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Verdicts were handed down Thursday at the criminal trial of Michael Wentworth who was accused of committing multiple crimes over 20 years ago in Kingston, Ont., a list that includes a double murder, arson and bank robbery. The cold case investigation led to Wentworth’s arrest four years ago, and after a lengthy trial last fall the judge started ruling on the crimes Thursday.The first verdict handed down declared Wentworth not guilty in the manslaughter death of Henrietta Knight in 1995. The 92-year-old woman was brutally beaten by a man who broke into her home. She died of her injuries five…

Meta Masters Guild (MMG) is an upcoming Web3 gaming guild and game ecosystem that combines blockchain and Web3 technologies to provide an innovative and engaging environment for players. The game’s token is currently gaining traction in its presale, already raising over $1.45 million in a matter of weeks.It is built on the Ethereum blockchain and uses its own ERC-20 token, the MMG cryptocurrency. Gamers in the MMG ecosystem can earn rewards in the form of in-game currencies and NFTs by participating in guild activities.The platform’s games all incorporate the $MEMAG token, which has a direct exchange rate with Gems: the…

Kim Kardashian at the Jean Paul Gaultier Couture show last yearPhoto: Getty ImagesThis peacocking spirit was certainly alive and well this past week, too. Nobody’s been doing it better than Doja Cat this past week, who, among other ensembles, covered herself in 30,000 red crystals for the Schiaparelli show. Talk about devotion to the vision. Her glam team, lead by the masterful Pat McGrath, took five hours to execute the look! At the same show, Kylie Jenner went viral for wearing Daniel Roseberry’s lion head design (rest assured, it was made out of faux fur and resin). Critics could call these…

Investors are piling into emerging market stocks and bonds at a near-record rate, as falling inflation and the reopening of China’s sprawling economy help reverse last year’s slide. Emerging equity and debt markets have attracted $1.1bn a day in net new money this week, according to high-frequency data tracking 21 countries from the Institute of International Finance. The speed of cross-border flows is now second only to the surge that followed the lifting of coronavirus lockdowns in late 2020 and early 2021, surpassing previous peaks over the past two decades.The strong inflows underscore a big shift in sentiment this year…

The new chief executive of Rolls-Royce has given a brutal assessment of Britain’s flagship engineering group, telling employees it must transform the way it operates or it will not survive.In a global address broadcast to staff, parts of which were shared with the Financial Times, Tufan Erginbilgic warned that investors were losing patience with the FTSE 100 group.“Every investment we make, we destroy value,” he told employees, adding that financially, “we underperform every key competitor out there.” Erginbilgic’s stark appraisal was designed to pave the way for a big shake-up at the 117-year-old group, according to one person familiar with the…

A top official from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has agreed to sit for a transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee regarding President Biden’s handling of classified documents.NARA general counsel Gary Stern will meet with the committee for the interview Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. ET.The committee led by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has demanded info from NARA, the Secret Service and the White House on the existence of classified documents from the time of President Biden’s vice presidency that were recently uncovered.REP. COMER REACTS TO NATIONAL ARCHIVES BLOWING OFF BIDEN DOCUMENTS REQUEST: ‘VERY DISAPPOINTING’ Comer has…

Advancements in education technology, or EdTech, come from changes of approach in the wake of shortcomings. Innovative educational technology can adapt existing tools or create new ones to help people navigate learning obstacles. King of the Curve (KOTC) is a disruptive EdTech startup with its sights set on helping to ease the looming doctor shortage. KOTC combines game and social strategies to assist science students in scoring better on medical school entrance exams and related challenges. The company is also developing productivity-style apps to help health care workers in the field manage the challenges of dispensing medical treatments better. Heath…

A federal jury has found that a white Ohio police officer did not violate a Black teenager’s civil rights when he shot and killed the boy while responding to a reported armed robbery.Jurors reached their verdict Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Tyre King’s grandmother. It challenged the police account of the shooting, alleging that the 13-year-old’s death resulted from excessive force, racial discrimination and a failure by the police department to properly investigate and discipline officers for racially motivated or unconstitutional behavior.Columbus officer Bryan Mason shot King in the head and torso on Sept. 14, 2016, as the teen…

Bulgaria may suspend joint projects with North Macedonia over the beating of a Macedonian citizen who identifies as Bulgarian, Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov said on Thursday. Bulgaria also recalled its ambassador to North Macedonia for consultations.Relations between the Balkan neighbors have severely deteriorated following last week’s assault on an employee at a Bulgarian cultural center in Ohrid, North Macedonia.Bulgaria’s Milkov said his country will not give up the protection of the rights of its community in North Macedonia and will alert its European Union partners about the case.”Things cannot continue as they were, this is not a productive approach. It…

Former president Donald Trump could soon make a return to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and reach the massive audiences on each, now that the companies behind those platforms have restored access to his accounts. But that could just be the start. The decisions by Twitter and now Facebook-parent Meta to bring back Trump could push — or at least provide cover for — a number of other platforms to make similar moves.  Facebook and Twitter restricted Trump’s accounts in the aftermath of the January 6 attack. The bans were seen as necessary by tech executives, and indeed many on Capitol…