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FTX Is a Bigger Mess Than Enron, New CEO Says, Calling It “Unprecedented”

NEW YORK — The man who had to clean up the mess at Enron says the situation at FTX is even worse, describing what he calls a “complete failure” of corporate control. The filing by John Ray III, the new

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UK finance minister announces tax hikes and spending cuts, says country is in recession – CNBC

UK finance minister announces tax hikes and spending cuts, says country is in recession  CNBC UK hikes taxes, tightens spending to fill budget hole  Reuters What the Autumn Statement means for you and the cost of living  BBC Will the autumn statement do

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Pelosi Announces She Is Stepping Down From Leadership But Keeping Her House Seat

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has led Democrats in the House for two decades, announced Thursday that she would remain in Congress next year, but would step down from leadership. “No matter what title you all, my colleagues, have bestowed on

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Statement by President Joe Biden On Speaker Nancy Pelosi Stepping Down from Democratic Leadership in the House of Representatives – The White House

Statement by President Joe Biden On Speaker Nancy Pelosi Stepping Down from Democratic Leadership in the House of Representatives  The White House

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Nancy Pelosi to step down as House Democratic leader after two decades, with GOP set to take narrow majority – CNBC

Nancy Pelosi to step down as House Democratic leader after two decades, with GOP set to take narrow majority  CNBC Nancy Pelosi To Announce Future Plans Today  MSNBC Speaker Nancy Pelosi will address political future after Democrats lose House majority to Republicans  Fox

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Climate talks are wrapping up. The thorniest questions are still unresolved.

Despite new agreements to limit methane emissions and beef up weather forecasts, vulnerable countries aren’t getting any more help and the Earth is headed for catastrophic warming. (Image credit: Bronte Wittpenn/Bloomberg via Getty)

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Boris Johnson on post-PM earnings spree in US

Leaving 10 Downing Street was a political hammer blow for Boris Johnson but is doing no harm to his depleted bank balance. The former prime minister was paid more than $325,000 for just one speech at a US insurance industry

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Food truck video of slain University of Idaho students offers timeline of their final hours – CNN

Food truck video of slain University of Idaho students offers timeline of their final hours  CNN Moscow police can’t guarantee there’s no threat to the public following quadruple homicide  KHQ Right Now Idaho University Police: ‘Please stay vigilant’  WHAS11 Uncertainty is uncomfortable. But

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MH17 verdict all defendants convicted in flight downing – The Washington Post

MH17 verdict all defendants convicted in flight downing  The Washington Post 2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian get life sentences for downing 2014 Malaysia Airlines flight, killing 298 aboard  Fox News Three guilty of murder for downing Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 – BBC News  BBC

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