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Fake heiress Anna Sorokin found guilty after fooling banks and New York's elite

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Anna Sorokin, 28, was convicted Thursday of several grand larceny and theft of services charges. (CNN) —  A woman was found guilty of stealing more than $200,000 from banks and friends while posing as a German heiress and scamming her way into New York society, the Manhattan District Attorney said. Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, was convicted Thursday of attempted grand larceny, three grand larceny counts and a misdemeanor charge of theft of services, District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said. She is expected to be sentenced on May 9. The 28-year-old managed to get thousands of dollars in bank loans, lived at a luxury Manhattan hotel and traveled on a private plane between November 2016 and August 2017 using bad checks and claiming she wired money for payments, court documents show. "As proven at trial, Anna Sorokin committed real white-collar felonies over the course of her lengthy masquerade," Vance said in a statement. "I thank the jury for its...

Google "Thanos" for an epic "Avengers: Endgame" Easter egg

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If you're looking for more  "Avengers: Endgame"  content to fill the void until you get to  see the movie , Google has the perfect Easter egg for you. Open Google, search "Thanos," click the Infinity Gauntlet on the right side — and watch as half of your search results turn to dust.  https://www.cbsnews.com/video/avengers-endgame-shatters-presale-ticket-records/ The gauntlet — complete with the six Infinity Stones — will snap its fingers when clicked, just as Thanos did in  "Avengers: Infinity War."  But this time, instead of eliminating half of the universe's population, Thanos will eliminate half your Google Search results, perfectly balancing the internet. Make sure you turn the sound on.    Google search results for "Thanos"  GOOGLE The Easter egg has been added to coincide with the release of the highly anticipated "Avengers: Endgame," which was released Friday. And just like "Endgame," the anima...

PALEC AWARDS AND SLC | Season 4

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PALEC AWARDS AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE STORMS THE SOUTH WEST REGION TO PREACH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, CELEBRATE LEADERS, CAPACITY BUILDERS AND EMPOWER CAMPUS ENTREPRENEURS AT HER FOURTH EDITION IN OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE IFE. The third edition of  PALEC Awards   and Student Leadership Conference  covering South South Campuses has come and gone but it will not be forgotten so soon, even as we remember the theme: Eulogising the Trailblazers. Here come the fourth edition tagged  THE MAVERICKS  where students from all the universities in South Western Nigeria will be participating in this event to be hosted in OAU 2019. The organizer of  Prestige Anchor Leadership, Empowerment and Capacity Building Awards (PALEC AWARDS) and Student Leadership Conference (SLC) Season Four  with the  theme: The Mavericks  is set to celebrate leaders, capacity builders, youth empowerment activist, media and literacy activist as they officia...

Joe Biden Is Running For President

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Joe Biden starts his 2020 campaign as a polling leader, but will face immediate tests to see how he fits in with the current Democratic Party. Joe Biden launched his long-anticipated campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, ending months of speculation — and, at various points, doubts — about his plans for 2020. The two-term vice president under Barack Obama announced his candidacy, which he framed as a "battle for the soul of this nation" in a video posted from his social media accounts. https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1121353260231688192 The video begins with Biden speaking straight to the camera about Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacists rallied two years ago — "their crazed faces illuminated by torches, veins bulging, and bearing the fangs of racism," Biden says as footage of the riots appears on screen. He then hits President Donald Trump for his response to the protests: "That’s when we heard the words o...

Rami Malek Is Playing The Villain In Daniel Craig's Last "James Bond" Film

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And  Killing Eve  writer and  Fleabag  star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is serving as one of the film's screenwriters. Fresh off his Oscar win for  Bohemian Rhapsody , Rami Malek has been announced as the next villain in the  upcoming James Bond movie  — the 25th in the spy film series. "I'm very much looking forward to joining the whole cast and crew so very soon," Malek said in a video message that aired during a  live cast announcement  on Thursday, "and I promise you that I will be making sure Mr. Bond will not have an easy ride of it in this, his 25th outing." The next film, which does not have an official title as of yet, will be Daniel Craig's last as 007. He has played Bond in four films so far:  Casino Royale  (2006),  Quantum of Solace  (2008),  Skyfall  (2012), and  Spectre  (2015). "We've just tried, during my tenure, to try to continue that tradition of just making movies that stand ...

Outrage as SARS shoots man dead while watching football

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The victim A video has gone viral on the internet following the shooting and killing of a young man by the name Kolade Johnson by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS in Lagos. Tragedy happened at Olu Aboderin Street, Onipetesi, Lagos State., as one of the bullets unleashed by some SARS operatives struck a boy watching Liverpool FC match, yesterday, 31st March, 2019. According to one Emenike, who witnessed the incident, the officers had come to the area to arrest a guy on dreadlocks. He alleged that they started shooting sporadically after the arrest, only for one of the bullets to hit the boy. The victim was subsequently rushed to the general hospital in Ikeja, where he was confirmed dead. Watch video here: Oluwa Tobi @TobiDaGreatest SARS Shot at people and stray bullet hit this innocent Guy that was watching Football this afternoon ,He has died eventually,He lost too much blood . May it never be well with New inspector General Of...