The Daily Populous

Wednesday May 8th, 2024 night edition

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Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced former chief executive of the blood-testing company Theranos, has had her federal prison sentence shortened again, new records show.

Holmes’s sentence was reduced by more than four months, as her previous release date was set for 29 December 2032.

This is the second time that Holmes has had her sentence shortened.

In 2022, Holmes was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison after being convicted on four counts of defrauding investors.

Holmes founded Theranos, a multibillion-dollar biotech startup that claimed it could run blood tests with only a single drop of blood.

Balwani was convicted in a separate trial for his actions in the Theranos scheme, and he was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

He also had two years reduced from his sentence in July and will be released from federal prison on 1 April 2034, according to the prisons bureau website. »

Trump Posts — Then Deletes — Rant About Stormy Daniels Testifying

Authored by rollingstone.com
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Trump appears to have deleted this post complaining that his legal team didn’t have time to prepare for today’s witness.

Merchan admonished the prosecution and Daniels at one point for giving way too much information about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.

Trump is demanding a mistrial amidst Stormy Daniels testimony pic.twitter.com/yw0tJnSzPU — nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) May 7, 2024. »

The New Propaganda War

Authored by theatlantic.com

If people are naturally drawn to human rights, democracy, and freedom, then those concepts have to be poisoned.

It also requires an offensive plan: a narrative that damages both the idea of democracy everywhere in the world and the tools to deliver it.

This article appears in the June 2024 print edition with the headline “Democracy Is Losing the Propaganda War.” »

Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda

Authored by ign.com
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Microsoft has closed a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush and The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks, and more in devastating cuts at Bethesda, IGN can confirm.

Microsoft said Redfall will remain online to play, and it will provide a "make-good" offer for those who bought the Hero DLC.

Arkane Austin – This studio will close with some members of the team joining other studios to work on projects across Bethesda. »