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☆ Bitcoin just hit a 2-month low and posted its worst week of the year. Here's what analysts say happens next.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The largest crypto asset by market cap lost 11.25% for the week, its worst since November, according to Coin Metrics. Coin Metrics measures a week in crypto, which trades 24 hours a day, from the 4:00 p.m. "Bitcoin has switched between the narrative of a risk asset and the narrative of a flight to safety asset. BTC.CM= 5D mountain Bitcoin (BTC) this week For the past few days, bitcoin has ended down to flat. Bitcoin is still up 59% for the year, but down about 7% for the quarter so far, according to Coin Metrics.

☆ William Leslie Arnold: Loving father exposed as a convicted killer who lived life on the run
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

He had killed his parents … and he’s at the drive-in seeing “The Undead” Geoff Britton, US investigator“He had killed his parents. By the time Britton started on the case, Arnold had been on the run for more than three decades. In prison, Arnold followed the rules and could have qualified for early release, Cordes wrote. Westover said the son didn’t know he’d emailed a US Marshal who’d been tasked with tracking down his father. Now that they know his alias, US officials are piecing together Arnold’s life from his last known location in Chicago.

☆ Supreme Court Blocks Richard Glossip’s Execution
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Jess Bravin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Richard Glossip has steadfastly denied his guilt. Photo: Oklahoma Department of Corrections/Associated PressWASHINGTON—The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip , whose conviction for a 1997 murder has been repudiated by the state attorney general for trial and investigatory errors that cast doubt on his guilt. Mr. Glossip, 60 years old, had been scheduled to die May 18 for hiring a handyman to kill Barry Van Treese , the owner of the motel Mr. Glossip managed in Oklahoma City. Mr. Glossip has steadfastly denied his guilt, and his conviction rested almost entirely on the testimony of Justin Sneed , the handyman who admitted to beating Mr. Van Treese to death with a baseball bat.

☆ Richard Glossip: Supreme Court halts execution
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The US Supreme Court on Friday put on hold the execution of Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate whose capital conviction the state attorney general has said he could no longer support. The latest round of litigation was brought to the Supreme Court by Glossip, with the support of the Oklahoma Attorney’s General office, who asked for his May 18 execution to be set aside. The emergency hold on his execution will stay in place while the justices consider his request that they formally take up his case. Glossip has maintained his innocence, having been convicted in 1998 of capital murder for ordering the killing of his boss. Despite Oklahoma’s assertions that it could no longer stand by Glossip’s conviction, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeal declined Glossip’s request that his execution be halted.

☆ Cleveland, Texas, shooting: Search continues for man suspected of killing his neighbors after being asked to stop firing his rifle outdoors
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The FBI is helping in the manhunt for a gunman accused of shooting and killing five people – including a child – at a Cleveland, Texas, home after neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle outdoors, officials said. After declining their request, the suspect at some point was seen in footage from a doorbell camera approaching the neighbors’ front door with a rifle, according to Capers. Exterior of a crime scene where five people, including an 8-year-old child, were killed after a shooting inside a home on Friday in Cleveland, Texas. The suspect was known to shoot a .223 rifle, according to Capers. “The tracking dogs from Texas Department of Corrections picked up the scent, and then they lost that scent,” the sheriff said.

☆ 8 stocks with strong buy ratings, high dividends, and above 20% upside, according to a fintech company that ranks them
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Below is a list of high-dividend-yielding stocks from TipRanks. In the 2001, 2008, and 2020 downturns, stocks with stable dividends outperformed the market by 4.5%, according to a March 23 note from UBS. If a company can pay its shareholders some cash, it's usually a sign that they have a strong balance sheet. Below is a list compiled from TipRanks, a fintech company that uses artificial intelligence to analyze big financial data. They also have a "strong buy" rating and forecasted upside above 20% based on price targets set by people TipRanks categorizes as "top analysts."

☆ A lawyer-turned-fighter codenamed 'Witch' has gained viral fame defending Ukraine as a mortar commander in the fiercest battlefronts of the war
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar is better known in Ukraine by her callsign "Witch." Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. A baptism of fireJunior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces.

☆ DeSantis threatened to put a prison next to Disney, but it may not be as scary an idea as he thinks — and in fact small Florida towns could probably use it way more
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But it's unclear how much, if at all, a prison would actually impact Disney. A prison could also bring jobs to small towns that don't have a local employer as large as Disney. Ron DeSantis's threat to put a state prison next to the "Happiest Place on Earth" may not be as menacing as he thinks. But it's unclear how much a state prison close to Disney would actually impact the resort and theme park. As for how a prison could impact Disney World, she speculated that the primary factor would be how it impacts the company's brand and tourists' perception of safety.

