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☆ ‘Butcher’s Crossing’ Review: Nicolas Cage Goes Bison Hunting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Nicolas Cage Photo: Butcher's Crossing Film LLCThe Western “Butcher’s Crossing” begins in 1874 Kansas, where a cosseted young Harvard student is heading west in search of adventure, love or meaning—possibly all three. The audience settles in knowingly to watch as every force on the frontier conspires to delete that grin. “I’m a rather quick study,” Will tells townspeople as he searches for a job, the more arduous the better. McDonald ( Paul Raci ), an ornery old cuss who deals in buffalo hides, tells him to get lost. Neither the fear of being scalped nor the possibility of freezing to death in a prairie winter are as daunting as this man, mainly because he’s played by Nicolas Cage .

Persons: Nicolas Cage, Fred Hechinger, ” Will, McDonald, Paul Raci, Miller, he’s Organizations: Harvard Locations: Kansas

☆ Oscar-nominated 'Rocky' actor Burt Young dead at 83
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Cast member Burt Young waves at the world premiere of 'Rocky Balboa' at the Chinese theater in Hollywood, California December 13, 2006. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Veteran character actor Burt Young, best known and Oscar nominated for his role as the brother-in-law and meat-cutting friend to Sylvester Stallone's prize-fighting protagonist in the "Rocky" films has died at age 83, his manager said on Wednesday. The role of Paulie, who was also the brother of Rocky's painfully shy love interest and soon-to-be wife, Adrian (she marries Balboa in "Rocky II"), earned Young an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. Young reprised the Paulie role in all six of the original "Rocky" sequels. In later years, Young made a name as painter, whose works were displayed in galleries around the world.

Persons: Burt Young, Rocky Balboa, Mario Anzuoni, Oscar, Sylvester Stallone's, Anne Morea Steingieser, Lynda Bensky, Gerald Tommaso DeLouise, Lee, Paulie Pennino, Paulie, Rocky's, Adrian, Balboa, Young, Pope, Steve Gorman Organizations: REUTERS, New York Times, Reuters, U.S . Marine Corps, Lee Strasberg's, Young, Greenwich, Rockford, Los Angeles Our, Thomson Locations: Hollywood , California, Los Angeles, New York City's Queens, Philadelphia, America

☆ 3 young millionaires share the one index fund they'd invest in — plus the early mistake that could cost investors six figures in their retirement funds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People often turn to index funds or exchange-traded funds to simplify investing while getting exposure to diverse assets. According to an expense ratio calculator, the same setup would cost $8,278 with an expense ratio of 0.04%. It was money he would decide to scatter across nine index funds to diversify his portfolio. In 2019, he started the Personal Finance Club, which offers free and paid content about index fund investing. She sticks to one fund: the Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (VOO), which tracks the S&P 500 and is rebalanced quarterly to include the top 500 domestic companies.

Persons: Michael Quan, Quan, Jeremy Schneider, Treasuries, Schneider, Vivian Tu, she's, Rich, Tu Organizations: Investment Company Institute, Vanguard FTSE, Market, Fund, Finance Club, Fidelity, Street, JPMorgan Locations: Canada, Europe, Japan, New York City

☆ Opinion | Netanyahu Led Us to Catastrophe. He Must Go.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Gershom Gorenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In a jittery loud voice, a man from across the hall told about us the Hamas invasion of Israel that had just begun. That moment repeats on a loop in my mind — when I wake up at night and when the sirens repeat. Mr. Netanyahu has been prime minister for 13 of the past 14 years. While the head of the Shin Bet security service and the commander of military intelligence have publicly taken responsibility, the prime minister has glaringly failed to do so. But if the army and country were unprepared for the Hamas invasion — as they clearly were —- there is no place else for the buck to stop.

Persons: I’d, Hamas’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, — Organizations: Shin Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza

☆ Working in Silicon Valley used to be fun. Now it's just another miserable corporate gig.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Aaron Terrazas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

For the first time in a long time, tech workers are in a funk. This rare combination of generous compensation and a reasonable work-life balance kept tech workers happier than employees in other industries. Economy wide, there were on average 6.6 front-line workers per manager in 2018 and 2019, but post-pandemic, the ratio dropped to 6 to 1. It's possible that as tech companies have grown into more complex organizations, more management layers are necessary. Fundamentally, it's about listening to and elevating the voices of front-line employees.

