“Germany made headlines this week by letting Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One chief, pay $100 million to end his bribery trial. In Greek justice, money talks in a different way: Some inmates jailed for minor offences are allowed to buy their freedom — at an average rate of five euros …

“Court documents reveal the wife of an anti-gay extremist left him for a woman months before he became the head of an anti-gay Texas group. Jonathan Saenz is a conservative Catholic attorney who is the president of Texas Values, an anti-abortion, anti-LGBT group “dedicated to preserving and advancing a culture …

“A Republican candidate for the New York state Senate ended her campaign on Wednesday after announcing that she had a recent affair. “I have made personal decisions that have ultimately resulted in the necessity of my stepping down from the campaign,” Gia Arnold wrote on her campaign’s Facebook page. “I …

“President Barack Obama is loosening restrictions on lobbyists who want to serve on federal advisory boards, a White House official said on Tuesday, a setback to the president’s efforts to tamp down special interest influence in Washington. Obama came to office pledging to curtail the sway of lobbyists and banned …

“Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) says Congress can’t afford a pay cut because its last salary increase occurred six years ago. Terry, considered one of the Republican Party’s most vulnerable incumbents this cycle, rebuffed his Democratic challenger state Sen. Brad Ashford on Monday. Ashford wants to cut lawmakers’ salary by 10 …

“Obama golfs while the world burns” (or “bodies fall from the sky“) is the new talking point on the right, with variations for President Barack Obama’s vacation to Martha’s Vineyard this weekend. But how much is Obama actually off the clock? This calls for some data journalism. Yahoo News’ Olivier …

“‘Jenny! I was supposed to meet you at the door naked!’ the gorgeous woman standing before me said before flinging her arms around me. She was almost naked, wearing a thin, white tank that barely covered her behind. ‘I’m Carlin,’ she said. Carlin Ross is the business partner of famed …

“A Florida man suspected of strangling his friend to death after a fight over a former lover was confronted by an unusual accuser — the iPhone’s digital assistant Siri. CBS Miami reported that prosecutors on Tuesday showed a screen capture of Pedro Bravo’s iPhone that indicated Siri had been asked, …

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“A new study shows that less than 5 percent of actors in top Hollywood films are Hispanic and that Latinas are more likely than women of any other ethnicity to appear partially or totally naked on screen. The study of the top 100 grossing films in 2013, by the University …