CNN —A transgender woman has sued Maryland’s corrections department in federal court, alleging she was improperly housed with male inmates while jailed for three months in 2021 and 2022 – and was sexually assaulted and denied hormone treatment during that time. “I’m filing this lawsuit today because I don’t want what happened to me to happen to any other trans woman in the state of Maryland,” Gilliam said in a news conference Wednesday. She received hormone treatments for her gender dysphoria for 18 years before she was jailed, the suit says. After the assault, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services took no action, the lawsuit alleges. It also required her to sign a waiver saying she wouldn’t hold the public safety department liable if anything happened to her in the men’s prison, it says.

☆ Ex-Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg released from jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was released from jail on Wednesday, according to New York City Department of Correction records. Weisselberg was sent to New York's Rikers Island jail on Jan. 10 for helping engineer a wide-ranging 15-year tax fraud scheme at former President Donald Trump's family business. Weisselberg, 75, pleaded guilty last year in connection with the long-running scheme. Weisselberg pleaded guilty to all 15 charges he faced, including grand larceny and falsifying business records, and paid some $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest. As a co-trustee of Trump's trust that owns Trump's businesses, Weisselberg co-signed a check to Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer.

☆ 20 stocks expected to outperform the market, including one by 2,637%, according to a fintech company that tracks Wall Street's top analysts' price targets
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The S&P 500 could see a steeper downturn for the remainder of the year. This could mean a micro-driven market of stock pickers will outperform the broad market. Below is a list of 20 stocks with high upside compiled by TipRanks, a data-driven financial company. Morgan Stanley's chief US equity strategist is forecasting a 20% plunge for the S&P 500. The S&P 500 returned 106% for the same period.

☆ Thabo Bester: South African convicted rapist and murderer accused of faking his own death is arrested abroad
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Larry Madowo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Thabo Bester was arrested Friday in the Tanzanian border town of Arusha, having apparently fled the country, according to a media briefing by the South African Justice Minister and Minister of Police. It’s a bizarre story that has embarrassed South Africa, exposed alleged loopholes in the management of a private prison and captivated the nation with every blockbuster revelation. The 35-year-old convicted murderer was arrested with his girlfriend Dr. Nandipha Magudumana and a Mozambican national named as Zakaria Alberto. South African police minister Bheki Cele told reporters that the trio had several passports each that had not been stamped and were just 10 kilometers from crossing into Kenya. A South African delegation of police and prisons officials are in Tanzania to arrange for their deportation.

☆ ChatGPT reportedly made up sexual harassment allegations against a prominent lawyer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI's ChatGPT made up sexual harassment accusations against lawyer Jonathan Turley, WaPo reported. In its response, ChatGPT apparently cited a Washington Post article published in 2018 — but the publication said that article doesn't exist. In the post, Turley added that he initially thought the accusation was "comical," but that "after some reflection," it "took on a more menacing meaning." He said the false sexual harassment accusations could damage his reputation as a legal scholar. "As part of that reality in our age of rage, there is a continual stream of false claims about my history or statements."

☆ Washington state purchases three-year supply of abortion pill
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 4 (Reuters) - Washington state's government said on Tuesday it had purchased a three-year supply of abortion pill mifepristone as a Texas judge mulls a nationwide ban on the medication's sale. The state's Democratic governor directed its Department of Corrections, which has a pharmacy license, to purchase the medication last month, a government statement said. "Health care should be decided by a patient and their doctor, not a judge in Texas," Washington Governor Jay Inslee said in a tweet, adding that the purchase ensured "continued access" for all patients in his state. loadingLegal fights over abortion rights have ramped up in the United States after a Supreme Court ruling last year that overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure. Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Summary Pistorius to appear at parole hearing next year - authoritiesMother of Reeva Steenkamp against release"Blade Runner" gained global fame for Paralympic titlesJOHANNESBURG, March 31 (Reuters) - Former South Africa Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2016 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole, South Africa's prison authorities and a lawyer for the victim's family said on Friday. "Come August 2024, he would have reached the minimum detention period, then the (parole) board will make a decision," prison spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo told a media briefing. [1/7] Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius leaves court after appearing for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, June 14, 2016. He was not available to comment after Pistorius was denied parole. The basis for his argument for Pistorius' parole consideration was that "there doesn't seem to be any negative factors precluding his being released on parole because he meets the requirements of the department in terms of their policies and procedures".

☆ Trump loses bid to delay October 2 fraud trial where New York attorney general will try to run him out of state
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A judge denied Trump's request for a six-month delay for his October 2 fraud trial in New York. State Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, his family, and his business in September. The judge declined to move the trial date even though lawyers for Trump said Tuesday that even just a three-week delay would be useful. But the attorney general alleges a decade-long pattern of fraudulent valuations that go beyond the subjective, one of James' lawyers said. "Our complaint shows that there were objective facts that are false," assistant attorney general Kevin Wallace told the judge.

