Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defended his decision to continue peddling the controversial anti-Semitic film that landed Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving in hot water. During the Dealbook conference in New York on Wednesday, Jassy insisted the movie, “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” doesn’t directly incite hate as the reason for the film remaining…
DetailsA high-ranking Russian colonel who played a role in President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization efforts “executed” himself with five gunshots to the chest in his commander’s office after allegedly being set up to take the fall for some of the problems plaguing the invasion of Ukraine, according to his widow. Col. Vadim Boiko, 44, deputy…
DetailsThe government of Thailand notified the Israeli government that it received a commitment from Iran not to conduct attacks against Israeli targets on Thai soil, according to an Israeli Foreign Ministry cable and two Israeli officials briefed on the matter. Why it matters: Thailand is a major tourism destination for Israelis, and Israeli officials have…
DetailsA Russian billionaire has died in a helicopter crash near the French-Italian border, marking the latest sudden death of a figure in the cryptocurrency world. Vyacheslav Taran, 53, founder of Forex Club and president of the Libertex Group, was the sole passenger of a helicopter that crashed in Villefranche-sur-Mer this weekend, according to multiple reports.…
DetailsClapping back. Kylie Jenner slammed a TikTok user who accused her of posting new photos of her son to distract from the Balenciaga ad scandal. “Kris Jenner telling her kids to release the good photos after the Balenciaga scandal,” the text over the Monday, November 28, viral TikTok read. The Kardashians star, 25, quickly clapped…
DetailsA struggling single mom filed suit against Leon Black Monday, alleging the billionaire raped her in Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse two decades ago, new court papers show. Cheri Pierson claims the dead pedophile arranged for her and Black, 71, to meet at his Upper East Side mansion, where the legendary investor and former head of…
DetailsDisgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ignored pleas from company attorneys and advisers urging him to file for bankruptcy “for days” before the cryptocurrency platform imploded, according to a report Tuesday. FTX general counsel Ryne Miller was one of several people who begged Bankman-Fried and other executives to relinquish their control of the company, the New…
DetailsThis spring, Lufthansa made headlines for discriminating against Jewish passengers on a flight. There’s now an interesting conclusion to this story, as the airline and passengers have reached a settlement. This incident involves Lufthansa flight 401 from New York (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA) on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. There were many Orthodox Jews on the…
DetailsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Just days after a fire tore through the synagogue at Chabad House FSU, leadership began plans to rebuild better than ever. But nearly seven months in, the effort to bounce back has hit a financial snag. Rabbi Schneur Oirechman told WCTV several insurance claims for property inside the building were not accepted.…
DetailsDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced earlier today that a federal jury found NEIL COLE, the former Chief Executive Officer of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (“Iconix”), guilty of participating in a scheme to fraudulently inflate Iconix’s revenue and earnings per share, making false filings with the U.S.…
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