Author: Alex Maschino
The Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad was the face of the regime, but he was far from alone. During his two decades in power — and over the course of a 13-year civil war that left half a million people dead — Mr. al-Assad’s many enforcers oversaw the torture of political prisoners. They developed and deployed chemical weapons. They ran illicit drug trades to fund the dictatorship. When the Assad regime fell in December 2024, many of those enforcers disappeared without a trace. Some are believed to have fled to Libya or Russia or the United Arab Emirates. The picture is…
DBS CEO Tan Su Shan took on the top job just before an economic storm struck. The veteran of the Singapore-based bank, Southeast Asia’s largest, assumed the role in March, just a few days before U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on much of the world economy. That posed a challenge for DBS, which serves clients across China, Southeast Asia, and India. Her response to an uncertain economy? Diversify. “If you only sell to the U.S., you have to diversify,” Tan said at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit on Tuesday. Last week, Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs…
Tamra Judge is spilling the tea on a message she allegedly received after The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, were arrested on fraud charges last week. The Real Housewives of Orange County star, 58, claimed on the Tuesday, October 14, episode of her “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast that she received a DM from Wendy’s neighbor expressing doubts about Wendy and Eddie’s claims of a home burglary in April 2024. “Her neighbor slid into my DM. [She said] basically, they all got notices on their front door or in their mailbox that there…
A freed Palestinian prisoner was overwhelmed to find out his family were alive, after believing they had been killed.Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer had lied to him and told him his family had been killed, and his home bombed.Mr Sido spent 20 months in an Israeli prison and was one of nearly 2,000 prisoners exchanged for Israeli hostages, under the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire deal.But when he arrived in Gaza, he was overwhelmed to be greeted by his family.Israel’s prison service said they operated within the law and are not aware of any…
Digital distributor Too Lost has made another significant investment in an independent company.Too Lost is backing AntiFragile Equity Partners, a startup founded in 2024 that acquires and monetizes ‘undervalued’ music rights catalogs, with a “seven-figure” investment.The deal (worth between $1 million and over $9 million) combines Too Lost‘s distribution infrastructure with AntiFragile’s catalog acquisition model.The AntiFragile investment follows Too Lost’s recent “seven-figure” investment in Rebellion Records, an independent label founded in 2023.AntiFragile Equity Partners says that it targets master recordings and publishing rights from mid-tier artists with established fanbases but unrealized streaming and sync potential.The company uses playlist campaigns, social…
Hilaria Baldwin has broken her silence on husband Alec Baldwin and brother-in-law Stephen Baldwin’s car accident. “Hey, I’m getting a lot of messages about the accident that Alec was in today, the car accident, and I just want you to know he’s OK,” Hilaria, 41, said in a video shared via Instagram on Monday, October 13. “Stephen is OK. Everybody is OK. No one was hurt, and that is the most important thing.” Hilaria concluded the video by blowing viewers a kiss and adding, “So I love you, and thank you, thank you, thank you for caring.” In the caption,…
Would have to think the Buffalo Sabres want to keep Alex Tuch, who wants to stay The Chris Johnston Show: Chris Johnston on Buffalo Sabres pending UFA forward Alex Tuch. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “You know, as for Tuch, you know, Buffalo is a, Buffalo is its own special case, as you know. But you know, he is a Western New York guy. You know, has expressed a pretty strong desire to stay there. And, yeah, I mean, I think he’s going to do that. But the Sabres, I don’t know what you want to say with the Sabres, it’s a…
NewsFeedWhile Israeli bombardment has largely stopped, Palestinians in Gaza are careful to not feel overly optimistic as they see the challenges that still lie ahead.Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkSave
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UPDATE — 10/13/25, 5:20 p.m. ET: The NFL announced its punishment for Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch after he instigated a fight on Sunday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs. Branch, 23, has been suspended for one game without pay for his role in the incident on Sunday, October 12. “Your aggressive, non-football act was entirely unwarranted, posed a serious risk of injury, and clearly violated the standards of conduct and sportsmanship expected of NFL players,” NFL Vice President of Football Operations Jon Runyan said in a letter to Branch. “Your conduct reflected poorly on the NFL and has…