Persons: —, Kristi Coulter, Aaron Terrazas Organizations: Linkedin, Tech, Wall Street, Federal Reserve, Microsoft, Amazon, California Bay, Austin , Texas —, Ford Motor Company, Intel Locations: Wall, California, California Bay Area, Austin , Texas, neckties

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried directed political donations despite $13 bln 'hole', ex-colleague testified
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | 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

Singh said another FTX executive had told him the deals were meant to help spur user growth. 'I WAS A STRAW DONOR'Bankman-Fried's trial, which started on Oct. 3, has so far focused largely on how prosecutors say Bankman-Fried allowed Alameda to plunder FTX customer funds. Singh gave jurors a window into Bankman-Fried's political operation. He said another FTX executive, Ryan Salame, had access to his bank account to make donations via wire transfers. "I knew that the money for those donations was coming from customer funds."

Persons: Sam Bankman, Andrew Kelly, Fried, Nishad Singh, Bankman, Singh, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Steph Curry, Larry David, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Michael Kives, Hillary Clinton, FTX, Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, Alameda's, Gabriel, Gabriel Bankman, Ryan Salame, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Coates Organizations: FTX, Manhattan, REUTERS, Alameda Research, U.S, Democratic, Prosecutors, Alameda, Miami Heat's, District, Monday, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Alameda, Fried, . U.S, New York

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried jury sees photo of FTX founder with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | 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: +4 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Champion Trust Llc FollowNEW York, Oct 16 - The jury at Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial on Monday saw a photograph of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder with singer Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom at the 2022 NFL Super Bowl. Singh is the third former member of Bankman-Fried's inner circle to testify at the trial, which started on Oct. 3. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud and five counts of conspiracy tied to FTX's November 2022 collapse. Singh said another FTX executive had told him the deals were meant to help spur user growth. Since his trial, Bankman-Fried has been seen during testimony typing on a laptop and whispering to his lawyers.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Andrew Kelly, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Prosecutors, Nishad Singh, FTX's, Singh, Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, Alameda's, Fried, Perry, Michael Kives, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Steph Curry, Larry David, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Nick Zieminski Organizations: FTX, Manhattan, REUTERS, Bowl, Alameda, Miami Heat's, District, Bankman, Prosecutors, New York Times, Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Los Angeles, Brooklyn's, New York

☆ Opinion: Where the war goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. The war plays out on everyone’s screens, forcing people to confront cruelty and killing and to fear what comes next. “Hamas’ mission is, by definition, to end Israel, not to seek to establish a self-governed Palestinian state that peacefully coexists alongside the Jewish state. “An Israeli normalization deal with Saudi Arabia — the location of the two holiest sites in Islam — would be hugely symbolic and have real security benefits for Israel,” wrote Peter Bergen. “After all, almost exactly half a century ago, during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, two Arab states, Egypt and Syria, attacked Israel.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Jonathan Glover, Frida Ghitis, “, Ghitis, Amy Klein, goer Gal Katz, Gal Katz, that’s, ’ ” Katz, ” “, Yulie Ben Ami, ” Ben Ami, Stephanie Griffith, ’, … ”, Israel, Janine Zacharia, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Ilan Troen's, Deborah, Shlomi Mathias, Ilan Troen S, Ilan Troen, Symon Petliura’s banditim, Troen, Deborah Mathias, Yahya Hassouna, Omar Ghraieb, Carrie Cordero, ” Cordero, Islam —, Peter Bergen, Jason Greenblatt, Trump, Fatah, Rachel Fish, ’ ” Fish, Kara Alaimo, McCarthy Drew Sheneman, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Julian Zelizer, Jordan, John Boehner, James Antle III, McCarthy’s gavel, John Avlon, Clay Jones, Sallie Krawcheck, Sado, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, “ Kennedy, ” Bergen, Kennedy, Jack Ohman, Jill Filipovic, Gavin Newsom’s, Sarah Gundle, Bob Saget’s, isn’t, Sara Stewart, Julia Ormond’s, Keldy Ortiz, Dr, Lara Freidenfelds, … Simone Biles Simone Biles, Yves Herman, Simone Biles, Amy Bass, ” Bass, “ Biles, Biles Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Ben, Gurion University, Brandeis University, Getty, “ Hamas, Foreign Intelligence, Israel, Twitter, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Harvard University, Higher, Republicans, House Republicans, GOP, Federal Reserve, RFK Jr, Democratic, White, Republican, Biden, Trump, Democrat, Agency Locations: British, Rwanda, Bosnia, Israel, Gaza, New York, America, “, Kippur, Kibbutz Holit, Derazhne, Rovno, Rivne, Poland, Ukraine, Europe, Gaza City, AFP, Palestinian, Saudi Arabia, Israeli, Islam, Egypt, Syria, Iran, Victoria Sado, Antwerp, Tokyo, Belgium

Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. Somers faced some backlash for her reliance on what she’s described as a chemical-free and organic lifestyle to combat the cancers. On “Three’s Company,” she was the ditzy blonde opposite John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt in the roommate comedy. “The show’s response was, ‘Who do you think you are?’” Somers told People in 2020. Somers did reconcile with Ritter before his death, and then with DeWitt on her online talk show.

Persons: Suzanne Somers, Chrissy Snow, ”, Somers, Couri Hay, Alan Hamel, Bruce, “, ‘, Oprah Winfrey, she’d, Bruce Somers, Hamel, Steve McQueen, “ Bullitt, George Lucas’s, Richard Dreyfuss’s, Lucas, ” Somers, John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, would’ve, Ritter, ‘ John Ritter, DeWitt, ” Hamel Organizations: New York Times, American Cancer Society, Thunderbird, Rockford, “ Three’s, ABC, CBS News, People Magazine Locations: Palm Springs , California, San Bruno , California, ”, Vegas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said on Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine. The containers were shipped between Sept. 7 and Oct. 1 between Najin, North Korea, and Dunay, Russia, according to the White House. The U.S. has accused North Korea of previously providing ammunition, artillery shells and rockets to Russia. North Korea has previously denied providing weaponry to Moscow. After decades of hot-and-cold relations, Russia and North Korea have drawn closer since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, John Kirby, Kim, Kirby, “, Putin, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong, Antony Blinken, Dmytro Kuleba, Kuleba Organizations: WASHINGTON, North, National Security, Democratic People's, Korean Central News Agency, The, Strategic, International Studies, Hamas, Ukrainian Foreign, State Department Locations: Korea, Russia, Ukraine, North Korean, Russian, Najin, North Korea, Dunay, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Pyongyang, U.S, South Korea, Moscow, Washington, United States, Soviet, North, Soviet Union, Israel

☆ Gasoline, food drive US producer prices higher; core inflation cools
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The so-called core PPI increased 2.8% on a year-on-year basis in September after climbing 2.9% in August. Wholesale goods prices increased 0.9%, with a 3.3% rise in the cost of energy products accounting for nearly three-quarters of the increase. Excluding the volatile food and energy components, core goods prices edged up 0.1% for the second straight month. This mostly reflected the normalization of supply chains, whose disruption fueled goods inflation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though core inflation is cooling, higher gasoline and food prices could hamper progress by raising the cost of other goods as well as causing consumers to expect inflation to rise.

Persons: Sarah Silbiger, Christopher Rupkey, Will Compernolle, Alex McGrath, Lucia Mutikani, Chizu Nomiyama, Paul Simao Organizations: El Progreso Market, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Labor Department, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Reuters, PPI, Reuters Graphics, Trade, Fed, Thomson Locations: Mount Pleasant, Washington ,, WASHINGTON, New York, East, Greenville , South Carolina

☆ Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023: The winning images
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A spooky image of a mushroom, a beached orca taking its final breaths, and a pair of Nubian ibex battling on a clifftop are among the winning images of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 competition. In many parts of the world, horseshoe crabs continue to be harvested for their blue blood, which is used in the development of vaccines. Young photographer Carmel Bechler discovered several barn owls in an abandoned concrete building near a busy road. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year, in its 59th year, is produced by the Natural History Museum of London. By showcasing the diversity of life on Earth, the competition hopes to inspire people to care and advocate for the natural world.

