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$8 BILLION FTX FRAUD / Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge yesterday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in the former billionaire wunderkind’s dramatic downfall.

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Fallen crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried gets 25 years jail

Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history

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Bangladeshi teen shot dead by police at home in New York

Police were responding to his mental distress call, reports The New York Times

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Freighter pilot called for tugboat help before plowing into Baltimore bridge

The pilot of the cargo freighter that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes earlier, federal safety officials said on Wednesday, citing audio from the ship's "black box" data recorder

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Trump in court, Biden in the kitchen: 2024 is a campaign like no other

Though the candidates are the same as last time, the 2024 US presidential election promises to be unique in other ways -- pitting two men facing challenges unprecedented in the 235-year history of US democracy

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Baltimore divers recover two bodies from harbour after bridge collapse

Divers on Wednesday recovered the remains of two of the six workers missing since they were tossed into Baltimore Harbour from a highway bridge that collapsed into shipping lanes when a faltering cargo freighter rammed into the structure, officials said on Wednesday

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US officials board ship that hit Baltimore bridge, divers search for bodies

US federal safety investigators recovered the black box from the freight ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge, the agency chief said on Wednesday as rescuers searched for the remains of six construction workers lost in the bridge collapse

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Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case

Donald Trump was issued a judge's gag order on Tuesday barring him from publicly commenting about witnesses and court staff ahead of his April 15 criminal trial involving hush money paid to a porn star

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Biden summons Israeli team in bid to avoid Rafah assault

US President Joe Biden said Monday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to send a team to Washington to discuss how to avoid an all-out assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

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Palestinians 'need the bombs to stop,' Irish PM says at White House

Palestinians "need the bombs to stop," Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Sunday as he made an impassioned plea for a ceasefire in Gaza, speaking during a St Patrick's Day reception at the White House

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US destroys Houthi drones over Red Sea

The United States shot down a drone fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward the Red Sea and destroyed more of their weaponry on Saturday, its military said yesterday.

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SpaceX building spy satellite network

SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a US intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company and national security agencies.

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Trump warns of ‘bloodbath’ if he’s not elected

Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November’s presidential election will be the “most important date” in US history, painting his campaign for the White House as a turning point for the country.

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US announces plan to evacuate citizens stranded in Haiti

The United States is organizing a charter flight to evacuate its citizens from Haiti, the US embassy said on Saturday, after weeks of gang violence that has paralyzed the Caribbean country.

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Biden roasts Trump at Washington press dinner

US President Joe Biden joked about Donald Trump and his own age at an annual media dinner on Saturday -- before unloading deadly serious criticisms of his rival in November's election

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US suspect in custody after fatal shootings of 3 family members

An "extremely dangerous" suspect was taken into custody in New Jersey on Saturday after allegedly shooting dead three family members, authorities said, following an hours-long effort to detain him

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Trump hails election as 'most important date' in US history

Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November's presidential election will be the "most important date" in US history, painting his campaign for the White House as a turning point for the country

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HUSH MONEY: Trump trial delayed till April

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs ordered a delay Friday in proceedings that had been scheduled to get underway on March 25.

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