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A lot of math has to happen before a judge arrives at the two most important numbers in any sentence for a financial crime: how much time the defendant must serve, and how much money they must repay.These calculations are being heatedly argued over in the case of Charlie Javice, due to be sentenced in Manhattan on Monday after being found guilty of fraud for using bogus user data to trick JPMorgan Chase into paying $175 million for her student financial aid startup, Frank.At the center of the dispute is the word “loss.”Should US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein sentence…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gogi Benny, a 21-year-old computer science student who interns at IBM and has neurofibromatosis. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I started thinking about a career in tech in middle school.I was born with neurofibromatosis, a condition that causes tumors to grow on nerves. As a preteen, I was introduced by a school nurse to an organization called the Little Baby Face Foundation that helped treat the tumors. I knew then I wasn’t going to let my condition affect my career path.I decided to apply to a high school…

Last winter, Brian Noonan read online that some doctors were prescribing an obscure drug, typically given to cancer patients, for autism. Curious, he looked into it for his son Benjamin, who had just been diagnosed with autism in October.“We jumped on it,” Noonan said. “It felt right and it made sense.”The medication was leucovorin, also called folinic acid. It’s a synthetic form of vitamin B9 or folate, which the body needs to make healthy blood cells. During pregnancy, folate is important to reduce the risk of birth defects.Last Monday, the drug was thrust into the national spotlight by President Donald…

Henry Kirk has spent his career as a software developer and manager in the hyper competitive realm of Big Tech. He describes himself as intense and focused on getting things done rather than playing into corporate politics. That attitude might be great for shipping products — but it’s also fertile ground for making workplace rivals.Kirk tells me he’s had a few rivals during his career, which includes stints at Amazon and Google. Sometimes they resented the way he operated, or wanted to compete with him to have a broader scope at the company. “It’s just the nature of a game…

DUBLIN (AP) — Aiden Scott will catch up on sleep another time. The opportunity to watch his Steelers play in Ireland is pretty rare.The college student and his father, Aaron, arrived in Dublin on Saturday ahead of Pittsburgh’s game against the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park.They were decked out in black-and-gold-striped overalls as they made their way through the crowd to get inside for Ireland’s first regular-season NFL game.“It’s awesome, the energy is great,” Aiden Scott said. “The Steelers fans here seem to outnumber the Vikings fans a whole lot, so that’s awesome.”The South Dakota natives left from Omaha, Nebraska,…

BEIJING (AP) — French Open winner Coco Gauff was forced to go the distance against Leylah Fernandez before closing out a tight three-setter 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 on Sunday to advance to the third round at the China Open.The defending champion and a firm crowd favorite in Beijing overcame a second set stumble and then struggled to serve out the match in the third, before breaking Fernandez in the 12th game of the deciding set to clinch it.Gauff will next face No. 16 Belinda Bencic or Australian Priscilla Hon in the WTA 1000-series tournament.In earlier matches Sunday, Eva Lys beat No.…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Four weeks ago, then-No. 8 Alabama fell to an unranked Florida State team in Week 1. And critics didn’t hold back. Coach Kalen DeBoer, in his second year leading the Crimson Tide, was viewed as questionable to make it through the season. Four weeks later, No. 17 Alabama delivered a 24-21 victory at No. 5 Georgia, shattering the Bulldogs’ 33-game win streak at home dating back to 2019. As it turns out, the Week 1 loss to Florida State may have been exactly what the Crimson Tide (3-1) needed to gain an edge, build an identity…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — One playoff berth remains up for grabs heading into the final day of Major League Baseball’s regular season.Cincinnati will earn the National League’s third and final wild card if the Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers or the New York Mets lose at Miami on Sunday. A New York victory and Cincinnati loss would send the Mets to the playoffs instead.The Reds and Mets have identical 83-78 records. Cincinnati owns the head-to-head tiebreaker because it won four of its six meetings with the Mets this season.“If you could have promised us this in spring training, I think everybody…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Dillon Thieneman intercepted Drew Allar’s pass in the second overtime and No. 6 Oregon outlasted No. 3 Penn State 30-24 on Saturday night.Jamari Johnson ran for a touchdown in overtime, Dierre Hill Jr. caught a touchdown pass, Jordan Davison ran for another score and Atticus Sappington kicked a field goal for the Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) who won their FBS-leading 23rd straight regular-season game. “We just talked all week about it’s about getting a cut,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. “It’s death by 1,000 cuts. Eventually that cut was going to be a jugular…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Ty Simpson passed for 276 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score as No. 17 Alabama held on late to beat No. 5 Georgia 24-21 on Saturday night to hand the Bulldogs their first home loss in six years.Alabama (3-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) has won three straight opening the season with a 31-17 loss at Florida State. Georgia (3-1, 1-1) fell behind 17-7 in the first half and never led. The Bulldogs fell to 1-7 against Alabama under coach Kirby Smart, the Crimson Tide’s former defensive coordinator.Alabama ended Georgia’s home winning streak at 33.…