By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal authorities charged New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son on Monday with engaging in a corruption scheme, in the latest of a string of criminal cases against politicians in the state’s capital of Albany. Skelos, a 67-year-old Republican, and his 32-year-old son, Adam, were named in a six-count criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that included charges
While many Star Wars fans would love to freeze themselves in carbonite until December, when Star Wars: The Force Awakens releases, we all rejoice on May the Fourth. To celebrate Star Wars Day, Vanity Fair has released some breathtaking shots from the set of the upcoming seventh episode, taken by preeminent photographer, Annie Leibovitz. Among the photos are a few juicy character reveals. As many suspected, Adam Driver’s character has
-Two yellow-hot Ferrari Testarossas will roll across the auction block at Britain’s legendary Silverstone circuit later this month. – The first Prancing Horse is a 1986 model, and is claimed to have been impeccably maintained by its two previous owners despite clocking 45,000 road miles. Two distinguishing features of this early model are the single “flying mirror” and the center-lock “knock off” wheels, which should help in pushing bidders towards
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Our pedigree expert Chris Hill reflects on the recent action from both on the track and in the sales’ rings.
Plate from Zegna Italian menswear label Ermenegildo Zegna is dabbling in art during the Expo Milano 2015 for a long-term preservation project on the Italian coasts. Fabulae Naturae was created by the artists Lucy + Jorge Orta and commissioned for the Milan headquarters of Zegna. The multi-sensorial performance and 500 plate designs will help the brand’s attempt to preserve the coastline of the Cinque Terre. Plate for tree ZegnArt will
The bull market “supercycle” for stocks and bonds is approaching an end, as the unconventional monetary policies that have bolstered asset prices since the financial crisis are running out, widely followed investor Bill Gross said on Monday.
Watch Katie Couric’s live interview with the first woman in the GOP race at 2:45 ET Monday.
Kenya’s deputy president has said there is “no room” for homosexuality in Kenyan society, a widely-shared view in African countries that puts their leaders at odds with Western aid donors who back gay rights. William Ruto made the remarks at a church service on Sunday, the day U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for talks. The United States has been at the forefront of calls for gay rights in
