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☆ Prosecutors seek years in prison for Trump Media insider trading Shvartsman brothers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Michael Shvartsman, 53, was born in Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union. "Mr. Shvartsman has paid a steep price for his insider trading," those lawyers wrote. "Altogether, Shvartsman exhibits a troubling pattern of acting as though he were above the law," prosecutors wrote. "The defendant is a wealthy, successful businessman," prosecutors wrote about Gerald Shvartsman, who is a married father of two children. Roland Riopelle, a lawyer for Gerald Shvartsman, is asking Liman for a sentence with no prison time.

Persons: Michael Shvartsman, Amr Alfiky, Gerald Shvartsman, Lewis Liman, Bruce Garelick, Garelick, Michael Shvartsman's, Donald Trump —, Donald Trump, Jim Watson, DWAC, Alan Futerfas, Dennis Vacco, Judge Liman, Shvartsman, Prosecutors, Roland Riopelle, Liman, Riopelle Organizations: Manhattan Federal Court, Reuters Prosecutors, New, Trump Media, Prosecutors, Soviet Union, Reuters, Rocket, Digital, Republican, Afp, Getty, Trump, Manhattan U.S, Attorney's Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New York, Florida, Ukraine, Soviet, Italy, Toronto, Canada, Michael Shvartsman's Miami, DWAC, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ UN inquiry accuses Israel of ‘crime of extermination’ through deliberate destruction of Gaza’s health care system
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | Muhammad Darwish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A United Nations inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy” of destroying the health care system in Gaza during its year-long conflict with Hamas in attacks it said amount to war crimes. Israel’s actions in the besieged Palestinian enclave “constitute the war crimes of willful killing and mistreatment and the crime against humanity of extermination,” the commission said in a statement Thursday. The Israeli foreign ministry rejected “accusations of widespread ill-treatment and torture of detainees,” saying Israel is “fully committed to international legal standards” on treatment of detainees. “Children in particular have borne the brunt of these attacks, suffering both directly and indirectly from the collapse of the health system,” she said. The commission previously alleged that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, and that Israel’s actions also amounted to crimes against humanity.

Persons: Israel, “, Pillay, Israel “, Hind Rajab Organizations: CNN, United, UN’s Independent International Commission of, Hamas, UN, Human Rights, Israeli Army’s 162nd, Assembly Locations: United Nations, Gaza, Palestinian, East Jerusalem, Israel, Jihad

☆ Trump argues special counsel's evidence in federal election case shouldn't be released before Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Attorneys for Donald Trump on Thursday argued against the release of additional evidence in the former president's federal election interference case in the lead up to Election Day. A spokesperson for the special counsel’s office declined to comment on the filing. Prosecutors from Smith's office had previously rebuffed assertions from Trump's attorneys that the government was "motivated by improper political considerations." The federal election case was upended after the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling which found that Trump has some protection from prosecution related to official acts. A judge overseeing that case last month granted the former president's request to further postpone his sentencing hearing until after Election Day.

Persons: Donald Trump, mischaracterized —, Trump, Jack Smith’s Organizations: Trump Locations: Georgia, New York

☆ TD Bank pleads guilty in money laundering case, will pay $3 billion in penalties
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Dan Mangan | Dan Mangan Is A Reporter Covering Politics For Cnbc.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The total assets of TD Bank’s two U.S. banking subsidiaries will be barred from exceeding $434 billion under that restriction. “Today, TD Bank also became the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act program failures, and the first US bank in history to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering,” Garland said. “TD Bank chose profits over compliance with the law — a decision that is now costing the bank billions of dollars in penalties. “In August 2021, a TD Bank store manager emailed another store manager and remarked, quote, ‘You guys really need to shut this down. “This settlement lets bad bank executives off the hook for allowing TD Bank to be used as a criminal slush fund.

