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Two twin Brazilian artists take on Lehmann Maupin and Anthropologie opens a new location on West Broadway in this week’s Alexa calendar. Courtesy of the brands Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things … Read more

Ksenia Karelina is accused of raising money for Ukrainian weapons, her boyfriend said she made a donation of $50 to a Ukrainian organization This grab from a handout footage taken and released by Sverdlovsk regional Court press service on June 20, 2024 shows U.S.-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina standing in a cage at the Sverdlovsk regional … Read more

Some might say comparing capital works with operational expenses is apples and oranges. But it’s all public money coming from tapped-out taxpayers. Dominique Ollivier has been singled out as the fall guy for haphazard financial stewardship at the city, when the problem is much bigger than one person.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette The auditor … Read more

Mexican cartels are now offering VIP “travel agency” packages worth as much as $15,000 to help illegal immigrants sneak into the United States via a stream of underground tunnels. The so-called VIP smuggling has become so lucrative that the cartels are now focusing roughly 70% of their criminal activity on getting migrants across the US-Mexico … Read more

PHILADELPHIA — As Donald Trump gears up for his Saturday night rally in Philadelphia, Republicans on the ground are preparing to welcome him with open arms — and hoping he’ll keep his message laser-focused. “I’m a strong supporter of President Trump,” said Bill Allen, president of the Pennsylvania Integrity Network. “I’ll be right up front!” … Read more

Police said several people were wounded in a shooting near Oakland’s Lake Merritt on Wednesday night. (Ben Margot / Associated Press) Several people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday night at a Juneteenth celebration near Lake Merritt in Oakland, police said. A crowd of about 5,000 people had gathered around the lake for Juneteenth events … Read more

“Rachel taught me: what are we fighting for, and why are we fighting for it?” Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley attends a campaign rally with supporters in Calgary, Saturday, May 27, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshPhoto by Jeff McIntosh /The Canadian Press EDMONTON — Cheryl Oates learned that she needed to lace up a good pair … Read more

Dave Portnoy recently had a mole removed from his neck after discovering he had skin cancer. The Barstool Sports founder, 47, shared the news while appearing on Wednesday’s episode of his “BFFs” podcast with co-hosts Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia and Josh Richards. “Do you have a scratch on your neck? Like a cut?” LaPaglia asked Portnoy, … Read more

Earlier this week — and only a week before a byelection — the city sued the ex-mayor and councillors for $650,000 in spending that allegedly occurred without proper approval Former Chestermere mayor Jeff Colvin arrives at Camp Chestermere, in Chestermere, east of Calgary on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.Jim Wells/Postmedia Chestermere’s fired mayor and councillors are … Read more

The billionaire bought the five-bedroom penthouse duplex at 18 Gramercy Park South for $42 million in 2013. Evan Joseph Photography Billionaire financier and attorney Leslie Alexander, the former owner of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, is about to put his Gramercy Park penthouse duplex — with its very own plunge pool and hot tub — back … Read more