NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 4: Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives at federal court, April 4, 2019 in New York City. A federal judge will hear oral arguments this afternoon in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that seeks to hold Musk in contempt for […]
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein will co-host a fundraiser for Joe Biden in October
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (L) participates in a reenacted swearing-in with her husband Richard C. Blum and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol January 3, 2013 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her husband will be […]
Kamala Harris’ debate performance fails to sway big-money donors
Senator Kamala Harris Heidi Gutman/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Sen. Kamala Harris’ debate performance on Thursday failed to impress many of her party’s big-money donors who were on the fence about her candidacy. Going into the Democratic primary debate in Houston, Harris’ closest supporters privately acknowledged that if the […]
MoviePass will shut down for good on Sept. 14
Mitch Lowe and Ted Farnsworth Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images MoviePass announced on Friday it’s shutting down the discount ticketing service on Sept. 14. MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics notified subscribers that it plans to close down the service because its “efforts to recapitalize MoviePass have not been successful to […]
Google will now post this list of employee ‘rights’ at HQ as part of legal settlement
As part of the arrangement, Google is required to let employees speak with the media about their employment without getting permission, which marks a change for a company that has exercised tight restrictions over conversations with the press. The company also has to say that it will comply with federal […]
Google will post this list of over 20 policies as part of its free speech settlement
As part of the arrangement, Google is required to let employees speak with the media about their employment without getting permission, which marks a change for a company that has exercised tight restrictions over conversations with the press. The company also has to say that it will comply with federal […]
Children not exempt from Trump’s toughest asylum policy and will be turned back, officials say
U.S. Border Patrol agents take into custody a father and son from Honduras near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 near Mission, Texas. John Moore | Getty Images Following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to go forward with its toughest asylum policy to date, officials […]
Actress Felicity Huffman sentenced to two weeks in jail in college admissions cheating case
Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in jail for paying thousands of dollars to fraudulently boost her daughter’s chances of attending an elite university. Huffman was also ordered by federal Judge Indira Talwani to pay a $30,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service. The […]
Inside Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s Park Avenue duplex on sale for $27.5 million
The Park Avenue home of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has had a price drop: The Manhattan duplex is now listed at $27.5 million. The apartment was originally listed in September 2018 at $32.5 million. The price was then reduced to $29.5 million in January, according to Realtor.com. The five-bedroom, […]
Apple disputes negative Goldman call hitting the stock, says TV+ will not have ‘material impact’
Apple disputed the negative call by Goldman Sachs on Friday, which hit the stock, taking issue with the firm’s negative characterization on how Apple would account for its new TV+ service. Goldman said that the one-year free trial of the TV+ service would have a “material negative impact” on earnings […]