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On the stand, Sam Bankman-Fried said FTX considered buying the naming rights to Kauffman Stadium. But in the end, the company went with the Miami HEAT's arena.

Why?

'No offense to the Kansas City Royals,' SBF said. 'I didn't want to be known as the Kansas City Royals of crypto exchanges.'

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'The body of a deceased Robert Card was found Friday night near a recycling area in Lisbon,' the Portland Press Herald reports. pressherald.com/2023/10/26/our…

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In court, SBF said 'The New York Times test' shaped his approach to record-keeping:

'Effectively, anything that you write down might end up on the front page of The New York Times.'



SBF is currently in jail because he shared some of his ex's private writings with The Times.

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Schools in the UNC system will no longer award distinguished professorships to faculty in the humanities.

The UNC Board of Governors says the honors 'will now only be given in STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.'

wunc.org/education/2023…

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After Sam Bankman-Fried's performance on the stand today, at a hearing without jurors present, one wonders if he will go forward with his plan to appear in front of them tomorrow.

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Before adjourning today, Judge Lewis Kaplan told lawyers in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial to Google the 'buried-facts doctrine.'

Before adjourning today, Judge Lewis Kaplan told lawyers in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial to Google the 'buried-facts doctrine.'
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During Gary Wang’s testimony, prosecutors played a Matt Levine interview with Sam Bankman-Fried.

Judge Lewis Kaplan asked prosecutor Nick Roos to hit pause as Levine spoke. Then, he requested a transcript.

The judge said he has trouble understanding anyone under age 50.

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The government tells Judge Lewis Kaplan Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, is scheduled to testify on Tuesday.

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Reversing course, WCPE says that, 'after careful deliberation, due consideration, and hearing from our supporters, listeners and the public,' it 'has decided to broadcast the entire 2003-2024 season of the New York Metropolitan Opera.' theclassicalstation.org

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It seemed like a difficult day for Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team.

Christian Everdell’s cross-examination of Adam Yedidia and Dave Lisner’s cross-examination of Paradigm’s Matt Huang were very rocky.

Judge Lewis Kaplan’s impatience with both was palpable.

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