Christmas Barbie is Coming!

Christmas Barbie is Coming!

Barbie has had many jobs throughout the years like astronaut, chef & fashion designer! Now, she’s going to be add Queen of Christmas to her resume! Mariah Carey is officially getting her own Barbie this year in her classic sparkly red dress! Maybe she’ll sing All I Want For Christmas Is You!!

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Trump’s lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million civil fraud judgment

Trump’s lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million civil fraud judgment

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president’s legal losses have put him in a serious cash crunch.
Trump’s lawyers wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented.” Trump claimed last year that he has “fairly substantially over $400 million in cash,” but back-to-back courtroom defeats have pushed his legal debt north of a half-billion dollars.
Citing rejections from more than 30 bond underwriters, Trump’s lawyers asked the state’s intermediate appeals court to reverse a prior ruling requiring that he post a bond covering the full amount in order to halt enforcement while he appeals the judgment in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit.
Trump’s financial constraints are being laid bare as he appeals Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 16 ruling that he and his co-defendants schemed for years to deceive banks and insurers by inflating his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals.
If the appeals court does not intervene, James can seek to enforce the judgment starting March 25. James, a Democrat, has said she will seek to seize some of Trump’s assets if he is unable to pay.
With interest, Trump owes the state $456.8 million. That amount is increasing nearly $112,000 each day. In all, he and co-defendants, including his company, sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. and other executives, owe $467.3 million. To obtain a bond, they would be required to post collateral covering 120% of the judgment, or about $557.5 million, Trump’s lawyers said.
Trump maintains that he is worth several billion dollars, but much of his wealth is tied up in his skyscrapers, golf courses and other properties. Few underwriters were willing to issue such a large bond and none would accept Trump’s real estate assets as collateral, instead requiring cash or cash equivalents, such as stocks or bonds, his lawyers said.
Trump’s lawyers said freeing up cash by offloading some of Trump’s properties in a “fire sale” would be impractical because such cut-rate deals would result in massive, irrecoverable losses.
Not mentioned in Trump’s court filings Monday was the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s potential financial windfall from a looming deal to put his social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, on the stock market under the ticker symbol DJT.
A shareholder meeting is scheduled for Friday. If the deal is approved, Trump would own at least 58% of shares in the company, which runs his Truth Social platform. Depending on share price, that could be worth several billion dollars.
Trump is asking a full panel of the intermediate appeals court, the Appellate Division of the state’s trial court, to stay the Engoron judgment while he appeals. His lawyers previously proposed a $100 million bond, but Appellate Division Judge Anil C. Singh rejected that after an emergency hearing on Feb. 28. A stay is a legal mechanism pausing collection of a judgment during an appeal.
In a court filing last week, Senior Assistant Solicitor General Dennis Fan urged the full appellate panel to reject what he dubbed the defense’s “trust us” argument, contending that without a bond to secure the judgment Trump may attempt to evade enforcement at a later date and force the state to “expend substantial public resources” to collect the money owed.
A full bond is necessary, Fan wrote, in part because Trump’s lawyers “have never demonstrated that Mr. Trump’s liquid assets — which may fluctuate over time — will be enough to satisfy the full amount of this judgment following appeal.”
Trump’s lawyers asked the Appellate Division panel to consider oral arguments on its request, and preemptively sought permission to appeal a losing result to the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals.
Singh did grant some of Trump’s requests, including pausing a three-year ban on him seeking loans from New York banks. In their court filing Monday, Trump’s lawyers did not address whether they have sought a bank loan to cover the cost of the judgment or obtain cash for use as bond collateral.
Trump appealed on Feb. 26, a few days after Engoron’s judgment was made official. His lawyers have asked the Appellate Division to decide whether Engoron “committed errors of law and/or fact” and whether he abused his discretion or “acted in excess” of his jurisdiction.
Trump wasn’t required to pay his penalty or post a bond in order to appeal, and filing the appeal did not automatically halt enforcement of the judgment. Trump would receive an automatic stay if he were to put up money, assets or an appeal bond covering what he owes.
Gary Giulietti, an insurance broker friend enlisted by Trump to help obtain an appeal bond, wrote in an affidavit Monday: “A bond of this size is rarely, if ever, seen. In the unusual circumstance that a bond of this size is issued, it is provided to the largest public companies in the world, not to individuals or privately held businesses.”
Giulietti, who acts as an insurance broker for Trump’s company, testified at the civil fraud trial as an expert witness called by Trump’s lawyers. In his ruling, Engoron observed that some of Giulietti’s testimony was contradicted by other witnesses, including a different defense expert. He noted that Giulietti’s company collected $1.2 million in commissions on its Trump accounts in 2022.
In all, Trump has more than $543 million in personal legal liabilities from three civil court judgments in the past year. Bonding requirements could add at least $100 million to that total.
In January, a jury ordered Trump to pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after she accused him in 2019 of sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. Earlier this month, after his lawyers made similar arguments that he be excused from posting a bond, Trump did secure a $91.6 million bond to cover 110% of the Carroll judgment while he appeals.
Last year, a jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll $5 million in a related trial. In that case, rather than post a bond, Trump put more than $5.5 million in cash in an escrow account while he appeals.

