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J.J. Watt, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, is leaving the Houston Texans after 10 seasons. In a video shared on social media Friday, Watt shared the news that he’d asked for and received a release from the Texans, who drafted him out of Wisconsin with the eleventh pick of the first round
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Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday wrapped up its presentation in a little over three hours as Trump’s lawyers sought to equate the former President’s speech with that of Democrats, showing lengthy montages of Democratic politicians saying they would “fight,” to argue that Trump’s rhetoric on January 6 did not incite the rioters who attacked
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s big week got bigger with an announcement from rapper Jay Z and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that the pair are establishing a bitcoin development fund. Dorsey tweeted the news Friday, writing that they are taking applications for a “blind irrevocable trust” focused on Africa and India. He promises the fund will have “zero direction”
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Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday sought to equate the former President’s speech with that of Democrats, showing lengthy montages of Democratic politicians saying they would “fight,” to argue that Trump’s rhetoric on January 6 did not incite the rioters who attacked the Capitol afterward. The defense team’s presentation showed Democratic reactions to videos of
Continue ReadingFor a CEO who receives no salary, Elon Musk’s 2020 payday reached sky-high levels. He received four grants to buy 8.4 million Tesla shares in 2020. After paying the exercise price, those blocks of stock options were each worth $6.2 billion at Wednesday’s closing price. The combined $24.8 billion value of those options alone is
Continue ReadingThe UK chairman of accounting firm KPMG is resigning after he told staff in a meeting to stop complaining about the pandemic and said that there was “no such thing as unconscious bias.” In a video of the meeting published by the Daily Mail, Bill Michael can be seen telling employees they “are in a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story New Haven, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man wanted for questioning in the case of a Yale student’s death is believed to be in Georgia. On Wednesday, New Haven police said they were looking to locate 29-year-old Qinxuan Pan. Friday, the United States Marshals Service released a wanted poster
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Many in Middle Tennessee are in bed or getting ready to go to bed by 10:30 p.m., but not Officer Brenna Hosey and other Metro Nashville Police officers who work the midnight shift. “People are fascinated, honestly, by people that work the midnight shift
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The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump has been a riveting and disturbing drama — even as we know it will almost certainly end with an acquittal. Impeachment, after all, is a political process. The Senate majority establishes the rules of the trial, which can determine whether witnesses are called or what evidence
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Hendersonville, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Edneyville man was arrested Thursday morning after authorities received a call about a suspicious vehicle parked behind a building on South Allen Road in Hendersonville. The caller said the driver of the vehicle had a domestic violence protective order against him taken
Continue ReadingAmazon is waging a legal battle with New York’s attorney general over the company’s Covid-19 protections for workers, filing a federal lawsuit to preempt the state’s demands for more safety measures. In a complaint Friday, Amazon rejected an earlier conclusion by New York Attorney General Letitia James finding that the company had fallen short of
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American households making less than $75,000 are feeling especially pessimistic about their financial futures, despite promises of more federal stimulus measures in the coming months, according to the latest University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey. That’s a bad sign for the broader US economy, which runs on consumer spending. And it further underscores the gap
Continue ReadingJustin Timberlake is trying to make good. In a statement posted to his Instagram account on Friday, the singer issued an apology to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson for “missteps” that he says contributed to “a system that condones misogyny and racism.” “I’ve seen the messages, tags, comments and concerns and I want to respond,”
Continue ReadingWhile most European Union nations have kept their borders sealed against non-European visitors during the pandemic, Croatia has been welcoming arrivals from the United States and many other countries. Summer saw it allow almost anyone to vacation on its beautiful Adriatic coastline and enjoy its stunning islands and the “Game of Thrones” city of Dubrovnik.
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The UK economy suffered its biggest slump in more than three centuries last year, with GDP falling by nearly 10% over the course of 2020. That means the Covid-19 pandemic has effectively wiped out all growth in the United Kingdom over the last 7 years, returning the economy close to the size it was in
Continue ReadingI couldn’t help but wonder … how will they write off Samantha? When HBO Max announced their upcoming revival of “Sex and the City” will go on without sex-positive Samantha Jones, it had fans coming up with all kinds of theories on how she would exit. Now, HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys tells
Continue ReadingKen Goldin has sold sports trading cards for four decades. What happened earlier this month still shocked him. In early February, a Michael Jordan rookie basketball card in pristine condition sold for a record $738,000 at an auction run by Goldin’s company. The kicker? The exact same item went for nearly $215,000 just weeks before.
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Antony Blinken is removing Yemen’s Houthi rebels from the US list of foreign terrorist organizations as of next Tuesday, February 16, he announced in a statement Friday. CNN reported last week that the State Department had informed Congress of its intent to do so. The move reverses an eleventh hour decision by
Continue ReadingThe US Department of Transportation has filed a complaint with Israel over unfair treatment of airlines, stemming from the closure of Ben Gurion International Airport in which Israel has allowed the country’s El Al airline to fly passengers but barred US airlines from doing the same, an Israeli official with knowledge of the complaint confirmed
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Roughly three-quarters of US tax filers typically end up getting a refund after they file their federal income tax returns. Last year 77% of filers got one, and the average refund was $2,549, according to IRS data. But this year, many filing their 2020 taxes may see a bigger check than usual thanks to several
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