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crime Ex-Microsoft engineer convicted of 18 felonies after stealing $10M in digital currencies from Microsoft to make extravagant purchases Xeni Jardin
sexual assault Dozens of woman now accuse prominent Columbia University Ob-Gyn of sexual assault Mark Frauenfelder
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