Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google’s most-searched list.

Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google’s most-searched list.

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The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in seven years departed Miami for Caracas on Thursday.
Defence lawyers had asked for case to be thrown out, claiming Maduro’s rights were violated following US abduction.
Border security set to loom large as Colombia’s leader meets interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez.
A Cuban Foreign Ministry official said exchange with Washington was ‘respectful and professional’ and devoid of threats.
Analysts say Maduro and Sanchez’s political rivals align on economic policy but are split on social issues.
Maria Corina Machado gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize after the US leader captured Nicolas Maduro.
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez calls resumption of ties ‘great achievement’ of Venezuelan diplomacy.
Venezuelan president says limited sanctions relief has not been enough to stabilise the country’s turbulent economy.

Police pushed back protesters in Venezuela’s capital as they demanded an increase to the minimum wage.
Cost of living issues have persisted in Venezuela since the US abducted former President Nicolas Maduro in January.