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Former Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets 5 years in prison for $5 million fraud
Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a Georgia resident who was a diversity manager for Facebook and Nike, was ordered to pay restitution for her theft scheme.CNBC - Business -
Hearing to determine if Missouri man who has been in prison for 33 years was wrongfully convicted
Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder in Missouri he has always claimed he didn’t commitABC News - Top stories -
Even a Fraud Conviction Won't Keep Nikola's Founder Away From the Company
Nikola, the embattled hydrogen-truck maker, wants to put convicted founder Trevor Milton in the rearview mirror. Milton has had other plans.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison
David DePape, the man convicted of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer inside their San Francisco home in 2022, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane ...CBS News - Top stories -
Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots
A Turkish court has sentenced several pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 42 years in prison over deadly riots that broke out in 2014 by after Islamic State group militants besieged the Syrian border town of KobaniABC News - World - Turkey -
Republicans vow a robust 'ballot harvesting' operation after years of protest and fraud claims
After years of railing against the practice of collecting and delivering other voters’ ballots, Republicans are vowing to mount their own “ballot harvesting” operation ahead of the 2024 presidential election.NBC News - Top stories - Republican Party -
David DePape, man who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, sentenced to 30 years in prison
The hammer-wielding man who brutally attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in their San Francisco home was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday.NBC News - Top stories -
OpenAI dissolves team focused on long-term AI risks, less than one year after announcing it
OpenAI has dissolved its Superalignment team amid the high-profile departures of both team leaders, Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike.CNBC - Business -
OpenAI dissolves team focused on long-term AI risks less than one year after announcing it
OpenAI has disbanded its team focused on the long-term risks of artificial intelligence just one year after the company announced the group, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC on Friday.NBC News - Top stories -
A year after its Tony boost, Pasadena Playhouse unveils 2024-25 season
A year after winning the Regional Theatre Tony Award, Pasadena Playhouse unveils its 2024-25 season and readies to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its historic building.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Abbott pardons army sergeant sentenced to 25 years after murdering BLM protester
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday issued a pardon for Daniel Perry, an Army sergeant who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester in 2020. In April, a jury found Perry guilty of murdering Garrett ...The Hill - Politics -
Korean Fried Chicken to Save Your Sunday
Serve with beer so cold it’s flecked with ice.The New York Times - Top stories -
Who pays for long-term care?
People are confused and overestimate Medicare’s role in paying for long-term careMarketWatch - Business -
Zelensky Signs Law Allowing Convicts to Fight for Ukraine
The tactic echoes one that Russia has used and Ukraine has ridiculed in the past.The New York Times - World - Ukraine -
A Trump Conviction Doesn’t Hang on Michael Cohen
As provocative as the testimony has been, this case may turn on something a great deal more mundane.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Ivan Boesky, convicted trader, 1937-2024
Arbitrageur came to fame as a mergers expert but his scandal helped define Wall Street excessFinancial Times - Business -
New York crypto personality used 'Seinfeld' joke in fraud, feds reveal
A New York man pleaded guilty to swindling people out of more that $1 million in a scheme that referenced the "Seinfeld" character George Costanza.CNBC - Business - New York -
UK City minister hits out at watchdog’s fraud refund plan
Bim Afolami says PSR’s proposal has ‘significant problems’ in latest sign of tension between Treasury and regulatorsFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Genesis to pay $2 billion to victims of alleged cryptocurrency fraud
New York prosecutors allege that bankrupt crypto lender Genesis hid more than $1 billion in losses.CBS News - Top stories -
Scarlett Johansson’s Statement About Her Interactions With Sam Altman
The actress released a lengthy statement about the company and the similarity of one of its A.I. voices.The New York Times - Tech -
