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☆ Trump lawyers ask for a mistrial in $250 million fraud case, accuses law clerk of 'co-judging'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump's lawyers asked for a mistrial in their civil fraud trial in New York. AdvertisementThe mistrial filings — from Trump's lawyers Alina Habba, Christopher Kise, and Clifford Roberts — included quotes from the court transcript in which the lawyers first complained about Greenfield. Judge Arthur Engoron talks with his principal law clerk Allison Greenfield during the fraud trial for former President Donald Trump at New York Supreme Court. A summary judgement decision from Engoron — which Trump lawyers complain came less than a week before the trial — has already largely ruled in the attorney general's favor. After the ruling, Trump's lawyers can take it up with an appeals court, which will decide whether to let the trial stand.

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☆ This Photograph of Dead Palestinian Children Demands to Be Seen - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Lydia Polgreen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

The photograph tells us nothing about whether or how these children are related. Hundreds of Israeli hostages, including children, are believed to be held in Gaza by Hamas, their families desperate for their safe release. It is a rare thing for mainstream news organizations to publish graphic images of dead or wounded children. There is nothing quite so devastating as the image of a child whose life has been snuffed out by senseless violence. And so the slaughter in Maine reminded me of another image from Gaza, one you may have seen on social media.

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☆ How Whitney Wolfe Herd's fateful deal with a Russian mogul deprived early Bumble employees of a stock windfall when she became a billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

I'm fucking done," she told a reporter at Time, who described Wolfe Herd as "blinking back tears" during the interview. "My hands are tied," Wolfe Herd told the audience, according to several people who were in the room. Wolfe Herd once called him her biggest mentor, saying, "He's become my family and one of my best friends." Some early employees said they only found out about the shadow-equity program, and who received it, years later. Based on the current share price, Wolfe Herd is no longer a billionaire, though her fortune still sits at an estimated $627 million.

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☆ Starbursts, smuggled coffee and Martin Shkreli: How CNBC reported the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Artist: Elizabeth WilliamsJust before 8 p.m. on Thursday, 12 jurors found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven counts against him. (CNBC put out a note requesting access ahead of the trial — an email which was ultimately ignored.) Every exit to file a report included another breakneck trip through security, in a sort of run, rinse, repeat cycle — security, courtroom, exit, photographer's car to file, back up through security, over and over again. CNBC correspondent MacKenzie Sigalos reporting on the Sam Bankman-Fried trial from outside the SDNY courthouse at 500 Pearl Street in downtown Manhattan. Around 8:02 p.m., Bankman-Fried, speechless, began to walk to a room just adjacent to the main court.

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☆ Three generations of women under one roof raised an outgoing, curious boy. They’ll never see him graduate from high school
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

She tells him he is her “everything.”The curious, rambunctious child was raised by his mother, his grandmother and great-grandmother, Colbert’s mother. The moment she laid eyes on her grandson, Colbert said he changed her life. Bryson Hudson, left, and his grandmother, Erica Colbert. She won’t see Bryson graduate from high school; she won’t see him have a girlfriend, wife, or children. Bryson Hudson, right, and his younger brother, Drake.

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☆ Another Day of G.O.P. Chaos Winds Up With Speaker Nominee No. 4
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Carl Hulse | More About Carl Hulse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 House Republican, lasted only about four hours on Tuesday as the party’s third speaker designate. After winning the nomination in a morning session, he was quickly brought down by conservatives questioning his right-wing credentials. Mr. Emmer was last seen fleeing the Longworth House Office Building with nary a word after he unceremoniously dropped out of the race. There was a momentary boomlet for Mr. Emmer as he emerged victorious from an internal party nominating contest with a narrow win.

Persons: Tom Emmer, Donald J, Trump, Emmer, ”, Steve Womack, Jim Jordan of Organizations: Republican, Republicans, House Locations: Minnesota, New York, Longworth, Arkansas, Jim Jordan of Ohio

☆ Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' star, has died
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died, according to multiple reports. McMinn told the outlet that the actor died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.”The CNN has reached out to representatives for the actor for comment. Roundtree has the distinction of being among a handful of actors who enjoyed top billing with his first-ever screen credit. Until then a theater actor, his starring role in the 1971 Blaxploitation epic “Shaft” propelled him into the cultural limelight, launching a franchise that would see sequels, a TV series and a 2019 reboot starring Samuel L. Jackson.

