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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the witness stand for a second day on Monday and attempted to explain the thought process behind his controversial “funding secured” tweet from 2018, pushing back at the idea that it was partly a joke. Musk, Tesla and company directors are facing a shareholder lawsuit
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has been indicted on charges he helped a Russian oligarch, in violation of U.S. sanctions. He was also charged, in a separate indictment, with taking cash from a former foreign security officer. Charles McGonigal, the special
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Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN For the first time since the early days of the pandemic, most business economists expect their companies to cut payrolls in the coming months, according to a new survey released Monday. Just 12% of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) anticipate employment will increase at their firms
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN A high-stakes legal battle over social media moderation remains in limbo after the Supreme Court on Monday delayed saying whether it will hear three cases that could decide the constitutionality of Texas and Florida laws letting users sue online platforms for alleged political censorship. The cases — viewed as a bellwether
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Evan Perez, CNN President Joe Biden was facing the prospect of an imminent federal investigation after the discovery of classified documents at his former Washington office in November — and it was up to Bob Bauer, his personal attorney, to break the news to the White House,
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN An Arkansas man who was infamously photographed putting his feet on a desk inside then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6, 2021, insurrection was found guilty on eight counts by a Washington, DC, jury Monday. Richard Barnett, 62, also known as “Bigo,” was charged with eight
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot was convicted on Monday of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago. A jury deliberated for approximately two hours before unanimously convicting
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By Alta Spells, CNN Paul Murdaugh sent a Snapchat video to several friends just minutes before he was killed, according to a motion filed by the South Carolina state attorney prosecuting Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former lawyer standing trial starting this week in the killing of his wife and son. Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, 52, and
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — El cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, no mantendrá una reunión con el presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, según confirmó a CNN el Departamento de Prensa de la Presidencia de Brasil. La reunión estaba pautada para este lunes en la tarde en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, en Argentina,
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) — A small plane downed on the roadway in northwest Harris County on Sunday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Investigators said the crash happened at about 11:15 a.m. on the Grand Parkway at Cypress Rosehill. The pilot was reportedly
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Thirty-eight catalytic converters were stolen off school buses in East Hartford over the weekend. According to East Hartford police, 26 catalytic converters were taken from Autumn Transportation’s lot on Oakland Avenue and 12 were snatched from First Student, Inc.’s lot
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is facing allegations of sexism and discrimination according to a BBC Wales Investigation program set to air on Monday. In a short video published by the BBC on Monday ahead of the full program airing at 3 p.m. ET, Charlotte Wathan, the former general manager of
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By Joseph Gleason Click here for updates on this story MISSOURI CITY, Texas (KTRK) — It was more than just a battle for first place at Fort Bend Marshall Friday night. It was a big night for milestones. With a win over Fulshear, the Buffs would take over first place in 20-5A and Marshall’s Head
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after a bizarre string of events ended with a man shot and killed in the front yard of a northeast Harris County home early Monday morning. Harris County Pct. 4 constable deputies were called to the
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist While the western US has been piling up snowfall over the past several weeks, it has been the complete opposite across the Northeast and New England. We are more than halfway through meteorological winter, which runs from December through February, and cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington,
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing over the ever-presence of tipping. Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social media complaining about tip requests at drive-thrus, while others say they’re tired of being asked to leave a gratuity for a muffin or a
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco, testifying that he believed he had locked up financial backing to take Tesla private during 2018 meetings with representatives from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund — although no specific funding amount or price was discussed.
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk takes stand again to defend tweet claiming he had financing to take Tesla private in deal that never happened.
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on dozens more Iranian officials and entities suspected of playing a role in the crackdown on protesters. Some members of the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard and regional units were targeted Monday, but the EU did not add the Guard to the
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