Rivian is offering discounts up to $5,000 on its EVs — and a year of free charging — to customers willing to trade in their gas-powered trucks and SUVs. The deal, which kicked off April 22, is aimed directly at some of the best-selling and most ubiquitous gas-powered trucks and SUVs on the market today, including the Ford F-150, Toyota …
Read More »Indexes stage rallies ahead of mega-cap earnings
Tesla will report earnings for the first three months of 2024 after the close on Tuesday.Justin Sullivan US stocks closed higher on Monday, ending a six-day losing streak for the S&P 500. Traders are gearing up for earnings from high-profile firms, looking for a new catalyst to restart the first-quarter rally. Tesla will report earnings after the closing bell on …
Read More »Mexico’s leading presidential candidate was caught at a checkpoint by masked men : NPR
This is the story of the encounter between a leading Mexican presidential candidate and masked gunmen at a roadblock. What does this encounter say about the state of security in Mexico? MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In a country where cartels control huge swaths of territory, checkpoints manned by masked men are not unusual. But on Sunday Mexico’s leading presidential candidate …
Read More »Watch Beyoncé Share Her Wash Day Routine and Address Hair Stigmas in New Video
Beyoncé just shared her wash day and styling routines on Instagram, along with some much-needed wisdom. On April 22, 2024, the Cécred founder took over the brand’s Instagram account with a Reel showing how she takes care of her freshly dyed hair, sharing some useful tips and challenging stigmas along the way. Let’s get into the details! To start, Beyoncé’s …
Read More »Trump’s Misogyny Is on Trial in New York
Listen to this article Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. A specter is haunting Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York state court—the specter of the Access Hollywood tape. The tape does not itself feature in the charges against Trump, which allege that the former president falsified business records as part of covering up payments …
Read More »Fortnite will let players hide mean emotes
Fortnite is rolling out an update on Tuesday that includes a new setting that filters out “confrontational” emotes. The v29.30 update will let players “choose not to see” the following emotes: “Laugh It Up”, “Take the L”, “Whipcrack”, and “Make it Plantain.” The four emotes won’t exactly be hidden per se, they’ll appear as still images in the game — …
Read More »Is A Coachella Artist Wristband Worth It In 2024?
About a dozen people ahead of me, the world’s third richest man is chilling in the queue to enter the artist viewing area about 20 minutes before Lana Del Rey will go on stage. Originally, I wasn’t sure if I was in the right line, but then I spotted his Jeff Bezos’ bald head glinting under the lights (and clocked …
Read More »Epique Realty Unveils Revolutionary Free Benefit for Agents at PowerCON Event: Airvet Membership
Epique’s newest free membership for Airvet and pets, promises to provide agents with a new level of support and peace of mind. HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / April 22, 2024 / Epique is thrilled and proud to introduce a groundbreaking new free benefit for agents, unveiled exclusively at the PowerCON event. With great excitement, Epique announces the launch of the …
Read More »As College Students Protest, Harris Keeps Her Focus on Abortion
Vice President Kamala Harris, campaigning on Monday in Wisconsin, again took sharp swipes at former President Donald J. Trump for his actions on abortion, a hot topic across the country. But she stayed silent on the war in Gaza, another issue erupting elsewhere among the critical bloc of young voters she has been courting. The split screen captured the advantages …
Read More »There’ll Be No More Bluey for a While After This Week’s ‘Surprise’ Episode
Image: Ludo Studio If viewers felt that after the 28-minute Bluey finale “The Sign”—and its unannounced season three coda episode “Surprise,” which dropped on Disney+ last night—that there was a sense of finality to the beloved animated series, it was in a way intentional. Some fans feared that when the “For Sale” sign went up at the Heeler home at the …
Read More »India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Indian business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. India is seeking to shore up its access to critical minerals such as lithium, a government official said, as the world’s most populous country rushes to catch up with rivals including China in the race to build next-generation …
Read More »At St. Ann’s Warehouse, the Devastating ‘Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors’ Urges Close Attention
Powerful, yes—but can Americans relate, will they want to give a care when we have our own problems, what does Grenfell have to do with us? Was it even covered in the American media at the time? Although nowhere near as much as it was in London’s news outlets, over the years there have been upwards of about 30 stories …
Read More »Texas congressman’s office vandalized with red liquid spelling ‘Free Gaza’
Rep. John Carter, R-Texas said “unhinged anti-Israel activists” vandalized his Georgetown office, posting pictures of the display on social media just days after he voted in favor of providing $26 billion in aid to Israel. On Monday morning, Carter posted an image of the door to his Georgetown, Texas office, splattered with red liquid that spelled out, “Free Gaza.” “Unhinged …
Read More »Opposition blames Modi’s BJP for high jobless rate
India’s position on the global value chain is shifting due to government incentives and a digitally savvy economy Getty Premiums NEW DELHI — As India gears up for the second phase of its general elections, the issue of unemployment is increasingly taking centerstage, with opposition leader Rahul Gandhi charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling BJP of making the …
Read More »Newsletter service Ghost will support the fediverse protocol ActivityPub
Newsletter platform Ghost is the latest service to pledge support for ActivityPub, the open source protocol powering the fediverse. The company Monday it would add ActivityPub support later this year in a move that could bring tens of millions of people into the fediverse. The fediverse is a growing collection of services, including Mastodon, Flipboard and Threads, that support the …
Read More »U.S. cites a litany of rights violations in Israel, Gaza and West Bank
The Gaza conflict has worsened the human rights situation in Israel, the State Department said in new report released Monday, even as officials declined to say whether they would halt U.S. aid to elements of Israel’s military over alleged abuses. The State Department’s annual human rights report cited several reported rights violations committed in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza …
Read More »Hayley Williams Praise Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s Albums
Hayley Williams‘ music taste is top-notch — and on Monday, she shared some of the albums that have been “keeping [her] company” recently. Among the albums on the Paramore frontwoman’s list were Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter and Taylor Swift‘s The Tortured Poets Department, both of which she had sweet things to share. About Bey’s country LP, Williams wrote on Instagram stories: …
Read More »Calix Q1: Sell On Weak Outlook Amid Persistent Business Headwinds (NYSE:CALX)
Yuri_Arcurs/E+ via Getty Images On Monday, Broadband services platform provider Calix, Inc. or “Calix” (NYSE:CALX) reported Q1/2024 results in line with the guidance provided by management in the Q4/2023 stockholder letter: Regulatory Filings While revenues and profitability were down both sequentially and year-over-year, gross margins reached new all-time highs. In addition, the company continued to generate solid free cash flow …
Read More »The world’s first successful limb re-attachment is a fascinating story of science and human ingenuity
On May 23, 1962, 12-year-old little league pitcher Everette “Eddy” Woodrow Knowles III survived a traumatic accident that would change the medical world. On that sunny spring day in the Boston suburb of Somerville, Eddy was trainhopping—hitching a ride by gripping the side of a moving train car—when his arm was torn from his body right below the shoulder. Eddy …
Read More »‘Arrogant billionaire’: Australia, Musk in war of words over censorship | Social Media
Elon Musk and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese clash over order to remove X posts on church stabbing. Australia and Elon Musk have escalated their war of words over censorship after an Australian court ordered social media platform X to remove footage of a church stabbing. An Australian judge on Monday ruled that X must block users worldwide from accessing …
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