Members of the Oath Keepers wearing military tactical gear attend the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images The House Select Committee revealed a new audio clip of the Oath Keepers on January 6. It shows communications among Oath Keepers that day, the committee said. In the clip,…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing around 150 stores as it attempts to cut costs. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond is closing around 150 stores and laying off staff. Sales in the second quarter slumped roughly 26%, and it is aggressively cutting costs. It has now named 56 of the stores set to…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Germany took control Friday of Russian-owned Rosneft’s subsidiary in the country, which included three oil refineries. The move signals freedom for Germany from Russian dependence, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “We are making ourselves independent of Russia, and any decisions that are taken there,” he…
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Saul Loeb/Bettmann/Boston Globe/Future Publishing/SOPA Images/Getty Images; Rachel Mendelson/Insider Joe Biden’s political career has spanned six decades. He’s gone from one of the youngest senators — elected in 1972 — to the oldest president in US history. And during his half-century in elected office, his political views have changed. As part of its “Red, White, and…
Pallets of goods and towering boxes at a Walmart store. Anonymous America’s largest waste hauler is investing in a company that recycles plastic shrink wrap. Flexible plastic accounts for nearly a quarter of all US plastic waste, yet only 5% gets recycled. Waste Management says the deal will help retailers use more recycled plastic. Nearly…
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange NYSE in New York, the United States, on March 9, 2022. Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty The stock market could fall another 26% if the Fed gets too aggressive with its interest rate hikes, according to Goldman Sachs.The Fed is expected to raise interest rates next week…
US Air Force airmen prepare a B-52H Stratofortress for take off at RAF Fairford in October 2019. US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Duncan C. Bevan The B-52 first flew in 1952 and with recent upgrades it looks set to be flying into the 2050s. The bomber was designed at the dawn of the jet age…
A FedEx delivery truck in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images US stocks dropped Friday, heading toward a second straight decline. The major indexes were in line for weekly losses of more than 2% each. FedEx shares were hit hard after the logistics company issued a profit warning and pulled guidance. US stocks fell Friday…
Uber has expanded its Comfort Electric service “nationwide” to 24 US cities, letting users request rides in all-electric vehicles like the Tesla Model 3, Polestar 2 and Ford Mustang Mach-E. It also expanded to Vancouver in British Columbia, which has the highest sales rate of zero-emission vehicles in North America. Comfort Electric launched last May…