Suspect in body parts case accused of stealing from CVS

Suspect in body parts case accused of stealing from CVS

Amanda Wallace, one of the suspects in the Babylon body parts case has been accused of stealing beauty items from a Lindenhurst CVS on the evening of March 15. Prosecutors say they have video evidence.

Wallace had been released with a GPS monitoring device. Prosecutors argued in court Monday that because Wallace violated the terms of her release that she be held without bail but, the Judge on the case set her bail at $5,000.

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county’s ban on transgender female athletes

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county’s ban on transgender female athletes

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner on Monday said she supported a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities.
The ban applies to over 100 athletic facilities in New York City’s Long Island suburbs. Speaking alongside Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman at his office in Mineola, Jenner said allowing transgender athletes like herself to compete against other women will “ruin women’s sports” for years to come.
“Let’s stop it now while we can,” said the reality television star, who came out as a transgender woman in 2015.
The LGBT Network, a Long Island-based advocacy group, called Jenner’s comments a “baffling contradiction” to her own identity as a transgender woman that is “not only hypocritical but also harmful” to the LGBTQ community.
“It is disheartening to witness someone who has experienced the challenges of being marginalized actively contribute to the oppression of others within the same community,” David Kilmnick, the group’s president, said in a statement. “Such actions only serve to amplify the voices of intolerance and detract from the collective efforts towards a more inclusive society.”
Blakeman, a Republican elected in 2022, issued an executive order in February requiring any teams, leagues or organizations seeking a permit from the county’s parks and recreation department to “expressly designate” whether they are for male, female or coed athletes.
Any teams designated as “female” would be denied permits if they allow transgender athletes to participate.
The ban doesn’t apply to men’s teams with transgender athletes. It covers all Nassau County-owned facilities, including ballfields, basketball and tennis courts, swimming pools and ice rinks.
Jenner, 74, competed against men when she won the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in 1976. She said she has “sympathy” for LGBTQ people and “understands their struggles” but argued that allowing transgender people to compete with women would undermine gains female athletes achieved under Title IX, a law banning sex discrimination in programs that receive federal funds.
“All I’m trying to do is protect women,” Jenner said Monday.
Jenner, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, has been a vocal opponent of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. A New York native, she has long lived in the Los Angeles area and ran unsuccessfully for California governor as a Republican in 2021.
Blakeman has argued the ban is intended to both foster fair play and protect girls and women from getting injured if they play against transgender women. His executive order, however, also covers sports like swimming, gymnastics, figure skating and track, where there is no physical contact between competitors.
The executive order also takes decisions about who can play out of the hands of leagues and gives it to the government.
The Long Island Roller Rebels, a local women’s roller derby league, asked a New York court to invalidate the county order, saying it violates the state’s anti-discrimination laws.
The New York Civil Liberties Union, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of the league, called Jenner’s appearance “another disgraceful attempt” to target and villainize transgender women and girls. Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said Blakeman’s order is “transphobic and discriminatory” and violates state law.
Blakeman has filed his own lawsuit asking a federal court in New York to affirm that the order was legal.
The order is part of a growing number of anti-transgender athletic restrictions imposed nationwide. Bills banning trans youth from participating in sports have passed in some 24 states, though some have been blocked by ongoing litigation.


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Popular… Her Album is Popular

Popular… Her Album is Popular

Congrats to Ariana Grande she is back on the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time in more than three years!! Her latest album, Eternal Sunshine, debuted at #1 making this her 4th consecutive number one album. Country star Morgan Wallen is currently at #2 on the charts. I’m sure in a few days we will hear Justin Timberlake is at #1 though.

This a very good start to a very busy year for Ariana Grande with her musical movie Wicked coming out later this year… well the first part anyway.

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Dumb Arguments

Dumb Arguments

On average, you’ll have six dumb arguments over the weekend with friends and family. Anna’s argument with her five-year-old was unreasonable- but did her daughter have a point?! Hear it in the podcast.

Monday March 18, 2024: Workplace Ick; Fun Fundraisers; Women’s History Month

Monday March 18, 2024: Workplace Ick; Fun Fundraisers; Women’s History Month

Canadians have a reputation for being some of the most polite people in the world. But Anna was shocked at how far the Canadian government has gone to facilitate theft!

Did you have a dumb argument this weekend? Producer Sean got together with his friends and decided to celebrate by having a very insensitive argument!

Business meetings can be boring, but if you just no call/no show, that’s all I need to know about you!

Is there something that gives you the ick at the workplace? Producer Jon saw a co-worker doing something disgusting and decided to call them out on it!

