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‘Deception, fraud and coercion’: the Miami property magnate brothers accused of rape

6 avril 2025 à 13:00

Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander used their money and influence to build a sex-trafficking network, prosecutors say

The Alexanders are the ultimate Miami crime story: three brothers from one of Florida’s wealthiest families, opulent real estate, luxury yachts and fast cars; there are drugs, fashion models and A-list celebrities. And, ultimately, a trio who flew too close to the sun, only to crash back down to Earth.

The downfall of the Alexander twins, Alon and Oren, and their elder sibling Tal, is reflected in their current residence, a federal jail in New York ahead of their trial next year. They face charges including rape, sexual assault and the sexual trafficking of dozens of victims.

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© Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

© Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

‘We weren’t stuck’: Nasa astronauts tell of space odyssey and reject claims of neglect

31 mars 2025 à 22:15

Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams’ story markedly at odds with abandonment narrative painted by Trump and Musk

In the end, whatever Elon Musk and Donald Trump liked to insist, astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams were never stuck, nor stranded in space, and definitely not abandoned or marooned.

The world heard on Monday, for the first time since their return to Earth two weeks ago, from the two Nasa astronauts whose 10-day flight to the international space station (ISS) last summer turned into a nine-month odyssey. And their story was markedly at odds with the narrative painted from the White House.

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© Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

© Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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