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One Palestinian American lost more than 40 relatives in Gaza. We found them on the Ministry of Health list. | |
Submitted at 11-03-2023, 03:40 AM by The Livin' Burden | |
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A jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven criminal counts against him. The FTX founder faces a maximum sentence of 115 years in prison.
Bankman-Fried, the 31-year old son of two Stanford legal scholars and graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud against FTX customers and against Alameda Research lenders, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit commodities fraud against FTX investors, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
He had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were all tied to the collapse late last year of FTX and sister hedge fund Alameda. | |
Submitted at 11-03-2023, 02:25 AM by sleeppoor | |
A former North Dakota legislator charged with traveling to Prague with the intent of paying for sex with a minor used state funds to pay for at least three trips to that city and to other destinations in Europe, according to a group that organized the travel. | |
Submitted at 11-03-2023, 02:06 AM by sleeppoor | |
Local Muslim and Jewish organisations have questioned the decision, suggesting it risks conflating historic Islamic art and Hamas | |
Submitted at 11-02-2023, 03:38 PM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 11-02-2023, 06:11 AM by Disruptive Emotional-Support Pig | |
National Park Service officials are closing an 8-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville. | |
Submitted at 11-01-2023, 11:00 PM by railgun | |
Submitted at 11-01-2023, 05:00 PM by Mordant | |
As the war in Gaza escalates, so, too, has the forcible displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank. Is Israel’s approach to the two regions linked? | |
Submitted at 11-01-2023, 03:26 PM by sleeppoor | |
To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in mind:
Build a floating vacuum the size of a football field with enough pumps to suck up a small river. Capture tiny young salmon in the vacuum’s mouth and flush them into massive storage tanks. Then load the fish onto trucks, drive them downstream and dump them back into the water. An enormous fish collector like this costs up to $450 million, and nothing of its scale has ever been tested.
The fish collectors are the biggest element of the Army Corps’ $1.9 billion plan to keep the salmon from going extinct.
The Corps says its devices will work. A cheaper alternative — halting dam operations so fish can pass — would create widespread harm to hydroelectric customers, boaters and farmers, the agency contends. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 11:47 PM by sleeppoor | |
Fox never explained that abrupt firing of cable news’ biggest star, allowing conspiracy theories to fester. Now, in his new book, ‘Network of Lies,’ Brian Stelter explores the myriad factors contributing to Carlson’s cancellation. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 08:17 PM by Mordant | |
With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Martin Scorsese has triggered more stupid online discourse about intermissions, Marvel, and “sympathetic” villains. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 06:01 PM by nocash | |
A United Nations human rights official official has resigned over the organization’s response to the situation in Gaza which he described as a “text-book case of genocide.” | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 07:20 PM by another lurker | |
Enjoy getting lost in a corn maze this fall? This guy did his job right. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 04:40 PM by nocash | |
BetterBlends promised to invest in the city’s beleaguered downtown but closed its doors in under two months. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 05:24 PM by Disruptive Emotional-Support Pig | |
The internet has questions about the governor’s boots. So I asked the experts. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 05:37 PM by Mordant | |
Saudi Arabia was left as a shoo-in to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia confirmed it would not make a bid for soccer's global showpiece on Tuesday's deadline day. Australia's decision not to proceed with 2034 leaves Saudi Arabia as the only confirmed bidder. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 05:19 PM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 02:54 PM by nocash | |
“We’re going to see a lot of fallout in the coming weeks,” says one employment lawyer. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 02:54 PM by nocash | |
Three new books from different corners of conservative America talk about the ways Donald Trump disfigured the country and wrecked their public lives. | |
Submitted at 10-31-2023, 01:59 AM by Mordant | |
American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, has died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday, his team said. He was 29.
Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut during the second period of the Elite Ice Hockey League game at Sheffield's Utilita Arena.
"The Nottingham Panthers are truly devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically passed away following a freak accident at the game in Sheffield last night," the team said Sunday. | |
Submitted at 10-30-2023, 03:34 PM by NickNoheart | |

One Palestinian American lost more than 40 relatives in Gaza. We found them on the Ministry of Health list.
A jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven criminal counts against him. The FTX founder faces a maximum sentence of 115 years in prison.
Bankman-Fried, the 31-year old son of two Stanford legal scholars and graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud against FTX customers and against Alameda Research lenders, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit commodities fraud against FTX investors, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
He had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were all tied to the collapse late last year of FTX and sister hedge fund Alameda.
A former North Dakota legislator charged with traveling to Prague with the intent of paying for sex with a minor used state funds to pay for at least three trips to that city and to other destinations in Europe, according to a group that organized the travel.
Local Muslim and Jewish organisations have questioned the decision, suggesting it risks conflating historic Islamic art and Hamas
National Park Service officials are closing an 8-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville.
As the war in Gaza escalates, so, too, has the forcible displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank. Is Israel’s approach to the two regions linked?
To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in mind:
Build a floating vacuum the size of a football field with enough pumps to suck up a small river. Capture tiny young salmon in the vacuum’s mouth and flush them into massive storage tanks. Then load the fish onto trucks, drive them downstream and dump them back into the water. An enormous fish collector like this costs up to $450 million, and nothing of its scale has ever been tested.
The fish collectors are the biggest element of the Army Corps’ $1.9 billion plan to keep the salmon from going extinct.
The Corps says its devices will work. A cheaper alternative — halting dam operations so fish can pass — would create widespread harm to hydroelectric customers, boaters and farmers, the agency contends.
Fox never explained that abrupt firing of cable news’ biggest star, allowing conspiracy theories to fester. Now, in his new book, ‘Network of Lies,’ Brian Stelter explores the myriad factors contributing to Carlson’s cancellation.
With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Martin Scorsese has triggered more stupid online discourse about intermissions, Marvel, and “sympathetic” villains.
A United Nations human rights official official has resigned over the organization’s response to the situation in Gaza which he described as a “text-book case of genocide.”
Enjoy getting lost in a corn maze this fall? This guy did his job right.
BetterBlends promised to invest in the city’s beleaguered downtown but closed its doors in under two months.
The internet has questions about the governor’s boots. So I asked the experts.
Saudi Arabia was left as a shoo-in to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia confirmed it would not make a bid for soccer's global showpiece on Tuesday's deadline day. Australia's decision not to proceed with 2034 leaves Saudi Arabia as the only confirmed bidder.
“We’re going to see a lot of fallout in the coming weeks,” says one employment lawyer.
Three new books from different corners of conservative America talk about the ways Donald Trump disfigured the country and wrecked their public lives.
American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, has died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday, his team said. He was 29.
Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut during the second period of the Elite Ice Hockey League game at Sheffield's Utilita Arena.
"The Nottingham Panthers are truly devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically passed away following a freak accident at the game in Sheffield last night," the team said Sunday.