OpenAI and Sam Altman slammed for imitating Scarlett Johansson’s voice without consent
In a blog post, OpenAI denies any imitation of Johansson's voice, stating it worked with different voice actors.VentureBeat - Tech -
Romney says he laughs at term 'America first'
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that he laughs at the term “America first,” an increasingly common phrase heard in the Republican Party regarding U.S. foreign policy that he finds “disorienting.” Romney said during an interview with MSNBC’s “The ...The Hill - Politics -
The 25 Essential Pasta Dishes to Eat in Italy
Two chefs, one cookbook author, a culinary historian and a food writer made a list of the country’s most delicious meals, from carbonara in Rome to ravioli in Campania.The New York Times - Top stories -
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workersABC News - Top stories -
Russia Says U.S. Ignores Its Proposals for Prisoner Swap
The State Department says efforts to secure the release of Americans held by Russia are ongoing.The Wall Street Journal - World - Russia -
Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job
An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workersABC News - Health -
Prisoners and the Army donated most of the infected blood in Northern Ireland
The Infected Blood Inquiry published its findings in London on Monday afternoon.BBC News - Top stories -
Texas governor pardons Daniel Perry, convicted of killing protester in 2020
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued his pardon after the unanimous recommendation by the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles.CBS News - Top stories -
A man is convicted in Malawi over a TikTok video showing a caricature of the president dancing
A man in Malawi has been convicted of insulting President Lazarus Chakwera after posting a TikTok video that shows an animated figure with Chakwera’s face superimposed on it doing some wacky dance movesABC News - World - Tiktok -
A Trump Conviction Depends on Proving More Than a Hush-Money Coverup
The prosecution’s case hangs on an alleged second crime that hasn’t yet been spelled out for the jury.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
Ivan Boesky, Convicted in 1980s Insider-Trading Scandals, Dies at 87
His cooperation with federal authorities would lead to the end of the frenzied debt-fueled takeovers that upended most every industry.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87
Boesky, involved in one of the biggest insider trading scandals, dies at 87.ABC News - Top stories -
Nearly 4,000 convicted of Covid rule breaches in England since curbs ended
Calls for amnesty intensify as total guilty verdicts over pandemic regulations in England top 27,000Financial Times - Business - Covid -
Zoom bumps its longer-term outlook higher, but near-term forecast comes up short
Zoom Video Communications Inc. on Monday bumped its full-year profit and sales forecast higher, after reporting first-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations, helped by a broader artificial-intelligence rollout across the ...MarketWatch - Business -
3 North Koreans infiltrated US companies in 'staggering' alleged telework fraud: DOJ
The DOJ has unsealed an indictment charging three North Korean workers and a United States citizen with allegedly engaging in "staggering fraud" through a complex scheme.ABC News - Top stories -
3 North Koreans, 1 American accused by DOJ of 'staggering fraud' involving Fortune 500 companies
A trio of North Koreans and an American are accused of a “staggering” fraud scheme in a Justice Department indictment unsealed Thursday that accused them of operating a complex operation securing work with multiple major American corporations and ...The Hill - Politics -
Disappearing ink, fake polls and voter fraud: EU fears as Russian propaganda ads target Euro elections
Researcher uncovers vast Facebook campaign and accuses Meta of ‘lack of willingness’ to counter it. The stories are doom-laden, laced with vitriolic sneers about Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Ursula von der Leyen. Ukrainians are “ready ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
Trump's VP Contenders Echo His Claims on Election Fraud, Debate Drug Tests
Republicans angling to serve on the former president’s 2024 ticket are repeating many of his controversial or unsupported assertions.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
German Bunds Seen More Attractive Than U.S. Treasurys in Near Term
German Bunds look to offer more value versus Treasurys during the countdown to ECB interest-rate cuts, but major rallies in Bunds are unlikely, Societe Generale said.The Wall Street Journal - World - Germany -
OpenAI’s Long-Term AI Risk Team Has Disbanded
The entire OpenAI team focused on the existential dangers of AI has either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups, WIRED has confirmed.Wired - Tech