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☆ Jack Dorsey gave $10 million to an anonymous founder with a deep devotion to a fascist 'guru'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"It's a truly open protocol. Advertisement"We don't know who the leader is, it's like this anonymous Brazilian," Dorsey said. It's not clear how much of the $10 million Dorsey gave to support the development of Nostr will make its way to Parra. Parra, as Fiatjaf, sits on a committee established by the organization to organize Nostr development efforts, Bitcoin Magazine reported. After an X user suggested to Dorsey that he help fund Nostr, Dorsey replied within 24 hours, "funding deployed to @fiatjaf."

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☆ A $1.35 billion lottery winner's own father turned against him in a messy family lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA lawsuit brought by a $1.35 billion lottery winner against the mother of his child has taken a new twist, with the winner's own father siding with the defendant. AdvertisementDoe has sought to maintain his anonymity, but claims that the woman — named pseudonymously as "Sarah Smith" — told his father, leading to several other family members finding out. In response, Smith's lawyers point out that Doe's own motion said that he'd "made the mistake" of telling his father. This, Smith's lawyers said, "knocks the struts out from under his complaint." Smith's lawyers accused Doe of pursuing her through a baseless, costly, and intimidatory court battle because she would not agree to get back together with him.

Persons: —, John Doe, Doe, Sarah Smith, Smith's, Doe's, Smith, stepmom, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Daily Locations: Maine

The North Carolina lawsuit closely follows the playbook of other successful court challenges to gender-affirming care bans that have swept Republican-controlled states this year. Other plaintiffs include a North Carolina family physician who serves transgender patients and several local and national LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations. Jean Fischer Brinkley, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Medical Board, declined a request for comment. North Carolina law also prohibits using state funds to support the provision of gender-affirming care. “When I say that gender-affirming care can be lifesaving, that is not hyperbole.

Persons: Omar Gonzalez, Republican supermajorities, ”, Alex Sheldon, Jean Fischer Brinkley, Thomas Mansfield, Dr, Riley Smith, Smith, ” Smith, “ Organizations: North, Republican, Lambda, Democratic, Lambda Legal, National Health, GLMA, Health, Republican General Assembly, North Carolina Medical Board, North Carolina, Health Plan, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, Endocrine Society Locations: RALEIGH, N.C, North Carolina, Arkansas, . North Carolina

☆ Russia sent troops into battle armed with little more than shovels against Ukraine's cluster munitions, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian soldier claimed that his regiment was being sent into hopeless fights, per independent media. His account suggests a desperate fight in the village of Andriivka, which Ukraine recently retook. AdvertisementAdvertisementLast Thursday, video appeared to show Ukrainian troops retaking Andriivka, which Russia quickly denied. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen troops are sent in, there is barely any supporting fire from artillery because they have hardly any rounds, Ivanov told Svoboda. Vera, the wife, suggested that Russian troops had been ordered to fire on their compatriots if they retreated.

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☆ A Chinese woman held 16 jobs for 3 years and never showed up to work, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Chinese woman has been exposed in a massive wage fraud scheme, holding 16 jobs at once. The scheme brought in an estimated $7 million and involved 53 fake workers, Chinese media reported. Wage fraud is a massive problem in China, with at least 700 gangs working the system. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The woman, named only by the pseudonym of Guan Yue, was part of a massive labor fraud scheme worth almost $7 million, Chinese state-owned newspaper Xinmin reported.

Persons: Guan Yue, Guan, pseudonymously, Liu Jian, Liu, Yang Hong, they're Organizations: Service, unraveled Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, Shanghai

☆ The Armed Is One of Punk’s Biggest, Oddest Mysteries. That’s Changing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Mike Isaac | More About Mike Isaac | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There are bands that are challenging to get into, and then there is the Armed. Its self-produced, highly weird music videos have a “Jackass”-meets-David Lynch aesthetic, with surprisingly advanced production values for an obscure Midwestern hardcore group. The Armed considers itself more of a collective or an art project than a band, with dozens of rotating members. Now, the Armed has a grand opportunity to capitalize on its years of toiling in relative obscurity. Harder acts like Scowl, Gel and Zulu are thriving, and Turnstile, the Baltimore-based hardcore group, has found a way to bridge hardcore to the mainstream.

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