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That’s a reasonable expectation given both the luxury, living space, and exclusivity of the 18-room duplex at 740 Park Avenue, which WSJ describes as being “one of New York’s most exclusive addresses.” According to a spokesperson for Koch, the reason for the listing is that she’s been spending most of her time at two of her other residences, located in Southampton (a mansion valued at somewhere between $40-50 million which David purchased before he and Julia were married) and Palm Beach (Villa el Sarmiento, a mansion dating back to the 1920s purchased by the couple in 1998 and currently estimated to be worth more than $70 million)....

Fortunately, you’ve planned for this occasion! Over the last few years you’ve meticulously diversified your assets into crypto. Namely, Bitcoin. You did this on the off chance that the Russian economy was sent to the stone age by a barrage of crippling financial sanctions. If that highly-unlikely scenario happened, you would always have Bitcoin to keep you living a fabulous life of private jets, caviar, yachts, mansions, Big Macs and cappuccinos....

The Mediterranean style home spans almost 5,800 square feet, with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and plenty of amenities. Those include a wine cellar, home theater, and a guest room that doubles as a recreation room (and which also has its own private entrance). Out back there’s a swimming pool, spa, and firepit. As its official listing put it: “This lushly landscaped, privately gated, pristine one acre property sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac with gorgeous views to the south and west…Great floorplan with second floor dedicated to Master suite with view deck, luxurious master bath with walk-in closet, and spacious office with its own fireplace....

Early Life Al Green was born Albert Leornes Greene on April 13, 1946, in Forrest City, Arkansas. He grew up with mother Cora Lee, father Robert Jr. (a sharecropper), and nine siblings. Al and his brothers formed the singing group the Greene Brothers when he was 10 years old. In the late 1950s, the family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and when Green was a teenager, his father kicked him out of the house for listening to the music of soul singer Jackie Wilson....

Early Life Allison Mack was born Allison Christin Mack on July 29, 1982, in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany. Her parents, Mindy and Jonathan, are American, and Allison was born in Germany because Jonathan, an opera singer, was performing there at the time. The family moved to America when Mack was 2 years old, and they settled in Long Beach, California. At age 4, Allison began appearing in commercials and print ads for a German chocolate company, then briefly worked as a model before enrolling at L....

By 1999, together with his partners, he became one of the controlling shareholders of the company. Moreover, Sedykh served as Director General and Chairman of VSW, and under his leadership, the company successfully managed to escape from a huge crisis in a short period of time. Eventually, Sedykh established the United Metallurgical Company, which last year struck a deal with the state monopoly Russian Railways to extend their wheel contract for a record of 12 more years....

The United States tried on many occasions to have the Turkish government transfer him for trial in the US, but it was denied. In 1975, Turkey gave amnesty for drug offenders, reducing his life sentence to twenty five years. That same year in July he was moved to İmralı Prison, from which he escaped on October 2 1975. Hayes wrote about his experience in his autobiographic book “Midnight Express”, which was adapted for the 1978 film of the same name....

According to reports at the time of his death, Jones’ estate was actually in debt to the British version of the IRS, with debts totaling 200-300,000 pounds. At the time of his death, Brian had reportedly been earning around 2,500 pounds per week from the band. That’s around $20,000 per week in today’s dollars. It would take 13 years, through 1982, to pay off his tax debt through royalty income....

Per multiple reports, the team has agreed to a five-year, $265 million contract extension with quarterback Brock Purdy. The deal also includes $181 million in guaranteed money. It’s an enormous pay increase for Purdy. He’ll go from making $5.3 million in 2025 to an average annual value of $53 million once the contract kicks off in 2026. And he’ll make even more upfront, as the contract pays $165.05 million over the first three seasons....

He is now highly regarded as one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful producers and songwriters in the history of contemporary R&B. He was named one of Billboard’s Top 10 Producers of the Decade and sits on Billboard’s Hot R&B Song of the Decade List, Hot 100 Songs of the Decade List and Top 200 Albums of the Decade List. In 2009, Cox was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame....

