Tag: million
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Meta removes 2 million accounts related ‘pig-butchering’ scams
Some major tech companies including Meta are taking steps to combat “pig butchering” scams, which trick Americans out of billions of dollars each year through fake online friendships and romances. Pig butchering scams are elaborate and often take months to unfold. Scammers will patiently strike up an online friendship or romantic relationship with a victim,…
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Man who spent $6.2 million on banana duct-taped to wall says he’s going to eat it
Grocery inflation just hit its peak after a single banana was sold for $6.2 million on Wednesday. Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun dropped over $6 million on the piece of produce — because it was duct-taped to a wall. The banana is part of a piece of artwork called “Comedian,” created by the Italian artist and…
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North Carolina man’s lucky $20 find turns into $1 million scratch-off win
A North Carolina man’s used a $20 bill he discovered on the ground to purchase a lottery scratch-off ticket that won him a $1 million top prize, officials said. NC Lottery The find was made Oct. 22 outside a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Boone, North Carolina, the NC Education Lottery said in…
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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and America PAC over million dollar petition giveaway
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is suing Elon Musk and his super PAC to block their million-dollar giveaway to registered voters, seeking to halt the lottery-style stunt that election experts, and the Justice Department, have warned might violate federal law. Krasner is seeking an injunction: He argued in a filing Monday that the effort is…
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‘Venom 3’ slinks to $51 million, lowest opening weekend of comic book trilogy
“Venom: The Last Dance” is No. 1 at the box office, but the comic book film fell significantly short of expectations. The third and final entry in Sony’s Marvel antihero series, led by Tom Hardy, opened to a muted $51 million from 4,125 North American theaters. Rival studios estimate the final weekend number will be…
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Elon Musk defends $1 million petition giveaway after federal warning
Tech billionaire Elon Musk defended the legality of his super PAC’s $1 million daily giveaway to registered voters in swing states, days after the Justice Department sent a letter warning that the lottery-style contest might be unlawful. Musk, during an online town hall event Friday on his social media app X, asserted that the purpose…
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Operator of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse will pay $100 million settlement, DOJ says
Nearly seven months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland was struck by a shipping vessel and collapsed, the U.S. Justice Department have reached a settlement of more than $100 million with the companies that owned and operated the vessel, the Dali. Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited have agreed to…
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Secretive Democratic super PAC pumps $30 million into Spanish-language TV ads
A secretive Democratic super PAC has been quietly running a massive Spanish-language ad campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, pumping tens of millions of dollars into trying to reach persuadable Latino voters. Future Forward, a pro-Harris super PAC, keeps a low profile and rarely speaks publicly about the staggering $422 million it has…
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French trader bet over $28 million on Trump election win using 4 Polymarket accounts
A stark shift toward former President Donald Trump on the political gambling platform Polymarket this month stoked scrutiny about four accounts that have collectively spent over $28 million betting on the Republican nominee to win the 2024 presidential election. Polymarket on Thursday confirmed what a number of experts have suspected: All four accounts are controlled by a single trader. A…
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2,584 ancient silver pennies become Britain’s most valuable treasure find at more than $5 million
A hoard of 2,584 silver pennies from the time of the Norman Conquest has been bought in the United Kingdom for more than $5 million — making it the country’s highest-value discovery ever made by treasure hunters. Adam Staples and Lisa Grace found the bulk of the coins, estimated to be from the years 1066-68,…