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UK Art Dealer Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Jail For Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier

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[ad_1] A London art dealer was recently sentenced to two years and six months for failing to declare he sold artworks to a collector sanctioned by the US government since 2019 for giving money to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group. Oghenochuko Ojiri was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales after pleading guilty in May to eight charges of failing to disclose potential terrorist financing. On May 8, he was charged by Metropolitan Police as “the first person to be charged with a specific offence under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000.” Related Articles The charges occurred after an investigation into terrorist financing by officers from the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (NTFIU), part of the police department’s Counter Terrorism Command, in partnership with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in His Majesty’s Treasury, His Majesty’s Revenue and Custom (the organization that regulates the art sector), and the Met’s Arts & Antiques Unit. Justice Cheema-Grubb said Ojiri had been aware the works he had sold were going to Nazem Ahmad, who had been sanctioned …

Memorial Day sales might be over, but you can still get the Hoka Transport for almost $40 off—but hurry, it’s selling out fast

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[ad_1] I’m a die-hard Hoka fan and the Transport has held a spot in my best walking shoe guide as the best slip-on walking shoe for over a year now. The men’s shoe was discounted over Memorial Day and REI’s 30th anniversary sale, with a 25% reduction on the oak/alabaster colorway. There’s still some stock remaining after these events and REI has yet to put the price back up again. Hurry and snap this deal up before it goes away. It’s only available in this colorway and stock is beginning to sell out, so if you want a pair for less, act now! The toggle fastening and versatility of the shoe are its main two selling points. It’s aimed at commuters, but performs well both on the road and on the trail. You can comfortably wear it all day, whether you work on your feet or sit in an office. If you want to go on a rainy walk on your lunch break, they’re water resistant, so can handle the odd shower. More deals on …

Apple’s iPhone 16 Was the Best Selling Smartphone in Q1 2025

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[ad_1] During the first quarter of 2025, Apple’s iPhone 16 was the best selling smartphone in the world, according to estimates provided by Counterpoint Research. After the ‌iPhone 16‌, the iPhone 16 Pro Max, ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌, and the iPhone 15 were the other top four smartphones. Samsung’s Galaxy A16 5G took the fifth spot in the rankings. Last year, it was Apple’s Pro iPhone that was the best seller. In Q1 2024, the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro Max was the top selling smartphone, narrowly beating out the ‌iPhone 15‌. Apple has narrowed the gap between its standard smartphones and its Pro lineup in terms of performance and feature set. The ‌iPhone 16‌ has an A18 chip that’s almost as fast as the A18 Pro in the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max, and it also has the same Action button and Camera Control button. Of the top 10 best selling smartphones in Q1 2025, Apple secured five of them. The top four, and then the 10th spot with the ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus. Samsung’s flagship smartphone, the Galaxy …

Florida Woman Arrested for Selling Human Remains on Facebook Marketplace

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[ad_1] Image by Getty / Futurism Down in the wild and wonderful world of Florida, the owner of an oddities shop has been arrested for selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. As USA Today reports, 52-year-old Kymberlee Schopper has been charged with the illegal purchase and sale of human bones on Zuckerberg’s commerce platform. At the end of 2023, police in the Daytona Beach suburb of Orange City received a tip that Wicked Wonderland, Schopper’s shop that also advertises pet taxidermy and animal “mummification” on its website, was selling various human bones and skeletal fragments. From a $35 human rib to a $600 partial human skull, the store’s wares were valued at $850 in the tip authorities received. When they spoke with Schopper’s daughter and co-owner, 33-year-old Ashley Lelesi, the proprietress copped to the sale without hesitation. According to the affidavit viewed by USA Today, the mother-daughter team was unaware that selling bones was illegal in the state of Florida — one of only eight American states that broadly bans the practice, though dozens of other …

Paddy McGuinness ‘selling’ marital home he lives in with ex-wife Christine

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[ad_1] Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Paddy McGuinness has put the marital home he shares with ex-wife Christine on the market for £6.5m. The pair announced they would be divorcing after 11 years of marriage in 2022, shortly after the airing of their documentary Our Family and Autism in 2021. They remained living together in the seven-bedroom home throughout the separation to focus on co-parenting twins Leo and Penelope, 10 and Felicity, seven. However McGuinness, who kept the Cheshire property as part of his divorce settlement that was finalised in October last year, has now put the house up for sale, per the MailOnline. A source told the publication: “Paddy and Christine were content with living together in the house for the sake of their children. They were getting …

