#Jobless claims drop as widespread layoffs remain low

#Jobless claims drop as widespread layoffs remain low

“Jobless claims drop as widespread layoffs remain low” The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, showing widespread layoffs remain low despite a surge in technology-sector job cuts that has raised fears of an imminent recession. The weekly unemployment claims report from the Labor Department on Thursday, the most timely data on the economy’s…

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#Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange caught up in FTX meltdown

#Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange caught up in FTX meltdown

“Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange caught up in FTX meltdown” More signs of trouble have surfaced at the Winklevoss twins’ embattled cryptocurrency exchange Gemini after FTX’s sudden collapse into bankruptcy sparked fears of a sector-wide contagion. CoinDesk reported on Wednesday that Gemini had experienced a $563 million rush in customer outflows in the last 24…

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#April Wright pleads guilty in 10-year-old brother’s death

#April Wright pleads guilty in 10-year-old brother’s death

“April Wright pleads guilty in 10-year-old brother’s death” An Indiana woman has admitted to neglecting her 10-year-old brother, who prosecutors said endured months of horrific torture and isolation before the base of his skull was severed from his body, killing him. April Wright, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of neglect of a dependent…

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#Dave Chappelle ‘SNL’ joke ‘calls for a conversation’

#Dave Chappelle ‘SNL’ joke ‘calls for a conversation’

“Dave Chappelle ‘SNL’ joke ‘calls for a conversation’” Jerry Seinfeld has given his thoughts on Dave Chappelle’s controversial “Saturday Night Live” monologue. Seinfeld, who is Jewish, addressed the comedic routine — which centered around Kanye West’s antisemitic tirades and “normalized antisemitism” — in a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter. “I did think the comedy…

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#Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao slams FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried

#Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao slams FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried

“Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao slams FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried” Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, a key player in the dramatic collapse of rival cryptocurrency exchange FTX, called Sam Bankman-Fried a “liar” who had knowingly misappropriated customers’ money. “Sam knows that he was using the user funds to do trading for Alameda,” Zhao said, referring to FTX’s…

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