A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the northeastern United States on Friday morning. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was felt from Boston to Baltimore at 10:23 a.m. ET. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in New York City, where the tremors were felt for more than 30 seconds, but the…
Sean “Diddy” Combs. Shareif Ziyadat | Getty Images Federal agents searched homes of hip-hop mogul Sean Combs in Los Angeles and Miami as part of a criminal investigation in New York, NBC News reported, citing sources. U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents who searched Combs’ properties were authorized to search them by warrants from the…
Signage from the conservative television network Newsmax is displayed at a television stand at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, on May 28, 2022. Patrick T Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Right-wing news portal Newsmax received an investment of about $50 million from…
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board Chairman Martin Garcia (right) delivers a speech as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens during a press conference at the CFTOD headquarters at Walt Disney World on Thursday, February 22, 2024, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida . Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Getty Images Disney agreed Wednesday to end…
Angela Chao attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison | Getty Images Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao was drunk when she accidentally drove her Tesla into a pond on a ranch she owned with her husband, venture capitalist…
Shoppers exit Nordstrom at Westfield Topanga shopping center in Canoga Park, California on August 14, 2023. Christina House | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Nordstrom Shares closed 9% higher on Tuesday after news that the department store chain is seeking to trade privately. The retailer’s founding family collaborates Morgan Stanley and investment bank Centerview…
Calls for a wealth tax on the world’s super-rich are gaining renewed attention after US President Joe Biden said he would impose a new “billionaire tax” on the country’s richest if re-elected in November. As Biden unveiled his 2025 budget proposals on Monday, he took aim at the super-rich and reiterated plans for a 25…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the “Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2024. Amanda Andrade Rhoades | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday praised President Joe Biden’s investment in electric vehicles for accelerating the…
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending bill Saturday, averting a partial government shutdown that would have taken…
Combination with Taylor Swift (L) and Ray Dalio. Getty Images (L) | CNBC(R) Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio attended a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in Singapore and posted a selfie from the packed venue along with a caption explaining why he thought the megastar would be the next President of the United States should….