Selling Your Business – a guide to the process

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[ad_1] Solicitor Emma Ford, in leading law firm Blandy & Blandy’s Corporate & Commercial team, explains the key stages of the process when selling your business. The sale of a business is an important and rewarding milestone for business-owners, yet the process can appear complex to navigate. With many factors to consider from the outset, such as current market conditions and obtaining a suitable valuation, we would advise that professional guidance is sought to establish a suitable course of action. Our Corporate & Commercial team is highly experienced in such matters, advising on the legal aspects of business sale transactions from the early negotiation of terms to a successful completion of the sale, and beyond. Our dedicated Employment Law and Commercial Property teams also advise in relation to all aspects of business sales and our expertise and experience is recognised in the UK’s leading guides to the legal profession, Chambers UK Guide and The Legal 500. A business sale will usually comprise of the following key stages: 1. Preliminary discussions and valuation During the early stages of the …

Selling Out Our Public Schools | Diane Ravitch

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[ad_1] Donald Trump promised that he will make public funds available to private as well as religious schools in every state, and this is what his party wants, too. Over the past quarter-century, Republicans have assailed America’s public schools by supporting vouchers, which divert money from public education systems to subsidize tuition at private and religious schools. But most voters today do not favor vouchers. In fact, since 1967 no state referendum on vouchers has ever passed. In 2024 three states had referenda on the ballot, and vouchers were again defeated. Voters in two of those three states, Kentucky and Nebraska, cast ballots overwhelmingly for Trump—and in both states public funding for private schools was decisively rejected. The story of how Republican politicians have twisted this widespread popular opposition to vouchers into pervasive education policy across the country is one that requires a deeper historical view. Until the mid-1950s most Americans believed that the government should not underwrite the cost of private and religious schooling. Catholic organizations had periodically sought public subsidies for their schools …

Trump Supporter Trolls Californian Leftists By Selling Fluoridated Drinking Water

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[ad_1] Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, A Trump supporter in Los Angeles is selling fluoridated water on Facebook Marketplace to cater for panicked Californians who are worried that RFK Jr. may remove the additive from drinking water. Yes, really. Now that Trump has announced the appointment of Kennedy as Secretary of Health and Human Services, some leftists are worried that that he will take away their precious fluoride. Oh no, the horror! I am now selling fluoridated water in Los Angeles to the panic stricken population pic.twitter.com/bzEm8hICKT — Case Bradford (@casbrad) November 13, 2024 Trump voter Case Bradford decided to troll the libtards by advertising fluoridated drinking water at $199 a bottle (glass not included). “I am now selling fluoridated water in Los Angeles to the panic stricken population,” Bradford posted on X. Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that, “A Trump win in Tuesday’s election could spell the end of fluoridated water” in California and across the U.S., where 75 per cent of residents live in communities where fluoride is artificially added to …

Nvidia Should Be Printing Money Right Now by Selling AI Hardware. Instead, Its Stock Is Falling

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[ad_1] Its CEO’s net worth dropped about $10 billion in a single day. Bot Drop Earlier this year, AI chipmaker Nvidia was riding high, enjoying a record-breaking valuation of $3.3 trillion. But this summer, investors started asking some tough questions. Shareholders started getting cold feet over AI companies’ sky-high valuations, as CNN reports, with widespread skepticism causing stocks to come crashing back down. As the company selling the shovels for the goldrush, Nvidia should be making money hand over fist. But instead, it wiped a massive $279 billion off its value on Tuesday, a precipitous drop of 9.5 percent in share price. The slump even erased about $10 billion from CEO Jensen Huang’s personal net worth, his biggest single-day drop according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Something’s off, in other words, despite the company’s growing revenue. Is this just the market’s correction to signs of a slowing economy? Are investors becoming wary of major investments in largely unproven tech that’s still far from turning a profit? While it’s still too early to tell if Nvidia’s most …

A Restaurant Challenges Venezuela’s President by Selling Empanadas

A Restaurant Challenges Venezuela’s President by Selling Empanadas

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[ad_1] A car pulled up recently outside a modest restaurant in the state of Guárico in Venezuela’s sprawling savanna. The driver shouted from behind the wheel: “Are you the ones whose business was closed by the government? I want a picture with you!” Bounding out of the car, the man pulled close to Corina Hernández, 44, one of the owners of the restaurant. He snapped a selfie. “We are all outraged,” he told her. Corina and her sister Elys Hernández have emerged as unlikely political folk heroes just as Venezuela is heading into its most competitive election in years. Their transgression? Selling 14 breakfasts and a handful of empanadas to the country’s leading opposition figure. The government’s response came just hours later — an order forcing the sisters to temporarily shut down their business. Their case was shared widely on the internet, turning them into symbols of defiance for Venezuelans tired of the country’s authoritarian leaders. (The sisters have since gained a large online following well beyond Venezuela and have rebranded their products as “freedom …