By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Tesla appears to have convinced an army of small investors and major funds to ratify Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package. Now comes the harder part: persuading an already skeptical Delaware judge to recognize it. Musk on Wednesday evening said that shareholders were voting in favor of both […]
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Nothing can persuade him Wichita Falls pastor sexually abused children
After the prosecution rested its case against a Wichita Falls pastor accused of sexually abusing three young girls, church members took the stand to testify for the defense Friday. Ronnie Allen Killingsworth, 78, was indicted on six counts of indecency with a child in connection with incidents involving three girls between 2000 and 2011. Killingsworth […]
Georgia House speaker aims to persuade resistant Republicans in voucher push
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns is leaning into the push to pass a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling, looking to change the minds of fellow Republican skeptics. Burns made what he said was his first-ever appearance at a House Education Committee meeting Wednesday. He urged the panel to […]
The CIA is posting videos to persuade Russians to betray their leaders — and says it’s working
The CIA released a video attempting to persuade disaffected Russians to inform on their leaders. It’s the third video so far, which the agency claims is an effective tactic. The CIA says it’s playing on growing Russian discontent with the war in Ukraine. The CIA released a new video appealing to disaffected Russians who might […]