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Steve Ballmer blasts Aspiration co-founder Joe Sanberg’s bid for leniency ahead of sentencing
As many as a dozen letters — including one from the NBA — were submitted by the attorney for Aspiration Partners co-founder Joe Sanberg ahead of his sentencing Monday in an effort to persuade the judge to trim the 17 years prosecutors have requested for each of the two counts of fraud. Sanberg pleaded guilty…
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‘Drooling morons’: Trump and RFK Jr. mocked mercilessly for failing at simple math
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to defend President Donald Trump’s false claim that he had lowered drug prices by more than 500%. During a Thursday event in the Oval Office, Kennedy recalled that Democrats had asked him to explain why the president had repeatedly suggested that he reduce drug prices…
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Rednote Draws a Line Between China and the World
Rednote, the Chinese app that got its fifteen minutes of fame during the “TikTok refugee” trend last year, has ambitions to become a global social media giant. As it expands, the company is increasingly taking steps to separate its Chinese and international user bases, WIRED has found. Rednote recently launched Rednote.com, a new web domain…
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‘You’re such a disgrace’: Furious Trump doesn’t take kindly to reporter’s question
President Donald Trump attacked a reporter during a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday. Trump was taking questions from reporters following a press conference on prescription drugs, TrumpRx and affordability when he became visibly irritated by press inquiries surrounding the ongoing Israeli-U.S. war against Iran. The reporter asked Trump if he anticipated gas…
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Warner Bros. Shareholders Sign Off on $110 Billion Paramount Deal. Now the Fight Begins | Analysis
Warner Bros. Discovery moved one step closer to its merger with Paramount on Thursday after shareholders approved the $110 billion deal. But the path only gets more treacherous from here. While the deal is widely expected to sail through the U.S. Department of Justice, it faces regulatory reviews from the United Kingdom’s Competition & Markets…
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Darrell Sheets’ family: Meet the ‘Storage Wars’ star’s wife, children and granddaughter
Darrell Sheets may have been on the hunt for valuables on “Storage Wars,” but he knew he had his most prized treasures waiting for him back home: his family. The reality star was not only beloved by fans, but he was a proud father and grandfather who clearly had a lot of love in his…
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You’ll Spill Your Juice When You Learn How Many of Florida’s Orange Trees This Incurable Bacteria Has Infected
Whether you take it with pulp or without, you may soon be lucky just to get some OJ at all as one of the largest citrus industries in the world suffers a massive collapse. According to a bombshell new story in Slate, Florida’s once-proud orange groves have experienced a major decline in fruit production over…
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Ex-officer planned to kill Black people in mass shooting at a New Orleans festival, authorities say
NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major New Orleans festival but was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Officials in several states did not name the event, but the New Orleans Jazz…
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‘People can’t find him’: Kash Patel put on notice as lawmaker decries MIA FBI chief
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) had a serious response on Thursday to reporting involving allegations of FBI Director Kash Patel‘s conduct and excessive drinking. In an exclusive interview with Raw Story, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee described what could come after midterms if Democrats take control of Congress. “It’s going to…
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Meta to Cut 10% of Staff as Company Centers AI Initiatives
Mark Zuckerberg’s technology company Meta is planning to cut 10% of its staff as it moves to center artificial intelligence initiatives. The cuts, which begin on May 20, will affect roughly 8,000 workers and will close 6,000 open roles, per reports. Meta’s chief people officer Janelle Gale shared the news with staffers in a memo…