Web Stories Wednesday, October 21
Overnight millionaire boom fuels LA city’s upscale dining craze

Rocket riches could be fueling a sleepy Los Angeles area city’s sudden interest in the finer things. El Segundo, the unassuming South Bay enclave best known for its proximity to LAX and a booming aerospace industry, is quickly emerging as one of Southern California’s hottest dining destinations — just months after area employer SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO famously minted thousands of overnight millionaires. While restaurants across struggling LA are dropping like flies, this sleepy coastal burg…

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spares death row inmate: cites lack of evidence

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a death-row inmate after a number of former public officials and the current district attorney raised doubts about his conviction. The Republican governor said she was commuting Toforest Johnson’s death sentence to life in prison without parole. Johnson was convicted of…

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Kazakhstan Court Orders Curbs on Coinbase, BingX and Four Others

Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Centre court (AIFC) has prohibited six platforms from offering digital-asset services without licenses in its jurisdiction and extended access restrictions to app stores.The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) said Tuesday the court issued injunctions after the regulator sued operators of crypto platforms for offering digital-asset services…

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California city lands in top 10 best college towns in the US

[nyp_video player=”SPdDOYds” platform=”jw-player” playlist=”W5xXwQyA” playlisttype=”dynamic” placement=”true” jwpropertyid=”XDErnc08″ California may have some of the best colleges in the country, but its high cost of living may be holding the state back. A new list from WalletHub breaks down the best college towns in the U.S., and just one California city made…