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  • Florida lawmakers vote to back expansion of DeSantis’ migrant relocation plan

    Florida lawmakers vote to back expansion of DeSantis’ migrant relocation plan

     

    Florida lawmakers on Friday approved an expansion of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial program to relocate migrants, giving the Republican leader authority to transport individuals from anywhere in the country.

    ​Florida lawmakers on Friday approved an expansion of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial program to relocate migrants, giving the Republican leader authority to transport individuals from anywhere in the country. 

  • SEC targets ‘crypto-staking’ in $30 million Kraken settlement

    SEC targets ‘crypto-staking’ in $30 million Kraken settlement

     

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will force it to unwind a program offering investment returns to US users who committed their digital assets to the company.

    ​The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will force it to unwind a program offering investment returns to US users who committed their digital assets to the company. 

  • Biden has yet to say just how he would strengthen Social Security and Medicare trust funds

    Biden has yet to say just how he would strengthen Social Security and Medicare trust funds

     

    In his latest move to differentiate himself from House Republicans on entitlement programs, President Joe Biden is making a pretty big promise.

    ​In his latest move to differentiate himself from House Republicans on entitlement programs, President Joe Biden is making a pretty big promise. 

  • Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is cutting 1,250 jobs

    Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is cutting 1,250 jobs

     

    News Corp said Thursday that it would cut 5% of its workforce, or 1,250 jobs, after the media conglomerate fell short of quarterly Wall Street estimates for profit and revenue, hurt by declines across its businesses, including news.

    ​News Corp said Thursday that it would cut 5% of its workforce, or 1,250 jobs, after the media conglomerate fell short of quarterly Wall Street estimates for profit and revenue, hurt by declines across its businesses, including news. 

  • Stock buybacks could beat last year’s record $1.2 trillion

    Stock buybacks could beat last year’s record $1.2 trillion

     

    Companies have been eager to please Wall Street in what has so far been a lackluster earnings season by repurchasing shares and boosting dividends for shareholders.

    ​Companies have been eager to please Wall Street in what has so far been a lackluster earnings season by repurchasing shares and boosting dividends for shareholders. 

  • Kanye’s antisemitism could cost Adidas $1 billion in sales

    Kanye’s antisemitism could cost Adidas $1 billion in sales

     

    Adidas’ breakup with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is a pricey one.

    ​Adidas’ breakup with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is a pricey one. 

  • Biden gears up to hear from the nation’s governors in Washington

    Biden gears up to hear from the nation’s governors in Washington

     

    A long roster of governors who have swarmed Washington this week for their annual winter meeting are set to gather at the White House on Friday, giving President Joe Biden a chance to get the temperature on how he’s being perceived around the country ahead of a potential 2024 bid.

    ​A long roster of governors who have swarmed Washington this week for their annual winter meeting are set to gather at the White House on Friday, giving President Joe Biden a chance to get the temperature on how he’s being perceived around the country ahead of a potential 2024 bid. 

  • A New Jersey council member was found shot dead in a car — the 2nd such case in about a week

    A New Jersey council member was found shot dead in a car — the 2nd such case in about a week

     

    For the second time in about a week, a New Jersey council member was found shot to death in a car.

    ​For the second time in about a week, a New Jersey council member was found shot to death in a car. 

  • Florida officials discussed AP African American Studies course with College Board for months before initial rejection

    Florida officials discussed AP African American Studies course with College Board for months before initial rejection

     

    The testing organization behind a new advanced high school class in African American studies met several times and exchanged emails over the past year with Florida officials to discuss the course, the state Education Department said, amid a roiling national debate over how politics intersects with the teaching of history.

    ​The testing organization behind a new advanced high school class in African American studies met several times and exchanged emails over the past year with Florida officials to discuss the course, the state Education Department said, amid a roiling national debate over how politics intersects with the teaching of history. 

  • Store that sold winning Powerball ticket donates lottery reward to a food bank

    Store that sold winning Powerball ticket donates lottery reward to a food bank

     

    The grocery store in Washington that sold the winning Powerball jackpot ticket of $754.6 million, the fifth largest in its history, is donating its lottery reward to charity.

    ​The grocery store in Washington that sold the winning Powerball jackpot ticket of $754.6 million, the fifth largest in its history, is donating its lottery reward to charity.