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Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal, 9 other celebs sued in FTX class action
Nearly a dozen high profile celebrities are named defendants in a class action lawsuit against the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Tom Brady, Stephen Curry and Shaquille O’Neal headline a list of playmakers who endorsed the platform through various campaigns. The lawsuit loops in 11 celebrities and the Golden State Warriors with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried,… -
From World Cup stadium to housing, 5 ways to repurpose shipping containers
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented shipping crunch with consumption off the charts. But now the industry is left with an excess of shipping containers as demand for goods falls. Container depots are filling with the empty vessels, raising questions about what to do with these giant steel boxes. Here are some creative ways shipping… -
What Senate Democrats want to do in the lame duck session
Six weeks remain in the 117th Congress, which has now entered the lame duck session. Congress has at least one big “must” on its to-do list, and Senate Democrats have a few bills they still want to pass. First, Congress has to pass an omnibus spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Funding for discretionary… -
Nancy Pelosi stepping down from House Democratic leadership
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, is not seeking a leadership position in the next Congress, opening the door for the Democratic party’s next generation. She is not retiring and will retain her seat representing San Francisco. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, will also step down from House leadership and endorse Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY,… -
McConnell reelected GOP Senate leader as Trump makes 2024 announcement
The balance of power in the House has yet to be decided and there’s a Senate runoff Dec. 6 in Georgia. But Republicans in the House, Senate and Mar-a-Lago have their eyes fixed on a whole different set of elections. First, former President Donald Trump is starting his 2024 presidential run, bringing back his Make… -
FTX catastrophe could be turning point for cryptocurrency regulation
The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is unprecedented, and in some ways, unbelievable. As the firm seeks bankruptcy protection, at least $1 billion in customer funds is missing, according to a Reuters report. A bankruptcy court filing revealed debtors have been in contact with the U.S. attorney’s office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures… -
Cotton demands answers on TikTok’s H-1B visas
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance is using H-1B guest worker visas to get some of its employees into the United States. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has expressed concerns about who those employees are and whether they could help the Chinese Communist Party access sensitive user information. “This threatens the safety and security of American citizens,… -
Border Patrol Union not confident in future CBP commissioner
The National Border Patrol Council, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection union, is expressing little confidence that the replacement for former Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus will be an improvement. President Biden accepted Magnus’ resignation Saturday effective immediately. Deputy Commissioner Troy Miller will be acting commissioner until a permanent replacement is nominated and… -
Trump urged not to announce presidential run until after Georgia runoff
Republicans are not on track to flip as many House seats in the midterm elections as they had hoped. In fact if they win the majority, it could be very similar to the 220-212 balance of power that Democrats currently hold. Between that and the Georgia Senate race going to a runoff, former President Donald… -
Meta executes major layoffs as worries grow over another dot-com crash
Tech stocks have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. Take Meta, which announced Wednesday it is laying off 13% of its staff, or more than 11,000 employees. The company’s stock is down about 70% in 2022 amid declining sales and profit and rising expenses. And while Meta’s year may be exceptionally bad… -
Navarrette: Democratic Party has ‘forgotten’ how to talk to Latino voters
Experts have said over and over again that Latinos are not a monolith. That’s particularly clear in states like Florida, Nevada and Arizona. We’re currently waiting for results in those last two states, where Latinos have been seriously courted in recent weeks. “Latino voters are nothing if not assimilate into the mainstream. They care about… -
Barr: Republicans should focus on ‘substance, not politics’ if they win power
While neither the House nor the Senate had been called for either party as of midnight EST Wednesday, Republicans went into election night projected by many to take at least one from Democratic control. Republicans have already previewed a potential mass probe into the FBI and Justice Department should they win power of Congress. However,… -
Shrum: 2022 Midterms ‘better than expected’ for Democrats
As results come in, the House is still projected to likely go to Republicans and the Senate remains a toss-up. But one political insider said the Democrats have done better than expected. “This is the best performance for an incumbent president’s party in a midterm election since 2002. This is not a red wave, it’s…