Sam Bankman-Fried's mom says prosecutors and bankruptcy estate are 'McCarthyite' and on a 'relentless pursuit of total destruction'

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Barbara Fried, mother of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, arrives at court for her son's bail hearing in New York City on December 22, 2022
Barbara Fried arrives at court for her son's bail hearing last December.

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Gold bars, cash, and an air purifier: The 8 alleged bribes Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife took, ranked

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Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, points at some of the cool stuff that US Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife allegedly received from Egyptian-American businessmen.

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They started out as pioneering hip-hop moguls. They wound up running a drug empire.

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Mario Rosemond (center top) and his brother Jimmy (second from left) clawed their way from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the music industry.

A high school band director was tased by cops at a football game after he refused orders to stop his musicians from playing

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A brass band plays on a pitch during a halftime show.

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California legislature passes law aiming to protect children from abusers during custody disputes

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California State Senator Susan Rubio advocates for Piqui's Law at a July 10 press conference.

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A Georgia grand jury recommended indicting Sen. Lindsey Graham for trying to overturn the 2020 election

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Former US President Donald Trump looks on as US Senator Lindsey Graham addresses the crowd during a 2024 election campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina.

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A 4th FTX executive pleads guilty over crypto exchange's collapse ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried's trial

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Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Federal Courthouse following a bail hearing ahead of his October trial, in New York City on July 26, 2023.
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Thieves reportedly stole $500,000 of olive oil after drought boosted prices, turning it into 'liquid gold'

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A bottle of extra virgin olive oil in a supermarket.

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Is your food safe to eat? Why your wasabi, vanilla, and honey could be fake

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Hate to break it to you, but your truffle oil wasn't made from truffles. Your vanilla extract? Well, that's probably just a lab-made derivative of crude oil. And your shaker of Parmesan cheese? It probably has wood pulp inside.

The UK's biggest grocery chain is offering body cameras to staff as it seeks to fight the 'scourge on society' of retail crime and abuse to staff

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A customer looks at some canned food at the Tesco supermarket, in Aylesbury, England, on August 15, 2023.
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