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‘The nice version of her was manufactured for YouTube’: my mum, the family vlogger who became a child abuser
Ruby Franke was a social media star who made viral videos about her six children and perfect-seeming life – until she was jailed for child abuse. Now her eldest daughter Shari is telling her side ...The Guardian - 20h -
How Visa and other fintech stocks can get a boost from AI
Fraud losses represent a huge expense for payment-technology companies, but one analyst thinks AI will help them better respond to incidentsMarketWatch - 1d -
Mastercard, Visa accused of handling payments for child abuse content
Mastercard and Visa allegedly failed to halt payments linked to child abuse material and sex trafficking on OnlyFans, Reuters reports.CBS News - 1d -
Can Trump handle today’s Korean peninsula?
The success or failure of Trump’s second presidency rides on his ability to go beyond big talkThe Hill - 1d -
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Landslide election cost £52m in staff turnover payments
Parliamentary standards body says the last election saw an "almost-unprecedented" staff turnover.BBC News - 2d -
Change to Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Visa Holders, Too
President Trump’s public rhetoric has focused on undocumented immigrants, but the raft of new orders he signed would also affect those seeking to enter the U.S. legally.The New York Times - 4d -
Can Trump handle the new Republican factions?
The party is united in personal loyalty to the president-elect, but it is now made up of multiple groups with very different agendasFinancial Times - 6d -
NHL Cancels Escrow Payments; What It Means For Islanders
The NHL has received some very promising financial news.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Scores of Afghans have left for the US after their visas were processed in the Philippines
The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines says that nearly 200 Afghan nationals have been flown on to the United States after having their special immigration visas processed in the PhilippinesABC News - Jan. 18 -
Tycoon's ex-wife awarded £43.5m in divorce payment
Ex-wife Kate Vince started disputing how money should be split at a hearing in December last year.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
How to Come Up With a Down Payment on a House
With prices high, putting aside enough cash to buy a house can be daunting. But housing experts say there are assistance programs in all 50 states.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
U.K. Announces Rapid Review Into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs
Britain’s Labour government came under pressure to act after Elon Musk reignited a decade-old scandal involving child sexual abuse mainly by men of Pakistani heritage.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Queensland woman seeks protective custody after being accused of poisoning child to grow social media following
Sunshine Coast mother, 34, appears in court charged with giving her one-year-old unauthorised prescription medications. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist arrested, accused of possession of child sex abuse videos
A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist was arrested Wednesday and accused of possessing dozens of child sex abuse videos, police said.NBC News - Jan. 16 -
UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy
The British government says it will support a series of local inquiries into organized child sexual abuse in the wake of a furor largely stoked by the world’s richest man Elon MuskABC News - Jan. 16 -
How should the media handle Trump 2.0?
Suffice it to say, Trump doesn’t like journalists, and the wide majority of mainstream reporters don’t like Trump. But journalists need to get over themselves and remember they are serving American ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Badenoch criticises Tory handling of Brexit
In her first major speech of 2025, Badenoch acknowledges the Conservatives "made mistakes".BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Mastercard Agrees to Settle Pay Discrimination Suit for $26 Million
The complaint accuses the company of underpaying female, Black and Hispanic employees compared with their male and white counterparts.The New York Times - Jan. 14 -
Why Visa’s stock could be a better play than Mastercard’s this year
Visa’s more U.S.-focused business looks like an asset, according to Seaport Research.MarketWatch - Jan. 14 -
Zuckerberg, Musk, answer me this: what about the child abuse scandal playing out online? | Susanna Rustin
Victims of ‘grooming gangs’ have been badly let down, but children must be protected on social media as well as in the real world. Two seemingly contradictory things are true. It was appalling for ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
Falling Child Vaccinations
U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases are falling.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals - what has happened so far?
A seven-year inquiry into the sexual abuse of children was published in 2022 - what has happened since?BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Whitehall estimates child sexual abuse compensation could hit £10bn
Starmer has criticised previous Conservative government for not implementing recommendations of 2022 Jay reviewFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Ubisoft Responds To Accusations Of Abuse At Assassin's Creed Shadows Support Studio
This story includes content some readers may find disturbing. Former employees of Brandoville Studios--an Indonesian support studio that worked on Assassin's Creed Shadows before closing its ...GameSpot - Jan. 8 -
Met to investigate handling of Al Fayed complaints
The force is currently reviewing 21 allegations made before the former Harrods boss died in 2023.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit
Tech entrepreneur and family say Ann Altman’s claims that abuse started in childhood are ‘utterly untrue’ . The sister of the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman , has filed a lawsuit alleging that ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
UK offers to frontload payments in Chagos Islands talks
Officials are racing to conclude deal before Donald Trump takes office later this monthFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
New grooming gangs inquiry would delay action on child abuse, inquiry chair tells BBC
Victims want change now, Prof Alexis Jay says, and people need to "step up to the mark" and implement her recommendations.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
The slow path to reliable data on child sexual abuse
Publishing limited statistics is still vital to ensure scrutiny and transparency as people end up speculating anywayFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Cooper promises law to tackle child abuse cover ups
The home secretary says those who fail to report child sexual abuse could face criminal sanctions.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over failures in abuse scandal handling
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s tenure in office ends Monday, after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon ...ABC News - Jan. 6 -
Child sex abuse inquiry chair urges government to implement 2022 report in full
A campaign group led by Prof Alexis Jay also warns against "politicising" sexual violence.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
The brilliant, unique world of child prodigies
Math and physics are mere child's play to 12-year-old Suborno Bari, a child prodigy who began giving university lectures at age 7. Experts who explain what characterizes children who excel at ...CBS News - Jan. 5 -
Forget talk of defending workers, the US visa feud is about the market’s needs
Whether in America or Britain, working-class people only matter when immigration is an issue. On the one side stand Silicon Valley moguls and leaders of corporate America; on the other, ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
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India’s next digital payments boom
Also in this newsletter: Is India’s stock market run waning and some New Year’s Eve party statsFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
Sanders calls for H-1B visa reform: 'Elon Musk is wrong'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has taken a swipe at Elon Musk’s defense of the H-1B visa program, which has driven a wedge between two factions of President-elect Trump’s most ardent supporters. ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
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