Italian captain handed light sentence for speedboat crash that killed ‘Harry Potter’ publishing executive Adrienne Vaughan

Italian captain handed light sentence for speedboat crash that killed ‘Harry Potter’ publishing executive Adrienne Vaughan

An Italian speedboat captain was handed a light punishment in the fatal crash that killed prominent “Harry Potter” publishing house executive Adrienne Vaughan off the Amalfi Coast of Italy. Skipper Elio Persico was sentenced to four years and nine months in jail after requesting a plea bargain with a Salerno judge on Friday, CBS News…

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BofA Tower gets Chicago’s biggest mortgage bond deal since Covid

BofA Tower gets Chicago’s biggest mortgage bond deal since Covid

[NEW YORK] A mortgage loan for Chicago’s Bank of America (BOA) Tower is being refinanced with US$700 million in bonds, a rare bright spot for the city’s beaten-down real estate market, according to people familiar with the matter.  The refinancing signals bond investors still have appetite for deals involving higher quality buildings with more amenities.…

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US stocks jump on Fed rate cut bets but lose ground on the week

US stocks jump on Fed rate cut bets but lose ground on the week

[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks closed sharply higher on Friday (Nov 21) as rising expectations of a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve offset concerns over lofty tech valuations. A broad rally started gathering momentum by late morning, pushing all three major US stock indexes to substantial gains on the day. Benchmark Treasury…

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Exclusive | NYC women ditch dating apps for ‘Where Hot Guys Eat IRL’ show — and eligible Apple bachelors are thrilled: ‘Oh my God, I got so many DMs’

Exclusive | NYC women ditch dating apps for ‘Where Hot Guys Eat IRL’ show — and eligible Apple bachelors are thrilled: ‘Oh my God, I got so many DMs’

Craving a side of hottie with your next hamburger? Alyssa La Spisa’s got it on the menu. The 33-year-old Upper East Sider’s wildly popular “Where Hot Guys Eat IRL” social media series — where the content creator interviews attractive New Yorkers, asking them to reveal the bars and restaurants they frequent — has quickly become…

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