Persons: ”, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, “, Garland, David, Lol, ’ ” Garland, ‘, FinCEN, Wally Adeyemo, ” Adeymo, ” Sen, Elizabeth Warren, ” Warren, Bharat Masrani, ” Masrani Organizations: Bank, Department of Justice, TD Bank, Currency, Federal Reserve, “, Washington , D.C, DOJ, Treasury, Enforcement Network, FinCEN, Street, CNBC, of Justice, Consumer Financial, Bureau Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo, Washington ,, Newark , New Jersey, United States, Canada, “

☆ Stephen from 'Love Is Blind' is posting through his 'villain arc' after his scandal in the latest episodes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementStephen tells Monica early on that he cheated in a prior relationshipStephen on "Love Is Blind" season 7. On that same date, he also tells Monica that he recently learned he had West African ancestry, not Italian as he previously thought. When Monica tells him that she had seen texts from the day of their conversation, he says he didn't remember sending them. After Stephen tells Monica he'll leave, Monica asks him to send her the money she spent to front their expenses. After the episodes premiered, Stephen posted several memes on his Instagram story about entering a "villain arc" on the show.

Persons: Monica, Stephen, —, Leo, Brittany, he's, Netflix Stephen, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Trump's, Joe Biden, Netflix Monica, It's, Taylor, Stephen debrief, Monica he'll, shouldn't, Garrett, Stephen doesn't, we're Organizations: Netflix, Service, Honduran Locations: Mexico, Instagram

☆ Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A satellite image shows China's two operational aircraft carriers docked together. Liaoning and Shandong were pier-side at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. AdvertisementA rare satellite image captured China's two fully operational aircraft carriers sitting pier-side together in the South China Sea earlier this week. CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, China's two fully operational aircraft carriers, pier-side at Hainan Island. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesThe Shandong, China's second carrier, is the country's first domestically-produced aircraft carrier.

Persons: —, Kuznetsov, Admiral Kuznetsov, Kevin Frayer, Pu Organizations: Sanya Naval, Service, South China, Business, People's Liberation Army Navy's, Ford, Getty Locations: Liaoning, Shandong, Sanya, Sanya Naval Base, Hainan, South China, South, People's Liberation Army Navy's Liaoning, Vietnam, CNS Liaoning, China's, China, Russia's, Fujian, Taiwan, Xinhua, East, Philippine, Pacific, Russia, Beijing, Scarborough, Philippines

☆ Ye accused of threatening to kill employee he asked to investigate Kardashian family, new lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ye has been accused in a new lawsuit of threatening to kill a former employee. The plaintiff said he was asked to investigate the Kardashian family. AdvertisementYe, the embattled rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has been accused in a new lawsuit of threatening to kill an employee who says he was tasked with investigating bizarre conspiracy theories surrounding the Kardashian family. "John Doe was also tasked by Ye with investigating the Kardashian family and supposed various criminal links Ye believed they had with criminal enterprises, including alleged sex trafficking," the lawsuit says. Reps for Ye and the Kardashian family — which includes Ye's ex-wife, Kim Kardashian — did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider on Thursday.

Persons: Ye, Kardashian, —, John Doe, Ye's, Bianca Censori, Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson, Pete Davidson's, Censori, Doe, Ron Zambrano, Zambrano Organizations: Service, Business, TikTok, TMZ, Donda Academy, Plaintiff, West Coast Employment Lawyers Locations: California, Australia, North West

☆ Why the U.S. government is investigating Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Google, the online search and digital ad goliath, is the first U.S. tech giant to land in federal court fighting antitrust concerns in decades. Google controls an estimated 88% of the market for general search online, according to the August opinion from Judge Mehta. And late in 2023, a jury delivered a guilty verdict against Google in a trial about business practices related to the Google Play app store. In September 2024, Epic filed an additional antitrust lawsuit against Google and Samsung, alleging that the company continued to use its monopoly power to unfairly harm competition. Watch the video above to see why the U.S. government is investigating Google.

Persons: Amit Mehta, Judge Mehta, Bing, Lee Hepner, Nikolas Guggenberger, Gene Munster Organizations: Google, U.S, District of Columbia, Justice Department, American Economic Liberties, Epic Games, Samsung, University of, Deepwater Asset Management, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Most Taiwanese believe China unlikely to invade in coming five years, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

TAIPEI — Most Taiwanese believe China is unlikely to invade in the coming five years but do see Beijing as a serious threat to the democratic island, a poll by Taiwan’s top military think tank showed on Wednesday. Lee Kuan-chen, another INDSR researcher, said Taiwan's military should continue to boost its defense capacity to build public trust. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday that it is "impossible" for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland because Taiwan has older political roots. Taiwan's China policy making Mainland Affairs Council said it was an objective fact that since 1949 the People's Republic of China had never ruled the island. "On the contrary, the Republic of China may be the motherland of the people of the People's Republic of China who are over 75 years old," Lai added, to applause.

