Woman Who Received 5-Year Sentence in Voter Fraud Case Is Acquitted

In a case that has prompted outrage from voting-rights activists for years, a Texas appeals court reversed itself on Thursday and acquitted a woman who had been sentenced to five years in prison for illegally casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election. The decision came two years after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals,

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Semtech Likely To Report Q4 Loss; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts

Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) is expected to release earnings results for its fourth quarter, after the closing bell on March 28, 2024. Analysts expect the Camarillo, California-based company to report a quarterly loss at 3 cents per share, versus a year-ago profit of 47 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Semtech is projected to report

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B. Riley Financial Stock: Audit Risk May Have Potential Rewards (RILY)

kyoshino/E+ via Getty Images Thesis: Normally, I don’t go anywhere near any company that has fraud allegations or any difficulty filing their required financial disclosures. B. Riley (NASDAQ:RILY) has both. On March 15th, RILY missed the 15-day grace period to file its 10-K. While this delay is concerning, there are some mitigating issues that should

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Biden to raise $25 million in `historic’ fundraiser with Obama, Clinton

In a show of force his campaign is calling the “most successful political fundraiser in American history,” President Biden raised more than $25 million during a New York event Thursday featuring former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. More than 5,000 people attended the sold-out event at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Biden’s campaign

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Algorithms can aid price collusion, even if no humans actually talk to each other, US enforcers say

Algorithms might help hotels illegally collude on prices, even if no humans from those businesses actually talk to each other about them, according to US antitrust enforcers. The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission jointly submitted a statement of interest in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, a case brought before the US District Court of

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Japan to resume funding to UNRWA, following Sweden, Finland and Canada | Israel War on Gaza News

Move comes after meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini. Japan is planning to resume funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees after suspending assistance over Israeli claims that some of its staff participated in Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met UNRWA chief

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Hear BTS’ J-Hope, Jungkook Team Up on ‘I Wonder’

Two members of BTS have joined forces on a new song, “I Wonder.” The track is officially J-Hope’s and finds the rapper teaming up with Jungkook. The track appears on his Hope on the Street Vol. 1 album, which released on Friday. The tune features a funky, Eighties R&B-influenced backing track, built with Stratocaster-like bluesy

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Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking | China

With the announcement that the UK government would be imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity accused of targeting – without success – UK parliamentarians in cyber-attacks in 2021, the phrase “tip of the iceberg” comes to mind. But that would underestimate the iceberg. James Cleverly, the home secretary, said the sanctions were a

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The Fed’s rate-cut projections are pointing to an imminent recession, economist says

Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images The Fed’s interest rate forecasts signal an imminent recession, economist David Rosenberg says. In previous soft landings, the Fed usually cut rates by 75 basis points, but they’re forecasting a 150 basis-point reduction by 2025. Stock investors are eagerly awaiting the central bank’s pivot to looser monetary policy. The Federal Reserve’s interest

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Snapchat’s latest paid perk is an AI Bitmoji of your pet

Snapchat has a new AI-powered perk for subscribers: Bitmoji versions of your pet. The feature, which is unfortunately not called “petmoji,” allows users to snap a photo of their four-legged friend to create a cartoon-like avatar to accompany their Bitmoji in the Snap Map. Based on screenshots shared by the company, it seems users will

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