His expedition went ashore the same day — on what
was probably Watling Island in the Bahamas — and
claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain.
Columbus had set sail from Palos, Spain,
with three small ships, the Santa Maria,
the Pinta and the Nina, on August 3.
He was attempting to find a western ocean route to China,
India and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia.
Instead, Columbus became the first European
to explore the Americas since the Vikings set
up colonies in Greenland and Newfoundland.
Over the next century, the riches
of the New World would help
make Spain the wealthiest and
most powerful nation on Earth
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty , to Fraud Charges in New York.
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty , to Fraud Charges in New York.
After being extradited from the
Bahamas to the U.S. on fraud charges.
After being extradited from the
Bahamas to the U.S. on fraud charges.
Bankman-Fried has been on house arrest
at his parents' house in California.
Bankman-Fried has been on house arrest
at his parents' house in California.
The FTX founder is accused of using investors' money to make large private purchases and donate to politicians, among other things. .
The FTX founder is accused of using investors' money to make large private purchases and donate to politicians, among other things. .
Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court on Jan. 3.
Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court on Jan. 3.
A tentative trial date of Oct. 2 has been set.
Prior to Bankman-Fried's arraignment, a task force was announced by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams.
The Southern District of New York is working around the clock to respond to the implosion of FTX, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, via press release.
It is an all-hands-on-deck moment. We are launching the SDNY FTX Task Force to ensure that this urgent work continues, powered by all of SDNY’s resources and expertise, until justice is done, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, via press release.
FTX co-founder Gary Wang and Carolyn Ellison, who ran Bankman-Fried's crypto hedge fund trading firm,
Alameda Research, have both pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
FTX co-founder Gary Wang and Carolyn Ellison, who ran Bankman-Fried's crypto hedge fund trading firm,
Alameda Research, have both pleaded guilty to fraud charges
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried , Agrees To Be Extradited to US.
Last week, Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas
after being indicted on eight counts of fraud and
conspiracy by federal prosecutors in New York.
Last week, Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas
after being indicted on eight counts of fraud and
conspiracy by federal prosecutors in New York.
ABC News reports that at a hearing in the Bahamas
on Dec. 19, Bankman-Fried ended up waiving his right
to challenge extradition to the U.S. for prosecution.
A U.S. government plane will
soon fly him back to America for trial.
The former FTX CEO also faces civil lawsuits filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). .
According to Gretchen Lowe of the CFTC, customers lost over $8 billion because of Bankman-Fried. .
ABC News reports that many cryptotraders are afraid they'll never get their money back.
FTX's new CEO, John Ray, told House members last week that FTX's conduct under Bankman-Fried was similar to "old-fashioned embezzlement.".
I've never seen an utter lack of record keeping. Absolutely
no internal controls, John Ray, FTX CEO, via statement.
In November, Bankman-Fried said he
didn't know "there was any improper use of customer funds" while speaking with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. .
In November, Bankman-Fried said he
didn't know "there was any improper use of customer funds" while speaking with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. .
I really deeply wish that I had taken like a lot more responsibility for understanding what the details were
of what was going on there. A lot of people got hurt, and that's on me, Sam Bankman-Fried, via interview with George Stephanopoulos
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Sam Bankman-Fried, Former FTX CEO, , Arrested in Bahamas.
CBS News reports that the Office of the Attorney General of the Bahamas confirmed Bankman-Fried's arrest on Dec. 12.
His arrest "followed receipt of formal notification from
the United States that it has filed criminal charges
against SBF and is likely to request his extradition.".
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the arrest
was carried out based on a sealed indictment. .
Following news of Bankman-Fried's arrest, the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it had , "authorized separate charges relating to [Bankman-Fried's] violations of securities laws
to be filed publicly tomorrow in SDNY.".
The SEC alleges that the former CEO used customer funds for "fraudulent" purposes such as real estate transactions and political donations.
CBS News reports that Bankman-Fried has since been taken off the witness list for the House hearing on Dec. 13 regarding FTX's collapse.
He will instead
appear in court in the
Bahamas on that day.
Prior to its collapse, FTX was one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. .
New CEO John Ray III has been
tasked with salvaging the company.
Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here, John Ray III, FTX CEO, via statement
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Alfredo Cospito has been on hunger strike since October because he is being held under highly restrictive conditions usually reserved for Mafia members.
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10 Tasty Facts , About Nutella.
1. Each jar contains
52 Hazelnuts.
2. Nutella takes up a quarter of the
world's hazelnut supply every year.
3. It is sold in 160 countries.
4. Italy loves the spread so
much that they put it on a stamp.
5. It's illegal to name your
child Nutella in France.
6. It's not healthy due to being made mostly of sugar and palm oil.
7. Thieves stole $20,000 worth of the spread
from a parked truck in Germany in 2013.
8. All of the Nutella sold in one year
could be spread across more
than 1,000 soccer fields.
9. Nutella was
originally sold in
the form of a loaf.
10. War caused chocolate to become expensive, prompting people to stretch their supply with hazelnuts, leading to what Nutella is today
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A new corporate face-off is doing the rounds in India. But its repurcussions and tremors are being felt globally. And on stake are billions of dollars…. a name, and an organisation that is among one of the the richest…and powerful in the world. This ongoing battle is between the Hindenburg Research and the Adani Group. Few days back, Adani group’s shares plummeted massively after Hindenburg published a report accusing Adani group of committing “the largest con in the modern corporate history”. In this video, we take a quick look at the Hindeburg research itself… the allegations made by it…and the stand taken by the Adani conglomerate against these allegations so far. But before that, don’t forget to like, share and subscribe to Oneindia.
#GautamAdani #Hindenburgreport #Adanigroup
Several dead as cold snap sweeps across Asia, warning bells in Japan; Pakistani rupee hits a record low after government relaxed grip on exchange rate; ISIS senior member Bilal al-Sudani killed in US operation in Somalia; Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran attacked: Gunman shoots down one guard.
#Pakistan #ColdWave #Azerbaijan
The biggest rapper in Asia figures out a way to collaborate with longtime friend and mutual fan, Justin Chon, and they talk about how they could only have done this film together!
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Microsoft Users Hit With , Global Cloud Outage.
CNBC reports that on Jan. 25, Microsoft's cloud platform, Azure, went down and affected products such as Teams, Outlook and more.
Downdetector saw a spike in issues with
Microsoft 365 products being reported at 3 a.m. ET.
Microsoft told customers they may , “experience issues with networking connectivity, manifesting as network latency and/or timeouts when attempting to connect to Azure resources in multiple regions, as well as other Microsoft services.”.
We’ve identified a potential networking issue and are reviewing telemetry to determine the next troubleshooting steps, Microsoft, via statement.
According to CNN, the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa were impacted.
Microsoft has since reversed a network change that may have caused the disruption. .
CNBC reports that by about 9:30 a.m. ET,
Microsoft's services were recovered and stable.
The outage comes hours after Microsoft reported its earnings for the quarter ending in December.
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A 2,560-lb pumpkin set a record for the heaviest pumpkin in North American history, beating out a previous record holder by just 6 pounds.
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