‘Psychic’ conman jailed for swindling 1.3m Americans
Speaking to the Walrus from a New York detention centre, Runner bragged of his writing abilities, saying he could “get the attention of someone, and at the end, after a…
Links 4/17/2024 | naked capitalism
Total solar eclipse 2024: what dazzled scientists Nature What’s left of the 2024 solar eclipse lives in our hearts Space.com The shadow of war darkens on the global economy FT…
Prosecutions of Fake Electors for Trump Gain Ground in Swing States
The chairman of the Nevada Republican Party has been indicted. So has the former chairman of the Georgia G.O.P. In Michigan, a former co-chairwoman of the state party is facing…
Business and a Second Trump Term
If Donald Trump wins a second term, he has promised to govern as no modern president has, imposing steep tariffs, rounding up immigrants, freeing Jan. 6 rioters and possibly pulling…
Tesla Sets Up a New Showdown Over Elon Musk’s Pay
Tesla tries again on Musk’s record pay package Nearly three months ago, a Delaware court voided Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package that Tesla’s board — and most shareholders — had…
A Timeline of Britain’s Troubled Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
Britain’s Conservative government hopes to pass the Safety of Rwanda Bill on Wednesday, after a prolonged back and forth through the two houses of Parliament in which the legislation has…
Sleep Apnea Reduced in People Who Took Weight-Loss Drug, Eli Lilly Reports
The pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday that its obesity drug tirzepatide, or Zepbound, provided considerable relief to overweight or obese people who had obstructive sleep apnea, or episodes…
Can a New German Party Steer the European Left in a More Effective Direction? | naked capitalism
The German political establishment is so gripped by paranoia over Russia that Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now being compared to Neville Chamberlain: As a member of the “Scholz is the…
Are ‘Forever Chemicals’ a Forever Problem?
Fact-checking by Susan Lee. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh…
Israel Weighs Response to Iran, and U.S. Speaker Tries to Pass Ukraine Aid
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