Federal antitrust enforcers expressed support on Thursday for arguments wielded by Republican states that accuse asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of conspiring through climate activism to decrease coal output. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in the case where Texas and 12 other states claim the companies used their substantial holdings in US coal companies to discourage competition. The agencies urged the judge overseeing the case in Tyler, Texas, to reject several of the arguments the asset managers made in their bid to dismiss the case, including that the alleged conduct falls under an exemption for passive investors. “This case is…
Firearm silencers could soon get deregulated if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cleared the House earlier Thursday, prevails in the Senate. Buried deep in the megabill is a provision that would scrap a $200 federal excise tax on silencers and remove them from registration requirements under the National…
Did you know Mario Lopez filmed a full The Price Is Right episode? He was one of the contenders to replace Bob Barker before Drew Carey was named the permanent host. A YouTuber posted Lopez’s audition from 2007 when the game show celebrated 35 years, and fans reacted to his…
JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon on Thursday said the US economy continues to face the risk of stagflation due to ballooning deficits, geopolitical tensions and price pressures from President Trump’s trade war. “There is a chance that with these things you’ll have stagflation,” Dimon said in an interview with Bloomberg while…
Oklahoma is making more controversial changes to its public school curriculum, including teaching debunked information about the 2020 presidential election.Several additions to the newly updated Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies are facing public scrutiny, including a directive for high school students to learn disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020…
Media under fire for ‘pointless’ narrative on deportations Seattle radio host Jason Rantz and content creator Natalie Beisner join ‘Fox News @ Night’ to compare photos of President Donald Trump and Biden, the media narrative around deportations and violent protests on University of Washington’s campus. A Colombian woman living illegally…
Oklahoma’s public school history teachers will soon be required to teach the disproved conspiracy theory that the Democratic Party stole the 2020 presidential election from President Donald Trump.The Republican-led state’s new high school history curriculum says students must learn how to dissect the results of the 2020 election, including learning…
President Trump hosted the top holders of his memecoin at his Northern Virginia golf course Thursday for a private cryptocurrency-centric dinner. “What a nice bunch,” Trump said as he addressed his VIP guests, before asking them if they were able to see the presidential helicopter land on the golf course. …
It’s early days for USDG, a stablecoin that debuted in November, but a thousand firms could join the Global Dollar group that helps popularize the token in return for a share of the yield earned on reserve assets, according to crypto exchange Kraken, one of the founding partners. USDG, whose…
Adidas and Puma are likely to hike prices for running shoes and sportswear in the United States, following Nike’s lead, analysts and investors said on Thursday, as US tariffs on imports drive costs up for retailers. Nike on Wednesday said it would raise prices next week, charging up to $10 more for shoes currently costing…
It appears Darin Ruf has some bad blood with Cincinnati. Ruf, 38, is suing the Reds over a career-ending injury he suffered while crashing into an uncovered tarp roller at Great American Ball Park in 2023. The lawsuit accuses Cincinnati of failing to maintain safe field conditions and cites the…
Wendy Williams’ current living arrangements are being put under the spotlight once again. After the ID Channel premiered a new special titled TRAPPED: What Is Happening to Wendy Williams?, some fans grew concerned about a claim that Williams, 60, was moved to a more restrictive area in her New York…
One Ozempic user loves how her face looks after losing weight. Although it’s become so normalized for people to lose weight using GLP-1 — many are suffering from its bizarre side effects, like “Ozempic face,” except for a woman named Alejandra Salomon. Salomon noticed a big difference in how her…
The struggle for democracy persists as we come into the second half of 2023. As the year progresses, we face lies, corruption, and violence. And so the fight for America will continue as Senate Republicans strive to prevent Democrats from passing even the most popular measures under Biden’s presidency. While…
Texas lawmakers have passed a ban on nonmedical sales of THC, the intoxicating ingredient in cannabis, sending the measure to Gov. Greg Abbott (R).“If it gets you high, it is not legal anymore” state Rep. Tom Oliverson (R), who sponsored the House bill, told The Dallas Morning News.In passing the ban,…
The slaughter of two Israeli Embassy staffers at a Washington, DC, Jewish museum demonstrates political violence is the “eighth front” of Israel’s war efforts, the country’s ambassador to the US declared Thursday. “This is done in the name of a political agenda to eradicate the state of Israel,” Yechiel Leiter…
You know the best kind of problem to have? The kind in the rearview mirror. The one you survived. Moved forward from. Emerged somehow better for it all. The Yankees had a starting pitching problem. It began in spring training when they took one body blow after another — notably…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Between a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, Donald Trump has also been busy raking in cash.The president has amassed a war chest of at least $600 million in political donations heading into the midterm elections, according to three people familiar with the matter.…
LOOKING TO UPGRADE your training routine with better clothes, gear, and equipment? Being fitness editors at Men’s Health, we’ve shopped or checked the prices of products throughout the year, and Memorial Day is one of the best times to buy. As expected, major retailers are slashing prices on many products,…
Another celebrity cast reveal has brought Us one step closer to a new season of Dancing With the Stars. The highly successful 33rd season of the ballroom dance competition aired from September to November 2024, with Bachelor Joey Graziadei and pro partner Jenna Johnson winning the coveted mirrorball trophy. The…
Palm Beach County has long attracted celebrities, from those buying lavish estates in the county to stars vacationing here for a sunny getaway.Most recently, NFL star Travis Kelce is choosing to spend the summer in Boca Raton, in a pricey rental not far from one of his go-to workout spots,…
