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The Verge
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Engadget
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Wired
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Techmeme
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Boing Boing
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Lifehacker
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Arts & Letters Daily
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Buzzfeed
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Marketwatch
- The Dow industrials are on the verge of a 'golden cross,' even as BlackRock predicts recession like no other
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- ‘I don’t see SBF stepping on U.S. soil anytime soon’: Bankman-Fried could risk being taken into custody if he shows up before Congress in person
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NYT Business
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Wikipedia Current Events
December 9
Disasters and accidents
- Ten people are killed and four others are injured after a coal mine exploded in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Indonesia. (AP)
- At least one person is killed after a large explosion occurs during a massive fire at a shopping centre in Moscow, Russia. (Al-Jazeera)
Law and crime
- A court in Moscow sentences prominent opposition figure Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison on charges related to his criticism of the ongoing war in Ukraine. (ABC News)