Guilty Pleas in 9/11 Charity Scam
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Two men pleaded guilty to theft by deception on Monday for operating a business they claimed was a charity for Sept. 11 victims and their families. Thomas Scaligione and Mark Niemczyk reportedly sold t-shirts featuring New York police and fire department logos out of a truck and made over $50,000 which they never donated to charity, the Associated Press reports.
“These con men shamelessly exploited the generosity of others, enriching themselves by diverting funds that were intended for the families of 9/11 victims,” acting New Jersey Attorney General John Hoffman said.
[Read More]Historical Events in 1430 - On This Day
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
1430 Calendar Jan 1 Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services Order of the Golden Fleece Jan 10 Catholic Order of the Golden Fleece is founded in Bruges in celebration of the prosperous and wealthy domains of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
May 5 Jews are expelled from Speyer, Germany Joan of Arc Captured May 23 Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne and sold to the English
[Read More]How Reality TV Has Reshaped Our World
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
“I’m not here to make friends. I’m here to win.” So goes the ultimate reality TV cliché, one popularized by the first season of Survivor, which got broadcast audiences hooked on competitions between telegenic “real people” cashing in the 15 minutes of fame that are the birthright of all Americans. Two decades later, the declaration has proven true of the genre itself. Reality series aren’t exactly well respected; critics, social scientists, and even fans never stop unearthing revelations about their crass manipulations and toxic tropes.
[Read More]How to link NIN to Airtel
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Martina Birk
It is issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) after you enroll for the National Identity Database (NIDB). The NIN is used to verify and authenticate your identity in various transactions and services, such as banking, taxation, health care, education, and travel. Why link NIN to Airtel? The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all telecommunication operators in the country to link their subscribers' NINs to their phone numbers.
[Read More]How to recognise a guy in his hoe phase
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Urban Dictionary says this is a phase in your life that occurs when you are fine with exploring promiscuous activities and connecting with random people. Not everyone will go through this phase. There are still many young people whose paths to happiness, satisfaction and wholeness in love and relationships do not cut through the hoe phase. So, of course, there’ll be a conflict of interest if you meet a guy who is still firmly in his hoe phase when your desire is a level of commitment that this type of men can’t possibly give.
[Read More]Inside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Unlikely Rise
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Every 10 minutes or so, someone knocks on the big wooden door of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office on Capitol Hill. The noise makes staffers stiffen. It’s almost always a harmless fan, one of dozens who arrive each day, leaving neon-colored Post-it notes as devotional offerings. But in her first three months in Congress, aides say, enough people have threatened to murder Ocasio-Cortez that Capitol Police trained her staff to perform risk assessments of her visitors.
[Read More]It's Ugly, But It Works
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Time was when the Midwestern grain belt had the manicured look of a suburban lawn. In summer, rows of corn lined up neat as picket fences. In winter the plowed earth mimicked swatches of felt brushed clear of debris. But as this year’s planting season gets under way, an increasing number of growers are “farming ugly” — gunning their tractors over fields ajumble with great clods of dirt and raggedy stalks left over from last year’s harvest.
[Read More]Joe Burrow (NFL Quarterback) - On This Day
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
Profession: NFL Quarterback
Biography: Joe Burrow is an American football quarterback, best known for his time playing in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was selected for the Bengals straight out of college football after winning the Heisman Trophy in 2020. While Burrow was injured during his rookie year, he would lead the Bengals to a playoff win in 2021. The team had not been to the playoffs for over 30 years, with their last success coming in 1990.
[Read More]Jonah Hill (Actor) - On This Day
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
Full Name: Jonah Hill Feldstein
Profession: Actor
Biography: A two-time Academy Award nominee ("Moneyball" and "The Wolf of Wall Street"), he is also known for his roles in "Superbad", "Funny People", "21 Jump Street" and "This Is the End".
Born: December 20, 1983
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Age: 40 years old
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Sagittarius
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Leonardo Del Vecchio, Billionaire Ray-Ban Owner, Dies at 87
Posted on August 28, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
Leonardo Del Vecchio, the Italian entrepreneur who started off with a tiny optics workshop in the Dolomite mountains and ended up as the undisputed world leader in eyewear, has died. He was 87.
His death was confirmed on Monday by Paris-based EssilorLuxottica, the optics giant he created, after earlier reports in the Italian media.
Raised in a Milan orphanage, Del Vecchio struck out from the northern city to set up shop in the town of Agordo, in the Alps north of Venice, beginning as a small supplier of frame parts to local eyeglass makers.
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