Brooke Shields: Why I nixed sex with ‘less than chivalrous’ JFK Jr.
The “Blue Lagoon” beauty, 57, recalled details of her romantic encounter with the late heartthrob, including his obsession with Shields’ resemblance to his First Lady mom, Jackie Onassis.
https://nypost.com/2023/04/05/brooke-shields-why-i-turned-down-sex-with-less-than-chivalrous-jfk-jr/
Minneapolis police union boss barred from employment in 3 counties by Floyd settlement
The former head of the Minneapolis police union will not be allowed to serve as a police officer in three Minnesota counties for the next decade as part of a settlement filed over police treatment of protesters after the death of George Floyd.
As part of a settlement announced Tuesday, Bob Kroll also will not be allowed to serve in any leadership role in law enforcement agencies in Ramsey, Anoka or Hennepin counties, the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota said.
MINNEAPOLIS AGREES TO STATE-BACKED POLICING REVAMP NEARLY 3 YEARS AFTER FLOYD INCIDENT
Kroll also agreed that he wouldn’t serve on the state board that oversees police licensing and will appear in court if required.
The settlement involves two class action lawsuits filed by for protesters and journalists by the ACLU-Minnesota that accused police of using unconstitutional brutality against protesters after Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis officer in 2020. The lawsuits alleged Kroll was an “unofficial policymaker” for the police department.
MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL SETTLEMENT IN MAJOR FLOYD LAWSUIT
Kroll and his attorneys did not respond to messages seeking comment, Minneapolis media reported.
Kroll, who retired in January 2021, did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement.
Last week, the city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights signed an agreement to revamp policing in the city, after an investigation found the department had a pattern of racial discrimination for at least a decade.
Swiss Authorities Eliminate, Cut Credit Suisse Executives’ Bonuses
Swiss Authorities Eliminate, Cut Credit Suisse Executives’ Bonuses
Prior to the $3.25 billion emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, mandated by Swiss authorities more than two weeks ago to avert a global financial crisis, the struggling Swiss bank had been contemplating for several months about slashing bonuses for its bankers.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Swiss government, not Credit Suisse bank executives, moved forward with a plan to cancel or reduce bonuses. The Swiss Federal Council directed the Federal Department of Finance to eliminate or decrease top Credit Suisse bankers’ bonuses by 25% to 50%. According to the SFC statement, this action would affect bankers in the top three tiers of management.
For the bonuses already paid out, Credit Suisse has to examine whether some of those payments to employees can be recovered. The lender would have to report to FDF and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority on the matter.
Bloomberg noted UBS is required that its “remuneration system continues to give appropriate consideration to risk awareness and includes as a criterion the successful, i.e., most profitable possible, realization of the Credit Suisse assets covered by the state loss guarantee.”
The Swiss government’s move might lead to more Credit Suisse bankers jumping ship. Days after the state-brokered takeover of the troubled bank, there were reports of employees talking with job recruiters from competing firms.
Perhaps UBS chair Colm Kelleher’s speech to shareholders on Wednesday, outlining the takeover of Credit Suisse entails “a huge amount of risk,” might be why Swiss authorities plan to cancel or reduce top banker bonuses.
The Swiss government is penalizing top bankers and avoiding impacting lower-tier employees who weren’t responsible for causing the crisis.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 04/05/2023 – 15:27
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/swiss-authorities-eliminate-cut-credit-suisse-executives-bonuses
Judge in Fox News Defamation Trial Opens Door to Murdoch Testimony
Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said if plaintiff Dominion Voting Systems issues a trial subpoena for Rupert Murdoch to testify, he “would not quash it.”
Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi in intensive care
The billionaire former prime minister of Italy is in intensive care in a hospital in Milan. He has been struggling with breathing problems, including a 2020 bout of COVID, and other ailments, at age 86.
Why New York’s hush money case against Donald Trump is viewed as risky
The case that Manhattan prosecutors have brought against former President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records to disguise hush money payments related to the 2016 campaign presents novel legal questions that make the prosecution risky — but not impossible — legal experts say.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/05/politics/trump-hush-money-indictment-bragg/index.html
Cash App Founder Bob Lee Fatally Stabbed in San Francisco
Mr. Lee, 43, built a career as a Silicon Valley executive and angel investor.
Cash App Founder Bob Lee Fatally Stabbed in San Francisco
Mr. Lee, 43, built a career as a Silicon Valley executive and angel investor.
‘Paint’ already made Bob Ross fans mad. For his brand, it’s a happy little accident
When the ‘Paint’ trailer dropped, worried fans started calling Bob Ross Inc. But the film’s star, Owen Wilson, and filmmaker Brit McAdams call it a ‘loving tribute.’
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-04-05/paint-owen-wilson-bob-ross-inc