WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His comments come despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden. In […]
Big leaguers giving $500,000 to support minor leaguers
NEW YORK — Major league baseball players are giving $500,000 to support minor leaguers whose season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Related Articles Will Rockies non-tender Jon Gray in midst of budget crunch? Revamped Pioneer League includes three Colorado baseball teams MLB launches wood-bat league for draft-eligible prospects Keeler: Jeff Bridich is a […]
‘She deserves one’: Obama says that Dolly Parton not receiving a Medal of Freedom during his presidency was ‘a screwup’
Summary List Placement Former President Barack Obama said that it was a “screwup” of his administration that Dolly Parton was never awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. During an interview with “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert that aired on Monday, Obama was taken aback when he found out that […]
Top defense official overseeing fight against ISIS has reportedly been pushed out amid Trump’s Pentagon purge
Summary List Placement A senior defense official overseeing the fight against ISIS has reportedly been pushed out as the Trump administration’s Pentagon purge continues. Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller accepted the resignation of Christopher Maier, the head of the Pentagon’s Defeat ISIS Task Force, on Monday, the Pentagon said in a statement. Both CNN […]
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 […]
China just landed its Chang’e-5 spacecraft on the moon. The mission could bring moon rocks to Earth for the first time in 40-plus years.
Summary List Placement China has landed an ambitious rock-collecting mission on the moon. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) abruptly cut off its live coverage about a half hour before the landing, which was scheduled for 10:13 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The agency later announced that the spacecraft had touched down, according to CGTN. The […]
Attorney General Bill Barr says there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election, defying Trump
Summary List Placement Attorney General Bill Barr on Tuesday said that neither the Department of Justice nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation have uncovered widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, marking a major break with President Donald Trump. “To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different […]
Dave Koz and Friends take their annual Christmas show online
Dave Koz is usually out on the road this time of year with his annual Christmas Tour, which traditionally makes one (or more) stops in the Bay Area. But this is 2020, so that mean very few things are happening as they usually do. And that includes Koz’s big Christmas roadshow, which is being put […]
Queen Elizabeth II Ignores Meghan Markle Miscarriage News, Gets Slammed By Critics
Last week, in a stunning essay for the New York Times, Meghan Markle revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage in July of this year. The news was met with an outpouring of sympathy, and the essay drew widesspread praise for its courage and candor. But while Meghan’s words seemed to have the whole world […]
Lindsay Lohan Alarms Fans with Bizarre, Incoherent TikTok Ad
Even her most devoted fans rarely know what to think of Lindsay Lohan’s strange behavior. Never has this been more true than her latest video. Is she okay? Like, even less okay than usual? Lindsay Lohan took to TikTok last week and shared a promotional video. It looks like it’s some sort of ad for […]
Senate Democrats introduce a plan to reinstate the $600 federal unemployment benefit until October 2021
Summary List Placement Senate Democrats introduced a plan on Tuesday to reinstate the $600 federal unemployment benefit, signaling their priorities as Congress debates passing another round of economic relief before the end of the year. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Sen. Michael […]
Former Tesla factory employee to pay $400,000 to end lawsuit over tips to reporters
By Jonathan Stempel | Reuters A former Tesla Inc factory employee will pay Elon Musk’s electric car maker $400,000 after it accused him of tipping reporters about alleged production inefficiencies and delays, a court filing shows. The payment by Martin Tripp, a former process technician at Tesla’s Gigafactory near Reno, Nevada, was part of a […]