Fundraisers are great ways to raise money for great causes, but is there anything we can do to spice them up a little bit? Producer Jon hosted a fundraiser over the weekend, but Anna and Raven are wondering if there was anything he could’ve done to really make it pop!

It’s Women’s History month, so Anna and Raven invited author and motivational speaker Amanda Ready on the show to share ways that women can empower themselves!

Are you up to date on this week’s biggest news stories? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on what’s trending, including the biggest tournament of the year!

Would you apologize to someone you threatened? Jeff has a co-worker who is very flirty with him. His girlfriend, Jessica, has had enough. She texts all the time, asks him for rides, shows up at happy hours when she knows he’ll be there. So… Jessica called her and told her that if she doesn’t stop, she’ll show up on her front door. Jeff can’t believe she did that and wants her to apologize to her before it becomes an HR issue. Jessica says no way, someone needs to put her in her place. What do you think? Was she out of line for contacting the co-worker?

Stephanie has got a shot at $1300! All she has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia!

Brodzinski scores go-ahead goal and Rangers top reeling Isles 5-2

Brodzinski scores go-ahead goal and Rangers top reeling Isles 5-2

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonny Brodzinski scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday.
Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle, Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere also scored for the Rangers, who have won five of six. Igor Shesterkin finished with 25 saves.
“Our team is deep right now,” Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck said. “We are getting contributions up and down the lineup. Even when lines aren’t scoring, they are contributing in other ways. Getting the momentum, keeping the puck in the O-zone. If we can continue to do that, I like our chances against anybody.”
Bo Horvat scored twice, Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves, but the Islanders lost their fourth consecutive game.
The Rangers scored three times in the second period to erase a one-goal deficit and take a 3-2 lead.
“I saw a team that played better than us today,” Islanders coach Patrick Roy said. “They managed the puck much better than what we did. They were very fast on transition. I thought they had more energy than us. … They (Rangers) did what they had to do and that’s why they’re first in our division.”
Horvat scored his second of the game for the Islanders to tie the game at 2-2, but Brodzinski gave the Blueshirts a 3-2 lead as he redirected K’Andre Miller’s shot past Sorokin at 15:01.
“I don’t think we turned the puck over too much,” Miller said. “We were clean, on our breakouts to the neutral zone, getting pucks up to the forwards and letting them get on the forecheck.”
The Rangers took their first lead at 2-1 when defenseman Ryan Lindgren made a sensational stretch pass to set up Cuylle for a breakaway.
Lindgren, a top-pairing defenseman for the Rangers, left the game late in the second period after getting tangled up with Jean-Gabriel Pageau behind Shesterkin. The bruising blueliner did not put any weight on his left leg as he left the ice and did not return.
Zibanejad tied it at 1-1 with a booming one-time slap shot from the high slot 27 seconds into the second period. Trade-deadline acquisition Jack Roslovic set up Zibanejad’s 22nd goal of the season.
Kaako sent a wrist shot past Sorokin to give the Rangers a two-goal lead 2:36 into the third period.
Artemi Panarin set up Lafreniere for a one-time blast from the slot to give the Rangers a 5-2 lead at 10:42. The first overall selection from the 2020 NHL draft tied his career high of 19 goals in a season.
The Islanders opened the scoring in the first period when Horvat fired a sharp-angled shot past an outstretched Shesterkin. Nelson and Mike Reilly assisted at 14:08.
“I think the biggest struggle was just breaking pucks out clean,” Mathew Barzal said. “Got to find a way to be better in that area for sure.”
UP NEXT
Islanders: Host Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Rangers: Host Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.


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Former Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone takes job with Northwell Health

Former Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone takes job with Northwell Health

Former Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has joined Northwell Health in an executive position. Bellone who spent 12 years as County Executive will be taking a position as an assistant vice president of operations in Northwell’s Western Region, according to a representative of the healthcare system.

Stew Leonard’s recalls some apple pie products

Stew Leonard’s recalls some apple pie products

Stew Leonard’s announced they are  voluntarily recalling some of its apple pie products because they may contain undeclared milk and eggs.

They are recalling Apple Crisp made with Honeycrisp Apples due to undeclared milk and No Sugar Apple Pie due to the undeclared eggs.

The products were sold at Stew Leonard’s between Aug. 28, 2023 and March 8, 2024.

Former Vice President Mike Pence says he’s not endorsing Trump

Former Vice President Mike Pence says he’s not endorsing Trump

BY JILL COLVIN
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence says he will not be backing Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

“It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” Pence said in an interview with Fox News Channel Friday, weighing in for the first time since the former president became the presumptive GOP nominee. Pence ran against Trump for their party’s nomination but dropped his bid before voting began last year.

The decision makes Pence the latest in a series of senior Trump administration officials who have declined to endorse their former boss’s bid to return to the Oval Office. While Republican members of Congress and other GOP officials have largely rallied behind Trump, a vocal minority has continued to oppose his bid.