In 2017, Spanish song “Despacito” broke worldwide records. It’s currently the most viewed video on Vevo, reaching nearly five billion views. “I had no idea it would become a worldwide phenomenon,” singer Luis Fonsi said of the surprise hit. But “Despacito” is part of a much larger picture — […]
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White House releases list of immigration must-haves
The White House presented a plan to Congress on Thursday offering a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, many of whom are currently in the U.S. with temporary Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protection. The offer is part of an immigration […]
Trump’s focusing on the wrong thing in trade talk, says conservative analyst
President Donald Trump’s focus on trade deficits being a “bad deal” for the United States is no way to get a trade agreement, conservative economic analyst James Pethokoukis told CNBC on Thursday. Not only is that talk hindering NAFTA negotiations and any potential of re-entering a Pacific trade deal, the […]
DOJ says missing FBI texts recovered, senator backs off ‘secret society’ claim
The growing saga over text messages sent between two FBI colleagues who briefly worked on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team took some unexpected turns Thursday, as a cache of missing messages characterized by President Donald Trump as a major scandal had been recovered and as a top Republican backed off […]
FCC: Person who sent false Hawaii missile alert refusing to cooperate
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who mistakenly sent out a mobile alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile is refusing to cooperate with the Federal Communications Commission investigation, an FCC official said Thursday on Capitol Hill. At a hearing with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Lisa […]
Attorney general applauds end to ‘American carnage’ after release of new FBI stats
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced the end of “carnage” across the United States, referencing a line in President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural address. “When President Trump was inaugurated, he made the American people a promise: ‘This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.’ It is a promise […]
Man sentenced for slashing wife who discovered his affair
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A former Michigan teacher has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for slashing his wife’s throat after she discovered evidence of an affair that investigators said involved a middle-school student. James Chelekis was sentenced Tuesday in Kent County Circuit Court after pleaded no contest […]
David Copperfield responds to sexual assault allegation
Magician David Copperfield preemptively released a statement Wednesday defending himself against a sexual misconduct allegation shortly before news of the claim against him went public. In a story published Thursday by The Wrap, Brittney Lewis, who was a 17-year-old model at the time, alleges that Copperfield drugged and sexually assaulted […]
Why Shares of Alteryx Jumped Today
What happened Continue Reading Below Shares of data analytics software company Alteryx (NYSE: AYX) jumped on Thursday; there was no news behind the move. The company went public in early 2017, and the stock has trended upward since thanks to three solid quarterly reports. Alteryx stock closed up 7.8% on […]
Top GOP senator acknowledges FBI “secret society” text might have been a joke
Sen. Ron Johnson admitted Thursday it’s “entirely possible” the mention of an FBI “secret society” in a text — a text that has spawned far-reaching conservative theories and something he himself had suggested had substance to it earlier in the week — was a joke. Johnson, the Wisconsin Republican chairman […]