Former FTX head Sam Bankman-Fried's extradition confusion, disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape, and gas prices hit the lowest point in months. Here is everything you Need2Know for Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

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Need2Know December 20, 2022

let's turn to your other need to know headlines this morning. Well, Sam Beckman freed was back in a bohemian court on monday and has agreed voluntarily to be extradited from the Bahamas to face charges in the U. S. Federal prosecutors in new york say bank man freed stolen billions in FT X. Customer deposits to plug losses from his crypto hedge fund. Alameda research. Now they accused bank man freed of misleading lenders and investors conspiring to launder money and violating U. S. Campaign finance laws. Now Bank Manfred's legal team is preparing the necessary legal documents and said the bank man freed is expected to return to court this week. Let's stick in the courtroom here. Um After a month long trial in nine days of deliberations, a Los Angeles jury has found harvey Weinstein guilty of rape, excuse me and sexual assault of one woman back in 2013. However, Shannon, you might have to take this one for all right. However, the jury was unable to reach a decision on court involving two accusers with a mistrial was declared on those accounts. Now Weinstein is two years into the 23 year sentence for rape and sexual assault conviction in New York and is under appeal. Now this could get to up to 24 years in prison and calif when he is sentenced and china reported its first two covid related deaths since december 3rd on monday, but there is doubt however, that the official count is not being told is not truthful, at least not the full extent could spread since the government relaxed strict anti virus controls. Now, some estimates say that the death toll could rise more than one million. And health experts have said that china may pay the price for taking strict measures to shield the population that now lacks natural immunity to covid 19 and has low vaccination rates among the elderly china is no longer requiring mass testing and not reporting those who test positive without symptoms. Alright meanwhile, negotiators reached a historic deal at U. N. Cop 15 summit, a biodiversity conference. It's the most significant effort to protect the world's land and Oceans and also provide funding to save biodiversity in the developing world. This will call for restoring 30% of land and water considered important for biodiversity and it needs to be conserved by 2030. Currently, 17% of land and 10% of sea areas are protected. It also calls for more efforts to conserve threatened species, minimize the impacts of climate change and also reduce pollution as well. Well, here's an early Christmas present gas gas prices have dropped up to their lowest since july of 2021. Now the national average was $3.14 on monday according to triple A. And prices spiked earlier this year after Russia invaded Ukraine. The national average topped out at an all time record of $5.02 nationwide. That's per gallon in june analysts at gasbuddy say that the average could drop below $3 a gallon by christmas by christmas fingers are crossed. Yes, that's amazing news.