A borrower has accused Maverick Real Estate Partners of muddying the waters of a loan extension to foreclose on a property.  Now, the borrower has notched a temporary win with a court ordering the lender to halt any foreclosure.  The borrower, connected to Hilson Management and the Schwalbe family, owes a Maverick affiliate $41 million. But when the borrower tried to extend the loan, Maverick’s affiliate allegedly engaged in “vulturous tactics” — agreeing to take a $400,000 fee to settle the issue, taking the money and then refusing to hold up its end of the bargain, according to the complaint. […]

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The N.F.L. claims Guardian Caps reduce the risk of concussions. The company that makes them says, “It has nothing to do with concussions.”

The second week of the Alexander brothers’ sex trafficking trial resumed testimony on the first video of an alleged attack presented in the case, showing Oren Alexander having sex with a 17-year-old woman who says she had no memory of the encounter or recording before she was contacted by the government.  The video and two witnesses that led off the week’s proceedings add to the growing list of evidence and women presented to the court by prosecutors alleging brothers Oren, Alon and Tal worked together in a conspiracy to lure, incapacitate and attack women. The brothers have pleaded not guilty […]

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Victor Sigoura is making progress with a condo project in Greenwich Village, the latest iron in a piping-hot oven for the developer. Sigoura’s Legion Investment Group and Ted Segal’s EJS Group scored $191.1 million in construction financing for a development at 11 West 13th Street, Crain’s reported. The financing supports a 34-unit project at the former city government office site. The bulk of the financing comes from a $140.1 million senior mortgage from Bank OZK, a frequent player in Manhattan’s development space. Another $50 million in mezzanine debt is coming from CanAm Enterprises, which raises funds through the EB-5 program. […]

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Eddie Bauer is the latest retailer to buckle under the pressure of rising costs and changing tastes.

The move followed a yearlong investigation into X and escalated a wider standoff between European officials and American tech companies over the regulation of social media.

Ms. Tanner was previously an executive at CBS News and serves on the board of Audacy, a major U.S. broadcaster and podcast producer.

Jeffrey Epstein wanted most of his money to go to his girlfriend. Mr. Epstein’s brother and a Harvard math professor were also named beneficiaries.

A group of cryptocurrency investors backing a memecoin hopes the statue will soon be installed at one of Mr. Trump’s golf courses in Florida.

Ms. Tanner was previously an executive at CBS News and serves on the board of Audacity, a major U.S. broadcaster and podcast producer.