Persons: Christina Chen, Chen, Xi Jinping, Yan Zhao, Lee Kuan, Lee, Joe Biden, Lai Ching, Lai, Mao Zedong's, Taiwan Affairs Office's Organizations: Institute for National Defense and Security Research, U.S . Central Intelligence Agency, Getty, Affairs Council, Taiwan Affairs Office, Taiwan Affairs Locations: TAIPEI, China, Beijing, Taiwan, Taipei, AFP, United States, U.S, People’s Republic of China, Republic of China, People's Republic of China, Taiwan's, People's, Republic of China's

☆ Voters think America’s economy stinks. There’s nothing that will change that before the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In reality, the data — no matter how bad or good — probably won’t make an ounce of difference for most voters. Most voters likely don’t even follow the overall economic trends, let alone one month’s data, he said. Instead, their views on the economy are shaped by how far their dollars are stretching today compared to recent times. That’s a higher share compared to when voters were asked the same question in 2022. But the average American does not wait for news to come out to form an opinion on how the economy is functioning, she said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, “, ”, Micah Roberts, Republican pollster, Roberts, That’s, don’t, Joanne Hsu Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard Center, American Political Studies, Republican, NBC News, CNN, University of Michigan, Consumers Locations: New York

☆ Diddy files bail appeal, saying he's no Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, or Keith Raniere
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lawyers for Sean Combs filed his bail appeal on Tuesday night. AdvertisementLawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs filed his bail appeal on Tuesday night — citing Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere as examples of sex offenders whose denials of bail were clearly explained and justified, unlike his own. In US v Epstein, US v Maxwell, and US v Raniere, "the detention orders were supported by detailed factual findings and explicit weighing of the 3142(g) factors," the appeal read. Related stories"Mr. Combs believes the evidence will show that to the extent such activities occurred, all individuals who participated were adults voluntarily engaged in consensual sex," Combs lawyers wrote Tuesday. Prosecutors will reply to Combs' appeal before a decision is made.

Persons: Sean Combs, Combs, —, Sean, Diddy, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Keith Raniere, Epstein, Maxwell, Raniere, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, Alexandra A, Shapiro, Arun Subramanian Organizations: Service, of Appeals, Second Circuit, Maxwell, CNN, Prosecutors Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Epstein, California, New York, Miami

☆ Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Hadas Gold | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Shari Redstone, the chair of CBS parent company Paramount Global, said Wednesday that CBS leadership made a “bad mistake” with their handling of “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil’s contentious interview last week with author Ta-Nehisi Coates. In stark opposition to what CBS editorial leadership told staff on Monday, Redstone said she did not think Dokoupil had violated the network’s editorial standards when he grilled Coates over the content of his new book. I think he handled himself and showed the world and modeled what civil discourse is. On Wednesday, Redstone said the network’s executives made a “bad mistake” in how they handled the ensuing controversy over the interview. Several correspondents and producers had expressed concern with Dokoupil’s conduct in numerous instances, beyond the Coates interview.

Persons: Shari Redstone, Tony Dokoupil’s, Nehisi Coates, Redstone, Dokoupil, Coates, Tony, ” Redstone, ”, “, ” Dokoupil, “ I’ve, I’ve, Wendy McMahon, Adrienne Roark Organizations: New, New York CNN, CBS, Paramount Global, ” CBS, CNN Locations: New York, Dokoupil, Israel

☆ CIA struggles with its own ‘Me Too’ moment as allegations of sexual assault spill into the open
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Katie Bo Lillis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In September, a federal judge in Washington, DC, sentenced a former CIA officer to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women. A stream of female whistleblowers has gone to Capitol Hill recently to testify behind closed doors to congressional oversight committees about other allegations of sexual assault and harassment at the CIA. “I do think the culture part is going to be the hardest and will take the longest,” said a senior CIA officer. CIA facing egregious allegationsThe Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters are pictured in Langley, Virginia, on July 8, 2022. The results are also being publicized internally at a moment when the CIA is facing a handful of particularly egregious allegations.

