Monthly Archives: November 2022

Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing DOJ’s Trump cases, is a former war crimes investigator who prosecuted election crimes

Jack Smith. DOJ Jack Smith — a veteran prosecutor — has been chosen to oversee criminal investigations involving Donald Trump. US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that he appointed Smith as special counsel. Since 2018, Smith had served as the chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague where he investigated war…

Khashoggi’s fiancée says the slain journalist ‘died again’ after Biden argued for MBS to have immunity in lawsuit over the murder

Hatice Cengiz; President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Murad Sezer, REUTERS; Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS The fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi criticized the Biden administration on Thursday. Thursday, US officials argued that the Saudi Crown Prince deserves immunity, per international law. Hatice Cengiz said Khashoggi “died…

A hidden United Airlines benefit, the Excursionist Perk, will extend your trip for next to nothing

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Stretch your United miles by taking advantage of a nearly free one-way…

Toxic workplace culture is the top reason people quit their jobs. Here are 26 signs you have a bad boss fueling your unhappiness.

Elon Musk. Adrees Latif/Reuters A top reason people quit their jobs is because of toxic workplace cultures, per MIT.  Elon Musk’s recent “extremely hardcore” ultimatum is an example of bad leadership. If you don’t quit, there are some ways to mend your relationship like trying to find common ground. Elon Musk recently gave Twitter workers…

Look inside Ellen DeGeneres’s latest home for sale — a $5.8 million century-old Montecito cottage with a posh outdoor dining space and a guest house

Blake Bronstad Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have been busy flipping houses in Montecito. The couple have listed a classic 1,900-square-foot Craftsman-era home for $5.8 million. If sold, the property would be DeGeneres’ 8th home sale just this year. Ellen DeGeneres has been staying busy with buying and selling houses since her daytime…

Northwest Community Credit Union review: Oregon bank with free checking, savings, and money market accounts

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The death of Twitter won’t be the dramatic explosion you might expect

Elon Musk acquired Twitter on October 27. Getty Images The chaos at Twitter under Elon Musk has many users already mourning the site’s demise. But it’s not dead yet, and will likely never fully die. Even failed social networks linger.   But mass user exodus and unreliability would make Twitter irrelevant long before it shuts down. …

‘Pronatalism’ explained: Why tech titans like Elon Musk want to have tons of kids to save the world

Musk, who has fathered 10 known children with three women, is the tech world’s highest-profile pronatalist, albeit unofficially. Mark Lennihan/AP Tech titans like Elon Musk want to counteract the effects of population decline by having lots of children. Some hope that their children, who they think will inherit their high IQ, will be instrumental in…