Persons: Laurent Ballesta, Ballesta, “, ”, Kathy Moran, Carmel Bechler, Doug Gurr Organizations: CNN, Wildlife, Young Wildlife, of London Locations: Mexico, Indonesia’s, Jakarta, Young, Carmel

☆ Opinion: In times of crisis, Israelis rally around their leaders. This time is different
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Janine Zacharia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

In the entire nearly five years of the second Palestinian intifada from 2000 to 2005, roughly 1,000 Israelis were killed. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Getty Images Israeli soldiers work on a tank at the border between Israel and Gaza on October 9. Ahmad Hasballah/Getty Images Rockets launched from Gaza are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system on October 8. Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images Relatives of Palestinians killed on Saturday, October 7, mourn at the morgue of a hospital in Gaza. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images An Israeli soldier stands by the bodies of Israelis killed by Palestinian militants in Sderot on October 7.

Persons: Janine Zacharia, CNN —, partygoers, “ Nissim, —, Segal, Alon Ben, David, Gil Tamary, haven’t, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Yitzhak Rabin, ”, Netanyahu, Bibi, ’, Ilai Bar Sade, Erik Marmor, Ali Jadallah, Mohammed Abed, Oren Ziv, Mohammed Saber, Ronen Zvulun, Majdi, Ilia Yefimovich, Ramez Mahmoud, Mahmud Hams, Roi Levy, Alleruzzo, Tali Touito, Tamir Kalifa, Fatima Shbair, Khan, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Oded, Jalaa Marey, Ahmad Hasballah, Amir Cohen, Samar Abu, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Tsafrir, Ahmad Gharabli, Baz Ratner, Mustafa Hassona, Ilan Rosenberg, Eyad Baba, Itai Ron, Hadas Parush, Avi Dichter, Amir Avivi, I’ve, “, ” Netanyahu, ” Eitan Ben Eliyahu Organizations: Stanford University’s Department of Communication, Washington Post, Bloomberg News, Reuters, CNN, Israel’s Army Radio, ’ Telegram, Channel, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian, Israel, ” Military, Popular Front, Liberation, Palestine, Anadolu Agency, Getty, West Bank, New York Times, Sunday, Rockets, Israel's, United Nations, Reuters Police, AP, Reuters Rockets, Shin, Gaza, IDF, The Washington Post Locations: Washington, Washington Post Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza, Kippur, Lebanon, Ukraine, Sderot, Kiryat Shemona, Netanya, Tel Aviv, Gaza City, AFP, Palestinian, Beitar Ilit, Mount Herzl, Ashkelon, Ramat Gan, Khan Younis, Israeli, Kiryat Shmona, Samar, Samar Abu Elouf, Itai, Beit Hanun, Rishon Lezion, Manhattan, Shejaiya, Entebbe, Uganda, America

☆ Women, children, and seniors believed to be among at least 100 Israeli hostages seized by Hamas and taken to Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementPhotos from AP show several hostages being taken to the Gaza Strip. An Israeli woman posted on social media with the photograph, saying it was her 85-year-old grandmother, per The Times of Israel. Palestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian, center, from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. AdvertisementAdvertisementPalestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The Hamas-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip said 232 Palestinians were killed and another 1,697 were wounded as of Saturday afternoon.

Persons: —, Tzipi Hotovely, I've, Hatem Ali, partygoers, Col Jonathan Conricus, Abu Obaida, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, Sky News, Kibbutz Kfar, Telegraph, AP, Kfar, CNN, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, Israeli, Kibbutz, Kibbutz Kfar Azza, Re'im, Kfar Azza

He added that it took eight hours for the Israeli military to arrive to his kibbutz and start fending off the Hamas fighters. The last time he heard from his mother-in-law was at 10:30 a.m., he said, when she called him, panicked and distraught, to say that Hamas militants had shot and killed her husband. A fortified border fence, equipped with sophisticated sensors, proved no match for the heavy explosives unleashed by Hamas militants as they burst into Israel. Other footage captured moments of terror and desperation: Hamas fighters paraded a disoriented-looking elderly woman in a golf cart down a dusty Gaza street while Palestinian crowds cheered. Witnesses told Israeli media that Hamas militants sprayed bullets into the crowd of revelers, who just moments earlier had been drinking, laughing and dancing.

