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The Los Angeles Clippers are pushing back against claims that star forward Kawhi Leonard was secretly paid $28 million for a fake job. The allegations surfaced on Wednesday in journalist Pablo Torre’s podcast. Citing legal documents, Torre said Clippers owner Steve Ballmer used one of his companies to funnel money to Leonard in a way…
A Republican-led House committee on Tuesday released more than 33,000 pages of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. The move comes as GOP leaders try to head off a bipartisan effort in Congress that would have forced a vote on making Epstein records public. Epstein’s case has long fueled…
Former WWE wrestler and Hollywood megastar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is making headlines after showing off a much slimmer frame, leaving fans wondering what happened. According to the Daily Mail, the 53-year-old actor stunned onlookers Monday at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet looking noticeably leaner. Johnson was there to promote…
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has admitted she underpaid stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat, a mistake that could cost her tens of thousands of pounds and put her political future at risk. Rayner confirmed she wrongly paid the lower rate of the property tax when she bought the flat in Hove in May…
The United States has revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) license to ship advanced technology from the US to China, the company confirmed. The move could complicate operations at TSMC’s facility in China, which makes older-generation chips. Washington issued similar restrictions on South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix last week, making it harder for them…
Saudi Aramco and Iraq’s state oil firm SOMO have stopped shipping crude to India’s Nayara Energy after European Union sanctions hit the Russian-backed refiner, according to people familiar with the matter. The move forced Nayara, which is majority-owned by Russia’s Rosanne and other Russian entities, to rely entirely on Russian crude in August, shipping data…
Google shares jumped on Wednesday after a federal court delivered a decision that spared the company from one of its biggest antitrust threats. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, saw its stock surge more than 7% in after-hours trading after the ruling. The court rejected the government’s push to split off Google’s Chrome browser, a move that…
Congresswoman Nancy Mace was visibly emotional as she left a private meeting with victims of Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday, cutting her time short. Photos captured the South Carolina Republican wiping away tears outside the Government Reform Committee in Washington, D.C., where victims shared their harrowing stories. When approached by reporters, Mace shook her head, clearly…
The British government still doesn’t know how much it will cost to relocate thousands of Afghans whose personal details were exposed in a massive Ministry of Defence data leak, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. The MoD has put the price tag of the breach and the emergency relocation program it created at £850…
Singapore has ordered Meta to put stronger anti-scam measures in place on Facebook or face a fine of up to S$1 million ($775,698). The demand comes under the city-state’s new Online Criminal Harms Act, which took effect in February 2024, and marks the first time the law has been used. Authorities say scammers have been…
