The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down weeks after its attempt to buy rival Simon & Schuster was blocked by a federal court. Markus Dohle’s decision is effective at the end of the year. He will be replaced temporarily by Nihar Malaviya, 48, …
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December, 2022
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8 December
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San Antonio — – A former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators he was trying to “clean up the streets” of his South Texas hometown. Juan David Ortiz, 39, receives an …
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4 December
Biden hosts Kennedy Center honorees at White House
President Biden welcomed the 2022 Kennedy Center honorees at the White House on Sunday as he highlighted the importance of protecting democracy. This year’s Kennedy Center honorees are George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, composer Tania Leon, and U2. The Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast on CBS on Dec. …
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November, 2022
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29 November
Remains of 4 infants found in South Boston home
Police say they are awaiting the results of four autopsies conducted on infants whose remains were found in South Boston earlier this month. Authorities opened an investigation after discovering the remains of two infant girls and two infant boys at a home in that neighborhood between Nov. 17 and Nov. …
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21 November
Patron used suspect’s own gun to help stop mass shooting in Colorado Springs gay nightclub, mayor says
Colorado Springs, Colo. — As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding many more, one patron who’d been partying moments before rushed into action, grabbing a handgun from the suspect, hitting him with it and pinning him down until police arrived just minutes …
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14 November
DEA’s most corrupt agent says he’s not the only one who laundered money for Colombia cartels
José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sports cars, Tiffany jewels and paramours around the world. But as he used his final hours …
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14 November
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California governor, takes stand at Harvey Weinstein trial
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, burst into tears a few minutes into her testimony Monday when asked to identify Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand at his trial. Siebel Newsom spent 15 minutes on the stand in the downtown Los Angeles …
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11 November
Twitter brings back “official” label after verified impersonator accounts run wild
Twitter on Friday brought back its gray “official” label to verify some accounts, just days after CEO Elon Musk scrapped it. Twitter Support said they’ve re-added the feature to “combat impersonation.” Since the revamped Twitter Blue went live on Wednesday, users are now able to obtain a blue tick as long …
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10 November
Biden federal loan forgiveness plan blocked by federal judge in Texas
A federal judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan, which was already on hold after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay last month. A conservative group called the Job Creators Network Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court in Fort Worth in October, …
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4 November
Ransomware crimes netted more than $1 billion last year
Victims of cybercrime shelled out a record $1.2 billion to have their data returned last year as ransomware attacks have grown in size and intensity, according to newly released federal data. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, reported that banks processed a billion-plus dollars last year in what were likely ransomware …
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