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Charity calls for more taxes on the rich as World Economic Forum gathers for annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.The world’s top 1 percent grabbed nearly two-thirds of the $42 trillion in new wealth created since 2020, Oxfam says in a new report released to coincide with the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The share was almost twice as much money as the amount obtained by the bottom 99 percent of the world’s population, according to Oxfam’s “Survival of the Richest” report released on Monday. Billionaire fortunes are increasing by $2.7bn a day, while at least…

FTX logo displayed on a phone screen is seen through the broken glass in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 14, 2022.Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesBankrupt crypto firm FTX said on Tuesday that $415 million worth of crypto was hacked from the exchange’s accounts, representing a sizeable portion of the identified assets the company is trying to recover.In a presentation titled “Maximizing FTX Recoveries,” lawyers and advisors for FTX debtors updated the total liquid assets identified for recovery, and said they’re valued at about $5.5 billion.However, that includes “unauthorized third-party transfers” of $323 million out of FTX.com…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 17, 2023 5:02 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Niagara police are calling on residents for help with their investigation into a fire at a hazardous waste facility that left one man dead last week. Police have said explosions and a fire broke out shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 12 at Ssonix Products 2010 Inc., in St. Catharines, Ont., and was extinguished later that evening.A worker in his 30s was inside the facility when the fire broke out and he was taken to hospital with serious burns before he…

CNN  —  President Joe Biden welcomed the Golden State Warriors to the White House on Tuesday to celebrate their 2022 NBA championship, marking their return to the building for the first time since a high-profile clash with former President Donald Trump. “Today, the Golden State Warriors are known as one of the most successful franchises in basketball and all of sport. Four NBA titles, six finals in the last eight seasons. That ain’t bad, man. A statline of a dynasty but the last couple of years are pretty tough,” Biden said in remarks from the East Room. “They struggled in…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Falling into a routine can be a comfort in a way, but it can also feel a bit boring. Going throughout your day doing the same small things you did yesterday and will do again tomorrow can just make life seem a little lackluster. So, how about we elevate some of our everyday experiences at home? Even something as simple as switching out your hand soap can make a big difference in your overall mood. See our home picks from Nordstrom below to…

A Bronx cop wounded on the job early Tuesday was given a hero’s salute at a traditional NYPD “walkout” ceremony at St. Barnabas Hospital — with the partner who may have helped save his life wheeling him out amid applause. Police Officer Paul Lee, 34, a three-year veteran of the force, was the first member of New York’s Finest to be shot in the line of duty in 2023. Lee, a member of the 48th Precinct Public Safety Team, was led out of the hospital by partner Antonio Martinez before dozens of fellow officers on Tuesday afternoon. It was Martinez…

A dolled-up Cardi B got off easy in Queens court Tuesday when she missed the deadline on the community-service sentence she landed for a wild strip-club brawl — and the judge simply pushed it back. The “Bodak Yellow’’ rapper stunned in an all-white designer ensemble featuring an oversized full-length fur coat, skin-tight sleeveless jersey dress, Christian Dior sunglasses and Louboutin spiked heels, complimented by roughly 5-inch maroon nails. The flamboyant Bronx-raised defendant, 30, was in court for failing to complete 15 days of community service by Tuesday.   The barely two weeks of service was required as part of the plea…

Jenna Ortega is Hollywood’s new It girl, thanks to her recent starring roles in Wednesday, X, and the Scream franchise—not to mention she’s a shining new fashion star, too. As evidenced at the recent Golden Globes, where she wore an ethereal Gucci gown on the red carpet, the actor is willing to have fun with fashion and make a bold statement. Her latest fashion serve was at Saint Laurent’s fall 2023 menswear show in Paris today. Shortly before taking in the new collection from the front row, Ortega posed in front of a giant gold “YSL” logo—in a super sleek…

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The Federal Election Commission ruled that Google’s email platform, Gmail, does not filter emails for political purposes after the Republican National Committee filed a complaint against the Big Tech giant, alleging it censored conservatives by sending GOP fundraising emails to users’ spam folders.The RNC’s complaint alleged that the spam filter associated with Gmail disproportionately flagged Republican campaign emails as spam during the 2020 election cycle. The complaint also alleged that the spam filter eliminated a major source of political fundraising for GOP candidates and undermined their ability to communicate their messages to the public, resulting in prohibited corporate in-kind contributions…