In my previous columns, I have talked about the importance of brand identity on a personal level, no matter what your field may be. As I’ve spent 20 years running a PR practice devoted to CEOs, I would like to think I know a thing or two about why an executive’s personality matters as an entity entirely apart from a brand. However, as this world of ours is rife with paradoxes, just as much as it is important — in this social media age — for the person running the company to be a three-dimensional being who the consumer can latch onto online, it is equally important for the biographies of a company’s staff to reflect the company’s values and evince its collective skill set and expertise....

The British socialite and alleged Epstein collaborator’s seven-hour depositions were released today (October 22) by a New York court. The documents contain questions she was asked about allegations she groomed girls for the convicted pedophile. Maxwell, 58, claimed that offering a woman extra money to massage Epstein was “career advice,” in the files from the 2016 deposition. The files are from a now-settled civil defamation lawsuit Virginia Giuffre brought against Maxwell, in which she alleged that Epstein, kept her as a “sex slave” with the aid of Maxwell....

The British socialite has launched repeated attempts to get herself out of the Metropolitan Detention Center, in Brooklyn. Maxwell is awaiting trial on charges she trafficked underage girls for Epstein to abuse and perjury and her trial is scheduled for July. She denies the charges. In her latest bail application she has offered to give up her citizenship of Britain and France, in an effort to persuade a judge she is not a flight risk....

British socialite Maxwell’s seven hour depositions were released by a New York court in which she was asked about allegations she groomed girls for the pedophile. The documents were part of a defamation case brought by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre in 2016 but now form part of the criminal trafficking case against Maxwell. Epstein’s ex-girlfriend accused Giuffre of lying about President Clinton visiting Little St James, the financier’s private island....

The U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan announced to the jurors that an attorney was “ill and has to get care,” but did not specify which one. She said there was no reason to think the illness was related to COVID-19 and expected the jurors to return to court to resume the hearing Friday. The sex-abuse trial of the British socialite is currently in its second week. In the first week, nine witnesses were called by the prosecution including four of the alleged victims who testified against Maxwell’s role in the abuse....

Some of MLB’s top sluggers will put on a power display in tonight’s Home Run Derby at Target Field, the cavernous home of the Minnesota Twins. The LVH SuperBook is offering odds for the event. Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins tops the board at a 5-to-2 price. Despite being outpaced in the home run category by guys like Edwin Encarnacion, Nelson Cruz, and Jose Abreu – none of whom is participating in this year’s Derby – Stanton may own the game’s most raw power....

The Serie A side were knocked out of the competition in Wednesday’s quarter-final second-leg despite taking a 3-0 lead at the Santiago Bernabeu to draw level with Madrid on aggregate. However, the encounter was soon turned on its head when Lucas Vazquez went down in the box in second-half injury time and was awarded a penalty by Oliver. Buffon’s reaction to Oliver’s decision earned him a red card before Cristiano Ronaldo converted to send Madrid through to the last four....

The academy reportedly will be established in collaboration with the media organization Eurohoops, the Onassis Foundation and Nike, and it will be called “AntetokounBros Academy.” Crowds gathered in Sepolia, Athens, on Saturday for the AntetokounBros 3X3 tournament. The Sepolia neighborhood is where the Antetokounmpo brothers grew up. Earlier this month, Thanasis posted a photo on Instagram promoting the event, which was scheduled for Friday and Saturday, and hinting that “this year’s gonna be special....

Shurmur said Tuesday that Jones getting reps with the starters “might happen” but gave no indication about when it could. “We have a plan for how this is all going to play out,” Shurmur told ESPN. “Just let it unfold for you.” Jones was selected with the No. 6 pick in the 2019 NFL draft after three years starting at Duke. He had an impressive college career, but many were caught off guard by how early he was off the board....

You see, Pittsburgh’s Tyler Beede and San Francisco’s Logan Webb are thick as thieves, so much so that Beede officiated Webb’s wedding. Really. Former teammates facing each other is nothing new. But a wedding officiant taking on the groom? Well, that will get people talking. MORE: Giants’ Carlos Rodon admonishes self after kicked bat hits teammate Thairo Estrada In baseball terms, Beede and Webb go way back. They were each selected in the 2014 MLB Draft by the Giants — Beede was a first-round pick while Webb went in the fourth round....

"I've always said that the main thing is for everybody to be comfortable with it, that the catchers and runners are protected," said Posey, addressing the rule change for the first time. Posey, an All-Star catcher, sustained a broken bone in his lower left leg and three torn ligaments in his ankle in the May 2011 collision, an injury that helped intensify debate over plate collisions. Posey returned in 2012 to win the National League MVP award....

The Giants placed the second baseman on unconditional release waivers Tuesday, the team announced. A player must be placed on unconditional release waivers before a team can formally release that player. All 29 MLB teams then have a chance to claim the player on waivers, but he can refuse to move to that team. If the player is picked up, the acquiring team is required to pay the remainder of his contract....

MORE TNF: DraftKings lineup | Betting preview | Edelman injury news | Gordon injury news Giants: Who to start or sit in fantasy football on Thursday night Sit: QB Daniel Jones The Patriots’ pass defense has dominated early and allows the fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. A rookie with limited weapons against a Bill Belichick scheme? Nope. Sit: RB Jonathan Hillman There’s no Saquon Barkley (ankle) or Wayne Gallman (concussion), but you cannot trust the inept Hillman in a game where there will be a hugely negative game script, especially as he’s shown nothing in the passing game....

It seems Cameron won’t actually attend the show, unless he attends alone, as he’s not scheduled to be Hadid’s show date. Hadid has already appeared on the show’s red carpet, according to Entertainment Weekly, beside her sister, model Bella Hadid. Cameron was a contestant on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette, which stopped airing in July. He was the runner up, and though Brown did ask him on a date after the season ended and she’d broken her engagement, Cameron was spotted with Hadid shortly after....

The 24-year-old athlete was struck and killed by a dump truck on Saturday while walking on the side of a highway in Florida. A graduate of Ohio State University, where he was named a Rose Bowl MVP in 2019, Haskins played for the Steelers and the Washington Commanders before his career was cut tragically short. Brandt, 90, reacted to Haskins’ death on a radio show shortly after hearing the news for the first time....

“Right now, I want a unification,” Ramirez told reporters after his unanimous-decision victory over Roamer Alexis Angulo in Oklahoma City, per ESPN.com. “(IBF world champion) James DeGale, (WBC champion David) Benavidez, Callum Smith. I’m ready for all those guys,” he added. Smith will fight WBA super champion George Groves in the final of the World Boxing Super Series super middleweight tournament later this year. DeGale has a mandatory fight ahead against interim titleholder Jose Uzcategui (a purse bid is scheduled for Thursday, ESPN....

“I adore Pedro. I adore him,” Carano said in an interview with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro posted online on February 21, 2021. “I know he’s said and done some hurtful things. I don’t think that posting anybody’s number on social media, is okay.” Carano was referring to Pascal’s January 9, 2021 tweet in which he posted Cruz’s office phone number. In the tweet, he encouraged his followers to share their thoughts with the senator, presumably because of Cruz’s January 6 congressional votes against certifying the 2020 election victory of then-President-elect Joe Biden....

The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) said its officers were alerted to reports that a child was unconscious after being pulled from a pool at the Springhill Suites Hotel at about 7:51 p.m. on Friday, August 26. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year there are an estimated 3,960 fatal unintentional drownings in the U.S. This includes boat-related drownings. It added more children aged between 1 and 4 die from drowning, than any other cause of death except birth defects....

The Flyers forward has waived his right to an in-person hearing with the Department of Player Safety, which is reviewing Rinaldo’s vicious hit of Kris Letang during the team’s game against the Penguins on Tuesday. Rinaldo received a five-minute major penalty for boarding and a 10-minute game misconduct after hitting Letang, whose head slammed into the glass, at 15:36 of the first period. According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the hearing will be held by phone at 12:30 p....