Military healthcare contractor issues apology to 4 million beneficiaries

A contractor that administers the military’s healthcare benefits to more than 4 million people issued a broad apology to its beneficiaries this week for problems with its coverage. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a publicly posted letter to all beneficiaries, TriWest Healthcare Alliance’s president … Read more

Fast-fashion retailer Shein to buy Everlane for $500 million, Puck reports

Fast-fashion giant Shein is about to get even bigger. Over the weekend, the Chinese-owned retailer approved plans to buy American brand Everlane for $100 million, according to Puck. Lauren Sherman, CBS News contributor and fashion correspondent for Puck, joins with the details. Source link

Cocaine worth $9.4 million found hidden in shipment of Kim Kardashian brand underwear in U.K.

A British court sentenced a truck driver to prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of underwear and clothing from Skims, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand, authorities said Monday. The National Crime Agency said Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was driving a truck carrying 28 pallets of Skims clothing from the Netherlands when … Read more

Suspected insider accounts net $2.4 million on Polymarket Iran war bets with 98% win rate, firm finds

Nine connected Polymarket accounts have raked in more than $2.4 million betting almost exclusively on U.S. military actions in what digital detectives from the data analytics firm Bubblemaps have identified as a potentially egregious case of insider trading.  The anonymous accounts made winning bets on the specific dates of pivotal moments in the war with … Read more

How Democratic leadership sank $40 million meant to defend key seats on a gamble that backfired

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats, already lagging behind Republicans in midterm campaign fundraising, relied heavily on a House Democratic-aligned dark-money group in an attempt to redraw Virginia’s congressional map in their favor, campaign finance records show. Before voters cast their ballots in Virginia’s April redistricting referendum, the 10 wealthiest Republican-aligned political … Read more

U.S. reups $6 million reward in case of American who vanished 12 years ago in Afghanistan

The United States on Friday reupped two rewards totalling $6 million in the case of an American who vanished 12 years ago in Afghanistan.  Freelance writer Paul Edwin Overby Jr., who had been conducting research for a book in May 2014, had said he might cross the border into Pakistan when he vanished in Khost province, Afghanistan, … Read more

Jury awards $49.5 million to Boeing 737 MAX crash victim’s family

A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million in damages Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash. The suit was brought by relatives of Samya Stumo, who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash that claimed 157 lives. The jury deliberated approximately two hours, then … Read more

Blue-green diamond called the “world’s rarest” sells for record $17.3 million at auction

A 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond billed as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist sold for $17.3 million on Wednesday, Christie’s said, calling it a record price for a stone of its kind sold at auction. The “Ocean Dream,” the standout offer at the auction house’s Geneva sale of jewelry, was found in Central … Read more

Appeals court pauses Trump’s $83 million payment to E. Jean Carroll pending Supreme Court action

A federal appeals court ruled this week that President Donald Trump doesn’t need to pay an $83 million defamation award to writer E. Jean Carroll until the Supreme Court either reviews the case or decides to pass on it. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The … Read more