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Past articles by Tarpley:

Rich NYC Mayoral Candidates Have No Idea How Much a House Costs in Brooklyn

Ex-Citigroup executive Ray McGuire and Obama-era HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan totally flubbed a question on housing affordability. → Read More

Woman and Toddler Shot in Broad Daylight at Times Square

New York Police confirmed on Twitter that multiple units were en route to the scene. → Read More

Philly DA Candidate Forced to Address Paralegal Found Dead in His Mansion

It’s just the latest twist in an eventful, bitter race for Philadelphia’s District Attorney. → Read More

Hedge Fund Manager Sent to Jail for Neiman Marcus Bankruptcy Fraud

Dan Kamensky pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud after trying to pocket some of the $172 million payment to the department store’s creditors. → Read More

Elon Musk Toys With His Public About Dogecoin Ahead of SNL

The Tesla boss has been plugging the joke cryptocurrency, but is suddenly urging caution. Or is he? → Read More

Meet the World’s Youngest Crypto Billionaire

He was the subject of a death hoax in 2014 and once met with Vladimir Putin. → Read More

Billionaire Is Perplexed That Underpaid Oil Workers Are Striking

There’s a picket line outside John Catsimatidis’ United Metro Energy—and he’s pleading confusion. → Read More

Musk Plugs SNL and Dogecoin—and Fans Fall for It

Within minutes of his tweet, the meme cryptocurrency shot up 15 percent. → Read More

Laid-Off Workers Aim to Shame Hollywood Hangout on Oscars Weekend

A picket line that formed at the Chateau Marmont was the latest salvo in a year-long boycott effort. → Read More

Billionaire Investor Reveals the Secret to His Success: Shrooms

The experience, Christian Angermayer said, “was the single most meaningful thing I’ve done in my whole life.” → Read More

Sean Hannity Drops $5 Million on Mansion Near Mar-a-Lago

The Fox News host is the latest in a long line of conservative media figures to set up shop near Trump. → Read More

A Billionaire Tax Cheat Walked Free, but His Lawyer Gets Charged

After admitting to a 15-year tax evasion scheme, billionaire Robert Smith escaped charges. His 82-year-old attorney did not. → Read More

Gucci Clan Thinks Hollywood Stars Not Fit to Play Them

“Fat, short, with sideburns, really ugly... unkempt hair and a lilac corduroy suit.” → Read More

Wall Street Bankers’ New Pandemic Perk: Free ‘Global Getaways’

Houlihan Lokey is giving all-expenses paid vacations to its staff. → Read More

Oracle Billionaire Larry Ellison Says He’s Tearing Down the $80 Million Mansion He Just Bought

In an email to employees reviewed by Recode, Ellison denied plans to relocate to the low-tax state, writing he was “tearing the house down and not moving to Florida.” → Read More

Sackler Family Secrets: New Book Reveals OxyContin Heirs’ Self-Pitying Emails

“Empire of Pain” by Patrick Radden Keefe exposes the inner psyche of the scions of an opioid fortune and crisis. → Read More

This Billionaire Wants Everyone to Move on From His Crimes

But Robert F. Smith is still embroiled in the largest tax evasion prosecution in U.S. history. → Read More

‘Granny Shouldn’t Be Out Here’: Spring Break Is Already Getting Wild

Miami police said they dealt with “very large crowds” on Friday night, despite COVID still raging across the country. → Read More

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez Insist They Haven’t Split Up

On Friday, outlets reported the couple of four years had called off their long engagement. → Read More

Biotech Executive Apologizes for Superspreader Conference by Promoting His Unapproved Products

The webinar was supposed to offer infected attendees health information–but instead, Peter Diamandis plugged one of his own companies. → Read More