Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the “massive supply disruptions” it is causing, threatening millions of people in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere with hunger and malnourishment, the United Nations said… Read More
China recruited TV stars, TikTok personalities in secret Olympic campaign
A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic swimmer and a self-described “brand king” were among the Instagram and TikTok influencers who were paid by Chinese officials for a discreet campaign that promoted the Beijing Winter Olympics, new Justice Department documents reveal. The social media posts fanned across… Read More
Hunter Biden shakes down taxpayers for $30K a month
by Frank Holmes, reporter If there’s one thing we know about Hunter Biden, it’s that his lifestyle costs big bucks. Now, it’s costing U.S. taxpayers a pretty penny, too. The president obviously gets the highest level of security, and his family is entitled to round-the-clock Secret Service protection, too. And… Read More
Prosecutors: Big Secret Service gift scandal erupts
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged two men they say were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady’s security detail. The two men — Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36 — were taken into… Read More
After Musk announcement, Twitter says it’s testing an ‘edit’ button
Twitter tweeted Tuesday that it is indeed working on a way for users to edit their 280-character messages, although it says the project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-function fan Elon Musk was just revealed as the company’s largest shareholder and now sits on its board. Twitter… Read More
Elon Musk makes his move on Twitter
Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla CEO and power Twitter user who is now Twitter’s largest shareholder and newly appointed board member, already seems to be making moves to change the company. Observers note he seems to have thoughts on a long-standing request from users: Should there be an edit button?… Read More
Trump shakeup? Top executives reportedly leave
Is there a shakeup coming to former President Donald Trump’s inner circle? Stock in Trump’s new social media business plunged Monday on a report that two key staff members left, deepening losses from last week when it said it would miss a deadline to file its annual financial statements. Trump… Read More
Trial begins over West Virginia opioid makers
Drug manufacturers misrepresented the risks and benefits of opioids in West Virginia and contributed to the state’s opioid crisis, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in opening arguments at a trial that began Monday. Morrisey asked a judge to hold Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., along with Teva Pharmaceuticals… Read More
Elon Musk just became Twitter’s biggest stakeholder
Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder, just before raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment. The ultimate aim of Musk’s 73.5 million share purchase worth $3 billion based on the closing price Friday,… Read More
Ocasio-Cortez busted in campaign finance scheme
A two-year investigation into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., found the socialist leader failed to properly disclose her campaign expenses — but she won’t face any punishment. A conservative group accused Ocasio-Cortez of improperly masking political spending during her freshman 2018 campaign. Ocasio-Cortez has been a vocal critic of untraceable money… Read More
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