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DOJ Investigating $372 Million in Missing FTX Funds, Reports Say     – CNET

DOJ Investigating $372 Million in Missing FTX Funds, Reports Say ...

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The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into $372 million in stolen FTX assets, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The probe, which is independent of the fraud case against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, centers on more than $370 million that went missing mere hours after the cryptocurrency exchange declared bankruptcy, but…
Why have 1.7 million Somalis fled their homes? And is the world doing enough to help?

Why have 1.7 million Somalis fled their homes? And is the...

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A girl poses for a portrait in a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Baidoa, Somalia, on Dec. 14. As people flee their homes because of drought, famine and fighting, camps have sprung up this year around the Somali capital and other cities. Luke Dray for NPR hide caption toggle caption Luke…
A $2.5 million prize gives this humanitarian group more power to halt human suffering

A $2.5 million prize gives this humanitarian group more power to...

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Iraqis displaced from the city of Fallujah collect aid distributed by the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has been awarded this year's $2.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images Iraqis displaced from the city of Fallujah collect aid distributed by the Norwegian…
Sony Orders 2 Million PlayStation VR2 headsets, Report Says     – CNET

Sony Orders 2 Million PlayStation VR2 headsets, Report Says ...

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Sony is hoping that its new PlayStation VR2 headsets, coupled with increased PS5 availability, will lead to a big 2023 for its gaming division. The company ordered 2 million of the virtual reality headsets and is planning to market them along with a PS5 push, once production constraints ease early next year, Bloomberg reported Monday.It has yet…
Jurassic Barf: Puke From 150 Million Years Ago Reveals Prehistoric Predator     – CNET

Jurassic Barf: Puke From 150 Million Years Ago Reveals Prehistoric Predator...

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Around 150 million years ago in what's now Utah, an animal chowed down on a small frog and a salamander. It then lost its lunch. Fast forward to today, when a team of paleontologists identified and investigated the fossilized vomit, unraveling a mystery along the way.The researchers published a study on the puke in the…
Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic

Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to...

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Twin sisters Tripti and Pari, who lost both their parents to COVID-19, play at a relative's home in Bhopal, India on May 11, 2021. A new study estimates that 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to a pandemic-related cause. Gagan Nayar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gagan Nayar/AFP via Getty…
Juul will pay nearly $440 million to settle states’ investigation into teen vaping

Juul will pay nearly $440 million to settle states’ investigation into...

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Packaging for an electronic cigarette and menthol pods from Juul Labs is displayed on Feb. 25, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. In a deal announced Tuesday, Juul will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption toggle caption Brynn…
Sick and struggling to pay, 100 million people in the U.S. live with medical debt

Sick and struggling to pay, 100 million people in the U.S....

Elizabeth and Nick Woodruff of Binghamton, New York, were sued for nearly $10,000 by the hospital where Nick's infected leg was amputated. Heather Ainsworth for KHN and NPR hide caption toggle caption Heather Ainsworth for KHN and NPR Elizabeth and Nick Woodruff of Binghamton, New York, were sued for nearly $10,000 by the hospital where…
Almost 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19

Almost 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19

As the U.S. approaches 1 million COVID-19 deaths, cases and hospitalizations have started rising again, deaths are poised to creep up again, and the nation is on alert for yet another surge.
Approximately 28 million children are now eligible for Pfizer’s lower-dose vaccine

Approximately 28 million children are now eligible for Pfizer’s lower-dose vaccine

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School-aged children are now eligible for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, as CDC director Rochelle Walensky issued the recommendation supporting this version of the vaccine. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: School-age children are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. That's after CDC Director Rochelle Walensky officially recommended Pfizer's lower-dose vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds. Her official recommendation came…

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