August 24, 2025

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Trump admin threatens to pull funds from Virginia school districts over transgender bathroom policies

The Department of Education said it plans to pull federal funding from five Northern Virginia school districts after they rejected the Trump administration’s request to rescind their transgender bathroom policies. The five school systems — Prince William, Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, and Loudoun counties — announced this week that they will continue allowing students to use bathrooms and

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Crypto

Crypto bro’s ex-fiancée alleged he threatened to kill, held her captive — months before NYC torture house bust, report reveals: ‘Armed and dangerous’

One of the crypto bros charged with torturing an Italian businessman in a SoHo house of horrors allegedly held his ex-fiancée captive — and threatened to kill her — months before his sensational Manhattan arrest, a new report reveals. John Woeltz – who was recently sprung from Rikers Island on a $1 million bond pending

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Banking

Financial regulators need clarity from Trump administration, banking industry head says

Open this photo in gallery: Trump’s administration has been slashing rules for financial institutions, claiming the cuts will bolster economic growth and revive innovation.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Anthony Ostler travelled to Switzerland in May with a sobering message for the world’s banking standard-setter: If countries continue to apply new global capital requirements inconsistently, the competitiveness

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Crypto

Crypto bro in NYC torture case ratted out partner, begged cops to ‘call my mom’

He ratted out his partner — then begged for his mother. One of the crypto bros charged with sadistically tormenting an Italian millionaire in a Manhattan townhouse divulged his alleged twisted accomplice’s identity within hours, new court papers show. After cops led a barefoot and bathrobe-clad John Woeltz out of his luxe SoHo digs the

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Funds

Mayor Eric Adams once again denied public funds for NYC re-election bid while Mamdani, Sliwa granted millions

Mayor Eric Adams was once again denied matching funds in his re-election bid. Lev Radin/Shutterstock Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election bid was denied matching funds once again — this time losing out on $3 million as the city’s campaign finance watchdog accused his camp of obstruction. The City Campaign Finance Board hinted the mayor, who is

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Mortgage

Sen. Adam Schiff under federal criminal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud violations

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is under criminal investigation for mortgage fraud, a Trump administration source told Fox News. Fox News host Laura Ingraham broke the news on Tuesday night on “The Ingraham Angle,” saying the source said a criminal investigation is being conducted by the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland on possible charges involving mortgage fraud.

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Investors

Former CNBC analyst James Arthur McDonald Jr., who betrayed investors, sentenced in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

A former television financial analyst accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars and spending years on the run was sentenced to five years in prison, the Justice Department said Monday.  James Arthur McDonald Jr., 53, is also expected to be ordered to pay restitution to his victims following his April 7 guilty plea for securities

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Investment

‘I’m trying to save this beautiful program’

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz says the Trump administration plans to invest more than $200 billion “more dollars” into Medicaid following the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”  “I’m trying to save this beautiful program, this noble effort, to help folks, giving them a hand up,” Oz told

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Crypto

Accused NYC crypto bro kidnappers bragged about holding another foreign tourist hostage

Two crypto bros charged with kidnapping and torturing an Italian millionaire so he would give them his cryptocurrency password were accused of holding another European tourist hostage at their Kentucky compound, according to a report. William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, took a group of models and other high fliers from Palm Beach, Florida,

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Funds

NYC school secretary admits embezzling $145K in taxpayer funds, avoids prison

A purchasing secretary pleaded guilty this week to embezzling more than $145,000 over seven years from a Staten Island public school in a deal that will spare her jail time but require full restitution, officials told The Post. Michele Cenci, who had full access to the checkbook and procurement system at PS 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park

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