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Did Alvin Kamara send a subtle shot at Saints coach Dennis Allen?
Did Alvin Kamara send a subtle shot at Saints coach Dennis Allen?
Saints running back Alvin Kamara expressed his frustrations about the state of the offense and may have taken a slight jab at his head coach.
2023-10-05 04:25
Snap to close augmented reality division for enterprises
Snap to close augmented reality division for enterprises
(Reuters) -Snap Inc said on Wednesday it was shutting its division focused on making augmented reality (AR) services for businesses
2023-09-27 21:48
Starving zoo animals and cucumber fines. China's indebted cities are desperate for cash
Starving zoo animals and cucumber fines. China's indebted cities are desperate for cash
China's local governments are so debt-ridden that they are increasingly imposing what are perceived to be random or unjustified fines on residents in a bid to generate cash.
2023-09-21 08:37
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s troops have not captured Bakhmut, Zelensky says
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s troops have not captured Bakhmut, Zelensky says
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenksy has said Russia is not in control of Bakhmut. Speaking at the G7 summit in Japan, Mr Zelenksy said the city, in Ukaine’s eastern Donetsk-Oblast region, “is not occupied by [the] Russian Federation as of today”. “We don’t have simple questions any more, as well as we don’t have simple answers,” he added. “Because we have a very complicated neighbour, who is a criminal and terrorist, a complicated enemy. “We are keeping young, fighting thanks to the courage of our people, our warriors, and thanks to our cleverness. We are not throwing people to die.” His comments come after Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulated his troops after the Wagner Group claimed its mercenaries seized the key battle city on Saturday afternoon. Speaking alongside US president Joe Biden at the G7, Mr Zelensky said the Russians had destroyed "everything" in Bakhmut. In his own remarks, Mr Biden said Putin will not break the revolve of the West in its support for Ukraine. Read More UK support for Ukraine will ‘never waver’, Rishi Sunak tells Zelensky Russia warns of ‘colossal risks’ if F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine Britain says Russia will ‘pay the price’ for Ukraine invasion as fresh wave of sanctions unveiled
2023-05-21 19:05
Why the government has no good options on Rwanda
Why the government has no good options on Rwanda
The Rwanda plan is in tatters - and it is very difficult to see how the PM can salvage its flagship policy.
2023-11-16 05:42
China's declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports
China's declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports
An Australian think tank says Beijing has increasingly targeted its South Pacific political allies with its shrinking aid budget as interest wanes in Chinese credit and competition grows with the United States for influence in the region
2023-10-30 22:24
Taylor Swift makes history as female artist with the most No. 1 albums
Taylor Swift makes history as female artist with the most No. 1 albums
Taylor Swift is breaking records by making records.
2023-07-18 21:14
Israel Latest: US Downs Missiles Targeting Israel From Yemen
Israel Latest: US Downs Missiles Targeting Israel From Yemen
The Pentagon said it’s experiencing an increase in drone attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Syria,
2023-10-20 13:30
Convicted con artist pardoned by Trump is arrested again for fraud
Convicted con artist pardoned by Trump is arrested again for fraud
A New Jersey con man who was pardoned by former President Donald Trump has been arrested and is accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars. Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein was charged alongside four others with a number of crimes, including conspiring to defraud investors of more than $35m and conspiracy to obstruct justice, according to a statement from the office of the US attorney for New Jersey. Each of the five defendants was charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. Mr Weinstein was given a 24-year federal prison sentence after being convicted of two separate investment fraud schemes — one that ran from 2004 through 2011, the other from 2012 through 2013 — across both of which he defrauded investors of roughly $230m, according to a court document. On 19 January, 2021, after Mr Weinstein had served less than eight of the 24 years, Mr Trump pardoned him. Shortly after his release from prison, Mr Weinstein started up a new scheme, the statement said. “We allege Mr. Weinstein took part in a new scheme to rip off investors by hiding his real identity,” Special Agent in Charge James E Dennehy of the Newark FBI said. Mr Weinstein allegedly used the alias “Mike Konig” in this new scheme outlined by the FBI. Mr Weinstein allegedly said in a “surreptitious audio” obtained by investigators August 2022: “We collectively did not tell everyone who I was, no one would ever give you a penny if they knew who I was . . . because I have a bad reputation.” He worked with four others, the court document states: Aryeh “Ari” Bromberg , Joel Wittels, Shlomo Erez, and Alaa Hattab. The men were accused of taking “tens of millions of dollars from investors” through the firm Optimus Investments Inc. Most of these investors were “family, friends, or close associates,” the document said. Mr Weinstein, Mr Bromberg, and Mr Wittels received a large portion of the money through Tryon Management Group LLC — another company that was owned and operated “by two other conspirators” — which promised investors opportunities to invest in deals involving Covid-19 face masks, “scarce baby formula,” and first-aid kits “bound for Ukraine,” according to the statement. However, unable to pay the investors with legitimate investment returns, the men decided to combine the funds from both Optimus and Tryon investors and “use it to make monthly payments to other investors in a Ponzi-like fashion” starting in February 2022, the document states. “Once the Tryon owners learned that Mike Konig was actually Weinstein, they agreed with the defendants to continue concealing Weinstein’s identity from investors and to raise additional money to pay off existing Tryon investors, all in an effort to stop the Ponzi scheme from falling apart and to cover up the fraud,” the statement said. The men are also charged with obstructing justice after allegedly “hiding Mr Weinstein’s assets” — $200m in restitution — owed to his previous victims, as well as allegedly “concealing his myriad business activities, which were expressly prohibited by the terms of his supervised release,” according to the court document. If convicted on both charges, each of the five men face a maximum of 25 years in prison and fines of “either $250,000 or twice the gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greatest,” according to the statement. On top of this, the Securities and Exchange Commission also filed a civil complaint against the men and two other individuals “based on the same and additional conduct,” the statement said. Mr Weinstein was one of the 143 people pardoned by former President Trump in the final hours of his term. Read More Donald Trump is the first former president arrested on federal charges. Can he still run in 2024? An inmate was pardoned by Oregon’s governor. Two years on he’s a person of interest in four suspicious deaths Egypt pardons jailed activists, including two prominent rights defenders, official reports say
2023-07-21 01:30
U.S. proposes to formalize deep fee reductions for wind and solar on federal land
U.S. proposes to formalize deep fee reductions for wind and solar on federal land
A new regulation will formalize a roughly 80% cut in project fees for wind and solar energy developments
2023-06-15 18:05
'Six pack is gone now': Halle Bailey says 'Little Mermaid' role was physically and mentally challenging
'Six pack is gone now': Halle Bailey says 'Little Mermaid' role was physically and mentally challenging
'Looking back, I'm really proud of myself, but it was like it was blood, sweat, and tears,' said Halle Bailey
2023-05-25 03:11
'Succession': The key line in Shiv's eulogy that links back to a scene in Season 2
'Succession': The key line in Shiv's eulogy that links back to a scene in Season 2
There were three speeches at Logan's funeral in Succession episode nine, and it was probably
2023-05-24 19:16