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The closing discussion began Wednesday morning and extended into the evening with the Charlie Javice fraud trial in New York.The important word is “user.”Federal prosecutors say that almost four years ago, Javice scamed Jpmorgan Chase, the price the bank paid to Frank on the financial aid website, of the $175 million.”Charlie Javis and Olivier Amar sold Frank for a lie worth $175 million,” prosecutor Nicholas Chiuciolo told the ju judge, beginning his final discussion of the website’s founder and her lieutenant EU.The pair said, “We have always assured JPMorgan that Frank has over 4 million users and that the user…
The Niger ruling said there will be a five-year transition to constitutional rules that begin on Wednesday, in an announcement at the signing ceremony of the new Transition Charter. Military junta leader Abdulahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country’s transitional president on Wednesday. A senior government official said Tiani will lead the country beyond the five-year “flexible” transition to constitutional rule. The move effectively rejected attempts by local blocs to speed up a return to democracy. The powers of the Sahel nation staged a coup in 2023, banishing President Mohamed Bazoom. Global Push Grows Former Niger President Mohamed Bazoom…
Mar 25, 2025, 05:30 PM ETThe next stage is set for the 2025 women’s NCAA tournament. While upsets were largely scarce across the first two rounds, that guarantees us some heavy-hitting showdowns at the regionals in Birmingham, Alabama, and Spokane, Washington.The regional semifinals will feature the first Duke-North Carolina showdown in the NCAA tournament, rematches from November in LSU-NC State and TCU-Notre Dame, the next chapter in two of the most storied programs in the sport in Texas-Tennessee, and much more.But the Sweet 16 unfortunately will not feature USC star and national player of the year favorite JuJu Watkins, who…
Lily JamariReport from San FranciscoEPA23andMe’s computer system is struggling to deal with the vast amount of customers in the race to remove data after the DNA testing company announces its filing for bankruptcy protection.The company said earlier this week it resolved IT problems caused by increased website traffic.However, users report on continued difficulties as they scrambled to protect genetic information, health history and ancestral details.Many of those who successfully deleted the data have told the BBC about their ongoing anxiety about the future of 23andme.The company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection on Sunday to sell through the court’s oversight…
Canadian leaders denounce new Trump tariffsSpeaking a few minutes ago, Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, called Trump’s new auto tariffs “a direct attack” on the Canadian autoworkers he had addressed earlier in the day in Windsor, Ontario, beside the Ambassador Bridge to Detroit.Carney called the bridge “a symbol and a reality, up until now, of the tight ties between our two countries – ties of kinship, ties of commerce, ties that are in the process of being broken”.“We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country and we will defend it together”, Carney said.Carney,…
Unlock Editor’s Digest Lock for FreeFT editor Roula Khalaf will select your favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.UBS is proposing to limit the size of investment banks as it seeks to compromise with Swiss regulators considering increasing the bank’s capital requirements after the acquisition of Credit Swiss. Lenders have suggested lawmakers that department size could be permanently limited to reduce risk, according to those familiar with the issue. Investment banks already have a self-imposed limit of 25% of UBS’s risk-weighted assets. The proposal is that the size of the combined group poses a threat to the Swiss economy as UBS…
Robinhood is approaching full-scale financial services. On Wednesday, the company announced a fully online banking platform that will provide checking and savings accounts to Robin Hood Gold subscribers this fall.A platform called Robinhood Banking allows users to access their accounts and send and receive them through the Robinhood Credit Card app. They even try to make up for the lack of physical space by “delivering physical cash on demand to your gateway.” There is still not much detail on how this works, but Robinhood says, “coverage varies depending on geographical location.”Robinhood Banking is promised with an account with an annual…
Hundreds of fans get the ultimate surprise on a green day… Free concert with movie taping!!! Released March 26th, 2025 at 5:37pm PDT Green Day fans got more than they negotiated when they appeared on the rock band’s film casting call… because TMZ learned they stepped into a full-fledged free concert! TMZ has Deets. Hundreds of fans flocked to the Hollywood Palladium on Tuesday, and the cast call appeared in the New Year’s Eve performance scene for Green Day’s upcoming flick, “New Year’s Rev,” which can be seen in the clip. Play video content TMZ.com Sources said the band shook…
Stephen A. Smith I would have left Smith at LeBron!!! Released March 26th, 2025 at 5:37pm PDT Play video content Stephen A. Smith Show Stephen A. Smith says he and LeBron James could have been the next Will Smith and Chris Rock… if things got physical during their infamous courtside fights. The TV host had just jumped on his podcast and responded to LBJ’s release on Wednesday’s episode of The Pat McAfee Show. Stephen A said if LeBron placed his hand on him as he stood up to him at the crypto.com arena, “I would have waved him right away.…
Plezi Nutrition, a public welfare company co-founded by Michelle Obama, has created a new sports drink with Stephen Curry.Four-time National Basketball Association champion Stephen Curry is working with former first lady Michelle Obama to release healthier sports drink options.Curry and Obama announced on Wednesday the launch of Plezi Hydration through Obama’s public benefits company Plezi Nutrition. The drink will be added to Curry’s growing portfolio of off-court ventures as he approaches the final year of his 37-year-old playing career.The sports drink market is a busy space, but Curry is different because the drinks focus on health and wellness. The drinks…