GOP aims to stop retroactive pandemic unemployment payments
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are calling on Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to stop an Ohio judge from forcing the state to pay nearly $1 billion in pandemic-era…
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Trump announces plans to restore original names of eight Army bases named for Confederates
President Trump announced Tuesday that he will restore the original names of eight Army bases that were once named for Confederate Civil War soldiers. Source link
House to interview former top Biden aides about autopen, cognitive decline
Four top aides to former President Biden have agreed to provide interviews to House lawmakers investigating a potential cover-up of Mr. Biden's cognitive decline and the frequent use of an…
23andMe Customers Did Not Expect Their DNA Data Would Be Sold, Lawsuit Claims
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the genetic-testing company 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent. The suit,…
Study shows little agreement between Republicans and Democrats on media sources
A new survey that probes the level of trust Democrats and Republicans have for news sources finds the business-oriented publications Forbes and The Wall Street Journal share an unusual…
Trump Issues Horrifying Threat to Parade Protesters
This is the president saying that he will crush anyone who dares to use their First Amendment right to speak out against a lavish display of power—6,700 soldiers, 50 in-air helicopters, 34…
Who is Alexandr Wang? Scale AI’s young billionaire CEO will head Meta’s new ‘superintelligence’ lab
Meta, which owns and operates Facebook and Instagram—as well as Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp—has tapped Alexandr Wang, the CEO and founder of the startup Scale AI, to head up its new…
Trump's Energy secretary wants Congress to restore nuclear, geothermal credits in tax-cut bill
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is lobbying Republicans to restore tax credits for nuclear and geothermal energy projects that were slashed in the mega-legislation to enact President Trump's…
Trump's actions in Los Angeles spur impeachment talk on Capitol Hill
Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, on Tuesday said President Trump should be impeached over the National Guard's deployment in Los Angeles. Source…
A Familiar On-Air Face Amid the L.A. Protests: Dr. Phil
The protests and scattered clashes with law enforcement in Los Angeles have played out live on cable news, with top anchors scrambling to cover the events in person. They have been joined…
Starbucks is hiring full-time content creators to travel the world and post on social media
Here’s a dream job for chronically online coffee lovers: Starbucks is hiring two full-time content creators for a 12-month gig posting content at Starbucks locations around the world. The…
Video game voice actors have been on strike for nearly a year. They finally have deal
Video game voice actors and motion capture artists could be headed back to work soon. SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies have announced a tentative contract agreement, 11 months…
World Bank: Trump’s Trade War Could Destroy the Global Economy
Trump’s trade war won’t just cripple domestic markets—it will slow global gross domestic product growth to its lowest point in 17 years. The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report…
1 in 5 people are having fewer children due to fear of the future: U.N.
Falling fertility rates typically get blamed on the women of the world. But a new study published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says both men and women “face significant…
Americans Hate Trump’s Plan to Unleash Troops on Los Angeles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed that the president’s plan to use the military against U.S. citizens will cost taxpayers a jaw-dropping sum. Testifying before the House…
Barbara Holdridge, Whose Record Label Foretold Audiobooks, Dies at 95
Barbara Holdridge, who co-founded the first commercially successful spoken-word record label, one that began with the poet Dylan Thomas reciting his story “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”…
The Riot Apologists Are Confused
What is happening in Los Angeles is nowhere near as complicated as California politicians and the press make it sound. Source link
What riot? Democrats don't see violence or mayhem at Los Angeles protests
When Democrats see people hurling rocks and shooting commercial-grade fireworks at police officers, blocking highways and setting trash cans, traffic cones and cars on fire, they don't see…
Who Will Replace Elon Musk as the Leader of DOGE?
Who wants to lead the Department of Government Efficiency? With the departure of Elon Musk and his right-hand man Steve Davis from government, administration officials and members of the…
75 housing markets where inventory is catching up—fast
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. During the pandemic housing boom, from summer 2020 to spring 2022, the…
Yale’s Endowment Selling Private Equity Stakes as Trump Targets Ivies
Yale University’s famed endowment has been trying to offload one of the largest portfolios of private equity investments ever in a single sale, a move that reflects the pressures on both…
A Google Shareholder Is Suing the Company Over the TikTok Ban
Tan, who declined to say whether he personally supports the TikTok ban, believes the central issue is enforcement. “There is a federal law that says the TikTok app should not be on your…
The Mexican Flag Is the Confederate Banner of the L.A. Riots
El Tricolor is the new Stars and Bars. Source link
Paramount layoffs: TV and movie giant cuts 3.5% of U.S. workforce ahead of merger with Skydance Media, citing uncertain economy
Paramount Global is cutting 3.5% of its U.S. workforce as customers switch away from traditional pay-TV bundles in today’s shifting media landscape and uncertain economy. The latest round…