Early Life and Education Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981. in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of filmmaker and actor Ron Howard and writer Cheryl Howard. Bryce has two younger sisters, twins Paige and Jocelyn, as well as a younger brother named Reed. Howard and her siblings were all raised away from the show business world, with their parents not permitting them access to television. Instead, they were encouraged to play outdoors and take up other hobbies....

Early Life Carl Reiner was born on March 20, 1922, in the Bronx, New York City. He grew up with Jewish immigrant parents, Bessie and Irving (a watchmaker), and an older brother, Charles; Bessie was from Romania, and Irving was from Austria. As a teenager, Carl got a job repairing sewing machines, and when Charles told him about a free drama workshop, he decided to take it, and his career went in a different direction....

Early Life Charlie Benante was born on November 27, 1962 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Anthrax In 1983, Benante joined the thrash metal band Anthrax, which had been formed two years earlier by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Danny Lilker. With Neil Turbin as the vocalist and Dan Spitz on guitar, the group released its debut album, “Fistful of Metal,” in early 1984. Anthrax subsequently signed with Island Records and brought on singer Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello....

Mississippi-born Portis started his football career at University of Miami, where he became the second freshman to start at running back. Portis set the school freshman record with five 100-yard performances. However his sophomore season wasn’t as successful and he lost his job to a teammate named James Jackson. In 2001, Portis came fighting back and he led his team to winning a national championship. A year later Portis was picked up by Denver Broncos in the second round of 2002 NFL Draft....

Criss has made numerous appearances on various television shows, including “CSI: NY,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” “WWE RAW,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “The Megan Mullally Show,” and “Larry King Live.” He is also the author of the 2007 book “Mindfreak: Secret Revelations,” and he released four studio albums as the lead vocalist of the band Angeldust. In 2010, the International Magicians Society named Angel Magician of the Century....

Danielle Bregoli may go down in history as the most extreme example of a person being plucked from obscurity and then thrust into fame and fortune. She was born in Boynton Beach, Florida in 2003. Danielle became famous in 2016 after appearing on a segment of Dr. Phil’s show called “I Want To Give Up My Car-Stealing, Knife-Wielding, Twerking 13-Year-Old Daughter Who Tried To Frame Me For a Crime.” During her appearance Danielle clapped back at the disapproving audience with the now infamous line “catch me outside, how about that?...

Career David founded Beador Construction Inc. with his father in 1996, and it employs roughly 80 people. Beador Construction, Inc. is focused primarily on highway, street, and bridge construction, but the company also has experience with non-residential construction and single-family home construction. David manages the company and serves as its CEO. Personal Life David married Shannon Storms on September 16, 2000, and they welcomed daughter Sophie on June 26, 2002, and twins Adeline and Stella on June 15, 2004....

Early Life and Collegiate Career Donovan McNabb was born on November 25, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois. As a teen, he went to Mount Carmel High School, where he played on the football team. A star player, Donovan helped his team win the 1991 State Championship over Wheaton Central. As a senior, McNabb led the team to a Chicago Prep Bowl championship. Beyond football, he also excelled in track and field in high school....

In 2006, James left the Colts, signing a four-year deal (worth $30 million) with Arizona Cardinals. His time with the Cardinals was rocky, which led him to not play for the team in the 2009 NFL playoffs. The tragic death of his long-term girlfriend and mother of his three children, led him to be released from the team. After grieving the loss of his girlfriend, James signed a one- year contract (worth $2 million) with Seattle Seahawks in 2009....

SilkRoad was founded in 2011 as an underground marketplace where internet users could buy, sell and trade illegal drugs anonymously. The reason it worked was because SilkRoad required every potential buyer and seller to use a routing service called Tor. When someone uses Tor, their IP address (geographic location) is encrypted several times over then routed all over the world to dozens of locations. Using Tor, someone could be sitting in Los Angeles but would be tracked as a zipping line that appears then disappears from one location to the next instantaneously....