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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City on Aug. 11, 2023. Bankman-Fried is set to start his blockbuster trial on Tuesday. It's expected to last about six weeks.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is about to start. Here's what you need to know

7:57am October 03, 2023

by David Gura

Sam Bankman-Fried faces seven criminal charges, including for defrauding investors. His blockbuster trial is set to begin on Tuesday, and he could face an over 100-year prison term if convicted.

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Morning news brief

5:02am October 03, 2023

Ukrainian troops make limited progress retaking Russian-occupied land. The fraud trial begins Tuesday for the founder of FTX. Laphonza Butler will make history as California's newest U.S. senator.

Politics & Government

Trump's $250 million civil fraud trial is underway in New York

5:02am October 03, 2023

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants are accused of exaggerating the value of their real estate. Could he be banned from business in the state?

The offices of the Marion County Record weekly newspaper sit across the street from the Marion County, Kan., Courthouse, Aug. 21, 2023, in Marion. The police chief who led the August raid on the small weekly newspaper in central Kansas has resigned, just days after he was suspended from his post, a City Council member confirmed Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.

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The Kansas police chief who led the raid on a small newspaper has resigned

10:08pm October 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Gideon Cody's resignation comes days after Cody was suspended for reasons that were not made public, and weeks after a prosecutor said that there wasn't sufficient evidence to justify the search.

Trump's civil fraud trial begins in New York

5:09pm October 02, 2023

by Andrea Bernstein

Former President Donald Trump sat in a New York courtroom on the first day of his $250 million fraud trial. AG Letitia James claims he and his executive team engaged in fraudulent business practices.

The controversial cases that lie ahead in the Supreme Court's new term

4:40pm October 02, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court is back on the bench for a new term full of cases involving controversial issues — like guns, abortion, social media and more.

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What to know about Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX before his crypto financial fraud trial

4:40pm October 02, 2023

by David Gura

NPR's David Gura speaks with Zeke Faux of Bloomberg News about the upcoming trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX.

Former President Donald Trump (center) appears in court Monday in New York.

Politics & Government

Donald Trump's business fraud trial gets underway in New York

12:21pm October 02, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Former President Donald Trump and three of his children are accused of exaggerating the value of their real estate.

Former President Donald Trump's business fraud trial gets underway in New York

7:28am October 02, 2023

Trump and other defendants are accused of exaggerating the value of their real estate. Attorney General Leticia James is demanding that Trump and his company pay the state $250 million.

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Morning news brief

5:12am October 02, 2023

With hours to spare, Congress averted a government shutdown. Ex-President Trump's business fraud trial begins Monday. This week, NPR is bringing you stories about the search for climate solutions.