House Republicans have passed a sweeping multi-trillion dollar tax breaks package, a narrow victory for President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson after weeks of negotiations with conservative hold-outs.Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed with a vote of 215 votes to 214, with two Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it…
The White House pushed back against statements from a reporter challenging statements from the Trump administration regarding the treatment of White South African farmers — after President Donald Trump showed a video allegedly depicting burial sites of them at the White House Wednesday. While hosting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump aired…
Walmart — the nation’s largest private employer — is cutting more than 1,000 corporate jobs as the company tries to lower its expenses and streamline decision-making as pressure from tariffs mounts. Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner and Walmart Global Chief Technology Officer Suresh Kumar said in a memo to employees on Wednesday…
Chris Paul has some new teammates: the NBA all-star and his brother and business partner CJ Paul are partnering with the documentary studio Words + Pictures to launch Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment, a new full-service media production company specializing in non-scripted and scripted content.The joint venture, which aims to produce content…
“He totally fucked us,” says Kamala Harris’s former top campaign aide David Plouffe. He’s quoted in Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, the much-hyped new book by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Plouffe appears to think that it was entirely…
If you’ve ever poured milk into a cup of coffee and watched it swirl, you’ve seen turbulence in action. This phenomenon is responsible for everything from a bumpy airplane trip to ocean currents. Now, researchers have developed a way to visualize in unprecedented detail the turbulence within the interstellar medium…
The suicide of a 26-year-old Pennsylvania police officer over the after-effects of the popular eye surgery LASIK was not an isolated incident, with others saying it left them with agonizing and life changing symptoms, patients and doctors told The Post. LASIK providers say the procedure is 95% to 99% safe,…
You’re inching toward the metaphorical ledge if you’re a Knicks fan. We get it. There are moments in every sports fan’s life you just want to throw your arms up, scribble a concession speech, surrender. Sports does that to you. Sports steals more hours of sleep than a bad breakup. …
Nikki Garcia is speaking out after details of her divorce settlement with ex-husband Artem Chigvintsev were revealed. “Everyone’s had opinions about Artem and I’s divorce settlement. It’s everywhere,” Nikki, 41, shared during the Thursday, May 22, episode of “The Nikki & Brie Show” podcast. Nikki first clarified that her divorce…
May 22 (UPI) — Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion lost a legal bid Thursday to annul last weekend’s run-off election after a surprise loss to centrist rival, former Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.Romania’s Constitutional Court threw out the challenge to the election result by Simion, who accused foreign states, including…
Disney Boss Bob Iger Tells Trump Bashing Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and ‘The…
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission voted Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit against PepsiCo that the previous commission filed in the waning days of the Biden administration. The lawsuit, filed in January, alleged that PepsiCo was giving unfair price advantages to Walmart at the expense of other vendors and consumers. The lawsuit had relied on the rarely…
CELEBRITY CHEF NICK DIGIOVANNI & MEDIA COMPANY, RAPTIVE, PARTNER TO LAUNCH ‘NICK’S KITCHEN’ SITE The partnership combines DiGiovanni’s next-generation vision with Raptive’s industry-leading expertise to expand the latest brand from the culinary content creator across platforms NEW YORK, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Raptive, the world’s leading creator media company, today…
New York City power-broker Kathryn Wylde, who in 2017 urged local Dems to stop bashing and work with President Donald Trump, announced Thursday that she will retire after more than four decades with the Partnership for New York. Wylde — who joined the pro-business lobby group in 1982 and became…
Oklahoma is making more controversial changes to its public school curriculum, including teaching debunked information about the 2020 presidential election.Several additions to the newly updated Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies are facing public scrutiny, including a directive for high school students to learn disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020…
Birds have run, swum and flown around Earth since the dinosaur age, and they’ve hunted for food and raised their fuzzy chicks for generation after generation.These feathery creatures now live on every continent, sometimes migrating thousands of miles to seasonal destinations. You can often hear their birdsong as they trill,…
No sugarcoating this deflating news. New research in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives is raising concerns about sucralose — a widely used artificial sweetener sold under the brand name Splenda — suggesting it may negatively affect male fertility. Researchers administered doses of sucralose to male rats over two months, finding…
Another wrinkle has developed for the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. CFP executives unanimously voted Thursday on a pivot to a straight seeding format for the upcoming year, according to Yahoo Sports. Teams will now be seeded 1-12 based on the selection committee’s rankings rather than reserving…
Jenna Bush Hager is starting a new era of the Today show’s fourth hour. Following Hoda Kotb’s final episode on January 10, Today With Hoda & Jenna relaunched under the new title Today With Jenna & Friends. Bush Hager, 43, will appear alongside a rotating panel of celebrity guest hosts…
Oklahoma’s public school history teachers will soon be required to teach the disproved conspiracy theory that the Democratic Party stole the 2020 presidential election from President Donald Trump.The Republican-led state’s new high school history curriculum says students must learn how to dissect the results of the 2020 election, including learning…
Dozens of city spots are offering active duty-troops and veterans deals for Memorial Day weekend in a Fleet Week surprise for service members, officials said Thursday. Mayor Eric Adams said military members, veterans and their families can score discounts and specials at 34 venues across the city, including museums, gardens,…
Billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management bought a stake in Amazon after shares plunged earlier this year, the firm said Thursday. Amazon had peaked in February at $242.06, but the stock has plummeted more than 30% over the past few months over concerns US tech giants are…
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