In an unexpected twist, the editor of Forbes magazine testified Thursday before the grand jury hearing evidence in a Democrat-led criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump and his business practices, answering questions about an article examining whether the former president inflated his wealth. Forbes editor Randall Lane wrote in… Read More
Christmas gift: Army vet pays others’ late utility bills
A man who was rewarded by the Planters peanut company for being a good Samaritan is continuing to help others in his Florida Panhandle city. Over the previous two Christmas seasons, Mike Esmond donated about $12,000 to pay off utility bills for people in Gulf Breeze who needed some extra… Read More
Teachers crawl for cash; event organizers apologize
The organizers of a fundraiser that featured teachers on their hands and knees grabbing for dollar bills at a junior hockey league game in South Dakota are apologizing after the event drew criticism. The “Dash For Cash” Saturday night in Sioux Falls was a competition in which 10 local teachers… Read More
Melania Trump goes public to commission an artwork
While serving as first lady, Melania Trump earned a reputation for maintaining her own privacy. Now she’s emerging to support charitable causes, for the first time since leaving the White House. On Thursday, Trump unveiled her plans to commission an artwork, sell it, and donate the proceeds toward children aging… Read More
Tornado-hit factory sued for not allowing workers to leave
Survivors of a tornado that leveled a Kentucky candle factory, killing eight workers, have filed a lawsuit claiming their employer demonstrated “flagrant indifference” by refusing to allow employees to go home early as the storm approached the western Kentucky town. The lawsuit filed in state court accuses the company of violating Kentucky… Read More
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen scores book deal
The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of internal documents and accusing her former employer of caring more about money than about public safety has a book deal. Little, Brown and Company announced Thursday that it had acquired a planned memoir, “offering… Read More
Bank of England raises interest rates to cut inflation
With prices rising at the fastest pace in a decade in the run-up to Christmas, households up and down the United Kingdom could do without an increase in their loans and mortgages if the Bank of England decides to raise interest rates Thursday. Most economists and financial markets think it’s… Read More
Nancy Pelosi dismisses Congress insider trading
On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dove into a roiling debate about insider trading. She defended the ability of sitting U.S. congressmembers to trade stocks, much to the anger of oversight groups and even the far-left pundits aligned with her party. Sponsored: What eggs do to senior brains At Wednesday’s’… Read More
Liz Warren gets a brutal new nickname
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., built her liberal reputation on economic bailouts after the 2008 financial crisis… but lately she’s been going after individual billionaires over Twitter. She took issue with Time magazine’s choice for Person of the Year: Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Surprise! Eggs do this to senior brains [Sponsored]… Read More
Top tech executive sentenced to prison for bribery
A former Netflix executive was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in federal prison for taking bribes and kickbacks from tech companies to approve lucrative contracts with the streaming giant. Michael Kail, 52, of Los Gatos also was ordered to forfeit $700,000 and pay a $50,000 fine, the U.S. attorney’s office… Read More
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