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The answer is simple, according to more than a dozen Washington insiders, FTX employees, and crypto industry observers who spoke with Insider. I don't think anyone believed that he was going to fund candidates who were, quote unquote, committed to ending pandemics who were also hostile to the crypto industry." Alex Wong/Getty ImagesRebuffed by the SEC, Bankman-Fried turned his attention to Congress. "It's not that he was welcoming regulation," says the senior figure in the crypto industry who attended meetings with Bankman-Fried. But while Bankman-Fried was busy wooing Washington, FTX was about to become Exhibit A in the case for more effective oversight of the crypto industry.

☆ How FTX's implosion put crypto news sites like CoinDesk, The Block, and Decrypt in the spotlight as they work to fend off an ad slump and conspiracy theories about their coverage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Reed Alexander | Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Crypto news sites like CoinDesk, The Block, and Decrypt have dominated coverage of the FTX implosion. Now, crypto media staffers are wondering whether more dominoes falling from FTX could further hurt the industry or cripple their ad revenues. "We cover the good, the bad and the ugly," Dan Roberts, the editor-in-chief of Decrypt, told Insider. "In general, I think these things are good for crypto media," he said. Stacy-Marie Ishmael, the managing editor for Bloomberg's crypto team, likened burgeoning crypto coverage to 1990s coverage of the Internet.

☆ The story of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX implosion put crypto news sites like CoinDesk and The Block on the map. Inside their plan to fend off an ad slump and conspiracy theories — and keep winning.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Reed Alexander | Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Now, crypto media staffers are wondering whether more dominoes falling from FTX could further hurt the industry or cripple their ad revenues. Crypto media kicks into overdriveRoberts said Decrypt's traffic doubled during the first week of the FTX saga. "In general, I think these things are good for crypto media," he said. Stacy-Marie Ishmael, the managing editor for Bloomberg's crypto team, likened burgeoning crypto coverage to 1990s coverage of the Internet. "It's now a situation where the crypto media has egg on their face.

☆ Vegan canapes and fat donations: How Sam Bankman-Fried won Washington before he lost everything
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Everybody was trying to get in,” said one source close to the Bankman-Frieds’ political operation who requested anonymity to speak candidly. Attempts to contact Sam Bankman-Fried for this article were unsuccessful. Sam Bankman-Fried’s mentor and the spiritual leader of Effective Altruism has disowned him. Sam Bankman-Fried is a Democrat, and he spent at least $40 million supporting the party. Some of the biggest recipients of Bankman-Fried’s money did not respond to NBC News when asked about donations they received.

☆ Why far-right GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert is in an extremely close re-election race in Colorado
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is in a closer-than-expected race against Democrat Adam Frisch. Her Colorado district backed Trump by less than 10 points in 2020, unlike other hard-right Republicans. Boebert's district is more ideologically heterodox. "But within there, there's ski communities, there's traditional ranching communities, there's mining communities, there's industrial communities." Frisch also benefited from the endorsement and backing of GOP state Sen. Don Coram, who represented a far-southwest Colorado district and unsuccessfully challenged Boebert for the GOP nomination this year.

☆ A long-shot Democratic candidate raised more than $15.6 million to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene. He lost by 31 points.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Democratic opponent, Marcus Flowers, raised $15.6 million for his campaign. "Tomorrow, with your help, we could make history by defeating Marjorie Taylor Greene," Flowers wrote in a fundraising email sent on November 7, the night before the election. But let me make my case: We're building the most extensive Democratic campaign this district has EVER seen — and MTG is terrified." AP Photo/Ben GrayThe sum that Flowers raised is gargantuan for a congressional campaign, far outpacing the amounts raised by the party's most vulnerable members. Compare that to Democratic candidates in more competitive races, who have tended to raise between $3 and $10 million this year.

☆ Walmart's PAC has quietly donated nearly $1 million to campaigns ahead of the midterms. While the company has a ''don't rock the boat strategy,' it contributed to 41 election deniers.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Ben Tobin | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

WALPAC donated almost 50-50 to Democratic and Republican federal candidates for the midterms. Walmart's PAC donated to 41 candidates who denied the 2020 presidential election results, ProPublica found. Of that, about 53% went to Republican candidates, and 47% went to Democrats. Some members of Congress, particularly among Democrats, also reject any corporate PAC contribution — WALPAC or otherwise — as a matter of practice. However, the company did donate a significant amount of money to candidates who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election results.

