UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport

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UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.

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Sequoia’s ‘imperial’ Roelof Botha pushed out by top lieutenants Partners called vote to oust chief after controversial incidents rocked Silicon Valley venture capital firm

It was coup, not a Conclave

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“It’s so nice to support a politician who is too young to have been friends with Jeffrey Epstein,” says Gianmarco Soresi, a stand-up comic who hosted the October rally in upper Manhattan.

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Sequoia chief Roelof Botha steps down from Silicon Valley venture firm Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will take over as ‘senior stewards’ following a tumultuous period for the group

BOTHA OUT

Sequoia chief Roelof Botha steps down from Silicon Valley venture firm - lasted just 3 years in role

Days after the FT revealed recent departure of Sequoia’s COO Sumaiya Balbale was precipitated by social media posts by colleague Shaun Maguire

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Donald Trump’s social media group in talks to buy crypto trading venue Truth Social owner is close to an all-share takeover of Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt

Donald Trump’s social media group Truth Social in advanced talks to buy crypto trading venue Bakkt for over $100mn

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