Lynch, a tech entrepreneur, had recently been acquitted on federal fraud charges in the U.S. The yacht he was on, the Bayesian, sank two days after Lynch’s co-defendant was killed by a car.
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Schumer says Harris ticket boosts prospects for Democratic candidates
The remarks mark a turn of fortunes for Democrats who were confronted with a lack of voter enthusiasm and flagging poll numbers when President Biden was at the top of the ticket.
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Nick Cave wrestles with a ‘Wild God’
“If I have to define my music in any way,” Nick Cave says, “it’s religious music.” His new album is a gallery of encounters with spiritual, possibly divine figures, not all of whom are benevolent.
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Here’s who’s speaking on Day 2 of the DNC
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will take the stage, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff and others on Tuesday night.
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Israel says it recovered 6 hostages’ bodies in Gaza
The Israeli military recovered the bodies of six hostages taken to Gaza in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Hamas says some captives have been killed and wounded in Israeli airstrikes.
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The White House plan to stop companies from wasting our time
The Biden-Harris administration has a new initiative called “Time Is Money.”
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America’s first second gentleman gets his turn on center stage tonight
As Vice President Harris tries to become the first female president, her husband, Doug Emhoff would make history too — as the first, first gentleman.
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Tim Walz made an impression in China, students and teachers say
Vice President Harris’ running mate has lived in China and traveled there many times. His relationship with the country has been under scrutiny, especially from Republicans.
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These Swifties are out thousands of dollars — but there’s no ‘bad blood’ for Taylor
More than 150,000 fans lost their chance to see the pop superstar this month, due to terrorist threats. Now they mostly want another opportunity to see her in concert.
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Explorers say they’ve found a British warship sunk by a German U-boat in WWI
Some 524 people, including the ship’s captain, perished when the HMS Hawke went down in the North Sea off the eastern coast of Scotland in 1914.
