DEAR ABBY: My son had a yearlong affair with his wife’s best friend, which started when the two families took vacations together. Jeanne Phillips My husband and I have always been close to our daughter-in-law and our grandchildren, ages 6 and 10, as well as our son. The divorces are final now, and the lovers […]
Trump burrowed at least 26 political appointees into career jobs, making them harder for the Biden administration to fire
Summary List Placement President Donald Trump appointed 26 political appointees into career civilian positions, with at least nine more appointments awaiting review, The Washington Post reported. Their appointments into a number of agencies, many of whom did not announce the placements, make it harder for President Joe Biden to fire them. “The incoming Biden-Harris administration […]
10 things in tech you need to know today
Summary List Placement Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Have an Amazon Alexa device? Listen to this update by searching “Business Insider” in your flash briefing settings. Exclusive: Sources told us how Google decided to pull […]
Sarah Sanders running for Arkansas governor, AP source says
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump’s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, is running for Arkansas governor, a senior campaign official told The Associated Press. Sanders, who left the White House in 2019 to return to her home state, planned to announce her bid on Monday, according to the campaign […]
Coronavirus: Newsom may lift statewide stay-at-home order Monday
A statement sent in a state business association’s letter to its members Sunday raised speculation that Gov. Gavin Newsom could lift the statewide stay-at-home order Monday that has been in effect since early last month. According to a copy of the letter, California Restaurant Association members were told that “late this evening, senior officials in […]
Some senators oppose the direct payment part of Biden’s stimulus plan because they think it gives too much money to the wealthy, Politico report says
Summary List Placement Some senators are pushing back on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue package because it provides too much money to wealthy Americans, according to a report from Politico. A bipartisan group of senators, led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of Virginia, expressed their concerns […]
USAA offers the most sought-after mobile banking tools among the largest US financial institutions in 2020
Summary List Placement USAA offers the most sought-after mobile banking tools among the largest US financial institutions in 2020, according to Insider Intelligence’s fourth annual US Mobile Banking Competitive Edge Study. US mobile banking penetration is rising amid the coronavirus pandemic, as is consumers’ reliance on the channel. Insider Intelligence forecasts that for the first […]
3 reasons West Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort is working so well
West Virginia is doing better than probably any other state in vaccinating its population against COVID-19. About 9 percent of West Virginians have already gotten their first dose, better than any state but Alaska, and West Virginia is No. 1 in giving out second doses, The New York Times reports. West Virginia has used 83 […]
Biden will reportedly lift transgender military ban enacted under Trump administration
Summary List Placement President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to lift the ban on transgender people serving in the military that was enacted during the Trump administration, according to several reports on Sunday. Former President Donald Trump announced in 2017 that he was reversing an Obama era policy that allowed open […]
Russian hack of U.S. agencies exposed supply chain weaknesses
WASHINGTON — The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didn’t bother trying to break one by one into the networks of each department. Instead, they got inside by sneaking malicious code into a software update pushed out to thousands of government agencies and private companies. It wasn’t […]
A son reported his father, who participated in the storming of the Capitol, to the FBI weeks before the siege, saying his father ‘would always tell me that he’s going to do something big’
Summary List Placement The 18-year-old son of a man charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol siege says he warned the Federal Bureau of Investigations about his father before the deadly riot, The New York Times reported. Jackson Reffitt said he contacted the FBI weeks before the attack on the Capitol to let “someone […]
Chipotle’s CMO reveals why it’s running its first Super Bowl ad, how it’s taking more advertising in-house, and how it’s preparing for the ad targeting clampdown
Summary List Placement Even as regulars like Coca-Cola and Pepsi are steering clear of the Super Bowl this year, Chipotle is making its debut on what is one of the biggest advertising stages for a brand. Chipotle will run its first Super Bowl commercial during the second quarter of the game. The 60-second spot will […]