Scott Reeder: It would be best if sheriffs enforced the law – Quad-City Times

“We don’t make the laws we just enforce them.” Such statements have become nearly a cliché in police departments across the nation. But the statement is not always true. Some laws are enforced more readily than others. And over the years more than a few sheriffs have issued press releases saying they won’t enforce one … Read more

Dior mania and K-Pop overtake Paris Fashion Week menswear

PARIS – Dior mania descended on Paris Fashion Week menswear Friday as over a thousand screaming fans thronged the magnificent Place de la Concorde for a glimpse of their favorite stars, with some almost risking their lives in snarled traffic. The minders of the show’s VIP guests, including David Beckham, Naomi Campbell and Korean band … Read more

Met Opera concert to mark anniversary of Ukraine invasion

NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Opera will mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a concert to remember victims of the war. Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Soprano Golda Schultz, mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, tenor Dmytro Popov, and Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi will be the … Read more

Crypto lender Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – mySA

Crypto lending company Genesis is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as faltering prices and the downfall of FTX continue to rattle the industry. Genesis Global Holdco LLC and two of its lending business subsidiaries, Genesis Global Capital LLC and Genesis Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., filed for bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York. … Read more