By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Smartmatic has settled a lawsuit accusing right-wing television network One America News of defamation by falsely claiming that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election to help Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. Terms of the settlement are confidential, Smartmatic’s lawyer Erik Connolly said, but the company voluntarily dismissed […]
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Smartmatic has settled a lawsuit accusing right-wing television network One America News of defamation by falsely claiming that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election to help Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. Terms of the settlement are confidential, Smartmatic’s lawyer Erik Connolly said, but the company voluntarily […]
US stock futures rose on Monday as worries over the fallout from Iran’s attack on Israel eased, allowing focus to return to earnings season and inflation risks to rate-cut hopes. S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures added 0.4%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) moved up roughly 0.3% after ending the week with sharp losses. The tech-heavy […]
COLORADO SPRINGS — Max Space wants to help humanity expand into the final frontier. The startup is developing a range of inflatable space habitats, the largest of which could provide as much internal volume as a sports stadium. These plans, which Max Space unveiled on Tuesday (April 9) here at the 39th Space Symposium, are designed […]
Apr. 8—RANGELEY — There aren’t a lot of things in this world that you can count on, but sunshine on a sunny day is one of them. Except Monday, despite blue skies, the shine went out of the sun. As the moon passed in front of that reliable source of heat and light, the Earth […]
NEW YORK – The city agreed Friday to pay $17.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged police officers forced two women to remove hijabs while mugshot photos were being taken, lawyers for the women said Friday. The case, filed in 2018, stemmed from the arrests of Muslim American women Jamilla Clark and Arwa […]
Apr. 6—TURNER — Residents at Saturday’s annual town meeting approved changes to the town’s zoning ordinance for commercial solar farms that add specific requirements, including more guidelines to where they can be located, setback requirements and visual buffering rules. Residents rejected proposed amendments at last year’s annual meeting, instead enacting a 180-day moratorium prohibiting new […]
Reality Check is a Sacramento Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. A California state agency is paying $2.26 million to Sacramento and Alameda counties to settle a lawsuit that alleges underground leaking storage tanks. Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho and Alameda […]
Daniel George traveling in Iceland.Courtesy of Daniel George Daniel George worked at Google X and then as a VP for JP Morgan after receiving his Ph.D. in 2018. That year, he started investing most of his income and was living off 2% of his investments by 2023. Daniel shares five things that were key to […]
A Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed board and Disney settled Wednesday lawsuits over who controls the governing district of Disney World’s theme parks and resorts. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s board voted to accept the deal, which ends much of the litigation between Disney and Florida officials. The agreement stipulates that development agreements and covenants approved […]
Coronation Street star William Roache has been given three months to settle a tax debt, the High Court in London has heard. Mr Roache did not appear at a specialist hearing on Monday, where lawyers for the UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), said the sum the actor owes – which was not […]
Elon Musk says he’s not going to donate to any presidential candidate. But Musk’s past actions suggest he’s not always a reliable narrator. Or maybe Musk really thinks he’s not going to donate to Donald Trump, but could change his mind. News that Elon Musk met with former President Donald Trump on Sunday raised the […]