Comedian’s Malaysia Joke Prompts Threats and a Diplomatic Incident
Jocelyn Chia’s line about the 2014 missing airliner was part of a Comedy Cellar set in April. But when video was posted this week, outrage poured in.
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Founders of Three Arrows, Failed Crypto Fund, Are Living Large
The implosion of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, devastated the industry. Its two founders spent the next year surfing, meditating and traveling the world.
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Forests, Band from Singapore, Played On After U.S. Robbery
Forests, a band from Singapore, ended its tour in New York in high spirits, two weeks after being robbed in California.
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British American Tobacco Pays U.S. $635 Million for North Korea Cigarette Scheme
Prosecutors in the United States said the firm secretly did business with North Korea through an intermediary, violating sanctions. The company apologized.