Dem Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin’s ‘small consulting business’ may have never been active

A Democrat representative who is now running for Senate in battleground state Michigan is facing scrutiny over a Limited Liability Company she started in 2017 just weeks prior to announcing her congressional bid. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., established the LLC, called Pinpoint Consulting, weeks before announcing in 2017 that she was running for Congress to unseat an incumbent Republican. According …

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Trump to set interest rates himself under secret presidential plan

Donald Trump ‘could let inflation rip’ if he wins the US election, economists fear – Jeena Moon/POOL Bloomberg Donald Trump’s aides have drawn up secret plans to oust the chairman of the Federal Reserve and allow the president to set interest rates, according to reports. Allies are said to have drawn up a range of proposals for the way monetary …

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Drake has taken down his diss track featuring AI Tupac

Photo by Carmen Mandato / Getty Images Tupac Shakur’s lawyers warned Drake that they would take him to court if he did not take down his “Taylor Made” diss track featuring AI-altered vocals made to sound like the late rapper. And it seems like the message was received loud and clear. Following Tupac’s lawyers giving Drake 24 hours to pull …

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UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur | News

Attack on al-Fashir would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says. The United Nations has sounded the alarm about a possible imminent attack on al-Fashir, in Sudan’s North Darfur, as the global body seeks to reduce tensions in the last major city in the region not under the control of the Rapid Support …

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Tems Drops New Single ‘Love Me Jeje’ From ‘Born in the Wild’

Tems is officially back with a new song, “Love Me Jeje,” which marks the first single from her eagerly-anticipated debut album, Born in the Wild, out next month. “Jeje” means “softly” or “gentle” in Nigerian, and Tems leans into that feeling with tender lyrics and a guitar-flecked groove: “If not you, then I don’t wanna know, I don’t want no story/Day …

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Former Pixar Animator Gives One Big Reason AI Video Won’t Work in Hollywood

AI-generated video has received a lot of hype lately as a tool that’s supposedly going to revolutionize Hollywood. But Craig Good, a former animator at Pixar who worked on classics like Toy Story and Finding Nemo, isn’t convinced. Good thinks there’s one big problem with AI video software that will immediately frustrate anyone working on a movie: It’s impossible, at …

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The Bancorp, Inc. (TBBK) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBBK) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 26, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Andres Viroslav – Investor RelationsDamian Kozlowski – Chief Executive OfficerPaul Frenkiel – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants David Feaster – Raymond JamesTim Switzer – KBWFrank Schiraldi – Piper Sandler Operator Good day and welcome to the Bancorp Incorporated Q1 2024 Earnings Conference …

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Hulu’s Belisa Balaban on the Doc Market and Its New Bon Jovi Series

Watch Latin American Music Awards Over the last several years Hulu has become known for a zeitgeisty documentary slate that covers topics including celebrities, crimes and cults. Among the watercooler hits the streamer’s doc division has released recently: “Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,” “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty,”  “Captive Audience,” and “Victoria’s …

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NHTSA concludes Tesla Autopilot investigation after linking the system to 14 deaths

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system after reviewing hundreds of crashes, including 13 fatal incidents that led to 14 deaths. The organization has ruled that these accidents were due to driver misuse of the system. However, the NHTSA also found that “Tesla’s weak driver engagement system was not appropriate …

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Best Online Gold Dealers for April 2024

With a solid track record, strong customer service, and more than 20,000 products to offer, APMEX (the largest online precious metals dealer globally) is our choice for Best Overall online gold dealer. American Precious Metals Exchange (APMEX) has built itself into a global precious metals powerhouse since its founding in 2000. It’s not surprising that it has the largest selection …

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Why ResMed Stock Is Soaring Today

Investors liked the healthcare technology company’s latest quarterly update. Shares of ResMed (RMD 15.83%) had soared 16.2% higher as of 11:50 a.m. ET on Friday. The big jump came after the healthcare technology company reported results on Thursday evening for its fiscal 2024 third quarter, which ended March 31. For the quarter, ResMed reported revenue of $1.2 billion, up 7% …

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Brittany Mahomes Wore a Crop-Top on the Red Carpet, and It’s So Y2K

Brittany Mahomes’s latest look might seem a little familiar to millennials who paid any attention to the tabloids in the early 2000s, and specifically Paris Hilton’s 21st birthday look. We’re not the first to say it and we won’t be the last, but Y2K trends are totally back, and the proof is in Mahomes’s shimmery halter top. Taylor Hill Both …

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A new button battery dyes kids’ mouths blue if swallowed

Energizer has designed a new lithium coin battery that releases a blue dye immediately upon interacting with moisture such as saliva. The marker offers parents a visible way to determine if their children accidentally swallowed one of these toxic products. After two decades of steady integration into everything from key fobs and remote controls to cooking thermometers and smart watches, …

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David Pecker testifies in Trump hush money trial

Bove again confirms with Pecker that American Media Inc. entered into a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors. Bove asks Pecker whether the meetings with FBI agents were stressful. “You wanted it over with though, right?” he asks. “Uh, yes,” Pecker says. At the time of the non-prosecution agreement, AMI was in talks with Hudson News Group to buy the National …

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Intel Tumbles Most in Almost Four Years After Tepid Forecast

(Bloomberg) — Intel Corp., the biggest maker of personal computer processors, tumbled the most in almost four years on Friday after giving a lackluster forecast for the current period, indicating that it’s still struggling to return to the top tier of the chip industry. Most Read from Bloomberg Sales in the second quarter will be about $13 billion, the company …

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Venus In Taurus Is Here — It’s Time To Get Decadent

The month of May is full of astrological events that can have an impact on our relationships. On May 1, Venus will square Pluto, which could trigger feelings of jealousy towards others. However, this can also be an opportunity to deepen our relationships with friends, family, and partners if we decide to change the dynamics. Venus will harmonize with Saturn …

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There’s nothing woke about ruling against sleep deprivation in prison

Many court decisions are snoozers, but not the recent appellate court ruling in favor of a man in a Texas prison claiming that the way he and others are deprived of sleep constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.  After all, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is widely known as the “nation’s most conservative,” going farther in some recent cases than the Supreme …

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