Monthly Archives: January 2023

‘Giving a huge middle finger to all the things that have been said to us’

‘Giving a huge middle finger to all the things that have been said to us’

Måneskin’s Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi, Damiano David, and Victoria De Angelis. (Photo: Epic Records) As winners of the over-the-top Eurovision Song Contest who hail from Italy, don’t always sing in English, and play supposedly unfashionable hard rock, Måneskin may not have seemed like obvious contenders to become mainstream American superstars. But that’s exactly what has happened, against all odds. After triumphing at Eurovision 2021 and having the second-biggest TikTok song of that… Source link

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Amber Alert doc tells heartbreaking story of the girl behind it

Amber Alert doc tells heartbreaking story of the girl behind it

A photo of Amber Hagerman and her younger brother, Ricky, is featured in “Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert.” (Photo: Peacock) Just how closely do you read that Amber Alert when it goes off on your phone? A new documentary streaming on Peacock reminds us of the importance of the law enforcement tool and reveals the little known story of its namesake, Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old girl who was abducted while riding her bike near her grandparents’s home on Jan. 13, 1996, in Arlington, Texas…. Source link

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The Google Pixel Fold might beat the Galaxy Z Fold 4 in one key area

The Google Pixel Fold might beat the Galaxy Z Fold 4 in one key area

A new display folding mechanism could be superior to Samsung’s current implementation As the long-rumored Google foldable inches closer to what we can only hope is a big, official unveiling, more and more leaks have started to surface. Until now, we had only seen the Google Pixel Fold in some CAD-based renders, and while they did reveal how it the phone will possibly look, they didn’t give us much insight into the real experience of operating the device… Source link

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Countries on migrant route to U.S. getting ‘enforcement fatigue,’ DHS documents show

Countries on migrant route to U.S. getting ‘enforcement fatigue,’ DHS documents show

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States line up for food at a makeshift encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border, on Dec. 29, 2022. (Reuters/Daniel Becerril) The increasing influx of migrants to the U.S. border with Mexico is causing “enforcement fatigue” in Central and South American transit countries, according to Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol documents obtained by Yahoo News, and almost all will not be able to handle an expected… Source link

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White House prepares to resist Republican probes into Biden’s handling of classified documents

White House prepares to resist Republican probes into Biden’s handling of classified documents

Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday. Lawyers for the president found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Del., than previously known, the White House acknowledged on Saturday. (Andrew Harnik/AP) WASHINGTON — A White House official attacked House Republicans on Tuesday for engaging in “political stunts” over the classified documents found in President Biden’s home and former office, declining to say whether it will cooperate with congressional investigations into… Source link

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White House prepares to resist Republican probes into Biden’s handling of classified documents

White House prepares to resist Republican probes into Biden’s handling of classified documents

Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday. Lawyers for the president found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Del., than previously known, the White House acknowledged on Saturday. (Andrew Harnik/AP) WASHINGTON — A White House official attacked House Republicans on Tuesday for engaging in “political stunts” over the classified documents found in President Biden’s home and former office, declining to say whether it will cooperate with congressional investigations into… Source link

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Stocks moving after hours: United, Interactive Brokers, Moderna

Stocks moving after hours: United, Interactive Brokers, Moderna

United Airlines (UAL) Shares of the airline are up more than 5% in after hours after better-than-expected quarterly results and earnings guidance. United sees its first quarter adjusted earnings anywhere between 50 cents and $1.00, beating estimates of 22 cents per share. The airline reported fourth quarter EPS of $2.36 versus analysts’ consensus expectations of of $2.12. It’s revenue of $12.4 billion also came in above expectations of $12.2 billion. The airline said it able to recover quickly… Source link

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Prospective jurors sound off on Elon Musk as jury selection begins in Tesla tweet trial

Prospective jurors sound off on Elon Musk as jury selection begins in Tesla tweet trial

The jury selection process in the trial to determine if one of Elon Musk’s infamous tweets violated U.S. securities laws kicked off on Tuesday. The trial comes after Tesla’s shareholders sued Musk and Tesla’s board of directors in 2018, alleging that Musk illegally posted on Twitter that funding had been secured to privatize the electric vehicle company. Musk’s post, the shareholders say, artificially manipulated Tesla’s stock price. “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420…. Source link

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Why Unilever’s CEO has embraced Disney investor Nelson Peltz

Why Unilever’s CEO has embraced Disney investor Nelson Peltz

While Disney (DIS) CEO Bob Iger wages a campaign against proven value creator and activist investor Nelson Peltz, Unilever CEO Alan Jope has embraced the billionaire change agent. Peltz joined the board of consumer products giant Unilever in May 2022 and according to Jope — who has said he will retire in 2023 — has brought “all kinds of good ideas” to the company since then. “His view on what the company needs to do is very aligned with the agenda that we’re working on,” Jope told Yahoo… Source link

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