By Andrew Kerr, Investigative Reporter & Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter Marc Elias and Minyon Moore, two longtime allies of Bill and Hillary Clinton who recently took up key roles with the national Black Lives Matter group, relinquished top spots with the embattled organization, according to new records filed just days before the group reveals what it did with the $90 million it raised in […]
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Rep. Cammack on Why She Exposed Pallets of Baby Formula Sent to Border
By Patricia Tolson As the baby formula shortage escalates across the United States and American parents struggle to feed their children, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), the youngest Republican woman in Congress, went live on social media on May 11 to drop a bombshell. Photos she had received that morning from Border Patrol agents at the Ursula Migrant Processing Center in […]
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Spiraling Home Costs and Mounting Interest Rates Could Slam the Door on First-Time Buyers
By Mary Prenon A recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicates U.S. households expect home prices to continue to rise at a faster rate over the next year and that the value of their homes will appreciate at a slower rate over the next five years. In addition, the survey shows that most Americans also expect […]
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Elon Musk Puts Twitter Employees on Alert
By Jack Phillips More than a week after it was announced Elon Musk would purchase Twitter, the world’s richest person issued a notice to Twitter employees about what they can expect. Among several other expectations, Musk said that he values a positive work ethic. He was responding to his previous Twitter post about the direction he wants to see […]
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SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6-Month Stint on International Space Station
By Katabella Roberts A four-member team of astronauts launched to the International Space Station by SpaceX touched back down on Earth in the Gulf of Mexico on May 6. The return via a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule came just one day after the group undocked from the space station following a six-month mission in which they conducted science experiments and […]
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US Economy Adds Better-Than-Expected 428,000 Jobs in April
By Andrew Moran The U.S. economy added 428,000 jobs in April, topping the market forecast of 391,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent. Average hourly earnings rose at an annualized rate of 5.5 percent, below the 8.5 percent inflation rate, indicating that employees are losing money. On […]
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Elon Musk Tells Rep. Ocasio-Cortez ‘Stop Hitting on Me’ After She Takes Swipe at Billionaire on Twitter
By Katabella Roberts Elon Musk told Democratic lawmaker Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) to “stop hitting on me” on Friday after she took aim at what she called a “billionaire with an ego problem.” The representative for New York took to Twitter where she took a swipe at a billionaire who she said “controls a massive communication platform” but stopped short […]
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Number of Illegal Immigrants Living in US Rose by 1 Million in Biden’s First Year: Report
By Zachary Stieber The illegal immigrant population in the United States increased by one million in President Joe Biden’s first year in office, according to a new report. At the end of 2021, 15.5 million illegal aliens were residing in the country, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimated. After rolling back key Trump-era policies, Biden […]
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Musk Secures $46.5 Billion Funding to Buy Twitter, Says Ready for Tender Offer
By Emel Akan Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk has secured the required financing to buy Twitter and take the company private, according to a new regulatory filing. Musk is also exploring a tender offer to buy shares from stockholders directly. The document shows that Musk has received $46.5 billion in commitment to help finance the proposed deal. If he decides to go […]
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Pressure Mounts on Twitter’s Board as Elon Musk Hints at Potential Tender Offer
By Emel Akan Ownership contest for Twitter has devolved into a chess game after the company’s board last week adopted a poison pill to thwart an unwelcome takeover attempt by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk. Many people around the world, including the company’s stockholders, are now eagerly awaiting the billionaire’s next move. Musk on Tuesday posted a mysterious message on […]
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US Gas Prices Rising Again: AAA
By Naveen Anthrappully U.S. gas prices, which had been falling in recent days from their record highs in March, have begun to rise once more, based on data from the American Automobile Association (AAA). Regular gas prices averaged $4.114 per gallon nationwide on April 20, according to AAA, up by 0.75 percent when compared with $4.083 per […]
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Elon Musk Snapping Up Twitter: Free Speech Revival or Socialist Expansion?
By Enrico Trigoso While some feel that tech mogul Elon Musk’s recent 9.2 percent Twitter stock purchase and his offer to buy Twitter outright is a sign that the restoration of free speech could return to the platform, to others, Musk is a threat to the left’s control of the platform. Speaking at a TED event in Vancouver, Canada, […]
