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According to prosecutors, on the night before the multimillion-dollar fraud trial was to conclude, a woman drove to the home of one of the jurors who was not there. When the juror’s relatives answered the door, the woman handed them a bag of gifts and told them to tell him she would get them another bag if he voted not guilty.Inside the white bag decorated with butterflies and flowers were piles of $100, $50 and $20 bills worth a total of $120,000, according to an FBI affidavit.The 23-year-old woman, a juror, called police immediately after returning home.Sunday night’s bribery attempt…

The 2024 election outcome will be very different to what the exit polls predicted. Indeed, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) still has a majority in the Indian lower house. What are the big stories from this election? Here are five charts that summarise them.BJP is down compared to 2019, while NDA alliance is up Prime Minister Narendra Modi met BJP president JP Nadda, TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and other leaders during the NDA meeting at the Prime Minister’s House on June 5 (PTI via X/narendramodi) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} This is the biggest factor influencing…

Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Two of Britain’s most prominent former judges have resigned from Hong Kong’s highest court as China continues its years-long crackdown on political dissent in the city.Former UK Supreme Court justices Sir Jonathan Saption and Sir Laurence Collins told the Financial Times this week that they had stepped down as non-permanent judges of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal. Sumption, who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2019, said he would make a statement “in due course” about why he was stepping down,…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other senior officials African National Congress Party The two parties held a crucial meeting on Thursday to decide whether to formally propose a “unity” government bringing together all the major parties to resolve the political impasse in Africa’s most industrialised country by a June 16 deadline.A government of national unity, the preferred choice of ANC officials, would evoke South Africa’s transition from apartheid white-minority rule to democracy in 1994. And the new president Nelson Mandela To promote unity in a divided country, he welcomed political dissenters, including the…

The T20 World Cup 2024 aims to take cricket to new heights apart from being the most inclusive global tournament with 20 teams. The tournament will be hosted in the West Indies and the United States, marking the first time that the United States will host a cricket tournament of this magnitude.Teams are still getting to grips with the conditions in North America, which are different to major cricket venues.In that regard, Pakistan has a huge advantage at the 2024 T20 World Cup thanks to the valuable experience gained by seven of their players in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL),…

Groundbreaking Fintech Honored as “Future Lendtech – Credit Decisions”Toronto, June 6, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uplinq Financial Technologies, the world’s first credit decision support platform for small business lenders, today announced that the company has been named a winner in the “Future of Lendtech – Credit Decisions” category at the 2024 Banking Tech Awards USA.Last year, the pioneering fintech company won the “Fintech Startup of the Year – Lending” category. This year, Uplinq was also a finalist in the “Lendtech Startup of the Year” category.”We are truly honored to be recognized by the Banking Tech Awards USA for the second year in a…

On April 25, a Long March 2F rocket briefly lit up the dark desert sky above Jiuquan Spaceport in northwest China, carrying three Shenzhou-18 astronauts to the Tiangong space station. Such missions, including crew handovers, have become remarkably routine for China. China launched just six crewed missions between 2003—which saw its first with Shenzhou-5, making China only the third country capable of independent human spaceflight—and 2020. It has since launched seven, with the Shenzhou-18 crew taking over from the outgoing Shenzhou-17 crew for a new six-month stint in orbit. Just over a week later, at the Wenchang Space Launch Site…

REmidas of One A world of evil proliferates in Stockholm’s Alffursten Palace, the imposing home of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. RWhas stood outside the main entrance for several years. It pays tribute to Raoul Wallenberg, the young diplomat who saved thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary by creating a Swedish “protection pass” before disappearing into a Soviet prison. These days, the stone-floored foyer has also been decorated with four large flags. Three reflect Sweden’s proud self-image as a champion of free trade, development aid and international cooperation. These are the Swedish flag, the European Union flag and the…

A Marmite Margarita? A Porcini Punch? You won’t know until you try it, but flavoursome cocktails are all the rage right now. The world’s best bartenders are experimenting with unusual combinations, fusing the worlds of food and drink and pushing the boundaries of cocktail menus. Drinks trends for 2024: Flavourful cocktails Of course, this isn’t an entirely new trend: The Bloody Mary, made with tomato juice, Tabasco, and Worcestershire sauce, has been a staple on cocktail menus for decades. Egg whites have long been used to add foamy texture to drinks like the Pisco Sour. And who can forget a…

Politics by Isabel Keane Published June 6, 2024 8:33am ET Jen Psaki, President Biden’s former press secretary, made a shocking admission on Wednesday that her former boss’ executive order on the besieged southern border was intended to address “political vulnerability” ahead of the 2024 election, after the president refused to answer questions about the timing of the action. The order, announced Tuesday, will close the US-Mexico border if the number of migrants crossing the border exceeds 2,500 per day for seven consecutive days. Officials said the order will be in effect for up to two weeks after the seven-day average…