Persons: ”, Jehan Berman, ” Berman —, —, Adele Raemer, Nir Am, Janet Cwaigenbaum, Nir Yitzhak, “ I’ve, Moshe, Berman, “ Organizations: JERUSALEM, Hamas, Gaza, Israel's, Palestinian Locations: Gaza, Israel, Avshalom, Israeli, Kfar Azza, Palestine

Most of the people participating in the trend are in their 20s, citing various reasons for quitting ranging from low wages to burnout. LiangAccording to China’s LinkedIn equivalent Maimai, out of 1,554 employees across various sectors surveyed from January through October 2022, 28% resigned that year. A similar movement, dubbed the Great Resignation, had taken off in the United States, with almost 50 million people quitting their jobs in two years. Despite the proliferation of higher education degrees, China’s economy doesn’t currently require as many high-skilled workers and it takes time to transform the economic structure, she said. The resignation trend could affect fertility, but it’s not yet clear how, she said.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Liang, “, ”, Nancy Qian, they’ve, Jade Gao, Qian, ” Qian, Yao Lu, Veyron Mai, ” Lu, Young Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, ” CNN, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Getty, Ministry of Education, Columbia University, University Locations: China, Hong Kong, China’s Zhejiang, United States, West, Beijing, AFP, Yibin, Foshan, Taizhou

☆ NFL roundup: Puka Nacua, Rams outlast Colts in OT
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

The Rams went 75 yards on their overtime drive with Nacua scoring his first career TD on a third-down play. Kyren Williams scored two first-quarter touchdowns and had 103 yards on 25 carries for the Rams (2-2). Tua Tagovailoa threw for 282 yards, one touchdown and one interception on 25-for-35 passing for the Dolphins (3-1). Buccaneers 26, Saints 9Baker Mayfield threw three touchdown passes and the Tampa Bay defense did not allow a touchdown in a win against host New Orleans. Josh Dobbs completed 28 of 41 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns, both to Michael Wilson, for the Cardinals (1-3).

Persons: Matthew Stafford, Trevor Ruszkowski, Puka Nacua, Nacua, Kyren Williams, Stafford, Anthony Richardson, Drew Ogletree, Michael Pittman, Richardson, Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Allen, Diggs, De'Von Achane, Tua Tagovailoa, Wil Lutz, Sean Payton, Russell Wilson, Marvin Mims Jr, Lutz's, Justin Fields, Jake Elliott, Sam Howell's, Jahan Dotson, Joey Slye's, Jalen, Brown, Howell, Trevor Lawrence, Darious Williams, Lawrence, Williams, Brandon McManus, Bijan Robinson, Desmond Ridder, Justin Jefferson, Kirk Cousins, Alexander Mattison, Sam Franklin Jr, Bryce Young, Harrison Smith, Young, D.J, Wonnum, Lamar Jackson, Brandon Stephens, Geno Stone, Kyle Hamilton, Mark Andrews, Jackson, Dorian Thompson, Robinson, Deshaun Watson, Myles Garrett, Stroud, Nico Collins, Watt, Collins, Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky, Baker Mayfield, Mayfield, Cade Otton, Trey Palmer, Thompkins, Alvin Kamara, Kamara, Derek Carr, Blake Grupe, Derrick Henry, Ryan Tannehill, Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, Cam Taylor, Britt, Khalil Mack, Justin Herbert, Herbert, Mack, Derrick Thomas, Aidan O'Connell, Jimmy Garoppolo, Davante Adams, Josh Jacobs, Leighton Vander Esch, DaRon Bland, CeeDee Lamb, Hunter Luepke, Dak Prescott, Mac Jones, Jones, Bailey Zappe, Christian McCaffrey, McCaffrey, Brock Purdy, Josh Dobbs, Michael Wilson Organizations: Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil, Rams, BYU, Colts, Bills, Dolphins, Buffalo, Miami, Broncos, Bears, Chicago, Denver, Eagles, Philadelphia, Washington, Jaguars, Falcons, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Vikings, Panthers, Minnesota, Carolina, The Vikings, Ravens, Browns, Cleveland, Texans, Steelers, Houston, Pittsburgh, Stroud, Buccaneers, Saints, Tampa, New, Bucs, Bengals, Cincinnati, The Titans, Titans, Chargers, Raiders, Las Vegas, NFL, Cowboys, Patriots, Dallas, The Cowboys, 49ers, Cardinals, Arizona Locations: Indianapolis , Indiana, USA, Miami, Orchard Park, N.Y, Washington, Atlanta, London, Charlotte, N.C, Carolina, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Tennessee, Nashville, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Inglewood , Calif, New England, Arlington , Texas, Francisco, Santa Clara, Calif

☆ Michigan judge to rule whether teen shooter could face life without parole
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

At a hearing at Oakland County Circuit Court, Judge Kwame Rowe will announce his decision on the possibility of parole for Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 years old when he carried out the mass shooting at Oxford High School. Crumbley pleaded guilty last October to 24 charges, including one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder. Defense attorneys presented testimony from doctors who saw the potential to remedy Crumbley's mental health issues over time. His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the shooting. In that case, Rochester District Court Judge Julie Nicholson said evidence showed they had bought a gun for their son despite signs that he was a "troubled young man."

