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The coronavirus crisis is fueling a craze for blank-check companies, and the billionaire owners of pro sports teams are cashing in. On Monday, Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula said in a securities filing he’s aiming to raise $300 million by selling shares in East Resources Acquisition Co., a blank-check company that’s looking to scoop up …

Hooper won’t be driving this boat, chief. Ocean conservationists are creating a replica of the Orca from the beloved film “Jaws” to conduct shark research and help educate the public about the sea creatures. The Orca III project is helmed by David Bigelow, who acquired an old lobster fishing vessel, called the Lydia, and is …

Sources close to Kayne West and Kim Kardashian fear that their marriage won’t survive his latest public outbursts. The insiders believe that the rapper’s frightening behavior — including Sunday’s “campaign rally” where he cried while claiming that he had wanted to abort their first child and railed against Harriet Tubman — is connected to a …

A recent article in the New Yorker wrongly claims that two-thirds of emergency room visits by Americans aged 15 to 34 were the result of police violence. The article, written by Harvard University history professor and longtime New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore, tells of a “crisis in policing” which Lepore says is the “culmination …

Former child actor Corey Feldman was forced off a top Hollywood union’s sexual harassment committee because of sexual misconduct allegations against him — and now he’s lashing out at the union leader behind his removal. Feldman, known for his roles in ’80s flicks “Stand By Me,” “The Goonies” and “The Lost Boys,” stepped down from …

More than 2,000 years before America’s bailouts and entitlement programs, the ancient Romans experimented with similar schemes. The Roman government rescued failing institutions, canceled personal debts, and spent huge sums on welfare programs. The result wasn’t pretty. Roman politicians picked winners and losers, generally favoring the politically well connected — a practice that’s central to …

The Los Angeles Times on Monday compared images of a naked woman protesting federal police in Portland, Ore., to the iconic picture of a Chinese man standing in front of a tank at the Tiananmen Square protest in 1989. The woman, whose name was not reported, sat nude in front of federal police during a demonstration …

The suspect in a shooting at the New Brunswick, N.J., home of federal judge Esther Salas has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to multiple reports. While Salas was in the basement of her home at the time, the gunman killed her 20-year-old son and injured her husband. Salas has presided over …

Tamar Braxton is “awake and alert” after her suicide attempt. The singer-turned-reality star was found unresponsive at home in LA on Thursday night by her boyfriend. She was rushed to the hospital, reportedly having overdosed on prescription medication. Now, the Blast reports that she’s stable and is discussing “her situation and the days leading up …

Portland Police Association president Daryl Turner slammed elected officials at a press conference on Sunday, a day after the union’s offices were set on fire amid continuing riots in the city. Since the death of George Floyd, an African American man killed during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers, Portland has seen 50 days of …