Saturday, October 26, 2024

Her Hunch 20 Years Ago Made Her a Billionaire (Newser Deep Dive)

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October 26, 2024
 
 
Britain's richest woman didn't start out that way. As the Guardian reports, 57-year-old Denise Coates grew up as the daughter of a "moderately successful" businessman, and part of his business included brick-and-mortar betting parlors. Keep reading
 
When Mats Steen died at age 25, his parents were devastated—not only by the loss of their son at such a young age, but by what they saw as his lonely, isolated life. Steen had been diagnosed as a toddler with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic muscle wasting disorder that gradually took away his ability to walk, feed himself, or even cough. Keep reading
 
Patrick Clancy's loss is widely known. Article after article has been written about what happened on January 24, 2023, the day his wife, Lindsay, sent him out to grab takeout and medicine and strangled their three young children in their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, while he was gone. Keep reading
 
A series of Reuters investigations has been digging into the darker side of OnlyFans, and the latest focuses on what the outlet calls the "collateral damage" of the porn-centric site that has exploded in popularity. In one example, a husband became addicted to the site and secretly spent $135,000 on his favorite content creators. Keep reading
 
A CNN investigation has uncovered a troubling trend in political fundraising, one in which elderly Americans—particularly those with dementia—are unwittingly becoming major donors to campaigns. Both parties have benefited from the practice, which often begins with a small online donation to a candidate. Keep reading
 
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