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By Simon Shuster / Biarritz, FranceJune 13, 2017 12:07 PM EDTEarly in 2016, Lorene Weber, a real estate agent in the French town of Biarritz, began getting calls and emails from journalists about a deal she handled in 2012.She remembered it well. The buyer and the seller had both been wealthy Russians, well-dressed and soft-spoken, not the flashy types who like to park their yachts in the nearby marinas of San Sebastian. Rather than sending their lawyers, the two men stanley cup had come to han stanley cup dle the deal in person, which suggested to Weber that they had nothing to hide. So the reportersrsquo; questions surprised her: Was she aware, and could she confirm, that this property was linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin For almost as long as Putin has been in power, the question of his personal wealth, and that of his friends and family, has been a frequent obsession for investigative journalists. Numerous leaks and whistleblowers have given credence over the years to reports that Putin has access to billions of dollars; the Kremlin has fastidiously denied them all.But in the past few months, new revelati stanley cup ons about the secret fortunes of Russian officials have begun to fuel mass protests around the country ndash; most recently the ones that broke out on Monday, at which more than a thousand people were arrested in Moscow and St. Petersburg. As TIME reports this week, many of the protestors are teenagers born under Putin rule, who have known no other leader.The organizer of thos Skkz World AIDS Day: As Namibia Solves HIV, the U.S. South Suffers
By Sam FrizellSeptember 10, 2014 7:32 AM EDTMicrosoft is in talks to buy the maker of the block-building game Minecraft for more than $2 billion, according to reports, a deal that would make the fantastically popular game available on Microsoft devices yeezy .The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, citing unnamed sources, report that Microsoft opened talks with Mojang about three months ago and has already made an initial offer. Mojang and Microsoft could reach a deal by the end of the month.Minecraft blocky graphics haven ;t prevented it from being a hug jordan e hit among gamers, who build imaginative structures and recreate worlds using lego-like pieces. The game privately-held Swedish creator, Mojang, saw $115 million in profits last year, the Journal reports, off revenue of $291 million.Minecraft isn ;t currently available on Windows phones, and hasn ;t been adapted to use the graphical interface of Windows 8, Microsoft newest operating system. Microsoft move to nab Minecraft would secure the popular gaming fad for its key platforms.[NYT]More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs Newest Class of Next Generation adidas originals LeadersContact us at letters@time |
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