We’ve all been there. You’re running for federal office, the race is hot, the polls are tight, but you’re doing OK. Then, whammo: A porn star informs you that she’s about to tell the world you had an extramarital affair with her a few months after your wife gave birth to your youngest child . What do you do? You pay her off, of course. Well, let’s not be hasty. Maybe you should deny and ride it out—an especially appealing option if it was a lie or a dubious claim that the vast majority of people, including your wife, would not find credible. Joe Biden did this in 2020 and won. But you’re not Joe Biden. You’re a self-aggrandizing womanizer with a known history of extramarital affairs and allegations of sexual misconduct . Worse, one day before this porn star approached you, the world learned that—right around the time of this alleged affair—you’d also been caught on tape bragging that you’re so famous you can do “anything” you want to women, like, for … [Read more...] about How to Pay Off a Porn Star (If You Really Must)
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$20,000 Pants … and Other Adventures in Men’s Luxury Resale!
In a floor-through loft in SoHo one Friday night in January, Vincent Ferraro was selling luxury clothing. Sort of. On one side of the room, a tattoo artist covered a young woman’s palm in an illustration of a bankroll. Some people flipped casually through the racks of Chrome Hearts and Enfants Riches Déprimés, but Mr. Ferraro — sinewy, with a shaved head and covered in tattoos — didn’t pay them much mind. Instead, he poured shots of Patrón, posed for Instagram photos and occasionally disappeared with one of the several women who had come to vie for his attention. On the men’s resale clothing site Grailed, Mr. Ferraro, who before the pandemic worked in nightlife, most recently as general manager and creative director of Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel, sells under the handle 4GSELLER , and in the last couple of years, has become the go-to for rare Chrome Hearts, recent-season Louis Vuitton statement pieces and thrashed vintage dirtbag T-shirts, building a business that he says … [Read more...] about $20,000 Pants … and Other Adventures in Men’s Luxury Resale!
Markets Struggle to Decide Where Banking Rules Go From Here
No clear path on helping banks U.S. banking regulators gave investors a lot to chew on yesterday. The Federal Reserve went ahead with a quarter-point increase in interest rates, signaling that, for now, it remained more worried about inflation than banking stability. But while Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that they were focused on ways to improve regulation of the banking industry, Ms. Yellen appeared to backtrack on the prospect of extending insurance on deposits. That lack of clarity unnerved investors yesterday, sending shares in smaller banks tumbling, as they worried about what’s next. The Fed acknowledged that it may finally stop raising rates — “may” being the operative word, Mr. Powell said. Though officials forecast one more rate increase this year, that’s not set in stone. In some ways, Mr. Powell added, the turmoil hitting lenders now is effectively substituting for additional rate increases . How the … [Read more...] about Markets Struggle to Decide Where Banking Rules Go From Here
Goldman Sachs’s Top Image Maker Is Leaving
A change of messenger at Goldman Sachs For nearly a decade, Jake Siewert led Goldman Sachs ’s post-crisis efforts to shed its image as one of Wall Street’s most mysterious, and maligned, money machines. We’re the first to report that he plans to announce his departure later today. Mr. Siewert joined Goldman as its communications chief in 2012, bringing both political connections — he was a top aide to Tim Geithner when he was Treasury secretary, and spent eight years in the Clinton administration, including as White House press secretary — and experience as a senior executive at Alcoa. (Mr. Siewert’s wife, Christine Anderson, is the global head of external relations at Blackstone.) He did not have an easy job: The day after his hiring was announced, a former Goldman banker published a now-famous Op-Ed, “ Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs ,” accusing the firm of fostering a “toxic and destructive” environment. As he departs, disgruntled junior bankers at the firm have … [Read more...] about Goldman Sachs’s Top Image Maker Is Leaving
Brain teaser: Can you find 5 seals in a herd of walruses?
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A graphic artist from Hungary is testing the world’s attention to detail with a new digital seek-and-find brain teaser, and this time it’s with a marine mammal illustration. Gergely Dudás, of Budapest, shared the visual puzzle with Fox News Digital, which depicts five seals hidden in a herd of walruses. The illustrated seals blend in with the tan walruses that have been drawn with prominent tusks. BRAIN TEASER: CAN YOU FIND 3 OWLS HIDDEN IN THIS COLORFUL CHICKEN FLOCK? Some of the walruses have been accessorized with colorful scarves, neckties, hats and sunglasses. Gergely Dudás, a graphic artist from Budapest, Hungary, drew a picture of five seals hidden in a herd of walruses. Can you find all five? (Gergely Dudás) Dudás posted his seal and walrus seek-and-find … [Read more...] about Brain teaser: Can you find 5 seals in a herd of walruses?
Idaho’s move to resurrect firing squad ‘makes sense’ as ‘quickest, surest’ death penalty option, expert says
close Video Killer Faces Firing Squad Convicted murderer chooses firing squad As Idaho looks to resurrect the firing squad as an acceptable alternative to lethal injection for prisoners sentenced to death , a shortage of necessary drugs and a poor track record over the past four decades has experts pointing out the shortcomings of the "modern" and "clinical" practice used in most states that still carry out capital punishment. If signed into law, Idaho's bill could impact the state's eight current death row inmates and possibly the future of student stabbings suspect Bryan Kohberger . He could face death if convicted of any one of four first-degree murder charges he faces in the November deaths of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin or Xana Kernodle. "The firing squad is the quickest, surest and most error-free and the only technique for which we have skilled and trained professionals," says Fordham Law School professor Deborah … [Read more...] about Idaho’s move to resurrect firing squad ‘makes sense’ as ‘quickest, surest’ death penalty option, expert says
