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Both opponents and supporters of the internet show and radio host have expressed interest. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars broadcasts could end next week as he faces a court-ordered auction of his company’s assets to help pay the more than $1 billion defamation judgment he owes families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

The texts, which mention slavery, have been sent to Black men, women, and students in states including Ohio and California. Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies.

Borrowers are bracing themselves. Savannah Britt owes about $27,000 on loans she took out to attend college at Rutgers University, a debt she was hoping to see reduced by President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness efforts. Her payments are currently on hold while courts untangle challenges to the loan forgiveness program.

The move is part of Walmart’s strategy for competing with e-commerce rival Amazon.com. Walmart will pay independent delivery drivers new financial incentives to pick up online orders at its U. S. stores and deliver them to shoppers during the holiday season, the retailer told Reuters.

Investors appear to be underwhelmed by the social media company’s holiday quarter forecast in addition to its increased spending on AI. Investors clearly had their hopes pinned on a better forecast for Pinterest when the company announced its Q3 2024 results and Q4 forecast yesterday.

At least 384 flights were canceled and 467 delayed at Denver International Airport on Friday as heavy snow pelted metro Denver and Colorado’s eastern plains. The Federal Aviation Administration activated a traffic management program for flights bound for DIA “due to weather/snow-ice.” The average delay for flights under this plane was one hour and 50 minutes, FAA officials said, adding that departing flight schedules also may be affected by the weather. There were 851 total delayed and canceled flights at DIA as of 11:45 a.m., according to Flight Aware.