“Collapsed crypto exchange FTX is suing Binance and its former chief executive Changpeng Zhao for $1.8bn, over an allegedly ‘fraudulent’ share deal. The dispute relates to a July 2021 deal in which Binance, Zhao and other executives sold their roughly 20 per cent stake in FTX back to the company in exchange for crypto tokens valued at $1.76bn. The transaction, part of a repurchase deal agreed with founder Sam Bankman-Fried, should not have taken place, according to the lawsuit, which seeks to claw back the tokens for the FTX bankruptcy estate.” (11/11/24)
“A Spirit Airlines plane was raked with gunfire and hit multiple times as it was trying to land in Haiti Monday — leaving at least one flight attendant wounded. The ordeal unfolded at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, the Miami Herald reported, citing sources. The flight attendant was grazed by a bullet when the gunfire erupted. Multiple bullet holes could be seen in the overhead bins and a plane door in the aftermath, footage obtained by local outlet Media Libre Haiti showed. The plane, which was en route from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., had to be diverted to an airport in the Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, all other commercial flights were grounded at the Haiti airport. The incident unfolded just two weeks after the airline temporarily suspended its flights to Haiti’s capital after gang members opened fire and struck a United Nations’ helicopter flying nearby.” (11/11/24)
“Mattel has apologized after inadvertently directing customers of its new line of Wicked dolls to a pornographic website, stating it is taking action to remove the misprinted toys’ packaging. ‘We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate action to remedy this,’ the toy company said in a statement to CNN. Mattel has released the set of dolls ahead of the launch of the Wicked film, an adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. However, a website printed on the box of the new toys, intended to direct customers to movie’s official landing page, instead directed them to a pornographic website that shares the same name as the forthcoming movie.” (11/11/24)
“President-elect Trump announced late Sunday that Tom Homan, the former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Republican’s first-term, will be in charge of U.S. borders in his second administration. … Homan has been a strong supporter of Trump’s mass deportation plans, which Axios reported in February would see the mobilization of ICE agents, the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with federal prosecutors, the National Guard and state and local law enforcement officers.” (11/11/24)
“The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the dead sterile worlds that scientists have long thought. Instead, they may have oceans, and the moons may even be capable of supporting life, scientists say. Much of what we know about them was gathered by Nasa’s Voyager 2 spacecraft which visited nearly 40 years ago. But a new analysis shows that Voyager’s visit coincided with a powerful solar storm, which led to a misleading idea of what the Uranian system is really like.” (11/11/24)
“Thousands of villages were ordered to evacuate and ports shut down, officials said Monday, as the disaster-weary Philippines was struck by another typhoon — the fourth in less than a month. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage as Typhoon Toraji hit the nation’s northeast coast near Dilasag town, about 220 kilometres (140 miles) northeast of the capital, Manila, the national weather agency said. … Toraji, packing maximum winds of 130 kilometres (80 miles) an hour, was moving northwest rapidly and is forecast to blow out to the South China Sea late Monday after slicing through the mountainous interior of the main island of Luzon, the weather service said.” (11/11/24)
“Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of European Union borders in Albania hit another snag on Monday when a court in Rome refused to rule on a formal request to detain seven migrants transferred to the Balkan nation last week. The decision means the seven migrants, hailing from Bangladesh and Egypt, will be brought to Italy by naval ship, just days after their arrival in Albania. It is a repeat of what happened with the first 12 migrants in the program, who also were returned to Italy by another court decision last month shortly after the opening of two migrant screening centers in Albania operated by Italy. In both cases, courts referred the cases to the EU court of justice in Luxembourg to rule if the countries of origin for the migrants are considered safe countries for repatriation.” (11/11/24)
“The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred early Saturday morning. Deputies responded to a 911 call around 12:23 a.m. on November 10th, reporting a home invasion in the 3000 block of Double D Ranch Trail in Ruskin. Upon arrival, they discovered an unidentified suspect deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. Preliminary investigation indicates that the homeowner’s adult son confronted the intruder inside the residence and fatally shot them.” (11/10/24)
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We’re only $1,021 short of our goal — once we’ve hit the $2,675.50 mark, supporter GL will “match funds” to take us to the $5,351 finish line.
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“Bitcoin soared to a record high above $81,000 on Monday on expectations that cryptocurrencies will boom in a favourable regulatory environment following the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and pro-crypto candidates to Congress. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency , has now more than doubled from the year’s low of $38,505 and was last at $81,572 having earlier touched a record high of $81,899.” (11/11/24)
