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Sam Bankman-Fried Lobbies Trump Associates in Hopes of a Pardon

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Sam Bankman-Fried Lobbies Trump Associates in Hopes of a Pardon

Consulting with a lawyer who has ties to President Trump. Reaching out to Washington lobbyists. And sitting for a jailhouse interview with Tucker Carlson. Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul who was once a top Democratic donor, has embarked on a long-shot campaign to secure a pardon from the Trump …

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Oscars Rewind: How ‘American Beauty’ Lost Its Luster

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Oscars Rewind: How ‘American Beauty’ Lost Its Luster

It was March 2000, and everything was coming up roses for “American Beauty.” There were the box office receipts (more than $350 million worldwide, not adjusted for inflation, against a budget of roughly $15 million, according to the data site Box Office Mojo). The rave reviews (“a hell of a …

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