☆ Calls from Uvalde show pleas for help from inside school long before police confronted shooter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The disturbing audio released by the Texas Tribune and ProPublica include 911 calls from a hiding teacher and a child who was trapped, calling with muffled voices. At 11:33 a.m., a man called 911 and yelled, “He’s inside the school shooting at the kids!” according to the audio released by the Texas Tribune and ProPublica. More coverage of the Uvalde school massacre Newly released Uvalde video shows officers discussing need to confront gunman, concerns about being shotBlistering report finds 'systemic failures' by authorities in the wake of Uvalde school shootingThe officer husband of slain Uvalde teacher tried to save her. Uvalde school district superintendent will resign after outrage over response to school massacreArredondo has testified that he thought of the situation as a “barricaded subject,” state legislators said in their report released in June. Last month, the school board approved the terms of district superintendent's retirement, the Texas Tribune reported.

☆ Elon Musk denied reports that he's speeding up Twitter layoffs to avoid paying out hefty stock grants to workers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said reports he's speeding up layoffs to avoid paying out stock grants are false. Musk is set to lay off workers before Tuesday, when they're scheduled to receive stock grants, per the NYT. Media reports suggest that Musk may also avoid giving fired execs their expected multi-million-dollar payouts. The Times reported that Musk could therefore avoid paying the grants. The Information reported that the "for cause" terminations were an attempt to avoid paying out severance pay and unvested stock awards.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert quote compares Trump and Biden administration unemployment rates
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The supposed quote reads: “Under President Trump, 89% of Americans had jobs. Under Joe Biden, the unemployment rate is a staggering 3.4%.”Examples of the quote shared online can be found (here), (here), (here) and (here). A Google advanced search did not reveal any news outlet reporting on the supposed quote (archive.ph/wip/C0vNv). Under the Trump administration, the unemployment rate was recorded as 3.5% in February 2020, a half-century low, before rising to 14.8% in April 2020. Reuters found no evidence of any such quote made by Boebert that compared unemployment rates between the Trump and Biden administrations.

☆ The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Kathleen Mcgrory | Neil Bedi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

But protocols failed to match reality at the Niagara Falls plant, according to more than a dozen workers. In addition to those signature diseases, which are rare even among asbestos workers, the tiny strands can harm the body in other ways. In the 15 years that followed, congressional attempts to ban asbestos would continue to fall short. OSHA declined to make an official available for an on-the-record interview or comment on ProPublica's findings at the Niagara Falls plant. At the OxyChem plant in Wichita, union president Keith Peacock said he was comfortable with the way asbestos was handled.

☆ CPS workers search millions of homes a year. A mom who resisted paid a price.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Eli Hager | Eli Hager Is A Reporter For Propublica Covering Issues Affecting Children | Teens In The Southwest. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Ferguson, a nurse working 16-hour double shifts, knew instantly who she’d find in her hallway that day in February 2019. A domestic violence survivor who previously lived in a shelter, Ferguson had never been accused of child abuse, ACS case records show. But many parents don’t know that they have the right to deny these government agents or don’t push back for fear of losing their children, according to parents and their advocates. It’s a staggering reality — likely millions of warrantless searches a year — and one that has not been reported before. Ferguson believes her constitutional rights were violated that day at her apartment, and is now suing New York City in federal court.

Instead, data and child welfare experts suggest the changes may have done the opposite. State child welfare officials say more vigilance in documenting severe cases of abuse likely contributed to the increase. Child welfare experts say these findings cast doubt on the effectiveness of the primary tool that states rely on to protect children: mandatory child abuse reporting. These policies, the bedrock of America’s child welfare system, were first implemented more than half a century ago in response to growing national awareness of child maltreatment. “We are continuing to tell mandated reporters, ‘Report, report, report,’ and nobody can handle it,” Berger said in an interview.

☆ America is a new tax haven for the ultra-wealthy — and 13 states are holding billions in hidden assets
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Right now, billions of dollars of assets are held in secretive trusts across the country. In those states, billions of dollars remain untouched and untaxed. "Wealthy people from around the world are bringing their assets and wealth to the United States to park it and avoid responsibility." "We can safely say we're talking hundreds of billions of dollars a year, trillions probably, that are not being subject to tax," Collins said. "It's costing the rest of us taxpayers billions and hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenue," Collins said.

☆ These 7 states have the least air pollution in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That's good news for residents of several states, according to a new U.S. News and World Report analysis, which ranked all 50 states according to how polluted they are and the risk that pollution poses to their population's health. That ranking is consistent with other 2022 analyses: The American Lung Association (ALA) says Vermont's cities are among the cleanest by air quality in the country, and have low levels of the most harmful and widespread types of air pollution. The state's Burlington-South metro area in particular is one of only two U.S. cities that rank as the cleanest for the worst types of air pollution, which include particle pollution and ozone air pollution. In 2022, the ALA said the state's air quality got "mixed grades." Several pieces of research point to the state's poor air quality.

