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☆ Hamas has proposed a ceasefire deal. Here’s why that won’t bring an immediate end to the war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —When Hamas declared on Monday evening that it has “agreed” to a ceasefire deal, it caught many off guard. But US officials have pushed back on Hamas’ claim that it had “agreed” to a ceasefire deal, instead characterizing the response as a counterproposal with changes. The Hamas proposal calls for an end to the war, which is a red line for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a senior American official told CNN. “Both sides only want a ceasefire deal that ensures their political survival,” Lowenstein said. It is not a list of individuals who can be killed or infrastructure and equipment that can be destroyed,” Ibish told CNN.

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☆ Live updates: University protests at UCLA, Columbia campuses amid Israel's war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested in the last 24 hours as protests decrying Israel's bombardment of Gaza continue at university campuses across the nation. The majority of demonstrations have called for the divestment from companies that support Israel and the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, at the University of Arizona, law enforcement used pepper balls and rubber bullets against protesters Wednesday, the university said in a statement. The Los Angeles Police Department has also issued a city-wide "tactical alert" related to a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, a law enforcement source told CNN. University of Texas at Dallas: At least 17 arrests have been made at the campus as of Wednesday evening, school officials said.

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☆ Former Third Point data chief Matt Ober's side hustle is solving one of the data industry's biggest headaches — and growing rapidly
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"There's a lot going on in the space," said Judy Kimball, a senior director of investor marketing at Yipit. Initial Data Offering launched last December, and its user base has grown rapidly, according to Ober. The site is simple — it's a place where data vendors can share new products, and data buyers can get in touch with sellers on items that interest them. Now, his side hustle is growing faster than he could have imagined, and he hopes to expand beyond the typical hedge fund crowd. Because this isn't Ober's day job, the build-out can be less about revenue and more about growing the community.

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☆ FTX's victims may get all their money back. The judge sentencing Sam Bankman-Fried might not care.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Sam Bankman-Fried bilked FTX customers out of over $8 billion, according to prosecutors. AdvertisementAccording to federal prosecutors, Sam Bankman-Fried orchestrated one of the biggest criminal frauds in the history of the world. According to his lawyers, FTX's customers might get all their money back. According to prosecutors, Bankman-Fried was responsible for more than $11 billion in fraud overall between FTX customers and investors in FTX and Alameda Research. The recovered calculations, too, distort how much money customers are actually getting back.

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☆ Opinion | What Trump Voters Understand About the Economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Roger Lowenstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Why is Donald Trump continuing to poll so strongly with voters? As unpalatable as a second Trump term would be, many pundits who tackle this question have ignored a striking fact: The typical household’s living standard improved during the three Trump years before the pandemic. The old saw that Mussolini got the trains to run on time should not be understood as an endorsement. But it is one thing to loathe Mr. Trump and hope for his defeat. The leitmotif in such arguments is that blue voters are rational political actors voting on merit while Trump is appealing primarily, if not exclusively, to irrational semi-citizens devoid of even self-interested calculation.

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Leon Wildes, a prominent immigration lawyer best known for his landmark, yearslong fight in the 1970s to prevent John Lennon from being deported and enable the former Beatle to receive permanent residency in the U.S., has died at age 90. Thanks to Wildes' ingenuity and the shocking twists of politics in the 1970s, Lennon's deportation was delayed and ultimately revoked. His honors included the Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law and the Elmer Fried Excellence in Teaching Award. He attended Yeshiva College as an undergraduate and became interested in immigration law after working with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in the late 1950s. Wildes published articles in the Cardozo Law Review among other journals and wrote a book on the Lennon case, “John Lennon Vs. the USA,” that came out in 2016.

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☆ The Israel-Hamas truce is over. Here’s what could happen next
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN —The seven-day Israel-Hamas truce ended on Friday after negotiations reached an impasse and Israel accused the Palestinian militant group of violating the agreement by firing at Israel. Analysts say the war is bound to continue until Hamas is crushed, and it may be much fiercer this time. The Israeli military’s announcement about the resumption in fighting came moments after the truce between Israel and Hamas expired. The deal saw the warring parties exchange hostages held in Gaza for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. During its October 7 attack, Hamas killed more than 1,200 in Israel and kidnapped about 240 others, Israeli authorities said.

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☆ Opinion | Is Biden vs. Trump the ‘Election We Need’?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

We need this election to once and for all defeat MAGA and Trumpism, and send Donald Trump packing, if he is not in prison. Nicholas BuxtonNew YorkTo the Editor:Carlos Lozada writes: “Joe Biden versus Donald Trump is not the choice America wants. I would rather risk losing to a Nikki Haley than take the chance on beating Mr. Trump. Millions of people are yearning for an alternative to an octogenarian Joe Biden and to an existentially dangerous to our democracy Donald Trump. In a recent poll, a “generic” Democrat matched against Mr. Trump outperformed Joe Biden by more than 10 points.

