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Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes describes prison as “hell and torture” two years into her sentence • Feb. 13, 2025, 6:25 AM ET (Fortune)
Fraud trial of Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ honoree set to lift lid on startup culture • Feb. 10, 2025, 1:33 AM ET (The Guardian)

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Born February 3, 1984 (age 41) • Washington, D.C. • United States

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