Odds and Ends — 20 May 2024


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Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:

Microsoft faces multibillion-dollar fine in EU over Bing AI

Craig Wright Lied to UK Court 'Extensively and Repeatedly,' Judge Writes

Politics:

Be careful what you ask for: As conservatives put religion in schools, Satanists want in, too

The Satanic Temple is known for trolling the religious right, but in its fight for religious pluralism, it's become a powerful foe.

As Trump Trial Nears Its End, the Law May Give Prosecutors an Edge

The former president’s defense appeared to chip away at Michael Cohen’s credibility, but legal experts said the case is still the prosecution’s to lose.

I wonder what the betting odds are for a hung jury.

Trump-backed GOP Front-runner for Wisconsin Senate Seat Has History of Invoking Antisemitic Slurs

ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Leaders of Hamas and Israel

The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.

RFK Jr. Lists Voting Address That’s In Foreclosure

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lists his residence to vote as a tony Westchester County address — which is in foreclosure proceedings for non-payment, court records show.
The independent candidate claims his voting address is 84 Croton Lake Road In Katonah, though he is not the owner of the million-dollar property-in-arrears, does not show up in resident searches for it, and some longtime neighbors — and even local authorities — were shocked at the notion it’s his home.

European far-right leaders gather ahead of EU elections

Le Pen, Orbán and Meloni rail against socialism and ‘massive illegal migration’ at ‘great patriotic convention’ in Madrid

‘People are in no mood to mourn’: mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi

Iran’s supreme leader has announced a five-day mourning period, but there have been fireworks and cheering in the country since the death was confirmed

Serendipity:

More than a million people die on roads every year. Meet the man determined to prevent them

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