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☆ Warren Buffett shared timeless investment wisdom in his first-ever national TV interview nearly 40 years ago. Here are the best 9 quotes.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are the best quotes Buffett dropped in his first TV interview from nearly 40 years ago. The real test of whether you're investing from a value standpoint or not is whether you care whether the stock market is open tomorrow. If you're making a good investment in a security, it shouldn't bother if they closed down the stock market for five years." There are all kinds of things I don't know about, and that may be too bad. They may be wonderful pitches to swing at, but if you don't know enough, you don't have to swing.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Adam Smith's, Buffett, —, Berkshire Hathaway, George Goodman Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, PBS, Service, Wall Street, IBM, Marvelous Locations: Berkshire, Omaha, Wall Street Nebraska, York

☆ Trump fraud-trial fireworks: 'You lied yesterday!' defense lawyer shouts while grilling an AG witness
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A Trump attorney shouted, "You lied yesterday," while cross-examining a key state's witness. a lawyer for Trump's side shouted at the witness, prompting five minutes of sometimes shouted cross-accusations of perjury, witness intimidation, and showboating for the press. "Let's calm down," the judge told both sides after asking that the witness — Doug Larson, a former outside Trump Organization appraiser — be escorted out. A lawyer for Attorney General Letitia James of New York objected, without naming Trump, to the "exhortations" coming from the defense table. Soon enough — this time with the testimony highlighted on an overhead screen — the emails-waving Trump lawyer was back shouting, "You lied yesterday, Mr.

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☆ 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.

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We knew we had to go to the safe room, but we weren’t worried because it happened all the time. They were whispering, “Mom, I’m afraid.” “Mom, I’m hungry.” “Mom, what are the bad guys doing here? We took a shirt and put it on my kids’ faces because I didn’t know. I didn’t want them to see bodies lying, and the kibbutz burned, and people they know lying in the streets. I live in Nir Oz my whole life and it was my worst nightmare that terrorist people will go in the kibbutz.

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☆ Sam Bankman-Fried trial: scenes from Caroline Ellison's time on the stand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | 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: +3 min

Ellison wore a gray blazer and carried a Poland Spring water bottle to and from the witness stand. She did not look at Bankman-Fried in any of the instances when she passed him at the defense table. Bankman-Fried spent much of Ellison's testimony typing on a laptop or whispering to his defense lawyers. Three of the jurors appeared to close their eyes at times as Sassoon quizzed Ellison about spreadsheets showing Alameda's assets and liabilities. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Noeleen Walder and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Taylor Swift cheers on Travis Kelce at Kansas City Chiefs game
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It’s a love story, perhaps, for NFL tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, who was seen in Kelce’s family suite at Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Bears. The singer was shown cheering on the Chiefs during the FOX Sports broadcast, dressed in a red and white team jacket. She appeared to be sitting next to Donna Kelce, the player’s mom, chatting and laughing throughout the game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Swift’s show of support comes after weeks of speculation – by various NFL broadcasters and the vast majority of Swifties – that she and Kelce are dating. Though the two have not publicly confirmed any romantic link, Kelce said in an interview with ESPN last week that he finds the focus on he and Swift “hilarious.”Taylor Swift at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday attending the Kansas City Chiefs game.

Persons: CNN —, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Donna Kelce, Kelce, Swift, ” Taylor Swift, Jason Hanna, ”, Jason, “, ‘ I’ve Organizations: CNN, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Chiefs, FOX Sports, Arrowhead, ESPN, Getty Locations: Kansas City, Swift’s, Kelce, Arrowhead

☆ Travis Kelce on Taylor Swift: ‘I threw the ball in her court’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Travis Kelce is talking about the pop superstar, while still not confirming speculation that the pair may be dating. No one actually know what’s going on.”The athlete also called out his brother, Philadelphia Eagles football player Jason Kelce, for talking about it recently. “I threw the ball in her court and told her, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead. You might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit,’” Kelce said. “So, I was a little bit hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”When Jason Kelce asked his brother if he meant his jersey number or his phone number, Travis Kelce quipped, “You know which one.”

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☆ Opinion: US hesitancy on weapons extends the fighting in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sheena Mckenzie | Opinion Keir Giles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

He is the author of “Russia’s War on Everybody: And What it Means for You.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. CNN —Russia’s war on Ukraine will soon enter another winter. And as the fighting drags on into 2024 and potentially beyond, Western backers will find it ever harder to provide what Ukraine needs. The US’s generous support for Ukraine is under threat from political trends there even before a potential change of presidency. But making Ukraine stronger is a key ingredient for Europe’s long-term security as well as for the outcome of the present war.

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☆ Insider Today: Apple's new iPhone is here
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. But the show's real stars were the new versions of Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch. But if you were hoping a new iPhone will send Apple's stock soaring, think again. Prior to Tuesday's event, Apple's shares fell an average of 0.2% on days a new iPhone was announced, according to Barron's. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ A Long Walk on a Small(ish) Island
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Elaine Glusac | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

From Room 7, relieved to recover in warmth, I had a view of the property’s 30-foot red cliffs. Dozens of lobster buoys bobbed in the water, and a meadowlark sang out on the broad lawn. As at Points East, once I sat down, I had no desire to leave and was grateful for an inn with meals. Embracing solitudeFour days into the walk, I found my rhythm. If you like solitude, do the Island Walk.

