Skip to Main Content Crime The punishment for Singer, 62, is the longest sentence handed down in the sprawling scandal that embarrassed some of the nation’s most prestigious universities. William "Rick" Singer departs federal court in Boston on March 12, 2019. AP Photo/Steven Senne, File By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press updated on January 4...
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Election denier and former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake promised that she "won't stop" fighting after her election lawsuit got struck down in court.Lake, who lost to Democratic Governor-elect Katie Hobbs in November, attempted to challenge the election results in a suit filed this month, accusing Hobbs and Maricopa County election officials of intentionally...
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For the first time since Colorado legalized recreational cannabis sales, revenue has been down for a year. COVID-19 has something to do with that. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Colorado, the state's nearly $2 billion marijuana industry finally had a bad year. For the first time since legalization in 2014, sales declined, down more than 20%....
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NEW YORK — A judge sentenced a member of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” to 6 1/2 years in prison on Friday for defrauding thousands of people nationwide in a telemarketing scam, many of them vulnerable or older.U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein announced the sentence for Jennifer Shah after she sobbed while...
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The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has toughened its clampdown on illegal bunkering by destroying 20 jumbo canoes seized at the Home Port of the Western Naval Command. A joint Navy, the GMA and the Marine Police operation led to the seizure of the boats, popularly known as “Dendey”, which are often used for smuggling large...
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Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. A Twitter API vulnerability shipped in June 2021 (and later patched) has come back to haunt the organization. In December, one hacker claimed to have the personal data of 400 million users for sale on the dark web, and just yesterday, attackers released...
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Scotland has become the first country in the UK to approve gender self-identification plans which will make it easier for 16-and-17-year-old individuals to legally change their gender for the first time. Many have celebrated this as a “historic day for equality,” with members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) backing the proposals by a final vote...
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Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Eli is a news reporter for CoinDesk. He holds ETH, SOL and AVAX.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Two prominent Web3 builders lost dozens of high-value non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to scammers...
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The law society won an order to seize all electronic devices in its investigation into allegations Bowie offered legal services for sex. Published Dec 22, 2022 • 2 minute read Join the conversation Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto is the home of the Law Society of Ontario. Photo by Stan Behal /POSTMEDIA Embattled Ottawa lawyer...
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Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Eli is a news reporter for CoinDesk. He holds ETH, SOL and AVAX.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Two prominent Web3 builders lost dozens of high-value non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to scammers...
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