Author: Leslie Stewart

Defence counsel Mark Jelagos was advised by a judge in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs for calling the prosecutor “a white woman in a six-pack.” Geragos, who works with ju-jury consultants rather than Combs’ defense team, recently commented on the “Two Angry Men” podcast, co-hosting with TMZ founder Mark Levin. On Tuesday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian told Jelagos in a conversation in his room that he was listening and watching to not say anything he could interfere in a fair trial. “I think this is ridiculous,” Subramanian said. “I think it’s outrageous to mention the prosecution…

NEW YORK – Weight Watchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate its $1.15 billion in debt and focus on moving to a telehealth service provider.Parent WW International Inc. said it has received support from nearly three-quarters of its debtors. It is expected to come out of bankruptcy within 45 days.Founded over 60 years ago, WeightWatchers has been struggling recently. In 2023, the company moved to the prescription drug weight loss business. In particular, with the $106 million sequence acquisition, it is now a telehealth service that helps users get prescriptions for drugs such as…

“What I realized about the Rockies is that Rockies fans appear regardless of the team’s performance,” said Scott Powers, an assistant professor of sports analysis and statistics at Rice University. “But if revenue is not performance dependent, there is certainly less incentive (as team owners improve their teams). And so far this year, there may be some miserable mention of bad luck. Colorado’s -89 disparity (106 runs scored and 195 surrenders) is the worst in MLB, but it’s the Rockies’ Pythagoras win rate. This is a formula that roughly estimates the number a team should have based on the runs…

Authorities were searching for the responsible animal after a Florida man and his dog were found dead on suspicion of a bear attack on Monday, wildlife officials said.Robert Markel, 89, was found dead with a dog at his home near the Jerome community in Collier County after authorities were called shortly after 7am, according to George Raynaud, a spokesman for the Florida Fish Conservation Commission.He and his dogs have been found in various areas within hundreds of yards, Raynaud told reporters.”We know it’s a bear attack. We don’t know if it’s the same bear and multiple bears,” he said.Raynaud said…

Katherine Kirkpatrick Boss The Illinois Legislature has taken sweeping steps to bring significant results to more than 300 startups and legacy institutions innovating Illinois blockchain and cryptocurrency. The Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act (DACPA), sponsored by Senator Mark Walker of Buffalo Grove, was proposed under the guise of consumer protection, but in reality, it does little to protect Illinois consumers. If signed into law, it imposes a forceful regulatory and burdensome licensing regime on Illinois entrepreneurs, imposing large regulators on institutions that minimize the recent process of “minimizing licenses as self-description as CRISIS” to the Illinois Department of Financial…

Crypto veteran Anthony Pompliano has identified a rare purchase opportunity for less experienced crypto investors as the crypto market experiences high volatility today.Pulliano has seen it as a classic buying opportunity, especially for small investors, at this moment, especially for small investors.Golden Bisignal when the bear takes overIn a post from X shared on May 5th, Crypto Bull issued an unusual opinion suggesting that now is the best time to buy crypto as bears are increasingly taking over the Crypto market.Pompliano emphasized that bearish sentiment among crypto-prosy investors has skyrocketed to a significant level, indicating a marked shift in investor…

The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up efforts to persuade fraudulent immigrants to self-sell them by providing $1,000 in salary and travel assistance.The federal agency announced Monday that those who voluntarily leave the US using the CBP Home app received support “to promote travel to their home country” and “the $1,000 paid after returning to their home country has been confirmed through the app.”The announcement comes as the number of deportations remained stagnant for the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. One of the president’s important campaign promises was to enact a massive deportation as soon as…

Opinion: Tracy Jin, Chief Operating Officer, MEXCMarket operations are everywhere, but we can’t see them anywhere yet. This is an invisible threat that affects crypto and traditional markets, with regular traders counting costs. Sometimes the operation is obvious – the illiquid token is pumped high before being discarded just as quickly as possible – but in many cases it is subtle and more difficult to detect.What is even more concerning is that these schemes are no longer in the realm of fraudulent whales and amateur pump groups. The signs increasingly point to coordinating centralized exchanges, derivative platforms, and highly organized,…

BOSTON – Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday called the constitution repeatedly, saying it was “to unite us” after receiving John F. Kennedy’s profile at the Courage Award.Pence was awarded for his refusal along with his efforts to stay in the office of President Donald Trump after losing the 2020 election. The award acknowledges Pence, “for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of the president’s power on January 6, 2021,” the JFK Library Foundation said.”To build a future together we have to find a common foundation,” Pence said. “My presence tonight is…

China, China, April 12: A woman checks her smartphone while passing a busy intersection in front of Sam’s Club Membership Store and McDonald’s Restaurant on April 12, 2025 at Shenzhen, China. Chen Singh | Getty Images NewsAs Sky-High Tariffs kills orders for Chinese products, the country has been striving to help exporters divert sales to the domestic market.The local Chinese government and major companies have expressed support to help tariff-hit exporters redirect their products to the domestic market for sale. jd.com, Tencent Also, Doin, a sister app to China’s Tiktok, is one of the e-commerce giants that promotes the sale…