The appointment of Valery Gerasimov signals Moscow’s failing war effort and fraught domestic politics, analysts say.
Helen Mirren’s Golda Meir biopic to premiere at Berlin fest
A long-awaited biopic starring British actor Helen Mirren as Israel’s only female prime minister, Golda Meir, will have its world premiere at the Berlin film festival next month, organizers said Friday.The casting of Mirren, who is not Jewish, to play…
Trump Organization fined $1.6M for tax fraud scheme
Donald Trump’s company was fined $1.6 million US on Friday for a scheme in which the former president’s top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks.
Some knew boy had gun before Virginia teacher shot, school head says
Administrators at the Virginia school where a first-grader shot his teacher last week learned the child may have had a weapon in his possession before the shooting but did not seize the 9mm handgun he brought to his classroom, the school system’s super…
Japan Eyes Delay of Fukushima Plant Water Release
The plan to released treated radioactive wastewater has been fiercely opposed by local residents and Japan’s neighbors, including China and South Korea.
US district court orders the distribution of $17M+ in restitution to ~800 victims of BitConnect Ponzi scheme from more than 40 different countries (Jesse Coghlan/Cointelegraph)
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US district court orders the distribution of $17M+ in restitution to ~800 victims of BitConnect Ponzi scheme from more than 40 different countries — The millions will be distributed among the select nu…
RBC-owned U.S. bank to pay $31M fine for discriminatory mortgage lending policies
An American bank owned by the Royal Bank of Canada has agreed to pay a $31 million US fine for systematically avoiding mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Los Angeles.
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New services, West Coast labor talks push NY-NJ into top US port spot
The growth at the Port of New York and New Jersey was accompanied by persistent container and vessel backlogs and truck congestion, but volumes are expected to taper off in 2023.
Adidas loses four stripes court battle with designer Thom Browne
Sportswear company claimed fashion label’s motif was too similar to its trademark three-stripe logoAdidas has lost a court case against the designer Thom Browne, after the sportswear company said the use of four stripes in his designs was too close to …
Trump Organization hit with $1.6 million fine for criminal tax fraud scheme
Two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization, former President Donald Trump’s business, were hit with fines of $1.6 million at sentencing.