It had all the makings of a typical VIP ribbon cutting: Government officials, diplomats, light refreshments, an actual ribbon. "We even have scissors!" Joked the host. What wasn't so typical? To get to this ribbon cutting, people had to fly across the country and brave 30 miles of unpaved switch-backed roads, to get to a remote mine, 8,000 feet up in Idaho's Salmon River Mountains, near the border with Montana. The Middle of Nowhere, Idaho.

Financial crisisWall Street bankers could have averted the global financial crisis, so why didn't they? In this exclusive extract from his book Inside Job, Charles Ferguson argues that they should be prosecutedBernard L Madoff ran the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, operating it for 30 years and causing cash losses of $19.5bn. Shortly after the scheme collapsed and Madoff confessed in 2008, evidence began to surface that for years, major banks had suspected he was a fraud.

As of 2023, Jerry Seinfeld's net worth is a staggering $950 million, a testament to his enduring success and influence in the comedy world. This figure, reported by Celebrity Net Worth, places him among the wealthiest comedians globally. But how did Seinfeld amass such a fortune, and what are the key factors contributing to his financial success? Jerry Seinfeld's journey to fame began in the late 1970s when he started his stand-up career.

Nicki Minaj only added to the hype surrounding Pink Friday 2, her upcoming album, after she dropped the album's lead single on Friday. "Last Time I Saw You" has been coming for a while but fans were blown away by the quality, passion, and power behind the new song. However, Nicki wasn't done wowing fans later in the day. Taking to Instagram, Minaj hit up her followers with her a seriously fire fit.

Studio 54. As told to Kera Bolonik I grew up in the West Village, in the late fifties and sixties, when this area was light-industry manufacturing and butchers. I’d walk down the street and I thought I was in an adventure every day because the only people around were adults, and they were Beatniks and were cool and fascinating and wonderful—you would see very, very famous people all the time.