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View More NewsA review of Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders by Claudia Verhoeven; 384 pages; Verso (May 2026)Although the True Crime genre of publishing and documentary television is replete with accounts of murderous spouses, serial killers, Mafia wars, and financial scams, rarely do the subjects transcend the headline immediacy of police procedurals to deliver the long-term import of critical analysis. The Victorian predator Jack the Ripper and the Depression-era exploits of Bonnie and Clyde are two such exceptions; a third is the countercultural carnage wrought by the Manson family. As such, Claudia Verhoeven’s new book Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History…
In brief Ripple has signed a sports marketing deal with the University of Kansas to make XRP the official crypto of Kansas Athletics. The deal places the XRP logo prominently on the jerseys of sporting teams at the university. The company will also fund educational programs about traditional finance and digital assets for student-athletes. Ripple, the payments company whose founders created the XRP cryptocurrency, has inked a multi-year sponsorship deal with the University of Kansas Athletics that will place the XRP logo on the jerseys of all Kansas athletic teams. As part of the agreement, XRP also becomes the official cryptocurrency…
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