☆ The CIO of a $9 billion real-estate investing firm explains why the US will avoid a 2008-sized crash — and says it's a good time to buy in correction-hit cities like Austin
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Even cities that were hit the hardest, such as Austin, are starting to come back from their lows. Macdowell explains why these types of correction-hit cities now offer intriguing buying opportunities. "I would take the view that in the right property markets, this would actually be a pretty good time to buy," he said. "On the real estate value side — in certain markets, certain neighborhoods — given the lack of inventory, prices will be well supported from where they are today." Although prices in the city have already corrected from their peaks, Macdowell believes that rental rates and growth will remain strong due to local housing demand.

☆ Mexican central bank poised for lower rate hike
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"And, thus, limiting the next decision by referring to a policy rate adjustment of lower magnitude implies a high and costly risk of correction if the assumptions do not materialize," she said. In the minutes, board members underscored their concern over core inflation, which strips out some volatile food and energy prices, even as headline inflation has eased. "Most members pointed out that core inflation, which reflects inflation's trend more accurately, still does not show a downward trend. All five board members expressed concern that core inflation was more persistent than expected. The latest inflation data, released on Thursday, showed a slight easing, with annual core inflation down to 8.38% in the first half of February from 8.46% in the second half of January.

☆ Lawyer dubs Elon Musk a 'part-time CEO' distracted by Twitter and SpaceX in Tesla shareholder lawsuit over $56 billion pay package, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The final comments in a lawsuit over Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package were made Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Delaware court heard the final comments in a lawsuit over Musk's Tesla compensation package, currently valued at $56 billion. The package, plus rising Tesla stock, catapulted him to becoming the world's richest person three years later. Several Tesla shareholders have openly criticized Musk since he took over, echoing the accusation that he's not spending enough time at the electric-vehicle company. The third-largest individual investor, KoGuan Leo, said: "Elon abandoned Tesla and Tesla has no working CEO."

☆ Elon Musk's lawyers are making closing arguments in a trial over his $56 billion pay package that could be decided as soon as today
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A judge will hear the closing arguments in a trial over Elon Musk's $56 billion pay plan on Tuesday. A Tesla shareholder has sued Musk and the automaker with the goal of getting the pay plan rescinded. Lawyers for Musk and Tesla investor Richard Tornetta will begin presenting their final arguments on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Tornetta aims to get the pay package rescinded. The result of the trial could impact not only Musk's pay package, but his other companies as well, Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law at Case Western Reserve University, previously told Insider.

☆ Fact Check-Michigan State University shooter is misidentified online
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A 43-year-old man named Anthony Dwayne McRae was identified as the gunman in the Michigan State University shooting on Feb. 13, 2023, contrary to claims online saying it was another man named “Lynn Dee Walker.”Reuters reported that three students were fatally shot and five critically wounded at the Michigan State University campus (here). The gunman has been identified as 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, by Michigan State University Police in a tweet (here). One of the photographs being shared in the post was posted by the Twitter account “@Logo_Daedalus” (here) in October 2020. The same account posted tweets about being wrongfully identified as the shooter in social media posts (here) and (here). The men depicted in the posts being shared do not show Anthony Dwayne McRae, the gunman identified by the Michigan State University Police.

It's looking that way, if crypto options traders are anything to go by. The volume of bitcoin options traded on Deribit, one of the leading exchanges for crypto-focused derivatives products, jumped 82% in January versus December, according to crypto market maker OrBit Markets. Ether options swelled 38%. Calls commanded 71.1% of total bitcoin futures open interest, and 77.5% for ether, according to Deribit data. Yet the surge in volumes also indicates investors are in two minds about the direction of crypto markets, preferring low-risk, low-reward options to actually buying bitcoin or ether.

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☆ 'Hope that those officers get what they deserve,' says man who accused ex-officer in Tyre Nichols case of 2015 jailhouse assault
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Doha Madani | Tim Stelloh | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

One of the officers Sledge named in his complaint was Demetrius Haley, who according to the suit worked for the county department of corrections at the time. Haley was terminated from the Memphis Police Department over multiple policy violations in the Jan. 7 traffic stop of Nichols, including use of force. Sledge was unaware that Haley was one of the officers involved in the Nichols case until he was contacted by NBC News. “I just hope that those officers get what they deserve and set an example for the rest of officers,” Sledge said. The five officers terminated last week “were found to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr. Nichols,” Davis said.

☆ New York girl, 15, sentenced to up to 9 years in jail in fatal stabbing of cheerleader
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A 15-year-old New York girl who fatally stabbed a 16-year-old cheerleader in April has been sentenced to up to nine years behind bars. The April 8 stabbing unfolded after a parade was held to honor the boys basketball team at Mount Vernon High School for its state championship win. The defendant stabbed Green in the abdomen with a knife on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon, prosecutors said. We had a young lady in school, wreaking havoc in the Mount Vernon school system." NBC News has reached out to an attorney for the teen defendant, and the school district, for comment.

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