U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa Monaco convene the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Fraud Enforcement Task Force at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2022.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersFederal law enforcement charged hundreds of people in a nationwide sweep targeting more than $830 million in Covid-19 fraud, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.The DOJ filed criminal charges against 371 individuals and recovered $231 million in stolen money, the department said in a release. More than 60 of the defendants had connections to violent crime and transnational criminal networks.In one case, 30 members of a street gang…
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It’s still approximately one million degrees in New York City (as anyone who lives here can verify), but September is ominously lurking around the corner, which means we’re just t-minus several weeks until everything smells like pumpkin spice and we’ve officially entered cozy season. However, this is slightly inconvenient because it’ll still be hot as hell outside, meaning the time has come for awkward transitional dressing. And Emily Ratajkowski is out here getting a head start.EmRata perfected the summer-to-fall transitional look while stepping out in NYC on August 16, wearing a crop top paired with an ultra low-waist silk skirt…
Gen V will take fans of The Boys to a superhero university when it hits the air on Friday, September 29, 2023. Prime Video shared character descriptions this week so that we can get intel on who we’ll be rooting for/against. If the original series has taught us anything, there will be plenty of polarizing characters. Will the same ring true for Gen V? We think so. The series is headlined by Jaz Sinclair, who plays Marie Moreau, an 18-year-old superhero with the ability to control and weaponize her own blood. As an incoming freshman at Vought-run Godolkin University, she…
Attraction comes when utilizing the senses, and men have every right to feel just as alluring as anyone else.Which brings us to the Italian fashion house of Giorgio Armani, that’s been established since 1975 as a standard in high-end luxury. But besides gorgeous fabrics, Armani has mastered the art of perfumes that will make you feel attractive and worthy no matter what you’re wearing. Armani has a history of over two-hundred fragrances since 1981. However, the world’s cologne game changed in 1984 when Armani released the classic Armani for Men. Over the decades, the designer has collaborated with world-class perfumers…
Even the Smartest Phone Can’t Find Water in a Desert Find Water Near Me Fred. Fred. Your body temperature is 103 degrees Fahrenheit. Your heart rate is 125. I don’t understand, Fred. Is this what you’re looking for? QUENCH: A WATER BAR FOR FUN PEOPLE AND FINE DRINKING. 46-511 COTTON CREEK DRIVE. PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Okay. Next listing: WET: WE OFFER NIGHTLIFE AND FRESHWATER IN A CASUAL ATMOSPHERE. 32-182 TELEGRAPH ROAD. PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Next listing: BOTTLES UP: A WATER PARLOR FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! KIDS UNDER FIVE DRINK FREE! 68-424 CAYOTE HILL ROAD. PERMANENTLY CLOSED. There are no more listings. Fred.…
Essential for life: this illustration shows how fundamental constants of nature set the fundamental lower limit for liquid viscosity. (Courtesy: thehackneycollective.com) The values of the fundamental physical constants – seemingly fine-tuned for the emergence of nuclear matter and ultimately life – might not have been fixed at the universe’s outset but instead changed over time through a process akin to biological evolution. That is the hypothesis of a physicist in the UK, who has shown that life-friendly limits on fluid viscosity and diffusion impose constraints on the constants’ values. Having found that those constraints go beyond the requirements of stellar…
A Dick’s Sporting Goods store stands in Staten Island on March 09, 2022 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines before the bell:Fabrinet — Fabrinet surged 21% after its fiscal fourth-quarter results late Monday topped analysts’ estimates. The advanced manufacturing services company posted non-GAAP earnings of $1.86 per share, greater than the $1.80 earnings per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue came in at $655.9 million, greater than the $641.4 million consensus estimate.Dick’s Sporting Goods — Shares plunged nearly 20% after the retailer reported an earnings miss and cut guidance for the…
by Regina Avalos, August 19, 2023(Photo: Prime Video) The Peripheral is not returning for a second season on Prime Video after all. Amazon has reversed its renewal due to the work stoppage stemming from the current writers and actors strikes in the industry. The strikes have delayed production for several shows, and those series headed into their second seasons are among the most vulnerable to cancellation. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Jack Reynor, Gary Carr, Eli Goree, Louis Herthum, JJ Feild, T’Nia Miller, Charlotte Riley, Alexandra Billings, Adelind Horan, Alex Hernandez, Katie Leung, Julian Moore-Cook, Melinda Page Hamilton, Chris Coy, and…
In the midst of a weekend with National Cinema Day, in addition to several previews, Sony’s feature take of PlayStation game, Gran Turismo, is bound to take No. 1 at the box office. This despite the fact that tracking has lowered its projections on the film down to $12M from $15M. Gran Turismo was originally scheduled to open on Aug. 11, but Sony unconventionally decided to pivot to previews for two weeks prior to the pic’s opening this Friday in an effort to drum up word of mouth on the Neill Blomkamp directed movie since the cast wasn’t available due…
