Veteran NYPD detective accused of stashing ‘small army’s worth’ of weapons in his home, making ghost guns
A veteran NYPD detective was arrested this week on charges of manufacturing a ghost gun and concealing a “small military equivalent” of unregistered weapons inside his Staten Island home, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Det. According to the Richmond County District Attorney's Office, Anthony Sciortino, 35, a 13-year veteran currently assigned to the department's 120th Precinct, was […]
Wind farm project off New York coast worth $4.4B ‘on pause’ after Trump election victory
The French energy giant is scrapping plans to build offshore wind farms near the New York and New Jersey coastline following President-elect Donald Trump's victory earlier this month. Total Energy, the Paris-based oil and gas conglomerate, announced it was canceling the project in what industry officials say is a foreshadowing of things to come under […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger sold $42.7 million worth of company stock
Disney CEO Bob Iger sold $42 million worth of company stock last week as the Mouse House prepared for a lengthy process to find a successor. Mr. Iger, in his second year as chief executive after firing hand-picked protégé Bob Chapek, sold 372,412 shares of Disney stock on Friday. According to a filing with the […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns to court with another bail proposal worth $50M
Sean “Diddy” Combs is back in court today, renewing his plea to be held on $50 million bail while he awaits trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Earlier this week, a judge ordered federal prosecutors to delete images of the billionaire's handwritten notes taken during a prison raid, but his lawyers said the notes […]
WNBA star Angel Reese pushes back against ‘inaccurate’ personal net worth claims: ‘Way off’
Angel Reese is trying to set the record straight. Her financial situation has been in the news lately, and she refuted claims that her net worth is estimated to be $2 million. At one point during an appearance at ComplexCon in Las Vegas, the Chicago Sky forward's financial performance in the months since joining the […]
Texas announces plan for advanced nuclear reactors across the state worth over $50 billion
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Public Utilities Commission of Texas have identified 61 potential sites for new nuclear reactors in the state. In a recently released state report, advanced nuclear energy is expected to bring more than $50 billion in new economic output to Texas and generate $27 billion in income for Texas workers. […]
Hacker sentenced over bitcoin theft worth billions
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman spoke about the attorney general suing the SEC over cryptocurrency regulations, calls for a crackdown on Chinese connected cars, and a lawsuit against TikTok. hackers who helped launder the proceeds of bitcoin theft The former cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the conspiracy. […]
‘We need to show what we’re trying to do is worth it’: the new chief executive of the Climate Change Committee | Energy industry
'I It was a risk when they hired me,” smiles Emma Pinchbeck. The chief executive of industry voice Energy UK is hours away from a black-tie awards ceremony in which he will unofficially step down. She will join the government's climate change watchdog, the Committee on Climate Change, in the coming days after serving in […]
JD Vance net worth: Donald Trump's vice-president pick an avid investor in Bitcoin – The Times of India
Vice President-elect of the United States J.D. Vance He is scheduled to take office in January 2025, stepping into one of the country's most prominent political positions. The 40-year-old politician has amassed a multi-million dollar fortune over the past two decades, and many have questions about his financial prospects. As an Ohio state senator, a […]
Elon Musk net worth surges past $300B as Tesla crosses $1 trillion
Elon Musk's support for President-elect Donald Trump has paid off in spades, with his net worth topping $300 billion on Friday, much of it for Tesla, whose market capitalization exceeds $1 trillion. It depends. Musk has donated nearly $120 million to pro-Trump super PACs, valued at $302 billion as of Friday. According to ForbesThis calculated […]