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Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison faces sentencing

Times Union 

A former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire faces the possibility of years in prison when she is sentenced Tuesday for fraud. But prosecutors say Caroline Ellison deserves leniency for her “extraordinary cooperation” with their investigation of the company. Ellison is 29. She pleaded guilty nearly two years ago and testified against Bankman-Fried at a trial. Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 25 years in prison. FTX was one of the world’s most... Читать дальше...

Grocery stores drop ‘price hunters’

Views and News from Norway 

Two of Norway’s largest grocery store companies, NorgesGruppen and REMA1000, have stopped sending prisjegere (literally, price-hunters) into each other’s stores to check and record shelf prices on a wide range of items. One researcher called the move “an implicit admission” that such price-checking has hindered competition. There was no immediate response from Coop, the third-most […]

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Hatton Jewels partners with Antiques Roadshow jewellery specialist

Jewelleryfocus.co.uk 

Hatton Jewels has announced a new partnership with Antiques Roadshow jewellery specialist Ishy Khan. ‘Ishy’s Expert Edit’ will deliver an assortment of exclusive jewellery insights and exclusive pieces through a blend of social media content and blog post entries. Audiences will be able to access content across both the Hatton Jewels and Ishy Antiques platforms. …

OPINION - Keir Starmer covered all bases but somehow said precious little

Evening Standard 

I may be guilty of recency bias, but with the prisons full, I feel confident in declaring: that was one of the more painful speeches I have endured. Punctuated by platitudes, groaning under the weight of Labour sloganeering bingo, all packaged up in Keir Starmer's now familiar staccato delivery.

On this day, 47 years ago! When Pele brought Kolkata to a standstill

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

On September 24, 1977, Brazilian football icon Pele brought Kolkata to a standstill during his visit with New York Cosmos for a friendly match against Mohun Bagan. Over 80,000 fans filled Eden Gardens to witness the historic event. The game ended in an exciting 2-2 draw and remains a cherished memory in Indian football history.

Beef-obsessed bros causing crucial climate catastrophes

Boing Boing 

Over at NPR, writer Julia Simon recently explored the gender dynamics as it relates to climate change. Specifically, how beef is disproportionately responsible for meat-related carbon emissions and how men are disproportionately obsessed with eating cows as a marker of masculine identity. — Read the rest

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