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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Bruce McArthur, the Canadian serial killer who murdered eight men between 2010 and 2017, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the crimes that haunted Toronto’s LGBTQ community. McArthur, a mall Santa and landscaper who dismembered his victims and placed their remains in potted plants, will be eligible for …
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New details have emerged about the rape, and subsequent pregnancy, of an incapacitated female patient at a long-term care facility in Phoenix, Arizona. On Wednesday, January 23rd, Nathan Sutherland, a 36-year-old nurse employed by Hacienda HealthCare, was charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of vulnerable adult …
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Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said on Monday that he is carefully considering the clemency request for Cyntoia Brown, who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2004 for killing a 43-year-old man who had solicited her for sex when she was just 16 years old. …
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