Pennsylvania prosecutors have dropped a felony theft charge against a man who underpaid for a bottle of Mountain Dew by 43 cents. Prosecutors in Perry County dropped the theft charge this month against Joseph Sobolewski, 38, and downgraded another charge, the Patriot-News reported Tuesday. Sponsored: What eggs do to senior… Read More
Senators unhappy with Big Tech’s ‘tweaks’
YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are offering only “tweaks and minor changes” in their operations to ensure young users’ safety amid rising concern over the platforms’ potential harm to children, the head of a Senate panel told the companies’ executives Tuesday. “Everything you do is to add more eyeballs, especially kids’,… Read More
Critics hit Biden over ‘billionaire tax’ amid spending plan showdown
The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ pre-tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan quickly ran into criticism as too cumbersome and complex. Many condemned the idea as counter-productive, and even some allied lawmakers said they prefer the original plan of simply raising… Read More
Amid Haugen testimony, reporters compile ‘The Facebook Papers’
The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated Press. Journalists from a variety of newsrooms, large and small, worked together to gain access to thousands of pages of internal company documents obtained by Frances Haugen, the former Facebook product manager-turned-whistleblower. A separate… Read More
Federal debt balloons to $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest
The U.S. budget deficit totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the second highest on record but an improvement from the all-time high of $3.13 trillion reached in 2020. The deficits in both years reflect trillions of dollars in government spending to counteract the devastating effects of a global pandemic. The Biden… Read More
Stock market remains mixed, except S&P 500
Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street Friday. The S&P 500, which notched a record high a day earlier, is still on track for its third weekly gain in a row. The benchmark index was little changed in the early going, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average… Read More
World’s biggest triceratops skeleton sells for $7.7 million
The world’s biggest triceratops skeleton, known as “Big John,” was sold for 6.6 million euros ($7.7 million) Thursday to a private collector at a Paris auction house. The enormous skeleton, estimated to be over 66 million years old, was found in 2014 in South Dakota. The triceratops is known for… Read More
Report: Driver was behind wheel when self-driving car crashed
A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April near Houston, killing two men, neither of whom was found in the driver’s seat. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced the findings in an investigative report update released Thursday on the April 17… Read More
Virginia governor candidates silent on tax return disclosures
The leading candidates for Virginia governor have gone quiet on commitments both previously made to disclose at least some information from recent tax returns before the Nov. 2 election. Neither the campaign of Democrat Terry McAuliffe nor that of Republican Glenn Youngkin has responded to recent inquiries from The Associated… Read More
Trump announces bold new plan
Nine months after being censored on Big Tech social media websites after the Jan. 6th Capitol riot, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s back. Trump is launching a new, publicly traded media company with its own social media platform. Sponsored: The truth about eggs and senior brains Trump says… Read More
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