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US judge said on Friday two Massachusetts men pose too great of a risk of flight to be released on bail given “spectacular” allegations that they helped orchestrate former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan. Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell said US Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, had …

The son of a Wall Street tycoon allegedly violently raped and sodomized one of his dad’s employees — and the father turned against the victim when she spoke out, according to her claims in an explosive lawsuit. Taylor Lawrence, a former head of investor relations at $2 billion private equity fund Wellspring Capital Management, accused …

Anyone who has ever been to Japan knows: Japan is special. The country has many strange habits. The Japanese culture is simply different and many peculiarities are hardly understood in the West. But it’s not only the old established traditions that are foreign to us Westerners. Just as disturbing are social developments such as the …

What makes a superhero? Is it simply strength? Is it power? This episode of Out of Frame looks at Carol Danvers’ actions and motivations in some of the more recent comics to find out if she is actually a heroic character.

Jean-Baptiste Say was a principled defender of the constitutionally limited state, even more consistently so than many of his classically liberal contemporaries. Having studied quite a lot of political economy over the past four decades, and critically, I must say that I consider A Treatise on Political Economy (1803)1 by Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832)2 to be …

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a proposal to change the city charter to allow the police department to be dismantled, following mass public criticism of law enforcement over the killing of George Floyd. The 12-0 vote is just the first step in a process that faces significant bureaucratic obstacles to make the …

Remington Arms, America’s oldest gun maker, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is in advanced talks for a potential sale to the Navajo Nation, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Remington is making preparations for the Native American tribe to serve as the lead bidder to purchase its assets out …

Is Riff Raff ready to rumble? The “Tip Toe Wing in my Jawwdinz” rapper, 38, was asked to fight in Sean Kingston’s new boxing league for rappers. But despite agreeing to box via an Instagram direct message, the deal is now off the table, Page Six has learned. Riff Raff’s rep said, “No contracts have …

Timothée Chalamet and Eiza González’s Mexican getaway is heating up. The new couple was spotted kissing last weekend while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas. In the photos taken on June 20, Chalamet, 24, is seen hugging González, 30, while the “Baby Driver” star takes a dip wearing a tiny, yellow bikini. The pair first …

Rapper Huey has been killed in a double shooting in his hometown of St. Louis, according to reports. He was 32. The “Pop, Lock & Drop It” star — real name Lawrence Franks Jr. — was shot at least once at about 11 p.m. Thursday while in a front yard, according to the St. Louis …