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Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Bid for Twitter, Says ‘Civilization’ At Stake
A week into his rolling clash with Twitter Inc., Elon Musk went full-on corporate raider, offering to buy the company and warning he might sell his stake in the service if rebuffed. The Tesla Inc. chief on Thursday morning made a $43 billion bid for Twitter, the latest in a will-he-or-won’t-he saga between the world’s …
Trump Bible photo not reason cops cleared George Floyd protest, feds claim
President Donald Trump holds up a Bible in front of St John’s Episcopal Church after walking across Lafayette Park from the White House in Washington, DC on June 1, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP via Getty Images The Interior Department’s watchdog claimed in a new report Tuesday that police violently cleared protestors from a park …
Trump returns to political stage with speech at North Carolina GOP convention
Former President Donald Trump returned to the political stage with a speech at the North Carolina Republican Convention on Saturday, solidifying his continued symbolic leadership of the party despite his repeated falsehoods about the 2020 election, and allowing him to exert influence amid an ongoing social media ban. Mr. Trump said in a written statement …
After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel – Associated Press
After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel Associated Press After A 2-Year Legal Fight, Ex-Trump Aide Will Testify On The Russia Investigation NPR House Democrats finally get to interview former White House counsel McGahn CNN After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel McGahn NBC News Trump’s former White House counsel to appear before House committee …
National Enquirer Parent, Ex-CEO Fined for Breaking Election Law in 2016 Campaign
The May 17 agreement between A360 Media LLC and the FEC characterized the $150,000 payment to model Karen McDougal as an illegal corporate campaign contribution. Federal law prohibits companies from making contributions to candidate committees. A spokesman for A360 Media and David Pecker, the former chief executive of American Media Inc., didn’t have an immediate …
5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday, May 19
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures sink as tech names slide, bitcoin plunges Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE 2. Bitcoin falls below $40,000 for first time in 14 weeks; Tesla falls A visual representation …
Arizona Republicans fight back against election fraud claims
PHOENIX (AP) — The top Republicans in Arizona’s largest county gave an impassioned defense of their handling of the 2020 election Monday, calling on fellow members of the GOP and business leaders to speak out against an unprecedented partisan election audit. The GOP-dominated Maricopa County Board of Supervisors cast the audit as a sham that’s …
Elon Musk shows humility and hubris as ‘SNL’ host
Elon Musk showed a combination of humility and hubris as he opened his highly anticipated hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live.” The 49-year-old Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and one of the world’s richest men opened his monologue by mocking his monotonal speaking style, saying no one can tell when he’s joking. “It’s great to be …
Whose ‘Big Lie’? Trump’s proclamation a new GOP litmus test
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year’s election was stolen from him. On Capitol Hill, Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican …
Trump-Era COVID-19 Guidance Was Outdated, Downplayed Severity: CDC
Not all of the coronavirus health guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the Trump administration was based on the best scientific evidence or even primarily authored by the agency’s staff, according to a review ordered by the CDC’s new director. The review aimed to ensure that the CDC’s current and …
