Category: USA
Would That ‘Succession’ Twist Really Tank Waystar’s Stock?
Wall Street Journal An executive’s death can sometimes have the opposite effect, triggering a frenzy of trading that drives share price upward. The lack of a clear successor may add to volatility. https://www.wsj.com/articles/succession-logan-roy-death-stock-market-eacebe9f
Read MorePete Buttigieg’s husband asks Bud Light boycotters if they plan to protest water after trans controversy
Fox News Chasten Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s husband, snapped back at Americans boycotting Anheuser-Busch’s decision to make transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney the star of one of its latest Bud Light commercials. On Monday, Chasten turned to Twitter to speak to those boycotting the blue-canned, frothy alcoholic beverage. “If you’re upset about a beer company…
Read MoreClues Left Online Might Aid Leak Investigation, Officials Say
New York Times A large number of people potentially had access to the Pentagon intelligence documents posted on a social media. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/politics/classified-documents-leak.html
Read MoreCorrections & Amplifications
Wall Street Journal Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of April 11, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/corrections-amplifications-d66191f4
Read MoreThe Brazilian Town Being Slowly Swallowed by the Sea
Wall Street Journal Atafona, losing as much as 18 feet a year of coastline, is an extreme example of the challenge facing a country with some 4,600 miles of shores. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-brazilian-town-being-slowly-swallowed-by-the-sea-e1f03f2
Read MorePentagon Probe Under Way in Leaks Case
Wall Street Journal A Pentagon team is looking into how the purported classified documents were exposed, as the U.S. seeks to contain diplomatic fallout. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-probe-under-way-in-leaks-case-303d7fda
Read MoreIn Maine, jury to decide fate of $1B hydropower transmission project rebuked by voters
Fox News A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won all regulatory approvals only to be rebuked by state residents in a referendum now comes down to nine regular folks. In a rare move, a jury is being asked to decide a complicated constitutional matter — whether developers have a vested right to…
Read MoreSenate Judiciary Committee Promises Supreme Court Ethics Hearing
New York Times Democrats on the panel wrote to the chief justice, urging an investigation into gifts and travel provided to Justice Clarence Thomas. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/senate-democrats-supreme-court-clarence-thomas.html
Read MoreThe Brazilian Town Being Slowly Swallowed by the Sea
Wall Street Journal Atafona, losing as much as 18 feet a year of coastline, is an extreme example of the challenge facing a country with some 4,600 miles of shores. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-brazilian-town-being-slowly-swallowed-by-the-sea-ea9ef0cb
Read MoreNashville sends expelled Black Democratic lawmaker back to Tennessee House
Fox News Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled last week from the GOP-led statehouse, is being sent back to the Legislature. The Nashville Metropolitan Council voted unanimously Monday to restore Jones to office, less than a week after GOP lawmakers stripped him of his seat. Republicans expelled Jones and…
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