Views on Hamas' military Telegram channel have increased tenfold since the war with Israel began

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People gather in support of the recent attacks on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas at Fatih Mosque on October 07, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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  • Hamas' social media following has surged since its attacks on Israel began this month.
  • On Telegram, followers of the militant group have tripled, and views are up 10x their usual rate.
  • Meta has removed 7x more content that

Goldman CEO David Solomon moonlighting as a DJ shows how hobbies can help a CEO's reputation — and also how they can backfire

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon moonlighting as a DJ.

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  • Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon famously had a side hustle as a DJ.
  • Sources told the FT Solomon decided to stop playing at high-profile gigs because of criticism and media attention.
  • "Music was not a distraction from David's work. The media attention became a distraction," a GS spokesperson told the FT.

How the world's hottest new pepper, Pepper X, compares to its top 6 predecessors like the Carolina Reaper and Ghost

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Ed Currie holds a handful of his Pepper X peppers, now the hottest pepper in the world.

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  • Guinness World Records crowned Pepper X the world's hottest pepper.
  • It measures in at a blistering 2.693 million Scoville Heat Units.
  • It dethroned the previous winner, the Carolina Reaper.

Apparently, when you taste the world's hottest pepper, both your face and chest feel tight, and it

Images show North Korea has secretly been sending cargo to Russia, likely supplying munitions as Russia's own stockpiles dwindle

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Satellite images showed two cargo ships making multiple trips between Russia and North Korea.

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  • Satellite images suggest that North Korea and Russia have developed an elaborate supply line.
  • The images show that two cargo vessels have repeatedly transported hundreds of containers from North Korea to Russia.
  • It's likely the ships were carrying

X will start charging new users in two countries $1 per year

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If you want to join X, the service formerly known as Twitter, via its website in New Zealand and the Philippines, be prepared to fork over $1 a year for the privilege.

The subscription, part of a so-called “Not A Bot” program, is beginning in those two countries and is designed to “bolster our already significant

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3 law students from Harvard and Columbia lost their job offers over their student organizations' statements on the Israel-Hamas war

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Smoke rising from an air strike in Gaza on Monday.

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  • Davis Polk has pulled job offers to three law students from Harvard and Columbia.
  • The firm said the students were part of statements on the Israel-Hamas war that went against the firm's values.
  • The move comes after an NYU law student also had a job offer revoked over a statement on Israel.

The law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell

What Are FFELP Loans?

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The Education Department bought many outstanding FFELP loan portfolios from private lenders in 2008.

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  • FFELP loans are student loans from private lenders providing