Feds bust NYC fraud scheme that engineered hundreds of sham marriages between Americans, Chinese nationals

WASHINGTON — The feds nabbed 10 suspects accused of operating a decade-long marriage fraud scheme that resulted in around 1,000 sham weddings between Chinese nationals and US citizens for the purposes of getting the Asians green cards. Each of the defendants arrested Wednesday face charges of conspiring to commit marriage fraud and immigration document fraud as well as conspiracy to encourage the unlawful residence of aliens in the US. The fake unions were purchased for up to $100,000 a pop and involved the submission of fraudulent applications to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of mostly Chinese nationals…

Stunned Lakers fans react to blockbuster .5B sale: ‘Insane!’

The monster sale of the Los Angeles Lakers flabbergasted fans and onlookers on Wednesday morning. Fans had mixed reactions to the sale, which comes just a year after Walter bought the team from the Buss family for $10 billion. But Lakers legend Magic Johnson left little doubt about whether he…

Nancy Pelosi calls out Biden allies who knew about his decline — despite admitting she was ‘startled’ by then-president’s condition

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bashed allies of former President Joe Biden Tuesday, saying those who were aware of the 46th president’s cognitive decline “should have acted upon that information” earlier. The 86-year-old Pelosi (D-Calif.) claimed at Politico’s “The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit” event that she “didn’t really…

Michigan Dem Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed scrubbed past videos of him saying July Fourth ‘fireworks suck,’ opposing 2nd Amendment

WASHINGTON — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed scrubbed videos from his YouTube channel in which he claimed that Fourth of July “fireworks suck,” questioned whether American football was “ethical” and floated the elimination of the Second Amendment right to bear arms. At least 100 of El-Sayed’s videos were made…

Holiday-hating Francesca Hong loses to David Crowley in Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary

WASHINGTON — Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly upset Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday night, despite polls showing Hong in front by double-digits in the final stretch before polling day. Crowley’s campaign said the 37-year-old state legislator and member of the Democratic Socialists of America…

Jets 53-man prediction: The intrigue for a mostly settled roster

The Jets are ready to open up the preseason Friday against the Buccaneers, and we’ll get a better idea of how the pieces of the puzzle fit together after that. It is sometimes difficult to get a read on how players are being evaluated during training-camp practices because you never…

Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors performed surgery to remove a mass in a woman’s gut ‪—‬ and a bug-like creature immediately jumped out

The patient: An 82-year-old woman in Bologna, ItalyThe symptoms: The woman was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain that had worsened over the previous four days. The symptom was accompanied by constipation and episodes of nausea and vomiting.What happened next: During a physical examination, doctors found that the patient’s…

Nancy Pelosi drops big hint on Gavin Newsom’s White House plans

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have let the cat out of the bag on Gavin Newsom’s White House ambitions, gushing over the California governor as “hardworking” and “responsible” before hinting his White House run is a matter of when, not if. The soon-to-retire Pelosi was pressed during a Politico…

California’s High-Speed Rail line could be broke by end of 2027

California’s bullet train could have a new end point: Brokeville, USA. The state’s beleaguered high-speed rail line is once again careening toward a financial cliff, as a new report — delivered last month to Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators — says the project could run out of cash by the…

Nate Lavender has ‘proven himself out here’ in overhauled Mets bullpen

ATLANTA — Nate Lavender’s early returns have left the biggest impression on Mets officials just over a week since the bullpen was overhauled.  The lefty entered Tuesday with three scoreless outings in as many appearances, spanning 3 ¹/₃ innings, with only one hit allowed and five strikeouts. Lavender has joined…

RFK Jr goes nuclear over LA’s homeless agency as feds threaten to cut off 0M

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. brought a flamethrower to Los Angeles Tuesday, blasting the city’s homelessness system as a taxpayer-funded failure and warning that the Trump administration will cut off federal cash to programs that don’t get people off the streets. “We cannot solve homelessness by funding systems that perpetuate it,”…

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez’s Relationship Timeline

Stronger every day. Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez‘s love for one another has guided them through even their biggest challenges. The couple were first linked two years after the former Manchester United player‘s 2015 split from Irina Shayk. Ronaldo was already the father of son Cristiano Jr., born in 2010,…

Ex-Jets linebacker earns UFC contract after wild 34-second knockout

A former Jet is taking flight… in the UFC. Ex-Jets linebacker Anthony Wint earned a UFC contract after defeating Matthew Adams in a heavyweight bout on “Dana White’s Contender Series.” Wint took down Adams via TKO 34 seconds into the first round of their Tuesday night fight, delivering a flurry…

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