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Elon Musk completes Twitter purchase, immediately fires CEO and other execs
Aurich Lawson Elon Musk completed the $44 billion purchase of Twitter today, capping a months-long saga that resulted in Twitter suing Musk to force him to honor their merger agreement. Musk’s first course of business was to fire top executives. “Musk fired Chief Executive Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal after the deal …
Peloton Tread Plus: CPSC warns it can kill kids, pets; says stop using it ‘immediately’
The Peloton Tread Plus presents a potentially fatal risk to children and pets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. Peloton The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an “urgent warning” Saturday, telling people to immediately stop using the Peloton Tread Plus treadmill because of a potentially fatal risk to children and pets. The Tread Plus, …
CPSC urges people with children at home to stop using Peloton Tread Plus treadmill ‘immediately’
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Saturday issued a warning about Peloton Tread Plus treadmills, saying the machines pose “serious risks to children for abrasions, fractures, and death.” In a March blog post by CEO John Foley, the company said it was aware that a child had died in an accident on the treadmill. The …
BREAKING: King County Executive Dow Constantine Has “Urged” Sheriff Johanknecht to Retire “Immediately”
by Carolyn Bick King County Executive Dow Constantine has added his voice to those calling for King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht to resign, following an internal email the sheriff sent to King County Sheriff’s Office employees in late March. Constantine joins community groups and several elected officials. On March 24, just hours after the family …
Florida sues CDC, demanding cruise ships be allowed to sail immediately
PORT OF MIAMI, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. federal government and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, demanding cruises be allowed to begin sailing again from Florida’s ports. “Today, Florida’s fighting back. We’re filing a lawsuit against the federal government and the CDC, …
Victorian restrictions change immediately following positive COVID-19 case – 3AW
An Australian Open hotel quarantine worker in Melbourne has tested positive to COVID-19 which has sparked immediate action from the Victorian Government. Several exposure sites have been listed as a result. Masks are now mandatory again in all inside settings, with all pre-New Year’s Eve restrictions again in place. You can have no more than …
Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire retires, effective immediately, citing health concerns
DETROIT — Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire has announced his retirement, effective immediately. Gardenhire informed general manager Al Avila of his decision Saturday afternoon. He said he had planned to retire at the end of the season, but had been feeling unwell of late. “I don’t want to feel like I’m running out on everybody, …
Breaking: British Airways to Retire B747 Immediately
British Airways has announced that they will retire all of their Boeing 747-400 aircraft, effective immediately. The British flag-carrier has attributed the retirement to an unsustainable future for the Queen of the Skies, due to COVID-19. In a letter to staff, British Airways warned of a “bleak outlook” for the aviation industry; resulting in a …
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers calls his state ‘the wild west’ after bars reopen immediately following Supreme Court ruling
Instead, as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) knew, they were just celebrating the apparent end of his power over them — at least for now. “We’re the Wild West,” Evers told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Wednesday night, reacting to the state Supreme Court’s ruling and the scenes of people partying in bars all across Wisconsin. …
Safer at Home extension struck down by State Supreme Court, effective immediately
MADISON (WKOW) — The State Supreme court struck down Wisconsin’s Safer at Home order in its entirety, ordering all future orders to go through the Legislature. The court ruled 4-3 in a case brought forth by Republican lawmakers that sought to block the Safer at Home extension issued last month by Governor Tony Evers’ top health …
