Report: Dem says activists recorded McConnell meeting A Kentucky Democratic official said Thursday two men tied to an anti-Mitch McConnell super PAC took credit for secretly recording a meeting in which the GOP senator's aides discussed political attacks on Ashley Judd. More
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg faces $1 billion tax bill Facebook's stock market debut left founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg with a paper fortune currently valued at $13 billion -- and a 2012 tax bill of around $1.1 billion.vZuckerberg's whopping tax hit stems from his move last May to increase his stake in Facebook. More
Russian tycoon Berezovsky died by hanging: police Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, whose body was found in the locked bathroom of his luxury mansion near London over the weekend, died by hanging, British police said on Monday. More
Sarkozy placed under investigation French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under formal investigation over claims his 2007 election campaign received illegal donations from France's richest woman. Mr Sarkozy is accused of accepting thousands of euros from L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, now aged 90. More
Miley Cyrus Reflects on Influencing Sabrina Carpenter & Chappell Roan for ‘Billions Club: The Series’ Miley Cyrus showed support for Chappell Roan in a new Harpar’s Bazaar cover story, urging music fans not to give the rising pop star a difficult time as she navigates newfound superstardom. Roan is an ... 11/21/2024 - 8:20 am | View Link
Backdoor Private Credit Funds Are Luring Billions From Insurers The world’s biggest private credit managers are turning to an obscure investment product to help raise billions from deep-pocketed insurance companies, testing the limits of industry safeguards meant ... 11/20/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Deepfakes of Elon Musk contribute to billions in fraud losses Deepfake scams on the rise in the U.S. As artificial intelligence technology evolves and becomes more accessible, these kinds of scams are becoming more common. 11/20/2024 - 10:45 pm | View Link
Live Q&A: How China Secretly Buys Oil Worth Billions From Iran Bloomberg reporters take your questions about their investigation into one of the world’s largest muster points for the dark fleet, a flotilla of aging vessels that helps move millions of barrels of ... 11/20/2024 - 7:00 pm | View Link
Thrive Capital: the venture firm staking billions on a few big bets The ‘all in or all out’ approach of Josh Kushner’s VC business inverts the traditional venture model. Will it pay off? 11/20/2024 - 4:40 pm | View Link
Watch Billions Streaming Online | Hulu (Free Trial) Emmy and Golden Globe winners Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in a complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod (Lewis) are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his ... 11/20/2024 - 10:00 am | View Link
Billions (TV Series 2016–2023) Billions (TV Series 2016–2023) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 11/20/2024 - 12:56 am | View Link
Billions (TV Series 2016–2023) Billions: Created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Andrew Ross Sorkin. With Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, David Costabile, Dola Rashad. New money means no mercy as Mike Prince takes the Axe Capital throne. Chuck Rhoades is convinced no one should have that much wealth - or power. 11/19/2024 - 9:50 pm | View Link
‘Billions’ series finale review (SPOILERS): The Showtime ... The “Billions” finale is playing on Paramount+ and will premiere October 29 on Showtime. Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the series finale of “Billions,” “Admirals Fund.” 11/19/2024 - 7:56 pm | View Link
Billions Series Finale Recap: How It Ended and Who Wound Up Rich At the conclusion of the penultimate episode, Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis), Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti), Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff) and Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon) were left seemingly... 11/19/2024 - 10:16 am | View Link
Republicans in my adopted N. C. state make me feel all stabby, and their vote to strip power from the incoming governor, attorney general, and other incoming Democratic leaders is another example of why. This move was under the $227 million in relief aid meant for victims of Hurricane Helene.
If this move to strip powers from the Democratic Governor sounds familiar, Scott Walker pulled the same stunt after Tony Evers defeated him in 2018.
Unbelievably, the right wing nut jobs are trying to defend, or even justify, Felon Trump's appointees to his syndicate, er, I mean, his cabinet. And their attempts are getting lamer and stranger as their desperation continues to mount. One of their latest ones is this video that was shared by a former Fox denizen, Jillian Anderson, which shows an old video of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg:
Not one Trump appointment should be questioned when the Democrats have their Transportation Secretary out here saying roads are racist.pic.twitter.com/rtQHmtxPnA
— Jillian Anderson (@Jillie_Alexis) November 18, 2024
Anderson opines that not one of Trump's syndicate cabinet appointees should be questioned because Buttigieg said that some infrastructure was built without racial equity in mind.
Rep. Drunken "The Squish" Van Orden (WI - A Random Barstool) and Matt "Tubby" Gaetz have no love lost between them after they bumped heads earlier this year. Apparently, that bad blood is still there, since DVO told Manu Raju of CNN that he would vote to release the ethics report for Gaetz:
RAJU: Would you vote to release that report?
DVO: I think it's very important that everybody has as much knowledge as possible so that they can make an informed decision.
RAJU: That's a yes.
DVO: That's a yes.
Mysterious chemical byproduct in U. S. tap water finally identified The Washington PostSolving a 40-year mystery, scientists ID chemical found in millions of Americans’ tap water CNN"Phantom chemical" identified in drinking water is new to science New AtlasCommon chemical in drinking water hasn't been tested for safety New Scientist
Influenza, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination Coverage Among Adults — United States, Fall 2024 CDCNational COVID-19 vaccination rate less than 20 percent: CDC survey The HillCoverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and .. CDCFewer people are getting vaccinated for the Flu, Covid-19 and RSV WDIO
Health officials announce highly contagious bird flu detected in Whatcom County flock Bellingham HeraldWhy the latest bird flu case has experts worried about a potential pandemic CBS NewsOpinion | 3 bird flu developments to track as human cases increase The Washington PostCDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024 CDCAvian Flu impacts turkey prices as consumer demand for Thanksgiving staple is low KSHB 41 Kansas City News