Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player and advocate for inclusion, has died at 47 after battling brain cancer. He made history in 2013 by publicly coming out while still active in the league.
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A classified U.S. intelligence mission has reportedly obtained a previously unknown weapon potentially linked to Havana Syndrome, a mysterious condition causing neurological symptoms in diplomats and government personnel since 2016. Medical research suggests that radiofrequency or microwave energy may explain these injuries, supported by animal testing of the weapon at a military base, despite official government skepticism. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice faces multiple internal controversies and investigations, including disciplinary reviews and probes into election-related matters, reflecting ongoing federal legal and political challenges.
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, was convicted of fraud in a scheme that cheated customers and investors of at least $10 billion. During the trial, prosecutors argued that Bankman-Fried had committed fraud and had cheated customers and investors, while the defense argued that Bankman-Fried had not intended to commit fraud and had acted in good faith. The jury's decision will now determine Bankman-Fried's fate, bringing to a close a spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry.
On Tuesday night, Philadelphia experienced a wave of looting in multiple neighborhoods across the city, with groups of mostly young people breaking into stores in Center City and North and Northeast Philadelphia. Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said that the looters were not protesters and that they were “criminal opportunists” taking advantage of the situation, and the police are taking a “zero-tolerance” approach to the looting, with anyone found to be involved being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation on Wednesday following an independent review into his past research as a neuroscientist. The review found flaws in five papers in which he was a principal author, but cleared him of any fraud or falsification of scientific data. The Board of Trustees expressed their appreciation for Tessier-Lavigne’s service and their commitment to ensuring the highest standards of integrity in research and scholarship. No successor has been announced.
Stanford's dramatic walk-off victory over the University of Texas in the NCAA tournament was due to a fly ball that Dylan Campbell was unable to locate in the twilight sky. The loss was a tough pill to swallow for the Longhorns, who had a chance to win in the top of the ninth inning but were unable to capitalize. Stanford advances to the College World Series, while Texas' season comes to a heartbreaking end.
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the now-defunct Theranos, has begun her 11-year sentence for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Holmes was able to raise more than $700 million in venture capital funding for the company, but its technology was never able to live up to its promise and was eventually exposed as a fraud. Her conviction serves as a reminder of the consequences of fraud and the importance of due diligence when investing.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a report on Thursday revealing a 36% increase in antisemitic incidents in the US in 2022, the highest level since 1979. The report found that harassment, vandalism, and assault incidents all rose, with visibly Orthodox Jews targeted in more than half of all assault incidents nationwide. In response, the ADL is launching a new initiative called "Stop the Hate" to combat antisemitism and other forms of hate through education, advocacy, and community engagement.