Hakeem Jeffries private meetings with Jared Kushner central to petition against his House speakership

Hakeem Jeffries is facing a petition against his bid to be the next House Speaker. (Bloomberg)

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and the meeting has now become part of the fight over who will be the next Speaker. As per The New York Times, the two men had talked about areas where they could work together. Hakeem Jeffries is facing a petition … Read more

Is Flying Private Less Safe? Heres How The Rules Differ From Commercial Airlines

The site of Sunday’s crash of a Learjet in Palm Beach County, Fla., which killed all nine onboard.

The safety rules for operators of private charter flights are very different from commercial airlines: Pilots don’t need as much experience, black boxes aren’t always required, and there isn’t a mandated retirement age. The site of Sunday’s crash of a Learjet in Palm Beach County, Fla., which killed all nine onboard. Chartered flights account for … Read more

Pompeii's grandest house gets a $1.6 million restoration funded by private sponsor

Pompeii's grandest house gets a $1.6 million restoration funded by private sponsor

MILAN — An ancient residence believed to be the grandest in the Pompeii archaeological site is being restored with the entire 1.4 million euros cost being covered by a private sponsor, officials announced Tuesday. Pompeii’s grandest house gets a $1.6 million restoration funded by private sponsor The house of Marcus Fabius Rufus, modeled after Rome’s … Read more

Trump planning to hire private debt collectors to go after student loan defaulters after midterms: Report

The US Treasury Department seal in Washington, DC on Thursday, August 20. (Bloomberg)

The Donald Trump administration is reportedly hatching a plan to hire private debt collectors to go after Americans who have defaulted on their federal student loans, the Washington Sun reported Monday. The US Treasury Department seal in Washington, DC on Thursday, August 20. (Bloomberg) A Reuters-Ipsos poll published on the same day showed that Trump’s … Read more

Donnie Wahlberg's private jet skids off Las Vegas runway, crashes into fence: God covered us

Donnie Wahlberg said he and his fellow passengers were unharmed after their aircraft ran out of runway during an attempted takeoff from Las Vegas (Donnie Wahlberg/Instagram)

Donnie Wahlberg has spoken out following a harrowing incident aboard his private aircraft. The actor, accompanied by his professional staff and several associates, was traveling on a flight departing from Las Vegas‘s Harry Reid International Airport when the aircraft reportedly exceeded the available runway length during takeoff at approximately 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, … Read more

Getty Images to go private in debt restructuring with up to $533 million in fresh equity

Getty Images plans to go private under a debt restructuring deal. (Unsplash)

Getty Images has secured support for a major debt restructuring deal. The visual-content company said on Monday that its major creditors and investors had agreed to support a plan to reduce its debt, raise fresh money and take the company private. Getty Images plans to go private under a debt restructuring deal. (Unsplash) The company … Read more

The legendary Shakespeare Ranch in Nevada, first listed for $188 million in 2024 is now asking $125 million; the 700-acre property has a 465-foot private pier, multiple homes and a barn built in 1873

The legendary Shakespeare Ranch in Nevada, first listed for $188 million in 2024 is now asking $125 million; the 700-acre property has a 465-foot private pier, multiple homes and a barn built in 1873

The ranch has attracted celebrities and even US presidents over the years, particularly through its annual rodeo. One of Lake Tahoe’s most expensive properties is back in focus after a major reduction in its asking price. Shakespeare Ranch, a historic 700-acre estate on the Nevada side of the lake, was listed for $188 million in … Read more

Florida man arrested after placing virus on woman’s computer, sharing private info in more than 100 TikTok videos

Florida man arrested after placing virus on woman’s computer, sharing private info in more than 100 TikTok videos

A 36-year-old Florida man was arrested after investigators accused him of gaining unauthorised access to a woman’s computer and posting private information involving women in more than 100 TikTok videos. Mark Stephen Asea of Port St. Lucie was booked into the St Lucie County Jail on September 30 on a felony computer-access charge, with his … Read more

Díaz-Canel questions US measures over new restrictions on Cuban private firms

Díaz-Canel questions US measures over new restrictions on Cuban private firms

HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday accused the United States of hypocrisy for promoting private enterprise on the island while imposing new restrictions against privately-owned Cuban businesses. Díaz-Canel questions US measures over new restrictions on Cuban private firms Díaz-Canel hosted a podcast with Prime Minister Manuel Marrero to discuss the implementation of an … Read more

Did Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner build a private island? Truth behind viral Sazan Island claim

Did Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner build a private island? Truth behind viral claim (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

A viral post claims Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have already built a private, off-grid island in the Mediterranean. That is not what has happened. The couple are linked to a proposed $1.4 billion luxury resort on Albania’s Sazan Island, an uninhabited former military base in the Adriatic Sea. Did Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner … Read more