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A week after Elon Musk completed his acquisition of the social media giant Twitter, the Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO came under fire after he reportedly started laying off nearly half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees. Musk’s detractors, who worry the platform may become overrun with bigots and bad-faith actors, criticized the CEO well before he acquired the platform. The magnate has drawn controversy for various actions ranging from his polarizing tweets to reopening a Tesla factory in… Source link

Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp issued a warning to CEOs: Ignore climate change at your own peril. “I would say, in any sector, if a CEO isn’t thinking about this, it’s malpractice,” Krupp recently told Yahoo Finance’s editor-in-chief Andy Serwer (video above). He explained that good corporate leaders have always looked ahead to major transformations in the economy, and that is certainly the case with climate change as the world looks to decouple growth from… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Basketball series. Those Friday and Saturday slates were insane. You need to be a diehard DFSer to enjoy cards like those because I’ve never seen so many big-name players ruled out over a two-day span. That’s where the NBA is trending, and we must adapt to this new environment. The positive is we shouldn’t have too many of those issues on Sunday with no team on a back-to-back. With that said, we do have a short slate with only three games making… Source link

The Powerball jackpot has officially set another new world record. The jackpot is now estimated at $1.9 billion, with a cash option of $929.1 million, according to Powerball, ahead of the next drawing Monday. That means should someone win Monday’s jackpot – it takes place at 10:59 p.m. ET – it would go down as the largest in Powerball in history, beating the previous record set in 2016, when the jackpot was won at $1.586 billion by three ticket holders. The Powerball jackpot also surpasses… Source link

Those Friday and Saturday slates were insane. You need to be a diehard DFSer to enjoy cards like those because I’ve never seen so many big-name players ruled out over a two-day span. That’s where the NBA is trending, and we must adapt to this new environment. The positive is we shouldn’t have too many of those issues on Sunday with no team on a back-to-back. With that said, we do have a short slate with only three games making up the main card. That will leave us with a thin player pool, but… Source link

Sunday is a light day in the NHL with only three games and two of them starting at 5 p.m. EST, so you’ll need to get your lineups in a little earlier. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS lineups. GOALIE Igor Shesterkin, NYR vs. DET ($36): Shesterkin started a little slow by his standards, but has improved to a 2.41 GAA and .916 save percentage to match recent numbers. The Red Wings are on the road for the second leg of a back-to-back, which will help the the Russian… Source link

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs the ball past Alabama defensive back DeMarcco Hellams (2) during the game at Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman) The complexions of the division races in the SEC changed dramatically on Saturday. No. 3 Georgia easily beat No. 1 Tennessee to take control of the SEC East and likely assume the top spot in the College Football Playoff rankings on Monday. And No. 10 LSU took down No. 6 Alabama in dramatic fashion in a 32-31… Source link

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public refusal to engage in peace talks unless President Vladimir Putin is removed from power, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The paper quoted unnamed people familiar with the discussions as saying that the request by American officials was not aimed at pushing Ukraine to the negotiating table, but a calculated attempt to… Source link

Kyrie Irving is currently suspended from the Nets for at least five games. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images) The Brooklyn Nets have issued an extensive list of requirements to Kyrie Irving as conditions for him to return to the team, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Irving is currently suspended from the Nets for at least five games after a tumultuous week in which he endorsed an anti-Semitic film and refused to back down in media sessions. For Irving to return, he must meet with the… Source link

Aaron Carter (pictured in 2019) has died. (Photo: Presley Ann/Getty Images for WETV) Troubled former child star Aaron Carter, who soared to fame as a solo artist on the heels of his older brother Nick Carter‘s success with the Backstreet Boys, has died at the age of 34, a representative for the singer has confirmed to Yahoo. A statement from his family and management will be released shortly. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department confirms to Yahoo that deputies responded to… Source link