By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Tesla’s largest outside investor Vanguard said it voted in favor of CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, citing the company’s performance, contributing to the passage of the record-setting arrangement on Thursday. In a note seen by Reuters, Vanguard said it had voted against Musk’s compensation package when it was […]
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Canada lawmakers who knowingly helped other nations must be removed, party leader says
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The head of a Canadian political party said on Thursday that an intelligence report about some members of parliament acting as agents for other nations was concerning and that offending lawmakers must be removed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been on the defensive since a committee of lawmakers that focuses on security […]
Major failures by Minnesota’s education department helped lead to largest Covid fraud scheme in the nation, audit says
Major failures by Minnesota’s education department allowed the rampant misuse of a federal program meant to feed children during the pandemic, according to a state audit report released Thursday. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) did not properly oversee Feeding Our Future, the nonprofit at the center of an alleged $250 million Covid relief scheme […]
GOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, but after Tuesday’s primary, they’re losing their election bids. Voters handed the senators – and winners of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award for people who risk their […]
Alyssa Milano, 51, says Nioxin helped her hair loss — find the right kit for you
Nioxin and Nutrafol are mainstays in Alyssa Milano’s fight against hair loss. (Getty) Whether you’re suffering from post-COVID hair loss (like Charmed star Alyssa Milano) or you’ve been dealing with thinning hair for years, shedding is an uphill — and often discouraging — battle. Hair loss affects millions of men and women, but you don’t […]
How theoretical physicist Thomas Hertog helped Stephen Hawking produce his final, most radical theory of everything
In 2002, Thomas Hertog, then a theoretical physics graduate student, stepped inside Stephen Hawking’s office at the University of Cambridge and saw his supervisor’s eyes filled with emotion. Hawking’s news was also a confession. The famed physicist told his student that his book, “A Brief History of Time,” was wrong because it predicted a barren […]
3 Nixon justices helped end his presidency. Will the 3 Trump appointees force him to stand trial?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years ago, three of the justices Richard Nixon appointed to the Supreme Court joined in an 8-0 decision in the Watergate tapes case that effectively ended his presidency, ruling only 16 days after hearing the case. Nixon resigned from office just over two weeks later. Now, three justices named by then-President […]
Mark Cuban explains how he helped turn 300 of his employees into millionaires
John Lamparski/Getty Images Mark Cuban pays out bonuses to his employees every time he sells a company. The billionaire said his payout practice has helped hundreds of people become millionaires. Cuban told Business Insider he thinks it’s “the right thing to do.” Billionaire Mark Cuban isn’t opposed to sharing the wealth. In a Tuesday post on […]
Drug deal at Tacoma Mall helped lead to conviction for man with ties to Mexican cartel
Tacoma Mall was the site of at least one drug deal that led to a 2022 federal smuggling, human trafficking and money laundering indictment for a 28-year-old California man. He was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to more than five years in prison. The sentence also includes four years of supervised release, […]
‘It’s our homeland;’ How 3 Shawnee tribes helped shape Ohio’s newest state park
Jun. 7—XENIA TWP., Greene County — Great Council State Park opened its doors to the public Friday, welcoming a crowd of a few hundred visitors to Ohio State Parks’ newest attraction. In attendance were representatives of the three Shawnee tribes whose work with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources brought Ohio’s 76th state park to […]
‘It’s our homeland;’ How 3 Shawnee tribes helped shape Ohio’s newest state park
Jun. 7—XENIA TWP., Greene County — Great Council State Park opened its doors to the public Friday, welcoming a crowd of a few hundred visitors to Ohio State Parks’ newest attraction. In attendance were representatives of the three Shawnee tribes whose work with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources brought Ohio’s 76th state park to […]
Microsoft’s big AI ambitions helped it become the world’s most valuable company but at the expense of its Azure team, according to a leaked email memo
What you need to know Microsoft was recently impacted by another round of layoffs affecting its HoloLens 2 and Azure departments. This is despite the tech giant’s impressive earnings and rise to become the world’s most valuable company, with $3 trillion in market capitalization. A leaked email memo suggests that Microsoft is making changes (layoffs) […]