A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments Monday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody. Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction in which The Onion was named the winning bidder on Nov. 14 over…
Jose Siri, #26 of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros, steals second base as Dansby Swanson, #7 of the Atlanta Braves, is unable to handle the throw from Travis d’Arnaud, #16, in the eighth inning during Game 3 of the 2021 World Series at Truist Park in Atlanta on Oct. 29, 2021. Daniel Shirey | Major…
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars broadcasts could end next week as he faces a court-ordered auction of his company’s assets to help pay the more than $1 billion defamation judgment he owes families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Or maybe not. Both opponents and supporters of the bombastic internet show and…
Rankin Group, the advertising agency run by the British photographer, publisher and film director Rankin, has filed for bankruptcy, owing employees more than £300,000 and the UK tax authority (HMRC) more than £1m. Rankin, whose full name is John Rankin Waddell, has photographed Kate Moss, Madonna, David Bowie and Queen Elizabeth II among others. Though…
Tupperware Brands (TUP.N) reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection a few days ago, in response to increasing financial pressures and a fall in the demand for its products. The first Tupperware product was developed in 1946 by the inventor Earl Tupper. It became something of a cultural phenomenon in the 1950s, when “Tupperware parties”…
