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Feds Charge Exiled Chinese Tycoon With $1B Fraud That Funded $26.5M NJ Mansion Buy, More Feds Charge Exiled Chinese Tycoon With $1B Fraud That Funded $26.5M NJ Mansion Buy, More
Feds Charge Exiled Chinese Tycoon With $1B Fraud That Funded $26.5M NJ Mansion Buy, More Exiled Chinese tycoon Miles Guo was arrested by the FBI Wednesday on charges of swindling his online followers out of more than $1 billion that the government said he used, in part, to buy a 58-room mansion in Mahwah. Some of the agents were still at Guo’s 15-room penthouse in the Sherry-Netherland Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side the afternoon of March 15, six hours after he’d been arrested there, when a mysterious fire broke out on the 18th floor, responders said. No injuries were reported, but authorities said the blaze significantly damaged Guo’s unit. No one drew any immediate conn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Controversial US Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Coming To Pennsylvania For 'Conversation' Controversial US Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Coming To Pennsylvania For 'Conversation'
Controversial US Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Coming To Pennsylvania For 'Conversation' U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, who recently made headlines for calling out Olympic officials for allowing Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete in Beijing despite testing positive for a banned drug, is coming to speak at Penn State Harrisburg on Feb. 24, the school announced Wednesday. The school's Diversity and Educational Equity Committee is hosting the event as "A Conversation with Sha’Carri Richardson" at 7 p.m. in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center on campus. Richardson rose to fame when she set a new world record for the women's 100-meter …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Area Olympian Might Be Sidelined After Crash In Latvia Area Olympian Might Be Sidelined After Crash In Latvia
Area Olympian Might Be Sidelined After Crash In Latvia A finger injury suffered in a crash last week in Latvia could keep an area Olympian from competing. Summer Britcher, a two-time Olympian, is hopeful she will recovered in time for the Beijing Olympics next month where she will be representing the United State on the luge team. Proper recovery is key as her hand is used to help paddle for speed and direct the luge direction. She wrote on her Instagram: "I will still be competing in Beijing, and with such a great team supporting me, I am confident that I will be recovered enough to pull and paddle my way to some fast start times in the Olym…

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by Jillian Pikora