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A March 25 deadline looms for Trump to pay his NY fraud judgment, now totaling more than $457M. NY Attorney General Letitia James can seek the sale of Trump properties if he fails to pay. Take a look at Trump’s extensive real estate portfolio across Manhattan and Westchester County.  In February, a Manhattan judge issued a $454 million judgment against Donald Trump — the civil penalty for a decade of fraudulent financial filings. The debt keeps growing, rising by $1 million in additional interest every nine days.By March 25, Trump must pay New York what he owes, show he’s secured an appeal…

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By Mariko Katsumura TOKYO (Reuters) – On an overcast day in Tokyo this week, three dozen men and women strolled through a botanical garden in groups of four, making awkward conversation as they searched for clues to a mystery-solving game – and a potential partner for life. They are participants in one of the many matchmaking events the government of Japan’s capital has been hosting for years in an attempt, so far unsuccessful, to reverse declines in marriages and births. Having organised parties and offered dating and fashion advice, the metropolis of 14 million now hopes for a broader reach…

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In a recent transaction, Keyvan Mohajer, the CEO of SoundHound AI , Inc. (NASDAQ:), has sold a portion of his holdings in the company. The transaction, which took place on March 22, 2024, involved the sale of 31,665 shares of Class A Common Stock at a weighted-average price of $6.0778 per share, totaling approximately $192,453. The sale was conducted under a prearranged trading plan known as a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which Mohajer had adopted in December of the previous year. These plans allow company insiders to sell shares over a predetermined period of time to avoid accusations of trading on…

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Until just a few years ago, the world’s largest chipmaker had a simple answer to training new recruits — a buddy system that paired them up with senior engineers tasked with showing them the ropes. All that changed three years ago, when a global chip shortage and rising geopolitical tension turbocharged growth at TSMC. It needed to create an intensive training program to get tens of thousands of new recruits to work quickly. TSMC set up the Newcomer Training Center inside a sprawling science park in the city of Taichung in central Taiwan in 2021. That facility now holds the…

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The development team behind the dog-themed meme coin Floki Inu has unveiled its highly anticipated roadmap for 2024, revealing several upcoming features and utility-focused initiatives. Notable highlights include the launch of regulated digital banking accounts, integration with the Venus decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, the Floki debit card’s introduction, and the Valhalla mainnet’s upcoming release. Floki Inu Aims To ‘Bank The Unbanked’ Floki Inu plans to introduce regulated digital banking accounts, enabling users to create and fund bank accounts using FLOKI tokens. In partnership with an unnamed licensed fintech company operating in key jurisdictions such as Canada, Spain, Dominica, Australia, and…

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Former New York Rep. George Santos announced Friday that he was leaving the Republican Party and would continue his congressional comeback bid as an independent. Santos, who faces a slew of federal charges and was expelled from the House last year, attacked the GOP in a social media post and pledged to take “Ultra MAGA/Trump supporting values to the ballot in November as an Independent.” “I in good conscience cannot affiliate myself with a party that stands for nothing and falls for everything,” he wrote on X. “I am officially suspending my petitioning in #NY01 to access the ballot as a Republican…

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Topline A new National Labor Relations Board complaint alleges Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX signed severance agreements with separated employees that included “unlawful” confidentiality agreements and other unlawful clauses limiting employees’ ability to speak out against the company—the latest escalation of tension between SpaceX and the National Labor Relations Board. Key Facts The complaint, filed Wednesday evening, comes amid an ongoing legal battle between the NLRB and SpaceX—the company is facing another NLRB complaint sparked by ex-employees who alleged they were fired after drafting a letter critical of the company, which then prompted SpaceX to file a lawsuit claiming the…

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Personalizing a space with color and texture is in. Interior designers told BI that spring is a great time to incorporate color into the home.According to Donna Fedor-Brann, owner of Donna Brann Interiors, saturated, bright colors and muted-pastel hues are some of this spring’s hottest kitchen trends. She also expects to see more texture on cabinet faces and tile backsplashes.Robin Burrill, CEO and interior designer at Signature Home Services, believes color will be popular in appliances as well. She expects to see a rise in brass, copper, rose-gold, nickel, and black-stainless-steel finishes. Sustainable materials and equipment are on the rise.…

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