If carbon monoxide levels got too high, the generator was designed to automatically sense the danger and trigger a shut-off switch. In February, the CPSC announced that it intended to propose new mandatory regulations in its 2023 fiscal year to force stricter generator safety upgrades. Carbon monoxide deaths caused by generators predictably follow nearly every major power outage caused by extreme weather, which scientists say is becoming more common with climate change. The Louisiana Department of Health reported that at least six people, including Johnson’s family, died of carbon monoxide poisoning after Hurricane Ida. Harding, the generator industry representative, emphasized that generators should only be operated outside with the exhaust pointed away from windows and doors.

☆ These 7 states have the worst air pollution in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Air pollution takes a toll on your lungs and can be bad for your brain, increasing psychological stress and cognitive decline in adults. At least 85 cancer cases per year in the state are due to exposure to high levels of air pollution, according to a January 2022 study from Tulane University. Nevada's status as the second-most polluted state is also seemingly well deserved: In 2021, the American Lung Association also ranked the state's air quality among "the unhealthiest for the most harmful and widespread types of air pollution." Oregon's website notes that cars and trucks are the state's largest source of air pollution, and frequent wildfires only worsen the state's poor air quality. Vermont's cities are among the cleanest by air quality in the country, and have particularly low levels of the most harmful types of air pollution, the ALA says.

In that environment, crooks were easily able to impersonate jobless Americans using stolen identity information for sale in bulk in the dark corners of the internet. When Yvonne Matlock lost her job last year and applied for unemployment benefits online, she was told she was already getting relief money. Through a public records request, NBC News obtained data from the Labor Department, which funds Covid relief unemployment benefits programs, that are riddled with blank values and underestimates. ID.meMore than two-thirds of states, 34, reported no cases of identity theft overpayments in the most vulnerable unemployment benefits program. Cash App, which describes itself as "the easiest way to send money, spend money, save money, and buy cryptocurrency," has been frequently used by fraudsters to move money, law enforcement officials and private consultants said.

☆ Илон Маск принял решение продать свой последний дом
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Миллиардер Илон Маск сообщил в Twitter, что решил продать последний из принадлежащих ему домов — большой дом в районе залива Сан-Франциско. «Решил продать свой последний оставшийся у меня дом. Сам он с прошлого года живет в Техасе, где арендует дом у контролируемой им компании SpaceX за 50 тысяч долларов. Свой последний дом Маск решил продать через неделю после того, как 8 июня ProPublica сообщила со ссылкой данные Налоговой службы США (IRS), что Маск и другие миллиардеры в течение нескольких лет не платили подоходный налог или же он был очень мал по сравнению с их огромными состояниями. Маск в 2015 и 2017 года заплатил менее 70 тысяч долларов, а в 2018 году вообще не заплатил федеральный подоходный налог, следовало из публикации.

Persons: Илон Маск, Илона Маска, Маск Organizations: Twitter, SpaceX, Налоговая служба Locations: СанФранциско, лосанджелес, Техас, США ()

☆ Miliardarul, Elon Musk, vrea să îşi vândă şi ultima casă, să nu mai aibă nimic în proprietate
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaMiliardarul, Elon Musk, vrea să îşi vândă şi ultima casă, să nu mai aibă nimic în proprietateFondatorul Tesla Elon Musk a declarat recent să a decis să îşi vândă ultima din multele case pe care le-a deţinut, în condiţiile în care CEO-ul a spus în urmă cu o săptămână că el şi alţi miliardari au plătit timp de câţiva ani aproape zero impozite pe venit, notează Bloomberg. Şeful producătorului de maşini electrice a scris luna aceasta pe Twitter că mai are o singură casă în zona San Francisco Bay pe care a închiriat-o pentru diverse evenimente. Musk, 49 de ani, şi-a anunţat prima dată planurile de a-şi vinde proprietăţile în urmă cu peste un an ca rezultat al criticilor aduse la vasta sa avere. În termen de câteva zile, miliardarul şi-a plasat pe piaţă două locuinţe din California. Musk nu a plătit niciun impozit federal pe profit în 2018 şi a achitat mai puţin de 70.000 de dolari în 2015 şi 2017, conform raportului.

Persons: Tesla Elon Musk, San Francisco Bay, ProPublica, Amazon Jeff, Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett Organizations: Amazon Locations: San Francisco, California

☆ Miliardarul Elon Musk vrea să îşi vândă şi ultima casă, ca să nu mai aibă nimic în proprietate
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaMiliardarul Elon Musk vrea să îşi vândă şi ultima casă, ca să nu mai aibă nimic în proprietateFondatorul Tesla Elon Musk a declarat recent să a decis să îşi vândă ultima din multele case pe care le-a deţinut, în condiţiile în care CEO-ul a spus în urmă cu o săptămână că el şi alţi miliardari au plătit timp de câţiva ani aproape zero impozite pe venit, notează Bloomberg. Şeful producătorului de maşini electrice a scris luna aceasta pe Twitter că mai are o singură casă în zona San Francisco Bay pe care a închiriat-o pentru diverse evenimente. Musk, 49 de ani, şi-a anunţat prima dată planurile de a-şi vinde proprietăţile în urmă cu peste un an ca rezultat al criticilor aduse la vasta sa avere. În termen de câteva zile, miliardarul şi-a plasat pe piaţă două locuinţe din California. Musk nu a plătit niciun impozit federal pe profit în 2018 şi a achitat mai puţin de 70.000 de dolari în 2015 şi 2017, conform raportului.

