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SEC Settles Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over
SEC Settles Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over Twitter Share Purchases WSJSEC and Elon Musk agree to settle lawsuit over Twitter buyout in 2022 CNBCMusk Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle SEC Twitter Stake Case Bloomberg.comMusk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures; trust will pay $1.5 million penalty ReutersElon Musk gets just a slap on the wrist as he settles Twitter lawsuit MarketWatch
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 2:42 pm
Law enforcement shot person who fired weapon
Law enforcement shot person who fired weapon on National Mall, Secret Service says PBSWhite House briefly locked down after shooting nearby, officials say The Washington Post1 shot, bystander grazed in Secret Service police shooting near National Mall NBC4 WashingtonSecret Service says it shot a man near the White House who allegedly fired toward officers NBC NewsChild struck by gunfire during Secret Service shooting near Washington Monument FOX 5 DC
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 2:41 pm
How microplastics are likely helping to heat
How microplastics are likely helping to heat up the planet The Washington PostAtmospheric warming contributions from airborne microplastics and nanoplastics NatureThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a plastic trash nightmare. It could also be part of a much bigger, hidden problem CNNHeat-Trapping Microplastics Found to Play Role in Climate Change Bloomberg.comMicroplastics in the sky? Tiny troublemakers may be warming Earth. USA Today
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 2:40 pm
At Least 3 Dead After Suspected Rat-Borne
At Least 3 Dead After Suspected Rat-Borne Virus Outbreak On Cruise Ship ForbesEvacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150 on ship off Cape Verde Reuters‘You Just Can’t Get the Air In’: How Hantavirus Turns Deadly The New York TimesCruise ship at center of suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock NBC NewsThree dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship BBC
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 2:37 pm
Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency due
Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency due to health issues BBCDolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency and gives health update NBC NewsDolly details: The legendary singer gets specific about her health YahooDolly Parton says her immune and digestive systems 'got all out of whack,' creating health concerns Los Angeles TimesDolly Parton Cancels Las Vegas Residency, Says 'Everything Is Treatable' amid Health Concerns People.com
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 2:18 pm
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Urbanist Sprawl Revisited
Why mixed-use, human-scale development is hard to pull off when financing, retail formats, and chain-store logistics still favor big-box suburban models. [thedeletedscenes.com]
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 10:40 am
Dead Airlines
Airline bankruptcies are a recurring feature of the industry: low-cost carriers can grow quickly and look attractive for a while, but their cost structure, labor dynamics, and fuel exposure make them vulnerable when conditions change. The issue also covers GameStop’s proposed eBay merger, how indexes evolve to match investor expectations, why capital gravitates toward certain asset classes, Europe’s AI infrastructure push, and the U.S. government’s AI procurement strategy. [thediff.co]
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 10:00 am
Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline?
NBER working paper by Noah Arman Kouchekinia, David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner using HRS data and local labor-demand shocks to estimate how employment affects cognitive decline. The paper finds that negative labor-demand shocks are associated with lower cognitive scores over time, with effects concentrated among men ages 51–64. [nber.org]
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 9:40 am
Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret
A guard assigned to Guantánamo’s secret high-value detainee unit begins to doubt the official story about Mohamedou Salahi, whose case exposes the prison’s intelligence claims and interrogation practices. [newyorker.com]
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 8:20 am
Newton’s law of gravity passes its biggest
Galaxy clusters obey the inverse square law across hundreds of millions of light-years [science.org]
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 8:00 am
Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency due
Dolly Parton has canceled her previously postponed Las Vegas residency due to health challenges
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 1:25 pm
Two killed and multiple people injured after
A driver has been arrested, police confirmed, adding there was no further danger
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 1:15 pm
The nightmare of trying to save our son Jack
For 12 years, Sally Lane and John Letts have been fighting to bring their son Jack – held in Isis prisons in Syria and Iraq – back home to Oxford. They tell the story of how their lives fell apart to chief international correspondent Bel Trew
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 12:58 pm
Woman ran over 11 ducklings because they
Beverly Sasberry, who faces 11 felony charges in the case, apparently told a neighbor that she would ‘do it again,’ according to a report
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 12:55 pm
John Roberts and the Supreme Court handed
Republicans go full-steam ahead on redistricting after the death of the Voting Rights Act, Eric Garcia writes, while even the most outspoken progressives offer only tepid support on their side
Posted on 4 May 2026 | 12:44 pm
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Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a
The buy now, pay later giant's IPO may be on hold — but its business strategy remains the same, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 6:13 am
Sam Altman says Meta offered OpenAI staff
While Meta had sought to hire "a lot of people" from OpenAI, "so far none of our best people have decided to take them up on that," Sam Altman said.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 5:28 am
JPMorgan Chase unveils new Sapphire Reserve
JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, shook up the card industry with the launch of the Sapphire Reserve almost a decade ago.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 4:57 am
'Tariff engineering' is making a comeback as
Global manufacturers are rethinking their products design, looking to tap into a lesser-known legal technique known as "tariff engineering" to lower duty costs.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 4:40 am
These are the sticking points holding up a
The U.S. and European Union are nearing the deadline for striking a deal on trade before tariffs come back into full effect.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 3:58 am