Month: October 2023

Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores market moves, consumer expectations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and more.

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Overdue: Statement of Dissent on LBRY 

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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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South Africa's men's rugby team made history by winning a fourth World Cup title. How did they achieve it, and what does it mean for the nation and the African continent?

A BBC investigation reveals that some school teachers in Kenya are still administering corporal punishment, despite the practice having been banned more than 20 years ago.

Plus, we meet the winners of the Mr. and Miss Albinism Southern Africa 2023 beauty pageant, who are drawing attention to problems faced by their community.

Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand in his criminal trial to present his case, emphasizing that FTX and Alameda Research's problems stemmed from errors, a lack of dedicated risk management, and mistakes made by key lieutenants rather than deliberate fraud on his part. During the testimony, Bankman-Fried questioned the accuracy of key witnesses' statements and described misunderstandings and differences in interpretation regarding certain events and financial practices related to the case.

Link to story: Sam Bankman-Fried Throws Caroline Ellison Under Bus in Testimony

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Israel expands strikes on Gaza from the air and on the ground. Honoring the victims in Maine. White House executive order on A-I. CBS News Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has today's World News Roundup.

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The long-anticipated invasion is not the expected blitzkrieg; we ask how a longer, more cautious war will be fought. Kemal Ataturk is still wildly popular a century after he founded modern Turkey—so instead of undoing his legacy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is simply claiming it (10:57). And an ode to Canada’s “long dash”, a time-marking tradition that has now gone silent (21:15).

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Alabama

• Sen. Tuberville calls out Democrats for seeking senate rule changes
• The AL Public Library Services to end membership dues to ALA
• State lawmaker calls on city and county to help Birmingham Southern College
• Federal prosecutors to seek bond revocation re: state lawmaker John Rogers
• ALEA to not release body camera footage until investigation fully completed
• 2 men plead guilty to August Riverfront brawl in Montgomery

National

• A 2 day manhunt in Maine ends with mass shooter Robert Card found dead
• Israel has ground forces in the Gaza Strip, as conflict moves to next level
• Former VP Mike Pence announces end of his primary presidential campaign
• Auto Industry Execs are rethinking EV sales goals: data shows little interest
• Actor Matthew Perry dead at age of 54 from cardiac arrest leading to drowning
• 3 scientists discuss discovery of contaminants in Covid 19 vaccine