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☆ How a Fight Club Starts in ‘Bottoms’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Mekado Murphy | More About Mekado Murphy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

And I’m the director of ‘Bottoms.’ [MUSIC PLAYING] So in this scene, PJ, who is played by Rachel Sennott, and Josie, who is played by Ayo Edebiri, are about to walk into their first Fight Club meeting. And they’ve spent their time trying to convince hot girls to join the club. (WHISPERING) They don’t want to.” “They want to see the punch.” “Who am I going to punch?” “Punch me. Just punch me.” “Punch you?” “Yeah, come on.” “I can punch you?” “Yeah, I know how to take a punch. Something people would always say, ‘PJ knows how to take a punch.’ Come on up.

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They eat lunch together around a communal table in the center of the room, and have become friends. “It’s that very simple model,” Salati said, whispering to avoid disturbing his studio mates. In an earlier version, Salati said, Hot Dog ran away, but Watkins questioned the plot twist. “What kind of dog does that?” Salati remembered him saying. That conversation helped Salati make the book more about the relationship between Hot Dog and his person, a lady with a floppy hat and big glasses, rather than just about the dachshund himself.

Persons: “, ” Salati, Watkins, Salati Locations: New York City

☆ Fact Check-Video of Joe Biden whispering an inappropriate remark to a baby is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip showing U.S. President Joe Biden whispering an inappropriate remark to a child is digitally altered. No such remark can be heard in the original video. Don’t tell mommy what I told you.”Examples of the altered clip can be seen (here) and (here). The clip is edited, and the original video was uploaded by the baby’s mother on June 9, 2023 (ghostarchive.org/archive/SW0EU). No such comment can be heard in the original video.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, “, ”, Read Organizations: Reuters Locations: Fort Liberty , North Carolina

Mr. Epps can be seen on video encouraging demonstrators to march with him and enter the Capitol at one point. But in May, the lawsuit says, the Justice Department notified Mr. Epps that it was planning to file criminal charges against him related to his role in the Capitol attack. It is difficult to hear what Mr. Epps says in the video. But promoters of the conspiracy theories about him have used that moment to accuse him of uttering some kind of command. Mr. Epps has said he called the F.B.I.’s National Threat Operations Center shortly after the alert went up, and his phone records show he spoke to agents there for nearly an hour.

Persons: Epps, “, Fox, Trump, goad Trump Organizations: Fox, Washington D.C, Justice Department, Capitol, Justice, Threat Operations Locations: Washington, “

☆ The world's most-powerful AI model suddenly got 'lazier' and 'dumber.' A radical redesign of OpenAI's GPT-4 could be behind the decline in performance.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lately, the giant AI model has become faster, but performance has declined. The world's most-powerful AI model has become, well, less powerful. It's considered the most-powerful AI model available broadly and is multimodal, which means it can understand images as well as text inputs. They think OpenAI is creating several smaller GPT-4 models that act similarly to the large model but are less expensive to run. This week, several AI experts posted what they claimed were details of GPT-4's architecture on Twitter.

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☆ 2,000 Miles, a Balky R.V. and a Swim with Whale Sharks: How We Got Our Travel Mojo Back
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Damien Cave | More About Damien Cave | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Category 5 cyclone hit Western Australia the week we arrived. It was about 800 miles north of us, but on our first night, wind gusts tossed our R.V. During Covid, living in Australia, where state and national borders were closed for more than a year, that was impossible. We feared snags at airports, Covid, quarantine, labor shortages that slashed services. Travel had changed.

Persons: Amelia, ”, Diana, “ We’ll, “, We’d, I’d Organizations: New York Times, Travel Locations: Australia, Western Australia, Covid

☆ Return to Office, Recession Fears End Wall Street's Hamptons Work-From-Home Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

It may seem counterintuitive, but the pandemic was like a brief visit to Shangri-La for Wall Street. For the first time in years, Wall Street has to sing for its supper. A return to the office also means a return to more-classic Wall Street social norms. Wall Street, for all its highfalutin personalities and big paydays, is an apprenticeship system. For Wall Street, the heart of the pandemic was a moment to consider what life would be like at a slower, more-nurturing pace.

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☆ Anthony Fauci on His Friendship With the AIDS Activist Larry Kramer - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Anthony Fauci | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I recently attended a memorial service for Larry Kramer, the award-winning playwright, author and provocative gay activist. I had a genuinely unique relationship with Larry for more than three decades, which I reflected on at his memorial and wanted to share here. A one-way conversation from Larry Kramer to Tony Fauci via the written word, in The San Francisco Examiner, reflecting a booming voice before I even knew him: “I Call You Murderers,” the headline read. “An open letter to an incompetent idiot, Dr. Anthony Fauci,” it continued. Fast-forward 32 years to May 2020: A brief two-way telephone conversation ending in a simple phrase.

Persons: Larry Kramer, Lucille Lortel, ”, Larry, Tony Fauci, “, Anthony Fauci, Tony, ” Tony Organizations: Christopher, San Francisco Examiner Locations: Greenwich Village, ”

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