Persons: Ethan Crumbley, David Guralnick, Kwame Rowe, Crumbley, James, Jennifer Crumbley, Julie Nicholson, Brendan O'Brien, Alison Williams Organizations: Oxford, Oakland, Circuit, Oxford High School, Supreme, Prosecutors Locations: Oakland County, Pontiac , U.S, Michigan, Detroit, U.S, United States, Rochester, Chicago

☆ Who is Caroline Ellison, a key witness set to testify against Sam Bankman-Fried?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | 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

Now, a year after Alameda collapsed, Ellison is preparing to testify as a key witness at the Oct. 3 criminal fraud trial against its founder, another budding young philanthropist who also owned the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange: Sam Bankman-Fried. She told the FTX podcast she decided to join Bankman-Fried at Alameda despite lacking experience with cryptocurrencies to "maximize my impact." ELLISON MAY TESTIFY ABOUT ENCRYPTED MESSAGESProsecutors may ask Ellison about whether Bankman-Fried directed employees to use encrypted messaging platforms and ensure their messages automatically deleted. She has told prosecutors that Bankman-Fried said it is hard to build a case if information is not written down or preserved, court records show. Days before FTX declared bankruptcy, Ellison told Bankman-Fried her "increasing dread of this day" had been weighing on her for a long time, according to prosecutors.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Eduardo Munoz, Caroline Ellison, Ellison, Bankman, Alameda's, Sam, ELLISON, Jane Street, Harry Potter, Fried, Jane, FTX, Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Noeleen Walder, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, Stanford, Alameda Research, Alameda, Prosecutors, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York Times, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Alameda, Bahamas, Manhattan, Boston, Fried, FTX

☆ Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul set to testify in his own defense?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | 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: +6 min

NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A few years after graduating from college, Sam Bankman-Fried grew worried he was not taking enough risks. Two years after launching a hedge fund, Alameda Research, Bankman-Fried founded FTX, an exchange that let users buy and sell digital assets such as bitcoin. Based in the Bahamas, Bankman-Fried became known for his mop of unkempt curly hair and for wearing rumpled shorts, even when entertaining dignitaries like Bill Clinton. They contend the theft came to a head in 2022, when crypto prices swooned and he used FTX funds to plug losses at Alameda. Defense lawyers have argued that their cooperation agreements with prosecutors encourage them to implicate Bankman-Fried in the hopes of receiving lenient sentences.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Bill Clinton, Tom Brady, Larry David, FTX, Caroline Ellison, Alameda's, Forbes, Bankman, Jane Street, Gary Wang, Ellison, Nishad Singh, Wang, Singh, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, FTX's, influencer, Luc Cohen, Noeleen Walder, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Stanford Law School, Alameda Research, Forbes, Democratic, NFL, Alameda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bankman, Prison, MIT, Jane, U.S, District, New York Times, Times, Thomson Locations: Bahamas, Manhattan, Alameda, United States, Asia, New York

☆ A District Attorney's Office investigator accidentally shot herself at Georgia's Fulton County courthouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Fulton County DA's Office investigator "accidentally" shot herself at the courthouse. The woman shot herself in the leg on Friday, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. "The shooting was an accidental discharge by a Fulton County District Attorney's Office investigator who wounded herself. "A Fulton County Sheriff's Office deputy responded and administered aid until EMS arrived," a press release from the sheriff's office also said, ABC News reported. The Fulton County courthouse was the site of Donald Trump and his co-defendants' arraignments after he was charged for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Persons: sheriff's, Donald Trump, Young Thug Organizations: DA's, Service, ABC News, Sheriff's, Attorney's, EMS, Fund, Atlanta Locations: Fulton, Wall, Silicon, Fulton County

☆ Cubs big up pivotal win, drub Rockies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

September 22 - Jameson Taillon struck out seven while going six innings and Seiya Suzuki clubbed a two-run homer for one of his three hits, and had three RBIs, as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Friday. Taillon (8-10) certainly helped the cause, though he was far from dominant while yielding four of Colorado's six hits and four walks. The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the first against Colorado rookie starter Noah Davis (0-3), but managed only a run via Suzuki's RBI single. Rockies left fielder Nolan Jones cut down Ian Happ trying to score a second run on the same play to end the inning. In his first major league start since June 20, Davis lasted five innings, allowing three runs, four hits, walking three and striking out four.

