Microsoft Corp. Co-Founder Bill Gates held the title of the world’s richest man for the majority of 20 years before being surpassed by Amazon.com Inc. Founder Jeff Bezos. Yet, he continues to rank among the global elite in terms of wealth. To illustrate the scale of his fortune, consider this: The average person earns about […]
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A Gen Z Israeli explained why he’s refusing to fight Hamas. Now Israel has sent him to military prison.
A Gen Z Israeli has been sent to prison for refusing to enlist in the military. Tal Mitnick says he cannot support the cycle of violence and oppression of Palestinian people. Mitnick will spend 30 days in prison before being screened once again. A Gen Z Israeli is going to military prison after refusing to […]
Boyfriend hid for 17 days after teen found dead, Florida cops say. Now he’s charged
A 21-year-old has been charged with murder after Florida authorities said he shot his teenage girlfriend and hid from law enforcement for weeks. Sofia Lugo, 17, was found shot to death at her boyfriend’s family home in Ocala shortly before 1 a.m. on Dec. 10, according to a news release from the Marion County Sheriff’s […]
Woman sues L.A., says her husband sent nude photos of her to co-workers. He’s a cop. So is she
One year after a Los Angeles police officer was charged with six misdemeanor counts for allegedly sending sexually explicit photos and videos of his wife to LAPD colleagues and other men, the woman, also a police officer, is suing the city of Los Angeles. The woman’s lawsuit, filed Wednesday, charges the department with sexual harassment, […]
Missing Woman Called 911 and Said Her Ex Was Chasing Her Down the Road. Now He’s Charged with Murder
According to an arrest affidavit, Jamilla Smith can be heard saying, “No, don’t touch me, don’t hurt me please” on a 911 call Aiken County Sheriffâs Office Daniel Harmon, Jamilla Smith A woman in South Carolina allegedly called 911 asking for help and claimed her ex was chasing her before she was found dead, police […]
UPS worker is told he’s a ‘liability’ due to his diabetes — then gets fired, feds say
A newly hired UPS employee was fired after his first two shifts at a Florida warehouse because of his diabetes, according to a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. He worked as a package handler “without any issues” — before a human resources supervisor told him “he was a liability to the company,” due to his disability, […]
Elon Musk says at SpaceX ‘we never think about the quarter’—and he’s in no rush to spin off Starlink given the ‘tremendous distraction’ of being public like Tesla
The space business and public markets are not, perhaps, a match made in heaven. Consider the much-anticipated Starlink IPO. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the most valuable private company in the U.S., and its largest revenue driver by far is Starlink, which offers broadband connections around the globe via a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. But […]
Trump says he’s eager to debate Biden in 2024, even if controversial commission plans events
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he is eager to debate President Joe Biden, even if the debates are sponsored by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. And he says he is open to debating a single Republican rival if a serious challenger emerges after the New Hampshire primary. Trump, who has […]
Trump Insists He’s ‘Not A Student Of Hitler’ While Defending ‘Poisoning The Blood’ Comments About Immigrants
Former President Donald Trump again defended his claim that immigrants are “poisoning the blood,” insisting his remarks were not racist, and denying comparisons to rhetoric used by Adolf Hitler. In an interview Friday with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination said he knows “nothing about Hitler.” “I’m not […]
Newsom freed elderly and sick prisoners during COVID, but he’s grappling with risks of more mercy
David Moreland had long expected to die in prison. But when the coronavirus nearly killed him in 2020, it was that brush with death that ended up freeing him. “This is how God works,” Moreland, 67, said from his cozy living room at a subsidized apartment complex for seniors in Long Beach. When Moreland contracted […]
Trump says he’s ‘not an insurrectionist’ after Colorado high court removes him from ballot
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s “not an insurrectionist” in an apparent response to the Colorado Supreme Court‘s decision to remove him from the state’s 2024 primary election ballot, which President Joe Biden and others have commented on. “I’m not an Insurrectionist (“PEACEFULLY & PATRIOTICALLY”), Crooked Joe Biden is!!!” Trump wrote […]
Half of Warren Buffett’s $313 Billion Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio is Invested in This 1 Stock. Here’s Why He’s Not Too Concerned About Concentration Risk.
Buffett2 TMF As CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett has one of the most impressive investing track records on Wall Street. Since taking over the top position at Berkshire in 1965 through 2022, he and his team have delivered a total return of 3,787,464%, crushing the S&P 500 index’s total return of 24,708% — and […]