A California with vastly different political preferences and demographics is voting on whether to allow affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions — nearly a quarter century after voters outlawed programs that give preference based on race and gender. If approved, Proposition 16 would repeal a 1996 initiative that made it unlawful for […]
Read MoreThe for-sale ad appeared last week in an underground internet bazaar that specializes in selling stolen accounts and data. It was for access to a filched unemployment insurance claim in California that had been approved and offered benefits worth $17,550. The black-market sale of jobless benefits is just one sign that the unemployment insurance system […]
Read MoreGoldman Sachs is moving forward with a plan to slash about 400 jobs — despite pledging earlier in this year that the firm would freeze layoffs in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The Wall Street giant headed by David Solomon said Thursday about 1 percent of its workforce will be affected — a far smaller […]
Read MoreFacebook this week updated its ad guidelines, announcing that it would ban any ads for the right-wing conspiracy theory group QAnon. In a blog post, the social networking giant said that it would be directing anyone searching the hashtag “#savethechildren” – which has been used by the group “to recruit and organize” – to credible […]
Read More© Reuters. British PM May meets German Chancellor Merkel to discuss Brexit in Berlin By Gabriela Baczynska and William James BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union launched a legal case against the United Kingdom on Thursday for undercutting their earlier divorce deal and a senior UK minister said differences remained in talks on a post-Brexit […]
Read MoreTwo major US airlines started furloughing more than 32,000 workers Thursday as federal funding to keep them on the payroll ran out. American Airlines said it would sideline some 19,000 employees while United Airlines will furlough more than 13,000 after the feds’ $25 billion Payroll Support Program for passenger carriers expired Wednesday. Both companies said…
Read MoreNetflix has dropped pictures of Chadwick Boseman’s last role in the streaming giant’s flick “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which premieres Dec. 18. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson’s play of the same name, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” explores racial tensions through the lens of the real-life “Mother of Blues,” who died in 1939. The photos, […]
Read MoreNetflix has dropped pictures of Chadwick Boseman’s last role in the streaming giant’s flick “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which premieres Dec. 18. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson’s play of the same name, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” explores racial tensions through the lens of the real-life “Mother of Blues,” who died in 1939. The photos, […]
Read MoreShare this: Share this: October 1, 2020 | 9:11am Chrissy Teigen and John Legend received a barrage of support from famous friends including Kim Kardashian and Gabrielle Union following the model’s heartbreaking message announcing her pregnancy loss. On Wednesday night, Teigen, 34, revealed the news in an Instagram post days after she was hospitalized for […]
Read MoreShare this: Share this: October 1, 2020 | 9:11am Chrissy Teigen and John Legend received a barrage of support from famous friends including Kim Kardashian and Gabrielle Union following the model’s heartbreaking message announcing her pregnancy loss. On Wednesday night, Teigen, 34, revealed the news in an Instagram post days after she was hospitalized for […]
Read Morenew video loaded: Trump Launches Xenophobic Attack Against Omar in Minnesota Speech transcript Back bars 0:00/1:23 –1:23 transcript Trump Launches Xenophobic Attack Against Omar in Minnesota Speech Chants of ‘‘lock her up” broke out during a campaign rally for President Trump after he accused Representative Ilhan Omar of telling “us” how “to run our country.” […]
Read MoreAs the birds fly south for the winter, some of the art world will undertake a similar migration: Pace Gallery, Acquavella Galleries and Sotheby’s are opening seasonal gallery spaces in Palm Beach, Fla., a hub for wealthy vacationers. They’ll all open in the Royal Poinciana Plaza, a shopping destination there, in early November and stay […]
Read MoreIt wasn’t pretty, but the Dodgers came away with a Game 1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Read MoreAfter the "KUWTK" star shared the pics, Kylie allegedly caused a 1500% increase of traffic for the voting website! Watch the full episode of Close-Up by E! News on Quibi.
Read MoreStephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman react to the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. #FirstTake #NBA ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+https://plus.espn.com/ ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: […]
Read MoreStephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman react to the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. #FirstTake #NBA ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+https://plus.espn.com/ ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: […]
Read MoreAdam Schefter reports that there were two more positive coronavirus tests from the Titans’ organizations, including one player, which led to the NFL postponing Tennessee’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. #GetUp #NFL ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on […]
Read MoreAdam Schefter reports that there were two more positive coronavirus tests from the Titans’ organizations, including one player, which led to the NFL postponing Tennessee’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. #GetUp #NFL ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on […]
Read MoreJalen Rose reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 1 win against the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals and looks ahead to Game 2. #GetUp #NBA ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+https://plus.espn.com/ ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔️ Watch ESPN on […]
Read MoreJalen Rose reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 1 win against the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals and looks ahead to Game 2. #GetUp #NBA ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+https://plus.espn.com/ ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔️ Watch ESPN on […]
Read MoreThanks to last week’s bombshell reporting from The New York Times, we know that President Trump paid $750 in taxes in 2016 — and no taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. CNN’s Chris Cillizza sheds some light on why Trump’s financial straits influenced his decision to run for president. SOURCES AND […]
Read MoreThanks to last week’s bombshell reporting from The New York Times, we know that President Trump paid $750 in taxes in 2016 — and no taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. CNN’s Chris Cillizza sheds some light on why Trump’s financial straits influenced his decision to run for president. SOURCES AND […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — On a typical morning, I, an atypically voracious consumer of news, will read several newspapers, devour much of Apple News, spend unhealthy amounts of time scanning Twitter, and monitor trending political stories on sites such as Memeorandum and Political Wire. By 9 or 10 in the morning, I feel confident that I’ve got my […]
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday. Navalny’s supporters have frequently maintained that such an attack could have only been ordered at the top levels, although […]
Read More© Reuters. Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near Frankfurt FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone banks need to prepare for a rapid deterioration in their balance sheets and take decisive steps to restore profitability, European Central Bank supervisor Andrea Enria said on Thursday. With the bloc suffering an unprecedented recession amid the pandemic, governments have […]
Read More© Bloomberg. A customer waits to enter The RealReal Inc. store on Madison Avenue in New York, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. The pandemic has battered New York City businesses, with almost 6,000 closures, a jump of about 40% in bankruptcy filings across the region and shuttered storefronts in the business districts of all […]
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