The Justice Department has doled out more than $370 million to victims of infamous Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff — bringing the total compensation paid out to former clients to more than $4 billion. “The criminal division is proud to continue providing compensation to victims through the largest remission process the department has overseen,” Assistant Attorney … Read more
A Florida reporter captured viewers’ attention Wednesday when the condom on her microphone flashed on the screen during an outdoor hurricane broadcast. NBC2’s Kyla Galer was reporting on Hurricane Ian’s landfall from a parking lot in Fort Myers, Florida, when viewers became distracted by the bulbous rubber casing on her microphone. “NBC 2 practicing safe … Read more
The volume of private jet trips leaving Florida spiked this week ahead of Hurricane Ian’s landfall as deep-pocketed residents sought to avoid the powerful storm. A total of 319 private, business or chartered flights departed airports located in Naples, Tampa and Orlando — cities in the storm’s path — on Monday and Tuesday. That was … Read more
An unruly fan’s confrontation with an usher at Nationals Park turned bloody. It all started innocently enough as a pair of ushers were captured on video trying to remove a male fan from the field level stands during Washington’s game against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. It’s unclear what the fan had been doing to … Read more
Stassi Schroeder plans to continue judging people publicly – despite all the backlash she faced after being fired from Bravo. “I still love to judge. Judging is fun,” the “Vanderpump Rules” alum, 34, said while returning to her “Straight Up With Stassi” podcast Wednesday after a two-year hiatus. “If somebody tells you that they don’t … Read more
Google is hosting its next Made by Google launch event on October 6th, where it plans to announce details about the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and new devices from Nest. There will be an in-person event happening in New York City, but the company is also livestreaming the show from its Made … Read more
Twitter is still having trouble curbing the spread of CSAM (child sexual abuse material). Insider has learned (subscription required) that Twitter inadvertently ran ads on profiles either selling or soliciting CSAM. In an email to marketers, the social network said it had suspended all ads on profiles, updated its detection systems, banned accounts that broke … Read more
A Vietnamese American man is fighting for his life nearly a month after a vicious assault outside a pub in Toledo, Ohio, left him with a severe traumatic brain injury. California native Phong Tran, 43, was punched and found unconscious outside Ye Olde Cock N Bull on N. Huron St. at around 2 a.m. on … Read more
Watch: Tatum, Brown have epic 1-on-1 battle at Celtics practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Amid all of the outside distractions surrounding the Boston Celtics, their star players are back to doing what they love. The Celtics held their second training camp practice Wednesday at the Auerbach Center in Brighton. And taking center stage … Read more
NEW YORK — A defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp. FOX, +1.64%, Fox News Network and Lou Dobbs can proceed toward trial, a judge ruled Monday after concluding that a Venezuelan businessman had made sufficient claims of being unfairly accused of trying to corrupt the 2020 U.S. presidential election to be permitted to gather more evidence. … Read more