Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul convicted of fraud?

11/03/2023

NEW YORK—A few years after graduating from college, Sam Bankman-Fried grew worried he was not taking enough risks. So the son of two Stanford Law School professors quit his Wall Street job and in 2017 started a…

Philippines accuses China of intruding into its waters

11/02/2023

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Thursday accused China of intruding into its waters after an incident involving the two countries’ military vessels at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea earlier this week. The Department…

Scientists say cutting pollution accelerates climate change

11/02/2023

Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate change. That’s the unpalatable conclusion reached by scientists…

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Timor, Indonesia

11/02/2023

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, November 2, 2023, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The Indonesian geological agency (BMKG) pegged the magnitude at 6.3 with no tsunami potential.…

California wildfire forces evacuations

11/01/2023

TEMECULA, California —A Southern California wildfire fueled by desert winds burned 2,487 acres (1,010 hectares) and prompted evacuation orders for more than 4,000 people in Riverside County, officials said on Tuesday. The Highland Fire nearly doubled in…

Israeli military jets strike Gaza camp, says Hamas commander killed

11/01/2023

GAZA/JERUSALEM – Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander, and medics struggled to treat the casualties, even setting up operating rooms in hospital…

After 100 years of innovating entertainment, Disney is at a crossroads

11/01/2023

As Walt Disney turns 100, investors worry it’s beginning to show its age. The share price dropped to its lowest level in nearly nine years as the company stumbles in the age of streaming. But adapting to…

Hurricane Otis: Nearly 100 dead or missing in Mexico

10/31/2023

ACAPULCO, Mexico—The number of people dead and missing due to Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm which hammered the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco last week, has risen to nearly 100, authorities in the state of…

Philippines says its vessel did not illegally enter any space under Chinese sovereignty

10/31/2023

MANILA—The Philippines’ National Security Adviser on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, said Manila’s vessel did not illegally enter any space under Chinese sovereignty and called on China to stop “its aggressive action in Philippine waters”. The remarks came…

Hamas says it fires on Israeli forces pressing ground assault

10/31/2023

GAZA/JERUSALEM—Hamas said its militants in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles at Israel’s invading forces early on Tuesday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting that has deepened the Palestinian enclave’s humanitarian crisis. Israel…

Matthew Perry’s ‘Friends’ co-stars pay tribute to fallen cast mate

10/31/2023

LOS ANGELES – The five surviving co-stars of the hit 1990s television sitcom “Friends” paid tribute on Monday to their fallen cast mate, Matthew Perry, in a joint message lamenting his death two days earlier as an…

Lionel Messi wins record eighth Ballon d’Or for best player in the world

10/31/2023

Paris, France—Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Norway’s UEFA player of the year and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize. Inter…

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