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Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors

In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case.

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Roger Ver, shown in 2013, was charged with fraud and tax evasion for failing to pay $48 million in taxes that he owed on his cryptocurrency holdings.

How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough

Trained in New York City real estate, the president’s son-in-law had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. “It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport,” he said.

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Jared Kushner at the White House last month during a news conference with President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

Trump Baselessly Claims He ‘Took the Freedom of Speech Away’ From Flag Burners

The president said he had made flag burning a crime punishable by a year in prison. But such a claim contradicts both Supreme Court precedent and the text of an executive order he signed.

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Protesters at an ICE facility in Portland, Ore., burned a flag on Monday. Commenting on an earlier flag burning in the area, President Trump said on Wednesday that such acts could ‘incite tremendous violence.”

Democratic Alarm Over an Unbound Trump Fuels Shutdown Standoff

The threat of rising Obamacare premiums has been Democrats’ main focus in the public debate, but the president’s defiance of laws, norms and congressional constraints has helped hold them together in opposition.

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Underlying the shutdown fight is a deep concern among Democrats about the actions of what they see as a lawless and unchecked president.

A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?

An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China.

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Construction workers at Sedenak Tech Park, where U.S. workers found Megaspeed’s orders of Nvidia products still in boxes.

Number of Children Fleeing Violence in Haiti Soars

Haitian children face intensifying problems of crime, hunger and homelessness as the country’s humanitarian crisis shows no signs of easing, a report from a U.N. agency found.

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Children playing jump rope at the Lycée Marie Jeanne in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last September. The school is being used as a shelter for people displaced by violence.

Katie Porter Goes Viral for ‘Unhappy’ TV Interview in California Governor’s Race

The former Democratic congresswoman, known for her own grilling of executives on Capitol Hill, threatened to abandon an interview after she was asked several follow-up questions.

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Katie Porter, a former congresswoman, went viral on Wednesday after she grew frustrated by a television reporter and threatened to abandon an interview after several follow-up questions.
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