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Pharma bro Martin Shkreli gets sent to federal prison in New Jersey

Authored by cnbc.com

Pharma bro Martin Shkreli is denied minimum security camp and sent to federal prison in New Jersey 6 Hours Ago | 00:56.

"Pharma bro" scammer Martin Shkreli has been sent to a federal prison in New Jersey to serve the remainder of his seven-year sentence after being denied his request for a minimum-security federal camp.

Shkreli, who had been in a Brooklyn federal jail since September, was shipped Tuesday to the low-security Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in New Jersey, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The prison is located on the U.S. military base at Fort Dix, about 80 miles from New York City, where Shkreli lived, and 30 miles from Philadelphia.

Shkreli, 35, in March had asked to be sent to the minimum-security camp adjacent to another federal prison in Pennsylvania, FCI Canaan.

Brafman previously said that Judge Kiyo Matsumoto's ruling last September that Shkreli was a public danger would prevent him from being sent to a minimum-security camp because of BOP guidelines.

Camps are considered safer for inmates and are relatively more pleasant places to do one's sentence than facilities that have higher security designations. »

The Entire Island of Puerto Rico Just Lost Power [Update: Power's Coming Back]

Authored by earther.com

All 1.5 million customers of the Puerto Rican Electric Power Authority are currently without power.

Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico nearly seven months ago to the date, and this shit is still happening.

This is the same subcontractor responsible for last week’s power outage when a tree fell on a power line. »

How Bees Revealed a Pot Farm Beneath the Maraschino Cherries

Authored by thedailybeast.com

He might still be running his family’s maraschino-cherry factory while secretly operating New York City’s biggest-ever marijuana farm in the basement.

They also did not want any sort of negative PR, a la, ‘cherry factory poisons bees’ (which thankfully did not happen).”.

Mondella might very well not have been caught at all were it not for those red bees of Red Hook. »

Russia appears to have surrendered to SpaceX in the global launch market

Authored by arstechnica.com

As recently as 2013, Russia controlled about half of the global commercial launch industry with its fleet of rockets, including the Proton boosters.

This year, it may only have about 10 percent of the commercial satellite launch market, compared to as much as 50 percent for SpaceX.

According to an independent analysis, the global launch market is worth about $5.5 billion annually. »

Al Gore: 'Consider me exhibit A' for why each vote matters

Authored by politico.com

Al Gore: 'Consider me exhibit A' for why each vote matters.

Former Vice President Al Gore introduced himself to Florida millennials on Tuesday, telling them that his near miss in the 2000 presidential election is “exhibit A” for why it’s so important to vote.

Donald Trump, whom Gore referred to as “her opponent,” would take America “toward a climate catastrophe,” he said. »