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The entrepreneur behind a controversial online sugar daddy dating service is using the Secret Service Colombia sex scandal to urge international business travelers who don’t want to be lonely on the road to BYOB – Bring Your Own Booty. Brandon Wade, the man behind SeekingArrangement.com, has launched a new venture, MissTravel.com, which will match deep-pocketed […]
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing on Monday laid out a budget proposal that would cut more than 2,500 jobs — nearly a quarter of the city’s workforce — and shave $250 million in annual expenses after the financially struggling city agreed to state oversight that is aimed at fixing a deficit and long-term debt. Chief Operating […]
The teenager who authorities said was beaten in a neighborhood watch case in Baltimore that drew comparisons with the Trayvon Martin shooting refused to testify from the witness stand on Wednesday, prompting the judge ultimately to excuse him. It’s not yet clear how the loss of the key witness will affect the prosecution’s case. Brothers […]
A Detroit judge says the verdict is in: He’s proud of his physique and has no reason to be ashamed of sending a shirtless photo of himself to women, including at least one court employee. A TV station confronted 55-year-old Wayne County Judge Wade McCree this week after the husband of a court employee said […]
Two former and two current Transportation Security Administration employees have been arrested on federal drug trafficking and bribery charges for allowing large amounts of cocaine and other drugs to pass through X-ray machines at security checkpoints in exchange for cash, authorities said. A 22-count indictment unsealed Wednesday outlined five incidents where the employees took payments […]
Sen. Marco Rubio outlined his vision Wednesday of a more muscular American foreign policy, the latest salvo in his effort to elevate his profile as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney begins his search for a running mate. The Florida Republican’s half-hour speech at the centrist Brookings Institution came four weeks after he endorsed Romney and […]
A New York woman admitted Wednesday that she faked cancer to con donors out of money and services for her wedding and Caribbean honeymoon. Jessica Vega, 25, isn’t likely to do any time in state prison, court officials said, but she will have to repay $13,368 to her victims and remain in jail until her […]
Tareq Salahi, a Virginia vintner who achieved notoriety for crashing a White House party and later saw his wife run off with a guitarist for the rock band Journey, now says he will run as a Republican for governor of Virginia. In a move that provoked rolled eyes and guffaws within Richmond’s political chattering classes, […]
In a case of life imitating art, two Cuban actors have gone missing en route to their film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Javier Nunez Florian and Analin de la Rua de la Torre disappeared in Miami during a layover last week. The film, “Una Noche,” premiered at Tribeca on Thursday. Where the 20-year-old […]
President Barack Obama will rally young voters Tuesday when he visits the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and makes his first appearance on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” Obama’s speech in North Carolina — a key battleground state — is part of a three-state swing where he will tell supporters that Congress […]
Parental neglect led to the dismemberment and death of a 2-month old infant by a dog as the boy’s father slept nearby, a South Carolina coroner ruled Monday. Aiden McGrew’s death was ruled a homicide and the infant died from blood loss after being mauled last week, Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nesbit said. Sheriff L.C. […]
The owner of a hospital-themed Las Vegas restaurant known for its high-calorie menu says another patron has suffered an apparent medical episode there. Heart Attack Grill owner Jon Basso told KVVU that a woman had been eating, drinking alcohol and smoking before she fell unconscious Saturday night. It was unclear whether her medical issue was […]