Persons: Maura Burns, ”, Samuel Corum, Laura Palumbo, Bill Burns –, Bill Burns Saul Loeb, “, —, Palumbo, ‘, Taleeta Jackson, Burns, ’ ”, “ There’s, Daniella Sparks, Jackson Organizations: CNN, CIA, Capitol, Central Intelligence Agency, Getty, Violence, Center, Prevention, Commission, Threat Management Locations: Virginia, Washington, Washington , DC, Langley , Virginia, AFP, Europe

☆ Georgia group that pushes election misinformation gains influence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Curt Devine | Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

As an example, he cited his inability to review ballots from the 2020 election. If the system is secure, they would have produced the paper ballots,” Favorito said. Favorito has also made connections with election officials around Georgia, some in Republican-leaning districts. Still, after Donald Trump lost the presidency, VoterGA began peddling claims that “significant evidence of fraud” existed in Georgia’s 2020 election. Favorito and VoterGA have made connections with others in the national movement that has cast doubt on the 2020 election.

Persons: Garland Favorito, VoterGA, they’ve, Favorito, Michael Flynn, ” Gabriel Sterling, ” Favorito, John F, Favorito’s, US Sen, David Perdue, Garland, Matt Hamilton, Holden, ”, ” Holden, “, David Hancock, ” Megan Bellamy, “ We’re, Joseph Kirk, Travis Doss Jr, Doss, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Israel, President Kennedy, Robert, Israel’s, CNN “, ” Garland, Donald Trump, Patrick Byrne, Overstock.com, Doug Logan, Cleta Mitchell, Flynn, Sterling, ” Sterling, Trump, ” CNN’s Sean Clark Organizations: CNN, Peach State, Republican, Trump, “, CIA, Georgia Capitol, US, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Facebook, Georgia, The Atlanta, ”, America, JFK Jr, Southern Poverty Law Center, Nazi, Favorito, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, FBI, The America, American Locations: Georgia, Peach, ”, Ringgold , Georgia, Paulding County, Atlanta, Gwinnett, “ Georgia, Bartow County, Washington, Georgia’s, Fulton County, Maricopa County

☆ TikTok's use of casino-like virtual currency to allegedly exploit children faces scrutiny in DC lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Of the many allegations against TikTok brought by a group of attorneys general, one stands out for its focus on the company's abusive use of its virtual currency. That currency "substantially harms children," and the livestreaming feature "exploits them financially," according to the lawsuit. Through TikTok's system, children buy the virtual tokens — TikTok Coins — with real money, and the company gets 50% of the revenue from the purchases, the lawsuit says. The suit says that TikTok "extracts" a commission of up to 50% from these exchanges without having obtained the necessary license. "If you make it look pretty and joyful and kind of innocent looking … it makes it easier to manipulate the children," Robins said.

Persons: ByteDance, TikTok, Brian Schwalb, Gabriel Robins, Robins, Brooke Erin Duffy Organizations: U.S . House, District of Columbia, TikTok, CNBC, Social, University of Virginia, Federal, D.C, Cornell University's Locations: TikTok, Culver City , California

☆ Israel has not briefed U.S. military officials on its plans for retaliation against Iran, U.S. officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

After Iran launched approximately 200 ballistic missiles at Israel last week, U.S. military officials discussed options for joining Israel in its retaliation against Iran, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the discussions. The U.S. has long supported Israel with intelligence and that support could continue during Israel’s retaliatory strikes against Iran, the two officials said. Senior U.S. military officials have also discussed conducting very limited strikes against Iranian targets, the two officials said. Strikes inside Iran have been discussed, as have strikes on targets outside Iran, though strikes of any kind are less likely than intelligence sharing, the officials said. And U.S. officials say Israel has made it clear that it is not ruling out a response during the Yom Kippur holiday this week.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Yoav Gallant, Israel, Gallant, Austin, Hassan Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu, Washington . Austin, Nasrallah, Pat Ryder, ” Ryder, “ We’ve, …, Michael “ Erik ” Kurilla Organizations: Defense, Israeli, U.S, Austin, Israel, Senior U.S, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran, Pentagon, United Nations General Assembly, “, ” Senior U.S, U.S . Central Command Locations: United States, Iran, Washington, Israel, U.S, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Beirut, New York, Washington .

