Citi bungle briefly credits client’s account with $81 trillion — instead of $280
Citigroup took several hours to reverse the transaction, earning $81 trillion in its customer accounts rather than just $280. This is an embarrassing “near miss” for banks struggling to solve operational problems. The financial seismic errors that occurred last April were overlooked by the second official assigned to check transactions before they were cleared to […]
Former Member of Band ‘Mr. Bungle’ Convicted of Killing Girlfriend, Who Recorded Him Strangling Her to Death
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A founding member of the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle was charged Friday with first-degree murder of his girlfriend after California prosecutors discovered audio files the victim had recorded on her cell phone. He was convicted of murder. She fought for her life. A Santa Cruz jury has found Theobald […]
Don’t give Trump another chance to bungle foreign policy and endanger America
Donald Trump has portrayed himself as a skilled foreign policy maker who, as president, weakened our adversaries and increased America’s respect around the world — and he vows to do so again if elected in November. In fact, President Trump’s record is the exact opposite of what he claims, and his return to the White […]
Biden appears to bungle policy proposal in unsteady NAACP speech
President Joe Biden appeared to botch his policy proposal in a shaky speech at the 115th NAACP conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Biden spoke at the conference parallel to the Republican National Convention, attempting to secure his nomination by riling up support among minority voters. However, his speech likely did little to inspire confidence […]
Man on remand calls police after being accidentally released from Sydney jail due to paperwork bungle | New South Wales
A man who was mistakenly released from a Sydney prison due to a paperwork error has called police to inform them of his whereabouts. Corey Hastings was released from Long Bay Correctional Facility in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Thursday afternoon and was rearrested at a Bondi hotel on Friday morning. The 30-year-old had been in […]