Spy agency investigating ‘credible’ death threats from Iran against individuals in Canada

Canada’s Security Intelligence Service announced on Saturday in a statement it is investigating reports of people living in the country who have received “credible” death threats from Iran. The statement said the threats were “aimed at silencing” those who are outspoken critics of Iran. The statement said the Canadian Security Intelligence Service collects information from…

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Angola’s dos Santos not aware of Interpol arrest warrant, representative says

Isabel dos Santos has yet to be notified of an international arrest warrant reportedly issued by global police agency Interpol, an official source representing the billionaire daughter of Angola’s former president said on Saturday. In a statement sent to Reuters, dos Santos’ official source said her lawyers had “consulted the Interpol database and, so far,…

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Israeli woman says ‘Tinder Swindler’ fooled her, even after she watched documentary

A young Israeli woman came forward in a television interview on Friday as the latest victim of Israeli fraudster Shimon Hayut, known as the “The Tinder Swindler,” despite a popular Netflix true-crime documentary this year by the same name that documented his alleged systematic defrauding of romantic partners. Iren Tranov, 25, from the southern city…

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Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, Jewish cryptocurrency CEO, brings echoes of Bernie Madoff

Cryptocurrency maverick Sam Bankman-Fried, who famously became a billionaire under 30, is immersed in a reversal of fortune so vast and abrupt it has hit record proportions. Once considered a financial wunderkind, Bankman-Fried now faces legal battles, possible extradition and bankruptcy in a sudden shift from his previous high-profile status as a mythic entrepreneur, political…

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Department of Justice opens antitrust investigation into Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift sales debacle

The Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation into the owner of Ticketmaster after its sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets devolved into utter chaos this week. The investigation will focus on whether Live Nation Entertainment abused its dominance over the multibillion dollar live music industry. The investigation predates even the botched launch of…

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