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Daunte Wright’s Family Reaches $3.2 Million Settlement With Brooklyn Center, Minn.

The city of Brooklyn Center, Minn., has agreed to pay a $3.2 million settlement to the family of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in April 2021 near Minneapolis. The officer said she meant to fire her Taser instead. The settlement, announced on […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 22, 2022, 12:34 pm
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in Inflation (Economics), Landlords, New York City, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Rent Control and Stabilization, Rent Guidelines Board, Renting and Leasing (Real Estate)

Rents Will Rise by at Least 3.25 Percent for 2 Million New Yorkers

A New York City panel that regulates the rents for roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments approved the highest increases in almost a decade on Tuesday, after property owners said they were being pinched by taxes and rising expenses. At a raucous meeting in Manhattan, the Rent Guidelines Board voted 5 to 4 to raise rents […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 21, 2022, 8:38 pm
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Russian Journalist’s Nobel Medal Sells for $103.5 Million

The Nobel Peace Prize put up for auction by the Russian journalist Dmitri A. Muratov to help Ukrainian refugees sold Monday night for $103.5 million to an anonymous buyer, obliterating the record for a Nobel medal. The proceeds from the auction will go to UNICEF to aid Ukrainian children and their families displaced by Russia’s […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 20, 2022, 10:54 pm
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WWE CEO Vince McMahon Steps Down After Reportedly Paying $3 Million To Former Employee To Hide Affair

Vince McMahon, the polarizing CEO and chairman of WWE, has voluntarily stepped down from his position amid a new investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against him. The story first broke earlier this week after the Wall Street Journal reported that the high-profile pro wrestling exec had allegedly made a $3 million hush money payment to a former […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 17, 2022, 2:07 pm
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RHOBH Star Erika Jayne Claims She Can’t Pay $2.2 Million California State Tax Bill Amid Legal Troubles!

Erika Jayne is going through it. The 50-year-old reality TV star is apparently having major trouble paying a seven-figure tax bill in the state of California — so goes the claim being made by the polarizing Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star herself in a new court filing! And the amount of money she owes is […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 15, 2022, 8:41 pm
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Trump Deletes Post About Him Scamming $250 Million From Donors From Truth Social

Somehow a news article about Trump scamming $250 million from donors with his Big Lie was published on Truth Social, but it was allegedly deleted. The post: I was so shocked to see this posted on Trump’s Truth Social today that I screenshotted it because I figured there was no way it was going to […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 14, 2022, 1:08 pm
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At Least 20 Million People Watched The 1/6 Committee Hearing Just 3 Million Watched Fox News

Early ratings data reveals that at least 20 million people watched the 1/6 Committee hearing. Just 3 million Americans watched Fox News. The New York Times reported on the early ratings data: An audience of at least 20 million people watched the first prime-time hearing of the House Select Committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 10, 2022, 6:14 pm
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Woman Awarded $5.2 MILLION From GEICO After Contracting STD In A Car!

A resident of Missouri reached a legal settlement with GEICO this week, but it wasn’t because of a car crash — it was over a car smash! In February 2021, a woman known only as M.O. submitted a petition to the insurance giant insisting they owed her big time. The anonymous filer said that she contracted […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 10, 2022, 6:12 pm
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More Than 19 Million Watched Jan. 6 Hearing, Early Ratings Show

An audience of at least 20 million people watched the first prime-time hearing of the House Select Committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on Thursday night, according to Nielsen. By scheduling a congressional hearing for 8 to 10 p.m., committee members and Democrats were hoping to make the case to the biggest audience possible. […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 10, 2022, 4:16 pm
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Will Nebraska Build a $500 million Canal Just to Own the Libs? – Mother Jones

Even if the canal doesn’t alter the balance of water between the two states, however, it does help Nebraska lawmakers spend down federal funding they received from the $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed by Congressional Democrats last year. It might also allow them to score political points by antagonizing the Democrats who govern Colorado. The episode […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 8, 2022, 5:00 am
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A Russian Billionaire Is Selling his $500 Million Company for $1 After Ukraine Sanctions – Mother Jones

Former Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich attends a match in May 2021. AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine. Russian oligarch and billionaire Roman Abramovich, one of the most high-profile Russian oligarchs, will sell off his stake […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 4, 2022, 2:14 pm
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Gun Sales Top 1 Million For The 34th Straight Month

May became the 34th straight month that civilian gun sales topped over 1 million. The FBI said that they conducted 2,349,383 background checks in May – 1,174,791 were tied to the sale of a firearm. This was the third-highest number of background checks conducted in May. The Washington Examiner reported: TRENDING: JUST IN: Federal Grand […] More

by Tonya Frazier June 3, 2022, 4:20 pm