Sam Bankman-Fried used US$100 million in stolen FTX funds for political donations, US says
Bankman-Fried has previously pleaded not guilty to stealing billions of dollars in FTX customer funds to plug losses at Alameda Research, his crypto-focused hedge fund. Kaplan jailed him last Friday ahead of his Oct 2 trial, after finding probable cause that Bankman-Fried tampered with witnesses. Previously, Bankmman-Fried had been largely confined to his parents' Palo Alto,…
Alberta premier offers up contradictory versions for imposed wind, solar pause | Globalnews.ca
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith offered up conflicting explanations Monday for why her government put a temporary ban on large wind and solar energy projects. Smith said the seven-month pause on renewables started because the Alberta Utilities Commission and the Alberta Electric System Operator, or AESO, wrote to government on July 21 asking for it. However, neither letter…
Sean Tuohy Calls Oher Claims ‘Insulting,’ Says Family Made Little Money Off ‘Blind Side’
Sean Tuohy is firing back at Michael Oher ... calling BS on all of the former NFL star's "insulting" allegations -- while insisting he and his family made little money off of the success of "The Blind Side." The 63-year-old -- who was played by Tim McGraw in the 2009 hit movie -- said he was "devastated" to learn that Oher had accused him and his wife, …
VIDEO : Watch: Mud covers Alpine town in Italy after landslide
Updated: 14/08/2023 - 16:27 Civil protection crews cleared mud-covered roads in an Italian Alpine city on Monday after a mountain mudslide sent water, soil and debris pouring into town, bursting riverbanks. Civil protection crews cleared mud-covered roads in an Italian Alpine city on Monday after a mountain mudslide sent water, soil and debris pouring into town, bursting riverbanks. Streets and cars in…
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Katsina elders call for dialogue between ECOWAS, Niger’s junta — Daily Nigerian
Katsina Elders forum has called on ECOWAS and the AU to negotiate with the military leaders in Niger Republic in order to peacefully return the country to its democratic government. An elder statesman, and the acting chairman of the forum, Aliyu Saulawa, made the call through their secretary, Ali Muhammad, during a press briefing on Monday in Katsina. He pointed out that the gesture would…
RTA digitises free parking permits service for Senior Emiratis, People of Determination
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is complementing its smart service offering by digitising the parking permits service for Senior Emiratis and People of Determination as of this August 20th, thus eliminating the need to print and display them. The smart permit comes with a new feature entitling the user to add up to 5 vehicles in each permit, one primary vehicle and 4…
HEINEKEN Romania appoints Thibaut Boidin as new managing director
After a 5-year mandate, Dan Robinson, the Managing Director of HEINEKEN Romania, will take a new role in the HEINEKEN Group, which will be announced in due course. He will be succeeded by Thibaut Boidin, who is joining HEINEKEN Romania from his current role of Chief Transformation Officer for the Europe Region. Thibaut Boidin will be appointed as the new Managing Director of HEINEKEN Romania starting…
Army executes contracts worth ₹7600 crore under emergency procurements
Niche technologies like logistic and nano drones, counter-drones, loiter munitions, Unarmed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) launched Precision Guided missiles, automatic spectrum monitoring systems are being procured. Image for representational purpose. File. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The armed forces are currently executing the fourth tranche of Emergency Procurements (EP) and the Army has so far signed 49…
Williams upsets Kudermetova, Stephens beats Cocciaretto at Cincinnati
:Venus Williams upset 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 at the Cincinnati Open on Monday, as her unseeded American compatriot Sloane Stephens overcame a sluggish start to beat Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-5 6-2. Williams had not beaten a top-20 opponent in four years but used all of her veteran composure as she overcame deficits in both sets and converted six of nine break points.
Time to come back to Steady Eddie consumer discretionary retailers: BMO’s Brian Belski
Brian Belski, chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss this week’s retail earnings, and the US tech sector. He notes that tech sector earnings are now eclipsing the overall market. His advice for investors in Canadian stocks is: Follow the cash, as he believes Canadian companies are better managers and users of cash. Source
6 ex-officers plead guilty to charges for torturing 2 Black men in Mississippi – National | Globalnews.ca
Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case. Prosecutors say some of the officers nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover it up,…
Woman admits stabbing partner 22 times in the bath
Police at the scene in Tainui Rd, Dunedin on May 18. Photo / Linda Robertson A 61-year-old Dunedin woman has pleaded guilty to murder after stabbing her partner 22 times while he was in the bath. The woman, whose identity is suppressed, appeared before Justice Cameron Mander in the High Court this morning via audio-visual link and pleaded guilty to the murder of Mark Henry Willis, 58.
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Presentan plan de la Zona Económica Especial en Paraguaná
Este lunes, autoridades nacionales y regionales realizaron la presentación del plan de acción de la Zona Económica Especial (ZEE) en Paraguaná. Esto, luego de que el pasado jueves, el Presidente decretara la activación de la ZEE de Paraguaná por ser un centro logístico, aéreo y turístico. Al respecto, este lunes estuvo de visita en Falcón el superintendente de las ZEE, Johann Álvarez Márquez, quien acompañó al…
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Yellen calls for diversified clean energy supply chains
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed on Monday (Aug 14) the need for diversified clean energy supply chains as America shifts away from fossil fuels, warning that production should not be concentrated in a few countries. While she did not provide names, Yellen's prepared remarks come at a time when China produces the majority of batteries for electric vehicles and the Treasury Department has…
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Montana court rules for young people in landmark US climate trial
Plaintiffs in the landmark climate change lawsuit arriving at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena, Montana. In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western US state of violating their rights to a clean environment. District Court Judge Kathy Seeley said a state law preventing agencies from considering the impacts of greenhouse…
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Michael Oher, ‘The Blind Side’ subject, sues Tuohy family over adoption lies – National | Globalnews.ca
Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for the movie The Blind Side, filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago. In the petition filed Monday in Shelby County Probate Court, Oher asks for the…
Accommodating asylum seekers: Which European countries use ships?
The Netherlands, France, Estonia and Scotland have temporarily used cruise ships to accommodate Ukrainians who escaped to safe havens after the Russian invasion. The UK has started to host several dozen asylum seekers on a barge in the south of England - although plans to put more on board have been scuppered by a Legionella outbreak. ADVERTISEMENT The British government has justified the use of the…
‘Nothing can prepare you’ for devastation of Hawaii wildfire, FEMA administrator says
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell holds a press conference on Hurricane Ian at FEMA Headquarters on September 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell described harrowing conditions in Maui after wildfires left at least 96 people dead, the deadliest American wildfire in over a century. "Nothing…
Massive Tidal Waves Taller Than The Sun Are Crashing on a Distant Star
When it comes to deep space phenomena, the gigantic plasma waves breaking around star system MACHO 80.7443.1718 – so named for the MACHO Project that first spotted it in the 1990s – really do take some beating. MACHO 80.7443.1718 is what's known as a heartbeat star, a binary star system where two stars orbit each other with drastically variable distances between them.
Flamengo y São Paulo se encuentran en la fecha 19
SOUTH AMERICA Flamengo y São Paulo se enfrentan por la fecha 19 del torneo Brasil - Brasileiro 2023, en el Maracanã, desde las 16:30 horas . Ambos equipos llegan al encuentro con la intención de recuperarse luego de perder su chance de escalar en la tabla de posiciones en la jornada anterior. Flamengo cayó 0 a 3 ante Cuiabá en el Arena Pantanal.
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