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The quote
“If I were the government, I’d close [crypto] down.” — J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon in a Senate hearing examining big banks’ policies.
The stat
80,300
The number of people whose student debt was cancelled by the U.S. Government this week, a total debt of $US4.8 billion.
Today in history
1980: Former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed in New York City.
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Some headlines from this morning:
FIji’s Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad has called for a no-visa requirement to travel between Australia and the Pacific Islands. In an address in Australia, Prasad said Australians and Pacific Islanders “should be able to freely move and work across the vast Blue Pacific”. He suggested a “visa-free Pacific” as the “next step”, highlighting the benefits of economic integration between the countries.
The International Air Transport Association has announced expected net profits of $US23.3 billion ($AU35.6 billion) for the global airline industry this year. The association includes Australian airlines like Qantas and Virgin. The Director General of the Association said that on average, airlines make $AU8 for each customer that travels.
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ChatGPT's Wikipedia page has been named the most popular English language article on the platform this year, with close to 50 million views.
That's according to the online encyclopedia's list of its most-read pages for 2023.
Wikipedia said it received over 84 billion views on pages written in English this year. Pages (or 'articles') on the platform are "created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world".
Wikipedia’s top five most-read pages for 2023:
1st: ChatGPT
2nd: Deaths in 2023
3rd: 2023 Cricket World Cup
4th: Indian Premier League
5th: Oppenheimer (film)
The organisation that runs Wikipedia, The Wikimedia Foundation, said this year's most-read articles spanned categories like sports, film, celebrities, and world news.
The top 25 included articles about the Barbie movie, Taylor Swift, Matthew Perry, Elon Musk, and world cricket events.
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Australian broadcaster Alan Jones has been accused of indecent assault.
The 82-year-old denies the allegations, which were first reported in an investigation by The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH).
Jones was once considered one of the most powerful figures in Australian media. His lawyers say they're now taking steps to launch defamation proceedings against the SMH.
Who is Alan Jones?
Jones was a speechwriter for former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser before becoming the coach of the Wallabies in the mid-1980s.
He became a radio host on Sydney talkback radio stations 2UE and later 2GB. He regularly wrote opinion columns for News Corp's newspapers and had a dedicated program on Sky News until 2021.
He's now a presenter on a conservative digital news channel called ADH TV.
The allegations
SMH journalist Kate McClymont investigated a number of claims against Alan Jones, alleging he "used his position of power to prey on a number of young men" including a former 2GB employee. The ex-employee alleged Jones groped and kissed him forcibly when he was a junior staffer.
The other allegations raised by the newspaper include "indecently assaulting", "groping", and "inappropriately touching" men without consent.
Jones denies all the allegations.
Ray Hadley
Jones' former 2GB colleague Ray Hadley said he learned of allegations against Jones several years ago.
During a radio broadcast yesterday, Hadley said an employee once told him that Jones allegedly made "unwanted sexual advances" towards him. The employee told 2GB management but decided not to pursue the accusations further.
Hadley said after hearing the allegations, his "his relationship with Jones was basically severed".
Jones’ response
In a statement yesterday, Jones' lawyers said the allegations reported by SMH are "demonstrably false".
"We have obtained substantial factual information which contradicts and refutes the alleged pattern of conduct by Mr Jones," the lawyers said, signalling their intention to take legal action against the newspaper.
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Give me some good news
Viewers of ‘Deal or No Deal’ in the UK have helped raise thousands for a contestant who has Motor Neurone Disease.
Brad Wale went on the show to win enough money to “fulfil his bucket list”, but only won £5 ($AU10).
A fellow contestant set up a GoFundMe, which has now raised more than £100,000 ($AU192,000) to help Wale complete his bucket list.
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A TDA tidbit
Would you rather spend three months in jail or three months working in a fast-food restaurant?
A 36-year-old woman from Ohio has been given an interesting sentence after throwing her Chipotle (a popular fast food chain in the U.S.) order at a 17-year-old employee.
Rosemary Hayne was initially sentenced to six months in jail for the offence which was caught on video. However, according to WJW (a news channel in Ohio), the judge gave her the option to spend just three months in jail if she did an additional three months working 20 hours a week at a fast food restaurant, which Hayne took up.
It’s a punishment to fit the crime!
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