(NEW YORK) — Borge Brende stepped down as the head of the World Economic Forum Thursday following an independent review into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, marking the latest departure in a string of high-profile resignations by business and government leaders who were associated with the late sex offender.
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World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. (Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Borge Brende stepped down
Columbia University. (Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A Columbia University student was detained by Department of Homeland Security agents Thursday morning, after they allegedly made “misrepresentations” to enter a dorm, the
Cindy McCain during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Cindy McCain will be stepping down as head of
Booking photo for Svetlana Dali. (Niagara County Sheriff’s Office) (NEWARK, N.J.) — Svetlana Dali is at it again. Dali, who previously was convicted in Brooklyn federal court of being a stowaway on a Delta Air Lines flight out
Jesse Jackson poses for a portrait during the 55th Anniversary of Ben’s Chili Bowl on August 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Kris Connor/Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson began on Thursday in Chicago,
