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Mom and Dad are renowned legal scholars. Their son is on trial in one of the world’s biggest fraud cases. By Max Chafkin and Hannah MillerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lyme disease has grown explosively in the two-plus decades since the last vaccine was pulled from the market. How enthusiastic will the reception be for a new one? By Kristen V. Brown and Nacha CattanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hackers ripped off Michael Terpin with a textbook SIM swap. When he went to war to get his $24 million back, the thieves’ friends were unusually happy to help. By Margi Murphy and Drake BennettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost six years after pharmaceuticals magnate Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, became two of the wealthiest people ever to be murdered,police still haven’t identified the killers. But they have turned up no shortage of potential suspects—and a family drama worthy of Succession.  By Matthew Campbell and Ari AltstedterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI has turned a business dispute between Hollywood studios and writers and actors into an existential crisis—one that probably only money can solve. By Lucas ShawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WeightWatchers is going all-in on trendy new anti-obesity drugs. The gamble might save the company—if it doesn’t kill it first. By Emma Court and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A $500 million catalytic converter theft ring—and the effort to bring it down.  By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At TDC in Copenhagen, all of senior management was under suspicion. Its computer network was compromised, people were getting trailed. And then there were the drones … By Drake Bennett and Jordan RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fall of startup A123 still haunts the US decades later—and reveals everything that’s wrong with this country’s approach to innovation. By Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember when Yeezy made Adidas the hottest shoe company in the world? How the biggest collab since Nike met Jordan went so wrong. By Kim Bhasin and Tim LohSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.