Hoping to show she’s got the right stuff, Mary L. Schapiro, 15 days on the job as chairwoman of the besieged Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), took her first steps this week in shaking up the agency. She simultaneously secured an agreement with Bernard Madoff, worked on gaining tips about two more Ponzi schemes and waved goodbye to her chief enforcement officer, Linda Thomsen, who resigned. Last weekend, reports began circulating of Thomsen’s departure, just a few days after House Financial Services Committee members ripped her for failing to spot Madoff’s alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme and ignoring nine years of whistle-blower tips about the scam.

Mixed-gender prisons are correctional facilities that accommodate both male and female prisoners. While they share some common spaces, strict regulations and separate living quarters ensure the safety and security of all inmates. These prisons aim to foster a more humane and rehabilitative environment, addressing the psychological and social needs of prisoners more effectively than traditional single-gender facilities. Examples of Mixed-Gender Prisons Spain's Teixeiro Prison: This is the most prominent example.

Before I became a parent, I was a bestselling author and speaker pounding up the escalators of a different airport every week. I worked insatiably, sometimes meeting three different contacts for a drink, dinner and dessert. When my daughter was born, I was thrilled — and anxious. I had heard the old adage, “You can have it all – just not at once.” On my first day back after maternity leave, I packed up my breast pump and parking meter quarters.

“Ex on the Beach” is changing things up. The MTV reality series is expanding with “Ex on the Beach Couples,” a brand new show that will follow six couples ready to get engaged, with one major issue standing in their way: an ex. Relationship expert and “Are You the One?” host Kamie Crawford, will host spinoff. “Through a series of intense challenges to their relationship and strength building exercises, the couples will decide if they can finally move on from their ex and achieve their happily ever after,” the series’ official description reads.

Twenty years ago, my sister Nicole was taken from us. Not a day or a moment goes by that our great big boisterous family doesn’t miss her. We have always been a family that laughed so easily and even though we still do, nothing has ever been the same. Time hasn’t made it better—if anything, I miss her more. My heart still aches as if it were the first moment I knew what happened.

Just days after buying one of the most expensive residential properties in London, Ken Griffin set a record in the U.S. The Citadel founder closed on the $238 million penthouse at 220 Central Park South, so he’ll have a place to stay when he’s working in New York, a Citadel spokeswoman said. The purchase price makes it America’s most-expensive home. Earlier this month, he paid about 95 million pounds ($122 million) for a 200-year-old home that overlooks London’s St.

Tickets for the Monday show at Theatre at Ace Hotel are going on sale to AmEx cardholders Sunday with just an hour's notice. The filmed concert will stream on YouTube Tuesday. Olivia Rodrigo may spill just a little more of her guts at a one-off performance in downtown Los Angeles this week, as American Express announced Sunday morning that the singer-songwriter is set to do an intimate show for its cardholders at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Monday night.

PLASIEC Chairman, Planji Cishak, disclosed this when he issued the election notice at a news conference in Jos on Wednesday. Cishak said that the election notice was in line with the commission’s mandate in compliance with the provisions of Part IV, Sections 16(1) and 22(1) of the PLASIEC Law, 2016. The chairman also said that the notice was by Section 197(1&2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended and the 2022 Electoral Act.

Amid the flurry of rainbow-laden corporate logos, sponsored events and news items about gay penguins, it is difficult to turn on a television or set foot in public during June without the reminder that it is Pride Month for LGBT and queer people. This week, New York City is hosting WorldPride in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, with an estimated 4 million visitors expected to participate. Pride has come a long way since its more radical origins, when marchers numbered in the thousands, corporations were far from getting the memo and the stakes in general felt higher.

According to Psychologist, Alduan Tartt, here are some reasons men need women in their lives: 1. Research shows that if a woman is over 30 and single, she's probably met the woman she's going to marry. 2. Research also shows that love is closer to you than you think. ADVERTISEMENT 3. Married men are happier, healthier and wealthier than their single counterparts. 4. Divorce affects men more negatively than it affects women.