Persons: Tesla Elon Musk, San Francisco Bay, ProPublica, Amazon Jeff, Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett Organizations: Amazon Locations: San Francisco, California

Şeful producătorului de maşini electrice a scris luna aceasta pe Twitter că mai are o singură casă în zona San Francisco Bay pe care a închiriat-o pentru diverse evenimente. Musk, 49 de ani, şi-a anunţat prima dată planurile de a-şi vinde proprietăţile în urmă cu peste un an ca rezultat al criticilor aduse la vasta sa avere. Musk nu a plătit niciun impozit federal pe profit în 2018 şi a achitat mai puţin de 70.000 de dolari în 2015 şi 2017, conform raportului. Ulterior, Musk a scris pe Twitter că va plăti impozite pe venit în California în funcţie de timpul pe care îl va petrece în interiorul statului, despre care spune că va fi semnificativ. În prezent, CEO-ul Tesla locuieşte într-o casă de aproximativ 50.000 de dolari din Boca Chica,Texas.

Persons: San Francisco Bay, ProPublica, Amazon Jeff, Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett, ., Musk, Tesla Organizations: Amazon, FBI Locations: San Francisco, California, american, SUA, Boca Chica, Texas

☆ Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett şi alţi miliardari plătesc impozite infime faţă de creşterea înregistrată de averile lor
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Articolul arată că averile a celor mai bogaţi 25 de americani au crescut, cumulat, cu 401 miliarde de dolari în perioada 2014-2018. ProPublica a subliniat că miliardarii, spre deosebire de majoritatea celorlalţi oameni ale căror câştiguri provin din venituri salariale convenţionale, beneficiază adesea de ”strategii de evitare a impozitelor care nu sunt la îndemâna oamenilor obişnuiţi”. Venitul impozabil real al lui Bezos în acea perioadă a fost de 4,22 miliarde de dolari, se arată în raport. În 2007, Bezos ”nu a plătit niciun ban în impozitele pe venit federale” şi, de asemenea, a evitat orice obligaţie federală de impozit pe venit în 2011. A doua cea mai bogată persoană din lume, CEO-ul Tesla, Elon Musk, a plătit o rată de impozitare reală de 3,27%, sau 455 milioane dolari, pentru o creştere a averii de 13,9 miliarde dolari, arată ProPublica.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn, Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, ProPublica, Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Bezos, Tesla, Icahn Organizations: Amazon, Soros Locations: american, Berkshire, New York

Site-ul susține că CEO-ul Amazon Jeff Bezos nu a plătit taxe în 2007 și 2011, în timp ce CEO-ul Tesla, Elon Musk, nu a plătit nimic în 2018. ProPublica a declarat că cei mai bogați 25 de americani plătesc mai puțin impozit decât majoritatea angajaților din SUA. Jesse Eisinger, editor la ProPublica, a declarat pentru Today: „Am fost destul de uimiți să aflăm că ai putea reduce impozitul la zero dacă ai fi multimiliardar. Purtătorul de cuvânt al Fiscului, Lily Adams, a declarat că problema a fost sesizată la FBI și la procurorii federali. Charles Rettig, înalt oficial american din domeniul fiscal, a declarat: „Nu pot oferi detalii despre contribuabili.

Persons: Amazon Jeff, Tesla, Propublica, ProPublica, Jesse Eisinger, Președintele Joe Biden, Biden, George Soros, Soros, Michael, Lily Adams, federali, Charles Rettig Organizations: Amazon, Casei Albe, FBI, BBC, Forbes, Soros, Albă Locations: SUA, America, New York, american

☆ The young lawyer who became the 'Don Quixote' of canceling student debt
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-29 | by ( Cezary Podkul | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

The victory marked the starting point for what's become Smith's raison d'être to help as many student loan borrowers as possible. But of those who did, around 60% managed to get a discharge of some portion of their student debt, Iuliano found. And thanks to a widely-held belief that student debt is categorically exempt from discharge, few are willing to take that chance. "I have $50k student debt, no degree, was a victim of attempted murder, out of work, and homeless," reads another. Austin SmithEventually, he says, he vowed to make it his life's cause to help the student loan borrowers.

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