Cryptocurrency maverick Sam Bankman-Fried, who famously became a billionaire under 30, is immersed in a reversal of fortune so vast and abrupt it has hit record proportions. Once considered a financial wunderkind, Bankman-Fried now faces legal battles, possible extradition and bankruptcy in a sudden shift from his previous high-profile status as a mythic entrepreneur, political…
The Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation into the owner of Ticketmaster after its sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets devolved into utter chaos this week. The investigation will focus on whether Live Nation Entertainment abused its dominance over the multibillion dollar live music industry. The investigation predates even the botched launch of…
BERLIN — German police staged a major deployment at a synagogue in the western city of Essen on Friday after several bullet holes were found in the rabbi’s residence. Police said “four shots were fired from a loaded weapon” into the exterior of the home next to the city’s Old Synagogue but that no one…
The Biden administration declared Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, a turnaround from Joe Biden’s passionate campaign-trail denunciations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal slaying. The administration said the prince’s official standing should…
A prominent French Holocaust denier who fled the country after being convicted under anti-Nazi laws is remanded in custody by a court in Scotland. Vincent Reynouard, 53, will next appear in the Edinburgh Sheriff Court on December 8, ahead of a full extradition hearing in February. Reynouard was arrested in the Scottish fishing town of…
Israel Police’s investigation into the sexual assault and rape allegations made against Rabbi Zvi Thau will be moved to Lahav 433, the National Crime Unit, as police prepare to take statements from other senior rabbis, KAN News reported on Thursday evening. According to KAN, several rabbis who are “familiar” with the accusations have agreed to…