On Nov. 5, the Decision Desk will project 610 races across all 50 states, from the presidential election to statewide and congressional contests. Early on election night, the Decision Desk uses exit poll data to determine whether it can project uncompetitive races. When a party has gained a majority of 218 seats in the House, the Decision Desk will project control for that party. Other sources for election vote data include state and county vote computer feeds and websites, when they are available. Exit poll results are independently analyzed in real time, and NBC News calls all races as soon as the Decision Desk is fully confident in the winner.

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☆ Analysis: John Roberts remains confounded by Donald Trump as election approaches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The former star appellate lawyer who allies once cast as the smartest person in the room remains confounded by the realities of Donald Trump. Roberts was shaken by the adverse public reaction to his decision affording Trump substantial immunity from criminal prosecution. The Roberts Court has been in sync with the GOP political agenda largely because of decisions the chief justice has authored: For Trump and other Republicans. But the politically charged valence deepened in the justices’ resolution of the case against former President Trump on election-interference charges from 2020. Harvard Law School professor Richard Lazarus, a longtime friend of Roberts, spent time with him in July immediately after the Trump decision was issued.

Persons: John Roberts, Donald Trump, Roberts, Trump, Roberts hewed, Roberts ’, Holder, Kamala Harris, Pew, Obama, John Marshall, Roger Taney, ” Roberts, Scott, Gore, Joe Biden, Harris, George W, Bush, Al Gore, Reagan, George H.W, William Rehnquist, ”, ” “, ” Trump, ’, Jack Smith, Sonia Sotomayor, excoriated, Sean Wilentz, Dred Scott, Erin Murphy, “, ” Roman Martinez, Pence, ” Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Smith, Richard Lazarus, Lazarus, ” Lazarus Organizations: CNN, Trump, White House, Democratic, Pew Research Center, Republicans, Texas Gov, Capitol, Princeton, New York, . United, Georgetown University Law Center, House . Harvard Law, New, New England Law Boston, The Washington Locations: County, . United States, Galway, Ireland, New England

☆ India warns Ola Electric on customer service after 10,000 complaints
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ola electric scooters are on display ahead of the Initial Public Offer press conference. India's consumer rights agency received unusually high 10,000 complaints against Ola Electric, over a year and has sent a notice seeking explanation from the SoftBank-backed e-scooter maker, a top official at the watchdog said on Tuesday. Ola, which has a 27% market share in India's e-scooter market, did not respond to a request for comment. HSBC analysts said in a September note they visited multiple Ola service hubs and most "appeared overwhelmed by the service requests". Reuters last year visited 35 Ola centers in 10 Indian states and found many faced significant backlogs, with demand outstripping their workforce.

Persons: Ola, Nidhi Khare, Khare Organizations: Ola Electric, Consumer Protection Authority, Reuters, HSBC

☆ New Zealand Navy ship sinks off Samoa
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

WELLINGTON — A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defense Force said in a statement on Sunday. Several vessels responded and assisted in rescuing the crew and passengers who had left the ship in lifeboats, Arndell said. The cause of the grounding was unknown and would need further investigation, New Zealand Defense Force said. The vessel later capsized and was below the surface by 9 a.m. local time, New Zealand Defense Force said. New Zealand’s Navy is already working at reduced capacity with three of its nine ships idle due to personnel shortages.

Persons: Manawanui, Shane Arndell, Arndell, Garin Golding, Judith Collins, Collins Organizations: WELLINGTON, New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, New Zealand, NZ, Samoa, Australian Defense, Samoa Police, Corrections, Facebook, South West, South West Pacific . New Zealand’s Navy Locations: Samoa, Upolu, Auckland, New Zealand, Zealand, South West Pacific .

☆ Supreme Court rejects Martin Shkreli fine appeal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Supreme Court in rejecting that request did not explain its reason for doing so. Shkreli's request that the Supreme Court take his appeal of federal court decision was his last chance to overturn the penalty related to the drug Daraprim . People pass outside the U.S. Supreme Court on October 7, 2024 in Washington, DC. Shkreli in June asked the Supreme Court to hear his appeal of that ruling, but only as it applied to the financial penalty. The attorney said that the Supreme Court should hear Shkreli's appeal to resolve the so-called circuit split on the question of a defendant's financial liability.

