Chris Beard, who coached Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA championship game and was hired away by Texas with expectations he’d elevate his alma mater to the same elite level, was arrested early Monday on a felony family violence charge. Beard was arrested by Austin police and booked in the… Read More
World’s oldest jeans sell for $114K with possible ties to Levi’s
Pulled from a sunken trunk at an 1857 shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina, work pants that auction officials describe as the oldest known pair of jeans in the world have sold for $114,000. The white, heavy-duty miner’s pants with a five-button fly were among 270 Gold Rush-era artifacts… Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried, ex-CEO of FTX, to testify before Congress
The former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said in a tweet Friday that he is willing to testify to Congress next week, but that he will be limited in what he can say and that he “won’t be as helpful” as he’d like to be. The tweet came… Read More
Official quits after village employees are accidentally paid twice
The village manager in a northern Michigan community has resigned after an investigation of $32,000 in mistaken payroll payments to public workers. The error in Elk Rapids occurred in October 2021, but the public was in the dark for nearly a year until a resident began asking questions, the Traverse… Read More
Wholesale inflation remains higher than expected, 7.4 percent year-over-year
Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4% in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool. The latest year-over-year figure was down from 8% in October and from a recent peak of 11.7% in… Read More
BuzzFeed cuts 12% of staff amid industry-wide layoff bloodbath
Digital media company BuzzFeed is cutting 12% of its workforce, citing worsening economic conditions. The New York company, which made the announcement in a regulatory filing on Tuesday, did not disclose how many workers it was letting go. According to the data firm FactSet, BuzzFeed has 1,522 employees, which would… Read More
5 plants for the Christmas season… and how to care for them
Holiday horticulture tends to revolve around the same handful of plants. So if you don’t already have any or all of these five holiday plants, now is the time to get them: PAPERWHITES The bulbs of these daffodil family members are pre-chilled so they can be planted now and produce… Read More
[Poll] Musk shortlisted for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ again; who should win?
Time magazine has been naming a Person of the Year since 1927. It gives the distinction to whoever “for better or for worse … has done the most to influence the events of the year.” The magazine will choose this year’s winner one on Wednesday. However, the publication has already… Read More
Driver slapped with $553 ticket for driving with snow on windshield
A Washington State Patrol trooper issued a $533 ticket to a driver Sunday after the person drove more than 5 miles (8 kilometers) with their vehicle and windshield almost completely covered in snow. Trooper Heather Weatherwax said the State Patrol received a report about the person driving erratically along SR… Read More
You’re fired! Fox News cuts Trump family insider from the payroll
Contributors to Hannity have become known for supporting former President Donald Trump. One contributor even boasted familial ties to the former president. Yet, despite the announcement of a new campaign, this contributor is leaving the payroll. Sponsored: These Humans Lived Over 100 Years…Then They Took ½ Teaspoon Of THIS Lara Trump,… Read More
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