Don McCree is spearheading Citizens Bank’s push into New York. He has just overseen the acquisition of HSBC’s branches in the city, and was in town this week for Citizens’ official launch into the Big Apple.

Don McCree, vice chairman, Citizens Bank Citizens Insider's Banker of the Week series appears in our weekday newsletter, 10 Things on Wall Street. This week we're highlighting Don McCree, vice chairman and head of commercial banking at Citizens Financial Group. McCree was in New York this week for Citizens official launch in the city. The […]

Russian official says civilian satellites may be “legitimate” military target

Enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. (credit: SpaceX / Flickr) A Russian diplomat said civilian satellites could be legitimate military targets in a statement that seems to refer to Starlink providing broadband access in Ukraine. Civilian satellites “may become a legitimate target for retaliation,” the Russian official said in a […]

VMAs Live Stream: Watch MTV’s Official 2020 Pre-Show

The 2020 Video Music Awards are almost upon us (MTV, 8/7c), but because no good party starts without a little pre-game, the Keke Palmer-hosted ceremony is kicking things off early. This year’s VMA pre-show begins at 6:30 pm ET, and will be streamed live from the VMAs’ official Twitter account. (Click here to check out […]

Hollywood: Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Drama Pulls Back the Curtain on Showbiz in Official Trailer — Watch

RELATED STORIES If you thought a career in Hollywood was all lavish parties and adoring fans… well, it’s not not that. But if the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming limited series is any indication, the Tinseltown life is also frustrating, lonely and very, very weird. Created by Ryan Murphy and frequent collaborator Ian Brennan, Hollywood follows […]

This Is Us Recap: Rebecca’s Official Diagnosis, and Rockstar Jack Returns

RELATED STORIES Three hard-to-handle events transpire in this week’s This Is Us: Randall enters therapy, Rebecca gets an official diagnosis for her declining mental state, and Madison gives some sound relationship advice. Of the trio of developments, I’m the most shaken by Madison’s sudden conversion into someone with good ideas.* When the heck did that […]

JAG: CBS Eyeing an Official Revival?

NCIS: LA‘s forthcoming JAG-centric arc may be more than just a nostalgia-fueled sweeps stunt. There’s buzz that the May two-parter — which will find David James Elliott and Catherine Bell reprising their roles as Navy Captain “Harm” Rabb Jr.and Lieutenant Colonel Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie, respectively — is serving as an unofficial backdoor pilot for a JAG […]

Colts lineman penalized for thrusting his hips in the face of an official

NBC Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Denico Autry was called for a 15-yard taunting penalty on Saturday for his celebratory dance after sacking Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Autry’s dance, which occurred directly in front of the referee, was deemed “suggestive” and thus worthy of a 15-yard penalty. The scene was eerily reminiscent of a popular “Key […]

Another top Pentagon official just resigned

Mariordo Camila Ferreira and Mario Duran/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) Department of Defense chief of staff Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney resigned on Saturday, following other high-profile Pentagon departures. Sweeney said a statement that he “decided the time is right to return to the private sector.” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis also stepped down last month, after President […]

He’s not an official: Macron’s office left red-faced explaining ex-aide Benalla’s luxury trip

Days before Emmanuel Macron visited French troops in Chad for Christmas, his scandal-plagued former aide Alexandre Benalla traveled to the African country to meet a top official. And the Elysée palace had some explaining to do. Benalla, who lost his job after his beating of a protester prompted the French president’s ‘Watergate’ scandal, went to […]

Trump says he doesn’t know top US official leading the fight against ISIS, calls him a ‘grandstander’ for resigning over Syria troop withdrawal

Associated Press/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday evening that he didn’t know Brett McGurk, the top US official leading the fight against ISIS. Trump called McGurk a “grandstander” for resigning over Trump’s recent decision to withdraw 2,000 troops from Syria. McGurk reportedly told his colleagues in an email on Friday that he could not […]