WASHINGTON — A payload adapter that is the target of a European debris cleanup mission may have itself been damaged by a debris impact. The European Space Agency said Aug. 22 that it was informed 12 days earlier by the U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Defense Squadron, responsible for space domain awareness activities, that it had identified several pieces of debris in the vicinity of a larger payload adapter called Vespa that has been in low Earth orbit since a Vega launch a decade ago. The new debris, ESA said, likely originated from Vespa after a collision with a piece…
“Call of Duty” maker Activision will sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest deal yet in video gaming past British regulators, potential owner Microsoft said on Tuesday. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the only regulator to block Microsoft’s $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) Activision deal, in a test of its post-Brexit clout.Microsoft said on Tuesday it believed its new proposal was a “substantially different transaction” and that it expected the CMA review process to be completed before October 18.The CMA in a statement said the revised transaction would “allow Ubisoft to commercialise…
Destroyed homes and cars are shown in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2023.Rick Bowmer | APThe catastrophic wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, have caused between $4 billion and $6 billion in economic losses, according to an estimate by Moody’s RMS on Tuesday.The estimate looked at property damage and business interruptions across residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure assets, according to the firm, which models risks from climate change and natural disasters.The true cost of the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in more than a century is almost certainly higher than the estimated property damage.The billions of dollars in estimated losses do not take…
Jhene Aiko and Big Sean are seeking court-ordered protection from a creepy fan they say keeps showing up to their concerts, events and home. Jhene beelined it to court Monday and filed for a temporary restraining order against a 29-year-old man named Ian Craig Lees, who she claims recently snuck onto her Pacific Palisades property. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Jhene says despite being a total stranger, the guy appears determined to make contact with her … and now she says she fears for her life. Jhene claims the guy’s been going to her shows and events, and things…
The Grand Tetons in Grand Teton National Park outside Jackson, Wyoming, in August 2022.Jim Urquhart | ReutersU.S. Treasury yields were higher at the long end of the curve on Wednesday as investors assess the outlook for interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium.TreasurysThe yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was just over 2 basis points lower at 4.3063%, a welcome reprieve after hitting a 16-year high on Tuesday, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond fell more than 3 basis points to 4.3771%. Yields move inversely to prices. At the shorter end of the curve,…
For the casual fan, it is perhaps possible to forget—amidst the thrill of space flight, the escapism of distant planets, and the endless meme-ability of those alien puppets—that the word “war” defines Star Wars as much as “star.” There are few, if any, Star Wars stories (even those written primarily for children) that operate without the looming threat of societal collapse. Andor, perhaps, is the greatest recent example of these themes on a grounded level. But if Andor was (and is) a series about what’s required for the average person to ignite rebellion, then Ahsoka—the latest of Lucasfilms’ Disney+ experiments—seems…
Finally! A series about an alien invasion shows humanity desperately fighting for its existence against, you know, aliens. Invasion Season 2 Episode 1 revealed a new, more enjoyable direction for the Apple TV+ show. Too much of Invasion Season 1 involved several humans/groups of humans determining something was wrong with the world. But even after it was gradually revealed that the breakdowns in society were because of aliens, disbelief still reigned because, well, aliens aren’t real. And that extremely slow boil continued until the aliens finally burst forth in abundance on the Invasion Season 1 finale. Which begs the obvious question:…
With the purchase of any great pair of boots comes the inevitable realization that you’ll need to pick up some maintenance products as well.Mink oil is widely regarded as one of the best oils for leather boots. The primary function of mink oil is to condition and reinvigorate dried-out leather. It’s a natural solution, able to increase the water resistance and shine of your boots. If you’re now eager to pick up the best mink oil for boots, this list is here to help you. There are many different kinds of mink oils out there. Some are derived strictly from…
Reading the stories in Amber Caron’s riveting debut collection Call Up the Waters, feels a little bit like walking around your apartment looking at things through binoculars—destabilizing, the sensation of reaching for things that aren’t quite where you expect them to be. Her characters are adrift, uncertain, often prickly as they try to get their bearings in circumstances that are uncomfortable physically and psychologically. They’re often women out in the wild, performing difficult physical labor, scrambling for equilibrium as nature and sometimes their own bad judgment knocks them down repeatedly. In one story, a woman gets in a fight with…