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The national health department in Costa Rica has issued a nationwide alert after at least 19 people died after ingesting alcohol tainted with methanol, a synthetic chemical used in anti-freeze and windshield wiper fluid. In a press release, the Ministry of Health said that 14 men and five women have …

At a bail hearing on Thursday at the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman denied bail for convicted sexual predator and wealthy hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, who has been charged with ex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy, NBC Newsreports. …

The lawyer of Fotis Dulos, the estranged former husband of Jennifer Dulos, is suggesting that the mother of five staged her own disappearance in a plot similar to that of the 2012 Gillian Flynn novel Gone Girl. In an interview with theNew York Post, Norm Pattis, the attorney for Fotis …

On Monday, the U.S. State Department confirmed that back in April, an American tourist named Robert Wallace died under mysterious circumstances at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana. According to his niece, Wallace, 67, was last seen having a Scotch from the hotel mini bar before he …

Michael Avenatti, the former attorney of adult film star and alleged former Trump paramour Stormy Daniels, has been charged with financial crimes related to his representation of Daniels. According to NBC News, Avenatti is alleged to have mishandled funds that were intended for Daniels while he was representing her as …

Alkiviades “Alki” David is what my Yiddish-speaking grandmother would refer to as a macher, or a big deal. The scion of a Greek Coca-Cola bottling company, David is estimated to be worth about $2.8 billion; he also owns his own company, Hologram USA, which is perhaps best known for its …

Elon Musk has a lot on his plate right now: in addition to being embroiled in a legal battle with the Securities and Exchanges Commission, Tesla’s sales have declined significantly over the past few months, as has the company’s stock price. So one would think that he would have little …

The “Freewinds” ship, a cruise ship that is owned by the Church of Scientology, has reportedly been quarantined in the Caribbean island of Santa Lucia due to a confirmed measles case. According to Dr. Merlene Fredericks-James, St. Lucia’s chief medical official, the country received information there was a confirmed measles …

Francesco “Frank” Cali, the alleged crime boss of the notorious Gambino family, was shot and killed in front of his Staten Island mansion on Wednesday night, the NYPD reports. According to police, Cali, 53, was standing outside his white SUV in the upscale Todt Hill neighborhood of Staten Island when …

The Momo Challenge, an alleged social media-based challenge featuring a bird-like wraith encouraging children to harm themselves, has sparked an internet-based moral panic. Sheriff departments have issued Facebook posts warning parents about it. Schools have sent emails to students about it. Hell, even Kim Kardashian West posted on Instagram about …