Mitchell G. Patton

Jeffrey Epstein's estate has agreed to pay the US Virgin Islands more than $105 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he used the territory as the base of a sprawling sex-trafficking operation. The lawsuit settles nearly three years after Denise N. George, the US territory's attorney general, sued Epstein, a New York financier who committed suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. "This agreement restores the faith of the people of the Virgin Islands that their laws will be enforced, without fear or favor, against those who violate them," George said in a statement Wednesday. "We are…

Image: Getty Images Netflix and acclaimed author Harlan Coben, one of the staunchest partnerships in the streaming service, strike again. This time, the streamer is developing Coben's full length. Myron Bolitar series, which will be the first not to be a limited series and the first set in the US. As Coben revealed to Term, currently, there are no assistant writers or directors, and he himself is not entirely sure if he will be on the writing team. However, he has commented on this partnership with Netflix: Myron Bolitar is dear to my heart. I've written 34 books, a third…

In the run up to the 2022 midterm elections, a dominant narrative in mainstream media spaces was that Americans were about to throw away democracy. to save a few bucks on gas. If the Republicans lose, they would refuse to admit defeat. The legitimacy of the electoral results would be undermined by widespread conspiracy theories. Elections and their aftermath could be marred by violence, intimidation, and other forms of voter suppression.None of these dystopian predictions worked. Instead, as NPR noted, the election was “largely uneventful.” Instead of widespread voter suppression, turnout was exceptionally high. Instead of expected “red wave”, Republicans…

UAB officially named Trent Dilfer as its next head football coach on Wednesday after multiple reports indicated that the two sides only needed to cross some T's and dot some I's to seal the deal.Dilfer will replace Bryant Vincent, who replaced Bill Clark after he resigned before the start of the 2022 season."Having the opportunity to direct a program of such quality as the one at UAB is something that excites me very much," Dilfer said in a press release. "The investments the university has made for UAB Football align with my vision to take this program to new heights…