More than 3,500 Russian soldiers have called Ukraine’s surrender helpline, official says

A destroyed Russian tank near the recently recaptured village of Yampil, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Andriy Andriyenko/AP Photo The “I Want to Live” surrender hotline has received 3,500 calls, an official told the Kyiv Post. The hotline allows people mobilized to fight in Ukraine to arrange to surrender once they get there. Both Russia…

200,000 student-loan borrowers were just granted $6 billion in debt relief after a federal judge approved a settlement with Biden’s Education Department

Getty Images A federal judge granted final approval of a settlement involving defrauded student-loan borrowers. 200,000 borrowers are expected to get $6 billion in debt relief, and the department will review other pending claims. The 2019 lawsuit was filed in response to a backlog of borrower defense claims that hadn’t been processed. Thousands of student-loan…

5 reasons Trump’s ex-CFO, testifying in the Trump Org tax-fraud trial, is the worst prosecution witness ever

Donald Trump announcing his 2024 run for president, left, and Trump Organization ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg arriving for his first day of testimony in the company’s Manhattan tax-fraud trial, right. Both photos were taken on November 15, 2022. Andrew Harnik/AP, left; Yuki Iwamura/Reuters, right. The Trump Organization tax-fraud trial is in its fourth week; ex-CFO Allen…

Read the explosive bankruptcy filing where FTX’s new CEO called out Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of crypto exchange FTX. Tom Williams/Getty Images FTX’s new CEO John J. Ray filed an explosive bankruptcy filing on Thursday. The Chapter 11 filing highlights numerous issues at the cryptocurrency platform. Read the full 30-page document, in which the new CEO blasts Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX’s business practices. FTX’s new CEO John…

US stocks slump as Fed officials see more rate hikes in the pipeline to tame inflation

Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images US stocks fell Thursday as central bank officials dampened hopes for a so-called Fed pivot.  Fed regional presidents James Bullard and Esther George see more rate hikes in store to cool inflation.  Earnings from Macy’s and Kohl’s as well as economic data…

Binance pauses customer deposits of stablecoins Tether and USD Coin without explanation

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks at a Binance fifth anniversary event in Paris, France, July 8, 2022. Staff/Reuters Binance paused deposits of stablecoins Tether and USD Coin early Thursday.  The company didn’t provide a reason for the halt on it’s website.  Both tokens maintained their dollar peg as of presstime.  Cryptocurrency…

How to use the ‘hidden replies’ feature on Twitter to conceal unwanted comments under your tweets

You don’t have to let unwanted replies sit beneath your tweets. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images You can’t delete replies to your tweets, but you can hide them so unwanted tweets don’t clutter your posts or threads. To hide a reply on Twitter, select the three-dot menu beside it and choose Hide reply. To…