#Japan’s Johnny Kitagawa Sex Abuse Scandal: 478 Victims Come Forward, Company Rebranding Slammed as “Ridicule”

#Japan’s Johnny Kitagawa Sex Abuse Scandal: 478 Victims Come Forward, Company Rebranding Slammed as “Ridicule”

Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, engulfed in one of the largest sexual abuse scandals of the post-#MeToo era, said at a press conference in Tokyo Monday it would change its name and split into two companies. The existing company will be renamed Smile-Up and tasked exclusively with providing compensation to the hundreds of sexual…

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#Trump fury dominates on first day of New York fraud trial

#Trump fury dominates on first day of New York fraud trial

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s fury was on full display Monday during the first day of his civil fraud trial, where he lambasted the judge overseeing the case outside of the courtroom and stared daggers into the attorney general investigating business practices involving some of his most famed properties. The former president’s frustration — and his counsels’ — was…

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#The Fed’s losses have passed 0 Billion: What’s next?

#The Fed’s losses have passed $100 Billion: What’s next?

There has just been a landmark event at the Federal Reserve: Its accumulated operating losses have passed $100 billion. This startling number, which would previously been thought impossible, was reported on Sept. 14, 2023, in the Fed’s H.4.1 Release. It is essential to understand that these are not mark-to-market paper losses; they are real cash…

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#America is not ready for climate disasters 

#America is not ready for climate disasters 

If the U.S. House of Representatives ever decides to do useful work again, one of its top priorities should be an overhaul of federal disaster relief. The government is not prepared to cope with what climate change is throwing at us. Neither are the millions of Americans living in disaster-prone places.  That’s the conclusion of…

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#China Box Office: Zhang Yimou’s ‘Under the Light’ Wins Mid-Autumn Holiday Race with M Opening

#China Box Office: Zhang Yimou’s ‘Under the Light’ Wins Mid-Autumn Holiday Race with $63M Opening

It’s turning into the year of Zhang Yimou at China’s box office. The venerable 73-year-old director’s 26th feature, crime drama Under the Light, topped ticket sales during China’s Mid-Autumn Festival holiday over the past four days, opening to $62.6 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway. This comes after Zhang’s previous feature, the historical mystery thriller…

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#Gaetz says he’ll push to unseat McCarthy this week

#Gaetz says he’ll push to unseat McCarthy this week

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Sunday said he will push to unseat House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) this week, vowing to make good on his threat after McCarthy backed a measure to prevent a government shutdown a day earlier that won broad bipartisan support. “I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker…

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