Luigi Mangione admitted on Friday to tracking down and shooting Brian Thompson in a court hearing where he pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in connection with the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing. Mangione reversed his previous not-guilty plea while Thompson’s family members looked on from the front row of the downtown Manhattan courthouse. Thompson’s widow, Paulette
Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is once again under fire for its alleged business practices. The latest issue stems from earlier this year when Bloomberg published an investigation that mapped out how Phia was taking credit and commission for affiliate purchases it did not help to generate, known as
I really didn’t know what caring for an aging parent would be like. After my father died, my mother continued living alone in New York City. She was in her mid-80s and fiercely independent. She managed all her finances, doctor appointments, and dinner dates with her new boyfriend. She loved her apartment, her lifestyle, her
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When I helped my daughter move into her UCLA dorm last fall, I thought I had prepared myself for everything. From planned tuition payments to dorm “needs” to a well-stocked first aid kit, I had spreadsheets, checklists, dorm shopping lists, and enough blue moving bags to organize a small apartment. Nine months later, and as