A man is accused of trying to poison 77 people at a Russian pilot graduation party by gifting them a massive cake and whiskey: report

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Pilots walk next to aircrafts on display during the MAKS 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening ceremony in Zhukovsky outside Moscow on August 27, 2019.
Pilots walk next to aircrafts on display during the MAKS 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening ceremony in Zhukovsky outside Moscow on August 27, 2019.

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China arrested an executive and two former employees at a major US ad agency, claiming they accepted bribes, reports say

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Branding signage for WPP, the largest global advertising and public relations agency at their offices in London, Britain, July 17, 2019
GroupM is owned by WPP, the world's largest advertising agency.

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Fugees rapper Pras Michel's ex-lawyer botched his fraud trial by using AI for closing arguments, his new legal team says

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DiCaprio Low Michel
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio appeared for Fugees rapper Pras Michel's fraud case. Michel was convicted in April.

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Woman arrested after trying to speak to Donald Trump during his NY civil fraud trial

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Donald Trump at his New York fraud trial on Wednesday.
Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in Manhattan on Wednesday.

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Elite investor John Paulson claims in a new lawsuit that his ex-business partner duped him out of millions to fund Louis Vuitton shopping sprees and Las Vegas parties

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FILE - John Paulson attends a meeting of the Economic Club of New York in New York, on Nov. 12, 2019. Ten years after receiving it, New York University publicized a $100 million gift from the hedge fund leader Paulson. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson.

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I left Houston for a small Texas town. Now I own a house, my kids like it more, I feel safer, and my neighbors are like family.

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Quiana Darling and her sons.
Quiana Darling and her sons in their home.

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Dozens more stalking victims join lawsuit claiming Apple AirTags are a 'weapon for stalkers and abusers'

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More than 30 people joined a class action lawsuit claiming Apple AirTags helped facilitate stalking.

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A McDonald's manager sexually harassed a 17-year-old worker until she was 'forced' to resign, a federal agency says

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A McDonald's sign.
The McDonald's sign.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's risk appetite was so large that he would flip a coin if losing meant destroying the world, Caroline Ellison testified

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Caroline Ellison

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  • Sam Bankman-Fried said he was willing to destroy the world with a coin flip, Caroline Ellison said.
  • She testified that SBF used the metaphor to illustrate his risk philosophy for Alameda investments.
  • They lost a lot of money.

Imagine, if you will, a coin.

SBF's lawyers shouldn't be allowed to use his $500 million investment in AI firm Anthropic — which could used to pay back FTX customers — as evidence, prosecutors say

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Sam Bankman-Fried stands as he is introduced to prospective jurors for his fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 3, 2023 in this courtroom sketch
A court sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried.

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