Category: USA
Awkward Gavin Newsom video goes viral after Florida visit: ‘Like a kindergartner’
Fox News A seemingly awkward video from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s visit to the New College of Florida last week is making the rounds on social media. Newsom’s behavior in the video – which shows the governor clapping along in silence as faculty members and students at the liberal arts college offer their rendition of…
Read MoreTech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal Find insights on labor shortages and rising wages, Google fined by South Korea, communications-network operators, and more in the latest Market Talks concerning the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sectors. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-media-telecom-roundup-market-talk-a6ff6db2
Read MoreChina in Talks for Compromise on Poor Country Debt
Wall Street Journal China is negotiating a compromise plan with other major creditors that could help break a logjam in multibillion-dollar debt-relief talks for struggling developing nations. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-in-talks-for-compromise-on-poor-country-debt-9b92b1a3
Read MoreBiden administration officials were involved in Mar-a-Lago raid despite claiming otherwise: report
Fox News The Biden administration involved itself in the raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home despite reports that its officials were “stunned” to find out about the news on social media. “The evidence further suggests that Biden officials in the Executive Office of the President and the Department of Justice unlawfully abused their…
Read MoreFormer Outcome Health Executives Found Guilty of Fraud
Wall Street Journal A federal jury convicted the former CEO and two other ex-executives of the once-highflying startup on charges that they defrauded customers and investors. https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-outcome-health-executives-found-guilty-of-fraud-912f9bb0
Read MoreIncreasing Export Restrictions on Critical Minerals Threaten Energy Transition, OECD Says
Wall Street Journal Roughly 10% of the global value of critical raw material exports face at least one export restriction measure. https://www.wsj.com/articles/increasing-export-restrictions-on-critical-minerals-threaten-energy-transition-says-oecd-81183533
Read MoreMaricopa County printers failed due to thickness of new paper: report
Fox News Maricopa County’s ballot printers malfunctioned in the 2022 elections due to the thickness of newly ordered paper, according to a new report from a former justice on the Arizona Supreme Court. The former justice, Ruth McGregor, released her report on the topic Monday, finding that the ballots used in the 2022 election were…
Read MoreArizona Sheriff Mark Lamb running for US Senate seat held by Sinema
Fox News Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb has filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Arizona, becoming the first Republican to step forward to challenge incumbent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent. Lamb declared his candidacy Monday in a statement filed to the Federal Elections Commission. An outspoken critic of President Biden’s immigration policies, Lamb…
Read MoreDon’t Try This at Home: Why Barbie’s Arch Is the Scourge of Podiatrists
Wall Street Journal A new trailer for ‘Barbie’ has fans fixated on Margot Robbie’s articulated foot. Doctors and dancers don’t recommend trying it at home. https://www.wsj.com/articles/barbie-arch-foot-trailer-47b99ba4
Read MorePentagon’s $1.8 billion AI request keeps US in ‘race to achieve superiority’ over China
Fox News The Pentagon is asking Congress for nearly $2 billion for artificial intelligence in its budget proposal for the next fiscal year, which one expert said will help the U.S. keep pace with China in “the arms race of our generation.” The proposed FY2024 budget asked for $1.8 billion for AI as part of…
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