Persons: Jameson Taillon, Seiya Suzuki, Taillon, Elias Diaz, it's, Noah Davis, Nolan Jones, Ian Happ, Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Shohei Ohtani, Jared Young's, Colorado's Gavin Hollowell, Davis Organizations: Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, NL, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rockies, Cubs, Colorado, Davis, Marquee Sports Network, Thomson Locations: Chicago, Taillon

The issue that comes up the most — particularly among women and even from some Republicans and independents, she says — is protecting abortion rights. For those on either side of the debate, Virginia — where all state House and Senate seats are up for election and early voting begins Friday — is among the biggest fights this year over abortion rights. The other is the resounding defeat of incumbent Sen. Joe Morrissey, a scandal-plagued, self-described “pro-life” Democrat, by his June primary challenger, Lashrecse Aird, who centered her campaign around abortion rights. In August, Ohio voters rejected a measure pushed by Republicans that was seen as a proxy for an abortion rights question on the ballot this fall. Perry defended her record and said she believes Virginia — and her Senate matchup against Segura — will be bellwethers for 2024.

Persons: Russet Perry, Roe, Wade, Glenn Youngkin —, —, ”, Perry, Virginia —, Democrat Joe Biden, Youngkin, Kamala Harris, They’re, Zack Roday, Youngkin’s, “, Roday, Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's, Kaitlin Makuski, Susan B, Anthony Pro, There’s, Timmaraju, Democratic Sen, Aaron Rouse, Rouse, Sen, Joe Morrissey, Lashrecse Aird, Juan Pablo Segura, Segura, Segura —, ” ___ Burnett Organizations: —, U.S, Supreme, Republican Gov, Democratic, GOP, CIA, Democrat, Democratic National Committee, Youngkin’s, Virginia PAC, Commonwealth, NARAL, Associated Press, Virginia Democrats, Republicans, Republican, ” “ Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Virginia, U.S, Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio, Chicago

☆ Biden launches paid program for 20,000 young people to train for green jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The White House on Wednesday announced a program that will aim to train 20,000 young people for climate-focused jobs related to clean energy, land restoration, forest management and more. In addition to training, the program also intends to be a pipeline for participants to get hired into green jobs. In 2021, he proposed spending $30 billion on a Civilian Climate Corps, which would have had over 300,000 members, as a part of the larger Build Back Better Act bill, the framework of Biden's climate agenda. The Civilian Climate Corps appeared to be a modern version of the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, a program for unmarried young men to train for jobs in public land and forest improvement. The White House didn't announce how much it was spending on the program.

Persons: Joe Biden, Lucy Evans Organizations: Interpretive, Wednesday, American, Corps, White, Civilian, Civilian Conservation Corps, Democratic Locations: Palo Alto , California

☆ Russell Brand’s Timeline of Scandal and Controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Alex Marshall | More About Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But after The Mail on Sunday newspaper wrote about the calls, thousands of irate callers flooded the BBC switchboard and the incident became a political storm. Brand was forced into an apology, but Greenslade said that incident didn’t affect Brand’s popularity among fans as it played into his “bad boy” image. With those videos, Monbiot said, Brand engaged young and disenfranchised voters in a way that actual politicians had struggled to do. Over time, the tenor of the Brand’s videos changed, and became filled with conspiracies and conservative talking points, including vaccine skepticism. Throughout his career, Brand — a self-described narcissist — had sought attention and on YouTube, it was right-wing talking points that got the most likes and shares.

Persons: Andrew Sachs, Manuel, Brand, Jonathan Ross, Greenslade, ” Greenslade, Sarah Marshall ”, he’d, George Monbiot, Brand’s, Monbiot, Ed Milliband, “, Rupert Murdoch, Anthony Fauci, ” Monbiot, —, Ron DeSantis Organizations: BBC, Labour Party, YouTube Locations: Britain, Spanish, ”, United States, British

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