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☆ Israel is tightening its control of northern Gaza. But there is no clear post-war strategy in sight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN —The Israeli military is tightening its grip on northern Gaza, as its war on the Hamas militant group is showing no signs of abating. Almost six weeks into the conflict, however, Israel is yet to offer a clear post-war plan for the territory. The Israeli military raided Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, on Wednesday after claiming that Hamas had built a command center beneath the sprawling medical complex. The United States has warned against Israel re-occupying Gaza, and has stressed a future role there for the Palestinian Authority (PA). Video Ad Feedback Netanyahu appeared to rule out giving the Palestinian Authority control of post-war Gaza.

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NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his fraud trial, his lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday, a day before the defense is set to counter testimony from former executives who say the cryptocurrency executive stole billions of dollars from his customers and investors over several years. Attorney Mark Cohen told Judge Lewis A. Kaplan that he planned to call three witnesses “and then our client is also going to be testifying” after prosecutors rest early Thursday. Even so, prosecutors and the judge later discussed the possibility that closing arguments could occur early next week if Bankman-Fried changes his mind and doesn't take the stand. That means only Bankman-Fried or other character witnesses can tell his side of the story, former prosecutors said. ___For more AP coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX: https://apnews.com/hub/sam-bankman-fried

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☆ Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers avoid challenges to 'cartoon' villain image
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Defense lawyers will have a chance to put forward a competing narrative when they present their case, beginning as soon as Thursday. A STRATEGIC CHOICEAllowing specific unfavorable accounts by prosecution witnesses to go unchallenged on cross-examination could be a strategic choice by the defense, according to experts. During opening statements, Cohen told jurors of the prosecutors: "They'd have you think he was quite the villain, or, more precisely, almost a cartoon of a villain. "It was pretty humiliating," said Singh, who has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Ellison, who has also pleaded guilty to fraud, said Bankman-Fried told her that his signature sloppy dress and wild mop of curly locks was an "important part of FTX's image."

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☆ ‘Klan War’ Review: The Agony After Appomattox
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Roger Lowenstein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Warren Buffett's toll roads, Elon Musk's bottlenecks, and why both men prize the same kinds of businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Buffett likes toll roads that give him monopoly power and the ability to raise prices easily. AdvertisementAdvertisementYears later, one of Buffett's companies held a 24% stake in Detroit International Bridge Co., the only public company in the country that owned a toll bridge. He also highlighted toll roads among the specific assets he wanted to buy in his Buffett Partnership letters in the 1950s. "I have said in an inflationary world that a toll bridge would be a great thing to own if it was unregulated." Shared valuesBuffett appears to like toll roads because they're a simple, safe, and reliable way to make money.

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☆ Winner of record $1.6 billion-plus Mega Millions jackpot should watch out for these pitfalls, experts warn
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Mega Millions jackpot grew to more than $1.6 billion on Aug. 9, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThere's finally a winner for the massive Mega Millions jackpot — but the lucky ticketholder may face unexpected pitfalls, experts say. A single ticket sold in Florida matched all six numbers Tuesday night, marking the game's largest prize in history, according to Mega Millions. While Florida doesn't tax lottery winnings, there's an upfront 24% federal tax withholding that goes to the IRS. 'The curse of the lottery is real'In addition to taxes, the Mega Millions winner will likely encounter other obstacles, experts say.

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☆ SEC enforcement chief rejects criticism of crypto crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Chris Prentice | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The regulator's heightened scrutiny of crypto firms comes in response to the industry's failure to comply with the agency's regulations, SEC enforcement director Gurbir Grewal said at a Rutgers University and Lowenstein Sandler LLP event in New York. "We have worked thoughtfully and incrementally in this space," Grewal said on Friday. The SEC began targeting initial coin sales as unregistered securities offerings, but has increasingly focused on crypto firms acting as unregistered exchanges and broker-dealers. The SEC last week sued Binance and Coinbase, two of the world's largest crypto exchanges, for allegedly breaking its rules. Coinbase has said the agency hardened its stance and became less willing to work with crypto firms in the wake of the FTX scandal in late 2022.

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☆ The Book That Changed Robert Rubin’s Thinking About Poverty
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In addition to the subject’s fascinating life — among much else, she was Virginia Woolf’s muse and longtime lover — I always enjoy books about that era. What’s the most interesting thing you learned from a book recently? I recently finished a book called “1215: The Year of Magna Carta,” by Danny Danziger and John Gillingham. Our political system and government. You’ll find more recent examples of the genre — especially those by David Baldacci and Daniel Silva — on my shelves, too.

