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Taylor Swift's Financial 'Strategic Genius' Examined In New Harvard Business Review Book Taylor Swift's Financial 'Strategic Genius' Examined In New Harvard Business Review Book
Taylor Swift's Financial 'Strategic Genius' Examined In New Harvard Business Review Book Taylor Swift created a huge economic impact with her record-breaking Eras Tour and a new book from Harvard Business Review will look at the pop star's financially savvy vision. "There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift" will be released on Tuesday, Apr. 8, the Harvard Business Review announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. It was written by senior editor Kevin Evers, the author of several bestsellers, including books on digital disruption and marketing. The Eras Tour grossed more than $2 billion and generated a $10 billion economic impact on local economies, acc…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Deputy US Marshal Accused Of Drunken Abuse On JFK Flight To London Deputy US Marshal Accused Of Drunken Abuse On JFK Flight To London
Deputy US Marshal Accused Of Drunken Abuse On JFK Flight To London A deputy United States Marshal based in Brooklyn was arrested in London following what was described as drunken abuse aboard a flight from JFK. Michael Brereton, 39, of Staten Island, remained in the custody of British authorities after he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and charged on Thursday, Dec. 7, with entering an aircraft while drunk. He was expected to appear in court in Uxbridge, England, on Friday. Both he and another deputy who work together in the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn had been drinking on a Delta flight to London to extradite a defendant in a fra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Legal
Hall Versus Oates: What Went Wrong? Hall Versus Oates: What Went Wrong?
Hall Versus Oates: What Went Wrong? No one thought much of it when Daryl Hall and John Oates set out on separate tours this year. They'd done it before only to reunite for arena shows. So maybe some but not others were surprised by the news that the pair is embroiled in a legal battle, one that led Hall to obtain a temporary restraining order against his now-former music partner. A judge has sealed a lawsuit that Hall filed last week in Nashville, where Oates lives, according to multiple news outlets. So little is known about the dispute -- other than maybe that it's gone too far (but you know it don't matter anyway). Penn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Queen Elizabeth II Dies, 96 Queen Elizabeth II Dies, 96
Queen Elizabeth II Dies, 96 Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom, died on Thursday, Sept. 8. She was 96 years old. Charles, the Prince of Wales, becomes the UK's King at the age 73. The Queen had been being treated by physicians at her sprawling Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Her death comes after a seven-decade tenure marked by consistency and stability. "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," a statement by Buckingham Palace released around 1:35 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, Sept. 8 succinctly stated. "The King and the Queen Conso…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Devoted Trenton Mom Dies Suddenly, 39 Devoted Trenton Mom Dies Suddenly, 39
Devoted Trenton Mom Dies Suddenly, 39 Devoted Trenton mother Tiffany Ann Pempleton died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 31 at the age of 39. A native of Trenton, Tiffany had spent time living in Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, London, and Bratislava, her social media page says. Tiffany was known for her high-spirited personality and ability to make others smile wherever she went. Above all, Tiffany is remembered for embracing her role as a loving mother to her son, Dai. In addition to her son, Tiffany leaves behind numerous family members and countless close friends, several of whom shared their grief in touching social media …

