The chancellor, his porn films, and the battle for America's soul

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Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson pursued porn as a hobby. Now they're fighting a battle over academic freedom.

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How Oracle's biggest-ever acquisition turned deadly

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Larry Ellison's vision for the future of medicine crystallized for him in a doctor's office.

The risky allure of WiFi Money: private jets, sports cars, and ruined investors

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Since its founding in 2020, WiFi Money has left a trail of lawsuits alleging fraud, bankruptcies, mental breakdowns, and financial devastation.

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A Trump voter proved the MyPillow Guy wrong. Now he wants his $5 million.

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He proved the My Pillow Guy wrong about election fraud and won $5 million.
"Some people believe the world's out to get them because they think they are doing everything rationally but the world is not acting rationally in response," says Bob Zeidman. "That's the way Lindell is."

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Veteran analysts say the world's biggest private-equity firm could be in big trouble

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The Goldman prodigy behind Silicon Valley's glorious city of the future

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Jan Sramek believes the solution to the housing crisis facing Silicon Valley is to build a new city from scratch  — and that he's the guy to get it done.

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How Chicken Soup for the Soul lost its soul

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"The whole point of having a brand is that it's kind of a consistent signal of something," says Americus Reed, a marketing professor at Wharton. "Why are they doing this? What's going on here?"

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'America's greatest gift to Israel'

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Without Al Schwimmer's aid to Israel, there would be no Israeli Air Force — and maybe no Israel.

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America has descended into a new Red Scare

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Three farm water pump windmills. One of the windmills resembles a Communist hammer and sickle symbol.
The backlash in Green Charter represents something seldom seen since the Red Scare: a quasi-militant, homegrown resistance to the perceived threat of communism at home.

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He was America's flashiest watch dealer. Then the feds caught up with him.

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Anthony Farrer, aka the Timepiece Gentleman, became famous for selling luxury watches. Then the Feds caught up with him.

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