A lesson for oligarchs: politics can be deadly
The emergence of a powerful tech elite close to Donald Trump has jarring echoes with Russia
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Biden bids farewell with dark warning for America – the oligarchs are coming | David Smith
The president did not air grievances or dwell on the past, but sounded an alarm call about the future under Trump. There was a sting in the tail. Joe Biden’s farewell address had not seemed like a ...The Guardian - 14h -
Oligarch-linked telecoms group to float Ukraine’s Kyivstar on Nasdaq
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Demi Moore Teaches Hollywood a Lesson
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Meta Is Taking All the Wrong Lessons From X
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Harris calls for Carter’s decency, humility to 'be a lesson'
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Life Lessons From the Masters of Disaster
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Ridley Scott is a genius film-maker who can do anything – even start a political crisis in Malta
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