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by Valerie Musson
News
Business Class Passenger Accused Of Raping Woman On Flight From Newark To London Business Class Passenger Accused Of Raping Woman On Flight From Newark To London
Business Class Passenger Accused Of Raping Woman On Flight From Newark To London An airline passenger was charged with raping a woman in business class while others around them slept on a flight from Newark to London. The as-yet-unidentified 40-year-old suspect is accused of the assault on a Jan. 31 United Airlines flight bound for Heathrow Airport, according to multiple reports. Both passengers are British, authorities said. They reportedly sat in separate rows, didn't know one another but had been chatting in a lounge area earlier in the flight. Officers "met the aircraft on arrival" at Heathrow and arrested the man "on suspicion of rape," London's Metropol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
'Self-Upgraded' Business-Class Squatters Force Flight To Tel Aviv Back To NJ 'Self-Upgraded' Business-Class Squatters Force Flight To Tel Aviv Back To NJ
'Self-Upgraded' Business-Class Squatters Force Flight To Tel Aviv Back To NJ A flight from Newark to Tel Aviv was diverted back to New Jersey after two passengers "self-upgraded" themselves on a half-empty plane. The Israeli pair plopped down in business class and refused to move for members of the Flight 90 cabin crew, according to United Airlines. The Times of Israel broke the news of the confrontation, which reportedly occurred near the Canada border about an hour and a half into the flight and sent the plane back to Newark International Airport. “Law enforcement officials met the aircraft upon landing,” United Airlines said in a statement. “The flight was subse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
MURDER IN MADRID: NJ-Born Tycoon Poisoned, Robbed In Hotel Room, Authorities Say MURDER IN MADRID: NJ-Born Tycoon Poisoned, Robbed In Hotel Room, Authorities Say
Murder IN Madrid: Nj-born Tycoon Poisoned, Robbed In Hotel Room, Authorities Say A New Jersey-born yacht company tycoon was robbed and killed by men he’d invited back to his luxury hotel room in Madrid, authorities there said. Investigators at first believed that José Rosado, 43, died of natural causes after combining drugs and alcohol. Charges on his credit card led them in another direction, however. Authorities in Madrid on Monday arrested two men accused of killing Rosado with a fatal dose of Ecstasy during a robbery at the luxurious Westin Palace Hotel on Oct. 29 and then going on a shopping spree with his AmEx card. One of the defendants, from Morocco, had 1…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Ex-NFL Player's Pregnant Daughter Shot Dead In PA Ex-NFL Player's Pregnant Daughter Shot Dead In PA
Ex-nfl Player's Pregnant Daughter Shot Dead In PA Former NFL and Penn State football player Brandon Short's pregnant daughter was shot and killed on Monday, local police say. Karli Short, 26, of McKeesport (Allegheny County) was found with a gunshot wound to her head by first responders on the 300 block of 25th Street, police said. Karli ShortKarli Short (Facebook photos) She was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests had been announced as of Tuesday, authorities said. Brandon Short currently lives in London and is a retired Goldman Sachs business analyst. He took to social media to express his grief, posting the following on Faceboo…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
NJ Lawmakers Aim To Block Increased Tolls Into Manhattan NJ Lawmakers Aim To Block Increased Tolls Into Manhattan
NJ Lawmakers Aim To Block Increased Tolls Into Manhattan Two New Jersey congressman are pulling out the stops to block a surcharge on drivers entering Manhattan. Democratic U.S. Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Bill Pascrell Jr. put a formal request in to the U.S. Department of Transportation to stop the plan. New Jersey commuters -- specifically those who take the George Washington Bridge to and from Manhattan -- fear that they'll be charged a toll for the bridge and a congestion pricing fee to drive south of 61st street: A "double toll." “We’re standing here in Fort Lee to say this will not stand the light of day,” NJ.com said citing Pascrell. “It’s…

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by Jon Craig
Sports
Fauci: COVID Could Block Pro Football’s Season If It Doesn't Copy NBA's 'Bubble' Fauci: COVID Could Block Pro Football’s Season If It Doesn't Copy NBA's 'Bubble'
Fauci: COVID Could Block Pro Football’s Season If It Doesn't Copy NBA's 'Bubble' The coronavirus pandemic could cancel the 2020 NFL season unless the league follows the NBA’s “bubble” approach, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. “Unless players are essentially in a bubble -- insulated from the community and they are tested nearly every day -- it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall,” Fauci told CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta. “f there is a second wave, which is certainly a possibility and which would be complicated by the predictable flu season, football may not happen this year,” said Fauci, who’s been the face of the United States' fight agains…

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by Jerry DeMarco