NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian billionaire who accused Sotheby’s of teaming up with a Swiss art dealer to cheat him out of tens of millions of dollars became tearful Friday while testifying about discovering he’d been part of a con game too common in an “art market that needs to be more transparent.” The […]
Cathie Wood and her Ark Invest funds loaded up on Tesla (TSLA) Thursday as TSLA stock fell below its 200-day moving average, extending recent losses. X The TSLA dip and subsequent Cathie Wood buys Thursday were followed by Tesla’s decision to cut China vehicle prices on the Model 3 and two Model Y variants. Tesla […]
A Black North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping a prominent white woman has been awarded a historic $25 million settlement more than three years after he was exonerated. Ronnie Long, 68, settled his civil lawsuit with the city of Concord, about 25 miles northeast of […]
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A nurse who was among scores of Israelis abducted to Gaza says she spent her captivity in an underground tunnel, treating elderly fellow hostages, some hard of sight or hearing, with meagre medical supplies for which she had to haggle with Hamas. Nili Margalit was repatriated in a November […]
National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre drew millions of dollars away from the gun rights group to spend on “lavish perks” for himself as the NRA flouted nonprofit laws and evaded oversight for decades, plaintiffs alleged Monday during opening arguments in the New York civil trial against the organization and its executives. LaPierre sat expressionless […]
During the last fiscal year, North Carolina residents spent more than $4.3 billion on lottery tickets, according to the N.C. Education Lottery. More than $1 billion of those funds were donated to the state’s public education system, the lottery announced in September. The top 10 counties that spent the most on lottery tickets were responsible […]
As a travel planner at Marvelous Mouse Travels, I try to stay at as many Disney resorts as possible so I can speak to their quality and amenities. Recently, my friend and I splurged on an adults-only stay at the Grand Floridian Resort for $950 a night, and it was totally worth it. The Grand […]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock finished 2023 up 47%, but the shares have slipped about 4% in 2024 so far. Wall Street is nervous about slowing iPhone sales (roughly half of Apple’s business) and weakness in China, where the company generates one-fifth of its sales. But something is cooking in Cupertino, California. Apple spent 7.8% of […]
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he has paid little attention to how their Premier League title rivals have done over the festive period. After going top of the table with a win at Burnley on Boxing Day, manager Jurgen Klopp afforded the players the luxury of two days off in a five-day spell with […]
Two hikers faced a worse-case scenario in Florida when they got lost after dark in an alligator-infested swamp — and saw nothing but shin-deep water in every direction. It happened Saturday, Dec. 23, in the 2,500-acre Cypress Creek Nature Preserve, which is home to alligators, rattlesnakes, fire ants and countless other things that bite. The […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), with his family by his side, speaks to guests during the Scott County Fireside Chat at the Tanglewood Hills Pavilion on Dec. 18 in Bettendorf, Iowa. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), with his family by his side, speaks to guests during the Scott County Fireside Chat at the Tanglewood Hills […]
Elon Musk really doesn’t like Joe Biden. Musk on Christmas Eve slammed the president for excluding Tesla from the White House EV summit in 2021. Musk has often brought up the incident whenever he criticizes Biden. It looks like Joe Biden was very much on Elon Musk’s mind this Christmas. The Tesla CEO spent his […]