Hedge fund Two Sigma is likely to have to pay as much as $100 million to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission probe into a trading scandal at the firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The hedge fund is likely to be held accountable for how it oversaw an ex-employee at the center of … Read more
An aboveground valve continues to burn three days after a vehicle drove through a fence along a parking lot and struck the site, Wednesday in La Porte, Texas. (Jason Fochtman / Associated Press) Human remains were found inside an SUV that authorities say hit an aboveground valve on a pipeline in suburban Houston, causing a … Read more
NJ Transit is finally replacing train windows that have become so foggy over the years that Garden State commuters say they can barely make out the stops through the murk. Commuter complaints about the clouded-over slabs of polycarbonate have been rolling in since the fall of 2022, according to the Star-Ledger. But NJ Transit hadn’t … Read more
The free-agent market is amazingly highlighted by a superstar for a third straight year, and what separates Juan Soto from even all-time greats Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani is that Soto is only 25. As we saw last winter when the also then-25 Yoshinobu Yamamoto cost $325M (plus a $50.6M posting fee), age does play. … Read more
The desire to raise financial contributions for an election campaign does not constitute a personal interest, the commissioner found. Louis-Charles Thouin is the Coalition Avenir Québec MNA for Rousseau riding.Photo by Coalition Avenir Québec QUEBEC — The National Assembly ethics commissioner has cleared Coalition Avenir Québec MNA Louis-Charles Thouin of any wrongdoing for solicitation messages to … Read more
Walt Disney plans to transition away from its use of Slack as a companywide workplace collaboration system, after a hacking entity leaked online more than a terabyte of company data, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing a memo. Disney’s CFO Hugh Johnston said most of the media and entertainment company’s businesses would stop using the … Read more
RFK Jr. has appealed a WI Circuit Court decision to keep his name on the ballot. Getty Images WATERTOWN, Wis. — A Wisconsin court granted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appeal to be removed from the presidential ballot in the state after his petition was denied Monday. Now, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has until Friday afternoon … Read more
6In a recently interview with British Vogue, Florence Pugh spoke about shaving her head for her latest film. Venetia Scott Florence Pugh is opening up about shaving her head for her latest movie role. Sitting down with British Vogue for its October 2024 issue, the actress, 28, spoke about the choice to cut her hair … Read more
A controversial Manhattan parent who was ousted from her role on a community education council for describing a student’s anti-Israel essay as “antisemitic” returned to the board Wednesday, after a judge ruled her First Amendment rights were violated by the removal. Maud Maron was once again at her seat on the borough’s District 2 Community … Read more
New York Fashion Week isn’t for the faint of heart. Between the long nights, endless shows and high-profile sightings, it’s days of chaos that could make even the most seasoned attendee exhausted. Fortunately for us, legendary fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff — who also happens to be the latest addition to the “Real Housewives of New … Read more
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