$111B NYC budget deal to reverse most of Eric Adams’ proposed cuts
Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams reached a handshake deal on Friday on a more than $111 billion budget that would reverse most of the cuts the mayor has pushed through in recent months, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. The two men, who have been at odds over […]
It was a $6.6B deal for 9 years. Then the feds reneged. Did politics play a role? – The Washington Post
On the surface, 1-800-MEDICARE is a government success story: a popular free service that helps tens of millions of older Americans understand their health insurance and health care options. Federal officials say the call line boasts a 95 percent satisfaction rate. But behind the scenes, the multibillion-dollar job of running Medicare call lines and similar […]
Daniss Jenkins thrilled after signing two-way deal with Pistons
Danis Jenkins sounded like he was ready to run through a wall for his new team on Thursday night, minutes after agreeing to a two-way contract with the Pistons. If the St. John’s star point guard was disappointed to go undrafted, he didn’t show it. “All I needed was someone to give me a chance,” […]
ChatGPT owner OpenAI strikes multi-year content deal with Time magazine
Time magazine has signed a multi-year content deal with OpenAI, giving the ChatGPT developer access to its archive of news content, the companies announced on Thursday. The companies added in a statement that the chatbot will respond to users’ questions with citations and links to original sources on Time.com. Financial terms of the deal were […]
Highland Park Parade Shooting Suspect Rejects Offered Plea Deal
Robert E. Climo III speaks with Lake County Assistant Public Defender Anton Trizna during a hearing before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois, on June 26, 2024. Climo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in […]
Jho Low cuts $100M DOJ deal to forfeit Warhol, Monet paintings
A fugitive Malaysian tycoon who once partied with Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton and Usher has struck a $100 million deal with the federal government to settle two lawsuits alleging he used embezzled funds to buy luxury art. US authorities said Jho Lo, who is believed to now be living in China, agreed to hand over […]
Highland Park parade shooting suspect Robert Crimo III declines plea deal
The suspect in a mass shooting that opened fire on a crowd at a 2022 Independence Day parade in Highland Park, killing seven people and wounding dozens, has backed away from a plea deal that would have spared survivors the trauma of testifying in court. Robert Climo III, 23, initially pleaded not guilty to 21 […]
Alleged Highland Park mass shooter Robert Crimo III rejects plea deal
The suspected shooter accused of killing seven people during the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day Parade rejected a plea deal on Wednesday. Robert Climo III, 23, initially agreed to plead guilty to seven murder counts and 48 other charges in exchange for a life sentence. Robert E. Climo III talks with Lake County Assistant Public […]
Farage urges Zelenskiy to seek Ukraine peace deal with Russia | Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to seek a peace deal with Russia, saying “otherwise Ukraine will have no young people”. The Reform UK leader, who has been criticised for suggesting the West provoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said it was time to rethink Mr Zelenskiy’s aim to retake all the territory lost […]
Julian Assange released, sentenced to time served as part of US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty on Wednesday and was sentenced to time served as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to end his prison sentence. Assange, an Australian publisher, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the […]