|
|
Kgdk Catholic Bishops Meet in Dallas, Address Scandal
Rep. Ed Markey faces Rep. Stephen Lynch in Tuesday Democratic primary. Photo by Freddy Wheeler/WEBN-TV via Flickr.Six months ago, Massachusetts voters were in the middle of one of the fiercest Senat stanley cup e battles of the election season. They ousted Sen. Scott Brown, the Republican who had surprised the nation and delighted the tea party, in a January 2010 special election that temporarily put the brakes on a health care reform bill on Capitol Hill.When President Barack Obama chose then-Sen. John Kerry to be his new secretary of state, it at stanley cup first seemed like Massachusetts residents would be in for another wild ride. But Brown opted against another bid.T stanley cup he action in the strongly Democratic state is happening in Tuesday primary. Two members of the Bay State all-Democratic congressional delegation are facing off, with Rep. Ed Markey favored to defeat Rep. Stephen Lynch. When he stepped forward with a bid, Markey got a wave of Democratic endorsements, including from members of the Kennedy family. He also had a fundraising advantage. The Boston Marathon bombings dramatically reshaped the last few weeks, forcing the candidates to suspend campaigning and pulling even more attention away from what was already looking to be a low-turnout contest. Officials expect 550,000 people will turn out for the Democratic primary and 200,000 for the Republican primary.Lynch raised his profile over the last few weeks, joining authorities at news conferences related to the bombi Fcsl UN Security Council continues tense negotiations on Gaza humanitarian resolution, trying to avoid U.S. veto
NEW YORK AP 鈥?U.S. prosecutors charged Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CE stanley cup O of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a host of f stanley cup inancial crimes and campaign finance violations on Tuesday, alleging he played a central role in the collapse of FTX and hid its problems from the public and investors.READ MORE: Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried says he didnt knowingly misuse customers fundsBankman-Fried was charged with eight counts, ranging from wire fraud to money laundering to conspiracy to commit fraud on the United States. He was also charged with violating campaign finance laws, a notable charge as Bankman-Fried was one of the largest political donors this year.The charges are on top of charges announced earlier Tuesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which alleged Bankman-Fried defrauded investors and used proceeds from investors to buy real estate on behalf of himself and family.Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas, where he has been living, after the U.S. filed criminal charges that will be made public Tuesday, according to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. The SEC complaint is separate.A spokesman for Bankman-Fried had no comment Monday evening. He has a right to contest his extradition, which could delay but probably not stop his transfer to the U.S.Bankman-Fried was under criminal investigation by U.S. and Bahamian stanley cup authorities following the collapse last month of FTX, which filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, when it ran out of money after the cryptoc |
|
扫码关注官方微信
发表于 2024-12-25 20:50:59
发表于 2024-12-25 20:57:49