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  • Acting police chief on day of Uvalde school massacre resigns from department, mayor says

    Acting police chief on day of Uvalde school massacre resigns from department, mayor says

     

    Lt. Mariano Pargas has resigned from the Uvalde Police Department, Mayor Don McLaughlin tells CNN Thursday afternoon.

    ​Lt. Mariano Pargas has resigned from the Uvalde Police Department, Mayor Don McLaughlin tells CNN Thursday afternoon. 

  • Prosecutors and defense rest in Oath Keepers trial

    Prosecutors and defense rest in Oath Keepers trial

     

    Government prosecutors and defense attorneys on Thursday announced they have finished presenting evidence in the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial, wrapping up a seven-week effort to argue whether five alleged members of far-right militia plotted to stop Joe Biden from assuming the presidency.

    ​Government prosecutors and defense attorneys on Thursday announced they have finished presenting evidence in the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial, wrapping up a seven-week effort to argue whether five alleged members of far-right militia plotted to stop Joe Biden from assuming the presidency. 

  • Sam Bankman-Fried says ‘F**k Regulators’ and Musk’s Twitter ultimatum

     

    Crypto critic Bennett Tomlin tells Nightcap’s Jon Sarlin that Sam Bankman-Fried may be a bad apple, but the things he did were not unique in the crypto world. Plus, CNN’s Clare Duffy on why Twitter employees are confused and fearful. And The New York Times’ Kalley Huang explains the challenge of making ads on TikTok that aren’t cringe. To get the day’s business headlines sent directly to your inbox, sign up for the Nightcap newsletter.

    ​Crypto critic Bennett Tomlin tells Nightcap’s Jon Sarlin that Sam Bankman-Fried may be a bad apple, but the things he did were not unique in the crypto world. Plus, CNN’s Clare Duffy on why Twitter employees are confused and fearful. And The New York Times’ Kalley Huang explains the challenge of making ads on TikTok that aren’t cringe. To get the day’s business headlines sent directly to your inbox, sign up for the Nightcap newsletter. 

  • Biden administration makes it easier to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy

    Biden administration makes it easier to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy

     

    The Department of Justice released new guidance Thursday that aims to make it easier to have federal student loan debt discharged in bankruptcy — a particularly difficult legal process under the previous policy.

    ​The Department of Justice released new guidance Thursday that aims to make it easier to have federal student loan debt discharged in bankruptcy — a particularly difficult legal process under the previous policy. 

  • Trump Org. stopped illegal tax practices when Donald Trump took office, former CFO testifies

    Trump Org. stopped illegal tax practices when Donald Trump took office, former CFO testifies

     

    The Trump Organization stopped several illegal tax practices around 2017 when Donald Trump took office, former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg testified in a New York court on Thursday.

    ​The Trump Organization stopped several illegal tax practices around 2017 when Donald Trump took office, former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg testified in a New York court on Thursday. 

  • As measles outbreak sickens dozens of children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC

    As measles outbreak sickens dozens of children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC

     

    A growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio, has sickened dozens of unvaccinated children and hospitalized nine of them, and local public health officials are seeking assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    ​A growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio, has sickened dozens of unvaccinated children and hospitalized nine of them, and local public health officials are seeking assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

  • University of Virginia shooting victim is no longer intubated and is out of ICU, family friend says

    University of Virginia shooting victim is no longer intubated and is out of ICU, family friend says

     

    Michael Hollins, the University of Virginia football player who was seriously wounded in Sunday’s mass shooting, was taken off intubation and moved from the hospital’s intensive care unit, a family friend told CNN on Thursday.

    ​Michael Hollins, the University of Virginia football player who was seriously wounded in Sunday’s mass shooting, was taken off intubation and moved from the hospital’s intensive care unit, a family friend told CNN on Thursday. 

  • Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift sold a record-breaking 2 million tickets in one day

    Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift sold a record-breaking 2 million tickets in one day

     

    Taylor Swift keeps breaking records: Ticketmaster said that more than 2 million tickets were sold Tuesday for her upcoming tour — the most ever sold for an artist in a single day. It caused a near meltdown of its website.

    ​Taylor Swift keeps breaking records: Ticketmaster said that more than 2 million tickets were sold Tuesday for her upcoming tour — the most ever sold for an artist in a single day. It caused a near meltdown of its website. 

  • Shoppers are pulling back at Macy’s and Kohl’s

    Shoppers are pulling back at Macy’s and Kohl’s

     

    Middle-income shoppers have tightened their spending on clothing and home furnishings. That’s squeezing Macy’s, Kohl’s, Target and other chains.

    ​Middle-income shoppers have tightened their spending on clothing and home furnishings. That’s squeezing Macy’s, Kohl’s, Target and other chains. 

  • Michael Gerson, former Bush speechwriter and Washington Post columnist, dies at 58

    Michael Gerson, former Bush speechwriter and Washington Post columnist, dies at 58

     

    Michael Gerson, a top speechwriter for President George W. Bush and longtime Washington Post columnist, has died. He was 58.

    ​Michael Gerson, a top speechwriter for President George W. Bush and longtime Washington Post columnist, has died. He was 58.