planning on leaving the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Musa Gabam, had recently met with El-Rufai, sparking rumours of a defection to the party. But the APC chieftain’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, says his […]
Redfin's chief executive says the firm is getting “more aggressive” on selling homes directly to consumers following the settlement.
Narco mantas, banners with messages created by cartels, were spotted across Culiacán, Mexico on Tuesday following the kidnapping of 66 people. The banners were allegedly signed off by. He said the kidnappings were in response to an accused gang that carries out robberies, home invasions and extortions
Boeing leaders leaving: Boeing announced earlier this week that its CEO, Dave Calhoun, plans to step down at the end of this year. The departure comes as the aircraft manufacturer has had multiple safety-related incidents with its planes over the past few months. Other leaders leaving their positions include both the company’s board chair and its commercial airplanes division president. This is not the first time a Boeing CEO has exited during troubled times, as Calhoun’s predecessor was fired...
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The Mexican president came out publicly and said he would not fight the drug cartels on behalf of the U.S. — basically conceding that drugs moving from Mexico to the U.S. are a U.S. problem. This arrogant position is directly related to the hordes of immigrants attacking our southern border without any action from Mexico. Mexico is a failed nation that should no longer be considered an ally. Mexico must be held accountable.
When most people think of BBQ in the United States, they usually think of the South. With their varied interpretations of what BBQ is, they’ve been able to develop some tasty goodness.
The rebirth of the ‘Weimar Triangle’ suggests that Franco-German tensions are on the mend and a common agenda on arming Kyiv is possiblePoland’s longstanding struggle for a bigger say in European leadership may finally be gaining ground with the revival of the long dormant Weimar Triangle – a diplomatic compact bringing Warsaw together with Germany and France in a regular dialogue on EU affairs.When the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, joined the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the French...
WASHINGTON >> The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers today that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.