Persons: Martin Shkreli, Benjamin Brafman, Shkreli, pharma bro, Shkreli's Organizations: U.S, CNBC, Federal Trade Commission, pharma, Supreme, Vyera Pharmaceuticals, FTC, Circuit, Appeals Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, U.S, Washington ,, Manhattan, Shkreli, disgorgement

☆ CBS News says heated Ta-Nehisi Coates interview did not meet editorial standards after criticism
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Brian Stelter | Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —CBS News executives said Monday that a heated morning show interview with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, during which his new book was compared to “extremist” writings, did not meet the network’s editorial standards. CBS executives told staffers during a daily editorial meeting that the contentious “CBS Mornings” interview last week with Coates, led by co-anchor Tony Dokoupil, had been addressed with Dokoupil. The assessment pacified some employees who had objected to Dokoupil’s tone during the segment with Coates. During the September 30 interview, Dokoupil took issue with Coates’ framing in the book. The gripping interview — intense by the often cozy standards of morning television —has since been viewed many millions of times on streaming websites.

Persons: Nehisi Coates, Coates, Tony Dokoupil, Dokoupil, Dokoupil’s, Tony, Israel, ” Coates, “, ” Dokoupil, Gayle King, Nate Burleson, ”, —, Wendy McMahon, Adrienne Roark, McMahon, Roark didn’t, Jan Crawford Organizations: New, New York CNN, CBS, CNN, Management Locations: New York, Israel

☆ Telegram app hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

There is “strong evidence of underground data markets moving to Telegram and vendors actively looking to target transnational organized crime groups based in Southeast Asia,” the report said. Southeast Asia has emerged as a major hub for a multibillion-dollar industry that targets victims across the world with fraudulent schemes. Russian-born Durov was arrested in Paris in August and charged with allowing criminal activity on the platform including the spread of sexual images of children. Benedikt Hofmann, UNODC’s deputy representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said the app was an easily navigable environment for criminals. “For consumers, this means their data is at a higher risk of being fed into scams or other criminal activity than ever before,” he told Reuters.

Persons: Pavel Durov, UNODC, Durov, Benedikt Hofmann, UNODC’s, ” Organizations: —, United Nations, United Nations Office, Drugs, Southeast, Reuters, Star Health Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, France, Russian, Paris, ”, Asia, South Korea

☆ Another top aide to New York City mayor resigns amid federal probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that he's accepted the resignation of his deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks, the latest senior official to leave as the mayor fends off an indictment and calls to step down. All three Banks brothers have denied wrongdoing. An attorney for Philip Banks, Benjamin Brafman, said Monday that federal prosecutors had assured him his client was not a target of the investigation. In addition to seizing the phones of the three Banks brothers, federal investigators also took devices from the city's police commissioner, Edward Caban, and one of Adams' closest aides, Timothy Pearson. At a press briefing last month, Adams spoke of his close ties to the Banks brothers.

Persons: Eric Adams, he's, Philip Banks, fends, Adams, Banks, David Banks, Terence, Benjamin Brafman, Kathy Hochul, Philip Banks Jr, Edward Caban, Timothy Pearson, Caban, Pearson Organizations: New York City, NY1, New York, Associated Press, Gov, Democrat, City, NYPD Locations: New York, Yorkers

☆ One year on, the Israel-Hamas war has taken an unprecedented toll on journalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Multiple news organizations and free press groups have accused the Israeli military of deliberately targeting journalists. “One year in, Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza has exacted an unprecedented and horrific toll on Palestinian journalists and the region’s media landscape,” CPJ said. Four Israeli journalists were killed in the October 7 attacks, and others barely survived. The raw footage is also subject to Israeli military censorship. CNN’s Clarissa Ward is one of the only foreign journalists to have entered the strip without the Israeli military, when she embedded with a United Arab Emirates field hospital crew.

Persons: Israel’s, ” CPJ, ”, Tania Kraemer, Clarissa Ward, they’ve, ” Al Jazeera, CNN he’s, “, Deborah Turness, Janine Zacharia, ‘ You’ve, ” Zacharia, William Lafi Youmans, George Washington, Youmans, ” Youmans, that’s Organizations: CNN, Journalists, Protect Journalists, “, Foreign Press Association, Deutsche Welle, Union of Journalists, United, United Arab Emirates, Court, West Bank, Israeli Journalists Union, Associated Press, BBC, West Bank “, Stanford University’s Department of Communications, The Washington Post, Reuters, George Washington University’s School of Media, Public Affairs, European Union Locations: Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem, Egypt, United Arab, American, Israeli, Palestinian, “, United States

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