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9 Black Women-Owned Businesses in the Tri-State Area
With the Black History Month coming to an end in a few days and the beginning of Women’s History Month around the corner, it is the perfect time to support local black female-owned businesses. A recent article from the U.S. Census reveals that “the number of U.S. Black-owned businesses grew from 2017 to 2019 in all sectors of the...
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Celebrating Black History: Business Legend Madam C.J. Walker
Madam C.J. Walker was a Black entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first Woman self-made millionaire in America.
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‘Mastermind' of $400M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Ponzi schemer Gina Champion-Cain received the maximum sentence for fraud committed against hundreds of victims.
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Chinese Woman Sentenced to 8 Months for Mar-a-Lago Trespass
A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Chinese businesswoman to eight months in prison for trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents. Judge Roy Altman also ordered that 33-year-old Yujing Zhang be turned over to immigration officials for deportation upon her release. Because she received nearly eight months’ credit for being jailed since...
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UK Leader Johnson Renews Vow to Leave EU by Deadline
British Prime Minister on Sunday renewed his vow to take the country out of the European Union by the Brexit deadline, in an apparent contradiction of a government pledge in court days earlier to ask for an extension if there’s no withdrawal deal. “We will be packing our bags and walking out on” Oct. 31, Boris Johnson wrote in The...
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UK's Johnson Denies Wrongdoing as Allegations Mount
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to fend off allegations of improper patronage and groping a woman as he prepared a final push Monday to fulfill his pledge to lead his country out of the European Union in just over a month — and, he hopes, move British politics beyond its fracture over Europe. Johnson sought to energize Conservative members...
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Chinese Businesswoman Convicted in Mar-a-Lago Trespass Case
A Chinese businesswoman has been convicted of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents.
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Mar-a-Lago Trespassing Trial: Jury Hears Opening Arguments in Case of Chinese Businesswoman Accused of Lying Her Way Into Trump Club
A Chinese businesswoman defending herself on charges that she trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lied to Secret Service agents gave one of the shortest opening statements in legal history Monday, proclaiming her innocence and appreciation for the country that may put her prison. After a federal prosecutor gave a 20-minute opening statement laying out Yujing Zhang’s alleged...
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Chinese National Charged After Entering Mar-a-Lago
A 32-year-old woman with two Chinese passports has been charged by the Secret Service for making false statements and entering restricted ground after she illegally gained access to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.
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Lindsey Vonn's Goal After Skiing: To ‘Take on the World'
Life after skiing is already taking shape for Lindsey Vonn and she has not even competed in her last race.
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One Year After Japanese Suicide Forest Controversy, Logan Paul Under Fire for Saying He Will ‘Go Gay' for a Month
Logan Paul is back in the headlines a year after the controversial YouTube star came under fire for posting footage of what appeared to be a dead body after an apparent suicide in Japan’s Aokigahara forest. This time, Paul sparked backlash after revealing a bizarre resolution for March.
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Bethenny Frankel Shares Near-Fatal Allergic Reaction Experience: ‘I Couldn't Talk, See'
Bethenny Frankel is grateful to be alive after almost “dying” from an allergic reaction. The reality star detailed the life-threatening incident on Twitter on Monday. According to Bethenny’s tweet, she has a “rare fish allergy” and accidentally had soup with fish in it on Sunday. Immediately after ingesting the soup she began to feel itchy and went “unconscious for 15...
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Court Documents Detail 2014 Killing of Simsbury Jogger
Court documents released Monday detail the brutal killing of insurance executive Melissa Millan along a jogging path in Simsbury in 2014.
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Stalker Accused of Hundreds of Inappropriate Conversations With Women: Police
A Long Island man is accused of stalking two women and engaging in hundreds of inappropriate and sexual conversations with them, police said.
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Private Equity Firm Is Winning Bidder for Weinstein Co.
A private equity firm emerged Tuesday as the winning bidder for the Weinstein Co., the studio forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The Weinstein Co. announced in a statement that no other bidder made a better offer than Dallas-based Lantern Capital, which made a “stalking-horse” bid last month to pay $310...
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Man Facing Charges in New Jersey Radio Show Host's Murder-for-Hire Pleads Not Guilty
A man charged in the death of a radio host who authorities say was killed to keep her from exposing a drug distribution ring her doctor husband was running with an outlaw biker gang has pleaded not guilty to murder and other counts.
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7 Indicted in Connection With New Jersey Radio Show Host's Killing to Allegedly Cover Up Drug Ring
Seven people have been indicted in connection with the slaying of a New Jersey radio show host whose murder was allegedly arranged by her late husband to prevent her from exposing an illegal drug ring he was running with an outlaw biker gang.
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Investor Group Cancels Deal to Buy Weinstein Co.
A group of investors pulled out of a deal to buy the beleaguered Weinstein Co. on Tuesday after discovering tens of millions of dollars in undisclosed debt, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Businesswoman Maria Contreras-Sweet, who has been leading the group of buyers along with billionaire investor Ron Burkle, said in a statement that “disappointing information about the...
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Trump-Appointed EPA Official Wore Fake Nose, Sunglasses to Spy on Kid's Driving Test, Daughter Says
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Cathy Stepp wore a fake nose and sunglasses to try to help her daughter pass a 2011 Wisconsin driving test after she failed her initial attempt.
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New Jersey Doctor Accused of Arranging Radio Host Wife's Murder Found Dead in Jail Cell
A New Jersey doctor accused of arranging the murder of his radio host wife to keep her from exposing a drug distribution ring he was running with an outlaw biker gang has apparently killed himself in jail, authorities say.