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robert dembo

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MUST READ FROM NBC NEWS' Gretchen Morgenson for NBC Investigations: FTX's regulatory chief had 4 job titles in 2 years. What was he really doing? nbcnews.com/news/ftxs-regula… via @nbcnews
FTX’s regulatory chief had 4 job titles in 2 years. What was he really doing?

FTX’s regulatory chief had 4 job titles in 2 years. What was he really doing?

Before his years in crypto, Daniel Friedberg worked at an online gaming software company that was rocked by a cheating scandal in 2008.

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A former Native American boarding school reckons with its dark past nbcnews.com/specials/a-forme…
A former Native American boarding school reckons with its dark past

A former Native American boarding school reckons with its dark past

A former Native American boarding school reckons with its dark past

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Before his epic fall, Sam Bankman-Fried was hailed as a crypto genius. Some clients saw smoke and mirrors.  nbcnews.com/news/epic-fall-s… via @nbcnews
Before his epic fall, Sam Bankman-Fried was hailed as a crypto genius. Some clients saw smoke and...

Before his epic fall, Sam Bankman-Fried was hailed as a crypto genius. Some clients saw smoke and...

Three people who did business with Bankman-Fried and his companies in recent years told NBC News that they lost money in what they contend were manipulative trading activities.

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Inside the Justice Department's decision on whether to charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago case nbcnews.com/politics/justice… via @nbcnews
Inside the Justice Department’s decision on whether to charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago case

Inside the Justice Department’s decision on whether to charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago case

“If Trump were anyone else, he would have already faced a likely indictment,” said lawyer Bradley Moss, who represents intel agency workers in cases involving classified information.

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Facing a wave of public anger, Iran’s regime could be in a fight for its long-term survival, experts say nbcnews.com/news/world/facin… via @nbcnews
Is Iran facing a revolutionary moment?

Is Iran facing a revolutionary moment?

Analysis: The protests in Iran transcend class or geography, and show no sign of abating.

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French cement company paid ISIS $17 million to protect plant in Syria, feds say nbcnews.com/news/french-ceme… via @nbcnews
French cement company paid ISIS $10M to protect plant in Syria, Justice Department says

French cement company paid ISIS $10M to protect plant in Syria, Justice Department says

Lafarge paid ISIS from 2013 until the end of 2014, when the terrorist group was carrying out kidnappings and beheadings, prosecutors said.

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Scientists at America’s top nuclear lab were recruited by China to design missiles and drones, report says nbcnews.com/news/world/scien… via @nbcnews
Scientists at America’s top nuclear lab were recruited by China to design missiles and drones,...

Scientists at America’s top nuclear lab were recruited by China to design missiles and drones,...

“China is playing a game that we are not prepared for, and we need to really begin to mobilize,” said Greg Levesque, the lead author of the report by Strider Technologies.

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Frustrated pharmacists are opting out of the insurance system, saving some customers hundreds of dollars a month nbcnews.com/health/health-ca…
Frustrated pharmacists are opting out of the insurance system, saving some customers hundreds of...

Frustrated pharmacists are opting out of the insurance system, saving some customers hundreds of...

A small but growing number of "cash" pharmacies take no insurance, instead selling generic drugs, often at far lower prices than customers pay with insurance.

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Video shows ICE agent with boot on the neck of migrant during workplace raid nbcnews.com/politics/immigra… via @nbcnews
Video shows ICE agent with boot on neck of migrant during raid

Video shows ICE agent with boot on neck of migrant during raid

“No police academy anywhere would teach you to put your boot on someone’s neck unless you are fighting for your life,” said former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi.

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'It's just insanity': ATF now needs 2 weeks to perform routine gun trace nbcnews.com/news/s-just-insa… via @nbcnews

'It's just insanity': ATF now needs 2 weeks to perform a routine gun trace

Boxes of paper records fill nearly every corridor of the ATF’s National Tracing Center, where agents are struggling to keep up with surging requests from local police.

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Can the fragile Texas power grid handle a cryptomining gold rush? nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/can-… via @nbcnews
Can the fragile Texas power grid handle a cryptomining boom?

Can the fragile Texas power grid handle a cryptomining boom?

During a 2021 winter storm, power demand exceeded supply and over 200 people died. The grid doesn't connect to other states’ grids, and can't take power from them in emergencies.

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Too big to sanction? A large Russian bank still operates freely because it helps Europe get Russian gas nbcnews.com/news/world/big-s… via @nbcnews
Ukraine accuses major Russian bank of bankrolling Russia's war effort

Ukraine accuses major Russian bank of bankrolling Russia's war effort

Ukraine is appealing to Washington and Brussels to take action against Gazprombank, which it says is helping finance Russia's invasion of Ukraine, even paying the troops.

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Two top officials said the U.S. wants Ukraine to win. Biden said tone it down. nbcnews.com/politics/nationa…
Two top officials said the U.S. wants Ukraine to win. Biden got upset.

Two top officials said the U.S. wants Ukraine to win. Biden got upset.

“He was not happy with the rhetoric,” said one official familiar with President Biden's conference call with Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin.

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Migrants are falling off Trump's 30-foot steel border wall into the U.S. and going to the hospital nbcnews.com/politics/immigra… via @nbcnews
Migrants are falling off Trump's border wall and going to U.S. hospitals

Migrants are falling off Trump's border wall and going to U.S. hospitals

In the El Paso sector, the Border Patrol and paramedics have responded to 229 injuries of wall crossers, including broken legs and brain and spinal injuries.

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If Putin goes nuclear, Biden has a stark menu of options nbcnews.com/politics/nationa… via @nbcnews
If Putin goes nuclear, Biden has a stark menu of options

If Putin goes nuclear, Biden has a stark menu of options

Russian military doctrine allows battlefield use of nuclear weapons, and the Biden administration has discussed possible responses.

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Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uva… via @nbcnews
Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back

Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back

Cody Briseno said he has helped bury five children who died on that day, including a cousin.

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Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uva…
Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back

Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back

Cody Briseno said he has helped bury five children who died on that day, including a cousin.

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Real estate agents got $3.9 billion in Covid relief PPP funds. The housing market boomed, but few repaid the loans. nbcnews.com/business/real-es… via @nbcnews
Real estate agents got billions in Covid relief loans. Few repaid them.

Real estate agents got billions in Covid relief loans. Few repaid them.

As real estate sales — and commissions — rose during the pandemic, individual agents also got a helping hand from taxpayers.

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Nearly 300,000 veterans and current U.S. service members are suing 3M over a tiny piece of military gear they say didn't work nbcnews.com/health/health-ne… via @nbcnews
Here's why 290,000 U.S. service members and veterans are suing 3M

Here's why 290,000 U.S. service members and veterans are suing 3M

Earplugs are as much a part of a service member’s protective gear as a helmet or flak jacket, given noise that can reach 150 decibels. What happens if they don't work?

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The Kremlin helped make this Ukrainian oligarch rich. Now he says Putin can 't win. nbcnews.com/politics/nationa… via @nbcnews
The Kremlin helped make this oligarch rich. Now he's denouncing Putin.

The Kremlin helped make this oligarch rich. Now he's denouncing Putin.

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, billionaire Dmytro Firtash said the Russian president cannot win in Ukraine: “He is never going to come out victorious.”

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