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'Hedge Clippers' shut down investor conference; Goldman banker with ties to 1MDB departs; Russian schoolboy wins "a month living with a porn star as a prize in an online competition"; and more.

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JP Morgan hacking; Bezos tops Slim; Avenue Capital shuttering fund; "You're a Dirty Gentrifying Tech Bro, and You Need to Be Spanked"; and more.

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