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The third party appointed by the federal judge presiding over the Michael Flynn case said in a Wednesday filing that the DOJ’s decision to drop its case against Flynn amounted to “clear evidence of gross prosecutorial abuse.” John Gleeson, a retired New York federal district court judge, said in an 82-page filing that the reversal …
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has privately apologized to influential black artist Glenn Ligon after the Met used his art without permission in a social media post and an e-mail to patrons in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Ligon posted the offending e-mail that was sent from Met director Max Hollein to Friends of …
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A top Tesla investor is betting that the next big thing is flying taxis. Ballie Gifford, a firm whose past investments include SpaceX and Amazon in addition to Elon Musk’s electric automaker, this week put $35 million into German aviation company Lilium, which is developing an aircraft it says will make intra-city travel as easy as …
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The Justice Department said in a new court filing that it is “unsustainable” to suggest that Michael Flynn “was not a part of any conspiracy” with members of the Turkish government. The filing was drafted as part of the government’s case against Bijan Rafiekian, a former business partner of Flynn who was prosecuted by Robert …
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The final installment in a series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. Deion Sanders wheeled into the parking lot at the Yankees’ minor league complex driving a $100,000-plus Mercedes. Across the street was Tampa Stadium, where the Buccaneers played. That felt right on March 14, …
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The moment is ripe for change. We must not waste it on counterproductive violence. This moment was long in the making. From slavery, to Jim Crow, to the Civil Rights struggles of the last century, to the ongoing struggle to overcome racism today—these formed the foundations of the fear, frustration, and discontent in America’s black …
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A series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. Buck Showalter gave a slight nod of his head to conspiratorially signal a reporter to follow him out of the press box. There was a game about to begin at the old Comiskey Park, Yankees at White …
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has said the 75-year-old man who was shoved to the ground by two cops on Thursday was an ‘agitator’ who tried to work up the crowd and had been asked to leave the area ‘numerous’ times. Brown addressed the incident in a press conference on Friday after 57 officers on the …
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Infamous art dealer Mary Boone is a free woman, according to ArtNet’s gossip column, Wet Paint. It reports that Boone — who was sentenced in 2018 to 30 months in jail for tax evasion — has been released after serving just 13 months in prison in Danbury, Connecticut, because of the pandemic. Apparently Boone, a …
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A series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. The Yankees won fewer games every year from their 97 in 1985 to 85 in 1988. But if you wanted to believe there was still a strong contender assembled, sure, you could believe that. Rickey Henderson, Don …
The third party appointed by the federal judge presiding over the Michael Flynn case said in a Wednesday filing that the DOJ’s decision to drop its case against Flynn amounted to “clear evidence of gross prosecutorial abuse.” John Gleeson, a retired New York federal district court judge, said in an 82-page filing that the reversal …
