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The sperm donor bros of tech

Genetic largesse from some of Silicon Valley’s elite appears to be a mix of narcissism, altruism and dreams of immortality

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Labour donor to back Tortoise’s proposed purchase of Observer

South African businessman Gary Lubner in talks on taking minority stake in online start-up

World - Financial Times - October 15

How Silicon Valley Billionaires Became Trump’s Biggest Donors

Elon Musk and a group of Silicon Valley allies have built a shadow campaign to put Donald Trump back in office.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Serial sperm donors capitalize on lack of regulation, creating risks

Some people conceived by sperm donors are pushing for regulation, citing the risks to society caused by extremely prolific donors.

Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties

Detailed plans from 30 oil and gas producers come amid historic levels of potent planet-heating emissions. A powerful US oil and gas industry lobby group has drawn up detailed plans to kill off ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Trump and Harris break bipartisan tradition by withholding top donors

Neither Vice President Harris nor former President Trump have voluntarily disclosed their top campaign fundraisers as of Election Day, upending a bipartisan tradition that dates back to 2000. ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Labour hedge fund donor’s profits drop 76% after restructure

Quadrature made largest single donation to party after UK election called in May

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Brianna was immersed in darkness, inquest told

An inquest into the death of murder victim Brianna Ghey, 16, heard details of her mental health struggles.

Elon Musk gave $75m to his pro-Trump group in three months

America Pac said to be doing bulk of Trump’s voter turnout work in battleground states, which may give Musk leverage. Elon Musk has donated roughly $75m over the last three months to his pro-Donald ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Harris faces Fox News grilling as Trump stands by false claims about immigrants eating pet – US elections live

Vice-president’s interview with rightwing channel airs just hours after her Pennsylvania rally with senior Republicans. Don’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

GOP donors pour hundreds of millions into pro-Trump super PACs before Election Day

Republican megadonors are opening up their checkbooks to help Donald Trump and other Republicans as Kamala Harris’ fundraising breaks records.

New ‘RBG PAC’ Spending $19 Million From Secret Donors to Aid Trump on Abortion

A Republican super PAC is running ads invoking the name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to help Donald Trump win voters who favor abortion rights. Her family denounced the effort as “nothing short of ...

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Mega-Donors Pour $8 Million Into Late Push Against N.Y. Abortion Measure

Opponents of the so-called Equal Rights Amendment have cast it as a broad attempt by Democrats to grant rights to transgender athletes and migrants.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

Trump mourns Home Depot founder, GOP donor Bernie Marcus: 'An extraordinary man'

Former President Trump on Tuesday mourned “legendary entrepreneur and political genius” Bernie Marcus, the Home Depot founder and prominent Republican mega-donor who died Monday at the age of 95. ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Red Cross launches international emergency appeal urging donors to provide resources for Lebanon

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an international emergency appeal asking donors to provide resources for Lebanon during the Israel-Hezbollah war

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Sara Sharif's injuries comparable to car crash, jury told

Sara Sharif's relatives are accused of murder after her body was found in her family's Surrey home.

Parents told us of suicide plan at Christmas due to lack of assisted dying law

Tom Marshall's parents took their own lives, but he says a law change may have helped them.

Letby retrial was prejudiced, Court of Appeal told

Senior judges will decide if the case of the convicted baby killer case can go to a full appeal.

Rioter, 61, found hanging in cell, inquest told

Peter Lynch was found dead two months into his two years and eight months prison sentence.

Sara Sharif’s father tells court her stepmother was the ‘true villain’

A father accused of killing his 10-year-old daughter tried to give her CPR, his defence says.

Lee Anderson told to apologise for swearing at guard

The Reform UK MP “verbally insulted” a security officer twice when asked to show his pass, a report finds.

Police told 'no ex-spy' in Novichok poisoning area

Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found slumped on a bench in Salisbury after being poisoned in 2018.

Jailed surgeon removed breast tissue, inquest told

An inquest explores the death of Ian Paterson's patient Christine Baker after her cancer returned.

Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.

Protesters in Spain told tourists to 'go home.' Instead more arrived.

Tourist arrivals to Spain increased following anti-tourism protests earlier this year. But organizers against mass tourism say the fight is far from over.

Business - CNBC - October 14

Dad told police he killed Sara Sharif, court hears

Urfan Sharif claims his wife caused Sara's death and he was trying to protect her, a jury hears.

Mom killed by nerve agent was caught in global murder plot, court told

Dawn Sturgess died in 2018 after spraying herself with what she thought was perfume from a discarded bottle containing the deadly chemical weapon.

UK believes Putin personally authorised Salisbury novichok attack, inquiry told

Dawn Sturgess inquiry hears from Foreign Office and from Sergei Skripal, who said Russia thought he was still working for the west. The UK government believes that the Russian president, Vladimir ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Sara Sharif hooded and burned by abusers, court hears

Makeshift plastic hoods were used on the 10-year-old, who suffered dozens of injuries, jurors heard.

Cows in field where woman was trampled are normally easygoing, inquest told

Rebekah Morris, 29, died with injuries "consistent with hoof marks" in July 2022, an inquest is told.

Police insisted second Salisbury novichok attack was drug overdose, inquiry told

Inspector dismissed emergency services’ concerns that incident was similar to Skripal poisonings, KC says. Police officers urged paramedics and firefighters to treat the second novichok incident in ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

ITN told to review use of NDAs in law firm report

UK media company has been accused of using legal contracts to cover up gender pay discrimination, harassment and bullying

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Scenes from the streets: international stories told on the ground – in pictures

The work of over 30 street photographers has been assembled for We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets , a new exhibition showing at the International Center of Photography in New York City. A ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Sara's neighbour had door shut in face, jury told

A neighbour of Sara Sharif tells a court noises from within the family home reached "fever pitch".

UK civil servants told to work three days a week in the office

Decision comes after speculation that Labour ministers would allow more homeworking to bolster morale among officials

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Teacher saw Sara Sharif's bruised face, jury told

Jurors previously heard Sara had been hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse.

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