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☆ US patent tribunal sides with Intel again in $2.2 billion VLSI case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Blake Brittain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - A U.S. Patent Office tribunal ruled for Intel Corp on Tuesday on the chipmaking giant’s bid to invalidate a patent that represented $1.5 billion of a $2.18 billion verdict it lost to VLSI Technology LLC in 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photoThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidated the computer chip-related patent after canceling another VLSI patent that accounted for the remainder of the Texas federal court verdict last month. A jury ruled for Intel in 2021 in another Texas patent case in which VLSI had sought $3.1 billion in damages. The patent board proceeding decided on Tuesday was initiated by South Dakota-based Patent Quality Assurance LLC. The case is Patent Quality Assurance LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, No.

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidated the computer chip-related patent after canceling another VLSI patent that accounted for the remainder of the Texas federal court verdict last month. A jury ruled for Intel in 2021 in another Texas patent case in which VLSI had sought $3.1 billion in damages. The patent board proceeding decided on Tuesday was initiated by South Dakota-based Patent Quality Assurance LLC. An attorney for Patent Quality Assurance did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The case is Patent Quality Assurance LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, No.

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☆ Why Warren Buffett Runs Berkshire Hathaway His Way - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Roger Lowenstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Not surprisingly, Mr. Buffett has become a target for progressive institutional investors. (A resolution calling for Mr. Buffett to step down as board chairman, though not as C.E.O., fared the worst.) CalPERS, which manages retirement funds in California, demands that Berkshire publish an annual “assessment” on how it manages climate risks. (This is a good place to note: I’m not only a Warren Buffett biographer, I’m also a long-term Berkshire stockholder.) Mr. Buffett was the son of a conservative Republican who served four terms in Congress.

“It was gorgeous, and I was so not expecting it,” said Darion Lowenstein, 41, a video game consultant, who is gay. Though Bill’s role in the game is small, and his mention of being gay brief, it did not go unnoticed by LGBTQ gamers like Bonatsakis. Roughly 10% of gamers are LGBTQ, according to a 2020 survey by Nielsen. And for many of these queer gamers, Durkee said, video games are a lifeline. She said character customization in games such as “The Sims” and “World of Warcraft” can empower queer gamers to express their identity in ways that traditional media cannot.

☆ Kevin Spacey celebrated in Italy at first major speaking event since sexual assault allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

TURIN, Italy — Making his first speaking appearance since sexual assault allegations derailed his career, actor Kevin Spacey used a colorful Italian term to thank the National Cinema Museum in the northern city of Turin on Monday for inviting him. “By presenting this award, they are making a strong defense of artistic achievement and for that they should be applauded,” Spacey said. After multiple allegations of sexual assault surfaced, the actor lost his starring role on the Netflix series “House of Cards” and saw other opportunities dry up. Spacey did not directly address the allegations while accepting the award or during the hourlong class. After the master class, fans lined up to take selfies and get DVDs signed.

For startup founders and venture capitalists, the office holiday party is a December tradition. For many venture capitalists and the startup founders they invest in, December is synonymous with two things: end-of-year paperwork and office holiday parties. But this year, holiday parties in startup-land look a little different. "Align those goals with your holiday party, and you can do something powerful and cost-effective," she said. "You should maybe cut some travel, maybe you don't have a big holiday party, but that's all drop in the bucket compared to head count," he said.

☆ How I Hold It Together: Phone Lockboxes and More
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Kate Lowenstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

How I Hold It Together: Phone Lockboxes and MoreYogee ChandrasekaranWhen my husband heard I was writing about how I hold it together, he suggested the opener: “I don’t.” (Har.) But as a parent and a health editor, I do have thoughts on coping. (Item one: Remind your spouse that you got up before sunrise with the 1-year-old.) Here’s what helps me survive the chaos →

☆ How to do your own PR as a small-business owner — without breaking the bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hiring someone to handle your small business' PR can be costly and ineffective. This article is part of "Marketing for Small Business," a series exploring the basics of marketing strategy for SBOs to earn new customers and grow their business. Spivack Lowenstein and Smith shared the steps they took that any small business can use to start getting their name in the press. "Think about it more strategically than 'We want to be in the news,'" Spivack Lowenstein said. "My biggest learning is that you want to be helpful to journalists," Spivack Lowenstein said.

☆ Most Imperfect Foods employees lost money on their stock options after the grocery startup was acquired by Misfits Market. It's a cautionary tale for startup employees.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Alex Bitter | Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Roughly two-thirds of employees who exercised stock options lost money in the all-stock deal. A Misfits Market spokesperson confirmed that two-thirds of Imperfect employees who exercised their options lost money in the deal. Some startups have even offered loans to employees who want to exercise their stock options. "Just because I gave you stock options does not mean that you were going to make money," Zimmerman said. For current Imperfect employees with unvested shares, stock options will still be part of their compensation.

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