Anne Beagan, Former Special Agent & ‘FBI’ Advisor, Signs With UTA

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed producer and former FBI special agent Anne Beagan for representation in all areas.

Beagan founded Dark Pictures with Mindhunter executive producer Jennifer Erwin. The organization, named after the dark pictures FBI investigators use in their cases, has a slate of 15 projects in development, from FBI cases to action thrillers and woman- and minority-led stories based on true crimes.

She also runs Anne Beagan Productions, which she founded a year after retiring from the FBI.

She has served as an FBI consultant and advisor to a number of projects including FBI: Most Wanted, FBI and Inside the FBI: New York.

Beagan worked in the FBI’s New York Office of Public Affairs as its entertainment industry liaison, where for over a decade, she managed long-form projects, including feature films, television series, documentaries, books and magazine articles. She was previously a special events coordinator to the Joint Terrorism Task Force after working in the New York Field Office’s Criminal Division, where she investigated white collar crime, crimes against children, civil rights and violent crime/major offenders, among other violations.

She will continue to be represented by Vigliano Associates and attorney Christian Simonds at Reed Smith.

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Cathie Wood\u2019s ARK Invest Buys Over 550,000 Shares of 3D Systems

One ARK exchange-traded fund run by ETF star Cathie Wood bought over 550,000 shares of 3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) shares on Tuesday, as the prices of this ETF lost nearly 3% in Tuesday’s session. The ETF is up well over 100% in the last year.

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKQ) bought 558,900 shares of 3D Systems. At Tuesday’s closing price this would have valued this purchase at roughly $14.65 million. This is only a small fraction of the total holdings. ARKQ is up 188% over the past 52 weeks.

24/7 Wall St. recently reported on 3D Systems:

3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) was raised from Sell to Hold with a $31 price target at Loop Capital. The consensus target is $20.50. The stock closed Tuesday’s trading session at $31.17, after pulling back almost 20% in the wake of missing earnings estimates but higher year-over-year revenues.

Catherine Wood, the CEO and CIO of ARK Investment Management LLC is a minority and non-voting shareholder of 24/7 Wall St., LLC, owner of 247wallst.com.

China administered 80.46 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of end-March 22

(Reuters) – China has administered 80.46 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of end-March 22, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

Japan's Aso says hard to spur growth with monetary easing alone

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday it was hard to revitalise the economy with monetary easing alone, calling on companies to help out by raising salaries for employees.

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Republican Senator’s Call For ‘Idiot Control’ Instead Of Gun Control Backfires Badly

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) tested out a colorful turn of words on Tuesday as he argued against gun control less than 24 hours after a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, claimed 10 lives. 

It didn’t go well for the Louisiana lawmaker. 

“We do not need more gun control,” he claimed on Fox News. “We need more idiot control.” 

Kennedy also twice on Tuesday made the false comparison that background checks and other basic gun control measures are akin to handling drunk drivers by taking cars away from sober drivers.  

“I don’t even know what to say to that, it’s so stupid,” CNN’s Jake Tapper observed on the air in response. 

The comparison… and his “idiot control” comments… caused Kennedy’s name to trend on Twitter. 

Many pointed out the logical fallacy of his argument. Others just noted a good place to start the “idiot control” might be with certain lawmakers: